Hello Fanfiction readers! It's Ashbel Longhart here, here to finally bring you another chapter of KR Faiz: Song of Paradise. Sorry if this took a while, but with school now back plus homework to do and other school related stuff, it's been taking up most of my time, but I'm finally back and here to present you the newest chapter! Cue 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)

Get ready people for it's time for another non-canon chapter! Like the last one, people are gonna die, as expected from Faiz. It's gonna be dark, it's gonna be surprising, and it's gonna be sad. Hope you're ready cause it's time to open your eyes for the next Faiz. Let's Ride!


Song 6: The Incident at Lydian Academy


(Last Time)

"And who are these friends you are meeting with?"

"The Lucky Clover."

"My, my, you're sharper than you look."

"The...The Nehushtan armor...but how!?"

"I'm sorry...but have we met before?"

"That's the Crocodile Orphnoch, Mr. J of the Lucky Clover!"

*BANG-BANG-BANG!*

"Kamen Rider...Kaixa..."

"Eh!? There's another Kamen Rider besides Haru!?"


(Now)

It was nighttime as a calm, quiet breeze blew through the air. During times like these is when people chose to stay home in fear that the Noise will attack if they stay out longer than need be. Anyone outside at the moment was either finishing up work and heading home, or meeting up with friends.

We focus our attention on an RV Van. It stops by some tall grass as the doors open and a couple of people, most of them looking around Hibiki's age stepped out with flashlights in hand. The night was foggy, but that didn't stop them from entering the tall grass.

"Mato!"

"Mato!"

"Mato!""

"Kenta!"

"Mato!"

From their shouting, it seems these people were looking for someone. Finally, after some shouting and moving some grass away, one of them found the body of none other than Kamen Rider Kaixa.

"Mato!" The person who found him, a female gasped before calling out to the rest. "Everyone! I found him!"

The others were not too far away from the others as they soon regrouped and surrounded the Rider.

"Reverse the transformation quickly!" The oldest of the group and the only adult said.

They quickly did as told as one of them took off the Kaixa Phone, flipped it open and pressed 'END,' ending the transformation to reveal a male not far from most of the groups age. The group started to panic when they saw the male known as Kenta Mato unconscious.

"Mato? Mato. Mato! Hang in there!" The man said as he tried to wake up the Rider as everyone kept shouting his name.

Finally, it seems everyone's words got to him as he opened his eyes a little and spoke. "S-Sensei..."

The man listen quietly as Mato continued to speak.

"I...I did it. I took down...an Orphnoch." Mato said before he slumped down and disintegrated into ashes.

Everyone gave out a cry of surprise and horror as the Sensei held the remains of Mato's body, trying to hold back the tears.

"Isn't there anyone who can use the Kaixa Belt?" The sensei wondered out loud.

Everyone remained silent, all grieving for the loss of their dear friend.

Finally, the sensei spoke again. "Everyone, after we bury Nishida, get ready for tomorrow at Lydian. You don't want to make the teachers wonder why you're all late."

"How can you expect us to go back to school!?" Another female suddenly shouted.

"We have no choice!" The sensei said. "That academy is the only place we have to hide from Smart Brain. We must not let Mato's death go down in vain. Now come, the least we can do is give my former student a proper burial.

With that, everyone exited from the scene as what was left was dig up dirt and a fairly large stone saying: Here lies Kenta Mato-A Great Friend And A Wonderful Student.


(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.


(With Haru)

"Welcome!" The store owner greeted me as I walked in.

Looking around, one didn't have to guess that the place I was at was a flower shop. The air smelled of fresh nature and sprinkled water. Plus, the place was kinda warm in order to keep the flowers and plants healthy, but it didn't bother me.

"Can I help you with anything?" The owner asked.

"I like a couple of these please." I asked, pointing to some violets.

"Coming right up." The owner said, moving over the counter to get what I wanted. After putting it into a bouquet liked I asked, I paid the money needed and left the shop.

If any of you are wondering what I'm doing, I'm getting get well flowers for Tsubasa. The damage done to her by the mysterious girl yesterday really damaged her. Plus, she almost finished her Swan Song. The doctors say that there was no problem with her and she can still use her Symphogear and can still sing, but the doctor recommended that she didn't sing until she was ready to leave the hospital.

"Well, time to go visit Tsubasa." I said out loud before leaving the store.


(Elsewhere)

Somewhere else in the city, we focus our attention at a bar with a sign calling it: Bar Clover. Inside the bar, a very extravagant looking design filled the room. Currently, there were four people inside the bar.

The first was a very beautiful looking man who's looks could probably get any guy if she wanted. She was currently wearing a kind of uniform, showing that she worked here. This was Saeko Kageyama.

The next was a man with black, shaggy looking hair. On his face were a pair of glasses as he read a book of poetry. This man here was Itsuro Takuma. The last two were surprisingly none other than Mr. J, now alive, and Murakami.

"Today is okay if it's just coffee, right?" Saeko asked, pouring in some grinded coffee beans. "It's not time to drink alcohol yet."

No one said anything as Mr. J's full attention was on his pet Chaco while Itsuro continued to read. Murakami however, looked distressed.

"It's still surprising." Murakami began. "To think Mr. J would be defeated. It's really something. The top of the Orphnochs, one of the members of the Lucky Clover..."

"It's nothing at all." Saeko said, laying down a cup of coffee for everyone. "J has three lives. He still has two left."

Itsuro turned and asked, "Should I lend you a hand, Mr. J?"

Getting no answer from him, Itsuro pulled back and continued reading.

"Anyway, please Mr. J, I'm counting on you." Murakami said. "Your job isn't done yet. That belt was made to protect the King. Hearing that another one of the stolen belts has been uncovered should only make you work twice as hard. You have to retrieve them no matter what."


(Hospital)

With the flowers in hand, I walked calmly through the hallway of the hospital. As I was making my way to Tsubasa's room, I happen to run into Ogawa.

"Oh, Ogawa." I called out.

Hearing his name, Ogawa turned and greeted me. "Ah, Haru, good evening."

"Good evening." I said.

"Where are you heading off to?" Ogawa asked.

I raised the violets in my hands. "I'm going to visit Tsubasa and give her these."

"Oh really." Ogawa said with a smile before suddenly saying, "Haru, I want to thank you for all you've done."

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that I thank you for all you've done for Tsubasa." Ogawa explained. "It's thanks to you that Tsubasa has returned to her normal self and for stopping her sing her Swan Song."

"Yeah well, I figured talking to her at the time would not work so I let my actions do the talking for me." I said. "She's lucky that there was no damage to her Relic or singing voice."

"Indeed." Ogawa said.

"So, where are you heading off to?" I asked this time.

"I was heading back to headquarters. We're trying to find any trails of the Nehustan Armor, but we haven't had much luck. It doesn't help that the government is pressuring Japan to hand over Symphogear technologies."

I shrugged. "Not surprising. Humans have always fought over things like power. Let's just hope they're not stupid enough to cause trouble over this. You already have enough on your hands with the Noise."

Ogawa nodded in agreement. "We can handle the pressure, but we have to look out for Hibiki and Tsubasa too. I'm sorry to inconvenient you again, Haru, but can you please help in looking after them?"

"You didn't even have to ask." I said. "As long as I'm breathing, no Noise, Orphnoch, or government jackass will get their hands on the girls. You can count on me."

Oagawa smiled in appreciation. "Thank you. We'll contact you if there are any Noise or if we spot any Orphnochs in the area. Give my regards to Tsubasa."

I nodded before Ogawa walked away and I continued my way towards Tsubasa's room. I looked at each room number I passed by until I came upon the one I was looking for, but for some reason, the door was open. Stepping inside, I was met with an unexpected surprise.

The room was a total mess! Clothes were splattered everywhere, make up and cream cases weren't closed all the way, and to my embarrassment and horror, bras were thrown around everywhere.

"What the hell happened here!?" I yelled out loud.

It looks like some kind of fight took place in here. I stepped over clothes and looked around to find any clues on what might have happened until I remembered Ogawa's explanation from earlier.

'Is the government that greedy in wanting Symphogear technology that they kidnap an Attuned?' I thought.

"Haru? What are you doing here?" I practically whipped my body around to find at the door none other than Tsubasa, alright.

"Tsubasa! You're alright!" I said in surprise.

Tsubasa raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Of course I'm alright. Why wouldn't I be?"

I then explained to her what Ogawa told me and what I thought had happened after seeing the state of her room. When Tsubasa finally saw the state of her room, she blushed from embarrassment and soon found interest in the ground as she avoided eye contact with me.

"Oh?" Me and Tsubasa turned and saw Kanade at the door. "Haru? What are you doing here?"

Before I could even answer, Tsubasa went and whacked Kanade on the head, causing Kanade to fall towards the ground in a comedy fashion while holding her head in pain.

"Ow! What was that for Tsubasa?" Kanade asked.

"Kanade..." Tsubasa growled as she continued to blush with embarrassment. "Did you forget something?"

Kanade blinked in confusion until Tsubasa gestured to the state of the room. "Oh...Totally forgot about that. I'll be done in a flash."


(Few Minutes Later)

'She was not lying when she said she'd be done in a flash.' I thought as I gazed at the now cleaned up room.

"Hahahaha...You thought government agents came and kidnapped cry baby Tsubasa? That's something I never thought I hear!" Kanade laughed after I got done explaining about what had happened.

"It's not funny Kanade!" Tsubasa said, still blushing as she crossed her arms and looked away from her friend.

"Gomen, gomen..." Kanade apologized, wiping away a tear. "So Haru, why were you here in the first place?"

I raised the violets I had in my hands. "I came to drop off these for Tsubasa."

"For me?" I nodded and gave her the flowers.

"They're get well flowers. I got violets because the color matches your hair. " I explained. "Just thought some flowers would help freshen up this room here."

"T-Thank you..." Tsubasa said, still blushing.

"Well, don't you you feel special." Kanade said, wrapping an arm around Tsubasa. "You got get well flowers from a guy like Haru. I bet you must feel pretty happy right now."

"K-Kanade! What are you saying!?" Tsubasa said.

"C'mon, don't lie to me. You're super happy right now that a handsome guy like Haru here came all the way here to see you and give you flowers." Kanade said, a teasing smiled plastered on her face.

"It's not like that!" Tsubasa said.

I just chuckled at the two bickering. It's a common thing to see friends bickering, in my option at least. Suddenly, a thought made it's way into my head.

"Hey, you two." I called out to the bickering friends, getting their attention. "Why did you two decide to form Zwei Wing in the first place?"

My question left them surprised, probably not expecting me to ask such a question. Eventually, it was Kanade who spoke.

"Well, it all started when me and Tsubasa, back when I still was an Attuned with Gungnir, had just finished up taking out some Noise in the area. We managed to find and save some survivors, soldiers in fact and one of them said that my song gave him hope to keep in living when he thought he was gonna die there. After that, it got me thinking, if my singing can give that soldier hope to keep on living, then what about other people? So, during a morning jog, I talked with Tsubasa about it, and then, we decided to make the idol group everyone knows as Zwei Wing."

"So the Zwei Wing thing was Kanade's idea and the purpose was for you two to give hope to everyone that listen to your songs." I said.

"That's right." Kanade nodded. "It later became our dream to make sure that no matter what, people can keep living even while under the threat of the Noise."

"That's a nice dream." I commented. Hope huh? Kamen Rider Wizard would be proud.

"Speaking of dreams," Tsubasa spoke up. "Do you have any dreams Haru?"

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Me?"

"Yeah. I'm pretty sure someone like you has some kind of dream, right?" Tsubasa asked.

I thought about Tsubasa's question before coming up with an answer. "Sorry to say, but I really don't have a dream."

"You don't?" Kanade said. "That's kind of surprising. Most people dream about a lot of stuff. Don't you have a dream about going back to your world, or getting rid of every last Orphnoch?"

I shook my head. "No. Returning to my world never occurred to me. If I don't know how I got here in the first place, then how can I get back? It's not like this world is studying dimensional traveling."

"True." Kanade said.

"Plus, I'm not gonna get rid of every last Orphnoch in the world."

This obviously confused the girls.

"Why wouldn't you want to get rid of Orphnochs?" Tsubasa asked. "Aren't they like the Noise, going after and killing people?"

"Yeah. You told me they wanted to replace the entire human race." Kanade said, remembering my explanation I gave to her and Hibiki back then.

"Yes, what I said was true, for most Orphnochs." I said, emphasizing the most. "But you have to remember that Orphnochs were once human. While it is rare, there are few Orphnochs that want nothing more than to live out their lives as a normal human being, thus they don't follow orders from Smart Brain and just stay in hiding most of the time."

"Wow, I had no idea." Kanade said.

"I don't blame you if you find it hard to believe." I said. "Even though out my two years here, I've yet to meet a Renegade Orphnoch."

"Renegade?" Tsubasa asked, picking up the word quickly.

"It's basically what I just told you two." I said. "Renegades are Orphnoch that not aligned with Smart Brain and each follow their own agenda. Most Renegades wish to continue with their normal human lives, however that makes them branded as traitors by Smart Brain that deserve death. A sad thing is that some use their new found powers to kill people who have wronged them, though you really can't blame them, but there are others out there that fight to protect humans. Those are the ones I can respect and will not destroy. The only ones I will destroy are the ones that go after people."

"Wow. I guess not all Orphnochs aren't so bad after all." Kanade said.

"You got that right." I said before getting up from my seat. "Well, I better go. Gotta make sure no Noise or Orphonochs are causing trouble in the city so I'll see you girls later."

"See ya." Kanade said.

However, unlike her former partner, Tsubasa stopped me. "Haru, wait a moment." Curious, I stopped and listen to what she had to say.

"I think you should go see Tachibana." Tsubasa said. "She came and visited me this morning and while we were having a small talk, I noticed she looked kind of sad. You know her the most out of the three of us so I thought that maybe you can go check up on her, see what's wrong."

"I'll do that. Thanks for telling me." I said before I walked out of the room.


(At Lydian Academy)

I waited calmly at the front gates. Students always get out here once classes end as the student dorms are at a separate building. Checking my watch, classes should end right about...now.

*DING, DONG, DING, DONG!*

After hearing the bell, I waited for a couple more minutes until I saw students rushing out of the building, but for some reason, they all stopped when they all saw me. Can't blame'em since this academy is girls only as I have yet to see a single guy around here. More and more students walked out and stopped, but I saw no signs of Hibiki.

Finally, after a few minutes, I saw Hibiki walking out of the building with Miku and a few other friends. The others stopped when they saw me, prompting Hibiki and Miku to look where they were staring at and both of them jumped in surprise.

"Haru?" Hibiki said as both she and Miku walked up to me.

"Yo." I greeted.

"What are you doing here?" Miku asked.

"I came to see Hibiki here." I said.

"Me?" Hibiki asked, pointing to herself.

I nodded and then for some reason, the other students started to whisper to one another. Was it that rare to see a male on Lydian campus? Reminds me of Vincennes, minus the hateful glares I used to get from girls.

Hibiki then started to panic for some reason before she went and grabbed my hand, leading me some where.


(Somewhere on Campus)

"What do you think you're doing here!?" Hibiki asked.

"Like I said, I came to see you." I said.

"You could have called instead of coming on campus." Hibiki said. "People are gonna get the wrong idea."

I raised an eyebrow. "Idea? What wrong idea?"

Hibiki sighs before saying, "Never mind. So, what did you need to see me for?"

"I won't waste time." I said before beginning. "Hibiki, Tsubasa's noticed that you've been down for some time so I came here to see what's wrong."

"What? Me, down? That's ridiculous." Hibiki said, laughing, but soon stopped when she saw I wasn't laughing one bit. "I guess I can't hide anything from you."

I nodded and asked, "What's wrong Hibiki? If you can't talk to Miku, then why not tell me? Unlike Miku, you don't have to keep secrets from me."

"It's just...It's just that..." Hibiki seemed to be trying to find the right words before continuing. "I wish I can be of more help."

"What do you mean?"

"When that girl attack me and Tsubasa yesterday, I did nothing while Tsubasa did all the fighting." Hibiki explained, sitting down on a bench. I joined and sat next to her as she continued explaining. "I could do nothing but watch as Tsubasa fought and almost died. Then you appeared and that Orphnoch appeared and I still didn't do anything. It was only through luck that that other Rider appeared to save us. And it's not just the battle from yesterday, even when we're fighting Noise, I'm barely any help and you and Tsubasa end up cleaning up after me. I'm completely useless."

After Hibiki finished explaining, I thought about what she said before speaking. "So what you're saying is that you think you're weak compared to me and Tsubasa." Hibiki nodded. "In that case, you just gotta get stronger."

Hibiki looked at me in surprise. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that you gotta train in order to get stronger." I explained. "Listen Hibiki, you may think me and Tsubasa are strong, but that's because we've had more experience in fighting. Tsubasa's been training since she was young while I survived on the street, fighting land sharks and thugs alike. You have to remember that you were a civilian before you discovered your new powers. You may have power, but what you lack is skill. So, if you really want to get stronger so you can be more helpful to me and Tsubasa, then you gotta train, learn a few techniques. That way, when either the Noise or Orphnoch attack, you'll be ready for them."

"Then...can you train me?" I shook my head. "Why not?"

"Because I'm more of a street fighter Hibiki. All I do is swing hard punches and kicks and swing my sword around like a bat. I may have some training from when I was young, but that's about it. What you need is someone who can really help you out cause the way you are now with your Symphogear, the only thing you have are your fists and feet to defend you." I explained before thinking of who can train Hibiki. "If you ask me, I think getting some training from Genjuro would be more helpful than me training you."

"Eh? Genjuro?"

"Yeah. There's no doubt that he has some combat experience and I once talked to Kanade and she said he once stopped an attack from Tsubasa who was using her Symphogear at the time."

"No way!" Hibiki said, not believing her ears.

"Oh yes way." I said. "Why not go ask him after you finish any work you need to do."

"I'll do just that." Hibiki said, looking more happier than ever.

I smiled and placed a hand on her head. "Listen Hibiki, no matter what, stay true to yourself."

"Stay true...to myself."

I nodded. "That's right." My expression then got serious as I pointed my finger towards the sky like a certain ruler of heaven. "My grandmother from my father's side once said: 'It's okay to stay true to yourself, even when there's so many things about you that's changed.' Basically, what she's saying is that it's okay to be yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not or else you'll forget who you really are. You're not Kanade's replacement or some kind of hero ready to save the day, you are Hibiki Tachibana, no matter how how much you change, and don't you ever forget it."

Hibiki looked at me in awe. "I think I understand what you're saying." She then got up and smiled at me. "Thanks Haru. I feel much better after this whole talk."

"Don't mention it." I said, getting up. "Hopefully next time, you might actually be of some help."

"Hey! Who says that after cheering someone up!?" Hibiki asked, angry.

"That someone would be me." I said.

Hibiki continued to glare at me before she bursted into laughter. I just smiled as Hibiki's laughter dies down after a while.

"Well, I gotta go."I said. "Gotta make sure there aren't any Orphnochs causing trouble during the day."

"Okay, see you." Hibiki said. "Thanks for advice. The next time you see me, I'm gonna be stronger, just you wait!"

I just smirked before walking away.


(Minutes Later)

I calmly walked through the the parking lot, making my way to my AutoVajin where I parked it, when someone bumped into me from behind, causing whoever bumped into me to fall. I looked behind me and saw a female rubbing her behind as a case lay right next to her plus a bag with all of its contents spilled out. From her uniform, it was obvious that she was a Lydian student.

"Ite..." The girl groaned.

"Hey, you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's nothing." The girl said before seeing her stuff all over the ground. "Oh no, my stuff."

"Here, let me help." I said, kneeling down to help her.

"Oh, you don't have to do that." The girl said.

"Too bad cause I'm helping whether you like it or not." I said, picking up a book and handing it to her.

"Thanks, I guess."

"No problem." I said before reaching to the case. I raised an eyebrow when I saw loose tape on it. Curiosity got the best of me as I took off the tape and what i saw made my eyes go wide. "Hey."

"Hm? What is it?" The girl asked.

I got up with the case in my hand, turned to her, and showed her the case which had the Smart Brain logo on it. "What in the world are you doing with something from Smart Brain?"

The girls eyes widen and she started to sweat in panic. I narrowed my eyes at her. Why in the world does this girl have something from Smart Brain and how in the world did she get it in the first place.

Suddenly, I was tackled by someone, making me drop the case and thrown back a couple of feet. I quickly scrambled to my feet and saw a guy grabbing the case as he and the girl began to run away.

"Matte!" I shouted, going after them.

The boy and the girl ran into the streets, almost getting run over by some cars before heading into an alleyway. I simply hardcore parkour over the cars and continued to chase after the two. They knocked over some trashcans to slow me down as they climb over a fence. The trashcans weren't that much of a threat as I simply jumped over them, jumped on the walls and kicked off to reach a higher part of the fence before climbing over and continuing to chase after the two. They ran out the alleyway got on the streets again, looking behind them to see me still after them. Just when I ran out of the alleyway, an RV Van suddenly appeared and almost ran me over if I didn't step back in time. It then too off and right before my eyes, the two I was chasing after were gone! Looking left and right, I quickly figured out that they must have gotten on the RV and cursed out loud.

I scratched my head in annoyance and frustration before sighing. Who the hell were those two and how in the world did they get something from Smart Brain?


(On the RV)

"That was close." The girl said as she and the guy sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. Around them were none other than the Sensei and the other kids that were with the former Rider.

"You're lucky we were on out way to pick you two up." The sensei said as a kept his eyes on the rode.

"Who was that guy anyway, Sara?" The guy that helped her asked.

The now named Sara shrugged. "I don't know. I just bumped into him at the parking lot and got scared when he discovered the case."

"Did you think he was a worker at Smart Brain?" One of the males on the RV asked.

Sara shook her head. "I don't think so Ryu. He seemed a bit young to be working at Smart Brain."

"Could he be an Orphnoch?" One of the females asked.

The guy that helped Sara shrugged. "It's possible."

"For now, we need to be more careful." The sensei said. "Sara, Miyuki, Makoto, Hana, you four continue to go to Lydian, but stay cautious from now on. Me, Ryu, Yuu, and Jin will continue to figure out what to do with the two belts."

Everyone nodded as the RV blended with the other vehicles of the highway.


(Lydian Academy)

"Tachibana...Tachibana...TACHIBANA!"

"Wha!?" Hibiki woke up with a start as she looked around and remembered that she was currently in class.

"Well, Tachibana, you must be pretty bold to sleep in class." The teacher said who was not happy in the slightest.

"Uh...well..." Hibiki tried to come up with an excuse but couldn't think of one.

"NO EXCUSES! SEE ME AFTER CLASS!"


(Hours Later)

"Ugh...I thought she was gonna destroyed my ears for a second there." Hibiki said, rubbing her ears. Right now, she was having lunch with Miku and her other friends outside.

"That's what you get for sleeping in class." Miku said. "I'm not surprised since you came back to the dorms so late. Just what were you doing last night?"

Hibiki nervously laugh, saying, "That's a secret."

Hibiki had done what Haru advised and got training from Genjuro. Some of the training is what she expected, but the other was not expecting to watch Kung Fu movies. The process was slow, but Hibiki was taking every minute of training seriously. The downside is that she didn't have time to hang out with Miku and her friends, but she was doing this to protect everyone she cared about so she continued training everyday from now on, even if she did get tired once she returned to the academy.

"Sleeping in class, keeping a secret that you hide from even your friends, you're like some heroine from a shojo manga." One of Hibiki's and Miku's friends commented. Her name was Sako. (AN: I don't know the names of her other friends so I'm making them up.)

Hibiki could do nothing, but laugh nervously.

"Hey, Hibiki, who was that guy yesterday that came to see you?" Another one of Hibiki and Miku's friends asked. This girls name was Fuuka.

"You mean Haru?" Hibiki said.

"So that's his name." Yuki, the last friend said. "So what is he? Is he your boyfriend or something?"

"B-B-B-Boyfriend!?" Hibiki stuttered as her entire face turned the same shade as cherry. "I-It's not like that!"

"But you two seem to know each other. So spill, what's your connection to that guy." Yuki asked.

"He's just a friend! That's all!" Hibiki insisted.

"Yes. He's a friend, but he's also a boy, so wouldn't that make him your boyfriend?" Fuuka asked teasingly.

"It's not like that!" Hibiki said, glowing redder than the Photon Veins on Faiz's armor.

"Guys, stop teasing Hibiki." Miku said before explaining. "Haru was a worker at the Flower and me and Hibiki were regular customers there so we got to know each other from there."

"Well why didn't you just say so?" Sako said befroe thinking back. "A worker at the Flower...I miss that place's okonomiyaki."

At the word of okonomiyaki, Miku was reminded of something went into her bag, pulling out the wrapped up okonomiyaki she got from Haru. "Hibiki, here."

"Huh?" Hibiki was confused, but took the treat anyway. "Where'd you get this Miku?"

"I got from Haru on the night of the shooting star show." Miku explained. Haru stopped by out dorm room and gave us these. That ones for you Hibiki. I already mine."

"This is from Haru?" Hibiki asked, looking down at the treat.

Miku nodded. "He said he made these in order for us to enjoy the wonders of the Flower one last time."

Hibiki looked down at the okonomyaki in her hands before she smiled and started eating it.

"...Are you sure that Haru's not your boyfriend?" That question from Fuuka caused Hibiki to choke and was quickly saved by Miku giving her some water.

"I told you it's nothing like that!" Hibiki shouted.

Everyone except Hibiki laughed as Hibiki could do nothing but blush.

The three friends then got up in front of Hibiki and Miku.

"Hibiki, Miku, I just found this new restaurant that sells the greatest takoyaki I've ever tasted. Want to come?" Yuki asked.

"Sorry, but I have something I need to do after school." Hibiki said.

"I need to finish up some homework I need to do." Miku answered.

"Aw~! You two are no fun." Yuki said, pouting.

"Sorry..." Hibiki apologized.

"Well, maybe next time." Sako said "Well, see you two later-!"

*STAB!*

The girl didn't get to say more, her hand dropping to her side as she fell to the ground, displaying a huge needle on her back.

Everyone in the area screamed in horror as Hibiki got up and approached her hurt friend.

"Sako! Are you al-!" But the minute Hibiki touched her friend, her whole body disintegrated into ashes, leaving only her clothes.

Everyone started in horror, some fainting at what they just saw while others just felt sick.

"S-Sako..." Finally, couldn't taking anymore, Fuuka fainted

"Fuuka!" Yuki reacted and caught her fainting friend. "Fuuka! Get a hold of yourself!"

While Hibiki may looked shocked on the outside and inside, she was also angry. She recognized the killing was not from a Noise because they left their victims in piles of carbon. Laying in front of her was a pile of ash and she knew only one thing that can kill like this. An Orphnoch.

"Miku, Yuki, take care of Fuuka!" Hibiki said as she got up and dashed off.

"Hibiki! Where are you going!?" Miku shouted.

"Making a call!" Hibiki said before she got out her phone and dialed the expert on Orphnochs.


(2nd Division Headquarters)

"What!? An Orphnoch attacked your school!?" I asked.

Everyone's attention was focused on Hibiki as she told us what had happened at Lydian.

"That's right." Hibiki said, her bangs shadowing her eyes. "It happened during lunch when my friends were getting ready to leave. Then, before anyone knew what happened, Sako went down and...crumbled into ashes. It all happened so fast."

I deeply thought abut this. This is the first time an Orphnoch has attacked someone in broad daylight. Usually, to avoid getting spot by the news, they attack during night or in deserted areas. But this one attacked when there was still people around. What could be the reason why an Orphnoch would attack in daytime while there were still people around to witness what had just happened?

"I swear..." I was brought out of my thoughts as everyone and I saw Hibiki shaking in rage. "I swear...I'm gonna kill the Orphnoch that killed Sako!" Hibiki said as rage was clearly in her eyes.

Everyone was clearly surprised at Hibiki's sudden rage as I quickly went to Hibiki's side.

"Hibiki, you're going down a harsh road if you plan on getting revenge." I said before kneeling down to her eye level. "Tell me Hibiki, can you kill an Orphnoch with your own hands?"

"What are you saying?" Hibiki asked, not getting what I meant.

"I'm saying can you kill a human being?" I asked, surprising her. "Orphnochs may be monsters, but you must remember that they were once human. So I ask you, do you have the will to kill a human being with your own two hands?"

Hibiki went to open her mouth, but no words came as she slowly closed it.

"That's what I thought." I said before turning away, saying, "What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil, or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil? Some would think the answer is to stain their hands with evil while others say that one should remain just. To me, it can go either way. Think hard Hibiki, before you decide what to do." I then walk away, leaving behind that badass Code Geass quote as I head to the elevator.

"Where are you going?" Genjuro asked as everyone else looked worriedly at Hibiki.

"I'm going to hunt down that Orphnoch." I said. "Someone's gotta do the job and I'm the only who can do it right now." With that said, I pressed the button and the door closed right in front of me as I was lifted up.


(Lydian Academy)

"So you saw nothing at all?" I asked the two girls in front of me who were named Yuki and Fuuka, Hibiki's and Miku's friends and friends to the late Lydain student Sako.

Fuuka shook her head. "It happened so suddenly. We were about to take out leave when Sako went still and fell to the floor with a huge spike on her back."

"Where is this spike?" I asked, planning on taking it back to headquarters to find out what kind of Orphnoch I'll be fighting.

"It crumbled into ashes the same time Sako died." Yuki answered.

"I see." I said. "Thank you for taking your time to talk with me. You girls both look exhausted. Why don't you go and rest back at the dorms?"

"Glad we can help." Yuki said before she and Fuuka walked away, leaving me alone at the shoe lockers of the building.

I sigh in disappointment. I've been going around and asking any students if they could give me more information of what happened, but I've come up with nothing. Some students that a Noise had killed the girl named Sako, but others argue that it couldn't be a Noise since one had to appear and touch their victims to kill them. Nevertheless, everyone was panicking, yet the staff still decided that the students come to class. Who in their right minds would continue school when a murder had just taken place? Just thinking about such stupidity made me shake my head in disappointment.

"Who are you?" A sudden voice out of no where made me jump a little in surprise and made me turn around to see an older, blond woman who's gaze was fixed on me. "You're too old to be a student and we don't have any males students to begin with. Identify yourself, or else I'll call security."

"I'm sorry for the intrusion." I apologized, bowing with my hands still in my coat pockets. "I was just asking students about the incident that happened here on campus."

A flash of recognition then appeared on the woman's face. "Wait, I remember you. You're the one that brought Tachibana here on her first day here at Lydian."

It then occurred to me that the woman in front of me was none other than Hibiki and Miku's teacher. "I'm surprised you remembered me considering I've only set foot at this academy one time." Of course, what I said was a lie as I had to come here in order to get to headquarters, but I wasn't about to tell that to a random stranger.

"Well, it's not everyday that a man steps into Lydian." The teacher said. "Tell me, how do you deal with Tachibana? Considering you brought her here on her first day, you must know her well."

"I only know here because she and her best friend used to be regulars at the Flower. a restaurant I used to work at." I explained. "In my option, Hibiki's not that hard to deal with."

"Please, she fails to turn in her work most of the time, barely pays attention in class, and is now falling asleep in class. Really, I don't get why she even joined this academy if she isn't even taking her studies seriously." I narrowed my eyes at her, not liking the way she was talking about Hibiki, but kept shut. "Well, if you excuse me, I have some papers at my desk that need to be taken of. Have a good day." And with that, she left.

As much as I didn't like how she talked about Hibiki, I decided to let it go and leave the campus, heading towards the dorms. I'll have do some more investigating tomorrow.


(RV Van)

"An Orphnoch attacked a student at Lydian!?" Yuu asked.

Sara and the other girls nodded.

"I was there with Miyuki when it happened." Makoto said as Miyuki nodded in agreement.

"To think that there was an Orphnoch at Lydian." Sensei said, worried that they might be discovered.

"Sensei, should we get away while we still can?" Jin asked.

After thinking about it for awhile, the sensei shook his head. "No, this Orphnoch attacked a student for some reason. Either that student did something terrible to the Orphnoch in the past, or is trying to lure us out. For now, stay cautious and act like everyone else who are confused with what happened."

"But that's too risky!" Ryu argued. "What if it's like you said and is trying to lure us out? We have two of the belts with us after all. We need to get away from the academy as fast as possible."

"We will do no such thing." The sensei said. "If we leave now, the Orphnoch might catch onto us. If it makes you less worried, we can wait for a few days before making our escape. It'll be less suspicious that way."

"I guess I can agree with that." Ryu said before sitting back down.

"For now, you girls, remain cautious at all times. There's no telling what this Orphnoch's plan is about. Keep the belts on you in case the Orphnoch attacks."

The girls nodded before they prepared to go to bed for the night.


(The Next Day)

Inside the auditorium of Lydian academy, students were walking up to the stage where they were laying flowers in front picture of Sako as well as the ashes of Sako. The mood in the air was gloomy as mostly everyone didn't know what to feel at the moment as something like a student dying on campus has never happened before.

However, unlike most of the students, only two really cried for the late Sako and those two were none other than Hibiki and Miku. They remember the times where Sako would comment things based off mangas she read as well as igniting a few laughs from them. They remember the times they, as well as with Fuuka and Yuki all went to the Flower one time and this was before Haru started to work at said restaurant.

"I can't believe she's really gone." Miku muttered as she wiped away tears in her eyes.

Hibiki said nothing as she struggled not to let any more tears fall out. She quickly wiped them away and surveyed the area for any signs of Fuuka or Yuki, but saw no signs of them. This confused her as the two were more close to Sako than they were to her.

"Hey Miku, where are Fuuka and Yuki?" Hibiki asked.

"I don't know." Miku said. "I haven't seen them since this morning."

"Tachibana." At the call of her name, Hibiki turned as saw her teacher looking at her. "Please come with me."

"Eh?" Hibiki got to her feet and followed her teacher out the door. "Did I do something wrong?"

"Something like that." The teacher said as they made it to the classroom. "Step inside."

Hibiki did as told and stepped inside the classroom. She was immediately confused why all the lights were turned off as the room was covered in pitch black darkness.

"Sensei, why is the room so dark?" Hibiki asked until all the lights came on, making her blink here eyes at the sudden brightness. When she regained her vision, she was greeted with a sight that made her gasp.

It was both Fuuka and Yuki, tied to a chair as their mouths were covered with duct tape.


(With Haru)

While eating a plain ham sandwich, I walk around the campus to see if I can find any clues. I stop at the place where the incident had taken place. I looked around, but found nothing out of the ordinary. How did an Orphnoch kill someone without being seen? Could they have some sort of long-ranged weapon or something?

Wait. A long-ranged weapon. Hmm...That would explain how the killing was done so fast and how the Orphnoch wasn't seen. Now, if I was using a long-ranged weapon, what would be the perfect vantage point around here?

Looking around, I smirked when I found what could be the perfect vantage the point. The roof. Now to find some stairs that lead to the-Hm?

From the corner of my eyes, I spotted a familiar looking face with black hair that was tied in a pony tail. It was that girl from yesterday that had that Smart Brain case! So she was a student here after all. I debated what to do. As much as I wanted to know more about that girl, the Orphnoch comes first. With that thought in mind, I head towards a random direction, hoping to find some stairs that would lead me to the roof.


(With Sara)

Sara breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Haru not following her from the corner of her eyes. Her worry of being spotted were brushed away as she hurried to meet up with her other friends. Just then, her phone rang and naturally, she answered it.

"Hello?"

"Sara!?" The voice on the other end was clearly Jin as he sounded panicked. "We need you and the others to bring the belts!"

"What? Why? What happened?"

"It's an Orphnoch! One appeared and is now chasing after us along with some guys in black! Hurry!"

The call ended there and Sara didn't bother to call back as she put her phone away and went to go find the other girls.


(Back With Hibiki)

"Fuuka!? Yuki!?" Before Hibiki could even take a step towards her friends, she was grabbed by the neck and was thrown across the room, hitting the wall before sliding down. Thanks to her training, she was bale to shrug off the pain some what as she raised her head to see who had thrown her only to see her teacher. "S-Sensei?"

The teacher closed the door behind her, locking it before she turned to face Hibiki.

"Sensei, what's going on?" Hibiki asked.

"What does it look like Miss Tachibana?" The teacher said, taking a seat at her desk as Fuuka and Yuki continued to struggle out of their bonds. "This is your punishment."

"Punishment?" Hibiki was beyond confused at this point.

"That's right." The teacher said, getting up and making her way towards the two tied up girls. "Ever since day one, you've failed to stay focus in class, never finishing any work handed to you in time, and now you've begun sleeping in class. Why in the world did you even enter this academy if you aren't even taking it seriously?"

"I am taking it seriously, I've just have a lot going on right now." Hibiki explained. "I entered this academy to follow in Tsubasa's foot steps."

"So, you entered this school because you want to be like Miss Kazanari. A reasonable goal, but at the same time it's weak!"

"Huh?"

"Miss Tachibana, this academy was designed to train students to be the best in the musical department and I only accept the best in my classes." The teacher then pointed at Hibiki like she was some thing. "You Miss Tachibana, are a failure that's just waiting to bring down the ones with the potential to be great."

The teachers words really hurt Hibiki. She talked as if she was some kind of disease that shouldn't have appeared or existed.

"And do you know what I do with failures?" The teacher asked.

Naturally, Hibiki didn't know so she shook her head.

"Then I'll tell you." Then, right before Hibiki's eyes, the teacher transformed into an Orphnoch, her appearance giving her the appearance of a hornet bee. "I get rid of them for good."

Hibiki gasped in surprise. Her teacher was an Orphnoch. An Orphnoch killed Sako. Hibiki couldn't believe it.

"Sensei...were you...were you the one who..."

"Was I the one who killed Miss Sako?" The Orphnoch finished Hibiki's thought. "Yes. Yes I did."

Hibiki started shaking, caused by either horror or rage at the realization, or maybe it was both. "Why? Why did you kill Sako!? Isn't it me you wanted to get rid of!?"

"Yes, my target was you, but recently, I've developed a habit of making my targets suffer before killing them." The Hornet Orphnoch explained. "Before I get rid of you, I plan on making you suffer and the only way to do that is to get rid of the things you hurt most dear." Giant needles then sprouted from her arms as she turned to Fuuka and Yuki who were now screaming through their taped mouth as they struggled harder to get free.

Hibiki's eyes widen at what the Orphnoch was going to do as she immediately ran towards her. "No! Don't do it!"

*STAB!*

Hibiki stopped running as horror spread across her face when the Orphnoch plunged its needle arms into the two girls. The Orphnoch then removed its needle arms and moved aside to allow Hibiki and proper look at her friends.

"Fuuka...Yuki..." Hibiki called out their names, dread filling up inside of her.

Both girls seemed to be in a daze until their heads shot up. They then looked towards Hibiki.

"Hibiki..."

"Help...us..."

Those were the last words they spoke before they disintegrated into ashes. Hibiki's voice was caught in her throat as she stared at the remains of what were once her friends. Finally, she found her voice again.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Hibiki screamed with all her might, tears streamed down her face as she held her head in horror. Her friends had been killed right in front of her. They had been killed all because of her.

"That's a nice expression on your face." The Hornet Orphnoch commented. "Now, who should I go after next? Your friend, Miss Kohinata? Or how about that one man, Mr. Yamamoto?"

"Why don't I choose for you?"

*BANG-BANG-BANG!*

The Orphnoch yelled in pain as she fell to the floor rolling. Hibiki slowly turned her head towards the door and saw none other than Haru with the Faiz Phone in hand in Blaster mode.

"Sorry I'm late Hibiki." Haru said.

"Haru..." Hibiki muttered before she fell unconscious.


I watched worriedly as Hibiki fainted. I quickly went to her side to see if she was alright when I saw the Orphnoch, a Hornet Bee from her features getting back up.

"You? What are you doing here?"

"I was just around, trying to find any clues about the murder here, when I happen to pass by to see you kill those girls." I explained as I dialed 555.

STANDING BY

"You killed Hibiki's friends, two irreplaceable friends and you just killed them right in front of her. I'm not gonna let walk out of this alive. For Hibiki and her friends, you die today!" I shouted before closing the phone. "Henshin!"

COMPLETE

The transformation only took seconds to finished as I charged towards the Orphnoch.


(With Kanade and Tsubasa)

"Finally, it's about time they let you out of the hospital." Kanade said as she and Tsubasa walked out of the hospital.

"I will admit, it was pretty boring being stuck in that hospital, but now I can finally get back into battle." Tsubasa said. "I need to start training so I can take on that girl without having to use the Swan Song."

"With Haru around, you won't even get to sing the Swan Song." Kanade said as both of them walked on the sidewalk. "With that guy around, I bet he wouldn't hesitate to knock you out just to stop you singing."

"Yeah, I can actually see that happening." Tsubasa said, both of them sharing a laugh.

"So Tsubasa, what are your thoughts on Haru?" Kanade suddenly asked.

"What do you mean?" Tsubasa leaned back when Kanade got too close for her comfort.

"Come on, don't try to hide it from me." Kanade said. "You have a crush on Haru, don't you?"

Tsubasa blushed scarlet at her best friend's claim. "W-W-What are you saying!? I do not have a c-c-crush on Haru!"

"Your stuttering says otherwise." Kanade said, pulling back to give Tsubasa some room. "You can't hide it forever Tsubasa. If you hide it forever, then you'll lose to Hibiki."

Tsubasa raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What does this have to do with Tachibana?"

"Couldn't you tell? That girl also has the hots for Haru." Kanade said. "You have to fight really hard if you want to win Haru's heart. You may be older, but you're lacking in the three sizes department."

"Kanade!" Tsubasa blushed harder than before, crossing her arms to cover her chest.

Kanade just chuckled at her blushing friend but then stopped when a speeding RV sped past behind her, making her jump in surprise. "Whoa! That RV was driving pretty fast."

Suddenly, multiple motorcycles, seven in total, sped past them, going after the speeding RV.

"It's being chased." Tsubasa noticed. She then noticed that Kanade remained still after the seven riders sped past them. "Kanade."

The reason why Kanade was frozen was because she recognized six of the seven riders. What she saw were none other than Riotroopers.

"Tsubasa! We have to go after them!" Kanade said before she took off running.

"Kanade?" Confused, Tsubasa ran after her best friend.


(Back With Haru)

*CRASH!*

(BGM: Dead or Alive by Shinichi Ishihara)

Both me and the Orphnoch crash through the window and landed on the ground, students dispersing and running away when they saw the Orphnoch. I quickly get up and tackle the Orphnoch who just got back up herself. I pushed her against a tree and started to swing punch after punch to her face and stomach before she kicked me away. She went to stab me with her needle arms, but I dodged all of her attack before kicking her away. She crossed her arms to guard against my kick before pushing my leg back, making me unbalanced as the Orphnoch took advantage of this and and delivered a punch to my chest. The punch was stronger than I thought as I flew back and crashed onto one of the many picnic tables that was used for students that wanted to eat lunch outside.

"You're mine!" The Hornet Orphnoch shouted, jumping up and heading straight for me, needle arm out first.

Thinking fast, I removed the Faiz Phone from the belt and quickly dialed: 103.

SINGLE MODE

Pointing the blaster at the incoming Orphnoch, I fired three beams of Photon Energy. The first two missed, but the third found its mark, hitting the Orphnoch right in the right eyes.

"My eye!" The Orphnoch yelled in pain, giving me a chance to get on my back and push off my hands, giving a drop kick to the Orphnoch's face, sending her flying as I landed on my feet.

"You are just giving Komachi from Terra Formers a bad name." I commented, removing my Mission Memory and inserting it into the Faiz Pointer.

READY

Equipping the Faiz Pointer to the metal brace, I was about to open the Phone when two speeding needles sped towards me. Not expecting it, I was unable to dodged as the needles struck me, making me fall to the ground. Looking up, I saw the needles on her arms were gone. So that was how she killed Sako from a distance. Her arms were could produce needles for close and long ranged combat.

"I will not die here!" The Orphnoch shouted as she got up and started to shoot more needles towards me, making me roll out of the way quickly and get behind a wall. "It is my job to make sure the dreams of the worthy are accomplished! I will not allow failures get in the way of making that happen!"

"Dreams huh." I mutter before shouting out. "Dreams are an amazing thing, both making people cry, but also making them try harder than most people. But at the same time, while a dream is great, it's also a burden, a curse. The only way to overcome the curse is to achieve said dream. Of course, I don't really know since I don't have a dream myself, but unlike you, I say everyone has the right to achieve their dreams, both the talented and the failures!" I then got out of my cover and charged towards the Orphnoch. "What gives you the right to decides who's dreams come true and who's doesn't!?"

"Shut up!" The Orphnoch shouts as she continues to shoot her needles at me, all landing their mark, but I didn't care as I ignored the pain of the needles and opened the Faiz Phone, pressing 'ENTER.'

EXCEED CHARGE

I jumped into the air anf flipped, shooting out a cone of Photon Energy that somehow blocked the needles the Orphnoch kept shooting, but I didn't complain as I kicked into the cone and shot towards the Hornet Orphnoch, ready to finish her off.

"Crimson Smash!" I shouted as I my finisher connected and after a few seconds, found myself behind the Orphnoch, snapping my arm to the side.

"No...I was supposed...to make a path...for...the worthy..." Those were the Orphnoch's last words before she exploded into blue flames and then disintegrated into ashes soon after as Faiz's insignia hung in the air before disappearing as well.

(BGM End)

I breath a sigh of relief, strapping the Faiz Pointer back onto the belt before looking towards the place where me and the Orphnoch had crashed from. I jumped and landed inside perfectly thanks to my armor and quickly found Hibiki still unconscious on the floor. Undoing the transformation, I quickly went to Hibiki's side.

"Hibiki, Hibiki, wake up." I said, shaking and calling the girls name.

Finally, Hibiki let out a groan before slowly opening her eyes . "Haru?"

"Finally awake, thank gods. You were starting to worry me." I said.

"Where am I?" Hibiki asked, looking around the room. "What happened?" She then gasped when she saw the pile o ashes that were once her friends. "No...are those..."

I didn't answer as i instead brought Hibiki into a hug, whispering, "I'm sorry."

Realizing and remembering what had happened, Hibiki broke down and cried into my chest. I stayed silent, letting the girl cry out her emotions. All of her fiends except Miku had just been killed so I say that Hibiki had the right to cry right now.

"They're dead..." Hibiki began. "This is all my fault. Sako, Fuuka, Yuki, they're all dead because of me!"

"It wasn't your fault Hibiki."

"Yes it was!" Hibiki snapped. "They all dies becasue of me, because I'm a failure. This wouldn't have happened if they weren't my friends."

"That's not true!" I said, making Hibiki look at me. "Listen Hibiki, you're not a failure, you're far beyond that. I've seen you train with Genjuro and saw that you're taking training very seriously, getting better and stronger everyday. Hibiki Tachibana, you are one of the most hard working girls I know, you're no failure. What happened today wasn't your fault. None of it was your fault. Instead of doubting yourself, use today's experience and learn form it, grow stronger from it. That way, you can prevent something like this from happening again."

"Haru..."

"You're no failure Hibiki, remember that and don't no one say otherwise." I said before bring Hibiki back into a hug.

"Haru..." Hibiki said before she returned the hug as I felt more tears appearing and falling onto my shoulder. "Thank you."

"Your welcome." I said.

Suddenly, my phone began to ring. Braking the hug, I take out my phone and answer it. "Hello?"

"Haru! You have to help!" I quickly identified the voice on the other end to be Tsubasa and from the sound of it, something was worrying her.

"What happened?" I asked.

"It's Kanade! She's been kidnapped!"

My eyes widen at that information. "Nani!?"


And done! Finally, after two weeks! I've underestimated how much school would slow me down. So, we get to see some people who know about the gear and Smart Brain and then suddenly, Kanade gets kidnapped! If you guys want to know just what the hell happened, then you'll find out next chapter, that is once I get it uploaded which won't be for awhile. I hope you all loved today's chapter. This has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Until the next ride.