Fallen from the flames, a warrior is born from the soul...

The subtle yet ruined town was empty… but it wasn't as the howls and growls of the creatures of Grimm roam the streets. Houses were worn down, rubble and debris scattered across the pavement.

However… all that soon became quiet as the sound of footsteps were heard. In the streets was a young man with black hair that was messy yet slightly spiked with the tip of his bangs barely touching his eyes with his height being 5 ft. 9 in. He has dark brown eyes and light ivory skin. He was wearing a high-collared black coat with the coattails going past his waist, reaching to the knees while the lower half of the right sleeve was armored with gray plating, ending at the wrist. Under the jacket was a gray v-neck shirt as a dog tag locket hangs around his neck. He also wore dark pants along with black combat boots. Around the pants was a belt with a symbol engraved in the silver buckle, having the images of a tiger, hawk, and grasshopper that aligned to form the symbol. The left side of his belt carried vials of ice Dust while the right side held ammo clips. On his back was a sheath that was connected to a magnetic clip, holding a sword, the design hidden from view.

The wind gently brush past him, his coat flowing against the wind as he stops for a moment, pressing the dog tag as it opened to reveal two photos in it. One side being an old photo of a family when he was little while the other showed himself and a girl with him.

The calm atmosphere was halted as the sound of growling was heard around him, causing the young man to close the locket as he sees dark bipedal wolves with bone plating on their bodies but also some that took the motif of bears.

Beowolves and Ursa.

His gaze hardened upon seeing the creatures of darkness. He chuckled softly before he reached to his sword before he got a firm hold on the handle.

A Beowulf howled in the moonlight before rushing towards him. When it lunged at him, the young man quickly unsheathed his blade, cutting the Grimm in half. The body of the Beowulf flew past him and dissolved into wisps of black smoke.

The blade that was now in his hand was a black blade with a purple edge. The blade also had a hidden gun from the looks of it as well as having red, yellow, and green stripes down the middle. When another Beowolf pounced on him, he quickly rolled to the side to avoid its claws and decided to focus on his power, his Semblance.

The air around him became cold as the young man's right arm suddenly became coated in ice, forming an icy gauntlet as he bashed the Beowulf in the chest. When an Ursa tried to pummel him, he jumped back while leaving behind an icy construct. A strategy he learned from his beloved. When it struck the construct, it exploded into icy mist, blinding the Grimm in the area.

The Grimm swiveled their heads, searching for their prey. However, one by one, the sound of a blade cutting through was heard in the icy mist and they froze the moment the blade comes in contact with them. When the mist dissipated, the swordsman sheathed his sword and the Beowolves fell the moment it clicked into place.

Looking back he noticed an Alpha Beowolf and its pack, growling at him in hatred. Seeing this made him realize he needed to use the armor.

Reaching in his pocket, he quickly brought out a black and blue buckle as three coin slots were on the front of the device. Placing it on his waist, a silver belt hugs his waist. On his right was a coin holder while the other was a round circular device.

Presenting three colored 'coins', he placed them into the buckle, slanting it at the same time. Once ready, he grabs the scanner before scanning across the buckle.

"Henshin!"

TAKA!

TORA!

BATTA!

TA-TO-BA TATOBA TA-TO-BA!

He became surrounded by spinning coloured Medals which accompanied the transformation. In front of him, he spied images of the three Medals he was using appear. Taka was of course on the top, Tora was in the middle, and Batta was at the bottom. The three images then combined into one large crest which flew backward and into his chest. The entire body then became enveloped in energy which swiftly hardened into solid armour.

The helmet was mainly black, save for the red faceplate which looked like a hawk with its wings spread out in flight. On his forehead and acting as the hawk's beak was a red crystal. He could see through the large eyeholes which were strange since he could see through it clearly when the eyes are supposed to be green.

Running from his chin and down the neck was a red line that was connected to the top portion of the image on his chest. His torso armour had rounded shoulders that had yellow lines on them. Yellow lines ran down his arms and into the yellow gauntlets he wore decorated with what looked like folded claws on the forearm.

Lastly, his legs were minimally covered with segmented green armour not unlike that of a grasshopper's legs, connected by green lines to the lower section of the crest he bore.

This was the armor of OOO.

The yellow claws unfolded as he struck a Beowolf, cutting it in half before focusing on the pack. Rolled under its strike, OOO used the Tora Claw and sliced its chest before avoiding a swipe from the Alpha Beowolf's attack.

He rushed towards the Beowolf, ducking from its swipe before delivering another attack across its left arm. He rolled over its back before thrusting the claw into one of the Beowolves before he spun and used the other Tora Claw to pierce the other. However, it gave opening for the Alpha as it rushed towards him with its claws out.

OOO quickly focused on his Semblance, quickly pulling his blades out as two ice spikes impaled their skulls before he scanned the Medals.

SCANNING CHARGE!

He leaps into the air and extended his left leg while the Beowolf pounced at him. "HAA!" He roared before the attack came in contact and struck through. He landed on his feet as the three Beowolves and Alpha Beowolf dissolve.

He looks at the dissolving beasts, seeing no more Grimm around. Suddenly, he was taken by surprise when something grabbed hold of him and hurled him into the wall. Regaining his vision, he took notice of what attacked him.

The Grimm was almost to that of a bipedal reptile but it was as tall as an ursa when it stands on its two feet. The head almost to that of a Komodo dragon. Its lower jaw, elbows, upper chest, and tail had the bone plating with spikes protruding from its back. Its knuckles were pressed against the concrete due to its long fingers, the reptilian Grimm hissing at him.

OOO stood up and prepared his stance. He leaped toward it, avoiding its tail and struck it across the face, leaving a scar across its eye. The Grimm flicked its tongue angrily before charging towards him like a mad bull. The Rider tried to dodge but it used its own tail, hitting the torso of his armor and right into a pile of crates. He groaned but he chose not to give up as he stands up with the claws ready.

Watching the Grimm rushing to him once more, he used the Batta Legs and delivered a powered kick to it, sending it falling onto its stomach. The armored huntsman landed on his feet before charging towards it once more. The bipedal reptile swung its tail but he slides across the ground, the tail missing him by a hair. When he tried to strike it once more, the Grimm grabbed him with both of its large claws before it spun around and tossed him to a building, the rubble and a cloud of dust forming upon impact. The Grimm roared until it sensed something off.

SUPER! SUPER! SUPER!

SUPER TAKA!

SUPER TORA!

SUPER BATTA!

SU~PER~! TATOBA, TA-TO-BA! SUPER!

A golden light was seen in the rubble before OOO made himself known again. Only this time, his armor changed.

A golden-colored aura surrounded his body as the crests of the three Medals formed a special crest before it flew back to him. Now he was equipped with all three Special Core Medals as the golden glow soon died down, revealing the new form he was in with the bodysuit being an assortment of the three colors that corresponds with each crest. To top it all was a silhouette of golden bird-like wings that appeared before vanishing.

The Taka Head helmet had turned into the Taka Head Brave with a more detailed design on the helmet to resemble a bird's head with the yellow beak being a gemstone. The wing-like attachments to his helmet had become bigger and the eyes had turned red. It was very similar to that from the Blazing Combo. However, the red color reaches to the crest as the image of Taka was black instead of red.

His torso armour was yellow and had pointed shoulders, almost like that of the ears of a tiger with three black lines on them. The forearms were now black while his knuckles had yellow plating. The Tora crest was black as its background was also yellow while the folded claws were longer and the tips of the bladed claws were arches a bit.

Lastly, the legs were covered with segmented black armour from the knee down as the lower chest down was all green and there were spikes attached to his feet like a grasshopper. The lower section of the crest he bore was all green while the lines in the image of the grasshopper were black.

This was the true power of OOO, Super TaToBa aka, The Ultimate King Combo. The power that transcends time and space, striking the enemy swift and before they could even expect it.

The more intelligent Grimm roared at the young Huntsman before charging towards him, the latter slowly going into his stance and remained where he stood, focusing on the power that transcends time and space from the very Cores in his buckle.

As the Grimm charges towards him, he finally began to notice them slowing down, no, everything around him was slowing down as if time was slowing down.

The moment the Grimm swipes its tail at him, he vanished much to its surprise. However, it failed to notice him appear behind him and hopped onto its back. OOO dug his claws into the Grimm's back, the beast roaring in agony as it hurls around, trying to get the Rider off of it.

It swung around violently, trying to get him off but OOO wasn't letting it as he struck again and again. Having enough, it manages to reach up to him and tossed him a far.

He grunted but uses his claws to slow himself down before standing up. The Grimm was clearly wounded as black ichor was leaking from its wounds.

It roared as it was ready for one last stand. It rushed towards the Rider, prompting the latter to use the O-Scanner once more, scanning the three Medals.

SCANNING CHARGE!

He was surrounded by a golden glow once again as all three parts were surrounded in a fiery color. The Batta Legs grew once more, forming the Super Batta Legs as the Super Taka Helmet glowed, along with the eyes and Rider Gem, as red energy wings formed on his back. He then jumped into the air as the golden rings formed in front of me, letting out a battle cry as he passed through each one, flying straight towards the Grimm, hitting it as the Golden OOO symbol showing from the kick as he landed on the other side.

The Grimm froze before it exploded into golden dust from the finisher, the Rider standing back up and let out a breath of relief. Seeing the Grimm defeated, he tilted the buckle back to its original position, reverting him to civilian form.

He heard a beep in his pocket before he reached into his jacket and pulled out a green can and popped the tab, the can converts into a mechanical grasshopper, projecting a small screen showing three people he knows. The first person on the screen showed a man who looks to be 5 years older with dirty blonde hair and dark red eyes. He was wearing a dark jacket with a gray fur collar with the right sleeve being red while the left retains its normal color. His pants that hugged his legs were a dark red color with black shoes to match his style.

The second person was a girl with waist-length red hair and has vivid green eyes. She also wore light green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes. She was wearing a crimson colored shirt and armored plating on her chest. Covering her left shoulder was a bronze shoulder plate with a symbol of a spear and shield. Around her forearms was armored greaves to protect the forearms. As a skirt, she wore a dark chainmail skirt that was a mix of a bronze and red color along with black stockings and metal heeled boots.

The last girl being the girl he loves. She was now wearing a long white coat and a black crop top. The crop top exposes her midriff and has rectangular and diamond-shaped holes surrounding her neck. Across her torso is a diagonal strap that contains a smaller magnetic clip used to sheathe her weapon. Additionally, she wears a white belt and pouch over dark, tight stretchy pants. She wears thigh-high black heeled boots with gold-colored edging around the top. The left boot has a pair of belted straps tightly wrapped around the thigh. Each boot bears a belladonna emblem in white on the outer side of the thigh. She also has her bow on.

"Oi, we saw the explosion not too far. You better not have lost any Medals where you are at," The blonde said, his voice sounding upset.

The young man chuckled softly upon seeing his 'mentor' say his usual statement. All he wants is Medals but he cares about the safety, he just doesn't show it. "I didn't lose any, Ankh." He took notice of some Grimm approaching from the east. "Got some Grimm heading towards my direction."

"Be careful, Enrique," the gentle voice of the girl with the bow said. He always keeps his promise to her since that day they admit their feelings for each other. A year being together, they deeply care about each other's safety.

"We'll be right with you," the redhead said. "Don't hog all the fun."

A small smile crept his lips, "Wouldn't dream of it." He closed the can before he held the blade tightly and prepared himself to fight the incoming Grimm.

... For a new King shall rise from its ashes

COMING SOON: Remnants of Desires: After the Fall