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// S1E20 Face of the Phantom 
// Story: Sunset's Journey 
// by Alphajeager1 
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The Wiseman Phantom’s human form aka Kyle Ryder was sitting in his office, with his back facing the door. He gazed at the Phantom Gate as Dante Sparda aka Kamen Rider Dante and Sunset Shimmer Sparda aka Kamen Rider Symbol walked in. “Why did you kill my child?” the pain in his voice nearly made Symbol flinch. 

When neither of them spoke he got up and turned to face them. “I will ask you again. Why did you kill my child?”

“Because you killed our mother,” replied Dante.

“And banished our father,” added Symbol. 

“Ah. So it was revenge. I see,” the Wiseman Phantom walked around his desk towards them.

“It was more than that,” objected Dante.

The Wiseman Phantom raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“It was for freedom” stated Dante.

“Freedom? Well, you seem to have all the freedom you need. The freedom to murder my heir” spat out the Wiseman Phantom.

“That isn’t what my brother meant and you know it!” shouted Symbol.

“I’m not talking about our freedom. I’m talking about mankind's,” confirmed Dante.

“Mankind?” the Wiseman Phantom echoed in slight disbelief before his lips twisted into a smirk. “What would mankind do with freedom do you suppose?” he walked in front of his desk and when neither spoke he continued. “Because when I arrived, they had it. And what do you think they did with it? They fought. They killed. They starved,” he glanced at the siblings then turned away. “I brought prosperity. I brought structure!” the Wiseman Phantom clenched his hand into a fist then turned back to the two Kamen Riders. “And what have you two brought? Besides violence. War. Death?”

“You as much as I hate to admit it, he’s right in a sick twisted sort of way,” muttered Symbol to the side

Vergil, now in Slip Dimension peaked around from behind a wall. “Come on Dante. Get him pissed!” 

Dante decided to unleash their trump card. “You know what Wiseman? Your right, it wasn’t for mankind. It was, it was for revenge,” he started to approach the Phantom King. “I gotta tell ya, killing your child like that, watching it explode into little wet chunks. Hearing you scream like one of your Phantom bitches?” by now he was in the Wiseman Phantom’s face. “Priceless!” 

Throughout this the Wiseman Phantom had been getting steadily angrier, that last word broke the camel's back. He threw his arms to the side and sent out a wave of phantom power that threw Dante down the hall and back into the vault room.

Symbol was only spared because she had been standing by the office door and smashed into the wall.

With a grunt, Dante got back up, his vision swimming. He glanced at Vergil, before looking back just in time to see the Wiseman Phantom come pelting down the hall and slam into him! The force threw them both out of the bank. “AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!” shouted Dante as they fell, smashing through a piece of rubble and into the roof of an apartment building. 

After a second the Wiseman Phantom jumped out of the rubble and threw Dante to the edge of the roof. He grabbed Dante’s chest, with a murderous face, his fingers started to dig into the Kamen Rider’s chestplate. “I’m gonna make your watch, while I eat your beating heart!” he snarled


Bank: Wiseman’s office


“Ok, let’s shut this thing down!” Vergil jumped on the desk and drew the Yamato Katana.

Symbol pulled herself out of the wall. “Where’s Dante?!” she shouted at Vergil.

“Down there with Wiseman!” shouted Vergil. “I’d go and help him, I’ll join you in about a minute!” 

“On it,” Symbol bolted down the hall.


Dante, Wiseman and Sunset


*WHAM!*

Symbol was sent flying back from the brutal haymaker. She had drop-kicked the Wiseman Phantom in the face, forcing him away from Dante but doing no real damage at all.

The good news: He was away from Dante and focusing on her.

The bad news: He was away from Dante and focusing on her.


Vergil


The third Kamen Rider would have smirked if he was in his human form as he fired a beam of angelic energy from the Yamato Katana at the Phantom Gate. A wave of energy pulsed out from it.


Rooftop


Wiseman looked away from Symbol who he was in the process of murdering. “The Phantom Gate,” he whispered as he felt its power leave him.

He looked down and saw that the Slip Dimension and the real world had started to merge together. With images becoming what they really were and people now being able to see the Phantoms.

He looked at Symbol, then back at Dante, who he was still strangling, and demanded. “What have you done?!” 

Symbol saw her opening and pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned the Active Ring over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Red lightning covered her right boot as the balanced on her left boot and threw a kick. Her boot made contact with the Wiseman Phantom’s side and sent him skidding back away from Dante.

He got up and was about to charge at the siblings when the Yamato Katana pierced through his chest. He gurgled in pain and roared in shock as he stared at the blade coming from his chest.

“Leave my family alone!” snarled out Vergil.

With a roar, Dante threw the Wiseman Phantom off him and over the edge of the building. Dante spat after him as the Wiseman Phantom crashed into a black sports car. 

“You ok, Dante? Sunset?” asked Vergil.

“You took your time,” replied Dante.

“We’re fine, Vergil,” panted Symbol with her gloves on her knee armour. A crack in her crystal chestplate was slowly shrinking has her body healed the damage. “Man, how hard did he hit me?!”

“You’re welcome,” Vergil stated to Dante dully. 

At that moment something exploded out of the street, shot into the air as a white streak before landing in front of the Kamen Riders.

“I knew it couldn’t be that easy!” shouted Dante in anger.

The Phantom’s feet looked like white boots with the tips of them pointing upwards. His legs were white with a grey stripe going up the outside of his right leg that crossed over to the upper left side of his stomach. Coming up from his left leg to his left hip and then up to his chest was a white spike of flesh. A second spike came from his right hip, while a fourth and fifth spike came from under each armpit. His right shoulder was white and pointed up, while his left shoulder was white, it pointed outwards. Each shoulder had a spike that pointed to his chest. Around his neck was a collar like piece of white flesh that was grey on the right side and had a spike pointing to his chest. His upper arms were white, while his lower arms were grey and his hands were white. His forearms had white flesh like armour with three raised ridges on the outside of them. His head was white with a spike coming from the top of it. He had no eyes and the top left half of his head was purple. In the centre of his chest was a purple circle with a mass of swirling energy on the inside of it.

This was the true form of the Wiseman Phantom

“Two male Kamen Riders?!” he shouted. “Two Sons of Sparda?!” Then he realised something as he looked at Symbol. “You're still alive?!” 

“What was your first clue? Me appearing, or me kicking you in the face?” deadpanned Symbol. She glanced at her brothers. “Looks like the jig is up!” 

Dante looked to Vergil. “We can kill him now?”

“The Phantom gate is shut,” replied Vergil.

“Are you ready for this?” asked Symbol. Then she paused. “Why do I feel like I would have quoted another Driver if I removed the last two words?”

“No idea,” replied Dante.

“You will die,” threatened the Wiseman Phantom.

“NEVER!” roared Vergil. Then he turned to his siblings. “Any ideas?”

“See that eye in the centre of his chest?” shouted Dante.

“Yeah?” asked Vergil.

Symbol realised what Dante was saying. “His Phantom Child had something like that!” 

Dante nodded. “We start there!” 

“Ok, we’ll have to get it open,” warned Vergil.

“Clearly!” shouted Symbol.

“I am Wiseman,” spoke up the Wiseman Phantom.

“YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!” bellowed Dante.

The Wiseman Phantom gave a loud roar as he fired a blast of silver flame from his right hand. 

Symbol jumped forwards as she added the Boost and Defend Rings to her right glove, before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOOST DEFEND PLEASE!] The flames rocketed forwards as Symbol held her right glove out to the side, the two magic circles appeared and passed through her, transforming Symbol into the Active Boost Defend Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] Before she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEFEND MAGIC PLEASE!] She held up the Defend Shield and it was covered in a thin layer of grey magical energy. The fire blast slammed into the Defend Shield and broke through the energy layer like it was glass. “Oh no!” Symbol was sent flying back and smashed into a wall on the rooftop they were on.

“SUNSET!” shouted both of her brothers before they turned back to the Wiseman Phantom, livid.

Dante leapt into the air as he punched his Nephilim Ring into the Rebellion Blade’s slot. [ONE!] The sword’s mouth opened to show a pair of blood red and light blue dots. [NEPHILIM SABER STRIKE!] Dante came shooting down with an overhead slash aimed at the Wiseman Phantom’s head.

Vergil dashed in front of the Wiseman Phantom and pressed the third button on the Space Sheath. [THREE!] Blood red and light blue magical energy were pulled into the Space Sheath before being drawn into the Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] At high speed, Vergil drew the Yamato Katana from the Space Sheath and slashed upwards, just as Dante came down.

Both of the attacks slammed into a shield of silver magical energy that appeared in front of them.

Vergil grunted as he tried to force the Yamato Katana through the shield with no success.

Dante’s visors went wide as he saw the build-up of magical energy around the Rebellion Blade. “What the?!”

*BOOM!*

Both of them were sent flying backwards with sparks coming from their armour as they skipped over the ground like stones in a pond.

Only got back up just in time to witness this and punched down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] Purple magical energy ran through the Boost Grieves as she jumped into the air. [BOOST MAGIC PLEASE!] Symbol made a magic circle appear behind her and jumped off it towards, the Wiseman Phantom.

“Hey ugly!” shouted Symbol. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] The Wiseman Phantom looked up. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Just in time for a pair of boots covered in red lightning to impact with its shield and cause it to develop a hairline crack as Symbol jumped back off it.

Dante came running forwards, firing with Ebony and Ivory, only for the bullets to bounce off the Wiseman Phantom’s shield. With a growl, Dante held down the triggers of both hand cannons. A ring of blood red magical energy was pulled into both hand cannons, followed by a ring of light blue magical energy. A ring of white magical energy was pulled into Ivory, while a ring of black magical energy was pulled into Ebony. [EBONY AND IVORY STRIKE!] Dante let go of both triggers, firing a pair of bullets. “Ricoshot!” they spiralled around each other, creating a cone effect as they slammed into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield, grinding sparks out of it. 

The Wiseman Phantom saw this and raised a hand, the cone was covered in silver magical energy before it shot back towards Dante.

“WHAT?!” shouted Dante with wide visors as he saw this.

Vergil pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] He was covered in dark blue magical energy as he vanished in a burst of short-range teleportation. He came out of the teleport in front of Dante.

Then he pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] Dante’s attack approached as Vergil scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Dark blue magical energy gathered around Vergil before shaping into a ring of swords that spun around him and Dante, cancelling out Dante’s attack.

“Thanks, Vergil,” thanked Dante.

“Don’t mention it,” replied Vergil as he rocketed forwards towards the Wiseman Phantom. He punched down on the Space Sheath’s first button. [ONE!] Blood red and light blue magical energy was pulled into the Space Sheath and then into the Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil pulled the Yamato Katana from the Space Sheath and slashed upwards, then across, before ending with a downwards slash. Each slash had made a loud clang against the Wiseman Phantom’s shield.

The Phantom had an unimpressed look on its face as it holds up a hand, forming a sphere of silver fire. It launched the sphere at Vergil from point blank range, sending him flying back with sparks coming from his armour.

Dante ducked under Vergil as he went flying past and blitzed forwards. He punched his Nephilim Ring into the Rebellion Blade’s slot. [FIVE!] The mouth opened to reveal five blood red and light blue dots. [NEPHILIM SABER STRIKE!] Dante stabbed forwards into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield, failing to do any damage.

With a snarl, Dante punched his Nephilim Ring into the Rebellion Blade’s slot. [SIX!] The mouth opened to reveal six blood red and light blue dots. [NEPHILIM SABER STRIKE!] Dante unleashed several thousand stabs in the space of the next five seconds making sparks fly from the Wiseman Phantom’s shield.

Once more the Phantom was unimpressed and blasted Dante back with a wave of silver magical energy.

Symbol had been looking at her brothers in shock. ‘Are, are they stupid?!’ she mentally shouted as she switched the Active Ring for the Giga Ring. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [GIGA PLEASE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BREAK THROUGH!] Then Symbol held her left glove down to the ground, the Giga magic circle appeared under her boots and rose up through her, transforming Symbol into the Giga Style.

Symbol drew the Giga Axe as she pulled on its thumb, opening its Hand Author. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Symbol shook hands with the Spear Axe’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Green magical energy surged through it as Symbol jumped into the air. “Giga Strike!” shouted Symbol as she brought the Giga Axe down on the 	Wiseman Phantom’s shield, making a glowing green crack spread through it on contact. 

Symbol jumped back, as the Wiseman Phantom threw another blast of silver fire at her which she blocked with her forearm guard. Sparks came from that piece of armour as Symbol slid back several paces before she threw her left arm out to the side, batting the fire blast away.

“How did you do that?” asked Dante.

Symbol gave her rebel brother a blank look. “Seriously?” she demanded.

Dante gave her an odd look.

“We’re fighting a Phantom with a shield and my Giga Style is a shield breaker,” deadpanned Symbol.

Vergil ran up to the Wiseman Phantom from behind and pressed down on the Space Sheath’s second button. [TWO!] Blood red and light blue magical energy were pulled into the Space Sheath, then channelled through the Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil drew the Yamato Katana from the Space Sheath as he slashed the Wiseman Phantom twice in an X shape. Sparks flew from the shield as it appeared and blocked both slashes.

The Wiseman Phantom fire another blast of silver flames that Vergil jumped over and landed next to his siblings.

Just in time to hear what Symbol had said to Dante.

Vergil faceplate palmed. “Man, I feel stupid now!” 

“You should feel stupid!” Symbol added the Bombardment and Drill Rings to her right glove and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOMBARDMENT DRILL PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove down to the ground, making the two magic circles appear under her boots and rise up through her.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIC GO!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DRILL MAGIC PLEASE!] Purple magical energy built up around the front of the Spiral Cannon before Symbol fired. A beam of tight, narrow, spiralling purple magical energy shot out of the Spiral Cannon and drilled a small hole into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield.

“I’ll back you up!” Dante shouted to Vergil as he switched his Nephilim Ring for the Arbiter Ring and punched it into his Driver’s left slot. [SET!] Dante turned his wrist back, then forwards, making his Driver’s gate close and open again. [OPEN!] The arbiter magic circle appeared from Dante’s Driver and moved back through him. [A-R-B-I-T-E-R!] Transforming Dante into the Arbiter Style.

Then Dante punched the Arbiter Ring into the Arbiter Axe’s slot. [ONE!] The earth red dice appeared and spun, stopping on a single flame red dot. [AXE STRIKE!] Red magical energy surged around the blade of the Arbiter Axe as Dante swung it down. The energy transformed into an axe head construct that flew through the air, spinning. 

Vergil ran at the Wiseman Phantom as he switched his Nephilim Ring for the Demon Ring and pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then he scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON!] Vergil held his right glove down to the ground as he rolled to the side. [NOW!] The demon magic circle appeared under Vergil’s boots and rose up through him as Dante’s attack went streaking through where he had just been.

The Wiseman Phantom had seen Vergil rushing at him and fired a blast of silver flame at the Kamen Rider, only for Vergil to roll out of the way and Dante’s construct to smash through the flame blast, cutting it down the centre. But the construct bounced off the shield as it no longer had enough power to cut into it. 

Vergil arrived in front of the Wiseman Phantom as he pressed the first button on the Space Yamato Katana. [ONE!] Golden magical energy glowed softly around the sword as Vergil gripped it with both gloves. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He slashed across, then downwards, before ending in an upwards slash, each slash left a gash on the shield that glowed goldenly and bled sparks.

The Wiseman Phantom raised a hand and started to charge up another blast of silver flame energy.

Vergil ran to the side, but he had given up speed for more power in the Demon Style.

The Wiseman Phantom fired the blast and it engulfed Vergil sending him flying over the edge of the building with sparks coming from his body

“Vergil!” shouted Dante. He could see that his brother was stunned by the attack and would not be able to pull himself back up to the building.

“Go!” shouted Symbol. “I’ll cover you!” 

Dante nodded. “Thanks!” he ran to the edge of the build as he twisted the handle of the Arbiter Axe around. [GRAPPLE MODE!] It morphed into the Demon Pull that Dante fired forwards. It shot through the air and clamped onto Vergil’s left boot. With a grunt, Dante yanked back on the Demon Pull, causing the chain to retract and pull Vergil back onto the building.

Vergil shook his helmet. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome,” Dante offered a glove. 

Vergil accepted and was helped back to his boots. “Let’s go and help Sunset.”

“You got it!”

Symbol saw the Wiseman Phantom looking at Dante and pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever once. [MAGIC TOUCHIC GO!] “Leave my brothers alone!” she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOMBARDMENT MAGIC PLEASE!] Blue magical energy gathered at the front of the Spiral Cannon before Symbol fired. Out of the Spiral Cannon roared a blue spiralling beam with a spiral of blue energy wrapped around it. The attack slammed into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield with enough force to drive the Phantom back several paces.

The Wiseman Phantom turned to Symbol and started to charge more silver fire in its hand. “Die! Daughter of Sparda!” shouted the Wiseman Phantom as it threw the fire blast at her.

“Give it a rest already!” shouted Symbol as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Dark blue and purple magical energy build up around the Spiral Cannon. “Drill Wrap!” shouted Symbol as she fired a large beam of blue magical energy. The purple energy turned into a portal that swallowed up the beam, which then blasted out of a second portal inside the Wiseman Phantom’s shield. Sparks exploded from the Wiseman Phantom as the beam slammed into it while Symbol was sent flying back with sparks coming from her body as the silver fire blast hit her.

“SUNSET!” shouted Dante and Vergil. Despite knowing that she would be fine, they were both boiling mad at the Wiseman Phantom. 

Dante dashed in front of the Wiseman Phantom as he punched the Arbiter Ring into the Arbiter Axe’s slot again. [THREE!] The earth red dice spun around until it stopped on a trio of flame red dots. [AXE STRIKE!] Dante swung the Arbiter Axe around in an upwards diagonal swing, then he did a downwards diagonal swing before ending in an across swing. Sparks came from the three glowing red gashes that Dante had cut into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield.

The Wiseman Phantom turned to Dante and three orbs of silver flames appeared, hovering around it.

“Shit!” shouted Dante as he switched the Arbiter Ring for the Eryx Ring and punched it into his Driver’s left slot. [SET!] Dante turned his wrist back, then forwards, making his Driver’s gate close and open again. [OPEN!] The eryx magic circle appeared from Dante’s Driver and moved back through him. [E-R-Y-X!] Transforming Kamen Rider Dante into the Eryx Style.

Just as the fireballs were fired, Dante punched the Eryx Ring into the right Eryx Gauntlet’s slot. [TWO!] The flame red dice appeared and spun around, stopping on a pair of earth red dots. [FIST STRIKE!] Dante let red magical energy gathered around the Eryx Gauntlets as he slammed them into the ground. A tri pronged barrier appeared around Dante, blocking all three of the fireballs, but cracks started to spread through the barrier as the fireballs burned away at the magic.

“Need more power,” growled Dante as he pressed the trigger inside the Eryx Gauntlets again. [FIST STRIKE!] Red magical energy surged through the Eryx Gauntlets as Dante slammed them onto the ground. The barrier transformed into a dome with six prongs as the cracks were repaired. Two of the prongs had speared through each of the fireballs as they were forming, causing the orbs to detonate.

Symbol had recovered by this time and switched the Drill Ring for the Quake Ring, then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOMBARDMENT QUAKE PLEASE!] She held her right glove down to the ground, the quake magic circle appeared and rose up through her, transforming Symbol into the Giga Bombardment Quake Style.

Then Symbol pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever once as she took aim with the Impact Cannon. [MAGIC TOUCHIC GO!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as blue magical energy started to gather around the tip of the Impact Cannon’s barrel. [BOMBARDMENT MAGIC PLEASE!] The pistons pulled back as Symbol fired the Impact Cannon. Out of its barrel roared a shell of blue energy that slammed into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield, making more cracks spread from the impact point.

At this point, the shield was full of cracks and barely holding together.

Vergil jumped into the air as he pressed down on the Space Yamato Katana’s second button. [TWO!] Golden magical energy surged through Vergil’s right boot as he went shooting down and slammed it into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] There was an explosion of golden magical energy as Vergil backflipped away from the Wiseman Phantom.

At that moment, Symbol pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIC GO!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as orange magical energy started to spiral inwards around the barrel of the Impact Cannon. [QUAKE MAGIC PLEASE!] Then Symbol fired the Impact Cannon. A shell of orange magical energy spiralled through the air and slammed into the Wiseman Phantom’s shield, drill part way through it until it stopped. Symbol would have smirked if she was in her human form of Sunset Shimmer Sparda. The Impact Cannon’s Pistons fired, making the shell explode.

Cracking sounds echoed through the air as the Wiseman Phantom’s shield fell apart like glass.

“FINALLY!” shouted Dante as he ran forwards. He punched the Eryx Ring into the right Eryx Gauntlet’s slot. [SIX!] The flame red dice appeared and spun until it stopped on six earth red dots. [FIST STRIKE!] Red magical energy covered the right Eryx Gauntlet as Dante drew it back.

“Dante, NO!” shouted Vergil.

Dante pressed down on the left Eryx Gauntlet’s trigger. [FIST STRIKE!] Red magical energy blazed around Dante’s body as he pulled back his right fist. The energy was pulled into his right Eryx Gauntlet and formed into a construct of an Eryx Gauntlet that followed behind the right Eryx Gauntlet. “Snake Eyes!” bellowed Dante as he approached the Wiseman Phantom.

“It’s a trick!” shouted Symbol.

Dante either didn’t hear or did not care as he brought his right fist around towards the Wiseman Phantom’s face.

Only for it to unleash a large fireball from its right hand. “Pathetic,” mused the Wiseman Phantom.

The fireball sent Dante carrying back as he slammed through the wall with sparks coming from his body as the fireball pressed against him until it exploded in a ball of flame.

“DANTE!” shouted Symbol and Vergil before they turned to the Wiseman Phantom.

“YOU’LL PAY!” roared Vergil as he dashed forwards, pressing the fifth button on the Space Yamato Katana. [FIVE!] Golden magical energy flooded the Space Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil jumped into the air and came shooting down with an overhead slash.

The Wiseman Phantom fired another ball of silver flames at Vergil.

But he had learned and scanned the Demon Ring over the back of the Space Yamato Katana. [YES! KATANA STRIKE!] Golden magical energy roared around the sword. [UNDERSTAND?!] Vergil slashed down with the Space Yamato Katana. “Drive!” he roared as a crescent of golden magical energy was fired at the fireball, cutting it down the middle. But this caused it to explode and sent Vergil flying back to the ground with sparks coming from his body. ‘Now’s your’ chance sister!’ he thought as to not give the plan away.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol fired a green shell of magical energy at the Wiseman Phantom. It was to slow and the shell slammed into its chest. “Impact Buster!” roared Symbol as the shell pulsed three times and the Wiseman Phantom was engulfed by an explosion.

“We did it!” shouted Symbol as she ran over to Vergil and pulled him to his boots.

“Yeah, we did,” replied Vergil.

Symbol could tell he would have been smiling if he were in his human form.

Suddenly, they heard something coming from the smoke cloud. As it cleared the Wiseman Phantom was revealed to still be alive with four streams of silver magical energy coming from its back.

“Are you kidding me?!” shouted Symbol.

“How is he still alive?!” shouted Vergil.

At that moment the Wiseman Phantom streaked towards them in a blur so fast that they were barely able to keep track of him. Sparks flew from their armour as the Wiseman Phantom passed them several times.

Both of them shouted in pain they fell over.

“So first it had a really strong shield,” began Symbol.

“Now its got superspeed?!” shouted Vergil.

“Thankfully, so do we,” stated Symbol.

Vergil went for the Angel Ring while Symbol reached into her pocket dimension for the Swift Ring when the Wiseman Phantom blurred forwards again. More sparks flew from their armours as they fell over once more. Only this time the sparks had microexplosions accompanying them.

Vergil struggled to his boots as tried to put himself in front of his sister as the Wiseman Phantom charged once more.

[KICK STRIKE GO!] At that moment a light blue blur crashed into the Wiseman Phantom from the side and sent it skidding backwards. The light blue blur stopped to reveal Dante in the Osiris Style. “Hey you two, get it together!” he sprinted off after the Wiseman Phantom in another blur.

“How much do you want to bet that he was just waiting for a dramatic entrance?” asked Vergil.

“Do I look stupid enough to make a bet like that?!” demanded Symbol.

“No,” replied Vergil as he switched the Demon Ring for the Angel Ring, then pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Vergil scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ANGEL!] He held his right glove up into the air as the angel magic circle appeared over his helmet. [NOW!] It dropped down through Vergil, transforming him into the Angel Style. Vergil pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned the Angel Ring across his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Silver magical energy covered his body as Vergil shot off in another blur.

Symbol shrugged as she switched the Giga Ring for the Swift Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her left glove and the Swift Ring across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT PLEASE!] She held her left glove up into the air and the swift magic circle appeared. [DASH AWAY!] It fell through her, transforming Symbol into her Swift Style as she pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO!] Then Symbol scanned her left glove and the Swift Ring across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT! B RANK SPELL!] She was covered in yellow magical and her visors flashed as she took off in a blur, following her brothers and the Wiseman Phantom down the side the building, they were running as such speed that they had no trouble hanging on.

Suddenly, Symbol saw the Wiseman Phantom split into three. “What the-?! I thought its power as super speed in this form!”

“So did we!” shouted Dante. “It took you long enough!” 

“What are you talking about?!” demanded Symbol. “It’s been about five seconds!” 

“To you Symbol,” explained Vergil. “But we’re moving at super speed! For me, its been about ten minutes.”

“And I’ve been fighting the Wiseman Phantom for twenty minutes,” Dante paused. “I think.”

Symbol filed that information away. “I’ll take the centre one! You two can have the right and left ones,” she ordered.

“How generous!” was Dante’s sarcastic remark.

Symbol growled as she added the Arrow and Blade Rings to her right glove before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author before holding it up into the air. [ARROW BLADE PLEASE!] The arrow and blade magic circles appeared over her helmet before falling through her, transforming Symbol into the Swift Arrow Blade Style. Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] She scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as red magical energy started to gather around the Buzz Bow. [BLADE MAGIC PLEASE!] Symbol pulled back the string and fired six red buzzsaws that flew through the air towards the Wiseman Phantom.

Only for it to deflect them as it turned around and belted Symbol across her jaw guard.

Symbol shouted in pain as sparks exploded from her jaw guard and she was sent flipping through the air. She slammed into the side of the building and bounced along the side of it twice before she was able to start running again with the Wiseman Phantom chasing after her this time.

Symbol switched the Blade Ring for the Zoomer Ring and pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove and the two rings over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ARROW ZOOMER PLEASE!] Then Symbol held her right glove into the air and the zoomer magic circle appeared before falling through her. Transforming Symbol into the Swift Arrow Zommer Style. She pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as yellow magical energy built up around the Speed Bow. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol turned around and slashed the Wiseman Phantom across the waist with the Speed Bow. Sparks exploded from its body as a yellow line was cut into its waist.

As the Wiseman Phantom tumbled up the side of the building, physics were weird when you were moving at super speed, Symbol switched the Zoomer Ring for the Sniper Ring and pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ARROW SNIPER PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove into the air and the sniper magic circle appeared over her helmet and fell through her, transforming her into the Swift Arrow Sniper Style. Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove, along with the Swift Ring across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol took aim with the Sniper Crossbow as yellow magical energy built up around the tip of it. “Arrow Buster!” Symbol fired the energy in the form of an arrow-shaped beam that smashed into the Wiseman Phantom and flung it through the side of the building, smashing it through about ten metres of concrete.

Suddenly, a silver streak struck Symbol from behind and smashed her through a fire escape ladder. She recovered and flipped up onto it, just in time to see the streak rocket past her, making sparks explode from her chestplate. “You’re not getting away with that!” Symbol switched the Rings on her right glove for the Turbo and Zoomer Rings before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove along with the rings on it across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [TURBO ZOOMER PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove into the air and the two magic circles appeared before falling through her. Symbol spun around and pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ZOOMER MAGIC PLEASE!] Her Zoomer Grieves glowed as she shot after the Wiseman Phantom in a yellow, brown and red blur. 

The two blurs clashed about.

Symbol punched the Wiseman Phantom in the gut, sending it flying back with sparks coming from its face. Suddenly, the Wiseman Phantom closed the distance and kicked Symbol in the gut, sending her flying backwards with sparks exploding out of the impact point. Symbol jumped back to her boots and she roundhouses kicked the Wiseman Phantom, sending it shooting downwards.

“This is my chance!” Symbol switched the Zoomer Ring for the Sniper Ring and punched down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [TURBO SNIPER PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove into the air and the sniper magic circle appear, it fell through her, transforming Symbol into the Swift Turbo Sniper Style. As the Wiseman Phantom recovered and started zooming back up towards her, Symbol pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol took aim as the turbines on the Turbine Shooter started to spin, letting yellow magical energy into the barrel. “Spiralling Bullets!” Symbol fired fire bullets that spiralled around each other and slammed into the Wiseman Phantom, sending it shooting back down the building with the bullets continuing to spin, grinding sparks out of the Phantom.

Then Symbol switched the Sniper Ring for the Blade Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove and the two rings on it over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [TURBO BLADE PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove into the air, the blade magic circle appeared and fell through her, transforming Symbol into the Swift Turbo Blade Style. She rocketed down the side of the building towards the Wiseman Phantom as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Yellow magical energy gathered around her right fist as the right Turbo Shooter ignited. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] A yellow buzzsaws construct surrounded Symbol’s right fist as she drove into the Wiseman Phantom’s chest. “Turbo Boost!” shouted Symbol as sparks came from the Wiseman Phantom and micro explosions went off around it.

Suddenly, the Wiseman Phantom threw Symbol’s fist off and then threw her off the side of the building, into the void where she had nothing to run on. 

“No you don’t!” shouted Symbol as she switched the Turbo and Blade Rings for the Wing along with the Sniper Ring, before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [WING SNIPER PLEASE!] The two magic circles appeared over Symbol’s helmet and fell through her. The second the Flight Wings appeared, Symbol gave them a hard flap to hover in the air. Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her wings went stiff and started to leak yellow magical energy. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The energy was pulled into the Sniper Shooter as Symbol took aim at the Wiseman Phantom. “Sniper Sun!” she roared as the Sniper Shooter discharged a beam of yellow magical energy in the shape of thousands of feather constructs. It roared through the air towards the Wiseman Phantom.

Only for the Wiseman Phantom to dodge to the side, avoiding the beam and running through the air at Symbol.

“I should have seen that coming,” muttered Symbol as she switched the Sniper Ring for the Blade Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol dropped through the air, avoiding a punch from the Wiseman Phantom as she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [WING BLADE PLEASE!] Symbol angled herself down as the blade magic circle appeared under her helmet and passed through her, transforming Symbol into the Swift Wing Blade Style. 

Seeing the Wiseman Phantom closing the distance, Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] The Wiseman Phantom was ten metres and closing, Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Yellow magical energy surged around all six of the Cutter Wings as Symbol curled them around herself. “Wing Cutter!” shouted Symbol as she uncurled the Cutting Wings and fired six crescent of yellow magical energy at the Wiseman Phantom. It was to close to dodge and six glowing yellow lines were cutting into it by the six crescents. Sparks bleed from the six yellow lines.

“Die! Die! DIE!” roared the Wiseman Phantom as he was covered in silver magical energy and started attacking Symbol at blinding speeds.

“I was about to say the same to you,” Symbol switched the Blade Ring for the Zoomer Ring and then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as sparks came from her right shoulder guard. [WING ZOOMER PLEASE!] Symbol was just able to duck under a punch, the Wiseman Phantom was knocked back by the zoomer magic circle as it appeared in the air and fell through Symbol. Transforming her into the Swift Wing Zoomer Style.

Symbol rocketed away, vanishing in a blur. The Wiseman Phantom shot after her as she went around the corner of a building. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] The Wiseman Phantom turned the corner of the building just in time to see yellow magical energy build up in the Speed Wings. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Then she let loose, firing a beam of yellow magical energy from each of the Speed Wings. “High Speed!” bellowed Symbol as the beams smashed into the Wiseman Phantom and sent it shooting back onto the roof of the main building with sparks coming from its body.

Just in time to smash into the other two Wiseman Phantoms that Dante and Vergil had sent flying. In a blast of silver light, the three Wiseman Phantom fused back into the single Wiseman Phantom.

“You two doing ok?” asked Symbol as her brothers arrived.

“I’m fine,” replied Dante although he was panting a bit.

“I am ok,” added Vergil.

“You?” asked Dante.

“I should be ok,” replied Symbol. “I’ll end it, just get that thing in front of me!” she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Dante and Vergil took off in silver and light blue blurs, as they clashed with the Wiseman Phantom Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SWIFT! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Yellow magical energy started to build between her palms.

Dante looked at Vergil.

Vergil nodded.

They both sprinted off, becoming blurs of blue and silver.

Dante jumped into the air as he punched the Osiris Ring into the Osiris Scythe’s slot. [THREE!] The light blue dice appeared and spun around, stopping on a trio of wind blue dots. [SCYTHE STRIKE!] Dante slashed down with the Osiris Scythe, using it as a hook that the Wiseman Phantom sidestepped.

Right into Vergil’s path.

Vergil pressed the third button on the Space Katana. [THREE!] Silver magical energy covered Vergil’s sword as he spun around and jumped into the air. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The tips of the swords formed a circle of silver magical energy that pulled the Wiseman Phantom up into the air.

Seeing what Vergil had done, Dante punched the Osiris Ring into the Osiris Scythe’s slot again. [ONE!] The dice appeared and spun, stopping on a single wind blue dot. [SCYTHE STRIKE!] Dante spun around, using the Osiris Scythe as a hook to throw the Wiseman Phantom, sending him shooting down to the ground.

Right in front of Symbol.

She threw her cupped gloves forwards and the Wiseman Phantom was smashed into a giant beam of yellow magical energy. Its silhouette could be seen within the beam with yellow lightning crackling over it before the Phantom was consumed by an explosion.

“Do you think it’s over?” asked Dante as he landed to the left.

“No,” deadpanned Vergil as the smoke started to clear.

The Wiseman Phantom had lost its jets but now had a silver spike coming out of each shoulder that both of which leaking silver magical energy.

Before any of the three Kamen Riders had a chance to react, they were picked up in silver magical energy and thrown away from each other.

“GUY’S!” shouted Symbol as she flipped through the air and managed to land on her boots but skidded back several feet. She saw Vergil landing on a building to her right and Dante impacting the roof of a building to her left. ‘He was never the most graceful one,’ thought Symbol as she glared at the Wiseman Phantom that had landed on the building in front of her.

Symbol drew the Swift Blaster and pulled open its Hand Author. [COME ON A BLAST SHAKE HANDS!] She scanned her left glove over the Swift Blaster’s Hand Author as yellow magical energy started to gather in front of its barrel. [SWIFT! BLASTER STRIKE!] Symbol took aim as the energy formed into a sphere. “Bullet Barrage!” the sphere discharged a stream of yellow magical energy bullets at the Wiseman Phantom.

Only for him to conjure a shield of silver magical energy to block it before the shield transformed into a pillar thick beam of silver magical energy that roared towards Symbol at high speeds.

“Yikes!” Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the beam passed the roof boundary of the building that she was on. [SWIFT! B RANK SPELL!] Symbol glowed with yellow magical energy as her visors flashed and she vanished in a blur of speed. Symbol appeared off to the side as the beam roared past her.

“Ok, so range combat is a no go. We’d better get closers!” muttered Symbol as she ran towards the roof’s ledge.

Suddenly the buildings moved further apart and Symbol could feel the gravity beyond the edge of the building increase. 

“Looks like I’ll have to go for ranged combat after all!” snarled Symbol as she switched the Swift Ring for the Burst Ring then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BURST PLEASE!] She held her left glove out to the side and the burst magic circle appeared behind her. [CAST THE SPELL!] The magic circle moved through Symbol, transforming her into the Burst Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author [BURST! C RANK SPELL!] Four sparks appeared in the air around Symbol before they turned into balls of flame. Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four more times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] After that she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The fireballs turned from orange to white hot as Symbol fed mana into them. “Fire Swarm!” yelled Symbol as the fireballs shot towards the Wiseman Phantom.

Only for the Wiseman Phantom to conjure four fireballs of silver magical energy while a fifth fireball blocked a pair of Aquila Stars. The two sets of fireballs crashed into each other making sparks and microexplosions echo through the air as the spiralled higher and higher until, after the fifth clash, the Wiseman Phantom’s fireballs overpowered Symbol’s.

“WHAT?!” shouted Symbol in shock as the fireballs shot down towards her. She added the Dust and Mirror Rings to her right glove as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author then held that limb out to the side. [DUST MIRROR PLEASE!] The two magic circles appeared behind Symbol and moved through her, transforming her into the Burst Dust Mirror Style.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the fireballs rocketed towards her. [MIRROR MAGIC PLEASE!] Several small mirrors appear in the air, forming a wall of mirrors in front of Symbol. Only for the fireballs to smash through it. They slammed into Symbol and exploded, setting her on fire and sending her flying backwards. She carved a trench into the roof before realising a pulse of magic from her body that put out the flames.

Symbol got back up, just in time to see Vergil fire a barrage of summoned swords into the Wiseman Phantom’s back, making sparks come from the Phantom. Which replied by firing three rotating beams of silver fire that slammed into Vergil, blasting through his defence and forcing him to take cover over the side of the building.

With a growl, Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] The Wiseman Phantom threw a ball of silver fire that transformed into a ring, wrapping around Dante and binding his arms to his sides as Symbol scanned his left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol let the roof around her boots transform into sand that surged down the side of the building in a tidal wave and quickly zoomed up the side of the building that the Wiseman Phantom was standing on.

The Wiseman Phantom looked around as the sand closed in on him. “Pathetic,” he released a pulse of silver flame that surged outwards. The sand was turned to crystal clear glass before the flames could even touch it and the glass shattered when the ring made contact with it.

Symbol felt sparks explode from her chestplate as the ring slammed into her. She got back to her boots just in time to see the Wiseman Phantom block a summon sword from Vergil and a spinning axe-head construct from Dante with a shield of silver flames.

“I’m not giving up,” muttered Symbol as she switched the Mirror Ring for the Glass Ring and pressed her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the two constructs continued to grind away at the Wiseman Phantom’s shield. [SAND GLASS PLEASE!] She held her right glove out to the side as the Wiseman Phantom got tired and made his shield explode, dispelling the constructs. The glass magic circle appeared behind Symbol and moved through her, transforming her into the Burst Sand Glass Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as sand started to get pulled in from the air. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Then she fired the sand forwards. “Sand Storm!” it transformed into a massive storm of sand that smashed into the Wiseman Phantom. Making sparks bleed from its body as it had no time to put up another shield.

Then the Wiseman Phantom made the mistake of releasing a pulse of silver fire from its body. This had the effect of igniting the sand and causing a dust explosion that made more sparks explode from the Wiseman Phantom’s body. When the smoke cleared, he was glaring at Symbol so hotly that it was lucky she was not set on fire!

“I think I’ve got him mad,” Symbol muttered nervously.

“YOU THINK?!” shouted Dante across the gap.

The Wiseman Phantom summoned three silver magic circles in front of him and one on either side. Suddenly, all five of the magic circles fired a beam of silver fire with no warning. Symbol was trapped between the three beams while the other two beams prevent Dante or Vergil from interfering.

Symbol looked around in panic as the beams started to close in on her. She switched the Sand and Glass Rings for the Steam Ring along with the Radiation Ring before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [STEAM RADIATION PLEASE!] She held her right glove out to the side, the two magic circles appeared behind her and moved through Symbol, forcing the beams back and buying her a few more seconds.

As the beams started to close back in around Symbol, she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as purple magical energy started to form around her. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Suddenly the purple magical energy transformed into a ring that forced the beams back as it expanded. “Radiation Burst!” shouted Symbol as sparks flew from the contact points where the ring and the fire beams met. Suddenly, there was a cracking sound as cracks spread through the ring. “Oh no,” groaned Symbol as the ring shattered. Sparks came from her body as she was burned, cut and crushed between the beams before an explosion sent her flying.

“SUNSET!” Symbol’s siblings shouting her name snapped her back to consciousness. She threw out a glove and grabbed the edge of the building, pulling herself back up.

Symbol laid on her stomach for a second. That proved to be a mistake. She looked up as the Wiseman Phantom fired a rain of silver fireballs into the air that arched up and then came shooting back down. “This is gonna hurt!” muttered Symbol as the fireballs impacted. She shouted in pain as sparks exploded from her body. The barrage seemed endless and after what felt like an hour, but was less than a minute, the attack finally ended. 

Symbol got back to her boots as she saw the Wiseman Phantom fire another rain of fireballs. “Oh, no you don’t!” shouted Symbol as she switched the Radiation Ring for the Mirror Ring, then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol aligned her right glove with her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [STEAM MIRROR PLEASE!] She held her right glove out to the side and the mirror magic circle appeared behind her. It moved through her, transforming Symbol into the Burst Steam Mirror Style.

Then, as the fireballs came screaming down, Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol threw up her right glove. “Mirror Reflection!” a mirror appeared in front of her and five of the ten fireballs were sent shooting back the way they came the second they made contact with the mirror. This caused the other five fireballs to swell up and explode.

But before Symbol could celebrate, the Wiseman Phantom flicked its wrist and the fire merged into a single giant fireball that blazed with much more heat than the last ten fireballs had combined. The Wiseman Phantom pointed at Symbol and the ball of flames went shooting down towards her.

“YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!” shouted Symbol as the fireball exploded and sent her flying backwards. She was able to stop herself and looked up, just in time to see several of Kablooey’s needles positioned around the Wiseman Phantom explode before six summoned swords slammed into him from the left side. 

Symbol switched the Mirror Ring for the Glass Ring and struck her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [STEAM GLASS PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove out to the side, the glass magic circle appeared behind her and moved through her. Transforming Symbol into the Burst Steam Glass Style.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times as the Wiseman Phantom blocked another swarm of summoned swords with a large fireball. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then Symbol scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the summoned swords finally punched through the Wiseman Phantom’s makeshift barrier. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The Wiseman Phant jumped to the side. “Glass Spikes!” only to jump in shock as he stepped on several spikes of glass that were heated up by the boiling steam inside them.

This stopped the Wiseman Phantom from avoiding a beam of red energy, the front of which was shaped like a spinning axe head, to the face.

“Alright, we’re making some headway,” cheered Symbol before she realised what she had just said.

“DON’T SAY THAT!” roared Vergil.

“And you complain that I keep invoking Murphy?!” demanded Dante.

“Sorry!” shouted Symbol as she switched the Steam and Glass Rings for the Sand and Radiation Rings before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the Wiseman Phantom created a large ball of silver fire over its head. [SAND RADIATION PLEASE!] Then she held her right glove out to the side and the two magic circles appeared behind her before moving through Symbol. Transforming her into the Burst Sand Radiation Style.

The Wiseman Phantom hurled a giant ball of flame at Symbol. It was bigger than the building that she was on and moved very slowly due to its large mass.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times and then scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as steam started to leak from her body. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol ran forwards as he body lost its material form and transformed into sand that was blazing hot. “Sand Rush!” screamed Symbol as she clashed with the fireball. Symbol was quickly before forced back before she turned her boots back to and rammed them into the roof for more traction. She started to push the fireball back and was slowly overpowering it.

Then the Wiseman Phantom channelled more magical energy into the fireball, making it grow in power and heat.

Sparks exploded from Symbol’s body as she was overpowered and forced back into her solid form. 

The fireball would have consumed the building that she was on if Dante had Vergil had not fired at the Wiseman Phantom from either side. Dante was using Ebony and Ivory, while Vergil made use of the Judgment Cut to do a lot of damage to the Wiseman Phantom, making sparks explode from its body.

With a growl, Symbol switched the Rings on her right glove for the Dust and Radiation Rings before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DUST RADIATION PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove out to the side and the two magic circles appeared before passing through her. Transforming Symbol into her Burst Dust Radiation Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times as the Wiseman Phantom summoned another giant fireball that he hurled at Dante. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her right arm started to glow purple. [BURST! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol swept her left glove to the side, summoning around thirty small orbs of purple magical energy. “Radiation Burst!” shouted Symbol as the sphere’s shot forwards, slamming into the Wiseman Phantom, which had been in the process of throwing another fireball at Vergil, making sparks come from its body.

“YES! It's about time I did some damage to this thing!” cheered Symbol.

Then five orbs of silver flames appeared in a circle around Symbol.

“I shouldn’t have gloated like that,” muttered Symbol before shouting in pain as the fireballs shot inwards and then exploded. When the smoke cleared, Symbol could be seen on her backplate with her legs up in the air, twitching.

“Alright,” she flipped back to her boots. “Since playing by this thing’s game is getting us nowhere, it’s time to change the rules!” Symbol switched the Burst Ring for the Active Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as another ring of five silver fireballs appeared around her. [ACTIVE PLEASE!] She held her left glove out to the side as the active magic circle appeared and moved through her. [LET’S GO!] The fireballs were forced back as Symbol transformed into the Active Style.

Symbol drew the Active Blade and swung in a circle, cutting all of the fireballs in half and forcing them to explode away from her. Then she added a pair of Rings to her right glove before striking her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] She scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOOST AQUA PLEASE!] Then Symbol held her right glove out to the side, the two magic circle appeared and moved through her. Transforming Symbol into the Active Boost Aqua Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOOST MAGIC PLEASE!] The Aqua Jets fired blasts of water that shot her up into the air, she flew over the gap with ease before the Slip Dimension had a chance to increase the gravity. 

“How did you-?!” the Wiseman Phantom fired a ball of silver fire at Symbol.

She dodged it with ease as she pulled on the Active Blade’s thumb, opening its Hand Author. [COME ON A SLASH SHAKE HANDS!] Symbol scanned her left glove over the Active Blade’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! SLASH STRIKE!] Red lightning surged through the Active Blade as Symbol dashed forwards and slashed the Phantom across waist. “Red Slash!” bellowed Symbol as lightning sparked around the Wiseman Phantom before it fell over and exploded.

With the Wiseman Phantom’s control over the Slip Dimension destroyed, the buildings moved back together. Dante and Vergil quickly made it over to their sister.

“Nice one sis!” cheered Dante.

“How did you know that would work?” Vergil had to ask.

Symbol panted for a second. 

“Are you ok?” asked Dante.

“I’m fine, all of those S class spells are getting to me a bit,” replied Symbol.

Vergil ran a quick scan of his sister. “‘Getting to you a bit’?! Sunset, your running on empty!”

“Good to know,” all of the siblings froze at the voice.

They turned to see the Wiseman Phantom finish recovering, only now he had a silver and purple magical aura surrounding him.

“You can do that too?!” demanded Dante as he switched the Arbiter Ring for the Trigger Ring in its Demon Style.

“Of course, if a Phantom like the Rage, the Butcher and the Tyrant can gain this power-up, then why should their Lord and Master not be able to,” replied the Wiseman Phantom.

“Sunset, stay out of this one,” ordered Vergil as he slid the Gravity Ring onto his right middle finger. 

“But-” Symbol started to protest.

Vergil glanced at her.

Symbol shut up as she understood Vergil’s plan.

Dante punched the Devil Trigger Ring into his Driver’s left slot. [TRIGGER!] He turned his wrist back, then forwards, making his Driver’s gate close and open. [DEVIL GO!] The devil magic circle appeared from Dante’s Driver and moved back through him. [DE-DE-DE-DEVIL!] Transforming Dante into the Devil Trigger Style.

Vergil pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever then he scanned the Gravity Ring across it. [GRAVITY TRIGGER!] Vergil held his right glove out to the side and the Gravity Ring appeared before moving through him. [NOW!] Transforming Vergil into the Gravity Nephilim Style.

The Wiseman Phantom gave a roar of rage as he covered his arms in silver fire and lunged forwards towards Dante.

Dante punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum in its Eryx Mode. [ONE! DEVIL!] A holographic flame red one with earth red outlines appeared next to the Rebellion Magnum’s skull. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante pointed it at the ground and fired a blast into it. The blast transformed into a bubble of red magical energy around Dante with spikes lining it.

The Wiseman Phantom smashed his left fist into the barrier, making cracks spread through it and sparks come from his fist as he had just punched one of the spikes. “Ow!” shouted the Wiseman Phantom in pain as he pulled back his other fist. The silver fire flared over the fist coating it in a much thicker protective layer.

Vergil saw that his brother was in trouble and pressed down on the Space Gravity Sheath’s third button. [THREE!] Vergil crouched, then explosive dashed forwards, getting within the Wiseman Phantom’s guard as golden, blood red and light blue magical energy coated the Yamato Gravity Katana. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] At lightning speeds, Vergil drew the Yamato Gravity Katana from the Space Gravity 	Sheath and slashed upwards. The Wiseman Phantom was unable to block and sparks flew from the golden vertical cut in its body as it was sent flying into the air. “I’ve set him up!” shouted Vergil to Dante.

“Thanks!” yelled Dante as he punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum again. [TWO! DEVIL!] The holographic one transformed into a holographic two. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante aimed the Rebellion Magnum at the Wiseman Phantom and pulled the trigger. The gun thundered as it fired three bursts of red magical energy that slammed into the Wiseman Phantom and made sparks bleed from his body.

Vergil switched the Gravity Ring for the Thunder Ring and pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever before scanning his right glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [THUNDER TRIGGER!] Vergil held his right glove out in front of himself and the thunder trigger magic circles appeared. [NOW!] Then it moved back through him, transforming Vergil into the Thunder Trigger Nephilim Style with his Doppelganger appearing next to him.

“Your turn Dante!” shouted Vergil as he and his Doppelganger raced towards the Wiseman Phantom.

“I’m on it!” replied Dante as he punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum again. [THREE! DEVIL!] The holographic one transformed into a holographic three. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante pointed the Rebellion Magnum forwards and pulled the trigger, firing a beam of red energy. The beam shot through the air and just as it reached the Wiseman Phantom it arched upwards towards the Phantom’s chin.

The Wiseman Phantom covered both of his hands in silver fire and crossed them under his chin, blocking the beam. Sparks came from his hands as the beam tried to throw him into the air.

“Not going to be that easy!” shouted Dante as he held down on the trigger of the Rebellion Magnum. [DEVIL!] Ten rings of red magical energy were pulled into the Rebellion Magnum as it surged in power before Dante let go of the trigger. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] The energy surged down the beam, making it turned from the thickness of an arm to the thickness of a pillar. “Uppercut!” shouted Dante as the size growth reached the Wiseman Phantom.

The Wiseman Phantom’s guard was broken and the Phantom was thrown up into the air with sparks coming from his body. 

Vergil and his Doppelganger both jumped into the air as they pressed the fifth button on the Thunder Space Sheaths. [FOUR!] Thunder green, blood red and light blue magical energy surged into the Thunder Space Sheath before being pulled into the Thunder Yamato Katana that was inside the Thunder Space Sheath. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil drew the Thunder Yamato Katana, as did his Doppelganger. Both of them unleashed a barrage of slashes at Wiseman Phantom.

But to the utter shock, of Vergil, his Doppelganger and Dante, the Wiseman Phantom’s arms blurred as he blocked most of the slashes with only one in every eight slashes actually getting past his guard and drawing sparks. Then the Wiseman Phantom slammed his fists into both Vergil and his Doppelganger chest plates. Sparks exploded as they were both sent smashing back into the roof.

“VERGIL!” Dante glared at the Wiseman Phantom as he punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum. [FIVE! DEVIL!] The holographic three transformed into a holographic five. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante pointed the Rebellion Magnum up into the air and fired fire orbs of red magical energy. They shot into the air and then arched back down, slamming into the Wiseman Phantom.

Or at least they would have if the Wiseman Phantom had not created a shield of fire. Then he covered himself in silver flames with purple flames mixed in before charging at Dante as a flaming bullet.

“Shit!” Dante turned the Rebellion Magnum’s cylinder, transforming it into its Arbiter Mode. Then he punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum. [THREE! DEVIL!] The five transformed into an earth-red holographic three with flame red outlines. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante pointed the Rebellion Magnum down to the ground and pulled the trigger. A bullet of red magical energy was fired into the ground. It transformed into a line of red energy that the Wiseman Phantom broke through with ease.

“Double shit!” shouted Dante as he held down on the Rebellion Magnum’s trigger. [DEVIL!] Ten rings of red magical energy were pulled into the Rebellion Magnum. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante aimed it down at the ground and fired once more. “Tremor!” this created a second line of red magical energy. 

The Wiseman Phantom was slowed down by this but was still able to get through and slam a blazing fist into Dante’s gut. Sparks exploded from the impact point as Dante was sent flying backwards, slamming into a wall.

“DANTE!” the Wiseman Phantom looked up to see Vergil and his Doppelganger in the air. Vergil pressed down on the Thunder Space Sheath’s fifth button. [FIVE!] Thunder green, blood red and light blue magical energy were focused into the Thunder Space Sheath before being drawn into the Thunder Yamato Katana. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Both Vergil and his Doppelganger drew their weapons and slashed downwards, using the momentum of their Thunder Yamato Katana’s to pull themselves down to the ground.

The Wiseman Phantom summoned a shield of silver and purple flames that the two Thunder Yamato Katana cut straight through. Sparks exploded from the Wiseman Phantom’s body as two green, red and blue lines were cut through the centre of it.

Suddenly, the Wiseman Phantom released a blast of silver flame and purple aura from its body that sent both Vergil and his Doppelganger flying backwards. The Wiseman Phantom generated a ball of silver flame and purple aura in both of his hands before thrusting them at both Vergil and his Doppelganger.

Dante saw Vergil get sent flying and punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum again. [SIX! DEVIL!] The three transformed into a holographic six.  [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Instead of firing, Dante held down on the Rebellion Magnum’s trigger. [DEVIL!] Ten rings of red magical energy were pulled into the barrel of the Rebellion Magnum before Dante let go of the trigger. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Out of the Rebellion magnum came a large ball of red magical energy with shards of red earth mixed into it. “Cannon Blast!” shouted Dante as the attack slammed into the Wiseman Phantom and exploded.

The Wiseman Phantom spun around and fired several bolts of silver flame and purple aura at Dante. They slammed into him before he had a chance to react and sparks flew from the impact points as Dante staggered backwards. 

Vergil saw this and pressed down on the Thunder Space Sheath’s sixth button. [SIX!] Thunder green, blood red and light blue magical energy were pulled into the Thunder Space Sheath, before being drawn into the Thunder Yamato Katana. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil drew the Thunder Yamato Katana and space twisted around him as he rocketed forwards alongside his Doppelganger. Both of them zoomed past the Wiseman Phantom before he had a chance to react and clicked their Thunder Yamato Katana’s back into their Thunder Space Sheath’s. The Wiseman Phantom was covered in a sphere of green, red and light blue magical energy. Suddenly, a barrage of sword slashes erupted around the Wiseman Phantom covering him in sparks and cuts.

Dante had recovered at this time and punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum again. [FIVE! DEVIL!] The holographic six transformed into a holographic five as Dante jumped into the air. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Then Dante punched the Devil Trigger Ring into his Driver’s left slot and turned his wrist forwards. [GO! DEVIL!] Red magical energy surged around Dante as he forced it into his right boot. [KICK STRIKE!] He came shooting down with a dropkick. “Drop!” Dante’s boot slammed into the Wiseman Phantom and sent it flying downwards, slamming through the roof of the building.

“Do you think that did it?” asked Dante.

“No,” Vergil replied.

Dante noticed something in Vergil’s voice. “Is something wrong?” he asked his brother.

“No, it's just,” Vergil paused.

“Just what?” asked Dante.

“I’ve had a bad feeling throughout this fight,” replied Vergil at last.

“Then I’m not the only one,” stated Dante.

Vergil looked at his brother in alarm. “You too?!” 

“Yeah,” replied Dante.

At that moment the roof started to shake, seconds later the Wiseman Phantom burst out of it with his body covered in silver fire and purple aura. “I AM WISEMAN! I CANNOT BE DEFEATED!” shouted the Phantom in sheer anger that he was being pushed this far by three children.

Dante would have had a giant smirk on his face if he were in his human form. 

Vergil would have had a cold calculating smirk on his face if he were in his human form.

“SUNSET, NOW!” shouted Dante and Vergil at the same.

[TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL! VERY NICE!] The Wiseman Phantom turned around. [ADVANCE S TIER SPELL! THE BEST!] Just in time for the heel of Symbol’s boot to slam into his face. Symbol was spinning through the air and repeated the kicking move several more times with her boots glowing in yellow magical energy. “Advance Impact!” shouted Symbol as the Wiseman Phantom was sent flying over the edge of the building and fell down through the void with yellow lightning sparking over his body.

“NO! NO! THIS IS NOT THE END!” screamed the Wiseman Phantom as microexplosions went off around his body before he was consumed by an explosion.

[MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] [ACTIVE PLEASE!] [LET’S GO!] “That was a good plan you two,” commented Symbol as she transformed back into the Active Style.

“Yeah, but somehow, I don’t think it’s over,” stated Dante.

“I agree,” replied Dante.

“Am I missing something?” asked Symbol.

The Wiseman Phantom had impacted the same car that he had earlier. Suddenly, space around the car was distorted as if a black hole was forming. The point in space where gravity had increased started to pull anything in range inwards. Including a few poor, stupid people who had stuck around to see the three armoured figures fighting a monster.

“What’s going on Vergil?!” shouted Dante as they watch the debris forming into a human shape.

“I was afraid of this,” muttered Vergil.

“Afraid of what?!” demanded Dante.

“Whenever you transform into the upgraded form, does it feel incomplete to you?” asked Vergil.

“Yeah? How did you-?!” demanded Symbol.

“Wait! You too?!” demanded Dante.

“Yes,” replied Vergil. “Whenever a Phantom or a Gem Maiden gets badly hurt they can tap into one last burst of energy that increases their attack power, speed, or defence.”

“Like what we can do?” asked Symbol.

“Yes, but as Kamen Riders, we can tap into that power whenever we want,” replied Vergil. “We do not have to be half dead to access the upgraded forms.”

“Ok, but what does that have to do with THIS?!” demanded Symbol as she pointed at the humanoid figure starting to form. It was already half as big as the skyscraper they were on!

“I’ve always thought that there was something more, something beyond the upgraded form. But when my research yielded no proof, I was forced to give up and accept that it was just me wanting more power,” explained Vergil.

“And this disproves it,” stated Symbol fully.

“So Wiseman is going to be even stronger now?!” demanded Dante.

“Yes,” replied Vergil in defeat as they turned to the giant humanoid figure that had no legs and was made from chunks of debris.

“Well this sucks!” snarled Symbol.

“Any ideas?” asked Vergil.

“You see that eye of his?!” demanded Dante, pointing out that one of Wiseman’s eyes was bigger than the other. 

“Yeah?” questioned Vergil, wondering where his brother was taking this.

“His Phantom Child had something like that!” shouted Symbol over the roaring winds. “Whenever we hit it, a lot more damage was done than when we hit other parts of the body!” 

At that moment, Wiseman pulled back one of his fists.

“Keep him busy! I’ll try and get the eye exposed,” shouted Vergil as he dodged right, while Dante and Symbol dodge to the left and back respectively. “Don’t attack him!” ordered Vergil. “Just stay alive until I expose his eye!” 

“You make it sound really easy!” shouted Symbol as Wiseman’s fist reformed.

“More not killing?!” whined Dante, then he saw Wiseman pull back his fist. “MOVE!” he shouted as Wiseman hit the side of the building and caused it to start collapsing.

Symbol added the Boost and Bind Rings to her right glove before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOOST BIND PLEASE!] Then Symbol held her right glove out to the side, making the two magic circles appear and pass through her. Transforming Symbol into the Active Boost Bind Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever twice. [MAGIC TOUCHIE GO!] She scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author again as she leapt off the edge of the crumbling building. [BIND MAGIC PLEASE!] She threw a spin kick and firing a chain construct of orange magical energy that shot forwards and speared a building, pulling her to it.

Dante landed next to her.

They both saw Vergil appear in a room of the next skyscraper. The wall that had been destroyed as Vergil pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! THUNDER KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned his right glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Vergil started firing summoned swords, as did his Doppelganger.

The Wiseman Phantom roared in fury as he spun around and destroyed part of the building which Vergil happened to be in.

“VERGIL!” shouted Dante.

“NO!” screamed Symbol.

The Wiseman Phantom pulled back his fist, aiming at Vergil.

“Dante, Sunset, DO SOMETHING!” he shouted.

“I’m on it!” shouted Symbol as she punched down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol brought up her boot and slammed it into the ground. From which came a chain of orange energy that wrapped around the Wiseman Phantom’s arm. “Spike Chain!” Symbol tried to jerk the Wiseman Phantom back but was being pulled forwards.

Dante grabbed his sister and pulled her back. Their combined strength succeeded in pulling the Wiseman Phantom back and away from Vergil.

Vergil fired another summoned sword into Wiseman’s eye. Forcing him to grip the ledge of a building with one hand. “Now Dante! Sunset! Get to the eye!” shouted Vergil.

“I’ll hold it!” shouted Dante as he grabbed the chain. “You go!”

“On it!” Swmyobl switched the Boost Ring for the Slasher Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she swiped her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SLASHER BIND PLEASE!] Symbol ran to the right as the two magic circles appeared. She ran through them and then started to scale the Wiseman Phantom’s arm as she was transformed into the Active Slasher Bind Style.

Symbol quickly scaled the Wiseman Phantom’s arm, she landed on its other arm and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] She fired the Bind Claws forwards as they were wreathed in red lightning. “Slasher Crush!” shouted Symbol as she pulled back on the chains. The debris around the eye was pulled away.

Symbol jumped from a car to a train as the Wiseman Phantom swatted the car away. Symbol was now above the Wiseman Phantom and switched the Active Ring for the Giga Ring as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA PLEASE!] She held her left glove down to the ground as the Giga magic circle appeared under her boots. [BREAK THROUGH!] Symbol fell through it, transforming into the Giga Style.

Symbol added two rings to her right glove and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [HAMMER QUAKE PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove down and the two magic circles appeared before she fell through them. Transforming herself into the Giga Hammer Quake Style.

Symbol grabbed the Piston Hammer out of the air as it materialized and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] She covered the Piston Hammer in a construct of green energy spikes. “Spike Hammer!” shouted Symbol as she brought it down and slammed it into the Wiseman Phantom’s eye. Sparks exploded from the impact point as the Wiseman Phantom screamed in pain.

Livid the Wiseman Phantom grabbed Symbol and threw her into the side of a building.

Given that she had been fighting for four days with only a few hours rest between fights, it was no wonder that Symbol was knocked out from the impact.

Vergil had just seen the most horrible thing that he ever saw in his life.

Considering he had been fighting a species that had wiped out the female species on dozens on worlds, that was saying something.

Vergil pressed down on his Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever once. [YES! THUNDER KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned the Thunder Trigger Ring across it. [UNDERSTAND!?] Vergil vanished in a burst of green lightning and appeared next to Symbol as she was falling. He grabbed his sister and teleported again, but did not quite make it to the building. He teleported and smashed through a glass wind.

Dante arrived seconds later. “Good catch,” he complimented.

Symbol started to stir. “Uh, what hit me?” she asked.

“That would be Wiseman,” replied Dante.

“Are you ok, sister?” asked Vergil.

“I’ve felt better,” replied Symbol as she got back to her boots.

“Look,” Dante pointed outside the window. “He’s showing cracks..”

“That means this new power,” began Vergil.

“Super form,” Symbol cut him off.

Vergil stared at his sister. “What?”

“Its a level up from the Upgraded Form, so we’ll call it a Super Form,” shrugged Symbol.

“Right,” Vergil face plate palmed.

Dante burst out laughing.

“This super form must be unstable and at the price of increasing his strength, decrease his defence,” explained Vergil.

“So we can hurt him a lot easier now?” asked Dante.

“Yes,” replied Vergil.

“Great!” shouted Dante.

“Awesome!” yelled Symbol.

“But!” Vergil stopped their little celebration. “He can hurt us a lot easier as well.”

“So be careful?” asked Symbol.

“Yes,” replied Vergil.

“Got it,” stated Dante as they ran down a hallway.

Vergil looked out a window and saw something. “Dante, Sunset!” he called their attention. “Do you see that?” he pointed to the centre of Wiseman’s chest.

“Yeah, we see it,” replied Dante.

“But what is it?” asked Symbol as she stared at the shadowy humanoid figure within the Wiseman Phantom’s chest.

“He’s still in there!” shouted Dante.

“We have to get in there and kill him,” stated Vergil.

“Come on, let's go!” shouted Symbol as she kicked a car out of the wall, opening a hole.

Vergil kicked down a door after they took a left turn.

“Why is his body in there?” asked Dante as they ran past a window.

“Oh, so that's what that shape was,” realised Symbol.

Vergil ignored Symbol’s question and focused on Dante’s. “That is his real body. That big thing is just a construct using debris instead of pure energy. That’s how he made it so big and why he is protecting it.”

“So if we kill his body,” Symbol realised.

“We kill Wiseman,” unioned Dante and Vergil.

“Tell us this SOONER NEXT TIME!” yelled Symbol. “I would have aimed for his head while he was still in his human form!”

Dante glared at Vergil as he realised that Symbol had a point.

“Sorry Sunset,” apologized Vergil sheepishly.

Dante grabbed a train that had pierced the building and threw it out of their way.

They dropped down a floor and Vergil kicked open another door.

Symbol smashed through a wall, then through a wooden barricade.

Just in time for the Wiseman Phantom to appear in front of them and smash open the side of the building.

He started some sort of gravity well that started pulling the siblings towards him.

“Oh no! Vergil!” shouted Dante as his brother was pulled in.

Dante started to slip, but Symbol grabbed him and pulled him back. 

Vergil was about to be pulled into the Wiseman Phantom’s construct when he jumped off a piece of debris. Before Vergil was able to jump away, the Wiseman Phantom pulled him in.

“YOU’LL PAY!” roared Dante.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM!?” yelled Symbol.

The Wiseman Phantom’s construct replied to the question by vomiting acid at the siblings.

Symbol was not willing to run, she changed the Rings on her right glove for the Bombardment and Terra Rings before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [BOMBARDMENT TERRA PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove down to the ground as the two magic circles appeared under her boots and rose up through her. Transforming Symbol into the Giga Bombardment Terra Style.

As the acid was about to reach them, Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] A rock was pulled from the ground, covered in green magical energy. ‘How does that even work?! We’re twenty stories up, there is no rock for metres!’ thought Symbol. She shook it off. “Terra Buster!” she fired a pair of blasts from the Chain Cannons that caused the rock to burst into fragments. They shot through the air like comets and slammed into the acid, exploding and destroying the wave of chemicals.

The Wiseman Phantom construct gave a roar of rage as it covered one hand in red magical energy and brought it back.

Dante and Symbol looked at each other before nodding.

Dante drew the Rebellion Magnum and punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of it. [FOUR! DEVIL!] An earth red one with flame red outlines appeared next to the Rebellion Magnum’s skull. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante took aim and fired the Rebellion Magnum at the Wiseman Phantom’s construct arm. The Rebellion Magnum fired a blast of energy that shaped into a construct of the spinning axe head. The red energy around the Phantom’s arm vanished in sparks and excess red magical energy. 

Symbol switched the Bombardment and Terra Rings for the Hammer and Drill Rings, then she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [HAMMER DRILL PLEASE!] Then she held her right glove down to the ground as the two magic circles appear and moved up through her. Transforming Symbol into the Giga Hammer Drill Style.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The rocket on the back of the Driller Hammer ignited as the drill started spinning. Symbol ran towards Dante.

He cupped his gloves and gave his sister a boost into the air. 

“Drilling Rocket!” shouted Symbol as she spun around and slammed the Driller Hammer into the Wiseman Phantom construct’s arm. The impact of the hammer caused the arm to shatter into the debris that made it up.

“YES!” shouted Symbol.

Then the debris was pulled around the Wiseman Phantom construct’s other arm, making it become a lot bigger. It clearly gained a boost in strength.

“Oh come on!” shouted Symbol as she landed back on the roof.

“Calm down!” shouted Dante. “We’ll just repeat the process again!” he yelled.

The Wiseman Phantom construct raised its remaining arm and it was coated in burning red magical energy.

Dante raised the Rebellion Magnum and punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of it. [TWO! DEVIL!] The earth red four with flame red outlines turned into an earth red two with flame red outlines. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Red magical energy spiralled into the Rebellion Magnum as Dante took aim and fired an orb of red magical energy. It roared through the air and slammed into the Wiseman Phantom’s arm. Releasing three pulses of red magical energy.

But to Dante’s shock, the red magical energy around the Wiseman Phantom construct’s arm did not fade away.

“WHAT?!” shouted Dante, right before the fist slammed into the roof and unleashed a shockwave that sent both him and Symbol flying with sparks coming from their bodies. “What happened?!” demanded Dante as he got back to its boots.

“My guess?” replied Symbol. “The arm wasn’t the only thing that got thicker and stronger!” 

“Let’s give this a go!” Dante held down on the Rebellion Magnum’s trigger. [DEVIL!] Ten rings of red magical energy were pulled into the Rebellion Magnum as Dante took aim. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] He released the trigger, firing an orb of red magical energy from the Rebellion Magnum. “Trinity Smash!” roared Dante as the orb slammed into the Wiseman Phantom construct’s arm. 

This time the energy was dispelled.

“HA! TAKE THAT YOU OVERGROWN DEMOLITION SIGHT!” shouted Dante.

Symbol glanced at her brother for a second as she switched the Drill Ring for the Terra Ring, then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [HAMMER TERRA PLEASE!] She held her right glove down to the ground as the terra magic circle appeared under her boots and rose up through her.

Dante gave his sister another boost into the air.

“Thanks, Dante!” Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Green magical energy covered the Ripper Hammer as the chainsaws on either side of it fired up. “Ripping Strike!” The handle lengthened as the Ripper Hammer grew in length before Symbol slammed it into the Wiseman Phantom construct’s other arm. This one shattered as well.

The Wiseman Phantom Construct roared as the debris formed around its head, making it swell to several times its normal size.

“That would look stupid if it was not so terrifying,” commented Dante as the Wiseman Phantom Construct pulled back its head, clearly getting ready to headbutt the building that Dante and Symbol were standing on the roof of.

Dante transformed the Rebellion Magnum back into its Eryx Mode by pulling out its cylinder, turning the cylinder then pressing the cylinder back into the Rebellion Magnum’s Handle. Then Dante punched the Devil Trigger Ring into the back of the Rebellion Magnum [SIX! DEVIL!] The flame red two transformed into a flame red six with earth red outlines. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante aimed the Rebellion Magnum at the Wiseman Phantom Construct, before holding down on its trigger. [DEVIL!] Ten rings of red magical energy were pulled into the Rebellion Magnum’s barrel. [MAGNUM STRIKE!] Dante let go of the trigger and fired a column-sized beam of red magical energy that slammed into the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s face. “Mega Snake Eyes!” shouted Dante as the energy around the Phantom’s head flickered.

“Almost there,” muttered Dante as he jumped into the air and punched the Devil Trigger Ring into his Driver’s left slot then he turned his wrist forwards. [GO! DEVIL!] Red magical energy surged down from Dante’s Driver and covered his right boot. [KICK STRIKE!] Dante thrust his right boot forwards. “Snake Eyes!” he screamed as his boot made contact with the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head. The red energy around the head flickered and died. “SUNSET! NOW!” he screamed.

Symbol switched the Hammer Ring for the Punch Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author before holding it down to the ground. [PUNCH TERRA PLEASE!] The punch magic circle appeared under Symbol’s boots and then rose up through her. Transforming Symbol into the Giga Punch Terra Style.

Then Symbol jumped into the air. “Thanks, Dante!” she shouted to her brother as he gave her a boost. Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as green magical energy started to spark around the Terra Cutters. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] They roared to life as the green magical energy made the Terra Cutters grow in size. “Terra Ripper!” shouted Symbol as she slashed the Wiseman Phantom Construct across the face, leaving two pairs of glowing green lines through it.

While she was still in the air, Symbol switched the Terra Ring for the Drill Ring and punched down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] She scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author, then she held her right glove down to the ground. [PUNCH DRILL PLEASE!] The drill magic circle appeared under Symbol’s boots and rose up through her, transforming Symbol into the Giga Punch Drill Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as a section of the roof started to glow with green magical energy. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The section of the roof was pulled up, shooting past Dante in the process.

“HEY! Watch it!” shouted Dante.

The section of the roof arrived in front of Symbol as the Punch Drillers started to glow with light green magical energy. Symbol rammed both of them into the piece of rubble. “Wall Charge!” shouted Symbol as the wall rubble was covered in green magical energy. Both Symbol and the rubble dropped through the air like a meteor. The rubble smashed into the head of the Wiseman Phantom Construct. The rubble shattered as sparks and microexplosions came from the constructs head.

“Nearly there!” shouted Symbol as she switched the Drill Ring for the Quake Ring before pressing down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author, before holding her right glove down to the ground. [PUNCH QUAKE PLEASE!] The quake magic circle appeared under Symbol as she fell through it. Slamming back into the roof she kicked up a cloud of dust. When the dust cleared, Symbol was revealed to be in the Giga Punch Quake Style.

“Final!” shouted Symbol as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then Symbol scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as she pulled back her right glove. [GIGA! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol slammed it into the roof, making a blade of magma shoot out of the ground. “Magma Blade!” bellowed Symbol as the blade slammed into the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head, blowing it apart.

“Ok and help him!” ordered Dante.

“WHAT?! Are you sure?!” demanded Symbol.

The Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head started to reform.

“Yes!” replied Dante.

“Ok then,” Symbol as about to jump.

“If we don’t destroy the body, then that thing will just keep reforming!” shouted Dante.

One of the arms had reformed by this time.

“Ok then,” Symbol ran towards the edge of the roof.

“Sunset!” shouted Dante.

Symbol glanced at her brother.

“Be safe,” ordered Dante.

Symbol nodded to her brother as she switched the Giga Ring for the Active Ring then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] “I’ll be fine,” she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE PLEASE!] Symbol held her left glove out to the side. [LET’S GO!] The active magic circle appeared to Symbol’s left and moved through her as she jumped into the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head as it finished reforming.

“Sunset?!” demanded Vergil. “What are you doing here?!”

“I’m here to help you. Mister ungrateful!” shouted Symbol as she added the Ice and Aqua Rings to her right glove before striking her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author before holding her right glove out to the side. [ICE AQUA PLEASE!] The two magic circles appeared to her right and moved through her. Transforming Symbol into the Active Ice Bind Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times as Vergil kicked the Wiseman Phantom away from him. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Symbol scanned the Active Ring across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as frost started to form around her left glove. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] The frost formed into a ball of ice that Symbol threw forwards. “Ice Grenade!” shouted Symbol as the ice ball exploded, freezing the Wiseman Phantom.

Then Symbol switched the Aqua Ring for the Defend Ring and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] She scanned her right glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ICE DEFEND PLEASE!] She held her right glove out to the side and the defend magic circle appeared before moving over her. Transforming Symbol into the Active Ice Defend Style.

“You ok? Vergil?” asked Symbol as she looked at her panting brother.

“Not really, I’ve used most of my magical energy,” replied Vergil.

“Then take a breather. I’ll finish this!” shouted Symbol. 

“You sure?” asked Vergil.

“I’m just returning the favour!” Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] There was a loud cracking sound as the Wiseman Phantom broke free. “Ice Avalanche!” only to be buried under a pile of snow.

“You know, that would be funny. If it wasn’t just going to make him even more pissed off,” commented Vergil.

“Yeah, but two ice moves connecting in a row will slow him down a lot,” explained Symbol even as she changed the Rings on her right glove and pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then Symbol scanned the Slasher and Defend Rings across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SLASHER DEFEND PLEASE!] She held her right glove out to the side and the two magic circles appeared before moving through her.

The Wiseman Phantom burst out of the snow pile. “YOU WILL PAY!” he roared in a demonic tone as he was covered in silver and purple magical energy before shooting at Symbol like a comet.

On the outside, Dante dodged another attempt by the Construct to smash him when he heard the roar. “Sounds like one heck of a party in there,” he commented as he avoided some acid that was spewed at him.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as red lightning crackled around the Slasher Defend Claws. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Symbol locked them over her helmet before starting to spin. She quickly transforming into a tornado of red lightning. “Fortress Slash!” Symbol went shooting down towards the Wiseman Phantom before she smashed into it. The two attacks cancelled each other out in a loud explosion of silver and purple magical energy against a blast of red lightning.

Thanks to the two ice attribute moves the Wiseman Phantom was stunned and Symbol recovered quicker. She switched the Defend Ring for her first ever Ring combination as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever. [MAGIC TOUCHIE HENSHIN!] Then she scanned the two Rings across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [SLASHER AQUA PLEASE!] Symbol held her right glove out to the side and the aqua magic circle appeared before moving through her. Transforming Symbol into her Active Slasher Aqua Style.

Then Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [MAGICAL TOUCH GO! VERY NICE!] She aligned the Active Ring with her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ACTIVE! S RANK SPELL! THE BEST!] Red lightning covered the Slasher Tidal Claws as Symbol charged forwards. “Slasher Burst!” screamed Symbol as she slashed three X’s into the Wiseman Phantom’s chest. Red lightning crackled over the Phantom as Symbol drove it down and out of the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head. She grabbed Vergil on the way and pulled him with her.

Dante watched as three projectiles burst out of the Wiseman Phantom Construct’s head.

Symbol landed on her backplate and combat rolled back to her boots.

Vergil landed on his boots, crouched and then stood back up.

The Wiseman Phantom landed on the ground and slid several feet with red lightning crackling over his body. Sparks bled from the three red X’s and microexplosions went off around him. “No,” he staggered back to his feet. “This cannot be happening!”

“Newsflash Wiseman!” shouted Dante. “This is all too real!” 

“This is for our Father and Mother!” shouted Vergil.

“Final!” yelled Symbol as she switched the Active Ring for the Advance Ring, then pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [TOUCH TO ADVANCE YOUR CLASS!] Then she swiped her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ADVANCE PLEASE!] Symbol held her left glove out in front of her as the advance magic circle appeared and moved back through her. Transforming Symbol into the Advance Style.

Dante turned the Trigger Ring around, turning it into its Angel Mode before he punched it into his Driver’s left slot. [TRIGGER!] Dante turned his wrist back, then forwards, making his Driver’s gate close and open again. [GO ANGEL!] The angel trigger magic circle appeared from Dante’s Driver and moved back through him. [AN-AN-AN-ANGEL!] Transforming Dante into the Angel Trigger Style.

Vergil pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever four times. [YES! THUNDER KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned his right glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Three green summoned swords appeared on either side of Vergil as blood red and light blue energy was gathered into his right boot.

Symbol pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her yellow parts started to release yellow particles. [ADVANCE S TIER SPELL! THE BEST!] The energy collected around her right boots as Symbol put her right boot forwards.

Dante punched the Angel Trigger Ring into his Driver’s left slot. [KICK STRIKE! GO!] Then he turned his left glove forwards as the light blue wind gathered around him. [ANGEL!] It was pulled into Dante’s right boot as he placed it forwards.

All three Kamen Riders jumped into the air, flipped once and went shooting down with their right boots forward. “RIDER KICK!” bellow all three Kamen Riders as their right boots made contact with the Wiseman Phantom and pushed him back in a large explosion.

The Kamen Riders landed on the ground as the Wiseman Phantom sparked with microexplosions going off around him before he fell to his knees and exploded.

“It’s finally over,” muttered Dante in numb shock.

“I can’t believe it,” muttered Symbol in an equal amount of shock.

“Not quite,” Vergil pointed with the Thunder Yamato Katana to where the Wiseman Phantom had staggered out of the smoke.

“HE’S STILL ALIVE?” shouted Dante.

“ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” roared Symbol.

Then the once mighty Wiseman Phantom fell down to his knees.

“He is no longer a threat,” commented Vergil as he approached the Wiseman Phantom.

Dante and Symbol shared a look as they chased after their brother.

“It’s hard to believe,” commented the Wiseman Phantom as particles of silver energy started to drift from his body. “It has been so long that I forgot what the feeling of defeat was like.”

“At least you know how our mother felt,” commented Symbol.

“Indeed, your mother accepted her end with dignity and honour,” The Wiseman Phantom turned his head to look at the Kamen Riders. “Phantom law requires me to offer you a prize for my defeat.”

“You have nothing that we could ever want,” spat out Dante.

“She does,” the Wiseman Phantom nodded at Symbol. 

“Me?” asked Symbol tilting her helmet to the side.

“You have no idea, do you?” questioned the Wiseman Phantom. 

“What are you talking about?!” demanded Vergil.

“Her upgraded Form in incomplete. That is why she loses control after a minute. I can correct the issue.”

“You can?” asked Symbol.

“Yes, but first. If I may offer a tip?” asked the Wiseman Phantom.

“Go on,” nodded Dante.

“There are always three Wisemen,” stated the Wiseman Phantom.

The three siblings looked at the dying Wiseman Phantom in confusion for several seconds. Then that confusion turned to understand. Understanding turned to horror.

“Wait-” began Vergil.

“You mean?!” demanded Dante.

“When my world was invaded and I was converted into a Phantom, I had two brothers who were converted alongside me and a friend of the family. My brothers came out of the ritual chamber looking identical to myself and the family friend,” the Wiseman Phantom trailed off. His legs had vanished by this time.

“Was Sparda,” realised Symbol.

“Yes,” admitted the Wiseman Phantom. “When the original Phantom King was killed, the Phantom horde was ten times its original size. The second Phantom King was killed from having to support a Hive Mind that massive. Since I and my brothers were next in line, we shared the Hive Mind.”

“So there are two more of you?!” demanded Dante.

The Wiseman Phantom laughed.

“What’s so funny?” asked Symbol.

“No,” replied the Wiseman Phantom. “I am the youngest of the three, the least powerful and the most merciful of the three.”

“You call eating someone’s beating heart and making them watch MERCY?!” demanded Dante.

“I only said that because I thought you had killed my child,” the Wiseman Phantom pointed out. “I killed your Mother with a single attack, it was over before she had time to feel any pain. Sparda being dragged away was on my two older brother’s orders. I could not defy them. I warn you my brothers will not show mercury when you fight them, now that you have killed their brother,” his torso had vanished.

“Wait, what about this prize?!” demanded Symbol.

“You will get that if you survive,” replied the Wiseman Phantom as his head vanished.

“What did he mean by that?!” demanded Dante.

Then a singularity formed in the air where the Wiseman Phantom had just been.

“RUN!” screamed Vergil.

The three of them turned and started to run but were quickly being pulled back.

“We should have just killed him in the first place!” shouted Vergil. “Before he had a chance to do this!”

“You just had to strike up a conversation!” Dante yelled at Symbol.

“Shut up!” shouted Symbol. “You went along with it!”

“Enough the both of you!” yelled Vergil. “Fighting each other will not help us survive this!”

“I don’t see anything we can do Vergil!” shouted Dante.

“We’re way too tired!” yelled Symbol.

“So you just want to give up?!” demanded Vergil. “With that attitude, we’ll never survive this!” 

“Your right,” muttered Symbol as she pressed down on her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] She scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her forearm guards started to release the yellow magical energy. [ADVANCE C TIER SPELL!] “But you two will!” 

“Sunset?!” shouted Dante.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” shouted Vergil.

Symbol grabbed them both and threw them forwards, out of the singularity’s reach.

Both brothers landed on the ground and turned around.

 Just in time to see Symbol run out of magical energy and transform back into Sunset Shimmer Sparda in a flash of yellow light.

She could already feel her grip on the ground weakening thanks to her no longer having the super strength of her Upgraded Kamen Rider Form. She gave her brothers a watery smile as tears bleed in the corners of her eyes.

“Take care of each other,” she whispered.

Then she let go.

Sunset Shimmer Sparda felt herself get pulled into a rip in space and closed her eyes, not wanting to see her brother’s horrified faces.

“SUNSET!”

The last thing she heard was her brothers both screaming her name.