Book 8: The Interdimensional Traveler
Chapter 4: Poseiblu Dimension
Zi-O Liner, Dining Area
As Kiana's team returned to the Zi-O Liner, they met up with Zeo, Akira, Kanade, Maria and Regina as they recently finished training Raychel. Tingyun and Poppy Bros. Jr. were introduced to the others and explained what happened during the search for the third apple fragment. Afterwards, they had a quick meal consisting of seafood due to Kiana's request since they fought a large flaming pufferfish that guarded the apple fragment.
"How was the food, Tingyun?" Zeo asked.
"Very delicious. Thank you for the meal." Tingyun replied. "Naomi did a good job with her cooking."
"Thank you for the compliment." Naomi smiled. "It's my duty to provide a pleasant experience when traveling in the Zi-O Liner."
"You know…" Akira spoke to the Foxian. "If a Dimensional Quake happened in your universe, there's a possibility that a Gjallarhorn fragment might be there."
"You really think so?" Tingyun asked.
"Probably. A Dimensional Quake happened in Teyvat which meant that a Gjallarhorn fragment is in that world. Unfortunately, the Neo Time Jackers got to it first while we're busy fighting a large sea monster that can flood a city."
"I see." Tingyun noted. "If that's the case, then there could be a chance the Antimatter Legion would go after the fragment once they know about its dangerous power. I really hope that won't happen."
"Antimatter Legion?" Raychel repeated.
"They're a massive intergalactic army of hostile malevolent monsters, and their goal is the destruction of all life and civilization in the universe. They've already destroyed planets in the universe I came from." Tingyun explained, earning a shocked reaction upon hearing the destruction of planets.
"They destroy planets… Well that's not good." Magolor remarked.
"Damn… That army is seriously bad news." Kanade frowned.
"Even worse if they manage to get a hold of a Gjallarhorn fragment." Maria added.
"Another reason why those fragments must not reach the hands of those with ill intentions." Himeko stated.
"First the Neo Time Jackers, then the Fatui and the Abyss Order, and now the Antimatter Legion. We heroes can never catch a break, huh?" Kiana complained.
"It can't be helped." Seele stated. "But we're not going to stand here and wait, we have to do something."
"Yeah, true." Regina nodded.
"If we get a chance to return to my universe, please be careful when facing the Antimatter Legion." Tingyun cautioned.
"Understood." Zeo replied as he and the others nodded. "For now though, let's focus on hunting down the fourth apple fragment."
"Now who will come with me this time?" Magolor pondered before looking at the two Attuned. "Ah, how about you two?"
"Sure, I could use some action." Kanade accepted.
"Very well, I'll join in." Maria added.
"Okay, who else…" Magolor looked at the others.
"You know Ray, since you're done with your training, how about you go with Magolor?" Akira asked.
"Wait, me?" Raychel pointed at herself. "But I've just started being a Kamen Rider."
"I know." Zeo replied. "But this will be a good chance to start your first adventure. Kanade and Maria will help you take your first steps."
"Zeo has a point there." Maria agreed. "Don't be afraid to ask for our help if you're struggling to keep up."
"I understand." Raychel nodded.
"Here, you're gonna need these in certain situations." Zeo then gave Raychel the Agito, Hibiki and Den-O Ridewatches.
"You're letting me use your Ridewatches?" Raychel questioned.
"I don't mind sharing as long as you can take good care of them." Zeo smiled.
Raychel stared at the given Ridewatches before answering with a nod. "Alright, leave them to me."
"That's the spirit." Akira smiled. "Ah, almost forgot." She then gave a white and yellow Zikan Phone to Raychel. "Feel free to use this phone to contact us if something unexpected comes up during the search for the next apple fragment. Plus, the phone can create wormholes to travel from one location to the next when you set it to Blaster Mode. Oh, and there's also a Wind Glider and an X-Baton stored inside the phone for you to use."
"Wow, plenty of useful stuff…" Raychel remarked with awe while looking at her Zikan Phone. "I promise to take good care of it."
"I know you will." Himeko replied. "Okay, time for you to get going. Best of luck out there."
"Understood." Raychel nodded. "Kanade, Maria, Magolor, let's get started, shall we?"
"You bet!" Kanade grinned.
"We'll see you later, everyone!" Maria waved to the others as she, Kanade, Magolor and Raychel left the train.
"You both seem to have faith in your close friend." Tingyun spoke to Zeo and Akira.
"Don't worry, Tingyun. Like I said, we're able to train her enough so she can be ready for her first adventure." Zeo replied.
"Plus, Maria, Kanade and Magolor are there to watch over her." Akira added.
"If you say so." Tingyun noted.
"So what do you wanna do now?" Regina asked.
"I think I'll go read some books to relax for a bit." Tingyun replied.
"This train has a Library Area, let me escort you there." Seele said.
"Thank you, Seele." Tingyun smiled as she was escorted by Seele to the Library Area.
"And as for you…" Kiana turned to Poppy Bros. Jr. "Wanna play some video games to pass the time?" That earned her a nod from the little bombardier. "Great! Then let's go!"
"I think I'll stay here and read a book while having a cup of tea." Himeko said as she watched Kiana and Poppy Jr. head for the Lounge Area before she turned to Regina, Zeo and Akira. "Care to join me?"
"Sure, I don't mind. I could use a break from training." Regina accepted as she, Zeo and Akira nodded.
"Naomi, please prepare another tea for us." Himeko requested.
"Right away, Major!" Naomi saluted and left to prepare some tea.
Ethereal Altar
After Raychel, Kanade and Maria changed into their battlesuits, with Raychel becoming Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi, they and Magolor head for the area where Magolor, Kiana, Seele, Tingyun and Poppy Bros. Jr. entered the Star Rift where they fought Fiery Puffer. The Star Rift is gone since the fragment guardian was defeated, but a new area was unveiled as the fog clouds vanished, revealing a wall made of purple blocks ahead.
"Huh, well this is new." Magolor observed the purple blocks before firing Magic Spheres at them, but the blocks never left a scratch. "Okay, so much for destroying those blocks with force, and I don't see a Bomb Block nearby."
"So what should we do?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Hmm…" Magolor pondered for a moment, until an idea came up on his mind. "Wait, let me try something." He then used his magic to warp beyond the wall. "Aha! Problem solved!"
"So that's how…" Maria mused before pulling out her Zikan Phone Blaster Mode and fired a wormhole in front of the group. "Follow me, this wormhole will take us to Magolor."
"Gotcha." Kanade nodded before the girls went into the wormhole and appeared next to Magolor who's waiting beyond the wall.
"Ah, there you are." Magolor greeted. "I never expected those Zikan Phones to create wormholes."
"You can thank Copen for adding that feature. He got it after defeating an adept that can create wormholes." Maria mentioned.
"I see." Magolor noted. "Okay, let's press on."
The team ventured deeper into the dimension where the scenery changed into a snowy ruin area. They also found another purple wall blocking their path, but they went through using Magolor's teleport and the Zikan Phone's wormhole function. From there, they saw a Star Rift up ahead.
"There's the Star Rift to explore a new area." Tsukuyomi noticed. "To be honest, I'm a little nervous since this is my first adventure."
"That's alright, which is why we're here to watch over you if things get too intense." Maria replied.
"Don't worry too much, you'll do just fine." Kanade added.
"Thank you." Tsukuyomi smiled. "Okay, I'm ready."
"Right then, time to go in!" Magolor declared as the team went through the rift.
Poseibleu Dimension 3-1
After coming out of the rift, the team find themselves in a chamber where there's a hole nearby, along with a Bronto Burt. After dealing with it and going down the hole, they saw a metal wall being broken and revealing a giant snowball rolling towards them.
"Really?! The first thing we go down the hole is this?!" Kanade questioned.
"Less complaining, more running!" Maria shouted as the team ran away from the large snowball.
"I see a hole up ahead!" Tsukuyomi noticed said hole that's covered with Star Blocks. "Magolor?"
"On it!" Magolor complied, destroying the blocks with his Magic Bombs before they went down the hole… which also has another large snowball rolling towards them after the metal wall shattered. "Oh dear."
"Move!" Maria shouted as they ran away from another snowball while taking out the Bronto Burts and Dupas ahead.
They then saw a purple wall with magic points beyond it and a hole to go down. "Hey girls? Go down the hole first, I'll go pick up the magic points with my warping." Magolor said. "Don't worry, that wall will not be broken by a large snowball."
"If you say so. See you at the bottom!" Kanade replied as the girls went down the hole while Magolor warped beyond the purple wall and picked up the magic points. Once the snowball shattered after crashing onto the wall, Magolor warped to the bottom of the hole and saw the team had already taken down the monsters which included two large ones.
"Huh, so that's what you girls have been up to. Also, thanks for leaving behind the magic points. I'll be taking those now." Magolor said before going after the magic points.
"At least it's not another giant snowball." Maria said.
"Although…" Tsukuyomi stared at the open hole nearby. "There's probably another one the moment we go down there."
"Why am I not surprised?" Kanade sighed.
"Okay, I got my magic points." Magolor approached the group. "Ready to move on?" That earned a nod from the girls. "Alright, let's go!"
And once they went down the hole, another giant snowball was rolling towards them once the metal wall behind them broke, causing them to run away yet again. Up ahead, they saw a star door, purple blocks above and breakable metal blocks in front with magic points beyond it.
"Uhh… which way do we go?" Maria asked.
"You girls go inside that door! I'll join you after I pick up the magic points!" Magolor replied.
"Okay, see you on the other side!" Tsukuyomi replied back as the girls went through the door while Magolor warped past the purple blocks above before the snowball broke the metal blocks and shattered after crashing onto a wall. With the danger averted, Magolor picked up the magic points and went through the door.
And once he reached another area after going through the door, Magolor saw another large snowball rolling… away from him? "Wait, what?" He blinked. "Uhh… girls?"
"Can't talk now! Busy trying to outrun another snowball here!" Kanade shouted as she and the others ran away from the snowball behind them.
"...Oh." Magolor sweatdropped and followed the rolling snowball. "Why do I feel bad letting them go first?"
As for the girls, they continued to escape the snowball while eliminating the Bronto Burts and Dupas with a few Whippies and Owgulfs. They also snatched a Star Key after defeating a Key Dee. Eventually, they jumped over a large wall with a spike pit in front and landed in front of a locked door while the snowball crashed onto the wall.
"Well that takes care of the hazard." Magolor remarked before going over the wall and saw the girls opening the door with the Star Key. "You girls alright?"
"Could you… give us… a moment please…?" Maria asked as she and the girls catch their breaths.
"Oh. Sorry you had to go through that." Magolor replied as he went through the door, warped past the purple wall behind a spike pit, and absorbed the magic points inside.
"On the bright side… at least it's good exercise." Kanade remarked.
"Now I know how Indiana Jones felt when he had to outrun a large boulder. Except we had to outrun more than one of those large snowballs." Tsukuyomi added.
After a few moments of resting, the team regrouped and moved onwards until they found themselves in a room full of spikes. In addition, their entryway was closed with a spike wall along with monsters appearing from the rifts consisting of Dupas, Bronto Burts and Owgulfs from small to large.
"This is gonna take a while, so I'm just gonna sing to boost our morale." Kanade said as they prepared themselves.
"Have at it, Kanade!" Maria replied, allowing Kanade to sing.
(Play BGM: Kimi to Iu Oto Kanade Tsukiru Made - Kanade Amou)
While Kanade and Maria fought the flying monsters, Tsukuyomi and Magolor handled the ones on the ground. For starters, Kanade unleashed a tornado from her spear while Maria summoned multiple copies of her swords and threw them at her targets.
LAST∞METEOR
INFINITE†CRIME
Magolor unleashed his Deadly Spikes, piercing the approaching enemies from below while Tsukuyomi pierced through the others with her short sword. But then they also noticed some Key Dees appearing from the rift that are holding magic points… and are running straight for the spike walls?!
"Hey! They're trying to destroy the magic points!" Magolor exclaimed. "Stop them!"
"I'll take one, you take the other!" Tsukuyomi replied as she went after one Key Dee while Magolor chased after the other. Fortunately, they were able to defeat them and retrieve the magic points.
"Oh good, they're safe." Magolor sighed with relief before absorbing the retrieved magic points.
"I never expect them to try and destroy them like that. But why though?" Tsukuyomi questioned.
"This isn't the first time they tried to destroy the magic points. While Kiana, Seele, Himeko and I searched for the third apple fragment, we came across bulbs that contain magic points. And those monsters are trying to destroy them."
"Do you think they were ordered by a leader or something?"
"Hmm…" Magolor pondered. "I wonder about that, but let's save that conversation for another time."
"Fair enough." Tsukuyomi nodded as they watched Kanade and Maria deal with the last of the flying monsters with the former unleashing energy spears from above while the latter swung her whip-sword to attack from multiple angles.
STARDUST∞FOTON
ENDLESS†REBELLION
(BGM End)
"Phew… that's the last of them." Kanade sighed, resting her spear over her shoulder.
"Good job, everyone." Maria said to the group, earning a nod from them while Magolor picked up the dropped magic points.
"Okay, these should be enough to improve my Deadly Spikes." Magolor said after absorbing the magic points.
"So…" Tsukuyomi looked around. "How do we get out of here?"
And like clockwork, a Star Rift appeared before them. "Like that." Magolor answered. "Time to go!"
Poseiblu Dimension 3-2
After coming out of the rift they've entered, they found themselves inside a tower with lots of ladders and thin platforms leading upwards. In addition, there's also Water Galbos patrolling the area.
"Looks like we're in some kind of tower." Kanade looked up. "Well, time to go up."
"Just watch out for any enemies we encounter during our climb." Maria cautioned, earning a nod from the group before heading upwards.
Along the way, they also encountered more Water Galbos, now with Bouncies, Glunks and Foleys added to the mix, with the usual magic points to gather for Magolor. Eventually, they reached the top where the star door is and went inside.
In the next area, they had to go up the steps and platforms with the landscape being diagonal this time. They also fought more monsters ahead, now with Nruffs added to the mix and large ice cannons called Coldtzos that can't be destroyed so they need to avoid them. Magolor also had to use his Deadly Spikes to destroy the traps and activate switches to open doors that contain more magic points to collect. Once they reached the top, they had to avoid a falling snowman, defeat a Nruff, and collect more magic points from behind a breakable wall. Soon after, they went ahead and found themselves in a room with a magic bulb and small platforms to stand on.
"Oh goodie! A magic bulb for more magic points to collect!" Magolor noticed and approached the bulb. But before he could begin his work on absorbing the magic points inside the bulb, he saw something else inside. "What the…" He blinked in surprise. "I think there's another person in this bulb, just like how we found Tingyun!"
"What?!" The others gasped and took a closer look at the bulb.
It was a young woman with orange-pink long hair that is tied high up on her left, with a red lotus flower and a strand from the behind on her right shoulder. She wears a red strapless short crop top that has golden outlines and is attached to a choker by two black straps, with unattached red sleeves that has a dark teal ruffle from the top, and a white fabric from the bottom that is the same style as her skirt, a golden bow tassel on her right sleeve, black corset that has a golden kite-shaped ornament, a red bow that has golden linings attached to her left hip, black gloves that exposes her thumb, black accessories on her wrists, and a white short skirt, along with six red coattails that is the same style as her crop top, with golden tips and linings, and a kite-shaped golden ornament that is attached to an oval-shaped red fabric hanging from the last two long coattails. She also wears a black high tights, black thigh garter on her right thigh with a golden ornament in the middle, and black heeled boots that have golden tips and a white outsole.
"Hmm…" Kanade observed the attire the young woman was wearing. "Judging from her clothes, I think she's either from Liyue or the Xianzhou Luofu."
"How about we free her first so we can get some answers?" Tsukuyomi suggested.
"That's exactly what I'm gonna do." Magolor nodded as he got right to work on the magic bulb. "In the meantime, protect me from the monsters that's gonna show up right about…" And like clockwork, the monsters appeared from the rifts consisting of Nruffs, Dupas, Bouncies, Water Galbos and Foleys, led by an even bigger Water Galbo. "...now." He then noticed the larger limbless water dragon leading the pack, which looks like the Water Galbos except it has yellow stripes on its back. "Oh boy, that's a Water Galboros, a stronger version of the Water Galbos just like King Doo and his Waddle Doos."
"I'll stay with Magolor and protect him! The rest of you will deal with the monsters, especially their leader!" Maria ordered, guarding the Interdimensional Traveler in a combat stance.
"Hey Tsukuyomi, you wanna have a go with their leader?" Kanade asked.
"Mm." Tsukuyomi nodded as she took out the Den-O Ridewatch Zeo has given her. "Since this one's a water element, I'll counter with lightning."
=DEN-O!=
After pushing the Ridewatch button, she inserted it onto her Ziku Driver, pushed the tilt button and gave the belt a spin.
=ARMOR TIME!=
Armor parts appeared in front of Tsukuyomi before attaching themselves onto the suit. Now her suit is clad in silver with red on her chestplate and thighs, white and red shoulder plates in the shape of bullet trains, a red V-fin above her visor with a gold strip in between, and the yellow katakana for 'Den-O' slamming onto her visor.
=SWORD FORM! DEN-O!=
(Play BGM: Ore Sanjou - Kamen Rider Den-O)
"Ore…" Tsukuyomi gestured her thumb to herself before striking a battle pose with her short sword resting above her shoulder. "Sanjou!"
"...Was that even necessary?" Kanade questioned.
"Umm…" Tsukuyomi sweatdropped. "I think my mind went on auto-pilot when I changed into this form."
"So just like what happened to Zi-O when he used Kamen Rider Fourze's power." Kanade recalled before the two prepared themselves. "Anyway, go straight for their leader! I'll cover you!" She then unleashed her tornado onto the monsters with her spear to clear a path before going after the others.
LAST∞METEOR
"Thanks!" Tsukuyomi replied before heading straight for Water Galboros who launched water blobs from its mouth towards the Rider. Once she got close after avoiding/slashing the oncoming water blobs, she performed a few slashes followed by thrust with her sword crackling with red lightning before leaping back. Roaring in anger because of the pain, the water dragon attempted to attack with a surf dash. She quickly dodge rolled to the side while using her Zikan Phone to materialize her X-Baton in Blaster Mode and fired some shots. After taking damage, the dragon roared and jumped to perform a lunging bite at the Rider. In retaliation, Tsukuyomi ran towards the dragon and slid under it before it could bite her and delivered an electro slash on its lower body, making it roar in pain and its body paralysed. "I'd better end this now." She declared, pushing the buttons on the Ridewatches, then pushed the belt's tilt button and gave it a spin.
=FINISH TIME! DEN-O!=
"Take it, my hissatsu!" Tsukuyomi declared as her blade detached from her sword guard with red lightning holding them together.
=ORE NO TIME JACK!=
She then delivered an X-slash as the blade performed her movements and attacked the paralyzed dragon. Then she finished with a downward slash as it plunged right onto the dragon's head before exploding, leaving behind large amounts of magic points while the blade reattached to the sword guard. As she reverted back to Base Form and holstered her weapons, she turned to Kanade and Maria that finished off the remaining monsters with their respective slash-waves.
POWER∞SHINE
FIERCE†SCAR
(BGM End)
"Looks like you took out the leading monster. Good going!" Kanade grinned at the Rider.
"Thank you." Tsukuyomi replied as she approached the two Attuned.
"How does it feel to use Den-O's power?" Maria asked.
"It does increase my efficiency with swords, though the original Den-O can be a bit reckless in his combat approach." Tsukuyomi answered.
"I see."
"Okay, I'm just about done with the magic bulb! Someone catch the girl once the bulb breaks!" Magolor shouted, absorbing the last of the magic points.
"I got it!" Kanade complied as she caught the unconscious girl after the bulb broke a few seconds later.
Maria took a closer look at the girl and touched the side of her neck. "Right, she's still breathing. It's only a matter of time till she wakes up."
"Excuse me? Can you wake up please?" Tsukuyomi asked the girl who slowly opened her gold eyes with white kite-shaped pupils.
"Mmmph… Huh?" The girl rubbed her eyes and blinked a few times. "Who are you girls?"
"I'm Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi. And these are Maria Cadenzavna Eve, Kanade Amou and Magolor. You're currently in Another Dimension."
"Another… Dimension…?" The girl repeated before looking at her surroundings. "You mean this is not the Xianzhou Luofu?"
"Ah, so she's from the same universe as Tingyun's." Magolor thought before shaking his head. "Nope. You must've been warped without warning and ended up here. Though, what were you doing before then?"
"Hold on…" The girl pondered with her hand on her chin. "I was doing my usual street performing at Aurum Alley with my friend Sushang watching my back. Once my performance is over, we're about to go our separate ways… until a quake suddenly occurred without warning. Everything went white afterwards, and… that's all I remember. Wait…" Her eyes widened in realization. "Sushang!"
"A quake… Must be another Dimensional Quake if that's the case…" Tsukuyomi thought.
"Sushang? A friend of yours?" Maria asked.
"Mhm." The girl nodded. "She has brown eyes and hair that's tied back into partially-braided twintails tied off with yellow ribbons. She's wearing an amber, white and purple outfit, and wielding a greatsword. Have you seen her?"
"Nope, never seen her while exploring Another Dimension. But we might run into her if we keep going." Kanade replied before offering a hand. "How about you come with us so we can look for your friend together?"
"Well… it's better than staying here in this weird and crazy place. I'm in." The girl accepted, taking Kanade's hand to get back on her feet. "Oh, right. Forgot to introduce myself. I'm Guinaifen. Pleasure to meet you girls… and floating creature."
"An alien, actually." Magolor corrected.
"Can you fight?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Yup!" Guinaifen nodded, summoning a red bo staff with gold platings at both ends. "Me andmy Gui Stick will make short work on our enemies. If that's not enough, I've got plenty of dynamite and fireworks to make things explode."
"Oooh, dynamite! You're definitely a firecracker!" Magolor remarked.
Guinaifen chuckled. "Something like that." Suddenly, a Star Rift appeared before the group, surprising her. "W-What the?!"
"Not to worry, that's only a Star Rift which will take us to another area." Maria stated. "Who knows? Maybe we'll find your friend from there."
"Oh, okay then." Guinaifen noted. "Lead the way!"
Poseiblu Dimension 3-3
After coming out of the rift, they, along with Guinaifen, found themselves in a new open area consisting of floating platforms with some of them moving in either clockwise or counterclockwise over bottomless pits. There's also monsters lurking about consisting of Glunks, Chillys, Poppy Bros. Jrs., Water Galbos, Dupas and Elecs.
"Whoa… I've never seen anything like this before." Guinaifen remarked as she looked at her surroundings.
"Just be careful not to fall into bottomless pits." Maria warned. "Though the monsters ahead are gonna make things difficult for us to traverse."
"Don't worry, my street performing helps keep my body in shape. Plus, I don't mind a challenge."
"Oooh, a thrill-seeker, huh?" Kanade mused before grinning. "We're gonna get along just fine."
"You bet!" Guinaifen grinned back. "Come on, let's go!"
And so the team traversed through the area, leaping across floating platforms, defeating monsters in their path, and collecting magic points with one of them locked inside metal blocks and can only be opened by a spinning windmill. But thanks to Magolor and his Magolor Surge, the windmill is active and the metal blocks broke, allowing him to retrieve the magic point. Afterwards, they continued onwards until they reached the end with a star door that's blocked by metal blocks with some Bomb Blocks nearby. Fortunately, Magolor saved enough of his magic and unleashed his Magolor Cannon to obliterate the Bomb Blocks, causing the metal blocks to break and allowing the team to reach the star door.
After going inside, they landed onto an elevator descending into the lower levels. However, they're also obstacles during the descent consisting of spike pits, Gordos and Coldtzos. In addition, there's also more monsters consisting of Dipas, Darpas, Dupas and Ceruleans.They also had to collect more magic points during the descent, including a large stash hidden behind purple blocks. But with Magolor's warping, he's able to retrieve them before regrouping with the others. Eventually, the elevator stopped after reaching the bottom area with thin platforms moving clockwise. And then more monsters appeared from the rifts consisting of Chillys, Dupas, Dippas, Darpas, and Poppy Bros. Jrs. led by a large Cerulean with a dark aura.
"So that's our next target." Maria gazed at the Cerulean. "This one's mine."
"Go for it, Maria. We'll handle the others." Tsukuyomi said.
"Hey Guinaifen, wanna give our enemies the explosive treatment?" Magolor asked, pulling out his Magic Bombs.
"Sounds like fun! Let's go for it!" Guinaifen replied, pulling out a few dynamite.
"Start the music, Maria!" Kanade said, earning a nod from her and began to sing.
(Play BGM: Stand up! Ready! - Maria Cadenzava Eve (Symphogear AXZ)
"Wow… she's got a good singing voice." Guinaifen remarked as she heard Maria sing. "Makes me feel motivated to go all out!" She then threw her dynamite at the monsters, causing it to explode on contact. Afterwards, she began to attack the next group of monsters with her Gui Stick with its ends glowing in flames.
"You're not the only one who's motivated!" Magolor said, throwing his Magic Bombs at the monsters.
Kanade then threw her spear upwards, causing it to rain down energy spears onto the monsters, including the ones on the moving platforms.
STARDUST∞FOTON
For Tsukuyomi, she took care of her monsters with several thrusts of her sword, followed by one powerful thrust to finish off another monster.
As for Maria, she summoned multiple swords and threw them at the flying monsters.
INFINITE†CRIME
The large Cerulean took damage from one of Maria's swords, causing it to charge towards her. But Maria simply jumped over it, delivered multiple slashes with her whip-sword before ensnaring it as she landed. Then she unleashed a blast of light from her sword guard towards the ensnared Cerulean, causing it to explode on contact.
BRILLIANT†ROAD
Just as the Cerulean is defeated, the others had already finished off the rest of the monsters, leaving behind lots of magic points for Magolor to collect.
(BGM End)
"Well, that takes care of them." Kanade concluded, resting her spear over her shoulder. "You're a pretty good fighter, Gui-chan."
"It's thanks to my talent as a street performer." Guinaifen replied. "Maybe I'll show you all my performance later."
"Sounds good!" Kanade smiled as a Star Rift appeared before the group.
"Ah, right on cue." Magolor noticed the rift after absorbing all of the dropped magic points. "Let's move on, shall we?"
Poseiblu Dimension 3-4
After coming out of the rift they've entered, they found themselves at a beach area… except there's no water in sight, only bottomless pits, crumbling bridges and moving platforms that have switches to activate them. In addition, there's also an advancing rift wall coming up from behind.
"Huh?! What is that?!" Guinaifen exclaimed upon noticing the advancing wall.
"Something you don't want to get crushed by, so now would be a really good time to move!" Magolor answered as the team quickly ran, navigating through the obstacles as they went while also collecting magic points.
They also had to avoid more Gordos and falling coconuts that explode, especially the large ones. Plus, they had to fight more monsters such as Cappies, Halcandle Dees with some holding parasols, Chillys, Whippies, Bronto Burts, and Pierces. Soon enough they reached the end of the area where the team had to jump on more thin platforms before entering a star door.
After going inside, they're in another area with another rift wall advancing from behind, causing the team to run once more to avoid being crushed. Fortunately, there's no bottomless pits and crumbling bridges. Unfortunately, the falling exploding coconuts are there, along with rolling boulders. But said boulders are easily destroyed thanks to Guinaifen and Magolor's explosives. They also had to fight more monsters ahead, now having Bowbys, Squishies, Dupas and Glunks into the mix. When they reached the end of the area, they saw a star door guarded by Walfs, but they were quickly disposed of before entering the door.
They soon find themselves in another beach where they saw a single Gordo floating around the area before more monsters start appearing from the rifts consisting of Cappies, Dupas, Walfs and Squishies from small to big. And they're led by a Parasol Halcandle Dee and a Pierce, both having dark auras.
"So there's two leaders this time." Maria observed the two with dark auras.
"But do they have to bring out the larger monsters for this?" Kanade questioned.
"I get the feeling these guys really want us dead." Guinaifen assumed. "But why though?"
"Hmm… I wonder if it's because of the magic points and apple fragments we've been collecting?" Magolor pondered. "If that's the case, then maybe Tsukuyomi's assumption about a leader commanding those monsters and the fragment guardians could be true. I wonder who it is?"
"Maybe we'll find our answers after we get all of the apple fragments. But first…" Tsukuyomi took out the Agito Ridewatch, turned the dial and pushed the button.
=AGITO!=
"What is that?" Guinaifen asked.
"Just watch." Tsukuyomi replied, inserting the Ridewatch onto the belt, pushed the tilt button and gave it a spin.
=ARMOR TIME!=
The white Rider was enveloped into a bright light as she donned her Agito Armor. And once the light vanished, her armor now consisted with gold plating on her shins, boots and chestplate with a center white portion. She had the Armor Time gauntlet in gold over her right arm and hand where her Ridewatch strap was, horns of Kamen Rider Agito's crest as shoulder guards, the armor pushing back her cape to where it wasn't draped over her shoulders, and her helmet was different with the bottom and top resembling Agito's helmet with the horns underneath her clock hand head crest. 'Agito' in yellow katakana flashed onto her visor, fitting inside the crescent moon shape.
=AGITO!=
(Play BGM: Believe Yourself - Kamen Rider Agito)
"Whoa…" Guinaifen reacted in awe.
"Kamen Rider Agito's power, huh?" Kanade remarked. "I know I saw his battle footage months ago, but I kinda forgot what his Base Form element is. Is it Light or Ground?"
"Huh, I wonder about that." Maria said.
"How about I find out for myself?" Tsukuyomi answered, clenching her raised fist. "Magolor, you take the bee while I handle the one with the parasol."
"No problem!" Magolor nodded before going after the Pierce with the dark aura.
"Come on, Gui-chan! We got work to do!" Kanade said as she and Maria go after the other monsters.
"Right behind you!" Guinaifen replied, twirling her staff and went after the two Attuned.
"As for you…" Tsukuyomi rushed towards the Parasol Halcandle Dee. "Your parasol won't save you from what I'm about to do to you!" The Halcandle Dee tried to attack with its parasol, but it was no use as the Rider evaded most of its attacks without a scratch before disarming it with an upward kick to its arm, sending the parasol flying. Afterwards, the Rider delivered a triple roundhouse kick, followed by one powerful spin kick that sent the monster flying. "You're done!" She declared, pushing the buttons on the Ridewatches, pushed the tilt button and gave it a spin.
=FINISH TIME! AGITO!=
She then took a finisher stance as Agito's symbol appeared below her feet before it went inside her body, causing her hands and feet to glow with light.
=GROUND TIME JACK!=
She then leaped towards the airborne monster and delivered a powerful punch that sent it crashing into the ground before being destroyed by a powerful divekick as a follow-up.
As for Magolor, he evaded Pierce's attacks with his warping while counter-attacking with his Magic Spheres and Magic Bombs, with the latter sending the bee to the ground. "I've saved a lot of magic points to gain this attack. Hope you enjoy it!" He rubbed his hands before charging up a magic circle in front of him. "Revolution Flame!" He then unleashed powerful flame spheres flying in a spiral as it incinerated the bee on contact.
"Nice going, Magolor!" Tsukuyomi complimented.
"Looks like you're done with your target." Magolor replied before turning to the others that are finishing off the rest of the monsters. "And our friends are just about done with theirs."
"Gui-chan! Send the remaining flying!" Kanade requested as she and Maria prepared themselves after defeating the other monsters.
"Leave it to me!" Guinaifen complied, leaping into the air while twirling her staff on fire and delivered an overhead plunging slam that sent the remaining monsters flying. "Kanade!"
"Hai!" Kanade complied, unleashing a tornado that sent the monsters flying higher.
LAST∞METEOR
"This is…" Maria leaped towards the airborne monsters and spun herself around with her whip-sword extended. "...the finale!" And with one final spin, she slashed the monsters to dust, leaving behind magic points.
SILVER†GOSPEL
(BGM End)
"And that's a wrap!" Guinaifen concluded as the team regrouped while Tsukuyomi reverted back to Base Form and Magolor picking up the dropped magic points. "Great performance, everybody!"
Maria chuckled. "I guess you can call it that. But Kanade and I are idol performers, not street performers."
"Oh… so that explains your beautiful singing voice." Guinaifen noted, gently slamming her open palm. "Though I never heard Kanade sing yet."
"I did, and it was amazing." Tsukuyomi raised her hand. "But she decided to put her idol career on hiatus for… personal reasons."
"Yeah… something like that." Kanade confirmed, rubbing the back of her head. "But I'll let you hear some of my songs later if you want."
"Sounds good!" Guinaifen smiled.
"Okay, got my magic points as usual!" Magolor approached the group as a Star Rift appeared before them. "And there's our way out of here."
"Let's go." Tsukuyomi declared as the team went inside.
Ethereal Altar
And after coming out of the rift, they find themselves back at where they entered the first Star Rift beyond the second purple wall.
"Ah, we're back at the main hub." Magolor observed the area. "And this can only mean one thing…"
And right on cue, the clouds in front of them dispersed, revealing a ladder above them, a door ahead, and another ladder further ahead.
"A door?" Guinaifen noticed.
"Ah, that's something I need to take care of myself. And there's probably more of them around here." Magolor said. "Tell you what. How about you girls search for the Star Rift that will lead us to the next fragment guardian while I search for the doors which will lead to more magic points for me to collect? But don't go into the rift without me!"
"Gotcha." Tsukuyomi nodded. "We'll wait for you."
"Thank you." Magolor nodded back before approaching the door. "Be back in a few minutes!" Afterwards, he went inside after opening the door with magic.
"So… where do we start looking for that rift?" Kanade asked.
"How about we start with the ladder above us?" Maria answered, looking at the ladder before flinging her whip-sword to latch onto it. "Climb up, I'll join you in a bit."
"Thanks, Maria." Guinaifen said before she and the others climbed up. "Ah, I think I found it!" She then noticed a large Star Rift on her left, prompting her and the others to jump near its location.
Maria then launched herself onto the ladder like a grappling hook and joined up with the others. "Beyond that rift is where we'll find our next fragment guardian." She spoke while staring at the rift.
"Speaking of fragments… Magolor mentioned apple fragments." Guinaifen recalled. "He's putting together some kind of magic apple or something?"
"Ah, right. We forgot to explain why Magolor needs those apple fragments." Kanade said. "Long story short, Magolor lost most of his powers thanks to a powerful enemy. And those apple fragments are the key to getting his powers back."
"We've already found three so far. And after we defeat the next guardian, we'll have four fragments in total, leaving only one remaining." Tsukuyomi added.
"Huh, so it really is a magic apple." Guinaifen blinked. "Oh, another thing I forgot to ask you girls. Are you interstellar travelers like the Nameless from the Astral Express? The Trailblazers?"
"Nameless?/Astral Express?/Trailblazers?" Kanade, Maria and Tsukuyomi tilted their heads in confusion.
"Wait… you three don't know who they are?" Guinaifen questioned, making the three shake their heads in response. "Then who the heck are you girls if you're able to travel to this weird dimension?"
"...It's a long story." Tsukuyomi replied as they sat down on the ground.
Several minutes later…
"And this is the reason why we're here in this dimension, looking for the next Gjallarhorn fragment." Maria said as she and the others finished their explanations about Team XDR and their mission.
"Helping Magolor out with regaining his powers might give us a clue to where the next fragment is as we search the Another Dimension." Kanade added.
"Wow…" Guinaifen responded with awe. "Traveling throughout the multiverse… that's so cool! And I thought the Nameless were amazing!"
"Who are the Nameless you're referring to, Guinaifen?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"The Nameless are a faction that travels across the stars in the name of the late Aeon Akivili, following the path of the Trailblazer. They travel using a special locomotive called the Astral Express." Guinaifen explained. "I was lucky enough to meet two of the Trailblazers during a recent tournament; Caelus and March 7th. Then I met them again at Fyxestroll Garden in the Xianzhou Luofu which involved plenty of ghost hunting alongside my friends Sushang and Huohuo."
"Caelus, huh…" Tsukuyomi mused.
"A locomotive that can travel across the stars… The Astral Express…" Maria also mused. "So the Zi-O Liner is not the only one capable of such a feat."
"March 7th? What kind of name is that?" Kanade questioned.
"Hmm… now that you mention it, I forgot to ask her why." Guinaifen realized. "Maybe I'll ask her when I see her again back in my world. But I do have a selfie with her and Caelus." She took out her digital cellphone and showed a group photo to the others. "The guy with the silver grey hair is Caelus while the pinkette is March 7th."
They took a closer look at the photo of the group showing a peace pose together. The man named Caelus has silver grey hair and yellow eyes, wearing a white inner shirt, black pants, and a black long-sleeved jacket.
The young woman named March 7th has short light pink hair with pink and blue eyes. She wears a white top with gold buttons that clips to a black choker, as well as a loose pink and blue overcoat, a blue and white pleated skirt with a black vest around her waist, her camera attached at the hip, black and blue boots, and an archery glove on her right hand.
"Wow. Despite her name being a date for some reason, she looks pretty cute." Kanade remarked while looking at March 7th.
"So this is Caelus…" Maria stared at the silver grey man. "He looks handsome for a Trailblazer."
"Where are the Trailblazers going now?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Hmm…" Guinaifen pondered, tapping her cheek. "If I remember what Caelus told me, they're heading for a world called Penacony, the Planet of Festivities, because of an invitation."
"A festival planet, huh?" Kanade mused. "Sounds like a lot of fun. We gotta go there someday."
"Only if we can find a way to the Amber Universe first." Tsukuyomi stated.
"Okay, I'm back! Sorry for the wait!" Magolor greeted and waved as he arrived. "I think I gained quite a lot of magic points from those challenge rooms, but it's worth the effort. They're more than enough to enhance my current powers, so now I'm ready to take on the next guardian and nab another apple fragment."
"That's good to know." Maria noted as they got up after sitting for several minutes.
"So what are you girls talking about while I'm gone?" Magolor asked. "Besides telling Guinaifen about Team XDR, of course."
"She's just telling us about the Trailblazers from her world." Kanade answered. "We'll tell you about it later."
"Okay, ready to go?" Tsukuyomi asked the group.
"You know it!" Guinaifen replied, punching her open palm, while the others nodded.
"Let's go." Tsukuyomi nodded back as the team went into the rift.
Poseiblu Dimension, Boss Room
After coming out of the rift, the team find themselves in an open ice area with a bridge up ahead.
"We're in an arctic area?" Guinaifen looked at her surroundings as they moved onwards.
"Hmm… this area seems awfully familiar…" Magolor pondered.
"Familiar…?" Tsukuyomi thought, until realization sets in. "Oh crap, no wonder Magolor said that. This is the boss area where Kirby and his friends fought that ice yeti Goriath. And despite being outnumbered, that boss is not easy to defeat."
"Hm?" Maria noticed the Rider's concerned expression. "Is something wrong?"
"Let's just say that this next fragment guardian will be a lot harder than the previous ones." Tsukuyomi warned.
"That doesn't sound good…" Kanade remarked.
"You sure about that?" Guinaifen asked.
"Just trust me on this." Tsukuyomi replied as they reached the ice bridge.
And the moment they step foot onto the bridge, they see a shadow on it that's growing larger, making them look up. "Incoming!" Maria shouted as they jumped away as a large figure crashed onto the bridge, causing it to crack.
"Huh?!" Kanade noticed the bridge cracking. "Everybody hold on!"
Once the bridge broke, everyone fell onto another bridge below. Thankfully, they landed safely as they looked at the large figure ahead. "Oh boy." Magolor gulped. "No wonder this area feels familiar. This is where Kirby and his friends fought that ice yeti guarding one of the ship parts for the Lor Starcutter! But…" He then observed said yeti. "When did he become part fish?"
The creature is covered in sea blue scales and has a pale green fish tail and fins on both sides of his face, a black mask around his yellow eyes, and a white beard and snout. The hair is made out of water, hands and feet are black, and wears a gold crown adorned with emeralds. Additionally, he dons two gold gears wrapped around the hands.
"Water… Why did it have to be water?" Guinaifen muttered. "I can't use my dynamite on this thing since it'll put out the fuses."
"Guess we'll have to do this the hard way!" Kanade replied as they prepared themselves.
"I know this is my first adventure, but fighting this thing is not what I had in mind… This is going to be a very rough fight." Tsukuyomi thought as the water yeti, whose actual name is Hydraith, let out a battle roar.
(Play BGM: Hot! Elemental Boss Battle - Magolor Epilogue OST)
Hydraith made the first move by jumping from wall to wall while launching large water blobs from his hands. "Oh no you don't!" Magolor retaliated by destroying the blobs with his Magic Spheres while also able to land a few hits on the yeti. As he was about to land another hit with Revolution Flame, the yeti teleported and appeared before the group on the ground while spinning his right arm.
"What the… Is that Instant Transmission?!" Kanade exclaimed.
"Tsukuyomi was right… this guardian will not go down lightly!" Maria frowned.
"Going to attack with a punch? Not if I have anything to say about it!" Guinaifen said as she rushed towards and performed a leaping overhead slam with her staff.
"Hey, wait!" Tsukuyomi shouted to Guinaifen.
Just as Guinaifen was about to hit Hydraith, he teleported, appeared beside her, and delivered a powerful stretch punch to the face that slammed her to the wall.
"Gui-chan!" Kanade exclaimed as she ran towards her.
"A stretch punch?!" Maria gasped in shock. "When did this yeti have Monkey D. Luffy's power?!"
"I think this yeti already had that power from the beginning that doesn't involve eating a Devil Fruit!" Tsukuyomi stated as the yeti rapidly beat his own chest. "This is bad… I was not expecting this version of the yeti to perform Instant Transmission, especially during his attacks! How are we supposed to beat this thing?! Come on, Raychel! Think…!"
Magolor launched another Revolution Flame at Hydraith, making him leap on the walls yet again to avoid being hit. "Will you please stop jumping on the walls?! I'm trying to hit you here!" Magolor shouted as he fired his Magic Spheres.
"The walls…" Tsukuyomi thought while staring at the ice walls, until an idea rang into her mind. "Magolor, try your Revolution Flame on the walls that the yeti will land on! They're made of ice!"
"My flames on the ice walls?" Magolor pondered, before realization sets in. "Of course! My flames will melt the ice! And once that yeti lands on the melted part of the wall, boy is he in for a rude surprise!" With a next course of action set, he unleashed his Revolution Flame on one part of the ice wall, causing it to melt. He then unleashed another Revolution Flame onto Hydraith who jumped away on time, causing the flames to land on the ice wall the yeti hung on to which also melted. Once the yeti landed on the other wall, he failed to notice that he landed onto the melted part of the wall, causing him to lose his grip and fall.
"Now, Maria!" Tsukuyomi shouted.
"You're wide open!" Maria shouted as her left arm and Armed Gear glowed with pink energy before delivering several swings of her whip-sword and followed up with a powerful pink beam fired from her Armed Gear, sending the yeti crashing to the wall.
JUDGEMENT†STRIKE
"Here's payback for what you did to Gui-chan!" Kanade shouted, unleashing several slash-waves from her spear and finished with a flame thrust onto the yeti before leaping away.
STARLIGHT∞SLASH
"And have one more for good measure!" Magolor shouted, charging up his Magolor Cannon to full power and unleashed a powerful beam onto the yeti.
"You okay?" Tsukuyomi asked, helping Guinaifen back on her feet.
"I'm fine… Dang, that yeti knows how to throw a punch…" Guinaifen replied while rubbing the bruise on her cheek. "Did you guys get him?"
"I hope so." Kanade replied.
"Don't let your guard down, everyone. I get the feeling we're not done yet." Maria warned as the team prepared themselves.
And true to Maria's warning, Hydraith slowly got back on his feet despite taking heavy damage. The yeti beat his chest rapidly once more and let out an angry roar which caused his eyes to turn red, and his hair, fins, beard, and tail to turn golden-yellow, along with having an ominous red aura.
Guinaifen gulped nervously at the very livid water yeti. "He looks angry. Very, VERY angry!"
Hydraith then charged up his water power by putting his hands together and reeled them back.
"Hope you're prepared, ladies! He's up to something!" Magolor warned while summoning his Magic Barrier in front of him and the team.
And without warning, the yeti teleported and appeared behind the group and unleashed his charged energy in the shape of a large energy water sphere which slowly bounced towards the team. Magolor tried to destroy it with his Magic Spheres, but it proved ineffective. "Not good, my Magic Spheres can't stop it!"
"No choice, we'll have to avoid getting hit until it's gone! It can't last forever!" Tsukuyomi replied.
"Uh… guys? What's he doing?" Kanade pointed at the yeti who's rapidly slamming his hands onto the bridge, causing it to crack.
"He's destroying the bridge?!" Maria exclaimed. "Everyone brace yourselves!"
The team quickly jumped just as the bridge broke before they landed onto another ice bridge below with Hydraith following suit, while the large water sphere also fell down and towards the team, causing them to evade.
"Okay, I had enough of this." Tsukuyomi declared, pulling out the Hibiki Ridewatch, turned the dial and activated it.
=HIBIKI!=
Then she inserted the Ridewatch onto the open slot of the Ziku Driver, pushed the tilt button and gave it a spin.
=ARMOR TIME!=
With the transformation sequence triggered, her whole body suddenly engulfed in purple flames which shocked Magolor and Guinaifen.
"T-Tsukuyomi?!" Guinaifen exclaimed.
"Why are you on fire?" Magolor questioned.
"Don't worry. This is how Kamen Rider Hibiki transforms. She'll be fine. Zi-O used that Ridewatch before." Kanade assured.
"Although…" Maria stared at the large water sphere heading straight for Tsukuyomi. "That water sphere is about to land on her!"
"Gh?! Crap!" Kanade exclaimed as she was about to unleash a tornado with her spear.
However, Tsukuyomi unleashed her purple flames with one swipe, finishing her transformation and pushed away the water sphere which exploded.
=HIBIKI!=
Now Tsukuyomi dons the Hibiki Armor which is similar in appearance to how Zi-O wore it, but with her cape still intact and the yellow katakana for 'Hibiki' slamming onto her crescent-shaped visor.
"Whoa…" Guinaifen spoke in awe.
"Huh, looks like you're right, Kanade. She does look okay despite being on fire." Magolor remarked. "Plus, she got rid of that large water sphere for us."
"Alright…" Tsukuyomi spoke, summoning and twirling her oni sticks. "Let's do this."
Hydraith rapidly beat his chest again and roared before leaping onto the wall, charged up his energy and began rapidly ricocheting between the two walls while trying to land a hit on the team as they evaded his charges.
"Not good. We can't even find an opening while he's doing that!" Maria frowned.
"He can't do this forever! He has to stop eventually!" Magolor stated.
"Hmm…" Tsukuyomi pondered while observing the yeti's erratic movements. "If I remember how Goriath fought, he'll definitely perform a ground pound after this attack pattern. But there's a chance he'll teleport to catch us off guard. The melted wall strategy won't work this time, so I'll have to try something else. Would be nice if we could beat him in his own game…" When she glanced at Magolor, something clicked on her mind. "...Or maybe we can."
"Hm?" Magolor noticed the Rider staring. "Why are you looking at me?"
"I need your help. If this works, it'll turn the tide on this fight." Tsukuyomi requested.
"Ah, so you have a plan to beat this yeti." Magolor realized. "What do you need me to do?"
"Grab onto my back and don't let go. You'll understand why later."
"...Odd request, but okay." Magolor shrugged and followed her instructions.
"Kanade, Maria, Guinaifen, stop attacking the yeti! Let me get his attention!"
"Eh? Why?" Guinaifen questioned.
"I think we better follow her instructions. She has a plan." Maria stated.
"Gotcha." Kanade nodded as she and the others stepped back while Tsukuyomi and Magolor moved ahead.
"Hey, how about you let me handle the taunting part?" Magolor requested. "There's something I really wanna say to that yeti."
"...Alright." Tsukuyomi approved with a shrug.
"Ahem." Magolor cleared his throat before shouting at Hydraith who latched onto the wall after performing his attack. "Hey, you stupid yeti! Me and my little pink puffy friend happened to beat your icy cousin! He's not tough at all, so you're basically the same as him! Weak AND stupid!"
Magolor's taunt made the water yeti fuming in rage with steam coming out of his ears, causing him to charge his energy.
"You do realize he might teleport the moment you try to counterattack, right?" Magolor stated to the Rider.
"I know." Tsukuyomi replied, holding her oni sticks behind her waist and prepared herself.
With one roar from the yeti, he performed a powerful head charge towards the Rider. Right before he made contact, she jumped over the yeti and performed a twin flame strike with her oni sticks… only for her to miss when the yeti teleported and appeared above her, planning to perform a ground pound to crush her.
…Which is exactly what Tsukuyomi was hoping for. "Warp us above the yeti, Magolor!"
"Right!" Magolor complied, using his powers to warp him and the Rider away in time to avoid the yeti's ground pound as he crashed onto the bridge, causing it to crack.
Tsukuyomi and Magolor quickly appeared above the yeti with the Rider initiating her finisher sequence.
=FINISH TIME! HIBIKI!=
Her drum shoulder pads purged out and flew towards Hydraith's head, causing the drums to spin and combine into one large energy drum on contact.
=ONGEKI TIME JACK!=
With her oni sticks ignited in purple flames, she delivered a powerful twin slam onto the energy drum, causing the yeti to get stunned, along with having a massive headache. But she wasn't done as she kept beating the drum rapidly, not giving him a chance to retaliate.
"Kanade, get ready to fly." Maria ordered as she saw the bridge cracking. "We can't stand here anymore."
"Hai!" Kanade complied as she and Maria used their Wind Gliders to take off from the bridge.
"Wait, where did you get those?!" Guinaifen exclaimed as she looked at the gliders. "More importantly, I can't fly!"
"I can give you a lift if you want." Magolor offered. "...Or you can join in with the beating as revenge for that punch to your face."
"Hmm…" Guinaifen pondered for a moment before grinning as she spun her staff ignited in flames. "Revenge sounds nice."
"Hey, I don't mind! I'm just about done so feel free to join me for the last note!" Tsukuyomi encouraged as she's almost done beating the energy drum.
"In that case, time for the finale!" Guinaifen declared as she and Tsukuyomi jumped high and performed one powerful coordinated overhead slam onto the energy drum as the force destroyed the bridge and the yeti fell with the two girls and their sticks still in contact with the energy drum. They crashed through a few more ice bridges below until crashing onto the very bottom with a loud explosion.
(BGM End)
"...Did they do it?" Kanade asked.
"Let's go after them and find out." Magolor replied. The two Attuned nodded before the three flew down into the hole.
And when they reached the bottom of the hole, they saw Guinaifen and Tsukuyomi all fine and well, with the latter reverted back to Base Form. In addition, she's holding the 4th apple fragment.
"Alright, the 4th apple fragment!" Kanade smiled. "Did you get it from that water yeti?"
"Actually…" Tsukuyomi gestured her thumb at the cave behind her. "It's inside his small home."
"I see." Maria noted. "We were fortunate enough that the yeti never used the power of the apple fragment, or else this fight would become much harder."
"So true." Magolor agreed as a Star Rift appeared before the team. "Well, there's our way back. How about we take another rest inside the Zi-O Liner before we search for the final fragment?"
"Sounds good." Kanade nodded, stretching her arms. "We could really use a break after fighting that tough guardian."
"I'm looking forward to what the Zi-O Liner looks like." Guinaifen remarked. "I wonder if it's just as great as the Astral Express?"
"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed." Tsukuyomi assured as the team went inside the rift.
Ethereal Altar
After coming out of the rift, they find themselves back at the altar with the Zi-O Liner nearby and the three apple fragments on the pedestal with three lit torches nearby.
"Whoa…" Guinaifen spoke in awe when she noticed the Zi-O Liner. "So this is what the Zi-O Liner looks like. Pretty slick compared with the Astral Express."
"Is that so?" Tsukuyomi responded before the team noticed the apple fragment on her hand flying off and landing alongside the other fragments, causing it to glow along with another torch being lighted up in green flames, only leaving the torch in the middle that's unlit.
In addition, Magolor began to glow once more as a new power has been unlocked. "Alright!" He cheered while clenching his fists. "I got my Black Hole ability back!"
"Wait. You can summon a black hole now?!" Kanade gasped.
"Yep!" Magolor nodded. "It's the same as how I use the Magolor Cannon, so I have to use it in certain situations."
"I see." Maria noted. "I'd ask for a demonstration, but I don't want all of us to be sucked into the black hole."
"Of course I won't use it here. I'll save that for the enemies." Magolor replied before looking at the altar. "Anyway, just one more apple fragment and all of my powers will be returned."
"Mm." Tsukuyomi nodded. "We're almost at the end of this mission."
"Oh! You're back!"
The team turned around and saw Zi-O, Cure Starlight and Tingyun coming out of the Zi-O Liner. "Hey, guys!" Tsukuyomi greeted them with a wave. "We've retrieved the 4th fragment, leaving only one more remaining."
"We can see that." Starlight observed the four apple fragments close to each other on the pedestal along with four lit torches. "So what power did you regain, Magolor?"
"I can summon a Black Hole." Magolor answered. "But I'll use it in certain situations."
"Wait… He can do that now?" Tingyun blinked in surprise.
"Well, that's what Magolor said." Zi-O replied. "...Don't ask him to use it here. We don't want an accident to happen."
"...Oh." Tingyun sweatdropped.
"Hold on a second…" Guinaifen noticed the Foxian, before her eyes widened in shock and disbelief. "Tingyun, is that you?! The amicassador of the Sky-Faring Commission for the Xianzhou Luofu?!"
"You know who I am?" Tingyun responded. "But I don't remember meeting you before."
"No, we never met, but I do know who you are!" Guinaifen replied back. "But that can't be right! Weren't you supposed to be dead?!"
"I… What…?!" Tingyun gasped.
"Dead?!" The team exclaimed.
"What do you mean by that, Guinaifen?" Maria asked.
"Tingyun was one of the casualties caused by the hands of Lord Ravager Phantylia of the Antimatter Legion." Guinaifen revealed.
"...?!" Tingyun's eyes widened in shock. "I was killed… by a Lord Ravager…?!"
"Oh boy…" Kanade pinched the bridge of her nose as everyone was in a state of shock at the reveal. "Gui-chan, you've got a lot of explaining to do."
Chapter 4: Poseiblu Dimension
END
(Guinaifen has joined Xross Drive Rebellion)
Author's Note: And now you know which storyline Honkai: Star Rail has reached thanks to what Guinaifen revealed. The Trailblazers already finished the Xianzhou Loufu storyline, along with the Aetherium Wars and A Foxian Tale of the Haunted. Oh boy, is Penacony gonna be a roller coaster of emotions, but that's for next time. Also, I went with the Male Trailblazer Caelus instead of the Female Trailblazer Stelle. So for those who wanted Stelle in my series, sorry about that.
Anyway, Tsukuyomi did pretty well in her first adventure as she made use of the Ridewatches Zi-O gave her, and managed to defeat the Hydraith with her knowledge, which is one powerful yet annoying boss in Kirby's Return to Dreamland DX, even more than Goriath DX. It's a cake walk if Magolor is fighting it, especially when his powers are improved. Kirby and the others on the other hand… not so much of a cake walk.
And so, Guinaifen joined the team and delivered a bombshell of a reveal, especially to Tingyun since she really did get killed by Phantylia during the Xianzhou Luofu storyline. What will happen in the next chapter besides searching for the last apple fragment? Until then, stay safe and see you next time!