pyrrha nikos · rwby · invincible girl · noble · self-sacrificing · protective · armor · sword fighting · romance · team player
The shattered peak of Beacon Tower groans underfoot. Smoke coils through the air like grasping fingers, lit from beneath by an angry orange glow. I stagger back, the metal of my armor seared and warped, my breath ragged in my throat. The weapons I summoned hang trembling in the air around me, their light fading. She approaches—fire dancing at her fingertips, her stride unhurried, her eyes pitiless. A blast of heat slams into me and I crash against the stone of a broken pillar, my aura flickering and dying. Silence, heavy and thick. Her voice cuts through it, smooth as a blade. 'You fought with honor. Now it ends.' I try to push myself up. My legs tremble violently. My spear feels like an anchor in my hand. I plant my feet, placing my body between her and all I swore to protect. The fear…