Hi again everyone! Just so you know, like I said at the end of last chapter, this is a short preview of Ride 16 or the beginning of Arc 2 as some would know it as. Hope you enjoy this preview and look forward as to what's to come.


Aichi's Dreamscape

Aichi felt lost and confused as he stared around the black area that he found himself standing in. Did he make it to the other world? Or was he sent someplace else entirely? Actually the first thought was true, though he didn't know of that yet. He looked about, wondering about how he ended up like this in the first place or how he could even see, considering the dark colour all around him. His answer came in the form of a small, but bright glow from behind him. From within that glow, Aichi could make out a figure that was standing right before him. Some of that brightness faded out to reveal that the figure was indeed female, dressed up mostly in dark colours. A black scarf was wrapped around her neck along with black boots, what appeared to be a black skirt along with a rather small black top, only covering up half of her chest. The girl had blue eyes in an almost brighter shade than Aichi's along with a strange shade of blonde hair with what appeared to be two black ribbons wrapped across each other forming a cross over the top of her head and just above her ears, a pair of small horns were present.

"Um... Who are you?" Aichi asked nervously.

The girl said nothing, her expression remaining blank but curious. She didn't know of what to say to him or what else he was going to say to her. Seeming just as confused himself, Aichi raised his hand in front of him and waved it slowly, giving off a gentle gesture of saying hello to whoever it was standing in front of him. The girl mimicked his action, almost mirroring where his left arm was currently positioned with her own right arm. Aichi was surprised. He never expected to come across someone as strange as whoever was standing in front of him. As he moved his arm down, so did the girl in front of him.

"My name is Aichi," he said "Do you have a name?"

"Ai... chi..." the girl slowly spoke out. The atmosphere between the two of them became silent once more as they gazed at one another, wondering what to do or say next. As Aichi took a step forward towards the girl, a sudden gust of wind appeared in the space as he felt himself being dragged backwards at an incredible force. He looked backwards to see a sudden dark hole appear in the space as he struggled to stay on his feet, desperate to stand his ground and ride out this storm, to find out exactly who this girl was. But the force of the vortex was too much for him to handle as could only feel himself being dragged back even further. Eventually, in an effort to take a step forward, Aichi tripped up and found himself pulled off the ground and headed towards what appeared to be certain doom.

"Wait!" he cried as he looked forward towards the girl, reaching out his hand towards her. She however, seemingly unaffected by the sudden gales, only stood still and mimicked his action with her right arm as she watched him disappear into the vortex in front of her.


Wixoss World: Kurebayashi Apartment

Aichi's eyes became wide awake in an instant as he shot up from the bed he was lying in. He breathed heavily as he tried to recall everything from the experience that he just went through. The last thing he could remember was the sound of the teleporter activating with everything going all white and then briefly meeting this strange girl before waking up in the bed that he had been resting in. As he looked around the room, he knew that it was definitely unfamiliar to him but that wasn't his main concern at the moment.

"W... Where am I?" he murmured. In a few moments, the answer to his question would be answered. He turned over to the bedroom door just in time to see Kazuki enter.

"Oh, you're finally awake. We were pretty worried about how you were holding up."

"I see..." replied Aichi "Um... I'm sorry if I've caused any inconvenience."

"It's nothing to worry about," said Kazuki "You were unconscious when my sister and I found you on our way back home and we didn't think I would be right to leave you like that. By the way, my name's Kazuki."

"I'm Sendou Aichi," he spoke kindly whilst giving a warm smile "It's nice to meet you." As he slowly rose from the bed, he briefly clutched his head in pain, having not fully recovered yet. Kazuki noticed this and went over to him.

"Take it easy," he spoke "You've only just woken up."

"Sorry..." replied Aichi as he eventually managed to stand up on his feet. He looked down on himself to suddenly find that he was in his nightwear, much to his surprise. "E...Eh?! When did I...?"

"I changed you into the nightwear we found in your bag," Kazuki explained before sighing for a moment "My sister insisted on having a peek inside because she could apparently sense something inside."

"My deck..." Aichi murmured before looking up at Kazuki "Does your sister have my deck?!"

"Yes," he answered "My sister was only having a look through before I heard you waking up. I'm sure she hasn't changed anything, though your deck does seem a little strange for Wixoss." Aichi although relieved at this news could only blink at Kazuki, wondering exactly what he could have meant. Then, it hit him. If I did make it to that other world, maybe Vanguard is non-existent there! That's why my deck is strange to them...

Meanwhile...

'Yuzuki' could only stare in wonder at the top card of Aichi's deck, now changed into the form of Wixoss it would be most ideal to. It was an LRIG card of Level 2 with the borders coloured in white, much like Tama's LRIG cards that Ruko originally used. Yet despite depicting a still image of the warrior that represented Aichi's avatar, she could still feel something strange from it and this wasn't from the LRIG type, Royal Paladin that was imprinted on the bottom right of the card image. This felt like any LRIG that belonged to a Selector meaning that this wasn't just any other regular card that any player of Wixoss would have. The same could be said for the other LRIG cards that she happened to come across, but this one in particular seemed to be special to the Cardfighter, otherwise he wouldn't have placed it on the top facing up.

"Blaster Blade..." she murmured "You and these LRIGs seem different from the 'others'. And yet..."

"Yuzuki, our guest is awake!" The voice of Kazuki called out from behind his bedroom door. She snapped out of her thoughts and placed Aichi's deck back on the table. 'Yuzuki' then watched as her brother and Aichi emerged from behind the door and entered the living space of their apartment. The two of them sat down on the sofa opposite her, but not before 'Yuzuki' moved the deck over towards Aichi.

"So you've woken up," she said "Sorry if I made you mad from peeking through your deck. My name's Yuzuki, what's yours?"

"I'm Sendou Aichi," Aichi replied before bowing briefly "Nice to meet you." He then glanced over to his deck, noticing Blaster Blade on top exactly as 'Yuzuki' had left it before he recovered. When he noticed the changed borders and markings however, a look of discomfort was present on his face. He held up his deck and quickly fanned through the cards, realizing that Blaster Blade was not the only one to have changed to adapt to Wixoss' rulings. As 'Yuzuki' and Kazuki stared at him in confusion, he turned over the cards to reveal their backings had also changed. Several of them were white whilst the rest were black. After looking back at the siblings and noticing their expressions, Aichi quickly calmed down before placing the cards back on the table.

So Vanguard is non-existent here he thought That's why my cards have changed.

"Is something wrong?" asked 'Yuzuki' "I didn't change anything."

"No, it's fine..." replied Aichi "Um... I've had this deck for a while, though I never really got the chance to understand what Wixoss is. I was... just making sure it was where I left it."

"I see," mumured Kazuki "Then how about we teach you?"

"R... Really?" he asked.

"I don't mind," spoke 'Yuzuki' "But there's one question that we've been meaning to ask you."

"What is it?"

"We saw you come through a weird flash unconscious when we found you," Kazuki explained "So, where exactly did you come from?"

"Um... I come from someplace really far away," Aichi explained "... Though I don't know where exactly I've ended up." He then went deep into thought. I don't like being dishonest, but what were the chances of them believing I could have come from another world?

"I see," murmured 'Yuzuki' "Well then Kazuki, can you get Aichi acquainted with the rules before we get started?"

"Yeah," he replied "Please try to easy on him, considering it will be his first time playing. Hold on a second..." As Kazuki went off to find the rulebook and playmat to help Aichi get acquainted with the sudden changes to his deck, 'Yuzuki' went deep into thought over the matter. A part of her though had wanted to battle Aichi, just so she could see those LRIGs of his in action for herself.

This should prove to be interesting she thought That aura from Blaster Blade though... Does Aichi know of it?


And there we go for the short preview to Ride 16. I won't say where exactly this segment will take place during the finished chapter, but I will say that it's definitely not set right at the end. Anyway, all of the content in this previous may be subject to change and this preview will be taken down once the finished chapter is completed. Aside from that, I've left up a poll to determine which character of Aichi's group you want me to focus on next after Ride 17. Each character will have two chapters being enough to cover their introductories to the Wixoss world, with some small bits of attention dragged back to Kai and Hitoe once in a while. Other than that, I hope you've enjoyed this preview of what's to come. Until then!