Destiny No More

Chapter 31

The tour of Beacon had gone quickly. While Ruby and Yang were both impressed with the grandeur of the school, Ruby was far more focused on seeing Pyrrha's weapon in action. Yang walked with Coco, looking on with a smile as Pyrrha told Ruby everything she knew about the school on their way to the arena.

Ruby was nearly vibrating with anticipation as Pyrrha squared off against Fox. While she had offered to spar against the younger girl, Ruby had insisted that she wasn't ready, much to Pyrrha's dismay.

Ruby was a good fighter, a fair step above the average first year of Beacon, and it hurt to see her not believe in herself. Pyrrha knew that with a few more years of practice, Ruby would have been able to give her a run for her money. In her new body, Ruby had a very good chance of winning.

Still, Ruby would become more confident in time, she just hoped that she would be there to see it.

Turning to face Fox, Pyrrha withdrew Allos from it's sheath. She hesitated for a moment, before deciding against using her shield. Nobody else in the room knew about it yet, although she suspected that Velvet and Ruby had noticed something off about it, as the two of them were too familiar with weapons to not notice the mechanisms required for transforming weapons. Despite that, it was still largely a secret, and one she intended to keep for the time being.

It likely wouldn't matter in the long run, and she knew that her friends wouldn't care, but if she could keep it a secret up until when she fought Cinder it may just save her life. If it caused the monster to hesitate even for a second, then it was worth it.

Pyrrha gripped her sword with both hands, squaring her shoulders and waiting for Coco to announce that the match could begin. The seconds continued to drag on, Team CFVY's leader always being one for theatrics, but eventually her voice echoed through the room.

"Begin!"

Before Coco had even finished the word, Pyrrha had already leapt forward at her opponent. Fox was skilled, more so than most people understood given his major handicap, but that was just the point. Pyrrha had an advantage over her opponent, she could see. She wasn't fully aware of how Fox's semblance worked, but from what she had gathered it only gave him a general idea of where people were, not what they were doing.

She was excited to see how he managed to fight given the limitation.

It was for that reason that when Fox brought one of his tonfa up to block her strike Pyrrha smiled and pulled back, just as he brought his second blade up. It was a near thing, but the strike failed to connect with her aura. As she drew back he pushed forward, spinning and launching a kick up at her face that she was forced to block with her sword.

"Whooh! Go Fox! Kick her ass!" Coco cheered for her partner from the sidelines.

Pyrrha enjoyed the energy, her smile only growing as Fox refused to lose his momentum and continued to push her back. She lashed out with Allos, expecting him to block it again only to be surprised when he caught it on his blade and pushed it aside, opening her guard for an uppercut from his free weapon.

She felt the blade hit her aura and she cried out more in surprise than pain as it flared to protect her. Despite the shock, Pyrrha saw an opening. The blade he had used to push her own aside was still out, while the one he had used to strike with was still roughly parallel with his head.

Allowing the momentum of the attack to push her back, Pyrrha began to transform her weapon. A moment later she fired off three shots in quick succession all aimed at Fox's lower abdomen, the first one landing where she intended and knocking him back slightly. The second was off to the side slightly but still managed to hit his aura. He managed to block the third by bringing his blade down to take the hit instead.