"Do you see what I'm seeing?"

"I knew yesterday was just a fluke. Torvi's still weird as hell"

"That is one elaborate conversation she's having"

The students of Beacons watched as Torvi was seemingly arguing with herself. Beside her was Olivia, who was also gaining attention from the students. She was slightly blushing as she ate due to having to wear the required school uniform.

"Damn. I want an emo/goth girlfriend"

"She looks weird. I mean, look at that scar"

"Think she did it to herself?"

Breakfast was simple for the former black prior. Some toast, eggs, and a cup of orange juice. Torvi, however, opted to go for a more elaborate meal, to Hella's vexation. Three plates of toast with chocolate spread, two plates of scrambled eggs, two plates of sausages, and three large mutton legs.

"Put at least half of that back!" Hella cried. "Do you realize how that's going to affect my body-?!"

"Again, MY BODY! Fuck you! Suffer!" and Torvi began stuffing her face. Hella intervened, throwing some food away, but Torvi did her best to eat as much as humanly as possible.

"Dang, Torvi. You really got it rough huh?" said Jaune. Torvi looks up to see both team JNPR and RWBY sit by them. Team JNPR were already filled in on what was happening with Torvi by Ruby. Said girl immediately rushed to Torvi's right, examining her head.

"Are you alright? No scarring? Do you feel nauseous? Do you want me get you more food?-"

"NO! She already has more than enough!" Hella screamed into Ruby's face, causing the young girl to recoil.

Yang pulled Hella off her seat and into her face. "If you know what's good for you, you better start acting a bit nicer to us"

Hella laughed, unthreatened. "Aw, the hotheaded, buxom woman. How stereotypical can you get?"

Hella quickly twitches and Torvi returns. "Don't talk to them like that! Apologize! Right now!"

"Excuse me?" Hella said, clearly irritated. "Don't think YOU have any authority over ME. And besides, what did I say that was so bad? The truth? I swear, everyone here is a fucking snowflake"

"Torvi, can you do anything to stop Hella?" Yang groaned as she released her. She now understood the situation better after Ruby explained it to them. That did not mean she liked it. Torvi was already hard to deal with. Now they had a bratty bitch they had to get a hold on too?

"I'm trying, but I can't think of anything-"

"Look at that. The savage is trying to think. How cute"

"Yet I don't even know how she emerged" Torvi growled. All of this didn't make any sense. Up until a couple nights ago, she felt fine. Her voices were talking and she never had Hella's voice inside before. She couldn't be one of her voices. They helped her, guided her. They may argue with Torvi on certain matters, but they never outright rebelled against her.

Did those two being cause this? Torvi had no idea, only a hunch. Maybe their combined energy triggered something within, like a lit powder keg on a timer.

Jaune noticed the dark, silent woman sitting next to Torvi. He honestly almost forgot about her; she cloaked her presence without effort. "Oh! And who might you be?"

"Olivia Junta" the black prior greeted. "I'm new"

Pyrrha spoke next. "It's an honor to make your acquaintance. I am-"

"Pyrrha Nikos. Sanctum graduate, four-time Mystral Regional tournament winner, and a mascot of Pumpkin Pete cereal. I know"

"Oh" the redhead muttered awkwardly.

"Your skills are remarkable from what I heard. I too look forward to going to school with you" Olivia said.

"Thank you, Olivia. Your praise is most appreciated"

"Careful, Pyrrha," Yang warned. "She's more reactive than you might think"

"The only reason I grabbed you four was because I saw suspicious behavior" Olivia retorts. "I was unaware you were attempting to assist Torvi and assumed the worst had happened"

"A bit extreme don't you think?" Blake questioned.

"When you are in volatile environment or situation, you must always assume the worst. 'Better safe then sorry', I think the expression is"

"You could say sorry to us you know" Ruby muttered, but she was left unheard.

Torvi twitches. "You know Olivia, Prryha ain't all that's cracked up to be. She's a mediocre fighter at best"

"You take that back!" Jaune half-yelled at Hella. He could take insults and jabs at him, but if they were pointed at his friends, that is where he draws the line. "Pyrrha's an excellent warrior. Probably more skilled than you could ever be"

"Yeah! I bet Pyrrha would kick your ass in minutes-no, SECONDS! Yeah seconds!" Nora added. Although Ren did not voice his opinion, he nodded at the statements made by his friends.

The redhead tried to defuse the situation, but failed to do so. "Jaune, Nora, it's fine. I don't care about-"

Hella did not like being insulted. She closed her eyes in concentration before opening them, smirking at the blonde boy, unsettling him. "Be careful with your words around me Jauney boy or I might just spread a little rumor about your... questionable papers"

He immediately knew what papers she was referring to. How?! It shouldn't even be possible that she would know about his false entrance papers. He quickly silenced himself.

Prryha frowned, staring at the invader in Torvi's body. "Torvi may not be the most... refined person, but at the very least, she wouldn't resort to blackmail and threatening her friends"

"Oh? And you spent enough time with Torvi to know what she is and she isn't?"

Pyrrha shook her head. "No. I do not know much about Torvi other than what I have seen. However, I do know she is much more honorable than you could ever hope to be", She mentally smirked when she saw Hella gritting her teeth in anger.

"Remember this, Pyrrha Nikos: I don't need to use METAL weapons to beat someone like you. I have... more entertaining options"

Pyrrha narrowed her eyes at the fact that Hella, for some unknown reason, found out what her semblance was, even though she never spoke about it with her or Torvi. The others were simply stunned. Pyrrha kept her semblance card close to her chest. For someone to just know about it was mind-boggling.

Hella twitches back into Torvi. "Can you just shut up?!" she yelled at, essentially, herself before grabbing a leg of mutton.

"You're not the boss of me so stop giving me orders! And would you cut it with the fucking eating already!? You're eating too much meaning I'M eating too much!" Hella responds.

"But food so good!"

"Hasn't anyone ever told you that too much of a good thing is a bad thing?"

"That makes no sense! Good thing plus good thing equals good things! Good things are not bad things! And you call me dumb!"

Before Hella could reply back, Olivia slams Torvi head onto one of the plates of eggs and rubbed her face in the food. "Can you two shut up? People are trying to eat". Hella lightly groans as she gets up, enraged, but stares back at the eggs she pillowed on. There, on the eggs, was her make up, smeared on scrambled eggs. She shrieks in horror before fainting, falling face first back into the food. She twitches and Torvi returns.

She sighs happily. "Thanks Olivia" she said before eating the rest of her plates.

Later...

The day continued as the students went through their school day. It was as normal as Torvi could have hoped for, considering her current situation.

Hella persisted to badger Torvi about letting her handle the school work and, after hard negations, Torvi, begrudgingly, agreed. She closely monitored Hella as she worked in her body, making sure she wouldn't stir up anymore trouble.

The only silver lining was that she wouldn't have to do any of that god-awful classwork and get a good grade in the progress. Hella knew this and even though it burned her soul, she worked hard. She hated Torvi, but she did not hate paperwork. Even though she was doing ALL of Torvi's work in her stead, her pride wouldn't allow her to half-ass anything.

There were a few classes Torvi got to participate in. Cooking class being one of them. Hella despised working in a kitchen. "Too dirty" she said.

The other was a no-brainer, combat class. As soon as they walked through the doors, Torvi practically dragged Hella out of her body, back into her mind, and suited up.

After the Cardin incident, which the boy himself had not returned from yet, Torvi's duels were up against automated robots. At the beginning, Torvi was beyond enraged at knowing she wasn't going against regular people, but quickly changed her tune when she actually saw the robots. They were double the size of Cardin, heavily armored, and equipped with an adaptive A.I that reacts according to to its opponent. Repairs for after each fight weren't much of problem either; the school had mechanics on hand whenever duty called. They were also two times stronger than the average huntsman which made them a good challenge.

It was always a spectacle whenever Torvi's turn went up. Her battles with these robots were broadcasted to the school and upload to the internet. These worked in the schools favor as Torvi's battles entertained the students, slowly decreasing their fears thus decreasing the grimm activity around the school that was brought about from Torvi's match with Cardin.

After Torvi finished, she returns back to teams RWBY and JNPR and Olivia. "Ahhh... good exercise" she sighed happily.

Torvi twitches. "I don't how you can find fighting so damn fun. Aren't you concerned, like one bit, about your own safety?" Hella groaned.

Hella twitches. "How can you not? Fighting is exhilarating. I wouldn't trade it for the world"

Hella sighs. "You know what else is adrenaline-inducing? Roller-coasters, horror movies,... SEX?"

Upon hearing the last word, Ruby's face explodes in a large blush. "S-S-Sex?! How can you even think of that?! You're still too young for that!"

Weiss was also sporting red on her face. "I second that! And aren't you concerned about STI's, or even pregnancy?"

Smirking at the girls uncomfortable dispositions, Hella shrugs. "What can I say? Nothing feels better than a good hard fucking?"

Yang overhears this and develops an naughty smirk on her face. "Oh, I didn't know Torvi was even interested in boys"

Torvi returns and say, "Fucking is fine. Just haven't met my destined mate"

"'Mate'?" Blake questioned.

"Yeah. You know, the one to make children with? Sadly, all my past partners did not satisfy me-"

She suddenly twitches. "Are you kidding me? Remember Balder Akeson? The guy you gave your virginity to? The guy with the FOOT LONG MONSTER in his pants? He rocked your world so hard!'

"He did not last long" Torvi retorts.

"HE WENT FOR A FUCKING HOUR!"

"To be my mate, you have to go for three hours, AT LEAST"

"You're fucking crazy. This is why you'll never find a man" Hella chuckled.

"Oh?" Torvi smirks. "Are you saying you only desire a man with a weak but big cock?"

"A big dick means they can hit your sweet point better and harder. They have more impact and power than anything below them" Hella scoffs. Jaune lowly whimpers, cradling his crotch.

"They mean nothing if they don't have stamina. I want a man that can cum more than one or two times and can go for a long time until my hips ache" Torvi replies.

"Power is better! Period!"

"No, stamina better!'

"Power!"

"Stamina!'

The two went back and forth, oblivious to any ears that hear. Weiss, Blake, and Pyrrha were doing their best to ignore them, blushing madly all the while. The only boys in the group, Ren and Jaune, were looking away, embarrassed. Yang and Nora were laughing their lives away hearing the two shamelessly debate.

Ruby and Olivia, meanwhile, leaned against the railing, staring blankly down at the ring, muttering to themselves. "My innocence is shattered. My mind is tainted. Mother, father, forgive me, for I have become dirtied. I feel my chastity melting away with just these heathen's words" Olivia lowly said.

"I second that" Ruby added.

"Olivia Junta and Pyrrha Nikos!" Glynda calls out, stopping Torvi and Hella's argument, to everyone's relief.

"W-Well!" Olivia coughed. "Come Pyrrha! Let us engage ourselves in honorable combat"

"Yes! lets!" Pyrrha said, her blush still present.

Torvi looks that the leaving duo questioningly. "What's up with them?". She then looks around at the rest of the group, finally noticing their embarrassed and uncomfortable looks, and Nora and Yang's laughing bodies. "What's up with all of you?"

"...You two really need help" Blake deadpanned.

Some time later...

The two girls entered the ring with their respective weapons in hand. Pyrrha wielded her transforming spear in her right hand and her shield on her left arm. She looked beside her to Olivia, to take a look at her weaponry. In her right hand, she had a black and silver sword. From the look of it, the sword had the ability to transform. Into what, Pyrrha did not know. A big kite shield was strapped on her left arm. It was somewhat triangular shape with a silver cross across the surface. Blue solid energy made up the rest of the surface. The other rim was black and Pyrrha noticed the shield looked collapsible.

"What's its name?"

"Excuse me?"

"Your sword and shield. Do they have names?" Pyrrha inquired.

"They're just weapons. Why would I name them like pets?" Olivia retorts dryly.

"I do suppose it is a bit silly when you think about it," the redhead chuckled. "but it's quite popular with huntsmen and huntresses to name their weapons as many believe them to be an extension of themselves"

"Did you name your weapons?"

"Mmhm. My shield is Akouo and my spear is Milo". She smiles and says, "You're about to get well acquainted them soon"

"Don't disappoint me. Show me the skills of a four-time tournament winner" Olivia said as the two spaced themselves, standing a few meters away from each other.

"Are you two ready to begin?" Glynda boomed. They both nod at her and she yells, "Begin!"

The two rushed at the same time, meeting halfway in between the space between them. Olivia went to bash Pyrrha, but Pyrrha stops her using her own shield bash. The resulting clashes forces the two girls to separate. Olivia swipes at Pyrrha's right, only for the girl react by dodging underneath the swing following up with a stab at Olivia's side. Olvia deflects her attack before flipping her sword, her hand gripping the top of he blade. Using her sword as a makeshift blunt weapon and using strong, accurate attacks, she presses Pyrrha back, forcibly pinning the girl as she blocks attack after attack. She eventually was forced to leap back when she noticed her shield beginning to dent.

She shifts her spear into a rifle and begins firing at Olivia from a distance. Olivia immediately brings up her shield, blocking the shots until she noticed Pyrrha reloads her gun to which Olivia transforms her sword. The blade bends back and angles forward, showing a gun barrel. After shifting, Olivia now wielded a heavy pistol and starts shooting at Pyyrha, forcing the redhead to move around.

Considering her shield was for the most part see-through, she places the shield in front of her face, looking out at her opponent while she fires. Pyrrha though proved much to agile for her as she kept avoiding her pistol fire. She narrows her eyes, focusing, until a black energy clamp appears on Pyrrha's foot, attaching her to the ground and forcing her to trip.

"This is strange" remarked Weiss.

"How so?" Yang asked.

"From what we saw, her semblance is as versatile as it is powerful. Don't you remember how she easily manhandled us?" Weiss said. Her team nods to her and she continues. "She could've simply restrained Pyrrha and force her aura to drop like a lead ball. Why isn't she doing that?"

"Maybe she wants to rely on her skills and strengths and not just her superpower" Torvi responded. It was only an idea, one she could possibly be wrong on, but the memory of their first interaction played in her mind, how she only executed Torvi just her hands instead of her weapons. Perhaps she wanted to play on a level playing field with her opponents?

On her side, Pyrrha gasps as Olivia takes aim at her head. She roll on her side backwards until she got back up. Coincidentally, Olivia gun clicked, which Persuaded Pyrrha to charge forward, converting her rifle into a sword and engaging Olivia once again. The two girls come to blows but neither could get a clear hit on the other. When one attacked, the other reacted accordingly. When one counter-attacked, the other defended accordingly. Whenever their blades met, they were always deflected.

The two were at a stalemate with no visible end in sight.

As they dueled, Olivia noticed something odd amidst the clanging of metal against metal. Her sword and shield were moving. Slightly, almost to the point of unnoticeable, but still moving, adjusting themselves so that Pyrrha's attacks almost came close to hitting her. The statement about metal weapons made by Hella directly came to mind. Perhaps there was more truth to the witch's words than she initially thought.

Pyrrha went for an overhead attack and Olivia saw a golden opportunity. She ducked slightly, putting her shield in front of her before the attack came in contact. When it did, Olivia pushed forward, hefting Pyrrha's startled body over her own until she was dumped right behind her with Pyrrha on her back. "Ad profundis!" she yelled. Vulnerable, Olivia quickly swipes her sword across Pyrrha's chest, taking a large portion of her aura with her.

A large collection of surprised gasps escape the audience when she did this. Torvi smirks, quickly recognizing the signature move of the black priors.

Olivia steps back and allows Pyrrha to get back up. "I did not expect that" she chuckled light-heartedly.

"Someone had to end that deadlock between us" Olivia responded.

"Agreed" and Pyrrha readied herself again. Yet, just when she was about to attack, Olivia lowered her guard, looking almost passive and nonthreatening. She quirks an eyebrow in confusion.

"Do not mistake me Pyrrha Nikos," she said, adjusting her stance so that her feet were shoulder-width apart. "I am not giving up. In actuality, I am only getting started"

Before the redhead could ask what that meant, two large, dark hands shoot up from the ground. She reacts instinctively, rolling out of the way just before the hands slammed down where she previously stood. Before she could engage Olivia, more dark constructs emerge and begin to attack her. An black, sharply-pointed tendril attempted to stab her but she dodges and tries to cut it, only for her weapon to bounce off the surface.

With her only alternative being to dodge and evade, she runs around the ring, darting around the black appendages.

Olivia contemplates what to to do next as she watched Pyrrha went about trying to survive her onslaught of dark constructs. She respected Pyrrha Nikos and her abilities and so she went easy on her semblance to give her a fighting chance. She wanted more to see her abilities and skills than to win.

Pyrrha leaps and ducks over multiple tentacles and attempts to come in close to Olivia, only to be thwarted by more constructs. Just when two hands were about to punch at her, they disperse. Stunned, she did not foresee Olivia running up to her and bashing her in the face.

She spots a sword blade rapidly approaching the side of her head and blocks. Pyrrha notices Olivia's chest was open by a tiny amount and uses it, accurately stabbing the black prior on the chest, forcing her to grunt and push back. Pyrrha gives her no quarter as she leaps at the girl, assaulting her with lighting fast attacks.

The redhead had to admit that this spar was tricky. Olivia was clearly as skilled as her and in combination of her semblance, it made her an even more dangerous combatant. It did make her smile mentally at the fact that Olivia was fighting her head on instead of just grabbing her with her semblance and rag-dolling her around until her aura was depleted. It showed she respects her and that made her respect Olivia.

The two warriors were engrossed in their bout, as were the audience and even Glynda. Time passed as the two trades blows, blocks, and parries. It wasn't until the match entered the nine minute mark did everyone come back to their senses. Each spar usually lasted a couple minutes, five at most, which was why it surprised everyone that these two could have lasted so long.

The two were on even footing in terms of aura. By the time they reached nine minutes, both their auras were at 25%. It was only a matter of time until one trumped the other.

Oliva flips her sword into a blunt weapon yet again, hitting Pyrrha's weapon hand and making her drop her spear. Pyrrha was not worried in the slightest as she then swiped Olivia off her feet before hastily grabbing back her weapon. Olivia then reveals an other surprise in the form of another ranged weapon but this time in her shield. A gun barred pops out on the side and she also takes out her pistol as well. She catches Pyrrha off guard and shoots her multiple times on the body before she got back up.

They charge one an other again, deflecting each others attacks until Pyrrha parries one of Olivia's attack, stunning her. She kicks her back before hurling her spear at her. Olivia blocks the incoming projectile, only for it to bounce off her shield into the air. In just a few seconds, Pyrrha ran to Olivia and drop kicks her to the ground using aura-powered legs. She catches her spear while in mid-air and charges it with aura before hurling it Olivia. Only this time, Olivia failed to block, resulting in the spear hitting her square in the chest.

The black prior grunts loudly as her and her aura took a heavy blow. She glances at the screen and sees the results of her attack.

Olivia 5%. Pyrrha 10%. Both were in the red.

"That concludes the match. Good work there girls" Glynda said loudly. The crowd cheer in favor of the skill warriors they just saw fight.

Olivia rubs her head. Though she was frustrated she lost, it wasn't so bad. She witnessed her skills and she could say proudly she had her on edge. If only she could've blocked her last few attacks, she could've one up her.

A hand taps her head and she sees Pyrrha smiling down at her, no animosity or smugness on her face. It would seem that Pyrrha also feels the same. "You fought well Olivia. You had me worried when you whipped out your semblance," she chuckled. "You nearly had me there". She offer Olivia a hand but she rejects it and gets back up herself.

"Your skills hold true to what I have heard. Continue to thrive Pyrrha Nikos".

Pyrrha laughed at how formal she was being. "Just Pyrrha is fine Olivia"

"You both show tremendous skill in battle," Glynda started. "However, you both were caught off guard at one point. Make it a point to expect the unexpected. Other than that, that concludes today's class. You may all leave"

"You held back" stated Pyrrha as she and Olivia went to exit the ring.

"And what if I did?"

"Nothing. It just that I appreciate that you faced me on even ground" Pyrrha smiled.

"This was a sparring match. It was designed to test our skills and powers. For me to breeze by using only my semblance would go against a sparring match's function" Olivia replied.

"It makes one wonder what you would've done if this wasn't a friendly spar" Pyrrha chuckled.

"If this was anything other than a 'friendly spar', I would not have given you any mercy" Olivia coldly said. The redhead widens her eyes in surprise for a second before nodding, understanding what Olivia was saying. If it was a life or death situation, she would've gone all out with her semblance, regardless of who she was facing. All that mattered was getting out alive and/or completing the mission.

"Tenebris and Infortunii"

"What?"

"My shield is darkness, Tenebris, and my sword is misfortune, Infortunii"

Pyrrha look at her surprised, processing what she heard until she finally smiles.

Team RWBY, JNPR, and Torvi met up with them and the group went back to the dorms. Upon returning, Olivia departed, saying she wanted to hit the library before closing time. They let her go without much trouble. She walks away from the dorms before pulling out her scroll and reading her messages.

Under the name "C", there were only a few, simple words.

Are you in?

Olivia scowls and contemplates whether to turn off her scroll. She reluctantly replies in the end.

I am

Suddenly, before she could put her scroll back into her pocket, a new message comes in, from a person labeled "S". All it simply said was...

How are you?

This time, she did not text back.