GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you the next chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!
Kurogasa: And it's my time to finally shine!
KRD: Yeah, we get it already.
GKC: What's with the name change?
KRD: Oh right, I recently changed my Pen Name to Kamen Rider Duelist and just forgot to change it last chapter. Plus, it's because I published my Dr. Stone fic. So for those interested, please check that out!
SR: And don't forget about me, DragoKnightSR! You can tell I'm excited because the chapter name involves my favorite creature!
GKC: What a surprise…
SR: And there's the sarcasm I expected. Anyway folks, be sure to leave a review and what not so stay tuned!
KRD: Onto the chapter!
GKC: I didn't get to say my thing…
SR *pats him on the back as a cloud formed over GKC's head.*
KRD: Alright, alright, make it quick. We're on a deadline.
GKC: Let's get this party started… HENSHIN!
Chapter 10: Darkness Within! White Dragon's Roar!
[Vale - Warehousing District]
Kurai was humming as she was playing poker with Roman and Neo.
"Full house!" Kurai shouted as she showed her cards. Neo pouted as she gave away her earnings to Kurai. "What do you say to that, Torchie?"
Roman's eyes were hidden under his bowler hat, but they had a sinister glint. "Royal… Straight… Flush…" When he turned over his hand, Kurai's jaw dropped comically, as Roman took the earnings. "Too bad, kiddo," Roman said smugly, "But I've been playing this game for years."
She laid her head against the table as she cried anime tears, "It's a stupid game…" she muttered.
"It's fun and all. But the games are over." Azrael said approaching. "I believe it's time for a more… personal approach to our methods."
Kurai happily stood at attention with a big salute, "Any glorious plan you create, I shall follow to the letter!"
Azrael chuckled at Kurai's dedication.
"This won't involve any of you," Azrael said, making Kurai comically face fault. "I will personally deal with it."
"You? Are you sure?" Roman raised an eyebrow. Kurai looked at her master with puppy dog eyes.
"Yes. I will deal with it. Alone." Azrael said. And with that, he disappeared.
LINE BREAK
Almost two weeks have passed since Melody was adopted by Taiyang. School days went on as normal, classes went on without interruption, and the homework students have to take tests. The homework would keep piling up, yet they do it anyway unless they wanted to fail and get expelled. Today was Friday, and like most Fridays, when school is done students were free to hang out in the city for the weekend, whether it be a girls night out, going to the movies, or having dinner, playing at the arcade, it didn't matter, as long as they had fun. However, one student decided to stay behind.
"EI! HAH! SORYAH!"
And wouldn't you know it, it was Kurogasa. He decided to do some training in the sparring arena and as of now, he was facing a group of holographic Beowolves and Creeps that surround him.
One of the Beowolfs lunged at him from behind. He sensed it and turned around, drawing out his black katana from its sheath and sliced his attacker in half, disintegrating it into dust. A second Beowolf came from the side, claws pouncing at him. He sidestepped deftly and with a swift slash at its midsection, he sliced that Beowolf in half too. The Grimm then started pouncing at him in numbers, hoping to use those numbers to their advantage. He stepped left and sliced to the right, killing a third Beowolf, then spun around to slice a fourth Beowolf with a side cut and a Creep with a follow up downwards cut.
One Beowolf struck from behind, though the young man sensed it and did a back kick to push it away. Two more Grimm appeared in front of him before he deftly killed one by rushing at it with a slash and cutting down the second. The Beowolf he kicked away recovered quickly and tried to bite at him, but without turning around, he did a full motion of holding his katana with both hands and cutting behind him in a circular slice, instantly beheading it.
As more Grimm came, he stepped to the side, backstepped, and sliced all of them in elegant quick strikes and deft movements. He was always one step ahead, keeping a solid posture, as he dashed in and out of the line of attack of his opponents, with dexterous slices and the occasional thrusts. He cut three more Beowolves, but then saw Creeps trying to burrow their way underground, even though they were holographic. He felt them coming and jumped backward as they tried to unburrow below him.
He pressed a button on the hilt and the blade folded backwards while the hilt of the blade extended long enough to form the modern Tanegashima rifle. He fired a bullet at the Creep with a headshot, then quickly fired at another four Creeps, and before they could make the distance, he quickly shot them the rest, just in time as a Beowolf came from his side. He spun around and in one swift motion, he shifted his weapon back to a katana and cleaved that Beowolf in half, slicing another two as they approached, and jumped over yet another as he sliced that vertically in half.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out an Ice Dust crystal. Inserting it at the end of the hilt, the blade glowed blue, with snow surrounding the blade. There were only a few more Grimm remained. Just a little more, then it will be done. The tip of the blade touched the ground and the teen rushed forward, dragging the blade while leaving an icy trail behind him. As soon he sliced the first Grimm in his path, an icy wave formed behind the Grimm he just cut. It was as an arc that followed the shape and direction of his cut, and the Grimm immediately behind the first was frozen in place. The other Grimm tried to get past the new ice statues and ambush the boy, but instead, he ambushed them, dashing left, right, and even backward as the Beowolves tried to catch him with wide swings. He ducked those swings and for every Grimm he sliced, two more from behind became ice statues, effectively drawing a circle filled with ice statues with him in the middle.
He dodged behind a Beowolf and sliced it in half with a diagonal cut. Three Creeps tried to surround him but cut them all in quick succession with a downwards strike, a horizontal, and another one in the opposite direction. He sidestepped the attack of another Beowolf and spinning around with his previous attack, he struck the Grimm, disemboweling it. He then thrust forward to kill another Creep, sliced to the side with one hand to swiftly kill another Beowolf and flipped his katana to thrust backward and kill one more from behind. He ducked a pounce from a Creep then dashed left and right to kill multiple Grimm in two wide slices to the left and right. One final pack of Grimm came for him and he decided to take them out quickly. Rushing forward, he sliced a Beowolf while shifting his weapon into his rifle. With a quick kick and elbow, he made space to shoot the Beowolf right on the head and immediately shift the weaponed back into a katana to stab the Beowolf's neck, before pulling out his blade. Another set of lightning thrusts had him finish two Creeps, and with a final sidestep, he sliced and beheaded one final Beowolf, leaving just him and the statues and they broke into pieces.
Kurogasa sweated profusely after the workout he displayed. He fell on one knee, stabbing his sword into the floor to keep himself steady. "Got to… keep going…" He panted heavily.
"Kuro?" A voice called out. He turned towards the source of the voice and saw Weiss approaching him.
"Weiss…" Kurogasa sighed with a tired smile as he slowly picked up his heavy body, but then it finally gave in. "Ahhh…"
*PLOP!*
"KURO!"
LINE BREAK
When Kurogasa slowly came to, he found himself in the nurse's office. "Where… am…"
"You're in the infirmary," the nurse explains, "You overexerted yourself." He turned to see Weiss sleeping by his berth. "She stayed by your side until you woke up."
"I see," Kurogasa muttered. Moments before, Weiss slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them before she looked to see her brother awake. "Hey…" He smiled weakly.
"Kuro!" Weiss exclaimed as she hugged him, "You're okay!"
"Itetete… easy, still recovering." Kurogasa winced in pain. She quickly let go and apologized.
"Why were you in the hologram training room?" Weiss asked.
"Why else? I'm training." Kurogasa looked confused.
"At 6 in the afternoon?!" Weiss exclaimed, "You've been training nonstop."
"I've been there since the last classes ended. It's not that big of a deal." Kurogasa tried to argue, though it was a weak one.
"You need to rest, take a break," Weiss said, concerned for her brother. Kurogasa was silent, looking down as if in shame. But… he had a good reason as to why he was training nonstop. Something that was related to his past, a memory he wanted to forget but needed to remember. It's the reason why he's in Beacon in the first place.
"Nurse… can you leave us for a moment?" Kurogasa asked softly.
The nurse nodded and left, leaving the two of them alone.
"Weiss… Do you know what today is…?" Kurogasa muttered. Weiss took a moment to think about it, then gasped when she realized what day it was.
"You mean…"
"Yeah… the day I saw Mom being physically abused by Jacques…" Kurogasa muttered, looking away in sadness. "I couldn't do anything to help Mom… I tried to save her, but Jacques beat me too and locked me out of that room." He clenched his fist tightly. "Her pleas, her begging for him to stop… I couldn't do anything. I was weak…"
Weiss hugged Kurogasa, "I know exactly how you feel…"
"That's why… I promised myself I would never be weak again. When I'm strong enough, I'll get Mom out of there."
"Kuro, I know you want to help her," Said Weiss, "But please, if you don't rest, you could end up hurt or worse. I don't want to lose you." Kurogasa placed a hand on Weiss's cheek as a few tears fell from her eyes.
"I know…" Kurogasa smiled sadly, wiping her tears as Weiss held his hand with both of hers. Unbeknownst to them, Aaron was leaning against the wall near the doorway of the infirmary with his arms crossed. He knew that the Schnee Family was a loveless marriage. Jacques sought nothing but fame and fortune at his so-called family's expense. And Willow, he knew she would drink her sorrows away. But to hear this from Kurogasa's own mouth, to hear that Jacques would abuse Willow physically was certainly crossing the line. Perhaps he had been too hard on Kurogasa trying to get him to loosen up when he knows that he still has his own problems.
"That jerk is gonna pay," Aaron muttered underneath his breath, before turning and leaving.
LINE BREAK
Kurai was spying on our heroes, with Neo nearby with binoculars. Neo raised a brow as she signed with her hands.
"No, I'm not disobeying my master's orders," Kurai said, "I'm scouting out whatever I can find on our enemies."
Neo shrugged and pulled out a pair of binoculars.
"Now let's see what we can find," Kurai mused as she looked around. She chuckled as Aaron and Blake were reading a few books. She then saw Nora stealing pancakes that Ren is trying to make. She cringed when Ruby and Orion were trying to have a make-out session… keyword being "trying". She then saw Pyrrha, Jaune, and Orpheus training.
"Pfft, as if a little training could… make a… difference…" Kurai trailed off when she stared at Orpheus, who was taking off his shirt. Neo turned to Kurai with a raised brow.
'W-what is this…?' Kurai thought, 'My chest... feels tight! Some kind of mind trick!'
She kept staring as Orpheus took some water and splashed it onto himself as he continued to do his daily exercises. Kurai tried to look away but she was glued to the binoculars.
*WAPISH!*
"Yeow! What was that for?!" Kurai said rubbing the back of her head. Neo pointed at Orpheus then made an 'X' gesture with her arms. "What's that supposed to mean?!" Kurai said, "He just tried to gain control of my mind is all!" Neo rolled her eyes and continued to look while Kurai looked at her chest curiously. 'What… was that?!' Kurai thought to herself, 'I must be careful around them…'
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, after Kurogasa was cleared to leave the nurse's office, Weiss deemed it her job to look after her little brother to prevent him from exhausting himself.
"Sorry Weiss." Kurogasa apologized as her sister was helping him walk down the hallway. He can walk straight, for the most part, it's just Weiss holding onto him just in case. "I know it's not the best job but…"
"I don't want to hear it. You need your rest and if you try to kill yourself like that again, I'll freeze you in a block of ice." Weiss warned her brother.
Kurogasa sweatdropped but relented to his sister's advice. The two made it to the JOKR dorm, where Aaron was reading a book.
"Oh, you're back. How are you feeling?" Aaron asked.
"Um… better, somewhat," Kurogasa answered sheepishly.
"Oh, good, because now that you're here…" Aaron snapped his fingers then in the next second, a party banner appeared overhead, revealing it to say, 'Happy Birthday'.
"SURPRISE!" was the declaration of Teams RWBY, JNPR, JOKR, and CFVY.
"What the-" Kurogasa said surprised and bewildered. "You guys… did all this?"
"Well, you kinda miss your birthday since you started training nonstop," Orion answered.
"I told them and we organized it. We wanted to wait until you were better so Weiss could bring you here," Orpheus stated.
"Oh~ you guys didn't have to," Kurogasa said, getting teary-eyed.
"Of course we have to! You're our best friend!" Ruby smiled brightly.
Jaune brought up a nicely-wrapped present, "And friends always stick together!" He declared.
"Enough talk, let's get this party started!" Aaron shouted, raising his fist into the air.
"YEAH!" The rest of the teams joined in the cheer.
And so the party went on for what seemed like hours. The longer they stayed up, the more Kurogasa started to loosen up and actually have fun. Of course, when it came to the cake, Nora decided to grab several pieces and stack them on top of each other, but Ren held her back. Then there were party games… one of them being, spin the bottle, the classic kissing party game that wherever the bottle points, the person who spun it needs to kiss the one the bottle points to. First up was Jaune as he spun the bottle as it went around Weiss, Pyrrha, Nora, Coco, Fox, Orion, and Ruby. The bottle looked like it was about to land on Weiss, but it slowly moved past her and landed on Pyrrha.
"Huh!?" Jaune said surprised.
"Pucker up, cousin." Orpheus wiggled his eyebrows. Jaune and Pyrrha blushed as they looked at each other. They looked away, both pulled out mints and placed them into their mouths, both smelling their breath just to make sure.
"Oh, this oughta be good," Yang snickered as she pulled out her scroll and began to record this. Kurogasa chuckled as everyone enjoyed the party, and nothing could possibly ruin this seemingly perfect day.
Jaune and Pyrrha began to move together about to kiss each other, but they both were nervous.
"You gotta kiss." Yatsuhashi chuckled.
"If not, it'll have to be a French kiss," Fox added.
The two blushed red, as they looked towards each other.
"Kiss, kiss, kiss!" Nora chanted, which was soon followed by Coco then Yang and before long everyone began to chant for the duo to kiss. The two slowly got closer, until Pyrrha finally mustered the courage to smooch Jaune upon the lips. The group began to cheer for the two lovebirds as they melted into each other.
"About damn time!" Orion shouted.
"Huh, never knew they had chemistry," Coco mused.
"Heh…" Kurogasa chuckled.
"Next round!" Aaron announced as he picked up the bottle.
And so the party continued on through the night as they all enjoyed themselves. Then it came to the presents. One by one, Kurogasa opened his gifts as some stuff were coupons, others were collector edition items, and a few odds and ends. Then came Weiss's turn, as he held a special box wrapped in cyan wrapping. Kurogasa began to slowly open the box, and then he pulled out a pendant that had his symbol on it, as well as Weiss's on the back.
"This is something I ordered from Mistral." The heiress said.
"Weiss… this is perfect."
"Open it."
"Eh?"
"Open it." When he did, it showed a picture of them alongside Willow, a music box version of Mirror, Mirror played.
"Oh Weiss. Thank you. This means a lot to me." Kurogasa smiled before hugging her and kissing her cheek.
Weiss has a bright blush on her face but she accepted her brother's hug, "You're welcome brother dear."
"Okay Velvet, you're the last one." Coco teased, making the bunny Faunus blush.
"D-Do I have to go?" Velvet timidly asked.
"Yes, because everyone else has already given their presents. You're the last one." Aaron pointed out.
"Have confidence." Yatsuhashi nodded.
Velvet released a few breaths then psyched herself up, "R-Right!" She held up her present which was wrapped in a velvet ribbon "Here you go." . When he opened it, it was a bracelet that had her color scheme with his initials on it.
"Wow, this is…" Kurogasa smiled. Velvet fiddled with her fingers as she blushed.
"She worked on that for a whole week just so she can give it to you," Coco told the boy. "Ain't she just the sweetest?"
"You made this?" Kurogasa asked. "All by hand?"
She nodded with a shy smile, her bunny ears twitching.
"Wow, I'm… touched really." Kurogasa admitted. "Thank you, senpai." He smiled.
"I-I am glad that you appreciate it," Velvet said happily. Weiss looked at her, narrowing her eyes before sighing.
"Hey, at least he said your present is perfect," Aaron whispered to Weiss. "So don't feel jealous."
"I wasn't-"
"C'mon don't try to deny it."
Weiss looked a bit conflicted as she looked at her brother who looked really happy. Eventually, she sighed in defeat. "Okay, so I am. Even then, he's still my brother."
"Adopted brother." Aaron corrected.
"So?"
"He's not related to you by blood," Aaron said, which made Weiss flinch.
"I… that's…"
"Don't tell me you're actually into him." Aaron looked incredulous. Weiss's silence said it all. "Oh my god, you are."
"It's not like that!" Weiss retorted.
"Then what is it?"
Weiss tried to think of a good way to put it into words, "He's been one of the closest members of my family that actually cares about me. He always strives to do things that I would fail at. I've seen a lot of my friends and family erased by our enemies, and because of that, I want him to be happy and live a long life. Sometimes that makes me a bit… nervous when he gets close to others."
"You mean jealous, right?" Aaron inquired with a brow inclined. Weiss sighed and nodded.
"Yes… jealous."
"Well, it's perfectly normal to be jealous." Aaron shrugged. "You just need to learn how to be patient with it. If your brother can put up with your antics, then shouldn't you do the same?"
"…I guess you got a point," Weiss said.
"Then there shouldn't be a thing to worry about," Aaron said.
LINE BREAK
Kurai watched Azrael writing out his plans, whilst her own attention was focused on the case of Core Medals. She didn't know why, but her instincts were drawing her towards the Core Medals inside.
"How is your plan going, master?" Kurai asked him curiously as she walked towards the case, with a glint in her eye.
"Touch that case and you're going to lose a hand," Azrael warned without even looking. Kurai flinched and was instantly ten feet away from the case. Azrael grabbed the case and looked at Kurai, who quickly saluted, before walking towards the door to begin his plan. When he left, Kurai let out the frightened breath she was holding, sliding down the wall as Roman and Neo walked up to her. Roman has a raised eyebrow as Neo helped Kurai up.
"What's up with you?" Torchwick asked.
"I don't know," Kurai said, "There's this strange feeling I'm getting. A piece of me wants all those Medals in that case."
"Listen, kid. Don't get too far ahead of yourself. Take it from me… that guy is terrifying." Roman pointed out.
"I know… that's why he's my master," She said with adoration.
"You really don't know who you're dealing with." Roman frowned.
Kurai turned to walk away, "Then what am I supposed to do?!" She asked Roman. He put a hand on her shoulder.
"Easy now. Relax. Just stick with me for now, and we'll figure something out, kay?"
Kurai nodded as the trio headed out to get something to steal, a true bond between the three starting to form.
LINE BREAK
The next day…
"Ehe~" Kurogasa looked rather chipper while walking with Weiss downtown. Just the two of them. Which seemed like a date… right?
"So, Kuro…" Weiss said, "What do you think about Velvet?"
Kurogasa looks at her surprised, not expecting her to ask that question.
"Uh, why do you ask?" Kurogasa asked.
"I only ask because I want you to be happy," Weiss admitted.
"Oh um… well, she's a sweet girl for one." Kurogasa began. "She might be a bit skittish around other people besides her teammates, but she also seems comfortable with me as of late. And… she likes having me around for company."
Weiss nodded as the two kept walking. However, the two didn't notice a familiar hooded figure walking towards them. He smirked as he got ready to initiate his plan.
"So… what do you wanna do today?" Kurogasa asked. "We could find those pastries again."
"Oh my gosh, yes! I've been craving one of those pastries ever since we left Atlas." Weiss replied.
Kurogasa was about to say something when suddenly he felt something grab him from behind. "What the-" Kurogasa gasped as he grabbed hold of his Kage Ryuujin and swung, only for him to miss as Azrael had dodged his attack.
"Whoa, that was close," The hooded man said sarcastically. "You need to be careful or you could poke someone's eye out."
"Who're you?!" Weiss demanded.
"Hm, you could say… a game master." Azrael replied with a devious chuckle. Kurogasa narrowed his eyes, tightening the grip on his blade. Weiss pulled out her scroll to call both her weapon and her friends, but a bolt of energy hits the scroll causing her to yelp in surprise.
"Weiss! Why you-!" Kurogasa shouted as he turned to Azrael, only for his hand to grab the Rider by the head.
"Now, we don't want any of your friends coming, now do we?"
"Gh… get off!" He shouted, managing to kick Azrael with his feet and land safely. "We're not gonna ask you again, who are you!?"
Azrael merely chuckled darkly as dark energy surrounds his hand. "Your undoing," He said as he blasted Kurogasa with the dark energy.
"Gahhhhhhhhhhh!" Kurogasa cried out as he was sent sprawling to the ground from the contact and rolled to the ground, his Aura broken off immediately.
"Well, that was dreadfully disappointing," The hooded man remarked. "I thought you Kamen Riders were supposed to be strong."
"Kuro!" Weiss yelled as she charged towards Azrael. He smirked as he backhanded her to the ground. "Kyaah!"
"Weiss!" Kurogasa cried out. Azrael then lifted him off the ground, now having him in a chokehold.
"Let's try this again shall we?" Azrael said as he held out something Kurogasa thought he'd never see, as the latter paled at the sight.
"Another… Ridewatch…" He wheezed. Azrael smirked deviously as he activated it.
GAIM!
Azrael then plunged the watch into Kurogasa's chest, causing him to scream in pain.
"Kuro!" Weiss screamed in horror.
"Gahhhhhh! Arrrrrrrrgh!" Kurogasa screamed in pain as Azrael let him go and had him on all fours as he held his chest in. "Noooooo! I won't… give into the darkness!" He cried out as his body began to undergo a horrid transformation but for some reason he was using his sheer will to hold back the transformation.
"KURO!" Weiss cried out, rushing over to him.
"No! Stay… back!" Kurogasa shouted as Weiss immediately stopped. "I might… hurt you! Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" He screamed in pain as the transformation was overtaking him but again, he was using his sheer will to resist it. He then struggled to take out his Scroll and speed dialed a number. "AARON! HELLLLLP! AAAAARGH! I'M TURNING… ANOTHER GAIM! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" He couldn't hold onto the metamorphosis any longer as black strands of dark energy enveloped him as he transformed into Another Gaim.
GAIM!
The Another Rider slowly stood up as Weiss could only look on in horror at what her brother had become. It was a corrupted version of Kamen Rider Gaim. The armor was brown, reminiscent of samurai armor from Feudal Era Japan, the shoulder arm covering the entire upper arms and were segmented followed by tree-like branches protruding from the shoulders and chest armor was segmented too. It was over a black bodysuit similar to that of a kimono. His upper legs were also covered by segmented armor and the pants were held together by the crude belt that was reminiscent of the Sengoku Driver. The helmet itself was silver and gold fins protrude out of both sides of the helmet and the crest was behind the helmet as well. However, the face is especially terrifying as the orange visor was wrinkled and the mouth showed a vicious set of teeth. Equipped onto him was a large and rusted Daidaimaru the size of a Buster Sword.
Azrael smirked beneath his hood, "Now, my pet…" He glanced at the terrified form of Weiss Schnee then gestured towards her. "Make an example of her."
Another Gaim let out a growl as he turned towards Weiss. He reached for his large sword and drew it out, letting it fall to the ground to make a large crater. Weiss moved back a little, slightly terrified of Another Gaim.
LINE BREAK
At the exact same time during the time, Kurogasa and Weiss were out on their date…
"Alright, just a little bit here…" Aaron said as he was at his workshop, working on a gadget.
"Dude, you're still working on that Candroid?" Orpheus asked.
"It's still a work in progress!" Aaron said comically.
"It's the Taka Candroid, how complicated can you get with that?" Orion deadpanned.
"In case you've forgotten, I not only have to build it by scratch, trying to design its AI is even more difficult." Aaron countered.
As they were talking, Aaron gets a call on his scroll. He saw it was Kuro calling and decided to pick it up. "Hey Kuro, how's-"
["AARON! HELLLLLP!"]
"Whoa, dude you okay!?" Aaron panicked as Orion and Orpheus gathered around him.
["AAAAARGH!"]
"Where are you!?" Aaron asked.
["I'M TURNING… ANOTHER GAIM! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"]
"Kuro? KURO!" Aaron screamed but the line suddenly cut off.
"What's going on boss?" Orion asked the crimson eyed leader.
"Kurogasa and Weiss are in trouble," Aaron said as he narrowed his eyes, "Let's suit up!"
LINE BREAK
"Kuro, snap out of it!" Weiss exclaimed as she used Ice Dust to make a crystal wall, but Another Gaim sliced through it without any effort. She was sent back from the force of the swing. Another Gaim growled as he lifted the sword back up. "It's me, your sister! Why can't you listen!?"
"I'm sorry, he can't hear you. He's under my control." Azrael chuckled. "Get it? My own personal toy and you can't do anything about it, except die at the hands of your own brother."
Weiss turned to run but the blade hit her, sending her flying into the air until she hit the ground, breaking her aura in the process. Weiss staggered to get up as she started running, with her corrupted brother in hot pursuit.
'Please Kuro,' Weiss thought, 'I know you're in there! Snap out of it!'
Meanwhile, our trio of villains was watching from a distance in disguise. Kurai hung upside down from a tree branch smiling.
"Now that is a truly genius plan." Kurai mused, "Turning siblings on each other."
"Remind us why we're here again?" A disguised Roman asked.
"What anyone else would do," Kurai said, "Studying our enemies."
Neo simply stared as she was casually eating popcorn. What? She might as well have a movie snack on hand while watching the show.
Back with Weiss, she was running as her outfit was slightly torn, hair all out, plus cuts and bruises all over. Another Gaim had proven to be a relentless warrior, barely letting her get a chance to gain her bearings. One large swing sent her flying again, causing some blood to spatter. Weiss tried to get up but winced in pain as she gripped her leg as she turned to see her corrupted brother looming over her.
"K-Kuro…" Weiss begged, "Please, open your eyes!"
Azrael chuckled as he approached the two.
"Finish her off, my pet," Azrael said with a twisted smile.
Another Gaim slowly raised his giant blade, whilst Weiss stared at him before closing her eyes expecting the inevitable.
FINISH TIME!
"HYAAAAAA!" A voice cried out. Weiss and Another Gaim turned to see Aaron as Zi-O and charging at the monster.
ZI-O! GIRI GIRI SLASH!
He ducked under the monster's swing and dug his blade into the monster's gut. Another Gaim roared in pain before he was sent flying back, sparks flying off his armor while tumbling to the ground.
"Aaron!" Weiss gasped.
"You okay, Weiss?" Aaron asked.
The others came and helped her up.
"A strange man he…" Weiss said as her eyes watered, "He turned Kuro into that thing!"
They turned to see Another Gaim coming back up.
"Kuro became Another Gaim?" Orion gasped.
"Now that's just low," Orpheus growled, tightening his grip on his weapon.
"Another… Gaim?" Weiss asked.
"Long story short, there's a group of monsters that are corrupt versions of the Kamen Riders we use. They're called Another Riders and they pretty much have the same powers as the originals."
"What do we do? Wouldn't he die if you try and defeat him?!"
"The only way we can beat him is by using the original Gaim's power," Aaron said as he took out the Zi-O Ridewatch and his Aura molded and changed the ZikuDriver to another belt, the Sengoku Driver. It was a belt buckle with an octagonal indent in the center with a sword-shaped lever on the side. The top of the buckle had a slip of metal with a hole in it for some reason. On the left side was the armored face of some figure with a sword-like decoration on his forehead, a blue helmet, a rainbow-colored visor, and a steel mouth plate. He held up a metallic lock with an orange on it that read L.S - 07 and unlocked it.
ORANGE!
He inserted it into his belt and pushed the locking mechanism down to keep it in place.
A zipper-like a portal opened up above Aaron's head and a large metal orange slowly descended from above, surprising Weiss and Aaron locked his Lockseed down, activating it.
LOCK ON!
A war horn noise that sounded from the Rider's belt, the kind Japanese warlords would've sounded in battle during the Sengoku Era, with the mix of techno. With a quick flex of his hand, he 'cuts' the Lockseed open, revealing the contents of it, showing an orange slice and on the bottom was a picture of an orange slice sword of some sort.
SOIYA! ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!
The metal orange drops and landed on Aaron's shoulders, engulfing his head. His body rippled and became covered in a dark blue bodysuit that had quilted leather. On his arms and legs were golden bracers and leg coverings which added extra protection. On his side was a black sword with a gold line on the blade with a trigger under the sword guard and the cross like guard looked like it actually doubled as a gun. The orange then sparked and began to disassemble, the sides folding in half to form the shoulder pads, the chest plate with a black line on top, and leaning on his back was the top of the orange with the silver inside facing out. Appearing in his hand was a short scimitar that was orange and styled after an orange slice. For his helmet, it was a blue helmet with a silver mouth guard and a sword-like decoration on the forehead. There was also an extra decoration on the helmet made of the studded orange steel and the visor was orange, looking like an orange slice.
"Come on guys!" Aaron, now known as Gaim, shouted, "This is our stage now!"
"Yeah, we got ya," Orion said as he and Orpheus materialized their own Sengoku Driver, Orion having the Budou Lockseed but Orpheus had a red version of the Orange Lockseed. Both unlocked them.
BUDOU!
BLOOD ORANGE!
Two more zipper portals opened up from above and two metallic fruits came down. One was a bunch of metallic grapes while the other was a red metallic orange. Both Riders then locked their Lockseeds into the Sengoku Drivers and sliced them open shouting, "Henshin!"
LOCK ON!
HAI~! BUDOU ARMS! RYU, HOU, HA-HA-HA!
SOIYA! BLOOD ORANGE ARMS! JA NO MICHI ON STAGE!
Both metallic fruits dropped onto their shoulders and energy rippled around their bodies, forming their bodysuits before they folded and disassembled, attaching themselves onto their bodies. Orion became Ryugen and Orpheus became Bujin Gaim, the counterpart of the original Gaim if the red armor, red visor, Blood Daidaimaru, and the bloody crest weren't any indication. The three were about to charge when an evil laugh came from the hooded man.
"That's him!" Weiss exclaimed, "He turned Kuro into that thing!"
"Who the hell are you supposed to be?" Gaim demanded.
"Me? No one of importance to you… yet," Azrael answered with a smirk. "But if you want a name, you may call me… Azrael."
"Azrael?" Aaron muttered as he looked down in thought. "So you're the so-called Master that the BuraKaWani Greeed talked about?"
"You met my creation. Lovely piece of work, isn't she?" Azrael said with a devious tone. "I must thank you again for your contribution to her creation, daddy dearest."
"Wait, what?! So it was you that took the Core Medals!?" Aaron shouted. "Bastard! Give them back!"
"Sorry, I still have a need for them. Oh, but don't fret, you'll see them again… quite soon in fact." Azrael remarked with a chuckle. "But in the meantime, enjoy the dog. He needs entertainment."
"Hyaaaaaah!" A feminine voice shouted as a familiar red blur of a reaper came rushing in, swinging her scythe but missed. A familiar black katana turned sickle was thrown at Azrael but missed as well, it hooked onto something as a recognizable black-haired girl came rushing in, about to hit the man with the sheath, only to miss as well. Then it was followed by a yellow flame-haired girl who did a few flurry punches at Azrael but again he dodged them.
"Tch… annoyances, the lot of you." Azrael said.
"Ruby?" Orion got out as the rest of Team RWBY arrived. "What are you all doing here?"
"We saw people running and went to investigate," Ruby explained.
"Well, glad you came when you did," Aaron stated.
"And what the heck is that?" Yang asked.
"That's Kuro… that hooded bastard turned Kuro into that," Orpheus said, pointing to Another Gaim.
"What?" Ruby gasped.
"Guys!" They then show Team JNPR show up as well.
"We came as soon as we can." Jaune said.
"Orion told us what happened." Pyrrha added.
"Hmhmhmhm… hahahahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA! This is great! All of you are here!" Azrael said. "Now I can spoil you guys!"
"What are you talking about?" Blake frowned.
"Tell me, do you really know Team JOKR that well? Who they really are?" Azrael retorted. "Blake Belladonna, Weiss Schnee, Jaune Arc, and Pyrrha Nikos, are they really your family, are they really your brothers and cousin as they claim to be? Sure, two of you may be adopted, and the other two are born as brother and cousin, but where did they really come from?"
Blake, Weiss, Jaune, and Pyrrha looked at one another in confusion while Aaron, Orion, and Orpheus felt their mind freeze at the hooded man's implications.
"What about it?" Blake inquired as she glared at Azrael. "And what business is it of yours?"
"Yeah, what's my brother have to do with this?!" Jaune demanded.
"Oh, everything really," Azrael said.
"How so?" Pyrrha frowned.
"Hahahahahaha! You… You all don't even have the slightest clue! Oh, this is rich!" Azrael laughed. "What if I told you, that they are all liars?"
"You're not making sense!" Nora said.
"What are you trying to tell us?" Ren asked.
"Well now, I suppose the jig is up." Azrael said. "You see… these four Riders are what you might call prophets of sorts. They know of the events to come in this world. So our Great Maker reincarnated these four Riders from the 'Real World' as it were in order to… deviate from those events. Something that I wholly object to. I'm simply here… to make sure that it stays on the right path."
"What kind of crap is that?" Yang shot back. "Real-world? Prophets? You've gotta be out of your mind!"
"It's true…" Aaron muttered.
"What…?" Blake looked at her brother in surprise. "What do you mean it's true?!"
"He's right. All of what he said is true. We know everything about your world, of the events to come. We're only trying to prevent those events." Orion added, before looking at Jaune. "And I'm not really your brother Jaune. I'm only reincarnated to be born as your brother."
"Sorry cousin," Orpheus said sadly to Pyrrha. "I didn't mean to keep this from ya."
"Orphee, you…" Pyrrha got out.
"So… all this time…" Weiss managed to say.
"Why… why?!" Ruby shouted, "Why did you keep this from us?!"
"Would any of you have believed us if we did?" Orion pointed out.
Ruby was about to retort but then realized that they had a point. Azrael saw the Riders' friends look of betrayal and disbelief which caused him to laugh evilly at them.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YES! THIS IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!" Azrael laughed. "So now that you know the truth, all of you can die, take care of them my pet." He said, leaving them at the mercy of Another Gaim.
"We are so discussing this after we stop Kuro!" Yang said as she charged at Another Gaim.
"Yang, wait!" Aaron shouted, but it was too late as Yang's Aura fired up exponentially and took a shot at Kuro but the latter managed to block it with Daidaimaru Buster, breaking the deadlock and slicing Yang, sending her flying and crashing into a wall, her Aura breaking off after. Ruby gasped and ran to her as Team JNPR dashed towards the monster.
"Have some of this!" Nora shouted as she swung her hammer at Another Gaim. Even though the latter blocked, it made him stagger back. Pyrrha and Jaune use their shields to block his giant sword swing while Ren shot multiple bullets at him making spark fly off. Another Gaim roared as he held out a hand where a few zipper portals opened up and several Inves came out. Another Gaim continued to struggle against Jaune and Pyrrha in the deadlock.
"HeLp…"
"?!" Pyrrha gasped.
"SoMeOnE… HeLp… mE…" Another Gaim moaned out. And if one could see, a tear came out of the corner of his visor. He was in pain.
"Kuro, hang in there! We're gonna get you out of that-" Jaune tried to say before Another Gaim punched the young knight directly in the face and bashed Pyrrha away from hum.
"Jaune!" Blake shouted as he was flying back until he was caught by Orion.
"You okay?" Orion asked, albeit hesitantly. Jaune staggered to get up as he nodded. The Riders took on the Inves as Gaim focused on Another Gaim, the two locked in a deadly clash of blades.
"C'mon Kuro! I know you're in there! You gotta fight back from within!" Gaim said as he broke the deadlock and slashed with the Daidaimaru and Musou Saber. Another Gaim roared as his sword had more strength as it sent Gaim skidding backward.
"Damn it," Gaim cursed. This was bad. What could they do?!
[? ? ?]
Darkness. It was all Kurogasa could see.
He was floating in the darkness. It was so pitch black, he couldn't see all around him. There was nothing, an endless void, and he can't do anything.
"Help! Is anyone there!? Someone help me!" Kurogasa cried out but to no avail. How could this have happened? He got done in by some hooded nobody and got turned into Another Gaim and worst of all he was unwillingly fighting his sister and possibly his friends after calling for help. Not to mention, he heard everything that Azrael had said. He fell to his knees, once again feeling the helplessness he felt back in the past, of not being able to do anything.
"No! This can't be happening…! I can't accept this!" Kurogasa shouted.
"Will thou let thy will falter here in this void?" boomed a mysterious voice.
Kurogasa gasped as he looked around. "Who's there?"
The dark skies crackled with energy, as a white Japanese dragon with cyan markings descended from the heavens, turning the darkened void into the light. "I am the manifestation of thy soul, much like the Crimson Wolf." the dragon said as he floated in the air, "I am the White Dragon of the Celestial Heavens."
"White…" Kurogasa gasped before realizing it. "Wait, are you the-"
"Nay, I am not the God of Light." The dragon shook its head in denial, "I have sensed the turmoil in thy heart, and thus I awakened to thy willpower."
Kurogasa looked down, "No matter how much strength I have, I can't save anyone…"
The dragon merely laughed in a booming voice which took Kurogasa by surprise. "Thou does not give thyself enough credit where it is due."
"I… don't understand." Kurogasa got out.
"Thou CAN protect the people close to thee," the dragon said as he moved to the side and an image almost like a vision in the fog showed his friends and sister fighting Another Gaim.
"Weiss… everyone… they're…" Kurogasa got out.
"They continue to fight not because they have the strength to do so," the dragon explained, "But they fight because they have faith. Faith in thee."
"In… me…?" Kurogasa got out. "But… everything Azrael said to them…"
"His words do not matter." The dragon said, once again surprised him. "What matters is the bonds and trust that keep thee tied to thy friends and loved ones. Attempt to break those bonds and sow doubt in their hearts, that man did. But he has made a grave error. He has forgotten that what keeps those bonds and trust strong… is faith in one another."
"Faith…" Kurogasa muttered. The dragon was right. Until now, they have always depended on one another. They had each other's backs no matter how things looked for them. But they had faith in each other that as long as they faced it together they could overcome anything. "You're right. I should have more faith in my friends and loved ones. All this time I doubted myself whether or not I was good enough for this world, living up to the expectations of others, whether in this world or my own world. But now… I've come to realize that my life is my own! And I won't let anyone decide on how I should live it!"
"Very good, Kurogasa! Thou hast passed thy trial," the dragon boomed, "Does thou accept the power in thy soul?"
"With all that I am, and in all that I do!" Kurogasa said, holding out his hand to the white dragon. "Shiro Ryuu, omae no chikara kashitekure*1!"
"And so, as the Crimson Wolf gives the gift of strength," the dragon boomed as cyan lightning came down from the heavens everywhere, "I present to thee the Power of Resolve, to protect the faith in thy friends, family, and within thyself!"
The dragon opened his mouth to reveal a glowing orb that flew into Kurogasa covering him in a white aura as the light covered everything.
[Vale]
The Riders and our heroes were slowly losing ground. The Inves had surrounded them and Another Gaim proved to be superior to Gaim.
"Come on Kuro, snap out of it!" Gaim said gripping his arm, "I know you're in there somewhere!"
"Is this… really it?" Ryugen got out.
"No, I refuse to accept that!" Weiss shook her head.
"You have no choice but to accept it!" Azrael said. "You and the others have finally lost!" Another Gaim then raised his giant sword to the sky as it was covered in energy.
"NO! I don't believe you! Kurogasa is in there! I know he is! Kuro! KURO!" Weiss shouted as he was almost prepared to attack them. KUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Weiss screamed as loud as she could.
At that moment, the energy gathered in his sword suddenly stopped. Azrael turned to his monster, confused as to why he didn't finish them off. Another Gaim then dropped the sword as he staggered back, holding his head while roaring in pain. Before long, cracks started to appear on his form, with light seeping out of them.
"No…" Azrael said in disbelief, "Impossible!"
More cracks appeared and more light seeped out, Another Gaim roared loudly and before long, his being shattered into pieces, replaced by a glowing light. The Another Gaim Ridewatch was immediately expelled out of his body, crackling with electricity before shattering into unrecognizable pieces. When the light died down, the team was surprised when they saw Kurogasa back to normal, albeit his body smoking and his expression showing tiredness, but he was fine nonetheless.
"Kurogasa!" Gaim and the others shouted.
"Kuro!" Weiss said with tears of joy.
"Sorry I took so long…" Kurogasa smiled tiredly before slowly turning and looking at Azrael with a venomous look. "Your ass is mine."
"How… how did you break free?!" Azrael said in anger as his hands were covered in powerful energy.
"I had help. From my friends, my family," Kurogasa said as white energy covered his body. "You may have turned me against them, but you failed to realize that having faith in others is what keeps our bonds and trust strong! So what if we were reincarnated from another world to fix Remnant? That doesn't change the fact that we're still here!"
"You… you!" Azrael growled.
"Someone once said that the human spirit is indomitable. If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen given enough resolve. It may not be immediate, and often your greater dreams are something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death!" Kurogasa declared, as his Aura took on the form of a Japanese dragon. This took everyone by surprise, and Azrael seethed with anger seeing the power his underling mentioned.
"So this is the power that my little creation spoke of," Azrael growled, "It makes no difference! You will all crumble and die here!"
"Not today," Kurogasa said as his Aura and the dragon spiraled and focused around his waist. When it reformed, it was revealed to be an Aura Driver but instead of a wolf's head, it was a dragon's head, with hollowed-out eyes and in Kurogasa's palm was a white golf ball-sized sphere with an image of a dragon within. Looking back at Azrael, he opened up the dragon's head and a techno Asian tune played.
"Henshin!" He shouted before inserting the Aura Sphere inside the dragon's mouth, closing it and the hollowed dragon's eyes now glowed blue.
AURA SPHERE CONNECTED! DRAGON!
White energy dragons emerged from the Aura Driver before they clambered onto Kurogasa, shrouding him in a bright white light that forced all those present to shield their eyes. Once it dimmed, it revealed a new Rider in Kurogasa's place.
He was clad in a full black bodysuit with navy blue 'scales' along the arms, legs, and abdomen. He had a white chest plate that resembled the body of a dragon with a kimono-like covering, white-blue shoulder guards that resembled dragon claws, white forearm guards with Japanese kanji that detailed the five elements: Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, and Earth. He also had white boots that resembled a samurai footgear with a small waist cloth that resembled a dragon's tail. He wore a black helmet with a white 'mask' that resembled the head of a dragon with sharp, angular blue eyes and a silver mouthplate. On the forehead of his mask, there was a head crest that would usually be found on a samurai's helmet.
TENGOKU EMPEROR! WHITE DRAGON!
"Kuro…" Weiss gasped in awe.
"Kamen Rider… Shiro." Kurogasa said as the Aura Sphere let out a small burst of energy until it reformed to reveal his new weapon, RyuuKoutei meaning Dragon Emperor. The hilt of the sword possessed a small white trigger, the handguard was fashioned in the shape of a white dragon's head, and the blade was a katana with a white blunt side and a blue edge. "O-re no shinnen, misete yaru*2!"
"Even with a new form, you cannot defeat every Inves here!" Azrael declared. "Destroy him!"
"I beg to differ," Shiro said as he readied and swung his sword, releasing a wave of white energy, destroying the Inves instantly, leaving Azrael alone.
"What?! Impossible! With one hit!?"
"Not probable." Kurogasa retorted, slowly walking towards Azrael. "As I said, your ass is mine."
"Sorry, but you'll be too busy to contend with me," Azrael remarked as he snapped his fingers then out from the shadows were several Inves, only they were coated in black with white Grimm masks, revealing their hybrid nature. "Bye-bye!" He said before disappearing.
"Damn it!" Shiro cursed as he got ready to fight, his Rider friends backing him up, "Alright let's deal with these punks!"
The Riders charged at the Hybrids, with help from Teams RWBY and JNPR. Shiro was dancing through the battlefield with his sword, alongside the agile fighters. The long-range shooters stood at a distance, unleashing barrages of bullets. The tanks dealt the most damage and were protected by shield users.
Shiro then touched the Kanji for Fire on his forearm guard and it glowed red.
HII!
The Ryuu Koutei's blade was enveloped in the said element before swinging his blade and fire engulfed the Inves, burning them out of existence while explosions followed. Next, he touched the Kanji for Water.
SUI!
The flames steamed away as water particles collected together to form a water blade and he sliced more Inves-Grimm without mercy leaving them to melt into puddles of black goo. He then touched the Kanji for Wind.
FU!
A swirl of wind surrounded the blade and he thrust his blade forward, unleashing a controlled tornado that swept up the Inves-Grimm in the area, the wind slicing them to bits in the eye of the storm. Once they were dealt with, he touched the Kanji for Earth.
DO!
The blade was coated in dirt and with a war cry, he stabbed the blade into the ground, making a web of cracks that traveled along its face before it collapsed on itself, sending the Inves-Grimm to their doom and the ground reformed itself after as if it weren't cracked in the first place. Lastly, Shiro touched the Kanji for Lightning.
RAI!
The Ryuu Koutei crackled with electricity as Shiro readied himself. And with a dash, and at the speed of lightning, he swung at the Inves-Grimm one by one, electrocuting them along his path. When he stopped, the affected party smoked and fell before disintegrating.
"Let's finish this, guys!" Shiro shouted. The Riders nodded their heads and they all prepared their finishers. Kurogasa opened up the dragon's maw and brought it back down so it can 'bite' on the orb.
BITE!
White energy flowed out of his Aura Driver into his kicking foot. Orbs of the five elements on his forearm guard came out and surrounded the kicking foot. Then with an unseen signal, he jumped up, then used the hilt of his Ryuu Koutei to bounce up high, the white energy boosting him up further in the air. He corkscrewed like Ryuki before righting himself up and an aura of the white dragon appeared behind him, merging with his kicking foot while the elements spun around said kicking foot to create a ring of light.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
DRACONIC FANG!
He kicks into the final group of Inves and Hybrids, causing a big explosion.
With the monsters destroyed, Kamen Rider Shiro walked out of the flames, as he took out the Aura Sphere and went back to civilian form. He smiled tiredly at his friends as his body felt heavy.
*PLOP!*
Time seemed to slow down as Kurogasa's hearing was distorted. He could only hear the muffling sounds of his friends calling out to him. His vision was being blurred as he saw them in slow motion, running towards him. After, the darkness embraced him.
LINE BREAK
Kurogasa slowly opened his eyes, his vision is blurry for a moment before they adjusted and sharpened. The first thing he noticed was that he was back in the infirmary in a hospital bed, the top half of the bed raised. Looking to his left, he saw a sleeping Weiss at his bedside, her head resting on her arms as she slept peacefully.
"She's been there all day." A voice spoke.
Kurogasa slowly turned his head to the other side to see his leader.
"Aaron…" He muttered.
"Easy now, you've been unconscious for two days," Aaron told his teammate. He took a seat on the other side of Kurogasa's bed, in his hand was his own Aura Sphere.
"My Aura Sphere…" Kurogasa noticed.
"Yeah, I've been studying this along with my own. Apparently, these Aura Spheres are crystallized forms of our Aura given shape. I've also theorized that these could also be used between us."
"You mean… we… made these ourselves?"
"It's not uncommon. Some Riders made their own tools. Remember Build?" Aaron pointed out.
"Right…" He muttered as he looked back up at the ceiling. "So… how are they?"
"Huh?"
"How did they take it? Our secret?" Kurogasa asked. "I'm sure they're still shocked that we're not from this world. I wouldn't be surprised if they ditched us for it."
"Oh, no. They're not ditching us." Aaron replied. "In fact, they want to know more about us. Our past lives and all that junk."
"W-What?" Kurogasa looked surprised.
Flashback
"What?" Aaron repeated as he looked at Teams RWBY and JNPR.
"We wanna know more about who you guys really are," Ruby said with a cute pout on her face.
"H-Hold on, you guys aren't mad from the fact that we held back from who we really are?" Aaron asked.
"Oh, we're still a bit mad," Yang smirked, punching her fist. "Nothing that a punch to all of your nuts can't fix." She said, making Aaron, Orion, and Orpheus pale considerably. They knew not to piss her off, especially when Vol. 6 came around.
"Uh, let's not go that far," Aaron said with a sheepish chuckle.
"I mean come on," Ruby said with a smile, "We're like a big family."
"Besides, we're not going to treat you any differently," Blake added.
"You're… not?" Orion questioned.
"Of course not," Jaune answered. "I mean yeah, it sucks knowing that you're really not my brother, but you're still my brother anyway, Orion."
"And you'll still be the same Orphee, I know." Pyrrha smiled at Orpheus.
"I told you not to call me that!" Orpheus exclaimed.
"Yep, same as ever." Nora giggled.
"Some things never change," Ren added.
The others laughed.
"So… will you tell us?" Weiss asked after the laughter died down.
The three riders looked at each other, and then back to their friends.
End Flashback
"We told them that we would after you woke up," Aaron said simply.
"Please tell me you're not gonna tell them how we died our deaths in the old world…" Kurogasa sweated.
"Of course not." Aaron reassured him, "That's one secret we're taking to our graves."
"Good." Kurogasa chuckled lightly. Just then, Weiss slowly began to stir awake as she lifted her head up.
"That's my cue to go," Aaron said as he stood up and left, leaving Kurogasa's Aura Sphere to its owner. Kurogasa looked back to his sister as she was rubbing her eyes.
"Hey, Sis." Kurogasa smiled small.
"Kuro," Weiss gasped as she hugged him. "You're okay."
"Yeah. Sorry, for worrying you." Kurogasa said, slowly hugging her back.
"I almost thought I lost you," Weiss admitted.
"I thought so too." Kurogasa got out. "I'm sorry if I ever hurt you in any way."
"It's ok, Kuro," Weiss said, "You didn't hurt me too bad, but what would have hurt more was losing you."
"Weiss…" Kurogasa muttered. "You would… still have me? Even though I'm… really not your brother…?"
"Kuro, you'll always be my brother," Weiss said, hugging Kurogasa. "No matter what anyone says, nothing will ever change that."
"Really? You mean that?"
"Yes… in fact…" Weiss trailed off as she looked away with a blush. She was hesitant at first, but she knew what she was getting herself into. "I'll prove it to you." With that, she got on the bed and sat on his lap facing him. She then leaned in, holding his face with her hands.
"Wei- mmph…" Kurogasa muffled out in mild surprise when Weiss closed her eyes and placed her lips on his. His mind was going numb from what was happening. She was kissing him. And it was rather innocent, being that of a gentle lover. He soon returned the kiss as he closed his eyes too before they gently pulled apart. "Weiss, I-" He was silenced when Weiss kissed him a gentle lover's kiss.
The noises she made while moaning into the kiss made it all the hotter as her white porcelain face became red with heat. Eventually, after what seemed like forever, Weiss broke the kiss, her eyes opening halfway, and was panting heavily as her face was flushed, her forehead pressed against his. Kurogasa was no better as he had the same expression.
"I wanted to do that… for so long…" Weiss said softly.
"Weiss… you… really felt that way about me?" Kurogasa asked.
"In a way, and you were thinking the same, weren't you?"
Kurogasa blushed but smiled a bit with a shy look. "Admittedly, yeah. I've always liked you like that. It makes me glad we're technically not siblings."
"So am I." Weiss smiled before the two shared another kiss, unaware that watching them was Aaron and everyone else that was peeking.
"Wow… they actually did it." Blake said amazed. She had a notepad and a pencil, taking notes for some… *ahem* reasonable fanfics.
"Leave them alone. He deserves it after what he went through." Aaron waved off. "And don't take notes for a smut story."
"It's not smut, it's art…"
"Blake, you know I love you, but Ninjas of Love… is smut."
Blake glared at him.
"Still, you're really not gonna tease him?" Orion asked.
"Nah, he's earned this. It's only right that we leave them in peace." Aaron stated.
"If you say so." Orpheus shrugged.
"They're… siblings though, aren't they?" Ruby pouted in confusion. "That's kind of…"
"I know what you mean, sis," Yang said as she watched.
"Technically, since we're from a different universe and Kurogasa is just adopted, they're not really siblings." Aaron pointed out.
"True…" Yang admitted.
"Now if only Ren and Nora would get together," Ruby said nonchalantly, unaware that the two were behind her.
"What was that, Ruby?" Nora asked.
"EEP, nothing!" Ruby denied.
LINE BREAK
Kurai was laying on a box of dust that strangely had a big orange cloth. She was flipping a Cell Medal, whilst her master was lost in thought due to recent events.
Azrael then smirked deviously as he began to chuckle darkly, turning to his creation as well as Neo and Roman.
"You three." Azrael said with a twisted smirk, "I have need of you."
Kurai jumped into the air with glee, only to fall off her box and onto Roman and Neo comically. Azrael stared at this display and facepalmed, catching the Cell Medal.
"I need better underlings…" he muttered.
SR: And so that's the end! Dragons for life!
*SR then gave a thumbs up*
KRD: Yep! I definitely had fun writing this chapter!
SR: Amen to that brother!
GKC: Did you idiots interrupt me again!? *Brings up a giant hammer*
KRD: No sir…
SR: Nope!
*GKC levels a small glare at them before returning back to the audience*
GKC: Anyways, now RWBY and JNPR know about JOKR's past lives and the truth that they've been hiding. Oh, and Kamen Rider Shiro is born. Yippee.
SR: You don't sound very excited.
GKC: Well, I wanted to save the whole truth thing for later but then I realized that by the end of Vol 1, it wouldn't matter. So now we'll just skip right to Kamen Rider Shiro's stats as a Rider. Now, to explain, his base form is slightly faster than Kamen Rider Kurenai's base form. However, his punching and kicking power is less powerful than Kurenai. Since he's based around a samurai, he's more suited for swordsmanship rather than a straight-up fist-on-fist fight.
KRD: Yep. And if you noticed, Kuro used elemental magic. Why do you ask? Well, that's just a taste of what we have in store for him later on. And yes, Kuro and Weiss are an item, yeah I know, right in Season 1 yeah? You'd think they go for it later and all but…
GKC: And before any of you start giving us shit that it's incest, let me be frank, I don't care. My story, my rules, and I say that we're having fun with this. But back to Shiro. You see, his little elemental power? Comes from his gauntlets, which are dubbed the Element Glove. You know, I really should list down what the Rider's armor is in individual pieces.
SR: Makes sense. Roll the clip?
GKC: Roll the clip.
Announcer: Jikai… Remnant's Climax Heroes!
Kurai: Time to make me some new toys!
Cardin: Velvet just beat us up!
Kurai: I want my Core Medal back.
Orpheus: Names' Orpheus, what's yours?
Next Time: Yummy Troubles! Strange Complications!
Aaron: Who is she really?
SR: And as always, be sure to leave a review and a-*a red orb hits the back of his head, knocking him out* ow...
GKC picks up the red orb, which turned into a small T. Rex.
GKC: Huh, that's new. *Pets the little T. Rex*
SR: G-Rex? What are you doing here?!
KRD: Well this is strangely cute…
G-Rex: Gao~~~.
SR: You saying you have a special teaser clip?
G-Rex: *nods* Gao-Gao.
SR: Huh, how 'bout that… should we roll it?
GKC: Yeah, sure.
SR: Ok! Rolling!
KRD: Wait, what's going on?
SR: Teaser.
~Teaser:
In the flames of battle, two Riders will come together.
Aaron: A vacation home?
Kurogasa: Heck yeah! Beach time!
Jaune: Yeah, it's just a small island off of home.
Orpheus: The heck are these things?!
A VACATION GONE WRONG
Aaron: Who're you?!
?: Emissary of the new world
Yang: RUBY, ORION!
LOST IN A NEW WORLD
Ruby: Where are we?
WITH ITS OWN HEROES
Kohtaro: Henshin!
ADVENTURES AWAIT!
Milo: So you two need to find a way back while beating the bad guys?
Orion: …makes sense to me.
?: Come Kamen Riders… to your doom!
REMNANT'S CLIMAX HEROES: DINO SUMMER
Weiss: Well, this is one heck of a vacation.
*1= White Dragon, lend me your power!
*2= I will show you my faith!
