Hello Fanfiction readers! Ashbel Longhart back to bring you more of my Ryuki story! I'm glad to see people are still giving this a read but also sad at how little views this story is getting though there aren't that many readers of Kamen Rider x Madoka Magica if anyone's noticed. But on another note, Finals are over and I'm finally free to write however I want! Cue 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.)
Anyway, last time, shit happened. Takeru and Mami both ran into the Black Magical Girl aka everyone's favorite crazy girl, Kure Kirika! Not only that, but Drake aka Kamen Rider Scissors, kidnapped Madoka in order to force Haru into fighting him to the death! What will happen? If you all seen Ryuki then you know what happens when two Riders fight. And same goes for Magical Girls. Let's see how intense this gets. Let's Ride! If you do not fight, then you won't survive!
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
ADVENT
"Telepathy"
"Reflection"
Wish 11: Kirika's All Out Assault!/First Blood
(Last Time)
"Desperate times do call for desperate measures…"
"Tell us, why do you hunt down Magical Girls and kill them?"
"My reasons do not concern you."
"We now know why Riders wear masks in the first place which is to prevent other Riders to have an advantage over us."
"She told me that the one who killed her was a black Magical Girl."
"While we're on the topic of looking for Magical Girls, I've got one of my own. You wouldn't happen to have any info in Magical Girl in white? Somebody named Oriko."
"Yuma said something about a 'wish.' Care to explain?"
"I can't believe I have to stoop to doing this. Kaa-san would no doubt hate me for this."
"It's Madoka! She's been kidnapped!"
"It's thanks to you that my love didn't die. I'm Kure Kirika. And I need to thank my savior."
"Eh? Love? Savior?"
"Love is only limited by infinity. That's why the things I do for her are infinite!"
"A Black Magical Girl…"
"You want to fight me so badly, then fine! It's time we ended this right now!"
"And so, the first fight between Riders has begun."
(Now)
I hate everything in this world…
*SWOOSH-SWOOSH-CLANG!*
Hollow conversations that are filled with nothing but "Yeah's"…
*SWOOSH-CLANG-SWOOSH!*
Brazenly stupid friendships or love games…
*CLANG-CLANG-SWOOSH!*
Yeah…all of it…boring…
Kure Kirika didn't know why she was thinking these things in the first place but these thoughts didn't hinder her actions as she swung her claws down.
*BAM!*
"Ugh!" Mami grunted as she barely blocked Kirika's claws with one of her muskets before being pushed back by the force of Kirika's attack alone. Her eyes widen in surprise when the next set of claws was heading right for her head yet she quickly calmed her heart and nerves and quickly ducked before flipping back and away from the black Magical Girl.
"I've never met such a persistent Magical Girl before." Kirika commented. "Congrats for the new record! You've certainly held out longer than most."
"Oh my, is that so?" Mami said as she waved her hand and summoned forth more muskets to aid her. "Then I'll have to tell all my friends about it. It'll make for a great tale at our tea party."
Mami held a calm smirk on her face but her thoughts didn't match her expression. She has the necessary firepower to fight back but they require time to aim and fire. Her opponent, Kirika, has the speed needed to dodge the line of fire during that span of time and her claws can tear through her restraining magic. In short…
'This is a bad match-up.' Mami thought.
"I'm bored." Kirika suddenly comments, her expression matching her words as she was getting tired of this game of cat and mouse.
"Oh my, you seemed to get bored easily. Even though you're not done yet." Mami points out as she then says, "You're just like a child."
*SNAP!*
Mami didn't know if it was her imagination or not, but she could have sworn she heard something snap.
"Who the hell are you calling a CHILD!?" Kirika shouted loudly as she leaped into the air and dived straight towards Mami, claws ready to tear her a new one.
Mami looked surprise at Kirika's speed and reacted as quickly as she could but to the surprise of both girls, a whip had wrapped around Kirika's leg before said Magical Girl was swung around until she crashed into a pillar of yarn which was a part of the Witch's Barrier.
"Mami!" Said blond looked up to see Takeru, now Raia, riding on his Contract Monster, Evildiver. Takeru had a hand stretched out and Mami quickly raised a hand of her own where Takeru grabbed onto it and the two quickly escaped.
"Shit," Kirika said as she removed herself from the yarn pillar, clawing strands that were tangled around her as she watched the pair run. "I forgot about savior's boyfriend. How careless of me. But what a surprise, I didn't know there were other Riders."
Saying the last part rather ominously, Kirika quickly moved in order to find prey.
(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.
(Meanwhile, with Alex and Kyoko)
"I'm gonna kill him."
"You can't kill him."
"Are you going to stop me?" Alex turned to Kyoko with a raised eyebrow. "Are you not the least bit enraged by the fact that Kyubey turned Yuma into a Magical Girl?"
Said girl was currently looking back and forth between her two caretakers/unofficial guardians. If an outside point of view saw this, they would have compared it to a child stuck between two arguing parents.
"Of course I am," Kyoko said. "But I'm more pissed off at the one who prompted Yuma into becoming a Magical Girl than I am at Kyubey."
"You mean this Oriko girl, right?" Alex asked and Kyoko nodded.
"Now that I think about it, Yuma would have never been approached if you had stayed by her side that night." Kyoko said, pointing an accusing finger at the Rider.
"You think you're the only one who's angry at me?" Alex slapped the offending finger away and glared right back at the red head.
"N-No fighting!" Yuma stuttered as she got in between the two.
Remembering the young girl's presence, both Alex and Kyoko reigned in their emotions and thoughts about the matter of Yuma's new status as a Magical Girl and continued to head towards their destination which was…
"Remind me again why I have to go with you to save this Madoka girl?" Kyoko asked.
"I never asked you to come with me. You just decided to follow me." Alex said as he had gotten a call earlier from Renji about what had happened with Madoka and that Haru was currently fighting with Scissors.
"Uh, no, Yuma's the one following you." Kyoko pointed down to said girl who was doing her best to keep up with the two.
"I'm…gonna…help…Alex!" Yuma huffed as she ran as fast as her legs were able.
"And since Yuma here wants to help you, I naturally have to follow her in order to keep her safe." Kyoko finished from where she left off.
"You don't trust me to look after Yuma." Alex stated, understanding why Kyoko was tagging along. Just knowing that made him angry.
"Geez, I bet you can be good friends with this guy I know. I can't tell you his first name, but his last name is Sherlock." Kyoko said with a mocking smile.
It didn't take a genius to know what Kyoko was trying to say and that just made Alex even more mad. Alex was so busy glaring at Kyoko that he didn't look where he was running and bumped into someone.
"Oof!"
"Ah!"
The person Alex bumped into was knocked over while the Rider himself managed to catch himself in time before he could fall.
"Watch where you're going." Kyoko said to Alex.
"Oh shut up." Alex said, throwing another glare at Kyoko before turning and offering a hand to the person he bumped into, a blond haired girl. "You okay?"
"Y-Yes, I'm fine. Sorry for bumping into you."
"No, I wasn't looking where I was going cause someone wouldn't stop antagonizing me!" Alex once again threw a glare at Kyoko who responded by sticking out her tongue. While childish, Kyoko would admit that it was fun to mess with Alex though she'd never say that outloud.
"I guess we're both at fault. Anyway, I must be on my way." The girl said as she went and entered an alleyway.
"Hmm…" Yuma hummed as she watched the girl walk away.
"What's up?" Kyoko asked, seeing the look on Yuma's face.
"Nothing." Yuma quickly said. "It just looked like that girl had a lot on her mind. Anyway, we need to hurry. Alex's friends are in trouble!"
"So eager to help…" Alex muttered as he remembered what Yuma had told him what she had wished for.
To be of help to Alex and Kyoko.
Just thinking about what Yuma wished for made both Alex and Kyoko feel guilty. They had decided to take care of her on a whim. Nothing more than make sure she stayed nice and healthy and happy. They didn't think they had that much influence on the girl to make her wish for something like that.
*rrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnngggggggg!*
Alex was broken out of his thoughts when suddenly, he heard the calling ring noise of the Mirror World and turned to see from across the street in the window of a building was his Contract Monster.
"Magnugiga?" Alex Immediately knew what his Contract Monster was trying to say as its appearance told him enough. And that though was later solidified by the shine of Kyoko and Yuma's glowing Soul Gems.
"A Witch is near."
(Back with Mami and Takeru)
"We should be safe here, for now." Takeru said as he and Mami were hiding behind a giant ball of yarn. He turns to the blond Magical Girl and asks, "Daijōbu ka(Are you alright), Mami?"
Mami answered him with a nod and smile. "Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for the save though you could have joined the battle a bit faster, you know?"
"Sorry but I got a call from Sayaka-san." Takeru said as under his helmet, his face grew grim. "It's Madoka-san. She's been kidnapped."
"Nani(What)!?"
"She's fine, don't worry." Takeru assured the girl before continuing. "It was Scissors again. He used Madoka-san to draw Haru into a fight. And from what Sayaka told me, I don't think either of them is going to let the other get away this time."
"A fight to the death." Mami stated, her face grim.
"Yeah, though I know Haru won't kill him." Takeru said, confidant. "Haru can get mad easily if you know what buttons to push, but I know he'd never kill anybody. He's one of the strongest guys I know so I'm confident he can win."
"So you're not the least bit worried about him?" Mami asked.
"Oh no, I'm still worried about him. But we can't go anywhere until we take care of Kure-san." Takeru said, looking out to check and see if there was any sign of the Magical Girl killer anywhere. "By the way, what happened out there? You're usually much more faster in a fight than what happened earlier."
"She's just that fast." Mami said when she noticed Takeru looking around the area a lot. "What's wrong?"
"Kure-san killed that Witch earlier, right?" Takeru asked.
"Yes, we both saw it with our own eyes. Why do you ask?"
"Because the Witch Barrier around us still hasn't fallen." Takeru pointed out, gesturing to everything around them.
Now that Mami had a moment to stop and think, she saw what Takeru had pointed out. Usually, when a Witch is killed, the Barrier it had put up beforehand would disappear soon after. But the Barrier around them was still up as if the Witch who had conjured it was still alive.
'What's going on? The Witch's Barrier should have disappeared the minute Kure-san had killed it. Could it be her magic? But that shouldn't be possible, no one has magic that strong enough to hold a dead Witch's Barrier up. The best anyone could do is…'
"…slow the process down." Mami muttered her thoughts out loud before her eyes widen in realization.
"Mami?" Takeru looked at Mami in confusion.
"So that's it." Mami said. The more she thought about it, the more it added up. Why the Witch's Barrier was still up, why she had been so slow during her fight with Kirika. It wasn't because Kirirka herself was super-fast, it's because—
"Her magic slows her enemies down."
"Kure-san's magic?" Takeru asked if Mami was talking about the black Magical Girl and the blond nodded.
"Kure Kirika's magic slows her enemies down, thus giving the illusion of her having exceptional acrobatic agility and speed. That's why I was caught so surprised during our fight."
"But when did she have time to use her magic? Does anything her claws touch slow down?" Takeru guessed as Mami was hit a few times by Kirika's claws.
Mami shook her head. "No, I don't think that's it. Something like that should have worn off over time yet I still feel sluggish. If I had to guess, it must have been when she got eaten by the Witch earlier. She must have let it trap her and used that opportunity to set up the spell."
"But doesn't that mean everything in this Barrier except herself is slowed down?" Takeru asked as he checked himself.
"We don't know how far her magic extends but let's assume it does." Mami said before sighing. "I'll admit, she got us."
"What should we do then?" Takeru asked. "If she can slow everything down then I doubt a surprise ambush will work."
"Hmm…" Mami hummed to herself. If Kirika can slow everything down then their attacks will never hit her. What they need to do is use Kirika's magic against her. But how?
Surprisingly, an idea came to her when her eyes spotted a wondering Familiar. Despite the Witching being long dead, its Familiars were still here, probably thanks to Kirika's magic. And that's when an idea came to her.
"I have an idea." Mami told the Rider next to her. "But fair warning, I don't know if it'll work."
"Then we'll just have to make it work." Takeru said, encouraging Mami who smiled and nodded.
And so the two got to work as fast as they could. Because the faster they finish this, the sooner they can get to Haru and the others.
(With Haru, Mirror World)
SWORD VENT
STRIKE VENT
From the sky, a sword modeled after Dragreder's tail and a gauntlet modeled after Volcancer's pincers fell down into the hands of the two Riders, Haru as Ryuki, and Drake as Scissors. With weapons in hand, both Riders charged towards one another and clashed. Drake blocked Haru's sword with his pincer-claw weapon before jumped back to avoid a swing to his stomach. Haru goes for another slash but is deflected when Drake swings his weapon upward, knocking the sword out of Haru's hand before Drake takes the chance to strike him across the chest, causing sparks to fly off of Haru as he was knocked back. Drake leaps to strike the downed Rider but Haru rolls out the way in time before the claw-pincers and hit him. Lucky for Haru, as he rolled away, he rolled over to his Drag Saber and quickly grabs it before getting back up in time to block Drake's Scissors Pincer but found himself in between the claws of the pincer weapon. He quickly raised his other hand and used his Drag Visor and Drag Saber to prevent the pincers from closing and taking his head as he found himself being pushed back until he slammed against a wall.
"Come on! Is this the best you've got?" Drake taunted as he put more strength into closing the pincers of his weapon.
"I'm just…getting started!" Haru grunted as he raised his right foot and kicked the crab-themed Rider away from him, freeing him from the pincers before he jumped, spun around, and kicked the enemy Rider's chest, knocking said Rider back.
Drake rolled on the ground but quickly stopped himself and got back up only to see Haru throw his Drag Saber at him. Reacting quickly, Drake crossed his arms and blocked the thrown sword as it was sent into the air but this is what Haru had planned for as he had run up to Drake and jumped, using his arms as leverage, knocking said arms aside in the process, in order to reach and grab his sword before coming back down upon the crab-themed Rider for a mighty downward slash across the chest, sparks flying right off him as Drake was sent reeling back.
"Alright!" From the real world, Sayaka cheered as she and the others, Renji and Madoka, watched as Haru fought Drake.
"Go Haru-kun!" Madoka threw in her own cheer as well.
Drake spared a glance towards them before looking back at Haru. "You've got some nice friends."
"They're the best." Haru said as he leveled his sword at Drake.
Drake couldn't help but scoff. "Well aren't you blessed?"
"What's with the spite? You don't have any friends of your own?" Haru asked.
"Sorry, but I didn't have time to make any friends with my kind of lifestyle." Drake said as he got rid of his Scissors Pincer, dropping it to the ground, before he went and drew a card from his Advent Deck.
From behind his helmet, Haru raised an eyebrow at the enemy Rider. "Your kind of lifestyle?"
"I'm sure you know, not everyone has the same kind of life. Not everyone can go to a school, learn, and then go to a college. People need money for that. And that's exactly what I'm fighting for."
"Money? You mean to tell me you're doing all of this…for money!?" Haru lowered his sword in order to shout and glare at Drake.
"Someone like you, who can afford to go to a place like Mitakihara will never understand. But that's fine." Drake said as he opened his Scissors Visor and inserted his card. "All you need to know is that you're going to make me a very rich man. And unlike spoiled rich kids, I've got a perfect reason to spend that money!"
ADVENT
Right before him, a mirror appeared right in front of Drake before rising out of that Mirror was his Contract Monster, Volcancer. The Monster let out a cry before it and Drake charged straight towards Haru. Seeing both Rider and Monster coming at him, Haru steeled himself and readied his sword.
The first to attack was Drake as he swung his sheer-like Visor at him. He ducked under it and elbowed Drake in the back, sending him stumbling forward where Haru then turned and slashed him across the back, getting a grunt of pain from him. But with Haru's attention on Drake, Volcancer took the chance to strike him across the back in ironic fashion as Haru cried out in pain before he was kicked in the chest by Drake which sent him into the outstretched arms of Volcancer where the Monster held him in place for Drake to walk up to him and proceed to hit him all over from his chest to his, using either his fists or his Scissors Visor to deal more damage.
"Hey! No fair! It's two against one!" Sayaka cried out in complaint as Renji took out his Advent Deck in order to help Haru out.
Seeing this, Haru shouted to his fellow Rider, "Stay out of this!"
Haru gritted his teeth when Drake hit him again across the chest with his Scissors Visor before he finally fought back by kicking the crab-themed Rider back before he swung his head back, his helmet covered head hitting Volcancer across the face hard enough to get the Contract Monster to release him as Haru turned and slashed the Mirror Monster across the chest once before kicking it way. He turned around in time to block Drake's Visor with his Saber and pushed the Rider back before the dragon-themed Rider dropped down and swept his legs under Drake's knocking him down to the ground. Haru quickly swung his sword down at the knocked over Rider but his sword was stopped Drake's Visor before the crab-themed Rider used his free hand and punched Haru in the face, sending him stumbling back as he dropped his weapon in his surprise. Getting back up to his feet, Drake ran up to Haru to deliver a drop kick which sent him stumbling back into Volcancer's waiting arms. But instead of holding him like last time, Volcancer swung Haru around before releasing him in order to strike the dragon-themed Rider across the chest which sent Haru back and down to the ground.
"Haru/Haru-kun!" Renji and the girls cried out in worry for the dragon Rider.
"And now to finish you!" Drake declared as he raised his sheer-like Visor before rushing over to Haru in order to deal the finishing blow. Once close enough, Drake leaped over in order to stab his Visor forward.
"Haru-kun!" Madoka cried out loudly for her crush, dread filling her entire body. But those feelings of dread were soon washed away when in the next instant…
STRIKE VENT
Instead of rolling away to dodge, Haru rolled towards Drake as the crab Rider's Scissors Visor barely missed him as Haru practically punched his right arm out, said arm equipped with the Drag Claw as the mouth of the gauntlet modeled after Dragreder's head opened up and Drake was struck by a powerful blast of fire at point blank range, sending him flying back where he rolled back over to Volcancer, his entire form smoking.
"I'm not done yet!" Haru said as he pushed himself back up and threw away his Drag Claw in order to draw a card from his Deck.
"Dammit!" Drake cursed as he too pushed himself back up. That last attack really did a number on him.
FINAL VENT
Hearing the confirmation, Drake turned to see Haru getting into a stance as his Contract Monster, Dragreder, appeared and coiled around him before the dragon-themed Rider leaped high into the air.
"Tch! Two can play at that game!" Drake said as he quickly drew a card from his Deck and inserted it into his Scissor's Visor.
FINAL VENT
Now at his peak, Haru positioned himself into a kick before Dragreder fired a blast of fire from its mouth and sent Haru rocketing towards Drake. At the same time, Drake's Volcancer got behind him. He then jumped before Volcancer uses its claws to launch him into the air where Drake performs a somersault spinning attack.
Back in the real world, everyone held their breaths as they watch Haru's Dragon Rider Kick collide with Drake's Scissors Attack which resulted in one big explosion.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*
(Witch's Barrier)
Kirika is seen hopping all over the place before coming to a stop as she looks around the area in order to spot any sign of either Mami or Takeru. She then notices the whole area, the Barrier itself, was wavering.
"This is bad. The Barrier's about to crumble. I have to finish this quickly." Kirika said as she starts to jump around again as she begins to think.
'I don't' care if a few corpses are found, but I can't have someone escape alive. If they do then they'll eventually reach Oriko. I can't let that happen! Not only will I never hear the end of it from that guy, but I might also…No! I don't' want to…I don't want to return to my old self!'
With renewed determination, Kirika speeds up her search. And lucky for her, not even a minute after finishing her thoughts did she spot Mami and vice versa.
"Look at you, tottering around like a newborn baby, my savior." Kirika commented as she closed the distance between them. "Now that I've found you, time to chop you up!"
Kirika thrusts her claws forward as she dived down towards Mami. The blond Magical Girl quickly jumped back to avoid being impaled but was soon struck by a surprise kick from the black Magical Girl when said girl had twisted her body around to swing around her legs. As Mami was knocked back, Kirika quickly removed her claws from the ground and wasted no time to dash towards her downed prey when she suddenly skidded to a stop. The reason for this is instead of looking panicked, Mami was smiling confidently.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to deal the finishing blow?" Mami said yet she already knew why Kirika had stopped and the answer was appearing right behind her.
"…it's huge." Was all Kirika could say to explain to enlarged musket behind Mami.
"You're certainly fast but your attacks are nothing." Mami taunted. "Before you can deal ten strikes to kill me, I'll defeat you with one!"
"Hmm? Hehehehehe…Such an interesting fool. Alright then," While laughing, Kirika swung her arms out and from her sleeves, ten new claws appeared, five on each hand as they glowed pitch black with magical power. "Do it! Show me! I'll up the ante for you!"
'She has more claws now!' Mami thought in surprise but kept herself as calm as focused as possible. The plan won't work if she panics.
"One strike vs. ten strikes. Even an idiot will know how this ends." Kirika said as she declares. "Now die." And with that, Kirika charged towards Mami.
'I only have one chance at this. I have to make this shot count!' Mami said as he waved her hand to signal her gun to fire. "Tiro…Finale!"
With those words did her enlarged musket fire. A giant bullet of pure magical energy flew straight towards Kirika but the black Magical Girl was not the least bit worried as she quickly used her magic.
'Slow down.'
With those thoughts alone did Kirika's magic get to work right away. Immediately, the magic bullet Mami had fired was slowed down to a degree that it was barely noticeable. Kirika thinks Mami still doesn't know about her magic abilities and that's what Kirika continued to think as she dodged the magic bullet. But had Kirika stopped for just a moment, she would have immediately noticed something very important.
Where was Takeru?
SHOOT VENT
Hearing the confirmation with wide eyes, Kirika's visible eye slowly turned as if in slow motion to see up on top of a tower of yarn was Takeru with a crossbow-like weapon modeled after Evildiver's head.
"I've got you!" Takeru declared as he pulled the trigger and an arrow of pressurized water was fired from the barrel, traveling faster than Kirika could react as instead of hitting her, the water arrow had struck the magic bullet Mami had fired earlier. Surprise soon turned into confusion as Kirika wondered why the Rider had shot the magic bullet instead of her. It was only a second later did she get her answer.
*BOOM!*
Kirika didn't know if she screamed her not. She couldn't hear for her ears rung. What she did know was that she was barely standing as her back was a complete mess, her cloths turned to shreds as blood covered the entirety of her back.
"From behind…?" Kirika said in surprise as she stumbled forward, still in shock. "H-How—?"
*BANG!*
Without any hesitation, Mami summoned forth a musket and immediately shot Kirika's right leg, shooting straight through the knee cap. It was a perfect kneecap shot.
"Note to self: Never get on Mami's bad side." Takeru said to himself as he jumped down and went over to Mami's side while keeping his Evil Arrow trained on Kirika to make sure she didn't try anything.
"You accepted my challenge and attacked. You reduced my speed and the Barrier around us started to crumble even more." Mami said, noting the last part during the fight.
"You…You tricked me!" Kirika struggled to push herself up. "I see you've figured out my magic. But what the hell did you try to shoot me with? Bullets don't just explode when shot."
"You're right. I didn't shoot a bullet at you. I shot a bomb." Mami revealed.
"It was made to explode upon contact with anything. Should you have tried to stop it with your claws, it would have exploded right in front of you. But you instead used your magic to slow it down and dodge it, just like I predicted." Takeru explained. "I counted on you using your magic to dodge and your recklessness to just focus on Mami alone, so much that you didn't even notice I wasn't around. And that gave me the perfect chance to detonate the bomb right behind you. Your magic led you right into our trap."
"…hehehehehehehahahahahahahahaha! You two, you're amazing!" Kirika commented as she continued to laugh.
"Kure Kirika," Mami began. "Now you'll answer all of our questions—!"
"No." And just like that, Kirika stopped laughing, refusing to speak any further.
"You're not in a position to bargain." Mami said as she trained a musket at Kirika. "You know you'll die of blood loss if you don't heal soon, right?"
Kirika glanced over to the hole in her leg as the inside gore could clearly be seen while blood leaked out non-stop. Yet despite this, Kirika pushed herself up and stood up.
"That's fine by me! If dying is all that it takes to protect everything to me, then I'm very okay with it!"
"You're crazy." Takeru said, disturbed at how easily the girl before him was okay with dying.
"Say what you want, I won't tell you two anything no matter what you do it me!" Kirika exclaimed, using all of her strength just to stay standing.
Mami couldn't help but sigh. "What a shame." She then pointed her musket right at Kirika's head.
"Oi! Are you seriously going to kill her!?" Takeru exclaimed.
"Don't worry, I'm not." Mami assured the Rider. "As much as killing her would make the streets of Mitakihara much safer for other Magical Girls, we still need to know why she's been killing in the first place."
"So you're gonna knock me out." Kirika said while cursing under her breath.
"You have a lot to answer for, Kure-san." Mami said as she went to pull the trigger.
*ZOOM-CRASH!*
"Kyaa!"
"What the!?" Both Takeru and Mami cried out in surprise when suddenly, something had knocked Mami's musket out of her hands before crashing to the ground in front of them, sending dust clouds and debris everywhere. And then…
ADVENT
A cry akin to a rhino was heard before suddenly, from the dust, a figure appeared and struck both Mami and Takeru, knocking them back and away from Kirika.
"Guh!" Takeru grunted when he landed on his back before quickly picking himself up as Mami slid over next to him. He quickly went to her side. "Mami, daijōbu(Are you alright)?"
"I'm fine." Mami assured the Rider before looking at the dust cloud. "But what happened?"
As the dust began to clear, at the center were three figures.
The first was what appeared to be a humanoid rhinoceros. Its feet and head were that of a rhinoceros while everything else was shaped like a human as it had claws instead of regular fingers and its entire body was covered in armor.
Standing next to the humanoid rhinoceros was a man in armor resembling a rhinoceros as well. He wore a black bodysuit and had silver gauntlets and greaves which each had a silver socket to them. But the most eye catching this was his body armor as his upper body was heavily armored, having a silver chest armor and shoulder armor that completely covered his shoulders with the left shoulder having a crimson red horn on it. Around his waist was a V-Buckle and situated in the center was an Advent Deck with a golden Rhino head. Finally, his helmet was black with a silver faceplate. Grilles were situated where the eyes would be as the grilles were separated by a silver horn.
Finally, the last figure was revealed to be a girl who appeared to be around Mami and Takeru's age. She is currently carrying the wounded Kirika who was now passed out. She has ash-blonde hair and she was clad in a beautiful white gown.
You wouldn't happen to have any info on a Magical Girl in white? Somebody named Oriko.
"A White Magical Girl…" Mami muttered, remembering Kyoko's question from earlier.
"The one Sakura-san's been looking for?" Takeru said before he turned to the armored man next to the girl. "And another Rider?"
"Oh? It seems you two already know about me." The one known as Oriko said with a small gentle smile before it soon dropped and the girl sent the coldest glare anyone has ever seen. It was enough to send a chill down Mami's and Takeru's spine.
"Wow, they really did a number you, Kirika." The rhino-themed Rider said as he looked down at the girl in Oriko's arms.
"Uru…sei(Shut…up)…!" Kirika muttered despite being unconscious.
"Wow, even passed out she still has energy to snap at me." The Rider said before turning to Mami and Takeru before cracking his knucles. "Hey, Oriko, want Metalgelas and I to kill them?"
"No, we'll let them go, for now." Oriko said before turning back to Mami and Takeru. "Tomoe Mami and Uranaishi Takeru, we'll meet again, I'm sure. And you two will soon come to realize your own foolishness then."
"What do you—?" Takeru began when suddenly…
*zzzzzz*
"Guh!?" Takeru held his head as his vision blurred. And then, he saw something. Was it a mountain? No, it was something else, something the size of a mountain. Whatever, it was, it left destruction in its wake until finally…
*zzzzzz*
The vision ended before Takeru could see the whole thing. He shook his head to get rid of the dizziness.
'What in the world was that?' Takeru thought as he was shaken up a bit.
"Farewell." With those departing words, Oriko took her leave with the rhino-themed Rider and his Contract Monster following her close behind.
Said Rider stopped and turned towards Takeru. "The name's Kamen Rider Gai. Thought I should let you know. Seeing as we're both Riders, I'm sure we'll meet up again. Until, try not to die." And with that, the now named Gai and Oriko soon disappeared as the Witch Barrier finally crumbled.
Now back in the real world, both Mami and Takeru returned to their civilian forms as they stared at the spot Oriko and her companion had been at. Suddenly, Mami's legs shook before they gave up on her. She would have fallen if not for Takeru catching her.
"Mami! Daijōbu ka(Are you alright)?"
"Y-Yes. I'm okay. Thank you." Mami thanked the boy as she helped back up to her feet, her legs no longer shaking. "But how intimidating, that white Magical Girl."
"Yeah." Takeru agreed with the blond. "She introduced herself as Oriko. You think she's the same girl Sakura-san's looking for?"
"Most likely." Mami said. "In any case, let's hurry over to the others. I'm worried about Kaname-san."
"Right." Takeru nodded before the two of them broke off into a run. But not long after did Takeru hear the cry of his Contract Monster before Mami's Soul Gem started glowing.
"A Witch!? At a time like this?" Mami said while Takeru turned to the nearest window and saw his Contract Monster getting his attention before flying off, leading him to where the Witch is.
"This way!" Takeru told Mami and she nodded before following the Rider. As much as the two wanted to ignore the Witch, that would be the same as ignoring endangered lives. They'll just have to hope that Haru and the others can make it out okay.
(Mirror World)
"Guh!"
"Oof!"
Both Rider's grunted in pain as they crashed down to the ground, landing on their backs as the explosion caused by the collision of their Final Vents damaged the both of them though Drake had taken more damage than Haru as evident by how Haru picked himself up faster than he did.
A roar from Dragreder made Haru look up to see his Contract Monster throw him the Drag Saber. He caught it and looked at it for a moment before looking back at Drake who was struggling to get up on his feet.
"That's enough, it's over. I've won." Haru declared as he let his arms hang by his side but still kept a good grip on the Drag Saber. Better safe than sorry.
"You…You think you've won?" Drake growled from behind his helmet as he finally got back up to his feet and started to limp over to Haru, his Scissors Visor raised to attack. "I'm not done yet!"
Haru simply watched Drake limp over to him almost pathetically as he let Drake continue to talk.
"Someone…someone like you…who's only been a Rider for a short time…who's only here just because I kidnapped someone…I refuse…" From behind his helmet, Drake threw his fiercest glare at Haru as he punched his Scissors Visor forward. "I refuse to lose to a guy like you!"
*SLASH!*
"Gah!" Drake cried out in pain when faster than he could react, Haru had swung his sword upward, hitting his belt up all the way to chest and shoulder. The sudden attack was so strong that Drake got sent flying back a bit.
"I said that's enough!" Haru shouted as Drake slowly got up. "If you keep going like this then you'll die! I won't forgive you for what you did, but I won't kill you. You're gonna answer for your crimes back in the real world. Now just stop and surrender!"
"Never!" Drake shot back as he once again got back up to his feet. "I'll never stop! Not until I get the money for my mother!"
And in that moment, the second Drake had said those words out loud, all the rage Haru had inside of him had frozen and turned in confusion.
"You're…mother?" Haru repeated. Drake is fighting for money but he just said it was for his mother. Thinking about it, Haru came to a conclusion for there could only be one reason why someone was fighting to get money for a family member.
"Is your mother…?"
"What? You expect me to tell you? Sorry but you won't be getting any sob stories from me." Drake said as he clenched his hands into fists and raised them. "Now stop talking and start fight—!"
*CRACK!*
The remaining words were caught in Drake's mouth as neither he nor Haru moved an inch. Slowly, both Riders looked to where the crack noise had come from and they found their eyes trained on Drake's Advent Deck. There, a single crack is seen on the deck before more and more started to form until finally…
*CRACK!*
The whole Advent Deck broke into pieces and fell to the ground.
No one said a word, too flabbergasted at what just happened until Drake finally spoke.
"M-My…My Advent Deck…" Drake's voice shook, his tone one of shock. Then suddenly, like glass, Drake's armor broke and crumbled, leaving Drake armorless.
"My Armor…!" Drake looked at himself in surprise and disbelief.
Back in the real world, everyone stared wide eyed at what just happened until they finally snapped out of their stupor.
"His Deck broke…" Sayaka stated the obvious.
"And his armor is gone…" Renji stated the obvious as well.
"This means Haru-kun won, right?" Madoka asked. "Now he'll have to surrender."
Hearing what Madoka said, Haru snapped out of his stupor and spoke. "You're armor's gone. You're defenseless now. Surrender."
"F-Fuzaken na(Don't be stupid)!" Drake shouted. "If you think I'm just gonna give up because my armor's g-Argh!"
Before Drake can even finish his sentence, pain suddenly surged through his body, making him bend over in pain. Then suddenly, Drake's entire body started to fizzle and break down, surprising everyone.
"M-My body…!" Drake brought a shaking hand to his face to see his own body fizzle.
"What's going on?" Haru thought out loud until he remembered.
(Flashback)
"What do you mean by that? Just what is the Mirror World?" Haru asked.
"The Mirror World is a parallel dimension opposite to our own and is the home to all Mirror Monsters." Zero explained. "Kamen Riders have the ability to safely step into this dimension thanks to their Advent Decks and Contracted Monsters as the only way to get to the Mirror World is through a reflective surface."
"Wait, what do you mean by 'safely step into this dimension'?" Haru asked.
"Because the Mirror World is a very dangerous world, much different from our own." Zero said. "If a normal person were to step into the Mirror World, they only have small amount of time before their body, soul, everything would disappear except for their lifeforce which is how Mirror Monsters kill and obtain lifeforce from people."
(Flashback End)
'Oh no! His body is breaking down!' Haru thought as he remembers what Zero had told him about the Mirror World. Quickly, he goes to run up to Drake in order to save him. But he was unable to even take a single step. And the reason…
"Huh?" Drake felt something grab him and he turns around to see his Contract Monster, Volcancer. But instead of giving off the feeling of a tamed beast, Drake can feel hostility from the Monster. That's when he knew right then and there that Volcancer was no longer a Contract Monster and was now like any other wild Mirror Monster.
"No! The Contract—!" Drake went to pull away from the Mirror Monster but Volcancer grabbed a hold of him before right before everyone's eyes, the Monster went and bit down on the human being.
"Argh! N-No! Get off me! Get off me!" Drake demanded as he tried to push and punch the Mirror Monster away but said Monster had its pincers tight on Drake. No matter how much the human struggled, Volcancer continued to devour his ex-contractor.
Back in the real world, the girls had stepped back in shock while they and Renji all stared wide eyed at the horrifying sight.
"It's…it's eating him…!" Renji said, wide eyed.
"Oh, I think I'm gonna be sick…" Sayaka hunched over, held her stomach, and covered her mouth as she looked a little green. Madoka was the same as her as she covered her mouth with both hands while continuing to look on in horror at the gory sight.
Haru was no better than the others. His entire body froze in shock as he stared wide eyed behind his helmet at the sight before him.
"O-Oi…" Haru called out to the Mirror Monster but it didn't reply as it continued to devour Drake who's struggle were getting weaker and weaker.
"No…kaa-san…" Drake muttered his last words before right before everyone's eyes; he was devoured whole by Volcancer.
"It…it ate him…" Haru said, shock filling his entire body as he dumbly stared at the Volcancer who turned its attention to Haru, or rather, who was behind him.
"Yeah, it ate him whole." Haru was snapped out of his stupor and turned around to come face to face with Ryuga.
"Ryuga!"
"That's what happens when a Contract between and Rider and a Monster is broken. The Monster devours their ex-contractors and return to being like any other wild Mirror Monster." Ryuga said as he walked in front of Haru and drew a card from his Deck.
"W-Wait! What are you doing?" Haru asked, seeing the card in Ryuga's hand.
"What does it look like? I'm gonna kill it." Ryuga said as he pushed the top part of Drag Visor down and inserted his drawn card.
"Y-You can't!" Haru exclaimed.
Ryuga turned to his head a little to look at Haru and ask, "And why not?"
"Because that guy could still be alive!" Haru said, talking about Drake.
"…I forgot how naïve you can be." Ryuga shook his head as if disappointed by Haru before turning to fully face him. "Look here, kid. You and the others back in the real all saw the same thing. He got devoured whole, lifeforce and all. He's dead, end of story."
"But—!" Haru was interrupted when Volcancer let out a blood curling screeched and charged towards him and Ryuga.
"No but's." Ryuga said before he moved his Drag Visor up.
ADVENT
Before Volcancer could get anywhere near Ryuga, his Contract Monster, Dragblacker, appeared and grabbed the Mirror Monster using its mouth before throwing the Monster aside and away from its Contractor.
"Watch and learn, kid." Ryuga began as he drew another card from his Deck and turned to face Volcancer. "I'm about to show you just exactly what you signed up for."
FINAL VENT
With that confirmation, Ryuga was levitated off the ground as Dragblacker flew right behind him. Ryuga aimed himself at Volcancer before getting into a kicking position where his Contract Monster then rocketed him forward with a blast of black fire. Volcancer turned to get away but it could even do that as an aura from Ryuga's Final Vent had been sent out and struck Volcancer, paralyzing its legs and making it unable to escape Ryuga's Dragon Rider Kick as said kick struck the Mirror Monster, taking off its entire upper body before it and the remains of the lower body exploded and out came the gathered lifeforce Volcancer had produced inside of it.
Seeing the ball of life drew the attention of both Dragreder and Dragblacker. The red dragon was the quicker of the two to fly up to the ball of life energy, ready to devour its prize for today.
"No! Don't do it!" But at Haru's command, Dragreder was forced to stop, much to its displeasure as it was soon batted aside by its black counterpart and the black dragon soon devoured the ball of energy for its own, letting out a roar of satisfaction.
Haru stepped forth in surprise at what the black dragon had done before turning to glare at Ryuga.
"Hey! Your dragon just ate it!"
"Yeah, it did. Is there a problem?"
"A problem? The guy's life could have been in there!" Of course, Haru was talking about Drake. "Your dragon ate him! You practically killed him!"
"You still don't get it, do you?" Ryuga once again shook his head before walked over to Haru and glared right down at him. "The one who killed Scissors was you, Yamamoto Haru."
"What!?" Haru exclaimed. "I didn't kill him! You did! You're dragon—!"
"My dragon devoured the lifeforce Volcancer had collected throughout its own life. The only thing I killed was Volcancer itself. You, on the other hand, are the one who killed Scissors. After all," Ryuga then pointed to Haru's Drag Saber which was still in his hand. "Aren't you the one who destroyed his Deck?"
Haru looked down at the sword in his hand in surprise, having forgotten that he still had it. And with Ryuga's logic used against, Haru's mind was sent spiraling into a mess.
"N-No! No I—! I didn't—!"
"As long as you continue to be a Rider, the chance of you killimg more Riders is high." Ryuga said before he suddenly went and kicked Haru hard enough to send him flying and through the window he had come from in order to entire the Mirror World. Rolling out of the window, Haru was back in the real world, his armor having disappeared.
"Haru-kun!" Madoka and the others were immediately at his side as they helped him up. "Haru-kun, daijōbu(are you alright)?"
"I…I…" Haru could do nothing but stare at his hands in horror.
Ryuga himself then returned to the real world, his armor dematerializing as he turned to the ground, focusing mostly on Haru.
"Congrats on killing your first Rider. And welcome to the Rider War." And with those departing words, Ryuga took his leave.
"Matte(Wait)!" Renji shouted but Ryuga was already gone. Clicking his tongue, Renji turned back to Haru in worry who was now even more shaken up after hearing Ryuga's words.
(Meanwhile)
The best description in order to describe the Witch's Barrier was that of a bright colored theater. The Familiars that wandered around were like paper cutouts; their body shaped like a bat while their heads were shaped like a top hat with a single eye in the middle.
"Haaaaaaaa!"
*SLASH!*
With a swing of her weapons, Haruka garbed in her Magical Girl outfit slices a Familiar in two before combing her weapons into a double ended spear as she sets her sight on the center of this Witch Barrier.
"The source of this Barrier…is that!" Haruka declares as she sets her sights upon what appears to be a box with closed eyes, meaning the Witch before her has yet to awaken. If she can kill it now, she'll get an easy Grief Seed.
"Take this!" With a mighty battle cry, Haruka leaps towards the sleeping Witch to end its life. But halfway there, the eye on top of the box opens up, signaling the Witch has awaken. "Shoot! I was too late!"
No sooner did she say that did a mysterious liquid burst out and envelop Haruka. With eyes closed, Haru found herself submerged but still able to breathe somehow. But didn't mean she wasn't in danger.
'What is this?' Haruka thought when suddenly…
Okay, I'm finished.
'Wha…?'
This is probably the best drawing I've done! Mama and Papa will love this!
'No…stop it!'
Onee-chan(Big Sis)…Right…No one expects anything from me…
'Don't come inside…my head!'
You…You don't understand my feelings at all! I hate you, onee-chan!
'No! That's not…That isn't—!'
"Go away!"
*BOOM!*
With a sound akin to a sonic boom, the mysterious liquid that enveloped Haruka was blasted away by a surprisingly strong shock wave. Despite having been able to breathe in the liquid, Haruka suddenly felt like she hasn't been breathing for more than a minute and starts coughing. Seeing the blond Magical Girl down, the Familiars go to attack her but are intercepted and destroyed by a spear, its movements akin to that of a snake. Haruka, seeing all of this, looks on in surprise as the spear reels back into a single form and lands into the hand of Kyoko who twirls her spear around before resting it on top her shoulder.
"Yo! Hope you don't mind if I take this Witch for myself." Kyoko said as she stands before Haruka.
"Who are…?"
"Are you okay, miss?" Hearing the young voice, Haruka turns to the side and comes face to face with Yuma. She blinks in surprise at how young Yuma is.
"Oh yeah, you might want to duck." Kyoko said before does just that herself.
"Huh?" Haruka blinks in confusion and is even more confused when she sees Yuma cover her ears. That's when the barrel of a cannon was right between Haruka's face and Yuma and the former quickly turns to see Alex, as Zolda, holding the Giga Launcher.
"Cover your ears." Was the only warning Haruka was given before Alex went and fired, the sound ringing Haruka's ears badly as the Witch behind her was struck and flew back.
"Watch where you aim that thing!" Kyoko exclaimed as her hair almost got hit by Alex's attack. Hey, she was still a girl, sue her.
Ignoring what Kyoko said, Alex threw away his weapon and went over to the red head's side to face the Witch.
"Yuma, watch over her." Alex told the young girl who simply nodded and held her staff close to her. At the same time, Alex grabbed his Magna Visor and aimed it the Witch while Kyoko sets her sights and gets into a charging stance.
"We'll take care of this."
And…done! Huh, I finished much faster than I first thought. I am honestly surprised. Anyway, I hope you all loved today's chapter. It felt a bit slow to me at first but it got better the more I wrote so I think this chapter turned out A-Okay. And with this, we finally have our first killed Rider.
Rider Status:
· Kamen Rider Ryuki: Haru Yamamoto (My OC)
· Kamen Rider Knight: Renji Yoru (My OC)
· Kamen Rider Zolda: Alexander Seikatsu (My OC)
· Kamen Rider Raia: Takeru Uranaishi (My OC)
· Kamen Rider Scissors: Drake Minamoto (OC from Red Liner123) [Killed]
· Kamen Rider Gai: Ken Sumora (OC from DragonWarrior74)
· Kamen Rider Ouja: Kazuto Muto (OC from RedRat8)
· Kamen Rider Tiger: Shou Kagamine (OC from ValvraveRider17)
· Kamen Rider Imperer: Takahiro Hanamura (OC from Heisei255)
· Kamen Rider Odin: (Already filled, but will not be named to avoid spoilers)
· Alternative: Mitchell Turner (OC from jetslinger333)
· Alternative Zero: Yuki (OC from BlazingEdge)
· Kamen Rider Verde: Raiden Toujou (OC from DragonWarrior74)
· Kamen Rider Ryuga: (Like Odin, filled but will not be named to avoid spoilers)
· Kamen Rider Femme: (Filled. It's a surprise)
· Kamen Rider Abyss: Lucas Marchal (OC from RedRat8)
Magical Girl Status:
· Madoka Kaname: Potential to become Puella Magi
· Mami Tomoe: Active
· Sayaka Miki: Active
· Kyoko Sakura: Active
· Homura Akemi: Active
· Suzune Amano: Active
· Arisa Narumi: Active
· Chisato Shion: [Killed]
· Haruka Kanade: Active
· Matsuri Hinata: Active
· '?':
· Oriko Mikuni: Active
· Kirika Kure: Active but injured
· Yuma Chitose: Active
And this is the current status of all characters so far. I'm pretty sure some of you know who the '?' is but if you don't, take a guess. And shout out to Red Liner123 for letting me use his OC. I'm sorry he isn't in the story for long but I must thank you none the less for giving me a character to work with. I hope I used him as best I could do and I hope the fight between him and Haru was fair. In any case, that's all I have to say for now. This has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Until the next ride!