I walked down the long corridor of the Vault, forming my bow as I saw Amber's aura being transferred to Pyrrha Nikos while Ozpin looked down and Jaune Arc watched in dismay. I raised my bow, glaring, but a figure in turquoise stepped between us. Intrigued, I lowered my bow and raised an eyebrow. That turquoise hood sent chills up my spine. Why did I know it?
"Who are you?" I asked. The two men were too focused on Pyrrha to notice our conversation.
"Jenna Elurra." The girl replied. The teleporter from the tournament. "Now..." I watched as she lowered her hood. "Who the Hell are you?" I couldn't speak. I stared at the girl.
"You..?" I felt tears come to my eyes. Wild brown hair, bright brown eyes, and two grey wolf ears. With that turquoise cloak, it all fell into place. "You're alive?" The girl frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"Y-you don't remember?"
"Remember what?" All of this was so sudden... I slowly smiled.
"You were only a little girl... But a big sister never forgets." I stated. My sister's eyes widened. "Hima."
"Wait..." Hima shook her head. "Cinder?" I nodded. "You're alive?!"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Dad was chasing us! You left to see if he was still following, and you never came back! I thought he'd killed you, or worse! I can't believe this..." Hima slowly looked me in the eyes, and I saw the brown orbs harden. "The voice in the arena... What are you doing here?"
"I could be asking you the same question, sister."
"I'm defending my friends and my father from the person who attacked Amber." My sister replied. "Tell me, sister... What are you doing here?" We stood in silence for a moment.
"Hima, don't do anything rash." I glared. I saw no hesitation or leniency in her eyes, for the realization had swept all hope of a happy reunion away.
"You brought this on yourself." Hima declared, whipping out her weapons. This was not part of the plan. Here I was, alone, facing a fully-powered and trained Winter Maiden, my little sister. Quickly, I fired my bow and killed Amber, the rest of the power erupting from her corpse and joining what I already had. I raised into the air, surrounded by a fireball (knocking Arc back when he tried to attack), then lowered to the ground. Hima stood between me and the other three, expression serious. "You may have the power, but you know next to nothing about controlling it."
"I'm a fast learner." This wasn't the time for regrets. Hima was dead, she died a long time ago. This was Jenna Elurra, the Winter Maiden. A threat. Ozpin was looking at Jenna with worry, ordering Jaune and Pyrrha to get help. I let them go, focused on the two bigger threats instead. My sister took a deep breath, the fire around her eyes glowing brighter. A small blizzard surrounded her, and I let fire glow in my hands. Then, the snowflakes hardened, and Jenna swiped her hands, sending them flying at me. I raised flames to make a shield, but some make it through and began damaging my aura and honestly hurting me. I looked up as Jenna glared, icy mist radiating in the air behind her. Then, a huge mound of snow formed, two blue eyes glowing. A snow beast with ice fangs and claws roared, my eyes widening. "WHAT?!"
"Never underestimate the power of ice and snow." Jenna chuckled. The beast charged, swiping its claws at me. I barely dodged, sending a fireball it it. It hit the best, making steam rise but not having much more effect. While I was busy, Jenna looked at Ozpin. "Dad, get out of here. I've got this covered."
"I'm not leaving you down here." Ozpin glared, then quickly made a green shield with his semblance as I sent a fireball at them. "Not ever." I created a fire pilar below the beast and destroyed it, winded by the attack. Ozpin turned to Jenna, frowning. "Go, Jenna. You're of more use up there and alive than down here and dead."
"But-"
"That's an order." Ozpin made sure that Jenna got away, and the two of us faced off.
"This whole time, right beneath our feet." I glared. "She was right about you. Such arrogance."
"You're upset about Amber?" Ozpin smirked slightly as he readied his cane to fight. "I believe you've found a real reason to be enraged, tonight." With that, we attacked.
/\/\/\/\
After a harsh battle, I stood victorious over my foe.
"You were very protective over the girl." I smirked as Ozpin looked up weakly, on his hands and knees with my bow aimed at his head. "One must wonder why."
"Family... Protects... Each other." Ozpin glared. I frowned.
"Family?"
"Yep." A voice replied. I turned around and got punched in the face, thrown into a wall. I looked up to see Jenna standing between me and Ozpin, rage evident in her eyes while her face remained perfectly calm. "You alright, Dad?"
"Been better." Ozpin smirked slightly. My eyes widened.
"So, you didn't just vanish." I realized. "You were stolen."
"Rescued." Ozpin corrected. "I found a terrified girl in a box who claimed that her sister left her. We waited, but no one came."
"I..." I shook out of it and launched a fireball that threw Jenna back a few feet. I grabbed my bow, aiming it at the weakened man. "This is for taking away the one thing in this world I gave a damn about." I loosed an arrow, Ozpin's eyes closing as I smirked.
"Dad!" There was a blue flash between Ozpin and I. The Headmaster's eyes widened.
"No!" Ozpin shouted. Jenna looked down at the arrow in her stomach as everyone stared, then looked up at me and smirked slightly.
"He didn't take me away." Then, Jenna fell, Ozpin catching her. I turned and ran out of the room. They'd both likely die from their injuries, anyway...
"Goodbye, Hima."
/\/\/\/\
I faced Pyrrha Nikos in battle, the girl proving to be quite the challenge, but I eventually broke her aura and shot her heel.
"It's unfortunate you were promised a power that was never truly yours." I sighed, kneeling and grabbing the girl's chin, forcing her to look at me. "But take comfort in knowing that I will use it in was you never could have imagined." Pyrrha glared, mustering the strength to pull away from my hand.
"Do you believe in destiny?" The Amazon asked weakly. I was stunned by her bravery in the face of death, and the question.
'I cried in an alleyway, staring at an empty box.'
'I stared at my younger sister, who didn't have a clue who I was.'
I shook out of my trance, then slowly nodded.
"Yes." I created my bow, aiming it at her heart. Then, I loosed my arrow. The girl was instantly in agony as her insides slowly burned, and I decided to grant her mercy. Pyrrha's body faded to ashes, her circlet falling to the ground with a pitiful clatter.
"PYRRHA!" A voice yelled. I turned to see a girl in red with Silver Eyes, Ruby, unleash a powerful shockwave of white power. My eyes widened.
"WHAT?!"
/\/\/\/\
When I woke up, I was alone under some debris. I pulled myself out and gasped, seeing that the Grimm Dragon was frozen in place.
"What?" I stared. How was this possible? I raised a hand to the side of my head, sighing. "These kids just keep getting weirder..."
"Cinder!" Emerald ran over, Mercury behind her. Emerald supported me, helping me to my feet.
"You okay?" Mercury asked. I nodded, looking down.
"I just saw something... Someone who died a long time ago."
"A ghost?" Emerald asked, concerned. I nodded again.
"Yes... That's the best way of putting it."
Please direct all of your hatred to the comments section. I bet you're wondering why Hima/Jenna didn't win, but I wanted to point out her weakness: she's afraid of loss. Subconsciously, ever since she lost Cinder, Jenna has been fighting to prevent loss. Ozpin was in danger, and she saw no other alternative. I only own my OC. Please read, review, check out my other stories, etc. Thanks!