Encroachment

Chapter 6, titled "Encroachment", was the sixth chapter of the original published version of The OMEGA Subject. It was published on July 2, 2019, on Fanfiction.net.

Summary
The chapter begins with Weiss Schnee chastising Ruby Rose for being childish. She stops after hearing a bush rustle, and after closer examination, finds out she has been surrounded by Beowolves. Before she can launch an attack against them, however, Ruby interferes and causes her attack to wide and start a forest fire. Ruby insists on fighting them, but Weiss realizes the volatile situation and forces the two of them to retreat. The Beowolves give chase, despite their initial fear of the flame, presumably due to the presence of Apollyon and the other Alpha. The other Alpha pounces at the girls and a fight ensues, During it, Ruby is almost defeated. However, the two girls are successful in defeating the Alpha, but despair at the sight of the pack surrounding them and an even larger Alpha among them. To their surprise, however, the rest of the pack walks away.

The chapter switches to Apollyon's perspective, where it is revealed that he chose to leave after noticing Ruby's eyes. Despite having killed a warrior with silver eyes in the past, he was wary of fighting another. His pack comes across another pair of initiates, one boy and one girl. While the pack is easily defeated, they gave Apollyon time to study the students and prepare a surprise attack. It is only partially successful, as the boy notices him at the last second. After a brief scuffle, Apollyon is struck in the back by lightning, courtesy of the boy's Semblance. Outraged, Apollyon lets loose a loud roar and charges in full of rage.

The roar grabs the attention of Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch, and they scramble to locate its source using the cameras hidden throughout the forest. Glynda finds the scene and ushers Ozpin over. To their shock and horror, Apollyon tricks the girl into killing her partner using his Geist ability, and uses her despair to finish her off. The feed cuts when Apollyon dives at the camera watching it all, having detected it. Ozpin quickly tells Glynda that he will investigate the Grimm, and that she should find out who the children were. She agrees and the two return to Beacon's campus. After that, the chapter ends.

Major Characters

 * Apollyon
 * Glynda Goodwitch (First Appearance)
 * Ozpin (First Appearance)
 * Ruby Rose (First Appearance)
 * Weiss Schnee (First Appearance)

Minor Characters

 * Helena Graec (First Appearance)
 * Zach Graec (First Appearance)

Trivia

 * The author's note at the end of the chapter calls the previous chapters an "extended epilogue". However, the correct term is actually "prologue", as the former denotes the end and the latter the beginning.
 * The two initiates that Apollyon finds are references to Greek legend: specifically, Zach is based off of Zeus and Helena is a mix of Helen of Troy and Hera.