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 Nine: Corrupted Wolf, Tainted Red.
第九章：堕落したオオカミ、汚染された赤。
Dai Kyūshō: Daraku Shita Ōkami, Osen sa Reta aka.
Art thou the forbidden wolf that lurks within evil?
あなたは悪の中に潜む禁じられたオオカミですか？
Anata wa aku no naka ni hisomu kinji rareta ōkamidesu ka?
Storious stood on the same balcony that his fellow Megid general, Legeiel, had stood on, as he would also hold an Alter Ride Book in his hand. Chuckling briefly to himself, he would push open the first page, removing the chains from the book and revealing a title underneath.
ŌKINA WARUI ŌKAMI!
大きな悪いオオカミ！
Ōkina Warui Ōkami!
And as Storious would flip the book open to the following page, revealing the illustration of a jet-black wolf, its fangs bared madly. And from the book, multiple black books would emerge, stacking into a formation of some kind. The height on the same level as Storious, the books would then shatter; similar to how the Golem Megid had formed, revealing another Megid.
A wolf-like creature emerged from the torn and shattered books, its fangs bared like in the illustration. Staring at its creator, Storious couldn't help but find himself in the moment, chuckling, as he instructed the Megid to attack where necessary, also providing him with a blue Wonder Ride Book.
Peter Fantasista.
And he knew the exact place to attack, stepping from behind the trees. And his destination towered over him. Beacon Academy.
Having changed into their combat uniforms, the nine members of Teams RWBY and JNPR (plus Kuen, of course) rushed outside, confronting the creature. And a wolf-like creature, coated in jet black and navy blue stared at them, as the other students who were of the same class as them took noticed as well.
Some of them, still in their school uniforms, would then try to rush the monster, much to Professor Port's own chagrin as he caught wind of what was going on. And unsurprisingly, the creature would then send out a wave of dark blue energy in a hook formation, sending them flying backwards.
"Ookami?" Kuen asked himself, analyzing the monster.
Ruby, however, seemed to recognize the creature to some extent, sensing origins similar to her own outfit and name.
"The Big Bad Wolf? From the Red Riding Hood story?!"
Understanding what Ruby had meant, Kuen would confront the Megid, as he screamed out to the latter.
"Who are you?!"
And there was no response, except for a low-pitched roar, which forced them to cover their ears.
"So you're only relegated to groans and roars, huh...?" Kuen inquired.
And he would take out the Seiken Swordriver from... somewhere, as he would then quickly equip it, placing it on his waist.
SEIKEN SWORDRIVER!
聖剣ソードライバー！
Seiken Sōdoraibā!
As the Megid would then charge towards him, allowing no time for him to transform, he would pull out the Kaenken Rekka from his sheath. And then, there was a slash, and a parry. Kuen grunted, as he struggled to hold off the Megid's powerful attack, before pushing him backwards. And then he pulled out the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book, opening it.
BRAVE DRAGON!
ブレイブドラゴン！
Bureibu Doragon!
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 then the Megid attacked once more, as it suddenly sent out a grappling hook at Kuen, much to the latter's own shock. However, Ruby would then butt in, pulling out her weapon, and unfolding it into its scythe mode. And she would slam the blade of the weapon into the hook, causing it to be sent back, freeing Kuen.
The other seven (which seemed to not include Weiss for some reason), had told the students to get to safety, though not to their discontent, for obvious reasons. Some had already been injured simply from that first attack, which led them to shudder; after all, imagine if it was worse then what it already was.
Inserting Rekka into the Driver, Kuen then closed the book, inserting it into the right slot of the Driver, as it would then glow, the hologram of a book flipping its pages forming from the inserted book. Then, 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.
It was unsurprisingly a very big surprise to the other students who had been relegated to watching the chaos unfolding.
Kuen would grip on the hilt of his sword that was still in his Driver, as he would then pull it out, the red book opening to its third page.
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, he held his blade with both of his hands, screaming out, "Henshin!"
The Brave Dragon emerged from the giant book manifestation, before circling around Kuen, forming 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. 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, as the emblem on its crossguard glowed a bright orange for a brief moment.
KAENKEN REKKA!
火炎剣烈火！
Kaenken Rekka!
(OST: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven OST – Jolyne Cujoh Battle BGM)
Kuen rushed towards the Megid, holding Rekka in his hand. And the battle commenced, the two combatants attacking the other relentlessly, constantly parrying each other's attacks. However, the wolf Megid would suddenly howl, sending a powerful sound wave that would knock Kuen a good ways back. The flame swordsman was relegated to trying to push forwards, though his efforts were in vain.
Yang then jumped into the fray, summoning her gauntlets, and rushing to the Megid as well. Sending out multiple punches, one or two of them would manage to catch the beast off-guard, as it reeled from the attack. Immediately, however, it retaliated, pouncing around the battlefield, much to Kuen's and Yang's chagrin. The two would try chasing it, but its sheer agility had somehow managed to outmaneuver them.
Blake too would join the fight, summoning her weapon, converting it into its grappling hook mode. Then, she tried her best to round up the Megid, and much to her surprise, it managed to latch onto the beast, sending it crashing into the ground. And as the Megid roared once more, a book embedded in the Megid's armor suddenly started to glow, much to Kuen's shock.
"What the hell?!" Kuen asked.
And as it glowed, multiple orbs of darkness would form, released from the book, before landing on the ground, forming multiple creatures that seemed to resemble silverfish of some kind.
He was sure there was a Minecraft joke to be made somewhere.
These were the Shimi, henchmen of the Megid.
"Just my luck..." Kuen lamented.
And as they began their attack, the other six teammates (now including Weiss), would join the fray, attacking the henchmen. The other students, itching for a fight, would also rush into battle, summoning their battles. Though, considering they were all still in their student uniforms, it wasn't as easy to fight for the students.
But fighting was fighting, after all.
Professor Port had also now joined in, pulling out a battle axe of some sorts, before holding it like a rifle, much to Ruby's confusion. He would then hold it like a blunderbuss, firing away at the Shimi, as Kuen, Yang and Blake continued fighting. Pulling out another one of its abilities, however, the Megid's left hand would glow a light aquamarine, before it would send out another hook line from its hand.
However, this one seemed to be much more different, as the line was more chains than fishing line, much to Kuen's surprise. The hook circling around the three fighters, it would tie them together, much to their own chagrin. And the rope became tighter and tighter, as they struggled to get out.
"What the hell?! Why is this so tight?!" Kuen screamed.
"I dunno! Are wolves even supposed to have hooks in the first place?!" Yang retorted.
"Wait... it can't possibly be..." Kuen caught on fast, but he still had doubts.
Considering Brave Dragon must have given him the ability of fire to some extent as a Kamen Rider... did the Megid have a Wonder Ride Book within him?
He tried utilizing his sword, but unfortunately to no avail... until Weiss came to the rescue, freezing the chains, allowing the three to break free.
"Thanks, Weiss!" Kuen screamed, very grateful.
He then charged at the Megid, the beast pulling out a very similar white book to what the Golem Megid had held, before it would open it, causing the monster to disappear.
"Damn it!" Kuen flinched, thinking of a plan.
He realized something.
If the last time the Golem Megid used that white book, it summoned the Wonder World... could the Megid have also gone into Wonder World as well? It was a hunch, but he felt like it was much truer than he could ever anticipate...
Knowing he had no choice, he would pull out the Book Gate Wonder Ride Book, instructing the rest of his teammates to get the other students to safety. And considering the Shimi had been defeated, this was a good-enough move to make, knowing full well what he was about to do.
De-transforming, he rushed to the nearest door, as he would link it to the Book Gate Wonder Ride Book.
BOOK GATE! OPEN GATE!
ブックゲート！オープンゲート！
Bukku Gēto! Ōpun Gēto!
Immediately, as he opened the door, it would reveal an illustration of a black portal, with mysterious runic-like text lining the top of it, as the door would suddenly glow a bright purple, the apparition of a portal similar to the one in the book forming. Very similar to the one Rintaro had used when the latter found Kuen.
And he knew he had to regroup with the Sword of Logos, to figure out what he had to do.
"Isn't that the portal the guy on the blue lion opened the night before Initiation?" Blake asked.
"Wait, how'd you know?" Kuen inquired, surprised and caught off-guard.
"I have my secrets."
"You peeked, didn't you?"
And her lack of response seemed to indicate a 'yes' answer. The other students getting back into the safety of the academy, the nine would then walk through the door, stepping into the portal. The door would then close behind them, as they travelled through the vortex, heading to the base of the Sword of Logos.
Most of them seemed to cope fine with the fact that they were casually travelling through the void. Jaune, however, was not taking the thing well. In fact, he basically was Kuen when he first entered the portal; spinning around, struggling to gain his bearings.
"Hold on a sec! I'm upside down!" Jaune screamed for help.
Pyrrha did help him back up, as Kuen began explaining the situation.
"This is a portal to the Sword of Logos headquarters."
"Sword of Logos?" Pyrrha inquired.
"Yep. The people that fight against the Megid."
Weiss though, was not pleased.
"How the hell are you even involving us in all of this?!"
"Do you think I had a choice? I'm pretty sure, given enough time, you'd be involved..." He sighed. "So I figured I'd do it first, so you don't experience culture shock."
And as they stepped out a door, Jaune almost puking, the nine would step into the Sword of Logos headquarters. And both Blake and Weiss were almost enamored by the rows of books lining the walls of the room, as Kuen was greeted by two new figures... father and child, perhaps?
"A swordsman... carrying a child?" Kuen asked, noticing the giant sword on his back.
The figure smiled. "You must be him, huh? The one chosen by the sword of fire?"
"I am Ryo Ogami!" The male spoke, before holding his sword, which definitely towered over Kuen, and the rest of Teams RWBY and JNPR. "My sword is the Dogouken Gekido!"
And he inserted his sword into the ground, a loud thud sound forming, much to the surprise of Nora and Ren.
"And this is my son, Sora." Ryo continued, pointing towards his son.
And said son proceeded to introduce himself.
"I am Sora Ogami!"
Ryo simply smiled, complimenting his son's introduction, as Kuen simply warmly smiled. Though Weiss reminded him there was an important task at hand, much to his own frustration. He was appreciative of Weiss reminding him, however.
Sophia would emerge from the bookshelves once more, much to everyone's surprise, as she would then ask Ryo, "Have you found out anything about Calibur?"
The swordsman of earth simply gave a 'no', as Sophia turned to Kuen, noticing his extra party of eight. And she decided to be courteous about the whole ordeal, introducing herself.
"I am the Book Guardian of the Sword of Logos. Sophia. This is the Northern Base of the organization, located at the North Pole."
Ruby's eyes went wide, for different reasons then what she would expect.
"The North Pole?"
Sophia chuckled, remembering that Kuen had given the same reaction, somewhat. And she nodded to Ruby's question, as the other members chose to look around, much to the confusion of Ryo and Sora.
"I hope you don't mind me bringing them along," Kuen stated. "Megid encounter happened, and it must have entered the Wonder World..."
Ryo's eyes widened, almost as if he was caught by surprise by what Kuen had said. "A Megid?"
Ren was the first to respond, cutting off Kuen's response quickly.
"Yes. A wolf-like one."
"A wolf one?" Ryo was puzzled. "I've never heard of a wolf one before..."
Sophia provided a similar reaction, much to Kuen's own confusion.
"That's beside the point now. What are they trying to do anyways? Especially the Golem Megid. It had a white blank Wonder Ride Book on it, which opened a portal to the Wonder World last time..."
"They must be replacing the lost Wonder Ride Books in order to recreate the book that birthed our world..."
"The book that birthed our world...? I thought legends said that mankind came from Dust?" Pyrrha inquired, confused.
"This is Earth, not Remnant," Kuen explained. "But the two worlds seemed to have... merged."
"Regardless... that means we have to get into Wonder World and defeat the Megid, right?" Kuen asked Sophia.
The device in the middle would suddenly project the state of the Wonder World, as the wolf-like Megid stood amidst the destruction and rubble. It had become an abandoned city of ruin, piles of rubble and waste lying in all parts of the derelict region.
Sophia simply stated, "That place has already been rewritten with the Megid's book! If they continue to rewrite reality, your lives as huntsmen-in-training will be at risk."
Kuen almost froze. Everybody was shocked to hear what she had stated.
Kuen tried to process what Sophia had just said.
But he couldn't quite feel like he was comfortable with that answer.
"But maybe it's not complete! There would be a chance that we can make things go back to normal!" Kuen muttered.
"Recklessness and bravery are two different things." Sophia and Ryo stated at the same time, as Kuen almost shrunk back into his non-existent seat.
"Where there is resolution... hope lies beyond!"
The three senior members of the Sword of Logos almost froze in shock. Sophia barely managed to let out a confused 'Those words...!'
A sudden glow formed from a small compartment neared Blake's location, causing everyone to shield their eyes. And as the light died down, the compartment would open, revealing a book of a weird design, not too similar to the Wonder Ride Books. Blake would pick up the book, looking at the title in confusion.
"Diago... Speedy? What even is this...?"
"It is only a book that the swordsman of flame can use... Kamen Rider Saber." Sophia responded.
"Kamen Rider... Saber? Is that the name of my form...?" Kuen wondered in confusion, staring at the Diago Speedy Wonder Ride Book.
Taiya o ake, shinku no bodi ga mewosamasu…
タイヤを開け、真紅のボディが目を覚ます...
Taiya o ake, shinku no bodi ga mewosamasu...
As the nine combatants were about to leave the Sword of Logos base, Rintaro would stop them for a brief moment, before then explaining something that Kuen had not been expecting. He would pull out his own Seiken, blue in color, before the emblem would then glow.
"The Sacred Swords should allow you to travel into the Wonder World."
Kuen nodded, before pulling out Rekka once more, the emblem beginning to glow. And a giant book portal would open, as the nine would then rush through.
"I have no idea what is going on!" Nora chirped almost happily to an extent. "But all I know is that I get to smash some legs!"
Ren simply laughed at that response.
As the nine entered the Wonder World, they would notice the ruin around them, destruction scattered everywhere. Kuen gritted his teeth, as he took in the scenery around here.
"So they've already done significant damage here..." He muttered.
"What do we do now?" Ruby inquired.
"And when can I smash some legs?!" Nora screamed afterwards.
"We need to look around," Kuen explained. "The Megid can only go so far."
Stepping backwards, he would then pull out the Seiken Swordriver, equipping on his waist. And he quickly transformed into Saber once more, properly embracing his identity for the first time. That name...
Rekka Battō! Brave Dragon!
烈火抜刀！ブレイブドラゴン！
Rekka Battō! Bureibu Doragon!
Taking the Diago Speedy Wonder Ride Book from Blake, after some permission of course, he would then slot the Wonder Ride Book in the Driver. He figured that it was going to be the best way to activate it... maybe? Brave Dragon needed the Driver, so wouldn't this too?
And inserting the sword into the Driver and pulling it out once more, the Wonder Ride Book reared to life.
Hassha bakusō! Taiya o hirake shinku no bodei ga mewosamasu! Tsurugi ga shinboru hashiru moji maigō tokubetsu kasoku! Diago Speedy!
発車爆走！タイヤを開け深紅のボデイが目を覚ます！剣がシンボル走る文字毎号特别加速！デイアゴスピーディー！
Hassha bakusō! Taiya o ake shinku no bodei ga mewosamasu! Ken ga shinboru hashiru moji maigō tokubetsu kasoku! Deiago Supīdī!
A giant projection of the Diago Speedy Wonder Ride Book would then form, before opening and unfolding in such a meticulous manner. And after a brief moment, they were left with a motorcycle, as it landed in front of Kuen with a soft thud. Everyone was caught by surprise, though Yang took the moment to comment.
"Well, it's a very speedy bike, but it's nowhere as good as Bumblebee!"
And there was another awkward silence. Yang was visibly struggling to hold the laughter in her mouth.
"That was a pun, wasn't it?" Kuen asked.
And everyone groaned, as more Shimi would then suddenly emerge in front of them... along with... Beowolves, much to Ruby's shock.
"The Megid can summon Grimm too?!"
"Looks like they know we're here." Blake mumbled.
As the Brave Dragon suddenly emerged from the fog in the skies, much to Jaune's surprise, Kuen could only sigh.
"You use the bike and handle the henchmen... I'll handle the Megid!" Kuen stated determinedly.
Ruby and Jaune nodded, before the former then charged into battle. Yang would also do the same, boarding the Diago Speedy, charging at the wolves along with Blake. Weiss grunted, forced to relent, and would use her weapon, summoning multiple glyphs under her and speeding ahead.
And rushing towards the Megid, searching for it, Kuen would notice a swarm of Beowulves in the distance.
"Found it."
The Megid amidst the shadows and darkness of the city. Though Kuen suspected the Megid's amethyst pupils might have done something about it, to begin with. And the Dragon would help destroy most of the Beowulves, as Kuen would continue trading blows with the Megid.
As the four remaining members of Team JNPR prepared to also charge in, a good amount of the Shimi and Beowulves circling them, Ren then pulled out what appeared to be another phone. Pyrrha was caught by surprise.
"Where did you even get that?" She inquired.
"Ogami-san gave it to me as we were about to leave... now how do I activate it?"
GATRIKE PHONE!
ガトライクフォン！
Gatoraiku Fon!
The four of them would stare at the book-phone hybrid thing, trying to figure out which button was going to do the trick. And then Pyrrha noticed an app labeled 'Vehicle', though it was written in runes so weird she could barely understand. And she pressed the button, the phone suddenly closing.
The device leaping out of Ren's hands, it would then suddenly unfold into a trike, before becoming much, much bigger, to the point where it was rivaling the Diago Speedy in size. Except it was a trike. With guns attached to the front of the damn thing.
RIDE GATRIKER!
ライドガトライカー！
Raido Gatoraikā!
"Ooh!" Nora chanted, "Now this is something I can get behind!"
Immediately, Nora would get on the vehicle, piloting it with almost reckless abandon as Ren would hop onto the back. Utilizing the various controls on the machine, she fired away at the swarms of wolves that were charging. Jaune and Pyrrha would hop on, the two only being able to awkwardly.
"That Sword of Logos place clearly has a lot of stuff…" Jaune noted.
"Agreed." Pyrrha replied.
Kuen continued to trade blows with the Megid, as he would then charge the Brave Dragon at it. He figured it'd be an easier method instead of just dealing with the Megid in a one versus one. He wasn't strong, but he was at least smart. And as he hopped on the ground, the Megid would then send a dark blue claw attack, forcing him to defend.
However, that was not enough to stop Kuen, as he would then pull out the Book Gate Wonder Ride Book once more. Scanning it thrice on the blade, Rekka would charge up with dark brown and purple energy.
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!
Runes resembling '火炎消える斬' would form in front of the blade, as Kuen stared down the Megid
"Kaen~ Kieruzan."
Rushing towards the Megid, it would suddenly be surprised to see Kuen vanish in mid-air. And then Kuen appeared behind the Megid, slashing it repeatedly. And as it turned around to get another hit on the swordsman, it would find nothing.
SHUTOKU SANSEN!
習得三閃！
Shutoku Sansen!
And once more, Kuen executed a powerful slash, sending it flying into the distance. The Megid would get up, though not without coughing out a light blue Wonder Ride Book. Kuen caught sight of the Book in the corner of his eye, as he would then rush to grab it. The Megid, not wanting to lose, also tried to get it. However, Kuen would reach the book first, grabbing it and slashing at the Megid.
Holding the book in his hand, Kuen stared at it confusedly, reading the title.
"Peter Fantasista? ...Peter Pan?"
And as the Wonder Ride Book glowed slightly, whirring to life, a voice would then emanate.
PETER FANTASISTA!
ピーターファンタジスタ！
Pītā Fantajisuta!
Kuen would then flip it open, revealing the second page; an illustration of a light blue hook would be displayed.
A story of dreams and hopes, unfolded by a boy who never grows up...
とある大人にならない少年が繰り広げる夢と希望のストーリー...
Toaru otona ni naranai shōnen ga kurihirogeru yume to kibō no sutōrī...
And closing the book, Kuen would notice a small slot on the cover of the Book, making some inference as to where it belonged. Maybe it was time for a form consisting of two Wonder Ride Books? Kuen was almost excitedly giddy... until he had to snap out of his daze, seeing the Megid suddenly rush towards him once more.
Jumping backwards, and parrying another claw attack, he would insert the Peter Fantasista Wonder Ride Book into the (from his point of view) left slot, as both books would begin to glow. Rows upon rows of bookshelves would form once more, surrounding him alongside a ring of fire. And giant manifestations of the Brave Dragon and Peter Fantasista Wonder Ride Books manifested behind him.
Re-inserting the sword once more into the Driver, Kuen would keep his grip on the blade, before pulling it out of the Driver.
Rekka Battō!
烈火抜刀！
Rekka Battō!
I am the warrior who embodies the spirit of hopes and dreams...
私は希望と夢の精神を体現する戦士です...
Watashi wa kibō to yume no seishin o taigen suru senshidesu...