Hey guys, Shunya Toshiki here bringing you season two of Wizard Date of Hope. Wasn't entirely sure what possessed me of writing this first chapter for the new season, guess I must have been excited to write this because Date A Live is one of my favorite animes, and Wizard being my favorite Rider, or could be the fact no one had wrote using season two of Date A Live.
Well either way, I'm excited to work on this season and I hope you'll enjoy it. Anyhow...cue disclaimer!
I don't own Kamen Rider Wizard and Date A Live II those belong to their creators. Also I'm doing this for fun, not profit.
Kamen Rider Wizard: Date of Hope II
Spell 1: Daily Life as a Wizard
(30 years ago)
It was a peaceful sunny day, as the sun was shining down on a field filled with grass, flowers, and mountains as a butterfly landed on top of a flower. But then energy waves appear which frightens the butterfly as it flies away.
Then in the sky the clouds and the space itself was starting to swift in a spiral motion, before it unleashed another wave which sent some rocks flying up.
Then the energy begins to form a tornado as it begins to suck in the air itself as it slowly touches the ground, and the moment it made contact it caused the world's first Spacequake as it expanded in size.
Then the Spacequake reached a nearby town as it destroyed it as the quake continued to grow in size until it can be seen from above the Earth's atmosphere.
"Thirty years ago, a massive spacequake devastated the center of eurasia, resulting in an incredible 150 million casualties. But those quakes aren't the only threat…"
(Present day)
Flashes of several Phantoms were seen as they appeared one at a time.
"Phantoms, beings born from the magical power of a rare group of people called Gates once they were driven into despair."
The said Gates were seen being driven into despair as purple cracks appeared around their bodies, and soon gave birth to their inner Phantoms as they shed their Gates' human skin.
"And now they seek to continue to create more Phantoms. And normal means aren't able to defeat them, except for one."
Showed Kamen Rider Wizard as he fought against the Phantoms as he defeated them.
"He's known as Wizard, Kamen Rider Wizard. He was able to survive the Phantom's Ritual by keeping his hope strong which contained the Phantom inside of his body thus giving him the power of magical abilities. Now he seeks to defeat the Phantoms to protect the Gates, and to save them if they were ever driven into despair."
Wizard is seen placing an Engage Ring on Rinne, and soon enters her Underworld as he defeats her inner Phantom with the help of WizarDragon.
"And not only that, he was given a new mission...and that is…"
Shido is seen with his eyes closed before he opens them to see that he was in his Underworld on the day when his adoptive father had passed away.
Shido was saddened to see this, before he left as he concentrated as his Underworld changed to the Great Fire five years ago.
Shido walked through his old neighborhood as he was looking for something and soon stopped as he found it.
There they were, a child version of himself and Kotori, as the child Shido was injured and unconscious on the ground and Kotori was wearing her Astral Dress as she looked down at him.
Shido then spotted the figure made out of static and noise standing beside his sister as she whispers to her ear.
Even though Shido can't see her actual appearance he was fully aware that there was a person in that static and noise, and knows too well that it was the very being that turned Kotori into a Spirit herself.
"Just what are you?" Shido said as he looked at the mysterious Spirit. "Are you a human, a Spirit, or something else entirely? Why did you turn Kotori into a Spirit? And more than that…" Shido placed his hand on his chest. "How did you know about my ability to seal a Spirit's power."
Shido was left in deep thought as this only gave him more questions than answers.
Ring, ring, ring
Shido could hear his alarm clock as he could feel himself waking up...
(In the real world)
Shido slightly opened his eyes as he could hear his alarm clock ringing as he looked at it and turned it off.
Shido turned to his calendar and saw it was a Saturday.
"I forgot it was Saturday…" Shido mutters before he yawns. "Still tired...maybe I'll just take a few more minutes of sleep…"
Shido closed his eyes to go back to sleep but…
BOOM
An explosion was heard as it shook his room, and Shido woke up again as he sat up.
"What the hell?!" Shido said as he was shocked to hear that explosion.
(Cue: Trust in you by sweet ARMS)
Shido ran outside and saw the smoke cloud in the Spirit House and it was coming from Tohka's room.
Shido soon arrived in the Spirit House, and arrived at Tohka's room as he opened the door and saw her crying as she seated in front of a floor table filled with books, pencils, and had a cup of spilled juice on it.
"Tohka, what's wrong?" Shido asked.
"S-Shido…" Tohka mutters as she slowly turns to him as she shows a wet notebook in her hands, and Shido recognizes it as the notebook he gave her to help in her studies. "I'm so sorry. I spilled my drink on the notes you gave me!"
"Huh?" Shido blinks to hear that.
"I thought you were going to hate me for this." Tohka said before she began to cry and as a result of her negative emotions her Spirit Powers began to flow back into her as the room began to shake and an aura appeared around her body.
"I-It's fine! I'm not going to hate you over something like that!" Shido told her and thanks to that Tohka had calmed down as her aura dissipates.
"R-Really?" Tohka asked.
"Yeah, real-" Shido then felt a chill behind him as he turned and saw ice appearing around the door that leads to the bathroom as it reached to the walls and the ceiling in the hallway.
"Yoshino! What's wrong?! Shido said as he opened the door, and saw that the bathroom was covered in ice and saw Yoshino wearing a towel around her body as she was crying and pointing at the bathtub.
"S-Shido-san...Yoshinon…" Yoshino said and Shido looked and saw that Yoshinon was in the bath water as she was stuck in the drain.
"Yoshinon…Yoshinon!" Yoshino cries and as a result the ice in the bathtub begins to grow larger.
"Calm down, Yoshino! We'll never get her out if you freeze the tub over!" Shido said as he ran to the bathtub and thrust his hand into the water and flinches feeling the intense cold of it but fought through it as he puts both arms into the water and grabs Yoshinon with both hands and manages to pull the puppet out as it was sent flying towards Yoshino.
"Weeeee!" Yoshinon said as she landed into Yoshino's hand and shook some water off of her body. Yoshinon then turns to Shido to wave at him. "Aw sucks, Shido-kun. Thanks for helping me out again!"
"Thank you so much, Shido-san." Yoshino told him as she began to calm down.
"Don't worry, it's no problem." Shido said as he flicks the ice cold water off of his arms and rubs his hands on them to warm them back up.
Then both Shido and Yoshino hear and feel an explosion from Tohka's room, and a smoke cloud is seen outside from the latter's room.
"I-I'm sorry, Shido! Now I spilled my soy flour!" Tohka told him.
"It's okay! That's not gonna make me hate you, either!" Shido assured her.
(Meanwhile)
Inside the Tengu Military Base, Origami wearing her military uniform along with her superior officer Ryouko were in the supreme court room, with the judges seated around them as they were ready to give Origami her punishment for insubordination and unauthorized use of the White Licorice a month ago.
"Master Sergeant Tobiichi Origami. You shall be subjected to disciplinary action." The judge in front of her told her.
Origami simply closed her eyes as she will accept whatever punishment they'll give her.
"But sir!" Ryouko calls out. "That's too-"
That's when they saw the door opening and saw two people entering the room.
One was a tall man, around his 30s, wearing a formal jet black suit. His hair is dark ash blond, and he has a pair of sharp eyes as if a knife was used to cut a slit on his face.
The other was a beautiful young-looking woman with light Nordic blond hair, purple-colored eyes, pale skin and a slender body. Wearing a female business outfit along with a pair of sunglasses over her eyes.
"Oh, am I interrupting something?" The white haired man asked.
"Mr. Westcott?!" The judge said in shock as he recognized him.
This is Isaac Westcott, the managing director of DEM Industries.
Isaac simply smiles as he walks in the middle of the court room to greet the judges.
"So care to explain what's going on here?" Isaac asked.
(Back with Shido)
After Shido had managed to calm down both Tohka and Yoshino, both Spirits were in the Itsuka household.
Shido had told Kotori of what happened earlier, as the four of them were in the kitchen as Shido prepared to make breakfast with Tohka and Yoshino watching him as they were seated on the couches while Kotori was scolding her brother.
"If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times; a Spirit's power comes back when they are emotionally unstable." Kotori told him as Shido brought out the dishes as Tohka and Yoshino were saddened to hear that as Yoshinon rubs Yoshino on the head for comfort. "You sleeping in all the time isn't exactly helping."
Shido yawns as he turns to Kotori.
"Give me a break. I was studying my ass off last night." Shido said before he yawns again and walks to the fridge.
"I've got work to do at Ratatoskr, so I'm heading out. You don't have school today. Go play with the girls or something. And don't forget your earpiece." Kotori told him as she brought out Shido's communication device.
"I still have some studying to do. I need to get ready for the school trip, too." Shido said and hearing excites Tohka.
"Scone dip? What is that? It sounds delicious!" Tohka said as she thought it was some sort of sweet desert.
"No, not 'scone'." Shido told her as she walked in front of Tohka.
Kotori then turned around as she left the room.
"Just don't screw up." Kotori told him as she left.
Origami's tribunal had ended and she was seen outside of the base, wearing her school uniform as Ryouko and another friend of hers were with hers, Mildred F. Fujimura.
"You really did get off easy this time, Origami. You better make sure this doesn't happen again." Ryouko told her subordinate.
"Yes ma'am." Origami nodded.
"Yeah, it's a miracle they only suspended you for two months after what you did!" Mildred said.
"I agree." Origami said.
"But still, I wonder why a man like Westcott would help you out like that?" Ryouko said in wondering.
After being told what Origami's tribunal was about, Westcott decided to help her and pulled some strings to help lighten Origami's sentence.
Origami then remembers Westcott's words to her after the tribunal.
(Flashback)
After the judges and Ryouko had left the room, Origami was left alone with Westcott and his aid. There the director of DEM placed a hand on her shoulder and told her these words.
"I believe in you, young Wizard. You have what it takes to defeat the Spirits."
(End of flashback)
"Anyway," Ryouko said, which snaps Origami out of her train of thought as she turns to her. "You should get some rest for now. We'll hold the fort in the meantime." She told her as she and Mildred saluted to her and Origami saluted back.
Shido had finished making their breakfast, as he, Tohka, and Yoshino were seated on the table to eat. Shido had made sunny-side up eggs with bacon and toast.
Tohka pokes her fork on the egg yolk as it spills on top of the egg, which was much to hers and Yoshino and Yoshinon's amazement.
Shido smiles as they begin to eat their breakfast. That is when Shido noticed that his phone was ringing, he brought it out and saw he had gotten a text message from Origami. Shido was surprised to see that as he hadn't heard from Origami for a while, before he decided to check the text.
'We need to talk. I am outside.'
Shido then stood up as Tohka and Yoshino noticed.
"What's wrong, Shido?" Tohka asked as she was eating her toast.
"Nothing, I'm just going shopping." Shido said as he left the room. "What do you want for lunch?"
Yoshino raised her hand and quietly requested for…
"Oyakodon."
Tohka swallows the piece of toast in her mouth.
"I'll go with you, Shido." Tohka volunteered.
"It's okay." Shido said with a smile. "Stay and enjoy your breakfast. I'll be back soon."
"Bye-bye!"
"See you later!"
His Spirit friends waved him goodbye.
"Oyakodon…" Yoshino mutters.
(End of song)
"Hey, Yoshino." Yoshinon calls out to her. "It's almost time. Our favorite show is on soon!"
The TV was on the news channel as they were giving a weather report on how Twin Hurricanes had disappeared so suddenly.
"Two powerful and extremely fast-moving hurricanes appeared over the Pacific Ocean last night and disappeared shortly after."
That is when Yoshino had changed the channel to her favorite show, it was a romance drama titled, Housewife Theater: Love An Illusion.
That is when it showed an estranged married couple in the same room as the husband was packing up his clothes in his suitcase as the wife angrily watched him.
"Are you really leaving?"
"That's right. I've had enough of living with you."
Yoshino was watching in excitement while Tohka didn't quite get it.
Shido was in the hallway as he walked to the door he put on his Dress Up Ring and scans it on his belt.
DRESS UP, PLEASE
Shido created a magic circle in front of him as it went through him as he changed into some new clothes.
Shido was now wearing a short sleeve black leather jacket, with a grey T-skirt, red pants, as he was by the door, he puts on his black boots as he exits the house.
As he was now outside, he looked around and saw Origami hiding behind a power pole, but Origami noticed that he was looking at her, she hid further behind the pole.
"Wh-What are you doing, Origami?" Shido asked as he walked to her.
"You found me." Origami said and Shido sweat drops to hear that.
"You told me to." Shido said before he seriously looks at her. "Anyway, what happened to you? The AST-"
Shido stops as he notices some passing people looking at them as they walk past the two high schoolers. Knowing that they can't reveal government secrets in the public, they needed to talk somewhere with more privacy.
"Origami." Shido said as he turned back to her.
"What?"
"We probably shouldn't talk about this in public. Let's go someplace where we can be alone." Shido suggested and Origami has an idea.
"What the...Why are we in the girls' toilets?!" Shido asked in shock.
Origami had brought the Ringed Mage to the restroom in the park and brought to the women's side and hid inside one of the toilet stalls.
"This is a completely private space." Origami simply told him as she reached into her panties and was going to take them off, which further increased Shido's shock.
"What are you doing?! What the hell are you doing?!" Shido loudly asked as Origami plainly looked at him.
"Then why did you bring me here?" Origami asked.
"You brought me here!" Shido reminded her, and Origami pulled her panties back up as Shido stepped away from her. "I just wanted to talk about what happened last month! I haven't talked to you since then, so, uh...What'd they do?"
"I was issued a two-month suspencion." Origami told him.
"I see." Shido said.
"I'm still not convinced." Origami said and Shido understood what she meant. "The Spirit of Flames, Efreet. You told me that she did not kill my parents. However, you presented no solid evidence."
"It's true that I can't prove it, but I want you to believe me! I swear I'm telling-" Shido said.
"Don't get me wrong." Origami said, stopping him. "Don't get me wrong. I want to believe you, and if at all possible, I would rather not kill your sister."
"Origami...Thank you." Shido said as he bowed his head.
"That's what I should by saying to you. Thank you...for hearing me out." Origami told him and Shiod raised his head. "I tried to kill your sister. Furthermore, three months ago...I nearly killed you."
"I...can't say it's alright," Shido said as he rubs the side of his head. "But still...Origami, I don't want this to change things between us. Is that too much for me to ask?"
Origami answered by shooking her head and Shido smiles to hear that.
"Okay, then let's get out of here." Shido said as he was about to leave.
"Wait." Origami calls out as Shido turns back to her. "Shido, are you...human?"
Shido was surprised to hear her say that.
(Meanwhile)
Tohka is seen walking to Shido's room bringing a vacuum cleaner with her to clean his room while he was gone.
"I'm going to clean up Shido's room as thanks for today's breakfast!" Tohka said as she opened the door and entered the room.
That is when she imagined Shido praising her for cleaning his room as he pets her on the head as she enjoys it.
"Good girl. Thank you."
Tohka smiles by that thought as she has a determined look.
"All right! Time to do this!" Tohka said as she walked into the room but that is when the vacuum cleaner knocked something down to the floor.
Tohka looked and saw it was a suitcase filled with spar clothes, towels, and other things.
"What's this?" Tohka said in confusion before she remembered that show that she and Yoshino had watched earlier where the husband said to his estranged wife...
"I've had enough of living with you."
Tohka drops the vacuum's head as she steps away from the suitcase in despair and sadness.
"N-No!" Tohka said as she stepped out of the room.
On board the Fraxinus, the crew were monitoring Tohka as her happiness meter was dropping rapidly as the warning alarms were going off.
"Commander, Tohka-chan's mood levels are dropping!"
"It's a type C fluctuation! Her powers may return to her!"
"What in the world is Shido doing?!" Kotori asked the crew before one of them answered.
"It appears that he left to go shopping a short while ago!"
"Wha-!" Kotori gasped as she stood up. "I thought I told him to stay focused!"
Tohka then walks back down and heads to the kitchen where Yoshino was still watching her favorite show, as it showed the husband leaving his house as his estranged wife calls out to him.
"Wait! Please! Can't you give me just one more chance?!"
"I've given you enough chances. I've made my decision. I can't live with you anymore. Goodbye." He said as he left, and that only increased Tohka's worry as she quickly left the house as the Fraxinus crew was still watching over her.
"Tohka-chan's leaving the house!"
"Her mood level is in the danger zone!"
"Target is headed to the supermarket!"
"Velocity is 38 kilometers per hour, with tailwind!"
Kotori then turns to Kyouhei.
"She must have left to look for Shido-kun." Kyouhei theorized and Kotori nodded in agreement before she turned back to the crew.
"Is Shido at the supermarket?" Kotori asked.
"W-We...don't have his location." Kawagoe answered.
"What?!" Kotori said in shock.
"We can't connect to his earpiece!" Shiizaki said.
"There appears to be a jamming signal. It could be the AST...or something more advanced." Kawagoe theorized.
It was Origami's phone as it had a built in jamming device as it was blocking Shido's earpiece connection to the Fraxinus.
"I have always wondered…" Origami said as she remembers that time she accidentally shot Shido during his date with Tohka. "I definitely shot you back then. And then, at the amusement park…"
She remembered those stone fragments hitting Shido's back as he protected his sister Kotori. Shido was a little worried about what she was going to say next.
"Don't worry. The higher-ups don't know about this. If you are deemed to be a Spirit, I may be commanded to kill you." Origami told him, and that has been on the back of Shido's mind for a while.
Like how he was able to seal a Spirit's powers inside of his body and how he was able to heal from any fatal injury thanks to Kotori's power. But Shido knows for sure that he was human before he answered Origami's question.
"I'm human. At least...That's what I believe I am."
"Alright, I guess I can accept that answer. But also I want to know about this." Origami said as she brought out her phone as it showed a video of Shido as Wizard fighting against a Phantom and several Ghouls.
Shido saw that video before and many others like it on the internet.
During his months as Kamen Rider Wizard and despite NSB's best efforts to hide it, Shido's Kamen Rider persona has become a well known figure to those who live in Tengu City to a point where he became a household name in the city.
In fact most people have called him Tengu's masked hero and protector, which caused some minor annoyance to those in the AST.
"Oh that, look I told you before that armor of mine isn't like a Spirit's." Shido told her.
"I know, but I mostly want to talk about this." Origami said as she changed to a video of Wizard using his Flame Dragon Style and used his Drago Skull to attack at a Phantom before she paused the video and pointed at the Skull. "Care to explain?"
Shido was left wondering what to do before he sighed and rubbed the back of his head.
"Alright, I'll tell you, but only if you can keep this a secret." Shido requested.
"Of course." Origami nodded. "You can trust me with anything. And don't worry, no matter what, I won't tell anyone."
"And you're sure?" Shido asked and Origami nodded. "Alright, then here I go."
Shido then told Origami everything, about the monsters he fought against called Phantoms, about people with high magical potential known as Gates and that he was one of them, on how he and several other Gates like him were caught in this Phantom Ritual which unleashed their Phantoms killing the Gates in the process as the Phantoms took their place and that Shido and the girl they know, Koyomi, were the only survivors, and how he kept his Inner Phantom inside of his own body thus giving him magical abilities and the power to fight against Phantoms as the Kamen Rider known as Wizard.
"I see. So that's what's going on." Origami said.
"I'm amazed that you're willing to believe it." Shido said.
"Of course I would. After all the things I've seen it would be hard not to. But I'll always believe anything you tell me." Origami told him.
"That's good to hear." Shido said in relief as he rubs the back of his neck.
"But Shido, I think you should stop fighting now." Origami tells him and Shido blinks to hear that. "There's no reason to put yourself in harm's way like that. No matter how powerful these Phantoms are I'm sure myself and the AST can handle it. You should stop being this Wizard, and let us handle it."
"Origami…" Shido mutters before he shakes his head. "I'm sorry, but I can't do that."
Origami blinks to hear that.
"But why?" She asked.
"Look I understand that you're only worried about me. But I can't stop while those Phantoms are out there causing harm to other people. You weren't there when that ritual happened, seeing all those people dying an agonizing death as their Phantoms took their place. I can't let something like that happen again, not while I have the power to do something about it." Shido said as he tightly clenched his hand, which Origami noticed.
"And I still have Koyomi to worry about." Shido said which made Origami blink in confusion. "I can't exactly explain right now, but she's not really a relative of mine. But after the Phantom Ritual, she lost all of her memories and right now she needs me, and I can't abandon her. Same applies to Tohka and Yoshino too. I can't abandon those who need me, that's just who I am."
"Shido…" Origami mutters as she sees the strong resolve in his eyes before she nodded. "Alright, I guess I can't stop you from doing what's right."
"Thanks for understanding then." Shido said before Origami walks to the door and unlocks it. "But wait, are you really going to accept the answer to your question earlier?"
"I already told you. I want to believe you." She told him as she opened the door and walked out of the stall, and turned back to him. "Someday, if you are willing to talk to me about it, I would like to hear more."
Origami then leaves as she closes the door. Shido sighed in relief before he noticed that Origami had quickly returned as she opened the door.
"Shido, do you have some free time today?" Origami asked.
"Huh? What for?" Shido asked.
"I must obtain beverages for the school trip, and I would like you to choose for me." Origami told him.
"For the school trip? Wait, hold on, why should I choose for you?" Shido asked.
"I would like you to." Origami answered.
"Uh…" Shido said as he wasn't sure on what to do.
"I would like you to." Origami repeated.
Seeing the look on her face and knowing she wasn't going to take no for an answer, Shido had no choice but to comply.
"Can I at least stop home first?" Shido requested and Origami nodded.
In Antique Shop Omokagedo, Koyomi is seen on the couch as she rechecks her suitcase that has a change of clothes, some towels, and other supplies that she would need.
Wajima notices as he walks out of his workshop.
"Oh Koyomi, are you still preparing for your school trip?" Wajima asked.
"Yeah." Koyomi nodded. "I wanted to make sure I still have everything." She said as she closed it.
"That's good to hear." Wajima said before he sighed in jealousy. "But still, I can't help but feel jealous...You, Shido, Tohka-chan, and Rinne-chan going on an island trip filled with beaches and surrounded by the ocean. It sounds so nice...makes me wish I was still in high school."
"I'm sorry, Wajima-san." Koyomi told him and he simply waved at her.
"Don't worry it's fine. Just be sure to enjoy the sights while you're there." Wajima told her and Koyomi nodded.
"Wajima-san! Koyomi!" Both Wajima and Koyomi flinched before they turned to the door and saw that Tohka had smashed open the doors as she was panting in the shop.
"Tohka?!" Koyomi said.
"W-What's wrong?" Wajima asked.
"S-Shido! Had Shido stopped by?!" Tohka asked in worry.
"No, he hasn't. Why did something happen?" Wajima asked.
"If Shido's not here then that means...No!" Tohka said as she quickly leaves, leaving Wajima and Koyomi still a little confused on what just happened.
"Do you think something happened?" Wajima asked.
"I'm not sure…" Koyomi said.
Then they notice that the doors have fallen to the ground as the glass window breaks into pieces, much to Wajima's dismay.
Tohka is seen racing down the street and heads to the supermarket to look for Shido.
'It's all right! It's all right!' Tohka thought as she began to cry. 'Shido wouldn't go anywhere! I'm just going to check! I'm just going to check with Shido!'
That is when she ran past the park, and spotted Shido walking out of the restroom as she stopped and looked at him.
"Shido!" Tohka calls out to him and Shido turns to her in surprise that she's here.
"Tohka?!" Shido said.
"Weren't you headed to the supermarket? Did you get a stomachache?" Tohka said as she slowly approached him.
"Y-Yeah, uh…" Shido said as he wasn't sure how to explain this.
"Oh, Shido, I wanted to ask you…" Tohka said but to her shock she saw Origami walking out of the same restroom side that Shido was in as the AST Soldier was standing beside him. "Tobiichi Origami?!"
"Yatogami Tohka…" Origami greeted her classmate and rival. "Why are you here?"
"Wh-Why are you here?!" Tohka asked as she ran in front of Origami and asked her another question. "Why were you in the bathroom with Shido?!"
"T-Tohka! I can explain!" Shido said but before he could Origami grabs hold of him as she told Tohka this.
"It's our secret." Shido's eyes turned white and his jaw dropped and hearing that surprised Tohka.
"I need an explanation, Shido!" Tohka demanded.
"Well...Uh…" Shido said as he wasn't sure how to explain this.
"W-Were you planning to go far away together?!" Tohka asked in worry.
"Huh?" Shido said as he lowered his eyebrows.
"How did you know?" Origami asked.
Tohka's eyes turned white as she fell on her hands and knees in despair and sadness. As Shido and Tohka are looking at her, everything turns black around Tohka as a spotlight shines above her.
"Why, Shido? Have you had enough of living with me?!" Tohka shouted as she raised her head.
As a result of her negative emotions, Tohka had created a small tremor around her which made cracks appear around a few buildings and a large crack appeared on the ground.
Tohka quickly stood up and ran away while crying in sadness and despair.
"Tohka!" Shido calls out as she leaves before he turns to Origami. "Sorry. I'll get back to you!"
Shido soon chases after Tohka as Origami watches him leave.
On board the Fraxinus, the crew were giving their report on Tohka's status and are still trying to contact Shido. Kotori rubs her head in frustration.
"Damn it! What else can go wrong at this point?!" Kotori exclaimed.
That is when Mikimoto notices that someone is contacting the Fraxinus, and sees the name of who was contacting them.
"Commander," Mikimoto calls out to her as Kotori turns to him. "There's a call for you, it's Kizaki from the NSB."
"What?" Kotori blinks to hear that. "Put him through a private line then."
"Yes ma'am." Mikimoto said as he types on his keyboard, and Kotori puts her com device in her ear.
"Hello?" Kizaki calls out.
"What is it?" Kotori asked with an annoyed tone.
"Well that's a rather rude greeting. I thought the commander of Ratatoskr would have better manners than that." Kizaki told her.
"Oh don't give me that crap. I already know this isn't exactly a social call. So care to explain what you want? I'm rather busy right now." Kotori told him.
"I just received word that Isaac Westcott and Ellen Mathers had arrived in Tengu City." Kisaki told her, and Kotori was shocked to hear that as her eyes widened.
"What? Are you sure about that?" Kotori asked.
"I am." Kisaki told her, and Kotori narrowed her eyes as she bit on her thumb to learn this.
"Well thanks for telling me this. But why share this info with me? It's not like you're on my side or anything." Kotori stated.
"True I may not be on your side, but I don't agree with DEM's methods either. And you and I both know how dangerous of a man Westcott is, and that includes that right hand of his." Kisaki tells her and Kotori narrows her eyes as she knows he's right. "I'm just letting you know, so you can keep a better eye on the Spirits you have under your protection. And that Itsuka Shido should be prepared to handle them."
Kotori blinks to hear that before she smiles.
"Well look at that. So I guess you called to repay my brother for that debt you owe him." Kotori said with a bit of teasing, and Kizaki coughs to hear that.
"No of course not. Don't be ridiculous. Just either way, be careful." Kizaki told her as he ended the transmission.
"Man...and people say I'm a tsundere." Kotori said before she leans forward with her hands folded in front of her face. "But still, to think that those two are here. Just what are they after?"
Shido had followed Tohka to the park where they had their first date. She was standing in front of the wooden railing as she looked at the city.
"T-Tohka!" Shido calls out as he reaches out to her.
"Stay away from me!" Tohka exclaimed as she turned at him. "Tobiichi Origami is more important to you, isn't she?"
"No, that's not…" Shido mutters.
"Shido!" Kotori calls out to his communicator.
"Kotori?" Shido said.
"Finally! What in god's name are you doing?!" Kotori asked.
"See, uh…" Shido mutters as Kotori and her crew are watching both him and Tohka on the monitor.
"Anyway, Tohka's anxiety levels are on the rise, and her powers are beginning to return to her!" Kotori told him.
"The repeated transfer may have begun to widen the Path between them." Reine told them.
"With things as they are, there's a risk of a spacequake happening." Kotori told him.
"Do something to improve her mood!" Kotori told him.
"That's easy for you to say. What am I supposed to do?" Shido asked.
"You've done this plenty of times. Don't tell me you've forgotten." Kotori said.
"This is what we do to stop Spirits." Reine said as Kyouhei took his leave without them noticing. "If the AST are going to deal with the Spirits by attacking them…"
"We, at Ratatoskr, are going to deal with Spirits…" Kotori started as Shido finished by saying.
"...by dating them." Shido said.
"There you go." Kotori said with an impressed smile with her lollipop in her hand. "Now, let our date begin!"
(Meanwhile)
In the AST observation room, Ryouko and her team were called in the room as the operators were giving their report to the AST captain.
"Are you sure it's a Spirit?" Ryouko asked.
"Hai. It's faint, but the signal is definitely there. The code name is...Princess!"
"It's the Princess?! But we aren't seeing a spacequake! How could a powerful Spirit like her manifest without one?!" Ryouko asked.
"It's unlikely, but we can't exclude the possibility."
"And of course this just has to happen without our ace here. But in any case, I'll go check. Squad B should stand by fully armed. Squad A will be rushing to the site with me." Ryouko told them as she left with her team.
"Roger!"
(On the Fraxinus)
"Commander, the AST is on the move! They must've detected Tohka-chan's energy!" One of the crew told Kotori.
"They're sending a single squad! It's an advanced recon-in-force unit!" Shiizaki reported.
"Their involvement has already been taken into account. Figure out where they'll appear! Hurry!" Kotori ordered the crew.
"Yes ma'am!" They said before one of them found the AST's direct location.
"The AST has entered the area!"
As they were walking together had something in her mind.
'If Princess had appeared, that would only mean he might appear as well.' Ryouko thought as she remembered her first encounter with the Kamen Rider known as Wizard. 'I still owe that guy for interfering in a military operation. But what really ticks me off is how everyone in Tengu City thinks he's some sort of hero! And it's not just him, those other Riders that appeared around Japan before him, those guys in S.O.N.G...they've been hanging the spotlight for far too long! But this time I'll show them who the true heroes are...and that's me-I mean the AST! And I'll prove it by capturing Princess!'
Inside of an alleyway, Ryouko opens up a sewer lid to check the area.
"It's awfully quiet. Is Princess really around here?" Ryouko said as she and her team climbed out of the hole one at a time.
"Captain!" One of her subordinates calls out. "This map doesn't match what we're seeing at all."
"The GPS stopped working!"
"What? In that case, we could go high and…" Ryouko said before another subordinate told her this.
"Not an option. We have yet to evacuate the residents."
Ryouko grits her teeth in frustration to hear that, but inside she was crying.
'B-But my fame…' She thought.
(Back with Shido)
Shido and Tohka were standing in front of each other and Shido had offered Tohka to go on a date with him, but Tohka wasn't convinced as she skeptically stared at him with her arms folded.
"A...date?" Tohka asked.
"Yeah." Shido said with a smile. "We could hang out a bit after we go shopping."
"I thought you'd had enough of living with me." Tohka said.
"Of course not." Shido assured her. "Say, what would you like to eat? I'll get you anything."
Tohka's ribbon twitches before she turns away from the Ringed Mage.
"You can't bribe me." Tohka said.
"Kinako bread, maybe?" Shido offered, which caused Tohka's ribbon to twitch again. "As much as you like!" The ribbon twitches once again.
"I'll give you a chance." Tohka said as she turned back to him. "Just one, though."
"Thanks. Let's go, then." Shido said as he and Tohka left to visit her favorite bakery as Shido sighed in relief in his head.
'Oh, thank goodness. I'm saved…' Shido thought as he looked at Tohka's eager smiling face.
'Or not!' Shido thought in dismay as he and Tohka had visited the bakery and they had a sign that said they were out of kinako bread.
Tohka cries out in dismay to see that.
"Shido! Tohka's mood is taking a nosedive! Do something!" Kotori told him.
Tohka pouted as her ribbon twitches.
"D-Don't worry, Tohka! This isn't the only bakery around here. I doubt they're sold out…" Shido told her.
Shido and Tohka had arrived at another bakery, but found they were also out of kinako bread.
"Everywhere…" Shido said as he sweat drops.
They visited another bakery, which had a sign that says…
'Because of all the 'likes' kinako powder got, July 2nd is now Kinako Bread day'
But like the others before it, they were sold out as well.
"Else?!" Shido gasps as Tohka begins to shake.
"Shido…" Tohka slowly turns to the Ringed Mage, showing her white eyes with tears forming on the edge. "My kinako bread...kinako bread…"
"Give me a minute!" Shido said as he turned to the Spirit known as Princess. "I will get you some!"
(On the Fraxinus)
"Why is it sold out everywhere?!" Kotori asked her crew.
"It must have been on sale." Reine guessed.
That is when they heard the door opening.
"I have returned!" Said Kyouhei as he entered the room with three bags of kinako bread in his arms. "To prepare for another outburst like the one this morning, I decided that we could stockpile some kinako bread."
"It was you!" The crew exclaimed to the Fraxinus' vice commander.
"Hai?" Kyouhei said in confusion.
"Get him to Shido, now!" Kotori ordered.
Kyouhei was able to deliver the kinako bread to Shido in private, and Shido gave the bags to Tohka as she enjoys eating kinako bread one at a time as they walk back home together.
"Kinako bread is the best!" Tohka said. "Where'd you get these, Shido?"
"Let's just...not talk about that." Shido told her.
"All right. Then we shall not!" Tohka said.
The AST are still looking for Princess before one of them sees that her signal has been lost in her device.
"Captain, we've lost the Princess!" She called out as her captain and teammates stopped as they turned to her.
"What?!" Ryouko said in shock.
"What should we do now?"
"We can do a detailed analysis later. All, back to base!" Ryouko ordered.
"B-But Captain...How do we get back?" She asked as they were trapped in a maze in the form of a city.
"We're back!" Shido said as he and Tohka entered the Itsuka household. "I'll make lunch in a minute." He said as he began to take off his boots.
Yoshino and Yoshinon came out of the living room to greet both him and Tohka.
"Welcome back, Shido-kun!" Yoshinon said as she waved at him.
"Oyakodon…" Yoshino said with a smile.
Shido had made two bowls of oyakodon for Tohka and Yoshino as both Spirits were eating their food as Tohka still kept on eating her kinako bread while watching Yoshino's favorite show.
"You had me worried, you know. Why'd you go running off all of a sudden?" Yoshinon asked Tohka.
"Did I?" Tohka asked.
Shido was seen heading to his room as he took off his communicator. When Shido entered his room he noticed his suitcase was lying open on the floor.
"Huh? I thought I locked that." Shido said before he noticed the case's lock was broken. "Shoot, the lock is broken. When'd that happen? Man, and I thought I was done packing. Now that Tohka's happy again, I should go and have it fixed."
Shido closed the suitcase.
"Can't forget my promise with Origami, either." Shido said as he picked up the case.
Shido then walks to the door to leave the house once again before he stops by the main room/kitchen and tells his Spirit friends this.
"I'm going out for a bit!"
"Bye-bye!" Yoshinon waved him goodbye.
"See you later!" Tohka waved him goodbye.
Shido soon heard his phone ringing as he brought it and answered it.
"Hello? Oh, Origami." Shido said as he walked to the door but Tohka flinched to hear that it was Origami that was calling him.
Tohka quickly stood up and spied on Shido as he was putting on his boots as he continued to talk with Origami.
"Yeah, it's all good now. Where do you want to meet?" Shido asked as he left the house.
Tohka had a suspicious look on her face before she heard the TV saying this.
"Don't tell your wife about this."
Tohka turns to the TV to see a man and a woman in an apartment room, the woman was lying on the bed covering her naked body with the blanket as the man was putting his clothes on.
"This is our secret." She told him.
"I know."
"She doesn't know about this, does she?" She asked.
"Of course not." He answered before he turned to her. "I got her favorite food for her, and just like that, she was perfectly happy."
Tohka's eyes widened as this was all too familiar to her.
"Did he…" Tohka said as she quickly finished the remains of the kinako bread in her hand.
She runs back to Shido's room as she opens the door, she looks around and sees that the suitcase is gone. Worried, Tohka rushed back into the living to see that show had reached it's ending.
"Why are you doing this, Anata?!"
Tohka saw the man and the woman were about to leave on the train as his wife was with them before they could board the train.
"You should know already. I don't have a reason...since love...is just an illusion." He told his wife as he left with his new lover.
"Sh-Shido?!" Tohka said and feeling worried she rushed out of the house.
As she did, Rinne and Mikie were seen heading to the house as well before they saw Tohka heading towards them.
"Oh, Tohka! Hey, we were just goi-" Rinne said before Tohka ran past them she was running so fast Tohka left a tailwind as it blew in front of them before they turned to Tohka.
"Tohka-san?" Mikie said.
"I'm sorry you two! But I need to find Shido!" Tohka tells them as she continues to run to look for Shido, leaving her friends confused as they blink.
Tohka was running in the city looking for Shido in fear that he's going to leave her.
'No! It can't be true! Shido wouldn't go anywhere!' Tohka said as she wiped away her tears. 'He'd never…He'd never...never...'
That's when Tohka passed the station before she stopped and walked back in front of it as she saw Shido with Origami standing in front of it as he was talking to her.
"Sorry. Oh, and do you mind if I go get this repaired?" Shido asked.
"Okay." Origami said.
That's when Tohka imagined them wearing the same clothes those characters from that TV were wearing as the man said goodbye to his estranged wife.
"I've had enough of living with you." She imagine Shido saying that as he and Origami turns to her as Shido showed her estranged look on his face while Origami showed a smile of victory. "I can't stay with you any longer. Goodbye."
Tohka's eyes turned white as her spirit powers returned as she unleashed a burst of aura, as she screamed which got both Shido and Origami's attention as they turned to as she ran to them and took Shido's suitcase as she continued to run forward, leaving a confused Shido before they heard the spacequake alarm going off.
The civilians run to the shelters as Shido turns to Origami.
"Origami! Head to the shelter, quick!" Shido told her as he put on his Connect Ring and scanned it on his belt.
CONNECT, PLEASE
Shido brings out his bike and rides on it as he chases after Tohka.
As the alarm was going off and as the citizens were evacuating, Tonomachi who was in a CD story wasn't able to hear it as he had finished listening to a single song of his favorite singer named, Izayoi Miku.
"You won't let me listen to the whole song. Oh, Izayoi Miku, you tease!" Tonomachi said as he was crying out tears of joy.
"Sir, you have to evacuate!" The owner told him.
Ai, Mai, and Mii were seen in a clothing store as they ran to the shelters carrying bags of new clothes in hand.
"Why now?!"
"I forgot to get my change!"
"Maji hiku wa!"
Shido continues to race down the street as he avoids the evacuating citizens who were running to the shelters, while searching for Tohka.
As Shido was speeding down the street, that is when he spotted several Ghouls appearing in front of him as they fired at Shido, which he managed to avoid before he stopped in a skid.
"I'm afraid this is as far as you go, Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai."
Shidio looks to see a Phantom among the Ghouls.
The Phantom had a human body but had fur all around him, and had claws on the tips of his fingers and was wearing norse around his body, and had the head of a wolf along with a tail. This is the Fenrir Phantom.
"Great, another Phantom. Just what I need." Shido said as he didn't have time for this.
"We can't let you interfere. Not while we have a chance of killing the Spirit known as Princess." The Fenrir Phantom stated, and hearing that Shido took off his helmet and stood off his back as he faced the Phantom and the Ghouls.
"I won't let that happen." Shido said as he placed the Driver On Ring on his belt.
DRIVER ON, PLEASE
Shido's belt changes into the Wizardriver and then flips the switches.
SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN
SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN
SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN
"I really don't have time to deal with you. So…" Shido said as he puts on his Flame Style Ring. "I'm going to make this quick. Henshin."
Shido flips the goggles down and places the Ring on his Driver.
FLAME, PLEASE: HI HI HI HI HI
Shido summons a magic circle to his side and it soon goes through his body as he changes into Kamen Rider Wizard.
"Saa, showtime daa." Wizard declared as he showed his Flame Ring.
The Fenrir Phantom growls before he gives the Ghouls their orders.
"Attack!"
The Ghouls at Wizard and he does the same.
Two Ghouls thrust their spears at Wizard and he dodged them by flipping above the spears and lands sweep kicks on those two Ghouls sending them to the ground.
Wizard then dodges another thrust from a Ghoul's spear and grabs onto that spear to pull that Ghoul in to elbow it in the face knocking it to the ground.
Wizard soon dodges several Ghouls' attacks by flipping on the ground while landing a kick on them one at a time. Wizard soon saw more Ghouls surrounding him.
"Guess it's about time I give this a try." Wizard said as he puts on a new Ring, it has a picture of a dragon with its eye on fire.
Wizard resets his Driver and scans the new Ring on it.
EXCITE, PLEASE
A magic circle appeared beneath Wizard's feet as it went through him as it flew up, and Wizard changed into a larger and muscular form.
"Wow...I'm ripped!" Wizard said in amazement before he battled against the Ghouls.
Wizard kicks at three Ghouls using his enhanced strength to instantly destroy them. He then picks up two Ghouls and slams them against each other to destroy them as they exploded in his hands. Wizard then grabs two of the last remaining Ghouls as he throws them up in the air and kicks them as they fall to him as they explode.
Wizard returns to his normal size and form as he looks at his Excite Ring in amazement.
"Now that was cool." Wizard said.
Wizard then saw the Fenrir Phantom charging at him to attack with his claws, and Wizard dodges some of his attacks before the Phantom channels energy on his claws and sends an energy slash in front of Wizard which sends him flying as he crashed into a nearby building before he falls back to the ground on one knee and hand.
"I don't understand you, Wizard. Why do you insist on protecting that girl? I mean, look around." The Fenrir Phantom started as the people in the city continued to run to the shelters in fear of a spacequake. "While the foolish humans don't know it, they run away in fear of her. Her kind cause so much death and destruction, and yet you still keep on defending her and those like her. Why?"
"Because…" Wizard said as he remembered the promise he made with Tohka on their first date, and slowly stood back on his feet. "I made a promise to her. And I intend to keep it."
The Fenrir Phantom only shook his head in disappointment.
"Fine. Then I'll be sure to give her your regards." The Fenrir Phantom said as he sent a double energy slash at Wizard with his claws.
Wizard quickly changes to his Defend Ring and resets his Driver as he scanned the Ring on it.
DEFEND, PLEASE
Wizard created a magic shield in front of him to protect himself from the energy slashes as they exploded in front of him. The Fenrir Phantom hummed as he thought that was enough to finish Wizard but…
CONNECT, PLEASE
Wizard jumps out of the smoke cloud armed with his gun as he fires at the Phantom, landing a few good hits on him as he stumbles back.
As Wizard lands in front of the Phantom, Fenrir slashes at Wizard several times and Wizard dodges his attacks before he counters by kicking at the Phantom and Fenrir blocks his kick and pushes his leg back.
Then the Fenrir Phantom sends a double energy slash at Wizard, and the magic theme Rider dodges it by jumping over the energy slashes and while he was in the air, he fired at the Phantom landing another few good hits on Fenrir and Wizard lands a kick on the Phantom's head sending Fenrir rolling on the ground.
As Wizard landed on the ground, the Fenrir Phantom slowly got back up.
"Now to finish this." Wizard said as he changes to his Flame Dragon Ring and resets his Driver and scans the Ring on it.
FLAME, DRAGON: Bou Bou Bou Bou Bou
A dragon made out of flames appeared around Wizard as it merged with him as he changed into his Flame Dragon Style.
Wizard then changes the WizarSwordGun to its sword mode and opens its Hand Author.
C'MON SLASH, SHAKE HANDS
Wizard puts on his Copy Ring and scans the Ring on his sword.
COPY, PLEASE
Wizard created a copy of his sword as he wields it with his other hand.
The Fenrir Phantom growls before he charges at Wizard and the latter does the same.
Fenrir attacks first as he slashes at Wizard with his claws, and Wizard parries that attack as he lands a slash on the Phantom with his other sword as he moves past him.
Fenrir turns at Wizard to slash him on the back, and as Wizard spun around he parried his attack and landed a double slash on the Phantom's chest followed with a stab as he twirled one of his swords around which sent Fenrir flying as he fell on his back.
As the Fenrir Phantom slowly stands back up, Wizard soon changes to his Special Ring and scans it on his Driver.
CHOINE, SPECIAL: SAIKO
Wizard's Drago Skull appeared from his chest and Wizard flew up in the sky and as the Skull opened up as it channels flames in its mouth.
"Finale daa." Wizard said as he fired his Dragon Breath at the Fenrir Phantom.
The Phantom sends an energy attack to counter Wizard's attack, but the Rider's attack easily breaks through it as it lands on Fenrir's body, destroying the Phantom as he explodes.
Wizard dismissed his Drago Skull as he landed on the ground.
"Whew...Now to find Tohka." Wizard said as he got on his bike and sped down the road to find Tohka.
The Fraxinus crew were watching over Wizard as they tried to contact him.
"Shido-kun! Shido-kun! I can't contact him! He doesn't have his earpiece!"
"We can't relay any information to him!"
"That idiot! I told him to keep it on!" Kotori said. "Get him an earp-"
"Wait, Commander!" Kawagoe calls out as Kotori turns to him. "Shido-kun's heading straight for Tohka-chan!"
Hearing that surprised Tohka.
(Back with Wizard)
Wizard is seen riding his bike up a stairway to where he knows Tohka will be.
'I know! I know Tohka will be here!' Wizard thought as he jumped to the top and landed at the same park where he and Tohka had finished their first date.
Wizard looked and saw Tohka staring at the city and saw that Tohka's clothes had changed into a limited Astral Dress but it was almost to its complete form.
"Tohka!" Wizard calls out and Tohka flinches to hear his voice as she turns her head to the Ringed Mage.
"Shido...How did you know?" Tohka asked in shock.
"Of course I knew!" Wizard said as he got off his bike and changed back into Shido. "Because this is where-"
"Do you want this back that badly?" Tohka asked as she turned and faced Shido.
"Huh?" Shido said before he saw his suitcase standing next to Tohka's legs.
"I can't stop you from going, can I?" Tohka asked.
"Going? Where to?" Shido asked.
"Don't act like you don't know!" Tohka exclaimed. "I know what you're up to. If I can't persuade you…"
Tohka stomps her foot and her golden throne which contains Sandalphon appears beneath the suitcase as it falls and lies on the armrests. Tohka then pulls Sandalphon out of the throne and points it at Shido.
"I'll do whatever it takes!" Tohka stated.
"What in the world are you talking about?! I'm not going anywhere!" Shido told her.
"N-Nani?" Tohka said in confusion.
"Why would I?! I need to make dinner for you and Yoshino, plus I still have Koyomi to worry about, and I have to study for my exams!" Shido told her.
"B-But...You've had enough of living with me, haven't you?" Tohka asked.
"I never said that!" Shido told her.
"Then…" Tohka said as she turned to his suitcase. "Why did you have this box?!"
"This is a goodbye-forever box, isn't it?" Tohka asked as she remembered seeing Origami with Shido at the station. "You went to meet Tobiichi Origami with this! You must be…"
"That's not what I was doing." Shido told her before he explains the meaning of why he had that suitcase prepared. "That suitcase is for the school trip that you and I are going on next week."
"W-With me?" Tohka asked.
"Yeah." Shido said with a smile on his face.
"Then...you aren't tired of living with me? I can still live with you?" Tohka asked.
"Of course." Shido nodded.
Tohka lowered her sword and Shido walked to her, but then Tohka unintentionally unleashed a burst of energy around her body as it headed towards Shido, and acting quickly Shido put on his Defend Ring and scanned it on his belt.
DEFEND, PLEASE
Shido created a magic shield to protect himself from Tohka's coming energy which created an explosion upon impact with each other.
"Shido! Are you all right?!" Tohka asked in worry as the smoke died down.
"I am…" Shido said as he lowered the shield but flicks his hand as it was still sore from the impact. "But what the hell?!"
The Fraxinus crew had seen that as well.
"This is bad. A dangerous amount of energy has returned to Tohka." Reine explained to Kotori.
"What?!" Kotori said as she turned to her.
"The overflow of energy may annihilate both Tohka and the city." Reine theorized which worried the rest of the crew.
"Commander, this is an emergency. I say we transport Shido-kun here and discuss countermeasures." Kyouhei advised her.
"We don't have time for that." Kotori stated. "If Tohka loses sight of Shido just once more, it may really be the end of the line. Our only choice is to believe in Shido. I trust you, Shido."
Shido grits his teeth as he looks at his shaking hand as he clenches it tightly.
"Shido…" Tohka mutters as Shido looks back at her. "What's going on? That wasn't me!"
"I know! I'm sorry, Tohka!" Shido said as he scans his Defend Ring on his belt.
DEFEND, PLEASE
Shido created a magic shield in front of him as he walked towards Tohka as energy continued to burst from her.
Shido's shield protected him from the bursts, but Shido struggled to push through them and the shield started to crack up, and a small amount of energy managed to leak through the cracks as they hit Shido's body.
"Shido!" Tohka said in worry. "Stop! Stay away!"
Tohka then unintentionally unleashed a burst of energy, which broke a part of Shido's shield as it slashed on the side of Shido's torso.
"Don't say that!" Shido said as he fought through the pain. "Wait there! I swear I'll be right with you!"
Tohka gasped as Shido managed to walk towards her as he fought through the wave of energy as they continued to leave a crack on his shield and broke it apart piece by piece.
'I'm the one who made Tohka sad.' Shido thought as he continued to walk towards Tohka. 'Even though I promise to always accept you...to be your final hope. And yet, here we are!'
"So , just let me…" Shido mutters as his shield was on the verge of breaking apart completely. "Let me…"
"Shido…" Tohka mutters as Shido's shield is now broken.
"Take my hand!" Shido shouted as he reached out his hand to Tohka. "Believe in me!"
Tohka reached out to his hand and they were inches apart...but then a burst of energy sent Shido flying in the air. Tohka drops her sword and jumps to Shido as he falls to her and then the two grab hold of the other's hand and bring themselves close to each other.
As the two spun around in the air, Shido and Tohka smiled at each other before the Ringed Mage pulled her in for a kiss, and with that her Spirit powers were sealed inside of Shido's body and her clothes returned to their normal state.
Shido and Tohka smiled once again as they broke the close and as they safely landed back on the ground.
The Fraxinus crew celebrated Shido's successful sealing.
"The Path is stabilizing. That should keep us out of trouble for a while." Reine said.
"I knew Onii-chan could do it." Kotori said before she made a proud smile on her face.
(Back with Shido and Tohka)
The sun was beginning to set on Tengu City as it shines beside Shido and Tohka as they stare at each other.
"Hey, Tohka, what was it that you wanted to ask me?" Shido asked.
"Forget it." Tohka tells him and Shido blinks to hear that as she smiles at him. "I already got my answer."
Yoshino was still watching her favorite show with Rinne and Mikie.
They see the woman who was with the husband being handcuffed by two cops as they took her a while, as the husband and his estranged wife were standing on a cliff as they held hands.
As the couple watch her being taken away, they lovingly smile at each other before the words 'The End' appear on the screen.
Yoshino smiled at the ending as Mikie was wiping away her tears of joy.
"Case closed!" Yoshinon said.
"Yep!" Yoshino said in agreement as Rinne smiled at her.
"You really do like these kinds of shows don't you, Yoshino-chan?" Rinne said and Yoshino nodded.
(Later at night)
It was now night time in Tengu City, as the moon was shining upon the city. Inside DEM's Japanese branch, Isaac Westcott and his secretary Ellen Mathers.
Ellen had brought him a report of what she found earlier today.
"Oh? You detected a signal from the Princess, the one which disappeared for three whole months?" Isaac asked as he was intrigued by this.
"Yes. Here is more information we have on the situation." Ellen said as she handed Isaac a tablet and it was filled with information about Tohka from the AST's database.
"The Princess is going to high school?" Isaac asked as he was slightly surprised by this.
"Her name is Yatogami Tohka. She is a student at Raizen High School. She enrolled almost immediately after we lost track of the Princess." Ellen explained.
"And it would appear target number 2 had also made an appearance." Ellen said.
"Ah yes, Tengu City's renowned masked hero. The famous Kamen Rider." Isaac said as he swipes on the tablet to show data they had on Kamen Rider Wizard, but his true identity is still unknown to them.
"Apparently, he also made an appearance after we detected Princess' energy but disappeared shortly after we lost the signal." Ellen told him and Isaac chuckles to hear that.
"Interesting. Let's look into this using our methods." Isaac said as he turned to his secretary. "I'm counting on you, Ellen...Ellen Mira Mathers, humanity's strongest Wizard in history."
A cloak airship is seen flying through the clouds in the sky before it flies above the clouds, heading to parts unknown.
(Meanwhile)
Tokisaki Kurumi, otherwise known as the most dangerous and deadliest Spirit known as Nightmare, is standing on top of a tail building.
Kurumi was looking at the city as her shadow was stretched out to the other edge of the building she was on, before several more shadows appeared and merged with her own as it formed into Kurumi's shape.
"I'm still hungry. Oh…" Kurumi said as she turned to someone who was standing behind her. "It's you again. I was truly amazed. I never knew such a person could exist."
Kurumi chuckles. "Oh, please. I need to get more time. But…"
Kurumi aimed her pistol on her head. "I'm not giving up."
The clock on her eye moved one of its hands, and Kurumi fired on herself which created another clone of her as it fell to the ground.
"I need that man's power to use Yod Beth, Zafkiel's final bullet. I won't let him go." Kurumi said her clone started to stand up in front of her. "He will...He will be mine. I'll find the Spirit...the first Spirit, who appeared in this world thirty years ago...the Spirit that brought about every Spirit that has followed...and kill it with my very own hands."
Kurumi then fired on herself again as the noise reached the night sky.
(Next week)
It was now the day of Shido's school trip with his classmates as they were now in the airport.
"All right!" Tamae calls out to her students as she waved a flag in her hand. "Let's head off to Arubi Island for our school trip, everyone!"
"Hai!" They said as they followed their teacher to their assigned airplane.
Shido, along Tohka, Rinne, and Koyomi were excited for the school trip as they were looking forward to it.
(Meanwhile)
In a darkroom, several robotic figures were seen on a wall as cables were attached on their backs and bodies before one of them came on as a red light appeared in front of its head.
Standing in front of them was a woman wearing a DEM Realizer Suit as she smirks.
To be continued...Children of the Storm
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