"Thump... thump!"
Rai and Erin were still chasing Reidan, who continued to march towards the Sandrion Empire. Rai ran across the sand on his Raigan legs, while Erin, whose legs had become a pair of tentacles, floated beside him.
"Reidan... stop!" Rai shouted.
But Reidan kept going, her large, long tail kicking up sand in her wake. Rai looked ahead; the fortress circling the empire's area was starting to become visible. He sped up, pulling Erin, who was floating next to him, through the sandstorm caused by Reidan's tail.
"Groaaaaaaaar!"
"Thump... thump... thump!"
Reidan accelerated even more as she saw the empire's fortress. Rai pulled Erin and carried her on his back, enlarged his legs, and leaped far ahead to catch up with Reidan. After passing through the sandstorm and running beside Reidan,
"Reidaaaaaan.... stop!" Rai yelled.
"Big sister Reidaaaan... stooooop!" Erin shrieked.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaaaar!"
Reidan didn't stop and kept marching. Rai frantically tried to figure out how to stop Reidan, who looked angry and incredibly massive next to him.
"Ugh... if only I could become Kiko, but my level isn't high enough yet," Erin mumbled, looking at her holographic screen and clutching Rai's neck.
"You're right," Rai muttered realizing something.
"What, big brother?" Erin asked.
"Erin... unleash all your tentacles and stab me, quick!" Rai said while running.
"Huh... me attacking you with my tentacles?" Erin asked, shocked.
"Yes, hurry, no time left! I'll stop Reidan!" Rai replied.
"But big brother... why?" Erin asked, confused.
"If we're severely injured and our lives are threatened, we'll become our true forms on Earth without needing to level up. Hurry, Erin, stab me from behind!" Rai yelled back.
"B-but what if it doesn't work?" Erin asked.
"Trust me, it will work. It's been proven twice already!" Rai replied.
Erin fell silent. She looked genuinely hesitant, then she turned to look at the massive Reidan still walking beside them and the imperial fortress still far ahead. Erin closed her eyes, her face looking extremely conflicted.
"Erin ! Hurry up!" Rai shouted.
"Y-yes, big brother, I... I don't care anymore!" Erin exclaimed.
"Sraaaak!" A hundred tentacles burst from Erin's back and merged into one massive sword. Erin aimed the tentacle at her own back.
"I'm sorry, big brother!" Erin cried.
"Craaaaaaak!" Erin stabbed herself, the tentacle passing through her and hitting Rai, coming out the front. "Gasp!" Erin coughed up fresh blood, splattering Rai. Of course, Rai immediately turned, his mouth bloody.
"Whoa, what did you do? Why did you stab yourself too?" Rai asked weakly.
"I-if you fail, at least I fail too, hehe," Erin replied.
"Y-you idiot," Rai mumbled.
"Thud!" Both of them fell face down in the sand, their transformed body parts returning to normal. "Blaaaaaaaaz!" Two pillars of red light erupted in the desert, soaring into the sky. "Thump!" Reidan stopped and turned. "Thump... thump!" She turned to face the two massive pillars of light behind her.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaar!"
Reidan roared loudly in front of the pillars of light, her long tail thrashing, kicking up sand around her.
Meanwhile, the knight who had been watching Reidan from the watchtower through his telescope saw the two red pillars of light rising into the sky and Reidan stopping her movement.
"W-what's happening? What are those pillars of light?" he mumbled.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaar!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuung!"
Two massive roars echoed from the distance across the desert. The startled knight took a step back, then moved forward again, aiming his telescope with a rapidly pounding heart. His eyes suddenly widened, his mouth hung open, and his hands trembled as he witnessed the scene before him. He saw Reidan facing Raigan and Kiko, both roughly the same size as Reidan.
"Clatter!" The knight dropped his telescope. He stumbled backward until "Thud!" he hit the side of the tower behind him.
"T-three Gigas... this empire is definitely doomed!" he whispered to himself, his face pale.
*****
Meanwhile, at the same time, Raigan and Kiko stood tall in front of Reidan. The three didn't move at all and remained silent.
"Reidan," Raigan said telepathically.
"Ra-Raigan, are... are you really in front of me?" Reidan asked.
"Yes, it's me," Raigan replied.
Reidan turned to look at Kiko, who was standing next to Raigan. Her monstrous expression, which had previously been angry, softened.
"Kiko... you came too," Reidan said.
"Hello, big sister Reidan," Kiko replied telepathically.
"Alright, let's destroy those humans together!" Reidan said, turning around.
"Whoa... no!" Raigan and Kiko shouted in unison.
Reidan started walking again. Raigan immediately ran and grabbed Reidan from behind, stepping on Reidan's tail so she couldn't attack him, and Kiko immediately floated in front of Reidan, stopping Reidan's advance with both hands.
"What do you want? Don't stop me!" Reidan struggled.
"Stop, Reidan, we're not on Earth!" Raigan said.
"That's right, big sister Reidan, we're in another world. Your name here is Rafina, and you're human!" Kiko added.
"W-what? I'm... human?" Reidan asked.
"That's right, you're human. Your name is Rafina, remember?" Raigan asked.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaaaar!"
Reidan roared loudly then held her head with both hands. Suddenly, "Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh!" Raigan immediately leaped away, releasing his embrace as Reidan's back glowed. "Graaaaaaaag!" Reidan fired her beam towards the imperial fortress, past Kiko.
"Big sister, noooooo!" Kiko shouted.
Raigan immediately tackled Reidan from behind and forced Reidan's head down with his hand. "Blaaaaaaar!" The red laser beam slammed into the ground in front of the fortress from a distance, creating a huge hole and sending sand scattering into the air like rain. "Waaaaaaaah!" The soldiers, guards, and knights on the fortress walls screamed as they saw the beam hit the ground right in front of their fortress and the sand scattering into the air like rain.
Many soldiers, knights, and guards fell from shock, and many of them immediately knelt to pray for the goddess's protection, crying after seeing the massive pink laser beam strike the ground right in front of their fortress.
******
"Groaaaaaaaaar!"
Reidan broke free from Raigan's embrace and spun around, her tail immediately striking Kiko in front of her, who managed to block it with her tentacles but was still pushed back.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaaar (Why are you stopping me? Humans are all the same, they love to fight, they love to bully, and in the end, they'll kill us. Let me destroy them)!" Reidan roared.
"Groaaaaaaaaaaar (It's different here, Reidan. This isn't Earth. They're not like Earth humans, believe me)!" Raigan roared.
"Uuuuuuuuuuung (Big brother Raigan is right, big sister Reidan, you're human too, please wake up)!" Kiko added, also roaring.
Reidan spun around and "Wham!" she attacked Raigan with her tail. Then both her hands grabbed Kiko's tentacles and pulled Kiko's body towards her. "Wham!" Reidan grabbed Kiko's face then "Thud!" she slammed Kiko into the sand, leaving Kiko sprawled on the sand. After that, she turned and leaped, hitting Raigan's unprepared head with her elbow.
"Graaaaaaah.....groaaaaaaar (Aaaah...okay, so you want to play, huh)?" Raigan roared.
"Groaaaaaaaaar (Come on)!" Reidan roared.
"Thump!" The two equally massive giant monsters immediately grabbed and pushed each other. "Wham!" Raigan slammed his head into Reidan's forehead. "Graaaaah!" Reidan shook her head, then glared at Raigan and "Wham!" her tail struck Raigan's back. "Graaaaaa!" Raigan cried out in pain, then "Wham!" he slammed Reidan's head again with his forehead.
"Uuuuuuuuuung (Enough, stop)!" Kiko shouted.
"Screeeech!" Kiko's hundreds of tentacles wrapped around Raigan and Reidan, who were still pushing each other in front of her. But Raigan and Reidan pulled all of Kiko's tentacles and "Wham!" both punched Kiko, sending her flying far back towards the fortress. "Waaaaaaa!" The soldiers and knights on the fortress walls ran around, seeing a giant monster fall near them.
"Uuuuuuuuung!"
Kiko slowly rose to her feet. She turned to look at the soldiers and knights staring at her black face and yellow eyes.
"Uuuuuuuuung!"
Kiko stood up then turned her back to the fortress. She stood motionless in front of the fortress, as if protecting it. But the soldiers, guards, and knights were terrified, seeing Kiko's snake-like tentacles moving in all directions, even though they weren't attacking them. Meanwhile, "Thud!" Emperor Gelasius, seeing Kiko standing with her back to the fortress and seeing Kiko's enormous body right in front of the fortress, fell to a seated position on the floor, his face pale.
"T-there are three Gigas, and one is already in front of the fortress... oh, goddess, please protect us," he mumbled to himself.