Seeds Of Agito
More trouble ahead for our heroes as two more Lords head for the villa while another victim is being claimed by the mysterious killer…
Back at the villa, after the performance is over, everyone noticed that Shirase is nowhere to be found and Class Q and K began to search for her just as Umi and Hikaru returned following their battle with the Hammerhead Lord. Umi and Hikaru then saw the commotion and joins the rest in searching for Shirase. Standing outside Shirase's room, Class Q, K and M tried to open the locked door until Arisa came with the keys and upon opening it they found her corpse, a knife stabbed on her throat, shards of pottery around her; and the tune of the Demon's Banquet playing.
Agito by Shinichi Ishihara
(1st Opening song from Kamen Rider Agito)
Yami no naka mitsumete 'ru...
Te wo nobashi... Tsukamitore Kimi motomeru mono
Mata dare ka ga heiki na kao wo shite
Yume da to waratte mo...
Ready to Go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Kimi no mama de kawareba ii
Here we go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Ima kimi ga inai to... Get on!
Atarashii hokori ni wa...
Atarashii... itami sae tomonau darou
Sono dare mo ga akiramesou na
Nani ka ni tachiagaru
Ready to Go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Mite 'ru dake no kimi de ii kai?
Here we go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Ima kimi ga inai to... Get on!
Ready to Go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Kimi no mama de kawareba ii
Here we go, Count ZERO Kamen Raidaa AGITO
Ima kimi ga inai to... Get on!
74: Ongaku no Kyōki,-san no Sōran part 4
As the tune of the "Demon's Banquet" continue to play, the sight of Shirase's corpse is very graphic, as her throat is impaled and blood is spilled around her and her eyes remained open as well as some of her neck's "insides" can almost be seen, and this didn't help as Megumi's "photographic memory" would haunt her for life, as she cannot forget seeing a certain scene in front of her, no matter how hard she tries, a setback for having such a "gift".
"KKKKYYYYAAAAHHHH!"
Mio Akiyama of Class K shrieked at the sight and fainted from seeing the corpse, with Tsumugi and Yui breaking her fall and tried to wake her up. Kyuu and Ryu were silent as they didn't expect that someone had killed a victim under their noses and now they'll have be on guard as both realize that anyone here is a suspect.
Tsumugi: "Yui…Ritsu…help me here…Mio needs a breather…"
Ritsu: "Yui…help me up…she's heavier than you…"
Yui: "I never get fat, you know…"
Class K started to carry the still-fainted Mio and the trio began to bring her to another room to help her wake up, while the others carefully cover Shirase's corpse and took her to a storage room where some powders and perfumes are sprayed to help trap the scent should the body started to decay. Class Q helped while checking for any fingerprints on the items near the body, leaving Class M behind.
"Just great…Hikaru…we should watch our backs…"
"Way ahead of you, Umi…huh?"
"What's wrong?"
"Umi…I sensed an Unknown!"
"You're right…I sensed it too…!"
After the others left to clear the corpse, Hikaru saw the Swordfish Lord by the window and goes through the back door to confront it amid the heavy rain with Umi providing cover, realizing that no one should see either Agito or Gills around the area of the villa or they'll be open to suspicion, so she chose to remain behind so as to provide a cover-up to maintain their secrets, as well as she believes in her friend, since she now knows that Agito has at least three forms to use.
"Ground…Storm…and now Flame…that's three different forms…she really is amazing…sure makes me look back during our days as Magic Knights…too bad we can't return to Cephiro due to a magic effect done by Zegato…at least Clef told us it is safe again and the Three Pillars are at good work…hmm…if she can have access to her forms…I wonder if I ever have an upgraded form…well…I guess I'm pretty happy with what I have…it's enough for me to repel an Unknown…"
Outside the villa, Hikaru catches up with the Swordfish Lord and the Lord stopped on his tracks to face her and Hikaru did a right-arm gesture, which the Alter Ring belt materializes around her waist and a humming sound is heard as she shouts "henshin" and presses the two orbs on the sides of the belt her body glowed, transitioning her transformation to Agito, but this time she assumes Agito-Storm Form straight on instead of assuming her default for, the Ground Form , which surprises Umi and there Agito-Storm Form battles the Lord.
"Okay…I'm putting you away! Red Tide's just around the corner…can't let those fishermen catch and cook you…!"
"Huh? Hikaru can assume a different form directly…? Normally she would assume her default form first before taking a different form…I wonder what other tricks she has in her sleeve…? She sure does surprises me more than I could expect…go get that monster, Hikaru…"
Umi could only stare at the scene as she saw Hikaru assumes a different from instead of her default form and wonders what else Hikaru has that she herself doesn't know, but she still has faith in her friend as Agito began fighting off the Swordfish Lord.
-x-
On the mountain road at Mt. Fuji, Kinta got a call from Megumi and gives it to Hongou despite driving the car. There they learned of the events at the villa as Hongou instructed her to stay there and be alert. As they cruised forward, they stopped minutes later as a landslide was seen, blocking the road which prevented vehicles from going in and out.
"What the…Hongou-sensei…!"
"I see it, Kinta…let's take a look and se what we could do…"
As the three surveyed the scene, they did not notice that the Ram Lord standing on top of a hill leaving immediately, heading towards the direction for the Yuge villa, seeing that it would be impossible for anyone to get through and escape. After a thorough check, Hongou told Kinta and Gotouda that the car won't make it through and that there are no alternative detours here in the mountain road.
"What…? Are you serious, sensei? We'll have to go to the villa by foot?"
"Better than going back…we should arrive there under 45 minutes…that's what being a detective is about…"be ready for anything…for you never know what danger approaches you…", surely you've forgotten about that…"
"Uh…no, I haven't…"
"It's okay with me…we should get going…"
Left with no choice, they settled with going to the villa by foot.
"Just great…first I get to travel with Hongou-sensei…now we'll have to head to Yuge's villa by foot…under the heavy rain…"
"Got a problem Kinta? Anything on your mind?"
"Ah…no, sensei…!"
"Good."
"I see you and Kinta get along pretty well…"
"Yes, Gotouda…that what DDS is about…a bond between a teacher and a student…"
"Give me a break…!"
"Problems again, Kinta? Your face is grumpy…a detective should always stay sharp regardless of the situation…"
"Yes, sir!"
"You two are really getting along well…"
-x-
At the villa, several minutes later, Class Q and K are converging at the living room area after carefully placing the corpse inside a storage room and they are reviewing the crime scene, and this appeared to be emotionally taxing for the two sections after experiencing something this gruesome. By then Mio appeared to have woken up yet she appeared to be a bit traumatized and Tsumugi had to assure her friend that everything will be alright.
"It's okay, Mio…it's okay…"
"Thanks, Mugi…"
"Rit-chan…you'd better stop scaring Mio-chan like that…or you'll get haunted by the ghosts…"
"Stop spooking me like that…!"
Kyuu stepped in and gives an assuring advice to Class K which seemed to raise their spirits, much to Ryu and Megumi's amazements, seeing that what Kyuu just did is one of his greatest assets of becoming a good detective, as well as being everyone's rising morale.
Kyuu: "We detective students encounter these a lot…and instead of sulking, we should do our best to solve these kind of cases…it's alright to be scared as long as you have faith and confidence in yourselves…and believe me…we will overcome this challenge and capture the culprit…we should all stick together and work hard…for we are all DDS students…one of the best students in DDS…"
Ritsu: "Wow…now I'm fired up!"
Yui: "After this case is solves…we'll invite you to have tea with us…"
Mio: "Thanks, Kyuu…I feel better now…I promise I won't faint again…"
Kyuu: "No problem…a detective can sometimes get scared as long as they don't screw with the case…"
Yui: "I'll remember that…"
Mio: "I won't be a scaredy cat anymore…"
Megumi: "Kyuu…"
Ryu: "Way to go, my friend…"
However, all is interrupted when Kyuu saw something outside and ran out of the villa with the rest following, and there they witnessed Agito-Storm Form fighting the Swordfish Lord, and while Kyuu became excited to see Agito fighting, the rest were rattled even though they heard about Agito fighting the Unknown, they were wary of accepting Agito as a hero.
"Alright! Go get him, Agito!"
"R-Ryu…is that…the one we saw on TV…? And the one you told us that he appeared at DDS…?"
"Yes, Megu…that's the one…Agito…but…his armor is violet when it is supposed to be gold-plated…"
"Ahh…a monster…I'm scared…"
"Come on, Mio…that's the one that stops those Unknown…"
"Yes…I heard he even saved a few DDS students recently…"
"R-really…?"
"So, Rit-chan…that's the one called Agito…?"
"Wha…? That thing's even here? I thought he only shows up in Tokyo…?"
"I'll be needing a bottle of whiskey…"
"Yuge-sensei…is that's the one we saw on TV…"
"Yes, Arisa…the so-called Agito…and he's fighting that Unknown…"
Despite summoning her weapon, the Storm Halberd, the Swordfish Lord is undaunted and even managed to land a few hits and disarmed her, and from there the Lord began gaining the upper hand, as he began to jab his sword onto Agito's chest, sending her reeling back but she stood on her ground and presses an orb onto her Alter Ring and her body glowed, and this time Agito assumes Flame Form, and there she did a defensive stance as a light glowed on the ground, right under her legs, which appeared to be a horn similar to her helmet that got absorbed into her legs.
"Wow…Rit-chan…Mio-chan…there's a bright light appearing underneath his legs…"
"Whoa…they appear to resemble Agito's horns…"
"Wh-what's he going to do…?"
As the Lord charges forward, Agito-Flame Form caught her opponent and elbow strike his nose, and this caused her to snap the sword off the Lord's beak, weakening him before making finishing blow. As the Swordfish Lord staggered back, which gives her more room, Agito-Flame Form jumps high and descends onto the enemy and struck him down with the Flame Kick. As the Swordfish Lord stood still, a "halo" appeared and he exploded.
-x-
As Agito stood still and surveyed the scene, she glances back and saw everyone watching him, some are awed, while others were afraid of him, and she saw Umi behind the crowd, nodding her head, and she realized that she has to leave and sneak back inside the villa to avoid giving her identity away.
"Looks like I'll be needing to exit the scene…"
But before Kyuu could cheer for his hero, the hills near the fight scene rumbled and a landslide occurred, burying Agito alive and there the spectators saw what caused it as the Ram Lord stood there eyeing Kyuu before leaving, with Umi visibly concerned but couldn't do anything to reveal her identity as Gills.
"Wha…? Agito! He's buried alive!"
"A monster's up there!"
"What?"
Umi clench her fists as she feared that even Agito might not survive something like that.
"Darn…what a perfect timing to have a landslide…and for that Unknown to show up…"
However the Ram Lord remained on top of the hill, roaring in apparent triumph, which spooked some of the trapped spectators.
"Up there!"
"Another Unknown!"
"He…he defeated Agito!"
"AHHHH! The curse of Mitsuru Houshou! She's going to kill us all!"
"What?"
"Calm down...that's an Unkown defeating Agito..."
"A curse is a curse...and we've been cursed...!"
To be Continued…
Dogfight by Move
(1st Opening song from Initial D 4th Stage)
tobidase WICKED SHOW kuuki BIRIBIRI saku noise
SHIBA ite nori konase abarenbou no BODY
zettai hikanai kihaku THE DOGFIGHT
buttoi REDZONE no himei ni shibiretai
hakanai senkou LIKE A ryuusei isshun no kagayaki demo kamawanai
kaimai mita kichou na fuukei itsuka kataritai
sou ima wa honnou no mama DOGFIGHT
SHIBIREtai yume nara KOKO ni aru KAGEROU yaburu kaze BACKFIRE
kinou nado sutete ki na ima kara ROCKET DANCE (DOGFIGHT)
sakebenai negai ga itamu nara sugu ni oide You're big time gambler
orokasa wa utsukushii kyokusen Crazy game
(Break it, break it strike it, shake it)
Baby this is your ecstasy
HAHA, souon mo Everywhere yokonaguri 5G hodo no HEAVYWEIGHT
GIRI de soukou MIRI no koubou Za-za-zan
rakushou de funde ikeruZE madamada
Hey rhyme to rhyme zenzen mada tannai
genkai no MYU- futten koeta mushaburui
shuui no koe ga itai hodo ja mada wakai
mitabi sarete kara ga HONTO no PARADISE
gekiryu ni ukanderu DORAIRIIFU moshimo unmei ga ki no ha naraba
nami ni nomarete shimau mae ni ima odoriagari
GIRAGIRA hikari terase DOGFIGHT
SHIBIREtai yume nara KOKO ni aru KAGEROU yaburu kaze Backfire
me wo tojinai tsuyoki no mama de Shiny bullet (DOGFIGHT)
yarusenai NAMIDA ja egakenai yaketa kuuki te wo kazashita
sono ai yori itoshii kaikan CRAZY GAME
(Break it, break it strike it, shake it)
Baby this is your ecstasy
haruka mukou ano shinkirou kan KOOHII kata te no yuuhi iro
kono michi ni owari wa nai koto tsugeru kaze ga fuitara
Hey yo tobidase Wicked show kuuki BIRIBIRI saku noise
SHIBAita norikonase abarenbou no BODY
zettai hikanai kihaku The DOGFIGHT
buttoi koe kikashite Let me here you say yeah, say yeah
Sombody sagashite Everybody kotae sakebigoe agero saa SKURIIMU
1 2 kick it
SHIBIREtai yume nara KOKO ni aru KAGEROU yaburu kaze Backfire
kinou nado sutete ki na ima kara Rocket dance (DOGFIGHT)
sakebenai negai ga itamu nara sugu ni oide You're big time gambler
orokasa wa utsukushii kyokusen Crazy game
(Break it, break it strike it, shake it)
Baby this is your ecstasy
Hope you like this chapter…
Though Agito stole most of the spotlight here, please don't pout…we're still a long way to go, thus the DSQ, K-On!, and Magic Knight Rayearth characters will all get a fair-share of exposure in the upcoming chapters…
But before that…will Agito survive the landslide that buried her alive?
And with the Ram Lord roaring in triumph, it's up to Umi to fend of the Lord but how can she without risking exposing her identity as Gills?
Preview:
The deaths inside the villa pile up as another victim is claimed…and Ryu will be caught in between…
And…another Agito seed carrier will be shown…and that carrier is among the people trapped inside the villa…not to mention that a Pluto agent is also there…
