An Absolute Duo

It was nighttime before I drifted away from the land of dreams to reality. I had the bottom bed so getting to the floor wasn't a problem whatsoever. I looked through the window to see the moon and stars. I opened the window and slowly made my way out of the window, just to not wake my roommate, closing the window afterwards.

Because it was the nighttime, I felt no reason to be too quiet outside, all the dorms have windows that should keep my footsteps silent and the students would be the guards' top priority, so leaving may not be the best idea. I double checked the outside area for a second and deemed myself correct.

I walked to a blossom tree and summoned my weapon. The bow appeared in my left hoof like before and I took aim at the tree. I had to find out a way to fire the bow. I was worried that I may have to make my own arrows but before that I wanted to try out the possible ways to fire an arrow from the bow. I first just pulled back the string to test it out and nothing.

Guns require some sort of will to fire. I thought about firing a bow. "Fire." I commanded but nothing still. Maybe... not visualizing the weapon action. But the projectile itself? I closed my eyes and imagined a light blue arrow, that got lighter till the tip was pure white. I kept the image in my head as I opened my eyes, sure enough, that did the trick. There was a faint outline of an arrow on my bow. I drew it back, and the arrow solidified even more, the arrow soon looking like what I had visualized in my head.

I released the arrow and it imbedded itself deep within the tree bark. "Lots of power, probably a good weapon for multiple hits with one arrow." I continued shooting arrow after arrow at different trees, getting the hang of using the weapon. My previous arrows disappeared from the trees, but the mark did not.

After shooting a few more arrows, I gathered up many cherry blossom petals to make a suitable place to sleep and I fell asleep with the smell of roses around me.

I awoke in the morning, about a few minutes later then I would normally wake up, easily told time from the sky. If the time was correct, Silva should be waking up now, probably would go to the cafeteria soon. I walked to the fountain and used the fountain water to quickly rinse my mane and fix it up. When I examined my reflection in the water, I smiled. "All fixed."

The scent of roses overwhelmed me as I closed my eyes and relaxed, which probably what I shouldn't have been doing, just because of the danger of being caught outside. But well, maybe I'd lie my way out of it. I opened an eye in annoyance when I heard a stampede of clopping coming towards me.

The pony had spotted me already so I felt like running would make things worse for me. He had a frantic look in his eyes and I could see that there were other ponies behind him, so I realized that he may have been being chased. The pony quickly stopped in front of me and looked back. He pressed a syringe in my forearm, and I reacted by backing away.

"What the buck are you doing?!" I demanded, as he looked back again.

"Use the power." he said before running off.

"Hey! That doesn't answer my question!" I shouted at him as he ran farther and farther away. "Geez. Now to deal with these guys."

"Blaze." The dark blue colored bow appeared in my left hoof as I looked down at the ponies that ran closer and closer. It didn't seem like they'd stop, so I thought firing at them may have been the best option. I took aim and fired off one shot that penetrated from one pony to the other. In an instant, the small group had been knocked unconscious. Or dead.

After entering the academy, silently of course, and eating, daily activities resumed. Small bits of information about our Blaze's. But what had really been interesting was the sparring session that took place somewhere in the day. We were paired up with our Duo, so I guess that's something.

"Have you figured out how to use that bow of yours Ray?" Silva asked me as she drew her guns and examined them for a second.

"Definitely. Just a bit of sleep and I found the solution. Hopefully." I said.

"Well, somepony wasn't in their bed, or the room in the morning and suspiciously smells like roses." Silva said with a grin. I smiled back. "Maybe some," I whispered. "Nighttime activities." I said. After I said it I realized that I may had just screwed up. Silva's cheek turned red as she thought about what I had just said.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" I said. I lowered my voice. "I just meant that I was using my bow in the night. I was just wondering how to use it." I could already feel the heat rising in my chest. "Either way. Let's get started."

"Blaze." I said to myself as my sword appeared in my hoof. Wait. Sword? I stared at the weapon, intrigued. I examined the weapon for a second. A golden hilt with a dark blue blade, the same color as my bow with a white bar down the middle of the sword.

"What happened to your bow?" Silva asked me, confused.

"I... I don't know." I hesitantly answered. With a sword in hand, I felt the same power that I always felt before, if not even more. Really powerful. Eternal. Invincible. "Let's get started." I said. Silva pouted for a second. "But... it isn't fair, you're not using a ranged weapon."

I shrugged. "My life has never been very fair."

"Alright, but don't be surprised if I beat you."

"I won't." With that statement, Silva fired a shot, and I heard a loud bang that echoed throughout the room. Immediately I felt as if time slowed down. It wasn't like I could see the bullet or anything like that, but it was slow enough for me to see a glimpse of the bullet and it's path. Enough time to dodge. The bullet that was aimed for my head flew straight past my head over my shoulder.

Silva widened her eyes in shock for a second but then narrowed her eyes in concentration. She fired off three shots from both guns. I dodged two and deflected three bullets with the flat part of my sword, finally slicing the last bullet in half. I didn't know where this new power came from but it was really helping me from getting my flank kicked.

"H-How?" she asked in surprise. I narrowed my eyes. It wasn't the time to be considering her an ally but an enemy. Time slowed again as I lunged forward, my sword in an inverted position, opposite of how I would normally hold it. I held it like a dagger as I lunged forward. I held the blade at her throat and both her weapons disappeared. I backed away and willed the weapon to disappear.

And that's a win.