After Twilight's ominous battle with the previous champion. It was Ruby's turn to fight Pyrrha, someone that she wasn't prepared to beat. In fact, as Twilight had said earlier, it was likely she wouldn't win. Her move set was far too simple and just because she can tank hits, doesn't mean she is able to take attacks from an experienced fighter like Pyrrha.

Pyrrha has years of combat on her belt at this point in time. Whereas Ruby is more of an wild fighter. Capable against people but more suited against Grimm. That said, Ruby was a different beast from Twilight. She is calmer of a fighter, a more calculated fighter. But weaker than her younger sister, Twilight.

"The next fight is the fight I have been waiting for! Our unbeatable newcomer against the stone golem!" The first judge shouted.

"Both fighters please make your way to the start position. Anyhow, I am expecting an interesting fight. But my vote still goes to Pyrrha, since we know her for a while now." The second judge commented.

"Agreed. I just don't believe in our underdog this round. I think Pyrrha is going to make short work of the stone golem." The third judge agreed.

"Nah. The stone golem is my favorite this round. I hope she will win." The first judge disagreed.

"Both fighters! Make your way onto your starting position in the arena itself!" The second judge ordered.

Both Pyrrha and Ruby entered the field. Neither showed any theatrics as their mere presence caused the crowd to go wild. Surprisingly Pyrrha had her weapons already out. She didn't do this normally.

"Oh my. Pyrrha seems to be more than ready. She already got her weapons at the ready!" The third judge noted.

"Is she nervous?" The first judge asked, "Because I sure would be. This monster ate the competition for breakfast so far!"

"Perhaps she is excited. I mean, normally her fights are rather boring. But now, she is facing against an proper opponent. Someone that is just as capable to her, to a degree anyways." The second judge commented.

"Have a good fight." Pyrrha casually said to Ruby.

Ruby gave a soft smile, "Yes."

"Oh? Pyrrha wished the opponent a good fight. That means she is really excited." The third judge noted.

"Alright then. Get Ready!" The first judge shouted.

"Set!" The second judge shouted.

Both Pyrrha and Ruby jumped back several meters at the same time.

"Begin!" The third judge hurriedly shouted.

Ruby then drew her weapon and charged her body with aura. Something that didn't go unnoticed. The three judge that were watching gasped as they saw Ruby's body shine with a black like aura. Pyrrha's eyes also widen at that, she clenched her weapons.

"Holy shit! Her aura is colored black! That means she has a lot of aura! And powerful aura at that!" The first judge gasped.

"For those in the unaware. Aura takes on several colors. With white the weakest and black the strongest. Black means that the opponents aura is both strong, dense and that there is a lot of it. Pyrrha is in trouble." The second judge explained.

Pyrrha made her aura also shine for a moment. Her aura is colored red. Which is one level weaker than black. "Oh my. She is showing off now!" The third judge shouted, "Red is slightly weaker than black!"

Then with a single draw, Ruby swung her sword fast and powerful enough that her sword left a light mark in the air. Pyrrha managed to barely block it using her shield but she did fling backwards from it. She then extended her spear as she aimed at Ruby, Ruby didn't flinch, instead she waited on Pyrrha to throw her spear at her.

"Interesting." Ruby said. Causing Pyrrha to stall her throw for a moment. Ruby's own shield, which she pulled out to block Pyrrha's attack, made an irregular motion as she lower her shield. Ruby didn't do that.

As Pyrrha was about to throw her spear, Ruby charged at Pyrrha with her shield instead of merely blocking the attack. Instead of drawing her sword as Pyrrha anticipated, she shield bashed Pyrrha instead. Causing her to drop her spear as she was pushed backwards. Pyrrha then quickly maneuvered around Ruby to obtain her spear.

Ruby could have stopped Pyrrha, but didn't. "Interesting. Ruby let Pyrrha pick up her spear." The first judge noted.

Pyrrha blinked for a moment in confusion. "Why? Why am I interesting?"

Ruby smiled, "Now I see why my little sister wants to battle you. Your... semblance... doesn't work on her. She has nothing metallic on her."

Pyrrha's eyes widen in shock. "What?"

"Your semblance is, Polarity isn't it?" Ruby whispered.

Pyrrha's mouth gaped in shock. "How did you find out?"

"Pyrrha. I am an huntress in training. One that already carries the title huntress by unofficial status. The red dragon and I saved the lives of a bunch of students that nearly attacked and destroyed a Grimm nest. Which would have killed them. We are trained to fight people like you." Ruby explained.

"Then why does your sister want to fight me?" Pyrrha asked confused.

"To warn you. She has foresight. And sees a very ominous future for you. You are important somehow. My sister wants to protect you from yourself. Whatever that means." Ruby explained.

Pyrrha's eyes widen, "Is that so?"

"Yes. Judges? I will surrender." Ruby said to the judges.

"Are you sure?" The first judge asked.

"Yes. My job here is done. I never wanted to be champion anyways. I came here to do my job. And that job is complete." Ruby said.

"Alright! Pyrrha wins by default! The stone golem has surrendered!" The first judge shouted. This caused the crowd to boo at Ruby.

"Well then. Good luck against my sister. She genuinely wants to beat you. But she is also going to reveal something important. So listen carefully." Ruby said as she left the arena.

After leaving the arena, she approached by one of the arena hosts. "Miss, with that exit. You cannot join Duo anymore."

Ruby smiled at the host, "We don't want to anyways. I got what I wanted. There is no need for a second attempt."

"A shame. Thank you for participating. Here is your money." The host said disappointed.

"Thank you. Can I still watch in the tribune?" Ruby asked.

"Of course. You want to watch your sister right?" The host asked.

"Yes."

"She will watch with me then." The general of the Patch Military said as he appeared out of nowhere.

"Are you sure, sir?" The host asked shocked.

"She is a VIP to my military. Of course I am sure." The general confirmed.

"Alright. Please follow me back to your VIP room." The host said as she allowed Ruby and the general to follow her.

"Sorry about that loss." Ruby apologized.

"No need to worry about that. You came here to warn some individuals. That makes your one time entry quite special. Twilight explained the situation to me. Don't worry. I didn't expect much anyways." The general explained.

"I see. Yes. Twilight wants Pyrrha to win no matter what. Her future depends on it."

"So she will throw the match?" The host asked.

"Yup." The general confirmed.

"I see. Such a shame. But alright." The host said slightly disappointed.

"You bet on her?" Ruby asked with a toothy smile.

"I did. Which is why it sucks." The host said now properly disappointed.

"Sorry. But for Pyrrha this is life or death. If Twilight, my sister, is unable to help Pyrrha. She will die in the future." Ruby warned.

"Really!?" The host asked shocked.

"Yes. The way she dies is... known... But that is only if nothing is changed in time." Ruby warned.

"But we mustn't mess with time too much to cause new problems." The general explained.

"Yes. If the same timeline will still occur. We will know what the future will bring. If we change it too much, the future will be much more uncertain." Ruby added.

"I see. So she must become champion no matter what. But that doesn't mean, we can't add a few seeds of doubt. Right?" The host concluded.

"Exactly." Ruby confirmed.

"Alright. We have arrived at the VIP room. The next match will begin in two minutes. It's the final match. The Red Dragon vs The Unbeatable Newcomer." The host said, "Would you like anything to drink?"

Both Ruby and the general shook their heads. "No thank you."

"Alright. Have a nice day." The host said as she left.

"So how is Twilight doing after her last match?" The general asked.

"A part of me believes that she did that on purpose. Especially after her lack of response once she got back in the box. In fact I hope she isn't going to do what I think she is going to do." Ruby said worried.

"What?"

"You know of her... special ability?" Ruby asked for confirmation.

"You mean... besides her foresight? Yeah she told me about it. I don't quite believe her though. Magic right?"

"Yeah. Don't tell me she is going to heal him... Oh fuck she definitely will."

"It does feel like something she would do."

"Son of a bitch." Ruby swore.

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Meanwhile back down inside of Twilight's box.

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Twilight was preparing to go head on against Pyrrha. But her mind sometimes went back to the hunter who she paralyzed for now. She was analyzing on ways to do it quietly and sneakily. While also not making the hunter even more angry. While she planned, someone knocked on her door.

"Go ahead. The door is open."

"Red dragon." The mother of Pyrrha said as she entered Twilight's box.

"Ah. You must be Pyrrha's mother. How can I help you?"

"I had a simple question. I heard you have foresight..."

"Yes?"

"Which school should I send my daughter to?" She asked surprisingly.

Twilight raised her eyebrow, "Why are you asking me?"

"I... I have a friend that also has foresight. He told me that my daughter has a glorious future ahead of her. Is that true?" The mother asked cautiously.

"Depends on the definition of "Glorious" but in that case, why not simply believe it?" Twilight asked confused.

"I... I had a nightmare." The mother said as she turn around. Regardless, Twilight could feel fear and confusion from the mother.

"What type of nightmare?" Twilight asked worried.

"I believe it might have been a vision."

"Go on."

"My daughter will die. Killed by... someone. Using an arrow as tool." The mother explained carefully.

Twilight's eyes widen, "Is that so?"

"Now my question is, will sending her to a specific school matter?" The mother asked hopeful.

"Yes. I... know the future you just mentioned. It's the future I hope to avoid. But. If we change it too much, we might not be able to anticipate the future." Twilight explained.

"So... We should both encourage that future and prevent the worst case scenario from happening?"

"Certain things in time, will occur. Some are unavoidable. But... I sincerely hope this isn't one of them." Twilight hoped.

"I see. So which school is the problem child?"

"Every school is the problem. Though a few schools I hope to avoid at all cost. Not because it doesn't save her life. But rather, she will be poorly set up for the future to come in the wrong one."

"I see. This vision..."

"Beacon. That will happen in Beacon. But if we don't choose Beacon, she won't gain the right allies in time. So either we run with a chance of death, and a chance at a bright future. Or we chose a different school, but potentially face an unpredictable future." Twilight explained.

"So regardless, she will die if we choose wrong." The mother concluded.

"Yes. No matter what we choose. The wrong choice will kill her. However the school I can highly not recommend is Atlas. Their future is going to be dark no matter which future we choose."

"Hm..." The mother was in deep thought.

"If. If you choose Beacon. Then she will meet my sisters in a positive light. The stone golem and the serpent are both going to join Beacon. I will simply follow them both. So although I cannot be certain that it's the right choice. Beacon is more of my recommendation. Because that is the starting point." Twilight admitted ominously.

"Starting point for what?"

"A future we cannot avoid." Twilight finished.

"I see. Thank you. I will talk with my daughter about this later. Good luck with the fight." Pyrrha's mother said as she left Twilight.

"That was interesting. Then again, our mere presence is already slightly changing the future. My presence especially." Twilight said curiously.

"Red Dragon and the unbeatable newcomer! Please make your way onto the tournament floor!" The first judge boomed.

Twilight rushed out of the room and onto the ready box, after which also proceeding onto the tournament floor as ordered. Pyrrha did the same on the other side. The crowd was quiet. A fight of titans was about to take place. And everyone wanted to learn as much as they can about it. So no cheering could be heard.

"Ladies and Gentleman! The match you have all been waiting for finally is here! The final match for the champion title! The unbeatable Newcomer also known as Pyrrha. And our mysterious Red dragon from Patch. The multi champion vs the underdog!" The second judge boomed across the arena.

"The crowd has gone silent! The people are now entirely focused on this match up. I can't wait for the underdog to win!" The third judge voted.

"My vote goes to our unbeatable newcomer!" The first judge commented.

"I want the one that defeated the previous champion to win. You got my vote Red dragon!" The second judge also voted.

"Regardless of our votes. Only time will tell who shall win this match." The first judge dismissed.

"Get ready!" The first judge boomed.

"Set!" The second judge boomed as well.

"Fight!" The third judge finished.

And then total silence happened. Neither Twilight nor Pyrrha moved an inch. Pyrrha stared at Twilight. But Twilight had closed her eyes. Then Twilight made a move so fast, Pyrrha could only barely dodge the attack. It was an over the shoulder punch. But with a speed Twilight had never shown before. Not even to Ruby who was gasping at the speed as her eyes could only barely see it as well. Twilight missed as her punch hit the outer wall of the arena. Crushing it in the process.

"So fast!" The second judge commented. "I could only barely see it."

Pyrrha was slightly stunned at the surprisingly powerful and fast punch as her combat senses went up a few notches as she realized that The stone golem was correct. The Red Dragon really didn't have any metal on her. This made her semblance useless against this opponent. And the sheer fact that she was nearly overwhelmed in a single strike spooked her a bit.

However she recovered quickly as her mind changed gears. She drew her spear and begun shooting at Twilight. Instead of dodging like she did for most of the tournament. Twilight simply took the hits. But since she had no aura, these shots actually did damage. Much to Pyrrha's and Ruby's horror. Twilight was now bleeding a bit from Pyrrha's attack.

"Oh dear. The red dragon is Auraless. She cannot block those gun shots!" The first judge shouted in horror as well.

Pyrrha instantly stopped shooting as she dropped her aura. To match the red dragon's combat prowess. However now the Pyrrha was out of her comfort zone. She was fighting against an seemingly stronger overall opponent, that had no aura. Since she didn't want to use aura against an auraless opponent, she was now in a confusing situation.

Twilight smiled softly, as she suddenly dropped down low. Her stance went from neutral to aggressive offensive. Pyrrha realized the unusual circumstance she was in. She just now dropped her aura against an auraless opponent with the power to crush sandstone on mere impact. That opponent also didn't back down, but only went more aggressive instead.

Twilight then rushed Pyrrha as she dished out thousands of quick but powerful jabs. Forcing Pyrrha to go defensive as one wrong move could absolutely destroy her body. Had she maintained her aura, she could have avoided this exact thing from happening. But she was too nice.

Ruby giggled, "Twilight is playing Pyrrha. She is teaching her that getting into a false sense of security could lead to death."

"Twilight wanted Pyrrha to keep maintaining her aura?" The general asked confused.

Ruby nodded, "Twilight is an exception. She needs no special powers. All of her combat is based on old-school combat. Thus deadly combat. Pyrrha needs to stop being nice when she fights. Because it could lead to her death."

"Especially on an opponent without any weapons. Or anything metallic to influence. Her semblance is powerless against this opponent. So she put herself in an unnecessary disadvantage. Which could kill her. No, will kill her." Ruby said as she back tracked.

"You mean... against an maiden?" The general realized.

Ruby merely nodded as she watched Pyrrha getting overwhelmed by Twilight. The general had a lot to think about. After all this talk of the future there was one thing he noticed. In none of them, he played a role.

"Hey Ruby. I had a question..."

"Go on."

"What is my place in that future?" The general asked.

Ruby giggled, she realized why he thought this. "A key. Your place in this future was none. But, Twilight changed that. She chose to include you. Which means you will play your part. How exactly I don't know yet. But I guess you are the second abnormality in this timeline."

"Who is the first?"

"Why my little sister is. She is not from this world after all."

"What?" The general said shocked.

"Oh she didn't tell you? Well by this moment. She is not from this world. She wasn't from the start. Because, no normal 5 year old could fight that well."

"Says the 6 year old."

"Yeah. But atleast I was born in a family of warriors. Twilight is not."

"Then how is she, a 5 year old, fighting with that much strength and power at such a young age?" The general wondered.

"I... I wish I knew. Twilight herself seems strict on not telling anyone. Including me. But perhaps she will reveal it soon." Ruby admitted.

The general then stroked his beard as he thought about it. When suddenly a thought came up. "What if she is using her magic to boost her strength? Or more specific, is it possible that her magic warped her strengths and weaknesses?"

Ruby's eyes widen, she then thought it through a bit more. "She did say she came here accidentally. So... a wrong warp? Caused her to come here. In ways not intended?"

"If that is the case, then does that mean she is ill? I would assume she would be. Her magic is acting in ways unintended, her body and mind might be having difficulty adapting to this new world." The general assumed.

"So... the reason she is so strong is because...?"

"Something must have warped her age. That is all I can think of."

"You think she is older?" Ruby asked shocked at the revelation.

The general shook his head, "I sincerely hope I'm wrong. But I think she was originally younger. At an age in which she was just starting to become acquainted with society. She might have been just above an certain age that allowed her access to magic. And at the same time, just shy of becoming a proper child."

Ruby's eyes widen as the ominous truth came to light, "How..." She said with a shaky voice, "How old, would she have to be?"

"If the world in hers is similar to ours. Then..." The general gulped as he did the math, "Three years old?"

"You are telling me... that an child. The age of 3, has to suddenly adapt as an 5 year old. And has been given an task on their shoulders that no child should have that age..."

"Protect her world from this one. Or face the consequences. Is the burden on her shoulders. A burden no child should ever have." The general said as he was sweating at the mere thought.

"My god. And her prediction skills only makes it worse. Not to mention her magic. She is a mage. In a world were mages are seen as enemies. And has the foresight ability. In a world where that will make or break this world. Oh my god." Ruby said as she drooped in her chair. She was only 6 years old. And yet a child younger than her, suddenly had the world on her shoulders.

"I never thought I would ask a 6 year old. But please, please, please protect that child. She has enough burdens as it were. She needs no more. I will assist to the best of my ability. But I can only do so much." The general begged.

"Of course. This only makes my skills as a paladin and protector more and more important. I will train to protect her from our enemies. Till my dying breath." Ruby said suddenly highly motivated to protect Twilight.

"Of course. Patch military will help you two to the best of our abilities. Mark my word, Twilight will now be seen as more than just and hero. She is our MVP. And we will protect her, to our dying breath as well." The general agreed.

"But that does make me wonder...?"

"Mh?"

"What did happen to her parents? Because I assume they are still in her world."

"If its anything like how I feel about my child when she went missing all those years ago. Then... Worried at the very least. Mentally harmed at worst. They will feel responsible. Because for them, Twilight didn't just go missing... She ran away from home. And won't be back for several generations to come." The general admitted.

"I see. I hope their are alright."

Author's Note

Okay. I will admit, I was stumped about what to say in continuation past that point. Until the comment section started to discuss Twilight's age. So I put that into the story instead. Next chapter will go a bit more in-dept on Twilight's situation and her age included.
At the same time, Pyrrha's situation, Twilight's parents, Yang's racist adventure and Summer. These stories are currently in play. So who knows what else I will write about. There is a lot to write. So what is Twilight's age? Well in this world her age is 5, her official age, is actually 3. Will this matter? Definitely. How? I am not sure yet. I need to think deep and hard about it.