Return to SCRTC [Airi's group]

[Sutou Airi]

"Always about speed...well let's see what you think of this." Kuuga said, being hit by the pulse and sent skidding back next to a standing light that was turned off. She stood up, and gripped the pole, calling out, "Cho Henshin!"

The light changed to the Dragon Rod, and then her belt pulsed with golden power, starting to change her form to Rising Dragon Form, with a double gold-bladed naginata at her service now.

[Yuichi Nataga]

He rolled back to his feet and holstered the Knuckle, "Interesting," he ran his hand over the guard on his arm, forming an energy blade that erupted off the side, curving back a bit. He ran forward to meet her.

[Sutou Airi]

With her added speed advantage, she clashed the top of the naginata with his blade, but then dropped low, aiming a strike from the other blade under his guard.

[Yuichi Nataga]

He shot his left hand out to try to grip the shaft of her weapon to stop the second strike.

[Sutou Airi]

Airi was in close...that's what she wanted. Standing to her feet, she spoke. "Cho Henshin!" The blade that he went for disappeared, negating her second strike as she changed to Rising Titan Form, aiming a strike from her rather large sword at an opening in his guard that she thought was present.

[Yuichi Nataga]

He took the hit, rolling back, his armor sparking a bit from the slash. He rose and drew his Knuckle, firing rapid pulses off as he moved forward, readying his blade, remaining silent.

[Sutou Airi]

The other advantage of Rising Titan Form was that Kuuga had vastly increased defense...so she stalked forward, taking the hits and raising her blade in a defensive position.

[Yuichi Nataga]

He had one shot with his Rider form; he rushed her, swinging his blade in at her chest with a punch; the punch itself would miss, allowing the blade to do its job.

[Sutou Airi]

The blade would clash with her own, and they would struggle for traction in a good old fashion'd sword lock.

[Yuichi Nataga]

He tore his Knuckle free and generated power into the tip when his blade was locked. He hit it against his arm guard, generating greater power into the Knuckle's tip.

"Broken Strike!" he shouted, throwing his Rider Punch forward at her chest.

[Sutou Airi]

The blade took part of the hit, and her armor took the other part, the punch was powerful enough to send her back two steps...but she remained standing. "I have been holding back, I will admit. The golden power also makes my finishing attacks more devastating...and I do not want to destroy this building." Kuuga said, looking at Striker IXA.

[Yuichi Nataga]

"Your KaGeki? Or do you have some other golden power?" he questioned her.

[Sutou Airi]

"No, not KaGeki. I was brutally shocked while transformed as Kamen Rider Kuuga...and as such my forms have been upgraded, for lack of a better word. In my red form, if I execute a Rider Kick in a crowded area, I have the unfortunate chance of taking out a city block as well...or maybe even more. I would rather not test the theory with the weapons." Kuuga explained.

[Yuichi Nataga]

"I'm clearly outmatched, then. Your mystic powers against my technology powers," Yuichi stated, pulling his Knuckle free and undoing his transformation as a show of good faith.

[Sutou Airi]

"Very well." Kuuga stated as well, turning to put the sword back in such a way, and then de-henshining...said sword returning as the light pole. "Your fighting is adequate, I have no problems with you." Airi said in a serious tone.

Kiba shook his head, "Wow, a city block?...cold blooded."