Kiyo opened his eyes.

“My head hurts like hell’s been here an’ back,” he said to himself, referring to the constant banging in his head.

‘Great!  Now I finally got you awake!’

“Not you AGAIN!  You said you’d go away once I destroyed the Zyrphos X!”

‘I lied.  Something’s wrong.  I sense the presence of the other winds.’

“Other…winds?”

‘There are four winds, north, ease, south, and me…west.  They are scattered through the Chronos of time and have power as great than myself.’

“That’s great…but what does it mean?”

‘A lot happened while you were asleep…’

“What do you mean?”

‘Your body…it was shifting through time and space…now, you’re a danger with me inside your head.’

“Another reason to stay away from the Blitz team.”

‘If you’re referring to Leena, then she will eventually get pulled into this and you’ll be a bigger help than danger to her.  She could be in danger at this very moment.’

“Leena…?”

‘That’s right.’

“Why can’t I just go back to when I was training??!?!” Kiyo asked in a sudden break of emotion.

‘What?!’

“Everything was fine?!?!  Nothing like this to worry about!” Kiyo yelled to the voice in his head.

He could feel a single warm tear slip down his face.

“Ever since the whole thing happened, my life has been screwed!!!”

‘What’s that?!?!” the west wind said, referring to the blinking screen on the Liger 0.

“A large object approaching at top speeds…?!  I’ve never seen anything that fast on land!”

Kiyo quickly sucked his emotion up and took the controls.

“Harnessing the transformation to Xenocide!” Kiyo said.

There was a flash and the Xenocide appeared.

“Liger!  Let’s head this guy off before he gets here!” Kiyo said.

The LX disappeared like a phantom.

It reappeared in the middle of the desert.

“No!” Kiyo said in disbelief.

Standing there, a silhouette in the setting sun, the Zyrphos X.

“Ready Li-”

“This goes much farther than you think Kiyo Sakima.” Adrian said as he jumped down from the Zyrphos X.

“What?” Kiyo wondered aloud.

He jumped down to meet the spiky black haired boy.

“What do you mean?” Kiyo asked.

“The Zyrphos X was mincemeat compared to what you’ll be facing.”

“You’re bluffing!” Kiyo said in anguish.

“No.  I was sent here from the future to see if you were prepared.”

“For what?!”

“The war.”

“What?!”

“There is one man left from the Backdraft.  He is being manipulated by an organoid.  This organoid works for a man named Gonshee.  He is in another time continuum and has ultimate power.”

“I can beat him.”

“Doubtful.  You need to summon the other winds.”

“What the hell exactly are the winds?”

“They are guardians of the chosen one.”

“Chosen one…?”

“Yes.  He will bring peace to Zi, now or 550 years ago.  The winds guard Zi until he emerges.”

“So I’m guarding him…”

“We’ll meet again.”

“So you were my enemy, and now you’re my friend?!”

“Time will tell.”

Kiyo jumped into the Liger 0 and ran off, something new to think about.

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