Welcome back to Prophecy of Masks. Last time, Spyro and Cynder's wedding was just about to begin, before Kuuga, having just escaped the legion of Grublins sent to kill him, came to warn the bride and groom of what was to come. And he came at just the right moment, as N-Daguva-Zeba, Apollo Geist, and Oma Zi-O immediately arrived to attack the ceremony. While the Kamen Riders in attendance handled their Grublin Army, Kuuga joined with Spyro and Cynder to finish off N-Daguva-Zeba and Apollo Geist, the latter of whom managed to transport the entirety of them to somewhere unknown, to all except Decade, who followed soon after. So, where is everybody? Read on to discover!
(Our story resumes in a familiar location, just near the sight of the statue of Oma Zi-O's younger self from the very start of this story, just as an Aurora Curtain opens up revealing Apollo Geist, N-Daguva-Zeba, Spyro, Cynder, and Kuuga)
Spyro: (Notably confused by their surroundings) Where are we?
Apollo Geist: Welcome to our world!
N-Daguva-Zeba: In other words, welcome to your graves.
Cynder: If the rest of your compatriots are anything to go by, we won't fall.
Apollo Geist: Fair warning, we're nothing like them.
N-Daguva-Zeba: You face the Priests of Destruction and Deception.
Spyro: Doesn't matter. You'll fall all the same!
Apollo Geist: Bring it.
(With that the battle begins, and for a few minutes it looks like the villains are winning. After flinging back Spyro, Cynder, and Kuuga, the two villains get in a good laugh at their expense)
Kuuga: (To Spyro) You still got electric charge?
Spyro: (Summons a bit of electricity) Hopefully enough to break this spell.
Kuuga: It's worth a shot.
(With that, Kuuga gets back up and focuses his power as Spyro channels his Electricity element)
N-Daguva-Zeba: (Recognizing what Kuuga is doing) Did you not listen earlier?! Your powers are useless so long as I stand here!
Kuuga: It's not my powers you need to worry about.
(With that, Spyro releases a charge into Kuuga, which gives him enough of a power surge to channel the power N-Daguva-Zeba suppressed, giving a golden rune-marked trim to his armor, specifically along the shoulder pads, wrists, waist with a line up the chest, and the ankles with a strange anklet on his right foot as the Arcle's gem turns yellow and develops a gold rim along the front.)
Cynder: Looks like that was enough!
N-Daguva-Zeba: Impossible!
Apollo Geist: Even if you've charged up, you still don't stand a chance against both of us!
(And just as Apollo Geist makes his remark, a second Aurora Curtain materializes, revealing Decade, still holding the jacket Kuuga was carrying when he first appeared here.)
Decade: Is this a closed party? Or can anyone join in?
Apollo Geist: Well, well, the Destroyer of Worlds finally enters the fray. Too bad he's powerless.
Decade: (Holding up the jacket) Don't be too sure of that.
Apollo Geist: You think a jacket will stop me?
Decade: No. (Pulls something from the pocket) But this should.
(With that, Decade throws the jacket back to Kuuga before revealing what was within, one of his cards, with this one marked specifically with Kuuga's head on it. As soon as the card is revealed, Decade's card holder pops open, allowing nine other cards to fly out, revealing the full set: Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, and Kiva, as well as the grayed out card revealing Decade's own Rider suit. Once the Kuuga card flies back into the set, the nine previous Riders transfer a portion of their power into Decade's card, removing the grayed out effect, and revealing the full and vibrant pink and black of his usual suit.)
Decade: Just what I needed. (Grabs the Decade card out of the air as the others return to the card holder) Time to get back in the game.
(With his card restored, Decade brings out his magenta belt and slaps it on his waist)
Apollo Geist: (Seeing exactly what Decade's about to do) You must think yourself a god to pull this off!
Decade: God? No. I'll leave that delusion to you. I'm just a passing through Kamen Rider. Remember that. (As he turns his card around) Henshin!
(With that, Decade inserts his card into a slot on the driver and then pushes the sides in, twisting the device 90 degrees, obscuring the card slot)
Neo Decadriver: Kamen Ride! Decade!
(As the pronouncement is made, Decade's familiar pink and black suit is formed by nine blurry images of it consolidating onto him before the barcode pattern forms across the helmet's green eyes, generating the magenta hue the suit is known for.)
Decade: Alright then, let's do this!
(With Decade now on their side, Spyro, Cynder, and Kuuga return to the battle and this time everything seems to be going a lot better for our quartet of heroes)
N-Daguva-Zeba: Impossible! We cannot be defeated this easily!
Apollo Geist: We won't go down! Not like this! Not to you again!
Decade: Sad to say you don't have a choice in the matter.
Kuuga: I couldn't agree more.
(With that, Kuuga powers up with the charge remaining, turning his suit black and gold with spikes on his shoulders, elbows, and hips, with two smaller horns emerging from the middle points on his main ones, turning the Arcle's gem black.)
Decade: My thoughts exactly.
(Taking from Kuuga's example, Decade pulls out a tablet with a very clear Decade theme, and a card with the logos of all the Kamen Riders that preceded him on it, which he then slides into a slot on the tablet, causing the symbols to become active)
K-Touch: (As Decade presses the tablet symbols) Kuuga! Agito! Ryuki! Faiz! Blade! Hibiki! Kabuto! Den-O! Kiva! Final Kamen Ride! Decade!
(After pressing all the buttons on the tablet, Decade slides the central portion of the Neo Decadriver to his hip and places the K-Touch in it's place, which drains the pink from his suit up to his chestplate and helmet, turning his green eyes pink, placing the cards of his nine preceding Riders across his chestplate and newly formed shoulder pads as a card of his new helmet settles onto his head)
Decade: There we go. Now let's finish this.
Spyro and Cynder: Agreed.
(Seeing his chance, Decade draws a card from his card holder and places it into the former center of the Neo Decadriver, before slapping it to activate the card's effect)
Neo Decadriver: Final Attack Ride! D-D-D-Decade!
(With that, Kuuga channels charge down into his leg as both he and Decade leap into the air, ten energy cards forming in front of Decade as he ascends. As the two Riders reach the zenith of their ascent, Spyro and Cynder charge the two with Aether and Dark Aether respectively, before the two Riders descend into their foes, delivering powerful flying kicks straight to their enemies, sending N-Daguva-Zeba and Apollo Geist flying backwards before the Mark of Malefor starts glowing upon each of them)
Apollo Geist: It... can't be...
N-Daguva-Zeba: We... have failed...?!
(And with that, the two villains, with a final cry of anguish, dissolve into ash, leaving behind a red and gold Ridewatch with Kuuga's face and a pink and black Ridewatch with Decade's face and a strange slot on the side, which Spyro and Cynder claim in the aftermath while Decade and Kuuga resume their civilian forms)
Cynder: Is this... it? That's all 19 of them.
(And just as things appear to be going well, the sky darkens as Oma Zi-O materializes on the field)
Oma Zi-O: (Laughs) You may have finished off the revived, but this battle is far from over!
(As the sky erupts into a thunderous storm, the plaque on the front of the statue falls off revealing the obsidian slab Malefor has spoken from this entire time, only now it's cracked)
Oma Zi-O: You fools. Each time you destroyed one of the revived, the power used to create them broke the seal on Malefor's tomb, piece by piece. And now, there's enough energy to destroy it!
(And just as Oma Zi-O finishes his speak, just that happens. the obsidian slab breaks apart, allowing the dark energy contained within it to escape, finally attaining physical form as a familiar dragon: the Dark Master himself, Malefor)
Malefor: Free at last!
Oma Zi-O: And now, together we shall reign supreme over both worlds!
Malefor: (Noting Spyro and Cynder) That is, once you two are eliminated.
(With that, Oma Zi-O and Malefor unleash a combined strike of their near unlimited power, almost completely wiping Spyro and Cynder, as well as Kuuga and Decade from the face of the earth)
Malefor: That should finish them. Now we turn our attentions to my world.
(With a laugh, Oma Zi-O summons an Aurora Curtain to transport both him and Malefor back to his world while we survey the scene of Spyro, Cynder, Kuuga, and Decade lying there, seemingly dead, as our tale ends for today)
And that seems like a good cliffhanger-y note to leave off on for now. And I choose a cliffhanger for now, because as of this point, only three chapters remain before this story wraps up. That's right, we're nearing the conclusion. The next trilogy is the big three part final episode as it were. So how does our finale begin? Tune in next time to find out. Same time... same channel!
