I felt my blood burn throughout my body, my flames trailing around me were more intense than anything I'd ever experienced.

I didn't realize it until I was on my hands and, that I was in truly yelling pain. Not even pain, but pure torture. I had been through all types of pain, blade wounds, bites, slashes, gunshot, and anything in between but THIS was far far more unbearable.

" We have to stop ! You could die ! " Veronica said in shock as she riffled through her bag but I weakly held my hand up as marking appeared along my body like tattoos.

" Don't...you dare."

I collapsed back to my knees but I forced myself to my feet through sheer force, despite the immense pain I was in. Suddenly my black blames ignited the circle and the flames flickered violently as if in pain as well.

Then I collapsed to one knee as the pain grew more intense. I tried to fight it, to remain conscious, if only for one reason. Vengeance.

I tried, but my rage wasn't enough as I completely blanked out.

" Hey Pyrrha, how are you feeling ?"

Pyrrha adjusted herself upright in her hospital bed and smile warmly at Jaune.

" I'm fine."

A comforting lie. The rifle round had left a seething pain but it had been reducing a mild numbing.

" Jaune...I'm scared."

" Of what ? "

Pyrrha clenched her covers tightly as she began to sweat lightly. " I..don't want to lose anyone. If what I remember is right...Orion was here because of me, everything that happened was because he wanted me dead. It's my fault..."

" No ! No it's not, you did nothing wrong. Everyone is alive and that's all that matters." Jaune protested.

" That's not it...I don't want to..."

" To what, Pyrrha ? " Jaune questioned, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

" I don't want to lose you..."

" My my, he's gone and put himself in bad shape hasn't he." Emerald taunted playfully as her and Mercury watched Veronica and some doctors monitor the unconscious Orion.

" He...passed out from the pain. He's alive and his aura is fluctuating from barely visible to higher than it was before." Veronica informed them nervously as she jotted down some notes on a clipboard.

" Well he'll be fine. He always comes back, even more pissed." Mercury said while shrugging, already having lost interest.

" How can you two be carefree !? "

" I'm sorry, I don't think I appreciate the tone in your voice."

Mercury put a hand on Emerald shoulder and shook his head. " He no one and I'm sure that includes us."

Emerald groaned angrily as she eyed Veronica, who already knew she had over-stepped her boundaries and Emerald made sure to remind her where she stood.

" Be grateful Orion didn't want you or Ashely harmed, but so much as look at me the wrong way and even he won't be able to save you. Understood."

" Y-Yes Ma'am.." Veronica said in submission. She looked away hurriedly as she and the other medical staff attended to Orion who was soaking in the rejuvenating waters from Atlas.

Emerald and Mercury left Veronica alone who was lost in thought.

He didn't want me harmed ?

Cold, chilling and soothing.

That what whatever was on me felt like. I weakly opened my eyes assessed myself. I could weakly feel my fingers and soon I could feel my limbs again but I felt the needles piercing my skin.

I realized where I was, in the medical chamber that was Veronica upgraded. I could see her and other medical staff mover around working while she was at a nearby console, looking at the screen and then back to me, but her eyes went wide upon seeing that I was awake.

The water began to drain and the oxygen mask around my face was removed as the chamber opened.

I took a breath of fresh air but weakly stumbled forward, Veronica however caught me mid-fall.

" Take it easy, you're lucky to even be moving."

We accidentally made eye contact but I just rolled my eyes at her as stopped leaning on her and sat down on a bed.

" How are you feeling ? "

I ignored her as I held out my hand, first a regular flamed appeared, regular fire but still hot. Then it changed to my black Hellfire which burned with a new and intense furry that I smiled at but then it changed to a pure blue flame.

" Fascinating, you're flames have reached a new stage.."

Veronica began taking notes on her scroll rapidly, looking back at her scroll and my new flames.

The flames felt more alive, and even more intense then my hellfire. By all means this should be my new hellfire but it was far more than that. In my other hand I opened my palm as my black hellfire swirled about freely.

My new blue flames were far superior and they deserved their own status and exactly one came to mine.

Novafire.

" Ozpin the students are recovering well, any traces the black flames in our students have either disappeared or have been reduced to a minimal amount to hardly pose a threat."

" At least that's a relief." Ozpin said as he looked at the expanse of Beacon.

" Is everything all right ? "

" Yes Glynda, I'm just troubled. That boy Orion, such power at a young age and he's so misguided. There's virtually no hope of redemption for him but he's left marks on many students, and all of them scars."

" Oz, it's best not to dwell on these things, especially him. They all are recovering nicely and it seems that he's served as an obstacles that they couldn't overcome alone, letting them know that we are here for them but most off that they have each other."

" I hope that that is enough..."

" Well looks like someone got an upgrade." Mercury said as him, Cinder and Emerald examined my Novafire.

" So how you feeling ? " Emerald asked as she eyed my flames with intent.

" Weird. "

That was the best I could describe it as. My aura was still replenishing and I was dealing with bouts of intense energy and crippling fatigue but as of now I was feeling fine.

" Your aura is fluctuating, from high to low. It'll have to stabilize on it's own but if you're able to manifest your semblance then that's a good sign. It should return within a few days but you've been constantly surprising me so I'd say a few hours to two days." Veronica added, finishing her examination on me as she left me, Mercury and Emerald alone.

I clenched my fist, igniting a in rage of blue flames before it dissipated. I couldn't maintain my flames at the moment so I was going to have to wait awhile.

" What do you want to do first when you're back to your best ? "

" Maybe stop by Beacon and say hello."

" Ren...could you get me some water..." Nora asked weakly to Ren who rubbed her comfortingly and left for the kitchen and returned with a cold glass of water.

Nora downed it weakly before dozing off in her bed.

" How is she feeling ? " Pyrrha asked Ren as he sat down at the end of Nora's bed.

" She's been getting better but she's been weak lately. The flames must of had more of effect on her but she's eating better so that's a plus sign. How about you Pyrrha ? "

" I'm doing fine. The doctors removed the round, though they said it more difficult than they thought, it worked out in the end."

" I suppose so, You and me are healed up and Nora is getting better. But Jaune has been rather scarce lately, have you seen him ? "

Pyrrha appeared to enter a deep thought, " No I don't think I've seen him for a while. " Pyrrha answered. " I hope he's ok."

Jaune was elsewhere, in the Emerald Forest, his white aura flaring in his fist as he drove it into a tree, breathing heavily as he punched again and again, sending splinters flying and shattering the tree trunks.

" I let you all down...I'm not...I'm not fit to be a leader."

Again, he punched one final time, shattering the tree completely and began to fall over. Jaune was completely exhausted as he dropped to his hands and breathed heavily.

Useless and helpless, utterly useless is how he felt. Yes he had injured Orion but not before his whole team was put at death's feet.

" If only...I..no..I won't let this happen again..."

My aura was back to a point where it was higher than usual and it became to stop acting strange less than it did.

Veronica told me that it meant my aura was stabilizing which only meant that it was stronger than before. To test this, I was testing my Novafire and it worked like a charm, even Muramasa felt like it loved the new flames I possessed.

Now, this meant I was more than capable of killing anything Beacon or anywhere could throw at me, be it Headmasters, Huntsman or even the military.

All I had to do was bide my time and wait.