[Tokusatsu Themes]

Darkness. Nothing but darkness.

Hiro had been here before. Several times before. Usually when she was too depressed to act. All because of her inability to save the ones she loved. Her inability to make things better. And yet... She knew that she wasn't here for the same reason. Not this time.

As she slowly tried to move, she was forced to let out a groan. All while she felt her left arm tremble beyond belief. A single glance down at her naked body, and she could see the cause of her current pain, and why she found herself in such darkness...

The Darkness that had infested her arm... It had now spread further through her. Its roots trying to reach her heart, and getting ever closer by the second. If she were to exert herself more, there was a good chance that she would end up like Mikai, if not worse...

And yet... And yet she didn't care. Hiro, despite all the danger she was putting herself through, sat up. All while she could hear the Darkness laughing within her mind. It wouldn't win. It wouldn't get what it desired. No. She was going to win. She was going to get Mikai back. No matter what..!

"You know, I had gone through the trouble of putting you in that bed. I would've thought you'd stay down until I came back."

Hiro gazed towards the one that spoke, only to raise her eyebrow as she ended up staring at Qilin clad in a set of robes that blended in with the darkness around them. "...Where are we, Qilin?" She asked, gritting her teeth slightly as the Darkness screamed within her. Trying to force her to attack the former Luna in front of her. "And what exactly are you doing..?"

"We're in Tsukiko's old office." Qilin said, her voice sounding graver than usual. She wasn't even teasing Hiro that much. "I thought it'd set the mood. Especially since you managed to take her out." She continued, stepping over to the skunk-haired woman's bed...

Only to nearly get grabbed by the throat, quickly catching the violent arm by the wrist before it got too close. All while Hiro's expression was torn between depraved hunger and desperation. "Can't say I'm too pleased with what it cost, though. I wouldn't want to lose you like we lost her, Hiro-nee."

Hiro narrowed her eyes. "You have something in mind. I know you do. I know how you work, Qilin." She muttered, as she took a deep breath and forced her arm to calm down. It was extremely difficult. But she had enough willpower to spare. Even if she was going to have to endure so much more...

"I do. But it comes at an even greater price." Qilin said, letting the shadow of her hood hide her face. How she was illuminated was a question in and of itself, but the way her face was hidden served to amplify how suspicious she was. "I can hold the Darkness within you at bay. But in exchange..."

"I don't care what you do."

Qilin was momentarily shocked, before nodding as a gentle white light appeared in the palm of her hand. "Then let us begin, Hiro-nee." She said, letting that hand guide its way towards Hiro's chest...

And as it made contact, screams of pain would be the only sound leaving Hiro's lips...

---

Hayato was frustrated. Frustrated enough to slam his fist against the door leading to the medical room, where Haruhi was currently residing. His feelings written on his face, as he just glared towards the woman that had helped him carry out his vengeance. A vengeance that he believed would be the only way...

But thanks to his exposure to the Monsters that he once doubted, his view changed. His vengeance felt empty. Because it was motivated by a sole incident... An incident that ultimately was reflected by them. Especially Saeko's own. She was just like him, but she joined with Golden Freedom to achieve what she wanted. And to make matters worse, he found out that there was a way to accomplish what they wanted, without actually causing any long term harm...

"Lady Hopper..." He said, his voice trembling as he stepped towards the woman currently gazing out through the window at the darkened skies above. "When you found me, you told me that we had to strip the Jõtai from the Jõtaijin and the Monsters that served as their victims. You told me that we had to be thorough!" He shouted, fist clenched as he came closer. "WHY IN THE HELL DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A BETTER WAY!?"

"Better way?" Haruhi said, glancing over her shoulder towards the angry young man. "There is no better way. Monsters and Jõtaijin are the same. Their presence brought the Darkness to the world." Her voice didn't falter. Not when faced with this hate. "Even my own presence. Once we had truly rid the world of Monsters and Jõtaijin, then I would've made you and Ero turn your Hopper Systems on me. To ensure that I could not serve as a beacon."

"...Bullshit!" The youth shouted in turn, as he grabbed her by the shoulder and forced her to turn towards him. Glaring deep into her eyes as he dug his hand into her shoulder. "You know what that caused, Lady Hopper!? We just sped everything up! It's because of this... It's because of this that Mikai ended up consumed! It's because I jumped down in front of her and took the Jõtai from that singer! AND ITS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS THAT ERO'S... THAT ERO'S..!"

The tears were running down his cheeks. His anger gave way to heavy sorrow. As he fell onto his knees, all while Hopper gazed down upon him. "It's... It's all my fault..." The boy had been broken by what he thought was the right path forward. Leaving him a sobbing mess. Because his lacking strength had failed them.

Haruhi turned back towards the Darkness outside. "...Ero knew what she was getting into. You knew what you were getting into. But it seems that... you weren't ready for the consequences." She muttered. Even with her voice growing weaker with every passing second. Even with the subtle sound of her own tears falling. She was no less happy about her daughter's loss. A machine she might be, but... She was still hers...

The sound of falling tears filled the room, until the two heard a knock on the door. And while Hopper didn't turn around, Hayato did. He blinked in shock too, as he saw somebody he had actively tried to avoid...

"I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" Kaoru Fushimi, Mikai's Mom, said with a soft smile on her face. "Not that I ever expected to see you two again. Especially not you, 'Hopper'. If that's what your name really is."

Hayato wiped away the tears on his face. "M-Miss Fushimi... Why in the world are you here..?" He muttered, not sure how he was going to handle apologizing to her. He had done a lot of damage to her daughter's heart, so...

"Well, I was still recovering after my sweetheart beat the Jõtai stuff out of me." Kaoru said, stepping closer. "What about you, little Hayato? You've grown up to be quite the handsome young man... And if I'm to understand what Lady Seiryu told me, a difficult one as well." She continued, though it seemed as if her gaze suddenly got sharper when she mentioned how difficult he was...

Hayato didn't say a thing. Not until she ended up patting him on the head. Despite her clearly knowing what he had done, she seemingly didn't hold a grudge for antagonizing her daughter. "...Thank you, Miss Fushimi." He muttered, keeping his head held low.

"...How much do you know, Fushimi?" Haruhi said, keeping her face pointed forward. Towards the darkness in the sky. The mark of her failure...

"Not much. I was kept on a need-to-know basis, because they didn't want me to be worried because Mikai kept on getting into trouble." Kaoru replied, before crossing her arms. "I can't believe that my daughter would get wrapped up in all of this. And then that girl... That Mikai-like that appeared on TV earlier... She just seemed so lonely. Honestly, I'm going to give them all an earful once all of this is over. Even if I trusted Mikai to handle herself."

Haruhi listened, before turning around and facing the woman she had met just once before. "Kaoru Fushimi. On my honor, we will bring your daughter back. Just as I did those fateful ten years ago." She said, determination reinvigorated in her eyes. "...I let down my partner in the past. But I won't let her sacrifice be in vain."

"Partner..." Kaoru paused, before nodding as an image popped up in her mind. "Then just do your best, 'Hopper'. That's all I can ask for." She said, turning her head down to gaze at Hayato as well. "You too, Hayato. You want to see her smile again, don't you? It's been so long since you two played together, after all."

"Please don't put it like that." Hayato muttered, as he forced himself onto his feet as well. "...I'll save her, Miss Fushimi. I promise." He clenched his fist as he made this promise. Knowing how difficult it would be to keep. All because of his own weakness."

Kaoru nodded, and patted both of them on the shoulder. All while taking Haruhi's spot by the window. "You'd better get going then. If what Lady Seiryu said was true, then things are going to get so much worse very soon."

Haruhi nodded, taking a deep breath. "Hayato. Meet up with the others. I need to make separate preparations." She said... As she almost immediately vanished after that. Probably one of the applications of her Monster Ability.

With that, Hayato ran off as well. Hoping within his heart that he was able to keep his promise. All while Kaoru just sighed and smiled...

That boy really had grown up, after all this time...

---

"Why didn't you consume her?"

Minami heard the voice of Ouroboros echoing through her mind as she walked down the halls of Atlas Corp, having healed from her previous injuries. All while the scene replayed before her eyes.

She had arrived at the site of Hiro and Hopper's battle against the strongest Luna that the Darkness had access to. And there the woman laid. Weakened. Practically put on a platter for her, ready to be consumed at a moment's notice. She was there, ready for her to eat...

And yet she hadn't. She actually got her and Hopper to safety. And now Ouroboros was chewing her out. Now the serpent inside her mind was trying to make her succumb to her instincts...

"Why do we need to?" Minami said in turn, as darkness enveloped her and she visualized Ouroboros walking beside her. The serpent that took her Mother's form, walking beside her and glaring at her.

Ouroboros growled. "Because we need to grow stronger. Because she was the reason why she disappeared! She's the reason why everything went to hell!" She ranted, though she didn't put a single finger on her. She just glared.

"If you want to eat her, then you'll have to eat me too." Minami said, taking a single glance at the serpent beside her. "But you can't, can you?" A smile, nay, a smirk worked its way onto her face...

Ouroboros grit her teeth. All while taking a single step away from the girl that served as her host. "I... I can. But-"

"But nothing." Minami countered, taking a step towards the artificial Prime. "I don't know what she did, nor how you truly took form. But for all your talk of consuming her... You haven't tried to do so. Even though you could've controlled me." She continued, before wrapping her arms around the serpent to make sure she couldn't escape. "There's more to you than the instinct to feed. Your attempts to keep me safe prove that. So I'll put feeding on Hiro on hold. Until I truly understand you."

The guest that took her Mother's shape relented and narrowed her eyes, before disappearing alongside the rest of the darkness. She had no more to say, nor anything she could say to counter the girl's thoughts. For the time being, Minami was in complete control...

Which almost made her trip and fall, since her legs only worked whenever she and Ouroboros were in agreement. A deep breath, and Minami was able to walk straight once more. All while she kept her mind focused on the task at hand.

Saving Mikai, Ero... And truly understanding just what the artificial Prime inside of her was...

---

"Is it just me, or has it gotten worse than back then?"

"As much as I'd like to mock your eyesight, I'm afraid you're right."

"Ah, good. Great, even. So, what's the big plan, hag? Because it's looking like the players are starting to run out of steam."

Meanwhile, on the topmost floor of Atlas Corp's main building, Atlas was currently staring out through the window. Due to the sheer height of his building, it was so dangerously close to the hole that the Darkness was probably going to wash onto the building as soon as the barrier broke... And that damn barrier was just barely intact in the first place.

D'Or was pacing back and forth in the middle of the penthouse, all while letting her many options run through her mind. She could try and abuse the power of the Jõtai to fight all of the Darkness to a standstill... But if what she learned from Hopper was correct, then that was going to bring more danger to their borders. All she could afford was a certain level of power...

"Oi." Atlas said, turning towards the hatted woman that served as his main enemy and currently greatest ally. "You're awfully quiet. I thought that you'd have a plan in mind, considering how much you want people to be free." He said, a mixture of mockery and genuine disappointment in his voice. "You plan to just sit here and let them down?"

"Hardly. I'm not the kind of woman that would let the people that believe in me down." D'Or said, before closing her eyes. Right. There was no use thinking hard about all this. "...I'll be on the roof. In about half an hour, the barrier will break. And with that, we'll be forced to bear the full brunt of their assault. If YOU want to try and sit around, then you do that."

With that, D'Or snapped her fingers and vanished in a golden puff of energy. All while Atlas grinned slightly and nodded. That's more like it. She wouldn't be nearly the thorn in his side if this was going to keep her down.

Now, he just had to hope that those four did as he told them. Then...

---

"DAAAAAAMNIIIIIIITTT!"

Kimiko screamed within the void right above the city of Mimoto, slamming her fists against the floor repeatedly. All while tears of pure frustration rolled down her cheeks. How could she lose?! MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW WAS MIKAI THE ONE THAT SAVED HER?!

Dark Dragon stood not far from the Young One, not reacting to her anger. Merely standing there, a strange sense of calm filling her. Not that it would penetrate the despair that served as her armor. It just meant that she felt... strangely prepared for the upcoming battle. Perhaps it was the presence of her 'sister' that made her feel like this...

Luna watched the two. While still holding one hand on her chest, her heart trembling as it beat over and over. That strike from the other Jõtaider... She didn't understand what it had done. But it had made her heart start beating again. Luna weren't meant to have beating hearts. And yet...

"IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S NOT FAIR! SHE STOLE MY LIFE AND THEY JUST ACT LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO BE HERS?!" Kimiko screamed as she kept beating on the floor beneath her. All of her plans had succeeded... And yet they still fought back. They still fought to save the girl that had stolen everything from her. And that very same girl just made it worse, thanks to the weak spirit inside considering her somebody to protect. It was humiliating..!

But her screaming didn't last. Not when she felt a chill run down her spine. A familiar chill. One that made her, Dark Dragon and Luna all stare towards the presence that made them feel this way. And finally, a smile worked its way onto Kimiko's face.

"Where is Luna..?"

Because her Mama had arrived. Sure, she seemed out of it, but that was normal. Mama Cepha was always like this, always aimlessly looking for her or her fellow sisters...

"Mama!" Kimiko cried out as she ran over to Cepha, immediately hugging her as tightly as she could. "Mama, I'm so glad to see you again! Look, the world's almost ready for you! You can just descend, and then everyone'll become Luna!" She was so excited. So happy that she had done a good job...

Only for Cepha to pay her no mind, even pushing her off with a tentacle. She didn't pay much mind to Dark Dragon or Luna either. All she did was gaze towards the floor, showing the world that would hold her beloved Luna...

"M-Mama?" Kimiko muttered, tears starting to run down her cheeks again. T... There's no way that she'd just forget her like that, was there..?

Luna quietly walked over and wrapped a single arm around the Young One, gazing towards her Mama in the process. Her condition was deteriorating like usual. Unfortunate, but it was something that all Luna eventually had to see. Their Mama in a state of complete lunacy, where she wouldn't consider them as part of her family...

"Aaah... Luna..." Cepha's depraved giggle echoed out, as her tentacles started to dig into the fabric blocking their way into the world that the Darkness wanted her to claim.

All so she could find Luna once again...

---

"...Why didn't it work, Yumeko?"

Saki was dejected. She had gone through all the trouble of properly refining the Divine Slayer into a weapon that would reach past the despair that claimed Mikai. And yet even though they had managed to bury into her, she was still rejected. And admittedly, she had an idea of why it didn't work...

Yumeko sighed. "You probably know why." Indeed, the black-haired girl confirmed her suspicions. It was because Mikai wasn't willing to forgive her. And though they could go through the despair, that didn't mean that the girl within wanted to see them again. "...I'm not sure if we can actually get to her, though. I... I'm afraid that if I go, she'll just..."

"If there's anybody that could talk to her, it'd be you." Saki countered, before sighing as well. "But we don't know what could happen in there. For all we know, it could end up failing again. And then... Then we'd just be left with our failure to save her all over again. Especially since that despair isn't getting any easier for her to handle.

They had tried so hard. And now despair was claiming them. Perhaps because her despair had rubbed off on them. Perhaps because the chance to save her really was that miniscule...

"Yumeko..? Saki-senpai..? Why are you just giving up..?"

Saki and Yumeko looked towards the girl that spoke to them. It was Saeko. And she definitely looked like she could be better. Still wrapped in bandages, though she didn't need anything to support herself at least. That much had healed...

"...Just giving up, Saeko..?" Yumeko said, a single tear running down her cheek as she smiled. "Believe me, I... I don't know if it's actually possible to save her now. It's like... It's like she's a completely different-"

Saki interrupted Yumeko by jamming her cane against the floor. All while letting out a soft laugh. "Saeko. Who are you to tell people that they're giving up? You're the most persistent girl I know, 'Spider'." She said, grinning at the same time as her kouhai and dearest friend. "She's right, Yumeko. There's still something we can do. She wouldn't want us to give up!"

"That's right..!" Saeko said, before coughing a little from the strain of standing. "Mikai's... Mikai's much more than that despair! We can break through, I just know it. That's why you went through all the trouble of trying to save her from the despair in the first place, right, Yumeko?"

Yumeko looked at both of the girls with shock on her face, before it washed away and she started to giggle, wiping away the single tear. Perhaps she was a little hasty in believing things couldn't change. "You're both right. And I do have an idea." She said, before reaching into her pocket...

This time, it was Saki and Saeko's turn to be surprised. She had a Jõtai ring on her. Not only that, but it was cracked beyond belief. Where in the world did she get that..?

"We're going to try again." Yumeko said, tightly wrapping her fingers around the ring ."And this time, we're going to pool all of our hopes together. If she hears our hopes, then she won't be able to look away. And... I'm going to need your help too, Saeko."

"Whatever you need me to do, I'll do it." Saeko said, though not before tilting her head slightly. "But... How am I going to help?" She really didn't know what she could do. Especially when she was only equipped with her Monster Ability...

"I just need you to be there when we finish. Alright?" Yumeko said, before gently pushing the girl out into the hallway. "Hurry. It won't be long before she arrives."

The door to Yumeko and Saki's room slammed shut, with Saeko leaving in such a perplexed manner. All while Yumeko turned to the golden Jõtaider with reinvigorated hope.

Hope that would definitely let them penetrate through to Mikai's scarred heart...

---

"I thought there'd be more of us."

Minami said as she gazed around inside the meeting room. Really, there was barely anybody. No Hopper, no Hiro, definitely no Saki. Really, it was just her and Hayato...

"The others are probably already in position." Hayato said, looking at the medals he had at his disposal. Still just his own personal Hopper medal, the Tithoth medal, and the Inkster medal... "So it's really just us." He muttered, already knowing that things were going to be difficult. They were down how many at this point?

"I see." Minami said, crossing her arms for a moment. "I suppose that means we'll just get more prey to play with." She concluded, grinning a little as her eyes started to shine ever slightly golden...

"I never know if that's the Prime inside you talking, or if it's actually you." Hayato muttered, before nodding. "We'll win. No matter what it takes." Even though he knew the odds were terrible, he had made a promise to Miss Fushimi. He was going to do everything to save his friend... And Ero as well.

Just as they thought that they'd be all alone, the doors to the meeting room were kicked open. And then a familiar loud and proud laugh echoed through, as a certain icy girl entered... With a bandaged girl in tow.

"No matter what it takes? Hayato, you're setting up flags!" Yuuki laughed as she crossed her arms, several bandages currently covering her body. Not nearly as many as Saeko however, just a few to make sure she wasn't bleeding or looked too scuffed. "But you're right. We're going to win, and we're going to take back our Mikai!"

Hayato rolled his eyes, even if he agreed. Though he did notice Saeko, prompting him to raise his eyebrow. "...Can you really fight like that, Saeko?" Considering he was partly responsible for her injury due to the need to save Agatha, his concern was well placed.

"I can." Saeko said, smiling a little. Even though you could see a tinge of pain painted onto her expression. "A little pain's nothing compared to what she's going through. Besides... Qilin gave me a gift. A one-time special, just to try and tip the scales in our favor."

He raised his eyebrow further, before just shaking his head. The one person he couldn't get a read on was Qilin. And she... Well, whatever she was doing probably wasn't a good thing. Especially considering her past as a Luna... "Alright. Minami, you and I are going together. Knowing that fake Ero, she'll be trying to hunt me down."

"Good. That lets me settle it with the Overlord." Minami said in turn, cracking her knuckles slightly. "I'm going to make sure he pays for that stunt. Well, mostly her, but he's still the one ordering him around!" Her eyes turned slightly gold again... It really was hard to tell what feelings were hers and which ones belonged to Ouroboros...

"I'll be patrolling the upper floors. I have a feeling somebody might try and sneak inside." Yuuki nodded, grinning from ear to ear. "And you, Saeko? What are you going to do?"

"Stand guard at the entrance." Saeko affirmed, prompting the others to stare at her in mild shock. "Mikai and Kimiko will be coming. And I'm going to stop them. At least until Saki and Yumeko are done with... whatever it is they're doing."

Minami and Hayato looked to one another, naturally thinking that it was going to be too much for her. But Yuuki? She laughed and patted her kouhai on the shoulder. "Then tell her how you feel, straight from the heart! That should make her budge!" She encouraged that behavior, turning to Hayato as well. "You too, Hayato! Make that glambot know how you feel!"

"...You're not seriously making me try to confess to her." Hayato could see straight through what Yuuki was planning, and the laugh that left her lips moments later was exactly the answer he hoped she wouldn't give. "I can't believe I started listening to you..." He muttered, before turning towards one of the exits.

Before he left, he gazed over his shoulder once more. "Both of you. Don't even dare die on me. Got it?" He said, though he didn't wait for them to answer. He just broke off into a run, with Minami following right behind him.

"You as well, 'Killer'!" Yuuki said, before brushing her hand through her hair for a moment. "You too, Saeko. I'd hate to see Saki's face if she found out you bit it. And I... Well..."

"I'll be careful, Yuuki-senpai. You stay safe as well." Saeko said, before planting a single kiss on the much more confident girl's cheek. All while smiling, right before running off so her Senpai couldn't do anything to her in turn.

Yuuki stood there for a moment, blushing from head to toe. Well then. If that was how Saeko was going to play, then she had no choice but to actually win.

This was their last chance. And this time, they were going to win!

---

D'Or stood on the roof of the Atlas Corp building. The wind brushing past her body, as the hole right above started to pulsate more and more. She was coming. She could feel it. And the only thing she could do now was steel herself. Closing her eyes...

Just as the barrier that kept the hole from expanding shattered, and the sky with it. Everything above the city being swallowed by Darkness, all while a single figure slowly descended.

"Where is my Luna... Where is she..?"

D'Or opened her eyes, and looked at the progenitor of everything horrible that had happened these last ten years. If not for her invasion... If not for what she had done, things wouldn't have gotten to this point. And it seemed like she was up to the very same tricks she was back then.

"Luna's gone, Monster." D'Or said, as she took a single step towards the tentacled being. "And she'll remain gone. Because you don't belong here. Neither you, nor your kind!"

Cepha stared at the Human that dared stand against her. All while giggling as she hid her face with the umbrella made from her own body. "I see... Then I will just have to make you tell me where she is." She chimed, as she lifted that umbrella up and revealed her yellow irises having taken up all the space inside her eyes, each of her tentacles starting to shoot forward with clear intent to wring the life out of this woman..!

D'Or assumed a stance, as gold started to shine from her fingertips-

"EAST! SOUTH! NORTH! WEST!"

A powerful light started to fill the sky, one that brought pause to both combatants on the roof. All while Atlas' voice rung out from said skies...

"EMPEROR'S DECREE! SAINTS! DEFEND THIS WORLD WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!"

Four new lights shined brightly across the sky, as a massive yellow-golden barrier formed between the shattered sky and the world below. The bastard actually put his money where his mouth was...

D'Or adjusted her hat slightly and smiled. Alright, perhaps the brat had more principles than she gave him credit for. Even if the whole 'emperor' schtick was far too much for him. "I'll take it from here, brat. You just keep that barrier active."

"If you fuck this up, I'm not letting you live it down!" Atlas' voice echoed through her ears, though it wasn't clear where he actually was. Not that she cared. As long as he kept this barrier intact, they were going to have a fighting chance...

Cepha stared up at the barrier that kept her from the Darkness. And she snapped, laughing as her tentacles started to lash out properly. There were no more words. Only the deep seated desire to see her daughter again, driving her to further and further madness.

Madness that D'Or would do everything to repel, for the sake of the world she loved..!

---

"Well now, it seems as if Lumiel was right after all! The little runt in charge of that building really was hiding away more power than he let on!"

Overlord Helheim laughed from the edges of Mimoto. Lumiel had been very clear with him. Even if he wasn't a fan of how Cepha did things, he was in charge of making sure that their invasion went smoothly. Which meant tracking down the Atlas Corp Saints, so that they couldn't interfere.

"C'mon, Daddy. Don't give him too much credit." N-Eroheim said, kicking a rock while just blowing a bit of hair out of her face. She wasn't too thrilled. Especially since Hayahaya kept denying her. "Let's just get this over with. I want to play more. And there's nobody fun to play with."

"Patience, N-Eroheim. You'll get the chance you crave soon enough." Helheim said, only to pause for a moment before laughing further. "In fact, your chance to play's just arrived!"

N-Eroheim blinked for a second, before her tail casually swatted a shot aimed for her head out of the way. Then she narrowed her eyes. "Ah. Boring Hayahaya's back..." She muttered, glaring towards the young man and the serpent that had come to stop them.

Hayato grasped his Hopper System tight, standing side by side with Minami. "Prioritize the fake Ero, Minami! Then I'll handle her once she's weak enough!" He shouted, right before slamming his medal into his gauntlet.

"Just don't get in the way of my hunt, and I'll get you the prey you want!" Minami said, her eyes turning into serpentine slits as she raised her arms into the air and formed fangs using both hands. All while her hair started to spiral around her once more, the power inside her swelling more and more.

"DESIRE UP! HOPPER!" "SHINKA!"

The heroes transformed in unison, the long coated young man standing by the violent serpent. All while Helheim and his 'daughter' let their capes billow in the violent wind.

"Then let's settle it, Jõtaider and JõtaiKiller! You stand before the improved Overlord Helheim the Ace!" He declared, his cape erupting into a pair of impressive hard light wings...

"And N-Eroheim the Real!" N-Eroheim declared, flashing a pair of peace signs as her hair split into a pair of twintails, just to appear more playful as her scythe materialized in her hands. "Let's have fun this time, Hayahaya! Otherwise... I'll make sure that you suffer lots before you draw your last breath!"

Another fight began, for the sake of saving the city and the girl that was central to the entire conflict...

---

"I can't believe he really followed my script. That boy's got more pride than brains..."

Lumiel mused as he stepped out of a dark portal, having found his way onto the exact floor where Atlas was located. Because he had planned all of this out way in advance. It was like playing chess, and now he had placed the King in checkmate. There was no way that he had any pawns left to play. Not with how he had taken out all the others...

At least, that's what he thought, then he felt a tongue licking his cheek. His mood immediately soured as he lashed out towards the culprit, his hands turning to claws for a single moment.

"Ahahaha... You can't hit me like that, Magician. You really have to try harder than that."

The one that had licked him was King Cobra, the slippery Golden Freedom general that had avoided capture before. And he was just as cheeky as before, not at all phased by the Magician's attempt to break in.

"You... YOU!" Lumiel grit his teeth, as he reached for his hat. "I was going to save killing you for later, to make sure that I could enjoy myself, but you've forced my hand, you snake!" The Magician shouted, as he tossed that hat in front of him, letting it spin until it turned into another portal...

Though it didn't form quick enough, before a white flash managed to leap past the short serpent and over the portal, an icy aura surrounding her with a grin on her face. That Monster..!

"TAKE THIS, YOU FANCY BASTARD!" Yuuki cried out, slamming her fist straight into Lumiel's face and knocking him flying with a single hit. Aided by the ice quickly forming underneath him, causing him to slide much further thanks to the momentum that had claimed him. It'd be a while before he'd be back, and by that point he'd probably be focused on her instead of Cobra...

Cobra grinned as he winked to Yuuki, who returned the favor with a thumbs up. "He thinks he's got us cornered? Wrong. We're the ones that have him cornered. Now it's up to you to make sure he stays put, ice gal!"

"You've got it!" Yuuki shouted back as the twinky serpent ran off to finish his duties, all while she steeled herself and faced back towards the portal that was growing bigger and bigger. Even if Lumiel was incapacitated, his minions were still free to act...

And there were plenty of minions to deal with. Two immediately stood out to Yuuki, as it was Agatha and that Oyabun that Hayato had faced off against. Damn, she got caught? Well, then she had to break her free to make sure that Mikai wouldn't be sad...

"Aaaahhh... So this is the one that's hurt my Lord so much..." "Indeed, dear... Indeed... Let's make sure to teach her a lesson, ehehe..."

But she wasn't the only one. The last minion to exit the portal was the pale and white-haired form of Tsubasa, corrupted and feminized, though dressed from head to toe in exaggerated armor that made her look more like a demon lord than anything else. All while she had her kouhai clinging to her hip... A kouhai that was significantly more seductive than the last time Yuuki saw her. Right before she became a sword that Tsubasa grasped with firm determination and pride.

"So I gotta face off against two of my buddies, one twisted into a demon and one made into a bun, and then my buddy's mom? Yeesh!" Yuuki cried out, slamming her fist into the palm of her hand. All while her scarf started to billow from the sheer pressure she exerted.

"Hah! Demon! I am much more than a demon!" Tsubasa cried out, with both of the masked bunnies clinging to her side as she pointed Murakumo at her enemy. "You stand before a True Hero! Now, let's see you draw your last breath!" She declared, as black flames started to coat her blade...

Yuuki grinned. It was time to show those girls how much ol' Genbu had taught her!

---

Kimiko was... quieter than usual, as she stepped towards Atlas Corp. Flanked by her 'sister', though for once she didn't seethe at her.

"Mama would just... ignore me like that..." She muttered. It was beyond destructive to have something like that happen to her. Everything she had built towards... Everything just amounted to nothing, because Mama didn't acknowledge her...

Dark Dragon stared at the darker girl that was born from her emotions, before growling as soon as she felt a certain presence. "SPIDER..!" She cried out, her violent voice echoing out.

Kimiko stared straight ahead, and her mood immediately bounced back. All because of the pathetic sight in front of her. Standing before the doors leading into Atlas Corp was Saeko, the same girl that had been the reason why Mikai ultimately became Dark Dragon. Just the sight of her was enough to make the black-haired Luna laugh. "Seriously?! You're still standing?! I thought you had been wiped out when Mikai took your powers!"

But Saeko did not falter. No matter how much her body trembled in the face of these two. No matter how much she was on the verge of just... Running away and trying to save herself. She didn't back down. Because she knew that if she backed down now, then she wouldn't get another chance. And more importantly, she thought to what Yuuki said...

"I'm standing. And I'm going to fight!" Saeko shouted, as she grasped ahold of her bandages. Just grabbing them was enough to make her body cry out in pain, pain that she ignored with whatever will she still had in her. "For her sake! To make sure she understands how I truly feel!"

She stripped herself of her bindings, all while Kimiko continued to laugh at her. Right up until the moment she noticed a certain device wrapped around her arm... A device that sent anger rippling through the girl. "The PAWN System... Why do you have that!?"

Saeko looked at the gauntlet wrapped around her arm. According to what Qilin had told her, this thing had one more good fight left in it. It wouldn't be able to access the modules, and Huanglong wasn't kept within. But it was going to give her the chance to fight. She took a deep breath, and let loose.

"JOUCHAKU!"

In an instant, armor formed across her entire body. Black and white armor, like the kind that Hiro donned. Armor that was still in terrible shape after the last time she fought against both Kimiko, Dark Dragon and Luna. Armor that was hers, even if only for this last fight!

Kimiko's blood pressure was spiking as she let out a violent scream, the flames of her anger roaring forth as she transformed into True Mimoto. "DARK DRAGON! WE'RE KILLING HER! NOW!" She screamed, completely consumed by her utterly rampant emotions. She didn't even come close to thinking straight. No time to, nor any need to.

Both True Mimoto and Dark Dragon ran at the temporary Jötaider, as Saeko steeled herself and clenched her fist...

She just had to buy enough time for Saki and Yumeko..!

---

Luna stood on a roof near the Atlas Corp building. Letting the wind brush past her as she watched the Young One and her 'sister' start fighting against a brand new Jõtaider... Or rather, one assuming the same identity as the one that had branded her face with that finger attack...

Just thinking about her was enough to make her heart tremble. Prompting her to call upon a blade, as she prepared to jump off and make up for her prior mistake...

"And where do you think you're going, Tsukiko?"

Hearing that name made her heart beat violently against her chest. Prompting Luna to turn around and face the half-golden half-silver woman that had gotten in her way before. "...You're still standing."  She muttered, as her own armor started to form across her body.

"I'll stand for as long as it takes." HopperShadow said, drawing her twin blades as she pointed both towards the one that had once been her lover. "And as long as I still draw breath, I will keep fighting. Not just for this world's sake, but for yours as well."

"My sake... That name..." Luna muttered, before letting out a laugh. "Maybe this pain in my heart'll go away if I just kill you!" She didn't bother mincing words any further, launching herself straight at the half-gold half-silver woman.

Playing straight into HopperShadow's hands, as she countered the launch by slashing one blade against Luna's own and letting the other blade slash against her body. It didn't do much damage, but it did send her tumbling behind her. "The pain'll keep growing until it consumes you, Tsukiko! And until that moment comes, I'll keep coming back! UNTIL YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING!"

As Luna got back up, no worse for wear, Haruhi steeled herself. The kids weren't in any state to fight against Tsukiko. And she didn't have the same connection to the girl as they had... So she took upon the single job that she could. Which meant that she had to fight against the woman she loved... This time, intentionally stalling her out until the kids managed to turn the tables.

All Haruhi could hope for was her body holding up despite the lingering damage..!

---

Saki looked upon the ring that Yumeko had given her. All while letting out a sigh. Her creativity was nothing but fumes at the moment. How was she supposed to do anything with this? It was brittle, barely able to hold together... If she tried to modify it, then...

"You can do it." Yumeko said, putting her hand on the girl's shoulder. "You managed to pierce through to her once. You can do it again. Even if it's with this." She put her faith in the girl. "You just have to pour your heart out."

"Pour my heart out?" Saki raised her eyebrow. "That's easy enough for you to say, but... What's my heart going to do? It's just going to..." She paused, as her eyes slowly lit up. "...To be a Hero means to carry feelings from the ones close to you, using it as fuel to keep fighting. That's why she fought, wasn't it?"

"Something like that." Yumeko said, pressing her fingers together. "That's why I wanted to get ahold of Saeko. Besides you, and me, and Hiro... She's one of the few that have been really close to Mikai. Even if she never realized it."

Saki nodded, before letting the hammer of her mind ring out. Her feelings... Would they truly be enough? All she could do was hope-

Suddenly, Yumeko's bracelet started to ring. The same bracelet that deemed her a member of the Jõtaijin Outreach Unit. And it made her grin. At last, her final gambit was paying off.

The black-haired girl held her arm forward to activate the hologram that would show her the messages she received... Only for a dozen or so holograms to suddenly pop out, each depicting somebody different.

Saki's eyes widened. Those... They were all former Jõtaijin. All girls and boys that had been touched by Mikai. How...

"Yumeko! Make sure that Mikai hears! If not for her, then I wouldn't have realized the friends around me..! -Mumei-chan"

"That girl with her boundless energy... Tell her that if she ever needs to relax, I'll let her borrow some of my 'fluff'... -Hachiro Tachibana"

"No matter how much she and Agatha fought, she always smiled. I want her to smile again. Please, let her know! -Alyssa Winters"

"I might've lost my glory... But she's still got glory in her! Let her keep smiling! -Mina Magatsu"

"I'll be cheering her on. It's not much, but as long as somebody relies on her, then it's sure to bring a smile to her face! -Rika Nitta"

"Hey! Mikai-nee! You're not going to give up just because some weird lady tried to be you, right!? C'mon! Spread your wings again! -Kouta Ban"

"Come by and have a drink with me and Yu sometime, Mikai! Maybe you'll enjoy rampaging a little, haha! -Azami Mizutani"

"Mikai, don't you want to try out our style again sometime? We'll be waiting for you. For as long as we can still remain together! -Nanae Harada"

"You really are as reckless as my daughter was, Mikai... Next time you come to school, I'll tell you all about her. -Katsuo Maki"

"Me and the gang are waiting for you, Mikai. Come by, they all want to see who gave their Mama a run for her money! -Aimi Sasaki"

"That role really doesn't suit you, Mikai! Next time you stop by the theater, I want to bring out your inner star! -Akemi Hokori"

"Mikai-senpai. I want to know more about the person close to my Senpai and Yuuki-nee... -Yuuka Shimo"

"You're always getting in Himitsu-senpai's way... So I want to know more about you. So I can get her to- I mean so I can stop making you get in her way! -Ichika Dekako"

"While you were empty, I've come to realize... That emptiness lets you fill your heart with the love for your friends. -Yu"

"You're the girl that saved us from that circus stuff, yeah? Thanks! -Sanko Tachibana"

"Our older brother's been a pain for you, but you still helped him save us. Thank you. -Shiro Tachibana"

"Well, my last show was rather rudely interrupted, wasn't it? Don't worry, Mikai. You're going to be my personal VIP next time. -White Angel, Setsuna Kaname"

"Mikaaaaai! You better get better soon! Otherwise I'm going to try and become your minion! And that'd be way worse than being your friend! -Yua Hokori"

All those messages. All those friends that Mikai had made. People she had saved... People that had been saved through her actions...

Saki smiled. If they all wanted Mikai back, then she couldn't just back down from this challenge. She had to take all this desire and forge it into the weathered Jötai...

For her sake, so she could receive all their feelings..!

---

"Luuunaa... Luunnaaaa!"

Cepha cried out as her tentacles were lashed around in a wild manner, the otherworldly abomination still crying out for her beloved daughter. Even though she had ignored two of them like they were nothing. No, she needed the genuine Luna. None of those copycats were even close to being the same girl as the one she loved..!

Though this wild kind of flailing was actually a benefit to her enemy, D'Or carefully slamming her fist against the few tentacles that were able to creep close to her. All while still remaining rather energized. It was more like fighting a wild animal than anything else. Which was... More surprising to her than she would admit.

"Don't even think of letting your guard down just because she's crying out about her daughter or whatever, hag!" Atlas' voice echoed through her ears, the barrier above trembling slightly. "The longer this takes, the harder it is to maintain the barrier! And if any of my Saints get interrupted, this thing's going to shatter in seconds!"

"I'm not planning on going easy on her!" D'Or shouted back, taking a single step forward as she met a tentacle head on, grabbing ahold of it before letting out a war cry and ripping it straight off the otherworldly abominations' body..!

Cepha barely noticed that she had lost a limb, before trying to strike with it. Only then did it register, and she backed away. "Aaah... Only Luna would be strong enough to hurt me like this..." She said with a smile on her face, seemingly regaining a bit of sanity.

D'Or watched as the abomination composed herself, only for her to shoot her tentacles into her umbrella and aiming it straight at her, with a massive laser firing from the tip of that umbrella as soon as it was pointed at her. A laser that took out a good chunk of the roof in the process...

"Don't let her ruin my building!" Atlas' voice resounded, before D'Or took a deep breath. She had managed to roll out of the way in the nick of time, golden dust left behind where she had rolled.

She stood back up, as she punched the air twice. With each punch, her fingers were adorned with one ring per finger... All while her power immediately started to spike. She had started out slow to make sure she conserved enough power to finish her off when she was weak...

But if this was how the abomination was going to play, switching moods and attacks on the fly, then it was time to cut loose!

---

"Stay still!"

'True Hero' cried out as she jumped after the extra speedy icy girl, slamming her flaming Murakumo down on the floor in an attempt to catch Yuuki off guard. Which was surprising, considering the heavy armor she wore. The fact that she could keep pace with her despite all of that was impressive in its own right.

But Yuuki wasn't about to let her opponent get the upper hand, as she started to concentrate her icy power between her hands. "I'm not going to stand still until I break that armor off you, Tsubasa! Now take this! PASSION-"

Before she finished crying out, a flame erupted in the palm of her hands, courtesy of the masked Shade that was supposed to be Agatha. And right after that, that very same flame froze over and started to coat her hands, courtesy of the masked Shade that was supposed to be Agatha's mom. Despite what she had heard, they were working together surprisingly well. Which was a much bigger problem than she'd like to admit!

"Hah! You stand alone! You truly think that you can face a True Hero?!" True Hero cried out as she slashed the ground around her, forming a circle of dark flames that powered her up further. "You'll fall before this! MURACALIBUR!" She shouted, before slashing forward and sending a beam of pure darkened energies and the flames of her blade's love straight towards the girl that once served as her Senpai!

And it seemed like it had succeeded. It seemed like it hit the target, completely consuming Yuuki. No doubt converting her into another minion. An armored ally that would stand by the True Hero's side...

"PASSION WALL!"

But it didn't. It slammed against the thickest pane of ice that Yuuki was able to form, melting it while at the same time being weakened to the point where it couldn't break through. All while Yuuki grinned from behind it...

"A mere trick. But you can't keep defending and avoiding!" True Hero cried out, as she spun her blade again, charging that same technique up. Ready to send another powerful wave out...

Only for Yuuki to slam her fist against her hand, shattering the ice around them as her hair started to billow. As if the ends had turned to flames... Flames like the ones that burst forth from the melting wall. "NOW! PASSION INFERNO!" She screamed, as those flames erupted into a whirlwind of flame that was shot straight towards Lumiel's cavalcade of corrupted minions.

True Hero grit her teeth as she tried to defend herself from the flames, though her defenses were not enough. She was built for offense, not for defense... Which was why the Shades that flanked her made up for it by using their magic to conjure up a wall of ice and fire, one that stemmed the tide. Though it still managed to make the True Hero grit her teeth in anger at the sight of an icy girl like her using fire.

"Fighting against ol' Genbu... She showed me that I can't just rely on my icy power. But she knew that I had something within me. Something that's much stronger!" Yuuki shouted, as she jabbed her thumb against her heart. "MY PASSION! AND WITH IT BURNING BRIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE TO FACE THE CHILLING COLD AND THE RED HOT FLAMES! NOW COME ON, TSUBASA! AGATHA! AGATHA'S MOM! LET ME FREEZE YOU SOLID AND BURN YOU FREE FROM THAT BASTARD'S INFLUENCE!"

Wielding both her icy power and her flaming PASSION, Yuuki dashed forth, ready to turn the tables completely in her favor..!

---

"APOCALYPSE SABER!"

"NACHTGEWEHR!"

Ouroboros' cries echoed out as her fists clashed against the massive blade that came crashing down towards her. The flying Overlord was using the air to his advantage, but she had power on her side. Which meant that she was able to counter his attacks well enough, no matter how much power he put into them..!

"You're open, you know!" N-Eroheim cried out as she quickly ran towards the violent serpent, licking her lips as she spun around her scythe while trying to bring it down on her enemy. All while laughing like the playful dragon she was...

Right before that blade was shot out of the way, courtesy of Hayato's quick thinking and quicker trigger. Which prompted N-Eroheim to pout and turn her attention towards the gunslinging JõtaiKiller...

But her attention being split like this was just what Ouroboros had hoped for, letting the serpent wrap her tail around her and toss her aside. Not enough to truly damage her, but it was enough for her to keep her half of the deal. "KEEP HER OUT OF MY HAIR SO I CAN FOCUS ON MY PREY!"

"You just keep him off me so I can focus on her!" Hayato shouted in turn, quickly spinning his pistols as each automatically reloaded, pointing them both at N-Eroheim. "You're not going to get in her way any longer."

"And you think you're going to stop me, Hayahaya? You couldn't defeat me before, what makes you think that you can do so this time?" N-Eroheim giggled, right before her expression turned deeply serious and she dashed forward. She was going to make sure that he paid for being such a drag...

Only for her to step in something colorful, with the whole world changing around her. When did he...

Hayato grinned, as the Inkster medal ejected from his Hopper System. "Took you a while to fall for that." He said, before aiming both of his pistols towards the 'fake' Ero. "Now, I'll shoot you off her! So you can stop acting like you're her!"

"Fat chance, Hayahaya!" N-Eroheim was now angry, steam pouring from her ears as she ran towards the cheeky boy. There's no way that she was going to let him get away with a trick like this.

Not even as she felt white noise filling her head. She wasn't going to let that ganguro bot get the chance to take over again. She had taken control, and she was the one driving her body. Not the other way around.

Hayato took a deep breath as his enemy approached, letting his finger squeeze the trigger. He was going to keep his promise... And he was going to save Ero too. This time, he was going to prove that he had the strength to do so.

And then, he'd tell her his true feelings..!

---

"Thunderbolt!"

"DESPAIR DRIVE: EDGE!" "SPIIIIIDEEEERRRR!"

Saeko's body was screaming out in pain as she clashed against True Mimoto and Dark Dragon once again. The PAWN armor was doing a terrible job at keeping itself held together. It was a miracle that it was actually able to keep itself together after everything that it had endured just a few hours ago...

But tanking the attacks from both True Mimoto and Dark Dragon... It was too much. It brought her to her knees. Barely able to keep standing. Not helped by all the damage that she had endured while fighting to save Agatha and get to Hopper...

"Hah! You really weren't anything special!" True Mimoto cried out, flames still surrounding her moments after her claws dematerialized. She was able to tap into the same kinds of attacks that Mimoto could, just using nothing but her dark flames. "Now fall! FALL! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT AND STOP RUINING MY PLANS!" Her emotions were still unstable, so she wanted nothing to get in her way.

Dark Dragon agreed with her sister's thoughts, as she pointed her cannon towards the PAWN. Energy gathering at the tip, before she let out a powerful roar and fired straight at her. All that power, in one tiny ball that would destroy the enemy that brought her constant and endless despair..!

Saeko instinctively tried to shut her eyes. But she kept them open. Because she wanted to see her own end. Her own failure, staring right at her in the form of that cannon fire. She... She hadn't held out for long enough..!

"DIVINE REJECTION!"

In the nick of time, a dark barrier formed in front of her. A barrier that absorbed the brunt of the impact by that cannon blast, as the Golden Jõtaider landed right in front of her. Just in the nick of time...

"Saki!" Saeko cried out, only to notice a certain black-haired girl in her arms. "Y-Yumeko? You too?" She was shocked to see her here. Wasn't she in danger like this..?!

"YOU AGAIN!? WHY DON'T YOU STAY DOWN!?" True Mimoto screamed as she punched Dark Dragon's shoulder. "KILL HER! KILL THEM ALL! WIPE THEM FROM THE FACE OF THIS PLANET SO WE CAN FORGET THIS EVER HAPPENED! MAKE THEM DISAPPEAR! NOOOOOOW!" Ranting and raving at her lone ally...

Saki let Yumeko down, with the black-haired girl extending her hand to Saeko, offering her the Jõtai ring that now brimmed with so much will that it was almost blinding. "Use this, Saeko. We just need to get close enough to pierce through to Mikai, then we can make her open her eyes."

Saeko stared at the ring... And though she had so many questions, she didn't ask a single one. No, she just grasped it and held it tight, letting her hand stretch into the air. "DESPERADO! STRINGER RESTRICTION!" She shouted, her armor shining bright green as she put the armor into overdrive...

Only for a torrent of string to shoot out from the palm of her hand, all of it directed towards Dark Dragon. Locking her down, though given the durability of her threads it wouldn't take long for her to break free. She roared, as she tried to spread her wings and tear the strings apart...

"DIVINE BIND!"

But she didn't get that far. Saki called upon her powers and let her dark chains bind the Dark Dragon further, locking her down for just long enough. All so Saeko and Yumeko could get close, practically vanishing within seconds due to how fast they were moving.

"WHAT!?" Kimiko screamed, the flames on her body coalescing as she tried to go on the offensive. Anything to stop those two from getting too close...

By the time she tried to attack, it was already too late. The ring that Saeko wielded was now shining within her hand as it took the shape of the same needle that had tried to pierce Mikai's heart twice over. A needle that was now filed with the hopes of everyone she had personally touched.

"MIKAI! OPEN YOUR EYES!" Saeko shouted as she slammed that needle straight into the corrupted heroine's chest, piercing through the darkness and the despair, truly opening a hole straight into her heart...

A hole that sucked both Saeko and Yumeko inside in an instant, with Dark Dragon roaring wildly as she broke free from her binds. With these foreign invaders within her body, she couldn't keep herself in any form of calm. No, she was going to rampage. Evident by her cannon being replaced by a serrated blade, one that she immediately put to good use by trying to slash it into the golden Jõtaider as she leapt forward.

She was fast. Way faster than she had any right to be. Saki watched as the blade came down towards her, life flashing before her eyes... But it didn't meet its target. No, the only thing she heard was the sound of it clashing against a metallic surface that was strong enough to block it...

"Eliminating."

A single word echoed out, as Dark Dragon was launched back to her partner. And as True Mimoto seethed, Saki got a good look at the woman that now stood in front of her. She had just saved Saeko, and now she had been saved in turn... By... Hiro..?

At least, it looked like Hiro. But her hair had turned pure white, and her eyes were now deep red like her boss. All while she was equipped with a fully mechanical arm, instead of a mere gauntlet like the one Saeko had just used to try and stand her ground. An arm that seemed to keep her infection in check.

"Great, ANOTHER ONE GETTING IN MY WAY. WHAT, I THOUGHT SHE HAD FORCED YOU TO SURRENDER!" True Mimoto shouted, as she glared at the white-haired woman that now stood in her way. No matter. She could still beat her. And once she had beaten her, she'd get inside Mikai and make sure that those two didn't ruin all her plans...

Hiro gazed upon her arm, closing her eyes. Her heart was beating at a slower pace than normal. Her emotions were calmer than ever. And the power that Qilin had granted her by giving her this device... It was far more than she had expected. This... This would definitely let her bring the girl back.

With her mind on the goal, Hiro thrust her arm out to the side, and uttered that fateful word.

"Jouchaku."

In an instant, the mechanical arm expanded across her form. The sleek prison meant to keep her arm in check turning into a full suit of white armor. Not just that, but once she had been covered from head to toe, it grew thicker in every possible way. Whether it was her arms growing bulkier as a matching set of ROOK shield-blades attached themselves to her forearms, her legs remaining sleek despite being wide to accommodate for the KNIGHT blasters holstered within her thighs, or the cavity that served as an extension and improvement upon the BISHOP module. All of it joined together with her visor having become a full helmet, as steam started to pour from her body. Her new armor was active, and she was ready to go on the offensive.

"Jõtaider KING. Moving to attack."