Toa Solaric: I don't own either Kamen Rider Kiva or Akame Ga Kill. They belonged to their respective owners and I'm only writing this for fun. The only thing I owe are the OCs that I have for my story here. Happy New Years, everyone and here is my gift to you all!
Kiva: Dark Moon Over Bloody Sky
Wake 5: Full Course of Darkness and Fight the Corrupted Justice!
In a room with grave boxes was a lone man around the age of mid-30 in what looks like a fancy suit. There were lack of light to show his face. In his hand was a mysterious multi-colored rose in his hand.
"It won't be long… my brethren… Just wait a bit longer." The man said quietly with hint of sadness in his voice. "My plan is almost to a completed. Once I gather enough life force… we will have a feast that we will remember." He said to grave boxes.
We won't be apart again… The mysterious man thought.
It was early in the morning as Raiga was seen practicing his movements in the training room of Castle Doran. The only ones up at this time were him and his guardians while the girls are still sleeping. He wore training clothes that consist of a grey shirt with black gloves, black pants, and black slippers. As where he was now, he needs to make sure that he is ready for the worse in the capital or risk being captured and being used by the Empire or Revolution Army to end each other.
While he was training by himself, he was thinking about how things turned out after coming here. He encountered the disgusting things that people told him about the capital. He also survived an encounter with the infamous Night Raid. Still, he would be better off without the unwanted attention. He is certain that whatever is said about him will eventually spread among the Revolutionary Army and they will send people tried to capture him or destroyed him for his power so they can end the reign of the Prime Minister.
I won't joined either of them since I won't be able to go where I pleased… not to mention it will put those close to me in danger! It because of this country have a higher mortality rate than others… Raiga thought serious as he continued training.
It wasn't long until he returns to his room, taken a quick bath, and changed his clothes. He soon made his way to the dining room for breakfast. Riki had prepared for him. Jiro, Ramon, Fuuko, and Sayo are also present at the table.
"How are you feeling, Sayo?" Raiga asked. Since Sayo is his guest, it's his job to make sure she is alright especially with her condition.
"I'm okay." Sayo replied.
"Raiga-sama, do you think that you can check for these ingredients in the market?" Ramon asked, handing him a list.
Raiga took a look at the list and replied, "I will see what I can do."
"S-So… are you going be out at the capital today?" Sayo asked hesitantly. Though she knows how powerful Raiga is with his armor, but she cannot help feel a bit worried if he gets into trouble there.
"Don't worry, young lady. Nothing bad is going to happen since I'm with him." Kivat reassured.
Raiga nodded. He learned a few things after taking Sayo in as his guest. One is that Sayo is insecure about living inside a giant dragon on her own. His guardians are there to help, but Sayo has shown a dependency toward him and Fuuko the most. It's still a long way before she becomes more adjusted to living in a supernatural house.
It reminded him of how difficult lives are for those who have PTSD and how they go about their road to recovery.
"While I'm out, you will you continue your walking exercises. You still need to adapt to your new leg." Raiga instructed. Before they could anything to help her recover from her PTSD, it would be better for Sayo to get used to walking and running when situations called for them.
"I understand…" Sayo said.
"Ramon, I want you to monitor Sayo's training." Raiga instructed. Ramon nodded eagerly.
"Don't worry, I will make sure nothing bad happens to her." Ramon said.
Standing in front of what looks like an expensive restaurant was Tatsumi and Mine. But there was something different about them as Tatsumi is wearing a pair of reading glasses and dressed in an expensive looking suit. Mine is wearing a purplish dress with pink highlights.
"H-How are we stuck in this…?" Tatsumi muttered in annoyance. Compared to Mine, Tatsumi seems somewhat angry at the supposed mission that they were given by Najenda.
(Flashback)
Mine and Tatsumi are standing together before their leader, Najenda, who has a mission for them despite them still recovering from the blow by Kiva.
"You want us to investigate several disappearances at a restaurant?" Tatsumi asked, confused.
"It's the Maison Cercueil." Najenda answer, making Mine's eyes widened.
"We're going to looking into that famous restaurant?" Mine asked. Najenda nodded.
"What's so special about that place?" Tatsumi asked.
"That restaurant has the highest rate of stars after been opened last month." Mine snapped.
"Whoa…" Tatsumi uttered.
"Indeed. You two will be posing as a… couple to go there and find out the cause of the disappearance." Najenda explained while their jaws dropped.
"What?!"
"Think of this as your scout training without drawing any unwanted attention to yourself." Najenda said.
(Present)
But why do we need to pose as a couple to investigate this? Tatsumi thought annoyed, before getting a jabbed by Mine in his stomach.
"What was that for?" Tatsumi questioned to his pinkette partner.
"Let's get this over with," Mine said with a displeasing grunt.
Tatsumi didn't say anything in return as he and Mine went straight into the restaurant of Maison Cercueil. It wasn't long until they sat a table.
They were greeted by a waiter who was holding the menus for them.
"So what were you like to order?" he asked.
Raiga is currently walking out of the market street after looking over the things that Ramon told him to find. Though he is slightly annoyed by the price for some of the ingredients, but he reminded himself that he was in the heart of empire and this is what he has to get used to.
But one of the good things is that he didn't see any members of Night Raid trying to spy on him after he came to the capital. Still, he needs to be careful of anything odd here.
But there is Tatsumi… Even if I find him, will he still want to go back and be with Sayo or become influenced by this conflict? If he tried to take Sayo with him, it might worsen her state of mind… Raiga thought to himself.
Raiga suddenly heard a scream close by and turned to look at the direction of a mansion. He soon went to investigate and his eyes widen in shock.
Through the window, Raiga saw a young girl with shoulder blonde hair and dressed in orange jacket screaming in pain after getting her legs snapped by man. It wasn't just her in trouble. There were two more girls being held hostages as one with shoulder-length pink hair was screaming in worried for her friend.
"That is not right." Raiga said quietly.
"Yeah, I agree with you." Kivat said, appearing by his side. "But I think it will better if you wear a mask to cover your face."
"Got it prepared…" Raiga said, taking out something from his satchel.
"Ooh! What a wonderful scream…" A wicked man mused at the sound of Fal, the gold-blonde haired girl made after the man snapped her legs.
Both of her friends, Air and Luna cannot help look shocked.
"Now you can't run anymore. How should I break you?" The man asked.
This wasn't supposed be it… Air thought with despair in her eyes. They were originally slaves from another village that had been overtax by the Empire before coming here to serve a 'kind' master.
But the person that they thought would be kind and generous after buying them clothes… turned out to be a cruel man with devious purposes on the couch. The short blonde haired man in a brown business suit was looking at them with his friends.
"These people here are the so-called 'Enthusiasts' of the capital." The man who known as Bache said with a kind smile. "Apparently, normal girls aren't enough for them. All of them love to break girls down after seeing their happiest faces. Really, they're disgusting freaks."
"But it's thanks to us freaks that you're making a profit." The bald man in robes said with a sick twisted look. "Hey, I want that girl, that girl!" The man pointed to the blue haired girl, Luna.
"Yes, yes, your order is?" Bach asked.
"The eyes would be nice. I'm just in love with licking girls like that." the bald man said, drooling.
"The eyes, he says." Bach said.
"Yes, sir." The man in a business suit said before taking out a knife from his sleeve and coming toward Luna.
"NO WAY… PL… PLEASE STOP!" Luna screamed desperation as the man with a knife coming close to her.
Before Bach and Enthusiasts could enjoy tormenting the girls… the window of their mansion shattered completely as Raiga came into the room with a flying kick that sends the man with the knife flying hard to the wall. The only thing different was Raiga wearing a white mask that covers part of his face. This caused a look of disbelief upon everyone in the mansion.
The men who were holding Luna and Air found themselves getting assaulted by Kivat who attacked them out of nowhere.
"Who in the world are you? Night Raid?!" Bach questioned.
Raiga didn't say anything before taking out something from his pocket before he throws at Bach.
"Close your eyes." Kivat instructed to the three girls who shut their eyes.
It wasn't long until it hits Bach in the face as a bright red powder starts spreading across the room. Soon Bach and the Enthusiast men were screaming in pain as their eyes began to swollen up due to the bright red powder that's affecting their eyes.
Raiga charged forward with his war fan before he smacked the first two men brutally and sends them straight to the wall. Kivat flew really fast as he slashed the nearby men with surprising speed as the men collapsed unconscious from their wounds.
Kivat soon heard a growl and avoids a black hound that tried to attack him. The cartoon bat smells something horrible from the hound's own mouth.
"So you're my opponent, huh?" Kivat asked sarcastically. "Man… I never imagined meeting such a disgusting opponent."
The black hound and Kivat charged at each other before Kivat flew passed him. The dog tried to move but it wasn't until the dog collapse and blood spilled from its body.
"How dare you kill my dog!?" The owner of the pet bellowed before trying to catch Kivat. But Kivat flies out of the way and moved behind him.
"You're still 1000 years from even do anything to me!" Kivat said before dodging another attempt and coming at him with a flying kick in the face which sends the owner rolling across and fall straight down the staircase nearby.
Two men with sunglasses tried to charge at Raiga from behind with their daggers in their hands. Raiga turned around and blocks the hits of the dagger before he sliced the man's arms off his body with unparalleled speed. He kicked the man away aside before spotted the other one come at him.
Raiga moved back to avoid the dagger from his face before swinging his fan at the man. The man dodged the fan. Raiga then aimed for his legs but the man moved back before he tried to thrust his dagger at him. But Raiga blocked with his fan before he twisted the man's arm and made him scream in pain as he swung a powerful kick to his face, sending him rolling across the floor.
"I face monsters who are stronger than you, child molesters!" Raiga shouts defiantly before he saw guns pointed at him from the remaining men including the bald man who wanted Luna's eyes.
Raiga threw his war fan across the air and sliced off the arms of those men, causing them to fall straight to the ground. Raiga soon charged at the bald man before slamming him down to the ground with a brutally punch, causing a huge crack on the floor. He wasn't done yet as he kicked the bald man straight across the floor. Then he noticed one of the men without any injuries was unconscious on the ground and coming toward him.
"Don't think playing dead will save you from what you did…" Raiga said coldly before he brutally stomps on the place where the sun didn't shine.
This caused the man to scream in pain and opened his eyes wide in shock before Raiga jumped onto his stomach and brutally beating his face with his leg before hearing the sound of creaking.
Bach tried to get away despite the bruise on his face. It a good thing that he has a plan for something like with an emergency escape route.
"And where do you think you are going, you creep?" A voice asked as Kivat was in his way with a venomous expression on his face.
Bach hearing footsteps and turning around to see a stoic expression of Raiga.
"T-There is a reason I turned out like this!" Bach said nervously before removing the buttons of his shirt and showing a mark of a circle with line through it on his chest.
"Here! This is the proof of a slave!" Bach showing the mark on his chest, "My mother sold me as a slave and I was treated horribly!" he screamed but Raiga moving toward him without any reaction and smack him with his fist.
Bach was sent flying to the wall.
"Wait, please! I was a slave! Don't you care?! Spare my life PLEASE!"
"Do you think that your story will justify your actions, you hypocrite?! Those girls are the same as you and you dared to treat them DESPICABLY!?" Raiga asked, not buying Bach's reason. "It doesn't excuse for what you and those men attempted to do toward those girls. But I know what you feel. Having your past affect who you are. You don't know how many times I have seen people like you who take advantage of others especially younger children. If you cared about that mark on your chest, then you should've burned it off! But, you and the Empire are the same. Both corrupt and selfish. How do you think their friends and families react when they learned that their loves are dead?"
Raiga soon grabbed Bach by the collar before thrown him across the wall.
Bach was struggling to get himself up from the ground. But Raiga approached him once again and picked him up again before beating him in the gut, causing him to thrown up blood.
Raiga wasn't done with him yet as he thrown his face straight to the wall hard. It wasn't long until he stops and looks at Bach's face. Bach's face was covered in bruises, his nose was broken, and he now had two black eyes.
"Please… just let me go…" Bach begged.
"Let's do what he says, aibou." Kivat suggested.
Raiga responds by throwing him hard across the floor as Bach was sending rolling across the ground. Bach struggled to get up from the floor and leaning against a nearby wall.
"Are you going to finish me? Punish me with your justice?" Bach asked.
"No."
"You are not worth my time." Raiga scoffed as he and Kivat turned around and leaving through the hallway.
Bach saw one of the guard's dagger nearby and picked up, charging at Raiga looking to impale him from behind.
Before that could happen, Raiga sidestepped just before he got to him and Bach ended up tripped over another guard's body and impaled by the glass shards that was made from Raiga's break-in. Bach couldn't believe what just happened as he ends up falling to his own death.
"Your arrogance and greed were left for your undoing. No need for my hands to get dirty." Raiga said coldly at Bach.
Bach saw his own life flash as he was close to death. Seeing his mother dead in front of him, being sold by slave merchants, making varies deals with 'Enthusiasts', torturing many younger girls like Luna, Air, and Fal.
For brief moment, Bach had almost felt nothing but remorse and regret.
'In the end, he didn't need to do anything to me… trash like me will perish on my own…' Bach thought before everything turned dark for him.
"That is right." Kivat agreed with his partner.
Raiga and Kivat made their way back to the three girls as they're looking at him with tears in their eyes.
"Don't worry, we aren't here to harm you. In fact, I'm here to get you three out of here." Raiga said in a gentle and soft voice. He soon wipes their tears from their eyes with his hand. "Now can I have your names?" he asked.
"I'm Fal…" The gold-blonde hair girl said. "And these are Luna and Air."
"Lovely names…" Raiga mused. "Can you girls walk?"
"Luna and I can. But they break Fal's legs." Air said.
"I see. There is a doctor I know who can try to help look after your friend." Raiga said.
"W-What about them?" Luna asked nervously, referring to the men that Raiga and Kivat brutally crushed on their own.
"They won't be coming back for you." Kivat answered.
"W-Why didn't you kill them?" Fal asked, confused and angry.
"They're second most horrible folks I've seen. It's something that you girls shouldn't watch either. But it won't make your life easily either. Tell me do you want to end up like that guy who fell to his own death?" Raiga pointed to Bach was dead by glass shards.
This made Fal become silent.
"Don't worry, I will make sure they won't do it again."
"What are you going to do to them?" Luna asked curious. There is a mischievous grin appeared on Raiga's face when Luna questioned him.
Fuuko was reading a book in the library of Castle Doran. After finishing the chores and serving tea to others, the young girl goes to the large library where she enjoys her break by reading books. That is one privilege she enjoying having.
She is reading about the Mazoku clans. She is grateful for Raiga and his guardians for letting her stay in their home. However, Fuuko can't help but feel being in the dark sometimes when they have a conversation. It makes her feel inadequate as a maid who is still new to the supernatural life.
"What are you reading?" a familiar voice asked. This made Fuuko slight jumped from her book and turned around to see Sayo.
"What are you doing here…?" Fuuko asked, slightly surprised.
Though she gets along with Raiga and his makeshift family, Sayo is another matter. Due to what Raiga told her about what happened to Sayo, she ended up developing PSTD which was never seen anywhere in the capital. Fuuko isn't sure how to help her exactly.
"I'm just done with my exercise for today… and thought about seeing what you're doing." Sayo replied kindly. "So what are you reading about?" she asked curiously.
Fuuko soon regained her composure before she answered. "I was learning about the history of the 13 Mazoku clans, or Demon clans."
"The clans that the Fangire are part of, right?" Sayo asked as she was given a brief explanation about them by Raiga. Fuuko nodded.
"As a member of this household, there are still stuff I don't know about in regards to the world that Raiga-sama and his family have seen. Fortunately, the library has a lot of books on the respective clans that I can get a better understanding." Fuuko explains calmly.
"I see…" Sayo said. "But don't you find them scared? They can drain the life force from people like us?" she asked.
"I won't deny that they're scared… but we know those who live in the capital are real monsters." Fuuko answered.
"Yeah… I agreed with that." Sayo replied. "But do you think Raiga doing okay out there?" she asked with worried.
"I think that he will be fine as long as he is careful." Fuuko answered.
"That girl will have to stay here for about 5 months before her legs can recover." the doctor remarked as he walking back into his office room.
"I see…" Raiga nodded solemnly.
He once again showed up at the same clinic that he found to help Sayo. It had been little over two hours since he and the three girls came up to the doctor. When the doctor saw Fal's condition and snapped at Raiga who carried Fal. Air and Luna choose to stay with their friend while Raiga is waiting in the doctor's office.
Disgust immediately appeared over the doctor's face. "To think what happened to these girls is tragic when they were lead into a group of men who love to break young girls." The doctor growled. "How did you find them?"
"I was shopping before hearing the scream from a nearby mansion." Raiga answered nonchalantly.
"I see…" The doctor muttered. "What kind of justice did you give them?" he asked curious.
"I stole their fortune and left them penniless on the street." Raiga answered.
The last thing he did to them was chained them to each other on a street before setting their mansion in ablaze. Both Air and Luna helped him with carry the fortune while he carried Fal bridal style.
At this, the doctor chuckled. "So you thought death was too merciful for them, huh? Never imagined that I see someone like that in this messed-up world. But you still did a well done job of getting them here. What are you going to do about those girls?"
"I'm not sure. Currently busy with stuff right now." Raiga answered. He's not sure if he can handle the responsibility of three girls, especially involving them with the supernatural world he lives in.
"I know someone that can look after these girls for you." The doctor said.
"What is this person like?" Raiga asked, pressing for more information.
"He may be somewhat perverted, but he has a line draw for girls who are under the age and will help them live again." The doctor said.
"You certain that he will keep them safe?" Raiga asked sharply. The doctor nodded.
Raiga stares at the doctor's eyes for few minutes as a decision been made.
"Very well… I will believe in your words for now. Also will you entrust the money that I stole to those three?" Raiga asked before giving the doctor the large money bag.
"Of course." The doctor said as Raiga got up and then leave through the door.
He was soon greeted by Kivat who was waiting out there.
"Those girls are asleep after what they've been through." Kivat reported the status of the three girls.
"The doctor says that he knows someone who can look after them for us." Raiga said quietly.
"I agree that it might be good for them to not be too involved with us." Kivat said.
With that done, Raiga opened the door slightly and peeked inside. He can see that Luna, Air, and Fal asleep.
'I hope that you girls find a better life…' Raiga silent thought to himself. He soon closed the door quietly as he and Kivat left the clinic as they were on their way out.
It wasn't long until Mine and Tatsumi made their way back to the hideout and given their report about the restaurant. The only one who wasn't present at the meeting for the moment was Leone.
"I see… so there wasn't anything suspicious about what's going there." Najenda said after hearing from Mine and Tatsumi's report.
They both shake their heads.
"What about the customers? Was there anything odd that happened to them?" Lubbock asked.
"Nothing bad seems to have happened with the customers." Tatsumi said as he remembered the looks on the customers' faces when they were eating.
"How was the food there?" Akame questioned.
"Surprisingly good but like he said there weren't anything suspicious when we were there." Mine said.
"It still doesn't excuse that people are disappearing from going there if we can't figure out what's going on." Najenda said.
After coming back to Castle Doran with the groceries, Raiga was sitting in the main chamber with Fuuko and Sayo. Raiga is pleased to see how the two getting along before telling them what happened today in the capital.
"At least those girls were okay…" Fuuko said with a small smile.
"I'm glad that those girls are alright…" Sayo said with a hint of relief. She cannot help but feel sympathy to the three since they reminded her of how she, Ieyasu, and Tatsumi were like. "But why did you burn down the mansion…?" she asked with confusion.
She understood Raiga's idea of taking away their money and forcing those men to suffer by living in poverty, however she thought burning down their mansion was slightly going overboard.
"It's because that mansion has a secret passageway under the sewers which leads out the capital. It might have been a useful hideout if it wasn't for the reek of sexual transmitted diseases that Kivat snuff out in some parts of the mansion." Raiga explained.
"Oh, I see…" Sayo said slight nervously and shaken.
"I'm not trying to scare you, Sayo. I'm telling you this as a way for you to get used to what I do." he assured.
"It's just… the thought about what happened to those girls reminds me of what happened to me and Ieyasu…" Sayo replied. "But I'm surprised that you didn't take them in."
"It would be too irresponsible of me to take them in and put them at risk for being involved with my fights. Fortunately, the doctor know someone can look after them instead." Raiga said.
"It's just... I don't like the idea." Sayo said sadly.
"It might be a real pity, but it might be the best option to ensure those kids' survival." Fuuko said as this caught Sayo's attention. "After all, if there any imperial soldiers or anyone loyal to Honest who saw Raiga-sama set off that fire, it would be big trouble since he couldn't fight properly while worrying about those kids."
"I see…" Sayo sighed as her explanation did make sense to her even though she didn't like the idea.
"That is right, Fuuko." Kivat said.
"Raiga… if you can help those girls and have this kind of power… why didn't you join the Revolution Army?" Sayo asked.
Raiga soon has a downward cast expression. People are tempted by such promise by the Revolutionary Army but they didn't aware of how shallow their vow was.
"I can't really work with them." Raiga replied solemnly.
"But why? Aren't they supposed to be the good people? Don't you care about what happened to those people who are suffering?" Sayo asked.
"I JUST CAN'T WORK WITH THEM! I ONLY CARE ABOUT GETTING BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN FROM ME!" Raiga snapped angrily as this made those in the main chamber look surprised at him. The Fandiri realized his action and looks down.
"Sorry… but I will be in my room right now." Raiga said quietly before leaving for his room.
"Why… is Raiga like this?" Sayo asked, looking shocked. Even Fuuko looks somewhat confused by the sudden angry raising from Raiga.
"Do you really want to know the reasons why Raiga-sama won't work with the Revolutionary Army?" a voice asked as girls turned and seeing Jiro coming to the main chamber.
"I just don't get why he is angry… When I asked him about why he doesn't trust the Revolution Army." Sayo said, but somewhat nervous by Jiro's presence. "He says that the Revolutionary Army bring betterment but he doesn't trust them? W-Why is that?"
Jiro keeps his stoic expression while Sayo pressed her questions. "Do you two really want to know why he doesn't trust them easily compared to those who live in the capital in believing that they will promise betterment?" Jiro asked both girls.
After pondering for a few moments, both girls nodded.
"I don't know all of the revolutionary army's personnel, but I had kept some tabs on one of their groups. A group of women led by Merraid…." Jiro said.
"Merraid… what is she like?" Sayo asked.
"She is interesting," Jiro remarked with a sarcastic tone.
"Like what?"
"Let's see…" Jiro came close to them and whispered something. This made both girls look shock and disbelief at what happened beyond belief.
"She's a lesbian!?"
Jiro nodded. "Yes, she enjoyed plucking whatever random girl off the street, even if that girl was already in a relationship, and take advantage of that person." Jiro continued. "And if that person didn't want to, she would force them into it, one of the worst things she did was when she captured two sisters. One of them had a sickness of some sort and needed to take medicine daily, when it was time to take her medicine she was having a seizure, the older sister didn't know this and Merriad lied to her on how to give her medicine, that she needed to give Mouth to Mouth. She only had the older sister do that just so she could pleasure herself. And she would cruel torture any man she didn't like."
Sayo couldn't help but look shocked and was speechless about the cruel things that a supposed member of Revolutionary Army did.
Fuuko was the same after what she learned from Jiro. There is no doubt that's why Raiga never talks about it because he was disgusted and wary with people of the Revolutionary Army.
"So if even someone as despicable as her was allowed to join the revolutionary army... then why should Raiga-sama join them?" Jiro said.
"So that's what you mean…" Fuuko said.
"Now do you think about joining them?" Jiro asked to them. Both girls shake their head vigor.
"Of course not… I'd be sick if there are people like that in Revolutionary Army." Sayo refuted.
"Another reason why Raiga-sama wants nothing to do with the Revolutionary Army is because of what might've happened if they did overthrow Honest and his cohorts. Sure, they were may be peace for a while...but with that mutual goal gone, there will be someone who may want to slide their way in and start a battle for control of the country with others." Jiro said.
Sayo remains quiet as she contemplated about what she learned.
"Do you think that I should apologize right now?" Sayo asked.
"When he is like this, you should leave him be or you might make things worse for yourself. He will calm down in the next day." Jiro advised.
(Next day)
Raiga came into the dining room for breakfast before receiving an unusual sight for this morning.
Sayo was dressed in a white apron and her hair is tied in a ponytail, she placed breakfast on where he usually sat.
"Morning, Raiga." Sayo greeted, smiling.
"W-what are you doing?" Raiga asked surprised.
"I made breakfast for you." Sayo answered. "I know that it wasn't much but… I'm sorry about pressing a topic that you don't want to talk about yesterday."
"I-I see…"
Raiga can't help but look surprised at Sayo and what she said about making breakfast before turning toward Ramon who was nearby.
"Is this true?" Raiga asked, looking confused.
"Sayo-neechan woke up quite early and wanted to make breakfast for you." Ramon answered.
"That is unexpected…" Raiga said.
"Don't worry, we kept watch over her to ensure that she didn't have any accidents." Ramon said.
Raiga then looks at Sayo before he came to his seat and picked up his spoon then digging into the soup. He takes a sip of the soup in his mouth. His eyes widen in surprise.
"Well?" Sayo wanting to know his opinion on her soup.
"It's good." Raiga answered.
"At least the practice that I did in the village wasn't for nothing…" Sayo mused. Though she can't help wonder how Tatsumi is doing in his life as assassin for Night Raid.
A couple was seen riding in a carriage and talking with each other.
"I see… that is truly a wonderful idea."
"After all, I thought it would be good since Chief Inukai and hope that he can take my offer."
But it wasn't until the carriage came to a stop and the two heard a scream as they looked outside of the carriage.
To their horror, they saw the driver was killed by a blue monster. It looks like it a cross between a crustacean and man with exoskeleton of a crustacean for shoulder armor. The monster's hands are black and resembled humanoid with two blue like claws. The top of the head resembled that of crustacean with pincher like jaws. In the monster's hand is blue halberd that looked deadly as it come.
The couple gasped in horror at the sight of the monster before them.
"I hope that you like the meals that I present for you from before." The Prawn Fangire greeted, clicking his teeth. "Your plumping souls… I would be dining on them." He said before approaching them.
Soon the Prawn Fangire released Life-Sucking Fangs on the man and absorbing his life energy completely as the man turned into an empty husk. The Prawn Fangire soon transferred the life energy into a large orb that about the size of large watermelon before letting it vanished back to his hand.
Prawn Fangire went for the woman who was still in shock before hearing a voice.
"That is far enough!"
The Fangire turned around and saw dozen of imperial guards come at him with their swords in their hands. He grunts before firing bubbles at them from his mouth to blinding them before slashing them down with his halberd.
"Now then…" Prawn Fangire said before looking back at the frightened woman. He activated his Life-Sucking Fangs and consumed her life force in order to increasing the size of the energy orb. With that done, he was about to leave. But before that happens, a golden blur appear out of nowhere and knocked the Prawn Fangire back.
Prawn soon turned around to see Raiga coming toward him.
"Kivat!" Raiga said calmly.
"Yosha! Kivatte Ikuze!" Kivat said before biting his partner's hand. The tribal marks appeared on his face as his belt materialized around his waist.
"Henshin!" Raiga said before placing Kivat on his belt.
Soon quicksilver covered him completely before he transformed into Kiva.
"K-Kiva!?" Prawn Fangire gawked in shock.
While he was still in shock, Kiva soon came charging at him before delivering a barrage of punches and a knee kick. He then grabs the Fangire by his shoulder and throws him across the floor.
Not far from the fight was Fuuko who is watching the fight from the safe distance.
"What are you doing with the life energy you are gathering?!" Kiva questioned about the blue energy orb that he saw early. He know for certain that it wasn't a good sight.
"That is not of your business!" Prawn Fangire growled before firing incoming bubbles at him and blinding Kiva immediately.
Kiva was forced to move back before the Prawn Fangire slashes him multiple times with his halberd and sends him across the ground.
Prawn was about to deliver a finishing blow but Kiva rolled to his left shoulder and managed to get back up from the ground. He soon picked up his Garulu Fuestle and gave it to Kivat.
"GARULU SABER!"
It wasn't long until an orange orb made contact with him as Kiva picked up Garulu Saber and his visor turned blue as he donned Garulu Form.
Kivat growls before he charged at the Fangire while Prawn Fangire did the same. Prawn Fangire tried to swing for Kiva's legs but Kivat jumped over Prawn Fangire's shoulders and land behind him. The Prawn Fangire swings his halberd at him but Kiva stops it with the jaw of Garulu Saber before moving close to him.
Kiva knocked the halberd out of his hand and starts slashing his chest with his weapon, sending the Prawn Fangire back further.
Kiva slammed his right hand to the ground before he continues to attack the Prawn Fangire as sparks continued flying off of his body. The Prawn Fangire soon hits the hard wall and let out groan of pain.
Kiva was about to finish off the Prawn Fangire before Kiva was struck by a powerful air pressure attack that send him to the side. What in the world caused that?
"So you're the ones who killed the other guards!" A familiar voice snapped angrily. Kiva turns around and his eyes widen in shock of seeing the familiar orange haired woman Seryu with a sinister look upon her face.
But he noticed something on her hand made Kiva look shocked— a black and gold knuckle-like object that had some kind of barrels on the end.
"That—" Kiva whispered in a disbelief tone.
"It can't be…" Fuuko gasped in shock. Out of all of the people, why does it have to be her who possessed the IXA knuckle?
Even the Fangire looks quite shocked at the stuff in hand. "Impossible… what is that doing here?" he whispered in shock.
Reaching behind her back, she pulled out a black belt that had a mechanism in the centre that was decorated black and gold with red stone centre. On the sides were two black and gold cases that held what look like Fuestles.
Seryu then held it up and pressed it against the palm of her free hand.
"READY!" the device spoke.
"Henshin!" Seryu cried before sliding the device into her belt buckle.
"FIST ON!"
A gold cross appeared on the belt and spun rapidly on the red jewel before it fired off a short distance in front of Seryu. The cross came to a stop before it started to generate a suit of armor with the cross as a faceplate. When the body was complete, it rushed at Seryu and covered her body, turning solid.
Kiva can't help but feel like the ghost of his past reappeared in front of him again. Before them was Seryu donned in a black bodysuit and white armor with a silver crest plate that had a red sun symbol on the front. Her shoulder were gold with rounded white armour. Her face was covered with a white helmet and a silver mouthplate. The gold cross faceplate had a black slit for a visor which allowed the user to see.
Kiva knew who this was. After all the previous user was the person who raised him on his own.
IXA.
"With this power… I will get rid of all of you like every other evil scum!" IXA declared with a sadistic laugh.
After hearing that, Kiva's shock soon turns into utter rage as he charged at the imposter in white armor. Even though she donned the same suit, the heart of the user wasn't the same as the previous wielder. But the white armored woman didn't move from where she was while Kiva charging with his blade in hand.
"GIVE IT BACK! THAT IS NOT YOURS!" Kiva shouts angrily.
Instead of hitting IXA, he ends up hitting large white skin in front of him and looks up to see the face of Koro who enlarged itself.
IXA pulled out the main weapon— a black object with gold wing design on it that looked like a machine gun. It had a rather long magazine too. She aimed and fired the gun, the IXA-Calibur, at Kiva continuously. Kiva stumbled backwards as sparks flew off his body from the repeated bombardment of the IXA-Calibur.
"Raiga-sama…" Fuuko whispered in worry. She wanted to go out there and aid him, but know that she couldn't anything in particular since the enemy was wearing armor akin to Raiga's own. Also, she has that terrifying biological Teigu too.
While the fight is happening, the Prawn Fangire used this time to escape from the assault that IXA flinched on Kiva.
Soon IXA pushed up the magazine and swung her weapon to the side, causing a red blade to slide out the top, turning her weapon from a gun to a sword. She started to attack Kiva who tried to defend himself with his weapon. Kiva then activated Garulu Saber's power to releasing howling shockwave to send her flying backward.
"Koro, prey!" IXA shouts. The biological teigu roared as it raced towards Kiva, its massive mouth open revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth.
But Kiva jumps out of the way as Koro crashed straight into the building. Kiva soon charged at IXA who tried to protect herself against the blade.
Soon there was a noticeable difference between the two armored warriors in terms of skill. IXA is far weaker with close range weapon like a sword in comparison to Kiva before the vampire theme Rider knocked her back.
"Koro, arms!" IXA shouts, still in midair.
Kiva saw a large shadow under him and turns around to see Koro with huge, muscular arms. Kiva barely got away in time when Koro punched him. IXA switched her sword back into gun mode and releases a bombardment of bullets to causing more sparks from his armor.
Kiva could barely get himself up from the ground as he reversed back to his basic form. IXA gets herself back up and chuckles in a crazed fashion.
"Hahaha! Do you know why you're on the ground? Because justice is on my side! Justice always win against evil monsters like you!" IXA laughed mockingly. "Now it's time for you to die…" she said before reaching her hand to a fuestle.
Suddenly the red gem on IXA knuckle starting to beep uncontrollably as smoke emitting from the white armor. Soon uncontrollable electric emitting from her body and smoke along with it.
"No… Not now!" IXA screamed in panic from what's happening to her.
That's… Both Kiva and Kivat realized what was happening.
IXA reversed back to her original state and Seryu was about to collapse into unconsciousness if it wasn't for Koro who caught her in it's hand. The teigu growled at Kiva but it knew that its master's safety was important and carried her away.
Kiva reversed back to his original form as Raiga struggled getting back up while watching where Seryu was taken.
"Wait—!" Raiga said trying to reach out but he collapsed straight to the ground.
"Hang on, aibou!" Kivat said.
Fuuko soon run from her hiding place and come help Raiga.
(In Castle Doran)
Riki and Ramon are patching up Raiga who was resting on the couch in the main chamber. Raiga hadn't spoken much since he got back in Castle Doran.
"And that's what happened after her teigu took her away…" Fuuko explains to Jiro and others.
"I see…" Jiro muttered.
"But what caused her suit to act that way?" Sayo asked. She heard that Raiga's goal was to reclaim the suit that belonged to his father but didn't know a lot about it.
"The IXA system is severely damaged that it will overheat and weaken the user when used for too long. But it's also the thing that saved him in that last moment…" Jiro explains.
"How do you know about IXA?" Sayo asked.
"Because I was the other user of IXA. The original user was Raiga's father," Jiro answered bluntly. "However, the new user…isn't worthy of bearing the armor as him. It's pretty disgusting that someone is using IXA to kill others when it was meant for destroying Fangire." He added darkly as this made both girls shudder.
"Judging by your family's records… it looks like the IXA-Caliber cannot be used to its full potential." Jiro said to Fuuko.
"It's full potential…? I didn't know about that." Fuuko blinks.
"That only happens when IXA's 'true eyes' are opened." Jiro said in a cryptic tone.
"If Night Raid hears about IXA… then they will do whatever it takes to get it…" Sayo said with a worried tone.
Isn't there something that I can do to help him? Fuuko thought before an idea occurred in her head.
It was a little while before Raiga woke up. Groaning softly, he rubbed his eyes. His body aches from the fight against that Imposter who wore his father's armor and wields that biological teigu. He thought that getting his father's belt and IXA knuckle would be easy due to the armor being back to its Save Mode. But that come back at him with nastier blows.
"About time you woke up… aibou," A familiar voice said. Kivat was sitting on top of his chest and looking back at him.
"Kivat…" Raiga said quietly.
"How are you feeling?" The tiny bat asked.
"I cannot believed that it was the time limit that saved us at the last moment." Answered Raiga, looking depressed.
"If it wasn't for that, you would end up like the countless people who died in this country." Kivat said. "You were very reckless, you know that? Vandham and others told you to be careful in this country."
"I know that… I'm sorry but I have to get it back… but those who looked up-"
"No excuses, Raiga! I know that you don't want the memories of your father being defiled by the Empire! We're partners, we're supposed to fight together as two in one!" Kivat snapped.
"I know that…"
"Raiga-sama…" Raiga turned to see Jiro by his door. "I thought once you become stronger as Kiva, you'll eventually be ready to let go of your past, and move on. But it seems that the trouble of the past, still attached to you."
"Yeah… I know that, you don't have to tell me." Raiga said. "But I don't know if I can really… be like him."
Jiro let out a sigh.
"You still remember what happened when Night Raid cornered you, right?" Jiro asked as Raiga frowned.
"Don't remind me… I still remember what happened when they came at me hard and limited my movements. However, this time I'm facing against someone with a biological teigu." Raiga said.
"With the imposter IXA in dispose, I think it will be a good for you to learn how to maneuver against multiply enemies." This seems to get Raiga's attention.
"But will it make me ready in time…?" Raiga asked.
"That's up to you. But if you're determined to take back IXA, then you have to believe in yourself." Jiro said.
Struggle to walk through the hallway of the capital garrison was none other than Seryu herself. Though she is weakened by the effects of the IXA System at the moment she swears to have that monster dead.
"Damn it…" Seryu cursed angry. "That monster got away."
Not once, but twice. She needed to do something before the Prime Minister hears that she let that monster get away or the armor will be removed from her.
Raiga was seen walking into the training room where his three guardians and Kivat are waiting for him. It wasn't after few hours of resting, he recovered enough in order to do whatever training that the three Arm Monsters have planned for him.
"So what exactly is the training?" Raiga asked curious.
"For you to adapt to multiple opponents, and for that you will fight all three of us. But for 10 minutes each, that way we'll rotate as you fight the next one." Jiro explains.
"You will have to be on your guard, Raiga-sama." Ramon advised.
"Don't hold back." Riki stated.
It took a few moments before Raiga narrowed his eyebrows with a determined expression.
"Come, Kivat." Raiga said raising his arm into the air as Kivat flies around him.
"Yosh! Kivatte Ikuze! GABUU!"
After his belt materialized around his waist, Raiga placed Kivat into his belt and transformed into Kiva.
Ramon smiled as he snapped his fingers before he transformed into Basshaa.
Jiro scratched the floor with his hands as electricity sparks and his eyes glowing red before morphing into Garulu.
Riki gripped his hair and pulled, shouting, before pounding his fists against his chest, a purple aura emitting from him before changing into his true form. The main color of his body was purple, composed of metal and muscle. His chest was exposed, showing thick muscles, but he was covered by a large purple coat with a yellow flower on the lapel. Large barrel-like shoulder pads rested on his shoulders. They were undoubtedly heavy but he carried them like they were nothing. His arms were covered with purple and gray steel gauntlets that covered his purple hands. His feet were donned in large metal boots which made loud thumping sounds as he stepped forward. His head was wearing a cap while metal framed his face. His eyes were a very obvious feature since they were the shade of blood. This is the last member of the Franken Clan. His name is Dogga.
Kiva goes into his battle stance as the three last members of the respective Mazoku clans of Wolfen, Mermen, and Franken approached him. Kiva waiting for who will challenged him first and it was Basshaa who firing water from his mouth.
Kiva jumps out of the way from the shot but Basshaa continued firing at him and making the Rider runs around to avoid the water bullets.
"Come on, Raiga-sama. I know you're better than that~!" Basshaa taunt childish while Garuru and Dogga watching the events.
It wasn't long until Kiva charged at Basshaa as the last Mermen fired the blast of water at him. Before the water could hit him, Kiva went under the attack and by sliding his way toward Basshaa before slamming his fist into Basshaa's gut.
This made Basshaa grunt before Kiva got up and delivered barrage of punches at him in the process.
"That's not fair!" Basshaa said.
Kiva was about to charge at him again before his shoulder was grabbed by Dogga and was send flying over the training field.
"My… turn now…" Dogga said as he bumped his fists together.
"Better move out of the way now!" Kivat warned his partner. Kiva regains his senses and rolls out of the way when Dogga tried to punch him with his fist as he leaped few feet back. Kiva soon got out his war fan and charged at him.
Kiva soon tries to slash him, but the war fan didn't do much damage to someone like Dogga. But Dogga soon delivered his own punches and sending Kiva skidding backward.
However, Kiva stabbed his war fan to the ground to keep his movement and catches his breath. He didn't stay there for long as he heard loud thumping noises and leaped away into the air to avoid the attack of Dogga.
Kiva saw Garulu jump into the air and caught him. This caused the two to roll hard across the ground before Garulu strikes with his claws on his chest, creating sparks in the process. But it wasn't until Kiva kicked him off and got himself back up from the ground.
"Is that all you got, boy? Your old man did much better than you could!" Garulu snarled as Basshaa and Dogga walking beside him.
"I'm not done yet…" Kiva said before getting out both of his war fans.
Basshaa opened his mouth and fired several water-like bullets at Kiva. Kiva soon using his war fans to sending to the sideways before charging at them.
(Next day)
Raiga was eating breakfast before Sayo runs into the diner room.
"Raiga! Fuuko is in danger!" Sayo shouted in panic.
"W-What do you mean?" Raiga asked, startled.
"Fuuko left this letter in my room and I went to her room, but she wasn't anywhere in sight." Sayo said, showing him the letter.
Raiga took the letter in his hand and his eyes wide in shock.
"No way…" He said.
"Damn. I didn't think that she'd risk herself like this…" Jiro said, looking over the letter from Raiga's shoulder.
"What do we do?" Sayo asked with worried.
Raiga soon tossed the letter onto the table before he left the hallway.
"Kivat, let's go." Raiga said, serious.
"Right."
Fuuko was seen walking across the park of the capital while donned in a black cloak over herself. She is searching for the whereabouts of Seryu Ubiquitous.
She knew what she was doing might result in her own death, but seeing how Raiga was struggling to get back something that belongs to the person he cared the most really touched her and didn't want him to shoulder all of the burden.
The first place she tried to find her was the capital garrison but Seryu wasn't there when she asked one of the guards. Although she did overhear that Seryu was going to one of the capital's parks. She searched a few parks that she knows but Seryu wasn't there.
The third park she was looking around, she didn't find anything until she heard a voice calling out to her.
"Hey, what are you doing out here by yourself?" A voice asked as Fuuko turned around and seen Seryu with Koro in her hands.
"Umm… sorry. I was looking for someone." Fuuko answered while withdrawing something within the black cloak.
"Do you need help?" Seryu asked.
"Yes, you will give it back." Fuuko said before throwing the thing at Seryu and the makeshift bomb exploded in front of her.
"What!?" Seryu coughed uncontrollable as her eyes began to swelling.
Fuuko soon rushed in and grabbed Seryu's satchel and starts to make a run for it.
Seryu rubbed her eyes before glaring at the back of Fuuko and notices that she was running with her satchel!
"Blast it, thief! You dare to steal from a Capital Guard!" Seryu snapped as she chases after Fuuko.
Seryu saw her going into one alley and following her from behind… but she didn't find her anywhere in sight.
Unknown to her, Fuuko was climbing wooden ladders before getting onto the rooftop. She soon looks around the place careful before she heard loud growling sound.
"What's wrong, Koro? Is she up there?" Seryu's voice bellowed out.
Fuuko soon looks around before spotting a wagon full of hay and two horses in the front. She made a leap and jumps forward into the wagon that full of hay. Her leap made the horses startled before and they took off in a hurry down the street.
"That was close…" Fuuko sighed before she heard a loud thump and turned to see an enlarged Koro with Seryu on its back after her.
"YOU WON'T ESCAPE, THIEF!" Seryu screamed as she fires her tonfa guns at the wagon. Fuuko let out a scream before ducking her head into the hay.
The bullets missed her but hits the wheels of the wagon, causing it to go flying off the tracks with Fuuko in the process.
Fuuko let out a groan before she spots the IXA Knuckle and belt nearby as she picked them up and tried to run. But she didn't make it far when couple bullets hit her back and made her collapse to the ground.
"Now handle it over or else…" Seryu said with a twisted expression.
"…I still have my life and keep walking to make my own path than letting the Empire decide how I live."
Fuuko soon show a serious expression at the thought of those words.
"These things don't belong to you…!" Fuuko refused despite shaking in fear. Yes, she is scared of being in the presence of Seryu and she knows what's going to happen next.
"You don't know anything, thief! That armor was meant for me! I fight to protect order and peace and anyone who threatens the safety of the people will be met with divine punishment!" Seryu growls angrily.
"All this talk about justice… you're not a hero at all!" Fuuko refused, pointing the IXA Knuckle at Seryu.
"There is no way for you to get out of this unless you hand it over…" Seryu said.
"Even since that day when I lost my parents… all because of this device in the Empire's hands. I'm still scared of it due to what the Empire became. Terrifying." Fuuko said, shaking in fear. "But someone I met motivated me and I cannot let him seen me being afraid!" she said before she firing the energy shot from IXA Knuckle.
But Koro got in front of her and took on the attack. Fuuko continued firing the energy shots at Koro but the biological teigu regeneration from its wounds.
"Koro, purge her in the name of justice!" Seryu shouts as Koro soon grew with more muscular arms and charged at her.
Fuuko barely got away due to her injuries and was caught in the grip of Koro who shakes the IXA Knuckle from her hand. Fuuko started scream in pain as she was being crushed and felt like her left arm is going to shatter. The pain was so intense that tears began to fall from Fuuko's eyes. "Good! Kill her!"
Suddenly everyone heard the sound of something running toward them as Raiga on Barikion charged them.
"I won't let you!" Raiga shouted as the war horse glowed in a black aura and smacked Koro from behind. This caused Koro to loosen grip on Fuuko who was send flying in the air.
Fuuko was about to crash but Raiga caught her before she could hit the ground.
"R-Raiga-sama…" Fuuko whispered with tears in her eyes. "Is that really you…?"
"Of course. Though that was the most guttiest move you've pulled. And I'm supposed to be the one who pulls all the risks." Raiga said.
"I knew that you would come after me once you noticed I left." Fuuko said softly, holding her battered arm. "I believed in you."
"It's impressive you thought that far." Kivat added as both of them smirk.
"You…! Why are you helping that thief!?" Seryu barked in rage.
"She is my maid, and I won't let anyone harm her." Raiga said before letting Fuuko gently and glares at Seryu. "But I'm here to take back what you people stolen from me… that armor belonged to my father!"
"That's preposterous! This armor belongs to the Empire! It was meant for protecting the peaceful lives and to uphold justice." Seryu refused.
"That's because your so-called Empire stole it from my father after taking his life!" Raiga snapped angrily, making Seryu look shocked. "You believe in justice? Don't you know what's been going on around here? People are being mistreated and countless are dying every day. Is this really what justice means? You aren't a hero at all. You're just a delusional brat who treated this as a game and didn't bear the consequences of your actions for those you killed." He said.
"T-That's not true!" Seryu argued angry.
"It doesn't surprise me. When is the last time you ever listen to them?" Raiga said, looking cold at Seryu. "After all, you don't bother to remember those who plead their innocence before letting your monster devour them. All for the sake of upholding your fake justice!"
"But I wasn't the one who killed your father!" Seryu protested.
"Only I know that," Raiga said, holding his cold expression. "But you defiled him by using something that doesn't belong to you. And I know that it wasn't you. But you… you're the worst of them all."
"W-Who in the world are you…?" Seryu asked shocked.
"I'm the one who'll take back what was stolen from me!" Raiga shouted, angry.
"Let's go, Kivat…" Raiga said raising his hand into the air.
"Kivatte Ikuze!" Kivat said before bites his partner's hand as fangire marks shown on Raiga's face.
"GABUUU!"
"Henshin!" Raiga said as he transformed into Kiva.
This left Seryu in mind shock of seeing the appearance of Kiva.
Kiva placed Fuuko on top of Barikion and looks at the horse. "Make sure that she get home safety, Barikion." He instructed.
The black horse grunted.
"Good luck, Raiga-sama." Fuuko said before she and Barikion vanished into thin air.
Don't worry, I will make her paid for what she did to you… Kiva thought serious.
Kiva soon goes into his battle stance and brings out his war fans as he charged at her. Though Seryu was in shock, but Koro jumps in Kiva's way.
However, Kiva leaps out of the way when Koro tried to punch him and threw his war fans into the air as he sliced down the muscular arms. He soon charged at Seryu with his fans aiming for her head. This seems to stirring Seryu from shock before she brought her steel arms to block the attack and sending Kiva over her shoulders. Seryu placed the belt around her waist before slammed her hand into IXA Knuckle.
"READY!"
"Henshin…" Seryu said before sliding the IXA Knuckle into the belt.
"FIST ON!"
She transformed into IXA and charged at Kiva from behind. But Kiva turned around in time and caught her fist with his own.
"I won't let you take away my armor of justice! And bring your head to the Prime Minister!" IXA snapped angrily.
"I won't let myself get killed by a bitch who's stupid enough to suck on the piggy's dick!" Kiva said in a mocking tone before sending IXA flying over his shoulder.
IXA barely got up in time and saw Kiva charging at her with his war fans. IXA tried to stop him with her fist but Kiva blocked and slashes her across the chest, forcing IXA to stagger backward.
IXA soon brought out her IXA-Calibur before the two were trading blows with each other. It wasn't long until the two were locked in a deadlock with each other look at another.
"You don't know what you're getting yourself into, why don't you hand it over and we go our own separate ways? It won't be long until the time limit reaches and it'll be like before." Kiva offered to IXA in hopes of her at least being aware of the risks that IXA system is putting her through.
Unfortunately, she doesn't.
"Someone as evil as you has no right to demand anything of me!" IXA snapped. "No matter what excuses you use, you chose to steal which means you're evil! THERE IS NO DENYING IT!"
"That is true…" Kiva thinking about his father before his demise. "LIKE I HAD ANY CHOICE! WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR JUSTICE!?" he said before kicking her back from him.
"KORO, BERSERK NOW!" IXA screamed furiously.
The biological let out a deafening roar as its body began to morph. Koro's body became even more muscular and took on a blood red hue. The teigu somehow became even more intimidating than before. Once its transformation was complete, Koro released a roar so powerful that it caused Kiva and Kivat to cover their ears.
Damn… I never thought that she used her teigu's trump card… Kiva thought before saw IXA with the IXA-Caliber and rolling out of the way to avoid barrage of bullets.
Kiva soon picked up green Fuestle and placed in Kivat's mouth.
"BASSHAA MAGNUM!"
(In Castle Doran)
Riki is patching Fuuko after removing the bullets from her back. The young girl was seeing wearing a cast for her batter arm.
"I have to admit that you were quite daring… and reckless." Jiro remarked.
"Fuuko! What in the world were you thinking?!" Sayo shouted in a worried tone.
"It was the only way to help Raiga-sama…" Fuuko said, tired.
"B-But you could've almost died…." Sayo said.
"I know the risks… it's just I can't help myself by not doing anything for him." Fuuko said.
It wasn't long until everyone heard the trumpet sound as Ramon got up.
"Well, it's my turn to help him." Ramon said before leaving through the hallway and transformed into his statuette form.
After obtaining Basshaa Magnum in his right hand, Kiva's eyes turned green as he donned his Basshaa form. Soon the weather starts changing as clouds were gathering above the capital street as rain pour down on the ground now.
"Koro, get him now!" IXA shouts.
Koro soon charged at Kiva who stood there. But it wasn't long until the ground was filled with water as Kiva started moving quicker around Koro and firing bullets of high-pressure water.
IXA pulled the trigger of her IXA Caliber and firing bullets at Kiva. But Kiva raised his hand to stop the bullets in front of him and sending them back at IXA who dodging in the process. Both IXA and Kiva fired their bullets to counter each other.
Soon Kiva saw a large shadow behind him and spotted Koro before he caught Kiva in his arm and crashing him hard in his arm. This caused Kiva's Basshaa Form to disappear due to the pain as Kiva was struggling in pain.
"That's it, Koro. Get ready to devour him!" IXA snarled.
"Is that so…?" Kiva said in his struggle.
Koro was about to eat him when the ground beneath Koro began to weaken as the biological teigu panicked upon sinking into a large quicksand hole. While Koro was distracted, Kiva got out his war fan and sliced off the hand that held him and jumps out of the way.
"What…?!" IXA gasped. "Koro!"
"You were too focused on the fight, that you didn't noticed what else been going on as I created quicksand to sink your monster." Kiva said.
"But how can there be quicksand here!?" IXA questioned serious.
"Don't you pay attention to your surroundings?" Kivat asked in a mocking tone.
IXA looks around and realized that they were in the graveyard as everything was soaked in the rain.
"The rain…" she uttered in shock.
"With the ability to manipulate water on the land, I can make instant quicksand." Kiva explains as he looks at the struggling Koro trying to break free. "No matter how many times your monster struggles, it won't get out and will keep sinking further."
H-He planned this from the very start… IXA thought in shock.
Kiva soon got out his Garulu Fuestle and given to Kivat.
"Now it's time to get serious…" Kiva said before Kivat blown on the fuestle.
"GARULU SABER!"
Soon donned his Garulu Saber as Kiva's eyes turned blue and becomes Garulu Form.
Kiva let out a growl before he charges at IXA. IXA tries to shoot him but Kiva was much faster and slashes her in the process.
"My father had done so much better than relying on a gun! That's why you never reached up to the full potential like he did!" Kiva snapped angrily.
"Why you!" IXA growl before inserted a Fuestle into the IXA Knuckle and pressed the knuckle attachment.
"IXA KNUCKLE: RISE UP!"
Gripping the knuckle, she pulled it from the belt and reared back her arm for a punch. Kiva didn't move from where he was as he saw the incoming attack. It was at the last moment, he sidestep and slashing IXA from behind.
She tried to hit him again. Again she missed.
"I will defeat you and prove that the Empire's justice and peace will prevail!" IXA shouted.
Kiva shifted to the side and gripped IXA's arm in a vice-like grip that she could feel through the armor.
"The Empire...? A force of justice and peace? What a crock load of SHIT!"
He kicked her face, throwing her off balance. He remembered villages that he has seen being overtaxed by Empire.
"All you care about is the money in your own pockets!"
He punched her across the head; he remembered the people hanging on the crosses.
"And keep people under your thumb!"
Followed up with a reversal slash. He remembered the merciless and underhanded attack on his own village when he was younger.
"You got no principles!"
Kiva soon slashed her again, this time in the chest area.
"Just like the master who holds your lash!"
And finished with a strong kick, IXA was sending to the ground.
"Both the Empire and Revolutionary Army are rotten to the core as neither of them are right or better than each other. Both of you are nothing more than heap of garbage that the world is better off without."
Kiva looks down at her.
"And you're nothing more than a maggot like the rest."
IXA got herself up and changes her IXA-Calibur back into sword mode as they traded blows, sparks flying across the air. IXA tried to slash him in the head but Kiva ducked beneath her as this made IXA increasingly frustrated.
IXA did something unexpected and pulled out the other fuestle from the Fuestle holders. This one was something that she never used as it left previous users to cripple down. Not to mention that Koro won't be able to help due to being stuck in quicksand.
"That—" Kivat whispered in shock.
"IXA-CALIBUR: RISE UP!"
IXA screamed as steam emitting from the golden cross that covered her face and IXA-Caliber blade glowing with bright light.
"Aibou, watch yourself!" Kivat warned.
Kiva knows what's coming as well before dodging the first blow but IXA coming back with another slashing which sends him skidding backward.
IXA was about to come at him before she completely dropped to the ground on one knee.
"Kiva, it's time to end this!" Kivat said serious. Kiva nodded and held his blade horizontally in front of himself before bringing it down for Kivat to bite.
"GARULU BITE!"
The wind sounded like a wolf's howl as full moon rose high above Kiva. The Rider's mouthplate opened up and then he placed the handle of his sword between the 'fangs'. Going into a crouch with his arms spread to the sides, he then looks at IXA before leaping upwards.
Kiva performed a downward slash upon IXA, but before the attack could reach her… the ground in front of IXA shifted before revealed a muddy Koro who tried to protect its master by bringing its hands to block the attack.
The two sides were on a stand still as both of them were trying to dominate each other. Both Kiva and Koro gritting their teeth as they tried to push each other. But it wasn't long until Kiva was enveloped in a blue aura due to the presence of the full moon before Koro shredded its hands as Kiva slashed through the stomach to cause an explosion in form of Garulu's head. IXA was caught in the explosion before the IXA Knuckle and the belt flung from her body.
Kiva jumps up into the air and caught the two items. Garulu Saber was folded back to its original form and returns back to its home when the job was done as Kiva's form vanished.
Raiga held the IXA Knuckle and belt like a parent holding their child with a warm smile.
"We did it, Raiga." Kivat said smiling.
Raiga nodded.
"Y-YOU… HOW DARE YOU KILL MY PRECIOUS KORO!?" An angry voice growled as the two turned around to see Seryu struggling to get herself up. But it seems that she couldn't get herself up after the last blow.
"Why don't you give it a rest?" Raiga asked, looking annoyed.
"Justice will never give rest to evil like you!" Seryu shouts, glaring at them. "You monsters doesn't deserve to live!"
"Like I said… who cares about your justice?" Raiga asked before he and Kivat turned around as they're leaving the graveyard.
"HEY COME BACK HERE AND FACE ME, VILLAIN!" Seryu shouts. "Don't turn your back on me!"
But they didn't listen to her.
"So what are we going to do after this?" Kivat asked, riding on Raiga's shoulder.
"There is still that Fangire from earlier before we were interrupted." Raiga recalled.
Both Raiga and Kivat heard a loud scream from behind them as the two turned around. Their eyes widen in shock to see what happened with Seryu.
…
….
"Huh?"
Seryu was frozen in a large glacier with the look of shock upon her face. And the one who was responsible for it was a white hooded figure looming over their work.
"Hey!" Raiga shouts as the white hooded figure noticed them.
Soon the white hooded figure turned and left before Raiga and Kivat could do anything to stop them.
"Who in the world was that?" Raiga wondered.
"It's definitely not a Fangire or Bloody Rose would've warned us." Kivat said as Raiga looks at Seryu who was frozen in the glacier.
Raiga was thinking about why the white hooded figure froze Seryu in the first place. He was thinking about how to get her out of there. Sure, she is a pain in the ass but it doesn't mean she deserved to be trapped in there. Unfortunately, Raiga won't have the chance when the glacier shattered before them and taking Seryu Ubiquitous with it.
"What the heck?!" Raiga exclaimed in shock.
Soon they watched as the ice shards melt straight into the ground before a strange symbol in white. Then the symbol vanished completely.
"…That's certainly odd." Kivat said with a narrowed brows.
"Have you ever seen anything like that before?" Raiga asked to his partner.
"No, I have never seen or heard of anything like that." Kivat said. "We should leave now before anyone spotted us."
Raiga nodded before looking where Seryu was once. There is no remains of her except for that of Koro lies around the area.
He and Kivat soon left the area without anyone seen them. It wasn't long for Leone to come the scene when hearing a large explosion here.
"What the fuck happened here?" Leone looks bewildered at the ruin state of the graveyard.
(In Castle Doran)
After entrusting IXA Knuckle and IXA belt in Jiro's care, Raiga is having conversation with Fuuko and Sayo as both girls wanted to know what happened in his fight against Seryu. They were surprised to find out that Seryu was murdered by an unknown person.
"Wait… are you saying that she is dead?" Sayo asked, shocked.
Raiga nodded. "There is no way she could survive from the shattering. Unfortunately, I don't recognize the mark that was left behind." But whoever that sneak past them without them noticing must be dangerous.
"Could this be any of Mazoku clans?" Sayo asked.
"It's a possibility. There is a race of Gigant that resides in high altitudes or in the snowy mountain, but they rarely come down." Raiga said.
"Now you got the IXA Knuckle and IXA Belt back… what are you going to do with them?" Fuuko asked.
"Well, I will let Jiro keep an eye on it. But IXA is still on a time limit before it could hurt the user. However, IXA Knuckle can still be used as a weapon." Raiga said.
"I see…"
Raiga then looks at Fuuko's cast arm. "How are you feeling, Fuuko?" Raiga asked.
"I will be fine… Riki-san says it will take longer for my arm to be healed and not to do anything serious." Fuuko said, looking at her cast arm.
"Same here. That was too reckless and you could've almost gotten yourself killed if it wasn't for Raiga." Sayo agreed with the older guardian.
"Raiga-sama, I'm sorry about running off." Fuuko apologized.
"Don't worry about that. No more recklessness until you recover." Raiga said. "Next time... when you think of doing something, it would be nice if you tell us about it face-to-face than going on ahead."
"I understand…" Fuuko said. "Is… it alright if you can teach me how to fight?" she asked to Raiga.
"You want to use IXA, don't you?" Raiga guessed.
Fuuko nodded nervously. "But at least, I want to be a bit more helpful around Castle Doran... I know that I won't be strong enough to handle those training by Empire."
Raiga remain quiet at the thought. Sure, he won't trust anyone with the IXA System after regaining it back. But he won't ignored that if it wasn't for Fuuko who risk herself to help finding IXA again. It seems the encounter with Seryu might slowly push Fuuko out of her insecurity. A bit.
"I will give you my answer after you recover." Raiga answered. "However, I will tell you this. My father says that he went through a helluva a lot of training in order to be fit to use IXA. I'm telling you that it won't be easy." He informed.
"Very well," Fuuko nodded, "Thank you, Raiga-sama."
Kivat was flies by their side.
"Don't forget we still have that Fangire on the loose." Kivat said.
"But we don't exactly have a lead on where he is going with them." Raiga said.
"Well… there is actually something that I overheard at the capital garrison." Fuuko said, getting Raiga's attention. "People being vanishing after dining at a restaurant. Most of them were noble."
"I see…" Raiga muttered. "What's the restaurant call?"
"Maison Cercueil." Fuuko answered.
The white hooded figure was seen walking to what looks like an abandoned castle that no one have been living in there for a really long time. After entering the building, he saw what looks like a fossilized figure pinned to the wall.
Standing in front of the fossilized figure were two beings. The first one resembled that of a mummy but covered in bronze bandage with muscular figure. The second one looks female with snakes for her hairs and have scarly armors.
"Were you able to eliminate IXA?" The mummy like figure asked.
"Well, I didn't need to as the new Kiva took care of that job before I took the opportunity of using her as a sacrifice for our plan." The white hooded figure reported.
"I see. Once the ritual is complete, we can finally revive our Lord from the state that his enemies had put him through." The mummy figure said. "Once he does, he will grant your deepest wish for your cooperation."
"So how is building our own numbers going, Medusa?" the white hooded figure asked before looking at the snake-like woman.
"It's coming along nicely as we have almost around 1000 and showing promising results. It's really intriguing...the thought of taking advantage of this pointless conflict of the humans' so-called Empire... can't imagine the horror looks on those cattles." The snake-like woman mused in excitement.
"Don't get celebrate quite yet. There is still Kiva. He could mess up our plans." The white hooded figure said.
"That is true… but once our Lord returns, he will have the satisfaction of killing him." Medusa said.
"Very well…" The white hooded figure said before he turns and leaving through the hallway.
To be continued…
AN: That is the end of another chapter. Yes, IXA been taken back and the route of Akame Ga Kill starting to be shift slowly with changes. If you don't know who Air, Luna, and Fal are… they are the three girls from the so-called special chapter 23.5. I really despise that chapter since it make me think that the author have something against little girls. The chapter wasn't really significant or doing any changes to the whole Akame Ga Kill story (that people in Capital being evil).
Anyway, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concern. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories. See you all next time.