Volume 3, Episode 6: The Cost Of Power

4 years ago

"I never thought you two would ever discover your Semblances at such a young age." Jake and Pine's mother said. "To be able to heal even the most fatal of wounds and even revive others!"

"However, your bodies are too young to handle such power." Their father said. The 2-year old kids looked at their parents with confusion.

"What do you mean, Daddy?" Pine asked.

"Your Semblances are dangerous to use." Their mother said. "When you used it to heal your cuts, you could have died."

"WHAT?!" Jake yelled.

"It's true." Their father said. "You said that you DID feel incredibly weaker. Each time you use your Semblances, the risk of death gets bigger and bigger. Use it too much, and it'll completely destroy your bodies."

"Therefore," Their mother seriously said. "You must never, ever, EVER use your Semblances unless absolutely necessary, such as healing or reviving a friend or loved one. Do you understand, you two?"

"Yes, Mommy and Daddy."

…

Present Day

Ruby groaned as she rubbed her head. Upon seeing the two kids on her, she gasped.

"JAKE! PINE! Nononononononono!"

When she even touched the two, they screamed out in agony. Groaning as they got off, the kids seemed to be in great pain.

"Did….did it work?" Pine moaned.

"I…..don't know…." Jake whined. "OW! MY BODY FEELS LIKE IT'S SUNBURNT! ONLY TEN TIMES WORSE!"

By the time they saw Ruby, they breathed sighs of relief. Ruby herself, however, was a bit angry herself.

"WHAT WERE YOU TWO THINKING?!" She scolded. "I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE! SHE COULD'VE KILLED YOU!"

"We….We couldn't leave you…." Jake groaned. He gasped as he fell into Ruby's arms.

"Are you okay?" Ruby asked Jake and Pine. "What happened to you?!"

"We…..healed you…." Pine gasped.

Upon hearing this, Ruby went silent.

She hugged the two kids, who winced with pain.

"Thank you. But…how did you do that?"

"It's our Semblance. We can heal even the most fatal of wounds."

"But…every time we use it….it hurts our body….and the chance of us dying increases."

"Our Mom and Dad…told us not to use them unless we absolutely had to."

Ruby smiled.

"Well, maybe it was a good thing you came back. It was the right thing to do." As Ruby got up, she yelled out in pain. Her chest and back were burning. She lifted up her shirt to see what was causing the burn…

And saw two matching scars on her chest and back. Chaotica had kept her word. Ruby would be reminded of the Grimm that almost killed her when she looked at it.

"Kids," Ruby said. "When Rudolph hears about how you saved me, he'll do ANYTHING to repay you. He cares about me more than anyone else. If I died….It would have ruined his life…."

"Well, we can't revive anyone. Which means it's too late for Jaune and Pyrrha to come back. I'm sorry, Mrs. Ruby, but they're gone for good."

"It's okay, kiddies. I've already moved on. But this loss would've been too great to move on from. And you know what? You two would make GREAT Hunters!"

"I know." Jake said. "We plan to be."

As Ruby began to head back home to see her family again, Jake and Pine smiled at the thought of their future as heroes.

But they still had to be careful of their powers.

Who knew how much time they had left now?