In Korea, Amane and Lysander walked into a large, destroyed building.


    “This is where the Old Novas base was in Korea. I burnt it to the ground, but there should be some more information,” Amane told Lysander.


    “We need to know more about their plan. All I know so far is that they want to fuse the Heavens and the Earth. But now that I think about it, they never mentioned anything about becoming an organization. The Supreme Alliance doesn''t ring a bell.”.


    “You’re right. They have to be planning something,” Amane replied, summoning a small light that brightened the building as if it were day.


    “That’s useful,” Lysander commented, grabbing a metal pipe and handing it to her.


    “Why did you give me a pip-” Amane asked, before getting punched to the wall by Chance.


    “Sup. I’m the Centurion for Korea, Chance. But you can call me Bi-Bi,” Chance told the duo.


    “Manifest, Kusanagi no Tsurugi,” Amane said, transforming the pipe into a bright green grass cutter sword.


    “Alright then Bi-Bi, let’s see you try that punch again!” Amane yelled, engulfing the blade in flames and going in for a slash to Chance’s head. Chance enveloped his hand in green Divine Soul and punched Amane, barely dodging the slash.


    “You burnt my favorite shirt! That’s not cool man!” Chance yelled.


    Lysander sighed and put his hands up, activating his god’s armor, equipping a lion skin that’s slightly transparent and flaming.


    Chance laughed and activated his Rhythm, his eyes glowing green and getting a green aura.


    “Is that pop music?” Amane asked, commenting on the music that played with the Rhythm. Chance teleported to Lysander, punching him 100 times in the chest.


    Only after 80 punches did he start to feel the pain.


    “That’s a cool trick, but let me show you something,” Lysander said, pulling back his fist. Just as Chance was about to run, Lysander landed his punch, causing the surroundings to break, and everything to collapse. Chance was sent flying, landing into a lake.


    Amane dashed to the lake, and slashed the lake, causing it to split.


    “The water’s gone!” a nearby person yelled, running away with other people


    Amane jumped into the now empty lake and ran up to Chance, engulfing her blade into flames again. She kept slashing, and with every slash, Chance dodged and punched back.


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    Finally, he punched her into the walls of the empty lake, dragging her across the whole lake. After he finished, she stumbled backwards. A shamisen started to be played, but Chance couldn’t tell where.


    Suddenly her eyes glowed gold, and she gained an aura. Lysander was watching and laughing. “Rhythm Vs Rhythm? This ought to be good,” he said. Amane engulfed her blade in golden flames, and she stabbed it into the ground.


    “FORM, TAKAMAGAHARA!”. Chance and Amane were transported to a place with hills and mountains, and everything was bright. Chance looked surprised, and just as he looked to see where Amane was, she was gone. Amane was above him, and slashed down with her sword, causing large golden flames to follow.


    Chance got burnt and slashed. Amane slashed at Chance one last time, causing a large inferno of flames to follow. Chance got sliced in half, but regenerated before it could settle it. Amane fell to the ground, collapsed, and Takamagahara disappeared.


    “I guess Amane is finished with this battle,” Lysander told the very confused Chance. “She might’ve collapsed, but her flame still lingers. If you regenerated slower, the flame would’ve cooled down. But now for the next 3 days her flames are in your body. You’ll be fine by day 3 though.”.


    Chance’s eyes widened and he jumped towards Lysander, but Lysander kicked him into the ground.


    “You’re lucky, I’ll give you that. You can activate Rhythm at will and have unstoppable regeneration. But you lack real strength,” Lysander told him, jumping down and grabbing Amane.


    Chance deactivated his Rhythm and grabbed his shoulder. “I need Mizu to heal me now. Alaric could do the trick, right? Whatever, I’m gonna leave,” he said, climbing out the empty lake and walking away.


    Lysander went in the opposite direction, and back to Amane’s house. As he was about to open the door for the apartment building Saingan was next to him. “I see all your weapons. I don’t want a fight right now. Just let me get this girl back to her house,” Lysander requested, but was met with Saingan trying to stab him with the triple edged spear.


    Lysander grabbed it and threw him to the side, dropping Amane into her home and locking the door. Lysander threw Saingan out of the building and crushed him jumping down. Saingan put his middle and index finger out and teleported out of Lysander’s grasp. “BITCH,” Lysander yelled, charging at Saingan, but he was stopped in the middle of running, and was unable to move.


    Saingan summoned a plantain fan and waved it, sending Lysander flying 50 miles away. He got up and was met with Saingan slashing at him with a katana. He summoned his God’s Armor and punched him away.


    Lysander grabbed a log and manifested his stone club. He slammed the club into Saingan’s head, breaking the mask in two. The mask fused itself back together, barely showing his grey eyes and just as they were about to fight again, a loud grumble was heard under them.


    Saingan dismissed the fan and began to walk away.


    “HEY! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?! WE HAD A FIGHT!” Lysander yelled, but Saingan snapped back


    “THE THING UNDER US CAN KILL US AND CAUSE THE DESTRUCTION OF EARTH. WE CAN FIGHT ANOTHER TIME!”.


    “You still have to send me home though!” Lysander yelled. Saingan shook his head and raised his fingers, teleporting away.


    “I’ll walk back on foot. I never got that asshole’s name,” Lysander muttered to himself.


    He walked away, disappointed and angry. At the house, Amane woke up and rubbed her head.


    “I wish I could still talk with Thea. Wait, I gave them phones!” Amane exclaimed, grabbing her phone and calling Thea.


    Thea picked up and with a disgruntled voice asked “What is it? I’m in Hawaii and I’m picking out contacts.”.


    “You have contacts?” Amane asked, slightly confused. Thea sighed and told her to meet them there since they found something that she’ll like.


    “Alright, as soon as Lysander gets back, we’ll come! But while we’re on call, wanna talk…?” Amane asked, but Thea hung up.