Eclipse - Act 1 - The Healing

Chapter 5 - Cause and Effect

Pyrrha

The Mistraalian Phoenix locks up the gym with a sigh, and walks away down the halls of the Dormitory Block, a solemn look in her eyes. She is still upset, sparring with Sun has helped her a lot though, not only because it felt normal, but also because she could relate to him with his problems. However it was not enough for her to get over her depression that she feels, and with the world turning against her and forming petitions to put her in solitary confinement...

...getting over what happened is not gonna be easy for her.

It feels like that everything she has ever done in her life, all the good she has done for people and everything she has sacrificed to protect innocents is worth completely nothing. For hundreds of people just brush everything she did before and even after what happened in the accident off and judge her for one mistake that she made.

Every day she waits to hear the Atlesian Police Force to arrive, and will take her away and lock her away in the Black Gallows. The Black Gallows is the most feared prison on Remnant where the worst of the worst are taken away. Or Rogue Huntsmen are captured and are kept there.

No one leaves the Black Gallows.

And that is what frightens her, waking up to see the Storm – the Black Gallows Police Force – black armour plating with deep red visors staring into her soul. Enough reason to be terrified, because they are more dangerous than any Huntsmen or Huntress because they will always find them. Many even believe that they have their eyes on all Huntsmen at all times, either the Black Gallows or Atlas – or maybe even both.

Pyrrha massages her temples as she arrives at the door to her dorm, shaking her fears of the Black Gallows from her body. She scans her scroll gently and she opens the door, a long sweeping arc of artificial light floods the dark room. She quickly steps in and shuts the door with a click, sighing with relief that nobody woke up.

Especially not Nora, because she is demonic when woken up mid sleep.

But one of them is awake, but not by her. "Are you okay?" Jaune speaks; his voice emerging from the dark startles her. She stares at his bed with wide eyes as he rolls over from the wall to face her. He had tried to get some more sleep after waking up, as did Weiss, but clearly he has been struggling as well.

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Jaune, d-did I wake you?" She adorably asks him with guilt in her voice.

"No." Jaune assures as he sits up, rubbing his face.

"Oh. That's good then, I'm just going to –"

"You didn't answer my question, Pyrrha." His sapphire oceans harden as he frowns, Pyrrha huffs and shrinks under his gaze.

"I umm...went to the gym, I couldn't sleep." She answers softly with saddened eyes.

"You were asleep earlier." Jaune mutters, Pyrrha's eyebrows suddenly pinch downwards with anger.

"Yes. Then I woke up. People do that sometimes, Jaune." She snaps uncharacteristically, immediately filled with so much regret from the tone she chose with the love of her life. Jaune sighs, with a humourless smile as he shakes his head.

"Okay." He scoffs, nodding and going to lie down again.

"What do you mean...okay?" She challenges as she tilts her head, trying to keep her voice as soft as she can to not disturb Nora and Ren.

"I said okay." Jaune shrugs as he eyes the ceiling, but Pyrrha scoffs and chews her lip.

"I know what you said, it was the way you said it."