Chapter 35, Team Eagan
The rest of the students continued to watch the trial with much anticipation. There was much talk among them, most of them surprised to see that they had escaped the Water Hydra. Much to the disappointment to Cardin. Though seeing them run from the creature was enough to earn a sly smirk, glancing to his gang who laughed.
From behind the students, Qrow gave a sigh of relief. It seemed that her training had already proved to be effective when in the face with the lake creature. Though even still, the trial was far from over.
Pyrrha and Auron came up over a to a large rock, where Blake, Hanako and Keith hiding behind. peering up from behind the rock, Blake gestured over to them.
"Over here!" she said in a whispering tone.
They then heard a sudden growling sound from the lake off to their left. Pyrrha and Auron looked back, where they saw the creatures dorsal fin peering up from the water like that of a shark. They then turned and rushed over to the rock, where they came behind cover along with everyone else. Slowly the two peered up over the rock, scanning the horizon ahead. Only to see that the waters had come to be steady once more. The beast no where in sight.
"See anything?" Keith asked, curiously.
Pyrrha shook her head.
"I don't see anything, maybe it's gone back under." she said, turning back to the others.
Auron narrowed down, shaking his head.
"Don't count on it," He proclaimed to her.
"That thing won't give up that easily. Not while we're still on it's turf."
Auron then turned as he peered up over the rock. Scanning over the lake's surface overhead, he then shifted his gaze ahead to the Northern pass. It was not far now. From what it appeared, they seemed to be halfway across the lake itself. But even still, without sight of the beast itself, it would be risky for them to move on this.
They need a plan.
He narrowed down and turned back to Pyrrha and the others.
"We need to get to the Northern pass." He proclaimed to him.
"How can we with that thing out there?" Blake asked, curiously.
"She's right, it could be waiting for us." Pyrrha said, turning back to him.
"The Beast must know by now it is our only way out."
There was a moment pause on Auron's part, pondering the possibility. It would stand to reason that the creature could be waiting for them along the path. It would stand to reason, considering that the beast had already proven to be intelligent in of itself. Having to have been smart enough to divide them back there.
But they couldn't afford to just stay here and do nothing.
"Then we'll be ready for it," Auron insisted to them.
"If push comes to shove, we'll fight are way out."
"Fight that thing, Auron, are you crazy?!" Keith exclaimed, causing everyone to hush him.
"We can't fight that thing!"
Blake nodded her head in agreement, glancing back at Auron.
"He's right, we can't fight that thing," she insisted to him.
"I managed to cut off one of it's heads and two more grew back."
"We don't need it to be, we just need to make it to the Northern pass." Auron insisted to them.
There was a moments pause as Pyrrha and Blake glanced to one another. Both of them could see the meaningless effort in fighting against the water Hydra itself. Though even still, staying here was not an option they could take. They needed to make it to the Northern pass. It was there only way to escape from the Beast itself and make it back to the Academy.
Pyrrha turned and peered ahead over the rock at the surface of the lake overhead. All the while, he continued to ponder what Akara had said to her. The truth behind those words had certainly proven to be so after their encounter with the Water Hydra.
She turned back to Auron, shaking her head.
"Wait, there is a way we can fight the Water Hydra." Pyrrha insisted to him.
Everyone glanced to Pyrrha, curiously.
"What do you mean?" Hanako asked, curiously.
"The Beast had the advantage over us because it fought together," Pyrrha proclaimed to them.
"Something I noticed during the fight, six of the hydra heads seemed to follow the one at the center."
Auron squinted his eyes. Thinking back to their first encounter, he remembered the middle head was the only one not to engage them in the battle. Rather it seemed to observe and growl to the other other heads. Almost as if it was giving orders to the other heads like a commander. Now that he thought about it, the whole attack seemed to be quite coordinated coming from that of a creature.
"The Hydra must act like a pack like the Tigrans," Pyrrha insisted to them.
"And the lead head must be the alpha."
"Yeah, so, how does that help us?" Keith asked, curiously.
"Because it gives us an advantage against it," Auron proclaimed.
"If we can take out the middle head, we take out the leader and that should leave the rest in disarray."
"But the heads can grow back quickly." Blake insisted to him.
"We don't need long, just enough time for us to be able to get back to the Northern pass." Pyrrha insisted to her.
"Right, so what's the plan?" Auron asked, curiously.
Pyrrha shifted her eyes to the side before glancing up at the others with a smirk.
The center head of the water hydra emerged from the below the lake's surface, peering up at the stone bridge. It's nostrils flared, sensing the odor of the five students who had trust passed in his territory. Though unlike the others, they did not yet flee to to the Northern pass as all the others have, but rather they still remained. Even with their only chance of escape lies before them. Bold yet also quiet foolish.
It was then the the other heads of the hydras emerged from the water gazing up at the stone bridge. The beast then swam forward toward the stone path. Slowly the eight hydra heads rose up and came up over the path. It was there the Hydra found Pyrrha, Blake and Hanako standing before it. The middle head glared down at the three, uttering a hiss as it bears it's teeth down at them.
Pyrrha stepped forward, holding both Milo And Akouo at the ready. Both Blake and Hanako each stood with their weapons at the ready. From behind the rock, Auron and Keith were hunkered down behind the rock. Both of them holding their weapons in their blasters at the ready.
"Steady." Auron whispered over to him.
"Don't fire until she gives the signal."
Keith nodded his head.
"I hope she knows what she's doing." he said.
Seeing Pyrrha and her team facing the Hydra, the other students watched in awe and anticipation. The mere notion that anyone who face the water Hydra was quite outrageous to say the least. Even the Headmaster himself watched in much intrigued and worry that she and her team stood their ground against the beast. Though none watched with as much worry then Qrow himself.
Stepping forward, he squinted his eyes. He then stepped forward. Only to then stop as he felt Rueben's hand over his shoulder. He glanced back to the elder headmaster, who shook his head, knowing what thoughts reside in his mind. The two turned forward as they glanced back at the screen.
"Come on, kid." he said.
The center head exclaimed a loud bellow at the small mortals who appeared to challenge his might. Yet despite the beasts gesture of warning, Pyrrha and her team continued to stand firmly against the beast. Blake glanced to Pyrrha, curiously.
"Pyrrha?" she asked, curiously.
Blake glanced up at the hydra before steeping forward. Pyrrha threw a quick glance back Blake.
"Wait!" she said.
Blake then paused. Pyrrha shifted her gaze as she continued to peer up at the Hydra. Staring up at the center head, her gaze meeting that of the beasts itself. Just as one of the heads moved forward, the center head shifted it's eyes and growled to it, causing the other head to saunter back from it. All but proving her suspicions to be correct.
The middle head once more bellowed as the other head flew down in attack. Pyyrha glanced back at Blake and Hanako.
"Now!" She exclaimed.
Just as three of the heads were about to engulf them in their jaws, Pyrrha, Blake and Hanako then leaped into the air. Coming up over the lone neck of one of the heads, Pyrrha raced toward the center head. Gazing ahead, she saw one of the other heads coming toward her. Once more she leaped into the air, nearly avoiding the jaws of the hydra head, turning mid air, she then threw her shield down at the head, striking it down. Using her semblance, she recalled the shield to her as she turned to another head who was coming at her.
Pyrrha turned mid air as she slashed her sword at the head, knocking it back. From overhead, Blake through her sickle forward which then plunged into the neck of one of the hydra's necks. She then swing herself forward, pulling back the sickle which she caught in her hand. Transforming into it's katana form, she then landed over one of the heads and plunged the blade into the head, causing the head to shriek in pain. She then pulled back the blade before she leaped up to one the other heads.
Racing toward two of the hyrdra heads from the one black dismembered, Hanako held her Katana firmly in her hands. One of the head turned sideways as it opened it's mighty jaws. It was in the nick of time that Hanako to come down over her knees as she slid over the neck of the hydra. As the Hydra head passed over her, she then plunged her katana into the creatures neck, the blade slice through it's scaly skin.
The creature bellowed in pain. As she came out from under the creature, she pulled the blade out from the creature as she was just to be met with the other head. She then came up over her feet as she spun around, swiped her katana her across the face of the hydra's face. Delivering several blows, forcing back the hydra head.
Both Auron and Keith emerged from behind the rock. Raising his blaster rifle, Auron opened fire on the heads closet to Pyrrha, forcing them back from them. Keith then held up his large blaster over his shoulder. He then fired several heavy laser shots at the hydra heads, who were knocked back at the sudden shots.
"Yeah, how do you like that!" He exclaimed to the heads.
He once more raised his heavy blaster as he then took aim at a hydra head, who was just about to attack Hanako from behind.
"Hanako heads up!" He exclaimed, raising his launcher at the head.
Just as the Hydra head was just about to attack, it was then struck by the heavy laser blast as it was pushed to the side. Hanako glanced back in awe before turning back to the stone bridge. Only to be met with the sly smirk of Keith, who nodded head back at her. Earning an eye roll from Hanako.
Pyrrha continued to leap over from one Hydra neck to another as she made her way toward the center head. Leaping over one of the other heads, Pyrrha landed over one of necks above. She then glanced up, only to be met with the center head and two others. The three growled down at her. Pyrrha raised Akouo, flinging Milo that was currently in it's sword form. She squinted her eyes, staring up into the eyes of the beast.
The two shared back at one another for a moments time before the center head let out a great roar, charging toward her. Pyrrha in turned leaped up to meet the center head. She then swung Milo forward as her blade met the fangs of the center head. Pyrrha continued to swipe Milo at the lead head .The beast then threw her to the side and toward one of the other heads, who was about to open it's jaws and consume her. Only for Milo to change into it's rifle form and Pyrrha to fire several shots into the eyes of the Hydra head. The Hydra closed it's shut as well as it's jaws.
Pyrrha then leaped off the Hydra muzzle as she launched herself at the neck of the center head. As her weapon changed back into it's sword form, she attempted to give a massive swing with Milo to sever it's head. Only to be met with the center head, who came up into her path. Seeing the center head coming toward her, Pyrrha quickly held up her shield, which colided with the hydra muzzle, causing her to fall backward.
She came back to one of the necks, where she continued to launch herself up at the head. She continued to swipe Milo at the head, her blade meeting the fangs of the center hydra head. As she launched herself once more toward the Hydra's neck, Pyrrha attempted to strike at the neck of beast itself, hoping to cease the chance of cutting off the head of the Hydra alpha. Only to the glance up and see the center hydra head coming down toward her. Pyrrha quickly turned held up her shield.
Only to be struck by the head, causing her to fall to the waters below.
From nearby, Blake continued to swing around with her sickle, dealing blows to the other hydra heads with Gambol Shroud. Turning forward as she swung, she then spotted Pyrrha falling to the lake below.
"Pyrrha!" She exclaimed, pulling the sickle out from the neck above.
She then flung it forward, which then plunged into the neck of another hydra. She then swung herself toward Pyrrha and caught her in her arms. Pyrrha glanced up to her, who looked back down to her. She smiled.
"Thanks, Blake." she said.
Blake nodded her head to her. The two then glanced up as they swung back up toward the center head, who turned back to them. They then launched themselves forward as they flew up toward the head. Only to then see one of the other hydra heads coming toward them. Something that did not go unnoticed by Auron and Keith.
Auron shifted his glance to Keith.
"Keith!" he exclaimed to him.
"I'm on it!" Keith proclaimed, aiming his large blaster at the incoming head.
Pyrrha readied her shield, holding in before both her and Pyrrha, ready to be met with the very jaws of the hydra head. The Beast then opened it's jaws wide as it attempted to engulf them. Though the Beast would not claim such a quarry. Lining up the shot at the head, Keith then fired up a massive laser blast into the mouth of the hydra, causing it to explode. Both Pyrrha and Blake were pushed back by the sudden impact, causing them both to fall.
Hanako landed over one of the necks above, where she gazed down at Pyrrha and Blake who fell to the lake below.
"Pyrrha, Blake!" she exclaimed.
Both Auron and Keith gazed up in shock and awe, seeing them fall to the waters below.
Pyrrha and Blake turned mid air as they faced the lake below. They then closed their eyes, bracing themselves for the moment that they would feel themselves break through the water's surface and descend into it's deep abyss.
But it was not the water then felt in the moment to follow. Rather they felt something... something soft and feathery.
Though upon opening their eyes, they saw there was nothing. Nothing but the surface of the lake below them, seeming to grow more small by the second. As well as them circling around the Water Hydra, who's many heads had strangely turned their attention to them. As if it sense another intruding presence within it's domain. Auron, Keith and Hanako gazed up in awe at the sight.
The students were all left in both awe and confusion, seeing Pyrrha and Blake flying through the air at what looked to be nothing. Qrow slowly stepped forward, squinting his eyes, curiously. Having to noticed what looked to be the outlines of some invisible creature of some kind.
"What in the Realms is that?" Qrow asked, glancing to Rueben.
Rueben continued to stare at the screen, stoking his thick white beard, curiously. Having to noticed the creature's visible shape himself, he noted there was something very familiar.
The two then stood up as they glanced down curiously at the invisible surface.
"Wh-what is going on?" Blake asked, glancing to Pyrrha.
Pyrrha didn't hear her. Continuing to stare down at the invisible creature that had saved their lives both in awe and disbelief. Having to feel a strange connection that she had not felt since she was six. Could this creature really be...?
There was a ray of light which beamed down upon them from the dark storm clouds, causing them to glance up. It was there the creature was then revealed to them both. A dragon like creature which also bared the resemblance of an eagle as well. Pyrrha widened her eyes in realization, gasping in awe. It was her. It was the Eagan she had found long ago in the woods, who she had helped.
"I don't believe it..." she said in a whispering tone.
Suddenly, she head Akara's voice.
"Evaya."
Pyrrha squinted her eyes, curiously. Evaya? Was that her name?
"Pyrrha, Blake!"
Pyrrha and Blake were then snapped back to attention at the sound of the Hanako's voice. They then turned and saw the beast turned it's attention to them, the now seven heads now hovering over them. The beast uttered a growl, bearing their long fangs to them. Blake shifted her gazed down at the neck, who head had been blown off by Keith. Though unlike the other, it hadn't grown back.
"Pyrrha, look!" she said, pointing over at the headless neck of the Hydra.
Pyrrha turned to the head Blake was gesturing, noticing as well that the head had yet to grow back. Pyrrha squinted her eyes, curiously. It didn't take this long for the other head to grow back. What was going on?
It was right at that moment she widened her eyes, noticing the stump having been burned from the blast. Pyrrha then gasped in realization.
She then turned back to Blake.
"That's it, I know what we need to do!" she proclaimed to her.
Pyrrha glanced down to Evaya, still invisible to the eyes of her and the others.
"Please, we need your help." She said, placing her hand over her neck.
Evaya responded with a small growl-like purr. She then turned forward and began to fly toward the hydra, which snapped their head forward toward her. Evaya dodged each of the heads, rolling out of the way of the first, rising over the second and ducking under the third. All the while, Pyrrha and Blake clung tightly to her fur and feathers of her back. Blake gasped, clinging tightly as she tried desperately to hold on. All the while, Pyrrha stood up over the back of the Eagan with Milo in hand.
One of the other heads was coming toward them. Pyrrha then stood up, readying herself to jump. Blake glanced up to her.
"Pyrrha, what are you...?" she asked.
Before she could say another words, Pyrrha then leaped into the air and with a swipe of Milo, she severed the head from it's neck. As she came up over the severed neck, Milo changed form into it's rifle form, which she then shot at the sump, burning the spawn before it could grow back. Evaya and Blake flew up from under it's neck and caught her over her back. Glancing up, she then spotted another head incoming toward them.
Repeating the same prosses as before, Evaya dodged the head before Pyrrha delivered a clean slash of her sword, severing the head before blasting it with her rifle. It was right at that moment they then spotted Hanako below, being pursued by the two heads. She then glanced back at Blake.
"Hold on!" she said before they flew down toward Hanako below.
Hanko then stopped, turning to face two heads, her weapon currently in it's bow and arrow form. She then fired several shots at the two head. Though they were not as effective against the armored scales of the tow heads. They then growled before they came forward toward her.
"Hanako!"
Hanako turned and saw Pyrrha and Blake flying toward her. Pyrrha leaned down, extending a hand to her. Hanako reached up and grabbed her hand as he pulled her up and out of the way of the two heads, who glanced up to them, bellowing a roar to them. Hanako turned up to Pyrrha.
"Thank you." she said with a nod of her head.
Pyrrha smiled and nodded back to her.
Below over the bridge, Auron and Keith continued to fire over the remaining head with their blasters. The alpha head turned to them, having enough of their irritation. It then plunged down toward them, opening it's jaws wide, causing them to leap out of the way as it came crashing down over them. The alpha head lifted up, crunching the rock into dust. It was then several plasma bolts came shooting down from above. The alpha head glanced up and saw the Eagan along with the three other intruders flying above him. The alpha head rose up, along with the remaining four heads, gazing up at them.
Pyrrha stared back at the Water Hydra with Milo in hand. Both Hanako and Blake glanced down up at her and the back at the water Hydra.
"Pyrrha?" she asked.
Pyrrha stared forward at the longest time at the heads she had severed and burned. All but confirming all that she had perceived. She then smiled before turning back to them.
"Don't worry, we can beat it," she proclaimed to them.
"Look!"
Pyrrha pointed her Milo forward toward the heads that had been severed. Blake and Hanako glanced over to the heads they had severed, where they saw none of them had grown back since being cut off. The two then gazed in awe and anticipation.
"She's right!" Hanako said, turning to Blake.
"We don't just need to take out the Alpha," Pyrrha proclaimed to them.
"If we take out the other heads and the spawns, we can beat it."
There was a moments paus as Blake and Hanako glanced to each other. They then turned back to Pyrrha gesturing a nod of her.
"We're follow your lead Pyrrha." Blake said.
Pyrrha smiled as she turned forward. She then glanced down at Evaya, placing her hand firmly over her neck. Though invisible, Evaya's eyes sifted up at the one she had swore to protect. Sensing the thoughts of Pyrrha, she uttered a purr back to her. Raising up her wings, she then once more flew forward toward the Hydra, who bellowed it's might roar. Having recovered form the attack, Auron and Keith stood up from over the ground. They then glanced up and saw Pyrrha, Blake and Hanko flying over them. Just as they passed over the stone bridge, Hanako leaped down to Auron and Keith and landed over the ground. Auron turned to her.
"Hanako, what are they doing?" she asked, curiously.
"We can beat it." Hanako proclaimed to them.
"What are you talking about?" Keith asked, curiously.
"Look!" Hanako said, gesturing up at the severed heads.
"Those heads haven't grown back yet. If we can destroy the spawns before they grow..."
Auron widened his eyes in realization.
"We can kill it!" he finished.
"So then what are we waiting for?!" Keith proclaimed, hoisting his plasma blaster over his shoulder.
"Lets fry this oversized lizard!"
Auron raised his blaster and with a nod of his head, the three charged forward with their weapons toward the water the while, Pyrrha and Blake continued to fly forward toward the Hydra heads. The alpha head gave a loud bellow as it and the other head came forward. Evaya dodged each attempted by the alpha and two other heads. Blake then stood up as she leaped off Evaya's back, throwing her sickle forward. The sickle plunged into one of the Hydra's neck, where she swung herself forward toward one of the other heads.
She then pulled the Gambol back to her as it transformed into it's Katana form.
Auron and Keith continued their barrage of firing at the beast. And with a clean slice of her sword, she severed the beast's head. Seeing this, Auron raised his blaster and fired at the stump of the neck. Just as another head was to form, the laser blast struck the neck, burning the neck. Hanako leaped up from the edge of the path to one of the two heads, severing one with a swipe of her Katana Followed by a shot from Auron. The other head turned forward. Only to be blasted by Keith, causing it to explode.
"Booyeah!" Keith exclaimed, lowering his laser blaster.
Seeing his other pack members being beaten by the outsiders, the Alpha head uttered a hiss. Shifting his gaze to Pyrrha and Evaya, who was flying toward the other remaining head. And with a precise swipe of Milo, she severed the head. Though she did not take the time to fire her rifle back at it as it was struck by the barrage of firing by Auron and Keith. Pyrrha and Evaya paused mid air as they turned to face him. There was a moments paused as they stared back to one another, their eyes met for just a moment. The alpha head growled to her as it then charged forward toward her.
Evaya flew back from the Alpha Hydra head as it snapped it's jaws at the Eagan. She then circled around the alpha head as it continued to pursue them. The Hyrda continued to try an engulf them within it's jaws. Only for Evaya to sway from side to side, avoiding each attempt. Pyrrha glanced back at the alpha hydra head as it continued to Pursue them.
Just as it came up behind them and claim her within her jaws, the alpha Hydra was struck by barrage of firing from below. Turning back to the stone bridge, he saw the other humans firing back at it.
"Over here!" Auron shouted at the beast.
"Come get us!"
Evaya and Pyrrha flew up into the air, out of reach of the Alpha hydra head. With the Hydra distracted by the constant firing by the others, the two ceased the oppertunity presented to them. Twirling Milo in her hand, Pyrrha and Evaya flew down at the Alpha's head. The beasts attention continued to be drawn by the others. She then stood up over the Evaya's back as she got ready to leap. And as they came several feet from the beast's neck, just as it then saw them coming, Pyrrha leaped off the Evaya's back.
She then brought Milo around and just before the Hydra could react, she then swiped Milo around, delivering a strange white energy wave which cleaved through the neck of the beast, severing the final head. The beast gave a loud shrill of pain as it feel to the waters below. Passing over the severed neck of the beast, Pyrrha glanced back in awe, seeing what she had done. She then turned forward, where she saw Evaya fly out from under her, where she landed over her back.
The Water Hydra's headless body then began to fall over into the water below. Feeling this, Bale and Hanako turned and ran toward the path. Jumping from over one neck to another, the two came up and over one of the last neck, then they leaped into the air and came up over the path. From above, the Eagan flew in as Pyrrha lead down off her back and laded over the path.
She glanced back at Evaya, who disappeared into the clouded sky. She then turned back to the Hydra's body, which then sank into the lake. Pyrrha came up over the edge of the path, where she gazed down at the body of the lake creature, disappearing into the abyss.
There was a moment of silence among the students, having seen the five had defeated the Water Hydra. Staring up in awe at the screen at the events they had witnessed. Qrow stepped forward in awe an disbelief, having seen what Pyrrha had done.
It was right at that moments the others erupted in cheer.
"They did it!" One of the students proclaimed.
The others then let out a great cheer as they applauded. All except for Cardin and his gang, who continued to stare in awe and disbelief.
Pyrrha continued to stare down at lakes surface, which had long settled as the Hydra's body disappeared. Blake, Auron, Hanako and Keith came up to her, where they gazed down over the lake below. Riddle with the same look of shock and awe.
"I don't believe it." Auron said.
"Did we just...?" Keith asked, glancing to them.
Keith could no long contain his excitement as he erupted in laughter. He then turned to Auron and Hanako
"We just took down a water Hydra!" He proclaimed.
The two then erupted in in cheer as they embraced themselves. Pyrrha and Blake glanced to one another, having seen what they have did. They were both amazed and yet confused. Especially at the power that Pyrrha had used to slay the hydra. Pyrrha glanced down at Milo, wondering herself how she was able to use such a power.
She then felt Auron throw his arms around her shoulder, causing her to glanced back at them.
"You did it, Pyrrha!" He said, placing his arms around her.
"That was amazing!"
"Hell yeah, how did you do that?" Keith asked curiously.
Pyrrha turned as she gazed up in the direction she had seen Evaya flew off. She then smiled.
"Just got some help from a friend." she insisted to them.
"Hey, Guys." Blake called from behind.
Pyrrha and the others turned back, where they saw her glanced back at the direction the northern pass. Their path now clear with the monster gone.
The others students gathered around Pyrrha and her team as they emerged from the portal. They were then met with cheering and exclaims of joy for having to slay the Water Hydra. Pyrrha glanced around at the crowd, smiling.
"This is a odd turn of events." A voice then said.
The five then paused as they turned forward. It was there they saw Headmaster Rueben approach with Qrow standing next to them.
"It is not every Semester that the Fates bind the destines of five together." Rueben proclaimed.
"And while it is not tradition, the fates have spoken."
The Headmaster took his place before the five students, holding his cane before him.
"Pyrrha Nikos, Auron Tarith, Keith Madrick, Hanako Tanaka and Blake Belladonna," The Headmaster announced.
"With your display of team work and trust in one another, you have passed the Team Trial. And thus henceforth, you shall be known as... Team Eagan!"
The other students all erupted in cheers and claps at the Headmasters announcement. Pyrrha and her team glanced around at the others as they cheered. Keith smiled as he placed his arms around Auron and Hanako, bringing them in. Much to Hanako's resentment. Within the crowd, Cardin and his gang stared in utter contempt before turning and walking away.
Pyrrha glanced around the crowd for a moment, hearing them cheer. She then turned to Qrow, who smiled proudly at her.
"I'm proud of you kid." He said.
Pyrrha smiled to him, narrowing her eyes. She then shifted her gaze to Blake, who seemed nervous at the massive crowd around them. Pyrrha placed her hand over her shoulder. She then turned back to Pyrrha, who smiled to her nodding her head to her. Blake then smiled, her eyes glancing to the side. Though as Pyrrha looked away, she then frowned, pondering the words of the Headmaster. Was it true? Was her destiny really with Pyrrha?