Reviews:

moniura2005: Yeah, Bragi is a loose cannon. He started rambling about being the perfect being, something Bragard used to say. He's more inclined to his dad's side than he is to his mother. At least for now. And yes, Adam has a reason why he did all of that, and how he knew about the two Messiahs. It will be explained later on in the story. I agree, some people feel it easier to have others forgive you, even if you can't forgive yourself. Yeah, King Arthur was a Messiah. There has been a plethora of Messiahs in the past, it's just now they're most involved since Odin started the Rider War. The Neo Excalibur is basically a piece of the original Excalibur. Yup, we'll see more of Lilith as well. Her power revolves around art. It's Alchemy, but she uses a brush to use her attacks. Yeah, one could argue it would have been better if Jades didn't take the Tiger Deck and Terunosuke became Tiger instead, but at the same time, Serena could have just died too. No one could have taken out the Nephilim at the time. Serena had to die for it. So it's up to interpretation how different it would have been.

Guest: Yes, it's kind of sad what happened to Bragard. The original, at least. In the end, he was the biggest victim out of the 3 Bragards.

Lord Ri The Husbu King: Don't worry, Yosuke is not dying any time soon. He'll be around for a while. Lilith and Adam have a very...complicated relationship. I based her looks on Genshin Impact, a character named La Signora. She just gives me that vibe. Yeah, I watched it. I think no one talks about it because it has one season and that's it. But it was interesting.

primenidus: Hope everyone is hungry

Tenzalucard123: The Bavarian Illuminati are moving and defeated our heroes. Bragi losing to Cagliostro and still wanting to fight Adam...he is brave or maybe just dumb. Elfnein will be very worried.

Blitzdigital: Si, ya empezaron a llover palizas. Genjuro es demasiado fuerte xd. Con un Deck estaria rotisimo. Includo en AXZ es capaz de incapatirar a todas las Symphogear. Si, Kuroiwa se esforzo al maximo al querer proteger a su familiar, algo que Damian sin dudas apreciaria, ya que el tambien es hombre de familia. Lo que pasa es que el puede user Survive por que su mazo ya de por si es fuerte, ya que Damian lo tenia. Lo que tuvieron que hacerlo es ajustarlo para que un humano pueda hacerlo, pero eso si, se empujo al limite. Y sobre tu ultima duda...ya veras lo que pasara.


Author's Note: Hope you guys enjoy this fight. I had a blast writing it.

Chapter 92
All Hopes of This World

Hajime found himself outside a house he'd never seen before, in the middle of nowhere. As far as he could see, it was a lonely house surrounded by corn fields. Despite the house being so isolated, he could hear the sound of laughter and music from within. Hajime carefully approached the house, as if he was in a trance. Something was drawing him in.

Then, the door opened. And the person he least expected to see came out.

"Hey, baby!" A woman in her late thirties waved at him, closing the door behind him. She had shoulder-length brown hair and wide brown eyes."You're here!"

"Mom..." Hajime muttered, completely stunned upon seeing his late mother, Kaoru Adachi. Before he would move, she engulfed him in a hug."Mom...you're...real...?"

"What a silly boy. Of course, I'm real." She smiled, brushing his hair."Look at how much you've grown. My sweet boy..."

"Mom!" Hajime beamed, engulfing his mother in a bear hug.

"Uf! Hey! Easy! You're too big now!" Kaoru tapped him on the shoulder, smiling upon hearing him sob."It's okay. You've endured so much, didn't you?"

"Yeah..." Hajime sniffed, pulling back. His mom wiped the tears off his eyes, kissing him on his forehead."It's been really rough..."

"That's okay." Kaoru pecked him on his cheek."It's alright now."

"Wait...did I save those people?" Hajime's face turned pale."Did I get them out of the cafe in time?"

"You did." She nodded."They should all be safe. You saved them."

"Thank goodness...I saved someone...I can let go, right?" Hajime closed his eyes with a small smile."Why is it so noisy there? Where even are we?"

"Everyone is there." Kaoru jabbed her thumb toward the house."We're all waiting in the meantime. We don't want to leave anyone behind."

"Everyone...? Does...does that mean Grandma is also there...?" Hajime slowly asked, hope decorating his tone.

"She is." Kaoru nodded."So are your cousin and uncle. I have to admit, I didn't think I'd ever get along with Liangs like that. They're pretty nice."

"But...they're dead because of me..." The boy's shoulders slumped."Wait, am I dead too?"

"Right now, we're between life and death." She pointed at the ground below them. There was an obvious line separating them. Kaoru stood on the light and Hajime on the darkness."You're still alive, but unfortunately...your life is slipping away...Unless you want to go back."

"I don't know..." Hajime sighed."I just...I tried to kill myself...I'm sorry...It just got so overwhelming...I'm a failure, Mom. It's good you never got to see me this way. You'd be disappointed."

"Do you think you're a failure?"

"I...don't know..." Hajime trailed off."I used to try to convince myself that I could have made a difference. That I could have saved them. That I was something. I think I was trying to find some comfort in believing that I could have done something to save them. When that was never the case. I kept torturing myself, reliving that fight, as if I was punishing myself. Because...I thought it was better to fail than to have never had a chance...But now I know that was never the case. I couldn't have saved them. No matter how hard I tried. I'm..."

"You're not a failure." Kaoru hummed, planting her hands on his shoulders."Look at me, Haji."

Her son listened.

"You are not a failure. Not one person in that house blames you for anything." Kaoru said in a tender voice."You did what you could. And that's ultimately what we can do as humans. Do what we can. What we can do with our own two hands. We're not Gods or deities. We're humans. We all make mistakes, that's true. But sometimes, things just are too far out of our control. Besides, you saved those people at the cafe. Surely that counts for something."

"I saved them..."

"And you've saved plenty of people in the past too." Kaoru continued."You can still save many more. Don't concentrate on being a hero and saving everyone in the world. Save those that are within your reach. And that's when your friends come in. Eventually, all of you together can save the world as a whole. It's never just one person. It's a group of them that are truly strong. Remember what your Father used to say. When something doesn't work, don't throw it away. Work on it until you can get it to work."

"Haji!"

Hajime gasped, glancing over his shoulder at the forest."That was...Setsuna's voice...?"

"Adachi-san!"

"Endou-san?"

"Hajime Adachi!"

"Hajime!"

"Hajime-kun!"

"My boy is popular." Kaoru giggled."A lot of people are calling for you right now."

"That's right...Chiaki is still...Hamaguchi must be fighting her right now..."

"Go." Kaoru nodded."They need you."

"But Mom, I-"

"I'm sorry. Your Father...Did what he could. I know this feels like a burden...but he loved you."

"Did you know...? And did you know about Hazuki?"

"I knew he had another family, yes. But...I guess I was jealous back then so I never bothered to meet them. I knew your Father wasn't coming back when I saw him leave that day. He went out like a hero, protecting the world and giving everyone time to stop Bragard. And me...? I died of a stupid disease and left you all alone...Even my Mom went out protecting you."

"That's not true. Mom, you're...my guardian angel. That's why you're here, right?" Hajime grabbed her hands."Because...a Mom is a child's guardian angel."

"Stop it. You're giving me too much credit here. My Mom raised you better than I did." Kaoru engulfed her son in one last hug."Go back. And don't you dare come back here any time soon? For at least 100 years. And keep eating well and study hard. You're almost done with high school so it's time to start thinking about that. Don't stay up too late either. You need your sleep so you can grow a little taller. Take care of Setsuna for me. She loves her big brother so much. And take care of that girlfriend of yours. I can tell she's a keeper. She's nothing like me, so I can tell you have good taste. I kept telling your Father he could have done better than me, but oh well. Please...live a good life."

Hajime nodded, slowly pulling away from the hug. He began to make his way back into the darkness but stopped one more time to look at his Mom. And that's when he saw everyone out on the porch, waving at him. His grandmother, uncle Huan, and Chao-Xing. His father wasn't there.

'I guess Odin did erase his soul, huh?' Hajime waved at them, turning to face the darkness again.'I won't let you guys down ever again. I still have a lot I need to do before I die.'

"Hajime!"

Hajime glanced over his shoulder to look at his mother.

"Do your best. I believe in you, my Boy Wonder. I love you."

"I love you too. And I will. Watch over me, Mom..." Hajime nodded, resuming his path toward the darkness.

As he got closer to the voices, his body began emitting a white aura around him.


"It's Haji!" Setsuna beamed with utter joy upon seeing Ryuki kick Chiaki away.

"That's him?" Chisa blinked, relieved that her nephew had been saved.

"Come, Chisa-san! We have to go help them!" Setsuna ran down the stairs with Chisa following behind.


Seiko finally managed to remove the shards impaling her arms, a pool of blood underneath her. But that was nothing to Kagura. She had stopped moving, barely even breathing from her mouth.

"Kagura!" Seiko yelled in concern. She then focused her attention on an unmoving Hamaguchi and then over to Hajime.

"It's over for me, you say...?" Chiaki spat blood from her mouth."Don't fuck with me, Hajime-kun! You should be dead!"

"I'm going to make you pay in blood for what you did to these innocent people." Ryuki coldly said, causing her to recoil in fear.

"Y-you don't get it, do you?" Chiaki splayed her arms with a savage grin, her red teeth matching with her red eyes."People will die and their souls will be purified! This is just a process for salvation to finally come!"

"Your salvation, huh? You know, I might have considered it yesterday." Ryuki trailed off, his mind remembering the agonizing minute he was hanging for."But I know what I'm fighting for now. I still have people who I can save. People who will cry if I die."

"You sound just like Hamaguchi-kun." Chiaki clicked her tongue, beginning to flap her skeletal wings."Things to fight for...what a load of bullshit. There's nothing worth fighting for in this lost world. What's left for these people after losing so many of their loved ones? I killed roughly 40% of Okinawa's population. What else is there for these people but to suffer with their losses?"

"Look toward a future." Ryuki stated."A future they can create for themselves. And for those whom you killed."

"Future...DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT!" Chiaki made a beeline toward Ryuki, but he easily slammed his fist into her kidney, sending her flying back into a building.

Gasping for hair, she focused her blood to reform her broken kidney.'I completely forgot! This kid is the one who defeated Bragard...! How am I supposed to defeat him?!'

"You guys are the ones who go around killing people and then playing the victim. Do you know how the people who lost their families today feel? How do the ones you killed feel? Those were things you started. So don't start saying they'll be in a better place once the day. Because your so-called paradise is filled with nothing but delusions!"

"Shut up, you blasphemer!" Chiaki hissed, her breathing ragged."The promised world will fulfill our deepest desires! We'll no longer be bound by this flawed life. Our belief is what will finally reward us with eternal peace!"

"Are you even human anymore?" Ryuki immediately flew past her, and Chiaki fell to her knees, coughing up blood, her stomach dented.'How?! I didn't even see him move...!'

"You can't beat me, Nakahara-san."

Chiaki clicked her tongue, quickly formulating a plan.'This worked against Hamaguchi-kun, but this guy is on a whole other level. He even defeated my Hazuki like it was nothing before! Then I have no choice but to use this...'

"Oh, great benevolent Loki, heed my call!" Chiaki rose her arms, one of which had her Deck."Bestow upon me the power needed to kill the second Messiah, so that our true savior may take his power and save us from this cruel world!"

Her V Buckle manifested around her waist, taking Ryuki by surprise."Is she...?"

"Henshin! Grant me the power to bring about the end of the WORLD!"

Advent Module

Pendant:[Femme]

Chiaki's body sprouted two extra wings, this one white and angelic-like. He Gear was now both white and red, her dress taking the appearance of a wedding dress drenched in blood. To off her appearance was an upper part of the Femme Armor's helmet, the symbol of the swine, sitting on top of her forehead.

"I have ascended! I am an angel, created by God and entrusted to bring about the end of the world that will purify humanity of all evil! Rejoice, humans! For today marks the day when you will become part of the Sea of Souls!"

"This won't save you," Ryuki stated, activating the blade mode of his visor.

Chiaki took a deep breath before she began to sing, springing into action.

(Play Cherry Hunt cover by NABI)

Bloody Mary

Chiaki wasted no time in breaking her mirrors, she traced a line with her finger, shooting thousands of mirror shards at Ryuki. The Rider began running up a wall onto a rooftop, avoiding the attacks with ease. He used a wall as footing, shooting himself toward the shards, and twirled his blade, easily deflecting them. He switched to his gun mode, aiming his visor and shooting a beam of energy at Chiaki.

H.H Holmes

She created several mirrors, reflecting the attack between them before firing it back. Ryuki sidestepped, avoiding the attack. He leaped into the air, shooting more beams from his visor, forcing Chiaki to flap her 2 pairs of wings and take off into the air. She grabbed several mirrors, creating human-size mirrors around the area. She jumped inside one of them, her reflection appearing inside all the mirrors.

The First Murderer, Cain

The reflections began chucking shards at Ryuki, who effortlessly dodged them as if it were the easiest thing in the world. He fired a beam at the mirror Chiaki had entered, shattering it, but the others kept attacking. It was fast, but he saw it. Chiaki had traveled from one mirror to another.

'So, as long as she can enter a mirror, her reflections can keep attacking. But...' He sidestepped again, as Chiaki controlled her mirrors and surrounded Hajime with them, bouncing from mirror to mirror, her speed increasing as she accelerated. Hajime noticed the trail of blood she was leaving behind.

Chiaki had slit her wrists, releasing her blood to the ground to create spikes that forced Ryuki to leap in the air, directly above a mirror which she resided in.

'Now...NOW!' Chiaki jumped from her mirror, holding her scissors and ready to cut his head off. Ryuki vanished, making Chiaki miss her mark.'How?! He shouldn't have seen me coming?!'

She looked around as her mirrors began to shatter one by one, and before she noticed, he kicked her in the face, launching her into the sky."I can feel your Chi. It's a trick I learned from training with Chao. I can feel your nasty presence, so surprise attacks won't work on me."

She grabbed a shard, slashing her throat and creating a scythe of blood, immediately healing her injuries. She dashed at the Rider, attempting to strike him with her scythe.

"Use your powers! Why don't you use any vents on me, damn you?!" Chiaki growled, Ryuki blocking her strikes with his visor. He grabbed the scythe, pulling her in and headbutting her, breaking her nose. She spewed blood at him, forcing him to raise his arm and block it. He noticed the blood had solidified and was now connected to Chiaki's nose. She used it to pull on him, but to her surprise, he didn't budge. Instead, he grabbed the bloodstring and pulled her. He slammed his fist into her face, knocking a few teeth as she was sent rocketing past several buildings.

'She can regenerate, but it's not the same as the Hellspawn.' Ryuki noticed, noticing the several Mirror Maidens that were beginning to crowd around him.'She recreates her flesh and organs with her blood. If she killed 40% of the population, taking into account that Okinawa has roughly 1,450,000 million people, she killed about 300,00 of them. Which means, that if she absorbed their blood, she could go at this for a long time. Then, my only shot at victory is...'

Alice Kyteler

The Mirror Maidens rushed at Ryuki, each of them holding a pair of blades that they used to attack him. He used his sword to combat them, watching his footwork to avoid being attacked from a blind spot. Since they weren't living beings, they didn't possess Chi, so he had to keep his eyes open to block their attacks.

"Use your abilities!" Chiaki screeched, pausing her song as she combined her blades back into her scissors."Use your abilities! Or am I not good enough for you?!"

Booster Vent

Ryuki used his boosters to fly up into the air, followed by the Mirror Maidesn and Chiaki herself."You motherfucker! I meant your offensive attacks!"

The clones surrounded Hajime, rushing at him from all angles, but he used his speed and agility to dodge them or destroy them. Each of them went down as if he were punching mere glass.

Ignite Vent

Using his Ignite Vent, he created two blades of fire and a pair of wings, twirling around to create a tornado, slashing the countless Mirror Maidens around. It was a spectacle for everyone to see. The whole city could see it happen. Fire shredding through the glass. Their last hope to make it out alive was Hajime.

However, more Mirror Maidens kept being created, and Chiaki had enlarged her scythe, making it more flesh-like than before. She began descending toward him, commanding the Mirror Maidens to flank him at once.

Red Vent: Chaos Gate

Hajime glanced up at Chiaki, having detected her with Chi, and switched places with her. The Mirror Maidnes accidentally skewered her body, leaving her a bloody mess."Y-YOU BASTARD!"

Nasty Vent: Howl of Chaos

Inhaling as much air as he could, Ryuki released a powerful dragon roar, destroying all the Mirror Maidens in one place, and sending Chiaki flying.

"That's enough!"

Switching to her Femme powers, she created a white dragon that released a powerful screech and blinding light. Ryuki closed his eyes, realizing how dangerous the ability was. It was paralyzing him, but he was still able to move slightly. His bones felt like they were rattling and he could describe the glow as if he was staring right into the sun.

'I GOT YOU NOW!' Chiaki, who was unaffected by this, rushed at him, only to receive a punch to the face, knocking her down onto the street. The dragon disappeared, allowing Ryuki to open his eyes again."You...you! How did you do it?! How did you do that?!"

"Like I said, I can detect you thanks to being able to sense Chi." Ryuki repeated."And I can move during your attack. It's powerful, but I'm just stronger than you."

(End Song)

"I have the power of God, Hajime-kun! I serve Loki-sama and fight for Hazuki's sake! He will be the one to save this world, not you!"

Suddenly, Ryuki was right in front of her, still having Chaos Gate activate and teleporting in front of her. He kicked her in the chin, shooting her toward the sky. In retaliation, she began shooting endless feathers at him, but the boy threw his visor at her, forcing her to duck her head.

"Hah! Missed me!"

"Did I?"

Ryuki switched places with his visor, grabbing onto her swan wings and pulling hard, igniting his boosters until her feathers were ripped off her body, causing her to howl in pure agony. He finished her off by shooting himself toward her, activating a card.

Strike Vent: Dragknuckle

Chiaki saw Chao-Xing's image in Ryuki, remembering how she had punched her jaw before. As he was doing now. The percussion hammer at the elbow nailed down, completely obliterating Chiaki's lower jaw, leaving her with her tongue hanging out and sending her flying toward the ground, creating a huge crater in the middle of the street. Hajime landed on a rooftop, tossing the wings to the ground.

"What kind of...hero are you...ripping me apart like this...?!" Chiaki flipped onto her back, her face completely disfigured and her skull showing as she reformed her jaw.

"I'm not a hero. Never considered myself one. This Messiah business...I don't know if I'm cut out to be one." Ryuki sat on the edge, crossing his legs."But if you attack me, my friends, or innocent people, then you better know I'm going to go for you. And besides, you can regenerate, right? Not to mention, did you go easy on those people you killed? Let me guess, it doesn't matter because they'll be reborn in the new world, right?"

"You're finally getting it." Chiaki spat blood, her face beginning to be recreated. First the muscle, then the skin."You're not as dumb as your cousin. Though Hazuki is a fine example that not all Liangs are brain-dead idiots."

"I guess not. So, how are you even going to accomplish killing people? Is that why you're so desperate to start Ragnarok? What is my brother's real objective here? Why resort to global genocide?"

"To create a perfect world where we all can live our deepest fantasies. Live our dream lives." Chiaki began to pick herself up."A world of eternal peace. But for that, humanity must be annihilated. Ragnarok is just a means to an end. The way to completely wipe out humanity and evil, to purify it, is Ragnarok. Once Ragnarok descends upon the world, all life will be exterminated. Including you and your friends. Your powers will be used for Hazuki to fight Odin and get that wish. Since he's a Messiah, he can also wield the power of the Divine Beast, Ventara."

"Yeah, makes sense. In order to get that wish, not only does he have to kill all of us, but also defeat Odin. But you do realize he'll have to kill you too, right? That's why we agreed not to resort to the wish."

"Of course, we know! And we're happy to be able to be bridges that will connect to the paradise we yearn for!" Chiaki cackled maniacally, hugging herself."We are more than happy to lay our lives so Hazuki may realize his dreams! So that he can create the world we want! We accepted our fates, Hajime Adachi! Ragnarok will happen! But this shouldn't be a surprise. After all, this is the true purpose of the Rider War."

"True...purpose?"

"I'm surprised you don't know. Don't you guys have that useless God, Thor, on your side?" Chiaki snickered."It's not set in stone, but Hazuki and Loki-sama figured out the real purpose of the Rider War. Did it ever occur to you that Odin had a motive behind this?"

"Come to think of it, yeah..." Ryuki rubbed his chin."We suspect Odin must have had an ulterior motive. I mean, why start this war all of a sudden? He could have done anything else when he took over my Dad's body. So why start a Rider War...?"

"It's because Odin is not the one who will grant that wish. He doesn't have the power for that. It's the Divine Beast itself who will grant that wish."

"Wait...Ventara?!" Ryuki gasped, earning a nod from the serial killer.

"Do you know why Riders can absorb each other's powers? And why specifically you and Hazuki are the only ones who can take all of them? Normally, we regular Riders can only take in so much before we go insane, but you two are the exception. You see, Odin is a God, yes, but he's not all-powerful. Why do you think he grew jealous of Ventara and forced his troops to split its power? Because he can't stand the idea of other beings being above him. Odin's goal is to have a Messiah absorb all the powers of the others, then kill him to add those powers to his own, and Goldphoenix, the strongest Advent Beast. With that, he will gain Ventara's powers and become omnipotent."

"What?!" Ryuki had to jump off the rooftop, completely bewildered at the news."So...the real point of the Rider War is for us to kill each other...and Odin just comes in to kill the last one standing? But...how would he know that whoever is the last Rider won't be too strong for him?"

"That's a good question that we honestly don't know." She shrugged nonchalantly."Perhaps he has some secret power he's hiding. But all we know is that he's planning to kill you or Hazuki the moment either of you absorbs our power."

"What if it's someone else? Not necessarily us?"

"Oh, please. We both know that the other Riders' true purpose is to give our powers to you. We're quite literally a stepping stone meant to be consumed by you guys."

"No...That's...I'm not going to do that to my friends." Ryuki stated with a solemn tone."I'm not like Hazuki. I would never hurt anyone just for the sake of a stupid wish. My powers are so I can save those who I can."

"Say that all you want. It's the reason why you won't win the Rider War." She taunted him.

"Then why even tell me all of this?"

"There's no harm in you knowing. Because you're dying today."

"I don't think that's the case." Ryuki folded his arms."I'm not even taking this fight seriously. It's barely even a challenge and you're out of tricks. Even with your Divine Power, I can still hurt you."

"Heheheheh...HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Chiaki's laughter turned into a high-pitched wail."I guess I forgot to tell you...in the new world, or rather, a new reality, people will no longer be bound by their free will!"

"Free will?" Ryuki's eyes widened at that."Wait, do you mean-"

"We're going to take away the ego from the soul. Hence, removing the ability of people to choose. There will only be one way to do things. The right way. No more will we be suffering by the divine punishment that is free will! We will become a purified species, free of evil and free will! And I'll give you a demonstration of that, Hajime Adachi! By removing the ability of choice, we are allowing humans to never have to suffer from their actions! No longer bound by the curse that is thinking. What is right or wrong? It won't matter anymore!"

An intense aura began emanating from Chiaki, orange orbs surrounding her as they came from around the city.

'That's...Phonic Gain?! But why is she gathering so much from the citizens' chants?! It's too much! Way too much! Wait, is she-'

"Oh, Loki-sama! Hear my words! I, Chiaki Nakara, offer up my Free Will, so that I may be cleansed from the evil within me! So that I can become part of your new world! I give up the ability to choose to be evil and become your subservient puppet! I SACRIFICE!"

Her snake tattoo began to shine as her body was covered in a black aura before it exploded as a white light burst from within. Once the light dissipated, Chiaki Nakahara was now clad in her X-Drive Mode. It was fairly similar to the combination of her Symphogear and Deckj, but she now had larger angelic wings, a hale on top of her head, and a large ring of light behind her. It reminded Hajime of the few times he's seen Hibiki with her X-Drive Mode. But...something was off. Her hair was now pitch black. And in the middle of her face...was a large black hole that seemed to be endless. Three red dots representing her eyes were the only thing visible in the abyss. And one extra eye on her forehead.

(Play Lilium from Elfen Lied)

"I have no ascended further beyond." Chiaki's voice was even more distorted than before, almost sounding nothing like her regular voice."I am no longer bound by Free Will..nor the Original Sin, the Curse of Balal. I am much more than that. I am...a Demi-God. You are strong, but I am much more. I am beyond strength."

"Your face...what happened to your face...?"

(Song End)

(Play Odin Theme - Final Fantasy 16)

"There is no need for individuality in the new world." Chiaki replied calmly."We will all be equal in the eyes of God. As such, I no longer have the need for a name. You may now refer to me as...Void."

"So...you really aren't human anymore, huh?" Ryuki gulped, feeling the intensity of her power.

"To be human in this world is to be evil. Contaminated with sin." Void stated before she started cackling."The end of the world is near! His grace will fill our hearts with our deepest desires! Annihilation is but a step for the foolish herd of sheep to accept salvation!"

Suddenly, tendrils emerged from the hole in her face, all with sharp claws."I have been chosen to represent humanity's saviors! My heart is pounding and yearning for the great world to finally occur! You will understand your place in this life! One way or another. It doesn't matter if you represent All Hopes in this World. So show me what you have, Messiah!"

Blood pierced through her palms, creating two twin blades for Void to use as she lunged at Ryuki. Instinctively, he blocked with his visor and was immediately pushed back by her aura.

'What the hell?! Her output is so strong she's pushing me back!' Void swung her second black, making Ryuki block with his kneepad. But the attack slashed at his knee and sent him flying.

Sword Vent: Dragsaberzwei

A nine-rigged sword broadsword manifested in his hands, using it to deflect Void's mirror shards. He clad his weapon with fire by activating his Ignite Vent, sending four slashes of fire at her.

Ignite Vent

Void merely manifested mirrors out of thin air, absorbing the attack and deflecting it, going inside of one of them and disappearing.

Ryuki evaded the slash of fire, watching it cut a building in half. Void appeared in front of him, the mirror materializing in front of Hajime as the tendrils coming from the hole in her face lashed at him. The dragon-themed Rider gasped, materializing several arms of fire, each holding a fire blade to mitigate the difference in appendages. The clash of blades began, Void's tendrils moving at incomparable speeds, forcing Ryuki to create more arms of fire. In the meantime, both of them clashed with their arms, swords met sickles made of flesh and blood.

"How did you even get X-Drive?!" Ryuki demanded, parrying Void's strikes with difficulty.

"It was rather simple." Void responded, allowing herself to be cut to use her blood, creating a spike of blood that nearly impaled Ryuki's shoulder had he nod descended."Your little friends can create miracles just as you can, right? So can I. What, do you truly think "good guys" are the only ones who can create miracles?"

Void flapped her wings, releasing several feathers at Ryuki, forcing him to ignite his boosters to fly away.

"Good guys...You people aren't the good guys." Void splayed her arms, summoning a plethora of light orbs while creating countless moving mirrors, firing her attacks at them and causing them to bounce off toward Ryuki."Whoever stands in the path to salvation is an evil that must be purged."

Hajime flew around, creating wings of fire from his Ignite Vent to change his trajectory as needed. The attacks kept bouncing off each other, so even if he dodged one of them, it would be absorbed by the mirrors and reflected.

He flew into a building, running down an empty hallway with the light obliterating everything behind him. Void appeared in front of him, slashing her neck open and creating a windmill of blood, sucking everything in, including him.

'No choice!' Ryuki opened up his visor, activating his ace in the hole

Blaze Vent

Ryuki's body began glowing in tense crimson flames, his speed and strength now enhanced, shooting toward the ceiling to avoid the attacks. He went through the wall, shooting himself like a rocket against Void, kicking her in the face. She growled in pain but ended up laughing maniacally.

And with good reason. Ryuki's feet had been grazed by spikes of blood that were protruding from her insides.'A little more and I would have lost a foot...She's...strong. Stronger than before. Not even Bragard compares to this. So, this is the result of using Divine Power...Furthermore, she's manipulating her blood by constantly pumping it rapidly, kind of like doping, which is increasing her speed even more. Normally, her heart would have exploded by now...but I guess she's not human anymore.'

"KYAHAHAHAHAHA! AND AFTER I KILL THE ALL HOPES OF THIS WORLD, I WILL TAKE HIS POWER AND ABYSS'S, AND I WILL KILL MYSELF FOR THE SAKE OF HAZUKI!"

Blood blades emerged from her palms, curving to make scythes. Her skin began to break apart, showing spikes of blood all around her as she began to spin around, cladding herself with light and launching at Ryuki. Hajime ignited his Blaze Vent, shooting upward to avoid the attack. She was destroying everything upon contact, reveling in the chaos and destruction she was causing.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!"

Void went inside another mirror she created, appearing next to Hajime and cutting part of his arm.

'F-fuck! Is she cutting through reality or something?! How is she doing this?!'

Ryuki screamed, igniting his fire more intensely, pushing Void's deathball back. He punched the air, sending a fist of fire in her direction. Void created mirrors in front of her, but all of them melted before it came in contact with them to be reflected.

Void continued laughing, half her body melted off, only to reform grotesquely.

Ryuki took a deep breath, his Blaze Vent starting to take its toll on him. He hadn't used it since Bragard, and it was a very taxing ability.'Even so, I should be able to finish her off...so why...'

"You haven't noticed, Messiah?" Void placed a hand on her hip."You were reborn from the cries of the masses. A Messiah gets their power from the hopes and beliefs of others. And yet, you're falling behind. Because when you saved those people at the cafe, you didn't transform completely in time. So when the building collapsed, it hurt you. Judging from your heart breathing and the way you're fidgeting...I'd say you hit your head pretty hard. It's...a miracle you can even fight. But you're finally starting to come off that high. And I'm just getting stronger."

Hajime closed his left eye, feeling a warm liquid trickling down his head.'That explains why I'm starting to feel like my head got smashed by a truck...I probably have a concussion...'

"You should probably dodge this. I'm having too much fun for you to just die." Void rose her arms, the ring of light behind her expanding and unleashing a devasting beam of light. Ryuki quickly flew upward, but the attack continued expanding at an alarming rate. He ignited Blaze Vent, barely outrunning the attack. Once he looked down, a good portion of Okinawa had been extinguished.

"Why resist? Ragnarok is inevitable." Void continued to press him, creating a plethora of clones, all made of glass and blood."What could possibly be so appealing that you feel the need to protect this world? To what end? Hazuki is going to bring about a perfect world. Where all of your dreams can come true. So why?"

Shoot Vent: Meteorbullet

Dragranzer emerged from within the mirrors, swapping away the clones with its tail, charging up a powerful ball of fire, shooting it toward the sky as it exploded into smaller ones.

'Tch.' Void clicked her tongue, retracting the tendrils from the hole in her face, shooting a beam of darkness and light, using her mirrors to split into multiple beams, countering the fireballs descending upon her.

"You want us to not be human. To be monsters like you." Ryuki narrowed his eyes at her."We're flawed and have made plenty of mistakes in the past. But it's what makes us who we are. We have one world only. And we can't waste it. We live in the here and now, not in some made-up world that only feeds us with lies. I'm stopping you and Hazuki. Besides, the X-Drive mode has a limited timer. You're on the clock as we speak."

"True. I have collected a high amount of Phonic Gain from the chants and cheers of the citizens, but I can feel my power starting to diminish.' Void looked at her image in the window of a building."Very well. It is unbecoming of a Demi-God to be in this meat sack we call a body. Then allow me to show you my true power. The power attained by the full manifestation of Divine Power!"

Suddenly, her body was covered in a fleshy cacoon, reminiscing of a human heart.

In a panic, Ryuki and Dragranzer charged fireballs in unison, shooting them at the cacoon. But this only proved to doom them. Once the smoke cleared up, a 15-meter behemoth stood tall, piercing red eyes staring from the smoke. Ryuki yelled, rushing toward the towering figure, only to be swatted away like a fly.

Void was now a monstrous red figure with red eyes, horns, and long blonde hair, wielding a sword made of flesh and bones. (For reference, look up Abdiel Nahobino).

(Author's note: Yes, I love my SMT, Persona, and Final Fantasies, so I'm going to be using some designs from those series. Especially in XV.)

"You...you..." Ryuki swallowed the lump in his throat, sweating profusely.'She's trying to end this once and for all... She's realized she doesn't have long before her X-Drive runs out and returns to normal, but...what about her God-given powers?'

"Humanity is foolish. They choose to fight and rebel against forces stronger than them...I never saw the appeal of challenging something outside of tour power." She said, sprouting wings from her back as she began to take off into the air, creating a powerful gust of wind due to her size."They do not know what's best for them. As such, I found the need to descend divine judgment on them. Starting with this pitiful island. Come, Messiah. Or have you lost the will to fight? Will you back down like you did before and attempt to take your own life again?"

"No...I'm done running. I'm done running from my problems." Ryuki stood tall and firm, glaring in defiance."I let a lot of people down. A lot. And I...probably will continue to do that. But that being said, I will keep getting back up again, no matter how many times I fall. I still have my friends. I still have my sister. And...I still have Hibiki. So give up on trying to make me give up! I still have plenty to live for! And I'm not dying today!"

"Well said!"

Ryuki gasped, turning to his right to see Abyss in his Survive form."Hamaguchi! But...you shouldn't be moving!"

"Who said I walked here?" Abyss pointed at his lower body which was encased in a bubble of water he used to move there."My sisters are being taken care of...But I can't worry about that now. I know they'll be pissed at me if I sit around and cry for them. So I'm going to do my best to be like you. So that I can earn Kirika's heart and save my town from this monster!"

"Hamaguchi..." Ryuki smiled for the first time in a long time."I think...you definitely will get that date with Kirika. Are you sure you are up for this?"

"Hell yeah, man. I came this far. I'm not backing down." Abyss pulled out his Co-Link Vent card."Otherwise, my speech to you would have meant nothing. I have to set an example. And you're my best friend...my brother. I promised I would always be by your side. No matter how difficult it gets. And thus, here I am."

"So, the other worm thinks he can stand up to a Demi-God? A messenger of God?" Void bellowed, her mouth opening as if she were laughing."It doesn't matter how many pieces of garbage pile up. You will still die."

"We'll see about that," Ryuki muttered. Abyssladon and Dragranzer appeared behind their masters as both boys activated their cards."Let's do this!"

Link Vent

Co-Link Vent

The four of them were engulfed in a bright light and once it died down, a new creature appeared. It looked exactly like Dragranzer, except covered in azure armor, and more humanoid-looking, wielding a chainsaw blade in both of his arms and armed cannons to his sides.

Abyssal Dragon

Abyssal Dragon roared, his body now being clad by a rope made of water and a ring of fire around him, creating a constant steam.

(Play Fleeing Shadows - a Nier Remix)

"So you're combining your powers to do something you can't do alone? What a wonderful friendship. But dying together is another form of friendship." Void cackled, raising her sword as she began firing multiple blades of light from the heavens.

"We're not losing to you!" Abyssal Dragon declared, opening its mouth, mixing fire and water in perfect unison before firing a barrage of fire and water spheres. The spheres stopped the blades, exploding in steam, creating a smokescreen."We're stopping Ragnarok, one way or another!"

'Tch!' Void flapped her wings, shooting feathers, forcing Abyssal Dragon to emerge from the smoke."Then you will never know this power!"

Her claws enlarged, slashing at the air and creating slashes of light, forcing the Dragon to dodge and maneuver in the air.

"The end of the world is approaching and all life will be exterminated in this realm!" Void laughed, lashing out more attacks."It will be glorious!"

"You stand against the true savior, believing your childish dreams of liberation?!" Void sneered, grabbing her blade against it as she began charging an attack, sending a slash of light that forced Abyssal Dragon to block by using his wings. The attack pushed him back but dispersed by cladding his wings with water and increasing the pressure.

Void spawned several mirrors, creating a multitude of clones that lunged at the Dragon."It's not a childish dream! We made promises to our friends! Our families!"

Abyssal Dragon created a second blade, this one entirely made from Dragranzer's tail. Wielding two blades, he began to cut through the clones, spinning around as if it were a tornado, destroying everything in its path. The Dragon began firing missiles from his missile launcher near his head, firing a series of homing torpedos that collided against the giant clones.

The clones were appearing, leaving him with no choice. Concentrating his water on his blade, he shot a pressurized water beam at one of them before slicing through all of them in one swift motion.

"Empty promises." Void seethed, charging up a slash of light. She slashed the air, forming a thin light of light that began releasing countless light spheres."Promises won't matter in the new world. Once the world ends, all of its current problems will cease to exist. We will start anew!"

Void's body began releasing streaming, increasing her blood flow by several times, and used it to enhance her speed, shooting toward Abyssal Dragon as he weaved through the light attacks.

The monster stopped, increasing the output of fire and water around him, emitting a scorching hot mist that calcinated Void's arm as she tried to get closer."Ugh?!"

Abyssal Dragon leaped into the air, igniting the boosters in his back to slash at Void's side, grabbing her by the wings and hurling her higher into the air.

She groaned, her form shrinking back to her normal size in her X-Drive Mode, but electricity was coursing through her body.'W-what is happening to me...?'

"She's overheating!" Abyssal Dragon cried out, lunging at Void, but she ignited her boosters, forcing her blood to flow faster through her veins as she dodged the attack, shooting herself away.

'My opponent is the Messiah, therefore, I can't afford to not attack him with everything I have.' Void glanced behind her, looking at the water and fire dragon rapidly approaching her."So that Hazuki's dreams may be realized! I will fight for the peaceful world we desire!"

With a scream, Void created orbs of light in her fingers, sending slashes at the dragon. Abyssal Dragon parried them with his chainsaw blade, shooting torpedos from his cannons.

The Demi-God opted to create a cacoon of blood to protect herself, flying further away from the Riders. She splayed her arms, creating several hundreds of mirror shards that connected to each other with light, creating grids of light that towered over Abyssal Dragon.

"Shit!"

Abyss Dragon switched places with Void, trapping her in the trajectory of light as it began to close in on her.

'I see. So even in that state, he can switch places with people and teleport.' Void observed, creating a large mirror around herself, making a disco ball to reflect the light into omnidirectional attacks. Abyss Dragon flew around them, surfing on top of a beam as he opened his jaw, firing several fireballs at Void.

The Disaster tore her neck open with her claws, creating a dragon of blood that lunged at them. The omnidirectional attacks merged, forming a birdcage. No room to escape. But all they had to do was use Abyss' Hydro Flow Vent to turn his body into water, allowing his body to bypass the beams, an explosion of light illuminating the skies of Okinawa. Clasping his arms together, concentrating a pressurized water beam, and adding fire to it, Abyss Dragon fired his attack at the blood dragon, cutting through it into several pieces.

"Good! But not good enough!"

They gasped, a giant arm of flesh striking them and sending them flying down. Void flew higher into the air, nearly approaching the top of her barrier.'My body is breaking apart...I have to settle this in one attack. For the sake of Hazuki's wish, I have to lay my body down so that he may reach the promised world.'

Down below, the citizens of Okinawa watched in amazement. All of them were praying in silence. Praying that their heroes would get rid of the beast tormenting their city. Who took so many lives. Setsuna stood in the middle of the street, her eyes fixated on the dragon hovering above them, and the blinding light in the sky.

"Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal...

Emustolronzen Finé el balal zizzl...

Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal...

Emustolronzen Finé el zizzl..."

Void rose her hand, a tornado of darkness forming her giant Divine Form.

Abyss Dragon stared in defiance, both Riders ready for her next move inside.'Her Swan Song...this is it...'

"This will be my strongest attack. The power of Loki-sama will be used to devastate this whole island in a single blast." Void's voice echoed, loud enough for all the citizens to hear her."Pray will do you no good, for God has ordered the extermination of all humankind."

Instead of her normal glass, stained glass began forming around her, decorated with her blood. Several mirrors connected to each other in all directions, until they reached a bigger mirror in the middle. Void screamed, a dark aura covering her body as she formed a condensed sphere of light. Blood began to pour from her body, encasing the sphere as well as glass, forming what could only be described as a gem. She unleashed her attack, using the mirrors to project the attack in different directions, increasing its strength and speed until it reached the middle, firing a powerful blast down at Okinawa.

Loki, Harbinger of PANDEMONIUM

"Let's do this, partner." Abyss said."If we survive this, let's go on a double date. I'll take Kirika-chan and you Tachibana-chan."

"Seriously, thinking about that now..." Ryuki sighed, smiling, both Riders fist bumping.

Abyss Dragon released a mighty roar, flying toward, water and firing surrounding his body and creating a typhoon of water and flames.

Inferno Maelstrom

The attacks collided, creating a huge shockwave that created an earthquake.

"HAHAHAHA! IT'S USELESS TO RESIST!" Void cackled in utter madness."I FIGHT FOR A FAR GREATER CAUSE THAN YOU COULD EVER DREAM OF! AND AFTER I'M DONE WITH THIS, YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE NEXT! THOSE WHO OPPOSE HAZUKI AND LOKI-SAMA...MUST. PERISH!"

Her attack increased in power, pushing the typhoon down."We...are not fighting for no reason! Our friends...our families...we fight to give them a future! A future that you want to rob them of! You're not a savior! You're a false prophet!"

"DO IT!"

"FINISH HER OFF!"

"GO, HAMAGUCHI KUROIWA! HAJIME ADACHI!"

"SAVE US!"

Setsuna took a deep breath before screaming as loud as she could."WE BELIEVE IN YOU!"

Their words not only encouraged the Riders but inadvertently, released a white aura in response to the Messiah, engulfing his body in white."THIS GAME IS OVER, VOID!"

'It can't be!" Void gasped, watching as the orbs of light began entering the dragon."The power of hope...The connected hope of all citizens is giving them power again?! YOU...DAMN YOU, ALL HOPES OF THIS WORLD!"

Igniting the boosters on his back and the power obtained from the collective beliefs, Abyssal Dragon cut through the attack, destroying the mirrors in the process until he was face to face with Void, colliding against her frame.

(Song End)

"I-impossible...' Void's body was torn to pieces, staring at the eyes of the dragon. The attack engulfed her, causing her to howl in agony as she was shot toward the ceiling of the barrier, making the barrier begin breaking down. Her Relic finally couldn't take more and broke, creating an explosion that shocked every building in the city. Exhausted, Abyssal Dragon reverted to Dragranzer and Abyssladon as they began descending to the ground, carrying their Riders on their backs. Marking the end of the Laeveteinn.


A while later, Hajime opened his eyes, the ache of his body overwhelming him."Fuck..."

"Hajime!" Setsuna sprung from the ground, rushing to her brother. He was currently lying on top of a car after they had landed from the skies. Judging from the state of the car, their beasts had been gentle with them."Where is-"

"Over here, dear," Chisa called out. She was sitting on the ground, her nephew's head lying on her lap, ruffling his hair. His body was covered in bruises, and his leg looked like it had been cut open forcefully. But it didn't look like he was bleeding anymore. Hajime's gaze shifted to a nearby store, staring at his face at the broken window. His head was drenched in blood, presumably after the cafe crashed down on them.

"I've...looked worse, I guess." He muttered, reminiscing of his battle with Bragard. At least he still had his limbs.

"That horrible witch!" Setsuna growled."Look at what she did to your neck! Was she trying to choke you to death?!"

Hajime froze, instinctively reaching for the bruise on his neck. He jumped off the car, trying to hide it. She was a kid, of course, she didn't know what the bruise made by a rope looked like."I...I'm sorry, Setsuna. I'm...a failure..."

"GUYS! YOU DID IT!"

Amber ran toward them, followed by a crowd of people behind her. She threw herself into Hajime's arms, crying in his chest.

"Endou-san...you're... alive..." Hajime gasped, touching her shoulders, as if afraid she would vanish upon touching her.

"You saved us...remember?" Amber sobbed, wiping her tears. She noticed the gash in his head, gasping."Oh my God! Your head!"

"He'll live." Kabeyama approached them, a make-shift tourniquet in his missing arm."They're heroes. Both of them."

"I'm...not...Hamaguchi is, but I'm...I'm not a hero." Hajime stated, pulling away from Amber."I'm...I'm not..."

"Adachi-san...you saved our lives. You saved my life. Even if you don't think you did well today or if you don't think you're a good person or a hero...I do. We do. And I think...a hero is someone who is called a hero by others. Don't you think? A lot of people indeed died, but...a lot of people are still alive. All thanks to both of you...so thank you. For saving our town."

Hajime couldn't help it and started crying, dropping to his knees, his head on the ground as he grabbed her hands."Thank you...thank you...thank you for being alive...I was so worried that I...I couldn't save any of you...that I was just destined to watch all of those around me die...So thank you...thank you so much..."

Setsuna sniffed, avoiding tearing up in front of her brother."Wait, where is Seiko-san and Kagura-san?!"

"They were taken to the hospital." Chisa replied."Thankfully, that monster didn't target it. She was too focused on killing the people outside."

"I can't believe Chika-san was...that..." Amber said in a crestfallen tone."I can't believe it...I trusted her."

"That's not her name. It's Chiaki Nakahara. No...I suppose she has no name now." Hajime scowled."In the end, she gave up her own Free Will in exchange for a paradise that will never come."

Suddenly, a loud crash alerted their attention. Void had landed on the ground, her Symphogear gone. She was back in her civilian clothes, but the black void in her face was still present.

Hajime approached her, ignoring Setsuna's and Amber's warnings to stop. He stood in front of her, silently watching her.

"Ah...Messiah..." Void drawled, a low, raspy chuckle escaping her."You...are victorious. But it matters not. Even if I lost, Ragnarok is destined to happen. Enjoy this...small victory...because the end of the world will soon be unleashed. And nothing...you or your little friends can do will...stop it..."

"I stopped you. I think that's a good start." Hajime replied."I realized that...even if I run, the world will continue to be in danger. As long as you guys keep tormenting it. And my family will be in danger. So, make sure to save a spot for your friends."

"Hahahaha...please, you aren't going to kill me. You're not a murderer."

"I killed Bragard."

"Messiah...How do you think the Mirror Monsters still exist, even after the Overall exploded? And you "killed Bragard."

"I blasted him with my own hands!" Hajime snapped."I killed him! I'm a murderer!"

"Hazuki saved him with one of his portals." He could not see it, but he could hear the smile on her face."We are using him as a power source to power up the Mirror World. That's why the Mirror Monsters are still appearing. His Philosopher's Stone is an excellent power source. All those lives he sacrifices...And don't worry, we are treating him nicely. If dying over and over is nice for you."

"So...I...I didn't kill Bragard?" Hajime couldn't believe it."I didn't...?"

"No, you didn't." Void chuckled, stopping for a few seconds as she began to cough violently."So, what will you do with me then? Your hands are clean, so if you kill me, you'll be staining them with blood. Do you think you'll be able to take me in? Go ahead. It doesn't matter..."

"You don't seem okay to me." Hajime regained his composure, glaring down at her."You used your Swan Song while using that Divine Power. You pushed your body to the absolute limit. You're dying."

"Yeah...I am." Void coughed up more, wheezing."I...I can't regenerate anymore...And the Swan Song, in X-Drive mode, even with my Divine Power...is still...But it doesn't matter. I win regardless. All the people I've killed...are never coming back. That is...until the new world is created...You did absolutely nothing but to delay...the...inevitable..."

"You're wrong." Hajime said, his scornful look softening to something Void could only describe as...pity."We're weak. Because we're humans. But even so, we band together to become strong. You killed a bunch of people today. And no doubt countless more are dying all over the world. But more are being born. Lives end and new ones begin. We push on, no matter how hard life gets. Because we will always have a reason to fight. To continue. You too had one as well. You wanted to be remembered through eternity, right? But you discarded that the moment you discard your Free Will. Your identity. You're no longer Chiaki Nakahara, the girl who lost her grandfather to Alzheimer's disease and turned insane due to grief. You are Void...just a tool among the many others...for your so-called perfect world. What makes us special is who we are as people. And you lost what made you special...the moment you abandoned your humanity. I don't even know who you are anymore."

"I won't kill you. You'll die all alone. Without anyone to remember you for who you are. Because for everyone here...and for me...you're just a monster."

Void gasped, attempting to sit up to no avail."No...Y-you can't forget me! I...I am...I destroyed this town! I will be-"

"We will rebuild. And the people we lost today will live in our memories. Not because you took them from us...but because they deserve to be remembered. Unlike you..."

"No...no! GRAAH!" Void began vomiting blood from the hole in her face."I...I...I can't be...forgotten...I can't..."

"No..." Void grabbed a nearby shard, wielding it in her hand.

"Hajime! Look!" Setsuna warned her brother.

(Play Shadowlord theme from Nier)

Hajime turned on his heels, staring at Void, who was back on her feet, wielding the shard. However, the last thing he expected to happen...happened. Void began stabbing herself into her chest, cackling maniacally with her stab.

"What are you doing?! Stop!" Hajime lunged at her, but it was too late. Void fell on her back, having stabbed herself a total of 20 times.

"The new world...Hazuki..."

She tried reaching toward the moon, which seemed to be staring back at her. Images of a hypothetical future invaded her mind.

"Grandfather, this is Hazuki. My boyfriend."

Her Grandfather picked her up in his arms after he decided to adopt her."My Chiaki..."

"It's almost time for supper...I wonder what Grandfather is making for me now..." The black hole in her face began to close up, and her hair and skin returned to their normal color. Her body began breaking apart into particles, slowly disappearing into the wind as she uttered her final words."I'm coming home...Grand...father..."

Hajime watched in silence as Chiaki Nakaha's body disappeared, leaving behind her Deck. His Deck glowed, and he drew a card. A Contract Card. However, before he could use it to make a contract with Blancwing, a black portal opened up, taking the Deck.

"H-hey!" Hajime ran toward the portal, only to trip over his feet. His body had reached its limit too. He tried to reach for the portal but it closed down and everything turned black. The battle for Okinawa had ended. Helicopters belonging to the United Nations could be seen in the distance, dispatched by S.O.N.G to provide help to the dying town.


And with that, the Okinawa arc is finished. Next chapter, we're going to cover the conclusion and connect it to the main story. It's been a blast and a roller coaster of emotions. I hope you all enjoyed it. And with that, we resume with the rest of AXZ.

Remaining Kamen Riders:

Ryuki: Hajime Adachi

Knight: Yosuke Yanagi

Tiger: Jades Demetrios

Raia: Raiden Amaterasu

Alternative : Bragi Third Dienheim

Abyss: Hamaguchi Kuroiwa

Odin: Hazama Liang

Ryuga: Hazuki Kaburagi

Gai: Terunosuke Kuwana

Ouja: Allister Albedo

Defeated Riders:

Scissors: Goro Tanaka (Killed by Ouja)

Alternative Zero: Dr. Ver (Bled to death from Carol's attack)

Verde: Zeke Crowley(Killed by Zolda)

Abyss: Damian Schwarzer(Sacrificed his life to overload the Overall.)

Alternative: Bragard Second Hyperion(Incapacitated)

Imperer: Andreas Kagatsuchi (Killed by Ryuga)

Zolda: Takeru Sakamoto (Killed by Ouja)

Femme: Chiaki Nakahara (Killed herself before succumbing to the effects of Swan Song.)