OMAKE: MS Zeorymer Transformation Sequence
Standing in a dark void, Masato's arms cross in front of his face, the twin bracelets on his wrists clanging together in front of his mouth as he looks over the tops of both with narrowed, determined eyes. As the echo of ringing metal fades, both bracelets glow with golden light, then grow and expand from narrow bands into their original forms of twin, bejeweled bracers inlaid with shimmering, circuit-like lines, A monotone, digitized voice pronounces:
["BY_HKS-01A 'ZEORYMER'" ONLINE. SYSTEM STATUS: ALL GREEN_NORMAL OPERATION. STATE ACCESS_CODE.]
"Awaken…" Masato whispers, then raises his crossed arms up above his head, spreads them apart, and forms a "V" with both palms facing out. After a pause, Masato closes his hands, then swings both arms down in a smooth, looping arc until his fists slam together in front of his chest: "…ZEORYMER!"
The bracers' glow increases, and they briefly emit beams of light before both burst apart in a golden flash, causing everything in view to vanish and fade to white. The white haze subsides, and Masato reappears—now nude (save for twin rings of blazing, gold energy encircling both of his wrists) and floating in an endless landscape of swirling, golden-white light. His eyes are closed, his hair gently waving, and his bare skin lightly aglow (thus obscuring certain parts of his female anatomy from view).
Spreading his arms and legs apart, Masato's body begins twirling in a slow pirouette. As he rotates, the rings of light at his wrists travel up the lengths of his arms, forming a pair of sleek, black, skintight, open-fingered gloves ending halfway up his biceps. The rings continue their progression, moving over his shoulders and merging into a single hoop before tracing down the length of Masato's body, materializing a mock-necked, skintight, black leotard over his torso. Reaching his hips and rear, the single ring again splits into two and proceeds down Masato's legs, producing thigh-high, solid black stockings before dissolving into sparkles just past his toes.
Stopping his midair spin with legs crossed, Masato reaches out with both arms, his fingers spread wide and inviting. The translucent form of Miku appears—also nude—and with her long, unbound brown hair trailing behind her body like a cape as a star-like orb of light gleams from the area of her heart. Miku's ethereal form quickly approaches Masato, her arms likewise outstretched, but then evaporates into Masato body just as she reaches him. Raising his legs, Masato curls his body up, hugging the still-tangible, glowing orb against his heart.
As his tucked body floats in midair, Masato's hair grows from just below his shoulders down to armpit length—its color brightening from a deep auburn to a vibrant, crimson red. Masato's frame also slightly increases in size—his limbs lengthening, and his feminine proportions expanding ever so slightly. The illumination from the orb grows brighter, and two pairs of glowing, white, pearlescent wings sprout from Masato's back, spreading wide as shimmering feathers swirl in the space around his form.
Masato's curled-over body briefly tightens against itself, then suddenly releases, stretching out with arms and legs spread wide. As the glowing orb shimmers brightly from atop Masato's chest, ribbons of light sprout from the shining sphere, twisting around and encircling Masato's trunk before blending into a glittering solid … that bursts with a golden flash into a short-sleeved, fitted, ivory-white minidress. The dress has a pair of iridescent, structured, bubble-like sleeves covering both of Masato's shoulders, a mandarin collar, and intricate, sparkling, embroidered patterns woven into its bodice. Just below the waist, the skirt of the dress is parted by four high side-slits—two in front, and two in back—splitting the skirt into four, fluttering panels on the front, sides, and rear, while a shorter, ruffled, underskirt made from the same shimmery material as the dress's sleeves rests beneath the main skirt panels. The glowing orb lies mounted halfway into the dress, nestled in a fixture just above the dress's bustline. At the dress's form sets, gleaming lines of iridescent white trace their way down both pairs of gloves and stockings, forming geometric patterns akin to the dress's embroidery.
The orb nestled in Masato's chest shines more brightly, and sparkles of light appear and begin swirling in the space around Masato's body. Several surround Masato's right arm, coalesce into a group of solid, glowing masses, and then resolve into the component parts of a blocky, white, red-banded vambrace; a shiny, black, metal, clawed gauntlet; a flattened, convex, golden-yellow, crystalline half-sphere; and a narrower, white armor band. The manifested parts converge on Masato's arm, clamping down on his forearm, hand, and bicep as they connect and merge into solid armor pieces—beams of light briefly shining through their seams before fading away. Masato briefly stretches out his now black metal-encased, claw-tipped fingers before closing them into a fist and flexing his forearm—the motion causing a thick, blade-like protrusion mounted backwards at the elbow to snap into position. Atop the back of his closed hand, the semi-flattened, yellow half-sphere flares once with a burst of golden light.
More sparkles gather in the space surrounding Masato's right leg, coalescing into multiple glowing masses before turning into the pieces of a knee-length, white armored, shiny black, heeled boot with a red, band-like spat; black, geometric trim patterns; and yellow crystalline structures inset on both sides of the calf. The armor parts quickly combine around Masato's leg, encasing it with a brief flash of shining light beams between the assembled boot's seams. On both calves, the crystalline structures briefly pulse with golden light, while on the backs of the boot's ankles, hidden vents shine bright blue and emit a brief rush of shimmering, heated air before settling.
A stream of swirling sparkles whirls around Masato's thorax, the shimmering motes gathering into gleaming solids, and then fade into the front and back pieces of a thick, white cuirass with structured breastplates, a rimmed collar, and a hexangular casing at its center. The back piece latches onto Masato first, leaving both pairs of ethereal wings free as it surrounds the center of Masato's back and sides of his torso above his waist; followed by a thicker piece of armor which gradually unfolds itself, beginning at Masato's neck and ratcheting open downwards along his spinal column. The front section then connects, fastening against Masato's chest with a flare of light beams as the seams between both sides of the cuirass seal—the now-encased orb gleaming brightly from its enclosure above his heart.
Two upwards facing, hook-like flanges manifest in the space in front of Masato before snapping into position around Masato's armpits and shoulder joints, framing the sides of each breastplate of the cuirass. Behind Masato, one of the pairs of ethereal wings extends, pointing straight up, while the other pair bends and closes tightly against Masato's back. All four wings shrink in size, briefly brighten into shimmering solids, and then reconstitute as a pair of upwards-pointing fins jutting out at opposing angles from a pair of multilayered, armored structures vaguely resembling folded wings, framed by golden-yellow intake-like sections along their top edges.
A white, convex, disk-like armor piece materializes from the ether and attaches itself to Masato's abdomen, causing three, black metal clamps mounted on the sides and lower front of the cuirass to swing down and clamp onto the disc, holding it in place. Curved bands of armor take form and converge on Masato's waist, causing his hips to sway side-to-side—his skirt flaps waving—as each band fastens itself to the dress before snapping together into a single, belt-like hoop. Six armor pieces of varying size take shape from more gathered sparkles, and briefly orbit Masato's midsection before attaching themselves to the armored band, forming a skirt of four faulds over Masato's upper thighs, a culet covering his rear, and a brayette over his pelvis, all of which sit atop the parted folds of the minidress.
In the air above Masato, additional sparkles gather into two, glowing, upright forms, which manifest into twin, boxy, white pauldrons with geometric, black markings on both sides, and upturned, blade-like appendages on their outer ends. After materializing, the pauldrons quickly descend and lower themselves atop Masato's bubble-sleeved shoulders, connecting to the outer sides of his cuirass with a brief flare of light beams, after which the outer sections fold down and lock into position, creating a "W" shape when viewed front and back. Beneath Masato's armpits, the gap between the pointed lower portions of the pauldrons close, and the open spaces flash with golden light before resolving into triangular, gold, crystalline structures which briefly shimmer in the surrounding light.
Twin triangular-shaped pieces appear beside Masato's head, slide over his ears, and extend thin bands which curve up and connect at the top of Masato's head. Sparkles gather and combine just above Masato's crown, exploding in a burst of golden light into a curved, squared, tubular crest and an upright, jewel-framed horn. The comb-like piece falls and latches onto the curved headband, forming an open headpiece running back from Masato's temples, over the top of his head, and down to the nape of his neck. On Masato's forehead, the lightly curved, blade-like horn snaps down, moving from pointing vertically to jutting forward at a diagonal slant. At the base of the horn, a trapezoidal, golden crystal lights up, briefly displaying the kanji for "heavens (天)" before darkening again.
Masato's eyes open, and his irises have changed from reddish-brown to a glowing amber. His facial features have also shifted—now resembling a mix of his and Miku's—with thicker eyelashes, thinner eyebrows, fuller lips, and a more mature cast to his face. He punches out from his body with his right fist, the golden orb atop his hand flaring brightly as it unleashes a burst of translucent golden energy. A punch with his left fist follows, similarly unleashing a blast of telekinetic force. Pulling both arms inward, Masato crouches down, then leaps upward with an eruption of blue flames from hidden vents in his boots and on his back. Completing a backflip midair, Masato lands in a crouch on both feet—his knees bent, and with both arms tucked at his sides. After a pause, Masato slams both of his fists together in front of his torso, the three orbs on his hands lighting up with a blazing white-gold glow. A translucent golden shockwave spreads outwards from Masato's body, shattering the void of swirling gold light, and revealing a backdrop of a lightly clouded nighttime sky in which Masato's armored form now hovers, framed by the twinkling stars, whisps of vapor, and a landscape glistening from the light of a full moon. Extending his right arm, Masato raises an open palm with splayed fingers over his head, proclaiming:
"Child of the Skies Above!"
As his cry echoes out, Masato lowers his right hand and rests it atop his heart. At the same time, he extends his left arm across the length of his body to his right shoulder—his hand flattened, fingers pressed tightly together, and palm facing down. In a slow, fluid motion, Masato sweeps his left arm out in a curving arc in front of his body from one side to the other, calling out:
"And Protector of All on Earth Below!"
Masato finishes with his left arm fully extended out from his left side, his right hand still covering his heart. After a pause, he cocks his hips and lowers his left hand so that his fist rests akimbo at his side, and simultaneously swings his right arm in a half-circle from the elbow so that his hand moves from his heart to his forehead. Extending his pointer and middle fingers to his brow in a jaunty salute, Masato gives a quick wink as he states:
"The Lovely Warrior of Hope and Justice…"
Twisting his body at his waist, Masato pulls his right arm back while tilting his left forearm up from his hip until his left fist is pointed straight up, his forearm facing out in a blocking motion. The motion reverses, as Masato twists his torso to his left, swinging his left arm in a clockwise loop until it folds against his side, with his left fist clutched at his hip. In the same movement, Masato's right arm pivots counterclockwise, moving down before swinging back up, until his right fist and forearm mirror his left's previous positioning. After a beat, he rotates his right forearm down and around at the elbow until his arm fully extends, his hand open, and fingers grasping outward as he announces:
"Zeorymer of the Heavens—HAS ARRIVED!"