Brutal Interrogation
"What do you want to know?" Davy asks.
"When was the last time you saw Night?" Onyx questions.
"Fifteen years ago." Davy answers.
Onyx pushes the blade in further. Davy screams in pain.
"I know Night would use you as his connection to the outside world." Onyx states.
"I saw him last night." Davy jokes.
Onyx twists the blade and Davy screams again.
"Okay! I saw him this morning." Davy confesses.
"Where and why?" Onyx asks.
"Screw you!" Davy says.
Onyx removes the blade and impales Davy's lower abdomen.
"Want to try that again?" Onyx asks.
"At your house, to tell me how he's going to kill you." Davy says.
Onyx removes the sword. He looks into Davy's eyes and then stabs Davy again. The hilt presses against Davy's stomach as the blade went all the way through. Davy screams louder than he did before.
Team RWBY hears a scream and rush to the room. Ruby is the first one through the door.
"Onyx!" Ruby yells.
Davy had nearly fifty stab marks in him. He is beaten and bruised. Onyx presses him against the wall with his blade to Davy's neck. He turns Ruby and drops Davy.
"What are you doing?" Ruby asks in fear.
"Getting results." Onyx states
"Who's this? Your daughter?" Davy asks.
Onyx kicks Davy causing him to roll across the room.
"You tortured him!" Yang states.
"How else was I to get answers!?" Onyx asks.
"There are more civil means of interrogation." Weiss says.
"You don't think I know that. I know Davy, he's hard to break." Onyx says.
"That doesn't justify it!" Weiss says.
"Is this really the time for a lecture? You didn't just happen to discover the location of Night's hideout, did you? Well, I did! And do you happen to know where there's a stockpile of stolen dust? I do!" Onyx says.
"Onyx, calm down." Ruby says.
"Calm is the last thing we need! Calm is what lost us Windsor! Night has had fifteen years of planning. All that time, you think Night isn't gearing up for something big?! I've been squandering my resources chasing after his crumbs when we really need to be hitting him hard and hitting him now!" Onyx shouts.
Ruby backs away in fear of Onyx's anger. He walks towards Davy who was laughing to himself.
"You think you stand a chance against Night?" Davy laughs, "He'll kill you, or do you not remember what happened to Windsor?"
Onyx walks towards the door.
"Let's go." Onyx orders.
Team RWBY follows him out reluctantly. Once a few blocks away from the warehouse, Onyx pulls out his scroll. He calls a number and instantly hangs up. The warehouse suddenly explodes. Team RWBY stop and look at the burning warehouse.
"What did you do!?" Ruby asks.
"I covered our tracks." Onyx states.
"You just killed him." Blake states.
"Davy was scum, which is hardly news. Remnant is better off without him." Onyx responds.
Team RWBY stop their protest as they realize it is in vain. The group returns to Onyx's warehouse.
Once inside Team RWBY sits on the bed and couch while Onyx leans on the wall.
"Get some rest, we'll strike in the morning." Onyx orders.
Onyx leaves the room and closes the door behind him. Through the door he can hear muffled voices but can't make out what they are saying. Onyx sits on the floor next to the door, leaning his back on the wall next to it. Onyx takes the picture of his younger self with the other student out of his pocket. He stares at it for a while. Ruby exits the room and sits next to him.
"Who's that?" She asks.
Onyx looks at her surprised. He was lost in thought and lowered his guard for the first time in years. Ruby was tired and Onyx could see it in her face and hear it in her voice.
"I'm sorry." Ruby apologizes.
"It's me and..." Onyx starts.
Ruby waits for Onyx to continue.
"It's me and Windsor." Onyx says.
"I'm sorry. I know you don't like to talk about that." Ruby says.
"It's fine." Onyx responds.
The aggression in Onyx's voice was replaced with sadness.
"Windsor was my best friend and partner. When he fought with Night, I just watched. I was too frightened to help. And when Night killed him, I ran. I was a coward. Now I can make up for that mistake." Onyx explains.
"You weren't a coward." Ruby states.
"What do you mean?" Onyx asks.
"You lived to fight another day. From how you speak about Night, if you'd fought him you would've died too." Ruby explains.
"I let him kill Windsor." Onyx says.
"And now your stronger, maybe even strong enough to avenge Windsor." Ruby says.
Ruby yawns and rests her head on Onyx's shoulder. Ruby closes her eyes and Onyx waits until he's sure she's asleep. Onyx picks Ruby up and carries her to the other room. Her places Ruby in the bed next to Yang, who was woken up by his footsteps. She watches as Onyx carefully covers Ruby with the sheets. He walks to the bookcase grabs the middle book and sits at his desk. He dusts the grey book of and opens it. He places the picture of himself and Windsor inside and closes the book. Onyx then puts the book back on his shelf and returns to his seat. Onyx stares into the darkness thinking about what is to come.
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Random Trivia:
Onyx's Weapons
Onyx's weapon design went through many phases through the planning for this story. It started as a cane sword, then became a greatsword that could split into dual, single edged swords. The design then became what was used in the original RWBY: Ghosts of Onyx, and became the unnamed multi-tool. When Redemption's Edge was created, I knew I found the perfect weapon for Onyx, but it was too far into the story and became the weapon of the Rider. When Dark Sympathy was introduced, I knew I found a good alternative for Redemption Edge. However instead of dual ninjatÅs like the original, I opted for a more traditional blade to go along side White Wolf, which is the sword used by Amas Sage. Dark Sympathy was also forged by Anna Sage who has a samurai motif and sticks to what would be tradition Japanese equipment.