Random Trivia: Pallium is the fourth Rider. He wields the Cloak of the Rider, which grants the user completely invisibility from all forms of detection. Nuf sed.


Rider finishes a fight with one of the instructors, which Rider lost.

"You can do better than that, Rider." The instructor says.

"That wasn't fair." Rider whines.

"That's why it's called an unfair advantage." The instructor responds, "I am to act as your guardian and instructor. The first thing you must learn is that you do have limits, whether you admit it or not. The real question is, 'how will you overcome those limits?'"


-Present Day-

Onyx exits the portal and sees Umbra floating above a village with the Key of the Riders in his hands.

"Wait, something's happening." A woman says.

The villagers stop to look at Umbra, who is closing in on the villager. The Key of the Riders on it starts charging. Onyx sees an airship nearby.

"Silicon, can you access the airship's defense systems?" Onyx asks.

After some time Silicon answers.

"They're not responding!" Silicon answers

The Key of the Riders continues to charge. Silicon is attempting to start the defense systems, to no avail at every attempt.

"Silicon...?" Onyx says.

"Onyx, it's..." Silicon begins.

The Key of the Riders fires. It covers the village with a black beam with a crimson glow. The villagers stagger from the blow, their skin already starting to flake off into smoke. They all begin to collapse. The villagers scream in pain as their skin, muscles, and skeletal system are broken down into black whips of smoke. Onyx is unaffected, though his body flickers black as he collapses on the floor and blacks out.


Onyx awakens some time later, the staff now reduced to ashes. Ebony licks Onyx's face happily. Ruby is standing beside Onyx. Vapor is rising from the ash piles that are all that remain of the villagers. Onyx's body too is smoking. He looks around, and gets up onto one knee.

"Easy girl." Onyx says.

Ruby looks at him.

"Are you okay?" Ruby asks.

Onyx stands up. He looks around at the ash piles, still smoking.

"Silicon monitored the aura pulse. We could hear them… what was left of them…" Ruby says.

Onyx opens another portal, thinking.

"We need to move." Onyx states.

"These people are gone." Ruby says.

"And more will follow if Umbra we don't stop Umbra now." Onyx responds.

Onyx, Ruby, and Ebony enter the portal.


Onyx, Ruby, and Ebony exit in Ozpin's office. Inside Ozpin and Silicon are waiting.

"Why did you send her?" Onyx asks.

"We lost contact with you." Ozpin answers.

"Whatever Lux did to you obviously worked." Silicon states.

"I'm going after Umbra." Onyx states.

"May I ask, were you not beaten by Umbra in your last encounter?" Silicon says, "The odds of you reversing this defeat are fifty to one, in Umbra's favor."

"I have a plan." Onyx states.

Onyx tries to sense Umbra through his relics, but can't find him. Umbra is using the Cloak of the Riders to hide himself. Instead the only thing Onyx can sense are many aura spikes, which he assumes are where Umbra has used the Key of the Riders.


Onyx exits a portal in another village. The village was empty as Onyx walked through it.

"Silicon, this epicenter is consistent with the findings of the others." Onyx reports, "the area is rich in energy."

"So, what does that tell us?" Ruby asks,

"This is another place where Umbra used the Key of the Riders." Onyx states.

"Onyx, I'm detecting a swell in the energy's activity." Silicon warns.

"Rest assured, Silicon, I will proceed with caution." Onyx says.

A black ball with a crimson glow appears in front of Onyx.

"You have not been transformed. Such inoculation should not have been possible." Umbra says.

Umbra's voice is originating from the ball. Onyx continues to stare at the ball.

"Do you know me, follower of Lux?" Umbra asks.

"Umbra, the chaos-bringer." Onyx answers.

"Good." Umbra says.

The ball of energy begins to form into an avatar that looks exactly like Umbra made from the same energy. The avatar was around the size of when Umbra engaged Onyx in hand to hand combat.

"Now know me as Umbra..., your destroyer!" Umbra says.

The avatar blasts Onyx with black lightning coming from both it's palms. The blast sends Onyx flying backwards. Onyx slowly rises as the avatar approaches him.

"The line of Riders has grown weak in my absence." Umbra says, "and thus, you shall fall."

"That outcome is inevitable." Onyx state, "But not on this day!"

Onyx shoots the avatar with both of arms multiple times. At first the blasts force the avatar to move backwards, but eventually the avatar falls. When that happens, Onyx ceases fire. The avatar dissolves into smoke, as Onyx approaches it. More avatars begin to appear around Onyx.

"Yes, disciple of Lux, on this very day," The avatars say together, "for Umbra may be one, but we all are Umbra!"

"Onyx, have you uncovered any further sign of Umbra's armies emergence?" Silicon asks.

"Umbra is power incarnate, and you, the last of the Riders, shall perish." The avatars says.

"I take that as a 'yes'." Silicon states, "We are on our way."

"No! Umbra cannot be defeated by sheer force." Onyx says, "He wants me, Silicon. This fight must be mine alone."

As the avatars begin to jump towards Onyx, he shoots them out the sky. An avatar gets close and tries to punch Onyx, but Onyx blocks and shoots him. Onyx is then grabbed by another avatar. Onyx throws the avatar off of him with enough force to kill the avatar in the process. Onyx then turns to shoot another avatar. Before jumping, blasting an avatar, landing on a rooftop, stabbing another avatar, and throwing that avatar into another. Onyx jumps to another rooftop, shoots an avatar, and then jumps to another rooftop, grabbing and slamming an avatar into the ground as he lands onto the roof on his hands, before bouncing to his feet. Onyx enters a jog as he shoots and slashes approaching avatars. Onyx jumps of the edge of the rooftop, shooting avatars as he performs a frontflip. Onyx lands and immediately jumps off. Onyx lands on another rooftop, running and gunning down the avatars, until he is tackled by an avatar. The two fly off of the rooftop onto the street.

Onyx flips over so he is on top and bounces off of his hands as the two land on the ground. Onyx slides backwards until his back hits a wall. An avatar lands in front of Onyx and punches him twice after getting shot. Onyx shoots the avatar again, killing it, and then another approaching avatar. Onyx rolls to the side, rises to his feet then shoots two approaching avatars, both surviving. Onyx blasts one with both arms, then creates blades and slices the other in half as it lunges at him. Onyx turns around and shoots the surviving upper half, but is hit in the back. Another avatar lands in front of Onyx and uppercuts him, knocking Onyx onto his back. Onyx rolls over, stabs an avatar, swinging it around and throwing it away as more avatars approach him. Onyx fires at two avatars when another drops on top off Onyx. The avatars grab Onyx's arms and pull him up, as more grab his legs, trapping Onyx.

An avatar jumps from the rooftops and lands in front of Onyx. The avatar raises his arm when he is shot by the approaching Team RWBY. They dispatch of the avatars pinning Onyx to the ground and form a perimeter around him. Onyx grabs and approaching avatar, and holds him upright to be shot. An avatar tries to stomp Onyx, but he rolls to the side and kicks up into the avatar, and starts shooting. Onyx catches a charging avatar and throws him before running from and landing avatar. The avatar is then shot to death by Yang and Blake. Two more avatars land, knocking Blake down. Onyx returns, grabbing one of the avatars and throwing him into a building before turning around and impaling the other.

"Did Silicon not relay my command?" Onyx asks, "Return to Beacon."

"Reinforcements will not prevent your destruction, disciple of Lux." The avatars say.

"Onyx, you're Umbra's target." Weiss states, "Maybe you should consider returning to Beacon."

"These manifestations of Umbra can locate me anywhere on Remnant." Onyx explains, "Even traveling to the other side of the world will only delay them for so long. I will not put others at risk."

"Then fall back and let us take the lead." Ruby suggests, "Just this once."

"Please! Listen to reason! If you don't survive, Onyx, I fear neither will this planet." Silicon states.

"Fine." Onyx says.

"Let's move." Ruby orders.

Ruby runs and jumps unto a rooftop, using her scythe's recoil to propell her. The others follow in the order of: Weiss, Onyx, Blake, and Yang. They run on the rooftops, shooting anything that gets in their path. Ruby jumps onto another rooftop, using her scythe's recoil and Weiss uses her glyphs, when another avatar forms at the edge of the rooftop top. Onyx stabs it as he jumps on to the building with the others following behind. As the group enters an open clearing, they break into a full sprint, with Onyx retaking the lead. Onyx and the others skid to a stop when a one hundred meter tall avatar appears.

"Is that...?" Weiss begins.

"No, not Umbra himself," Onyx answers, "but another of his manifestations."

"If we can't beat Umbra and we can't outrun him, what exactly are we supposed to do?" Yang asks.

"All we can do. Neutralize his vessels as they appear, until we find a way to destroy him before he destroys all of Remnant."

The group charges at the approaching giant, Onyx shooting at it while Blake and Yang move between it's legs to flank it. They begin firing at the giants legs. The avatar seems to pay any of the combatants any attention. The avatar then slams his fist into the ground, dragging it across until he hits the fleeing Blake and Yang. The giant then turns it's attention to Ruby and Weiss, who are running along it firing at the avatar's sides. The avatar swats the two like flies, leaving only Onyx standing.

"Fool!" The avatar says.

The avatar punches the ground. Onyx dodges the debris but gets crushed by some of it, pinning him to the ground. Yang and Blake get back up and begin to shoot at the avatar to get it's attention, to no avail.

"I am this world's past and its future." The avatar says as it raises it's foot to step on Onyx, "And as of this moment..."

"No...!" Ruby cries.

"All Riders are simply past." The avatar says as it slowly lowers it's leg.

Suddenly the avatar's head is shot and explodes, causing the body to dissolve. Team RWBY regroup and stare at the fallen giant's dissolving corpse.

"I didn't do that." Weiss says.

"Wasn't me." Yang admits.

"Me neither." Blake states.

"Silicon?" Ruby asks.

"What is it?" Silicon asks, "What happened?"

"I happened!" Night yells as he stands on what little remains of the dissolving giant.

Night jumps down from the giant.

"Night?!" Ruby says.

"He has aligned himself with Umbra." Silicon states.

"Don't be so sure." Ruby says.

"Night just saved Onyx's life." Weiss states.

Onyx tries to rise from the rubble covering him as Night walks up to him. Onyx looks up at Night. Night points his arm mounted crossbow at Onyx, causing Team RWBY to point their weapons at him, before turning his arm and holding out his hand for Onyx. Onyx takes it and Night pulls Onyx to his feet. Night turns to his left and begins to walk in that direction.

"It is rather ironic, considering our last encounter." Night states.

Night stops and turns to Onyx.

"If memory serves, you were desperately attempting to kill me." Night says.

"That option remains very much in play." Onyx states.

"I would expect nothing less, I have a proposal." Night says, "Join me in defeating our shared enemy - Umbra, the chaos-bringer."

"Ha! Absurd! Umbra is evil incarnate." Silicon reacts, "If Night was to take any side, why would it be ours?"

"Because Umbra intents to destroy Night with all of us." Onyx says.

"You know me all too well, Onyx." Night jokes.

"You lead an army of 'bots." Yang states, "Why come to us?"

"Because this particular endeavor requires something beyond the realm of my command - The Shard of the Rider." Night answers.

"Then I guess we don't need you." Yang states.

"On the contrary, Onyx may be the only one who can defeat Umbra, but I remain the only one who can guide you to him." Night states, "Umbra's lifeblood runs through me. Only I can hear his thoughts, anticipate his movements."

Night begins to walk back to Onyx.

"Onyx, our past alliances no longer matter, not while Umbra lives." Night says.

"The past always matters!" Weiss yells.

"A truce between you and I." Onyx says, "How long do you expect us to believe that will last?"

"Only as long as it's mutually beneficial." Night answers.

"Brutal honesty from him?" Ruby says.

"Aligning with the lesser of two evils is still siding with evil." Weiss argues.

"Do you think you've witnessed the full power of Umbra's army? Those foot soldiers were nothing more than a taste." Night says, "Umbra's army has yet to fully awaken. With each passing moment, the 'Bringer of Chaos' evolves, mutating his army from the inside out. What we have witnessed until now is but a prelude of the utter devastation his rising will wreak upon this world."

"And which one of us will lead?" Onyx asks.

"If I join, it would no longer be as your leader, but as your equal." Night states.

Onyx nods.

"You can provide us Umbra's exact coordinates?" Onyx asks.

"If you transport us to his fortress, I can lead you directly to him." Night says, "The very heart of his darkness."

"Onyx, even if we survive the jump, how are we supposed to stop Umbra?" Ruby asks.

Onyx and Night stare at each other. Night nods slightly.

"With the Shard of the Riders." Onyx vaguely answers.

"It was the power of the Eighth Rider that defeated Umbra so long ago." Night says, "The very reason he now seeks to destroy you."

"It would follow that unleashing another portal directly into Umbra's prison would return him to there." Onyx states.

"Fine." Onyx states.

"You can always be relied upon to listen to reason, Onyx." Night says.

"I am not working with him!" Weiss states.

"Then don't." Onyx states, "I intend for this mission to be his and mine alone."

Three more giant avatars form.

"We got more." Yang states.

Onyx activates his semblance and his aura begins to flare. Night does the same.

"Remember Kamen?" Night asks.

"You know we aren't made to forget." Onyx answers.

"Let's show Umbra what happens when brothers unite." Night says.

Onyx nods and clasp his hands together with the Shard of the Riders inside. Onyx holds his arms towards one of the avatars and blasts it. Night jumps in the air and punches a second avatar. Onyx and Night stand next to eachother. Night uses a copied semblance to create an aura dragon. The dragon looks like a traditional Chinese dragon. The dragon circles Onyx as he jumps into the air. Onyx frontflips and gets into a kicking position, with the dragon's head directly behind him. The dragon shoots a fireball at Onyx, forcing Onyx into the last avatar. Onyx explodes on impact and then backflips off of the avatar and begins walking into a portal Night had created. The others had entered before him.