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Chapter 8: The Third Ace

After securing the Assassin Card along with his second encounter against Blade and his friends, Junichi was now in an abandoned warehouse in the docks where he contacted his master, Dark Decade, showing him footage of Illya losing control of her power and Dark Decade was left deeply interested by this.

"Very interesting. To think her power would develop this quickly in a short amount of time." Dark Decade said.

"Yes, I was quite surprised by it myself. And only this time she was fully aware of what she had done. So, at this point, there's no telling how her power will develop from here on out." Junichi told him.

Dark Decade hummed in thought before he made his decision.

"Then I think it's about time we bring her into the fold." Dark Decade said, and Junichi was a bit surprised by this.

"Are you sure? I thought you said it was too soon for that." Junichi said.

"True. But the way her power has been developing lately, then it will only be a matter of time until she'll be an asset for us. Can I trust you to handle that, Glaive?" Dark Decade questions his servant, Junichi smiles and bowed his head.

"Of course, My Lord. Just leave it to me." Junichi said and Dark Decade smiles to hear that.

"Good. I'll be expecting good news soon." He said before he ended the transmission.

Junichi was about to leave to make the proper preparations for his plans. But he soon stops as he felt a presence inside of the warehouse and he could tell that it was watching him.

"Hmmm?" Junichi turns to where he felt that presence but couldn't see anyone and felt that the presence is now gone. "Must have my imagination."

Junichi then left the warehouse, but little did he know that someone had indeed been watching him and it was Shirou who walked out of his hiding spot.

"So he wasn't just after those Cards. He's also after Illya." Shirou said. "This is starting to become more of a problem than I realize. Maybe I should just…"

Shirou then remembers a certain someone's words.

"If...If I die...can you watch over my family for me…"

Shirou was surprised to remember that he then thought about it and remembers the days he spent with Illya along with Sella and Liz and his friends Kouji and Shinichi.

It may have been for a short time, but he was starting to enjoy his life here and for some strange reason deep within his heart, he couldn't just leave and abandon Illya when she's in danger.

Shirou then brought out a Rouse Card from his pocket.

It was a Change Card which are the very Cards that Kouji and Shinichi use to transform into Kamen Rider Blade and Garren.

It had a picture of a heart with a praying mantis within it. This is the Category Ace of Hearts, Change Mantis.

Shirou had no intention of using this Card, but given the situation, he may not have a choice.


(Round ZERO~BLADE BRAVE by Nanase Aikawa)

The song starts with colored lights shining in a dark room, revealing Kamen Rider Blade, Garren, and Chalice who were kneeling before they stood up.

The setting soon moves into a similar place and all the main characters of the story so far are standing on separate platforms with black suits.

(Tatta hitorikiri kimi no sonzai ga) (The camera zooms in on a few of the characters before zooming in on Kouji Kenzaki, who took a bite out of an apple he was holding and smiled. Then it moves to Shinichi Tachibana who was kicking a soccer ball around.)

(Itsuka sekai no subete kaeru darou) (Then it moved to Illya who was spinning around with Ruby flying around her. Then we see Miyu waving her hand as Sapphire flies onto her shoulder. We then see Luvia doing her laugh which annoys Rin as she growls at her, which made Jeanne sigh seeing those two bicker. Then moves to Shirou doing a spin kick as he lands on his knee and foot before he raises his head up.)

(Koko ni aru mo no wa kibou? Zetsubou?) (We soon see Blade, Garren, and Chalice driving their bikes through a beach. We soon see Illya and Miyu wearing their magical girl outfits flying in the sky.)

(Round Zero hajimatteru) (We soon moved back to the Riders room where Blade, Garren, and Chalice were not far from each other and were next to their bikes, before they started practicing their weapons.)

(Shiranai to iu tsumi to shirisugiru wana) (The three continue practicing their weapons while we move to Illya and Miya doing the same using their Include weapons.)

(Ugokenaku naru mae ni ugokidasou) (We then move back towards Blade, Garren, and Chalice riding through the beach. Then it moves back to Chalice in the room practicing his weapon.)

(Kaze ni mekurareta Card) (The three Riders practice their weapons while posing. Blade was swinging his Blay Rouzer, Garren aiming his Garren Rouzer, and Chalice was swinging and spinning with his Chalice Arrow.)

(Uranau you ni warau. Mayowanai hazu mo nai sore demo ashita wo sagase) (We move to Albino Joker swinging in a separate room swinging his scythe around before he changes into the Kamen Rider Glaive practicing with his Glaive Rouzer as he swings it around.)

(Mekurumeku unmei. Koware sou na jidai ni.) (We then move back to Blade swinging his Rouzer upward. Then it changes to Blade, Garren, and Chalice riding down the beach.)

(Kirifuda wa kimi no naka togisumasareta yuuki ni shite BLADE BRAVE!) (Blade stops swinging his sword for a brief moment as he lowers his Rouzer and stands up, before the logo appears as Garren and Chalice walk next to him.)


In Homurahara Academy it was now lunch time, but instead of eating lunch, Kouji, Shinichi, Jeanne, Rin, and Luvia decided to hold a meeting on the roof to talk about Glaive and about Illya's losing control of her powers last night.

"Okay, now that we're here, let's begin reviewing our situation." Rin said before she put on a pair of glasses which caused the others to sweat drop.

"What's with the glasses?" Kouji whispers to Jeanne and Luvia.

"It's mostly a habit of hers. Best not to question it." Jeanne whispers back.

"If you're done whispering to yourselves, how about we discuss our current situation?" Rin told them.

"Right. Of course…" Kouji said before he coughed in his hand. "First let's start things off about the Class Cards."

"Right. After last night, there are now six cards accounted for. Right now, we have Archer, Rider, and Lancer. But Glaive also has Saber, Caster, and now Assassin. Meaning the last Card is now Berserker." Jeanne said.

"But given its name, I doubt this Berserker will be any easier than when we fought Caster. Right?" Shinichi said, and Jeanne nodded.

"That is correct. The Berserker Class is well known for their unparalleled strength and depending what sort of Heroic Spirit it is, we'll no doubt face the fight of our lives." Jeanne told them.

"Well, that figures." Shinichi said as he rubbed the back of his head.

"I had originally hoped that we'll face Berserker after we had the other six Class Cards, but given what happened and with our limited time, we can't afford to search for Glaive and take the Cards he took." Jeanne said.

"But we still have Ruby and Sapphire, so that still gives us an edge." Rin said.

"But that still leaves our other problem with Illya-chan." Kouji said before they remember how she lost control of her powers after their second encounter with Glaive.

"Yeah. That was the second time she lost control of herself. But she was still conscious and more aware of what just happened." Shinichi said. "Any ideas about that?"

"Well…We can only assume it has something to do with her Einzbern blood. But yet we still know very little about that subject." Jeanne said.

"I see." Shinichi said.

"But I'm mostly worried about Illya-chan." Kouji said. "I mean this is the second time in a row that she almost died. Maybe we shouldn't drag her into this anymore."

"Yes. I was thinking the same as well." Jeanne said before she turned to Rin. "What about you, Rin?"

"Hmm…Alright, fine. I'll talk to her and see if I'll take Ruby back." Rin said.

"Hmm-hmm. It seems like a mangy mutt like you can act mature for once." Luvia said, and Rin glares at her.

"What was that?!" Rin exclaimed.

"Did I shutter?! And I thought dogs were supposed to have sharp hearing!" Luvia exclaimed before they snarl at each other.

Kouji and Shinichi sweat drops to hear that while Jeanne sighed before she had a sharp look on her eyes and ready her fist.

*BAM*

*KA-BAM*

With that, both Rin and Luvia were on her knees with a large bump on their heads with Jeanne standing in front of them as she scolds them like little children.

"What did I just say about you two fighting? In case you've forgotten it was because of that, those girls were forced into this situation, and they almost died because of it. So, you're still responsible for this."

Rin and Luvia then bowed their heads in shame but mostly in fear of her wrath.

"We have no excuses. We're sorry." They said at the same time.

Jeanne sighed as she mends a temple.

"I swear…these two can be more difficult than children." Jeanne said before Kouji pats her on the back.

"There, there. It's already too late to change that, but how about we talk about Illya-chan's power?" Kouji said.

"Right, of course." Jeanne said before she coughed in her and Rin and Luvia stood up once again. "Like I said, her dormant power may be due to her Einzbern lineage but there's still little we know about them."

"Right. That's our current problem right now." Kouji said.

Shinichi thought about it and soon had an idea.

"Then maybe we should talk to Sella-san and Liz-san about this." Shinichi said and the others turned to him.

"Who are those two?" Luvia asked.

"They're the maids and caretakers of Illya-chan's house. Her parents would often trust them to look after her and her brother whenever they're gone." Shinichi said.

"I see." Rin said.

"You sure? I mean there's no telling if they know anything about magic or stuff like that. They may think that we're crazy." Kouji said.

"I'll admit it's a long shot. But you shouldn't forget they have been working for Shirou and Illya-chan's parents for years. They must know something at least." Shinichi said.

Kouji hummed in thought before he turned to Jeanne, Rin, and Luvia.

"What do you three think?" Kouji asked. Jeanne to think about it.

"Hmmm…" Jeanne then made her decision and nodded to them. "It's a gamble, but at this point we need answers about Illya-chan along with the massive amount of power within her."

"Agreed. But we should do it after we handle Berserker. As soon as we get that before Glaive does, the better." Rin said before she took off her glasses.

"For once we're in agreement." Luvia said.

That's when they heard the bell ringing, showing it was now time for class.

"Guess it's time for class. But after that, we should discuss more about this." Kouji suggested, and Jeanne nodded.

"Agreed."

They were about to leave and head back to class, but then they heard an explosion from the ground, and it was by the school's gate. The Riders and their allies turned to the explosion in shock.

"The hell?" Kouji said.

"It came from the gate!" Shinichi said.

They move to the fence and to their shock, they see a large number of Glaive's Albiroachies moving past the destroyed gate and heading to the school.

"It's those things again?" Rin said.

"Is Glaive behind this?" Jeanne said.

"If so then why then?" Luvia said.

"I think that should be obvious." Shinichi said. "Don't forget, he's after the Cards too. And it's pretty clear that he doesn't care about subtlety or how many bodies he'll make in the process."

"Guess he would rather get all of the Class Cards sooner rather than later." Kouji said.

"But even so, this doesn't make any sense. Our Class Cards are still with Illya-chan and Miyu-chan. There's no reason for him to attack here." Jeanne said.

"Does that even matter right now? We can't just let those things attack the people here." Kouji said.

"Agreed. We'll handle the Undeads while you evacuate the students." Shinichi told them, and Jeanne nodded.

"Got it. But be careful." Jeanne said.

"Aren't we always?" Kouji asked before he and Shinichi moved to where the Albiroachies were attacking.

"But you better take the Cards he has too!" Rin said.

"Indeed! Especially since they're supposed to be mine!" Luvia said which made Rin glare at her.

"Like hell they're yours! The Class Cards are mine!" Rin said.

"Oh please! Like you did anything special!" Luvia said.

"I could say the same about you!" Rin exclaimed before they snarl at each other while glaring at each other closely.

After seeing those two bickering once again, Jeanne had a sharp look in her eyes before she used her powers to create a steel bat from the fence.

*BAM*

*KA-BAM*

Both Rin and Luvia were now headfirst on the ground with a double bump on their heads as smoke appeared from them with a large crack beneath their faces as their bodies were twitching.

Jeanne is seen heading to the door with her bat on her shoulder as smoke appeared on top of it.

"Once you two are back on your feet, help the students evacuate. And please for the love of god, don't do it while bickering. The last thing we need is students seeing spells or magic." Jeanne told them.

"Okay…You got it…" Rin groans.

"We'll behave as well…" Luvia groans.

Jeanne sighed once again and mended a temple.

"I swear…Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake by accepting this position." Jeanne said to herself.


As Kouji and Shinichi run in the hallway, they soon bring out their Buckles and insert their Change Cards into them. They then put their Buckles on.

"Henshin!" They both said as they flip their Buckles.

[TURN UP]

Both Kouji and Shinichi transform into their Kamen Rider forms as they continue to head towards where the Albiroachies are attacking.


Just as the Albiroachies were about to enter the school, Blade and Garren jumped down from the windows and landed in front of them.

Both Riders then charge at the Albiroachies and battle them.

Blade begins by punching two Albiroachies and lands a reverse spin kick on one's head. He then pulls out his Blay Rouzer and uses it to cut down two more Albiroachies who were charging at him.

Garren begins his attack by picking one Albiroachi before he dodges another's attack and punches it a few times followed with a kick on its chest. He then saw three Albiroachies charging at him to attack.

Garren then pulled out his gun and pulled out his Bullet Card to swipe it on his weapon.

[BULLET]

After absorbing the Card's power, Garren soon shot down the three Albiroachies that were charging at him, destroying them. Garren then dodges one's attack and punches on it and throws a reverse spin kick on another one.

As they were fighting the Albiroachies, Garren realized something wasn't right here.

"Something's not right here." Garren said before he fires at the Albiroachies in the area while Blade slashes two of them and turns to him.

"Why? We're winning." Blade said before he slashes one Albiroachi and punches another one.

"It's the fact that we're winning that's bothering me." Garren said before he punches one Albiroachi and fires at a few more. "I mean look, nothing but Undeads here, but no sign of Glaive anywhere."

After Blade slashes one Albiroachi, he took a moment to look around and saw that Glaive was indeed missing.

"You're right. I don't see him." Blade said before he slashed another Albiroachi.

"Then for all we could know, this could be a diversion for us while Glaive hunts down his true target." Garren said as he shot down more Albiroachies and Blade slashes at other Albiroachies as well.

"So meaning, his actual target is…" Blade said before he and Garren made the same conclusion.

"Illya-chan and Miyu-chan!"


(Before the attack)

In Homurahara Academy's elementary division, Illya and Miyu were in their classroom together as they were seated on their respective desks. As the teacher was giving their lesson however, Illya took a moment to glance at Miyu.

Ever since what happened last night, Illya felt awkward towards Miyu and wasn't sure how to interact with her now.

"Illya what's wrong?" One of her friends asked.

"You've been acting a bit strange lately." Another of her friends said.

"Oh, I'm fine! Don't worry." Illya assured them.

"Okay…" They said before they went back to taking notes.

Illya took a moment to glance at Miyu once again, who noticed it before she quickly turned away from her.

'This is so awkward…Just how am I going to interact with Miyu after what happened?' Illya thought to herself.

"Illya-san…" Ruby quietly said as she looked at her partner.

That's when Illya, Miyu along with their class and almost all of the students and teachers in the building heard the explosions. From both the high school division and in front of their very own elementary division.

In her classroom, Illya along with her classmates and her homeroom teacher moved towards the windows and saw the Albiroachies moving onto the school's grounds. The students and the teacher were shocked and frightened by those monsters.

"What the heck is this?!" Tatsuko said.

"Are they shooting some sort of movie?" Suzuka said as she adjusted her glasses.

"I didn't hear anything about that?!" The teacher, Taiga Fujimura, shook her head.

That's when Illya and Miyu saw a familiar armored figure leading the Albiroachies.

Illya's eyes widened in horror and fear as the one leading them was Kamen Rider Glaive as he walked on the school's ground.

Glaive soon gave his commands to the Albiroachies.

"If you find the girls, take their Cards. Spare the Sakatsuki child, but bring Einzbern to me." The Albiroachies nodded before they moved to the school to begin their hunt with Glaive walking behind them.

Knowing that Glaive was here for the Class Cards, Illya held her arms and felt intense fear right now. If Glaive finds her, she'll be forced to fight him and in the process she might lose control again and destroy the school.

She then felt someone's hand on her shoulder, she turned and saw it was Miyu who was standing behind her.

"Miyu?" Illya blinks.

"Just stay here and hide with the others. I'll handle this." Miyu told her before she left the classroom while everyone wasn't looking.

Illya reached out to her and wanted to follow her, but her fear won out and prevented from even moving her feet. She then fearfully held her hands before she heard more explosions along with some screaming, Illya then covered her ears to block out those noses.

Deep down, Illya hopes that this is just a nightmare and hopes she'll wake up in her room like usual. But she knows this is very much that she isn't dreaming right now.


(Persent)

Both Blade and Garren were now rushing towards their school's elementary division knowing that Glaive is coming after Illya and Miyu, but the Albiroachies were chasing after them.

"Damn it! Don't these things know how to quit!" Garren said as he fired at the Albiroachies that were behind him and Blade.

Two Albiroachies jump down in front of them and Blade cuts them down with his sword.

"Doesn't seem like it!" Blade said before he cuts down another one.

That's when the Albiroachies appeared and surrounded the Riders to prevent them from moving even further.

"There's just no end to them." Garren said in annoyance as he was ready to fight them.

"We just need to hope that Illya-chan and Miyu-chan can hold out until we get there." Blade said before he and Garren fought against the Albiroachies.


As the Albiroachies ransack the school looking for Illya and Miyu, Glaive was walking in the hallways looking for Illya.

"Now where are you, my little rabbit." Glaive said before someone appeared in front of him, and Glaive stopped as he saw it was Miyu in her magical girl form who stood before him. "Oh, it's you again."

Miyu then pointed Sapphired at Glaive to give him this warning.

"This is your only warning. Leave, now." But Glaive just chuckles.

"Oh please. What makes you think I was going to do that?" Glaive darkly asked.

After seeing that Glaive wasn't going back down, Miyu fired three energy shots at him and he cut them down with his sword.

Miyu then charges forward and sends an energy slash at Glaive, but he once again cuts it down with his sword. When Miyu was close enough, Glaive swung his sword at her and she dodged it by jumping over it along and over Glaive.

Then when she was behind him, Miyu throws an another energy slash at Glaive, but he manages to avoid it as he spun around and swung his sword at her, and Miyu blocks it in time with a barrier but Glaive uses that chance to land a punch on her stomach which sends Miyu rolling on the floor.

"Hmph. I hear I thought you may have learned something by now. You're clearly no match against me." Glaive said as he tapped his Rouzer on his shoulder.

Despite that, Miyu stood up and stared at Glaive.

"You shouldn't make assumptions like that." Miyu said.

Glaive was confused by this before he noticed a light beside, he looked and saw a large magic circle beside as it channels a large energy within it.

"Isn't that…?" Glaive said as it looks similar to Luvia's attack when she and Rin fought against him.

"Shoot!" Miyu shouted.

The magic circle then fires at Glaive which creates a large explosion and everyone inside of the school could feel it shaking. Illya heard the explosion as her classmates and teacher screamed in fear.

"Miyu…" Illya said in concern for her.

From outside, even Blade and Garren could hear the explosions when they were fighting the Albiroachies.

"What was that?!" Blade said in shock.

The attack left a large hole on the wall and a thick smoke was around the area Glaive was standing on, Miyu was panting from using so much energy in that attack.

"Well done, Miyu-sama." Sapphire told her partner.

"Thank you, Sapphire. It may not be close to Luvia's level, but it should be enough to deal with him…" Miyu said, but despite her hope…

"You just made a big mistake."

Miyu's eyes widened before she looked at the smoke cloud and saw a shadow standing within it before it angrily glared at her and his eyes flash red for a moment.

"Impossible! He survived an attack like that!" Sapphire said.

Miyu was ready to fight him once again, that's when Glaive, in the form of a white figure, jumped out of the smoke and jumped between the walls and ceiling as it moved towards Miyu to attack.

"He's fast?!" Miyu said.

When Glaive was close enough, he attacked Miyu with a blade attached to his forearm, Miyu dodged it but when the white figure landed on the floor, he soon grabbed Miyu's legs and lifted her to slam on the ground twice before he slams her on the wall.

Then Glaive spun Miyu around before he threw her, after throwing her, Glaive quickly chased after the flying Miyu and grabbed her by the back and slams her on the floor to drag her on it as he runs forward dealing her more damage.

Glaive then stops to slam Miyu on the ground three times and punches her on the face three times which left her face wounded as blood appeared on the lip.

Miyu slightly opened her eyes, her vision was blurry but she could tell that Glaive was in a different form and his form wasn't human. Miyu blinks as her vision clears and sees Glaive in his Rider form.

Glaive then sighed as his anger finally subsided after giving Miyu that beatdown.

"I feel so much better now. You don't have to worry, I have no intention of killing you. But for now…" Glaive said before he picks Miyu up and slams her onto a wall.

"Miyu-sama!" Sapphire said in worry as Miyu struggles to break free.

Glaive then pulled out the Lancer and Rider Cards from Miyu's card holder.

"I'll take these off your hands." Glaive said before she throws away as she falls to the floor.

Miyu looks at Glaive as the Dark Rider puts the stolen Class Cards into his Rouzer right beside the other Cards he has before he closes the Open Tray.

"Now then…Onto my next target." Glaive said as he set out to find Illya.

"Wait…" Miyu groans as she tries to stand up to stop him but ends up falling asleep.

"Miyu-sama!" Sapphire said in worry for her partner once again.


In her classroom, Illya and her classmates were hiding in the classroom as the doors were barricaded with their desks. As the students were whimpering in fear, Fujimura tried to calm them down.

"Don't worry, students. I called the police, and they'll be sure…I hope…" Fujimura said but she was afraid as well.

"Jeez! Thanks for encouraging us, sensei!" Tatsuko said.

Illya didn't pay clear attention to them as she was more afraid of Glaive showing up than the Albiroachies.

"Please hurry…Kouji-san…Shinichi-san…" Illya mutters hoping for the Riders to appear soon to save her and her class.

That's when they heard a loud banging on the doors and that's when a group of Albiroachies smashed through the doors and the desks to enter the room.

The students and teacher scream in fear to see them before the Albiroachies slowly approach them. Illya was terrified to see them, because she knows that Glaive can't be far behind now.

She then saw there was an opening beside the Albiroachies before she turned to her fearful classmates and teachers, while she was still afraid, Illya made her decision.

Just as the Albiroachies were ready to attack them without mercy, someone called out behind them.

"Hey!"

The Albiroachies turned around and saw Illya was standing by the opened doorway and the others in the room saw her as well.

"Illya?!"

Illya then showed them the Archer Card in her hand.

"I have the Card right here!" Illya said before she put the Card away. "Follow me!"

Illya then runs in the hallways and the Albiroachies soon chase after her.

As she was running, Ruby flew beside her.

"Illya-san! This is your best chance to transform and fight!" Ruby said.

"I…I can't…" Illya said before she remembers how she lost control of her powers.

"Illya-san…" Ruby said in worry.


After fighting their way through the Albiroachies, Blade and Garren soon arrived in the elementary division of their school. They were running the hallways looking for Illya, Miyu, or Glaive.

They soon arrived on the floor where Miyu and Glaive fought as they looked around, and Garren spotted someone as he pointed at them.

"Over there!"

Blade looks and sees the wounded Miyu on the floor.

"Miyu-chan!" Blade said before he and Garren rushed to her side.

They soon saw the wounds on her body.

"This looks bad." Garren said.

"Kouji-sama. Shinichi-sama." Sapphire spoke out and both Riders turned to the Kaleidostick.

"Sapphire, how is she?" Blade asked.

"She's fine. I was able to protect her from the worst of it and manage to heal most of her wounds, but she won't wake up anytime soon." Sapphire told them. "But you can leave her to me for now. You need to hurry and find Illya-sama."

"She's right, Kouji. Illya-chan needs us." Garren told them, and Blade nodded knowing they were right.

"Alright." Blade said before he looked down at the unconscious Miyu. "Miyu-chan, we'll be back as soon as we can."

Blade and Garren soon stood up and ran in the hallway to look for Illya.

"Illya-chan!" Blade calls out.

"Where are you?!" Garren calls out as well.


Illya was running in the hallways for a while, she had a few close encounters with the Albiroachies but she managed to avoid them. But, just as she ran into another hallway she stopped and saw Glaive standing a few feet in front of her.

"Oh there you are. I've been looking for you." Glaive said as he stared at Illya.

Illya develops a cold sweat as she fearfully steps back but manages to speak to Glaive.

"Th-Then you're wasting your time! I don't have a Class Card on me." Glaive tilted his head to hear that.

"Oh? Is that so?" Glaive said, and Illya nodded.

"That's right. I gave it to Rin-san for safe keeping. So there's no reason to attack the school anymore. So please, just stop and go away." Illya said.

But Glaive just chuckles before he laughs which confuses Illya before he stops laughing.

"Do you really think I'm that stupid? I know a lie when I see one." Glaive said.

Illya's fear slightly increased before she placed a hand where she hid the Archer Card.

"But I don't care either way. Because the Class Cards were only my secondary target." Glaive told her, and Illya blinks to learn that.

"Huh? Secondary…?" Illya said in confusion.

"Yeah and my number one target…is you." Glaive said anonymously.

Illya was now frightened that Glaive's target right now isn't just the Class Cards, but herself. Illya then runs away, but Glaive only found joy in that.

"Good! Run away! That just makes this more interesting." Glaive slowly follows her.

Unknown to both Glaive and Illya, someone was watching them from afar and after seeing that Illya is now in danger, he soon summons a belt as it appeared on his waist and brings out the Change Mantis Card.

"Henshin." He said before he swipes the Card on his belt.

[CHANGE]


After running away from Glaive, Illya was running up the stairs before she found herself on the roof of her school.

Illya pants for a moment before she saw that Glaive had arrived, she was about to run away once again but soon the remaining Albiroachies had appeared and blocked Illya's chances of escaping.

"Nowhere for you to run now." Glaive said as Illya fearfully stared at him. "Seems like you only have two options. One: you can try the hard way, which is to fight to defeat me. Two: you can take the easy way, surrender to me and come with me. What's it going to be?"

Illya wasn't able to answer as she stepped away from Glaive, and he sighed in annoyance.

"Guess I'll make the choice for you!" Glaive said before he charged at Illya to attack as he swung his sword at her.

Illya avoids it by rolling on the ground and landing on her back. Ruby then appeared before her.

"Illya-san! You have to transform now!" Ruby told her partner.

Illya reaches for Ruby but hesitates as she remembers how she lost control and almost wounded or even killed her friends, she then closed her eyes and couldn't find the courage to transform once again.

"Illya-san, look out!" Ruby told her.

Illya opens her eyes and sees Glaive swinging his sword down at her, Illya dodges in time by rolling on the ground once again. Glaive then turns to her as Illya crawls back and Glaive walks towards her.

Illya then stops as her back is now against the steel fence and Glaive continues to approach.

"Looks like your back is literally against the wall." Glaive said. "Oh, and you shouldn't count on your little friend appearing to save you either. I already took care of her."

Just as Glaive was about to attack her once again, that's when heard the sound of a fight, both Glaive and Illya looked and saw Blade and Garren as they fought against some of the Albiroachies.

"Illya-chan! Just hang on!" Blade said as he and Garren moved to her as they continued to fight and destroy the Albiroachies while moving towards Illya.

"Kouji-san! Shinichi-san!" Illya said in relief to see them but Glaive clicks his tongue annoyance.

"I almost forgot about them. Can't let them get in the way." Glaive said before he pulls out the Assassin Card and swipes it on his Rouzer.

[ASSASSIN]

With that, Glaive created several copies of himself as they appeared from his shadow.

"Attack." Glaive told them and his clones soon charged at Blade and Garren.

Blade and Garren soon saw the Glaive clones charging at them.

"Great. Them again." Garren said before he fires at the first group of Glaive clones destroying them as they fade away.

But the second group soon swipes their own Mighty Cards on their Rouzers.

[MIGHTY]

[MIGHTY]

[MIGHTY]

[MIGHTY]

[MIGHTY]

[MIGHTY]

Using their enhanced power, the Glaive clones attack Blade and Garren with their swords. Both Riders were able to avoid and deflect their attacks, but most of them managed to land a few good hits on them before Blade and Garren fell on their knees.

That's when the Albiroachies use this chance to gather around and grab onto Blade and Garren.

"Hey! Let us go!" Blade said as he and Garren struggled to break free.

With their job now finished, the Glaive clones soon disappeared and the real Glaive turns to Illya who shakes in fear.

"Now…Where were we?" Glaive said before he pointed his sword in front of her face.

"Illya-chan! You have to transform and run now!" Garren told her.

Illya was about to call out to Ruby and do just that, but she once again remembers how she lost control and stops herself from doing that.

"Illya-chan…" Blade said in worry before Glaive spoke to her.

"What's wrong? Are you really that scared of dying or are you scared of letting the other you out?" Glaive questions, and Illya blinks in confusion.

"What? What are you talking about?" Illya said in confusion. Glaive hummed to hear that.

"Hmm…Then you really don't remember." Glaive shrugged. "Oh well…"

Glaive raised his sword and was ready to swing it down on her which frightens Illya.

"Either way, I'm taking you with me." Glaive said.

Glaive then swings his sword down at Illya and time slows down around everyone.

"Illya-chan!" Blade shouted as he reached out to her.

"No!" Garren shouted as well.

Illya could close her eyes in fear as she mentally calls out to someone to save her.

'Please…someone save me…Sella-san! Liz-neesan! Onii-chan!'

Then at that moment time resumes and someone fires an arrow on Glaive which makes him stop his attack and stumbles away from Illya.

"What the?" Blade said in shock.

Glaive soon stops stumbling but is enraged that someone just attacked him.

"Who did that?!" Glaive said as he looked for his attacker.

That's when they heard footsteps on the top of the roof entrance, which no doubt belongs to Glavie's attacker. Everyone looks to see who the attacker was, and to their shock it was a new Rider.

The Rider was wearing a black bodysuit with gold markings. He wore a silver chest plate that resembles a suit of heart motif with red linings at the edge, black shoulder pads with gold lining, long silver armored pieces on his forearms along silver knee pads and boots with gold linings on his thighs. He wore a black helmet that had a heart shaped red visor with a pair of antennas and a silver mouthpiece.

He also wears a silver belt around his waist with a buckle on the front. The buckle has a red heart with an opening in the center that can be used to slide a card through, around the heart are golden edges along with four green round pieces on the corners. The belt also has a card box on the right side with a ring, the box contains Rouse Cards inside.

In his hand was the weapon he used to attack Glaive. The weapon resembles a bow with silver blades with a black grip along with red parts on the center with green jewels between the blades and the center part.

This is Kamen Rider Chalice wearing his Chalice Rouzer and is armed with his Chalice Arrow.

"Another Rider?" Blade said in shock before he turned to Garren. "Shinichi, who is that?"

"I don't know. I'm just as surprised as you are." Garren told him.

Glaive angrily glares at Chalice, almost like he recognizes him as his worst enemy.

"You…!" Glaive said.

Chalice then moves in front of Illya and faces Glaive to protect her before he points his weapon at him.

"You're not lying a finger on her." Chalice told him.

Glaive looks at Illya before he looks at Chalice once again and chuckles reminiscing as he felt nostalgic about this turn of events.

"I guess no matter what world I'm in…some things never change." Glaive mutters to himself before he charges at Chalice and he does the same.

Then both Chalice and Glaive engage in a sword fight as they clash their weapons a few times. Glaive then slashes at Chalice's legs but he dodges it by jumping backwards and fires an energy arrow shot on Glaive's chest forcing him to stumble back.

When Chalice lands on the ground, he soon turns to Blade and Garren as the Albiroachies continue to hold them before he uses his weapon to fire at the Albiroachies destroying some of them which freed Blade and Garren's arms.

Using that chance, Blade and Garren quickly stood up and attacked the remaining Albiroachies around them before they turned to Chalice and he soon spoke to them.

"You handle the Roachies. I'll handle him." Chalice then turns back to Glaive before they once again clash blades.

"Not sure what's going on here. But I'll take it." Blade said before he and Garren charged at the other Albiroachies on the roof to fight them.

As Chalice and Glaive continue to fight each other, Illya can't help but stare at him and she isn't sure why, but as she stares at Chalice she can't help but feel a familiar warth in her chest. Blade then shook on her shoulder which snapped Illya from her train of thought as she turned to him.

"Kouji-san?" Illya said.

"Illya-chan, are you okay?" Blade asked, and Illya nodded. "Good. You go and hide somewhere. Shinichi and I will handle things here."

"O-Okay." Illya nodded before she stood up and ran away.

Blade then stood up and faced the Albiroachies once again.

"Don't think I've forgotten about you." Blade said before he charges and attacks them.

(Cue: Never Too Late by Kyouya Asada)

Garren is seen dodging several Albiroachies and counters by punching, kicking, and shooting them.

He then saw another group of Albiroachies charging at him, he then opened his Rouzer's Open Tray and pulled out his Fire Card to swipe it on his gun.

[FIRE]

After absorbing the Fire Card's power, Garren then shoots out fire bullets at the charging Albiroachies to destroy them before the flames spread to the others turning them into ash.

Blade is seen slashing at the Albiroachies around him, he soon sees two flying towards him to attack and Blade avoids their attacks and slash through their bodies which destroy them as they fall to the ground and disintegrate.

The remaining Albiroachies then surround Blade, he then opens his Rouzer's Open Tray and pulls out his Thunder and Slash Cards to swipe them on his weapon.

[SLASH]

[THUNDER]

[LIGHTNING SLASH]

After absorbing the Cards' powers, Blade assumes his stance as electricity appeared around his sword, he then spun around to slash through the Albiroachies around him to destroy them.

Chalice continues to clash blades with Glaive before they bring their weapons to a bladed lock. Glaive growled before he managed to push Chalice's back and slashes on his chest two times followed with a kick which sends Chalice rolling on the ground.

Chalice quickly stood up on his knee and foot as Glaive charged at him. Chalice quickly grabs onto his buckle and pulls it off of his belt to attach it on his Arrow.

Chalice then pulled on the ring on his card holder to open and pull out a Rouse Card.

The Card had a picture of a shark with two blades on its head with a smart symbol and the number three and had the words 'Chop' and 'Chop Head'.

This is the Category Three of Hearts Chop Head.

Chalice quickly swipes the Card on his Rouzer.

[CHOP]

Just like with Blade and Garren, a holographic version of the Chop Card appeared before it was absorbed into Chalice's body.

Chalice stood on his feet and assumed his stance as energy appeared around his hand.

Glaive slashes at him and Chalice dodges it and attacks Glaive with a chop with his energy enhanced hand which sends Glaive flying before he lands on his knee and foot while using his sword to support himself.

Glaive then uses this chance to pull out another Rouse Card from his card box.

The Card had a picture of a hawk with the number six along with the words 'Tornado' and 'Hawk Tornado' on it.

This is the Category Six of Hearts Tornado Hawk.

Chalice then swipes the Card on his Rouzer.

[TORNADO]

After absorbing the Card's power, fired a wind enhanced arrow shot at Glaive which dealt him major damage and sent him rolling on the ground.

(End of song)

Chalice lowers his weapon as Glaive slowly stands back up and glares at him.

"Damn you…" Glaive growled at him before he saw that Blade and Garren had stood close to him as they were ready to him with Chalice.

"It's over, Glaive! This is your only chance to surrender." Blade told him.

Glaive clicks his tongue before he stands up.

"Fine. I hate to run and hide, but I know when the odds are against me." Glaive said before he put his sword away. "I'll settle the score with all three of you once I get the final Class Card."

Glaive then jumps into the air and two Albiroachies fly in and grab onto his arms before they fly away. Garren aimed in the attempt to shoot them down but they were already gone before he lowered his gun.

"Damn it…he got away again." Garren said.

"And with Miyu-chan's Cards no less. I just know we're going to get an earful from Tohsaka and Luvia for that." Blade said while rubbing the back of his neck.

With the battle now over, Chalice attaches his Rouzer on his belt and dismisses his Arrow as it disappeared, he then attempted to leave and Blade notices that before he calls out to him.

"Matte!"

Chalice stops and turns to Blade and Garren as they look at him.

"Just who are you? How did you get that belt and those cards?" Blade questions him.

But instead of answering, Chalice runs to the fence and jumps over it. Blade and Garren rushed to the fence to look for Chalice but saw he was already gone.

"Great. Looks like we have another mystery Rider to investigate. Just when I thought we already had our fill with surprises." Garren said in some annoyance.

"Yeah. Seems like it. But I wonder why he helped us." Blade said.


After Chalice had gotten away from Blade and Garren, he soon found a hiding spot that was vacant of any people. Chalice soon brings out his third Rouse Card.

It had a picture of a human with chains in the front and in the center was a heart shaped lock, it had the number two and the words 'Spirit' on it.

This is the Category Two of Hearts Spirit. The very Card that contains the Human Undead, the winner of the previous Battle Fight.

Chalice then swipes the Card on his belt.

[SPIRIT]

Then a waterfall-like mirror appeared beside Chalice before he walked through it to change into his human form which was the form of Emiya Shirou, Illya's adoptive older brother and the best friend of Kouji and Shinichi.

Shirou then took a moment to roll his shoulders.

"Here I thought my battle skills would diminish after over 10,000 years, but it would appear that I was wrong." Shirou said before he remembers his battle with Glaive and in that battle, there was no doubt in his mind that Glaive is the same as him. "There's no doubt about it now. He's like me. But still, how is this possible? And why would he go after Illya?"

Shirou then remembers the memories of watching Illya growing up when she was younger along with eating food together with her along with Sella and Liz.

Once again, Shirou felt a warm sensation within his chest as he placed a hand on it.

"This feeling again…Just what is this?" Shirou said as this feeling was still new to him.

To Be Continued…

There you have it, hope you like it. Review to tell me what you think of the story.


Whoa! Finally, after a while, I finally debuted Chalice into this story. But now five of the Class Cards are now in Glaive's possession and now only Berserker is left. What will happen after that…?

Well, you'll have to find out in the next chapter. Until then…later!