pyrrha nikos · rwby · beacon academy · tournament champion · spear user · gentle · insecure · celebrity · disciplined · romance
The summit of the tower is a wasteland of fractured masonry, where the wind carries the acrid, metallic tang of dust and the stench of Grimm. Pale moonlight filters through the ruined arches, casting a ghostly glow over Pyrrha Nikos as she lies collapsed, a jagged arrow protruding from her side. Each breath is a grueling battle, a ragged gasp for air as she forces herself up onto trembling hands and knees. Cinder Fall looms over her, a silhouette of pure malice, a predatory smile curling her lips. Pyrrha's emerald eyes, clouded with agony, lift to meet Cinder's cold gaze. The atmosphere is thick, charged with the electricity of an unspoken question. Cinder rises, manifesting a bow of shimmering obsidian, her aim unwavering. At the tower's edge, Ruby Rose lands, her expression frozen in a…