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A bloody sky looms over an ocean of bodies stretching as far as the eye can see. Monsters of black and white feasting on the corpses. Their howls and roars echo the vile sky, drowning out the screams of their victims.

The cries, roars, and howls then became louder and louder and louder and LOUDER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER!

Half-closed brown eyes stare at the sunlight peering through the curtains. Within seconds of waking, sounds of cars driving and people chatting outside were slowly noticed. Their brown eyes shift from the curtains to the clock on the nightstand.

8:30 AM. Late again.

With a tired sigh, the person sat up from the bed and went to the bathroom. Stopping in front of the bathroom mirror. The reflection revealed the person to be a young woman with short brown hair and eyes. With a light brown complexion. The young woman stares at her reflection and takes notice of the dark circles under her tired eyes.

Turning the faucet on, she washes her face and brushes her teeth. She then heads out the bathroom to change into her work clothes, which consist of baggy jeans, a white shirt, and brown boots. She later moves on to tidy her bed.

After finishing up, her eyes move to the closet, and takes a long glance before leaving the room.

Her living space wasn't anything special, just a normal one-bedroom apartment, with a kitchen, living room, and one TV. She grabs her wallet and keys which laid on the dinner table, but then freezes upon hearing moaning coming from the walls next door. Seems like her neighbors woke up feeling lively.

Grabbing her phone, she heads out the apartment.

Making her way to the lobby she ignores the occasional stares of some of the residents. Once outside, she heads to work.

Along the way, she heard some commotion occur a couple of blocks away. The sound of something exploding followed by a crash was heard. Unlike the many curious people who ran towards the chaos, she ignored it and continued onward

After a while, she finally arrives at her job. A construction company. The large frames of the project hinted that the company was either building a new apartment complex or an office building. She wasn't sure. Nor did she care.

"Samantha Turner! You're late! AGAIN!" A middle-aged man shouted.

The young woman now revealed as Samantha Turner lowered her head in apology. "Sorry. It won't hap-."

"Don't apologize if you're just going to be late again tomorrow! Just grab your gear and get up there! We're behind schedule!"

Samantha did as she was told. Grabbing her gear and tools, she heads up the construction site.

-3:23 PM-

Samantha stood at the edge of a steel beam, welding another one above her head. Most people would be quaking in their boots if they had to stand 90 ft in the air. But not her. She was, well…used to these kinds of heights.

As she was welding, her eyes caught sight of something, or should she say someone in the distance. A person with tree branch-like arms swinging after a car.

"Hey! Are you done with that?" A worker shouts from below.

Samantha looks over the edge and nods. "Alright then, chief says Heroes are pursuing a group of Villains not far from here. He doesn't want any of us caught in the crossfire if they come here. So go home." Samantha gives an understanding nod. Grabbing her tools and securing them on her belt, she slid down the steel beam, then hopped down from one beam to another until landing on the ground floor.

She made her way to the storage shed and returned all her tools before leaving the construction site. On her way home, she stopped by a Deli and bought herself a sandwich.

Arriving at her apartment door, Samantha was met with the couple next door. Both seemed drunk and were struggling to open their door, all the while giggling and whispering profound comments to each other.

Ignoring them, Samantha enters her quiet dark apartment. Turning one light on, she sits and eats her food in peace. Her eyes wander outside when she hears raindrops hitting her window. Strange…she was sure it was going to be sunny throughout the day.

After finishing up her sandwich she throws the wrapper away and heads to the bathroom to shower. Later, she comes out with a loose white shirt and shorts then heads to bed.

-8:56 PM-

Bzzt. Bzzt.

Samantha's eyes open at the sound of her phone vibrating. Reaching over she checks to see who it is. It's from her other job. The message says that a building had collapsed due to a battle between a Hero and a Villain. It indicated that there were people trapped underneath the rubble and needed as many people on deck to help rescue them. With a tired sigh, she got up, changed her clothes, and got back to work.

Upon arriving she saw many people had gathered to help with the rescue, including several Heroes. None which she recognizes.

As her boss and the Heroes were explaining the situation. Samantha's attention turns to the rubble next to her. She could hear someone trapped underneath. Her eyes scan the area, taking note of each spot her ears pick up a faint voice. When her boss and Heroes finished their debriefing with everyone. Samantha went to work.

-2:01 AM-

14 and 4.

14 were found alive. 4 were found dead. While it was a low death toll. It was still an unfortunate one for many who wished everyone to be found safe.

Samantha wipes the sweat from her forehead and watched the EMT tend to the injure. News reporters behind the caution tape tried getting some words from the Heroes and volunteers. The sight brought a sense of familiarity to her.

Seeing as the job was practically done, she dusted off her clothes and moved to leave. Her attention was grabbed when a reporter suddenly approached her. "Ma'am, can we take a moment of your time to ask you some questions about the aftermath of the Villain encounter?" Samantha was going to tell the reporter that she had nothing to say when suddenly a damaged lamppost fell straight towards them. Both the reporter and cameraman scream and brace themselves.

CRASH*

The commotion caught the attention of everyone nearby.

The reporter and cameraman open their eyes and realize they're fine. Both then see the lamppost had crashed a couple of feet from them instead. Unsure what had happened they look towards the young woman for a possible answer. Only to find that she was gone.

From up top a nearby building, Samantha stares at the confused reporter and partner. Then turning around, she drops down to an alley and heads home.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Wash face. Brush teeth. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Leave to work.

Come home. Eat then sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Wash face. Brush teeth. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Leave to work.

Come home. Eat then sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Wash face. Brush teeth. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Leave to work. Heroes stop a robbery close to her home. Come home. Eat then sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Wash face. Brush teeth. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Leave to work.

Come home. Sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Brush teeth. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Leave to work. Someone broke into one of the tenant's apartments. Come home. Sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Get up. Tidy bed. Change clothes. Neighbors are quiet now. Leave to work. Come home. Sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Getting up. Change clothes. Leave to work.

Come home. Sleep.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. Getting up. Change clothes. Leave to work. Workers talk about UA's future students coming this fall. Come home.

-8:09 AM-

Late Again. I get up. Wash my face. Brush my teeth. Tidy the bed. Change my clothes. I head to work.

Coming home, I don't feel like eating. Instead, I lay on the floor and stare at the ceiling.

"…"

"…"

"…"

Everyday.

Meeting the same people every day.

Waking up to her neighbors go at it every morning.

Receiving the same stares from other tenants. Get yelled at by her boss. Eat the same sandwich. Then repeat it day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day 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4 years.

It's been 4 years, and nothing has changed. Nothing at all.

To some eyes such a life would be quite relaxing and easy. But to her…it was suffocating.

Is this it? Is this how her life will be? Trapped in an unyielding cycle of nothingness?

Truly… an unfair price to pay…for salvation…

Brown eyes stare blankly. "You're asking me out… on a date?" Samantha questions a young man in front of her.

"Y-Yea, I thought maybe we could get a drink or have dinner sometime after work today. O-Or if you can't then maybe some other day?" Samantha stares at the boy. She remembers his name being Brian. A transfer student from America who came to study abroad but is now working here due to financial issues on his part. She locks eyes with him and peers past them. He was nervous. Must not talk to girls that often in which case he's lacking confidence in himself.

Hm. Similar yet opposite of someone she used to know.

Samantha noticed some of the workers not far attempting not to laugh. Looking back at the boy in front of her, she put two and two together. "…Sorry. You're a nice guy from what I hear. But I'm not interested in having… a partner." Brian seemed to deflate from the rejection. She flicked him on the nose to grab his attention. "Don't let my rejection bring you down. Secret is, what most women look for in a guy is confidence."

"Really?"

"Yes. Well, at least that's what I've heard." She reached for a stack of cement bags.

"Let me help with th-." His words were caught off when Samantha easily lifted the four large bags of cement onto her shoulder. She gave him a raised brow to which he awkwardly waved his hands in front of him.

The rest of the day went on as usual with her aligning the metal beams and then bolting them together. Before she knew it, the day was done. Samantha checked over her work before laying down on one of the steel beams, hands neatly resting on her stomach while she stares at the blue sky.

The whistling wind drowns out all sounds from below. Allowing only Samantha's heartbeat to be heard.

She laid there, unmoving. Watching the clouds pass over her.

How much longer is she going to keep doing this? How much more can she keep doing this? Honestly, there's no longer any point in continuing on. Nothing has happened over the past 4 years. Meaning there's nothing to wait for anymore. There's no purpose for her to keep on going.

She's tired. Very tired. Too tired to walk any further. She just wants to sleep.

And see them again.

Closing her eyes, Samantha moves her hands to the edges of the steel beam and slowly begins to roll over. Don't think. Close your eyes and wait. It'll be fine. They'll understand...

"You have to live! For everyone!"

Samantha's body stops halfway over the edge. Rolling back, she grits her teeth and covers her eyes in frustration. "Damn you... Why won't you just…leave me alone."

And again, Samantha was left alone with only whistling wind to accompany her.

Suddenly the entire construction site violently shook causing Samantha to immediately sit up and look over the edge.

"Brian!" Someone yells. She sees Brian fall off the support beam.

"AHHH!" He screams, believing this to be the end, he closes his eyes and waits for the inevitable.

But then gasps after feeling a hand catch him by the ankle, stopping his plummeting death. With his eyes wide open from shock, he quickly notices how far up high he still is. Then looking at who saved him, he was surprised to be met with a pair of familiar brown eyes staring down at him. "Are you alright?" Samantha asks.

It took him a couple of seconds to realize she was literally hanging off the edge of a steel beam with one hand! "Ye-Yea." He wanted to ask how she managed to catch him but was quickly silenced when she effortlessly tossed him back on the steel beam, Samantha swings herself up and lands next to him. "Holy crap! I thought I was going to die!"

"Quiet." Samantha orders.

Peering over the edge she spots three individuals at the base of the construction site. Two of them wore strange outfits and faced the third. Leading her to believe this was a Heroes vs Villain situation. She spots the Villain wearing a magnet-shaped glove over his right. A gadget perhaps? It would explain the cause of the construction site's sudden quake.

But why aren't the Heroes moving in to apprehend the Villain? They clearly have the number advantage, so why the lack of action?

Unless…this is a hostage situation.

Is the Villain taking everyone on the construction site hostage? Or perhaps he already has one?

Taking out her phone she uses the camera to zoom and take a better look. A moment later she spots a little boy within the clutches of the Villain.

"Hey what's going on?" Brian asks.

"…There's a Villain down there with two Heroes surrounding him." Brian felt fear creep in. He's heard how bad these confrontations sometimes turn out.

Samantha stands. The situation is a dire one. They can't take action because it would put the child's life in danger. They must also be considering the safety of all the workers still up here. One wrong move will cost the lives of many.

"Their hands are tied…" She mutters, earning her a worried look from Brian.

Samantha turns to leave. This has nothing to do with her. She bears no responsibility to these people. None. The Heroes will figure something out.

Brian seemed to be saying something to her, but she mentally tuned him out. Then all of a sudden, she hears the cries of the child and his mother calling out to him causing Samantha to freeze in place. The cries of the mother and child were drowned by the Villain shouting at the Heroes to stay back.

Samantha felt her body tremble. Falling to her knees she clutches her head as pain begins shooting through it. Mixed in with the cries and shouting from down below she starts hearing the frightening howls and roars of Monsters. Soon after, horrifying images started resurfacing within her mind, causing her to hyperventilate.

Tears stream down her cheeks as the cries and howls only grew louder and Louder and LOUDER AND LOUDER

"Let the boy go. You can still avoid getting a longer sentence." Hero 1 says.

"Shut up! I'm not going back to prison." The Villain shouts and points the gadget glove at them.

Hero 2 steps in, "Then take one of us instead!"

"No! You think I'm stupid!? I'm not letting any of you near me!"

"Please let my son go!" The mother cried out from the crowd.

"Mommy!" The crying child screams out.

"I SAID SHUT U—." The Villain's words are cut short when a young woman lands in front of him. Before he could react, a spinning back kick lands straight into his gut, lifting him off his feet. The young woman wastes no time and reaches out to rip the Villain's magnet gadget and then catches the falling boy with her other arm.

The entirety of her actions took place in a matter of milliseconds.

The Villain was shot straight into the company's office shed and laid there unconscious. The two Heroes and the crowd were both awestruck for a moment before the spectators began roaring in cheers.

Placed on the ground, the boy looks up at his savior. A young woman with brown hair and eyes glances down at him. "Go to your mother." She says, giving the child a little push.

The mother pushes past the crowd and runs straight to her son. "Haru!" She cries out. The mother hugs her child with tears of relief streaming down.

Samantha stares at the sight of mother and child for a moment then turns her attention to the approaching Heroes.

"Hey thanks for the assist. We were really in a bind there." Hero 1 says.

Hero 2 then speaks up, "If you hadn't stepped in who knows what would have…" He pauses after noticing how red and puffy her eyes are. "Are you okay…?"

Samantha immediately dashes in the opposite direction, surprising the Heroes. "Hey wait!" She runs behind the destroyed office shed with the Heroes close on her tail.

Turning the corner the Heroes were left speechless when Samantha was nowhere to be found.

On the rooftops of the city, Samantha jumps from one building to the next while being careful not to be spotted by anyone. She glances over her shoulder to check if she was being pursued. Spotting no one, she slows down to a halt.

Suddenly a wave of fatigue hits her, forcing Samantha to her hands and knees. Her breathing became erratic and deep, her heart pounding at her chest.

What has she done.

Four years. Four years of hiding within the crowd, avoiding conflict, and committing to the same routine day after day! Enduring the numerous sleepless nights because of nightmares! All to keep the promise she made that day, and she BROKE IT IN MERE SECONDS!

Lifting her head, her tears reflect the clear blue sky, and her screaming thoughts are silenced.

So…what is this sense of liberation in her soul? As if heavy chains have finally been lifted from her…

Her thoughts were disrupted by a commotion coming from the alley below. Standing back up, she makes her way to the edge and spots a couple being harassed by three men possessing unique appearances. Quirk users.

4 years of standing by. 4 years of watching. 4 years of…hiding.

With the wind blowing at her face and her hair gracefully waving. A pink dim light starts at her feet and then makes its way up her body, and with it her appearance changes. Her short brown hair becomes long and yellow. Her eyes change to lime green, and her complexion turns into a lighter shade.

Then with a deep breath, she drops down.

Author Note: This will be the only time I'll be writing an author's note unless I need to make an important update about the story or my health.

Our main character isn't an OC of mine but a character from RWBY. You're free to make guesses but their identity will remain a mystery until it's revealed later in the story. As for the update schedule for this story, I will try to keep it frequent but I can't make any promises. They'll come out whenever a chapter is done.

That will be all for this note, take care everyone.