" So basically, you're keeping the kids and parents here in this school, letting it look rotten down and messed up, so that no one would think that people are hiding in here?" Reimu asked simply, looking at the children whom were sleeping in the arms of their parents.
" Pretty much, with those monsters running about, murdering anyone who doesn't follow their rules, its far safer for them to be here than send them back home." The caretaker said while Ziden was relaxing against one of the walls, looking at his healing wounds. He healed alot slower, even so close to being back at full strength.
Inside a House [ Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]
" Odd choice of music, Hen." Ziden said to himself while looking at his transformation device and the two coins in his possession, looks like he had two more to gain and one of the others here might have it. If he had more, would he have been able to beat that General Shadow.
" But atleast we learned some valuable information from that nonsense, we know who we have to take down to save this world." Mokou slammed her fist into her hand.
" General Shadow, I don't really remember him, I only know of the Heisei Riders, not the Showa era Riders." Sanae said while looking down at Togekiss, softly patting on its head.
" But I doubt he is someone we can beat off the bat, we should focus on saving the Gyms and building up our own powers." Takeru pointed out, sitting down at a desk and reading about the Pokemon.
" Heh, that's just annoying, didn't we beat like some Godlike dude on our last journey, how come some freaky monsters can whup us around like this!?" Remilia seemed petty ticked off about this whole thing, tapping his finger hard on a nearby desk.
" Well, Yukari was nice enough to place a barrier over any place we are currently residing so nothing can get the drop on us." Yuyuko stated as Yorihime was cleaning her blade, looking at the shadowy goop coating her blade.
" What were those creatures even? I have never seen beings like that before in my life." Yorihime stated while she was soon sheathing her blade, gazing out of the boarded up windows, seeing the darkness out there. And the red eyed gaze of the odd monsters wandering about.
" You sure you don't know anything about those things Sanae? None of these things from that Kamen rider stuff you know so much about?" Ziden asked while Sanae shook her head.
" Nope, never even seen these guys before but is what you said was true? They smell like youkai?" Sanae asked as Remilia nodded.
" Bis sister said so! So it must be true!" Flandre pointed out, playing with the children since they looked to be around her age.
" I wouldn't risk going out there without a plan, I assume we should stay here and head out in the morning to reach the next town." Meiling said while sighing, meditating with Byakuren.
" If its just a bunch of Youkai, how come we can't just blast through em like back home?" Utsuho wondered as everyone shrugged.
" We have no clue what these guys are capable of, so its best to gauge what they can do and then strike then." Eirin said while Ziden was looking at his bruised body parts.
" They could be with Shocker, but why would youkai be with them if they want to take over our world?" Reimu wondered while Miko seemed to be in thought, the woman seemed to be trying to figure out something.
" Perhaps they are another faction seeking another goal, the attire they wear, it is familiar to me." Miko said as Mokou felt the same way, their armor, they looked so familiar. where did she see them before?
Komachi was busy sleeping right on Ziden's shoulder, prompting the male to softly pat her head, softly smiling at her presence, she was the one who was gonna birth his first child but thanks to outside forces, that never happened, but she was still a valued friend.
The shattering of Glass could be heard between them. " A new bond is Established, you have reached Rank 1 of the Shinigami Arcana. From reaching this, you have gained the Reaper's Toll keychain. This weapon will aid you in your future battles."
The duo softly smiled while Youmu noticed something off, and so did Sakuya, who quickly stood up. " There is someone missing from here, was there not a mother here with their daughter?" Sakuya asked, looking around the room and noticing the daughter was gone.
" Yes, earlier before the sun went down, the mother went to grab their things from the city and move into here thanks to those beds you made for us." the caretaker said while Sakuya and Youmu stood up.
" The daughter must have snuck out after her when she realized her mother hadn't returned yet." Youmu stated, slowly placing her hand on her blades.
" Damn, out there with those Youkai, that child could very well be dead by now." Reimu stated while grimacing. They didn't want the death of more innocents on their mind during this trip.
" I'm going. I'm a Rider so I have to go and deal with this." Ziden said, getting to his feet. Takeru was about to get up before Ziden stopped him. " Not all of us need to go, those who need rest, stay here." Ziden said while seeing Sakuya and Youmu walking to him, soon seeing Miko and Yorihime walking to him as well.
" I shall hold things down here, you people take care and place save that child." Byakuren was the sort to care about children, which was shown as she had several children sleeping on her. what a motherly Monk, of course Miko did the same, reading some of them to sleep.
" Ziden, be careful out there, that Driver of yours is your only way of fighting close to your former self." Yuyuko warned while the hero goes to open the door and heading out into the darkness, sneaking out of the side entrance and closing it with the 4 behind him, seeing the youkai around them, they wore a mix of a pureblack ninja suit and an old style samurai armor.
" What weird attires, they're like old Samurai from ancient time." Ziden said before reaching for his device before stopping, going to reach for a card instead and summon his Salamander Saber.
" Truly odd, they even carry Katana." Sakuya summoned her knives, ready to fight as well.
" It matters not, slice through them all and we find the child." Yorihime stated, her blade shinning in the darkness.
Night of Fate [ Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix]
Ziden was quick to leap into the fray with those Samurais, his blade swinging wildly and slashing down their chest, the sparks flying out as they flew around, soon ducking to avoid Sakuya's knives striking down one of the Samurai and sent them flying into the distance.
Miko leapt about with her blade, creating pillars of light, blasting the hell out of any of the Shadow Samurai. The Crown Prince showed no mercy to the unknown beings, light tearing them apart and causing them to explode upon impact.
Youmu made sure her blades kept moving in unholy flashes of silver, slicing apart the Samurai with ease while keeping her eyes in the darkness, looking for the little girl that headed out on her own, soon gripping onto her blade. " To still have a majority of our spell cards sealed, it is truly a pain but my blades will learn from these new attacks. Demon Fang!" Youmu swings her sword upwards, creating a massive wave of energy that sent many of the Samurai soaring through the air.
Yorihime was quick to evoke the Gods to aid her in this battle, her blade seared with the flames of carnage, tearing right through the bodies of these oddd beings, walking forward with a simple stroll, her eyes cold and focused, striking down anyone of them in their path before the duo ran out of the school yard and to the gate of Lumiose City, hearing a girl's scream. The group of five looked over to see the downed woman and child, about to be sliced down by a larger being, which seemed to have a wolf head.
Ziden, being the hero that he was, leapt into the air and slammed his foot into the wolfman's face, sending him rolling along the ground before the wolf got to his feet. Hearing his growl proved this thing was not human. the sound of footsteps behind them showed that Sanae ran after them. " Whoa, its a wolfman! Wait! I've never seen that guy before."
" So he's not from one of those Rider Shows you watched?" Ziden asked while the wolf soon stood on his feet, licking his chops before growling.
" So this is the punk huh? This is the Kamen Rider who dares oppose the Shocker Regime? Doesn't matter to me, we will overcome all in our path, even Shocker." The being soon stepped into the moonlight, revealing his samurai armored body and that pitch black wolf head, only a single eye of his remained and a green glowing ember came from it.
" From the way you speak, you sound like you don't have an alliance with them." Sakuya pointed out as the wolf howled.
" OF course not, I am a part of the Dark Youkai Army! And I am surprised you defeated our Phantom Warriors! I am Wolfgang! One of the many Commanders of the Youkai Army!" Wolfgang smirked for a moment, showing those giant fangs, streaks of red were on his teeth before Ziden looked to the down mother, she was bitten, and could possibly turn. He had to act fast.
" That just means I have to kick your ass before this night is over to save that woman." Ziden was quick to pull out the Spirit Driver, only to see the wolf dash right at him and slamming his foot right into his chest, sending him soaring back. The Driver falling out of his hands and into Wolfgang's, who was quick to summon down a barrier to block off Sakuya and crew from helping Ziden.
" Oho, so this is the device you use to transform, without this, you are helpless. Now your friends can't even help you right now." Wolfgang pointed out, placing the driver on the ground next to him. The being was fast but even in his weakened state, Ziden was not gonna go down without a fight.
" Just means I have to kick your ass and get my driver before you do too much damage to me." Ziden said while getting to his feet and summoning his Salamander Saber.
" Ziden! Be careful! We have no clue what this being is capable of!" Sanae said before Sakuya was seen sighing, looking at the daughter and mother she saved before the barrier went down.
Festival of Servants [ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]
" Oh, without this driver you're still getting beaten down!" Ziden was quick to throw up a powerful barrage of kicks at the werewolf, catching him off guard with his speed, th twin kicks slamming hard into his neck and causing the wolf to stagger backwards.
" Tch, still got some fight in you, even when you're weak like this!" Wolfgang was quick to yank onto a string he wrapped around the Driver and yanked it to him before he can even grab it, soon placing the driver into his armor and growled. Soon bending to the ground and soon leaping forward, spinning like a black drill. " Wolf Hurricane!"
Ziden saw the attack coming, feeling it fly right at him with his Haki, soon turning his arms pure black with it before slamming his palms forward. " Demon's Impact!" Ziden slammed his palms right into the face of the wolf, lightning arcing from the impact and sending the wolf crashing right into the barrier, causing it to howl in pain.
" D-damn! The hell is this guy! He's supposed to be weaker than a normal human right now!" Wolfgang got to his feet, licking along his chops, his claws shining in the darkness of the night.
" Sorry but in a time close to now, I'll be back at mostly full strength, but this doesn't mean I am weaker than a human, I'm still stronger than a peak one. You should have done your research." Ziden answered, getting back into position, holding up a card.
" Card Set! Fire Augmentation! Go!" The card was seen shining with a bright light and giving Ziden's attacks added fire damage. Ziden was confused on why this card was in his deck but didn't question it.
Clenching his fists, fires dancing around them before leaping at the werewolf, his fists were smashing right into the armor and chest of the youkai, causing fiery explosions all around the beast, causing burns all over his flesh.
" Damned Human! How the hell is someone causing me this much grief! I might have underestimated his strength a bit but come on!" Wolfgang was staggering back as he felt his fur burning from the attacks and seeing ziden summon his sword.
" Sounds like the wolf didn't anticipate this becoming a moment where the hunter becomes the hunted." Ziden said while cracking his knuckles, the male was serious for this fight, but he was not expecting what came next.
" Don't get full of your self punk! This battle is just getting started!" The wolf began to cross his arms against his chest, the armor soon steaming and shooting out from his body, odd purple lines forming along his chest before pumping up heavily, his body expanding in size as the beast was now double the size he was before. " Behold, my true strength!"
Ziden blinked for a moment before feeling an unholy force slam into his chest, seeing the shoulder of the werewolf crashing into him, sending him flying right into the wall of the barrier, shocking him to an unholy level.
" That armor, was it a limiter?" Yorihime asked while Miko watched the fight go down, seeing the Elemental Driver on the ground.
" Ziden! The Driver! Get it quickly!" Miko yelled out before the male landed on the ground, quickly recovering with scorch marks on his body, in a daze before using his arms to block his claw swipe, seeing the blood splatter from the impact.
" My power has increased in this form, thanks to the power of our Fallen Leader, We weaker Youkai have become far stronger than we used to be!" The werewolf was seen gripping onto Ziden's arm and launching the male across the arena and right to his device, the beast was quick to try and fix this, but was too late.
" Coin Set! Salamander! Burn it up! Great Inferno!" Ziden was holding up his fist and posing, the fire dragon spinning around him and swatting the werewolf away and sending up fire to coat Ziden's body, creating his Rider Armor, summoning his sword in mere seconds.
" LEts Burn this evil away!" Ziden was seen moving his hand across the air before clenching it shut. Hearing the growl of Wolfgang, seeing him leap right at the male before Ziden shifts and lands a kick right on his snout, smashing him right into the barrier.
Ziden was quick on the move and slashed right across his chest with his blade, seeing that black blood spray out from the wound, followed by sparks, Wolf Gang taking massive damage before the beast slammed his fist right into Ziden's chest, sending him flying backwards through the air and onto the ground.
" Human! You disgusting beings! How dare you oppose the Dark Youkai Army's will!" Wolfgang howled into the night as the mother near Sakuya was stiring, close to changing.
" Heh, if I had a nickel for each time a villain said that, well minus the army part." Ziden said while holding up a card and sliding into the slot inside his Gauntlet. " But, I think we are gonna finish this off with a bright and colorful finish!"
" Card Set! Final Attack Ready?" Ziden gripped his blade with two hands as a myriad of colorful fire coating his blade, brilliant lights forming around it. The Werewolf howled before launching himself right at Ziden.
" Grand! Prism Cutter!" Ziden does a powerful horizontal strike across his stomach, sliding forward as Wolfgang was seen standing completely still from the strike as Ziden placed his hand upon his blade's tip, slowly sliding his palm down it. As he did this, as his hand slides past it, the light died down and Wolfgang's body was slowly falling in half, black blood spraying into the air from the wound before he reached the hilt, the light gone and Wolfgang's body exploded like they usually do, along with the barrier.
" Ziden!" Miko was quickly to check up on him, along with Yorihime and Youmu. The male soon reaching down to remove the Elemental Driver, dispelling his Rider form in a small burst of fire, actually shocked by this.
" Well, that's completely new right now." Ziden said before storing the driver in his jacket. " Oh right, how are the duo?" Ziden asked while looking down at the kid and mom.
" They are perfectly fine, you are lucky for taking out that werewolf when you did, she was in the process of changing." Sakuya showed the rather well job she did at bandaging her wound. going to pick up the sleeping girl.
" Tch, to touch an impure one like this, it disgusts me." Yorihime was seen picking up the mother while ziden walked past her.
" Oh stop being a stiff, you do not mind doing this at all." Ziden said while looking over at her with a grin, the woman rolling her eyes.
After their long trek back to the School and an explanation...
" Dark youkai Army? I dunno why, but that seems...really familiar." Mokou said, trying to remember where she heard it from. " Meh, you kicked one of their commander's asses. Which is a damn good thing."
" Yeah, got rough for a moment but I pulled through." Ziden said, rubbing at where his shirt got sliced at.
Takeru was more focused on what he was told about these guys. " so, does this mean that this Dark Youkai army has no form of allyship with Shocker?" Takeru asked while looking at the others.
" No clue but this tells me that we got more foes to deal with." Eirin answered while softly checking on all her eyes, even rubbing weird fluids on some of them.
And of course, Utsuho was resting on Ziden's lap, prompting the phoenix headpat the younger Avian. Wary of her powers. ' Why did Satori send Utsuho here? Does she know something we don't?"
Ziden was lost in thought before the world of dreams took him, the male lost in its depths until the sun rises.
And when it does, the heroes were back on the road, The co waving goodbye to the school after Reimu placed up a barrier for them and Ziden left behind magic to grow crops and food for them within the school.
" Atleast we could save someone this time." Takeru said while everyone nodded.
" Can't save everyone but that just means we save the most we can." Ziden said as they finally approached the town of Camphier, soon spotting a massive castle in the distance. " Oh boy...this means we got to deal with whoever is in that castle."
" Heh, better yet, I say we convert that castle into a proper estate for Vampires!" Remilia flapped her wings at this.
" No!" Everyone shut down that idea as Ziden felt bad vibes from that castle.
Elsewhere on the Zeta Dreadnought...
A purple haired woman could be seen speaking with Kanako who was looking over the plans of the Elemental Driver. " Rikako, you did put in what I asked you to put in right?" KAnako asked while looking over at her.
" Yeah, I put in those special black boxes into the driver the Boss Man uses. But why did you-" Kanako shushed her before she could continue.
" For a reason I shall not explain, if he wishes to save that world and defeat those odd invaders that the Ginger haired man warned us about, then those black boxes in the Elemental Driver will help him." Kanako said, looking down to the pokemon world through the window, her cold gaze focused on it.
Elsewhere...
The very mischievous grin of a woman in a white blouse and red and black skirt was watching the heroes from the top of the castle. " Heh, everyone in Gensokyo might have turned against me but the knowledge of these other worlds will help me build an army to over throw the order, and Ziden is going to help us do that." The woman was seen laughing at this before vanishing into the castle. Inside, a powerful being summoned by the ggirl was there, waiting for them, those bright red eyes behind its knightly helm was glowing.
But also in that castle was a Rider, cloaked in yellow and that Scissor-like claw on his right arm, it seemed he was sided with Shocker, evident by the symbol on his right pectoral.
Trivia:
1. Ziden's Kamen Rider fights reference the much darker Amazons series, which means his own enemies will be bleeding instead of just sparks.
2. Kanako had a hand in making Ziden's Elemental Driver and the Black boxes will be explained later down the line. Rikako is also Ziden's head Scientist, paid well too.
3. The next major fight is an enemy I wanted to use for the first major crossover but due to time contraints, he will be moved here and he is from the Famous Souls Series. Also that woman is familiar if you are up to date with Touhou.
Author's notes: So sorry for the long delay, that sickness was messing with me so badly i couldn't focus or type up on this story, i promise this story should be finished before Summer Break!