ROSARIO+KIVA

Episode 55: Final Symphony

Wataru Kurenai wasn't one to really stand out if he could help it. He felt awkward, shy, and somewhat out of his depth in social situations. His elementary school years certainly showed that in how everyone loved to tease him and how he only seemed to have one friend even remotely close to his own age. However, his life had taken the turn for the better since the first day he stepped foot in Youkai Academy. The first thing that happened to him was that he got run over by a bike. This would be the start of his friendship with Moka Akashiya, a vampire who simply wanted friends. He then befriended Kurumu Kurono who wanted to find love, Yukari Sendou who felt lonely, and Mizore Shirayuki who simply wanted to find a kindred spirit. They all fell in love with the Fandiri due to his warmth and kindness. His first semester at his new school was a whirlwind of adventures, battles, and closeness with the new friends and eventual loves that he had made which made his life much more colorful.

Then he was reunited with his childhood friend who just happened to be his brother, Taiga Nobori. Taiga also turned out to be the King of Fangires who'd come to Youkai Academy in order to escape the pressures of being King and be a normal teenager for at least a little while. Naturally, the two clashed as Kiva and Saga; one being a hunter of Fangires while the other was their leader and protector. They were naturally shocked when they discovered each others' identities, but further stunned when it was revealed that the pair were in fact half-brothers, sired by the former Queen of the Fangires; Maya Kurenai. One was born of the union of two pure-blood Fangires while the other was born of the taboo union of human and Fangire. Fortunately, cooler heads won over and the pair managed to reconcile without beating each other black and blue.

However, all was not well within the Fangire Clan as Taiga was led to believe. His guardian, mentor, and adviser Bishop had been secretly manipulating the Fangire population as well as Taiga himself in a bid to overthrow human society and establish a Fangire Empire, using humans as their cattle. Upon discovering that Taiga was learning the truth behind his mother and the rampant Fangire attacks occurring under his nose thus risking the secrecy of youkai everywhere, he sent several assassins as well as summoned several Sabbats to destroy the school and Kiva along with it. Thanks to the efforts of the brothers, the attempt failed but the school had to close down early for repairs.

In thanks for their services, the Headmaster of the school used his contacts and sources to track down where Taiga and Wataru's mother had been exiled after giving up both of her sons for their own safety. Wataru and his brother were then reunited with their mother, Maya, and became the family which they had been missing for most of their lives. They had a lot of adventures and misadventures along the way too and had grown closer with each experience. Even returning to Youkai Academy didn't take away that closeness and now that they had discredited Bishop to Youkai society as a whole, it seemed that things were going to be alright for them from here on out.

Castle Doran was en route back to Youkai Academy from Castle Shuzen after dealing with yet another one of Bishop's plots. The Fangire Supremacist had attempted to bring Taiga to heel for his goals once again by enlisting the help of Issa Shuzen, one of the three Dark Lords, the supreme rulers of the Youkai Society and incidentally Moka's father. The plan was to force Taiga to marry Moka, making her the Queen of Fangires and with Shuzen's pressure keep Taiga on a leash which Bishop would hold.

Wataru and Taiga stormed the castle, defeating Moka's older sister Kalua before facing Issa himself and revealing Bishop's deceit. A Queen of Fangires had already arisen, making a marriage to Moka impossible and revealing Bishop playing Shuzen for a fool. Wataru had to battle Shuzen to make the man see the truth as well as enforce his claim on Moka. However, the greatest shock of all came from Moka's Inner self. It was revealed that after the fall of the previous King, Kivat's father Kivat-Bat II had requested sanctuary from Shuzen and had been living with him ever since.

When Kivat II saw Moka prepared to fight her father, he partnered himself with Moka, making her Dark Lady Kiva. Moka managed to prove her conviction to her father, thus nullifying the agreement he made with Bishop. The former adviser was now revealed for his manipulations and lies, forcing him to flee. He would not be welcomed save by Youkai criminals now that the leaders of Youkai society would learn of his lies and attempts to enslave them to the Fangires

Kokoa apologized for not being able to stand up to her father but was forgiven nonetheless. Lord Shuzen's overbearing personality was not easy to overcome and Kokoa had grown to fear and respect the man as much as she feared her older sister. Speaking of Kalua, she wanted them to visit again, especially the "Two Kings". It seemed like she'd forgotten the fact that she'd tried to kill them earlier just as she had forgotten them beating her bloody in their fight. As for Lord Shuzen himself, the last time they saw him he was walking out of the room behind Maya with his face completely red in shame. Maya had really chewed him out in regards to forcing one of his daughters into marriage without her consent, and was also really unhappy with the fact that he nearly killed one of her sons, half human or not. As Kokoa had learned before him, Maya was stripped of her title but she was still not someone to cross and upsetting her sons and the girls she regarded as daughters was one of the lines that should not be crossed.

As for the couple, Moka was in Wataru's room in Castle Doran with him, kissing him deeply. He'd come to save her despite the level of danger he would encounter. He was willing to go against her father to save her. Even the most powerful of vampires would not even dare to stand up to her father but Wataru was different. He was a person who put the safety and happiness of everyone around him above his own. She was glad to have met and befriended him and she was glad to be in love with him. It was also thanks to him that she had friends.

Mizore, Yukari, Gin, and Kurumu were all being patched up by the Arms Monsters and Ruby in the main hall. Ramon spent the most time treating Yukari, obviously concerned over her health. Kalua was a powerful vampire and even one or two strikes from her could cause massive damage. Gin had offered his services on helping Mizore and Kurumu, but Jiro bopped him over the head for his sleazy comment. Riki merely did his duty, patching up what wounds he could before making some food to help the recovery process. Mio merely sat cuddled in Taiga's lap with Pyon-chan snoozing nearby. Their bond as King and Queen was obviously strong as they took solace in each other's presence.

Maya herself was sitting near the fireplace, enjoying a cup of tea and the feeling of knowing her children and extended family were back home safe and sound. She wasn't pleased with Issa's negligence towards his daughters and outright aggression towards her sons and as such had a few words with him on the subject to...make him think about what he had done.

Taking a sip of her tea, Maya suddenly froze when she heard the Bloody Rose beginning to sing once again. This time however, the song was quite loud, almost screeching as it reacted to Fangire aggression. Looking up she saw the violin actually rattling in its case from the vibrations its strings were making.

As one of the two who created the Bloody Rose, Maya knew that it reacted to Fangires who had become aggressive by transforming and going on their rampages. Usually it was only one Fangire at a time since they all had their preferred hunting patterns. Still, Maya had suspected that the more Fangires who became aggressive at once or the more powerful the Fangire who did that, the louder the Bloody Rose would become. For it to become like this...Maya's face flooded with terror and fear.

"Oh...no..."

In his room, Wataru heard it as well his body freezing at the sheer volume of the Bloody Rose.

"Wataru-kun, what's wrong?" asked Moka.

Kivat flew into the room with Tatsulot.

"Wataru, big trouble!" Kivat panicked. "The Bloody Rose is-!"

"I know," said Wataru. "Get Castle Doran to fly faster."

"Aye aye, Wataru-sama!" Tatsulot obeyed.

"Wataru-kun, what's going on?" Moka asked, worried for her beloved.

"There's big trouble coming," Wataru said, his fists shaking.

Youkai Academy

The grounds on which the infamous school was built were peaceful at the moment. The scraggly trees were still as dead as ever, the ocean still looked like it was blood instead of water, and the various poisonous animals of the area were doing whatever it was aggressive poisonous animals did with their time.

In a place where monsters roamed though, that was subject to change.

BOOOOOOM!

The tunnel which connected Youkai Academy to the human world promptly exploded, sending rock and rubble in all directions. The smoke cleared, revealing the tunnel to be simply gone and instead what looked like a hole in reality in its place, showing what looked like a void-like tunnel with lights in it in its place. Emerging from that tunnel was a single humanoid figure who marched with machine-like intensity.

His torso was covered in what looked like a gentleman's jacket, something not unlike Shuzen wore in his home, but this one was blood red with some blue aspects that looked like it was made out of stained glass. The centre of the chest was black with golden decorative lines. The figure's arms were adorned with bat wing-like shields with black hands adorned with long razor-like nails. His boots were black, looking like nobleman-era boots with red and blue stained glass accents. From is back rose a pair of stained glass wings that looked like they came from a bat. Finally, his face was black save for a red patch on the front which had narrowed golden eyes and a mouth trapped in an eternal roar. From his forehead rose a pair of gold bat wings which was stretched out as if trying to take flight.

This was the Bat Fangire. This was the former King. This was Taiga's father and Maya's first husband.

Revived by Bishop's spell and his final attempt to force the world to accept Fangires as its rulers, King marched in one sole direction. His conscious mind was gone, destroyed upon his death with only his body and natural instincts to drive it. While Bishop's hope was that his former master would be revived completely, it was not to be. Instead, King was overwhelmed by a single urge, a single need.

The need to reclaim his title of Kiva and King of the Fangires

"GRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

In response to his bellow, the stained glass portions of King began to shine brightly. In response, shards of glass flew out of the destroyed tunnel from behind him, pooling on the ground in several piles. King lashed out his arms, throwing streams of the rainbow-like life energy from his palms which struck each of the piles. As one, the piles of shards rose up and formed into the bodies of several Fangires, all of which were revived corpses of Fangires killed in the past. It was similar to the Mantis Fangire's craft, but King in his authority could do it so long as he had the life energy.

Each of the Fangires rose with moans and grunts, all of them missing their conscious minds like their leader. Their only thoughts were to obey his commands and destroy the ones who had usurped his titles for themselves. As one, they turned to the direction of the school and began their march. It was to be a huge smorgasbord for them with so much life energy for them to consume.

Arriving at Youkai Academy, the group was shocked to see Fangires attacking. No, this was not a simple attack. It was an army going to war with the intent of a massacre or genocide on their targets. They were everywhere on campus, attacking anything that moved and some things that didn't simply because they were in the way. What more, many of them looked like the Fangires that Wataru had defeated in the past. He had a good memory so he recognized all of them. They were attacking the building, as well as the students and the staff who stood no match against the Fangires.

Castle Doran landed heavily, knocking many of the attackers off balance before spewing out a massive fireball which released the Newspaper Club from inside to face the mob.

"What is the meaning of this?" demanded Taiga, stepping forward with all of his authority. He received no answer as several members of the mob looked at him hungrily. Wataru didn't even bother with diplomacy as he charged forward. "Wataru!"

"Kivat! Tatsulot! Henshin!" Wataru called as two allies perched themselves to his body before he transformed in a flash of gold, becoming Emperor Kiva. Kiva drew the Zanvat Sword in a flash of flame and slashed the Fangires attacking two of his classmates. They were shattered instantly. "Go, run!"

"He needs help," said Taiga. "Sagark!" the Sagark Clan member warbled in agreement before he attached himself to Taiga's waist, letting the King insert the Jacorder. "Henshin!"

"We'll try to help the others escape!" Gin called, ushering his kohai towards the school. "You two just take those creeps down!"

"Agreed," Saga nodded as his change was complete. "Just don't die!"

"Promise!"

The Newspaper Club split up to cover the most amount of ground to try and save as many of the students as they could. Mizore had gone down one of the hallways, coming to a rest near the hallway where her classroom was. Many Fangires were battling the students, some of which were in their true forms as they tried to defend themselves. Some were doing well enough, but Fangires were SS-Class monsters for a reason and even these zombie-like ones would eventually win. Even adult monsters like Ririko-sensei bashing them away with her tail or Apsara-sensei using her curry magic was only slowing them down.

"Rey-Kivat," Mizore whispered, summoning her familiar to her side.

"Right away Mizore-sama!" the white Kivat nodded before he dove down and bit into her hand. "Gabu!"

"Henshin," Mizore uttered as she perched Rey-Kivat to her belt and transformed into Lady Rey. She activated the Wake Up Fuestle and unchained her claws. She then dashed down the halls, slashing into each Fangire she passed, causing them to screech out in pain. Coming to the end of the hall, she skidded to a stop before each Fangire she struck crystalized before shattering, littering the floor with their remains.

"Sh-Shirayuki?" Ririko-sensei panted. "Is...that you?"

"Yes," Lady Rey nodded. "Hurry, collect all of the students and start barricading yourselves in. The hallways are not safe."

"Right away!"

"Let's go children!"

Panting as she came to the hallway herself was Kurumu who looked a little put out, "No fair making the big entrance first! That's my job!"

Lady Rey shrugged. It didn't matter to her either way. The only one she intended to impress was Wataru once this was all over.

Kokoa has split off from the others, slipping away to the gymnasium where she hoped to find the largest amount of Fangires to fight. She found enough of them, which only made her begin to grin while Kouvat trembled on her shoulder. "Heh, heh, heh!"

"Kokoa-chan, ikuyo!" cheered Kivala, fluttering down from above as she entered Kokoa's hand.

"Henshin," said Kokoa and Kivala made a 'chu' sound as a pink heart appeared on Kokoa's forehead. Pink petals of energy surrounded Kokoa, covering her in armor, and turning her into Kamen Rider Kivaara. Kouvat also transformed, turning into her sword which she clenched in her hand.

She had a lot of pent up aggression and needed a way to vent. Fortunately for her, she had these Fangires to rain pure hell upon.

"YAHHHHHH!"

For once, her overabundant aggression would come in handy

Mio assumed her Fangire form upon arriving on the third floor and shot explosive pearls at the Fangires, smashing them away from the other students. Backing her up was Pyon-chan who'd turned into a human-sized phoenix. Down on the first floor, protecting many of his fellow First Years was Fong-Fong. He had summoned his giant panda at his side. The Yasha was handling himself well, unleashing Chinese Martial Arts which his mother had taught him, smashing through the Fangires' hides with some ease. What he couldn't outright break, his panda did with thrusts from its claws.

Gin was in his werewolf form on the roof where many of the students had tried to take refuge and was slashing at the Fangires and with him was an old friend, Haji, who was capable of shattering Fangires with a single blow he called 'The Empty Fist Thrust'.

"Hey Gin, how about we see who can beat the most?" Haji challenged. Out of most of the students, Gin and Haji were both S-Class themselves, meaning that out of the majority of the students, they had a good chance at beating a SS-Class monster like Fangires.

Inside his own office which was being swarmed, Tenmei Mikogama was hurtling sacred sutras at the incoming Fangires. For each one that hit, the Fangire it touched would crystallize and shatter. The exorcist had easily recognized the incoming Fangires as reanimated corpses and prepared accordingly. He was still sitting behind his desk with his grin and glowing eyes as he wrote the sutras with one hand and while the ink was still wet and thus at its strongest, hurled them at a Fangire which entered his office.

He was one of the three Dark Lords for a reason after all.

The Arms Monsters and one witch were also lending their hand, crashing through the grounds to eliminate any of the Fangires still moving to enter the school itself. Based on promises or contracts, they were Kiva's loyal servants and had sworn to assist him. Although, they would have done it without such promises since they all knew Wataru was a true friend and someone they would easily back no matter what.

Ruby attacked with her magic as Garulu attacked with his claws and fangs, Dogga attacked with his fists and Bassha attacked with his water bullets.

Howling, Garulu was like a wild beast as he tore the Fangires apart. He declared, with a howl, "I AM GARULU!" He turned to look at Nekonome-sensei who he'd just saved. "Are you OK?"

"H-Hai..." the catwoman teacher mewled in fear. She was just taking her lunch break when all this hell had come down on her. She had absolutely no aptitude in fighting, making her an easy target and had been running terrified for some time before she had been rescued.

Dogga pounded his fists and chest together and slammed his knuckles into the ground, creating a shockwave that knocked the enemy Fangires off their feet. He roared, "CALL ME...DOGGA!"

Bassha, being agile, leapt to dodge the Fangires and landed in a tree. "MY NAME IS BASSHA!" He fired bullets of water which knocked the Fangires down. The mermaids of the Swimming Club were surrounded but Bassha's quick marksmanship drove them backwards. The Fangires focused their rage upon the green Merman as the Swimming Club was cheering him on.

"Go Ramon!"

"Get them you hunk of hottie fish!"

"I want your babies!"

"My name is Ruby Toujou, and I am a maid witch!" Ruby declared as she unleashed a payload of enchanted feathers from her black wings that stabbed the Fangires before exploding, turning them into shattered pieces of glass which littered the ground. She was motivated by how Wataru would reward her. Thus, she did not feel exhausted at all. In fact, she was empowered by her loyalty and faithfulness to her young master.

Tokyo

"RISING!"

Meanwhile, in the human world, Rising Ixa and Megumi had to deal with a few Fangires themselves. They had appeared out of nowhere and began attacking like wild beasts. Fortunately, they also seemed to have become weak with their strength only being in their numbers. Whatever had caused them to rise from the piles of glass like they did made their bodies more fragile than a regular Fangire, allowing Rising Ixa to cut through them like a hot knife through butter.

He didn't let it go to his head though. The wielder of the Ixa system had learned the hard way that pride was a way of ending yourself prematurely. So he tempered his mind stayed focused on the task, all the while making sure no Fangire got near Megumi as she sniped at them to leave them off balance for his own attacks.

"Hey, do you think Wataru-kun and his pals are dealing with the same thing we are, Nago-kun?" Megumi asked.

"They can take care of themselves, Megumi," said Rising IXA. "Just worry about yourself right now."

"ORE SANJOU! AT THIS POINT I AM AT A CLIMAX!" Den-O Sword Form roared as he slashed at the invading Fangires in the park like crazy.

Urataros, Kintaros and Ryutaros were joining in on the battle with their respective weapons in hand, bringing down enemy Fangires with ease. Owner had said that a turning point in the Track of Time had come and that it was time for Den-O to get involved once more.

That suited the group just fine since they weren't the types to stand by when innocent people were getting hurt.

"Wataru-kun!" Moka cried as she ran to Kiva's side. Having helped several of the first years reach help, she saw her love and his brother slowly getting mobbed by more and more of the undead Fangires.

"Moka!" Kiva gasped. Dashing through the mob he smashed a Rat Fangire aside before reaching out to his pink-haired lover. Coming up to her, she took Kiva's hands and wrapped them around her rosario.

"I won't hold you back anymore," Moka whispered as she began to pull her neck away. "Now, we'll stand together, now and forever!"

CHINK!

The rosario seal came off, causing Moka's demonic energy to pulse and flow, transforming her into her alter-ego which was just as beautiful as her normal self in the eyes of Kiva. Opening her eyes once more, she turned to glare at the circle of approaching undead Fangires.

"So someone thinks SS-Class trash is enough to beat us?" she frowned. "I am insulted. No doubt another of Bishop's ploys now that his scheme with Father had failed."

"He'll get his," Kiva nodded, turning to take a stance with his weapon. "Shall we, Lady Kiva?"

"Hm. I like that title," Moka-sama purred in delight. "Kivat-jiisan!"

"About time," Kivat II spoke, swooping down to land in Moka-sama's open hand. "Biting!" Moka-sama pressed him to her hand and he bit down, causing her to gasp in delight once again as the belt appeared around her waist.

Raising him up, she spoke, "Henshin!" before attaching him to his perch.

Her body was quickly covered in quicksilver before shifting and shattering, revealing her new form of Dark Lady Kiva. Another purr escaped her through before she promptly kicked a Fangire in the face, shattering its head before the rest of its body went with it.

"Let us show these puppets their place!" she called.

"Hyah!" Kiva roared as he struck a Fangire, shattering it to pieces. He then gave Tatsulot's head a tug.

"GARULU FEVER!"

Using the Garulu Saber equipped with Tatsulot, Kiva cut down the Fangires with both it and his Zanvat Sword. The twin flaming blades of Garuru and Tatslot sliced through the Fangires while the Zanvat Sword sliced them apart like onions.

"DOGGA FEVER!"

Hefting the massive war hammer, he unleashed brutal blows of power that sent Fangires flying before they shattered to pieces. More Fangires ran to replace them, prompting Kiva to have Tatsulot create several energy orbs which he smashed at the Fangire like baseballs, causing massive explosions.

"BASSHA FEVER!"

The tornado of aquatic power burst forth from Tatsulot's mouth and it drove through the horde of Fangires, ending their existence in an instant.

"More are coming from the graveyard!" Saga called, eyeing the trail which the Fangires were using to invade. "The source must be that way!"

"Then let us go!" nodded Lady Kiva.

"Hai!" nodded Kiva.

On the opposite side of the graveyard which was where the unfortunate victims of Youkai Acadmey's past scuffles were buried when they had no family homes to return to were buried, one figure was heading towards the school while three others were leaving it.

"Grrrrrr..." the Bat Fangire snarled as he felt three powers swiftly approaching. three familiar powers which his instincts told him belonged only to the King. "KIVAAAAAAAA!"

In the graveyard, Dark Lady Kiva, Emperor Kiva, and Saga were systematically taking down the Fangires as they stormed the rows of memorials. The glass shards littered the ground, turning into dust soon after. There were still a lot of them to destroy but with their combined might, not to mention the strength of their friends, the three Riders were able to confront and deal with this assault.

Suddenly, they sensed a malevolent aura of blood red and evil black which surged from the back gates and spread over the graveyard. It struck them like a freight train out of nowhere and sent them flying into the air. The remaining undead Fangires were shattered just by touching the energy and several tombstones crumbled under its weight. The force of the sudden attack even knocked them out of their transformations, causing Kivat III, Kivat II, Tatsulot, and Sagark to tumble along the ground with groans of pain.

"What was that?" Moka-sama asked and she looked up to see a Fangire coming towards them. She could sense the power radiating off it, making it look like the world was being warped with blood and hate with his mere presence. It was immense, easily dwarfing her father. Moka-sama was not one to feel fear or even admit it if she did, but for the first time in what felt like ages, she felt fear curl in her gut at the sight of this new Fangire which was obviously leagues above the rest.

It was Kivat II who'd identified him. "King..."

"King?" Taiga repeated as he stared at the Bat Fangire. "My father?"

"Yes, but there's something different about him," said Kivat II. "It's like he's turned into a rampaging beast no different from the Fangires we'd just fought. The King I knew was methodical, cruel, and tactical. An all out assault like this is out of his character!"

"How can he be alive though?" asked Wataru. "Tou-san destroyed him didn't he?"

"Bishop," guessed Taiga. "Bishop did this, somehow." It seemed that since Taiga would not indulge Bishop in his mad quest of Fangire supremacy, the former advisor found someone who would even if he had to revive from the dead to get that support.

Moka-sama, Wataru and Taiga narrowed their eyes at the Bat Fangire who roared out as it prepared to strike them all down for getting in his way. It was now or never. It was time to end this once and for all.

"Kivat-jiisan!" shouted Moka-sama.

Wataru called out, "Kivat! Tatsulot!"

"Sagark!" called out Taiga.

The four beings, two from the Kivat Clan, one from the Sagark Clan, and the last one from the Doran Clan all flew down. Sagark fastened himself around Taiga's waist as Moka and Wataru caught their Kivats and pressed them against their free hands. Fangire markings appeared on the two of them as the Kivat Belts formed around their waists.

"Henshin!" Moka-sama, Taiga and Wataru called out before activating their transformations. the quicksilver formed over their bodies as Tatsulot attached himself to Wataru's left forearm, causing him to glow gold. The quicksilver morphed and then shattered, revealing Dark Lady Kiva, Kiva Emperor Form, and Saga.

The Bat Fangire witnessed this and attacked, sending out blasts of energy from his mouth. The orbs of crimson energy cut through the air at an unexpected speed, exploding against the trio and sending them sailing back even further, causing them to smash through several tombstones in the process.

"Ugh!" Kiva groaned. "Ow..."

"It seems...his power has not diminished in death," Lady Kiva grunted.

"He was King for a reason," Saga moaned. "Still, we can't let him get to the school! He'll massacre everyone!"

"Right," Kiva nodded, standing up. "Let's get him!"

The three charged at the Bat Fangire once again. Saga reached him first, striking with the Jacorder attempting to stab his father, but the Bat Fangire proved to be agile even with his own bulk. He dipped around the blows before kicking Saga in the gut, making him bend over before elbowing him in the back to plant him in the ground. King then kicked his son to the side.

Lady Kiva dove in next with a kick aimed at his head, but the former King merely leaned back to avoid it before grabbing the young woman's leg and lifting her up. He spun her in a circle, smashing her through several tombstones before letting her go, letting her smash into the wall of a mausoleum.

Kiva came last, lashing out with the Zanvat Sword. The Bat Fangire snarled at some perceived insult at even seeing the sword before lashing out at Kiva in retaliation. He grabbed the Golden King by the throat, causing him to choke for air. Several rapid punches rained down into his abdomen before Kiva found himself flying though the air to crash into the far wall of the cemetery, bending the iron bars that made up the fence.

"Your efforts are futile," an echoing voice came from the chest of the Bat Fangire.

"W-what?" Kiva groaned.

"Huh?" Lady Kiva panted

"Is…that?" Saga gasped.

The Bat Fangire turned to face the trio before an orb of rainbow energy emerged from its chest. It didn't do anything but seem to stare at them.

"My Lord's power is without equal. You have no hope." a familiar voice spoke from the orb.

"Bishop!" Saga snarled. "So you are behind this!"

"I gave up my life to revive my true master and his army," Bishop spoke. "This is merely a starting point on a campaign which will soon take the world under the Fangire regime. Humans will accept their place as our slaves as will the lesser Youkai as our servants. Surrender your power it its rightful owners and perhaps you will be spared as your roles in granting King-sama his birthright."

"I am so sick of listening to you!" Kiva snarled, his Kurenai side bleeding over.

"We will NOT surrender!" growled Lady Kiva. "I will not bow down to a ghost or a moving corpse!"

"You see the future but refuse to embrace it," Bishop sighed. "The ignorance of children is quite disappointing. Very well, if you will not accept your place in the new world order then my master will simply remove you from it. Farewell."

The orb returned to the King's chest, causing the corpse to become animated once more. The Bat Fangire bellowed and began to approach the trio, the wings on his arms beginning to glow with crimson energy.

"All will become food for the Fangire Empire!" Bishop's voice echoed from the King's mouth. "All will serve our regime of blood and glass. All were born to serve our superiority!"

Saga growled and struggled to his feet, tired but not broken, "You just refuse to see the truth don't you? This world is not meant to be ruled by anybody! This world was made to foster harmony! Not hate!"

"Some of us are stronger. Some are weaker," Dark Lady Kiva spoke, likewise getting to her feet. "We all have our place. We all have our roles to ensure that peace."

"But those roles don't mean we are subservient to the strong!" Kiva spoke, standing up and approaching his brother and lady love. "Like the notes of a song, a melody or a rhyme, we each support one another to build a harmonious world!"

"Now that's a world I can agree with," Saga nodded. "Human, Youkai, Fangire, or whatever lies between. I'll fight to create that harmony!"

"An agreeable proposal," Dark Lady Kiva nodded. "That harmony begins with us and we will take it to the future for the world to hear.

The Bat Fangire growled, unimpressed, "What foolishness you speak! The weak are meant to serve and feed the strong! It is the truth of the world! I AM that truth!"

"So you say," Kiva frowned. "Then why not let us show you our perfect harmony."

(INSERT SONG: SUPERNOVA)

Saga acted first as he summoned his power and dark snakes made of shadows erupted from the ground under the King's feet, their jaws snapping at the Bat Fangire as their long bodies entangled themselves around him. The rabid Fangire snarled as he tore himself free from his bindings before unleashing more crimson spheres to eradicate his enemies.

The three Riders leapt out of the way and performed cartwheels to avoid the attack. Once Kiva and Lady Kiva landed, they summoned their energies and formed the Kiva Symbol under their feet. It glowed both green and gold, bursting to the brim with power. Thrusting their arms out, they sent it towards the previous King. It slipped under his feet and stood behind him before electrocuting him. The Kivas then pulled back their hands, pulling the Bat Fangire to them telekinetically to punch him back into the symbol which zapped him. They then pulled him towards them again and kicked him back into the symbol. Finally, they pulled and sent him tumbling along the ground. The Bat Fangire got back to its feet and met with a Double Rider Punch from both Kivas, which sent him staggering. They followed up with a Double Rider Kick that sent him reeling before using a Double Rider Chop that caused sparks to fly.

Saga wasn't idle either. Once he found an opening he lashed out with his Jacorder's Bute Mode and struck at his revived father mercilessly. He then activated his Wake Up Fuestle and then stabbed the King right through with his Jacorder before leaping up into the red Kiva symbol that was floating in the air and then coming back down to hang the Bat Fangire off the ground. He called, "Wataru! Moka! Finish it now!"

Lady Kiva and Kiva exchanged mutual looks before activating their finishers. For Lady Kiva, she drew out the Dark Wake Up Fuestle. Kiva, on the other hand, tugged Tatsulot's head.

Lady Kiva slipped the Fuestle between Kivat II's lips and tapped his chin, twice. "WAKE UP TWO!"

"WAKE UP FEVER!" Tatsulot cried out.

The two Kivas bent their knees and crossed their arms in front of their faces before leaping skyward. A golden moon with Kiva's emblem shone down behind them before they dropped back down as the red and green energy blades formed at their ankles.

The two Kivas smashed into the King with their attacks, causing him to cry out. Saga then gave his Jacorder a tug and as a result the Bat Fangire shattered and exploded into oblivion. The shards of his body orbited around the sphere of life energy which was not so spherical anymore as it began to rupture.

"NO! NO! HOW CAN THIS...HAPPEN!" Bishop's voice bellowed. "MASTER WAS SUPERIOR! HE WAS FANGIRE PERFECTION! HE WAS DESTINED TO RULE ALL! HOW? HOW? HOOOOOOOWWW?"

The orb exploded into rainbow sparkles, sending a pulse of energy through the air. The pulse travelled over the school, shattering the undead Fangires that remained as it went. It even spread into the human world, taking out any unnatural Fangire it came into contact with. IXA and Den-O along with their allies were stunned at first, but then came to realize that perhaps some friends of theirs had the situation in hand after all.

(END SONG)

The three Riders stood together and their armors vanished as their partners detached from them. They stood there, watching the rainbow sparkles descend, making a fitting end of the old Fangire Regime and the beginning of the new one. Wataru and Moka-sama lanced at one another before they took each others' hands.

"It' s over," Taiga sighed, looking like a great weight had come off his shoulders. "The past is where it belongs."

"As it should be," Moka-sama nodded. "Bishop is finally in his place."

"As is King," Wataru spoke. "Where I hope they'll stay."

"I agree," Taiga chuckled. "Now, I say it's time we head back to the school. Our job isn't over yet."

The three turned and walked back to Youkai Academy proper, Moka-sama and Wataru still hand in hand. Coming closer to the building itself, they saw that rather than a disaster area like they were expecting, the windows and doorways were lined with the students and teachers who had come out as the Fangire army was destroyed.

"Hey! It's them! The King and Queen!" one student yelled.

"They saved us! I knew they would!" another cried out.

"KING AND QUEEN! KING AND QUEEN! KING AND QUEEN!" the students began to chant and cheer as a whole for Moka-sama and Wataru to hear. Moka-sama seemed pleased at the reverence while Wataru, despite how tired he felt now that the adrenaline was wearing off, flushed in shyness.

Taiga gave his brother a pat on the back, "Go, your subjects await." Mio ran up to Taiga and hugged him, relieved to see him alive and well.

"Wataru~!" Kurumu crooned as she went and glomped Wataru tightly. "I was so worried when I saw that huge explosion! I knew you were okay though! No one could beat my Destined one!" Leaning back, she planted the deepest, most loving kiss on Wataru's lips that she could muster.

SHING!

Kurumu was frozen solid before she was pushed aside by Lady Rey who swiftly changed back to normal. She wordlessly captured Wataru in her arms before giving a kiss of her own which while just as passionate, was still cold just the same. It lasted for a moment before she drew back.

"I'm so glad you're okay," she whispered. "If something had happened to you, I wouldn't be able to live with myself."

KLONG!

Mizore was knocked aside by a wash pan as Yukari dashed up to Wataru and grabbed his waist in a hug, "Back off stalker and cow! Wataru-sama is mine and Moka-sama's first! Wataru-sama, let's celebrate our victory with a threesome!"

"I think not," Moka-sama frowned, plucking Yukari off of Wataru before tugging him into her arms. "He's my mate, and I get first dibs," she turned to look into Wataru's eyes with a heated look. "Wataru..."

"M-Moka..."

"...I'm famished," she purred before going for Wataru's neck. "CAPU-CHU!"

"Eh?!" Wataru cringed as the familiar stinging sensation echoed from his neck.

"ONEE-SAMA!" Kokoa's fangirlish cry overcame the other students as she dashed towards her feeding/nuzzling sister who was in Wataru's arms.

"So cute!" Kivala cooed as she fluttered with her brother and friends "Can I bite the other side?"

"Kivala-chan, read the mood!" Kivat III scolded.

"My daughter, you must learn tact," Kivat II sighed

"Yes Daddy!"

"So lovey-dovey!" Tatsulot laughed.

"Gnfkhgtkfn!" Sagark murmured.

"So true, so true," Rey-Kivat agreed.

Somethings just never change, Wataru reflected on himself as Moka-sama came up to breathe. Her cheeks were flushed and the smile on her face was unmistakable. Her flush increased before she came in and kissed him squarely on the lips. He could taste a bit of blood on her lips, but that gave way to her natural taste which was oh so sweet and enjoyable.

'Then again, some things do,' Wataru chuckled inwardly as he took his first love's lips with passion. Breaking it off, he smiled at Moka-sama once again.

"Moka..."

"Yes?" Moka sama purred

"You're not the only one that's hungry," Wataru grinned, his Fangire markings appearing before he lunged. "GABU!"

"Ah-ahhh!" Moka-sama's moaning echoed through the area, causing more than its share of nosebleeds from her fans.

Almost two years later, the group graduated from Youkai Academy and was ready for a whole new chapter in their lives. Kurumu had become a fashion model with Megumi as her mentor, her earlier appearances in a magazine during the fashion shoot incident helping her get into the industry. The succubus felt like she had truly found her calling. Her mother was of course immensely proud of her. She was still new to the industry, but with Megumi's mentoring and her own natural confidence she was already making a name for herself.

Yukari had enrolled in a university in the human world and in spite being young, she managed to make friends with the much older students. While some were jealous of her, she didn't act stuck up and made some good friends. She even started dating Ramon once she realized that Wataru only loved her like a little sister and nothing more. It was a hard road to acceptance, but given her life Yukari wouldn't have changed it for all of the threesomes in the world. She was still a bit of a perv though.

Mizore returned to her snow village to continue learning the ways of her people as well as other lessons which her mother and father needed to impart on her before she could truly go out on her own. However, she still promised herself to Wataru and had the Snow Priestess' backing which meant she was exempt from the marriage rules of her people since she already had a fiancé. He did promise to one day give her children and Wataru always kept his promises. After graduation, like he promised, he made love to her and she was pregnant with his child. After several pleasurable attempts of course. In about nine months she would give birth.

Taiga and Mio married and attended a university together while at the same time performing their duties and responsibilities as the King and Queen of the Fangire Clan. Taiga was going to strive and change the Fangires' ways. It would take time to change centuries' worth of tradition, but Taiga had the support of his brother, wife and mother. At the moment, Taiga was working on a project to develop a new food source for the Fangire Clan. They faced protests from the older Fangires stuck in their ways but the younger ones who'd formed meaningful relationships with humans gave him their full support.

As for Wataru, he accepted the scholarship to study music in Vienna. He was not alone though as Moka decided she wanted to go with him. Her grades and letters of reference and recommendations from her teachers (who oddly enough were people of standing in the human world) allowed her to get into any school she wanted. As everyone in their school expected though, on the day they graduated from Youkai Academy, Wataru proposed to Moka.

She happily accepted.

Issa Shuzen, Moka's father, was walking Moka down the aisle. His daughter was dressed in a pristine white dress which was narrow along the legs, accenting her figure beautifully. She wore white gloves which went up to her elbows and her hair was done up in a bun which supported her wedding veil which partially concealed her face. Of course, around her neck and teasing her cleavage was her ever-present rosario. Standing at the end of the altar was Wataru who was in a tuxedo. Performing the wedding ceremony was Youkai Academy's Headmaster himself, Tenmei Mikogami.

As Issa gave Moka away, he gave Wataru a look which the groom returned. Earning Issa's blessing and acceptance had been a painful experience but the elder vampire's only wish was to see his daughter happy. He then went and sat down with the other guests. He was not one for emotion, but many would swear behind closed doors on this day that they almost saw Issa Shuzen cry tears of joy.

Also in attendance were Moka's eldest sister Akuha Shuzen and Moka's mother Akasha Bloodriver. Many had assumed that the elder female vampire was dead and digested inside the belly of the incredibly ancient vampire Alucard, but she was merely in stasis as she used all her power to keep him dormant. Once they had learnt of Akasha's whereabouts they had gone and freed her from Alucard's belly. It was an adventure in itself which shall be revealed for another time.

Akasha greatly resembled Moka, explaining where the young vampire got her looks from, and was wearing a beautiful black dress. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail bound by a black bow ribbon. One would assume she and Moka were twin sisters if they looked at them standing side-by-side. She smiled as she watched her daughter's wedding. Moka had indeed grown up into a beautiful girl. She put her hand over Issa's and he gave a small, barely noticeable, smile.

As for Akuha, a petite half-Chinese girl with black hair which framed her face, she'd confronted Wataru to see whether or not the Fandiri was worthy of her younger sister. Akuha, in fact, had a huge sister complex and was quite possessive of Moka, even more than Kokoa. They had battled, but it wasn't until Wataru stated he would love to have her as a sister did she relent and allow his claim on Moka.

Kalua was blowing her nose. "Oh, this is so beautiful!" Sitting next to her was her mother, Gyokuro Shuzen, who scowled. She couldn't believe that she was being forced to attend this affair but her husband had commanded her. Kokoa was sitting at Gyokuro's other side. Neither of the girls spoke to Gyokuro since they were more focused on the wedding. Still, they didn't have the best relationship with their mother since she had something of a chip on her shoulder about Issa choosing Akasha as a fellow bride where she wished to have the man and his status all to herself. As such, relationships between herself and Akasha were...strained.

Moka and Wataru stood in front of the altar. The wedding of the century was not taking place in a church, Castle Doran or even Castle Shuzen. It was taking place in Youkai Academy's own auditorium. After all, this was the school where Moka and Wataru had met and made such beautiful memories together. It was the place where they were set to make their dreams come true after all.

Wataru took hold of the veil and lifted it up, gazing shyly at Moka. Shizuka and Gin were pushing at each other to take pictures. The Fangire Hunters had also come to attend. Although, it took some convincing to get Nago to come to the ceremony. He still had issues about Youkai in general, but since meeting Wataru and the others he was willing to at least give them a chance.

Kengo Eritate was in attendance and sitting next to him was his girlfriend Sun Otonashi. They had met during Kengo's summer vacation in his second year of high school. He'd gone to help his aunt's beach house business and met Sun. While the girl was mute and shy, Kengo was able to befriend her due to their mutual love of music. Wataru and his friends had come to the beach for vacation and were surprised to see Kengo there with Sun. Gin, who had a crush on Sun before, was jealous when Kengo became close to Sun but relented as Sun had feelings for Kengo.

Kengo then learnt of the secret world of Youkai when he found out that Sun was a Siren. Another male Siren who'd killed his aunt's husband had come to claim Sun as his own but Kengo wouldn't allow that. That was when he also learnt that Wataru was Kiva and after some explanation, Kengo came to accept them. He didn't care if they were Youkai, at all, and Sun kissed him. They had been dating ever since.

Ryotaro and the Taros were in attendance together, the Imagin dressed in proper formal wear. It did take a lot of convincing to get Momotaros to wear a tuxedo. Though, some may question why the Imagin didn't have human forms, they didn't want to make a fuss about it. The four colourful creatures were making enough on their own with Momotaros' grumbling about the suit and being bored, Urataros flirting with a woman he was seated next to, Kintaros noisily blowing his nose, and Ryutaros playing with a camera he brought to take pictures of the wedding or anything else that seemed interesting.

Owner, Naomi and Hana also joined them, with Hana making sure the Taros behaved. Sieg sat next to her, dressed in a princely white suit. He was imagining his own wedding to Hana.

Asumu and the Takeshi Oni Clan also came and sat down with the rest of the guests. They had been invited as well and were honored to accept. It wasn't everyday a friend, ally and member of Mazoku royalty got married after all.

"They're finally doing it!" Yukari giggled as she watched the ceremony with sparkling eyes. She may have accepted the fact that she wouldn't be sharing Wataru with Moka, but she was still determined to see them together.

"I can't believe she gets to marry him first!" Kurumu pouted as she watched her Destined One getting married to her chief rival. Oh well. She and Mizore drew straws so the second wedding would be hers! She and Ageha would make sure it was even more spectacular than this one!

"I always cry at weddings," Mizore sniffled as ice crystals dropped to the floor from her eyes. Still, she couldn't wait to have her own wedding back in her village with all of her other Yuki-Onna friends and family in attendance. She rubbed her protruding belly fondly. Well, she wouldn't be the first bride waddling down the aisle in the Yuki-Onna village or with a baby crying in the pews.

Maya could only smile as she watched the ceremony proceeding. She only wished Otoya was here to watch their son and new daughter come together. Maya was seated with Ruby and the Arms Monsters. Mio and Taiga had some business to attend to and were, unfortunately, running late. However, they promised to come and Maya held them to that promise. It would be disappointing for them to miss the wedding.

"Now, if there is anyone here who does not wish for this couple to be wedded, let them speak now or forever hold their peace," said the Headmaster. Those who wanted the couple to get married released killing intent, daring anyone to speak up against the union. Fortunately, nobody tried either due to acceptance or being scared by such powerful killing intents.

Suddenly, the doors of the auditorium swung open and a young man shouted, "PAPA!" He was dressed in Bermuda shorts, an orange life vest, had hair tied up in dreadlocks and a red straw hat at his hip. When he removed his sunglasses, Maya, Jiro, Riki and Ramon responded in shock at his appearance. He looked just like Otoya! All the guests stared as he ran forward and took hold of Wataru and Moka's hands. "Papa, come on! I need your help. You too, Mama!"

"Otouto! Is he there?" a softer voice called. Entering the room was a young woman who looked a little older that Masao. She was dressed in a beautiful white kimono with a blue obi and pale blue snowflakes decorating it. She had very light purple hair which framed the right side of her face while the rest was pinned at the back, making some of it stick up. Her skin was pale and she had chocolate brown eyes that were an off shade, like they were icy. The only radical things about her were her ruby red lips and fingernails.

"He's here Miyuki-neechan! Just like the stories said!" Masao called out.

"About damn time!" another voice added. Behind the girl known as Miyuki, another girl came in. She was one year younger than Masao, but still looked mature. She had a full figure and was *gifted* in the bust area. She had long blue hair which was tied up in a ponytail and red hair clips keeping it on the left side of her face. She wore a white button-up shirt which seemed a little small and left a lot of her cleavage on display. Her skirt was plaid and a studded belt hung on her hips while she wore high-heeled boots that went up to her knees. Her face was absolutely gorgeous with little need for makeup but she did have ruby earrings on and silver bracelets.

"Kurumi-chan," Masao sighed. "Don't talk so rudely like that in front of your Onii-chan!" Masao scolded.

"We're in the middle of a crisis here Masao-nii!" the bluenette known as Kurumi sighed. "There's no time to be polite!"

"Huh?" Moka blinked at the sudden interruption.

"Excuse me, but who are you all?" asked Wataru.

"Oh, sorry, but I'm Masao, your son from the future," answered the stranger.

"SON!?" Wataru and Moka exclaimed.

"I'm Miyuki," the kimono-clad girl introduced. "You and Mizore-kaasan are my parents Otou-san."

"Oh, my little baby is so beautiful," Mizore beamed in happiness at the announcement, not once questioning how her unborn daughter had appeared at her future husband's wedding.

"Call me Kurumi!" the bluentte grinned. "Kurumu-mama and you hook up to have me, Papa!"

"No way!" Kurumu gaped before turning thoughtful. "Then again, she does have the bust to prove it..."

"Hurry, there's big trouble!" Masao went and dragged Wataru out of the auditorium.

"Oi, chotto!" Moka lifted up her skirt and ran after her fiance and future son. Kurumu, Mizore, Yukari and the others also followed them out.

Outside, Masao showed the barrier of the school breaking and something threatening to come in, looking quite similar to a giant eye made of silver glass and metal. "What's that?" asked Wataru.

"The Neo-Fangires trying to change the past, Otou-san," informed Miyuki.

"We've been kicking their butts in our time so they decided to come back here and make things their way!" Kurumi huffed.

"Wataru!" called Taiga as he arrived late with Mio. Piyo-chan was perched on Mio's shoulder.

The three time-travelers blinked. "Uncle Taiga? Aunt Mio?" Taiga gave the newcomers an odd look. Nago joined up with them too, armed with the IXA Knuckle.

"Everyone, let's go," said Wataru as he glared at the enemy firmly.

"Looks like it's not over yet," said Kivat III.

"Hm, sounds like fun!" agreed Tatsulot.

"Hm," nodded Kivat II.

"Yay, let's party!" said an orange Kivat with white eyes. He was Kivat IV.

"..." whispered a blue Rey-Kivat, known as Rey-Kivat II.

"Wait for meeeee!" whined a female white Kivat which looked almost like an older Kivala.

Sagark was present too, chattering in Ancient Fangire.

The small monsters then dropped down to their partners who called out "Henshin!" Moka became Dark Lady Kiva, Taiga became Saga, Wataru become Kiva Emperor Form and Nago become Rising IXA.

Masao also transformed, becoming New Kiva as his sisters did the same, transforming into New Rey and New Kivaara. Both looked quite similar to the armours their predecessors wore save for New Rey's looking like it was initially made for a woman unlike Lady Rey's which was modified from a man's suit for her.

The Arms Monsters, Kurumu and Mizore also changed into their true forms as Yukari and Ruby got out their wands. Kokoa and Gin also joined them, the latter in werewolf form.

"IKUZO!" shouted Emperor Kiva as he leapt high into the air, followed by everyone else. The Riders then executed Rider Kicks together.

-FIN-

KAMEN RIDER CHROME: And that's the end of Rosario to Kiva. Now, I know a lot of you are upset because we skipped a lot of things, but I think those sort of things can be spared for stuff like sidestories and oneshots. Like those anime OVA's and Movies, and also extras. There's still a lot of stories to tell, for sure, but let's end this story here for now. Those stories can be told later when I feel like writing them. But it's time to put a close to this story and let it end like this.

TEN-FACED PALADIN: I think I'm going to cry. Four years ago Chrome and I started this story and now it's come to an end. Still, there are still more stories to tell and even if the main story of Rosario + Kiva is ending now, that doesn't mean that we're going to be ending it altogether. Wataru and the others still have the rest of second year as well as their third year to go! Plenty of opportunities for more zany adventures! Heck, we've already hinted at more than a fair few already.