Trespassing

> "*Howl, rage at your own futile attempts to silence me, the voice of your enemy.*"—Apollyon, taunting Duke Melas

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Chapter 4, titled "Trespassing", is the fourth chapter of the rewrite of *The OMEGA Subject*. It was published on June 11, 2020, on Fanfiction.net.

## Summary

The chapter begins with Apollyon leading his pack of Beowolves over the mountains close to Mountain Glenn. In the distance, he sees Beacon, his end goal. He leads the pack through Mountain Glenn, losing more than half of the Beowolves along the way due to Mountain Glenn's natural negativity, and eventually arrives in the Emerald Forest after razing yet another village. Upon reaching the forest, he realizes that the tower he had been seeking was a place to house huntsmen and huntresses. While debating on whether to leave or not, he smells humans close by. He sends the pack on them.

The scene cuts to Weiss shouting after Ruby, the younger girl having left her alone in a clearing. She sees and bush rustle and, thinking it might be Ruby, investigates. She instead finds a Beowolf inside it, with many more surrounding her. Before she can attack, Ruby intervenes and causes her swing to go wide, setting a tree on fire. The forest is quickly consumed by flames and the two use the distraction to escape. The Grimm begin to flee, but Apollyon quells their fears and orders them to give chase. Weiss and Ruby turn around to see that the Grimm are still chasing them. Ruby uses her Semblance to take Weiss and her to safety. The Grimm lose them immediately, but Apollyon finds the rose petals left in their wake. He sniffs one to memorize Ruby's scent and leads the pack to them.

The scene shifts to Ruby and Weiss, resting against some trees in a smaller clearing. Weiss reveals the fact she saw two Alphas to Ruby, not knowing of the infamy surrounding the pack. Ruby tells her just how dangerous this pack is just as they are surrounded once more. Apollyon's beta attacks them, succeeding in rendering Ruby unconscious. It then sets the rest of the pack on Weiss and secretly leaves the battle. Weiss defeats the remaining members of the pack with the use of her time dilation glyph. After seeing that Ruby, while unconscious, is alive, she begrudgingly carries her out of the clearing.

Apollyon and the beta leave, Apollyon being wary of Ruby's silver eyes. They eventually find a group of four initiates and engage them. Apollyon duels one member, Duke Melas, on his own while the beta fights the other members of the group. Duke eventually stuns Apollyon long enough to help his partners kill the beta. The four face off against Apollyon before realizing that it would be smarter to flee. Khryseis Minoa is instructed to get Duke and run while Zeus and Harley Graec fend off Apollyon. Using their Semblances, the siblings are able to stun Apollyon and flee, reuniting with their friends. Duke recollects himself after an argument is had and the four set off for Beacon. He uses his Semblance to investigate their surroundings just before Apollyon pounces on him. After that, the chapter ends.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Apollyon
* Ruby Rose
* Weiss Schnee (First Appearance)

### Minor Characters

* Duke Melas (First Appearance)
* Harley Graec (First Appearance)
* Khryseis Minoa (First Appearance)
* Zeus Graec (First Appearance)

## Trivia

* Initially, the reveal of Weiss' prosthetic arm was meant to be a surprise in a later chapter. However, fearful of the controversy of the decision and just how much of the canon would shift because of its inclusion, the author revealed it in a note at the end of the chapter in order to prevent extensive rewriting of the timeline at a later stage of the story.
* The four initiates Apollyon runs into are characters from the original published version of *The OMEGA Subject*. In the original version, Zeus and Harley were named Zach and Helena, respectively.
* The name of the chapter, "Trespassing", can relate to either Apollyon trespassing in the Emerald Forest, or from Apollyon's point of view, the huntsmen and huntresses trespassing in his new territory.