The third act of RWBY: Ghosts of Onyx is about to begin. This marks the last act of the second arc.
Act 3: Fall of Umbra
"Here's the plan," Night says, "We will divide into three teams, Stealth Team, Assault Team, Capture Team. Aero and Camo will be the Stealth Team, your job is to download the database. Rider and I will be on the Capture Team, we'll capture the ship's captain. The rest of you are on the Assault Team, your job is to secure the main reactor and hold in until the other teams finish their respective objective and re-group with the Assault Team. I'll relay orders of what to do next when the time comes."
Night opens a portal to the main hanger of the FAC Requiem. The test subjects walk through and divide into their respective teams. Operation Falling Star is about to begin.
-Present Day-
Onyx's newly formed team, now named the Ghosts, have acquired access to an modified Atlesian airship. The crew is entirely composed of modified Atlesian Knights, colored black and gunmetal grey. Onyx and Light spar in a dueling arena. Onyx is wielding a new weapon of similar design to his original. The blades were that of scimitars instead of straight blades like his original weapon and the weapon was colored crimson with black blades. The two warriors get into a clash.
"Your progression is odd." Light states.
"How so?" The Rider asks as he takes control of the clash.
"Your strength, speed, and durability have all increased by a distinctive margin." Light explains as he regains control, "However, your reaction time has been cut in more than half. You used to be virtually untouchable to all except Night."
Onyx forces Light blade downwards and slides his sword up the blade towards Light's head. Light moves his head backwards to avoid Onyx's strike. The two warriors jump backwards and keep their blades at the ready.
"And your new weapon, Alternative Retribution, it has many forms, yet I have only ever seen you use it's sword form." Light continues.
Onyx stares at his sword.
"You refuse to use your semblance to it's highest potential. You may not have notice, but your semblance is based of your emotion. When you fought Night, you battled with pure rage, increasing your offensive capabilities to levels above that of even the four maidens." Light finishes.
Onyx dashes at Light and the two get into another clash. Light twists his wrist, knocking Alternative Retribution into the air. Light knees Onyx in the chin, knocking Onyx onto the ground, and holds his longsword at Onyx's neck.
"I yield." The Rider says.
Light helps Onyx up.
"My strength, speed, and durable are no where near that of your own." Light states, "I have beaten you in all seven of our last duels simply because of my better reaction time."
Onyx grabs Alternative Retribution and holsters it on his belt.
"Your reaction time is limited by one obstacle, your vow." Light says.
Onyx turns towards Light.
"You must abandon your vow in order to reach your highest potential." Light states.
"I made that vow for a reason." The Rider says.
"There are times when you will need to kill, how you kill is a different matter entirely." Light says.
Light places his hand on Onyx's shoulder.
"You are not a hero, do not pretend to be." Light says.
Onyx's eyes widen at the mention of the word "hero". Onyx remembers the code the test subjects were raised to believe.
There are no heroes
There are no villains
There are no monsters
There are only people.
People with goals and beliefs.
Light leaves the arena and Onyx follows shortly after. Onyx heads to his quarters and stares at the briefcase resting near the door. Onyx opens the case revealing his Atlesian Assassin armor. Onyx removes the armor from the case and puts it on underneath his overcoat and cloak. He stares at what remains in the case, the fragment of Rubine's armor he got from Night, Night's weapon, and the picture of Onyx and Windsor. Onyx grabs the picture and stares at it, remember what he's fighting for. Who he's fighting for. Onyx hears a knock on his door. The door opens and Camo walks inside. Onyx doesn't look up from the picture.
"You always did do it wrong, Onyx." Camo states.
Camo sits on Onyx's bed, not looking at Onyx while he speaks.
"Been twelve years since I found out about Eclipse," Camo says, "and you know I've been busy. But, I made it hard on them. I had Atlas cover up my existence and now they cover up my work. And it's a lot harder for the enemy to stop me if they don't know I exist. You draw too much attention to yourself. Always have. I mean, sure, you play it mysterious, but it's a noisy kind of mysterious."
Camo turns towards Onyx.
"You, they know to kill." Camo states.
"What is it you want, Camo?" The Rider asks as he turn towards Camo.
"Your help. With the next mission." Camo says.
Onyx stares at Camo.
"If you want to destroy Umbra, then you need to destroy the seed that spawned from it." Camo explains.
Onyx turns back towards the picture of Windsor and himself.
"For old times sake." The Rider says.
