The Archangel

The New Age

I remember it as if it was yesterday. Pyrrha and Nora propping me up on their shoulders, Nora's back covered in my blood. But now, it's my turn to do the saving. I can sort of... possess creatures... in a way. But only for a limited amount of time, to stop a swing of an axe, or to dodge a bullet. This is the way I've been protecting my team post-mortem. They have no idea that I'm here, and I only want to wish them well and tell them I'm fine. I'm tired of seeing Pyrrha cry herself to sleep, or Nora stop halfway through a rant to stare at my old bed, and sit down, quietly sobbing. Ren, who does not usually show much emotion, wept with Nora and Pyrrha n the first weeks of my death.

October 26th, 2015

Yang woke up with a start, rolling off the bed and landing on her feet as if she had planned it from birth.

"Whoa, I didn't expect to land that!" Yang said a bit too loudly, waking Weiss.

"What are you doing? Some people are trying to sleep! It's still 9:00 in the morning!" Weiss said, glancing at the digital clock on her scroll.

"Well sorry, I just made the most epic landing ever, besides the one in the forest of course!" Yang retorted, reminiscing back to her amazing landing that day in the emerald forest. She had swallowed a bug though... Gross.

Over in Team JNPR's dorm, Ren was trying to convince Pyrrha to get out of bed and get some coffee. Pyrrha was laying in bed, curled up in my hoodie. She had thrown forks and knives, literally, at people who tried to wash it. Apparently it was the only thing she had left of me. If only she knew that I was still here.

Later in the day, I was able to help Nora trip Cardin in the hallway. I walked away with my team, feeling just like the first year. All of us walking in a straight line, only I wasn't there anymore. I reached out and put a hand on Pyrrha's shoulder and she shuddered. Weird, was I the one that caused that?

"Achoo!" Pyrrha sneezed. Apparently she had caught a cold, probably from the lack of nutrients she had been getting. Most days I had to be the one to give her the boost to get out of bed. I was barely able to do that; therefore I couldn't try and help her get food on a regular basis.