Vollkommen: War, thy name is Honor.
The next day...
"I still can't believe this. Three bloods in one unique blood type thanks to their redemptive awakening and their willingness to put their pasts behind them?" Ayako wondered.
"Well...might seem crazy at first, but you gotta admit they're pretty kick ass in handling those weaponry!" Akira grinned.
"That, and combined with the efforts of the Four Horsemen. If my mind hasn't blown before, you can say that scene will!" Mayu shook her head.
"And the Red Rider's blade, damn, that's SO HUGE!" Chiharu spread her arms wide just to show how huge War's Armageddon Blade was.
"Do you really think that Blade can cause Armageddon?" Akira wondered.
Ayako sighed in relief. "I'm not sure. All I'm sure now is that Hikari is all in one piece. Given the way she was shaken by War's shockwave; I couldn't thank him enough for helping Chris and us in rescuing Hikari."
"War really helped us there. His entrance attack really helped keep things hopeful." Ayako agreed.
"Good thing it's all over...although I am still surprised that Tomoyo ended up being Strife's girlfriend. Guess his skills pretty much kick-start it all." Mayu shrugged.
"Well...they aren't called The Four Horsemen for shits and giggles! If any, Chris and Alito pretty much fit in my bill of 'to be a badass!'" Akira replied.
The girls burst into laughter.
Cafeteria
"Latest Morning News update. Summerstar was reported to have been struck by the newly formed DES's assault. However, witnesses have stated that a mysterious red comet struck the surfaces of the affected planet have turned the tables in the residents' favor. It was reported a big-sized, red-hooded figure holding a huge blade and an unusually big gauntlet single-handedly wiped out the entire DES fleet responsible for the invasion of Summerstar. Investigations are still ongoing regarding the mysterious entility that saved the residents."
"Ayako, isn't that your home star?" Mayu worryingly replied.
Ayako shook her head. "My parents...my parents, please god no..."
Ayako and Mayu rushed over to Tsubasa's office, their steps quickening with each passing seconds as beads of sweat flowed from Ayako's sideburns.
"Tsubasa, Tsubasa!" Ayako panted, her face that of anxiousness.
"Just in time, Ayako, I was about to call you regarding the incident at Summerstar. Your parents called up and they want to talk to you via video call. They are fine, no worries." Tsubasa reassured.
Video Call Terminal...
"Mom, Dad!"
"Our dear Yukirin!"
Ayako's tears of relief and joy nearly flowed out of her eyes as she covered her mouth with her right hand...
"Thank goodness...I heard the news over the TV and I'm worried sick! I am so worried..." Ayako cried.
"Ayako, we're so sorry that we have not call you earlier but we dare not disturb you from your sleep. It's fine now..." Mrs Kuroki shook her head.
"Yukirin, it's good that you can still remember us despite all the troubles you have gone through. It's such a relief to hear back from our daughter after being apart for eight years..." Mr Kuroki smiled in relief, trying his best to swallow the lump in his throat after the near-invasion incident.
"Mom, dad, please come to Akibastar! I could not bear to risk losing the both of you anymore! Couldn't we just resolve this eight years animosity about being an Idol, please?" Ayako pleaded.
"Of course, dear Yukirin! We have already planned to move to Akibastar, that's why we called on Miss Katagiri." Mrs Kuroki nodded.
"We figured that you have grown much, Ayako...And we just want to be reunited after such a long feud over one thing. DES's reign is at an end thanks to you and your friends' efforts. You have proved us wrong, so we might as well place that feud behind us; it's not going to do us good anyway, right?" Mr Kuroki smiled.
"Thank goodness...thank goodness...I'm so glad we can finally be together again!" Ayako wiped her tears, trying her very best to smile.
Hours later...
"You mean Ayako's parents are now safe and are coming to Akibastar via warp-drive? That's...that's a relief. Alright, thanks for the heads-up. Okay, bye." Chris placed down the telephone on her office desk.
"It's all over the news, Summerstar's invasion fiasco. Do you have any idea who's behind the thwarting of DES's invasion?" Katagiri Atsuko asked.
Chris smiled and heaved a sigh of relief. "The news said 'Red cape, huge sword, and a huge gauntlet. Does that ring a bell?"
"You mean...?"
Chris and Alito nodded.
Meanwhile, at one of Akibastar's bar...
"Who's that red cape guy?"
"Wait, could it be that guy who thwarted..."
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
"But the news said that it's red-cape, huge blade, and a gauntlet that is big!"
A bulky armored warrior stepped into the bar, ignoring any glances from the customers as he approached the bartender. His footsteps vibrated with every step he took, his frown intimidated even the bravest of men in the bar, and his eyes brought chills to the meek.
The chains clanked as he walked, and the click-clacking noises of his armor parts vibrated along with the jingles of the chains.
"Bring me any drinks if you want..." a deep voice grumbled from the warrior himself.
"Certainly, sire." the bartender, who had short black hair, small nose, and appeared middle-aged with slight wrinkles on his face, nodded as he calmly reaches for a jar of sojou.
The warrior calmly drank the bottle of alcohol without any breaks or side-effects of in between, not noticing an alluring figure approaching beside him by his left.
"I will pay for him and me...thanks."
Wondering who would help him paid when he could have done it himself, the warrior turned to look beside him.
Ayako...
"War..." the sixth Yuki Kahiwagi simpered.
The Red Rider nodded. He was just about to reach for his skull pockets when Ayako shook her head.
"Please, just count it as a treat for me."
War exhaled deeply, unaffected by alcohol due to the Seven Seals, and nodded in thanks.
Ayako was not dense enough to know that the 'mysterious entility' that thwarted DES's invasion of her parent's home planet, was none other than the Red Rider himself.
After finding more about War's personality via his closest brother, Death, Ayako knew that War doesn't like too much attention and that the Red Rider was out doing what was supposed to be done - to not let the last of human's honor be destroyed due to the demoralization of Ayako, one of the 'Voice of Balance'.
Ayako blushed lightly and nodded as she remained quiet for the next hour, feeling safe by War's towering presence.
After an hour later, as War and Ayako were heading their seperate ways at the junction leading to the AKB0048 Dormitory on the left, and the HQ on the right, War spoke in a deep, gruff voice.
"Thanks, Ayako, for honoring my wishes. I appreciate it." the Red Rider nodded as he took his leave back to the dormitory.
Ayako's tears nearly brimmed as she simpered once more.
It is the sweet, simple things of life, such as honoring one's wishes, which were the real ones after all - A silent understanding...
"It's no wonder Death said that War is the most honorable of the Four..." Ayako clutched her hands close to her chest.