RWBY Amazon NEO
ESKK: Hey everyone I decided to try something new here and figured since everyone is making teams comprised of Kamen Riders and all I figured why not do something similar yet different. Now then let's start and let the Die Set Down.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Kamen Rider Amazons now enjoy. Also a huge chunk of this chapter was copy and pasted from another writer! I do not own it so don't go bitching at me without getting the proper information first.
(Start)
If there was anything Hiroki Nagase had ever truly felt happy about in his life, it had been his actions in taking Chihiro and Iyu out of this hellhole of a town.
After he found Chihiro and Iyu at the chapel, the poor kid a miserable crying mess. Nagase had only seen him like this before a handful of times back during their naive, glory days as Team Kiss. Thinking back on it now, Nagase was an asshole to Chihiro. Though he took him in, practically begging Owner to allow Chihiro to stay at the bar and use it from time to time, he never once thought of the kid as a friend. Just a meal ticket. He should have realized what kind of dangerous game they were playing when he first saw Chihiro fight an Amazon. What he felt at the sight back then was awe, amazement...and excitement. Something that was so abnormal, so freakish; so...different from that dull and boring life he led in high school.
It wasn't until Takumi turned into an Amazon right before his eyes, and watched as he ate Kenta's leg that he realized that he was playing a dangerous game. That was what it was to him. A game. A way to get away from his boring life...and now reality hit him in the face. If it weren't for Chihiro for all those times...they wouldn't even be alive. In fact, every time they survived while hunting Amazons may as well have been dumb luck. At first, he was pissed beyond words and wanted to kill as many Amazons as he could get his hands on. Then he met Mamoru, an Amazon that used to be friends with Owner.
"We wanted nothing to do with humans...but they continue to hunt us! We didn't want anything to do with them anymore, and still they kill us! How is us hunting humans any different from what they've been doing, Shido-kun?!"
To this day, he could still hear those damn words echoing. In a way, that Amazon was right. It wasn't fair. When it came down to it, Nagase realized he was still a kid. A naive kid. When he found Chihiro again, and learned about Iyu, he wanted to try and make amends. The best way to do that was what Chihiro was trying to do...and that was get Iyu to be human again. From what he understood, 4C turned her into a living corpse, an Amazon without a will of her own. Yet Chihiro believed that it was possible to bring her back. Nagase remembered what she was like before; kind, cheerful, always smiling...if he were honest, the cold and apathetic face she always bore, expressionless and bland, had unsuited a girl of her looks. Really, she was stunningly beautiful, so he was willing to help Chihiro and try and make her human again.
Then...shit went to hell in a handbasket.
Chihiro...all of this time, he had been the point of origin. The reason why Takumi became an Amazon...why so many people were turning into Amazons and killing and eating people. He wasn't sure what to feel when he confronted the boy about this after he sneaked into 4C and saw what had been the result of his apparent rampage. Debris, carnage, destruction, death...it was all so focused, and Iyu stood in the middle of it uncaringly, staring blankly at a wall that had a photograph with her and Chihiro, the boy smiling. He should have been angry and pissed about Chihiro...but that face. That pathetic, sniveling face that wanted to live...to be with Iyu, the one person he could truly smile and be with, had all but want to make Nagase want to help him in any way he could.
So what if 4C wanted to kill him? So what if his own fucking father wanted to kill him? What right did they have? That Amazon...Mamoru was right. The humans were hunting Chihiro, an Amazon, who just wanted to live and be with Iyu. To stay by her side to try and save and protect her, to bring her back to normal, and yet still they hunted him. It wasn't fair...it wasn't fair at all! What right did they have?! Wouldn't they be the same if they were suddenly in Chihiro's shoes?! Being hunted simply because he was a monster?! For the first time, Nagase didn't see Amazons as the monsters, but instead humans themselves. When it came down to it, there was no crueler monster in the world than humanity itself.
At the chapel...Nagase found Chihiro again, surrounded by death and carnage once again, holding Iyu, face expressionless as always, weeping and holding onto her like a lifeline.
"Why...why can't we live in peace?!"
Nagase wished he could answer that. He half-expected Chihiro to try and convince 4C to stop whatever it was that they were doing to Iyu. He wasn't stupid. He saw what was happening to her arm, that disgusting and putrid burn on her arm that was slowly spreading. The armlet must have been what was causing it, and for a while, he was worried Chihiro's was like. Instead, though...the boy had a request. To keep Iyu safe while he tried to convince 4C to stop what they were doing to her.
Bastard didn't even give him a chance to say no.
And so, here he sat, outside a small warehouse near the outskirts of the city limits, leaning against his motorbike while Iyu sat against the wall, her look as bland as always. He tried several ways to think of a conversation...but would it have mattered? He had tried before, and she didn't listen. How could she? She didn't have a will of her own. She was just a puppet that listened to orders. He sighed, scratching the back of his scalp while trying to find a way to stop whatever was happening to her arm. He tried everything. Ripping it off, a pocket knife, even a fucking crowbar...and NOTHING WORKED. What the hell was that strap made of?! Iron?! Or had it melted into her skin, preventing him from taking it off? Either way, this was a bad situation. If Iyu died...kami, he didn't want to think what this would do to Chihiro.
Speaking of that brat, it had been at least a few hours since the last time they spoke. He looked back at Iyu in worry, looking at his phone. Every second that passed, Nagase was growing more and more concerned. Where was he? What was taking him so long? As if to answer, his phone vibrated. Instantly, relief and panic both spread, seeing the caller ID. He picked it up immediately, and pressed it to his phone. "Chihiro?!"
"...gomen, Hiroki," Chihiro said on the other end in a pathetic voice. It sounded so defeated, it was enough to make him cringe. "I tried...Tachibana and Kurosaki...they..."
"Never mind that!" he hissed. "Where are you?!"
"Near the city limits...I think I can smell them...tou-san...and him..."
Immediately, Nagase's heart dropped. His father was closing in again. Dammit, what the fuck was he?! A cockroach?! He would have thought the shotgun shell would have slowed him down, but apparently, it didn't do jack shit. He cursed, turning to his bike. "Do you know where exactly you are?!" he shouted. "L-look, just wait there! I'll come and-"
"Hiroki-kun." Chihiro's voice made him stop. There was something in his tone that made his body cease its movement. "It's fine...I'll be alright. How...is Iyu?"
He winced, looking at Iyu. Her head was lowered, so he couldn't get a good look on her face, but she still seemed motionless and unfazed. He looked at her arm. The disgusting patches of flesh were getting bigger. Spreading. "...it's bad."
"...she's not going to make it, is she?"
"Where are you, Chihiro?!" he shouted, finding the strength to make his body move again. His heart was thumping against his ribcage. "Listen, just tell me where you are! I can swing by and-"
"Nagase."
Once more, his body stopped, and this time, his eyes widened.
Chihiro...never called him by his family name.
"It's fine...everything is going to be fine."
No, it wasn't.
"Hey, do you remember...the first time we met? Hahahaha...it seems like it was so long ago."
No...No, no; no.
"I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused...looking back on it, I should have tried to stop you. Kenta, Takumi, you...we should have stopped. Maybe then, Takumi and Kenta would still be..."
He couldn't be doing this. He just couldn't. This...it had to be some kind of sick joke.
"Nagase...can I ask you a favor?"
"C-Chihiro?" Nagase whispered, realizing what kind of voice his friend had now. A cold, clammy sweat poured through his hands. "Don't tell me...you're planning on...?!"
"Stay with Iyu...for as long as you can."
"Chi-"
The line went dead. Nagase held the phone to his ear for several minutes before his brain registered what was happening at this very moment. When it caught up to him, he couldn't help but scream out of anger, grief and frustration as he threw his cell phone to the ground, smashing it into several pieces. He continued to scream still, yelling profanities and curses and swears while he kicked and punched at everything around him. Trashcans, poles, the wall, the litter on the ground. He had even thrown his bike to the ground, grabbing a nearby pipe and whacking it repeatedly. Throughout all of this, tears poured down his face, grief and rage pulling at his heart.
That phone call was Chihiro's goodbye. He had no intention of asking for help, nor receiving it. He was going to die...and he didn't want to let Nagase attend his funeral.
"DAMMIT! CHIHIRO!" Nagase screamed out, his throat burning. "YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH! BAKA! YOU STUPID IDIOT! DAMMIT! DAMMIT! DAMMIT A~LL!"
When his anger and grief-fueled high reached its end, he slammed his kick next to Iyu. He panted, sweat pouring down his face, slowly removing his boot from the wall before he found himself leaning on it, pressing his head against his arm while letting the tears flow freely. Iyu barely moved at all during that whole time, staring at the ground while her arm trembled because of what was pumping through the systems in her arm.
Eventually, she spoke. "...Hiroki," she said, her tone low. "Where...is Chihiro?"
Slowly, he looked at her. Gritting his teeth, straining to keep himself standing, refusing to let himself fall like a pathetic child who threw out his pride, he told her, "Chihiro...he's leaving. And that fucking idiot...he's not coming back." He gave a bitter laugh that sounded more like a sob. "And the bastard...didn't even have the balls...to invite us to his own funeral. What...a fucking...prick..."
Once more, she fell silent. Had Nagase looked, he would have seen something flash through her eyes. A foreign thing. Though outside her body was composed and without action, inside her mind, the gears were moving and clicking away. Ever since the first moment when she lost all control of herself, her emotions resurfacing for the first time in so long since her death, a fact that still shook her, as well as her present state, and found herself reviewing the memories she had. She understood the memories of when she was alive up to the moment of her death at the hands of her father...or what was left of him. Her heart shuddered, sadness and horror surfacing before her mind began to look at the memories that came after death.
The memories of the boy known only as Chihiro.
In their first meeting, she found an individual who was an Amazon, yet not. She felt not bloodcurdling lust for flesh, only a human with the powers of an Amazon. However, her existence was like a ray of hope for this strange child, who claimed that he didn't feel the need to eat her as he touched her. Since then, he showed some sort of infatuation for her. She thought nothing of it, and deemed him dangerous whenever he allowed his Amazon instincts to rob him of his senses. Back then, he was a target. Then Kurosaki ordered her not to hunt him. That date was foreign and unknown to her, yet some part of her seemed to understand what it was that Chihiro was trying to show her. Even when he suddenly lost control of himself and attacked wildly, she thought nothing of him. Strangely, she did not feel the hunger of an Amazon from him at that time, but something else. In subsequent encounters, he didn't fight back at all. No, it was more like he refused to against her. Then, when she saw him being beaten and brutalized by Jin Takayama, his father...she understood. She remembered what he said to her when she met Haruka Misuzawa once again after the death of her father.
"Iyu...if I could feel your pain, I..."
From there, an unknown sensation entered her. A sensation that continued to build as she stayed by his side. When she reviewed the memories of her life with her parents and sister, and reached the memories of the day her father became an Amazon...she felt horror. Disgust. Fear. Without understanding what was happening, her emotions went wild and attacked aimlessly. It was only until she had accidentally injured Chihiro, who was trying to calm her down, that she realized what she had done, and found herself reliving the moment of her death.
Now, as she reviewed the memories she spent with Chihiro...a new sensation began to form in her. A sensation that felt so...warm. Comforting. That smile he showed her when they spent the day at the park, the way he laughed so awkwardly after he accidentally smashed a cake in her face...his attempts to not harm her when she attacked...all of it sparked something. Eventually, she remembered their last meeting, which came after her rampage. Suddenly, she found herself touching her fake eye, this sensation budding into something new and foreign, yet wonderful...and saddening.
Chihiro...was going to die.
Chihiro was...going to die.
Chihiro was going to die.
Chihiro was going to die.
He was going to die...and he was not coming back.
The sensation that burned, and eventually, overwhelmed her, made her, for some explainable reason, cause her subdued and otherwise non-existent Amazon self-known as Sigma manifest. Her right hand changed, becoming raven black with feathers protruding out from what appeared to be an exo-skeletal bracer and sharp claws meant to rip through flesh. The action caused Nagase to look at her, startled. Then, he saw her face, and gasped.
Tears poured down her face, her breath in a chaotic pant before she raised her arm, letting out a scream before swinging it down. In the next moment, liquid splattered against Nagase's horrified face.
'So this is where...I'm going to die...'
Strangely, there was no panic or anger in this thought. Rather, it was only acceptance and relief. His body hurt like hell. Gashes and deep cuts were engraved right into his skin, regardless of the armor that his Amazon Neo form provided. Chihiro could only pant as he saw on his knee, cradling his left arm while pieces of his helm fell to the ground, revealing his face partially. Locks of black hair fell out, sticking to sweaty and red-stained skin while blood leaked down the side of his face, barely coming close to his eye. His left eye was solemn and subdued, so tired from the constant fighting that he found no strength in being able to stand. Haruka Misuzawa and his father both knew that, as they stood across from him, readying themselves for the final blow.
Jin's mind was a mess. His son was kneeling on the ground, helpless and defenseless, choosing to go down fighting for dear life rather than a peaceful one. He wanted nothing more than to end the suffering Chihiro was going through. Contrary to what others would have thought, he actually cared about Chihiro. Had he not loved Nanaha...Chihiro would have been born as someone else's son, living a happy life with Nanaha if she ever found a man to settle with. He would have had the happy life he deserved...instead, he got a shitty excuse for a father who wanted to kill the Amazons. And look at the end result. Ordinary people were becoming Amazons because of him falling in love with Nanaha and getting her pregnant, and he turned his own son into an Amazon. Worse...he turned Nanaha into an Amazon. All of this was not Chihiro's fault. This was his own fault. Even now, he felt his hands shaking. In a few seconds, this would all be over. He tried to steady himself, but found it impossible. How could he be calm in a situation like this? This wasn't some Amazon he was about to kill...it was his child. His flesh and blood. Even still...the least he could do was send him to his mother. At least then, he would be at peace.
Haruka, meanwhile, was conflicted. Ever since the day he embraced his Amazon self, choosing to protect those who had not awakened to their instincts and feed upon humans, he wondered if he made the right choice, choosing to remain as a monster than as a human. And now, this very decision was placed upon Chihiro, the child he had chosen to protect from Jin for four years. Even now, it was hard to imagine that the boy was Jin's son at all. He had observed him a little, and found him to be a little like himself. Naive, yet gentle in his own way. He had even tried to bring Iyu's humanity back. As much as he wanted to believe that the boy could do it...he knew that it was a pipe dream at best. Even if he could do it, what was there for Iyu? To live in a world without her parents and sister that she loved so dearly? To live as...what? A corpse? As much as he would hate it, he would have to kill her, and have be at peace with her family, waiting for her in heaven. He would do the same to Chihiro soon enough. The boy knew he was dangerous...but he wanted to live. At this very moment, he was...and in the next moment, he would be dead. As much as he wanted to stop Jin, he knew the man wanted to be the one to end his son's suffering. How much hell has this child had to endure, being the one who turned his own mother into an Amazon just by being conceived in her womb and also the cause behind humans turning into Amazons? Had there been any other way...Haruka would have wanted him to live, but he knew Chihiro would be unable to live with himself, hence why the three stood here now.
As the two men stared at the young child before them, they once again made up their resolutions. They saw the look of resignation and acceptance reflected in his clear eyes, and they knew that this last moment would be the end of his suffering. At the very least...he would be with Iyu and Nanaha...and perhaps Jin would be with them shortly after. He had stated his desire to end his own life when everything was said and done. Perhaps...when this was over, Haruka would follow his example.
After all, when everything was said and done...this was going to live a bitter aftertaste in his mouth. An aftertaste that he doesn't think he could live with.
He took a deep intake of breath before he pushed the cylinder deeper into the Neo Amazons Driver while Jin, with a slight trembling hand, twisted the nozzle of his own belt. Two voices, one deep and one electronic, rung out from their respective belts, and felt increased strength flow through certain limbs. For Jin, it was his leg, which began to burn with steam, and for Haruka, it was his own claws, which shook with strength, veins bulging underneath the armor and steam rising.
[VIOLENT STRIKE]
[A-M-A-Z-O-N B-R-E-A-K]
'Just wait a little while longer, Chihiro...' Jin thought somberly. He was lucky the armor covered his face, otherwise both the brat and the kid would have seen him crying. 'You'll be with Nanaha-Chan soon.'
Haruka closed his eyes. 'Gomensai, Chihiro-kun...I promise, this will be quick.'
Chihiro saw the two readying their finishing attacks, and exhaled a heavy breath, closing his eyes and awaiting the end. He heard them release a battle cry, lunging into the air with their respective limbs ready to strike. Time seemed to slow to a crawl, as he thought back on his life these four years...to eating his mother to meeting Nagase to meeting Iyu...and now, to this moment. Had his life actually meant anything at all? When he thought about it...was he really living? Until he meet Iyu a few months ago...he wasn't sure of anything. He struggled to accept that he was an Amazon when the truth was staring him dead in the face. If there was a regret he had, it was that he never got the chance to see her smile.
"Back in school...she was always smiling. Baking cakes for everyone without a reason. I don't think there was a single day in my life that I never once saw her without that damn smile."
Iyu...ah, if only he had one last chance to see her again. To hold her in his arms, to tell her just how much he meant to her. Hah, now that he looks back on this whole situation...it reminded him of that one story his mother told him. Romeo and Juliet. Was this how Romeo felt, when he thought that he would never see Juliet ever again when he died, choosing to end his life by her side? Oh, if only...
'Iyu,' Chihiro thought warmly, a small smile forming on his face. Time was resuming back to present, and the two loomed closer to ending him. 'I'll...see you on the other side...'
Just as acceptance and resignation fully set in, and awaited Jin and Haruka to bring an end to his life, a metallic clang echoed throughout the air, followed by a new voice.
"ATTACK RIDE: SLASH!"
"Nani?!"
"Tch!"
Chihiro's eyes snapped open, and looked up. Jin and Haruka's attack was interrupted, barred by a single blade before its owner forced them back, throwing them back a ways before landing on the ground. Astounded and amazed, he gazed at his apparent savior. The figure, male going by physique alone, was garbed in a strange suit of armor, the main color of which was a fair shade of magenta with white and black highlights. Tesla bands adorning his wrists and ankles. His helmet was adorned with several barcode-like stripes, two of which rose in the simulation of horns, with a smaller one between them, and a yellow gem at its top. Large, bug-like green lenses, no doubt acting as the eyes, sat on either side of the helmet. Around his waist was a belt with a peculiar white buckle, and in his hand rested the blade that forced the two Amazons back, strangely resembling a book.
"Yare, yare daze," the figure groaned, rubbing the back of his neck. "I thought I would be dealing with Shocker, but instead, I got in between a threesome between a, bunch, of Riders. Looks like I lost another bet." The figure sighed, drooping his head. "Man, when I get back, I'm gonna be in the doghouse now."
"You..." The figure craned his head, giving the red-clad Amazon Alpha a sideways glance. "Who the hell are you?!"
The figure chuckled, twirling his bizarre weapon around in his hand before allowing it to sit on his shoulder. "Who, me?" he asked jokingly. "I'm just a Kamen Rider passing through. Remember that." He then turned to Chihiro, who suddenly realized that the figure was the reason why he was still breathing at this very moment. "By the way, kid...you might wanna take a few steps back. Your ride's here."
"W-what?"
Then, suddenly, a sound echoed through the area. Thanks to his enhanced senses, partially due to his Amazon genetics, Chihiro was able to identify it as the sound of a car engine. Turning his head, he found a truck barreling its way down upon the four. However, his eyes went wide when he saw who was in the driver seat. "H-Hiroki?!" he cried in shock. Suddenly, panic and worry overcame him. What was he doing here?! How in the hell did he even manage to find him?! What the hell was he thinking?! He was going to get himself killed if he got involved! It was why he kept him away from all of this! Just before he could open his mouth again, telling him to run, his eyes caught sight of who was in the bed of the truck, sticking out her hand towards him.
Whatever words that he had managed to form in his throat fell silent as his heart skipped a beat, seeing a beautiful face bearing a look that betrayed the otherwise apathetic and emotionless gaze she always had while her hand was stretching out towards him.
"CHIHIRO!"
In that one moment, Chihiro's earlier desires and sentiments were shattered, and his Amazon instinct flared in full force. On impulse by these instincts, his hand stretched out towards her, moving to grab it. As the truck grew near, the two Amazons tried to move in, but found themselves once again blocked by the magenta-armored stranger, kicking Haruka away with a roundhouse to the solar plexus and countering Jin's left jab with the flat end of the blade. The truck went straight past them, and Chihiro grasped her hand. With impressive strength, she pulled him unto the bed of the truck. Nagase, seeing the target of his rescue now in his possession, turned the wheel around and made the truck do a semi-u turn, proceeding to slam his foot as hard as possible on the gas pedal, and drove like a bat out of hell. The figure evaded with a sweep from Haruka, hopping over it while twisting his body and slashing at his exposed back, causing New Omega to cry out in pain, sent to the ground before the stranger ducked his head to avoid an elbow strike from Alpha, blocking another strike and parrying it, ramming his knee into his stomach and delivering a solid heel strike to the face while he was stunned. As a result, Jin was flung back, landing next to Haruka.
"Dammit," Haruka groaned as he and his temporary partner got up to their feet. They would have moved to go after the truck, but the self-proclaimed Kamen Rider stood in their way, aiming the tip of his bizarre weapon at them threateningly. The purpose behind the gesture was clear. If they wanted at Chihiro...they would have to go through him. However, as they stared him down, the two felt their Amazon instincts go wild, and made them realize something that startled both veterans to the very core. "Who...no, what ARE you?!"
For the first time, both of their Amazon sides were telling the two men to RUN.
"To be perfectly frank," the figure ignored their question at first, chuckling a bit. "I've always wanted to see what you Amazon Riders were capable of. Now, to answer your question...I'm just..."
"...a Destroyer of Worlds."
(Scene Break That Night)
Night had already descended by the time they were far away from the city, the truck shifting slightly due to the rocky road they traveled on, having been unpolished by road companies for several years. There were hardly any cars passing by at all, showing a wonderful view of the black sky above them. The stars had never been shown so clearly, leaving Chihiro nearly breathless as he looked up and gazed at the sky, Iyu resting with her head on his lap. The drive had been nearly silent ever since they left, and so far there had been no signs of 4C, or his father and Haruka Misuzawa chasing after him. There was also no sign of the magenta warrior that defended him, either. Chihiro frowned slightly, remembering how the man referred to himself as a Kamen Rider, and for some unexplained reason, had arrived to save him. There was no logic to be found at all. The man had no reason to come in and save him...so why?
Then again...he should be happy with these turn of events. He had completely given up hope of ever seeing Iyu being back to normal, and yet, right at the moment where he was supposed to die, she was there, holding out her hand to him while shouting his name with a look that, while not quite the face he wanted to see her wear, made him happy regardless. Now, as she laid there in his grasp, a faint smile was seen, which only made him even happier. However, he winced when he gazed at the empty space where her right arm used to be.
At first, he was bewildered and shocked that Nagase had managed to find him, and even more so that Iyu was with him, alive and without an arm. He was horrified when he realized upon seeing the black splatter along her right hand that she had purposely ripped off her left arm just to stop the armlet from killing her any further. He wanted to berate her for doing something reckless, but could not find it within him. He could also find no words to express anything about how he felt, as the girl, as soon as he was adjusted to his surroundings after being pulled in so suddenly, pulled him into a hug.
"Don't leave...please."
Was there anything he could say to that?
Chihiro closed his eyes and let out a small sigh, reclining against the back of the truck, adjusting his position slightly so he could be a bit more comfortable. "...you were a fucking jackass," Nagase said to him after a long period of silence, his eyes trained on the road. "You know that? Seriously, what the fuck Chihiro?"
"G-gomen..."
His friend sighed, scratching his scalp before giving him a brief glance over his shoulder. "Well, whatever...I'm just glad you're alright man." Chihiro didn't have to see his face to know that he was smiling. The relief and happiness in his voice was more than present. "Anyway, who the heck was that pink dude? A friend?"
"I don't know. He called himself a Kamen Rider."
"A, what now?"
"Search me," he shrugged. "Anyway...where are we going, Hiroki?"
"Anywhere that is not that hellhole," he answered. His grip on the steering wheel tightened, and his jaw clenched. "Screw the people there, and screw 4C. We're done with this shit." Chihiro couldn't tell, but Nagase's hands were shaking out of anger and frustration. He knew there was a chance that 4C or those two would come after them, but he was more than ready. Before he and Iyu went after Chihiro, he was "borrowed" a couple of things from Owner's place. He needed a bit of practice with the stuff, but soon he'd be able to back up Chihiro if those bastards came after him. "It isn't fair that you two went through all of that man. You..." He shuddered, took a small breath to calm himself. He didn't want to get so emotional that he might end up crashing the car by mistake. "...you deserve a good life."
The boy didn't know what to say to that. Chihiro realized that the Nagase in that driver seat was different from the Nagase he knew back when they first started Team Kiss. So self-centered about his own well-being while craving that wonderful excitement that let him escape his dull life...and now, here he was, caring about him as a person rather than some meal ticket. He had always been there for him, trying to keep him away from 4C. Had he always been capable of that? Regardless, the boy was grateful for everything Nagase had done for him. A sense of drowsiness went through him as he found himself yawning, his eyes becoming heavy. His body slumped up against the back of the truck, and closed his eyes. Minutes later, he fell asleep, snoring softly.
Nagase glanced once more at the bed of the truck, finding Chihiro' silence as him having fallen asleep. He was starting to get drowsy himself. It was also getting cold, so he would have to stop. He pulled over to the side and stopped the engine, pulling some blankets he grabbed from the passenger seat and exiting, hopping into the bed of the truck. Upon seeing the two Amazons, sleeping together peacefully, he smiled softly. "What a bunch of lovebirds," he muttered as he carefully place the blankets over the two without disturbing them. Really, from his perspective, what else did they look like? Not only that, but the devotion and care he had for Iyu was definitely "love," or perhaps something else if you wanted to get technical. If he remembered right, Iyu was the only person he never felt the urge to eat.
As he hopped out of the truck's bed and to the driver seat, he felt his cellphone vibrate. "Who the hell?" he frowned, taking it out and seeing that it was an unknown number. No one should even have this number, unless 4C decided to find a way and track his damn cell. He flipped it open, and found that it was a text.
FROM: Tsukasa
If you want to give Chihiro Takayama and Iyu Hoshino a normal life, head to Hikari Studios in Nagoya.
"...the hell?"
Tsukasa? Who was that? More importantly, how did he know who Chihiro and Iyu were? Was this a trick by 4C? And why in Nagoya? Nagase frowned, wondering whether or not he should delete the message, but he found his eyes staring at the two words that caught his attention the most: "normal life." The words he wanted to make a reality for those two. Ever since this Point of Origin business started, he wanted Iyu and Chihiro to have that; a normal life. No Amazons, no one hunting them, no need to fight anymore...for a while, he found himself wondering if this thing was legit. Was this 'Tsukasa' person offering to give them that? His mind then raced back to that magenta-colored stranger who saved Chihiro from being killed by that Mizusawa bastard and Chihiro's dad. Clenching his phone, he sighed, shaking his head. For now, he'd head to sleep.
Come in the morning, he'd make a decision.
Haruka never thought he would find himself back at the house that his mother, Reika, had taken residence in. It wasn't "home," per say, as it belonged to the former president of Nozama Pharmacy, but hardly anyone came here. When he entered the house, he found his friends from the Peston Services gathered in the living room, all with forlorn faces and holding the yen coins that were given to them by Mamoru. Hearing his approach, Shido turned, and his eyes widened slightly. He didn't blame him. He looked like hell. His jacket was gone, his shirt was in tatters, and he had wounds all over him, along with bloodstains, so it looked like he had just gone through the wringer. "You look like shit," Shido remarked crudely.
"If I'm being honest," he said mirthlessly. "I feel like it." His face then turned somber. "Is...Mamoru...?"
Silence was his answer. No one could look at each other, simply staring listlessly at the coins in their hands. Haruka's hands clenched, gritting his teeth. None of this would have happened if he had tried harder, if he had stayed with the others instead of running off...and maybe, in a sick and twisted sense, if he let Jin kill Chihiro. But he couldn't. The boy was his child, and he had made his promise to Nanaha to protect him until the time came. He looked down at the floorboards, clenching his fist angrily.
"...is it done?" Shido asked after a period of silence. "Is Chihiro...?"
"No," he shook his head. "Someone got in the way." Haruka winced a bit as he rubbed his arm, feeling the sting of the blade that cut him. The others gave him a look as he sat down in one of the chairs, setting his belt on the floor by his feet. "He called himself a Kamen Rider...whoever he was, he was strong. He managed to push me and Jin-san back." The stares became even more bewildered. Everyone from the extermination group knew that, even after being blinded, Jin Takayama was a terror to behold. He had endurance to keep fighting and the determination to stand tall and move forward with the intent of ripping apart anyone who had the gall and nerve to stand in his way...at least if that poor individual happened to be an Amazon. The fact that someone managed to push him and Haruka, who was, while less experienced than the former, just as strong back, only told volumes of how powerful he was. "That friend of his, Nagase I think his name was, came and grabbed him. Iyu was with him too."
Fukuda looked up, knitting his eyebrows together. "Iyu?" he asked. "How is she alive? I thought her armlet was killing her?"
"...she was missing her arm." The implications said it all. Haruka could scarcely believe it herself. Either someone had ripped off her arm, or she had voluntarily tore it off with her own hands. The latter wouldn't be possible, as she had no sense of self to drive her to make such a decision...yet the face she had as she reached out to Chihiro had spoken otherwise. Haruka, for the first time in a long while, felt overjoyed. Somehow, Chihiro had succeeded. Iyu was back to normal, and if the look she had when she grabbed Chihiro's hand while reaching out to him was any indication, then she had a reason to continue living as a corpse. "That man, the Kamen Rider...he was strong," he recalled, gripping his hands together, which shook slightly. "The voice in my head...my Amazon...it was telling me to run. Run as far away as possible." He looked up at his friends, grimacing. "That...that's never happened before. And I think Jin-san felt it too."
Nozomi leaned forward, shaking her head. "So...there's a guy out there who can match you and Takayama," she recounted. "And managed to scare the shit out of your wild side?" He nodded. She was still having a hard time believing it, as Haruka was powerful in his own right, but for him to actually lose and be scared shitless by someone... "How strong is this guy?"
"I don't know...all I know is, he called himself a destroyer of worlds."
"Destroyer of worlds?" Misaki asked with an eyebrow raised to his hairline. "So...what? He's a chuuni?"
A low laughter caused the conversation to end. The group turned, and found the former president of Nozama Pharmacy, Takaaki Tenjo, nothing more than a crippled old man in a wheelchair who gazed out from the porch. His mouth was set into a grin, his laugh rising. "A Destroyer?" he said between guffaws. "My dear Narutaki, you fascinate me!"
"Tenjo-san?" Haruka called, frowning. "Do you know...who this Kamen Rider is?"
Takaaki turned to him, lips curved into a smile so wide it would have snapped his face in half. "Mizusawa-kun," he said with glee. "My truest belief is that in this world, there is a natural order and a food chain! The Amazons who hunt the humans, Jin Takayama who hunts the Amazons, and of course, yourself who hunts them both! However, above that, there is something even higher up! A Devil who hunts Amazons, Jin Takayama, and Haruka Mizusawa!"
He slammed his cane down, smirking.
"Yes...a devil called DECADE!"
When morning had arrived, Nagase had decided to give a benefit of a doubt, much against his bitter judgement, and drove towards Nagoya, which was already a few miles ahead. By noon, he and the two Amazons arrived and asked for directions, finding the aforementioned studio. It had the name printed in what looked like a banner resembling a camera lens, and the exterior more or less resembling a traditional Japanese house. "So, this is the place?" Chihiro asked. "It looks sort of run down."
"Tell me about it," Nagase said in agreement. He approached the door, rapping his knuckles against the wood. "Hello? Tsukasa-san? It's me, Nagase. You sent me a text?" There was no response. The black-haired teen frowned heavily, giving a slight look to Chihiro, who took out his driver, wrapping it against his waist while Iyu stood behind him, readying herself. Nagase took out one of the weapons he "borrowed" from Owner, that being a small handgun, and put his hand at the knob. To his surprise as he turned it, it clicked and the door pushed open. The three shared a look with one another. The fact that the door was unlocked, and that no one was answering, meant a lot of things. Nagase then pushed the door open further, allowing them to step inside.
Hikari Studio appeared to be abandoned for the most part. The walls were old and gray, the paint peeling off while the decor seemed to be perfectly in shape. There was a small space that could possibly be a waiting room as there were a few chairs and a table with a tea set on it, and further in a large space with a backdrop. Nagase stepped inside, keeping his aim steady as best he could. He was not used to the weight of a gun yet, nor was he even remotely experienced with one. This was his second time holding a gun, after all. Chihiro followed behind him, keeping an eye out for anything unusual. Iyu was behind them, looking out the door for anyone from 4C before she closed the door behind them. She then joined up with them.
After a brief search of the studio, they found no one inside. "Guess they're not here," Nagase said as he took a seat in the waiting room. He gave another look around the studio, noting that while the building itself was old as hell, the furniture was well in shape. "Weird...paints coming off the walls, and everything else looks fine."
"I wonder if it's a trap," Chihiro wondered. He saw Iyu taking a look at some of the pictures on the wall, which had a few unusual sights. Some appeared to be portraits of individuals, and others of landscapes. She also notices that there were a few pictures that looked absolutely obscured, as if unfocused or capturing an image within an image that had gone horribly wrong. "And who is Tsukasa?"
"Beats me," the human sighed. "Anyway, you doing okay, Chihiro?"
"Mm. Though I might need to restock on protein packs. I'm starting to run out."
Nagase nodded, making a mental note to find some of the stuff. It was a pain that Chihiro couldn't eat normal food, but given the shit he's gone through, it was understandable why he couldn't. He then looked at Iyu. "Out of curiosity," he asked. "Can Iyu eat? I mean, I know she's...dead...and all, but can she taste stuff?"
"I don't know, actually," the boy said. Truth be told, he hadn't asked her if she was able to experience most stuff anymore, like being able to feel pain or if she could taste stuff. What he did know, though, was that she still needed protein to keep herself in working order. At the very least, though, she was able to feed herself now. "Hey, Hiroki?"
"Yeah?"
"...thank you." Nagase blinked, looking at Chihiro strangely, who scratched the back of his head, cheeks pink. "For...saving me back there. I...I thought it would be better if I died. In a way...dad and Mizusawa were right. I can't control myself sometimes...and maybe I had given up on trying to get Iyu back to normal. But, then you came, and Iyu, she was..." A soft smile formed on his face, bowing his head. "Really...thanks."
For once, Nagase felt utterly embarrassed and turned away, scratching the back of his scalp. "D-dumbass," he muttered, making Chihiro grin. "Of course I'd save you. We're friends, aren't we?"
"Yeah."
"Aah!" Suddenly, the two boys shot up in alert, looking in alarm. Iyu was on the floor, rubbing her rear end. Seeing the two's startled looks, she stood up, waving her hand. "I-it's fine, I just tripped." She then noticed that she had accidentally pulled on one of the chains hanging in the air, which were keeping some of the backdrops up. One had fallen into place, though it was quite bizarre to the three. It showed a wonderful city with people strolling by, however there were a few odd individuals also shown in the backdrop. There were many people but what truly caught their attention were the people with what looked like Animal parts on them from horns, to tails, ears, or even both ears and tails. Sure there was signs of racial hate and distrust (No society is perfect after all) but it left a nice image for them to enjoy for sentimental reasons. "What is this?" Iyu asked, breathless. "It's...beautiful."
Nagase raised an eyebrow. "You think so?" he asked. "Kinda looks weird. Why's there a backdrop like this?" Then again, he had to agree with Iyu's sentiment somewhat. The smiles on both the animal-like individuals and on the normal people's faces were comforting, as if accepting the strangeness around them. For a moment, he envisioned Chihiro in his own Amazon form with Iyu in hers among their number, smiling without having 4C or Chihiro's father and that green bastard in the shadows hunting them. "But...I guess I see the appeal." He holstered the gun in his belt, and turned to the two. "C'mon, you two. Let's jet. Doesn't seem like that Tsukasa guy is here." The two gave a nod, and they made their way to the door.
Chihiro opened the door and stepped out...
"ACK! LOOK OUT!"
...and promptly collided with an unstoppable object. "Oof!" he let out a cry as he found himself thrown to the ground. Iyu promptly rushed to his side, going to help him up while Nagase growled, whirling on the guy who knocked him down. "Oi, asshole! Why don't you..." he trailed off and found his mouth hanging open, eyes wide in disbelief and shock. When Chihiro snapped out of his stupor, he shared Nagase's look of surprise with Iyu, staring at the person who knocked him down.
"Crap, I'm so sorry!" the inhuman woman cried. Her physique was human in the truest sense, having a well-rounded face with a sharp nose and an athletic physique, dressed in a tank top that read "Sports Club Ookami" with a bright orange short-sleeved jacket over it, and denim shorts with sport sneakers, as well as black bands around her wrists. She also had a collar around her neck. The "inhuman" part came in the fact that she had wolf ears and a wolf tail and her eyes vaguely resembled that of a dog. Small, sharp fangs poked out from the inside of her mouth, resembling fangs of that of a wolf, and her messy hair had two triangular appendages that were curved on the inside, giving the slight impression of being animal ears. However, the twitching proved that the ears were real. "You okay?! Gah, I knew I should have slowed down!"
The three teens said nothing. They could only stare at the woman in utter shock, which she noticed as she folded her arms, cocking her head in confusion. "What's the matter?" she asked. "Haven't you seen a Faunus before?"
Nagase was the first to break the silence, with only three words to describe this situation; "...what the fuck?!"
Those three words were colorfully, and probably, the best that the Amazons and human could describe. They stared at the woman who called herself a Faunus in utter shock and disbelief, incapable of any other action. Nagase at first thought she was an Amazon, but the woman looked far more human than any of the ones he's seen. That, and Amazons, when they transform, lose any semblance to a human being. Their form was warped, matching an animal or something utterly inhuman. The woman was clearly far more human, and unlike Amazons, showed sanity. Chihiro and Iyu also felt nothing from the woman, which proved that she was not an Amazon. That was confusing for the two, given that the woman was not human.
"What?" the woman who called herself a Faunus frowned, confused even further the by the stares the three teens were giving her. "Have you guys not seen a Faunus before?"
Iyu managed to form a response, though it started in a flustered stutter. "S-sorry, but...we've...never seen anyone like you before."
"Eh, really what back-water village did you come from to not see a Faunus before?" the woman asked, surprised as Faunus were in all the Kingdoms and these three didn't look like they were from Atlas.
"Faunus?" Chihiro asked as he was completely lost here.
The Wolf/dog woman nodded, folding her arms. "Uh, yeah?" she said, though she became a bit confused as to why they didn't seem to be familiar with the term. However, before she could talk with them further, one of the bands on her wrists lit up and let out a small beep, making her eyes widen. "Oh, shoot!" she cried before she hopped atop the railing, running around the two Amazons before falling back down to the sidewalk, taking off in a sprint. "Sorry, I'll make it up to you later!" she shouted over her shoulder before she quickly disappeared, leaving the three dumbfounded.
"...again, what the fuck?" Nagase questioned, staring at her retreating form. He had seen some weird shit during his time with Team Kiss, but this? This was just a whole new level of crazy. He looked at Chihiro and Iyu. "W-was she an Amazon?"
"No," Chihiro groaned as Iyu helped him up, dusting off his clothes. "She wasn't...but that doesn't make it any less weird."
Weird was one word for it. The three teens had more or less encountered a woman who had dog-like traits. They even noticed she might have had a tail wishing around behind her backside. However, the three then noticed something was off. Way off. Their surroundings were not the urban district of Nagoya, but rather a more structural and flourishing cityscape. Small stores, tall buildings, and a corporation tower not too far off in the distance. That, and rather than the still slightly dim sky that had come with the early morning, there was instead a bright azure blue sky with white streaks - a fact that should be impossible in minutes rather than hours. "W-what the hell is going on?" Nagase muttered in shock. "Did we take the back entrance by mistake?"
"Can't be," Chihiro said, also confused and startled. "We went in the way we came."
"Um, guys?" they heard Iyu call to them from behind. "Where's...the studio?" The two boys turned, and sure enough, what should have been Hikari Studio, the place that they were told to come to, was instead an old building with a steel shutter and a broken banner that read "Higashikata's Antiques." The shutter was spray-painted over as well, and over that was a sign that said "Closed Down."
Needless to say, the teens were floored. This...was impossible. A store does not simply vanish out of thin air, and one does not find themselves in another city in just a few seconds. Nagase scowled, already feeling the onset of a massive migraine as he held his head in frustration. "Dammit all, what the absolute crap is going on?!"
(With Decade)
"...are you sure about this, Tsukasa? I mean, don't me wrong, I'm sure you had a good reason for saving Chihiro-kun and all, but...you also have to admit that Mizusawa-san had a point. He can't control the lysogenic cells."
"Oh, have ye a little faith, Yusuke-kun. More importantly, where's our resident thief?"
"Right here. Just got back from Amazons' World."
"...isn't that Sigma-chan's armlet?"
"I see you're still a treasure-whore."
"Back off, Kadoya."
(Meanwhile in Remnant Kingdom of Vale)
A group of thugs no doubt hired from Junior's club was walking through town at night. As they walked people stepped away from them knowing who the orange haired cigar holding man was as his suit was neat and pristine. The group then entered the Dust shop called Till Dust to Dawn as they looked around and noticed all the Dust here. The Orange haired man walked forward as he was holding a violet stone in his hand it seemed to glow in a way that was opposite to the Dust in the store. The Stone was in the form of a necklace that hung over his grey scarf before the man looked to the old shop owner.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust Shop open this late?" The man asked as soon the goon pointed a gun at the old man.
"P-please! Just take my lien and leave!" The old man said scared as he held his hand up in the air. Unknown to them a certain group of dimension traveler saw the whole thing happening.
That was when the man stopped the old Shop owner before speaking. "Calm down, we're not here for your money." The man said before turning to his goons. "Grab the Dust." He ordered as the goons went and did just that which they took out empty Dust Cartridges and began taking the Dust.
The Henchmen then put a case on the counter opened as the old man was scared. "Crystals. Burn. Uncut." He ordered as the old man did just that and grabbed the crystals.
(With the Group prior)
As they explored the city they found more Faunus people as when they looked up to the night sky they saw a shattered moon which wasn't like that at home. They had millions of question but the prime one is what the hell was going on. They passed by many people and even the Faunus and felt no Amazons and saw none of them were Amazons save for Chihiro and Iyu. They asked around and they got weird looks like the three have been living in a rock or a dream or something as apparently they were in some Kingdom called Vale.
What's worse… they also learned that the world is inhabited by monsters bent on the destruction of humanity called Grimm. What's more so is that Japan or any of the other countries they knew of didn't exist either save for the Four Kingdoms of Vale, Vacuo, Mistral, and Atlas with the unofficial Kingdom outside the four called Menagerie. That...that had to be impossible. None of the three was even remotely aware of such a thing. As a result, it only made them even more confused, and the human frustrated. They were trying to find some sort of answer to explain how it is that they found themselves in this situation, but so far, they found no feasible explanation. Iyu had one theory, and eventually decided to test it by asking around with certain questions.
"Do you know the Competitive Creatures Control Center?"
"Have you ever heard of Amazons from five years ago?"
"Do you know the Nozama Pharmacy Corporation?"
The answers were all the same. After an hour or so of walking around town and taking a rest at a nearby bus stop, they went over what they learned after asking so many questions, and finally decided on the one thing that they still had a hard-time believing.
"Are we...really in another world?" Chihiro asked, skeptical. "I mean, don't get me wrong, it would explain why everything is so...weird, but..."
"Yeah," Nagase sighed in agreement. "Who ever heard about dimension jumping through a studio?" He took a quick swig of the water bottle he swiped from his apartment prior to heading after Chihiro with Iyu, downing a third of it before taking a breath. "Kind of feels like we're in an anime or manga."
Iyu nodded, drinking from her protein pack. Truth be told, she was equally as stunned, but was trying her best to stay as open-minded. Going by the circumstances...it was possible that this 'Tsukasa' individual, most likely also the magenta-colored warrior who saved Chihiro in time for them to grab him, was responsible...but how? Just how could a studio allow them to enter an alternate world? What could have been the cause? She searched her memory, and recalled that she had accidentally pulled down a backdrop, which had a setting similar to the city they were in, and a few inhuman individuals walking around with humans. Her eyes widened.
'Could it have been...the backdrop?'
Though it was irrational and crazy, it seemed to be the most likely reason how they ended up in such a place. Did that 'Tsukasa' person plan for them to enter that place and open the backdrop? "Iyu?" She snapped out of her thoughts, turning to see Chihiro staring at her in worry. "Are you okay? You've been quiet."
"Sorry...just thinking is all," she told him. "More importantly, how are you doing, Chihiro-kun?"
"E-eh?"
"She has a point," Nagase pointed out. "Up until yesterday, you were ready to get yourself killed by a shitty dad and a shitty green asshole, and to top that off, you were the point of origin behind the Amazon infections..." He winced, recalling just how sensitive that subject truly was, given the fact that two of their friends died because of it. No doubt the boy felt responsible for that, as well as Iyu's father becoming an Amazon and killing his entire family - poor girl included. "...so we have a reason to be worried." He gave the boy a scrutinizing glare. "So you better not try and do another stupid BSOD moment on us."
Chihiro sighed, rubbing his neck. He knew they had a point...but even now, he still felt at odds with himself. On one hand, he was happy that he was with his friends, and more importantly, with Iyu, who was finally back to normal...but on the other hand, he was still the source behind many problems. His father had tried to take the blame, claiming that he was the one responsible. In a way, he was right. If he had never fallen in love with his mother, Nanaha, maybe none of this would have happened...but 'what-ifs' meant little. The fact was, Chihiro was born, and he was a walking plague to everyone around him. Who was to say he wouldn't infect the people in this...new world? It was a horrible thought, and for a while, he thought it would have been better if his dad and Mizusawa had ended him.
As he thought this, he felt a hand wrap around his own. Surprised, he found Iyu staring at him, which of course made his heart thump wildly. "It'll be fine now, Chihiro-kun," she told him, her wonderful brown and yellow eyes staring back at his own. "Think about it like this...you don't have to fight anymore."
He would have responded, but he found a lump in his throat, which left any word he could have formed left stuck there. He felt his cheeks burn, and something inside of him swelled. Those lips were luscious pink, and they looked so soft. Her cheeks, round and rosy pink, and a slim neck. His heart was starting to thump. He wanted to wrap his arms around her, tighten his grip so she couldn't escape him. He wanted to hold her close, feel her skin and her breath on his skin. He wanted to feel the exposed flesh on her body. He wanted to taste those wonderful, chaste lips on her face. He wanted to-
"Good god, will you two love birds get a room?"
Nagase's jape snapped Chihiro out of it and immediately recoiled, realizing just what kind of territory his thoughts were going while Iyu's face turned red, glaring cutely an the human who chuckled at their reaction. "W-we aren't like that, Hiroki-kun!" she insisted, ignorant of Chihiro's own reaction. His face was scarlet, and was forced to bury his face in his hands just to hide it. 'W-what was I thinking?! I-I don't want to do that to Iyu! It-it's just...wrong...' And yet in spite of how wrong it would be, he still felt the urge, and like his instincts to feed, he tried to squash it down. 'Dammit, what is wrong with me? I...I never felt like that before. It's...different than wanting to eat someone.'
As Chihiro calmed himself down, and his skin color returned, he noticed a commotion going on. "What's happening over there?" he wondered aloud, catching his friends' attention as they all looked and saw what looked like a fight going on in a store.
"Looks like a Robbery." Nagase said as he was ready to look the other way and walk away from it.
(Back at Dust till Dawn currently)
As one of the henchmen went to the other side for dust, he stop as he saw someone in the back.
A girl wearing a red hood, reading magazines, and listening to music on her headset as she read, as the guy pulled out a weapon and said, "Hand in the air where I can see them."
The girl didn't move or really seem to be hearing him as the guy said, "Hey do you have a death wish I said hands in the air." Reaching over grab her shoulder and pull her out of her reading as she said, "Hu?"
The henchman saw the headset as he pointed at them, the girl understood and pull them down to hear what the man was saying as she said, "Yes?"
"I said, put your hands in the air, now!" the guy said to the red hooded girl as she asked, "Are you… robbing me?"
"Yes!" the guy was tired of saying it over, as the girl said, "Oh."
*Insert: This Will Be the Day
AS everyone was busy with the dust collecting as the there was a commotion in the back as someone went flying to the front of the shop.
Another Thug came in and pointed his gun at the girl as he want kidding. "Freeze!" He called as he pointed his weapon at the girl.
(Outside)
*pause song
*Continue music
The window still was soon shattered as the thug was thrown out of it as the girl followed. The three Thugs looked out the window and saw the girl's weapon transform into a scythe before she spun it around and taking a battle stance.
*Ends song
"Ok..." The man said as he turned to his goon squad. "Get her." He said before the three thugs left through the door to go after the girl that had a riding hood thing going on.
The Girl soon began to fight them as she used her Scythe built in gun to propel it to smash into the goons. She was kicking there asses as she slashed and bashed them making sure not to kill them. It looked like she was winning until a thug got up and charged at the girl who was about to bash him only to drop a Dust Crystal he snagged and shot at it knocking the girl back hard.
(Back with the trio prior to the explosion)
The two teens' eyes widened at this, and looked back to Nagase. Nagase, for his part, was unconcerned, as he turned to leave, something which Iyu noticed and frowned in disapproval. "Hiroki-kun, where are you going?"
"A place for us to crash," he answered, turning to her. "Also, the police can handle this. There's no reason for you or Chihiro to get involved."
"But..."
"Weren't you the one who said that Chihiro didn't have to fight anymore?" he said, causing her to cringe, realizing that he was using her words back at her. "I think the same goes for you too, Iyu. You went through even worse shit than Chihiro."
Iyu still looked unconvinced. She looked over to Chihiro, who looked at the store with the same worried expression that she did. They wanted to help the people inside...but a part of them knew that Nagase had a point. They had no reason to get involved, or fight. They had a chance to live peaceful lives without anyone hunting them, and exposing themselves here would be problematic. They had no knowledge of Amazons, and thus, they had no way to react to seeing two kids turn into monsters and suddenly rush in. Humanity would always fear the unknown. This situation was a part of such a thing. They were obviously somewhat afraid of what extra-species could do, especially if they were willing to rob a shop.
Reluctantly, Chihiro was about to leave with Iyu and Nagase. However, as his foot swiveled, the unmistakable sound of an explosion resounded loudly in the air.
Suddenly, Chihiro remembered the day he started to turn Iyu back to her average self. When they took cover in the chapel, hoping to take a rest, when 4C cornered them, one of their own men turned into an Amazon and attacked his comrades, killing a few of them.
The memory of him tearing into his mother, and the memory of hearing the sounds of the snake-like monster eating his friends, made themselves known. His hands balled into fists when he felt his instincts flare. They were a part of his Amazon Instincts, but not truly apart of them. The instincts of an Amazon were three things; to escape life-threatening situations, to feed when hunger was present, and to fight for one's survival when escape was no longer an option. The instincts...the feelings he felt now had developed when he became a part of Team Kiss and were further enforced when he started to fight alongside Iyu. He knew what these feelings were telling him, and what they wanted him to do. Feelings he gladly embraced, and thus acted upon.
Nagase saw him taking off the bag over his shoulder, taking out his belt. His eyes widened. "Chihiro?!" he cried when he slapped it around his waist. The belt immediately attached itself to him, the two ends coming together and tightening itself on him for a comfortable fit. "Don't tell me you're gonna-?!"
The moment Chihiro slammed the cylinder into the slot, and injected whatever was inside into the belt, which then began to pump into his systems, throwing his Amazon Cells into a wild frenzy, Nagase knew that he wouldn't be able to stop his friend. Instead, he backed away, knowing that what came next was going to be a blast of hot air. He had experienced what happens when being in close proximity to Chihiro when he is about to transform, and suffice to say, he could still remember the intense heat that washed over him, nearly setting his damn clothes on fire.
[N-E-O]
When his eyes burned orange-red, Chihiro's Amazon side came to, and yelled at the top of his lungs,
"Amazon!" Chihiro yelled as soon the belt and his body released a burst of intense heat causing the thugs and the leader to look to them seeing what had happened as Ruby and Roman saw the transformation. The Thugs unlucky to be to close were thrown back as Roman Torchwick was in shock about it. Walking torts them as he released an ominous almost beast like sigh was the one who hunts Amazons the one called Neo.
"What the hell?!" He called in shock as Neo stood in front of Ruby like a shield as he glared at Roman. "Ok blue lizard whoever or whatever you are this is where me and you two say goodbye." Roman said as he aimed his cane at them which then opened as he fired a blast from it which when it shot Ruby was shocked.
"Look out!" She called but it was too late the blast hit as Ruby shielded her eyes as she felt something splatter a little on her face. Ruby opened her eyes and saw her savior was ok but she saw some black substance was exiting his body but quickly healing as she then reached to her face and saw the black liquid on it and wiped it off.
"What the no way he took a full blast from that and shrugged it off." Roman said as he didn't see this coming. He quickly fired again forcing Neo to grab Ruby and jump away to avoid the blast as Roman used his chance to make his escape.
"Will you be ok?" Neo asked as the old man nodded. "What about… you?" He asked but not to see if the red girl was ok but saw Ruby was already chasing down the criminal.
"Come on!" Ruby called as she ran ahead as he didn't even see her move.
Roman was soon cornered as Ruby caught up as both Ruby and Neo had caught up to the criminal with ease. "Persistent." Roman said as soon a Bulwark began to rise from street before Roman as Neo saw it as did Ruby. Roman then got on the Bulwark as he then pulled out a Red Dust Crystal as Neo wondered what he was planning. "End of the line, Red and Blue Lizard!" Roman said before throwing the crystal at them.
It was then that Neo's instincts told him this was bad as he soon he was right and just in time too as Roman fired to the Dust Crystal only for a second yell to be heard.
"AMAZON!" The second yell called as soon Iyu jumped in and grabbed the Dust Crystal before throwing it at Roman as the crystal and blast met half way.
"Holy crap that was close." Roman thought before he saw what he had thought may have been some unholy offspring of a human and Nevermore.
"Move children!" Came a voice as soon a blond haired witch like librarian/teacher appeared as Ruby saw her. Just from first glance, little red knew exactly who she was as she was star struck. "A huntress!" as she could barely contain her excitement upon meeting one of these brave warriors.
However there was no time for that as she was now locked in a battle with a woman in a red dress as they traded attacks with each other. Trying to knock the plane down, the elder blond huntress created a giant spike from the destroyed concrete only for her opponent to shot it apart piece by piece. Adjusting her tactics with her telekinesis semblance she took the concrete shards to attack it from every angle.
Though in counter the woman in red knocked them all down before they could touch the plane.
Finally pulled back from her awestruck moment, Ruby was ready to step in as she then fired Crescent Rose in its sniper form at the Bulwark. Neo and Iyu weren't done as they soon charged straight at the ship in question and jumped to its cockpit to meet the red dressed woman who was shocked at this.
Quickly retaliating the woman in red fired a few fireballs. But Neo went in first and grabbed the woman pushing her to the metal wall hard enough to dent it as the woman was shocked. He then used his limited from movement of his arm and is the cylinder on his belt activating a function on it.
"BLADE LOADING!"
When it invoked that he was pushed away from the red wearing woman who then saw the segments of his right arm open up as a blade began to come from it almost in a biological way as it also produced a handle as she saw it was a weapon.
Iyu then charged at the woman and shew quickly saw the resemblance she had to a Nevermore Grimm as she tried to establish dominance over her with Salem's teaching but she didn't get anything other than a far off Nevermore that was too far for proper control. "What are you?" She asked in shock but soon Iyu hit the red woman hard as she then slammed her head to the wall as Roman saw this while driving.
"Definitely was not expecting my night to be turning out like this" as Roman took out a fresh cigar. "Cinder, you mind doing something about this or else we'll both be caught!"
The woman in red glared at him as she didn't care much for his behavior. As much as she would have liked to roast him, they were still allies as he had resources they needed. So much to her apprehension, "I will keep them busy. Make your escape at that time". Staring at the two who were before her as she had to basically bum rush them both off the Bulwark. She didn't want to flaunt this ability so early. With her stolen half of the fall maiden's power, it was somewhat detrimental constantly eating at her consciousness wanting to be complete. But against an opponent like these two she needed to fight with everything she had. After the power they displayed and the ability they had they might become a danger to their plan as she needed to be dealt with now. Backing up, she gave herself a running start as she launched herself out. Moving at blinding speed to her opponents she used her power to basically bum rush them off the Bulwark as they ended up grabbing her and taking her down with them.
Neo and Iyu were able to get a release but Neo kept a firm grip as they landed in an alley. Iyu landed on a dumpster as Neo was used as a cushion for the girl as she then got out of his grip as she then to her shock saw he didn't use Aura at all but as Neo got up he showed he was completely find as if a fall like that was basically just a love tap.
Not taking chances, Cinder distorted her face with magic to hide her identity as she was ready to face off against her opponent.
"Come quietly." Chihiro said as Iyu then spoke up.
"Or you will be taken by force!" Iyu said sitting in her battle stance. "And we really don't wish to hurt you too badly." Iyu said as she didn't want to hurt someone to bad even if they were trying to kill them.
Cinder found their overwhelming confidence beyond irritating. She was going to enjoy crushing them both and as she would show the difference between them was like heaven and earth before bringing them to Salem because they may prove useful. With her power as the fall maiden, how could she lose? Seeing her opponents charge straight at her, "amateur". Just at her thoughts alone several fireballs formed around her as she launched them in continuous volley. Even if they tried to escape or go for cover there was nowhere for them to run.
But to Cinder's thoughts they charged in head on as Neo swung his blade around slashing through the flames or deflecting them causing said blade to start to heat up. Iyu then jumped from wall to wall grabbing make shift shields as she then used them to block the flames as they came at her. Cinder didn't realize these two were this good and powerful.
They soon got close as Iyu jumped up from behind Neo using his shoulders as spring board before she got to Cinder as the two rolled to the ground a bit and separated. Iyu was in a crouching combat position as Cinder mirrored it a bit as Iyu then charged in as Cinder was then clawed at as she saw the claw marks from Iyu on her skin shocking her to no end. Neo then came in as Cinder saw it as the two Amazons were really pushing against her in this fight. Cinder was baffled that she couldn't hit her target after everything she threw at her. "What are they?" She wondered as there was no conceivable way they were able to dodge all her attacks so easily.
AS the battle progressed Cinder began to track their movements and soon saw what they would do next as she knew she had them now as she was setting up explosive traps she was going to capture them soon. Just as Cinder anticipated Neo and Iyu had tripped those traps as they exploded beneath them. Quickly jumping into the air she escaped the detonation as the two Amazons kicked off the air escaping one blast after another. But once they was high enough the final trap was released. Looking around them in surprise the two were completely surrounded by several layers of fireballs as the woman in the red dress had her arm raised out with her hand open.
Clenching her hand into a fist, Cinder concentrated all of it right at Neo and Iyu as it ignited into a powerful explosion destroying the buildings adjacent to it knocking down walls, collapsing floors, or shattering windows. ". . . . Hmph" she smirked as nothing could have survived that.
But after a moment allowing the smoke to clear Cinder was taking her leave before out of nowhere Neo and Iyu charged straight out of the smoke and bum rushed Cinder catching her by surprised as they both roared out at Cinder.
Cinder then released her power as she then jumped back summoning her weapons as she didn't think she would be forced to do this. "What?!" Cinder exclaimed absolutely dumbfounded as her opponents had charged out from the smoke, dust, and with nary a scratch on them.
"We're really hard to kill." Neo said as he glared at Chihiro.
As the situation had finally sunk in, Cinder took a step back. "What kind of monster are these two?!" She wondered as Cinder had witnessed and fought things of nightmares as she never dared to back away. But for what stood before her now, she was paralyzed where she stood. Seeing her hand shake as she felt cold sweat slide down her face her anger had started to flare. "I'm . . . . Afraid? . . . ." Clenching her fist in rage, "Me?! Afraid?! Impossible!" Seeing her opponent charge at her again she was brought out of her stunned state as she released a continuous flame that covered the entire road.
Iyu charged straight in ignoring the flames as she then grabbed Cinder who then slashed at Iyu who spun to avoid the weapon but was nicked by it causing the substance from her blood which was black to hit Cinder in the eyes as she was blinded for a moment.
Iyu used the moment unaware of the blindness to kick Cinder hard as Cinder used her Maiden power and weapons to stop herself as she caused the ground to turn to lava. Neo then charged forward as Cinder had got the black substance she assumed was blood out of her eyes as she then saw Neo just in time to start a sword fight with him.
However Cinder knew her defeat was imminent. If her opponent was truly aiming to kill, this battle would have been over by now. Escape at this point was practically impossible. However the only thing on her mind right now was why was she going to lose? Even if she only had half of the fall maiden's powers she should have been more than a match to about any hunter or huntress out there. Yet here was these two unknowns who clearly can bleed and had no Aura to protect them who should have both been considered a novice. However at this very moment together they had her completely backed against the wall. To add insult to injury she was not even fighting at her absolute best.
For the short time she had observed them, their abilities surpassed her own through teamwork that went to a deep understand of each other where words weren't needed and what they lacked in skills and training they made up for with cunning and ingenuity.
"What power could possibly be greater than that of a maiden?!" She mentally screamed at herself before the two then jumped up and did a drop kick at her sending her flying to the wall hard as it even made a hole to the other side. The two walked in glaring at her as Cinder was barely conscious to see the two Amazons walk in here.
"W-what are you?" Cinder asked as her magic wore off as she was about to black out.
"We're… Amazons." Neo said as Iyu stood with them.
"Amazon…" Cinder said before she blacked out defeated by two unknowns to her plan.
"Chihiro Iyu!" Nagase called as he ran up to the two as he glared at them. "Are you two nuts?! We needed to keep a low profile!" Nagase said as the two returned to normal.
"S-sorry." Chihiro said as he removed his belt from his person.
"But… people were getting hurt." Iyu said as Nagase saw that Iyu now having more access to her emotions looked down right adorable right now with that kicked puppy look on her face.
'Damn a woman's ultimate weapon… kawaii.' Nagase said as he tried to resist but failed miserably. "Fine whatever just lets beat it before trouble finds us." Nagase said but soon the blond haired woman from before was there at their exit route.
"Too late young man." Glynda Goodwitch said as this was going to give her headaches later she just knew it.
"Oh fuck." Nagase cursed before the three were taken in with a detained Ruby.
(Later Vale Police department, interrogation room)
Ruby, Nagase, Iyu, and Chihiro were sitting in the room with a single light above them, for Nagase this was like something he would see in a movie with his friend. Iyu felt like she was back at 4C again but nothing major here. For Chihiro he felt like a guilty teen caught for stupid minor crime but they all saw Glynda walking back and forth in front of them as she said to them, "I hope you realize that your actions tonight, will not be taken lightly, you four. You put yourselves and other in great danger."
"They started it!" Ruby started to Nagase look to his fellow 'inmate,' as he said to her, "Calm down girly, she can't really say that. You know our action are in self defends, if anything we are here mostly here against our rights." Nagase said hoping they can play that card here unless they are here for questioning.
So the question is, why are they in an interrogation in front of a huntress (who the three had assumed she was since they were told about the hunters who hunted the Grimm), than a police officer to maybe give their statement of what happen that, almost being ridiculed. But if they pull the illegal vigilante justice card on them then they were screwed.
"Self-defense stopped when you chased after the criminals in question though they are in custody, your actions tonight are still being called for," Goodwitch said as she walk in front of them as she said, "But if it was up to me I would just send you home with a pat on the back." Ruby seem to smile at that but with the trio they had a small warning sense going off like they're supposed to be something else, as Goodwitch went on saying, "And a slap on the wrist."
'SMACK!'
Smack her riders whip on the table scared Ruby, and somewhat the others but Nagase had gotten worse before. "Lady or you into that dominatrix stuff?" Nagase said as Iyu and Ruby both looked.
"Dominatrix?" They asked as Nagase was shocked at this.
"Oh my god their so innocent." Nagase said as Chihiro agreed with his friends their as luckily Glynda was able to regain her composure and keep herself from slamming Nagase's head on the table hard.
With Chihiro he thought of what Goodwitch had said to them as then he asked, "If our actions are being question, who's questioning them?"
"That would be me young man," A voice from the doorway is heard as Goodwitch turn to see her boss, as the two amazons, one human, and one huntress in training saw him, a man with gray hair and small glasses, with a plate of cookies in one hand, and a cut of coffee in the other and a cane hanging off his arm. "If I may request may I speak with you all separately?" Ozpin asked as Chihiro saw he was a good person already and nodded.
"Ok." Chihiro said as Nagase got up as he, Chihiro, and Iyu were led by Glynda to a different room.
"Ruby Rose." The man greeted as he got closer look to Ruby with his black tinted glasses that were in front of his topaz eyes and silver hair which seemed to move every other time he moved his head. "You have silver eyes." He said as Ruby found that strange.
"Um... Ok." Ruby said as she was confused as to what was going on.
"Anyway where did you learn to do this?" The man asked as he motioned torts the screen which showed Ruby in action as it was when Ruby noticed he had a similar ring to Sirius.
"Um... Signal Academy." Ruby said nervous a bit feeling she was being integrated as the man seemed to intimidate her.
The man looks closely to Ruby to her reaction and question, "They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?"
"Well, one teacher in particular," Ruby said didn't know telling the man that one person did than everyone else was a good thing or not as she didn't want to get anyone else in trouble or even lie about it, as she was raise like that.
"I see." the man said as he put down a plate of cookies in front of Ruby, and to first glance, her eyes sparkled a bit and was hesitating to grab one, as she did and ate it within a second, soon she took another, than another, and another until she was stuffing her face faster than you can say, 'Got milk?'
As the man saw how crazy Ruby was eating the cookies, he wanted to get on tracked and said, "It's just I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before." Turning his head up as he remembers his past and said, "A dusty, old crow."
"Thash muh unkul!" Ruby said with her mouth full as the man raise an eyebrow to that as Ruby clear her mouth and said, "Sorry, that's my uncle Qrow. He's a teacher at signal!"
As the man took a sip of his coffee as he hear Ruby story as she went on as she said, "I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing, now I'm all like- Hoooaahh! Witchaaa!-"
Before Ruby could go on, the man cut in and said, "So I noticed."
Putting down his cup of coffee and had his cane tapping the ground a bit before setting it still as he said, "Now what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?"
"Well…" Ruby began to say as she was very hyper, trying keep it down as she said, "I want to be a huntress."
"You want to slay monsters." The man said as a he saw she had great potential inside.
"Yeah... I only have two more years of training at Signal and then I'm going to apply for beacon. My sister is starting there this year and she's trying to become a Huntress and I'm trying to become a Huntress because I want to help people, my parents have always taught us to help others so I thought might as well make a career out of it police are alright but Huntresses are so much more fun romantic and." She trailed off as she seem to be excited about it. "You know?" She asked as that was a long explanation.
The woman was silent as the man looked at her with his fingertips together. "Do you know who I am?" The man asked as Ruby nodded.
"Your professor Ozpin you're the headmaster of Beacon." Ruby said causing the now identified Ozpin to smirk in amusement.
"Hello." Ozpin said as Ruby smiled.
"Nice to meet you." Ruby greeted as Ozpin then cut to the chase.
"You want to come to my school?" He asked almost offered.
"More than anything." Ruby said as Ozpin the looked at the blond haired woman who looked the other way trying to stay out of this.
"Well ok." Ozpin said surprising Ruby.
(With Chihiro, Iyu, and Nagase)
The three were in the room as Chihiro and Iyu were sitting and Nagase was pasting back and forth in the back of the room. Soon Ozpin accompanied by Glynda walked into the room as he sat down and looked to the three as Nagase looked. "Though this is very unusual you three seem to show some skills in combat and fire arms though the fire arm was being held illegally mind you but I do admit that you are skilled, but we have no information about you." He turned to the two Amazons and one human, his expression polite, but still curious.
"Now then..." Ozpin began as he took out a manila folder and opened it, revealing several documents. "You said your names were...Hiroki Nagase, Iyu Hoshino, and Chihiro, is that right?" The three nodded. Ozpin gave the youngest of the three a curious glance. "No family name?"
Chihiro was silent for a while before answering the question, his voice tense. "...my mother and father never married. She died when I was young, and father and I...we're not on the best terms right now."
Ozpin's eyes softened. An orphan with abusive parents then. It explained a few things, then. For now, he focused on the more important facts like the fact he was hiding a few things with his friends.
"Where is it you all learned to fight as you did? Those skills, and your weapon of choice are not very common anywhere, are they?" Ozpin leaned forward slightly, yellow eyes alight with curiosity.
"I had formal training but nothing noteworthy." Iyu said as Chihiro then spoke.
"I myself was self-taught." Chihiro said as that much was true because he was self-taught to survive.
"Now then young man." Ozpin began as he then looked to Nagase. "I can only assume you had that firearm because you were willing to actually shoot someone...and no doubt use it on the criminals robbing the store when your friend intervened." Ozpin asked as he saw the way Nagase carried it showed he had practice with it even if the gun was long since outdated.
"So what?" Nagase scoffed as he wasn't going to let those two numbskulls get themselves killed since he had seen the weapons their do damage to them.
"Well I took the liberty of cross referencing your names in the databases around Remnant and I was shocked when I learned there was nothing on you plus there had been no reports of a 'humanoid Nevermore Grimm,' from any of the local huntsman or beyond." Ozpins said as Nagase glared at Ozpin.
"Why don't you mind your own fucking business?!" Nagase yelled as Ozpin had to admit, the boy had courage, that's for sure.
"Well I was hoping if I may to help you three out as clearly you three may be lost in this world." Ozpin said as the three saw how he said 'world.' "Before you make accusations does the name Tsukasa ring any bells for you?" Ozpin asked as he looked to the three.
"Yea…" Nagase said a bit nervously as Ozpin chuckled before showing them a text on his scroll.
"He sent me this saying to expect you three in the coming days and I received this, this morning." Ozpins said as he had to admit Tsukasa works fast.
"Does that mean you… know?" Chihiro asked as Ozpin nodded.
"Yes and though I am concerned of possible outbreaks I have also seen that Amazons can also retain their human selves if their will is strong enough. I have never been prejudice to beings with souls so if an Amazon approached me though feral but possessing a soul I would do everything in my power to help it saving death as the absolute last resort." Ozpin said as Nagase had to admit this guy wasn't like 4C or Chihiro's shitty dad as the stern woman stood behind Ozpin.
"How can you help us?" Iyu asked as they were in the presence of a possible ally standing before them.
"Well with your skills you are more than welcome to become students at the Huntsman Academy Beacon. I would insist it, to be honest." Ozpin stated with a rather small smile. The stern woman looked at him as if he had grown two heads, and then left the room in exasperation, tired of his antics.
"Will this tuition be paid for?" Nagase said as he wanted answers first.
"Of course as well as housing provided for the times term are on breaks and such." Ozpins aid as that all sounded reasonable.
"But… we need better weapons." Iyu said as Ozpin then pulled out some cards on his person.
"These people should help you get suited up and prepared if they ask tell them to put it on my card." Ozpin said as this was like a luck of the god's right here, or a divine intervention of story plot proportions.
"…When does the term start?" Chihiro asked as he looked to Ozpin.
"The transport to Beacon will be arranged for you. Bring what you need, and good luck to you all." Ozpin said as they looked at the card as they saw another number no doubt in case the changed their minds in the future which was now no longer needed but still useful here.
One thing was for sure the Hunt was on and the hunter was the Amazons and the pray… the Grimm and all those who mean humanity and the world of Remnant any sort of harm.
Captured and chained, Roman and Cinder had not anticipated this as a possible outcome. At this time they were both in an escort ship currently being shipped off to prison.
Clicking his tongue in annoyance as he flailed a bit in his chains the crime boss looked to his side with frustration. "You mind doing something about this?"
As much as she tried to concentrate, Cinder couldn't conjure anything. The guards were thorough not missing even the dust that was woven into her cloths. Even going as far as doubling up on the Aura restricting cuffs on her whole body. She was angry no furious she was defeated by two unknowns one looking like a Grimm while the other like a beast made by man.
This infuriated her drove her anger to its limits as she then roared out and struggled with the chains as Roman was surprised to see Cinder lose her cool like this. "Wow she is pissed." Roman said as he did not see her flipping out like this coming in anyway. "The chains?" Roman asked once again annoyed only to receive a glare from his partner in crime.
Cinder looked at Roman and saw something appear in her mind. She didn't see a pawn or a tool or even a partner… what she saw was food. 'Wait Roman Food? I'm no cannibal and… I'm not starved to such a state.' Cinder thought as soon she heard a new voice.
"Release me. Let me hunt." A voice spoke from within Cinder as she looked around and luckily saw Roman didn't hear it but only she did. Cinder saw that the voice sounded like her own but more beast like and savaged as she remembered observing Roman and saw the two children and how they both used these items to transform into those creatures. "Let me out I must feed. Let me feed to make us stronger." The voice said as Cinder saw her mouth was starting to salivate as the thought of feeding was becoming to enticing as she then took a deep breath to control herself.
"You want to feed?" Cinder asked silently as the voice heard this.
"Yes very much so let us feed!" The voice called as Cinder then smirked as this loss has given her an advantage here.
"Then go wild and hunt but I shall be in control beast." Cinder said silently as the voice cheered as if enjoying this.
"Of course Alpha leader. Let's go and feed!" The voice cheered as Cinder's eyes soon began to give of the same glow as Chihiro's did before he henshin back then.
"Roman… what did you hear before those two appeared?" Cinder asked as Roman looked to Cinder who was slumped forward as her eyes were shadowed by her hair.
"I don't know uh I think they yelled out Amazon." Roman said as he then froze up when he saw Cinder smirk.
"Well that fight helped me even the playing fields with them." Cinder said as she realized when she cut Iyu and her blood flew in her eyes at that moment the power Iyu and Neo both had passed on to her giving Cinder their power as Amazons. Cinder began to breath hard as she could feel it the beast inside was coming out and she would control it for it was in her body so the beast inside was her tenant thus will obey her like a trained animal and attack dog. "I'll say it for now… AMAZON!" Cinder roared as soon the muscle like tentacles shot out of her body as soon she broke out of the chains transformed as she looked like a Dragon of sorts mixed with an Amazon as she also held a major resemblance to Chihiro's own Amazon form.
"Ok maybe my back up wasn't needed." Roman said as he then saw Cinder glare at him and when she charged at him Roman screamed and closed his eyes only to open them when he heard metal breaking and saw his cuffs were undone.
"I won't kill you Roman unless you displease me and as I am now I think I'll eat you instead." Cinder said as an Amazon as she then smirked. 'All I will need once we escape to control this new power is that belt or one like it. Heh good thing I have connections to have Watts build one for me.' Cinder mentally said as she knew she had more power now and when she gets the full Fall Maiden's power not even those Amazons will be able to defeat her so easily again.
The news of course would report this of a savage and brutal massacre where the victims were consumed by a Grimm that could speak as stated by the survivors of such a horrifying and brutal yet most unexpected of tragedies.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well here you go I do hope you all enjoy this in the end so until next time I expect reviews and as we always say here to friend and readers ja ne.
