Hey guys, I'm back! University's been a bitch, and with the semester coming to an end, that means finals are here too. Goddammit... But on the bright side, I got this done in a week!
DCDGojira, I know, I saw the news... But considering its Netflix...I'm not too hyped. The ULTRAMAN manga one was kinda off, they took away Rena and Shinjiro's ships, sort of, and I wouldn't say they did a very good job.
That said, I'm not hoping much. Netflix should really keep their hands off of a lot of stuff.
Karlos1234ify, thanks dude.
So yeah, here's the newest chapter.
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"I've been expecting you, Ultraman."
Shinjiro glared at the woman before him. She wore a green dress, and she had pale skin, very pale skin. The Ultraman asked, "Who're you?"
The woman smiled, "Now, that would be telling."
He glanced around at the fallen men, one dead, one possibly alive but shrivelled up, before focusing his gaze on the woman, "What did you do to them?"
The woman's smile turned eerie, and she spoke, "Now that is the question, yes? Any other questions you'd like to ask?"
Shinjiro narrowed his eyes. He wouldn't be getting any answers. The good old fashion way it is.
Without another word, the Ultraman dashed forward, until he spotted the smirk on the woman's face, "So impatient, but your opponent is not me."
That was the only warning Shinjiro received, for a freight train slammed into him from his left, pushing him through the walls and out of the stadium in no time.
Maria's eyes widened, "Shinjiro-kun!"
The woman smiled, "Now, the nuisance is gone. Let us continue, shall we?"
The pinkette frowned. She had no way to fight, at least, on an equal level. Maria's eyes widened when the woman before her moved, and while the girl could certainly follow her movements, reacting to it was another thing.
The woman in green swung her sword, and Maria barely managed to duck, the blade slicing off a single strand of her hair, before the girl quickly got to her feet. The woman glanced at her, "Hmm, not bad."
Maria frowned as she braced herself, 'How do I fight?'
Tsubasa was still outside on stage singing, and Shinjiro had been pushed away by someone else, most likely the woman's ally. Maria spotted the gun by her feet near the dead man's body, and she moved.
The woman obviously wasn't going to let the girl get the weapon, and dashed forward with a downward slash, but Maria saw it coming, and as soon as she grabbed the gun, she pushed herself off the ground to a side, barely dodging the slash.
The pinkette grunted as she winced in pain from crashing against one of the metal shelves that held the mannequins, but pushed it down and quickly aimed her gun, pulling the trigger a few times.
The woman tsk'd, "Have you not learned?"
She simply swung her dress again, bringing up a veil of wind and reflected the bullets back at Maria. The pinkette's eyes widened and she quickly moved, dodging the bullets, only to wince when she felt a sting on her right arm.
The woman raised an eyebrow, "Hmm, all that and you just got a scratch? Impressive."
Maria glanced at her arm, spotting a small gash, no doubt from the bullet. It was a miracle she didn't receive a shot, but just a simply scratch. It didn't hurt any less, however.
The girl pulled her thoughts away from her wound, instead focusing on fighting the woman before her. Bullets were a no-go, they'd just be bounced back at her. Maria needed something else.
Yet, before Maria could think of something, the woman dashed at her, and the girl quickly reacted on instinct. The blade narrowly passed her eyes, and Maria's leg lashed out, landing a solid kick on the woman's abdomen.
But to the pinkette's shock, the woman didn't move an inch. Maria knew she wasn't weak, a full forced kick like that could make even the toughest agents move, yet the woman didn't even move an inch.
It meant the woman before her was enhanced to some extent. Possibly the sword which was a relic, or some other technology.
The woman clad in green smiled creepily, "A very good try, but that is all you will get."
Maria yelped when she felt a hand grab onto her leg, and everything blurred as she was thrown to the ground. The girl groaned as she struggled to her feet.
Let it be known, that having your body tossed around by someone with strength comparable to that of a Symphogear wasn't fun. Not fun at all.
The woman smiled, "Now, I have no use for you, and I wasn't given any specific instructions regarding eyesores. As such, this is the end for you."
The woman in green raised her blade, and thrusted at the pinkette.
Only for a loud clang to sound through the area, as a tachi stopped the broad sword in its tracks. Maria blinked, as she took in the familiar white and blue Symphogear armor before her, "T-Tsubasa?!"
Tsubasa let out a breath as she took in her surroundings. There were mannequins everywhere, and the doll-like appearance of the woman most likely helped her blend in to avoid detection.
The two men that laid on the ground didn't escape her too, nor did the massive hole on the sides of the corridor. Tsubasa frowned, "Who are you?"
The woman smiled, and she answered, "Autoscorer. I've been waiting for you, Kazanari Tsubasa."
The bluenette frowned, "Autoscorer...?"
The woman kept her smile, "That is what we call ourselves. Now, I came here because I thought I could hear you sing."
Tsubasa gripped her sword, "Then you'll have to make me."
The named Autoscorer grinned, "Interesting, then allow me to do so."
She tapped her feet in a rhythmic manner, as if she were dancing, and dashed at Tsubasa. The bluenette narrowed her eyes and parried the blade, before swinging her leg and sent a devastating kick to the woman's head.
The kick seemed to stun the woman, as Tsubasa swung her sword once more, only for the blade to miss as the woman backed away. The woman clad in green raised an eyebrow, "I see... So without your songs, this is as far as you can go?"
Tsubasa frowned at those words. It was as if she was testing her. The bluennete glanced back. There was no need to drag this out, especially if Maria was still here, not to mention, Shinjiro was somewhere fighting another assailant.
The girl drew a second sword, and held them in a cross guard, much to the woman's amusement, "Dual wielding? What will that do?"
Tsubasa simply let out a breath, before dashing at the woman. The woman gripped her dress and swung it at Tsubasa, aiming to obscure her vision, but the girl simply ducked, before clashing blades with her own.
The two pushed away from each other, and Tsubasa combined the swords at the butts of their hilts, and they instantly burst into flames. The woman smiled, "Flames?"
Tsubasa dashed forward, using the foot swords at her ankles to create a thrust that helped boost her movements, and she spun her swords, making them intensify to the point that they were burning with a bright blue.
The woman kept her smile, as she dashed forward, yet Tsubasa struck first, her swords arching in a wide manner and meeting the woman's body.
Fuurin Hiki: Gekkou
Wind Ring's Fiery Blades: Moonlight.
The slash exploded upon contact, bringing down the ceiling upon the woman, as Tsubasa stabilized her footing. Maria quickly went to her side, "Did it work?"
Tsubasa frowned, "I wish... That thing... It's not human."
The pinkette knew. Her one kick, and what came after, had told her that the woman now burried under the rubble was not normal.
And as expected, the woman rose out of the rubble as if nothing happened. She stared at the two, that creepy smile still plastered on her face, "That was kind of underwhelming."
Tsubasa let out a breath, and she brandished her swords, before breaking into a dash, her swords lashing out for a stab. Yet, the woman's sword was there to meet Tsubasa's own, and to the bluenette's expectations, the woman parried her swords, sending them up and out of her hands.
The woman prepared to follow up on her attack, but before she could, a glint of metal caught her attention, before a massive sword slammed down on her back, sending her crashing to the floor.
Tsubasa frowned. The blow didn't feel right. That strike had not been final, and all it did was simply push the woman into the ground.
She couldn't do much here, not without risking destroying the venue. The bluenette glanced at Maria, "We need to move."
The pinkette blinked, "Wh-oh... Okay."
Maria quickly realized what Tsubasa meant, and she nodded, before the two made a beeline for the exit. As the two ran off, the woman got up from the rubble again, a frown on her face, "They ran? No... They're leading me away."
Her creepy smile returned, "Very well, I'll play along."
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, earlier, Shinjiro grunted as he was slammed through multiple walls, everything was a blur, but he managed to get a good look at his assailant.
He was totally grey in color, with different shades all over his body. The suit, as it appeared to be, had multiple armor plantings all over, and his eyes glowed yellow as they stared at Shinjiro.
Shinjiro grunted as he was suddenly flung to the ground, and he realized they were outside of the stadium, some distance away on a bridge that led to said venue.
The Ultraman got to his feet, pushing down the soreness he had received from the blow.
The man before him huffed, "Is that all, Ultraman?"
Shinjiro glared at the grey armored man, "Who are you?!"
The man raised an eyebrow, "Me?"
He smirked, "You can call me Leo. Now, let's have some fun, Ultraman."
Shinjiro frowned, "I don't have time for you!"
He crossed his arms and instantly fired a Spacium Ray from his suit. The ray easily struck Leo head on, causing a huge tremor around the area.
However, as soon as the beam died down, Shinjiro's eyes widened.
The reason?
Leo was standing there as if nothing happened. The only indication that he had taken the attack head on was the arms that were held up in a crossing block.
Shinjiro gaped, "H-how?!"
The man smirked, "Beam attacks don't work on me kid. Now, you've had your go. It's my turn!"
The Ultraman gasped as Leo was suddenly in front of him, and he barely managed to raise his arms to block a punch that was aimed at his chest. Yet, the punch had sent him skidding across the road, leaving a pair of long marks from Shinjiro's feet scratching against the road.
Shinjiro grunted as he stabilized his footing. The man, Leo, was adamant on keeping him here, and he was doing a very good job at it. So he did the other thing he could do, "Moroboshi-san, you there?"
The man's voice came back, "I'm a bit busy! What do you want?"
Shinjiro cursed, "Maria, she's attacked, I'm held up by another assailant, can you help her?"
Moroboshi growled, "Unfortunately I'm held up too. Shinji and Tsubasa should be headed her way though."
The young man nodded, "Got it."
The man growled and grunted from the speakers, "If that's everything then I'm cutting the call!"
Shinjiro nodded, "Yeah, thanks."
With that said, the connection cut off, and Leo smirked, "Not calling for help?"
Shinjiro let out a breath, "No, not for me."
The Ultraman took a simple fighting stance, and Leo's smirk widened, "Mano a mano eh?"
Shinjiro didn't give him a response. Rather, his response came in the form of a Spacium enhanced punch. But Leo blocked it, causing a shock wave from the the clash, breaking a few glasses from a distance.
Leo smirked, "Impressive strength, but... Its not enough!"
Shinjiro's eyes widened when he was blown away, and he skidded across the road, before he managed to regather his position by taking to the skies.
The young man grunted as he quickly threw a few Ultra Slash rings at Leo, but the man simply batted them to a side, "Didn't you hear me? Beam attacks won't work!"
The man's eyes widened when Shinjiro was suddenly in front of him, and before he knew it, the young man's body slammed into his own, pushing him back. Yet, almost immediately after the surprise, they stopped moving, as Leo held his ground, much to Shinjiro's shock.
Leo grinned, "That was impressive, I'll give you that. But, that's... still not ENOUGH!"
The man swung his arms, and Shinjiro was immediately sent crashing into the ground again. The younger man grunted as he got to his feet, 'He's strong...'
Leo smirked, "Now, let's end this."
He pulled his right arm back, and it glowed red, but before they could continue, the sound of an engine and feet tapping on the road caught their engine. Leo clicked his teeth, "Goddammit..."
Shinjiro turned back to see the woman clad in green slicing a car in half, before he heard Tsubasa's voice.
"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron..."
(Play Beyond the BLADE)
Shinjiro blinked as Tsubasa landed by him, holding Maria with her, "Tsubasa, Maria?!"
The bluenette glanced at him, before looking back at the woman, "Shinjiro-kun."
Maria frowned as she noticed Leo, "Another one... Is he Autoscorer's ally?"
Leo smirked, "Wrong, I'm not their ally. I'm one of them."
The woman smiled, "Well, he's a bit differently built than the rest of us, but yes, he's one of us Autoscorers."
The man's smirk fell, "Seriously, you had to ruin my fun, Phara. Didn't we agree that we'd handle the Ultraman suits while you take the sword?"
Phara smiled, "Was that how the plan went? I do apologise, but I simply wanted to make sure I broke them. A simple defeat wouldn't be enough."
Leo clicked his teeth, "Tch, so you just went and let them do whatever they wanted to even the field?"
The woman's smile stayed plastered on her face, "I wonder..."
Maria frowned, "They're after Tsubasa?"
Shinjiro frowned, "Not if I can help it."
Leo chuckled, "I'd like to see you try."
Tsubasa stared at Phara sternly, "You won't be getting away."
The woman let out a small laugh, "Ah you misunderstand, we will be getting away with this. And I won't be letting you off with a simple defeat."
She brought out a handful of red gems, and she threw them all over the bridge, much to Leo's annoyance, "Tch, she's gone and done it."
Shinjiro frowned, as in an instant, they were surrounded by the red crystals, but to his confusion, they broke as soon as they touched the ground, creating red patches all over the ground.
Then they appeared.
Tsubasa and Maria widened their eyes in shock, as the unmistakable creatures came into view. The pinkette clenched her fists, "These... These are... Noises?!"
Phara smiled, while Leo simply sported an irritated face.
Tsubasa's lips thinned, "But mere Noises won't work."
Shinjiro nodded, "Yeah... Let's go, Tsubasa!"
The girl nodded, and they sprang into action once more. Shinjiro placed his arms together, and fired a massive Spacium Ray that wiped out a portion of the Noises, before dashing in to fight.
As for Tsubasa, the girl slashed through a number of the Noises. After cutting down a dozen of them, Tsubasa flipped to a handstand, and her swords at her feet extended. The girl then moved, spinning as her blades sliced the Noises to bits.
After a while, Tsubasa pushed herself into the air, and she swung her sword, cutting down yet a few of the Noises, before dashing forward, her sword poised for a stab. Then, it happened.
The Noise aimed its sharp arm at the sword, and as a natural sword, as she preferred to refer to herself, Tsubasa aimed her own at the arm in a display of skill and technique.
That was when everything went to hell.
Phara's smile widened, taking on a creepy tone, as the blade of Ame no Habakiri started to carbonize. Tsubasa's eyes widened, as the Noise charged in, and before the girl could back away, it struck.
A single crack appeared on the pendant that normally sat on the Symphogear user's chest, before the crack spread across the entire pendant, and the Symphogear armor vanished.
The girl froze, but before the Noise could deliver the final blow, Shinjiro grabbed her and destroyed the Noise with a slash from his Spacium Blades.
Phara smiled, "Hmm, now, that confirms it. The system is done. Leo, we're done here, let us return."
She smiled at Shinjiro, Maria and Tsubasa, "I did say I wouldn't let you go with a simple defeat, didn't I?"
Phara tapped her feet a few times on the ground as if she was dancing, and in response, the Noises all vanished, before the woman brought out a simple vial, something mirrored by Leo.
The woman smiled, "Then, have a nice night."
She dropped the vial, releasing some liquid that immediately evaporated, and she disappeared in a flash of red.
Leo clicked his teeth in annoyance, "That meddlesome bitch..."
He glared at Shinjiro, "I didn't get to go all out this time. You won't get so lucky next time. The next time we meet, I'll destroy you."
Leo crushed the vial in his hands, and vanished in a flash of red as well, leaving the three alone on the bridge.
Shinjiro frowned, tightening his grip on the now naked (not that he noticed) and very much unconscious Tsubasa, "What the fuck?"
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, earlier, back in Japan, Genjuro frowned when the alarm rang, "Status report!"
Sakuya nodded, "Sir, there's a fire going on, and the local forces are requesting aid."
Genjuro nodded, "Granted. Now get Hibiki-kun and Chris-kun to the site."
Aoi nodded, "Already on it!"
Shin looked at the screen, "This... Will it be that simple?"
Ide frowned, the reports that came in recently fresh on his mind, "One can only hope."
In Kotaro's home, the group had easily received the sortie order, and Hibiki stood up, "Sorry, duty calls."
Kotaro and Seiji both nodded, they weren't needed yet, and unlike Shinjiro, they still needed to keep their cover, lest they risk Moroboshi blow up on them.
Shirabe and Kirika, however, had different ideas, and they stood up. The blonde spoke," We're coming too-desu."
Chris frowned, "No way. You two don't have Linkers, we can't risk it."
Hibiki nodded, a smile blooming on her face, "It's all good. We'll be back before you know it."
With that said, the two ran out of the building, where a helicopter was descending to retrieve them.
Yumi sighed, "Seriously, there they go again. Just like in anime."
Shiori smiled, "Well, they are superheroes."
Kuriyo glanced at the two males in the house, "Speaking of which, Kotaro-sensei, Seiji-san, how did you two know about them?"
Kotaro blinked and instantly panicked, "Hmm? Ummm... That's uhh..."
Seiji chuckled, his mind suddenly blank as well, "That's a very good question..."
Seeing her two older brothers somehow brain dead, Shirabe sighed, "They were with us, back when Kiri-chan and I were..."
Kirika nodded solemnly, "Desu.."
She trailed off, and the three girls took the hint, "Ohhh..."
Kotaro and Seiji both silently sighed in relief as the three girls focused on the television again, before they caught the twin-tailed girl staring at them blankly.
You owe me.
Those words didn't need to be said, and Kirika tried her best not to laugh at their expense.
(Linebreak)
Hibiki and Chris stood in the chopper as it neared the site, and the two girls spotted the smoke and flames coming from a building as it fell apart.
The lavender haired girl glanced at her friend, "We're counting on you."
Hibiki grinned, "Got it!"
The cream haired girl looked at the building once more, and she jumped.
"Balwisyall Nescell Gungnir Tron..."
(Play Genkai Toppa G Beat)
In a flash, the girl was clad in her Symphogear armor, and Hibiki roared, slamming her fist through the roof of the building, crashing all the way to the bottom floor. The girl let out a breath, "Aoi-san, navigation please!"
The woman instantly answered, "There are life signals at 1 o clock. They should be beyond the wall."
Hibiki glanced at the wall, and she nodded, "Got it!"
The girl cocked her fist back, and in a huff, the wall crumbled before her strength, giving way to another corridor. Hibiki simply dashed through, punching through two more walls, before she spotted a few people huddled at a corner.
The girl nodded, "Over here!"
The people all blinked as they took in the sight of a girl clad in sci-fi armor yelling at them. Hibiki glanced around, "Aoi-san, do we have an escape route?"
The woman answered, "No, you'll have to punch your way out. The shortest and safest route would be your 10 o clock."
Hibiki glanced at that direction and nodded, before pulling back her pistons on her gauntlet, "Alright, everyone! Follow me!"
She unleashed a punch that pierced through several walls all at once, and Hibiki glanced back at the group of people who were all in awe, "We're getting all of you out of here!"
The group of people all quickly followed, and Hibiki punched her way through the other walls, until they came out of the building.
As the people all went off, Hibiki glanced back at the building, "Okay, Aoi-san, what's next?"
The woman replied, "There are two more groups of life signals, one each coming from the third and fifth floor. Go back in through the hole you made, and stop at the first crossroad you see."
Hibiki nodded and dashed in, before stopping right in a cross road, "Okay, I'm here."
Aoi nodded, "Now punch upwards."
The girl looked up, and she grinned, pulling her pistons on her gauntlets up, before she punched.
In an instant, a burst of air smashed right through the ceiling/floors, and Hibiki jumped up to the third floor, "Alright, where now?"
Aoi looked at her screen, "Go straight down the corridor, there should be a closed door there."
Hibiki broke into a sprint, and sure enough, there was a single door that was locked and shut, "Is this it?"
The woman nodded, "Yes, there should a few people in there."
The girl nodded, before cocking her fist back, "Okay..."
Hibiki punched, and the door was blasted away, before she ran in, "Okay, where are you?"
There was no one in the apartment, and the girl ran around, before noticing a door that was closed, "Is this..?"
She kicked the door down, and Hibiki heard a yelp, immediately spotting four people, two adults and two children, huddled at the far corner of the room, which turned out to be a toilet.
The four of them jumped when a part of the ceiling fell down from behind Hibiki, and the girl frowned, glancing around, before spotting a bathtub beside them. The girl pointed at the otherwise intact bathtub, "Get in!"
The four wasted no time, and before they knew it, they were in the air, out of the building, with Hibiki holding onto them from below. The Gungnir Symphogear user landed on the ground with a loud thud, and she placed the bathtub down, absently noting their awed faces.
But that had to wait, as Hibiki quickly dashed back into the building, "Aoi-san, there's one more on the fourth floor, yes?"
The woman nodded, "Yes, it's directly on the left after you go up."
Hibiki nodded and jumped up to the fourth floor, and she looked to the left, where a door was open but blocked by a wall of flames, 'I'll have to wing it.'
Pulling her scarf and wrapping it around her mouth and nose, the girl dashed right through the flames, before skidding to a stop. Hibiki's eyes widened when she spotted two children at a corner, coughing as they struggled to breathe through smoke and heat.
The girl wasted not a second and grabbed them, before using her Power Jacks to push them out of the window. Then, as they fell, Hibiki readied her Power Jacks again and used them to push herself up right as they reaches the ground, allowing her to land on the ground gently.
The girl dispelled her Symphogear and ran to one of the tents, where one of the healthcare workers were loading any victims onto ambulances, "Excuse me!"
The nurse looked at her, and Hibiki quickly gestured to the two children, "I found them in the building, please take care of them."
The nurse nodded and took the two children from her, "Of course."
Hibiki smiled, "Thank you."
The woman, having recognised her from the broadcast from the Frontier incident, smiled, "No worries, rather, I should thank you for helping them."
Hibiki giggled, "Ditto."
The nurse then nodded her head in acknowledgement once more, before turning to tend to the wounded. Hibiki then turned, speaking into her comms, "I'm done here. Chris-chan, what about you?"
The girl's voice came back with a yell, "Yeah?! Rescue work's done, but I'm getting attacked!"
Hibiki blinked, "Wait, what?!"
The line cut off, and Aoi's voice came in, "Chris-chan is a bit occupied, but we're monitoring the fight. Go back her up."
The girl nodded, "Roger that."
Hibiki then headed for the point where Chris was supposed to be, until she spotted a girl on top of the pedestrian bridge nearby, standing on the fence.
The girl was blonde, with a big witch hat. She also wore something akin to a scholar's outfit, or rather, a witch's robe.
More importantly, she was crying.
Having anticipating the worst, the cream haired girl's eyes widened, and she ran over to below the bridge, "Hey! Get down from there! It's dangerous!"
The girl glanced down, having wiped her tears earlier, and she frowned, "You.."
The blonde girl frowned, and she pointed her palm at Hibiki, "Begone."
A magic circle appeared before her palm, and Hibiki's eyes barely widened as she quickly jumped back to avoid a blast of wind that shattered the ground.
Hibiki snapped her head up at the blonde, "W-who're you?!"
The blonde scoffed, "My name... My name is Carol Malus Deinheim, and my alchemy will destroy the world. I'll bring an end to everything, I'll complete the Apocalypse of All Creation."
Hibiki blinked, "Destroy the world?!"
Carol stared at the girl coldly, "I'm saying I'll destroy miracles."
The blonde created a number of magic circles, all green, and in the blink of an eye, she let loose six hurricanes, slamming right into Hibiki. Yet, miraculously, the blast simply destroyed the ground, but Hibiki was not too hurt apart from a few bruises and cuts.
Carol frowned, 'Her previous fusion with the Gungnir shards enhanced her body? Or is it the constant use of her Symphogear?'
The blonde stared at Hibiki, "Why do you still not don your Symphogear? Why do you not fight back?"
Hibiki grunted as she got up, "Instead of fighting, I want to hear why... Why you want to destroy the world."
Carol's lips thinned, and she jumped down from the fence, conjuring a magic circle of wind that stopped her fall, before letting her gently land on one of the pieces of rubble, "I tell you, will you accept it? Will you step aside?"
Hibiki furrowed her brows, "I don't want to fight if I can."
That seemed to anger the girl, as her frown turned into a small glare, "Unlike you, I have something worth fighting for."
Hibiki blinked, "Something worth figjting for?"
Carol frowned, "Exactly. You should have one as well, don't you?"
The cream haired girl blinked, "Eh?"
The blonde stared down at her, "That's why you stopped the Moon from failling, you fought, along with your fake Ultraman, with your songs!"
Hibiki clenched her fists, "That's wrong! I had no other choice... That's why..."
Carol clenched her fists, "Even so... Fight. Show me everything you have!"
The girl yelled, "I don't want to use my Symphogear to fight! It's used to help people!"
That set her off, and Carol immediately conjured a number of huge magic circles, "Then... You mean to die helping people, is that it?!"
The magic circles brightened, and a huge amount of energy gathered before her, but Hibiki still spoke, "I mean... You were crying just now! You must have some reason, am I right?!"
Carol bit her lip, "You... Saw..."
She saw red, "BEGONE!"
The magic circles glowed, and Hibiki's eyes widened when a huge surge of energy came out of Carol, but before they could engulf her, a figure appeared before her, and a blue barrier surrounded her, stopping the attack effectively.
"That's taking it a bit too far against someone who's not fighting back, isn't it, Carol?"
The blast quickly subsided, and Hibiki's eyes widened when she saw the figure, "You're... Bemular?!"
Carol frowned, "Ojii-san... Why did you stop me?"
Bemular let out a breath, "To stop you from doing something you'll definitely regret. Besides, I thought you wanted to break them fair and square."
The blonde simply huffed, and the silver being glanced down at Hibiki, noting that she was overall fine. Hibiki then asked, "Carol! Why do you want to destroy the world?"
Carol looked at her, "... It was a task given to me by my father. Don't you have something similar?"
Hibiki blinked, "By... my father?"
"Seriously, this is really turning into a drama..."
The three glanced up to see a girl in blue, sitting on the bridge where Carol once stood. The blonde frowned, "Were you listening? As always, you're rotten to core, Garie."
The girl jumped down to her side, "Please don't put it that way, I'm like this because you designed me this way, Master."
Garie glanced at Bemular, "Oh, and hello to you too."
Carol huffed, "How's the collection going?"
The doll like girl beamed, doing a twirl as she answered, "I'm done for the night! But Micha's a glutton, I don't think I'll be able to get enough."
The blonde sighed, "Then we'll have to regroup and reconsider our schedule."
Garie grinned, "Roger that!"
Carol then looked at the two, "Ojii-san, what about you?"
Bemular let out a breath, "Go back to your base, I'll meet you there."
The blonde nodded, before looking at the girl, "The next time we meet, we'll fight. Your Ultraman friends included. How else will I destroy everything you hold dear?"
The two girls brought out vials, one each, and dropped them to the ground, before vanishing in a flash of red.
As they vanished, Hibiki looked at Bemular, "Bemular... You..."
The being glanced at her, "Don't misunderstand, Tachibana Hibiki. That's the last time I'll be bailing you out from her. The next time we meet, most likely we'll be enemies."
With that said, Bemular shot into the air, before vanishing into the clouds, leaving Hibiki kneeling in the crater alone, "W-wha?"
A while later, Ace and Taro would arrive, but everything was already over by then.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, earlier, Chris stood at a park as she finished with the rescue operation. Everything was almost wrapped anyway, all she needed to do was wait.
That was how it should have been, until she spotted figure on one of the pillars nearby. Then, Chris' eyes widened as a glint of gold caught her eyes, before she felt a sharp sting on her left cheek, followed by a few tremors by her feet.
The girl glanced down, spotting the golden coins, before she glared up at figure, "That was you?"
The woman on top, one wearing yellow themed clothing, smirked, "Indeed, and I'm ready, you?"
Chris smirked, "Need you ask?"
She pulled her pendant off, and sang.
"Kilterr Ichaival Tron..."
(Play Trust Heart)
In a flash, Chris was clad in her Symphogear and the two wasted no time in raining bullets upon each other.
As the two continued shooting at each other, with each arrow and coin countering each other, a single blonde girl stared at them from the shadows of another pillar. The girl frowned, 'That's... They're equal? No, Leiur is not going all out, but even so, that one should have the greatest firepower amongst all of the Symphogears.'
She glanced down at the case she held, 'I really need to bring this to them soon.'
Chris growled as they entered somewhat of a stalemate. For every arrow she fired, a coin would be there to stop it, and just as for every coin Leiur fired, an arrow would be there to stop it.
What pissed her off the most, was that while Chris used the ability of her Armed Gear, the woman was simply flicking them off her fingers. It wasn't something a human could ever do nornally.
Then, Chris jumped back, unleashing a dozen arrows all at once, before swapping her crossbows for a single gatling gun. Leiur frowned, dodging a few of the arrows before kicking down the rest.
Only then did she notice the spinning gatling gun in Chris' hands, and Leiur clicked her teeth in annoyance as she was forced to dodge the bullets. Sure, she might have been sturdy enough to withstand the volley of bullets, but getting hit by a gatling gun was very unpleasant.
Leiur clicked her teeth in annoyance as she jumped around, and without another thought, her core pulsed.
"Look out! Above you!"
Chris' eyes widened as she spotted the shadow around her, and her head snapped up to see four yachts falling towards her, "You've gotta be kidding me..."
Chris quickly moved, dodging a direct hit, but the explosions from the yachts sent her flying into a tree, and the girl quickly hid behind one of the bushes, "God fucking dammit..."
Leiur blinked as she caught herself, before she frowned, looking towards the dock, "I went too far..."
She spotted a large shadow, with yellow glowing eyes, the silhouette holding two ships, one in each hand, "I guess I should tone it down a bit..."
The shadow groaned, before dropping the ships back into the water as it vanished from sight. Leiur sighed, before focusing on looking for Chris. It was time to end it.
Chris growled in frustration as she peeked at Leiur looking around. She needed to end it in one overwhelming shot.
But as she started to build up energy, a voice startled her.
"Are you okay?"
Chris yelped, before quickly slapping her mouth, and she snapped her head back, "What the fu-!"
She stopped herself as she came face to face with a blonde girl, wearing nothing but a hoodie that surprisingly wrapped around her body to not make her seem naked.
The girl stared at her, "Who are you?"
Chris panicked, "Uhmmm... I'm no one! Yes, no one! I'm not related to the government or any secret organisation or anything!"
The girl simply ignored her pathetic attempt to cover her identity, simply because she already knew, and the circumstances were too serious for her to laugh, "You're Yukine Chris-san, the wielder of Ichaival's Symphogear, yes?"
That caught her attention, "Wait what? How did you know? Who the hell are you anyway?"
The blonde nodded, clutching the case to her chest, "My name is Elfnein. I'm here to help you protect the world from Carol and her alchemy."
Chris blinked, "The hell-shit!"
The Symphogear user pushed Elfnein to the ground just in time to dodge a barrage of coins, and Chris immediately turned to face Leiur, "Fucking hell..."
The woman raised an eyebrow as she saw Elfnein behind Chris, "Hmm, so prevention from contact has failed. Well, whatever. I guess I can go on to the next phase."
Leiur brought out a handful crystals and threw them onto the ground, summoning a battalion of Noises, much to Chris' shock, "N-Noises?!"
Elfnein frowned, "No! They're not from Solomon's Cane! They're-"
She was cut off when Chris unleashed a barrage of bullets and missiles, "If they're not from Solomon's Cane, then I'll just blow them apart!"
The lavender haired girl swung her gatling gun around, raining bullets that pierced through every Noise she saw. But Leiur obviously wasn't going to let the girl do as she pleased.
Chris' eyes widened as she was forced to jump back to dodge a barrage of coins, and that gave the Noises the opening they needed to advance.
The girl growled as she raised her guns to block the incoming attacks. Unlike most of her other fellow Symphogear users, she was the only one who used firearms, and in that sense, the slowest in terms of mobility, but it also meant that she was slightly better when it came to defense as well.
That meant she would also opt to block attacks instead of dodging them, or at least, that was what Elfnein assumed. And it was also her downfall, as the blonde yelled, "No! Dodge!"
The warning came late, as the Noises struck the gun, and much to Chris' shock, easily destroyed the guns and the armor that came along with it. The Noises didn't let up, and as Chris jumped back, they pushed on, slicing right into the girl's pendant.
Chris' eyes widened in shock, yet again, as her armor vanished before her eyes, "W-what the fuck?!"
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