Before we get into the mist of things, addressing a few reviews from the last two chapters:

DCDGojira (Chapters 3/4): Thanks! And yeah, it will take some time before the pairings are present.

Anyways, onto the story!

Kamen Rider Saber: Tale of Two Worlds
仮面ライダーセイバー：二つの世界の物語
Kamen Raidā Seibā: Futatsu no Sekai no Monogatari

First Book: Beacon of Hope
初の書籍：希望の烽火
Hatsu no Shoseki: Kibō no Hōka

Chapter Four: Taking off into the Skies, a Soaring Flame.
第四章：空に飛び立つ、高騰する炎。
Dai Yonshō: Sora ni Tobitatsu, Kōtō Suru Honō.

The tainted manuscripts that corrupt the destined history...
運命の歴史を破壊する汚染された写本...
Unmei no rekishi o hakai suru osen sa reta shahon...

"Greetings everyone, and bonne lecture!" Tassel spoke, as he sat on the same chair he always sat on, keeping up the same smile he constantly had.

"My name is Tassel! I am currently devoted with the activities of the huntsman-in-training, Kuen Akegata!"

Taking a sip of the drink he had next to him on the table, arranged neatly with a matching tea set.

"A regular man with a dream of becoming a huntsman and enrolling into the legendary Beacon Academy, Kuen has obtained what appears to be an amazing sword, and an equally amazing book, vowing to use them for justice! Now, que la fête commence!"

As Kuen woke up, looking at his watch, he groaned a little, lamenting a little on having to get used to the fact that since he was now a student, he couldn't laze around and sleep after morning prayers like he normally did.

Getting up, he folded his sleeping bag up, placing it under his arm as he could feel his joints loosening up. "Note to self, sleeping bags suck."

Walking towards the locker room, he placed his sleeping bag in the top compartment of his locker, before heading to the bathroom, taking his abdest.

And he went to the classroom he used to do his prayers, still in his pajamas, he would walk through the hallways, occasionally noticing the early riser, but he mostly didn't pay them any heed.

Until he would arrive at the usual classroom, hearing the same sounds he'd heard when he came here last night.

So it was obvious who it was to Kuen. Probably Pyrrha. Most likely definitely Pyrrha.

And opening the door, he was right. She was clad in her usual outfit, swinging her weapon.

Good thing he kept his sword and books on him, like all the time at this point. Because knowing that this world recommended you hold a weapon, it was only fitting that he held one. Not that he was going to kill anyone with it, because he did not want to kill anyone unless he had to. Besides, religion says no, and who was he to defy that?

Greeting Pyrrha, Kuen kept up a smile that was almost genuine to an extent.

"You're up early. It's six in the morning and you're already clad in your combat uniform. Meanwhile, I'm still in my pajamas."

The two of them chuckled, before Pyrrha retorted, "You look more like you're wearing casual clothes, to be honest."

"I know. I picked them up based on that fact, so that if I were to wander around at night, people don't think I'm in my pajamas. Anyways, what time did you wake up?"

He yawned a little, as Pyrrha replied, "An hour or so earlier. It's unfortunately a routine of mine."

"I see... I'm mainly here because of morning prayers."

"I see. Go ahead. I won't stop you."

"I figured so. Though... knowing that you train early in the morning, I suppose it's some level of motivation for me to get up early and train as well. I would say some form of motivational proverb, but I'm completely out of it right now. It was an intense night last night."

"Was it your friends being noisy or something?"

"Not really, but its close."

Kuen chuckled, before he conducted his morning prayers, all the while Pyrrha continued swinging her spear, almost in smooth motions as Kuen couldn't help but notice ever so slightly after he finished his prayers.

Yawning a little, Kuen then asked, "Oh yeah, tell me."

And a teasing grin formed, as he asked, "How interested are you in Jaune?"

Pyrrha was caught by surprise, as she couldn't help but laugh. "A bit."

"Are you sure?"

"Okay, maybe a good amount."

"Understandable."

The two grinned, before Kuen then noted, "Probably not going to train this morning though, since there's the Initiation thing going on, I believe. I want to make sure I'm full of energy for that."

"You make a good point. I shouldn't really be training this morning."

"Hey, you do you. I'm not going to stop you."

"Right..."

And then Kuen remembered, "Though, I want to do a morning jog, since initiation is at nine and it's still barely a quarter past six."

"Sure, I don't suppose that would be a problem." Pyrrha responded, as Kuen made a thumbs-up sign, before stating, "Great. Are you going to be changing clothes or what, considering I'm pretty sure that outfit is optimized to your body- not in that way, I swear."

Pyrrha snorted a little, before responding, "Nah, I'm going to change. It'd be better. Besides, it's not truly comfortable jogging around in this."

Kuen nodded, before the two parted ways for the time being.

The two later reunited, both of them dressed in more appropriate attire, as Pyrrha then asked, "So how much are we jogging today?"

"Maybe one or two laps around Beacon. I admittedly just want to get the chills off my feet."

"That nervous, huh?"

"Yep."

And the two began their jog, the sun beginning to rise. Everything was hopefully going to be okay. Kuen felt at peace, as he put on his earbuds, though he was careful to only put one so that he could still talk to Pyrrha.

And an hour or so later, the two students returned, Kuen looking worse for wear than Pyrrha.

"Fuck, you're good at this stuff."

"I guess it comes naturally from being the top of your league."

"Is that a humble brag or a lament?"

"Beats me."

Kuen thought for a bit. "Wanna get breakfast in a bit?"

"Sure."

And so they parted ways once again, as Kuen returned to the mess hall, noticing Ruby still snoring. Unsurprisingly, really, considering there was still more than an hour left.

(OST: EP 4 Score – The First Step Pt 1)

A good amount of people, in fact, were still asleep. And as he headed back from the bathroom after taking a well-deserved and refreshing shower, stopping by the locker room once again, now dressed in his combat attire, he had noticed there were, unsurprisingly, other people who had already showered.

He then noticed a male with long hair with an oddly surprisingly pink streak, and dressed in green, pink and white clothes that seemed to give off a general Chinese or Japanese vibe.

Not that he was assuming that the other was such, anyways. He was just giving off the colorful Japanese vibes.

There was also another, a orange-haired girl clad in mostly pink, white and black, as Kuen took the chance to maybe overhear the dialogue a little bit, to scope what was going on.

The hyperactivity of the orange-haired girl took him by surprise, for one, and their conversation was less like two people having a normal conversation and instead it felt like two childhood friends chatting.

"It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full twenty-four hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything, I mean, you're the perfect student and I'm... well, I'm me! But it's just crazy, you know?" The orange-haired girl excitedly stated.

'Cutest stuff I've ever seen.' Kuen thought to himself, chuckling softly.

Deciding that he'd grab the last of his stuff eventually, when it was almost time for Initiation, he headed to the cafeteria to grab breakfast, strolling through the hallways as he snapped the seconds away, deciding that it was better if he were to find something better to do than stare at his phone, with how the whole scenery was still new bait for him, to be frank.

And as he arrived at the cafeteria, he quickly grabbed breakfast, as more and more people began to enter the cafeteria, having already woken up.

And half an hour after he took his first portions, having chatted with Pyrrha in the meanwhile, he decided to peek over at the serving tables to see if there were any seconds he could take at all.

Unsurprisingly, there was still a lot of food still leftover, since not everyone had taken breakfast, but in a surprisingly twist, Kuen seemed to notice that there was a lack of any extra pancakes.

"Who the hell even eats this many pancakes?" He asked confusedly, before he found his question being answered as he glanced to a nearby table.

Noticing the pink girl and green guy from earlier, he happened to see her slurping what appeared to be a massive stack of pancakes. "Ah, so that's where it went."

And then Kuen managed to overhear a line of dialog between the two.

"Right! What was I thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together! Oohhhh! We should come up with some sort of plan, to make sure we end up on the same team together! What if we bribe the headmaster? No, that won't work. He has the school."

Indeed, she was very excited. Or hyper. Or something of the sorts, anyways.

And finishing breakfast, Kuen headed back to the locker room, obviously to pick up the rest of their essentials. Entering the locker room, he grabbed his weapon, equipping its sheath on his belt, and grabbing the two Wonder Ride Books, placing them in his coat pockets.

And as he locked the locker, he overheard what he assumed was basically the final part of the conversation between pink girl and green guy.

"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?"

And Kuen finally heard the other speak for once.

"Nora?"

"Yes, Ren?"

"I don't think sloths make a lot of noise."

"That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together!"

"Come on Nora, let's go."

"Not 'together-together...'"

The two left the room, as Kuen thought to himself, once again, 'Still the cutest stuff I've seen. They're definitely dating."

Ten dollars on that.

"Wonder what those two are so worked up about?" Kuen managed to notice Ruby and Yang talking, as he decided to stroll on over, maybe to join in or something, as Yang replied to Ruby's statement, "Oh, who knows? So, you seem awfully chipper this morning!"

"Yep! No more awkward small talk or "getting-to-know-you" stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking."

And he managed to chime in, noticing Ruby hugging her weapon rather questionably.

"Yo." He chimed in, to Yang replying back with a quick response of the same caliber.

And then she retorted back to Ruby's words, "Well, remember, Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you wanna grow up, you're gonna have to meet new people and learn to work together."

"You sound like Dad! Okay, first of all: What do meeting new people have to do with fighting? And secondly: I don't need people to help me grow up! I drink milk!"

Kuen then wondered, asking, "Well, what about when all the teams are formed?"

Ruby's tone of voice suddenly turned into something much more nervous, as she managed to stutter out, "Um, I don't know, I… I'll just be on yours or Yang's team or something…"

Yang softly chuckled, suggesting, "Maybe you should try being on someone else's team?"

"My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?"

"What? No! Of course I do! I just thought... I don't know, maybe it would help you... break out of your shell!"

Kuen softly chuckled, as Ruby barely managed to get out something along the lines of, "What the-?! I don't need to 'break out of my shell'! That's absolutely-"

And he quickly interrupted their conversation, deciding to push them out of the locker room, and past Weiss and (surprisingly) Pyrrha, who seemed to be having a conversation about possibly something. And so the three made their way to the Initiation area.

As they assembled into position, standing on what appeared to be landing pads of some kind, as Ozpin would then state, "For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest."

The assistant headmaster would then continue, "Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of 'teams'. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today."

There was a genuine surprise from Kuen, as he could hear Ruby sigh dejectedly, muttering, "What? Ohhh..."

Ozpin then continued, "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well."

There was definite groaning from Ruby's expression, as Ozpin quickly continued before gossiping amongst the students could even possibly occur, "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."

Kuen could definitely tell that Ruby was shocked, since her reaction was as if somebody's world was cracking like glass and falling apart, for one. "Whaaaat?!"

Kuen was just blinking in surprise, like the one meme of that one guy from America that he can't seem to somehow remember for some reason.

Nora would then look at Ren, before chirping out, "See? I told you~!"

Ozpin then continued, "After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path... or you will die."

There was an awkward laugh from Jaune's end, and a nervous gulp from Kuen's end, as the headmaster would finish his protocol, stating, "You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"

And while Kuen seemed to notice Jaune raising his hand, assuming he was planning to ask a question, the headmaster seemed not to notice, somehow, as he then stated, "Good! Now, take your positions!"

Everybody would strike a pose on their tile, as Kuen finally figured out what was going on, muttering to himself something along the lines, "Thank gosh I got Pyrrha to unlock my Aura. They're seriously deciding to launch us into the skies, huh…"

Pulling out the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book, he noticed Nora crouching low, Ren wielding his weapons, Yang raising her fists, and Ruby readying herself.

As Kuen noticed the tile under Weiss rising up like a springboard, rocketing her into the air, he prepared for his platform to activate, all the while hearing Jaune ask the headmaster, "Uh, sir? I've got, um... a question. So, this landing... strategy thing... Uh, wha-what is it? You're, like, dropping us off or something?"

"No. You will be falling." Ozpin responded back almost nonchalantly.

"Oh, uh, I see... So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?"

"No. You will be using your own 'landing strategy.'"

"Uh-huh... Yeah… So what exactly is a landing strateg-"

And finally Jaune's words were cut off as Jaune was sent flying into the skies. Kuen looked at the headmaster, chuckling a little as Yang and Ruby would also be sent into the air, before he made the two-finger salute, the other two seemingly noticing, before he was sent flying into the air.

As the last student would finally be sent into the skies, Ozpin would simply take a sip of the drink he had in his hand, cracking his knuckles a little as he got comfortable.

"This is going to be a while," He commented to himself.

And as Kuen was sent flying into the skies, he happened to notice Ruby accidentally crashing through something, as her reaction was simply a loud "Birdie, no!"

Kuen chuckled softly, before pulling out his own weapon, charging it at the ready, as he put the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book to good use, scanning it on the silver tip of the blade, as the runes on the blade flickered to life, flashing red and white repeatedly for a few seconds.

DRAGON! MM-HM!
ドラゴン！うーん！うーん！
Doragon! Un! Un!

Kuen would then aim the blade downwards, before pulling on the trigger located directly beneath the crossguard of the sword, as it then activated, the blade catching on fire, as Kuen would prepare to execute what seemed to be a finisher, twirling his blade around.

"Kaen~ Kokuuzan!"

SHUTOKU ISSEN!
習得一閃！
Shutoku Issen!

Holographic kanji of '火炎航空斬' would form in front of the blade's runes, as the blade flickered red and white for a few seconds. Immediately, Kuen sent out a wave of fire flying to the ground beneath him, allowing him to propel himself further into the skies. Hopefully, by giving him a lot more distance in the air, it'd allow him to travel less to search for the relic. Though he was afraid of the air, and was mentally screaming the whole time.

As the scene changed into a room of some kind, lined with olive green walls, and scattered within multiple chairs and tables, four figures stood in front of a painting, as it then opened, revealing an endless library of some kind.

These were the three Megid generals... and the traitorous swordsman, Calibur, the latter's visor ominously glowing a bright red.

The endless library within the painting swirling into a mixture of books of various kinds, a shelf emerged from one of the rows, a line of books all too similar to the Wonder Ride Books owned by the Sword of Logos on the shelf.

As Calibur would take out one of the books, the title of the book would glimmer a little.

Gansekiou Golem.

As the purple swordsman held the book in his hand, he then uttered ominously, "The time has come... for a new world to emerge."

And he walked to one of the generals, one dressed in black and crimson robes, as the former would hold out the book to the latter.

The two other generals observing the event, one chuckling madly and the other reserved to a simple smirk, the one who had grabbed the book would then smile madly, stating, "Allow me to open the first page."

Good and evil, do they not come from the same cross that determines the fate of all?
善と悪、彼らはすべての運命を決定する同じ十字架から来ていませんか？
Yoitowarui, karera wa subete no unmei o kettei suru onaji jūjika kara kite imasen ka?