Opening song: Lil Wyte - Sold My Soul Ft. Pastor Troy
Time: 1:36PM - Outskirts of Japan
The black grand saloon cruised at the busy streets. Inside the luxurious interior was Liu, and his criminal posses Hong, Zhang, Xu. It was the real deal to rob Three Dragons' operations at his private car dealership. They went through their plans thoroughly, making it clear no errors at all. First rule of thumb was no casualties. Be in control; don't let them see your weakness. After they adjusted their gloves, Liu sneaked through the backdoor while Hong handled the guards at the front door. Xu and Zhang wait for them to clear out.
The guards had no idea they were in for a surprise. Hong crept up, holstering his AEK-971 and yanked the guard.
"Stay where you are," Hong warned. "Make any sudden movement, you won't see another day."
The guard was armed with a Glock 23, but going against an assault rifle, he knew better to give up than getting shot. He immediately complied as Hong took his pistol and spare magazines. Hong made the guard return to his post, leaving him stiff as a mannequin. Hong went to the other side to make-work with the last guard.
"I got important clients coming. Better let them through, or else."
Hong made his point with the muzzle pointed at the guard's back. Not willing to take the risk, the guard surrendered his weapons, and Hong confiscated them. He could have subdued them, but Hong cannot draw unwanted attention from the others inside. Taking their weapons away was the better choice to make them powerless.
"Xu and Zhang, you're clear to walk through."
The security room was in Liu's reach; he looked around, and knocked the door. The man opened the door, and Liu partial deployed Nightmare, throwing him towards the desk. 5 guards drew their pistols at Liu, a big mistake. Liu placed the soundproof device on the door, and activated Venom Slug. The IS weapon clearly dominate against smaller firearms, and the guards stop frozen.
"All of you! Throw everything out of your pocket slowly."
The guards obeyed to not get shot by the IS weapon. Pistols and ammunition were thrown on the ground, rendering the guards powerless without them.
"Hands up, heads down!"
Liu scoop up the weapons with one hand onto his duffel bag while his other hand holding Venom Slug. He took control of the security room, disabling the surveillance systems. To make sure they don't act up, Liu cuffed their hands with duct tape.
Xu and Zhang went inside the dealership filled with expensive cars. Wearing a Noh mask and a Hannya mask would draw suspicions right away. They walked towards the receptionist, although she was startled by their appearances.
"Miss, I'm here to pick up my car." Xu said.
"Um, ok…Mind if I ask you to take your mask off? We don't allow faces to be concealed."
"I can't, my face is horribly burned from an accident. Name is Chan Ging-hung that placed an order on the Audi S7."
Chan Ging-hung was not his real name. The receptionist sighed, typing his fake name on her computer as the salesman led him to his car. Zhang and Hong snooped around the facility. People saw their masks, but they minded their own business. If it weren't for their suit, they would have been asked to leave. They saw the vault inside the office, along with the weapons cache.
"Here's your car, sir."
"Wait," said Xu. "I need to finalize the details first."
Xu and the salesman walked back inside, reading through the papers filled with warranties, maintenance information. Zhang stood next to Xu, it was the signal to make their move soon.
"I need a drink."
"Water or soda?" said Hong.
"Actually, I have the juice."
That was their cue to leap into action. Xu whipped out his customized P90, and struck the salesman with brute force. Hong and Zhang incapacitated the guards, aiming their assault rifles at the customers.
"Everyone stay down!" Zhang barked.
"Don't move!" Hong shouted. "DON'T MOVE! Hands up in the air! I SAID HANDS IN THE AIR!"
"You, away from the computer!"
Zhang swiped off the computers, tossing desks over. Xu opened his duffel bag of M26 grenades to keep the customers busy. He forced them to hold the primer handle on so they don't do anything suspicious. A manager walked in, unaware what was going on until Hong shoved his rifle at the manager's nostril.
"You over there, give me the key."
"W-whoa whoa whoa, what's going on-"
"THE KEY!" Hong shouted, losing patience he socked him so hard his nose broke. The manager covered his bloody nose in tears as he gave him the key, and Hong threw it to Zhang. While Xu and Hong control the crowd, Zhang made his way to the office. The door was locked, but Zhang had another way to make it open.
"In the office, Derek Koo, and Toshiyuki Hashizume, I have your house address and phone numbers. Don't make the distress call, I have men outside at your homes. Unlock the door right now."
They were stunned Zhang revealed their identities. Seeing no other options, Derek opened the door. Scared Zhang might kill them, they tried to run away, but Zhang blocked their escape path, aiming his carbine.
"Don't try to run, down on the ground!"
Zhang subdued the workers, and opened the vault; tons of money and weapons were stacked. Zhang took his time to put them inside the duffel bags. Liu locked the security room to assist Zhang cleaning the vault. They secured the loot to their getaway car and drove off.
"Tell me that we got away scotch free!" Hong said, recollecting his thoughts of their heist.
"I think we did."
They think the heist was a success, but little do they know they were followed. As they park the car, a swarm of black BMW mid-size luxury sedans rushed in, unleashing a barrage of bullets.
"Get down!" Xu shouted, scrambling to find cover at parked cars.
They engage in a firefight as civilians heard the gunshot and fled. Liu raised his left arm to materialize Nightmare in front of his crew the first time. They were stunned at his advanced technology.
"IS pilot?"
"That's impossible!"
"Holy shit," said Hong. "Never knew my best friend could do the impossible."
Liu assist his crew with suppressive fire as backup arrived to put down Liu and his crew. Kaori's units vs. Liu's faction, they were criminals, but hate each other. The shootout was absolute chaos, bullets ripping through private properties, grenades exploded in different directions. The once peaceful street into an urban warfare. A soldier shot Hong in the chest.
"Hong!"
He slowly recovered to reveal a bulletproof vest caught the bullet. Even though it saved his life, the vest did not protect the aftershock from getting shot. Neither side was going down as they fire at each other. Cops responded to the shootout, firing at the soldiers and Liu's crew. In retaliation, Kaori's soldiers dispatch the cops with hail of firepower. Things got even worse when another BMW joined in with Kaori and an IS pilot onboard.
Kaori ascended into the sky, firing not one, but multiple incendiary missiles from her wings. They narrowly avoided the flaming missiles as it created a chain of explosions. Liu frowned at Kaori's upgrade that caused more damage.
"Liu! We'll handle with these bozos, go after those two cocksuckers!" Zhang shouted.
"Don't worry about us, we'll be fine! Please secure the loot!"
Liu propelled himself at Kaori while the others fight on the ground. He swung his Heavenly Emperor at Kaori in fury flourishes. Kaori summoned her new weapon Vortex, a seven-bladed shuriken resembling helicopter rotor. Vortex spun at ridiculous 9000 rpm and is reinforced with toughened cobalt. In conjunction with Phoenix's fire capabilities, the blades set on fire as Kaori threw the humongous flaming shuriken at Liu. He dodged the attack, but didn't realize it also acted like a boomerang, coming back towards him.
Liu swiped the shuriken away as it returned to Kaori. She was very adept in the use of her weapon; she can throw them, use them as a shield, or use them as melee weapons in many ways. Blades clashed emitting sparks of shower, unleashing their fury attacks. The spinning blades chattered against Liu, chipping away his energy shield slowly.
Kaori leaped back out of his reach and fired showers of incendiary missiles. Liu opened fire with his Venom Slug. Their adrenaline increased as they shoot at each other. Without warning, Liu was brutally clobbered from behind by Kaori's accomplice in her customized Rafale Revive Basic. The IS pilot fired her .62 cal pump action shotgun to back up Kaori.
Liu reloaded, firing another clip at Kaori, and her accomplice. They exchanged blow after blow, flying in all directions to force the other to adjust their combat tactics. Liu parried the oncoming strikes from Kaori, and his Heavenly Emperor sliced Kaori's accomplice at her face. The IS pilot went on the defensive as Liu concentrated dark energy from his blade. He swung a huge beam slash in the form of a crescent moon. Kaori didn't block in time, and she smiled at the slash mark across her chest.
"You're not the only one with an upgrade," Kaori taunted, igniting fire on her Vortex. "Let me show you the true meaning of destruction."
She fired flare countermeasures to confuse Liu from other attempts to attack her. He launched forward for an overhead strike. Kaori smirked he fell into her trap. Kaori spun Vortex at high speed like a flamethrower, firing ignited napalm.
Blasted by the scorching temperature, Liu fell to the ground. Kaori went for the finishing kill. He parried the strike, and threw her across a mansion that crumbled on top of her. Liu quickly brushed off the fire on his body that ate his energy shield. A private link revealed the results of the destructive war-zone. Dozens of dead bodies slouched against destroyed houses and cars.
Liu saw three bodies attached with Noh and Hannya mask on their faces. Riddled with bullet holes, his eyes widened in disbelief. Hong, Zhang, and Xu were dead from fighting Kaori's soldiers. Liu felt the whole world crashed on him. His heist crew were no longer breathing, Liu's mind shattered into pieces, trying to deny the reality.
"NO!" Liu shouted in despair, tears flowing down his cheeks as Kaori's accomplice lay down fire. Full of pure anger, Liu returned fire without thoughts of stopping, and he launched towards her. She threw a car, but Liu sliced through, and unleashed dark beam slash. She violently crashed through three houses, and went for the finishing kill.
He didn't notice Kaori emerged from the shambles as she threw her Vortex, struck Liu in the face. Knocked off balance, Liu went after Kaori, shooting beam slashes. Kaori swiped them away with ease, and she was one step ahead of him.
"I guess you weren't strong at all," said Kaori, grinning. "Such a disappointment."
Kaori savagely attacked Liu in different angles, dangerously dropping his energy shield to 75.
"And that concludes our boring fight."
She unfolded her wings, charging energy, and released massive flaming shockwave that encompass Liu. Thrown to the ground, Kaori was about to end his life until her accomplice stopped her. She whispered something into her ear, and Kaori growled.
Kaori ordered her surviving units to retreat as she and her accomplice flew away. Liu woke up to see his weapons power depleted. His energy shield remained at 23. He deactivated Nightmare, aching in pain every step he took. Liu took an adrenaline shot towards his heart muscle. The injection was painful, but Liu had to regain energy one way or the other. He covered his dead crew's bodies with a blanket, and one wounded soldier tried to draw his Mossberg 590A1.
Liu kick the shotgun away, and slammed him against the hood of the car.
"Damn it, Kaori! I guess I wasn't worth it."
Liu viciously glared at the soldier to get answers.
"I'm here to make you pay for what you did to Hong, Zhang, Xu. Answer this question. Where did Kaori go?"
"Fuck you ahahahaha! Liu? So you're Liu, the second male IS pilot."
The soldier mocked him as he made a break to run. Liu grabbed him above his head, and threw him against the windshield with a deafening crack.
"Throw me all you want, boy! It won't make a difference."
"You're right, but maybe this will change your mind."
Liu's eyes were now dark filled with intense violence and hatred. He dragged the soldier to a crane, wrapping his neck with steel wires.
"What, you're going to drop me again, huh?"
The soldier threw a left hook, and Liu broke his arm. He could not get answers from the soldier that played games.
"I'm going to ask you again, where is Kaori?"
"...All your answers await ahead, Liu...in Kyoto, that is, if you can get there in one piece." The soldier laughed manically, wincing in pain.
"Dying isn't so bad, but it won't matter because you're still fucked like the rest of your friends and the others at IS Academy!"
Liu got even madder at the soldier mentioning his friends, Ichika and his gang. Fed up with his resistance, Liu decided to waste him for good.
"Send this message to Kaori and Three Dragons," said Liu in a darker tone. "I'm still standing on my two feet."
"Fuck you!" The soldier spat blood at Liu's face, not yielding to a male IS pilot.
Liu wiped the blood away, and pressed a switch as the crane slowly rises up, strangling the soldier. He flailed like a fish until the crane extended its length. The soldier was hanged sky high. Liu took the 590A1, and saw another soldier trying to flee. He grabbed a knife, impaled his chest, and sliced the temple twice. The soldier squirmed as Liu put the shotgun onto his mouth, and squeezed the trigger, blowing his mouth out in a brutal mess.
Everything lost, Liu head towards his safe house. Throughout his vengeance against Kaori and Three Dragons, Liu displayed a much darker side to his personality. The civil war, losing his crew, and attempted murder he suffered from Three Dragons deteriorated Liu much more cruel and bloodthirsty. Liu parked the bullet ridden Mercedes inside the safe house he and Rin secretly found. Aching in pain, Liu administered another adrenaline shot as he lets out an enraged scream as the Epinephrine strengthened him once more.
Why are you looking for the light? Embrace your inner darkness, release the beast inside you.
First, your body breaks. Second, your mind deteriorates, and finally, your soul will burn.
Liu grabbed his head in despair, trying to block the words that tried to break him further. With enough energy to move properly, Liu stomped the needle into pieces. He took his Mac-11, and materialized Nightmare to fly to Kyoto.
Time: 2:05PM
After the incident and some explanations, Ichika and the gang set up a picnic eating sweets Houki and Ichika treated them.
"Too delicious! Thanks for treating me out, Ichika."
"Wait, how did we ended up here?"
Rin turned around, still angry the fact everyone came along.
"Is there a problem? Consider yourself lucky we'll let it slide."
Ichika shrugged before Rin turned to Houki, offering her dango covered in sweet soy sauce glaze.
"What a great friend we have for Houki finding us a nice place for a picnic."
Even though Laura was mesmerized by the Japanese sweets shaped like a bunny, Ichika convinced her to try it. Laura ended up getting more Japanese sweets as souvenir.
Ichika stood on the bridge, thinking of Chifuyu. Most importantly, Phantom Task and Three Dragons were two words he couldn't stop thinking. Why would Three Dragons make a partnership with Phantom Task, and what was his goal? Ichika has to stop them before they cause any more harm.
"…Ichika?"
"Oh hey, Houki!" Ichika said. "Where are the others?"
Houki held back, not wanting the others to find out she would be alone with him.
"I guess I got separated from the pack. There's an amazing bamboo forest not too far from here. Have you visited there yet?"
"I haven't, but I'm down. Want to go with me?"
Houki blushed at her childhood friend that she finally has the chance to be alone with him.
"I'm down!"
Ichika and Houki walked down the scenery bamboos that stretch about a mile. The sun gazed down the leaves to give a peaceful nature. Ichika reminiscence when he used to walk with Houki after a long day of kendo training. It was sweet memories before Tabane invented IS that separated them.
"So peaceful, lovely."
Houki noticed Ichika looking down from thinking too much about Madoka and the crime spree by Three Dragons and Phantom Task.
"Hey, are you all right? You're not looking like your usual self."
"Yeah, it's Three Dragons and Phantom Task that's been causing a lot of trouble lately."
Houki stared at the bamboos, then at Ichika.
"Guy is out of his rocker the way I would describe him, but why is he trying so hard to get an IS? He's not a girl, so it's pointless to chase after it."
"That's the problem. Is he going to use it for recruiting criminals, or bending the rules of IS? I don't want to assume the worst."
"I don't have the answers, but something tells me he's not the only one affiliated with Righteousness Union. If you already know, they're a nasty bunch of crooks that conduct illegitimate business."
Ichika couldn't imagine her knowing some information in crime wave on IS. Better yet, blurting out Righteousness Union.
"You have been web surfing about that Triad, didn't you?"
"I-I did. They committed various crimes for profit. What caught my attention the most was the ongoing civil war between each other over an IS. Normally, Triads fight over for turf or demand of respect."
Ichika agreed that Righteousness Union has internal problems, rather than rival Triad fight. He took his digital camera, adjusting the settings to take a picture.
"The rest of the guys abandoned their search on IS, but some didn't give up. I believe it was between Three Dragons and L-"
"Excuse me, would you like me to take a picture for you two?"
Squall appeared, gesturing to hold the camera. Next to her was a young man attired in semi-casual clothing.
"Oh, that would be helpful," Ichika replied. "Take as many pictures as you like."
"I would like to remember this as well," said the man. "You don't mind?"
Houki and Ichika smiled as Squall took a picture of Houki and Ichika standing next to each other. The man took his Samsung S6, taking a few pictures. Not too fancy, but simple to make a potential picture of a couple. Something Houki dreamed of all her life.
"Thank you so much, you two!" Houki chimed in.
"Anytime, enjoy your trip while it lasts, Ichika Orimura and Houki Shinonono. Be safe out there."
Squall and her companion left, leaving Houki and Ichika confused by the man that knew their names.
"We didn't…tell them our names, did we not?"
"Nuh-uh."
Squall's companion uploaded the picture of Houki and Ichika to the rest of Phantom Task troops.
"I got two of IS Academy's students with personal IS."
"Acknowledged, we also got the others."
Squall smiled that her troops did reconnaissance without encountering obstacles. The final step was for her to say these words.
"It would be a pain to attack them right now. Keep observing our targets until my niece says so."
"Yes, madam."
Her troops easily slipped through unnoticed either wearing suit or semi-casual clothing. Because they strike unexpectedly, and hide in the shadows, Phantom Task is hard to capture.
Houki and Ichika walked along, taking pictures of the trees, and other surrounding structures.
"So glad to be with you, and no one else."
"Memory trips of going back to our childhood."
Houki and Ichika were unaware something extraordinary was about to happen. 500 ft away at a building, a female sniper and spotter were in the shadows. Her spotter looked at the scope, making adjustments before giving directions to the sniper. Her weapon of choice was a CheyTac M-200 Intervention.
"Background has 8 people surrounding Ichika Orimura and Houki Shinonono. Come up 5 minutes in elevation, wind speed is 3 mph, give me 1.5 minutes right."
She adjusted her scope while her spotter calculated the wind speed to give better accuracy so she doesn't miss her shot.
"Spotter's ready, spotter's ready."
"Sniper's ready to engage."
"Hold center…send it."
The sniper squeezed the trigger and Clank! The .408 Chey Tac sped past Houki's temple by an inch, chipping the ground that nearly killed her. Those that heard the loud gunshot fled, screaming. Houki and Ichika had no idea what's going on, and was full of confusion.
"W-where did that came from?!"
Just as Ichika opened his mouth, another bullet whizzed past his head as the sniper fired three more rounds. Instinctively, they materialized Byakushiki and Akatsubaki, and deflected the last projectile.
"Shit, we're being sniped!" said Ichika, drawing his Yukihara Type 2.
"Come on out, and stop hiding!" Houki yelled, clutching her Amatsuki and Karaware.
"Primary objective failed. Take out your sniper rifle and back me up."
The sniper said that revealed no other than Daryl. The spotter took her suppressed M40A5, carefully adjusting the scope and calculated wind speed.
"W-what are you doing to Houki and Ichika?!"
Forte Sapphire, the girl aloof of emotions was lost of words upon seeing her best friend sniping Houki and Ichika. This was her first time losing her usual bored personality as her eyes were widened in disbelief.
"Assassinating these two."
"…Using that sniper rifle…?! W-why…?"
Forte couldn't believe Daryl, her sempai; best friend would do something so harmful to IS students. Her world fell into pieces seeing the harsh reality. If Rain made that up as a joke, Forte won't take it kindly, but this was the real deal.
"I'll tell you something, my code name is Rain Meusel…Rain Meusel. Squall is my aunt."
Rain casually smirked unmasking her identity. True colors have been shown as her laidback expression resembled Squall's ladylike persona. However, Forte couldn't hold her tears and cried like a baby.
"No…you can't be a Phantom Task agent…! Why…why are you doing this…?"
Forte became weak and lost by her sempai. Rain laughed self-depreciated at her friend crying.
"My family is cursed from the beginning, I was destined to do this."
Rain saw Houki and Ichika looking back, weapons drawn. She knew her sniping position was compromised, and have to use Plan B.
"We've been spotted, make your choice quickly. Either you stay at IS Academy, or leave everything behind to join me. I won't stop you."
Forte felt lightheaded, and started to shake uncontrollably at the hardest choices to pick. If she stayed at IS Academy, Rain would no longer be with her. Joining Rain would mean cutting everyone off Forte knew. Two of these choices doesn't have good endings, but Forte has no choice but to pick one that marks her destiny.
Rain grabbed the petrified Forte by the collar.
"Take a ride with me! I'll lead you the right path."
Forte was still lost at her friend.
"What do you mean…right path?"
"The right path to set you free."
Rain kissed Forte for a few seconds, causing Forte's mind to go out of control. Somehow, she managed to pull it away, shaking her head in disbelief.
"I…I can't…" Forte muttered in shame.
"So be it," said Rain, smiling. "It's been great serving you as a friend, Forte."
Her smile pierced through Forte's chest, only making her sad with a hint of loneliness.
"I would love to stick around and chat, but I have to depart. Sniper, you may open fire. Come forth, Hellhound!"
Rain shouted as light covered her body. In seconds, she was in a dark gray armored IS. Two hound heads acted as pauldrons spat fire. She drew Escort Black, her double-edged sword scorching flames dove down at Houki and Ichika. Her spotter now turned sniper fired anti IS rounds, whispering from the suppressor.
"Bring it!"
Rain roared, swinging her flaming sword at Houki and Ichika. Sounds of metal clashed, scattering sparks all over. Houki couldn't believe Daryl, aka Rain the senior student turned into Phantom Task agent boldly attacked.
"We used to look up to you. Positive role models like you're supposed to be! Now we're enemies, not allies! Care to explain that?"
"Daryl no longer exists, Rain is the new name."
The hound heads' eyes gleamed red, spitting fire widespread. Houki and Ichika backed off; he too was lost of words at Rain.
"You're one of the best students at IS Academy. I don't believe it. Why are you putting this effort to assassinate us?"
Rain crept a sadistic grin. "IS Academy is nothing to me. My destiny is to kill you. Your lowlife fucks can get it too."
Ichika snapped right away at Rain's cruel insult. "I won't let you get away with that! You're going down!"
Ichika fired his particle cannon at high output energy Rain did not expect. The large caliber shot Rain in the stomach, reeling her back. Rain spit fire, but Houki dispersed the flames with her twin katanas. Using her Amatsuki, Houki shot multiple red lasers in a concentrated pattern. Rain deflected the lasers as the sniper fired at Houki. The anti IS round chipped her energy shield, much to her confusion. Rain spit fire at Houki, then at Ichika trading blows. The flames licked his armor, forcing him on the defensive.
The sniper found its mark, and shot Ichika. They completely forgot Rain's accomplice providing sniping assistance when Rain went head on to fight. Taking the advantage of being wide open, Rain drew flames on her sword, and slashed them simultaneously. Just as she was going for the execution blow, Ichika parried the strike, firing his particle cannon.
"How do you like the new toys? They sting, doesn't it?"
Rain teased at their suffering in pain. The anti IS round damaged their energy shields in half from two shots.
"That's bullshit!" said Houki, clutching her katanas. "No ordinary bullets should penetrate through IS."
Rain grinned as Ichika torpedoed at her with an overhead swing. Suddenly, Forte formed an ice barrier to deflect Ichika's strike.
"…"
Forte in her IS Cold Blood stood behind Rain. Her appearance was very sharp in contrast to Hellhound. Her pauldrons strike resemblance to hands or eagle talons with spikes jutted out.
"Forte…?"
"Let's do it…"
"Come again?"
"I can't take it anymore! Why are we being targeted?! We are supposed to be unstoppable duo! Also…who will tie my braids for me!?"
Forte shouted all her might, releasing her emotions sealed up. Her love for Rain was unbearable. This was the final saying, turning her back on IS Academy, and her home country Greece. Forte cried once again at her choice she couldn't turn back.
"I thought you didn't want to join with me. You're a strange girl."
Rain shrugged, but Forte with her new profound attitude shot back.
"Shut it! You caused all of this. Uuu…"
Houki and Ichika wasted no time for them to make love, breaking through the ice barrier. Before they can reach them, Forte and Rain dispersed hot and cold air, creating Aegis the defensive barrier. Cold Blood has the ability to manipulate cold while Hellhound controls fire, making Forte and Rain a deadly duo.
"You and I can accomplish our goals."
Forte and Rain confess their love for each other. Sticking together, they would overcome anything. Ichika shook his head at Forte and Rain that betrayed IS Academy to sell their soul to Phantom Task.
"Houki, let's show them we too can do it."
"Right, Ichika!"
Ichika folded his armor, readying his particle cannon while Houki activated Thousand Pierces, a blaster crossbow. They fired as Forte and Rain exchanged blow after blow. Clearly, Forte and Rain were no flukes, considering they were once top ranked senior students.
"Forte! It's time to do this!" Rain roared.
"With that?! It's a bit…embarrassing."
"This is not the best time to say that! What is your major mulfunction, numbnuts?"
Rain was too fixated defending her life at her former classmates while staring in bewilderment at Forte, who had a blush on her cheeks.
"We're doing this!"
"Oh! Are we really doing that?! Ok, I will do it!"
Forte fired pellets of ice that caused Houki and Ichika to take cover.
"Enough with the "this" and "that"! Can you two speak properly for once?" Houki questioned the two.
They rushed at the duo once again. Forte held Rain by her side, and gave her a passionate kiss to no end.
"Fire in the ice!"
Large armor of fire and ice covered them from top to bottom.
"You'll have to do better than that!" Ichika shouted.
Houki and Ichika sliced the armor, but Forte and Rain smirked like mischievous cats.
"Too bad you walked into our trap, perverted kid and big boobie girl."
The armor absorbed the blow, and reacted by shooting fire. Houki and Ichika were offended by their new nicknames Forte made up.
"That does it! Time to say goodbye!"
Before they reach to them, Forte and Rain disappeared in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Rain's accomplice took her time to pack up, walking leisurely for a job well done. They recalled Byakushiki and Akatsubaki, catching their breath. Houki gritted her teeth at Rain, her so called role model. Ichika frowned at their actions, knowing that they will forever be enemies.
"This is not good, we got to warn the others."
"Agreed, let's go!"