Long Overdue Meeting [Natsumi]

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon ran after the two of them, drawing his arms back, poising his claws.

"You want him or should I?" Kiriha questioned, "But if the other Hopper is here, I want him."

Jerome had her by the throat with one arm, using his other to pin her arms to her sides as he stood behind her, only lacking his helmet.

"Kamen Rider," he said, "He's going by that now."

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

"...." Natsumi was silent as his threat became clear to her, and she didn't struggle against the hold, in fear for her life.

Kiba lookd at him, "Go find the other Hopper, I don't have a good feeling about this." With that he turned to face Dragon, "Well, we meet again." he said before glaring and yelling out, transforming into the Horse Orphenoch.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon lifted his clawed hand in front of his face, clenching his fist, "Round two," he hissed, racing forward, opening his palm to expose his flame. He opened his mouth, breathing a blast of fire forward.

Kiriha ran off, rushing around until he found some sort of commotion. He ran around the corner, holding his helmet under his arm. He slid to a stop when he saw Jerome and Natsumi.

"Natsumi-chan!" Kiriha shouted. Jerome simply smiled smugly.

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

She tried to speak but the hold on her throat made it difficult...but just looked at him with wide eyes...

The Orphenoch's shadow appeared, "Indeed." This time he jumped over the flame and landed a punch square to the mid-section of Dragon.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon twisted both wrists, grabbing Kiba's arm. He span his body partially to the side, lashing his tail at Kiba's chest.

"I will protect you," Kiriha vowed to Natsumi, dropping his helmet. He ran forward, hoping that Jerome would meet him in battle, as he figured the other man would.

Jerome pushed Natsumi aside and ran forward to meet Kiriha.

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

Kiba grabbed his tail, and broke out of the arm hold as he spun Dragon around before throwing him into a nearby building. Any wounds sustained during that would erupt in blue fire, healing themselves.

Natsumi was pushed to the floor on her butt, and could only watch for the moment out of shock as the two Hoppers did battle.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon landed on the wall, pushing himself off with all the force he could. As he shot up at an angle, he breathed fire down at the ground, almost trying to bathe the ground in flames.

Kiriha threw a punch, but Jerome blocked with his wrist. He gripped Kiriha's wrist and span around, driving a knee into the other Hopper, throwing Kiriha aside. He walked towards the downed Rider, kicking him a few times before reaching down, pulling him up by the scarf, and kicking him in Natsumi's general direction.

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

The Horse Orphenoch shouted out again as his form changed, becoming stronger and more resilient. This was Charger form, and he ran at Dragon through the flames, taking some damage from it before tackling him to the ground hard.

Natsumi looked up to see Kiriha get kicked right there in front of her, "Are you alright Kiri-kun?" she asked

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon cursed, plunging his claws straight up to go through Kiba's chest.

Kiriha struggled to his knees and elbows, "...'Kiri-kun'?" he muttered, despite the probable severity of his wounds and the battle at hand. That...that just really threw him.

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

Kiba reached one grey hand down, as the claws went in a little bit, but his hand kept it from being fatal. His other hand, gripped Dragon's neck and squeezed hard, constricting his ability to breath.

Natsumi looks at him before looking up, "Look out!" she said as she threw herself to the ground out of the way of a punch that probably would have knocked her out.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon opened the mouth of his helmet, sending out his gasses into Kiba's face. Sure, no flame meant it was just gas, but it should still do something.

Jerome whipped around, kicking a piece of rubble from his punch back at Natsumi while launching himself at Kiriha, giving him a quick punch to the gut. Kiriha stumbled back, returning with a kick, landing it. It didn't do much damage. He ducked the next two punches and returned three more and a knee.

"You're more powerful than I am, but you lack my skill!" Kiriha hissed, "That's how I'll defeat you!"

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

Kiba coughed a little bit but didn't let go on his strangle hold, his shadow appearing, "You who have lost your humanity...deserve to die so no one else will" When in his true form, his Orphenoch side would take over, and it could be very brutal in nature. So was evidenced by his heavy armored hand squeezing further on Dragon's neck.

Natsumi looked up and moved out of the way but the piece of rubble still clipped her in the ankle, making it hurt. Still, she reached in her pack and got out her Gaia Driver and Memory, attaching the first before thumbing the second. "LIGHT."

Then she inserted it into the Driver as a bright glow of light appeared behind Kiriha before slamming into Jerome, resolving itself in front of Kiriha as the Dopant.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

Dragon cursed in his mind. He saw one chance. He thrust his hand into the gas still hanging around, igniting the flame. An explosion erupted between Kiba and Dragon, tossing Dragon clear.

"Natsumi...this is your form?" he questioned, taking a few steps forward, "Please, allow me to defeat this man for harming you."

[Natsumi Sonozaki]

Kiba got in one final squeeze before being sent flying by the explosion, crashing through the side of a building as he reverted to human form, blue flames slowly starting healing on the affected areas of his body.

The Light Dopant looks at him, "..." before blocking a punch from Jerome, "Yes....it is, I had to transform or face serious injury." she spoke, before delivering a surprisingly powerful kick to the powerful Hopper #2...and then stepping back, outstretching her hand and giving Kiriha a little energy.

[Kiriha Kyuuseishu]

"Thank you for the boost," Kiriha said, putting his hand on her shoulder, "Natsumi-chan, this blow should end it," he said, racing forward and leaping up, throwing his right leg forward.

Jerome rose, but didn't see the kick soon enough. He took it to the chest and was thrown aside, smashing across the ground, leaving deep grooves with his body. He swore as he saw Dragon approaching, clearly having lost as well.

"This isn't over, Hopper!" Jerome screamed at Kiriha, fleeing with his handler.