Part 61: End of the Dragon
Sparks flew as Ryuki (in his Ifrit Orphenoch form) slashed wildly at Asakura's (who was in his Dragon Orphenoch form) armor with limited success. Asakura's armor was thick and protected him from injuries. Asakura laughed.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Asakura laughed, twistedly, as his shadow morphed into a bluish projection of his human form, save for the clothing. "Is that all you got? Pitiful!" He roared, "LET ME SHOW YOU REAL PAIN!" His arms became covered in his draconic head looking gauntlets before he swung them and sent the Ifrit Orphenoch flying and smashing into a gravestone. "You've made such a mess!" Asakura mocked as he walked towards his opponent. He took in a deep breath and then fired blue fireballs at the Ifrit Orpehnoch. Seeing this coming, the Ifrit Orphenoch leapt back to avoid the blasts and started to dodge with his superior agility.
Ryan, Jinx and Pasenderos were watching on the sidelines. "We need to help him!" Jinx shouted as she was about to summon her Inzecter but then Ryan grabbed her wrist. "Ryan, let me go! He needs me!"
"Jinx, look!" Ryan shouted in her face, making her see his serious expression. "This is a fight for pride and honor! Ryuki is trying to take down his most hated enemy not just for himself but for all the people he has failed to protect from Asakura!"
Jinx looked hesitant to accept this. Pasenderos added, "We cannot interfere. It's his honor, you see."
Jinx looked down, muttering, "Is honor really that important?"
The Ifrit Orphenoch dodged all of the blasts, which destroyed the gravestones instead. In the feral mind of the Ifrit Orphenoch was Ryuki, struggling for control.
'I can't let these graves be destroyed! I need to gain control!' Ryuki shouted.
'Why not give me control?' Ifrit shouted. 'This is my form!'
After all this time, Ryuki still had very little reason to trust Ifrit with his body. Given the chance, his darker half could be just as dangerous, if not more so, than Asakura himself. However, it was true that Ifrit had better mastery of their Orphenoch form.
'Alright, do it!' Ryuki allowed.
'Yosh! Let's make some noise!' Ifrit laughed as his consciousness went into the mental driver's seat.
"Is that all you can do? Dodge? Pathetic!" Asakura roared before sending fireballs flying again. This time, however, the Ifrit Orphenoch was not dodging but instead running through the fireballs. The fireballs past by his body as he went straight towards Asakura. When he got into range, he executed a counterattack.
"EAT THIS!" Ifrit roared as he swung his arms, slashing the Dragon Orphenoch across the chest with his forearm spikes before he used his legs to send Asakura flying with a powerful double stomp kick. Asakura smashed into a nearby tree, breaking it in half. Ifrit, seeing this, held his sharp teeth in a grin before he drew back his breath and blew frost from his mouth. The frost covered the Dragon Orphenoch in a thick sheet of ice, leaving his head unfrozen. The evil Dragon Orphenoch struggled, but with limited success as he watch the Ifrit Orphenoch stalking towards him.
Ifrit stopped for a moment and asked, "Do we kill him?"
Ryuki was silent but when remembering all the people Asakura had hurt and killed for his sick enjoyment, he gave Ifrit his answer, 'Hai.' Ifrit smiled.
"Music to my ears." He then lengthened his claws and pounced on their immobilized prey, ready to slice him apart. The ice suddenly shattered as a blur rushed at him and smashed the Ifrit Orphenoch in the chest and then kept moving him, fast, towards the ChronoLiner and pinning him against the side of the vehicle. Jinx gasped.
"Forgot about my other form, little dragon?" Asakura said as he stood in his sleeker, faster and agile secondary Orphenoch form (also known as Demon Form for some reason). "If strength doesn't work, then SPEED should do the trick!" He grabbed the Ifrit Orphenoch by the hair before spinning around and hurling him away. Moving at high speeds and leaving a blur in his trail, the Dragon Orphenoch kicked the Ifrit Orphenoch hard in the back and sent him crashing through another series of gravestones.
Jinx couldn't watch anymore. "To hell with honor!" She blasted Pasenderos and Ryan back with hexes. The Scarab Inzecter heard her cries of anger and flew into her hand. She clutches the robotic beetle tightly and shouted out, the belt appearing around her waist. "Henshin!" she called before snapping the beetle to her belt.
"HENSHIN!" the Scarab Inzecter echoed before covering her body in thick armor. She reached down to her belt and pressed the Cast Off switch. "CAST OFF!" the Inzecter roared as her outer armor exploded off her body. "CHANGE SCARAB BEETLE!"
Jinx a.k.a. Masked Rider Scarab dashed straight into the battle. "Clock Up!" she called, smacking the side of her belt. The Scarab Inzecter replied, "CLOCK UP!"
The Dragon Orphenoch was sent staggering by a powerful hit to his face followed by another and another and another in super speedy succession. Growling, he too increased his speed and saw who had dared to attack him. He licked his teeth as he saw that the Dragon Knight's mate had decided to interfere. He caught one of her fists, and smirked, much to her shock, "You're not the only one who's fast, onna." He was about to hit her when a blast of telekinesis sent him sailing. Jinx's armored head turned and her eyes widened to see Ryuki, back in human form, rising from the rubble.
"Leave her alone, teme!" Ryuki roared. His clothes were ruined but he was otherwise fine. He gripped his Zodiac deck and summoned his belt before sliding the deck into the slot in front, "Henshin!" In a flash of red light, he was donned in his Zodiac armor as Zodiac Knight Draco.
"The Knight wishes to save his wench, huh?" Asakura mocked as he stood up, back in human form. He wiped the blood off his lips and then his face curled into a portrait of perfect and insane rage. "HOW CAN YOU WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN SAVE YOURSELF!!" Roaring as he changed back into his secondary Dragon Orphenoch form, Asakura rushed towards Draco at high speeds. The Dragon Knight slid a card into his gauntlet, activating his Excel Mode. He then shouted out, "Clock Up!" before disappearing in a blur.
Ryan and Pasenderos could see their movements as both Knight and Orphenoch launched their attacks at one another. They could see Draco block a rather nasty punch from connecting before giving Asakura a powerful uppercut which was then retaliated by a kick to his side. The Dragon Knight swung his fists wildly, hitting the Dragon Orphenoch in the face, head, chest and stomach before sending him on a flight with a powerful kick to the midsection. He then rushed forward and swung down his fist, taking him to the ground.
"Amazing," Pasenderos said, "He's much stronger than he was before."
"You should've seen him when he saved the Multiverse. Now that was impressive," Ryan remarked.
Jinx, still in armor, stood by and watched as her beloved Knight fought against his hated foe. She was still in Clock Up mode so she could tell their movements.
"CLOCK OVER!"
Asakura was laying on his back, in human form as Draco stood above him, the glow of the Excel Streams diminishing. The blade of Draco's Dragauntlet was pointed down on Asakura's neck. The former Knight of Scorpio looked up at the Dragon Knight with taunting eyes and said, "Go ahead, finish me off. I dare ya." Draco growled but remained calm.
"First, answers," Draco said, his eyes trained on Asakura, "How did you get out of the Mirror Dimension when I left you for dead?"
(Mirror World and Mirror Dimension are interchangeable terms)
Asakura chuckled, a look of merriment in his eyes. "Oh, it's my secret…" The blade pressed down on his neck. Blood trailed down from the small wound. "But, since you insist, I'll share." Asakura smirked in a way that still chilled Ryuki to the bone. Even after facing practically Satan himself, even if Trigon was as close as he get to seeing what the Devil himself would look like, Asakura's smile still haunted his nightmares. It was sick and unnatural to him the way someone could derive so much pleasure from so much pain. Looking around, he saw what a mess the cemetery was due to their bout. Smart Brain could fix it, somehow.
"A little kitty helped me out," Asakura said, "Okay, you can kill me now."
Draco was stunned by Asakura's previous statement. It wasn't the request to kill him that had shocked him, but the other one, the revelation. There was only one Cat among the Zodiac Knights but there was no way that she would release a monster into the world. "No…" he stepped back from shock, stumbling. "No, you're lying!" Draco shouted. "You're lying!"
Asakura chuckled, "It's so ridiculous how you can still love and trust someone no matter how many times they hurt you. I guess blood really is thicker than water." His eyes turned hard, "Let's find out!" He rose up and morphed into his Orphenoch form before grabbing Draco by the neck and hauling him up.
"Let him go!" Jinx shouted, preparing to attack but a sudden blue blast of energy stuck her stomach and sent her flying. The blast had also caused her Inzecter to retreat as she tumbled on the ground. Ryan and Pasenderos rushed to help her up as she coughed and groaned from the pain, rolling onto her hands and knees.
"Listen well, little dragon," Asakura said, staring intently through the Dragon's Knight eyes. "Family and friends have one thing in common: they will eventually turn into your enemy. They will take advantage of your trust and use it against you. They will use whatever they know of you and use them as your weakness. The worst enemy is often always your best friend." There was truth in Asakura's words, but Draco refused to listen as he struggled with the grip around his throat. He couldn't focus on using any of his Zodiac Powers. His mind was spinning with confusion, anger, hate and fear. Was this the end for him?
Suddenly, several missiles flew through the air before they impacted and sent both Asakura and Draco flying. Draco sailed through the air but felt a grip on his arms and he could see a green glow at the corner of his eye. As he was set down, he looked around to see them.
"Minna!" Draco shouted out, surprised but in a happy way. Standing by his side were Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Terra and Robin, all looking ready for battle.
The Titans had arrived. They were still in Tokyo so when reports of a massive fight reached them they knew they had to come. After all, they were the city's newest heroes. "You came!"
"What else did you expect?" Cyborg said, patting Draco on the back.
"Vacations can get pretty boring if all you get to do is read comic books all day, every day," Beast Boy commented.
"Is that him?" Robin asked, pointing at Asakura's rising form.
"It is," said Shadowcobra, clad in his armor and mounted on Shadow Basher's battle mode, the robot's weapons locked onto Asakura. "Former Knight of Scorpio and biggest pain in our necks since the very beginning. Serial killer and psychopath. Also known as the 'Sandman' due to his habit of leaving clumps of sand near his victim's body." His hidden eyes narrowed as he hissed out the name, "Asakura…"
"So, you remember me," Asakura's image grinned as it was projected on the ground, "And you've brought friends."
"You filthy clorbag!" Starfire shouted, eyes glowing green with righteous fury. "We shall not let your reign of fear continue!" Asakura chuckled at her words.
"Reign of fear? Where did you come up with that stuff?" Asakura mocked, earning an angry growl from the Tamaranean.
Shadowcobra eyed Jinx who was slowly recovering and Ryan who was helping her up. However, his eyes fell upon one person he'd never expected to see on this plane of existence again. He'd attended the funeral for goodness sake. 'No wonder that aura felt so familiar,' Shadowcobra thought to himself. "Tazuka?" Shadowcobra asked and then Pasenderos looked up and smiled.
"You still remember me, huh, Ichijyo?" Pasenderos said, "Oh, and congratulations on your engagement. So, which one of these lovely ladies is your fiancée? Do I get an invitation to the wedding?" Raven had the decency to blush. Shadowcobra wasn't sure if he should remain shocked that his old friend was back or embarrassed that said friend was teasing him about it. Lucky for both of them, their means of covering their faces were hiding their blushes. "Never mind, you can tell me later."
"Jinx, you alright?" Terra asked her fellow Inzecter user.
"I'm fine," Jinx coughed, the Scarab Inzecter resting on her shoulder, never abandoning her. "How's Ryuki?"
"I'm fine," Draco said evenly, in a tone that chilled her. She knew he wasn't. Asakura had just dropped a piece of information that he was struggling to understand if it was fact or fiction.
"Well, time to take this guy down!" Terra rolled up her sleeve and the Cutter Inzecter connected with her armguard. "Henshin!"
"HENSHIN!" the Cutter Inzecter repeated, covering her in her green Leafcutter Ant based armor.
"Henshin!" Jinx said as well before the Scarab Inzecter flew off her shoulder and connected once again with her belt. "HENSHIN!" it echoed before covering her as well in her protective armor.
Asakura looked at the ragtag group of heroes. "These are the ones who will help you defeat me? Not only are you weak, you're a coward and need help!" Draco growled.
"At least he's more human than you will ever be," Jinx spat.
"Titans…" Robin pointed a gloved finger at Asakura, "GO!"
At once, the collective Titans charged straight at Asakura who charged straight back at them and roared.
Shadowcobra leapt off the Shadow Basher and, holding two cards resembling tarot cards, shouted, "Partners Starfire of Tamaran and Raven of Azarath! Reveal the Power Within!" The spell activated and the cards glowed. At the same time, the two girls also began to glow…and change.
Starfire was now wearing the armor she had worn the day she first met her first Earth friends who would later become the Titans. However, the color scheme was not black and silver or even purple, rather pure white and gold. The gauntlets, neck guards, belt and face crown were all gold and her clothes and body armor were now a shining white with gold trimmings. The jewels on her neck guard and gauntlets also glowed brightly. The points of her crown were sharp, resembling the crown worn by the Grand Ruler of Tamaran except with a green gem resting in the centre. Resting on her left hip was a sword handle with a green gem. Her body radiated with gold energy.
Raven still wore white but it was no longer a leotard. It was now a beautiful floor length dress that hugged her body and showed off her curves. The skirt of the dress had slits that ran up the sides to her hips, revealing her shapely legs. The dress was sleeveless and her arms were covered by elbow length skintight gloves with no fingers and gold bracelets around her wrists. On her legs, up to her thighs, were skintight boots with sharp heels. Her body glowed with a radiant light.
Shadowcobra announced, revealing the cards that now bore the present images of both girls, "Ministra Magi: Starfire the Warrior Queen! Ministra Magi: Raven the White Priestess!"
Robin's eyes darted towards Starfire who now glowed and trailed with golden energy as she flew beside him. He was struck speechless by the appearance and beauty of her white and gold Tamaranean battle armor that he nearly lost his concentration. Starfire smiled before turning serious and launching the first attack on Asakura.
Both Ryan and Pasenderos stood and watched as the young heroes did what they did best.
"Not helping?" Pasenderos asked his counterpart.
"Nope," Ryan said as he strummed his guitar, "Not interested. Sides, when he needs it he'll ask." Pasenderos smiled. Ryan's statement made sense. Besides, the Titans were more than enough to defeat Asakura. "I figured you would want to fight him though. He did kill you, didn't he?"
"He did," Pasenderos nodded. "Ryuki-kun avenged me though. I'll only step in when it seems I need to. I may not have my Zodiac Power anymore, but I can still feel some echoes of the future."
The attack was fast and hard. Cyborg aimed with his cannon and fired, knocking Asakura off his feet before Starfire launched her now golden starbolts at the murderous Orphenoch. He was pummeled as small explosions erupted from his body.
Raven chanted, eyes glowing bright white, as she chanted, "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" The rubble and remains of the gravestone rose up, covered in white energy before she launched them like missiles as they impacted with the Dragon Orphenoch's body. He roared as he charged straight for them but a disc exploded at his feet and covered him from the knees down in a layer of ice. Robin then threw his birdarangs, sending sparks flying as they cut through Asakura's tough hide.
The Titans had all gotten upgraded. All of Robin's weapons had been upgraded and now made of Soul Metal. His uniform was also made of Soul Fiber and covered his entire body with longer sleeves and with none of the green left. His gloves now held retractable talons near the knuckles, making him a fearsome bird of prey. The ends of his cape also resembled bird wings. His cape could double as a glider too. Beast Boy's uniform had also been switched with a Soul Fiber one with an emblem on his chest resembling a claw. His new uniform also sported shorter sleeves and cut off gloves. He also had a new belt with some added features. Cyborg's body had also been coated with Soul Metal, giving him added protection and his battery replaced with something that would last until the day he died. No, not Plutonium even though Pluto had insisted on it.
All this was done to protect the Titans from the effects of Asakura's powers who could turn any organic matter into ashes. Raven and Starfire were protected by magical auras while Terra and Jinx were protected by their armors.
All in all, Asakura stood no chance.
Terra followed Raven's lead and launched the rubble at Asakura while at the same time shooting with the Vulcan cannons on her shoulders, shooting bullets at rapid succession. They pierced through the Orphenoch's thick hide as he roared in agony. Beast Boy surged past her before changing into a kangaroo and hopping towards Asakura before kicking him hard in the chest, shattering the ice holding him and sending him reeling before quickly morphing into a hummingbird to avoid the flame blasts.
Jinx used her hex blasts as concussions blasts, causing pink explosions on Asakura. He stumbled with each hit. He growled. "This was NOT supposed to happen!" Roaring loudly, he morphed into his sleeker second form and surged towards the Titans.
"CLOCK UP!"
'Oh, hell no,' Asakura inwardly groaned as Shadowcobra and Draco's fists hit him in the face and sent him staggering back. Draco looked to Shadowcobra who stood back with arms crossed, the purple Excel Streams of his suit glowing. "All yours," Shadowcobra allowed.
Draco focused on his Zodiac Powers once again, coating his fists in rock and flames before throwing a powerful series of punches at Asakura. Each punch hit with the force of a thunderclap and echoed each time. Draco then used the Power of Scorpio, to add in painful irony, turning himself into a vortex of sand that ripped through Asakura's thick Orphenoch skin. The pain was unbearable as was the humiliation of having his own former Zodiac Power used being used against him. Draco reformed and looked at Asakura's wounded Orphenoch form, blue flames licking over him in sections. "How's that for painful irony?" Draco asked. "The power you've used to hurt so many now being used to hurt you."
"CLOCK OVER!"
"RAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!" Asakura roared, back in his bulkier default Orphenoch form, before swinging his large dragonhead gauntlets at Draco. His attack never connected as Draco summoned a psychic energy shield to deflect the blows. Asakura still kept on attacking, savagely, trying to break through the barrier but it was as strong as Draco's will and right now his will was unshakeable and unbreakable. Sparks ripped off Asakura's chest as Shadowcobra slashed him with his SNK-Gunblade, the purple energy radiating from the light saber. Roaring, he shifted his attention towards Shadowcobra who turned intangible and allowed the Orphenoch to pass through him.
"GRAAAAAHHHH!" the Dragon Orphenoch bellowed in rage as he picked himself off the ground. "What does it take to kill you?!"
"Much more than you have," Draco growled.
The Dragon Orphenoch did not enjoy his chances. Just how the heck did this happen?! He was supposed to just come in, kill the little brat who killed him the first time and anyone else who was witnessing. Now he was outnumbered and getting hurt like he wouldn't believe. THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING!
"What will it be, Asakura?" asked Robin stiffly. "Are you going to surrender, or do we have to end this with force?"
"Surrender?" the Dragon Orphenoch repeated. "Sure I'll surrender." He chuckled before lunging at Robin, "RIGHT AFTER I RIP YOUR HEAD OFF!"
POW!
WHAM!
SMASH!
Three fists; one green, one covered in metal and another one glowing gold smashed into his face, chest and stomach before sending him flying and dragging across the ground. Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy (a gorilla) all grinned at the damage they had caused the Orphenoch. Draco stepped next to Robin. He leaned down and whispered something into his ear. Robin's eyes widened but understanding the circumstances…he decided that this would be an exception.
"Do it, but you're responsible," Robin told him.
"It's been my responsibility from the start," Draco said solemnly before he called, "Jinxy-chan!" Jinx looked up, her purple visor staring straight at her boyfriend. "Pactio card, kudasai."
Nodding, Jinx took out her own Pactio card, similar to the ones Shadowcobra had used to empower Starfire and Raven. She focused on her magic and called, "Partner, Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, Reveal the Power Within!" The energy collected in the card before flying towards Draco in a straight beam. Draco caught it and it reformed into a familiar mystical weapon, the Keyblade. His armor also began to glow and when the glow faded away, the Titans just stared.
He had switched back to his unimpressive Blank Mode. It was basically white and black armor over a black bodysuit and a simplistic round black helmet with white eyes and a silver mouthguard. Why would he purposely revert to his weakest form?
Asakura, getting up, saw this as his chance before he got up and rushed at Draco at full speed. He pulled back his fist, ready to plow it through Draco's head. However, it was not meant to be as red, blue, yellow and purple streaks flew through the air and struck him, sending him sprawling again. The Titans did nothing but watch.
Surrounding Draco and spinning around him were four other Keyblades: the Red Peach, the Shell Rod, the Gold Axe and the Wild Dragon. The 4 Keyblades resonated with energy before they all joined up with the one in Draco's hand. There was a bright flash of multicolored light that forced everyone to cover their eyes.
The result was a brand new Keyblade with a round black hilt and holding a green emblem resembling a clock face. The hilt was strange not because of its shape, but because of the four masks resting on it, in a perfect circular formation. One mask was red and looked like a pair of large and elaborate red eyes with horns and fangs. Another was blue with horns on the side and orange eyes. Following that was a gold one with a blade horn in the centre and slit black eyes. Finally, there was a purple draconic looking mask. The blade of the weapon was mainly red but trimmed in white. There was a hollow slot in the back of the blade. Hanging under the new weapon was a keychain that resembled a bullet train.
This was Draco's Ultimate Keyblade…the Masked Rider Sword.
Pasenderos was impressed as Ryan chuckled. He said, "Haven't seen that thing in a while." The Arrancar turned to look at the Vizard.
"You know what that is?" Pasenderos asked. Ryan's smirk grew.
"Let's just say that thing is what helped our Dragon friend save the Multiverse."
The Titans gazed at the weapon in awe. Draco had a habit of surprising them and today was no different. He turned his attention towards Asakura who was getting up and growling angrily as he changed to his stronger and physically larger form. He then once again rushed towards Draco. The Titans were ready to act but Draco gave them one look and said, "Stand down." They did as told, albeit reluctantly. Draco watched as Asakura came closer and reached down to his belt to remove his deck. Under normal circumstances, his armor would've vanished when the deck was removed but not right now. He put the deck into the slot in the back of his weapon and snapped it in.
"LINER DRIVE FORM!" Draco shouted out and a wave of power was released by the Masked Rider Sword.
At the same time, the ChronoLiner reacted as well and released a beam of energy that engulfed Draco. The Titans took a step back to admire him. They were in for a treat.
"And now, it begins," Ryan said, never taking his eyes off Draco.
The energy surrounding Draco created new armor. It fitted itself onto his torso and shoulders. His card reader vanished. His boots turned red like his bodysuit which then gained black Excel Streams. A new mask resembling a pair of large red triangular eyes fitted themselves onto his faceplate, covering the white ones, before additional yellow, blue and purple spikes rose up flanking his helmet. The change was now complete.
Presenting Zodiac Knight/Kamen Rider Draco, Savior of the Multiverse, in one of his most powerful forms: Liner Drive Form.
The armor on his torso wasn't bulky but more streamline compared to his previous ones. It was red in the back area but white on the chest area with a pair of red 'headlights' on his chestplate. There was a small gold dragon emblem resting near his collar. A red stripe ran down the centre of his chestplate. The white shoulder-guards with red trimmings were broad, pointed and triangular but didn't cause obstructions to the maneuverability of his arms. His color scheme basically resembled the ChronoLiner and all of the train's power was now coursing through him.
Asakura was unimpressed as he charged at Draco. Draco ducked under the swing of Asakura's arm before slashing him across the stomach with his Keyblade. Asakura roared in pain as sparks ripped off his hide. He attacked again but Draco was proving to be too quick a target to hit. Asakura may have superior strength (or so he thought) but Draco's maneuverability was something he could not match up to in his current form. Plus, in this form, Draco's control over his Zodiac Powers was at its peak. He could tell what moves Asakura would make before he even made them thanks to the Power of Pisces: Clairvoyance.
Roaring in rage, Asakura threw his dragonhead gauntlet covered fists at Draco who seemed to move like water, flowing around the attacks fluidly. One punch nearly hit him but Draco grabbed the fist before slashing down with his blade. He did an overhead swing that sliced off one of the Dragon Orphenoch's horns before he did a 5 slash combo, slicing the gauntlets to pieces. Asakura was now unarmed as he stumbled back. The power Draco had now…was incredible.
Unknown to him and the others, save for Shadowcobra, Jinx and Draco, was that the power was limited. Jinx was acting as a conduit for the ChronoLiner's energies and the Keyblade via the Pactio contract she'd made with Draco. Draco had lost the Keyblade after saving the Multiverse and using it to lock away his sister's memories of when she'd nearly doomed the entire Multiverse with her Horror Gate powers. With that done, he had no need for the Keyblade any longer and willingly relinquished it.
Now, he was going to use it to close another chapter of his life. A chapter he should've closed a long time ago.
Asakura roared, flinging energy blasts at Draco but the large round hilt of the Keyblade also doubled as a shield and blocked the blasts. Focusing, Draco then rushed at Asakura and dealt a devastating blow to his head with his fist that broke off Asakura's second horn. He then went into a roundhouse kick that sent Asakura tumbling. Draco then stepped back and away from Asakura.
Time to finish this…for good now. He gave the turntable hilt of his Keyblade a good spin and it went through several rotations before halting, aligning the red mask to the blade before locking in place. The mask and blade began to glow red.
Draco used the power of the ChronoLiner again and a set of crimson energy tracks appeared behind him and ran past him. He ran after the tracks before jumping aboard and then sliding towards Asakura. Surrounding him was the transparent silhouette of the ChronoLiner, colored in red, before he pulled the Keyblade back. Asakura looked up and in his rage ignored the danger before charging straight for Draco in his secondary form.
"YOU'RE MINE!!" Asakura roared, racing at Draco who was racing towards him too at full speed.
"FULL THROTTLE BREAK-DENSHA GIRI (Train Slash)!!" Draco shouted as he swung his Keyblade, releasing the energy build up as he executed a perfect horizontal slash through Asakura before racing past him. The tracks vanished and Draco landed on his feet. He rested the blade of his Keyblade on his shoulder before looking over his shoulder. Asakura's body began to ignite, engulfed in blue fire as he was forced back into human form and collapsed onto his back. Draco turned back around and approached the fallen Asakura.
Asakura looked up at Draco who looked back down on him. Snickering, Asakura said, "So, it's finally over, isn't it? What are you waiting for? Finish me now!"
Draco stared at the Keyblade and down on Asakura. He then thrust his weapon down. Everyone cringed but then Draco stopped, the sharp tip of the Keyblade hovering over Asakura's face, right between the eyes, by a small inch. "No," Draco answered as he withdrew the Keyblade. This did not surprise the other Titans. Draco wasn't a cold hearted murderer. It wasn't his style. "I won't kill you," he watched as Asakura's skin started to turn an ashen grey, "But, I won't save you either. You're not worth it." The Keyblade and his armor vanished. Jinx nearly collapsed from exhaustion as her Inzecter disconnected and flew off, leaving her in her normal form. That had been as intense for her as it was for him. Ryuki walked over to her and helped his girlfriend up before placing a gentle kiss to his temple. "Arigatou, Jinxy-chan." Excited barking was heard as Ryuki was tackled to the ground by a happy Brimstone who began licking his face enthusiastically, wagging his tail too. Ryuki stood up and looked around him. He frowned sadly. The fight had wrecked the cemetery. Shadowcobra walked over and placed a hand to his shoulder.
"We'll get Smart Brain to fix all this. It would be like nothing ever happened," Shadowcobra told him. Ryuki nodded.
Ryuki looked towards the surrounding Titans. He said to them, "Let's go home. We're done here." The Titans obeyed Ryuki's request and walked with him, away from Asakura. Starfire and Raven both turned back to normal as did Terra, whose armor vanished as soon as her Inzecter crawled off her arm and onto her shoulder, clicking its mandibles happily.
Asakura felt enraged and humiliated. How dare Draco turn his back to him!? Not worth it!? With every bit of rage empowering him, he stood back up and once more changed into his Orphenoch form.
"DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!" Asakura roared as he charged straight at Draco.
He never even reached him.
Asakura stopped in his tracks as he realized what had happened. He turned back into human form before his burning body finally broke down and crumbled into ashes, leaving only that.
His ashes, and nothing more.
Pasenderos had used Sonido and in that instant used Tiburon to run Asakura through.
"Niisan?" Ryuki asked as Pasenderos sheathed his Zanpakuto.
"If you think I'd let someone hurt my otouto when I'm around, then you have another thing coming," Pasenderos snickered.
Ryuki smiled, "Arigatou, niisan."
"Well, I can tell you one thing," Ryan smirked as he sat up from his seat. "Soul Society will have a heck of a time wrangling him in. Provided there's anything left to bring in."
"Well, all the talk about death aside," Shadowcobra commented as he turned to face Pasenderos, his Snake armor vanishing. The two stared at each other for a moment before they clasped hands in a handshake. "It's good to see you again, old friend."
"Good to be back, Ichijyo," Pasenderos smiled. His smile then turned mischievous. "Still, I'd like to see this fiancée of yours. She must be something special if you're going to marry her. I also heard that our sly dog Takada got a steady girlfriend. I need to catch up on the time I've been gone."
"Then I hope you have nowhere to be," Ichijyo chuckled. "It's a long story."
"I've got all eternity," Pasenderos said.
"Asakura's dead," Copycat muttered as she looked up at the static on the monitor she had been staring at. "Oh, well. He was going to expire anyway," she said, shrugging nonchalantly. Copycat had originally found Asakura nearly dead in the Mirror Dimension as the atmosphere ate away at his body. When she'd discovered that he was turning into an Orphenoch, she took him home for treatment. Her only thought was to use Asakura as a weapon. However, Asakura got loose and months later was found by Occultus and made into one of his generals.
Copycat considered it an acceptable lost because while they had been holding Asakura in the lair, she had a surveillance camera surgically implanted into his brain. Everything he saw, she saw and she learnt a lot of Occultus' plans and also about the Orphenoch King. It was a shame he had to die so early. He was nearly the perfect weapon seeing as his hatred of her brother matched hers in intensity. Too bad he allowed his rage and insanity cloud his own judgment.
She let her thoughts stray to the Orphenoch King. Now how would she use that little bit of information to her advantage? Granted, if she got him, then she would effectively have Occultus and every Orphenoch on the planet by the balls, including her brother. As amusing as that thought was, she had to consider all her options concerning the supposed 'perfect' Orphenoch.
The weapon she saw her brother use and that new form he had turned into both looked painfully familiar. That strange bullet train too. Just what were they? Why was she having visions of dark creatures and such? Something weird was going on and her brother held the key, no pun intended.
"A Keyblade, huh?" Copycat muttered. "Liner Drive Form, huh?" She smirked. "Well now, little brother, it looks like things are going to be interesting from now on, especially with that Orphenoch King coming around soon." Behind her, her own shadow morphed into a demonic shape before changing back.
The seal was unlocking itself and soon…Horrors would befall mankind.
After the Titans had left and the ChronoLiner departed, Libra appeared with Fuji in the cemetery.
"What a mess," Libra commented as he looked at the damaged gravestones and the rubble as well as the damaged grounds. He knew Ichijyo would send people to help clean this up, but he couldn't help but come here to see if he could do anything.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" Fuji asked his companion and watched in amusement as Libra drew a card out of his belt and slid it into his staff. "I see."
"Time Vent!"
To Be Continued…
I'd like to dedicate Liner Drive Form as a tribute to Kamen Rider Den-O's own Liner Form as well as thank the developers of Kingdom Hearts for the Keyblade. Also, thanks to Ten Faced Paladin for patiently helping me finish this chap. Without his help, it wouldn't have turned out so well.