RWBY: Corrupted Save File

Part #22. - Evolution.

"Yeah. I did." He confirmed.

"Could it have been a problem on their end?"

"It was Pyrrha Nikos." He stated.

"Okay, never-fucking-mind then." She sighed.
"Look, the Aura is complicated as fuck. We are literally talking about the souls of living beings, so there's not much I can offer you." She pinched the bridge of her nose as she spoke.

"It's fine. I appreciate the help Ms. Carmine." Saffron said.

"Yeah, yeah. You're free to go. Get your ass up and get the hell out of here. If I see you again tomorrow I'll kick the shit out of you." She stood up, ruffled Saffron's hair and left the room.
Saffron complied with her orders and flung the white sheets off of his body. He took off the gown he was forced to wear to conduct the medical tests, and put on his Beacon uniform, sans blazer. Of course.

With his little Aura problem on his mind, Saffron made his way to the landing pad, where a carrier would bring him up to Amity Colosseum, a floating island where the Vytal Festival was being held. Unfortunately, he had to go to the infirmary for his checkup after the mission. It took a few days for him to fully recover from the mission. So he missed a whole bunch of rounds, including Team RWBY's.

He got onto a carrier and it began its ascent to the arena. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the colosseum. He encountered a shocking amount of security provided by the Kingdom of Atlas. Most of their staff consisted of Atlesian Knights, a sort of battle android created by the Atlas Military. He also noticed that a fleet of Atlesian aircrafts populated Vale's airspace. He wondered what that was about before the thought quickly slipped his mind.
He walked through the stands looking for Team RWBY or JNPR. Through the mass of colors from all of the teams coming together from different corners of the world, it was nearly impossible. He did, however, spot a pair of bunny ears.

"Hey, Velvet. Hey, Fox." Saffron greeted the two members of Team CFVY. Beside Velvet, sat Ruby Rose.
"Oh, there you are Ruby." Saffron greeted her as well.
"Yo." She gave him a casual wave.

Saffron didn't see Fox as much as Coco or Velvet, but they get along fine. Fox was a young man with dark skin, messy copper hair, and pure white eyes. He was blind, but he was a hell of a Huntsman.

"Hey, Saffron!" Velvet greeted him. Fox waved to the boy. He didn't speak much, either. He used his semblance to communicate instead.

Saffron sat down beside Fox and leaned forward. The fight had just begun between Team CFVY's Coco and Yatsuhashi, versus Emerald and Mercury. Saffron didn't know their team name, and he had no reason to be interested in them... until the fight began.

Emerald and Mercury backed into the tall grass provided by the arena, which was promptly mowed down by Coco's minigun.
The two opponents had vanished from the grass, and suddenly Mercury came falling down from the sky. His target was Coco, but Yatsuhashi pushed her aside and blocked a powerful kick with his greatsword.

Coco unleashed a hailstorm of bullets, which Mercury outran. He closed the distance and began fighting the two of them, using powerful yet swift kicks and utilizing his arms for balance, grappling, and maintaining just the right amount of distance.
The way he fought was fundamentally cruel and playful. But Saffron saw the amount of strategy behind every move that Mercury made. He had managed to maneuver his way behind Coco and made her point her minigun right at Yatsuhashi. Coco turned her minigun back into a handbag, to fight at close range, but the mere idea that he could move like that...

While other people saw a good combatant, Saffron saw something else.

"He's..." He muttered to himself.
Fox leaned closer to Saffron to hear him over the noise the crowd was making.