Though the Tareus Dimension was in an uproar at the news coming from Karkino about a female Vessel Support able to fight the same way as the Seitengers, no one was able to confirm about the identity of the mysterious fighter. Meanwhile, Orcus remained calm about the situation as everything was beginning to make sense to him with regards to the appearance of the possible sixth Seitenger. However, Gurakei sustained an even greater damage than he had anticipated but that doesn't mean that he won't sent him out again to the surface. Gurakei was the only one at the moment who could defeat the Seitengers even without the help from Karkino this time. The only thing he was worried about was that Vessel Support who seemed to have been holding one mystery after another since she appeared to help the Seitengers.
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Shuichi could only punch the table where he was watching the footage that Kanako managed to record using a special Hasureiki-powered satellite created by her father. The footage taken was about the time they were teleported to the Mizuhashi mansion and Helen was left to deal with Gurakei and Karkino on her own. He really couldn't stay still knowing that Helen somehow had the ability to do that and it turned out that he was right. He was surprised to see how Helen managed to deal with Karkino with her own Hasureiki that now he was sure was in the level near or even equal to that of the Vessels. Even Kanako commented on the same thing and the footage only confirmed her initial suspicion about Helen's Hasureiki. When Shuichi asked about his friends' current conditions, Kanako said that though they sustained heavy injuries, it would heal soon and the Hasureiki that they lost was starting to restore to their bodies. On that part, Shuichi was sure of it since he could feel it in his body, as well. When he asked about Amuro's situation, it was said that he fell into a coma because of the trauma he suffered from deflecting Karkino's lightning attack with his body. Shuichi didn't say anything about that and instead, he watched the footage once again with his mind still wondering about Helen's condition in which the battle she faced a while back had really made her used up almost all of her Hasureiki and now she was in that unconscious state. After doing that, he asked Kanako a favor about keeping what they concluded with regards to Helen and her true ability a secret to the others just until they found a proof that what they thought of about her was true.
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Hideoki was in the guest room where Amuro was resting. Though the Hasureiki around the mansion was helping the young man recover somehow, it seemed that it wasn't enough to awaken him. And that worried the former historian. When Nanami entered the room, he brought the scroll that Kanako had been holding ever since it was teleported to her and had Hideoki read it. When he was done doing so, Hideoki concluded that Helen had possibly helped them uncover a secret with regards to people given a permission to possess Hasureiki even if it wasn't part of their lineage as long as certain rules were to be followed in order to make that happen. However, it only increased the two elders' worries for the Vessels as it was possible that Amuro could be targeted by the Tareans if it turned out that the other biker was really starting to awaken his hidden Hasureiki because of all that had happened to them.
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Back in the Tareus Dimension, Gurakei was still trying to recover while Karkino was as vexed as ever, only for a different reason this time. The general confronted Orcus as the scholar appeared to have an idea about the woman he dealt with on the surface. But no words came out from Orcus who only concentrated on providing a greater power to his Triske Monster. Nemia remained silent as she concentrated on putting more gathered human energy to the slumbering emperor. Her expression, however, was something close to amusement as she wanted to know how Orcus' monster would handle the situation now that another potential threat to the Tareans was about to appear.
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It didn't take long for the other Vessels to finally wake up from their slumber. But the situation only made them feel desperate to end Gurakei's attack on the civilians just to draw them out. Not only that, even Amuro got involved in it. They soon noticed, however, that Shuichi never left Helen's side even while they were thinking of a way to deal with Gurakeiーhopefully, for the final time. Despite Misae's attempt to heal the unconscious and severely injured girl, Shuichi decided against it as he was aware that the archer still needed to recover her lost Hasureiki, as well. The biker only told the others not to worry about Helen as they knew how strong she was. However, Itsuki seemed to have a different thought about what was happening to Helen. Weird enough, he decided not to voice it out just yet to the others. Not even to his sister Erika.
Helen was finally awaken from her slumber after long treacherous hours. But then, she didn't expect to find Itsuki in her room at all, so she couldn't help voicing out that thought. The composer didn't mind, though. And it wasn't a surprise to her upon finding out that she was having a hard time moving her own body, except for her head. The immense loss of Hasureiki in her body made her like that. Or at least, that was what Itsuki told her. Helen apologize to Itsuki for causing such trouble once again to the Vessels. But the composer was more concerned about the novelist using too much of her Hasureiki just to aid them, especially now that the Triske Monsters appearing before them were getting stronger. When Itsuki got right into the topic, Helen explained that one of the seven Great Shadow Defenders had finally appeared before the Vessels during that previous fight. That was one reason why she had to use up her Hasureiki in order to help them, especially when it comes to the use of teleportation spells. Along with that, she came up with a plan, but she would be needing Bisearth's help in order to achieve that as it had something to do with illusion.
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What they didn't know was that Shuichi had been listening all this time to those two inside the room. Something told him that Helen was about to strain herself once more just to help the Vessels finally finish their fight with Gurakei. To ease his worries, he confided with Hideoki about his approach on dealing with the current situation. Especially now that one of the Great Shadow Defenders had appeared who nearly killed the Vessels and even Amuro. But Hideoki only said that they could only leave it to fate, for them to see if the other racer's actions could possibly open a new door for their journey to end the Tareans' attempts to conquer the world once more. With that, Shuichi decided to check on Amuro's situation.
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Itsuki couldn't hide the surprise he felt upon hearing the battle plan that Helen laid out to him. Before he knew it, he was scolding her for being reckless, which was something he had never done before. But to his confusion, Helen smiled at him sadly and told him that her recklessness would be the only way for them to finish off Gurakei. Not to mention, it would take all the Vessels' powers to destroy the clock roots from the inside, which would be an impossible feat without the Elemental Guides' help working on the outside of the dome. That was why she laid out the plan to Itsuki first since his ability to channel Hasureiki through the ground was something that she needed to make it successful. With a sigh, Itsuki considered her participation to the battle. But only if they had Shuichi's permission first. When asked why they should do that, Itsuki only said that Shuichi gave an order not to let her do anything reckless which was something that would require her draining her Hasureiki again. Helen could only pout at that but agreed later on as the composer was giving her a stern look which was quite enough to make her surrender.
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Upon arriving to the room that Hideoki lent for Amuro to rest on, Shuichi only clenched his fist tight at the sight of his best friend in his injured state. Though he was used seeing Amuro got hurt because of racing-related accidents, this one was a little different. It was a Tarean who did this to his friend and it was something he could never forgive at all. Soon after, Helen also went to that room with Itsuki supporting her as she was still weak from the ordeal they went through. Despite Shuichi's desire to confront Helen about the last activity she did before collapsing, he decided against it. He wanted to let Helen tell them the truth about her so-called mission to the Vessels. The other Vessels gathered in that room not long after to check on Amuro's condition. Helen and Itsuki laid out their plan to take on Gurakei and finally defeat the Triske Monster. But the others' concern was more on the possible arrival of Karkino should that Shadow Defender decided to show up again and take the Vessels head on.
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The old man from the last time on that magical realm appeared once again, watching the two mystical creatures continuing to fly (the dragon) and run (the rhinoceros) in the air towards their destination from the mirror. Soon after, he ordered it to show him the bearer of the power of the "other light", which soon showed a vision of Helen alone in her room for a while and appeared to be thinking deeply while holding the larger (still nameless) cylindrical item. After that, a vision of the still unconscious Amuro showed on the mirror's reflection this time. His only words as he did so were, "It won't be long" before playing his flute. Not long after, the vision of the two creatures on his command appeared in the mirror once again. But this time, crackles of lightning surrounded those two before disappearing in a flash.
Though the Vessels could be seen prepared for what would happen as soon as they begin the implementation of their plan to defeat the Triske Monster, their worries for Amuro's state seemed to be taking a toll on Shuichi as time passed by waiting for him to finally regain consciousness. It was evident when the Celestial Shifters reacted as another Tarean attack resumed in the city. As expected, it was Gurakei who started attacking along with Karkino. Helen soon approached the racer and told him to do this so that no other people won't end up like Amuro. She also said that she would be the one to take care of Amuro whatever happens. Shuichi only agreed upon making Helen promise that she won't use any sort of healing ability to Amuro as her Hasureiki hadn't fully returned yet. She was silent for a while, as if contemplating. In the end, she just said that she couldn't do that as it was her job to support the Vessels. And that means she would use her Hasureiki when necessary. The Vessels protested on that (even though Itsuki expected her answer) and was about to scold Helen. But for the time being, Helen said that she would just stay with Amuro and make sure he recovered. It was enough for Shuichi and Itsuki. With that, the Vessels headed to the site of the attack.
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Helen was clenching her fist as she continued eyeing the still unconscious Amuro. Soon after, a bright light emanated from her Astral Shifter which confused her for a moment. When the light dissipated, the images of a dragon and a rhinoceros appeared before Helen. It didn't take long before she noticed her hand glowing and with the order coming from a mysterious voice of what appeared to be coming from an old man, she placed her hand over Amuro's body and allowed it to do the work she seemed to be needing at the moment. As it was happening, Amuro's consciousness that seemed to have been stuck in the dark place began to become aware of the warm light surrounding the area. When everything started to become bright but still enough for him to see what was going on around him. To his surprise, an old man seemingly glowing and clad in a white robe appeared before him who soon asked one crucial question. It appeared that the old man was named Thunven who was one of the most important residents from a realm called the Hundred Heavens where the Heavenly Spirit Guardians resided. Thunven's question had something to do with his desire to become a Seitenger. Amuro said that it had a relation to the desire that stemmed from his childhood where he lost his mother in a car accident. Soon after, that desire was fueled upon seeing the Seitengers fight for the first time. Especially upon finally realizing that his childhood friend/rival was among the chosen ones to defeat the Tareans. With that, Thunven said to Amuro never to let anything dampen the desire he had in him to protect what was important to him, whether a friend, a family or a chosen path towards the future. After that, a bright light surrounded the area that only made Amuro shut his eyes tight.
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As frustrating as it might appear, the Seitengers seemed to be already at the losing end with all five of them still inside the Time Dome. Though the three Elemental Guides and even Helen were helping with implementing their battle plan, it seemed that it wasn't enough to completely destroy all of the twelve clock roots from the outside. Not to mention that the Vessels and also Helen weren't completely healed and rejuvenated since the last time they dealt with the Triske Monster. Gurakei and Karkino were close to landing their finishing attacks towards the Seitengers when all of a sudden, the dome gave a loud cracking sound that surprised them all. Not long after that, the dome's crack that could already be seen from their position widened and from there, three lightning attacks completely destroyed the dome. Before they knew it, they all found themselves freed from the illusions and power-blocking abilities of the Time Dome. Of course, the enemies were frustrated at the sudden event. When they looked around, to the Vessels' surprise, they saw a black warrior with a suit similar to that of the Seitengers. When Shuichi asked who the person was, all the warrior did was to undo his transformation and faced the injured Vessels with a grin and a V sign.
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Helen smiled when Amuro finally revealed himself to the Vessels after undoing his transformation like that. Just as she had expected, the two mystical creatures that appeared before her a while back were the Grand Vessel Spirit and the Elemental Guide under the governance of the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Guardian named Thunven respectively. She was right when she thought that finally, they deemed Amuro as someone worthy to become a Vessel of a Heavenly Spirit Guardian's Power. And to think it was the power coming from the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Guardian. But she couldn't marvel at the fact for long upon sensing someone was about to attack her from behind. She was able to avoid it and soon discovered that the one attacking her was none other than Karkino. But Helen didn't faze even at the sight of someone that she then knew was among the Seven Great Shadow Defenders. Instead, she prepared herself to fight the enemy in front of her. But not without apologizing silently to the Vessels, especially Shuichi for breaking her promise.
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Despite the surprise that the Vessels originally felt because of this sudden development, they were all glad that Amuro had finally awaken from his slumber. In addition to that, they now gained a new ally who would fight with them. Even though Shuichi was about to strangle Amuro for his reckless act again, the red racer didn't do it. Instead, he just asked him a question: if he would be willing to fight till the end to defeat the Tareans and protect everyone. Amuro answered yes with no hesitation, especially now that he knew his childhood friend and rival had been doing the same thing for quite some time now. With that, all six Vessels transformed in front of Gurakei who was still struggling to regroup itself because the destroyed Time Dome weakened the Triske Monster in a great deal. The battle resumed as the six Seitengers dealt with Gurakei for the last time. SeitenWater and the two female Seitengers were specifically the ones who were dealing with the Triske Monster and the group of Gargonema it summoned while the other three male Seitengers (SeitenFire, SeitenEarth, and SeitenThunder) had a face-off with Karkino who was then struck multiple times by the attack coming from the mysterious pink Seitenger, to their surprise. When SeitenThunder asked SeitenFire if there was a seventh Seitenger that he didn't know about, SeitenEarth said that they weren't aware of it at all, as well. Before they could even comment about that, the Seitengers already decided to end the battle as quickly as they could. And so, for the first time, they were able to perform their finishing attack together as six. Gurakei was destroyed but Karkino barely evaded it, and so the Great Shadow Defender was forced to retreat.
However, it didn't take long before Gurakei recovered and unleashed its second persona-its form as an Unseal. Of course, SeitenThunder was surprised that they had to deal with Gurakei in this form. But once again, the vision of the dragon and the rhinoceros appeared to the black warrior. The two mentioned that besides gaining the powers coming from Thunven, he also gained the trust and loyalty of the Grand Vessel Spirit Thunagon and even the Elemental Guide Rhiunder. With that, SeitenThunder was able to acquire both the Vessel Medallion Divine Dragon and the Guardian Medallion Thunder Rhino. Then he used it to summon Thunagon and Rhiunder's physical form and actually combine both mechs to a single fighting robot using the command "Thundering Vessel Combination". That command enabled SeitenThunder to form DraNoRaiJin and board it to be used to fight Gurakei's Unsealed form together with SeitenOh Bisearth. This turned out to be a surprise to the core five Seitengers as they didn't expect SeitenThunder to have both at the same time. Though they decided to deal with that later as they had more pressing matters at hand. Not to mention that they had to deal with Karkino who was now fighting the pink Seitenger all alone and for some reason, both SeitenFire and SeitenEarth couldn't stop the worries that surfaced at that sight. Those thoughts and worries somehow became a driving force for the rest to end their battle with Gurakei once and for all. Well, the battle was two against one and not to mention, the Seitengers were really ticked off with all that they had to deal with that clock monster so they wanted badly to end it. And they did. The two robots combined their attacks once they knew that Gurakei was truly weak to fight them back anymore, combining SeitenOh Bisearth's Land Bison Supreme Evolution attack and DraNoRaiJin's Howling Thunder Breaker attack. It didn't take long before Gurakei finally disappeared for good. Only then that the seven Seitengers could heave out sighs of relief. When the red and green warriors looked around to see the pink Seitenger's situation, they could only frown in both worry and confusion when she was nowhere to be seen.
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Teleporting back to her room was already something strenuous for Helen as she wasn't fully healed from the last fight she needed to deal with. But she was glad that Amuro was able to gain the power he desired for him to fight the Tareans and become a reliable comrade to the Vessels. With one straining look at the bandaged part of her right arm now bleeding profusely because of the ordeal, she now concluded that what she said once before to Kanako about the Great Shadow Defenders going to make it hard for the Seitengers had finally come true. She also looked at her Astral Shifter and gripped it tight despite the injury on her arm bleeding. Soon after, she collapsed before she could even reach the bed. It didn't take long before Hideoki decided to check on Helen and to his surprise, he found her unconscious once again and out of her bed. He was able to sense something disturbing about the Hasureiki flowing from her body and could only eye the girl with worries as he put her back to bed.
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The Vessels, together with their new teammate Amuro, walked together to finally head home and tell the news to Hideoki and Nanami. Amuro still couldn't believe that he was able to become a Seitenger, and that he was a teammate of his biker rival/best friend Shuichi. Of course, the other racer was glad that they were able to gain a new comrade after all the commotion. But something else was still bothering him. Though the others noticed him spacing out a bit, he only told them not to worry and keep their guard up now that Karkino had made an appearance to them. Amuro and Shuichi decided to walk a little slower and behind the others in order to talk discreetly with regards to the possible identity of the pink Seitenger that they saw and had helped them once again. Shuichi already had his suspicion about the identity of the pink warrior. But Amuro also stated his suspicion, as well. And both of them were surprised that they came up with the same conclusion. Now all they needed was a proof that the possible seventh Seitenger was really that person. But they knew it won't be that easy to discover the truth.
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Around the same time, a man and a woman, both with certain animal features attached to their bodies, stood by the cliff where Shuichi would always go to calm himself down. The woman with an elephant tail and miniature version of an elephant's ears asked if Helen was alright despite the injuries and power drain she sustained from the previous fight. The man with wolf-like ears and tail, however, only grunted and faced the woman with a troubled look. Upon facing the Tsukikage Town, the man said that the time for another awakening was near. However, he also said that this particular awakening would be something that would set the chosen Vessels' lives in motion.
