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Myriad Colors Orphnoch World

Chapter 9: The Successor of Kaixa

After waking up and changing into his school uniform Kazuto walks out of the guest room of Haruhiko's house, as he yawns and walks into the kitchen/living room.

When he arrived he saw Haruhiko making some coffee, as he poured it into two cups before the bookworm saw Kazuto.

"Oh morning, Kazuto." Haruhiko greeted him.

"Morning…" Kazuto said as he sat down on the table.

Haruhiko then walks to him and offers him a cup of coffee, before he sits down on the table as well.

"So I take it you had a good sleep last night." Haruhiko said.

"Yeah...best sleep I had in days." Kazuto said as he blew on his coffee to cool it down and tried to drink it but it was still too hot for him. "But I was still surprised that you kept that room clean."

"Well...I figured it was best to keep it that way. In case you ever come back or not." Haruhiko said as he rubs the back of his head.

"Yeah…" Kazuto said as he looked down. "Thanks, Haruhiko...And I'm sorry again about how I left."

Haruhiko smiles before he patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. It's alright, but I'm still planning on paying you back for that." Haruhiko stated coldly, which made Kazuto nervously chuckle.

"Yeah, that's fair." Kazuto said before the two of them chuckled, before Kazuto sips on his coffee before he flinches on how hot it is.

But besides that it felt really good to be back.


(Meanwhile)

In the outskirts of the city, a motorcycle stops beside the road to the city.

The rider was wearing a black motorcycle jacket with yellow highlights under a grey shirt, and grey pants, with black boots.

The rider then took off his helmet to look at the city and reveal his face.

He was a 16 year old young man, with black short hair and yellow-gold eyes. This is Minato Yoshida.

Minato looks at the city, the reason he was here is because he's on the run from some hunters who are hunting him.

"Here's hoping that I can rest here for a bit." Minato said before he puts on the helmet and rides to the city, hoping to find some refuge in it.


(Play Justiφ's by ISSA)

(Instrumental) The song started showing a pixelated Faiz, and changes to the Auto Vajin, and showed two rows of images of Faiz wielding his Faiz Edge and Phone in Gun mode, and changes to Faiz riding on his bike.

(Hirogaru uchuu no naka Can You Feel) Kazuto was in a net cage, and grabs a fallen half cut apple, before breaking out of the cage and leaves,

(Chiisa na hoshi no hanashi wo shiyou) Kazuto was seen with Haruhiko, Mai, Reina, Koito, Ruru, and Kurumi, on a beach, looking at the sun set, in which he smiles being with friends.

(Tell Me The Truth shinjiteta mirai ga) Then change to Kiba and Leo standing side by side. Then changes to Kiba showing both his Horse Orphnoch form and changing to Orga, and then changes of him bowing to Dark Decade.

(Kuzure sarou to shiteru) Then changes to Leo smirks, as his Lion Orphnoch Form appears and then changes to Psyga.

(Kanashimi wo kuri kaeshi) Kazuto was seen walking with his friends to school, and then flashes of his past appeared beside him.

(Bokura wa doko e yuku no darou) Then it changes to Kazuto facing several Riotroopers, and he soon transformed into Faiz, and charges at the Riotroopers.

(Ima hitori no mune no naka) Faiz was seen fighting against an Orphnoch, and changes of him riding the Auto Vajin.

(Me wo samase The Time To Go) Then changes showing pixels of Kaixa and Delta, then changes of them wielding and using their main weapons.

(Tsuyoku aru tame ni) Faiz was seen drifting on his bike, making a sharp turn.

(Mata mamoru koto to tatakau koto) Then it changes to Smart Lady, blowing her hands which blue butterflies appeared flying, and showed one with a broken wing.

(JIRENMA wa owaranai hashiri tsuzukete mo) A young Kazuto looks at the burning lab where his parents had died, and soon the current Kazuto visited the now ruined building, then changes to Faiz standing with the Auto Vajin in the on top of a building in the night, with his eyes and Photon Streams glowing brightly.

({The} end Justi-φ's the means!) Then the song ends, with the title logo.


After Kazuto and Haruhiko left the house they soon meet up with their friends, and they walked to school together.

Shortly after they had arrived Kazuto decided to head to Arisu's office to talk to her.

"Truely, I'm really glad that you came back." Arisu told him.

"Yeah...thanks, and also I'm sorry for leaving like that." Kazuto said as he lowered his head.

Arisu smiles before she stands up and places her comforting hand on his shoulder, and Kazuto looks back up at her.

"It's alright. The others told me of the situation, so it's fine. But I know this mission of yours is important, but that's no reason to throw away your happiness. And I'm sure if your father was here he'll say the same thing." Arisu told him.

Kazuto smiles to hear that.

"Thank you. It means a lot to hear that." Kazuto said.

"You're welcome. Anyway, you should probably go now before you're late for class." Arisu told him.

"Right." Kazuto nodded before he left.


After lunch and the usual club meeting, Kazuto and his friends got a job to handle Phantom that was known to pull water pranks on people.

They all agreed to do it together, but Reina has some business to handle at home. She told them to go on ahead without her and that she'll catch up soon.

After her business at home is now done, Reina was on her way to meet her friends before she bumped into someone who was walking out of a convenience store, and Reina fell to the ground.

"Itai…" Reina said before the person who bumped into turns to her and offered his hand to her.

"I'm sorry, are you alright?" He asked.

Reina looked up at him and it was Minato who she bumped into as he was holding a bag of supplies in his other hand.

"Oh yes, I'm fine." Reina said as she accepted his hand as Minato helped her up.

"That's good to hear. I'm really sorry that I should've paid more attention." Minato told her.

"It's alright. I don't mind." Reina said before he looks oddly familiar to her.

"What? Is something wrong?" Minato asked.

Reina got a closer look at his face and soon remembers a younger version of him as it appeared around his current form before it disappeared.

"Wait, Minato-kum, is that you?" Reina asked.

"Eh? I'm sorry do I know you?" Minato asked in confusion.

"It's me, Reina Izumi, remember? I was that girl you used to play with." Reina told him.

"Izumi?" Minato repeated before he started to recognize her and remembers a child version of her. "Wait, Reina-chan?"

"Hai!" Reina nodded before Minato smiled before they held each other's hands.

"Oh wow! It's good to see you again! I hardly recognize you." Minato said before they let go of each others' hands.

"I could say the same about you. You've gotten really tall." Reina said as she compared her height to Minato's.

"Well what did you expect? It has been years." Minato said as he rubs the back of his head.

Shortly after their reunion, both Minato and Reina sat together on a nearby table to talk some more to catch up on how they were doing these past 10 years.

"Really? So you go to Hosea Academy. I heard about that place." Minato said in amazement.

"Yeah, at first I was a little nervous about going there but I made such wonderful friends." Reina told him.

"Really? You made some new friends?" Minato asked and Reina nodded.

"Yeah, in fact I was on my way to see them. Want to come with me? I'm sure you'll like them." Reina told him.

Minato was about to answer before he spotted someone spying on both him and Reina, and he had a good feeling who he was.

"I-I'm sorry, Reina-chan, but I can't." Minato told her and Reina was surprised to hear that.

"But why?" Reina asked.

"I just have my reasons, okay. Anyway, I have to go." Minato told her before he left.

"Minato-kun…" Reina said in worry.


Minato soon arrived at the street where he had parked his bike. He picked up his helmet and was about to sit down on it…

"And where do you think you're going?" Minato turned around and saw a Smart Brain Trooper walking to him.

"How did you find me?" Minato asked.

"It was pure coincidence. We were here to take care of another traitor, and here you are." The Trooper told him.

"We?" Minato repeated in confusion before he saw several more Troopers coming out of hiding as they surrounded him.

"Now you only have two choices. Surrender now, or die." He told Minato.

"I think I'll take my chances with the latter." Minato told him, causing the Trooper to sigh.

"Fine, have it your way. Men!" He called out, and he and the other Troopers revealed their Smart Buckles.

"Henshin!" They shouted before they pushed down their Buckles.

Soon the Troopers transformed into Riotroopers armed with their Axel Ray Guns in blade mode.

Minato strikes a combat stance ready to fight the Riotroopers before they charge at him.

Minato dodges one's slash and lands a reverse spin kick on his head. He then parries one Trooper's slashes at him before he grabs his wrist and throws that Trooper to the ground.

Minata dodges another Riotrooper's attack at him and counters by punching on him several times before he grabs the Trooper on the head and brings his knee to his face, sending the Trooper to the ground.

Minato then saw that there were still several Riotroopers around him. Seeing his chances here, Minato was about to reveal his other side to them…

"Minato-kun?!" Minato's eyes widened before he and the Riotroopers turned and saw Reina watching them in shock.

"Reina-chan?! What are you doing?! Get out of here?!" Minato told her.

Reina was about to do so but one of the Riotroopers was already behind her. Reina was about to turn around in the attempt to run away, but was too late as the Trooper grabbed onto her and released a sleep gas in front of her face to knock her out as the said Trooper catches her in his arms.

"Reina-chan!" Minato said as he was about to run up and save her, but while he wasn't looking most of the Riotroopers used that chance to tackle him one at a time.

The Riotroopers brought Minato to his knees as they were holding his arms and neck.

As Minato struggles to break free from the Riotroopers' hold on him, he sees the Trooper who was dragging Reina had brought the said girl to the leader of their squad.

"Now what do we have here? It appears we have a witness." The leader said as he was looking at her.

"You can do what you want to me! Just let the girl go!" Minato told them, which made the leader turn to him.

"So I guess this human is a friend of yours. But too bad for you, I can't honor that request of yours. Afterall, you should know that Smart Brain doesn't allow witnesses." He told him as he aimed his Axel Ray Gun at Reina. "And you need to experience the cost of betraying them as well."

He slowly brought his Axel Ray Gun to Reina's face to kill her with it.

"No...Stop it…!" Minato said as the leader's blade was inches away from Reina's face. "I said stop it!"

Minato roars as he stands up and pushes the Riotroopers off of him as he transforms into an Orphnoch.

In his Orphnoch form, Minato now has a helmet in the shape of a hawk's head with a mouth piece that resembles a hawk's beak. Has shoulder guards that are made out of long feathers and his forearms has three armored feathers on each of them. His waist guard with a hawk's tail feathers on the back and has boots with two feathers in front of them and has a hawk's talons three in front of his feet and one at the back of his feet.

This is the Hawk Orphnoch.

Minato soon brought out a katana and wields it in a reverse grip style.

Two Riotroopers charged at Minato and slashed at him, and he parried their attacks with his katana and slashes on them.

Three of the other Riotroopers changed their Ray Guns to their gun mode and fired at Minato, and he deflected their attacks with his katana. Minato crossed his arms and spread them out releasing hawk wings under them.

He then flies at the Riotroopers using his wings and slashed through them using his sword, destroying the Troopers as they turned to ash.

Three Riotroopers fired at Minato and he dodged their shots by flying above them and flew down and slashed through each of them as he landed behind them before the Troopers turned to ash.

Minato then saw two Riotroopers attacking him with their swords and Minato dodged their attacks by slashing through them before they turned to ash.

Then the remaining Riotroopers attack at him from all sides around him before he slashed them first as he spins around, and then the Troopers turned to ash.

Minato then dismisses his sword before he notices that Reina is starting to wake up.

Minato quickly knelt down and gently picked up Reina as she began to wake up.

"Reina-chan, are you alright?" Minato asked.

"Minato-kun?" Reina mutters as she opens her and to her shock she sees the face of the Hawk Orphnoch instead of her childhood friend. "An Orphnoch?! No stay away!"

Reina soon broke away from Minato's hold as she crawled away from the transformed Orphnoch.

"H-Hey it's alright! I'm...not with these guys! I saw what was going on and helped you." Minato told her but left the part that he was Minato himself.

But Reina wasn't convinced by that before she saw the ash on the ground.

"W-What did you do to Minato-kun?" Reina asked as she slowly backed away from him.

"N-Nothing! He...he was able to get away, and is looking for help. I'm sure he'll be back soon. Please, believe me, I don't mean you any harm." Minato assured her as he walked to her.

"No stay away from me!" Reina said in fear of the Orphnoch, which made Minato flinch to hear that.

"Reina-chan!" They looked and saw Mai had arrived as she saw the two of them.

"Mai-oneesama!" Reina said in relief that she's here.

Mai then sets her eyes on the Hawk Orphnoch.

"Why you...Stay away from Reina-chan!" Mai said as she charges at the Orphnoch to punch and kick at him, and Minato dodges her attacks before he jumps away from Mai and Reina, as Mai stood in front of Reina to protect her. "Just what were you trying to do to her?"

"Nothing! Look this is all a misunderstanding." Minato assured them.

"Mai, is everything alright?" A voice called out, and after Minato heard that and seeing the chances here he decided to leave as he took flight to the sky as he flew away.

Kazuto and the others soon arrive before they head to Reina and Mai.

"Hey, are you two alright?" Kazuto asked when he noticed the ash on the ground.

"I'm alright," Mai nodded before she knelt down to Reina to check on her. "What about you, Reina?"

"I-I'm alright too...but Minato-kun…" Reina mutters and Kazuto blinks to hear her say that name.

"Look just calm down and tell us what happened here." Mai told her.

"Well...I met up with a old friend of mine. His name is Minato Yoshida." Reina told them, and Kazuto's eyes slightly widened to hear his full name. "We were talking, before he decided to suddenly leave. I knew it was rude but I followed him, that's when I saw him being attacked by those Troopers then the next thing I knew that Orphnoch appeared in front of me."

"So what happened to this Minato?" Haruhiko asked.

"I'm not sure...When I came to, he was nowhere to be seen. But I'm worried if that Orphnoch or those men had done something to him." Reina said in worry.

"The Orphnoch, what did he look like?" Kazuto asked as he knelt down in front of Reina.

"K-Kazuto-kun?" Reina asked.

"Did he resemble a bird or a hawk in any way?" Kazuto asked, and Reina nodded.

"Y-Yes, he did now that you mention it. How do you know that?" Reina asked.

"It's...It's not important right now. We need to find him, Smart Brain might be looking for him." Kazuto told them as he stood up, which surprised his friends.

"What? Kazu-chi, are you crazy?" Ruru asked.

"For once I agree with Ruru. Why should we search for that Orphnoch, when he tried to hurt Reina-san?" Haruhiko asked.

"But he didn't." Kazuto stated. "If he wanted to hurt Reina, he would've done it sooner before we had arrived. And besides, you should know by now that not all Orphnoch are evil after meeting Professor Midorikawa."

His friends except for Kiba flinched to hear that, and Reina herself was in deep thought as she stood up.

Now that she thinks about it, the moment the Hawk Orphnoch appeared, the Riotroopers and Minato were nowhere to be seen. That's when she realized how similar the Orphnoch's voice was to Minato's voice.

'I-It couldn't be could it…' Reina thought in wondering before she nodded as she made her decision. "I agree with Kazuto-kun."

Hearing that surprised the others as they turned to her.

"Reina-chan, are you sure about that?" Mai asked.

"I am." Reina nodded. "I want to know his side of the story, and I want to know for myself if he's really…"

The others thought about before they turned and nodded to each other.

"Guess that means we'll have to put the request on hold for now." Mai said as she rubs the back of her head.

"I don't like this...but if we're all in agreement we might as well." Haruhiko sighed.

"Everyone...Thank you." Reina bowed her head.

Unknown to them is that Mr. J of Lucky Clover was watching them on top of a building.

"Here I am, to battle against Faiz and the black Rider to take their Gears this time. But it looks like I'll do that and deal with another traitor in the process." Mr. J said before he looked at his hand and then clenched it into a tight fist.. "I must succeed this time. For this is my last chance."


After flying away from a good distance between Reina and her friends, Minato soon landed on the roof of a tall building before he changed back into his human form.

The look of fear on Reina's face was still fresh in his mind before he sat down on the floor with his back against the railing on the edge of the building.

Minato sighed as he placed his hands on his face.

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised she would look at me like that. Like I'm some sort of freak or a monster to her…" Minato mutters to himself before he sighed and stood up. "Oh well, I was planning on leaving as soon as I got here. I might as well gather the supplies I need and hit the road again."

"But are you really okay living like that?" Minato turned around and saw Leo standing behind him which surprised him as he didn't notice him there.

"Who are you? Where did you come from?" Minato asked as he was on guard against the hooded man in front of him.

"Relax. Let's just say I'm a friend." Leo told him as he raised his hands up. "And I'm here to help you."

"Help me how?" Minato asked.

"Well you see I just so happened to see your fight against the Riotroopers, and I was impressed by how well you've fought. Also I happened to see your friend's reaction in your Orphnoch form." Leo told him and Minato looked down in sadness. "But that's why I'm here. I can make you human again."

Minato's eyes widened in shock to hear that as he turned back to Leo.

"N-Nani?" Minato gasped. "Y-You're lying that can't be true."

"Oh but it is. You see I happened to have powerful and resourceful friends that can help you. Only if you can do us one small favor." Leo told him.

"And that would be?" Minato asked.

"Simple, I want you to kill Kazuto Inui." Leo told him which shocked Minato as his eyes widened.

"K-Kazuto?" Minato said.

"That's right. I know the two of you were friends, and I can tell you that he's here in this city." Leo told him.

"No way…" Minato mutters.

"Yes, way. You see he has two special and powerful weapons in his possession. After you dealt with him, I want you to take them off his corpse and bring them to me." Leo told him.

"T-There's no way I can do that!" Minato said. "You can't just expect me to kill my friend like that!"

"Relax, I'm not going to force you to do it. The choice is yours to make. But think about it, if you believe what I said that you can be human again, then no longer will you have to keep running from Smart Brain and that friend of yours will have no reason to be afraid of you." Leo said and Minato was speechless as he looked down.

Leo then walked to his side and patted him on the shoulder.

"But don't worry, like I said the choice is yours. And you can take all of the world to figure it out, I'm in no rush. But just know that I'll be keeping an eye on you." Leo told him before he took his leave as he jumped down to the ground below, leaving Minato a lot to think about before he fell on his knees.


After they had decided to look for the Hawk Orphnoch and Minato, Kazuto and his friends had split up to search for them.

Kazuto was with Mai and Reina. Haruhiko was with Ruru, Kurumi, and Kiba.

As they were walking down the street, Mai had her eyes on Kazuto and he soon noticed her stare as he turned to her.

"Is something wrong, Mai?" Kazuto asked.

"Oh no, it's nothing." Mai assured him as she shook her head.

"Doesn't seem like it to me. If you have something to say, then say it." Kazuto told her.

"Well I…" Mai mutters as she avoids eye contact with Kazuto before she sighs and turns back to him. "Okay, I'm just going to ask, how did you know what that Orphnoch looked like?"

Kazuto flinches before he avoids eye contact from her.

"It...It's complicated alright." Kazuto told her.

"Like how it's complicated on how you use that belt of yours?" Mai asked, and Kazuto flinched once again. "I guess that's answered my question. Kazuto-kun, I understand you have your secrets but how are you able to use that belt, and how do you know that Orphnoch?"

"I'm...I'm sorry, Mai...I just can't…" Kazuto mutters, and Mai pouts before she huffs and turns away from him.

"Fine! Then stay quiet about it then. See if I care about it." Mai said as she walked ahead of him and to Reina's side, as Kazuto looked at her with some sadness in his eyes.

Unknown to them is that Minato as the Hawk Orphnoch was watching on top of a roof after he had found them while flying through the city. Minato's eyes were mostly set on Kazuto.

"So he really is here? And friends with Reina-chan too." The Hawk Orphnoch chuckles before he stops and remembers Leo's deal.

"You see I happened to have powerful and resourceful friends that can help you. Only if you can do us one small favor."

"You see he has two special and powerful weapons in his possession. After you dealt with him, I want you to take them off his corpse and bring them to me."

"Relax, I'm not going to force you to do it. The choice is yours to make. But think about it, if you believe what I said that you can be human again, then no longer will you have to keep running from Smart Brain and that friend of yours will have no reason to be afraid of you."

"But don't worry, like I said the choice is yours. And you can take all of the world to figure it out, I'm in no rush. But just know that I'll be keeping an eye on you."

'If what he said is true, if I do this I'll become human again…' Minato thought as he looks at his Orphnoch hand. 'But to kill Kazuto…'

Minato then remembers the times when they used to train together in the Smart Brain training facility and would always hang out together as kids, and how his family accepted him and treated him like family.

Then he remembers the memories he made with Reina, on how they first met when he was catching bugs as a kid where he had fallen from a tree and Reina was looking down at him, how they used to play and talk with each other, and how Reina smiles at him.

Minato then placed his hand in front of his face as he wasn't sure on what to do.

"AAHHH!" They heard a scream and it was close to where they were.

"What was that?" Reina asked.

"I don't know. But I have a good feeling on what's going on." Kazuto said as he ran to the source of the scream.

"Hey, Kazuto! Wait for us!" Mai said as she and Reina followed him, and the Hawk Orphnoch followed them as well as he flew in the air above them.


Kazuto, Mai, Reina, and the Hawk Orphnoch soon arrived by a waterfront of the city, as the Hawk Oprhonch lands on top of a nearby building, and to their shock and horror there were ash remains everywhere on the ground.

"I was starting to wonder when you'll arrive." They looked and saw the Crocodile Orphnoch standing in front of them.

"You again…" Kazuto growled as he tightly clenched his fist.

"I know causing a bit of chaos will draw you out. Thanks to you I only have one chance to redeem myself, for both my honor and for my service to Smart Brain." The Crocodile Orphnoch stated.

"So I guess that means you're done to your last life. Good…" Kazuto said as he brought out the Faiz Gear from his bag. "All the more reason to take you down!"

Kazuto soon puts his belt on and brings out his Phone and enters the code.

STANDING BY

"Mai, you and Reina find somewhere that's safe." Kazuto told her, and Mai nodded as she grabbed onto Reina's hand and ran to safety, and Kazuto soon assumed his pose. "Henshin!"

Kazuto then inserts his Phone into his Gear.

COMPLETE

Kazuto transforms into Faiz as he clicks his wrist, and the Hawk Orphnoch was surprised by that.

The Crocodile Orphnoch snaps his fingers, and soon several Riotroopers appear around them as they come out hiding.

"Attack!" The Crocodile Orphnoch ordered as he pointed his sword at Faiz, and the Riotroopers charged at him.

Faiz dodges two Troopers' attacks and punches them to the ground. Faiz then blocks another one's attack at him using his forearm to black his Axel Ray Gun before Faiz pushes his blade away and kicks the Trooper to the ground.

Faiz then saw three Riotroopers had changed their Ray Guns to gun mode and fired at him, and Faiz dodged their shots by rolling on the ground. As he stopped on one knee and foot, Faiz quickly pulled his Phone out and pressed '1-0-6' and 'Enter'.

BURST MODE

Faiz changed his Phone to gun mode and fired burst shots at the three Riotroopers that fired at him, destroying them as they turned to ash.

Faiz then inserts his Phone back into his Gear as he stands back up, before he dodges a few attacks from another Riotrooper.

Mai and Reina had managed to find a good hiding spot as they watched Faiz's battle against the Riotroopers.

"You think Kazuto-kun will be alright?" Reina asked.

"I'm sure he will. This is Kazuto we're talking about." Mai assured her.

"Don't bet on that." Both girls flinched before they turned around and saw the Crocodile Orphnoch standing behind them.

As Faiz dodges an attack from another Riotrooper and punches him to the ground, he hears the screams of both of his friends. He turned and saw Mai and Reina on the ground with Mai protecting Reina as she held her while the Crocodile Orphnoch slowly walks to him.

"Shit! Mai! Reina!" Faiz said as he was about to run to help them, but the Troopers got in his way as they grabbed onto him. "Damn it! Let me go!"

Minato watches in worry for Reina and her friends.

"This is the price for defying Smart Brain, Faiz. Let this serve as a lesson for you." The Crocodile Orphnoch said as he raised his sword and swung it at them and Mai threw herself in front of Reina and the sword to shield her friend.

"No!" Faiz shouted as the sword was inches away…

"Haa!" Coming to their aid was the Hawk Orphnoch as he flew in and took the Crocodile Orphnoch's attack as he fell on the ground.

"It's him again?!" Mai and Reina said at the same time.

"No way...it really is Minato…" Faiz mutters in shock.

"So you finally showed up, traitor." The Crocodile Orphnoch said.

The Hawk Orphnoch quickly stands up and grabs onto the Lucky Clover member as he slightly pushes him back.

"Go! Got out of here!" Minato told the girls.

"B-But we can't just leave you." Reina said.

"This is no time to argue!" Minato tells her, but the Crocodile Orphnoch slams his fist on his back forcing the Hawk Orphnoch to let go of him as he falls on his hands and knees.

As the Hawk Orphnoch slowly stands back up, the Crocodile Orphnoch slashes his sword on his chest sending the other Orphnoch rolling on the ground as he changes back into Minato much to Reina's shock.

"Minato-kun…?" Reina mutters in shock.

"Wait, so that's him?" Mai asked as Minato had managed to sit up but lowered his head.

The Crocodile Orphnoch walked to Minato and raised his sword to finish him, but Reina acting quickly got out of Mai's hold and got in front of the Orphnoch to protect Minato, which surprised the latter.

"Reina-chan?!" Mai said in shock.

"What are you doing?" Minato asked quietly.

"I won't let you hurt, Minato-kun." Reina said.

"Why? He's an Orphnoch now. He's no longer human." The Crocodile Orphnoch stated.

"Even so...He's still my friend!" Reina said loudly, which surprised her friends and the Crocodile Orphnoch before he huffed.

"Fine...Then you'll both die together!" The Crocodile Orphnoch said as he swung his sword at her.

"Reina?!" Her friends shouted in worry, before the Crocodile Orphnoch was fired upon forcing him to stop and stumble away from Reina and Minato.

Everyone looked and saw that it was Orga with his Phone in gun mode as he and his group had arrived.

"Kiba!" Everyone said in relief as Reina fell on her knees.

"Tada! Hope we're not late!" Ruru said.

Faiz then took this chance to free himself from the Troopers' hold on him and then he punches and kicks them.

"Sorry for the wait." Orga said as he ran to Faiz's side.

"No problem. Did you bring it?" Faiz asked, and Orga nodded as he brought out the briefcase that contains the Kaixa Gear.

"Are you really sure about this?" Orga asked.

"I am." Faiz said as he grabbed onto the briefcase and ran to Minato.

The Crocodile Orphnoch growls before he sets his eyes on Minato.

"Damn you!" The Orphnoch said as he slowly walked to Minato to finish him, but Faiz prevented him as he fired at the Lucky Clover member with his Phone in gun mode as he stopped by Minato.

"Kazuto…" Minato mutters as he looks at him as Faiz turns to him and then hands the briefcase.

"Here, use this." Faiz told him.

Minato grabs onto the briefcase and opens it and sees the Kaixa Gear within it.

"It's called the Kaixa Gear. It's similar to my own Gear and is very powerful." Faiz told him.

"B-But are you really sure about this?" Minato asked.

"I am." Faiz nodded. "I saw how you protected Mai and Reina just now, and you shouldn't forget that I trust you with my life. I just know that you'll use it well."

Faiz then turns back to the Crocodile Orphnoch and the two charge at each other to engage in combat.

Minato looks at the Kaixa Gear in front of him, and figures that this must be the weapon that Leo mentions to him. He was almost tempted to take it and run to meet with him but…

"Minato-kun." Minato flinches before he turns to Reina, who smiled and nodded at him.

Minato was surprised by that before he gritted his teeth and shook his head.

"Oh screw it!" Minato said as he soon puts the Kaixa Gear's items together and puts it on and picks up the Phone as he stands up.

"Input the code, 9-1-3 and Enter to activate it!" Faiz told him as he dodged the Crocodile Orphnoch's attacks.

Minato did so as he pressed on the said buttons to activate it.

STANDING BY

Minato strikes a pose as he brings the Kaixa Phone near to his head.

"Henshin!" Minato shouted as he inserted the Phone to his Belt.

COMPLETE

Yellow neon lines appeared from his Belt as they surrounded his body before he changed into Kamen Rider Kaixa.

"Woah! This is incredible!" Kaixa said in awe as he was looking at his armor and he could feel the power of the Gear and it felt amazing to him.

The Crocodile Orphnoch had seen him transform as he throws Faiz to the ground and charges at Kaixa to attack with his sword but Kaixa dodges his attack in time as he punches on his chest sending the Orphnoch to stumble backwards.

"Okay," Kaixa said as he rolled his neck and shoulders around. "Let's see what this suit is capable of."

The Crocodile Orphnoch roars as he slashes at him several times and Kaixa dodges his attacks, before he blocks his next slash with his forearm and punches on his chest to force the Orphnoch to stumble backwards again.

"Woah, he's a real natural." Faiz said as he stood up and dodged a few attacks from a Riotrooper that was charging at them.

Kaixa dodges the Crocodile Orphnoch's attacks before the Orphnoch finally lands a slash on his chest forcing the Rider to stumble backwards.

"Hey, Kazuto, does this Gear have any weapons?" Kaixa asks as Faiz punches one Riotrooper to the ground.

"A few, but I highly suggest using the one on your right hip." Faiz told him as he kicked one Riotrooper that was charging behind him.

Kaixa then turned to the Blaygun on his hip and pulled it off as he held it in his hand.

"Pull the hammer to activate it's gun mode!" Faiz told him as he punched and kicked two Riotroopers.

Kaixa pulled on the hammer to activate it's gun mode.

BURST MODE

Kaixa then fired six shots at the Crocodile Orphnoch but he deflected his shots with his sword as he charges at Kaixa to slash at him, and the Rider dodges his attack by shoulder rolling on the ground and fired the remaining six shots on the Orphnoch's body forcing the Lucky Clover member to stumble back.

"Now insert the Mission Memory into it to activate it's blade mode." Faiz told him as he punched one Riotrooper in front of him followed with a kick.

"Mission Memory?" Kaixa said before he looks at the said Memory on his Phone before he removes it and inserts it into his weapon.

READY

The blade of the Blaygun soon appeared.

"Nice! And it's just my style too." Kaixa said as he and the Crocodile Orphnoch faced each other.

The Crocodile Orphnoch then signals two Riotroopers to charge at Kaixa to attack them, and Kaixa dodges their attacks and slashes through the Troopers before they turn to ash.

Kaixa then saw the Crocodile Orphnoch charging at him to slash him with his sword and Kaixa dodged his attack and counters by slashing on his chest two times followed with a kick sending the Orphnoch to stumble backwards as he fell on one knee.

"Last chance, give up now and I'll let you live peacefully." Kaixa told him.

"Forget it!" The Crocodile Orphnoch said as he slowly stands back up. "I don't need mercy from traitors like you!"

"I see…" Kaixa said as he looked down in sadness before he raised his head and hardened his resolve. "Then you leave me no choice."

Kaixa then opened his phone and pressed the 'Enter' button.

EXCEED CHARGE

Energy travels to his Blaygun and Kaixa readies his sword before he and the Crocodile Orphnoch and then they slashed their swords as they passed each other.

The two were standing still for a while before the Crocodile Orphnoch flinched as blue flames appeared around his body as he turned to ash.

Faiz and Orga had seen that as they had defeated the remaining Riotroopers, and their friends saw that as well.


After the battle, the Riders had changed out of their Rider forms, as Minato was standing in front of Kazuto with the Kaixa Gear in his hands as he handed it to him, with his friends standing behind him to watch.

"Here, I think you may want this back." Minato said.

Kazuto looks at the Kaixa Gear before he pushes it back to Minato.

"No you can keep it." Kazuto told him which surprised Minato.

"A-Are you really sure?" Minato asked and Kazuto nodded.

"I am. Besides, the Gear has a biolocked system into it so you're the only one that can use it now, until you die. And besides, you're proven to be worthy to use it." Kazuto told him, and Minato blinks before he smiles at his old friend.

"Thanks, Kazuto, I won't let you down." Minato said.

"No problem. But you also may want to talk with her." Kazuto said as he stepped aside leaving Reina to face him.

Reina walked up to him, and Minato was silent. He was about to say something…

"I'm sorry, Minato-kun." Reina said as she bowed her head, which surprised Minato.

"W-What do you have to be sorry for?" Minato asked.

"For how I acted to you earlier. I shouldn't have done that without hearing the whole story, and yet I was afraid of you for no good reason. I'm really, really, sorry about that." Reina told him.

"No...You have no reason to be sorry about that. I don't blame you really, most people should be afraid of seeing an Orphnoch like that. But I'll understand that you don't want to see again, after all I'm pretty much a monster now and I'll only cause you trouble too." Minato said.

"No!" Reina said as she runned up and hugged him, which surprised Minato. "You're not a monster! And you're no trouble at all! If anything you've only proven that you're still the same boy I met so many years ago! And I don't want you to leave either, I want to stay so we can catch up and spend more time together, with me and with my friends."

"Do...Do you really mean that…?" Minato asked.

"I do. I really do." Reina assures him as she hugs him tighter.

Tears begin to fall from Minato's eyes as he cries on Reina's shoulders as they slowly fall to their knees.

"Thank you...thank you…" Minato mutters.

"It's alright. And I'm sorry again." Reina assured him as she rubs her hands on his back and head.

Their friends were watching them with a smile on their faces and some of them were on the verge of tears.

"I'm really happy for them." Mai said as she wipes away the small tear drops on the edge of her eyes before she turns to Kazuto. "Don't you agree?"

"Yeah." Kazuto nodded before he turned back to Minato.

Kazuto then looks at his hand in wondering, Reina was able to accept him even if Minato's no longer human but was still the friend she knew as a child, Kazuto wonders if he should do the same in revealing his secret as a Orphnoch to the others and if they're willing to accept him.


To Be Continued…The Faiz Gear Stolen! Kazuto's Secret Revealed

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