"This world is fabricated by the boundaries between opposing forces,"
"Life and death,"
"Truth and lies,"
"Peace and conflict,"
"Light and dark,"
"It is these many concepts that complement one another, to create balance,"
"The power to transcend those natural boundaries, manifest within me."
"No longer shall I be trapped here."
"To eclipse the line between life and death,"
"Boundary Authorization, Resurrection."
(At Metal Bey City airport, 3 AM. Traffic is lower than usual.)
After months of waiting in an endless void, he finally escaped. In the dark corner of the city airport, a dark gateway resembling Nemesis had opened up. A hand had stuck itself out of the unknown portal. Slowly, the mysterious figure pulled itself out of the gateway and finally descended onto the airport floor. His suit was almost untouched, almost as if nothing had happened to him. Pluto, the one responsible for the resurrection of Nemesis, had transcended death. The young adult gave himself time to understand his situation. He didn't just escape from Nemesis, he managed to properly reform his body. He was shocked, all of the senses he had lost in the void suddenly returned to him.
"It…worked? Hmph." Pluto smirked. If he could do something as absurd as reviving himself, surely he could have the world in his hands again. Although, now was not the time to celebrate. He may have returned, but it wouldn't be of much use if he were to be arrested on the spot in the airport. No, he had other plans first.
In the void, Pluto had kept his eyes on a certain legendary blader, Dynamis. The young man had used most of his power to drag himself out of the darkness. He had to use the remaining of his energy just to pinpoint Dynamis's precise location. Still, he had enough energy to pull out one more spell from under his sleeve.
"Woohoo! I can't wait to see the others again, it's only been three months since the last tournament but I'm just so excited!", a young blader accompanying Dynamis bounced in joy, it was none other than Tithi. It was very late at night but the thought of being able to see his friends again gave the young blader an unusual amount of energy.
"I look forward to seeing them too. I am surprised the WBBA is inviting us over for yet another tournament, but I won't complain about that. It is a good opportunity for us to spend more time here in Japan. We'll get to see all the others very soon," Dynamis comforted Tithi as he continued to hold him by his hand.
"I found you, Dynamis." A voice only Dynamis could hear swept into the blader's mind.
"What?!" The legendary blader with lavender hair quickly snapped his back to check his surroundings. He swore he heard a familiar voice, but he wasn't entirely sure. He could sense a dark aura that almost demanded him to walk into the dark corridor. He had a very terrible feeling, and knew it was a bad idea, but he had to make sure it wasn't what he thought it was.
"Tithi, can you wait here really quickly? There is something I need to check out, it will be quick I promise."
"Okey dokey, I'll wait right here for you!" Tithi smiled brightly at Dynamis, unaware of the trouble that would ensue soon enough.
Dynamis walked over to the gloomy corridor, suspicious of the unusual voice that spoke to him. He could sense something was off. The stench of darkness only grew stronger, worrying the legendary blader.
"Why is there such a dark presence here? I thought Gingka eliminated Nemesis months back. Did we not completely destroy it then?" Dynamis stepped into the dark passageway. "It can't possibly be back, if it is, I must handle the situation before it gets out of hand."
Before Dynamis could grab his bey, Pluto lunged toward the legendary blader. He grabbed and covered Dynamis's mouth to prevent him from creating a commotion.
"Sorry friend, but I'm going to need your body from this point on. Behave yourself and stay out of my way," Pluto sneered at Dynamis.
The cult leader's hand was surrounded by a dark purple aura. Dynamis struggled to break free from Pluto's grip, he tried removing the hand to no avail. As soon as Dynamis was able to remove the hand, it was too late. Pluto had already cast the spell. The two figures blacked out for a few seconds before opening their eyes again.
Pluto looked down towards his hand, only to find himself not in his original body, but in Dynamis's vessel on the ground. At the same time, Dynamis looked around only to suddenly find himself in Pluto's body, standing on top of what was originally him.
Before Dynamis could say anything properly to Pluto, the cult leader escaped from the dark corridor. Without much hesitation, Dynamis tried to rush towards the body stealer. Before he could take one more step to leave the shadowy hallway however, something struck Dynamis's mind.
He was Pluto. He couldn't just walk back in the airport as if nothing happened, he was in the body of a criminal.
"Great heavens, this is not good! How am I supposed to get out of the airport and chase Pluto if I look like…this!" Dynamis fumed at the current situation, how could he be so careless? Now Tithi and all of Gingka and his company were in danger.
Dynamis quickly glanced at his new figure, he was surprised to see there were no wounds considering everything that happened at the temple. To improvise, the legendary blader quickly removed his new suit jacket and used it to cover his head. It was a lousy disguise, but there was nothing else he could really use at the moment to conceal himself. The blader was disappointed to see that the goggles that Pluto wore in the temple were not in his pockets.
As Dynamis peered over the wall, he noticed Pluto had reached Tithi. The legendary blader recoiled in disgust.
"My apologies Tithi. That took a bit longer than I thought. Why don't we head over to our next destination?" The fake Dynamis gave a disingenuous smile towards the young boy.
"No problemo! Come on, Yu said there would be a driver to pick us up and take us to the hotel!"
The two walked away from the airport seating area. Tithi had no idea he was getting played like a fool. Dynamis continued to check his surroundings, looking for any safe exit he could use. He needed to find some way out of the airport without drawing suspicion to himself. In the corner of his eye, he noticed a washroom not far from his current spot. Hastily, he sneaked away to hide in the stall. Dynamis quickly slammed the stall door to give himself time to think.
"Great. Just…great. I need to get out of here soon before the airport becomes more crowded. It is good that security isn't as high tonight, otherwise I would be in trouble. I highly doubt anyone would believe me if I told everyone about the current situation…"Dynamis face palmed, he needed to give himself time to calm down and assess the situation before heading back out.
"I guess I really do not have any other options. I just have to find a way out of here without being caught or causing a commotion. Hmm…I could walk along the dark passageway I was in earlier. Maybe I can reach a parking lot from there," the legendary blader sighed before exiting the washroom, "perhaps the stars will be kinder to me from here on out…I hope. "
Thankfully, the airport was still relatively quiet. The people that were there were too tired to notice Dynamis walking around in Pluto's body. The young man returned to the dark passageway where he had been attacked.
"It is good to know that the visibility in this hall is quite terrible, I am sure no one will notice me in this area."
Just as he whispered to himself, Dynamis bumped into somebody. The figure was a woman only slightly taller than him, she would have been the same height as Dynamis if the body switch hadn't occurred. She had medium-length black hair, and dark brown eyes. She wore a black cropped biker jacket, a beige sweater, black pants and a white scarf folded in a similar style to Gingka.
"Oh sorry! Wait…Pluto? Is that you?"