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The swirling rift began to spit out Riders, Goddesses, and whomever else that got pulled through...

Arifore lands atop a tall steel building as she watched people fall around. Despite the mishap, she was pleased. The area looking like an odd and rundown city. Rusted cars sit abandoned in the streets. The air quiet before they showed up.

"Fufuu. How lucky. Hmm?" Glancing down to a gem inlaid on the top of her hand before her wrist started...it glints and gives a faint pulse.

As the others fell, they too would notice they had a gem on their hand as well. This would be something that would connect them to unlikely allies as they landed all around the area...
The stones matching one other person around them.

Red eyes narrowing, fishing in her attire for yet another trick up her sleeve and finding it. A spell scroll of sorts to have her teleport away from the area for now...

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Asakua's eyes dart from his friend, to the woman that appeared in front of the group of them, to Compa.

Long limbs pushed him out the chair to make a break toward his nurse, but to no avail. He was pulled into this...whatever the hell.

Eventually he would land in a dead spiny bush with a thud.

"What the hell..." patting himself for his advent deck just in case before he sat up, glaring up at the still open portal that was raining down bodies...

"Compa...oi-" to his feet as he glanced around.
He glares over his shoulder as he heard someone approaching, before his eyes dart for a weapon, grabbing a branch from the ground to rest over his shoulder now.

“..Relax. It’s me.”

A tired voice, and his lumbering form is eventually seen from rubble just around the corner. He looks worn and fed up. But more importantly, distraught. IF is gone. And he hasn’t the faintest clue what the hell happened. The fight and now that..?

It was absurd. All of it.

“..IF isn’t here either..” Replying regrettably with a frown.

Although seeing him was reassuring somewhat, neither of them having their respective partners caused a brow twitch. His hand tightens on the branch a moment before he glanced to his free hand.

Dropping the branch to attempt to pick at this...stone? "Just what the hell-" teeth gritted in frustration as his fingers slip off the smooth stone as he tried to pull it free from his hand.

"You don't think they're still..." eyes dart from the open portal in the sky, then to his hand, then around them.

"This...this fucking thing!"

“Oi..stop it.” Grabbing his wrist. “Calm the hell down. Listen.”

Eyes see the prompters, the multiple riders, goddesses, and even the sound of that woman’s voice..

“..I’m pissed too. Extremely. But we need to focus. There’s rules here. If we slip, we’re done for. Let’s find our partners. If anything happens to them, or us, we’re screwed. You heard her.”

His gaze soften from the earlier frustration.

“Well get them back. Just trust in me. Like you have been, Asakura.”

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𝘼𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙪𝙚...
Nepgear stumbles forward, visibly shaken and a bit disheveled.

!
Wide purple eyes soften at the familiarity of the two men before her. "T-thank goodness! Please, come help!"

The candidate pointing over her shoulder before her gem glows, syncing to Asakura's
?! "E-eh!!"

Pulling his arm away with a frown.
"Like I care. I don't want a damn partner-" He'd sharply turn when Nepgear moved toward them. Eyes narrowing.

"Oi where's-" his gem blinks and flashed once she got close, causing him to withdraw with a glare as if he was burned. (He wasn't.)

"Help what? Dammit-" too much too soon too fast.

Eyes flit to see if his nurse was on the monitor. Not so far...he doesn't know if he should be thankful or worried.

Sigh. He’s no use reasoning with right now.

Seeing Nepgear run up puts him on alarm though, more interested in where she’s pointing.

“Hey..what’s wrong? What’s going on?” A hurried walk to meet her halfway, concern growing.

"Chika! She landed bad and she's knocked out! Please help me get her to shelter so I can try to heal her"

A pleading glance to them. Perhaps more so Asakura, as he looked in a more foul mood than usual.

"If what Arifore says is true and shares are limited, there's only so much I can do..." despite the severity of the situation, she was determined

A devious grin breaking out on his features.

Finally. He can eliminate someone right off the bat. Easy.

"So she can't defend herself?" He's basically tuned out the candidate at this point. "Let's take her out early. Simple. One elimination sets us ahead of everyone else"

Giving him a look.

“We’re not doing anything like that, till I get my partner. Also we’re thinking through this strategically.”

Sigh.

“Ignore em. Lead us to her.”

Paling at the suggestion.
"B-but!"

Thankful Kotaro spoke up. "R-right. This way!" Weaving around some dried greenery and a busted gate post.

"There she is!" Pointing at the downed oracle

The oracle of leanbox lay in a bit of a heap. Chika scratched up and scuffed as though she collided with something on her way down.

If his expression could sour any further...

His long stride having him keep up with the candidate. He stops short when he sees the downed woman.

"Akiyama's woman" stating the obvious. "Move. She's sickly anyway. No one would miss her"

Stepping in front of him, showing his hand with the gem, as it shines along with the befallen Oracle.

He gives him a look, a long yard stare of a look.. not saying anything. Maybe only to them, does it mean something. To anyone else, it just looked like a grumpy stare down.

Walking to her, he gently lifts her in his arms, turning to Nepgear. "Let's find a spot. Then you can do your thing."

!?
Although only a noise of protest emits from Nepgear before a gasp.

Luck seemed to have fell over the group with the final member confirmed.

"R-right. Thank you...I'm glad I ran into you both" speaking sincerely despite some of the tension.

Around them there were buildings. Many having holes in them...rather sizable ones. Windows shattered and what appears to be scorch marks on asphalt.

A small chuckle and a shrug after they shared a glance.

"Your funeral" walking behind the three of them, taking in the area.

"What a dump"

"Yeah.."

"I don't think there's any life here minus who was sent." At least...he hoped so. There was some unease, as if they're being watched..

Regardless, he carries the other and contemplates their situation.

"Just where is this supposed to be? Why here..?"

Mainly, she's wondering out loud. "Here, I think?" There's some cleared ground under a grey tree. Nepgear looking around. It seemed all clear.

Eerily quiet...the area definitely able to carry voices.

It also appeared that any street signs they passed where marked out. As if on purpose...

"Japan. Or so I thought. Looks like a fight already took place here"
Mild disappointment in his tone.

Despite seeming lax, he was on watch of their surroundings. Something seemed a bit off.

"Oi. Hurry up." He'd say in a lower tone than usual. Eyes darting around for a reflective surface.

“What he said. This is where we come from. But it’s…”

Glancing to Asakura. His instincts were sharp, so he took his word seriously.

“Let’s move. See anywhere? Can’t be out like this. We’re vulnerable.”

"What's-" looking around them before pointing. An outline of some kind of building lay there.

"Let's try there" keeping her voice low as well. The Candidate sticking closer to Asakura now.

A murky rift beginning to open from the trunk of the tree- a long spindley leg, much like a spider's emerging...followed by several more. The tree shaking and giving way with a groan and a snap as the massive beast skitters before them, towering with clicking pincers.

"I knew this would happen..." taking a step backward as it emerged from the now toppled over tree.

Not a reflective surface in sight at the moment...except the spider's many eyes. He flashed his advent deck to have his belt appear.

"Henshin!"

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