In an old legend that pre-dates Huntsmen and the Kingdoms, it is said that those with silver eyes are "destined to lead the life of a warrior", and that the creatures of Grimm feared them. Qrow tells Ruby she is "special" – her silver eyes, a trait she shared with her mother, Summer Rose, are extremely rare. Taiyang reluctantly leaves, and gives Qrow a disapproving look. Qrow arrives and asks to speak to Ruby alone. Qrow Branwen found Ruby after the battle and brought her back safely. Taiyang explains that Ruby had somehow "frozen" the Wyvern, but that it is still alive and attracting hordes of Grimm to what remains of Beacon. It is revealed that the Cross Continental Transmit System has been rendered inoperative due to the destruction of the Tower, disabling all communications with the outside world, and that Ozpin's whereabouts are still unknown. Her father, Taiyang Xiao Long, is at her side, and is overjoyed to find her awake. Some time later, Ruby wakes up in her bed at home. When Ruby sees this, she screams as a blinding white light emanates from her eyes, enveloping both the Wyvern and Cinder. Pyrrha dies, and her body is incinerated by Cinder's powers. With Weiss' assistance, Ruby arrives at the top, only to see Cinder kill Pyrrha with an arrow through the chest. Ultimately, however, Cinder is victorious, firing an arrow into Pyrrha's heel. Although thoroughly outmatched by Cinder's power, Pyrrha puts up a strong fight. During their fight, the Wyvern destroys the top of Beacon Tower. In the vacant office of Professor Ozpin, Cinder makes eye contact with the Wyvern and communicates with it, but is interrupted when Pyrrha exits the elevator and attacks her. As Pyrrha ascends the tower to confront Cinder alone, Jaune frantically calls Weiss and Ruby and begs them to stop Pyrrha from fighting Cinder. Ignoring his pleas, Pyrrha kisses Jaune passionately before locking him in a rocket-propelled locker and sending him away to relative safety. Jaune realizes that Pyrrha intends to go back into the Tower to fight Cinder and attempts to convince her not to. However, they soon hear the tower rumbling, and begin to fear that Ozpin has fallen. Jaune and Pyrrha have escaped the vault and arrive outside Beacon Tower. Sun Wukong attempts to convince everyone to join the evacuees and get to safety, but Ruby and Weiss resolve to find Pyrrha and Jaune and bring them back. Blake Belladonna, also badly wounded, tearfully apologizes to her fallen partner and reaches out to hold her hand. Yang Xiao Long lies unconscious after losing her arm to Adam Taurus. At the landing pads, Ruby Rose is reunited with Weiss Schnee, but learns that Pyrrha Nikos and Jaune Arc are still missing, while Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren are injured and can no longer fight. Outside, Bartholomew Oobleck and Peter Port are evacuating all the remaining students from what remains of Beacon Academy to the relative safety of Vale. In the Beacon Vault, Ozpin and the newly ascended Fall Maiden, Cinder Fall, battle in a tremendous display of power.