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 Seven: Born from Flames, the Kamen Rider.
第七章：炎から生まれた、仮面ライダー。
Dai Nanashō: Honō Kara Umareta, Kamen Raidā.
When the world unravels, the sword of flames unleashes its true power.
世界が解き放たれると、炎の剣がその真の力を解き放ちます。
Sekai ga tokihanata reru to, honōnoken ga sono shin no chikara o tokihanachimasu.
(OST: EP 8 Score – Players and Pieces)
Running out of the forest, the nine students would rush towards the abandoned ruins that Kuen had pointed towards, the two Grimm chasing after them, as the Megid continued to send out boulders, crashing into the surroundings around them, forcing them to split into two groups.
Taking cover, they would look at the ruins that stood over the abyss, as the Nevermore perched on one of the columns, cawing with a very high-pitched scream.
"Well… that's great!" Yang screamed annoyingly, as Jaune noticed the Death Stalker charging towards them.
"Ah, man, run!" Jaune screamed, the group of Ruby, Yang, Jaune and Pyrrha forced to flee as Ren asked Nora, pointing to the Nevermore, "Nora, distract it!"
Nora would oblige, running out from cover, jumping through the feather-like projectiles being sent in her direction by the avian Grimm, before launching several heart-topped rocket shells from her weapon. Said shells would burst into pink electricity as they would hit the Nevermore, causing it to reel from the attack and retreat temporarily.
And the Death Stalker would charge at the unaware Nora, until Blake and Ren attacked it, sending it backwards. Weiss landed near the thunderous rocketeer, summoning a platform and getting them to safety as the scorpion would chase Ren and Blake.
"Go! Go!" Pyrrha screamed, as she fired at the scorpion alongside Ren, before it rushed towards them in a second, swiping at them as they were forced to run again.
And they raced over the ancient stone bridge, as the Megid would suddenly send multiple more boulders in a hailstorm towards them, shattering the path in the middle, forcing Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Kuen, Nora and Jaune closer to the central collection of columns.
And as Blake, Ren, and Pyrrha were left on the other side with the Death Stalker, Ruby would fire at the Nevermore as Blake was sent flying backwards.
Jaune, coming to the edge of the broken bridge, would panickingly state, "Man, we gotta get over there! They need help!"
"Let's do this!" Nora screamed to Jaune as she ran up to him, before Jaune simply replied, "Yeah, but, uh... I can't make that jump."
There was almost a diabolical smile on Nora's face, as she laughed, before knocking him back, and turning her weapon into its hammer form, jumping to the edge of the bridge.
And the blonde swordsman, realizing what she was about to do, panickingly screamed, in a second too late, "Oh, wait-"
She would slam the hammer into the bridge, sending Jaune to the other side, as he screamed out in panic. Jaune was sent sling-shotting across the abyss, as she prepared to cross as well.
And Nora would place her right foot on her gargantuan hammer; she would then fire it off the collapsing section of ruined stone bridge, launching her over the misty abyss.
Jaune managed to land on the other side, groaning in pain, as Nora would then swing her hammer towards the Death Stalker, readying her weapon and slamming the weapon's head into the Grimm's skull.
As the stinger on the monstrous scorpion Grimm would try to pierce downward to grab her, a burst of pink electricity would discharge from the hammerhead, as Nora would scream out a war cry. Immediately after, a massive explosion would send her out of the way of the Grimm's attack, as she crashed into Blake.
Sent flying off the edge from the sheer force of the hit, Blake noticed the gargantuan Nevermore circling the skies above her. Spinning around, she would place her sheath on her back, preparing her next move.
Immediately, she would switch her weapon into its gun mode, as she would then launch the ribbon, sending it flying at the bridge. The gun-blade sinking into the edge of a pillar, she would then use the impromptu-grappling hook to swing around the center section of pillars, circling around, and gaining height, before landing onto the aerial Grimm's back.
Taking her chances, she would then pull out her sheath, as she would dual-wield them her weapons, slashing at the Nevermore, before landing on its body, running down its wings and tail as she continued to slash at it.
And hopping off the Nevermore's tail, Blake would then land on one of the stone ruins that overlooked the center platform, next to Ruby who had her weapon out in gun mode. Immediately afterwards, she hopped once more, landing next to Weiss and Yang.
Blake then commented on the sheer durability of the avian Grimm, "It's tougher than it looks!"
As the Nevermore continued to circle the skies, almost as if preparing to strike the five individuals standing on the center ruins, Yang would then ready her own weapons, her bangles expanding to form her gauntlets.
Standing her ground, she then exclaimed, "Then let's hit it with everything we got!"
The gargantuan avian Grimm roaring loudly, the five individuals standing on the ruins would stare down the Nevermore, as they would then ready their weapons, before sending out a furious barrage of bullets towards the Nevermore.
However, on the other hand, Kuen readied his blade, the runes on the weapon glowing a vibrant red and white once more. Immediately, he would then launch streams of vibrant orange fire towards the Nevermore as well, as the avian Grimm would then take to the skies again, charging towards the five huntsmen-in-training firing at it.
Suddenly, large boulders would then form in the sky, coming out from what appeared to be book-like portals, as they were sent downward at the five huntsmen-in-training, almost like a hail of earth.
As Kuen realized all too late, the two attacks would then collide, the Nevermore's wings crashing through the columns and platforms that formed the ruins, as the boulders would rain downward, breaking apart any remaining semblance of the pillars, causing everyone to fall towards the abyss.
However, the four huntresses-in-training would then run off one of the broken pillars, as they leapt off, each taking their own methods to head back to higher ground. Ruby would jump from debris to debris, using the recoil from her bullets to send her higher; Weiss would jump into the air, firing what appeared to be white snowflake-patterned glyphs, using them to get to higher ground.
Blake would jump from debris to debris, similar to Ruby, before landing on the main pillar, running upwards, while Yang would jump upwards, using her gauntlets to smash the debris under her, using the recoil to send her upwards.
However, on the other's end, Kuen was unable to use his weapon in time to get him upwards, fumbling with his sword as he began falling into the abyss, much to Ruby's own shock, as she panickingly called out at him, screaming his name.
Forced with no choice, he pulled out the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book, knowing what he was supposed to. Opening the book, he pulled a similar move as he once did when he first fought with his sword, a deep voice echoing from the depths.
BRAVE DRAGON!
ブレイブドラゴン！
Bureibu Doragon!
As the book glowed, a red dragon the size of the Nevermore erupted from the fog, catching him in the nick of time. Immediately, the two combatants would fly upwards at breakneck speeds, as it emerged from the void, much to everyone's shock, as they continued to dodge the falling rubble, before Kuen sent the dragon flying at the Grimm, hopping off as the god beast clashed with the avian Grimm.
That... was the Brave Dragon.
And as Kuen landed on the ruins, his legs trembled from the sheer impact of the fall, causing him to almost collapse, though he stood strong and determined, the Wonder Ride Book in his right hand and the Kaenken Rekka in the other.
(OST: Battle with Falchion in the Wonder World)
ワンダーワールド・ファルシオンとの戦い
As Kuen stood amidst the debris, the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book would suddenly glow, very similar to what had happened the night before, as his eyes widened in shock, all fighters in the area suddenly taking notice of the development that was happening, much to their own varying reactions, mostly of confusion and surprise. From the Wonder Ride Book, a giant pillar of flame would emerge, towering over everything present in the Emerald Forest.
There was once a God Beast who had the ability to obliterate anything in its path...
かつて全てを滅ぼすほどの偉大な力を手にした神獣がいた...
Katsute subete o horobosu hodo no idaina-chikara o te ni shita shinjuu ga ita...
And as the Brave Dragon flew into the pillar of flame, a large explosion would emerge, as a deep voice echoed, before coming down crashing, as the Kaenken Rekka suddenly glowed as well, much to Kuen's shock.
"Hasn't it already come to life?" He wondered in confusion, as the sword would fly out of his hand, merging with the orb of fire that was crashing downwards onto the ground.
And as it crashed, the explosion sending the two gargantuan Grimm and the golem Megid flying, it shined with a light so bright, everyone had to cover their eyes.
Kuen reeled from the explosion in front of him, as the flames would die down, revealing the Kaenken Rekka embedded into the ground, coated in flames and surrounded by a ring of raging fires, giving it an almost-burnt appearance. Kuen realized what he had to do, as he had flashbacks to the moment that he met Sophia for the first time.
"That Sacred Sword has deemed you worthy of being its user from the looks of it..." "Yet... it has not given you the Driver..."
"Why don't you stop already?! What's with you and the Wonder World?!" Kuen asked the Megid, anger seeping into his voice.
The Megid laughed, holding the corrupted white book in his hand.
"I'm afraid I cannot do that. The book will soon be completed. And from it shall emerge the world we envision!"
"Worlds created from your corrupted books?!" Kuen began to be filled with resolve. "I won't let you!"
Angrily, and now with new resolve, Kuen stepped forwards, inching closer and closer towards Rekka, that was embedded in the ground, pushing through the flames, as Rintaro stood from afar, from the highest cliffs that overlooked the battlefield.
On the request of Sophia, he had been here to observe the progress of Kuen, seeing as he was wielding Rekka, but had not wielded a Driver like he has.
And he looked on in shocked, recalling the words the Great Book had once told within its pages, "When the world unravels, the dragon awakens the sword of flames... it can't be...!"
Kuen pushed closer and closer, through the burning flames, as Ruby could only call out in worry, screaming Kuen's name. "Kuen!"
He let out a determined, "I can do this, Ruby!"
All eyes were on him at this very moment, as if the fighting had stopped for a brief moment. It wasn't something he'd expected, but it was something he can do with.
"Where there is resolution, hope lies beyond! And I will find my way home... and rescue my brother!" He proclaimed angrily, grabbing the sword, as he could feel his hands burning from the sheer temperatures of the fire.
And pulling the sword to the best of his abilities, a red glow emanated from the sword, as the rings of fire around him would suddenly fly into the skies, being absorbed to the sword, culminating in him pulling it out of the ground. The pillar of flame briefly appeared once more, as the illustration of a knight in a stance similar to Kuen's formed, before disappearing.
And holding the sword in his hand, the fire being released from the blade, attacking the Megid and the Nevermore and Death Stalker Grimm, he stood amidst the rubble, the sword forming what appeared to be a Driver around him. He gripped it tightly, looking up towards the Megid, his pupils briefly turning red for a moment.
SEIKEN SWORDRIVER!
聖剣ソードライバー！
Seiken Sōdoraibā!
Staring at the Swordriver in his hand, Kuen chanted to himself, "I've been properly granted to fight... the power to protect everyone..."
Equipping the Driver on his waist, almost out of instinct, he screamed towards the Megid, something which caught everyone by surprise, "This is my sword!"
And turning to Ruby, who was running in his location, he simply stated, "You handle the two Grimm. I'll handle the Megid!"
She nodded in response, as she stood back, the Golem Megid simply stating, "Regardless of whatever your actions are, we will still achieve victory!"
"Nope," Kuen retorted, "I- no. We will be the ones who will decide the ending of your story!"
BRAVE DRAGON!
ブレイブドラゴン！
Bureibu Doragon!
Still holding the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book in his hand, which had seemed to close itself, as he noticed the inscriptions on the front cover of the Book he had not previously noticed, inserting it into the right slot (from his point of view), of the Driver.
The Book would glow, the hologram of a book flipping its pages forming from the inserted book, as rock formations would form beneath him, sending him upwards, higher than the Golem Megid, as Ruby and Blake could only look on in confusion and glee.
It was a similar reaction for everyone too, as rows upon rows of bookshelves would form around Kuen's position, the land around him catching fire. Ruby and Pyrrha warned everyone to step back, the eight students jumping backwards just enough for them to avoid the ring of fire surrounding Kuen.
A giant manifestation of the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book would then manifest, crashing on the platform behind Kuen, a burst and wave of flames erupting from the crash.
Kuen would grip on the hilt of his sword that was still in his Driver, as he would then pulled it out of the Driver, the red book (both the one in the Driver and the one behind him) opening, revealing the face of a mysterious figure clad in black and red, with an orange and yellow visor of flame.
Rekka Battō! Brave Dragon!
烈火抜刀！ブレイブドラゴン！
Rekka Battō! Bureibu Doragon!
As Kuen twirled the sword around him almost by instinct, he held his blade with both of his hands, screaming out, "Henshin!"
The red mechanical dragon that had formed the Seiken Swordriver emerged from the giant book manifestation, before circling around Kuen, almost as if dancing around him, attacking the Nevermore Grimm that seemed to have tried to take advantage of everything almost slowing down to a halt, before it would then form red, white and black armor of some kind around Kuen, covering him up, though without a visor.
Rekka Issatsu! Yūki no ryū to Kaenken Rekka ga majiwaru toki, shinku no tsurugi ga aku o tsuranuku!
烈火一冊！勇気の竜と火炎剣烈火が交わる時、真紅の剣が悪を貫く！
Rekka issatsu! Yūki no ryū to Kaenken Rekka ga majiwaru toki, shinku no tsurugi ga aku o tsuranuku!
Kuen immediately executed a cross slash, waves of fire emanating from the sword in pure fury as it formed his visor, his helmet fully forming, and the visor materializing in a red 'X' formation. As the Driver then echoed a sort-of 'transformation phrase' some more, Kuen would twirl around his blade, almost as if showing off his supposed prowess in his swordsmanship. The gigantic book manifestation then dissolved into flames, which would be channeled into the sword.
The Kaenken Rekka would then glow a bright red, the runes on the blade flickering even more than it normally had, as it announced its entry as the Kamen Rider, unleashing its true power as the emblem on its crossguard glowed a bright orange instead of the usual gold, though for a brief moment.
And taking a deep breath, Kuen readied himself, preparing to attack the Megid in front of him. Ruby would scream in glee, though Yang quickly restrained her, as Kuen confronted the Megid, screaming his arrival.
"This is the power of the Kaenken Rekka... the Sword of Raging Flames...! And I am the one who is chosen by the Sacred Sword of Blaze... a Kamen Rider!"
And as Ozpin and Glynda finally managed to get the live video feed of the battle from their tablet, their drone going online once again, the former would take a sip of his coffee, commenting on the situation that had been unfolding with a very simple, "Now this... is interesting. Something we haven't seen... in a long while..."
Glynda turned to Ozpin, a worried look on her face, as she asked the latter, "A long while... are you hiding something from the rest of us?"
And in the Sword of Logos base, as both Sophia and Daishinji observed the battle that was going on, she offered a soft smile, though the expression felt a little more misleading than the surface had shown. However, Daishinji almost scoffed in response, though he smiled a little, commenting, "He's finally become a Rider..."
As the three Megid generals, and the traitorous swordsman, Calibur, observed the events of the battle happening through the use of a special book that they had once designed to observe the world, one of the generals could only look on in almost alarming levels of glee, the purple and golden swordsman simply stating, "That form... Saber..."
(OST: EP 8 Score – Players and Pieces)
As Kuen stared down the Megid, who was fast approaching the nine students, time resumed back into what it once was, as he would rush towards the Megid, summoning the red Brave Dragon quickly from his book, taking off to the skies and charging at the golem.
The other eight would then return back into battle, now with renewed hope, charging at the two gargantuan Grimm circling around them mindlessly.
Holding Rekka in his hand, it would glow a faint red, as he would send out a rapid flurry of slashes. The blade becoming hotter and hotter by the second, he would swing the sword in a style very different to one he used when out of transformation.
Pyrrha did seem to take notice, considering she was the most familiar with his fighting style out of all of them. Though, that wasn't much, since she'd known him for less than a day.
And as the team consisting of Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang charged at the Nevermore, firing attacks at the avian Grimm, Weiss angrily lamented, "None of this is working!"
As Ruby watched Blake and Yang, who were continuing to attack the Nevermore with their ranged attacks, she retorted, "I have a plan! Cover me!"
And she would use her weapon, using the recoil from her gun to send her flying in the air, as Weiss would raise her blade, continuing to attack the Nevermore Grimm from afar. And as the team of Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha and Ren continued to attack the Death Stalker, the four students would rush towards the gargantuan scorpion, as it tried to aim its claws downwards towards Pyrrha, though she was able to deflect.
Immediately summoning her shield for defense, she continued attacking the scorpion Grimm with her blade, as it would be sent reeling from the rapid parry, trying to swipe at her with its other claw.
Jaune would then rush in, deflecting the claw attack with his shield, sending it reeling once more as Pyrrha would then jump onto the Grimm, attacking its face, as it released a screech of agony, much to their shock.
Ren would then run towards it, jumping onto its stinger as it tried to hit him, before using the advantage to shoot at its body, as Nora proceeded to fire more grenades, sending them towards the Grimm's claws, damaging it immensely.
Pyrrha would then take the next move, hurling her javelin into one of the Grimm's ten eyes, causing it to throw Ren onto the side. And as Ren crashed into the ground, Nora and Jaune would then rush to attack, as the latter called out to Pyrrha.
Noticing the Grimm's stinger hanging almost limply, Pyrrha nodded, as she would raise her shield, hurling it in a discus-styled attack; immediately slicing the stinger off and causing it to land on the Grimm's head with a heavy thud.
Immediately retrieving her shield as it boomeranged back into her grip, she would then hold it above her, as Nora would jump onto the shield, being sent up into the air.
And twirling her hammer, she would slam it downwards, he body almost as fast as a blue for a brief moment, before she slammed the hammerhead into the stinger, driving it into the Death Stalker's head, also crushing the bridge beneath it.
Jaune and Pyrrha would then use their bladed weapons to get back onto the cliff side, as Nora would sent the Death Stalker flying to its abysmal doom.
Kuen continued to attack the Golem Megid, causing it to be sent backwards, as he continued to parry the Megid's attacks, jumping over him to avoid a blow as he continued hacking and slashing away at the Megid, sending it reeling from the attack.
Continuing to send out multiple blows, the Golem Megid would then suddenly summon the hands on its head, sending them flying towards Kuen, who reacted with shock, his eyes widening.
Jumping out of the way of the attack, the hands would suddenly latch on its sword, continuing on its trajectory as it pulled the sword. However, Kuen was quick to respond, sending the hands flying back at the Megid, much to its surprise. The purple and gray arms then collided, causing it to fall to the ground.
The Golem Megid would angrily exclaim to Kuen, "Hang over the book, you fucking cur! That power belongs to us, and only we should be using them!"
"This is my book... and this is now my power!" Kuen angrily stated, as he rushed towards the Megid.
However, the Megid would have one more trick up its sleeve, pulling out a small blank Wonder Ride Book, white with a heavy dose of tainted crimson coming out of it, as he would then open it, as it began to glow.
Suddenly, the world would twist around them, as a page would turn, the book underneath them flipping onto the next page, as the surroundings around them would warp into a fantasy-like world of some kind.
Affecting even the other eight fighters, they were sent into the other world along with the Megid and Kuen, as Yang looked around her, almost confused.
"What the hell is going on?!" She screamed, completely unaware of what this actually was.
Ruby flinched in surprise, as she realized that her plan wasn't quite going to work. However, she was a master of adapting (a self-proclaimed one anyways).
"New plan!" She called out to Weiss.
Ozpin and Glynda almost reacted in confusion, seeing the combatants in the area suddenly disappear once more.
"What the hell?" Ozpin asked, almost spitting out his coffee.
Glynda, of course, had a similar response, but thankfully she didn't have any water in her mouth to accidentally spit out.
"I have no clue," She responded.
The four students fighting the Nevermore Grimm would re-align their focus, focusing on the matter at hand. Yang would then take advantage of the surrounding terrain, jumping on one of the rocks, utilizing the recoil from her shotgun gauntlets. Then, she would then jump into the avian Grimm's mouth, burning her ammo through the throat of the beast as she caught wind of Ruby's plan.
"I! Hope! You're! Hun~ gry!" She screamed, continuing to burn her ammo.
Jumping off the beast's mouth and landing on one of the many floating rock formations in the sky, it would then crash into a nearby ruin, before it would get up, suddenly beginning to fly in Yang's direction. Weiss would attack from the side, summoning her rapier as she would pin it to the nearby cliff, a large ice formation being released from the weapon, trapping it to the mountain.
And as Weiss jumped backwards from the attack, and dashed back to Ruby, Blake would then use her weapon, sending out a long ribbon which connected both halves of her weapon, the other end being grabbed by Yang as she impaled it into the rock formation she was standing on. Blake would do the same, as it formed a slingshot-styled ribbon, something Ruby planned ahead for as she used her weapon to jump onto.
As she prepared to launch, Weiss would manipulate her hands a little, forming a black sigil that would pull Ruby towards it, as Weiss could only note, "Of course you would come up with this idea..."
"Think you can make the shot?" She retorted.
"Hmm... can I?" The former asked sarcastically.
An awkward silence formed for a few seconds. "Can't-"
"Of course I can!" She screamed.
Looking forward, Ruby prepared her weapon; immediately, Weiss manipulated her hands again, the sigil turning from black to red, as the slingshot released Ruby at such a speed. The recoil of her weapon, combined with the pure power of Weiss' sigil and the slingshot of Blake and Yang caused the ground behind them to crack, as she was sent flying, rose petals following in her wake. And she continued to fire, building up more and more recoil.
And getting closer and closer to the trapped Grimm, her scythe would then catch the Nevermore's neck, pinning it to the cliff even more, as Weiss would then raise her rapier, creating a series of white circles up the cliff side, as Ruby dashed upwards, continuing to burn through her ammo. The other seven students would watch her continue running upwards, the bird in her grasp, before in the briefest of moments, Ruby reached the top of the cliff, as she would then use the recoil of her weapon, firing one more shot.
And so the Nevermore was defeated, its split head and body crashing onto the ground, before fading into dust. The eight were about to celebrate, until they noticed Kuen high up in the skies and the Megid on the ground.
"I know we should be celebrating..." Weiss mentioned, "But we have to help Kuen!"
"That's not very like you, Weiss..." Ruby looked confused, "But we're on it!"
Immediately, they charged towards the Megid, as Kuen took off from the skies, landing on a giant monument of a sword which far and beyond towered over every figure present in the battle, looking around him.
Ruby and Yang then rushed towards the Megid, distracting it with a flurry of punches and slashes. Nora, meanwhile, would dock into position, as Jaune gave the go signal, the pink hammer user firing multiple grenades at the Megid, sending it flying backwards.
The Megid would, however, continue to send out a hailstorm of rocks at the eight, forcing them to jump backwards into safety, though it was not for long. Kuen would then land on the ground in front of Weiss and Blake, taking out the Book Gate Wonder Ride Book from the holders on his belt, something which he was surprised about, as he scanned it three times, as fast as he could.
GATE! MM-HM! GATE! MM-HM! GATE! NARUHODO, NARUHODO!
ゲート！うーん！うーん！ゲート！うーん！うーん！ゲート！なるほど！なるほど！
Gēto! Un! Un! Gēto! Un! Un! Gēto! Naruhodo! Naruhodo!
Preparing another attack, Kuen would pull on the trigger of the weapon, activating another finisher, as he would send out a powerful wave of fire, which teleported around the Megid, much to its confusion. Then, it would suddenly strike rapidly at it, as Kuen then screamed out his finisher.
"Kaen~ Kaisokuzan!"
The final slash crashing into the Megid, it would then send it flying backwards, as the scenery around them suddenly changed back into the battlefield they had fought on, in the middle of the Emerald Forest once more.
SHUTOKU SANSEN!
習得三閃！
Shutoku Sansen!
"It's back to normal again..." Yang pointed out, a heavy tone of surprise in her voice.
And once again, the two professors were surprised by the ten combatants suddenly re-appearing in the middle of the clearing that they had disappeared from.
"I have to speak to Mr. Akegata about this..." Ozpin noted to himself, as Glynda could only sigh, sweat-dropping a little.
The Golem Megid barely was able to get up, as it groaned a little. Immediately, Kuen prepared another finisher, inserting the Kaenken Rekka back into the Swordriver, as it became smaller a little to accommodate the size in the Driver, before he would then press the opened Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book, as the small book hologram would form in front of the book, as he readied himself.
BRAVE DRAGON!
ブレイブドラゴン！
Bureibu Doragon!
Rushing towards the Golem Megid, Kuen would then summon the red Brave Dragon, as it charged at the Megid, with him screaming, "Dragon Wonder!"
And as his right hand began to glow, he would send out a big-enough fireball attack that would collide with the Golem Megid, sending it flying backwards into an explosion. With that brief moment of victory, Kuen was about to cheer... until the Megid would suddenly get up, much to their shock.
The rubble around it would suddenly start violently shaking, before it would then be pulled towards the Megid, making it grow much larger than any of them expected, causing it to become three to four times larger than it already was.
Kuen's eyes widened, as he managed to barely stutter, "E-eh?! You have to be kidding me...!"
The Megid would then attack with the methods of how a Titan would attack, trying to stomp them with its fists and feet, causing them to have to constantly dodge, with the sheer speed the Megid was displaying.
"You are too late, swordsman of fire! Nobody can stop it now! The Wonder World will be reborn, and all life will go to waste! Fate has been decided!" The Megid screamed, as Nora would attack it with her grenade launchers, and Weiss would try to freeze its feet in vain.
"Nothing you do will affect how this ends!" It continued, as it sent another attack at the nine of them, sending them flying backwards.
Kuen would barely get up, as he stood his ground, shouting, "I've already told you the answer, Megid! This story's ending, will be something that we will decide! Not you!"
And turning towards Ruby, as she landed behind him, he then asked, "I need your help. We need to work together if we want to defeat it, with our current states."
She nodded, before he pressed the trigger on his sword, still in the Driver, before pulling it out, as it echoed, preparing another finisher.
Hissatsu Dokuha! Rekka Battō! Dragon~ Issatsu Giri! Fire!
必冊読破！烈火抜刀！ドラゴン一冊斬り！ファイア！
Hissatsu Dokuha! Rekka Battō! Doragon Issatsu Kiri! Faia!
Readying himself, he would turn to Ruby, before preparing his sword, as it began to blow a bright red once more, catching on fire, as he stated, "Now! Launch me up!"
Ruby grinned, slamming the scythe head into the ground, before firing, sending the two firing upwards. As they propelled closer and closer towards the monster's face, Kuen would then ready the blade, preparing to strike.
"Kaen~ Mikadzukizan!" Kuen screamed.
The runes of his blade then flickered red and white, the kanji, '火炎三日月斬', forming, as he would then execute a gargantuan slash, in a crescent moon formation, sending it reeling backwards and crashing onto the ground.
Taking the chance, Kuen screamed, "Now, fire at the Megid! I'll prepare one more finisher!"
Everybody began firing, before Kuen turned to Ruby, asking, "One more time. Is that fine with you?"
Ruby chuckled. "Gladly." She was fired up, as she launched the two of them higher in the air, before she would then land on the ground, continuing to fire at the Megid.
And as Kuen flew high into the skies, he inserted the sword back into the Swordriver once more, before pulling on the trigger twice instead, his feet beginning to glow a bright red, lighting on fire, his right one in particular.
Hissatsu Dokuha! Dragon~ Issatsu Geki! Fire!
必冊読破！ドラゴン一冊撃！ファイア！
Hissatsu Dokuha! Doragon Issatsu Geki! Faia!
As he flew downwards, he prepared a kick on his opponent, screaming out, "Hiryu Shugekiha!" Almost on cue, kanji of '火龍蹴撃破' formed, as Nora would send the Megid flying into the air with more of her grenades.
He would strike the Megid with a fire-enhanced kick, as multiple large red book-like projections would form, before he would send the Megid downwards with the kick, descending through each projection as a red fiery construct resembling the Kaenken Rekka would form behind him.
And as the two crashed into the ground, he would jump backwards, as the sword would slam into the Megid, causing it to explode, much to everyone's joy.
"We did it!" Ruby cheered, as Kuen landed on the ground, before he de-transformed almost forcefully, almost falling onto the ground.
Ruby was able to grab him in time, seeing as she was the closest to his location, as the both of them blushed red. "Thanks..." He was barely able to get out, as the two of them chuckled.
"Come on, kiss already!" Yang teased, as Ruby's face went a bit redder, as she tried to hit her, though Kuen was able to get on his feet by then.
As Kuen chuckled, seeing what was going on, Jaune would look on in awe, replying with a simple, "Woah..."
Kuen was trying to figure out what Jaune meant, until he saw the world around them suddenly unravel, the nine making their way out of the forest safely through the barrier. And said barrier would disappear behind them, much to their own surprise.
As the three Megid generals observed the conclusion of the battle, the book writing out forbidden runes came to a halt, the fountain pen filling the runes coming to a stop, before lifting from the book.
The creator of the Golem Megid simply commented, stating, "We can just rewrite this book's continuation."
Another of the generals spoke, "The worlds have been connected, after all."
"Another book nears its completion." The last of the three generals spoke.
"It seems the Kamen Rider of flames has reappeared... the other swordsmen are sure to follow..." Calibur spoke, his visor glowing an ominous red.
(OST: ALMIGHTY ~ Kamen no Yakusoku)
ALMIGHTY ~ 仮面の約束
Hours later, in what was the Beacon Academy auditorium, Professor Ozpin would read out, "Russel Thrush. Cardin Winchester. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark."
And as the screen of the auditorium would show their profiles, they would step onto the stage, as Ozpin would then continue, "The four of you retrieved the two black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, led by... Cardin Winchester!"
There was another round of ovation, which seemed to be much quieter than usual, before Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora and Ren would step onto the stage, their profiles appearing on the holographic screen.
Ozpin then continued, "Jaune Arc. Lie Ren. Pyrrha Nikos. Nora Valkyrie. The four of you retrieved the two white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR. Led by... Jaune Arc!"
And as Nora and Ren smiled, the two hugging each other in a platonic hug, Jaune would blink in disbelief, as a grinning Pyrrha would give a friendly shoulder bump.
And as they stepped off, Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang would step onto the stage, their profiles appearing on the screen.
Ozpin once again continued, "Blake Belladonna. Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the two white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by... Ruby Rose!"
Ruby would blink in shock, with Weiss looking surprised, as Yang would hug her sister tightly, stating, "I'm so proud of you!"
And as the ovation stopped, Ozpin would cough a little, gaining everyone's attention, as he continued with the final… team. "And lastly. Kuen Akegata."
Kuen walked onto the stage, obviously knowing that everyone's eyes were on him, for he was… alone in this. He knew he didn't have a partner, so he wasn't sure what was going to happen next. "As you know, you were unable to find a relic at the temple. But, that mistake isn't on you, but on us."
His eyes almost widened, as he turned to Ozpin, the latter nodding a little, as the former smiled, a small glimmer of hope shining as a tear fell from his eyes.
Ozpin then stated, "So, in regards to that, due to your impressive battle statistics earlier, you will be recognized as both the fifth member of Team RWBY… and the fifth member of Team JNPR."
Another round of standing ovation followed, as Kuen bowed to Ozpin, with a small, "Thank you…"
The latter simply responded, "Congratulations, young man."
Yang rushed towards Kuen and scooped him into a hug, much to his surprise, as he could only let out a pained, "Too tight! Too tight!"
Ozpin, amidst the last round of cheers could only laugh, thinking to himself, "It looks like things are shaping up to be an… interesting year."
He, who wields the sword of flames, rebuilds the world once more.
炎の剣を振るう彼は、もう一度世界を再建します。
Honō no ken o furū kare wa, mōichido sekai o saiken shimasu.