Okay, so after seeing the latest episode I was like, "Cardin needs an ass-kicking...Knives AWAY!" But all things aside, this is fore-shadowing...of things to come soon...with the finale of RWBY comes the finale of my story...as the Darkness grows...and Knives anger builds...will Johann be free? Or will Darkness fall upon them all...only time will tell.

Reckoning

"And furthermore, you have no respect for the basic guidelines of this Academy!" Glynda screeched at him. Knives had heard it all before. At this point the nurse was unsure whether Knives was her best customer or her greatest burden; scrapes, cuts, bruises, black eyes, and broken bones. "If you make no effort to fit in Mr. Knife I will have you expelled!"

He scoffed and began to walk out, "Remember what I said…you may be Ozpin's pet but I will not hesitate to ruin you."

He walked out and Luxus was waiting outside with a whack on the head and an arm around his shoulder. "You need to cool it man, you should stop trying to fight everyone you see."

"It's not my fault…these guys are just weaklings…I'm here to get stronger and there is no challenge here for me."

Cardin walked through the hallway with his team laughing, and shoved Knives out of his way. "Watch it asshole!" He yelled at the wall of meat.

"What are you going to do small fry?"

"How about I rip off your head and ram it up your ass!" He growled, Luxus holding him back.

"Tch, against you it wouldn't be enough to make me break a sweat."

"Wanna put your money where your mouth is?" He said glaring.

Glynda rounded the corner and Cardin just grinned, "Not…worth…my…time!"

Knives growled as he walked away and stormed off before Luxus could say anything. "Mr. Rayfor, please look after Mr. Knife and keep him out of trouble…" Glynda said to Luxus.

"I will try Professor Goodwitch." He replied.

*Outside*

Knives was extremely angry with everything, and the Festival coming up was not going to help them at all. It would be another waste of his time…time he didn't have to waste. The girl in the blazer had been following him for some time now so he decided it was time to get some answers. He walked around the corner and she willingly followed as he turned slamming her into the wall. "You picked a REALLY bad time to stalk me…I'm NOT in the mood." He growled with malice. The bows that tied her pigtails fell off revealing her ears…they were cat ears. "A Faunus?"

She squealed and hurried to try and retie her ribbons. He grabbed her wrist stopping her, "Don't…your ears look fine the way they are."

"T-thank you…" She stuttered.

"He noticed her gauntlets, the crystals burning into his mind. "Have…have we met before?"

"Um, no…I don't think so."

"No…we have…you were much younger…but I do know you…"

"I don't know what you're talking about." She replied hastily.

She stood to run away and he called out, "Ryzia!"

She stood still. "You're name is Ryzia…you told me your name after I offered you mine…you were a slave…but then again…so was I."

She teared up and faced him, "You remember me?"

"Of course I do..."

Cardin whistled at him and his little gang chuckled, "Get a room love-birds!"

She blushed madly and began to cry for a different reason, "What the hell is your problem!?"

"Losers…and weaklings…"

"I offered you a chance to try your luck…and I'm guessing your chuckle-head friends didn't tell you about me…" He glared at Russel and the others, "You think I forgot the losers who jumped me…Caradin isn't here to save you three this time."

As he said this, the coffin bearing idiot did in-fact walk up, "Hey, what's going on."

"Nothing…" Cardin said as he trumped off with his posy.

"Knives you okay?" Caradin asked.

"Dammit Caradin I had them! Why couldn't you just let me wring their necks!?"

"Because…we don't need you expelled…or worse, imprisoned…"

"Just stay out of my way next time!" He said as he stormed off.

*Weeks Later*

Classes breezed by, and training was a bore for him. Weeks went by with no real challenge until he saw the match between Juane and Cardin. Juane had taken great strides in coming along as a warrior, but Cardin was stronger if in arrogance only. Juane's eagerness to attack and leaving himself wide open let Cardin overpower him. Knives sat down with his team as there was laughing and other such things to be had Knives couldn't help but focus on Cardin and his gang. They zeroed in on the Faunus girl and began to mess with her. Knives fist clenched tightly around the knife in his hand. Caradin saw his anger and zeroed in on them, his anger rising as well. Juane walked away, and Knives sat by. They mocked her as she left, "Freak! Loser! Weirdo!"

It was enough. Knives stood and Caradin stood with him. "Think about it, doing this won't solve anything." Deverou said.

"If they picked on Weiss would you say the same?" Knives asked.

He stayed quiet. "Don't do this." Luxus said, "I will not explain this one to Glynda."

"I don't expect you to…just know I'm doing what's right." He replied.

Cardin quickly turned his attentions on the girl with the pale skin and began to mock her for being ghostly in her appearance, and that warranted great anger from her team. But instead it was Rory Farbe who stood; and Edan with him as they joined Caradin and Knives. "That fight still good Cardin?" Knives asked.

"More freaks for the fire? Slit eyes and funeral kid going to stop me?"

"Not just them." Rory spoke up.

"Oh great, Robo-dick want's some too…who's next, blue bell?" He said pointing at Edan.

For once Knives didn't laugh at Edan's expense. They were united by hatred, and that was a strong enough bond to set aside fighting temporarily. "Which one you want?" Knives asked Edan.

"I'll take the other blue boy…he seems like a total pussy."

Sky's laughing turned to silence as anger painted his face. Rory cracked his knuckled and pointed at Dove, "I don't know if you can see me with those squints, but I'm taking you down bronzy."

They all seemed to grit their teeth and Russel and Cardin looked at Caradin and Knives. "You want Cardin don't you?" Caradin asked Knives.

"Yep."

"Who, scrawny? I'd be better facing you Cross…you're much stronger." Cardin joked.

"Just try not to kill him." Caradin told Knives as he patted him on the back.

"The walkway out in front of Beacon…one hour…" Knives said as he walked off.

*The Walkway*

Knives was there before anyone else, waiting patiently for the others. His friends had no cold feet and they showed up, and soon a crowd awaited the fight with great eagerness. Among them the girl from that morning and Ruby's team. The anxiety in Knives wouldn't calm down so he lit a cigarette. Cardin and company swaggered up. "You ready to go home crying runt?"

Knives took one last puff and extinguished it on the heel of his shoe, exhaling the smoke like a dragon would breathe out smog. "Just don't cry when I whoop your ass."

With that Cardin rushed in and slammed his fist over the top of Knives head slamming him into the ground. Caradin was ready to run in and help his friend, but Rory and Edan rushed off to fight their opponents, and Russel quickly had him on the ropes. The kid wasn't as strong as Caradin, but his swift attacks kept Caradin on the defensive. Cardin picked Knives up by his hood and held him up like a bloody trophy before slamming him into the ground and stomping on him. Ruby and the others looked away, and Caradin quickly began to falter which Russel exploited. Rory pulled his robotic arm back and kept slamming Dove in the chest until he went down, and rushed over to help Edan. Sky went down just as easy once Rory had him in a hold and Edan wailed away on his chest and face.

"Sky! Dove!" Russel shouted as Caradin reared back and with one punch sent him flying into his friends as they arrived in a mangled toss of limbs. Cardin backed up a bit, but popped his joints and took a position to fight them.

"You cowards want some!?"

They stood by and just watched the desperation and arrogance on his face with sickened contempt. "What, too afraid?"

"No." Caradin replied, "We just don't want to ruin Knives' fun."

"Get up Bloody Fool…I know this isn't the best you've got." Edan said.

Cardin turned in surprise as Knives stood from the ground, blood streaming down his face, but his wounds slowly closed thanks to his aura. "Yeah, yeah Edan Cerulean."

"It's Azure!"

Knives popped his neck and grinned wickedly at Cardin, "You're move big boy."

Cardin stood in a mix between horror and prideful denial. "Alright then, my move." Knives replied.

*Music- Switchfoot, Dark Horses*

Knives grabbed Cardin by the collar and jumped up head-butting the behemoth. Cardin stumbled back and Knives advanced slowly. Cardin wheeled around with a left hook and Knives grabbed him and flipped him. Cardin rolled away and barreled into Knives. Knives brought both fists down over the giant's head, halting his charge before kneeing him in the face. He stumbled back with blood streaming down his face, before wheeling and socking Knives in the mouth. Knives cocked his head and spit out the blood from where he'd bit his mouth on the impact. "Come on princess…make me beg."

Knives began his rhythm, left, right, and left, right; continuing until Cardin was not only disoriented but shocked with the development. Knives reared back to deliver the final punch to the middle of the fool's face, when the whistle blew and Glynda Goodwitch ran up with the whole infirmary behind her. "MR. KNIFE! Why am I not surprised? Take Team CRDL to the infirmary…I'll have a word with these miscreants…you are all dismissed!"

The crowd dispersed and she turned to Edan and Rory, "You have yet to make this a habit…leave before I change my mind."

They walked off looking back as Deverou and Luxus walked from the crowd to their teammates. "Mr. Rayfor I thought I said this was not to happen again…and Mr. Cross, your parents will be very disappointed to hear of this development." Caradin's face went white as a sheet, "Mr. Tenebrous, time and again you have proved the voice of reason, and you could not diffuse the situation? I am truly ashamed…but you Mr. Knife…you are beyond helping…from this point on you will be under probation. A single infraction of the rules and I will have you sent to the prison you've been dodging for three years so fast your head will spin; am I clear?"

His eyes were full of contempt and defiance, "Crystal…Ms. Goodwitch…"

"I don't want to repeat myself."

"You won't have to…I get the message…bitch…" He said as he walked of angrily.

She was at a loss for words, but she let him go…she knew Ozpin was watching. Knives stormed off, but she knew this was an omen of things to come…there would be a reckoning soon.