I will never understand why I accepted her offer. I was so much older than her. When I learned what she could do... I knew I needed her help for what I needed. How odd was it that someone who was centuries older than her needed her help.

Salem never looked so evil in the beginning but everytime she brought along one of those creatures she turned darker. Seeped in the smell of death. She wanted to reform the world in her image. I just needed help bringing my dead wife back before I killed her.

Now I wish I had killed her then. I don't see how the small girl she had with her could stand her... Poor kid. No power of her own and she allowed Salem to do those horrible things to her. There is nothing great about power.

In the end... It causes suffering.

Lily could feel herself getting tired. She felt herself getting older but it was too late now. She wouldn't see her wife in this life ever again... But that would be OK with her. She felt ok with that...

The hole in Summer was almost gone leaving behind a nasty, horrible scar but it would be OK. All her organs were repaired from the trauma. Cosmetic stuff wasn't a big deal. Lily's eyes followed over to Roman who was propped up by Qrow while Taiyang comforted his girlfriend, Raven.

Although she didn't know them personally, she knew them from Summer's thoughts and memories. They weren't bad people. Not even the twins with red eyes. Regardless of his bad luck, he was a strong young man. He held it together for his sister. She might look evil, but her heart was in the right place.

"So far so good. She will have all function to her body. She'll be able to have babies and everything. She'll be in perfect health for the rest of her life."

"Why are you helping her?" Claire asked, glaring daggers at her.

"Well, she gave her silver eyes up... I wanted to run off and do what I've been wanting to do but part of me wanted me to stay behind. I had to make sure she was OK. Inside... I'm crumbling because I love Evalyn so much.

"I look at her and I see myself. We have loved ones who don't want us to sacrifice ourselves for those who wouldn't even give us a smile but we did it anyways. I was always so exhausted. I cured thousands of people in the time I was with Evalyn."

"What did Evalyn have?" Glynda asked.

"Well... It was sickness and genetic. She had a rare form of cancer that would kill her in about a year. Then she had Down Syndrome. Some people didn't see the good I saw because she looked different. When I fixed her genes themselves, she became more normal looking.

"I was exhausted when I treated her. Every person I treat gets Dust... But also my blood was mixed in. To cure her, I had to dump three gallons of my blood into her body in two months to cure her. The mixture was horrible. My blood automatically cures everything down to DNA."

"Sometimes people are horrible creatures," Glynda said and Lily nodded.

"They were. Evalyn was grateful though. She cries when she saw she looked like everyone else. I didn't fall for her looks but for her heart. She was downright wonderful. She is the reason I learned to fight. I had everything to protect. I loved her so much."

Lily's hair was turning a light gray color and she had soft wrinkles on her face.

"I want to give Summer a special gift. Something that she can activate on her own time. I've never done it before but I think it'll be OK."

"Is she alive at all?" Raven asked.

Lily shook her head, "Summer is dead."

There was no sound between them.

"This will be my first attempt to perform necromancy. A special form of it actually. I wanted to reanimate Evalyn to the way she was when she died. She wouldn't be living but she would be herself if that makes any sense. I would still live hundreds of years but for Summer. I may have a few days left?"

"Wait what-

"Summer gave me her power. By right she will live again. As a normal person with no flaws except on her skin. It's too much power for that."

Summer's body began to glow with yellow light. Lily held on tight as her aura and life force went into the young girl's body. Her eyes opened first going from a dull yellow, a bright yellow and back to silver. Her eyes looked around at everything but it was like she wasn't looking really at anything.

Lily closed her eyes to focus more since strength was leaving her body fast. Summer started moving her feet then her hands and so forth. She took a deep breath and it hurt when the air hit her lungs. She started to cough and her nose started to run.

Once Lily finished, Summer rolled over on her side grabbing the spot where she had been fatally wounded. It was no longer there. She coughed some more taking deep breaths. It was painful. Had she died?

"Summer?"

She rolled over slowly to look at Roman. He was covered in his own dried blood with no shirt on now. She raised her arms and rubbed her eyes.

"What happened?"

"You died."

Summer looked straight up to see an old woman sitting there.

"Lily?!"

The woman nodded.

"How did I -?"

"She brought you back," Claire said.

"Aunt Claire?"

"Lily, I called someone to come get you."

The old woman snorted, "I won't be able to fight back. It's useless to put me in jail."

Claire grinned, "No. The bullhead would take you to Rose Village. You can stay in my house comfortably."

Men came running in with a stretcher.

"Make sure she's happy, do you hear me?" Claire demanded.

They nodded and headed out.

Make sure you and your boyfriend make it to the hospital. I might be flawless but it will be best to get checked.

Why?

Why the hospital? Or why I brought you back?

Why? What about Eva-

I love her but I couldn't live with myself if I picked my wife over you. Goodbye Summer.

X

X

Everyone was silent in their hospital room. They managed to get them a room with six beds. They knocked Raven out because of her constant complaining of pain so it was quiet now. Taiyang and Qrow were unharmed for the most part, just tired.

Summer and Roman were waiting on their cat scans but they were told everything looked good. Claire sat in the room too but she was napping hard. It was a close call for everyone. They said the albino girl was in critical condition.

"Are you OK?" Roman asked.

She looked over at Roman and gave him a weird smile.

"I'm not quite sure."

"What's going through your head."

"When I was gone I could hear voices. I thought I heard my Mom. She 'said go back, go back.' Then I heard Raven but your voice was there. You sounded weak though."

Roman turned bright red with embarrassment.

"I jumped in after you got hurt. I ended up hurt too but..."

"Yea."

"I was scared. I... I didn't care what happened to me. All I could think about was you."

Summer got out of her bed and crawled into his. She buried her face into his chest and started crying. It honestly felt so good to finally cry. Things weren't over at all... They were stalled for the time being. She would be after them again in the future.

After awhile she quieted down and they fell asleep together. Raven ended up awake an hour after they fell asleep. She sat up and looked around the room. Taiyang was sitting by the window staring out. He looked sad. Distraught.

He sensed he was being watched and turned around. Raven's red eyes were full of tears already as she stared at her boyfriend. He got up and sat down at the end of her bed. He looked more beat up now than before.

"How are your ribs?"

"They're OK," she said quietly.

"Are you OK?" Taiyang asked.

"No. No I'm not. You think I would be happy but I'm not. What we saw happen wasn't OK."

He stayed quiet.

"I won't pretend I'm OK. I am mad at her for what she did but then again it saved her from death. I am angry in so many ways I might break a wall."

"That would cause more problems for you than the hospital."

"I don't care. You know... For that woman to be around so long, Ozpin never said a word. He's not a stupid man. He probably knew we were going to go after her and he just sat by. No one came to our rescue except Claire. No one," she hissed angrily, "I expected so much more from other people but in the end we are just a bunch of monsters to those fucking people."

The blonde said nothing. She was right.

"I can't respect him."

"I don't want you to quit school."

"What?"

"I want us to graduate together. Even if you hate him, please stay."

He made a puppy face and she rolled her eyes pouting.

"Fine."

"Good."

"I'm trashing his office when I graduate."

"Raven-

"Or I can do it now. You pick."

"Later is fine."

Raven sat back and glared at her defenseless boyfriend. She would have some revenge later.

X

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Summer stood outside in the back of the hospital. It was an empty grass lot. Just a few benches and that was it. She knelt down in her hospital gown and touched the ground. Some flowers rose out of the ground blooming in pink, red and purple.

She stared at her hand. That was odd.

Do you like it?

She jumped to the voice inside her head.

I fixed your issue with your power. You are really overpowered but you have no control. Over time I built mine and I could handle it. You were slammed with it. No one could teach you how to use it but that's fine and to be expected honestly.

"What do you mean?"

You have unlimited potential and you need to work slowly. I put blocks in your aura that will break once you mastered some control. At some point, you will be the Winter Maiden.

"I don't think so."

I'm sure when your aunt dies, she'll be thinking of you passing on her sister's legacy to you. You deserve it.

"I can't control what I have now."

There's a block for that power. I have you set up. You better get out there and practice soon. I can only imagine what you can do now.

"I... I don't know if I want this life anymore. It's too much for me."

Well it's up to you. But... Finish first.Then decide. I am too tired to keep talking but promise me that.

"I promise to finish."

Thank you.