Okay guys, it's here! Sorry for taking so long, but here's another chapter of Kamen Rider GX! Reason it's taking so long is because the Chazz–a–nova episode is being a pain in the butt, so Serpentdragon, whom I thank for this writing this chapter with me, and I have come up with something original! So here it is!
Disclaimer: Same thing.
Kagemaru and Orpheus were in their secret hideout, hidden away from the prying eyes of the outside world. They watched on screens recordings of all the battles the Shadow Riders had with the Key Keepers. ["Excellent, most excellent,"] Kagemaru said as he watched the recordings. ["We're ready for the final phase of our plan… We're finally ready to open the Spirit Gate, my friend."]
"Curious. You don't need the Spirit Keys to unlock the Spirit Gates?" Orpheus asked raising an eyebrow under his mask. Of course, Orpheus already knew that the Spirit Keys aren't really necessary to open the Spirit Gates, but he played dumb anyways. After all, he had a much grander scheme should Kagemaru fail.
["Not exactly,"] Kagemaru said as he watched the Duel recordings. ["It never mattered whether or not the Shadow Riders were victorious. All that was required was the right amount of Duel Energy be released. Now, all that is needed is for the Keys to unlock the Spirit Gates."]
"And how exactly are you going to do that? Because last I checked, your last Shadow Rider is no more." Orpheus reminded.
Kagemaru chuckled at Orpheus. ["It's of little consequence. I have a plan. One that your Dark Riders will be crucial with."]
"Oh really." Orpheus said.
Kagemaru gave a soft "Mmmm." ["Indeed, specifically one you have yet to reveal."]
(The scene shatters, Cue in Journey through the Decade from Gackt)
(Full instrumental with narration)
Kamen Raidā
[Kamen Rider]
(The music begins with a black background as cards are falling down and rotates, to reveal all of the Heisei Riders, each with their own iconic poses.)
Karera wa jinrui wa o mamoru hīrō ga masuku sa rete imasu.
[They are masked heroes that protect mankind.]
(After a few introductions, with a swoop of a hand, all of the cards are in Kurogasa's hand)
Dekki–nai busō shi,
[Armed within the Deck,]
(He slides it into his duel disk)
Wakai otoko ga unmei no kare no pasu o kettei suru tame ni kare no tabi o settei!
[A young man sets on his journey to determine the path of his destiny!]
Kurogasa: Henshin!
(The red orb on the duel disk shines brightly after Kurogasa declared it and it moves to the next scene and the music begins.)
(Miageru hoshi~, sorezore no rekishi ga, kagayaite~) At nighttime, a lone figure stands alone at the coastline of the beach. It is revealed to be Kurogasa looking at his Kamen Rider Deck scanning through each card. His dad walked next to him, as Yukina stood near him, both parents looking at their son concern. Jaden and others witness this as Alexis looks at him sadly and Kurogasa looks to his left.
(Seiza no you~, sen de musubu shunkan, hajimaru Legend~) Orpheus, with an evil smirk hidden behind his mask, appears with his army of Dark Riders, backed up with Gravekeepers, Dark Scorpions, the youth Kagemaru and elites of Shadow Riders with the accompaniment of the threatening Sacred Beasts. Kurogasa and his friends along with Kyoshiro are ready to face them as half of the Heisei and Neo–Heisei Riders' masks appeared on Kurogasa's determined look in a quick montage, starting from Kuuga to Wizard.
(AURORA, yurameku jikuu koete~) The supporting characters such as Chancellor Sheppard, Wheeler, Damon, Brier, Dmitri and Gerard appear to give support to Kurogasa and his friends as Professor Crowler joins in for the showdown.
(Tobikomu, meisou suru Parallel~ world!) As all of the Kamen Riders in base form both Showa and Heisei and Dark Magician Girl appear behind Kurogasa, they and the rest of the cast's ace Monsters dash to the middle, to battle with the Monsters on the other side and begin the Rider War.
(On~ the road, dare mo tabi no tochuu) Kurogasa transforms into Kamen Rider Duelist and joins in the fray. Both Kurogasa and Orpheus battle it all out with weapons in hand.
(Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame~) Overwhelmed by the power of light, Orpheus steps back and activates the Shadow Realm, blanketing the world in black mists and is then consumed by Darkness, revealing its terror form.
(Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o, we are all traveler~s) Showing no fear, Kurogasa leaps high to deliver his Rider Kick to the Darkness, as a spark of light engulfs the whole screen.
(Bo~ku no, me no mae ni hirogaru) Kurogasa stood alone at the edge of the cliff, waiting for the sunrise as Yukina gently hugged her son gently from behind, followed by Kyoshiro who wrapped his arm around his son's shoulder.
(Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte~) Kurogasa looks to his left and right as one by one, Alexis, Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Chazz, Victor, Bastion, Koji, Rika, Zane, Marta, and Mamori walk up next to him.
(Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku, michi ni kawaru no darou~!) Everyone looked at Kurogasa with a smile on their faces as Alexis stood near him while the rest looked at the sun that pierced through the dark sky, slowly rising from the sea horizon as the holograms of Kamen Riders, both Showa and Heisei look at it too.
(Mokugekise yo! Journey through the Decade~) Kurogasa smiled at his friends, Alexis, and all the Riders before looking at the sunrise with everyone else as the camera pans out from the scene to show everybody.
(Instrumental ending) The scene fades to the Final Attack Ride Background, and all of the Heisei Riders' insignia, rotating clockwise around a gold orb appeared starting with Kuuga to Wizard and the title Kamen Rider GX appears right in the middle of the orb and ends with the GX shining with a sparkle at the end.
Chapter 53: Destruction vs. Hope
It's been a week, since the Duel with Professor Banner, and things were returning to normal for the most part. Mostly Jaden being his happy self again, and Koji and Marta now being together, but it was still a little bit gloomy knowing that Professor Banner was now legitimately now gone.
As of now, classes were done and Kurogasa and Alexis were having a lunch date and right now, Kurogasa and Alexis were having one of their make out sessions yet again. Everyone was soon coming to a close. All the Shadow Riders were now beaten and final exams were gonna come up soon. But there was one other thing they still have to go through.
The Rider War…
Ever since Kurogasa's dream of being in Hikari Studios and Natsumi telling him that another Rider War is gonna occur in his world, it's been bothering him. And to make it worse, when he was in the Wajima's Antique Shop and Koyomi telling him that the Rider War was inevitable, made Kurogasa worried even more. And now with the Shadow Riders gone, it's coming up closer than ever. When it comes, what'll happen then? Will they all come out of it alive and win? Will they lose? They're just so many possibilities. And that alone was enough to stop Kurogasa and Alexis's make out session.
"What is it?" Alexis asked concerned.
Kurogasa sighed as he rolled onto his back, resting up on his shoulders as he looked out at the beach. "I keep thinking about the Rider War. I thought that since we stopped the Spirit Gate from opening, it was all over, but after Jaden defeated Professor Banner, Haruto said that it's still to come… and I keep thinking about what'll happen."
"Kurogasa…" Alexis said sadly.
"I'm sorry, it's just…" Kurogasa got out. "Just thinking about it, makes me worried about you. You're gonna be involved one way or another and if anything happened to you, I–"
Alexis silenced him with a kiss. When she pulled away, she said, "Kurogasa, I love you… but you need to stop worrying like you're the only one who's gonna be fighting. You don't have to face it alone. We're all willing to fight beside you. Besides, did you ever think how I might feel if something happened to you?"
Kurogasa looked a bit stunned at that, before saying, "Well… no, but… even if something did happen to me, knowing that you're safe and your life going on will be worth it… and I won't regret any of it."
Alexis sighed with frustration; face palming as she saw he didn't understand what she meant. "But the point I'm making is that you wouldn't be there, you idiot! Sure, I'd be safe, but I'd lose the boy I love!"
Kurogasa looked really stunned. Now it finally hits him. He closed his eyes, and bowed his head down smiling, "Alright, you win… I get it now."
Alexis sighed with relief this time. Placing her hands on his shoulders, Alexis kissed Kurogasa's cheek as she said, "I appreciate that you want to protect me, but you're not invincible, Kurogasa. I want to protect you just as much as you want to protect me."
"I know…"
"But until then… at least, while we still have time right now…" Alexis said, as her face got close to Kurogasa's. "Let me take away all your pain and worries…"
Kurogasa smiled as he kissed her lips gently and said, "I would really like that."
Alexis then came close to his ear, nibbling it a bit, before looking at Kurogasa, this time with a sexy smile as she said, "Good, so… how about giving me some… stimulation." Kurogasa didn't say anything as he pressed Alexis back onto the ground and began to make out with his girlfriend happily.
As Kurogasa and Alexis made out, from far away, they were being watched by a mysterious figure. He appeared to be Decade, but he had a far more… sinister appearance than Tsukasa was supposed to have. He had a different shade of magenta and sharper eyes. The best way to describe something about Decade was simply… wrong.
He eyed the two and growled with disgust as he looked at them. "Pathetic." He couldn't wait to begin his rampage. "The question is… what's the best way to do it?"
Koji and Marta were in one of the open aerobics rooms in the Obelisk Dorm gym, having another one of their disco lessons. Koji was dressed in a powder blue leisure suit with white platform shoes, a white and blue newsboy cap, and his medallion while Marta was dressed in a 3/4 blue disco dress with a flowing bottom, a blue lily in her hair, and of course her beautiful new platforms. The two were smiling and laughing, having the time of their lives. "Marta, you're doing great! I can't believe how much better you've gotten so quickly!"
"Well, it's all thanks to my teacher." Marta smiled as she gave him a peck on the lips.
Koji smiled as he lifted her up in the air and spun her around with a more passionate kiss. "Heh, heh… Well, I guess I am pretty groovy!"
Marta smiled as she rested her hands on his shoulders and popped one foot up and kissed his cheek. "You certainly are." She then hugged him close, Koji smiling as she hugged him back. "Now, you should probably tell Jaden where he can find these gorgeous puppies." pointing to the platform sandals on her feet, "So he can buy a pair for Rika."
Koji looked at her in surprise. "What the–!? How'd you–!?"
Marta gave him a knowing wink as she said, "No one told me. I figured it out on my own, love. I can be very deductive when I want. When I told the girls about us and showed off the sandals for them, Rika was eyeing them the longest and most longingly. Plus, I can tell from how Rika blushes that she likes him and I've noticed Jaden eyeing her a little more lately."
"Huh…" Koji got out. "So then… when the time comes, Kurogasa and I can get Jaden to man up, and you and Alexis can help out Rika?" He asked.
Marta smiled and nodded as she said, "Definitely. We'll get to it."
"Groovy."
The Decade impostor watched as the two kissed again before they continued their disco dancing. "Hhhmmm… one of Kamen Rider Duelist's best friends… He might be a good place to start."
"Omromromromromrom!" Jaden said as he was eating the fifth plate of fried rice he's eaten thanks to Rika's cooking. It was just that good.
"Uh… Jaden, you feeling okay?" Syrus asked a bit worried.
"Never better!" Jaden said eating in–between mouthfuls.
Syrus eyed Jaden suspiciously as he said, "Hey, Jay… you've been getting a lot of food cooked for you lately. Can I ask who that's from?"
"From Rika, of course!" Jaden exclaimed. "Her cooking's just awesome!"
"That explains it." Chumley said.
"Yeah. You ate double during Duel Monsters Spirit Day." Victor pointed out.
Jaden looked at them with a smile as he said, "Yep! She cooks the best food!"
"A–At least, he's feeling h–happy again." Mamori pointed out.
Bastion, who happened to be over at the Slifer Dorm, then said, "Jaden, are you sure that's the only reason you like Rika's cooking?"
"Whaddya mean?" Jaden asked with a spoon in his mouth, eating a sixth plate of fried rice.
Victor sighed before face palming as he shook his head. "We mean," he said with a groan, "That not only do you like her cooking because she makes it well, but because she made it especially for you."
"Really?" Jaden blinked. "I didn't notice." That made everyone face palm.
"Is he really that dense?" Chazz groaned.
"Aw, give the kid a break Chazz." Kyoshiro said coming in to the cafeteria of the Slifer Red Dorm.
Bastion nodded at Kyoshiro before looking to Jaden as he said, "All I have to say, Jaden, is that Rika doesn't cook this much food special for anyone, not even Koji and Kurogasa and they've been friends since childhood."
Jaden looked at Bastion for a few moments before he finally got a face that made everyone think Jaden understood what they were saying. "I see now… It's because I eat just as much as those two put together!"
Everyone fell onto the floor in disbelief.
"Yep… he's that dense…" Chazz finalized.
Victor facepalmed and shook his head. "Sorry, Professor Kururugi, but I can't believe that he doesn't realize what everyone else sees."
"It'll come to him. Just give it time." Kyoshiro assured.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…" Dr. Crowler got out.
"That's a lot of food you're cooking Rika." Zane commented.
Rika nodded but kept moving like lightning as she cooked up more and more food. "I know… that's because Jaden has a big appetite!"
"Isn't that a bit much though?" Crowler asked. "Sooner or later, the food supply for the school will run out."
Rika shrugged as she continued to cook and said, "I know, I know… I can't help it!"
"Is it just me or is Rika somehow falling for that Slifer Slacker?" Crowler whispered to Zane.
"Zane eyed Dr. Crowler and said, neutrally, "…I don't think it's appropriate for you to be asking that question as a teacher, Sir."
"I'm being genuinely curious."
Zane sighed as he shrugged and said, "Is it a problem if she is?"
"Well… no, I don't think so."
Shrugging, Zane then said, "Then I don't think it should matter whether she does or doesn't."
"You know I can hear you two talking right?" Rika asked.
Crowler looked like he was a kid caught with their hand in the cookie jar while Zane looked calm as usual. "Last I checked the good doctor was doing most of the talking."
"Uh… well, that is…" Crowler got out.
*BONG!*
"OW!" Crowler cried out in pain, after being hit in the head with an empty frying pan.
"Buzz out of my love life." Rika said curtly before continuing on with her cooking.
Crowler was on the floor, holding his head as tears trickled down his face while Zane shook his head in disappointment. Meanwhile, the Decade doppelganger was watching Rika and them now, giving a soft "hmmm" as he did. "Interesting… so, which friend to target?"
Meanwhile, Sheppard was in office and has been staring hard at the box of Spirit Keys that were inside. It's true that all the Shadow Riders have been eliminated. Nightshroud, Yunalesca, Resa, Kurenai, Camula, Tania, Don Zaloog, Abidos III, Titan, and the recent Amanael/Professor Banner. But Chancellor Sheppard had this bad feeling, that for some reason, this whole war with the Shadow Riders isn't over yet. Not by a long shot.
"Kagemaru… Just what are you up to?" He thought. "And Orpheus… he's too obsessed with Kurogasa and his father to just give up. No… There's more to this…"
Ever since Kurogasa first arrived at Duel Academy, things have been pretty good for him, until the day Orpheus first showed up, wanting the Kamen Rider cards for himself. At the time, his intentions were pretty vague. As the year went by, Orpheus has been more aggressive with Kurogasa, now upgrading with the Dark Kamen Riders and sneaking onto the island every now and then. And then… things got really nasty when he had the guts to kidnap his father, beating him to pulp, and tell Kurogasa everything: From Orpheus revealing that he was Kurogasa's uncle to his bitter hatred towards him and his father because of what happened to Kurogasa's mother, Orpheus's sister, and now… with the year coming to a close, things are going to get even nastier.
As he thought more about Orpheus, he began to think about everything that Orpheus had done regarding the Shadow Riders. Something seemed off about it. He seemed to have an ulterior motive, a goal of his own separate from that of the rest of the Shadow Riders. "If that's the case, then we need to figure out what he's doing. Because I have a feeling it's far more dangerous than whatever they're planning."
Meanwhile after Kurogasa and Alexis had their little make out session, the two were on their way to meet up with Jaden and the others at the Slifer Red Dorm. Everyone else was gathered there already, Koji and Marta now dressed in their DA uniforms again. "Hey there, guys," Jaden smiling as he downed another shrimp dumpling.
"Dude, that's a lot of food you're eating…" Kurogasa muttered while seeing many stacks of plate.
Jaden smiled and nodded as he said, "Yeah! Rika made me a whole bunch and it was delicious!"
"Yeah, Rika and Jaden are so gonna get together later on…" Alexis whispered in Kurogasa's ear.
"Well, she just learned that the old saying 'the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach' is all too true with Jaden," he whispered back.
"Huh? Whatcha guys say?" Jaden asked.
Kurogasa just snickered as he said, "Oh nothing… nothing at all, Jaden."
"So what's been going on around here, besides watching Jaden chow down?" Alexis asked.
Victor shrugged as he said, "Not much. We've just been kinda chilling, really."
"I'm surprised Jaden is able to recover this fast, since… well, you know…" Bastion said.
Koji gave Bastion a look as he said, "It's probably best that we don't bring it up… Don't want to cause any unnecessary pain or bad memories."
"Right…" Bastion got out.
Just then, the whole gang hit the ground as they heard a huge explosion coming from outside. "Is everyone okay!?" Kurogasa asked immediately, picking his head up from the ground.
"Yeah… peachy…" Chazz groaned. "Where did that come from anyways?!" He demanded.
Victor grunted as he got up and said, "I say we go find out!"
Everyone soon got up and ran outside to see what was up and where that explosion came from. All over the campus, students were running for their lives as explosions went off all around them. And the source of the explosions? "DECADE!?"
"Kono yaro!" Momotaros yelled as he appeared. "What's pinkie doing?!"
Kurogasa looked at this in shock, unable to believe it. "This can't be right! Tsukasa wouldn't do that! "Dad, what's going on?!" He asked.
Kyoshiro was agape. His eyes were locked on Decade as he said to his son, "No way… Tsukasa has… he's become the Destroyer of Worlds again."
Kurogasa, Koji, and Rika were shocked while the others were confused. "'Destroyer of Worlds?' What is that!?" Syrus asked.
"Two words: Not good." Koji answered.
"For some reason, he's in Violent Emotion mode!" Kurogasa gritted as he put on his henshin gauntlet on. "Henshin!" He declared inserting his Deck in before transforming into Kamen Rider Duelist.
Decade looked over his left shoulder and chuckled evilly as he saw Kamen Rider Duelist approach. "It's about time you got out here. I was wondering when you'd show up."
"So you finally decide to snap huh?!" Kurogasa demanded.
Decade stared at him almost as if he was confused, his head cocked slightly to the side. "Snapped? No… I've merely embraced my true destiny…"
"Embrace your true destiny my ass!" Momotaros yelled as he appeared along with most of the Riders. "As much as we're at each other's throats, last I checked you're one of the good guys!"
"So why now?!" Haruto demanded.
"Yeah, why?" Gentarou got out sad. "You're our buddy!"
Decade just shrugged and said, "Why not?"
"I can't believe you'd do this…" Eiji said in disappointment.
"It's making all of us sad." Yuusuke shook his head.
"Of all times, it just had to be now." Shinji growled.
"You're really going to do this to us?! Especially when the Rider War is coming up?!" Kenzaki demanded.
Decade simply stared at them and said, "That's exactly why I'm doing this. It's my destiny… I'm the cause of the Rider War… I'm destined to bring it to this world!"
"You're insane!" Shouichi snarled.
"You wouldn't dare!" Takumi added.
Decade just tilted his head back and let loose a cruel laugh. "I already have! And very soon, it will bring the end of this world… And I will truly be the Destroyer of Worlds!"
"We won't let you!" Hitoshi declared.
"We'll make sure of it." Souji said calmly.
"And do whatever it takes!" Wataru added.
"But guys–" Gentarou protested.
Shotaro looked to Gentarou and cut him off, saying, "I'm sorry, Gentarou, but we don't have a choice. We can't let him do this."
However, Kurogasa stood in his defensive stance and eyed "Decade" before them. "Guys… something isn't right about this. Something doesn't feel right with Tsukasa."
Momotaros grumbled as he said, "Well, of course it doesn't! Our friend betrayed us!"
"No. I feel like there's more to it."
Urataros, curious, placed his hand on Momotaros's shoulder and, rather uncharacteristically, said, "Sempai, let's listen to Kurogasa… I think he might be right."
"Whaddya mean?" Ryuutaros asked.
"I don't know how to describe it… But I don't sense Tsukasa in there…" He said, staring at this Decade.
"Whaddya mean he's not pinkie!?" Momotaros exclaimed. "He's standing right in front of us!"
Hesitantly, Kurogasa reached into his Deck for Decade. Pulling it out, he looked at it silently for a moment as he said, "Tsukasa, if you're in there… Please come out!" Everyone stood there for a moment, waiting for a sign, anything… and then…
"Hey! I'm trying to get some sleep here!"
They were all shocked as a second Kamen Rider Decade appeared on the field, his less rigid and sharper edges showing this was the real Decade. "What's with all the noise?" Tsukasa asked annoyed. "You better have a good reason for waking… me… up…" He trailed off as he turned towards the other Decade. "Hey, who's the imposter there?!"
"That's what we want to know," Kintaros said as they eyed the evil Decade.
"Show your true self you imposter!" Sieg demanded.
There was silence for what seemed like ages until the evil Decade de-henshined, revealing… Tsukasa!? Except… different.
"NANI?!" The Riders and Kurogasa asked shocked. Tsukasa, however, merely glared and growled. The Tsukasa doppelganger looked like he did when he was the Great Leader of Dai–Shocker.
"Hey! What's with you dressed up like me when I was with Dai–Shocker?!" The real Tsukasa demanded.
Dark Tsukasa groaned, face palming as he said, "Weren't you listening!? I AM you! Or rather, part of you." As the Riders and others looked on in confusion, Dark Tsukasa said, "I'm your dark side, the part of you that was destroyed, or nearly destroyed, when you gave up the role of being Dai–Shocker's Great Leader." As everyone gasped, Dark Tsukasa clenched his fists tightly together, his body shivering in rage. "We could've done so much together… We could have destroyed this world, and the worlds of ALL the Riders… And we could've built up an entirely new one! A world of our own! But you had to cast that aside, cast ME aside!"
"The only reason I first destroyed the worlds is so I can reconnect them again!" Tsukasa countered.
Dark Tsukasa stopped for a moment, appearing dumbfounded before bursting out laughing. "How simple minded you are! You don't see the big picture! You could've recreated the world anyway you wanted! We could've ruled! Made it however you wanted!"
"And yet I didn't choose that!"
"And that's why you're weak!" Dark Tsukasa shouted, before he henshined once more back into Decade Violent Emotion. "You had the power to create a whole world! And yet you tossed that all away out of some foolish notion of 'duty,' 'honor,' or whatever! You were a coward, afraid of your own power, your own destiny! That's why I'm better! Because I won't make that mistake. I intend to open the Spirit Gate and use the Sacred Beasts to restore my full power so I may become the Destroyer of Worlds once more and make myself ruler of a brand new world! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Are you done?" Tsukasa asked annoyed.
Dark Tsukasa suddenly stopped laughing as he summoned up a Duel Disk onto his arm, summoning up the circle for a Shadow Duel around himself and Kurogasa. "No… but I will be once I defeat this wannabe Rider."
"Heh. You wish." Kurogasa scoffed.
Decade Violent Emotion scoffed at Kurogasa as he said, "Please… you're a fake Rider. You're not supposed to exist. I intend to fix that error right now."
"I'm not a fake since I'm standing right here in front of you!" Kurogasa snapped. "And you don't get to decide on who lives and dies!" He then turned to his Riders. "Minna! Ikuzo!"
Dark Tsukasa scoffed at that as well, sliding his Deck into his Duel Disk. "That's exactly what I mean. If it weren't for the other Riders you have, you'd be powerless. You're just having them lend you all their powers. I may be able to tap into their powers, but even if I couldn't, I'd still be a Rider."
"How typical of an arrogant person like you to say that." Kurogasa said as the Riders went into his Deck. "At least I don't use my friends as tools! And I'm gonna show you that!" Both players drew their starting Hands.
"DUEL!"
Dark Decade: 4000
Kurogasa: 4000
"Oh boy… this is gonna get ugly…" Syrus murmured worriedly.
Koji nodded as he said, "You have no idea, man. Decade Violent Emotion is one of the most powerful Riders in existence. Kurogasa is in for the fight of his life."
"Kurogasa…" Alexis said worried.
"Hey, no worries Lex! There's no way Kurogasa will be beaten by him." Jaden assured.
Alexis nodded as she said, "I know…" But her face showed how worried she was as the Duel began.
"I'll start." Dark Decade said as he drew his sixth card. "I summon S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt in ATK mode!" Kurogasa was shocked when a man in a black body suit with a white spine and ribcage design on the shirt and a mask with the S.H.O.C.K.E.R Emblem on his waist appeared (3/ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000). It gave out a cry of "Eee!" as it saluted in a Nazi–like way.
Syrus looked surprised as he shouted, "What is that!?"
Rika gasped as she said, "That's a S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt, the foot soldiers from the Decade series!"
"Not just from the Decade series, Rika." Kyoshiro frowned heavily. "They're the very first enemies of the Kamen Riders since 1971."
"If that card's a sign of things to come, then Kurogasa's in for some trouble," Koji added worriedly. "S.H.O.C.K.E.R has some really bad jive–turkeys."
At that point, Kamen Riders Ichigo and Nigo appeared, looking hard at Dark Decade while both giving a long "hhhmmmmmm…"
"To think that Dark Decade would use the power of S.H.O.C.K.E.R. This could be trouble…" Ichigo muttered.
"Yes I agree." Nigo said. "The shounen has his work cut out for him."
"You bastard! You'd use the power of S.H.O.C.K.E.R to help you out?!" Kurogasa demanded.
Dark Decade merely shrugged as he said, "Whatever it takes to get what I want. They're exactly what I need. I'll end my turn there."
Victor eyed the Duel suspiciously. "That's it? Just playing a weak monster like that in ATK mode? No facedowns? Kurogasa better be careful."
"I don't know what you're up to, but it's not gonna work!" Kurogasa said drawing his sixth card. "I summon Kamen Rider Blade in ATK mode!"
A silhouetted man appeared and took out his Blay Buckle and slid the Category Ace into his belt before placing it on his waist. A deck of cards formed around his waist, changing it into a belt, and making a pulsing noise. He slowly raised his right arm onto the left shoulder. "Henshin!" He flicked his right wrist before his right arm went down to grab the lever of the belt and raised his left hand at the same spot and he pulled to lever to reveal the Spade.
TURN UP
Blue energy came out of the belt and formed a vertical rectangle of energy. It also showed a picture of the Change Ace beetle with the spade on it. The vertical rectangle of energy went towards the silhouetted man, with the latter walking through it. When he walked through the rectangle, Blade appeared has done his transformation as he immediately ran towards Kurogasa to help him out. (4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400)
Dark Decade watched curiously as Kurogasa summoned out his Monster. "Not bad, but I'm not that concerned if that's the best you can do."
"You haven't seen anything yet! Kenzaki, take out the S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt with Lightning Blast!" Kurogasa commanded.
"Hai!" Kenzaki said as he flipped the Blay Rouzer and fanned his card out from the blade before taking out two and rousing them on the side of the blade.
KICK
THUNDER
The holograms of Kick Locust and Thunder Deer appeared and went into Blade.
LIGHTNING BLAST
Kenzaki stabbed the Blay Rouzer to the ground and jumped up as electricity gathered around his kicking foot before diving down for his Lightning Blast Rider Kick. The attack connected and the S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt "Eeeeee"d in pain before being destroyed, making a cloud of smoke.
Dark Decade: 3400
Kurogasa: 4000
"Lishus! That thing didn't stand a chance!" Chumley cheered.
"Hmph. Think again." Dark Decade smirked. When the smoke cleared there were… 5 more S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunts?! (1/ATK: 500/DEF: 500) x5
"What?!" Everyone asked shocked.
"I forgot to mention, when a S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt is destroyed by Battle, I get five S.H.O.C.K.E.R Tokens to replace him!"
Chazz grumbled as he watched the Duel and said, frustrated, "Stupid Rider Reject… He just gave the bad guy a full Field!"
"Hey, it's not his fault that he doesn't know what the ability was!" Rika growled. "You can't expect him to know everything!"
"Guys, let's not fight!" Bastion said as he watched the Duel before them. "Kurogasa's Monster is still stronger and his turn isn't over, so he can still prepare a defense."
"I'll place a facedown and end my turn." Kurogasa concluded placing a reversed card on the Field.
"And now comes mine." Dark Decade said drawing his next card. "Now I'll Tribute two of my tokens to summon S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Dr. Shinigami!"
"WHAT?!" Kurogasa asked shocked as two tokens disappeared and what replaced them was an old man with long, flowing white hair, wearing a white suit with a black cape over him (7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000)
Jaden looked at Dark Decade's Monster rather puzzled as he said, "That's his big Monster? He just looks like a crazy mad scientist."
"That's because he is." Kyoshiro said.
Jaden still looked confused as he looked at the Monster. "What's so dangerous about him?"
"If you ever watched Decade, man, you'd know." Koji said.
Appearing beside Victor, at that moment, was Sage of the Halo. "He's right, Victor. I can sense an abnormally powerful amount of dark energy radiating from that Monster."
"Ho~? What's this?" Dr. Shinigami asked, looking at Kurogasa. "A new Kamen Rider?"
Dark Decade kept his arms crossed as he said, "Unfortunately, yes. Now, if you don't mind, Doctor, I'd appreciate if you did some emergency surgery and killed him for me."
"Oh but of course." Dr. Shinigami said with delight. "I'll especially take my time experimenting on him."
"Before I have the good doctor attack, I'll activate S.H.O.C.K.E.R Tokens' ability! I can Tribute them so I can deal 500 points of Damage to you!"
"WHAT!?" Kurogasa gaped as he watched the Grunts crouch down like they were about to pounce on him.
"KUROGASA!" Alexis cried out in horror as she watched the Grunts leap into the air, hands curled into fists as they flew towards Kurogasa like rockets. Kurogasa defended himself and upon impact…
*BOOOOOOOM!*
The S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunts literally exploded!
Dark Decade: 3400
Kurogasa: 2500
The Field was covered in smoke for some of the longest few seconds the gang had ever experienced until it finally cleared, revealing Kurogasa on his back on the ground, his armor covered in black burn marks. "Kurogasa!" Alexis cried out in horror.
He was unresponsive and unmoving for a few moments. Kyoshiro clenched his fists tightly as he said to himself, "Come on, son… I know you're alright… You're too strong for that…"
Finally, causing a sigh of relief in everyone, Kurogasa began to get back onto his feet.
"Ow…" Kurogasa groaned.
Alexis stumbled slightly as she was finally able to breathe again. "Don't scare me like that, you idiot…"
Rika, wiping the worried sweat off her brow, said, "Are you okay, Kurogasa?"
"Yeah… somehow…" He got out.
Dark Decade laughed as he watched this. "Pathetic! That was the weakest weapon in my arsenal, and yet you were still injured that much by it! Heh, this is gonna easier than I thought! Dr. Shinigami, take out Blade!"
Shinigami laughed at Dark Decade's command. "As you wish!" With that, Dr. Shinigami morphed, changing into a white Squid kaijin known as Ikadevil. In his new form, Shinigami, or Ikadevil now, leapt through the air, flailing his tentacle arms about, ready to whip Blade in two. He whipped his tentacles forward and struck Blade, destroying him into pixels.
Dark Decade: 3400
Kurogasa: 1600
"Thanks! Now I can do this! Reveal facedown!" Kurogasa said revealing it. "Damage Condenser! This lets me Special Summon a Monster from my Deck equal to the total Damage I took! And I Special Summon Kamen Rider Wizard!"
Haruto appeared again in silhouette, sliding the Driver On Ring onto his right hand. Placing it over his belt, it sang out as the WizarDriver appeared.
DRIVER ON! PLEASE!
He then switched the Hand Author to the left side.
SHABADOOBIE! TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!
Sliding the Flame Style Ring onto his left hand, Haruto said, "Henshin." He then held his left hand over the WizarDriver, making it flash red before extending his arm out to the side.
FLAME! PLEASE!
Then, the usual red magic circle flew over him, transforming him into Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Style.
HI! HI! HI, HI, HI!
"Saa… showtime da." Haruto stated. (4/ATK: 1700/DEF: 1550)
Shinigami/Ikadevil eyed the new Rider curiously, unfamiliar with him and eyeing his strange new form. "Hhhmmm… another new one. Curious…"
Dark Decade merely shrugged at the new Rider as he said, "Whatever, it's not capable of harming you. Now then, I'll simply set one card facedown and end my turn."
"My move!" Kurogasa said drawing his next card. "I play Monster Reborn to bring back Kamen Rider Blade in DEF mode!" Kenzaki returned to the Field. "Then I'll Tribute Kamen Rider Wizard to summon Kamen Rider Wizard – Drago Form!" Haruto then slid off the Flame Style Ring from his hand and slid the Flame Dragon Ring onto his hand. He then flipped the Hand Author to the right before bringing it back to the left. He then placed his left hand over it once again, triggering the transformation cycle once more.
FLAME! DRAGON!
The new magic circle began overtaking Wizard as a flaming version of Dragon flew over him.
BURN! BURN! BURN, BURN, BURN!
Dragon went around him several times before it enveloped him in flames. When the fire dispersed, Haruto looked the same, only this time, his trench coat was now bright red, his shoulders now have shoulder guards with rubies embedded in them and his ruby helmet was more elaborate too (8/ATK: 2750/DEF: 2450). "Now I'll activate his FIRE ability! He gains ATK points equal to the ATK of the other Kamen Riders on the Field!"
Blade's energy flew towards Wizard, increasing his power.
Kamen Rider Wizard – Drago Form (8/ATK: 2750–4350/DEF: 2450)
He took out the Special Ring, sliding it onto his right hand as he slid the Hand Author over to the right.
LUPACCHI MAGIC! TOUCH TO GO! LUPACCHI MAGIC! TOUCH TO GO!
He then placed his right hand over the WizarDriver, causing a flash of red light.
VERY NICE! SPECIAL! FABULOUS!
Dragon flew around him again before flying through his chest, Dragon's head forming there. "Now, Haruto! Destroy Dr. Shinigami! Dragon Breath!"
"Saa… finale da…" Haruto said then flew up before a magic circle appeared in front of Haruto and the dragon head spew fire through the circle and to Dr. Shinigami.
Dark Decade gave a short laugh as he said, "I activate my Trap Card, Sakuretsu Armor! This card destroys your Rider for being foolish enough to attack me!" Shinigami then summoned an aura around him that absorbed Haruto's attack before sending it right back to him!
"Grr… I'll place a down and end my turn." Kurogasa concluded, placing a reverse card on the Field.
"Tch." Jaden said, one hand wrapped around his fist tightly, feeling overly anxious, "Kurogasa's in a real jam... My buddy's gotta think of a way out of this!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha! What's wrong? Backing out already? Well you should be!" Dark Decade laughed, drawing his next card. "Dr. Shinigami, take out Blade again!"
"With pleasure!" Shinigami once again morphed into Ikadevil, leaping through the air, spinning like a top as his tentacle arms flailed about, ready to whip Blade in half.
"Activate facedown!" Kurogasa said revealing it. "Call of the Haunted! This lets me bring back Wizard –Drago Form back to the Field!" Haruto returned to the Field. "Now I'll activate his EARTH ability! The attack switches to Haruto then he goes into DEF mode while gaining DEF points equal to DEF of other Kamen Riders on the Field!"
"NANI!?" Dark Decade shouted as he watched Wizard appear back on the field.
LAND! DRAGON!
Haruto leapt back onto the field as he flew through a yellow magic circle, Dragon flying around him in a stone form.
R–R–R–R–RUMBLE, RUMBLE, QUAKE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! QUAKE!
Wizard appeared in his yellow colored Dragon Style, immediately taking up a defensive position. As Blade's power flew into him.
Kamen Rider Wizard – Drago Form (8/ATK: 2750/DEF: 2450–3850)
He then took out a Magic Ring and slid it onto his right hand as he switched the Hand Author of the WizarDriver to the right.
VERY NICE! GRAVITY! FABULOUS!
Haruto then extended his hand in front of him just as Ikadevil was about to hit him, a yellow magic circle pushing him back into the air before slamming him down into the ground.
Dark Decade: 2050
Kurogasa: 1600
"Yeah! Way to play!" Syrus cheered.
Koji pumped a fist into the air as he shouted excitedly, "Yeah! Way to boogie, man! Groovy moves, Haruto!"
"Yeah, but it's too bad because unless Haruto gets off the Field, he has to stay in DEF mode for the rest of the Duel." Kyoshiro said.
Bastion nodded, resting his chin in his fingers. "True, Professor Kururugi… but at the very least, Kurogasa now has a strong wall against Dark Decade's attacks."
"Grr… lucky shot. I'll place a facedown and end my turn." Dark Decade growled.
Alexis breathed a momentary sigh of relief, glad that Kurogasa had managed a turn around and nearly evened the playing field. "Come on, Kurogasa, keep it up."
"My turn!" Kurogasa said drawing his next card. "Here's someone who wants to get rid of you! I summon Kamen Rider Decade in ATK mode!" A silhouette of a man appeared with the DecaDriver on his waist. He opened it up making the white part of the Driver go vertical. He showed a card to his opponent and flipped it over showing the Decade logo. "Henshin!" He said then placed it in the slot with the Decade logo showing.
KAMEN RIDE
He closes it, making the white part of the Driver go horizontal again.
DECADE
Ten grey pillars of energy appeared and merged into one, into Decade (4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 1800). As Tsukasa appeared in the true form of Decade, he glared past Shinigami towards Dark Decade. "I'm gonna make you pay for insulting me and trying to take over my life…"
"Heh! Just try it!" Dark Decade scoffed.
"Gladly," Decade said in a cold rage. Looking to Kurogasa, he said, "Mind giving me a hand?"
"You got it! I'll activate this! Final Form Ride! This lets me choose a Kamen Rider from Kuuga to W! And Decade gains an effect depending on the Kamen Rider I've chosen. I choose W from the Deck!" He said as he took out W from the Deck and placed the card in the Spell/Trap Zone making W appear. Decade took out a card and slide it into his DecaDriver before closing it.
FINAL FORM RIDE! D–D–D–DOUBLE! (W)
"Uh–oh, this isn't gonna be pretty…" Jaden cringed.
"Huh?" The spectator asked confused, save for Kyoshiro.
"You'll see…" Kyoshiro said.
"Eh? We're doing this again?" Double said confused before Decade walked and stood behind Double.
"Shotaro, Philip, chotto sugukku ittai zo." Tsukasa warned. He shoved his hands into Double's back, and Tsukasa… SPLIT DOUBLE APART!
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Everyone cringed.
"Shao Khan Fatality much?" Koji cringed.
However, much to everyone's surprise, the two halves of W turned into individual Kamen Riders, each looking like W except fully colored in their sides' color scheme. "Say hello to Kamen Riders Cyclone and Joker!"
CYCLONE! CY~CLONE!
Kamen Rider Cyclone (5/ATK: 1900/DEF: 1900)
JOKER! JO~KER!
Kamen Rider Joker (5/ATK: 2100/DEF: 1500)
"Whoa…" Victor said in awe.
"Impressive…" Bastion mused.
"Can you dig it?" Koji asked in amazement.
"Sugoi…" Rika whispered.
"Now I'll play Pot of Greed to draw two extra cards!" Kurogasa drew two. "Then I play a card called Triple Rider Kick! When Kamen Rider Decade, Cyclone, and Joker are on the Field, in exchange for Decade, Cyclone, and Joker to not attack, it destroys all Monsters on your side of the Field!"
"WHAT?!" Dark Decade roared.
"Ikuze!" Decade said as he slides in the golden card into his DecaDriver.
FINAL ATTACK RIDE! D–D–D–DOUBLE! (W)
With the declaration, Decade was the first one to leap high into the sky. "Let's not keep him waiting, Shotaro." Cyclone told his partner.
"Yeah. Let's make it showy, Philip." Joker replied with a wrist flick before both of them also leaped high. Getting into position, as Dr. Shinigami looked up and saw the three Riders in the air, both Cyclone and Joker charged up their kicks with their own respective elements to land their drop kicks on him while the holograms of golden cards appeared in front of Tsukasa before the three of them dived down for the kick.
"IKAAAAAAAAA!" Dr. Shinigami yelled before he was destroyed.
Everyone gave a huge cheer as the three Riders took out Dr. Shinigami, leaving Dark Decade's Field wide open. "If only he could summon out another Rider," Syrus said as he watched the battle, "He could possibly end this Duel right now if he had one strong enough!"
"If he has Decade – Complete Form, or can summon himself out," Koji mused, "Kurogasa could end this right now…"
"Alright, Blade attack directly! Lightning Blast!" Kurogasa ordered.
Dark Decade let out a yell of pain as the lightning blast nailed him right in the chest, leaving a huge, smoking cut across his chest armor as he went flying to the edge of the Dueling field.
Dark Decade: 450
Kurogasa: 1600
"I'll place a facedown and end my turn there." Kurogasa declared.
Dark Decade grunted angrily as he pushed himself up off the ground, staring at Kurogasa. "You made a big mistake… you've made me angry… so… I'm gonna make you dead."
"Really? Cause it look like you're not doing that anytime soon!" Kurogasa said.
Dark Decade then began to laugh once he got back on his feet and drew his next card. "That's where you're wrong! Now it's time for me to make the move that will end this Duel! I activate my facedown card! S.H.O.C.K.E.R General Assembly!"
Everyone gasped at the announcement Dark Decade made as they all looked to the card. "S.H.O.C.K.E.R. General Assembly!? Just what does that do!?" Marta asked with worry.
Alexis gulped as she replied, "I'm afraid we're about to find out!"
"Here's how it works. First I remove a card with S.H.O.C.K.E.R General in its name!" He removed Dr. Shinigami from play. "Then I Special Summon as many Monsters with that said name in there! And I happen to have the four here in my Hand!"
"WHAT!?" Everyone cried out as Dark Decade's Field erupted with four blackish–gray columns of light, one for each S.H.O.C.K.E.R. general about to be summoned.
"So here they are! S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Colonel Zol, Ambassador Hell, General Black, and Apollo Geist!"
"NO WAY!" Kurogasa said shocked.
Appearing on the Field, suddenly, were four men. One was a Japanese man in what appeared to be a uniform straight out of Nazi Germany (7/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2300). One was a man in what appeared to be a costume that was a cross between an Egyptian Pharaoh's outfit and a cockroach (7/ATK: 2700/DEF: 2550). The next appeared to be a uniform for a WWI German officer in Africa (7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2400) And the last was a man in a black bodysuit with a white cape over him and a red helmet with flame like horns sticking out over his head carrying a circular saw–like shield and a rapier (7/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2400). These four were some of S.H.O.C.K.E.R.'s strongest generals.
"Oh man… it just had to be these guys." Kyoshiro groaned.
Bastion looked to Kyoshiro as he asked in confusion, "Just who are they, Professor?"
"You're looking at S.H.O.C.K.E.R's elite generals, like Dr. Shinigami." Kyoshiro said. "These guys are the worst of the worst."
Mamori trembled behind Marta as she said, "Th–then… Kurogasa is in t–trouble, isn't he, Sempai?"
Marta tried her best to sound confident as she replied, "Don't worry, Mamori, he'll figure a way out of this."
"NO HE WON'T!" Dark Decade shouted. Everyone looked to Dark Decade instantly, shocked by his statement.
"I activate the effect of Colonel Zol! I can give one S.H.O.C.K.E.R. General the ATK of all the others, making it the only one capable of attacking this turn. And I'll give it to Apollo Geist (2900–10,500)!" In the shock of the crowd, Apollo absorbed their powers and grew to enormous sizes.
"IT'S OVER 9000!" Bastion cried out.
*BONK!*
Bastion got hit on the head with a frying pan, courtesy of Rika. "Really Bastion?!"
"Next," Dark Decade said, "I activate the effects of Ambassador Hell and General Black, both allowing me to destroy one monster on your field at the expense of not being able to attack this turn, though that doesn't matter since they couldn't anyway. So, destroy Joker and Cyclone!"
"With pleasure!" Ambassador Hell said as he changed into a rattlesnake kaijin called Garagaranda with its one whip like arm.
"They shall know the true power of S.H.O.C.K.E.R!" General Black said as he changed into a Kaijin called Hiruchameleon.
The two leapt through the air, ripping Shotaro and Phillip apart. "Phillip! Shotaro!" Kurogasa cried out in horror as he watched the two Riders be destroyed.
Dark Decade's grin could be heard under his helmet. "Time to end this. Apollo Geist, destroy that false Decade and wannabe Rider and end this Duel! Hell Razor!" Apollo Geist gave an evil laugh as he leapt through the air, twirling his razor-like shield, ready to rip Decade in two.
"KUROGASA!" Alexis cried out.
"Activate trap! Enchanted Javelin!" Kurogasa countered.
"EH!?" Dark Decade shouted as he saw the magical lance appear on the field, flying into Tsukasa's hand.
"That's right! All of his ATK points get added to my Life Points before subtraction!"
"BAKANA!" Dark Decade was helpless to watch as Apollo Geist's power was added to Kurogasa's Life Points.
Dark Decade: 450
Kurogasa: 12,100
Even though it absorbed all of his ATK points for Life Points, the javelin shattered and the attack went through, destroying Decade.
Dark Decade: 450
Kurogasa: 3600
Dark Decade growled angrily as he watched the result of his attack. He should have won that round! But no, his victory was robbed from him. On the bright side, though, he had at least destroyed all three Riders. "Well, I think I have done enough damage for now. I'll end my turn now and Apollo Geist's ATK points return to normal. You had best make this turn count, or else it will be your last!"
"You know, that's the smartest thing you said all day." Kurogasa said.
Dark Decade looked at him, his head popping up in surprise. "Nani?"
"You're right. I better make this turn count." Kurogasa as he drew his next card, before he smirked. "And boy is it gonna be my last, because I'm calling it!"
"FINAL TURN!"
The whole crowd cheered with excitement, Kurogasa's statement renewing their confidence.
"Alright, he's going for it!" Jaden called.
"Take him down, Kurogasa!" Alexis cheered.
"You got it Lex!" Kurogasa said giving a thumbs–up. "First, I play the lone card in my Hand, Card of Sanctity, allowing both of us to draw until we have six cards!" Both players drew six cards. "Nice! Next I play Magical Stone Excavation! By discarding two cards from my Hand, I can retrieve one Spell Card from my Graveyard!" He discarded two and brought one back. "And the card I chose is Monster Reborn, and I'll play it to bring back Tsukasa!" There was a huge flash of magenta light as Tsukasa leapt out of the Graveyard in full armor, making the Riders all cheer.
"Way to keep the hope alive, Tsukasa!" Haruto cheered.
"Glad you're back, buddy!" Gentarou added.
"Heh… For the first time, I think I can say I'm truly glad to see you, pinkie," Momotaros chuckled.
"Pinkku janai! Magenta da!" Tsukasa snapped.
"Tsukasa, focus!" Kurogasa shouted. "It's time for you and me to finish this guy!"
"Right." Tsukasa said.
"Now I play this! Final Kamen Attack Form Ride!"
Koji and Marta smiled as they hugged each other, cheering. "Alright! Kurogasa is gonna bust a funky move and end this!"
"By paying half my Life Points, it fuses all my Kamen Riders together!" Kurogasa said.
Dark Decade: 450
Kurogasa: 1800
"Ikuze, minna!" Decade said as he took out his platinum card and slides it into his DecaDriver.
FINAL KAMEN ATTACK FORM RIDE!
As soon as he closes down his DecaDriver…
D–D–D–DUELIST!
Suddenly, some of Kurogasa's cards from his Deck eject out from it and floated to the sky while the ones on the Field went up too, making their appearance all at once as one by one, from Kuuga to Wizard, all of them entered inside Kurogasa and when it was complete, Kurogasa steps forward.
"I Fusion Summon… myself!" (12/ATK: 0/DEF: 0)
Dark Decade eyed Kurogasa suspiciously as he walked onto the Field. "Am I supposed to be afraid of a fake Rider? You don't even have any ATK!"
"I'm not done yet! First, I gain 300 ATK and DEF for those Kamen Riders removed from play! That's 4200 ATK points right there!"
Kamen Rider Duelist (12/ATK: 0–4200/DEF: 0–4200)
Dark Decade took a step back in fright as he saw the sudden jump in power Kamen Rider Duelist got. "Im–Impossible!"
"Oh, but it gets better! I wanna utterly humiliate you! I play this card! Hope Gauntlet!" Everyone gave a gasp as they saw the card Kurogasa just played, except for Kyoshiro who just smiled with pride, remembering it as the card he used to save him from Orpheus.
"Awesome! He's gonna play that card again!" Rika cheered.
"It's been a while, since he played it." Zane remembered.
"Huh? What are you two talking about?" Chazz asked confused.
"Yes, I'm quite baffled as well." Bastion agreed.
"Oh, you'll see." Alexis smiled.
"What this does, is that I Tribute my base form so I can into my next form. Kamen Rider Duelist – Hope Form!"
"Hope Form?!" The first timers asked incredulously.
At that point, Kurogasa's golden gauntlet on his other arm glowed radiantly and he himself glowed before the light faded away to reveal his new form. Added onto his armor were six guided weapons attached behind the wings of Kamen Rider Duelist. The side weapons around him were missing, but were replaced with a hidden beam saber on his right gauntlet, the black shoulder pads on his armor became sturdier and the most notable feature was his body armor being gold, other than the core. (12/ATK: 0/DEF: 0)
"Whoa! Talk about bling!" Jaden gawked.
"Yeah, and shiny too!" Syrus added.
"Great Scott!" Bastion said in disbelief.
"Dang, that's bright!" Chazz groaned, shielding his eyes a bit.
Dark Decade gasped at first when he saw the weapons added on, but he was then perplexed when he saw the drop in ATK. "Wha–why? Why would you give up all that power for another monster with 0 ATK? …Unless–!"
"That's right! First I gain back my 4200 ATK and DEF points!"
Kamen Rider Duelist – Hope Form (12/ATK: 0–4200/DEF: 0–4200)
Dark Decade growled angrily as he saw the power boost return to Kurogasa. "Onore…"
"And here's the kicker! When I get in Hope Form, a die is roll and the number it lands on determines how many times I can attack you!"
"NOOOO!" Dark Decade shouted in horror as Kurogasa's friends cheered in victory. It didn't matter what Monster Kurogasa attacked or how many attacks he got. He had enough power to end it regardless.
"Now go dice roll!" Kurogasa shouted as a large die appeared and rolled on the ground. The die started to slow down and it landed on a…
…
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…
…
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6!
"YEAH! Take 'em out, Kurogasa!" Rika shouted like a cheerleader, leaping in the air. "Kurogasa's won!"
The six guided weapons attached on his wings detached and flew around, one pointing at Colonel Zol, Ambassador Hell, General Black, and Apollo Geist and the other two at Dark Decade. Each guided weapon had a row of holographic cards leading to each enemy and Dark Decade starting from Kuuga to Wizard. Kurogasa jumped up and his own row of holographic cards appeared leading to Dark Decade. "It's over! Rider Card Burst!" All six guided weapons charged up before shooting out a single beam and Kurogasa followed suit doing his Rider Kick. The beams passed through each of their holographic cards, and they got bigger until eventually, it was large enough to clear the whole Field.
"I was supposed… to be the Destroyer of Worlds… my destiny… has been stripped from me…" Dark Decade moaned out in pain as the attack overtook him.
Dark Decade: 0
Kurogasa: 1800
The light faded and only Kurogasa was left standing, his back facing the spectators. He turned around and walked towards them as his armor disappeared, going back to the civilian form by the time he met up with them. The whole gang rushed over, Alexis leaping into his arms as they came to celebrate his victory. "You were amazing!" Alexis said with a smile before kissing him several times all over his face.
"Ok, ok Lex, I'm fine! You can stop now!" Kurogasa laughed.
Alexis smiled as she said, giggling, "Sorry! But you know you liked it!"
Koji then came over and fist bumped him. "Man, those were some dyn–o–mite moves! Hope Form sure gives you some groovy boogie shoes, bud!"
"Yeah man, talk about bling there!" Jaden smiled widely.
"My eyes hurt from the light show you made!" Chazz complained.
Marta shook her head at Chazz as she said, "Only you could spoil a moment of victory like this with your selfishness, Chazz."
"Leave him alone Marta. I don't have the energy to argue back." Kurogasa waved off. As everyone was about to celebrate, however, out of nowhere, Jaden's Medallion, Kurogasa's Gauntlet, and Koji's Talisman Shadow Charms began to glow brightly.
"Uh, guys? What's going on?" Syrus asked a bit scared.
"I don't know." Jaden said, holding his medallion.
Koji nodded, looking at the bracelet on his wrist. "Something doesn't jive here."
Suddenly, as he looked at his gauntlet, Kurogasa cried out in horror. "The Spirit Keys!" Suddenly, the whole island began to shake. Everyone tried their best not to lose their footing.
"Wha–What's happening, Sempai!?" Mamori yelled out in fear as Marta hugged her.
"Hang on, love!" Marta shouted back.
"Everyone, get to the Spirit Gates!" Kyoshiro cried out.
Alrighty everybody, the final battle's about to begin soon! Stay tuned! You don't wanna miss this! Things are about to get real ugly from here on out!
S.H.O.C.K.E.R Grunt
Level: 3
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 1000/1000
Effect: When this card is destroyed by battle, Special Summon 5 "S.H.O.C.K.E.R Tokens" (1/ATK: 500/DEF: 500). When you Tribute a Token, inflict 500 points of Damage.
S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Dr. Shinigami
Level: 7
Type: Warrior
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 2500/DEF: 2000
S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Colonel Zol
Level: 7
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 2400/DEF: 2300
Effect: Once per turn, select one Monster with "S.H.O.C.K.E.R General" in its name. That Monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of all other Monsters with "S.H.O.C.K.E.R General" in its name, and the selected Monster is the only one that can attack until the End Phase.
S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Ambassador Hell
Level: 7
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 2700/DEF: 2550
Effect: Once per turn, you can destroy one Monster on the Field, in exchange for this card to not attack this turn.
S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – General Black
Level: 7
Type: Warrior
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 2500/DEF: 2400
Effect: Once per turn, you can destroy one Monster on the Field, in exchange for this card to not attack this turn.
S.H.O.C.K.E.R General – Apollo Geist
Level: 7
Type: Warrior
Attribute: DARK
ATK/DEF: 2900/DEF: 2850
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