Digimon Xros Wars: Armored Warriors Of Fate
Disclaimer:
Digimon is owned by Toei Animation
Kamen Rider Gaim is owned by Ishimori Production and Shotaro Ishimori
The various guest characters appearing in every arc are owned by their respective owners.
Last chapter showed you what Taiki and the rest of the Xros Heart characters were doing during the last four years, and now they are moving on with their lives now that their Digimon partners are at their world rebuilding their kingdom, and this time more characters are to be introduced here and the so-called "Invess game" will finally be revealed.
Well, That's the summary I can tell you right now, but you'll soon see where this would lead to, so here is the first chapter, so read and enjoy!
The scene shifts to the Kyoto University where students are busy with their studies and so far everything within the prefecture is peaceful, with no problems in terms of national security, and with no Digimons around, Taiki and his friends appeared to be content with the peace they are having, though the "mysterious girl" in white outfit can be seen standing over a rooftop of a skyscraper, as her eyes appeared to be set onto Kyoto University, and her eye is focused solely on Taiki, as he is busy with school work, not noticing that he is being watched.
The "Mysterious Girl" glanced at him one more time before vanishing without a trace, wondering if the "fate" is going to happen or not.
Just Live More byGaim no Kaze
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider Gaim)
Got it, Move...Wow
Don't Say No JUST LIVE MORE
Don't Say No JUST LIVE MORE
Sabaibaru You got move
Gendai wa sanagara sengoku
Dare ga kachinukeru?
Kagi wa hirake rarete shimatta
(Don't Say No JUST LIVE MORE)
Doko ni aru? Do tsukau?
Kindan no kajitsu
`Ima' to iu kaze wa nani o tsutaeru tame Dare mo
[Omae no moto ni fuku? Tsuyoku tsuyoku Blowin' up]
Ashita ga yume ga mada mienakute mo
[Soko genkai? Seiippai ikite iru to ierunara]
Utsumuku na yo (kao agero) doko madede mo
(Mageru koto naku)
Shinjita michi o ike JUST LIVE MORE
Don't Say No JUST LIVE MORE
Ch. 3 - Invess GÄ“mukureizu
In the next few weeks, Kyoto University is holding a "festival", and Taiki's class was among those selected to feature a "school play" to show, and both Akari and Zenjirou, along with the majority of their classmates, decided to use the "Sengoku period" as a basis for their play, and Taiki was elected to play the lead part of a samurai hero, in which Taiki himself did not object and accepted the role to play that particular role. Of course Zenjirou began to teach his friend how to act and fight like a samurai much to Taiki's embarrassment.
"Now, Taiki...act like a samurai!"
"Geez...Zenjirou..."
"Don't slack and go in to action! KKKYYYAAAHHH!"
-x-
As the school festival went on, the scene shifts to the streets where several groups are lined up at a park, and each of them are facing their assigned opponents as the groups' leaders brought out what appeared to be a Digi-vice, in which they resembled hand-shaped padlocks, and among the groups involved were two familiar faces, who turn out to be Ryouma Mogami and Ren Togami, whose team were wearing clothes that are colored black and red, black pants and sleeveless tuxedo with red trench coats, whom their group is identified as "Team Baron".
The leader of the opposing group confronted Ryouma and flaunted his device, also shaped like a padlock and taunted the leader of Team Baron and assured that he would get the victory and advance up the "ladder" of the tournament, though Ryouma looked calm and collected as he just smirk at his opponent and ignored the taunting while Team Baron members are cheering for Ryouma while the members of the opposing team are cheering for their leader. After some taunting, Ryouma finally answered back to his opponent which the unidentified rival tries to answer back, but was soon silenced by Ryouma's "counter".
"Get ready, you Baron-bitches...we're gonna win this!"
"You wish, you simpleton..."
By then, Ryouma and the unidentified opponent went to the center of the park and brought out their devices, and began to "unlock" their locks, in which a pair of "portals" appeared and two "holographic"-type Digimons appeared and are now facing each other, and there a "referee" showed up to officiate the match and there he gave the signal to start the fight, and the two Digimons began to do battle, and soon some crowd gathered to watch the match, with Ryouma holding his device, he "directed" his Digimon to use powerful moves and after some three minutes, his Digimon emerged triumphant and Team Baron won the match and the referee declared that the winning team would advance in the rankings, and that the losing team left the park in shame.
Taiki was among those who witnessed the battle and is quite bothered that a different breed of creatures are seen, yet he is unsure whether they are Digimons or not, and yet Ryouma managed to keep them at bay, and wondered if this is the so-called "Invess Game" craze that he just heard, and hoped that if this is just a game, he hoped that this wouldn't end in an untoward incident. As much as he wanted to find the Clock Shop Owner to ask if he is aware of this, he decided to keep things under wraps for now as there is no evidence of whether those new-breed Digimons are a threat to the human world.
"If I have the time...I'd better find the clock Shop Owner...maybe he might know something about those "Invess creatures"..."
-x-
A few days later, the scene shifts to a snack bar-restaurant where Kyoto University students frequently hang out here, and the place was popular, so popular that the shop is thriving in business, as the bartender set up shop here a few years ago just as the "Digimon hunting" began. The bartender was kind, neutral and friendly, which shows how the students got along well with him, and as business is going smoothly, he allowed the students, and strangers, to hang out here as long as they don't cause any trouble.
However, he is a bit skeptical when the "Invess Games" craze started, and there the bartender's sight shifted to the far corner of the shop, where a man, in his 20's is sitting there, sipping his ordered drink wile he appeared to be waiting for someone, and beside him was a rather huge traveling bag that contained some items, in which he appeared to be guarding it well, and as he is about to order another set of dining order, a group of teenagers came and approached the person, in which the leader of the unidentified teen group immediately brought out a huge sum of money and placed it on the table, which the person sitting began the conversation, with the bartender secretly listening on.
"Hey...are you the guy called "Sid"...?"
"Yes...that's me."
"I was told you sell "Lock Seeds"...right?"
"Yes."
"I want to buy one?"
"Really? What kind? What rank? And that depends on your budget..."
"I got the cash..."
"Then show me and i'll show you mine..."
The person, identified only as "Sid", smirked as he sees this as another "business prospect" as he brought out what appeared to be "lock devices", identified as "Lock Seeds", according to Sid, these "Lock Seed" devices are sold according to "class ranking" and how much the buyer can afford, as well as he claimed that he can "get" a higher ranked "Lock Seed" if the buyer can afford its' rather "expensive price", as well as how many the buyer can afford.
The leader of the unidentified group realizes that the money he showed can only afford for something so Sid showed the teen his I-Pad which shows a list of Lock Seeds that are ranked C to D, and thinking rather rashly because he believes that he could stand a chance, he chose a Lock Seed that is ranked C-Class, and with the money he bought, the teen leader bought only two of them. After that, the unidentified teen group took their leave while the bartender looks on, wondering if it's okay to let Sid do his business here though his actions doesn't seem to border on trouble-making seeing that Sid is just doing "business".
By then, a young teenager, identified as Takeru Takaishi, wearing a disguise, came and found Sid, asking if he has a Lock Seed that he can bought, as he seemed to be interested to try out the "Invess Games", in which Sid smirked as he brought out his I-pad to show the teen his collection and how much they cost, in which Takeru accepted and was given the list of Class-ranked Lock Seeds and he started to choose which he thinks would be best-suited.
-x-
The following week, Takeru showed his Lock Seed to Henry Wong's club members and revealed how it worked, and while the others are amazed at what they saw, Akari and Zenjirou glanced at each other, apprehensive to see that it resembled a Digimon, and though it appeared to be that of a dog-sized one, the two fellow Xros Heart members are still feeling concerned and asked why Takeru bought something like this in which he stated that he wanted to give the "Invess Game" a try, and asked his fellow club members to join him as he revealed that the "Invess Game" tournament is open to groups, not as individual members, and while the others are agreeing, Akari and Zenjirou asked them not to jump in as they need to ask Henry about this.
It turns out that Takeru is friends with Akari a few years ago and both he and Akari kept in touch, and upon learning of the university she goes, Takeru frequently goes there to visit her.
Henry came and overheard the conversation, and is willing to think if it is okay for his club members to engage in the tournament as long as it does not affect their studies.
By then, Rika Nonoka came, upset, and when asked why, she revealed that some "snobbish "teen brats" made degrading remarks about her because she is not in to "Invess Games" and that she is "too girly" to compete.
"Damn those brats!"
"Why, what's wrong, Rika?"
"Those boys...they mocked my femininity because I wasn't into Invess games..."
"So what? That's their problem..."
"Worse...they even called me a bitch...a girly-girl who can only play with Barbie dolls!"
"That's foul...want me to help you?"
"How?"
"I have a Lock Seed...you can join the tournament and find those group who mocked you..."
Seeing how Rika was pissed, and wanting to give her a boost in her morale, Takeru offered to help her as he showed her his Lock Seed, and Rika sees this as an opportunity to get back at her detractors and urged the others that they join the tournament. Akari and Zenjirou then asked Henry if this is okay, in which he said that as long as it does not impede their school duties, it would be alright, and with Henry's "blessing", the group decided to enter the tournament to show that Rika is not a "girly-girl" and both Kazu and Kenta came up with the name of their team, which they dubbed their dance club as "Team Gaim", and everyone, save for Akari, accepted it, and they all left the university to join the tournament.
As Henry decided to tag along to ensure that his club members would not get in to trouble, Akari brought out her cell phone to call Taiki in order to tell him what she saw and ask for his advice seeing that the Invess thing might involve an unspecified type of a Digimon.
To Be Continued…
Well...here it is..the so-called Invess Game and what kind of thing it involved, which turns out to be an unspecified type of Digimon whose origins have yet to be revealed, but this definitely kick-starts the story, as more characters are introduced and how the "fate" involving certain characters getting dragged in to a war is slowly beginning to unravel.
Taiki Kudo is shown here, though more of a spectator yet his screen time will eventually be shown more, especially after Akari witnessed Takeru showing off his Lock Seed.
Ryouma Mogami and Ren Tobari returns, and this time they formed their own group as they also participated in the "Invess Game" tournament, and they'll be playing more pivotal roles in the upcoming chapters, especially once they came face to face with the soon-to be-formed "Team Gaim".
Preview:
Several situations will be shown in the next chapter, and among them are:
- Taiki is told about what Takeru has acquired;
- Team Gaim makes a fresh start by participating in the tournament;
- Team Baron observes the battle;
More on those in the next chapter!