//------------------------------// // Interlude 6 // Story: Sunset's Journey // by Alphajeager1 //------------------------------// “You are ok, mistress?” a soft female voice pulled Sunset back to consciousness after she had cried herself to sleep. Sunset looked up and saw four female humans standing over her.  They all looked to be two or three years older than her, putting them at nineteen or twenty. The first was tall and had fair skin along with dark blue eyes. Her hair was short and blond, messily layered on her head with the right side of her hair nearing her right eye and the left side swept back. She was quite toned, having strong muscles in her arms, shoulders and upper chest. The woman wore a dark blue jumpsuit that engulfed her body from the neck down, it had attached white gloves and white combat boots. There were no zippers, no seams and no openings, no way to get in or out of the suit that Sunset could see. The top half of the suit’s chest shifted from blue fabric to white gemstone armour. It was the same for the suit’s shoulders, the area between its shoulders and neck, knees as well as the forearms and shins. A line of white coral went halfway down the outside of the suit's legs, then the line moved down to the front of the suit's legs, connecting to the suit's knees. The second girl wore her red hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet. She also wore light-green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her green eyes. She was tall and quite muscular. The woman wore a dark blue jumpsuit that engulfed her body from the neck down, it had attached white gloves and white combat boots. There were no zippers, no seams and no openings, no way to get in or out of the suit that Sunset could see. The top half of the suit’s chest shifted from blue fabric to bronze gemstone armour. It was the same for the suit’s shoulders, the area between its shoulders and neck, knees as well as the forearms and shins. A line of bronze sunstone went halfway down the outside of the suit's legs, then the line moved down to the front of the suit's legs, connecting to the suit's knees. The second to last girl had long black hair tied into a ponytail that ends midway down her back. There was a magenta streak on the left side of her hair. Her eyes match the streak in her hair. The woman wore a dark blue jumpsuit that engulfed her body from the neck down, it had attached white gloves and white combat boots. There were no zippers, no seams and no openings, no way to get in or out of the suit that Sunset could see. The top half of the suit’s chest shifted from blue fabric to magenta gemstone armour. It was the same for the suit’s shoulders, the area between its shoulders and neck, knees as well as the forearms and shins. A line of green emerald went halfway down the outside of the suit's legs, then the line moved down to the front of the suit's legs, connecting to the suit's knees. The final girl had fair skin, short orange hair and turquoise eyes. The woman wore a dark blue jumpsuit that engulfed her body from the neck down, it had attached white gloves and white combat boots. There were no zippers, no seams and no openings, no way to get in or out of the suit that Sunset could see. The top half of the suit’s chest shifted from blue fabric to black gemstone armour. It was the same for the suit’s shoulders, the area between its shoulders and neck, knees as well as the forearms and shins. A line of pink sapphire went halfway down the outside of the suit's legs, then the line moved down to the front of the suit's legs, connecting to the suit's knees. After a few seconds Sunset’s mind came back online and she realised that there were four Gem Maidens standing in front of her. “What the-?!” she jumped away and landed several feet back as she scanned her Driver On Ring over her belt’s buckle. [DRIVER ON!] The magic circle appeared. [PLEASE!] Then her belt transformed into her Wizard Driver. Sunset Shimmer Sparda was about to transform into Kamen Rider Symbol when she realized that the Gem Maiden had not moved to attack her and was just standing there. “Er, aren’t you going to attack me?” asked Sunset.  “Does mistress want me to attack her?” asked the blond Gem Maiden. The first time the Gem Maidens had called her that, Sunset had been half asleep. Now? It caught her rather flat foot. “Mistress?! What?! Me?!” “Yes mistress,” nodded the red haired Gem Maiden. Sunset gaped at her for several seconds before shaking it off. “Explain!” she ordered. “Explain what mistress?” asked the orange haired Gem Maiden. “Why you are calling me mistress!” shouted Sunset. “When you defeated my Phantom form in combat the Hive Mind broke away from me. Normally your Kamen Rider powers would have returned me to my home Dimension. But thanks to my nature as a Kamen Rider, combined with the unique state of this Dimension that we are in that was not possible. Thus, your powers as a Kamen Rider decided that the safest way to insure that I was no longer a threat was creating a new Hive Mind with you as the queen and myself as a drone,” explained the black haired Gem Maiden. Sunset looked even more shocked now. Now that she thought about it she could feel four sets of thoughts that she knew were not hers. “Then, can’t I just free you?” she asked. “Negative,” replied the blond Gem Maiden. “The Hive Mind will only break if we are in our home dimension,” added the red haired Gem Maiden. “And I can’t dimension hop at will yet,” muttered Sunset. “Also, we do not know what our home dimension is,” added the orange haired Gem Maiden. “Great,” groaned Sunset. Then she realised something. “Wait a minute! Are you saying that the Phantom, Gem Maiden, whatever the Imprisoner was, was really four Kamen Riders fused into one?!” she demanded. “Yes, Mistress,” replied the blond haired Gem Maiden. “More like two Kamen Rider’s,” corrected the red haired Gem Maiden. Sunset tilted her head to one side. “What do you mean?” “Myself and her,” the orange haired Gem Maiden pointed to the black haired Gem Maiden. “Can combine into a single Kamen Rider. As can those two,” she pointed to the blond and red haired Gem Maiden. “Those two Kamen Riders can then combine into a single Kamen Rider,” explained the black haired Gem Maiden. “Interesting,” replied Sunset. “But then how were you caught with such a great power?” “The Gem Maidens attacked us separately so we were unable to transform let alone fuse,” replied the orange haired Gem Maiden. “So what do I call you?” asked Sunset. “I’m sorry Mistress?” asked the black haired Gem Maiden. “I’m not going to call you blond, red, orange and black,” deadpanned Sunset.  “What do wish us to be called Mistress?” asked the blond haired Gem Maiden. “Do you remember your names before you were converted?!” demanded Sunset as she started to lose her patience. “Yes,” replied the black haired Gem Maiden. After several seconds of waiting, Sunset snapped. “THEN WHAT WERE THEY?!” she demanded. “Lightning Dust Arc,” replied the blond haired Gem Maiden. “Gilda Nikos,” replied the red haired Gem Maiden. “Lyra Valkyrie,” answered the orange haired Gem Maiden. “Lie Bon Bon,” complied the black haired Gem Maiden. The second Sunset heard those names she clutched her head as she dropped to the ground. Memories started to flash through her head as visions played out in front of her eyes. They were appearing and vanishing to fast for her to make anything out. The sensory overload made her head feel like it was about to explode. Just as Sunset was about to pass out the visions stopped. “How do you feel?” asked a mocking voice.  Sunset struggled to turn her head to the side but was unable. “Help me up,” she ordered. Her new servants did so. Sunset could now see that the voice had come from the fake Vergil. “So sister,” he began. Sunset cut him off. “Don’t call me that! You're not the real Vergil!”  “Well, Sunset, how do you feel?” asked the fake Vergil. “If I could move, then you’d already be on the ground, bleeding into the dirt for trying to turn me against my family,” snarled out Sunset.  “Good luck,” smirked the Fake Vergil. “I have all the skills of your brother at his best.” “I said it to the Fake Dante and I will say it to you!” shouted Sunset. “If the real Vergil could never beat me, then what makes you think an imposter can!?” demanded Sunset. “Hollow Dante was made for looks, not for power,” explained the Fake Vergil. “I’m the other way around.” “Mistress, allow us to prove our loyalty by defeating this monster,” requested Lightning Dust. “We will defend you to our last breath!” proclaimed Gilda. “You have our loyalty,” shouted Lyra. “Please,” requested Bon Bon. Sunset looked at them for several seconds. “Alright, do it!”  A Driver appeared around Gilda and Bon Bon’s waists. Gilda’s was a white block with five golden lines coming from a golden circle shaped light on the left side of it and a small slot above the light. Bon Bon’s Driver was a black block with five white lines coming from a red circle shaped light on the left side and it and the block had a small slot above the light. These are the Weapon and Grimm Drivers. Gilda pulled out a whistle that was golden and had a white kite shield in the centre of it. She slotted it into her Driver’s slot. [C-R-O-C-E-A M-O-R-S!] Bon Bon pulled out a white whistle with a black wolf head in the centre of it. She slotted it into her Driver’s slot. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F!] Lyra and Lightning Dust both held out their hands and a weapon appeared in them. Lightning Dust was a white block with five golden lines coming from the left side of it where a golden handle was. Meanwhile, Lyra’s was a black block with five white lines coming from the right side of it where a white handle was. Both of the devices had a slot in the centre of them. These are the Dust and Aura Knuckles. Lightning Dust pulled out a red whistle with a black flame in the centre of it. She slotted it into the Dust Knuckle. [F-I-R-E D-U-S-T!] Lyra materialized a red whistle with a black rose on the front of it, she slotted it into the Aura Knuckle. [R-O-S-E S-P-E-E-D!] Lyra walked up to Bon Bon’s right and Lightning Dust moved to Gilda’s left as they pressed the flat side of the Aura and Dust Knuckles against their left and right palms respectively. [R-E-A-D-Y!] Then Lyra connected the flat side of the Aura Knuckle to the right side of the Grimm Driver while Lightning Dust connected the flat side of the Aura Knuckle to the flat side of the Weapon Driver. [F-I-S-T O-N!] A hologram of a white sword and a golden kite shield appeared in front of the Weapon Driver, while a hologram of a red flame appeared in front of the Dust Knuckle. Two more holograms, one of a white and black wolf head while the other was a red and black rose appeared in front of the Grimm Driver and the Aura Knuckle.  Each of the two hologram pairs moved in together and started to spin before shooting outwards, forming a set of holographic armour. The two sets of armour then shot backwards, one of them wrapped around Bon Bon and Lyra, while the other wrapped around Lightning Dust and Gilda. In a flash of light the two sets of armour turned solid, fusing the two pairs into a pair of Kamen Riders. The Kamen Rider that had once been Gilda and Lightning Dust wore a black bodysuit with attached black gloves and boots. She wore a white helmet with a golden vertical line cutting through the back of it. In the centre of the faceplate was a golden cross with a black horizontal visor running through the centre of it that dipped down in a U shape at the centre. Her chestplate was in the shape of a kite shield and coloured white. It was connected to three bronze squares on each of her sides under her armpits. Her shoulder armour was white and pointed outwards, it connected across the gap between her shoulders, it had white outlines. Her forearm guards looked like three D rectangles and were coloured red, as was the armour on the back of her gloves. The armour on her thighs and the outside of her upper legs was white with bronze outlines. The armour around the Kamen Rider’s shins was shaped like a pair of three D rectangles and coloured red, as was the armour on her boots. The Kamen Rider that had once been Bon Bon and Lyra wore a black bodysuit with attached black gloves and boots. She wore a white helmet with a black line cutting through the back of it. In the centre of the faceplate was a black cross with a red horizontal visor going through the centre of it that curled down into a U shape in the middle. Her chestplate looked like a white kite shield with a black wolf logo in the centre of it, it was connected to a pair of black squares under her armpits. Her shoulder armour was white with black outlines, it pointed outwards and covered the area between her shoulders and neck, forming a collar around her neck. Her forearm armour looked like a pair of three D rectangles and was coloured red with black outlines, her shin armour was identical to her forearm guards. The armour on the back of her gloves and boots was red with black outlines and had a boxy shape. The armour on her hips and the outside of her shins was black with white outlines. These are Kamen Rider Weapon and Grimm. “Woah!” gasped Sunset, before wincing as another burst of pain tore through her head. “I came to fight Sunset, not a pair of fakes!” snarled the Fake Vergil. “Have you seen yourself in the mirror lately?” asked Lyra’s voice from Kamen Rider Grimm. “We are not the only fake here,” observed Lightning Dust’s voice from Kamen Rider Weapon. The Fake Vergil’s snarled as he held his Driver On Ring over his belt buckle. [DRIVER ON!] A white version of Vergil’s magic circle appeared in front of the belt buckle. [NOW!] The belt buckle transformed into a white version of Vergil’s Wizard Driver. The Fake Vergil hit his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever, making the Hand Author flip to the left. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then he scanned his Nephilim Ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [NEPHILIM!] The Fake Vergil held his left hand out in front of him. [NOW!] His Nephilim magic circle appeared and moved back through him. Transforming him into a white version of Kamen Rider Vergil Nephilim Style. Grimm pressed the Beowulf Whistle once. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F! B-I-T-I-N-G!] Then she grabbed the Aura Knuckle and pressed it inwards. Dark energy flowed out of her Driver and the armour around her gloves shifted into four white claws with red veins running through them that black outlines. Grimm charged and slashed at the Fake Vergil with her claws, cutting sparked out of his body. The Fake Vergil snarled as he pressed the first button on the Space Sheath. [ONE!] White energy gathered around the Space Sheath as he gripped the handle of the Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Vergil drew his sword and in the same movement, he forced Kamen Rider Grimm’s claws to the side as he slashed her across the chest plate twice, sending her staggering backwards with sparks exploding from the two glowing white cuts in her chest plate. Weapon dashed forwards and pressed the Crocea Mors Whistle once. [K-N-I-G-H-T S-W-O-R-D!] Then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Aura Driver. White and bronze energy came from the Driver and in a flash of light, they formed into a white long sword with a golden crossguard and a blue handle. She grabbed it and slashed downwards, forcing the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil to half draw the Yamato Katana and block the attack. Weapon broke the lock and slashed upwards, only to be blocked once more. Weapon backed off as she pressed the Fire Dust Whistle once then punched the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [F-I-R-E D-U-S-T! C-H-A-R-G-E!] The Knight Sword Burst into burning red flames as Kamen Rider Weapon dashed forwards and brought it down towards the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Who pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned his left glove and the Nephilim Ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] He warped backwards in a burst of blue smoke. Letting the Knight Sword slam into the ground where he had just been standing in an explosion of power. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil jumped into the air and hit the fifth button on the Space Sheath. [FIVE!] White energy covered the Yamato Katana as he drew it. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then he went rocketing down and slammed a vertical slash into Kamen Rider Weapon. Sparks exploded from the white cut she now had in her body. Weapon recovered as she pressed the Crocea Mors Whistle twice, then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [K-N-I-G-H-T S-H-I-E-L-D!] White and bronze energy appeared from her Driver and formed into a white kite shield with bronze outlines called the Knight Shield. Weapon used it to block a pair of the Fake Vergil’s slashes, before giving him and shield bash that forced him back a couple of paces. Weapon pressed the Fire Dust Whistle, then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [F-I-R-E D-U-S-T! P-O-W-E-R-E-D!] The Knight Shield was covered in red energy as she slammed it into the ground, forming a wall of flames and stopped the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil from getting close. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil switched his Nephilim Ring for his Demon Ring and pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then he scanned his left glove and the Demon Ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON!] Vergil held his left glove out in front of him. [NOW!] The demon magic circle appeared in front of him and moved back through him, transforming him into the Demon Style. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pressed the second button on the Space Yamato Katana. [TWO!] He jumped into the air as his right boot was covered in golden magical energy. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He shot down with a flying kick and slammed it into the barrier, shattering it and slamming into Kamen Rider Weapon, sending her flying backwards. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil moved towards Kamen Rider Weapon with the intent to finish her off. Kamen Rider Grimm pressed the Beowulf Whistle twice, then she slammed the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F! T-E-A-R-I-N-G!] Her legs were covered in black energy as she zipped towards the fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He saw her coming and switched the Demon Ring for the Angel Ring before pressing his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [MAGICAL TOUCH HENSHIN!] Then he scanned his left glove and the Angel Ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ANGEL!] Then he held his left glove out in front of him. [NOW!] The angel magic circle appeared and moved back through the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, transforming him into the Angel Style. Then he pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] He scanned his left glove and the Angel Ring across his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Silver wind appeared around his body before the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil blurred away from the claw slash that was aimed at his faceplate and would have done a lot of damage, had it connected. Then the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil hit his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! KICK STRIKE!] He scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as a point of silver light appeared in front of him. [UNDERSTAND!?] It shot forwards and slammed into Kamen Rider Grimm’s shoulder guard. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil vanished in a flash of silver light and appeared behind Kamen Rider Grimm. He pressed the third button on the Space Katana. [THREE!] Silver magical energy covered both of the weapons as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil spun around. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Silver wind was summoned around him as he jumped into the air, while the wind cutting into Kamen Rider Grimm and pulled her into the air with the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. While Kamen Rider Grimm was in the air and helpless, the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pressed the fourth button on the Space Katana. [FOUR!] Silver energy covered both of his swords and he held them parallel to each other. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Vergil spun around, slashing a pair of glowing silver lines into Grimm’s back. Sparks bleed from the wounds as they sealed shut before Grimm fell back to the ground. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil was not done as he pressed the Space Katana’s fifth button. [FIVE!] Silver magical energy covered the Space Katana and the Space Yamato Katana as Vergil swiped them both through the air. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] They each left a trail of silver energy that formed an X shape. Out of which blasted a sharp sword, it slammed into Grimm and sent her flying backwards with sparks coming from the impact point; dead centre of her chest plate. Grimm pressed the Shimmer Speed Whistle once then slammed the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [R-O-S-E!] Grimm vanished in a burst of speed and appeared behind the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Her arms blurred as she slashed him over a dozen times in under a second. Only to do no damage. “You really think such weak attacks can defeat me?” chuckled the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He pressed the sixth button on the Space Katana. [SIX!] Both of his swords were covered in silver magical energy as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil dashed past Kamen Rider Grimm. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] She was suddenly covered by a storm of slashes that made sparks explode from her body until she was picked up from the force of one such slash and slammed into the ground. Kamen Rider Weapon got back up and pressed the Crocea Mors Whistle three times, then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [C-R-O-C-E-A M-O-R-S! R-I-S-E U-P!] Red flames covered the Knight Sword and the Knight Shield. Weapon slammed the tip of the Knight Shield into the ground and flames spread out from it in two lines. They looped around the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, forming a binding ring of flames. The Kamen Rider Weapon ran forwards and slashed through the centre of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil with the, still blazing, Knight Sword. Sparks exploded from the glowing red line that was cut into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. “I cannot even feel that,” he laughed as he broke free of the binding ring. “Let us make our Mistress proud,” spoke of Lightning Dust’s voice from Kamen Rider Weapon as she removed the Crocea Mors Whistle from the Weapon Driver and switched it for a yellow Whistle that displayed a pair of gauntlets. She slotted it into the Weapon Driver. [E-M-B-E-R C-E-L-I-C-A!] Then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [R-E-A-D-Y!] A hologram of two gauntlets appeared in front of the Weapon Driver. [F-I-S-T O-N!] It started to spin before shooting off and transforming into an energy version of a helmet, two shoulder guards, four squares and a chestplate. Weapon’s chestplate turned yellow while the squares under her armpits turned red. Her shoulder armoured turned yellow and now had red outlines. Meanwhile, her helmet had turned yellow and had a red line cutting through the centre of it, the cross in the centre of her faceplate turned red. Suddenly, the cross glowed and transformed. It separated into four pieces, revealing a pair of blue circle shaped visors. Two pieces of the crosses moved under the visors while the other two pieces moved above the visors. She was now Kamen Rider Weapon, Ember Celica Fire Dust Tune. Weapon pressed down on the Ember Celica Whistle once then she slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [S-H-O-T-G-U-N G-A-U-N-T-L-E-T-S!] In a burst of yellow energy, a pair of gauntlets appeared, they were shaped like cylinders with a pair of red barrels over Weapon’s knuckles. She started punching and with each punch a small sphere of orange energy was fired, slamming into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Off to the side, Sunset’s eyes went wide. “Those almost look like my Punch Impacts,” she realised. Weapon fired several more orbs that slammed into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil as closed the distance between them and pressed the Fire Dust Whistle once more, before slamming the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [F-I-R-E D-U-S-T! C-H-A-R-G-E!] Red energy flowed into the Ember Celica Gauntlets as Kamen Rider Weapon pulled back her left fist. Just before she got within sword range of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, she punched forwards and fired a fist-sized beam of flame that slammed into the Fake Kamen Rider and sent him flying backwards. Now they were getting somewhere. Off to the side, Kamen Rider Grimm had recovered and switched the Shimmer Speed Whistle for a white Whistle with a cat logo on the front of it. She slammed it into the Aura Knuckle. [C-O-P-Y C-A-T!] The Grimm slammed the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [R-E-A-D-Y!] A black cat logo with white outlines appeared in front of the Aura Knuckle before it started to spin. [F-I-S-T O-N!] The hologram shot forwards and transformed into a pair of holographic boots, gloves, forearm armour and shin guards. Then they moved back and slammed into Grimm, turning solid. Her forearm guards, shin armour, the armour on the back of her gloves and boots turned white with black outlines.  Suddenly, the cross on the faceplate glowed and transformed. It separated into four pieces, revealing a pair of red circle-shaped visors. Two pieces of the crosses moved under the visors while the other two pieces moved above the visors. She was now Kamen Rider Grimm Beowulf CopyCat Tune. She pressed down on the Beowulf Whistle and punched the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F! B-I-T-I-N-G!] The Beowulf Claws appeared as she dashed forwards and slashed at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s backplate. Sparks exploded from the six black cuts she sliced into the backplate. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil roared as he pressed the first button on the Space Katana. [ONE!] Silver magical energy coated both the Space Katana and the Space Yamato Katana. [KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then he spun around and unleashed a barrage of slashes against Grimm. But she had seen this coming and pressed the CopyCat Whistle once before slamming the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [C-O-P-Y!] She jumped backwards and a copy of herself made of fire appeared in front of her. The second the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s swords touched it, the clone exploded, sending him flying towards Weapon. Kamen Rider Weapon pressed the Ember Celica Whistle twice before slamming the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [M-E-L-E-E M-O-D-E!] Yellow armour appeared in front of the Ember Celica Gauntlets as they converted into melee mode. Weapon pulled back her left fist and punched the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, reversing his course and sending him shooting back towards Grimm.  The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil snarled as he slammed both of his swords together at the hilt. [YES! KATANA STRIKE!] Silver magical energy covered the two swords as he started to spin around. [UNDERSTAND?!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil spun so fast that he was a blur with the tips of his blades being a ring of silver light around him. “Rapid Slash!” he yelled as he neared Grimm. Who pressed the CopyCat Whistle once more and slammed the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [C-O-P-Y!] A clone of water appeared in front of her, taking the blow as Grimm backflipped away. The second the attack hit it, the clone transformed into chains of water that tied the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s arms to his sides. “What the-?!” he shouted as he struggled to break the chains. Weapon pressed the Ember Celica Whistle three times and then slammed the Dust Knuckle into the Weapon Driver. [E-M-B-E-R C-E-L-I-C-A R-I-S-E U-P!] She burst into flames as she charged at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. A massive amount of fire was focused into her right Ember Celica Gauntlet as she pulled it back and slammed it into the Fake Kamen Rider Fire. He could not even shout in pain as a beam of red energy burst from his chestplate. Sparks bleed from the entrance and exit points as he was sent flying. He slammed into a wall, causing it to break apart and fall on him with a loud boom. Sunset blinked. “It looks like I was not even needed,” she commented dumbly at the sight. “I wasn’t supposed to be this way,” the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil staggered out of the wall. “How are a bunch of extras giving a boss character like me so much trouble?!” he demanded in anger. “Ok,” blinked Sunset. “Now I know that you're not Vergil.” The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil equipped the Gravity Ring and pressed his Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever before scanning the Gravity Ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [GRAVITY TRIGGER!] He held his right glove down to the ground as the gravity magic circle appeared under his boots. [NOW!] It moved up through him and transformed him into the Angel Gravity Style. “Oh nuts,” muttered Sunset. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pressed the first button on the Space Gravity Katana. [ONE!] Red energy ran through the Space Gravity Katana and the Yamato Gravity Katana. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil dashed forwards and delivered a barrage of slashes that Kamen Rider Weapon had no chance to defend against. Sparks exploded off her body as she staggered back from the amount of damage that she took. Kamen Rider Grimm hit the Beowulf Whistle twice then she slammed the Aura Knuckle into the Grimm Driver. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F! T-E-A-R-I-N-G!] Her legs were covered in white and black mist as she darted forwards, pulling the Beowulf Claws back to skewer the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. But he simply pressed the second button on the Space Gravity Katana. [TWO!] Both of his sword were covered in silver magical energy as he held them parallel to each other. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He spun around, ducking under the Beowulf Claws and slashing Kamen Rider Grimm across the waist with both of the swords. Sparks exploded out of the silver cut that Grimm had across her waist now as she fell over. “Ok,” Sunset had to blink at how fast the battle had turned around. “Looks like I am going to have to step in,” she pulled herself to her feet.  The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pulled back both of his sword as he aimed to stab them through Grimm. “Hey!” shouted Sunset’s voice. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil turned to see her approaching. “How about you pick on someone else?” shouted Sunset. “Finally, we get to the main act,” stated the Fake Vergil. “Mistress,” spoke Lyra's voice from Kamen Rider Grimm. “We will not fail you,” added Gilda’s voice from Kamen Rider Weapon. “You two, or four, that’s going to great confusing really fast, take a break,” ordered Sunset as she held her Driver On Ring over her belt buckle. [DRIVER ON!] The magic circle appeared. [PLEASE!] It transformed her belt buckle into her Wizard Driver. “But,” protested Lightning Dust’s voice. “That’s an order!” snapped out Sunset. “Yes Mistress,” confirmed four voices. Sunset pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [TOUCH TO ADVANCE YOUR CLASS!] Then she scanned her left glove and the Advance Ring over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ADVANCE PLEASE!] Sunset held her left glove out in front of her and the advance magic circle appeared before moving back through her. Transforming Sunset Shimmer Sparda into Kamen Rider Symbol Advance Style. Symbol held her right glove into the air. “Come! Advance Timer!” she ordered. The Crow Phantom shot out of the sky and slammed into her right glove in a flash of light. [ADVANCE TIME!] When the light cleared the Advance Timer was revealed. Symbol reached up and turned the dial around one full twist. [SET UP!] “Its showtime,” stated Symbol as she hit the Dragon Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [START!] The Advance Timer’s first clock hand started moving. She pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Before scanning the Advance Ring over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as she dashed forwards. [ADVANCE B TIER SPELL!] Then the emitters on her body lit up and magical energy gathered around her right elbow. She zipped forwards and slammed her elbow into the gut of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He snarled as he pressed the third button on the Space Gravity Katana. [THREE!] Silver and golden magical energy flowed with both of the sword as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil dashed forwards and started to spin. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Silver and golden wind covered him and he jumped into the air and the wind pulled Symbol up into the air, letting him slash her several times, sparks exploded out of the dozen of cuts Symbol received. The Fake Kamen Ride Vergil switched the Angel Ring for the Demon Ring while he was still in the air, before hitting his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever and scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON STYLE!] Then he held his left glove down to the ground as the demon magic circle appeared under his boots. [NOW!] Then it rose up through him, transforming the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil into the Gravity Demon Style. While he was still in the air, he pressed the second button on the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [TWO!] Golden magical energy leaked out of the sword and into his right boot as he went shooting down through the air. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, extended his right boot out as it glowed with golden magical energy. It slammed into Symbol’s chestplate and sent her flying backwards with sparks exploding out of the impact point. “Is that all?” asked the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil as he landed back on the ground. “The way you were talking, you thought you had more of a chance against me than they did,” he pointed to Kamen Rider Grimm and Kamen Rider Weapon. “I do,” replied Symbol as the Advance Timer reached the red section. She hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BREAKER ADVANCE!] The Breaker magic circle appeared behind the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and the Advance Breaker Energy Clone jumped out of it. She hit her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters started to generate red energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER C TIER SPELL!] It wrapped around her right glove as she curled it into a fist and threw it forwards. Only for the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil to press the first button on the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [ONE!] Golden magical energy flowed out of the Gravity Ring and into the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil used the sword to deflect the punch and slashed Advance Breaker with a pair of slow but hard slashes. Two golden lines were cut into her chest plate and sparks exploded out of them. Symbol pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters on her body started to shine. [ADVANCE C TIER SPELL!] Yellow energy gathered around her left glove as Symbol turned it into a fist and pulled it back. “Ha!” then she punched forwards, firing a fist-sized beam at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Who saw it coming and pressed the second button on the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [TWO!] Golden magical energy from the Gravity Ring covered his right boot as he dashed towards the beam. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then he leaped into a flying kick and tore through the beam with his energized boot. The beam was forced back until the Fake Kamen Riders Vergil’s boot made contact with Symbol’s chest plate. Sparks came from the impact point as she was sent flying backwards. Advance Breaker had gotten back up and hit her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times as she jumped into the air. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] She held her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters started to produce energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER A TIER SPELL!] Which wrapped around her right glove as she went shooting down and threw a downwards punch at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He pressed the fourth button on the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [FOUR!] Golden magical energy covered the tip of the sword as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil took it in both gloves. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then he drove the tip of the sword into the ground. A circle of golden magical energy exploded out of the ground, with him in the centre. It slammed into Advance Breaker and sent her flying backwards with sparks coming from all over her body. Symbol got back up and pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times as she charged. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] The emitters on her body started to glow as she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ADVANCE A TIER SPELL!] Yellow magical energy covered both of her fist as she threw a punch at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He pressed the first button on the Space Yamato Gravity Katana. [ONE!] Golden energy coated both sides of the blade. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil blocked Symbol’s punch, then he deflected the second punch, forcing her fist upwards as he swung his blade down, cutting a glowing line through the centre of her chest plate. “I am still not seeing how you have a chance,” he mocked as he drew back his sword for a stab. At that moment the Advance Timer reached the blue section. Symbol did not give the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and answer. Instead, she opted to give him a physical one by hitting the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb once more. [BLOCKER ADVANCE!] The blocker magic circle appeared in the air as the Advance Blocker Energy Clone appeared out of it. Advance Blocker hit her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. The emitters on her body started to shine as the Space Yamato Gravity Katana approached Symbol. [ADVANCE BLOCKER C TIER SPELL!] A square-shaped shield appeared in front of Symbol, blocking the sword. “What-?!” shouted the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil as the shield exploded, sending him flying backwards. Advance Breaker pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters on her body started to emit red magical energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER B TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her left fist as she threw an uppercut that sent the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil into the air. Symbol noticed this and pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters started to generate yellow magical energy. [ADVANCE B TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her right elbow as Symbol blurred above the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, driving her energized elbow into his gut and sending him shooting back into the ground. “Ok,” the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pulled himself out of the crater his impact had made. “Let’s change things up a little,” he switched the Demon Ring for the Angel Ring and pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever before scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ANGEL STYLE!] He held his left glove into the air and the angel magic circle appeared. [NOW!] Then it fell through him, transforming him into the Angel Gravity Style. Then he pressed the first button on the Space Gravity Katana. [ONE!] Silver magical energy coated both of his blades as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil charged at Symbol. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He unleashed a barrage of slashes against her before kicking her backwards and sparks exploded from the millions of tiny cuts she had just been dealt. Advance Breaker saw this and pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL! VERY NICE!] A storm of yellow and red magical energy erupted from the emitters after she scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ADVANCE BREAKER S TIER SPELL! THE BEST!] She held her left glove into the air and clenched it into a fist as the energy gathered around it. Then she pulled back her left fist as she charged at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. But he pressed the second button on the Space Gravity Katana. [TWO!] Golden and silver magical energy flowed into both of the swords as he held them parallel to each other and to the ground. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil spun around and slashed in a circle, cutting two glowing silver lines into Advance Breaker’s abs, making sparks explode from them. Then he turned and charged at Advance Blocker, pressing the third button on the Space Gravity Katana. [THREE!] Golden and silver magical energy flowed into both of the swords as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil started to spin. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Symbol got back up as the Advance Timer’s first clock hand reached the green section. Seeing Advance Blocker in danger, she pressed the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BOUNDER ADVANCE!] The bounder magic circle appeared to the right of Advance Blocker and the Advance Bounder Energy clone burst out of it. She pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she swiped her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as green magical energy emerged from her emitters. [ADVANCE BOUNDER C TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her left glove as she pulled it back and punched the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil across the faceplate. “DIE!” unlike the real Vergil, who would have said this in a venomous monotone, the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil shouted it out in a livid roar. He pressed the fourth button on the Space Gravity Katana as he jumped into the air. [FOUR!] Silver magical energy covered both of the sword as he started to spin, becoming nothing but a blur as he shot down toward Advance Bounder. [GRAVITY KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Advance Blocker pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever twice. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters lit up with blue magical energy. [ADVANCE BLOCKER B TIER SPELL!] It gathered in front of Advance Blocker as a shield in the shape of a circle. Sparks flew as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil slashed into it while still spinning. Cracks started to appear in the shield. Advance Breaker leapt towards the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil from the left as she pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters lit up with red magical energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER C TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her right fist as she pulled it back. Meanwhile, Symbol leapt at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil from the right as she struck her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters lit up with yellow energy. [ADVANCE A TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her left fist as she threw it forwards. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil was jerked to the left as Advance Breaker’s fist slammed into his cheek guard. Then he was jerked to the right as Symbol’s fist slammed into his opposite cheek guard. He was sent flying through the air and slammed into the ground with a loud boom, kicking up and dust cloud. “Mistress is strong,” observed Lightning Dust’s voice from Kamen Rider Weapon. “Correct,” replied Bon Bon’s voice from Kamen Rider Grimm. At that moment the Advance Timer’s first clock hand reached the purple section. Symbol hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BLASTER ADVANCE!] The blaster magic circle appeared and the Advance Blaster Energy Clone jumped out of it. Then she pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] She scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters started to produce purple magical energy. [ADVANCE BLASTER C TIER SPELL!] Then she threw her gloves forwards as six orbs of purple magical energy winked in around her and shot forwards, slamming into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He was sent flying backwards from the force of the attack. Advance Bounder pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Her emitters started to glow with green magical energy that wrapped around her body after she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ADVANCE BOUNDER A TIER SPELL!] She shot forwards and shoulder tackled the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Advance Bounder was in the path of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, she pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters shone with blue magical energy. [ADVANCE BLOCKER A TIER SPELL!] Which wrapped around her in an aura, she ran forwards and slammed her fist into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s faceplate. Right as her fist made contact, she dispelled the aura in a pulse of blue energy that sent the Fake Kamen Rider flying towards Advance Breaker. Who pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever three times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove across her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters released red magical energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER A TIER SPELL!] It gathered around her fists as she clasped them together and slammed them down, hammering the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil into the ground. “Final!” Symbol jumped into the air as she hit her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever four times. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL! VERY NICE!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as her emitters released a storm of yellow magical energy. [ADVANCE S TIER SPELL! THE BEST!] It wrapped around her boots as she pointed them downwards and went shooting towards the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. “Advance Impact!” she slammed both of her boots into the Fake Kamen Rider driving him even deeper into the ground. Symbol got off her fallen opponent and started walking towards Kamen Rider’s Grimm and Weapon. “It wasn’t supposed to be like this,” growled a voice. Symbol turned around to see the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil getting back up. “I recommend you stay down,” she ordered. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil snarled as he switched the Gravity Ring for the Thunder Ring, before pressing his Wizard Driver’s right Shift Lever and scanning his right glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. THUNDER TRIGGER!] He held his right glove up as the thunder magic circle appeared and fell down through him. [NOW!] Transforming him into the Thunder Double Angel Style as his Doppelganger appeared beside him. “Oh this is bad,” muttered Symbol. Vergil’s three Gravity Style’s were made for attacking opponents with a lot of armour, but they were really bad at fighting multiple opponents. Vergil’s Thunder Style’s were the other way around. Vergil switched the Angel Ring on his left index finger for a Nephilim Ring, then he pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever before scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [NEPHILIM STYLE!] He held his left glove out in front of him as his Nephilim magic circle appeared. [NOW!] It moved back through him, transforming him into the Thunder Nephilim Style. He was in front of Symbol before she had time to react and pressed the first button on the Thunder Space Sheath. [ONE!] Green magical energy flowed into the Thunder Yamato Katana as he grabbed its hilt. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil drew the Thunder Yamato Katana and slashed Symbol across the chest plate in the same movement. Sparks exploded from the green cut she now had in her chest plate as she fell to her knees. Seconds later, Advance Bounder landed a short distance away with sparks coming from a black mark in her chest plate. Then he switched the Angel Ring on his left ring finger for a Demon Ring. He pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once, then he scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON STYLE!] A flash of golden light off to the side indicated his Doppelganger changing forms. [NOW!] Several seconds later, Advance Blocker was sent flying by Vergil’s Doppelganger. Advance Breaker saw this and pressed her Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [TOUCH TO CAST THE NEXT LEVEL!] Then she scanned her left glove over her Wizard Driver’s Hand Author as the emitters on her body made red magical energy. [ADVANCE BREAKER C TIER SPELL!] The energy gathered around her right fist as she charged towards the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. He replied to the threat by switching the Nephilim Ring on his left index finger for a Demon Ring and pressing his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever before scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON STYLE!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil held his right glove down to the ground as the demon magic circle appeared under his boots. [NOW!] It rose up through him, transforming him into the Thunder Demon Style, as well as knocking Advance Breaker away. Instead of attacking the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil switched the Demon Ring on his ring finger for a Nephilim Ring and hit his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once before scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [NEPHILIM STYLE!] A flash of red and blue light off to the side showed that his Doppelganger had switched forms once again. [NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil jumped into the air and pressed his the second button on the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. [TWO!] Green magical energy covered his right boot as he went shooting down towards Advance Breaker with a flying kick. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The kick slammed into Advance Breaker and sent her flying backwards and a blackened mark on her chest plate. Seconds later, Advance Blaster landed on the ground next to them with several cracks in her armour. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger approached them. Suddenly, they were forced to jump away as the ground in front of them exploded. Grimm and Weapon jumped down in front of Symbol and her Advance Clones. “We shall give you time to recover mistress,” stated Gilda’s voice from Kamen Rider Weapon. “As you did us,” added Lyra’s voice from Kamen Rider Grimm. They both took their Knuckles off their Drivers and punched them together. [R-E-A-D-Y!] The knuckles each let out an alarm sound as a hologram of a fist appeared in front of them. The hologram in front of the Dust Knuckle was white, while the hologram in front of the Aura Knuckle was black. The two of them moved in front of each other and started to spin, they shot forwards and transformed into a holographic suit of armour that was a mixture of white and black. It slammed into Grimm and Weapon, combining them into a single Kamen Rider. She wore a black bodysuit with attached black gloves and boots. Her helmet was white with a black line cutting vertically through the back of it. In the centre of her faceplate was a yellow cross with a red horizontal visor cutting through it that bent downwards into a U shape in the centre. Her chestplate was in the shape of a white kite shield with black outlines and the image of a black wolf head in the centre of it. Two squares were connected to the side of the chest plate, they were coloured yellow and were under her armpits. Her shoulder guards were red and covered the area between her shoulders and neck, they were connected around her neck forming an armoured collar. Her forearm armour was shaped like a pair of three D rectangles and coloured red with the blockly armour on the back of her gloves being the same colour. Her skintight thigh armour, three D rectangle shin armour and blockly boot armour were all coloured white with black outlines. Around her waist was a black belt with a black block in the centre of it. On the left side of the block was a red and golden circle shaped light with five white and golden lines coming out of it and moving towards the right side, making the block look like a pair of fists. Connected to the right side of the Driver was a Fist that was white with white red and golden lines coming from the right side of it to the left side, they linked up with the lines on the Driver. These are the Ozma Knuckle and Salem Driver. They each had a pair of slots in the top of them. The left slot of the Salem Driver had a red whistle with a black scythe logo in it while the other slot had the Beowulf Whistle in it. The right slot of the Ozma Knuckle had a green whistle with a wind logo in it, while the other slot had the Shimmer Speed Whistle inserted into it. At that moment the cross opened and separated into four pieces. The bottom two moving under her circle shaped visors, the left one being red and the other being blue, while the other two pieces moved above her visors. She is Kamen Rider Reamant Speed Tune! “So they really can combine into a single Kamen Rider,” whispered Symbol in awe at this sight. Remnant pressed the Beowulf Whistle and the other Whistle in the Salem Driver before slamming the Ozma Knuckle into the Salem Driver. [B-E-O-W-U-L-F! B-I-T-I-N-G!] [S-C-Y-T-H-E!] She held out her right glove and a red reaper scythe appeared. It had three white blades, side by side with red veins cutting through them and white highlights outlined the blades. Remnant dashed forwards at high speeds as she brought the scythe around to cut into the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. As this was going on, Symbol heard a voice speak up. “Mistress.” “Who said that?” demanded Symbol as she looked around. “Down here!” came the voice, from her right arm. Symbol looked down and jumped in shock when she saw the Crow Bit Phantom staring back at her from the dial of the Advance Timer. “What the heck-?!” she shouted in pure shock. “What are you so shocked about?” asked the Advance Timer. “I didn’t know that you could still talk to me like this!” defended Symbol. “All Phantoms arms can combinate with their owner. Unless the owner orders them not to,” came the reply. “Phantom Arm?” asked Symbol. “That is when a Phantom is transformed into a weapon. Either by losing a fight or by transforming voluntary,” explained the Crow Bit Phantom from the Advance Timer. “Ok,” replied Symbol as she filled that information away in the correct places. “Wait does that mean?” she thought back to all of the Rings she had collected. “That all of the Rings you have collected are Phantom Arms?” asked the Crow Bit Phantom. “Yes, they are.” “Now what do you want?” asked Symbol. “Well that was rude,” complained the Crow Bit Phantom from within the Advance Timer. “Sorry, but I’m kind of busy trying to avoid being killed by a launtic version of my brother,” snarked back Symbol. “Well, when you put it that way. I guess that is the only way to react,” replied the Crow Bit Phantom from within the Advance Timer. “Right, now I ask again: What do you want?” demanded Symbol. “Why are you still fighting?” asked the Crow Bit Phantom. Symbol stared at him. “What is that supposed to mean?!”  “Exactly what is sounds like,” shot back the Advance Timer. “I want to see pigs fly,” shouted Symbol. “Really?” asked the Crow Bit Phantom. “Of course not!” shouted Symbol. The Crow Bit Phantom winced. “I don’t want to die! Why do you think I’m still fighting?!” demanded Symbol. “Not him! Against me!” shouted the Crow Bit Phantom. That brought Symbol up short. “What do you mean?” she asked. “There are five types of Phantom Arms: Storage, Boost, Armed, Intelligence and Unison,” explained the Crow Bit Phantom. “With me so far?” Symbol nodded. “Storage Phantom Arms are made from Boss Level Phantoms, but have no mind of their own once they have undergone the transformation process as the Phantom they were made from has only been a Phantom for less than five hundred years. While their Phantom powers remain within the Phantom Arm, their body and mind is returned to their home dimension when the Kamen Rider defeats them. Your Rings are prime examples of these.” “Ok,” nodded Symbol. “Boost Phantom Arms are made from Phantoms that have been Phantoms for between one thousand and three thousand years. They boost one aspect of their wielders powers and nothing else. Your Brother's Arbiter Axe, Osiris Scythe, Aquila Stars and Eryx Gauntlets fall under this category.” “But the first two belong to Dad and Mom, while the other two were over a thousand?” asked Symbol. “The Arbiter Axe was a Phantom that accompanied Wiseman to kill your parents and was only about two hundred and twenty years old. The Osiris Scythe was a Gem Maiden that your mother had fought the day before, giving away their location. The Succubus was a female Phantom and they are always very weak as their main purpose is to breed. Finally, Bob was not much of a fighter as most of his opponents would have to make it through his prison first,” the Crow Bit Phantom. “Got it,” nodded Symbol. “Next we have the Armed Phantom Arms,” explained the Crow Bit Phantom. “They take on the forms of weapons and are made from Phantoms that partly wanted to stay as Phantoms, even after being freed from the Hive Mind.” Symbol cut him off. “Why would anyone want to stay as a Phantom?!” she demanded. “Some for power, some have lost too much and some want a purpose in life,” explained the Crow Bit Phantom. “Their consciousness is divided in two, their human form and mind are sent back to their home dimension. While their Phantom body and the part of their mind that wanted to stay are transformed into the Armed Phantom Arm. As a result, this class of Phantom Arm has some rudimentary intelligence. Your brothers Rebellion Blade and Yamato Katana are examples of this.” “I always had a feeling those swords were watching me,” muttered Symbol. “The next class of Phantoms Arms as Intelligence Phantom Arms,” continued the Crow Bit Phantom. “They are can only be made from Phantoms that wished to continue being Phantoms, fully. I am one such Phantom Arm.” “Lucky you,” replied Symbol. “The final class is Unison Phantom Arms. They are made from Phantoms that wished to remain Phantoms and can assume a humanoid form at will.” “Nice,” replied Symbol. “Sunset, the upper three Phantoms Arms link with their owners,” explained the Crow Bit Phantom. “The Armed Phantom Arms can handle a partial link, but the Intelligence and Unison Phantom Arms need a full link to use their full power.” Symbol was silent. “You might have noticed that my Phantom Arm form has three clock hands, you have reached the end of the first hand, now if you want the second hand to start then you need to drop your barriers,” implored the Crow Bit Phantom. Symbol was still silent. “Sunset-” began the Crow Bit Phantom. “Crow,” interrupted Sunset. “Yes?” replied the Cow Bit Phantom. “I’m sorry,” with that Symbol took the biggest risk she had ever taken.  She dropped her mental barriers. [ADVANCE WEAPON! TIME!] shouted the Advance Timer as its second clock hand started to tick. At that moment the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pressed the first button on the Thunder Space Sheath. [ONE!] Green energy surged into the Thunder Yamato Katana as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil slid his left glove over the Thunder Space Sheath. [YES! THUNDER KATANA STRIKE!] A huge amount of green magical energy was pulled into the Thunder Yamato Katana. [UNDERSTAND?!] Vergil gripped his sword’s handle. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then he slashed forwards, cutting into Kamen Rider Remnant over a hundred times in less than a second.  Sparks exploded from her chest plate as Reamant staggered backwards. Right into the path of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s Doppelganger. He pressed the first button on the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. [ONE!] Green magical energy was pulled into the sword as he ran his left glove over the flat side of it. [YES! THUNDER KATANA STRIKE!] The Doppelganger gripped the sword in both gloves as he pulled it back. [UNDERSTAND?!] The Thunder Space Yamato Katana blazed as he swung it around. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] There was a burst of green lightning as it slammed into Kamen Rider Remeant’s chest plate. Sparks exploded from the glowing green cut as she fell to her knees.  Then, in a flash of light, her transformation broke down completely. When the light cleared, Lightning Dust, Gilda, Lyra and Bon Bon were lying on the ground. They were all knocked out from the amount of damage they had taken as Kamen Rider’s Grimm, Weapon and Remeant. At that moment the Advance Timer’s second clock hand reached the red zone. Symbol noticed this and hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BREAKER SWORD!] The advance magic circle appeared in front of Advance Breaker. She reached into it and pulled out a red long sword that had a pair of revolver barrels in the centre of it. The handle was grey, as were the revolver barrels. On the handle was three triggers. This is the Advance Sword. Advance Breaker ran forwards as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger approach the downed combatants and spun the Active Barrels, the bottom on displayed a purple boot, while the top one showed a grey kite shield. Advance Breaker pressed the third trigger as grey energy surrounded the Breaker Sword and purple energy covered her boots. [BREAKER MATCH SLASHING STRIKE!] She slammed her boots into the ground and jumped high into the air, landing in front of the deformphed Kamen Riders as she stabbed the Breaker Sword into the ground. This action summoned a kite shield construct that blocked the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger from approaching. Then she jumped over the shield and spun the Active Barrels once more. The bottom one landed on a trio of green claws, while the upper barrel showed an orb of water. Advance Breaker pressed the trigger. [BREAKER MATCH SLASHING STRIKE!] Three claws made of water appeared around the Advance Sword as Advance Breaker dashed forwards and slashed the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil twice across the chestplate. Or at least she would have if his Doppelganger had not moved in to take the blow for its master. The Doppelganger jumped into the air as the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil pressed the third button on the Thunder Space Sheath. [THREE!] Green lightning was fed into the Thunder Yamato Katana within its holder. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He drew his sword and slashed upwards, aiming to send Advance Breaker flying into the air. She quickly turned the second Active Barrel so that it displayed the defend magic circle and pressed the second trigger on the Breaker Sword. [BREAKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Green energy covered the sword as she held it vertical, deflecting the fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s slash.  But she had forgotten about his Doppelganger, who pressed the third button on the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. [THREE!] Green magical energy came from the sword and surrounded his right boot. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The clone went shooting down and slammed his boot into Advance Breaker’s left shoulder pauldron. Sparks exploded from the impact and the Breaker Sword flew from her grip. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil ran at the downed clone as he slid his left glove over the back of the Thunder Space Sheath. [YES! THUNDER KATANA STRIKE!] Green lightning roared around the Sheath. [UNDERSTAND?!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil drew the Thunder Yamato Katana and slashed upwards with green lightning trailing behind the sharp-as-hell katana. Advance Breaker was unable to block as she was still recovering from that hit. At that moment the Advance Timer’s second clock hand reached the blue section. “Blocker, Go!” shouted Symbol as she hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BLOCKER SWORD!] Advance Blocker darted forwards and swiped her left glove through the blocker magic circle. She pulled out a blue boardsword with a grey handle. In the centre of the blade was a pair of revolver barrels called the Giga Barrels, each had three magic circles on them and on the handle was three triggers. She spun the bottom Giga Barrel until it stopped on the hammer magic circle and pulled the trigger. [BLOCKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Advance Blocker swung the blade down and deflected the upwards swing from the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. “What?!” he shouted as he stumbled backwards from the force of the slash. “Separate them!” ordered Symbol from the sidelines.  Advance Breaker spun the upper Active Barrel until it stopped on the aqua magic circle, then she pulled the Breaker Blade’s first trigger. [BREAKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Blue magical energy covered the Breaker Blade as she swung it around in a horizontal arc. Firing a horizontal crescent of blue water at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger, forcing them to jump apart. Advance Blocker charged at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s Doppelganger as she spun the upper Giga Barrel until it stopped on the drill magic circle, then she pulled the Blocker Sword’s first trigger. [BLOCKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Blue magical energy covered the Blocker Sword, then it started to spin like a drill before Advance Blocker stabbed forwards with it. Only for the Doppelganger to jump into the air and press the fifth button on the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. [FIVE!] Golden magical energy covered the sword as the Doppelganger pulled it back. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] Then she swung it down, firing a spinning sword construct of golden energy at Advance Blocker. She responded by spinning the bottom Giga Barrel until it stopped on the bombardment magic circle, then she pulled the second trigger of the Blocker Sword. [BLOCKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Blade magical energy covered the sword as she swung it downwards. It hit the ground and a beam of blue magical energy was fired from the impact point, it slammed into the spinning sword and both the beam and the sword were dispelled. Advance Breaker jumped away from a Summoned Sword and spun the upper Active Barrel until it stopped on the bind magic circle, then she pulled the first trigger. [BREAKER SLASHING STRIKE!] Red energy covered the Breaker Sword as Advance Breaker took it in both gloves and stabbed it into the ground. Out of which came several red energy chains that shot at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil. Their aim was to wrap him up or spear through him. He pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once. [YES! THUNDER KICK STRIKE!] Then he scanned his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [UNDERSTAND!?] Green lightning sparked around his body before transforming into several Summoned Swords that shot at the chains, breaking straight through them and shooting down towards Advance Breaker. It was at that moment that Symbol noticed the Advance Timer’s second clock hand had reached the green segment. “Bounder, your up!” she hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BOUNDER SWORD!] Advance Bounder shot forwards and reached into the bounder magic circle as it appeared. She pulled out a green short sword with a grey handle. The sword had a pair of barrels in the centre of it called the Swift barrels that displayed three magic circles each. The handle had three triggers on it and this was called the Bounder Sword. Advance Bounder spun the bottom Swift Barrel once so that it showed the arrow magic circle, then she pressed the second trigger. [BOUNDER SLASHING STRIKE!] She blurred in front of Advance Breaker and stabbed forwards, shattering the first Summoned Sword as it made contact with the tip of the Bounder Sword. Seeing that there were still over a dozen Summoned Swords incoming, Advance Bounder spun the upper Swift Barrel until it stopped on the zoomer magic circle, then she pressed the Bounder Sword’s first trigger. [BOUNDER SLASHING STRIKE!] Just before the Summoned Swords could make contact with her, she unleashed a barrage of slashes and stabs that shattered each and everyone of the Summoned Swords. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil landed back on the ground and ran at Advance Bounder as he pressed the fifth button on the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. [FIVE!] Green magical energy surrounded the cutting edges of the sword as he jumped into the air. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] He came shooting down with a downwards swing. “Breaker!” shouted Symbol. “Block it!” Advance Breaker spun the lower Active Barrel until it stopped on the bounder magic circle, then she pressed the Breaker Sword’s second trigger. [BREAKER SLASHING STRIKE!] She held the Breaker Sword in both gloves as she swung upwards, slamming it into the Thunder Space Yamato Katana. Her legs buckled as the ground under her boots formed into a crater from the force of the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s swing. “Now Bounder! Strike while he’s locked up!” shouted Symbol. Advance Breaker spun the upper Swift Barrel until it landed on the blade magic circle before she pulled the trigger. [BOUNDER SLASHING STRIKE!] She darted around behind the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and slashed him with several horizontal spinning slashes that made sparks explode from his backplate. He roared as he switched the Nephilim Ring on his index finger for an Angel Ring before pressing his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever and scanning his left glove over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [ANGEL STYLE!] He jumped through the angel magic circle as it appeared above him. [NOW!] Transforming into the Thunder Angel Style as he passed through the magic circle. Then he pressed the fifth button on the Thunder Space Sheath. [FIVE!] Green magic energy covered the Thunder Yamato Katana as well as the other blade. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil slashed through the air, his swords each left a trail of silver energy in the air that formed into an X. Out of the centre of the X blasted a large silver sword construct. It roared through the air and shot towards Advance Bounder and Advance Breaker. ‘Bounder can get out of the way, but then Breaker will be hit and she’s only needs one more hit to dispel!’ panicked Symbol mentally, then she looked over at Advance Blocker.  Just in time to see the energy clone get sent flying by the Doppelganger Orbit. ‘Blocker’s in an even worse situation!’ Symbol mentally screamed. It was at that moment that the Advance Timer’s second clock hand reached the purple section. Symbol noticed. “Finally!” she hit the Advance Timer’s Hand Author’s thumb. [BLASTER SWORD!] “Blaster, it’s your turn!” shouted Symbol. “Dispel the attack and then help Advance Blocker!” she ordered. The energy clone shot forwards and grabbed the Blaster Sword, a purple rapier with two barrels in the centre of the blade that each displayed three magic circles and three triggers on the hilt, from the blaster magic circle that appeared in the air. She spun the lower Burst Barrel until it stopped on the dust magic circle and pressed the Blaster Sword’s second trigger. [BLASTER SLASHING STRIKE!] She stabbed forwards and a storm of tiny purple blades shot out of the Blaster Sword and slammed into the Aerial Flush attack from the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil, forcing it off course and dispelling it into sparks of magic. Then Advance Blaster shot towards Advance Blocker, who was lying on the ground, pinning down by the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil’s Doppelganger with its sword aimed at her throat. Advance Blaster spun the upper Burst Barrel around until it stopped on the glass magic circle, then she pressed the first trigger. [BLASTER SLASHING STRIKE!] She stabbed forwards and fired a beam of flash energy at the Doppelganger, forcing it to get off Advance Blocker and jump out of the way. Advance Blaster helped her sister back to her boots and then spun the upper Burst Barrel around until it stopped on the mirror magic circle, before pressing the first trigger. [BLASTER SLASHING STRIKE!] She spun around and stabbed it into the ground, making a mirror wall appear from the ground. “Why does that stance get me really mad?” Symbol asked herself in confusion as she stared at Advance Blaster. The mirror wall went up just in time as the Doppelganger pressed the first button on the Thunder Space Katana. [ONE!] Green magical energy flew into both swords as the Doppelganger charged forwards. [THUNDER KATANA STRIKE! NOW!] It spun around, slashing the mirror wall multiple times with both of its blades. Only for the mirror wall to flash and sent it flying backwards as all of the stored up energy from the slashes was repelled back at it. The Fake Kamen Rider Vergil switched the Angel Ring on his left ring finger for a Demon Ring and pressed his Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever before scanning the ring over his Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [DEMON STYLE!] The demon magic circle appeared under his Doppelganger and rose up through it. [NOW!] Transforming it into the Thunder Demon Style. Then it pressed its Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once and scanned its left glove over its Wizard Driver’s Hand Author. [YES! THUNDER KICK STRIKE!] Green lightning sparked off the Doppelganger before forming into eight swords. [UNDERSTAND!?] They vanished before appearing around Advance Blocker and Advance Blaster with their blades pointing inwards. Advance Blocker turned the upper Giga Barrel until it stopped on the quake magic circle, then she pulled the trigger. [BLOCKER SLASHING STRIKE!] She stabbed the ground and a blue energy shield appeared around herself and Advance Blaster, blocking the swords as they thrust inwards. ‘I need to help them!’ thought Symbol. At that very second, the Advance Timer’s second clock hand reached the yellow section. “Finally!” Symbol pressed the Advance Timer’s thumb. [ADVANCE SWORD!] She ran forwards and pulled the Advance Sword from the advance magic circle that appeared in the air. It was a yellow sword with a pair of barrels in the centre of it that each displayed four magic circles. It had a grey handle and three triggers on the handle. She spun the upper Advance Barrel until it displayed the active magic circle, then Symbol pulled the trigger. [ADVANCE SLASHING STRIKE!] Red lightning covered the Advance Sword as Symbol stabbed forwards, firing a bolt of red lightning that slammed into the Doppelganger, throwing off its concentration and causing the swords to shatter. “Final!” shouted Symbol as the Advance Clones gathered around her, Breaker and Blocker to her right, with Bounder and Blaster to her left. All five of them pressed their sword’s triggers. [ADVANCE STRIKE END SLASHING STRIKE!] The five swords were covered in corana’s of magical energy as the five wielders held them pointing upwards. Breaker and Blocker held their swords with their arms bent and their swords in front of the right sides of their chest plates. Bounder and Blaster held their swords in front of the left side of their chest plates. Symbol held her own sword in front of the middle of her chest plate. All five of them took a step forwards as they pulled their swords back, pointing them at the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger. Both of which pressed their Wizard Driver’s left Shift Lever once, then they scanned their left gloves over their Wizard Driver’s Hand Author’s. [YES! THUNDER KATANA STRIKE!] Green lightning sparked around the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil as he rose into the air. [UNDERSTAND?!] The Doppelganger transformed into green energy that wrapped around his right boot and mixed with the lightning as he aimed his right boot at Kamen Rider Symbol and her clones before shooting down towards her. At that moment Symbol and the four Advance Style Energy clones thrust their swords forwards. Each of the swords fired a blast of their wielders colour, yellow, red, blue, green and purple. The blast roared forward and the head of it shifted into the form of an A. It washed over both the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil and his Doppelganger. “No, NO!” screamed the Fake Kamen Rider Vergil from within the beam as a powerful explosion rippled through the area. He was sent flying out of the beam as he was forced back into his human form. Symbol panted as her clones vanished into their magic circles that appeared under them and the Advance Sword dissipated into motes of light. “Mistress,” said a voice Symbol turned to see the four Gem Maidens kneel like servants would to a Queen.  “We have failed you,” spoke up Gilda. “It was your first battle as a Kamen Rider after years of being a single Gem Maiden whoose every action and thought was controlled by the Hive Mind. You’ll get better as you get used to having free will again. At least some free will,” she whispered the last part bitterly. “But,” spoke up Lightning Dust. “No buts!” ordered Symbol as a portal appeared. “Come, let us return to the real world,” she turned around and the others followed her. “DAMN YOU!” screamed the Fake Vergil. As he faded away, he released a blast of energy that washed over Symbol and her four servants before they had any time to react.