Jet punched the second beowolf down and turned back to see Ruby mopping the rest of the pack up. They'd been ambushed upon closing with the site of Summer's death by these foolish Grimm. The Roses of Darkness had made short work of them. They didn't stand a chance.

Jet looked at the ring that was finally upon his finger, extinguishing the blue flame that surrounded him. Sheathing Crescendo, he realised that the darkness part didn't really fit them now that he could use light. There again, what name would that behold them?

"We beat 'em down." Ruby grinned, exchanging a high five with Jet. Their rings clacked on the high five, and Jet noticed Ruby peer down at hers as they made their way closer to a hedge that looked as if it was guarding something. Jet readied Midnight Rose, intending to cut it down, but Ruby stopped his arm, and pointed to a hole in the hedge that was barely visible.

"Put Midnight Rose away." Ruby said insistently, and Jet obeyed as they neared the hole. "This is the place." she continued, tears evident in her eyes.

Ruby watched as Jet gazed upon the cliff that marked her mother's grave. Tears were indeed in her eyes.

"This is where she… died." she said with a cry. Jet didn't say anything, nor did he look back or try to comfort her. Instead, he knelt down on one knee, and put his hands together, interlocking his fingers, at the cliff's edge. His wings were tucked away.

"Summer Rose, mother of my loved one, Ruby Rose. My deepest condolences to your spirit, for being forced from this world so early." he spoke outwards, loud yet softly. Ruby felt a breeze picking up, almost as if a response from the air surrounding them. "Though I am but a stranger to you, know that Ruby and I are kindred spirits, and I intend to make her as happy as I can."

Ruby felt as if there was a third presence on the mountain. This new, surreal feeling made her feel uneasy, but she stood next to Jet, looking up towards the sky with him.

"Mum… I'm okay. I'm still alive. For you." Ruby said, and the wind whistled a little at her words. It soothed her heart even as she felt Jet stand up beside her.

"In your memory, I have a song to soothe your spirit. With your daughter's permission," Jet turned to Ruby, a solemn expression on his face, "I'd like to sing it."

"G-go for it." Ruby said, hiccupping a little. Jet took a deep breath, and stretched out his wings to their fullest extent. He sung in a slow, soft tune, one that emphasized every word, almost like it came from his heart as opposed to his lungs.

"Ille intuens eum,

Vacuitas et inania,

A ceteris tardus ad aeternitatem,

Ex ultimo waltz tibi ceciderunt,

In cordibus nostris,

Vos autem eritis,

Semper a nobis,

Numquam oblitus,

Nobiscum sentire possumus,

Scimus autem nullus timor,

Quia novimus,

Ibi semper es."

As Jet finished his song, he turned to Ruby, who had more tears in her eyes. She'd never known someone who could sing that well, even for a guy. She put her arms around him and cried into his shoulder as he looked back up, wrapping his wings around her.

"We will leave you to your rest, but a small part of you will always be with us." Jet bade, before he took Ruby gently by the arm and lead her back to a camp spot they had found earlier.

Ruby sat forlornly in the center of their tent. Jet was outside it, hacking away at something.

They had reached the site just as night had approached. Ruby picked at a loose thread off the yellow fabric as Jet approached her, having entered the tent. Even though he'd shaken himself off, he could still feel the icy clasp of snowflakes to his feathers and hair. He watched Ruby as she turned and looked at him. He wondered what she was feeling. Sure, sadness, but there was something else.

"Your singing was beautiful." Ruby whispered. "Thank you for singing for my mom. Do you always sing like that?"

Jet hissed softly. That was something he was dreading discussing.

"I don't sing normally." Jet replied slowly. "My voice is reserved for either the right time, or the right people."

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked. Jet was taken aback. He'd expected Ruby to be begging him to sing again. Maybe the forlorn atmosphere was starting to get to her.

"The right time was things like back there, at the cliff. The right people only include you and Izzet." Jet explained, feeling a warmth in his cheeks at the words.

"Why her?" Ruby inquired, and she sounded a little more inquisitive, and Jet felt his heart leap. At least she wasn't completely depressed.

"Do you remember what Izzet told you, about the slaughter when I lost control of myself for the first time?" Jet said. "When I regained control, I calmed her down using one of my songs."

"That reminds me." Ruby said, now a little more cheerful. "What language is that?"

"It's Latin." Jet replied, snuggling next to her and putting a wing around her. "It's an old language of our ancestors."

"Do you know anyone else who speaks it?" Ruby asked.

"I don't speak the language myself." Jet admitted. "I only know the songs. I don't even think there's anyone that speaks it."

Even as he spoke, he heard a faint growling from outside, almost like…

"Shh." he whispered, concentrating on the sound. Ruby looked indignant, but Jet put a hand on her mouth, muffling her retort, as he continued to listen. "Beowolves." he muttered.

"Outside?" Ruby whispered back, and they were so close that Jet saw her pupils dilate a little.

Jet's only reply was to summon Midnight Rose and Silver Sliver, and he fused them together to form the Scarlet Jewel, which manifested as two dust crystals embedded on the palm of his hands. Power from dust immediately flowed into him and he took a deep breath. Now, for the darkness.

A white flash blasted outwards, blinding Ruby and the Grimm outside. A cry of pain and a shriek from Ruby deafened Jet as he conjured two fireballs and blasted two of the wolves from point-blank range. He felt himself being blasted back as his targets were incinerated. He then fired two more and whirled around and took out another behind him.

Ruby came flying form behind him as he watched the corpses burn. She sliced three wolves with a single sweep and twirled using her motion to take two more out. Making a mental note to stay out of Ruby's way, he summoned ice shards to spear the last of the beowolves near him, but then felt a powerful blow to the back of his head as an Ursa came from out of nowhere.

Jet landed on his back as the ursa thrust its jaws towards his stomach. Immediately triggering Yang's semblance, he felt his bluish flames roar as he held the ursa at bay, pushing with all his might, but the creature's snapping teeth slowly drew closer.

"Ruby!" he called, desperately. He was not going down this easily. Not here!

At his call, Ruby sliced Crescent Rose through the neck of the ursa, and Jet rolled out of the way of the headless corpse which collapsed with a crunch behind him.

Jet stood up, throwing the head aside, and looked around for more targets. Only one stood there. One who was the last Jet wanted to see.

Flux.

She grinned cockily as she approached Jet and Ruby, who had sidled up behind him.

"Aw, the Grimm didn't kill you. Oh well." she said dreamily.

Purple flames surrounded her as she pointed her lance at them, her shield by her side. Jet felt his heart sink. He knew Flux could control Grimm, and he also knew about her invincibility. She walked slowly towards them, and he looked sideways to see Ruby frowning in puzzlement. She raised her scythe defensively as Flux approached, though the Grimm simply pushed it aside and drew level with her.

"Who are you?" Ruby asked.

"Aw, Jet didn't tell you about me?" she asked, giving Jet a doleful look. "I'm Flux."

"YOU'RE Flux? B-b-but-" Ruby stumbled, clearly at a loss for words, and Jet didn't blame her. If he'd encountered his loved one's demonic half in the flesh, he'd have assumed a monster of her. But no. That wasn't Flux.

"Ruby, we can't beat her." Jet said, quickly, and Flux tittered a little, before punching him sideways and sending him flying into a nearby tree with the force of her attack. Jet slid down the tree, feeling his wings almost cry out in pain. Ruby growled in anger and, ignoring Jet's warning, attacked Flux with a lighting fast strike.

Which was blocked.

Flux punched her back too with her shield arm, before firing a blast with her lance. Ruby, upon hitting the ground, immediately used her semblance to dodge and swing her scythe, aiming for Flux's head, but her opponent ducked at impossible speed and thrust with her lance, piercing Ruby's aura and pricking her with the tip.

Ruby shot backwards as blood ran from her left breast in small drips and drops, staining her cloak. Flux tilted her head with a small smile, as if confused, before that smile turned into a wicked grin and she burst out with barking laughter. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a faint, white light.

"Clearly being with Jet didn't help your intelligence." Flux cackled as she wiped a tear from her eye with a flaming hand. "Nothing can harm me, mortal."

"You sure?!" Jet yelled from behind Ruby, and she looked before diving out of the way a split second later as a massive, white laser blasted Flux where she stood. The Grimm girl immediately flew out of the beam and attacked, sweeping her lance in a wide arc. Jet ducked it and shrouded himself in light before spinning in a perfect imitation of Ruby's attacks, transferring his movements gracefully between attacks, evading Flux's attacks and attacking at any opportunity.

Flux snarled and used her wings to propel herself into the air before firing a black laser at Jet, who also took flight to dodge before continuing their fight in the air, maintaining pressure on his opponent, who swerved and dodged, though every hit Jet managed was deflected by her aura.

Finally, Jet made a single mistake. He overextended a sweep from his scythe, not allowing enough time to dodge the counter from Flux, the impact of which sent him straight back into the snow, landing face-down, blood beginning to stain the snow.

"JET!" Ruby yelled, immediately forgetting her own injury, running to where her lover was and spinning him over, not caring that Flux was right behind her. He had a wide slash across his stomach, but he was already attempting to heal the injury.

"Now DIE!" she heard from behind her. She closed her eyes, holding Jet tight, not caring if Flux took her with Jet. There was a CRACK and a splat, but Ruby was only concerned for her lover. She stayed like that, not even looking up from the screech of pain the came from… Flux? Ruby wasn't sure anymore. A second body fell next to her, and she felt Jet nudge her aside.

"Mother? No!" Jet cried in dismay. Ruby looked to her side to see Raven, Yang and Jet's mother, lying next to them, blood pooling from a chest wound. Ruby understood. She must have taken the attack for them. But how did she know where they were?

Jet pushed Ruby off him and knelt beside his dying mother. Raven's red eyes carried pain almost beyond Ruby's understanding, and she watched as Jet clasped a hand from the trembling huntress.

"Jet?" she asked in a shaking voice.

"I'm here. I'm… still alive." Jet replied. Raven gave a pained smile.

"Then… this time… you know what to do…" Raven said, before she fell still, never to move again. Jet held Jet as he began to cry. It was morbidly ironic, as now they both had someone to mourn. The light surrounding Jet was flickering, almost as if it was mirroring his emotions. It only just occurred to Ruby as she wrapped herself around him that he had been using light to fight Flux.

That light finally died, leaving them in the hollow light of the moon above. Jet seemed to have calmed down, because he resumed his kneeling position before Raven's body. He didn't look at Ruby, but raised his hand and conjured blue flames in his palm, before pressing it to his mother's body and setting it alight.

His work done, Jet finally turned to Ruby, a grim expression on his face.

"As much as I'd want to grieve for our mothers, there's something we need to do. Do you remember the choice I have to make? About Asmo or Deus?" he said. "I've decided now. But whichever path I take, I need you by my side."

Ruby recognised the fact that he was asking how she felt. She knew the answer before he'd even asked.

"I'll always be with you, no matter what." Ruby replied. She'd decided when she'd had that conversation with Yang. Even if Jet chose Deus and embraced the shadows, she would stay with him. Even if she went against her younger beliefs, it wouldn't matter to her anymore.

Because Ruby loved him.

"Then, we'll go to Deus. C'mon." Jet declared, offering Ruby his back. She climbed on, and he took off, their backpacks floating beside them as they soared up and out of the dark forest.