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Ep. 028: Krita-Yuga ~A.D. 1584~ [クリタ・ユガ 〜1584年〜/Kurita Yuga〜1584-nen〜]
"Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and souls, once again eternally retold..."
(*Opening: "Gimmick Zone" by Hiroyuki Takami of access*)
[~Sobieru machi ga sakebu kage wo~] (In a strewn city of echoing shadows)
[~Atsumete yami o tsukisasu~] (Scattering and piercing the darkness)
[~Kouritsuku kiseki no kakera wo~] (A dream wanders in search)
[~Motomete yume ga samayou~] (Of a frozen miracle sword)
[~Tozasa rete ku yoru wo~] (The night that is being shut down)
[~Terasu tsuki ni soreta~] (Losing sight of the illuminating moon)
[~Kieta ashita ga irodoru~] (I will catch the afterimage)
[~Zanzou o tsukamae ni yuku~] (That the disappearing tomorrow is colored)
[~Sen kira reta setsuna wo kizu-goto saratte~] (I scoffed a scar with every moment passed)
[~Yobisamasu negai wa eien no senritsu~] (Hope is eternal melody that evokes)
[~Nidoto wa modosenai kiseki wo koete ku~] (Going beyond miracles that can never be returned)
[~Yami o saku hikari o nusumidase~] (Take the light that splits the darkness)
[~Break out, Gimmick Zone!~]
A.D. 1583
(1583年)
Xianghua was born during the Ming Dynasty into the noble Chai house, a family of warriors.
Fatherless, she was raised well by her kind and protective mother.
In time, she learned to user her mother's Chinese sword to practice ancient techniques.
Though her mother passed away at a young age, Xianghua continued to devote herself to the sword, and, in time, became proficient enough to do her family's name proud.
Her life, however, was on the verge of taking a sharp turn...
One day, Xianghua talked to one of the people within the House of Chai, years following her mother's passing.
"A long time has passed since your mother left this world.", said the man.
"It has...", Xianghua replied.
"Things cannot have been easy for you."
The girl remained cheerful and optimistic, "I've never thought about it like that. From time to time, I just remember what my mother said to me."
Her mother, Xiangfei once said to Xianghua these very familiar words, "Fate is carved with your own hands. Use that sword to open a way to the ever-changing future."
Xianghua was entrusted with the Chinese sword known as the Krita-Yuga, this very weapon wielded by his mother, who first dedicated herself to the way of the sword. By the time Xiangfei passed away, Krita-Yuga passed on to her daughter.
"So, whenever if I face challenging times, it's up to me to overcome them.", the girl continued. It seems that the love from her mother keep her going forward.
The man replied, "Your attitude reminds me so much of your mother.", noting the obvious similarities. In short, like mother like daughter.
"Hee hee. And my skill with the sword?"
"That, too, of course."
"With my mother's sword in hand, I want to find my own path."
"Naturally. And if you wish to serve your country, like others in your family, that path might be open to you.", the man suggests Xianghua to apply for the emperor's guard.
"How so?", Xianghua raised her eyebrow.
"Apply to work for the emperor's guard.", the man continued, "If you are serious, it may be worth considering."
"Really?"
"Our country is facing difficulties. Perhaps times are changing. Even so, you must remember that you represent the Chai name. A slapdash attitude will not be taken lightly. You will be tested on your intelligence and manners, as well as your swordsmanship."
"Understood!", Xianghua took the man's sage advice and decided to prove herself to be part of the emperor's guard.
Elsewhere from a distance, the hooded summoner, Ray watches Xianghua and her sword from the top of her Time Mazine. Apparently, Ray knows that Krita-Yuga is Soul Calibur's primitive form.
"Krita-Yuga must be destroyed before it becomes Soul Calibur.", said Ray. "I will not let it stand in my way of acquiring the cursed sword."
In addition to her recent encounters with Taki and Geiz; she also learns that Geiz, who also came from 2068 like her and her former comrades the Time Jackers, is after Soul Calibur. Ray will most likely set aside the plan of destroying Krita-Yuga as she will persuade Geiz into joining her.
"Myoukouin Geiz... So he's after Krita-Yuga, and is aware it is Soul Calibur's primitive form.", Ray mused. "So we are alike after all, while I'm trying to find Soul Edge to use it against Zi-O. But, the fact Soul Calibur is designed to destroy Soul Edge, I cannot allow that."
Ray has possible plans in mind - is to manipulate Geiz's desire to kill Sougo and to obtain the spirit sword to make him betray Sougo and Tsukuyomi hoping that they will change the future together, and destroy Krita-Yuga if Geiz were to refuse her offer; hoping it will not become Soul Calibur so finding Soul Edge would be easier for her.
A.D. 2018
(2018年)
Fast forward to the present...
Elsewhere in a strip club, the Time Jackers regroup for their next plan. Uhr has apparently readied for a candidate for their king. But, suddenly, they are alerted by a familiar presence who likewise have the ability to stop time like the Time Jackers themselves.
"This feeling...it's so familiar.", Ora sensed it.
And it was revealed to be the Traitor Time Jacker herself, Ray. "It's been a while, everyone.", with a friendly gesture, she modestly greeted her former "friends".
"You!", Uhr turned her attention to the hooded summoner.
However, the Time Jackers themselves no longer see Ray as a friend, but already a sworn enemy. Swortz could never forget the last time Ray turned her back on him. The only thing that can make Swortz from being a cold and calculative villain to losing his cool is the sight and/or the mere mention of the traitor. But, the leader of the Time Jackers can only bottle up his anger on Ray for too long.
"You really have the nerve to show your face here, traitor.", Swortz glared, and only refers to Ray simply in one word: "traitor".
Ray keeps that friendly gesture as a front, while mocking at the Time Jacker's feeble attempts in changing history and their plans being foiled by Zi-O.
"Is that how you talk to me that way, Swortz?", Ray even asserts her superiority to the current Time Jacker superior. "I was the leader of the Time Jackers before you! And yet, you have no respect towards me."
"It's because I lost all respect from you! Those days are all gone!", Swortz raised his tone in anger.
"You stabbed us in the back, you bitch!", Uhr added.
Ray then "justified" her betrayal to the trio; "It's because I have grown tired of your attempts in overthrowing Oma Zi-O with your Another Riders! Yet again, Zi-O would stand in your way and attained powers of Kamen Riders that come before him.", and continues to mock them of their failures, "Your feeble attempts in changing history are all in vain! Why couldn't you people understand that?!"
Ray's insults has just riled both Uhr and Ora as if they want to kill her. However, Swortz reminds the two of their objective. That didn't stop Ray from bullying them when she felt like it.
"Soul Edge will lead us to salvation. Only the Azure Knight, Nightmare has the blade.", Ray elaborates that Soul Edge will be the only weapon that can defeat Oma Zi-O. "However, there's something that stood in the way in claiming the cursed sword as my own... Soul Calibur."
"Soul Calibur, you say? Myoukouin Geiz is after the spirit sword.", Ora brought up to the traitor about Geiz.
"Why don't you convince him to join your side.", Uhr mockingly said to Ray.
"You don't have to tell me twice, whelp.", the summoner smugly answered back. "I'm going to make him an offer that he could not possibly refuse. It's he joins with me and betray Zi-O."
Having seen that she has a lot in common with Geiz, Ray will take the opportunity to warp Geiz's desire to defeat Sougo. If Geiz has Soul Calibur and Ray with Soul Edge, they could change the future together.
Meanwhile at Kujigoji-do, Taki went into the clock shop to find Geiz. Only to learn from Sougo and Tsukuyomi that Geiz just went off somewhere. But, Woz reveals that Geiz went back to 1584 during the Ming Dynasty in China.
"How did you know Geiz went back to 1584 in China?!", Taki shook her head.
"He's going to find the wielder of Krita-Yuga and take the sword from her.", Woz replied. "Don't you know how desperate Geiz is to use Soul Calibur to strip away of my lord of his powers?!"
"That fool...!", Taki kept her anger in tranquility. "If that girl who wields Krita-Yuga finds out of its true form, it would be a disaster!"
In Taki's original timeline, she once heard that Krita-Yuga revealed its true form to Xianghua during her battle against the demonic entity within Soul Edge, Inferno. Since the timeline was rebooted, if Xianghua finds out the full extent of Krita-Yuga's power, it can lead to a disastrous consequence to history itself.
And Geiz knows that Krita-Yuga is Soul Calibur's primitive form, Xianghua can be in grave danger.
"Zi-O. I need your help. We need to stop Geiz before he gets to Soul Calibur.", Taki asked the young boy.
"The spirit sword that Geiz is seeking after so he can use it to take away your powers.", Woz added. "Since he went into China during the Ming Dynasty, it's only a matter of time he is about to take Krita-Yuga from the girl who was chosen to wield it."
Sougo had little to no knowledge of anything with the soul swords. Only Geiz is drawn to the spirit sword, and it started to warp his hatred towards Sougo even further.
A.D. 1584
(1584年)
Geiz went to 1584 during the Ming Dynasty in China, where he began his mission to seek after the wielder of Krita-Yuga, the primitive form of the spirit sword.
However, there was someone who stood in his way... It was none other than Ray.
"Myoukouin Geiz, am I correct?", Ray politely asked.
"So you're that summoner back in Eastern Europe who sent out that Kaiju and those puppet Riders from their Ridewatches?", Geiz's response was quite rude.
It didn't matter for Geiz to know the summoner's name, as he already learned from Taki about Ray. Yet again, he already heard that Ray is seeking after Soul Edge; with the purpose of using its power to kill Sougo.
"So, you're planning to go after Soul Edge so you can use it to kill Zi-O?", Geiz continued. "Beat it. I have no time for you. Soul Calibur is useful enough to kill him than that evil blade."
But, Ray insists as she asks the time traveler to join her and they can kill Sougo together.
"You know, you and I have a lot in common. I will give you an offer that you could not possibly refuse.", Ray begins smooth-talking Geiz into joining her. "I will help you find Soul Calibur, and once I have the cursed sword in my hands; we can kill Tokiwa Sougo together. But, there is a price for this offer - I want you to give up on your allies, including Zi-O himself. Make your choice, Geiz."
Geiz might have his hatred for Sougo already twisting him. But, he would never cross the line on Tsukuyomi, Taki and Fubuki. So, what was Geiz's response?
Geiz leaned closer to Ray and whispered on her ear, "Do you really think I would be willing to abandon my allies just for me to join you? You got another thing coming..."
"How unwise...", Ray replied as she took Ridewatches, two Ridewatches that contained the powers of two pseudo-Kamen Riders, in this case the Engine and RemoCon Bros Ridewatch.
*(Digital beeping) Engine Bros!*
*(Digital beeping) RemoCon Bros!*
Ray inserted the two watches on her Shoukan Busters. She aims the guns upwards...
*Engine Bros! RemoCon Bros! Shoukan Time!*
...and by doing so, she summons Engine and RemoCon Bros.
"If you could have said yes, we could have been friends Geiz. I'd rather destroy the spirit sword rather than let it fall into your hands! Mwehehehehe!", Ray said before leaving, as she asked her puppets to deal with Geiz.
Geiz quickly took out his Zikuu-Driver as he is about to transform...
Meanwhile...
Xianghua was set to take an exam to become part of the emperor's guard. Being from the noble Chai household did not automatically grant her a pass- she had to prove her worth by dint of her skill.
The girl meet up with her friend, Meimei. "Do us proud, Xianghua.", she said.
"I will and then some!", Xianghua remained optimistic and cheerful while being focused on proving herself to take the exam. "No one can match my skills with a sword!"
"Don't hurt yourself. The exam has just only begun.", Meimei replied.
"I know. Oh! Is that mooncake?"
Just as Xianghua reached her hand on Meimei's basket of mooncakes, only for Meimei to slap her hands away.
"You can eat IF you pass the exam."
Xianghua went on the proving grounds as her opponent is waiting for her...
Going back to Geiz, he managed to singlehandedly trash Ray's summoned Engine and RemoCon Bros without using a Rider Armor.
Afterwards, he powered down his suit and went on to find the whereabouts of Krita-Yuga's wielder. When he passed by at a nearby monastery and asked about who wielded Krita-Yuga, the monk replied that the sword is now in the hands of a swordswoman who represent the house of Chai.
"House of Chai?", Geiz raised an eyebrow.
"The family is survived by their daughter, Xianghua. Her mother passed Krita-Yuga to her upon her passing.", the monk concluded the story.
"So, where is this Xianghua?", asked the time traveler.
"Apparently, the girl was seen in the emperor's palace where she is going to work as the emperor's guard."
After gaining a small information about Xianghua, Geiz went on to investigate. The objective is to find Xianghua and take Krita-Yuga from her.
Returning to the proving grounds in the emperor's palace, Xianghua won against her opponent. To her chagrin, she was expecting a written exam rather than a sparring session.
"Nnnrg... I didn't expect a written exam. And did you have to make this hard?", she pouted.
"Of course we did."
"Ugh... I've never been good at this sort of thing.", Xianghua sighed disappointed.
"If you got time to whine, you've got time to write.", Meimei replied.
From a distance away from the palace, Geiz observes the target. Who is apparently now in the process of doing a written exam following that sparring session against one of the emperor's guards. After that, he observes Xianghua once again talking to her friend, Meimei.
Having somehow passed her exam, Xianghua was summoned to the suburbs of Beijing as an officer cadet. While waiting among the other cadets, she soon noticed someone approaching. Along the way, little did Xianghua know that she is being followed- by someone from the future.
"Whoa. I didn't think there'd be so many people.", she exclaimed. "The exam must be in its early stages."
"I can't believe there's actually another woman here.", a swordswoman appeared before Xianghua.
"Um...and you are?", Xianghua asked.
"The name is Liang Lingyu.", Lingyu introduced herself. "It's an honor to be here with one of the Chai family."
"Oh, um, okay. Thanks!"
Lingyu continued, "What better way to get acquainted than by going a round or two?"
"Huh? Oh, sure!"
The two girls spar with their swords. Lingyu proved to be an experienced warrior compared to Xianghua, who has recently passed the examination for applying for the emperor's guard. But, that didn't let Xianghua hold back while she keeps her guard up.
As Xianghua and Lingyu are fighting with their swords, Geiz suddenly made his presence known and abruptly interrupted their swordplay.
"Who is that guy?", asked Xianghua all the while she and Lingyu stopped their battle the moment Geiz approached them. "Hey, get lost will you?! We're in the middle of a sparring here!"
Geiz is not in the mood to play nice, and his eyes were on her sword, Krita-Yuga.
"That sword in your hand... Is it the one called Krita-Yuga?", he asked.
"Yeah, what about it?", Xianghua answered back.
"Give me that sword.", Geiz asks Xianghua to give the sword away to him.
But, she refused and said. "This is my mother's keepsake. I would not let it fall to you!"
In response, Geiz takes out his Ridewatch and rotated the watch's dial to match the face and activated it.
"Then, I'll just take Krita-Yuga away from you by force!"
*(Digital beeping) Geiz!*
The watch is then loaded on the right side of his Zikuu-Driver, Geiz unlocks his belt as he poses before transforming.
"Henshin!", he shouted as he spun the belt.
*(Electronic riff) Rider Time: Kamen Rider Geiz!*
Now transformed into Kamen Rider Geiz, the Zikan Zaxe is summoned.
*Zikan Zaxe! Oh, No!*
Lingyu set her eyes on the Zikuu Matrix on Geiz's belt that has 2068 written. Both her and Xianghua have no idea that the opponent right in front of them came from a distant future.
"Guess we'll have to deal with him together!", said Lingyu. "Let's settle this another day."
"Good idea!", Xianghua replied.
Xianghua teams up with Lingyu in order to deal with an enemy from the future. As they ready their swords they fight Kamen Rider Geiz.
Geiz, however, due to his superior arsenal and equipment, can outclass his opponents. Geiz is recently used to dealing against more than one enemy, like the summoned Engine and RemoCon Bros that Ray summoned earlier.
The fact that the two girls use swords, Geiz goes even when he switches the Zaxe to Yumi Mode.
*You, Me!*
Geiz starts firing arrows on his opponents while keeping his distance from Xianghua and Lingyu.
"What is with this guy?", Lingyu exclaimed. "I thought he's using an axe, and now he's using a bow and arrow?!"
"Not to mention, he's coming after my sword!", Xianghua added.
The Zikan Zaxe is switched back to Ono Mode, Geiz then takes out the Faiz Ridewatch.
*(Digital beeping) Faiz!*
The watch is then inserted on the left side of the Zikuu-Driver, the Driver is then unlocked and spun 360 degrees to initiate the Armor Time suit up sequence.
*[Zikuu-Driver voice] Armor Time!*
A projection of the SB-555P Faiz Phone appears along with the Faiz Armor itself, the pieces of the armor scatter as they are about to combine with Geiz.
*(Pop music with Faiz Phone dial tones) [Faiz Phone voice] Complete! [Ridewatch voice #2] FAIZ~!*
And thus, Geiz dons the Faiz Armor. The visor on his helmet has "Faiz" (ふぁいず) written in hirigana. Geiz attacks, and this time he makes short work of the two girls.
The Faiz Ridewatch is then loaded on the Zikan Zaxe by Geiz.
*Finish Time! Faiz Zakkuri Cutting!*
Done in a similar manner with Faiz's Sparkle Cut with the Faiz Edge, Geiz launches two energy waves on Xianghua and Lingyu, then simultaneously slashed the two with a two-hit combo attack using the Zikan Zaxe.
Geiz reverts back to his base form.
Xianghua staggers back on her two feet, but the moment she stood up, Geiz holds Lingyu as his hostage, he points the Zikan Zaxe's blade right towards her neck.
"Don't move a muscle, kid.", Geiz threatens Xianghua while holding Lingyu as a human shield.
"Lingyu!", Xianghua exclaimed. "Please, don't do this!"
Geiz continues to break Xianghua's spirit, "One false step or your friend here gets it! I'll let her go if you give me Krita-Yuga.", and forces her to surrender Krita-Yuga in exchange for Lingyu's life.
"Xianghua, no! Don't do it!", Lingyu, while being held up by Geiz, tells her not to give him the sword.
Geiz continues to further break Xianghua by talking and forcing her to give up on the sword that her mother passed to her.
"What's the matter? A weapon like that is but a mere tools for fighting. Seeing that as a keepsake belong to your mother are but contradictions! What is it going to be...? Are you willing to give that weapon to me for a complete stranger's life?"
Xianghua finds herself faced with a sadistic choice - Geiz will most likely kill Lingyu if she refuses to hand over Krita-Yuga. If Xianghua willingly chose to give away the weapon that her mother gave to her, she will most likely unable to continue her mother's last wishes.
"Mother... I'm sorry...", Xianghua was about to cry as she can't carry on the moment and can't bear to see Lingyu to be executed if she refused to comply to Geiz.
However...
*[Drag Visor voice] Advent!*
Dragredder suddenly appears, the dragon spat balls of fire on the battlefield. The ensuing explosion caused Geiz to separate himself from his human shield. This bought Xianghua enough time to get to Lingyu, who appears to be alright after the explosion from the dragon that appeared on the battlefield set her apart from Geiz.
"What was that?!", Geiz had no idea what's going on. Only for him to be attacked by Taki (who donned the Galaxy Armor) from behind. "You!"
And Taki is really upset of Geiz's recent actions right now.
"Mind if you explain on what you're doing?!", Taki demanded.
While Xianghua and Lingyu watched Geiz being attacked, Zi-O in Ryuki Armor caught up to the two girls.
"You girls hurry up and run!", Sougo asked them.
And so, Xianghua and Lingyu escaped. While Taki and Geiz get into an altercation as the former was really upset of him trying to endanger Xianghua to get to Krita-Yuga.
"Come on, guys! That's enough!", Sougo tries to break the two from fighting, but to no avail.
It only took Tsukuyomi and Fubuki to show up as Geiz and Taki finally stopped fighting.
"Tsukuyomi, commander?", Geiz stopped the moment Tsukuyomi glared at him and subsequently powered down his transformation.
Sougo then canceled his own transformation and Taki powered down the Galaxy Armor. The four weren't really pleased on what Geiz did.
"Are you really that desperate in searching for the spirit sword?", Taki furiously chewed out on Geiz for his stubbornness. "Just how many times I have to remind you everything about it, yet you don't even listen!"
"Ugh... I can't help it! Don't you understand just how Zi-O just keep on becoming powerful?!", Geiz continued to justify his motives. "Soul Calibur is the only weapon that can destroy Oma Zi-O. And I have to get Krita-Yuga before he [Sougo] becomes Oma Zi-O."
Fed up of his stubbornness, Taki has no other choice but to slap the lights out of Geiz.
"Have YOU lost your goddamned mind?!", Taki starts to raise her tone in anger. "Look at yourself right now, Geiz. Your obsession with the spirit sword has already warped your goal to change your future along with it is your hatred of Zi-O knowing that he will become Oma Zi-O. And how far will you in lengths in obtaining Soul Calibur?"
"By holding a girl hostage and force Krita-Yuga's wielder to abandon her mother's last wishes?", Tsukuyomi added.
"That girl [Xianghua] received Krita-Yuga by her mother's dying wish.", Taki explained why Xianghua was chosen to wield the sword. "Which would lead her to the cursed sword. And when that time she confronts the evil within the evil blade, Krita-Yuga will reveal its true form to her."
Taki based that story back from the old timeline. Meaning, the Xianghua of the new timeline will experience the same thing like her original counterpart. That's the reason why Taki, Sougo, Tsukuyomi and Fubuki warned Geiz about trying to steal Krita-Yuga from Xianghua.
Not only that, Taki has already warned Geiz numerous times that she doesn't want any of her allies in the present (i.e., Goro and company) to be drawn to the soul swords, even though if one of them is willing enough to support her. But, there is more to that, Taki has the right to be upset at Geiz because this is for his own good, lest he becomes a puppet to Soul Calibur, given the fact that the spirit sword is nowhere as benign as it is meant to be.
Meanwhile, Xianghua and Lingyu escaped after Zi-O managed to gave them enough time to escape from Geiz.
Xianghua almost gave into despair after Geiz forced her to surrender Krita-Yuga in exchange for Lingyu's safety. Had Taki and the others did not intervene just in time, Xianghua might have lost everything she had worked hard on, along with her mother's wishes.
"I almost gave up my mother's dreams...", Xianghua cried. "And I thought I might see you die, something that I can't bear to look at."
"It's okay. We're glad that we're still alive and you still have your sword in your hands.", Lingyu reassured. "In fact, you Chais are really something."
"Thanks.", and finally, Xianghua smiled once again as a response to Lingyu's compliment.
"It'd be great to work alongside you, fighting for justice in the guard.", Lingyu continued.
"For justice?", Xianghua raised a brow.
"Yeah! Justice will always prevail!"
"Oh, okay.", Xianghua grinned.
The candidates for joining the emperor's guard had slowly been whittled down. Some gave up and joined the army, while others returned home. Each had their own path to follow. Still in the running, Xianghua and Lingyu taught each other techniques, and threw themselves wholeheartedly into their training.
That is until, they meet a young man from the future who is destined to be king...
"The names of the warriors whose fates were bound to the two swords have been etched into the very fibers of history..."
Ridewatches count:
-Taki:
Ridewatches: 10 (G7 Icarus XYZ EX-Strike Armor, G7 Icarus XYZ Archangel Kerberos, G7 Type-S, Grease, Huntress Creator Gamer, Jiraiya, Rewind, Bike, Phone, Unknown Ridewatch)
Ultra Ridewatches: 6 (Ultraman Orb Specium Zepellion, Ultraman Orb Orb Origin, Ultraman X, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Zero Beyond, Ultraseven)
-Zi-O: 12 (Zi-O, Build, Ex-Aid, Gaim, Fourze, OOO, Kiva, Kabuto, Blade, Ryuki, Bike, Phone)
-Geiz: 10 (Geiz, Cross-Z, Genm, Ghost, Drive, Wizard, OOO Tajadol Combo, Faiz, Bike, Phone)
-Tsukuyomi: 1 (Phone)
-Fubuki: 3 (Fuin, Phone (x2))
-Ray:
Ridewatch: 6 (Rogue, Ride-Player, Snipe, White Wizard, Eternal, Sasword)
Non-Rider Ridewatch: 2 (Engine Bros, RemoCon Bros)
Kaijuwatch: 3 (Demaaga, Galactron (x2))
Ultra Ridewatch: 2 (Ultraman Belial, Ultraman Geed Primitive)
Days left before the seal in the Unknown Ridewatch is broken: 22.
Ridewatch Profiles
Taki, Geiz, & Tsukuyomi: It's time for the Ridewatch Profiles!We're going to show you the Ridewatch of this chapter!
Taki: (Takes out the Ultraman Zero Ridewatch, rotated the dial and pressed its activation button.)
Ridewatch voice: (Digital beeping) Ultraman Zero!
Taki: Ultraman Zero. The son of one of the Ultra Brothers, Ultraseven. Zero is a hot-blooded Ultra who is the sworn enemy of the evil Ultra known as Ultraman Belial.
Taki, Geiz, & Tsukuyomi: Tune in next time, everyone!
On the next episode...
(次回挿話)
It seems Ray is also intent in destroying Krita-Yuga than allowing Geiz to obtain it in hopes of nothing will stand in her way of claiming Soul Edge. The fact Krita-Yuga is Soul Calibur's primitive form and will reveal itself when it comes contact to the cursed sword. Taki, Geiz, and Sougo must protect Xianghua and her friends before Ray can destroy the Chinese sword.
Xianghua, on the other hand, who is faced with the conflict of continuing her mother's wishes and handing over Krita-Yuga to Geiz.
Next time on Taki Gaiden, Episode 29: With An Engraved Oath ~A.D. 1584~.
Author's Note:
Although Ray's similarities to Basco is more evident. Her betrayal against the Time Jackers also leans closer to Ankh before he met Eiji. And the fact that she's a villain whose identity and face hidden, it's reminiscent to the Great Leader of Shocker and his succeeding incarnations and Shroud from Kamen Rider W.
As shown with Geiz's recent encounter with Ray, and the fact that they come from the same era - 2068. She is the exact opposite to Geiz in a way that she seeks out Soul Edge as Geiz is to Soul Calibur and they intend to use the respective Soul swords to kill Sougo and prevent Oma Zi-O's rise. Their similarities are even more evident to the point Ray convinces Geiz to betray Sougo and Tsukuyomi to help him find Soul Calibur.
This is the first time a non-Rider Ridewatch is featured in this story: the Engine and RemoCon Bros.
