Volume 4: The Water Swordsman, mounted on a lion vs the Emotionless Sword
(Wonder World - Tassel's House)
"Bonne lecture, my friends! It's me Tassel!" Tassel greets the reader, sitting by the table. "We're now in the very exciting part for our novelist, Yuuma Kamiya!"
(Yuuma was in town square, where he and Kanade were transported to Wonder World along with part of the city. The Gansekiou Golem open the blank book, then rampaging in the city)
"The monster of the manuscripts sent the city to a mysterious world."
(Yuuma contronts the Megiddo as he takes out his Swordriver and transforms into Saber. He fought the Megiddo as he slashed it with Rekka. Then, he uses his finisher and strikes the Megiddo until it explodes into pieces. Saber and Kanade watch as the town square is being restored before returning to their world.)
"But Yuuma stops it as he transforms into Saber and defeats it, saving the city and bringing it back to the original world."
(Next, Yuuma and Kanade were with Hibiki as they witnessed multiple piles of carbon dust around them. Saber was fighting the Noise while Hibiki and Kanade got the little girls away from the fighting.)
"Then, those pesky Noise appeared and our heroes lent a helping hand to Hibiki Tachibana and a little girl who got caught in the crossfire."
(Saber was on Brave Dragon along with Kanade, Hibiki and the girl trying to find a shelter nearby. Then, they're on the roof as the Noise starts climbing up to where they are before Hibiki starts singing. Hibiki started to glow brightly orange as machines sprouted from her back before the shift into the Symphogear armor Kanade used. Saber and Hibiki Fought the Noise before Tsubasa showed up.)
"As they're in a pinch, Hibiki somehow manifests the Symphogear armor that Kanade used before it got destroyed two years ago and turned the tables on the Noise."
Tassel closed the book and looked at the readers.
"Now, they meet the Second Branch of the Disaster Relief Squad where Kanade and Tsubasa of the former Zwei Wing affiliated with, along with the bishounen boy from the Sword of Logos."
(Second Branch's Headquarters)
Everyone in the room was silent upon what they're seeing right now. Earlier, the Second Branch were throwing a welcoming party for Yuuma and Hibiki in order to join them for their cause of defeating the Noise. Then all of the sudden, a male stranger somehow gets into their headquarters and the weirdest part is that he's riding on a blue lion!
"Yuuma Kamiya-kun, mind handing over your Wonder Ride Book and Kaenken Rekka?" Tetsuya asked.
"..."
Yuuma and Hibiki were shocked upon seeing the lion while Genjuro and Sakurai were tense because their base had been compromised. Kanade and Aika jumped back upon Tetsuya's arrival but Tsubasa put her guard up in case he'll do something.
"A blue…" Kanade said.
"...lion?!" Yuuma finished her sentence.
"Roar!"
The lion roared, making everyone in the room jump in fright.
"He's even riding on it!" Hibiki shouted.
"What the heck?!" Aika asked.
"I read in a book that in your culture, it's rude to enter with shoes on." Tetsuya said, leaving the rest dumbfounded.
"Et tu, I'm pretty sure using a lion is just as bad." Kanade tells him.
"Oh!" Tetsuya gets off of the lion as it turns into blue pages and goes back to his blue Wonder Ride Book. "My apologies, I'm still not fully versed in this world yet."
"This world?" Sakurai raised her brow, her curiosity was piqued by this.
"Who are you, how did you manage to find this base?" Genjuro speaks up.
"I am Tetsuya Shindo of the Sword of Logos." He introduced himself.
"Sword of Logos?" Tsubasa muttered, she never heard of an organization with a name like that.
"As for your second question, it was no easy feat to follow, But don't worry, you shouldn't feel suspicious of me whatsoever." Tetsuya said as he gave off a smile. But the smile he gives off creeps the other out, especially doing it with a bishounen face.
"Yeah I don't think so, you're the definition of suspicious!" Kanade exclaimed with Aika nodding her head rapidly, agreeing with her sister.
"Mind telling us about this Sword of Logos you're in?" Genjuro asked.
"The Sword of Logos is a secret guild that has maintained the balance of the world for eons." Tetsuya explains before turning to Yuuma. "The Wonder Ride Book Yuuma possesses holds great power, which makes it very dangerous."
"You know what this is?" Yuuma asked, taking his Brave Dragon book out. "What is it?"
"I'm afraid I can't say anymore. You might still be in danger, so would you mind handing it over?" Tetsuya asked, reaching his hand out hoping for him to understand the danger he's in. Yuuma glances at his book before looking at Kanade and Hibiki, who're concerned about Tetsuya's intentions.
"I can't do that." Yuuma answered, making Tetsuya blinked.
"Perhaps you didn't hear me correctly?" Tetsuya said, unsure about his answer.
"This is very important to me. I'm sorry but I can't hand it over." Yuuma tells him.
Tetsuya was silent for a moment, everyone in the room kept their guard up from the suspense between them. Hibiki was unsure on what to dispel this and was panicking inside, until they heard a ring.
[Gatring! Gatring!] (3x)
Tetsuya pulled out a phone that is similar to a touch-screen phone, but the design is completely different from what they have. The caller ID is in the language that Yuuma tried to find as Tetsuya answers the call.
"Hai?" Tetsuya greeted the caller before he listened on the line. "I understand."
He ended his call, much to everyone's confusion as he wandered around the room. He walks to a nearby closet as he brings a brown Wonder Ride Book with the title 'Book Gate'.
"Excuse me, I'll be using this space." Tetsuya said as he opened the book.
[BOOK GATE!]
The closet transforms into a regular wooden door as it opens revealing what's behind it a vortex of bookshelves, spiraling to who knows where. Everyone in the room was very shocked when the closet became an interdimensional portal. That kind of technology isn't available to them yet!
[OPEN GATE!]
"Whoa! It's an Anywhere Door!" Kanade shouted in surprise.
"This is the Book Gate, not a Anywhere Door." Tetsuya corrected her. "Yuuma Kamiya-kun, I linked this door to our headquarters. Would you mind coming with me? Everyone else, please wait here."
"Man, you're stingy." Kanade muttered.
Tetsuya smiled before he noticed the table had only deserts, he stared at them as his eyes widened upon seeing them for the first time. Kanade notices this and grinned as she slowly took one and bite into it, hoping to get a rise out of him. Tetsuya shook it off as he focused on his task in hand.
"Shall we?" He asked, Yuuma follows him hoping to find answers he's been seeking.
"Hold on." The two turn to see Genjuro approaching them with his arms crossed. "I would like to come too."
"Please understand, it's the guild's problem to deal with…" Tetsuya tells him.
"What we're dealing with is what we, the Second Branch, are sworn to do." Genjuro interrupts. "The Second Branch of the Disaster Relief Squad was created to deal with anything supernatural like the Noise and what you're dealing with."
"Noise?" Tetsuya repeated.
"Alien-like creatures that threaten humanity." Genjuro explains to him. "They come out of nowhere and start attacking people, leaving nothing but death and destruction in their wake."
"I see, that's something I need to report to the guild." Tetsuya thought out loud.
"I want to come too, I have some questions regarding this." Kanade said, gaining their attention as she took out her blank book.
"Another Wonder Ride Book?! How?!" Tetsuya exclaimed.
"If you can take me to your headquarters, I can explain." Kanade tells him, making him sigh.
"Very well, you two can come."
Yuuma, Genjuro and Kanade followed Tetsuya as they came through the Book Gate. When they did, Yuuma and Kanade had a very hard time to maintain their bearing as they spun in the portal while Tetsuya and Genjuro walked casually, the latter just stood in the air with his arms crossed.
"Wait a sec, I'm upside down!" Yuuma exclaimed.
"How do you control this thing?!" Kanade exclaimed too.
(Cue Almighty ~ Kamen no Yakusoku by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra w/ Yoohei Kawakami)
(Instrument)
(Showing Yuuma opening his sign book from close to open for his bookstore. Then changes to the bookshelf as it pans in and out. A book was open as the pages were flipping and someone pulled a book from the bookshelf, revealing the book titled Wonder Story. In a dark room, someone was adjusting on a circuit-like keyboard as a screen showed the volume going up and down. Yuuma was in front of his bookstore with a smile on his face while bubbles were blown in the air. The Wonder Story book opens revealing a pop-up of Yuma and his bookstore.)
The saber in your hand
(Transition into the book where Yuuma stretches his arms as the camera zooms out, revealing that he's in the Wonder World.)
Is a pen to write it down
(The camera keeps zooming out as it shows the full sight of the Wonder World as the mythical creature flew in the air.)
Words to save this world
(The Brave Dragon flew by and it roared as the title appears as it flew in front of it)
Kamen Rider Saber: The Almighty Symphogear
{Dare ni mo mirarezu}
'Blooming flowers no one can see'
(Yuuma is in his bookstore, reveals the store with books, a hammock, posters of Zwei Wing and Kanade along a scale model of Tokyo with a drawbridge, mountains and a volcano as they surround a lake. He was writing a story on his desk before noticing Hibiki and Miku coming through as he greets them with a smile and tipping his hat.)
{Saku hana wa mushou no ai}
'It's a love that asks nothing in return'
(Tetsuya was in a room full of books with an open book in his hands as he smiled at the camera. Then Kanade was having lunch with Tsubasa and Aika as they talked before Kanade said something that embarrassed Tsubasa. The latter blushed and looked away from Kanade while she laughed as Aika sighs at her antics.)
{Hisoyaka na yasashi sa wa}
'Hidden in the depths, that kindness will fade'
(Yuuma opens the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book, showing the story page. The Wonder Story was opened as it shows a pop-up of Yuuma with Kanade, Tsubasa, Aika, Hibiki and Miku walking through the city as Tetsuya follows behind them.)
{Hitoshirezu saite chiru}
'Secretly it will all wither away'
(The pages turned as another pop-up revealed the Wonder World. Then transition to the young Yuuma reading the Wonder Story book alongside the young Akira and a girl as they sat by the tree before showing Yuuma pinky promise with the girl.)
{Kamen ni kakureta}
Faces covered beneath the mask'
(At the Sword of Logos Northern Base, Sophia was on the second floor looking at the bookshelf before turning to the camera and smiling. Changes to the Section Two base with Sakuya and Aoi by the Monitors while Genjuro, Ryoko and Shiji stood by each other. Fine was in front of her mansion with an army of Noises while Chris looked away with a frown. Then changes to where Storious, Legeiel and Zooous are with books in their hands as they grin menacingly.)
{Namida wo misezu ni}
'Streaming with invisible tears'
(Calibur appears as he had an army of Shimi behind him and swung his sword, sending a dark energy slash to the camera. Changes to Yuuma where he stood with buildings were burnt and peeling with pages as flames surrounded him. He had the Seiken Swordriver on his waist with the Brave Dragon book inserted in as a giant version of the book dropped behind him.)
ALMIGHTY!
(Yuuma grabs Rekka and draws it as the book opens to the Rider page. He swung Rekka in an X as the Brave Dragon came out of the book before the flaming X and the dragon merged with him, transforming to Saber.)
{Hon ni kakareta}
'Authored in this fairy tale'
(Saber was transported to the Wonder World as he fights the Shimi and the Noise, he slashes them with Rekka in flames. Kanade appears in Gungnir armor as she fights them before changing to Hibiki fighting in her place.)
{Chie to yuuki wo tsukande}
'A place to learn to be wise and brave awaits'
(Next page, Blades fights them as well using Nagare and slash then stabs them with water attacks. Tsubasa fought as well in Ame no Habakiri armor as she sliced and diced them. The page after that, Espada fought with Ikazuchi, conducting lightning and striking them with it. Chris comes in her Ichival armor as she shoots them with a pair of guns in hand. The pages flipped to where we see Tassel in his house as he dances around with his hands up and a smile on his face.)
ALMIGHTY!
(Saber swings Rekka before getting into combat in a fiery aura as giant Wonder Ride Books emerge from the ground.)
{Shinjita hou e}
'Find a path you believe in'
(Saber rode in the Diago Speedy bike while Blades rode the Ride Gatriker across the Wonder World. Then showing the Wonder Ride Book in piles as more stacked up on each other.)
{Ogokaserusa mirai}
'And run towards your own future'
(Saber stood on top of a mountain as he viewed the Wonder World.)
Volume 4: The Water Swordsman, mounted on a lion vs the Emotionless Sword
(North Pole - Sword of Logos HQ, Northern Base)
After going through the Book Gate, they finally manage to reach their destination. Tetsuya gently steps in as others follow, Yuuma and Kanade were a bit dizzy after their mishap in the Book Gate. When they got it out of their system, they were a bit surprised by what they saw.
The Sword of Logos base is a some sort of a meeting room with windows with sunlight coming out, bookshelves filled with books on every wall, a pair of giant books by a pair a stairs leading to a small balcony on the second floor and a small platform in the middle of the room with monitors and the symbol of the guild.
"Holy…Holy baloney, It's amazing!" Yuuma gasped in awe, he ran to the platform as he took a closer look. "I've never seen anything like this!"
"I understand your sentiments, but please don't touch anything." Tetsuya said as he tried to pull him away from the platform.
"This base of theirs has a medieval feel to it compared to ours." Genjuro commented.
"Yeah, our base is up to the times." Kanade added. "Plus, it reminds me of Yuuma's store if you ask me."
The two watch Yuuma and Tetsuya as the latter struggles to get him away from the platform until they hear a ding as the bookshelves on the second floor begin to open up. Behind it, a woman appeared as she walked out to the balcony. The woman had long brown hair with a golden headpiece and wore in white robes with gold linings.
This is Sophia, a mystic and the leader of the Northern Base.
"I am Sophia, a protector serving the Sword of Logos." Sophia introduced herself. "This Northern Base is located in the North Pole."
"The North Pole?!" Yuuma exclaimed in shock.
"That North Pole?!" Kanade exclaimed also.
"That's impossible?! The North Pole is miles away from Japan!" Genjuro couldn't believe what Sophia said.
"We have been operating from here alongside the swordsmen chosen by the Seiken to protect the Almighty Book that created this world. This is how we've been maintaining it's balance." Sophia explains to them.
"W-Wait a minute, you're telling us that our world was created by so-called Almighty Book?" Kanade asked, Sophia nodded. "I can't believe this."
"I can see why, with a power like that it's no wonder your enemy has their sights on it." Genjuro said, closing his eyes as he processed the information he's given.
"Is it all right to tell them?" Tetsuya asked her as she nodded her head.
"Books that hold power and swords…" Yuuma muttered, looking up to Sophia.
"That Seiken has deemed you worthy of becoming a Kamen Rider." She tells him.
"Kamen Rider?" Yuuma said, taking out his driver.
"What's a Kamen Rider?" Kanade asked.
"Swordsmen chosen by the Seiken go by that name." Tetsuya explained as the two nodded.
"Then what should I do?" Yuuma asked Sophia.
"This is a battle started long ago and will continue into the future without end." Sophia explains to him. "What you should do is for yourself to decide, follow your heart."
As she said that, she turned back as the bookshelves reopened and went back inside. Genjuro and Kanade were in deep thought by their war with the Megiddo. Fighting without end, that concerns them for the long run but given how they still there couldn't be too bad, can it?
"So, who moved the city to another world?" Yuuma asked Tetsuya.
"The traitorous Dark Swordsman Calibur, and the Megiddo, the monster of the manuscripts." Tetsuya said as he explained more details. "15 years ago, they stole countless Wonder Ride Books...and many swordsmen fell to their treachery."
Tetsuya took out his driver and he stared at them, reminiscing about what happened during that time. Yuuma saw his expression and knows it well as he has been through that incident and been the only one who survived that ordeal.
"But I will say this, we fight with our lives on the line. It's our destiny to protect the books and maintain the balance of the world."
Yuuma understood what he meant, he's been fighting the Noise for 5 years and it was always his life on the line to protect the people.
"On that note, how do you possess a Wonder Ride Book Kanade-san?" Tetsuya asked her.
"I'm not sure, it became like this from my relic." Kanade said.
"Relic?"
"We can explain it tomorrow. That way everyone, including you two and the Second Branch, can exchange information." Genjuro tells them.
"Understood, we'll meet up at your base." Tetsuya said before turning to Yuuma. "That reminds me, Yuuma-san here."
Tetsuya walked up to him as he took his hand and gave him a spare Book Gate Wonder Ride Book.
"Use this to make a link to your store and the Northern base." Tetsuya tells him.
"Alright." Yuuma said as he, Kanade and Genjuro leave the base.
(Time Skip - Lydian Academy, Dormitory)
The three returned to the base and resumed the party, Yuuma noticed Hibiki was worned out probably due to Sakurai examining her. Yuuma was having a good time at the party but could help but felt Tsubasa's glare at him for quite some time but didn't let him ruin the party. After the party, Yuuma and Hibiki went their separate ways with him going back to his bookstore while Hibiki went to her dorm room.
Hibiki opened the door as she leaned on the doorway, exhausted from what transpired today.
"I'm back…" Hibiki tiredly said.
Miku walked in while in her pajamas as she saw Hibiki by the door.
"Hibiki! Where were you knocking around until now?" Miku asked.
"Sorry…" Hibiki said as she laid on the floor.
"They said on the News earlier that the Noise showed up close by again." Miku tells her.
"Yeah, but they're gone now." Hibiki said, totally zoned out until she heard something on the News that piqued her interest.
"...and ostensibly, Tsubasa Kazanari could be switching to a new label."
Hibiki sets her sights on the TV as the News lady tells about Tsubasa with her image next to her.
"Tsubasa Kazanari, who released her new single today, also stunned the public with a surprise announcement. She was approached by Metro Music, based in England, who are looking to introduce her to foreign markets. Since the incident two years ago, she has pursued a solo career, and…"
Later after that, Hibiki and Miku were in the same bed, sleeping together. Hibiki thought about what happened earlier today. With Tetsuya showing up out of nowhere and explaining to them about his affiliation with the Sword of Logos and taking Yuuma, Kanade and Genjuro to his base. While she was being tested by Sakurai before letting her go until they contacted her again later.
"Hey Miku…" Hibiki said before remembering what Sakurai told her.
Keeping Yuuma's secret was one thing but now she keeps the Second Branch's secret too! It's gonna be hard for her in the long run.
"Never mind."
"I do. I do mind." Miku said, Hibiki widens her eyes because of that. "I was really worried because you were so late."
"Sorry...and thanks. You're the only one of the two who misses me." Hibiki said as she turned over and embraced Miku from behind, much to Miku's embarrassment. "Lend me some warmth, Miku!"
"What's with you, Hibiki?" Miku asked.
"Miku Kohinata is the sunshine that warms me up. I'm drawn to your side. It's the warmest spot I know. It's always like that, and it always will be." HIbiki tells her, Miku was blushing by how close Hibiki is and felt a bit nervous.
"You know, Hibiki…I..." Miku was about to say until she noticed Hibiki was suddenly quiet as she got up and saw that Hibiki had fallen asleep already, she smiled at her sleeping face. "Sweet dreams...Hibiki."
(Fantasy Star Kamiya)
Meanwhile with Yuuma, he was by his desk as he looked at his Swordriver and his Wonder Ride Book. He thought of what Tetsuya told him and at last he finally got a lead about 15 years ago. Calibur and the Megiddo, that's what happened that day but for what purpose?
The only one who knows about it was either the swordsman that saved his life or the traitor, Calibur.
"Kamen Rider, huh…" Yuuma said.
(Tsubasa's house)
Tsubasa was alone in the shower room as the water poured on her while she leaned her hand on the wall. She thought about Yuuma, who was the red swordsman that fought the Noise for 5 years. She never thought the novelist was him, she thought it was Tetsuya earlier and was almost mistaken by him. But it didn't matter now and didn't change her mind about him.
To her eyes, he should be responsible for what happened to Kanade 2 years ago. She won't accept him and Hibiki into their organization, even if Genjuro made his decision. For him to be here and Hibiki having Kanade's armor.
"Hibiki Tachibana...Yuuma Kamiya…" She whispered in a furious voice.
(Megiddo's Hideout)
At the Megiddo's hideout, they watched as their latest Alter Book was in the writing process and couldn't wait for it to finish.
"Things are proceeding well." Storious said before walking to the table with the other two generals. "A new Alter Book nears completion."
"Hmph." Cabilur grunted while Zooous and Legeiel smiled in glee.
"But what intrigues me is this." Storious brought up a magical bubble as it shows the Noise attacking the people as they turned into carbon dust. "It seems that the world has been in turmoil since we've been sealed away."
"Just what are these creatures?" Legeiel wondered.
"Who knows but it's fun to hear their screams full of despair." Zooous comments.
"This might be something to look into." Storious said, interested in the Noises' existence.
Calibur took a look at the Noise but that didn't matter to him, all he needs is to focus on his goal.
(The Next Day - Lydian Academy)
It was a normal school day at Lydian Academy despite the Noise attack from last night. Class ended as Hibiki was sitting by her desk waiting for her escort to come to pick her up.
"Bikkie!"
Hibiki looks up to see Miku along with her classmates, three girls in general. The first one in the middle has short beige colored hair with a slightly longer strand on the left side of her face and pinkish-red eyes. The second on the left has medium length slightly curly blond hair with her bangs cut straight and honey brown eyes. She wears a white headband with a small bow on the left side. The third on the right has green eyes and medium length brown hair tied into two pigtails with pink ribbons.
They're Kuriyo Ando, Shiori Terashima and Yumi Itaba.
"Wanna go to Flower?" Kuriyo asked.
"Flower, huh." Hibiki muttered.
"Yeah, we heard it's really good!" Shiori tells her, even though she knew that.
"Plus, I've heard that a famous novelist worked there." Yumi said.
"Sorry, but I've got plans with said novelist." Hibiki tells them.
"You mean that you're meeting with Yuuma Kamiya, the writer of Lost Fantasy?!" Yumi asked as Hibiki nodded. "Seriously, your life is like an anime character's."
"Too bad, then...Standing offer, you know!" Kuriyo said.
"Well, see you later!" Shiori said as they went to Flower, leaving Hibiki alone for a bit.
"Hah...I think there's a curse on me." Hibiki whined.
"That's an understatement."
Hibiki looked up to see Kanade standing by the door as she gave her a wave.
"Hi there, I'm escorting you to our base as our witness." Kanade tells her. "But first we need our second witness."
"Eh?"
(Fantasy Star Kamiya)
Yuuma was up and dressed, he was by his desk writing his manuscript Kanade was telling to do yesterday. He was about to finish when he heard the front door open as he looked up to see Kanade coming in along with Hibiki.
"Yuuma, we're here to pick you up!" Kanade cheerfully said.
"Hai Hai." Yuuma said as he finished the last page.
"Wait, is that…?" Hibiki asked, seeing what she thinks she sees.
"Yep, it's the latest chapter of my book." Yuuma said, making Hibiki and Kanade come closer to his desk.
"Really?!" Kanade said, Yuuma modded as she pumped her fist. "Does that mean it is done?"
"Yep." Yuuma replied as he put his pen down. "Let's get going."
While Hibiki doesn't know, Kanade figures that he's gonna be using the Book Gate book that Tetsuya gave to him. Yuuma walks to a nearby door as he opens the book.
[BOOK GATE!]
[OPEN GATE!]
And with that the door was linked between either the Northern Base or the Second Branch base. Hibiki was shocked while Kanade whistled upon seeing the Book Gate for a second time.
"You have that portal book, too?!" Hibiki exclaimed.
"Yep!" Yuuma said as he walked into the Book Gate.
Kanade and Hibiki followed him into the Book Gate as they're in between dimensions. Yuuma and Kanade were managing to control their bearings while Hibiki was like them when they first entered, spiraling out of control.
"Ahhhh! I'm getting dizzy!"
(Second Branch HQ)
The janitor's closet opens as Yuuma and Kande came out totally fine but when Hibiki came out, she was stumbling to get her bearing from distoriation in the Book Gate.
"I think I'm going to be sick…" Hibiki groaned.
"You'll get used to it." Kanade tells her.
Then they saw Genjuro and Aika coming to the room as they noticed them in the room.
"Is she alright?" Aika asked, concerned for Hibiki when she saw her dizzy state.
"Don't worry about it." Kanade said.
"I'm glad you two made it today, Although, I didn't think you came through the gate." Genjuro said.
"It's more convenient that way." Yuuma said as he saw Sakurai along with Aoi and another agent with brown hair and eyes.
His name is Sakuya Fujitaka.
Then the door opened again as Tetsuya was coming out of Book Gate as he saw them.
"Tetsuya-san." Yuuma said.
"Looks like everyone's here, shall we get started?" Tetsuya said.
"Okay then! So, here are the results of Hibiki's medical examination yesterday." Sakurai said as she brought up Hibiki's results on screen while Yuuma and Hibiki took a seat. "There are some signs that the shock of the first transformation affected her, but there are no notable abnormalities."
"Nothing...notable?" Hibiki asked.
"What's that mean?" Yuuma asked, too.
"Oh, right. I guess this isn't what you three came for." Sakurai said.
"Please explain that power to me!" Hibiki asked them.
"What kind of power does she possess, Sakurai-san?" Tetsuya asked.
Yuuma, Tetsuya and Hibiki waited a moment before Genjuro turned to Tsubasa and nodded at her as she took out a pink pendant of some kind.
"Tsubasa is the first bearer of the first relic, Ame no Habakiri." Genjuro tells them.
"Ame no Habakiri? The legendary sword from Japanese mythology? The same one used by Susanoo?" Yuuma asked.
"That's right, the relics are powerful artifacts documented in legends from around the world." Sakurai explains to them. "They were created by heretics in the ancient times, yet are beyond our current technology. They can be found chiefly in old ruins, but most have suffered through the ages, and thus the ones with any power left are real rarities."
"I see." Tetsuya said, intrigued by the powers these relics possessed.
"Wow, so Ame no Habakiri is one of the rarities along with Gungnir?" Yuuma asked.
"Yes, though they're fragments of the said relics." Genjuro replied to him.
"All that can amplify and free the sliver of power left in the fragments are waves of a specific amplitude." Sakurai said as she showed them the example on screen.
"Waves of specific amplitude…" Hibiki repeated.
"You mean like compatibility? And singing is the key to it?" Yuuma asked.
"Correct, the relics are activated by songs." Genjuro said.
"Songs?" Hibiki said as she remembered last night, recalling that she sang using Gungnir. "Oh, right! I remember the song I sang that filled my entire mind!"
Genjuro nodded while Tsubasa grunted, others didn't notice except for Yuuma. Yuuma returns his attention to Sakurai as she explains more about the relics as she shows it on screen.
"You break down the power into raw energy and reconstruct it as the anti-Noise armor you and Tsubasa wear - the Symphogear." Genjuro explained.
"Intriguingly, these relics are similar to the Seiken." Tetsuya said, he walks to the screen as he checks the readings. "With this technology, any Homo sapiens can fight these Noise."
"But the relics don't just activate as soon as someone hums a tune!"
Everyone in the room except Genjuro turned to Tsubasa from her sudden blurt. Yuuma was concerned by the tone Tsubasa spoke in as he glanced at Kanade who looked worried along with Aika. Genjuro got up from his seat as he approached him and Hibiki.
"We call those few people who can activate the relics and sing the songs to construct Symphogear the 'Attuned'." Genjuro said. "That's those like Tsubasa and Hibiki. Kanade was one also."
"Was?" Yuuma, Tetsuya and Hibiki said as they turned to Kanade.
"I'm not 'Attuned', not anymore." Kanade clarified to them.
"Why?" Yuuma asked before remembering what happened at the concert. "Is it from that song you tried to sing?"
"What song?" Tetsuya asked.
"It's called the Swan Song. When a Symphogear user sings that song, it utilizes the full power of the armor. But it can damage the user base on their compatibility, I would've died due to my low compatibility." Kanade explained to them.
"But I stopped you before you finished, right?" Yuuma asked.
"Yes, but it's enough to dismantle my Symphogear." Kanade pointed out as she took out her blank book. "It became this book I carry today and damaged my singing voice in the process."
"Is that why you're retired?" Hibiki asked as Kanade nodded.
"How can it be? No Homo sapiens can do such a thing." Tetsuya said.
"I don't know, it happened when Yuuma's sword reacted to my relic." Kanade tells him, Tetsuya glanced at Yuuma for a moment before Sakurai steps in.
"So? Do you two understand the basics of the power of the Symphogear?" Sakurai asked. "If you two have any questions, don't hesitate to ask."
"Well…" Hibiki muttered.
"Shoot, Hibiki-chan!"
"I have no idea what you said." Hibiki said.
This makes Yuuma, Kanade and Aika facefaulted upon Hibiki's lack of knowledge of it all they said to her while the other just stared at her.
"I'm not surprised." Aoi said.
"Not at all." Sakuya adds.
"I suppose those were very big words there." Sakurai admits that she may have talked too complicatedly. "For now, it will be enough to remember that I'm the scientist behind the Sakurai theory, which describes the extraction of power from relics."
"Sure…" Hibiki said, unsure about what she said. "But...I don't have a relic! So why…"
"You do actually." Yuuma said, Hibiki turned to him as he explained to her. "During that incident 2 years ago, part of Kanade's Symphogear armor was blown into pieces and scattered around the stadium, which one of the pieces pierced into your chest. Meaning, it was Kanade's Gungnir, inside of you."
"Is that true?" Tetsuya asked.
"That's right." Sakurai said as she put Hibiki's x-rays on the screen. "This is Hibiki's x-rays, there are multiple fragments so close to her heart so it's impossible to remove them. As Yuuma said, these are fragments of the third relic, Gugnir, which Kanade held."
Tetsuya, Tsubasa and the Amou sister turned to Hibiki in shock while she was getting nervous from their stares. Yuuma was having deja vu, reminding him when he first got Brave Dragon. Kanade got out of her shock before walking towards Hibiki and patted her shoulder.
"Well, guess that means my reckless act wasn't in vain after all. So, what are you going to do with it?" Kanade asked.
"W-Well...I'm not sure if I'm suited to have it." Hibiki said.
"Don't stress about it, Hibiki-chan. You have what it takes." Yuuma said.
"I do?" Hibiki asked.
"Sure, you're rough around the edges but you'll get the hang of it." Kanade stepped in.
As Yuuma and Kanade reassures Hibiki about her current dilemma, Tetsuya processes the information he's given about the Noise and the Symphogears. To his eyes, they manage to create something similar to how the Sword of Logos uses the Seiken and Wonder Ride Books. Clearly, they share the same goals to protect lives from monstrous threats like the Megiddo so there is no problem to work together with them.
Then he notices Tsubasa got a little wobbly and tries to maintain her balance. Aika turned to see her and started to worry.
"Are you okay, Tsubasa?" Aika asked.
"I-I'm fine, I'll be in the halls." Tsubasa replied as she stepped out of the room.
Kanade was concerned about her friend's behavior and so was Yuuma ever since the concert. Tetsuya was confused about what happened before going back to the topic at hand.
"Genjuro-san, these relics are the only way to fight these Noise?" Tetsuya asked.
"Unfortunately." Genjuro answers him. "As of now, mankind stands no chance against the Noise. One simple touch and we turn to carbon dust and crumble. Wde can't hurt them with regular weapons either. There are two exceptions: the Valkyries clad in Symphogear and Kamen Riders with their Seiken. On behalf of the second branch of the Japanese government's Disaster Relief Squad, I would like to ask for your cooperation, that includes Yuuma-kun and Hibiki-kun. Will you three use your powers in the great war against the Noise?"
Hibiki was reluctant to answer him when she's on the spot like this. Yuuma was hesitant upon working for the government, from what he saw in books, manga and anime the government would try to abuse the power and try to cover up that would damage their rep. Tetsuya thought enough about it, and if Sophia was in his shoes she would say yes to it.
"As the swordsman of the Sword of Logos, it's our duty to protect the balance of the world." Tetsuya said. "And since the Noise is a threat and your organization has the same duty as ours, I humbly accept cooperating with the JSDF."
"Of course and in return, we can aid the Sword of Logos against the Megiddo." Genjuro said as he turned to face Hibiki and Yuuma. "What about you two?"
"Hmm…" Yuuma thought about it once more. 'If the government knows about the Omniscience Book, some might pull some strings to restore the book for themself. Genjuro-san and his group can be trusted but I'm not sure of the higher-ups.'
"Alright, I'll cooperate with the JSDF but there's one condition I want to make."
"What is it?" Genjuro asks as Yuuma walks closer to him.
"Keep the information about the Omniscience Book a secret." He whispered to Genjuro's ear. "There's no telling if someone from your group or the higher ups wants to get the book's power for themselves."
Genjuro was a bit reluctant to keep the info about the Omniscience Book hidden from his team, but Yuuma has a point. The Book could bring the Noise to an end but there's no telling what the authorities or other executives could do to get their hands on it.
Genjuro nodded to Yuuma as he went back to his seat. Everyone else was curious about Yumma's request from Genjuro except Kanade and Tetsuya, the two figured it out from their talk yesterday. Hibiki was silent for a moment before she looked at Genjuro.
"I can...I can help people with this power, right?" Hibiki asked, Genjuro and Sakurai nodded as she made her decision. "Okay, I'll fight! I may be new at this but I'll do my best from here on out!"
BLAR! BLAR! BLAR!
Everyone in the room heard the alarms going off as they immediately headed off to the command center. Tsubasa was already there by the time they got there.
"Sir, we picked up the mysterious energy from yesterday." One of the operators reported.
"I got the location, I'm putting it on screen." Tomosato said as the screen showed the giant book in the city.
"Looks like the Megid has already made their move." Tetsuya said as he turned to the door. "I'm going to stop them."
"I'll come, too." Yuuma said, stopping Tetsuya in his tracks before facing him.
"This battle comes with danger. Are you prepared for it?" He asked.
"I've been facing danger for 5 years, I'm ready to save everyone." Yuuma said, Tetsuya signs before facing Yuuma again.
"I understand, but don't worry. I'll be alongside you the entire time." Tetsuya said.
"I'm coming along, too." Hibiki said, much to everyone's surprise.
"Don't be reckless, it's too early for you!" Genjuro exclaimed.
"I can use my power to help people right?" Hibiki asked. "Only the power of a Symphogear and Seiken can fight the Noise and the Megiddo, right? That's why I'm going with them, I won't let Kanade's gift go to waste and do nothing!"
"Tachibana…" Kanade muttered in awe.
"That's Hibiki for ya, helping people despite the dangers lay ahead." Yuuma said, patting Hibiki's shoulder.
"Okay, you can come but be cautious as when we're there." Tetsuya said.
"Hai!" Hibiki said as they headed out to the location.
"She knows the danger and still wants to help. She's a kind girl at heart, isn't she?" Sakuya asked.
"I wonder." Genjuro said, making Sakuya blink. "Tsubasa received combat training since she was a little girl and Tetsuya-kun trained with the Sword of Logos. Whereas Yuuma-kun and Hibiki-kun were completely normal people before this, I think that someone who volunteers for the front lines just to help someone is...twisted."
"Wouldn't that make them just like us?" Sakurai ased.
Kanade couldn't help but agree with them, each of them had suffered something in their past including her. Hibiki was a survivor from the Noise attack and Tetsuya must've lost something important to him in the past. But what bothers her the most is Yuuma's reason to fight, other than helping people, she had the feeling it's something more than meets the eye. Kanade turned to Tsubasa, who was just standing there and staring at the screen.
"Hey Tsubasa, aren't you going with them?" She asked her.
"This is not a Noise problem, so I'm not going. Leave it to those three. " Tsubasa said as she left the room.
"Tsubasa…" Aika muttered, who was concerned about her.
Kanade was also, but she'll have to put it on hold for now and look back at the screen for a moment. Then she thought of an idea as she grinned and slowly walked out of the command center.
(Timeskip)
The three had arrived at the scene of the crime, Hibiki was curious about the giant book surrounded by a bright light.
"So, how are we gonna get in?" Hibiki asks Tetsuya, he then takes out his Swordriver as the emblem starts glowing blue.
"Seiken allows travel to the other side." Tetsuya said as a blue book appeared before them. "Just walk through the book and we'll be there."
They're gonna walk through the book until they hear a voice behind them.
"Yuuma!"
"Hmm?" Yuuma turned to see Kanade on her bike. "Kanade-chan?!"
"I'm joining you guys too!" Kanade yelled as she rode on a bike towards them.
"O-Oi, wait a second?!" Yuuma exclaimed as he, Tetsuya and Hibiki panicked as they tried to stop her until she crashed against them, sending them through the book.
(Wonder World)
CRASH!
Everyone flew out of the book and crashed onto the ground, groaning in pain while the book closed and disappeared behind them and Kanade's bike rode past them.
"Owie~!" Hibiki cried.
"That smarts." Kanade groaned.
"Kanade-san, this is no place for ordinary homo sapiens. And going head-on with a bicycle no less." Tetsuya said as he and the rest slowly got up from the ground
"I know but I need to know more about-What the?!" Kanade explained until she pointed to where the city was as it was in the process of turning apart to pages.
"It's worse than before." Yuuma pointed out.
"The abnormalities are reaching the final stage." Tetsuya said as he turned to the three before taking his driver out. "Leave this to me, I'll show you two how to fight properly."
"Eh?! You can transform too, Tetsuya-san?!" Hibiki asked.
"With Suiseiken Nagare, I will protect the world." Rintaro said, now donning his own Seiken Swordriver along with taking out his Wonder Ride book and opening it, revealing a silhouette of a pale blue lion.
[LION SENKI!]
[This blue mane marks a new history of the noble king's battle...]
Tetsuya then closes the book and inserts it into the center slot of the driver as the book begins to flip blue pages in front of Tetsuya, sending him to the pocket dimension with water surrounding him. The giant version of Lion Senki dropped behind him as an ocean melody played out from his belt. Then he placed hand on Nagare's hilt before pulling the sword out of the driver, making both the book from the belt open revealing the rider page.
[NAGARE BATTOU!]
"Henshin!" Tetsuya shouted as Nagare's blade was covered in water before he made a horizontal slash.
[LION SENKI!]
Then the book opened behind him as a blue lion came out of the book and started to fuse with Rintaro, generating him an armor similar to Saber.
Both right and left sides of the armor were black with silver and blue lines, the center armor was completely blue with a blue lion face with yellow eyes and armor like lion feet on the legs. Two small blue capes on his back and two attached from his belt, one in the front and one in the back. His helmet was also divided in three sections in which the bottom left and right were mostly black with a silver blade sticking out. The horizontal slash became the helmet's visor that flicked upwards to the right with the forehead piece now blue with mane like spikes.
Tetsuya became the Water Swordsman, Kamen Rider Blades.
[NAGARE ISSATSU: When the King of Beast and Suiseiken Nagare unite, the azure blade shall bear its fangs!]
Blades swung Nagare around and stuck it out to the right, then swung it again as posed with Nagare held behind him as it glowed blue with water and his left hand in front.
[SUISEIKEN NAGARE!]
"Whoa!"
Yuuma, Kanade and Hibiki were in awe at Blades transformation as he readied Nagare to battle. Then he dodges an upcoming attack as the Megiddo appears before him.
It was a black humanoid ant with grey armor and three pikes striking out on each shoulder. The upper head was black with antennas sticking out from the eyes while the lower part was grey with green goo coming out of its mouth. On the right side of its chest was a black book with the Megiddo's symbol and writing.
This was the Ari Megiddo.
"That thing's creepy!" Hibiki was grossed out by the Megiddo's appearance.
The Ari Megid started to spit at Blades as he in turn began to slash at the spit, water running across his blade the entire time. Then Blades dodges the incoming spit as Yuuma and the girls move away from the spit before it hits them as it lands on a pillar, causing it to melt onto it.
"Eh?! The spit is acidic?!" They shouted in surprise.
Blades kept on slashin the acid spit away before swung Nagare around as he sent a stream of water to the Megiddo, knocking it up in the air before jumping up to the Ari Megid and slashing at its torso, wounding it. The Ari Megid then growled before it's book started to glow, releasing a bunch of pages on the ground before it morphed into the Shimi Megiddo.
"What are those?" Hibiki asked, shocked by the Megiddo's actions.
"They look like grunts." Kanade said as they continued to watch Blades and the Ari Megiddo fight.
Blades started to attack the Shimi. His swordsmanship was like he was dancing, as he dodged the strikes of the Shimi, and expertly slashed at them. He glanced at the Ari Megiddo as it came up to him to strike before he jumped up over it as he landed on top of a building.
"An Ant Megiddo...I sense a horde will follow." As he said this, he noticed a group of Ari Megid coming together with countless Shimi. "Just as I suspected...but that's fine with me."
Seeing his chance, Blades jumped off the building and pressed the page of Lion Senki.
[LION SENKI!]
"Lion Wonder Strike!" Blades yelled as he created a water slash towards the Megiddo and Shimi. A lion also appeared from the book and started attacking as it pounced all over the place and finally ran through the monsters, causing them to explode. He landed as the lion landed bayside it and roared for its efforts.
"That was awesome!" Hibiki exclaimed, awe in Blades performance.
"That is but one way to fight." Blades said as he walked over to the three.
"I knew you were strong!" Yuuma said.
"You got that right!" Kanade joins in.
"So much power! And you finished the fight in no time!" Hibiki squealed.
"I'm afraid it's not over yet." Blades said, holding his hand out as he looked over to see more Ari Megid and Shimi coming forth.
(Meanwhile at the Megiddo's Hideout)
The Megiddo generals and Calibur were all observing Blades' fight via a giant floating bubble. Storious looked smug, Zooous looked bloodthirsty while Legeiel was completely unimpressed.
"So, it seems the Swordsman of Water, Blades has appeared" Calibur mused.
(Back with Yuuma and the others)
Yuuma, Kanade and Hibiki were escorting people out of a building. When they were all gone, he looked towards the battle.
"I'll save everyone here, I promise." Yuuma vowed before pulling out his driver and Brave Dragon book as he placed the former on his waist then opened his book.
[BRAVE DRAGON!]
He then closes it and inserts it into the driver as the giant copy of Brave Dragon appears behind him. Then he quickly pulled out Rekka, making the book open.
[REKKA BATTOU!]
"Henshin!"
[BRAVE DRAGON!]
[REKKA ISSATSU: When the Brave Dragon and Kaenken Rekka unite, the crimson blade shall pierce through all that is evil!]
[KAENKEN REKKA!]
Yuuma transforms into Saber headed towards the battle and starts slashing some of the Shimi before heading towards the Ari Megiddo. But then the Shimi started to surround Saber, forcing him to guard with his blade. One of the Shimi tried to take advantage of this by striking him in the back, but then he managed to push them back as he turned around and slashed it may be new at swordsmanship but he has experience from battling the Noise for the past 5 years.
Saber and Blades continued to fight the Shimi while Kanade and Hibiki watched from afar as they noticed the Ari Megiddo came together and started to spit acid towards them.
"Guys watch out!" Kanade shouted at them.
Saber and Blades heard her warning and managed to dodge the acid before it hit them as it melted on the floor. Saber then presses his Wonder Ride Book as flames gather in his right fist.
[BRAVE DRAGON!]
"Dragon Wonder Blast!" Saber yelled as he sent the flames towards the Shimi and summoned Brave Dragon as it was covered in flames and struck at them, completely obliterating them.
"You wield your sword well." Blades said, complementing the aspiring novelist as he slashed the Ari Megiddo.
SCREECH!
However they all stopped when they all heard a high pitched sound making them cover their ears in pain.
"Argh! My head hurts." Kanade said weakly as she and Hibiki got on their knees because of the noise.
On the building, unnoticed by them, there was a humanoid grasshopper monster with arm sickles in each hand that he used to make the horrid sound. Like the Ari Megid, it had a book in its chest as well.
This was the Kirigirisu Megid.
The Kirigirisu Megid soon jumped off the building landing towards the riders before they got out of the way.
"Humans think they're so clever..." The Kirigirisu Megiddo mocking them.
"There was another one!" Blades said, surprised by their presence.
"Look for yourself! your beloved world is decaying at our hands. Once the book is completed, this will become the new normal!" The Kirigirisu Megid said.
"What?!" Saber exclaimed but before he could say something else both monsters jumped disappearing from their sight.
"Guh!"
Saber and Blades turned to see Kanade and Hibiki were barely standing from the Krirgirisu's High Pitch noise and collapsed on the ground.
"Kanade-chan! Hibiki-chan!" Saber shouted as he and Blades rushed to them. Blades checks on them before turning to Saber.
"Don't worry, they're still breathing." Blades assures him, Saber sighs in relief. "Let's take them back and regroup."
(Sword of Logos: Northern Base)
Yuuma and Tetsuya took the girls back to the Second Branch HQ to rest up, Aika was worried about them but Testuya told them that they're fine and need some rest for now. Yuuma notices that Tsubasa was glaring at him and Tetsuya for the whole time they're there. It was now becoming a bother but not the time. They went to Northern Base to seek answers from Sophia.
"What are the Megiddo trying to do?!" Yuuma exclaimed to Sophia.
"They're replacing lost Wonder Ride Books, in order to recreate the Almighty Book." Sophia tells him, frowning at the current situation they're in.
"Recreating the Almighty Book?!" Yuuma yelled.
"Yes, they intend to obtain that great power." Tetsuya said.
"Then we gotta go back there and stop them from doing it!" Yuuma said, going towards the door.
"That place has already been rewritten with Megiddo's book. If they continue to rewrite reality, your lives as swordsmen will be at risk" Sophia explains solemnly.
"It can't be…" Tetsuya said.
"That is if it's completed." Yuuma said before looking towards Sophia. "That Megiddo said that nothing would be normal ever again if their book is completed. So, if we defeat them before they complete it, then everything will go back to normal!"
Tetsuya widens his eyes upon Yuuma's theory, he recalls that Kirigirisu Megiddo said that it'll be part of their world once it's completed. So that means there's a chance to save the city after all. However, Sophia was reluctant to send them in there again.
"Bravery and being reckless are two different things." Sophia said calmly.
"Hope lies beyond any resolve!" Yuuma said with a fiery determination in his eyes. Sophia's eyes widened in surprise.
"Those words…!" She gasped.
At that moment one part of the table in the center of the room shined brightly red, before opening and showing black book with a motorcycle in the cover and the title, Diago Speedy. Everyone was surprised upon this as Yuuma walked over and grabbed the book.
"What is this?" Yuuma asked
"It's a book only you can use. Kamen Rider Saber." Sophia said.
"Saber.." Yuuma muttered upon his Rider title as he looked closely at Diago Speedy Wonder Ride Book.
[SOUKAN! DIAGO SPEEDY!]
(Wonder World)
When they arrived, they saw that the situation had worsened. The buildings and everything around looked either burned or destroyed to torn pages.
"I will not accept this world!" Tetsuya exclaimed, seeing the devastation by the Megiddo.
"So this is the inside of the Megiddo's book..." Yuuma said.
"With Suiseiken Nagare, I'll free this world from the Megiddo!" Tetsuya stated, with his driver strapped on and opened his Wonder Ride Book.
[LION SENKI!]
"I'll save the city and the people!" Yuuma said as he opened his book too.
[BRAVE DRAGON!]
They insert their books to their drivers as they are transported to the pocket dimension, both giant replicas or their books appear behind them before pulling out their swords.
[REKKA BATTOU!]
[NAGARE BATTOU!]
"Henshin!" Both said in unison.
[BRAVE DRAGON!]
[LION SENKI!]
[KAENKEN REKKA!]
[SUISEIKEN NAGARE!]
They transformed to their rider forms as they were about to face the Megiddo again, but then Blades took his phone out and clicked on an app and folded the phone in half.
[GATRIKE PHONE!]
He threw it in the air as it began to grow larger and rearranged into a three wheeled motorcycle based on a BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster with gatling guns on the sides.
This was the Ride Gatriker, the standard vehicle for members of the Sword of Logos.
[RIDE GATRIKER!]
"Alright, I'll do it too." Saber said as he plugged Diago Speedy's book on the right slot on the driver before he unsheathed the sword opening the book.
[START UP THE ROAR!]
[Rev up the tires and awaken the crimson body! With the sword as a symbol, the speeding words accelerate with every issue!]
[DIAGO SPEEDY!]
The book grew in size and transformed itself into a motorcycle model Honda CRF450L with a red sword on front.
"Whoa…" Saber is in awe at his new bike.
"Let's ride." Blades said as he got on his Ride Gatriker.
"Got it." Saber said as he got on his bike as they rode off to battle.
(Megiddo's Hideout)
In the Megiddo's base, the mannequin hand was once again writing the book. Storious glanced at it with a smile on his face.
"That Megiddo has been granted another power..." Storious said as he looked towards his comrades. "Surely those swordsmen will be unable to stop it now."
(Back with Saber and Blades)
Saber and Blades rode down the road towards a colony of giant ants blocking their way. Saber slashed at the ants with his sword to burn them, while Blades used the gatling guns to mow down the ants. Then up ahead, a truck was blocking their way as Saber leaned down and managed to slide under the truck to avoid the collision. Blades rode around the truck as they resumed riding towards the tunnel ahead of them as more ants got in the way.
Blades started shooting them down the ants while Saber jumped up on the tunnel with Rekka ready and slashed before jumping back on the road to continue their attack throughout the tunnel. They made their way out of the tunnel as an explosion occurred in the tunnel thus destroying the rest of them. They saw a broken bridge up ahead and jumped over the gap before landing on the other side.
Then the Kirigirisu flew towards and slashing them with his arm sickles before letting out a laugh. Saber and Blades stopped as they skidded, leaving road burns as they looked up to the Megiddo.
"I'll turn you two into a part of our book too!" The Kirigirisu Megiddo shouted.
"No doubt that's the one controlling the ants…" Blades concluded.
"Wait a minute, these Megiddo are based on the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper...That would mean the grasshopper is protecting the ants!" Saber said, recognizing the story as he turns to Blades. "Go find the shining ant! That's the queen multiplying their numbers!"
"Now I get it, the shining ant is the key to winning this fight..." Blades said.
The riders rev up their vehicles as they speed up with Saber towards the Kirigrirsu Megiddo while Blades jumps off the road to search for the queen ant.
"Like I'd let you get away!" The Megiddo shouted.
"You'll have to get past me first!" Saber shouted back.
While Saber is occupying the grasshopper, Blades looked around to find the ant until he spotted it up ahead.
"There it is!" Blades said as the Ari Megiddo summons more giant ants. "Here it goes."
He pressed the trigger two times while Nagare was in its sheath.
[HISSATSU DOKUHA!]
Blades spread his arms out as water started to come out of the lion's mouth on his chest. The water struck the Ari Megid, trapping it in a water bubble while destroying the giant ants. Blades then jumped high into the air, his legs covered in water, heading straight down towards the Megid, finishing it with a flying kick.
[LION! HISSATSU GEKI! WATER!]
"Lion Crusade!" Blades yelled, he struck the Ari Megiddo then exploded.
BOOM!
Blades landed on his Ride Gatriker and saw something green come out of the explosion then caught it in his hands. It was a Wonder Ride Book, which was in a aquamarine color along with the picture of a boy climbing a beanstalk with the title, Jackun to Domamenoki.
"Jackun to Domamenoki, they're using the Wonder Ride Book's power..." Blades concluded.
Then he heard something behind him as he saw the Kirigirisu Megiddo flying towards him with Saber chasing after it. The Megiddo passes Blades as Saber stops Diago Speedy.
"Get back here!" Saber shouted before turning to Blades. "Did you defeat the queen ant?"
"Yeah and it left me with this." Blades said, showing him the Jackun to Domamenoki book. "Let me show you how a Wonder ride book can be used."
Blades then placed the book on the tip of the sword and scanned it.
[JACKUN TO DOMAMENOKI!]
[HMM! HMM!]
As Nagare is charged with green energy, Blades pulls the trigger on his sword.
[SHUUTOKU ISSEN!]
Blades swung his sword shooting water covered beans at the Megiddo. When it made contact with the Kirigirisu Megiddo, an explosion occurred as he fell to the ground.
"Wow, it can learn?!" Saber exclaimed, awe upon the Seiken other abilities.
"No matter what you do! This will become our world!" The Kirigirisu Megiddo said as he flew away.
"Damn it!" Saber shouted.
"Please give it a try!" Blades said, offering him the Wonder Ride Book.
Saber grabbed it from Blades and checked it closely before glancing at his belt, for that moment he had a train of thought.
"Got it." Saber said as opens the book.
[JAKUN TO DOMAMENOKI!]
[A mysterious story about a bean suddenly obtained by a boy becoming a huge tree... ]
He closed the book as he sheathed Rekka back in the driver then closed Brave Dragon and inserted Jackun to Domamenoki in the left slot.
"Wait, it's too early for you to try two volumes!" Blades said worriedly.
Both copies of Brave Dragon and Jackun to Domamenoki appeared behind Saber before unsheathing Rekka from his belt, making the two books open.
[REKKA BATTOU!]
[When two books are synthesized, the Seiken is infused with power!]
[WONDER RIDER!]
Vines started to come out of Jackun to Domamenoki before they started covering Saber's left side, equipping him with new grey armour with green bolts and accent along with a trenchcoat of the same colors and design. The sword on Saber's head gained a vine winding around it and his forearm with a vine dangling at the end.
This is Saber's Wonder Rider form, Dragon Jackun.
[DRAGON! JACK TO DOMAMENOKI!]
[The blade equipped with two attributes will be honed!]
"Or maybe it isn't too early for it." Blades said, upon Saber's new form.
Saber was checking out his new form as he played around with the vine and Rekka. Then he aimed his forearm to the ground and started to shoot multiple beans into the ground.
"Why are you shooting it on the ground like that! Shoot the enemy up high!" Blades exclaimed, thinking that Saber was just wasting an attack like that.
"It's fine this way." Saber assured him.
Then the ground started to shake before it glowed as a green holographic book appeared. The book opened as pages started to flip as a huge beanstalk started to emerge from the book, growing at incredible speeds
"What is this?" Blades muttered, amazed by his creativity.
Saber got back on the Diago Speedy and started driving it through the beanstalk as it got close to the Megiddo. The Kirigirisu Megid looked down and saw Saber in the beanstalk catching up to him, he decided to fly far from it, but to his misfortune the giant beanstalk changed direction in order to follow him.
"What a brilliant way to use that power!" Blades complimented.
When Saber got close enough to the Megiddo, he slash at the Megiddo with Rekka and knock down in the air. But the Kirigirisu Megid managed to hold himself in the air as it was surrounded by a blue aura.
"It's too late, no matter what you do! This book is nearly completed!" Kirigirisu shouted, maintaining his position.
"I don't think so! I'll be the one to determine how this story ends!" Saber exclaimed as he sheathed Rekka back into the belt and pressed the trigger twice.
[HISSATSU DOUHA!]
[DRAGON! JACK TO MAMENOKI! HISSATSU GEKI! F-F-FIRE!]
"Dragon Vine Swirling Kick!" Saber shouted, he leapt off the beanstalk and did a flying kick.
The Kirigirisu Megiddo started to slash energy from its sickles towards Saber but vines started coming out from Saber as it knocked them down before the vines wrap around it. Once the Megiddo was tangled up by the vines, Saber came down towards it with his feet covered in fire. Once his feet connected, open books appeared behind the Megiddo and Saber's flames took on the form of a sword. Saber crashes down, sending the Megiddo through the books and explodes.
BOOM!
Sabers lands safely on his feet as the explosion occurs. When the explosion died down, he saw something blue flying from the explosion as Saber catched and looked at it with surprise. It was a light blue Wonder Ride Book with the cover of the picture of a boy flying through the night carrying a little girl ,along with a fairy and the shadow of a pirate. The title is called Peter Fantaista.
"Peter Fantaista..." Saber said, examining the Wonder Ride Book.
Meanwhile, Blades was riding after the remaining giant ants in the area as he sheathed Nagare back in the driver and stood up from his seat to focus on his target.
"With my swordsman's pride on the line. I will protect the balance of the world!" Blades declares as he presses Nagare and draws it.
[HISSATSU DOKUHA!]
[NAGARE BATTOU!]
[LION! HISSATSU GIRI! WATER!]
"Lion Hydro Stream!" Blades shouted with Nagare charging in water.
He twirls his Gatriker with one wheel then starts slashing the ants left and right as they explode before he drives away. He stops and skids beside Saber as the city starts going back to normal and returns to the real world.
"We did it at last." Blades said.
"Yep," Saber said, satisfied with the results.
(Megiddo's Hideout)
Meanwhile, the generals and Calibur watched as the mannequin hand stopped writing. The three look unamused while Calibur glanced at the generals
"This only accelerates my plans." Calibur said ominously and chuckled until he saw something from the bubble. "Hmm."
The generals turned to the bubble as well to where Calibur's looking and saw dust form in the air, becoming Noise before the swordsman.
"Looks like those creatures are at it again." Storious said, as Zooous was eager to watch while Legeiel and Calibur looked disinterested. "This should be more interesting to watch."
(Second Branch HQ)
"Ugh."
Kanade groaned as she woke up and saw a white ceiling. She slowly gets up and takes a look around to see that she's in the medical room. She notices that she's on the medical bed along with Hibiki sleeping right next to her.
"What just happened…" Kanade muttered before she remembered. "That's right, that damn grasshopper knocked me out with that annoying sound!"
"Glad to see you're awake, Kanade."
Kanade turned to see Genjuro by the door as he walked towards her bed.
"How are you feeling?" Genjuro asked.
"I'm fine, a slight headache but fine." Kanade replied.
"It was reckless of you, going to enemy territory like that." Genjuro tells her.
"I know, but I need to know more about why my relic became a Wonder Ride Book." Kanade explains to him. "There's a reason for it and that's why I went with them to see if I can find the answer."
"I see." Genjuro said.
Ever since that day, Genjuro and the Second Branch have studied Kanade's book in order to gather the data from the book. But they couldn't find any data that could be utilized like the Symphogear so they let Kanade hold onto it.
"Mwua."
The two saw Hibiki groggily waking up and slowly got up from her bed, she blinked slowly before fully waking up and realized where she was.
"Oh my gosh! What happened to me?!" Hibiki panicked.
"Don't worry, Hibiki-chan. We're in the medical room." Kanade assures her before turning to Genjuro. "What happened while we're knocked out?"
"Yuuma-kun and Tetsuya-kun took care of the Megiddo and returned the city to normal." Genjuro answered.
"Hah. Thank goodness." Hibiki sighs in relief until…
BLAR! BLAR! BLAR!
The alarm rang again as Kanade and Hibiki jumped out of their bed and joined Genjuro to the command center once again. Tsubasa and Aika were in the room along with Sakurai as they saw on the screen, it was Saber and Blades fighting the Noise.
"What's the situation?!" Genjuro demanded from the operators.
"Noise appearance confirmed! Yuuma-san and Tetsuya-san are already combating them as we speak!" Sakuya reports.
"Tell the First branch to leave it to us." Genjuro tells them. "Where's their location?"
"I'm looking for their approximate location. I'm putting it on screen." Aoi said, the screen showed them the location as she gasped. "They're within 200 units of the school!"
"So close." Genjuro muttered.
"I'll stop them." Tsubasa said as she ran off to the Noise's location. Hibiki watched her run off before looking at the screen of Saber and Blades and ran off after Tsubasa.
"Hibiki-san?!" Aika noticed Hibiki running off.
"She must be eager to go since she couldn't do a thing with the Megiddo earlier." Kanade said.
"Let's hope she can handle it." Aika said, worried for Hibiki.
"Hmm." Genjuro stood there and watched the battle on screen.
(Outskirts of Tokyo)
Alarms blurted out through the city as every citizen has been safely evacuated to the emergency shelter. Tsubasa arrives at the location where she saw a small army of Noise up ahead.
"This is an announcement by the JSDF Disaster Relief Squad. The area is ordered to evacuate immediately. Please proceed to a nearby shelter at once."
The Noise started to melt and began combining right before Tsubasa's eyes and became a large Noise. It roared loudly in front of her but she didn't flinch seeing that she dealt one before as she started singing.
"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron."
She began to glow brightly along with her relic as her uniform was dispersed as her Symphogear armor began to equip itself onto her. The light affected the large Noise as it changed color as it roared back.
Tsubasa brought out her sword and started charges towards the Noise.
(Cue Zetto Ame no Habakiri by Nana Mizuki)
The Noise began launching it's spikes at Tsubasa, but she easily dodged them by jumping. Seeing that they were turning around to come back for her, the blades at her ankles opened up and twirled, cutting and destroying the disks. Once she landed, the blades folded back in as the Noise roared behind her. She then enlarged her sword, preparing for an Azure Flash when suddenly, something unexpected happened.
It was Hibiki, donned in her Gungnir armor as she came in and sidekicked the Noise, stunning it for a moment.
"Tsubasa-san!"
Tsubasa clicked her tongue before she jumped past her, Hibiki was happy that she helped but Tsubasa had that annoyed on her face as she unleashed her attack.
{BLUE FLASH}
Tsubasa's attack sliced straight through the Noise along with part of the road as the Noise exploded. Hibiki was so amazed by how Tsubasa dealt with the Noise that not notice that she was falling off and about to crash into the fields.
VROOM!
She heard an engine roar as she turned to see Saber with Diago Speedy and jumped to catched her in time.
"Geez Hibiki, what am I gonna do with you?" Saber asked rhetorically.
"Yuuma-kun!" Hibiki gasped at the sudden rescue from the swordsman.
(End OST)
Saber landed on the road and put down Hibiki as they turned to Tsubasa, who was staring at the remains of the Noise in flames and smoke. He glanced at Hibiki again and spoke to her about her earlier actions.
"Hibiki, that was pretty reckless of ya." Saber said. "You were knocked out by the Megiddo earlier so you can't push yourself like that."
"I know but I want to help, I know I'll be slowing either of you down right now but I'll do my best!" Hibiki said, pumping her fist with such positivity. "So, let me help you fight beside you guys!"
Saber laughed a little and smiled at Hibiki's optimism.
"You're right."
Saber and Hibiki looked at Tsubasa as she turned to them with such a fierce look in her eyes. He had a bad feeling when she looked at them like that.
"You and I…should fight." Tsubasa said, much to their shock as she pointed her sword at them.
(Second Branch HQ)
Everyone in the command center was shocked by what Tsubasa said to them and became hostile on screen.
"What does that idiot think she's doing?!" Kanade shouted.
"Oh, the fire of youth!" Sakurai said cheerfully despites what's happening before them.
"Now's not the time for that, Sakurai-san!" Aika exclaimed, freaking out.
Genjuro was about to head out to stop Tsubasa but Kanade beat him to it as she ran past him but he grabbed her wrist thus stopping her.
"Kanade! It's too dangerous to go out there right now!" Genjuro protested.
"Well someone has to stop her before she'll do something she'll regret!" Kanade said she managed to get out of Genjuro's grip and made her way to the elevator.
"Onee-chan, you don't have Gungnir anymore! You might get hurt!" Aika said, worried about her.
"I have to...or else I won't be able to face her again." Kanade said as she stepped in the elevator.
"Ara, she fits in." Sakurai said before looking at the screen as her glasses shined. "In other news, she really caught my interest. Can't just watch, I guess."
Aika didn't get what Sakurai meant but she shook it off and focused on the screen.
(Back with Saber)
Saber and Hibiki were a bit stiff upon Tsubasa's earlier words and her sword facing towards them.
"Chotto matte! You misunderstood me!" Hibiki exclaimed, waving her arms in panic. "I'd like to fight alongside…"
"I know full well." Tsubasa interrupted her.
"Then what are you pointing your sword at us for?" Saber asked.
"I just want to fight her. I cannot accept her. Join forces with you? Fight alongside you? Hell will freeze over before Tsubasa Kazanari can accept that" Tsubasa said as she tilted her blade, making them panic even more. "Prepare your Arm Gear. It embodies your will to fight on the battlefield. If you wish to claim Gungnir, the mighty spear that can pierce through anything, as your Symphogear, you should come to terms with whatever that may entail."
"Hold on Tsubasa-san, she is still new at this and hasn't fully optimized her Symphogear yet. Please reconsider this." Saber pleads, seeing that there's no reason for them to fight.
"I will not." Tsubasa denied his plea as she turned around and walked at a distance from them. "She has no determination. She treats this like a funny little game. I won't accept her taking Kanade's place!"
"Kanade-chan tried to save her back then!" Saber tried to reason with her.
"But at what cost?!" She shouted back as she faced them. "Her relic was destroyed and became that useless book! And because of you, she can't sing anymore and won't fight beside me as my partner! If you had done something earlier, none of it would've happened to her! You stripped her of all of that!"
"Eh?"
Saber couldn't comprehend what she said, so did Hibiki as they tilted their heads in confusion. The reason for her hostility towards him and Hibiki is because of what happened to Kanade 2 years ago.
"TSUBASA!"
Saber and Hibiki turned around to see Kanade running toward them. They were surprised by her arrival while Tsubasa was shocked to see her here.
"Kanade?" Tsubasa muttered.
"Stop this!" Kanade shouted as she went between them with her arms spreading out before facing Tsubasa. "There's no reason to fight each other like this!"
"Kanade, because of him-" Tsubasa said.
"It's because of Yuuma that I'm still alive today!" Kanade interrupted her. "It was my choice to sing the Swan Song and I paid the price for it. Don't blame him or Hibiki-chan for what I did!"
Tsubasa stood there as she grind her teeth in frustration, her former partner defended the ones who were trying to take her place. She couldn't bear that to happen.
"I won't…" Tsubasa muttered before jumping high in the air. "I won't accept it!"
"Tsubasa!" Kanade shouted, fearing what she'll do.
In the air, Tsubasa threw her sword towards Saber and Hibiki as the sword enlarged and formed into a giant greatsword. Her ankle blades ignite like a rocket as she then kicks the handles giving it enough momentum towards the two.
{HEAVEN'S WRATH}
Saber and Hibiki saw the sword coming towards them fast. Saber gets Hibiki behind him as he readies Rekka to block the sword.
VROOM!
They heard something coming behind them as a large shadow went over them. They look up to see Blades on his Ride Gatriker as he goes to face the giant sword. He pressed his Wonder Ride Book as the sword got closer.
[LION SENKI!]
"Lion Wonder Shield!" Blades shouted as his chest piece projected a larger version of itself made of water as a shield to stop the sword in its place. Eventually, Blades manages to push the sword back making Tsubasa fall as the sword disappears and crashes on her back. Blades landed in front of her and glanced at her before turning to Saber and the girls.
"Apologies for arriving so late." Blades tells them before looking back to Tsubasa. "I don't know what's gotten you into resorting to this but it is going too far, Tsubasa-san."
"Stay out of this!" Tsubasa shouted, getting back up. "This has nothing to do with you."
"But it does." Blades talked back, getting off the Ride Gatriker. "It's my duty as a swordsman to protect the world and the people. Now it's not the time to quarrel amongst ourselves."
"Shut up! You don't understand the pain I've felt since that day!" Tsubasa shouted back, taking out her sword and rushing toward Blades. She raised her sword and swung it down.
CLASH!
But Blades tooks out Nagare and collided with Tsubasa's sword as Blades pushed her back before she landed gracefully on her feet. Blades and Tsubasa stared at each other with their swords ready as rain started before them. They weren't bothered by it as they were too focused on one another, anticipating their next move.
"I overheard your conversation with Yuuma-kun and Hibiki-san." Blades tells her, gripping Nagare firmly. "That being said, you should be glad that she's still here rather than not being here at all."
"Enough!" Tsubasa growled as she sprinted towards him while doing somersaults with her ankle blades open and started spinning with one hand.
{WING SLAYER}
Blades held Nagare up to stop one of her ankle blades then she used her other ankle blade and swung it towards his middle section, causing Blades to skid back while she flipped on her feet. Blades staggered a bit as he regained his footing and stood firm.
"What will this accomplish, Tsubasa-san? I felt your blade was crying, why is that?" Blades asked her, making her more angier by the second.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Tsubasa yelled as she enlarged her sword as she swung it, sending a blue lightning slash towards Blades.
{BLUE FLASH}
Blades sighs as he sheaths Nagare back and presses the trigger before quickly drawing it.
[HISSATSU DOKUHA!]
[NAGARE BATTOU! LION! HISSATSU GIRI! WATER!]
"Lion Hydro Stream!" Blades swung Nagare as it gathers water from the rain and absorbs Tsubasa's Blue Flash. He spun his sword around so elegantly that the three spectators saw him dancing with the rain and lightning in perfect harmony. He sends it back along with a water slash at Tsubasa, who was shocked before raising her sword to block it as it clashes with it.
CRACK!
But the attack was too great for her sword to handle as it began to crack up before it broke through the sword as it shattered, knocking Tsubasa back a few feet and hitting the road on her back. She was out of her transformation and back to her uniform groaning in pain from his finisher. She opens her eyes to see Blades walking towards her and stops in front of her.
"Are you finished?" Blades asked, Tsubasa glared at him as he sighed. "This is not how a protector of the world is supposed to behave, crying over such a trivial matter."
"It's not trivial!" She shouted back as she sat up.
"It is." Blades said. "You're crying that she can't be your partner anymore but you haven't considered that the people are crying the loss of their loved ones from the Noise. We, swordsmen from the Sword of Logos, have lost someone as well 15 years ago."
"What..." Tsubasa gasped.
"Not that you mention it." Kanade joins in on their little spat with Saber and Hibiki behind her. "You mentioned something like that yesterday, what happened?"
"I don't know the full details but here is the general idea." Blades begins to tell them. "15 years ago, Calibur, the Dark Swordsman, betrayed us and released the Megiddo from their seals and began their rampage on the city. My predecessor, my mentor, lost his life that day trying to stop them along with two other swordsmen. But the previous Flame Swordsman, Daichi Kamijo, was able to stop Calibur and save the city but disappeared afterwards. The only survivor of the incident was a boy with no recollection of his past."
"Who's the boy from that incident?" Hibiki asked, tears came out of her eyes after hearing that.
"It was me."
Hibiki, Kanade and Tsubasa turned to see Yuuma out of his transformation. Blades changes back to Tetsuya and looks at Yuuma as he does the same, then nods for his confirmation.
"All I remember that day was people screaming, panicking as they ran from the Megiddo. Calibur and my predecessor clashed swords and struck each other down." Yuuma tells as he looks at his Wonder Ride Book. "He saved me that day and left me with this book. It was also that day I was taken in by the owner of Flower."
"Yuuma…"
"Yuuma-kun…"
Kanade and Hibiki felt sad that Yuuma went through that at a very young age but they were glad that the owner was there. Tsubasa was a bit sad for Yuuma but that doesn't change the fact that he's the cause of her pain.
"Why are you telling me this?" Tsubasa asaid, looking at Tetsuya.
"Because, we have experienced loss but we don't look into the past but as the protector of the world, we must keep pushing forward. To carry the burden we bear for the world's future and peace." Tetsuya explains to her, making Tsubasa pause in silence for one moment.
"Also." Yuuma spoke out, gaining her attention. "There's more in life besides fighting, you know. When you and Kanade are Zwei Wing, your songs give everyone hope and joy to their life. I write stories to bring smiles on their faces. Don't sing for the sake of battle but for the sake of everyone's hope. Plus, there are others who want their old friend back."
Yuuma glanced at Kanade, who figured that was her cue to join in, as she walked towards Tsubasa and kneels down at her eyes level before wrapping her arms around her.
"Kanade…" Tsubasa said, her emotion started to swell up within her as tears came out of her eyes.
"It's okay, let it out. Stop being so distant and come back being the Tsubasa we know and love." Kanade said, making Tsubasa hug her back and tears pouring out like the water works.
Yuuma, Tetsuya and Hibiki were moved by this as they left them alone as they went to their proper vehicles, Hibiki getting a ride from Tetsuya.
(Megiddo's Hideout)
The Megiddo general and Calibur were watching the recordings of the battle with the Noise, but more specifically on Hibiki and Tsubasa in their Symphogears.
"Interesting armor they have." Storious said, rubbing his fingers in interest. "Looks like those swordsmen aren't the only ones we have to be wary about."
"Those chicks?" Zooous said before he laughed at the mere thought. "Ha! I eat those girls for breakfast!"
"Still, it's phenomenal that they combat these creatures through a song no less." Storious added.
Legeiel was unimpressed by the Symphogears the girls possess, seeing them as another obstacle for him to destroy. Calibur was silent as he continued to watch the recording of Hibiki and Tsubasa.
(Fantasy Star Bookstore Kamiya)
At Yuuma's Bookstore, Hibiki were drying up from the rain while Tsubasa was being scolded by Genjuro, who came in after the squabble between her and Tetsuya. Yuuma was by his scale model writing in his handbook, drawing pictures of the Wonder Ride Books he and Tetsuya recovered from the Megiddo. He closed the book and looked towards Tetsuya, who was examining the said model.
"Tetsuya, your swordsmanship was incredibly awesome!" Yuuma exclaimed as he began mimicking his moves. "Mind telling me more on how the Seiken and Wonder Ride Books?"
"Of course, there's still a lot you can learn from this moment on." Tetsuya said. "So for now, call me Mr. Tetsuya."
"I'll help!" Kanade said as she entered the room, carrying two boxes of eclairs from a local bakery in the neighborhood. "I want to know more about the Wonder Ride Books too. That way I can find a way to make mine like you guy's books."
"You're rather bold, Kanade-san." Tetsuya said, raising his hand towards her. "But I have to respectfully decline your offer. It's way too dangerous for a normal homo sapien."
"If that's the case, then I'm not gonna share these with you then!" Kanade said, showing him the boxes of Eclairs, causing his eyes to widen.
"Eclairs au chocolat? I've only read about them! Mind if I..." Tetsuya was about to ask, raising his hands towards the box but retracting his hand back as he looked conflicted. "No, a swordsman must maintain their body and self-restraint..."
Kanade and the other occupants looked at Tetsuya with a raised eyebrow before he turned back to her.
"But sugar can help the brain, so what's the problem?"
"You're thinking out loud, you know." Kanade pointed out, making him flustered.
The rest in the room proceeded to laugh at this spectacle. Yuuma, on the other hand,was taking a look at the Jackun to Domamenoki book. Then suddenly he remembered something as an image popped up in his head. The little girl from before, opening a pop up book with a smile.
"That girl again…" Yuuma whispered. "What does it mean…?"
CREAK!
Suddenly, they heard the Book Gate open as they turned to see who it was with their faces soon morphing into shock.
Coming out of the door was a young man wearing the same uniform as Tetsuya, however, his was open and showing him wearing a dark brown shirt. He has brown hair with yellow bangs that look like lightning. But what was most interesting was that he was riding a yellow flying carpet.
This is Akira Fukamiya, a member of the Sword of Logos.
"Yo Yuuma. Long time no see." Akira said, much to his shock.
"Who?!" Yuuma yelled.
(Wonder World - Tassel's House)
"Looks like Yuuma has decided to continue fighting alongside Tetsuya and the others. And Tsubasa's grudge against Yuuma has been wiped out thanks to Tetsuya. " Tassel said as he smiled. "Not only that, a young man riding on a carpet has appeared! This reunion will change Yuuma's destiny in a big way..."
Scene closes, revealing Lion Senki.
(Cue Kamen Rider Saber by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra ft. Kin'ichi Motegi)
(Instrument)
(Saber, Blades and Espada were together as they clashed their swords on top of each other. Yuuma, Kanade and Tetsuya were in a room with each holding Wonder Ride Books in hand as they pointed at the camera and started dancing.)
{Michi naru mono ni nomikoma reru toki}
'When everything that you know has been swallowed by the unknown'
(Saber was in Wonder World, practicing his swordsmanship by swinging Rekka around. Back in the room, Kanade took the lead as they raised their arms before rolling their arms, then Kanade let Tetsuya take the lead.)
{Yami wo kirisaku no wa hikari ka tamashii sa}
'A blazing soul will be the light, cleanly cutting through the cold night'
(In the Wonder World, Blades was standing on the water as he practiced with Nagare, splashing water and sending them away. Then the three were exploring in a museum, checking out the giant book display before meeting together by a giant topiary stacked by three giant books and crossing their arms and posing for the camera. They're back in the room, dancing with their arms striking to the right like they're using swords before shooting their hands in the air.)
{Sekai wo kaeru kikotsu arunara}
'If you believe you have the spirit to change the whole world'
(Espada as in Wonder World practicing with Ikazuchi as it conducts lightning. Then They're back to striking their arms to the left before raising their arms up.)
{Mazu jibun jishin wo kaero!}
'Then let's begin by changing who you are'
(They swung their right arm and back before spinning around and posing as pages fell down to the floor.)
Henshin!
{Aijou koeru youna seijitsu-sa ni junan no hate mi wo kizamu}
'With sincerity that can surpass love and hatred, etch scars of suffering onto your body'
{Fumetsu no kokoro wa kokoda to}
'An undying heart is here to be discovered'
(Saber rode in Diago Speedy while Blades rode in Ride Gatriker, riding across the Wonder World.)
{Kakikaero yume wo monogatari no ketsumatsu wa kimi ga kimeru}
'Your dream is all your to rewrite because you will write how this story ends with your imagination'
(Kanade was by a giant cup with her arms up and smiled while Yuuma was by a giant daruma looking wary about his surroundings. Then the three were messing around as they ran around the museum. They hid in a giant chess set as they got out of their hiding spots with goofy smiles on their faces.)
Kamen Rider Saber!
(Saber swung down Rekka before swinging it up as we see the giant sword monument behind him. Back in the room, they swung their arms down then held it before slowly raising them up. They smiled as they threw their heads out and rolled their hands before they started doing kicks, then punches and posed. In the Wonder World, Saber was with Blades and Espada as they views the sights in front of them)
Jikai Kamen Rider Saber: The Almighty Symphogear
Yuuma and Tetsuya were in Wonder World, about to face off with the Golem Megiddo again until an grey armored Rider appeared before them and finished it off instead. Then a little boy appeared in the battlefield calling out to the grey rider.
Little Boy: Onii-chan!
Yuuma: The King of Brothers! Now that's the title!
The grey rider held the kid on his shoulder as he was in civilian form. Next scene shows them at Yuuma's books store, he was inspired by the two as he writes it down rapidly with Kanade cheering him one while the rider laughs up a storm.
Grey Rider: Shota disappeared!
Kanade was with the little brother and about to bring him some ice cream until he disappeared into the book. Next scene shows the grey rider in the Northern Base talking to Sophia until he heard the news about his brother.
Yuuma: Ogami's really angry...
Ogami: I've been waiting for ya! No excuses!
Saber and Blades were in Wonder World battling a snake-like Megiddo with a new form. Then Ogami appears carrying his Seiken as he transforms into his rider form and destroys the Megiddo as it explodes behind him.
Next time: The Earth Swordsman, and a Brother.