Cross Worlds

Chapter 50: "The First Battle"

"Aseiko, I'm glad to see you're doing just fine, but I've got this. Your power will be useful for helping others get inside the castle." Riku states calmly, keeping his eyes on Bibi.

"Sorry Riku, but I'm not going anywhere." Aseiko punches her fist into her palm, using her force magic to swiftly clean herself off. "I'm aware that this is personal for you, but all the more reason to fight with you. After all, someone's gotta keep the bees off your back and make sure no one else interferes, right?"

Riku's eyes widen a little and he looks over at Aseiko, who grins back at him. "You know, I was really expecting you to say you wanted to fight her yourself..."

"Hey, I know how to hold back my fighting urges when the time calls for it. However, you're gonna owe me one later on." Aseiko snickers.

"Alright, that's fine with me." Riku glares forward once more at Bibi, who sends a sound wave through her helmet to call dozens of mutant bees into the room.

"Teikoki four and six are on the scene! Let's get started, shall we?!" Aseiko jumps off the ground and swings her leg through the air, releasing such force that it easily sendings a small group of bees flying her way out the window. Even with Aseiko rampaging in the room, Riku seems unfazed as he starts walking toward Bibi.

"You know, I don't want anyone interrupting us either. I'd rather keep you all to myself right now, Riku." Bibi smiles as she too steps toward Riku.

"I'm giving you one chance and one chance only. Call the bees off, or I'll make you." Riku's blades become encased in magic power.

"I really don't see what your problem is Riku. Sure the slums got destroyed but-" She pauses, looking closely at Riku's weapons. "Wait, magic..? I thought you didn't have magic?"

"Would you like to take a long, hard guess as to how I acquired my magic power?" Riku narrows his eyes and lets his magical aura flow. As he recalls the deaths of Makou and Reina, it bursts.

"So, that family you were fond of, they got badly hurt? Or...no. It was much worse than that, wasn't it?" Bibi frowns slightly. "Was it that group of three heroes? I can't remember exactly what they looked like, but I saw them walking toward the house..."

Riku's mind suddenly comes to a quick and sharp halt. "...What?"

"I was gonna head there to try and convince them to leave myself, but I figured since another group of heroes was heading over first, things would be okay." She sighs. "It's a real shame they didn't just leave. Because of that...they..."

Riku "teleports" right in front of Bibi, eyes wide with rage as he spins and swipes his leg at her side. Bibi is able to react just barely in time to block his kick, but even then she still gets sent flying off her feet. Aseiko grins from the air. "Ah shit, now she's gone and made him angry. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing how he fights when he's pissed."

"Woah! So you gained the power to teleport, that's really-" Bibi is cut off as about a dozen magical beams of energy fly at her, coming at her from all sides and exploding once they collide together.

"You knew... You saw that they were about to be in trouble... You knew how much they loved their home, and you thought they wouldn't fight for it?!" Riku shouts. "How could you just stand there and watch as three 'heroes' were walking over there with the intent to kill?!"

Bibi flies out of the smokescreen, encased in yellow energy, and she reaches Riku in an instant, throwing a kick of her own. Riku holds up his arm and blocks her kick with his blade, the force of the impact shaking the ground beneath him. "Hey, I didn't know those heroes would kill them! How was I supposed to know?!"