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
Ch11: Beginning of Nightmare
"Now everyone repeated with me!" Lapis said to the audience before clapping.
"Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)!"
"Ei Ei Oh!" The audience repeated as they clapped for Lapis.
"Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)!"
"Ei Ei Oh!" The audience repeated.
"Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)" Lapis continued sang. "Rise Up Your Flaaaaaaaag!"
"Kanawanai aite no kachikan ni
Makarete kizutsuki tsuzukeru
Mugon no Follower ni narutoka
Kitto dekinai"
(With the girls)
"Why didn't you tell us that Lapis can sing?" Tsubasa asked to Hibiki and Miku.
They shake their heads as they look confused.
"Lapis-kun never expresses any interesting in singing since he like soccer more," Hibiki said. Miku nodded before looking back at Lapis who seems to be having fun on the stage.
"It looks like he has fun." Miku said with a smile.
"I have to admit this is the rare occasion." Kanade mused at how everyone is enjoying Lapis's singing right now.
Chris's attention isn't focus on the girls but Lapis as this is her second time hearing Lapis singing for everyone especially her.
But where did he come up with this song? Chris thought.
(Back with Lapis)
Lapis holding on the microphone as he walk across the stage and sang, "Fukisusabu kaze ga urusainara
Hajimari no basho e tome ni yuku
Ikitai ashita wo eraberu kibou
Mamoru sa
Rifujin na... gisei.. atarimaeda to
Unazuite... itara.. kinou to onaji
Shutsujin kachidoki age
Touzen tairo wa tatte
Aratana michi ga hirakereba
Osore wa mijin mo nai
Ookiku hata wo futte
Noise wo furiharae
Ima aru joushiki buttsubushite
Sekai wo kaete miseru
"Now everyone, repeat with me again!" Lapis said.
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
"Ei Ei Oh!" The audience repeated.
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
"Ei Ei Oh!" The audience repeated.
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
"Ei Ei Oh!" The audience repeated.
"Rise Up Your Flaaaaaag!" Lapis sang.
"Shutsujin kachidoki age
Mou mayou koto nakare
Aratana chikara ga Ore no koto
Tamesou to shite itatte
Takaku hata wo kakage
Ookina koe sakebe
NEXT LEVEL ni tadoritsuku
Michi no tsuyosa kono te ni
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
Ei Ei Oh! (Rise Up Your Flag)
Rise Up Your Flaaaaaaaaaag!" Lapis soon places the microphone down as he clapped with everyone in the Karaoke parlor before the music ended.
"Thank you, everyone! This is a totally blast!" Lapis said to everyone before getting off the stage and everyone are applauding to him.
Lapis gets a bottle of water before he saw Hibiki and the girls come toward him.
"Hey girls," Lapis said before drinking the liquid. "What are you doing here?"
"Lapis-kun, you were so amazing!" Hibiki praised. This made Lapis looks surprised.
"Oh? So you saw me?" Lapis asked. Hibiki nodded.
"I have to admit you're good. Do you ever thinking of going into the singing career?" Tsubasa asked. Lapis shakes his head.
"Umm… no thank, I like singing for fun." Lapis said.
"Too bad, I was thinking of being your manager and we could travel the world together," Kanade said, thinking all of the money she could make and become rich.
But Lapis soon pulls on Kanade's right ear after hearing that.
"Ow!" Kanade whined. "L-Lapis, what are you doing?"
"I take that as a compliment, Kanade. But I know how people get greedy when it comes to money." Lapis answered with a sincere smile, but cold air behind it.
"Sorry… Sorry, please let go of me!" Kanade pleaded.
This made Tsubasa and others laughed at the scene especially Chris looks a little amused at the scene before them. Lapis soon released Kanade from his grip.
"Lapis-kun, have you always been this good at singing?" Miku asked curious.
"Well, this is my first time singing in front of people." Lapis answered.
"Y-Your first time?!" The four girls exclaimed.
"But you sound amazing for a beginner." Hibiki said. "Are you sure that you never practice before?"
Soon Chris joins them and looks at Lapis.
"How did you come up with that song?" Chris asked. She is the only one who knows Lapis could sing because of the melody he sang for her.
"The song came through me and I go with the flow." Lapis answered. He also dreams about how it would sound on public.
Hibiki then looks at Chris.
"So what were you two doing all day?" Hibiki asked curious.
Before Chris could answer, they heard an explosion not far from where they are. Lapis is the first one leap out of the karaoke parlor before anyone else would.
"Lapis!" The girls look quite shocked at Lapis's behavior before following him from behind.
"There is no doubt about it…" Lapis mutters as he senses other Inves nearby.
Lapis soon saw several Advance level Inves destroying buildings and cars while the vines behind them starts growing.
Who is responsible for this? Kougane? Lapis thought, serious.
Lapis soon takes out his Sengoku Driver before places on his waist and takes out his Silver Lockseed.
"Henshin!" Lapis shout while running.
"SILVER!"
He soon locked his Lockseed into his Driver before activates his Cutting Blade now.
"SOIYA! SILVER ARMS! HAKUGIN NEW STAGE!"
Lapis soon transforming into Kamuro and takes grips of his staff into battle against the Inves. He soon swings his staff as he prevents the Inves from reaching the civilians who try to get away from the scene.
Before he could use his Cutting Blade, green orbs hit him from behind and sends Kamuro flying backward to the ground.
"That is such an interesting toy you using, Shamubishe…" A female voice said mocking.
Kamuro soon turns around and his eyes widen at the one who is responsible for this mess…
A green Overlord with an organic staff like his own weapon, but Kamuro never would guess to see her here now.
"Redyue! I shouldn't have known you're alive as well…" Kamuro growls as he getting himself up from the ground.
"This is what I getting from an old friend?" Redyue asked.
"Lapis!" Kanade said as she and others catch up.
But Kamuro brought out his arm to prevent her and others came near.
"Are those your new toy?" Redyue asked, interesting.
"Is that another Overlord?" Tsubasa asked.
"This one is not someone you shouldn't be near." Kamuro said as he summons his vines as he targets Redyue and the vines follow his order. Redyue got out her hybrid halberd axe Dau and fires a sonic blast to counter against the vines.
But Kamuro soon appeared as he tackles Redyue away from others.
"But why?" She asked.
"We were never friends to begin with." Kamuro said cold.
"How harsh…" Redyue said.
Kamuro soon teleport himself and reappears on Redyue from behind as he slashes her from behind. This causes the green Overlord to falls to the ground and made her rolls across the street.
"Why are you with these humans? You should have joins me and revival our race together in this world!" Redyue said. "You know these foolish apes are corrupted! They don't need someone like you fighting for them!"
But Kamuro didn't response as he fires several silver orbs at Redyue and continued send her flying backward. He knows better than listening to anything from Redyue's words since he already knows Redyue's true colors.
While she is flying in the air, Redyue send energy orbs at Kamuro. But Kamuro opens a zipper portal as it consumed them before disappearing. He continued attacking her with any remorse.
"WAIT! What about your sister? I could revival her!" Redyue pleaded.
This got Kamuro angry as a memory from his mind replay once again.
(Flashback)
It was raining everywhere as dead bodies were around him and blood everywhere. Shamubishe looks at his sister's eyes before they turns lifeless and she passed away last.
"N-No…" Shamubishe lets out a scream of agony in the air.
Kyrnn and Rosyuo arrive to see the scene before them.
(Present)
"You have no right to mention her after what you did!" Kamuro said with angry as he brought his staff down on Redyue now.
Suddenly the ground before them shakes immediately and Kamuro missed his chances to strike at Redyue right now. Redyue uses this chance to get distant from the fight, but Kamuro was about to go after her before Grinsha tackles him to the wall.
"Grinsha…" Kamuro said, struggling against the brutal Overlord now.
"Where is it? Where did you take it?" Grinsha demands as this surprising Kamuro to actually hearing him talking right now.
Kamuro struggles to break free of Grinsha's iron grip on his arms. Suddenly multiple blue swords soon attack Grinsha from behind and follow up with an arrow. This causes Grinsha to let go off of Kamuro and Kamuro turns to saw Baron and the girls.
"Are you alright?" Tsubasa asked. They came in time to get rid most of the Inves before seeing Kamuro having trouble with Grinsha.
"Another Overlord?" Baron asked, ready her Sonic Arrow.
"Be careful of him. He is dangerous than he look." Chris replied serious.
"Don't worry, I got this…" Baron said as she charges forward.
She charges at Grinsha, extended the Sonic Arrow at Grinsha to strike and aimed right at the Overlord's throat.
"HRK!"
But her attack doesn't to affect much against someone like Grinsha when the Overlord reached up at an unexpected speed and grabbed Baron by her throat. Baron struggle in the grip and tries to bash Grinsha in the head with the Sonic Arrow.
"Kanade!" Tsubasa said.
The Overlord turns to see Kamuro and Tsubasa charging at him same time as they slashed him in the face. Dropping Baron, Grinsha stumbled back. Baron coughed to gets the air back in her lungs.
"What do you think of this?!" Chris cried as she brought big barrel machine guns again and she starts shooting off at him. Her aim was true as they collided with him, but Grinsha doesn't seem to be affected by the attack.
"How strong is he?" Tsubasa grumbled at Grinsha still standing now.
"It looks like I have no choice…" Kamuro said, getting out his Kachidoki Lockseed.
"KACHIDOKI!"
He soon takes out his Silver Lockseed and replaces it with Kachidoki Lockseed into his Driver before locked it in. Kamuro soon activates his Cutting Blade and cuts the Lockseed.
"SOIYA!"
Suddenly coming out of the zipper portal above him wasn't normal fruit Arm. It was more like a bulky set of armor which was painted orange with black highlights and silver studs. It drops on Kamuro and transforming into armor.
"KACHIDOKI ARMS! IZA SHUTSUJIN! EI! EI! OH!"
Kamuro stood in his Kachidoki Arms surprising the girls except Chris who already seen his new Arms already.
"Whoa!" Hibiki uttered.
"When did he get that one?" Miku asked with a similar expression like Hibiki.
"A new Arms…?" Tsubasa questioned.
"I never know about that form before…" Baron said.
When Grinsha charges again, Kamuro blocks Grinsha's punches before countered with his own punches at the white Overlord now. Kamuro soon removed the Kachidoki Bata flags from his back, twirled them around and used the flags to smack away Grinsha. Grinsha soon response with electric shocks but Kamuro deflected the attacks with ease.
Soon Kamuro saw Redyue summons vines to attack him. But Kamuro focused his power as his Bata flags soon glows with blue flame as he slice through the vines, Redyue frown before dodging arrows attack from Baron.
"Don't forget about us!" Baron exclaimed with angry.
Grinsha growl with angry before forming a massive sphere of energy and hurled at Kamuro, causing a violet explosion. When the smokes cleared to reveals that Kamuro was unharmed by the attack as he stood in the centre of a smoking crater as a result from the attack.
Kamuro then took out his Hinawa Daidai DJ gun before firing several shots at Grinsha and forcing him back.
Grinsha suddenly growl loud than before and charges at Kamuro with his sword ready. Kamuro continued firing his bullets at him, but Grinsha keep throws the bullets off as he continued reaching toward Kamuro and attempts to slash at him. But Kamuro got his Hinawa Daidai DJ gun up and blocks the strike from Grinsha right now.
Baron soon jumps up into the air while firing her arrows at Grinsha but the arrows only causes smokes to appear on Grinsha's body. Grinsha turns around and send energy slashes at Baron. Soon Baron's visor began to glow green as she activates her Jimber Arms' special ability and absorbed the attacks in her barrier. But Grinsha's attack is strong enough that there cracks appeared on Baron's barrier before sending the attacks back at Grinsha.
"So this is how powerful you are…" Redyue wondered as she tries to make a move. But Baron already got out her Banana Lockseed and insert into her Sonic Arrow.
"You won't escape!" Baron locks the Banana Lockseed into the slot and the Sonic Arrow starts to glow.
"BANANA CHARGE!"
She stabbed the blade of her bow to the ground and this forms yellow energy spike wall to traps both of the Overlords.
"Now!" Baron said to Kamuro. He nodded.
"I will handle this…" Kamuro soon got out his Kachidoki Lockseed and attached to the lock section on his gun.
"LOCK ON!"
He aimed his weapon at Grinsha and Redyue as it starts charging up with orange energy until it fill and Kamuro fired the trigger. Grinsha try to fires lighting blast from his palms at Kamuro.
"KACHIDOKI CHARGE!"
The attacks collided with each other as both Kamuro and Grinsha refused to given an inch. But it wasn't until Grinsha felt a sharp pain behind him and saw Redyue stabbed his back.
"You…!" But Redyue flee as Grinsha takes the full attack from Kamuro's blast and perished by the explosion. But Kamuro saw Redyue try to make her escape.
"I won't let you get away!" Kamuro said, firing his shots at Redyue.
But the green Overlord leaps into the air while avoid the shots. She soon opens a zipper portal and jumps into it. The portal soon closed immediately.
Kamuro clenched his fist as he revert his transformation right now.
"Lapis, who was that?" Baron asked.
"Another ghost… I don't wish to see again." Lapis said.
He soon notices Grinsha's sword is left on the ground and he picks up. It has bit crack on the edge of the blade part.
"Umm… Lapis-kun, what do we do about these vines?" Miku asked, looking at the vines with worried.
"I will clean them up." Lapis said.
(Unknown location)
Several agents drop to the floor before they were consumed by the black Locusts as they're screaming in pain.
"Is this is all you got?" Kougane asked. They're quite weak for the ones who take the Defense Minister's own life.
There is one thing annoyed him when it comes to working with Fine because these foreigner agents were looking into her so called partner.
"But all things come to an end…" Kougane only needs to play for a bit long to get the full relic.
(Lapis's apartment)
After Lapis cleans up any Helheim plants from the area, he and the girls heading to his apartment.
"So let me get this straight…" Tsubasa started, crossing her arms. "The Overlords are brought back to this realm due to a strange undead ritual by Fine?"
Lapis nodded.
"That is what I figured." Lapis explains. "Since they were brought back through their Overlord Weapons that Kougane must picking up."
"Who was that green one?" Hibiki asked.
"Redyue. She used to work as Rosyuo's assistant... but I wished that I never know her in the first place." Lapis said with a bit of angry.
"Lapis-kun… what's wrong?" Hibiki never seen him acts like this now. Neither other girls saw their friend like this before.
"Because Redyue is the master of deceptions and manipulated." Lapis explains. "You should never listen to her or you will end up fall into her lies before killed."
"Sound like a nasty piece of work." Kanade remarked.
You don't know half of things she does while putting wools over people's eyes… Lapis thought.
"What else could she do?" Tsubasa asked.
"She is good with manipulating with illusions to make them look real." Lapis said. But there is still one thing made Redyue dangerous.
Miku then takes the Kachidoki Lockseed from the table and looks at it.
"I have never seen this one before…" Miku said. Even after everything they had witnessed, they were still amazed that such power could be contained in such a tiny thing.
"I still can't believe it holds a lot of power." Tsubasa said, looking at the Kachidoki Lockseed.
"That is the Kachidoki Lockseed." Lapis answered.
"Did you make it?" Hibiki asked. Lapis shakes his head.
"But I didn't know how to make one like this…"
"So where did you get it?" Kanade asked curious.
"I got it from… Serpent." Lapis said.
"Who is this Serpent?" Tsubasa asked, suspicious.
"There is something I haven't told you about…" Lapis said hesitantly before saying, "Serpent is the manifestation of Helheim's will."
"Say what?!" The girls exclaimed.
"That Forest's living will?!" a surprising Chris asked.
"Yes, there is no doubt that he find out about me and Kougane fighting in this world." Lapis frowned.
"So this Serpent," Tsubasa said.
"You can't be too sure what his motivates are," Lapis said.
"But why?" Kanade asked. "Didn't he help you?"
"There is always a catch when it comes to his help. No matter if it for good or evil." Lapis answered.
"So he is like a referee for both sides?" Miku asked.
Lapis nodded.
"Lapis, does this Serpent have to do anything with how you track down Yukine?" Tsubasa asked. Lapis nodded.
"He helps me a bit but he is only interest in seeing me and Kougane fight." He said. But he left out the part about Sagara's offer of making him a real human.
He refused to accept help from him or he will ends up dooming this world with the battle royale from his past. But he has to figure out about how he is going to do with his own immortality.
(Later)
In his tool room, Lapis is currently busy with something as the Sheimu and the Kachidoki Lockseed resting on his table right now.
This isn't going to be easy…Lapis thought serious. He looks at the Kachidoki Lockseed and takes it into his hand.
This is the same Lockseed that Kouta used along with the Kiwami key.
Kouta… Lapis thought of his friend and his human counterpart.
Unlikely Kouta, Lapis hasn't uses the true potential power of Kachidoki Arms weapon. He soon sets the Kachidoki Lockseed down and brings his attention to Sheimu.
There is only one weapon could bring out Kachidoki's true power. But Kamuro doesn't have a sword like Gaim.
A sword… never think of using a sword like the old day, Lapis thought. Using a sword reminded him of his old day in serving the Royal family along with his sister.
(Flashback)
Shamubishe is training alone in the backyard as the young knight perfected his sword style. But it wasn't until he felt a familiar presence as he saw his sister is drying the clean clothes right now.
He suddenly has a mischief idea after putting his sword away and sneaks up quietly behind the maid who is busy hanging the clothes.
"If you have time to be a mischief child, would you mind helping with the clothes?" His sister asked as she turns around to look at her brother.
This causes Shamubishe to look embarrassed of being caught by her now.
"I-I…" He stuttered as he couldn't find the right words. This made his sister let out a giggle than her calm composition.
"Sister, it's not funny!" Shamubishe said. There are time when he can't stands to see his own sister constants teasing him now.
"Even though you're already training as a knight, you still bad at being sneaky." She teased.
(Present)
He still missed the old day when his older sister is around. Even if he doesn't know his own parents, his sister was the whole world to him.
I will never forgive you for what you did, Redyue… Lapis thought serious.
Lapis knows Redyue is the one who hide Kougane's creation from him and others by pulling wool over their eyes on what the scientists were doing behind Rosyuo's back. It wasn't until his sister got kill due to Kougane's awake and Lapis went after Redyue with full fury of rage to exact his revenge. However, he didn't kill her back then because Rosyuo uses his order to forbid him from killing Redyue. This causes a huge fracture in Lapis and Rosyuo's relationship since Rosyuo let the one who causes his sister's death live.
"This time I will be the one settle this…" He muttered to himself.
Lapis soon channel began to channel his power into Sheimu as the weapon began to glow and changed shape immediately.
Unaware to Lapis, Chris is peeking through the door quiet. She left the bathroom before notices there is light in the tool room and notices Lapis seems to be working on something. But she couldn't tell what exactly is he making.
What is he doing? Chris thought confused before seeing strange light.
(Next morning)
Chris slowly opens her eyes and notices she was sleeping on the couch with a blanket over her shoulders.
Did I oversleep? Chris thought confused as she looks around the room.
The last thing she recalls is watching Lapis quietly before fallen into sleep.
"Lapis?" She called out.
But no response.
She got up from the couch and starts looking around the apartment for him. But she couldn't find him anywhere.
"Could he gone to work already?" Chris wondered out loud as she heading to the kitchen to make breakfast.
It wasn't until she saw something on the table waiting for her.
"So he did make me breakfast…" Chris said to herself. But he could at least wake her up than leaving her in the couch all day?
Chris sighed before taking her breakfast to the living room and watched some television.
(Lydian Private Music Academy)
Hibiki and Miku are walking to class together as they saw not a lot of students are in the class yet. The two soon sat down in their seats right now.
"Hibiki, is there something wrong?" Miku asked.
"I'm a little worry about Lapis-kun." Hibiki said, looking at her best friend.
Though they reconcile their friendship again, they still felt a little worry about Lapis. They know about his old life, of how tragedy it is. They were fortunately to have a friend like him. They aren't sure why but they know something is bothering him right now.
"There is something troubling him… but I never see him acting like this way." She continued. Miku figure it might have something to do with Redyue due to seeing Lapis acting slight aggressive than his fight.
"I'm sure he will tell us what's wrong soon." Miku assured to her friend. Lapis did a lot in order to protect them from dangers.
"Morning, Hibiki, Kohina," Hibiki turns around to see their friends.
"Morning, everyone." Hibiki greeted cheerfully.
(With Lapis)
Lapis soon got off his Sakura Hurricane and looks around the abandon factory as he felt trace of Helheim leaking here.
Where are you, Redyue? Lapis thought serious. Knowing Redyue, she won't go back to Helheim Forest since it will be too obvious.
"Redyue, come out now!" Lapis barked.
It wasn't until he hears bestial cries as couple of Elementary Inves were come toward him. Lapis take out something hanging on his belt and draw out the Musou Saber in his hands.
Lapis slashed the first few Inves with his new blade as he test the durability of his new blade. So far, his new weapon could hold its own while facing against Inves and hasn't creaked yet.
Soon the Inves exploded around of him. Lapis saw a purple beam came after him and Lapis rolled aside to dodges the attack. He looks and saw Redyue on the stairs now.
"Redyue…" He growl with angry.
"You're quite persistent in finding me..." Redyue said.
"This time I will make you paid for what you did…" Lapis takes out his Silver Lockseed.
"SILVER!"
Redyue try to fire several fireballs at Lapis.
"Henshin…!" He shouts before the explosion hits him.
"SOIYA! SILVER ARMS! HAKUGIN NEW STAGE!"
Kamuro emerged out of the smoke as he charges at Redyue with Souginjou and Musou Saber on each hand.
"Hmm… But I won't let you ruin my second chance at living." Redyue said as she jumps down from the stair.
She brought up her weapon and blocks Kamuro's weapons.
"You don't deserve to live after what you did!" Kamuro snarled with angry.
Chris is sitting impatient on the couch with an irritated look on her face. Lapis hasn't come back during lunch time yet.
What is taking that idiot so long for coming back!? Chris thought impatient. Lapis supposed to promise help her looking for clues about Fine's motivate, but he hasn't return yet.
"Then I will have to starts the search without him…" Chris said to herself.
Chris hears the door knocking and decides to see who it was.
When she opens the door and came faces with Genjuro in front of her. Chris takes a few steps back before glare at her supposed guardian here.
"What do you want, old man?" Chris asked annoyed.
"I came here to see you." Genjuro explains calm expression. "Is Lapis around?"
"Shouldn't you be concern about looking for Kadingir instead?" Chris asked serious. She already gives them the information about what Fine's plan was. But why is he still here for!?
"But I also have a promise to your parents that I must keep." Genjuro said.
"Why do you keep speaking of that promise from them after all these years!?" Chris questioned serious while grabbing his shirt. "Forget about my goddamn parents, they choose to leave me behind! I'm not like those idiotic idealists! Rescuing refugees from a guerilla war? Saving the world with power of song? Any adult worth a damn wouldn't waste their time on such wishful thinking!"
"Is that what you think?" Genjuro said. "Then let me ask you this: Could you really put an end to every war that way?"
"Well…" Chris couldn't response.
"You said that real adults shouldn't waste their time on wishful thinking?" Genjuro replied. "To the contrary, it's because we are adults that we have our dreams and ideals. When you become an adult, you grow up and become stronger."
"You might find you have a bit of spare cash on the side, too. But most importantly, once you're an adult you get the chance to take those crazy dreams you had as a kid, and make them real." He continued. "And your dreams and ambitions become more important than ever. You think your parents went to war just out of wishful thinking? Not a chance."
Chris stares at Genjuro.
"Didn't they throw themselves into that hell so that they could realize their dream of changing the world for the better with their songs?"
"Why… why are you telling me this?" Chris asked, confused now.
"They want to show you the unyielding truth that dreams can be fulfilled." Genjuro explains. This causes Chris to look shock.
"Though you may have declared that you hate them." Genjuro said. "I'm sure they loved you more than anything else in the world."
All this time… I- Soon Chris starts to have something in her eyes and struggle of keeping them in right now. Genjuro approaches her and hugged her as Chris starts to cry.
It wasn't long until Chris stops crying before Genjuro goes on to his main question.
"Have you seen Lapis this morning?" Genjuro asked. Chris shakes her head.
"N-No, he was busy all night…" Chris said. She cursed herself for falling to sleep when she supposed to be watching him.
"I see. I have trouble of getting in contact with him. He wasn't even at the Flower either." Genjuro replied. "I'm afraid that something is troubles him that he doesn't want to us being involved."
"W-What!?" This causes Chris's eyes wide in shock.
Suddenly Genjuro's phone began to ring and he picks it up.
"What is it?"
Kamuro spins his staff around and fires several silver orbs at Redyue. But Redyue counter with her own green orbs as there a mini explosion appeared between them.
Redyue is about to charges again when Kamuro soon pulls the triggers of his Musou Saber and fires several bullets to hits Redyue.
"You got stronger… but by using human technology?" Redyue wondered out loud.
Kamuro didn't say anything as he ready to finished this and reach his hand for his Silver Lockseed.
"COME ON! MANGO AU ALAIT!"
He turns to see Baron throwing her Mango Punisher directly at Redyue. But Redyue fires energy orb to knock the Mango Punisher aside along with Baron.
"Damn it…" Baron cursed.
Soon dozen of blue swords appeared Redyue before they rained down on her.
"Lapis-kun!" Hibiki called as she and Tsubasa came into the factory.
"What the hell are you three doing here?" Kamuro questioned serious.
"What does it looks, Lapis? We came here to help out." Baron said.
"You shouldn't be here in the first place!" Kamuro barked. This caught Baron and the two girls completed by surprised.
"What!?" Baron looks shocked at him.
"Lapis-kun…" Hibiki is speechless with disbelief. She never has seen him this angry before.
"Why are you acting like this?" Tsubasa asked.
It wasn't long until they hear dark chuckle as they saw Redyue who still standing unscratched from Tsubasa's blades.
"Oh? It's been awhile since I saw that face, but on a different person." Redyue mused.
Kamuro's visor suddenly glows as he summons more vines and trying to attack Redyue and caught her in the vines. But Redyue vanished into the thin air and Kamuro's vines weren't any uses.
Baron got up as she and the girls were on guard.
"Where did she go?" Baron stands on her guard right now.
Kamuro soon felt a presence from his back and blocks the swing from Redyue's Dau.
"Shamubishe, I'm surprised how you will be able to hold back Helheim from infestation into this world." Redyue said. "But how long before they will become fear of you?"
When Kamuro is about to attack, Redyue soon vanished again into the thin air.
He then looks back at the girls.
"Whatever you do, don't listen to her." Kamuro warned to them.
Baron soon got out her Banana Lockseed and Melon Energy Lockseed as she locked them into her Driver. She soon activates her Cutting Blade.
Both her Banana Arms and Melon Energy Arms merged together before forming her Jimber Arms.
"COME ON! BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR! JIMBER MELON HA-HA!"
"Don't listen to her lies!" Kamuro said to the girls.
Tsubasa soon turns around and saw Redyue behind Hibiki.
"Look out!" Tsubasa said.
Hibiki turns around and saw Redyue before she jumps away from her swing. Baron soon charges forward as she clashed with Redyue.
"Don't play mind game with us, you rotten bitch!" Baron exclaimed.
"Then how about I give you something even more twisting…" Redyue said, before her other hand is start glowing right now.
"Kanade, get away from her!" Kamuro said as he charges forward.
But he was too late in reached the girls when the light hits them.
"You should taste the truth harsh of reality…" Redyue laughed with wicked.
"Nee-san! Nee-san!" a young girl calling out to her.
Kanade opens her eyes and immediately find it completely wrong when she saw them again.
His mother and sister.
Alive.
No… how could this be possible? Kanade thought with disbelief.
She looks down to see that she is younger age again, but without her armor on her.
His sister could only stares at her.
"Kaa-san! Something is wrong with Nee-san!"
Immediately, her mother walked over to her. But Kanade could comprehend what is going on, her mother had already put her hand on her forehead.
"Kanade, are you alright?" His mother asked.
"What is going on here!?" Kanade questions to her family. "And what is today's date!?"
"Don't you remembered, Nee-san?" His sister asked. "We're going to the digging site to visit Professor Sakurai."
The digging site where her mother and sister died. This causes Kanade's face turn white with fear immediately as the memory of that day came back to her. Did she somehow travel back in time now?
"We can't go there! Kaa-san. Miyuki-chan." Kanade said. "We can't go there!"
"Kanade, what is going on with you? Sakurai is my friend since graduating from high school." His mother said.
"Because… you and Miyuki-chan would die!" Kanade pleaded with tears.
"Kanade," Her mother soon touched her cheeky and looks at her. "D-Do you have a bad dream?"
"I-I… I don't know… anymore." She doesn't have any proofs on how they will die, but she knows it was the day when she chooses to become a Symphogear user.
No… Not this day again… Tsubasa thought as she opened her eyes to see the concert hall.
She is fighting against the Noises from two years ago when Kanade still have her voice to sing with her.
But why am I here again!? Tsubasa thought. This day is something she won't forgive herself for.
Kanade grabbed her lance. She shed a tear and smiled as she pointed her deteriorating lance in the air. She started singing the song that would kill her and the rest of the Noise; the Swan Song.
It wasn't long until Kanade starts to sing her Swan Song now.
"Kanade! No!" Tsubasa cried out.
She is trying to look for Lapis to save Kanade. He is the only one who can scatter these Noises already.
But he wasn't nowhere in sight.
"Where is he?" Tsubasa trying to looks around the stadium for him as Kanade starts singing the Swan Song now.
No matter where she looks, Lapis is nowhere in sight.
Her battle instinct tells her that something isn't right here. But her eyes and heart couldn't deny what is going on here.
Soon Kanade starts to glow immediately after finished singing the Swan Song.
"Kanade!"
Hibiki opens her eyes immediately as she find herself in the park right now.
"What am I doing here?" Hibiki wondered out loud.
She soon saw Lapis and Miku were playing soccer together on the field.
"Miku-chan! Lapis-kun!" Hibiki called out.
Miku turns around and she has a fearful look on her face now.
"Stay away!" Miku cried out as she trying to move away.
"Miku-chan, what's wrong?" Hibiki asked. It wasn't another civilian notices Hibiki and have a similar reaction.
"Monster!" Another civilian cried out.
"Monster?" Hibiki looks confused immediately. "Where?"
It wasn't until she notices hand has turns black with razor talon as she has shock expression on her face.
"What is happening to me?" She asked, looking horrified.
"Miku-chan, get behind me." Lapis said, trying to shield Miku.
"Wait! Lapis-kun, don't you recognized me?" Hibiki pleaded worried. "It's me Hibiki!"
"I don't know who you are, but I can't allow you harm my friend…" Lapis said serious.
"Let us handle the monster." A familiar voice said.
Hibiki turns around to see Kanade, Tsubasa, and Chris arrives on the scene now.
(Back in the real world)
Redyue soon jumps back to dodges another attack from Kamuro.
"I'm surprised that you're actually immune to my spell." Redyue said.
"Redyue… you wretch!" Kamuro barked, charging at Redyue. He no longer bothers by the vow to kill Redyue, but he will DESTROY her for what she just done.
But Redyue soon summons her vines and caught Kamuro in the process. Before Kamuro could uses his power to break out, Redyue send energy orb at Kamuro and this send the silver Rider flying backward.
"After the troubles when your playthings go through to help you." Redyue said. "They will eventually suffered nightmare that they won't wake up from again."
Kamuro turns to look at Hibiki, Tsubasa, and Baron stood motionless in air while they're unconscious now.
I told them to not get involved… Kamuro thought as shame and guilt filling in his being. They weren't supposed to get involved in his fight with Redyue. Why they didn't listen to him?
"Redyue!" Kamuro snarled as he charges and attack her.
But Redyue does a side-step to dodges Kamuro's attack before slashing him on the shoulder with the Dau. This send Kamuro to the ground right now and Redyue is about to approach him with a killing blow.
"KURUMI SPARKING!"
Redyue stops and turns around to see large Kurumi Bombers hitting for her now. Redyue summons wall of vines to take the attack.
Kamuro turns around to see Knuckle who regains his Kurumi Bombers.
"You have some nerves…" Redyue said to him.
It wasn't until Chris leap over Knuckle and glares at Redyue.
"Get the hell away from them… Billion Maiden!" Chris shouts as she unleashed Billion Maiden at the green Overlord.
Redyue soon swings her Dau and slices away Chris's attack. Knuckle soon charges with his fist at Redyue and Redyue blocks the attack.
Redyue then kicks Knuckle back before using her vines to attack the boxing theme Rider. Knuckle saw it coming and using his Cutting Blade twice.
"KURUMI AU LAIT!" Knuckle starts spinning in incredible speed and becomes somewhat a fierce fire tornado as the vines been burned.
Kurokage suddenly appears and saw the three girls in unconscious states as he went up to them immediately.
Redyue saw this and trying to shot an energy orb at Kurokage. But Kamuro appears and knocking away the attack.
"Shinji-san." Kamuro said to Kurokage. "You need to get them out of here."
Kurokage trying to shakes them away, but they weren't response except they seems to be shake in fear of something.
"What's wrong with them?" Kurokage asked to Kamuro.
"Redyue somehow cast a hypnosis spell on them and puts them in their worst nightmares." Kamuro explains, looking at the unconscious girls. "Unfortunately, I never know anyone who could break through her spell on their own."
"Can't you do the same thing when Tsubasa got possessed?" Kurokage asked.
"I don't know…" Kamuro said. "But you need to get them out of here while I hold off Redyue for you guys to escape."
But Kurokage grabbed Kamuro's arm when he saw him trying to help Chris and Knuckle against Redyue.
"Why are you trying to do this alone?" Kurokage asked.
"That isn't your concern, Shinji-san." Kamuro said, trying to remove Kurokage's hand off of his arm.
"These girls need you now. You are their only chance of survival!" Kurokage pleaded.
Kamuro soon looks at him then at his friends who are still unconscious in Redyue's nightmare spell now.
"What are you doing!? Wake them up!" Chris said.
"We will hold her off!" Knuckle said.
"Fine, but you better not die…" Kamuro said with serious. There will be other times to settle his vengeance on Redyue. Suddenly Kamuro brought out his Souginjou and chanting a spell focused on his bracelet.
Soon Kamuro turns into an energy orb of light before enter Hibiki's mind now.
"Do you really think that you can take on someone like me?" Redyue mused.
"As long as it takes!" Kurokage said before taking out his Suika Lockseed.
"SUIKA!"
The Arms he was using vanished in sparkles of light as a large portal zippered open above. Chris looks up and gasped at the sight of the huge Suika Arms.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Chris said.
But Kurokage didn't listen and locked the Suika Lockseed into his Driver.
"LOCK ON! SOIYA! SUIKA ARMS! ODAMA BIG BANG!"
The Suika Arms crashed on the top of him and Kurokage's head popped out from the top, his visor was now red like watermelon flesh.
"You will make an interesting toy." Redyue said before firing another barrage attack. Kurokage tucked his head in and the Suika Arms spun, deflecting the blasts away.
Kamuro soon lands on the ground and he finding himself in the city. But this isn't the same city that he is familiar with.
It wasn't until he hears an explosion right now.
"I-I don't want to hurt you!" A familiar voice pleaded.
"Just accept your fate!" Kamuro soon hurry immediately and saw Tsubasa and Kurokage fighting a wounded Hibiki.
Kamuro soon send silver orbs to send Tsubasa and Kurokage flying backward now. Hibiki turns to see Kamuro come toward her.
"What are you doing, Lapis!?" Tsubasa questioned.
But Kamuro ignored her voice before went up to Hibiki who seems to be shaking in fear.
"Are you alright?" Kamuro asked.
"Please stay away from me…" Hibiki whispered fearfully. This made Kamuro stop as he looks surprised.
"Hibiki-chan?" Kamuro notices Hibiki's right hand turns dark and mixed with Symphogear technology.
Hibiki-chan… Kamuro is always worried about Hibiki. But to see her like this causes his heart to felt turmoil now.
"Move away from that monster, Kamuro." Kurokage said with serious. "That thing doesn't belong in this world."
"…" Kamuro turns to looks at them.
"Hibiki-chan, you need to snap out of it. This is a nightmare created by Redyue." Kamuro said, standing ready to protect Hibiki. "It's not real!"
"B-But everyone hate me…" Hibiki said.
"It's useless, Shamubishe… this is the future for this girl where everyone will treated her as a monster." Redyue's voice said from the thin air.
"Bullshit! The only one who deserved to become a monster is the one who kill others in cold blood and without any remorse! That is none other than you, Redyue!" Kamuro counter with angry. "If anyone try to threating Hibiki-chan… I will protect her no matter what. Because she is my friend." This made Hibiki looks surprised at Kamuro.
"Lapis-kun…" Hibiki murmured. She slowly remembered Lapis being there for her when he protected her and others after she gains her Symphogear.
"This nightmare ends here…" Kamuro said as his weapon starts to glows.
Before Tsubasa and Kurokage could react, Kamuro slammed his staff to the ground as his and Hibiki's surround began to shatter immediately.
Soon Kamuro turns around and caught by a surprised hug from Hibiki who is crying now.
"Don't worry, Hibiki-chan."
"I-I thought everyone hates me… and they attacked me…"
"But it was a bad dream." Kamuro assured, patting her back. "Redyue didn't count on me crashing this nightmare of hers."
Kamuro soon released her and starts glowing.
"I will be back in the real world soon. I have to helped Kanade and Tsubasa since they're trapped as well." Kamuro said. This causes Hibiki's eyes wide in surprised before Kamuro left.
Kamuro soon lands in a familiar concert hall and immediately felt a sudden dreadful behind his neck at the scene before him.
Tsubasa is holding onto a dying Kanade before the red hair girl's body starts to scatter across the air and leaving a sad Tsubasa.
Kamuro went up to Tsubasa slowly before speaking up.
"Tsubasa, I am here-" Before he could finished, Tsubasa launched her sword at him.
Kamuro barely have time to dodge except it chips off bit of his helmet.
"Why didn't you came here early!?" Tsubasa cried out with angry.
"Snapped out of it, Tsubasa!" Kamuro said with worried.
But Tsubasa won't listen to him as she continued attacking him. Kamuro uses his staff to block her attacks.
"Why couldn't you save her!?" Tsubasa demands angrily as she continued assault her attacks on Kamuro.
But Kamuro continued blocking her attacks with efforts alone. Whatever Redyue did to Tsubasa affected her a lot after what he witnessed.
"Kanade is alright! This is an illusion puts up by Redyue to make sure you never wake up!" Kamuro said.
"How could I believed you!? Kanade is already gone!" Tsubasa said.
When Tsubasa come charges at Kamuro, Kamuro knocked her weapon out of her hand and punch her straight in the face.
"What is the point of looking in the past when you can see what's in front of you!?" Kamuro shouted.
Those words… Tsubasa thought in shocked before heading back. Those words alone start to ring the times when Kamuro enters her conscious the first time.
Kamuro watches Tsubasa soon getting up. Tsubasa looks a little confused before regains her focused immediately.
"Is this really a trap?" Tsubasa asked, confused.
"Unfortunately, yes it is." Kamuro said.
"Then I apologized again for attacking you." Tsubasa said before bowing in embarrassment.
"Save it. I need to make a next stop." Kamuro said. Before Kamuro could use his power again, he notices one of his Lockseed is glowing.
"Huh?" Kamuro picked up the blank Heisei Rider Lockseed which is glowing now.
What is going on? Kamuro thought confused.
(Back in the real world)
"Let her have it!" Chris said.
"Billion Maiden!"
"KURUMI SPARKING!"
"SUIKA SPARKING!"
Chris and the two Riders unleashed their attacks which connected with Redyue, but they had no effect on the female Overlord. Redyue made the attacks vanished immediately before sending them back at them.
"Get back!" Kurokage said after pushing the two out of the way to takes in the attacks. This causes Knuckle and Chris to gasp at the destruction of Suika Arms.
"Shinji!" Knuckle said.
"That guy…" Chris looks disbelief.
Kurokage's Suika Lockseed falls out of his Driver before he collapsed in a heap.
"Damn…" groan Shinji as his suit vanished.
Before Knuckle and Chris could get Redyue, Berserker Inves came out of nowhere as they protecting their leader.
"Why don't you just accept your fate already?" Redyue said. "You can barely keep up with me and your resistance is futile."
Shinji struggles to get himself up from the ground and grit his teethes.
"I-It's true that we aren't strong but we making sure Lapis can save our comrades!" Shinji said with serious. He knows that Lapis could be the one to helped Baron and others.
"Do you really think he is one of your own? After all, he is nothing more than a sinner who is tempted by Helheim forest. This world will be doom to the same fate." Redyue replied.
"I rather trust him more than you." Shinji said with serious look. He can tell Lapis must have a reason to fight her alone.
Redyue sends an energy orb at Shinji to finish the human. Before her attack could finish him, a bright light blocked Redyue's attack.
"What!?" Redyue gawked.
"Huh?" Knuckle blinked.
"What is going on?" Chris asked confused.
Shinji saw a shadow figure in bright light before him. Soon one of his spare Lockseeds lifted up and before his eyes it transformed into a new Lockseed. The Lockseed is red and black and has a face of yellow bat wing warrior. Soon the shadow figure vanished after the work is done.
Shinji didn't question what had happened as he snatched the new Lockseed in front of him.
"Henshin!"
"KIVA!"
A zipper port appeared above Shinji after he finally stands up. A Rider helmet with silver mouth guard and a pair of large yellow bat like eyes came out of the portal. Without hesitation, he placed the new Lockseed into his Sengoku Driver before pushing down the Cutting Blade, causing the Kiva Lockseed to be sliced open and reveal its core.
"LOCK ON! SOIYA!"
The Lockseed's core had a red fuestle and the lid's backside revealed a small yellow cartoon bat hanging upside.
"KIVA ARMS!"
The rider helmet fused with Shinji's body, forming his Pre-Arms suit and new armor. Kurokage's Kiva Arms armor was black with silver shoulder pads, red chest armor mimic muscles and giant yellow lens instead of his usual Pulp visor. Last but not least, the right shin was covered with a silver shin pad and chain.
"KING OF VA~MPIRE!"
Chris and Knuckle looks quite surprised at the new form of Kurokage.
"King of Vampire?" Chris jaw dropped.
"Now it times to break the Chains of Destiny!" Kurokage declared as he goes into his battle stance.
Far from the battle stood Sagara. He was watching the battle with amusement. "Looks like one of the Bujin Riders power is call here to this world. Lapis's Lockseed seem to be tracking beacon to them."
"Not again!" Kanade cried out as she is forced to watch her mother and little sister die again.
I couldn't save them… Kanade thought. No matter how hard she try to convinced them of not going to the excavate site before watching them being killed by the Noises in front of her again.
Now, she isn't waiting to be saved as the Noises coming closer to her now. She failed to prevent the death of her family again…
"SOIYA! SILVER SQUASH!"
A silver wave hits all of the Noises and Kamuro appeared from out of nowhere.
"Kanade!" Kamuro said, went up to the young red hair girl.
"…" But Kanade didn't response to Kamuro's presence.
"Kanade, wake up." Kamuro said, trying to shake her shoulder.
"Please let me die…" Kanade cried. "I failed to save them again…!"
"Kanade! This isn't real, it's an illusion puts up by Redyue to make your fall into despair." Kamuro said.
"Leave me alone!" Kanade said before dark aura around her forced Kamuro back.
Kamuro looks up to see the darkness surrounding Kanade before she transforms into a dark version of Baron Jimber mode. This causes Kamuro to look completely shocked by this.
No, this is…
"AAAHHH!" Dark Baron charged at Kamuro and trying to slashed him with her Sonic Arrow. But Kamuro brings up his staff to block her attack.
"Kanade… what happening to you?" Kamuro asked with worried. This reminded him of much when Kouta got possessed by Kougane's dark spores to become Gaim Yami.
But Kamuro sense something different about Dark Baron.
She isn't form from Kougane's spores, but the sadness within Kanade. It kind of makes sense after seeing the death of her family again.
"I hate this world because of the Noises! I will crush this world with my hands!" Dark Baron said with menacing tone.
Kamuro soon seen a grown similar between Dark Baron and the original Baron. But Dark Baron soon kicked him back to interrupted his thoughts and shot Kamuro in the chest with an energy arrow.
This causes Kamuro to groan in pain. The power of Dark Baron's arrow seems to be more deadly.
"Kanade, please snap out of it!" Kamuro said. He doesn't want to fight his own apprentice at time like this now.
But Dark Baron didn't response as she continued advance forward.
Why couldn't she hear me? Kamuro thought as he struggles to get up from the ground.
When Dark Baron about to using her Cutting Blade, Kamuro charges forward and knocked out her Sonic Arrow and his weapon.
This better work! He soon gives Dark Baron a hugged as this causes her to look surprised.
"Let go of me…!" Dark Baron said, trying to break free from Kamuro's grips. But Kamuro refused to let go of her now.
"Kanade I know won't act like this." Kamuro said calm. "Kanade, didn't you swore that you will help me in whatever I need? I never intend on giving human power, but you're the first person beside Hibiki-chan interested me before becoming my friend."
"Let go of me!" Dark Baron demands.
"I won't." Kamuro said to Dark Baron. "I'm not going to let you die again. I am not going to lose anyone else important to me."
This made Dark Baron stop immediately. She was surprised at what he says before she felt warmth. She soon stop struggle now.
"Kanade?"
It wasn't until he hears sobbing behind the helmet as cracks appeared on the helmet before he saw Kanade's face.
"Lapis… I'm so sorry." Kanade cried, sobbing.
"Your family might be gone, but there is always a part of them being with you." Kamuro assured to her. "The only way to keep their memory alive, you must live your life stronger to make a better future. Keep on moving and keep triumph to the end."
"You're right…" Kanade said before their surrounding vanished immediately.
Kurokage charges forward as he began to punching Redyue. Redyue blocks his attack with her weapon, but Kurokage soon slam his fist into her gut. This causes Redyue to forces back before Kurokage continued to lands his attack.
"What is this power?" Redyue asked.
Kurokage didn't reply before he kicks Redyue back now. But a vine attack from her sent him skidding backward but he used the distance to his advantage as he pushed the Cutting Blade.
"WAKE UP!"
In an instant, it felt like night fell upon the city with the only source of light coming from the glow of the moon. As Kurokage leapt into the air for a Rider Kick, the guard on his right shin opened to reveal a pair of red bat wings connected to a portion of red armor. "Darkness Moon Break!"
But Redyue soon replaces herself with one of the Berserker Inves and taking in the attack for her instead. Kurokage didn't stop advance as his foot slammed into the Berserker Shika's chest and slammed the Inves into the wall of building where a demonic bat like symbol formed on the wall while the Inves itself exploded.
Redyue lands on the roof as she watched them unamused.
"Until next time…" Redyue said.
Kurokage landed on the ground again, the silver shin guard reassembled itself. Soon the sun reappeared on the sky than the moon.
"How did you do that?" Chris asked.
"I don't know…" Kurokage answered.
They suddenly hear footstep ran toward them as they saw Lapis and others. When Lapis saw Kurokage's Kiva Arms, his eyes wide in surprised.
"The Kiva Arms…" Lapis said in shocked. "But how?"
"What in the world was that?" Hibiki asked, looking at the bat mark on the wall.
"Is everyone okay?" Knuckle asked.
"Where is Redyue?" Lapis asked as he looks around the area.
"That rotten bitch escaped." Chris said.
"Lapis, I think you should start explains." Knuckle said.
"Redyue is a co-conspirator when it comes to making Kougane, and I swore a vendetta against her." Lapis said.
"A-A vendetta?" Hibiki asked.
"Because she keep Kougane's existence hidden from everyone, my sister was killed when Kougane run on rampage." Lapis said with a dark look.
Genjuro frowned. "So that was what it about…"
"It makes sense now." Kanade said.
"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to kill her because Rosyuo refused to believe she is responsible for covering up Kougane's existence." Lapis said.
"You gotta to be kidding me!" Chris remarked angrily. "He let her live after what she did?"
Lapis nodded. "I don't understand the trust between them. But it severs my complete trust that I have with Rosyuo before I abandoned my position as a knight and going on my own way. It might hurt my childhood friend, but I couldn't see any reasons of serving the kingdom anymore when my sister isn't there anymore." Lapis explains.
"It must been hard…" Tsubasa said calm. After hears much about Redyue, it made her angry at the one who puts her and her friends in a nightmare cage.
"It wasn't until I call by my friend again in order to help seal Kougane away and I agree since I have nothing left to protect. That was the last time I seen her." Lapis added.
"Lapis-kun… I'm so sorry about your loss." Hibiki said.
"That is why I didn't want to involved anyone in my revenge." Lapis said. "You know what I mean when Redyue cast nightmares on you three."
"So what was it like?" Chris asked. Tsubasa, Hibiki, and Kanade look uncomfortable.
"I will explain since I was the one who enter their minds." Lapis said.
(One story later)
"That is a fearsome ability." Genjuro said with wide eyes.
"Hibiki…" Tsubasa looks a little worried after hearing Hibiki's dream.
"I-It's alright," Hibiki said, still shaking. "My nightmare was horrible and it felt so real if Lapis-kun didn't show up."
"It must been scary," Chris remarked. These nightmares start to resemble much of her nightmares she wished to forget.
Lapis looks at Tsubasa, Hibiki, and Kanade before bowing. "I am sorry about what happened for letting you suffered in Redyue's spell. It will never happen again."
"I forgive you, Lapis-kun." Hibiki said with a small smile.
"But there is one thing that I don't get how you aren't affect by it?" Kanade asked confused. Shouldn't Lapis be affected?
"I am immune to Redyue's spells because I can control dreams." Lapis explains.
"Seriously!?" Kanade looks surprised. Lapis nodded.
"But why do you choose to fight her alone?" Hibiki asked with worried.
"Redyue is a dangerous enemy because she could tempt people with bribe or lies to them. You need to be experience enough to not fall for one of her lies or you're doom." Lapis said.
"I see. If you let yourself fall to her lies, she will manipulate you like a puppet until she has no use for you anymore and dispose of you literally." Genjuro said.
"I'm not letting her getting away with this either." Tsubasa said with angry.
"But I still can't decide whether I am angry or not that you fighting alone again." Kanade said with a frown at Lapis.
"Say to the one who was crying." Lapis countered with a smug look.
"I-I wasn't crying!" Kanade argued.
"You were."
"Did not!"
"I saw you!"
"I got something in my eyes!"
"Huh?" Chris looks confused at Kanade and Lapis bicker like children. Suddenly Hibiki throws a bear hug at Chris and this causes her by surprised.
"W-What are you doing!?" Chris demand, flushed.
"Thank you so much for helping us!" Hibiki said.
"I-I wasn't doing it for you, baka!" Chris said, trying to pulls Hibiki off of her. But Hibiki have a grip tighten on Chris.
"So Lapis, what do I do with this?" Shinji said, showing the Kiva Lockseed.
Lapis sighed as he looks at Shinji with the Kiva Lockseed. He was still surprised that Shinji got a Rider Lockseed like he did and Kiva is one of the Heisei Riders on his Heisei Rider Lockseed.
"You can keep it since it might come to you for a reason. But I advise you should be careful with its power." Lapis said.
"Are you sure?" Shinji asked, looking surprised.
Lapis nodded.
"Thank you." Shinji said.
"Lapis, I know this might be a personal grudge." Tsubasa said. "But you should tell us about it than face it alone."
"But I can't let anyone know my intents sometime." Lapis said.
"But why?" Hibiki asked.
Lapis looks at Genjuro with a serious expression.
"Because I know there is a traitor in your organization, Genjuro." Lapis said.
"A-A traitor!?" Tsubasa looks shocked.
"You know this the whole time!?" Kanade asked in similar expression as Tsubasa.
"Say what!?" Hibiki exclaimed in shock.
"It something from my past experience in war. When an enemy knows too much, there is always a traitor." Lapis said.
"You're quite smart for a war veteran." Chris remarked.
"I was thinking the same thing after seeing Nehustan again. It makes sense how they know about Durandal being transported in the first place. But I wish you would tell me your theory than going solo." Genjuro said to Lapis.
"However, it's quite different to know who you can trust." Lapis replied.
"Do you know who it is?" Kanade asked. Genjuro shakes his head.
Suddenly they hear a familiar siren in the air and they look shock.
"Noises!?"
Next chapter: Target Lydian Academy!?
AN: I would like to thank Spartan for helping looking over this fic once. 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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