When vision returned, Theresa, Mei, Sakura, and Bronya found themselves standing on a barren, otherworldly battlefield.
Mei scanned the surroundings in shock and said : "The surroundings have changed! Wait… we've been teleported away!"
Bronya quickly raised her communicator, attempting to reach the Hyperion, but the signal was dead as she said : "We lost contact with the Hyperion. Bronya cannot triangulate our current location."
From high above, a cold, oppressive presence descended.
The Herrscher 'Kiana' floated slowly down from the fractured sky, her gaze calm, cruel, and absolute. The four girls immediately took battle stances around her.
She looked at them one by one, as if judging prey the said : "Time to have the bad people leave, one at a time."
Her eyes locked onto Bronya.
"We'll start with the girl with the funny hairdo."
Then her gaze shifted to Theresa.
"Then the girl with that big cross."
Next, Sakura.
"Then the girl with animal ears."
Finally, her eyes settled on Mei.
"Alright, my other half… it's just you and me now. Let us finish our last dance and complete the ritual!"
Mei said nothing.
She simply stood firm, blade in hand, lightning faintly crackling around her.
The Herrscher smiled darkly and said : "Good. Now let me take a closer look at how insects struggle in vain."
Theresa tightened her grip on Oath of Judas and said : "Mei, Bronya, Sakura — maintain formation! Buckle up, girls! We're doing this!"
She crossed her arms, spear in hand, as crimson light erupted around her body as Theresa said: "You shall not prevail here! We will defeat you!"
In an instant, her usual Valkyrie Pledge uniform shattered into particles of light — and was replaced.
She now stood clad in Blood Knight: Moonlight.
Sleek crimson armor hugged her body like living metal. Dark trims traced elegant lines along her form, blending protection with predatory grace. Mechanical horn-like protrusions framed her head, giving her an imposing, almost demonic silhouette. Her boots gleamed like sharpened blades, and her gauntlets shimmered with power.
Theresa slammed Oath of Judas into the ground — and a storm of golden spears erupted toward the Herrscher in a radiant barrage.
But the Herrscher simply vanished.
In less than a heartbeat, she reappeared several meters to the side, the spears tearing harmlessly through empty space.
Before Theresa could react, Project Bunny fired a volley of black energy blasts straight toward the Herrscher.
Again — she disappeared.
The blasts exploded against nothing but shattered sky.
Bronya narrowed her eyes.
Mei surged forward in a crack of violet lightning, her katana cutting through the air in a blinding arc aimed straight at the Herrscher —
But the Herrscher flickered out of existence.
She reappeared behind Mei.
A subspace lance materialized instantly and fired point-blank — forcing Mei to twist mid-air and barely avoid being impaled.
At the same time, Sakura dashed in from the side like a crimson blur, blade slicing toward the Herrscher's back.
Teleport.
Sakura's strike cut only empty air.
The Herrscher appeared above them, laughing softly.
Theresa roared and unleashed another chain-and-spear combo from Oath of Judas, trying to bind her mid-air — but the Herrscher twisted through reality itself, phasing between dimensions as every attack missed.
Bronya adjusted her aim.
Project Bunny unleashed a concentrated anti-Honkai beam.
The Herrscher raised one hand.
A subspace barrier shattered the beam instantly.
She retaliated with a volley of subspace lances — forcing Bronya to deploy a defensive field while Theresa rushed forward to shield Mei and Sakura.
The battlefield became a chaotic storm of light, lightning, blades, chains, and void energy.
Mei and Sakura fought in perfect coordination, weaving around each other, striking from different angles — but the Herrscher was always one step ahead, teleporting, phasing, and countering effortlessly.
Then —
In a flash of crimson light, the Herrscher appeared directly in front of Theresa.
A single, devastating punch slammed into Theresa's stomach.
CRACK — BOOM.
Theresa's breath exploded from her lungs : "Ah… hnnggh—!"
Her body was hurled into the air.
An invisible force seized her neck and limbs, suspending her helplessly above the ground.
The Herrscher floated up to meet her eye to eye, smirking : "Got you, baby doll✩"
Mei's voice tore through the battlefield : "Principal Theresa!"
Theresa struggled, gasping, suspended by the Herrscher's will alone.
The Herrscher tilted her head, studying her and comment : "Never expected such a cute little thing to pack so much power. Your eyes betray emotions of care, love, and plenty of regret."
Theresa glared back through strained breaths.
The Herrscher's expression darkened with contempt and said : "I remember seeing those eyes before I fell asleep. She extended her hand and fantasized about helping me. What a fool. She didn't understand me. She was powerless to save anything. A self-righteous idiot who indulged in stupid fairy tales of saving and redeeming others… You hardly changed at all."
Theresa forced a trembling smirk : "…That's right… I know that… That's… how I catch my foe!"
Suddenly —
Black chains burst from Oath of Judas like living serpents and wrapped tightly around the Herrscher's neck and wrists, locking her in place.
For the first time, the Herrscher's eyes widened in surprise.
Theresa said : "You're finally within firing range!"
The Herrscher scoffed : "Those chains again! Don't you ever give up?"
Bronya's voice cut through the chaos : "It's different this time. Star of Eden! Switch to Level 1 output! All power to max!"
Project Bunny unleashed a crushing gravitational wave.
The anti-Honkai shackles dug deeper into the Herrscher's body.
For a moment — even she faltered.
Theresa, still being choked in mid-air, grabbed the Herrscher's left arm with both hands.
Theresa said : "You can't escape! The Oath of Judas… has caught you!"
Her grip tightened with everything she had left.
Theresa continue : "I won't let go… even at the cost of my life!"
The Herrscher looked down at her.
A slow, mocking smile spread across her face as she said : "…Oh really?"
With a single surge of void energy —
CRACK.
The chains shattered into fragments.
Everyone froze in shock.
Theresa's eyes widened : "…What?!"
The Herrscher's grip tightened brutally around Theresa's neck.
She leaned in close, voice dripping with cruel amusement.
Herrscher said : "Do you feel smart? Is victory within sight? Feeling hopeful yet?"
Her laughter echoed through the shattered realm.
Herrscher then continue : "Exciting dramas tend to have a heart-rending climax. I love those shows. The will to survive… hope for the future… doing anything you can to defend all those that you hold dear…"
Her eyes burned with absolute disdain.
Herrscher said : "Nothing but pathetic toys before me! Your existence is worthless!"
Her laughter filled the sky.
The Herrscher 'Kiana' flung Theresa aside like a broken doll.
Theresa crashed through the air before Bronya, Mei, and Sakura rushed forward to catch her, skidding across the shattered ground together.
Dust and void energy swirled around them.
The Herrscher floated above, cold and triumphant, her eyes glinting with cruelty.
She looked down on them with open mockery.
Herrscher: "Do you want to get this body back and save the girl? You are, right? Is she a loved friend and member of your little family? Did you build sweet little memories together? Made any lasting promises?"
She spread her arms as dark energy crackled behind her.
Herrscher: "If that's the case… Then I shall kill you one by one with her hands and her body. Those who love her and are trying to save her shall suffer a most grisly death… I shall shatter your beautiful memories… and transform them into a hellscape of despair and pain."
Her voice grew colder, sharper, and utterly merciless.
Herrscher: "She will then witness your mangled bodies before I smother her out for good. Family, friends, happiness, dreams, future, and hope… She does not deserve this. She is unworthy of this. She will never get these."
Then her eyes snapped toward Mei.
Herrscher: "I'll start with you!"
Mei's breath hitched.
Mei: "What…?!"
In less than a heartbeat, the Herrscher vanished — and reappeared directly in front of Mei.
Her hand shot forward like a blade piercing flesh.
Herrscher: "My dearest Mei, you are the other half of my desires, the burning passion of my soul."
Mei screamed.
A violet crystal — the Gem of Conquest — was torn from her body in a burst of searing lightning and shattered light.
Her body went limp as she collapsed forward.
The Herrscher held the gem triumphantly.
Herrscher: "Wait no longer. Embrace me! Join your strength with mine!"
The gem shattered into pure energy and was absorbed into her chest.
At that exact moment —
The violet crystal necklace Kouga had given Mei began to glow violently, pulsing with blinding light.
Before the Herrscher could react —
BOOM.
An armored fist materialized out of thin air and slammed straight into her stomach.
She crossed both arms to block — but the force still sent her flying backward across the battlefield, skidding through the void with a furious roar.
As the dust settled, three towering, transparent violet figures stood between the Herrscher and Mei.
One of them held Mei gently in his arms.
Kamen Rider Rainbow Gotchard appeared, cradling Mei's unconscious body. A translucent Gotcharbrothers Doctorhebi manifested beside him, wrapping Mei in healing violet energy that sealed her wounds and stabilized her breathing.
Beside him stood Kamen Rider Wizard Infinity Style, Axcalibur already in hand.
And at the center —
The one who had punched the Herrscher —
Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms, radiating godlike violet light, his presence alone bending reality around him.
The Herrscher stared in disbelief and rage.
Herrscher: "What!?"
Theresa, Sakura, and Bronya were frozen in shock at the sight of three Riders standing before them.
Theresa stared wide-eyed.
Theresa: "Kouga? Where have you been?!"
Bronya quickly analyzed the situation, eyes glowing faintly : "Nay, Principal. It seems like the crystal necklace Mei was wearing reacted when she could not defend herself — summoning three of Kouga's clones to protect her."
Bronya instinctively gripped the blue crystal necklace Kouga had given her, eyes narrowing as she wondered if it held the same power.
Then she looked back at the Herrscher as she said : "However… she has absorbed the Gem of Conquest…!"
The Herrscher glared at the three Riders, her rage boiling.
Herrscher: "Those strange armor… I haven't forgotten the humiliation you put me through when we first met."
Dark thunderclouds roared above her, shaking the sky itself.
Then she smiled slowly.
Herrscher: "This thunderclap is music to my ears!"
She raised her hand.
Lightning ripped through the heavens.
Herrscher: "Come! Offer yourselves up to your God! We hereby declare Judgment Day!"
A storm of divine lightning descended toward the battlefield —
But Gaim Kiwami Arms simply raised one hand and as if reality obeyed.
The lightning halted in mid-air like obedient blades — then dissolved into nothingness.
The Herrscher's eyes burned with fury.
She ripped open dozens of orange-and-black subspace portals, each one glowing like a miniature void sun.
From them, hundreds of subspace lances erupted all at once — a rain of annihilation aimed straight at the Riders.
Gaim Kiwami Arms crossed his arms calmly.
Then —
In a blinding cascade of summoned weapons, reality itself answered him.
Hundreds of Arms Weapons materialized around him:
Daidaimaru
Pine Iron
Ichigo Kunai
Suika Sojinto
Bana Spear
Mango Punisher
Budou Ryuhou
Kiwi Gekirin
Melon Defender
Kagematsu
Kurumi Bombers
Donkachi
Duri Noko
Ect, ect ....
All of them launched simultaneously.
BOOM — BOOM — BOOM — BOOM.
The sky exploded into a battlefield of clashing blades, lances. Shockwaves tore across the sky, rattling the ground beneath Theresa, Sakura, and Bronya.
Several stray lances broke through the chaos, hurtling toward the three girls —
But Wizard Infinity Style stepped forward in a flash of magic, Axcalibur blazing as he slashed them apart in mid-air.
Theresa, Sakura, and Bronya could only stare in stunned silence, sweat running down their faces at the scale of the battle before them.
Then —
A figure landed softly in front of them.
Bronya's eyes widened realized who it is : "It's… Class Monitor Fu Hua?".