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Guest DCDGojira: Glad you liked it, friend.
FlameFireZero X: Yeah, if she wants to avenge her clan, she'll have to get help from the others, Hajime even more so. But Hajime also has to overcome his disdain for his Dad's side of the family and learn to forgive if he wants to move forward and be ready to face Bragard.
lordri25may2001: Yup, another chat with the boys. There was one back in season 2 with Hajime, Yosuke, and Takeru but now we've included their new friends. Everyone has their own taste. I also imagine Hazuki to just talk about Miku's appearance but be very bland about it. Maybe talk about her eyes and stuff and the others would think he's either lying or boring. There will be a girls' talk in the beach episode so look forward to that. Also, I have to be honest, it was completely coincidental. I never knew of the Chinese Taoism but I'm glad it worked out perfectly lol. Also, Setsuna using the Laevatein is pretty unlikely mainly because Loki would have no reason to give it to her and Hajime would be completely against it, since his whole goal is to keep his family safe.
Tigracho: I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hibiki is more of the romantic type and she thinks things like that are meant to be special. So naturally she was freaking out when the idea of Hajime seeing her naked sunk in. Takeru is such a goofball, despite his background as a mercenary. I love writing him. His real parents were Japanese, he was born in Japan, but they traveled to Val Verde where they died during a war. He was then adopted by a Japanese woman and his adoptive that, who is from Val Verde. So he's Japanese but was raised in Val Verde, essentially making him a Latino. And since he lived on the streets most of the time and was raised by other mercenaries, he's really flirty but he wouldn't cheat on Chris. It's mostly just him trying to be funny. About the Gear...from what I understand, it changes based on the user's state of mind and stuff like that. Since the girls' gears change in every season. Since Chao-Xing knows what they look like, she imagined her gear to cover her up more as well as requesting additional help to Thor. Beach episode hype!
Tenzalucard123: xd Takeru got what he deserved. He'll think twice before talking about a girl's appearance and close the door next time! Now that the enemy is attacking, it's up to our 3 Riders and the Symphogear who stole LINKER to buy the others time. And the Allfather is back. What does he want exactly?
Nexus240: I'm glad you liked it. I tried adding some comedy whenever I can xd. Don't want everything to be too depressing.
Chapter 55
An Impossible Challenge
Zone Vent: Flood Zone
Once Raia made it to the ocean, he was nearly hit by a jetstream of water that emerged from below."Wow!"
"So they sent just one?" Abyss noted from inside the water, using his Alchemy to create a huge humanoid figure with a trident and two seahorses. (If you want a visual representation, it's similar to the form Poseidon used in God of War 3.)
"What the hell?!" Raiden maneuvered around with Evildiver, gawking at the imposing titan in front of him."This is so unfair..."
"You might as well make this easy for the both of us and just let me destroy your Deck." Abyss spoke through the colossus made of water."Micha must be handling your little siblings and you're fighting me. Ryuki isn't here, is he? You have zero chance of winning this."
"Maybe as I am." Raia took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for what was to come."I can't keep trying to take the easy way out while trying to make up for my mistakes. I did a lot of bad for that. It's my duty to make up for my mistakes and protect my siblings."
Abyss narrowed his eyes at him, listening intently.
"It's my duty to make sure they live another day. To protect them." Raia drew a card from his Deck, summoning a powerful gust of wind.
"As a knight, it's my duty to protect this kingdom and its people!"
"What...was that?" Damian muttered, grabbing his head."Where did that come from? Oh no!"
He swung his gigantic hand, attempting to attack Raia. The gust of wind became stronger, and energy fields surrounded Raia's body, dispersing the water upon impact."What?!"
Raia gritted his teeth in pain, feeling like the wind was cutting at his skin but persevered through the pain. He only had one shot. His visor changed drastically, from a gauntlet into a full bow now called Evilvisorzwei. Pillars of water shot from the ocean itself as a pink psychic aura surrounded Raia, protecting him from any attack.
(Play Kamen Rider Ryuki - Revolution)
The stingray-themed Rider inserted the card into his visor as Evildiver began morphing as well.
Survive - Shippu
"Fuck! I can't let another Rider get Survive!" The water giant rose its trident, attempting to strike at Raia. But once the transformation process finished, its entire arm was blown away by psychic energy, forcing him to retreat.
Floating above the water on an evolved Evildiver, now named Exodiver, stood Raia in his Survive form. His armor had adopted a darker shade of pink to it as well as golden highlights around his chest plate, bracers, and helmet.
He instantly fell on one knee, electricity sparking around him."Damn...I already lost half of m my energy and the pain is horrible...But I have to beat this guy here and now. If the generators go down..."
"Just fucking great..." Abyss growled in frustration."But still...if I can run the clock, I should be able to outlast him. I don't know if he'll be able to make use of that power like Ryuki-"
Suddenly, an arrow narrowly missed his head, catching him by surprise."What-"
"Fuck...I missed." Raia clicked his tongue, creating another arrow from psychic energy."Not used to using a bow, but that wasn't a bad shot. The next one is going to your head. You can regenerate from any wound, right? So how about when I destroy your brain?"
"Why don't you find out, hotshot?" Damian challenged, commanding his seahorses to attack.
"I better make this count." Raia drew another card, prepared to continue the fight.
Shoot Vent: Exo Arrows - Type Explosive
"What are those three thinking?!" Genjuro exclaimed, watching the three Symphogear displayed on the screen.
"So that's what triggered the alarm earlier." Ogawa commented."They must have taken the prototype LINKER Kanade left behind."
"But...that's dangerous!" Maria cried.
"More so for Liang." Tsubasa narrowed her eyes at the confident smirk Chao-Xing sported."She's way over her head. She's never used that Gear before and her body isn't used to the transformation yet."
"Still, we have no choice." Jades' eyes were glued on the second screen, displaying Raia and the water titan battling near the docks."Raiden won't be able to hold out for long with that Survive card."
Just then a red alarm went off with the words "Odin" being displayed on the screen.
"Odin?!" Genjuro stood up from his chair, his eyes wide.
Aoi quickly showed the live feed of the power plant Ryuki had been sent to, displaying him and Leiur standing in front of Odin.
"Why is he here...?" Yosuke clenched his fists."That bastard!"
"Shit...so that's what he looks like?" Jades couldn't help but stare in awe."He's... shiny."
"Give the Leuitenant some credit." Takeru, who had removed his hair extensions and wiped away some of the makeup approached the group."He's in Survive form, right? Plus, I'd say we've all gotten plenty strong since our battle with Odin."
"Do you think he can win?" Chris asked her boyfriend, taking out her handkerchief and helping wipe out some of the lipstick on his lips.
"I don't know..." Yosuke felt ashamed for being powerless to help his friend."This is the being that is making a game out of this Rider War. But...we have to believe in him."
Hibiki, who had just entered the room with Miku, stared at the screen, horrified."Hajime..."
"He'll be fine, Hibiki." Miku grabbed her shoulders in an attempt to calm her down."He's strong. You know that."
"Yeah...you're right." Hibiki slowly nodded, unable to fully repress the worried feeling inside of her."Please be safe, dear..."
"Oh shit..." Ryuki breathed, terrified at the sight of the Allfather once again after all those months."I can't believe it...he's really here..."
"So that's Kamen Rider Odin." Leiur noted."I've never seen him before. I have heard of him from Lord Bragard, but I never imagined I would see him directly. I was not programmed to fight him, unlike Damian and Zeke. Regardless, if I can take him down now, it will greatly benefit both the Master and Lord Bragard."
"Are you dense? There's no way in hell neither you nor I can beat him alone." Ryuki yelled.
"How unlike one of the Messiahs to give up so easily." Leiur noted with some disappointment in her tone."Is this really how you intend to fight Lord Bragard?"
"Messiah?" Ryuki repeated, confused.
"That's right. You are a Messiah. One of the many that bothersome beast continues to create to kill me, even long after I split its power." Odin scoffed."But it's quite ironic you are one. How cruel faith can be."
Leiur scoffed, creating some coins in her hand and proceeding to rapid-fire them at Odin. However, the coins seemed to go through his body, as if he were a ghost."That's...peculiar...Have you faced him before? Can he become intangible?"
"No...you're wrong, Leiur..." Ryuki's face became pale, glancing at the ground around Odin's feet. He had moved from his spot, according to the marks left on the floor. But he hadn't even seen him move at all. Was he so fast that it looked like he was standing perfectly still?
"If this is not enough, then how about an attack that covers the area around him?" Leiur restocked her coins, tossing them around Odin before firing them at him from all angles. This time, the coins bounced off before they could touch him. An invisible aura of energy protected him and fired the coins back. Ryuki and Leiur quickly jumped out of the way to avoid the attacks, watching as the whole area was decimated.
"Holy fuck..." Ryuki gaped, glaring at the Autoscorer."Do you believe me now? You can't beat him."
"So what do you suggest? Running away?" Leiur planted a hand on her hip, standing taller than Ryuki as they regrouped.
"I...I hate doing this but I don't feel like dying today so...would you team up with me? A temporary alliance, if you will." He held out his hand."At least until we can figure out a way to take this guy down. I'll be honest, I don't know if I can even beat him in Survive. I...I don't know how to explain it but his power...it terrifies me."
"Or I could just leave." She challenged, leaning closer with a slight smirk."He is after a Kamen Rider, after all. It's none of my business whether you live or die."
"Then...I'll destroy you here and now." Ryuki frowned under his helmet."You're just going to go attack my friends and become a problem. So if you're not going to help and leave then I'm going to smash you to pieces, bin."
"Bin? That is...not a flashy insult, I must say." Leiur hummed."Unique. But not flashy."
"Would you just help me or not?"
"A tempting offer. While I do not particularly care about dying, I do have a mission to fulfill. And if we somehow manage to defeat this being, then I would further assist Lord Bragard and the Master." She grabbed onto his hand, squeezing it tight and causing him to wince."You've got yourself a deal. I hope you can keep up with me. I plan to make a show out of this."
"Sure. Just try not to stab me in the back, yeah?" Ryuki joked, but he did consider the possibility of being betrayed. Wasting no time, he drew upon his Suvive card.'I didn't want to use his from the get-go but if this doesn't count as a critical condition then what is?'
Survive: Rekka
A tornado of fire surrounded Ryuki, turning him into his Survive form."Let's go!"
Both Ryuki and Leiur ran in opposite directions as Odin folded his arms."I must say, I am impressed. To think you'd stood yourself to the level of teaming up with the enemy."
"You're the enemy too, asshole!" Ryuki inserted a card into his new visor."I'm far stronger than the person you once knew!"
Sword Vent: Dragsaber Zwei
A nine-ringed broadsword manifested in the Rider's hand, lunging at Odin, only for him to catch the blade with one hand."S-shit!"
"It's true. You've become immensely stronger than when we first battled all those months ago. I'm impressed with your development. You even got Thor to give you that Survive Card."
"I also know that you have taken control of a person and are using their body." Ryuki grunted, trying to escape from his grip but to no avail."I met with Bragard and he told me everything."
"How much is "everything"?"
"My Dad was working for him when he found the Advent Stones! Stones that were created after you cowardly tried to weaken the Divine Beast long ago because you thought it challenged your position in power!"
"Ah, so you don't know everything." Odin mused, much to Ryuki's confusion.
"It is true I did that. But as expected, I know Bragard well enough to know he wouldn't tell you everything. Otherwise, worrying about my story would be the last thing on your mind."
"And what does that mean-"
Just then, two giant coins spawned in from practically nowhere before they came down to crush them. Ryuki released his sword, leaping out of the way just in time and avoid being squashed.
"Hey! What the hell! You could have hurt me!" Ryuki stomped on the ground, creating a small crater.
"I thought you were giving me an opening to attack." Leiur twirled her batons around with faux innocence in her voice."But you were fast enough to get out of the way. You shouldn't be so upset."
"Are all of you dolls assholes?" Ryuki deadpanned, turning his attention back to the giant coins. Once they fell to the ground, they realized that Odin wasn't there."Guess I shouldn't be surprised. If I got out of the way, of course, he would too."
Just then, Odin appeared in front of Leiur out of thin air."Outsiders, especially disposable toys, shouldn't interfere."
Before she could react, he backhanded her away, sending her rolling on the ground before crashing against a structure. Astonished, she immediately fired more coins at Odin, but this time, he retaliated. He pointed toward her, firing a dozen of golden feathers, easily countering the coins and damaging Leiur in the process. The Autoscorer tried getting up but fell on the ground, unable to get up.
"Now that she's out of the way...how about I properly test your power?" Odin asked, tossing Ryuki his Dragsaber Zwei back.
He easily caught it, feeling a cold sweat dripping down the back of his neck. He wasted no time, kicking the ground and shooting himself at blinding speed toward Odin.
Sword Vent: Goldsabers
Odin easily blocked the swing of the sword with his blades, staring at Ryuki intently.
"Thor said you helped Bragard create the Decks and gave him heretical technology to advance on his research! If so, you must know who my dad is!"
"Hazama Liang." Odin chuckled, catching Ryuki by surprise."I do know him."
"Where is he?! Where is that bastard?!"
"I don't think that's an answer you're quite ready to know." Odin vanished into thin air, and before Ryuki even noticed, slapped him away."If you want answers, come at get them."
"Thunder and lightning..." Chao-Xing blushed slightly, taking a deep breath before she reluctantly sang.
(Play Freedom by Ado)
Without warning, Chao-Xing fired a bolt of lightning from her finger, striking Femme in the chest and sending her skidding back several meters.
Femme growled, screaming as she rushed at her with her Blancvisor. The motors in Chao-Xing's gauntlets revved, sparking lightning around them as she charged forward. Both of them clash in mid-air, with Chao-Xing easily outmaneuvering the white Rider and double-kicking her in the back, sending her back to the ground. She aimed her arms forward, conjuring lightning and forming a lightning eagle.
Victory Bird
Femme frantically reached for a card, summoning a shield as she inserted it into her visor.
Guard Vent: Wingshield
She blocked the lightning bird striking her, but noticed the electricity spread out around them, destroying the nearby Noise.'She can use AOE attacks?!'
Chao-Xing pulled back on the pitons on each of her gauntlets, falling against the shield and slamming them together, creating a huge creator and destroying the shield. Femme screamed in pain, feeling the impact of her fists plus the electricity electrocuting her. The Liang grabbed at her legs, spinning her around and throwing her in the air. She slammed her hands together, forming a bolt of lightning that expanded in size. She raised her leg above her head before throwing it like a baseball.
Deathball Crusher
The ball of lightning struck Femme in the chest, sending her higher into the air as all she could do was scream. She wrestled her way out of the attack, noticing she was several meters in the air."FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
White Vent: Sky Walk
"Dance of the Swan!" Femme freefell back to the ground as she was now equipped with white boots with wings attached to them. To Chao-Xing's surprise, she began kicking the air, accelerating her momentum.
'So she can kick the air and maintain herself suspended...'
"Chao-Xing-kun! Pull back now!" She heard Genjuro speak through her earpiece."You're using too much power! You'll exhaust yourself quickly!"
She clicked her tongue, ignoring his words, and rose her arms to block the incoming kick. She dug her heels onto the ground but found herself being overwhelmed and pushed back. Femme chased after her, leaping in the air, and began delivering powerful, consecutive kicks, each stronger than the last.
"Liang! Get out of there now!" Tsubasa warned her."Those kicks! Adachi-kun said that-"
"I'm not an idiot, Kazanari! I don't care what Lingyun said! I do not need the advice of a halfbreed like him!" She spat. In effect, each kick Femme threw was stronger than the last, and her arms were beginning to tremble with each blow. She quickly arched her back to avoid a kick, using her arms to sustain her weight and kick her in the chin, sending her flying.
Sword Vent: Wingslasher
However, Femme was not done and activated a second card.
Trick Vent: Light Vanishing
She used her cape to glide around, with Chao-Xing shooting thunderbolts at her but missing. One of them struck her in the chest, but her body exploded into light particles.
"What the-"
Femme was behind Chao-Xing, and slashed her with the blade of her staff, sending her stumbling forward."Dumb bitch!"
'Fucking...' Chao-Xing cursed.'I got too ahead of myself with the high from the power. I can't let something like this distract-'
Once more, Femme was standing to her left, and spun her staff toward her left arm, seemingly cutting into the flesh."Say goodbye to your arm!" Femme applied more pressure but noticed something strange. Her blade wasn't cutting deeper."I said say goodbye to your arm!"
Chao-Xing chuckled, quickly injecting herself with more LINKER before concentrating her Phonic Gain in her right arm, cladding her fist with lightning and enlarging her gauntlet."Did you not notice? That my left arm is prosthetic? I don't feel any pain."
"What?!" Femme was flabbergasted but had no time to process the information before Chao-Xing slammed her fist against her torso, breaking her chest plate and a few ribs in the process, launching her across the area with the sound of a thunderclap.
"What's wrong? You looked like you were having so much fun chasing around Kohinata. What about all those people you mercilessly murdered?" Chao-Xing flexed her arm."But now that you're facing someone who can fight back, it's not so fun, is-"
Suddenly, Chao-Xing fell to one knee, coughing up blood."What...is this? Overdose, huh? Great. I'm an official junkie now. My ancestors would be ashamed."
She glared at the unconscious figure of Chiaki after her transformation had become undone. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and smoke emanated from her stomach. Despite testing out her powers and enjoying a good fight, she knew better than to play around, even more so considering she had a limited time. "One down..." Turning on her heels, she set her sights on Micha."One more to go."
Meanwhile, Shirabe, Kirika, and Imperer were not having an easy time against Micha. The red Autoscorer was too fast for them, even with the three of them combined, they stood no chance.
Micha struck Kirika in the stomach with one of her spears, launching her against Shirabe.
"Girls!" Imperer cried, growling."You'll pay for that!"
"Oh, no! I'm so scared!" Micha taunted, beckoning him to come.
Imperer tried stabbing her with his spear, but she was faster and took steps back while giggling. She smacked his hand with one of her spears, slamming the other one against his legs and knocking him to the ground. The Gigazelle, after noticing his master on the ground, rushed at Micha.
"You have a pet!" She grinned, aiming her hand at the monster and firing a few fire spears. The Gigazelle screeched in pain, falling to the ground.
"We have to help him." Shirabe took out an injector as did Kirika.
"This is going to overdose us. You know that, right?" Kirika walked closer to her, placing the needle against the purple-eyed girl's neck.
"I know. But it's the only way to have a fighting chance and protect our brother." Shirabe nodded, mimicking the blonde. They both injected themselves with more LINKER, immediately feeling the effects."Kiri-chan..."
"I'm fine." Kirika wiped some blood off her nose."Let's not waste time-desu!"
Sword Vent: Gazellesword
Imperer tried slashing at Micha, but once more, she proved too fast for him, quickly disarming him and aiming one of her spears toward his Deck."Yes! I get to destroy a Deck!"
"No, you don't-desu!"
Kirika summoned a copy of her scythe, combining them to form a large halberd.
Opposite Scythe: Rapunzel
"We won't let you touch our brother." Shirabe threatened, mustering all the venom she could to glare at her.
Gamma Style: Friction Blades
She intended her armored twin tails, forming two giant buzzsaws.
"So this one here is your brother?" Micha picked up Imperer from the head, looking at him with curious eyes."Really? Oh, well. If you give me a good fight, I won't kill him."
"Don't underestimate me!" Imperer, jumped, resting his legs on Micha's shoulders, and pulled her forward with all of his strength, flipping her in the air.
"Wow!" Micha gasped when she noticed both Shirabe and Kirika approaching her. She began to fire more spears at them, rotating on her head on the ground as if she were break dancing.
Kirika ignited her booster, propelling herself to Micha and giving the first strike, which she easily blocked. However, much to her apparent enjoyment, her spear broke, forcing her to jump back.
Hop Vent
Micha glanced up behind her, narrowly avoiding Imperer jumping toward her with his leg out."Jumping like a bunny won't help you!"
"Maybe not! But how about this?!" Shirabe shot her buzzsaws in unison. Micha smirked, conjuring another spear and batting them away as if she were in a batting cage."Homerun!"
"She's just toying with us..." Kirika grimaced, realizing they stood no chance.
"We need to attack in unison." Shirabe glanced over to Imperer."Andreas, use your Final Vent and make a distraction for us."
"You got it, ma'am!" Imperer nodded, raising his knee to his belly.
Final Vent: Drive Divider
A pack of Gazelles appeared around them, with Gigazelle in front leading the charge.
"Do you think numbers are going to help?" Micha taunted them with maniacal laughter."1000 times 0 is just 0!"
"Kiri-chan!" Shirabe skated to the side as Kirika ran in the opposite direction, circling the stampede. Micha jumped in the air, firing more spears at them and causing them to spread out further from each other. One of the spears hit Andreas, knocking him to the ground.
"Andreas! Are you okay?!" Shirabe ran to his side, kneeling next to him.
"Y-yeah...Sorry, Shirabe...I'm not much help, am I?"
"You're fine the way you are." She offered him a warm smile, extending her hand."Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah. I can still fight!" Imperer beamed, ready to jump back into the action as he took her hand.
"I see. I'm glad." The smile on Shirabe's face turned wider and more sinister. Imperer instinctively took a step back, taken aback by the savage grin that he had never seen on his sister but realized Shirabe was still holding onto his hand with a vice grip not fitting of her petite figure."I'm so glad you're such a fucking dumbass, yo!"
Imperer caught a brief glimpse of another Shirabe along with Kirika in the distance, their attention focused on Micha.
He had no time to react as 'Shirabe' twirled in place, using her skirt to slash his Deck in half in one swift motion.
Delta Style: Charming Axel Killer
His armor vanished into thin air, revealing his dumbfounded expression. The Gazelles and Gigazelle disappeared, alerting the girls.
"Andreas!" Kirika cried out in horror upon seeing the second Shirabe.
"Why is there another me...?" Shirabe muttered in disbelief.
"Hey!" Micha waved at 'Shirabe'."You took too long! I was going to finish them on my own!"
"Hahaha! Ain't no way I'm letting you have all the fun, Micha!" 'Shirabe cackled, examining her body."I love this body. Girls' bodies are so nimble and light. Lighter." She rose her leg above her head, showing her flexibility."It's too bad Lord Bragard didn't design me as a girl. My agility would have been much higher. Though this girl has no ass or tits! She doesn't have shit! Flat as a board! No wonder she's so damn light!"
"D-don't say that about Shirabe...!" Andreas tried to sit up, but 'Shirabe kicked him in the chest, keeping him down.
"Originally I was just going to try that trick again and seduce you." Shirabe snickered."But my peers are giving me hell for it and you and this girl are related, right? Shit would have been weird as fuck. Oh well..."
With a snap of her fingers, the disguise disappeared, revealing Kamen Rider Verde.
"So he can copy others' appearances!" Kirika gasped."Just like how Chris-san said!"
"That's another Deck down under my name, fam! I'm so fucking dope!" Verde cheered, creating a magic circle and engulfing his hand in a tornado, mimicking a drill."Now...I think I can take an arm or two. Don't worry. I won't let you bleed out."
"You stay away from him!" Shirabe lunged at Verde, combining her armed gear to form a massive buzzsaw, throwing it at Verde.
Beta Style: Giant Saw Judgement
Verde snickered, calmly activating a card from his Deck into his visor.
Strike Vent: Bio-Arms
Sprouting three spikes in each of his arms, Verde easily destroyed the buzzsaw, shattering it into pieces.
"Hey! They're fighting me! No fair!" Micha stomped her foot.
"You're fighting me now."
The Autoscorer turned around, only for someone to grab her face and slam her against the ground. Chao-Xing wasted no time and began pouncing on her repeatedly, each punch causing Micha's eyes to move inside of her skull uncontrollably. She grabbed her legs, spinning her around and throwing her far away. She clad herself in electricity, her body surrounded by lightning, taking on a sprinting position.
Elegant Star Rail
In the blink of an eye, Chao-Xing moved at lightning speed, striking Micha with a punch, and sending her flying to the left. As she moved, she left a line of energy behind and with each strike, the sound of thunder could be heard. She once again moved in her direction, kicking her toward the sky. She shot herself into the sky, hammering Micha in the stomach and launching her to the ground, creating a huge crater. With a loud battle cry, she used her boosters to fly at top speed toward Micha, landing against her neck with her knee, causing her head to rotate 180 degrees.
Once her assault ended, she took a step back, heaving for breath. She turned over to where Kirika and Shirabe were engaging against Verde, unaware of the doll behind her picking herself up."Two down...now for the-"
"You're pretty strong! I definitely think you're worth defeating!"
Chao-Xing was too slow to react to Micha tackling her and using the boosters in her hair to launch her against one of the generators, knocking the whole thing down and taking another one down by accident."H-how?! I hit you with everything I had! Even if you aren't human, you shouldn't have gotten up!"
"I do admit, compared to those two kiddies, you're Phonic Gain is on another level. At least in destructive power!" Micha placed both of her hands against the wielder of Mjolnir's stomach, firing two spears against her and launching her across the area into another generator, cracking her armor."But you're still too weak to even harm me! But I do like your light shows! Can I see another one?!"
Chao-Xing fell onto the ground, barely able to get up.'She got a few attacks on me...but her strength is terrifying...Even with my new power...I'm no match...'
"Well, I would finish you off now, but you seem fun. So I'll give you some time to catch your breath and then I'll be back to hear you sing some more!" Micha shrugged, skipping back to the others, leaving a very frustrated Chao-Xing behind.
Verde blocked Kirika's halberd with his spikes, kicking her away with ease."Come on, y'all. This is my first time fighting a Symphogear. You could at least make this fun for me!"
"If you want fun, then you'll get it!" Shirabe cried from above
Reverse Gamma Style: Reckless Swastika Finish
Each compartment of Shirabe's armored tails split into two so now she wielded four buzz saws at once.
Verde snickered, revealing another card from his Deck and immediately activating it.
Clear Vent
Shirabe's saws hit the air after Verde vanished out of nowhere.
"Where?! Where did he go?!" Kirika glanced around, her weapon returning to her regular scythe.
"He can turn invisible. Stay alert, Kiri-chan-KIRI-CHAN!"
Kirika blinked, feeling a wet appendage wrap itself around her waist.
Advent: Biogreeza
Biogreeza rose Kirika high in the air and spat acid at her. She blocked by twirling her scythe, only to have it melt from her hands."Eh?!"
"Kiri-chan! I'm comi-ugh!" Shirabe barely leaped away in time, feeling Verde's spikes slash at her cheek.
"Where are you going?! We're just getting started!"
Strike Vent: Bio-Snatcher
A gauntlet reminiscing of Biogreeza's head was equipped to Verde's hand, spitting out a tongue that chased after Shirabe. The petite girl used her four saws to slash the tongue apart, much to Verde's anger.
"You insolent bitch!" Verde conjured a magic circle in front of him, creating a tornado that engulfed Shirabe, cutting her in various parts of her body.
"Don't mind if I do!"
Micha took advantage of both girls being restrained and fired several spears at their pendants, cracking both of them."Double score!"
"What the fuck?! You stole my glory! Way to steal my thunder, dipshit!" Verde growled, tossing Shirabe aside next to Kirika and both girls lost their Symphogear, leaving them exposed and naked.
"Sorry. The other one is no fun." Micha shrugged with an innocent smile."Besides these two were mine to begin with. You're the one who butted in. Anyway, I think it's time to tidy things up a bit!"
Micha threw a handful of gems on the ground, spawning a battalion of Alca Noise.
"Well, whatever, I guess." Verde sighed, watching as Shirabe and Kirika crawled their way over to Andreas."I'm already over my quota anyway. Hey! Little whores! Where are you going?! Gathering up so I can eat the three of you together?! Like a bento box!"
"Girls, please run away..." Andreas pleaded, watching as Verde began approaching them slowly."Please...I'll hold him off somehow..."
"Don't be silly." Shirabe grasped his hand."We would never abandon you. Any of us."
"We'll be together forever. No matter what." Kirika smiled, grabbing his other hand."I hope...Raiden is okay."
"Me too." Andreas closed his eyes, bracing himself for the worse.'I'm sorry...Serena...Atticus-nii-chan...'
"Say goodbye!" Verde rose his arms to kill them, but out of nowhere, someone kicked him directly in the head, sending him flying several meters away.
Shirabe and Kirika opened their eyes upon feeling a blanket covering their naked forms.
Andreas looked up to the person he looked up to the most, tears glistening in his eyes."JADES-NII-CHAN!"
"Onii-chan?" Kirika gasped, unable to contain her joy."You're here!"
Jades smiled tenderly as his siblings and made sure Shirabe and Kirika were properly secured in the blankets."Don't worry. Leave the rest to your older brother. Andreas, can you take the girls over to where Maria is?"
"O-okay..." Andreas nodded slowly."But what about you, Jades-nii-chan? You don't have a Deck!"
"Sure I do." Jades smirked, taking out his new and improved Tiger Deck."And besides, I'm not alone."
Just then, a volley of arrows rained down on some Noise, destroying them. Simultaneously, a blue flash ran through a group of Noise, cutting them like butter.
"Not alone, he says. And he rushes in without even wearing his armor." Chris scoffed."You're just as reckless as Takeru."
"Hey! Isn't that a little uncalled for?!" Takeru deadpanned, leisurely making his way to the scene.
"But not untruth," Tsubasa smirked, much to his chagrin.
"What just hit me...?" Verde shook his head, rattling his brain."Fucker...Ain't no way I'm going to-oh."
Takeru and Verde exchanged looks before both of them became flustered.
"You son of a bitch! You kissed me!" Takeru yelled, waving his fist.
"I-it was part of my plan! Don't think anything of it, alright?!" Zeke stammered, growling upon hearing Micha giggled at him."Don't laugh!"
"About time you got here." Chao-Xing spat on the ground, holding her normal arm as she made her way toward the group.
"That's a weird way of showing gratitude for coming in to save you." Chris snorted.
"Hah! You? Save me? Get real. I don't need help from lowlives like you." Chao-Xing chuckled, infuriating Chris.
"You arrogant scumbag!"
"Yukine! Calm yourself!" Tsubasa said."We have no time for petty squabbles."
"Right...Senpai." Chris decided to let it go, even though this girl was pissing her off to no end already.
"Wait...is Yosuke-san not with you guys?" The green-haired boy asked
"He went to go help Raiden." Jades said, ruffling Andreas' head."Don't worry. We won't lose this time. So, how about we give them a demonstration of what we can do now, Takeru?"
"Oh, I would love to." Takeru took out his restored Deck."I haven't used this in a while now. I can't wait to get back into action. You girls get that weird doll. It's freaking me out with that smile. We'll handle this pervert."
"A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black," Chris muttered but agreed nonetheless.
Both boys materialized their V Buckles around their waists, striking their pose before inserting their Deck into them."Henshin!"
As soon as their decks were slid into place, energy versions of Magnugiga and Destwilder manifested in front of their Riders. Destwilder began running wildly around Jades while Magnugiga shot energy rockets into the air, and homed in on Takeru. Destwilder lunged at Jades and absorbed into him to form his Tiger armor and in seconds, Kamen Rider Tiger was back in action. The rockets homed in on Takeru and approached him. Magnugiga snorted as it was being absorbed into Takeru when the rockets made contact with him, forming his Zolda armor.
"The fuck was that?" Verde blinked, perplexed at what he had just seen.
"The new and improved Decks," Tiger stated."You're not the only ones who can tune your Decks to your liking."
"Now, Autoscorers..." Zolda and Tiger stood next to Tsubasa and Chris, ready to face their artificial foes."We'll show you what real determination is."
As soon as Raia used his vent, he was equipped with quivers containing special arrows. These arrows were colored in a dark shade of purple with red tips.
An arm of water emerged from below, slapping Exodiver away and prompting Raia to fall into the ocean. He immediately began to paddle his legs, swimming as far away from the mainland as possible.
'I have to get away from the others. If this guy has complete control over the ocean, then one wrong move and he can create a gigantic wave that could drown them.'
On cue, he could see a school of sharks that were not normal heading his way. He aimed with his bow, firing the first arrow that exploded upon impact, destroying some of the sharks. More of them headed his way and continued increasing in number. From above, the giant of water tried stabbing Raia with his trident, but the Rider was too fast underwater for the giant to catch.
'Tch. Guess I have no choice but to go in there.' Abyss jumped off his colossus, immediately diving into the water. In contrast to Raia, he moved his whole body as if he were an actual shark, essentially giving him higher speed underwater. He drew a card, inserting it into his Abyssvisor.
Sword Vent: AbyssSaber
Two serrated swords were equipped to his arms and a magic circle formed in front of him, shooting out a condensed jetstream of water, which Raia easily dodged.
Raia took out three arrows from his quivers, shooting them simultaneously at Abyss.
Guard Vent: Abyss Sphere
Abyss formed a pressurized water dome around him as he did against Ryuga, increasing the pressure of the water around him to try and stop the arrows from ever reaching him. However, to his shock, the arrows were able to bypass the pressure of the water, detonating close to him and costing him an arm.
'Shit! He's strong enough to bypass my defense!' He regenerated his arm, grabbing his sword again and hurling it at Raia.
Raia grimaced when he touched his Deck, feeling his energy rapidly leaving his body but activating another ability nonetheless.
Sword Vent: Exo Blade
The edges of his visor became sharper like blades, wielding it from the middle of it as a double-edged sword. With a growl, he snapped the blade thrown at him into pieces.
"No way!" Abyss gasped, watching as Raia closed the gap between them. He used Alchemy to reinforce the water around his sword to withstand the incoming attack.
"I think I figured you Autoscorer Alchemists out." Raia said, wincing due to the pain he was in."Compared to the females, your Alchemy is complete garbage. You can't even defeat a single guy in your territory. But then again, the ocean is my territory too."
"Don't get cocky!" Abyss cried, swimming away from Raia, creating two pressurized water spears, and shooting them at him. Raia made quick work of them with his sword, taking another explosive arrow and shooting it Abyss, exploding it inches before him and causing the shockwave of the explosion to send him flying away."I am a Royal Knight...Protector of the throne! If you want my maximum output! Then you'll have it!"
Abyss pressed his arms together, concentrating all his power into a magic circle that he launched down to the abyss. Raia frowned, curious to see what he was planning.
"I think you were supposed to shoot that against me."
"Oh, trust me. I did." Abyss cryptically said, swimming back to the surface at top speed.
Just then, a thundering sound emerged from the deepest depths of the ocean, shaking Raia to his very core. He glanced back down at the bottom of the dark ocean, noticing various fish swimming away from something that was approaching. And he saw it. Even though it was considerably far away, it was huge. If he could estimate its size, it would easily devour their HQ in one bite. Several times bigger than any whale he's seen.
"This is my strongest attack! The biggest aquatic creature!" Abyss formed his water colossus again around him, panting after using a big chunk of his power into the spell."This sound was heard in a very remote area in the pacific ocean and was detected by scientists but they weren't able to identify it. They call it...The Bloop!"
"That's a lame ass name for a creature this big!" Raia yelped in horror as a gigantic water creature with a huge mouth rapidly approached him, easily dwarfing him. He quickly drew a card, activating another ability as he began to swim toward the surface.
Advent: Exodiver
Exodiver swam next to Raia, turning itself into a hoverboard with wheels at the bottom of it, serving as boosters to increase his speed. He tried shooting at it with explosive arrows, but the creature continued to advance, seemingly recuperating from any sustained damage. Either that or his explosions weren't big enough. He couldn't tell. It was catching up to him. He couldn't outrun it either. It was mere meters away from him and if he swam to the sides, he would lose his current speed. So all he could do was aim for the surface. And that he did, but the creature jumped out of the water and swallowed him whole.
"Got him." Abyss smiled, marbling his creation. That thing was even bigger than his water titan.
However, the creature began shining in a magenta light, alerting Abyss. From deep within, Raia had used a new ability, one that he was hoping could save him from his predicament.
Psychic Vent
The water body of the colossal beast was thrown into the air by telekinetic powers along with Abyss's giant form, freeing Raia from its insides. Raia floated above the water with Exodiver in his hoverboard mode, his body glowing magenta as he focused his energy on raising the water to the sky. It was taking him a great deal of energy to move all that water to the sky to the point where he was beginning to flicker out of Survive.
'I have to end this now. This should be far enough.' Raia wasted no time in drawing a card, his Final Vent.
Final Vent: Psycho Dive
Using his Psychic Vent on himself and Exodiver, Raia mounted his Advent Monster as it changed from a hoverboard to a bike and rode vertically toward the water above. Exodiver would then shoot a psychic beam, pinning Abyss, in particular, to make sure he wouldn't move. The psychic energy around them became stronger as they got closer and closer to their target.
'I-I can't move!' Abyss tried moving but wasn't strong enough to escape his opponent's power. He opted for the second-best solution, and increase the pressure on the water around him to the maximum, causing the water to become still. However, this proved to be an easy task for Raia Survive, as he went inside the water and headed for Abyss. Unfortunately, Raia felt an intense pain around his arms, causing him to accidentally change course slightly. Abyss noticed this, and quickly formed a trident of pressurized water, launching it at Raia's Deck, causing it to start cracking. But this did little to help Abyss' situation. Raia rammed into Abyss on the right side of his body, destroying his right arm and leg along with some parts of his head.
'N-n-no way...!' Abyss, with his injuries and being low on power, fell to the water below, falling a total of 80 meters from the sky. Raia wasn't done. He used both of his arms to hold the water in place, slowly bringing it back to the ground.
'If I let all this water fall at once, it would create gigantic waves that could kill the others...' Raia screamed in pain, forcing his body to endure as he continued to lower the water, pouring it slowly back into the ocean. His Deck began breaking to pieces, draining him more of his power. Exodiver joined in, returning to his normal form, and used its tail to fire a physic beam to ease the workload. After 30 excruciating seconds, Raia finally poured all the water he had lifted back into the ocean. With that, his Deck finally broke completely. Not only his Survive form died out, but also his transformation as a whole, revealing the multiple lacerations around his body. He began to descend to the ocean, his eyes closed due to the fatigue.
'If I fall now at this speed and from this altitude...I'm a goner...But at least the others won't die...' Resigning himself, Raiden closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable.
Much to his shock, he felt a pair of arms grab him, and the next thing he knew he was being carried by a familiar bat-themed Rider."Yosuke-san!"
"You're too reckless." Knight sighed, using Darkwing to hover around, heading to the mainland."But you're brave. You were ready to die to avoid all that water from causing a catastrophic tsunami. You're nothing short of a hero. Don't worry. I picked up the pieces of your Deck and Evildiver's card."
"Me...a hero? I don't know about that..." Raiden blushed slightly at the compliment. He hissed in pain, his wounds acting up, and realized he was bleeding everywhere.
"Your wounds...is that the result of using Survive Shippu while not being compatible?"
"I had no other choice...I was no match for him without it." Raiden offered him the Survive card."But...this card was made for you, you could say...Surely you can make better use of it than me..."
"Thank you..." Knight nodded with a smile."I'm going to need it. Once I get you down to where Maria is with the girls, I have something to take care of."
"Yes! They did it!" Sakuya couldn't help but cheer."For a moment there I thought we were goners. I saw a movie about a giant tsunami the other day and let me tell you, it's scary."
"You're watching those movies again?" Aoi sighed, shaking her head."Anyway, now we know that the Knight armor is also functioning. It seems the project was a success."
"Not only did we fix the Pendants and Decks..." Elfnein began after coming into the room."But we also increase the power output. For the Symphogear, we adjusted the barrier field to resist the disintegrative power of the Noise, but we also used that for the Decks. So when the Decks are attacked directly, they won't break as easily anymore.
"However, Raiden-kun and Andreas-kun have fallen." Genjuro frowned."That leaves Hajime-kun as the last standing Rider that hasn't gotten their energy taken."
Out of nowhere, Tobias ran into the room, one of his eyes shining in silver."He's here!"
He pointed at the screen showcasing the battle between Hajime and Odin."The Allfather! He's come back!"
"He is." Genjuro remarked, biting his lower lip."And Hajime-kun isn't doing so well..."
Hazuki jolted from his bed, his eyes opened wide in shock. He turned to the stuffed penguin laying next to him with a perplexed expression."Loki! Did you feel that?!"
"I did, Superstar." Loki sneered."The Allfucker has appeared again."
"Are we going to go check it out?"
"Hell no. We're not ready to kill him yet. Patience."
Leiur could only gawk at the fight in front of her. Lord Bragard had given them battle information regarding all of S.O.N.G's major battles. Their battle with Fine, their first bout with Odin, the Nephilim, Alternative Zero. They were programmed and enhanced with this battle data. Damian and Zeke even more so due to their hybrid nature. So she was used to seeing high-level combat. A prime example of this was her altercation with the Ichaival user. However, none of this even came close to what she was seeing right now. The Herrscher of Chaos, or as Lord Bragard referred to him, the Boy Wonder, while unable to land a single punch, continued to chase after Odin.
He had long activated his Booster Vent and chased Odin around whenever he would teleport. Odin didn't bother raising his blades, just patiently waiting for Ryuki to strike him, only to teleport somewhere else again. But to his surprise, Ryuki would immediately chase after him at full speed, not once deterred from his pursuit.
"I must say, I did not expect you to have gotten this strong. It's remarkable." Odin praised him as they continued their cat and mouse game."Now I see why Bragard thought the Liangs should be exterminated. Or so it would appear."
'I can't hit him...!' Ryuki was freaking out inside, growing angrier the more he missed his mark."And what do you know about that?! You seem to know a lot more than you let on! But so do I! I know that my dad found the Advent Stones and he's the reason you're here today! You're the reason why the Rider War is happening! But he's the reason why Kamen Riders exist in the first place!"
"The Rider War shall continue. It cannot be stopped. What's the purpose of your fighting? Do you wish to stop me? Killing me will not end the war. The Rider War will only end when only one Kamen Rider remains."
"Shut up! We will never kill for the sake of a stupid wish!"
"And yet one of your allies has fallen in battle." Odin appeared behind Ryuki, slashing him in the back with his blades."Do not be so discouraged. It's only natural for people to die in a war like this. Expect to lose more friends on your conquest to "end" this."
"I SAID SHUT UP!" Ryuki propelled himself at Odin, only for him to disappear."Stop trying to play mind games on me and tell me what you know about my dad!"
"So eager to know answers you're not prepared for." Odin mused."Very well. Let us play a game. If you manage to impress me, then I shall give you a clue as to the whereabouts of your father. Sounds easy, no?"
"So all I gotta do is beat your ass." Ryuki chuckled, raising his Dragsaber Zwei, using his visor's blade mode to dual wield."Then you better get ready. I've changed a lot since the last time you saw me."
"Oh, Ryuki. Indeed, you have become a stronger flame than before. However..." Odin vanished, appearing in front of Ryuki, his eyes gleaming in gold."No flame will ever be able to reach the almighty sun."
Back in the past, several centuries ago, a group of alchemists ventured into the wilderness outside of the Ventara kingdom.
"Look at all these flowers, Carol!" A young Bragard marbled at the sight. He held onto Carol's hand, dragging her along as she was unable to contain her giggles."They're all so beautiful!"
"They are, Bragi." Carol agreed with a big smile. After a few months of getting to know the prince, she had grown more comfortable around him. At first, she was intimidated to be studying with someone of his status, but she realized how much he wanted to learn. His brain was like a sponge. It absorbed any information thrown at him and he eventually caught up with herself.
"This would make for a good sparring place." A female with raven-haired cascading up to her hips and blue eyes cracked her knuckles with a grin. She was wearing a black leotard under a grey set of armor that covered her chest, legs, and arms.
"Seems both Prince Bragard and Princess Lucine are enjoying each other," Izak commented to his friend.
"Indeed. But Carol seems to be enjoying the prince's company." Leonardo smiled knowingly at their intertwined hands."I hope you're not an overprotective father, Izak."
"Whatever makes Carol happy." Izak smiled at the younglings."I knew bringing them with us to find that herb you mentioned would be a good idea."
"The Arnim..." Leonardo's expression soured slightly."I hope it has as strong medical properties as I have read. For the Prince's sake..."
"We still have time." Izak placed a hand on his shoulder."We'll find a way to save him. You'll see."
"Hey!" Lucine hollered to the person trailing behind them. Like herself, he was clad in a knight's armor, but he had a red cape with a yellow insignia."Stop dragging your feet and get over here! Let's spar!"
"Spar? Now?" The young man sighed. He had curly blue hair and blue eyes with an athletic build gained from his arduous training to become a knight."I can't be getting distracted, your Highness. I'm supposed to be guarding your brother, the Prince."
"You shouldn't worry." Leonardo waved him over."Nothing bad is going to happen here. What, do you think a wild boar will attack the Prince? I'm sure you can draw your sword and slay it with ease. I've seen how you move around on the dance floor with your little miss."
"I...you have no business disclosing that information." The knight groaned, rubbing the edge of his nose."I'm not that good of a dancer. My area of expertise is on the battlefield. But my beloved keeps insisting on me to...get a hobby. And that hobby is dancing. I am a Royal Knight. I do not need hobbies. I-"
"Damian!" Bragard waved at the knight from afar."Can you show Carol some of your swordsmanship? Pretty please? She's excited to see it too!"
"I...I'm sorry if it seems I am imposing." Carol said, flustered."Prince Bragi said you were his best knight. But he also told me not to say that to the other one."
"It's nothing bad!" Bragard giggled, covering his mouth."I love both of my knights equally. He wanted to come today, but it's his sister's birthday so I insisted on him spending some time with her."
"Nice safe, my Prince...We don't want him to go complaining that you're picking favorites." Damian couldn't help but chuckle, happy to see his prince in good spirits."Very well. Let me show you my new fighting style. I've been trying to mix in some of my new dance moves with-"
Without warning, Bragard broke into a coughing fit, falling to his knees. He reached for his handkerchief, covering his mouth."My Prince!"
"Bragi! What's wrong?!" Carol knelt next to him, worried sick.
Lucine quickly examined her brother, taking a look at his handkerchief."Oh my God..."
There was blood staining the cloth as well as part of the raven-haired boy's lips."It's...blood..."
"How long has this been going on?" Izak asked, approaching the group with great concern and kneeling to the boy's level to examine him.
"He's been starting to cough blood recently. It happens now and then, but..." Leonardo grimaced."Not even our best medics know what's causing it..."
"I-I'm okay!" Bragard insisted, wiping the blood off his mouth."Please! I want to help find this magical herb! I want to learn more!"
Bragard grabbed his head, wincing at the sudden headache."Memories of the First...?"
In front of him, he was watching live the fight between Odin and Ryuki with the help of one of his drones. He decided to put his thoughts to rest."No matter. I am the Ultimate Lifeform. The one who will reign supreme over all life. But first...I believe it's time for me to get a closer look. After all, you did say it's best to learn hands-on, didn't you..."
He shifted his gaze to the tube containing a copy of himself in the ceiling, smiling sinisterly at it."...Hazama-dono?"
And with that, our previously defeated Riders are making a comeback. But can Hajime buy enough time for someone to help him against Odin? And what does Odin want? What does he know exactly about Hajime's dad? Also, Chao-Xing went crazy in this chapter. She's a very violent fighter but also smart, choosing to try to end things as fast as possible. But also not smart enough to overdose herself with LINKER. Stay tuned for more!"