#lost control

Yang practically froze in place as she started between the vines that grew where Ruby had been and where Neo sat motionless as the manor falling apart around her. Her eyes went red as she finally locked her eyes onto Neo, taking a step forward and slamming her fists together as she activated her semblance. Everything was wrong and she still didnt believe that it was really Ruby in front of her, but deep down, she knew that was the case. She took a second step forward, nearly slamming her foot down as another piece of the manor fell and shattered in front of her, stopping only when she felt Blake’s hand on her arm. 

“Yang, we need to get out of here,” Blake said with worry in her voice. “I know you’re angry, but we dont know what Neo is capable of and-” 

“Not until I make her pay for what she did to Ruby.” Yang’s voice was almost not her own as she took another step forward, blinded by the rage she felt. “I cant let her get away with this.” 

“And hurting Neo isnt going to bring Ruby back! Besides, the cat told us nothing dies here. Ruby will come back-” 

“And what if they lied to us?! They already lied to us once, what makes you think that anything they told us is the truth?” 

“And hurting Neo will do what, exactly? It wont bring Ruby back, it wont fix anything that happened, all it’ll do is make you like him.” 

Yang froze for a moment at Blake’s words. This was different. This wasnt getting revenge for a misdeed to herself, it was in vengeance towards her sister. Towards someone that had gotten hurt that shouldnt have. For someone she was supposed to protect and has lost with no way of knowing what the truth to this world was anymore. This wouldnt make her like him, this was much different than what he wanted. 

With a heavy breath, Yang pulled away from Blake and rushed at Neo. All thoughts led to avenging Ruby, to make Neo pay for what she had done. Blinded by rage, she slammed her fist into Neo, freezing as the girl shattered. Her body shook in rage as she watched the shards of shimmering semblance break in front of her. Of course Neo wasnt really there. Of course all of this was just an illusion. Nothing was real here. 

“Yang?” 

Yang turned to face Blake and Weiss, her vision going red as she started to lose sight of where she was. Everything around her started to shift and turn, Weiss and Blake shifting to look like Neo. Without further warning, she launched herself at the Neos, no longer aware of who she was aiming at. 

“Out of the way!” Weiss shouted as she used a glyph to push Blake out of Yang’s punching range. 

“Yang, its us!” Blake called out. “You have to calm down!” 

“You killed Ruby and now you mock me with my friends’ voices?!” Yang threw herself at Blake and Weiss once more, slamming her fist into the ground and sending a shockwave through the crumbling mansion. “I wont let you get away with this!” 

Blake steadied herself and took a few steps back, watching Yang. “Yang… please…” 

Yang glared at Blake and rushed at her one more time, slamming her fist into Jaune’s shield as he got in her way. With a growl, she slammed her fists into the shield over and over and over again, the purple energy making each hit stronger. 

“I’ll… hold her off… get to the tree!” Jaune grunted as she held his shield steady with each blow. 

Blake took a step forward, eyes staying on Yang. “But Jaune-” 

“I’ll be fine! Just go!” 

Yang slammed her fist into Jaune’s shield once more, pushing him back as her strength grew. She stopped as she watched Blake and Weiss run off, growling as she faced Jaune and punched his shield, shattering it. “Get out of my way!” 

Jaune fell back and winced as his back hit the manor wall. “Yang, you have to calm down.”