Reporting back
"What happened over at the Witch's Forest?!" Sophia asked as soon as the four Kamen Riders returned to their base.
"Did you notice that something was going on?" Rin asked, becoming curious.
"Of course we did! We detected unusual Mana actives on our sensors plus black smoke in the distance." Tetsuo explained, causing everyone to glance each other, knowing that the black smoke came from the Fana/Salamander's attack.
"It's...an interesting story." Donna responded with a sheepish smile on her face.
"I'm sure it is!" Tetsuo responded in an exasperating tone of voice.
It was at that moment that Sophia noticed Asta's arms.
"Asta! You managed to get your arms healed." Sophia said in a surprise tone of voice.
This caused Tetsuo to gain a surprise expression on his face as well as he notice Asta's arms as well.
"Yep! And I feel better than ever." Asta responded with a smile on his face.
"Well, I think that we should go to the meeting room before we continue this conversation." Sophia said, causing everyone to nod their heads.
Once everyone had gathered in the meeting room, the four Kamen Riders started their story of what happened at the Witch's Forest.
Whilst the others did expected that the Eye Of The Midnight Sun and a member of the Megid would make their appearance at the home of the witches, they were surprised at the appearance of the Diamond Kingdom's forces, thankfully for a different reason.
However, they became shock at the existence of Seiers Kristall and Kamen Rider Laevateinn, before Tetsuo started to gain a frown on his face.
"Are you upset that the Diamond Kingdom have made a Holy Sword?" Ryo asked, although he knew that this was true.
"…..Yes. It's bad enough that the Diamond Kingdom have been spying on us, but it's bad enough that they started to make their own Holy Swords, a duty that has been entrusted to the Daishinji family." Tetsuo explained, causing Asta and Noelle to become confuse before a thought appeared in the silver hair girl's head.
"Does that imply to me and Argent-Couronne?" Noelle asked with a frown on her face, causing Tetsuo to blink his eyes slightly.
"No. you're a different case." Tetsuo responded…..but avoiding eye-contact with Noelle.
"Look me in the eyes!" Noelle shouted in her head.
"So how was the battle strategy?" Ryo asked, thinking how it can be a bit chaotic with the battle being three-way.
"Well, at the start of the battle, me, Noelle and Vanessa fought the Diamond Kingdom with the two of us fighting Laevateinn. But when the Eye Of The Midnight Sun and Desast appeared, we…..teamed up with him." Donna said, saying the last part in a sheepish tone of voice which is received by a frown from Sophia.
"Considering the situation, that's seem is a good choice of action." Sophia said, causing Donna to sigh in relief.
"So did you ran into Desast?" Rintaro asked, starting to become worried along with everyone else.
"No. We ran into a Megid called "Fiery Salamander". The three of us fought against the Megid and won….although he stole the final attack." Noelle responded whilst pouting on the inside.
"It was around that time when me and Asta arrived at the Witch's Forest with Fanzell-kun, Dominante and Mariella and joined the fight." Rin said, causing everyone to gain a surprise expressions on their faces.
"Why were the three fugitives with you?" Sophia asked whilst raising an eye-brow.
"Before I took Asta to the Witch's Forest, I went their house to see if they know anyway to heal Asta's wounds and Dominante suggested that the Witch Queen could possible heal his wounds." Rin explained, making Sophia nod her head but then frown as a memory of what happened sometime ago in her head, along with the rest of Sword Of Logos members apart from Noelle and Donna.
"Do you mean when you kidnapped Asta?" Ryo pointed out in a blank tone of voice, causing Noelle and Donna to gain shock expressions on their faces.
"You kidnapped Asta?!" Both of them exclaimed at the same time as the look at the swords-woman of the winds.
"Hehehe." Rin laughed with a sheepish smile on her face.
"Should we return to the story?" Tetsuo suggested, not wanting this serious meeting to derail.
"Right. So when the four of us reached the forest, we split into different directions and after I dealt with a member of the Eye Of The Midnight Sun, I got ambushed by Desast. We fought and I managed to drive him away." Rin explained, causing everyone to become relieved.
"So what happened to you Asta? How did you managed to fight with you broken arms?" Rintaro asked as he become curious, along with everyone else.
"At the beginning, I rode on Storm Eagle along with helping Vanessa fight one of the Shining Generals before deciding to fight Fana…." Asta began to explain which resulted in the ash-white hair teen receiving deadpan expressions from mostly everyone.
"Why did you decided to fight Fana, the strongest "Third Eye" member in the current area with your arms extremely broken?" Ryo asked in a blank tone of voice.
"Good question….." Asta responded with a sheepish smile on his face.
This cause everyone to sigh in exasperating which in turn caused Asta to sweat-drop before continuing his story.
"During the battle with Fana, one of the Witch Queen's black birds came and….peck me…..pretty hard." Asta said, causing everyone to become wide-eyed.
"Are you hurt in anyway?" Fiona asked, starting to become worried.
"It did at first, but my arms soon healed and it felt like I became stronger. I transformed into Saber and then continue fighting Fana until Joyeues, Espada, Vanessa and Laevateinn joined the fight but…..we discovered that Fana is a childhood friend of Laevateinn." Asta said, causing everyone to become shock.
"As in the two of them were apart of the Diamond Kingdom's experiments?" Sophia asked, making Asta nod his head.
"Yes. In fact the two of them were in the same group of children which resulted in Laevateinn…..well, you know….." Asta began to say before trailing off, causing confused expressions to appear.
"Then how did Fana came back to life? She seem pretty alive back at Nean." Rintaro asked, causing an unsure expression to on Asta's face.
"We're not sure, but it could be linked to her "Fire Healing Magic: Fire Phoenix Robes." Asta responded whilst scratching the back of his head.
"So how did the battle against Fana changed because of this discovery?" Sophia asked whilst frowning slightly at thought of a healing spell being able to bring back the dead.
"The battle changed into Laevateinn persuading Fana into remembering him. Luckily, he succeed in binging back the real Fana, but the angry Fana returned before using the same sort of Alter-Ride book that Vetto used back in the Seabed Temple and then "Spirit Dive" with Salamander" Asta said, causing the listeners to pale.
"S-seriously? Demonic Mana plus "Spirit Dive"? How did you managed to survive?" Tetsuo asked, remembering how powerful Vetto got with his Alter-Ride book.
"It was thanks to Vanessa learning a new spell that allows her to change the outcome of an event." Noelle responded, making the listeners shock.
"C-changing the outcome?" Fiona asked with widened eyes, making Noelle nod her head.
"I know that witches are capable of using special types of magic, but that's…." Ryo began to say before trailing off whilst shaking his head slightly.
"What happens next? Did you have to kill Fana…." Rintaro asked, starting to become worried for the safety of the possibly possessed girl.
"Laevateinn managed to destroy the Alter-Ride book, returning Fana to normal permanently." Donna said, causing Fiona to sigh in relief.
"So what happened after the battle?" Sophia asked whilst feeling relieved that they managed to survive fighting against someone who is using "Spirit Dive" plus Demonic Mana.
"The Witch Queen talked to us and Vanessa where she gave us the magic stone." Donna responded, showing the purple stone to the listeners.
This caused them to become shock.
"Really?! She actually let go of the magic stone?" Tetsuo asked in a stun tone of voice.
"Yep. Now all of the remaining magic stones are in our possessions." Donna said as she passed the purple stone to Sophia.
As the captain of the Sword Of Logos examined the stone, a thought appeared in her head.
"What did the Witch Queen talked to you about?" Sophia asked, starting to become concerned.
"She explained to us that the stones are used to amplify ones magic, mostly in the use of forbidden magic." Donna responded, causing the listeners to become tense.
"Forbidden….magic?" Ryo repeated, making Donna nod her head.
"Did the Witch Queen say if the ten magic stones were in someone's possession in the past?" Sophia asked, a deep frown appearing on her face.
"She did say the magic stones were originally in the possession of the elf tribe." Donna said, making everyone surprise.
"The elf tribe? They were known to be jealous of humans and used forbidden magic to kill them, resulting in the demon that was killed by the first Wizard King, right?" Rintaro asked, glancing at the others.
"Who knows if that's actually true. History books in the Clover Kingdom aren't accurate all the time." Tetsuo responded whilst shrugging his shoulders.
"According to the Witch Queen, the elf tribe and the humans of the Clover Kingdom fought in the past which resulted in destruction of the elf tribe, which include the leader of the elf tribe transforming into a demon." Donna said, making Sophia nod her head.
"Well, now that everything is over and surprisingly managed to get the magic stone in our possession, all of you deserve a break." Sophia said, making the Kamen Riders, who took part in the mission, to gain small smiles on their faces.
"….Rin. I need to talk to you about not kidnapping our fellow Magic Knights." Sophia said as she look at the swords-woman of the winds with a stern look.
"Hehehe…." Rin laughed weakly whilst gaining a sheepish smile on her face.
"This is excellent news! Now we have all the remaining Magic Stones in our possessions." Julius said with a wide smile on his face.
Right now, Sophia is speaking with the Wizard King, having "handing" over the report about the mission.
"Yes and Asta managed to get his wounds healed by the Witch Queen." Sophia agreed, causing a slight frown to appear on Julius's face.
"That is a bit confusing. Do you know why she would do this? It would make some sort of sense if Asta was a female, but considering that he's a male, I would have thought that the Witch Queen would have downright refused to heal him." Julius pointed out, making the captain of the Sword Of Logos to frown.
"I don't know the answer to that question. The best person to answer that question is the Black Bull Magic Knight that was with the Kamen Riders during the battle. I heard that she's a witch, so it's best if you contact the Black Bulls for that answer…" Sophia said before trailing off as a thought appeared in her head.
"Sophia, is there something wrong?" Julius asked, sounding concerned.
"….It could be linked to Asta's position as the swordsman of flames." Sophia responded after a few seconds of silence.
This caused a confused expression to appear on julius's face before the Wizard King's face lit up slightly.
"You're referring to that, right?" Julius asked, having a good idea what is going through Sophia's head.
"Yes. That's may what the Witch Queen is trying to accomplish with Asta." Sophia responded, making Julius nod his head slightly.
"Hmm. Let's just hope that the Witch Queen doesn't try to kidnap Asta and brainwash him in some way." Julius said, making Sophia nod her head slightly.
It was then that something appeared in Sophia's head.
"You know how the Diamond Kingdom has been spying on the Sword Of Logos?" Sophia asked, making Julius nod his head whilst nodding his head.
"Apparently, the Diamond Kingdom has used that information to create their own Holy Sword, Seiers Kristall, allowing a person to transform into Kamen Rider Laevateinn, the sword-wielder of crystals." Sophia explained, and like what the captain of the Sword Of Logos has expected, Julius gained an excited expression.
"Really?! The Diamond Kingdom has created a Holy Sword!?" Julius exclaimed in a excited tone of voice whilst gaining stars in his eyes.
"Sir, please get get back to topic." Sophia said in a slight pleading tone of voice.
"R-right. So where is the Holy Sword? Have you take it your possession?" Julius asked, becoming curious.
"No. During the three-way battle, my Magic Knights have made friends with Laevateinn to fight against the Eye Of The Midnight Sun, so Seiers Kristall is still in his possession." Sophia explained, causing a surprise expression to appear on the Wizard King's face.
"That's…..a surprise. Although considering that the major opponent in the host of a spirit, it makes sense." Julius commented with an interested expression on his face.
"Yes, although there is something that is some interest." Sophia said, causing Julius to become curious.
"It turns out that Laevateinn is a childhood friend of Fana and he said, according to my squad members, that Fana was a kind a loving person, the complete opposite of her hateful persona." Sophia said, making Julius surprise.
"So your saying that Licht captured Fana and brainwashed her in the past?" Julius asked, making Sophia frown slightly.
"That is the most likely idea. But if that is the case, does that expand to Vetto and Ryha or the other members of the Eye Of The Midnight Sun." Sophia suggested, causing a serious expression to appear on the Wizard King's face.
"That is disturbing, but that is something we can discover at the end of the conflict. But for now, we need to keep a firm hold on the magic stones and wait until Mereoleone returns and hopefully take charge of the Crimson Lions." Julius said, making Sophia nod her head, although a bit hesitate on the "Mereleone" part.
"It seems that Fana has fallen this time and the final remaining Magic Stone in the Magic Knight's possession." Storious informed the other Megid generals and Calibur.
"Heh. It looks like the Eye Of The Midnight Sun isn't the almighty threat they say they are." Zoous commented with a wicked smirk on his face.
"And what about Salamander. I guess that it's off looking for a new host now?" Legiele guessed, making Storious nod his head.
"Are you going to make your move in this partnership?" Calibur asked as he stare at Storious.
"Of course. Even we need to have the leading part some time. Plus….you seem still have your own goal to fulfill." Storious said with a grin on his face.
"…...Yes. I supposed it's time to make my own move….." Calibur commented, making the three Megid General surprise slightly.
And there we have it, the four Kamen Riders returning to base and gave their report, along with Sophia and Julius having a discussion. So we're entering the Avalon arc next chapter, I bet that make some of you happy.
So in Black Clover, Yami and Nacht have teamed up to fight Lucifero, using a combo spell which resulted in the king of the devils to receive damage. So instead becoming completely berserk like he did when Asta cut off his horn, Lucifero accepted the fact that humans are capable of damaging him as his form changed, probably because more of him is manifesting into the human world. So Yami is aware that his body is overflowing with Mana, but isn't aware that his body is changing and Lucifero seemed annoyed when he saw Zora's Grimoire. Next chapter will show Asta and Yuno teaming up to fight Lucifero.
In Revice, the identity of the creator of the Libera Driver as been revealed, Karizaki, along with being the leader of Weekend. he's also responsible for making sure that the Rolling Vistamp is delivered to Ikki. Its funny to see Vice doing some activities like bowling and playing the drums. Kagerou also makes a return appearance to fight Demons and Aguilera also seems to be working with him again.
New information have revealed about Revice and Live gaining new forms. For Revice, they will be gaining a form called the Thunder Gale Genome, granting them the ability to wield thunder and wind powers. Appearance-wise, I'm not a big fan with the clash of colors. For Live, his new form is called Holy Live, being based on a white crow. With the appearance, it remains me a lot of Blade's final form, color-wise. So we just have to wait for the little sister to gain her upgrade form from Weekend.
Saber's V-cinema has been released as well, revealing that there is in fact three Siren Falchions rather then one, each one having a grudge towards the Sword Of Logos due to the main story events.
Please review and until next time.
Guest: Thanks for the idea, but I am planning for Revice to make a cameo appearance. I think it's obvious as to which arc Revice will make their appearance.
Dragon Rider 66:
1) "Thrust"? Couldn't you have used another word? I put this story as T-rating.
2) Considering that the Witch Queen is over 500 years old, she will contain a vast amount of knowledge. For Asta transforming into Primitive Dragon, I will attempt to make that arc an emotional ride. The Witch Queen making a return appearance? I will think about it.
3) Well, I think the ending of this chapter hints as to where the story is heading next.
4) If William also goes a change due to the ritual, then it could be that his world tree magic gets coated in dark magic. If that happens, then William could have the possible ability of summoning Devils.
5) As it was revealed in this episode of Revice, the Rolling Vistamp was indeed created by the leader of Weekend.
6) True, it won't be immediately noticeable, but as the battle against Lecifero goes on, the changes will start to show more clearly.
7) We just have to wait for Hirome's return.
8) Well, it will be an interesting experience for the Sword Of Logos Kamen Riders to encounter a "Rider" who uses a different power source.