The OMEGA Subject

*Not to be confused with Apollyon, the titular character*

*Not to be confused with The OMEGA Subject (Revised), the rewrite of this story*

***The OMEGA Subject***was a fan production based on *RWBY*, an American anime originally created by Monty Oum and produced by Rooster Teeth. Unlike the base work, *The OMEGA Subject* is a written work published on Fanfiction.net. Also, the first two chapters were posted to the author's DeviantArt profile.

The full, published work has 18 chapters, though only 12 progress the plot. Of the 6 remaining chapters, 3 were "filler" chapters that did not progress the plot and 3 were announcements detailing progress on a rewrite. *The OMEGA Subject* was first published on May 14, 2019, and on May 14, 2020, it was officially cancelled in favor of its successor work, *The OMEGA Subject (Revised)*.

## Plot

*The OMEGA Subject* follows the story of the titular character, Apollyon, the OMEGA Subject of an organization known as the Grimm Control Program. He was captured and experimented on before escaping with the aid of a man named Arthur Watts. Watts escorted Apollyon to the Land of Darkness to reunite him with his mother, Salem. There, he was granted the gift of telepathic speech and sent to the Kingdom of Vale with Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai, and Mercury Black. He was deposited in the Emerald Forest with the instructions of causing chaos, so long as he never wandered too close to the walled city (the city of Vale) or the tower (Beacon Academy). After amassing a large pack and razing several towns and villages throughout the Kingdom, Apollyon eventually finds himself below Beacon.

He and his pack attack two separate groups of initiates, with the first group being spare due to one of them, Ruby Rose, having silver eyes. The other group was not so lucky, and was killed by him. The next day, two students that were meant to be paired with them entered the forest in an attempt to exact revenge, but succumbed to him as well. Some time later, a team of upper-year students and a teacher from Beacon are performing a mission in the Emerald Forest when Apollyon attempts to ambush them. He is quickly found out, however, as the huntsmen and huntresses spring their trap. Apollyon is stalled long enough for two more groups of students appear and the combined force chases him down. He is eventually backed to a cliff and, left with no option, jumps over to fake his death.

As Beacon celebrates their supposed victory, Apollyon slowly forces his way out of the ravine with a broken leg. He makes his way to Mountain Glenn, a ruined expansion project. There, the Grimm Control Program recaptures him and nurses him back to health. He is told that, once he fully heals, he will be taken on missions with Specialist Sia Argent, the woman who had been administering his PT and interviewing him during the process.

## Characters

### Supporting Characters

* Arthur Watts
* Cinder Fall
* Salem
* Sia Argent

### Antagonists

* Glynda Goodwitch
* Ozpin
* Peter Port
* Serap Verzand†
* Team BLAC
* Team CFVY
* Team PYRE
* Team RWBY
* Team ZDHK†
* Qrow Branwen

## Trivia

* The work lasted exactly 1 year before being cancelled.
* There exists a draft of the original, published version of *The OMEGA Subject* that continues for another five chapters, but it was ultimately scrapped and cancelled with the published draft.
* There are over ten drafts for *The OMEGA Subject*, one of which actually had a conclusion and a sequel. Both were scrapped in favor of later drafts.

## Links

* *The OMEGA Subject* on Fanfiction.net
* *The OMEGA Subject* on DeviantArt.com