Tokyo, Minato District, Outside The Three Ladies Inn, 12:32 p.m.
"You dumbass, what are you doing?!" Akira yelled while the Kamen Rider pulled Aeario back to the safety of one of the buildings, "You don't have any idea of what you're dealing with young man, so please stay near - huh?" Aeario had effortlessly sidestepped the Os' honourable attempt and ran to Akira, but he jumped back when the creature had taken notice and sent forth yet another one of his snake-like ropes. He reached deep into his bag and pulled something out and yelled, "Ms. Akira, you'll need this!", and he threw the object so that it sailed in through the air, almost missing itself mark. Akira held the familiar device in her hands. "Be careful with that, how could you throw something something so powerful ya' moron?!" It was white-silver ovular device that was completely flat on one side, with two lines that went across it and intersected in the middle on the rounded surface. There were indistinguishable glyphs within these lines, as well as nearly unnoticeable curved lines etched into the device's surface. Set into the centre of the device was a smooth red orb set into where the lines intersected. "The fuck am I supposed to do with this?!",Akira yelled back at him. Nixy flapped his wings at Akira, "Calm down and grip the handle." "What handle, this red orb-thing?" "No, under the driver, when you reach for it you'll feel it.",Nixy replied rather annoyed, as if this fact was obvious.
Sure enough, when she groped the underside of the object, her fingers felt what she thought was warm leather and she gripped the handle. A red light burst from the orb like a laser, forming a pulsating blade, like a red katana. "Wow!", Akira whistled. Nixy cocked his head, "A katana, huh . . . this should be interesting. Alright little lady, start swinging!" Testing the blade with a few swipes, Akira launched herself at the ropey, mummy-like monstrosity. Sensing some strange powers, the beast threw back its arm appendages and shot forth a volley of tendrils at the vibrantly coloured human that was charging at him. With the abnormal speed, she dodged the first whip, rolled to the right of the second rope just as it left an angry crack in the ground, and propelled herself upwards with an "EAT IT!" and sliced downwards at, taking the creatures left arm clean off, evoking a shriek that could've made milk curdle. Aeario cupped his hands at his mouth, "Good Ms. Akira, now go for the kill!" "Little miss, you should be able to see a strange purple symbol floating somewhere, strike it!." Akira rolled again, "What're you . . . wait, I see it!" There, where the shoulder blade should be, were letters floating in a mass of purple light, forming a sentence, I am in a vice, I'm tied down and I can't move. The mutilated demon stopped moving momentarily, keeling forward as if in pain.
Eiji, how had been totally confused up until this point, snapped out of his confusion and yelled to the stranger, "Ma'am, get away, it's preparing for an attack!" Just as he was about to go intervene, Aeario put up a hand to stop him, "Sir, the she's the only one with power to eradicate this zadoroc." Ankh poked at him, "Does she even know how to use whatever it is she's needs to use?! This is sink or swim, she could die and it's on your head!" Aeario tsked at Ankh, "She's not alone right now." Ankh motioned at Eiji, "Did this punk-ass kid just-"
Akira backed up a few feet and circled the beast, waiting for the attack so she could dodge it safely. The creature mummified in ropes straightened itself, planted what looked like it's feet brought forth an enormous tendril from it's own stomach, sailing through the air then curling around like a bullet train towards Akira. As soon she moved to the side, Nixy moved himself to shield Akira, "Okay little miss, it's your turn to transform." Akira stared at this other-worldly spirit, " I'm sorry, repeat that?" Nixy waved his wing and the blade disappeared, "Put it on your belly and you'll get the rest, trust me." "Why can't I just stick with the sw-" Right at that moment the enormous tendril sent her flying into the air, and she almost lost her grip on the metal object. "Eh, it can't be helped.", Nixy sighed as he flew after her and flew into her body, causing her irises to become cloudy with white mist. Now in Akira's body, Nixy forced her arm down, gritting teeth, "Come . . . on . . ." When the driver touched the fabric of Akira's jacket, ribbons of light burst forth from both sides and wrapped around the young woman's waist. In Akira's voice, Nixy managed to say, "Hen . . . . shin!"
Immediately, Nixy was pulled from Akira's body and her body was covered with white-silver metal plating, Nixy covered Akira by wrapping his wings around her shoulders and nesting his head atop Akira's, as if his head were being projected onto her own. In a bright flash of light, Nixy's body melded with the armor as steel, with plummage curling slightly from the helmet, silver light emanating from lenses in the eye - areas. A voice rang from the belt, Nixy's voice, "EEEEEEEEEELECTRIC!"
Akira landed with an enormous THUD. She looked at herself bewildered, "Wha'-who-why-EEHHH?!" The red orb glowed faintly, " 'Kay little lady, take care of the zado first, then you can admire this awesome power." "Am I supposed to punch that thing?! What do I do?!" "Just attack the damn thing and the rest will work itself out!" "Fine! But this is some shitty on-the-job training!" With a roar, Akira sprinted forward, leapt over the giant rope-worm that had sprung from the monster and over the creature itself. She pivoted and shot her hand forward to the shoulder blade, closing her eyes.
A wet ripping sound rang through the silence.
Akira opened her eyes, barely.
Where her forearm was, there was now a metre-long sword that had speared through the creature squarely in the shoulder blade. It seemed as if the creature was breathing a sigh of relief, and Akira swore that it even smiled at her, as if it was freed from some kind of deep torment. Starting from the feet up, the creature crumbled to dust, and just as the dust was disappearing, Akira thought she could faintly hear "Thank you", whispered in the wind. "Ah. AH! 'Da hell is this?! Where the fuck did my arm going",Akira yelled frantically, waving her arm around, producing a whistling sound as the sword cut the air. Aeario approached her carefully, hands up, "Ms. Akira, please calm down. This is perfectly normal, if anything, this is an excellent indication that you are suitable to be the Phoenix's Knight. Although we will have to work on some-"
Eiji ran to her, "That was amazing! Who are you?" "And more importantly, why are you able to defeat these things? And do we need to worry about their numbers?", Ankh added, floating next to Eiji. Aeario quickly interjected, "She can defeat them because the power she holds puts them on what I believe Fenhrians refer to 'Opposite sides of the playing field'. Although we are unaware of their numbers, there is no reason for you to worry because we will be handling it." "Hey! Show some respect for the guy! Don't you know who he is?!", Akira interrupted, putting a hand on his shoulder.
Aeario blankly stared at her, " . . . . No."
"Man, you must really be from another world if you don't know! This is the Kamen Rider O's. He singlehandedly defeated the Greed and saved his city! Sir, this is such an honour, maaaaajor respect to ya'!"
Hearing this, Eiji got shy, "Well, I wouldn't say singlehandedly, that feat took the hearts of all friends to accomplish . . . You know me?" Akira's amour suddenly became covered in cracks then disappeared, "Are you kidding? My whole fam-ah, no, everyone I know, knows about it!" A brief expression of sadness flashed across her face. Eiji's armour disappeared, "But I'm relieved that there is finally a new protector that protect the people." He put out his hand, "My name is Eiji Hino, Kamen Rider OOO." Akira stared, awestruck for a moment, but she took his hand and grinned, "My name is Akira Takumo, and I'm . . . what am I?" Looking at Aeario for an answer, he looked at Eiji, "Your kind . . . what are you?" Eiji gestured at Akira, "Well, like Akira here, I'm a Kamen Rider." Akira stiffened, "M-me? A K-Kamen Rider? No way! I could never be a hero like that!" Eiji looked at her confused, "Of course you are. You're the textbook definition of a Kamen Rider. You have a belt, a driver, you yell 'Henshin!' and you have a partner to help you", at which point he gestured to Aeario.
Nixy floated above the group, "Well, it's obvious she's a Kamen Rider, that's why she's . . . Kamen Rider Phoenix!" "Ehhh, but that sounds so lame", Akira groaned. The spirit shook his plumed head in indignation, "Lame? Little missy, I'm allowing you the honour to even use my name, be grateful!" Aeario nodded his approval, and Eiji gave a wide smile, "Yosh! Okay, Kamen Rider Phoenix, welcome to the team of Kamen Riders that protect the earth!" Ankh said, "Yeah, we've got expectations, so don't mess it up!" "As if that could happen on my watch!", Nixy 'snorted'. Akira was silent for a moment, then she gave a great nod, "Uhn."
Eiji turned to Ankh, "Well, I guess this is it for us." Now it was Akira's turn to be confused, "Wait, what are you talking about?"
"The Greed are gone, there's no more reason for us to be here."
"Are you saying you're going to quit being a rider?!"
"No, no matter how much time has passed, you will always be a Kamen Rider."
"Then . . . ?"
"I think it's about time I go back and resume my work in impoverished countries. How does Africa sound, Ankh?"
Ankh 'nodded', "Not like I have much of a choice, do I?" Akira could almost imagine him smiling. "Don't worry, if you need us, we'll come to help you, that's what comrades do!",Eiji reassured her, "But it's time for us to leave." "Hold on, I've got questions! I literally have no idea what I'm doing!" Eiji put his hands on the distressed woman's shoulders, "You have a strong heart, I can tell. I can also tell that you won't stand by and allow innocent people to suffer no matter what. That's all that matters, and you can do it." And with that, Eiji backed away and turned around, Ankh slipped into his satchel and Eiji rounded that corner, "Don't worry, I'll come around every once in a while too." And then he was gone.
The Three Ladies Inn, 1:32 p.m.
The owner, a kind, mild-mannered bespectacled lady that everyone call her "Suzy", had made herself well acquainted with the two strangers that were dripping wet and one who was covered with wounds in the morning. When she saw the same two come back into the restaurant area, she noticed Akira's wounds reopening and immediately took her aside to tend to them properly, then proceeded to serving the two a hearty lunch of hamburger steak and curry rice. Aeario was about to offer compensation, Suzy shook her head, "No, I'm just worried about you kids had gotten yourselfs into. You're awfully interesting, would you like to stay here? Not for free, of course, I'll be putting you two to work, that is, if you don't have a place to stay." Aeario reflected deeply on this proposition over the course of 4 seconds, and accepted the idea, Akira agreeing as well. They continued to have their meal, and Suzy went back to serving the other customers.
Akira could only reflect in awe, "Wow . . . . what a guy . . . AH!" "What's wrong?", Aeario asked. She slapped her hand on her forehand, "I forgot to get O's phone number!" Aeario raised an eyebrow, "If that's what you're concerned about at this moment . . . I'm a little worried now." Nixy had perched himself at the table, "That's well and all, but I need to ask, why did you show up last night in such a state?" Akira set her fork down. She grinned wide and scratched the back of her head.
"Yeah, I ran away from the yakuza!"
