The worst thing that Jaune had ever faced, was the feeling was uselessness. At a time, it would have been failing, but he had finally reached a point where it was do or die, literally.

Each and everyday after classes, he and Sun left their group of friends to train by themselves. Of course Jaune still trained with Pyrrha, but he began to focus on his own goals.

Sun also trained even more alone, and both his and Jaune's habits to the point that when they Jaune and Sun vanished again, the others got together to discuss what was going.

While they did that however, Orion was following Cinder's orders to the letter and waiting semi-patiently for a chance to, in his words, cut loose.

He'd been waiting for about a week just have something, anything at all to do but in that time, he hadn't been wasting his time completely.

Each and everyday since his return, he had been focused on honing his skills even further and to always be ready when he was allowed to cut loose.

After his hundredth sit-up, he stopped for a moment and memories began to re-surge as if from no where.

Orion placed his hands on his head as he forced all of them away. He tried to forget the details of the memories that he had repressed since the day Cinder found him, a helpless him that was beginning to consciousness as he weakly forced his way through the deserts, a broken katana in his hands as a tattered cloak covered most of his body from the harshness of the sand.

She moved the hood of her cloak back to show her face as the young Orion completely lost consciousness.

Forcing himself back to reality, Orion forced each surfacing memory back to a place deep in his the darkness of his mind. When he was confident it was gone, he collapsed to his knees as he wiped beads of sweat from his face. It wasn't sweat from training but the stress and effect of his memories surfacing against his will.

" The hell was that about..."

Orion got up and sat the edge of his bed as he brought his hands up to his face.

They were shaking, not out of pain but something that he couldn't name.

Forcing himself to reality, he shook his head rapidly and clenched his fist to bring himself back to normal.

" Glad that's over at least..."

Despite Orion not realizing it, a faint blue aura began to quickly and die around him as quickly as it came.

Sun sat alone in a tree in a tree as the other students casually went along their business, but Sun was the most tense out of all of them.

He was meditating, at Ren's suggestion, to learn to use his aura in different ways. His semblance already allowed him to create clones of light so Sun believed that if that could be used in a different way, than he would have an edge over Orion, when they had to fight again.

He was finding an inner clarity, until a voice called out to him, snapping him back to his senses.

" Sun..." Blake said with concern as Sun fell backwards and used his tail to hang upside from the tree's branch.

" Hey Blake, what's up ? " Sun asked casually as Blake nervously rubbed her arm before speaking up. " Sun, I think you're letting Orion get the best of you...You're not the same person I knew before."

Sun couldn't decide if he was more confused or hurt, so he stayed silent for a moment. Though the idle chatter of the other students was present, Sun's mind was a silent as the abyss as he tried to think of a response.

" I..I don't think I'm following you here." Sun finally said after what felt like forever.

" I mean, it's what you're on the road to becoming. I just-"

" You can't be serious. Don't tell me you actually think I could end up like him.."

Blake stood silent as she averted her gaze. Though Sun didn't realize it, his voice was starting to pick up a tone of anger though he wasn't upset at Blake herself.

" I...just.", Sun began. " I just want to be ready. I've fought him three times and of those, he could have killed me twice but either we had a plan and help, or by chance I lived. I want...I just want you to be safe.."

" But you can't do that...If you're not yourself." Blake said solemnly as Sun landed on the ground and stood in front of her as she took his hand in hers. " For me, don't stoop to his level."

Jaune concentrated alone on the roof of the dorms as a white aura enveloped his right hand and focused a pure white orb before disappearing completely.

Jaune groaned in annoyance as he fell onto his back, panting heavily.

" Progress." A voice spoke as Jaune heard the door open behind him as Pyrrha stepped through. Jaune weakly looked at her before smiling slightly, a half-hearted attempt.

" Hey Pyrrha, I-"

" Jaune." Pyrrha said suddenly, cutting Jaune off as she sat down next to him. " We need to talk."