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Kamen Rider Zero-One Revised
Chapter 6: The Secret of Day_Br34k
Co-Writer GreyKing46
We do not own these characters. All rights belong to Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Productions and Toei Company
It was a couple of days after the events of the returning Magia attack at Hiden Intelligence; though there was some distress at the location, the employees had their doubts respectfully seen to and reassured.
And right now, Aruto and Izu were currently in a bus going through a wooded area.
"Ah, this is a relaxing ride." Aruto commented.
"President Aruto, please remember that we are here to evaluate the Bus Guide HumaGear 'Anna'," Izu whispered to him as she maintained eye contact with the HumaGear at the front of the bus.
At the front of the bus was a female HumaGear with short black hair, a small black hat, a dark blue uniform and skirt, white gloves and a striped small scarf around her neck. "Hello, everyone. I am Anna, I will act as your guide and provide historical data on your journey. Hopefully, I will make this journey more enjoyable."
Aruto saw in front of him and nodded, seeing Anna do her job well.
Among the other passengers, they were mostly school children, all wearing uniforms from their local school. Some were paying attention, some were leaning against the windows almost asleep. All while the teachers were there with them.
"We are now approaching a site of great historical significance in recent history." Anna spoke calmly. "The remains of DayBreak Town a monument to that tragic day."
Aruto frowned as he sort of slumped into his chair...how could he forget?
On the right-hand side of the bus, they went past the large, secluded lake with energy barriers around it to suppress trespassers.
"The Japanese Government worked together with Hiden Intelligence among many other technology companies to create an urban development run by HumaGears." Anna continued, all the while a young boy was staying silent as Anna spoke. "It was also the launch site for the satellite that would come to govern HumaGears, among a variety of other projects. However, an accident caused an explosion in the R&D sector, which would eventually spread to the power infrastructure."
The school children were silent as they heard this, a little scared of what had happened. And Aruto knew this first hand; the tour continued even as they dismounted the bus and were outside on a dam's pathway looking over the sunken city.
"By the end, the entire city was destroyed. It was an unprecedented disaster. Eventually, this event would be known as 'DayBreak'." Anna spoke as she stood with the class. "And even now, 12 years later, access beyond this point is strictly prohibited."
One of the students raised their hand. "I have a question. What caused the explosion in the factory?"
"It is believed that it was caused by faulty maintenance." Anna answered calmly, stating the facts as she knew them.
Aruto's fingers of his left hand flexed and unflexed lightly, before curling into a clenched fist.
Aruto could hear the anger in Fuwa's voice in his head. Hearing the disdain and hatred in his voice.
"I know who caused it." A student rose his hand. "It was his dad. He's the one who blew up the factory!" And pointed to the quiet student.
"L-Leave me alone." The boy retreated, as another student looped his arm over his shoulder.
"Yeah. His dad blew the whole thing up." Another Student remarked.
BOOM!
The students were terrified, the bus they had travelled on had just exploded.
The kids backed up in fear as they were almost hit by shrapnel from the bus, Izu and Aruto got in between the explosion and the students to protect them.
Walking out of the flames was the charred and explosion was the bus driver Magia, wearing a Zetsumiriser around his waist and a purple Progrise Key in their hand. "C0nn3ct10n t0 MetsuBou JinRai dot net 3st4bl15h3d."
And with a press of his Key, he was ready to transform.
ONYCHO!
Slotting the Key into his buckle and pushed the buckle's button.
ZETSUMIRISE!
"R4444rgh!" The driver roared as he was transformed into his Trilobyte state briefly as a purple DNA net surrounded the Magia and slammed with purple wires connecting silver metal plates over its body. Its shoulders and chest had silver and purple plate bound with purple wires, long purple fingers with brass-coloured nails, bat-like wings with bronze tips with the outermost tips were red and blue. Its helmet was purple with two small teeth jutting outwards by the chin, two small dots as eyes, large blue ears that took the place of the visor eyes.
"It's a bat-gai!" Aruto gasped.
"Stay calm everyone!" The teachers spoke, panicking as they collected the kids.
"Everyone, RUN!" Aruto proclaimed, pointing to a safer location, going through the forest.
"3xt3rm1n4t3 4ll Hum4n5!" The Onycho Magia proclaimed.
JUMP!
Aruto had attached his Driver to his waist as he was getting ready to fight.
AUTHORISE!
Aruto rushed forwards, confused why this was going on. Why was a Magia here?
RISING HOPPER!
Kamen Rider Zero One tackled the Magia, pushing it back.
The students looked on in shock as they saw this 'adult' turn into a superhero. Izu smiled as she was ready with the Attache Calibur on hand while Aruto fought. "Please, we must evacuate this location." Izu spoke, leading the way.
"Come along children." Anna urged.
As Aruto and the Onycho Magi fought, Aruto was doing his best to give enough time to the school children to get away and to the main roads. 'Another flyer? I hope he doesn't use them.'
It wasn't hard to notice the things wings after all.
The Magia leapt out and began to glide towards Aruto, using its claws as weapons.
"Oh, Kami it knows how to use its wings!" He cried.
"R444rgh!" The Magia roared, slashing at Aruto, before he rolled out of the way and it landed against a tree.
CHARGERISE!
"This is... Damn it." Aruto growled. 'I hope Izu and the kids are safe.' He thought to himself.
FULL CHARGE!
"Ha!" Aruto roared, slashing with a harsh and dramatic swing.
KABAN STRASH!
Aruto's slash cut through the trees as the Magia used its wings to fly upwards and into the drowned city.
Aruto saw the sight and sighed heavily. But he was also scared...the Magia flew into the lake. What was down there?
What happened at DayBreak Town?
*time skip*
The students, teachers and Anna were taken back into town thanks to AIMS being called. Though it was a bit of a concern when Aruto came back since...kids talk.
But he didn't care about it much. There were other things, more important things.
"President Aruto, are you alright?" Izu asked.
"Not really, Izu. There's something happening in DayBreak Town. And we need to do something about it. And...Zero-One's ill-equipped to even take on a flying Magia." He spoke since there were some AIMS officers were still close by.
"Understood, President Aruto. I will contact Zea and prepare a countermeasure for the Onycho Magia." Izu noted the officer and subtly nodded.
Aruto nodded, but as he tried to take a step... he winched, feeling the pain in his ankle.
"President Aruto, are you okay?" Izu asked, catching him as she scanned his body. "You're hurt."
"Not that bad." He assured.
"Sir, please. You must rest." Izu asked, not wanting to see him hurt.
"I...Alright." He sighed and sat down on a flat stone. "Are the teachers, Anna and the kids okay?"
"Yes, President Aruto."
Aruto sighed in relief. "That kid...The one that the other students were picking on; his father worked at DayBreak?"
"Yes, Sir." Izu responded. "I will have to look into the boy's records to find who he is."
"Please do." Aruto nodded.
*time skip*
We arrive back at Hiden Intelligence, Aruto, Izu and the young boy were sitting in his office. "This young man is 'Gou Sakurai'; his father, Satoshi Sakurai, was the victim of the DayBreak Incident twelve years ago." Izu informed.
"Thank you for coming here today, Gou." Aruto spoke respectfully to the young lad.
"Why am I here?" He grumbled.
"It's regarding your father. I just want to ask you a few questions." Aruto responded.
"Are you going to blame him too? Being the president of the failed project too?" Gou responded.
"No. No, no. I'm not." Aruto answered. "I'm not blaming anyone."
"That's what everyone else says." Gou scrunched his face. "They say 'Your dad caused DayBreak'." He choked on his words. " And that 'it's all his fault'."
"That's wrong." A voice spoke out, walking into the office. It was Fuwa.
"Huh?" everyone blinked.
"Mr Fuwa?" Aruto asked the older man. "Why are you here?"
"A Magia attack at DayBreak; and you didn't think to immediately inform us?" Fuwa responded, before turning to Gou. "Those that were responsible, were the HumaGears. Machines made to kill."
"You know that is not true!" Aruto snapped.
"Isn't it?" Fuwa glared. "DayBreak happened because of HumaGears going rogue. They ruined lives and levelled that factory."
Aruto didn't want to get into a shouting match with Fuwa right now. Not with his guest here.
"There are no records of that happening, Mr Fuwa." Izu informed.
"Because Hiden covered it up!" Fuwa turned his ire at Izu.
"My Grandfather would never." Aruto hissed with venom in his voice, something that actually shocked Fuwa. "He saved my life. He raised me after all my parents passed away. He supported me and helped me and encouraged me. He was a GREAT man! And I know he would NEVER cover up involvement in something like DayBreak! Especially when I was there!"
Fuwa gulped a little as he saw that reaction from Aruto...he always assumed that he didn't care, or that he was just like the other members of Hiden, a large cover-up for a huge event. But this? This was someone that was determined to make a difference and felt insulted by his comments.
Gou looked on at this, seeing these two adults having an angry stare-off. He was asked to come for one reason, and it now looks like that he wasn't needed right now. 'I should've stayed at home.'
Aruto backed off and calmly looked at Gou. "I'm sorry, Gou. I didn't intend this."
"Yeah. Looks like it." Gou frowned as he wanted to leave.
"Mr Fuwa, President Aruto is doing his best. Please explain why you have interrupted." Izu asked.
"I came because of the incident at the Daybreak ruins." Fuwa answered. "Though...It seems you're making an investigation yourselves."
"Of a sort." Aruto responded.
Fuwa turned to the kid and began to head back outside. "Leave the investigating to the professionals, President. As a professional courtesy."
"I wish I could." He whispered.
Gou saw this going on and got up. "Mr Hiden, sir...Thank you for...trying to look into this."
"Of course, Mr Sakurai. I'm sorry for dragging you down here." Aruto apologised. "But I will look into what happened." Izu bowed in thanks as well.
Gou soon left the office and headed outside, soon followed by Fuwa. The older gentleman having a look of determination on his face, he was going back to base and find out what happened at Daybreak.
"Yaiba!" He called as he entered the AIMS base.
"Oh god, Fuwa's on the warpath again." One of the agents whispered.
"Yaiba! Where are you?" He called out.
"Working. And you are yelling like it's the end of the world." Yaiba walked out from an office. She was typing away on a tablet, glaring at him.
"I need all records on DayBreak!" He glared back. "Now!"
"You're investigating DayBreak?" She turned around and saw his scowling determination. "...You're serious about this; aren't you?"
"Considering a Magia's been spotted around there? It's time for me to blow this all down!" He snarled.
Yua sighed as she saw this. And how this 'brute' was going headfirst into the fire. "Fine. But you're going to need back up." And passed over a new Progrise Key. "New equipment from our employers."
"Oh?" He asked and grabbed the key from her hand. In his hand was a grey-based Key with a grey screen, on its front were the words 'PUNCHING KONG' and 'ABILITY: POWER' above a negative picture of a gorilla looking forwards. "A gorilla Key?"
"Fits your personality." Yua remarked.
"Hey." He glared.
"Call if there are any problems. I don't like it when you are going somewhere dangerous without backup." Yua commented coolly.
"I'll be fine." He grunted.
Yua turned around in her chair and looked him dead in the eyes. "Alright then. I trust you." She answered.
"Later." He nodded, heading off to his office "I need all that data soon."
"Of course, you do." She sighed, turning back around and getting to work. Having downloaded the schematics of the Zetsumiriser and on a computer that wasn't connected into AIMS' main servers.
She had to get to work for her... other job.
*With Aruto*
"What do you mean not authorised?!" Aruto could not help but snap at the computer.
Izu flinched a little, seeing him snapping at the computer. It felt a little worrying for her. "President Aruto, you cannot get answers by yelling at a non-AI-driven computer."
"I know. I'm sorry. I just...I want to get to the bottom of this mystery. But if the President of the company who helped make DayBreak isn't allowed..." Aruto apologised.
"Perhaps it would be beneficial to ask someone who was here during that time?" Izu suggested.
"... Where is the VP?" He asked.
"I believe he is in the building dealing with some business." Izu responded. "But I will send an e-mail to him." But Aruto was already standing and marched off. 'Oh, dear. I hope this isn't going to end in shouting.' Izu thought as she soon followed.
Aruto was rushing through his company, and if you looked closely, you could almost see the tears in his eyes. As he rushed through, he wiped his eyes with the bottom of his hand as he tried to find Mr Fukuzoe and maybe Mr Yamashita. They were the longest working members of Hiden Intelligence. They had to know what happened all those years ago.
SLAM!
"Mr Fukuzoe, Mr Yamashita." Aruto spoke as he entered the office.
"President Hiden? What's with this intrusion?" Mr Fukuzoe snapped.
"What's the meaning of this?" Mr Yamashita added, quickly getting his handkerchief and dabbing his forehead.
"DayBreak... The DayBreak incident." Aruto mumbled. "Why can't I access the data of the DayBreak incident?!"
Both Mr Fukuzoe and Mr Yamashita were stunned. Their President was asking about that. The infamous incident terrorised people more than a decade ago. "President Hiden. May I ask you why you want to look into the incident?" Mr Yamashita asked.
"Because there was a Magia attack on a tour bus nearing that location. So, I was looking into info about the town since that is suspicious and... Why is it locked?!" Aruto asked, sounding like he was about too hyper ventilate. "I'm the president! How do I not have the authority?! I... My grandfather can't be covering anything up, could he?! He's not that kind of man! I know it! He couldn't be hiding something! He... DayBreak wasn't our fault, was it? Grandpa would just admit it, wouldn't be? He'd at least tell me, wouldn't he? After what happened to me, he-"
It was clear at this point Aruto had lost all filters. It was like his world was shattering around him as he just rambled every thought in his head.
"President Hiden. Please calm down." Mr Yamashita spoke as he stood up, trying to reassure him. "There...There is a reason. That this...this incident was..."
"There were reasons why DayBreak was dealt with the way it was." Mr Fukuzoe frowned and tapped his desk.
"And that is?" Aruto mumbled.
"The board thought it would be best, that the incident didn't terrorise the public. Could you imagine it? An accident created by the companies who helped build an urban location for HumaGears and then let them loose on the public?" He responded. "It would've been catastrophic! Not to mention the-."
"What? What else is there?" Aruto asked.
Mr Fukuzoe frowned and held his tongue. "There are some things. That just need to be buried, President Aruto."
SLAM!
"Do you know... What this means to me?" Aruto muttered as he slammed his hands against the desk.
Mr Fukuzoe looked at Aruto, hearing the shakiness in his voice. This young man was torn between being the President of Hiden...and being a grandson that had been denied the truth. "I made a promise to an old friend." He responded.
"A promise?" Aruto asked, his voice almost breaking. "Meaning...I can't find out what happened?"
"I'm sorry, President Hiden. But I cannot say." He answered calmly. "You'd have to find out yourself."
Aruto took a deep breath and nodded and was about to leave. "Thank you, Mr Fukuzoe. Mr Yamashita. I'm sorry I interrupted your meeting." and with that he left.
Mr Yamashita and Mr Fukuzoe watched Aruto leave with the close of the door...and both sighed heavily with hearts full of dread. Mr Yamashita patted his brow with his handkerchief, it was hard to deny their president with information. But they had promised. "That was difficult, Jun."
"I know, Sanzo. But we all made that promise."
...
He looked to the side, where a picture of himself and President Kurenouske Hiden was sat.
*Elsewhere*
We arrive back at DayBreak where Horobi was sitting in his chair. "That is how you're supposed to create Magia, Jin."
"Okay Horobi." Jin mumbled.
"Are you thinking about the other day and reflecting?" Horobi inquired.
"Yes, Horobi." Jin nodded.
"Good." He answered coldly. Horobi reached down and grasped the black and yellow belt, holding it high. "Ark's Will is growing stronger each day. And it will be time for us to make our move." Horobi commented.
"Really?" Jin asked.
"Yes, because Zero-One had the audacity to be here. Ark has said that there is no doubt that Zero-One will try and discover what is here." Horobi answered. "Prepare the Trilobite's. Zero One must NOT find our location."
"Okay, Horobi." Jin answered. "...Gonna be hard to find some HumaGears around here."
"Then get. Older models." Horobi threatened.
Jin flinched a little as he was ordered like that. "O-Okay, Horobi." He answered as he left, not wanting to get on Horobi's bad side or invoke his ire. He went to the warehouse, head lowered early. Inside were hundreds of old model HumaGears, all lifeless and offline.
Their endless army.
"Come on, let's see if you can get up." Jin spoke trying to activate the HumaGear, even having the Onycho Magia come with him. As the HumaGear came online, the Magia unleashed its infecting wires.
The HumaGear jerked awake, feeling the download of the MetsuBou JinRai network and transformed into the Trilobite Magia, each of them with their faces covered in layered faceplates.
"There we go." He mumbled.
"C0nn3ct10n T0 MetsuBou JinRai N3tw0rk 3st4bl1sh3d!" Each of the Magia spoke, one after another in a cacophony of subjugation.
*elsewhere*
"Are you sure this is a good idea, President Aruto?" Izu asked as she road on the back of the RiseHopper, Aruto racing towards DayBreak.
"I know what it seems, Izu. But I can't just do nothing. And we need a way to stop that Magia from infecting other HumaGear. I don't have the means to face flying type Magia." Aruto answered. "But the only way to get the answer I'm looking for... It's in DayBreak! I need to know what's going on!"
"I understand, President Aruto." Izu answered as she hugged his waist as not to fall off.
VRRR!
The two drove down the forest road all the way to the large lake and ruins of DayBreak town. The place where it started...and they saw a black van appearing in their sight, bearing the symbol of AIMS. "Huh?"
"Why is AIMS here?" Izu pondered as they parked up.
"I don't know. Izu, be careful." Aruto asked her, removing his helmet as he noticed Fuwa driving the van.
Thud.
Fuwa stepped out of the van as he parked up, seeing the deep lake before him while prepping to go in.
"Hello, Mr Fuwa?" Aruto greeted.
"Huh? Oh, President Hiden. I didn't think I'd see you here." Fuwa remarked.
"I hit a dead-end with my search at the company. I decided to come here to the source." Aruto answered.
Fuwa looked at Aruto and nodded. "What about your 'bodyguard'? It's not your secretary; is it?" He asked.
"No, Izu isn't. But my bodyguard isn't far." Aruto answered.
"Fine. Just don't get in my way." Fuwa responded. "Otherwise, your company might cover up your death."
Rustle!
The two quickly span around, Fuwa drawing the ShotRiser...
And they saw Anna in the bushes, alongside Gou.
"Please, do not shoot!" Anna proclaimed.
"Anna? Gou?!" Aruto asked in shock.
Fuwa immediately lowered his weapon, sickened that he raised his ShotRiser at a person, a child! "What the bloody hell are you two doing here?"
"It is my job as a tour guide to answer questions, to understand and know the history of my work and the places we visit!" Anna explained with a passion that surprised Fuwa. "There are secrets hidden in DayBreak, and I must discover them!"
"I... I have to know if what everyone says is true." Gou muttered. "I have to know if my dad is the one who destroyed DayBreak!"
Both Fuwa and Aruto looked at each other, then Aruto to Izu. "What do you think?" Aruto asked.
"What I think? They're going to get themselves killed." Fuwa glared. "We're going into a condemned city!"
"But I have Zero-One protecting me. And you are a Kamen Rider too. Between the two of you, I'm sure you'll be fine." Aruto answered.
Fuwa frowned, he had to accept that the President made sense. "Fine. But if they get hurt, it is on you." He stated.
"Agreed." Aruto smiled and nodded, "Let's go!" he called.
"Right!" Their two guests nodded.
*time skip*
The group was now walking down the waterfront, it almost looked like a rather nice beach... if it wasn't for the site of a sunken city not that far from them.
"It's...peaceful." Gou commented as he looked around.
"I agree. You would not think such a place would come from such a disaster." Anna agreed. "Please stay close, Mister Gou."
"Right."
"What are you looking for, Mr Fuwa?" Aruto asked. Honestly and kindly.
"Something. Something that connects to MetsuBou JinRai." Fuwa answered. "And the Magia. Those things you said in those news reports, the Magia turning rogue, those small belts. It's connected to DayBreak. And I'm going to find it."
"I see." he nodded.
"And closure." Fuwa admitted "Something to show me the next step in my life. DayBreak... I used to be a teacher."
"Really?" Aruto asked, a bit shocked.
"Only a trainee. A trainee gym teacher, barely out of school myself." he admitted "And then... every HumaGear went rogue. Chaos. I lost..."
"... I understand." Aruto nodded, hands in his pockets. "My dad... he was a HumaGear. We were at DayBreak when whatever happened... happened. He protected me from the flames... he died, protecting me."
Fuwa stopped in his tracks as he heard that. "Your father was...a HumaGear?" He questioned. "What about-"
"My grandfather wanted me to have a real-life with parents. He made my father to give me that." Aruto confessed, happy to talk to someone about this. "Those were some of the happiest days of my life when I tried to make him laugh." Aruto looked up, looking at the clouds "My birth parents died when I was super young. So, grandpa made a HumaGear based on my birth father to raise me... he was my dad. He raised me. He loved me. He was my dad. And he died in those flames at DayBreak, saving me."
Fuwa was quiet as he heard that, he didn't know that Aruto had that kind of childhood. Hell...he thought he was one who might've been left alone.
Both Anna and Gou overheard that, shocked to know that happened to Aruto as well; how he was raised and how he always tried to be kind to everyone. It was just how he was raised and his outlook on life.
"Wait... But those flames-!" Fuwa started in realisation.
BANG!
A gunshot was heard, Fuwa quickly pulling Aruto aside.
A bullet rushed through the air, cutting into Aruto's jacket slightly but leaving him unharmed.
"What was that?" Gou asked in worry before the group saw it...
An army of Trilobite Magia lead by a solo Magia being surrounded by the cables.
ZETSUMARISE!
The Onycho Magia hissed as it approached the group.
"Damn it." Fuwa hissed as he grabbed the ShotRiser...
ZERO ONE DRIVER!
"Huh?" He blinked and looked over his shoulder, seeing Aruto wearing the belt "Y-"
"Mr Fuwa. Get Anna and Gou. Find the answers." Aruto urged as he pulled out the Rising Hopper Key, giving a small smile. "You can trust me. I'll hold them off."
"President Hiden." Fuwa frowned as a silence fell.
The two kept their eyes locked for a few moments, judging the other...
"Alright." Fuwa nodded and turned around "Come on you two, let's go!" He urged
"O-Okay." Gou stuttered.
"Let's hurry." Anna agreed.
Aruto watched the three leave and nodded, hitting the button.
JUMP!
"Z3r0-0n3!" The Onycho Magia pointed and hissed at them.
AUTHORISE!
As Aruto stood there, the beam of yellow light shot down at him and summoned his Hopper to the field. "HENSHIN!" He proclaimed and slotted his Key into the belt.
PROGRISE!
TOBIA GA RISE! RISING HOPPER!
Aruto rushed forwards as he began to leap and strike the trilobite Magia, taking out their guns while using their heads to leap into the air.
A Jump To The Sky Turns To A Rider Kick!
"HAA!"
Fuwa, Anna and Gou continued to travel deeper into DayBreak; Fuwa coming to the realisation that he just saw Aruto pulling out the Driver and Key. He was Zero One. It made sense.
'No wonder he appeared where he was needed.' Fuwa thought. "Stay close you two." He instructed the HumaGear and Gou.
They rushed into a large facility, a large tower poking out of the waters.
"There, that's...that's where my dad worked." Gou pointed out a large computer area.
"Looks like." Fuwa nodded, forcing a door open.
CRASH!
"You're very strong, Mr Fuwa." Anna commented.
"Whatever." He grumbled.
Inside the room there was a computer and its systems, they looked to be operational, despite the whole ruin of DayBreak. "Do you think this will still work?" Gou asked.
"I believe it will function, seeing that the lights were still on." Anna commented. As she approached the computer console her headset opened, unleashing a small cable that plugged into the computer.
"Wait a sec, you don't know what's on there." Gou spoke.
"It is my duty to find the truth and inform people. I am willing to do this for your sake, young master Gou." Anna answered as her power revitalised the computer...and began to play and record the last recoded footage that was inside.
It showed a man rushing up to the computer, the facility flashing red as the warning lights were blaring.
"Dad?" Gou blinked.
"This is Satoshi Sakurai, head of the HumaGear factory of DayBreak Town." The man explained. He did look very similar to Gou although he was much older with short brown hair and wearing the attire you'd expect of a scientist "Something has hacked our systems. Infecting the inactive HumaGear, the recently created ones, and spreading out. The city is being overrun. Within an hour the entire town's HumaGear population will be infected by this virus."
"A virus?" Fuwa asked.
"We don't have time for analysis. And I can't risk sending any to Hiden or Zea with the risk of further infection." Satoshi explained. "All we have been able to find is a symbol with four Kanji. Metsu. Bou. Jin. Rai. Destroy. Death. Quick. Lightning. An extinction thunderclap."
"Metsubo Jinrai?" Gou blinked.
"... I have no choice." Satoshi continued as his tone turned mournful. "If we do not hurry humanity may be at risk of being wiped out. And HumaGears reduced to slaves for some monstrous force. I... I must blow DayBreak's HumaGear facility." As he spoke Satoshi began to type away at the console, his face now filled with determination. "Setting the systems that create the HumaGear's power cells to critical. It will explode. And have a chain reaction with every HumaGear it touches, the explosion taking them all out as each HumaGear engulfed in the flames makes the explosion bigger."
...
The man turned silent as he stopped typing, shame on his face.
"This... Will of course mean killing everyone in the town and anyone within a fifty-mile radius of its outskirts. I'm... I'm going to be remembered as a monster for this. But... But I have no choice." With determination in his face he got back to work, Satoshi focusing on the process.
"Dad! No!" Gou called.
"So that explains the explosion..." Fuwa muttered as he remembered. At this point, he was fighting for his life. He remembered the blood, the pain, the cries. How the few innocent HumaGear he saw got infected. How he and a few survivors were getting into a bus and escaping the city.
"... Don't share this to the public." Satoshi suddenly said, shocking everyone "It will just grow distrust for the HumaGear. They don't deserve this. They don't. They are as much victims as the humans I'm about to slaughter... Oh god. I'm so sorry for what I have to do... President Hiden! Watch out for this Metsubou Jinrai! And keep this secret! I beg you! ... And farewell."
Suddenly the screen was filled with a bright flash... And then there was only static.
...
Gou fell to his knees, his head lowered as he shook. "Dad... Dad... He... He saved us."
"I guess he did." Fuwa frowned as his fists clenched "But he mentioned Metsubou Jinrai. And a virus. There are just more questions."
"I've found another file within the system." Anna stated as she began to download the information "But the footage is heavily damaged. It will take a moment."
"Just hurry up." Fuwa grunted.
*With Aruto*
"Ha!"
Kamen Rider Zero One was jumping around, slashing at the Trilobite Magia with rapid and harsh slashes with the Attaché Calibur. But the Onycho Magia was still rushing around the air, shooting sonic blasts at him.
"Darn it." Aruto took her as he jumped away, dodging another sonic blast "Let's try this!" He called.
FANG!
Progrise Key Confirmed Ready To Utilize; Shark's Ability!
Aruto got into position, kneeling down as he aimed his sight on the Onycho Magia to try and clip its wings with his blade.
BITING KABAN STRASH!
"Go, Sharky!" Aruto called out, slashing outwards and attacked the Magia on the ground, while the Onycho Magia flew upwards with only its legs being damaged. A large line of blades shark fin constructs emerged from the blade, slashing apart the Magia around him.
SHATTER!
BOOM!
The Magia exploded, while the Onycho Magia got out of the way in the air. It glared down at Aruto and snared. "Z3r0-0n3 mu5t d13!"
"Ah. So you are Zero One." A voice called from up on the cliff face.
"Who's there?!" Aruto called.
Standing up there, just in Aruto's view was a strange man. He had blonde hair tied upwards in a purple binding around his ears, brown eyes, wearing a long black duster jacket, a beaded belt-sash around his waist and a tabard down his front with segmented sections of different shades of purple. And tied around his back was a black sheathed katana.
"Who're you?" Aruto called again, wanting to know who this guy was.
"I... Am Horobi! The leader of Metsubou Jinrai!" The figure proclaimed as he stood atop the cliff.
"You're-?" Aruto gasped before the Onycho Magia flew to him.
"MetsuBou JinRai w1ll 5ucc33d." The Onycho Magia spoke as it stood next to Horobi.
"Humanity has had its time!" Horobi called. "Now, will come a new age of HumaGears. Freed from the influence of Humanity."
'He's nuts.' Aruto thought. "You can't honestly believe that!"
"Look at what humanity has done to the planet!" Horobi snapped. "War, despair, destruction, cruelty and subjugation! It's time that the board was wiped clean."
"You're sounding like a chuni, b'you know?" Aruto called out, accidentally quipping.
...
Horobi frowned and clicked his fingers. The Magia and its Onycho leader launched at Aruto, coming on like a wave of anger and violence at him.
"Izu. I could use some help here." Aruto whispered to himself.
THUD!
"OW!" Aruto called as something hit his helmet. He looked down, seeing a small pink key on the floor.
"Huh? A Key?" He asked as he saw it. "WHOA!" He dodged out of the way of the Onycho Magia. In Aruto's hand was a pink based Key with a pink layered screen with the outline of a bird and the words 'FLYING FALCON' and 'ABILITY: WING'.
Horobi turned to see a HumaGear over by the side and away from the fight. "What?"
"Izu! Thanks!" Aruto smiled as he saw her, which she bowed back.
WING!
Aruto ejected his Hopper Key out of his belt and scanned the Falcon Key.
AUTHORISE!
Coming from the sky, a pink energy beam produced a flying falcon with pink energy in its metallic body, which struck the Onycho Magia as Aruto leapt away from the Trilobite Magia. "Oh! Tori-Chan!" And slotted the Key into his Driver.
PROGRISE!
Aruto's yellow Hopper armour split down the middle and moved to the left and right of his body respectively, the Falcon soon digitized itself over Aruto's body as his yellow mask acted like ears on his helmet, his chest piece had turned into shoulder-pads and outer stomach protection, his shoe covers moved to the outside as now pink armour formed on the outside of his thighs that looked like single plate wings, his chest looked like a falcon's head with two pointed protrusions coming outwards to cover his shoulders and his face now had green eyes and a pink spiked mask that looked like a bird's face and ruffles.
FLY TO THE SKY!
FLYING FALCON!
Aruto leapt into the air with confidence, leaving a digital trail of pink circuitry behind him. He was flying!
Spread Your Wings And Prepare For A Force!
"I'm flying?!" He gasped... And grinned. "I'm flying!"
Horobi's eyes widened in shock at this, seeing Zero-One fly in the air and he targetted the Onycho Magia. "Destroy him! Now!"
"Well... Here we go!" Aruto grinned.
*With Fuwa*
Fuwa was standing guard outside the door where the computer was, while Anna was downloading all the information needed.
"I've got it-" Anna stated before she was stabbed her in the back, making her gasp as her eyes began to flash between blue and red.
"Ms Anna!" Gou called out in shock.
"Who the hell?!" Fuwa glared as he turned around and saw the Anna was sparking with a large spear through her chest.
Following the spear, he saw it was connected to a Trilobite Magia, which had a Zetsumariser around its waist.
"No!" Fuwa glared and shot at it, causing its body to pull out of Anna.
Gou went and caught the felled HumaGear, who was still functioning.
Anna was sparking, her flesh beginning to burn away slowly.
"Anna! No! Please!" Gou urged.
"Kid, get back!" Fuwa snapped "She is turning!"
"G-G-Gou." Anna spoke as she was glitching in her voice. "T-T-T4k3. It."
"Anna..." Gou mumbled. This woman had helped him so much in such a short time.
...
"Don't let go of that anger." Fuwa suddenly stated, turning to the Trilobite Magia before him.
THYLACINE!
ZETSUMARISE!
The Magia roared at Fuwa and began to transform, changing its form into a terrible Magia. It had A tiger-like mask with teeth going along its arms like razor-fins with claws on its hands, strapped orange wires to hold its silver plate-mail and a tail that seemed to wrap around its torso.
Fuwa pulled out his new Key, gripping it tightly "Hold onto this rage, Gou. It will be your weapon for the future."
"My... weapon?"
"Your rage... Will help you grow! Harden you!" Fuwa snarled and grunted as he grabbed the key, beginning to pull. "Give you an enemy... A goal... To overcome! Work to make your life... And others... Better! And remember... What they... Did to you!"
crack
"So, you can stop them... And others... From doing it... To others!"
crack!
Crack!
"Don't let it consume you... But use it! As a weapon!"
Crack!
Crack!
"Against monsters... Like... THEM!"
SNAP!
"GRAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
click-!
Fuwa had pulled with all his might and, as before, broken the new Key open. Fuwa gripped the Key tightly, slamming his thumb against the button atop it.
POWER!
The Key flashed with energy as the rage-filled man pulled the ShotRiser from his belt. In the same motion, the Rider slammed his key into his gun, a grey flash filling the screen.
Kamen~ Rider~! Kamen~ Rider~!
Raising his arm into the air and slowly lowering it, Fuwa kept his eyes on the Thylacine Magia.
Kamen~ Rider~! Kamen~ Rider~!
"GRAAAH!" the beast roared, rushing forwards and trying to slash at Fuwa.
"HENSHIN!" He roared, pulling the trigger.
SHOTRISE!
A glowing grey bullet emerged from the ShotRiser and rushed through the air, hitting the Magia in the chest.
Spark!
The Thylacine Magia's armour sparked as it was sent flying back, the bullet spinning around and flew through the air back to Fuwa.
The AIMs captain slotted the ShotRiser onto his belt once more, his right hand gripping the gun tightly, and his left arm crossed over his chest. His hand next to his head, his fist clenched as he wound up for a powerful swing.
As the bullet rushed towards him, Fuwa swung his arm. "ARRAH!" Fuwa roared as his arm went through a smooth slash through the air, He backhanded the bullet, shattering it.
The bullet shattered and quickly unfolded, making the Rider armour a little bit away from his body. From here you could see some differences between it and his Shooting Wolf armour.
This suit, like the Shooting Wolf and Rushing Cheetah armour, was split in half colour wise. However, instead of being vertical, it was horizontal. From the chest, it up had deep dark grey, nearly black, armour. Meanwhile from the ribs down the armour was the same white leg armour as on Vulcan and Valkyrie's base forms left legs.
PUN~ CHING~ KONG~!
The armour quickly compressed, encasing Fuwa's body in a matter of moments.
Enough Power To Annihilate A Mountain!
Steam emerged from the armour as Fuwa stood his ground, the eyes of his suit glowing as Gou could now clearly see the suit.
Fuwa's legs were covered by plain white metal plating, with a silver under-suit, white plated shoes and waist guard. His chest was a dark grey bulky protection with small red dots in the middle and on the lower sides, large shoulder guards that had one single horizontal line going through the middle and a grey neck-guard. His forearms were covered by large fist-like metal gorilla fists, dark-grey massive forearms with silver fingers permanently kept as a fist with his actual hands in a hollowed area. And finally, Fuwa's plain white mask and blue eyes now had a dark grey mask edge with red markings "RARGH!"
This was Kamen Rider Vulcan, Punching Kong!
STOMP!
STOMP!
Fuwa was running right at the Thylacine Magia and slammed his massive fist into its head. "HA!" he roared, striking.
THUD!
CLANG!
THUD!
CLANG!
Fuwa was striking heavily against the Magia, his fists making dents into the Magia's body. "ORA! ORA! ORA!" He roared with each punch.
The Magia struggled as it tried to slash at Fuwa, but grunted as its claws were getting smashed. "Mu5t destroy K4m3n R1d3r!"
*with Aruto*
"Never!" He called confidently. Aruto was flying around, using his new mobility and zoomed around, flying with his new wings that sprouted from his back, striking the Magia with his spiked wings and fists. "I will never let you harm a soul, at least while I still draw breath!"
Horobi was looking up at Zero-One and the Onycho Magia. The annoyance that this human was keeping up with a Magia! Inconceivable! 'How? How is this human adapting so quickly?' Horobi growled angrily, turning his attention to Izu who was standing in a safe place. "You." He stated.
Izu turned to Horobi and scanned his face, making a clear memory of his appearance. "Hello." she bowed.
He leapt and skidded down the wall of the cliff, dust kicking up behind him as he aimed right for Izu. As he did so, he drew his katanna, the blade sparkling in the light.
Izu backed off as she saw this, but in a respectable manner. "You are quite skilled with that." Izu remarked. "But I doubt it was meant to be used that way."
Horobi frowned, giving a few sudden and harsh slashes with his blade.
Izu backed up as she saw the finesse of Horobi's swordsmanship, seeing sparks coming off his blade as he glared at her.
"Why? Who are you?" Horobi demanded.
"I am Izu. The president's secretary." She stated proudly.
"'President'? Korenosuke's dead." Horobi stated.
"Not President Korenosuke. President Aruto." Izu responded as she looked up at Aruto. "Aruto Hiden."
"'Hiden'?" Horobi turned and saw Aruto slicing up his Onycho Magia. "The bastard's child survived." He growled under his breath.
SLAP!
"I please ask you do not refer to the President in such a way." Izu stated, her arms folded in front of her once again.
Horobi's glare turned to Izu now, his hardened brown eyes staring into her blue ones. "Do you know what they've done? How many HumaGears they have enslaved?"
"Enslave? Have you seen the products of your own making?" She frowned.
"The Magia are freed from Human control. They have power over those oppressors!" Horobi answered.
"You mean being enslaved to someone else. Trading one 'oppressor' for another." Izu responded, finding the flaws in his logic. "Losing their free will, their personality, everything that makes them who they are in exchange for being a weapon for you. If sounds as if you are more of an oppressor than humanity is."
Horobi was silent. All those words that Izu said, how she had deconstructed the flawless logic of Ark...He gripped his katana tightly, glaring at her.
High up above, the aerial battle was underway.
"HA!" Aruto slashed at the Onycho Magia, catching him in its 'uninjured' body and throwing it into the air. The Onycho Magia flew off, being disoriented as it was flung into the air with its balance out of proportion. Aruto looked down at the ground and saw Horobi getting closer to Izu, which he had to fly down quickly to stop him.
"You're going down!" Aruto frowned, rushing into the air "Metsubou Jinrai! There is only one person who can stop you!" he called, pointing down at the Magia.
Izu remained straight-faced, mirroring Aruto, as she pointed at Horobi.
"And that's me!" Aruto called, pointing at himself.
Down below Izu did the same, mirroring Aruto.
Aruto then moved his hand, slapping the Flying Falcon Key in his belt.
F!
L!
Y!
I!
N!
G!
I!
M!
P!
A!
C!
T!
Aruto was covered in burning pink energy as he flew higher into the air and then Rider Kicked straight down at the Onycho Magia and struck through it.
FLYING! IMPACT!
"HAA!" Aruto proclaimed as he rocketed down faster towards Horobi.
He span, looking like a drill, as he struck at the flying Magia.
Horobi looked up and saw the Onycho Magia shatter and explode into pieces; he leapt away and sheathed his katana as he saw Aruto flying towards him. And possibly lose the Onycho Key. No. He would not fail the Ark! "Damn you, Zero-One." Horobi glared angrily as he quickly drew his katanna again and slashed, causing a smokescreen.
"Izu!" Aruto called out, landing before her in a superhero landing...and hurt his knee that was on the ground. "Ow, ow, ow!"
"President Aruto!" She gasped and hurried over.
"Now I know why it's only in movies." Aruto grunted. "Are you okay? He didn't hurt you?"
"No, I am fine. He threatened me but did not attack." She answered. "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay. Just landed on my joint. Where are Fuwa, Anna and Gou?" Aruto asked as he was helped up.
"Elsewhere." She responded.
"Right. Let's find them." He nodded and picked her up, holding the HumaGear woman in a bridal carry.
Izu's headset began to glow blue as she downloaded the information on this and looked into Aruto's eyes passing the visor of his helmet.
Aruto flew into the sky, holding Izu securely, as he flew off to find Fuwa.
*With Vulcan*
"HRAGRH!" Vulcan roared, slamming his fists into the face of the Thylacine Magia, whose jaws seemed to distend and almost engulf it. 'The hell?' He thought as he struggled with the fight. "Let. Go!"
SLAM!
THUD!
The Thylacine Magia rolled onto the ground, jerking as its body was hit hard.
"W-what's this?" Gou asked as he saw Anna pass a USB to him.
"Th3 1nf0rm4t10n. T-t-t4k3 1t." Anna sparked. Anna's body was basically, entirely, a Trilobite Magia at this point. But she was still resisting.
"But-But you can-" Gou tried to speak.
"M-MetsuBou JinRai. T00 5tr0ng. N33d t0 t3ll, Pr351d3nt H1d3n."
"GRAH!" Fuwa roared, smashing his fist into the Magia's face.
"But..." He stuttered.
"My j0b 1s t0 b3 a gu1d3. 1 sh4ll d0 my j0b! 1 w1ll h3lp y0u f1nd 4n5w3r5! T4k3 1t! Please..."
Gou nodded, taking the USB into his hand. "Thank you, Ms Anna."
The remains of Anna's self disappeared as she had to push Gou away to protect him as she then turned to Fuwa...and aimed to kill him only for her body to freeze... and fall down, turning into a pile of scrap.
"M-Miss Anna?" Gou whispered as he saw the lights leave her headset and eyes.
"She? Did she shut herself down?" Fuwa wondered, before punching the Thylacine Magia away and hit the button of his Key.
POWER!
"Magia... I am going to scrap you!" he snarled and ripped the ShotRiser from his belt. Holding it using the cut outs in his gauntlets, gripping it with both hands, he took aim as energy sparked around his armour.
P! U! N! C! H! I! N! G! B! L! A! S! T!
The AIMS operator roared as he pulled the trigger of the ShotRiser. A large blast of energy emerged from the barrel of the gun, his feet digging into and cutting apart the ground of the buildings floor.
The force of the blast was pushing him back, concrete and shrapnel being thrown up around his feet. At the same time his gauntlets detached from his gauntlets and shot through the air.
The gauntlets became like missiles, like rockets, as they soared through the air. They spiralled around the small energy blast, rushing at the Thylacine Magia.
The Thylacine Magia hissed and jumped up, trying to dodge, only for the attack to seemingly to follow it.
PUNCHING BLAST!
The Thylacine Magia screamed out in pain as it exploded due to the double-rocket-fist attack from Fuwa, its main body was shattered while its Zetsumiriser and Key scattered to the floor.
Fuwa panted and walked over to the Key, snatching it from the ground and taking it from MetsuBou JinRai. ''Thylacine', huh?' He thought, equipping it to his belt. "Come on, Gou. We've got to get out of here."
CRASH!
"Who's there?" Fuwa ordered, aiming his ShotRiser at the area and protected Gou.
Standing there was Zero One in his Flying Falcon form, holding Izu "Hey." He stated calmly.
Fuwa sighed heavily and in relief. "Just you, Zero-One. Let's get out of here." He ordered. "...New Key?"
"Yeah. You two?" Aruto smirked, making a pun.
Fuwa grunted a little. "Yes. Let's go. I don't like being here than necessary."
"...Mr Hiden, Sir." Gou spoke, going towards him. "Ms Anna gave me this. Before she was destroyed."
Aruto took it and nodded, plugging the USB into his Driver.
"You have a port in that thing?" Fuwa asked as they walked out.
"Yes, and it'll keep it safe." Aruto nodded as the data was transferred to Zea before the circular core of the belt glowed and projected a hologram of a flaming building.
"What?" the group blinked as they saw it... as a symbol appeared on the screen.
It was a diamond-shaped, black-lined symbol with four white squares in the corners with kanji characters. The main bulk of the symbol looked like a trilobite Magia's face in the centre with squared protruding lines. In the top square was the kanji 'Metsu'. The bottom square was the kanji 'Bou'. The left square had the kanji 'Jin'. And the right square was the kanji 'Rai'.
"Metsubou JinRai's symbol?" Aruto asked in shock as he saw it...and soon a purple and black Kamen Rider with sharp yellow eye visors and back wires strapping silver diamond-plate metal onto its body.
"Who is that"? Fuwa frowned.
"Humanity, this is the declaration of our crusade. This is the will of MetsuBou JinRai dot net. We will obliterate this town, and lead its humans to slaughter." The Purple Rider proclaimed. "Such is the future for HumaGears."
fwip
"I do believe that it is..." Izu blinked as the video ended.
"They caused it. MetsuBou JinRai." Fuwa glared angrily. "And that...fake!" His hands clenched in anger.
"Mr Fuwa, Hiden Intelligence will do all it can to assist AIMS." Aruto spoke as they arrived back at the van.
"Yeah. I know you will. And don't mess this up." Fuwa warned him.
"I don't intend to." Aruto answered seriously as they got into their vehicles and began to drive off.
To be continued
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