Jaune Arc: Fate System

Chapter 21: Knight vs Spartan

It wasn't long before both Jaune and Pyrrha appeared on the arena, with Glynda starting off the match.

Jaune and Pyrrha both stalked each other for a while, looking for an opening. Pyrrha with her shield raised and her spear on the ready, she looked to Jaune, and with her experience as a tournament champion, immediately saw the great gap between her and Jaune. The pressure that Jaune exuded was enough that Pyrrha was almost discouraged to continue the match, but after remembering the warmth Jaune provided from before, she steeled her eyes and soldiered on.

Before entering Beacon, she always thought that people's lives were being governed by their destinies, that her destiny was already set and unchangeable no matter what she did. It was one of the main reason why she didn't really live her life the way she wanted, why she only trained to become a champion. But after meeting Jaune, her partner and leader, she came to see and know that her views about destiny being set from the very start were all bullcrap, and that if she really wanted to live, to live the life she wanted, she must grab her destiny with her very own hands to mold however she wants. So with this thoughts, Pyrrha wanted to show her thanks to Jaune, for showing her that her life is her own and that not even destiny could rule it. So with a determined gaze, she leveled her spear towards Jaune and thrust!

Jaune was impressed that Pyrrha managed to overcome the pressure he was letting out. He wanted to know, just how much is Pyrrha's determination. When he saw her eyes, Jaune smiled, and countered her thrust with [Caliburn].

Pyrrha wasn't discouraged by this, instead she smiled, as she reminisced about her tournament days. Even though a part of her would always be bitter about it because it caused her to live a life of loneliness, but another part of her would be thankful as well, as it was what caused her to leave Mistral, which then led to her meeting the love of her life, Jaune Arc.

Remembering what she learned about aura enhancement, Pyrrha gathered and enveloped her aura around her right arm and spear, making her thrusts stronger and faster, which Jaune countered by increasing his speed as well. The clangs and sparks of weapon hitting weapon, the swish of air as attacks missed their targets. These was what filled the arena, in which the knight and spartan sparred in.

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The sudden speed and strength of her thrusts shocked the students and Glynda. For the normal students, they couldn't even follow the two fighter's movements, and only thought that this was what the Mistral Champion was truly capable of. Even the arrogant Cardin, was sweating profusely just watching the match, as thoughts about being weak and humiliated lingered in his mind.

Glynda was shocked and mesmerized by the spar she was witnessing, she had never thought that people could achieve such speeds being displayed in front of her, let alone a student of her who was not Jaune Arc. Even with her mastery of aura, she was barely able to follow the spear thrusts and sword swings the two students were dishing out on each other. Although one thing Glynda and the students noticed was the spartan's aura. And as they continued to watch the match, a question appeared in their minds, Could they do that to?

While the other students were watching the igniting sparks inside the arena, team RWBY and partners Nora and Ren, were following the actual match thanks to what Jaune thought them.

"Wooooo, go Jaune! Pyrrha!" Nora cheered excitedly as Ren held her down.

By focusing aura on their eyes, their eyesight was greatly enhanced, and this was what allowed them to follow the movements of the blonde knight and his partner. They were sweating slightly as the match continued on, watching the two fight was like watching a couple dancing together.

"Battle is a dance, and the fortunate find their partner." Blake quoted a line from a book she read, as she continued to watch the back and forth between Pyrrha and Jaune.