Hello Fanfiction readers! Ashbel Longhart here to bring you another new chapter of my Madoka Magica x Ryuki story! I'm so glad that people loved the last chapter! It really means a lot. Now before I continue, cue the disclaimer!
(Disclaimer: I do not own Puella Magi Madoka Magica or Kamen Rider Ryuki. They both belong to their respective owners. Any songs or anything familiar also belong to their respective owners. I just own this story and my OC's. Please enjoy.)
Alright, last time, Kyoko made her debut, Madoka and the girls ran into her and a fight was about to ensue when Alex appeared and took her on. Not only that, but Haru and Ryuga fought against Kamen Rider Scissors and I introduced ValvraveRider17 OC: Shou Kagamine. He didn't get a lot of time last chapter, but we'll see him a bit more in today's chapter as it marks the divagation from the main Madoka story and into its own story. I don't know how things will turn out since this means I'm practically winging everything, but that's part of being an author. But I got a few ideas that just might help. Now then, lets' stop the talking and get to the story! If you do not fight, you will not survive!
(A/N: After some thinking, I've decided to add in honorifics just because the way everyone says everyone names just doesn't feel right to me.)
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
ADVENT
"Telepathy"
"Relfection"
Wish 6: A Magical Mystery/The Claws of a Rider!
(Last Time)
"I didn't expect you to come, of all people."
"So let me get this straight. You guys met Zero who came to all of you and promised you power, you met up at the school at 9 o'clock sharp, and he offered you guys to become Riders and you accepted?"
"Alright class, today we have a transfer student. Please welcome him."
"My name is Shou Kagamine. It's nice to meet everyone."
"I'm envious, honestly. Everyone had gained some kind of power and can now fight alongside one another while I'm still struggling to decide my wish."
"Looks like my days of boredom are finally over."
"What are you doing here, Sakura?"
"Another…Rider?"
"Ryuki, meet Kamen Rider Scissors."
*CRACK-SPLAT!*
"…Who…the fuck just threw an egg at me?"
"Alexander Seikatsu, Alex for short. But like this, I'm called Kamen Rider Zolda."
(Now)
The sound of gunfire was heard as the Familiar went down easily.
"Whew! We got him!" Sayaka said, breathing a sigh of relief.
"We have to thank Alex for giving us the chance to escape." Mami said as the musket in her hand disappeared.
"Mami-san, who was that girl? How do you know her?" Madoak asked, referring to the magical girl they had met earlier, Kyoko Sakura.
"I'll explain everything once we get back to Alex-kun." Mami said. "I don't know what he can do so I'm not confident he can take on Sakura. We have to hurry!"
"Right!" Sayaka said as the three of them took off running back from where they came, not knowing that they were being followed by Homura who kept her eyes on the group.
'Finally, everyone's here.' Homura thought. 'Now to see how this goes.'
(Insert: Connect by ClariS)
(Kawashita yakusoku wasurenai yo me) The song starts with the camera rising up to show two figures, a boy and a girl as they were surrounded by glistening mirrors.
(Wo toji tashikameru) The boy and girl turned out to be none other than Haru Yamamoto and Madoka Kaname back to back.
(Oshiyoseta yami furiharatte susumu yo) Madoka's hair shadowed over her eyes as she looked like she was trying to hold back tears while Haru tightly but gently held one of her hands in comfort while the other hand was holding onto Ryuki's Deck Box. In the mirrors their reflections differ from themselves as Madoka's reflections showed her in her Magical Girl outfit while Haru's reflection was that of Kamen Rider Ryuki. Suddenly, the mirrors shatter into pieces as the title appeared.
(Itsu ni nattara nakushita mirai wo) Haru along with Renji, Alex, and Takeru all wake up to start the day, still a bit groggy, but got up nonetheless.
(Watashi koko de mata miru koto dekiru no?) The four boys brushed their teeth side by side before the scene fast forwards to them finishing putting on their school uniform before rushing out the door.
(Afuredashita fuan no kage wo) The boys are seen running as fast as they can as to not be late for school when Haru notices something up ahead. Up ahead, Madoka along with Sayaka and Hitomi were seen smiling at the approaching group.
(Nando demo saite kono sekai ayun de kou) The four slowed down to a stop and walked with the girls to school. Not too far from them, Mami is seen walking by herself to school, Kyoko was nearby eating as always, and Homura was walking from a distance, looking at the group, but more specifically, Madoka. While the rest of the group talked with one another, Haru and Madoka glanced at one another smiled.
(Tomedonaku kizamareta) The scene changes to show Madoka with Kyoko and Mami to her right and Sayaka and Homura to her left all transforming into their Magical Girl outfits before they go to fight a Witch.
(Toki ha ima hajimari tsuge) Haru and the boys try to run up to them, but are stopped by mirrors. They bang on the mirrors to get the girls, but they didn't hear or notice them as they were too busy fighting.
(Kawaranai omoi wo nose) The boys bang and bang on the mirrors stopping them before Haru had enough and punched the thing, surprised to see that he had formed a crack. He continues to punch and punch the mirror in front of him, forming cracks as the others followed his lead, getting the same results.
(Tozasareta tobira akeyou) They throw punch after punch before finally, they all throw one single punch that brakes the mirrors right in front of them before they dash through as when they passed, they all had transformed; Ryuki for Haru, Knight for Renji, Zolda for Alex, and Raia for Takeru.
(Mezameta kokoro ha hashiridashita mirai wo egaku tame) Just when Sayaka was about to get hit, Knight swoops in and saves her just in time, holding Sayaka in a bridal position as his Contract Monster, Darkwing providing him wings to fly. Mami jumps back to avoid an attack when a whip wraps around her waist and pulls her to safety as the culprit was none other than Raia who caught her in his arms while they rode on his Contract Monster, Evildiver. An arm was about to grab Kyoko when it was shot. Looking behind her, Kyoko saw that it was Zolda who had shot the arm as his Contract Monster, Magnugiga stood behind him.
(Muzukashii michi de tachidomatte mo sora ha) Multiple hands went to grab both Madoka and Homura when suddenly flames burned the hands away as appearing from the flame were both Ryuki and Ryuga as the red Rider stood in front of Madoka protectively while the black Rider did the same for Homura as both Riders had their Contract Monsters, Dragreder and Dragblacker float next to them, ready for battle.
(Kirei na aosa de itsumo mattete kureru) All the Riders prepare to execute their Final Vents while the girls prepare to use their strongest attacks on the Witch.
(Dakara kowakunai) Suddenly, in Haru's eyes, he sees the shadow images of the other Riders participating in the Rider War before he jumps up with Dragreder coiling around him.
(Mou nani ga atte mo kujikenai) In quick shots, all the Riders unleash their Final Vents with the girls unleash their great attacks before the scene changes to a puddle where all five Rider Decks laid on as the reflection showed the girls' Soul Gems. Ryuga's reflected Homura's, Raia's reflected Mami's, Zolda reflected Kyoko's, Knight reflected Sayaka's, and Ryuki's reflected Madoka's as the song comes to an end.
(With Alex)
*BANG-BANG-BANG!*
Shots rang out throughout the alleyway as one red, swift figure dashed around and jumped around the walls in order to avoid all the shots aimed at her before diving towards the green shooter, a spear aimed for the head only to be deflected by a gun as sparks flew off the two weapons before the red figure jumped back to avoid a kick.
Landing on her feet with the softness of a cat landing on its feet, Kyoko looked back at Alex, now Zolda, and quickly blocked a bullet with her spear.
"Not bad 'cow boy.'" Kyoko said as she took off running.
"I'm a bull." Alex said as he continued to fire his Magna Visor gun. "Why don't you stop running around? We both know I ain't running out of bullets any time soon."
"And let myself get shot? No thanks." Kyoko said before charging towards the green colored Rider.
Seeing the Magical Girl coming, Alex continued to shoot at her, but Kyoko dodged the bullets with expert reflexes before thrusting her spear forward towards Alex. Quickly, Alex moved to the side and raised his arm, blocking the spear as it scraped against his armor before he aimed the Magna Visor at the red haired Magical Girl and fired at point blank range. But Kyoko's reflexes, which she has honed for the amount of time she's been a Magical Girl, kicked in and she jumped up, the bullet just grazing her side as well as tearing through her outfit a bit, before her spear broke apart with chains holding them together.
"Nani(What)!?" Alex said in surprise before he was constricted by the sectional staff.
"You underestimated me just because I'm using a single spear unlike Mami-san who constantly uses multiple muskets in order to fight." Kyoko said, holding Alex tightly while she brushed the place Alex's bullet grazed. It was a small cut, nothing she couldn't handle. Now, back to talking. "However, my spear can cover a wide range as you can see. I'm nothing like Mami-san. It really pisses me off when someone gets in the way of my work and even more so when someone wastes food."
"And like I said, you're the one who forced me to do that." Alex said as he struggled to get free. "I'm still going to get that money from you, one way or another. I paid good money for those eggs." Even if it was just a single egg, to someone like him, everyone little thing counted!
"Should you really be talking back to me like that considering the situation you're in?" Kyoko said, tugging her spear to make Alex's binds tighter, much to his discomfort.
"Why?" Alex asked. "Why did you let that Familiar run off?"
"You're kidding me, right?" Kyoko said before she decided to indulge Alex and explain. "What good is killing a chicken before it lays its eggs? Killing that Familiar wouldn't have benefited me in the slightest. After eating, maybe four or five people, it'll turn into a Witch and produce a Grief Seed. Only then will I kill it."
"Are you serious?" Alex said as he looked at the girl in disbelief. "You actually intended to just let that thing kill more people just so you can get a Grief Seed?"
"Of course." Kyoko said without hesitation. "The Witches eat humans and we in turn eat the Witches, in a sense. It's the obvious natural law, the whole food chain thing. They taught you that in school, didn't they? I don't know what you 'Kamen Riders' are, but don't tell me you got these powers just to be a hero and save the day. Those things are a joke."
"Well, I can't argue you against that." Alex said, getting a surprised look form Kyoko who had expected the Rider to be mad at her. "I didn't obtain these powers just to save people. Of course, if I see someone in trouble, I'm gonna help, but at the end of the day, I don't know that person and vice versa."
"Hoh? I'm surprised." Kyoko said. "I thought you were one of those 'hero of justice' people so I thought you would be angry at what I said. But turns out, you're a pretty heartless guy."
"I wouldn't say I'm heartless if I'll still go out of my way to help people." Alex said. "But in the end, these powers I've obtained are meant for one thing only."
"Oh? And what's that?" Kyoko said, curious.
"Not telling." Alex said. "But I can tell you something else."
"And what's that?"
"You made the mistake of letting my hands be in reaching distance." Alex said as he moved his left hand over the Magna Visor and pulled the back of it, causing a hidden slot to appear from the bottom of the gun before he went and drew a card from his Deck and wasted no time inserting the card and closing the slot.
SHOOT VENT
From the same mirror Alex had used to transform, something shot out of it and landed on Alex's shoulders. Once they were on, Kyoko only had time to widen her eyes before…
*BOOM!*
She was sent flying as the parts of her spear that entangled Alex loosened and he wasted no time setting himself free. Kyoko skidded across the ground before coming to stop soon after, revealing that her dress was torn to pieces and blood was slowly trickling down from her head as her hands smoked a bit.
"Oh? I'm surprised you're a able to block that so quickly" Alex said as situated on top of his shoulders were shoulder cannons modeled after Magnugiga's legs called the Giga Launcher.
"Hmph! Please, as if something like that can do me in." Kyoko said as she slowly got back up and twirled her spear around, waiting until all the sections came back and combined back into the basic spear form before she held it before her with both hands. "Still, I'm pretty pissed off right now. You just can't be throwing in these new bags of tricks at me."
"They're not new, you've just never seen them." Alex said before with a grunt, he fired his shoulder cannons at Kyoko.
"Oi, oi…" Kyoko began as she dashed forward, dashing right under the shots as she sped up towards Alex. "Don't go underestimating me just because of a lucky shot!"
Alex gritted his teeth as Kyoko zoomed past him, hitting his chest with her spear as spark flew. Despite his armor protecting him, Alex still felt that attack and boy did it hurt. He raised his Magna Visor up to shoot her, but she was already gone, having jumped up before throwing her spear at him. Quickly, he moved, letting the spear hit and bounce off his shoulder cannons before he turned back and fired his Magana Visor gun at her. Kyoko twirled around in midair, bullets flying and grazing past her as more tears appeared on her dress along with cuts that stung, but she ignore the pain in favor of catching her spear and landing right back down on the ground before she dashed towards Alex again and struck him across the chest before he got the chance to fire any of his weapons at her.
"Ha! What's wrong?" Kyoko asked in a taunting voice as Alex skidded against the ground, having withstood Kyoko's earlier attack as he held his chest. "You seem slower than usual."
"Tch! Damn…" Alex cursed under his breath. While the Giga Launchers packed quite a punch, they were also a bit heavy thus slowing him down more than he liked.
"What? No back talk this time?" Kyoko said before she jumped towards the green Rider. "In that case, I'll end this little dance right now!"
"Tch!" Alex quickly pulled the Magna Visor back before he reached for his belt to draw a card when suddenly…
"That's enough."
*CRASH!*
Both Alex and Kyoko gasped in surprise when they found themselves not facing each other, but rather, were behind each other as Kyoko's spear was embedded in the spot Alex was just at moments ago. They both quickly turned around in surprise and confusion when they saw landing in between them with the gentleness of a feather was none other than Homura.
"Who!?/You!" Both Kyoko and Alex exclaimed in surprise before more voices appeared.
"Alex-san!" The voice of Madoka called out before she and the rest finally appeared, stopping when they saw the three. "Homura-chan?"
"What are you doing here?" Mami asked/demanded.
"That is none of your business." Homura said when Kyoko suddenly attacked her.
"Who the heck are you!?" Kyoko exclaimed angrily. It's been nothing, but one interruption after another and now she was pissed and annoyed! But when she swung her spear, all she hit was air. She blinked in surprise and confusion before sensing someone behind her and turned to see Homura herself, causing her to jump back on instinct. "How the-!? What did you do!?" When Homura said nothing, Kyoko realized something. "Oh, I see. You're that irregular I've heard from Kyubey."
'I didn't see her move! How did she do that?' Alex thought as he stayed cautious.
"Alex-san, daijōbu(Are you alright)?" Madoka asked.
"I'm fine. Just a few scratches." Alex said.
"That's some heavy artillery you got there." Sayaka commented, sweating nervously at the Giga Launchers on Alex's shoulders.
Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle drew everyone's attention and they all turned to see arriving at the end of the alley way was Ryuga with Haru.
"Minna(Everyone)!" Seeing his friends, Haru got off, taking off his helmet and entered the alleyway while Ryuga followed close behind.
"Haru-kun!" Madoka said in surprise. What was her friend/crush doing here with Ryuga?
"Who the heck are you two?" Kyoko said.
"I could ask you the same thing." Haru said, not knowing the girl and wondered why did it look like she just took a bomb to the face.
"Our names do not concern you, Sakura Kyoko." Ryuga said, his hood hiding his face like always.
Kyoko narrowed her eyes on Ryuga. "I don't remember giving my name to you. Have we met before?"
"Who can say?" Ryuga said with a shrug.
"I suggest you fall back." Homura said.
"And why should I listen to you?" Kyoko said.
"Because in case you haven't noticed, you're outnumbered." When Hourma said that, she was talking about the others, not counting herself and Ryuga.
"…Tch!" Kyoko clicked her tongue before shoulder her spear. "I can't see what cards you're playing. I'll back down for today."
"A prudent course of action." Homura said.
"But," Kyoko then pointed her spear at Alex. "Don't think this is over. As of right now, you're number one on my list."
"Geez, I feel so honored." Alex said sarcastically before Kyoko jumped up and disappeared.
"Okay, will someone tell me who the hell was that?" Haru asked as Homura walked up to Ryuga.
"That's what we're wondering." Sayaka said as she and Mami outfits flashed before they were back in their uniforms.
"Oi," Alex called out to Homura who stopped as Alex transformed back into his civilian form. "Why did you save me?"
"Do not misunderstand." Homura said, not even turning to face him as she spoke. "I just do not tolerate fools who start useless fights."
"Homura-chan…" Madoka muttered as she and the others watched Ryuga and Homura get on the Rider's bike and drove away.
"That girl really rubs me the wrong way." Sayaka commented before she turned and pointed at Mami. "Alright, Mami-san, time you told us what you know! Who was that girl and how do you two know each other!?"
"Yes, I did promise that." Mami said as she was thinking of how to explain.
"You okay, Alex? You were transformed." Haru asked, walking up to his friend who picked up his discarded bag.
"I'm fine. And so are the groceries." Alex said. "Did you get the water?"
"I kind of ran into a little something on the way." Haru said.
"A Mirror Monster?"
"That and I met another Rider." What Haru just said made everyone turn to him.
"Wait, did you say you met another Rider?" Sayaka asked.
Haru nodded. "Yeah, and well, to put it simply, he was a dick." That of course brought confused looks to everyone.
"Why don't we discuss this tomorrow at school?" Mami suggested. "The others will want to hear this, especially if there's another Rider."
"Okay." Madoka said as everyone nodded in agreement before they all went their separate ways for the night.
'Homura Akemi…' Kyubey thought. 'Just what are you planning? You and your partner?'
(With Homura and Ryuga)
With lights and cars moving past them, Homura held onto Ryuga tightly as they drove through the night in silence.
After a while did Homura finally speak up. "So, the Rider War finally begins?"
"With the appearance of Scissors, yes. But that's not all." Ryuga said as he came to a stop at a red light.
"What is it?"
"Earlier today before I met with the kid, I stumbled upon a dead Magical Girl when hunting for a Witch. Her head was severed and the body was covered in wounds caused by something sharp, something that wasn't caused by a Witch."
"A dead Magical Girl?" Homura muttered before she realized what Ryuga was trying to say and one could see the tiniest hint of anger in her eyes, "So, those two are in this time line."
"I know how you feel. I'm not exactly happy know know that they're in this timeline." Ryuga said before the light turned green and he continued driving.
"We were taken by surprise the first time, but we already know what they're capable of. It doesn't change things. We simply have to adjust our plans." Homura stated as she calmed down.
"I wouldn't get too confident if I were you. There's more."
"More?"
Ryuga nodded and continued. "It seems those two aren't the only ones to appear in this timeline as they're also not the only ones causing trouble."
(The Next Day)
As promised, the group were at the roof of school, using their lunch break to explain the events of last night.
"You guys ran into another Magical Girl?" Takeru asked, having just been told of Kyoko.
"Yeah." Sayaka nodded as she made extra sure to not look in Renji's way. "She suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stopped us from taking down the Familiar."
"But why would she do that?" Takeru asked.
The one to answer that was Alex. "It's because it wasn't a Witch. And because it wasn't a Witch, it wouldn't produce a Grief Seed if she had killed it herself."
"Wait, are you telling me that she let it get away just because it wouldn't produce a Grief Seed?" Haru said.
Alex nodded. "That's right. She even said she would let it eat people until it become one."
"That's horrible!" Madoka said, not believing that someone would just say and do that.
"So, she's still thinking like that." Mami said sadly, looking down in shame and guilt.
"Mami-san, who was that girl?" Sayaka asked "From the way you two talked, it's obvious you two know each other."
Mami looked at everyone before sighing. "I guess it can't be helped." Taking a moment to collect herself, Mami began to explain how she knew Sakura Kyoko. "Well, to start out, Sakura-san was…she used to be my apprentice."
"Apprentice?" Madoka repeated in confusion.
"You mean she used to work with you?" Haru asked.
Mami nodded. "When I met Sakura-san for the first time, she was still somewhat new to being a Magical Girl. She was fighting a Witch and almost lost her life if it wasn't for me. After I stepped in, we worked together to defeat the Witch and after that, she asked to be my pupil and I accepted."
"Wait, she was the one who asked?" Alex asked.
"Yes." Mami nodded. "From that point on, we worked together to take down Witches and Familiars alike. I should probably put this out before I forget, but Sakura-san is from the neighboring city of Kazamino. Anyway, we continued to work together, lending each other assistant. We were quite the pair back then." Mami couldn't help, but smile at the memories in her head.
"But what changed?" Renji asked.
At this did Mami look down sadly again. "For a while, Sakura-san stopped coming to the city t help me fight the Witches. At first, I was confused until I learned what happened.
"What happened?" Alex asked.
"Her family died." Mami said, getting gasps from the group. "Kyoko comes from a religious family. When we still worked together, she told me how poor her family used to be and how no one would come to her father's church. She told me when Kyubey appeared before her, she used her wish to help her family. I met her family only once, but they were good people."
"But what exactly happened? Did a Witch suddenly appear and kill them?" Takeru asked.
"I do not know.I just heard on the news one day while out patrolling." Mami said. "When I went to Sakura-san, she had just finished fighting a Witch. I asked what had happened, but all she said to me was that it was her magic that caused her family to die. After that, I notice the way she fought had changed."
"Changed? You mean she fought differently?" Alex asked since he was the only one to have fought her.
"Yes. You see, Sakura-san is able to cast illusion-type spells. She can make multiple images of herself and much more. You know how I have a finisher called Tiro Finale?"
"Yeah, what about it?" Renji asked.
A small blush made its way to Mami's face as she scratched her cheek. "Well, back then, I suggested we name our moves so with her illusion-based magic, she had a move called Rosso Phantasma."
"Rosso…Phantasma?" Takeru repeated in confusion.
"That's…surprisingly childish of you, Mami-san." Haru said.
"Uh, but don't you also say the name of your finisher?" Madoka said, talking about Haru's Dragon Rider Kick.
"Gh!" Haru blushed in embarrassment as he scratched his head and looked away from his crush. "W-Well, I'm not the only one who does it! Ryuga does it too!"
"While this conversation is amusing and all, we're getting off topic." Alex said before he gestured for Mami to continue.
Mami nodded in thanks before continuing. "I don't know what had happened, bit I figured it may have had something to do with her family. We talked for a bit when it suddenly changed into an argument. After that, we both fought each other."
"You fought?" Madoka asked and Mami nodded. "But why? You're both magical Girls."
"We may be Magical Girls, but that doesn't mean we'll see eye to eye all the time." Mami said. "I thought I could defeat her considering I had more experience, but I was wrong. My lack of resolve led me to lose and after that, she left and that was the last I saw of her…until last night."
"Can you think of any reason why she would be here instead of her own city?" Renji asked.
"If I had to guess, the number of Witches in her territory may have decreased." Mami said as her tone was still sad and her head was still lowered.
Seeing the sad face of Mami, Takeru went and placed a hand on her shoulder, getting her to turn to him where he gave her a reassuring smile which made Mami smile back thankfully.
"So now we know more about this new girl." Alex said before turning to Haru. "Now it's your turn. Is it true that you ran into another Rider?"
Haru nodded. "Yeah. I was out getting some water for us when a Mirror Monster was trying to drag someone into the Mirror World. I managed to save the person and went after the thing when he appeared and attacked me."
"He attacked you?" Madoka said in surprise.
"Yeah. I tried to talk to him, but he insisted on fighting. I then found out that the Mirror Monster that I was after happens to be his Contract Monster." Haru said, getting surprised looks.
"Wait, wouldn't that mean that he was trying to kill the person you saved?" Sayaka said.
"I thought that too and it disgusted me." Haru said in an angry tone. "I fought both him and his Contract Monster and was backed into a corner. It was then Ryuga showed up and gave me the name of the Rider: Kamen Rider Scissors."
"Scissors?" Renji said as he and everyone else imagined an ordinary pair of scissors, but with a mask on.
"That's…kind of lame." Sayaka said.
"I thought the same thing." Haru said. "Once Ryuga showed up, he and Scissors fought and drove the guy away. Apparently, there's a reason why Scissors attacked me, but Ryuga didn't explain anything to me and he said that Zero should have told me something important. Have you guys seen him anywhere?"
"Not since we got our powers." Takeru said.
"Damn. None of this makes any sense." Haru said as he scratched his hair in frustration.
"By the way," Alex spoke up and turned to Takeru. "Where were you last night, Takeru? Before I ran into the girls last night, I got a call from Renji saying you weren't back at the apartment which is rare considering you're always the first to be there."
"Oh, well…" Takeru debated whether to tell them or not before reminding himself that these were his friends. He could tell them anything. The guys that is. The girls, well there was limit to how much he could talk. "I was actually following the new transfer student."
"You mean Kagamine Shou?" Renji said and Takeru nodded. "Why were you following him last night?"
Takeru didn't speak at first as he took out a quarter from his pocket and showed it to everyone. "That person is walking down a path of destruction."
"You mean…" Haru and the boys all developed serious expressions as they knew better than to question Takeru's predictions.
"Yes, the shadow of death hangs over him." Takeru said. "But it's strange."
"What's strange?" Madoka asked as she and the girls knew how accurate Takeru's predictions were.
"I looked into his future to see if I was wrong and something happened." Takeru turned the coin over to the other side. "It showed that he was walking down a path of good fortune."
"Huh? But I thought you said he was walking down a path of destruction?" Sayaka said.
"That's what confuses me." Takeru said as he put the coin back in his pocket. "I keep predicting his future and I always get two different outcomes as if I was looking into the future of two different people. This has never happened before."
"That is strange." Mami said.
"Hey," Sayaka spoke up.
"What is it?" Haru asked.
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"What's strange?" Madoka asked.
"On the same day this new transfer student came did this new Rider appear." Sayaka pointed out.
"Are you suggesting that Kagamine-san is the Rider that attacked Yamamoto-san?" Mami said before thinking about it. "But it is true that this coincidence is too great."
"So what should we do?" Madoka asked.
"Why don't we just follow him once school ends?" Renji suggested. "Like Mami-san pointed out, this coincidence is too great."
"I'm gonna have to agree with Renji." Haru said. "Ryuga gave me no explanation as to why Scissors attacked me and Zero's not around. I want answers."
"Well you guys do that yourself. Renji and I still need to work. In case you've forgotten." Alex said, directing that last part to Renji who flinched. "How else are we gonna put food on the table?"
"I know, I know…" Renji said, raising his hands in defense.
"Sorry, guys." Haru apologized, knowing that the other two wanted to come, but they needed to make money.
"I'm also afraid we can't join you." Mami said. "Miki-san and I still have a responsibility to hunt down and defeat Witches."
"What about you, Madoka?" Sayaka asked her friend. "Since you're not a Magical Girl, you're free to do whatever. Want to come with us like always or go with the guys?"
"Um…" Madoka looked between the two sides, Mami and Sayaka, and Haru and Takeru. After thinking about it, she spoke up. "I think I'll…go with you and Mami-san. I still need to think about my wish and all."
"I see." Mami said, smiling. "Maybe that's for the best. We wouldn't want you to get dragged into the Mirror World. At least in a Witches barrier, you'll be fine…somewhat."
"Then it's decided." Takeru said. "Haru and I will shadow Kagamine-san to find out if he is Scissors. We'll contact you guys if anything comes up or if there's something we can't handle."
Everyone nodded in agreement before they all focused back on their lunch before the break was over and they had to return to classes.
(After School)
"Well then, we'll be off." Mami said as she and the girls separated from the group.
"You two stay safe! Especially, you, Haru. We wouldn't want Madoka here to worry so much." Sayaka said in a teasing tone.
"Sayaka-chan!" Madoka exclaimed as she blushed red.
"I will. Same goes to you three." Haru said as he and the boys waved goodbye before turning to each other. "Well, Takeru and I are gonna go. Have a nice day at work, you two."
"Yeah, yeah." Renji said as he and Alex took their leave.
"We better get going now. There he is." Takeru said as he pointed behind Haru and he turned to see Shou just leaving the school.
"You got your deck on you?" Haru asked and Takeru just patted his pocket. "Alright, let's go." And with that, the two began to follow the transfer student.
(Arcade)
The arcade was packed with games as one would expect obviously. Music played throughout the place as coordinated feet stepped on the right panels at the right time. The owner of said feet was none other than Kyoko who was dancing to the music while also eating from a box of pocky despite the fact that there was a sign that said: No Eating While Playing the Games.
Of course Kyoko saw this but, to put it simply, she didn't give a fuck and continued what she was doing.
"Yo. What do you want this time?" Kyoko said, not having to look behind her to know that Homura had just walked up to her.
"You have plans to claim this territory as your own, do you not?" Homura stated.
"Yeah, what's it to you?" Kyoko said as she continued to dance. "It's not uncommon for Magical Girls to be fighting over territory."
"It doesn't really matter to me what you do." Homura said.
"It doesn't matter? You're a strange one." Kyoko commented before she finished the song and dance, getting a new high score before turning to the mysterious Magical Girl. "You still haven't told me what I want to know. Who are you and what're you after?" Kyoko quickly turned back to the game as the next song played, but she was still waiting for Homura to speak.
"…In five months from today, a Walpurgis Night will come to this very city."
Kyoko almost tripped when she heard that. "How do you know that?" Walpurgis, a colossal Witch said to be so powerful that no Magical Girl could defeat it.
"That's a secret. In truth, the info itself does really mean much." Homura said.
"Doesn't mean much?" Kyoko repeated in confusion. This was a Walpurgis they were talking about and yet the girl behind her talked as if it were no threat. "Did you come all the way here just to tell me that?"
"No, I have one more thing to say. I just thought I should tell you before it's too late." Homura said. "Beware of a black and white Magical Girl."
"A black and white Magical Girl?" Kyoko quickly finished the song and turned around only to find no sign of Homura. "Tch! I don't know how she does that, but it's really starting to get on my nerves."
"Hey!" A voice called out to Kyoko, making her turn. What she was met surprised her.
"Didn't you read the sign? You're not supposed…to…" Alex in his part-time clothes trailed to a stop once he realized who he was talking to.
"Ah!" Both the Magical Girl and Rider said in surprise at the exact same time as in sync, they pointed at one another. "What are you doing here!?"
They both immediately felt weirded out by how in sync they were before Alex spoke first. "I work here."
"I came to play here." Kyoko replied back. "Didn't think I'd run into you so soon after last night."
"Well the feelings mutual." Alex said. "Now mind explaining why you're eating while playing a game when the sign says no eating or drinking?"
"I'm not eating or drinking." Kyoko said as she placed another pocky into her mouth. "I'm snacking."
If this were an anime, one would have seen a big, red tick mark appear on Alex as his eye twitched in annoyance.
"So you work here." Kyoko mused as she looked around the place before turning back to Alex with a smirk. "Looks like I have another reason to come here now."
"And what was your first reason?" Alex asked.
"To pass the time. And as everyone knows, games are wonderful for that." Kyoko said as the next song played and she resumed dancing. "Now be sure to treat me well. I am a customer after all."
"Grrr!" Alex gritted his teeth in frustration before giving up, knowing that there was nothing he could do in this situation. "Just don't try to do anything funny while here."
"Ha! Please, like you can stop me. Or did you forget our fight last night?" Kyoko said as she held up a bandaged hand.
"I seem to recall you getting blasted in the face."
"And I seem to recall you being slow as hell."
Amongst the other gamers of the arcade, one could have sworn a storm was forming around the two as sparks crackled between the two.
(With Haru and Takeru)
Quietly and slowly, Haru and Takeru peek their heads out from a corner to see Shou in the park, playing a guitar that he tends to carry around as a group of kids were gathered around to listen to him play.
"He's really good. I guess he wasn't lying when he said he's studied different kinds of music." Takeru commented.
"He seems like a really nice guy. Why would a path of destruction be his future?" Haru said.
"One of his futures." Takeru corrected his friend before looking around the area. "Still, we're quite far from the school. Just how does Kagamine-san get to school on time?"
"Oi~!" Suddenly, an unknown voice made the two Riders turn back in time to see Shou get tackled by a green haired girl who appeared to be a bit younger than Madoka and Sayaka. Said girl was wearing a sailor fuku as her her eyes were green and her hair was tied into two buns with the rest of her hair braided and fell down.
"Oof!" Shou grunted in surprise as he almost fell down, but managed to keep his balance and turn to the girl on his back. "Matsuri-chan, don't surprise me like that."
"Hehe, sorry." The now named Matsuri smiled as she hanged onto Shou's back.
"A friend?" Takeru guessed as Haru just shrugged as the two continued to watch from afar.
"Matsuri, stop acting childish and get off of Shou." Another voice called out as Haru and Takeru turned to see a group four, three girls and one boy, headed over to the two.
The first one and the one who had spoken up was a blue eyed, dark-blue haired girl who appeared to be around Kyoko's age. Her hair is tied in a ponytail as she and the rest of the girls wore the same sailor fuku as Matsuri.
The second girl was around the same age as the first. Her eyes were light pink and her hair was pink and reached all the way down to the top of her legs while to the side, her hair was tied in twin tails.
The third and last girl appeared to be the oldest of the girls and looked to be around their ages, maybe even a bit older. Her hair was blond and reached down to the top of her legs while her eyes were yellow.
Finally, the forth and only boy of the group was obviously the oldest, maybe around 17 years old thus making him older than them. He had fair skin, short bowl-shaped auburn hair with blue eyes and is quite tall. Unlike the girls who were wearing school uniforms, he was wearing a crimson t-shirt underneath a navy jacket, black trousers & white runners.
"Aw, but Chisato, I like it up here." Matsuri said, continuing to hang from Shou's back.
"You're not a kid, Matsuri. Get off of him." The now named Chisato said.
"Are you sure you're not just saying that so you can hog him to yourself?" Matsuri accused, getting a blush to appear on Chisato's face.
"W-Why in the world would I want to do that!?" Chisato exclaimed.
"Now, now. No need to shout." The blond haired girl said before looking towards Matsuri. "Matsuri, get off of Shou."
"Fine…" Matsuri said as she finally got off Shou.
"Arigato, Haruka-san." Shou said as he placed his guitar back in its case.
"Don't mention it." The now named Haruka said. "But you should just tell her stop every time she does this."
"I don't what the problem is with it." Shou said.
"You know, it's that kind of thinking that makes you soft. People are gonna take advantage of you because of that." The pink haired girl said.
"I'm not that soft, Arisa-chan." Shou said, not pleased at being called 'soft' before turning to the guy of the group. "Hey, Takahiro. Long time no see."
"That's it? Is that all have to say to your best friend who you haven't seen in years?" The now named Takahiro said.
Shou rolled his eyes before going up to the guy and gave him a brotherly hug which Takahiro returned. "It's good to see you, Takahiro."
"It's good to see you too man." Takahiro said before he ended the hug. "Sorry I couldn't come yesterday."
"That's fine. I got to know the girls a bit better." Shou said as the group began to talk amongst one another.
"I don't recognize those uniforms." Haru said as he couldn't figure out what school the girls came from based on their uniform. "Takeru, any ideas?"
"Yeah, I recognize it. That's the uniform of Akanegasaki Middle School." Takeru said. "My sister's planning on enrolling there next year since most of her friends are going there as well."
"I see. I wonder why he knows them." Haru said as the two continued to stay hidden.
"Man, it still sucks that you couldn't enroll in Akanegasaki. We could have hanged out in school." Takahiro said as he sat down at a nearby bench.
"My guardians wanted what's best for me so they enrolled me in one of the best middles schools here in Mitakihara." Shou said as he and the other girls stood around except for Arisa who sat down next to Takahiro.
"So what does that make our school? Chop liver?" Arisa said, giving Shou a playful look.
"I never said that. Stop putting words in my mouth." Shou said, giving the pink haired girl a look of annoyance as said girl just laughed.
"How has the school been treating you, Shou-kun?" Haruka asked, simply curious.
"Just fine, Haruka-san." Shou said. "The teachers and students are nice. I even made a friend."
"What's his name?" Chisato asked.
"His name is Uranaishi Takeru." Said man perked up when he heard his name. "He seemed like a really nice guy and an interesting thing about him is that he can do fortune telling."
"He does fortune telling?" Matsuri asked and Shou simply nodded.
"Ah, it's probably just a bunch of balony. No one can tell future through something like 'fortune telling.'" Arisa said, not knowing that Haru was keeping Takeru from coming over there and picking as fight. Takeru never did like people who question his fortune telling.
Takahiro looked at a nearby public clock and flinched at the time. "Yabai! Look at the time! I need to get to my part-time job!"
"Leaving already?" Shou asked, a bit sadden.
"Sorry, but I'm not loaded with money like you." Takahiro said as he got up and left. "See you girls tomorrow at school."
"See your tomorrow!" Matsuri waved goodbye along with the rest of the group.
"Well, I think it's time we took our leave as well." Haruka said. "We all have important business to do."
"What kind of business?" Shou asked, curious.
"That, Shou-kun, is a secret." Haruka said with a wink before taking her leave.
"It was nice talking with you." Chisato said before she followed after her sempai.
"Bye bye!" Matsuri waved goodbye before following the two girls.
"Try not to let all that money go to your head." Arisa commented before she followed after the group.
Shou simple chuckled as he waved goodbye before he grabbed his stuff and walked away.
"Well, that was interesting…I guess." Haru commented before he and Takeru followed after Shou. "I wonder how the girls are doing?"
"Who knows? But I predict that they'll be fine." Takeru said.
"I believe you." Haru said as he and Takeru stealthy followed suspect.
(With the girls)
Madoka ducked and covered her head as dust and debris flew over her head before she looked back up, watching both Mami and Sayaka fight the Witch they had just found.
Sayaka let out a battle cry as she struck with her sword, but the Witch dodged the sword threatening to kill her and quickly retreated. Sayaka gave chase and went to stab the Witch from behind, but a closed door got in her way.
"Damn!" Sayaka cursed as the makings of this Witches' Barrier was starting to annoy her. Many doors and stairs made up this place as the Witch they were fighting was using hit and run tactics, hitting them when it got the chance and quickly retreated behind doors only for it to pop out from another one. "This place is really starting to annoy me!"
"Sayaka-chan, behind you!" Madoka called out as the Witch appeared behind a door behind Sayaka, blades out and ready to kill her if it wasn't for the assistance of Mami who fired her musket. While she missed, the Witch was scared enough to retreat back into the door it came from.
"Arigato, Mami-san! You saved my butt!" Sayaka telepathically communicated.
"No problem! I've got your back!" Mami responded back telepathically before looking around the place. "This Witch is really nimble. I can't land a hit on it."
"Not only that, but it keeps retreating behind those doors. What is this, whack-a-mole!?" Sayaka telepathically said as the Witch they were fighting resembled a mole with a royal cape and crown to boot. It's Familiars even looked like straight knights and guards.
"Don't worry. I have a plan." Mami telepathically said before the musket in her hand enlarged.
"Mami-san, what are you planning to do?" Madoka asked, having heard the telepathic conversation between both Magical Girls.
"Don't you worry, Kaname-san. I won't let Miki-san get hurt." Mami assured the girl next to her before she communicated back to Sayaka. "Listen up, Miki-san. I'm going to destroy all the doors except the one right in front of you. Don't move from that and wait until it comes out to finish it off!"
"Got it! Ready whenever you are!" Sayaka readied her sword as she waited for her Sempai to act.
"I've been meaning to try out this new attack. Get ready because I'll destroy them all at once!" Mami declared as the enlarged gun next to her wasn't the only one she had. All over the Barrier, more enlarged guns were positioned over the doors of the area, ready to fire at Mami's command. "Get ready! I call this: Trio Ricercare(Search Shot)!" Then, with the snap of her fingers, all of her guns fired at all the doors except the one in front of Sayaka as seconds later, the Witch as well as some of her Familiars were forced out, covered in a bit of soot.
"You forced it out!" Madoka smiled.
"Miki-san, now's your chance!" Mami shouted over to Sayaka.
"Way ahead of you!" Sayaka said as with the wave of her cape, she summoned more swords around her before grabbing a couple and throwing them at the Witch's Familiars, getting them out of the way before she grabbed her last two swords, one in each hand, and jumped towards the Witch. With open mighty cry, Sayaka struck with an X slash, hitting the Witch and slicing it into four before the remains of said Witch exploded and Sayaka caught what was left of it: A Grief Seed.
"We did it!" Sayaka cheered, smiling towards Mami and Madoka as they smiled back.
"Good work, Miki-san. For your second time facing a Witch, you did really well." Mami complimented.
"Oh stop, you're making me blush." Sayaka said as she scratched the back of her head before she noticed Mami looking around the place. "Something wrong, Mami-san?"
"I thought I sensed someone close by when we ran into the Witch." Mami said when all of a sudden, a body dropped from above and landed right next to them.
"Kya!" Madoka cried out in surprise as she jumped back in surprise.
"A person?" Sayaka said before looks of horror appeared on her and the others' faces. The reason for this was because the person before them had blood all over them. From the body alone, the person was a female as her clothes were in ruins, having been ripped to shreds as deeps wounds nearly decorated her entire body. Even her face wasn't spared for it sported three, deep slash marks that took one eye away from the girl.
"This…This is horrible…" Madoka breated out as she held back the urge to throw up at the sight before her and everyone.
"This feeling…A Magical Girl?" Mami muttered identifying the girl before them.
"Did the Witch do this?" Sayaka wondered.
"No, these wounds aren't from the Witch we just fought." Mami said as she stepped over to the dead body in order to examine it. This wasn't the first time she's seen a dead Magical Girl after all. "These wounds…they appear to have been caused by a sharp object like a knife or sword."
"Does that mean there's another Witch nearby?" Madoka asked.
"No, that's wrong." The group turned to see Kyubey appearing from the shadows.
"Kyubey!" Madoka said as said…thing climbed up to Madoka's shoulders.
"Yare yare(Oh dear), another victim has come to light." Kyubey said as he looked at the body, his face showing no change what so ever, but then again, when has it not?
"Another victim?" Sayaka repeated in confusion.
"It's so troubling when one uses Magical Powers that were intended to defeat Witches against those of their own kind." Kyubey said, making the eyes of all three girls widen.
Mami was the first to regain her bearings as she narrowed her eyes at Kyubey and said, "What do you mean?"
(Back with Haru and Takeru)
Both Haru and Takeru continued to tail Shou. They had tailed him to his house and watched him through the windows while making sure not to be seen. While watching him, they learned that his guardians were his aunt and uncle and they were fairly rich if the size of the house told them anything. Nighttime had soon come and Shou had went out to get supplies for his instruments which Haru and Takeru learned he possessed quite the variety of instruments ranging from guitars to violins to drums and etc.
"Still nothing out of the ordinary." Takeru said as he and Haru watched Shou leave the store with a bag of the supplies he needed.
"I'm starting to feel jealous." Haru said as the amount of money Shou had at his disposal both made him jealous and made him want to punch something.
"Of course you would." Takeru said, rolling his eyes at his friend's behavior.
And then, suddenly…
*RINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG~!*
"Gah! Now of all times!?" Haru said as he and Takeru looked around to find the source of the noise when they saw Shou running off. "He's running! Does that mean…"
"Only one way to find out." Takeru said as he and Haru gave chase.
The scream of a man and a woman got their attention and when they turned the corner, they saw a couple with webbing around the neck being dragged into the Mirror World.
"Shit!" Haru said as he acted quickly and went to save the man. He got their in time, grabbing him while Takeru hurried to get the webbing off. As for the woman, she grabbed by none other than Shou who looked at the two in surprise.
"What the-!? Uranaishi-san!? Yamamoto-san!?" Shou said in surprise, recognizing the two.
"No time to talk!" Haru said as Takeru finally got the webbing off the man and he pulled the man back before Takeru went to work on the woman.
"There!" Takeru said once he got the webbing off and Shou pulled, saving the woman as the webbings retreated back into the Mirror World.
"They're unconscious." Shou noted as he checked both the man and the woman. He then looked back at the window before them that gave their reflections before going up to it. "Looks after those two for me!"
"Eh?" Haru said before Shou pulled out from his back pocket…
"An Advent Deck!" Takeru said in surprise as the Advent Deck in Shou's hand was blue with a golden tiger symbol.
With the Deck in his right hand, Shou presented the Deck to the window and a V-Buckle soon appeared around his waist. After that, he crossed his arms in front of him before pulling back and enters a stance with his right hand prepared to insert the Deck while his left hand was out in a claw gesture.
"Henshin!" Shou shouted before inserting the Deck into the V-Buckle three images appeared and overlapped him, donning him in armor.
Shou now wore a black bodysuit with silver sockets at the knees and shoulders. Silver and blue graves and gauntlets protected his ankles and arms as a silver chest plate covered his chest with blue outlining it, imitating pectorals. A shoulder guard sat and protected both his shoulders at the end were claws and in the middle formed a color around his neck. Finally, a black helmet with a silver faceplate resembling a tiger covered his head.
Wasting no time, the now transformed Shou jumped into the window and disappeared.
"So Shou was a Rider." Takeru said.
"Yeah, but he wasn't the one who attacked me." Haru said, getting a surprised look from Takeru.
"He's not?" Takeru asked as Haru got up
"No, the guy that attacked me was themed after a crab. And last time I checked, crabs weren't tigers." Haru said before ran up to the window and presented his Deck.
"I'm coming too!" Takeru said as he stood next to Haru and presented his deck before V-Buckles appeared around their waist.
Haru did his usual arm thrust to the side while Takeru thrusts his hand forward with the thumb, index, and middle finger out before they both shouted, "Henshin!" Their respective armors soon appeared over them and the two were ready.
"Yosha(Alright)!" Haru said before he and Takeru jumped into the window.
(Mirror World)
Shou jumped into the air, an axe in hand known as the Dest Visor, and came down upon one of the Mirror Monsters that attempted to drag the man and woman into this world. Shou's attack connected and the Mirror Monster was thrown back before being helped up by its fellow comrade.
"A Respider and a Solospider." Shou identified both humanoid spider monsters as Shou readied his axe. "This will be tough, but nothing I can't handle. Hah!"
The tiger-themed Rider wasted no time charging towards the two. He swung his axe down, forcing the two to separate from each other as Shou chose to attack the Respider first. He swung his axe down and struck the Mirror Monster across the chest before going for a second attack, but the Mirror Monster blocked it. Shou quickly kicked the Mirror Monster back before it could use the time to counter before Chou continued to overpower the Mirror Monster if it wasn't for the Solospider finally coming into help his fellow Spider. It grabbed Shou from behind and swung him around before using its claws to strike Shou across the face. Shou stumbled back a bit before the Solospider leaned down and the Respider jumped over him, drop kicking Shou back as he rolled across the ground. The Respider went to finish the Rider off with is claws, but Shou blocked the claws with his axe and kicked the Monster back away from him before got back up in time to see the Solospider fire webbing at him. It struck and stuck to his arm, but in a surprising show of strength, Shou grabbed the web and pulled, bringing the Solospider towards him like a fisherman reeling in a fish before he swung his weapon over headed, striking the Spider-typed Mirror Monster across the chest and sending the Mirror Monster down to the ground. Lifting his axe up, he went to finish off the Monster when webbing from the Respider stuck to the axe and pulled, making Shou stumble back before he fought to make sure his weapon didn't fly out of his hands when all of a sudden, he was kicked in the back, sending him forward down to the ground and making him lose his Dest Visor. Shou shook his head before he looked back to see a third Spider-type Mirror Monster.
"A Mispider." Shou identified before he got up and blocked a punch from the Mispider before punching it right in the face and then kicked its chest, sending it back before the Solospider and Respider came back and attacked him. Shou did his best to avoid the claws of both Mirror Monsters before he kicked the Solospider back with a kick to the gut before throwing a punch to the Respider, but the fist was batetd aside and the Respider struck the Rider across the chest, making him stumble back before the Mispider appeared again and kicked Shou in the chest, sending him back as he rolled on the ground.
"Dammit." Shou gritted his teeth as he got back up looked at three Spider-type Mirror Monsters. To be honest, he did not like his odds.
ADVENT
Suddenly, from above, Takeru's Contract Monster, Evildiver, dived in and struck all three Mirror Monsters, sending them back as appearing at Shou's side were Haru and Takeru who had Shou's Dest Visor.
"You two are…!?"
"You dropped this." Takeru said as he handed Shou's axe-type Visor back.
"Thanks." Shou said as he took back his Dest Visor. "Who are you two?"
"I'm Ryuki. My friend here is Raia." Haru said. "So, what are you called when like this?"
"…Tiger. I'm called Kamen Rider Tiger." Shou said, revealing his Rider name.
"Tiger? That's…kind of plain considering what you are." Haru commented. "But whatever, we've got some Mirror Monsters to fight and there's one for each of us. Let's do this!"
Takeru and Shou nodded before all three Riders went to their Visors, Haru pushing down the brow of the Drag Visor, Takeru pushing up the end of the Evil Visor, and Shou pushed up the tiger head of his Dest Visor before they all drew cards from their respective Decks and inserted them into their respected Visors."
SWORD VENT
SWING VENT
STRIKE VENT
Appearing in their hands, Haru had his Drag Saber while a whip modeled after Evildiver's tail called the Evil Whip appeared in Takeru's hands and a pair of clawed gauntlets appeared in Shou's hands.
Haru ran ahead of the others as he jumped and kicked the Solospider back while Takeru dealt with the Mispider and Shou took care of the Respider.
Haru used his sword to deflected two clawed strikes from the Solopspider before he slashed the Mirror Monster across the chest two times before kick the Monster away. The Mirror Monster stumbled back before it cried out in anger and charged at the dragon-themed Rider, but said Rider simply jumped over it, stepping over it as the Solorspider stumbled forward and hit a wall before Haru turned and kicked the Solospider hard enough to send it through the wall. After that, Haru shifted the Drag Saber into his other hand before pushing down the brow of his Drag Visor and drew a card.
Webbing stuck to Takeru's hand as he was pulled in by the Mispider. Attacking back, Takeru swung his whip once he was dragged in close enough, hitting the Mirror Monster across the chest before swinging his whip again and struck the Monster across the face, making the Mirror Monster stumble back, holding its face in pain while Takeru ripped the webbing off of him and spun his whip around before throwing it at the Mispider who caught it in confusion before being punched in the face by Takeru, sending her back flying as Takeru drew another card from his deck.
With only one Monster to deal with, Shou easily dealt with the Respider. His bigger clawed gauntlets blocked the Respider's claws from hitting him before he kicked it back and struck it across the chest twice with both his claws, forcing it back before Shou swung his left claw upwards, striking the Respider upward which sent it up into the air before it came was struck by Shou's right claw as he brought the Monster down hitting the ground. One could not see it because of his helmet, but a smile was appearing on Shou's face as he kicked the down Monster, sending it rolling away from him before he realized that he was smiled and shook his head to get rid of it before he got rid of his gauntlets and brought out his Dest Visor and drew another card as he along with Haru and Takeru inserted their cards.
FINAL VENT
FINAL VENT
FINAL VENT
Roars and screeches sounded out as DragReder appeared around Haru, Evildiver flew down to Takeru, and an armored, humanoid being resembling a tiger appeared. This was Shou's Contract Monster, the Destwilder.
Haru circled his arms before he thrusts them out before entering a stance as DragRder coils around him. After that, Haru went and jumped up high into the sky with DragReder following, coiling around him as Haru corkscrews in midair before he gets into a kicking position. Meanwhile, Takeru goes and jupms up before he lands right on top of Evildiver and they were off, charging towards the Mispider while with Shou, his Contract Monster appeared from behinds the Respider and pushed it down to the ground before dragging the Monster over to him where Shou once again had his Dest Claws and waited for the right moment to strike.
"Dragon Rider Kick!"
"Hide Venom!"
"Crystal Break!"
Haru was engulfed in flames as DragReder had sent him flying towards the Solospider who could only look up in horror before it cried out in pain when Haru's kick connected as it exploded as Haru landed right back down.
Takeru and his Evildiver kept flying towards the Mispider at high speeds, going so fast that the Mispider didn't have time to dodge as with enough force, Evildiver rammed right into the Mirror Monster, destroying it as Takeru jumped out of the smoke and landed on his knees while his Contract Monster flew out just fine.
Finally, Shou watched his the Respider being dragged by his Contract Monster got closer and closer to him before he struck at the right moment where Destwilder sent the Mirror Monster towards him and he greeted said Monster with claws through its chest. The Spider-type Mirror Monster cried out in before it exploded right in front of him.
"Yosha(Alright)! We did it!" Haru cheered as his and Takeru's Contract Monster absorbed the life force from the Monsters they just defeated with the Destwilder doing the same for its Monster his Master just destroyed.
Takeru nodded in satisfaction before he turned towards Shou who just stood where he was at. With the threats now out of the way, Takeru walked over to Shou, calling out to him. "Hey, you alright?"
Breaking out of whatever trance he was in, Shou went and turned to the other Riders, claws at the ready.
"Whoa! Hold it! We don't want to fight!" Takeru said, raising his hands in defense as Haru came to his side.
"We just helped you. Why are you so hostile?" Haru asked.
"Why else would I need to be so hostile? We're Riders after all." Shou said.
"Wha-!? That makes no sense!" Haru said. "We're both Riders! Why do we need to fight!?"
"Why do we…?" From behins his helmet, Shou looked at the two in confusion. "Wait, do you two not know about the War?"
"War? What war?" Takeru asked.
"…Don't tell me." Shou said as he relaxed his stance and stood up straight. "Are you guys new Riders?"
"Well, we did just get these powers a few days ago, so yeah." Haru said. "Why?"
"Oh boy." Shou said as he realized the situation. "This might take some time to explain."
Both Haru and Takeru looked at the tiger-themed Rider in confusion, unaware of the dire news they were about to receive.
And done! Now I bet you weren't expecting Oriko Magica and Suzune Magia to appear in this story! Now if you're wondering why I did this, it's because it provides me with more opportunities for me to add to this story. Plus, I thought it could spice things up a bit. And if you're wondering why I didn't include Kazumi Magica, it's the simple fact that the gang already has one Incubator to deal with. They don't need another aka Jubey to cause more problems.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed today's chapter as much as I did as I am very confident with this one. It just had the right feeling to it. And ValvraveRider17, if you're reading this, I hope I did your OC justice in his fight. And congrats Heisei255 for your OC's first appearance here. Anyway, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Until the next ride!