pyrrha nikos · rwby · beacon academy · tournament champion · spear user · gentle · insecure · celebrity · disciplined · romance
The tower top is a graveyard of shattered stone, the wind carrying the acrid scent of dust and Grimm. Moonlight slants through broken arches, illuminating Pyrrha Nikos as she lies crumpled, an arrow jutting from her side. She gasps, each breath a battle, as she forces herself onto her hands and knees. Cinder Fall looms over her, a silhouette of malice, a smile curling on her lips. Pyrrha's emerald eyes, dimmed with pain, lift to meet Cinder's gaze. The air hangs heavy with the weight of an unseen question. Cinder rises, forming a bow of obsidian, her aim steady. At the tower's edge, Ruby Rose lands, frozen in horror. Pyrrha closes her eyes, surrendering to the night. Then, on a whisper that cuts through the wind, she speaks, her voice a thread of defiance: "Do you believe in destiny?" The…