Author's Note: Alright, I;m starting to get the hang of this as this is a story that shows my internal battle: description vs discussion. While I obviously handle both of them easily, the fact that the Otherwrold is more descriptive while the real world is more discussion shows that I have to find a way to make both coexist. Now, the story is starting to heat up as we start to see what is now becoming of B RS. Will she still be the same or is she going to change, who know? I frankly have no idea as I just built upon each chapter as that's how I normally work on my stories, and it works!

Black Rock Shooter and co. belongs to Huke.

[W■■e up...]

B RS grumbled, trying to tune out the voice that was inside her head...

[Wa■■ up..!]

B RS clutched her head, shaking it back and forth as the voice got louder, "Go away..!"

[Wake up, and free me!]

B RS woke up with a start, her black eyes looking around the surrounding area as she tried to figure out if there was anyone near her sending those telepathic messages. Seeing how there was no one around, B RS calmed herself down and realized she wasn't in the castle anymore, being brought back to the Sky Gates in the Otherworld. She got up from the ground and looked for her ax but couldn't find it, wondering how it managed to disappeared when she felt two other selves heading towards her, weapons in tow with them. She looked towards the direction that they were coming from and narrowed her eyes, aware that she would have to defend herself against two other selves without her ax to support her. She could still feel them coming towards her but they were off, as if they separated to take her down from two opposite sides, hoping to catch her off guard.

B RS turned her head to her left, noticing Gold Saw was making her way towards her, her King Saw positioned forwards as it to pierce right through her in one shot. B RS jumped over Gold Saw when she was within range, kicking the back for her head so she lost balance and give B RS enough time to know where the second attack is coming from. Chariot raced towards her from a broken structure, her shield acting as a barrier as she pushed B RS away and into a wall, squishing her. As Chariot pulled out her shield from the wall, she noticed B RS wasn't a part of the crater and saw her leap out from behind her shield, pushing Chariot onto the ground with the strength she could muster. She kept Chariot pinned onto the ground, taking her sword into her hands as she saw Gold Saw heading towards her, her King Saw being dragged along the ground as it carved a path in it.

The two clashed blades as they tried to gain the advantage, their eyes glaring holes into the other as Gold Saw tried to go for the kill by piercing B RS's heart. This, however, caused a trigger for B RS, who batted the sword away with her fist and made a shallow horizontal cut along Gold Saw's stomach, pushing her back quite a bit. Chariot got up and was going to jab B RS in the neck, but B RS turned around and invoke her black flame, causing Chariot to think she was going to die again. Instead, B RS just pinned her into the ground and kept her there, gripping onto her hair while having her arms sat on by B RS's legs, which left the girl wide open for Gold Saw's attack.

Before Gold Saw could even stab B RS, she was stopped by Dead Master shouting at her, "Wait!"

"If you haven't noticed, she isn't B RS," Gold Saw told Dead Master, looking at her with a frown.

"But we aren't aware of what happened except for her death," STR said as she came into view, jumping from structure to structure, "Her body was taken away from where she was killed and her weapons were left behind, there just has to be more to it than that..."

"Besides, I think there's something weird with her," Chariot said as she tried to get B RS off of her, "She didn't killed me like she did last time, even though she invoked her flame... something is off about her..."

B RS got up from Chariot, glaring at everyone, "Just why are you all attacking me?"

"I'm sorry, but these two didn't want you destroying an... image," Dead Master told B RS, "I'm Dead Master, and you are?"

"Black Rock Shooter," B RS told her.

Gold Saw narrowed her eyes, "She's dead and you aren't her..."

"How would you know, I could just be a new one," B RS told her, "But I don't care about idle chats, where's my ax..."

STR walked up to her and handed B RS her ax, which had the shaft retract itself so the weapon was compact and easy to take for people who couldn't wield it naturally. The moment B RS grabbed her ax, the shaft extended until it was its original length, in which B RS started walking away from the group. She figured she was not needed anymore and started walking away from them, which caused some mixed reactions. They noticed her actions were that same like before, but Dead Master wondered if she was going to stay with them so she could explain what happened to her since they weren't sure about what happened to her in the castle. Dead Master rushed towards B RS and stopped her, causing the black eyed girl to look back at her hand before staring right into her eyes.

"What now..?" B RS inquired.

"Tell me, do you remember us..?" Dead Master asked.

B RS arched an eyebrow, "How could I know you all when I don't even remember at all"

Dead Master's eyes widened as B RS shrugged off her hand from her shoulder, leaving the Sky Gates...

Mato was fiddling with her pencil, wondering if what happened was going to change her too, "Could it be that since B RS changed, I'm going to change..?"

Mato tried to focus on her work, but the image of a newly reformed B RS fighting against that skeletal creature in the rain kept on coming back full throttle, bothering her when she was suppose to do her work right now. She wasn't sure why but even though it looked like B RS, she just didn't have the same feel like the other one did before her death, which always struck a chord with Mato since she keeps on blaming herself for forgetting her other self. It was too much and she couldn't shake the image from her mind, but decided that she should just push it aside and just focus on her work before the period is over. Everything around her was ignored as she kept her eyes on her work, answering each question as best as she could before time was up. The moment the bell rang and everyone got up, Mato handed her work over to her teacher before leaving the classroom, going somewhere where she was sure she could get her answers.

Mato stopped running as she arrived in front of the consultation room, knocking on the door and hoping to get an answer, which she did in the form of Irino Saya, the guidance counselor and the real world counterpart to Gold Saw. If anything, Saya has enough information about the Otherworld to give Mato her answers, but she couldn't help but wonder if this was something that Saya possibly doesn't know. Mato knows that B RS was different now, but it troubled her greatly as this was something that wasn't normal by any means, it was a pure anomaly. Saya blinked, wondering what was going on in Mato's head as she ushered her in since it wasn't going to be good if Mato just stood frozen outside the room. Saya sat down next to Mato and sipped her café au lait from her cup, waiting for Mato to say something but decided that it was best to get the ball rolling.

"So, what's been going on in your life Mato?" Saya asked.

Mato shook her head slowly, "Did you know about B RS's death..?"

Saya's eyes widened before they softened, looking forward, "Yes, that why me, Yuu, Yomi, and Kagari been acting strangely towards you..."

"You all were worried that I was going to be... different?" Mato asked.

"Sort of, when Yomi received the news and told the rest of us, I was quite surprised," Saya said, "Gold Saw didn't tell me since she was probably busy, but there's more to it, isn't there?"

Mato nodded, "When B RS died, I forgot about her completely but not everyone else... then there the fact that I remembered and her..."

"Her what?" Saya said, wanting Mato to complete her sentence.

"B RS coming back to life, but when she did, she looked different," Mato finished.

Saya was caught off guard by the last statement, but not the one about B RS coming back to life, but the one about her looking differently. An other self can come back to life if their real world self remembers what they forgot, and in this case, Mato remembered B RS in order for her to come back. But, the one about B RS looking different didn't sit well with Saya, who thought that B RS probably reverted back into her insane self, which would be troublesome for the Otherworld if that was what happened. However, the chances of that happening again is slim to none since Mato is handling herself, but the way she's acting right now could greatly change the tides. Saya looked at Mato, she had to know what B RS looks like right now so that way, she could prepare for the worst.

"Mato, tell me, what does B RS look like now?" Saya asked sternly.

"Uh, well, she looks the same but her clothes are white with black lines," Mato said, remembering the image that was engraved in her head, "Her hair is also white now, but her eyes were black like the night sky..."

"Hmm, that's strange, could be a new form like when she went insane?" Saya wondered out loud.

Mato shook her head, "That happened when I was a part of B RS, but this was different, like I caused her to look like that for some reason"

"I'll see if I can see her appearance for myself, but no guarantees," Saya told Mato.

Mato nodded before she remembered what she wanted to ask Saya, "Ah, wait... is it possible for something like that to happen to an other self?"

"No, what you told me is unnatural in it's finest," Saya said as she got up, walking towards the window before looking back at Mato, "You said that it was possibly you that made her like that, but without any idea on the concept of other self creation, I'm not much help..."

"Then who would know?" Mato asked, desperate for the answer.

Saya sighed, "The only ones who would know are the ones in the Otherworld, and even then, there's only a couple who could talk about it... sorry, but I'm not much help on that topic"

"It's okay, at least it's a stepping stone for me," Mato said as she made her way to leave, "Besides, I was wondering, has there ever been an area in the Otherworld with a lush background with a huge castle built from the ground up?"

Saya blinked in surprise, "Ah, I don't know, maybe...?"

"Alright, thanks for everything Saya-sensei," Mato said before she left.

Saya narrowed her eyes, cupping her chin, "What is it that you are hiding from me, Gold Saw..?"

B RS walked along the barren wasteland, wondering where she should go to get the answers that she seeks for. When she was brought into the Otherworld again by Mato, there was many questions that formed in her head when she woke up. One of them being how she gained the scar that was etched right where her heart was located as she had a feeling that it wasn't there before while the other was the feeling of something missing from her memories, a huge part of her past. There was things that she couldn't make sense of now due to what was happening to her, as she was sure her conception into the Otherworld wasn't natural by any means. B RS's eyes widened as she felt her head pulsating with pain, causing her to bend down to the ground as she clutched her head, trying to find a way to ignore the voice plaguing her right now

[Go ba■■, re■■rn..!]

B RS screamed, her voice echoing through the empty valley, "Go away!"

[I s■■d g■ b■■k, now r■■urn!]

B RS got up, invoked her black flame, and started slashing around, destroying various rock formations, "Stay away from me!"

She wasn't sure where the voice was coming from as it seems like she was the only one who could hear it, which was pushing her to the edge and she couldn't stand it. She didn't stop until she was sure the voice was gone, absolutely positive that it wasn't going to bother her again for now. B RS sat against a piece of rock that she managed to slash out of a stone wall, her ax resting right next to her as she looked up into the sky, disliking the tawny like color that adorns it. She didn't hate it for it being there, B RS though it was fitting for a place like this, but she hated it for the fact that it didn't give her the peace of mind that she wanted. B RS hugged her knees and looked down at the ground, wondering why this was happening to her as she closed her eyes, her body fading along with her ax as a single thought passed through her mind.

"Mato..."

Mato was walking back home after an extensive training session she was placed in by Kohata since she did miss one day of basketball practice, and she figured that since Kohata saw her looking healthy and fine that she would be placed in the session as a way to catch up. Mato could feel the slight pain course through her body as she headed home, figuring that she might have pulled a muscle as she noticed someone leaning against a wall. As she walked closer and closer, Mato was able to make out who it was and it happened to be the girl that she bumped into this morning. Geshumaru noticed her staring at her and gave a tiny smile, figuring that if she was to do anything, it would be now since she has the chance. Pushing off the wall, Geshumaru walked up to Mato, raising her hand as a slight gesture.

"Hey, fancy seeing you here," Geshumaru said to Mato with a fake smile.

Mato nodded, "Wow, what are you doing here?"

"Eh, just walking around as it seems to cool my head off," Geshumaru lied, "So, you're heading home, hun?"

Mato nodded, "Yeah, and the moment I do, I'm collapsing on my couch since I feel like my body is just ready to give in..."

Geshumaru nodded, arching her left eyebrow slightly, "She must be aware of B RS's resurrection, but I can't do anything right now, not just yet..."

"So, I guess you play basketball?" Geshumaru wondered as she walked with Mato.

Mato stared at her, "How do you know that?"

"You just told me and besides, it looks like you got the physicality to do it, despite being short-stature..." Geshumaru said, causing Mato to blink in surprise.

Mato laughed, "Wow, you must be good at doing stuff like that?"

"Eh, years of practice," Geshumaru lied as she noticed Mato stopping, "What's wrong..?"

Before Geshumaru could react, she was slammed into the wall by Mato, but she knows that it wasn't her in control as that familiar black color seeped into Mato's eyes. B RS obviously wasn't one to be tricked easily, but she knows Mato was too kind for her own good, despite being able to become angry when needed. Plus, B RS warned Geshumaru to stay away from Mato and she didn't listen, so B RS had no choice but to teach Geshumaru a lesson. Before she could, Geshumaru's eyes glowed before B RS was pushed away from her, the casual clothes that Geshumaru adorned changing into the ones she wears while she's in the Otherworld. A black mini-dress with knee high stocking and black mid calf boots now adorned her as she glared into the black eyes that replaced Mato's blue.

"I'm surprised you appeared, if anything, attack me when I haven't done anything," Geshuamru told B RS.

B RS frowned, "Didn't I tell you, stay away from Mato..!"

"I wish it was possible, but she's involved in this as much as you are and I can not let this be," Geshuamru stated, "I need to get to the bottom of this, and if it means erasing your death from her memories, then so be it..."

"I won't allow it, Mato brought me into this world," B RS told Geshumaru, "If you do anything to her, I'll make sure you die a slow, painful death..."

Geshumaru narrowed her eyes, "We both are trying to protect what we care about, but it intersects fate too much... and I like defying fate..."

B RS started walking away, "Keep your distance, and I won't have to kill you..."

Geshumaru watch B RS walk away before she was out of her line of sight, leaving Geshumaru in a little dilemma since she can't go anywhere near Mato, or else she would be attacked by B RS. If she doesn't erase that memory, Mato's blaming herself will caused distortions in the Otherwolrd as well as make B RS a fearsome opponent. There was one problem though, even with that much grief that Mato has, it seems like B RS isn't affected in the slightest, which makes Geshumaru wonder if it could be a side effect from Mato recreating her other self. It was a possibility, but she wasn't going to place everything on it just yet without concrete evidence to support the theory. Geshumaru pinched the bridge of her nose and opened a portal so she could return to the Otherworld, possibly trying to find the one person who could explain it to her about what's going on.

As she left, a pair of golden eyes watched the entire scene before disappearing behind the wall, the person rushing straight towards Yomi's house...

B RS entered Mato's home and rushed upstairs, not missing a beat in her steps as she reached Mato's room. She looked at herself in the mirror before moving to the bed, letting Mato take control of her own body, now that B RS did what she had to do. Mato blinked a few times as she tried to remember what happened before she suddenly blacked out, which was strange as, even though she was sore, she didn't expect to pass out like that at all. She remembers talking to Geshumaru, who she thought was just some girl that she managed to bump into during the day, but after that, she was a massive blank. Mato got up from her bed and was walking towards her door when she noticed something strange in her mirror, something that she didn't expect to see.

Mato backed up and looked at the mirror, seeing B RS staring right at her with her black eyes. At first, the image didn't register but when it did, Mato stumbled backwards until she slipped and landed on her butt, causing her sore body to act up. For a moment, she though something was going to happen like B RS coming out of the mirror, but instead, she felt a soothing warmness taking over her body, removing the pain that Mato felt. She looked up at the mirror and saw B RS in the same position she was in, figuring that only the image was appearing through the mirror. Mato sighed, but she also sucked in some air when she heard B RS talk to her.

'Are you alright?' B RS asked her, her mouth moving in the reflection.

"How is that happening?" Mato said, freaking out as she noticed the mouth wasn't moving in the reflection.

B RS blinked, 'Individual actions separate from the main body is something I can use, but that's just it...'

"Oh," Mato said as she repositioned herself, sitting cross-legged while seeing B RS do the same thing, "That's just creepy..."

'Tell me, are you okay?' B RS asked again.

Mato took a bit of time to think about her answer, "Well... I'm not sure right now with all that's been going on..."

'Care to tell me..?' B RS asked.

"What with the change in your attitude, are you okay," Mato asked B RS, "Because it seems to me you aren't yourself..."

'There isn't anyone I can rely on but you,' B RS told her, 'I need to know who I am, and hopefully, you have the answers...'

"Geez, guess we're doing the same thing," Mato mumbled as she scratched the back of her head for a bit, "You're Black Rock Shooter and you're kinda considered that antithesis to the Otherworld..."

B RS closed her eyes, 'I see... why is it there are other selves saying they know me?'

"Uh, that's because you knew them in your past life, I guess," Mato said, unsure of how to word it.

'I guess the gap in my memories is amnesia...' B RS summarized.

Mato nodded, "So, you want to know whether I'm okay or not?"

B RS nodded and Mato sighed, "Honestly, I'm not sure because when I realized you were killed and was erased from my memories, I felt like I was at fault even though I wasn't..."

"Then, I wanted someone to protect my friend's other selves because if they were killed, then that would of changed everything here in the real world," Mato said as B RS continued the listen, "So, you appeared and I didn't know whether to be happy and worried since you saved them but you also weren't... well..."

'Me?' B RS finished.

"Yeah..." Mato sighed.

'I may not remember who I once was, but I exist to make things right and to make sure you're happy,' B RS told Mato, 'Whether I'm the same Black Rock Shooter or not doesn't matter, what matters is that I'm your other self and I'll do whatever it takes to preserve justice...'

Mato blinked and then smiled, "Well, even if that's a change, at least your motives are still the same..."

Mato got up from the floor and stretched out her body, ignoring the fact that the image of B RS was doing the same, "So, what now?"

'Just live your life, I have to find my answers on my own, but it will take some time,' B RS told Mato.

"Good luck," Mato cheered as the image of B RS was replaced by the mirror reflection of Mato.

Talking with B RS may have changed certain things that Mato knows about her, but it doesn't change the fact that her feelings and thoughts are what caused her to come back. The way B RS was talking to her and listened was different from what Mato seen from the original B RS, but that was a feeling that couldn't be replaced easily. There was a bond and it was caught in something unknown, which is why Mato still has mixed feelings about what is happening, but she figures everything will turn out for the best. Both of them were hunting for answers to questions that they have, and hopefully, they will find it but for now, it's best to take it easy. Mato decided that it was best to take a bath as she was sure she was starting to smell after not taking a bath one day and going through extensive training during basketball practice today.

Geshumaru's robotic partner looked up at the giant structure that was placed in the bottom of the castle, noticing how all that locks were still in place. The eerie suspicion that Geshumaru had was all for naught since it wasn't the creature that was locked away behind the structure. It appeared to be a gate at first, but the locks shows that it was made to seal something behind it, something very powerful that could make the Otherworld tremble in fear if awakened. The machine walked up to the pillar and placed a mark on it along with all the other marks, counting off the days that have passed since the creature was locked away. It was because of it that Geshumaru almost died, but the strange timely death of her real world counterpart changed everything as she managed to take the body for herself, despite the permanent effect it now has on her.

"To think what we say wasn't what's being the gate," Geshumaru mused as she walked into the chamber.

The robot nodded, "Did you do what you needed to?"

"No, it will be impossible since B RS can obviously take control of Mato's body if necessary," Geshuaru explained, "But it doesn't matter, all we have to do is remain focus on our task and not be blinded by anything that falls before us..."

"The damnation of the morbid bastard is all we have to worry about," The robot stated, "It B RS wounds up here again, I'm afraid I won't be able to kill her..."

Geshumaru nodded, "While she had no memory, the body obviously does and will react quickly, which means we should prepare ourselves in case we are to fight against her"

"No regrets, no mercy," The robot mused, "Isn't that what she said to you a long time ago..?"

Geshumaru sighed, "Yes, after all, that witch is sadistic, but very smart and knowledgeable..."

"You don't think B RS will meet her, do you?" The robot wondered.

"If she does, then it will give her the answers to a lot of questions," Geshuamru said as she stared up at the locks, "Answers as to how she managed to come back to life..."

Author's Note: Now, B RS and Geshumaru are seeing each other as enemies, even though they are the main characters whose, as Geshuamru said, fates are intersected. B RS is showing that she has changed a bit, but not too much but there does appear to be something wrong with her. A mysterious voice continues to plague her throughout the chapter, but it's hand to know whose voice it is. Also, Mato is out for answers and the person she thinks could explain it to her doesn't know what's going on right now, which is making the situation a bit more complicated. Three sub plots comes together to form one massive plot, but the fact that remains is that whatever is going to happen in the end, it's going to be good.

Please review and I'll see you all later.