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Part 10: Evolution! Haruto VS Titan, Continued!

-Toriizaka Hospital
Nekomata was about to swipe her claw down when she felt a hand on her. Turning around, she was face to face with a small girl, dressed in a baby blue hospital gown. The girl looked up at Nekomata with full innocent eyes. Moving her hand away from Marika, Nekomata cut a flower out of the bouquet she had brought and placed it in the girl's hair. "Now sweetie, you might wanna get back to your room, Onee-Chan here needs a little moment alone with sleeping Onee-Chan." The little girl rose her arms, reaching out to Nekomata. Nekomata leaned down, and the girl gave the Phantom a hug. "Is she your friend, Neko-nee?" Nekomata looked back at Marika and then at her hands. Reverting to human form, Chika looked up at the girl. "...Yes, she is."

Outside, the battle was going splendidly for Haruto. Utilizing all the Dragon parts allowed him to get the upper hand on Titan, who's defenses were weakening. A slam from the Dragon's tail lifted Titan into the air, as Haruto used the wings to fly along side him, then used the Dragon head to unleash fire and then beat him back into the ground using the Dragon claws. Crashing into the concrete below, Titan seemed to have stopped moving. Approaching him with caution, Haruto stopped in his tracks as Titan used another ring. ~WATER, NIYORI SHIBŌ~ Titan had changed forms, with blue gems replacing his red. Summoning his sledgehammer, he scanned his Water ring, and threw it at Haruto. Haruto flew into the air to avoid it, but the sledgehammer split into multiple water drops, that reformed into smalled hammers, effectively damaging Dragon's wings. Falling to the ground, Haruto looked on as Titan pulled out another ring. ~HURRICANE, CHISSOKU-SHI~ Titan flew into the air, and grabbed one of Haruto's arms. "Sorry to say I won't kill you today, but I will leave you something to remember me by." Haruto looked at him when he suddenly heard a loud crack. Screaming in pain, Haruto reverted to human form as Shunpei caught him. "Consider yourself lucky, human." Haruto, still reeling in pain, found himself surrounded by doctors and nurses as they took him in.

-Antique Shop Omokagedo
"Eh? Haruto-Kun is?!" "What's wrong Rinko?" "Koyomi-Chan, Haruto-Kun is-" The two stopped when a little girl walked through the door. "Eh, who are you?" "Is this the house of the Wizard?" "Wizard? No, there's no wizard here." The little girl walked around the shop, observing everything before making her way to Wajima's desk. "Is there something I can help you with, little missy?" She looked at the desk, covered in a tarp, but noticed that in the corner was some shiny gemstone. "I was told to bring this." Wajima looked into the girl's hand to find that she was carrying a chain- one similar to the chain of Marika's pendant. Wajima took it in his hand as the girl turned and started to walk away. "Wait." The girl turned to look at Rinko, who handed her a donut. "That's a nice flower in your hair." Smiling, the girl took a bite out of the donut. "Thanks, it's a rose." Making her leave, the little girl turned the corner into an alley way, and peered from it when Koyomi and Rinko left the shop. A man passed by them and the girl stared at him intensely. "Finally found yourself a Gate, Nymph?" The little girl turned to see Medusa, who changed into her Phantom form. "I did what you said and went to the hospital, Medusa. Nekomata tried to claim the girl's life." The girl transformed into Nymph's botanical Phantom form. "I see that your development is going smoothly, you've even been able to create yourself a human form." "That's not all, Medusa." Nymph glowed as her body started to shift. Her new appearance was that of a flowery female with bright wings. Around her arms and legs were stony armaments and her body had become more mature compared to her child like appearance. "Nymph, you-" "Uh-uh, Medusa, call me Naiad."

Toriizaka Hospital
Rinko and Koyomi ran into the hospital room to find Haruto now hooked up to a bed. The two gasped at the appearance of Haruto- his arm was mangled as the doctors and nurses applied a cast to him. "Haruto, are you okay?" "I managed to protect Marika, that's all that matters." "Haruto, we heard from Shunpei. You don't have to keep doing this-" "I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS?! PROTECTING SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT? SOMEONE WHO WAS PART OF MY PAST? I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS?" The doctors attempted to restrain Haruto after his outburst, as Koyomi looked at him scared and dismayed. "Koyomi, I'm sorry. But you and I know that I can't stop looking after Marika, even if-" "Even if she's not related to you after all, right?" The group looked in the doorway to see Kamen Rider Beast, with Marika beside him. She looked at Haruto with tears in her eyes before she ran away.

PART 10: END