Update: (7/7/16) Onyx's description of the Shadow Zone in Chapter 1 has been updated so it is more accurate.

With the action of last chapter things are gonna calm down a bit.


Onyx and Ruby enter the Shadow Zone outside of Onyx's tent.

"Guess it worked." Onyx says to himself.

He had created a portal that brought them to a different location than where they had entered. Onyx goes inside the tent and lays Ruby on the bed.


Ruby wakes and feels her cheek. The wound burns on touch, and she quickly removes her hand. Ruby gets out the bed and stumbles. She catches herself and limps out the tent. Once outside Ruby realizes she's in the Shadow Zone. Outside Onyx is meditating. He is sitting in the half-lotus position with the back of his fists resting on his knees. Onyx's body is surrounded with a purple aura similar to the one that covered Night, but more chaotic and much smaller. The aura fades and Onyx gets ups. He turns towards Ruby.

"Open a portal." Ruby orders.

"No." Onyx says.

"Now, Onyx!" Ruby says.

"You won't make it." Onyx states.

"Why not?" Ruby asks.

"Everytime you go through the portal a small portion of your aura is drained. Yours is too low to not be completely depleted. I don't know what an unprotected transportation will do." Onyx explains.

"How would you know where my aura level is?" Ruby asks.

Onyx takes Ruby's scroll out of his pocket. Ruby grabs it from Onyx hands. She opens it to find her aura levels. It was at 9. Ruby puts her scroll away.

"How long was I out?" Ruby asks.

"Almost a full day." Onyx answers.

"My aura should have regenerated by now." Ruby states

"The Shadow Zone drastically slows down your aura's regeneration." Onyx states.

Onyx looks at Ruby's injured cheek. Ruby covers it with her hand.

"What did you hit me with!?" Ruby asks.

"Honestly, I don't know." Onyx says.

"What do you mean?" Ruby asks.

The two's conversation is interrupted by two shadowy Ursa Majors that charges through the trees. Due to being in the Shadow Zone the trees are unaffected.

"What are those?" Ruby asks.

"Shadow Ursai." Onyx answers.

Onyx deploys his helmet and takes out his weapon, which he converts into a spear. Ruby tries to grab her weapon, but she realizes that she had left it in the tent. Ruby runs towards the tent but is blocked by one of the Shadow Ursai.

"What's special about these." Ruby asks.

The Shadow Ursa swings at Ruby. She ducks and is barely spared by the attack.

"They don't feel pain." Onyx states.

Onyx uses the spear to pole vault onto the Shadow Ursa's back. The creature rolls over crushing Onyx under it's weight. Onyx gets off the ground and looks at Ruby. She is trying to run from the Shadow Ursa, but it keeps up. The creature swings it's claws at Ruby's legs. She jumps over it. Onyx slides under the Shadow Ursa, jumps above it, and impales the creature's head. The second Shadow Ursa lunges at Ruby. She jumps to the side. The Shadow Ursa's shoulder bumps against Ruby and she falls to the ground. The Ursa walks towards Ruby. She tries to kicks the Shadow Ursa in the head, but it opens it's mouth and catches Ruby's foot in it's mouth. The creature bites down causing Ruby to scream in pain. The Shadow Ursa swings it's head, throwing Ruby towards the tent. Onyx decapitates the Shadow Ursa and runs towards Ruby. Her ankle was covered with wounds caused by the Shadow Ursa's teeth.

"How bad?" Onyx asks.

"Pretty bad." Ruby answers.

Onyx picks her up and lays Ruby on the bed in the tent. He kneels down next to her. Onyx removes her boot and looks at the wound. Her cleans and bandages it.

"Why do you continue to help me? You've made it clear you don't want my help." Ruby asks, her voice filled with pain.

"You remind me of a old friend of mine, your mother, Summer Rose." Onyx says.

"How did you meet her?" Ruby asks.

"Beacon. Not just your mother, I was friends with your father, uncle, and you can never be sure with Raven." Onyx states.

"Was?" Ruby repeats.

"Can't be sure if your still friends after disappearing for ten years." Onyx says, "And you know what happened to Summer and Raven."

Ruby sits up and stares at Onyx in confusion. He was too informed to have been disconnected from civilization for ten years. Ruby tries to stand and instantly falls onto the ground. Onyx helps her up and back into the bed.

"You should rest, we may be here a while." Onyx states.

"Okay. But first, I have some more questions." Ruby says.

"About the fight." Onyx says.

"How could Night use our semblances?" Ruby asks.

"His semblance is the ability to copy others." Onyx says.

"Why was he better at using yours?" Ruby asks.

"Night has found aspects of my ability that I haven't even begun to explore." Onyx answers, "In those ten years we were gone, Night was training as much or even more than myself."

"When I came outside, were you trying to use some of those abilities?" Ruby asks.

"Yes, I think my semblance isn't just immunity to the Shadow Zone's aura suppression and to create portals between planes. I think it's to control the Shadow Zone altogether." Onyx explains.

Onyx gets up and leaves the tent. Ruby closes her eyes and goes to sleep.


Onyx meditates outside the tent for hours. The shadowy aura surrounds his body. Onyx stands up. He can feel the shadow energy flowing through him. Onyx waves his hand, leaving behind a purple trail where his hand was. Onyx punches the air. He is faster and stronger. Ruby wakes up and limps out the tent. She watches as Onyx channels his energy into his right hand. Onyx stretches his arm in front of himself with his hand open. The gathered energy shoots out of Onyx's hand, creating a beam of purple light that obliterates everything in it's path, including the trees that would normally be unaffected. Onyx begins to float above the ground. He turns in Ruby's direction. Each of Onyx's eyes are covered with a purple flame. His shadowy aura doubles in size and intensity and becomes even more chaotic. His hair stands straight up and the tips are also covered in the same flames as his eyes. Onyx looks at Ruby with his eyes locked with murderous intentions.


When I started this fanfic I knew Onyx and Night's abilities were OP. And this fanfic won't turn into a insertion for Volumes 2 and 3, so just be warned:

There is a reason why Onyx, Night, and the Shadow Zone are not seen again.