Lurking Darkness

Dust to Dust

As you all load Tyrian on the bullhead, you speak to Qrow.

"Well, that was fun." You tell him.

"Agreed, now we have to take him up to Atlas, you however, need to go back to your friends, me and Clover got it from here." Qrow tells you.

"Are you sure?" He nods.

"Alright Qrow, I'll see you later." You watch the bullhead take off. As you're walking back to Ruby and everyone else. Pyrrha speaks.

"So is Ruby's uncle like your best friend or something?"

"Actually no, but yes too, he's my master, he helped me train my Semblance to near perfection, helped me design Ekdíkisi, and helped me keep going after Beacon. You were there in the tower when Oz told him to train me."

"I was, I just didn't know if you and him had grown close."

"You could say that, he's like an uncle I never had." Your scroll rings.

"Ironwood wants us back up at Atlas? The evac is still happening. Why?" You speak aloud before a bullhead hovers in front of you.

"Y/n. We gotta go up top." Yang tells you.

"Yea. I just got that message too." You hop in the bullhead.

"Well, now is as good of a time as any right?"
"Yea, your right. Got any ideas on how I can not look like a crazy person?"

"The book on Aura Bonding also mentioned a way to amplify your Aura, in a way that other people could feel or hear it, and if you were to be able to concentrate hard enough, even manifest your loved one or ones into semi physical form."

"So all I have to do is concentrate?"

"From what I remember yes."

"Here goes."

"Everyone." They all look at you, except the Ace Ops.

"I've got something incredibly important to tell or show you. Give me a second to prepare." They all look confused. You begin to concentrate on bringing Pyrrha back, you don't care if physical or mental, just to let everyone know that Pyrrha really isn't gone. As you focus on Pyrrha, her form. You begin to notice a dim light in your eyes, you ignore it and continue focusing. When you've completed a full picture of Pyrrha. You open your eyes. There. In a golden aura. Is Pyrrha. Standing before everyone.

"Pyrrha...?" Jaune lets escape from his mouth.

"Is that really you?" Ruby lets out.

"Hello everyone." She says, her voice very slightly distorted.

"Everyone, listen up, this is going to sound odd as hell, but me and Pyrrha have somehow done what is called 'Aura Bonding'. It's not like Oz and Oscar with Ozpin slowly taking the boy over. Pyrrha is living in my thoughts, literally."
You explain to them.

"So this is really Pyrrha?" Yang asks.
"It's technically her Aura, so yes and no, her physical form is gone, but through intense concentration, I can amplify my Aura and either bring her aurafied form here, or even, let's you all hear her in your heads."

"That's amazing!" Ren is the most excited you've ever seen him.

"Pyrrha... we missed you."

"Nora, Ren, Jaune." Jaune looks at her.

"I've missed you all dearly, but now with this, we kind of are back." She smiles.

"Pyrrha... I'm so sorry.." Jaune stands up and walks to her to give her a hug, but he goes right through her.

"Jaune.... it's Aura. You'll pass right through it."

"You're right, I totally forgot."

"Jaune. You've improved and grown much further than I believe anyone here could've anticipated. I am so proud of you." She smiles.

"Thank you Pyrrha." She smiles at Jaune. She remembers everyone else.

"Team RWBY. How have you all been?"

"Pyrrha.. you turned.."

"To ash, I remember, but my Aura wasn't."

"We actually just figured out she was there like 2 hours ago. The first thing Pyrrha saw in my head was me proposing to Blake."

"Speaking of which, congratulations Blake! I hope you two live long and happy lives." She jubilantly tells Blake.

"Thank you very much Pyrrha." She smiles at her.

"Oh, Pyrrha I forgot one more thing. I'll let Ruby explain her super power." You smile at Ruby.

"Super power?"

"When I saw you die at Beacon, I kind of turned that Wyvern to stone.."

"You turned the Wyvern into stone?!" She exclaims.

"How?"

"I'm special, the same way my mother was. My silver eyes, are the perfect weapon against Grimm. I still haven't fully figured out how to use them though."

"That's incredible Ruby. You're amazing."

"Aw stop it." She blushes like an embarrassed kid.

"Everyone, heads up, we're approaching Atlas." Harriet yells to the group.

"Well everyone, we will talk more in the future, it is so good to see you all once more."

"You too Pyrrha." Jaune smiles. She disappears into your mind.

"So everyone? Any questions?"

"So she can see everything?" Blake asks sound concerned and embarrassed.

"No I have not seen you two make love, nor do I want to, I will cover my ears and eyes for those moments." She laughs.

"Yes. And no babe, she hasn't seen us make love, nor does she want to, she said she'll block herself off from me during those moments." You wink at your woman.

"What does she do in there?" Nora asks.

"Talk to me mostly, hell, she's also a radar, down there I had a Sabre almost kill me, I hadn't seen it and she warned me before it could get me."

"That's AWESOME." Ruby exclaims.

"Yes. Yes it is." The bullhead lands at the academy, as you all run into James' office, he turns his chair around, his arm in a sling. Watts must've done a number on him.

"Everyone..." He says in a deep tone.

"We have made... a grievous error." He plants a black glass queen chess piece on his table.

"Cinder." You say aloud.

Almost finished with Volume 7! Again, thanks for reading! -P