OP Sequence
Ryuki is walking forwards with his hands in his pockets. He walks past a window which shows his reflection which then shifts into his armored form known as Draco. A red dragon flies out of the window and flies around him, releasing a roar.
Takada is standing in a subway train, leaning against his seat. The window next to him shows his reflection before showing his armored form known as Pluto. A three headed dog jumps out and howls.
Ichijyo is sitting at table in a café. He idly removes his glasses and gazes at the reflection which soon shifts into his armored form known as Shadowcobra. Genosnaker leaps out of the reflection in the glasses before coiling itself at its master's feet and then towering over Ichijyo.
A split screen shows the three boys looked ahead and then it switches to reveal the title card.
ZKD: LOST PARADISE
Ryuki is standing in front of Titans Tower with Jinx clinging to his arm. The scene shifts to him in his armor as Draco fighting various monsters before locking weapons with Copycat, his rival. Copycat turns into his sister for a brief second before they resume fighting. The background turns blood red and shows silhouette of several individuals with symbols on their chests, either an animal or a zodiac sign.
Takada is fixing his car with Cyborg and Beast Boy watching. Suddenly, the engine blows in his face and he coughs smokes. He laughs with Beast Boy and Cyborg. Scene shifts to him in armor as Pluto fighting monsters. The background shows his sister who transforms and fights alongside him before it shows them both standing in a hospital room where their mother is lying in a coma in a bed. They remove their helmets and reach for her.
Ichijyo is reading a book with Raven sitting next to him. He scoots closer and leans his face down to steal a kiss. She turns away from him and he frowns before cupping her chin and pulling her to face him, his eyes gazing deeply into hers. The scene shifts to Shadowcobra fighting monsters as Misha, an angel, watches over him and cries.
The scene shifts to Ryuki kneeling in front of a gravestone and crying.
The scene shifts to show Takada punching a wall repeatedly until it cracks.
The scene shifts to show Ichijyo sitting in an alley as it rains.
There is a split screen as they look up ahead.
The final scene is all three Knights in their civilian forms surrounded by their friends and allies before they transform and are joined by their Zodiac Beasts.
Part 96: The Call
2 weeks ago, Kenzaki and Neko had confessed their feelings to each other. Usually, this would mean smooth sailings. However, Neko was still confused since she still felt love for Rose and she couldn't betray the silver-haired girl. To be fair, Kenzaki would wait for her to make her own choice.
Of course, a day after the confession, he found himself confronted by Ravager, a.k.a Rose Wilson.
"Tsukuba," Rose said coldly as she stopped in front of Kenzaki in the hallway.
"Wilson," Kenzaki replied, not as coldly, but with a firm plastered frown on his face. He knew that this would happen. After all, they were in love with the same girl.
"Training room, 10 minutes," Rose challenged before walking past him.
There was no audience as the two stood across from each other on the sparing mat. No powers, no weapons, and no armor. This was hand-to-hand combat with only their skills as their weapons.
"Can I ask what this is about?" Kenzaki asked, but he knew the answer already from the cold gaze Rose was using on him.
"It's about Neko," Rose replied. "I'm not giving her up to you."
"I'm not trying to steal her away," he denied.
"LIAR!" Rose roared before she struck at him as quick as lightning.
Rose was the first to attack, targeting Kenzaki with a flying kick.
"I saw you in the infirmary with her!" Rose shouted in an accusing tone.
"She was the one that came to me!" Kenzaki countered by grabbing Rose's foot and throwing her across the room.
Rose landed on her feet and charged Kenzaki. She threw a punch at Kenzaki, who easily dodged. "I'm not going to give her up!"
Rose followed up with a kick aimed at Kenzaki's neck. Kenzaki ducked the kick and swipe kicked Rose, who fell to the floor.
"And I'm telling you I'm not trying to steal her away!" Kenzaki argued.
This went on for several minutes with Rose attacking Kenzaki and Kenzaki easily dodging, and then countering the attacks. Knowing that the white-haired girl wasn't going to listen to reason, Kenzaki finally decided to go on the offensive. He charged at Rose, who prepared to defend. Unknown to Rose, Kenzaki had planned on this. Seeing where Rose was about to block, Kenzaki lightly attacked the blocked area then swung in, with full power at the weakest point. The hit connected with such a force that it sent Rose flying across the room. She slammed hard into the wall.
"YAMETTE!" Neko shouted as she rushed into the training room with Cathy tailing her. She ran towards Rose to check up on her. "Rosey-chan? Are you okay?"
Rose looked up to see Neko's eyes looking at her with concern. Ashamed, she looked away and pushed the girl aside before standing up and storming out of the room. Neko was worried and said to Cathy, "Follow her," and the catgirl obeyed before running after Rose. Neko then walked over to Kenzaki, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Kenzaki nodded. "Don't feel pain, remember?"
"Good."
SLAP!
"What was that for!?" Kenzaki snapped.
"Listen!" Neko shouted, "I love both of you so much that it hurts! I'm just…just really, really confused and I don't need this! So, I'm asking you two to not fight over me! Let me choose, alright?" She stormed out of the room before receiving an answer. She needed to talk to Rose, leaving Kenzaki with his thoughts.
"She started it…" he mumbled. 'Man, I really messed up this time.'
Kenzaki and Rose had decided on a temporary truce since then so that Neko wouldn't be mad at either of them. It was the best course of action and it was for the good of the team. There was an exchange of cold stares during meals from time to time but other than that they tolerated each other's presence.
For the next few weeks, Kenzaki had witnessed Neko's other transformations…Ryukendo's additional forms.
Ryukendo's eyes were focused on her enemy, a Mirror Monster known as Polar Grizzly. It resembled a humanoid polar bear wearing a mask over its face, wore gauntlets, boots and a chestpiece. Equipped to its forearms were guns that shot beams that froze anything that they shot at. She had narrowly dodged an ice beam which would've frozen her solid and leave her at its mercy…or lack there of.
"Ojou-sama!" Gekiryuken shouted. "Are you alright?"
"Fine," Ryukendo told her sword. "I'm just fine." With a war cry she charged at the Polar Grizzly which began to fire its beams at her. She jumped up and over the beams to avoid them and shouted out, "KAZE RYUOU GIRI!" She swung Gekiryuken and sent a vacuum blade at the monster which made a cut in its chest. It roared in pain and stopped blasting. She landed in front of it and gave the Polar Grizzly a vicious swipe across the chest that sent it staggering backwards before throwing a fist that connected with its masked face, sending it flying into a car. She reached down to her deck and drew a card which depicted a flame on its face.
"Geki-chan, open chamber!" she ordered and Gekiryuken did as told, sliding his head (the dragonhead ornament) up to reveal the card chamber. "Fire Vent!" Ryukendo called as she placed the card in the chamber and Gekiryuken slid his head back down.
"Change Fire Ryukendo!" Gekiryuken called.
The Polar Grizzly got back to its feet and growled before throwing its arms out to fire its ice beams at her. The beams flew across the ground towards its opponent, the Zodiac Knight of Aquarius known as Ryukendo.
"Flaming Gekiryu Henshin!" Ryukendo shouted as she thrust her sword out and sent a fire dragon flying. The flaming dragon blocked the ice beams and roared at the Polar Grizzly before flying back to its mistress. It flew around her before fusing with her. Flames engulfed her armor and when they died down, the white parts of her armor had turned a fiery red. Her shoulder pad, the crest on her helmet and with her horns became shaped like flames. Flames engulfed the blade of Gekiryuken as Ryukendo shouted, "Fire Ryukendo! Raijin!"
Fire Ryukendo gripped her sword and charged at the Polar Grizzly, shouting, "RYUOU KAEN GIRI!!" before slashing the monster with her flaming sword. The monster let out a roar as flames engulfed it before it exploded and released an orb of energy into the air.
And also he'd witnessed her summons. He recalled seeing Brave Leon but he didn't know she had others in her arsenal.
"Add Vent!" Fire Ryukendo announced as she placed the monster summoning card into Gekiryuken.
"Fire Kong!" Gekiryuken announced before a portal form and a large robotic gorilla in red and yellow armor came jumping out. It let out a roar and pounded its fists against its chest. In front of Fire Ryukendo and Fire Kong was another species of bear-like monster known as Blizzard Grizzly. Unlike its cousin, the monster was completely made of living ice that could be transmuted to form weapons. Even her Ryuou Kaen Giri barely made a cut in its icy hide. Gekiryuken suggested going for the big guns, which was why Fire Kong was here. Initially, Fire Kong was like Brave Leon and it took awhile for Neko to learn to tame it but now it had become a loyal partner to her.
Fire Ryukendo drew a second card and fed it to Gekiryuken. "Final Vent!" she and Gekiryuken announced. Fire Kong beat its chest again and leapt into the air before converting into a cannon pack by turning upside down and then falling to combine with Fire Ryukendo on her back. The toes of its feet formed the barrels of her shoulder mounted cannons as its arms became cannons attached to her hips. She turned the cannons of her Kong Cannon towards the monster and shouted out, "KONG CANNON CALAMITY!!" the cannons fired simultaneously, shooting flaming cannonballs that flew across the ground towards the monster. The fireballs smashed into its body, causing it to howl in pain from the intense heat.
Fire Kong changed back to its beast form and grabbed Fire Ryukendo by her free arm before spinning around and around. It built up momentum before throwing its mistress at the monster. Ryukendo flew across the ground with her flaming Keyblade and shouted, "RYUOU KAEN GIRI!" She swung her sword in a horizontal swipe which caught the monster at its waist. That blow was able to deal enough damage to finally finish it off, sending an orb of energy out from its remains.
Thus, this resulted in him asking his Imagin for their opinions and this is what he got:
"I don't care," said Okami as he went back to sleep.
"It increases her abilities in long range fighting greatly," responded Byakko.
"It rocks!" chimed in Raion.
"I wish it showed more skin," whined Buraki, gaining him a whack to the head from Byakko.
Next was her Aqua Mode.
"Aqua Vent!"
"Change Aqua Ryukendo!"
"Splashing Gekiryu Henshin!"
A dragon of water splashed out from Gekiryuken and flew around Ryukendo before fusing with her. Her armor became covered in water which splashed off to reveal that her armor had turned from white to aqua blue. The crest became shaped like a fish's fin and her shoulder pads became broad, shaped like fins too. "Aqua Ryukendo! Raijin!"
The monster she was facing was a Flash Cheetah and upon seeing the change decided to flee. Aqua Ryukendo decided to give chase. She drew a card and fed it to Gekiryuken.
"Add Vent!" she called out.
"Aqua Shark!" Gekiryuken called and a portal formed allowing an aqua blue robotic shark to fly out. It faced Aqua Ryukendo and bore its teeth at her.
"Aqua Shark, ikuzo!" she ordered and the shark-like monster converted itself into a hover board by spinning the upper half of its head 180 degrees to reveal a platform for her to stand down, a sharp spike replacing its head and opening its fins to reveal rockets. She jumped on and the rockets activated, taking her into the forest where the Flash Cheetah had fled to.
She was able to give chase on her Aqua Shark Board which flew through the trees with effortless ease. When she got the monster in her sights, she drew a card and fed it to Gekiryuken, both calling out, "Final Vent!"
"RYUOU HYOKETSU GIRI!" Aqua Ryukendo shouted before swinging her sword which sent a blast of frost flying at the Flash Cheetah. It was frozen in its tracks before she called out her second attack, "SURGING SHARK STRIKE!" She smashed into the frozen monster at full speed, shattering its flaming body.
"Still don't care," grumbled Okami as he turned around, falling back asleep. "Wake me up again and I'll kill you all."
"Her speed and ferocity are much better, especially with the board," said Byakko.
"This one rocks too!" added Raion.
"This one doesn't show any skin either," groaned Buraki, earning him a whack on the head from Raion and Byakko.
Finally, her Thunder Mode…
"Thunder Vent!"
"Change Thunder Ryukendo!"
"Shocking Gekiryu Henshin!"
The dragon of electricity combined with her and turned her armor from white to yellow. Her horns and crests became shaped like lightning bolts and Gekiryuken crackled with electricity, "Thunder Ryukendo! Raijin!"
Her opponent was a flying monster known as a Hydragoonfly, which was an insectoid monster that was large and flying in the air. It let out a buzz before sending vacuum blades at her which struck the ground but she was able to send them back at it by hitting then with Gekiryuken ala baseball.
"Ojou-sama, time to take flight!" Gekiryuken commanded.
"Hai!" Thunder Ryukendo obeyed before drawing a card and feeding it to her sword. "Add Vent!" she called.
"Thunder Eagle!" Gekiryuken called and a portal formed in the sky. A yellow armored robotic eagle with large wings flew out and it let out a screech.
"Ikuzo!" Thunder Ryukendo shouted before jumping up. Thunder Eagle's head got tucked into its body as its wings produced a second layer under them which folded outwards to create wide glider-like wings. A magnetic force bonded the wings to Thunder Ryukendo's back, changing her into…"Thunder Wing Ryukendo! Raijin!" Her eyes were focused on the monster before she flew at it. She drew a card and fed it into Gekiryuken.
"Final Vent!" both cried out.
"RYUOU RAIMEI GIRI! EAGLE STORM CRASH!" Thunder Wing Ryukendo called both her attacks simultaneously as electricity crackled all over her body. With a swing of her sword she slashed at the monster and it was electrocuted before it exploded.
"Yatta!" Thunder Ryukendo cheered.
"It increases her overall power and gives her the advantage of flight," said Byakko.
"This rocks just as much as the other two!" shouted Raion.
"Why do none of them show skin!?" cried Buraki, this time getting hit from Byakko, Raion, and Kenzaki.
"I warned you!" roared Okami as he stood up and summoned his sword. "Now I'm gonna kill you!"
The resulting fight had been intense but with no lasting damage…except for Buraki. He was still in the infirmary up until now. Of course, Kenzaki suspected that he was only his 'injuries' as an excuse for Shiori to tend to him.
Venus and Moon were in the Titans East Tower's own training room and sparing with Ekelo watching. Standing next to him was Joey, who was wearing a special Gigai to assume a physical form and to stop his Chain of Fate from corroding thus turning him into a Hollow. He was an earthbound spirit now and could only possess people by discarding his Gigai and entering their bodies. Despite Venus' happiness of seeing him again, she wanted him to have a true life again and was fighting her hardest so she could make that wish…NOW she WANTED to win the Zodiac War. NOW she had the proper motivation to fight the other Knights and claim the Power in order to make such a wish.
Originally, she and her brother had made a deal. They had wanted to use the Wish to revive their comatose mother but now that their mother was awake, that purpose had been left moot. However, now Venus had a new wish, to make Joey human again while giving him back his voice. As a spirit, he was no longer mute and this extended to his Gigai, fortunately. It took him some getting used to, but eventually he was able to speak again. It did freak a few people out when they saw him again. Mas and Menos ran around screaming and crying about ghosts in their native tongue while Speedy and Bumblebee had looked at him wide-eyed. Aqualad had fainted. Only Moon, the Pink Painter, Enchantress, and Ekelo hadn't fainted or reacted quite negatively due to their own reasons. Venus had been ecstatic and hugged him.
She had to thank a man named Warren and another man known as Mr. 'Hat and Clogs' for giving Joey a new chance at life…but this wasn't a TRUE life. He was just a spirit in a full bodied human suit and Venus was determined to give him his life back to the point of obsession. She wanted revenge on Copycat for killing him.
After his death, when she first saw Neko, she'd wanted to kill her. Luckily, the others were able to stop her. Venus did not know killing Neko would kill Copycat as well and it was better left that she didn't. If she did, she wouldn't care about the consequences, and just kill Neko in order to finish off Copycat. She was THAT obsesses and determined to get revenge for Joey.
NOW that determination was showing in her training. She and Moon were in their armor and trading blows. Moon may be fast, but right now Venus seemed to have the advantage since she could anticipate all of Moon's moves after working with her for so long. She was able to counter the speedster without hesitation. Ekelo watched impassively as Joey looked on with worry.
"Do you think they might hurt each other?" Jericho (Joey) asked Ekelo.
"Maybe," Ekelo shrugged. "But that's why we're here; to stop them if it goes too far."
"Oh. OK."
"Eri was crying a lot when you died. Don't mess up this second chance," Ekelo warned.
Jericho looked worried. He may be a spirit in a faux body, but he still feared death a second time.
The two boys continued to watch as the two female Zodiac Knights continued to spar. As the ONLY Knights who hadn't collected powers from other Knights, they were the weakest and needed to compensate for it via intense training. If they ever got careless and let their guard down, other Knights may claim their powers upon their defeat and they could not afford it.
Moon still wanted to revive Misha despite her brother's claim of moving on. She was happy that her brother was married but she couldn't believe that he would forget Misha like that. All Moon wanted was to make her little brother happy, which was why she'd become a Zodiac Knight in the first place. Nothing would stop her from completing her goal, not even her brother. Her brother had warned her of the dangers of the Zodiac War and had tried to defeat her in order to eliminate her from the tournament, but she fought back and was able to gain his respect and acceptance. However, he did warn her that they would continue where they left off and only one of them would win. Would it be him or would it be her? Or…would it be neither.
A lot of things had happened in the Titans East. Speedy had been sneaking out at night a lot. Curious, Moon had followed and was surprised to see Speedy meeting with the green clad and cat masked villain known as Cheshire. Moon's first instinct was to attack but then she watched as Speedy and Cheshire were making out against a tree and so she left. If Speedy was going to endanger himself, that was his business, but she did talk to him about it and he'd assured her that he could take care of himself. He was her friend so she was allowed to be worried. Speedy ended up giving her a roguish grin before he went back to bed that night he'd followed him.
The meetings still continued and one night Speedy didn't return until the following morning with a grin plastered on his face. It didn't take a genius to know where he'd been and what/who he'd been doing.
Moon couldn't blame Speedy for being attracted to Cheshire. The green clad assassin was sexy and had a unique allure. Maybe he was aroused by the danger…who knows? Of course, if things ever got too far, Moon would tell the others for Speedy's sake.
Blackfire and Pluto, the couple that had been away on Tamaran for nearly 3 months had finally returned and they had been welcomed with (mostly) open arms. Shadowcobra had actually enjoyed their absence since he longed had to endure the constant explosions coming from his lab or the loud lovemaking the couple performed. It had been peaceful, even with Cyborg and Changeling playing Stankball.
Like the others, Pluto had freaked out when he saw Neko and had to be calmed down before he started throwing lightning at her. At first he'd been skeptical but after several hours he finally accepted the fact that Neko was the good half of Copycat. Of course, like Changeling had before, he did make a joke concerning Neko's size since he believed that Copycat didn't have that much good in her to begin with. Rose and Kenzaki had been close to murdering him that time.
Pluto had been briefed over what was going on and he'd gone back to his lab to continue his work. On Tamaran, he'd been working on restoring Tamaran's tropical environment. When asked, Blackfire's reply was that, "Oh, he's getting there. One forest already started growing again but there's a lot more open space to fill." She also added, "And there were a lot of incidents in the palace when his experiments went awry. It took a long time to calm the guards down."
The Titans then found out that both she and Pluto were officially betrothed to one another, just like Robin was to Starfire, but they had to earn the right via a sacred tournament known as the X'Handal. Both Robin and Pluto had fought against many Tamaranean men who felt they were more worthy. Despite the odds, they had triumphed and had become stronger too.
After Starfire and Robin left, there had been another incident. Apparently, a lot of people did not except Blackfire to be the new empress and had plotted a coup to overthrow her. They had (incorrectly) suspected her of plotting Galfore's assassination and influenced Starfire into handing her the thrown. The traitors had been found out by Pluto, however, and were locked up.
Aside from his experiments, Pluto had also been sent to Okaara to be trained by the warlords there. The training had been intense but he had to do it for Blackfire. He'd passed all the trials and returned a warrior. Still, a fair number of Tamaraneans couldn't accept a mere human to be their empress's betrothed so Pluto had to work on earning their faith, which he did when he started to restore the tropical environment of Tamaran. The plants that had been thought to have died out had returned to their full glory and much to Blackfire's surprise the experiment hadn't backfired. Indeed, it was a good day for all Tamaraneans.
Upon Pluto's return, he'd also been surprised to see Changeling's new watch and alien forms. Since then, Changeling had been helping him in the lab. The two had managed to fix up Cyborg's legs and the half-mech was happy to see his other best friend again.
Be warned: the 3 Stooges were back together again.
A dark portal formed and three figures walked out. The first was Katherine and behind her were two of her Lords of Sin. The ever familiar Damien was with her as was another man. This was Sylar, another 'friend' Katherine had made while traveling dimensions. Sylar had the ability to detect superpowers in others and could steal their powers by eating their brains. He was the Lord of Gluttony
"Why are we on this mountain?" Damien asked, interested, "And why have you brought us here?"
"I'm a little curious too," added Sylar.
"My old boss called me here," Katherine replied, her lips in a firm frown. "He says he wants to talk."
"Do you want to talk?" Damien asked. Katherine didn't answer.
After a few seconds, Sylar spoke, "Someone's coming."
"He's here," Katherine spoke.
Yoshido walked towards the trio. The God of Warriors was an impressive sight and Sylar found himself reeling from the power he was feeling. He couldn't believe he was seeing an actual god. Damien's expression was neutral and he didn't seem all that affected by the god's appearance. He had slain many gods before in his own world. If need be, this one would be no different.
Yoshido looked at Damien. "Why does your power feel so familiar?" questioned the god.
Damien looked at Yoshido and smiled widely and evilly. "That's for me to know and you to never find out."
Yoshido glared at Damien, before turning to Katherine and putting on a smile. "My dear Copycat," Yoshido greeted, "How have you been?"
"I've been fine," she glared. She remembered how Yoshido had banished her from the Guild, mostly because she interfered when many of the members had tried to kill her brother and she'd stopped them. Draco was her prey alone and no one else's. Also, it was because Yoshido couldn't control her and decided that letting her go (kicking her out) was the best option. "So, why did you call me?"
"You do realize that there are only 8 active Zodiac Knights now, not including Libra, don't you?"
"I do," Katherine answered. She did off a few of them herself. "Is that all you wanted to tell me?"
"There's more," Yoshido continued, "You see I know the identity of the Avatar."
Katherine quirked an eyebrow. "What Avatar?" Damien and Sylar grew interested as well.
"The Avatar of the Power. The vessel that contains the power that all the Knights seek by entering this War," Yoshido elaborated.
"The wish…" Katherine concluded. "So, you know who it is?"
"I do, and I am prepared to give you the answer under ONE condition," Yoshido said.
"What is it?" Katherine demanded.
"That you pledge your undying loyalty to me and fight as MY Knight," Yoshido answered. Damien and Sylar were a little surprised.
Katherine chuckled, "So, you want to take me back? Is that all?"
"Yes," Yoshido answered. Actually, she was his last resort. Originally, he'd planned to use Shadowcobra to gain the power since gods were forbidden from killing the Avatar and would be punished severely for interfering. Right now, that Power could make Yoshido the ruler of the Celestial Realm. All he needed was suitable pawn and he saw Katherine as the most logical choice since she was close and had gained many Zodiac Powers. "So, what do you say?"
Katherine's expression was unreadable as she approached Yoshido. The God of Warriors smiled as she stood before him and bowed. She then said, "I say…" She summoned her bladed tonfa out of darkness…
STAB!
Yoshido's eyes widened in shock as the weapon pierced his stomach.
STAB!
The second tonfa pierced his heart.
"Fat chance!" Katherine snarled as she withdrew the bladed tonfa from his stomach and held it against his neck. Yoshido could've defeated her or destroyed her without a thought, but for some reason he felt weak and powerless.
"W-What have y-y-you done!?" Yoshido demanded, vomiting blood. Katherine looked him straight in the eye, a grin on her face. Yoshido looked at her with shock and horror in his eyes. How could a mere mortal kill him like this? How could he have let his guard down so carelessly?
"Hind's Blood," she spoke before saying, "It's been nice knowing you, Yoshido-sama," Katherine grinned maliciously as she twisted her bladed tonfa which had pierced his heart. She then slit his throat swiftly.
She removed the tonfa from his heart and watched as he collapsed on the ground. His blood was dripping off the blade and she licked it off. "Yummy…" she purred. "The blood of a Golden Hind. Rare, believed to have the power to kill a god, priceless, and effective."
"So, what will you do with him now?" asked Damien.
Katherine grabbed Yoshido's limp arm and her teeth were revealed in an almost maniacal grin. "Hey, Sylar-kun, do you mind if I take a page out of your 'play book'?"
Sylar quirked an eyebrow, confused by her meaning for a second, before smiling himself. "Be my guest."
"Arigatou," she grinned before saying, "Itadakimasu," and opening her mouth WIDE. And this is not the normal wide. It was more like a snake detaching its lower jaw so that it could stretch its mouth wide to take in its meal whole. She started with Yoshido's head and then started to swallow, using her throat muscles to move his body down. She took him all in, clothes and all, as her powerful stomach acids began to dissolve his godly flesh and bones. Slowly, there was nothing left of the God of Warriors as he had been completely devoured. Katherine massaged her jaw before it snapped back into place. "That hurts, but it's satisfying." She belched.
Damien grimaced at her lack of manners as Sylar watched; amazed that Katherine could eat so much like that.
"Looks like I get to skip breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next month," Katherine commented, picking her teeth. She patted her stomach, "I'm gonna need to burn all these calories off. I feel bloated."
"You still look fine," Damien complimented.
"So, feel anything new?" Sylar asked. Every time he ate the brains of his victims, he gained a new ability.
"Let's find out," Katherine looked at her hands. She locked her eyes upon Damien and thrust her arm out at him, "Kurogane!" Instantly, her arm morphed into a large black iron cannon. Her new weapon shot a cannonball directly at Damien, surprising him, and smashed directly into him. Her arm morphed back to normal and she purred, "The 10 Celestial Treasures, weapons only the gods can access, and they are all mine."
The cannonball vanished and Damien was revealed to have formed a shield of energy around himself. Damien glared at her, asking, "What was that for?"
"I just wanted to test my new powers out and your reflexes," Katherine replied without regret. "And this Zodiac War will end, in my favor."
Damien glared at her. 'Believe me, Katherine, you may be powerful here. But when my plans come to fruition, you will see true power.'
"Don't be mad, Damien-dono," Katherine chuckled. "I was just playing."
Damien silently stared at her with a firm frown on his face before turning away, saying, "Are we done here?"
"Yes, we are," Katherine grinned. She formed a portal and walked in, "Let's go. There are preparations that we need to make." Damien stayed behind momentarily. "Are you coming Damien-dono?"
"I'll teleport momentarily. It's been some time since I was able to see a view like this," said Damien. Katherine shrugged her shoulders as she and Sylar vanished. He smiled wickedly. Unbeknownst to Katherine, in his final moments of weakness, Damien had entered Yoshido's mind and found the identity of the Avatar. "Yes, with that kind of power the Multiverse itself will bow before me…" He held out his arms and a miniature version of Jump City appeared before him, before erupting in flames. "Yes…I will finally be able to unlock all of the secrets! I will be the greatest being in existence!" He began to laugh insanely as his body turned to shadows and he vanished from sight.
By chance, the 8 Knights were in the same location in the Mirror World battling a horde of insectoid monsters known as Whitesleepers.
The monsters had appeared in a mall and started snatching up people for food. Luckily, Draco, Neko, Rose and Jinx had been able to save them before the former two decided to enter the Mirror World to fight them at the source as Jinx and Rose took care of the wounded.
At first, it'd only been Draco and Ryukendo but then the twins ended up being joined by Venus and Moon. Minutes later, Shadowcobra and Pluto had arrived and finally, ARMS and Copycat made their appearance.
As soon as Venus saw Copycat, in her rage, she ran past the monsters and attacked the REAL monster in her eyes, the evil Cat Knight. The Cat Knight, armed with her clawed gauntlets, obliged and soon the two females were in a fight.
"Aw, are you upset that I killed your boyfriend?" Copycat taunted.
"Yes!" Venus shot back. "Now, go to Hell!"
ARMS was using his Giga Launcher to blow the Whitesleepers up and away. When he got overwhelmed, he switched to close ranged gun combat, shooting at the monsters to stun them before smashing them aside with his fists.
Shadowcobra was in his normal mode and not his Death Form (dubbed Deathcobra) and was using his powers alongside his martial arts skills. He escaped a few Whitesleepers by phasing into the ground before flying back out to send them falling backwards with a tornado kick. Though he was hoping to battle with ARMS, he had to prioritize and these monsters were a priority.
Pluto was using his Wing Lancer and sword, both charged with electricity, and started attacking with a ferocity only possessed by native Tamaraneans. He was letting out a loud howl every now and then and shouting curses in the Tamaranean tongue as he fried the beasts. Moon was zipping around, smashing in their heads with super fast punches and kicks, watching as her own brother, the Snake Knight, used shadow blades to decapitate them. He was still as brutal as ever but that was his style and it produced satisfactory results.
In the midst of the Knights VS Whitesleepers battle, Venus and Copycat were still fighting and eventually their fight had taken them to the parking lot where there was more privacy. Copycat changed her weapons, switching to her twin battle axe and began swinging at the Swan Knight of Virgo.
"You're supposed to be the Knight of Virgo? Are you sure you're still a virgin?" Copycat mocked as she made a horizontal swing for her neck. Venus ducked and sent Copycat flying into a support pillar with a blast of white light energy. Copycat stood against the pillar, cracking her neck, "Ooh, feisty. I know someone who would have fun breaking you."
"Shut up!" Venus shouted. "You're going down!" She slid her sword into its holsters before drawing a card and sliding it into the chamber. "Sword Vent!"
Her golden Swan Glaive appeared in her hand and at that instant Copycat dropped her axes and drew her own card, sliding it into her whip's handle where the card chamber/reader was located. "Copy Vent!" A copy of Venus' weapon appeared in her hand. "Let's dance!"
The two female Knights rushed at each other, swinging their weapons. Venus found all her strikes being countered with ease and Copycat was growing bored with her opponent's half-assed fighting. Copycat brutally swung her copied weapon into Venus' chest, sending sparks flying and continued to attack violently and ferociously, listening to the girl's screams. They were delicious and she wanted to hear more.
"Add Vent!"
Copycat heard a roar and a howl before she was slammed by a three headed dog that bashed her into a car. She hated dogs and tried to push it away but the three-headed hound had her pinned down and trying to bite her. She kept it at bay with the shaft of her glaive, pushing it against their open jaws.
"Eri!" Pluto called as he rushed to his sister and helped her up. "Are you okay?" He grabbed her arm but she pulled herself away. "Eri?" Pluto asked, confused.
"You should've have interfered," she threatened. "Copycat was mine."
"Hey, you were in danger!" Pluto reasoned. "I was trying to help you!"
Venus huffed and looked to see that Copycat had vanished. "Kuso…" she swore. Her cape spread into wings that carried her away. Cerberus returned to Pluto, apologetically, and the Dog Knight gave each head a petting while watching his sister worriedly.
Back up on the main fighting floor, the Whitesleepers had evolved into Dragoonflies.
"HIRYUU SHOTEN HA!!" Draco roared as she performed and upward punch and created a tornado that caught a few Dragoonflies in it and started to tear them apart. He charged at a few Whitesleepers that were in mid-evolution and used another technique, engulfing his fists in fire, "KACHU TENSHIN AMAGURIKEN!!" The barrage of flaming fists destroyed them before they could completely turned into Dragoonflies.
"Strike Vent!" Ryukendo called as she fed Gekiryuken a card. A new weapon appeared in her had. It was known as the Ryuou Knuckle. It was shaped like a dragon's head and equipped to her right fist. The 'jaws' opened and she threw her equipped fist at the Hydragoons, firing a beam of intense energy that obliterated them. She then followed up with, "RYUOU KAZE GIRI!" spinning around and around and sending vacuum blades flying.
ARMS had switched back to the heavy artillery and was using the Power of the Pig, Heat Beam Eyes, to fire at the flying Dragoonflies. There were some misses but mostly hits as he laughed while blasting, watching as the insectoid beasts fell one by one.
"Fusion Vent!"
Shadowcobra's trio of monsters combined into Genocide and roared, firing blasts of darkness from its mouth at the flying monsters.
"Add Vent!"
Thunder Eagle, Brainstorm, Dragonzer and Dragblacker were summoned to deal with the flying Dragoonflies. Brainstorm sliced at them with its wings, Thunder Eagle was using electrical attacks, frying them with its lightning bolts, Dragonzer was incinerating them and Dragblacker was freezing them.
The Whitesleepers and Dragoonflies were slowly but surely falling in numbers. ARMS decided to leave the others to their own devices and exited the Mirror World when he felt his armor was vaporizing. The others soon followed suit as they felt their time was also running out.
Libra was in his room within the Celestial Realm, watching the remaining Knights battling the monsters of the Mirror World. However, his attention was entirely on Neko, the good half of her daughter and Ryuki, his son. He was also focusing on Copycat, his daughter's evil half and the Living Gate. She was dangerous but unfortunately he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't interfere aside from testing their mettle. He reached into his cape and pulled out a set of 4 cards. These were the Legend Cards, incredibly powerful cards which would give their users powers equal to those of gods. Their power should only be used as a last resort.
"Is it time?" Fuji asked behind Libra who sighed.
"It is," Libra nodded, "It began with 26 but now aside from myself only 8 remain. It is time for The Call."
He put the cards back into his cape and tapped the lower end of his staff on the floor. "Time to give the Knights the message." He then teleported away.
The Call…for the End…of the Zodiac War…
The Finals have begun.
Takada's Room/Lab:
Takada was just coming out of his shower, a towel wrapped around his waist and using another one to dry his hair. He then went to his closet to pick out some civilian clothing.
The Knight of Dogs had changed over the years. Once, he had been a notorious playboy, flirt, & skirt-chaser and also known as an infamous mad scientist. Sure, he considered himself eccentric by default, but never insane. It was just that he lacked a bit of common sense. His friends had periodically beaten the sense into him every time one of his experiments or inventions failed/blew up but he never gave up on his dreams.
Takada had originally entered the War to revive his mother. His sister had the same idea too. Now that their mother was revived and living with Emiko (Ryuki and Neko's mother) he wasn't sure why he was in this Zodiac War anymore. His dream had been to revive their mother from her coma but now that she was awake and everything he didn't really have a purpose anymore…
Or did he?
Tamaran was still far from being the tropical paradise it's been in the past. Sure he was making progress but it was slow. Maybe the wish could…
No, that would mean having to destroy his friends' dreams and could he do that? His sister now had a different motivation in fighting and well the ferocity she'd shown frightened and worried him a little. She had even attacked him instead of being grateful for saving her from Copycat. Where had all the gentleness gone?
There weren't many Knights left and now only 8 of them, aside from Libra, remained. Things were about to become more and more difficult in the future and…
The ringing sound invaded his ears and he looked towards his mirror. There was Libra, standing and looking back at him.
"So, it's time, huh?" Takada asked. He picked up his Zodiac Deck and stood in front of the mirror. "About time too."
Grant's Room:
Grant was throwing darts at a target and on it was Copycat's picture. Though they were teammates, he didn't particularly like her. From the very beginning she had belittled him and shown him very little respect. Heck, even his own father admired her more than him. That was so unfair!
Sure, Copycat had given him the Power of Taurus and with it he'd become a great threat, but even so he was still nothing compared to Copycat. He only had two Powers: The Zodiac Power of Taurus and the Zodiac Power of the Pig. Copycat had more than he and was using them to overshadow him.
Now, Copycat was the leader of Tartarus, with Slade as her advisor. HE should've been leader, not that Cat! So what if she was her father's favorite apprentice? He was the one meant to inherit that power, not some outsider!
It just pissed Grant off so much that he wanted to take a gun and stick it to her head before pulling the trigger. Heck, maybe he could just kill Neko and take out Katherine at the same time? Oh, that was tempting…really tempting…
He was in this War for himself now. And his desire was to become the most powerful criminal in the world…
The ringing sound came into his ear and he turned his head towards the mirror, thinking he would see a monster but he saw Libra instead.
He knew that he was being summoned. He didn't know how, but he did. He picked up his Zodiac Deck and walked towards the mirror.
Eri's Room:
She had been close to defeating Copycat and getting her revenge but then her brother had gotten in the way. She loved her Yoshi-oniichan, she really did, but he had to learn to butt out of her business once in a while. She would've been able to get out the predicament earlier on her own without any help…
Jericho was now just a ghost in a shell. He wasn't even truly alive. It was all Copycat's fault that he was like this! Even his powers were gone and even if he wanted to possess somebody he had to leave the Gigai and the one he was using was one of a kind.
She was thankful that Warren had decided to help her get her boyfriend Joey back, but even so she still wanted to give him a real life and a real body. It didn't feel right to her since she's always known him to be Joey the human, not Jericho the earthbound spirit in a Gigai…
Originally, she and her brother had made a deal to revive their mother at the end of the Zodiac War but now that she was awake and well, that deal was off. Now, Eri was going to pursue her own goals and her only goal was to bring Joey truly back to life…even if meant risking her own life.
The ringing came to her ears and she turned towards her mirror. Libra stood in the reflection.
It was time.
Megami's Room:
She couldn't believe that her brother had given up on reviving Misha. Granted, he was now happy with Raven. So, what was the point of her joining the Zodiac War in the first place? Hadn't she joined it for his happiness? She too wanted Misha back and for him, but yet he'd found his own happiness.
She, as his sister, should be happy that he'd moved on but it was just so unsatisfying. All that hard work and it was all for nothing? No, she couldn't believe it. She knew there was a reason why she was in this War up until now. She had a purpose right? She just needed to find it again because she had been forced to admit to herself that bringing back Misha now would just complicate things.
She remembered when she'd fought her brother. He'd been trying to eliminate her to protect her but she'd fought hard to defend herself and her powers. She was not going to give them up without a fight. She was using the powers for good, for justice, for the protection of…
Then she realized what it was…She was in this Zodiac War to protect people, just like her brother's friend Ryuki. If she was only after bringing back Misha, she should've given up after he'd found love with Raven…because Misha had been the source of his happiness in the past…
She had been trying to protect her brother's happiness.
Well, now she was going to fight so he could keep that happiness. It was her job as a sister!
The ringing came into her ears…and when she turned she saw Libra. Picking up her deck, she then walked towards the mirror.
Katherine's Room:
Out of all the Lords, Slade was the only one she could really trust. The other Lords had only been chosen for their skills and powers. She may have respected Damien and considered Sylar to be a friend, but when it came down to it, she didn't trust either of them.
Damien was planning something, she knew and Sylar was planning on taking her brain due to her powers. No way was she going to let her guard down when around those two. She was going to keep her eye on Damien the most. The guy was just too sneaky for her taste and like every other villain of his caliber had his own personal agenda.
Damien was always planning something. When Katherine thought she had the upper hand, Damien was in fact five or six steps ahead. She knew that even if his current plan failed, he had at least 10 other plans he could use based off of the point of failure.
Rosalinda was lying on her side in bed with Katherine behind her. The Cat Knight was spooning with the girl, holding her against her own body as she sniffed her hair. Rosalinda was just a substitute for Rose, true, but it was enough for Katherine. She wanted a lover and someone she could confide in. She could trust Rosalinda who was loyal to her and loved her, worshipping the very ground she walked on. It made Katherine feel tall.
Her plans were coming close to fruition, and all she needed was the Key. The Key was her weaker half and without her, she would not be able to reach her full power…
Well, that had been before her recent discovery. She'd found out the identity of the Avatar of Power and she'd been right under her nose the whole time.
By killing Terra, she would get the Power by default. By killing Terra, she would have the wish. She had gained the knowledge by eating Yoshido along with his powers and NOW she was a goddess! Maybe when she got the Wish she could wish to be ruler of the entire Multiverse and have monuments and temples built in her honor. She could make herself the most powerful entity in all of existence, so powerful that even Damien had to grovel at her feet.
Not even the gods themselves could stop her.
She grinned and then began to nuzzle Rosalinda. She licked the girl's neck and nibbled on her ear, sending shivers running up and down her spine as she rubbed her hand up and down Rosalinda's side and her belly, tickling her a little. She felt Rosalinda stir. Maybe one for the road wouldn't hurt and…
Then she heard the ringing…"This better be important," she grumbled.
Her eyes turned scornfully towards the mirror to see Libra. He was summoning her…
With a snort she got out of bed, and went over towards the mirror, taking her Zodiac Deck out of her pocket.
Ryuki's Room (actually Jinx's room but then he decided to move all his stuff in so now it is their room):
Jinx was in bed with him, the pink haired girl lying on him with her hair unbound. Both were nude under the covers and she had fallen asleep after an intense round of lovemaking. It had taken her a lot of work and preparation to finally get him to relax enough so they could be intimate like they had been before.
He had been afraid to touch her since the battle with the Orphenoch King. He had been forced to kill his friend and didn't feel like he deserved to even look at her…His visions had frightened him and most of them portrayed…
The girl had convinced him otherwise and even so it had taken a lot of effort so they could be together like this again. So that they could be together once more as lovers…
It was his fault their relationship had suffered and he was willing to pay any price to make it work again. She was able to comfort him and he felt ashamed for pushing her away. She loved him and he too loved her.
So much had changed since the day he'd picked up that Zodiac Deck and became a Zodiac Knight and now, 19, was engaged to a beautiful woman.
Yes, he and Jinx were finally engaged. He'd proposed to her when they'd gone to visit his mother. As soon as he'd proposed, she'd glomped him and kissed him on the floor and now she wore the ring proudly.
He would use all the power he had to protect her, his family, and his friends, all of them. They were his precious people. He would not turn his back on them…no, he would not. He swore…
He had been terrified when he heard that Damien had come to his universe. When they first met, he had shown Ryuki Damien's version of Jinx, broken. Ryuki had attacked him in a blind rage, but was easily put down. Ryuki knew Damien's power was beyond even Ichijyo's scope of imagination. That was why he was glad for Warren to be on his team. He knew that if there was anyone who could fight Damien, it was Warren.
He heard the ringing sound and turned his head towards the mirror.
"So, it's time?" he asked Libra who was standing in the reflection. "Should've known that this day would come."
Ichijyo's Room:
For Ichijyo, it was the same as always. He was alone in his room while Raven was in her own room. They'd opted to keep their own rooms but slept together in either his or her room. They were married, truth be told, but they were still getting used to the idea since they hadn't expected to be married so soon. Their relationship had only started a little over a year ago and well…Ichijyo didn't feel that he deserved someone like Raven, and vie versa.
Yes, he'd moved on and let Misha rest in peace (at her request) but some feelings would always linger and he often found himself feeling that he was betraying his first love. Misha had assured him in that dream that she wanted him to be happy and being with Raven…he was more than happy that he couldn't find the words.
He felt both the darkness and light inside of him, swirling. He'd grown in power in the past several years and even more so in the past year. He felt that he could turn into his true form and without any negative repercussions…
But that was only wishful thinking. Despite his heritage, his body was still mortal and the intense power could destroy his body if he wasn't careful.
In an alternate universe he'd died when Yoshido had tried to force him to murder Raven. He decided to take his own life. If the same events ever played out in this universe…he was willing to do the same.
He took his eyes away from the report he was typing up and turned his attention towards his mirror once the ringing invaded his ears. There stood Libra.
"It's time," Shadow whispered. "So, it's finally here."
Neko's Room (originally Ryuki's room but he'd given it to her and was now sharing it with Cathy and Rose):
The past two weeks have been nothing but frustrating for the current generation's 2nd Knight of Aquarius. Neko's heart was conflicted. On one hand she knew she loved Rose and on the other hand she found that she was developing feelings for Kenzaki, who on their first meeting had tried to kill her. Her love life was what would be considered strange by normal standards just like her life which had been anything but normal to begin with.
She was actually just half a person. She felt incomplete. She felt…like a Nobody and it stressed her out and when the time came she would take out her stress and frustration on a random monster in the Mirror World.
Her heart and mind were both in turmoil. At least she had her partner, Gekiryuken, and her brother to talk to about this stuff with. It made things…well not easier, but at least more manageable than if she was alone.
Well, her problems concerned her emotions, specifically love, which was focused on two people. She heard that writing about things helped so maybe she should write about Kenzaki and Rose's good and bad points.
She moved from her bed and went to her desk. She rummaged through the drawer to pull out a notebook and pen before she sat down and flipped through the notebook pages, which were littered with doodles, before stopping at a clean page.
First, Rose…and she began writing.
Rose's good points:
-Best friend.
-First (and only) girlfriend.
-Honest
-Faithful
-A good listener
-Beautiful
-Trustworthy
-Great kisser
-Cares about the people she loves
And then she moved onto Kenzaki…
Kenzaki's good points:
-A great friend
-Trustworthy
-Reliable
-Brave
-Persistent
-Determined
-And doesn't look too bad without a shirt on
Neko blinked at the last part and then crossed it out…replacing it with:
-Good looking (and that's all he's got going for him)
She was about to write up their bad points when a ringing sound invaded her ears. She looked towards her mirror to see Libra looking back. This wasn't a normal visit…it was a call.
They had been called…
They had been summoned…
It was time…
They were the only ones left…
And in the End…
There can be ONLY ONE!
To Be Continued…
Remaining Zodiac Knights (NOT counting Libra):
Zodiac Knight (Kamen Rider Draco) Draco
Real Name: Ryuki "Leo" Leonard Hasuma
Zodiac Animal: The Dragon
Zodiac Powers:
Combustion/Pyrokinesis/Firebending (Dragon): Draco is capable of generating and manipulating fire. His 'bending' ability allows him to shape the flames anyway he wishes. The flames can also be released from his feet for propulsion.
Strength (Ox): Draco is capable of amazing strength.
Earth Manipulation/Geokinesis/Earthbending (Capricorn): Draco is capable of controlling and manipulating the earth (dirt, rocks, sand etc). He can also 'hear' the earth.
Sand Morphing (Scorpio): Draco is capable of turning his body into sand for escape purposes. This power is both offensive and defensive as he can use his sand morphed form to blind opponents.
Clairvoyance (Pisces): Draco is capable of seeing into the future however he is unable to control this ability. This usually happens when he is dreaming or when he uses it in battle to foresee his opponent's next move.
Other Powers:
Telekinesis: A rarely used power. He is able to use it to levitate things over to himself or repel them. He can also use it as a blast of telekinetic energy.
Teleportation: He usually does this by disappearing and reappearing in a vortex of fire.
Flight: He combines his combustion powers and telekinesis to take flight. The flames come out of his feet.
Able to generate and manipulate ice/Icebending: After a contract made with Dragblacker, Draco is able to generate and shape ice. He can also use water.
Able to generate intense heat from his body, which is the fuel source for his Combustion Zodiac power.
Cat-like reflexes, senses, agility and strength
Martial arts: Studied under his grandfather. His style is his family's own unique style.
Energy solidification: He learnt how to solidify fire, probably while training with Slade. Possibly able to solidify any form of energy.
Orphenoch powers: Transformation, siring, regeneration, and energy blasts.
Zodiac Beasts: Dragonzer/Dragonrizer (a red Chinese Dragon), Razorclaw (a black lion with a silver mane), Overbite (a red shark), Hardhead (a buffalo), Brainstorm (a blue condor), Wildcat (a tiger), and Dragblacker (a black Chinese dragon).
Card reader: A dragonhead armguard mounted on his left gauntlet.
Draco's Vent Cards:
Add Vent Dragonzer (5,000 AP): Summons Dragonzer.
Sword Vent (2,000 AP): Dragon Flame Saber. A Chinese Saber.
Guard Vent (2,000 DP): Double Dragon Shield. A pair of red and silver shields with dragon claws.
Shoot Vent (2,000 AP): Dragon Flame Cannon. A flamethrower in the shape of Dragonzer's head.
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Dragon Flame Knuckle: Designed similarly to the Dragon Flame Cannon, albeit smaller. This weapon is used like a gauntlet and enhances the power of punches. Also used for the "Dragon Break" attack on which Draco uses the Knuckle to direct Dragonzer to his target.
Trick Vent: Multiply. Creates Duplicates of Draco.
Trap Vent: Spider Web. Traps target in webbing.
Mighty Vent: Increase Power.
Speed Vent: Increase Speed.
Defense Vent: Increase Defense.
Sight Vent: Lights of Revelation. Allows Draco to reveal the target's true form.
Armor Vent: Dragon Armor Up! Allows Draco to summon all of his chosen weapons.
Rising Vent: Flight of the Dragons. A pair of dragon wings form on his back.
Final Vent (6,000 AP): Combustion Dragon Kick. A flaming flying kick that is executed by Dragonzer launching Draco at the target.
Add Vent Wildcat (4,000 AP): Summons Wildcat
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Wild Tiger Claws. A pair of clawed gauntlets.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Tiger Motor Smash. Draco smashes into the target while riding upon Wildcat that has transformed into motorbike mode.
Add Vent Razorclaw (4,000 AP): Summons Razorclaw
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Black Lion Claws. A pair of clawed gauntlets.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Lion Claw Rush. Razorclaw leaps into the air as Draco is riding it and it transforms into its ATV mode before rushing at the target and crushing it.
Add Vent Brainstorm (4,000 AP): Summons Brainstorm
Sword Vent (2,000 AP): Condor Glaive. A glaive.
Guard Vent (2,000 DP): Condor Shield. A shield that looks like Brainstorm's wings.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Condor Storm Slash. Brainstorm attaches itself to Draco's back and creates a whirlwind that traps the target inside. Draco then enters the whirlwind and slashes the target to ribbons with the Condor Glaive.
Add Vent Hardhead (4,000 AP): Summons Hardhead
Guard Vent (2,000 DP): Buffalo Shield. A powerful shield.
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Buffalo Hammer. A gauntlet shaped like Hardhead's head.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Hammerhead Crush. Draco rides horizontally on Hardhead's head and rams into the target, head first.
Add Vent Overbite (4,000 AP): Summons Overbite
Sword Vent (2,000 AP): Red Shark Sword. A thin double edged blade with a shark-like hilt.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Drilling Shark Strike. Draco rides Overbite and then dives upon the target whilst spinning and stabbing with the sword.
Add Vent Dragblacker (6,000 AP): Summons Dragblacker
Sword Vent (3,000 AP): Frost Dragon Sabre. A Chinese Saber.
Guard Vent (3,000 DP): Frost Dragon Shields. A pair of black and silver shields with dragon claws.
Shoot Vent (3,000 AP): Frost Dragon Cannon. A cannon in the shape of Dragblacker's head that shoots ice blasts
Final Vent (7,000 AP): Dragon Freezing Kick. Dragblacker launches Draco at the target that had been frozen by Dragblacker's ice breath and Draco smashes the target with a powerful flying kick.
Survivor Rekka (Left Wing of the Phoenix): Transforms Draco to Survivor Mode. Rekka means "Wild Fire" or "Raging Flame".
Add Vent Dragonrizer (8,000 AP): Summons Dragonrizer.
Sword Vent (4,000 AP): Golden Dragon Blade. A golden blade extends from the Dragblaster.
Shoot Vent (4,000 AP): Meteor Bullet. Enables the Dragblaster to shoot powerful fireballs
Guard Vent (4,000 DP): Dragon Barricade. Dragonrizer flies around Draco, acting like a barricade and protects Draco from attacks.
Random Vent: Allows Draco to access any and all Vent cards from the other Knights in a random order
Survivor Final Vent (10,000 AP): Dragon Meteor Firestorm. All of Draco's monsters, except Dragonrizer, become meteors and strike at the target while Draco rides Dragonrizer, motorbike mode, and rams into the target.
Evolution Emperor: This card allows Draco to transform to Emperor Mode.
Zodiac Knight Shadowcobra (Deathcobra)
Real Name: Ichijyo Desmond Amakusa-Akuma
Zodiac Animal: The Snake
Zodiac Powers: Invisibility (Snake), Astral Projection (Sheep) and 6th Sense (Sagittarius).
Other Powers: Can change self into a shadow form that allows him to stretch his body, shape shift and change his size, Intangibility (can pass through solid objects in shadow form), shadow/darkness manipulation, telekinesis, flight, teleportation, telepathy, healing, regeneration, light manipulation (rarely used) and can create Shadow agents that can be used as spies or erase people's memories by entering their minds
Note: Shadowcobra's shadow manipulation powers are a manifestation of his vampire side. They are at 1/7 of their full strength. His healing powers are a manifestation of his angel side. The psychic abilities he has are tied to these two parts of him.
Shadow Agents: These are Shadowcobra's familiars taking on the form of bats, snakes and anything he can imagine. They are an extension of his own soul so whatever they see or hear, he will as well. He can also absorb the memories of any Shadow Agent that he reabsorbs into himself. Shadow Clones also fall under this category.
Shadow Clones: Duplicates created by Shadowcobra from his own shadow. They can maintain physical form as long as Shadow wills it. He can also create duplicates from other people's shadows.
Shadow Solidification: Shadowcobra can solidify shadows to form any weapon he wishes. Examples of weapons are chains, swords, scythes and etc…He can also create walls and clothing from shadows. Of course, these things would disappear under intense light but Shadowcobra's dark powers allow them to exist under such conditions.
Shadow Energy: By concentrating and collecting shadows into a ball, he can send powerful ad devastating blasts of energy. Some of his blasts are in the form of discs that can cut through anything. He can also create extra limbs out of the shadows.
Shadow Portals: Shadowcobra can use shadows as portals.
Shadow Morphing: By use of Shadow Morphing, Shadowcobra can turn himself intangible, stretch his body or shape shift into animals like Beast Boy.
Shadow Puppet: Shadowcobra can stretch his own shadow to connect to another's and control them like a puppet.
Shadow Nightmare: Shadowcobra morphs into a dome and engulfs his target. What happens inside the dome can vary but can be best describe as giving the target an INTENSE fear of the dark.
Shadow Realm: Shadowcobra can send a person to the Shadow Realm, a dark void of nothingness where they will suffer for all eternity.
Zodiac Beasts: Genosnaker/Venosnaker (a giant purple cobra), Metalceros (a humanoid rhino), Stingdiver (a stingray) and Genocide/Genocide-X (a combination of the three)
Card reader: A staff/scepter with a cobra motif.
Shadowcobra's Vent Cards:
Add Vent Genosnaker (5,000 AP): Summons Genosnaker.
Sword Vent (3,000 AP): Snake Coil Saber. A yellow spiral sword with a jagged edge and purple basket hilt.
Guard Vent (3,000 DP): Cobra Shield. A shield that looks like the back of Genosnaker's hood.
Final Vent (6,000 AP): Genocide Crash. Shadowcobra jumps, does a back flip and Genosnaker launches him with a stream of acid and venom while Shadowcobra performs a bicycle kick (several rapid front kicks in a row).
Add Vet Metalceros (4,000 AP): Summons Metalceros.
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Metal Strike Horn. A gauntlet in the shape of Metalceros' forehead.
Confine Vent: Cancels out the affect of other Vent Cards.
Trap Vent: Chains of Darkness. Traps target in mass of black chains.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Rhinoceros Smasher. Shadowcobra rides upon Metalceros shoulders, horizontally, acting as a sort of lance and both charge towards the target, the Metal Strike Horn acting as a spearhead.
Add Vent Stingdiver (4,000 AP): Summons Stingdiver.
Swing Vent (2,000 AP): Sting Whip. A barbed whip.
Sword Vent (2,000 AP) Ray Blades. A pair of broad blades attach themselves to Shadowcobra's forearms.
Copy Vent: Copies the weapon of another Knight.
Vampire Vent: Sucks out energy from the target. Used with the Sting Whip.
Medusa Vent: Paralyses target.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Stingray Surf. Shadowcobra rides Stingdiver like a flying surfboard and rams into the target.
Trick Vent: Shadow Clones. Create shadow duplicates of Shadowcobra
Nasty Vent: Acid Spray. Genosnaker/Venosnaker sprays acid at the target.
Steal Vent: Steals a target's weapon.
Fusion Vent: Combines two or more monsters together.
Final Vent (7,000 AP): Darkhole Crusher. Shadowcobra drill kicks his target into a whirling vortex formed in the centre of Genocide's body.
Mighty Vent: Increases Attack.
Survivor Kokoro (Heart of the Phoenix): Transforms Shadowcobra to Survivor Mode. Kokoro means "Heart."
Add Vent Venosnaker (7,000 AP): Summons Venosnaker.
Add Vent Genocide-X (9,000 AP): Summons Genocide-X
Survivor Final Vent (10, 000 AP): Shadow Spiral Shaver. Shadow leaps up and allows his cape to wrap around him. Genocide-X provides the power as he launches himself at his target.
Evolution Vampangel: Transforms Shadowcobra to Vampangel Mode.
Zodiac Knight Pluto
Real Name: Yoshiyuki Takada
Zodiac Animal: The Dog
Zodiac Power: Immortality (Dog) and Levitation (Rooster)
Other Powers: A Super Genius, invulnerability, dog-like senses, electrical powers and nanotech enhancements.
Zodiac Beasts: Cerberus/Cerberion (a three headed dog) and Darkwing/Darkraider (a bat).
Card reader: A sword.
Pluto's Vent Cards:
Add Vent Cerberus (5,000 AP):
Sword Vent (3,000 AP): K-9 Lance. A lance.
Shoot Vent (2,000 AP): K-9 Crossbow. A crossbow.
Portal Vent: Creates a portal to anywhere in the world. Possibly the universe. Also used as a portal to and out of the Mirror Dimension.
Final Vent (6,000 AP): Frozen Hunter. Pluto rides upon Cerberus who freezes the opponent before smashing it to bits.
Add Vent Darkwing (4,000 AP): Summons Darkwing.
Sword Vent: Wing Lancer (2,000 AP). A lance
Guard Vent (2,000 DP): Wing Wall. Darkwing becomes a protective cape.
Nasty Vent: Supersonic Screech. Darkwing/Darkraider releases a deafening screech.
Trick Vent: Duplication. Creates duplicates.
Trap Vent: Vine Storm. Traps target in unbreakable vines.
Blast Vent: Darkwing/Darkraider blows the target away with a blast of wind from flapping its wings/the turbine in its wings.
Final Vent (6,000 AP): Deadly Immortal's Drill. Pluto jumps up and Darkwing, as his cape, wraps around Pluto and spins like a drill/corkscrew before dropping on the target, using the Wing Lancer/K-9 Lance as the tip.
Survivor Shippu (Right Wing of the Phoenix): Transforms Pluto to Survivor Mode. Contains the power of wind. Shippu means "Violent Wind" or "Gale".
Add Vent Darkaider (6,000 AP): Summons Darkraider.
Add Vent Cerberion (7,000 AP): Summons Cerberion
Sword Vent (4,000 AP): Hell Sword: A sword that could vary in length.
Shoot Vent (3,000 AP): Hell Crossbow. His card reader becomes a crossbow.
Guard Vent (3,000 DP): Hell Shield. His card reader becomes a shield.
Focus Vent: This card increases Pluto's speed and power by slowing down the rest of the world. Only Pluto has this card.
Survivor Final Vent (10,000 AP): Dark Torpedo. Pluto jumps upon Darkraider, who then changes to motorbike mode before Cyberion becomes energy and fuses with it. A laser paralyses the target before Pluto's cape spreads out into wings and wraps around him and Darkraider, forming a torpedo that rams into the target.
Evolution Cyber: Transforms Pluto to Cyber Mode.
Zodiac Knight Copycat
Real Name: Katherine Hasuma
Zodiac Animal: The Cat
Zodiac Powers: Mimicry (Cat), Motion to the motionless (Rat), Yin-Yang Opposites (Tiger), Illusion (Gemini), Duplication (Aries), Shape-shifting (Monkey), Liquid Metal Transmutation (Cancer) and Control & communicate with wild animals (Leo)
Other Powers: Telepathy, teleportation, 9-Lives, Cat-like senses, agility and reflexes. Also possesses the ability to summon Horrors since she is the Living Gate.
Zodiac Beasts: Techno Panther (a robotic humanoid panther), Psychorogue (an android-like monster that looks like a humanoid cricket and wearing a metal hockey mask. Could be considered a psychotic humanoid cricket), Destwilder (a humanoid white tiger) and Savageleon (a humanoid black lion).
Card reader: A whip.
Copycat's Vent Cards:
Add Vent Techno Panther (5,000 AP): Summons Techno Panther.
Strike Vent (3,000 AP): Feline Claws. A pair of lethal clawed gauntlets.
Copy Vent: Copies the affect of another Knights' Vent Cards.
Final Vent (6,000 AP): Dark Nova Crash. Techno Panther stabs the target and drags it on the ground before Copycat stabs her claws into the target to destroy it.
Add Vent Psychorogue (6,000 AP): Summons Psychorogue.
Strike Vent (3,000 AP): Psycho Gloves. A pair of spiked gauntlets.
Sword Vent (3,000 AP): Psycho Slasher. A spiked lance.
Guard Vent (3,000 DP): Psycho Shield. A shield that looks like a metal hockey mask.
Final Vent (7,000 AP): Psycho Spiral. Psychorogue transforms into its motorbike mode before Copycat jumps on. Psychorogue spins around with Copycat riding and crashes into the target.
Zodiac Knight Moon
Real Name: Megami Angelina Amakusa-Akuma
Zodiac Animal: The Rabbit
Zodiac Power: Speed
Other Powers: Moonbeams and Empathy
Zodiac Beast: Hopstar (Humanoid Rabbit.)
Card reader: Right boot.
Moon's Vent Cards:
Add Vent Hopstar (4,000 AP): Summons Hopstar.
Strike Vent (2,000 AP): Rabbit Gloves. A pair of gauntlets.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Rapid Rabid Rabbit. Moon and Hopstar run around the target at super speed, creating a vortex that sucks the target in. When the vortex dissipates, the target will drop back down, allowing Moon and Hopstar rapidly attacks the target with their super fast punches and kicks.
Zodiac Knight A.R.M.S. (Artillery Robotic Mercenary Soldier)
Real Name: Grant Wilson
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Zodiac Power: Magnetism (Taurus) and Heat Beam Eyes (Pig).
Other powers: An expert marksman.
Zodiac Beast: Gigataurus (a robotic Minotaur)
Card reader: A submachine gun.
ARMS' Vent Cards:
Add Vent Gigataurus (6,000 AP): Summons Gigataurus.
Shoot Vent (3,000 AP): Giga Launcher. A rocket launcher/cannon/bazooka.
Shoot Vent (3,000 AP): Giga Cannons. A pair of shoulder mounted cannons.
Fly Vent: Giga Pack. A jetpack that allows ARMS to fly.
Guard Vent (3,000 DP): Giga Guard. A shield that looks like Gigataurus' chestplate.
Final Vent (7,000 AP): End of the World. ARMS places the barrel of his submachine gun into the back of Gigataurus and the monster lets loose ALL of its ammo.
Zodiac Knight Venus
Real Name: Erika Takada
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Zodiac Power: Healing and can read people's auras through physical contact while healing. Can also shoot energy blasts
Zodiac Beast: Whitewing (A swan)
Card reader: A rapier.
Venus' Vent Cards:
Add Vent Whitewing (4,000 AP): Summons Whitewing
Sword Vent (2,000 AP): Swan Glaive. A golden glaive.
Guard Vent (2,000 DP): Swan Shield. A shield that looks like Whitewing's Wings.
Final Vent (5,000 AP): Misty Slash. Whitewing flies behind the target and flaps its wings, blowing them towards Venus who slashes them to pieces with her Swan Glaive.
Zodiac Knight Ryukendo
Real Name: Neko Hasuma
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Zodiac Powers: Manipulation of Wind and Water (Aquarius) and Healing (Horse).
Other Powers: Telepathy, telportation, cat-like senses, agility & reflexes, and able to absorb the physical properties of any solid matter through touch.
Zodiac Beast: Brave Leon, Fire Kong, Aqua Shark and Thunder Eagle
Card reader: Keyblade (Gekiryuken)
Ryukendo's Vent Cards:
Fire Vent: Changes Ryukendo to Fire Mode (Fire Ryukendo)
Aqua Vent: Changes Ryukendo to Aqua Mode (Aqua Ryukendo)
Thunder Vent: Changes Ryukendo to Thunder Mode (Thunder Ryukendo)
Sword Vent (3,000 AP): Ryuou Dagger. A dagger.
Strike Vent (3,000 AP): Ryuou Knuckle. A gauntlet shaped like a dragon's head.
Guard Vent (3,500 DP): Ryuou Shield. A shield shaped like dragon's wings.
Add Vent Brave Leon (5,000 AP): Summons Brave Leon
Add Vent Fire Kong (6,000 AP): Summons Fire Kong
Add Vent Aqua Shark (4,500 AP): Summons Aqua Shark
Add Vent Thunder Eagle (4,500 AP): Summons Thunder Eagle
Final Vents:
Lion Drive Strike (6,000 AP): Used in conjunction with Ryuou Giri, Brave Leon rams into the target.
Kong Cannon Calamity (7,000 AP): Fire Kong becomes a cannon pack and fires fireballs before throwing Fire Ryukendo who finishes it off it Ryuou Kaen Giri
Surging Shark Strike (6,000 AP): Used in conjunction with Ryuou Hyoketsu Giri. Aqua Shark becomes its 'Aqua Board' mode and Aqua Ryukendo rides it before ramming into the frozen target.
Eagle Storm Crash (6,000 AP): Used in conjunction with Ryuou Raimei Giri. Thunder Eagle carries Thunder Ryukendo at the target, covering them in electricity.
ED Sequence
Ryuki is walking in the rain carrying an umbrella as he walked through the crowd. He walked past a window and Dragonzer was flying in it, in the same direction. He gazed up at the sky and noticed the clouds rolling away to reveal sunshine. He smiled and then looked behind him to see the Titans, Ichijyo and Takada waving at him. Jinx ran towards him and then jumped towards him. He dropped the umbrella to catch her.
Shift scene to a series of photos of the Titans in training with the Knights; Robin and Ryuki are performing martial arts with Jinx and Starfire watching who are cheering for them, Raven and Shadowcobra are sparing with energy and Beast, Cyborg, Terra and Takada are in a pile, wrestling.
Shift scene to a series of photos of the Titans and Knight hanging out in the Tower, doing a myriad of things; Jinx and Ryuki are making out in his room with the red haired boy blushing, Ichijyo and Raven are reading a book together, sitting close to one another in her room. Starfire and Robin are talking on the roof and Beast Boy, Cyborg, Terra and Takada are playing videogames
Shift scene to a set of photos of the Titans and Knight enjoying a day in the park; Cyborg is cooking at the grill, Robin, Ryuki, Jinx and Starfire are playing touch football with the girls seemingly winning, Ichijyo and Raven are both relaxing under the shade of a tree, and Terra is tossing a Frisbee with Beast Boy (as a dog) and Takada jumping up to catch it with their mouths.
The final scene is a group photograph with all the Titans and the three Knights standing in front of the Tower.
QUESTION: (PLS INCLUDE THE ANSWER IN THE REVIEW)
What are your TOP 10 Favorite Moments of this entire Saga, from Vol 1 through Vol 3?