This story is based off an AU plotline for the TV show RWBY.

Cinder was awoken for her brief rest by a pair of Beringels opening up her cell. Before she had time to consider what was happening, the two beasts grabbed her by the arms and dragged her out. She tried to use her maiden powers, but couldn't do anything- the Grimm arm had seemingly completely shut them down. The lacy black negligee she had been stuffed in made this even more embarrassing.

She was taken outside the castle, where Salem and Emerald were gathered next to a huge Grimm. This species wasn't like any she had seen before. Emerald was nude, her body covered with bruises. With Cinder carrying a whip, it was pretty obvious where they came from.

"So Cinder," Salem said, "would you like to apologize for your attempted betrayal?"

Cinder spat on the ground. "You really think you can control me like this?"

Salem sighed. "Oh, Cinder."

"You've always been like this. Obsessed with this grand goal of gaining power and crushing your foes, never able to wait or take precautions. You failed me and turned against me, despite it being obviously foolish. I have to admit- in the end, I can't control you. Good thing is that I don't need you."

Cinder blinked. "Wait... what?"

"You see, that Grimm arm of yours hasn't just shut off your powers. It's created a sort of 'resivoir' for your soul. If you die but the reservoir remains intact, your soul will be sucked into the reservoir, and I will be able to transfer your Maiden powers into a new subject. In fact, I can even re-animate you afterwards- though I'm not sure if I'll bother. Maybe I'll keep you around for amusement purposes."

The Grimm unfurled, revealing it to be a massive spider. Under it's belly was a long, black, snake-like appendage in the shape of a noose.

"Goodbye, Cinder."

Cinder kicked and shouted as the Beringels dragged her to the gallows-spider, but they paid no heed. Once she was under the execution device, it's tentacle-like "noose" descended down around her shoulders, and neatly sinched up around her neck. The Beringels held her hands together behind her back, and one of the legs bent inwards over them. The leg then sprayed silk on her wrists, locking them together.

The Beringels walked away, and the tentacle reeled up to where it was almost taunt. Cinder's eyes went wide as the gravity of the situation finally dawned on her. "Salem, please! I swear I'll never betray you again! Spare me, and I'll help you finish off team RWBY!"

"My dear, you are already doing that. I didn't make this Grimm for you after all- I made it specifically with team RWBY in mind, and you happen to make a great test subject. Don't worry, I'm taking notes on how this goes, and I'll use your experience to make sure little Red suffers even more."

With a snap of Salem's finger, the spider rose up. Cinder let out a short, choked, shreik as the noose bit into her neck. Within a few seconds, she was dangling twenty feet off the ground. Through her pain she heard Emerald screaming.
Cinder tried to howl curses at Salem, but the vise on her throat cut rendered her profanities unintelligible. As breathing became difficult, any trace of bravery or self-assuredness was washed out of her mind and was replaced with pure, unadultered, terror. Her legs paddled the air wildly, her heels coming loose and falling off one by one as she stretched desperately for a ground she would never find.
Pain seared in Cinder's neck and radiated through her body. As she writhed, her memories came surging through her mind, and she realized how horrible her choices had been. All her life, she had singlemindedly chased power at any cost- no matter how much it harmed other and made enemies, no matter how much it led to harm for herself, no matter how much it cut her off from any source of joy- all out of some foolish belief that with enough she'd never have to fear again. And where had it led her? Flailing around at the end of a rope, her last contribution to Salem being to guarantee that the neck-stretching of Salem's enemies would be even more painful.

In any time before, such a revelation would be a godsend. Yet now it only served to make Cinder's last coherent thoughts a wave of sadness. Tears ran down her bulging eyes as she gaped and gasped for air. Robbed of all her power, she could do nothing but stuggle meaninglessly. Her legs pumped- riding up her skirt and jostling her breasts - her arms twisted and writhed behind her back, and her mouth gaped like a fish.

The young woman's struggles did nothing but prolong her suffering. Cinder's face went from pale, to red, to a light purple. Her tongue swells and protrudes out of her mouth in an ugly, lurid, expression. Her legs and hands thrash more and more, her mind utterly given away to her animalistic terror.

Before long, Cinder's convulsions reach a crescendo, and then slowed to a close. Her hands dropped, her head sagged to the side, and her legs went still except for some slight twitching. After a few minutes, Salem is confident that Cinder is gone for good, and orders the spider to bring the bitch to the ground. She then calmly walks Emerald forward to see Cinder's body.

Emerald attempted to close her eyes, and in response Salem whacked her bare stomach with the whip. "Look very closely, Emerald," she said as she forcibly turned the young girls head to view her former master, "this is what will become of you if you betray me."

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