Toa Solaric: I don't own Kamen Rider or Senki Zesshou Symphogear G. They belonged to their respective creators. Welcome back to another chapter of my Kamuro: Music of Heaven G. So how is everyone doing on labor day? I hope they're enjoying them as well.
Kamen Rider Kamuro: Music of Heaven G
Ch12: Why are Sorrow Memories being revival?
It was raining as Lapis and others gathered around to see Miku's funeral. Tears are see flowing down from both Lapis and Hibiki's eyes.
Lapis blames himself the most for what happened to her. Because he did not take Miku with him when jumps off the Sky tower when trying to catch Hibiki from falling. Now Hibiki and Miku's parents will not be able to see her again.
"I'm sorry." Lapis said. "I'm so sorry, that I couldn't protect you."
Unknown to him, a shadow is watching not far from where he was before it vanished completely.
'I wasn't able to keep my promise to you… my promise of making sure that you and Hibiki-chan finishing school safely and happily...I am sorry.'
"Poor girl." A demonic voice said.
Lapis looks around but he didn't see anyone talking before looking at Miku's dead body in the coffin.
"Once full of hope...now she will only rot beneath this soil." The voice said before Lapis is startled to see Fifteen in front of him. "Evil have stole something precious away from you once again...Lapis."
Lapis soon moved backward before he noticed that he wasn't in the graveyard anymore and see familiar scenes in front of him.
"Like how your sister killed by others before you can even reach her or that moment where Rem died trying to rescue you." Fifteen's voice said.
Lapis can't breathed as sweats starting coming down on his head. Suddenly the scene changes back to the graveyard with Miku's coffin as blue flame taken the coffin.
"Stop it!" Lapis screamed.
"It's not that I can't stop myself Lapis-kun~" Fifteen said as he moving around Lapis and looks at him with a sinister grin. "I won't stop."
"I can feel you are overflowed with hatred...no, hatred AND revenge...that my dear Lapis-kun...is your true nature." Fifteen corrected, moving around Lapis before he appeared in front of him.
"Crush them! Eliminate them!" Fifteen said. "Kill all those fools who have taken everything away from you. Purge them! Send them straight to hell where they are belong!"
"Shut up!" Lapis shout, cannot take it anymore before he sealed Miku's coffin closed. Lapis panting as he looks at the coffin.
"Lapis-kun, you will be there to see us graduated, right?" Miku's voice asked in the air.
"She won't be able to see her graduation day. The only thing she will see is the darkness of the Earth." Fifteen said, reappeared as his shadow.
"Please stop…" Lapis pleading.
Suddenly Miku's body burst out of the coffin as Fifteen's helmet covered half of her face and a deadly smirk on her face, looking at Lapis.
"Not even tears...well she has none since she's already dead." Fifteen laughs maniacally. "Weak is a sin Lapis-kun~ You have to yearn for power! Obtain power more greater than Kouta Kazuraba has ever have! Even greater than all of Heisei Riders and Showa Riders! Use them and crush your enemies into dust."
Lapis gritting his teeth, his left eye glowing green.
"QUIET! STOP MESSING WITH MY LIFE!"
"Lapis-kun, please wake up!" a familiar voice shout.
Lapis's eyes snapped opens to see Hibiki in a nightgown sitting next to him in bed; he then looks around to see his room.
"Hibiki-chan… I…" Lapis then places his hand on his face as he breathing hard and cold sweats rolling down to his neck.
T-That was just a dream… even though it felt real… Lapis thought to himself.
Nevertheless, he also remembers why Hibiki was here. After what happened at the sky tower, Hibiki followed Lapis back to his apartment because she does not want to be alone and they shared his bed for tonight.
"You were having a nightmare…" Hibiki said with worried expression. "Do you want to talk about it…?"
"I-I'm fine…" Lapis respond softly. "I'm sorry about scaring you like that. Maybe I should take the couch and let you have my bed."
Before Lapis can leave the bed, a soft hand grabs his hand and he looks up at Hibiki.
"No, I-I don't want to be alone in here…" Hibiki said with a hint of blush. "It won't do us anything if we can't get up tomorrow."
Lapis looks at Hibiki before sighed.
"Alright… if you aren't comfortable, we will find another solution." Lapis said, trying to get conforming again in his bed.
"That goes for you, Lapis-kun…" Hibiki said soft before falling to sleep.
When Hibiki falling to asleep, Lapis soon have a remorse expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, Miku-chan. I couldn't save you." Lapis whispered.
(Play Brilliant World by Kaori Oda)
(Instrumental) All the Relic Necklaces can be seen with the Lockseeds can before the screen changed immediately.
Kurayami no saki ni matataiteru aoi hoshi-tachi
The sun rising up, Lapis and Hibiki soon make a run together to the hill. We soon seen Lapis and Hibiki. Kanade and Ryoji. Tsubasa and Chris.
Hikari no kiseki boku wa shinjiteru
Soon the scene changed in 2nd Division headquarter as Genjuro and others working as they keeping eyes out for any Noises activities.
Haruka tooi hi no kanashimi ga kage o otoshikonda kono sekai de
We see a scene of Lapis is working in Flower while talking with Miku, Hibiki, and Chris. Kanade and Tsubasa were training with each other like what they did in childhood.
Nani o shinjitara subete wa hitotsu ni kagayaku darou?
Ryoji is helping the local Beat Riders practicing with their routine with a smile.
Wish on a Star!
Serena is leaning against the wall while holding on the Ringo Lockseed before saw the Beat Riders performance and can't help to smile a little.
Kono sekaijuu no shinjitsu kara me o sorasazu ni
Soon the scene changed as it shows Kamuro, Kurokage-Shin, Baron, Knuckle, and Kurokage in dark room while showing off their skills with their weapons. Then we see the Symphogear girls doing the same as well.
Boku-tachi wa ima yume ni Mukau
Duke standing on a hill with the Solomon Cane. Beneath him were shadow armor figures and Symphogear users as they ready to unleashed Helheim on the world. Lapis nodded to his friends as they're ready to transform as they out to save the world. Kamuro soon burst into blue flame before transforming into his Kachidoki Arms while holding onto his Hinawa Daidai DJ Gun before firing the screen in front of him.
Hokoru beki mono wa kimi no naka no kokou no hikari
All the Symphogear users were clash against each other. Kamuro and his fellow Riders collided with Inves commanded by same shadow armor figures, but they soon blow away by new allies joining the fight.
Tsuyoku hakanai kimi o mamoritai
The final scene shows Lapis and his friends looking out from a meadow as sakura blossoms passing them.
(Second Division Mobile Headquarter)
The next day, Lapis and Hibiki were call by Genjuro for a meeting at the recently repaired mobile headquarters of Second Division. Lapis was not aware that Serena is giving him a few glances while their attention focused on the commander.
"What is this about, old man?" Kanade asked.
"I have something to tell everyone…" Genjuro said with a smile. "Miku Kohinata is alive."
"M-Miku is alive?! But how…?" Hibiki asked confused. Even Tsubasa, Kanade, and Chris looks confused at the old man's words.
Lapis's expression is stoic as it hard to tell what is going on his mind now.
Genjuro then began to explain Shinji's discovery of Miku's communication device found underneath the sewer and were to believed that the enemies has taken her away when they escaped the tower.
"You don't have to blame yourself for what happened anymore, knowing Miku is alive. We can go save her." Serena said with hopeful expression. She still blamed herself for not getting Miku out of there, but with this news, Lapis will not be heartbroken anymore and go to rescue his friend.
However, reaction is opposite to what she and others thought. Lapis says nothing but he then walks himself out of headquarter instead.
"Lapis! Where are you going?" Tsubasa asked with concerned. "Aren't you glad that she is alive?"
"Even if we do get to her… it will be already too late." Lapis said, with a quiet and down tone, "No doubt that Ver already turned her into a mindless tool."
"B-But we can still try to save her!" Hibiki said to her friend. "Miku is our friend."
"Don't forget… they have Ryouma Sengoku; you know what madness he could have already done to her that could be irreversible!" Lapis countered with bitter tone.
"So what? Are you going to give up like this? By becoming a coward!?" Chris barked.
This caused Lapis to stop walking before looking back at Chris and others with angry look.
"A coward…? You do not know the meaning of that! For all of my life, I've been nothing but complete failure because I can't save the people or the world I cared about before it was completely destroyed by idiots who desired too much power and are blind to see the consequences of their own actions!" Lapis said, looking enraged. This caused most of his friends became shock by Lapis acting like this.
"Lapis, wait." Serena spoked. "If you want to blame anyone… blamed it all on me. It was my fault for this to happen. I did not tell you since you were busy, so I get Hase and others. I didn't check if there is any more people stuck in the tower when we got out of there." She said, holding back the tears in her eyes.
"I shared the same blame. I was a part of that mission since we know the enemies will not make it easy even though I have no idea that Ryouma will be there. But I swore if Ryouma does something to her, I will kill him myself." Takatora said.
"See, Lapis. You aren't the only one who have regret for what happened." Kanade assured.
"It wasn't neither of your faults. The mission was especially important to you, Serena." Lapis said. "It was mine and my alone. I should have gone with them to the tower that day or jumping off the tower with Miku-chan so I can catch Hibiki-chan from falling. Why I didn't do them?"
"That can't be true! You didn't do it on purpose!" Kanade protested.
"Yes, I did!" Lapis argued. "Because of that, Miku-chan suffered the worse fate because of me!"
Suddenly the unexpected thing happens as Lapis's Rider Lockseeds including the Heisei and Showa Rider Lockseeds along with Serena's Drive Lockseed emerged out of their belongings before flying out of the entrance.
This caused everyone to become shocked especially Lapis who ran after the Lockseeds flying in the air.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Lapis questioned, running after the Lockseeds.
"What in the world just happened…? Did the Lockseeds moved on their own?" Tsubasa asked with disbelief expression.
Kanade, Genjuro, and Shinji checked their Rider Lockseeds as they see the Lockseeds are still in their pockets.
"Ours still here." Shinji said.
"But why Lapis and Serena's Rider Lockseeds acting weird?" Kanade questioned.
"T-This never happened before. They never moved on their own before." Serena said, as she could not comprehend what just happened in front of them. "I know that the Rider Lockseeds can affect the users by giving the Riders' personality, but I never seen them move on their own."
"But why did they left Lapis?" Tsubasa asked, looking confused.
"I don't know either." Serena respond. She is even confused to why her Drive Lockseed somehow left as well. "But I'm blamed as well."
"Serena-chan, it's not your fault." Hibiki said.
"No… because of me, Lapis can't smile anymore." Serena said.
"Anyway, I will go after Lapis to make sure nothing bad happened to him." Kanade said with serious expression.
"There is another thing I need tell you." Genjuro said, caught Kanade and others' attention.
"What is it?" Hibiki asked.
"I find a lead about the whereabouts of Kirika and Shirabe." Genjuro revealed.
"Where are they anyway?" Hibiki asked, curious.
Suddenly the screen lit up as everyone seen the picture of Kirika and Shirabe hanging out with the person they least expected as this causes tick mark appear on Tsubasa's head.
"Y-You gotta be kidding me…" Tsubasa said with disbelief. "They are hanging out with him!?"
"So why are you watching me over there?" Ryoji asked, continued eating his breakfast in the hospital.
The younger Kureshima sibling soon come into the room after closing the door then focused his attention on the one who thought to be dead.
"So Kouta-san was right that you are alive… Ryoji Hase." Mitchy said. "Though how did you know I was watching?" he inquired.
"It something I learned while living here…" Ryoji response before looking at the younger Kureshima. "Is Jonouchi here?"
Mitchy shook his head to answer his question. "Sorry. Though he wants to apologize for what happened in the past between you two if he was here."
"I see… but what is done is done." Ryoji said.
"Tell me… but why are you fighting for this world?" Mitchy asked. "You don't have any families here in this world."
"Because I have a debt to pay to Lapis since he was the one who shows me there are things worth fighting here and a chance to start over a different life than I have previous in Zawame city." Ryoji explains.
In addition, that you established Beat Riders as tribute to Zawame city… it shows that you changed a lot here, Mitchy thought to himself before asking his second question.
"But why working with Second Division especially sharing Drivers with them? They could end up doing what Yggdrasil did." Mitchy stated with serious expression.
"But unlike them, they believe that they can save humanity opposed to giving up. Though they valued Symphogear technology here." Ryoji explains. "However, it felt a bit sexist that the Symphogear relics can't be used by guys." He added, being annoy by the fact that males cannot use Symophgears relics.
Mitchy is already aware of the Symphogear technology from Kouta and Serena before coming to this world. However, he does not want to trust them or it will end up like Yggdrasil again. Even after everyone forgive him back then, he cannot go back before.
"So that your reason of fighting…" Mitchy said.
"But if it does end up like Yggdrasil again, I won't hesitate fighting them." Ryoji added.
"I see…" Mitchy said before heading out of the door. "I have go somewhere now."
"Alright… watch yourself around Redyue, Kureshima." Ryoji warned.
I know well how that bitch runs… Mitchy thought serious before heading out of the door.
Lapis continued chasing after the Rider Lockseeds after heading out of the mobile headquarter. He trying to use his vines to stop them, but the Rider Lockseeds managed to break out of his attempt to retrieve them.
Why is this happening? Why are they moving on their own? Lapis thought as he trying to catching up with the Lockseeds.
No matter how close he can reach them, they will still be out of his reach until they flew too far into the air and disappeared.
This caused Lapis to collapse onto his knees and could not even move from there.
"Why? Why are you leaving me as well?" Lapis asked, confused.
"Lapis…" Lapis did not needs to turn around to know whose voice belong as Kanade standing behind him.
"Just leave me alone… Kanade." Lapis said.
"I can't do that… after what happened. You didn't know it was going to happens." Kanade retorted. "You weren't acting like yourself back there."
"But what I say is true… I should have gone with them and done something… anything! Because… of me, Miku-chan suffered the worse fate and there isn't a way to change it." Lapis said.
"Who would have thought you fallen to the whimper you are, Shamubishe…" a familiar mocking voice said.
They turned around and their eyes wide in complete shocked at the figure in front of them. It was none other than Demushu himself.
"Demushu!?" Kanade exclaimed.
"But how?" Lapis asked with disbelief. "You were finished!"
"Shut up and fight me, Shamubishe!" Demushu said, grabbing his sword and charging at them.
"Like hell I will allowed that!" Kanade barked before placing on her Driver and got out her Lockseed.
"VICTORY!"
"Henshin!" Kanade shout before locks her Lockseed in her Driver and then pushed down her Cutting Blade.
"COME ON! VICTORY ARMS! BURNING BLADE OF COURAGE!"
After her Victory Arms land on her, Baron used her Matchlock Caliber to block the attack coming from Demushu himself as sparks flying when both of them slash each other.
Lapis looks nervous at Kachidoki Lockseed in his hand and his hand shaking.
Fifteen's helmet covered half of her face and a deadly smirk on her face, looking at Lapis.
"Not even tears. She'll just overflow with muddy water." Fifteen said.
Suddenly Baron was knocked backward by Demushu himself and she turned as she looking at Lapis who have uncertain expression.
"Hurry up and transform, Lapis!" Baron said.
"W-what is the point of this anymore…?" Lapis asked.
"Don't look back from me!" Demushu exclaimed, transforming into red mist and charging forward at them.
Maria, Hibiki, Tsubasa, and Serena are currently approaching the room where the original Baron resident.
"Are you sure that he won't do anything bad to them?" Maria questioned with warily tone. Unlike the rest of the girls, Maria is currently wearing a brown jacket and black sun hat along with black sunglasses to conceal her identity from the public.
"He may be a jerk, but he is fair around kids." Serena answered.
"But I can't stand the idea that it has to be that guy…" Tsubasa grumbled.
"So who is going to knock the door?" Hibiki asked, slightly nervous to others.
Before any of them could answer, they heard voices coming from behind Kaito's door. Voices that the girls are quite familiar until their eyes wide.
"A-Are you sure about this, Kaito-sensei…?" Kirika's voice meekly. "Is it the only way…?"
"This is going to a bit hurt. Don't worry." Kaito's voice response before following up with a small scream from behind the door.
"Am I hearing this right?" Serena asked, blinking in confusion.
Hibiki's face turns red and small steam coming out of her ears when she places her left ear against the door.
"A-Are they doing what I think they are doing… that?" Hibiki asked, flustered.
"Oh my! I never would guess Kaito would be interested in little girls. Tou-san and Kaa-san will be surprised if they learned this." Serena said with a grin.
Tsubasa and Maria have darkened expression on their faces and their eyebrows twitching. 'Don't tell me that Kaito into that…!?'
"Opened up, you bastard!" Tsubasa shout, knocking hard on the door.
"Or we will break it down completely!" Maria barked in a threatening tone
Suddenly the door opens and reveals Shirabe with a white cooking apron. She was surprised to see Maria and others at the front door.
"M-Maria? What are you and others doing-" Before Shirabe finished her question, Maria and Tsubasa went passed her as they heading straight toward the living room.
There they saw Kaito, Kirika rubbing her hand against her cheek, and Zuban who is holding a bucket with a goldfish in there.
"Huh? Maria-san, what are you doing here?" Kirika asked, surprised.
"We know you did it, Kaito!" Tsubasa barked angrily.
"Did what?" Kaito asked, looking uninterested. "Why did you barging in my place?"
"You take advantage of Kirika's innocence, didn't you?!" Maria accused at Kaito who have a stoic expression. Unknown to them, Kirika have a light blush on her face.
"You know I thought you were better than this, Kaito Kumon! But I was wrong… you are nothing more than a shameless pervert!" Tsubasa said. She will have hard time telling Kanade that her predecessor isn't good as they claimed.
"You're wrong, Maria!" Kirika protested. "Kaito-sensei… he didn't do anything like that to me!"
"But we heard screaming from the door!" Tsubasa said.
"He try to help me remove the bucket land on my head!" Kirika exclaimed.
"That is correct." Shirabe said calm. "What else do you think it is?"
This caused the two older girls stop after hearing what happened before starting to felt extremely awkward. If Shirabe was telling the truth about what happened, then the one who they call pervert—
Both girls gulped as they felt the air began to heating up as they saw an angry Kaito with deadly glare at them from behind.
"You two…." Yes, Kaito is staring at them with deadly glare because he is angry. No scratch the word angry out, he is pissed off and enraged at their accusation against him right now. Kaito doesn't cared about what people think of his ideal, but accusing him of being a rapist and child molester, it crossed the line. Kaito was so enraged, almost everyone in the room could see an apparition of Lord Baron raising from Kaito's back as he looking down on them and ready to passed his judgement on them.
"Listen here… I will not tolerate you girls calling me a pervert and accusation of sexual deviancy in my place is forbidden!" Kaito growl before approaching the girls.
Both Maria and Tsubasa looks extremely afraid and shaking right before Kaito's deadly monstrous presence. Even though they are trains for combat, but they cannot compete against an Overlord like Kaito himself.
Shirabe and Kirika suddenly goes hiding behind Zuuban when this occurs. They are quite familiar with Kaito's rage in the room and it best to hide.
"Umm… w-we are sorry…" Maria mumbled.
"Sorry won't cut at all. You will have to pay dearly…" Kaito growl.
(Few minutes later)
"Kazanari, shoulder massage now!" Kaito ordered, sitting on his favorite chair.
"Y-Yes… Kaito." The bluenette stuttered, coming into the room with a French maid outfit.
Tsubasa never felt so humiliated in her life being forces to wearing a maid outfit like this. She would almost die in embarrassing if she was seen wearing this in public or being caught by others if they seen her like this! 'Where did the hell Kaito get something like this in the first place?! He isn't the type of person who would get them out of nowhere… Most of all, how did he get our sizes anyway!?' Tsubasa thought frustration.
She is not the only one who have to suffering wearing maid outfit in Kaito's motel room alone. Maria have to go on all four on the wooden floor while Kaito resting his foots on her back like footstool. Even Hibiki and Serena are wearing them as they are tidying up the place.
"Kazanari!" Kaito shout.
"H-Hai!" Tsubasa replied immediately before coming up to him from behind. She then places her hands on Kaito's shoulders and start massaging them as best she could.
While the maids are doing their work, Kaito got out a banana before peed it and eating it angrily.
"Why did we end up have to wear them as well?" Hibiki asked quietly. They did not make the assumption about Kaito being a pervert like Tsubasa and Maria did.
"Just learn how to bear with it… beside I bet a lot of people want Nee-san as a footstool." Serena mused, using a feather duster right now.
"You don't seem to be bother by wearing a French maid outfit…" Hibiki said. "How come?"
"I've been to few cosplays as a maid before." Serena answered.
(Back at the fight)
Both Baron and Lapis are send flying backward by Demushu who then re-materialized in front of them before grabbing Lapis by the neck and starts choking him.
"What is wrong, Shamubishe? Is this all you got!? From being in that whimper Ape skin of yours!?" Demushu barked, making his grip tighter around his neck.
Lapis suddenly start struggling before vines surrounding his body as he transformed into his Overlord Inves form. Shamubishe let out a growl before he slashes the crimson Overlord in the face with his claws to make him lose his grips.
This causes Demushu to gritting his teeth before he takes a few steps backward from him.
"Unforgettable…" Demushu growl.
Soon Baron and Shamubishe charged forward at Demushu with the attempt to attack him. With his sword alone, Demushu was able to repel all of their attacks then gather energy into the blade before slashing them in the process.
"Is that all you got?" Demushu taunted. "You've gone pretty weak lately, Shamubishe!"
"MELON ENERGY!"
Suddenly a barrage of green arrows rained down upon Demushu, Baron turned around and see Zangetsu-Shin coming toward them.
"What is going on here? I thought Demushu supposed to be destroyed." Zangetsu questioned.
"I have no idea either, Kureshima. But it can't be really good." Baron response.
Shamubishe let out a growl as he stares hard at Demushu before he transformed into cobalt mist and attacked the red Overlord.
Demushu did the same, before he transforms into maroon mist and attack the blue Overlord. The two Overlords clashed with each other. Baron watched the clashed between the two Overlords, but she cannot help noticed something is wrong. Like Shamubishe is getting slower before in his attack against Demushu than before. 'It like what Demushu's says… Lapis, what is happening to you?' she thought.
Suddenly Shamubishe then rematerialized before rolling across the floor immediately. Demushu chuckled devious before planned on finished him off.
"COME ON! VICTORY SPARKING!"
"MELON ENERGY SPARKING!"
Baron and Zangetsu-Shin jumps into the air before coming down with their respective kicks to Demushu's behind and result an explosion occurring.
Demushu rolling across the ground as gold sparkles leaking off his body before vanished completely into thin air.
"What in the world just happened?" Zangetsu-Shin questioned.
Baron turn around and see Lapis struggling gets back up from the ground. She closed her Lockseed before go forward and offer her hand to him.
"Are you alright, Lapis?" Kanade asked.
Lapis move his hand away from Kanade before moving back up.
"I don't need your help." Lapis said before moving away from her. "I'm not used to anyone… anymore. I will just let them die. That is why the Showa & Heisei Kamen Riders deserted me. I am not good enough for them!"
Without a warning, Lapis been slapped hard by Kanade in the face and caused him to fall to the ground again before he looks up to see an angry Kanade.
"Don't dared to say such a thing!" Kanade barked angrily, making Lapis look stunned by her action.
"…."
"Kazuraba Kouta won't want you sulking because of something like this; you of all people should know that." Takatora stated with serious tone.
"Old man once says this, if thing turned completely hopeless. Then keep on fighting even if it hurt." Kanade said. "If you can't save those lives, then focused on the lives you can still protect. Is this what Rem wanted for you? How do you felt if she see you like this? To sulk on your failures forever? Answered me!"
"…" Lapis remained quiet and this furious at Kanade. But her hair covered her eyes before she spoke up in something familiar.
"Keep on moving and keep triumph to the end. That is what you say to helped me when I thought I was lost in my nightmare… Lapis. That is what I always take it in my heart." Kanade said.
Lapis did not say anything as he turned away from them.
Unknown to them, Redyue hiding in the shadow watching them.
"So this is the power of Maja's new monster…. How interesting." Redyue noted before a smirk on her face before she vanished.
(Back at Kaito's place…)
Hibiki is currently taking a break from the cleaning up Kaito's bookshelves and saw something caught her attention.
"Huh?" Hibiki asked, looking surprised.
In another room, Zuban is sitting alone and giving foods for the pair of goldfish in a mini glass tank.
This made Hibiki looks surprised at how kind Zuban was despite being a sentinel relic like the Nephilim itself. She even remember when Miku told her that Zuban came to save when the Noises come to attacked them though Zuban is hostile toward them.
Suddenly there is a strange possible solution in her head. Despite she came here to see Kirika and Shirabe, Hibiki is more curious about the sentinel relic known as Zuban.
"Zuu… Zuban." Zuuban said, closed the lid and focused on watching the fishes eating their foods.
"Do you like them?" A voice asked as this causes Zuban to startle and he turned around to see Hibiki standing behind him.
"Zuban…" The sentinel sword growl.
"Whoa, I am not going to harm them okay. I promised." Hibiki respond calmly, with both hands in the air. This might calms Zuban down, but he give Hibiki a suspicious look and watched her carefully.
"Listen… Zuban, I was thinking that there is more to you. Do you remember when you helped save my friend?" Hibiki asked.
This made Zuban tilted his head to the side confused. Well he did because he cannot stand the existence of Noises, which is something he and Kaito agreed. "Zuban?"
"Because I think you are a nice person despite what other people thought." Hibiki said. "If you didn't, you don't risk yourself fighting against them just like someone I know..."
Meanwhile Kaito is listening to Serena about why they came here before glares at Maria.
"Why should I give them back to you?" Kaito asked.
"Mama and I were the ones looking after them longer than you." Maria stated.
"So they will end play as child soldier again like that bitchy woman known Fine wanted." Kaito countered. "Not realized that they already have sins on their hands for hurting a lot of people?"
Tsubasa looks at Shirabe who remain quiet the whole time.
"Why did you two decide to joins him?" Tsubasa questioned.
"We didn't at first, but Kaito-sensei made us realized something about ourselves when he took our relic stones…" Shirabe said with a downcast expression. "Do we even do anything to deserve our relics in the first place?"
(Flashback)
Kaito looking at the two children in front of him before looking at their relic crystals in his hand. He knocked the crystals from them when they try to use something known as the Swan Song.
"Get them back!" Kirika pleaded.
"Why should I give them to you when they are never yours to begin with?" Kaito asked. "I see on the news about you three used your power to bully those who are weaker than you and even commits crimes that consider unforgiven."
"You don't know anything about us!" Kirika said, trying to holding back the tears in her eyes.
"This world is nothing but a cruel place to those who never have a place to belong. Our parents casts us out on the streets." Shirabe said, could not help remembered the horrible days.
"What is wrong with not having power… so you won't be scared or hurt again?" Kirika asked. "Do you know why is sad to be weak all of the time? What is it like being nothing?"
"I DO!" Kaito roared. This making the two girls looks surprised. The original Baron know… what it means to be… weak? They could not picture it.
"I know what it's like to be weak…. Just stare at the sidelines, pathetic and helpless well someone does the job for you…" Kaito growl. "I despise this feeling! And I never want to feel it again as long as I live! But even now… I can feel it! This despicable feeling of weakness!"
This made the girls look surprised before Kaito told them his story about his parents' death and what he had to give up to gain greater powers at the end of his life.
"At the end of my first life...Someone much stronger and kinder with the guts to ride against the Devil himself defeated me and saved everyone." Kaito finished before looking at the two children in front.
Both of them were shocked and awe by what they just heard from the original Baron, but both of them felt pity at that he is willing to go down in the end.
Kaito and Zuban picks up the two younger girls from the ground.
"W-What are you doing?" Kirika asked, looking surprised.
"There is one thing I despise all, its children sleeping on the street." Kaito grumbled.
(Present)
This is why they decides to followed Kaito to find out what they want to do and atoned for what happened in the past. Maybe someday, they will find out if they are even worthy of the Symphogear relics.
"I despise people who doesn't even have the guts to do something by themselves." Kaito insulted Maria. "Like you… watching from the sideline and letting a psycho trying to kill children."
He despise people like Maria who hide behind their lies and did not have the guts or strength to do something. Being manipulated like puppets on the strings. The kind of scum that his own rival Kouta Kazuraba would be if he ends up like a coward as Maria.
"Kaito! That is enough!" Serena said. "She won't do that anymore!"
"Like I believe anything from a liar like her! Something that your adoptive father would have been if he doesn't have guts or strength!" Kaito countered. "Those who can't face the truth and hide their weakness… they aren't strong!"
"STOP! I… I… I know what I did is wrong, but we did not have any other choices after what happened! There could have been other ways to avoid all of this, but I didn't think about it." Maria said, could not hold back from the harsh words of Kaito. "I-I know that I can't take it back every mistakes for the lives that were already been loss… The only thing I regret… Shirabe to bear something that I did not want her to bear… being Fine's host and let herself vanished… It should been me who bears that not her…"
Some may felt pitied for her, but it will not work on someone like Kaito himself.
"If you cared about Kirika and Shirabe, then what about all those fucking crap stunt you pulled when you declared world dominance in front of television?" Kaito said with angry look at her.
"You claim you want peace, yet you use monsters and violence for your goals. You claimed to be doing for the best of people but you left a group of kids to die at the hands of your abominations. You claimed to be fighting for your own principles, but never kept true to them. You claim to care for the brats here but you used them for your own selfish purposes!" Kaito said.
"B-But I-I… didn't have any choice," Maria said. Neither did Shirabe and Kirika since they don't have anywhere else to go after the lab explored.
But Kaito growl as Maria stood back. He may not looks like it, but he can almost exploded with angry like what happened earlier. "You claim to know what it means to lose something and start from rock bottom but you always had someone to rely on all these years. You claim your will is firm but you squirm at the sight of something in your way."
"Enough…!" Maria shout with complete frustration before she activated her armor without any warning and charged at Kaito.
"Maria, wait!" Tsubasa shout before trying to stop the fight.
But Tsubasa and Serena need to transform for this, Kaito stops her lance from reaching him by transforming his right hand into Overlord and grabbed it.
"You never had a goal of your own and you selfishly wish to claim everything in the end. Me and your sister's adopted father had to climb our way over a mountain of corpses, betrayal, and the darkness of humanity to reach the end. HOW IS IT YOU CLAIM TO BE DOING FOR THE BEST OF HUMANITY IF YOU NEVER STOOD ON THE SAME GROUND AS THEM AND WALKED THEIR SHOES!?" Kaito shout, this made Maria have a shocked look before she was thrown across the floor and her armor was undo in the process.
She could not find a retort for Kaito, as it was a cold fact that she wants peace but never been on the same ground with people. She then looks at Shirabe who remains quiet the most.
"Shirabe… Please come back… I promised that I will make things right." Maria said.
But the young girl shakes her head before replied, "I'm sorry, Maria. But I want to stay with Kaito-sensei."
"Kaito…" Tsubasa muttered sadly and quietly.
"Can't it, Tsubasa Kazanari." Kaito said before looking back at Maria. "At the end of the day you have no resolve, will passion, determination, nor the same powers as the others have to reach the end. All you are is pathetic spoiled little brats that forces their own power on those weaker than yourself. You disgust me!" he finished.
The last blow from Kaito struck Maria hard in the core.
Kaito turned around and seeing Serena holding her Ringo Lockseed right now.
"Kaito, we are settling this outside…" Serena said, can't hold her angry back anymore.
"Very well, I wants to see if you learned anything under Kazuraba…" Kaito said.
"I won't let you handle him alone." Tsubasa said.
"Hmph." Kaito then looks at Shirabe. "I want you and Kirika stay here to clear the place."
(Flower)
Lapis opened the door to the building before he was greeting by Boss Lady herself. He was not sure what made him decide to come here today despite leaving others.
"Hello there, Lapis. You arrived at a good time." Boss Lady said.
"What is it?" Lapis asked with partial curious expression.
"We have a new employee here and I wonder if you can assist her." Boss Lady pleaded.
"Umm…"
Suddenly they hear something falling behind the kitchen and the two went into the backroom. To their surprise, they saw bunch of cabbages covering someone who struggling to get free.
"Rem, are you alright?" Boss Lady came to the side as she helps removed the cabbages out of the way.
D-Did she call her… Rem? Lapis thought with shocked.
Suddenly Boss Lady helped what looks like a girl emerging from the cabbages and Lapis got a better look at the girl.
The girl looks around Hibiki's age group. She has medium length sky blue hair that cover her right eyes, large light blue eyes, and light skin. She also has hair clips towards left side of her hair, flower-shaped ribbon on the same side of her hair. She wore a white shirt with brown jacket, white skirts and apron for those works in Flower.
"I'm fine…" The girl responds, dusted off her apron.
Then the girl turns to looks at Lapis. The two looks at each other for a moment as if they are lost in each other's eyes. Lapis could swear that in her place, he saw the Rem who been at his side the whole time in the past before she perished away. 'No… It can't be her.' Lapis thought to himself.
"Rem, this is Lapis. He has been working here longer than you and will help you out." Boss Lady explains.
"I-It's nice to meet you, Lapis-sempai." Rem bowed slightly.
(In the park)
Mitchy is currently exploring the city so he can adjust to being in a world quite different from his own and trying to get any leads on the Dark Riders.
"Ghost! Go away!" a scream caught the young Kureshima's attention and he turned around to see the strangest thing.
A young woman being chased by a young man. She is not the only one being affected by this; there are people in the park acting the same as her.
"What is going on here?" Mitchy questioned.
Suddenly his attention focused on the young woman being corner by the young man against the lamppost.
"What is wrong? Why are you moving away from me after everything we been through together?" The young man asked in a confused and hurt tone.
"Please… Go away!" The young woman pleaded to the man approaching him. "You aren't real! You aren't real!"
"I am real and I will proved it!" The young man said before tackling the young woman and ready to places his lips on hers.
This is the last straw for Mitchy before he grabbed the young man from behind and moved him out of the way.
"The lady says leave her alone." Mitchy said in cold tone.
The young man charges at him, but Mitchy dodge the attack before did a swing kick toward the stomach and sending him flying backward. Suddenly the young man dissolved into gold dusts in front of them.
"Just I thought…" Mitchy said before looking at the young woman who seem startled by what happened. "Excused me, did anything strange happened recently?" Mitchy asked in calm tone.
"Yes… there was a strange monster…. Looks almost like that gigantic monster on the news once… Who grabbed me before knocked me out of unconscious... then my fiancé who I thought is dead appeared in front of me…" The young woman said.
Gigantic monster…? Does she meant the Nephilim that almost attacked the city? Mitchy thought with concerned.
He then got out his cellphone and dials his brother's before place his ear against the cellphone.
"Nii-san, something strange is going on here." Mitchy said.
Boss Lady looks at Lapis and she is surprised to see the young boy have not introduced himself as he stares at the new employee for a while.
"Lapis, aren't you going to introduced yourself to her?" Boss Lady asked.
It takes a few moment before Lapis stop when he noticed his mother figure asking him something and then looks at the new worker.
"H-Hi there… Rem. I'm Lapis Shamubishe." Lapis said in a surprisingly nervous tone.
"I will leave you two alone to get used to each other." Boss Lady said before leaving them.
Lapis was about to tell her something before Rem response him with a hug and this caused Lapis's face turned slightly red.
"W-What are you doing?" Lapis asked, surprised by her action.
"Rem thought you don't recognize me, Shamubishe… after all we been through." Rem said softly.
However, Lapis manages to pull her back and this made Rem looks confused at him.
"H-How do I know it really you…? You can't be alive…" Lapis questioned, trying to look unconvinced at the girl. 'Rem die… because of—'
"Remember the promises you made to Rem when you were looking for the missing children years ago?" Rem asked, making Lapis eyes wide.
(Flashback)
Shamubishe is caution looking around the forest while Rem is tending to the children's injuries. There are still children counted missing.
"There isn't much time… Rem, I am going to look for those other missing children." Shamubishe said before he felt his hand caught by Rem.
"Shamubishe, if you get too greedy, you might take on more than you can carry back." Rem stated with serious. "We should head back to the village and wait for Ram and Master Gearfreed!"
"I can't do that… Rem." The youngest of Royal Knight answered. "I won't allowed myself to abandon those children."
"But why are you going this far?" Rem asked.
"Because… I do not want them to lose their chance to fulfil their dreams and lose people they never get to see again. That is something I don't want anyone to go through." Shamubishe said, reminiscing his and his sister's childhood without their parents being there for them.
He know well that Rem still looking unconvinced of letting him going by himself. Even since they met, she is still unconvinced about him being a knight.
"Isn't that why you're with me." Shamubishe said before looking back at her. "After the villagers came, you helped them get the children back home then come find me."
"That is true. But what if I couldn't find you?" Rem asked.
"Even if you can't see me, battles tend to be quite loud." Shamubishe said. "And I can related to what is it like to have an older sibling to depend on, Rem."
This made Rem's eyes wide in surprised.
Shamubishe soon looks at Rem before raised his pinky finger. This made Rem looks confused at the young knight in front of him.
"My sister taught me this... After you helped the children back to the village… come help me." Shamubishe said.
Rem looks at the young knight as their eyes met for a moment before raised her pinky and the two twist around.
"I will trust you to stay alive." Rem said before releasing Shamubishe.
Shamubishe nodded before he turned toward the forest and starts running with his cape seeing flowing in the air.
(Present)
Lapis cannot help but feeling many emotions in his chest. The biggest one is regret for letting her die trying to rescuing him. But there is another about Rem caught his attention.
She is so warm... Lapis thought.
"B-But why did you come back, Rem? After everything I puts you through, I let you—" Lapis said before he felt the familiar hand on his cheek.
"But Rem is here. The Rem that stood beside Shamubishe is here, right now." Rem said with no falseness in her voice. "No matter what happened, Rem won't leave you again."
"Is everything okay back there?" Boss Lady's voice caused them to snap out of their close contact and caused them to blush.
"Everything is fine, Boss Lady!" Lapis shout before looking back at Rem. "A-Alright, let me show you around… okay?" he asked, nervous and embarrassed tone. 'Why am I this nervous around her?'
"Rem will followed you best to her full ability." Rem response eager.
It was quite easy for Rem to knowing her way around the restaurant and doing some of the dishes due to her previous life. Though Boss Lady noticed that Lapis often giving glances at Rem when she is delivering the foods.
The owner of the store is quite familiar with how Lapis interact around with girls since most of them are his friends. But she can tells there is more Lapis's behavior around with the newcomer who wished to work here.
When Rem is about to returns to back counter to check on Lapis, she did not noticed there was a wet napkin on the floor and she slipped on it before ready to fall on the floor.
But it didn't happened since Lapis saw it happened and immediately went forward to catch her in his arms to soft her landing.
"Shamubishe…" Rem said, looking a bit surprised at him.
"Are you alright, Rem?" Lapis asked with concerns before helping her back up.
"Yeah…" Rem said, looking a little flustered. "But… you don't need to hold me like this."
"Huh?" Lapis looks confused before Boss Lady spoke up.
"Umm… Lapis, the customers are watching." Boss Lady said.
Lapis looks around and see people looking at them before realized how awkward the situation that they are in now.
"S-Sorry Rem…!" Lapis apologized, flustered.
"I-It's alright, Shamubishe…" Rem muttered, embarrassed as well.
This caused most of them to chuckle in amusement before Lapis and Rem goes back to helping in the restaurant with flustered expression on their faces.
(Back at the Second Division)
"I didn't know that Lapis have someone fall for him before." Genjuro said.
"Yeah, I always thought he was dense… but I was wrong. He doesn't want anyone else being tied down by his past." Kanade said.
"I see… Did you try to help him?" Shinji asked.
Kanade sighed before shook her head. "We didn't spoke up since none of us never ever fall in love or having heartbroken."
Takatora can't help felt sympathy for Lapis. Lapis had fallen in love with this person known as Rem or cared deeply about her. The same way he felt about Touka when they were kids, he wished that they would have grown up normally without Helheim and become more than friends.
"I think that is the only thing you can do since he experienced things that beyond your age." Takatora said.
"We don't know what the enemy might be after… but I think that they're after the Sword of Zeker." Genjuro said, taking what he learns from the old professor.
"Wait, you mean that sword? But why?" Kanade asked, looking surprised.
"It seem there is more to the sword than what we expected as it one of the keys to some ancient fortress lost in the sea. I think there is something in there that the enemies wanted badly." Takatora answered.
"But I wonder how they are going to pulled it out since I tried it once and it didn't work." Kanade said, remembering from her personal experience with the sword and ends up in jolt of pain.
Suddenly the alarmed in the mobile base soon activated immediately.
"What's the situation?" Genjuro asked.
"Noises and something else that the scanner can't tell if it either Noises or Inves." The monitor said.
"What did you say?" Kanade asked.
(Back with Lapis)
After they complete their shift, Lapis and Rem soon walk out of the restaurant together as the pair going to the street. Though he still nervous around someone who recently returned to his life, he accepted the fact.
Lapis looks at Rem who seem to be in deep thinking about something.
"Rem, is everything alright?" Lapis asked.
"People getting along happily here than what happened back… and no longer have monarchy system like in our world, Shamubishe." Rem said.
"That is correct. They no longer need such elite class to rule over them." Lapis answered. "Though I read that in some country beyond Japan still have monarchy, but they have less major power."
"I see… so Shamubishe enjoyed a world that keep monarchy for fun." Rem remarked.
"It's actually Lapis here since I start over here." Lapis said. "But you still can call me Shamubishe."
"Okay…. Lapis, that is an easier name to memorized." Rem said.
"So this is where you are, Lapis." A voice caused Lapis and Rem turned around to see Chris who have a scowl on her face.
"…." Lapis looks away from Chris and it caused Chris to become infuriated with him.
"Hey don't ignored me, dumbass. After the stun you pulled back there." Chris bark angry.
"Leave him alone." Rem said with a serious expression.
"This doesn't concerns you. How long are you going to continue running like a coward? Answer me!" Chris said, marching toward Lapis.
But Rem stood in her way and have an enraged look at the way she talk to Lapis. "I don't know what is going on, but I suggest you leave him alone or do you want to causes an unwanted attention here?"
This causes Chris to grit her teeths and noticed there are a lot of people watching them.
"This isn't over…" Chris said before leaving them immediately.
"Thank you… Rem." Lapis said quietly.
"It nothing…Though she is a bit rude of talking you like that." Rem said as the two continue walking on the road.
"I don't blamed her since it the only way she been talking since." Lapis said.
Suddenly Lapis motion Rem to stop walking as they reached an intersection with cars passing by them back and forth, as Lapis explained they had to wait for the walk signal before being able to walk across the street.
"Sorry about making you walk with me to my place, if we used our power it will caused some unwanted attention." Lapis said.
"No need." Rem said as she was enjoying walking and sightseeing. "It's truly amazing how much this world is different from our own. It made me wished that we were born here to enjoy and live a quiet life and luxurious life of human enjoyed." She said. Rem suddenly have a small blush on her face.
"Though this is kind of life… Rem wants to enjoy with you… if you want to," she said. This causes Lapis to blush immediately and looks away.
Yeah… your sister will enjoy this place as well if she was here…. Lapis thought.
"What's wrong?" Rem asked.
"Hey Rem, there is something I want to ask you." Lapis said, slight nervous.
"What is on your mind?" Rem asked curious.
"I-It's been on my mind for a while…" Lapis said before looking back at Rem. "Do you remember when you come… rescued me when I got myself captured and chained?"
"I do… It was scariest time." Rem said.
Lapis take a deep breath before release it. "Do… you really meant when you almost die back then? Do you really mean… you love me?" Lapis asked.
"Lapis, I've always-"
Before she could finished, they felt something dark as it chilling down their spine and an explosion occurs from not far where they are.
"What is this terrifying presence?" Rem asked.
Lapis spotted something not far from where they are. There is a lone figure walking through the madness of destruction that they occurred. Both of them are completed surprised by the appearance of the monster.
Standing far from is a creature resembled a lot like the Nephilim, except it's skin like armor are pitch black with skeleton like claws for hands. The head resembled that of Shika Inves with glowing red spots around its face.
"What is that thing?" Rem asked.
"What kind of Inves is that? And why does it looks like the Nephilim?" Lapis asked. Unknown to Lapis, Rem's shoulders start shaking when she was stares at the new Inves.
When the creature saw Lapis and Rem, it suddenly charged at them.
"Eliminate… Kamuro!" The Nephilim like Inves declared.
"Lapis, look out!" Rem said before getting herself and Lapis out of the way from being attack by the strange monster.
Suddenly Rem got back up and stretched out her hand in front of Nephilim Inves.
"Get out!" Rem shout with angry.
Soon the Nephilim Inves caught in bunch of explosives from out of thin air before collapse on the floor and being incased in ice.
"It nice to see that you still got it." Lapis said with a smile.
But it was not over yet, the ice statue starting to creaks before the Nephilim Inves emerged out of its prison.
"Raaahhh!" Nephilim Inves roared into the air before golden sparks appeared in front of the creature before taking shapes. Shapes into a familiar form that cause the two having bad memories.
"I-Impossible…" Rem said.
"No… it can't be…" Lapis uttered in disbelief. "Thortaka?!"
"Hehehehe… It's been a long time, Shamubishe…! It's our fate to cross again!" The Overlord laughing in menacing tone. The owner's voice it was hard to tell the gender, but the speaker was definitely male. He have similar build identical to Demushu, but with blue skin. His body was covers in gold armor resembled spider with faces of spiders on his shoulders and have three arms on each side. His head looks insect like with red eyes.
This causes something within him start stirring in a long time as he hears the old voice in his mind.
"Your girl won't have suffer like this when you rebel against us, traitor." The voice belonged to the one in front of them. The one who attacked them and Rem die on that day.
"How are you even here?" Lapis questioned with hint of steel.
There was a wicked smile on the insect like Overlord. "Shouldn't you know I got another chance to get my revenge… on you two!"
Soon Thortaka released shadow energy hands at the two, but Lapis and Rem jumps out of the way from the hands.
"We need to get out of here! There are still too many eyes watching." Rem said before channeling her power to caused explosions around the Nephilim Inves and Thortaka.
Lapis nodded before the two soon turned around and made a run away from them now. Lapis suddenly felt a shift in the air before seeing a shadow catching up with them.
"Rem, look out!" Lapis shout.
Rem turned around and see Thortaka upon her instantly with a large broadsword, but Lapis charge forward before changing into his Overlord and using the Joeshuimu to block the attack.
"Well, well… It seem you got a fine sword over there, I won't mind have it after splits you apart!" Thortaka said before the two clashed in swords and jumps back.
Suddenly Rem jumps in before trying to attack with her left leg, but it did not make much dent on the spider like Overlord. Thortaka was ready to attack her, but Rem jumps backward in the air and lands beside Shamubishe.
"Rem, run." Shamubishe said.
"No," Rem shook her head before a dark blue aura surrounded her. "I'm not going to leave you again."
Her human form shimmer before vines wrapped around her and changes into her Overlord form. Her Overlord is blue and feminine looking with gray organic armor, metal skirts, and demonic like tail. Her head have a sharp red horn and elfish ears along with glowing red eyes.
Thortaka charges at them in blinding speed, Rem and Shamubishe dodged out of the way from the charging Overlord. Turning around and focused on Rem, Thortaka opened his jaw before unleashed an energy like web. Rem was too late to dodge as the webbing ensnared her and caused her to shriek in pain.
"Rem, hold on!" Shamubishe shouted. He was about to help her before the Nephilim Inves stood in his way and fired an energy blast from itself mouth at him.
He did not have time to block the attack as he teleported from the attack. He then reappeared behind Thortaka and slashing him with his sword in the back to forced him to stagger. Soon the Nephilim Inves charges at him and Shamubishe brought up Joeshuimu to attack him.
But the Nephilim Inves stop Joeshuimu with its bare hand as Shamubishe struggled to push against the enemy with all his might.
Suddenly the Nephilim Inves's eyes start glowing immediately as Shamubishe's Joeshuimu starts to decay and shatter completed in hand, causing the Overlord to look disbelief.
"But how!?" Shamubishe looks disbelief at what just happened before the Nephilim Inves slammed its skeleton like fist into Shamubishe's chest and sending him flying.
"Shamubishe!" Rem cried out loud, struggling to get out of the electric net.
I won't lost her again… Shamubishe thought, getting himself up before the Nephilim Inves try to attack him again with another blast.
Shamubishe grabbed an abandoned car and throws at the Nephilim Inves before it could fire another blast, causing an explosion to occur.
He then approached Rem before removing the electric web around her and carried her in bridal fashion, Shamubishe then opened a Crack then the two goes into the portal immediately.
"Interesting… I didn't know that the Nephilim heart can do such thing to evolve an Inves to a new species." Ryouma said with amazed.
"After all, the Nephilim Heart comes from the time before modern human." Maja said. "Isn't that right, Professor Ver?"
"That is correct… to think that it can still evolved after consumed a Helheim fruit is intriguing." Ver said with a smirk.
"How is the countermeasure project doing?" Maja asked.
"Well, thanks to Ver. It won't be long until it finished but we still need to test it on the field." Ryouma said.
"Process as plan…" Maja said.
"What about Kamuro? He can still posed as a threat." Ver said.
"I won't be worried too much about him with his declining into despair and ponder about putting that girl in the worse fate... To see him in despair of his action allowed his friend to suffered is priceless." Maja laughed. But he still want to see if Kamuro have the potential like Gaim to use the fragment of Golden fruit.
Below them are large contains with glasses as the three are watching Inves starting to mutate rapidly after contact with the blood of Nephilim.
Lapis is helping carrying Rem as far as he could in his human form and find themselves in an isolated area. He did not keep track of the time after running from the enemies, he did not notices that Rem is looking at him with worried expression.
"Lapis, I think we should stop. Rem thinks that we're finally safe away from them." Rem said.
Lapis cast one last glance as he noticed they are in what looks like an empty playground and notices a bench. He then gentle puts her down on the bench before sitting next to her.
"Lapis, are you alright?" Rem asked with worried expression.
"I am fine… How about you?" Lapis asked, with a smile growing on his face. To be honest to himself, he have not smile much after what happened with Miku.
"I'm fine. What do we do now?" Rem asked.
This causes Lapis to become quiet before he spoked up, "I don't know… they're strong especially the Nephilim Inves. Hey Rem… how about we ran away together?"
This made Rem looks surprised at Lapis and his suggestion of leaving this city.
"Lapis… are you sure about this?" Rem asked. "Isn't this place where you are happy?"
"If we stay here, more people will get hurt and worse…" Lapis said with a downcast. Then the Sky tower incident appeared in his head and Miku being cornered in the fire appeared. He wants to get away from all of it.
"B-But… where will we go? Not back there, is it?" Rem asked.
"No. We will travel to see many different places. I am sure that there are many things you never seen here." Lapis said with a small smile.
"…" Rem have an uncertain look on her face. "Is this what you wanted?"
"I'm sorry about all of this, Rem. We're reunited again… and I suddenly make this rash decision. I haven't been while…" Lapis apologized before he was pulled into an embraced by her.
"Lapis… can't you tell me what is wrong? What really been bothering you? You don't have hold it all in yourself." Rem said, pets him on the back.
That alone caused Lapis to have tears falling from his eyes and holding Rem. "I'm sorry… It just… that I felt like I make the same mistake like I did in the past… I promised people that I will protected them… but I let them down. My sister… Sir Gearfreed… Ram…and everyone who looks up to me. I let all of them down. I couldn't keep my promise to them… to restore the world. If I stay here any longer… I will make mistake and being left behind again. If you run with me, I will make sure I won't let you down again." Lapis said softly to her.
"…" Rem become quiet and have a downcast look.
"Rem, is everything alright?" Lapis asked, becoming worried.
"Lapis… I'm sorry about all of this." Rem respond before tears slowing come out. "Because of me… you will get hurt again."
"What are you talking about? You didn't do anything wrong." Lapis said.
"Because she isn't real." A voice caused them to turned around and see Mitchy standing in front of them.
"What are you doing here?" Lapis asked.
"I suggest you get away from her, she is made by the enemy to fool you." Mitchy warned.
"W-what?" Lapis looking quite shocked at his words.
To be continue…
(Next time…)
"Rem! Why did you do that?" Lapis asked, tears starting to flow down.
"Memories and bonds… can be cut down so easily." Maja laughed.
"I won't forgive you for this… For ruined our precious memories!" Lapis growl angrily.
"SOIYA! LUMIONUS KIWAMI ARMS! DAI-DAI-DAI-DAI RIDER SHOGUN!"
AN: That is the end of the chapter. As for this chapter, I added some elements from one of the episode in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger if anyone didn't noticed. As for anyone waiting for my Armored Rider's Date A Live fic… I waiting for someone going over it for any errors. So please wait, my viewers. 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.
