Testng Options
Red and Onyx enter the heist planning room. Red lays down full body armors on a table. He places rifles and pistols on another table.
"Don't you think the armor's a little... much?" Onyx asks.
"Someone ratted us out." Red states.
"We don't do the heist." Onyx suggests.
"No. Do you know who hired us!?" Red says.
"No." Onyx states.
"If we don't do this heist before the deadline, that man will kill us." Red states.
"Tell him that we were ratted out?" Onyx asks.
"Who do you think told me?" Red responds.
"When's the deadline?" Onyx says.
"Tomorrow, eleven PM." Red states.
Onyx looks at the clock, it read ten fifty nine AM.
"Thirty six hours." Onyx states as the clock turns to eleven.
Present Day
Onyx gets up from the grass and watches as an airship leaves his line off sight.
"What's wrong?" Ruby asks.
"Nothing." Onyx answers.
Ruby stares at him curiously. Onyx is a good liar, but his actions were suspicious. Ruby brushes it off. Onyx then heads inside and Ruby follows.
The following takes place a couple days after the start of the second semester.
Onyx watches Glynda's class from a distance corner. Glynda notices Onyx and trails off in her lecture. Onyx nods and Glynda does the same before picking back up. After her lecture, when she would normally begin sparring matches, Goodwitch continues speaking.
"Today, we have a guest here in order to assist with combat instructions." Goodwitch states.
The students begin whispering about this news before Goodwitch silence them.
"He is a graduate from this very academy. Students, meet Onyx Rider." Glynda continues as Onyx reveals himself from the shadows.
Onyx stands beside the combat instructor. He is not wearing his Rider armor, instead he is wearing the outfit he wore when he killed Night.
"I am here to evaluate your skills, both your strengths and your weaknesses. So... Who's first?" Onyx says.
Silence befalls the entire room.
"How about miss Nikos." Glynda suggests.
"Fine." Onyx says.
Pyrrha climbs onto the arena and draws her weapons. Onyx does the same.
"Whenever you're ready." Pyrrha says.
"Whenever you are." The Rider responds.
Pyrrha stares at Onyx's combat stance. He stood straight up with both his hands behind his back. Pyrrha lunges at Onyx and strikes with Miló. Onyx responds by bowing, allowing the Xiphos to pass over him. Onyx turns to face Pyrrha and fires at her. Pyrrha blocks with Akoúo. Onyx holsters his pistols, charges at Pyrrha, and begins to strike with his left hand before switching to his right.
"What was that?" Ruby whispers to her team.
"Onyx knows about Pyrrha's polarity." Weiss explains, "A mechanical arm puts him at a disadvantage."
Onyx dropkicks Pyrrha's shield and then backflips off of it. Onyx lands and fires at Pyrrha. Once his pistols are out of ammo, he holsters them again.
"Why'd he do that?" Ruby asks.
"I don't know. Just watch." Weiss says.
Onyx dashes at Pyrrha with his arms crossed. He kicks Pyrrha's shield up leaving her open.
"I'm neat on my feet." Onyx states as he unleashes a flurry of kicks.
The other students watched as Pyrrha's aura rapidly went down while Onyx's is untouched. Onyx finishes his combo by kicking Pyrrha in the stomach, reducing her aura to red and knocking her out of the arena. Onyx jumps down and helps Pyrrha up.
"Well done." Onyx comments.
"Thank you." Pyrrha says.
"Your semblance made this fight difficult." Onyx states, speaking quietly so only Pyrrha can hear.
"You knew?" Pyrrha asks.
"I know all your secrets." Onyx states.
Onyx turns to the other students.
"Can anyone tell me what she did wrong?" The Rider asks.
The class remains silent.
"She failed to read my actions. My cocky stance was designed to give her a false sense of security. She should've expected my counterattack, an example of acting before thinking." Onyx explains, "She did manage to keep a level-head and discover that a defensive strategy would be needed in order to counter my fierce offense, an example of knowing her limits and accessing her opponent."
"He learned all that just from that short battle." Ruby whispers in disbelief.
"Onyx knows his stuff." Yang states.
"Who's next?" Glynda asks.
Weiss raises her hand.
"Miss Schnee, are you sure?" Glynda asks.
Weiss nods as she gets on the arena. Weiss draws Myrtenaster, but Onyx leaves his pistols holsters.
"You're holding back." Weiss states.
"I have to, otherwise you wouldn't survive." Onyx states.
Weiss growls as she readies her rapier. Weiss launches herself with a glyph and tries to strike Onyx. Onyx grabs the blade with his left hand and jabs Weiss with in the stomach with his pistol. He then fires an explosive round from the lower barrel. Weiss' aura instantly depletes as she is knocked into the wall before falling to the floor. Onyx walks to Weiss and kneels down beside her.
"I would say nice fight, but..." Onyx taunts.
Weiss glares at Onyx as she struggles to get to her feet.
"And yes, I was still holding back." Onyx states.
Glynda glares at Onyx as he gets back onto the arena.
"Was that really necessary?" Goodwitch asks.
"Nope." Ony states.
Onyx checks the time with his scroll.
"I have time for one more. So who's next?" Onyx says.
"I'll go." Mercury states.
"Will you finish your match this time?" Glynda asks.
"Yes ma'am." Mercury says.
Mercury enters the arena. He starts by dashing at Onyx and kicks at his head. Onyx grabs Mercury's foot and throws him backwards. Mercury lands perfectly, but when he looks up Onyx is gone.
"Trying to discover my tactics?" Onyx asks.
Mercury turns to see Onyx standing behind him.
"Unfortunately for you, I change my tactics based on my opponent." Onyx states.
Mercury kicks at Onyx, but Onyx blocks with his left arm. Onyx sweeps Mercury's other leg, knees him in the stomach, then kicks him out the ring.
"I know when someone tries to read me." Onyx states.
Onyx then quickly leaves the room.
As the Rider walks through the courtyard about to leave Beacon and continue his mission, Ruby catches up to him.
"You're leaving already?" Ruby asks.
"I got what I came for." The Rider states.
"And what was that?" Ruby asks.
"I needed to test Pyrrha's polarity, for a theory I have." The Rider answers.
"What theory?" Ruby asks.
"Unimportant." The Rider states.
The Rider places his hand on Ruby shoulder.
"Ruby, can you keep something for me?" The Rider asks.
Ruby nods and the Rider hands her a small crystal. The crystal is crimson like Onyx's eyes and constantly pulses, like that of a heartbeat. It is embedded in a sphere made of Grimm bones.
"What is it?" Ruby asks.
"The key to Umbra's base's power core." The Rider states.
"Shouldn't you give this to Ozpin?" Ruby asks.
"Perhaps, but I've grown to trust you. Keep it safe, until I return." The Rider says.
"What do mean you've 'grown to trust me'?" Ruby asks.
"I only trust a handful of people, and you are one of those people." The Rider states.
The Rider turns around as a crimson portal opens in nearby.
The Rider draws his pistols and head towards the portal. As the Rider stands in front of the portal, a fist punches him. The Rider is sent backwards, but quickly recovers. A humanoid Grimm walks out of the portal, it's bones forming full body armor. It wields a greatsword made of Grimm bones.