As soon as Teana finished changing into her uniform. Both her and Subaru quickly raced towards the briefing room where almost everybody was there save for Yu and Nanoha. And soon the duo found a suitable place to sit down and waited patiently for the remaining two leaders to arrive. Then soon enough Yu and Nanoha arrived, and whatever cheery mood might have been in the room vanished.
Then Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Yu, and The Cloud Knights got up to the front and then soon enough Hayate was the first one to step up towards the four cadets. "Cadets as you are most likely curious as to why we brought you here correct?" As all four cadets nodded. "We brought here to highlight one of the most important lessons to learn on the battlefield." Then Hayate's eyes hardened a bit and it scared the cadets a bit
This is also for the first time, she looked nothing like the carefree woman who just teased everyone relentlessly and do things on a whim. This was Commander Hayate of the TSAB and overall Leader of the Riot Force 6. This had the effect of all four cadets paying more attention to her now.
"On the battlefield, it may have been okay to do a bit on your own and still the mission may have turned out okay." Hayate explained. "But. The rise of Shocker in the greater galaxy have caused many casualties for those unaware of how to deal with them." She explained further as she then brought up a holographic screen of burning buildings, monsters charging, people screaming in fear, and many more that Erio and Caro started to pale a bit.
Then Hayate paused the video playing before them as she looked back to the cadets. "This is the nature of our enemies now. They have durability to the point of being able to resist at least a ton of force. They are clever, vicious, monstrous, and without any mercy. It is for this reason alone that the TSAB now have every one of its members trained in teams of at least four." As all cadets now understood what were the point of the constant team exercises now.
But that brought up a question from one of them and it was Erio. "So, what happens if we had not managed to work well as a team or we prove ourselves incapable of reaching the bar that you set up for us?" He asked a bit curiously.
Then it was Yu who stepped up to answer. "You all would have been dismissed and we would have a new team to replace you if they proved to be more skilled at working together." Yu answered quite bluntly as all cadets looked shocked now. "I said it before. You don't win until your team wins. If you lot had failed to prove at working together, then that is an occupational hazard and not all of us have the time to be watching over you in battle all the time." He finished a bit bluntly.
That caused all the cadets to gulp at that now, realizing why Yu has been so harsh on them every time they train. It was not that he was just a really strict taskmaster, but he also wanted them to do the best that they could do so they can survive and stay alive.
Then Nanoha was the one to step. "Even Aces such as me and Fate need help, and because of that, the two of us have been improving now only our skills but also our teamwork as well." She explained as Subaru had her eyes widen as she knew for a fact that Nanoha has enough power to level a mountain. So, the question was, what did Aces such as Nanoha and Fate had encountered that made them do this?
Yu then started playing the next log in which the Aces and Yu as young children. And almost everyone in the room fawned inside their minds at how cute the three kids were back in the days as Yu started to explain.
"When we were young me, Nanoha, and Fate were already stronger than most averages Mages because of our skills, powers, and abilities that made us ideal for fighting." As he then pointed to several battles that they have gone through with not only the rampaging Jewel Seeds and the Cloud Knights, back before they joined up with the TSAB.
"But." Yu then spoke up more gravely. "There was a terrifying foe that all of us had encountered when we were young and give thanks to whatever deity that you believe in for the mere fact that monster does not exist anymore." And when he said monster, it made them all shiver as they saw the horrifying power of the being known as the Phoenix Phantom.
What the cadets saw made them all slack jawed and paled in fright at the monster before them. "The Phoenix Phantoms, as you may know is an ever reviving Phantom and whatever does not kill him only makes him stronger." Yu explained with a grim look. "As Phoenix, has been thrown into the sun by my father, he could only scream in agony till he was strong enough to leave the sun and cause massive havoc." As he then showed all the damage Phoenix had wrought in his rampage.
"When we all encountered him for the first time, he effortlessly beat all of us." Yu explained as the cadets could now understand why the Aces practice their teamwork, anything less against a monster like that would have been nothing. "And so, we were reminded that for all of our power, there will always be bigger fishes out there in the sea." Yu explained
Then Yu showed Nanoha and Fate in new Barrier Jackets and upgraded Devices as well. "So, the plan was made to upgrade both Nanoha and Fate with the Belkan cartridge styled magic upgrades and their power skyrocketed." As Yu then showed the final battle with NachtWal and at how much power both girls were using in addition to what Yu did as well.
"However though." Yu cut them all off from wondering about how powerful the Aces were and where did Yu stand on the power scale of things. From what is known about Riders, they keep all their powers and secrets to themselves to prevent from anyone having the advantage on them.
There were a few exceptions though, Such as Kabuto and Gaim. The former because he can move so fast that he can actually go back in time and the latter is basically a God. Those were two warriors that no one in the TSAB could or would take on at all.
"Using such an upgrade is quite dangerous and could easily drain the user of its linker core if they are not careful." Yu explained as he then picked up another log and soon Nanoha breathed rather heavily at that log and looked at it with akin to shame. "When people are not watching themselves carefully they could suffer some serious drawbacks." Then Yu popped in the log.
At first it just showed Yu, Nanoha, and Fate along with a squad of Mages and soon it became all-out battle as the point of the mission was revealed as they assaulted a Shocker Base that was heavily guarded and had dozens upon dozens of high level monsters. It was a vicious fight as Mages kept crashing and monsters kept blowing up alongside the grunts and soon got bloody when the Mages started using higher level spells and concentrated their power to focus on the stronger monsters and soon it focused to Nanoha and Fate as they used their might to destroy waves upon waves of flying grunts and drones on the ground as Yu was locked in a ferocious battle with a Dopant that is looked very bestial in appearance and was winning.
Then while Nanoha was fiercely fighting the flying grunts. The cadets noticed her weakening and weakening till she somehow let her Divine Buster fizz out. Leaving her a sitting duck as her barrier jacket also weakened and soon she started falling. The cadets gasped in fear as Nanoha was falling and soon several flying drones united to create a special monster and soon charged its beam and fired it at Nanoha. Just as she was about to be struck down, Yu suddenly appeared and teleported her out of the way. But not in time for him to move out of the way and soon the cadets saw Yu crashing to the ground painfully.
The cadets look on in horror as Yu had his armor broken all over, the right side of his body sizzling, his helmet broken to reveal his right eye which was covered in blood, he was bleeding everywhere, he had shrapnel stuck in his body, two of his limbs were horribly bent, and he still coughed one more time before charging his crossbow weapon at the flying monster and destroyed it in one shot before collapsing as Nanoha and everyone else ran towards him in fear and panic.
There it was Yu paused the log and turned it off and look at the cadets who now looked at him in wonderment and awe. "Nanoha overworked herself to the point of near exhaustion and paid the price for it." As Nanoha winced and looked down at the ground now. "She ultimately recovered and just had to rest for a week. While my injuries were a lot more serious though." Yu explained.
Before he saw that the cadets were looking scared at what they might hear, but ultimately Yu forged on. "two broken ribs, two liters of blood loss, twisted legs, third degree burns on the right side of my body, dislocated left shoulder, broken bones, muscle tendons stressed and partially destroyed, over two dozen pieces of shrapnel stuck in my body, parts of my right eye blinded, spinal dislocation, and I had to be placed in Intensive Care for more than a month." Yu finished calmly.
Many of the cadets paled at what Yu had to go through and somehow survived. "I was also told by my doctor that I may have lost the ability to walk for the rest of my life from the damage I took to my spine." Causing the Cadets to gasp "But to me, I would have made the same choice over a dozen times." Causing the cadets to look at him wide eyed. "Because of what I have done, Nanoha remained safe." As he pointed to her and soon she smiled warmly at him.
Then Fate stepped up. "Do you now understand why we are telling you this and why we are showing you this?" She asked as the four cadets nodded slowly. "We want you to know that for all of our powers we are still very mortal and that we need you all to work together so things like this will never happen again." She smiled sadly at them now. "We are the adults, we are supposed to suffer like this so you won't have to." That caused the cadets to become silent. "That is why you must never overwork yourselves nor should you have to fight alone, we are comrades." Soon all the cadets save for one smiled. Teana then stood up and started running away.
Nanoha was soon about to run after her but was stopped by Yu. "Let me handle this matter Nanoha, I think it would be best if I were the one to talk to her for now." He said softly as Nanoha reluctantly nodded and let Yu off to go take care of Teana for now.
Yu slowly walked down the path that he knew Teana took as he was updated to the location to where Teana was at already and soon he exited the building and found Teana sitting down all cuddled up as the cold wind of the night blew through. "…Mind if I sit down here cadet?" He spoke after some time and it startled the young cadet as she looked behind her and saw him.
After some time, she nodded and motioned to the ledge. "…Feel free to sit wherever you desire Commander." She said as she then went back to staring out to the city before her. As Yu then walked up and sat down and then he sighed a bit as he stared out into the city as well. There was a comfortable silence for the most part as both were content in their own little activities for a bit.
"Truly no matter how many times I come to this spot or look out the windows before me. I cannot help but be in awe at how advanced this world is compared to my world." Yu then spoke up with a hint of nostalgia as he remembered reliving this moment many times in the past.
Teana nodded a bit absently before she spoke up. "Can't say I don't understand. Back when I was a kid, my brother would bring me up here to see just how the city sparkled at night time and would always tell me that this was what he fought to protect. And I can't say I blame him, this city is rather dazzling." She finished a bit on the melancholy side.
Yu nodded. "That's not a bad goal to have." He commented on. "Many in the TSAB initially join to become powerful, famous, catching infamous criminals, get out of trouble, and many other related issues." He admitted before he looked back to Teana who was staring at him curiously. "It is a humble wish that your brother had, you should respect it."
Teana looked at him but then he swore he could see a faint outline of a smile before she whispered 'Thank you." And then went back to looking at the city. And soon they just sat there for a couple more minutes, but this time it was a calm silence that two friends could share.
"I'm assuming that the battle logs from Horizon got to you then Teana?" He asked causing her to look at him for a bit before she sighed and nodded. "Can't blame you for that." He admitted. "Not many people are quite comfortable knowing that I survived just a violent experience." He then raised his right arm and for a moment he could see the third degree burns on it before it flashed out. "Sometimes I am still haunted by the experience." He said. Grabbing her attention.
"But." Teana then spoke. "You are still strong, strong enough to save Nanoha from a painful injury and managed to destroy that monster all by yourself." Teana commented on. "You are a Rider that persevered over many challenges. And Nanoha is just as strong as she always been" She whispered to herself.
That caused him to laugh startling her as Yu started to calm down a bit and then finally managed to say. "Me? Strong? Nanoha still going as well?" He then snorted "Let me tell you something Teana that you should know." As Teana leaned in and paid attention. "I was not always as strong as I am right now, back when Nanoha was starting to learn magic and she got stronger and stronger. I always kept lagging behind her in power and abilities." He then had a faraway look in his eyes. "In my personal opinion, if it wasn't for my drive I would have dragged her down."
That took Teana by surprise as she was now gasping at him. "But, you're so strong!" She shouted a bit, "You were able to tank one of Nanoha's shots without any difficulty and managed to get her to back down and save me from getting anymore injuries, so how could you have been so weak?" She asked in bewilderment.
Yu looked at her solemnly and that caused her to gulp her throat. "Regardless of how strong I am right now, Teana, has no relevance. The fact of the matter is no matter where you are born or who you are born to, everyone in this galaxy is born weak." He said it rather clinically as though it was a statement of a fact. "That is the absolute rule of this reality, everyone had to start somewhere."
Teana then looked down a bit. "But how do I get strong? I'm no powerhouse like Nanoha, or an ever-adapting fighter like you, or even a firm and solid woman like Fate. All I have, are my guns on me. How can I possibly be as calm or stoic as you or Nanoha?" She asked a bit desperately.
"That Teana, is an answer you have to work out by yourself." Yu said as she looked down and lost at what to do. "But do you honestly think that Nanoha is as composed as you think she is?" That caused Teana to look up. "She blamed herself heavily for my condition after Horizon. She believed that she should have suffered for her mistakes and I should not have saved her."
Yu remembered when he first woke up and was honestly surprised that everyone but Nanoha has come to visit him. But he later learned from Fate that Nanoha has been crying herself to sleep at how I ended up in the Intensive Care and that she could have been responsible for my near crippled status.
"Nanoha for a time, could not look at me in the eyes without flinching or sniffling a bit." I told Teana as she looked surprised. "She even had nightmares about the battle and dreamed of situations where I could have died or truly ended up crippled for life, and she would always see my accusing face at the end. It took some intensive therapy and a lot of reassurance from me, that I did not blame her for my status for what happened after Horizon."
Left unsaid though was the way he had to reassure her was doing a massive amount of cuddling and letting her spoon feed him like a baby and her walking in with him to the baths to wash him up all the time. But there was no way he was going to tell Teana that, what he, Fate, and Nanoha do off duty is their private business.
"Now do you see what I am telling you Teana? Nothing is absolute in this reality. Sure, one day you may find yourself to be weak but eventually you will find yourself to be strong the next day. I mean do you think a tree can be thick and strong from the beginning?" He jokingly said getting a bit of a giggle from Teana.
"We are not as nearly as strong as most rumors have about us Teana." Yu said with calm as Teana looked at him in curiosity. "We are still very much mortal and we can still die." He added in somberly, he will never let anyone suffer what he did under his watch if he could help it.
After that he continued. "Nanoha may be strong, but she is just as human as you and me, she also has her limits as well Teana." Then he started to get and pulled Teana up as well, much to her surprise and initial reluctance as well. "Now give me your guns Teana." He ordered as Teana reluctantly but surely gave Yu her guns.
After some tinkering around and messing with it for a bit, she was surprised by the fact he was able to shift it into its blaster mode and soon fired a shot from her gun and it made a firework and it soon formed into shapes and sizes and soon she could see the shot moving around as though he was controlling it where it went and then he picked up a candy from his pocket and threw it far to the right and then soon the shot locked on and made it explode.
After this display her guns went back to their normal mode and she was in awe at how adapt he was in shooting magic. "Done my share in the shooting gallery as well Teana, and that is me being unable to use those skills at 100% as these guns are not my Devices." Which made her widened her eyes.
He then smiled kindly at her. "You have so much potential and by focusing on power and not on your other skillset, you limit yourself. Don't feel bad about what happened, if you have a hard time believing in the Teana that believes in you." Then he pointed to himself. "Then believe in the me that believes in you."
Teana then looked down to her Devices and then back to Yu. "But how will I know if I am at the level where I know I am strong enough to believe in myself?" Teana asked with a high tone in her voice.
"I don't know for sure Teana." Yu admitted. "But fact of the matter is, Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate believe in your potential, so while I may not have liked you as a cadet in the beginning." That caused her to flinch. "Regardless of that, you are still my trainee and as your trainer I will simply just believe in you still regardless of what happens from here on out." Then he raised his arms to her. "Now come on Teana, your friends and allies are waiting for you now."
At first there was nothing but silence but then Teana came to tackle Yu in a bear hug and silently said "Thank you." Over and over again as she also let out her tears and emotions out for the world to see.
All the meanwhile Yu was patting her on the shoulder just calmly saying. "There, there, it's all right now. Let it all out." And that is what Teana did, she continued to release all of her pent-up feelings that night.
And for the first time in years, she began to smile genuinely.
(On the day of the Promotions Exam)
Yu smiled serenely when he saw how well both Subaru and Teana were working together now. Subaru was the heavy hitter and tank partner and Teana was the ranged support mage using various illusions to confuse the machine's sense long enough for Subaru to destroy them and soon he smiled widely when they both managed to beat the exam in record time.
"Seems like we got our official Forwards now." Yu commented to himself as he saw both Nanoha and Fate going to where Subaru and Teana were and congratulating them on a job well done for passing the exams, now the two girls were now officially B Rank Mages of the TSAB.
Then he got up and started to leave the viewing room and picked up his coat along the way. "Guess I will see those two at the celebration party tonight then." He said to himself as he then received a grocery list from Nanoha for the celebratory party tonight and it seems that Nanoha wants him to make Chinese food.
He was more than up for it after all, though he will never say this to anyone. He is very proud of how far Teana and Subaru were able to advance and perform in the teamwork. It seems that Teana is no longer trying to push everyone away from her. 'I believe that she has finally found the trigger necessary for her growth Yu.' A certain female voice called out from his mind.
'Indeed, I certainly look forward to see whatever happens next with those two mages now that they have finally been promoted and now that Teana is opening up with the rest of her team Valkyrie.' He thought to her as he was about to exit, the door opened to reveal a woman in the TSAB Investigator outfit with purple hair.
Blinking a bit before he regained his composure he continued on. "Ah sorry for surprising you, I will be on my way." Yu soon said and then as soon as he passed the purple haired woman she grabbed his arm a bit tightly. That caused him to narrow his eyes. "I do not appreciate you grabbing me, so please let me go." He said coldly as the woman then turned to him.
For some strange reason, he was getting a sense of déjà vu from the woman he was seeing before him, she looked familiar to him for some reason.
The woman blinked before letting go of his arm. "Ah, my apologies." As she then bowed a bit before him before looking at him in the eyes. "I am Ground Sergeant Ginga Nakajima of the TSAB Investigative Unit being transferred into Riot Force 6 as its main Investigator." That caused him to blink before his eyes widen at her last name. "And before you say it. Yes, I am the older sister of one Subaru Nakajima that has recently graduated her Promotion Exams."
He nodded. "Ah, I see. I presume that you are here to congratulate your younger sister for finally passing her promotion then?" Only to be a bit surprised when she denied it with a shake of her head.
"No, that is not why I am here. I am here because there is something important that I wish to discuss with you about Commander Yu." She said seriously as she looked at him with a firm look in her eyes. "The reason I am here is because I wish for your support to help me find this man." As she then pulled out a hologram picture of serious looking man in a rather tattered outfit and spiky blonde hair.
"And why…." I started off slowly. "Do you need my help finding this man? For what purpose, do you need to find him, or what are his crimes, better yet. Why did you come to me?" He asked quite seriously wonder why Ginga came to him.
"The man you see before you, is a man by the name of Zest Grangeitz, a former member of the TSAB." Then she pulled out another picture and this time my eyes narrowed as I saw this man with a pack of Shocker grunts and monsters around him. "This man is not only suspected to be part of Shocker but more importantly he was recorded to have died eight years ago, in another incident that I am also investigating."
Now that grabbed his attention, a dead man walking and somehow eight years later said dead man walking was now working with Shocker? He is well aware of the fact that Shocker does have technology and the resources to bring back the dead if they so choose. But due to effort needed to truly resurrect the dead, it takes up quite a lot of their resources and time. Both are which Shocker is not willing to spend on these days.
"…And what was the incident in question that was supposed to have happen eight years ago, that caused this man, Zest to have died?" Yu asked after some time has passed in his head.
"The incident was known as the Slaughter Incident and during that incident the TSAB first encountered unknown beings that ruthlessly defeated and killed Zest and his entire team." Then Yu noticed that her hands were trembling a bit. "One of whom was Quint Nakajima, me and Subaru's mother."
Now Yu understood her reason to be searching out for this man. "And you believe that Zest may have been involved in the death or at the very least the betrayal of your mother?" It would make sense, anyone would have wanted the answers to that.
But once again Ginga continued to surprise him still. "No, you see while I did think of that possibility. There was one thing that made me reconsidered that." As she then pulled out another picture and this one was dated to about eight years ago, and the current picture was dated this year and both showed the same man. Which would not be an issue if it wasn't for the fact that Zest had not seem to age a day for almost a decade.
"As you can see here, Zest has not aged a day since his last recorded death and somehow he miraculously managed to not age at all in the last eight years?" She shook her head at that. "The only planet that would have had any sorts of recovery magic like that is Earth and the species that holds that, guards the secrets to it, very jealously."
Again, quite true. The current Kiva may be more than willing to allow emergency treatment for that, but he refuse to let others use it on a whim for a stupid thing like regaining lost youth or the sorts.
"Okay, but I fail to see why is it that you came to me for aid Ginga." I still pointed out, this was something that can easily be taken care of by the Investigative Unit, so long as they are doing it lawfully and not abusing the situation for their own greed then she should be fine.
"That would be the case." Ginga admitted. "Except for the fact that there had been numerous inconsistencies in the report and several other reasons that made me suspect something is going on." She said rather seriously.
Now that was quite troubling, reports that are fudged as bad as that are usually signs of trouble. "Like what Sergeant?"
Ginga then listed her reasons. "The place where the team were sent to is off, not all member's bodies accounted for, inconsistent reports with the mortician's diagnosis." Then she looked seriously. "Finally, an entire report all in black ink personally approved by Lieutenant General Regius Gaiz, whose daughter then tried to bury me in red tape trying to hamper my investigation."
Now he was furious, He and Regius had never see eye to eye due to different command structure and perspectives. The man tried to recruit him to join up with his unit and tried multiple times to work under him and even when he refuses, he always been trying to subvert him under his authority. Not to mention he is still one of the biggest opponents to Riot Force 6 as well. So, that also lost him some points with him. But now this man was actually trying to subvert an investigation now.
"It seems you have made the right choice to come with me over this Ginga." I said coldly as Ginga seemingly shivered a bit from my coldness right now. "As my authority as Commander Soma Yu, personal Subordinate to the Grand Marshal, I hereby order you Ginga to continue your investigation and you have my authority to use my name to pass through all the red tape the general and his daughter set up."
Ginga nodded in agreement with that. "Well that is all that I wish to talk to you for now, Commander, if you will please excuse me." But before she could move I grabbed her arm. "Excuse me Commander, I do need to go, so will you please let go of me?" She asked.
And what I said next shocked her. "Not before you explain to me as to why have you been cybernetically enhanced throughout your entire body structure." As she then gasped and looked at me with both wide eyes and fear in them. "Don't be too surprised, when you grabbed my arm, you had far too much strength for any normal human to have, not to mention my own powers (In other words, Valkyrie's prowess) allow me to sense your body structure and I can feel high levels of electricity and nanomachines inside your body. So, explain yourself Ground Sergeant."
Ginga looked nervous for a bit before she sighed and spoke with nervousness in her voice. "All right then Commander…what do you know about Combat Cyborgs or intensive genetic manipulation in general?"
I raised my eyebrows at that. "Not much to be fair." I admitted. "Cyborgs are actually quite common among the older generation of Riders where I hail from." As I said that I noticed her eyes took a glint in them. So, mind telling me then Ginga?"
Ginga then looked around nervously and then soon she started to explain. "While on the worlds administrated Time-Space Administration Bureau's. There does exist technology of cybernetic implants, which is used commonly to replace lost or damaged organs. However, creation of cyborgs specifically optimized for battle is prohibited by the Bureau, since the degree of body augmentation necessary to produce a Combat Cyborg requires extensive genetic manipulation." She said before taking a breath.
"So, I'm assuming that you are a Combat Cyborg then?" Ginga nodded her head. "And Subaru? Is she also a Combat Cyborg?" Ginga looked nervous but ultimately, she nodded her head, as I narrowed my eyes. "Is there any reason why Quint would have done this to her own daughters?" As my voice took on a darker tone.
Ginga looked shocked then she got angry. "No!" She said furiously. "Quint had no such reason to do this to us, we were actually created from DNA taken from her and then used without her knowledge or permission and then she adopted us into her family!" She gasped out before she covered her mouth in shock at what she just said.
"So, you and Subaru were given a life through Quint's kindness then." I noted as she nodded slowly and reluctantly, as I then sighed. "Well now I understand why you wish to find the people responsible for your mother's murder then." She remained silent about that. "Just one last question if you do not mind Ginga." As she then nodded at what I said. "Is Subaru aware of what she is?"
Ginga looked down but then she answered. "She is aware of what she is, but due to how rare and how forbidden Combat Cyborgs are, she is incredibly hesitant to let anyone know." She explained. "One of the many reasons why Subaru is as happy go lucky as you see her today is because her cybernetic enhancements cause her to become more and more dangerous and violent the more and more she feels enraged."
She then winced and rubbed the left part of her shoulder a bit tenderly. "About five years ago, when Shocker invaded the planet we were staying on for vacation. She saw how dangerous Shocker was and we were caught up in one of the attacks and soon when she saw myself wounded, she lost it and went berserk on the Shocker grunts." Then she shook her head. "But she was drowning in rage so easily that she actually started to cause property damage and also wounded me where I rubbed my arm in the process as well."
Then Ginga looked really down. "She started to fear and hate what she is after that incident and swore to never ever use those powers again, especially when she saw what she did to the hotel we stayed at." Then she looked bitterly at me. "And do you want to know what did she thought of herself as Commander?" I remained silent as she said the words.
"I'm just a bloody monster! I should be seen among Shocker's Monsters as my enhancements can only destroy and not save. *Sob* Hey Sis...am I really a human or just a killer machine?"
Yu looked down at himself as he gripped himself to the point of his knuckles turned white. "I, I can't claim to know anything like that at all Ginga." I admitted, as she then looked down in distress as well. "But, I do know many people that have used evil as the source of their power for good multiple time." I also said as Ginga snapped back up.
I just stared back at her calmly. "Let me tell you a tidbit of important piece of information Ginga." I kind of whispered to her, as she nodded and leaned in a bit forward. "The first recorded Riders were originally cybernetically enhanced humans who were made for the sole purpose of serving the original incarnation of Shocker's evil."
She backed away, widened her eyes, and gasped at me in surprise. "That actually happened?" She breathed out.
I nodded at that. "And it was not the first nor will it be the last time any Rider use something that was originally meant to be used for evil for good then." I said as I started to take my leave. "Humans have the potential to do whatever they want to do Ginga, do not forget that." I said as I left Ginga alone in the hall with her thoughts to think about it.