@ninjablakebelladonna I made this a separate post to better format it.

This AU was created by @colorinplatinum :D

In the original post, Jaune and Pyrrha take the roles of Emerald and Mercury respectively as Ruby’s right hands.



Pyrrha’s great semblance for fighting was abused at an early age. She was constantly being pushed into fighting for her family, either in competitions or acting as a mercenary against those who slighted them. She was treated more like a weapon than a person so one day she snapped, injuring and killing her family before being found by Ruby. Ruby promised that once she got the power she needed, a better world would be made for Pyrrha where she’d get the respect she deserves.

She lost her forearm in the fight for her freedom, replacing it with a disjointed prosthetic that she can manipulate and take apart using her semblance.

Jaune was left to fend for himself from a young age. He was weak, with no fighting abilities, so he went from gang to gang for protection. He would act as a grunt most of the time before quickly vanishing before things got too serious. Ruby found him in-between one of these transfers, giving him an offer of support and stability as long as he helped her towards her goal.

The two work very well together. They fight as a spear and shield, Jaune using his own semblance to boost Pyrrha’s already great aura and Pyrrha using her semblance to guide him in a fight.