Disclaimer: I do not own Senki Zessho Symphogear or the Kamen Riders mentioned in this story. I do own the OC Kamen Rider Ixa R and Akakishi.
Prologue: Disaster and Miracle
"Hibiki! …Hey… answer me! " said a male voice in darkness.
Who's that? A girl turned towards a male shouting at the girl but the sound was muted. The young teen was crying as he continued to shake her. He had red hair and his eyes were a bright green.
"…amn it, come on… Answer me! …ow me that you're still in there!" said the male desperately.
Hibiki… That's right… That's my name… The female thought as she continued to stare at the male. He… and I… were going to the concert.
3 hours earlier
At the entrance of a large stadium with banners that showed two singers with the title: Zwei Wing, two young teens around the ages of 13 years old were looking around for their friend.
"Darn, still no sign of her…" a young male with red hair looked around with a worried look.
The girl with him who was also the same one mentioned earlier looked around while she talked to their friend on her phone. "Miku, where are you? Aka and I are already at the stadium!"
"Sorry, something came up…" responded a girl's voice on the other end.
"What, why?! You were the one who invited us here!" shouted the girl who indirectly caught the attention of nearby people.
Turning to her upon her first shout, the redhead sighed and facepalmed at his friend's sudden raise in volume. "Hibiki... You're being too loud again."
At an apartment where the other girl named Miku lived, she was at her home phone talking to her friend while her parents packed up for a trip. "My aunt in Morioka got caught in an accident, and Otou-san is going to drive us to her hospital now."
"But I barely know these singers…" muttered the girl with amber hair.
"I'm really sorry…" apologized Miku.
Then the girl pouted before ending the call. "I'm starting to think there is a curse on me." The amber-haired girl said before looking at the line.
"Don't be superstitious, Hibiki." The redhead known as Aka said as he approached her. "So did something happen on Miku's side?" he asked in a worried tone.
"Yeah, her aunt got into an accident, so she can't make it."
The redhead made an upset face, then he gave a frustrated sigh at the news. "Seriously? Aw man, and we don't even know if these singers are good or not." Aka said. The two friends turned to the concert banner screen with two girls. One who had long, wild red hair, while the other girl had a long, straight, navy blue hair.
At the backstage of the stadium, several maintenance workers were hard at work preparing for the show. Sitting next to a container, a girl with blue hair wearing a white plastic poncho had a nervous look as everyone kept working.
"It's hard to fill in the time, isn't it?" asked a female voice, catching the attention of the poncho girl. The owner of the voice walked toward a wooden crate and sat down near her. "Just before the show starts is the hardest."
The nervous girl silently nodded in response.
"I'm dying to go wild on stage, but no, he won't let me." The voice's owner was the girl with wild red hair who also wore a similar plastic poncho and a pair of matching white heels. She scratched her head in frustration.
"Yeah…" responded the girl.
The redhead turned to the bluenette and smiled to her. "Don't tell me you're nervous, Tsubasa."
"Why wouldn't I be? Ms. Sakurai said that today's especially…" The girl with blue hair known as Tsubasa said with a flushed face while breaking eye contact with her partner.
Then Tsubasa received a flick in the head by the redhead, snapping her out of her worry. "*Short Laugh* Why are you so serious?" the redhead waved off the nervous tension as nothing.
"Kanade, Tsubasa. There you are." An older man's voice was heard.
"Commander…" Tsubasa got out.
"Well, if it isn't old man Genjuro!" said Kanade with an informal tone.
"I trust you understand that today is-"
"Of paramount importance, yeah. We know." Kanade finished his sentence with a carefree attitude. Then she made a gesture of waving her hand as it was going to be a piece of cake.
"I'll hold you to your word, then." The commander said with a smile before realizing he had additional news. "Oh, and he has just arrived, Kanade. The cameras just confirmed his motorcycle entering into the city."
"Really? Awesome, I'll show him a good show!" Kanade smiled before giving a two-fingered V sign. Then she turned to Tsubasa with her smile still present, but there a scheming glint in her eyes. "And this is a good opportunity to show that blockhead how well you can sing, Tsubasa!"
"H-Hey!" The bluenette's blush became redder.
The man known as Genjuro chuckled lightly at the scene. "The show tonight will decide the future of mankind."
In another location of the stadium, an isolated, high-tech lab held what appeared to be the remains of a stone artifact. On the pedestal, the stone was title: Nehustan.
At a high floor room, several scientists were at several consoles observing the status of the artifact. "Cheerio! Ryoko Sakurai speaking. We're done with the preparations."
"Got it, I'll be there soon."
After Genjuro ended his call, Kanade eagerly sat up and gave a thumbs up with her left hand. "Leave the stage to us!"
The commander nodded, confident that the girls can do their part of the plan.
Inside the reception area of the Stadium, Aka and Hibiki had bought two bundles of nightsticks for themselves to use during the concert, a common practice in Japanese concerts.
"Thank you for your purchase." The female clerk said.
Hibiki looked at the nightsticks in awe due to the Logo of the pair of singers.
"*Whistle* Zwei Wing, huh? Pretty fancy for an singer duo name."
"You can read the english on here, Aka?" asked Hibiki as she stared at the nightstick.
"Sort of. Though Zwei is how the Germans say two."
"So... two wings?" Hibiki guessed.
"Yep." Aka responded.
When the two entered the stadium, the first thing they saw was a massive stage with a stained glass mural.
"Whoa…" The redhead and Hibiki voiced their awe at the stage.
Present
"Oh crud, they're coming over here! Don't worry Hibiki, I'll protect you." The male placed her on a wall and he ran in a direction. "Hey uglies, come and get me!" The redhead teen shouted as he waved at something and ran off with several shadows chasing him.
Wait… Don't leave me here… The girl attempted to move but her body would not respond. Then she heard a song.
(Cue Swan song)
"I can hear her song…" The girl noticed a redhead female in damaged armor raised a spear in her right hand and she glowed as she sang.
Yeah… This is my last song. The one that will burn my life away.
Before the last verse of the song could be sung, an armored figure of white in a black cape ran toward the singer and jumped to kick her.
"Stop, Kanade!" The male dropkicked the female, interrupting her song. The hit prevented the singer from finishing her song but the damage was already done as her armor fell apart.
"Kanade!" shouted a blue haired female who wore similar armor except she was held down by the monsters.
Then a blur of red, yellow, and green crashed through the monsters with a battlecry. "Seiya!"
After being freed, Tsubasa stood up and ran to Kanade's side as the white-armored male held her in a princess carry. He laid her down in front of Tsubasa who hugged her friend.
As the Noise gathered near the group, a red blur smashed and annihilated the crowd of monsters in seconds.
=CLOCK OVER=
The blur turned out to be an armored figure who had a red Rhino Beetle motif.
"Vice Commander!" exclaimed the blue haired female.
"Sorry, I was late." The figure apologized with a male voice as he approached the two girls in order to see the damage done.
"We need to find if there are any survivors, Kabuto-sempai." A male in traffic-colored armor said as he approached the four.
"Agreed, OOO. But the damage here makes me doubtful we can find anyone besides this girl." The white armored male silently agreed.
In another part of concert hall, the redhead male rested after being saved from the Noise that mysteriously perished at the hands of a red blur. He placed his hands on his knees to catch his breath and looked around for any Noise before he noticed a man in a trench coat. The man was watching the interaction between the armored males and females. Above the stranger a piece of the damaged ceiling was on the verge of falling on top of him.
"Hey! Watch out!" shouted the redhead as he ran in a full sprint and pushed the man out of the danger. The piece of debris came loose and fell on top of the redhead, burying him in the heavy rock and bent metal. The man could only watch helplessly as the young male who saved his life was buried under the debris.
"Such selfless spirit cannot be wasted." The man began to dig the young male out of the debris. He picked the injured boy up and walked toward the group on the stage.
"Kabuto… OOO… Eternal…"
"Sempai! I'm sorry, we failed saving everyone again, and we failed our duties as Kamen Riders." OOO said in a sad tone at his failure.
"You can blame yourself, OOO, but it will not change what has already been done. We have survivors here, but they suffered critical injuries. Especially this one." The man in the trench coat lifted up the barely alive redhead.
"We already contacted medical teams to help the girl, but the young man here is at the edge of death." Kabuto said with a doubtful tone.
"I know someone who can help him. He has potential. The potential to use that system." The man said with a serious tone.
"Are you sure? But the only way to use it is to…" OOO said before he was interrupted.
"I know the danger the procedure could pose, but it could be our hope in fending off the Noise."
"All right, I wish you success." Kabuto responded to the hooded male who nodded before walking away.
"Wait! Who are you?" shouted the blue haired singer as she held her injured friend.
The man turned around and made a visible smile with his features still hidden under the hood.
"Ichigo. If you wish to find me, first find Ixa R. Eternal, if you please." The man turned to the white armored rider with an expecting look.
The white armored man known as Eternal nodded before he held his hand forward to form a gateway of light. The man in the trench coat went through it, and Eternal was about to follow but he turned his head for one last glance at the unconscious Kanade. Then he entered the passage which disappeared in front of the group.
"Ixa R?" asked the bewildered female as the emergency teams arrived to help the injured.
Kamen Rider Ixa R: Symphony of Hearts
(Sanctuary- Tamaki Nami)
/Bokutachi wa mina kitto Te wo nobashiterun da/ - /Surely we're all Reaching out our hands/
From a cloud of black ash a young man with red hair walked out. Then his face is shown to be Akakishi as both of his eyes glowed. He placed the Reverse IXA Knuckle on his left hand. Then he punches the screen with the knuckle, causing a crack. When the crack shatters the glass, Ixa R stands in place of Akakishi.
/Tooku tooi basho e to/ - /To that place far, far away/
The scene shifts to Hibiki who stood on top of a tower of rock looking toward the sky. Then the scene turns to her back as wings sprout out of it. She flies off the pillar of rock and into the sky.
Ixa R jumps and punches forward to the sky while Hibiki flies toward him in the opposite direction. Then the title appears with the two turning into silhouettes.
Kamen Rider Ixa R: Symphony of Hearts
Like a Meteroid burning, falling, and disappearing...
/Kaze ni fukare aruite yuku/ - /I walk, blown by the wind/
Akakishi is shown on his motorcycle looking toward the sky as the wind blew. Then a silhouette of a man with red compound eyes came to his mind.
/Umare kita imi wo shiritakute/ - /Wanting to know the meaning of being born/
The scene changes to a silhouette of a person who held the white crystal memory stick labelled with an E. And behind the person was a hand that held a magenta crystal memory labelled with an E.
/Tatoeba ushinau toki ga kitemo/ - /Even if, for example, a time comes when I lose something/
The scene changes to Miku who watches a meteor shower then reaching out to the same shower. Then Kanade is shown watching a concert performed by Tsubasa. Then a male with raven haired styled in a pompadour is shown walking the streets with his friends while passing by a silver haired girl.
/Dakishimeru koto ima, erabou/ - /I'll choose now, what to hang onto/
Several colored chains of orange, blue, and purple wrap around Akakishi's body as he falls into an unconscious state. As ash gathered and dissipated, Hibiki is shown sitting in a fetal position with a sad look until she looked up and smiled at a hand offered to her.
Instrumental
The scene shifts back to an awakened Akakishi as he tears off the chains with each colored chain breaking in succession with the music and in the order of orange, blue, and purple.
Then the scene transitions to the armored form of Ixa R with several shadowed Kamen Riders at his side.
/Bokutachi wa mina kitto/ - /Surely we're all/
Hibiki charges into the fray of battle swinging her fists and Ixa R kicks down a large Noise before punching a Noise in sync with Hibiki
/Te wo nobashiterun da/ - /Reaching out our hands/
Tsubasa jumps in by cutting down several Noise with the blades on her legs. Kamen Rider OOO lands and supports the singer by cutting down foes with his sword.
/Nakusenai mono ni mukatte/ - /Turning to something we can't lose/
The scene shows off Kamen Rider Kabuto in his unmasked form charging in.
Then a dark silhouette of a Kamen Rider with orange compound eyes is shown.
Next came a shadowed figure with a cape and yellow lens with a feminine figure at his back with a blue visor.
/Kagayaita yume dake wo/ - /Just pulling in/
Ixa R takes out a fuestle which is a metallic whistle-shaped object and equips his Reverse Knuckle
/Taguriyosenagara/ - /A glittering dream/
He runs through the long range attacks of the Noise and punches forward, ending the scene with a view of his knuckle.
/Tooku tooi basho e to/ - /To that place far, far away/
The camera shows the armored hand of Ixa R reaching out and the armored hand of Hibiki grabbing it. The hands lace their fingers as the armors transition off.