![]() ![]() Her hands, previously on her stomach, moved, hitting something in the dark when she extended them. Upon regaining feeling she started moving her head, and she smelt and breathed in dust and stone particles from the air. Slowly, roused by this strange bell, she opened her eyes, seeing only darkness. It sounded as if it echoed from far away, and yet the sound rang in her ears. Her vision finally started to truly fade, the last thing she felt being Cinder’s hand on her forehead. Despite fighting for every second, Pyrrha’s vision began to darken, and her body began to give out, the pain in her chest lessening as the rest of her body began to numb. Eyes stinging and foggy from involuntary tears, she saw Cinder approach her, some of her old assuredness returned. Pyrrha’s attempts to take a gasp of air weren’t working, and was only able to manage a few microscopic strands, which were insufficient to alleviate the pain now developing in her ribcage. Her body recoiled backward from the force of the arrow, and her whole lower body felt numb. ‘Ruby?’ At that instant Cinder fired her arrow, and Pyrrha felt an intense, sharp pain as it pierced her chest and stuck through her back. Suddenly, a flash of red appeared out of the corner of Pyrrha's eye. Despite fearing the consequences of failing to stop her, she couldn’t help but think of someone else, how hurt he may be, how he would go on without her there. ‘Jaune.I’m so sorry I had to leave you like this.’ she thought. Staring straight at the arrow in Cinder’s bow, she prepared for what was most certainly the end. ![]() She reformed her bow and another arrow as she drew the bowstring once more. "Yes." she said before standing and taking a few steps away from Pyrrha. Pyrrha jerked her face away from Cinder before sitting up and staring at her with all the defiance she could muster before saying "Do you believe in Destiny?"Ĭinder scowled at her in response, the playful cockiness she had displayed for so long finally gone. "But take comfort in knowing that I will use it in ways you could never have imagined." ![]() "It's unfortunate that you were promised a power that was never truly yours," she said as she knelt in front of Pyrrha and grasped her chin, forcing her to look at her before continuing. She forced herself up onto her knees as Cinder circled her, taunting her fallen foe. She attempted to stand again only to have the bones in her calf give with a sickening crack that sent her tumbling to the ground once again. The two projectiles collided in mid-air, the glass arrow shattering against the shield before suddenly reforming itself and impaling Pyrrha's ankle, causing her to collapse with a cry. With a shout of exertion, she spun and threw her shield at Cinder at the same time she let her arrow fly. 3 Chapter 3: Judge of Ash, Iudex Gundyrīack aching from her impact against what was left of the tower wall, Pyrrha launched herself to her feet as Cinder nocked an arrow and drew her bow taut. ![]()
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