Hello. Long-time no see. I hope you enjoy this chapter, the next one shouldn't take this long. Though I offer no promises.

Chapter 4

After Ruby regained her balance on her chair, she saw that the man that mysteriously appeared was wearing a casual set of black jeans and a trench coat that only went down to his waist. He didn't look anything out of the ordinary with wavy, goldish brown hair that reached to his shoulder. The only thing that could make him seem any more special than anyone else was his golden eyes. Although, as Ruby thought about it, unusual coloured eyes were quite common.

Confused as to his casual appearance, Ruby stopped staring and waited for the mysterious man to sit down.

"You can relax you know". The mysterious man spoke.

Once again, Ruby was surprised at how relaxed and collected the man presented himself. He only looked to be in his early 20's, though from the looks of things he seemed to have lived billions of years. He gave of a powerful, yet comforting vibe that greatly intrigued Ruby.

"Now, I'm sure you have plenty of questions, so feel free to ask anything".

"Okay", Ruby spoke carefully. She still didn't know quite what to do, the mysterious guy seemed so casual and carefree, yet ungodly important.

"Before we start, may I call you Ruby, or do you prefer something else?"

"Ruby's fine", she replied meekly.

"Ok, well this isn't where you go to when you die, that's somewhere else. I have brought you here because of your vital role in humanity's victory. Not against the grim, but themselves."

"If that's his attempt at humour, this is going to be bad". Ruby thought

"I can assure you, I'm much funnier usually. What we are dealing with is an extremely serious issue, the task in front of you may be perilous, though if you listen carefully, the journey ahead will be easy".

"You can read my thoughts?!"

"Yes, I do have the ability to read thoughts. That aside, let's get down to business. Your headmaster, when he first met you, he spoke about your silver eyes. Do you know anything else about that?"

Ruby tried to rack her brain to see if she could remember anything else about her silver eyes. "No. No one else has ever spoke about it. The only thing I know is that my mum also had silver eyes".

"Ok, well that's true, but it goes much deeper than that. All the Roses that share the same bloodline as you have had the same coloured eyes. Nothing has come about in thousands of years in which the power has had to be used."

"Power?".

"Yes, when Remnant was first created, the Rose family was born to act as the true protectors of Remnant. When the time was needed, they would need to serve to protect humanity. That has never needed to happen up until now."

"So, if I'm correct, someone on remnant is trying to destroy the planet, and I have to try and stop them with this "special power".

"Yep".

"I'll give you time to think about it. I'll come back in an hour to see how you are going. Don't take this lightly, your decision could create an outcome vital for the survival of remnant, or it could destroy it".

Ruby sat there, quietly processing the sudden turn of events. I'm the key. I have this great power? How come mum wasn't saved by it when she was devoured by those grim? What about all the people back home? I wonder who this person is? Do I know them?

All these questions were running wild in Ruby's mind, making it nearly impossible for her to make a decision.

Taking a deep breath, Ruby steadied her mind and started sorting out what all this means. This power will save millions of lives, and she has the ability to control it. Assuming training had to be undergone, it may take a lot of time away from her studies. She is younger than everybody else after all. Maybe it can only be activated in extreme conditions, that would explain why mum wasn't saved. I may not see all my friends and family for a while, but I'm sure that I can explain to them what's going on. They'll understand. This person must be dangerous, if I find out who it is and I know them, I'll have to stay on my guard.

After the hour processing her thoughts and questions, she concluded that she had to do it.

It was the only way to bring this person to justice without the cost of millions of innocent lives.

Appearing back into the room the mysterious figure quickly sat down to hear Ruby's answer.

"I'll do it".

"Good, I hope that hearing the person's name won't deter you, though I wanted to know your initial thoughts".

"Ok, well I thought about it and decided that letting someone this vile live is to dangerous. Even though I didn't agree to have this power, I'll accept that I have to play a part in this".

"You may have to kill in the process. Actually, you will".

"I don't like it, but trading one life for millions is a price that has to be payed".

"Alright, I just wanted to make sure you understood fully what this situation was, before we went any further".

"Ok, so who is this person, do I know them"?

"No, you personally don't know them, but one of your friends does. Though before I tell you who it is, I want to ask you a question. Who do you love?"

"Well, I love my friends, and my family?"

"No, I mean, who do you love romantically? Remember I can read your thoughts, so I already know who it is".

"It's Weiss".

"What would you de for her?"

"Anything". Ruby spoke with declaration. "What does she have to do with anything? It's not her is it. I don't imagine her doing that".

"It's not Weiss, it's Weiss's father.

I'll see you next chapter. Peace out guys