World of Riders: Camo's Mimicry also him to copy the aura of anyone nearby. His aura will then change to their color and be virtually indistinguishable. He also receives the target's semblance with full knowledge on how to use it. Unlike Night, Camo can only copy one aura at a time and in order to recopy a lost aura he will have to find it's owner again. But once the aura is copied, he can keep it until it is replaced by another's.

Next time on World of Riders, we'll discuss Verto Boost

Malone looks over the evidence collected from the warehouse. Malone calls his private analyst, Harvard.

"Hello." Harvard says.

"Hey, Harvard." Malone responds, "Detective Malone."

"Hey, Malone." Harvard says.

"Did you get the package I sent you?" Malone asks.

"Yeah," Harvard answers, "it's pretty wild stuff."

"Our crime lab is getting nowhere with this." Malone states, "What do you make of it?"

"Well, the easy one is tire tread sample." Harvard says, "I tested the residue you sent and the tires are made from silicon steel fiber alloy. It only used on high performance cars. It's not unique, but it's hard to come by."

"What about the metal bullets?" Malone asks.

"Now that." Harvard begins, "In my fifteen years with special forces, I've never seen this metal used in any weapon. But for practical purposes, this metal is a very soft metal. So the bullets expand and deform on high impact. They make little holes on the way in and big holes on the way out. And they are much harder to match to ballistic signatures. That makes them relatively untraceable."

"It doesn't make sense if the bullet casings have his name on them." Malone states, "And he left those everywhere."

"Yeah, the Rider." Harvard reads, "Yeah, I don't get that. He-he must be one sick man. Like he wanted to be found out."

"Yeah, or he's bragging." Malone suggests, "Or just plain careless. The Rider must be working for someone to get that kind of financial backing. You think he's a gun for hire?"

"Or he could be a vigilante, that's the word on the street." Harvard adds.

"Either way, one things for sure." Malone states, "He has his eyes set on Cappuccino."

"Well then you both have something in common." Harvard says.

Malone and Harvard chuckle.

"Yeah if that's true, I have a hunch of where this Rider will show up next." Malone states, "Hey I gotta go. See ya' Harvard."

"Later." Harvard says.

-Present Day-

Onyx and Team JNPR arrive at the entrance to the research installation inside the cave in the mountain.

"I believe we have found the source of the signal." Onyx states.

"And a perfect place fore cultists to call home." Nora adds.

The group enters the cave and sees many vehicles littered throughout.

"Looks like a graveyard." Nora comments.

"A military installation." Ren states, "Perhaps for the storage and repair of vehicles."

Ren places his hand on one of the trucks.

"No heat radiates from their engines, " He states, "they have not been utilized recently."

The group approaches the main building of the facility.

"This door's been used pretty recently." Nora comments.

The door is open slightly and their are scorch marks on the handle and lock.

"We shall break into teams." Onyx orders, "Pyrrha, Ren, and Juane explore the interior of the building. Ren, you will accompany me and investigate the perimeter."

"Onyx, if I stay outside I'll be able to use my semblance on these vehicles," Pyrrha states, "I'll be of much better use outside, with you."

"Agreed." Onyx says.

Pyrrha and Ren switch places on the teams.

When Juane, Nora, and Ren are too deep into the facility to hear Onyx and Pyrrha, the Guardian and his allies make their move.

"The signal we've been tracking is right on top of us." Onyx states, "Quickly, Pyrrha."

The two break off into a sprint with Pyrrha behind. Pyrrha takes the lead and turns to face Onyx. Both stop running.

"Why don't you let me take point, Onyx." Pyrrha suggest, "I can..."

Pyrrha is interrupted by a roar from Lamia, who is perched on the roof of the cave.

"Perfect." Lamia says, "The weakest hunter steps right beneath my claws."

Lamia pounces at them. Pyrrha pushes Onyx to safety, and is tackled by Lamia. Pyrrha rises and blocks Lamia's swing with her arms, unable to draw her weapon. The Guardian grabs her wrist with his arm and grabs the other with his other arm.

Onyx runs towards the two and Pyrrha jumos into the air, using her polarity to move her shield. Pyrrha kicks off the shield giving herself some momentum to push Lamia back, but it's purpose was to knock the shield into Onyx, pushing him back. Onyx stares in confusion.

Lamia lets go of Pyrrha's left wrist and raises his arm to strike. Onyx creates a construct of Light's sword.

"Pyrrha move clear, that is an order." Onyx says.

Pyrrha continues to struggle with Lamia, maneuvering herself somher back is to Onyx.

"Onyx, please get away from here." Pyrrha says as she continues to block Onyx, "The Guardian is after the weaker among us and right now, that's you!"

"You think the rider is my target?" Lamia asks, "You couldn't be more wrong."

Pyrrha's mouth widens in realization, she's the target.

Lamia raises Pyrrha into the air and slams her into the ground. Onyx growls and charges at Lamia, but his sword is shatter by a blast.

"Just in time to save the day." The first cultists says sarcastically as he continues to bombard Onyx with a beam, "And I'm sure we'll be showered with appreciation for it."

Onyx creates a dome to protect himself, but is unable to fight back. Onyx groans as he is pushed backwards.

Lamia grabs Pyrrha by her arms and lifts her of the ground to his level. The Guardian then bites into Pyrrha's shoulder, causing her to scream in pain.

"Draining the sick and injured is so much easier than slaving to bring down the able." Lamia says as he drains Pyrrha's aura with his fangs.

Pyrrha tries to use her polarity to move anything, but she's too weak to do so.

Onyx glances at Pyrrha before his dome is shattered and he is knocked onto his back.

"Onyx." Pyrrha calls weakly at the downed Rider.

"Lamia, make sure you save a little room." The second cultist says.

"Save room?" Lamia asks, "That's a main course compared to this trifle."

Lamia releases Pyrrha and walks towards Onyx.

"Don't touch the other one." Lamia orders.

Pyrrha weakly turns to look at Onyx. Lamia reaches down to grab Onyx, but is interrupted by the first Cultis Ex Ipsis member.

"We gave it our all for you!" The cultist complains, "And the only reward you give us is-"

"The fact I let you continue to exit should be reward enough, you little-!" Lamia says as he turns to his underlings.

Unseen by the enemy, Onyx rises to his feet.

"This isn't the time to battle amongst ourselves." The second cultist states as Onyx creates a construct of Cardin's mace.

Onyx smacks all three of them with one swing, but the construct shatters on impact. The three are sent flying. Onyx gets into a stance and crimson energy builds around Onyx's right hand. Onyx falls to his knees as the Guardian and cultists rise and approach him.

"Onyx, what's wrong!?" Pyrrha's already weak voice is drowned out of Onyx's pain.

Onyx straightens his fingers, forming a small blade with the energy. Onyx looks up at his opponents then lunges. He blocks the first cultists shot with his hand, and spin kicks his head. Onyx slashes upwards on the second one's chest. He then slashes vertically on the Guardian, using the swings momentum to spin around behind Lamia. Onyx stabs his hand into the power cluster on the Guardian's back.

Onyx walks towards Pyrrha.

"You were..." Pyrrha groans, "pretending to be more injured than you are."

"Our enemies seemed preoccupied with weakness." Onyx states, "I wanted to give them a target that appeared more debilitated than you."

"You never need protection," Pyrrha says as Onyx helps her up, "I did. And my certainty only made me more vulnerable."

Onyx transfers some of his aura to Pyrrha, strengthening her only slightly.

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Pyrrha." Onyx suggests, "As errors go, ones of concern for others are by no means the worst. I consider myself fortunate that you would go to such lengths for a teammate."

"Thank you, Onyx." Pyrrha says, "I am honored to-"

"Look at what we found!" Nora interrupts.

She and Ren carry the Pillar of the Riders. It is a large cylinder made of Trux. It was two feet tall and had a diameter of half a foot. The cylinder top and bottom were beveled. Onyx uses his Aliquam to lift the Pillar of the Riders.

Guardian Submission Sheet Requirements:

Name: (Color naming rule does not apply because these guys are ancient. Nouns, preferably in Latin, but can be another romance language)

Appearence: (Body type, distinct markings, scratches, scars, etc)

Voice: (Loud, husky, etc)

Personality: (Include things like tone, fighting style, etc)

Weapon: (Blade weapon with a curved blade or blades, could be a staff, tonfa, sword, etc)

Semblance: (As Ruby said, they tend to be story breaker powers)

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