Hello everyone and welcome back to the final part of the final battle of Arc 2! I hope you enjoy what is in store here!
Link Joker Fight Field
Everyone with the exception of Aichi and Kai could stare on towards the legendary sword, the Blaster Blade that lay in front of Tama's feet, wondering what the Swordsman of Light was planning on doing by handing it over to the LRIG. The girl of white could only stare on at the blade in wonder and curiousity as she knelt down to get a better look at the weapon, briefly running her finger down the right end of the blade. Her brief attention was broken by a screech from Kuro as she roared loudly to bring her attention back to the form that she remained in, known only as Berserk Draconis. Mayu gazed upon the LRIG and the two cardfighters that she was fighting alongside, now having had enough with the resistance that they were putting up.
"Sendou Aichi, Kai Toshiki," she spoke "I must say, you have proven to be much more resiliant than I first imagined. However, your efforts have proven to be in vain as I will now demonstrate before those that are obeserving."
"Mayu, this battle isn't over yet!" Aichi replied "I'm sure that Blaster Blade had his reasons to entrust his weapon to Tama and I believe that she and Kai-kun can still break through to Ruko-san!"
The mastermind said nothing in response, having already known that the Royal Paladin had done everything he could to push on through to the Selector whose body she was in control of and his efforts to finish her off the previous turn had seemingly come to nought. Then a few moments afterwards, she spoke out two all too familiar words to anyone who was familiar with them throughout their cardfighting lives and the few days they had spent in this world.
"Final Turn!"
(Cardfight! Vanguard Unreleased Soundtrack: Omega Lock (Glendios Version))
Everyone else on the battlefield could only tense up as they knew that this was a sign that Mayu was planning to end the battle here and now. But at the same time, it also raised a hint of confusion within their minds. Why would she declare it so openly when Kai still had more Life Cloths than her and the fact that for the moment, she would only be able to attack Gancelot. From the way that the battle had played out since she took control over Ruko's body and transformed Kuro into Berserk Draconis, they all had a shared feeling of dread that they were about to find out at this very moment. Mayu began her 'Final Turn' by drawing two additional cards before smiling, pleased with what she had available for her to use, which could only keep both Aichi and Kai on edge as they looked on towards her.
"First I summon!" she called as Healing Revenger and Drei=Capsule appeared onto her side of the field. "Then my Limit Break!"
A black vanguard circle flashed briefly in front of Kuro as she roared loudly before she immediately slashed both the Shadow Paladin unit and black SIGNI causing them to vanish from Mayu's side of the battlefield, just as Code Maze Triumph was locked once again. The top two cards of her deck floated up to her and flipped over to reveal themselves before everyone else. Those cards happened be Dark Revenger, Mac Lir and another Drei=Capsule as she concealed them amongst the other cards in her hand.
"Now she can use Kuro to attack twice," Kai murmured "And because Aichi didn't summon anything last turn..."
"But Kai still has two Life Cloths," Tama interjected "Kai and Tama can hold out!"
"Is that so?"
The two of them blinked for a brief moment before looking over towards Mayu, seeing that she was far from finished at this point. Judging from her gentle, yet intimidating smile that was directed towards them in particular, that indeed was appearing to be the case.
"Ultimate Break!" she called as a larger, more reddish vanguard circle flashed in front of Kuro as she held out her hand towards the remaining cards in her Ener Zone. "By Locking all of the cards in my Ener Zone for the rest of this turn, all of Kai's Life Cloths are excluded from the battle and neither of you will be able to use Guard SIGNI whose levels are equal or lower to the number I exclude!"
As all of the remaining cards in her Ener Zone turned face down to indicate that they were being Locked by this effect, Kuro roared out loudly, sending a powerful shockwave across the battlefield. Kai and Tama braced themselves for the worst as the changed girl of black's primal gaze was directed right upon them, bringing about a hint of panic and worry from both Aichi and Gancelot. Everyone on the sidelines however was just as shocked from the events that had just transpired before them at this very moment.
"Kuro has an Ultimate Break too?" murmured Hitoe.
"She must be joking!" exclaimed Naoki.
"That means Kai and Tama are practically sitting ducks at this point!" Yuzuki muttered.
Kuro let out another loud roar as she opened up her jaw wide, allowing a sphere of black and red flames to materialize as it slowly, but surely increased in both size and power as Kai could only hold out his arms in front of his face to prepare himself for what was to come. Tama, looking back at the Blaster Blade decided to follow on instinct and ran out towards it, just as the changed girl of black unleashed her 'attack' from the effects of the Ultimate Break. The giant fireball rushed across the battlefield towards the girl of white who stopped as soon as she saw it coming her way as it crashed right into her and forced her backwards right into Kai's table before it detonated, engulfing her and the Kagero user in a massive inferno of black and red fire.
As they screamed out loud in pain, the sudden shockwave from the impact of the attack nearly caused Aichi to lose his balance as he struggled to keep his grip on the 'floor' of the space from being forced backwards. He kept his feet firmly on the 'ground' beneath him as he watched on at the devastation before him whilst Gancelot struggled to stay aloft on his pegasus.
"Kai-kun! Tama-san!" he cried.
"Now do you see Sendou?" Mayu interrupted, bringing the Royal Paladin user's attention back to her "Hope has finally abandoned all of you! The Selector System will continue now and forever until this world comes to an end and with Ruko available as my vessel to the outside world, everyone before me will finally know of my presence!"
Whilst Aichi said nothing in response, he quickly looked back to the flames which by then had died down significantally, revealing Tama and Kai lying on their backs. Both were badly hurt from the attack just now and all of the Kagero user's remaining Life Cloths had vanished, not being present in his Ener Zone to confirm that all of them had indeed been excluded, much like his two SIGNI from the first time Kuro's Limit Break had been used. The Royal Paladin user looked back towards Mayu and Kuro, preparing himself for the worst to come, knowing that he and Gancelot were still well within their firing range thanks to the two Limit Breaks that had forced both him and Kai into this most desperate of situations.
"It is over," the mastermind spoke "Now that Kai's remaining two Life Cloths have been excluded, neither of you will be able to use Level 2 or lower SIGNI to Guard any of my next attacks. Now then... who will be the first to fall?"
Photon's Lab
Takuto could only stare on at the monitor that was displaying the battle from where he was keeping pinned down by the various Radons that had him surrounded. Their beam rifles were all pointed at him, allowing the Cray being to already assess that if he didn't think about what to do next, then both Umr and Tawil would be beyond saving from anyone's hands. He looked back to Ulith who had briefly stopped in her efforts to continue the process of fusing the two girls together to form 'Ut'ulls' so that she could watch the conclusion to the bout that was shown on the screen above their heads and needless to say, she was relishing in every second that had unfolded. He could tell that the cruel demanored Selector was enjoying seeing both Kai and Aichi suffer, the Royal Paladin user mostly because of her failing to defeat him after getting inside his head and previously breaking him down, only for Umr to save him at the last moment because of a blunder and now Mayu was finally giving him his 'comeuppance' as she saw it.
"Ulith..." he murmured.
Upon hearing him, Ulith turned around to face Takuto, her sinister glint having not left her pleased expression for even a minute. She walked over towards the Cray being and looked down upon him, the Cyberoids that were surrounding him having not taken their aim off of him.
"Is this what you really want?!" he demanded "Is destroying your own world really worth it just so the Selector Battles can continue and for you to relish in other people's misery?!"
"Yes," she replied blunty, not showing a hint of hesitation or falter in her speech.
"Then why...?!"
"Haven't you even realized it yet?" the Selector continued as she walked back to the console that she previously stood at "There is an endless existence beyond the world that I know, your world, the whole of the Planet Cray! As soon as Mayu has finished playing her game with one world, she'll simply move on to the next. And I'll be more than happy to relish in the endless pain and suffering that follows."
Takuto remained silent, having now understood exactly what Ulith was talking about. As long as other worlds existed within the universe they all lived in, no one was truely safe from Mayu, the Void and her vision of the battles that she had created that revolved around the concept of wishes, creating a false hope for anyone that was ensnared within her hands. No world, not even the Planet Cray, Aichi's own or anywhere else from beyond the dimension from which the White Room resided within was out of range from this calamity that had been ongoing for who knows how long. And to make matters more frightening, there was no telling how close Mayu herself was to fulfilling her endgame for the world that lay outside of where he was now.
The Cray being knew it was his own fault for being captured in the first place and for summoning Kai to that same world, but he knew for the moment, there was nothing he could do to save anyone, not even Umr and Tawil whom he had no idea of how they were holding up. The only thing he knew he could do was wait and see if Aichi and Kai could still overcome the mastermind of the Selector Battles whilst they still had an opportunity to save Ruko and Kuro from her clutches.
(End Music)
Link Joker Fight Field
(Selector Infected Wixoss OST: Battle ~ Even if I Hurt Myself)
The entire battlefield remained silent as everyone waited nervously to see what would happen next from the turn of events that they had just witnessed. Kai struggled back onto his feet and walked back towards the table, keeping hold of the cards in his hand tightly as he glared towards both Kuro and Mayu who had remained unanimously unfazed as they looked on towards the Kagero user. Upon seeing his resolve in making the effort to take a stand, Tama coughed for a brief moment before getting back onto her feet and looking out towards the Blaster Blade, seeing that it had been knocked backwards as well from the blast, albeit not as far as she had been. Everyone on the sidelines did not say a word as they looked on to the center of the battlefield, relieved to see that both cardfighter and LRIG had gotten back up and were now ready to continue the battle.
"Your struggle is pointless, Kai Toshiki," Mayu spoke "I saw what had happened to you the last time that you dared to stand up to the might of Kuro, whilst Ruko was still in control of her."
"I am aware of that..." he muttered "Being reversed once again, until Tama brought me back to my senses was something that I did not anticipate, nor was it something I wished to experience. But... I won't fall prey to that same power for a third time!"
"So be it," the mastermind replied "I will now see to it that bold declaration of yours will finally mean nothing to your current situation. For now though, you may look on as your friend will be the first to fall!"
The Kagero user clenched his teeth, having realized that Mayu was intending to go after Aichi first before finishing him and Tama off with Kuro thanks to the effect of her earlier Limit Break. She placed down another Healing Revenger and Revenger, Bloodmaster onto her table as the Shadow Paladin units onto the battlefield, stanced and prepared to strike on her command. Aichi having realized what he had to do in order to try and stop her at this instant looked to Kai who instinctively nodded before he then held out a hand to his LRIG deck.
"Pinch Defense!" he called as two cards from Kai's Ener Zone moved to his Trash Pile "I prevent Kuro and Bloodmaster from attacking this turn!"
At this moment, two clusters of golden shields suddenly surrounded the targets that the Royal Paladin user had chosen and imprisoned them within a veil of crackling white energy. Whilst Bloodmaster could only remain still, Kuro began thrashing about wildly as the properties of the white ARTS that had just been played struggled to contain the changed girl of black. However, Mayu could only smile in response to this sudden manuever, as if she had been expecting it from the moment that she had begun her 'Final Turn'.
"How foolish," she spoke as she then held out her left hand wide "At this moment, I activate another skill gained by Kuro's Ultimate Break!"
"What?!" Tama gasped.
"Another skill?!" Kai interjected.
"That's right!" she replied "Since I have 5 or more Locked cards, Kuro is unaffected by all your SIGNI, Spells and ARTS until the end of Kai's next turn!"
Upon the moment that the full effect had been explained, Kuro's primal eyes flashed brightly and rather intensely for a brief moment before she thrust out her head, wings, arms, tail and legs, breaking free of the seal created by Pinch Defense and sending the golden shields flying off in various directions across the field. Several went leeway right towards the group on the sidelines as they jumped clear to avoid most of them. Hitoe however tripped over, causing Yuzuki to gasp in horror as a shield went flying in her direction. Naoki having noticed this quickly leapt in front of the Selector and with all of his might, punched the oncoming shield as hard as he could. He cried out in pain as he was knocked backwards, but quickly beared with it as the shield fell to the ground.
"Ishida, are you alright?!" asked Yuzuki as she ran over to him whilst Hitoe got back onto her feet.
"Ngh... I've had worse," the Narukami user replied as he clasped his sore knuckles, briefly recalling the time that he had attempted to punch his way out of Serra's ice prison. He looked back towards the battle in front of him, knowing that things for both Aichi and Kai had now gone from bad to worse.
(End Music)
"Farewell, Sendou Aichi," Mayu spoke as she then snapped her fingers, giving Healing Revenger the signal to attack.
(Cardfight! Vanguard OST: Hontou no Kokoro wo Torimodosu tame)
The Shadow Paladin unit reluctantly nodded in response to her command and held out her floating green orb, charging energy for the attack that she was about to perform at this very moment. Gancelot could only grit his teeth as he stared on towards certain doom with his pegasus, knowing there was nothing that he could to stop it at all. But he knew that there was only person who could possibly do anything at this most desperate of scenarios and that was the cardfighter at the table right behind him. Aichi simply looked on at Mayu before revealing a card from his hand, much to her shock as she had recognized what card it was. One more card moved from Kai's Ener Zone to his Trash Pile as Seeker, Plume Wall Angel appeared onto the battlefield.
The Royal Paladin unit landed in front of Gancelot and projected a shield around him, bringing around the appearance of Loving Healer, Ultimate Sword, Palamedes, Gallatin and Margal. Healing Revenger, upon seeing the number of units and SIGNI summoned by Plume Wall Angel, lowered her orb, knowing that her attack was indeed bound to end in failure as the six figures vanished from the field, leaving only a partially confused crowd on the sidelines and an infuriated Mayu.
"How is this possible?!" she exclaimed "Plume Wall Angel is Level 1, so Kuro's Ultimate Break should have sealed it!"
"It is very possible," Kai replied "Whilst it is true Kuro has restricted the SIGNI we can guard with, her ability only works on regular SIGNI with the regular Guard ability and not those with the Quintet Wall ability as they are of a different effect."
"Tsk!" she growled "In that case, Kuro! Finish off Sendou and Gancelot!"
Kuro roared loudly as she took flight into the air, the chains keeping her restrained to the black ring on Mayu's side of the battlefield rattling as she did so. Then she got both Aichi and Gancelot within sight of her primal eyes and charged down towards them, screeching at a loud and high pitch as she got closer towards the unit and the cardfighter who looked on. Aichi however remained unfazed and reached out for another card that he had in his hand.
"Mayu, no matter how many times you force us down, we won't give up until the very end!" he called before revealed Servant T3 from his hand "Guard!"
The colourless Guard SIGNI appeared in front of Gancelot and projected another barrier in front of the unit and his pegasus steed, causing the diving Kuro to 'bounce' right off of it and take flight into the air once again. Mayu growled in annoyance, seeing as two of her three attacks had now been shut down by Aichi, despite his earlier attempt with Pinch Defense only aiding him in sealing one of her SIGNI from attacking.
"How this is possible...?!" she muttered "Why won't you just give up...?!"
"Now I see..." Kai interrupted, bringing her attention over towards him. "Mayu, you may have your dominant will with the Void and the Selector Battles over dozens, perhaps hundreds or thousands of Selectors and LRIGs in your little game, promising them with the wish of their desire in exchange for victory and you have proven to be a difficult opponent. However, you lack one of the key vitals of any person, regardless of whether they are in Vanguard or Wixoss!"
"And just what do you have to say for that?!" Mayu asked, keeping her angered gaze upon the Kagero user.
"The one thing you lack in this battle... is composure!" he replied "Because your attacks are failing to break through, you've been resorting to repeatedly goading us into giving up hope and any chance we have of winning this battle. However, unlike others who have played along with your game, Aichi and I will not follow with that!"
"Tama agrees!" Tama called out "Right now, with the way Kai and Aichi are, there is no way either of them or Tama cannot save Ru and Kuro!"
The mastermind of the Selector Battles could only growl as she listened on to what both the Kagero user and the girl of white had to say to her at this very moment, but deep down, she knew for a fact that what they were saying was indeed true. Having had enough with the 'lecture' that they had just given her, she briefly looked back towards Aichi whose determined expression had remained unwavering in the face of the danger before them.
"Consider yourself spared for the moment Sendou! However, I will still make sure that Shiro and Kai will not even get a next turn to try and help you out!" she yelled before she pointed in the direction of Kai and Tama "Kuro, take flight and burn the traitor along with her otherworldy friend! SINGULARITY FLAME!"
Kuro roared out loudly as she briefly circled through the air above the ground of the battlefield and turned her primal gaze upon both Kai and Tama, who remained unfazed in the slightest as the giant dark purple fireball from several turns ago ingnited in her mouth before she unleashed it into the descending direction of the pair. The Kagero cardfighter however was more than prepared for this scenario as he revealed a card from his own hand.
"I'll use my own Servant T3!" he declared as he threw the card sideways onto the very front of his table.
The colourless Guard SIGNI appeared onto the field once again as Kuro's fireball got closer and closer towards them. Then she deployed a barrier around both the girl of white and Kai as the giant sphere of purple flames was deflected off of the shield and sent flying far into the distance. When Servant T3 vanished from the field, the fireball landed and detonated far behind Kai and Aichi, the force of the impact simply flying past their backs with them not fazed in the slightest. Mayu could only clench her fist and groan in frustration as the Locks on Code Maze Triumph and the cards in her Ener Zone wore off, signalling the end of her turn.
(End Music)
End of Turn 21
Aichi and Kai vs Mayu
Hand - 1 : 2 : 4
Life Cloths - 0 : 0 : 1
Current LRIGs - Solitary Knight, Gancelot : Tamayorihime, Vermillion Miko : Яe-birth Kuro, Berserk Draconis
SIGNI : EMPTY - EMPTY - EMPTY : Energe, Original Spear - Mitsurugi, Treasured Instrument - Ronmail, Helmet Armour : Revenger, Bloodmaster - Code Maze Triumph - Healing Revenger
Ener - 5 : 3 : 5
"They did it!" called Yuzuki.
"Thank goodness..." said Hitoe, sighing in relief.
"My, I never thought Mayu was one to lose it that easily," Ren mused "Maybe she should see Tetsu for some anger management."
"Ren, this isn't the time," Naoki muttered, still rubbing his sore knuckles.
"But, they aren't out of danger yet," Leon murmured "Mayu still has ARTS at her disposal and her hand contains two Guard SIGNI and a Quintet Wall."
The others remained silent for the moment, having known for an iron clad fact that was indeed the case. They all remembered well that it was because of Mayu using Kuro's Limit Break on the three turns that she had the girl of black transformed for under her command that she was able to assemble the defence that she had available to utilize and that Kai would presumably have a difficult time in trying to end the battle on this next turn. The Kagero user stood firm on his feet and looked over towards Tama, who now had a chance to look back at the Blaster Blade that was still in front of her.
"You know what Blaster Blade wanted you to do," he spoke.
"Tama understands," the girl of white replied as she approached the legendary sword, kneeling down to reach for it.
When her hands touched the hilt of the sword, she suddenly gasped as her entire body was enveloped in a bright white glow, as she picked up the Blaster Blade and got back up onto her knees. Everyone present could only look in wonder at the girl of white as another glow was suddenly emitting from Kai's LRIG deck as this was happening. Understanding what this had meant, the Kagero user looked over to Aichi, then to Gancelot, both of whom nodded in agreement before looking back towards Mayu herself, who could only stare on in shock from what was happening before her.
"Prepare yourself, Mayu," he spoke "This is my... No. This is our..."
"Final Turn!"
Everyone on the sidelines looked on in shock to hear that it wasn't just Kai who had spoken those two familiar words. This time, Aichi, Gancelot and Tama had all joined in on the declaration, showing that it would be through their combined efforts that the Kagero user would succeed in his efforts to defeat Mayu and rescue Ruko and Kuro from the trouble that they were in. The mastermind of the Selector Battles could only grit her teeth in annoyance as she knew for a fact that they would be looking to end the battle here and now whilst they still had a glimmer of hope left to take advantage of.
(Insert Song: Believe in my Existence by JAM Project)
Kai drew his cards as the glow around Tama suddenly brightened to a blinding white light. Then to Aichi's surprise, Blaster Blade's card suddenly hovered out of his LRIG Trash Pile and flew into Kai's other hand as he caught it, seemingly without much effort.
"Donna ni tooku hanare tatte, Keshite Yume wa owaranai"
"Stand up, the entrusted light of our avatar!" he called as he held out his hand towards the bright glow from his LRIG deck "Light of hope and pure white, join forces to shatter the despair before us and save our comrade! Grow the LRIG!"
He then threw Blaster Blade's card into the pile underneath the card representing Tamayorihime, Vermillion Miko as both the entire table and Tama herself were engulfed in a blinding white flash that no one, but Kai could see through as a new card representing her about to be acquired form materialized onto the top of the cards that were on the LRIG space. Then in a few moments, the light died to reveal Tama in what appeared to be her base Level 0 form, but with armour that seemed to resemble those worn by Blaster Blade and several of the Royal Paladins, evidenced by the neon turqoisish lines that were now etched into both her dress and the cladding that she now had. The girl of white's head was then shown, revealing that although her ribbons had gone back to normal, there was now a white headress with several turqoisish lines etched in as well. Held with her hands, the tip now pointing upwards in a diagonal direction towards Mayu and Kuro was the Blaster Blade itself, having remained unchanged since she picked it up.
"Shining Miko... Tamayorihime THE Blaster!"
"Kawaita kaze ni Yubi wo kazashite, Tame iki hitotsu Nomikonda"
"Ienai itami, Michi he no fuan, Boku wa Koko kara ugokenai"
"Amazing..." breathed Aichi.
"This must have been what Blaster Blade had been planning since Aichi's last turn," said Yuzuki.
"Tama... she looks amazing..." Hitoe murmured.
Everyone else didn't speak at this moment, having not found the correct words to describe the 'spectacle' that all of them were now seeing before them. Truth be told, all of them were amazed that Blaster Blade himself had seemingly planned to entrust his power to Tama, if it had meant finishing the battle whilst Kai still had a chance to do so. Meanwhile, Mayu was not amused at the situation that had unfolded before her and glared in the direction of the girl of white.
"Hikari to kage no kyoukaisen de Nakushita yume wo sagasu nda"
"Mou ichido Jibun wo Ano basho he Toki hanate"
"Do you really think that gaining Ahmes' sword will really help you?!" she growled.
In response however, Tama let out a large yell and thrust the Blaster Blade into the ground, sending a shockwave across the field towards Code Maze Triumph who was struck by it. She was engulfed by a shower of bright white sparks that coursed through her body until she vanished from the battlefield, the card representing her immediately moving over to Mayu's Trash Pile as a result of this. Then from the sword itself, to the shock of everyone else, with the exception of Tama, Kai and Aichi, several light beams erupted and struck the chains that were keeping Kuro bound to her black ring, shattering each and every one that there was.
"Take the first step back to your freedom, Kuro!" the girl of white called.
"Akenai yoru wo kazoe nagara"
"Naita hibi wo Zutto (zutto) Wasure nai"
"Donna ni ashita ga tookute mo"
"Kitto bokura wa Stand up So Makenai"
"Ima kono Jidai wo michibiku Bokura wa Vanguard"
At this moment, the once permanent primal glint that was within Kuro's eyes suddenly reverted back to their more 'human-like' state as she roared in an almost triumphant fashion and took flight into the air above her, looking down upon the opponents that were still in front of her.
"You fools!" Mayu growled "With Kuro unrestrained, there's no telling what fate may await all of you!"
"Our turn is not over yet," Aichi interrupted as he looked over to Kai who nodded in agreement.
"I activate another copy of No Gain to make my SIGNI immune to your ARTS once again!" he declared.
"But I still have plently of defences to fend you and Shiro off!" she replied "Your final effort was meaningless! You don't have anything else in your hand that can help you!"
"Have you forgotten?" Kai interrupted, bringing about a confused look from the mastermind of the Selector Battles. "If you were truely paying attention throughout this whole battle, even from when Ruko was in control, you would have remembered her seeing the card that will end this."
Upon realizing what card that was, Aichi could only nod in acknowledgement, as did Tama, Yuzuki, Hitoe and everyone else on the sidelines, having been present throughout the entire from the start and now all the way to its possible climax. When Mayu had eventually noticed the enlightened and positive expressions that now litttered across the group, she glared back towards Kai, wanting to demand an answer as to what he meant. Needless to say, she eventually got her answer, in the form of the white Spell card, Arc Aura which glowed to indicate that the Kagero user was activating at this very moment.
"That card is...!" she gasped in horror "That was originally Ruko's trump card!"
"Toki ni wakasa wa Koware yasukute, Uchinaru kage ni Tora wareru"
"Boku no tsuyosa wo Boku wa shiranai, Mezameru Toki wo matte iru"
Kai said nothing in response, but looked over to Aichi who nodded in agreement as he held out his left hand towards the five cards that were sitting in his Ener Zone as a result of the previous Quintet Wall.
"My comrades, please lend your strength to Tama!" he called.
The five cards moved to his Trash Pile in an instant as a brilliant white aura surrounded the girl of white. She took up a stance, preparing to go toe to toe with Kuro who remained in the air as she gazed down upon her, her primal gaze having no longer become present within her eyes since the chains restraining her had been broken apart by the Blaster Blade.
"Yowai jibun ni uchi katta toki Arata na michi ha hirakareru"
"Ooinaru Shinka he Takara ka ni Tsuki susume"
"Now then, let's go!" called Kai "Misturugi attacks Berserk Draconis!"
Mitsurugi nodded in response to the Kagero user's command as she leaped forwards and dashed towards Kuro who remained in place, hovering in the air just in front of Mayu's table as she glanced down at her hand, looking at her various options available in her hand, now that her ARTS were useless to her during this entire turn. She still had 2 Guard SIGNI available alongside a Quintet Wall, but she only had 4 cards left in her deck and she could sense that such a tactic would not work as easily on Tama in her new form as of now.
"No guard!" she growled.
The white SIGNI then leaped right past Healing Revenger and Bloodmaster as they merely stood aside, allowing her to leap up into the air and slash down Kuro who remained still, crying out loud in pain as she flew down closer towards the ground. Misturugi then retreated immediately back to Kai's side of the field, joining Tama and the other two SIGNI that were present there. Mayu's very last Life Cloth flipped face up and revealed itself to be Freezing Revenger, a Life Burst having gone off as a result of this. Mayu growled under her breath as she drew an additional card, her scowl only deepening upon seeing what it was.
"Kokoro no DOA wo hiraite yuku"
"Genkai koete Motto (motto) Ookiku"
"Ketsui wo daite hashitte yuku"
"Mune ni chikau Mou zettai Nigenai"
"Ima Kono sekai ni hikari wo Bokura wa Vanguard"
"With that, your Quintet Wall will no longer aid you as effectively!" Kai called as he looked on to Tama.
"Battle Kai!" she called triumphantly and enthusiastically.
The Kagero user said nothing in response as he looked to Aichi before the two of them looked back to Mayu, preparing to end the long and drawn out battle here and now at this very moment. The mastermind could only stare on in horror at Tama, realizing that even if she put up her defences, she would still fall short of just one attack, knowing that she only had three cards left in her deck for the Quintet Wall, not enough to even match the girl of white's current level.
"This... this can't be happening...!" she growled "Sendou Aichi, Kai Toshiki, I will not lose to the two of you, in my own game!"
"Mayu, it's over," Aichi spoke before looking over to Kai "Let's go, Kai-kun!"
"Yeah!" he replied as they both held out their open hands wide in front of them.
"Tama, advance forward to our hope and free Kuro and Ruko from their curse!" they called together "Attack Berserk Draconis!"
Tama let out a large battle cry and leaped high into the air, a pair of white wings materializing on the back of her dress to allow her to regain the ability of flight as she soared through the battlefield towards Berserk Draconis. Kuro in the form that she was in, now no longer controlled by her primal state simply closed her eyes and awaited the fate that was to befall her.
Now I see... why I could never surpass you she mused within her thoughts You win, Shiro. Or rather... Tama.
As Tama continued to fly towards Kuro, a familiar voice began to ring through her ears at this very moment, almost making her lose her concentration through her ascent as she gripped ahold of the Blaster Blade tightly.
"My blade can cut through anything, even this curse that has caused this mutation. I'm certain because of this, we can get Kuro back to normal."
"Donna ni tooku hanare tatte"
"Bokura wa..."
Tama understands... Ahmes... the girl of white mentally replied.
She then opened her eyes and looked down upon the form of Berserk Draconis, holding the Blaster Blade high into the air above her head before yelling out loud and diving down towards her opponent, bringing the weapon down in a mighty swing as she did so.
"Akenai yoru wo kazoe nagara"
"Naita hibi wo Zutto (zutto) Wasure nai"
"Donna ni ashita ga tookute mo"
"Kitto bokura wa Stand up So Makenai"
"Ima kono Jidai wo michibiku Bokura wa Vanguard"
A large white score was created down the front of Berserk Draconis as Kuro screeched out loudly in pain. The mark then erupted into a blinding white flash that consumed every square inch of the entire battlefield before a force from it began to sweep over Mayu as she cried out loudly. Before she knew it, power was seeping from out of her body in form of neon greenish streams of energy, indicating that Takuto's power was now leaving her. Then she suddenly began to feel her grip over Ruko's body slip away as she felt the Selector slowly, but surely regain control of her senses. A few moments later, Mayu in her actual appearance exited Ruko's body as she was thrown backwards high into the air as a result of the final attack that had successful on Kuro.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" she yelled before suddenly vanishing from the battlefield in a cloud of dark purple.
Blinding white light continued to fill the space of the battlefield, long after the mastermind of the Selector Battles had vanished from everyone's line of sight, until eventually after a few moments, it died down, allowing everyone present to regain their line of sight. The first to emerge was Tama, with the Blaster Blade laid down on the ground in front of her and within her arms, was the base form of Kuro, no longer in her Berserk Draconis form from previously. The girl of black was unconscious, presumably from the sudden change back to her normal self having taken a toll on her, combined with the suffering that she had to undergo from within that state. Then, everywhere else on the space was revealed out of the light, the group slowly regaining their vision of sight once more.
(End Insert Song)
"It's finally over..." Gancelot murmured as he got off from his pegasus and walked over to Tama.
The girl of white turned around to face the Solitary Knight as she gently lay down Kuro on the floor of the space around them before immediately picking up the Blaster Blade and handing it over to him. When Gancelot gently took the blade out of the LRIG's hands, her appearance reverted back to her normal base form with just her simple dress, boots and pinky and orange ribbons.
"Tama says thank you," she said.
"It is us that should be thanking you," he replied "If it had not been for you, there is a chance that both of us would have fallen victim to the same curse that those two have."
"Tama's worried about Ru though," the girl of white spoke, feeling somewhat disheartened for a moment. Suddenly remembering about her former Selector, she looked on to the other side of the battlefield to see that she was unconscious. Before she could run over, the space suddenly went dark, indicating that it now ceased to exist, with the battle having now come to an end.
Daikichi Apartments: Rooftop
When everyone regained consciousness, both in human form and their respective cards, they quickly looked on ahead just in time to see Ruko staggering around as Reverse was finally leaving her body, albeit in a rather violent manner. She screamed loudly as the aura eventually left her body completely, by shooting out in the form of destructive energy blasts that struck different portions of the rooftop whilst the final one suddenly struck a pole that was supporting some scaffolding with several building materials loaded onto the platform. The scaffolding platform then collapsed as a result of the sudden impact to the support pole, resulting in the large objects housed on it crashing right towards Ruko.
"Ruko!" cried Hitoe and Yuzuki whilst Tama gasped in horror.
"I'm on it!" replied Naoki as he quickly ran forwards and tackled the barely conscious Selector to the ground whilst everyone else jumped clear, just in time to avoid being hit by the construction materials that crashed into the edge and scattered across the rooftop.
"Ishida!" called Kai as he and other ran up to him and Ruko immediately after the chaos has passed over.
"Are you alright, Naoki-kun?!" Aichi asked in concern, before noticing his knuckles that were swollen from a later portion of the battle.
"I'm just fine Aichi," the Narukami user replied before looking down at Ruko, seeing that she wasn't awake for the moment. "But I think that being possessed by Mayu and Reverse must have really taken a lot out of Ruko."
"Now that she's no longer in danger, we can get her home safely," said Leon.
Everyone else nodded in agreement as Aichi quickly squatted down, allowing both Ren and Hitoe to haul Ruko's unconscious body onto his back which would in turn allow him to help the Selector whilst she was presumably unconscious. Kai quickly looked to the floor to see that she had dropped Kuro's LRIG card in the sudden chaos that had briefly unfolded on the rooftop at this very moment. He could see that the girl of black for the moment had remained unconscious since the end of the ordeal and that he could sense that the power of Reverse was no longer flowing through her veins, meaning that when the time was right, he knew that there was some questions he and the others would want to ask her in regards to Mayu, the Selector Battles and her involvement with the Void.
"Let's go," he spoke as he placed both hers and Tama's cards in his blazer pocket.
"Yes!" the rest of the group replied as Aichi took the lead off of the roof, gently carrying the seemingly unconscious Ruko on his back through the doorway as he did so.
And there you have it! The final battle of the second arc has drawn to a close and victory goes to both Aichi and Kai! What will unfold now that Ruko and Kuro are no longer within Mayu's clutches and can Takuto still escape the White Room with both Umr and Tawil before Ulith can merge them? Find out in the two epilgoue chapters for the second arc, coming up soon! Feel free to share your thoughts or critiques in the reviews and I'll see you all next time with part 1 of the epilogue! Until then!
