Heya everybody! What's up?! This is Fenikkusumaru speaking, bringing you the sequel of Wizard of Zero! It's called Wizard of Zero: Futatsuki no Wizard! Sorry it took so long to get this story in because I had other stuff going on, but that's okay, it's in! Plus, I'm working with Serpentdragon on this story as well! So I'm glad to have him aboard! So without further ado, here's the new story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen Rider Wizard and Familiar of Zero. All creative rights go to their respective creators.


In the vast deepest parts of space, many galaxies swirled and many stars twinkled, however, amongst those stars and galaxies, something sinister was coming. From far away, you could barely see a speck of fire in the distance, but this fire got larger and closer as it whooshed through space, heading towards a planet and it was coming in for a crash landing.

The object crashed into the ground on the edge of a forest, leaving a massive crater and several of the trees had their leaves on fire. After a few moments, the object, revealed to be what appeared to be a person, stood up in the crater and cracked his joints.

"Yubiwa… Mahōtsukai…" the figure growled with utmost hate and fury. "Where are you Mahōtsukai…? You and I have a score to settle…"

He clenched his fist tightly before he transformed into a Phantom. It was a red and gold humanoid who seemed similar to a knight and was themed after the legendary firebird. On his back was the massive sword Catastrophe.


(Cue Theme MASSIVE WONDERS by Nana Mizuki)

(Instrumental) A red magic circle appears as Kurogasa is seen in his Flame Style coat. He looks at the screen with a serious face as the circle moves over him, transforming into Kamen Rider Wizard. Just then, a gold magic circle appears, moving over Wizard, changing him into Koji, dressed in a primarily gold disco outfit. He then winks and points at the camera as the gold magic circle moves over him, turning him into Kamen Rider Beast. Two red magic circles and one gold one appear, summoning back Kurogasa and Koji. As several more magic circles of the various colors of both Riders' various forms appear, they summon the rest of the cast as the title logo appears.

(Dare demo naku kimi no tame ni dekiru koto) The scene starts with the sun setting at Tristain Academy. Kurogasa was on the balcony of Louise's room looking at his Flame Style ring before looking at the horizon with Louise looking on from afar.
(Boku wa omou boku wa negau massugu ni) Meanwhile, Koji was doing the same thing, only this time looking at his Beast Ring before looking at the horizon with Kirche looking on from afar.

(Futashi~ka de katameta~) Henrietta and Wales look out from the balcony of their castle, holding hands, as Tristain and Albion forces battle each other.
(RUURU ni sugatte ita yo) Guiche is busy flirting with several girls before Montmorency pulls him away by his ear and Koji then picks up the girls.
(Iiwake de kazarareta kako~) Tabitha sits on the castle wall, reading one of her books, as is Colbert, however they both look up as an explosion is heard.
(KURIA shitai~) A swarm of Phantoms approach the Academy as Kurogasa and Koji, standing in front of it, nod to each other and prepare to transform.

(Tenjou no hoshi aku someru) Kurogasa transformed into Kamen Rider Wizard while Koji transformed into Kamen Rider Beast.
(Kiseki no tsubu hiroiatsumete) The two Riders then ran towards the Phantom Army before them with their WizarSwordGun and Dice Saber in hand respectively.
(Mada mienu yoru no saki ni) Meanwhile, Louise and the other students joined in the battle using their magic to fend off the Ghoul Phantoms.
(Tsutaetai yo maboroshi o yaburi) Then all of a sudden, a blast of energy exploded in front of them and the smoke cleared to reveal Phoenix, Medusa, Gremlin, and Wiseman.

(Yoiyami no tsuki boku o sasou) Kurogasa goes to fight Wiseman and Phoenix, changing through his four Dragon Styles, unleashing their special attacks.
(Madoi no VEERU keshisatte yuku) Koji, meanwhile, deals with Medusa and Gremlin, cycling through the four Beast Mantles.
(Kakushiteta zurui jibun) As the battle goes on, Sheffield appears, wearing the Ring of Andavari, leading a huge force of Albion forces to aid the Phantoms in battle.
(Yowasa mo zenbu uketometa toki ni) Beast and Wizard nod to each other, entering Falco Mantle and Hurricane Dragon Style, to fly towards them as Louise steps forward, preparing to unleash her Void magic but not until a flying Phantom kidnaps Louise.

(Jounetsuteki na~ kotoba wa iranai~) Louise stretches out her hands towards Kurogasa who was running towards Louise with his hand stretched out too, but just as they were about to reach, the flying Phantom flies faster and lands next to the elite Phantoms.
(Ima, koko ni iru koto sore ga bo~ku no~ shin~jitsu~) Kurogasa in rage then takes out the Drago Timer and goes into All Dragon Formation before jumping up and diving down for his Rider Kick towards the screen making it go white from the intense blast.

(Instrumental) The screen goes black showing the Wizard magic circle and Kurogasa and Louise faded into view in front of the circle back–to–back with their eyes closed and heads down before opening their eyes and looking up. The last scene then shows Tristain Academy and the camera moves up towards the sky before the title appears again.


Chapter 1: Returning From the Ashes

"C'mon Louise, hurry up, we're gonna be late for the wedding! It's after the Coronation Ceremony and we the Best Man and Maid Honor can't be late!"

"Will you just wait Kurogasa? I'm almost done."

"YOU SAID THAT TWO HOURS AGO! IT SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU THIS LONG!"

I groaned as I sat down in my chair, waiting for Louise to exit the bathroom. I was getting anxious as we both had big roles in one of the biggest events of Halkeginia's history: the wedding of Henrietta and Wales. As I said prior, we were the Best Man and Maid of Honor, respectively… and yet we were at risk of not making it to the wedding/coronation ceremony in time because Louise was confusing five minutes with two hours.

"I need to look my best for the princess!"

"Ugh… just hurry up…"

Mattaku mou… I really hate it when this happens. Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name's Kurogasa Kururugi. I'm your average 17 year old Tokusatsu fan with brown hair in the style that one would think I was Kira Yamato and have blue eyes. Not long ago, as I said, I was pretty much your average Tokusatsu fan of Kamen Rider. I was about to head to convention to show off my collection Kamen Rider Wizard merchandise, but that soon completely changed that day, when my whole world turned upside down.

I was summoned by a mage named Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière, the girl that I was arguing with just now who happens to be a Void Mage. Apparently, I was transported to the land of Halkeginia. Specifically the country of Tristain where magic was an everyday thing. I was supposed to be a familiar to her, basically her servant. At first, I was against the idea of that and wanted to go home, but… it was because of her that I managed to use magic. That's right. I was a Gate, I fell into despair when I couldn't get home, but she gave me hope and I was able to suppress my Phantom within me, which surprisingly was WizarDragon, though not the same from the series. And thanks to that, I was able to become Kamen Rider Wizard.

I kid you not. I actually became Kamen Rider Wizard. A mage that can use all the four classical elements: Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth. It was just that awesome. Since then, I've had a crazy adventure of fighting Phantoms and whatnot and made friends here. Kirche, the beautiful red haired girl that uses Fire magic and won't leave me alone because she's trying to get me hitched with her every single chance she gets, Tabitha, her quiet bookworm friend who uses Wind Magic, Guiche, a Casanova that uses Earth Magic, and Montmorency, Guiche's girlfriend, who uses Water magic.

Other friends include Headmaster Osmond the principal of Tristain Academy, Professor Colbert who was a teacher, Siesta who was a maid of Japanese descent, whose grandfather was a WWII pilot, and Scarron, Jessica, and Jeanne of the Dancing Fairy Inn. I'm even friends with Princess Henrietta and her soon–to–be husband Princes Wales. I'd like to tell ya everything, but if you want that, you'll have to read the previous story. Yes, I'm sorry for breaking the fourth wall, but I had to point that out, if you want to know the full story. Anyways, back to now…

Several weeks had passed since the failed attack by Reconquista also when we had thwarted Wiseman's plan of starting a Sabbath. Today, of course, was a special day.

As I said, it was Wales and Henrietta's wedding day. While my heart had stung after seeing them together, I had recovered and moved on. They loved each other deeply so I couldn't get in the way of that. I was happy for them.

Right now I'm still waiting for Louise to get ready. Why is it that women take so long to get ready? Guess some things were just universal. "Dang it… she's taking too long…" I grumbled as I crossed my arms, tapping my foot impatiently wearing my Flame Dragon Style jacket.

"Relax Partner," A voice said, as my WizarSwordGun Derflinger, wriggled out of his sheath from behind my back. Oh, did I forget to mention that my WizarSwordGun is possessed by a sword spirit named Derflinger? "The wedding's not gonna be for another hour or two. We got plenty of time."

Sighing, I looked over my shoulder at Derflinger as I said, "I know, Derf, but we're supposed to be there early to help the bride and groom get ready for their wedding. If Louise takes any longer to get ready we're gonna be late," I replied.

"I HEARD THAT!" Louise shouted from the other side of the door.

"You were supposed to!" I countered. "Hurry up in there!"

"Ugh… Fine! But if I don't look my best because you were rushing me, it's your fault!" Louise shouted.

She better hurry up. The two of us were given the honor of Best Man and Maid of Honor. The soon–to–be wedded couple had asked us personally. The both of us were surprised, but we nonetheless accepted it. After another minute or two…

"Alright, I'm ready!"

"Finally," When Louise opened the door she revealed that she was wearing the same dress she had worn during the Ball of Frigg. "I thought you'd never get out of your room."

Louise replied, "I am a noble, Kurogasa. I must appear at my finest, especially at such a high profile event. It's my responsibility to represent the Vallière family as best I can." She then declared, "I needed to look my best for the princess' wedding."

"You do mean Queen, right?" I corrected.

"O–Of course I mean Queen!" Louise stuttered.

"Riiiiiight," I smirked, rolling my eyes. "You have the couple's wedding gift?"

"I do," she confirmed.

"Come on. The carriage is waiting for us," I prompted. The wedding would be taking place in a church and the guests were due to arrive soon.

"Right," Louise nodded.


With that, the two of us walked out of the tower and saw that the Vestri Court was full of carriages. That's right. The whole Academy was invited to the wedding.

"Oh Darling, Yoohoo, I'm over he~re!" Kirche called out. Oh great… She was here. She was invited to the wedding too. Honestly, why couldn't she get a clue that I wasn't interested in her?

She was dressed in a revealing red dress that hugged her curves perfectly, causing many of her male admirers to look at her in a ga–ga fashion, some with hearts and stars in their eyes, and shiny black platform pumps. She then rushed over to me and forcibly kissed my cheek. "I'm so glad you're here! I was hoping we could use this wedding to test ideas for our own ceremony."

"What are you doing Zerbst…?" Louise growled.

"Oh, I was hoping we could use this wedding to test ideas for our own ceremony." She then wrapped her arms around mine and added, "And maybe he could accompany me as my date for the wedding," smiled Kirche.

"Sorry Kirche, but Louise and I were asked to be the Best Man and Maid of Honor for the wedding." I said as I slipped my arm out of her grip.

"Well, at least let me dance with you at the wedding party," she insisted. I had to admire her for her persistence. Well, it was actually more like stubbornness but you you get the idea.

"One dance, and that's it," I compromised.

"Good enough," she accepted. "See you then, Dragon Wizard." With that, Kirche went over to her carriage, with a seductive swaying of her hips from side to side, making me groan in disdain. I'm telling you that she's a complete turn off for me. Don't get me wrong, I admit she's hot but the way she just flaunts it around, just doesn't click with me. Heck, she even tried to get me in bed with her, which thankfully I was able to escape from. I'll admit that it was an emasculating blow to my male persona, but I'm not ending up having my notch added to her bedpost!

"Why did you promise to dance with her?" Louise demanded as she glared at me.

"It was the only way I could think of to get her to leave me alone," I answered.

"You know that a Zerbst brings trouble, especially her!"

"I know, I know…," I sighed. "Like I said, I only said it to get her to leave me alone."

Louise eyed me suspiciously. "You promise?"

"Scout's honor," I said with a slightly sarcastic tone, raising my right hand. "You know that if I was really into her, she would have had me by now."

"True enough."

"Oh Sir Kurogasa, Louise, fancy meeting you here," A voice said. We turned to see Guiche and Montmorency walking towards us, dressed up for the occasion. What Guiche wear was basically the same, only this time his frilly shirt was buttoned up, and he had a tuxedo jacket. Montmorency on the other hand, I'll admit looks kinda cute in that light green dress of hers. The skirt is a bit short, but it's tolerable. At least she doesn't flaunt out her stuff.

"Hey Guiche, Montmorency," I waved. "Looks like you two are ready for the wedding."

"Oh but of course, we nobles must look our very best." Guiche said with pride. "I should know, I do look rather dashing in my tuxedo, wouldn't you say?"

And you're as pompous and arrogant as ever Casanova. At least now we were on friendlier terms.

"I know what you mean," Louise said in agreement. She then elbowed me in the ribs as she said, "My familiar almost screwed that up for me with his continual rushing of me as I got ready."

"Hey we were given the honor of being Best Man and Maid of Honor, so it's natural I had to rush you." I said.

Rolling her eyes, Louise said, "We made it in time, didn't we? Now come on, the soon–to–be king and queen need us."

"Yeah, yeah…" I waved off.


The man slammed against the wall of the alley, covered in bruises. He then whimpered as he stared up in terror at the guy who had beaten him up.

"OK, who else wants some?" the man in red challenged.

"No! NO! Please, leave me alone! I don't want to fight you!" The man said in terror.

"Ho~ you think you could get away from me that easily?" The man in red said amused before he picked the man up by the collar of his shirt. "Let me ask you one thing. Where's the Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai?"

"I–I don't know what you're talking about!" The man stuttered.

"Don't play games with me old man!" The man in red snarled. "I have a score to settle with him and you know where he is, so spill it!"

The old man shook his head rapidly as he said frantically, "I'm not lying! I don't know! I really don't–!"

*SNAP!*

The old man's limp corpse slid to the ground after the man in red broke his neck.

"USELESS!" The man snarled and scowled before punching the wall.

He may not be at full strength, but he was definitely strong enough for his revenge. He remembered the pain of death and rebirth, over and over again… the continuous agony without relief. Oh, he was going to return the favor. He wasn't going to kill the ring–wielding Wizard so quickly. No, he was going to make him suffer, slowly and agonizingly and watched as he experienced the same excruciating pain 100 times fold.


The carriage stopped in front of the chapel and the door opened. I stepped out first with Louise, holding her hand. Honestly, even if we were the Best Man and Maid of Honor, we did look like quite the odd couple. Guests who arrived caught sight of us and I could actually hear them whisper, mainly about me.

"I heard he has the ability to summon a gigantic dragon."

"Yes, he defeated Marshall Gramont too and also the former Viscount Wardes."

"Supposedly, he was summoned as a Familiar."

"A mage can't be a Familiar."

"I heard he was a commoner."

"Maybe he's a bastard child of a noble?"

"No, just look at him. His coat makes him look like a noble."

"Queen Henrietta even awarded him. No commoner can earn an award like that."

I rolled my eyes. Gossip… Again, something that was universal.

Ignoring them, we saw one of the guards come up to us. She was in her early 20's having short tan hair in a style that kinda reminds me of Soi Fon from Bleach, just without the two white braids and rings that attached to the bottom. She had on a navy blue uniform of sorts with a sword attached to her waist and she had a white cape on her back as well. "Are you the Best Man and Maid of Honor?" She asked.

"We are." I nodded.

"My name is Agnès Chevalier de Milan. I'm the captain of Her Majesty's Firearm Squadron." She introduced. "Please follow me. I will bring you both to His Majesty."

The two of us nodded our heads quickly before following after the captain and made our way into the castle. Walking through, I was still amazed by the place even after having been here before.

Agnès escorted us into the castle. When she said 'His Majesty', she was probably referring to Wales. His kingdom had fallen, sure, but Wales was Albion's hope as well as Henrietta. Also, without Cromwell, the Reconquista were probably losing their hold on the floating island. I didn't know for certain but I had hope.

Agnès brought us over to a door. This was where Wales was getting ready. She knocked on the door and spoke, "Sire, they have arrived,"

"Please, let them in." Agnes nodded and opened the door to grant me and Louise entry. We both saw Wales smiling at us and already dressed for his wedding. It kinda looked like a military uniform, completely in white with a mantle. Then again, he was royalty.

Louise curtsied but I greeted Wales casually, "Yo, Wales. Congratulations. You're about to tie the knot."

*BAM*

"OW!" I shouted as Louise punched me in the head.

"Don't be so casual to the king–to–be!" Louise berated.

"Hahahahaha, it's quite alright. And yes, it is still hard to believe, but I do not fear it. I welcome the chance to be wed to Henrietta," Wales said.

"You know, my only regret is that I wasn't able to give you a proper Bachelor Party," I remarked.

"What's a Bachelor Party?" Louise asked.

"Back where I come from, the Best Man is supposed to plan a huge party. It's supposed to celebrate his last day of being single." I was actually thinking of taking Wales to the Charming Fairy Inn. Those girls knew how to show a guy a good time. I sure as heck had a pretty good time there.

"Oh, it's quite alright." Wales waved off. "Besides, I have a feeling that this Bachelor Party you speak of will probably lead to bad consequences. I don't want Henrietta to suddenly cancel the wedding because of one mishap."

I smiled as I said, "I wouldn't worry about that. Henrietta loves you dearly. I doubt anything could split you up." Even though I smiled, it hurt a little to say, but I knew I'd get over it.

"So, what do you need us for, sire?" Louise asked Wales. "Are there any problems?"

"Oh no, nothing of the sort," Wales waved off. "I just thought of wanting to see you before the wedding. To be honest, I'm starting to have the cold feet."

"Oh relax Wales, you'll do fine." I said placing a hand on his shoulders. "You're going to marry the love of your life soon and as long as you two love each other, then everything's going to turn out alright."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm positive." I smiled.

Wales smiled back at me, "I suppose you're right. I do love Henrietta and I'll do whatever to make her happy as best as I could."

"I'm sure you will." I nodded, before turning to Louise. "Louise, aren't you going to give Wales his wedding present?"

Louise remembered the gift and held it up to Wales. "Here, this is for you." She said. It was a small box of sorts and Wales took it.

"What is it?" Wales asked inspecting the box.

"Open it." I said. He did as he was told, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a Magic Ring like those used by Haruto. It was made of a pink crystal with a heart on it with Kamen Rider Wizard on the heart, holding a bouquet of flowers before a girl. Yes, you read that right. During the timespan between after the Battle of Tarbes and today, I took it upon myself to look for Magic Stones just in case I never found my Dragon Style rings and that I would need to make the Dragon Rings and their accompaniments myself. And during that mine, I explored one of the caves in Tristain and as luck would have it, I found a whole lot of Magic Stones, just waiting to be taken out of the cave. I had hoped to find some of the Magic Stones that had the same properties as the ones used to make my rings. Of course I never found the right stones but I did find a pink stone.

I had given the stone to Golem and he had used his crafting skills to forge the ring. I was just glad the PlaMonster knew how to do it.

"A ring," Wales asked, looking at it.

"Yep, try it out on my Hand Author buckle." I encouraged. Wales wasted no time as he slipped on the ring and placed it in front of the Hand Author buckle.

TRUE LOVE! PLEASE!

Appearing in the air before the three were flashes, almost like video recordings of the romantic times Wales and Henrietta spent together during the timespan between the Battle of Tarbes and today. Some of the moments made Wales laugh, but of course, the one that stood out the most was when he and Henrietta were reunited after I got him out of Albion. After a while, the flashes disappeared.

"Well, what do you think?" I asked.

Wales was amazed as he took the True Love Ring off his finger and held it in his hand, looking at it with a smile of awe on it. "This… This is incredible! It shows all the best memories from a couple's time together!?"

"Yep, and best of all, all your best memories will be recorded in here until the day you die. You can reminisce on old memories when you grow old." I smiled.

Wales looked to me with a smile and extended his hand to me. "Thank you, Kurogasa. I don't know how to thank you enough."

"No problem." I said shaking his hand.

"It's a great wedding present." Wales smiled. "Henrietta and I will always cherish it."

"I'm glad you like it." I smiled. "Now where's your soon–to–be wife? I gotta show her the ring too."

Wales looked around briefly as he said, "I believe she is still getting ready for the ceremony."

"Gotcha," I said before turning to Louise. "You and Prince Wales go to the chapel that's inside the castle. I'll pick up Henrietta so I can walk her down the aisle."

Louise gave me a suspicious look as she said, "You better not try anything or act like a dog, Kurogasa."

"Pfft, please, on their wedding day, I'd be stupid to try anything." I scoffed.

Louise nodded slowly as she finally said, "Alright… I'm trusting, you. But know that if you do…" She then pantomimed kneeing me between the legs."

"Yeah, yeah, I gotcha," I waved off before taking the ring back from Wales and starting to leave.

"Wait, Sir Kurogasa."

"Hm…?" I asked turning around.

"I'd like to thank you again for making all of this possible."

"Like I said before, I fight for hope." I nodded before finally leaving.


After a bit of walking, I made my way to Henrietta's chambers. The guards looked at me suspiciously, crossing their lances in front of the door. However, when they recognized me, they unblocked my way. Nodding my appreciation, I knocked on the door and said, "Henrietta? It's Kurogasa."

"Oh, Sir Kurogasa, please enter." She said.

I slowly opened the door and when I did, my eyes widened in awe seeing Henrietta. Her hair was tied in a ponytail and had a crown of white flowers over her head and a see through veil above her head. She also had golden neck jewelry around her neck and on the upper part of her body, her white dress was a sleeveless one, and she had white arm warmers that went up to her elbows. For the bottom half of her dress, it was white and frilly with a long red ribbon draped around her dress, with gold linings decorating it.

"Wow…" I said a bit stunned. "You… You look beautiful." I couldn't but envy Wales. He was marrying this beautiful girl and not me.

Henrietta blushed at my compliment, bowing her head shyly as she giggled. "Thank you." She then looked to me and said, "I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous."

"Wales is too." I said, approaching her. "But there's no need to be. You're going to marry the love of your life soon." I then placed my hands on her shoulders, smiling gently, "I'm sure if your father were here now, he would be proud seeing you like this…"

That made the princess smile up at me with teary eyes. "That… That's very sweet. Thank you, Sir Kurogasa." She then lifted her veil slightly to kiss my cheek.

I blushed when I was given the kiss, "I–It's what good friends do." I stuttered, before calming myself down. "Now, just relax. You'll be up at that altar, saying 'I Do' and starting a new life with Wales."

"Right…" She smiled gently.

"And if it's any comfort to you, the wedding present I'm giving you from Louise and I to you and Wales will help you relax." I said, opening the box to show her the ring I showed Wales.

"A ring," Henrietta asked, looking at it.

"Yep, try it out on my Hand Author buckle." I encouraged. She wasted no time as he slipped on the ring and placed it in front of the Hand Author buckle.

TRUE LOVE! PLEASE!

As the magic activated, a similar occurrence to what happened with Wales occurred. She saw the same images he did and watched them her mouth agape in awe. "Wha–What is this?"

"Your best moments with Wales," I nodded with a smile. "This Magic Ring shows all the best memories the user had with their true love and continues to record new memories the longer you're together," I explained.

Henrietta looked to me with a truly heartwarming smile. "This is the most beautiful present anyone has ever given me," she said happily as she hugged me. "Thank you so much."

"Anything for a friend," I smiled, hugging her back before we broke the hug. At that point, the church bells began ringing. "Well, it's time." I then held out my hand. "Shall we?"

"We shall." Henrietta smiled again, taking my hand so I can walk her down the aisle.


The chapel was packed with people, all the pews filled as much as they could be and even more people standing inside. Peeking, my head in, I saw Wales anxiously waiting at the altar as Louise and I took our places in the entry line, Louise after the other bridesmaids and before Henrietta and I. I even saw the front of the pews where Kirche and the others are sitting along with Headmaster Osmond and Professor Colbert. "Oooooh, where is Darling?" Kirche whined.

"Patience…" Tabitha muttered.

Finally pulling my head out, I walked past the rest of the wedding party and took my position next to Henrietta, her arm in mine. "Looks like we're all set in there."

Henrietta nodded as she gently gripped my upper arm, signifying her anxiousness. "Then we'll be starting any moment. I can't believe the moment is finally here…"

"Relax Henrietta, you got this…" I whispered to her.

Henrietta looked to me before nodding with a smile, "Right."

Louise looked back and said, "Just think how happy you're going be, Princess."

"You're right." Henrietta nodded.

Just then, the music began to play, signaling the ceremony was beginning. Guards opened the doors of the chapel from within and the wedding party began to walk inside.

One by one the maids and men entered the chapel, walking down the aisle and as Louise, the Maid of Honor walked down the aisle to take her place. The familiar tune of "Here Comes the Bride" played next as Henrietta, with a bouquet of flowers in hand, and I walked towards the altar and Wales looked star struck seeing Henrietta. I don't blame him, Henrietta is downright gorgeous.

At last, we approached the altar, and I, smiling, gave Wales Henrietta's hand. Smiling at her and giving her a reassuring wink, I then took my place next to Wales.

"Dearly beloved," The priest began. "We've gathered here today to join two people in the bond of Holy Matrimony. Marriage is truly sacred, one that celebrates the joining of two souls into one. It is a bond not to be entered into selfishly and prideful, but meekly and humbly by both parties; so they form a near perfect union of two hearts. If there is any reason that these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace."

I nodded as they looked towards me and I gave them the rings. Wales took Henrietta's wedding ring and Henrietta took Wales's wedding ring. "You may know say your vows." Henrietta and Wales looked at the each other again.

"I, Prince Wales, take you, Princess Henrietta, to be my wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part. With this ring, I wed thee." He said, then placed Henrietta's ring on her finger. Now it was her turn.

"I, Princess Henrietta, take you, Prince Wales, to be my husband. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part. With this ring, I wed thee." She said then placed Wales's wedding ring on his finger.

"Let these rings be given and received as a token of your affection, sincerity, and fidelity to one another." The priest declared. "In as much as they have consented together in wedlock and have witnessed the same before this company, and pledged their vows to each other, by the authority vested in me in the name of Founder in the Kingdom of Tristain, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride!"

The traditional music began to play as Wales lifted Henrietta's veil and, embracing her, kissed her passionately on the lips as the entire crowd of guests rose to their feet in thunderous applause.


"Grrrrrrrrrrrrr… where is he…?" The Phantom seethed.

He stormed through the mostly empty streets, most people at the chapel. The Phantom quickly looked back and forth for any sign of the ring–bearing wizard whom he hated so. "I know you're out there… Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai! COME OUT!" As he walked about, though, he paused suddenly as he sensed a source of magic... An all too familiar one generated by an all too familiar Phantom… Dragon… "It's him… He's here…" A crazed grin crossed his face. "I'm coming for you now, Wizard! It's payback time!"


After the ceremony, we returned to the palace for the wedding reception. And man, it was a BIG party. I'd gone to one or two weddings for back in Japan before my parents died, but boy oh boy, this one took the cake. There were guests all over the place. A lot of food was served on the many tables and… I just can't describe it. It's so… so… BIG!

"Hahahahahahahaha, now that's what I call a party!" Derflinger laughed.

I nodded agreement as I looked to Derf over my shoulder, saying, "You said it, partner. I don't know where to start."

"Take your time partner, it's a party. Enjoy!"

I chuckled at my sword as I said, "Heh, right." Just then, though, I heard a noise that struck terror in my soul…

"…DARLING!"

Oh no… I was hoping she'd not notice me right away. Kirche then appeared, pushing through the crowd and tackling me to the ground. "There you are! You missed me, didn't you?"

"No… not really…" I winced. "Please get off, you're causing a scene here…"

She, however, decided not to listen. "C'mon, you promised me a dance, Darling."

"Yeah I know, but can I eat first? I'm hungry."

She then got close to my face as she said, "I'm hungry, too… For you…"

Louise, save meeeeeeeee!

"ZERBST, GET OFF MY FAMILIAR!"

Oh, thank goodness! My prayer was heard! The crowd dispersed a bit to reveal Louise who was downright furious. "Oh it's you…" Kirche frowned.

"What are you doing Zerbst? Get off of Kurogasa this instant!"

"I'm trying to have the dance my beloved promised me, Vallière," Kirche replied, still on top of me.

"The dance isn't until later, so until then, get off of him!"

Kirche stuck out her tongue at Louise. "Make me!"

"Um, Kirche," I said as I slipped a ring onto her finger.

"Oh, Darling, I knew you wo–!"

SLEEP! PLEASE!

At that point, Kirche started to get drowsy before finally falling asleep. Thank goodness… With a bit of a grunt, I pushed her off me and put her on a chair, taking the Sleep Ring from her finger. "Well, that oughta keep her out of my hair for a little while."

"At least she's less trouble this way," added Louise in agreement. I put Kirche in a chair next to Tabitha who looked to see her friend asleep.

"The usual," I told her and she nodded in understanding.

"Hello, Louise," a mature female voice spoke and Louise froze as she recognized it. She turned and gasped at who had spoken to her.

"Mother…"

Huh? Louise's… mom? Looking at her she had long pink hair with long bangs on either side of her face and the rest was tied and wrapped up in a bun, wearing a purple dress with a white handkerchief. She was standing next to a blonde guy whose hair that fell to his neck, having a big moustache and a monocle on his left eye. He wore a red long robe with a purple jacket over it, with black pants and shoes carrying a staff with a gem on it. He was next to a blond young woman whose hair was long, falling to her back and wore pointy glasses, while wearing a white blouse with a pink bow tie and purple skirt. She was older than Louise but lacking in the bust department like her.

"What are you all doing here?" Louise asked.

"It's the Queen's wedding, Little Louise," the blonde woman said as she approached, pinching Louise's cheeks. I decided to intervene and grasp her arm.

"Let Louise go," I commanded. Yes, I commanded. I don't care who this woman could be. Nobody bullies Louise in my presence.

"I beg your pardon?" The blonde said appalled.

"You heard me…" I frowned.

"K–Kurogasa, what are you doing? T–That's my big sister Eleanor!"

"So?" I asked. I had my suspicions. If the woman was her mother then these could be members of her family. "Even if she is your big sister, that doesn't mean she can bully you for no reason. In fact, it makes her seem more childish, don't you think?"

"How dare you call me childish?!" Eleanor shrieked.

"I call it like I see it, lady," I shrugged.

"Eleanor, enough…" Louise's mother said.

"But Mother–" the blind woman protested.

"I said enough…" She said sternly, staring at her eldest daughter coldly. "You are pretty bold," Louise's mother said to me. "Who are you?"

"Louise's Familiar. Though, you can also call me the Ring–Wielding Dragon Wizard," I answered, flashing my Driver on ring. "Kurogasa Kururugi…"

"Is that so…" Louise's mother eyes narrowed.

"Yeah, that's so." I said, meeting her gaze. I knew I was probably tempting fate and from the looks of it this woman was not someone I should challenge. Of course I was never someone who had much common sense to begin with. I just knew that when I see something that I didn't like happening then I'd do something about it and worry about the consequences later.

"So, this is the Familiar you summoned, Louise," Louise's mother said to her. "I heard before he was a commoner but then he showed that he had magic."

"Well…" Louise started.

"When you find hope at the edge of despair, you can find that miracles tend to happen," I said as I looked to Louise, giving her a tender smile. Louise blushed at the sight of me smiling at her. "I mean, you probably heard about my duel with Marshall Gramont, right?" I asked Louise's mother, "And what I'm capable of. Even if I'm a human Familiar, I think I'm way better than an animal."

"So I've heard…" Louise's mother frowned.

"Then trust me when I say that your daughter is not a zero. She just needed someone to believe in her. Obviously, nobody ever did but then again nobles are narrow–minded," I replied. "You're just too blind to see her potential."

"What potential? All she can do is make explosions," Eleanor argued.

"And isn't that still magic? If she had zero magic then nothing would happen. Not even a spark. She has magic. It's just nobody seems to know what it is," I said. "Kinda like my ring magic. Only I can use it. To you, the rings might as well be fancy jewelry." I added, "The universe is a huge place and there's all kind of magic. Don't think there is only one path when the road can branch out in infinite directions."

OK, I got that from a fortune cookie a long time ago, but what it meant was that everyone can do anything as long as they put their mind to something. There were no limits to what a person could do as long as they had hope and support.

Louise's mother narrowed her eyes at me, as if my words had questioned her ability to raise her children. Then again, Louise looked a bit afraid of her mother. That wasn't right. Sure, a child should be afraid of disappointing their parents but not fear their parents outright.

"YUBIWA NO MAHOTSUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!"

I froze as a shiver of fear went down my spine. I knew that voice… all too well… No, it–it… It couldn't be. Turning around, I suddenly heard screams as people were knocked about as a man made his way through the crowd, clearly looking for someone. He had short black hair and a matching moustache and goatee dressed in all red clothing. That and the menacing, crazed look in his eyes, aching for battle, made it all the more obvious to me. It was him. "Phoenix…?"

"Huh?" The man said. "Who are you? You're not the Mahōtsukai I'm looking for, yet I sense Dragon in you!"

NO WAY! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PHOENIX FROM THE SHOW?!

"Where is he!? Where is the Mahōtsukai I'm looking for!? WHERE IS HARUTO SOUMA!?"

Okay, so I wasn't hearing things! This is the same Phoenix from the show!

"Sorry, but he's not here!" I said. "Is staying in the sun not good enough for ya?!"

He glared at me in crazed anger as he said, "He's not here… then… then… looks like I'll have to take my revenge on YOU!" He then transformed into his Phantom form. His Phantom form was fairly humanoid, like a red and gold medieval knight with a large golden plume on his head. On his back was the massive sword Catastrophe, a weapon I knew from the show could deal a heavy amount of damage.

"Louise, get Henrietta and Wales out of here now!" I said before putting on my default rings.

DRIVER ON! PLEASE!

Louise nodded as she began getting everyone to leave, though many royal guards stayed to try and fight. The WizarDriver formed on my waist and I then flipped the Hand Author to the left side.

SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!

I shouted "Henshin!" as I flipped the visor on the Flame Ring down before putting my hand over the Hand Author.

FLAME! PLEASE! HII! HII! HII, HII, HII!

I then swung my left arm out straight from my shoulder, summoning the red magic circle that moved over my body, forming into my armor as Kamen Rider Wizard. "Saa… Showtime da."

Phoenix looked to me with a curious tilt of his head before laughing hysterically. "HAHAHAHAHA! So… You're Souma's replacement, eh? Well, I should still have some fun killing you!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" I said drawing out Derf.

"Whoa! I can feel the fire from this guy!" Derf said surprised.

"He ain't called Phoenix for nothing," I said.

"Ha, I like a challenge! Let's go for it!"

"You got it aibou!" I said before charging at Phoenix.

Phoenix laughed again as he held Catastrophe in front of him, charging up to me as well. "I'm gonna make you feel all the pain of the countless deaths I suffered in the sun!" When we finally closed in, Phoenix drew first blood, managing to land the first hit on me due to the longer range of his sword.

"Grrrr…!" I gritted as I skid back before stopping eventually. Man, how the heck did Haruto manage to survive fighting Phoenix? Seeing Phoenix charge at me again shook me out of my thoughts. Just in time, I dropped to my knees to dodge a slash from the Phantom. Switching Derf into Gun Mode, I level the WizarSwordGun at Phoenix's chest and fired off several bullets, knocking him back enough to give me a chance to pull back.

"Ha! You think that scares me?!" Phoenix mocked. "Souma did better than you!"

"Hey, I'm just a beginner!" I said before switching rings and flipping the Hand Author twice. "You need to cool off!"

WATER! PLEASE! SUI! SUI! SUI! SUI!

Holding my right arm out, the blue magic circle appeared on my side as it glided over my body, changing my armor into my blue water–based style. "Now… Let's make this a real splash!"

LIQUID! PLEASE!

My whole body turned into water and I went to Phoenix enveloping my liquid body in hopes to douse him down. But that proved to be a mistake as he boosted up his flames and I was boiling hot. "AHHH!" I shouted in pain as I was forced back into my physical form. Rolling across the floor, I hopped back to my feet as Phoenix laughed at my pain.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Swinging Catastrophe around menacingly, Phoenix shouted, "Oh, this is fun! If only Souma were here so I could kill him, too!"

"Hey partner, I think we gotta fight fire with fire!" Derf said.

"I think so too." I said as I switched rings again and flipped the Hand Author twice.

FLAME! DRAGON! BOU! BOU! BOU, BOU, BOU!

Dragon flew out of me in fiery form as a new red magic circle flew over my body, transforming me into my advanced form. Phoenix scoffed at my transformation. "Heh, please… Souma defeated me once with that form. I'm way more powerful now than I was when he fought me like that."

Sneering under my mask, I looked to Phoenix and said, "Maybe… but I'll find a way to beat you and make sure you don't hurt anyone else."

"Ha, I'd like to see you try!" Phoenix said cockily before charging at me. I switched rings and opened up the Hand Author on Derf before scanning.

COPY! PLEASE!

A red magic circle appeared beside me that quickly formed into a copy of Derf letting me dual wield. "Ikuze!" I shouted as I ran forward, leaping over Phoenix's head and slashing at his back with my two swords.

Phoenix grunted as he felt the blades slicing down his back. "Kisama…" Turning to face me, he raised Catastrophe above his head and tried to slam it down straight through me.

But I managed to quickly block with two Derfs in an X form and we tried to push each other back. "Tell me something Phoenix," I gritted, still amazed at how powerful Phoenix was. "How the heck did you get out of the sun? I'm pretty sure Haruto put you there permanently!"

"The eclipse…" Phoenix stated as he pushed his sword down more. "A solar eclipse occurred… and I could feel the push of the sun lessen on me… I don't know how, but… I could tell my chance for freedom had come."

"And once you were free, you thought you'd find Haruto here in this world," I said.

Nodding, Phoenix laughed as he said, "Imagine my disappointment when I found you instead..."

"I can't imagine…" I frowned. "Well, no matter, I'm not gonna let you do whatever you want, here in this world! If Haruto can beat you, then so can I!"

"WRONG!" Phoenix said as he finally forced Catastrophe down, breaking through my defenses and sending me flying backwards. He then charged up a huge fireball and threw it at me. I was quick to roll away and the fireball destroyed the table of food and burned them all to a crisp. Phoenix growled angrily when he saw he missed. "Stop moving so I can kill you!"

"Then you better keep up, because I'm about to finish things!" I said before switching rings and flipping the Hand Author twice.

VERY NICE! SPECIAL! FABULOUS!

A fiery version of Dragon flew out of me, flying around my body before going through my torso, forming a physical version of Dragon's head extending out of my chest. "You like fire!? Now it's my turn to heat it up!" Dragon's maw opened up as I floated up in the air and he spew a huge flamethrower at him. Phoenix gave a gasp of surprise then as he saw the all too familiar fire blast, the same one that gave him his first death, unable to dodge in time as the flames completely overtook him.

"Alright, he did it!" Louise cheered.

"Don't be so sure," Wales frowned, "Look,"

When the flames subsided, pieces of Phoenix were scattered across the floor. It seemed, as Louise thought, that Phoenix was gone. Unfortunately, much to everyone's, minus my, surprise, the pieces began to reform into the Phantom. Once back to normal, he growled at me, pointing Catastrophe at me as he thundered, "You really are gonna use the same move that killed me the first time! I'm gonna kill you for that!"

Phoenix was about to attack until–

*BOOM!*

A dark sphere of energy blasted the floor stopping me and Phoenix from fighting.

Phoenix and I turned in the direction the energy blast came from and when we saw it, Phoenix grumbled in annoyance. "Medusa…"

Medusa tilted her head to the side in surprise at Phoenix's statement. "You know me?"

"How could I not? You're Wiseman's lap dog after all," Phoenix scoffed.

I looked between the two, confused by the exchange until I remembered that this Medusa was not the same as Phoenix's Medusa. "He thinks she's the one from his world."

"I don't know how you know all this, Phoenix, but Master Wiseman wishes to recruit you," Medusa stated, holding her staff at the ready.

"What? That old geezer? Che, why should I go to him?"

"Because he is our leader," Medusa stated matter–of–factly. "You owe him your loyalty."

"After the way he tried to control me in the past, fat chance! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to kill the Yubiwa Mahōtsukai."

"In due time, for now we retreat," Medusa said. "Unless you want Wiseman to dispose of you like the first Wizard did."

Phoenix looked to me and then to Medusa, finally realizing this was not his Medusa. Deciding then to see how things were in this world, he pointed at me and shouted, "This isn't over, punk! I'll be back again to crush you for good!" With that, Medusa used her Arrogant, staff and made a smokescreen to cover the area.

"Stop!" I shouted, running after them to try and keep them from escaping, but having lost them in the smoke. "Dang…"

"They got away," Derf said.

"Yeah, they did," I said as I went back to civilian form. "This is bad, Derf. Phoenix is arguably the most dangerous Phantom out there. The guy is practically immortal."

"Pfft, immortal, shmortal, you can beat him!" Derf said.

I sighed at Derf and said, "I hope so… I'm gonna need to find a way to either seal him away for good or a way to negate his immortality to do so, though."


Since the wedding reception was a total mess, the party had to obviously end right then and there. I was kinda sad, because we didn't even get to cut the wedding cake. Anyways, as the servants of the castle were escorting the guests out, Wales and Henrietta brought Louise and I, to their private chambers for a debriefing. "I'm so glad you're here," Henrietta said when Louise and I came in. "Kurogasa, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," I waved off. "I should be worried about you and Wales."

Wales waved it off as he said, "Don't worry, we're fine. But… what was that Phantom? It was unlike any of the ones we've seen."

I sighed as I said, "That's a long story."

Louise looked to me and said, with a stern tone, "Then you'd better start explaining now, because that thing is threatening our future rulers!"

"Hai, hai," I sighed again before taking a deep breath to calm down. "Alright, the Phantom that crashed the party was a Phantom named Phoenix. He's a Phantom that resurrects and gets stronger every time he's destroyed. My predecessor especially had a hard time fighting him."

Henrietta looked at me with a puzzled look. "Your predecessor? You mean… another Kamen Rider Wizard?"

Wales then said, "And, this Phoenix is immortal?"

"Yeah, supposedly," I said. "My predecessor was able to beat him by sending him straight to the sun itself."

Wales quirked an eyebrow as he said, "He trapped him in the sun?"

Nodding, I looked out the window as I replied, "Yeah. The constant heat and pressure of the sun trapped Phoenix in a never ending cycle. He was stuck in a repeating circle of destruction and regeneration."

"So how did he escape?" Henrietta asked.

I gave a sigh as I turned back to them, leaning against the windowsill. "From what he told me, apparently the eclipse's magic not only opened a portal between worlds, but also lessened the sun's pressure on him. With the decrease in that, plus how strong he got from all those resurrections, he was able to escape."

Fearfully, Henrietta then asked me, "Now that he's here… what does he want?"

"Apparently, he's trying to look for my predecessor to get back at him for trapping him in the sun, but as it turns out, he's not here, so I'm the replacement."

Wales nodded as he gave me a sympathetic look. "In other words, you're the closest he can get to having, his revenge."

Louise, though, was confused. "Wait… doesn't he work for Wiseman, though? Or at least isn't he supposed to?"

"He used to until for some reason he decided to go rogue," I answered. Yeah, thanks to Rinko from the show. Of course, how was she supposed to know that Phoenix and Yugo are the same thing?

Wales was clearly concerned by that. "If that's the case, then what does he have planned for himself? To me, it seemed that beyond revenge, he has no real plan."

"I'm not sure." I pondered. "But whatever it is, he must be stopped before he hurts anymore people." I then gave a deep sigh as I said, "The question, though, is how. He's able to continually regenerate. I need to either find another way to trap him or remove his immortality."

"I think I may have something." Henrietta said before going to her nightstand.

"You do?" I blinked as he opened up the drawer and pulled out a small brown diary like book and returned to us.

"What is that?" Louise asked.

"This is the Founder's Prayer Book Louise." Henrietta said giving it to Louise. "It's been protected by my family for generations. In its pages, lies the Void spells you can use."

Louise's eyes widened as she looked at the book, gently caressing it in awe. "These are all… Void magic spells?"

Henrietta nodded as she said, hopefully, "Yes, and it may perhaps provide you with a spell that could help us defeat Phoenix."

Louise went to open the book to show that the pages were... blank?!

"It's blank!" She exclaimed.

"It's like that girlie!" Derf said. Oh yeah, I had Derf strapped to my back. "The spells will reveal themselves when they need to, so relax."

Looking over my shoulder at Derf, I asked, "How do you know that, partner?"

"Hey I'm a sword spirit remember? I outlive all of ya and I see lots of things!" Derf said.

I eyed the talking sword suspiciously, suspecting he knew more than he was letting on, but I chose not to really push it at that point. "Well… hopefully, those spells will appear sooner rather than later, because now that we Phoenix to worry about along with Wiseman and Reconquista, I get the feeling we're gonna need all the help we can get."

"Speaking of help," Wales then interrupted, "What about those white and gold Rider wizards, Kurogasa? Could they help us?"

"That's right… the White Wizard and Kamen Rider Beast…" I remembered. "Beast I can trust, but I'm not sure about the White Wizard."

"What do you mean? Has he not been helping us?" Louise asked.

An uncomfortable look came to my face as I thought back to the ending of Kamen Rider Wizard in my world. "…The previous White Wizard seemed to be helping my predecessor, but in truth he was manipulating Haruto for his own purposes." I then thought to what I heard Beast saying. "As for Beast… I get a feeling of familiarity from him, almost like I know him, but I can't tell why…"

"Well whatever the case, we must all rest. That battle must have taken its toll on you Kurogasa." Henrietta said.

I blushed slightly as I scratched my cheek, suddenly realizing the physical toll it had taken as I finally realized how sore my muscles were. Plus, I still found it sweet how Henrietta was worried about me. "Uh–uh, yeah… You–You're right…"

"Watch it Kurogasa…" Louise growled. "She's married. Remember that."

Gulping, I said, "I know… I know…"

Wales, not noticing the exchange between Louise and me, then said, agreeing with his bride, "You're right, Henrietta. Let's all get to sleep, and perhaps tomorrow we can discuss rescheduling the wedding reception."

"I suppose we can do that." Henrietta said.

"Yeah, let's do that." I agreed. I just hope that tomorrow will be better. With Phoenix and the other Phantoms out there, there's no telling what's going to happen.


There you have it folks! The first chapter of the sequel is in! And boy what a chapter it was! The Phoenix from the actual show is really here in Louise's world! How will Kurogasa and his friends fare when they meet him again? You'll have to stay tuned and find out next chapter! Until then, review and as always, thanks for reading!