Toa Solaric: How is it going, everyone? Welcome back to another chapter of Armored Rider's Date A Live Chronicle. I don't own Kamen Rider Gaim or Date A Live! They belong to their respective owners just as anything that originated from other series.
Armored Rider's Date A Live Chronicle
Chapter 11: The Fire Spirit from Five Years Ago! Baron's Nightmare!
Ryuuta was looking out the window of his apartment and gazing up at the stars.
"Ryuuta-nii." The crystalized Lockseed said on the table next to him.
"Yes, Minami?" Ryuuta looked back at his little sister.
"I am scared… What if they find out we're here?" Minami questioned.
"Don't worry, Minami. I will make sure they won't find us." Ryuuta said softly before looking at the Blood Orange Lockseed in his hand, "With this, we will find the first of the four Apocalypse… and get you back to normal."
"I hope so… but please don't stay up for too long, you need to rest." Minami pleaded
This made Ryuuta sigh as he knew it pretty late as well, and he couldn't disobey his younger sister's wishes.
"As you wish, Minami." Ryuuta said as he took his Sister Lockseed with him to bed.
Besides, that 'snake' had promised him some answers once he got one of those Lockseeds...
(Play wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY))
Tsuyogari no uragawa ni yowasa wo kakushiteta
A large Spacequake happened on the northern section of Earth before the scene suddenly changed.
Nigenai yo kore kara wa... mou ichido ano sora e!
Soon we focused on Gaim, Zangetsu, Ryugen, Baron and Idunn as they stood in a Helheim-covered Tengu City before their visors glowed. Then, in order as the screen flashed: Gaim resting the Daidaimaru against his shoulder; Zangetsu holding his Melon Defender close to him; Ryugen looking to the side with his Budou Ryuhou; Baron with his Banaspear stabbed to the ground; Idunn posing with her Sword Bringer and Apple Reflector.
Tsukuri agetemo kowashite mata tsukutte
Kotaro hurried down the street before meeting Mihashi and Rinne as they were on their way to Raizen High school.
Nanbyaku kai mo again and again!
Zangetsu stood in the moonlight before dodging incoming beam attacks then cutting down his enemies.
Demo makeru itami ni nare sugiteta
Mihashi was practicing with his shinai in a dojo before he looked at the Melon Lockseed.
Mitomeraretakute karamawatte
Baron charged forward as stabbed his Banaspear into his enemies.
Tsuyogari miseta tokoro de
Souji looked at the ruins of his house, gripping the Banana Lockseed like a vice as he remembered his vow and glared at the DEM building, a group of people and the symbol of Team Baron behind him.
Sore ja jibun ga munashiku naru dake ja nai?
Shido was standing in the kitchen while making breakfast as his Budou Lockseed hung firmly from his pocket. Ryugen sprinted through the forest while firing at his enemies before hiding behind another tree.
Uh ikou ka! It's time to wake up!
Takeru Kazuraba walked down a dark hallway before revealing he wore a Sengoku Driver with an unknown Lockseed in his hand. In his shadow was a new Rider, silhouetted in pure black.
Me wo samashina! tsuyosa wa meikaku
A teen is shown standing in the middle of a ruin, with a small girl holding his hand. Suddenly he sees his little sister being snatched away from him by four shadows. Initially despairing, he gained a determined look and grabbed his Citron Lockseed and transformed into Fumou, raising his Citrus Gladius and rushing at his enemies.
Forget the fear and doubt you gotta burn it up
Tengu City seemed to be fully overcome by Helheim. Kotaro, Souji, Mihashi, and Shido shifted into their respective Rider forms before taking off to battle against the Inves, DEM, and other Riders.
Ichi ka bachi ka sa! asu mo futashika
In the following shot, as the Kamen Riders battle against the Inves, the girls proved their power in the fight by taking on the Inves as well, different shots showing them each in action.
Sadame nante kowase fight for yourself!
Me wo sorasuna fly again!
Soon we see Gaim and Baron struggling against another, neither of them giving an inch and sparks flying in the air. Both Kotaro and Souji screamed in rage, determined to win the fight.
'Tsuyoku naritai!' to negau koto de
Furueteta hane wa yami wo kirisaiteku
In the DEM base are Issac and Ellen before Issac was covered by purple hellish flames, immediately replaced by another new Rider with only blood-red eyes to show he was there.
Kimi ga iru kara mou kowakunai yo
Sono te nigitte mou ichido ano sora e!
Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, Zangetsu, and Idunn stood behind their symbols while holding their Lockseeds. The Spirits stood beside them with their weapons ready as the title logo appears again.
(Kazuraba residence)
Kotaro is in the kitchen as he finished making chocolate pancakes for him and Yoshino.
"HELLO~! Tengu city!" A voice called from the living room as Kotaro took the two plates of chocolate pancakes with him before placing them on the table in the living room.
"Thank, Kota…" Yoshino said softly.
"What are you watching?" Kotaro asked curious.
"There is a new DJ in town…" Yoshino said.
He looked at the television and saw a mid-aged man with a polka dot shirt with various logos on it, with blue jeans, sneakers, and wristbands and a watch on his wrist. He wore a pair of goggles and headband on his head, and a headphone wrapped around his neck.
"I am your new radio host! DJ Sagara!" The mid-age man announced.
"This is surprising…" Kotaro commented at this unexpected development.
"And I am here to bring info for those viewers at home about our mysterious beloved guardians of Tengu City, the Kamen Riders!" DJ Sagara said excited as this got Kotaro and Yoshino's attention. "Let's go over them, shall we?"
Sagara soon brought up clips of Riders as they fought different Inves.
"Seriously, I thought people flee whenever the Inves start rampage across the streets." Kotaro said with hint of annoyance. "Why the heck do they have time to take video?"
"That is something Yoshinon is curious about too!" Yoshinon commented.
"Yeah," Kotaro said.
They had been very cautious about people taking pictures or video of them. Shrugging it off, he decide to continue eating his breakfast with Yoshino.
(With Shido, Kotori and Tohka)
"What do you think of him, Kotori?" Shido asked after watching DJ Sagara's show.
"I don't know why… but there is something odd about him." Kotori muttered.
"What do you mean? He seem to be enjoying his work." Tohka inquired, eating her breakfast.
Kotori soon walk up the stairs immediately. "It doesn't matter right now; anyway, I need to take care of something important…" Kotori said.
"I almost forgot, today is trash day." Shido said before leaving to the kitchen. "Be right back, Tohka."
Shido got the garbage bag as he went out the back door.
When Shido about to opens the lid, he got an unexpected surprise in the form of Origami popping out the lid.
"Origami, how long have you been in there!?" Shido questioned in surprised. He did his best to avoid his white hair stalker for almost a week and she have to turn up in a trashcan.
"Why did you become a Rider?" Origami questioned him. Riders were the allies of the Spirits, her mortal enemies. If she fought Spirits, she would likely have to...
This made Shido's eyes widen immediately. How in the world did she know about him becoming Ryugen in the first place? He was sure-
Then again, I failed to outsmart Origami… Shido thought to himself.
"What does it matter to you anyway?" Shido countered with hint of irritation.
"You shouldn't be involved-" Before Origami could finished her sentence, she noticed Shido's eyes turn cold at her immediately.
"If you're going to badmouth about Tohka again, I am not forgive you." Shido said, half-hearted. "I already made this decision for myself. I am tired of being helpless after learning my sister was in the DEM and grew up as a weapon. I want to save her from them!"
Shidou sighed, and to Origami he looked tired, as if he had wanted to say this for a while.
"Why...can't you respect my decision?" he questioned.
"But the Spirit is the-"
"Origami, I have one thing I want to ask— did your parents even ask you to get revenge for them?" Shido asked as this caused her to flinch immediately.
"I-I…" Origami said in a hesitant tone.
"They didn't, right?" Shido figuring out. He knew there was no way Origami's own parents would make her seek vengeance, to become as cold as steel instead of how she used to be. "You live against their own wish…"
"B-But I was doing this for you."
"I don't even remember asking you to protect me. What would your parents think of you after they saw you like this? Living for vengeance, instead of moving on with your life?" Shido said before he turns around and head back into his house.
"Wait, Shi-" Before Origami could even try to catch up with Shido, she felt her entire world turn pitch black immediately.
(Location unknown)
"Wakey wakey, little girl~" A voice cut through the darkness. "After all, I want some entertainment before later~"
Origami opened her eyes after a little while, but found to her surprise she was bound to a chair, with something stuffed into her mouth and a cloth tied over that.
"You look so very delicious struggling like that." Origami turned towards the voice, stunned to see Kurumi, who was smirking.
"Mmph! Mmprh?!" Origami shouted into her gag. Kurumi merely sauntered closer to her and placed a hand onto her captive's bared thigh.
"You want to talk? Too bad; I need you nice and hidden away until later." Kurumi teased, slipping her hand up Origami's skirt.
Origami shut her eyes, trying to block out this scene. Then, Kurumi was next to her ear. "Once my lovely Baron has completed his objective, I'll be back for you. Like I promised back then, you're too cute to ignore."
It was a pragmatic choice to restrain Origami; Souji had told Kurumi to make sure nothing intervened in what he was planning to do. Origami would probably intervene when the fighting started, and her hatred of Spirits and Riders made her an undesirable element.
"See you soon, Origami~" Kurumi then knocked her out again with a punch to the stomach.
She locked the door to the closet that was in the school, and proceeded out; she really wanted someone to stumble across Origami, but at the same time Souji had been very persuasive.
She stopped outside the school, aware of someone behind her.
"You know, if Souji found out you were stalking me, he'd get really angry." Kurumi told Ryuuta, who had a neutral look on his face. "Do you really want that?"
"I promised Souji-sempai I wouldn't attack you, since he's been helping me ever since back then." Ryuuta's tone was death-cold. "I'm holding to that, but remember: I hate Spirits as much as I hate the AST."
"I remember that incident." Kurumi giggled, privately infuriating Ryuuta; he refused to give her satisfaction. "That was quite the blood-bath wasn't it? I recall it was given the name, 'Slaughter at Onogoro'."
Ryuuta remembered that day, and the terror he had felt. Screams assaulted his senses, the smell of fire and the sound of bullets, with only his little sister-
"I just came to give you that warning." Ryuuta warned her. "If you hurt a lot of people, or get in my way, I will fight you. Even if Souji-sempai tries to stop me."
With that, Ryuuta rode off on his motorcycle, towards the place that 'snake' had promised to meet him.
Kurumi gazed after him, before people filed into the school courtyard, ready for the day. "What an interesting guy. I can see why you like him, Souji-kun~" she said before leaving.
(With Kotaro)
Kotaro was walking down the streets as he was his way to meet his friends at school. Before he made a turn across the street, he decided to make a stop at Miyuki's shrine.
Kotaro saw Miyuki brush away the leaves with a broom before she noticed him.
"Morning, Kota-san." Miyuki greeted him.
"Morning, Miyuki." Kotaro replied with a smile, proceeding closer.
"How are you doing lately? I am sure you're surprised by the appearances of Kamen Riders." Miyuki told him.
"Yeah, I am." Kotaro said replied, aware that he was holding back his identity of Gaim. "What do you think of them?" he asked.
"I think it nice that there people who still defending people. I looks up to them as well." Miyuki said warmly, which made Kotaro smile.
"I see…"
Miyuki looked at the watch on her wrist. "I will be right back, Kota-san. I need to take care of something first." She said before leaving to her house.
Kotaro sighed before he noticed a familiar plant nearby and walk toward it. He kneed down and he was right about it. It was a Helheim flower.
A Helheim flower, what is doing here? Kotaro thought. He didn't spot any Inves here as well, as he looked around. I might need to check this place after school… He thought before grabbing the plant and putting it in a trashcan.
It wasn't long until Miyuki returned and approached Kotaro, who was looking a little serious.
"Kota-san, is something the matter?" Miyuki asked in concern.
"Miyuki, has there been anything strange happening here lately?" Kotaro questioned.
"Nothing really; there haven't been any suspicious things around the shrine." Miyuki answered.
"I see… Anyway, I need to go now since I need to head for school." Kotaro said, he would be late. "I'll see you around."
"Alright… I hope to see you again soon, Kota-san." Miyuki said as she watched him leave in a hurry.
Kotaro sighed in relief after he left Miyuki's place, "That was close…" he muttered to himself.
"I never thought you take an interest in a girl, Kota." A familiar voice said as Kotaro jumped when he saw Mihashi come out of nowhere.
"M-Mihashi, what are you doing here?" Kotaro questioned, surprised.
"I was passing by…" Mihashi mused. "I'm surprised you never mentioned her." He added.
"You didn't ask." Kotaro countered.
"Wise answer." Mihashi said. "Is she your type?" he asked.
This cause a slight blush on Kotaro's face. "I only meet her a few times... but her family owns that shrine." Kotaro said, while thinking on how he intended on investigating the situation by himself.
"I see… Though I was surprised that you didn't make a move toward Rinne, you two did have a rocky start." Mihashi teased.
This causes Kotaro to turn red in response to that being brought up. "There is nothing going on between us! I-I only see her as a sister… nothing more!" Kotaro stuttered. "Beside Shido is closer to Rin since their families live right next door to each other!" he added.
"But why did you stutter just now?" Mihashi countered. He was enjoying teasing his friend.
If he finds joking about me and Rin funny, then here is something he doesn't know! Kotaro thought before a casual grin appeared on his face.
"Hey Mihashi, did you know that Akatsuki has a crush on you?" Kotaro asked.
This made Mihashi's eyes widen comically. "A-Are you serious?" Mihashi asked in surprise. "I mean she doesn't show it…" he recalled.
"It's obvious; after all, you did rescue her from that bully in Middle school." Kotaro said with a smirk.
"Umm… You got to be kidding me." Mihashi looks speechless at what his friend just told him and was tempted to facepalm, before they saw Rinne waiting at the school gate.
"Morning you two." Rinne greeted.
"Hey Rin," Kotaro said as he noticed the blue hair teen isn't around. "Has Shido come yet?" he asked.
"Tohka hasn't either." Rinne said.
"I-I am sure they might be running late or something," Mihashi placated his friends, hoping Kotaro didn't bring up the Akatsuki business.
(With Shido)
Shido and Tohka were hurrying down the street together after an unexpected incident happened this morning.
"I am so sorry… Shido." Tohka apologized nervously.
"It's fine… besides I never thought it was possible for you-" Before Shido could finished his sentence, he suddenly stopped when he saw a familiar person waiting for them.
Souji Kumon. He is already wearing his Sengoku Driver around his waist.
"You… the Banana Knight!" Tohka called out as this cause Souji's eyes to narrow at Tohka.
"It's Baron." Souji growled. How did everyone mix that up?
"Kumon… what do you want?" Shido questioned.
"I am here to settle our match we never have a conclusion." Souji said.
"Wait!" Tohka protested. "Why do you need to fight Shido anyway!? Why can't you guys get along!?" she demanded angrily.
"That isn't your business, Yatogami." Souji said before got out his Banana Lockseed ready.
"BANANA!"
"Henshin…" Souji said before locking his Lockseed into his Driver and sliced his Lockseed.
"COME ON! BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!"
Souji charged forward as he immediately transformed into Baron with his Banaspear in his hand.
"Get back, Tohka!" Shido said to the purple haired girl before getting out his Lockseed and Driver.
"BUDOU!"
"Hen…Shin!" Shidou shouted as he ran forward before placing his Lockseed into his Driver.
"HAI! BUDOU ARMS! RYO, HOU, HA-HA-HA!"
The blue hair teen soon transformed into Ryugen and grabbed Tohka, bringing her out of harm's way before he dodged an attack aimed his head.
"Tell me, what are you really after?" Ryugen questioned as he and Baron stared at each other with both of them waiting for the other to make a move.
"Hmph, depends on if you survive long enough… gutless coward." Baron answered with sharp sarcasm at Ryugen's inquiry.
Ryugen's eyes narrowed and growled at that name. He might regret it, but he made up his mind: he wasn't going to wait for Kota or others to come and help him. He was going to stand up for himself to protect those precious to him!
The green rider got up and fired at Baron. Baron ignored the shots as he charge and thrust his spear forward at Ryugen at an impossible speed.
"Nii-sama, watch your enemies movements and try to predict them to counter them." Mana's voice rang out in his mind as Ryugen jumped away from the hit which destroyed the wall behind him. He privately thanked Mana for her advice.
"How long are you going to play with that little gun of yours?" Baron spat as he waited for Ryugen's next move.
"Time for close offense." Ryugen muttered before unlocking the Budou Lockseed.
"LOCK OFF!"
Then he took out a new one – the Kiwi Lockseed – before he unlocked it after a moment's hesitation.
"KIWI!"
"So you got another Lockseed…" Baron muttered: it wasn't surprising, given that all of the current Riders had secondary Lockseeds, but still...
"A giant kiwi?" Tohka asked in surprise.
The Budou Arms vanished, allowing a large metal kiwi to appear above him. Ryugen then inserted the new Lockseed before he locked it in place.
"LOCK ON!"
"HAI~! KIWI ARMS! GEKI, RIN, SEIYA-HA!"
The metal kiwi dropped onto Ryugen's shoulders with a splash of green juice energy before beginning to disassemble. The top slice lifted off along with the right side, folding onto Ryugen's right shoulder. The next slice and the left side did the same for his left shoulder. The front split off and folded onto his chest, showing the inside of the kiwi like a collar while the outside was a chest plate. The back portions did the same, and his head was topped by a green helmet attachment of wide fins on the side like kiwi slices. His eyes also turned bright green. In his hands were a pair of bladed rings with kiwi slices in the middle known as the Kiwi Gekirin.
Ryugen dashed towards Baron before he throws the Kiwi Gekirin, much to Baron's surprise as he was struck by Ryugen's close offense Arms. Ryugen regained his Kiwi Gekirin before sending Baron stumbling back as he struck him with the Kiwi Gekirin.
"Had enough or do you want some more?" Ryugen asked.
"Heh…and I originally thought you're a hopeless cause," Baron mocked and complimented at the same time as he took out a Lockseed with picture of Mango on it. "Alright, then let's take it up a notch!"
"MANGO!"
The Crack opened and coming down from it was a metallic mango above him.
"Mango?" Ryugen and Tohka looked confused at the new Arms.
Replacing his Banana Lockseed, Baron soon placed the Mango Lockseed in his Driver.
"LOCK ON!"
"COME ON! MANGO ARMS! FIGHT OF HAMMER!"
The Mango Arms split open, the outside skin folding onto the back and looking like a cape or cloak of some sort. The rest of the Arms came down onto Baron's head. The shoulder pieces folded down, proving to be flat and crimson with yellow cube productions split into the squares mangos were usually cut into for serving. The chest plate also folded being red and imitating a male pectorals with a yellow cubed abdomen. His helmet was revealed, the new attachment being red with yellow horns that curved downward, cubed like served mango. His visor had turned a deeper shade of yellow, but appeared to be cubed like served mango. A flash and in his hand appeared a mace with a top styled after cubed mango assembled in the head of the hammer with jagged edges, otherwise known as the Mango Punisher.
This is Kamen Rider Baron Mango Arms.
"That's new…" Ryugen muttered, losing some of his confidence.
Immediately after he noticed Baron vanished immediately and appeared closer to him. Ryugen barely had any time to react then the Mango Punisher slammed into him. Baron followed up with another brutal strike, and another, and then another. Another blow connected with Ryugen's head, knocking him violently across the ground.
"Shido…" Tohka said, fearfully.
"You must strike your enemy down with overwhelming force," Baron spoke coldly before he approached Ryugen who tried to pick himself up.
Before Baron could even lay another strike on Ryugen, the knight felt a brutal attack slam into his side and send him a few feet away from Ryugen.
Both Riders spotted Tohka with a furious look on her face. What surprised the two of them was part of her Spirit armor had appeared on her Raizen High uniform.
"Tohka… W-Why…?" Ryugen looked in disbelief at Tohka who released a fraction of her power just now.
"I am sorry, Shido. But I won't let someone like him continued bully you like this anymore." Tohka said as her icy glances at Baron.
"So the former Princess decide to step in to save her boyfriend… I heard you were strong, but I never would guess how degraded you are." Baron scoffed in sarcasm. "But you aren't the Fire Spirit."
Ryugen get up slowly as he thanked his healing ability to recover from his wounds kick in. "F-Fire Spirit?" Ryugen asked with a confused expression. "What are you talking about?"
Tohka soon brought out her sword and tried to attack Baron, but to her and Ryugen's surprise Baron caught her blade with his bare hand as he sent her backward with his Mango Punisher.
Ryugen soon ran and caught Tohka in his arms as the two rolling across the ground. "Tohka!" Ryugen shout with worried and shocked. "A-Are you alright?"
(With Kotaro)
Kotaro hurried out of the school yard and got out his Sakura Hurricane Lockseed. He told his friends to stay behind and watched out for any Inves since he is the only one who can handle against Baron.
"Damn it, why is Souji after Shido and Tohka at time like this…" Kotaro muttered before activating his bike now.
"I believed he is after Tohka's power which is sealed inside Shido." Murasame-sensei said in his earpiece.
"I will do what I can to stop him from hurting Shido or Tohka…" Kotaro vowed before he got his helmet on his head before getting on his motorcycle and riding down the street immediately.
Meanwhile Kotori seemed to having a headache as she watched Baron approaching her brother and Tohka.
"Commander, are you alright?" Reine asked.
"Fire Spirit…" Kotori couldn't help feeling like her head about to hurt. Briefly, she saw fire everywhere… and a younger Shido collapsed in front of her.
What the hell are these visions? Kotori thought to herself.
"What is wrong?" Mana asked of the redhead commander.
"I-It not your business!" Kotori said, angry all of a sudden, drowning out those memories as she focused on the battle.
"I'm fine… Shido." Tohka said before looking at Baron who is watching them intently, as if it reminded him of something.
"Kumon… Why do we have to fight? We're both Spirit Sealers and we have younger siblings to care for! Why can't we just work together to protect them?" Ryugen questioned the other Rider.
After all, with them having similar backgrounds they should've been able to understand each other, but up to this point they always fought when they met. Ryugen's comment made Baron clench his fist tightly in anger
"When hell freezes over. I will never work with you…" Baron scoffed darkly before raising his Mango Punisher again with both hands. "Time for talk is over."
Before they knew it, the Mango Punisher glowed with dark colored energy as Baron charged forward at them. Both Ryugen and Tohka jumped out of the way when Baron swung his hammer downwards before a massive shockwave occurred and a giant crater formed from the strike.
"What the heck?" Ryugen asked in shocked. Baron rested his weapon on his shoulder, seemingly coming to a conclusion only he knew about.
"Now call her out… or else." Baron demanded of Ryugen, who was confused.
"Who are you talking about?" Ryugen asked.
"The Fire Spirit…" Baron stated simply.
"I don't know any Fire Spirit!" Ryugen countered.
"Oh really… Itsuka?" Baron chuckled darkly. "You don't know how the fire of Tengu city started? After all, it caused by none other than the Fire Spirit, Efreet." He revealed, to the shock of everyone present
"W-What?" Ryugen looked speechless at Baron. "You mean that…"
"But most of all, I can't stand how someone like you tamed that power! You don't deserve that power at all!" Baron roared with anger as he charged at them. "NOW CALL HER OUT OR ELSE…!"
"SOIYA! ORANGE AU LAIT!"
Suddenly Baron turned and saw an orange energy wave coming at him. He got hit across the chest before flying a few feet back.
Ryugen and Tohka turns to see Gaim on his Sakura Hurricane with his Daidaimaru ready.
"Kota!" Ryugen and Tohka said with relief.
"Are you guys alright?" Gaim asked, coming closer to them.
"Damn you, Kazuraba…" Baron growl. "Don't interfere!"
"I am surprised that you guys hold against him this long… not bad." Gaim said, impressive.
This made Ryugen flustered under his helmet. "Thanks…" he said, awkwardly.
"Souji, why are you after them?" Gaim questioned.
"He says that Shido have another Spirit…" Tohka said as this made Gaim looks shocked.
"There is no way I will allow someone like Itsuka to have the power of Fire Spirit, no one but me will get it!" Baron said before his body began to glow in a crimson aura as he charged forward.
"Then I will have no choice…" Gaim said before getting out his Pine Lockseed.
"PINE!"
Suddenly Pine Arms appeared above him from the Crack before Gaim placed the Lockseed into his Driver and locked it in.
"SOIYA! PINE ARMS! FUNSAI DESTROY!"
With the Pine Iron in his hand, Gaim was able to block against Baron's Mango Punisher several times. "Why are you after other Spirits' power?" Gaim questioned. "Do your siblings approve of you going down this path?"
"That is not your concern!" Baron roared angrily before he swung his Mango Punisher several times before breaking Gaim's defense and slamming him into the wall.
"Leave Kota alone!" Ryugen shout before throws his Kiwi Gekirin toward Baron from behind.
"COME ON, CITRON ARMS! TA-TA-KAU, TATAKAU, TA-TA-KAU!"
There was a blast of light as the bladed wheels were deflected to the side, and Ryugen caught them. He looked on in surprise as Fumou landed at Baron's back, his Citron Gladius held in one hand and pointing at Ryugen.
"Glad to see me, Souji-sempai?" Fumou asked of Baron, who merely grunted. "Alright, as sociable as always. Let's switch battles, sempai; you want to get at that guy, right?"
Immediately the two enemy Riders switched places, with Fumou fighting Gaim and leaving Baron to fight Ryugen.
Baron glared at Ryugen with an intensity that he seldom put into his glares; he was well and truly angry. "I will get my hands on Efreet's power… even if it means taking it from your corpse!" Baron shouted before gathering energy into his Mango Punisher.
He then pressed down his Cutting Blade twice.
"COME ON! MANGO AU LAIT!"
Baron started twirling his mace as the energy mango dices surrounded the Mango Punisher's spiked end, charging it up with energy. As he swung the mace rapidly, it left a trail in the form of mango dices. As he kept swing the mace, his speed increased and still increased beyond even that making it look like a mango themed twister.
Ryugen pushed down his Cutting Blade three times in response.
"HAI~! KIWI SPARKING!"
Ryugen took a deep breath before going into his stance as he jumped into the air before he turned into a twister shaped like a kiwi as Baron released his attack at him. Both attacks collided with each other and it wasn't until Baron's attack overwhelmed Ryugen and caused the Chinese theme Rider to drop to the ground that Ryugen was beaten.
"Shido!" Gaim and Tohka shout in shocked.
Gaim tried to go to Shido's defense, but he was stopped by Fumou slashing him in the chest, sending up sparks and pushing Gaim away. Gaim looked up at Fumou in impatience; he had to protect his friend!
"This is Souji-sempai's fight." Fumou stated matter-of-factly. "Your fight is with me!"
Their weapons clashed repeatedly as they struck against each other again and again. It became clear to Gaim that Fumou was much more experienced as a Rider than him, but his swordsmanship was moderately better than Fumou's. This balanced out the fight, and Gaim delivered several slashes to Fumou's chest in response.
Meanwhile, Baron looked at Ryugen, barely hiding his contempt for this weakling.
"How futile, is this how much power you have? If you just become stronger if your friends are injured, you're weak! How can you protect your friends if you can't protect them from getting injured?!" Baron taunted as he strode towards Ryugen who struggled to move.
"I… I can't give up…" Ryugen said tired as he tried to move, but couldn't do so.
"But it's already over, Itsuka. You lose." Baron said before he placed his hand toward his Cutting Blade….
Suddenly a powerful fireball came towards him as Baron was forced to dodge it.
"Don't think you're getting out for what you did…" A familiar voice said as everyone looked up immediately…
"So you finally come… Efreet." Baron said.
"That's Efreet?" Fumou asked neutrally, clenching his sword tighter. "Damn..."
"No way…" Gaim said with disbelief. "It can't be…"
"Kotori… you're a Spirit!?" Ryugen exclaimed.
Indeed. Standing above watching them is none other than Kotori Itsuka. Instead of her usually commander uniform, she is wearing somekind of crimson battle kimono. Her hair was let down, but you could still see the black ribbons on her hair with horns. In her hand is none other than what looked like a heavy red axe.
"Kotori… a Spirit?" Tohka looked dumbfounded; she never would have suspected this situation.
"You're going overboard. Now kneel." Kotori demanded in anger at Shido's condition. "I've come to repay you."
"You can thank me by showing me what you can do…" Baron remarked back.
"If you don't want a spanking, then drop your suit and leave…" Kotori said before descending down to the ground.
"I refuse." Baron said before he summoned orbs of dark energy in front of him and sent them flying with his Mango Punisher at Kotori.
Kotori suddenly let out a smirk. "Now…Camael!"
Suddenly Kotori brought up her axe and slashed away the attacks coming for her before sending a torrent of flames at Baron who is caught by surprise.
"Nani!?" Baron looks shocked as the flames overtake him immediately.
"Kotori, isn't that an overkill?" Gaim deadpanned. Fumou merely watched Kotori's display, not even bothering to fight as he analyzed her capabilities.
"What a devastating power..." Fumou muttered, not even making a move towards Baron. "But Souji-sempai can handle it."
"Don't be a fool… Look carefully." Kotori retorted.
Suddenly, bursting out of the flame is none other than Baron himself as he breathed heavily.
"How is that possible?" Gaim asked with a shocked expression.
"It seem that I was right." Kotori said with a serious look. "First he held his own against Tohka's Angel, then this…"
Suddenly emerging beside Baron was none other than Kurumi herself as she had a devious smirk on her face. "So this the Spirit of Flame…" Kurumi said. "How feisty."
"That witch..." Fumou noted with some degree of dread and contempt.
"I have one question… why is the DEM after your family in the first place?" Kotori questioned, pointed her battle-axe at Baron.
"What does it matter to you anyway?" Baron asked. "It doesn't matter to anyone else but myself."
"It's concerning to us… whether you're human or not, Baron." Kotori said as this caused Baron to become quiet for a moment.
"I'm pretty much human thanks to my father… but my parents did their best to protect us until they were murdered by them." Baron answered darkly. Fumou shared his anger at the DEM; one of the many reasons they worked well together.
"Who exactly-" Before Gaim question, he suddenly remembered what Mana told them about. Another person who was similar to Shido and trying to protected a Spirit.
It was then that Gaim came to an impossible conclusion, one that was surely improbable but it was the only one that fit all the facts. Every single piece of the puzzle fell into place, and he felt shock and surprise seize his body, barely able to comprehend what he himself had come to believe.
"No…way…your mother is a Spirit?" Gaim asked as this caused Kotori, Tohka, and Ryugen to become shocked.
"Say what!?"
"That is true." Baron confirmed, as Fumou took a place at Baron's side, opposite to Kurumi. "I and my siblings are half-Spirit hybrids."
A half-Spirit hybrid? Surely, it was impossible! There was no proof that Spirits could have children together with normal humans and even if there was, it would be most improbable. But Baron himself had confirmed this. He and his siblings were an impossible existence, but all the same...
"Bakana!" Kotori said. "That hasn't been proven possible yet!"
"I have to disagree, Itsuka Kotori." Kurumi said calmly, her tone absolutely monotone compared to normal. "You see… there have been children brought into this world from the unions of Spirits and Humans before several times, such as King Arthur and perhaps even other historical heroes like Susanoo. A Spirit like myself could recognize them as 'Demi-Spirits'."
"Demi Spirit…" Ryugen muttered.
"I don't really care." Fumou said with a stoic tone. He didn't care about Baron's half Spirit heritage since he knew his mother must have been a kind woman and he didn't wish to piss Souji off.
"But how could your mother have been killed?" Tohka asked confused. She was still surprised by the possibility that humans and Spirits could have children.
"There is a certain time when Spirits can't access their power… you know what I am talking about, Gaim-san." Kurumi said, looking at Gaim who had been quiet up to now, processing the information.
"Childbirth is the only time I can think, where that happens…" Gaim solemnly admitted. All of this recent information was most likely the reason why he felt a strong connection between Baron and his siblings.
(Fraxinus)
The crew along with Mihashi, Rinne, Maria, and Mana looked shocked.
"T-That possibility actually exists!?" Kyouhei exclaimed with shock.
"Y-You mean that you never know about it?" Rinne asked.
"Because Ratatoskr never encountered evidence of Spirits and Humans co-exist since AST always drives them away…" Maria answered.
"King Arthur and Susanoo…" Mihashi muttered with disbelief. "Then our world has been influenced by Spirits for a long time…" He said in realization.
The one who was the most shocked by the fact was none other than Mana herself as she tried to comprehend the fact, as she was taught Spirits were enemies of humanity. But she was never told of this fact or of the possibility.
"Mana, are you alright?" Mihashi asked in concern.
"H-How could this be?" Mana asked, still shaking due to the sudden realization. "Humans and Spirits can have children…"
"If it wasn't for you, Kotaro wouldn't figure it out." Maria said. She is quite impressed by the fact Kotaro could solve the mystery out of anyone else, compared to perhaps Kotori.
"If what Kota says is true, then Souji's parents were…" Rinne realized with a sad expression.
"Murdered by the DEM." Mihashi finished with a grim expression. "Because they refused to accept the possible chance of co-existence."
"I am here for one thing and that is the power of Flame Spirit." Baron reaffirmed.
"Oh? Do you really think that you can get Camael that easily?" Kotori questioned with a grin.
Baron knew there was a limit to what he could handle against a full-fledged Spirit like Kotori after meeting Kurumi back then. "Hmph, it means I have to kick up a notch on the power level." Baron said, taking out a new Lockseed- the Zaphkiel Lockseed.
"That…" Ryugen saw the new Lockseed, and was instantly on edge.
"ZAPHKIEL!"
Soon Baron's entire form became covered in a crimson aura as the Zafkiel Lockseed started glowing with a black aura similar to Kurumi's.
"Become the nightmare shaking both Earth and Heaven!" Baron roared before replacing his Mango Lockseed with his Zaphkiel Lockseed and pushing down the Cutting Blade.
"COME ON!"
Suddenly Baron's entire body began to burst with dark energy before a powerful wind blew past them.
Tsuki raised her head up and looked away from her drawing of a knight fighting a great beast.
"What's wrong, Tsuki?" Zeo asked in concern.
"Onii-chan is fighting again." Tsuki answered calmly.
"But he will be alright." Zeo assured. He knew from fighting beside Souji for a long time and rarely seen him fall in battle. "Souji will never give up if he can help it!"
(Play Kamen Rider Baron: Never Surrender ost)
Gaim and others soon watched as the darkness disappeared and Baron emerged in his new appearance. Baron's bodysuit was still red, but the chainmail-like material on the torso turned into a black padded suit and his gauntlets and greaves gained flame like markings. His chest armor resembled his Banana Arms, but the color was crimson with black linings. He also donned a jacket shared the same colors as his casual clothes. Hanging on his back was a large black coffin with a clock on the front. His helmet looked slightly different as the faceguard gained more demonic looks with demonic wings hanging on his head. In his hands were two massive handguns; one red known as Kronos and second one being black known as Saturn with the two having clock symbols on them.
"ZAPHKIEL ARMS! KNIGHT OF NIGHTMARE!"
"I-I thought you don't like to use guns…" Ryugen murmured. Baron had previously showed he preferred to use only close range combat weapons.
This made Kurumi giggle as if at some private joke but Baron ignored her. "These are exceptions." Baron affirmed before firing his guns at Kotori.
Kotori swung her battle-axe to deflect those bullets with ease. "Is that the best you can do?" The redhead Spirit asked before she turned around and block Kurumi's rifles.
"Don't forget that I am here too…" Kurumi giggled.
"Get out of my way!" Kotori growled before send a slash with her axe toward Kurumi.
But Kurumi turned into a blur immediately until appearing at the side of the Fire Spirit and kicked Kotori across the ground. Before Kurumi could continue with her attacks, she dodged incoming attacks from Ryugen's Kiwi Gekirin.
"Kotori!" Ryugen shouted with worry before he tried to run towards her.
But Ryugen soon saw Baron on his right and tried to hit him with his Kiwi Gekirin. However, Baron blocked the attack with Saturn easily.
"My turn…" Baron response with a punch in the gut to send Ryugen flying backward, and winding him.
Kotori's face morphed into rage and she unleashed fierce flames at Baron. But Baron summoned a shield made of darkness to protect himself from the attack.
Soon both Baron and Kurumi attacked her with their shots, but Kotori's eyes glowed red again.
"Burn them, Camael!" Kotori roared before firing a wheel of flame at the two immediately.
"In that case…" Gaim said before he reacted and with his Musou Saber blocked an incoming attack from Fumou.
"I told you that this is their fight," Fumou reminded his enemy in a calm and stoic tone.
Gaim just hissed in anger at being unable to help Kotori and Shido, and so he countered another attack before kicking Fumou back a few feet.
"Zaphkiel…" Baron muttered. "Aleph!"
Before Kotori knew it, Baron suddenly gained more speed and starting to move in lightning fast formations. Kotori had trouble keep track of her enemy's movements as Baron appeared behind her with the gun pointed at her head.
"Don't think I will let you get away!" Kotori roared before causing fire to erupt around her to burn Baron until he disappeared in a flash of speed.
"COME ON! ZAPHKIEL SQUASH!"
Kotori turned and looked up as she saw Baron holding the massive coffin which transformed into a machine gun.
"Zaphkiel…Zayin!" Kotori turned her glance at Kurumi who fired at her from behind and the shot caused her to become frozen in time.
"Kadere!" Baron shout before firing the massive gun at the Spirit of Flame.
Soon the machine gun unleashed black bullets as they rained down on Kotori from above.
"Kotori, look out!" Ryugen shouted in worry.
But the dark bullets soon started to rain down on Kotori as smoke appeared around the area.
Gaim is currently clashing swords with Fumou before he saw what happened to Kotori. "Get out of my way…!" Gaim growl angrily.
(Song ended)
Suddenly Fumou heard an incoming noise before he dodged an incoming attack from a certain blue haired sister of Shido.
"Mana?" Ryugen looks surprised.
"Mana…" Gaim muttered in disbelief. "What are you-"
"Don't get the wrong idea, Kazuraba." Mana said. "I still don't like this, but I need you to help nii-sama handle against Baron since you have the same power as him."
"You…" Fumou growl angrily at a member of his hated enemies before charging at them.
Gaim looked at Mana for a moment before he hurried to check on Kotori to see if she was alright or not. Soon the smoke faded to reveal Kotori on the ground with massive injuries.
"Kotori! Kotori! Are you alright?" Ryugen asked with worry evident in his tone.
"So this how Efreet falls… Huh?" Baron stared down at the red haired Spirit before her wounds immediately healed as she got up.
"I'd much prefer you to be overwhelmed by fear, having just lost the will to fight." Kotori said darkly.
"The power of your Flame will be mine…" Baron reiterated before readying his machine gun.
"You should get serious or-" Kotori said before her head started feeling hurt and there was a pounding inside it. "No… not now!"
"Kotori, are you alright?" Gaim asked.
Kotori's eyes glowed even more fiery than before she let out a sinister grin. "Camael, Megiddo!" Kotori shouted before raising her battle-axe into the air.
Soon enough the battle-axe turned into a massive cannon. Gaim had to admit it looked really badass but he was more concerned about Kotori's sinister look now.
"Turn him into ashes, Camael!" Kotori shouted before she fired her cannon immediately.
Baron soon jumped away from the attack immediately as the massive flame shot went past him and hit the street, resulting in a massive firestorm that appeared, destroying everything in its immediate presence.
"No… is this what Kotori can really do?" Ryugen looked scared and horrified at the power from his adopted-sister now, unable to accept that this was Kotori.
This is just like that day...Ryugen thought.
Both Fumou and Mana stopped when they saw what Kotori just did.
"N-No way…" Mana muttered in disbelief.
"Damn... she's destroying the neighborhood…" Fumou cursed. Most of all, this reminded him of what happens during the great fire of Tengu city.
"Shido!" Ryugen turned around and saw Gaim. "Something is wrong with Kotori, I think she can't control her power! I need you to get her senses back while I try to put out the fire!" Gaim said as he ran past him immediately and hurried towards the fire.
Gaim took out his Zadkiel Lockseed immediately.
"ZADKIEL!"
"Clear Mind!" Gaim shouted before he locked the Lockseed into his belt and pushed down the Cutting Blade.
"SOIYA! ZADKIEL ARMS! HERMIT ON ETERNAL ICE!"
Gaim in his Zadkiel Arms brought up his Zadiken into the air. "Hope this works…" he muttered before his sword started glowing.
He then unleashed icy winds and snow down the street and made the fire vanished in a few mere moments.
Meanwhile Ryugen got closer to his adopted sister. "Kotori, please stop this!" he pleaded.
But Kotori didn't respond to his voice as she continued to focus on shooting her cannon again at Baron who barely had any time to dodge the blasts, taking a lot of damage as a result.
"Why you!" Kurumi growled with anger before she summoned her past counterparts at Kotori.
But Kotori just fired at them immediately and burned them alive. Before Kurumi could do anything, she soon took a deep breath before falling to the ground due to the expended energy.
"Kurumi!" Baron said in shock at his girlfriend's distress, and in his rage he began to get back up, cracking the ground as he dug his armored fingers into it.
"Picked up your gun! This fight isn't over yet!" Kotori said with a sinister tone and a demonic smirk.
"Kotori, snap out of it!" Ryugen shout, trying to touch her. But he cried out in pain as he was forced back due to the intense heat emanating from her.
"Nii-sama, are you alright?" Mana asked.
"Damn, she is becoming even more of a devil now…" Fumou muttered, looking at Kotori.
But Baron got up immediately and glared at Kotori. "You're going down!" Baron shouted before pushing down the Cutting Blade three times.
"COME ON! ZAPHKIEL SPARKING!"
Suddenly Baron's machine gun morphed into a rail gun and he pointed it directly at Kotori who was about to launch another blast at him in retaliation.
"Burn them, Camael!" Kotori roared before firing her cannon again.
Baron pulled the trigger of his rail gun and fired as the two attacks collided with each other. The whole world seemed to be enveloped by a firestorm and a maelstrom of black energy before Kotori's attack overpowered Baron's and knocked him out of his armor before he fell to the ground, groaning in pain before falling unconscious.
"Souji!" Kurumi shouted, as she had woken up a few seconds before, taking him into her arms.
"Sempai!" Fumou shouted in shock, running towards them.
Before Kotori could finish them off, she got pushed back by Gaim who was using his sword.
"Kotori! That is enough!" Gaim growled, looking at the redhead in front of him, "If you continued any further, you will only end up killing them! Even if I don't like him a lot, that guy has two siblings to look after! How would you feel if you killed someone else's siblings!?" Gaim tried to shake some sense into the red haired commander.
Kotori only let out an animalistic growl before unleashing a volcanic eruption-level attack at Gaim. Gaim realized he couldn't dodge or more of the town was going to be destroyed, so he pushed down his Cutting Blade.
"SOIYA! ZADKIEL AU LAIT!"
A crystal mirror appeared in front of Gaim before a familiar large, white demonic rabbit head emerged from it and fired an artic wind blast to counter Kotori's attack which caused an explosion followed by a large shockwave. Gaim soon stabbed his sword into the ground to prevent himself from being blown away by the pressure.
Suddenly Mana soon charged at Kotori from the side as she tried to knock some sense into her. "Oi! Stupid head, wake up!" Mana barked.
But Kotori let out another growl before swinging her cannon and knocking Mana to the wall. She then readied her cannon to shoot at Mana, completely unaware of anything now.
Suddenly Ryugen turned off his transformation and stood in front of Mana to protect her.
"Shido! What are you doing!?" Gaim exclaimed in shock.
"Nii-sama! Look out!" Mana shout.
"I am protecting my family!" Shido shouted in resolution.
Gaim tried to run with every bit of strength he had in his body in order to save both siblings before everything turned into white immediately.
(Team Baron's garage)
The Kumon siblings were talking with members of Team Baron before they all turned toward the door which was slammed open to see Ryuuta helping Kurumi carry an injured Souji into the place.
"Souji!" Zeo and Peco said with alarmed tone. Peco immediately went to help Ryuuta carry Souji.
"Onii-chan! Kurumi-neechan!" Taiyo and Tsuki exclaimed.
They placed Souji on a couch before Ryuuta looked at Zeo and other members of Team Baron, debating on how to explain this.
"Sakuma, what happened?" Zeo questioned with a serious expression before grabbing his shirt. "Why is Souji like this?" he asked with an angry tone.
Ryuuta looked down briefly, before he gained back his determined expression and looked up at Zeo who met it with an equally determined one.
"We have to talk, one on one." Ryuuta told him, and quietly added another bit at the end as well. "Rider to Rider."
Zeo stares at him before nodded.
Kotaro opened his eyes and he soon saw Yoshinon in front of him. He then saw Yoshino as well.
"Yo-Yoshinon…" he muttered, weakly.
"K-Kota…" Yoshino muttered until her tears began to show and hugged him tightly, even though he was a little sore. "Y-You're alright…!" she cried, happily.
He soon heard a light thud as Kotaro saw, to his surprise, Rinne as she rested her head on the medical bed.
Did Rin stay here with Yoshino-chan to watch me? Kotaro thought before he noticed slight bandages on his body.
"W-what happened…" he asked openly.
"Looks like you're awake, Kotaro." Reine said as she opened the curtains.
"Murasame-sensei… Just what happened?" Kotaro asked. "How did I end up in the medical bed?"
"Please calm down." Reine instructed him, aware as he became increasingly erratic.
"How can I calm down?" Kotaro asked, getting more frantic. "What happened to Shido and others? Are they alright? Why is Kotori a Spirit? What the hell is-" Soon the grayish haired woman interrupted the Samurai theme Rider by pushing his face to her breasts which caused some...rather interesting reactions.
Yoshino tried to cover her eyes but despite she peeked a little at the interactions.
Kotaro then felt Reine's hand calmly stroke the back of his head to calm him down. This feeling… it reminded Kotaro of someone he knew long time ago.
(Flashback)
A younger Kotaro is comforted by a young woman with auburn hair and wore a butterfly headphone around her neck.
"Chelsea-neechan…" Kotaro cried.
"There… there, Kota-kun." She comforted. "That mean dog is gone…" she assured him, stroking the back of his head.
Soon enough Kotaro stopped crying before he released himself from her calming grip. "T-Thank you, Chelsea-neechan." He said, shyly.
"No problem. Let's keep this incident between us, since I am sure that your brother will freak out if he learns about this." Chelsea advised.
Kotaro nodded.
(Present)
"Are you calmer now?" Reine asked.
"Hai…" Kotaro muttered quietly, looking down. But he was a bit confused about why Reine reminded him of Chelsea, since his older sister figure had-
"Don't worry, everyone's fine." Reine said. "As I know, there were no casualties. Takamiya Mana is currently resting in the medic room next to this one." She continued. "Kurumi and Fumou carried Souji Kumon away after Mihashi and Rinne arrived. Rinne volunteered to look after you."
"Where is Mihashi anyway?" Kotaro asked.
"He is taking care of an errand we believed need to be taken care of: Kurokage and Gridon. They still don't know what is going on and continue to be unware of the truth about the forest, especially as they live close to the neighborhood you were fighting." Reine answered.
"Where about Shido? Where is he along with Kotori?" Kotaro asked.
Reine gestured him to follow which he did: he slowly got up and noticed his school uniform was hanging, torn. Reine handed him a blue shirt to wear and to cover the bandages. Soon Rinne started waking up, stirring and saw Kotaro standing up.
"Kota!" Rinne exclaimed. "Are you alright!?"
"I'm a bit sore right now… but I'll recovers…" Kotaro answered.
"Kota… I am sorry, if only I have come-" Rinne apologized with a worried expression.
"It's alright, Rin. You have nothing to worry about." Kotaro assured. "Beside I am not going down that easily. I promised Yoshino and the same goes for you." He said.
"Kota…" Rinne soon grew a small smile on her face.
"I'm going to check on Shido now, but I'll be back. Can you watch Yoshino and Yoshinon for me?" Kotaro asked.
Rinne nodded.
"Alright. But you better promise to tell me what happened." Rinne said. Kotaro nodded.
Kotaro then looks at Reine before following her out of the hallway.
(Elsewhere in Tengu city)
"Reiji! After that bastard before it get away!" Gridon exclaimed.
"I'm on it!" Kurokage shout before pushing down the Cutting Blade twice.
"SOIYA! MATSUBOKKURI SQUASH!"
Kurokage jump up into the air before trying to perform a screw kick on the Komori Inves.
But he wasn't high enough to reach him as the Inves flew away.
"Damn…!" Kurokage cursed. "I almost got him!"
Gridon got closer to calm down his friend before they saw Mihashi approaching them.
"It looks like finding you two was easier than I thought." Mihashi said aloud. "It's best you come with me or else."
"You're threatening us?" Kurokage asked. "You think you can take both of us on?"
"Wait, Reiji… I don't think-" Before Mihashi showed his Sengoku Driver.
"I knew it." Gridon deadpanned.
"MELON!"
"Henshin!" Mihashi shouted.
"SOIYA! MELON ARMS! TENKA GOMEN!"
"Y-You're Zangetsu!?" Kurokage gawked. Gridon start shivering when he saw the dark aura the white Rider emanating now.
"Now then… do you want to come with me or…?" Zangetsu drawled on while pulling out his Musou Saber. "I will do this the hardway." He said in a stoic and cold tone.
(Back at Raizen High school)
The closet door was finally opened as Origami Tobiichi saw the lights again despite still being bound to the chair by Kurumi.
"Origami-chan!" Tamae-sensei cried out, as she had heard banging from this closet and opened it to see her student tied up.
"Mmph..." Origami groaned; it had been several hours since she was captured and she had spent most of that time cursing her own lack of perception.
Kurumi Tokisaki...! Origami thought as Tamae helped her get untied. This isn't over!
(Next time…)
"I-It can't be… that Inves we were chasing was once human!?" Reiji looks disbelief at Mihashi's calm expression.
"A human with Spirit power?" Shido looks shocked.
"Let just says the first one is closer than you think…" Sagara said.
"Who are you…?" Kotaro, looking shocked at the one who just save him.
"I won't let anyone down again…!" Ryugen shout before getting out his Spirit Lockseed and glowing crimson.
"HAI~! CAMAEL ARMS! RYUJIN NO JUDGEMENT, HA-HA!"
Next time: Kotori's date! Flame of Dragon God!
AN: That is the end of this chapter and the introduction of Zaphkiel Arms. The Zaphkiel Arms is based on Emiya from FSN and Beyond the Grave. Especially a new race introduced into my story that never occur in the canon universe: the Demi-Spirits. Don't forget to check out my other stories.