Hello everybody, it's your old buddy Fenikkusumaru! Wow guys, eleven reviews to start this new Fire Emblem x Kamen Rider crossover! That's great! Kamen Rider Blade: The Sacred Stones got no reviews at first when it was published, but that's not the case with this story! To those who reviewed, Wild Fang and I thanked you. Hope you guys like the Premonition of last chapter and now it's time that we get on to the Prologue of Awakening of Kiva! Let's go!
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Aw man, I knew something bad was going to happen. I knew it was a bad idea for Saigo to do that magic circle. Just to recap, after classes were done, Storm and I head over to the club room for our weekly Kamen Rider Club meeting. Then during the meeting, Saigo came up with the idea of actually scribbling on the floor a magic circle and see if it would work. To be honest, I was completely against it, because of me being religious, but since I didn't actually participate in performing such a ritual, I went along with it. So, after rearranging the furniture, Saigo made the circle, did the chant, and what happened? A portal from the circle that Saigo made sucked us all up, to who knows where! Right now, I just hope that Storm, Akane–chan, Melissa–sempai, Aqua–chan, and Saigo are okay.
"We have to do something." A girl's voice said.
Huh? Who's that talking? I definitely know that's not Melissa–sempai's, Akane–chan's, or Aqua–chan's voice.
"What do you propose we do?"
Now it's a guy's voice. But for some reason, it sounded familiar to me.
"I… I dunno…" The girl answered.
Alright, I need to know what I'm dealing with here. I slowly opened up my eyes, and I saw two people looking down at me. One of them was a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen. She had short blonde hair tied up in two pigtails with grey eyes while wearing a yellow dress with a brown vest around her waist, wearing a frilly apron over her waist line on the yellow dress. The other person had midnight blue hair with a black vest, with a white shoulder cape over his left arm, shoulder armor on the… well, shoulder, black pants, grey boots that went up to his knee, and having a sword in its sheath next to his side. I took a closer look and my eyes widened a bit in shock when I saw who the man was. That man was the same man in my dreams… the one that I killed.
"I see you're awake now." The man said.
"Hey there…" The girl smiled, relieved to see me okay.
"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know." The man chuckled. "Give me your hand." I was still in a bit of shock of seeing him, but nonetheless I took his hand. When I stretched out my right hand though, I noticed a weird mark on me. It was a magenta colored U–shaped mark with six eyes on it, three on each side before the mark spiraled down and got smaller. That wasn't on me before. How the heck did I get that? Oh well, I'll worry about it later. I let the midnight blue–haired man help me up to my feet and next to him and the girl was another man, who was a Great Knight with brown hair in somewhat bulky light–blue armor, looking at me cautiously for some reason while on his horse. Wait, how did I know that he was a Great Knight? Weird…
"Are you alright?" The midnight blue–haired man asked.
"Y–Yeah… Thank you Chrom…" I thanked. Oh crap, why did I say his name?! Nice going…
"Ah," The man now Chrom said a bit surprised. "Then you know who I am?"
"Um, actually…" I got out. "Your name… just came to me…" Ok, I half–lied on that part. I knew his name for the past year because of my dream that's been haunting me.
"…Hmm, how curious…" Chrom pondered as looked down and crossed his arms, before looking back up at me and uncrossed his arms. "Tell me, what's your name? What brings you here with such strange clothing you wear?"
"It's Kurogasa…" I introduced then looked down to see that I was still in my school uniform. Looking at myself and Chrom, only one thing came across my mind: I'm in another world. "And… yes, I do look a bit strange in these clothes to you, but it's common where I'm from. I come from a country called Japan."
"Japan? I've never heard of such a country." Chrom replied.
"That's because, um… as strange as you all think it is, I… come from another world." I said giving them a pained look. Silence stood for a moment as Chrom, the girl, and the Great Knight were taking this in. It's gonna come anytime now… they're gonna laugh at me and think that I've gone crazy.
"Really…" Chrom said intrigued. Wait, what?!
"You come from another world?" The girl asked amazed.
"Y–Yes." I answered a bit incredulously. They actually believe me?
"That's a load of Pegasus dung." The Great Knight said curtly. And there's my non–believer. It just had to come from that Great Knight. "You expect us to believe that you know Chrom, despite that we've never met you, and everything else you have claimed to have said?"
"Well… no but… I am telling the truth." I said.
"…And he may be telling the truth, Frederick." Chrom said. "In any case, we can't just leave him here, alone and confused. What sort of Shepherds would we be then?"
"Just the same, milord, but I must emphasize caution." The Great Knight now called Frederick advised. "'Twould not do to let a wolf into our flock."
"Right then–" Chrom said before turning back to me. "We'll take him back to town and sort this out there."
"H–Hold on, do I have even have a say in this?" I asked with disbelief on my face.
"Peace, friend–" Chrom chuckled. "I promise we'll hear all you have to say back in town. Now come." Well, at least they're not hostile towards me… except maybe that Frederick guy, but I guess overall it's a good sign. I should follow them for now.
(Cue in Last Inferno by Ceui)
(Instrumental [Starts at 1:30]) Chains appear one by one, binding and blocking the whole scene before shattering away, revealing the title screen: Awakening of Kiva, and a background of a dark, grey sky. The title then fades away before the camera descends down to a scene.
(Furikaeru nageki no kouya de) From the top of a cliff, Lucina looks down sadly at a barren and empty wasteland filled with death and despair.
(Matataita kibou no Fragrance) Lucina then closed her eyes as tears fell from them before the screen faded to black and the tears splashed in the black void, creating multiple ripple effects, changing the black void to the next scene.
(Kienaide hakanaki yume demo) Kurogasa was outside walking on his way to class while thinking about his repeated dreams.
(Kanjitai sono nukumori wo) Storm walks next to Kurogasa and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, followed by Akane ambushing Storm from behind by tackling him, making Storm and Kurogasa tumble down. Melissa who was behind them giggled as Aqua looked at them, while reading a book, leaning against a tree, and Saigo looked on as he sat on a tree branch.
(Michiyuku itoshisa wa Endless Chain) The sky darkened and the six noticed it. Looking up with determined looks, after Kurogasa, Storm, and Akane got up from the ground; the Outrealm Gate appears in the sky.
(Tsunagitai yo kono sadame wo koete) At the same time, Lucina and the future generation kids also notice the Outrealm Gate opening up. Lucina's group dash towards the gate, while Kurogasa's group willingly let the Outrealm Gate suck them in, flying towards it, triggering it to the next scene of seeing Chrom and his group battling with the enemy and both Kurogasa's and Lucina's group arrived and ran towards the battle area.
(Hanate tokoshie no Paradox) Kivat, Kivat II, Rey–Kivat, Kiva–la, and Sagark flew fast beside Kurogasa's group. All at the same time, Kurogasa, Storm, and Akane caught Kivat, Kivat II, and Kiva–la with their hands and the former two let the bats bite their hands before the belts appear around their waist, while Sagark attached to Saigo's waist, Saigo inserting the Jacorder into the side of Sagark, while Rey–Kivat attached to the perch on Aqua's belt hanging upside down, and Melissa punched the IXA Knuckle on the palm of her empty hand before placing it onto her belt.
(Akaku somaru yami no hazama de) Stain glass markings appear on Kurogasa's, Storm's, and Saigo's faces, while a pink heart appeared on Akane's forehead, a large snowflake appeared in front of Aqua, and a golden cross shot out from Melissa's belt before they glowed and changes into Kamen Riders. They and the future generation kids assisted Chrom and his group, pushing back the Risen from destroying a village.
(Kimi wo omou koto ga yurusareru nara) Amongst all the fighting, Validar, Aversa, and Arc stand there, the former two having evil smirks on their faces, while an enormous large silhouette of Grima appeared behind Validar, Aversa, and Arc. Its eyes glowing red. Chrom, Lucina, and Kiva charged towards Validar, Aversa, and Arc, as Tatsulot attached to Kiva's left arm, making his armor glow once again, and assume his Emperor Form, before Validar, Aversa, and Arc advanced to them.
(Yasashiku kuchizukete) When the two sides clash, a spark of light blinds the whole view.
(Namida tokasu ame ga sakebu) Kurogasa's eyes shot wide open and sat up realizing that he woken up from a dream, before looking down from the top of a cliff, a land enriched by large fields of grass and a few villages. Kurogasa looks up to his left and smiled, seeing Cordelia walking up to him.
(Kore ga saigo no Inferno kitto…) At the same time, Severa hugged Kurogasa from behind as Morgan hugged him from his side, and Kivat and Tatsulot perch on Kurogasa's shoulders, surprising Kurogasa before looking at them and smiled as Cordelia sat next to him and the whole family, Kivat and Tatsulot looked at the wide blue sky, ending the song.
Prologue: The Verge of History
So with that, I followed Chrom, Frederick, and the girl down a dirt path to a town they were planning on heading to, bordered by grass and surrounded by trees. I have to admit, it's a lot more peaceful around here, than back in school where it's really rowdy and chaotic sometimes around campus. "So uh… what are you gonna do with me? Am I gonna be your prisoner or something?" I asked.
"Hah! You'll be free to go once we establish you're no enemy of Ylisse." Chrom chuckled.
"Ylisse?" I asked confused, while furrowing my eyebrows. "Is that where I am?"
"You've never heard of the halidom? Ha! Someone pay this actor." Frederick scoffed. "He plays quite the fool! The furrowed brow is especially convincing…"
Thanks for noticing Sir Paranoid…
"Frederick, please." Chrom sighed before turning to me. "This land is known as the Halidom of Ylisse. Our ruler, Emmeryn, is called The Exalt. I suppose proper introductions are in order… My name is Chrom– but then, you already knew that. The delicate one here is my little sister Lissa. She's a Cleric."
"I am not delicate! …Hmph!" The girl called Lissa huffed, puffing her cheeks before turning to me with a smile. "Ignore my brother, please. He can be a bit thick sometimes. But you're lucky the Shepherds found you. Brigands would've been a rude awakening!"
"Shepherds?" I said confused. "You tend sheep? …In full armor?"
"Heh, it's a dangerous job." Chrom smirked before pointing a thumb at the Great Knight. "Just ask Frederick the Wary here."
"A title I shall wear with pride." Frederick answered before turning to me. "I have every wish to trust you, stranger, but my station mandates otherwise."
"Uh… sure…" I got out. To be honest, I get the feeling that Frederick just wants to get rid of me, so they can carry on with their day, as if nothing happened. We continued to walk for a while until I saw something in the distance. On the left side of the road in some tall grass, I saw a person lying there. I stopped and gasped in shock when I saw who it was.
"What is it?" Chrom asked as we stopped.
"Melissa–sempai!" I cried out running over to her unconscious form.
"Who?" Lissa asked confused.
I ran over to her as fast as I could as I noticed my duffle bag that carried my DX Kiva toys and Melissa–sempai's bag. She was supposed to bring the Kamen Rider IXA DX toys. The belt itself, the IXA Knuckle, and all the Fuestles that's supposed to go with it, along with the IXA Calibur and IXA Rising Phone. Next to the bags were… aw man, my Buroon Booster Fuestle is in pieces and the Powered IXA Fuestle is in pieces too! Wait, so that means Melissa–sempai did bring her Kamen Rider IXA stuff. Augh! What am I thinking?! Now's not the time to worry about that! I need to check on Melissa–sempai first! "Sempai! Sempai! Wake up!" I shouted as I knelt down and cradled her in my arms. I saw her beginning to stir as she slowly opened her eyes and saw me.
"Kuro… gasa?" Melissa–sempai got out.
"Yokatta…" I said smiling and sighing in relief. "You're alright…"
"Yes, it seems like I'm alri–" Melissa–sempai got out, about to finish her sentence, until her she winced in pain and had to lie back down on the ground.
"Hey~, what's wrong?" Lissa asked as she, Chrom, and Frederick arrived.
"I think I might have injured my back…" Melissa–sempai got out as Frederick got off his horse and kneeled down.
"Do you need help, milady?" Frederick offered. Great, he's being hostile to me, but not to her? That's really unfair!
"Well… I'm not sure if I could get up… my back is really hurting…" Melissa–sempai said as he winced in pain again.
"Don't worry; I can fix you right up." Lissa said as she knelt down, took her staff off that's strapped to her back and chanted something, making the orb from her staff glow brightly. And… light from streamed over from the staff to Melissa–sempai, amazing me.
"What is she–" I got out.
"I told you. My sister's a Cleric." Chrom smiled. "I guess I forgot to mention that Clerics heal people's injuries."
"You sure forgot to mention that one…" I got out before Lissa finished healing Melissa–sempai and put away her staff on her back.
"So, how do you feel now, miss?" Lissa asked. Melissa–sempai slowly got up and much to her surprise, she felt that her backache was gone in an instantly.
"Ara, I can sit normally now, without any pain on my back anymore…" Melissa–sempai got out before she took Frederick's hand and he helped her get back on her feet. She took the bag that was near her earlier and checked the contents. "Oh my…"
"What's wrong, Sempai." I asked.
"The IXA Knuckle is missing…" Melissa–sempai answered, leaving the Shepherds confused.
"It's a Knuckle?" Chrom asked raising his eyebrow, mispronouncing it. Come to think of it, IXA does kinda sound like 'It's a…'
"A knuckle? You mean… a HUMAN knuckle?!" Lissa freaked out.
"What kind of sick beings are you?!" Frederick asked in horror, backing off while overreacting, making Melissa–sempai sweat drop.
"No, no, no, no, no, no! It's nothing like that all! Honest!" I cried out, waving my hands frantically.
"Oh yeah?!" Lissa demanded.
"Calm down, both of you!" Chrom said sternly before he looked at me and Sempai. "Now, tell me… this… 'It's a knuckle'… you aren't talking about a human knuckle that you recently chopped off from another man's hand, correct?"
"Of course not…" Melissa–sempai nodded. Chrom looked back at his sister and Great Knight.
"You see? There's nothing to panic about… it doesn't relate to anyone's hand of sorts…" Chrom noted.
"I don't know… I still advise caution." Frederick said. Not this again.
"What we were referring to is a weapon. I–X–A pronounced IXA is an acronym for Intercept X Attacker." I explained.
"This… knuckle can stop attacks or some sort?" Lissa asked.
"Well, not on its own, I suppose, but it does have other functions and um… without the knuckle, my belt is not complete…" Melissa–sempai said worried.
"Have no fear, milady. As long as you are with us, we'll be sure to aid you." Frederick assured her.
"Yeah! So uh… what does this… intercept thingy looks like?" Lissa asked.
"It's basically one big knuckleduster." I answered.
"Oh…" Lissa said. "THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE?!" She yelled, freaking me out.
"Well, I tried to tell you, but you assumed things and started freaking out!" I countered.
"Now, now, you two; Settle down. There's no need for both of you to fight here in the middle of… somewhere…" Melissa–sempai said as she looked around and noticed the place was filled with a big plain grassy field surrounded by trees.
"She's right. We got to go back to the city to sort things out first…" Chrom reminded.
"Yes, we must. If only the town wasn't set ablaze right now." Frederick said.
"What?" Chrom, Lissa, Melissa–sempai, and I asked confused.
"Look there." Frederick said pointing at a direction from afar.
When we turned around and looked at the direction where Frederick pointed out, like he said before, the town was on fire… eh? "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Kidding, we are not." Frederick replied.
"Damn it! It must be the works of the blasted Brigands, no doubt! Frederick, Lissa! We must go at once to aid the townspeople!" Chrom commanded.
"But, what about these two?" Frederick asked pointing at Melissa–sempai and I. "Who knows if they want to make an escape and maybe even tell the enemy lines about our current condition…" Ugh, here we go again…
"We can deal with them later! Right now, we need to aid the townspeople! Let's go!" Chrom said then ran over to the town that was set ablaze.
"C–Chrom, wait!" Lissa cried out as she ran after him, followed by Frederick who mounted on his horse and rode on, leaving me and Melissa–sempai alone.
"So… what should we do now? I know that both of us can't fight properly… and even if I want to help them somehow, our clothes aren't made for fighting…" Melissa–sempai pointed out.
"Well… I want to help them too, but… I don't know how…" I added before I noticed my duffle bag ruffling around. "Huh?" I asked confused.
"What's wrong?" Melissa–sempai asked.
"My bag moved on its own." I said.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Oi! Get me out of this bag!" A voice from inside the bag cried out, catching both of our attention. Wait, what?!
"Ara, Ara… where did that voice come from?" Melissa–sempai asked curiously, placing her right hand on her right cheek.
"It's definitely coming from my bag, Sempai. Hold on, let me check it out." I said before I put my bag on the ground, knelt down, and unzipped the zipper on my bag. What came next was–
*BONK!*
"Ite!" I got out before I ended up landing on my butt. "Something hit me…" I groaned in pain while rubbing my forehead.
"Finally, I thought I'd never get out." The voice said. I looked up at the sky to see… Kivat?!
"Ara, is that–" Melissa–sempai gasped in surprise.
"No doubt…" I said. I don't believe it. My DX toy Kivat came alive! HE'S ALIVE! Was this awesome or what?!
"Where the heck am I?" Kivat asked himself as he looked around until he noticed me and Melissa–sempai and flew towards me. "Oi, who are you?! You're not Wataru!"
"Um… no…" I got out shyly.
Kivat scanned around the area for a bit before he look directly at me with his red eyes. I gotta say, seeing him being alive and all is pretty awesome… not to mention how cute he actually is! "What's with that look, kid?"
"Oh, uh… nothing!" I got out snapping back to reality.
"Hm, I guess this isn't where Wataru lives anymore and this world has an oddly scent, that's for sure." Kivat added before he looked at me again. "So where the heck am I? You better start explaining to me, kid!"
"Uh… we're in um… the country of Ylisse." I answered.
"Ylisse?" Melissa–sempai asked confused. "Is that where we are?"
"Yeah, Chrom told me that before I found you unconscious." I explained.
"Oh my… I've never heard of such a country before…" Melissa–sempai said getting worried.
"Yeah! And I should be with my aibou back in Japan right now! Who knows if Wataru needs help when those Fangires start attacking the citizens? Kiddo, you better find me a way back home!" Kivat demanded.
"Um, I don't think we can find a way back home, Mr. Kivat…" Melissa–sempai explained, making Kivat surprised.
"What?! You mean, there's no way I can get back home?!" Kivat panicked as he spun around us for a bit. "Then how am I supposed to get out of here?!"
"To be honest, I don't know…" I sweat dropped. Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have let Saigo go on with that magic circle ritual.
Kivat panicked even more as he spun around us more, before the burning city caught his attention, making him regain his composure and look at it. "Oh boy! That town is on fire!"
"Well, yes… they did say Brigands were attacking it…" Melissa–sempai recalled.
"Brigands?! Then, that means the innocent people are in trouble!" Kivat exclaimed before he looked at me. "Oi, kiddo! Why are you standing there like there's nothing going on?! Aren't you supposed to help them out?! Even Wataru couldn't leave an innocent bystander be harmed by Fangires… if this world even has one, that is…"
"Well, even if there aren't, and as much as I want to help, I ain't exactly part Fangire. Once I use the power of Kiva, I'm dead!" I pointed out.
"Oh?" Kivat said before he flew around me, as if checking me out.
"Kurogasa, dear… isn't Kivat originally a toy? A cute toy to be precise…" Melissa–sempai asked, making Kivat slightly angry.
"A TOY?! I am not a toy!" Kivat exclaimed before he coughed out a bit, clearing his throat. "I am Kivat–bat the Third! But uh… I didn't know I'm still 'cute', despite my age…" Kivat replied a slight blush before looking away from both of us making Melissa–sempai giggle.
"But Sempai, if I use Kiva's power I'm dead on the spot. Otoya was only able to use Kivat's dad three times before he fell dead. And that was through sheer willpower alone because of his love for Maya!"
"We don't know unless we tried, right?" Melissa–sempai tried assuring me before she noticed something on the back of my hand. "Kurogasa… what is that tattoo on the back of your hand?" She asked me before she also noticed the same mark on the back of her hand. "And why do I have one too, only… less accurate?"
"That doesn't matter right now!" Kivat said, getting my attention. "Kiddo, whether you like it or not, we better help them out! Who knows if those Fangires might pop out of nowhere?"
"Yeah, I guess…" I said. "Okay then, Kivat, I want ya to do some recon. Scout out for any nearby Fangires." I said.
"Aye–Aye." Kivat said saluting with his wing before flying off to the town.
"Sempai, ikuzo!" I said.
"Hai!" Melissa–sempai and the both of us ran off with the bags in tow.
The sound of a cry for help echoed throughout the whole area, making the villagers run away in panic as the Brigands continue stealing things shiny and even kidnap some of the village girls for their own project of sorts… don't ask why. "Gwah ha, ha! Get to it, lads! Grab anything shiny, and put the rest to the torch!" A man in his 40's cackled. He had very short messy brown hair, wearing a furry cape over his bare body with a few red streaks on his face and stomach, wearing brown tattered pants, tied up with a rather large buckle and armed with an axe. He was completely satisfied with his current masterpiece as he saw another house being torched and licked in flames. "We got an example to set for these Ylissean types! Ain't that right, lass?" He smirked before he advanced towards a helpless girl as the maiden crawled back away from the bandit.
"S–Stay away from me!" The maiden pleaded before the Brigand held her hands tightly and had a sinister smile on his face, making her fear the worse and cry out for help. "Please! Someone! HEEEEEELP!"
*SLASH!*
The Brigand managed to let go of the maiden and back off because someone was about to cut his arm off. He looked to who it was, and it was Chrom, with Lissa and Frederick arriving at the scene.
"Grr… who the heck are you three supposed to be?!" The Brigand growled angrily.
"Fellow villager, are you alright?" Chrom asked as he helped the maiden get back on her feet, which surprised her.
"Prince Chrom? Is it really you?" The maiden asked, surprising the bandits.
"So, a fellow royal family member came down to play, eh? This should be interesting indeed!" The Brigand said amused.
"Your evil days of pillaging town and villages are over Brigand!" Frederick declared.
"Yeah, so you better high tail it out of here or you'll be sorry!" Lissa threatened.
The Brigand heard the threat from Lissa and he broke down in laughter. "Is there something funny that my sister said to you, fiend?" Chrom asked him as he held his sword from its sheath.
"Yeah, there is! You kids think this is all fun and games, but get real! This is reality and when you're out
here, there'll be no extra hands to help you out this time!" He said as the other band of thieves slowly gathered around the area, surrounding them. "Lookie here, boys, there's some fresh meat ready to be slaughtered!"
"Uh oh… Chrom, this isn't good…" Lissa got worried as both Frederick and Chrom protected her.
"Don't worry, we'll take them out." Chrom assured.
"You can count on us." Frederick added.
Melissa–sempai and I ran fast towards the town as fast as we could. Unfortunately though, Melissa–sempai isn't much of a runner, so I had to give her a piggyback ride. "Sorry for this, Kurogasa… I'm not much of a sports person type, even though I did went camping together with father from time to time…" She said slightly concerned. "I just hope my weight doesn't bother you…"
"Nope, it's okay." I panted as I kept on running. "I needed to lose the weight anyways."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, of course! No problem."
"Well… alright, I guess…" Melissa–sempai said. She wasn't sure about it but that doesn't mean I need to stop running. And besides, I used to jog everyday with five bricks inside a bag and jog for 8km every morning, so carrying Melissa–sempai on my back is nothing to me. But there is this one thing that bothers me a bit though… her, um… assets tend to rub on my back from time to time as she held my bag, making me feel slightly weird. "Kurogasa… I hope you're not having any funny thoughts about me." Melissa–sempai reminded me.
"N–No! Of course not!" I stuttered while blushing. "I would never think funny thoughts about you!"
"Of course you aren't, silly. You're my adopted otouto, so it's okay." Melissa–sempai assured as I continued to run forward. Eventually, I took a little stop and when we got close to the burning village, Sempai got off from my back and she was a bit surprised from what she was seeing here. "Ara, ara… they already started…"
"Yeah, and most of the homes around here are empty…" I added as I noticed the remaining villagers running away from another direction, heading towards the woods before Kivat descended down to face me.
"Oi, kiddo! We got ourselves bad news and worse news." Kivat said.
"So what's the bad news?" I asked.
"Well, the Brigands have done their work. They messed up the town pretty bad." Kivat said.
"And the worse news?"
"I found a Fangire."
"WHAT?!" I asked shocked. No way! Fangires here in this world?! "That's crazy!"
"You may find it to be crazy, but back in Tokyo it's pretty much normal, everyday to me and Wataru." Kivat replied.
"Dear, if what the cute bat said is true… there's a possibility those three might be in trouble…" Melissa–sempai said concerned.
"O–Oi! You don't have to call me 'cute', y'know? It's kinda embarrassing for my age!" Kivat said, which made Sempai giggle. "And by the way, I haven't caught your names yet!"
"Ara, ara… where's our manners?" Melissa–sempai got out. "I am Melissa Loubard. This is my adopted little brother, Kurogasa Kururugi."
"Adopted brother?" Kivat raised an eyebrow while looking at me.
"Long story, but in any case, we gotta find Chrom and the others." I said.
"Right." Kivat and Melissa–sempai said.
"If we don't hurry, they'll be nothing more than empty glass!" Kivat said as we continued our advance towards the burning village. I just hope we aren't too late…
Once we got into the heart of the village, I noticed piles of bodies on the ground, mostly, bandits of course as Chrom slashed another Brigand before making the kill by stabbing his sword to his chest before yanking it out quickly, the bandit dropping dead on the ground. While Frederick cleaves down another Brigand with his large axe, and Lissa mending her brother's wound with her staff, I couldn't help but notice the sword that he wielded. Somehow and not to mention in some way, that sword looked familiar.
"Oi, kiddo! What's wrong? Why the serious look all of a sudden?" Kivat asked as he perched on my shoulder. "Is there something about that man?"
"N–No, it's nothing." I said shaking my head then turned to Melissa–sempai. "Sempai, stay around here where it's safe." I said.
"What are you going to do?" Melissa–sempai asked. I turned around and started to walk towards the battle area.
"I'm gonna use the power of Kiva." I said as I continued walking. "Chrom! Lissa! Frederick!" I called out.
The three shifted their attention to me and they were surprised. "Kurogasa? What are you doing here?" Chrom asked.
"Don't tell me you're the one that planned all of this mess in the first place?!" Frederick said, as he once again puts his suspicions on me.
"Oh, for crying out loud, will you just drop it already?!" I snapped angrily.
"Then, where's the lady with you?" Frederick asked, but before I could explain, I noticed that Sempai was running towards me… with a few bandits chasing after her. "Milady!" Frederick got out before he galloped his horse and attacked the bandits that were behind her. She took a breather from the running as I approached her worried.
"Sempa~i!" I whined a bit.
"Ara, ara… just after you left me… these bandits came out of nowhere. If it wasn't for that man, I don't know what would happen to me…" Melissa–sempai got out before she looked at me. "So, I guess I should be staying with you for a while… but I'll stay away from the danger zone since I don't have the proper items with me… is it okay with you, dear?" She asked as I saw Frederick literally impale his lance onto the head of a Brigand.
"Alright, just stay close." I sighed then turned towards a bandit. He looked kinda big to me, so I'm assuming that's he the leader.
"Here, sheepy, sheepy! Come to the slaughter!" the Brigand called out, as Chrom and Lissa stepped forward and Frederick joined in after exacting the payback for what they tried to do to Sempai earlier.
"We've taken out all of your comrades in arms, Brigand!" Frederick began.
"Yeah, and with no thieves around to attack us anymore, you're in big trouble now!" Lissa added.
"Me? In big trouble? Oh, no, no! It's you kids who are in big trouble!" The Brigand got out, leaving us surprised.
"What do you mean?! Are you saying there are more of you?!" Chrom got out.
"Darn straight! All I have to do is just make a war cry and they'll be here, surrounding you folks and feed their thirsts on their axes!" the Brigand added. "And I, Garrick, will have my name put in the history books for killing off you two! Doesn't it sound fitting?" But all of a sudden… he went stiff for some reason and his eyes widened and his face frozen with surprise, confusing us a bit. Why is he doing that? Did something scare him? But then I started hearing some… humming noise. It's sounded like… a violin… wait, violin? No way… I'm hearing the Bloody Rose! But that would mean–!
"Eh? Where is the sound coming from?!" Chrom wondered.
"I don't know… I don't see any musician or bard anywhere…" Frederick said also concerned.
"This violin tone… it's familiar somehow…" Melissa–sempai got out.
"The Bloody Rose… you know what that means, kid…" Kivat told me.
"I sure do…" I grimaced then saw fangs appear that already stabbed Garrick's neck. He still had the look of surprise on his face, as the color from him was literally sucked and, turned into clear glass, making it look like he was invisible, but his clothes were still seen before he fell and broke into tiny pieces. Chrom and Frederick were in shock while Lissa gasped in horror. What came next was a man dressed as a villager, but soon changed, when stain glass markings appeared on the lower half of his face, before changing form. It was humanoid figure, obviously made out of stained glass, but was mostly black with white spots around it, and with shorts to boot too which somehow reminds me of Po from the Kung Fu Panda movie. Wait, a Panda as a Fangire?
"Woooooaaaa~!" the Panda Fangire said getting into his Kung Fu stance as its belly somehow made that bouncy effect… "That's some meal! And I sure am full with some other meals that were hiding among the bushes!"
"Uh… I don't know whether I should be scared for the fact that this is a monster or just squeal out loud for its cuteness…" Lissa said dumbfounded as she can't decide what she should do…
"That Fangire is anything, but cute!" I said as I stepped in front of Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick.
"Fangire?" The three asked in unison.
"Hey, watch your mouth, kid! This panda has some Kung Fu moves that you should be worried about! Don't let my size fool ya!" the Panda Fangire said making mock punches before getting into a crane stance.
"Whether it is cute or not, this is a monster and monsters should perish!" Frederick said as he held his sword and galloped it towards the Fangire and when Frederick was about to land an attack on the Panda Fangire–
"Uooooooooooohhhh… WACHA!" the Panda Fangire shouted as it does a full 360 jumping reverse roundhouse kick, cleanly kicking off Frederick from his horse and ended up making him land in front of Chrom and Lissa, surprising them.
"Frederick!" Chrom and Lissa shouted as they checked up on him as Frederick slowly sat up while gripping his chest in pain.
"That kick… is something else…" Frederick got out as he noticed the dent on his armor before the Panda Fangire stood high and placed its short fat arms on its hips.
"See? What did I tell ya? Now, you guys have awakened the THUNDAA~!" the Panda Fangire declared before a sword formed and wields it on his right arm.
"Oi, kiddo! We can't let them take down a Fangire on their own! If the Fangire is fully fed, they'll be having some trouble!" Kivat informed.
"Yeah, I know…" I got out. "Sempai! You said Kivat was originally a toy. You were about to add something to that?" I asked.
"OI! I said I'm not a toy!" Kivat snapped.
"Ah, yes! That's right!" Melissa–sempai remembered. "Since he was just an original toy to begin with, it shouldn't affect you but somehow, someway, you can still be able to gain the power of Kiva!" she said which got me thinking. Can a real life toy literally kill me, just like in the series? I'm not so sure about that…
"Hey, kiddo! You better make up your mind now! That Panda is gaining some distance!" Kivat said as Chrom and the Panda Fangire exchanged blows with their swords clashing, while Lissa healed Frederick in another spot before eventually–
"WACHA!" The Panda Fangire said as it let out a strong punch on Chrom's chest, making him skid back really far as the Panda Fangire swung his sword randomly around. "You don't wanna mess with the THUNDAA!" it declared before it started closing in.
BGM: Kiva OST 8
"Alright then let's do this!" I said walking towards the Panda Fangire and the latter noticed me before I stopped walking.
"Oh, you trying to mess with my THUNDAA~?" The Panda Fangire asked.
"Kivat!"
"Yosha!" Kivat cried out as he fly towards and around my head. "Kivatte Ikuze!" He said before flying up into my right hand and me catching Kivat.
BGM Ends
I then pressed his head to make his mouth open and pressed him against my free hand. "Gabu!" announced Kivat as he bit down on my hand, making me wince a bit. The veins in my free hand were black and I can feel the stained glass tribal markings creeping up on my face as Kivat let out a hypnotic sonar noise. Ghostly chains appeared around my waist and wrapped around it before melting and becoming a blood red belt. The belt held the Fuestles on the sides, 6 in total. My Buroon Booster Fuestle that was destroyed earlier was replaced with the Tatsulot Fuestle. I then thrust Kivat forward.
"Henshin!"
I attached Kivat to a perch in the front of the belt, leaving him hanging upside down. I was instantly covered in quicksilver that morphed and then shattered to reveal my armor.
I knew it by heart. I was clad in a full black bodysuit. The torso armor looked like a silver vest with a high collar and a blood red chest plate that mimicked muscles. My shoulder armor resembled folded bat wings that were held to the armor by thin chains. I wore red armored gloves and my wrists sported silver bracelets. My right leg was covered with a silver iron boot that reached his knee and was wrapped tightly with chains, as if to hold something back. The left leg was unarmored save for a silver bracelet around the ankle. My head was covered with a black helmet with the visor shaped like a pair of yellow bat wings edged in red. In between the top points of the wings was a red ornament, resembling a bat's head. The mouth guard was silver and framed by black fangs.
I had become Kamen Rider Kiva.
BGM: Kiva OST 2
Seeing the transformation work the first time and having no side effects on me, at first, I wanted to shout in glee for my first successful transformation as Kiva but Kivat knocked me back to reality saying, "Oi, I know you want to shout like a fan boy right now, but we should handle that cuddly–looking Fangire first!"
While in the middle of our conversation, the Shepherds couldn't help but have their eyes wide open with shock. "I'm not seeing things, am I?" Lissa began.
"No, Liz… you aren't dreaming weird things…" Chrom got out.
"I knew it! That man is another monster! With… a weird suit…" Frederick said. I don't believe this! Frederick still has some energy left to throw in one more accusation at me?
"Oh wait! I know you!" the Panda Fangire got out before it stretched its free open palm on me while he tried to think. "No, no! Don't tell me! I know who you are, so don't tell me! What was that name again? I know his armor looks familiar… so, his name sounds familiar…" I then heard a ding in his direction before he pointed at me with his sword and spoke in a mighty tone. "So, you have finally arrived… DIVA!"
That statement made me face palm, while Kivat sweat dropped and Melissa–sempai broke down into fits of giggles.
"Diva?" The Shepherds got out while looking at me.
"NO! Kamen Rider Kiva!"
"Oh~! Right, right! Kiva! That's the name I was looking for!" the Panda Fangire got out before he returned back to his mighty voice. "And now, Kiva! You shall die by my blade, for my true name is The Dawn of Extinction, Treasure of the East!"
"I don't think this Fangire is as serious as I thought it were…" Kivat informed.
"No kidding…" I muttered. "Well, let's take this guy out anyways!" I added then charged towards the Panda Fangire.
"Kiva?" Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick asked confused.
"Yes, that is Kiva but have no fear; as Kiva is a fighter of justice." Melissa–sempai said approaching the three.
"Really? Despite having that scary armor he's wearing?" Lissa asked and Melissa–sempai nodded.
"I'm still not so sure about that… she could be a disguising monster, like that panda monster…" Frederick said, still having doubts about it.
"If I were a monster, I would've killed the three of you on the spot, but I can't as I also felt pain and helpless…" Melissa–sempai noted before she looked in her bag. "If I can find my IXA Knuckle, I would like to assist my little brother in battle too…"
"I see…" Chrom understood. It's good to hear that both of you are on the good side."
"And about the knuckle thingy, we'll try to help you out to find it!" Lissa assured her, to which Melissa–sempai smiled kindly.
"Thank you. I appreciate it…" Melissa–sempai said before the four looks at the battle that occurred in the middle of an empty battlefield.
As the Panda Fangire swung his sword randomly, I continued dodging the attack one after another before I landed a kick on his stomach. "Hey, no fair! You can't just kick my belly!" the Panda Fangire complained.
"I just did…" I deadpanned.
"RAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The Panda Fangire yelled as he charged towards me as he continued doing some acrobatics Kung Fu moves. Good thing I took self–defense and martial arts classes.
We continued doing kicks and punches before I kicked in the stomach again, making skid back towards a wall. It was time to finish it! "Alright kiddo, it's time for the finisher!" Kivat said.
"You know it!" I said as I took the Wake Up Fuestle on the right side of the belt, opened up Kivat's mouth and placed it in his mouth before closing it.
WAKE UP!
BGM: Kiva OST 1
"Wake up?" Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick asked confused as Kivat flew off from his perch and blew, playing out the familiar ominous whistle sound I always hear.
"Yes, it's time for the big finish…" Melissa–sempai explained as suddenly, day turned into night and the half–moon appeared slowly turning into a crescent moon, surprising them.
"What the…?! Did day just turn into night in an instant, all due to that whistle?!" Frederick said surprised.
I lifted my kicking leg up really high. I wanted to squeal in pain, but I had to endure it. How the heck does Seiji Takaiwa get this flexible when he was in the Kamen Rider Kiva suit? It hurts doing this! Good thing my mask hides the painful look on my face. Kivat flew around the armored right boot and shattered the chains, freeing the red bat wings that was confined and revealed the red layer underneath and the three glowing green gems along my leg. I then leaped into the air doing a back flip with the crescent moon behind me and dove down for my kick.
"Darkness Moon Break!"
"Darkness Break what?" the Panda Fangire said in confusion until it noticed my kicking foot heading towards its direction. He quickly raised his sword in defense while my kick pushed it back as he skidded all the way back to one of the houses. As soon as it was against the wall, the sword broke away into pieces and the kick connected to its chest and the kick I gave was so powerful, the insignia of Kiva appeared right behind it, making the Panda Fangire shriek in pain.
"That is not cooooollllll!" The Panda Fangire shouted before shattering into stained glass pieces and I landed on the ground. My kicking foot was soon chained back and wrapped with chains while the orb that contained the Panda Fangire's soul floated high in the sky before flying away somewhere.
BGM Ends
"What was that just now?!" Chrom said surprised the dark night brightened up, going back to day.
"And look! The print is still on that house!" Lissa pointed out as the insignia was still on it, with the pieces of shattered glass on the ground where the Panda Fangire once stood.
"Yes, dear. That's the power of Kiva…" Melissa–sempai got out as Kivat perched on my shoulder.
"Well, that takes care of that…" Kivat added.
"Yep… sure does." I said as I untransformed back to civilian form and I walked towards Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick. "Are you three okay?" I asked.
"Yes, I'm alright…" Chrom replied as I saw Lissa hopping around with glee.
"Wow! I didn't know you can do that! I mean the armor, that weird phenomenon just now and the kick?! That's just pure awesomeness if you ask me! And the best part of them all, is that bat of yours is SOO cute!" Lissa perked up.
"Oi… you don't have to call me 'cute'…" Kivat blushed looking away.
"I must admit, that was impressive." Frederick said. "However!" Oh, not this again!
"Okay Frederick, seriously, what's your problem with me?" I asked annoyed as I crossed my arms and furrowed my brows. "I just saved your lives from being sucked up by that Fangire didn't I?"
"Yes, but how I can tell you're not an enemy? With that power of yours, anything can happen!" Frederick complained before Chrom intervened and tried.
"Peace, Frederick! His actions speak everything to me and I can tell that he's on our side, as Melissa told me." Chrom said.
"But, milord! Try to think for a moment!" Frederick protested, but Chrom raised his open palm to Frederick's face.
"I have already made up my mind, Frederick. The Shepherds could use Kurogasa's strength to aid us and if we can find Melissa's IXA Knuckle somewhere, they can aid us further. You have to remember, we've Brigands and unruly neighbors, all looking to bloody our soil. And with these… Fangires, running amok around the area, would you rather leave this place filled with chaos?" Chrom pointed out, making Frederick stammer before he took a glance at me, and then at Chrom.
In the end, Frederick nodded to Chrom. "Yes, milord. I understand…" Frederick got out.
"I'm glad that settles it." Melissa–sempai got out as Chrom faced me.
"You fought to save Ylissean lives. You're certainly no helpless victim; that much is for sure." Chrom began.
"Yes." I said. "So… what now?" I asked.
"Well, with this town pretty much destroyed, we have no choice but to head for the capital, Ylisstol." Chrom answered.
"Ylisstol?" both Melissa–sempai and I said in unison.
"Yes, Ylisstol… our hometown!" Lissa added.
"Milord, I noticed these Brigands have a Plegian accent…" Frederick said.
"Plegian? What's that?" I asked.
"Plegia is Ylisse's westerly neighbor. They send small bands into our territory, hoping to instigate a war." Chrom explained.
"And it's the poor townsfolk who suffer! Totally innocent and totally helpless…" Lissa said sadly.
"They do have us, milady: Shepherds to protect the sheep. Do not be swept up in your anger. It will cloud your judgment." Frederick advised.
"I know, I know… Don't worry. I'll get used to all this." Lissa waved it off.
Before we could even leave the burned down village, Kivat flew up high for a moment. "What's wrong, Kivat?" I asked.
"There's someone heading towards us…" Kivat said. When we turned around, I saw a townsman having a joyful look on his face. Must be the Chief Townsman.
"Milord, please! You must stay the night! We are simple folk of simple means, but we would gladly toast your valor with a feast!" The Chief Townsman spoke politely.
"A most generous offer, sir, and no doubt your hospitality would be grand…" Frederick said bowing to the Chief Townsman. "But I'm afraid we must hurry back to Ylisstol."
"Dark meat only for me, medium well, and no salt in the soup. I simply– Wait, what?! We're not staying?!" Lissa cried out. "But, Frederick, it's nearly dark!"
"When night falls, we'll camp. Eat off the land, make our bed of twigs and the like…" Frederick chuckled. "I believe you mentioned you would be "getting used to this"?"
"Frederick? Sometimes I hate you." Lissa pouted.
"Um… actually, Melissa–sempai and I need a change of clothes." I said.
"Why? The clothes you're wearing are good enough for me…" Chrom told me.
"That's the point… our clothes are just too stand–out to be true…" I replied.
"And combined with a talking bat like me, we might end up scaring off the others…" Kivat added which makes Chrom ponder.
"Please~, Chrom? While they get themselves some change of clothes, we can dine in for the time being!" Lissa proposed.
"Well, I suppose so." Chrom said.
"YAY~!" Lissa cheered. "Grand feast, here I come!"
"Milord, you tend to spoil her too much…" Frederick sighed as Lissa hopped happily for her meal.
"Let her be, Frederick… and besides, these two needed a change of clothes…" Chrom noted.
While they're having a feast, both Melissa–sempai and I are in our separate changing rooms, as I heard Sempai sigh rather loud than normal. "Sempai, what's wrong?" I asked her while wearing a shirt.
"I'm just worried about others, dear… I hope they're fine…" Melissa–sempai said concerned.
"I hope they're alright too." I said. "But to think… that the magic circle Saigo made actually worked."
"Yes, I was surprised about it too…" Melissa–sempai added before I heard the curtain on her side open up and heard footsteps as she stepped out from her changing room. "Well, I've done with my change of clothes, dear."
"Almost done with mine." I said. After getting a coat on, custom made by the way, I came out of the changing room to show off my new clothing. "Well, whaddya think?" I asked Sempai.
She took a quick scan on me as I showed her my costume. I wore a dirty white shirt with a long collar that covered my entire nape with black pants and black boots that started from the knee to all the way to the bottom, and a black trench coat with gold linings on the rim. Since this world doesn't have any modern buttons, it's replaced with a small golden rope and there's a button on my coat to hang it on so my coat doesn't fall off. The most notable feature is that I have the Kiva insignia on the back of my trench coat, in red color with gold linings on it. "Ara, ara… it suits you well." Sempai complimented me with her smile.
"Thanks, Sempai! And um…" Well, I was speechless for sure from what she's wearing. Her clothing is similar to a sister from the old days, the white ones, instead of black ones the nuns wear today, as her pure white dress surely covered her entire body all the way from the neck area to the bottom with white sandals, with pure white long sleeves that reached to the back of her hand. Her silver pendant is still there, resting on her um… assets, and the headdress she's wearing had some decorations on it, with the insignia of IXA. She had probably hand–stitched that on her own, before she got here to this world. "So, what do you think?" Melissa–sempai asked wanting to get my opinion as I stammered. I mean, come on, a beautiful big sister with a nice figure while wearing that dress that reveals her figure? Doesn't make your heart beat fast? "What's wrong, Kurogasa? Why's your face is all red?"
"U–Um… Nothing! I–It looks good, sempai" I stammered. "Well, uh… let's meet up with Chrom and the others! They should be done by now!" I said.
"Oh, alright…" Sempai nodded before she took her leave, along with the bag containing her clothes and IXA gadgets. "I wonder if these clothes are too revealing for me. They didn't have the black ones…" she said slightly concerned before continuing to leave.
"Oi, don't tell me you've fallen for your big sister already!" Kivat said breaking my trance and snapping me back to reality.
"U–Urisei!" I blushed madly. I mean c'mon! She's five years older than me for crying out loud! This is completely wrong! I shouldn't think about Sempai like that!
"Well, whatever you're trying to do, it's none of my business!" Kivat added while I'm trying to calm my blushing down. "I don't know why, but somehow you're able to wield the power of Kiva without much difficulty. Usually, they die right before the transformation can even take place."
"Y–Yeah, it's weird, but… now we know that I don't have any trouble with it at all." I got out.
"Hmm… well anyways, I've up for some food, you coming or what?" Kivat asked before he flew out.
"Hai~, hai…" I told him before he paused.
"You know aibou. Love has no age boundaries and if you need some advice on how to woo her, I'm the Kivat for the job!" Kivat offered, which triggered my blush to come back.
"URUSAI! URUSAI! URUSAI!"
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