Glass Pyramid...
They were about to reach Paris the next day when Ken looked at his sister next to him, her head falling as she was fighting the urge to sleep.
Ken: " you stayed all night yesterday, right?"
Ruri: " I couldn't help it. We needed to finish that weapon after all."
Ken sighed.
Ken: " then, how was it?"
Her eyes sparkled with excitement, all sleep suddenly knocked off.
Ruri: " we tested it and it was working well. It may be a rushed work and a prototype but it will do the stuff."
Ranger: " it's one weapon, right?"
Ruri nodded.
Valkyrie : " did you think of who will use it?"
Ruri: " not yet."
Yuuta: " you created a weapon?"
He turned back in excitement.
Ruri: " yep. And it's all finished now and ready to use."
Odin M: " hold on. You created it overnight!?"
Ruri: " I used the professors' help after all."
Ken: " and as you can see, she didn't sleep at all due to that."
Arata: " I knew you can design weapons and LBXs but to make them..."
Gendou: " you could have served as a good mechanic in Kamui Diamon."
Ruri gave a nervous chuckle.
Ruri: " I actually intended to."
Momona: " really?!"
Ruri: " yeah, but I failed to obtain the 4 needed wins in tech-based contests. I lost the last one to Hosono Sakuya and I ran out of time. Plus, unlike players, it's hard to find a place as mechanic in Kamui Daimon."
Hikaru: " hold on! You lost to Sakuya?"
Ruri: " eh! You know him?"
Arata: " he is our Platoon's mechanic."
Ruri: " I see. I can safely say he is a genius. I consider him my rival even now."
Snap.
Everyone looked back when they heard the sound of the camera.
Yuuya: " Asuka-kun, you will be in trouble if Jin-kun finds out."
Asuka: " why would he find out, he is in dreamland already."
Touko: " and I doubt he will wake up soon in that comfortable position~."
Jessica: " true."
Hiro sweat dropped.
Hiro: " still..."
He looked back at the man and woman sitting at the back of the passenger hall, leaning on each other and sleeping peacefully.
Ran: " they had been working all night on our LBXs. They deserve a rest."
She said whispering so not to wake the other sleeping two blonds sitting behind her and Hiro.
Asuka kept chuckling at the pictures she took.
Asuka: " they're really cute~."
Next to her, Sendou pulled a card.
Sendou: " death, upright, you will be in trouble."
Asuka: " come on, what can happen?"
Ami: " maybe you will get split second killed."
Lilyan blinked at the two.
Lilyan: " Jin-san... Has a totally different face when he is asleep..."
Kazu: " it's hard to believe this is the same Jin we know."
Ran: " Asuka, make sure to send it to me later. Okay."
Touko: " count me as well."
Jessica: " don't forget about me."
Mirai: " I want it too."
Ami: " it won't harm to have a copy."
Zenon: " ... you're all gonna die."
Ruri: " come on, you won't snitch on us."
Zenon: " nope, but sooner or later he will find out."
MeTaMo: " we've reached Paris Mo~"
Soon, the duck shuttle was actually landing on the airport. Everyone unbuckled their seat belts.
Yuuya: " I will wake them up."
He said moving to Elie and Jin. Mirai gently woke Kirito and Eva. Jessica excused herself because of a phone call.
Runa: " so, who is going?"
Jeanne D: " a few will be enough."
Touko: " we still have the problem of Leviathan's attack."
Otacross: " of course the rest will have to ensure the place and protect the citizens deyo~."
Jessica: " doesn't seem like the case."
Everyone looked back at her as she pulled a hologram ahead of them. It was the recent news of LBX rampaging in Texas.
Jessica: " I've got a call from the Fire Sweets there. They're facing Gafrans there. They hardly can hold their grounds. They're requesting for help."
Evangeline : " then, what do you suggest we do. Leviathan is bound to attack the Louvre pyramid the moment we step in."
Mizel though about it for a second.
Mizel: " well, since it's the case, I have an idea. It's a bit risky, though..."
He looked at Otacross and Sakura.
Mizel: " I will need your help. You as well, Kirito."
The blond rubbed the back of his head with a tsk sound...
Dream Future...
Both Gichii and Ban stepped out of the black van and walked into the building. A man with long wavy light purple hair was waiting for them.
He was wearing a dark purple suit with a white shirt and black shoes. He stared with his small eyes at both men before taking a lock of his hair and starting to roll it around his finger.
" Très intéressant. So this is the rumored one."
He said eyeing the brunette carefully whose dull eyes didn't give any emotions.
" Hope he's as strong as you promised he would be."
Gichii: " the experiment is still in its start."
" C'est ne pas un excuse."
Gichii: " François, we don't have time. I need to borrow your LAB. And what about what you were asked to do?"
The man smiled broadly as he handed the tablet he was holding to Gichi. He skimmed through it and he seemed satisfied.
François : " all that's needed is to tune it."
Gichii: " I'm surprised you managed to integrate the technology we managed to get from Kamui Daimon. Either way, show me the way to your LAB."
François: " avec plaisir. This way."
But as they were to make their way to the LAB, a screen hologram appeared with Leviathan's mark on it.
Leviathan : " they're moving..."...
Hiro: " will this work?"
He was worried that their plan may fail. It didn't help easing his worries that they were very little in number.
Although Sendou, Gouda, Asuka, Runa and Yuuta were following after them with a rented car that Sendou was driving.
Mirai: " I'm more worried about Jin and the others, they didn't have back up with them."
Mizel had his eyes glowing in red.
Mizel: " Otacross, Kirito, Sakura and I are doing our best trying to control the city's network to cover for us and send them after Jin and the others in a wild-goose chase. Hopefully we can hold it together till we contact the Creator."
Evangeline : " I fail to get why won't you let me help you out. If it's the both of us-"
Mizel: " if it's the both of us then that will make Leviathan target you. He would do anything to get people whom he sees of benefit to him."
Upon hearing that, Eva backed off. She didn't really want to be targeted and used as a test subject by Leviathan.
Mirai: " then, we will be trusting you to cover for us, Mizel."
A little bit behind them, the grey car with Sendou and the others was struggling with the traffic jam.
Gouda: " can't you go faster! We will get separated!"
Sendou: " unless this car grows wings I can't get past those in front of me!"
Gouda: " you should have let me drive!"
Sendou: " I will do so when I want all of us dead! Muscle head! You're no better than Asuka when it comes to driving!"
Yuuta: " both of you... Calm down..."
Sendou & Gouda: " don't interfere!"
The brunette sweat dropped and sank into his seat.
Yuuta: " I'm sorry..."
Sendou took a deep breath as finally the line in front of them started moving...
Elie was shifting her weight nervously from one leg to another. She, Jin and Lilyan were waiting near the Effile tower.
Elie: " you think Onii-chan will come."
Jin: " if Mizel's plan works fine, they should be here."
Elie checked the street once again in expectancy.
Lilyan: " don't worry, Ban-kun is bound to come sooner or later."
Unicorn: " I'm more worried of Leviathan sending LBXs."
Zenon: " we'll have to hold it together until Sendou and the others get here."
As soon as he said that, a black van parked near the tower. Both Ban and Gichii steppe out, the later holding a tablet in his hand while the former stood right behind him.
The thing he didn't expect was for the trio to step forward and face them.
Gichii: " oya? Aren't you going to search for the Driver?"
His eyes fell on the hard looks they were giving him. He then realized it and smirked widely.
Gichii: " I see. So it was your plan all along. Well, go ahead and try to take him back."
He said stepping aside so they could see their friend clearly. Their eyes widened as they saw him in a certain suit.
It was quite different from Yuuya's. The purple parts were red and the tube that was at the front was switched with two other crossed over the back.
Elie: " Onii-chan!"
Jin: " you've done it! Gichii!"
Gichii: " of course I will."
Odin " Why Ban?!"
Gichii pushed his glasses up.
Gichii: " it was out of curiosity. I just was interested in the way he kept struggling and evolving more. So I believed he would be the best test subject for our project."
Lilyan: " you..."
Elie was almost in tears as she saw how pale her brother became.
Elie: " Onii-chan..."
Gichii: " now, let's put this suit into work. Shall we, Ban-kun?"
The brunette merely held up a green huge humanoid robot. Jin and the other two had their eyes wide open in shock.
Jin: " A new..."
Zenon: " Killer Droid..."
In front of them was a robot slightly larger than the usual Gafran. Its green armor seemed to be heavy and its size made it quite clear that it was above them in term of power.
Unicorn: " let's hope your modifications will be enough, Jin."
The three players held up their CCMs.
Gichii smirked sinisterly.
Gichii: " go."
Ban: " Baqto."
The green robot landed on the ground.
Zenon, Beargguy, Odin and Unicorn faced it.
Ban held up his hands and multiple hologram screens appeared around him.
Gichii: " let the test begin..."...
Louvre Pyramid...
They were finally in the said building, strolling along the waves of people who were enjoying the sight of the the museum.
Mizel and the the others finally stopped in front one of the many pictures in there and looked around.
Mirai: " well, how will he find out we're here?"
Mizel: " Mostly he is observing the building. I doubt it will be long before he appears before us."
" Aren't you quite younger than the last time I met you?"
Mizel snapped and he quickly turned his look around to find the owner of the familiar voice. Soon, they could see a blond man walking to them. He was wearing a brown unzipped coat, grey t-shirt. Black jeans and black shoes. His blue eyes gave a glow of confidence right from behind his glasses' lenses.
Mizel: " it has been a while."
Creator: " same here."
He looked at Eva, Mirai and Hiro and his gentle smile widened.
Creator: " you should be the chosen players. I've actually tried to keep track of your battles but it was hard to be honest since the assault on my hide out in A Nation. I had to stop to avoid being found."
Achilles D9: " are you... The real creator?"
Creator : " yes and no. Yes for the real me is talking to you and it's not a record. No because this is not my real body."
Mirai seemed suspicious of the situation.
Mirai: " may I ask why you decided actually on calling us directly this time?"
Creator : " of course. I had two purposes. One is to see whether you're the ones who were actually finding my Drivers and not the enemy. Second, in case something went wrong with our plans, I can modify it based on the situation."
Strike: " so you foresaw the possibility of something going wrong."
Creator: " of course, nothing in this world happens exactly the way you want it. You have always to have a plan B up your sleeves."
Evangeline : " I have to agree."
Mizel: " anyway, this will make things easier for us. Actually Leviathan got the data of the Amplifier."
Creator : " I see. He can't create a Driver with only those data but we have to fear the worse."
Hiro: " in your last record, you said that Leviathan doesn't have a body."
Creator : " right, he doesn't."
Evangeline: " the thing I don't understand is, how Leviathan managed to get as much powerful as he is now while just being a program in the computer?"
The creator blinked at that.
Creator: " well, that's because he found followers. People to support him."
Mirai: " but, how did he manage to find them, to make contact with them? How did he manage to start all of this?"
The creator rubbed his forehead.
Creator: " I trust that you know what's really happening out there in the world."
They nodded.
Creator: " actually, Leviathan managed to introduce himself to the world leaders. More or less because of me..."
He mattered the last part to himself.
" eh!"
Creator: " they believe Leviathan to be working for them, to actually be an AI that is following orders. Unbeknown to the them, Leviathan is actually making his own plans and moving with the help of the ones who believe in his ideals of evolution. While the leaders believe Dream Future to be under their control, they don't know that Leviathan had already surrounded them and is ready to squeeze them to death any moment."
Mirai: " but then, that means..."
Creator: " Leviathan almost has his grasp on the whole world. As you know, he can see and find you wherever you are. I bet you hardly escaped his supervision."
Mizel: " you can say it again."
Creator: " you can understand the danger we're in. Leviathan had been moving for quite a while now. He even managed to get spies into the World Savers and used their leader for his own benefits."
Evangeline: " the Kamui Daimon incident and phantom..."
Creator: " right. He had placed the first version of the virus ever in Seredy's LBX to use him. "
The creator sighed.
Creator : " the leaders were actually desperate to create an AI as strong as Adam & Eve and Mizel. So when Leviathan was discovered in the deep web it was their chance. Creating Dream Future to control him but on the contrary, he controlled it."
Mirai: " so, Leviathan was there for so long already, planning for his project."
Creator : " seeing the situation at hand, you hardly have enough time. You have to continue finding the last three Drivers."
Mizel: " eh! We're still going with the Drivers plan? You're not telling us where you are?!"
Creator: " ah. Seeing the tough supervision placed on you, it will be easy for them to find me before you. Plus, Mizel, I want you to be careful. You're extremely prohibited from trying to make any contact with anything that may be linked to Leviathan. You know what will happen if he gets you."
Mizel's face scrunched at the man's serious tone.
Mizel: " I know."
Creator: " the last three Drivers doesn't have any more information on Leviathan. I deem the rest information to be so important that I need to deliver them while being face to face with all of you. But for now, the next time you will find me riding a chinese dragon with the dragon warrior. Till we see each other again. Be careful."
And his body faded...
Baqto merely held up its arm and it stopped Beargguy's thrust. The beam sword wasn't quite able to pierce the tough armor. Not to mention that it reflected all of his shots.
It quickly dashed forward in a high speed. Slashing at Unicorn and kicking Odin across the chest.
One look at Ban, and they could see from behind the hologram screen that his overload was activated.
Odin: " it's tough!"
Beargguy: " we can't pierce it!"
The robot shot its Lazer rifle at them and they hardly avoided it.
Unicorn: " we can't keep dodging forever!"
Jin narrowed his eyes in thoughts before turning to the girls.
Jin: " I have a plan."
They both listened on carefully to him.
Lilyan: " alright."
Elie: " since it's the case. Let's go! Beargguy!"
The LBXs rushed forward.
Gichii: " a desperate move, huh?"
Ban touched one of the screens and Baqto rushed forward. Summoning its Lazer sword, it pushed away Beargguy, slashed at Odin before spinning and shooting its chest lazer at Zenon, knocking him back.
Jin: " Lilyan! Now!"
Lilyan: " real mode!"
The white robot enlarged in form and clashed with the Killer Droid, each trying to push the other back.
While at that, the jets detached themselves and attacked it, causing it to try and cover itself but couldn't as Unicorn never allowed it to do so.
Lilyan: " now!"
Beargguy: " Bear Punch!"
Jin: " Hissatsu!"
" Attack Function: Break Gazer!"
They attacked it from both sides, which resulted to the robot receiving a lot of damage as it couldn't dodge.
Unicorn: " Odin! Finish it off!"
Unicorn's claw tightened around the robot's arm and he threw it up in the sky.
Odin changed to the jet form and charged towards the Killer Droid that could do nothing midair and it exploded as Odin pierced through it.
Jin: " if you can't cut it then wreck it!"
Ban lowered his hands as his overload stopped and they could see him sweating heavily and panting for air.
Gichii: " it needs more work."
He said rubbing his chin but not looking up from his tablet.
Elie: " give Onii-chan back!"
Gichii shrugged.
Gichii: " I will if he wishes to go back. Do you want to go back to them?"
Ban gave no answer, glancing at nothing specific.
Gichii: " figures. Let's go now."
Lilyan: " hold on!"
But again, more LBXs stood in their way, preventing them from reaching Ban.
Elie: " damn it!"
She watched as her brother rode the van with Gichii and drove away...
Duck Shuttle...
Later...
Yuuya: " Ban-kun is!"
He exclaimed in shock as he heard that, he didn't expect them to use the suit sooner.
Sendou: " damn it, they're really turning him to the player they want him to be."
Joker: " but, he is quietly easy to defeat if you ask me."
Evangeline: " because he is using Killer Droids instead of an LBX. For Ban, it's a disadvantage for he is used to light LBXs."
Odin: " she has a point."
Muraku: " how comes Leviathan missed such important thing?"
Gendou opened his eyes.
Gendou: " he didn't miss it, he is full aware of it. More like he is trying to tune the Killer Droid so Ban-san can use it."
Haruka: " anyway, can we see the record of your encounter."
Mizel nodded as he summoned the hologram screen, displaying the man on it. Just at that moment, Lilyan's eyes widened in shock at the picture.
Lilyan : " Onii... Sama..."...
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