OVA 4: The New Heroes!

Nanika ga hajimaru,
atashi no munem no oku deeeeeee,
ikitaaiiiii anata nooooooooo
sekaaaiiiiiiiiii eeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(Part of your World, Japanese Ver. – The Little Mermaid, sung by Tanihara Shion)


"My wish…is to rebuild my family so that we can finally live in peace and not carry any more burden of waiting,"
– Kotarou Terashima

"My wish…is to defeat the latest forces of evil but to find someone of my own love to remind me who I am fighting for…"
– Tsubasa Hoshikawa

"My wish…is to rebuild the friendships that I lost…so that never again will our fates be shattered,"
– Isana Kiryuu


Idaina Magna, out in the Great Northern…
Post-
The Last World Finale, Before Chaos' seeming return

A man in a cloak with a new outfit of white shirt, blue-vest, and a pair of brown boots with beige pants walked through a small trail of the Northern Woods, approaching to his target practice he made for his personal shots. Taking out the crossbow and inserting the arrow in, he took a silent aim, and shoot!

Bulls-eye!

Challenging himself from a further distance, he walked about 10 paces before turning around rapidly and without waste, added the next arrow in and shoot!

Bulls-eye with a crunch to the first arrow!

The hooded figure heard someone approaching. He turned to ready his aim but stopped as the man before him…

"Excuse me, but I am lost," the purple-haired man began, "Do you know a way out of this forest?"

Tsubasa unveiled his face to him as Isana gasped, "W-what…T-Tsubasa?!"

"I-Isana," he said, "You're finally here in the afterlife?!"

"Yeah but I didn't expect you to be out here in the forest!" Isana chuckled.

The two embraced a hug of reunion and they both laughed. Toto barked happily too nearby and approached to them.

"Awww what a cute puppy. He reminds me of…" Isana gently petted him.

"Toto? Yeah, it's him…" Tsubasa smirked.

"NO WAY!? IT REALLY IS HIM AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS!?" Isana gasped.

"Well…maybe not the same actress as Terry but still the same exact breed as Cairn Terrier," he replied with a shrug.

"So then, do you feel better? You're not infected anymore, right?" Isana asked.

"Yeah, I am cured," Tsubasa smiled.

"I'm so glad. I remember your times during Lynwin-Mu too as a stripper. Anyway, do you know how to get out of this forest?" Isana added.

"Well, I have a cottage around here actually. We can rest there tonight and maybe put some pieces of the past puzzles together. Tomorrow, I'll help you find your way out," Tsubasa offered.

"I really appreciate that, thank you," Isana smiled.

"Have you found Hikaru yet?" Tsubasa asked.

"Sadly no," Isana shook his head, "I hope he's somewhere…safe."


Elsewhere:

Kotarou woke up with heavy breathing of stress and anxiety. He found himself in his old room again with Misae but there was no baby carriage. However, a small baby rattle was on the bedside table. He realized that he and his wife were young-looking again after their deaths on Earth.

"Honey, is that you!?" Kotarou asked, gently shaking her to wake up.

Misae opened her eyes and yawned to see her husband back in his youthful days. She realized that they were finally in the afterlife realm as they told by a friend.

"K-Kotarou," she barely whispered.

"M-Misae!" he cried in her arms, "I AM SO SORRY! I failed to save Kaede and…"

"It's not your fault…I was informed on what happened that night after I died…a friend promised us to reunite but my soul was hidden in a strange world. But now that's all in the past…we need help!"

"Of course, we will find him!" Kotarou answered, before seeing the rattle, "Wait, is that?"

"Yes…it was Kaede's," Misae said.

"Well, if we are fortunate, we should find the Suiei Gods and see if their magic can help us locate him," she suggested.

At first Kotarou was unsure about it but the fact that they're already dead didn't matter at this point. It was time to find their son indeed. Who knows how much power could be in this realm that may help them?

"Alright. Hopefully we'll find someone or if we find them, we can ask," Kotarou nodded.


At the Suiei Temple: Before the Incident

Alex sat down alone on the marble floor and meditated through his thoughts. So much has happened again now that the second final battle was over and concluded. The people of Olympia Magna and all its societies were finally at peace once more with the restoration of Atlantis. As for the residents of the Underworld, the ex-Shadow Mafia and Stefani were both starting over with a fresh start.

He had no idea if any other residents left or moved on, but it didn't matter; he was finally at peace with himself…both his real name, his self-consciousness, and his sexual orientation. Part of it was the teachings of family and love from his descendant to enable him on self forgiving as well as forgiving others. But more so, he made the effort to at least start swimming again like old times.

Pandora and Dodecadron were finally remarried and happily together with their family including Rasputin. It had been some time since he last saw them. Rasputin wrote a letter to him about talking to that "woman" of his past but so far it was little progress. However, both Matryona and Varvara were free to visit the mother without any problems.

It won't be easy for them, especially with the mother, he thought, but can a past sin so horrifying and that deep be forgiven after an infinitive amount of time? How else did Rasptuin get here the if he didn't end up in the ashes of hell?

Cali walked into the shrine and meowed. He turned to her as Steve also arrived.

"Looks like you found a boyfriend," Alex chuckled.

"Brother? Are you here?" Sergi asked as he arrived.

"I am, what news do you bring?" the older one questioned.

"Oh nothing much. Mom and dad are waiting for you back home," Sergi answered.

"Then I suppose we shall go home for some pasta then," Alex smiled.

"Sure thing, Sandro," Sergi replied his smile. The two left the shrine as Suiei Marotta smiled from behind. He was happy for his human counterpart to finally let go of the pain of the past.

"I am so proud of you," he smiled as the other gods appeared too.

"Yeah well…took him long enough," Suiei Hazuki grumbled while Suiei Ryugazaki turned to give him a stare.

"It's clear that feeling has finally returned to him…just like his childhood," Suiei Nanase agreed.

Tachibana and Matsuoka also nodded in agreement. Nanase turned and beckoned the others to appear. Ai, Mikoshiba, and Yamazaki also stepped out as their existences were finally acknowledged. While these three gods didn't appear during the Greek times, they too have been born from their human counterparts as well as their descendants as a result of their powers grown.

"Heh, I gotta say that our team has excellent new members," Tachibana smiled.

"T-Thank you," Ai replied with a soft blush.

"Hehe," Mikoshiba chuckled as he twirled his longer hair.

"It is truly an honor," Yamazaki said.


Tsubasa's Cottage

The blue-haired man set up the fire place while Isana sat down on a chair. Toto was busy eating his food in the meantime. Tsubasa turned to his guest and sat down at the table with him.

"Hey, before we continue, I wanted to apologize," Tsubasa said.

"For what?" Isana asked.

"I acted strange with you after not writing any letters or stuff back when I returned to Lynwin," the other man answered, "I was rejected from my family after they realized my performance in the family business was struggled.

"I admit, I do also apologize for not being as open since Hikaru died," Isana replied, "All I ever wanted was to liberate myself from the horror that took place that night during the festival."

Tsubasa lowered his head as he recalled the day the Shadow Mafia invaded their school and killed about a dozen of students including Hikaru. That night (in Isana's perspective), he and Shin were buying something when the cloaked figures appeared and set the market area ablaze.

"I see…so Shin also suffered," Tsubasa muttered, looking at the fireplace. After a long pause, he told Isana about his days as a D.J and stripper. He also revealed to him about his betrayal from a witch who infected him.

"T-that's disturbing…I'm so sorry," Isana said.

"I'm fine now…my death has healed me of this illness. However, I swear…I will defeat that witch," Tsubasa clenched his fist as Toto softly whimpered before jumping on his lap.

"I see…that's why you're firing those arrows?" Isana asked.

"…yes," he lowered his head, "I will shoot one by one down if I have to."


At the Stonehenge, Idaina Shire

It was nightfall as Sergi, Alex, Haruka, Rei, Ikuya, Asahi, and Hiyori had a small campfire going. The younger Marotta brother had a telescope constructed nearby that could study the stars and any place beyond the horizon. Despite all what has happened in recent events of the LeFay family, the team could only become stronger in order to combat whatever was threatening their home.

"Sergi, are you sure you have seen new arrivals?" Alex asked.

"The book said that new souls who were freed from the Underworld should be making headway," he shrugged as he looked through the telescope.

"I don't understand…how does a book dictate such power?" Hiyori asked.

"The Mahotsukai previously protected all the realms of story safely in their world, ensuring that a story would go about the path that they have prepared for. However, after we discovered this otherworldly knowledge, they couldn't afford to risk all other stories rebel against them," Rei explained.

"That sounds…rather messy?" Ikuya shrugged, "That would mean that they wrote the original legend of the little mermaid and not even care about its outcome."

"Not all stories have happy endings," Haruka added, "But it's the same reason why we were chosen…our Suiei Gods were created as hope for some way to reach out all the realms and give them an ending that they can look upon without regret or suffering."

"Something tells me that's not possible…even in philosophy…" Asahi muttered, "Even with such profound power, not everyone would want to be influenced by others."

"Perhaps not," Rei nodded, "But for those who do want our help, our influence will hopefully give them the strength they need to overcome their adversaries."

Alex sat down and opened the book of the Beta Timeline (after disabling its 'live mode') and saw his other self going through a new journey in a medical field where he was studying cancer and other diseases. However, would this pathway lead him to research for Autism? He looked at the pages and saw his 26-year old man counterpart getting some help in therapy and possibly finding romance with a couple of guy crushes?

More so, what fascinated him was his fascination to Arizona unlike how he moved to California. He turned the page and saw that his other self was also on his way to forgiving himself and forgiving others (or at least most of them anyway).

"It would seem as if he is on his way to happiness…" he smiled to himself, "Hopefully he will find a means to swim again soon."

"Who…?" Ikuya asked.

"The other me…" Alex smiled, "He's got a lot of work on his hands, but our stories will give him hope to push forward."

"And from what you've told me, we are nothing more but stories in your realm?" Hiyori asked.

"…in that realm…yes. At this point in the book, three seasons were told with four movies in additional of two movies on the way…" Alex replied, "The stories of the Alpha!Timleine…or rather the story of your canonical counterparts. Neither of them nor do my other self know we truly exist…but the Beta!Me may suspect as he could be imagining it all…even typing the story out."

"Why do I get the feeling it's a paradox in a paradox?" sighed Asahi, trying his best to keep up with this.

"Because both of those realms do not have magic…" Rei answered.

"Y-you guys! I found them! There's a group of guys that arrived from the Silver Sea!" Sergi shouted as he gestured on the telescope.

Alex, Haruka, and Rei took turns and sure enough saw a group of 4 men that looked like about college-aged folks. Two of them were twins.

"I've never seen them before," Alex said.

"But they must be from either Japan or Lynwin or somewhere of our realm," Rei added.

"it's probably more of those untold stories," Haruka muttered.

"Let me look," Asahi shrugged as he took a peak and gasped, "OH MY GOD!"

"Y-you know them?!" Ikuya asked.

"The twins I can kinda recognize them but…one of the bigger guys, I…I've heard he was murdered by…those cloaked guys when they tried to conquer the world…" Asahi answered.

"The Shadow Mafia…" sighed Alex.

"Eh?" Asahi replied.

"They must have done more damage than I thought," he answered, gripping his fists a little.

"Now, now, you know that their hearts are healed," Rei reminded him.

"I know…it's just…hard to believe things sometimes…I still don't know if Rasputin will ever be forgiven…it's the same feeling I have had with those former classmates of mine," Alex said.

"If they were forgiven then I am sure Rasputin will find that happiness too," Rei smiled, "Give him his time. Didn't he take off a while ago?"

"…that he did. I have no idea what he'll be doing back in the mortal verses," he shrugged.

"Let's go gather them and bring them to the registration," Haruka replied.


Days Later:

The sun peaked through the cottage window as Tsubasa opened his eyes to see the first light. Isana was still sleeping. Toto also woke up as his master provided him some breakfast. It took a few days for Isana to recover but for the most part, he felt well.

A photo fell from Isana's jacket. Taking it, he realized it was their photo back from Suda East High School long ago.

Isana, how long did you suffer such fate, he thought, we really do have a lot to catch up…

He heard a loud thud coming from the doorway. The blue-haired man grabbed his crossbow and readied himself at the door. He swung open and gasped to see another man just collapsing on the porch. He approached to the fallen person and brought him inside.

"You alright?" Tsubasa asked.

"I-I can't walk," the man replied, "I fled and ran and…."

"Well if you're asking to die…you're already dead, but the amount of injuries you have…this isn't possible!" Tsubasa observed.

"A-aahhh…t-the co-coven…th-they tried to…rid of me…" he replied before collapsing. Isana woke up to see the stranger but gasped to realize who it was.

"S-Shin?! W-what the hell happened to you?!" Isana gasped as he got out of bed.

Shin Sagae heavily sighed and grunted on his injuries, "A-after I died...I woke up in some weird realm where there were endless books and some crazy hocus-pocus. But then group of cloaked figures captured, interrogated and tortured me until everything around us collapsed."

Tsubasa narrowed his eyes and could only speculate what would be happening. After placing Shin on the bed, the injured human described the figures dressing like shadows and screeching like hyenas. One of them threatened to destroy all the realms once again as soon as they could regain Chaos from the ashes.

"C-Chaos…you mean the sworn enemy of Cosmos?" Tsubasa asked.

"Y-you know of…?" Shin asked.

"No but…a friend of the Magic Six told me some stuff. She told me a few things before I left the city and moved out here. Not that anything made sense, but I decided to come out here as sentinel," he explained.

"Hm…I need to get to them…the Magic Six," Shin replied before grunting in pain.

"You need to rest," Isana answered, "Those injuries need to heal."

"Come on Toto, let's get help from them," Tsubasa said as the dog gently barked.

"Bu-but how long will that take you to go there and back?" Isana asked.

"With these shoes…I can appear at will," the other man smiled, revealing the silver shoes.

"T-Those are…!" the other man recognized them.

Toto leaped onto Tsubasa's arms as he clicked the heels three times, envisioning the great city in his mind with the Magic Six. A swirl of magic vanished them to their destination.

"He's certainly a lot stronger both in mind, physique and in heart," Isana chuckled. Shin closed his eyes to rest.


At the Suiei Temple:

Cali meowed as Alex, his brother, and the other members of the Iwasame team were in the middle of meditation. Earlier in the day, some chaos struck which resulted in a family distress and potential future problems.

The cat meowed louder before jumping at Alex.

"Cali, girl, please! Take it easy on your pregnancy!" he said but the cat couldn't stop meowing.

"I-Is she going to go into labor?" Nagisa asked.

The cat stopped meowing and turned to the altar table as a figure shimmered in appearance. Toto barked as the team stopped their meditation and readied their weapons, but Alex prompted them to take it easy.

"Who are you?" Haruka asked.

"And how did you get to this holy ground?" Makoto questioned.

"If I didn't need your help, I wouldn't have come here," the man replied.

"Sounds a bit like my Suiei god," Nagisa muttered.

"You weren't part of the group from last night, were you?" Alex asked.

"What group?" Tsubasa replied.

"A few men by their names of HIkaru, Ryouta, Minao and Tadashi," he answered.

"I know of Hikaru but the others I do not know of," Tsubasa replied.

"Please tell us who you are so we can help you," Alex said.

"…My name is Tsubasa Hoshikawa and I do present to you my untold story to add to the book," the blue-haired man answered as he opened a pouch before taking out his crumpled page.

After summoning the Iwatobi Suiei Gods book, they placed the page in as it adjusted its format and the wrinkles disappeared. The page was written in full as Alex briefly scanned the page before almost nose bleeding.

"Hehe, well at least someone was having all the fun," Nagisa chuckled.

"This isn't funny you know if you read the next line," Rei said, pointing to where it said HIV/AIDs.

"I was also known as Wingman," Tsubasa explained, "And how I got that illness was rather…betrayal by someone."

The animated pictured showed Jay-2 transforming into some female-looking witch and Tsubasa falling to his weakened immune system before being rescued by witch boy.

"So it seems you paid a price…but…" Rin muttered but gasped as he and the others felt their minds throbbing as the man before them…they now remember him!

"W-wait a second, i-it can't be! You were the one who opened the AIDS United – Lynwin Division!" Rei gasped.

"Indeed I was," Tsubasa smiled, "However, when I died I told witch boy to remove any memories of my existence. Now that the page has returned, those memories will finally return to your heads."

"So then, what do you need from us?" Sousuke asked.

"The witch you saw in the book…they also attacked one of my friends," Tsubasa said.

"What witch?" Makoto questioned, "What happened to you and your friend?"

"…it's rather a long story but if you look closely in that book, that witch…violated me in disguise of someone and now she and whoever her group is attacked another person," he answered.

"That's horrible!" Alex gasped.

Sergi looked at the page before turning his head away in disgust of that scene. His innocence was already somewhat tainted, but his heart remained pure as ever.

"Who is this witch that harmed you?" Rin asked.

Tsubasa lowered his head, "I don't know the name but…"

"Perhaps I can be of some help," a familiar voice was heard.

Everyone turned to see Pandora walking in as she carried a scroll that unraveled with a strange looking symbol of a sun but had spikes and forks surrounding it.

"It's been some time…Tsubasa…" Pandora said.

"Indeed," Tsubasa replied.

"What is that?!" Momo and Nitori asked.

"And how do you know her?" Rei added.

"It's a coven symbol…that represented a corrupted group of Mahotsukai…established after I became the Dark One," she replied, "I knew of their existence back in my wicked era, but I never acknowledged nor I cared to their needs. It was like they were just worshippers who were rejects on not being one with the darkness. They called themselves, the Witches of the Adversary."

"And if it is true that they are here…what do they want?" Sergi questioned.

"They only last a few minutes here as the magic in this realm is strong enough to quell their dark magic. They must have attacked that man here before they were pulled back from where ever they came from," Pandora added before snapping her fingers as Isana and Shin both appeared in the temple as well.

"More untold stories I imagine?" Nagisa added.

After a moment of confusion and introduction, Isana and Shin revealed the pages of their lives before also attaching it to the book. Alex lowered his head as he recalled what happened about Isana…

"So you do remember?!" he gasped.

"I must admit what you did was temporary clever but also foolish," Isana answered.

"You were on the verge of suicide…" Alex argued, "Taking your own life would only bring more pain around those who still love you."

"Let us not argue what has happened in the past," Makoto added, "We got bigger issues happening."

Pandora tended to Shin's wounds before he thanked her for the miracle. She nodded back with a smile.

"So then…what are we going to do now? How will we defend this land from these witches? More so, what is their objective?" Rei asked.

"That I have not paid attention to. But it's no doubt they are up to something bad…" she replied, "My husband is preparing means to return to the mortal existence. I don't know how much time he'll have available for this but without protection for my family…"

"We'll do what we can to make sure no one hurts them," Rin answered.

"What happened?" Isana asked.

"Her family fell apart after some witches took them," Nagisa said bluntly.

"Nagisa…" Rei tried to keep his attitude down.

Tsubasa narrowed his eyes, "Those witches have done enough damage alright."

"Perhaps but where's….?" Shin began.

"HERE!" a familiar voice shouted.

The group turned to see Kotarou Terashima and his wife Misae. They too, carried a page for the book and was inserted in. To their horror, the Magic Six gasped at the terror of what the witches have done and the fate of their child…

"Wait a second," Sousuke said, "That child is…"

"Yes…he's our son," Kotarou answered, "Kaede…"

"He was reported to be here days earlier, but it looks like he's still kicking with the witches," Makoto added.

"Please help us…save our child!" Misae begged, "We may have failed last time but…"

"We'll see what we can do. However, our stories are done and we cannot transcend back to mortality," Alex replied.

"Do whatever you must," Kotarou answered.

The heroes looked at each other for ideas but nothing seemed to have a lightbulb moment. However…

"Maybe its time we have a proper talk with an old friend of ours…the king," Alex lowered his head as he could only wonder how Neo King Julius was doing.


At the Stonehenge:

After setting up a portal of communications, the king replied to the oncoming message via his Atlantean Solar Crystal.

"King! It's been a while!" Gen 1.0-Alex smiled.

"For you maybe, it's been at least 3 years for us since our last talk," he replied.

"How is Artemis?" Pandora asked.

The king lowered his head for a moment as Pandora's expression grew worrisome, but the answer was, "He is alive, but I have sent him to another world from here with two of my guards. They are looking after him in my absence."

"Why did you do that?" Pandora asked.

"He was in great danger and I couldn't afford to carry the burden of this horrible day," Julius replied, "As a matter of fact, he's in the same world as where you and your husband were from."

"Duniya…" she muttered but then gasped, "W-WHAT?! But what about the Dark Curse!? How will I even know if he's okay!?"

"Trajan's mirror is linked to our great crystal in the underwater system, as long as it glows peacefully, he lives," the king answered, "But I am sorry to not have informed you about him previously."

Had Pandora still be the Dark One she would've lashed out in such unpredictable ways, but she knew better than to question the king as she has seen all of him as Alexa and his journeys years ago. Instead, she softly smiled, "I accept your apology your majesty. But please promise yourself that you don't have to hold anymore burdens to yourself."

"I'm trying," Jullius answered, "But it's not always easy being king…especially when I have made mistakes as my younger self."

"We believe in you," Gen-1.0 Alex replied, "We always have and always will."

"Thank you," Julius smiled, "So then, I see there are more people in your paradise. Are they needed to come back to life?"

"They have untold stories of our past," Gen-1.0 Alex said, "It turns out that our paths did cross with a number of them briefly, but they have suffered a lot of horrific events and were unable to fulfill their stories."

"I understand," Julius nodded, "May I see them?"

Tsubasa, Kotarou, Shin, Hikaru, and Isana appeared at the portal hologram. A few others crowded in as the king chuckled, "My…quite a number of them. I've heard you have new senshi already assembled…Hiyori, Natsuya and Nao in addition to Ikuya and Asahi."

"Please…let us become heroes too!" Shin replied, "We want to fight for our stories."

"We are inspired by your story," Tsubasa added, "It's not fair for us to be treated like sidelines not to mention having horrible stories that only gave us pain."

"There is one possibility for you all…to join them," Julius answered, "So listen carefully…"


1 Week Later:

Misae sat down wth Gou, and Chigusa as the latter two transferred their powers over to her in hopes that she could too play a vital role in rescuing Kaede.

"This is…" Misae blushed at herself in the mirror as she was dressed in light clothes of a multi-piece outfit of red, white, and gold designs with a pair of long-shear like pantyhose with a crown fixed to her head in a light-red veil.

"These were my magical adaptive clothing or known as the M.A.C," Gou said, "While its desert form is my default battle use, it can adjust to whatever the environment you encounter."

"I can see that…" Misae noticed a few switches the jewelry shifted into as the rings were more suited for her fingers.

"I know your heart is crying for you son…but we do want to make sure you are ready to confront him again in case those witches try to get you," Chigusa noted.

"I know," Misae sighed, "I just want him to come back to us…whether as an adult or a kid."

"And it looks like they're here," Gou noted while trying her hardest to not fangirl the muscles she was about to witness as the room lit up with magical energy being unleashed…

"AQUARIUS POWERRRRRRRR…MAAAKKKEEEE UP!"

A mega-blast of wind swept through the magical man as Tsubasa's hair rapidly spun while he danced in circles. His feet glowed to don the silver slippers as the rest of his body was covered in streams of magic. The blue hair was pushed back by his right hand as the ribbon flickered into a white headband but still had the fluff on his one side.

His Suiei Heart necklace was made of blue-sapphire engraved with the symbol of Shimogami on it. The ribbons then swirled across his trunk as it transformed into a black vest-like outfit with hues of blue and light purple with accents of white on the buttons. However, it was designed to be nice and open to see his necklace and some of his chest.

Both of his deltoids had shoulder pads made of leather but had silvery crystal-pads. The vest extended to cover the groin area and his upper legs to complete its design.

A pair of vision googles made of crystal lenses were colored in aquamarine like his swimmer goggles and black-colored wrist bands with hand guards also appeared.

While walking in the backgrounds of sky-blue and violet with high winds and several miniature-sized typhoons spinning around him, the ribbons flowed down to form his shin guards in designs like his vest and shoulder pads along with a simple pair of river sandals.

His nails were then painted in light forest green to match his eyes as he donned his Agua Fria Bow with arrows made of pure energy. Tsubasa struck his pose with his aim and fire position with a soft smirk on his face.

"THUNDARIS POWERRRRRR…MAAAKKKEEEEE UP!"

Isana closed his eyes skated his way through a background of violet, purple, and other similar shades of magic as the clouds rumbled with sound all around. The camera briefly zooms to his nails turning violet to match his eyes before the clouds wrapped around Isana's body and donning his battle clothes…

A big white full cloak with a tucked purple inner loose garment appeared with accents of orange and blue triangular-rectangle patterns around his waistline. The v-neck area was loosely open to see his chiseled chest along with his Suiei Heart necklace in lavender with the Hidaka symbol engraved. His hat was simply of a white turban with matching accents of his waistband.

The wrists were covered in golden bands as a pair of soft-slippers covered his feet. His Thunder Sword was tucked to the side as its design was in blue and white with hints of orange and a blade of black-steel.

A small pair of loop earrings appeared on both of his ears as they were made of silver. Finally, Isana opened his eyes and readied his sword in his own battle position with a soft smile yet subtle enough to keep his guard balance.

"TOXOTES POWERRRRRR…MAAAAKKEEEE UP!"

Kotarou's nails glowed in light indigo as massive waves in the background roared behind him in this magical transformation. As he walked in forward fashion, the foam from the waves swirled around his groin, biceps/triceps, abdomen, and his legs and feet.

The foam dissolved into bubbles before revealing his upper arm guards as well as a pair of armored gloves with jewels of diamond, amethyst, and orange-colored crystals. The shoulder pads also appeared to protect his deltoids, but his muscled chest was left expose with its own ethnic tattoo-markings based on the design of the archerfish with lines expanding around his back and parts of his lower arms.

His long-length skirt formed in the colors of lavender, white, sky blue, and gray accents. Kotarou lifted his head up as his Suiei Necklce formed with a golden-chain design and locket as the Shimogami symbol was etched on the shell. A headband also appeared but it was more like a white bandana with similiar markings from his chest.

On his left hand was a shield-like weapon with spinning blades made of protosteel that can be controlled by his will. Finally, Kotarou opened his eyes and readied himself for his own battle with a serious facial expression.

"ECHINOZOA POWERRRRRR…MAAAKKEEEEE UP!"

Hikaru's nails turned maroon while he glided his way through the background of red and purple hues. A blast of wind, rain and dust swept in the scene as several urchins and salmon swam their way past him, donning him his outfit.

His shoulders donned a pair of spiked-stylized pads as his Suiei Necklace appeared across his chest with the Hidaka symbol etched. The forehead was covered in a band made of precious metals that lifted his hair back a little before a few pieces of sapphire, diamond and orange crystals were added.

Downwards towards his legs, he gained a blue loose skirt with a white strap and orange buckle at the center. His arms and legs were both covered with wrist and shin guards respectively while he chest was left exposed containing a stylized tattoo of the sea urchin with other designs extending out of his trunk towards his exposed arms and legs.

Hikaru spun as his hands each held a spiked mace and chain that can be fused together. The man opened his eyes and smiled with a low grin before taking his battle stance.

"ELECTRIS POWERRRRRR…MAAAKKEEEEEE UP!"

Shin spun around in a field of electricity as several lightning sparks struck his nails to turn a dark mauve. The background rained in shades of maroon and purple as he crossed his arms to accumulate more electrical magic to his body. When they dissipated, He donned a long robe lavender outfit with chest and shoulder armor made of white-gold metal with his Suiei necklace was indigo with the Shimogami emblem engraved.

The rest of the robe extended down to his legs with a pair of white-colored pants inside. His head donned a crown with a bit of horns extended to the back side. Additionally, a black-colored turban covered his head.

A pair of wrist guards made of gold appeared while his feet were covered in strapped boots with jewels of diamond, sapphire, and amethyst at the rim.

Afterwards, the strap appeared and held the lower half of the clock to his waist that included the buckle in the design of the Shimogami. The colors were black and violet with white accents. Shin opened his eyes as he donned his Unagi Cutlass and a Shimogami Diamond Shield in both his hands. He took his battle stance with his knees bent and sword up and shield out.

At last the five new Swimming Guardians stood united as the girls kept their expressions as contained as possible.

"I am the Swimming Guardian who fights for Relays and Confidence. I am Suiei Hoshikawa! Don't let the typhoon blow you away!"

"I am the Swimming Guardian who fights for Happiness and Inspiration! I am Suiei Kiryuu! Let the thunder roar with my might!"

"I am the Swimming Guardian who fights for family and friendship. I am Suiei Terashima! Beware for the waves of my tsunami will make you or break you!"

"I am the Swimming Guardian who fights for the wind and strength, I am Suiei Unita! The weather won't always favor you during my battles!"

"I am the Swimming Guardian who fights for the stars and light, I am Suiei Sagae! I'll fire you up with my energy that will leave you numb!"

God, I wish I could do a transformation dance, Misae thought while trying her hardest not to blush as these newly transformed men were in awe of their new outfits.

The Magic Six walked in with Sousuke, Momo, and Nitori walked in and saw the new men ready at last.

"It is time," Alex said, looking at Pandora and Sergi and Julius through the hologram.

"Where are we going?" Kotarou asked.

"You will be heading to Planet Duniya where power that once resided was taken away by the forces of evil. And now a dark curse has swept the land and it must be broken before more darkness comes," Pandora explained.

"There will be people who are under the influence of the curse. Don't let it discourage you from fulfilling the mission we explained to you earlier," Julius added, "Now go…find your destiny at last!"

The five new senshi linked their hands in a circle, surrounding with Misae as they could feel the raw course of magic surrounding them into the unknown void of space-time. Each of them was given a vow to follow and a promise to keep in order to preserve their powers. However, each of them held a story of pain in their hearts that will test them to see if they will truly become the next generation of heroes in the legacy of the previous warriors before them.

~END Book 0.5~


COMING OCTOBER 2019!

The Journey of these new Swmming Guardians will collide with the characters of Planet Duniya during Book 1: The Curse of Hollywood Heights!

Book 1 Synopsis:

Artemis Patterson is about the complete his high school years but the Dark Curse begins to weaken as his magic grows, stirring up problems. The new heroes led by Asahi Shiina and Ikuya Kirishima begin to track down but other stories clash, triggering a series of unpredictable chain reactions. What is the consequence of breaking the curse? Who is the real villain behind the creation of Hollywood Heights?