Toa Solaric: I don't own Kamen Rider Kamuro or Senki Zesshou Symphogear! I am only writing this for fun and not for any kind of profit. So no one get it in their heads to sue me.
Saa… Showtime daa!
Kamen Rider Kamuro: The Song of the New Stage
Ch7: Baron's Jimber Transformation!
Baron turns around and comes to Lapis, "Lapis! Please stay awake for me!"
"K-Kanade…?" Lapis muttered weakly.
"You will be alright, Lapis! I will get you help! Please hang in there for me!" Baron said as she carried him with both of her arms as she run as her Arm goes for her.
It wasn't long until she saw missiles coming down on her, Baron has dodges them by jumps into the air and spotted Chris.
"So we meet again… midget." Baron said as this causes Chris's eyebrow rise.
"Handle the Overlord over… old woman" Chris said with pure angry. "He is too dangerous to be left alive."
Baron and Chris stares at each other.
"I don't know your problem with Lapis… but my answer is hell no." Baron answered. Every second she waste will cause more danger for him.
"Then I have no other choice…" Chris said before firing more missiles at Baron.
Here they come… Baron thought as she saw the missiles coming at her and Lapis.
When the missiles about to hits her, Baron suddenly moves in high speed to dodges each of them. Baron has charge forward at Chris.
"What the hell?!" Chris startled as she didn't have time to reach for her triggers.
But Baron didn't fight, however she jumps over the Ichii-Baal user and making her way out of the forest.
"Damn it!" Chris said as she going into pursued for her target.
"Where do you think you're going?" Fine asked in her mind and causes Chris to stop.
"Going after the enemies…Fine." Chris replied.
"No. I won't allow that, Yukine…not for now" Fine replied.
"But-"Chris stuttered before she saw the last of Baron before she disappears into the woods.
(Played Sanmi Ittai by Little Blue boX)
The song begins with Kamuro, Baron, Kurokage and Knuckle standing around in circle before showing a scene of Lapis looks over the city and seeing the blue sky.
(Rarara rarara Run&GUN gan gangan. Rarara rarara tobitate)
As Lapis looks at the sky, behind his shadow was Kamuro and his Overlord form. In his right hand was the Silver Lockseed as Lapis remembered his former life.
(Sekaiichi mo tada no tsuukaten. motto mottoikou ze. ten made te ga todoitemo sora wa.
Motto motto DEKAI ze)
Lapis was playing soccer with his legs and doing some fancy tricks. Then we see Hibiki smiling as she is eating snacks with her friend Miku. Tsubasa and Kanade training together as Kamen Rider Baron stood watching in Kanade's shadow. Chris looks lonely as she continued her journey before she sight her eyes on Lapis.
(Mada tsuyoku nareru. Shinka wotsuzukeru Karada. Hyakusen renma no waza kokoro de.)
Now we seen an army of Noises but the one leading them is Fine and Kamen Rider Jam.
(Sanmi ittai shin gi tai Wow Yeah. yume wa ZETTAI kanaetai Go Way)
Hibiki and Tsubasa were fighting against the Noises while Kamuro and Baron back each other before Kamuro saw Jam charging toward him.
(San, ni, ichi ZERO de taiyou e. chousenjou tataki tsukeru ze. Maketetamaru ka.)
Jams fired off an attack at Kamuro. But Kamuro was shown the Heisi Rider Lockseed before Kamuro transforming into different forms. Jams transformed into Mars as he and Kamuro coming close to clashed with another.
(Rarara rarara Run&GUN gan gan gan.)
We see Genjuro drinking coffees and his assistants were beside him.
(Rarara rarara tobitate)
Now we seen Kamuro practicing with his staff and his various forms before Lapis and his friends were shown on the scene.
(Hospital)
Kanade is placing another Himawari Lockseed onto Lapis's belt while she was watching over the unconscious form of Lapis on the bed. It wasn't long until Tsubasa, Hibiki, and Genjuro arrives into the room.
"Kanade, are you alright?" Genjuro asked.
"I'm fine…" Kanade said before looking back to Lapis who still hasn't awake.
"Is Lapis-kun alright?" Hibiki asked with worried.
"He still haven't awake yet…" Kanade said.
"What's happening?" Tsubasa asked with worried. Genjuro already knows what happen after seeing the battle.
"Lapis got himself hurt from taking an incoming attack from Demushu… meant for me." Kanade said the last part in a quiet voice.
"Kanade, this isn't your fault." Genjuro said.
"I should have been there to help…" Tsubasa said as she blamed her cripple state that she isn't able to help her friends.
"Even if you do, you will only make it worse. No one should be near that abomination." Kanade said. This causes them look confused at her before Kanade given an explanation. "Lapis told me about Demushu during my first time in Helheim forest. Demushu is someone that challenging whatever comes in his way for great power regardless of who's got hurt."
Genjuro and Tsubasa felt like they know someone who used to be like that. Lapis opened his eyes and try to get up before noticing others around.
"Where am I?" Lapis asked.
"Lapis-kun!" Hibiki called as she looks at him.
"Are you alright?" Tsubasa asked.
Lapis suddenly clench his hand on his chest as he still feels pain from Demushu's blade. Despite his regeneration ability as Overlord, he still felt the pain from the attack.
"You're still wounded…" Kanade said.
"I will be fine…" Lapis said. "Where is Demushu?"
"I don't know… but he fled somewhere." Kanade said.
"We can't track his whereabouts with our surveillance system either." Genjuro said.
"I see." Lapis said as he trying to move himself from his bed.
"Lapis-kun, where are you going?" Hibiki asked.
"I have to go after Demushu…" Lapis said. This caught them completely surprised.
"Are you mad? You aren't in a condition to fight!" Kanade protested.
"Even if that is true, I must do it by myself." Lapis said. "Because only an Overlord could defeat another Overlord…I doubt even a Swan Song would stop an Overlord. Demushu would be looking for me regardless of whom he kills in the process."
"Did you guys have a fight?" Tsubasa asked.
"It's more than that because I was chosen as well when it comes to the battle for the Forbidden Fruit." Lapis said."I chooses to side with Rosyuo in order to save my friends and my sister from the fate of Helheim."
(Flashback)
Shamubishe ran through the Helheim forest after the Trial of Helheim began and he starting to fight off against the Inves. So far, he hasn't encountered anyone he knows yet. Shamubishe spins his staff around and knock out several Inves back as he destroys them.
He looks at the air with a worry look.
"Please hang on your highness…" Shamubishe muttered as he looks up at the forest.
Suddenly a shadow figure tries to jump him from behind and stab his chest. But Shamubishe dodge and rolled to the side and looks at his attacker.
"Demushu…" Shamubishe said.
"You won't get in my way of the Golden Fruit!" Demushu said before trying to attack him again.
"I won't allow it!" Shamubishe brought his staff and blocks Demushu's sword."I won't let you have her!"
"You don't have what it take to gain the Forbidden Fruit! To crush the weak in their defeat is the right of the victor." Demushu said.
"And that is why I won't let you near her!" Shamubishe argued back.
(Present)
They know what he was talking about. Lapis has once explains that fruit only chooses the strongest warrior if they defeats other competitions.
"B-but why do they look down on us?" Hibiki asked, sadly."We didn't do anything wrong to them!"
Lapis remain quietly and sighed.
"I don't know how to answer. But they look down on human with different feeling. Is it envy or bitterness? We realized our mistake has cause the demise of our race and there is no way of turning back. Not even the power of Golden Fruit could reverse the damages. If one of my kind saw your world, they will destroyed out envy and jealous because you haven't endure the misery. No one will be able to understand our regrets." Lapis explains as this causes them to become quiet.
Lapis got his foots to the ground and trying to walk. Suddenly he felt a jolt of pain in his chest as he collapsed to the ground.
"Lapis! What are you doing?" Tsubasa asked, looking alarmed.
"I have to stop Demushu like I should do a long time ago…!" Lapis gritted his teeth, struggling to get himself up again. Demushu won't listen to him back then and won't now. There is no way he will wait for a miracle like Kouta to appear, he has to finish Demushu like he should have done long time ago.
"You can't fight Demushu while you like this." Genjuro said.
"I don't want a burden to anyone else…" Lapis said, "If I wasted my time here, Demushu will sure to strike again sooner."
"What do you mean?"Hibiki asked.
"As Overlords, we have different abilities from others. Mine is control dreams while Demushu's ability is regeneration." Lapis explained.
"This is bad…" Genjuro said, seeing where this is going.
"Is there any way to defeat him?" Tsubasa asked.
"The only way… hit him hard and preventing him from healing." Lapis answered as he about to leave.
That when Kanade went up to him and holds his arm to prevent him from leaves, "You aren't going anywhere, Lapis." She said.
"Stay out of this, Kanade." Lapis said in a dangerous tone, looking back at Kanade.
"Don't you think Kougane is planning this?" Kanade asked.
"I will take the risks." Lapis said."Because I have a responsibility to fulfill regardless of my own injuries…"
"Didn't we have an agreement about fighting together?" Kanade asked. This made Lapis glare at his suppose apprentice Rider.
"I won't put either you or others at risk because of another my past demon coming from the graves." Lapis said as he trying to remove of Kanade's grip.
"Lapis, look at me." Kanade said.
Suddenly Kanade did something caught everyone by surprises when she slap his face with her hand.
*SLAP!*
"Kanade?" Hibiki asked, in surprise.
"Kanade… wha-" Lapis become confused.
"You don't have to carry this burden alone!" Kanade shouted loudly. It causes Lapis's eyes to wide since he never seen Kanade like this.
"Kanade…" Lapis whispered.
"Not everything your people did is your fault, Lapis." Kanade said with a serious expression."You choose to follow what you believed to save those you cared about. Isn't that what you fought for?!I don't care if you are older than me, but you trying to act like a complete idiot!"
"Maybe so… there are things that will never be forgotten." Lapis said."After all… sins can't ever go away. All you can do is continue living on and bear them. Even if it means to be alone, you have to fight long as you can."
"That is true, Lapis. But you aren't alone anymore." Genjuro said. "But if you thinking too much on your own mistakes, you will suffer greatly than you imagine."
"Genjuro-san…" Lapis said.
"I guess compared to you, we're still children. I know it hard to trust us with everything while trying to keep others not worried. But have more faith in us." Genjuro said.
Lapis then looks at Kanade, Tsubasa, and Hibiki who are looking at him. Though he felt a little worry about betrayal happening again, but he doesn't wants to believe they would do it.
Lapis sighed.
"The reason why I can't ask your help in fighting Demushu since it will be suicide with the Lockseeds that you, Ogawa-san, and Kanade have." Lapis said."There might be a chance if we have the Energy Lockseeds."
"Energy Lockseeds…?" Hibiki asked.
"Energy Lockseed give off more energy than its normal counterpart. But they don't usually have Arms Weapon. Instead it generates a weapon called Sonic Arrow, a blade bow which is good for close range attacks and fires energy bolts as arrows," Lapis explained.
"How powerful are they?" Tsubasa asked.
"They're considered S-Rank Lockseeds similar to my Heisi Rider Lockseed. They are Lockseeds could possible keep up with my Silver Lockseed." Lapis answered.
"It looks like we have to search Helheim for them." Kanade said. Lapis shake his head.
"It's not that simple, Kanade." Lapis said.
"What do you mean?" Kanade asked.
"Because Energy Lockseeds are artificial, not naturally occurring in Helheim." Lapis answered.
"Have you tried to make them?" Genjuro asked.
"I try several times… but I end up causing them to blow up in my face." Lapis recalled. He doesn't know what is wrong, it possible that he never touch an Energy Lockseed.
"Hmm… it possible if we did more studies on the Lockseeds, there could be a way to made them." Genjuro said.
Suddenly Lapis reach in his pocket and take out something to show them. It's a black item with a silver opening at the top.
"However, they won't work without this." Lapis said."Energy Lockseeds won't work on Sengoku Driver unless you have the Genesis Core."
Suddenly Kanade took the Genesis Core from Lapis's hand, "Then I will hold onto this for you."
"Kanade…" Lapis said. "What are you doing?"
"Who knows how long until you figure out how to made an Energy Lockseed… but I will be testing it out." Kanade said.
"But Kanade-" Lapis suddenly stops when Kanade's fiery eyes met his.
"I know you don't want me to wind up like Demushu, Lapis." Kanade replied. "I can tell by the look of his eyes when I saw him. He is same as me; I do whatever it takes to gain power to crush those who harm others. But we need to be stronger in order to fight enemies like him."
"Kanade…I-"
"But I am doing to protect my friends and keeping up with you, Lapis." Kanade said with the last part soft. Lapis look stun at Kanade before she got up.
"You need to regain your strength in order to protect others. After all… you owe me a favor." Kanade said, leaving the medic room.
"Kanade, wait!" Tsubasa said as she and Hibiki followed the red hair girl from behind.
Lapis looks back at Genjuro.
"Is she always like this?" Lapis asked.
"When she has something to prove, then yes. It's been a while I has seen her like that." Genjuro said. "Lapis, there is another thing I want to discussed with you alone. This is very important."
This made Lapis look confused.
"What is it?" Lapis asked.
"Is it true that you have actually meeting Chris Yukine before?" Genjuro asked.
"Yes… though it was an accident, but you sound like you knows a lot about her." Lapis said.
Genjuro sighed.
"I do. But what I'm going to tell you something about her life." Genjuro said.
Kougane is waiting alone in the forest before Demushu reemerged in his presence.
"How do you like your new life, Demushu?" Kougane asked.
"You… what did you do to me?!" The red Overlord demands with angry.
"Oh? You notice, but it looks like your revival is actually… imperfect." Kougane explained. Since Fine told him that spell to bring back the dead is never completely successful.
"It's no wonder that you couldn't finish him off…"
"Kisama…!" Demushu growl before he charged forward at him. This causes Kougane to frown.
"I didn't want to use my power… but someone needs to restrain you." Kougane said as he took out something from his pocket.
"Henshin…" Kougane said as he inserts his Lockseed into his Driver.
"DARKNESS ARMS! OGON NO KIJITSU!"
His Darkness Arms drop onto his body and his white bodysuit emerged before his Arms transformed him into Jam.
"It looks like I have to teach you a lesson." Jam said before summons his Daidaimaru and Musou Saber.
The red Overlord charges forward and clashed swords with Jam as sparks flying in the air.
Jam slashed Demushu across the chest and forcing the Overlord to fall back, "What's wrong? What happened to the so-called Blood Hound?" Jam questioned.
"Shut up, bastard!" Demushu growls with fury as he getting himself up.
But he wasn't prepared for a sneak attack from his behind and knocked to the ground. Demushu turns around and saw a white armor like bull humanoid with gold lines across his body and carried a sword.
"Grinsha?!" But the white bull Overlord didn't response as he continued attack Demushu and sent him flying backward.
"What do you think? You aren't the only Overlord I revived…" Jam said. He knows Demushu is loose cannon and needs a way to restrain him.
Soon Demushu transforming into a mist and trying to attack Jam.
"Shinmugurun," Jam said.
Suddenly a giant snapping turtle humanoid with spikey shoulder pads and having a snake hanging on his shoulders emerged from the ground. He summons water from out of nowhere before send at the red mist form of Demushu which causes the red Overlord to rematerialized.
"Grinsha… and Shinmugurun… why are you following him?!" Demushu questioned the two Overlords. But they didn't response as they strike the Overlord with lighting and water as this sent the Overlord back further more.
Jam knows it won't be easy to control Overlords, but he find a way to pervasive them to join his side. Now he must get Demushu to obey as well. But Demushu hold his ground and unleashed a burst of heat wave to block out their attack.
He is about to charge at them before dark sparks hit him across his body.
"What?!" Demushu demands as he felt jolts of pain coursing through his body and caused him to fall to the ground.
"I forget to mention that your body is revival by using my locusts… which means you're exposed to a lot of seeds of evil." Jam explains, looking at him."The violence nature of an Overlord is another good source to restore my power. Your hatred for Shamubishe is an excellent example."
"I won't let you get away with this!" Demushu growl as he struggles of getting himself up despite the pains he has to enduring. Suddenly Demushu's body starts to glow with crimson light as this caught Jam's attention.
"This is interesting development…" Jam said.
(With Hibiki)
It was late at night. Hibiki return back to her dorm room where Miku is reading her magazine.
"Miku…" Hibiki said.
She knows it her fault that Miku saw her in her Symphogearsuit after Chris try to capture her off-guard.
But Miku didn't respond as she focused on her book.
"Umm… Miku, I-"
"What is it? I got most of it from those people." Miku said, get herself up. "What's there to explain now?"
"Miku…" Hibiki said quietly.
"You and Lapis…" Miku said. "How could you two lie to me? We promised no secrets!"
Hibiki looks speechless.
(2nd Division base)
"Huh? Ogawa-san hasn't come back yet?" Kanade asked in surprised.
"We try to contact him, but there is no response from his cellphone." Sakuya said.
"This is quite troubling…" Genjuro said, crossing his arms. He knows Shinji never got himself caught before on a mission…
The door opens and coming is a wet Shinji Ogawa with a big bag.
"Sorry, everyone…" Shinji said, shaking.
"Where have you been?" Genjuro asked.
"What is that bag?" Sakuya asked.
"And why are you wet?" Aoi asked, noticing Shinji's clothes are wet.
"Well, I was looking for a lead on Nehustan armor before I accident got myself drop into the Helheim forest." Shinji explains as this causes alarmed look on them.
"Wait, you got stuck in Helheim?!" Kanade asked. Shinji nodded.
"But why were you in there so long?" Genjuro questioned.
"I know the only chance of escaping is looking for Lock Vehicle… well I got addition Lockseeds which I thought would be quite useful." Shinji said, holding the big bag.
"But how do you get wet in the process?" Sakuya asked.
"Well… I didn't really have a control of where I was going…" Shinji said. "And lands in the river."
"Say what?!"
(Few hours ago…)
Kurokage flew out of his crack, but saw that his Crack just got him off in a river. He looked down as his bike was flying for a few seconds.
"This could be a problem…" Kurokage look down with sweatdropped.
But gravity is the only welcoming surprised he encountered.
-SPLASH-
Kurokage crashed into the river along with his bike.
(Present)
"That must hurt." Kanade commented. While others were sweatdropped at Shinji's bad luck of landing in Helheim.
"I know… I couldn't get any got signals while being in the Forest." Shinji said.
"It's nice to see you in one piece since we thought you were gone." Genjuro said.
Kanade approached to Shinji's bag and rummage through it.
"So what did you got?" Kanade asked.
"Well, I went to see anything useful including additions Lock vehicles." Shinji said. "Also I got some pictures of Helheim itself. The forest is quite unusual."
"Is that so?" Genjuro asked.
Chris is seen walking alone in the city after retreated on Fine's order. She is pondering on something important.
"Why…? Why does it have to be him?" Chris asked to herself.
When Demushu causes Kamuro to undo his transformation, she become totally shocks to see Kamuro's real identity as Lapis, the annoying boy.
It doesn't making any sense… Chris thought frustration.
She knows the attack done to him is fatal and there is a chance that he might be dead already. But Chris can't get this weird feeling out of her chest that he is alive somehow…
Suddenly Chris realized her thought and her face turn red, "Why am I thinking about him? He supposed to be my enemy! But I don't want it to be him…What's wrong with me?" Chris asked. She wants to prove Fine that she could defeat Kamuro, but she suddenly felt hesitant of fighting him.
But why does he have to be an Overlord? Why couldn't he just be a stupid kid instead? Chris thought. It doesn't making any sense to her. Since Lapis is too normal to being an Overlord.
On the other hand, Demushu is totally a monster after she witness how he recovered from the damages Kamuro and Baron did…
"I have to get to the bottom of this. There are stuffs that I don't understand." Chris muttered to herself. She needs more information about Lapis, there are still stuffs about him doesn't make any senses to her. Who would know more about him unless— Chris's eyes widen in realization.
I can't believe this… she is the only one knows about him… But I have no choice… Chris thought. She doesn't want to visit her again after the incident she causes.
(The next day)
Kanade goes outside and jogging by herself, thinking about the event from yesterday.
Especially fighting Demushu…
She knows with Lapis hasn't recover yet, she have to step up in her mentor's place and watching out for that Overlord.
Suddenly she stops when she saw her little protégé by herself in the morning.
"Huh? Is that Hibiki?" Kanade wonder with curious. Hibiki is sitting by herself on the bench and have a trouble look on her face.
Kanade soon approach her and wants to know what troubled her...
"Morning Hibiki," Kanade greeted."May I join you?"
"Hi Kanade…" Hibiki said, looking down. Kanade sat down beside the little girl.
"What's wrong?" Kanade asked.
"… Kanade, do you think keeping secret is a bad thing?" Hibiki asked quietly.
"If only you have a good reason," Kanade said before she suddenly has an idea of what this is about. "You don't have to talk about it…"
"Miku and I got into a fight…" Hibiki said.
Kanade hears from Genjuro about Miku taking into 2nd Division because Miku witness Hibiki transform due to the midget girl's attempted to captured her and she could tell this will caused turmoil of their relationship.
"And she won't talk to me anymore." Hibiki said with sad and guilt. Kanade sighed.
"I see… so this is the first time you ever getting into an argument with Miku?" Kanade asked. Hibiki nodded.
"We never argument this big before…" Hibiki said.
"Okay, then let me talk with Miku." Kanade said with resolute. This causes Hibiki to look surprised.
"What?" Hibiki asked in surprise.
Kanade knows about rules of keeping people out of 2ndDivision, but she can't bear to see her little protégé going through now.
"I could already see where this is going… there will be regrets in the future, if this allow to continued." Kanade said, feeling responsible of causing harm to their friendship.
"Should I come with you?" Hibiki asked.
"No, I will take care of this. Most of all… It's my fault that you got into this mess." Kanade assured. She is sure that if Hibiki come with her, it would make it harder on Miku.
"Kanade…" Hibiki said sadly.
Before she could followed her, Hibiki got out her phone and answer.
"Genjuro-san?" Hibiki asked.
(Flower)
The Boss Lady is currently working on a new idea for a dish before she hears someone coming through the door.
"Hello-" Boss Lady started before she saw Chris coming into the door, "It's you."
"Umm… is he here?" Chris asked in a timid tone.
"Lapis mention that he is staying with a friend and won't be able to work today." Boss Lady said.
"I see…" Chris startled, nervous,"Umm…"
This got Boss Lady's attention as she stop cutting vegetables now.
"Yes?" Boss Lady asked.
"I wonder if you can tell me about him, I mean Lapis. Because there something about him that I don't understand." Chris said. She doesn't want to blabber about Lapis being an Overlord yet.
"Like what?" Boss Lady asked.
"Why does he care about people?" Chris asked as this is something she doesn't understand about him.
"Lapis have been on his own before I found him unconscious on the street." Boss Lady told the light hair girl, making Chris gasp.
"He has been on his own…?" Chris asked in shocked.
Boss Lady nodded, grimly with a serious look. "Yes, he doesn't recall what happens and don't have any family members either. He was quite confused about what to do before I take him in."
"But why did you do it?" Chris asked. (Why going far for someone you don't know much about?)
"Because I can tell he has a good heart when I saw him and realized that he needs someone's support to fits in." Boss Lady replied.
This left Chris stun at the Boss Lady's trust in Lapis for a while.
It wasn't really hard for Kanade to find the black hair girl.
Miku is walking on the street before Kanade come to her side on her Rose Attacker. She looks quite surprised by Kanade's appearance.
"Hey there," Kanade started. "You look quite down."
"Leave me alone." Miku said before walking away from Kanade.
Kanade went off her bike and got it back into Lock mode before going after Miku.
"Hey Miku!" Kanade called. "Wait a minute! I want to talk with you."
It wasn't long until Miku soon turn around and there is an angry look on her face. This causes Kanade to stop before hearing Miku's response.
"What is there to talk about?!" Miku ranted angry. "Both of my friends…. They lied to me for your organization's sake!"
"But the one who is to blame is me." Kanade said with a serious expression, "It's my own stupidly that let Hibiki to end up having my Symphogear in the first place. If only my armor didn't creak in the first place, I won't get her involved."
"And Lapis… why did he hold out on me like Hibiki did?" Miku asked, frustration,"I thought I could trust him… I thought he is my friend as well."
Kanade remain quiet and trying to figure out how to response. The 2nd Division didn't told Miku about Lapis's true origin out of respect for his privacy.
"Lapis is your friend and I won't lie to you that he just likes Hibiki when 2nd Division takes them in." Kanade explain."I don't care if you don't believe me for what I did… but I won't allow you to break up your friendship with them!"
Kanade and Miku stared at each other. Miku then ask another question.
"Why do you care about Lapis? Do you only care about him for the power he gives you?"
Kanade confessed, "I never treated Lapis as my chance of getting back fighting against the Noise. I trust him… because he saved my life when I thought that I give up hope of being saved. He appeared when I lost hope. I promise myself that I will be there to protect him."
"To protect him…? From who?"
"From himself…" Kanade answered. "Because Lapis has a big guilty issues that you aren't aware of… sometime, it take him too far and got him hurt in the process."
But it's my fault as well… Kanade thought.
Miku become silent when she has mixed emotion in herself. A part of her still angry about Lapis and another part feeling guilt about judges her friend too quickly.
"I don't know what to make of this…" Miku said.
"If you guys don't do something, I fear your friendship with him and Hibiki might tear apart..." Kanade said.
"Do you know what is like to end up fighting with a friend?" Miku asked.
"I do a lot with Tsubasa when we were little, back when Tsubasa is crybaby not miss serious all the time." Kanade chuckled at old memories of the past, "Despite all the arguments we have, we still having each other's back... after all, that what friends are supposed be like."
Miku look awe at her before spoke, "I-"
She was cut off as a Crack opened above the two, allowing several Elementary Inves and one unusual red Inves through the portal. The red Inves resemble a Minotaur with black and silver marking on it.
"What are they doing here?" Kanade grumbled as she strapped her Sengoku Driver to her waist and grabbed her Banana Lockseed.
"Are those thing Inves?" Miku asked, hiding behind Kanade.
"Yeah… they aren't friendly bunch like the Noises." Kanade remarked before clicking her Banana Lockseed.
"BANANA!"
"LOCK ON!"
"Henshin!" Kanade shout.
"COME ON! BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!"
Miku watched with amazing as Kanade transforming into Baron as she charge into battling the Inves.
"Miku, if you really want to understand why Lapis keep his secrets? Then you have to talk with him." Baron said in serious tone, thrust her Banaspear forward to an Elementary Inves before throwing the Inves at its kinsmen.
It wasn't until the Yagi Inves attack Baron from behind by using its horns to knocked Baron to the ground.
"Kanade-san…" Miku said with worried.
This bull is tougher than it look… Baron thought as she got herself back up and activating her Cutting Blade now.
"COME ON!"
"BANANA SQUASH!"
Baron soon stabbed her Banaspear to the ground and creating yellow banana energy like spikes to impale the Elementary Inves, but the Yagi Inves jumps out of the way.
Suddenly the Yagi Inves slamming fists together before shooting off a fireball at Miku.
"Look out!" Baron said as she used her body to shielded Miku from the attack. This cause Baron to accidently drops her Strawberry Lockseed, Kiwi Lockseed, and Melon Lockseed scattered them to the air.
The Yagi Inves somehow got its claws on the Strawberry and Kiwi Lockseeds while the Melon Lockseed is drop nearby. The Yagi Inves soon devoured the two Lockseeds before it starting to grow and become more monstrosity creature.
The Berserker Inves slams its fist on them, but Baron grabbed Miku as they got out of the impact of the fist as they look at the crater before them.
Why did I leave the Suika Lockseed in my room today? Baron thought. She has no time to switch with other Lockseeds while the Berserker Inves's attention focused directly on her alone and firing fireballs at her.
Baron jumps again as she places Miku near a wall before she goes out there.
"Where are you going?" Miku asked.
"Stay here." Baron said as she gone out and facing against the Berserker Minotaur Inves alone.
"You and me." Baron said before charging alone against the Berserker Inves.
The Minotaur Inves slamming its fist at Baron, but Baron has jumps from the attack and trying to stab the beast's tough skin like armor. But her attack does only less damage before she is sending flying to the wall when the Minotaur Inves punched her.
"Damn it…" Baron cursed, feeling a lot of pain behind her.
She is unaware that she dropped the Genesis Core which is lies beside the Melon Lockseed.
Is there something I can do…? Miku thought before she spotted the Melon Lockseed and the Genesis Core as she picked them up.
The Minotaur Inves saw Miku with the Melon Lockseed as its attention focused on her now. Baron soon activated her Cutting Blade three times.
"COME ON! BANANA SPARKING!"
This cause her armor to shift back into a giant banana on her head as she tossed the Minotaur Inves's head and caused the Inves to become confused for short time. But this gives her enough time to get Miku out of here as she approached the black hair girl who is holding the Melon Lockseed.
The small girl merely closed her eyes for a moment before she closed her right hand around the Melon Lockseed. Then in an astonishing display of power, her hair changed color from black to gold while her right eye turned red before her right hand glowed briefly and changed the nature of the Lockseed held.
"What on earth…?"
Suddenly everything around Baron becomes slowly before times frozen as the newly blonde Miku approach her, "Umm… Miku, what is going on? What happens to you? Why did your hair turn blond?"
"Do you wish to continue fight?"
"Huh?" Baron asked, couldn't help noticing how different her voice. It sounds much older and wiser. "What are you talking about?"
"You were never mean to be dragged into his trials by flame. Now both of your destinies are entwine with another. You can still return. But if you continue on this current path, you will have fight until the bitter end and the world dyed in your image. Is that what you really want?"
"Is it a really good time to ask what you are talking about?" Baron asked, still trying to figure out why time stop."If this is something involved Lapis, then I will be there fighting beside him in his trials by flames. After all, he needs someone to be there to look after him even if he refused to accept my help. I don't care about fate because I won't surrender to it. When I see fate, I will smash it with my hands."
"But why?" Changed Miku asked.
"I refused to surrender… because I am Kamen Rider Baron!" Baron declared.
Suddenly Changed Miku has a smile on her face at Baron's response.
"Then you will go that far for your friends and him?" Changed Miku asked with a smile. "How very interesting…"
"Miku, does Hibiki knows-" Baron startled as Miku placed her little hand to remove the Rider Indicator on her Driver before slotting in the Genesis Core created by Lapis, causing the Banana Lockseed to unlock itself from the central portion of the buckle.
That how it works?! Baron thought shocking.
Miku then held open her right hand where a Lockseed with a slight bulky side, a clear casing and the image of a melon rested in the palm. Baron could see the code marked on it as 'ELS-04'. "You… want me to have it?"
Miku then pressed the item into her free hand before her eyes and hair changed back to the original colors and she collapsed to the ground. Suddenly time going back to original now as the Minotaur Inves got up again.
Suddenly Baron saw silver orbs smacked against the Minotaur Inves's head and saw Kamuro coming on his Sakura Hurricane now.
He drove past the Inves before stopping to looks at the surprised Rider and unconscious Miku. Kamuro looks alarmed behind his helmet and got off his bike.
"Lapis!"
"Miku-chan, what happened to her?" Kamuro asked.
"Lapis, I want you to look after her." Baron said, holding onto the Melon Energy Lockseed.
"Where did you get that?" Kamuro asked in surprised.
"It's a little gift from someone." She then pressed a button on the side to activate the new Energy Lockseed.
"MELON ENERGY!"
As her Banana Arms Armor part reconfigured back into its fruit-like shape as portal to Helheim opened and reveals the Melon Energy Arms to descend into the world. She strapped in the new Lockseed to the left portion of her buckle before securing it along with the Banana Lockseed to the Driver.
"LOCK ON!"
Baron activated her Cutting Blade.
"COME ON! MIX!"
(Kamen Rider Girls- Toki No Hana)
The two Arms seemed to collide with each other before glowing sphere and it re-emerged as a black oblong sphere marked with silver accents. It came back down onto her shoulders before beginning to fold into armor. The sides and the front folded together to make shoulder plates and a chest plate while the sides around the chest plate would likewise fold out, giving the image of wearing a jinbaori coat like samurai of old would.
"BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!"
The new Arms are colored green and patterned like the surface of a melon's skin. The visor also turned into a vibrant green. The helmet attachment, however, while the same was now black like the Jimber Arms and has silver accents. Splashes of mixes colors appeared in her hand before forming into the red futuristic bow in her hand.
"JIMBER MELON! HA-HA!"
"It's time for a major payback!" Baron declared and aimed her Sonic Arrow at the Minotaur Inves. She fired a series of bolts at the Inves, inflicting pains to the Berserker Inves.
The Berserker Inves launched powerful fireball at Baron. But Baron's Jimber Arms glow and creating hexagon barriers around her and others as the attack bounced back to the Inves.
(2nd Division Headquarter)
Everyone was jaw dropped to Baron's new transformation after getting the surveillance online to see the fight.
"Is this the power of Energy Lockseed?" Genjuro wondered out loud.
Tsubasa is complete speechless at seeing her best friend's new transformation and doesn't know to reply now.
Ryoko Sakurai is doing something on her computer and her eyes widen.
"Oh my… according to my reading, Kanade-chan's power is going up to the rooftop." Ryoko said.
"I'm so loves this Arm now!" Baron exclaimed with excitement. She never felt this strong before! It almost like she is supercharged up now.
Kamuro is about to joined her when he saw Inves coming at them from another direction while Baron is dealing against the Berserker Inves.
"I will handle them." Kamuro said as he charges forward and strike each Inves with his staff.
He summoned more silver orbs as he struck the flying type Inves and causing them to hits the ground hard. But it wasn't until a dark red mist come after him and causes Kamuro to send flying backward now.
Suddenly Demushu appears again, but this time his eyes are crimson than the usually yellow colors.
"Demushu…?" Kamuro asked with shocked. He can't help noticing something different about him now.
"This time I will settle this…SHAUMBISHE!" Demushu growls in a fury tone. The red Overlord's body suddenly gives off powerful heat as he charges forward.
Kamuro got himself up in time before blocking Demushu's charge with his staff before staggering back. Suddenly Kamuro smacked his helmet to force Demushu back before smashing the Overlord's face with his fist. His staff glows as Kamuro summoned vines to wrap around Demushu before tossing him a far away from him. But Demushu calls forth more heat to burn down Kamuro's vines and glared at him.
Kamuro got out his Heisi Rider Lockseed.
"BLADE!"
He replaces his Silver Lockseed with the Heisi Lockseed.
"LOCK ON!"
Blade's helmet drops onto Kamuro's shoulders before assembled his next armor.
"SOIYA! BLADE ARMS! SWORD OF SPA~DE!"
Baron takes a peek at Kamuro who wores cobalt and silver armor resembled like a knight with Blay Rouser. For some reasons, she has a very nostalgic feeling about Kamuro's Blade Arms…
It's not like I seen someone wore it before… Baron thought confused.
But Baron continued moving around and firing her bolts around the Minotaur Inves as the Minotaur swingsits fist at her. However, the hexagon barrier appeared again as it causing the Inves's attack to bounce back. Baron soon using her Sonic Arrow to slashes the Inves's hand off.
"Let see what happened when I do this?" Baron asked before slicing her Lockseeds once.
"COME ON! BANANA SQUASH/ JIMBER MELON SQUASH!"
Baron jumps into the air as the blade edges of her Sonic Arrow glowed with green and yellow energy as she slicing off the Minotaur Inves in half while letting out a wave of holographic banana and melon. The Minotaur Inves screamed before finished off in a blazing explosion.
Demushu and Kamuro were still in the middle of their fight with blades as they exchanged blows to blows.
"Are you really going to stick with these apes? Their fates are already sealed!" Demushu said before kicking him away.
"Not while I am around!" Kamuro exclaimed as he regains his foot and looks at Demushu. "Because I will protect this city from beings like you and Kougane!"
Demushu saw the Minotaur Inves been taking down before Kamuro charged at him again before activating his Cutting Blade three times.
"SOIYA! BLADE SPARKING!"
Kamuro brought his blade ready as the Blay Rouzer glowing with electricity and charged after Demushu with a slash across the chest. This causes Demushu send flying back and tumbling to the ground.
"It's over, Demushu…" Kamuro said before charging forward. Demushu transforming into a mist again to avoided his attack.
Demushu reappeared again and about to strike Kamuro from the back, but he got stunted by an arrow from Baron's bow.
"Stupid Ape!" Demushu cursed as he glared at Baron."You are same like him!"
"Don't even thinking about it!" Baron said angry. She places the Melon Energy Lockseed to the Sonic Arrow and sliced her Banana Lockseed twice.
"LOCK ON!"
"COME ON! BANANA AU LAIT!"
Suddenly banana like spikes emerges around Demushu and binding him to the ground.
"Kisama…" Demushu growl.
She aimed high at the sky and pulled on the Sonic Arrow's shaft, stretching the string before releasing it. The charge at the tip was released as an arrow that reached the sky, trailing a huge melon behind.
"MELON ENERGY!"
The melon exploded as hundreds of energy arrows rained down and fell upon Demushu, causing massive explosions. The rain of attacks won't end until the Overlord is crushed...
(Song end)
"DARKNESS AU LAIT!"
But a dark orb disrupted the attack as Jam appeared before them.
"Kougane!" Kamuro and Baron said at the same time.
Demushu slowly got himself up and looks at Jam.
"You look like a mess, Demushu… but I believed it will be enough for today." Jam said.
Demushu groan as he looks down.
"Yes master…" Demushu uttered.
How is he about to get Demushu to obey him? Kamuro thought with shock. Jam soon looks back at Kamuro.
"Until next time, Shamubishe..." Jam said before snapped his fingers.
Baron try to shoot an arrow at Jam before a massive swarm of locust surround them and vanished into thin air now.
"But why is Demushu following him?" Baron asked.
"I don't know…" Kamuro replied.
Kamuro sighed before he saw Miku stirring up and approached her.
"Miku-chan!" Kamuro said before changing back to his original form, "Are you alright?" he asked.
"Lapis-kun…?" Miku asked confused.
(Park)
Lapis and Miku were talking with each other.
"So you are an Overlord…?" Miku asked after hearing Lapis's story.
"It's true." Lapis answered.
"This is a lot to take…" Miku replied quietly. She took Kanade's advice and hearing out Lapis before making any judgment of him.
"I didn't tell anyone since I know they will be really scared of what I am really," Lapis said, looking at his hand.
Miku looks at him with pity at his loss…
"How are you about to hold after everyone you know is gone?" Miku asked.
"Because I meet a friend… he is my first friend even if he is human. He reminded me of how I used to be before I turned into an Overlord." Lapis said. "I made a promise to myself that I will try to live among the human to understand them better even if other Overlords look down on them."
Suddenly Lapis hear a small sobbing and saw Miku starts to cry a little.
"Lapis-kun… I-I'm so sorry, I didn't know what you go through." Miku said.
Lapis suddenly caress a bit of Miku's hair, "Don't worry about it, Miku-chan. No matter what happened, I will protect both you and Hibiki-chan because you guys are my friends as well."
"Thanks, Lapis…" Miku said.
Suddenly Kanade approached them before looking at Miku.
"Now that is out of the way," Kanade started. "Could you explain how did you do that thing early?"
Both Lapis and Miku were shocked to learn from Kanade's account.
"To tell you the truth… I don't remember what happens. When I pick up the items you dropped, I blackout..." Miku answered.
"Hey Lapis, do you know anything?" Kanade asked.
"It sounds like… but it's impossible." Lapis said. Miku turns into the Priestess of Fate? How is that possible?
Does this mean Helheim sneak up my grasp…? Lapis thought.
"What do you mean?" Kanade asked as she and Miku looks at him for answer.
"I'm not sure if you can handle it…" Lapis stated.
"Please, Lapis-kun…" Miku said, not giving up on it. Lapis saw how determined she was and sighed.
"I know Miku-chan for almost two years…I never detect anything abnormal from her before." Lapis explain before looking at Miku."There is no way… she could become the Priestess of Fate."
"Priestess of Fate…?" Kanade asked.
"Priestess of Fate is the Bearer of Golden Fruit and chosen by Helheim itself to determine the fate of world." Lapis explains.
Miku just stepped back from shock.
"I don't want it… I don't want to be the one who determine the fate of world…" Miku said as tears are starting to fall from her eyes. Lapis approached her and slapped her to knock her out of depression. He then had her look at him in the face.
"Enough with that! You won't become the Priestess of Fate." Lapis told to Miku. "I'll make sure of it."
"H-how can you be sure?"
"Because I won't let another of my friend suffered because of Helheim, I won't lose another person important to me. You will live to graduate from high school with Hibiki-chan." Lapis assured.
Miku stares at Lapis and seeing how serious he was about it. Miku smile and nodded.
"Do you want to see Hibiki-chan?" Lapis asked. Miku suddenly looks down.
"I need sometime alone… Lapis-kun, I have a lot to thinking about." Miku replied. "If that is okay with you?"
Lapis sighed as he nodded.
To be continued…
Next time on Kamen Rider Kamuro: The Song of the New Stage!
"DEMUSHU!"
"SHAUMBISHE!"
Kamuro and Demushu clashed with each other.
"Kouta… please, lend me your strength!" Kamuro said.
"GAIM ARMS! FRUITS YOROI MUSHA ON PARADE!"
"This is my stage now!" Kamuro declared.
"I…I can't do it… why?" Chris asked with confused. "Why?!"
"COME ON! GOLDEN ARM! OGON NO KIJITSU!"
Ch8: Gold Revelation of Durandal!
AN: It looks like Kanade has finally reached Jimber Melon Arms, but how did Miku become Priestess of Fate? If anyone notices the part about Blade Arms, I made a reference to Spartan719's Blade fic. Anyway, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concern. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories.
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