Chapter Eight: A Bittersweet Deal
The Gatekeepers Party rushed out the terrace, which was half destroyed by now. On either ends of the terrace stood Yukino and Izuka, looking at each other in deep concentration.
"Stop it Izuka!" Ukiya called out. Both Yukino and Izuka turned to look at Ukiya. Ukiya nodded at Yukino. She understood and in a second, she was gone.
"So, more playmates, I see! You must be the famous Gatekeepers of Japan who saved the country from the evil invaders…Shame on you!" she did a childish laugh and then looked at Ukiya. "You must be the hero himself, Ukiya Shun, captain of the Gatekeepers. I don't really want to fight you and I'm getting bored of your constant interference. That's why…I have a deal for you."
"As if I'm gonna accept anything you will offer." Ukiya said.
"Not so fast, boy." Izuka closed her eyes. "Yes…I see…" she said, talking to herself. "I have the power to resurrect people. How about if I give you a chance to see your father again? I can restore him to his original state…As long as you step aside. I understand how much you want to see your father to straighten things out…" she smiled.
Ukiya hesitated for a moment. "Oto-san…" he shook his head. "NO! It's too late to save my father…he died 9 years ago, but…" he steadied his wooden sword. "I can still save Rurippe…" he added in a faint whisper.
Suddenly, the earth shook, unbalancing them all. Invaders in the form of drills circled the whole school while flocks of invader in flying form swooped down on frightened students who were running away.
"Ukiya!" Bancho cried out. "We have to finish this fast so we can save the school."
Kaoru looked at Ukiya with a can-you-do-this gaze.
"Evil is evil…" Ukiya said, closing his eyes. "Geeeeeeto! Opun! Long Range Vacuum Missile!" The blades of wind flew in Izuka's direction, losing none of its velocity.
Izuka opened her own Gate. "Light Energy!" A mass of yellow light emerged from her mere hands and collided with the wind blade. The collision created a blinding light. Ukiya shielded his eyes from the light. As he cautiously opens his eyes, he sees Izuka still standing there.
"This is getting too boring…you're not giving it you're all because you're afraid of hurting the girl…" she smiled. "It won't matter anyway, whatever you do, you will not stop me!" she cupped her hands again and a green crystal appeared. She lifted up her hands. "Open the Geeto!"
A black robot appeared behind her. The robot had transparent dark wings instead of boosters on the back. One of its wrists contained a crossbow. Izuka literally "merged" with a robot.
"Let's go Dark Angel!" she said.
"Uso! A gate robot?" Ukiya asked, looking at the robot with awe.
"Sempai!" a voice called above him. He looked up to see a helicopter with his gate robot dangling from the support cords. "Use the Gate Robot de yansu!" Megane called out.
"Yosha! Megane!" Ukiya replied happily as the Gate Robot was dropped down. Shun entered the robot and turned the key. "Open the GEETO!". A gate formed in his eyes while the sensors on the board began to flash.
"Ultra Sempu ge!" he shouted as he charged at the black robot. The dark angel backed away going over the railing. Shun was sure it would fall over but then it stretched out its wings and flew above the terraces.
"Nani?" Ukiya asked in wonder. The robot's left arm, which contained the crossbow, was aiming at him. A black gate materialized. The outer circle was of the color black while the inner circle was yellow. Suddenly, an arrow appeared in the middle of the circle and was heading straight for him. He put the robots arms in front of him to avoid getting hit as more arrows came, hitting the floor around him.
"This is no good. If this keeps up, the terrace will collapse." He remembered Shirei's command. 'You will have to face the enemy and defeat it, even kill it if necessary.'
Ukiya shook his head. "Evil is…evil." He took a deep breath and then adjusted the booster to full power until it reached the red zone. After the robot was able to power up, he jumped up, the robot's arm surrounded by wind pressure, heading for the Robot. "Rurippe!!!!!!!!" he cried out. Izuka's eyes suddenly widen, then close.
Ruriko slowly opened her eyes slowly. "Ukiya kun…" Someone called her name just now. "Ukiya kun!"
Ruriko opened her eyes. She did not know what happened…or why she was in a robot.
"Damn you!" someone whispered in her ear, in a voice similar to hers.
Suddenly, a strong electrical surged through her body. She cried out in pain.
"Rurippe!?" Shun hesitated and diverted his direction and released the wind energy towards a bunch of trees to the left and landed back down on the terrace. He looked at the Black robot. Electricity was visibly running through it. He had a feeling Ruriko was in pain.
Ruriko tried to look for the source of the schock. "What the…" she fainted
Shun saw the robot suddenly vanish. Ruriko was unconscious and without the robot, she started to fall. Ukiya outstretched the robot's hand to catch her. He laid her down the terrace floor as the others ran over to check on her.
"Sempai!" Kaoru called out, after checking Ruriko's pulse." She's all right!"
Shun breath a sigh of relief.
The Gatekeepers Party rushed out the terrace, which was half destroyed by now. On either ends of the terrace stood Yukino and Izuka, looking at each other in deep concentration.
"Stop it Izuka!" Ukiya called out. Both Yukino and Izuka turned to look at Ukiya. Ukiya nodded at Yukino. She understood and in a second, she was gone.
"So, more playmates, I see! You must be the famous Gatekeepers of Japan who saved the country from the evil invaders…Shame on you!" she did a childish laugh and then looked at Ukiya. "You must be the hero himself, Ukiya Shun, captain of the Gatekeepers. I don't really want to fight you and I'm getting bored of your constant interference. That's why…I have a deal for you."
"As if I'm gonna accept anything you will offer." Ukiya said.
"Not so fast, boy." Izuka closed her eyes. "Yes…I see…" she said, talking to herself. "I have the power to resurrect people. How about if I give you a chance to see your father again? I can restore him to his original state…As long as you step aside. I understand how much you want to see your father to straighten things out…" she smiled.
Ukiya hesitated for a moment. "Oto-san…" he shook his head. "NO! It's too late to save my father…he died 9 years ago, but…" he steadied his wooden sword. "I can still save Rurippe…" he added in a faint whisper.
Suddenly, the earth shook, unbalancing them all. Invaders in the form of drills circled the whole school while flocks of invader in flying form swooped down on frightened students who were running away.
"Ukiya!" Bancho cried out. "We have to finish this fast so we can save the school."
Kaoru looked at Ukiya with a can-you-do-this gaze.
"Evil is evil…" Ukiya said, closing his eyes. "Geeeeeeto! Opun! Long Range Vacuum Missile!" The blades of wind flew in Izuka's direction, losing none of its velocity.
Izuka opened her own Gate. "Light Energy!" A mass of yellow light emerged from her mere hands and collided with the wind blade. The collision created a blinding light. Ukiya shielded his eyes from the light. As he cautiously opens his eyes, he sees Izuka still standing there.
"This is getting too boring…you're not giving it you're all because you're afraid of hurting the girl…" she smiled. "It won't matter anyway, whatever you do, you will not stop me!" she cupped her hands again and a green crystal appeared. She lifted up her hands. "Open the Geeto!"
A black robot appeared behind her. The robot had transparent dark wings instead of boosters on the back. One of its wrists contained a crossbow. Izuka literally "merged" with a robot.
"Let's go Dark Angel!" she said.
"Uso! A gate robot?" Ukiya asked, looking at the robot with awe.
"Sempai!" a voice called above him. He looked up to see a helicopter with his gate robot dangling from the support cords. "Use the Gate Robot de yansu!" Megane called out.
"Yosha! Megane!" Ukiya replied happily as the Gate Robot was dropped down. Shun entered the robot and turned the key. "Open the GEETO!". A gate formed in his eyes while the sensors on the board began to flash.
"Ultra Sempu ge!" he shouted as he charged at the black robot. The dark angel backed away going over the railing. Shun was sure it would fall over but then it stretched out its wings and flew above the terraces.
"Nani?" Ukiya asked in wonder. The robot's left arm, which contained the crossbow, was aiming at him. A black gate materialized. The outer circle was of the color black while the inner circle was yellow. Suddenly, an arrow appeared in the middle of the circle and was heading straight for him. He put the robots arms in front of him to avoid getting hit as more arrows came, hitting the floor around him.
"This is no good. If this keeps up, the terrace will collapse." He remembered Shirei's command. 'You will have to face the enemy and defeat it, even kill it if necessary.'
Ukiya shook his head. "Evil is…evil." He took a deep breath and then adjusted the booster to full power until it reached the red zone. After the robot was able to power up, he jumped up, the robot's arm surrounded by wind pressure, heading for the Robot. "Rurippe!!!!!!!!" he cried out. Izuka's eyes suddenly widen, then close.
Ruriko slowly opened her eyes slowly. "Ukiya kun…" Someone called her name just now. "Ukiya kun!"
Ruriko opened her eyes. She did not know what happened…or why she was in a robot.
"Damn you!" someone whispered in her ear, in a voice similar to hers.
Suddenly, a strong electrical surged through her body. She cried out in pain.
"Rurippe!?" Shun hesitated and diverted his direction and released the wind energy towards a bunch of trees to the left and landed back down on the terrace. He looked at the Black robot. Electricity was visibly running through it. He had a feeling Ruriko was in pain.
Ruriko tried to look for the source of the schock. "What the…" she fainted
Shun saw the robot suddenly vanish. Ruriko was unconscious and without the robot, she started to fall. Ukiya outstretched the robot's hand to catch her. He laid her down the terrace floor as the others ran over to check on her.
"Sempai!" Kaoru called out, after checking Ruriko's pulse." She's all right!"
Shun breath a sigh of relief.