She became rabid with anger attacks him with Ringi Zenkaido Raan, diving into the ground and then when she aimed to do her third blow,
Rio stopped her. She fainted from exhaustion. After Rio proved himself to Rageku and both Mele and Rio became
Rageku's students. In Episode 23, the last Kenma Maku usurped Rio's leader position.
She also met a mysterious man named Ron, who brings her hopes up in Rio gaining power
once again after Maku taking over. She is the only one that Ron lets his presence be known for a great while.
Mele is convinced by Ron to take out Gou to win back Rio.
However, it resulted with her being the first to face and be defeated by GekiViolet,
a humiliation that she managed to survive. In Episode 27, it is
revealed that Bae lives off Mele's Rinki and if he is away from her
for a long period, he will die. This comes true when he tries to help Gou with his werewolf problem.
Mele revives Bae, explaining to him that he was part of her body when Rio revived them, so that makes Bae part
of Rio's love. With her pride at stake, she will not let Bae's life end easily.
In Episode 30, she contends Ken in a fair duel to obtain SouJyuTo so Rio can enter the Beast Origin Village,
which he desires to meet 'god.'
She refused to steal it from Ken, until Ron used her love
for Rio to break her personal taboo and steal the artifact while Ken went after his sister she kidnapped.
She gaining her own Dorinki
as a result.
Once she frees Rio, she accompanies him to the Beast Origin Village,
where her potential is unlocked due to SaiDain's Beast Power Blooming, despite being undead.
In Episode 33, she got close to kissing Rio in the Edo Era, when he lost his memory and they were playing
'house' until Ron interupted.
In Episode 37, she underwent the Blood-Oath Ceremony to harness the GenJyuKen's power,
which resulted in her being reborn as a Phantom General with the
Phantom-Beast Phoenix-Fist style.
In Episode 45, when GekiRed defeated Rio in his GenJyuOu form, he grew giant and
was unable to control the form. Mele screamed out to her love and only her voice was able to stop his rampage.
He returned to nromal size and Mele grabbed him to retreat, before he could question Ron. She was angry at Ron and
knocked him out of the way twice.
In Episode 46, Ron finally revealed his true colors to everyone, stressing that he controls Rio and made him who he is today.
Mele took this personally, because she knows for a fact, when Rio revived her and touched her hand, it was out of his own free will and it wasn't
determined by anyone else. She also feels responsible for Ron's deceit, apologizing Rio for not discovering it sooner.
She believes if she knew what he was
when he first came to her, she would have done something about it. Rio took a killing blow that was meant for Mele from Ron. Ron then punched Mele in the gut and took her hostage in order for Rio to continue with his plan. Ran, Retsu, Gou, Bae, and Ken head to the Confrontation Beast Hall dojo to save Mele and take on Ron. After much convincing by Jan, Rio came to save Mele. She joined Rio and the Gekiranger to defeat Ron.
In Episode 48, She and Rio then went to SCRTC, but they were not accepted by Ran and Retsu, who can't forgive them for their sins.
So, they undergo a ritual duel for forgiveness called the Fist Judgement. She and Rio knew full well that her life may be sacrificed in the process.
After reminiscing about the time she spent in the RinJyuDen and it was then burned to the ground by Rio.
Mele takes on Ran in the Fist Judgement, intending to end her life much to the others' surprise. Ron interfered and Mele pushed the Gekirangers out of the way
to receive a fatal injury being munched by Ron's jaws. After some parting words to Rio, she dies in his arms. Her body turned to dust. When Rio died, her soul awaited him at the otherside in a brightly lit forest. In Episode 49, Mele and Rio guides the three Gekirangers inside an astral Confrontation Beast Hall,
revealing the human Kenma before them and showing the path to unifying the two JyuKen schools.
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