Super God Academy: Kabuto

The smoke from the battle of Fraser has not yet cleared.

The remnants of the triangular prism and fragments of angelic feathers drifted slowly in the weightless void, mingling with the acrid smell of ionization from energy overload and the sweet, pungent stench of decaying biomass, creating a cruel and silent post-war panorama. Kamen Rider Decade (Tsukasa Kadoya) had just sheathed his sword; his magenta armor gleamed faintly in the dim light of the distant stars. He gazed at the unusually "clean" sky left behind by the annihilation of Lancang, his expression unreadable.

In the brief silence following the victory, the space around him silently "sank" in.

It wasn't a crack, nor a distortion, but rather like a thick velvet blanket being pressed down by invisible fingers, naturally creating a "nest" to accommodate those who came. The figure of Lin Yu in black emerged from the center of this "nest," as if he had always been standing there, only now being "seen."

There were no energy fluctuations, no spatial ripples, and not even the slightest warning from Angel Yan's keen senses not far away. He simply appeared, his pure black robes seemingly deeper than the surrounding cosmic depths, as if capable of absorbing all light and detection.

Almost instantly, Tsukasa Kadoya turned to him, gripping the hilt of his Cardcaptor Shogi without raising it. Very few beings could so abruptly and thoroughly intrude upon his entire protective aura.

Lin Yu, dressed in black, appeared beside Tsukasa Kadoya. He didn't even glance at Tsukasa, simply standing there quietly, his dark eyes gazing at the murky sky of Frazier, as if piercing through the atmosphere and reaching into the deeper universe. There were no energy fluctuations or oppressive aura emanating from him, yet Tsukasa instinctively tensed his body—a natural reaction to facing something beyond the realm of comprehension.

"The Void has arrived," Lin Yu in black said, his voice as calm as if stating a fact unrelated to himself. "In the ancient land of the Divine River."

Tsukasa Kadoya frowned: "The ruins of Kamigawa? Isn't Principal Kiran's seal there...?"

"The seal is about to give way." Lin Yu, dressed in black, interrupted him. "The 'Origin Erosion' has begun to leak out. It's not an ordinary void invasion; something deeper is awakening."

He then slowly turned his head, his pure black eyes looking at Tsukasa Kadoya. Tsukasa Kadoya saw no emotion in his eyes, only a bottomless darkness that seemed capable of swallowing all light.

"Go and inform them," Lin Yu, dressed in black, said. "Keisha, He Xi, Liang Bing... everyone who can be called 'combat force.' Get ready, the real war is about to begin."

Tsukasa Kadoya was stunned: "Wait, you want me to go and inform them? What about you? And why me? Qilin and Lao Qi are already there..."

"He needs more time," Lin Yu in black interrupted again, his tone completely calm. "This universe is temporarily in your hands."

"What?!" Tsukasa Kadoya nearly jumped up. "Leave it to me? Are you kidding me?"

Lin Yu, dressed in black, seemed completely unsurprised by his reaction, simply watching him quietly. That gaze made Tsukasa Kadoya's next words catch in his throat.

"And what about you?" Tsukasa Kadoya took a deep breath, trying to calm his tone. "You said the Void has arrived, in the ancient lands of the Divine River. Are you going there? Alone?" "I don't yet know the strength of that high-end combat force."

"What if we can't beat them?" Tsukasa Kadoya blurted out almost immediately. "If even you think we need to 'confirm their strength,' then they can't be some 'little guy,' right? If you fall there, then this universe will be..."

"No." Lin Yu, dressed in black, shook his head. For the first time, his tone seemed to carry a faint, almost mocking undertone—it was unclear whether it was directed at himself or at those so-called "high-end combat forces." He gazed towards the direction of the Divine River Ruins. Despite the endless sea of ​​stars separating them, his gaze seemed to pierce through all obstacles.

"They're all just little guys," he repeated, his voice so soft it was almost a whisper. "Their 'old stuff'... can't get in yet."

Kadoya Tsukasa wanted to say something more, but Lin Yu's figure in black had already begun to blur.

It wasn't teleportation, nor was it a spatial jump; rather, it was a more bizarre and thorough "dissipation"—as if he, this being, was being "erased" from this dimension bit by bit. First, the edges became transparent, then the torso, and finally, the face that was identical to Lin Yu's, yet far colder.

"Hey! What's going on?!" Tsukasa Kadoya instinctively took a step forward, reaching out to grab Lin Yu's sleeve, but his fingers passed right through the dissipating phantom. "What? You're leaving it to me? I haven't even agreed yet! You really are... just trying to trick me!"

His voice drifted away in the cold wind of the icy plains, receiving no response.

Lin Yu in black had vanished completely, leaving not a trace of energy behind, as if he had never existed. Only the fleeting, bone-chilling touch at Tsukasa Kadoya's fingertips proved that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.

Tsukasa Kadoya stood there, motionless for a long time. The cold wind blew his magenta scarf, and snowflakes fell on his hair and shoulders. He slowly withdrew his hand, looked down at his palm, then looked up in the direction where Lin Yu in black had disappeared. Finally, his gaze fell on the dark blue sky on the horizon of Frieza, faintly visible and corrupted by the Triangle.

"Damn it..." he muttered under his breath, unsure whether he was cursing Lin Yu in black for his irresponsibility or for the sudden, heavy entrustment.

He flipped the camera in his hand, its magenta casing standing out starkly in the dim light reflecting off the snow. He raised the camera, aimed it at the polluted area in the distance, and pressed the shutter.

Click.

No photos were produced—this was no ordinary camera to begin with. But through the viewfinder, Tsukasa Kadoya saw more details: invisible dark purple energy threads flowing in the air; void fluctuations pulsating deep within the earth, similar in frequency to the Emerald Star Channel; and… the rapidly moving life forms belonging to humans (or rather, the Divine River Entities), and the unique mental pollution ripples of the Triangle Entities chasing after them.

"Qilin..." Tsukasa Kadoya's eyes sharpened, and he put away his camera.

He took one last look at the spot where Lin Yu in black had disappeared, took a deep breath of the cold air, as if trying to suppress the frustration and helplessness in his heart.

"Fine..." he muttered to himself, a familiar, slightly helpless and self-deprecating smile curving his lips. "Who told me to be a busybody 'passerby'? Leave it to me for now... tsk, easier said than done."

Magenta energy began to gather around him, and fragments of light and shadow from the dimensional barrier reappeared.

"But before that..." Tsukasa Kadoya's gaze sharpened, "we need to make sure the 'kids' here don't get into trouble."