Re: Zi-O/Shattering Time In Another World
Chapter 2: Heavenly Belief! Enter the Geiz!
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It was the middle of the night, the calm sounds came with it as throughout the kingdom, people either slept or were in taverns drinking their night away. But out past what appeared to be the slums, it was a much more different tale.
It was far too quiet out there, not even the rustles of the rodents or residents made a sound. Yet in the far corner of the slums laid a shack, one that had a much more different presence as a shadowy figure walked out, a cloak covering their features, only as a faint shine of a dagger could be seen, one dripping with blood.
And within the shack was a different sight, as corpses laid the room. One in the far back, seemed to be a large older man, his eyes gouged out as a broken glass jar hung from its neck, blood oozing out from the center.
And to the side was a young girl, one that seemed to be a thief, slashed and cut to shreds as her stomach was sliced open as her entrails were on the ground. And in the center where the moonlight beams down into it, was Emilia, cut down and dead.
But next to her was… someone else. Another young teen, but was different as well. He had a track suit on him, with black short hair as he hugged his stomach, trying to stay alive despite the blood loss and him losing strength as his body began to grow colder with each second.
"D-Damn… it… I can't die here… again…. I need to save… Emilia-sama… If this power of mine… can do that! Then take me back… Take me back before this happens again…" The teen said in his last words, only for the color in his face and eyes dulled, as he dropped to the floor dead.
An assassination occured during that night, one that now is changing the fate of this world once more. As next to the dead boy, laid a Ridewatch, one that was black with an orange dial, the face plate of it somewhat resembling a firefly, as it glowed next to the teen, only to fade from this failed timeline…. Following him back before this event occurred once more.
(Insert Opening - Oath Sign - AmaLee ver.)
/PRELUDE/
As the choir begins to sing, we see a shot of the castle where Oma Zi-O was killed. The camera pans slowly going through the ruins before reaching a clock that is forever pointed at 2 and 10. The title soon fades in afterwards.
/Once again,
I reach my hand into a world, repeating on end/
Jumping ahead, it soon shows Emila skipping around a field as Cody watches on. He soon looks at the Zi-O Ridewatch in his hand as he begins to remember his past life.
/Though it's dark,
could my tears carve a path/
As the young teen looks to his side, the camera pans to a bustling town, where Rex is leaning on a wall in a nearby alleyway. He soon gets up as he walks out, passing by a wandering Reinhard.
/And lead me straight to your heart?/
The screen immediately jumps to Subaru, looking around before several black hands begin to reach out
/Like a rose that blooms and grows inside my chest, your name's all it knows
your name's all it knows/
Jumping to a shot of a blank Ridewatch, Rem and Ram are teaching Cody something before jumping to Woz watching Subaru get kicked out of the library by Beatrice.
/Is this fate, 'cause every day I pray
That right here by your side, I can stay/
Next it jumps to Rex and Reinhard sparring with one another while the others watch on. As the two clashed weapons, we see a brief flash forward to an old knight and a young Rex
/I'll gather these fallen flowers
The hope, discarded and broken/
The next scene has Cody standing in the middle of a black void as he equips the Ziku-Driver and activates the Zi-O Ridewatch.
/And I'll join them where they can meet/
The scene switches to Rex seeing Cody from afar with the Zi-O Ridewatch, only to glare at him as he straps his on as well and activates the Geiz Ridewatch.
/A wish, together I'll set them free/
As Cody prepares to transform into Zi-O, projections of the various Heisei Riders appear around the boy as he prepares to battle.
/Holding up the light within
And with no hesitation
To give you a future is all I've wanted/
Once he spun his driver, a bright light quickly shined as we skipped to Zi-O and Geiz surrounded by several monsters and a few Another Riders. They soon gave a nod to each other as they took down anyone who got near them
/Hold me tight through these dark endless nights
Screaming 'till the morning light/
As the Riders fought, Subaru, Emilia, Rem and Ram were dealing with the issues of the Cults that plague the world, along with the faint shadow of Satella puppeting the timeline with her dark magic, causing several flashes of images of failed timelines, but thanks to Subaru, he slowly helps them to the right one.
/All my broken-down ideals
I know one day they will heal/
As Zi-O and Geiz continue to charge forth through the castle, they are met by Tid and Finis, who are holding the Another Kuuga and Another Zi-O Ridewatches as the shadowy images of the Another Riders stood with them.
/With every step they will form the future
I'll hold tightly to this special bond that we share
I'll follow you anywhere/
The rest soon arrive as the spirits of the various Heisei Riders stand by their side. With a jump, both Zi-O and Geiz fly forward and perform a Double Rider Kick as the world fades to white before fading to show what appears to be Cody standing alone on a hill.
/Carrying onward, bearing this miracle/
As Cody turns to where the sun rises, it's soon shown that the others were by his side with their shadows now resembling the Heisei Riders.
'Grah, why now and why him!' Rex growled as he walked past his fellow guardsmen, who were checking on Princess Emilia and the recently-named Zi-O named Cody, 'Ugh, I just wish this was a nightmare and I wake up in some dirt pile after another fall…'
"Is something wrong, sir?" One of the guards asked him, snapping the boy out of his thoughts. "You seem angered."
"Oh, uh...no, it's fine…" the young knight lied, "Just a bit roughed up that's all…" He soon gave his usual carefree shrug, which seemed to put the guard at ease as he dropped the issue, much to the boy's relief.
He soon breathed a big sigh as the guard left, 'Maybe I'm just overthinking things here…' he noted as he entered the mansion, 'I mean, from what I can tell Cody's a swell guy but…'
As he turned to a window in the hopes of clearing his mind, he saw Cody walk by. However for a moment, a flash appeared for a brief second and in that time, Cody was replaced by Oma Zi-O, only for things to turn normal.
Rex stepped back for a moment, almost in fear of the young boy he had just witnessed become the second coming of an ancient evil ages old. Immediately, his mind began to drift back into a dark memory of his past, one that he has desperately tried to bury...
FLASHBACK
"Come on, we gotta go! Sir, they're gaining on us!" a young Rex, no older than ten, shouted as he tried to pull a much older knight with a full beard, who was bleeding in several places and missing an arm and foot.
Flash forward to said knight giving Rex a black Ridewatch with a red dial and a face place resembling a car-based Rider, "Listen here kid, I need you to press the button and run! Run as fast as you can!" he instructed the boy
"But… I can't just leave you here..." the little boy protested before they spotted a group of black and gold cultists in the distance.
"There they are! Seize them!" the supposed leader of the group shouted as they began to close in on the two.
"It's alright, I'll be right behind you, now go!" the knight reassured him before the boy pressed the button on the watch.
DRIVE!
Immediately, the world began to slow down as the boy ran away from the knight, but hid near a tree and deactivated the watch. He soon watched as the two exchanged some words he couldn't hear…
...right before he watched them kill the knight…
"Nooooo!" he cried out as he quickly shut his mouth and used the Drive Ridewatch to quickly run off before the cultists could get him too…
FLASHBACK ENDS
"Hey Rex, are you feeling alright?" an unknown voice asked him suddenly, scaring the poor boy as he leaped back in fear. It was the red-haired maid from before.
"Oh, Ram… It's you. Whew, you scared me..." he said as he lowered his guard once more, "Yeah, I'm fine. No need to worry about it."
"Are you sure about that?" she asked him, not believing a word of what the young knight had told her, "You looked like you just saw a ghost…"
"It's fine, really…" Rex reassured her with a shrug and a smirk.
"If you say so." Ram shrugged, "Just remember to stick to your duties."
"I got it, I got it…" the young knight dismissively said before walking off. However as he did, Ram couldn't help but worry about the young boy.
'Come on Rex, I know that you're upset about Cody…' she thought as she gripped her chest, 'I just wish you could stop hiding it and tell us…'
XXX
The next day...
Cody was up and ready for the day as he got dressed. He was still surprised that they gave him a place to stay. Emilia truly was a saint, and he wants to try and repay that kindness she gave him upon coming to this world.
As he left his room, he soon noticed a strange sight in the window that overlooked the garden, it was Woz and Rex sparring with bo staves while Emilia watched on, cheering and judging the fight.
'Huh, wonder what that could be?' The newly christened Rider thought to himself as he began to walk outside.
"Remember to breathe, Rex." Woz reminded, as he blocked an oncoming strike before swiftly turning the staff and bonking the young knight on the head.
"I know what I'm doing Woz, cut me some slack!" Rex growled as he performed another strike, this time briefly spinning his staff before smacking the man on the side.
"You also should watch your temper." Woz said, before delivering several more bonks on the head with his staff. Rex tried his best to block these attacks, but the older man's speed and reflexes prevented him from even landing a proper counter attack.
Soon, Woz made the young knight fall on his back, pointing the tip of the staff against his neck, "If this was a real fight? You'd be dead. You need to learn more control." He warned.
"Yes sir…" Rex signed before Woz offered his hand to help him get up.
"I believe this is all for today." the man said, "Remember what you learned and try to improve."
"Yes sir" the young knight said with a salute before all three spotted Cody in the distance, waving to get the trio's attention.
"What are you all doing? Training?" He called out from where he was watching.
"Ah, good morning, Cody." Emilia smiled, warming the heart of the young boy.
"Waga Maou, yes, good morning." Woz greeted as he put away his staff and bowed before him.
"Yo…" Rex simply said, giving a small salute as he did so.
"Yes, I was teaching young Rex here some bo staff lessons. Would you like to learn as well, Waga Maou?" Woz offered.
"Sure! Might as well start learning now that I have this power." Cody agreed as he hopped out of the window. However as he did, his foot got caught in the frame and he began to fall into the flower pit below, earning a wince from the trio.
"I'm okay!" He responded before groaning a bit in pain.
"Ooohhh, that's gotta hurt…" Rex noted as Emilia rushed to his aid.
"Are you sure, you're okay?" The princess asked, helping him up.
"Yeah I'm fine." Cody reassured her, "I didn't even feel any pain."
"Interesting…" Woz noted as he scratched his chin. "So, since you want to learn, Waga Maou. What do you think you need to be taught?"
"Well, swordsmanship as well as archery would suffice. Gives me advantage with close and long range." Cody noted.
"Well we could ask Reinheard to mentor you, but I think he's busy right now…" Rex noted as he gave an indifferent shrug and eye roll.
"Who's that?" Cody questioned.
"He's a knight, just like me" the young knight explained, "The guy is a master of the sword, and the current Sword Saint. He's well respected across the kingdom as he comes by once and awhile to visit Emilia and myself."
"Wow, he must really be a great swordsman" the boy realized after hearing Rex's story about the man.
"One of the best out there." Emilia smiled softly, "You can literally consider him 'a knight in shining armor', so to speak."
"Basically what you were to Emilia…" Rex noted before grumbling under his breath, "Although that could be up for debate…"
"We can always try to find some way to get his swordsmanship to help you, Waga Maou." Woz said, "Though, with archery? I do believe I can assist in that regard."
"Hey, I never seen you with a bow at all Green Scarf" Rex noted as he tried to think back to any time he's seen him with one.
"Because you haven't earned the right to learn it from me, boy." Woz smirked softly in response, teasing the young knight.
Rex merely scoffed as he looked the other way before Emilia turned her attention to Cody.
"I do hope the accommodations are enough for you, Cody?" She questioned.
"The fact you're giving me a place to stay while helping me find a way home? It's more than enough, thank you Emilia." Cody smiled brightly at her.
The two briefly stared at each other before Woz began to chuckle. Rex on the other hand merely thought, 'Hoo boy, and so it begins…' as he rolled his eyes over the sight.
"It seems that you've enchanted the princess, Waga Maoh." he noted, as this made the two react and blush softly from his comment.
"A-Anyways… let's get to archery, Woz." Cody requested, wanting to change the subject.
"Oh come on Cody, you sure you can't handle talking about your crush?" Rex said with a big grin on his face as he leaned his hands on his staff. It was clear to Cody that the young knight was going to enjoy teasing him.
"T-That's not important right now… I-If I need to be stronger to help protect Emilia, I need to learn as fast as possible…" Cody stated, a heavy blush on his cheeks as while he would love to chat with Emilia more, he did need to learn.
"Oh? So why are you stammering then? Surely there's something more to that. Right?" Rex pointed out as his grin widened, deciding to push the subject a bit further to see how the new Zi-O would respond.
"It's N-N-Nervous reactions, th-that's all…." the boy retorted as he looked away from his gaze.
"I don't buy it" the young knight disagreed as he shook his head, "After all, you're probably the first guy she's ever loved. Gotta milk this moment for all it's worth ya know?"
"R-R-REX!" Emilia cried out, embarrassed that the young knight would bring something like that up.
Rex soon laughed a bit as he saw the two were now beet red and extremely nervous to be near each other. Rex could tell that Cody was a good kid, but at the same time, he still couldn't separate the boy from the dictator that was Oma Zi-O.
"Oi. Stop teasing the two, dunderhead." Ram said, smacking his head hard from behind and snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Owww! Okay fine! I'll let up on the ribbing!" Rex said as he held his arms over his head to try and protect it from another smack from the maid.
"A-Anyways… let's get started Woz." Cody requested once more, trying to diffuse the embarrassing situation.
"As you wish, Waga Maoh" Woz answered as he briefly bowed before the boy, before he went to grab the equipment for the archery lessons.
After some minor setup, Cody began to pull the string back and readied his bow. The young man aimed as best he could, letting go of the string as the arrow flew from the bow towards where he aimed.
The arrow soon landed in the outermost circle, impressing both Rex and Woz.
"Well done, Cody!" Emilia clapped happily.
"Yosh! That was a piece of cake!" He smiled, looking at his work.
"Very well done, indeed, Waga Maou. But try a few more times. One shot can always be lucky on the first time around." Woz said.
"Not bad, Codes. Not bad…" Rex noted, "I can see that you've used a bow before?"
"Nope, first time with it." He admitted.
"Heh, well if you can keep firing shots like that, I think you'll be fine with archery…" Rex noted.
"Right." Cody nodded, "Woz? Mind setting up something more difficult?"
"As you wish, Waga Maou." Woz bowed before doing so.
As Woz began to set the target much further apart, Rex looked towards Cody once more, only for another flash to appear, as Oma Zi-O turned to him, chuckling evilly at the teen, only once more to vanish again.
The boy's hands began to quake for a moment, almost going for his axe when he snapped out of the trance. Rex quickly pulled his hand away from his hip and tried to play it off by searching his pockets for something else.
'He's not the same… He's not the same…' Rex repeated those words in his thoughts, trying to calm himself down but instead got angrier and angrier. 'He's not the reason why he-"
"Rex?" Emilia asked, bringing the boy back to reality. "Oh, princess…" the young knight said, "I didn't know that you were there…"
"Is everything okay?" She asked, having a worried look.
"Yeah, it's all good!" Rex said as he tried to give a big smile, but the princess wasn't buying it. Cody on the other hand, began to wonder what happened to the boy.
'I'll ask about it later. This seems too personal to ask him out front.' Cody thought to himself as once more, he pulled back the bow and let the arrow fly once more.
This arrow however ended up missing it's target due to the lack of focus and fell to the ground, landing in between himself and the target.
"Waga Maou, just as I told Rex during our sparring session. Focus is more important than your personal thoughts." Woz reminded the boy. "Do it again."
Cody nodded as he readjusted his focus and fired another arrow, this time hitting a bit closer to the center. Woz nodded as Cody lowered his bow, happy that he was able to land a shot this time.
"Now normally, I would say for you to continue like before." Woz stated, "But…. I can tell upon focus, you can hit your target. Well done indeed, Waga Maou."
"Thanks Woz" he said before turning his attention back to what he saw. 'I wonder why he glared at me like that. Did I remind him of someone he hated?' the boy began to theorize.
"Well, I think today is good enough for me to treat you all to something in the city." Emilia smiled softly.
"Finally!" Rex sighed loudly, "At least it beats the usual morning routine…"
"Are you saying you detest our cooking?" Ram questioned with Rem standing next to her, the twin maids crossing their arms as they softly glare at Rex.
"N-No…" Rex said defensively, "I'm just saying that it gets kind of boring patrolling the mansion for several weeks straight!"
The twin maids continued to glare, not believing in his words. Something he knew that would end up with another smack soon.
Sure enough, when he put his arms over his head, he was able to block another strike from Ram. The boy sighed as he knew he saw that coming… right until Rem gave him a knuckle sandwich to the gut.
"Next time, we're doubling your vegetables to your dish." Ram said as the maids huffed and walked away.
"Oh come on! I'm not saying that your cooking is terrible!" Rex said as he ran towards the twins in hopes to avert what might be coming for him when dinner time rolls around.
"W-We should get going. They can talk about this while we're gone…" Emilia sweatdropped as Cody and Woz nodded in response.
"Sometimes I wonder if he can even taste anything with that foot in his mouth…" Woz sighed as he shook his head in disapproval.
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Once within the city, Cody looked in awe at the architecture and more of this place as it was beautiful to see. Races of all kinds along with cultures clash well within this place as it showed so much uniqueness and diversity.
"Whew, crisis averted…" Rex said to himself as he sighed over how he had to convince the girls that he loved their cooking; mostly because he was a terrible cook himself...
"You know they're going to be still mad at you for a while now, right?" Puck reminded, floating around the group.
"Oh jeez, really? I didn't know that…" he sarcastically retorted before breathing a big sigh of disappointment.
"Maybe you can find something to give to them, and have a common ground enough for them to calm down?" Cody suggested. "I mean, you three do act like siblings, and sometimes doing something like that for them can help them relax and realize anything wrong they did or even you?"
"Mate, trust me when I say that you don't want to get either girl mad. Lest you want a mace to the skull…" Rex warned the boy as he winced at the times he was at the receiving end of that attack.
"Mace?" Cody muttered with confusion, not knowing it was a literal response.
"You don't want to even know…" Rex grimaced as they walked.
As the group continued onward, Rex's thoughts came back to that sneak attack from before, along with Cody's change. Though his mind was more onto that monster. Not only was it concerning as to how it found the estate, but why was it targeting Emilia? It certainly wasn't any Demon Beast as they would attack any of them regardless, yet it only seemed to target Emilia.
'If only I could've found its body, I could've learned something useful…' Rex pondered in thought about the monster. Yet any trace of it was gone, not even ash remained from the monster after its defeat against Cody.
"Something on your mind?" Cody questioned, butting into Rex's thoughts and snapping him out of his trance.
"Oh, nothing…" he told him, but it seems like even Cody didn't believe him. Thankfully, or unfortunately, their focus would be directed elsewhere… Namely the young knight's eyes spotting a person running on the rooftops.
While their face was hard to see from afar, their outfit clearly showed to be someone from the slums. A sleek and swift design with their blonde hair in a spiked ponytail as they seemed to be targeting someone… Someone that may be close to them.
"Uh oh…" Rex muttered as he readied his axe, the girl soon went straight for Emilia but was blocked by the knight's axe nearly clipping them. "Oh no you don't!" he growled.
"Che!" The girl scoffed, only for a gust of wind to pick up as in moments, she was now far behind them, running away.
"Stop right there!" Rex roared as he gave chase, leaving Cody alone with Emilia.
"Wait, why are you chasing her?" Cody questioned, confused for a moment only for Emilia to gasp.
"My Pendant!" She cried out, trying to pat herself down, hoping it was simply misplaced. Yet her fear was proven as she looked at him with her eyes, as he understood that it was stolen by that girl.
—
Meanwhile, Rex was trying his best to keep up with the thief, weaving through the crowd while keeping up the pace. "Hey, get back here!" he shouted as he slid under a man's cabbage cart.
"As if!" she shouted, swinging her dagger as a gust of wind flew out, only for Rex to dodge but the cart to get hit.
"My cabbages!" the man cried out. "Sorry!" Rex apologized as he grumbled to himself, "Fine, you want to play hardball? Then let's get in Top Gear!"
Grabbing a watch from his holder, the young knight then turned the dial and pressed the top button, activated it.
DRIVE!
A glow of red and white surged through the young knight as in moments, he sped up, swiftly approaching the girl as she looked in shock.
"Seriously?!" She gawked, using her gift to move fast, only appearing as a blur of wind. She smirked, knowing that nobody has been able to catch up to her with her gift in full use.
However, she was proven wrong as she felt something, or rather someone, tackle her to the ground. Turning her head, she sees the knight pinning her to the ground as she struggled against him.
"Let me go!" She demanded, growling as she tried to kick or bite the knight to get away. She was more shocked that he was able to catch her.
"Oh no, I ain't leaving until you give back what you stole!" he growled, panting for a moment as he kept a grip on his axe.
"I didn't steal anything!" She growled.
"Then why were you targeting my group?" he questioned her.
"I don't know what you're talking about! Now let me go, pervert!" She hissed in response.
She seemed genuine as he let her go, allowing the girl to breathe as she glared at the knight. "Ugh, this really ain't my day, is it?" he grumbled at himself.
"Yeah it isn't." She frowned, only to run off again.
As the boy started to leave, he soon noticed three thugs threatening someone. "Ugh, what now?" he groaned as he walked towards the scene. When he arrived, the young knight could only sigh as he shook his head in disapproval.
"You're gonna regret messing with us, punk!" One of the thugs said, as they began to kick and strike the downed civilian they were threatening. "Oi!" Rex called out, catching the attention of the three.
"Huh? What do you want? Beat it before we kill you too."
"Listen, I've been having a bad day. So could you please just leave the guy alone and mug some other poor sap?" the young knight asked in an annoyed manner.
"Oh? We're sorry, we'll behave once we toss you in the dump!" The large one threatened, pulling out a knife on him.
Rex rolled his eyes as he prepared his axe, "Guess we'll have to do this the hard way… Fine, I'm giving you up to the count of five to surrender!"
As the thugs laughed at him, the young knight pressed a button on his axe, activating the countdown.
TIME CHARGE!
"Eh?! What the hell is that?!" one of the thugs gasped in a mixture of shock and confusion.
5! 4! 3! 2! 1!
ZERO TIME!
With a swing of his axe, the knight struck and tossed the thugs into a nearby dump pile, covering them in filth as they groaned out, wanting to get out but weakened from the hit.
"I should have warned you.." Rex noted as he picked up the axe and pressed the button again to deactivate the charge. The young knight then glared as the three thugs, "Now, why don't you all just piss off or else I'll have to do something that would really risk my knighthood being revoked…"
The thugs cried out in terror as they got up, and ran off, knowing full well if they tried to continue, they either would be arrested or killed.
"Ugh, amatuers…" the young knight muttered before placing his axe into its holster. He then turned his attention towards the person he saved.
"A-Arigato…" The person responded, weakened and injured, but alive. Seems the boy also spoke that unique language that Cody did...
"Whatever…" the boy noted as he reached out his hand, "Come on, get up. There's better places to be than in the streets…"
"Itte…" The person flinched in pain as he stood up, "G-Gomen… didn't think… those guys were gonna hit me so badly…"
"Eh, that's what chumps like them do to anyone they find an easy target…" Rex noted as he folded his arms, "Now, what were you doing wandering around the alleyways like that?"
"I um… I got lost…?" He said, as he was trying to be genuine, but seems he was hiding something else as well.
Rex raised an eyebrow, "Alright. Just make sure to steer clear of this the next time around, okay?" The knight then gave a one finger salute as he left the person to find Cody and Emilia.
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Cody was standing with Emilia near their hotel, awaiting for Rex as they hoped he caught the thief. The two were patient as they waited, while Cody looked to her, as Puck was comforting the half-elf.
"Guess that pendant was more than something personal?" He questioned, as he was still new to this world's rules and hierarchy, as he didn't understand, but could tell it was important.
"Yup" Puck answered as he floated towards the boy, "You see, that pendant is the sign that she's worthy of taking the throne. If she loses it…"
"Then she loses any chance to be part of the debate to gain the throne…" Cody added, understanding now as he frowned sadly and patted her back, "I'm sorry I didn't ask earlier about it… Let's hope Rex found it."
Sure enough, the two heard a knock on the door, as the young knight walked in.
"Rex!" Emilia smiled, feeling some relief.
"Did you get the thief?" Cody asked.
"Not really…" he grumbled.
"Huh? But you were chasing her!" Cody questioned in disbelief.
"Unfortunately she wasn't the one who stole it…" he said, "I think…"
"And… how did you figure that out?" Cody added on, a brow raised. "Please tell me you didn't fall for her innocent act of 'I didn't steal anything!'?"
The young knight was silent as he realized that he had been had, a horse neighing in the distance as the boy's right eye began to twitch. This angered him even more as he started to bang his head on the wall.
"You fell for it…" Cody sighed with disbelief.
"Grah! Why have I failed every task I've tried to fulfil!" he roared as he started shouting curses at himself.
"Hey, as long as you got a good look at her face, we can try to find some information. What was her features and personality like?" Cody asked, earning a confused look from the others, "What? I learned how to do stuff like that from my friends who were learning to be cops. They taught me some things that can be useful."
Sighing, Rex soon relayed what he learned about the girl...after Cody tore him away from the about to be dented wall.
"Look, you don't need to be so hard on yourself. It was a mistake, you can only improve from there." Cody tried to reassure, but the moment Rex looked at him, the young knight slapped the young man's hand away from him.
"Don't patronize me, maou" he growled before trudging off, "I'll find the thief myself, without your help…"
"Rex…" Emilia frowned sadly at his departure.
"Okay… I know I shouldn't ask, but just what is his deal?" Cody asked, turning to the others, especially Woz since he seemed to know more about Rex than he does.
"Should I tell him or you should?" Puck asked Emilia, wondering if it was right to tell him.
"He should know… it's not right to keep anything secret when he's trying to help…" Emilia nodded.
"Alright…" Puck noted as he nodded in acknowledgement, "Let's hope we're doing the right thing…"
XXX
Rex was looking around, asking some people about the girl or any information on where she could be, only to either be denied anything or they couldn't help. 'This is so damn irritating! The first month on the job and I can barely do something simple as a freaking investigation.', he thought to himself, ' Come on Rex, keep it together. This is your problem, and as a knight, you need to uphold your honor and fix it'
He soon gave a big sigh, 'I just wish my master was still here, he'd know what to do…'
As he walked through the streets, he soon bumped into someone. It was the same person he had saved before.
"Oh, it's you!" The person noted as he smiled, "Seems you're still on your duty."
"Pretty much…" he grumbled, "Say, have you seen this girl? She's about yea big, slim figure, blonde hair?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, she fled past me before you came along and took care of those thugs." He nodded.
"You're kidding me?!" the knight gasped, "Where did she go?"
"Er…. that's what I've been looking into…" He admitted, "So far, there seems to be multiple slums…. So it may take a bit to find out which slum she lives in?"
"You gotta be kidding me…" Rex sighed as he slumped down, "Ugh, as if this day didn't get any worse…"
"Well, how about I help you? It's the least I can do for you, for saving me." He offered.
"Well thanks, Mr…" Rex said as he realized that neither man introduced themselves.
"Subaru." He introduced himself.
"Yeah, thanks Subaru…" he noted with a nod, "Anyways, the name's Rex."
"Thank you, Rex-san." Subaru bowed politely.
Soon the two began their investigation, talking to some of the townsfolk for any clues as to where the thief was. Some didn't know or care to tell them, while others seemed to have info, but were unwilling to listen to anything they said, making the search difficult.
"Ugh, no dice…" Rex sighed as the two came to another dead end in their search, "Seriously, how the hell do you lose someone that fast!"
"Tell me about it…" Subaru sighed, "We can only keep trying, Rex-san. Maybe if we get a higher point, we can find some place that stands out to us?"
Rex soon began to look around for a way for them to get to a higher spot, "How about that tower over there?"
"Let's go! Hopefully we can find something and that will be the right place to look?" the teen nodded as he made his way there.
"H-Hey, wait!" Rex shouted as he ran after him.
XXX
"...And that's the gist of it…" Puck said as he and Emilia finished their story.
"I…. had no idea…. I didn't know he had such a rough upbringing." Cody gave his sympathy towards Rex's past that he was informed about. 'To think he lost everything to Oma Zi-O, no wonder he's seemed pissed at me!'
"Yeah, it's honestly a miracle that he didn't try to kill you on the spot…" Emilia sighed.
"At least he has some resilience to hold back." Puck shrugged.
"But still, I'm sure that he knows I'm not Oma Zi-O, right?" Cody asked the two with concern.
"I'm sure he does. But with your power? It's hard not to see him thinking that you could become a new Oma Zi-O." Emilia noted, "That's at least why he hasn't attacked you yet, he does know but sometimes he can't help himself from seeing that monster from your armor."
Cody was left to contemplate for a moment or two before getting up, "I gotta go find him…"
"Wait what?!" Puck gasped.
"I want to show to him that he doesn't need to worry. I won't become that tyrant, and I'll prove it." Cody stated before smiling, "'Sides, he needs more friends, doesn't he?"
Emilia soon smiled, "Alright, I'm in!"
Cody beamed a smile at her, as he looked over the area, before seeing what looks to be a very rundown area of the city, "Hm? Think that could be the place the thief went?" He questioned as the others nodded.
XXX
"You sure this is the place?" Rex asked Subaru as they arrived around the same time as Cody discovered the town.
"Positive. Anyway, I know a slum where I see one. This has to be the place the thief lives." Subaru nodded.
'Ugh, I'm gonna regret this…' he thought as they began to look around the slum for any signs of the thief.
"Um…. this way! I think..?" Subaru said, pointing to the east way of the slums.
The two soon reached a rickety old house as dusk began to fall on the slum. It was hard to see if this was even the place, as it looked like any other rundown house they saw along the way.
"Okay… let's see if it's okay this time…" Subaru muttered as he knocked on the door.
As they entered the house, they were soon met by a large man and the same thief from before.
"Yoooouuu…." Rex growled as he glared at the girl, who quickly recognized the knight.
"Wah! How did you find me?!" The girl gasped in shock.
"That doesn't matter now, your mine…" he growled before quickly grabbing the Drive Ridewatch and preparing to activate it.
"Woah, woah, easy!" Subaru said, stopping Rex from attacking, "We're all not enemies, right?"
"Well it doesn't seem that this kid's itching for a fight…" the man noted as he began to return the glare.
"Hey! Let's just talk this out. I'm sure we can solve this situation!" Subaru hastily said, 'Crap, this is bad… if these two fight now, she might be in even more danger than before!'
"Alright, spill it! Where's the Pendant you stole!" the young knight shouted at the thief.
"Hmph, if you must know. We're having an auction for it. If you don't want trouble, kid. Then penny up." the large old man stated, "Otherwise, get out."
As tensions continued to rise, he soon came to a realization as he went in between Rex and the old man.
"Well, then how about I join in the auction?" Subaru declared.
"Eh?" the young knight bluntly said as he gave him a face that said, 'Are you kidding me?'
"Just let me do this. I have a few things that can turn this event all around." He whispered.
"Well I hope you know what you're doing here…" he whispered back as he placed the Ridewatch back onto his holder.
"Anyways! I am here to auction for that Pendant." Subaru announced once more, "I'm sure we can come to an agreement, right?"
The old man and the thief soon looked towards each other before returning their gaze towards this strange boy. "Alright, what do you have in exchange for that?"
"Well, besides these things…" He said, holding up the back as he pulled out some unknown snacks and such within, along with something akin to the FaizPhone.
"Huh, what kind of FaizPhone do you have there?" Rex asked the boy, but Subaru didn't hear his question.
"Behold! With a flash of light, I can stall time!" Subaru said, as a soon small flash came from the odd device, only for him to turn it around as it showed the three within the screen of the device.
"Woah, so this is like a special model of the FaizPhone" the thief noted with a bit of glee.
"Hehe, more like the only one of its kind. It also can spawn music within." He said, as he pressed a few things as it does such a thing, playing a techno song for the three to listen to.
"And where's the gun?" the man asked as he looked at the object.
"No gun, it's an all purpose, personal item. Doesn't need a gun to function." Subaru waved off, 'What does he mean where's the gun?' He questioned in his thoughts.
The man soon began to examine the mysterious snack before opening it up and taking a handful. "Oh! What an interesting flavor! I could get addicted!" He said, chowing down on the snacks.
Feeling a bit curious, Rex stepped forward and took from the bag. His face soon lit up as he ate the snack, "Hey, this is pretty good!" he realized.
"Hehe, so? Would all of these suffice as the right trade for the pendant?" Subaru smirked proudly.
"Probably, we'll have to wait for our client before making a final decision…" the man noted.
"Huh? There's another?" Subaru questioned, a bit shocked to hear there was another one taking the auction, as he thought this would win him it in a landslide.
Soon, they heard the door open as a woman walked into the place. She wore a black outfit with purple trimmings, as it slightly exposed her chest and stomach, while she had leggings beneath and a cloak on top with purple fur on the neck of the cloak. She had long black hair with it curled into a ponytail that draped over her shoulder, and a purple flower on her head.
As she entered the room, Rex felt a sense of dread and despair emanating from Subaru. He could see his eyes were showing some kind of fear in him.
"Ho? Seems I'm not alone here…" The woman noted, seeing the two newcomers in the building.
"Umm, can I help you miss…" Rex said as he questioned the woman, but hovered his hand to where his axe was in case she was a threat.
"Yes, I'm here for the auction." she responded calmly.
"This here is the one who requested the auction." The little thief said, "Hence why it was such a trouble to get."
"Yeah, trouble…" Rex grumbled as he shot a glare at the thief.
"So, I'm guessing that you two are here for the auction as well?" she asked the two as the young knight poked his elbow into Subaru's side, snapping him out of his fear.
"Oh! Uh, yeah! Yeah we are." He quickly said as he began to hastily nod.
"Let's hope you brought something good, young lady. This young man brought something that could rival something priceless." The old man stated.
"Pst, Rex…" Subaru whispered to Rex, catching the boy's attention as they allowed the two to talk.
"H-Huh?" He looked to the knight.
"Get ready, we might have a fight on our hands…" he relayed to the boy.
"What? Why?" the young knight asked in a confused manner.
Subaru was soon proven right as the woman began to break out a wild smile, and the wicked aura soon intensified, as everyone soon felt it.
"Well then… good thing it's just us out here. This means I can make sure nobody notices four corpses in this place while I leave with that pendant." She said, maliciously.
"I'm pretty sure the only one who's taking an early grave, is you!" Rex said before quickly disappearing in a burst of red light. The woman looked around for a moment before feeling someone kick them in the head.
As the woman flew into a nearby table, Subaru saw that the mysterious force that kicked the woman was in fact, Rex, now with the Drive watch activated on his wrist as he gripped his axe tight.
"Hehehe…. That hurt." The woman said, as she gained a sadistic grin on her face, "Seems I might have some actual fun here." She said before drawing out a knife in hand, one that can easily be told what she is as a small scent of dried blood came from it. She wasn't just some person, she was an assassin.
Soon the fight began, Rex lunged at the woman with his axe, yet the woman easily dodged and kicked him to the side, showing how experienced she was. She walked over to him, her wicked smile on her face as she swung her blade. Rex blocked, yet instead of a clash, he felt a sharp slice on his arm as he noticed blood from it.
"Sorry to tell you, boy. But your defense won't work well on me." she said, "I should give you my name then. My name is Elsa Granhiert, I'm also referred to as 'The Bowel Hunter'." She introduced herself.
"Charming…" Rex noted, "At least I know the name I'll be asking to put on your tombstone."
"I see that you hold one of the 20 Ridewatches…" she noted as she recognized one of the watches on his arms, "It's a miracle to hold one of these rare treasures… I think I'll take them from your corpse."
"Ha! Like that will happen!" the young knight shouted as he charged forward. Subaru couldn't help but notice how fast Rex had become. 'Did he become that fast from that watch alone?' he thought before realizing what the woman had just said, "Wait a minute, Ridewatch?!" he gasped.
Elsa grinned with each clash, enjoying any time she either delivered a blow or was dealt a blow. She was enjoying every pain she gained as she returned it in fold. She was a sadist, and was willing to show it as she seemed to be just playing with him rather than actually taking it serious.
Subaru couldn't just watch as he grabbed a nearby club and rushed at her. This made them see his actions as Rex was about to rush over to help, but surprisingly, upon Elsa swinging her knife, he dodged it right where the actual slash would be before he smacked her upside the head.
"Amazing, to think that little trinket of yours grants this much speed…" she noted with a wicked grin.
"You idiot, why would you come at her, like that?" Rex frowned at the teen.
"I can't just sit there and let her wear you out. I have to do something." Subaru said, "Sides, with your speed and my uh… my instincts, we can take her down!"
"Ugh, well then if you get yourself killed, just walk it off…" Rex noted as the two stared down the assassin.
"Now this is a fight!" Elsa grinned deviously as she started to duel with them, blocking and attacking when she needed to, as she started to get more serious with her skills.
Meanwhile Rex and Subaru were starting to feel fatigued from fighting this long. "How much stamina does she have?" the young knight grumbled as Elsa smirked at the two.
"I have been doing this a long time. Of course I'd have more stamina." She responded, "Now… who to kill first?" She said, pointing her knife as she soon rushed towards… the little thief?!
"Crap!" Subaru cursed as he pushed her out of the way, only for Elsa to kick him into the empty barrels nearby, as they collapsed on top of the teen.
"Kid!" Rex gasped as he zipped towards the barrels and brought him back onto his feet.
"You should pay attention to yourself." Elsa said, slashing his back.
He soon smashed right into the barrels, leaving him a crumpled mess, but still alive. As the boy began to get up, he soon watched as Elsa fought against the older man.
'No, I can't let anyone else die…' he thought, 'I'm not letting another person die while I have the power to do something… I won't, I won't stand for this!' Soon got up as he fired off an arrow to the woman's ankle, unaware that something on his arm was beginning to glow.
"Hm? Well, it seems you still want a turn. Alright, I'll make this the last thing you see." Elsa smirked as she started to walk to him. "Though, I must say. You truly are pathetic if you think this is going to change anything. Heh, no wonder you're nothing but disappointment. After all, how could a supposed knight be this pathetic, or perhaps I should say squire. You're not fit for such a title."
"No, I won't give up… " the young knight growled, as he struggled to get to his feet "I may have failed once before, but I'll do whatever I can to defend this world! Even if it kills me!"
"Say… is your arm glowing?" They questioned, pointing to the young knight.
As he looked, he soon noticed the other Ridewatch he had was starting to glow.
THE FUTURE RIDER WHO FIGHTS WITH RIDEWATCHES IS...
Immediately the Ridewatch glowed and transformed into a red Ridewatch with a black dial, one that was very different from either the Zi-O and Drive Ridewatches, a corresponding black button, and the faceplate, while using the unique language it came from, was designed differently, along with what looked to be a clock face and hands on the forehead.
GEIZ!
'Eh? This looks kind of Japanese, but it looks much more...weird…' he noted as both Subaru and Elsa were surprised by this new device.
"Hm? So it seems to have activated itself… Well, more of a reason to kill you and take it." Elsa stated to him.
"Yeah, not gonna happen. Not this time!" Rex said, a massive grin forming on his face as he turned the dial before pressing the button.
GEIZ!
In moments, a red energy flew out of it as it wrapped around the teen, forming the Ziku Driver on his waist, ready to be used. At once he slid the Ridewatch into the left slot before unhooking it, causing it to slant much like Cody's Driver did as an ominous ticking noise could be heard. Yet behind him wasn't the same as his, as it looked more like the time he saw on Subaru's item, as it slowly spun around him as the 'time' on it showed several numbers.
He soon jutted his arms out, before slowly crossing them together as he grabbed the two sides.
"Henshin!"
At once, he quickly spun the driver as he stretched his arms out to the side. While the clock behind him spun before stopping and revealing the hirigana letters that were on the watch, only for red, black and gold rings to form and spin around him as the characters flew out of the clock.
RIDER TIME!
KAMEN RI~DER! GEIZ!
The rings soon shattered away, revealing a sleek red and gold armor with the same watch theme as Zi-O, as the letters soon collapsed on top of the face plate, finishing the armor as they shined softly for a moment as steam came out of the helmet from the completion.
"I don't believe it… I never thought I would see the day where I would see the heavenly hero born anew!" the older man gasped, as he was left in awe by the transformation, "It's a miracle!"
Elsa though did show signs of shock upon seeing this. She knew of the legend, but she didn't expect he was the successor to it.
"No… another child of the heavenly bloodline, I thought they were wiped out many years ago!" she shouted with a slight tinge of horror in her voice.
Meanwhile, Subaru was still amazed by what he saw. 'No way, Kamen Rider Geiz? Here in real life?!' he thought, 'I thought he was just a TV show character!'
"Too bad. As you can see, I'm not dead…" Rex, now Kamen Rider Geiz, cockily stated as he briefly raised his arms before putting them down.
"Tell me, who are you?!" she demanded from the young knight.
"I'll tell you then…" the boy noted, "My name is Rex Gallus, the last of the Wells Clan and descendant of the heavenly hero, Geiz Revive!"
"D-Don't think you can be cocky because you gained this armor!" She growled, lunging and slashing him, as sparks flew off from the attack, yet he didn't flinch from it. The red clock Rider merely shook his head as he punted the woman away.
Elsa crashed through the wall of the shack, only for her to crawl out in moments, while not minding the pain she was in complete shock from that. She needed to kill these people and take that pendant before anything else can occur. She had no choice but to use all of her skills and powers to do it.
As Elsa started to struggle with Rex's change, she had to adapt, as upon swinging her knife once, a soft white slash came to the other side of the knight, striking him. As it was soon shown that she had two knives, one white and one black. "To think… you drove me into such a corner that I have to use both of my weapons…" she said with annoyance.
"Well, prepare to be annoyed even more!" Rex cheered as he activated the Drive Ridewatch.
DRIVE!
Once he slotted it in, Rex quickly spun the driver, as behind him what looked to be, pieces of armor appeared from a projection of a tire, as it made a leaning pose behind him.
ARMOR TIME!
DRIVE!
DRI~VE!
The armor soon rushed at Rex, only to disassemble and reform onto him as new hirigana letters were placed onto the helmet. It was similar to Rex's Geiz armor, but red and white, as two large tires were strapped onto his shoulders and Shift Braces on his forearms, while the helmet looked to have a spoiler of a race car on it.
"Woah! So Drive was what made him that fast?!" Subaru gasped in amazement, "This is like Zi-O IRL!"
"Alright, time to get into Top Gear!" Rex declared as he briefly leaned on his left leg.
"Don't get cocky with me!" She growled in anger, as she went for a dual slash, yet a red blur was all that she hit as she was confused as to where her target was, not knowing he was already behind her.
He soon fired off one of his arm blasters, sending a projection of a large red car into her back and sending her flying. Once she tried to get up, the young knight quickly performed a baseball slide that had sparks flying through the skies, toppling the woman before performing a German suplex on her that embedded her body into the floor.
She laid there in the suplex hole, flinching in pain from it, as she couldn't believe that she was overpowered this fast. She knew if she faced one of the actual higher knight classes, she would be in trouble. But some weird boy and barely a knight in training was able to beat her? And this so-called knight was the descendant of the heavenly hero he was searching for? No… she can't accept that.
Rex soon dusted off his hands as they noticed some activity near the door. Thinking it's another enemy, Rex aimed his bow at the door. "Alright, whoever's there you might as well give up! I've already taken down your accomplice" he declared, "Now, show yourself!"
But upon opening the door, the ones who walked in were just Cody, already in his Zi-O armor, and Emilia behind him, both confused, until they saw the signs of a fight left behind by the older man, Elsa, Subaru, and Rex.
"Rex? Is that you?" Emilia questioned with surprise.
"Lady Emilia!" Rex quickly said as he lost his initial fighting instinct and bowed before the princess, "I d-didn't know you would come here!"
"We came because Cody pointed out this area from afar, we only hurried when we heard the noise of fighting emit from it." She informed the young knight.
"Oh, uh I'm sorry for making you two worry about me…" he said as he got back up to his feet.
"Glad to know you're okay." Cody sighed with relief, as he powered down and pocketed his items. "Though, didn't know you could change into that."
"Yeah, it's the heavenly hero reborn in the new age!" the thief said to the two, "It was awesome!"
'Wait, this American-looking guy is Zi-O?' Subaru mentally noted as he looked at Cody, curious about who this strange person was.
"Hm?" Cody turned to the other teen, seeing him, "Eh? I didn't know someone from Japan got here too."
"Wait, you know about Japan?!" Subaru gasped in surprise.
"Yeah, I am from America." He informed the young man, speaking in Japanese fluently to the teen.
"I… I can't believe it, looks like I'm not the only one Isekai'd into this world…" he noted
"Do you know of him, Cody?" Emilia asked, walking over to the teen.
"Not really, but from the looks of his outfit. He seems like he comes from my world" Cody answered.
"Eh? H-How do you know Emilia-sama?!" Subaru gawked.
"Hm? You know of me?" she asked, tilting her head in confusion.
Subaru soon shut his mouth as Elsa started to stir in the hole. Only to break out and land near the hole in the wall, only to growl upon seeing the others.
"Great… and here I am, as if I needed more trouble… Especially with the target I was told to rob…" She hissed, glaring at Emilia.
"Oh right! Speaking of that…" Rex noted as he turned towards the girl, "Hand it over…"
"If I knew we were going to be killed, I would've returned it easily." The thief huffed, handing it over to him.
"Thank you" he said as he walked towards Emilia, "Here you go. It might have taken a long while, but I got it back..."
"I suggest you both just lay down and die!" Elsa said as she rushed to them, but before she could someone else came crashing through the ceiling, blocking her blade. It was a man with red hair in a similar knight uniform as Rex.
"Sir Reinhard!" Rex cheered as he saw his senior in knighthood.
"Heh, I figured it was you I sensed, Rex." Reinhard smirked softly.
"Well I didn't expect to see you show up here!" the young knight noted as the elder of the two stared at his armor.
"It seems like you unlocked your birthright as the heavenly hero…" he happily noted as he looked at Emilia, "You have one hell of a knight, princess.."
"Great… and just when I thought my troubles couldn't get worse…" Elsa glared at the official knight.
"Don't worry. For now, just let me deal with this trouble maker." Reinhard offered.
"Got it" Rex noted as he de-morphed, until he grasped his back in pain as the adrenaline wore off on him.
"Are you alright?" Emilia asked, as she noticed the blood as she frowned and began to use some magic to heal his wounds.
"Y-Yeah, I had to take a hit for Subaru…" he groaned as he smirked at the kid, "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have found the pendant to begin with."
"You idiot… I thought I told you to be careful?" She frowned. "Rem and Ram are going to have to hear about this when we get back."
"Heh, since when did I listen to orders?" he playfully said before wincing in pain again.
"So, to think the dreaded Bowel Hunter would dare appear here? You sure were a pain to find last time." Reinhard noted.
"Well it seems that it took the right catalyst…" she growled as she glared at Rex and Subaru.
"How about I make this quick?" Reinhard noted as he took out… another Ridewatch?! This one was similar to the Drive and Zi-O Ridewatch with an orange base and a navy blue dial and button. He then turned the dial to reveal an orange-themed samurai
GAIM!
"Eh?! He has one too?!" Subaru gasped.
Soon, he placed the watch into his sword, causing it to be charged up with orange energy. Elsa was shocked as well that he too would have a watch, but she couldn't react in time as he swung his blade downward, striking her as she was soon cut down from the attack, only for the woman to immediately drop dead.
"T-That was scary…" Cody noted from how large the slash attack was, as it left the rest of the shack and the fields behind it in a crater.
"Hey Sir Reinhard, you might have not charged up your sword with both the watch, and your magic…" Rex noted as he looked at the state of the shack.
"It's okay. I can help rebuild what I just struck down." He reassured, before pocketing the watch and sheathing the sword.
"So wait, Rex has Geiz and Drive, you have Gaim, and that Cody kid is Zi-O…" Subaru noted as he counted the watches he's seen in this world.
"So, before I head out, Lady Emilia. I do believe this thief needs to come with me." Reinhard said, picking her up by her collar.
"H-Hey, let me go!" she protested.
"Sorry, but stealing from royalty is a crime. And as a knight, I must…" Reinhard began to trail off, only to see a necklace around the thief's neck, as he gripped it and looked at it, only for his eyes to widen, "Miss… is this pendant yours?"
"Y-yeah, why?" she asked him, confused by the knight's question.
Reinhard soon smiles, "Seems there is much more to discuss than I thought, please come with me to my castle." He offered, now carrying her like a princess.
The girl soon blushed as Emilia breathed a sigh at the sight, "Wow, a lot has happened today… First my pendant was stolen, then we find another person from Cody's world, then I find out that Rex is the last of Geiz Revive's bloodline."
"Guess for now, we can only head back to the estate." Cody shrugged, knowing today was rough on them all.
"Agreed, honestly I can't wait to return to my bed…" Rex agreed before yawning loudly, "Today was exhausting…"
"Um… Emilia-sama? Are you sure you don't remember me?" Subaru asked.
Sadly the girl shook her head, "No, I'm sorry…" she answered.
"But… you saved me…" He responded tearfully.
"Maybe it was a past life or something…" Rex noted, "I mean, you seemed to know what you were doing when you pointed out this slump"
"Um uh…. Just coincidence?" Subaru shrugged with a kind of doubtful voice.
Cody pondered for a moment before smiling, "Say, if he doesn't have a way home either, why can't he stay at the estate too?" He offered, as the group turned to him.
"Yeah, at this point, we might as well take in anyone who's from another world…" Rex jokingly answered, with a laugh "But still, I don't mind having Subaru around…"
"R-Really? You don't mind?" Subaru asked.
"Dude, you helped me out in getting the pendant back. Think of his as making us even" he noted as he gave the kid a pat on the shoulder.
"Heh.. thank you." Subaru smiled, nodding in agreement.
"No prob" the young knight said as he placed his hands in his pockets. Cody and Emilla were relieved, it seemed that he was back to his old self. But that does bring the question...
"Who exactly is this Geiz Revive?"
"He… he was the hero who took down Oma Zi-O. The one who saved our world from his rule." Rex informed the group, "Some people tend to call their children Rex in hopes that they could be the next heavenly hero. I'm no different honestly, as my family has had the blood of the hero for years..."
"So you're just a line of names trying to be the next hero? Thats… That's sad." Subaru said with sympathy, "But that's odd, isn't Oma Zi-O supposed to be like, super OP or something?"
"He was basically considered a demon lord… But it seems he was only able to bring fear to gain that power instead of actually having it." Emilia stated.
"Well the name was mostly done to bring good luck to the child, but yeah, my family has always been looked at to bring forth the new Geiz Revive…" the young knight sighed as he ignored Subaru's question, "At least… they used to…"
"Well, now you can relax and uphold your legacy." Cody said, trying to lighten the mood of the place.
"Heh, I'll try, but..." Rex noted before his face hardened, "This does mean that we're enemies now…"
"Huh?" Cody looked at him confused, "What do you mean by that?"
"It's pretty much inevitable at this point." the young knight stated, "You're the successor to Oma Zi-O, I'm the descendant of Geiz Revive. There's only one way this will end, with us battling to the end…"
"Rex…" Emilia frowned sadly, "I do hope it doesn't come to that…"
Subaru finally was just floored, 'Uh oh… I have to do something. If not, then Cody and Rex will follow the same road as Sougo and Geiz…' The young man soon tightened his grip, 'So, I'm guessing this is why I was summoned to this world…'
As the other teen watched the two, he grasped his head as a vision came to him. One that could very well pass, as it showed the new Zi-O and the new Geiz fighting against one another to the death. Fire and corpses laid waste around them as they seemed to be fighting until they both killed each other in battle. This was a possible future, one that could come to pass.
'No, I won't let that happen!' Subaru noted, 'If I can, I'll do my best to prevent a world-ending war to come here!' He remained silent as he looked at the descendants of the demon king and the heavenly hero stood off against each other.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
HackerEX: Okay pal, are you sure this portal system will work? I don't want to get infected while crossing dimensions...
Striberx: Oh it'll be fine. I only lost 50 people beforehand.
HackerEX: That is not comforting to say the least!
Striberx: It's fine, they all came out together…. literally.
HackerEX: Okay, now I'm even more terrified to try this out! Oh, we're live… Uhh… hey guys, Hacker and Striber here...
Striberx: Sorry for the hiatus again. Sides the whole virus thing going on, work has been still hecktic cause of panic buyers and such. Plus I wanted some time to myself as I beat Persona 5 Royal.
HackeEX: Same, at least it'll allow us to bide the time after that delay for Re: Zero season 2. Plus, it finally allowed me to update Edge of Time after several months of just revisions...which I'm still doing… Well live and learn I guess...
Striberx: Plus for me, sides what I just said before, I've been kinda rethinking on many things on how to approach my stories. May not be much shown, but I am always working on my writing skills.
HackerEX: Same, so onto the chapter itself. Now it looks like we got a lot more about Rex this time around, after getting almost nothing about him the last time.
Striberx: Along with more of a reason as to why he must fight Cody because of him being Zi-O. The chap may be a bit short, but we are trying many things after all.
HackerEX: Pretty much, and I can tell that some of you guys are looking at the fact that Rex Wells from EoT is a thing in this world of Re: Zero. While I can't spoil a lot, what I can say is that this Rex Wells might not be the one you're seeing in my stories so far.
Striberx: Now, as for Subaru. We did have to keep him into the story, cause he's the only one with the reset power, and as shown its very useful to have. Thus we will keep some of the deaths and traumatic events in, not all but the ones that do matter.
HackerEX: Not to mention we decided to bring in the whole 'Geiz Revive is the savior' thing from Zi-O's canon, with some elements of Link from Legend of Zelda and the Hero from Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest V to be specific since I had just watched Your Story a week ago, so that way it would allow both Cody and Rex Gallus to be parallels to each other, and serve as a nod to Zi-O too.
Striberx: Also, not all Another Riders will appear. As shown by Gaim and Drive's Ridewatches being used, not all of them will appear. But some shall for certain events.
HackerEX: Now when it comes to something like GeizMajesty, or Woz, I can confirm that we are at least considering the former, since the latter is pretty much a guarantee for this story.
Striberx: But we will have to see how things turn out, along with how season 2 of Re:Zero goes. Cause some of us can only watch the anime due to not being able to read or find the manga or light novel near them or even online due to living conditions.
HackerEX: Pretty much, even so, I do hope that this chapter makes up for the last one… Anyway, be sure to fave and follow this story, and send us a review. It helps us grow as writers.
Until next time, later minna!