Rider, Android, & Coward

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An eclipsed sun was seen floating high in the sky, creating the backdrop to an intense battle unfolding.

Below, a traditional Japanese town was seen destroyed and in ruin, with dead humans, sorcerers, cursed spirits, and Chemies alike littered across the battlefield, their corpses burning in the violent fires that caked the land and scorched the earth. From atop the pile of bodies in the center of the ruined town sat a single imposing figure, a demonic, four-armed man with two faces and a mouth on his stomach.

He looked...bored at the outcome of the battle that occurred in this town, resting his face on one of his fists as he seemingly waited for someone to arrive. Almost on cue, an armored figure walked through the fires surrounding the battlefield, their form obscured by the smoke and heated air vibrating from the fires. The only discernible features of the new arriving figure were the glowing arrows that seemed to be almost akin to eyes on the armor, glaring right at the four-armed demon in front of them.

Of course, seeing those eyes were all that the demon needed, as a devious smirk grew on its face as the armored figure approached, standing up on the piles of bodies it created, flexing its body and preparing for another round of combat. In response, the armored individual pushed the levers of the device on their waist, causing it to shine to life as a mass of golden energy circulated around their leg.

The two combatants prepared to attack each other, the four-armed demon immediately jumping off of the pile of bodies and into the air, reeling back one of his arms and causing a mass of dark energy to revolve around it. Meanwhile, as the demon descended on them, the armored figure readied their body, tensing up and preparing a kick in response to the demon's punch. As the two collided, the impact from their attacks and the ensuing battle was obscured by the flames roaring up into the size of bonfires, consuming both the town and the people within, causing the conflict to be lost to the sands of-

"Hey...Hey, Kid. Kid..."

"KID!"

🦗💢"HOP-PPPAAAA!"1️⃣

*BBBLLLAAAMMMMM!*

Tai: "GGGAHAAAHHA! THE FUCK?!"

Panning into focus on a small clearing in a mountain pathway, Akarui, Hopper1, and Tai were seen together waiting outside of an old train station, with the Chemy jumping in joy as Tai was kneeled to the ground and clutching his chest in pain, glancing back at Akarui with stars in its eyes, causing its creator to sweat slightly.

After a couple of moments of catching his breath after the assault Hopper1 committed, the white-haired sorcerer suddenly brought his head up and glared at the miniature grasshopper in anger.

Tai (💢): "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?! DO YOU JUST KICK THE HELL OUT OF ANY DAMN PERSON YOU RUN INTO ON THE STREET?!"

🦗"Hoppa."1️⃣

Tai: "That...actually explains a lot..."

With a slight chuckle, Akarui leaned on the guardrail behind himself, taking a long swig of his flask before glancing down at Tai with a bemused expression.

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