Relic of the Future: Chapter 66

Her people rushed in, screaming and drawing weapons. More came from the treeline as expected, howling battle cries. Jaune shot the closest dead and pulled the pin on the grenade, tossing it up in the air and covering his eyes.

A loud bang and a fearsome flash of light blinded everyone.

Oobleck had once told him about the Battle of Fort Castle. He could still remember getting it wrong in class and making a fool of himself. He could also remember Pyrrha trying to help him. Night vision. All faunus had it. The thing about night vision was that it wasn't actually night vision, though. It was something in the eyes that let them capture more light, to better make use of limited light during the night.

That made them uniquely susceptible to sudden flashes of light.

Sienna was blinded as well but rolled away from him with one arm over her eyes and her hand waving before her. The others tripped and fell, some rolling on the floor and others running into one another.

Jaune ran past them all. He dropped another flash en route, letting it fall behind him as he approached the absolute chaos ripping through the camp.

—Relic of the Future: Chapter 66