Hello fanfiction readers! Ashbel Longhart, finally back to give you readers a new chapter for the Song of Paradise! I hope you're all excited because today, we finally get to see Chris make her debut, plus, I have a little surprise for you people. I won't say it, or else I spoil the surprise so you just have to read to find out what I mean. For now, onto the disclaimer!
(Disclaimer: I do not own Senki Zesshou Symphogear or Kamen Rider Faiz. I also don't own any songs that appear here. They all belong to their respective owners. I just own this story and my OC's. Please enjoy)
Open your eyes for the readers for the next Faiz. As always, it's time to ride! Let's rock!
Song 5: The Nehushtan Armor
(Last Time)
"We want to know what that...thing was yesterday."
"An Orphnoch is an human evolutionary stage or the next stage in human evolution."
"You don't happen to have someone by the name of Haru Yamamoto working here, do you?"
"BOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSS!"
"My name is Eiichi Toda, head chief of Smart Brain, and yes, I was the one who killed your boss and the customers who failed to evolve."
"Henshin!"
COMPLETE
"Riotroopers!?"
START UP
"This one's for boss!"
"What are you going to do now?"
"I don't know."
(Now)
Like any person would think, the people of Smart Brain were busy, all going from one place to another. The humans there were working their butts off while the...non-humans were doing what they did in secret when they worked at Smart Brain.
Suddenly, everybody stopped when they all saw a man walking down the hall.
"Good day Head chief!"
"Good day!"
"Good day chief!"
"Good day chief Kyouji Murakami!"
It's as the last man said, the man the workers were bowing in respect was the new Head Chief of Smart Brain, Kyouji Murakami. He became Head Chief a month ago after Toda's death at the hands of Haru and right now, he was walking with six men, three on either side.
"Good day to you all." Murakami replied in return before continuing forward. He then walked outside and walked up to a parked car that was waiting for him. He opened the door and before he entered the car, he turned to the men behind him and said, "Return you your original duties."
The men all bowed before walking away to who knows where as Murakami got into the car. The one driving was none other than the mascot of the company, the Smart Lady.
"Hello Chief Murakami." The Smart Lady greeted happily. "Where would you like to go?"
"I'm just going to meet some friends." Murakami said, laying back against the seat and shutting his eyes.
"And who are these friends you are meeting with?" the mascot asked.
"The Lucky Clover."
The minute those words left Murakami's mouth, the Smart Lady lost her smile and had a look of fear. Sensing the sudden silence in the car, Murakami said, ,"Are you afraid? Don't worry, you won't be meeting them personally. Now drive."
"...Hai." The Smart Lady did as told and drove off.
(Insert PSI-missing by Kawada Mami)
(Instrumental) We first see a blurry screen before it clears up a bit to reveal the face of Faiz. The screen becomes blurry again before Faiz's face is replaced with the face of Haru. After that, the title appears as the song begins.
(Koko ni ikiru sono wake mo) Getting off a train, we see Haru getting off and walking away to who knows where.
(Kono basho de deau subete mo) We then see Hibiki hanging out with Miku before she receives a phone call. Going to pick it up, she notices Haru passing by and just watches where Haru was going.
(Tatoe chigau sekai demo) We see Haru again walking past Tsubasa. Tsubasa seems to notice Haru as she stopped walking and stared back at him.
(Doko ni ite mo kono omoi ha yuruganai) Haru once again walks to who knows where. We then see Chris at a vending machine, getting a drink before noticing Haru walking by. Haru then walks by a hooded teen who looked towards Haru's direction.
(Mune wo CHIKURI to sasu itami) We then find ourselves within the Second Division Base. We then see Genjuro looking up at the surveillance camera before looking towards us.
(Sore wo warau shiawase na mono tachi he) Sakurai, who was looking at something on a clipboard, turned to us and smiled. Then we see Kanade who smiles in our direction.
(Sei wo mukeyuku) Then suddenly, alarms go off, signaling that Noises are attacking.
(Touzen no kurushimi wo unmei ga sasou) We see both Hibiki and Tsubasa arriving at the scene, activating their Relic before going in to fight. Not far behind, can see Haru coming in, riding on the AutoVajin.
(Furuedasu ashi ga oboeteru.. kakushin ni) Haru then jumps off the AutoVajin and transforms into Faiz, running to go join the girls when suddenly, Orphnochs appear, stopping him from helping. Refusing to back down, Faiz charges at the Orphnochs, throwing a punch at them.
(Yume dake ja mamorenai) We then suddenly see Chris falling into a black void as Haru tries to reach and save her.
(Tayoranai chikara) We then see Haru on a hill top, overlooking the city as Haru seemed to enjoy the view. Hibiki, Kanade, and Tsubasa then appear out of no where and join Haru in looking at the city and Haru didn't seem to mind the new company.
(Ima kono te ga shiru kara mayowanai) We then go back to the fight in the city where we see Hibiki and Tsubasa about to send out their most powerful attack while Haru jumps and Rider Kicks towards the screen, his kicking feet glowing red, before the scene changes to the Faiz Gear lying next to a grave, rain pouring down as the song comes to an end.
(Nighttime)
"Ah...This is not good at all." I thought out loud as I sat under the tree of all the victims that were killed by the Orphnoch.
It's been a month since the incident of the Flower and the boss' death. Police of course came by and asked me what had happened and know that they would not believe me if I said that the Orphnoch was the cause, I said that it was the Noise that killed everyone in the restaurant. The Noise must have been causing trouble for people longer than I thought as they took he story and didn't ask anymore questions. I guess the fact that both Orphnoch' and Noise leave their victims in piles of their remains helps with that.
This last month have not been easy for me either. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get a new job. Not only that, but I didn't have enough money to pay the rent and now, I was not only jobless, but homeless. All my stuff was right next to me in a couple of bags. I never did get my payment from boss that day.
It was unusually cold tonight for some reason unknown to me. I breath into my hands to keep them warm, my breath visible thanks to the cold air. A night like this...reminds me of how I met Rise. Somehow, I find myself thinking of the past.
(Flashback)
It was cold, that much was obvious. A cold breeze blew the night as stars littered the sky with a few clouds in the air as the full moon illuminated the sky and the ground.
Down on the ground, sitting at a bench was a 15 year old Haru Yamamoto, wearing a old green winter coat as well as a red scarf.
"Damn. It's cold." Haru thought out loud as he breathed into his hands to try to warm up with little success like he expected.
If you're wondering why our hero was currently out in the cold night, the answer is simple. He was being chased by land sharks.
The reason: his bastard of a grandpa who wouldn't carry his own weight from his mother's side suddenly decided to shift his debt onto Haru and now he's on the run from land shark goons.
To make things worse, he didn't have a lot of money. Speaking of money, Haru went and checked his wallet...again.
Hundred yen coin...one. Ten yen coins...six. There wasn't even a single paper bill. Truly, his situation was not very good.
Suddenly, Haru's stomach rumbled, reminding him that he was hungry.
'Damn. Haven't eaten anything since dinner, not like I can call it that.' Haru thought before taking out of his coat pocket a fish sausage he had brought earlier from a convenient store.
Unwrapping it, before he could take a bite, a meow stopped him and he stared down below the bench and saw a gray and white cat. He blinked at it before following its gaze towards the fish sausage in his hand.
"Do you want some?"
The cat just meowed and Haru then broke the sausage in half, handing one half to the cat while taking the other for himself.
The cat ate the half surprisingly quickly and looked up towards Haru again for more.
"Sorry little guy, no more." Haru said, showing his empty hands and empty pockets.
The cat meowed before walking away.
Haru sighs. "You do something nice for someone and they just walk away."
"L-Let me go!"
The sudden voice of a girl alerted Haru and he looked around, spotting to his far right a pinked haired girl surrounded by a couple of blue-suited men. Haru was too far away to hear what they were saying, but it didn't take a genius to see that it was some kind of argument. The people passing by seemed too afraid to get involved and just sped up as they passed, much to Haru's anger.
If no one was going to help, then he'll do it himself!
Haru ran towards them and once close enough, he shouted, "Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing!?"
Clearly hearing him, the girl and every men turned towards Haru.
Just then, the girl twisted her body and broke away, running towards Haru.
"Please, help me!" The girl pleaded.
Haru just nodded and even with all this commotion, he took the time to get a better look at the girl.
The girl was wearing what appeared to be some kind of school uniform. She had bright pink hair, two small strands tied in small pig tails by dark red ribbons, and sapphire blue eyes, but the most noticing thing was that the girl looked like Rias from Highschool DxD except a bit younger and cuter.
You see people, this moment right here, is when Haru met the first woman that he fell in love with, Rise Rousenin.
(Flashback End)
"Haru!"
I opened my eyes, being brought out of my thoughts as I looked up to see none other than Kanade looking over me.
"Kanade?" I was not expecting to see the former idol to appear before me all of a sudden. "Why are you here?"
Kanade then raised up a bundle of roses. "I came to lay these here."
"Oh, then go ahead." I said, getting up before Kanade walked up to a random grave spot and laid down the roses, praying before getting back up and turned to me.
"Alright, I told you my reason, now you tell me why you're here." Kanade asked.
I raised my bag. "I was kicked out of my apartment."
"What!?" Clearly, Kanade was not expecting my answer. "That's terrible."
I shrugged like it was nothing. "Eh, I hate to say it, but this isn't the first time this has happened to me so I'm pretty much to use to situations like this, no matter how messed up that might sound."
Kanade looked at me, confused. "Huh? What do you mean?"
I waved off her question. "Forget about it."
Kanade looked at me for awhile before asking, "So, you sleeping out here must mean that you still haven't found a job?"
I sighed and nodded. "With no job, I have little to no money right now and at the moment, I don't have a place to stay. Again, I'm used to this."
Kanade looked like she wanted to ask what I meant again until her expression changed to one who had an idea. "I have an idea! Why don't you stay with me and Tsubasa at Lydian Academy?"
I simply blinked at her. "Say what?"
(Lydian Academy Dorms)
"And that's why Haru here is going to be staying with us." Kanade finished explaining why I was staying here to Tsubasa who still looked surprised to find out that I was staying here. I don't blame her for being surprised.
"I'm sorry for the intrusion." I bowed in apology.
Tsubasa then snapped out of her stupor and turned towards Kanade. "Kanade! You can't just bring a boy in here!"
"What? Do you have a problem with Haru staying here?" Kanade asked.
"It's not that, it's just, a boy in a girl's dorm, it's inappropriate." Tsubasa said.
"Oh relax, this is Haru we're talking about. He wouldn't do or try anything on us." I'm not sure if I should feel good or not at what Kanade said. "Besides, you owe him after what he did for you."
Tsubasa flinched at Kanade's reminder before she relented and turned to me. "Welcome...to our room?"
Again, I bowed. "Thank you for having me."
"Now with that out of the way, where are you gonna sleep?" Kanade pondered, looking around the room.
"There's no need to worry." The girls looked towards me as I got out a sleeping bag and laid it on the floor. "I can sleep on the floor."
"Why do you have a sleeping bag?" Tsubasa asked.
"Well, back in my world, back in the day, I was not in the most favorable of situations. Most of my life was spent in an apartment or outside. Now a days, I'm pretty good, but right now, not so much. I guess carrying around a sleeping bag is a habit of mine?"
"Uh, Haru, you make it sound like as if you were poor for most of your life." Kanade pointed out.
"I was." I said, taking off my coat and hanging it up. "I was always on the run from land sharks with my bastard of a grandpa who got himself into a huge debt. Back then, I either stayed in apartments that we could afford or camp outside. It didn't help that my bastard of a grandpa refused to do anything about getting rid of his debt." I then laid down and tucked myself into my sleeping bag. "Well, goodnight girls. Don't let the bed bugs bite, as they say."
"Haru..." I heard the girls muttered but I toned them out and closed my eyes, going to sleep soon after.
(The Next Day)
I squinted my eyes when I felt the rays of the sun hitting me. Raising an arm, shield me, I opened my eyes slowly and looked around.
Oh yeah, that's right. I was staying at Kanade's and Tsubasa's dorm room. Wait, if Kanade's no longer attending Lydian Academy, then why is she still here?
I'll ask her later. Right now, I get out of my sleeping bag, go into my bag and grab a towel and toothbrush before heading towards the bathroom. I found the door to the bathroom no problem and opened it, but I soon came to regret it. Why you may ask?
"Huh?"
"Hm?"
Because standing right in front of me was none other than a wet, naked Tsubasa with a towel over her head and very thick steam that was somehow covering her more...private parts.
We stood in utter silence, both of us frozen in place as blushes slowly made their way to our faces. Finally gaining control of my body, I slowly closed the door just as Tsubasa screamed.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Wha-!" I saw Kanade woke up with a start as I was gathering my things at a fast rate. If anime has taught me anything about situations like these, it's that it's a good time to book it!
"Morning Kanade! Lovely weather! I have to go, bye!" I said all that quickly before dashing out of the room at a speed that would have made a certain blue hedgehog proud.
As I was running down the halls of the building, I heard a "Where is he!?" not too far from me which made me run faster. If watching anime has taught me anything, it's that you should avoid a woman's wrath at all cost.
(Cafe)
"So, why did you want to meet me here?"
Sitting at a cafe outside were three people. The one that just arrived was none other than the girl Haru bumped into the store a month ago, Chris Yukine.
The ones that were already here before Chris got here were none other than Kyouji Murakami and a black man taking care of a dog named Chaco.
"I'm glad you could make it here, Chris Yukine." Chris scowled at Murakami for using her full name, but let it slide to avoid a scene here. "I am aware that you were tasked in capturing a girl named Hibiki Tachibana, correct?"
"Yeah, what's it to you?" Chris asked.
Murakami then gestured to the man next to him. "Allow me to introduce my friend here. This is Mr. J, a member of the Lucky Clover."
Chris eyes widen in shock before she looked towards Mr. J whose attention was all on Chaco. She had heard about the Lucky Clover and was told to never mess with them. Is this man really one of them?
The now named Mr. J said nothing, too busy feeding his dog his tea.
"Now, I'm sure you have heard on the news about the mysterious armored man, right?" Murakami asked.
"Of course, it's all the news ever talks about these days." Chris said.
Murakami nodded. "Good, I just wanted to make sure. Now, to get to the reason why I called you out here today. The mysterious armored man is known as Faiz and he is currently working with the Symphogear users."
"So what? Should I really be worried?" Chris asked, not seeing Faiz as much a threat. "I'll just kick his ass if he gets in my way."
"I wouldn't underestimate him if I were you. He was the one killed the former Chief of my company." Murakami said. "And that's when he had six Riotroopers with him."
"You're kidding." Chris couldn't believe what the 'man' in front of her was saying. She had went to check out the Riotroopers with her mistress and while the Riotroopers weren't as strong as a Symphogear user, they were still strong.
"I kid you not." Murakami said. "That's why I'm having Mr. J here accompany you in your mission. Just as your mistress wants Hibiki Tachibana, our company wants what Faiz has, his gear."
Chris glanced at Mr. J and asked, "Can I trust him?"
"Do not worry your pretty little head. Whether you can trust Mr. J or not is up to you." Murakami said before looking at his wrist watch. "Well, would you look at the time. I must get back to work. Miss Yukine, I wish you luck in your mission. Mr. J, assist Miss Yukine here as best as you can."
"Hai." Mr. J said before focusing his attention back on his pet.
Chris said nothing and just got up and left.
(Back with Haru)
"And that is the reason why I was running out of the dorm building." I had finished telling Hibiki why I was at the woman's dorm building and why I was running away. I think I can safely say that I won't be greeted nicely at Kanade's and Tsubasa's dorm room anytime soon.
Currently, me and Hibiki were having breakfast at a cafe. As much as it pained me, Hibiki was paying for everything.
"If that's what happened, then I can see why you ran." Hibiki said. "You could have knocked before you opened the door."
"In my defense, I was half-asleep." I said, taking a bite out of my waffles. I dare not eat pancakes, they just remind me of boss. "So, how's school?"
"It's good, besides trying to finish a late assignment..." Hibiki said before looking down a bit. "But because of my duty as a Symphogear user, I've been distancing myself from Miku, she's even started to notice how I came home late."
Hearing what Hibiki said, I couldn't help but feel sad for her. During this month, I had worked with Tsubasa and Hibiki to combat the Noise, but in most missions, I had to save Hibiki from her inexperience to fight while at the same time, wiping out the Noise with Tsubasa. I had thought of training Hibiki myself, but there's only so much a bit of training and street fighting can get you. Plus, she wasn't as risky as me.
"Look Hibiki, I know it's tough with your responsibilities as a Symphogear user, but always remember." I began. "You're fighting the Noise in order to protect the people close to you, like Miku. As long as you remember that, you and Miku will always be friends, no matter how much you distance yourself. You aren't alone Hibiki, and believe me or not, I know Miku knows that you're not distancing yourself from her. She's you're best friend after all. And you got me as well to look after you."
Hibiki blushed a little for some reason before she smiled. "Thanks Haru."
I shrugged. "Don't mention it."
Hibiki then asked, "So, have you found a new job yet?
I sighed. "Sadly, no."
"Well don't give up!" Hibiki said, trying to cheer me up. "I'm sure you'll find a job in no time!"
"Thanks for the support Hibiki, but getting a job isn't that easy." I explained. "There are meetings involved and not only that, but there are bound to be other people aiming for the job as well. I mean, it's not like someone's just gonna pop up and say I gotta job."
"Haru!" I turned around and saw Kanade running over towards me and Hibiki.
"Kanade? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I have great news for you Haru!" Kanade said with a smile. "I just got you a job to be Tsubasa's newest photographer!"
I blinked. "Huh?"
(Studio)
"Oh yes! Give it to me baby! Yes, you looking fine, very fine! Now bend down, bend down, yes! That's it! That's it!"
If you're all wondering what the hell I am doing, I was shouting out random stuff as I was taking pictures of Tsubasa doing various poses. I've seen photographers shout things like these on TV shows so I thought I try shouting them out for the heck of it.
Then, Ogawa called in. "Alright guys, time for a break."
I immediately stopped my shouting and threw my camera where Ogawa barely caught it. I headed to the snack table and was already eating an apple when I felt Tsubasa's gaze on me. I tried my best to ignore her, lest I face her wrath, but god was not on my side when Tsubasa forced me to turn towards her.
Now with no other choice, I greeted her with a nervous, "H-Hey Tsubasa. Lovely weather, right?" Okay, looking back, I probably could have thought up of something better than the weather.
"Don't you 'Hey' me!" Tsubasa said angrily. "Don't think I forgot what happened this morning!"
"Look, Tsubasa, I am so sorry. I should have knocked to check if you were in the bathroom or not." I apologized. "I didn't mean to catch you na-" I stopped myself there before I made things worse. I didn't help that both Tsubasa and I were blushing right now.
Damn. I haven't acted like this since my time back in Vincennes.
Tsubasa tried to calm down her blush as she spoke. "I-I'll f-forgive you...if you do something for me."
I feared what Tsubasa had planned, but conceded anyway. "What is it that you want me to do?"
"Remember back when we fought a month ago?" Tsubasa asked, getting her blush under control.
I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Yes, why do you ask?"
"Well, thinking back, there was something you said that's been on my mind for awhile." Tsubasa said. "You said, 'Unlike me who has nothing left.' What did you mean by that."
I winced. She actually remembered that? I really didn't want to tell her, but if I was gonna get back on her good side, I'll have to get out of my comfort zone, much to my reluctance.
I grabbed a chair for both of us and we sat down. "Now, listen closely cause I'm only gonna tell you this once, got it?"
Tsubasa nodded and I started talking.
"Back when I said that I had nothing left, I meant it. I have no parents, no siblings, no friends, nothing."
"What do you mean you have no parents or siblings?" Tsubasa asked.
"I mean I don't have them. You see, I had a twin brother named Natsu and a little sister named Kyoko. One day, my parents and siblings...all got into an accident, a car accident. I wasn't with them at the time as I was hanging out with some friends. When I got the news, I raced to the hospital, but by the time I got there, they were already...dead."
Tsubasa's eyes widen before she looked down in shame, probably feeling bad for making me bring up this topic. "I'm sorry for your loss."
I shook my head. "Don't be. It was a long time ago."
"So, what did you do?" Tsubasa asked. "What happened after you lost your family?"
"Well, it was decided that I would go live with a relative and I ended up staying with my grandpa from my mother's side. Unfortunately, my luck was not very good as my bastard of a grandpa was in a huge debt and so, for most of my life, I was running away from goons and land sharks which forced me to disconnect with any friends I made. I don't know what that bastard did, but somehow, to make things worse, he had the mafia after his ass." Tsubasa gave me a disbelief look. "I know, I was surprised as you. Then one day, the bastard suddenly decided to shift his debt onto me as he ran off to who knows where so now I was the only one running away."
"How can someone just do that?" Tsubasa asked, angry and disgusted at what my grandpa did to me.
"Yeah well, in a way, you can say that becuase of what he did, something good came my way."
Tsubasa looked at me in confusion. "Good? What happened?"
I then cracked a smile as I thought back. "I met the love of my life." I took a moment to myself to remember the past before I continued. "Her name was Rise Rousenin and she changed my whole life. It was thanks to her that I got back into education, I made new friends, and a new family."
"She sounds wonderful." Tsubasa said.
"She was."
Tsubasa didn't miss that last word. "Was?"
I then lost my smile as the memory made it's way into my mind. Tsubasa saw my expression and quickly said, "You don't have tell me if you don't want to! I think I can tell what happened."
"Thanks, I really don't want to talk about it." I said before continuing. "Well, as you probably have guessed, Rise...died. After that happened, everything went down hill. I got kicked out of the academy, my friends left me one by one, and well, I went back to trying to survive on the streets."
"You...lost everything." Tsubasa said sadly."
"Hey, like I said, don't feel bad for me. I've been able to make a few more friends so it's not all bad." I said before looking at my watch. "Looks like we still have time before getting back to work. I'm gonna go pick up the ingredients."
"Ingredients? What ingredients?" Tsubasa asked.
"Ingredients for boss' famous okonomiyaki." I said before stepping out.
(Store)
Once more, I was looking through the shelves of the store, except this time, I wasn't running an errand. I looked at the list to see what I needed and continued on, but I was so focused on the list that I accidentally bumped into someone, making whoever I bumped into fall to the ground.
"Whoa, sorry." I quickly apologized, but then froze as the one I bumped into was none other than that pale purple haired girl, Chris Yukine if I remember correctly.
"Watch where you're going dumb-" What ever Chris was about to say was forgotten when she saw me. "You!?"
"Well, I haven't seen you in a while." I said, trying to make small talk.
"Why is it that something bad happens to me when I run into you?" Chris rhetorically asked as she got back up.
"Hey, don't ask me. Not my fault you're blind." I said.
"What was that!?" I ignored the glare Chris was giving me as I attempted walk past her her, but she stopped me by grabbing my wrist. She had a surprisingly strong grip. "Hold it! I'm not letting you walk away until you apologize!"
"For something I didn't do? I'll pass, thank you very much." I said before prying my hand away from her grip and walking away to finish gathering what I needed.
"Wait-!" I heard a phone ring behind me and after a few seconds, I heard Chris shout, "Shit! This isn't over yet!" before I heard the sounds of footsteps running away.
I glanced behind me to see Chris exit the store before I went back to what I needed to do.
(Lydian Academy)
Hibiki was inher teacher's office, the sun setting down the horizon could be seen through the window as she sat quietly. She had come in to turn in her late assignment and she was anxious to get out cause tonight, she had promised Miku that they would go watch the shooting star show tonight and she was excited. It's been awhile since she and Miku have done anything together and she wanted to make it up to her best friend after distancing herself from her so many times.
But first...
"Young lady, where are you looking at!?"
She had to make sure her assignment checks out.
Meanwhile, outside the classroom, Miku was currently waiting for her best friend. She didn't want to be late for the show and this would be a chance to hang out after so long. She soon saw Hibiki exit the classroom.
"So what did she say?" Miku asked.
"'What is this chicken scratch? They look like hiero-somethings." Hibiki quoted depressingly.
"That wasn't my question." Miku said. "You were late, so did she accept your report?"
Hibiki then turned and gave Miku a bright and wise smile. "She says she's making a special exception!" She then held out her hand for a high-five. "Hooray! I'm so tired!"
Miku went to give her a high-five, but the voice of their teacher stopped them. "Tachibana! Quiet down!"
Hibiki waited before speaking again. "We're going to see the shooting stars together after all!"
"Wait here, Hibiki. I'll go get out bags from the classroom." Miku said.
"You really don't have to do that." Hibiki said.
"You earned yourself a break." Miku insisted before running off.
Hibiki just smiled at her friend as Miku turned the corner. "Miku's so fast! She was on the track team after all."
Suddenly, Hibiki's phone rang, causing her to have a terrified face. She hoped it wasn't Genjuro calling in for another Noise attack or else, her one moment to reconnect with her best friend would be taken away. She hesitantly took out her phone...and answered it.
"Hello?"
(Subway Entrance)
-Hibiki! What do you thi-
"Sorry, something came up." Hibiki apologized the bangs of her hair shadowing her eyes. "I might not be able to make it for the shooting stars tonight."
There was silence on the other end before Miku spoke up. -...Is it something important again?-
"Yeah."
-Okay. I get it. These things happen. I'll leave the door unlocked, so don't be too late.-
"Thank you...and I'm sorry." Hibiki then ended the call before turning to glare at the Noise behind her.
"Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron..."
(Play Gekisou Gungnir)
In a flash of blinding light, Hibiki was donned on her Symphogear, ready to take on and destroy the Noise. Raising her fists, she charged, punching one Noise before kicking another. One tried to attack her back, but she elbowed it and then puched another that tried to attack her, the Noise disintegrated after getting punched.
Over the intercom, Genjuro spoke. -We've detected something big inside there. Tsubasa will get there soon and Kanade is contacting Haru right now. just hold on until then. Don't be reckless.-
"Got it!" Hibiki said as she kicked another Noise, now down in the subways. She then saw what Genjuro was talking about. It was a Noise that looked like it had tons of balls all over it's head. "I'll do what I can."
She then jumped and punched a Noise so hard that it flew and crashed into one of the support pillars. One pounced at her, but she killed it with a simple kick. Suddenly, the Noise unleashed a couple of balls and when it did, they exploded, much to Hibiki's surprise. The Noise made its escape as the whole place was coming down. The rest of the Noise just looked down at the rubble, thinking that they had killed Hibiki, but they could be more wrong.
"I want to...I wanted to watch the shooting stars!" Hibiki then busted out of the rubble and charged towards the Noise. Taken by surprise, the Noise could not defend. "I wanted to watch the shooting stars with Miku!" Hibiki then proceeded to destroy any Noise that she got close to as she chased after the bombing Noise. "How dare you...How dare you make me break my promise!"
More Noise appeared as Hibiki continued to speak. "My heartfelt words, my world full of peace, and my dreamy everyday life...How dare you take them all from me!?" Hibiki then proceeded to violently destroy every Noise around, completely unlike the nice and caring Hibiki we all know. The scariest part is that she seemed to enjoy destroying the Noise, but she was brought out of her sadistic streak by more explosives. Once back to her old self, she remembered that she needed to chase after the bombing Noise. "Hold it right there!"
(End Gekisou Gungnir)
Not wanting to get caught, the bombing Noise sent up more explosives, making a hole in the ceiling and proceeded to climb out. Hibiki was about to go after it when she saw something in the night sky. "A shooting...star?"
It wasn't a shooting star, but was actually Tsubasa. Just before she landed, she sent an Azure Slash, perfectly getting the escaping Noise.
Hibiki, climbing out of the hole, ran towards Tsubasa. "Tsubasa!"
"Tachibana, you need to be more careful." Tsubasa said.
"I'm sorry." Hibiki apologized.
Tsubasa was about to say something when she felt presence. "Someone's here!" She turns to the bushes and raises her sword. "Come on out!"
"My, my, you're sharper than you look." a voice noted before someone, a female, stepped out of the bushes wearing a silver suit with dark green gems and purple like chains.
Tsubasa was shocked, not by the appearance of the girl, but by the armor the girl was wearing. Hibiki, on the other hand, was confused at the situation.
"The...The Nehushtan armor...but how!?" Tsubasa demanded as the mysterious girl smirked.
(2nd Division Headquarters)
NEHUSHTAN
"The Nehushtan armor! But how!?" Genjuro exclaimed.
During the Noise attack at the concert two years ago, the Nehustan Relic went missing without a trace. Now, a girl wearing the armor appears out of no where, no one can blame anyone for being shocked.
Genjuro then turned to Kanade. "Kanade, were you able to get in touch with Haru?"
The former idol nodded. "He should be on his way right now!"
Genjuro nodded and turned back to the screen. As much as he wanted to go to the battlefield himself, he will leave the girl's in Haru's hands for now.
Kanade too wanted to go to the battlefield, but with no longer being able to use a Symphogear, what good will she do? At times like these, she wishes that she had the power to fight again. She hated sitting on the sidelines, especially now.
(With Haru)
I knocked on the door and waited until someone came to answer. After a few seconds, the door opened and I came face to face with Miku.
"Haru? What are you doing here?"
I handed her two wrapped up okonomiyaki. "I came by to give you and Hibiki these."
"Okonomiyaki?" Though confused, Miku took the treats anyway. "Why are you giving me and Hibiki these?"
"Well, you know what happened at the Flower, right?" I asked.
Miku nodded. "Hibiki told me about it."
"Well, since you girls wouldn't be able to enjoy the wonders of the Flower, I made these in case you wanted to eat these one last time."
"I see, thank you." Miku said with a kind smile.
I looked inside the room and saw that all the lights were turned off, probably in preparations for the shooting stars that were about to happen as I heard about it from a couple of people. Looking around, I noticed that Hibiki wasn't here.
"Hey. Where's Hibiki? I would've thought that you two were gonna watch the shooting stars tonight together." I asked.
Miku then developed a sad expression. "Something came up and Hibiki had to go somewhere. She said that she might be late for the show."
"I see." Genjuro must have called in about a Noise attack. I'll probably be contacted soon too.
And just like I predicted, my Faiz Phone rang. Taking it out, I answered it. "Hello?"
-Haru, It's Kanade. Hibiki is currently engaging the Noise. We just detected something big down there and we would like it if you could help. Tsubasa's already on her way.-
"Okay, got it." I said before ending the call. Before I left, I turned to Miku. "Hey, Miku."
"Hm?"
"Do me and favor and don't be so hard on Hibiki. She has a lot going on right now and I believe that more than anything right now, she wants to hang out with you. You two are best friends after all so don't feel bad."
Miku looked at me for awhile before smiling. "Okay. Thanks for telling me."
I shrugged. "No problem."
I then left the building and hopped on the AutoVajin, slapping on my helmet before I took off.
(Back with the girls)
"So, you recognize the armor, huh? Then you must know where this came from." The mysterious girl asked.
"How could I forget? From my weakness, not only was the armor lost, but also Kanade's ability to sing..." Tsubasa said. "And all those lives lost...will forever stay in my mind!"
(Play Ame no Habakiri)
Tsubasa then started sing as she and the mysterious girl got into a battle stance. Hibiki, however, got in-between them.
"Tsubasa, wait! She's human! Human like us! There's no reason for us to fight, right?" Hibiki asked, really not wanting to fight a fellow human.
"Idiot! This is a battlefield!" Both Tsubasa and the mysterious girl said, causing them to look at each other in surprise.
Tsubasa smirked. "I think we're gonna get along just fine."
The mysterious girl also smirked. "Let's have some fun!"
The mysterious girl then attacked, sending one of her whips at Tsubasa. Tsubasa easily dodged the attacked and sent her Getsuga Tenshō like attack towards the mysterious girl.
Azure Flash
The girl wasn't worried one bit as she used her whip again to deflect the attack, surprising Tsubasa as the mysterious girl just smirked towards her. Snapping out of her stupor, Tsubasa went on the attack, using her enlarged sword. She went for an overhead swing just before she landed on the ground, but the girl dodged. Tsubasa then went for a few side way swings before using her ankle blades, but the mysterious girl dodged them all. Just as Tusbasa was about to hit the girl, the girl raised one of her whips and stopped the attack.
The girl smirked as she went to take Tsubasa's head, but she ducked in time, but when she got back up, she was met with a kick to the stomach.
'Is this the potential of an unbroken relic!?' Tsubasa thought.
"Don't underestimate the power of Nehushtan, okay?" The mysterious girl mocked with a cocky smile. "This is far from my best game!"
The girl then went on the attack again. She sent another whip attack towards Tsubasa, but she was able to dodged. The girl kept trying to whip Tsubasa while Tsubasa dodged as best as she can.
"Tsubasa!" Hibiki cried in worry.
The girl then turned towards Hibiki. "Don't worry. I'll keep you entertained." The girl then got out a stage metal staff which fired a few beams in front of Hibiki. Once they dispersed, they revealed none other than Noise.
"Those are Noise! She summed them!?" Hibiki was obviously surprised. Who would when someone just summoned the thing that's been threatening humankind for so long? She turned and ran, but the Noise shot out some kind of substance that trapped tried to get free, but to no avail. "Damn!"
Chris then turned back to Tsubasa just in time to block another attack.
"Forget about me when you were busy!?" Tsubasa asked.
Tsubasa then went and swiped the girl's feet which almost made the girl lose her balance before she had to duck under another attack. Tsubasa then sun around and attack with her ankle blades, but the girl was able to block it with her arm.
"Get off your high horse!" The girl then surprisingly grabbed Tsubasa and threw her with amazing strength. Tsubasa flew before she was slammed down by the girl who stomped on her head. "Don't get your hopes up, you bitch!" She then pointed towards the trapped Hibiki. "My goal was to capture her from the very beginning."
Hibiki was surprised. Why would anyone want her? And for what reason?
"Is this all you can do to protect your comrades?" The girl mockingly asked.
Tsubasa gritted her teeth. "Do you really think I'll just stand by and watch!?" Tsubasa then raised her sword and called upon a rain of swords.
One Thousand Tears
Not wanting to be impaled by multiple swords, the girl jumped back as Tsubasa used that chance to escape just as the blades pierced the ground. They then continued to do battle as Hibiki could do nothing, but watch.
She then had an idea. "That's right! My armed gear!"
(Flashback)
One the highway, both Tsubasa and Hibiki were fighting Noise while Haru was fighting Noise in another area. While destroying a Noise, Tsubasa noticed Hibiki having some trouble.
"Tachibana, you need to focus your will into your Gear. Once you do, it will react and give you a proper weapon even if you're using a small fragment of it." Tsubasa explained.
"Hai, Tsubasa!" Hibiki said before she tried to focus, but got nothing. Instead, she got punched by a Noise and thanks to her armor, she didn't disintegrate, but now, Hibiki found herself being chased by all the Noise. "Help me!"
Tsubasa mentally chuckled on the inside as she sighed before going to help the brunette.
(Flashback End)
"If I want to be of any help, I need a weapon!" Hibiki said before she tried focusing but, like earlier attempts, nothing happened. "Why won't it appear? I'm just so lost..."
An explosion occured not too far as in the smoke, Tsubasa and the girl were currently in a deadlock.
"She's not just playing with with me." Tsubasa thought out loud as she tried to over power the girl. "Her power is real."
"Do you really have the time to be thinking about that? You don't!" The girl said before she pulled away from the deadlock and tried to roundhouse kick Tsubasa, but she ducked and flipped away.
The girl then raised her strange staff and fired more beams, summoning more Noise. These didn't pose much of a threat to Tsubasa as she destroyed any Noise in her way before sending another Azure Flash towards the girl who dodged out of the way where more Noise got destroyed. The girl then sent another whip attack towards Tsubasa, but she deflected the attack and went for an overhead strike. However, the girl blocked the attack and then proceeded to take on Tsubasa with hand to hand combat. Tsubasa then made some distance between them before getting out three throwing daggers and threw them at the girl.
"You've got to be kidding me!" The girl said, not seeing the attack as much of a threat as she simply deflected the attack with her whip. She then jumped up and conjured a ball of black and white energy at the tip of her whip before sending it towards Tsubasa.
Nirvana Gedon
Surprised, Tsubasa had no time to dodge so she went and blocked the attack, but she as eventually overpowered as an explosion took place and Tsubasa flew out of the cloud of smoke and landed on the ground, heavily damaged.
(End Ame no Habakiri)
"Tsubasa!" Hibiki cried out in worry as the girl landed.
"Are we done here already? Things were just starting to get interesting." The girl said. "Well, I'm not complaining. That means I can finally take what i came here for."
'Am I going to fail those who believe in me again?' Tsubasa thought as she struggled to get up.
"No! I refuse to fail anyone again!" Tsubasa shouted as she got back up.
"Ha, what can you even do in that state?" The girl said before she gestured to the many Noise surrounding them. "In case you didn't know, you're surrounded."
'She's right. In the state that I'm in, I won't be able to take on this many Noise.' Tsubasa thought. 'Then I have no other choice.'
The girl then raised her eyebrow when Tsubasa raised her sword to the air. Her eyes quickly widen when she realized what she was planning. "No, you...you wouldn't dare!"
"No! Tsubasa, don't do it!" Hibiki protested as she tried harder to get out of her sticky situation, no pun intended.
Tsubasa then turns towards Chirs with a kind smile that Hibiki's never seen before. "Don't worry...I'm doing this to protect the people I care about and I can finally repent for my misdeeds. Hibiki, the next time you see Haru, tell him I said thank you. It's because of him that I realized that there's something more important than fighting." Tsubasa then turned back to the girl as she prepared her final attack: her Swan Song.
"Like I'll let you sing that!" The girl went to use her whip, but soon found that she couldn't move. "What! I...I can't move my body!" She soon found the reason for this as it none other than one of the daggers that Tsubasa threw earlier.
Shadow Weaving
Immobilized, the girl could do nothing as Tsubasa continues to walk towards her, singing her Swan Song. Gathering all of her strength, the girl tried to stop Tsubasa by raising her staff and summoning more Noise, but she missed and the Noise were summoned too far away. Now, she could do nothing but stare in fear as Tsubasa was face to face with her.
'Kanade...Hibiki Tachibana...Uncle...Haru...thank you for everything...and goodbye.' Tsubasa thought as she prepared to finish her song, but before she could...
START UP
Suddenly, out of no where, red cones of energy appeared over every Noise before they descended upon them, destroying them as the resulting explosion destroyed any nearby Noise, even freeing Hibiki froom her sticky situation. Then, appearing out of no where was Haru as Faiz in Axel Form where he sped towards Tsubasa and punched her in the face, making her stop the song.
"BAKA!" Haru shouted as Tsubasa flew from his punch and fell to the floor not too far from him as he landed on his feet.
3, 2, 1
TIME OUT
The shoulder guards then shifted back into the chest plate as Haru looked at Tsubasa angrily.
"You idiot! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" I shouted at the stupid bluenette. "Singing the Swan Song, are you trying to kill yourself!?"
"I was jut trying to-"
"Just trying to what? Kill yourself? No wonder you and Kanade were partners. You both are so suicidal!" I took a deep breath to calm myself before I spoke again. "Tsubasa, don't think you're in this alone. No one can do something like this alone. Don't try to shoulder everything. You're not alone. Now sit back and leave everything to me for now."
I then turned away from Tsubasa and faced the one she was facing. For some reason, a wave of déjà vu.
"I'm sorry...but have we met before?" I asked.
The mysterious girl looked like she was caught off guard from my question. "Wha-What the hell are you talking about!? There's no way we've met before, or I would know. But back to the main topic, I heard about you, Faiz and I knew you'd be here to help these girls." She then turned towards the bushes. "Hey! That's your cue! Get out here!"
We all turned towards the bushes and saw a black man come out. Suddenly, he let out a roar before he transformed into an Orphnoch!
"What the hell is that!?" Tsubasa asked.
"An Orphnoch!?" Hibiki gasped.
"Orphnoch?" Tsubasa looked towards Hibiki in confusion.
"That's not just any Orphnoch! That's the Crocodile Orphnoch, Mr. J of the Lucky Clover!" Am I really that much of a threat now that Smart Brain's sent one of the Lucky Clover after me!?
"So, you even know about the Lucky Clover." The Mysterious girl muttered. Just who is this girl to be able to get the help of one of the Lucky Clover?
"Girls, get back!" I ordered as I scooped up and Tsubasa and handed her to Hibiki. "This Orphnoch is dangerous!"
"But what about you?" Hibiki asked.
"Just go!" I said before turning back to see Mr. J charging towards me. I pushed the girls away and raised my arms in defense, but Mr. J just brushed them away and punched me so hard that I flew back a few feet before crashing into a tree.
"Haru!" Hibiki cried out in worry.
Before I could reply back, I had to get out of the way to dodge an attack from Mr. J who had summoned up a nasty looking claymore sword. He swung, but I ducked under and punched his stomach, but it didn't work. Mr. J used this chance to knee me in the gut before grabbing me and hitting me with his sword. I fell and rolled on the ground before getting back up quickly. Collecting myself, I charged towards the Crocodile Oprhnoch and Mr. J met my challenge. He swung again, going for my head, but I ducked and threw a few punches before kicking him. He slid back a few inches before he roared and quickly got close and gave me a few slashes to the chest, making me fly a few feet.
"Haha! How pathetic! Either this guy is really strong, or you're just really weak." I ignored the girls taunting as I quickly removed the Mission Memory and inserted it into the Faiz Shot.
READY
If normal attacks won't work, then let's see how Mr. J likes finishers!? I got back up and quickly opened the Faiz Phone, pressing 'ENTER.'
EXCEED CHARGE
"Grand Impact!" I shouted my finisher as I charged towards the Lucky Clover member.
The Crocodile didn't even try to dodge as he simply roared and raised his sword in defense as I threw my finisher, hitting his weapon as he flew and skidded across the ground. I watch as weapon was the only thing that got disintegrated.
Not only can he take my normal attacks, but he can also block my finishers!? Now I can see why Takumi had a hard time with the Lucky Clover.
Mr. J roared as he manifested claws in place of his sword, charging towards me like a berserker. I tried my best to block my attack, but his strength got past my defense and I was assaulted with fast and powerful slashes before he uppercutted me into the air where I flew in an arc before landing on the ground hard.
"And that takes care of you." The mysterious girl said before tuning towards Hibiki who was supporting Tsubasa. "Now for you."
"Matte-gah!" I reached out to stop her, but a stomp from Mr. J stopped me as roared.
"Hibiki, get back." Tsubasa said, getting front of Hibiki but was having trouble standing.
"Tsubasa, you can't fight in the condition you're in!" Hibiki said.
"I would listen to that girl if I were you. What can you do in that state?" The girl said, preparing her whip.
I gritted my teeth as Mr. J stomped on me again as he raised on of his clawed hands. Is this it? Am I going to die and let the girls be killed too? No! I refuse to let it happen again! I refuse to let someone close to me die in front of me.
I went to reach for my Faiz Phone, but before I could...
*BANG-BANG-BANG!*
Right in front of me, something struck Mr. J in the back, causing him to cry in pain as he fell and rolled from the unexpected pain.
"Nani!?" The girl turned back to see Mr. J getting hit. "Who did that!?"
I slowly got up and soon found the answer not too far from here as everyone soon saw what I was looking at.
It was a man, donned in a black bodysuit with yellow lines running along the arms and legs and armor. The torso armor was grey with and rounded with more yellow lines running through it, crossing each other in an X to connect to the black belt. His hands have metal tips with bands on the wrist and near the elbow. The helmet is black with purple lenses and a pair of antennae which split the lenses to make it look like a chi symbol on the face and he has a silver mouth piece. On the sides of the belt were what initially looks like a binocular on the left side while on his right side was what looked like a cross. On his right leg from the knee down was a metal brace. Currently, in his hands was what looked like a sideflip 'swing' cellphone, the upper part was turned to make it look like a gun.
I could believe what I was seeing. Right in front of my eyes was none other than...
"Kamen Rider...Kaixa..."
"Eh!? There's another Kamen Rider besides Haru!?" Hibiki gasped.
(2nd Division Headquarters)
"Who in the world is that!?" Genjuro thought out loud he and everyone in the command room stared up at the monitor. They were all pretty surprised by the sudden appearance of the Orphnoch and now they're even more surprised by the sudden appearance of another Rider.
"Another Kamen Rider...Just like Haru..." Kanade muttered as she stared up at the one know as Kaixa.
"My, my, whoever than man is, he sure is dashing, maybe even more than Haru." Sakurai cooed.
No one bothered to comment as all focus was on the monitor.
(Back on the battlefield)
"Who the hell are you!?" The mysterious girl demanded as Kaixa returned the SB-913PKaixa Phone into the Kaixa Gear.
I stared in both confusion and wonder. How in the world was Kaixa here. Wait, what am I thinking? Smart Brain exists so it shouldn't be impossible to think that both the Delta and Kaixa belts also exist.
(BGM: KR Faiz OST: The People With No Name)
Getting back up, the Crocodile Orphnoch roared before charging towards Kaixa who met his challenge by charging towards him as well. Kaixa ducked under a swing and delivered a punch to the gut, making Mr. J stumble back. The Kaixa Gear did give the user a power and defense bonus so I can see how Kaixa's attacks were affecting Mr. J as my attacks were weaker. Back to the fight, Kaixa sends punshes to Mr. J's chest and face before sending the Orphnoch flying with a kick to the face. Mr. J flips in midair, landing on his feet before tackling Kaixa into a tree. Struggling, Kaixa grabs the SB-913X Kaixa Blaygun, a special weapon that is both a pistol, a dagger, and, like my Faiz Edge, was a lightsaber-like sword. Grabbing it and raising it up from the belt, Kaixa shoots a couple of rounds to get the Orphncoch off him as Mr. J drew back, using his claws to block the gun fire. Once there was enough distance between them, Kaixa then removes his Mission Memory and inserts it into the Blaygun.
READY
From the bottom, a blade manifested as Kaixa held the weapon in a reverse grip, just like how is was designed to be. Getting into a stance first, Kaixa charges towards the Orphnoch.
"Tch! I don't have time for this." I turned and saw the Mysterious girl heading for the girls. I ran after her, but with the damage I took, I couldn't keep up. Thankfully, I had a friend to save to day.
BATTLE MODE
From the sky, the AutoVajin appeared, getting in between the girls and the mysterious girl.
"What!?" The girl was too surprised by the AutoVajin's sudden appearance that she failed to block a punch that sent her flying a few feet. Once I made it to the combat robot, I bonked it on the head.
"And where were you when Mr. J was beating my ass?" I asked, but like I expected, it didn't answer. I then went and removed the left handle bar before inserting my Mission Memory into it.
READY
I turned and saw the girl getting back up, glaring at us.
"Tsubasa, can you still fight?" I asked.
Tsubasa remover herself from Hibiki and raised her sword. "I have enough energy for one more attack."
"Good enough for me." I said before turning to Hibiki. "Hibiki, make sure Tsubasa doesn't fall over, got it?"
"Hai!"
"I'm counting on you." I said before turning to the girl, raising the the Faiz Edge with both hands. "Now, let's get down to business."
"Ha! What can you and an injured fighter do to me?" The girl mockingly asked.
"You'd be surprised." I said.
Then, black and white energy gather at the tip of the girl's whip. "Whatever. It's time I end this and get what I came here for." The energy then gathered into a ball before she sent it at me.
Nirvana Gedon
I stared at the ball of energy heading my way I as opened the phone and pressed 'ENTER.'
EXCEED CHARGE
With a battle cry, I went and attack the ball of energy. With effort, I managed to cut the attack in two and the spit two exploded.
"What!? " The girll was obviously surprised that I stopped her attack so easily.
Using her moment of surprise, I sent an anti-gravity pulse at the girl where I struck and lifted her off the ground.
"Hey! What is this!?" The girl tried to escape, but just floated above the spot.
"Ikuze! Tsubasa!" I shouted as charged towards the girl.
"Haru, use this!" Tsubasa said before sending her attack as Hibiki kept her steady.
Azure Flash
I used the Faiz Edge as some kind of lighting rod, catching Tsubasa's attack as I drew in close to the girl.
"Take this! Azure Sparkle Cut!" I shouted as I swung and blasted the girl a good feet away.
With the girl out of the way now, I turned back Kaixa and Mr. J and currently, Kaixa was winning. Kaixa sent an upperslash before sending sideway's slash, causing sparks as Mr. J stumbled back. Then, Kaixa oped up his Phone and pressed 'ENTER.'
EXCEED CHARGE
Seeing that the Balygun was charged up, Kaixa charged towards Mr. J and slashed him. All was silent before Mr. J gasped and bursted into blue flames before disintegrating.
"He did it." Hibiki said in awe.
Kaixa strapped the Balygun back in place and inserted the Mission Memory back into the Kaixa Phone. Just when I was about to go up to him, Kaixa gasped before sparks suddenly started to appear and crackle around him as he screamed in pain.
"W-What's happening!?" Hibiki asked, worried.
No! It can't be! Was the user of the Kaixa Gear right now a human!? I called out. "Oi-!" but before I could even approach him, a motorcycle with a sidecar appeared out of no where and got in between me and Kaixa.
It was none other than the SB-913V Side Basshur, Kaixa's main use of transportation that also has a Battle Mode like the AutoVajin. Seeing that his ride was here Kaixa quickly got on and sped off.
"Matte!" I called out, but he didn't listen and just kept driving.
"Who was that?" Hibiki asked, supporting Tsubasa once again.
"That, Hibiki, was Kamen Rider Kaixa." I said as I watched Kaixa become a dot in the horizon.
"Kaixa?"
"Okay, can some please tell me what just happened?" Tsubasa asked. "What was that creature and who was that man exactly?"
"I'll tell you back at base." I said before I helped Hibiki with supporting Tsubasa. "For now, we need to get Tsubasa some medical attention."
Hibiki nodded and we proceeded to head back to base with AutoVajin following shortly after.
(With the Mysterious Girl)
"Damn it..." The mysterious girl groans in pain as she continues to walk away. Every step she took becomes more pain by the minute.
She could believe she failed her mission. Everything was going so well, Tsubasa was too injured to fight, Mr. J had Faiz pinned down, and it all fell apart by the appearance of that new Rider, Kaixa.
But right now, something else was troubling her mind. It was when Haru said, "I'm sorry...but have we met before?"
'Have we met before?' The girl thought before becoming more confused.
She was certain that they had never met before. Sure she's seen him on TV, but never in person. Not only that, but she feels as if she knows who Faiz is.
'Faiz...who in the world are you?' The girl thought. She couldn't tell her mistress about this as she would likely see this as a reason why she failed her mission. 'I have to find out who he is...'
(Hospital)
"And that is what an Orphnoch is." I said, having just finished explaining what an Orphnoch was to Tsubasa and Genjuro.
"I see." Genjuro said, thinking to himself. "To think, that...thing used to be human. Not only that, but Smart Brain is actually an organization of these things. This is a lot to take in."
"Haru, when the Orphnoch appeared, you said something about a lucky clover." Tsubasa said. "What did you mean by that."
I looked at everyone in the room which was Kanade, Hibiki, Tsubasa, Genjuro, and myself before I started explaining. "What you saw today was a member of the Lucky Clover."
"You said that before. What is the Lucky Clover?" Hibiki asked.
"The Lucky Clover is an elite quintet of Orphnoch within Smart Brain who are 'cream of the crop'; in other words, elite assassins, and answer to the chief of Smart Brain."
"They sound dangerous." Kanade commented.
"They are."
"But that other Rider already took care of that other Orphnoch." Hibiki said. "Then, that means we have one less member to worry about."
"I wouldn't get your hopes up if I were you." I said before explaining. "Mr. J, the Crocodile Orphnoch has the ability to regenerate from from attack that would normally kill any other Orphnoch two times, thus, in a way, he has three lives and Kaixa just took out one life."
"No way..." Hibiki said in disbelief.
"That reminds me," All eyes were on Genjuro. "You said that other Rider was called Kaixa. Are there perhaps more Rider like you?"
All eyes were on me this time as I spoke. "That's right. What you all saw today was Kamen Rider Kaixa, another Rider who's belt was designed to protect the Orphnoch King along with the Delta belt."
"The Delta Belt?" Tsubasa asked.
"It's another belt that was made to protect the Orphnoch and unlike the Kaixa belt, the Delta belt is safer for humans to transform with."
"Wait, did you just say that it's safe for humans to use the belt?" Kanade asked.
I nodded. "That's right. Unlike my Faiz Gear, the Kaixa and Delta Gear allow for humans to transform with, with the exception being me. However, I highly forbid anyone from transforming with the Kaixa belt."
"Huh? But, why?" Tsubasa asked.
"Because when a non-Orphnoch uses the Kaixa belt, the user dies once they cancel the transformation." I explained, getting gasps from everyone.
"You gotta be kidding me." I shook my head to tell Kanade that I was telling the truth.
"What about the Delta Gear?" Genjuro asked. "You said it also allows for humans to transform with. Are they any side effects?"
I nodded. "Yes there is. Some side effects include the user becoming mentally unstable and will develop an addiction to using the gear, as well as developing minor Orphonch-like powers. Only those with a strong enough will power or just dislike fighting in general can use the Delta Gear without the mentioned side effects. And unlike the Kaixa Gear, this one doesn't kill non-Orphnoch users once they cancel the transformation."
"I see. I can see why you think the Delta Gear is safer to use for humans to use." Genjuro said.
"But remember, not anyone can just use it. You'd have to have a strong enough will power to use it, or else whoever's using it will face the side effects." I reminded everyone.
"Are there any more Gears besides the one's you just mentioned?" Kanade asked.
I nodded. "There are two more belts, the Psyga and the Orga Gears."
"Can you tell us about them?" Hibiki asked.
"Tomorrow. I think little miss suicidal needs her rest right now." I said.
"Will you stop calling me that!" Tsubasa said.
I waved her off before I followed Kanade out of the room.
(Kanade's and Tsubasa's Dorm Room)
"You sure you want to sleep on the floor?"
"For the last time Kande, I'm fine with sleeping on the floor." I said to the red head as I laid in my sleeping bag.
"Well, if you say so. Goodnight Haru."
"Goodnight Kanade." I closed my eyes as soon as Kanade turned off the lights.
Man, what a day. Not only do I finally get a new job, I faced off against one of the Lucky Clover members and also saw Kaixa. Judging from how he was in pain, I can confidently say that whoever used that Gear was human, Which means by now, whoever used it is dead. I wish I could thanked whoever helped me out, but right now, I have bigger problems right now. And that problem is dealing with the Lucky Clover itself. If they sent on of the Lucky Clover members after me, then Smart Brain is finally taking off the kid gloves. Hopefully, I won't have to face Kitazaki, the Dragon Orphnoch, if he's even here in this world.
But right now I better get to bed.
And done! This is by far the longest chapter for the story today. Were you readers happy to read today's chapter? Not only did Chris finally make her Debut, but we get appearance of one of the Lucky Clover and KR Kaixa. Also, Tsubasa and Genjuro finally learn about the Orphnochs as everyone learned about the other belts. I hope you all love todays chapter. This is Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Until the next ride readers!