Love Live and Kamen Rider 16

"Weapon Special Move - Exploding Phoenix Flame Feather"

"Weapon Special Move - Golden Mystery - Tiger Roar Sky Storm"

As the special moves were unleashed, dazzling flames erupted from Divine, forming the shape of a giant bird that danced around him. The wind around spirit formed the head of a massive white tiger; as he raised his blade above his head, the tiger's maw devoured the air to create a vortex, and the air gathered on the blade, compressing continuously.

"Ah!! Go to hell!"

With a roar, the giant bird surged toward Hastur along with the blade's radiance and a massive shockwave of air. The two special moves converged in mid-air, forming a colossal fire energy cannon that blasted toward Hastur.

With a deafening boom, a massive flash of fire appeared in mid-air.

"Did we get him?*2"

Divine and spirit stared intently at Hastur's position. As the flames dissipated, Hastur stood in mid-air, a ball of flame energy gathering in his hand.

"What, he didn't even die from that!" Seeing that Hastur was still alive, the two tightened their grips on their weapons.

At this, Hastur let out a shrill, cold laugh.

"Hehehe! What an interesting scene it would be to watch humans be killed by their own savior. I'm looking forward to it!"

With that, Hastur threw the energy ball in his hand toward the stage.

"No!!" Divine and spirit rushed toward the stage at top speed, but no matter how fast they were, they could not outpace the energy.

Water elements in the air continuously gathered into an Ice Shield to block the attack of the flame energy ball, but they vanished upon contact.

As the flame energy ball descended, a blue figure placed herself in front of it. Her petite body absorbed the massive energy, and as the collision occurred, the energy ball vanished, while the small figure was sent flying backward, crashing into and collapsing the stage.

"Cirno!!!!" The air suddenly went still. Seeing spirit rush over, Cirno, lying on the ground, saw flashes of the past in her eyes. Snowflakes began to drift from the sky.

"Damn it!!!"

"Awakening - Soul of Flame Feather"

With the appearance of flames, Divine charged toward Hastur like a beast, trailing intense firelight.

"Cirno, hang in there, don't scare me like this. I'm sorry, I was supposed to be your wings, but I couldn't protect you. I'm so sorry. Wuu wuu~" spirit, who had landed on the ground, picked up Cirno; his trembling body revealed his master's panic.

Barely maintaining consciousness, Cirno looked at spirit, a forced smile hanging on her face.

"Silly, don't be so sad. I was so happy being with you. From the moment I met you, I realized there were things in this world warmer than the sun. You were the one who made me no longer lonely, and you were the reason I had the drive to laugh. I'm so happy I could know you."

"Cirno, hang in there, there must be a way to save you!" A panicked spirit hugged Cirno tightly. Just then, a white light emitted from Cirno's body, and her young form began to dissipate.

"Goodbye, my friend. Don't forget your vow." After saying this, Cirno turned into ice crystals that filled the sky and dissipated into the air, leaving only a blue ribbon that drifted into spirit's hand.

"Cirno!!" A grief-stricken spirit gripped the ribbon and roared at the sky.

Heart of Moving Forward (17) (Submitted by reader Yuan Yi Xin Fei)

(Weather's Tip: Even novels have BGM!)

The awakened Divine in the air launched a beast-like attack against Hastur.

His savage eyes were locked onto Hastur, but as Divine's reason was extinguished by fury, how could he, fighting only with instinctive wildness, possibly defeat Hastur? His chaotic attacks were easily neutralized by Hastur, and the excessive, useless strikes only wasted his stamina. Under this vicious cycle, Divine was quickly knocked out of the air by Hastur, and upon hitting the ground, he was forced to deactivate his transformation.

"Useless attacks. Turn to dust." Hastur, in the air, looked down at everyone from above. As he raised both hands, the gases in the air began to converge, and then a massive energy ball appeared in Hastur's hands.

Seeing the energy ball in Hastur's hands, everyone felt despair.

Is there no hope left? Is there no tomorrow? The suffering people thought to themselves.

Umi: "If you trip over something,"

"How do you recover?"

"Don't think too much,"

"I was listening with my head in the clouds,"

The sudden singing of a young girl drew attention on the battlefield. The bewildered people looked at the girl standing on the collapsed stage.

Umi: "In the torn-up past,"

"There wasn't a single lie,"

Tsubasa: "In the future I imagine from here on,"

Following the lead of one girl, the eyes of the other girls began to shine, and they too began to sing.

Rin, Hanayo: "Is there still truth to be found?"

Eri, Nozomi: "When we were born, everyone,"

"Was all alone, and that is precisely why,"

"We wish to live our lives together,"

All: "The strength and meaning of living,"

"That you taught me on that day,"

"I hold tightly within this heart,"

"So that one day, for everything,"

"The Flower of Hope will bloom,"

"Let's start from this place."

"How noisy." As the singing began, Hastur suddenly grew irritable, then hurled an unfinished energy sphere toward the stage.

"Armor Conversion - Armament - Black Tortoise"

"Weapon Manifestation - Shield Armor"

"Weapon Finisher - Secret Art of Water - Zero Degree Pulse"

As the words fell, spirit raised the Shield Armor, gathering water elements to form a blue beam of light that surged toward the energy sphere. Upon their collision, the energy sphere and the shockwave shattered each other, and the residual energy fell as hail. spirit raised the Shield Armor to form a blue light barrier, blocking the falling hail.

Nico, Maki: "When the next door opens,"

"These hands will probably still tremble with fear,"

"But at such a time, just the thought of you,"

"Is enough to make me strong."

Enduring their pain, Yazawa Nico and Maki Nishikino helped each other stand up and joined in the singing.

All: "Giving up is never,"

"A difficult thing to do,"

"Compared to taking that first step forward,"

"But the map of dreams drawn in my heart remains vivid,"

"Never fading, no matter how many times."

"May tomorrow be filled with an even more dazzling smile than today,"

"Carving this path deeply,"

"Let's try to move forward a little,"

"Raising our gaze high,"

"Right now with you, let's start from this place."

As the song ended, the expressions of pain on the people below vanished. In everyone's eyes, there was only the sight of the nine girls on stage, and their eyes shone with a light—the light of hope.

"Ah! You girls have taught me a lesson. If I let anger control me and lose myself, I won't be able to see the path to my dreams, and hope would become nothing but a reflection in the mirror."

Having regained his reason, Senba Gari came to spirit's side.

"Are you okay, you idiot Geki?"

"No problem. I still have to get revenge for Cirno, and of course, I must uphold the vow I made—to protect the things I cherish, which is everyone's smile."

"Alright then, let's go again! Manifest! Transform!"

"Armor Manifestation - Armament - Garuda"

Following this, Divine and spirit returned to the air once more.

"Everyone, let's cheer for the Kamen Rider who are protecting us! 3, 2, 1, go!" Honoka shouted into the microphone toward the crowd.

"Go! Kamen Rider!"

"Go! Go!"

"Honoka, let's do it together! Let's cheer for Gari and big brother Geki with that song!" Nozomi Tojo came to Honoka's side and said, holding her hand.

"Yeah, we will have a hopeful tomorrow! We won't give up!" Honoka said firmly to Nozomi Tojo.

"Yeah!"

"μ's! Music! Start!" As the words fell, the people hiding behind the stage began to play the music.

Heart of Moving Forward (18) (Submitted by reader Yuan Yixinfei)

(Weather's Tip: The end of one story is not a true ending, but the beginning of another.)

The cheers from the ground and the music rising from the stage—even though they were on a battlefield, there was no glory more stirring than this.

spirit and Divine exchanged a glance in the air and nodded simultaneously.

Honoka, Umi, Kotori: "Anyone can choose to run away or give up,"

"But if you take a moment to keep walking, you can clear the obstacles in your path,"

"Go!"

"Charge!"

spirit and Divine attacked Hastur.

"It's useless, give up!" Hastur said contemptuously, meeting the knights' attack.

"How do you know if you don't try! We will create our own tomorrow!" In response to Hastur's words, Divine simply raised his fist and struck at him, a massive flame forming a fire tornado that surged toward Hastur. Hastur merely swiped his claw and sent Divine flying.

"Weapon Finisher - Secret Art of Water - Zero Degree Impact"

Below, spirit aimed and unleashed a finisher at Hastur. However, it was also shattered by a punch from Hastur.

Eri, Nozomi, Nico: "There are things only you can do for this blue planet,"

"Just as the light cannot be extinguished, you can continue to shine with radiance."

"Awaken—Soul of Flame Feather"

The flash of fire caused Divine to enter an awakened state once more, but this time, there was a look of reason in the eyes of Garuda. Wisdom and power allowed the awakened Divine to unleash a formidable attack. With a thunderous cry, a massive, bird-like phantom appeared in the sky, then descended with the force of a thousand tons to strike Hastur.

Crowd: "Grab hold! Of the dreams you have envisioned,"

"Protect! Your precious friends,"

"You can become stronger,"

"Unknown power dwells within,"

"Once your heart is set ablaze,"

"Every wish is no lie,"

"They will surely come true..."

"Show me your Brave Heart."

"Go! Go!"

The encouragement of the crowd gave Divine and spirit infinite motivation.

"The gap is still a bit wide, but I won't give up! What is this?" Amidst the shouting of the people, the disc that had been motionless began to emit rays of white light. As the stone shattered, the unsealed disc shone brightly, revealing its true form.

"Alright! Then I cannot let everyone's expectations down." spirit picked up the disc and placed it in front of his belt. As the disc was installed, five crystals of different colors appeared at the five corners of the disc, and simultaneously, five distinct roars rang out. Specks of colorful light swirled around spirit, and at the same time, spirit's mastery over the elements became even more refined.

"Alright, here I go!"

"Armor Change—White Tiger"

Rin, Yang, Ji: "Because it isn't always sunny, sometimes,"