Reviews:
KoutaMamba24: Not seen it, but Geiz Majesty's Henshin jingle is awesome.
HackerEX: Yeah, it is.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: It's not that he's god-like, he just can't be hurt except by non Zi-O based Riders. And thanks for keeping track on the 'Owned Counter', Dude.
MKDemigodZ-Warrior: Yeah, 50 chapters. We've been planning this for ages.
LegionnaireBlaze: Yep, glad to see that you're enjoying it.
Magic Detective: You will be.
Bastion Lightz: We've been doing our best. Yeah, Hiryu is cuckoo for *insert popular cereal name here*. I don't think so, 'cause with how the rules were in that show, I wouldn't have thought so. As for Tsukasa and Kouta? Eh. *shrugs* probably because they're both 'Toku Deities' in their own right, one being Toku Jesus and the other being a space fruit god, both respect the other...doesn't mean they have to like each other.
Here are reviews answered by our own GreyKing46:
Bastion Lightz: He didn't. Another Zi-O was the first Another Rider who completely changed the rules in Zi-O. Before Another Zi-O, if an Another Rider existed then the real riders history faded. With Another Zi-O... Nothing happened. And Another Zi-O was as strong as Zi-O II
MKDemigodZ-Warrior: Eh, we did that to make it feel more like the show. With a budget so they can't just make another new suit
May 13 c20Guest: She is from 2068/2069. She is their daughter or, at most, their grand daughter
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: It isn't that he is tanking the blows. He is just immune to all damage not done by a RideWatch Rider, and he can only be defeated by the powers of Zi-O
KoutaMamba24: Haven't seen it
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Kamen Rider Zi-O Revised
2019 Rebirth Of The True King, Zi-O II!
Co-Writer GreyKing46
We do not own these characters. All rights belong to Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Productions and Toei Company
Sougo was working hard on the Blue Quartz, trying to go with the grain of the shape into making his new 'Zi-O' RideWatch to fight the Another Zi-O.
He flinched, dropping the tool as his hand hurt
"Hnn! Th-that hurts. What's wrong with this Quartz?" Sougo whispered as he rubbed his hand.
"Maybe I should help?" Tsuki asked as she saw how much he was struggling.
"I'm fine Tsuki, thanks." he smiled lightly, the quartz and hard work having cut up his hands lightly 'What am I going to do? This Quartz is tougher than the normal tools can handle.' He thought. 'And this might not even work... What good am I?'
*With the Riders*
"ARGH! That hurt!" Gamel grunted as he tried to help the Riders.
"We should try and hold him down." Mezool frowned, patting his back, before readying her whips.
"I hope you're right, cause this guy has been spouting 'I'm the king!' for ages now." Kazari groaned as he got up.
"Little help here!" Uva screamed.
BIND! PLEASE~
"This should work!" Wizard in his Water Style called as he held out his hand, causing chains of water to burst from random magic portals and to wrap around Another Zi-O.
"Good idea." Banjo nodded as he pulled out the Lock Full Bottle while Kazumi pulled out the Rose Full Bottle.
DISCHARGE BOTTLE! TSUBURENAI! DISCHARGE CRASH!
CHARGE BOTTLE! TSUBURENAI! CHARGE CRASH!
Suddenly chains of metal and thorned vines grew from the ground, further wrapping around Another Zi-O and constricting him.
Another Zi-O struggled against the bindings, quadruple bound by not only magic but also Greeed and scientific means. True he was strong...but damn this was annoying.
Mezool added her whips, gripping them tightly.
"I'll help." Eiji said as he looked through his medals.
"Going with 'ShaUTa' might work." Ankh answered.
"Thanks." Eiji responded as he inserted them in. "But I don't want to use Mezool's medals, she needs them." he added before he scanned the medals.
SEIUCHI! SHIROKUMA! PENGUIN!
SEI! SHIROGIN! SEI! SHIROGIN!
Eiji's OOO form had now transformed, giving him an all new look. His helmet's animal became a grey walrus, red visor eyes, and black makings, his chest was replaced with large bear-like claws with thick shoulder guards; and finally his legs became dark blue with white shins and flippers.
On his chest was the OOO chest-plate which depicted a walrus on top, a polar bear in the middle and a penguin at the bottom.
"...Is that a flipping penguin?" Kazari asked.
"Don't blame me." Eiji rolled his eyes before the eyes on his helmet began to glow, ice forking around Another Zi-O's legs and growing.
"Whoa!" Geiz gasped as he saw the ice form around Another Zi-O.
"Those medals Kougami made are useful." Anhk nodded.
"Stops you needing ours at least." Uva grumbled.
"rElEaSe mE! nOw!" Another Zi-O demanded, freezing and bound onto the ground.
"Yeah; how about 'no'?" Banjo answered as he crackled his knuckles.
"Let's keep this up." Gentoku nodded, slotting the Refrigerator Full Bottle onto his gun.
"Yeah." Sento nodded, slotting Spider Bottle into the Drill Crusher gun mode.
FULL BOTTLE! FUNKY SHOT!
VOLTEK CRUSH!
Gentoku unleashed a large blast of arctic winds while Sento shot a large spider web.
AnOtHeR tImE! wIzArD!
Another Zi-O managed to slot a second Watch onto the other side of his belt, his chest and arms transforming into that of Another Wizard, as he unleashed a massive blast of heat which melted the ice and shattered the chains and vines.
"OOF!" The group shot back as they were thrown by the magical explosion.
"nOw. iT's mY tUrN!" Another Zi-O glared, summoning malicious arcane seals around him.
*with Sougo*
"GAH! This is impossible! I can't do this!" Sougo groaned as he slammed the Blue Quartz onto the table.
He had barely made a dent in the stone, his hands all cut up and some cuts even bleeding.
"Sougo, we have to keep trying. If we don't-" Tsuki tried to help, getting some hot water and disinfectant.
"Tsuki, I've tried everything. I can't cut that damn rock!" Sougo snapped before he flinched and looked down "I... I'm sorry."
"No. I-I understand. Our normal means can't cut the Quartz...But let me try." Tsuki offered.
"I can't-"
"Sougo. Let me do this." Tsukuyomi answered as she gently cupped his hands "We're in this together... You and I. Something about this Quartz... I don't know why but I feel like I can cut it. I'm not leaving your side. I'm going to help you no matter what it takes. Got it... My King?" she asked, smiling lovingly at the end.
"'M-My King'?" Sougo gulped at that, hearing Tsuki call him that. "Tsuki, I-. Okay. Thank you."
She nodded and let him move to the sofa and she began to work on the Quartz herself. 'Okay. Let's do this.' She thought, taking the tools and began to work on it. She pulled out a fresh knife... And started on the opposite side, like she was making the watch back to front.
'Huh? Backwards?' He thought as he saw her work, seeing the shavings slowly come off from the Quartz and land on the table. 'Guys, I'm coming soon. Just hold on a little longer.'
*With the Riders*
The group were now in the park, Another Zi-O fighting... Four Wizard's in the four different Dragon Styles.
"Get him!" Haruto pointed as Another Zi-O, running at him with powerful magic.
Another Zi-O was getting swarmed by the magical clones, fighting off as best as he could, mostly exhausted by the length of this fight. It was a complete energy drain for all of them.
"How. Long. Have we. Been fighting?" Banjo panted.
"Why? Running on empty, 'Muscle Brain'?" Grease responded, panting heavily himself.
"And you aren't?" he shot back
"Maybe we can be of assistance?" Woz asked as he and Kaito walked towards them, Woz already having his belt attached "After all. Having a fake King hanging around is... Disgusting." Woz hissed in disgust.
WOZ!
"He certainly has a unique treasure." Kaito added, showing his RideCard and slotting it in.
KAMEN RIDE!
"You took your time for once, stalker." Tsukasa quipped, currently in the form of Kamen Rider Kuuga.
ACTION!
"You're just jealous." Kaito responded.
DIEND!
TOEI! FUTURE TIME! SUGOI! JIDAI! MIRAI!
KAMEN RIDER WOZ! WOZ!
"mOrE? hOw mAnY?" Another Zi-O panted as he was getting exhausted. 'I should leave!'
"Ah ah, not so fast." Kaito waved his hand before he spotted a few cards.
KAMEN RIDE! EVOL! KAMEN RIDE! WISEMAN! KAMEN RIDE! AQUA!
Flicking his gun open, Kaito aimed and fired. Three figures appeared from a flurry of projections, blocking Another Zi-O's escape route.
Summoned before Another Zi-O was a red, blue and gold armour, complex circular designs like planets and solar-system discs and with a cycloptic visor. This was Kamen Rider Evol.
Kamen Rider Wiseman was a white-cloaked figure with golden trim, an amber helmet with silver markings for eyes, silver chain-clasps on his shoulders, black gloves and ankle-guards. His buckle was mainly black with white markings and a black hand with a red outline.
And finally Kamen Rider Aqua, a light blue bodysuited Rider with silver-white markings, black armour patches, a blue helmet with yellow eyes and silver additions. And on his belt a silver buckle with a blue vortex fan in the centre.
"Evolt!" Sento and Banjo glared at the figure who Kaito just summoned
"Ciao; miss me?" Evol responded with a cocky tone.
"You bastard! Why'd you summon him?!" Banjo grabbed Kaito in anger.
"Nah, he's fine." Kaito waved "Hey, space dude, kick his ass." he ordered.
"Ha! Like I'd listen to-." Evol responded before immediately starting to fight Another Zi-O.
"Hey, Aqua!" Eiji waved.
"Hi, OOO!" Aqua waved back, before he and Wiseman fought Another Zi-O alongside Evolt.
"He-he's listening to you?" Banjo gasped as he saw the trio fight.
"Of course. Muscle-Brain." Kaito responded.
"Hey! Only I can call him that!" Sento snapped.
"It's a copy of the guy I can order around freely." Kaito explained.
"... I don't get it." Banjo blinked.
"He means that's not the real Evolt." Sento caught on quick as Another Zi-O was getting his butt kicked, though he wasn't getting hurt.
"Darn it!" Another Zi-O hissed.
"How long can they keep it up?" Haruto asked, not happy to see his former mentor appear...but it was good to catch a breather.
"Well-" Kaito began to explain, except when Woz ran in with his DeSpear!
"HOW DARE YOU PRETEND TO BE MY OVERLORD!" he roared.
CLANG!
CLASH!
"Hey, leave some room for us." Evol quipped.
"'oVeRlOrD'?" Another Zi-O grunted and grabbed the DeSpear. "i hAvE nO iDeA wHo yOu mEaN!" And tried to toss Woz away.
He pressed the buttons on his belt, his form being surrounded by energy.
TiMe BrEaK!
"Huh?" The group gasped as the energy surrounded Another Zi-O and he began to leap into the air, before plummeting down into the ground and flatten the four Riders who dare to strike him.
"Darn it! We need to hit him harder!" Haruto hissed.
"Then it's my turn then." Geiz answered as he got up.
"What're you going to-?" Kaito asked before he saw the Zi-O RideWatch in his hand.
"Use this." He answered as he turned the dial and pressed the button.
Zi-O!
"Err, Geiz. Doesn't that go on that side?" Banjo asked.
"It does. But it's the best shot we got." He responed, turning the watch upside down and slid it onto the empty slot of the belt.
The ZikuDriver ticked away, Geiz gripping the belt tightly before he span it.
"HENSHIN!" He proclaimed, hopeful that this would work, feeling the power of the RideWatches beginning to work.
KAMEN RAI~DA GEIZ!
ARMOUR TIME!
KAMEN RAI-!
"ARGH!" Geiz roared in pain as the power of the RideWatch seemed to be incompatible with the Driver.
He yelled in pain as red and pink sparks covered his being, Geiz falling to his knees as the Zi-O RideWatch fell from his belt "W... Why?"
Another Zi-O grabbed Woz by the throat and tried to throttle him, but hearing the clatter of the RideWatch, he dropped the Rider and lunged for it. "nO mOrE tricks! i'M oUt!"
"You're not going anywhere! Not until Sougo gets here!" Tsukasa frowned... And that made Another Zi-O pause.
"s-sOuGo?" He twitched and gripped the RideWatch harder. "tHaT. pIeCe oF wOrThLeSs tRaSh iS zI-o?!" He glared.
Woz rubbed his throat, feeling something...vaguely familiar about it. But he couldn't place it just yet.
"He's a better 'Zi-O' than you'll ever be." Geiz answered as his form disappeared, his armour vanishing from his body as he almost fell unconscious.
"I've got him." Eiji quickly grabbed him.
"sOuGo? sOuGo, SoUgO, sOuGo, SoUgO!" Another Zi-O began to rant to himself, gripping the RideWatch in his hand. "tHaT tRaSh iS zI-O?!"
"Gah!" Geiz coughed.
"Yes. And he's getting a way to stop you." Haruto frowned, slipping a large diamond form ring onto his hand.
INFINITY~! PLEASE~!
"Infinity?" Woz gasped as a powerful clear white seal surrounded Haruto and formed around him and transformed him into his final state.
HI-SUI-FU-DO, BOU-ZABA-BYU-DOGON!
Haruto was now wearing a silver cloak with silver-blue gems protecting his shoulders, knees and chest, his helmet reflected the diamond ring he had on his fingers and now fully ready to face him.
"It's showtime." Haruto proclaimed and he stepped towards them.
Over to the side, Swartz was seeing this, true Hiryu was a truly superb match and the great desire for power that the Another Zi-O RideWatch gave...but this was dragging on too long. And with this many Riders here, he didn't stand a chance. 'What is he doing?' He thought angrily to himself. 'He's supposed to be dominating them!'
*With Tsuki*
Tsuki was hard at work, alone right now as she worked on the Quartz. It was much more... delicate than the other Quartz, so the progress was slightly slower than normal.
Sougo was watching her while his hands were bandaged up, seeing her work, putting the time and effort into this...was making him anxious. He didn't want to let his friends down. And he had to promise her something...After all this, they are going on a date.
This day should have been about him and Tsuki... Instead Another Zi-O appeared. His powers were gone to, he couldn't do anything. With his powers sealed he was useless. And he couldn't even make the damn RideWatch that might save them! His girlfriend had to do it for him after he spent who knows how long failing?!
He was such a failure!
"... I'm going to get some air." Sougo muttered before he left the room. He walked outside, not even paying attention to if Tsuki responded or not. Instead, he walked outside... And started punching the wall "DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!" he cried "Why! WHY?! I... I did my best! But... I always need help. Why aren't I strong enough? Why... Can't I do it?"
"What's wrong, King-boy? Upset?" Aura asked as she and Wol approached him.
"You two!" Sougo snapped, realising the three of them were the only things not frozen in time right now "What do you want?!"
"Well... Making Another Zi-O is something we disagree with." Wol said, trying to act tough "So we were wondering what you were doing."
"We are actually growing distrustful of Swartz." Aura added, her eyes flickering down to Sougo's bleeding hands in worry "... Do you want to know why we keep losing to you?... It's because you're a Kamen Rider."
"But without my powers..." Sougo started.
"No! She means even without your powers you are a goodie two shoes who would die to help someone!" Wol face-palmed "Take the RideWatch away and what is Another Zi-O? A psychopath. Take yours away? You're a guy who would still risk your life to save someone."
"The type of person who'd push someone out of the way of speeding traffic, even if it means you're getting hit instead." Aura nodded "You stick to your morals and you fight for others... That's why you beat our Another Riders. So do it again, we want to see that smug grin ripped from Swartz's face."
"... I... Okay?" Sougo blinked, shocked by this surprise pep-talk... Before time froze for him as well. When he was unfrozen, stumbling a bit, he realised he was alone. The two had left after freezing him in time as well. Sougo sighed and looked down to see a box wrapped in black and pink paper with a note on it.
Not much of a cook. Hope they are decent. And good luck.
Aura Xxx
Sougo blushed a bit at the note, which had a picture of Aura attached to it. He shook his head and put the box away, as his uncle came out of the house.
"What's wrong, my boy?"
"Nothing, Uncle. It's...it's fine." Sougo answered as he hid the box and picture.
"I can tell when you're upset, Sougo. But...if you don't want to talk about it, I guess I can respect your privacy." Junichiro answered.
"Is this a Rider thing?" he asked.
Sougo froze as he heard those words, his uncle knew? How? How long? He thought they were careful. "U-Uncle. I don't-"
Junichiro raised his hand calmly and stopped Sougo. "Sougo, I may be old. But I'm not senile. I've known for a while. You getting a job at one of the most important companies in the country, meeting all these new people. The sudden appearance of 'Kamen Rider Zi-O'. It all seemed to add up."
"I..." Sougo whispered before his head dropped.
"I'm proud of you."
Sougo's head almost jerked off his body as he heard that. "Huh?"
"You're helping so many people, trying your best and striving to be a good hero. I'm proud of you." Junichiro put his hand on Sougo's shoulder. "My great-nephew, the Kamen Rider." He chuckled.
Sougo blinked, looking up at him in wonder.
"I'm sure, things will be alright, Sougo." Junichiro added.
"Thanks, Uncle." Sougo nodded gently.
"Oh, and one more thing." He began to add.
"What is it?"
"Could you please move that big robot of yours out of the garden? It's ruining the flowers." Junichiro deadpanned.
"But-but I thought that we-!" Sougo tried to explain they had the Time Mazine in storage...before he saw his uncle corpsing from laughter. "Oh, you're joking!"
"Yes." he smiled, rubbing his nephew's shoulder "I've also heard all this 'king' talk from your friends and... Do you want to talk about it?"
'If I tell him, it'll take too long. But...If I don't it's a sign that I don't trust my own family.' Sougo thought. "Okay, but...it's a long story. Something fifty years in the making."
"Huh? Fifty years?" Junichiro asked.
*With the Riders*
"We... Just... Can't... Stop him..." Kazari panted in irritation.
"Super TaToBa. Wizard Infinity. Decade Complete. This guy's just taking all our hits!" Sento muttered.
CLASH!
PUNCH!
Both Tsukasa and Another Zi-O continued to fight, only for Another Zi-O to continue to take all those attacks.
"Tch." Tsukasa snarled, kicking Another Zi-O back "Darn it... I might actually have to use that."
"The Zi-O card?" Kaito asked, slotting a card into his driver and opening it.
FINAL ATTACK RIDE! DIEND!
"Huh?" Both Another Zi-O and Tsukasa turned and saw the power building up.
BOOM!
Tsukasa jumped back, DiEnd's attack flying through the air and blasting Another Zi-O.
"Of COURSE you have a Zi-O card! Why haven't you used it yet?!" Geiz snapped.
"We've nearly let this guy escape like a dozen times. The card is a 'one-time-use'." Tsukasa explained. "If I use it, and I don't finish this guy, then it's gone."
Another Zi-O heard this and ran at Tsukasa, tackling him to the ground, punching him and tried to rip the card out of his armour or wherever he was hiding it. He would destroy it and have nothing to fight against him. "I wOn'T lOoSe! I aM kInG!"
"You're pretty obsessed with that; aren't-? K-Kakogawa?" Tsukasa gasped as he realised it making Another Zi-O freeze.
"Who?" Haruto asked, having used a ring to heal himself a bit.
"My-!" Tsukasa began to speak, only to have his face punched in.
PUNCH!
"sHuT uP! sHuT uP, sHuT uP! SHUT UP!" Another Zi-O roared.
SCANNING CHARGE!
HAZARD FINISH! RABBITRABBIT FINISH!
KABOOM!
"ARGH!" Tsukasa yelled as he was caught within the explosion as Another Zi-O was flung back and crashed into the nearby walls.
Another Zi-O glowed lightly as he landed, crashing to the ground as his human form was revealed. "D-Damn you." The figure growled in pain.
"Hiryu! You're Another Zi-O?" Tsukasa groaned.
"Hiryu?!" Geiz yelled.
"That's. Right." Hiryu got up. "I've got these Zi-O things. And you won't beat me! It's my fate to become KING!" Gripping the Zi-O RideWatch and card.
"Darn!" Tsukasa hissed "This might tickle, Wizard."
FINAL FORM RIDE! W-W-WIZARD!
"Wait, what're you-? Whoa, whoa, WHOA!" Haruto gasped and began to change shape, turning into a large weapon.
He transformed into his own Axecalibur, held in Tsukasa's hand.
"A-A frigging axe?!" Hiryu gasped.
"Give us back those items!" Tsukasa called out and ran at him.
"Not so fast." Swartz spoke as he paused time to save Hiryu.
'N-No!' Everyone thought as they were frozen in time.
"Come, Your Highness. We need to get going." Swartz spoke up.
'S-Swartz?!' Woz tried to break through the time pause.
"Wait. One thing first." Hiryu spoke...and kicked Woz in the face and body over and over. "Tell! Your! 'Overlord'! I'll! Kill! Him!" He then turned to Swartz. "Let's go."
Swartz nodded, the two walking away.
As the two left, time reverted and the Riders stumbled as they were able to move, while Woz was left with a broken nose and bruises on his ribs. "Woz." Geiz grumbled as he saw him lying in the ground.
"I can heal him, get me outta this!" Haruto called through his 'Axecalibur' form as Tsukasa threw him into the air, everyone detransforming.
POP!
"Hold on, kid." Haruto spoke as he began his magic to heal these wounds.
"D-Damn it. We lost him." Geiz snarled.
"And you lost the two Zi-O forms." Kaito added, looking at Tsukasa.
"Shut it, Stalker." Tsukasa answered, crossing his arms.
'Th-those. Hits.' Woz thought before he passed out on the floor. 'Like... My Overlord.'
*with Sougo*
"And that's it." Sougo finished as he had caught his uncle up to speed.
"My word." Junichiro whispered, covering mouth in shock.
"Yeah." Sougo nodded.
"And the quartz crystals I put in your watch-" Junichiro added.
"Yeah, made from the Quartz we use for the RideWatches." He nodded gently.
Junichiro slumped in his seat as Tsuki came down, and revealed the new RideWatch in her hand. "Sougo! I've managed to-Oh, hello, Mr Tokiwa."
"Hello, Tsukuyomi my dear." he nodded.
"Err, this is- this is, err-" She hid the RideWatch behind her back.
"It's alright, Tsuki. He knows." Sougo answered and reassured her.
"He knows?" She gasped and looked at him.
"I know." Junichiro nodded.
"... I see..." she blinked.
"So, what's that 'RideWatch' in your hand?" He asked.
"A replacement." She answered, showing a mirrored Zi-O watch. "So Sougo can fight against this enemy."
"Tsuki..." Sougo blinked and took the RideWatch, making it come to life.
A ring of blue appeared as a clock around the RideWatch and summoned the full design.
Zi-O~!
The RideWatch was the same colour as his original one, but the numbers were reversed 8102, the Katakana on his visor was reversed and so was his rider symbol, 'nemaK'.
"Oh god... It's mirrored? Why?" Sougo blinked, would it even work?
"I'm sorry, but it was the only way." Tsuki answered.
"I-I get it. I understand." He nodded.
A portal soon appeared before the 9 5 DO, summoning the Riders back home.
"Guys!" Sougo gasped.
"Sougo. It-It's-Argh!" Geiz grunted as he carried Woz as he, Tsukasa and Woz walked through, though he was wounded from the fight.
"Whoa, easy. I've got you." Sougo answered, helping them up. "What happened?"
"Hiryu. Kakogawa." Tsukasa answered.
"Huh?" The denizens of the 9 5 DO ask in shock.
"Hiryu's, Another Zi-O!" Geiz answered as he slumped in a chair. "And he broke Woz's face."
"What the hell?!" Sougo gasped and frowned.
"It's true. And he's working with Swartz." Tsukasa answered as he laid Woz on the couch.
"Good lord. That poor boy." Junichiro gasped. "I'm calling the hospital." He thought rationally and sympathetically.
"We've already called one." Tsukasa assured.
"Hiryu... Hiryu?" Sougo whispered guiltily, looking down at the ground.
"Sougo, you can't blame yourself." Tsuki frowned as she saw him.
"... Why did he turn out like this?" Sougo asked as he remembered that accident. When their lives were joined by that bus crash, where they lost both of their parents.
"I don't know, Sougo." Junichiro frowned, knowing what he was thinking.
"Why? What happened?" Tsuki asked.
"When Sougo and Hiryu were children, their families went on a bus ride to the countryside... There was an accident." Junichiro explained, "Both of their parents died in the crash..."
"He blamed me for it." Sougo admitted "Probably because he didn't have anyone else to target it on... And as time went by... He just became rotten."
"And you became better." Tsuki whispered, to which Sougo nodded.
"But it doesn't explain why he's this...persistent." Tsukasa added.
"... He..." Sougo flinched "He's had this weird dream of being a king since we where kids. Because that way no one could tell him what to do, he was the boss. And as he grew up he's become more... Obsessed with that dream. Anything that he feels threatens that dream... He wants gone and will do everything he can to get rid of it. "
"...So he's a freaking psychopath." Tsukasa answered bluntly.
"Where did the King dream come from?" Eiji asked.
"I don't know." Sougo admitted.
"From what you've said, I think it might be because he doesn't want to lose control over anything." Tsuki thought.
"Don't humanise this." Geiz sighed. "We need to stop him."
"But we don't even know where he is. Let alone what he's going to do." Sougo answered.
"He sought out Sento first. Meaning he's going to try and kill the Riders. But he didn't expect them to have back up." Tsukasa responded.
"Yeah. That sounds like him." Sougo frowned.
"But why didn't he?" Tsuki asked.
"Overwhelmed. New power. Outnumbered odds. The obvious." Tsukasa answered.
"... He said he'd kill My Overlord..." Woz groaned in pain.
"Huh?" The group asked.
"Woz." Sougo whispered.
"He's. Going to. Kill you. My Overlord." Woz wheezed, looking at Sougo.
"He's not going to!" Junichiro answered. "Sougo, you have to-"
"Yeah." Sougo nodded, gripping the mirrored RideWatch tightly. "I'm probably the only one who can stop Hiryu."
"Even so. You think you can handle it?" Tsukasa asked. "By the looks of your hands, you're not a hundred percent."
"That ever stop you guys?" he asked confidently.
Tsukasa smirked and chuckled. "No." He responded.
"Then I've got to do it too." Sougo answered "... Now; where do I find them?"
*Elsewhere*
Hiryu was grabbing food out of a buffet, eating to get his energy back. And after today, he was hangry.
He was shovelling food into his face, dead bodies scattered around the restaurant.
'Stupid. Idiot. Fools! Denying their King!' Hiryu thought as he chugged down a pint of water.
"I can't believe how many you just killed. Just cause they didn't serve you." Swartz commented as he saw the still-warm bodies. "And even then... You did it so quickly and with no mercy. No hesitation. They refused to hand over what you wanted and you slaughtered them. I am genuinely impressed."
"What do you want? Don't be a simpering 'Yes Man'." Hiryu glared, after swallowing a piece of fatty tuna sushi-making Swartz laugh.
"I am nothing like Woz!" Swartz laughed before frowning. "In fact. I am VERY disappointed in you and how long it took you to escape those Riders."
"Gimme a break. They ganged up on me. Not an excuse, but I couldn't leave without getting caught. I'm going to kill them though. And *take* what's mine." He answered. "First time transforming and fighting against them."
"You almost killed OOO. This was not an excuse." Swartz scoffed.
Hiryu gave a pinching motion. "This close. I would've snapped his neck. If it wasn't-"
"No excuses." Swartz answered. "I expect better from the true king!"
"Yeah. 'True King'. That's who I am." Hiryu answered, making out the Katakana for 'King' in rice. "I'm going to rule this world."
VROOOOOOOOOOM!
FINISH TIME! RYUKI! FULLSPEED BREAK!
Suddenly Sougo came rushing into the room on his RideStriker, the bike surrounded by an aura of flames, as he raced at Hiryu at near 200 miles per hour.
"HOLY HELL!" Hiryu screamed as he was crashed through the buffet and into the abandoned street where people had fled.
"Zi-O?" Swartz panicked in shock.
"Hiryu." Sougo said as he got off his bike, putting the helmet and riding gloves onto the vehicle.
"Argh! Sougo!" Hiryu glared, pulling himself up, dusting his shirt off.
"Well, well. Look at this. A False King versus the Real King." Swartz smirked.
"How'd you find me?" Hiryu glared.
"Wasn't hard." Sougo frowned as he looked at the corpses. "Not really." His hands, still freshly cut up from his work today, was exposed to the air as he attached his ZikuDriver "I'm the only one who can stop you... So you don't keep doing things like this! This... It's an act of a monster, not a king! What would your parents think if they saw you now?!"
"They're dead! What does it matter? They were stolen from me! This world stole them from me!" Hiryu snarled.
"And that justifies all this?" Sougo asked, gesturing the destruction and carnage.
"Yes! They were stolen from me! And I'll take everything and mOrE from this piece of crap, world!" Hiryu answered, his 'Another Zi-O' voice cracking through.
Black smoke poured from his mouth and eyes, as he pulled out the Zi-O RideWatch and Zi-O KamenRide Card. "And without these, there is nothing you can do!"
Suddenly an invisible force raced by and grabbed both items, sprinting to Sougo's side. The figure flickered into existence, revealing Kamen Rider Ghost!
"Got them, Sougo." Takeru smiled, putting the RideWatch in the injured hand of his junior rider.
"Thanks. Glad you were able to help. Thank you." Sougo nodded.
"No problem." He nodded. "As long as your life shins bright, we are all here to help you."
"You son of a!" Hiryu glared as he began to pour out with dark purple aura.
Sougo quickly grabbed the new RideWatch in his hand and turned both of them together.
ZI-O!
"̸͉̄H̶̝̐Ẻ̴̞N̴̻͆S̴͇̈́Ĥ̷̦I̸͇͒N̶̺̂!̶͉̒"̴̱͊ Hiryu proclaimed as he transformed into Another Zi-O.
Sougo gripped the original Zi-O RideWatch and the mirrored one twisting both of their faceplates
A dimension curtain opened as the other Riders arrived, alongside Emu who had transformed into his final form of Ex-Aid Muteki Gamer.
"Don't try anything, it's not working this time." the rider said to Swartz, crossing his arms.
"You can do it Sougo!" Tsuki called.
"Your time to shine, Zi-O." Kaito nodded.
"Your time to step into the spotlight. You can beat him all by yourself." Tsukasa encouraged and ordered.
"... Can I?" Sougo said aloud as he looked at both Watches, his face twisting into a grin as he looked at Another Zi-O "... Do you want to know something funny, Hiryu?"
"wHaT aRe yOu tAlKiNg aBoUt?" Hiryu glared as he saw the Veteran Riders.
"When we were kids... I was jealous of you. Before the accident, your family was so much richer than mine. Your parents bought you whatever you wanted." Sougo commented "And then, after we both lost our parents, you were so good at sports. At class. I was mediocre. Middle of the class. While you excelled. Of course, you dropped down eventually, letting your king dream take over everything in your life. But I was still jealous. You had so many friends, you got away with everything, everyone respected you. But then I realised it, wasn't respect... It was fear. You didn't have friends, they didn't like you... They scared. And then I pitted you."
"GeT tO tHe PoInT!" Another Zi-O snapped.
"Simple Hiryu... You are pathetic. And you are a monster." Sougo said as he held both watches in front of him as they began to glow "You always wanted to be king, you forced your views on others and demanded they fall in line! And that has turned you into a monster! Meanwhile, I was chosen to be a king... And I don't want it! I want nothing to DO with being a king! However, if the choice is me taking the crown, or letting you kill innocents, then so be it! I'm going to become King, Hiryu, and protect my subjects, my friends, from people like you!"
As Sougo finished the speech the two RideWatches in Sougo's hands exploded into blue light... And combined in Sougo's right hand.
The Veteran Riders, Another Zi-O and Swartz covered their eyes, stunned to see this powerful light blinding them. 'Where did he? No! That's impossible!' Swartz thought in shock and anger.
Sougo looked down at the forming blue light and beheld a new RideWatch in his hand, forming into a larger RideWatch than he had anticipated, as it filled his whole palm with his fingers gripping it tightly. In his hand, Sougo beheld a strange elongated black base with golden markings RideWatch with a silver face-plate with his Rider mask on the front, a silver rotation dial on the right-hand side and a button on the left-hand side. Sougo's vision turned to Hiryu and pressed the button.
ZI-O! II!
He turned the rotation dial and saw the silver faceplate move closer to the dial, revealing a second golden Zi-O mask underneath.
"NO!" Another Zi-O roared and raced at him.
ZI-O!
Sougo, once again on some ingrained instinct, split the RideWatch in two and slotted them into his belt and dodged Hiryu as best as he could and kicked him away, pressing his Ziku Driver's button to activate the transformation sequence. Digital tune beeping came from Sougo's belt as he got into his transformation stance, while not one but two analogue clocks appeared behind him. "TWICE HENSHIN!"
With a confident spin of his belt, an overlapped voice came from the RideWatches, while the world seemed to be split into two different directions, one going clockwise and the second counter-clockwise with golden and pink edges.
RIDER TIME!
The two analogue clocks produced the pink Katakana for 'Rider' on their faces, as two golden watch straps appeared and hovered over Sougo's shoulders while small dials and clocks appeared around his feet. The Katakana flew off the watch faces and attacked Another Zi-O, causing actual, but small, damage to him.
KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) ZI-O! (ZI-O!) ZI-O~! II!
The golden watchstraps turned silver and draped over his shoulders, his black rider-suit now had pink 'wings' protected his shins, waist and gloves, large crest-like shoulder pads were golden edged with silver and pink curved lines under his neck and a golden neck-guard. But his mask was the most changed, having the pink Katakana for 'Rider' still remained, but his silver clock face had etchings of the watchstraps, two watch crowns on either side of his head and two sets of clock hands over his eyes, depicting 10 and 2 o'clock.
"What in the world?" Emu gasped as he saw it.
"yOu! sToLe fRoM mE! aGaIn!" Hiryu stomped his foot, causing a crack in the earth.
"IWAE!" Woz's voice proclaimed as he appeared, stopping the fight before it truly started. "He is the True Heir to all Riders! The Ruler of Space and Time, to rule over Past and Present! He will surpass all Riders who came before! His name is: Kamen Rider Zi-O II! Behold the start of a brand new age!" Woz pointed forwards, his book held open "Watch as he has ascended, one step closer to this throne, as he has evolved his own power! And prepare for the fall of the False King, as he stands above us all!"
"He's still doing that?" Emu asked.
"Seems like it." Sento nodded.
"At least he's not screaming it this time." Eiji mumbled.
Meanwhile Takeru was clapping at the sight, finding Woz and his speeches rather cool.
"I can see it." Sougo said confidently as he looked at Another Zi-O "I know I can win, because I can see that future!" he called proudly.
"lIke hElL yOu cAn!" Another Zi-O ran at him, bearing his warped clawed fists at Sougo and threw a fist right at his face.
...
Or at least, that's what he saw. Sougo could see what was going to happen, changing his stance to the left, gave him enough space and opportunity to land the first punch right in Another Zi-O's stomach, causing a dent in his stomach, causing him to wind him. Sougo immediately followed it up with a swift kick in the face, slamming him away and rolled into the ground.
"It-it can't be!" Swartz gasped in shock as he saw this.
Sougo stood there, the clock hands on his helmet glowing.
He saw Hiryu stand up and rush him, drawing his swords. He slashed once at Sougo's chest, knocking him back. A second slash at Sougo's stomach, making him fly back. And finally, while Sougo was still in the air, a third strike with both swords through Sougo's stomach.
"I see it." Sougo said as Another Zi-O stood up. Hiryu drew his swords and roared as he charged. He slashed with his left sword as Sougo took a step back, tilting his body and letting the blade slide by. Hiryu tried a second slash, this time using his right sword to slash at Sougo's stomach, but once again Sougo twisted his body to dodge the attack "I can see your future." Finally, Hiryu gave a monstrous roar and slammed both weapons forward, trying to skewer Sougo on them... But something emerged from Sougo's belt.
CLANG!
Hiryu's attack had been halted by a new sword that was floating in front of Sougo.
"wH-WhAt tHe?!" Hiryu roared in shock as he saw Sougo's newest weapon, a sword made of silver and gold, with a quartz crystal blade and on the front...Zi-O's head?! Sougo gasped as he reached for his face, only to relax when it wasn't his actual face, but the mask of his previous form. "ThE hElL iS tHaT?"
"This. Is my!" Sougo spoke, parrying the swords, before slashing Hiryu. "Saikyo!" And continued to attack Hiryu with his newest weapon. "Girade!"
'Damn it! He's going to lose! I can't let this happen!' Swartz thought in anger.
"Ah, ah. Not so fast!" Woz spoke, as he had his DeSpear in his hand without transforming into his Rider Form.
"Like that can stop me!" Swartz snarled as he glared, freezing time suddenly... And two of the Riders were not effected.
Sougo, who was now wailing on Hiryu with zero issue thanks to time being frozen... And Emu.
"Think you're clever?" Ex-Aid Hyper Muteki smirked as he held the GashaconKeySlasher at the Time Jacker
Seeing the losing situation, Swartz growled and unfroze time.
"ARGH!" Hiryu screamed in pain, almost caused by an explosion as his swords were broken. "Sw-Swartz! You. B-Bastard!"
"Stop this Hiryu. If you don't. My third attack will." Sougo warned him as he pointed his Saikyo Girade at him.
"NEVER!" He shouted, summoning Another Ex-Aid's armour to protect him. "I'll kill you!"
"Fine." Sougo frowned as he gripped the grey handle on the SaikyoGirade's Zi-O face and pushed it up. The katakana on the gave changed from 'Rider' to 'Saikyo', with the weapon itself calling it out.
SAIKYO!
But Sougo wasn't using that mode, instead, he flicked the handle back down to...
RIDER!
Hiryu forced himself up, summoning whatever means to get himself out of there, using Ex-Aid's power and threw rubble at him. Sougo managed to deflect the oncoming debris and leap into the air, slashing at Hiryu and off of the platforms he was creating.
RIDER GIRI!
With the blade shining in a bright, vibrant pink energy Sougo have a horizontal slash which sent Hiryu to the floor.
"Ahhh!" He howled in pain, his form sparking "No... WoN't LoSe To YoU!"
"Let's finish this." Sougo frowned, throwing his weapon away before he pressed the button on the left watch.
RIDER! FINISH! TIME!
"Ahhhh~" Sougo breathed as he coached down while he unlocked his driver, pink and girl energy swirling around his body down to his foot.
"TOKIWA!" Hiryu roared as he jumped into the air, black and purple energy around his foot as he raced down in a kick.
Sougo jumped into the air as he span his driver, the power growing around him.
TWICE TIME BREAK!
"RIDER KICK!" Sougo roared as he slammed his foot out, the gold and pink energy blazing.
Gold and pink met black and purple, the mirror images colliding in a large burst of power.
The Riders covered their eyes as the collision had almost blinded them, Swartz used this as a distraction to get out of there, leaving them in the dust. 'Damn it! I'll come back! He's too valuable to lose!'
Sougo and Hiryu landed on opposite ends of the street.
CSHZZK!
Electricity sparked from Hiryu while Sougo remained strong. "Argh-ha! ARGH!" Hiryu fell to his knees and had transformed back, destroying the Another Zi-O RideWatch as well.
Sougo stood up from the floor, as he was now the Last King standing.
He stood there, light shining on his armour.
'This. This is My Overlord.' Woz thought to himself as he was about to kneel before Sougo.
Swartz growled, rushing forward. He grabbed Hiryu and vanished.
"Hey!" Emu called out as they tried to get him...but no. They were gone. Hiryu and Swartz were gone and nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it." Tsukasa frowned. "Well, look at you, 'King Boy'."
"Thanks." he laughed.
"My Overlord." Woz bowed respectfully to him.
"Woz, you don't-. It's fine." He sighed and helped him up and returned back to normal.
"So, where did Hiryu go?" Emu asked as he detransformed
"I don't know...But Shinosuke is gonna be ticked off." Tsuksa answered.
"Yea-OMPH!" Sougo nodded before he gasped as he was tightly hugged by Tsukuyomi "Tsuki?"
"I'm so glad you're not dead." Tsuki whispered as she looked up at him.
Sougo closed his eyes hugging her back.
*Time skip*
"I'm so glad you're alright, Sougo." Junichiro spoke in relief, seeing his nephew and his friends sitting at the dinner table all together.
"Thank you." he smiled.
"Thank you for allowing me to be here, My Overlord." Woz spoke respectfully.
"It's no problem...and hold off the 'Overlord' stuff while we're at the dinner table, please." Sougo asked.
"But you said you were now aiming for the throne, it only makes sense." Woz commented.
"I...Well, I guess I did say that." Sougo admitted awkwardly.
"It's fine." Tsuki commented.
"Well, until then...You're doing the dishes tonight." Junichiro pointed out, keeping the feeling light.
"Wha~?" Sougo whined, making the family around the table laugh.
*? ? ?*
We arrive in a large forest, where a group of students were running through the wilderness. Keeping up a form of training.
All of them where in sweat pants and small, light t-shirts you'd expect people to wear at a gym. From the amount of sweat on them, it was clear they had been active for a while.
"Just a year and a half into their training and they are already getting use to their training." one older man commented.
"That's good. It means the newest force of Oni may, one day, be even stronger than us." a female said calmly.
"What do you think, Hibiki?" Another person asked, lazily laying on a tree with a large guitar in their hands.
"I'd say they are trained well. Now if you excuse me I need to get to the hospital, good luck with your students." A final man, Hibiki, smiled as he brought his left hand up near his head and then brought his hand forward slightly at the wrist. Only his first two fingers and his thumb where extended, the other fingers curled in as he made a soft 'shww' sound with the motion. And with that, the man jumped from the tree and ran in the opposite direction.
"An Oni AND a Doctor. He certainly is impressive." the female grinned with a clear attraction in her tone
"What do you expect, Asumu was trained by the greatest Oni ever. No wonder he is worthy of the title, Hibiki." the first man commented.
To be continued
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