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Sangokuden Armored War Gods Saga: End of the Armored War Gods

Co-Written By: Kamen Rider Chrome and Ten-Faced Paladin

Beta Reader/Editor: Busterleader92

Epilogue: Next Move

After receiving the letter from Ryuubi, Kosonsan ordered them to get ready. They were to go to Shoku to offer aid. Already she had assembled a company of soldiers to accompany her with supplies to help their allies and friends. From what she had been informed in the letter, Touka Village had just survived another attack but the people living there were in dire need of assistance.

Kosonsan did not even need to ask Hideyoshi to come along. He would volunteer to heal any wounded with his healing powers.

But, before Hideyoshi could leave, there was still something he needed to do first.

He stood in front of Kenshin's gravestone to pay his respects. The grave itself was empty since Kenshin vanished into thin air after his death, but the sentiment was still appreciated.

Hideyoshi did not remain alone for long. Kayu approached Hideyoshi to stand before the gravestone, holding a bottle of wine and carrying two cups.

"Thank you for coming," Hideyoshi greeted as he accepted one of the cups.

"We better make this quick. Kosonsan-dono wants us to move out soon," Kayu informed him as she filled up her cup then filled up his. They clinked their cups together and raised them up to the gravestone.

"To Ushio Kenshin."

"To Ushio Kenshin."

They sipped on their wine, finishing their cups. Kayu then poured some of the wine from the bottle over the gravestone.

"Here's your favorite wine, Kenshin. Hope you enjoy it in the other world," Kayu said with a smile before she passed the bottle over to Hideyoshi.

"Wherever you are, I hope you're always watching over us, Ushio," Hideyoshi added as he poured the rest of the wine over the gravestone.

Hideyoshi and Kayu shared a moment of silence before they left, leaving behind the empty bottle of wine and cups at the gravestone.

Kayu and Hideyoshi arrived to see Kosonsan ready to leave. Her flags were raised, billowing to show their colors. She was at the head of the company on her white stallion. Every member of the company was on horseback. There were several carts filled with supplies to be distributed in Touka Village.

Hideyoshi and Kayu also found Totaku waiting by their horses for them. She was coming along as well. She was worried about their friends in Shoku.

There was no way for Hideyoshi and Kayu to refuse the maid's request once she used 'the look' on them. Neither of them could resist and had no choice but to bring her along.

Kayu and Hideyoshi climbed on to their horses. They would be riding alongside Kosonsan. Hideyoshi helped his girlfriend up onto the horse so she could ride behind him. She wrapped her arms around his waist to secure herself.

Kayu and Hideyoshi had on their Drivers, the former also carrying her Kongo Explosive Axe.

Once Kosonsan saw that everyone was on their horses, she took charge so they may begin their journey.

"Onward!" Kosonsan commanded and the company was on the move, headed to Shoku on horseback.


Meanwhile, in the RinJyuDen, Dai Shi sat upon his throne, monitoring everything via his numerous projection screens.

Sasuke knelt before Dai Shi.

"I've completed my mission, Dai Shi-sama."

Dai Shi already knew that. He had seen everything. But, servants who did well deserved praise.

"Good job, Tyrant-dono. You performed your duties well within my expectations."

"Thank you, Dai Shi-sama."

Dai Shi noted Sasuke's expression. He did not seem at all pleased.

"Are you upset that I made you cut ties with them?"

Sasuke hesitated for a moment to answer Dai Shi's query but confessed anyway.

"I would be lying if I said I was not saddened by these turn of events. I did enjoy my time with them. But your plan comes first, Dai Shi-sama."

Dai Shi smiled.

"You may return to your quarters, Tyrant-dono. I will summon you once I have further need for your services."

"Thank you, Dai Shi-sama."

Sasuke bowed and left the throne room.

Once Dai Shi was left alone, he stood up and walked onto the floor of his throne room. Drawn on the floor was the symbol of the RinJyuKen Akugata. It represented their strength, power, and unwavering resolve. The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest. It was the creed they lived and died by.

Dai Shi's eyes glowed and portions of the floor surrounding the emblem sank in, forming a secret spiral stairwell. Dai Shi walked down the stairwell into a hidden area of the RinJyuDen where his most secrets of secrets were kept.

The stairs terminated into a hallway that was lit by lanterns which hung from the ceiling. The light of the lanterns was eternal and would never burn out because of a special enchantment cast by Dai Shi himself.

At the end of the hallway was a stone door. Inscribed on the door's surface and surrounding its circumference was a circle with symbols of the Chinese Zodiac.

Dai Shi walked toward the door. He touched the circle and the inscriptions glowed with purple light. The circle rotated as it gradually sunk into the door's surface as it unlocked. Both halves of the stone door separated and spread apart, giving Dai Shi access to the room behind it.

Dai Shi entered the room and once he stood in the center, a series of lanterns which hung from the ceiling lit up. They were arranged together like a chandelier, casting their light over the room to reveal its contents.

The center of the floor had the RinJyuKen Akugata's emblem and surrounding the symbol itself were thirteen statues all arranged in a circle.

"My children, my Zodiac Thirteen..." Dai Shi greeted. "It's time for you to wake up."

As he said this, the eyes of the thirteen statues glowed.


The training hall of the RinJyuDen was occupied as a ragtag group gathered. They would not normally be in the same place due to their contrasting natures as they were Rinshi, Kurokage Troopers, and Elementary Inves.

The Rinshi were undead martial artists, while the Kurokage Troopers were identical uniform soldiers clad in Kurokage's armor with white scarves hanging from their shoulders. The Elementary Inves were inhabitants of the Helheim Forest and the most basic form of Inves that existed there.

They appeared to be waiting for something...or someone.

A young man, clad in black, entered the training hall. He didn't seem to be armed but he did possess a key piece of equipment. Strapped to his waist was a SengokuDriver with a Rider Indicator on the left side, depicting a familiar Rider.

In his hand was a Lockseed. Instead of a fruit, it had the face of a Rider on it, like one of the Legend Rider Lockseeds.

His name was Taiga Shiba and he was here to train. As he saw the assembled fighters, he prepared himself.

"Time to begin," Taiga said as he unlocked his Lockseed.

[BUJIN GAIM!]

He swiftly loaded the Lockseed into his SengokuDriver, securing it in one motion.

[LOCK ON!]

"Henshin."

And with another swipe of his hand, the Cutting Blade sliced open the Lockseed, revealing the core image and lid's backside.

[BUJIN GAIM ARMS!]

A larger version of Bujin Gaim's helmet dropped down from a Helheim portal and landed on top of the man's head, concealing it like an oversized mask. A black Ride Wear bodysuit materialized and wrapped around his body, covering him in protective material.

The Armor Part disassembled and folded onto his body to form his armor. Finally, his helmet was revealed. He looked just like Gaim, but with a red helmet crest and a faceplate sculpted to look like a set of razor-sharp teeth. The blood red visor glowed as red juice-like energy splashed off him.

[CHI NO MUSHA ON THE DARK PATH!]

In this form, Taiga Shiba was known as Majin Gaim.

Correction: Armored War Devil Majin Gaim to be precise.

He was the Armored War Devil who slew the Azure Dragon King Armored War God Gaim.

Drawing his Musou Saber and summoning the Blood Daidaimaru, Majin Gaim went into a stance and beckoned his opponents over to begin the exercise.

"Come at me," he challenged.

That was all the prompting the mismatched group needed to attack.

The Rinshi all charged at him at the same time and they were the first to go down. With a single blow, each of the zombie martial artists was turned to dust. Majin Gaim didn't even bat an eye when he saw this happen and just kept going.

He went for the Kurokage Troopers next. Working together, they seemed formidable.

The keyword here was 'seemed'.

It took some additional effort, but they went down too.

[BUJIN GAIM SQUASH!]

Majin Gaim slashed twice, once with the Musou Saber and once with the Blood Daidaimaru. Like flying guillotines, blood orange slices of energy soared towards the Kurokage Troopers and took them out. Two-thirds of the team was killed where they stood, exploding instantly, while the surviving one-third fell to the ground, stunned and in pain.

The Inves attacked, some on the ground and some flying. The flyers spat fireballs at Majin Gaim, covering him with an explosive barrage. He just stood there and took it as smoke enveloped him with each explosion.

The Inves stopped as they were sure they had defeated their opponent.

[BUJIN GAIM CHARGE!]

Crimson energy slashes flew out of the smoke cloud and struck down the flying Inves. They dropped like flies and exploded once they crashed to the floor. The smoke cleared and Majin Gaim broke into a run. His Blood Daidaimaru and Musou Saber were joined in their Naginata Mode.

The surviving Inves tried to fight back but they were cut down in seconds, bursting into fireballs the moment they were struck.

[SUIKA ARMS! ODAMA BIG BANG!]

[YOROI MODE!]

Majin Gaim turned to see the surviving Kurokage Troopers catching their second wind and bringing out the big guns. All five of them were in their Suika Arms. The big mech suits might seem intimidating to some, but Majin Gaim was not impressed.

They just made themselves into bigger targets.

Two of them broke formation and swung their Suika Sojinto down at him. He leaped back, dodging their attempt to strike him down. Then the remaining trio joined the pair as they all charged right at him.

The Suika Arms were big and clunky. While they had strength superior to most Arms, they were lacking in terms of speed. It was this weakness that would lead to their downfall.

[BUJIN GAIM AU LAIT!]

Majin Gaim sped towards the two Suika Arms closest to him and slashed them across the waist. As they split in half, they exploded, their pilots killed instantly.

[GYRO MODE!]

The remaining three switched to their flight-enabled forms and circled around Majin Gaim, shooting at him with their Suika Vulcans. They rained down all their firepower upon him, hoping to overwhelm him. However, Majin Gaim expertly deflected the rounds with his swords and the seed-like bullets littered around him.

Now, it was time for Majin Gaim's counterattack. His red visor flashed as the armor on his back split in half and opened. Instantly, a mass of slimy black tentacles shot out. The Kurokage Troopers were shocked when they saw the tentacles as they stretched out to bind them. They tried to break free, but the tentacles proved to be much stronger than they appeared.

Majin Gaim manipulated the tentacles to drag the annoying Kurokage Troopers down to the ground. They struggled to free themselves, but the tentacles held firm, preventing them from escaping.

[BUJIN GAIM SPARKING!]

Majin Gaim leaped into the air. He first performed a dropkick and struck one of the Kurokage Troopers. He bounced off the Suika Arms and landed another kick into the adjacent unit before leaping off to do the same to the third.

He touched down with his back turned to the Kurokage Troopers as he retracted his tentacles.

"Enjoy Hell."

Seconds later, the three Suika Arms units exploded along with their pilots.

Majin Gaim let out a scoff. It was just too easy. The sound of applause interrupted his musing and he looked to see Saver approaching.

"That was good work. Looks like you're getting used to that power," Saver praised.

Majin Gaim narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Saver. They had met shortly after Majin Gaim's arrival to this world.

Saver was friendly, too friendly.

For someone like Taiga Shiba, anyone that acted too friendly wanted something and he was not someone to be taken advantage of. Saver might be his ally, but Taiga did not trust him. He was working on some kind of angle.

"What do you want?" Majin Gaim asked in a sharp tone. He was in no mood to waste time with pleasantries.

Saver decided to cut to the chase. He knew Majin Gaim was not the type to beat around the bush. It was best to be direct and get to the point.

"Well, I have a thing I need to do over at Son Go and I could use the extra help," Saver explained. "So, how about you do me this favor and I'll owe you one? How's that?"

"I know about your grudge. It doesn't concern me," Majin Gaim retorted.

If there was one thing Saver and Majin Gaim had in common, it was holding grudges. They had both been wronged and betrayed by people close to them. The only difference was that Majin Gaim had already resolved his grudge.

Majin Gaim had no reason to involve himself in matters that did not concern him unless he could benefit in some way. He only remained in this world because of his partner. There was still more for him to do in this world and with his power the possibilities were endless.

Saver was not deterred so easily.

"Perhaps, but since you destroyed your rival, you must be looking for other worthy opponents," Saver continued his attempt to persuade Majin Gaim to join him.

"I have other matters to attend to," Majin Gaim swiftly declined. He and his partner had plans for the Shoku Warriors and they could not afford to be distracted.

Saver knew when to fold them as he accepted Majin Gaim's answer, for now at least. Forcing the issue would just push away a potential ally. So, Saver decided to take a step back and give Majin Gaim some space.

Perhaps after Majin Gaim was done with his business, he would be open to doing a collaboration.

"I get it. I get it. I understand perfectly. But, if you ever change your mind, all you have to do is give me a call. See you later."

As Saver headed for the door, Majin Gaim was having an internal debate with his partner.

"You really should take him up on his offer," Bujin Gaim suggested.

"It's none of our business," Majin Gaim argued.

"With Gaim gone, you need someone to give you a challenge. Since he's going to Son Go, that means he'll confront the Ultimate Shield."

"Do you hold a grudge against the Ultimate Shield?"

"Let's just say we have some unfinished business. Besides, consider it a chance to use your new power against another worthy opponent."

Majin Gaim did enjoy his power and what it could do.

"Wait," Majin Gaim called to Saver.

Saver smiled as he stopped in mid-step. He knew that Majin Gaim would accept his offer. He turned around to face Majin Gaim with his head tilted to the side and his hands locked behind his back.

"Yeeees?" Saver asked.

"Spar with me," Majin Gaim challenged.

Saver blinked in surprise but he rolled with it.

"Pardon?"

"Spar with me, and then I'll decide if your mission is worth my time."

Saver smiled. He would have to prove himself, but now he had a way to earn a partner for this job. He just needed to put a little bit of extra effort to persuade Majin Gaim.

"Alright. I was in the mood for a workout anyway," Saver accepted Majin Gaim's challenge.

They both stood opposite one another and brandished their weapons. They then lunged at each other, yelling out war cries.

Sparks exploded violently as they collided.


KRC: This short epilogue is meant to help move the plot along. So, Kosonsan is on the move to help Touka Village. She probably knows Gaim is missing. Well, she suffered a loss too and Hideyoshi is still recovering, but still able to help out with his healing powers. The Shoku Warriors will soon learn Sasuke was a traitor, and it also seems that Saver needs Taiga for a job. But, who will suffer next?