Nightfall and Daybreak are now facing Historia, Daybreak has his weapon ready. Nightfall steps closer to Daybreak and whispers.
"Is he really an enemy? Wasn't he killing Spawns as well?"
Historia pull out his wallet and places a bill money underneath the tea cup.
"I know, but Historia is still something that need to be defeated, if we don't, he'll destroy the world if not the entire universe itself." Daybreak places his shield forward as Historia faces them.
"Now, let's begin." Historia pull out a card from the deck on the side of his belt, it is a card that has the image of a neon green grasshopper.
*†‡["Jump toward a dream"]‡†*
His boots changed colour to neon green, tapping the ground with the tip of his boots he zooms around leaving white and green after-images. Historia went for a kick to the head at Nightfall, it was blocked by Daybreak using his shield and pushes him away.
"Pay attention! Historia will not hold back, so if you don't focus he'll kill you!" Daybreak looks around as Historia move across the area.
With his speed, Historia was able to sneak behind Nightfall and kick him on the waist. The kick was successful but it didn't even flinched Nightfall, it's like kicking a lamppost with your bare feet. Historia jumps away to keep his distance.
"That... Felt almost nothing..." Nightfall hold on to the part where he was kicked.
"It seems like I underestimated your defenses." Daybreak tap him on the shoulder. "However, be careful Historia is still no pushover."
Historia pulled out another card, this time it has the image of a pink Tyrannosaurus. "Good grief, I guess that should have been obvious with that amount of armour you have." He hovers the card over his belt.
*†‡["Ultimate Up! Come on! Let's Go! Rex!"]‡†*
A large transparent stamp appear over Historia and slams down on him, the ink in it covers his forearms; a new pair of gauntlets, pink and blue in colour with spikes and claws that is the shape of sharp teeth. The stamp disappeared.
"I feel boiling...!"
Historia rushes at the two with his arm spread and ready to swipe his claws at them. Nightfall chucks a large boulder at him but it simply get diced to pieces with Historia's claws, Historia got close and swiped at him. Nightfall caught the attack but not without a struggle. Historia's boots glow, he's ready to make another attack but it was stopped when he felt Daybreak positioning behind him with his sword mid-swing. Historia instead uses the attack to propel himself away from the two, he was able to dodge but he's now in a bit of a struggle.
"I feel like brute strength won't win us, even if we are fast, Daybreak seems to have good reaction time."
"(I see, then, I'll use that defensive form you told me about.)" Historia pulls out a card, it has floral design with traditional Japanese style of painting while the border resembles train tracks, the words 'Thorny Almanac' is written on it. "Chapter Change."
*†‡[Bookmarked: Thorny Almanac]‡†*
~•{Sword Arms! Oni on Stage!}•~
Historia's armour disappeared, leaving the black undersuit behind. His body ignites in purple flame that burns red marks on his arms, soon an armour set in the style of Shogun armour appeared above him. It descends down and don itself to Historia, it is black and white, the pauldrons are at the shape of train tracks and the armour on the body has markings of musical notes. Soon, the visor slided from the back of the head down to the front and opening to form the eyes, a crown in the shape of demon horns manifested in flames.
*†‡["My Arrival will Echo through the Stage"]‡†*
Historia pointed to himself with his thumb. "Watashitachi... Sanjou...!" He spread his arm, one extends forward and one backwards as the flame dissipate and a cape fall behind his back.
The two raised their guards, ready to counter whatever Historia has to give. Historia lower his stance, his legs spread apart; mimicking sumo stance. Nightfall place his hand in front of Daybreak, signalling to step back.
"Daybreak, let me have this one..." He said and stepped in front of him.
"What are you—"
"I feel like he's provoking me to fight him head on without anyone." Nightfall lower his stance to the same degree as Historia. "If it's wrestling he want, it's wrestling he gets."
Historia on the other hand is having a conversation inside his head. "(Reika! What the hell is this form!? I have to stand in this weird position just not to fall from the weight of this armour!)"
"I don't know! It's not this heavy when I used it back when I was Historia! Can you still move though?"
"(I would say I am slower than usual, probably as fast as those two if not slower... This is still manageable.)"
Nightfall rushed first and tackles Historia, the force is strong but it barely pushed Historia. He looked up, realizing Historia is not just heavier but also bigger than usual. Historia went to punch Nightfall but he was able to block but not with getting pushed away, he took a very heavy step which cracks the road. Nightfall, being pushed back decides to grab a car and throws it at Historia with ease, this however is not effective as not only Historia tanks it like it was nothing, not even the explosion seem to hurt him.
"Uh... I'm out of option..." Nightfall looks at Daybreak.
Daybreak shook his head. "Use your sword! You haven't used that since I arrived!"
"Ah! Right!" Nightfall unsheathes his Greatsword.
Nightfall once again rushed at Historia, making a downward swing. Historia crossed his arm to block the attack, Daybreak goes to attack from behind with red energy engulfing his sword. The attack barely hurt Historia but Nightfall's swing did further crack the ground. They continue to attack Historia, he will block one and get hit by the other, Nightfall will take a hit and retaliate although in pain. Daybreak's sword glows in a blinding light, the blade was wrapped by runes.
"Fourth Rank Magic: Carn Wis!" He chanted as his swing his sword at Historia.
†Sword That Cuts Through the Horizon†
The sword creates a spatial cut on the air and collapses, making an explosion of forces that send Historia back by about 5 metres away. Historia staggers, keeping his balance.
"Holy shit! How did you do that!?" Nightfall was amazed, acting like a child watching his first superhero movie.
"I will teach you more about it once the battle is over." Daybreak turned back to Historia.
Historia stands more firm now, his body now adjusted to the weight of his armour. He hold the grip on the Historia Driver, pulling and pushing it. A halberd falls from the sky directly in front of Historia.
"Ah... I now know how to move in this ridiculous armour..." Historia grabbed the Halberd and take a step forward, in a stance ready to thrust his weapon. "I am not an immovable object... I am the unstoppable force."
Train tracks appear under his foot, he start moving forward like a train at high speed. He thrust his weapon forward as he moves, both Nightfall and Daybreak are able to jump out of the way, falling on their sides. Historia keeps going and hits the building behind them which leaves a hole on it, they turn around to see Historia disappearing from the darkness of the building.
"What the hell was that...?" Daybreak stood up. "We should try not to get hit, we don't know how much damage it can—"
Daybreak, without prior warning was hit by the charging Historia, he was sent flying away and hitting some poles and ending on the second floor of a building.
"Daybreak!" Nightfall wants to go check on Daybreak but the thought was cut off when he hears Historia charging again. "Shi—"
Nightfall also got hit, however, he tries to brace himself and stop Historia, this is not the case as no matter how hard he tries. Historia knocks him down with his halberd which causes him to slip under, getting ran over by Historia, rolling like a ragdoll. Historia slowly stopped and turn back to do another charge, Nightfall stood up trying to keep his ground.
Historia is ready to charge again, but then, a dagger was poorly thrown at him. It did hit him but it was weak enough that he didn't even feel it, he was only made aware of it when he hears the clanging sound of metal hitting the asphalt road. He turn around to see another individual in a bright yellow suit.
"Oh? Another one of these supposed knights...?" Historia turn around to get a better view of who he is facing.
It was Yui in her Knight form standing in the middle of the road. The yellow assassin has arrived. Her suit reminiscence that of Female Ninjas, traditional hakama with obi and a knot behind her, she has plated armour on her forearms, short skirt and thigh high boots with shin guards. Her helmet is similar to Daybreak but her visor was instead in the shape of a shuriken with the centre being more on her right like an eye with a scar. Her scarf is wrapped around her neck, fluttering on the wind.
"Y-Yellow Sunrise... H-Has arrived...!" She is stuttering.
Daybreak emerged from the window of the building he was on, his hand is on his face. He is embarrassed seeing Sunrise trying to make an introduction. He jumps down from the second floor.
"What a spectrum of colour we have here, Red, Blue and Yellow." Historia mockingly said.
The Knights have Historia surrounded, a silence lingers as one move could resume the fight. Historia pull and pushes his Driver to activate his finisher.
*†‡[Hissatsu Squash Ending!]‡†*
Historia's body engulfs in black flame and charges at Sunrise with a visage of a train with an Oni's face, startled by this, she covers her head with her arm. Seeing that Sunrise is scared, Daybreak pushed Sunrise out of Historia's way. He was successful but his right leg got hit by the attack causing the armour to crack, Historia makes a stop by planting his feet on the ground, pretty much destroying the road.
"Ak— D-Daybreak..." Sunrise stopped herself from calling Daybreak by his real name.
"Don't worry about me." One can hear pain in Daybreak's voice. "Nightfall! We're retreating!"
Nightfall runs to them. "What!? Why???"
Daybreak uses his sword to stand up with Sunrise assisting him. "We can't defeat Historia as of now, we need to get stronger first!"
"Oh no, you won't!" Historia charges once again at them.
Daybreak immediately casted a magic that engulf them is red smoke, Historia charges past the cloud of smoke but the three already disappeared. A sigh of disappointment can be heard under Historia's voice.
"You really are the true holder of Historia, the power I hold when I was Historia doesn't come close to this."
"(If my attack did hit that girl, she would've been nothing but stain on the road.)" He pulled out the Thorny Almanac card and return to his base form. "(Regardless, I doubt I'll have an easy victory against them in the future, I am not sure how many of them are there, but one thing for sure... I will kill every one last of them together with the Qrio.)"
"I cannot doubt your strength... But please, be careful, I don't want to lose you..."
"(I am not dying that easy, I am the Calamity that will destroy everything.)"
Historia conjures a large book and enter it, he disappeared into it. Historia reappeared inside a bedroom, it is neatly arranged, the bed is close to the window with a small table next to it, across the bed was a small desk with a computer set-up with 3 screens, beside the bed is a large bookshelf that is filled with textbooks and comic. Historia revert back to normal in which Reika reappears beside him.
Reika kissed Kiyomi on the lips. "I know." Reika left the room.
Kiyomi looked outside the window to see the other student already walking home as the classes got suspended due to how close the fight was to their school.
<=/|‡Episode Six, End‡|\=>