Rize walks into the Locker and Anna transforms back into her human form.
"Looks like the cat is out of the bag now," said Rize.
"What would you do?" asked Anna.
"I have no clue Anna," said Rize.
They would see Raze enter the Locker Room.
"The DHO is not going to investigate you," said Raze.
"Everyone knows now," said Rize.
"It's going to be alright. Rize, I think your battle today showed everyone in this city that you are on our side," said Raze.
"What will happen to Ion?" asked Rize.
"For now he is being held in a jail cell for now," said Raze.
"What will you do to him," said Rize.
"Don't worry, it's not like he has committed a crime. He will probably be let go after some questioning," said Raze.
"That is good," said Rize
"For now you can rest as I can tell that battle was a tough one," said Raze.
"Yeah, it was. He almost killed me," said Rize.
They would see the television in the room turn on and they see that John has finished his match as ended in his victory which mean Rize would meet John in the finals.
"I have an even tougher fight ahead of me," said Rize.
Rize was home in his living room where they were seeing the news about his fight with Ion.
"I figured at some you're secret would be revealed," said Cyrus.
"Well, they are taking it well," said Rize.
"You should see how they are promoting Your next fight," said Cyrus.
He grabs his laptop in front of him, types on it for a second, and shows Rize the promotional poster they have. It showed a picture of both John and Rize and they have billed names they are calling Rize the Devil of New Gotham and they are calling John the Angel of New Gotham. Two descendants of the DHO founders clash.
"Man, they are pulling the big stuff for this fight," said Rize.
"Yeah, I feel like this is going to be a big turnout this week," said Cyrus.
"Yeah, it going to be a tough fight," said Rize.
"Either way it goes it will turn out for the best for both of you," said Cyrus.
"Yeah, we both want the same thing for the DHO," said Rize.
"You heard from Dad or Judas?" asked Cyrus.
"Yeah, Judas said something has come up with the higher-ups. So, they had to go see what is going on," said Rize.
"I see. It could be about you," said Cyrus.
"Yeah, but I feel like I will be fine," said Rize.
After a week goes by Rize and Anna are in the locker room getting ready to fight John and Kacy.
"Man, it's the big day Anna," said Rize.
"Are you nervous?" asked Anna.
"Not really it just reminds me of when we used to fight when we were kids," said Rize. "But now we can fight without using wooden swords and go all out. If anything I am more pumped than anything."
"But there is so much at stake," said Anna.
"Yeah, but I don't need a trophy or a fancy title to have a good fight," said Rize. "We better get going."
They leave the locker room and head for the entrance of the arena.
They waited at the entrance to hear for them to come out.
"I haven't seen Yumi in a while," said Anna.
"Yeah, I have not seen Judas either. I bet they had to go do a big job somewhere," said Rize. "Don't worry about them. Where ever they are they are cheering for us."
"Right," said Anna.
They both head out to the arena.
They hear the roar of the crowd cheering for them as they enter.
"Here comes our first finalist, the Devil of New Gotham, Rize Alistair, and the mighty Anna Excalibur!" yelled The Announcer.
They walked to the red circle which had their names on it.
"So, cool," said Anna.
"Now, for their other finalist, He is a captain and is known as The Angel of New Gotham and is the next head of the Ripply clan, John Ripply, and the powerful Kacy Kusangi!" yelled the Announcer.
They watched as both John and Kacy walked out and headed for the blue circle with their names on it.
"Well, I had a feeling it would be you," said John.
"You doubt me?" asked Rize.
"Not one bit, you had some tough opponents, but as your captain, I knew you passed through," said John.
They both look and see a huge trophy for who wins this.
"I think it would be too big for me and Cyrus' place," said Rize.
"Do you even care about it?" asked John.
"Not really," said Rize.
"Figures," said John.
"Alright, begin!" yelled the Announcer. The Crowd started to cheer before they went quiet as they saw both John and Rize walk towards each other and stand in front of each other in the middle of the arena.
"May the best man win," said John
"Of course, but don't expect me to hold back," said Rize.
"I would have nothing less," said John.
They both take their right hands and handshake which made the crowd start clapping for their sportsmanship. They then head back to their circles and both of their Espers transform into their weapon forms.
"Alright, let's say it one more time begin!" yelled the Announcer.
They both lunge at each other and start clashing back and forth with each other. Rize goes in with a swing with Excalibur but John backflips back to dodge. John goes in for a counterattack by going in with a stabbing attack. Rize would dodge roll behind and go for a strike from behind but John was quick enough to block with his blade. Rize jumps back and John turns around.
"We are going to be here all day," said Rize.
"It seems so," said John.
They both get ready to attack each other again and lunge but something is wrong the roar of the crowd goes silent. They stopped and looked and saw all the people who seemed to have frozen in place as if time had stopped.
"The hell?" questioned Rize.
"Something is wrong here," said John.
They see five pillars of light surround them.