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Guest: Gracias amigo. Y si, me inspire en ese pelea. En especial con el choque de dominios, la cuenta regresiva de la adaptabilidad de Mahoraga, el rojo que le vino por detras a Sukuna. Y en es especial eso de "Gojo gano." Cuando sabemos que perfectamente no fue el caso xD.

Akira: Yup, our favorite Dragon Rider is back in action. And he has his eyes on Femme after she killed so many people and hurt his best friend. Hamaguchi did what he could with what he had. He's a real one.

FlameFireZero X: Yeah, for his first time he did great. Chiaki was messing up too much as well and didn't expect Hamaguchi to do that good against her, which left her open for attacks. Interesting suggestion. I'll keep that in mind. Also, not really. I'm not planning anything for the anniversary. It's cool that it's been a year already. Time flies when you're having fun.

Lord Ri The Husbu King: Right. Femme is stronger and more experienced, but in reality, this was a fight between the two weakest members of their respective groups. They had more of a chance against each other than they would against anyone else. But Chiaki, having light powers, is just naturally faster and more aggressive than Hamaguchi, which forces him to think of strategies on the move. They say some people work better under pressure than others. She could have won if she had fought smarter and not just tried to provoke him. Which is how she ultimately lost. They were almost equal in strength though. This is because even though Hamaguchi is brand new to being a Rider, the Deck was previously owned by Damian. It's not as powerful as it was, since they had to downgrade so a human could use it, but it's still relatively powerful. Yeah, I'm glad how this fight turned out. Fun to write too. I'm not inspired by him but I do enjoy reading Jujutsu Kaisen. And I love how the author breaks down their abilities or what they're doing in combat. I don't understand half of them since they're more complicated than whatever I write, but I got the idea of doing that in my story. You see, you guys can't see or watch how the fights go. So I have to break them down as much as I can and give detail so you guys can get a clear picture and understand how some abilities work. And the way Gege Akutami does it is supremely well done. I'm just not smart enough to understand most cursed techniques.

Tigracho: Yeah, theoretically, he beat Femme. He got her into his water, which slowed her down considerably due to the water pressure and took advantage of this. The problem with Femme was that she was too fast, so he had to think of ways to slow her down. And when he did, he went for it and defeated her. Yeah, Crimson Queen Stage is meant to be like a variant of the Ignite Module. Obviously Chiaki doesn't have the Ignite since she never came into contact with the cursed sword, but it's practically the same thing for all intents and purposes. Just takes longer to activate since she needs to collect large amounts of blood but the results are incredible, which is why Hamaguchi stood zero chance other than a surprise attack. They didn't account for him to fight that hard. And neither for Chiaki to block all communications, though. So the fact he did this well is great because otherwise they would have all died since Hajime was buried in a pile of rubble. I'd say he's earned his date with Kirika. Oh, yeah. 3 attacks and she was almost dying. Doesn't speak well for her, but we'll see what happens. We'll see what our protagonist will do to her. Damn, you're right. It's almost half-season already. Compared to GX, this season won't be as long since we won't have all these major reveals and lore dumps. But as you can see, it's more packed with action.

primenidus: Yeah, Chiaki dug up her own grave. She had her fun, but now Hajime has a few things to say to her.

SoutaAmetsuchi: Hamaguchi went crazy in the last chapter. His friends and family were depending on him and he wanted to prove his love for Kirika so he went all out. But now it's time for Hajime to take over where he left off.

Tenzalucard123: Yeah, Hamaguchi is going on that date with Kirika. I wonder what Kirika will think when she finds out how awesome he was in his fight. Rising from the ashes, the dragon is angry and will have swan for dinner.

Author's note: I forgot to mention, but what will be happening in this chapter in particular is happening at the same time as the Okinawa incident.'

Chapter 91
The Hunting Pasts

"Pfft..." Bragi chortled upon seeing a picture of a younger Raiden on his screen."Look at this, Auntie Elfnein. Your prince charming always had the face of someone with few friends."

"Bragi-chan, we're trying to do research, not make fun of others.." Elfnein sighed, but her curiosity got the best of her, and looked at his screen."Oh, my. He looks so serious."

"So much for gathering information about the FIS children for the LINKER research." Aoi chuckled.

"Hey, this is an important step in our research. Isn't that right, Tobias? Bragi defended, spinning on his chair toward the Autoscorer.

"Uh..." Tobias hummed in thought."Sure?"

"Still though, not much we can learn based on their profiles alone." Bragi crossed his legs."They were all gathered by different means. Some were convinced, others kidnapped. And in Terunosuke Kuwana's case, he willingly went along with it. If I'm not mistaken, the point of them was to determine who would be chosen as Fine's new vessel, and who would inherit a Rider Deck. Shirabe-dono once told me that she apparently was Fine's vessel but Fine ended up dying instead of her. As for the Riders, they ended up having 4. Imperer, Raia, Tiger, and Gai. Still not one this gives us anything substantial."

"It seems they went through a lot of trial and error to figure out a way to get their Symphogear working properly." Tobias remarked."I can only imagine how they must have felt..."

"It's kind of ironic. Jades-san and the others are so close together, and yet one of them ended up straying from them and even killing one of their own..." Elfnein frowned."Why would anyone do something like that?"

"Power hungry, maybe. Jealousy. A lot of things. Doesn't matter." Bragi shrugged."He's part of the group that killed Andreas-dono and Takeru-dono. I told this to Shirabe-dono, but I will be the one to kill her bastard of a brother."

"Don't be so reckless." Aoi looked in his direction."I understand you have plenty of lifeforce and can regenerate any wound, but it's not unlimited."

"Yeah, yeah. Tsubasa-dono already gave me that lecture..." Bragi huffed."I know what I'm doing. I'm the most impervious one in the team, so I can take more punishment-"

"Punishment?" Elfnein scowled at the word.

"I meant take more damage." Bragi quickly corrected himself."I can protect them."

"But who is going to protect you?"

"I don't need protection." Bragi grinned."Come on, Auntie, you know me. I'm the third Hyperion. The perfect human being. Nothing can stop-"

Suddenly, the alarm went off, and Aoi was quick to pick up on it."Multiple Alca-Noise detected! They're moving from the Matsushiro 3rd Elementary toward the Kazanari institution!"

"That's where the citizens were evacuated..." Bragi muttered, immediately jumping out of his chair.

"Bragi-chan!" Elfnein yelled, making him stop by the door."Be careful. Please."

"I know." Bragi nodded before exiting the room.

Elfnein sat back down on her chair, his words echoing in her head.'The perfect being...He sounds just like...'

"Huh?" Aoi blinked, puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Tobias asked.

"I just...I picked up Ryuki's signal..." Aoi replied, checking her logs."That's weird...I picked it up for at least a few seconds...Less than a minute."

"What do you think it could be?" Tobias inquired, a little concerned.

"Maybe it's nothing...Hajime-kun is probably showing something to Hamaguchi-kun. It's not out of the ordinary for Hamaguchi-kun to transform once per day. I assume he's trying to get accustomed to his powers, so Hajime-kun may be giving him a demonstration."

Elfnein and Tobias simply nodded. But none of them could deny they felt something was wrong. Very wrong.


Tiger and Raia were silently walking around the base, keeping a close eye in case they spotted any enemies trying to sneak inside.

"How are you doing?" Tiger asked his younger brother.

"Just dandy," Raia replied, not elaborating further.

"Everything okay with Elfnein-chan?"

"We're not dating..." Raia sighed."And what's up with these questions all of a sudden?"

"Just making small talk. Can't a brother ask anything to his little brother?" Jades chuckled."It's fine. We don't have to talk if you don't want to."

"It's not that I don't want to talk, it's just...I don't know. Not much to say, I guess."

"Yeah. I know. You've always been more talkative with Andreas than with me."

"Heh. That kid made everyone talkative." Raia laughed wholeheartedly."Not one day where he could keep quiet. He would always get everyone to just talk. No matter how small the subject. I'm not like that at all."

"But I've seen you try." Jades pointed out."And you're doing a good job."

"Not good enough." Raiden huffed."I'm not a social butterfly like most of you guys. Jades...do you really think Teru-nii didn't kill Atticus-nii-chan? Be real with me."

They stopped in the middle of the field, the moonlight illuminating their armors.

"Do you really think someone like him...wouldn't be capable of taking a life for power?" Raia turned on his heels to address the older man."He killed all of those children in that school. Countless people during his high school days. He stood there and watched Andreas die. So how can you be so sure he didn't kill Atticus-nii-chan to steal his armor?"

"Andreas sounded sure of it." Jades said after a long pause."He brought the idea up to me."

"And what do YOU think?"

"I...I want to believe in him, Raiden..." Jades clenched his fists."Because...because I have to..."

"What do you mean?" Raia narrowed his eyes, growing impatient."Stop beating around the subject and just answer the question!"

"Raiden...It's not his fault he ended up this way."

"Bullshit!" Raia snapped, marching toward him and jabbing his thumb against his chest."All of this happened because he chose this!"

"Raiden, listen...I-"

"My, it's unbecoming for siblings to argue like this. Not a beautiful sight at all."

The Riders gasped upon hearing the foreign voice and ran to the open field. A woman with long platinum-blonde hair sat on a chair, painting on a white canvas. She was wearing a revealing red and white dress, a metal brace around her neck that had a veil attached to it, going over her left shoulder, heels that extended up to her thighs, and a metal bangle around her left wrist.

"What the fuck...?" Raia blinked, bewildered."She wasn't there before..."

"Who are you?!" Tiger immediately grabbed a hold of his axe, the aura emanating from her setting off all the alarms in his head.

"Of course. A natural question. A rather boring one, but natural nonetheless." The woman stood from her chair, carrying what looked to be a paint palette made of energy that contained five colors: red, blue, green, yellow, and gold. And on her right hand was a brush that looked to be ordinary enough."My name is Lilith. Just Lilith is fine. And you must be those famous Kamen Riders I've heard so much about. I take it that neither of you is Ryuki. I see a Tiger and a Stingray."

"So you're after Bakime, huh?" Raia scoffed."You must be one of the Bavarian Illuminati then."

"Smart. Quick thinker. I see why Prelati speaks highly of you, Raia." Lilith mused."You are correct. But I'm more than the four you have met before. I suppose you could say I'm in the upper echelon."

"So you're...one of the leaders?"

"Something like that." Lilith cryptically replied."Not that I'm proud of it. I am just a cog in the machine, as it stands. And that's what we all are, in the end. Just parts in the big machination that is life. But let me not bore you with my words. I want to see if you two gentlemen can please a lady. Entertain me. You were the ones who helped in the defeat of Bragard. And although you're not the Messiah, perhaps your strength can surprise me."

"You don't have to ask me twice!" Raia was the first one to lunge at her, winding his fist back.

"Raide! Wait!"

Lilith smiled, dipping her brush in yellow paint and waving her hand around. Two pillars of earth emerged from below, striking Raia and launching him into the sky. She dipped her brush in red, creating a fireball that struck him in the torso, shooting him down.

"Raiden!" Jades cried out, setting his sights on Lilith."You're going to pay for that!"

"As you wish."

Strike Vent: Destclaws

Tiger leaped in the air, blocking Lilith's fireballs with his claws as he prepared to slash at her. She responded by grabbing blue paint, creating a cube of water around him to halt his movements. She created wind slashes, cutting around his body and parts of his flesh.

Swing Vent: Evilwhip

"Hmmm?" Lilith jumped out of the way before Raia's whip could catch her. He instead used it to pull Tiger out of the water cube back to the ground.

"What's with her abilities?" Tiger got on guard."She's just waving her arm around."

"It's Alchemy." Raia swallowed the lump in her throat."She can manipulate all Alchemy attributes. It seems that instead of making those magic circles that we saw before, she can just create her attacks with her brush and paint palette. Although I think I'm still not on the right mark regarding her abilities."

"You are correct, Raia." Lilith clapped, amazed at his deduction."I'm delighted you figured it out. True, my abilities revolve around my palette and my brush. But this shouldn't be a surprise. After all, for me, life is a white canvas. And I dictate what I want it to have."

"She's extremely dangerous." Tiger said, reaching for his deck as he was surrounded by diamond dust."Raiden..."

"Right," Raia replied, holding out a card, his body engulfed in a green aura. Both Riders slid their cards into their visors, activating their Survive forms.

Survive: Fubuki

Survive: Seishin

"Oh?" A sly smile graced her features."My, going on all on an innocent woman? You have no manners."

"Innocent?! Yeah right." Raia pointed at Lilith."If you take you down, then we can take your subordinates down!"

"You make it sound so easy." Lilith beckoned them to come, and they gladly responded.

Advent: Frost Claws

Advent: Exodiver

Raia jumped on top of his monster, activating another card. Lilith painted a sword of fire, using it to combat against Jades.

Shoot Vent: Exo Arrows - Type Explosive

Lilith began to easily evade Tiger's strikes, keeping an eye for Raia, who circled them, preparing his arrows.

'So, one of them comes at me directly, and the other attacks from afar.' Lilith noted, using her sword to block the claws, but Jades grabbed her sword, and to her surprise, the flames extinguished as he began to freeze it. She backfliped, kicking him in the chin, sending him staggering back just in time to avoid one of the arrows that exploded near them. He fired two more, manipulating them with his psychic abilities to hit her directly.

Quickly on her feet, she created a barrier composed of earth and water, stopping the explosions.

'She can mix her Alchemy...' Raia noted, smiling under his helmet.'But still...'

Frost Vent

Tiger exhaled, his breathing even apparent inside his helmet as ice surrounded his body. He thrust his arms forward, launching a wave of eyes at her. Raia joined in, sliding a card into his Evilvisorzwei.

Psychic Vent

Encasing the ice in psychic energy, they created an avalanche that towered over Lilith.

'I could use Fire and Silver to melt it all away, but...' Lilith smirked condescendingly.'I have something I would like to try.'

"We got her now!" Raia declared, sure that victory was within their grasp. However, their attack disappeared. As if it never happened.'What...?"

"What just-"

Two golden energy orbs were fired at them from two portals that opened up next to them, engulfing them and making them scream in pain.

"I can't believe it worked. I suppose Alchemy and art aren't that different from each other." Lilith floated in front of them, grinning upon seeing them lose their Survive forms."An artist must always aim for higher heights. Much like Alchemists. And in my case, all I had to do was...think outside of the canvas."

The orbs exploded, and the Riders fell to the ground, their transformations disappearing.

"And that's that. It was a decent warm-up, I suppose. But I was expecting something a little more to inspire my creativity." Lilith sighed, glaring down at her pallet."Oh, well. Time to go see what else is going on."

In her palette, there were now six colors. Red for fire, blue for water, yellow for earth, green for wind, and gold for silver. But there was an extra one. A pitch-black color sat in the middle of all the others.


The 3 Symphogear plus Knight stood at the entrance of the base. Jades and Raia had been tasked with circling the perimeter in case the enemy tried to sneak in somewhere else.

"That's a lot," Hibiki remarked upon losing count of the amount of Alca Noise there were.

"Right..." Yosuke gritted his teeth."No Mirror Monsters though. Let's finish this off in one fell swoop."

"Good idea." Tsubasa nodded as the girls reached for their Pendants and Knight drew upon his Survive card.

"Ignite Module, Bakken!"

Survive: Shippu

(Play Gekishou Infinity - Ignite Version)

Sword Vent: Darklancer

Chris wasted no time using her crossbows to shoot everything that moved, clearing a path for Tsubasa and Hibiki. The blue-haired girl slashed through the Noise as Hibiki kicked them away, just as Yosuke flew past them, using his lance to pierce through multiple of them. As they fought, they were observed by the Alchemists who were standing on top of a rooftop under the moonlight.

"They're going all out, huh?" Cagliostro remarked, hands behind her back.

"The girls move admirably. Such precision and yet their strikes are fearless and determined." Raphael commented, arms folded and Donatello next to him.

The horse huffed, bumping into the silver-haired man."Come on, I was just saying."

"Basically, you will not be fighting the women." Prelati deadpanned at her friend's demeanor."That said, the Ignite Module and Survive Mode are something else. I can't believe Elfnein and her little pet project made them."

"You're just saying that because Raiden is more interested in her than you."

"It matters not." Prelati scoffed, annoyed."I will get what I want. Basically, what does she have that I don't? She looks like a kid."

"A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black."

"That's not true! I have a bigger butt."

"Not to rain on your parade, Lady Prelati. But I don't know if that's necessarily true, especially if Carol and Elfnein look exactly the same."

"Enough." St. Germain boomed, seizing further argument. "It's time to use our red keys to victory."

St. Germain pulled out a golden flintlock, Cagliostro a ring, Prelati a kendama, and Raphael unsheathed his gold sword. All of these items had heart-shaped gems embedded in them. Their transformation illuminated the area, Tsubasa caught a glimpse of this and rushed at them.

"TSUBAS! DON'T!" Yosuke screamed, but it was too late. Tsubasa was a woman on a mission. To stop the Bavarian Illuminati. She leaped into the air, her blades combusting in flames as she came down with a slash. The field expanded, engulfing Tsubasa's body and destroying her Ignite Module. Knight quickly jumped, catching her in his arms."Tsubasa!"

"What just...My Gear...It..."

"That was a little too much." Raphael chastised St. Germain. He was clad in golden knight armor from head to toe, his sword shining in the darkness of the night.

"Cry me a river." She rolled her eyes.

"Fause Robes...just like Carol..." Knight muttered, his eyes fixated on Raphael.'But that one...that's not a Faust Robe...'

"Why does the horse have armor too?!" Prelati gasped, startled by Donatello, who was now clad in golden armor as well. However, he now had 6 legs instead of 4.

"He has a Relic inside of him. It's kind of like Bragard's test subjects. You know, the ones we locked away. But he's special. He has a very special Relic. From now on, you may refer to Donatello as Sleipnir when he's in this form."

"WHAT?!" Hibiki cried out in disbelief."The horse has a Relic?!"

'If I'm not mistaken, in Norse Mythology, Sleipnir was Odin's horse. So how...' Yosuke narrowed his eyes at the golden figures.

"That's bullshit! A horse fused with a Relic?!" Chris snarled, unleashing a barrage of missiles in response. Prelati enlarged her kendama and swung it at the missiles, the ball shooting out to create a barrier that stopped the projectiles.

Cagliostro shot a concentrated blast from her fist, forcing Chris to cast her shield, but much like Tsubasa, the attack engulfed her and reduced her Ignite Module to nothing.

"Chris-chan!"

"Yosuke, help Tachibana...I'll be fine..." Tsubasa pleaded, grabbing his arm.

Knight nodded, gently setting her on the ground before he dashed toward Hibiki. However, Sleipnir trotted down the ceiling with Raphael on top, forcing Knight to meet him in the air. Blade clashed with lance, but Raphael's power managed to shoot Yosuke into a wall.

'What the hell?!' Yosuke grimaced, watching as a beam of light was shot toward him, forcing him to leap out of the way.

"I apologize for my lovely lady friends hurting your friends." Raphael hovered over the air, Sleipnir floating above by kicking the air."But I won't be sorry for taking you down."

"Yosuke-san!" Hibiki tried running toward her friend, but a golden bullet fired past her, stopping her. The bullet expanded, exploding behind her before she could move out of the way.

St. Germain stared down at Hibiki, who was covered in bruises, and like the other two, with her Ignite Module gone."Faust Robes formed by Lapis Philosophorum. This is the pinnacle of Alchemy, uniting the Philosopher's Stone with the human body. And unlike Bragard, this process was a success and not hastily done."

"Basically, we owe a lot to Bragard and Carol, as much as I dislike saying it." Prelati said."It was thanks to him that we managed to create these stones. Although, Raphael is the only exception, since his is a Relic."

"If you plan to use that power to hurt others...I'll stop you..." Hibiki managed, barely able to move.

"I was hoping I would see Hajime Adachi." St. Germain rose a brow."Also, what do you mean to hurt others? Please, we are nothing like the Disasters of Valhalla. We do not kill indiscriminately for the sake of some utopian world. We wish to free humankind from that kind of people. Break the chains of oppression."

"If so...maybe we can work together...?"

"Work together?" St. Germain was about to open her mouth again, when a beam of darkness struck her in the chest, launching her several yards away.

"St. Germain!" Raphael yelled out in concern.

"You can't afford to take your eyes off of me!" Knight pressed, clashing blades with him. Sleipnir attempted to kick the Rider, but he simply jumped back to avoid it.

"Hibiki-dono..." Alternative knelt next to her."I'm sorry. You and the others got hurt..."

"Bragi-kun..." Hibiki muttered, managing a small smile."You're here..."

"Aw, look at the Little Prince, concerned about his friends." Cagliostro giggled.

"I'll admit, that took me by surprise." St. Germain dusted her armor off."You are different from Bragard, I'll say that much. He wouldn't be concerned for others other than himself."

"Good thing you noticed, bitch. Because I'm not like the Second." Alternative scanned a card, conjuring his Slashdagger.

Sword Vent: Slashdagger

"I'm the upgrade."


Yosuke and Raphael continued clashing blades in the air. Knight used his cape to fly and Raphael used Sleipnir as it continued to trot over the air.

Blust Vent

Darkrider's wings shifted into turbines, releasing a powerful gust of wind that pushed Arthur and Sleipnir back a few meters.

Shoot Vent: Darkturbine

Using Darkrider's wings, he flipped them rapidly, releasing slashes of wind at Raphael, who did a full circle with his blade, creating a ring of energy that expanded in size and blocked the attack. He aimed the tip at Knight, firing a beam of light from the sword. The Rider grimaced, activating a new card.

Guard Vent: Darkcape

Knight's cape grew larger, encasing him and protecting him from the attack. Or so he thought. The beam went through his cape, striking him in the stomach and sending him skidding across the ground.

"A valiant effort, but ultimately powerless to stop me. My sword can bypass almost anything it touches. As long as my opponent has a weaker will than mine." Raphael said, commanding Sleipnir to rush Knight."Your name is Kamen Rider Knight, but you are anything but!"

"What?!" Knight used his cape to try and slash him, cladding himself with it and forming a black tornado.

"You're not a knight. You're no warrior! I can tell by the look on your face!" Raphael blocked the attack with his sword, my Neo Excalibur can tell me what's inside your heart!"

His sword created an explosion, sending Knight rocketing back and his cape destroyed."Excalibur?! But that's impossible! The Excalibur is Relic presumed to have been destroyed!

"And you'd be right." Raphael acknowledged with a nod."This is merely a piece of its former glory. The Excalibur reflects the darkness inside of one's heart. Let me show you."

Raphael hovered in the air, raising his sword as it began to shine."Yosuke Yanagi. You regret being a failure of a leader. One that has led to the deaths of his comrades. I can see it now. You've let them all down."

Yosuke felt a sharp pain in his chest, taking a step back as he clenched his heart."I-I..."

"Let's ask them ourselves, shall we? The first one, Akira Nishitani!"

The sword created a replica of Akira, glaring down at Yosuke.

"A-Akira!" Knight couldn't believe his eyes. It had been years since he saw his friend.

"You weren't strong enough to help him fight Odin after he lost his beloved Kanade. Isn't that right, Kanade Amou?"

The sword shined against, this time, Kanade, clad in Gungnir, appeared next to Akira, her expression completely blank.

"Kanade!"

"The third one, Goro Tanaka. The fourth one, Chao-Xing Liang. The fifth one, Andreas Kagatsuchi. And the sixth one, Takeru Sakamoto!"

The 6 figures stood above Knight, giving him judgemental glares that pierced through his heart.

"Yosuke Yanagi, these restless souls are the result of your cowardice and incompetence."Raphael continued, his voice full of authority and power as if he were a judge."Your lack of competence and your flawed leadership is what led to the death of these 6 individuals. You ended their lives."

"I'M SORRY!" Yosuke's voice cracked, tears streaming down his face under his helmet."I'm so sorry! I'm sorry I failed you all!"

"A leader like you is worthless. You have a good lady in your life, but you will drag her down." Raphael forged on."I will cast judgment with this holy blade, Yosuke Yanagi. Let your doubts become its power source!"

All 6 people were absorbed by the sword, making it bright so light it turned night into daytime."Repent for your sins, Yosuke Yanagi! The anguish of your friends' voices will serve as your punishment! EXCALIBUR!"

Sleipnier neighed as Raphael swung his blade down, releasing a powerful slash that cut through the earth itself. Knight could only watch, frozen in shock as everything around him turned white. The attack reached to a distant mountain, slicing it in half easily. The glow of his blade died down, leaving a black spot on his once total pristine figure.'So, it can be corrupted by the emotions after all. He sure does have a lot of negative emotions to taint it this much already.'

Raphael and his horse landed on the ground, noticing Knight's standing figure, surrounded by wind. Knight had reverted to his normal form, his armor in tatters but had managed to use Tempest Vent in time.

'I see. So he used his wind to reduce the damage by spreading the attack around him. Though it still hit him. But he's not dead. Impressive.'

Raphael jumped off his horse, approaching Knight, who was revealed to be unconscious once his armor disappeared. He placed his blade on his left shoulder then on his right shoulder."Get stronger, Yosuke Yanagi. Hopefully, next time we meet, you won't let your doubts cloud your mind. You are a leader after all, aren't you?"

With that, Yosuke collapsed on his back, his Deck falling out of his belt. With that, Raphael grabbed him, holstering on top of Sleipnir's back as he jumped on top. The horse snorted.

"What? He fought nicely. He would have given me a proper challenge if he wasn't in turmoil. Besides, I'd hate to see that blue-haired girl cry over him. I may be wrong here, but she looks like the type to have experienced tremendous loss in the past. So let's not give her more pain so soon, yes?"

The horse huffed but nodded. Trotting into the air as they headed back to the main battle.'I do wonder...what will happen if Excalibur is tainted in black...?'


"Leave him to me." Cagliostro walked toward him, cracking her knuckles."I want to make him cry a little after talking big earlier."

"As you wish." St. Germain offered no objection.

"You sure are fired up," Prelati observed with a smirk of her own, knowing full well what Bragi was in for.

"Of course. This brat needs to be taken down a peg or two." Cagliostro raised her fists.

"Tch. You say it like it's easy." Bragi began circling her slowly as if he were a predator waiting for his prey."I told you before, I'm not afraid to hit a woman."

"And I told you that's fine. Because neither am I." Cagliostro responded.

"You sure you can take me on dressed like that?" Bragi rose a brow under his helmet."Exposing a little too much skin, don't you think? I might use that to my advantage."

"Oh, please. I doubt a little boy like you is man enough to handle a woman like me." Cagliostro giggled at his expense, firing him up."How sad."

"Sad?! Sad for you!" Alternative screamed, rushing at Cagliostro with his blade.

Accel Vent

However, Cagliostro manifested a sphere of energy around her, blocking his blade before it ever made contact with her."What?!"

"Right back at you, cutie!" Cagliostro punched her sphere, sending Alternative flying into the sky. Using his Dark Matter, he disperses the attack, only to meet with Cagliostro in the air, who throws a punch at him. He moved to the side, his eyes widening in shock.

'Fast! Where did this speed increase come from?!' Alternative grabbed her arm, hurling her away before he chased after her. Cagliostro laughed, firing multiple bullets at him, forcing him to block with his blade before spewing azure flames from the tip.

The woman disappeared from view, allowing the flames to instead consume the leaves of the trees.

"Running, are we?" Alternative turned on his heels, facing Cagliostro, who was leaning against a tree.

"Just stretching my legs." Cagliostro swung her arm, creating slashes of blue energy at the prince. Bragi grinned, dashing at the attack without a care in the world. He threw his sword, making her yelp as she dodged out of the way. His arms were sliced off by the attack, but he simply leaped into the air for a double kick. Cagliostro smiled once more, alarming the prince. A wall of water consumed him, slowing down his movements and allowing her to deliver a powerful uppercut against his stomach, knocking the wind out of him.

He staggered a few feet away before collapsing on one knee, his reformed arms grabbing his belly as he struggled for air.

"Bragi-kun!" Hibiki screamed, trying to sit up but St. Germain slammed her foot onto her back, pinning her down.

"Damn you...That's going to cost you dearly..." Alternative shakily stood back up, his injuries cured.

"Really now?" Cagliostro said with faux concern."Whatever will I do against this big, strong man?"

"Don't you mock me! Attract!"

Cagliostro gasped, feeling her body being pulled by gravity toward the teen with heterochromia, who winded his fist back and increased his gravity.'But he's also coming within my range!' She thought, her fist shining in a blue aura as both of them threw their attacks at each other.

The Alchemist had ducked her head at the last second, a few strands of her hair falling off.'And I tried too hard to keep them even...'

Bragi coughed up blood, her fist buried deep into his chest, causing him to retch. He slowly looked up at her, but she simply backhanded him, sending him flying into the trees.

'Dienheim...is just being manhandled...' Tsubasa watched on, feeling powerless to help her friend.

Alternative slowly began to pick himself back up, using his Slashdagger as a crutch.

"I love it when they can take a bit of punishment. It'd be boring if you lost right away!" Cagliostro drew a pink heart in front of her, kissing another one with her fingers before punching it toward Alternative.

In a panic, he quickly created 6 dark matter spheres, shooting a dark beam of Alchemy.

Second Impact.

The attacks collided, briefly engaging in a tug-of-war before Cagliostro's attack proved superior.

"Impossible!" Alternative was forced to touch his stomach."Repel!"

Using his gravity against himself, he launched himself out of the attack as it shredded through the trees.

"You're wide open!"

Bragi gasped, shifting his attention to the source of the voice, only to receive a kick to the chin. Disoriented, he stumbled forward, nearly tripping over his feet."How can this happen...? I'm the great Prince Bragi Third Dienheim...The Third Hyperion...I can't be losing...I'm perfect..."

"A perfect copy." Cagliostro mocked him."You're just a copy of the copy. Nothing special but a copy of the original. You're far weaker than Bragard. Your attacks just suck. You should have realized this a while ago. You can't win."

"Like hell!" Alternative rushed in again.

"Idiot."

He began swinging his blade, and as she had expected, he was losing his composure the more damage she dealt to him. His strikes were wild and completely feral. Easy to predict. She infused her fists with her Alchemy, blocking his huge sword with one hand and slamming her free fist against his body. While it was true he could regenerate all damage, his spirit was starting to break. He wasn't used to losing. At all.

He jumped back, shooting a barrage of dark matter projectiles, which Cagliostro chose to deflect with her fist, closing the distance between them. He avoided the punch, but she swung it to the side, hitting him in the neck and preventing him from breathing. With a battle cry, she delivered a devastating punch followed by a round of bullets in his direction. An explosion went off, illuminating the area momentarily.

"Fuck..." Alternative popped his shoulder back into its socket, regenerating slowly. He was panting after taking too many attacks head-on.'She's just...playing with me...'

"What's wrong, prince?" Cagliostro planted her hands on her hips with a smug smile."Getting tired? I thought you were supposed to be perfect. So how am I pushing you this far?"

"Shut up, you whore...I'm just warming up!" Alternative jumped into the air, scanning a card.

Shoot Vent: Psychotic Fireworks

Armed cannons were strapped to his shoulders, bombarding Cagliostro. The bluenette clicked her tongue, running into the forest as she avoided the missiles and machine guns. Alternative chased after, shooting several dark matter projectiles from the dark magic circles he conjured. Cagliostro jumped from branch to branch, circling the perimeter until she was heading straight to Alternative. Casting his gravity powers, he forced Cagliostro to the ground. She gritted her teeth, feeling the pressure attempting to crush her. However, his ability only lasted temporarily, and she was back on her feet.

"This is the only way you'll ever get a girl on all fours. Not a bad try, but-"

She squeaked, feeling his hand coped her breast and began to fondle her."W-what?!"

'Yes! It's working! It's her weak spot!' Alternative cheered inside of his head, conjuring a sphere of dark matter behind his back, prepare to kill her right then and there..'I guess surfing through those suspicious online forums paid off. Now, I can catch her by surprise and-'

A swift jab to the face broke his helmet, sending him crashing onto the ground.

"You seriously just pissed me off." Cagliostro's voice lowered in pitch, sounding almost like a man."You thought that by groping me you'd get the upper hand? All you did was make me want to finish this off right now. I admit, if I hadn't been a man before, this trick would have worked and I'd probably be dead. However..."

She began firing multiple energy bullets, forcing the prince to form a barrier around himself. But the attacks were pushing him back until it broke, forcing him to take the impact head-on. His body was sent flying back to where they started, smoke coming off him as black dust swirled around his wound, regenerating him.

"Huh. That was quick." Prelati hummed, her brows raising in surprise.

"It's over." St. Germain stated."I guess I shouldn't have expected much from Bragard's spawn."

"Don't hurt him! Please!" Hibiki pleaded, but it fell on deaf ears.

Suddenly, Raphael tossed Yosuke's body onto the grass next to Tsubasa, who gasped in concern.

"Yosuke!"

"He's alive. Don't worry." Raphael landed next to Prelati, Sleipnir turning around for them to see the fight."Huh. So Cagliostro is fighting Bragi?"

"Fighting? More like destroying him.

Bragi stood up once more, panting and shaking.

'Idiot...Just stay down already!' Chris cursed in her mind at her weakness.'If only Takeru were here...'

"Oh, my. You can still stand?" Cagliostro chuckled."Ara, Ara. You really are the perfect punching bag."

"You haven't...seen nothing yet..." Bragi sneered, using gravity manipulation to get his blade back in his hands.

"Bragi-chan! Please! Stop!"

Alternative ignored Elfnein's words from his communicator, focusing his attention on Cagliostro."Stop looking at me like that and take this seriously!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's just...you're not that challenging..."

That was it. Alternative saw red as his fury reached its pinnacle."SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!"

Decreasing his gravity, he increased his speed considerably. Cagliostro was taken aback, barely managing to duck her head and avoid having it chopped off. She punched his arm and forced him to drop the blade. He regenerated, engaging in a fistfight with her. He got a couple of hits in, but this was all her plan to make him feel safe. In one swift move, she elbowed him in the face, breaking the front part of his helmet. And before he could react, she kicked him on the arm, bending it unnaturally with a sickening crunch.

"NO!" Elfnein screamed in horror, watching on as her nephew stumbled over his feet, falling to his knees.

'I can't...I can't regenerate...' His breathing was ragged, barely registering the pain since he was in shock. Cagliostro punched him in the back of the head, forcing him on all fours as his helmet finally shattered, revealing his face covered in bruises that were regenerating. He glared at her defiantly, but the woman paid him no mind and kicked him in the stomach, lifting him a few meters into the air before she slammed her fist against his back, creating a small crater underneath. For good measure, she stepped over his other arm, hearing the bone snap as he howled in pain.

"And he's done." Cagliostro kicked him on the ribs one more time."Seriously, this kid pisses me off so much. He groped my chest!"

"Did he?" Prelati arched a brow at that."I didn't take him for that kind of guy."

"Exactly! He only did it to get me to lower my guard but failed! What an idiot!"

"Even Dienheim lost..." Tsubasa grimaced."Not good..."

"So, St. Germain." Cagliostro turned to face the white-haired woman."Why don't we finish-"

Bragi jumped to attack, creating a dark matter blade as he attempted to stab Cagliostro. But she merely dodged out of the way and kicked him in the chin, launching him several meters away.

"Ah...fuck..." Bragi groaned, his broken jaw slowly mending itself back."Why...?"

"He's quite resilient." Prelati remarked."I guess that's one of the good things Bragard did. Regeneration is a good thing to have. That and his bottomless pride. Basically, how can someone be so prideful to just keep getting up after taking such a beating?"

"That's a good question. Let's ask him." Cagliostro squatted in front of him, lifting his head by his hair."Young man, why did you think this was a good idea?"

"Fuck off...I am the mighty...Prince Bragi Third Dienheim...The perfect being...the Ultimate Lifeform..." Bragi spat, but Cagliostro simply slammed his face against the ground.

"Prince? Prince of what?"

"Prince of...Ventara..." He grumbled.

"Ventara?" Prelati reapted, turning toward St. Germain.

"Bragard destroyed his own kingdom. He sacrifices all the citizens there to make his own Lapis Philosophorum."

"Oh, so he's a prince of no one then! Prince of Ventara, population 0." Cagliostro guffawed, releasing her hold on him."So you go around boasting of being a prince, and yet your father destroyed the same kingdom. I sure feel bad about Carol. As short-sighted as she might have been."

"Don't you dare say that about my Mama!" Bragi growled, lifting his arm to use his gravity power but Cagliostro punched him in the head, nearly knocking him out.

"A mama's boy, huh? I can't say I don't find that cute." Cagliostro giggled."It's too bad your attitude ruins your looks. Otherwise, I might have gone easy on you. Oh, well."

As she was about to stomp on his head, they heard a haughty laugh from above."Lodgemaster Adam Weishaupt...why are you here...?"

"Did she say, Adam..." Bragi muttered memories that weren't his own suddenly filling his head.

"So, this is the so-called False Messiah. Bragard's little spawn. The Third Coming of the Hyperion." Adam descended from the sky, hovering above the trees."I can't say I'm impressed. Not to downplay Cagliostro, but I was expecting much more from you."

"You must be the ringleader, then." Bragi narrowed his eyes at him."You're the one the Second wanted to kill so badly."

"Oh. So you know that much?"

"The Overall filled me in. He was going after you next."

"And yet, he was defeated by a single child. Not any child, of course. The Messiah." Adam glanced around, noticing the 3 Symphogear and Yosuke's unconscious form."I take it he isn't here."

"He's not." St. Germain supplied."He's been missing in action. I thought that by hurting his friends he would show up, but it seems he isn't around."

"I see. That's a shame." Adam shook his head."I wanted to see him up close...and get back at him for stealing the pleasure of killing Bragard from me."

"I'm so sick and tired of everyone talking about the fucking Boy Wonder!" Bragi sneered."For fuck's sake, he's never even around! He's a deserter! A coward! He doesn't deserve the title of Messiah!"

"And let me guess? You do?" Adam asked in a disinterested tone.

"But of course!" Bragi screamed, ignoring the sarcasm emanating from Adam's voice.

"You have some nerve to say that." Cagliostro clicked her tongue.

"That's enough, dear. Let me handle our friend here." Adam touched the ground, hands in his pockets as he walked past Raphael and Prelati, patting them on their shoulders."Arrogant like Bragard and yet so defiant and independent, like Carol. I suppose you really are their son, albeit you were created from their genes, not properly conceited."

Bragi began to stand up again, taking Cagliostro by surprise.'He can still stand?! But I hit him with everything I had! Even if he could regenerate, he shouldn't be doing this!'

"I see. Your regenerative abilities come from Bragard's Philosopher's Stone. So when Cagliostro was punching you, she was disabling your regeneration, or making it slower. Both stones cancel each other, but you don't have a stone. You just have some of its properties, so you can't cancel out hers. Still, you managed to recuperate slightly."

"It's enough...for a piece of shit like you..." Bragi scanned his card through his visor, summoning his Slashdagger again.

"You hate me so much and yet you don't even know me."

"I've inherited some of the Second's feelings. As well as the First's. You are there in both of their memories...Why? What's your true connection to them, Adam?!"

"You truly want to know? I suppose I can enlighten you." Adam smirked, splaying his arms."I was the one who gave that book to Bragard. The original Bragard. Poor thing was so desperate to live since he was dying from a disease. And I scared him by telling him that two messiahs would come after him in the future. You see, the First Bragard was an actual Messiah."

"What?!" Bragi gasped in shock.

"That book contained very interesting things. As well as a ritual to open a portal to Helheim. I promised him that if he were to grab a fruit from the Qliphot tree there, he would be cured. I suspect he did the ritual, and something corrupted his soul. Hence he turned...evil. And naturally, he died. Of course, he did his research and used the secrets of the book to allow the Alchemists at the time to develop the early homunculi. And that's how the Second Bragard came to be. He looked the same as the First and behaved just as well. Except for his red eyes. Do you want to know how people found out he wasn't human?"

"Wait...don't...don't tell me you-"

"I spread the word!" Adam laughed twistedly."I gathered evidence of the First Bragard's funeral. And when the people found out about using Alchemy, they branded it as witchcraft. Revolution began. And then, the rest is history. Other kingdoms invaded, civil war went off, and Bragard performed a ritual to make a Philoshopher's Stone. All because of me."

"You...You...YOU BASTARD!" Bragi immediately sprung into action, rushing toward Adam. Cagliostro got in the way, but the prince jumped over her and continued. He began to try to slash Adam, his sword thrusting and slashing the air since the man merely dodged with an arrogant smirk on his face. He went for a horizontal slash, which hit the air Adam flew into the air, flying into the forest.

"Damn you!" Bragi chased after him, creating several dark matter orbs and throwing them in unison as they converged, creating a bigger orb.

Third Impact

Adam moved at great speeds, evading the attack as he grabbed his helmet, infusing it with Alchemy and hurling it at Alternative. The pseudo-Rider barely dodged, but his arm was sliced off with ease. He regenerated it, hissing at the leader of the Illuminati.

"So you can regenerate from any attack on your body." Adam placed his head back on his head."But I wonder...what would happen if I were to destroy your head entirely?"

Bragi's heart skipped a beat, cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He swallowed the lingering feeling of dread, clenching his fist."Don't you dare mock me!"

The prince drew a card, scanning it.

Booster Vent

Propulsors equipped themselves to his elbows and the back of his knees, boosting him toward Adam as they began to fight with their fists. Or fight, in Bragi's case. Adam was blocking and weaving, not even bothering to hit back. Adam grabbed his arms, holding them above his head as he was unable to escape from his grip.

Furious, he jumped, going for a double kick, which Adam evaded by jumping away."Fight me!"

Adam continued flying back, avoiding Bragi's punches before he hit a tree trunk."Oh?"

"I got you now!" Bragi lunged at him, but all he managed was to get his arm grabbed and slammed onto the tree, switching their positions. Now Bragi was against the tree and Adam was cornering him, his taller and broader figure towering over him.

'How the hell can he be so fast...?' Bragi trembled, his instincts screaming at him to move his head. And he did. Adam's fist narrowly missed his face and instead punched through the trunk."What...?"

Adam chuckled, releasing a potent blast from his palm and incinerating the tree."Do you see now?"

The man flew back, crossing his arms."You can't even lay a finger on me. At least Bragard used to put up more of a fight than you."

"Stop dodging!" Bragi bellowed, his eyes completely bloodshot from the stress."All you do is dodge like a coward! If I were to land one hit on you, you'd be dead!"

"You think so?" Adam cocked his head to the side."Then, by all means, go ahead."

"What-"

"Hit me with everything you have." Adam clarified."I won't move from this spot. I'll just block it. If you can hurt me, then you win. But if you don't...I'll just end this pointless fight right now."

"Are...are you serious...?"

"Just do it, boy." Adam sighed impatiently."I do not have time to waste on you. So go ahead and give me your worst. Because I doubt you can give me your best."

"Alright then..." Bragi ignited his boosters, twirling around in place as he reduced his gravity to enhance his speed.

Accel Vent

Using his Accel Vent, he became even faster than before, creating a powerful gust of wind from the spinning alone. He flew toward Adam, increasing the gravity of his right leg at the last second as he went for a kick to Adam's head.

A thunderous sound echoed through the area, creating a shockwave that made everyone tremble.

"Man, that was intense." Raphael remarked, bewildered."That speed...He must have gone at Mach 3 or something."

"The question we all want answered is...did he get him?" Prelati kept her eyes glued to the fight. And Bragi's pale expression said it all.

Adam had blocked the kick at the last second, reinforcing his arm with Alchemy and blocking the attack."What's with that expression? Where's your strength? Where is...your pride?"

"No..." Bragi jumped back, descending to the ground as he grabbed his head, breathing erratically."No...No...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

In the blink of an eye, Adam dashed toward Bragi, kicking him in the chest and shattering his chest plate, launching him through several trees.

"No...Bragi-kun..." Hibiki muttered, staring in disbelief.

"The Lodgemaster is remarkably powerful," Raphael noted, jumping, recalling Sleipnier.

"I suppose he's the leader for a reason." Prelati dryly said.

(Play Dur Da Bla)

Bragi screamed at the top of his lungs, flying toward the sky on top of a rock."ADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!"

"I guess I should have taken your head out." Adam chuckled.

"You're kidding me! He can still move?!" Cagliostro took a step back."What is this kid?! He's even withstanding attacks from the Lodgemaster?!"

St. Germain unfolded her arms, staring at their surroundings. The trees and rocks around began to levitate toward the sky."What is going on?!"

"ADAM! IF YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, THEN SURELY YOU CAN DEFEAT MY STRONGEST ATTACK?!" Bragi yelled, conjuring a black orb in his hand, throwing it into the sky, and using it as a core for everything around them to fly toward them. Hibiki gasped, feeling herself being pulled from the ground. Tsubasa and Chris were equally perplexed, too injured to move.

"Idiot! You're pulling us in too!"

"This attack...Adachi told me this is what Bragard used against him...He's going to create a meteor!" Tsubasa bellowed at the prince, who was cackling madly."BRAGARD! STOP THIS AT ONCE! WE'RE TOO CLOSE TO THE INSTALLATION!"

Before they could be pulled in, Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe swung by, already in their Ignite Modules to increase their speed and strength, allowing them to be able to fight off the gravitational pull.

"Girls!" Hibiki cried out.

"We have to leave too!" St. Germain pulled out her vial along with her team, already in the air."If we get sucked in, it's over!"

"Tch! To think he had this hidden in his back pocket!" Prelati clicked her tongue.

The four Alchemists teleported out of there before becoming part of a huge sphere of rocks and trees in the air, which was becoming larger.

Adam floated on top of a rock, arms folded as he observed with great interest.'He's good. This attack alone can wipe out the area around several kilometers. His friends won't escape in time."

"BRAGI-KUN! STOP THIS!" Maria screamed from below, grabbing onto a tree to avoid being pulled in as she held onto Tsubasa.

"You're going to kill us all-desu!" Kirika yelled, holding tight to Chris.

"BIGGER! BIGGER! BIGGER!" Bragi continued chanting, rocks continuing to merge into his sphere."JUST A LITTLE MORE!"

"BRAGI-KUN!" Shirabe screamed, hoping to reach him.

Bragi blinked, shaking his head. He swung his arm, throwing the giant sphere down at Adam."DIE! ADAM!"

Catastrophic World Breaker

Adam smirked, throwing his hat away as he conjured a golden sphere in his head, burning his clothes away. He raised it over his head, increasing its size by thousands of times. The sphere touched the falling meteor, completely obliterating it.

"IMPOSSIBLE!" Bragi screamed in utter shock. Adam moved from his spot, appearing in front of a crestfallen Bragi, and punched him in the solar plexus. His armor immediately broke, unable to keep the transformation up. Before he could say anything, Adam grabbed him by the face, releasing a blast that disintegrated his head. His headless body fell limb toward the ground. Adam chucked the sphere toward the ground to finish him off.

"BRAGI-KUN!" Shirabe screeched in horror. Elfnein collapsed onto the ground, fainting upon seeing that in the live feed.

However, Exodiver flew by rescuing Bragi from falling to the ground.

The sphere connected with the ground, creating a huge explosion that was contained by several layers of ice.

Tiger and Raia had come to the rescue after waking up, carrying an unconscious Yosuke and a headless Bragi on Exodiver's back. They both used their full powers, trying to slow down the explosion and give their friends time to run. The ice continued to melt away, and even with psychic energy reinforcing it, it wasn't enough. They both screamed, going over their limits. Tons upon tons of ice walls kept being created and freezing the explosion, and several walls of psychic energy covered the surroundings. Eventually, Raia formed a cylindrical barrier, forcing the explosion to go off into the sky, turning the dark skies into orange.

"So they managed to conceal the explosion...Heh. Not bad, Kamen Riders." As the explosion died down, Adam observed the destruction. A huge crater was on the ground where the explosion went off. He looked down at his hand, revealing a glob of golden energy."Oh?"

"So this is all that came out, huh?" Adam broke into a fit of laughter."Like's so damn cheap, ain't it?!"

"As always, you can't seem to keep your clothing for long." Lilith flew up to meet with Adam, glaring at him with displeasure."Cover yourself up. No one wants to see you naked. It's a disgrace."

"You say that now, but what about in the past? When we were together." Adam said with a challenging smirk.

"Oh, please. Back then, we didn't even have clothes. And don't remind me of that relationship. I can't believe I was ever into you." Lilith scoffed, glancing down at the crater."So, had fun transmuting gold on that poor child? You didn't have enough by grooming him?"

"I groomed his father. Not the son." Adam shrugged, enjoying the breeze in his body. Lilith groaned, about to draw him some clothes but opted not to."Bragard lost the game. It's time for us to take the stage, no, my dear?"

"Now that we can agree on." Lilith crossed her arms under her chest."Let's clean up the mess left behind by Fine and Bragard. It's time for the real owners of the world to rise."


Genjuro rubbed his temples, processing what he just witnessed. Thankfully, he managed to retrieve everyone safe and sound. All Riders were in rough shape. Especially Yosuke and Bragi. Bragi's head had been completely blown up, but he was slowly regenerating. Since he lacked a brain, his body was taking longer to restore. However, he no doubt lost several lives in the process, diminishing his life force. Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe were also in critical condition after using their Gears and Ignite Module without LINKER, and Jades and Raiden were injured from their battle as well. The only ones who were still standing after recuperating for a bit were Tsubasa, Hibiki, and Chris.

He could already feel the problems Bragi's little stunt would cause. But he could figure out a way to minimize the fallout. Hopefully, this night would not get any worse than it already was.

"C-Commander! It's urgent!" Aoi's face was completely drained of all color."It's a call from Setsuna-chan! Okinawa is under attack by the Disasters of Valhalla!"

And that sealed the deal. Genjuro was not going to sleep that night.


And finally, the moment a lot of you were waiting for. Bragi's beatdown. Yeah, this guy just can't catch a break. Talked big just to get destroyed. I think you could consider him a fraud even lol.

The next chapter is the final chapter of Okinawa.