GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you the next chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!
KRD: Yep! Yep! I had my fun and now it's Orphee's turn!
Orpheus: I SAID NOT TO CALL ME ORPHEE!
SR: Hehe.
KRD: Should I call you PheePhee instead? Hehe…
Orpheus: I will destroy you.
KRD: Yeah, good luck with that dude.
SR: Anyways… be sure to review and favorite to stay tuned!
GKC: Now let's get this party started… HENSHIN!
Chapter 11: Yummy Troubles! Strange Complications!
[Beacon Academy]
It was another day at school. Velvet was heading back towards her dorm as classes were done for the day. She had heard about what happened to Kurogasa and like any other friend she would check up on him to see how he was doing. She was glad to know that he was going to be alright, after the experience he went through. It's not every day that someone gets turned into a monster for whatever reason. She's just glad that it was all over. She continued to walk back to her dorm when she noticed a young woman skipping down the halls.
"Huh? Uh hey," Velvet said, confused, "Are you lost or need help or something?"
"Oh yes," The woman turned around, revealing herself to be Kurai, "I need a favor from you!"
"Of course. What is it?"
Kurai smiled happily as she held up a Cell Medal. Velvet froze as a coin slot appeared on her forehead, "Please hold onto this for me, Kay Miss Bunnie? Tha~nks!" She inserted the medal into the bunny Faunus's slot. And when she did, Velvet clutched her chest in pain, staggering back and screaming as she did.
LINE BREAK
Orpheus was sitting on a balcony, playing his lyre. It had been three days since Kurogasa became both Another Gaim and Kamen Rider Shiro. This Azrael person had now revealed himself and exposed the truth to his friends. While it's great that Pyrrha and the others won't ditch them, he was now worried what this Azrael person might really be capable of. If push comes to shove, then they'll have to take drastic measures if they were to beat this enemy. His mind wandered as he continued to play when he heard a few students running and talking about something that happened recently.
"Come on man!" One of the students said, "Someone actually beat them up!"
"No kidding?!" Another said, "Finally someone put them in their place!"
"What the?" Orpheus said as he overheard the conversation. "Hey, what's going on?" He called out.
"Someone wiped the floor with Team CRDL," a student replied, "And I mean really bad too."
Orpheus raised an eyebrow, "Ok, this I gotta see."
He followed the group as they arrived to see Team CRDL, only they were bruised and bloodied. Some of them were humiliated by being wedgied.
"Oh, dear gods," Orpheus said shocked.
Cardin groaned in pain, "V… Velvet beat us up… Velv…" was all he said before passing out.
"Velvet?" Orpheus looked absolutely confused and terrified. The sweet, timid, innocent, bunny Faunus beat-up Team CRDL? I mean granted, perhaps she finally mustered up the courage to show them that she's the senior. Or maybe she just couldn't handle it anymore and finally snapped. But… this wasn't Velvet at all. She's too nice. Orpheus then decided to take out his Scroll and dial a number.
LINE BREAK
"I'm sorry what? Velvet-senpai is going on a rampage?" Kurogasa asked Coco incredulously
"I saw it with my own two eyes through these fashionable shades," Coco said, "Velvet walked up to Team CRDL and beat the ever-loving tar out of them."
"That's… not like her at all." Weiss frowned in suspicion. "She's too nice. She wouldn't even hurt a fly."
"I got proof right here." Coco pulled out her Scroll and showed them the video footage. Lo and behold, there was Velvet walking up to Cardin and she broke his nose and started punching furiously. This made the two siblings look at each other in disbelief. Suddenly Jaune ran up to the three.
"Did you guys hear?" Jaune asked, "Velvet got suspended!"
"What!?" Kurogasa said in shock before he bolted for Ozpin's office.
LINE BREAK
Velvet was in Ozpin's office hanging her head in shame. Her memory was a bit fuzzy, and she couldn't remember if she did do it or not. "I'm sorry, but Velvet is suspended for assaulting four students," Ozpin explained.
"Hold on just a minute," Kurogasa tried to argue. "Velvet wouldn't be the kind of person that randomly beats up anyone for no reason! There's always a reason why! Please, let me help prove her innocence!"
"Very well then. If any more incidents like this occur, then she might face worse punishment." Ozpin said.
"Thank you, Professor." Kurogasa bowed. Velvet looked at Kurogasa and gave a weak smile.
"I'm sorry…"
"No. Don't be. I'm gonna help you prove you're innocent in all of this." Kurogasa shook his head. "It's my duty as kouhai to help out their senpai."
LINE BREAK
Kurai was on a bench chewing some gum and giggling like mad. Her idea was so brilliant and foolproof, there's no way anyone can figure it out! It was ingenious! Well, at least to her it is, but still ingenious nonetheless! "Ooh~ I just love my new toy! She'll keep making trouble while I look for my Core Medal!" She said as she laughed.
She then stopped and began to think, "But wait, what if someone catches on? Hmm, I'll need some insurance."
As she's pacing, she doesn't notice who she's going to bump into until it is too late. "Oof!" She fell on her rump looking up to see Orpheus, which made her panic inside.
'AGH, IVE BEEN DISCOVERED!' She thought. She got ready to make a distraction to escape, but to her surprise, Orpheus offered a hand.
"Are you ok?" Orpheus asked.
"O-Oh yeah, thanks," Kurai said as she took his hand. She brushed her rump as she looked at him.
"That was a pretty bad fall," Orpheus said, "You sure you're ok?"
"Oh yeah." Kurai said, 'come on, just leave so I can do my job!'
"My name is Orpheus, what's yours?" Orpheus asked.
"Oh, I'm Ku-K… Koa! My name is Koa," Kurai said, before quickly thinking up a name on the fly. 'Way to go stupid, tell him that you're a Greeed why don't ya?!'
"Koa huh? That's a cute name."
'C-C-Cute!?'
"Uh, you okay? Your face is turning red." Orpheus pointed out.
"I-I'm fine! Really, I am! Ahaha…" She laughed nervously, waving her arms frantically.
The musician raised a brow in confusion, "I should take you to the infirmary."
"No, you don't have to do that," She said frantically as she quickly stood up. "See? Fine as I can be!" She laughed loudly. "Well, it was nice meeting you! Gotta go bye!" And with that, she sped off and away in a Speedy Gonzalez run. Orpheus scratched his head in confusion.
LINE BREAK
"I don't see anything, man." Aaron sighed at Kurogasa as he was at the base with the samurai, along with Velvet who sat there quietly, as they were checking the cameras to see if they were any suspicious activity prior to the assault.
"Keep checking," Kurogasa said. "There's gotta be something here."
They got to the point where Velvet beat-up Team CRDL, "It just can't be possible."
"Dammit, there's gotta be something! And I'm gonna find it!" Kurogasa snapped banging his fist on the table. "Velvet, were you going somewhere before all this happened?"
Velvet tried very hard to recall what happened. "Well… classes were done and… I was going back to my dorm…"
"The dorm. Check the cameras leading to and from the dorms." Kurogasa said to Aaron. Aaron turned on the cameras to the dorm, noticing one wasn't working.
"Huh?! Someone unplugged a camera!" Aaron said incredulously.
"Someone didn't want them to see." Kurogasa frowned. "Aaron, playback the footage before it cut off."
"I don't know what you're gonna get out of this, but okay," Aaron said before playing back the footage. They kept watching, keeping an eye for anything suspicious, hoping to find something. And then…
"THERE!" Kurogasa pointed at the screen as they saw Velvet approaching one of the students. They were conversing until the person Velvet was conversing with brought up something. "Pause that." He said, and Aaron paused said video. "Can you zoom in and sharpen that image?"
Aaron nodded and began pressing a few keys. The screen slowly zoomed in and sharpened. Moments later, the object in question revealed to be… a Cell Medal!?
In a surprise, Aaron quickly shot up, "That's it! Velvet didn't do it, a Yummy is behind this!"
"A… Yummy?" Velvet said confused.
"Yummies are creatures born from people's desires," Aaron explained.
"So you're saying someone... made a monster from me?" Velvet said in disbelief.
"Definitely." Kurogasa nodded. "Alright, Aaron, let's print off this picture and take this to Ozpin."
LINE BREAK
"Stupid stupid stupid!" Kurai cursed to herself, "Almost blew your cover to a Rider of all people!"
She stopped and spotted the infirmary and got a devilish idea. "Maybe I can make something from this." She said as she walked in, "Time to make me some new toys."
She saw Team CRDL all in casts, groaning in pain, "Hello bo~ys."
They turned to see Kurai, and instantly their minds went to the one thing all bad boys think of; a beautiful lady.
"Well hello~ gorgeous." Cardin said in a flirty tone, "Come to make us feel better?"
"You could say that…" Kurai said as she pulled out four coins and tossed them into each of the team member's foreheads. She gave a smile, but then she heard someone coming as the Yummies began to form.
'Ack! Someone's coming!' Kurai thought in a panic as she ran around comically, 'What do I do?! What do I do?! What should I do?! Think, think, think! Wait, I got it!'
Orpheus was walking to the Infirmary, hoping to interrogate Team CRDL to see if they saw anything suspicious before Velvet attacked them. His mind also drifted to that strange girl he met.
'She seemed rather cute like her name… wait. Am I thinking about a girl?!' Orpheus thought before he quickly shook his head in denial, 'Gah, no way! I just met her! No way, I'd be falling for her like that.'
He continues to walk when suddenly he hears a familiar voice.
"Kyaaah!"
The sound made him dash into the infirmary, where four Yummies were holding "Koa" by her arms and legs. She squirmed as they pinned her down.
"Hey! Put her down!" Orpheus yelled as he brought up Lyrical Relevance and strummed a few strings on his lyre, sending out icicle-shaped projectiles at the Yummies. The Yummies got hit but they ran out the window as Koa fell on her rump again. Orpheus quickly ran to Koa's side to see if she was ok. "You alright?"
"Yeah, I think so," Koa said, feigning ignorance.
Orpheus smiled, "Good, monsters shouldn't hurt a pretty girl like you."
"P-pretty? M-me?!" Koa said blushing. Orpheus realized what he said and blushed too.
"U-Uh, well, what I mean to say is…" The auburn-haired teen rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment before he took notice of the Yummies. "Oh no! The monsters! I, uh, better take care of that."
"R-right."
Orpheus stood up then focused his Semblance around his waist until it reformed into the Lost Driver then he reached into his coat pocket to pull out the Eternal Gaia Memory. He smirked at the four monsters as he pressed the little button on the USB drive.
ETERNAL!
"Henshin," Orpheus said before inserting the GaiaMemory into the Lost Driver and pushed it aside.
ETERNAL!
A fierce wind blew around Orpheus as armor began to materialize onto him. His suit was completely white with blue arms that sported blue flame designs that reached just under the shoulders. He also had a black belt strapped around his left thigh, another black belt strapped to his upper right arm and belts around his chest. These belts sported empty slots. He also had a black cloak hanging from his neck and shoulders. His helmet sported yellow eyes and crowned by three horns that resembled a trident's head. This was Kamen Rider Eternal, and he dashed out the door to chase after the enemies.
One final thought was in the minds of Orpheus and Koa.
'What is WRONG with me?!'
LINE BREAK
"This is your evidence?" Ozpin asked as he was shown the picture.
"Yes. Someone broke into the school and manipulated Velvet into doing the things she did." Kurogasa answered. "This clearly shows she's innocent, this was not premeditated, and that she had no control in her actions."
Ozpin looked back at the picture. "Though it is clear that Miss Scarlatina was used as a puppet, simply saying she was used as a puppet won't forego her actions with the rest of the faculty."
"What?" Kurogasa gasped. "But I proved-"
"Let me finish." Ozpin raised a hand. "She still was instrumental in the vicious assault of other students. I cannot just write this off, especially since her victims are still in the infirmary with such injuries. Besides the fact that it was a Faunus student who single-handedly beat up four human students, you can see where I'm going with this…"
"Professor Ozpin, are you saying that if Velvet isn't punished then she would be associated with performing actions related to the White Fang?" Aaron inquired.
"Yes, make no mistake, I believe you both that she was manipulated, but my hands are tied in this one. If Miss Scarlatina is allowed to walk away with this then Team CRDL will surely bring this up to the Vale Council or even complain to the police. Believe me, there are enough problems for the Faunus already. I do not want a PR stunt that elicits that I favor such actions in my school." Ozpin replied.
"Can't you at least be lenient?"
"That I can. While she won't be expelled, she'll still have to face suspension. Though I promise it will be short and her teammates can bring her the assignments she needs for her classes." The headmaster answered.
"I'm so sorry…" Velvet apologized in shame. "I never meant to… I…"
"Say no more, young lady. We all know that you are not to blame." Ozpin reassured the girl.
Suddenly Aaron's scroll began to ring. When he answered it, Orpheus was on the other line.
"Dude, what is-" Aaron was cut off by Orpheus.
["Problem! Yummies! Dealing with it!"]
"Woah, hey, slow down!" Aaron said, "What's your location?!"
["Infirmary! Team CRDL turned into Yummies- UWHOOOOOOOOOOOOA!"] Orpheus cried out, as Aaron heard a sickening thud from the other end of the line. ["Ow…"]
"Are you ok?!" Aaron said, "What happened?!"
LINE BREAK
With Orpheus, he was headfirst in one of Beacon's bushes. "Currently, I am stuck in a bush…"
["How'd that happen?"]
"I got thrown by one of the Yummies." He answered.
["Are they fully formed or just bandages?"]
Eternal groaned as he looked up, seeing the Yummies. Two were still bandages whilst the other two resembled a desert animal and a reptile.
"A bit half and half." Eternal replies.
["Do you need help?"]
"Nope, nope, I can handle it. Just let me-" Eternal said as he popped his back. "Oh God, that felt good."
He then turned to the Yummies that were climbing the academy walls with a growl. He then started to run after them, unaware of the Greeed following from the shadows.
"Orpheus…" Kurai muttered. Two of the Yummies saw Eternal and charged at him.
"Let's dance!" The Dark Rider declared as he leaped forward and dropkicks the Yummy in front of him. The Yummies got up and quickly lunged at him, causing him to dodge and pull out a small dagger with a USB slot. This was Eternal's main weapon, the Eternal Edge. With excellent skill, Eternal twirled the knife as he charged and slashed both monsters repeatedly as they bled Cell Medals.
The last two Yummies that were climbing the wall dropped down and stared down the white rider. Eternal smirked under his helmet before raising a hand and flexing his fingers in a "come at me" motion.
The Yummies charged, Eternal readying his dagger as he moved away from one of the monster's fist. He slashed the arm as he twirled and slashed across the monster's chest.
He ducked under another swipe and kicked out both legs of the Yummies. Getting up, he pulled out his Gaia Memory and was about to insert it into his dagger, when he felt someone behind him. He quickly turned to slash them, but stopped, seeing that it was Velvet.
"What are you doing here, Velvet?" Eternal asked.
"I was heading to the infirmary to apologize to Team CRDL." Velvet replied. Eternal sighed and turned to the tower, and to his horror he saw… another Velvet?! "The hell?!"
He turned back, only for Velvet to grab him by the neck and hefted him up. He saw her eyes were a sinister orange and a snake-like smirk to boot.
"Y...you're a Yummy!" Eternal chokes out as the Velvet look-alike began to shed its skin. When it was done, the monster looked like a rattlesnake and brown rabbit hybrid.
"Enjoying my little toy, Kamen Rider?" A familiar voice said. Out of the bushes, Kurai stepped out in her Greeed form.
"You again!? Didn't you learn your lesson from last time?" Eternal questioned as he readied his Eternal Edge for a fight.
"I have improved since last time," Kurai said as she dashed towards Eternal, kicking him in the chest with tons of force, "Gotten stronger too."
Eternal skidded back as the Yummies grabbed his arms. Kurai and the first Yummy charged at him. Kurai jumped and performed her own rider kick whilst the Rabbit Snake Yummy used its giant paws to slam into Eternal repeatedly.
"You know," Kurai said getting really close to Eternal, "White just isn't your color."
"I'm taking fashion advice from a walking animal accessory?"
"I can sense powerful darkness inside you," Kurai said happily with a hiss, "You would make a wonderful addition to our group."
"Oh, really? Do you guys have a dental plan because you seriously need one." Eternal shot back with a glare behind his helmet. Kurai ignored his rebuke as she caressed his armor, much to Eternal's confusion. "Uh, have you never heard of personal space?"
"I was afraid of you Riders," Kurai admitted, "But now, I see you're just human under this armor." Her fingers then trailed to his neck, where a single area began to glow purple. Eternal's vision started to blur, as parts of his body went numb, "And humans are fragile."
"W-what did you do to me?!" Eternal demands.
Kurai would have smirked if she had a mouth, "I didn't do anything, but my little pet's venom is finally doing something."
Eternal was confused, but then he realized what she meant. Kurai's snake, from when they first fought. "That wasn't a regular snake bite!" He exclaimed in realization.
"Ding-ding-ding! Let's hear it for the Kamen Rider!" Kurai said as she danced, "Maybe that venom will change how you feel about Master Azrael and Moi!"
Eternal snarled and tried to hit her but with his body rendered inert and numb, he could barely twitch his own fingers. "Damn you!" He cursed. Kurai giggles with glee as she straddled him and held up a Cell Medal. She closed up his Driver and pulled out the Gaia Memory, canceling his armor.
"I always wondered if I could make a Rider Yummy," Kurai said, "Shall we find out?" She moved closer to his head, a slot forming on his forehead whilst giggling like a madwoman. Orpheus tried to struggle, trying to use every ounce of strength to lift a hand, but the venom made it very difficult.
Unfortunately, with how close the female Greeed was, it was proving extremely difficult not to stare at her body… or the back that her straddling hips were resting on a sensitive area. He was glad the venom at least hid the massive blush he's having. But his body… had other ideas...
"Hm? You got strange armor down here," Kurai said, being none the wiser, "Back to making a new toy."
"Can't I get a second opinion?" He asked.
"Yeah, this is gonna hurt buddy," A familiar voice said.
RAI!
Both the Greeed, Yummies, and Orpheus were hit by a giant lightning bolt. Kurai screamed as she and her Yummies danced with cartoon skeletons showing. The source of said lightning was Kamen Rider Shiro, who quickly ran to Orpheus.
"Are you ok buddy?" Shiro asked his downed comrade.
"Do I look ok to you?!" Orpheus retorted. Shiro winced as he looked at Orpheus's condition. He then noticed something that confused him.
"You, uh… been having a good time or something?" Shiro jokes.
"I hate you…"
Kurai rubbed her head as she and her Yummies got up. She then looked forward and saw the rest of Team JOKR had gathered. Spotting Aaron, memories of their first encounter filled her mind making her clench her fists and hiss loudly.
"I thought I told you that I didn't want to see your ugly face again." Aaron spat with a glare. "Guess I should skin you and make you into a pair of snakeskin boots."
"You think I'm afraid of you?!" Kurai shouted, her voice shaking, "Because of you, I tasted torment from my Master for failing!"
"My heart bleeds for you," Aaron sarcastically remarked.
"I'm taking my Core Medal back," Kurai growled, "And then I'm going to make your heart bleed!"
"You're welcome to try. But…" The crimson-eyed fighter gestured to his teammates, who were more than ready to fight. "Pretty sure you and your crew are outmatched."
Kurai then chuckled darkly, "Then how about I even the odds?"
Kurai held out a hand and forced out the Tora Medal, tossing it into the Snake Rabbit Yummy, "What say we bring it all together!?"
The nearby Yummies began to groan as all five merged into a swirling storm of Cell Medals. Kurai held up a few Medals that were black and had Grimm aspects and tossed them in as well. The four were taken aback as the storm grew larger, and Kurai's laughter began to sound a little insane.
"Okay, I retract my early statement," Aaron admitted. They slowly looked up as they saw the giant storm of Medals form into a humongous black rabbit monster with crocodile and snake parts making it some kind of Kaiju. Kurai jumped onto its head, as it let out the loudest roar ever.
"I may be outnumbered," Kurai said with glee, "But you're all out of your depths!"
She laughed as the giant Yummy raised a giant foot to crush our heroes. They quickly scattered as the foot made a giant crater and an even bigger shockwave. Nearby students screamed as they ran away from the giant Grimm monster.
"You can't dodge forever!" Kurai taunted. Aaron got up and glared at the Greeed with anger and annoyance. He then remembered one Rider may have the edge needed to stop this monster. He focused his Semblance and Aura around his waist, as it turned into a black and neon green belt.
ZERO-ONE DRIVER!
A gray SD card formed in his right hand. It had a picture of a wooly mammoth on it, as well as the words "Breaking Mammoth, Ability: Press." This is a Progrise Key used by Reiwa's first Kamen Rider. Aaron turned to his friends as he had thought up a plan to stop this monster and the Greeed.
"You guys handle the Greeed," Aaron said, pushing a button on the Progrise Key with his thumb, "I'll handle Jumbo the Monster Bunny."
PRESS!
He then placed the Key in front of his belt on the right side.
AUTHORISE!
A standby loop played as he flipped the Progrise Key out, turning it into an actual key, "Henshin!" He shouted as he inserted the key into a slot in his buckle.
PROGRISE!
A black bodysuit formed onto Aaron as a giant ship materialized right behind him and beamed him up. The ship then began to transform into a giant robot with Mammoth aspects.
GIANT WAKING! BREAKING MAMMOTH!
Larger than life to crush like a machine.
Inside, Ruby saw the giant robot and the giant monster and began to have an overload of awesomeness. Her friends' sweatdropped at the sight of Ruby geeking out more than usual, but Yang had her sights on Kurai. Seeing the Greeed that beat her and choked her out show her face again made her blood boil.
"It's her again…" Yang said, gritting her teeth. Blake eyed her partner with concern.
"Yang, don't…" The cat Faunus in hiding warned her friend. Yang turned to Blake surprised as her glare softened a bit.
Back outside, Zero-One was getting ready to throw down alongside his friends who had already transformed into Shiro, Ryugen, and Eternal were on his shoulder. "Alright! Let's tango, freak!" He declared. The two charged at each other and crashed into each other like bulls, trying to overpower one another. The three Riders ran along his arms to get at the Greeed who giggled as she prepares for a fight. Kurai danced around the Riders attacks, hitting them easily. She smirked as she redirected Shiro's punch into Ryugen's face.
"Sorry!" Shiro apologizes as Kurai's foot hits his face. Eternal tried to kick her, but she ducked causing him to hit Shiro in the side.
"Oh come on~," Kurai giggles in a singsong voice, "You're practically letting me win!"
"Dammit!" Eternal scowled as he tried to slash with his dagger. Kurai slid by it, leaving a small cut upon her cheek as the two giants that were fighting were moving right towards the academy itself. "Ah hell…" Eternal managed to say as they crashed into one of the walls.
"Ooooh, hope Ozpin doesn't blame us for that." Ryugen winced. Eternal tried to take this chance to slash Kurai, but she dodged by performing a few backward cartwheels before backflipping into the hole made by the two giants.
"Catch me if you can~!" Kurai called out as she dashed through the halls of Beacon.
"Get back here, you crazy-!" Eternal yelled as he followed after the Greeed.
"Hey- Orpheus!" Ryugen shouted.
"Wait for us!" Shiro added.
But he didn't listen as he chased the Greeed. Yang saw all this from her view and dashed off, to the surprise of her friends and sister.
"Yang!" Ruby called out to her half-sister. But Yang was already boiling from her previous loss.
'You're not getting away this time,' Yang thought, 'We're getting a rematch and I'm going to win!'
Blake ran after Yang, hoping to stop her from getting herself hurt.
Kurai kept running and leaping off the walls, laughing with glee. Hot on her heels was Eternal, who was already angered by what she tried to do to him and annoyed with her dodging and dancing.
"You won't catch me at this rate," Kurai taunted, "Orphee~!"
"I'm gonna freaking kill you!" Eternal shouted.
Kurai giggles before she turned her head and gasped, getting punched by Yang into another room.
"You better sit this one out," Yang said as she cracked her knuckles, "Me and her got a score to settle."
"Uh… sure…" Eternal replied, a little freaked out by the blonde. Yang walked into the room, revealing it to be the combat classroom. Kurai staggered up, some coins bleeding from her torso.
"Your friend isn't here to save you a second time, Blondie," Kurai said, chuckling as the two circled each other. Yang clenched her fists as she armed her Ember Celica.
"I won't need them to whoop your sorry hide," Yang said as she charged at Kurai. The Greeed had to dodge Yang's fists as they hit the arena, "Not so tough without your Core Medal aren't ya?!"
Kurai growled as she delivered a kick to Yang's shin causing the blonde to wince in pain, "This coming from a blonde who's top-heavy? Please…" Kurai taunted. That made Yang angrier as the battle raged on.
The two began to dodge and counter each other's moves. Blake ran towards the room and saw Eternal watching the fights from the stands. She turned to see Yang fighting Kurai, causing her to hold her fist towards her chest with worry.
Kurai spots Blake nearby, and a very evil idea popped into her head. She ducked under Yang's fist and then took this chance to slice a bit of her hair off. Blake and Eternal winced, knowing that the Greeed screwed up big time.
Yang instantly activated her semblance and began to chase Kurai all around the arena. Kurai smirked as Yang's fist sent her flying out of the room. Kurai fell to her knees and thus began her ingenious ploy.
"Oh, you have defeated me. I cry mercy to you," Kurai said dramatically, "Alas I am no match for any of you."
Yang walked towards Kurai, ready to give her one last good punch. Blake and Eternal both noticed a purple liquid dripping from where the Greeed's mouth would have been. The two then paled in horror when they saw the liquid become purple smoke when it dripped to the ground.
"Yang, look out!" Blake shouted.
"It's a trap!" Eternal added. Kurai's mouthpiece split open to reveal a snake's mouth as poisonous liquid squirted into the air. What followed was the poison hitting someone and causing them to scream in pain.
LINE BREAK
Zero-One has forced the giant Yummy back as he used his Tusk blades to cut deep into its body. The giant monster yelled in pain as it stumbled backward.
"This is the end for you!" Zero-One declared as he pressed the side of his buckle. His mech glowed as it jumped high into the sky.
BREAKING IMPACT!
The mecha then came down, crushing the monster in the process. It exploded into a bunch of Cell Medals, as the original Yummy was blasted out with the Tora Medal.
Zero-One stared at the Yummy in surprise, expecting the entire monster to be destroyed, not destroyed and left with another.
"Ok…" Zero-One said, dumbfounded, "I wasn't expecting that."
The Yummy got up and began running, "Hey! Get back here you!"
Zero-One pulled out Breaking Mammoth and held up a Highlighter yellow Progrise Key, having a grasshopper before pressing the button and scanning it.
JUMP!
AUTHORISE!
At that point, a metallic highlighter yellow grasshopper came crashing down on the ground. It hopped around as a digital hologram of his armor appeared before flipping out the cover and inserting it in the driver.
PROGRISE! JUMP UP AND RISE! RISING HOPPER!
The giant mech disappears, leaving Zero-One in his black bodysuit. The grasshopper leaps into the air and disassembled, forming new armor on Zero-One.
A jump to the sky turns into a Rider Kick.
When it was over, Zero-One had highlighter yellow armor that resembled the grasshopper. This was his default form, as he jumped after the Yummy. The Yummy made its way to the cliffside where the Emerald forest lay. Zero-One landed behind it, cutting off its escape as it was on the edge of the cliff.
"Nowhere left to run," Zero-One said confidently, "Now hand over that Core Medal."
As he took another step, he heard a scream of pain in the distance that made him pale under his helmet.
"Yang…"
LINE BREAK
Yang was on her back, screaming bloody murder as a purple liquid covered her eyes letting out a purple mist. Blake ran to her to try and comfort her, whilst Kurai giggled like she pulled off the best prank ever.
"I can't believe she fell for it!" Kurai laughed, "All that brawn and no brains!"
"Yang!" Shiro shouted as he ran up to her. "Hold on, I got you,"
SUI!
Holding out his hand over Yang's face, there was a glow and water trickled down over Yang's eyes, washing off the poison as best as he could. As the water washed it away, the water was also healing any damage it may have caused to her eyes. After a few seconds, he stopped washing. "Yang, you okay? How many fingers am I holding?" He asked, holding up a random number of fingers.
Yang slowly opened her eyes, but they looked blurry. She rubbed her eyes. "I-I can't tell," She said, still rubbing her eyes, "It's too blurry!"
"Whelp, I best be going then, Ciao!" Kurai said as she turned to leave.
RAI!
Shiro quickly shot out a bolt of lightning from his Element Glove, shocking her. "You're not going anywhere."
Kurai hissed as she slithered backward.
"Blake, stay with Yang. I got this." Shiro said as he stood up and drew Ryuu Koutei. Blake nodded and held Yang as Shiro walked towards Kurai, Eternal backing him up. "Tell me something, was it you that framed Velvet!?"
"The little bunny girl had such a wonderful desire," Kurai said coyly, "It was a shame she kept it hidden, much like her interests in you."
Shiro didn't say anything, only gripping his Ryuu Koutei tightly. His Aura suddenly spiked to dangerous levels making the ground shake. "How dare you… hurt someone like her… because of you, she's facing punishment."
Kurai began to laugh, "She only faces punishment because she goes against her true nature. Her Faunus nature."
Those words made Blake flinch, making her look away.
"You're wrong!" Shiro shouted. "Velvet is the nicest person I've ever met! She would never hurt anyone because of what she is! Every day of her life, she faces persecution, being bullied by those who are below her, but at the end of the day, she never hated them! She took all of their hate and not once has she acted out in retaliation! The fact that you forced her to do something she never wanted to do, makes me sick to my stomach!"
Everyone stared at Shiro who gave the most moving speech ever.
"Pfft!" Kurai burst out into laughter, taking everyone by surprise, "You've got to be joking! Kindness will only bring suffering! Your leader's mercy is proof enough!"
*SHANK!*
Kurai was shocked when Shiro suddenly stabbed his Ryuu Koutei deep into her stomach, looking at him in shock. "How's this for joking…?" He muttered coldly.
Suddenly, multiple cobras acting as Kurai's hair came to life and began biting into Shiro, directly into spots that were not thick armor. However, the moment those fangs tried to sink in, they were blocked off as if there was rock covering those parts. "W-what the?!"
"You think kindness leads to suffering… you're wrong, it's those like you that bring nothing but hatred and contempt for others, thinking you're entitled to everything, but the world doesn't work that way. Your way of thinking… is irrational and illogical." Shiro said as he pushed his blade deeper into her stomach, "You may think that humanity is weak, and maybe they are when they're alone. But together, their strength knows no bounds the likes of which you can't possibly even fathom."
Kurai was taken by surprise as she gripped the blade. "I'm… wrong?! Don't… screw with me…"
"After what you did, you don't have the right to say that," Shiro said, before yanking out his Ryuu Koutei rather hard and then raised his blade. "RAAAAAAAGH!"
*SLASH!*
Kurai was left speechless as she stood there, not moving. This is until… a line was seen cutting her down the middle. And if one could see, the Core Medal of Wani cracked and then shattered.
Kurai let out one last screech before melting into a pile of Cell Medals. Standing over where her body once stood, he picked up the Cobra Medal that was left behind and the shattered remains of the Wani Core Medal. Before he could shatter the Cobra Medal, a familiar flare hit him in the chest as an umbrella swept up the remains.
"Roman…" Eternal said tightening his grip.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I think Kurai here deserves a stay of execution!" Roman said as the Yummy from before absorbed the remains and slammed the ground making a smokescreen. When the smoke cleared, they were gone.
"Damn…" Shiro gritted his teeth before taking out his Aura Sphere and went back to civilian form as did Eternal. Aaron came running into the room, spotting Yang being comforted by her teammates.
"You guys okay?!" Aaron asked.
"Yeah, Kurai blinded Yang but I managed to wash off the poison," Kurogasa said. "And I killed Kurai but Roman and Neo got her remains before I could shatter the rest of her Core Medals. Sorry…"
"So the Greeed's name is Kurai…" Aaron muttered.
"Yeah. She's the one that framed Velvet." Kurogasa answered. Aaron tightened his fist as he looked out towards the window in anger.
"Kurai…" Aaron growled.
"Well, I don't know about you, but we should get Yang to the infirmary," Orpheus said.
"Right." Kurogasa nodded before walking over to Blake and Yang. "I'll help you take Yang."
Blake nodded, and the two helped Yang up, slowly walking her over there. "Hey, Kuro?"
"Hm? What's up, Blake?"
"Thank you…"
"Huh? For what?" Kurogasa blinked in confusion.
"For stopping that monster," Blake said with a smile. "But also… for sticking up for Velvet. You're a good person Kuro. Almost no one would stand up for any Faunus."
"I mean she's my friend. I always stick up for my friends." Kurogasa smiled a bit. "Not that I'm unwelcoming for the thanks, you're saying that as if you're…" He trailed off. Of course, he knew she was a cat Faunus, but as long as she had that bow hiding her cat ears, he would be none the wiser, at least until the right time.
"If I'm what?" Blake said getting nervous.
Kurogasa shook his head with a smile, "No, it's nothing."
Blake gave him a look, before simply shrugging as the two helped Yang towards the infirmary.
LINE BREAK
A week has passed since the whole affair, and we find our Greeed in civilian form limping due to weak legs. She bites her lip as her mind drifted to when she reformed.
Flashback
Kurai was holding the shattered remains of her Wani Core, sobbing.
"My Core Medal…" Kurai sniffled, "Please, master, please fix it."
Azrael turned to his creation then to the Yummy behind her. "And why should I do that?"
"I-I did what you ordered, master!" Kurai said, "I distracted the Riders, whilst Roman and Neo got the Beacon schematics!"
"And yet you went out of your way to try and take back your Core Medal without my say so," Azrael said. "I never specifically ordered you to retrieve it, did I?" He glared at the Greeed with discontent and displeasure. Kurai stutters and sputtered, as Azrael turned back around. "Consider this a lesson for such unruly behavior. You will not have your Core Medal repaired unless you earn it. Do you understand?"
"Y-yes… I understand, my master," Kurai said, looking down.
Flashback End
Kurai kept walking until she tripped and fell, landing on the grass of one of Vale's many parks. She clenched her fists as her eyes watered.
"It's not fair…" Kurai muttered, "It's not fair…"
She struggled to get up, unaware that she caught the eye of someone.
"Koa?"
Kurai flinched and saw Orpheus staring at her as she stared back.
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile back at Beacon Academy…
"Sigh…"
"What's wrong, Kuro?" Weiss asked as the siblings were walking down the hallway to their next class.
"Nothing. Just glad Velvet's unneeded punishment was done and over with."
"Kuro!" A voice called out. Kurogasa and Weiss looked to see Velvet coming towards them.
"Oh, hey Velvet. What's up?" Kurogasa blinked.
"I wanted to thank you again," Velvet said with a smile.
"Oh, it's nothing, really. I'm just glad things worked out. Even though… you didn't deserve that punishment." Kurogasa said.
"But it was me that the monster came from," Velvet said, "I think the punishment was necessary." The bunny Faunus then hugged Kurogasa, much to his surprise. He sweated as he knew Weiss was watching, but… for some reason, Weiss wasn't getting jealous. "Still, thank you for standing up for me."
"Uh… sure. No problem." Kurogasa said, hugging her back before the two broke off. "Right um… Weiss and I better get to class. I'll see you later?"
"Yeah, and one last thing," Velvet said fidgeting. She walked up to Kurogasa and planted a kiss on his cheek before walking away with a blush.
"Uh…" Kurogasa got out, before looking to Weiss, immediately getting defensive. One second passed, then another, then a few. He looked to Weiss as she didn't do anything. "You're… not mad…?"
Weiss shook her head, "Why would I be mad?" Weiss said with a calm smile, "You two look happy for each other."
"But… I got you and…"
"I don't mind if I have to share," Weiss admitted.
"Eh~?" Kurogasa looked at her incredulously with a heavy blush. "A-Are you serious?"
"Yes."
Kurogasa now gawked at the Schnee heir. She was really okay with it!?
"Hey, guys?" Pyrrha said, walking up to the two, who looked back at her. "Have any of you seen Orphee? He went into town to get some extra strings for his Lyre and he hasn't come back yet."
"No, I haven't." Kurogasa shook his head.
"You don't think something happened to him right?" Weiss said nervously, remembering what happened to her sibling.
Kurogasa then began to ponder the possibility and texted his friends.
LINE BREAK
Kurai watched Orpheus as he bandaged both of her legs and bought her a crutch to use.
"There you go." Orpheus smiled. "Good as new."
"You didn't have to…" Koa muttered, looking down.
"What're you talking about?" Orpheus questioned, "I'm just doing the right thing."
"I… don't understand," Koa admitted as she looked at her legs.
"What do you mean? It's common sense to help others."
"Help others? Where I'm from… you can only rely on yourself."
Orpheus was taken aback by her statement. He had to wonder how long this girl had to live on her own. Without a second thought, he held her hand which caught her by surprise. "Look, don't think you're always alone. There's always gonna be someone that will reach out to you."
Koa stared at him before looking at his hand.
"Thank you…" Koa said with a smile, "Orphee."
Orpheus did an anime face fall. "Orphee janai! Orpheus da!"
Koa paused before she burst into fits of giggles. Orpheus then began to smile as well. Watching the two was our heroes, who were quite perplexed by this scene they're watching.
"Call me crazy but is Orpheus… talking to a girl?" Jaune said perplexed.
"He barely talks to anyone, even me," Pyrrha added.
"I'm recording this," Aaron said as he took out his scroll to record this moment.
"Oh, are those your friends?" Aaron flinched when he saw Koa pointing to them. Orpheus was looking at them with a hardened glare.
"We should run now." The crimson-eyed fighter informed his friends. They started to run while an angry Orpheus chased them.
'Maybe this isn't so bad,' Koa thought as she giggled.
LINE BREAK
After sending his creation away, Azrael was busy studying up what he had learned about the two new Riders born from Oum's heralds: Kurenai and Shiro.
"I just don't understand… What is the source of their power? How could they craft new Drivers without my knowledge?" He wondered before his thoughts drifted back to the Aura Spheres they wielded. "Maybe the secret lies in those orbs. If they were born from within their souls…" He trailed on as he ran through a few scenarios in his head before they stopped at one realization. "Then I can use the soul to my advantage." He finished with a smirk.
He chuckled darkly as he knew he would need test subjects for this dark scheme. His yellow eyes drifted over to several pictures consisting of certain students from Beacon Academy laying on the coffee table. He began to darkly chuckle before going into full evil laughter.
GKC: And that will be where we end the chapter.
KRD: Yeah, this one took a bit longer than expected but hey, nothing we can't handle.
GKC: And if some of you thought a new Rider was being introduced, sorry. And before you guys say anything about Zero-One appearing, come on, he's still part of the Primary Riders and I wanted to build it up for his reveal but I got overexcited.
KRD: I was surprised you would even include Zero-One. I thought it's just the Heisei Riders.
GKC: Truth be told, I wanted to wait until, like around, Vol 3 where Aaron is suddenly pushed to the limit and breaks out Zero-One but SR had other ideas.
SR: I'm sorry, but you guys figure out what would go well against a giant monster.
GKC: Super Sentai, Ultraman, Gundam, plus many others. But we know you meant well.
KRD: Wonderful… Anyways, roll the preview clip!
Announcer: Jikai! Remnant's Climax Heroes!
Azrael: I need your assistance, little Rose.
Orion: Don't do it, Ruby!
Ruby: I want to… I want to see my mom again!
Next Time: Rose Alter! Azure Call! Part 1
Azrael: Yes! The ultimate power within the soul cometh!
SR: Ooh boy, it looks like the next few will be a real doozy.
KRD: Only time will tell! See you, next chapter guys!
GKC: Peace out, everyone!
