Academy Kamen Rider.

Chapter 9: Hellfire in Mirrors.

"Yusei!"

On the way to the Ryuki dorm stadium, Erik, Dax & Amanda were interrupted by a very familiar voice... one that grated on Erik's nerves. The trio turned to see Dori Nobuya standing on the hill.

"What do you want?" Erik wondered jokingly. Like he had to ask.

Nobuya grinned: "We have unfinished business, you and I. This time, no Kagemarou is going to get in my way."

"Don't talk about my buddy like that!"

Another voice had interrupted the meeting. Nobuya looked past Erik, Dax & Amanda to see Ken Harris, who had his guitar, the Ongekiken Resturai.

"Blasted Oni! Can't you animals just leave this island already?" Nobuya growled, agitated.

"I control the lightning and also currently hold a high score on Guitar Hero!" Ken said enthusiastically, causing the trio and Nobuya to scratch their heads in confusion.

"But anyways... enough about my achievements in video games. I'm a lot more lethal with a guitar in real life." Ken added, stabbing his Retsurai in the ground. He pulled up his Henshin Kigen that laid on his wrist, opened the faceplate, plugged the strings and strummed them like a guitar.

"Henshin."

Ken held the Kigen across from his forehead, summoning his oni face. With a swift thrust into the air, his fist and then his entire body was engulfed by electricity. Ken cast off the lightning to reveal his Rider Form, Todoroki. But this was also to Nobuya's benefit, as two cards popped out from the MakaiBooker, lighting up to reveal Todoroki's face and his insignia in gold.

Nobuya sighed and turned to the trio: "You may as well take a walk to wherever you were going. I can wait for a fight between you and I to materialise, Yusei."

"I'll be ready." Erik replied, before resuming his path with his friends.

Nobuya turned back to Ken: "You Oni make me sick to my stomach. And as for your 'buddy'... let's see if you can beat him! Henshin!"

Nobuya slid a card into the MakaiDriver and pushed the buckle over.

Kamen Ride: Makai!

Nobuya then took out one more card.

Kamen Ride: Kagemarou!

Nobuya's suit shifted to that of his Academy rival's, which stunned Ken to the core. He slowly lowered his guitar.

"Augen?" Ken wondered.

"Idiot." Nobuya thought, putting Ken on the ground with a mighty swing of the MakaiBooker. Nobuya then dug his boot in Ken's gut, drawing a new card.

Attack Ride: Sword Vent!

Nobuya summoned Ohja's Veno Saber to his fist and raised it. Ken used his quick-thinking to escape Nobuya's boot, sending the Ichigo dormer staggering back.

"Kagemarou never used Ohja's weapons!" Ken thought out loud.

Nobuya gave off a taunting sigh: "As I told your Oni brethren, I like to mix and match. Kinda' like this."

Attack Ride: Hyper Clock Up!

Nobuya gained superspeed and used a sideflip slash to knock Ken down again before the Hyper Clock Up period ended. Nobuya then held two last cards in his hand.

"I also like to combine my offense, which pretty much means its game over, Todoroki!" Nobuya concluded, inserting the two cards one after the other.

Final Attack Ride: Ohja!

Final Attack Ride: Kagemarou!

Nobuya went to execute Kagemarou's Skull Dragon Break, but his boots were also peppered with the venom Ohja would also have during his Veno Crash finisher. The impact of the double finisher caused a crater in the shape of Makai's symbol to appear.

As Nobuya walked away, he glanced back: "Never interrupt me again, scumbag Oni."

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"Students of Academy Kamen Rider, welcome one and all to the Ryuki dorm's Advent Battle Royal! On this day, every Rider who holds a Vent Deck shall be permitted to enter this competition. In this battle, non-fatal means of defeat apply. Every Rider is tagged with a unique code. The rules for this battle royal are simple... defeat as many Riders as possible until you can't go anymore. All Riders in this battle can use either Hongo Island or the Mirror World to do battle. All the Academy professors ask is that you keep the classrooms clear. In five minutes, the battle shall commence."

"Hey, guys." Puppy greeted, standing with Shiro as they had been there for a while.

"Ran into Nobuya, but he got hijacked. A lot of Riders turned up." Dax replied, staring out into the full stadium with amazement.

"You will come across some guests during this thing, Dax, so thank your lucky stars that you're rubbing elbows with Ryuki, Knight and Ryuga. Count Ryuki and Sage Night made the journey over, because they felt like they shouldn't miss such an event. And Long Ryusei was one of the few Riders who dodged Professor Ryker's ban for the Golden Thorn debacle... not that Ryker could force him to give back Ryuga's deck. But I digress. Have some fun, Dax. It's not everyday you get to compete in one of these." Puppy explained.

Dax nodded enthusiastically: "Awesomeness. But I'm wondering... are there any Ichigo dormers or bad cookies I need to be worried about?"

"Ichigo dorm's ban on contact with the Den-O and IXA dorms prohibits them from competing in these things when Den-O and IXA dormers are involved. So you can quit worrying about them. But don't think you're out of the woods just yet. Scissors is a Dark Kamen Rider, as is Gai... but then again, Gai's cards were lost to Ohja during the tournament, so he's out... and Ryuga is a wildhorse because he's not affiliated with anyone. And then there's Akuma..." Puppy replied, letting his eyes tumble towards a lone Rider with a crimson cloak over his Nigo dorm jacket.

"Akuma?" Dax blinked.

Shiro nodded: "Japanese for 'Devil'. His real name is Jyushin Kohei... but he prefers to be called 'Lucifer', after one of the many names given to the Devil himself. I'm going to give you advice right now, Dax. Stay as far away from Jyushin as you can. His powers could crush you with one hit. Stick close to Spider and don't do anything stupid."

Phil scoffed: "Hey, I have a human name, y'know!"

"Whatever. I gotta' get back to the dorm. Professor Muro wanted to give me personal tutoring on Form-Changing. Enjoy the show, Amanda-chan." Shiro concluded, patting Amanda on the shoulder. She blushed bright red, which frustrated Phil even more.

"C'mon, Phil... this shindig is about to get started." Dax finished, bringing Phil back to being focused on the task at hand. They made their way out onto the battlefield. The first thing Erik noticed about the stadium was that it was adorned with mirrors and reflective surfaces.

He didn't even have to ask Puppy: "Do you think Professor Mikuchi is gonna' let an island-wide battle royal go on without at least one Rider heading into the Mirror World?"

Erik smiled: "After seeing what Professor Mikuchi could do the other day, I'm going to take the safe bet and say no."

"Bingo." Puppy winked.

"Alright, Riders, the time has come. We have gone over the rules several times and hope you have understood them correctly. This Advent Battle Royal here at Ryuki dorm shall not come to a conclusion until only one Rider remains. Remember that classrooms are off limits! Begin!"

All the competing students turned and thrust out their Vent Decks, summoning their V-Buckles to their waists. Dax & Phil stood side-by-side, with Dax throwing his fist to the side while Phil simply held his hands in a spider-like formation.

"HENSHIN!"

All the competitors changed into their Rider Forms, disappearing into the Mirror World shortly afterwards.

Puppy gave out a little chuckle and then turned back to Erik: "Why don't we go for lunch? Dax'll be a while."

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"This'll tide me over before I split some heads at the next tournament!" Long Ryusei lamented as he combatted Jay Casper, otherwise known as Kamen Rider Dragbird. It had been a while since the tournament, but for the twisted Ryusei twin that was too long. He gleefully swiped his Black Drag Saber at Casper several times.

Advent!

Casper summoned his Contract Monster Dragwing, but the fiery phoenix beast was taken down by Psycorogue in its motorcycle form Psycoroader, ridden by Sirius Belmont, a.k.a Kamen Rider Alternative Zero. Belmont retrieved a card and then swiped it through his Slash Visor.

Final Vent!

Belmont revved up on Psycoroader, violently spinning rapidly. Speeding across the ground, Belmont and Psycoroader crashed into Casper, sending him flying back into the real world, where he was none too happy.

"Hey! That was cheap!" Casper retorted at the mirror as he picked up his idle Vent Deck from the floor.

Back in the Mirror World, Long stared Belmont down.

Strike Vent!

His fist adorned with the Black Drag Claw, Long sent a black inferno blazing into Belmont, which surprised Alternative Zero. Phil was right there with his Arach Claw, webbing up Belmont's feet and hanging him upside down in the air.

Final Vent!

Long hit the skyline with his boot coated with black flame and smashed Belmont's chest with the Black Dragon Rider Kick. Belmont dissolved back into the real world, where he realised the Alternative Zero deck had been cracked into pieces.

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"So... why does the Ryuki dorm have such an event?" Amanda wondered as she, Erik & Puppy sat down to eat. She patted Dogmott on the head, which the sentient dog appreciated.

"The Advent Battle Royal. It's not clear to me either why Professor Mikuchi holds this every year... I guess it's because it's interesting to him. Kinda' like his association with Joseph Harbinger, who he has taken a great interest in. I just boil it down to that their personalities don't conflict with one another." Puppy smirked, looking at his water very closely.

Erik was confused: "Somebody poison it or something? Drink it already."

Puppy shook his head: "Look closer. Dax just eliminated someone."

Erik & Amanda both looked closer and saw Dax using his Final Vent to send Scissors flying from the Mirror World.

Amanda cheered: "Woot! Go, Dax!"

Then she spotted a devil-based Rider, brutally attacking Sage Night, a.k.a Kamen Rider Knight.

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Lucifer enjoyed causing pain to everyone he met. Sage Night was no different. Lucifer slashed at Sage with his Devil Saber repeatedly and booted him in the gut before drawing a card, inserting it into the slot on his Twin Horn Visor before he seperated the horns.

Hell Vent!

The blade of the Devil Saber blazed into a powerful inferno and Lucifer readied himself for a Rider Slash.

Trick Vent!

Sage split into several Knights, with his four clones taking the brunt of Lucifer's attack. This allowed Sage to bring out his Survive Reppu card, switching his Dark Visor into its Zwei form.

Survive!

Sage became Knight Survive Form and went on the attack with Darkraider, driving donuts all around Lucifer, who stood there indifferently.

Final Vent!

Sage went for the Final Vent, but Lucifer simply cut upwards with the Devil Saber and sent Sage back out of the Mirror World.

"Sage-sempai!" Count Ryuki cried, gripping his Drag Saber in anticipation of confronting Lucifer, but Long Ryusei stepped in his path.

"Anyone who copies my appearance shall be destroyed! Disappear!" Long growled.

Advent!

Dragblacker appeared and attacked Count Ryuki on its master's orders, but Dragredder appeared to even the odds. Ryuki & Long attacked one another with their Drag Sabers in a fast and furious battle. Long kicked at Ryuki and Ryuki responded with a slash from his Drag Saber.

Final Vent!

Final Vent!

Long & Ryuki both lunged for each other with their Dragon Rider Kicks, but they were both negated by Lucifer's Hell Vent, which blasted them back into the real world and out of the Battle Royal. Lucifer went for every other Rider, dominating the battle with his unmatched malice. One-by-one, Riders began to leave the Mirror World by Lucifer's brutal force.

"Time for me to make myself known." A Rider said.

Sword Vent!

A plain sword appeared in the Rider's hand as he charged Lucifer, but Lucifer easily backhanded the Rider. The Rider then suddenly unveiled the Diendriver and shot at Lucifer with it. Dax looked bewildered.

"Joey?" Dax wondered.

The Rider nodded: "Good eye. This has been fun, but I'm starting to get bored of it. Henshin!"

Kamen Ride: Diend!

Joey went from an Advent Rider to Diend in short order.

Final Attack Ride: Diend!

Joey aimed the Diendriver at Lucifer and fired off his Dimension Shoot, but Lucifer summoned a huge wall of fire from the ground to absorb the attack.

"Hmph. Fine. Have it your way. Get them my friends. I'm sure you'll be right at home here." Joey smirked, using four cards.

Kamen Ride: Ohja!

Kamen Ride: Raia!

Kamen Ride: Gai!

Attack Ride: Invisible!

Joey disappeared, leaving his summoned drones to take Lucifer on. Unsurprisingly, they were no match for the devilish Rider.

"Bow before the devil... and then embrace him as your new master!" Lucifer declared, slashing the drones all into nothingness with his Devil Saber. Dax had just finished in defeating Kamen Rider Ancient with his Rapid Vent, soon realising that he and Lucifer were the only ones left in the surrounding area.

Stay as far away from Jyushin as you can.

"Nice advice, Shiro!" Dax thought to himself as Lucifer sized Dax up. Grinning with glee, Lucifer opened his Twin Horns Visor and used a card.

Strike Vent!

A zombified-dragon head called the Devil Drag Claw appeared on Lucifer's right fist. He aimed it at Dax and let rip with a fiery inferno that knocked Dax off his feet.

"Accept your fate and stay down so the demon world can consume you!" Lucifer demanded.

"Never!" Dax spat.

"If you refuse to go down... I WILL MAKE YOU GO DOWN!!" Lucifer screamed maniacally, aiming the Devil Drag Claw at Dax once again. An Advent Card floated into the slot on his Twin Horn Visor before the horns seperated.

Hell Vent!

Lucifer unleashed a blazing inferno that headed straight for Dax, but Phil Friendly's webbing pulled Dax by the ankles to safety.

"Thanks, Phil. I was about to be barbecued!" Dax said, thanking his friend. Phil helped him to his feet.

"If we work together... we can beat Lucifer!" Phil suggested. Dax nodded and the two pulled Advent Cards.

Gun Vent!

Strike Vent!

Phil used the Arach Claw while Dax wielded the Emerald Shot. Phil bound up Lucifer with webbing while Dax shot at Lucifer repeatedly. But these attacks had no effect as Lucifer used his flames to break out.

"Fools... do not underestimate the powers of Hell!" Lucifer droned, taking out a card.

Advent!

This summoned the massive zombified dragon humanoid Contract Monster Burnseid. The beast rose up from the ground amidst a flurry of flames before swinging his massive fist at Phil. Arachnu was summoned to block it, but he was knocked away. Dax summoned Gargonix, but Burnseid attacked that beast too. This left Phil & Dax open to defend themselves against Lucifer in hand-to-hand combat. Lucifer roundhouse kicked Dax into the wall and lifted up Phil in a chokehold.

"You tried to deny me my victim... now you will perish!" Lucifer declared, raising his Devil Saber for a piercing strike.

Through gritted teeth, Phil responded: "My reply to that is... NOT HAPPENING! Courtesy of your friendly neighborhood... Kamen Rider Spider!"

Phil drove both his boots into Lucifer's chest and then used the Arach Claw to web up Lucifer's feet, lifting him into the air. Dax suddenly vaulted off the wall and then blasted Lucifer from the webs with a flying side kick. Lucifer crashed into Burnseid, who disappeared from view.

"Dax..." Phil said, showing Dax a card that depicted two magnets colliding. "...let's combine our Final Vents and defeat him."

Dax nodded in agreement before Phil let his Arach Visor web up the card to read it.

Unite Vent!

Gargonix & Arachnu stood together before they fused together into a composite monster, which looked like a centaur-spider and muscular humanoid rabbit cross.

"What is that?" Dax wondered.

Phil smirked: "For now, let's call him 'Finale', because that's what he's here for."

From both Vent Decks popped out a card that depicted both Spider and Gargo's symbols. Together, they used the cards.

Final Vent!

Final Vent!

Phil & Dax rode on the charging Finale, sailing towards Lucifer, who was a sitting duck. Finale then launched the two Riders into the air and before the two landed a Double Rider Kick, Finale kept Lucifer busy with explosive webbing. Then the pair of Rider Kicks hit hard, forcing Lucifer out of the Mirror World, out of Rider form. Dax & Phil looked at each other while Finale split back into Gargonix & Arachnu.

"We're the only two Riders left in this thing... wanna' call it quits now?" Phil asked Dax jokingly.

Dax chuckled: "No way!"

Then suddenly, they began fighting, as did their contract monsters.

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"They denied me my victim... Hell does not wait for victims. I will get revenge on Gargo & Spider... by targeting those they love most!"

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A/N: That chapter's done! And so is the Advent Battle Royal. I hope you don't mind the cliffhanger!

Next time on Academy Kamen Rider: Shiro's Form-Change training under Professor Muro intensifies as does his budding friendship to Amanda, much to Phil Friendly's chagrin. Lucifer rises from his dorm room to take revenge on Dax & Phil by targeting Amanda, but this does not sit too well with Shiro, who confronts the devilish one, but is overpowered! Erik & Puppy find themselves ambushed by Pinstripe & Grizzly of the Brotherhood, while defending Zane. Zane then forces his hand, busting out Intercept X Attacker Ver.0, otherwise known as the Hunter System! Final Attack Ride!

This is a presentation of DJ Diddy Dog - DECADE FORM.

Destroy Everything! Connect Everything!

Coming Soon...

"Chou Henshin!"

"I'm Hao Wong. I don't know where the heck I am, but I couldn't let someone just beat down a defenseless woman."

"As you can see, I am far from defenseless. I apologise for being weary of you, Mr. Wong, but I have a hard time trusting strangers nowadays. Alpha and Beta came after me under my uncle's orders."

"Why does your own family want you dead?"

"Complete control of my throne and my bloodline. My name is Princess Raven, but my bloodline name is Argo the Fifth. I am the rightful heiress of the throne of Alter-Earth, but my uncle, Wyklaw, murdered my father King Argo the Fourth and cast me out, declaring himself King. I have been running from his forces for close to two years, and I always manage to slip away. The reason I can't trust anyone is that there are many refugees beyond the walls of the Imperial City that would gladly turn me in for a chance to eat and have a beautiful living arrangement. Luckily for me, my resistance has been built up to the point we can successfully challenge Wyklaw's kingdom."

"The greatest of all our heirlooms... the Yu-Ki Belt... has been passed down from generation to generation, enduring countless wars and dormant periods of peaceful tranquility. Each generation was hopeful that they could unlock Yu-Ki's most powerful form, the Hijack Form, by collecting the three legendary Joker cards. This time... Wyklaw may obtain his goal. He has both the Albino & Navy Jokers."

"Mechanics work a lot differently back on Hongo Island!"

Soon two worlds shall collide...

All three Kamen Riders from the Academy attacked, stabbed, punched and kicked their opponents into oblivion with the Dominance Crash Break, Emerald End and Pride Slash attacks. They descended to the bottom of the boat, reaching the cells. Phoenix & Chris immediately woke up, alarmed by the sudden appearance of the Academy Riders.

Combatants from the Alter-Earth will come into contact with Kamen Riders from Earth, with Hao Wong in the middle of it all...

"The queen's decree for treason has been given! Death!"

"Nobody is going to stop me from eradicating what's left of your pathetic family tree!"

"Just remember... the past does not die quietly. I am Princess Raven, heir to the throne. I am King Argo's daughter. I am Kamen Rider Saga!"

The Academy will be called upon to combat the threat of Wyklaw's armies...

"This is a chance for treasures beyond my wildest dreams... and from another world too!"

Kamen Ride...

"Henshin!"

...Diend!

"Henshin."

RyuGun Form!

Kenzaki transformed into RyuGun-O and immediately set upon the Gelnewts with his RyuGun. He kicked one in the head and backflip-stomped another before shooting a line of them in the chest. He took out the pass again and placed it over his SetTouch.

Full Charge!

From both Alter-Earth's resistance, the Academy and the Tournament, warriors will unite!

"We'll fight another time. Just give the Princess a message from me..."

Hao glared at the corrupt King.

"...her time is almost up."

GEKIJOBAN TOURNAMENT KAMEN RIDER VERSUS ACADEMY KAMEN RIDER! TAISEN NO SEKAI!

Coming... 2009!