1: Into the Fight

The magic rings, the wizard rings. They shine one both hands of the modern mage. As he changes despair into hope.

There are 5 girls who protect the universe from darkness wherever it comes from, wielding power over the elements.

Across a plaza in downtown Tokyo people of all ages were screaming and running away, lots of nearly 6 foot grey stone-like humanoid creatures marched forwards, lead by a slightly taller yellow humanoid creature with 3 small snake-like heads with red eyes, his hands only had 3 fingers on it, all with black claws, same with the feet. They were surrounding someone who was lying on the ground; they had short red hair, wearing a pale pink hoodie, blue jeans and white trainers.

"Now let despair fill you and give birth to the phantoooo..." the yellow one spoke being interrupted by a volley of silver bullets firing in from the right hitting him and pushing him over a bit.

"Stop, don't say it phantom, cos you are about to become my lunch" spoke a guy wearing brown furry jacket, yellow t-shirt, jeans, brown-ish hiking boots and a strange belt-bucked that looked like a small corrugated metal panel. He ran into the middle of the group followed by another person holding a large sliver gun with a black plate on the top back of it that resembled a closed fist. He was wearing a black leather jacket, blue shirt, leather trousers, black boots and had a belt buckle that looked like a right hand coloured in black with a gold outline. The 2 stood side by side, the one who spoke to the left of the one with the gun.

"So you must be the wizards, looks like you are too late" laughed the phantom pointing to the person on the floor as purple crack lines started appearing on them.

"Then looks like we better get to work, ready Kouske?" asked the one that had the gun as he put a silver ring with a black and gold had that matched his belt buckle on his right hand while on his left he them placed a silver ring with a red jewel inside it, snapping down that looked like a pair of glasses on it.

"Yea, let's do this Haruto" replied Kouske as he placed a ring on his right hand that matched his belt buckle then one on his left that looked like a gold lion face with large green eyes.

Both placed there right hand over there belt buckles. "Driver On" was suddenly herd from both as the buckle shaped as the hand also added "Please" as a red ring appeared around it, while the other had a gold ring around it. Both moved their hands away and the buckles moved forward, on the hand a frame formed around made of light silver surrounded by a dark silver and 2 light silver plates like leavers formed next to it while on the corrugated metal now looked like gates with a black frame and 2 little pillars stuck out one to each side. Haruto flipped the leavers on his one moving the hand from facing the right to the left, triggering the middle of the hand to start flashing through red, blue, green and yellow. "Shabadoobi Touch Henshin" his new buckle started to chant out on loop.

"HENSHIN" both of them yelled. Haruto then placed his left hand over his new belt. While Kouske pressed the ring on his left hand into the pillar on the left side of his new belt.

"Flame" Haruto's called out as the light from it now just flashed red. While Kouske's called out "SET!" Then Haruto pulled his left hand away from the hand mark on his belt and held it out in-fount of him, while Kouske then turned his hand downwards turning the ring in the pillar causing the gates on his belt to open to reveal a lion face inside, the back of the gates had a gold dolphin, buffalo, falcon and chameleon on it. "Please!" came from Haruto's while Kouske's went "Open!"

A large red ring that appeared to give of a lot of heat appeared in-front of Haruto as he lowered his left hand and it moved back over him. "Hi-Hi! Hi Hi-Hi!" came from his belt as it passed over him changing him to now wearing a black outfit with a long tailcoat. Red armor on his chest with silver rim along it and silver edged shoulder pads. His face was now covered in a silver helmet with a red oblong panel where his face would be, with darker silver marking around where his eyes would be, 2 antenna like bit sprouted up from them. To the side of his belt was a silver loop on his left side, with a selection of rings stored on it.

As for Kouske he held his arms to his side as a large gold ring flew out from his belt then flew back over him. "L-I-O-N Lion!" his belt called out. After it passed over him he was now in a black outfit with gold amour on his lower legs and fore arms, his right shoulder had a black shoulder pad with gold trim, while his left had a gold lion head that had its mane form gold amour on his chest, that changed to black on his right side. His helmet was gold with large green eyes like the ring on his left hand, which was in a white glove along with the right. Like Haruto he had a loop from his belt that stored rings on it, however his was gold and not as long. He quickly swung his right hand towards his belt buckle as a small gold ring appeared in-front of it and his hand went into it then he pulled it out, now holding what looked like a black handled sword with a gold box on it with a 4 in a square on one side, and a black wheel on the other.

"Now it's Showtime" Haruto said as he took his gun that he pulled the handle back on it moving it to line up straight with the rest suddenly the top flipped round making it a sword.

"and feeding time, starting with some ghoul appetizers" Kouske called as he charged forwards and stated slashing the rock-creatures that were there, taking a few down as others pulled out some long rods from no-where and charged at them. Meanwhile the person with the purple cracks on them had more spreading on them.

"Give me some room and I'll go sort out there underworld, u can get more mana from all there is here" Haruto called across to Kouske as he slashed back at some ghouls before on his sword he reached for the black fist and pushed the thumb opening the hand.

"Come-on, Slash, Shake-hands!" the sword called out, then Haruto put the red ring he had on his left hand to it then pulled it away when it flashed red. "Flame!...Slash Strike!" it called out then the blade became covered in fire as it started to chant: "Hi Hi-Hi!" and repeated it as Haruto spun round over the person on the ground sending a wave of fire knocking down all the ghouls near-by, then red rings formed round them before they all exploded in balls of fire, taking about 10 of them out.

"Yea got it" Kouske called back as he took off the ring on his right hand them placed a orange one on instead then pushed it into the right pillar of his belt which called out "Falco!" the hen pulled it out and held his arm out to the side as a orange ring appeared then passed over him from right to left leaving a new right shoulder pad, shaped like a flacon's head, in orange with a red cape on that side then came down just past his elbow. "Go!...Fa-Fa-Fa Falco!" his belt called as it happened. He then flipped his sword around in his left hand to revel a small box about the size of his rings on one the side of the gold box, then he wacked the wheel on it and the bit that had said 4 started spinning.

"Six!" The sword called as he pushed the orange ring in it and the number stopped on a 6. He pulled the ring out and did a happy little jig as it then called out "Falco, Saber Strike!" as a large orange ring appeared in-front of him and he swung the sword through it causing the ring to shatter releasing 6 large orange glowing falcons that flew around the plaza ramming through about 2 dozen ghouls causing them to explode into a gold ring that then flew back to him before shrinking and going into the lion face on his belt. "Go for it Haruto" He called as he charged towards the phantom who had tried to hide behind the now all destroyed ghouls.

With the ghouls gone Haruto knelt down to the person on the ground taking there right hand, it was then he saw it was a young girl, she looked about 15 or 16, wearing a strange necklace with a glowing pick jewel inside a metal frame. He took the right hand and also grabbed another of his rings, silver framed with an orange jewel inside it and silver markings that matched his visor. "Don't worry, I will be your final hope" he said softly to her as he gently put the ring on her middle finger on her right hand. Before using one of the leavers on his belt to flip the hand back to the right causing it to say "Lupachi Magic Touch Go" then he placed her hand with the ring over it causing it to say "Engage" he then placed the hand gently on the ground. "Please!" came from the belt as he stood up and a red ring appeared above her and he jumped into it, disappearing through it.

Next time: Split into 2 chapters the fight between Kouske and the phantom, and who is the person that Haruto has entered the underworld of?