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Part 8: 3 Magic Users?! War Starts!

-Toriizaka Amusement Park
Crowds of people started running away, causing mass panic. Chika managed to move their injured friends to one of the park benches. She looked on as Haruto and Marika were staring at their new foe- he looked like Wizard, but was more demented, had a knight like look to him. He was standing still, as if he was waiting for Haruto and Marika to make a move. As soon as the two reached for their Drivers, the man looked up, and they were immediately surrounded by flames.

~DRIVER ON, PLEASE~/~DRIVER ON, ONEGAI?~
~SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN, SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN~/~SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN? SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN?~
"Henshin!"
~WATER, PLEASE. SUI SUI SUI SUI~/~WATER, ONEGAI? SUI SUI SUI SUI~

Using their water controlling abilities, they attempted to put out the flames, but the flames kept burning. "Haru-Nii, I'm gonna try something, and when I do, be ready, okay?!" "Got it!"

~HURRICANE! ONEGAI? FU? FU! FU FU FU FU FU!~ "And one more!" ~HURRICANE, PEGASUS. SHIPPU SHIPPU SHIPPU SHIPPU SHIPPU~ Marika jumped into the air in her new form, and pulled out another ring. ~KAKKOII! UNIQUE. SUGOI!~ She sprouted Magisus's wings, and began to flap hard against the fire. "Haru-Nii! As soon as I use this next ring, use Water Dragon!" "Got it!" ~KAKKOII! TYPHOON. SUGOI!~ ~WATER, DRAGON. JABA JABA BASHAAN ZABUN ZABUN!~ Unleashing a torrent of water into Marika's typhoon attack, the two managed to not only put out the flames, but also hit their opponent. But something was off. The attack barely phased him. Looking closely, Marika gasped in shock- the water never hit him, it evaporated as soon as it came in close proximity of him. The man pulled out another magic ring, and Haruto and Marika braced themselves for what was next. ~CONNECT~ A magic circle appeared in front of him, and from it, he pulled out a massive sledge hammer. It was at this moment that he started to slowly walk towards Haruto and Marika; everything he passed by was burning. "This is bad!" ~LEVITATE, ONEGAI?~ Pointing at Chika, she started to infuse Mana into her. "Chika, take them out of here!" Chika rose her hands, and Shunpei, Rinko, and Koyomi started to levitate at her command. "Be safe Mari-Chan!" Chika yelled as she ran from the fight. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fi-" Marika didn't get to finish her sentence as the sledgehammer went flying into her face. "Marika! You bastard!" ~SPECIAL, SAIKOH!~ Summoning Dragon's tail, Haruto swung with all his might. Hearing a crashing sound, he turned and saw something he didn't hope for- the man had grabbed onto the tail and crushed it in his hand. He then lifted the tail up and began to swing Haruto around as if he were weightless. "Damn it!" ~HURRICANE, DRAGON. PYU PYU PYU PYU PYU PYU PYU~ ~SPECIAL, SAIKOH!~ Haruto managed to save himself from crashing into one of the rollercoasters, then flew towards the man with WizarSwordGun in hand. ~COPY, PLEASE~ Dualwielding them in gun mode, Haruto began opening fire. But nothing seemed to phase the guy, he just stood there and took each shot as if it was nothing. Switching both into sword mode, Haruto flew at him and activated both finishers. The wind powered slashes did damage after all! Using them again, he kept cutting but then he realized something was wrong- while they did seem to hurt him, there was no sound. ~ILLUSION~ Haruto was shocked to see the guy in front of him disappear completely, and glanced to his right. In the guy's hand, was Marika, being held up by the throat. "Let go of her!" ~FLAME! DRAGON. BO, BO, BO BO BO!~ ~SPECIAL, SAIKOH!~ Haruto unleashed the Dragon's blast prompting the guy to throw Marika at Haruto. Catching her, Haruto looked back at the guy who waved his hand and absorbed Haruto's fire. "Who is this guy?!" "You seem like you won't learn until I teach you that there's no hope of beating me." The guy pulled out another red ring, one that Haruto and Marika were shocked to see. "Don't tell me-" "He's going to-" ~FLAME, TITAN. JIGOKU NI HI.~ The guy changed, now becoming bulkier, with large gauntlets surrounded by black flames. "Saa, moegara ni yaku." Suddenly, he disappeared in a blur, and appeared right next to Haruto, delivering a swift and powerful punch. Haruto was sent flying, as the guy turned his attention to Marika. "Haru-Nii!...You bastard!" ~LAND, PEGASUS. JISHIN, JISHIN JISHIN, JISHIN, JISHN JISHIN JISHIN!~ ~KAKKOII! UNIQUE. SUGOI!~ Summoning Magisus's hoof-like gauntlets onto her arms, Marika charged forward and began to punch the guy. Unlike before, her hits were effective against him. "I see that you're better than the other one." "I'm not gonna let you hurt Haru-Nii!" ~RAPID, ONEGAI?~ Using the superspeed given to her by the ring, she began to land more punches on the guy. "One more!" ~KAKKOII! EARTHQUAKE. SUGOI!~ Her fists surrounded by floating stone, Marika started to land rapid piercing punches into her opponent. "Damn, this girl is actually managing to hurt me!" ~TITARISE!!!~ "Eh?" Suddenly, Marika was struck by a giant fist. Haruto, who had just regained consciousness, was stunned- from the guy, a giant Phantom had emerged. "You...you can summon your Phantom in the real world?" "Don't be silly." Haruto looked in shock to see the Phantom looking down at him. "That guy is just my vessel, he's not my Gate. I'm the only one here." Haruto's eyes widened as the guy who stood before the Phantom was absorbed by him. "Now if you excuse me..." The giant started to make it's way to Marika, who had been knocked back into human form. "Seems this locket is the only thing leaving you with hope, huh?" Ripping it off her, the Phantom smiled at Marika. "Stop...don't!-" The Phantom crushed the locket in his fist. "I'm sorry, were you saying something?" "No...NO!!!!" Marika started to crack again, only the cracks were spreading faster than before. "Marika!" "My work here is done." The Phantom disappeared as Haruto ran to Marika. "Haru...nii..." "Hang in there Marika!"

-Marika's Underworld
Entering into her Underworld, Haruto found himself in a different memory than before. He was at a house, and there, he saw two familiar faces. "Tou-San. Kaa-San." Behind them was the younger Haruto, and in front of them was another couple. From behind the other couple, a little girl stuck her head out. "Is that...Marika?" As soon as he asked that question, her face cracked and a large dark Phantom sprouted out. "Crap!" ~DRAGORISE! PLEASE~ "Let's go, Dragon!" Flying up to where the Phantom was, Haruto and Dragon were greeted by Magisus. Haruto, we don't have much time, you must end it now! "Got it!" ~KICK STRIKE, SAIKOH!!!!~ Haruto and Dragon delivered their kick, but to their shock, the Phantom was unscathed. It opened its eyes and gave a mighty roar. The ground around it started to fly up and latch onto its body, until it was completely made of stone. Delivering one strong slash at a crack, the Phantom disappeared. "Oh no..."

-Toriizaka Amusement Park
Haruto rode out on the Machine Winger to see Chika by Marika's side. "Haruto-San, this is bad." "Thank god she's safe." "Haruto-San! You don't get it! One of Marika's Phantoms...has gotten out."

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-Wiseman's Lair
"I take it everything went according to plan...Titan." Behind Wiseman, was the man who attacked Haruto and Marika earlier. "I couldn't have done it without help. But someone would like to meet you." From behind him was a girl, with cold eyes, staring at Wiseman. "Is this her?" "Yes, this is the Phantom that was released." "Which Phantom are you, what is your name?"

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"Her name is Nymph." From the shadows, Chika walked out. "What are you doing he-" Titan was cut off when Wiseman put his hand in front of him as Chika's form started to change. "Welcome back...Nekomata."

PART 8: END