Update Note: This chapter has been revamped, with the requested Kamen Rider Build Intro! While I was at it, I decided to fix many of the mistakes I made in the chapter. Please enjoy the new updated version of Chapter 2! As well as that, I hope everyone is being safe from the Cronoavirus. I'm not going to post any more, but do know I am working on other chapters. So stay safe and enjoy!
"According to this book, in September of 2018… The ordinary high schooler, Tokiwa Sougo, has a future where he becomes the Overlord and ruler of time, Oma Zi-O. In order to prevent this, Geiz and Tsukiyomi arrive from the future. Sougo's troubles do not end there, as he is kidnapped and recruited into the Chaldea Security organization. Which is trying to prevent the destruction of Humanity from an unknown catastrophe. Sougo travels back to 2004 Fuyuki Japan to change the future. Knowing his future, he chooses to obtain the power of Zi-O. Before meeting with a Rider of the future. Geiz. Then, Zi-O Steals the power of Kamen Rider Build, taking his first step into becoming the Overlord. Oh! Perhaps I've read too far ahead."
We are Sougo
"He can transform too?!" Director shouts. "Even use Armor of other Riders?!" She notes looking at the armor.
"Here I come,… Oma Zi-O!" Geiz shouts at me.
"W-Wait! Hold on!" I shout, Geiz ignores me, before bringing his hands into a meditation position as 4 parkers fly out of the eyes and charge with Geiz. I tried to dodge the parkers, only for them to hit and knock me to the ground. I get back up, only for a fist to hit me in the face, and another one in my chest, I try to block with my arms. Only for Geiz to grab and pull my arms down to get a clear hit on me. He hits me 3 more times. "I don't think I can do this!" I shout.
The Heisei Kamen Riders and the Holy Grail War have perded for decades. And now, they pass on their power and legacy onto the next generation! Rejoice!, for the Birth of a new King!
Kono mama~
(Sento Shakes the Full Bottles. We look at Sento before it changes to Sougo, holding two Ride Watches)
Aruki tsuzukete iru
(Sento writes on a Smart board. Then to Build on his bike, the screen cracks and breaks revealing Zi-O on his bike. Build Drive down the road.)
Konnya mo maasugu
(Build drives past gun fire. Build does a wheele. Passing a Runner, Build switches with Zi-O on his bike doing a wheele. Inside the Runner, Ichika looks to the camera, a second runner appears with Geiz looking at the camera.)
Hitori no ashiato tadotte...
(Changes to a runner screen with Houki smiling at the camera, another runner with Tsukuyomi looking concerned. A final pair of runners with Madoka sniffing a potato in one, and Mash readying her shield. Sento smiles at the camera.)
Hateshinai, dakedo kimi dake wa
(Sento cleans off the board, the screen cuts in half, as Sougo looks up, reaching out, when the screen changes to Oma Zi-O looking out across a wasteland. Olga looks concerned with a yellow mass behind her creeping up.)
Dokoka de matteru
(Build drive down the road with only half of his body visible on the far left. On the side of the road, Ichika, Houki, and Madoka look at Build Passing by. Changes to Zi-O on the far right, passing by Mash, Olga, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi.)
Egao tayasazuni
(A man in green surrounded by 3 other figures looks shrouded in shadows. Change to IS Cafe, where all of the characters randomly change position. Sento and Ichika arm wrestling, Mash training with Houki, Geiz and Madoka yelling at each other, Sento explaining something to Sougo and Ichika who are both lost, Finally to everyone close up to the camera smiling at the camera.)
There you will...
(Woz smiles looking at the camera. The Camera changes to focus on the book in his hand.)
Be The One, Be The One! All right!
(The fabricator door opens, everyone jumps, Sento and Sougo charge towards the camera to see. Build and Zi-O transform.)
Ashita no chikyū o naki da senai kara
(The two Riders pose, as formulas and numbers float around them.)
Be The Lights, Be The Lights! All right!
(Build does his Rider Kick, the camera explodes. Zi-O in new armor jams a drill into the ground kicking up massive amounts of rubble that covers the screen.)
Tsuyoku nareru yo, I wanna Get it!
(Alter Build turns around holding bottles in his hands. Changes to Geiz and Cross-Z battling Robots.)
Nanika wo tasukete sukutte dakishime
(On a spinning table, Full Bottles and Ride Watches spin in circles, which are picked up by different hands. Scene changes to Build Riders shaking bottles, then to Zi-O Riders, with Mash and Tsukuyomi all carrying Ride Watches and turning the Watches face.)
Kokoro ni furete todoku yo, tsutawaru
(Massive formulas break though the wall, changes to Build driving away from a mech.)
Be The One, Be The Lights
(Zi-O drops in cutting the Mech in half. Build parks and looks at Zi-O.)
Message, Okoru yo hibiku yo!
(Zi-O looks at Build with flames and rubble around him. Build stands up with sparks flying at him. Geiz and Ichika scream at the two punching at the screen. Build and Zi-O side by side pose for the camera. When they finish, a silhouette of their normal selves posing the same as well.)
ZI-O Grand Order
Rayshift 2: Best Match 2017!
Geiz begins kicking at me, as I try my best to dodge and block. "Ragh!" Geiz kicks, hitting me and I fall to the ground. "You haven't done anything wrong yet, in this dimension. But this is for the Future's sake." Geiz said before pressing on the crowns of the watches.
"Finish Time! Ghost!" Geiz hits the crown on the belt and spins it.
"You have to die." Geiz said before jumping into the air.
"Omega! Time Burst!" The Parkers surround and spin around Geiz's foot. Geiz kicks and flies towards me.
"Senpai!" Mash shouts as she gets in the way with her shield. Only for something bigger to block the way. Tsukuyomi's Time Mazine! The Mazine knocks away Geiz, as he falls to the ground the armor removing itself from him. Geiz looks up at Tsukuyomi confused.
"Tsukuyomi!?" Geiz asks in confusion. The Mazine looks at me and Mash.
"Zi-O! You have to run!" Tsukuyomi orders us.
"Okay, but… How?" I ask as I look around when my eyes fall on my watch holder. All the others are blank, except for one. The Katakana on it reads "Bike." What? "Bike?" I ask as I take the watch out, I activate it. "I get the feeling that I can do this!" I exclaim tossing the watch into the air, seeing it transform into a bike and growing to our size. Whoa, that's amazing! "I'll lose him! Then I'll be back!" I shout before revving the engine and driving away. Behind us I hear Tsukuyomi keeping Geiz busy.
We are Geiz
I see Oma Zi-O drive away. I don't think so! I grab my own Bike Ride Watch, tossing it between Tsukuyomi's robot's legs. It activates, and I rush towards it dodging Tsukuyomi's attack. I kick up the foot and drive off. "Wait! Get back here!" I shout, drive after Oma Zi-O.
"Master? I find myself conflicted here." I hear Assassin tell me. That's because he's just a younger version of him. I responded back. Maybe he won't do anything now, but what's to said he won't do something bad in the future? I explain. "Yes, but remember. This is another universe after all. He may be different." Assassin argues.
"Better safe than sorry." I said speeding towards Zi-O as we drive through the destroyed city.
"Very well, Master. Stay safe." Assassin tells me. "As you ordered, I'll stay in the shadows for a good time." Assassin updates me. Good. I speed up and catch up, I drive alongside him. I reach out to grab him, but he pulls a 180 turn around. What?! I quickly turn around to follow him. Damn! I should have expected this of Oma Zi-O! I do a wide turn around.
We are Sougo
I make a quick turn around a conner, I look and jump off the bike as it changes back into its watch form. Landing on the ground, I quickly grab the watch and hug the wall of the road. Overhead I hear a bike speed past me. Okay… Back to the others… I said before heading off.
We are Geiz
I turn the corner to a straight road to see no one. Where'd he go? I drive into an open area, still seeing no one. I park and kick up the leg as Tsukuyomi flies in on her Time Mazine. Returning the bike to it's Ride Watch form, I look around again to see where Oma Zi-O could be hiding. I grab the Bike Watch, I press the crown on the left side of my helmet. The helmet opens at the seams before a watch strap ring goes up from the neck up. The helmet disappears, and I look at Tsukuyomi. "What are you trying to pull?! Why did you stop me? I would have knocked him out of his armor, then Assassin could finish him." I ask her.
"I don't really know myself." Tsukuyomi said looking at the ground conflicted.
"Well, don't stop me next time. I have to kill him." I tell her.
We are Observer
The Jacker balances himself on the railing of the roof. "Zi-O got his powers after all… Well, no matter." The Jacker said as he jumps to the next rail, his foot slips. "Whoops!" The Jacker falls only to still be standing on the side of the railing smiling. "Everything's going as expected, so far." The Jacker said before looking towards the ground. Lumbering through the streets is Alter Build.
We are Sougo
I arrive back at the school, seeing Mash, Caster, Director, and Romani discussing. "I'm back." I said, getting off the bike and returning it to it's watch form.
"Senpai!" Mash exclaims running over. "Are you okay? Fou and I were worried!" Mash exclaims, as just then Fou jumps off her shoulder onto mine.
"Fou! Fou! Fou!" Fou exclaims running around my shoulder.
"I'm fine! But still… What a mess..." I mutter.
"We have another matter. Tokiwa get in here now." Director orders. Confused, I walk in to find Woz sitting in a chair, his hood on once again. He gets up from his seat, taking off his hood. Woz walks over to me.
"It is an honor to encounter you again, my Overlord." Woz said keeling to me.
"Who the hell is this guy?" Caster asks me.
"I'd like to know myself. Buddy, just who are you? I mean… Woz, why are you helping me?" I ask, Woz rises and opens his book.
"According to this book, you will rise to become the ruler of time, by walking a path of conquest. However… There are Time Jackers who would impede your ascension, in an attempt to groom others to become king." Woz explains. "Equally, that's the same with Geiz and Tsukuyomi." Woz reminds me of what happened not too long ago.
"So everybody's trying to change history?" I guess.
"Indeed. I am the only one who seeks to protect the history of this dimension as it has been." Woz said, looking out the window, before he turned back to me. "I will spare no effort so that you may safely travel your path to becoming Overlord." Woz said, looking at me again bowing again.
We are Geiz
"Master, I'm checking the area where we last saw Oma Zi-O. Then I'll check back at the school. I will let you know if I see anything." Assassin said to me. Thanks, we'll head in the direction of the school then. I update Assassin. "Okay." Assassin said before going off in search of Oma Zi-O.
"Assassin will let us know if she sees anything." I inform Tsukuyomi, as we walk through the streets, I hear rubble crumble. The rubble kicks up dust, a shadow begins to walk through the dust. The figure walks out. It's an Alter… and by the name on the chest. "This is Alter Build." I mutter.
"That monster!? Didn't Zi-O defeat it? How is it here?" Tsukuyomi asks.
"Sigh… So the Time Jackers already made their move, huh?" I said. "Creating an Alter Rider. Must mean that the base of the Alter is in the dimension that the Rider originated in." I said, as I turned and walked away. "That's not important, come on." I said leaving.
"But..." Tsukuyomi asks. I stop and look back at the Alter. "What about the Original Rider? Are we gonna just leave his world to be destroyed?" Tsukuyomi asks. I look back at the Alter as I ponder about the Riders and the lives revolving around the Rider's history.
"... Sigh~ Fine, it's not going to be a big detour." I mutter. Assassin, Tsukuyomi and I are going on a small detour. We'll be back as soon as we leave. I update Assassin on our objective.
"Okay, stay safe wherever you go." Assassin wishes me. Thanks. I look at Tsukuyomi and I give her a nod. Tsukuyomi nods back and the two of us head off to the Time Mazine.
We are Sougo
"Oh, before I forget my Overlord. About Alter Build, who you defeated before..." Woz said walking back over to the seat he was previously sitting on. Alter?
"Alter... Build? You mean that creature I fought?" I ask.
"Pardon me. I suppose I should call her Kamen Rider Build?" Woz states. I thought it looked like Build… But.
"That's not possible. That thing looked like Build, but it wasn't him." I tell Woz, he nods in agreement before opening his book.
"Precisely my Overlord. This is due to the Time Jackers altering history. As a result of this, right now, that creature is Build." Woz explains. What does that mean?
"Didn't the kid beat that monster?" Caster asks. Woz looks back at Caster and nods.
"Indeed. But it's not rooted here in this dimension." Woz said, everyone looks at him confused. "The Build Alter you fought was just a phantom that can battle you. If you wish to defeat the real Alter then you will have to go to the dimension in which the Alter originates from." Woz explains.
"Then what happened to Sento?" I ask, Woz opens his book and flips through a few pages before looking at me..
"Likely, if nothing is done. He and his universe will be destroyed by the destruction of Build's History." Woz said. What?! "Not to mention he will become much stronger than you my Overlord. I'd recommend you go and remove this obstacle before it becomes a nuisance. But do as you will my Overlord." Woz suggests to me. "Another thing. As we speak, Geiz has gone to Build's universe and has already engaged Alter in combat." Woz said.
"What?" I ask, I walk over to Woz. "How do we get to this other universe?" I ask Woz. He looks at me and smiles before he points outside.
"Look and see you're way." Woz said as I walked over to the window to see a Time Mazine sitting in the middle of the Yard. Ah! With that we can go to Sento's Universe! I begin running towards the door, when the Director gets in my way.
"Hold on. Don't just act on your own. We're on a mission." Director states, before pointing at me. "You can't just leave mid mission. I don't know what kind of relationship you have to this "Sento" but we're in danger ourselves!" Director states. "You can't jeopardize the mission for one person's well being!" Director said to me. I can't just...
"Not to worry, Director Olga. The machine my Overlord will use is a Time Machine." Woz steps in walking over to her. "He will return as soon as he leaves. That is how time works." Woz explains to her, she grits her teeth before looking at me.
"You're just accepting what this guy is saying?!" Director shouts at me, I look at her processing my answer and I nod to her. "You're just accepting the fact that you will become an Overlord?!... He said you would destroy the world..." Director points out.
"That's not important… I… A king doesn't leave his people to die… I get the feeling that it's what I want to do." I said to her. Director looks at me confused. "Besides, I said I wouldn't become the most hated and reviled Overlord. But that I would become the greatest and most beloved Overlord." I said to her. "I'll be back as soon as I leave. So don't worry, I won't abandon our mission here." I tell her, she thinks of my answer, turning around and stomping to the door.
"Do what you want! But don't blame me, when you stupid dream goes south!" Director shouts before leaving the room. What did I do wrong?
"My Overlord, there's no time like the present." Woz tells me as he guides me. I look at Mashu, she looks at me, the two of us trade a worried look.
"What about you, Caster?" I ask, Caster. Caster looks towards where the Director left, then back to us. He chuckles and shrugs.
"As much as I would like to see another dimension with my own eyes. Someone has to keep an eye on the miss. So I'll stay here." Caster tells us before he walks through the door. "Have fun." He said waving to us then leaving.
"He's right. Come on." I tell Mash, she nods as she follows me. Entering into the yard Woz opens the door and let's us into the cockpit. I enter and sit down as leavers move into position. "You ready Mash?" I ask her as she holds on and nods. "Okay… Space Time Drive, Activate!" I said as I activated the Drive and set the destination. Woz must have put in the coordinates. The Mazine activates and the time tunnel appears and we fly off. Sento… We're coming!
August 12 2018… Build's World... We are Sento
I walk through the halls of the Academy, I'm greeted with students passing by me. I look at the list on my HUD. Let's see… A meeting later today, I'll need to give my report to Prime Minister Gentoku. As well as the updated Crocodile Crack Full Bottle... "Sensei!" I hear a familiar voice behind me. I turned around to see Ichika walk up to me with Houki.
"Ichika, Houki what's the matter?" I ask, Ichika hands me a file. I take it and download the contents. Ah, his report. I read over the report. Good. Good… A few things missing… "Well, it's not A material." I tell Ichika, and his face becomes disappointed. "But it does pass with a solid B." I tell him with a smile, Ichika smiles as he and Houki celebrate.
"Yes! No repeat this year!" Ichika exclaims. If you hadn't skipped all those classes you wouldn't be in this situation you meathead! I sigh as I give him a pat on the shoulder. I warmly smile.
"Nice job Ichika!" Houki congratulates again.
"Sento…" I hear as I look up at the sky. "We're coming!" The familiar voice clicks in my head. Sougo-kun… Heh, so it's that time huh? I reach into my pocket and I take out a Watch with a blue body and red face. The top has my symbol. A two half gears, with an end extending down left, while the other half extends up left, between is a like that connects both gears together into one symbol. while the bottom of the face has the date 2017 on it.
"Ichika, Houki. Do you two still have you're watches on you?" I ask while gesturing the two to follow me. Ichika and Houki reach into their pockets and take out a watch. Ichika's has a blue body with a light orange face. Cross-Z's symbol on the top of the face, the symbol is a mechanical depiction of a dragon, and 2017 on the bottom of the face. Houki's has a dark crimson body with a Rubine Red face, the top of the face has Akats's symbol, a gear design of a Rabbit with two blades crossing it's head.
"What do you need it for, Sensei?" Houki asks me.
"You'll see. We have visitors arriving." I tell the others, they look at each other in confusion. Stepping out onto the roof of the Academy I turn and point to the sky. "We have a visitor in the sky." I tell them.
"What are you talking about Sensei?" Ichika asks, he and Houki look up into the sky. "There's no one-" Ichika begins before Houki cuts him off.
"There's something in the sky." Houki said, looking at the sky. Above we see a flying ship object flying out from a portal. "When you think this day can't get any weirder." Houki mutters looking at the object.
We are Sento
Arriving in Sento-san's world we fly over the city… Without the wall? "Wait? Where's the wall?" I ask looking around, Mash leans over confused. What happened? Where did it go?
"What do you mean by a wall?" Mash asks me.
"There was a massive wall, blocking the skyline last time I was here. But now, it's not here?" I ask again looking around. 'Sougo-kun…' What the?! I look around. "Mash? Did you hear that?" I ask her.
"No, what are you tal-" Mash begins when the voice returns. 'It is you right Sougo-kun?...Ah, now I see my confusion. You have a friend with you?' The voice asks a surprised Mash as she looks at me. "You're right! I can hear something now!" Mash exclaims. 'Sougo-kun, look down at the land mass off the coast of Tokyo.' The voice directs us, the voice becoming more clear as I listen more.
"Coast of Tokyo… Ah! I see a Man-made island… Are you there? Ah… Sento-san?" I ask, I hear a chuckle before the voice responds. 'Very good. I'll set up a place for you to land. We have much to discuss.' Sento-san's voice is clear as day. "Okay, we're coming." I respond as we fly down to the island below.
Meanwhile… We are Geiz
Stepping out into the clear sky of Build's world on top of a building's roof near the coast of Tokyo. I check my phone to look up potential locations of Alter Build. "Have any idea where the Alter is?" Tsukuyomi asks me to walk over.
"Well, let's check recent internet posts. That wil-" I begin when I hear a crash down at the ground. Tsukuyomi and I look over the edge of the building we parked atop. Down below we see a pair of what looks like baseball players being attacked by the Alter. That was easy.
"The Alter… This has to be the universe! But… Now the question is-" Tsukuyomi begins.
"What time did this begin? Now? Or years in the past?" I finish asking, but I have little time to ponder as I go to take out my belt. That's when someone kicks the Alter down to the ground. Who? Tsukuyomi and I look at the new figure who has kicked Alter.
"So… You're the fake Build that's been walking around, huh?" A woman with black hair that is split into parts, brown eyes, petite body, she's dressed in a white, back, and red school uniform. A long sleeve overshirt, with long pants, and black shoes. "I'd prefer it if you don't spit on my Sensei's work." She threatens as she takes out a Sclash Driver and straps it on.
"Sclash Driver!" The belt exclaims, the girl takes out a jelly packet. No doubt about it.
"She's a Kamen Rider." I said, I turned towards the door to the stairs and ran towards it. "Tsukuyomi! Come on! We need to get down there!" I exclaim, Tsukuyomi follows after me as we run to the stairwell.
We are Observer
"Now, tell me who you work, I'm sure you have one or my name isn't Madoka Orimura!" Madoka exclaims as she looks at the Alter, who roars out before charging at Madoka. Madoka tosses the Jelly up into the air, before dodging to the side. "You have less brain than my brother! That's gotta be something." Madoka said, catching the jelly she opens the cap of the Jelly before inserting it into the belt.
"Robot Jelly!" The belt exclaims as steam work almost robotic music begins playing as Madoka brings her left arm up, one finger and her thumb pointing out. Bringing the arm from up in front of her to her side where she points to Alter.
"Henshin." She mutters, bringing her right arm down and turns the wrench levear. The press squeezes the jelly, as the jelly enters the container, steam exuding out of the belt. Forming around her the beaker frame generates black almost black oil like substance. Madoka gestures us to come get her before putting her arm down and the beaker twists around her. The beaker breaks away revealing the armor.
"Crush! Flow! Overflow!" The suit's helmet bursts out a grease substance that glows and shines almost like it is gold. The grease substance covers the helmet, chest, and shoulder pieces before it hardens and blasts off the excess ooz. "Robot In Grease! BURRRAA~!" A new Rider stands before Alter.
"Kamen Rider Grease… Has arrived. The fire in my heart… My passion.(hits knuckle against chest) I'll let my passion burn and Crush you!" Grease exclaims, she charges Alter and does battle with the Alter. Grease gets the first hit, hitting Alter in the face, she then roundhouses Alter down. Grease flicks her hand, as a substance liquid comes out of the arm and form into a weapon.
"Twin Breaker!" Greases personal weapon of a cannon drill hybrid materialises in her right hand. She charges Alter again, Alter throws a punch at Grease. Grease ducks under the punch before she swings with her weapon cutting across Alter's groin. Grease makes distance between her and the Alter. But as Grease turns around to face Alter, she finds herself face to face with the Alter, Alter upper cuts Grease before grabbing her in mid air. Alter throws Grease to a nearby building wall. Grease falls to the ground, before she pushes herself up.
"Argh… This guy… Has some power after all huh?" Grease mumbles, that's when Geiz and Tsukuyomi run up from behind. "Hmm? Hey, you two need to get out of here!" Grease exclaims, Geiz ignores and walks over next to Grease.
"I need to confirm something first..." Geiz said, reaching for his Watch holder, taking off the Geiz Ride Watch he turns the face to make the Rider Face before pressing the crown.
"Geiz!" The Watch exclaims, Geiz then incerts the Watch into the belt. Slamming his fist against the crown of the belt, tilting the face of the belt. Geiz then thrusts both of his arms out before spinning them out and around then placing his hands on the belt and exclamation.
"Henshin!" Geiz spins the belt face 360 degrees.
"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Geiz!" The Watch strap rings spin around dawning Geiz in his armor, Geiz then summons his weapon. "Zikan Zax!" The weapon announces.
The Zikan Zax is a red and black single handed axe weapon. But at the bottom of the weapon is a hinge that changes the weapon from an Axe to a Bow. On the hinge itself is a hiragana for Ono, but when flipped out into bow form, it changes to Yumi.
"I want to know if this is the Real… Or just a phantom." Geiz asks, he charges at the Alter, Grease looks at Geiz as her helmet takes a picture.
"Is this what you were talking about Teach?" Grease mutters she gets to her feet and charges back into battle.
We are Sougo
Landing on the landing pad that was opened to an underground lab, Mash and I exit from the Time Mazine. Greeting us are Sento-san, Ichika-san, and Houki-san. But for some reason… Sento-san has pure white hair along with his red and blue eyes? Weird. Ichika-san and Houki-san don't seem to mind though, guess I should ignore it. "Nice to see you again Sougo-kun. And you must be Mash correct? It's nice to see you again." Sento-san greets.
"Wha… How?" Mash asks confused. "How do you know me? I've never met you before?" Mash asks Sento. Sento chuckles before a small bow.
"Sorry. You're right this is our first real meeting." Sento-san said before he greets himself. "I am Kiryu Sento, these are my two students, Banjou Ichika and Shinonono Houki." Sento-san greets. "Or as I like to refer to them. Meathead and Stonehead respectively." Sento-san teases.
"I knew it!" Ichika-san and Houki-san exclaim in unison before the two slap Sento-san over the head. Sento-san simple chuckles at the two while rubbing the back of his head.
"Will you ever stop it with the nicknames?!" Houki-san exclaims to Sento-san. WIth a stupid grin on his face, Sento-san responds with a solid.
"Nope. Never." Sento-san said, it's when the elevator door opens as a woman with long black hair, dressed in an outfit consists of a formal white shirt, with a black business overcoat and matching skirt, green tie, stockings and high heeled shoes. "Ah, Chifuyu. Is something the matter?" Sento-san greets Chifuyu-san.
"Wondering where you were… You three were… Has it really been a year since the last time?" Chifuyu asks, confusing me and Mash. "Oh, right… Loop. Pardon me, ignore what I said. Spoilers. I'm Kiryu Chifuyu. Sougo and Mash correct?" Chifuyu-san greets us.
"Ah! N-Nice to meet you!" Mash said bowing to Chifuyu-san, her face red.
"Y-Yes. Nice to meet you." I greet her. Whoa she's beautiful… Wait, did she just say Kiryu? I go to ask, when my question is cut off when a notification sounds grabbing the attention of everyone. Sento-san pulls up a HUD where the notification is from a call, Sento-san answers the call.
"Madoka, what's wrong?" Sento-san asks Madoka-san over the phone.
"Well, I've engaged with that Fake Build you talked about." Madoka-san explains over the comm. The Alter! "But I've also got this watch looking Rider fighting with me along with his buddy. A girl in a white dress." Madoka-san describes. Geiz! Tsukuyomi! "We're holding the Fake back, but just barely. I'd like some back up if possible!" Madoka exclaims, Geiz and Tsukuyomi are in trouble. Sento-san sees my worried face.
"The description of those two figures peek you're interested?" Sento-san asks me, I look at him and nod.
"Yeah. I need to go help them!" I proclaim, as I turn to the Time Mazine and run to get on. Ichika-san jumps in my way, blocking my path.
"Whoa. Hold your horses." Ichika-san exclaims, stopping me. "Do you even know where you're going?" He asks me, I go to answer but my voice falls flat knowing he's right. "Sensei? You know Madoka's location right?" Ichika-san asks Sento-san. Sento-san nods, pulling up a screen showing Madoka-san's location from an earpiece.
"It's here." Sento-san identifies. A business district not too far from here. I prepare to leave when Mash stops me.
"Hold on. Geiz-san tried to kill you. Do you really need to help him?" Mash asks me. Reminding me of the battle I had with Geiz not too long ago. Geiz is much better than me in a fight. He is trying to kill me... She has a point… But…
"Maybe. But, that wouldn't be a very kingly thing to do." I explain to Mash. For as much as he probably does hate me… I can't bring myself to just leave them. "A king should protect its people. Even if they do try to kill him. At least… That's what I think." I explain to Mash, I'm not Oma Zi-O. I'm going to be the greatest and most beloved Overlord. She thinks about what I said.
"You really are a kind man, Senpai." Mash said smiling at me. I can't help but feel my face warm up and I feel an itch on the back of my neck.
"Y-You think?" I said, Sento-san chuckles at the sight. "Anyways let's get going." I said turning back to the Mazine.
"Hold up." Sento-san stops me. A third time?! What is it this time?! "I have a faster way of getting to where Madoka and Geiz-kun are." Sento-san explains. Like there's a faster way. Sento-san snaps his fingers as his eyes flash for a split second, before a portal appears next to him. Oh… Okay, nevermind. Disregard what I said. More importantly...
"Whoa! Cool! What is that?" I ask looking at the portal.
"A little ability of mine I've received in the past." Sento-san explains to me. But what is that exactly?
"It looks like a Wormhole, Senpai." Mash evaluates. A Wormhole? I look at Mash with a confused look on my face. "Ah, let me explain. Um..." Mash looks around and grabs a piece of paper and a marker, she draws two points A and B then showing me the paper. "Okay, so how do you get from one place to another the fastest?" Mash asks me.
"A straight line, right?" I answer, she nods as she draws a line between the two points.
"Right, but Wormhole circumvents this, by taking the two points." Mash explains, taking the two points and putting them together. "It takes the two points and connects them through space." Mash finishes explaining.
"Oh, I see. It's like a door connecting one room to another!" I visualise, Mash nods.
"That's right, Senpai." Mash congratulates.
"Huh. Usually I'd be the one to explain that, not this time. That's a Kouhi you have, Sougo-kun." Sento-san said, smiling at the two of us. Mash blushes a little looking down at the ground. That's cute… "Now, with that out of the way. Come on you two. Ichika, Houki you have your bottles with you right?" Sento-san asks the two, Ichika and Houki nod as they take out their bottles. "Okay everyone let's go." Sento-san said, we rushed through the portal.
We are Observer
Back with Geiz and Grease, the pair are knocked to the ground by Alter. "Geiz!" Tsukuyomi exclaims, running over to the two. "What's going on? He's stronger than before?!" Tsukuyomi asks, confused. Alter winds up then throws a baseball at the three.
"Brace!" Grease shouts as the trio brace for the impact.
"Zikan Blade!" Zi-O rolls in cutting the baseball in half, then slicing the second ball. "Ken!" The last baseball flies in, and Sougo hits the ball back at Alters head. The ball slams into Alter knocking him to the ground. Zi-O turns back to the three.
"You guys okay?" Zi-O asks, at the same time, Alter jumps at Zi-O to attack. That's when Mash runs in with her shield and blocks the attack. Then jumping, kicking Alter, Build stands ready to fight. Coming up from behind Alter, Cross-Z and Akats ready their weapons. "Leave this to us! You rest up!" Zi-O said, he ran with Mash to battle Alter.
"Is this guy really going to become an Oma Zi-O?" Tsukuyomi wonders thinking back to Oma Zi-O's many atrocities. "The one we've fought?" Tsukuyomi asks, Geiz sitting up to look at Zi-O wondering the same question himself.
"Zi-O! Come on! We're finishing this!" Build exclaims cranking the lever on his belt. As he goes Cross-Z inserts a bottle into his blade, so do Akats.
"Special Tune!" "Single!" Cross-Z swings his blade at the Alter, as a chain flies out and wraps around Alter. Akats runs to the other side before stabbing the tip of her blade into the ground, roots grow out of the ground and wrap around Alter.
"You're clear! Go for it, you two!" Akats exclaims, Zi-O presses down on the crown of his Ride Watch, before tilting the face of the belt. Build grabs his leaver and cranks it with the bottles moving up and down in motion.
"Are you Ready?!" "Finish Time!" Then Kanji for the word Kick appears around Alter Build, followed by formulas floating all around.
"Mash! Give us a boost!" Zi-O exclaims as Mash stands in front of the two and lowers herself while putting her shield above her.
"Ready, Senpai!" Mash exclaims. Build and Zi-O look at each other and nod. They charge and jump onto Mash's shield. "Rrrraah!" Mash grunts as she sends the two flying into the air. Zi-O spins the face of the belt and the two Riders drop kicks at Alter.
"Voltech Finish!" "Time Break!" The floating kanji that surrounds Alter begin combining into one before the words fly past Alter and attack the sole of Zi-O's shoe. At the same time, a Graph locks Alter in. The words on the helmet light up so to do the sol as it spells out: Rider Kick. The two Riders drop kicks into Atlar. Zi-O hitting first before Build slides in on the graph slamming into Alter. Zi-O and Build both land back on the ground, as Alter explodes behind them.
"Sheesh, took you guys long enough!" Grease exclaims standing up, her helmet melts and folds away. "Why was the wait so long?" Madoka asks, walking over to the five.
"Sorry, just a bit of explaining." Cross-Z explains walking over with his helmet folding away.
"Still, I thought we beat that thing." Akats wonders her helmet folding away.
"Curious indeed." Build ponders his helmet folding away.
We are Sougo
"What the hell are you doing here?" Geiz asks, walking towards me.
"Ah… well." I begin to answer when Geiz stops and stares at me. Wh-What is it? Did I get something on me? Geiz reaches down to his watch and presses on the crown. Huh?!
"Finish Time!" Geiz slams the crown on his belt, before spinning the belt 360 and jumping into the air.
"Wait! Let me explain!" I shout, before I see a phantom of Alter appear next to me. I turn around to see the Alter charging at me. I dodge out of the way as Alter charges at Geiz. As Geiz kicks, the Kanji on his helmet and sole of his foot appear in a line straight towards Alter.
"Time Burst!" Geiz slams into Alter knocking him back. Alter flies back to where the phantom is before he explodes.
I stare at where the Alter was… He saved me. "Thanks." I thank Geiz, he walks over to me.
"Don't take this the wrong way." Geiz said before he twists the crown on the side of his helmet. A watch strap ring appears around the neck of Geiz. It goes up from the neck and over the helmet. The helmet disappears before he turns to face me. "This is only because you saved me." Geiz tells me. I reach to the side of my helmet turning the crown as the same watch strap ring appears and removes my helmet.
"Even so… Thanks." I said getting to my feet, everyone walks over to us.
"Good catch. I didn't notice that it came back." Sento-san thanks. "But it looks like we're losing time faster and faster." Sento-san said looking at his hand. Mash, Tsukuyomi, Geiz, and I look to see that the armor of Sento-san, Ichika-san, Houki-san, and Madoka-san begin to glitch out.
"Whats happening?" I am confused as to why this is happening.
"The Jackers, history is beginning to change. We need to destroy the Alter before it completely destroys his universe's history!" Tsukuyomi exclaims.
"Well… What do we do then?" Mash asks.
"Well, with this fight. It's clear that the Alter is going to keep appearing. So we need to go into the past." Geiz explains, Mash and I look at Geiz confused. "It means, we go into the past when the Alter was first made." Geiz explains.
"How does that help?" I ask Geiz.
"Alters work by slowly rewriting history. They split themselves in a core and a phantom." Geiz explains before another Alter walks out from behind a tree nearby. "That is a Phantom. Just an echo, from past to the future. Destroying it won't change anything." Geiz said, Sento-san steps out and snaps his fingers, a portal appearing around the Alter as it falls through.
"That should give us time." Sento-san said. "Continue, Geix-kun." Sento-san gestures to Geiz, he nods before continuing.
"For Riders, the longer they've been active, the more time it takes for the Alter to destroy a certain Rider's universe." Geiz said pointing to Build. "From the looks of things, this Version of Kamen Rider Build has only been around for a year as in my universe. Which means we need to go back around near the time that the Alter was created in order to fix the timeline." Geiz said.
"Wait, what about the time in between then and now?" I ask Geiz, he looks at me.
"Dunno. With how time works. They may disappear after a while only for them to reappear. I got no clue." Geiz answers. Time makes no sense… I get a tap on my shoulder and I turn around to Sento-san as he hands us three watches.
"Here, these might help." Sento-san said. Geiz and I take the watches, I look at the watch with the date listed as 2017.
"2017. It shouldn't be too hard to find the Alter then." Geiz said. I get the feeling that we're going to need his help. I think to myself as I stare at Geiz. He looks at me. "What?" He asks. I need to get his help.
"Geiz, I know you wanna kill me and all that but. Can we work together on this?" I ask Geiz. He glares at me. He lets out a sigh.
"I'm only letting you do this because you saved me back there." Geiz said. "But let me be clear. If you show any signs of becoming a demon lord." Geiz said before grabbing me by my collar and bringing me close. "I will not hesitate to kill you." Geiz threatens. Good to know that. Geiz then let's go before walking to leave. "Come on Tsukuyomi. We're going." Geiz said leaving. Tsukuyomi bows before leaving.
"Interesting friends, you have their Sougo-kun." Sento-san said, walking over. I sarcastic chuckle at the statement.
"He did say he was going to kill me if I did anything bad..." I respond.
"Why is that? If you don't mind me asking?" Sento-san asks.
"Well… the thing is, apparently 50 years in the future. I become a Demon Lord that destroys half of Humanity… All because I want to become a king." I explain, putting the idea back into perspective, I realise what the Director ment earlier before I left. "My dream..." I mutter to myself.
"Afraid?" Sento-san asks me. I look at Sento, thinking more on the statement the Director said to me.
"Yeah." I answer. Sento-san chuckles before he pats me on the shoulder. Huh?
"Good. It's natural to be afraid of what could happen." Sento-san said to me. I look at him confused. "Pursuing your dream is fine. But temper your expectations. Know your strengths and weaknesses." Sento-san tells me. I face Sento-san as he continues. "Your dream is to become a king? That's fine, just remember to watch your step, and have others by your side. So that when you slip up. They can be there to catch you." Sento-san said to me.
"Here he is. Trying to teach someone not to make the same mistakes as him." Ichika-san said walking over.
"Becoming a king is your dream? It's an odd one. But there's nothing wrong with that." Houki-san said to me, smiling. "It just makes it all the more great when you achieve your dream." Houki-san encourages me.
"Becoming king is at least somewhat more achievable than Sento's dream of Love and Peace." Madoka-san compares pointing at Sento before she shrugs. "But hell. Don't be afraid to take the first step am I right?" Madoka-san said, everyone nodding in agreement.
"I owe my continued career as a Rider to my students. If I didn't have them besides me, I would've given up a long time ago." Sento-san said chuckling. "You've got a reliable Kouhai, and perhaps not now. But maybe in the future, Geiz-kun and Tsukuyomi-chan can also be there for you. You're going to have to make a lot of choices ahead of you. But having others to give you perspective will really help you in achieving your dreams." Sento-san encourages. Yeah...
"...Yeah… Thanks, Sento-san!" I exclaim with a smile on my face. "Come on Mash. Let's save this universe then save our own!" I said to Mash, she smiles and nods.
"Right Senpai!" Mash nods. Sento-san smiles before he snaps his fingers and a portal appears.
"Go on. It will take you back to you're time Machine." Sento-san tells us. Mash and I run though back into Sento-san's lab and we get into the Time Mazine.
"Time Mazine!" I take the driver's seat as Mash holds on.
"Space-Time Transport System..." I said. "Activate!" Before setting the date, we fly into the past.
August 25th 2017… We are Sento
"All students! This is an emergency announcement!" The announcement calls out, I run down the halls. Panicking students run past me. What is happening? Please don't tell me it's an attack! On the day of a festival no less! I run down the hall past the students as I pick out familiar faces amongst the crowd. The girl notices me and runs joining me.
"Sento! What's happening?" Chifuyu asks running up to join me as we pass by the panicking students. Following close behind us is Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte, and Laura.
"No idea! Where's Ichika and Houki?!" I ask the four.
"Training! No one was at Arena 3 so they were using it for training!" Rin explains.
"They should be aware of the comotion happening. Or at least notice it." Laura said, running next to me.
"They should be on their way though!" Charlotte assumes. I hope that's the case. Leaving the main building, students run past us as we see what looks like a fake Organic me sticking out two bottles to two Athletes.
"Swimmer! Archer!" The creature mumbles at the two Athletes are sucked into the bottles. "Best Match!" The creature chuckles. This sick creature!
"What is that thing?!" Cecilia asks in confusion.
"It looks like Build?" Laura asks, confused.
"A bootleg one at that!" Rin exclaims.
"What's going on? Where did this thing come from?" Chifuyu wonders.
"Ah! Sensei! Ichika and Houki are her!" Charlotte exclaims pointing to the pair running over still dressed in their training clothes.
"Sensei!" Ichika shouts as he and Houki run over and see the creature. "What the hell is that thing?!" Ichika exclaims looking at the monster.
"It's not a Smash… But it just sucked two Athletes into those bottles." I explain to the two. The creature looks at Ichika. What is it doing?
"Me, Build." The creature said gesturing with its hand. "You… Cross-Z, Akatsubaki!" The creature exclaims as I step away. The creature runs up to Ichika and Houki. "Best Match!" The creature exclaims hugging the two. Well that's… Weird. Ichika and Houki struggle before breaking away and they double kicking the creature back and rushing over to us.
"Christ! That's is just creepy!" Ichika shouts, rubbing his shoulders.
"Tell me about it! Just feeling that weird… Thing on me is creepy!" Houki shouts. The two pause and look at the creature then to me. I roll my eyes.
"I know what you're thinking. No. I do not have those kinds of feelings towards you. You're my students and friends. That's it! Nothing more!" I clarify to the two before I strap on my belt. "Now how about we take this thing down. Girls get clear!" I order. Chifuyu, Cecilia, Rin, Larua, and Charlotte all nod before leaving. "So then… Shall we begin the experiment?" The three of us take out our Full Bottles and shake them as formulas float around us. Opening the caps we insert the bottles into our drivers.
"Rabbit! Tank! Best Match!" "Cross-Z Dragon!" "Akatsubaki!" We crank our leavers as the armor runners build around us. "Are you Ready?!" Our belts exclaim as all three of us enter a stance before we all shout.
"Henshin!" The armor closes in on us.
"The Fullmetal Moonsault! Rabbit! Tank! Yay~!" "Wake up Burning! Get Cross-Z Dragon! Yeah!" "Shining Samurai Maiden! Akatsubaki! Yeah~!" Our armor is completed, Cross-Z and Akats charge into battle. I go to join them, when I see my body begin to glitch out. What is happening? No… now's not the time. I run in to join them all three of us begin fighting, when suddenly Cross-Z begins to glitch out.
"What the?...My Power is fading?!" Cross-Z shouts glitching in and out of his suit.
"What's going On?!" Akats exclaims, also beginning to glitching out.
"I'm not sure. But we need to stop him!" I said charging in, only to be kicked back by a tank tread kick. Then the creature jumps over Cross-Z and Akats before charging up the spring on his leg then jumping towards the two and round housing them to the ground. "Cross-Z! Aktsu!" I shout running over.
"What the hell?! It's like he really is Build?!" Cross-Z notes before the creature tosses the bottles he had with him earlier into the air opening his mouth.
"Time Mazine!" Suddenly a flying machine flies in from a portal and slams into the creature and lands near up. A ramp lowers from the body of the Machine as the kid from yesterday runs out.
"Sento-san!" He exclaims running over to me with some new friends and another familiar face. A pink haired girl wearing revealing knight armor and wielding a massive shield, the other a boy around the same age as Sougo, finally the girl who stunned me, Ichika and Houki get up to their feet.
"You're that Guy form the other day!" I exclaim running over.
We are Sougo
"Hey, it's Future Boy-" Ichika-san said, running over before a hand reaches out and time pauses.
"Zi-O. Would you stay out of the way?" The kid said stepping forwards to look at me. What the? "We're just trying to give rise to a new king." He explains to me. A new king? Didn't Woz mention someone… ah!
"So you're a Time Jacker?" I ask.
"You know you're stuff!" He exclaims happily. "My name is Wool." Wool said before looking over to the Alter we slammed into. "And that girl over there… In the original timeline, she had an accident, which ended her athletic career." Wool explains. What? "Her time was meant to stop at that moment." Wool explains. Which probably means that she died from her injuries. "I'm the one who started moving the clock for her again!" Wool proclaims.
"Jacker..." Geiz mumbles, with Tsukuyomi and Mash speechless. How's this saving her? She's only causing ruin to other people! I stare at Wool.
"No, you didn't." I said to Wool. Wool looks at me confused at my answer. "We can stop the hands of a clock, we can even turn them back… But that's not how life works. You're just making her into a mindless tool for you to use! She's just hobbling around while she slowly destroys this universe!" I exclaim, looking back at Alter I see the bottles strewn around the belt. I bet those are all people… Athletes with their own careers. "You haven't saved anyone. Moreover, you've stolen her and many other Athletes' futures! When that's up to you to decide! It's not people that make a choice, it's individuals that make a Choice for themselves! You're the only one who can choose what future you'll take. Time that hasn't been put into motion by yourself isn't really moving. You'd be nothing more than a Puppet at that point." I proclaim.
"What an interesting Argument." Wool said, he starts to walk towards me. "Even in your youth, and from another universe no less, you're impressive, Zi-O." Wool said, suddenly he stands before me, staring me in the eyes. "Why don't you show me what kind of future you'll choose? Is it Demon? Or King?" Wool said before he seems to disappear glitching and fading away. Demon or… King. I look at Geiz. Time begins moving again. Here we go.
"Geiz. Come on." I tell him, he looks at me. He looks to be considering something, before he nods to me and takes out his driver. I take out my own driver and slap it on my waist.
"Ziku Driver!" Geiz and I take out our Ride Watches and turn to make the Rider face, before pressing on the crown. "Zi-O!" "Geiz!" Inserting them into our drivers and tilting the head of the belt. We enter our transformation poses, as the clocks appear behind us.
"Henshin!" We both shout and we spin the face of our belts.
"Rider Time!" "Kamen Rider~ Zi-O!" "Kamen Rider! Geiz!" The rings spiral and swing around us as our armor materialises. They blast away before the Hiragana attaches to our helmet.
"Okay, you two! Come on over!" Build exclaims as we run over and line up. Alter stands back up and quickly grabs the bottles that were dropped when we slam into it. Alter tosses the bottles into the air before opening its mouth and swallowing the bottles.
"Swimming, Archery. Best Match!" It proclaims before Alter cranks the lever on its body as the bottle color on it's belt changes from red and blue to white to navy blue. Alter then jumps before diving into the ground and swimming though it as if it were water. What is this?! Jojo?! Alter jumps out of the ground and towards us. That's when Mash comes in and blocks the attack with her shield, knocking Alter back. Alter quickly backflips and pulls back a bow that materialises and firing off a few arrows. They hit Mash's shield and do no damage.
"This shield isn't just for show!" Mash proclaims. That's my Kohai! Just then a shot is fired hitting the Alter and knocking it down. We look over to see Tsukuyomi with her blaster at the ready. She looks at us before she nods.
"Thanks Mash, Tsukuyomi! Come on! Let's go!" I shout, running past, everyone following behind. All of us begin to battle. We trade blows, but when Sento-san and the others are glitching out, Geiz and I push away Alter. I turn back to the three. "Sento! Ichika! Houki!" I shout, as the three keep their distance.
"Sorry… Looks like our power is vanishing." Sento tells me before the armor appears one last time before fading away into the air. Chifuyu-san rushes over checking on the three.
"It's up to you now." Houki tells me. "We're counting on you." She encourages me.
"Give that thing some hell!" Ichika tells. Build and the other Riders… Are gone.
"Look out!" Chifuyu shouts. "Here it comes!" Chifuyu shouts.
"Senpai, look out!" Mash calls out to me, I turn around to the Alter cranking the liver. Suddenly the ground under me liquifies as I fall into the ground that's now like Water. What the?! Geiz looks at me before removing the Orange watch from his holder, twisting to make a Rider face Geiz activates the watch.
"Ghost!" Geiz incerts the Ghost Ride Watch into the driver, tilting the face then spinning it. "Armor Time! Kaigan! Ghost!" Geiz charges at the Alter as the armor attaches on. Geiz floats in the air dodging the arrows shot by Alter. Geiz goes in to attack, only to have Alter dive under, Geiz then floats over to me and grabs my hand and pulls me out of the water. I fall back onto solid ground, I look back to see Geiz and Alter battling.
"Stop gawking! You have a watch! Use it!" Geiz shouts at me. I look at the Build Watch on my right hand watch holder. Ah, right! I stand up and remove the watch.
"By using that watch, you will inherit Build's power." Woz said appearing out of nowhere, freaking me out. How did he get here? We're in the past, of another universe at that!
"Where did you come from?! H-How?" I ponder as Woz opens his book.
"According to this book, victory will include a fair deal of responsibility. Are you prepared for that, sire?" Woz asks me, I look at the ground before looking at Sento. He looks over to me, I look back at the Ride Watch in my hand. If it means saving Sento's world… I twist the watch to make the Rider Face.
"You bet I am!" I said, pointing the watch towards Woz. I activate the watch.
"Build!" Woz smiles as I put the watch into my belt. Pressing down on the crown to tilt the face of the belt, I bring left hand in as I spin the belt. "Rider Time!" Kanji flies out of the belt as a holographic Full Bottle appears with the words Armor Time floating around it. "Kamen Rider Zi-O!" Within the bottle the armor materialises, the bottle fades away leaving the armor. It gestures Build's signature gesture. "Armor Time!" I walk over and tap it on the shoulder before the armor blasts out and floats around me, then attaches onto me. "Best Match! Build!" The Kanji attach to my visior.
The Build armor has a color pallet of red, blue, silver, and black. The helmet is similar to Build's own helmet with anteni of a Tank's cannon and a Rabbit's ear sticking out, but covered partially by the clock hands of the helmet. The forehead and mouth piece are red and blue. The chest is mostly the same with a layer over the breast area with red and blue. The shoulders each have a full bottle upon them, the right being red, the left being blue. The rest of the suit is simply armor overlayed on the Zi-O suit, with a bit of blue and red on the thighs. The visior of the helmet reads Build in Kanji. Along with the suit is a handheld drill carried in the right hand.
"IWAE!" Woz proclaims as Sento walks over to me. "He is the heir to the power of all Riders." As Woz introduces himself I look at myself. "The ruler of time, traveling beyond time and space to reign over the past, future, and beyond!" Sento walks over and whispers into my ear. Ah, Got it! "His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O: Build Armor! And in this moment, he has first received the power of another Rider!" Woz finishes my introduction. Is he gonna do this every time I wonder?
"Senpai." Mash mutters looking at me.
"I've got the Formula to Victory!" Sento and I said in synch, as Sento gestures and I just… Flick my hand out. I don't quite get it?... Sento knocks away my arm and gestures me to enter the fight. I charge in and swing with my drill, the drill opens up as Plasma exits and surrounds the drill in blades down the edge of the drill. As it speeds up the drill gains a plasma cone, and my attack on Alter burns the organic skin. Sorry! But… How do I know how this works? I feel like I understand a lot more than before. I shake the feeling off as I go back into the fight. I thrust my drill towards Alter, but before I can hit Alter dives into the ground. Again?... But, I feel like I know where he's going to appear next… "Geiz! Behind you!" I shout to Geiz, he turns around and punches Alter. "You're right!" I shout, Geiz lands another hit. "Tsukuyomi, you're left!" Tsukuyomi rolls out of the way of Alter's dive attack, only to slam into Mash's shield. Mash then proceeds to slam her shield into the face of Alter cracking the eyes of Alter.
"Christ! That shield sure packs a punch!" Ichika points out looking at the damage.
"Even a shield is a good weapon you know." Chifuyu said to Ichika. "You just need to know how to use it correctly." Chifuyu explains.
"Geiz! Below you!" Geiz dodges to the side before kicking Alter away.
"How do you know where he's coming from?" Geiz asks me.
"The Alter has a pattern! It often goes for blind spots. But it focuses on one person at a time, rather than considering multiple people at once. It's body may be organic, but it's mind is mechanical!" I exclam, as I ready myself for an attack. "And judging by its behavior..." Just as I said that, Alter jumps out at me. I roundhouse hitting Alter to the ground. "It will target me next." I said with confidence. Wow… I really do have the formula to victory! It's all in my head! I engage Alter, while Geiz takes off the Ghost Ride Watch and returns to his base form.
"Zikan Zax! Yumi!" Geiz pulls back the bow's hammer and fires off a shot, hitting Alter preventing him from diving again.
"I get the feeling that I can do this!" I said as I begin calculating, complex formulas that I usually can't get through my head become clear. I know this… I can do this! I press the crowns of both watches on my belt.
"Finish Time! Build!" I tilt the face of the belt and spin it. At the same time, Geiz incerts the Cross-Z Ride Watch into the Zikan Zax. "Finish! Time!" Geiz pulls back the hammer as a dragon materialises around the bow. I jump into the air as a graph appears trapping Alter in between it's grip. I jump onto the graph and slide down it like a rail. "Voltech! Time Break!" I slam into Alter with an uppercut knocking him into the air. Geiz let's lose the hammer. "Gira Gira Shoot!" The Dragon flies out hitting Alter, I spin around grabbing Alter again before I kick slamming into Alter as she explodes. I land on the ground and look back to see the Girl inside fall out, and a dark watch falls to the ground, it sparks then shatters. Her body glows before disappearing into the air.
We are Observer
The girl wakes up, as a basketball knocks into her. She looks around to see the car parked. "What just happened?" She mutters as the driver comes out to apologize.
We are Sougo
Geiz and I return to our normal civilian form. We look over to Sento and the others, to see their suits rematerialise onto them. "Your powers are back!" I exclaim.
"Oh, hell yeah!" Cross-Z exclaims, his helmet folds away as he waves. "Feels good to have this back! Thanks!" He shouts to me.
"No problem!" I shout back, my shoulder is grabbed as Geiz turns me to face him.
"Hey, how did they have the Ride Watches?" Geiz asks me. "I know they just gave it to us, but how did they..." The pieces fall together as we look at each other. We both take out blank Ride Watches and run over to the Riders as they return to civilian forms.
"Here, can you take these for me, Sento?" I ask as we hand them the Ride Watches.
"Ah, the device you had on you… How interesting." Sento mutters taking the Ride Watch. "Oh… I can't wait to see what kind of tech this is!" Sento exclaims as a patch of his hair raises in excitement. That's… Weird. I think as I smile.
"There he goes again..." Ichika mutters, grabbing one of the watches.
"Sigh~ And there goes our night plans." Chifuyu groans.
"Heh, don't mind him. He gets like that." Houki tells us as she takes one of the Watches. Sento walks off. "Ah! Sensei! Wait up!" Houki exclaims as She, Chifuyu, Ichika follow after Sento who heads back into the academy, leaving the 4 of us alone. Aww… I wanted to congratulate Sento.
"Well… I guess then we're done here." I guess looking back to the others. "Hey… Geiz?" I ask walking over. He glares at me as I walk up. "I understand you don't trust me but..." I put out my hand to him, he looked at me confused. "Is it okay to ask for your help?" I ask him.
"Ha?" Geiz asks, confused. "Help you? As in fighting alongside a Demon Lord?" He asks me. "Why should I?" Geiz asks me.
"Well, you'd be closer to attack me, more opportunities to attack me, I'll have your help, and..." I pause.
"And?" Geiz asks.
"And you can determine for yourself, If I really will become a demon lord. If I will become Oma Zi-O." I tell Geiz, which surprises him enough for him to pause while staring at me. "It will also be a way to keep me in check of becoming a Demon Lord." I explain to him. "So… How's that? I know it's kind of weak as a proposal but… I want your help. Will you help me?" I ask Geiz, he ponders with Tsukuyomi.
"Do you think he will accept?" Mash asks me. I shrug.
"No idea, but it's better to ask than not at all." I tell Mash. We look back at Geiz who turns to us.
"Okay then. We'll take you up on your offer." Geiz tells me, I smile before putting out my hand. He looks at it, before slapping it away. "Like hell I'd shake hands with you." He tells me. One step at a time I guess. I let out a small chuckle.
"Come on, let's get back Senpai." Mash tells me. I look at her and nod before we head towards the Time Mazines.
Singularity F…
We landed back on the ground back the time we left. Mash and I exit our craft to see Caster in the doorway, his back turned. He turns around to see us. "Huh. That Woz guy was right when he said you'd be back as soon as you left." Caster greets us, we walk over to him before Geiz's Time Mazine flies down and lands next to my Time Mazine. "Hey… That color scheme… Isn't that." Caster notes.
"Yeah. During our trip, we got backup." I explain to Caster how this agreement came about.
"Huh, interesting." Caster mutters.
Later…
"First you go to another dimension, on a side mission, then you somehow manage to get the person who was trying to kill you to join our side..." Director asks me, I nod in conformation. "I… Sigh~ I don't even know where to start." Director said facepalming.
"Just hear me out. If this goes south, I'm the only one at risk." I explain to her. "I get the feeling we're going to need all the help we can get." I tell her. Director looks up from her hand and crosses her arms.
"Fine… But you're taking any responsibility for what could happen." Director explains, she then turns her attention to Geiz and Tsukuyomi standing in the doorway. "I guess then we'll be working together." Director tells them.
"We look forward to working with you again Director Olga." Tsukuyomi greets giving a warm smile. Oh? Is the Director alive in their dimension? I wonder. Director gives a confused look but nods nevertheless.
"I look forward to working with you again Director Olga." Geiz said, saluting her. Oh, so they do have a history in their universe… I should ask them about it. I smile at the idea, only to see Geiz's angry glare at me. Though I get the feeling that I'm not going to get much from Geiz... I think to myself.
"Well, even so it's good to have some back up with us." Romani points out over the call. "But back onto the main topic, it's best that everyone should head towards the mountain." Romani directs us.
"Sounds good to me." Caster said.
"Then let's get going then." I said taking off the Bike Ride Watch.
Location change: Mountain.
At the base of the mountain, we exit our bikes. I collect the Bike Ride Watch reverts back to its ride watch form. I put away the bike, as Geiz does the same there's. I look up at the entrance to the cave, I stare at the entrance. "Something wrong?" Director asks me.
"Well… I just feel uneasy just staring down into the tunnel." I said. It just feels like something is incredibly off about this place. Everyone walks over to look into the Tunnel.
"Yep. We're in the right place then. The Holy Grail is inside." Caster said.
"It looks like a natural cave, but has it always been in the town of Fuyuki?" Mash asks, as we all stare into the cave.
"It's half-natural, half-artificial. A Mage spent many years expanding his underground workshop." Director explains, Fou tenses up and grows behind us. We turn around to see a figure standing upon a cliff. Who is that?
"Well, speak of the devil. The disciple is here." Caster said before pointing his staff to the figure. Everyone focuses on the figure, a bow becomes visible in the figures hand.
"The Archer Servant?" Geiz states as I look at the Servant. "Huh, acting as this places Defender huh?" Geiz remarks looking up at Archer. So that's Archer… Archer is a built man with white hair, light brown skin with visible red veins across his skin, wearing a black suit with white outlines.
"Are you protecting the Wielder of the Holy Sword as always?" Caster mocks the Archer in front of us. I slide my foot back. God, I feel so on edge just staring at these two.
"I have no memory of becoming a disciple. But I can at least do the work of chasing off mundane visitors." Archer speaks to us, Archer puts out his hand as the pure black bow becomes visible form under the cover of the shadow of the trees.
"In other words, you're a gatekeeper." Caster continues to talk, as Geiz and I take out our Belts and strap it on. The strap swings around our waist and attaches to the other side of the belt.
"Ziku Driver!" The belt exclaims, the two ignore the sound of my belt as Caster continues.
"I don't know what you're protecting Saber form, but let's end this here." Caster said readying himself for battle. With a scoff, Archer readies his bow, then a sword into his hand. Wait?! A sword!? Archer nots the blade into the bow like an arrow and pulls back the string. The form of the blade changing into a spiral blade.
"Sorry, but I don't have that kind of… Free time!" Archer said before shooting the blade straight at me.
"Shit!" I shout as I trip back. Suddenly I feel things around slow down before I fall down back onto my ass. "Ow!" I raise my arms in a feign attempt to block… Huh? The blade didn- huh?! In front of me the blade arrow is almost a hair away from my face but is now frozen in mid air. I move out of the way and look at the blade… Did I… Just stop the blade's time? "Are you seeing this? Director? Mash? Geiz? Tsukuyomi? Caster?... Guys?" I turn around to see them frozen as well. No way… I've stopped time itself… I wonder... I walk over to the arrow blade and I take the blade to look at it. "Whoa… that's. Insane." I turn the blade in the other direction and I let go of the blade still frozen in space. "That's cool! Wonder what else I can-?" Time suddenly resumes. The arrow launches forwards. "WHA?!" I fall back onto my ass again, and Archer dodges the arrow as it flies past him.
"What?" Archer mutters, he looks to where the arrow flew past, before turning his attention back to me.
"Senpai?! Are you okay?" Mash asks running over and helping me up.
"Y-Yeah." I said, Geiz, Tsukuyomi, Caster, and Director look over in surprise.
"What was that? How did you deflect the blade like that?! I've never- ah!" Director pauses looking down at me. Huh? I look down at my hands to see them... glitching is the only way I can describe them, my hands have shards, echoes, and a strange energy beaming out of them. I grasp it as the glitches slowly fade.
"I… I think I just stopped time." I said looking down at my hands.
"He's beginning to unlock his powers..." Geiz mutters, ready to attack me.
"Hold off. Just cause he's beginning to activate them, doesn't mean we're in any danger. We have more important things to focus on." Tsukuyomi exclaims.
"Time powers? Whistles~ Well that's nice." Caster said, but during our talk, Archer readies another blade and fires it at us. "Eihwaz!" Caster mutters as the second blade burns up before it hits us. "Don't say such sad things, Archer. Unless you don't have confidence to take me on?" Caster shouts as he swipes with his hands marks into the air as they fire at Archer. Acher jumps out of the way of the shots, Geiz and I ready my Ride Watch but Caster stops us. "Go right now! Saber's in there!" Caster shouts at us. We turn back to the cave, without missing a beat Director orders us to go.
"Let's go!" Mash and I nod as we run into the cave, with Caster guarding the entrance and keeping Archer busy. We reach into the inner sanctum of the cave a massive opening with glowing ominus emanating from atop of a massive cliff by the end of the cavern.
"What is this?" I asked, amazed at the size of this cavern.
"An exclusive Magecraft reactor core? This is the Holy Grail? Constructing this must have taken years..." Geiz states looking out at the massive cliff before us.
"Oh-ho. That is an interesting Servant there." A voice speaks out from above, we look up to see a woman clad in armor glowing an ominous purple aura.
"Is that Saber?" I ask in awe, I don't even know what to think about this.
"Looks like it. She fits the description." Geiz notes looking at her.
"What magical energy!" Director exclaims, Mash readies her shield.
"A shield, is it? You should ready it, stranger girl. With this sword, I will test your protection… Is it true!?" Saber exclaims readying her blade for battle. Geiz and I take out our Ride Watch to fight, but as I do the pressure and aura from Saber makes me hesitate. Director takes out the Faiz Phone X and readies herself for battle as well.
We are observer
Outside, Caster lands before a damaged temple, he turns to the sky as Archer falls down towards him, readying his bow and blade arrow. "You're wide open!" Archer shouts knotting his bow and firing off an arrow at Caster.
"Tch!" Caster twirls his staff before smoking it on the ground, as the ground around him breaks away as massive Roots from a shield around Caster. The arrow impacts the roots, causing a massive explosion that is viewable from a distance. Caster is pushed back by the impact of the attack, Archer lands atop the roof of the temple. His landing did not even cause damage to the roof. Archer readies another arrow, firing it. The speed of the arrow causes the roof before Archer to be decimated. As the arrow flies it spirals into a massive torrent of blue energy. Chulainn simply smirks as he lowers to the ground stating.
"Here we go, grand-scale!" A magic circle appears upon the ground where Caster stands as the energy of the arrow disperses leaving the arrow as it dissipates into the air. More circles appear upon the ground circling Archer, Archer jumps to leave, but a rune upon the sky blocks Archers exit and he falls to the ground.
"You put Runes in the air! Clever bastard." Archer said to Caster.
"Yeah, my mentor had a spell that summons the Gate of the Underworld. I ripped her off, basically. I won't do you any good to shoot each other at long-distance.(twirls staff) From here, let's go all out and do our usual fight!" Caster exclaims entering a battle pose.
"Humf. From a Caster class?(summons blades) Maybe you've become smarter than usual." Archer mocks Caster, but with a simple chuckle Caster charges Archer.
"One's cleverness and tates are two different things!" Caster shouts swinging his staff at Archer.
We are Sougo
Sabers blade hits Mash's shield, causing a shock wave and knock back, Saber swings again causing a massive impact kicking up rubble. I put up my arms to block the incoming debris, Director steps forward and with a flick of her wrist she slides a stone into her hands before throwing it to the ground, creating a gold wall with symbols across it. Everyone huddles behind the wall as I stare at the battle before me. "What are you waiting for? Transform!" Director's orders to me, but I pause… Crap… the pressure is getting to me. "Tokiwa!" Director shouts at me, but my body is screaming at me to run…
"What's wrong? Won't you come forward?" Saber mocks Mash as she swings again, kicking up more rubble.
"Mash!" I scream out, yet my body continues to stay petrified… Damn it! I need to help her!... But I want to run… Saber swings a heavy attack knocking Mash up into the air, and she crashes down to the ground. "Mash!..." I instinctively take a step back. Director steps forwards.
"If you intend to help her, then why are you running? Are you going to abandon her?" Director's word percies through me like a lance. I practically internally shouted at myself not to run. "That isn't what I saw when this "Sento" was mentioned. You were already to go… So are you really just a coward?" Director asks.
"Wha- No! But…" I mutter, still clenching the watch in my hand.
"Sougo! Now's not the time! Mash won't last much longer without help!" Tsukuyomi shouts.
"Prepare your resolve." Director tells me. I look back over at the fight, Saber slowly walks towards Mash, as she struggles to get up. "I understand how you feel. Painfully so… Your body is screaming at you to run, that step back earlier tells me so. You're just a civilian and you feel like you have no part of this. A fish out of water." Director said, looking at Saber I feel terrified by her very presence. I need to run, I should run… I should- "You're that girl's Master. That girl is your Servant." Director points out, as I Mash summon enough strength to pick up her shield as she readies to block again. Mash… Saber swung her blade into the ground, sending a torrent of earth at Mash, knocking her to the ground. I… I can't look at this…
"If you won't then I will." Geiz said stepping forwards, and readying his watch.
"No. Hold on Geiz. Tokiwa Sougo! Don't you dare turn away! Look straight ahead! Hold your head high! Right now, what should you really be doing as a Master? Is this what a King? A Kamen Rider does?!" Kamen Rider… "Most of what I consider to be a Kamen Rider is a defender of Love and Peace." Sento's words of what a Kamen Rider is echoes through my head. They give themselves up to help others. Same as a king would do… Becoming a king is impossible, especially if the world is destroyed… but… I look at my Ride Watch… I have the power to change that, the power… I look back up to see Saber readying for an attack… I step forward.
"MASH~! GET UP!" I scream at the top of my lungs, Mash and Saber turn to me.
"About time. Get in there!" Director orders. "You too Geiz! Both of you get in there and help her!" Director orders us both. I look at Geiz as he looks at me. We nod and step out behind the cover.
"I'll fight! I'll fight to save humanity… I can't stand by as the world crumbles around me. Not while I have the power to fight..." I look down at my Ride Watch again. "I'll fight… as a Kamen Rider!" I shout putting the watch forward, Geiz and I turn the watch to the Rider face and press down on the crown.
"Zi-O!" "Geiz!" We insert the watches into our belts. Tilting the face of the belt we enter our Henshin poses. Just as Saber knocks back Mash, the clock behind us forms.
"Oh?" Saber turns to me, Mash takes the time to get to her feet again.
"Henshin!" We shout as we spin our drivers. A sound of bell like ding followed by.
"Rider Time!" "Kamen Rider~ Zi-O~!" "Kamen Rider! Geiz!" The armor forms on us and the words attach to our Visior… We take out our weapons and we stare down Saber who looks at us in our armor.
"I may not ever become a king… But I can embody that idea of a King, and still fight, for Love and Peace! I get the feeling that I can't lose!" I shout, putting a hand up to my.
"Saber… Your Era ends here." Geiz said readying his axe for combat.
We are Observer
While the battle rages inside the mountain, Caster and Archer continue to battle. With Caster attacking with his staff ablaze in flames, as he trades blows with Archer's twin blades. Caster manages to knock away one of Archer's blades. Caster launches into the air and down at Archer while he's still recovering. Archer manages to block the attack, and the two enter a blade lock. "Game Over. I think you've gotten rusty." Caster boldly states, it's then that Caster gets a glimpse at the cave entrance which has a dark ominous glow yet it flickers as if it were glitching.
"You've got that right. You've come far, and you're worried about someone else." Archer remarks as his second blade comes flying back in towards Caster.
We are Sougo
Saber scans us from top to bottom. "Valent. I shall answer those eyes. And to the heart that means to protect it's Servant and vice versa!" Saber said. I look upon the blade as energy builds up around the blade. A massive dark blade of light looms over Saber.
"Zi-O! Dodge!" Geiz orders, instead I stand my ground as I shout.
"MASH!" I shout as Mash rushes over and takes a defensive pose before me.
"Excalibur Morgan!" Saber shouts as she swung her blade. The blade beam flies towards us and hits Mash's shield.
We are Observer
Back with Caster, Archer has a blade close against Caster's throat. "Looks like this is the end." Archer boldly states.
"Heh, will that shield resist the sword? Or will that sword pierce the shield?" Caster asks Archer, without hesitating Archer responds.
"A long time ago, I heard something similar to that." Archer closes the distance between his blade and Caster's throat.
"Yeah? And what was the answer?" Chulainn asks.
"The answer was "A paradox." Only a contradiction is produced." Archer responds.
"Heh, I don't know about that. I always think the same thing about that story. If both things are equal, then isn't it all down to the skill of those wielding them? Or let me put it another way. If you're losing because of the weapon's performance, then it's human's that compensate with wisdom, yes?" Caster responds, reaching into his pocket and then flicking a stone right before Archer's eyes, a small explosion distracts Archer long enough to let Caster break out. Archer immediately thrusts his blade into the back of Caster. Archer smirks in sureness of his victory, then vines begin growing out of Caster as what was Caster soon turns to bark of a tree impercination. Then the real Caster phases out of the dummy. "Don't underestimate the Sage of the Forest!" Caster exclaims, before Archer and Caster jump back as the dummy explodes. "Sorry. This is all new to me." Caster apologies as he lands on the roof of the temple, a red flash of light from Caster staff as he puts forth the staff. Below Archer a flame circle appears below him. The circle expands as a bark hand reaches out and grabs Archer crushing him, the hand then smashes Archer into the ground. The hand dissipates and Archer is left lying on the ground, and begins disappearing. Caster lets out a sigh, as he tosses a pebble into the air and catches it looking at the pebble he mutters aloud. "True, this is better than nothing." Caster turns back towards the cave.
We are Sougo
Mash's holding herself up, trying to block the blast with Geiz and I close behind her. The blade's sheer power is pushing us back, but I truck on trying to get to Mash. As I get closer, Mash falls to her knees. She looks like she's about to give in. I push in and I reach her. I place my own hand upon her hand. "Mash, we've got this." I tell her standing firm and looking straight ahead.
"Senpai..." Mash mutters, I look down at her.
"What kind of master would I be if I were to abandon you? I believe in you, so I need to show that belief. Both as a Master, and a Kamen Rider." My hand begins to glow and so does Mash. She stands back up a new energy emanating from her.
"Please watch me, Master." she states as he shield begins to glow. Is this… Her Noble Phantasm? A magic circle appears before the shield as a Wall begins materialising. Deflecting the beam and sending it back at Saber, I look at Mash to see she's exhausted and she falls over. I catch her, placing her shield and her body on the ground. "I-I'm fine, I can still..." Mash tires to mutter.
"You gave it your all and released your Noble Phantasm, I need to pull my own weight as well now don't I?" I said turn back to Saber reading my blade.
"You intend to fight me without you're Servant to Assist? You're less Valent and more of a fool." Saber mocks me as she dashes towards me. Just before Saber swings at me, Geiz jumps in grabbing me and Mash and in time to dodge an attack from Saber. He saved me and Mash...
"Stop daydreaming. Get on your feet!" Geiz shouts me. I get back on my feet and we charge at Saber, she swings at us blasting a wave of energy at us. We dodge out of the way of the attack. Whoa, that had a lot of power… We charge at Saber, I swing at Saber but she dodges around me and slashes my back knocking me back. Geiz swings his axe at Saber. Saber thrusts her blade between the gap of the axe before pulling away the axe and kicking him back. I get back on my feet, my eyes look down at the holder and the Build Watch.
"Geiz! We have watches, let's use them!" I said taking off the Build Ride Watch. Geiz takes the Cross-Z Ride Watch off. We turn the faces and activate the watches.
"Build!" "Cross-Z!" Saber swings at us and I dodge out of the way. I run over to Geiz as we insert our belts. Tilting the face of the belt and we spin the belt. "Armor Time!" The armor materialises and attaches onto us. "Best Match! Build!" "Wake Up Burning! Cross-Z!"
The Cross-Z color palette includes blue, gold, and silver. The helmet has the Dragon visior partially sticking out from the visior. The chest is blue with flame gold. The shoulders are the Cross-Z dragon with the bottle sticking out. The rest of the armor around the arms and legs are the same as Build's.
"Beat Closer!" Geiz summons the Blade into his hand. We activate the plasma on our blades.
"This should even the odds." I said before gesturing. "I get the feeling we have the Formula to Victory!" We charge at Saber who's unfazed by our new armor. Saber swings her blade at us, I thrust my drill to parry. Our weapons bounce off each other, I dodge out of the way as Geiz drops down and swings his blade at Saber. She quickly blocks with her blade, the impact sends sparks flying as Geiz's blade sparks against Saber's blade. I charge in from behind, deactivating the plasma of the drill and I stick the drill into the ground collecting stone, dirt, and rocks. I swing the drill straight into Sabers face. She puts her hand to block the dust. Geiz breaks off and makes some distance. I charge into the dust with my drill at the ready again. I thrust at Saber who blocks again with her blade.
"Is this all you can do? Tricks and hit and runs?" Saber asks me, before she knocks up my drill. Summoning my blade into my hand, I dual wield against Saber. We clash our blades against each other, barely holding Saber back I manage to put Saber into a blade lock.
"Tricks? Yeah, but I'd prefer the word buying time." I mutter, holding Sabers blade in place.
"Finish Time! Cross-Z!" Geiz slams his fist against the belt's crown tilting the face of the belt. Saber looks back to see Geiz. She goes to break away, but I kicked her in the shin causing her to kneel. Raising my fist I smack Saber across the face.
"Geiz! Now!" I shout breaking back, running to Mash as she puts up her shield. Geiz spins the face of the belt before he puts out his arms to the side and bends down.
"Dragonic! Time Burst!" Geiz charges and jumps towards Saber, as a Dragon appears behind Geiz breathing fire and blasting Geiz forwards. His kick sends Saber flying, and sliding across the ground. My turn! I quickly run over pressing the crowns of my watches. "Finish Time! Build!" I spin the face of my belt. I slam my foot on the ground as the ground around me sinks. A Graph materialises catching Saber in its grip. The ground rises up reaching the apex of the graph and the platform stops as I jump up into the air. "Voltech! Time Break!" I kick and slide down the Graph slamming into Saber blasting her away. She slams into the wall before collapsing to her knees.
"Did you get her?" Director asks, I regroup with Mash and Geiz.
"Looks like it. But you can't be too sure." Tsukuyomi said with her Faiz Phone X at the ready.
"Well..." Saber mutters. "You've done well to stand against me." Saber congratulates looking at us. She swings her blade sending energy at us. We brace only to get blasted back by the sheer power. We threw everything we had!? Servants are in a totally different league of their own… Her armor is damaged, but she's not down.
"Oh… Come on." I said as she walked towards me, her magic rebuilding her armor and she stepped before me. I look to see Geiz and Mash a good distance away from me.
"A fair attempt. But it ends here." Saber said, raising her blade to the sky, reading to bring it down on me.
"My Magecraft is a Cage of Flames. A flaming yet verdant giant. Retribution. A shrine that purifies the evil of human affairs." I hear chants, as Caster jumps up before me, grabbing me and the two of us jump back to Mash and Geiz who's just now getting to their feet. "I'm proud you've held out this long. You're no normal master, and that's a good thing." Caster said as he steps forwards. "The one who destroys. Wicker man!" Caster shouts, finishing his chant and putting forth his staff. From the ground below Saber, flames burst out as a giant straw man rises up and as Saber tries to counter, she is grabbed by the straw man and tossed into its cage stomach. It then drops down into the flames. The flames blasting up into the sky, but still leaving Saber standing. Just how durable is this Servant?! I ask.
"Victory for the power that protects, and the power that dreams? I see… Such like that innocent one… And the hopeful one." Saber said, as she began to glow. We… We got her… "Humf… Ultimately, no matter how fate changes, I face the same end when I'm alone." Saber said as she continued to fade away.
"What's that supposed to mean? Do you know something?" Caster asks Saber, I step forward looking at Saber. She looks content, satisfied almost. As if something was going to befall us, even if she was not here to see it. I get a dark feeling of dread, as I'm reminded of the 47 other Masters who should have been here, this feeling of something bad is going to happen. "Eventually, you will come to know, Ireland's Child of Light. Grand Order..." Saber states, which Director gasps at the words being muttered. Child of Light? Is Caster? I look over to Caster, then to Director, her shocked expression as she looks up to the Grail. Saber continues. "And the battle over the Holy Grail and time, has just begun." A battle over the Grail and Time?
"Hey, wait! What do you mean by-" Caster beings to ask reaching out to Saber. Suddenly Caster hand begins to glow. The same glow that the Servants do just before they disappear.
"Caster!" I shouted out to him, he sighed in defeat as he looked back to Me, Geiz, and Mash, the two of them now standing beside me.
"King, Future Kid, Young Lady, I'm leaving the rest to you!" Caster tells us.
"Wait?! What's going on? I don't understand?!" I exclaim, still trying to comprehend what's going on. Caster props his staff over his shoulders as he lets his hands hang over them.
"If there is a next time, summon me as a Lancer!" Caster said to us. I opened my mouth to say something… But the words can't leave my mouth. All I'm able to say is…
"Till we meet again somewhere. Hero of Light, Cu Chulainn." I tell him, he smiles and fades away satisfied with what he did during this war. With that, the two final Servants disappear and I'm left alone with Mash, Director, and Fou. From where Saber used to stand, a bright yellow gem appears before us.
"Confirmed. Saber and Caster are both gone. Did we… Win?" Mash asks. Geiz and I remove our helmets as we look to where they once were.
"Yeah… We won. Somehow." I said, yet my mind still wanders. Questions on what the Grand Order is lingering, but my thought is interrupted when the sound of the Faiz Phone X's ringtone calls out. We look over to the Director who takes out her Faiz Phone X and answers. We walk over to enter the call.
"Well done, Mash, Sougo, Director. It looks like I can't get any visuals from there so I can't see you're happy faces. Director, now we don't have to worry about Singularity F..." I look up to the Director to see her face is distant.
"Grand Order… How did the Servant know that name?" Director mutters to herself aloud, Mash and I walk over to join her.
"Director? Is everything alright?" I asked, returning to my civilian form.. She snaps out of her trance and looks to face us.
"Oh… Sorry. Well done, Mash and Sougo. Thanks to you as well Geiz, Tsukuyomi.(Fou jumps onto Sougo's shoulder) Mash. Even if you're inexperienced, or even if you're a temporary Servant… You still made a wish and shield opened to you." Director praises Mash, Mash nods in happiness. "If you do acquire the True Name, you didn't have the slightest interest in becoming that Heroic Spirit. I'm sure that's why the Noble Phantasm responded to you." Director continues to explain. "That's some fairy tale." Director said, sighing, the two of us looked at her in confusion. "I'm just teasing you. Never mind me. But it is inconvenient using the Noble Phantasm without a True Name. Here, let me think up a good spell for you." Director explains as she begins to ponder. "Let's see… How about Lord Chaldeas? The name Chaldea has meaning for you too, doesn't it?" Director comes up, knocking me out of my thoughts and I quickly put away the hair from view.
"Yes! Thank you, Director." Mash said she brings her shield close to her and feels the solid and sturdy metal of her shield. "Lord Chaldeas…" Mash mutters. Mash looks to me, and I give her a smile and a thumbs up.
"My, I never thought you would all get this far." A familiar voice praises us while still clapping.
"This was all foretold, yet you refused to bring one of our Another's into this?" A second new voice asks, it's younger than that of a young boy. That sounds like Wool! I look up to see it is Wool sitting atop looking down at us.
"And you call yourself a Time Jacker, we're trying to prevent the King's ascension not further it." A woman's voice said, it's older and much more mature yet condescending.
"Nothing we can change now, but from here we will handle this." A man's voice speaks up, older, mature, and determined.
"Silence all of you. This is an unforeseen element of the project that goes beyond what my tolerance allows. I knew that Zio would come, I made sure that he was in no capacity to fight beforehand. Obviously that makes no difference now, but I can still fix this." The familiar voice said.
"You're Professor Leff?" Mash mutters, still listening to us Roman asks.
"Professor Leff you said?" Romani asks. Director seems relieved.
"Leff… Leff you're okay!" Director said, I grab her and turn her to me.
"Director. I have a bad feeling about him." I state stepping before her.
"What are you saying? It's Leff, he survived-" I cut her off.
"Yes, but him being here… Gives me a bad feeling that you're going to die." I tell her, confusing her.
"What are you saiding?" Director asks.
"Just something about this whole situation feels off. If Leff was alive… Where was he all this time?" I ask, the question sinks into the Director's mind before she becomes confused herself. "Geiz? Are they who I think they are?" I ask, Geiz stares at where Leff is.
"Time Jackers." Geiz responds. "Our enemy." Geiz states, confusing the Director even more. We begin to hear clapping, as we look over to see Leff clapping.
"Heh, heh… Ha… HA HA HA HA HA HA! I guess your meeting with Wool made you aware of us… Even forming an alliance with the irregular... And knowing that… Just makes me all the more furious with all these unexpected events." Leff states, we all look back at him. "Romani, I told you to come to the control room right away." Leff said, Director takes a step forward but I continue to block her. "And you Olga. I planted the bomb right under your feet. I can't believe you're still alive." Leff said, shocking us.
"Senpai?" I hear Mash ask me as I look back at Director shocked.
"Well, not exactly alive. In fact, you're dead. Your physical body, anyway." Leff said looking down at us with an evil smile. "When you were alive, you didn't have the aptitude for Rayshifting. You couldn't make the transfur when you had a body." Leff continues to explain, as moment by moment I could feel the events in my vision coming closer to reality. "But you had such an earnest desire for it, that right as you died, you obtained the aptitude." Leff said, I looked at the director, her face said it all. A shocked look of reality hitting her like a train. Director is… "That's why, the moment you return to Chaldea, your consciousness will cease to exist." Leff said.
"I-I'll cease to exist." Director mutters fear in her voice.
"But that's too miserable to contemplate. You dedicated your life to Chaldea..." Leff said as he reached out, as the light gem from before flies out into Leff's hand. "So the least I can do is show you what's going on." The gem disappears into Leff's palm before he snaps his fingers and behind him. Chaldea appears through a portal burning red.
"Wh-What is that? It's not real, is it? That's just a virtual image, right, Leff?" Director asks, more unstable and afraid than before.
"It's the real thing. I linked space-time together for you. You see, with the Holy Grail, even this is possible. So take a good look, scion of the Animusphere Family. This is the fate of your family's lunacy." Leff said before he puts out his arm, and Director glows for a moment before she's suddenly lifted up into the air.
"Director!" I shout before I grab her hand and try to pull her down.
"Senpai!" Mash grabs my hand and slams her shield into the ground to stake us to the ground.
"Zi-O!" Geiz grabs my hand.
"Geiz! Sougo! Mash!" Tsukuyomi shouts, grabbing Geiz and me. We all pull back
"Wh-What gives you the right to do this?! What's the point of this?!" I shout, as I'm lifted up with the Director, who's clenching my hand with both arms.
"As this is the end, I'll make your wish come true, and answer your questions. Sougo. Olga, you may touch your treasure." Leff said, my grip on the Director's hand becomes more and more loose. Director is completely in fear, almost to the point of crying.
"What are you talking about?! S-Stop it! But that's Chaldea!" Director pleads, as I try to hold onto her for dear life.
"Yes, it's no different than a black hole. Or perhaps the sun. Either way, if a human touches it, they will split apart on a molecular level. You will experience living infinite death." Leff explains the thought scares me of what will happen to the Director.
"Bastard! Why would you do this?! You have no reason!" I shout, only now barely holding onto the Director.
"I don't need to tell a fake king of my goals." Leff simply responds. My hand slips and the Director floats towards Chaldea's. I fall to the ground. I look back up at the director shouting.
"Director!" I try and go after, but Mash still holding my hand stops me.
"No… No, somebody! Somebody help me! Why? Why does this always happen to me?!" Director cries out, her cries terrify me. Geiz reacts fast, quickly pulling out his bow.
"Zikan Zax! Yumi!" Geiz then takes off the Ghost Ride watch, turning the Rider Face and inserting it into the watch. "Finish Time!" Geiz pulls back the hammer and lets off a shot. "Ghost! Gira Gira Shoot!" The Arrow flies though Director and she's broken free. She falls to the ground. I quickly run over and catch her.
"Director!" I exclaim holding her. No response, the fear must have caused her to pass out.
"Ugh… Why do you bother? … Whatever… She's a corpse anyway." Leff said "Still... The 20th Master the extra, what is with that numbering system? Anyways, I turned a blind eye to you because you held no promise despite what they told me of you. Why do humans always want to avoid the course that is chosen for them?" Leff asks, as Wool and two new figures join him. They're the same people from before. After a moment of thinking all I think is.
"Why?" I ask.
"Hmm?" Leff responds.
"Why… Why would you do that to her? What sort of a sick sack of crap are you?!" I shout getting back up to my feet. Director in my arms.
"Quite a mouth you have. Then allow me to introduce myself again. I am Leff Lynor Flauros. I am incharge of 2018, tasked to dispose of your human race." Leff explains. I clench the hair fragment I have of the director. "You are listening, Dr. Roman?" Leff asks, and Roman responds.
"Professor Leff." Roman mutters.
"As a fellow student who studied sorcery together, I will give you some final advice. The future has not disappeared. It's been incinerated. Chaldea is probably being protected by the magnetic fields of Chaldea's, but I'm sure the outside is meeting the same fate as Fuyuki." Leff explains.
"That's why, the reason we aren't able to make contact with the outside, isn't because communications are down, but because there's no one outside to receive them." Roman explains. So… Everyone is… Already gone?... No! Uncle! The idea of Uncle's shop and his life being destroyed in a flash, sinks in my heart.
"You will not perish from becoming an evolutionary dead, nor will you not be destroyed after engaging in a war with different races. Rather, from your meaninglessness, and your incompetence, and because you have lost the favor of our king… you will burn away like useless waste paper, leaving no trace behind!" Leff exclaims. The world around us begins to shake.
"Whats happening?!" I shout, standing up.
"The Singularity is collapsing! Zi-O! Call you're Time Mazine!" Geiz said pressing his Ride Watch, I follow.
"Time Mazine!" The Time Mazine flies in. The platform lowers as we quickly run into the Mazine. I hand Director to Mash as I grab the Controls. Here we go! We quickly boost and fly away.
Rayshift 2 Complete.
Next time, on Zi-O/Grand Order!
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France set ablaze by the Saint turned Witch. "All of France will burn!"
Oma Zi-O, sets his pawns in motion? "Allow me to grant you the gift of destruction." Old enemies of Riders appear to face Sougo.
New Alter Riders? "As of today, you are Kamen Rider Ex-Aid." "You are now Kamen Rider Ghost." Another Time Jacker makes her appearance.
An unbeatable game. "If the Alter continues to be in our way… this will become a hard obstacle to overcome!"
The Genius Doctor Gamer appears. "You are..." "The Genius Gamer! Second M!"
"Sorry… But this is my Surgery. Dai Henshin!"
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