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A Shattered Life

Chapter 38: A Demon and a Little Red

The airship shook with extreme violence once again throwing some objects to the floor, but Ruby managed to not fall by placing her hand against the wall just in time. Sweat streamed down her forehead, Ruby then gritted her teeth as she wrapped the Prince's arm tighter around her neck so he wouldn't fall. It was clear that she was having some difficulty carrying Geo without any sort of help. "...C-Can't stop here, that woman is probably searching for us, we have to keep moving before she finds us." The young red warrior said as she resumed her walk through the hallway.

"I bet we must be close to the infirmary, when we get there we will take care your wounds, then we meet up with the others and discuss a way to defeat that strange woman. I'm sure if someone can come up with a plan is Avala." She said with her sweet tone, Ruby waited for her boyfriend to speak but nothing was heard from his lips. She looked at Geo and wondered why he hadn't said a single word to her. "...I know you are hurt but hearing your voice would really help."

Geo turned to her with blood still coming out of his eyes, and from his expression it was clear that the boy wasn't in the mood to talk. Seeing the Prince in such terrible state caused the girl to feel a sharp pain in her heart that seemed to grow every passing moment. "W-Why are bleeding from your eyes? Did that woman do anything to you?" Ruby was worried and because of that she reached her hand towards Geo's face. "Geo, why won't you talk to me, did I do something to upset you?"

At that moment he could only think about what the Queen of Darkness had told him not too long ago. He was the son of the person that murdered his girlfriend's mother. That thought was eating him inside and the more Ruby got closer to him the more he distanced himself from her, until he finally pushed her away. "Hey! What's wrong with you?! I don't understand why you are acting like this?" She was getting angry with Geo's attitude towards her. "And you better answer because I'm tired of you ignoring me." Ruby approached him.

Both of them stared at each other with a fiery gaze, but then the boy sighed and turned around, avoiding eye contact. "Forgive me, it wasn't my intention to be mean, I-I just..." He paused and closed his eyes for a second, then he reopened them and landed a punch against the wall. "Crap! I...I must tell you something that you aren't going to like to hear and you might not want to believe, but it is the truth." Said Geo with a serious expression. "The woman that's inside this airship is Salem herself."

Ruby's silver eyes widened. "T-That was her?" She couldn't believe it, the enemy that Headmaster Ozpin and Avala talked about was truly here, knowing such powerful being was inside the ship scared her. "B-But how did she get inside without anyone noticing? It doesn't make any sense." Ruby said. "We have to warn the others quickly before she harms more people! Not to mention getting her hands on the artifact. Come on we have to go now!" She grabbed Geo's arm but he refused to move from his place. "We don't have time for this, come on!"

"She isn't after the Maiden's artifact, she never was it seems." Replied Geo. "All of this is happening because my father was just like the others, a bastard that wanted power and money no matter the cost! Everything I thought I knew is a lie!" He shouted. "Cinder was right about him, if he was alive at this moment, I would be the one to pierce his rotten heart with my blade." His grip around Stormcaller Malice tightened. "I have been nothing but a pawn this entire time!"

Hearing this left Ruby confused, she might have spent little time with Lord Aiden but he didn't seem to be a bad person, he cared a great deal about his son. "Don't say that, your father loved you Geo, whatever Salem said to you is a lie. She's messing with your mind, you have to be strong and not let her twist your feelings." Ruby went to hold his hand but the boy quickly grabbed her wrist and applied pressure.

"What Salem showed me was real, and it answers a lot of questions that I once had about myself and my family." He replied. "My real name is not even Geo, it's Caedos. I am not the son of a King, but of a Queen that seeks only to destroy this world and enslave everyone. I'm the son of the creature that murdered your mother." Geo stared at her with tears mixing with his blood. "...Y-You would do anything to avenger her death wouldn't you? Well, here's your chance." Geo aimed Crescent Rose's barrel at his heart.

Ruby couldn't find words to express herself after hearing Geo. Knowing all of this was too much for her to bear, so she tried to remain calm but how could she? Both of them looked at each other for what it seemed years, until she slapped him with all her strength. "...I...I still love you." She immediately hugged him. "Salem was the one that took my mom away, not you. And if you say that again, I swear I will slap you harder you dimwit!" Her love for the boy was unbreakable.

"But...Ruby, I'm not human or Faunus." Geo said. "Ozpin is determined to end Salem and all of her allies, that means me as well. There's no future for us both in this world my love, if we stay together he or Salem will eventually kill you just to get to me, and I cannot allow that to happen."

"That's not your choice to make, it's mine." She hugged him harder. "I don't care if you are human or not, I love you! And if you belong to someone that someone is me! And I won't let her or the Headmaster take you away from me. I have already lost too much, I won't lose you too." Ruby pressed her forehead against Geo's. "I have hope that we will get through this and that we will survive. I want my dream to come true."

"What dream?" He asked.

Ruby blushed. "A couple of nights ago, I had a dream where you and I were living together in a house surrounded by trees. I was just about to enter the house when I noticed on my finger a ring, I smiled because I knew what that meant, and then you came outside with a tiny girl on your hands." Her face turned even more red. "We were finally a family and we were happy. I want that to be real, I have hope that will be real." She told him with her sweet tone.

"...I want the same but how can you have hope at a time like this?" He asked.

"Because I'm willing to fight for what I love, no matter the odds." Ruby smiled.

Suddenly, Geo remembered what his older brother told him a long time ago. " Don't listen to father, you are free to do whatever you want Geo. But, promise me one thing, you must fight for your own cause, don't follow my path and fight for that old idiot, even if everything seems to be against you, you can never give up and above all else, have hope...because hope it's what keep us going, specially in dark times little G.

"My cause, the reason I fight for." The young warrior stared at Ruby, which left her a bit confused as she had no idea why he was looking at her like that. "When Ozpin finds out that I know who my mother truly is, he and the others will turn against us, everyone will see you and me as threats." Geo said with a serious tone. "If they choose to become our enemies, we will fight like we always have."

"Let's hope it doesn't come to that." Said Ruby.

"Hahaha! Let's do hope it comes to that my Queen because it would to be fun to watch such an event." Laughed Hydrox as he and a mysterious hooded figure emerged from the darkness of the hallway. "But on the regard of that dream of yours, well, I cannot allow that to happen, such an abomination shouldn't exist." He and his minion approached the young couple. "The Casterwill bloodline must not become corrupted with the blood of a Silver Eyes, so brother you better pick a new whore."

Ruby then unleashed Crescent Rose. "You caught me off guard back at Emerald Forest but this time I promise that things will be different." She narrowed her eyes as she pointed her weapon towards the masked man. "And call me that again and you can kiss goodbye to your tool you freak."

Hydrox chuckled. "Calm your panties, first I need to take care of my brother here." He turned his attention to Geo. "So, I believe you finally learned about who you really are didn't you, Caedos?" Hydrox waited for him to reply but nothing came out from his lips. "Giving me the silent treatment are we boy? No matter, In a few moments I will make you sing like a bird. Then, you will beg me for a quick death, fortunately I have plans for your body and those eyes of yours as I could use a new purple one."

"You want it? Then come and get it." Geo released Stormcaller. "But let me warn you, this time I will rip out your heart."

"Now that's the spirit!"

"Must you two really fight?" Asked the hooded figure.

"Yes! If he's the future of my race then I need to destroy him." Said Hydrox with great determination. "The Casterwills are the absolute race of Remnant, we owned this world once and we will own it again!" He removed his upper clothes, ripping them apart with one hand. In the middle of the chest was a sphere that had inner cables linked to his heart and brain. "Stay out of this battle my dear, this is between Casterwills, instead deal with that bitch but keep her alive, I want to make her suffer for weeks."

The hooded figure nodded. "Understood." She then released a white scythe. "Target, Ruby Rose, prepare to be terminated with extreme prejudice."

"That scythe, it looks familiar." Whispered Ruby.

"I say the same, stay out of this my love, you have that woman to deal with, I can handle Hydrox on my own." Said Geo.

"But Geo, you are in no condition to fight alone." She was concerned.

"Have no worries little red, this is a battle between men so there's no need for us to use our Aura, our skills with blades are enough." Replied Hydrox. "I would give you a speech about joining my cause brother but I know that both of us have heard enough about higher causes by now, history will decide who's right. End of story."

"I don't care who thinks I'm right or wrong, and I've got cause enough for killing you." Said Geo.

Hydrox excitement grew. "Good, that's very good! Hahaha! Let's see if tonight I can kill a half-demon brat!"

Geo smirked. "Interesting, although, I wonder which of us is the demon and the other the man." He then took a fighting stance. "Let's find out shall we?!"