Tales of the Decade
A DKR Side Story
Created by: DragonKnight15
Disclaimer: This story is a Side Story to Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Knight Reborn! I do not own Kamen Rider Decade or any Kamen Rider Series. Characters may be SLIGHTLY OOC due to the story and events. I do own an OC in this story but I will not say who yet.
This is Chapter 12 of the Decade Side Story for DKR. Please enjoy it like a fan for Kamen Rider and for Dragon Knight Reborn. Please enjoy!
Chapter 12: The World of Truth and Destruction
Yusuke stares rather hungry seeing Tsukasa dining on a delicious steak meal that Natsumi prepped for him. She giggles hoping Tsukasa enjoys it and he likes each bite. Tsukasa even gives a few pieces to Absol who barks eating them but wanting fruit too which she's been eating that Natsumi served her.
He goes back to eat until he then pauses to see Yusuke drooling in his direction.
Sighing, Tsukasa holds up his fork with a piece of meat towards Yusuke, telling him. ''Here.''
Yusuke gasps and smiles brightly.
''Ah Tsukasa-san!'' He utters joyfully, leaning in to take the bite… until Tsukasa swipes away the fork as Yusuke finds himself falling off his chair.
''Not!'' Tsukasa declares with a small smirk, eating his bite and chewing it delightedly. Yusuke groans, complaining and upset. ''Damn it Tsukasa Kadoya!''
Tsukasa smirks, going back to dine on his meal until it is literally being eaten by Dragonic, growling happily with a bowl of rice next to him with chopsticks. Natsumi smiles happy that karma will work even on Tsukasa
He sighs getting off from his chair. Tsukasa then slowly becomes firm, pulling out the Ride Booker and opening it up. Yusuke and Natsumi watch as he pulls out the 9 Rider Cards. Tsukasa stares at them. Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O and Kiva; 9 rider powers that make up the 10th: Decade.
''All 9 Rider cards, 9 worlds we journey and 9 lives we changed… yet.'' Tsukasa starts saying having saved the 9 worlds and gaining the 9 Heisei riders powers and yet their true goal. Natsumi frowns, asking that their mission isn't done. ''This isn't over right?''
Dragonic watches them not saying a word as he finishes the meal and hovers away.
''The worlds are not restored from what Soji Tendo told us.'' Yusuke reminds the group rather unease, thinking about his world and Ai. He doesn't want to lose her for real.
Tsukasa frowns, upset about this, questioning if this was his doing. If so, the whole devil, disaster, destroyer is not far fetched.
''It seems our journey isn't over yet.'' Tsukasa states the obvious, actually hoping this journey would end. Natsumi then recalls something her grandfather told her once when she finished school.
''Oji-chan once told me this.'' She begins repeating the words her grandfather said to her. ''It is said the end of a journey is the start of a journey.''
Tsukasa oddly cracks a smirk, liking that.
''Yes it is…'' He says, praising the words of a wise man. Suddenly the 3 feel the house shaking, teleporting to another world. Tsukasa turns to see Dragonic now having pulled the rope of the backdrop.
''Where are we going Dragonic?'' Tsukasa questions the dragon who does not respond at first. Turning around as his fedora covers his eyes, Dragonic had this frown expression. The group eyes him wondering what's wrong with him but Tsukasa had a feeling what this could be.
''… I haven't been honest with all of you but I needed to keep this from you all until Tsukasa has gained the powers of Decade… to be ready to face the one who is endangering the worlds.'' Dragonic finally speaks up revealing the truth of their journey. This shocks Natsumi, gazing at Tsukasa. So traveling to the 9 worlds wasn't exactly part of the mission but rather to help Tsukasa unlock his full powers?
That's… really clever but off putting. Why didn't Dragonic tell them that from the start? Maybe- no, Tsukasa would likely get himself killed if he didn't gain the powers of the other riders.
''But to do so, we needed to go to one specific world, the world that is affecting the other worlds to lead to their destruction.'' Dragonic then resumes revealing the danger the Rider Worlds are facing. Yusuke startles asking. ''Destruction how?''
The purple dragon has been doing side work to learn this himself and he had uncovered it since the World of Hibiki, telling them. ''By merging them.''
This surprises the group and at the same time, puzzles each of them. Tsukasa didn't follow how the worlds' merging would lead to destruction.
Dragonic sighs as he explains it to them. ''Do you know why each world is separate from each other?''
Natsumi hums, crossing her arms, tapping her cheek and just shrugs, not sure. Dragonic figures as much with a sweat drop expression as he explains it to them. ''Can you imagine a world that had Grongi with Unknown? A world of Orphnoch and Undead? A world of Worms and Fangire?''
Yusuke hums, now starting to picture it. Tsukasa already realized the disaster of worlds' merging.
''If these monsters, if their stories intervene in a world that can't contain their power, their gravity of Fate; it leads to a meltdown to the very fabric of reality and thus an auto-destruction of said world.'' Dragonic informs them in detail of the threat this would lead. Natsumi and Yusuke are startled heavily as she recalled what was happening to her world. That would be really bad.
Dragonic nods seeing their faces as he further adds. ''That's why most merged worlds cannot handle the other but it is also why the Rider Worlds are connected to each other so when an event occurs, these worlds can work together to prevent any more damages though temporary.''
Tsukasa hums thinking about it for a moment and asks in a suggestive tone. ''So like a Crossover Event?''
Dragonic smirks nodding. He then frowns and resumes about the threat. ''However, someone is forcing the worlds to merge which leads to their self-destructions.''
Natsumi now gets it but she's puzzled, asking. ''How do we find this person? We've been in all 9 worlds already.''
''Yes… all 9, except for one.'' Dragonic then declares turning towards the transformed backdrop. Tsukasa stares at it and slowly widens his eyes, staring at the backdrop showing the image of a damaged, partly torn-off Decade Rider Card.
The house soon shakes, having arrived at its destination.
''Welcome… to the A.R. World of Decade.'' Dragonic announces to the group of the world they were in. Tsukasa, with a suspicious gaze, couldn't believe Dragonic took them to his A.R. World. Just thinking about seeing his possible living family- or just seeing Sayo… he doesn't have the stomach for it.
He then questions the dragon for taking them here of all worlds. ''Why are we here, Dragonic?''
Dragonic doesn't answer as he suddenly flies off out of the house. Tsukasa is startled by this and utters out chasing after him. ''Hey!''
He runs after him with Natsumi shock calling him out. ''Tsukasa-kun!''
She runs after them as does Yusuke. She reaches outside to see Dragonic flying over the sky and Tsukasa already rides on his Machine Decader, driving the bike after the dragon. Worried for them, Natsumi hops on Yusuke's bike on the back end as she puts on a helmet and asks him. ''Follow them Yusuke!''
''R-right!'' Yusuke utters out mounting on the front of his bike, putting on his own helmet and drives after them.
Absol watches them leave, not going to chase after them. She groans though, enjoying her time with them even if she doesn't like that egoist human… but she's grown to him.
''Not going with them?'' The mon startles turning her head and it is Daiki, watching them as he leans on the wall of the studio. Daiki crosses his arms as he asks curiously. ''I wonder how Tsukasa-san will handle with the truth.''
Absol groans again, looking sad. She didn't want these times to end but those times are about to end soon.
Chasing after the damn fast small dragon even on the Machine Decader, Tsukasa sadly lost sight of him. Scoffing, he curses out irritated. ''Where the hell did he-''
He suddenly stops on his tracks on his bike, turning to see an open gate… to the entrance of a house up ahead… a house he knows all too well. Hesitating, Tsukasa drives inside the gate. He heads towards the large house up ahead; his A.R. World.
He drives down and stops on the front of the large mansion. Tsukasa slowly gets off, removing his helmet as he stares down at the house.
''…'' Silent, Tsukasa's head is recalling memories of his childhood. He was a normal… rich kid, if you want to call it that. He wasn't the type to rub his wealth, why should he when he himself is awesome than anyone else. All the kids were either jealous of him, taken back or loved him by his talents. Of course he didn't care, not a bit. Not for school, not for his education, nothing; he had no real path. Even his parents were busy with their business trips and when they tried to spend time with him and his sister, they usually couldn't do it for more than a day. By that time, Tsukasa just didn't care much.
The only exception was being with Sayo before she got sick. The two would spend hours playing and she would take photos of everywhere they went. He acted like he didn't care but Sayo knew he was having fun. She could always see through him. He was the older sibling and yet she was more of an older sibling. He didn't care, Sayo meant a lot to him.
''Sayo.'' Tsukasa mutters recalling the time Sayo wanted to go out but it was training, hearing her words echoing in his mind. ''Nii-san! Come on! I wanna play today.''
He cracks a smirk remembering they would play lava floor. It was a good distraction until the vest broke. Their butler lectured them so they played fortress. He would always make Sayo the queen or else she might have cried. She smiled every time she was crowned as queen- well she called herself princess.
He smiles as he then hears chanting. He approaches the window of the mansion and looks through to see a party. Tsukasa slowly widens his eyes to see a family celebrating a 13th year old girl's birthday with a banter over the girl.
''Happy Birthday Sayo!'' The family shouts out joyfully as the young girl blows off the candles of the cake in front of her. Tsukasa watches, realizing that it must be the A.R. version of Sayo and their family.
''Sayo? So this is the Sayo of this world.'' Tsukasa mutters, looking down as he touches his camera. She lived in this world. At least this Sayo will live a normal life, happy and can explore the world she always dreamed of.
''Tsukasa-kun?'' Tsukasa snaps and turns, facing both Natsumi and Yusuke who caught up to him. She walks up to the door and sees the family celebrating happily on the young girl's Birthday.
''Do you know that family, Tsukasa-kun?'' Natsumi asks him with a concerned face, able to tell he was happy seeing them. Tsukasa looks down at her and soon walks away from the window, changing subject. ''Let's go. Dragonic must be somewhere else.''
Natsumi sighs walking away from the window. Yusuke blinks, walking to the window now to see the family chanting to the young girl. ''Happy Birthday Sayo!''
''Oh they're celebrating her Birthday!'' Yusuke utters out smiling. Tsukasa scoffs at how much of an idiot he is- wait, didn't they already chant for her birthday.
He walks back immediately to the window with Natsumi tagging behind him. The three watch as the little girl blows the candles of the cake as the father is about to cut it and then suddenly it all reset to the family chanting for the girl's birthday. Tsukasa slowly widens his eyes in terror.
''They're repeating?!'' Yusuke utters out in shock. Natsumi is also horrified just imagining how frightening it is repeating the same moment over and over and over.
''A time loop.'' Tsukasa mutters in a shocking revelation. That family, they are repeating the happiest moment of their life and yet it's hell as they are literally stuck in the past. He slowly curls his lips into a tight frown, his hands squeezing tightly, reminded of the hell Sayo would have faced, unable to recover from her sickness. And now this Sayo also can't experience the joy of life. Who the hell-
''Does it depress you seeing them like this, Decade?'' Tsukasa staggers heavily. He and the others turn to face the menacing fisherman. ''Narutaki.''
The older man gazes at Tsukasa through his glasses. Tsukasa glares walking up in front and questions his twisted logic firmly. ''What do you know about what I suffer? All you do is the countless complaints that I'm a devil from you and spreading lies about me to all, including Natsumikan!''
Natsumi nods softly, still having migraines of those visions from last time. Narutaki scoffs in disgust at his words as he protests while pointing at Tsukasa. ''Lies? Nonsense, you are the devil even if you don't admit it.''
Tsukasa, silent at first, quickly pulls out and straps on the Decadriver with an icy look in his eyes, glaring with such contained fury. He's crossed the line with him for what he's done to this Sayo.
''Devil, Destroyer; like I said, I don't care what I am but I won't let you get away.'' Tsukasa vows, threatening not to tolerate all he's done. He then points his finger calling him off. ''It's time you tell us who the hell you really are! And no, I'm not afraid using violence to make you talk.''
Yusuke would honestly argue with Tsukasa he shouldn't harm a defenseless man… but right Tsukasa is more than pissed to listen to him and well Narutaki is no ordinary man either. Natsumi eyes Tsukasa, also normally going to stop him… but she needs answers too.
Narutaki glares firmly at Tsukasa as he prepares to pull out the Decade card until a familiar voice calls him out. ''No need Tsukasa-kun.''
Everyone startles looking up and see descending from the sky is Dragonic, landing on Tsukasa's shoulder. Natsumi sighs and is relieved when the dragon shows up but where he went in a hurry. Tsukasa soon realizes what Dragonic's aim was for flying without saying a word; he wanted to be followed.
''You lead us here on purpose, didn't you?'' Tsukasa questions him as the purple dragon nods firmly gazing at Narutaki.
''To bring him out.'' Dragonic reveals knowing well Narutaki would taunt Tsukasa's emotions if he saw what was happening to his A.R. family. The dragon leaps off Tsukasa's shoulder as he hovers flying, gazing towards Narutaki.
''I know now who you really are, Narutaki. No…'' The dragon begins to say to Narutaki's worried expression. The dragon glares calmly as he reveals to all with a firm voice. ''Tsukasa… Narutaki.''
Narutaki staggers as Tsukasa and the others are left in shock.
''N-Nani?'' Yusuke utters out horrified. Natsumi didn't say a word, just shocked. Tsukasa stares at Narutaki with such an angry, stunned expression… until he slowly calms down. He oddly begins laughing. This worries Yusuke as Tsukasa calms down and smirks still chuckling. It all made sense now he thought.
''That explains your connection to the Aurora Curtain, how you're able to summon any Rider and your information about the Rider Worlds.'' Tsukasa begins to state recalling all of his encounters with the older man, everything… it all makes sense and that's even more ironic, facing him. ''You're me, no, you're my A.R. me.''
Narutaki does not respond glaringly at the purple dragon, smirking. How did he find out? When?
''So wait… Narutaki is the A.R. Tsukasa-kun?'' Natsumi asks again, still taken back by what she's just learned. Her head is literally juggling what the heck is happening now.
She walks up but Tsukasa stops her from approaching him. Even so, Natsumi questions Narutaki on the one thing she still doesn't understand. ''W-Why? Why are you trying to kill Tsukasa-kun! Aren't you two the same?!''
''The same?! Far from it!'' Narutaki responds harshly at her before gazing his focus towards Tsukasa. Everything about him, everything about Decade… it is a sin and a curse.
Adjusting himself, Narutaki begins to confirm the truth while still glaring at Tsukasa. ''Yes. I simply experience the truth and pointlessness of being Decade, the curse, the loss, the agony that my existence is because of you!''
''Is that why you're trying to attack the A.R. Worlds?'' Yusuke questions him still not following why he's doing this. There Tsukasa recalls what Dragonic once told him before they began their journey, about the worlds.
''That's right, you said the A.R. Worlds are worlds that come out from the original worlds, Originals.'' Tsukasa utters out turning to Dragonic who nods, responding as he glares at Narutaki. ''Exactly. That is what Narutaki had been doing, affecting the A.R. Worlds since the Originals would likely be too much for him.''
Narutaki ignores his statement as he begins to recall his foolishness. Given the Decadriver in his youth, using its power to be this ''Guardian''- no, a Destroyer to perform his duties; he did what Decade did… and yet… it made no difference when things would resume over and over and over and over; an endless cycle. And if he stops, he could- would cease to exist.
''I chose to become Decade and it set me into meeting oblivion. My battles, my mission, it changed nothing! My story is non-existed. More worlds continue to rot away but the conflict never stops with my duties either to cease to exist or continue fighting.'' Narutaki proclaims his story, having seen the pointlessness of an endless conflict so he came to one conclusion, one that would end it all. ''And eventually I stopped, realizing the cycle will never end unless I destroy all the Rider Worlds. No more riders, no more monsters, a new multiverse would be born… that was until he appeared…''
As he was preparing to end all the Rider Worlds with his power, the young Narutaki would then be confronted by a being beyond worlds. Recalling that ominous figure; he still remembers that Kamen Rider clan, glowing in black and golden with those red glowing visor-like eyes that spell ''Rider'' in Kanji, that helmet resembling a watch but he was a demon.
Narutaki remembers his fight with him… and how he was nearly destroyed by this malicious force. Such power, such magnitude, such terror; this being was no human, he was a god. He showed no mercy and it terrified him to his very core.
In the end, the young Narutaki lost as his Decadriver was destroyed entirely. The being then proclaimed he will not allow fools to jeopardize his throne as he vanishes but not before beginning the destruction of his world. Struggling with what little he had left, Narutaki tried to use what remains of his powers to prevent the total destruction of his world. And yet… he did lose everything as he recalled screaming in agony.
''He almost destroyed me and my world but I held it with what little power I had, including my family. I had already lost everything.'' Narutaki states still firm, his sadness and despair he had all dried away long ago.
Tsukasa glares calmly, turning around partly at the mansion behind them and says upset , facing him. ''You left them in an endless loop.''
''WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DECADE?!'' Snapping, Narutaki immediately yells out furious at him while startling Natsumi who holds on Tsukasa's back. Tsukasa and Dragonic glare calmly at the man while Yusuke didn't expect such anger from him.
Breathing intensely, Narutaki calms himself as he questions the rider. ''Destroy them, no? Like your own sister?''
Natsumi widens her eyes looking up at Tsukasa who had this icy gaze on his face. Containing his anger from those words, Tsukasa knows better than anyone what his sister would want; it was to live in a world that she's not bound by four walls blocking her path.
''… Sayo wouldn't want a world where she's trapped by four walls and unable to live life, unable to see the image of the world she wanted to capture.'' Tsukasa speaks up protesting at Narutaki's statement. He raises his left arm up to his chest with his thumb pointing at himself, proclaiming proudly. ''That is my sin and one I won't cry over, unlike yours. What you did to your Sayo is a life worse than death!''
Narutaki glares intensely as Tsukasa then points with that same arm at him with his index finger, proclaiming in a vow. ''Now that I know you're behind this, I get the gist of what to do: Destroy you.''
Silence remains between the two forces; the only thing heard is the blowing of wind.
''… And you too, Decade.'' Breaking the silence, Narutaki suddenly states to Tsukasa's confusion. Chuckling deeply, Narutaki with an evil smile tells the rider a horrifying truth. ''The day you became the Destroyer of Worlds was not when you became Decade. No, that day was the first time you and your sister used the Aurora Curtains.''
Slowly, Tsukasa staggers heavily, dropping his arm. He recalls that day so easily; the last day Sayo was alive and happy… and of his greatest sin. Narutaki smirks as he reminds him coldly. ''That's right. You, destroying that world in your traumatic state, set in course the destruction of worlds.''
Tsukasa glares silent yet stunned. The world of flowers they were in, the world she died; he recalled demanding to return to his world so much he literally destroyed said world. He was just filled with grief and fury for losing his sister before him; he was just a child.
''The destruction of that world didn't vanish, it grew in your world and when you use your powers to travel into other worlds, it spread that destruction around like a virus, a cancer to those worlds that connects them and leads them to self-merging.'' Narutaki proclaims the truth, shocking Natsumi and Yusuke. Smirking to see their faces, Narutaki then adds pointing his finger at Tsukasa. ''Every world you went to save was doomed from the start!''
Natsumi is horrified to hear that. So it was true; their journey was pointless.
''I may have been responsible for spreading the destruction even more but Decade; you played your part from the start. I thank you.'' Narutaki taunts Tsukasa who glares silently. ''…''
Dragonic growls as Narutaki then says rather disappointed that his plans didn't go as he wanted them. ''Though I had hoped to kill you in a world you would stay long enough in before you gained the powers of Decade and spread the destruction of the whole multiverse. My plans changed because of that old man.''
''You're willing to kill billions to-'' Yusuke begins to argue at the idea he's willing to kill so many just because he hates the Rider Worlds until Natsumi intercepts uttering out. ''… W-what do you mean by that old man?''
Narutaki does not respond but Dragonic makes him, calling him out with such a cold glare. ''Tell her or I will.''
The older man gazes at the dragon, not expecting he would learn the truth. He recalled that day, arriving at that place and demanding the Decadriver. Narutaki has had his eye on the creation of the Decadriver from the original timeline and yet his creator refused. The old man refused to hand it over, simply saying that it is meant for someone and no one else. He warned him about the destruction Decade would bring but Eijiro Hikari protested calmly, believing the destroyer will do more good than evil. Hearing enough, he demanded as he summoned Kamen Rider Ryuga. Eijiro once more protested refusing to hand the belt… and Narutaki ordered Ryuga to kill him which he did. Swift but fast.
He soon scoffs, facing Natsumi and reveals. ''I had learned that Eijiro Hikari was the one creating the Decadriver and the Diendriver. My objective was to take and hopefully destroy the Decadriver but when I appeared before him to take it, he had place it in your possession.''
Natsumi slowly widens her eyes, instantly recalling that day. She remembers that day her grandfather sent him to return a package to the postal office. She went there and well she waited so long, so long because there were errors on the package. Ultimately they could not accept it. Natsumi grunted as she checked the package that they forced open and raised an eyebrow, being the incomplete Decadriver. She knew it because she's seen her grandfather work on it. When she returned home… She saw her grandfather dead. The rest was a blur until she found herself in the hospital. She had a meltdown… and it was happening all over again hearing this.
''Taking my chances, I killed him in case he had yet finished it but damn Decade, by his mere existence the Decadriver still-'' Narutaki begins to explain having failed until Natsumi once more speaks up, her voice shaking up in horror. ''Y-You killed my Oji-chan?''
Yusuke widens his eyes to hear that while Tsukasa was silent with his front hair covering his eyes. Dragonic had his fedora covering his front too.
''… W-why?'' Natsumi questions with a staggering voice. Narutaki does not respond and that causes Natsumi to scream out demandingly. ''WHY?!''
Narutaki does not reply to this as he faces Yusuke and answers his previous unfinished question. ''As I was going to answer Kuuga, I am willing to kill anyone, any amount of people, to destroy or prevent the birth of Decade; the one key and threat to my plans of a world with no more riders!''
Yusuke looks at Natsumi with a face of dread being ignored, dropping on her knees. He looks back still not getting it. Why go through all of this if he could have just killed Tsukasa before becoming Decade. Narutaki, almost reading him like an open book, answers him. ''Naïve. Simply killing him beforehand would not benefit my plans: Eliminate the Rider World and the Death of Decade.''
Narutaki begins to chuckle, already imagining his perfect world; a multiverse of no more Kamen Riders as if they never existed. Starting from the first, Kamen Rider Ichigo (Or 1, whichever), to the last; all they have done is cause more destruction than even Decade could. They are all sins to this life, one they no longer belong.
''No Decade, no more Kamen Rider and soon the rest of the past riders would be no more.'' Narutaki expresses in a speech, overjoyed as he raises his hands up to the sky. ''All their sins, all of their actions, all of their battles; they chained this life of endless fighting to hopeless despair! I am done with all of it! Now, I will create a new world. Yes a new world will be born, a world of no Kamen Riders! Hahahaha!''
He starts laughing while Yusuke watches uneasily. To think he believed this guy when he gave him the Arcle Belt, tricked him to think Tsukasa was the devil. No, this guy is the worst. Tsukasa had no clue that his powers to travel into worlds would cause all of this. He's as much a victim as Natsumi and every rider; all because of Narutaki's insane revenge.
Her legs shaking in defeat, Natsumi drops to her knees with a look of despair. She lost her parents when she was young, then lost her grandfather who would have raise her with the last of his breath and he died unjustified.
''Oji-chan…'' Natsumi mutters crying, covering her eyes with her hands, sobs in agony as the tears just drip through her hands.
''…'' Tsukasa did not respond, simply looking down at the crying girl. He looks at her… reminded of how he cried during Sayo's funeral. Slowly, Tsukasa's hands begin to squeeze and tighten furiously. He caused her misery, all because of him.
''… You took away the last person in Natsumikan's life that she loved…'' Narutaki stops his laughter and looks at Tsukasa having said those words. Natsumi pulls down her hands with a shocked face looking at Tsukasa.
Tsukasa, facing him with his hair still covering his eyes, holds up his hand as the Ride Booker shoots out the Decade card. He grabs it and immediately thrusts it into the Decadriver now around his waist.
''KAMEN RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as Tsukasa pushes the handles of his belt, gazing at Narutaki with such a murderous look, as he speaks out containing what little patience he had. ''Henshin.''
The belt glows as it announces. ''DECADE!''
Tsukasa transforms into Kamen Rider Decade, walking past Dragonic before charging right at Narutaki with his visor eyes glowing furious.
''I'm going to destroy you... NARUTAKI!'' Decade explodes in fury swinging his right fist at him. Narutaki staggers as he manifests an Aurora Curtain, intercepting Decade's path. However, Decade didn't give a care, still slamming his right fist onto the surface of the mirror. The Aurora Curtain quakes by Decade's attack, power building into the punch as the curtain starts to crack. Narutaki quickly backs away fast as the Aurora Curtain stops shining and explodes, shattering into pieces by Decade's power.
Natsumi watches speechless, looking at Decade- no Tsukasa. He's fighting… for her. He's fighting for what has happened to her.
''Tsukasa-kun…'' She mutters out softly, taken back to what has happened.
''… Da-Damn you…'' Narutaki utters out gazing at the rider that continues- no, refuses to admit he must be destroyed. Curse him, damn him, as Narutaki's face is filled with such hate.
''DAMN YOU, DECADE!'' He yells out violently as he swings his arm forward. Another Aurora Curtain manifests and moves in the way. Decade backs away as the curtain moves and vanishes but it had summoned multiple Dark Riders before Decade.
Scoffing at these numbers, Decade simply responds unfazed. ''Bring out as many riders and monsters you want.''
Both Psyga and Kabuki come charging at Decade who evades their attacks before swinging a punch filled with magenta colored energy right across Psyga's chest, destroying the rider instantly. He then raises and stomps his right foot upon Kabuki as the foot has the same energy, instantly destroying that rider too.
Orga and Glaive come at him as Decade twirls around their attacks pulling out a rider card and dunks it in.
''KAMEN RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as Decade back-kicks Orga with the same energy destroying him.
''They're all warm-ups.'' Decade proclaims as Glaive swings his sword but Decade blocks with his arm, shattering the weapon on impact. This shocks Glaive as Decade then thrusts his arm at his chest, destroying the rider too.
G4 fires his rocket launchers, blasting and exploding on Decade. He hums watching as he gets him until the Decadriver's voice announces. ''HIBIKI!''
This staggers him and the other riders as Decade emerges from the smoke slowly as Hibiki. He walks slowly as Ryuga and Saga come at him and he easily evades their attacks while sliding a card into the belt.
''ATTACK RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as Hibiki takes aim at the two. The Hibiki's mask opens up a fang-like mouth and breathes intense purple flames, burning both dark riders. ''ONIBI!''
They scream before they explode. G4 fires more rockets as Decade-Hibiki dunks another card.
''ATTACK RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as he manifests Hibiki's weapons and slams them at the incoming rockets, knocking them away from him as they explode away from anyone. He then twirls the drumstick weapons as he holds them up, Decade-Hibiki breathes as steam erupts around him and soon the weapons are set on fire. ''ONGEKIBOU REKKA!''
He immediately swings the weapons forward, unleashing the flames as fireballs at the multiple enemies, burning them directly. They scream exploding on impact.
Decade-Hibiki stares at the smoke as he quickly evades a punch from Dark Kabuto, the last dark rider. Decade eyes him and tosses a rider card into his belt.
''FINAL ATTACK RIDE!'' The Decadriver proclaims as Dark Kabuto comes at him with Clock Up. Grabbing on the drum-like disk on his belt, Decade-Hibiki nearly dodges Dark Kabuto's punch and then slams the hand holding the disk onto his chest. The dark rider gasps as the disk is not attached to him but grows. Twirling the drumsticks, he slams them onto the large disk, beating on it like a drum as it grows larger and faster before it soon glows and explodes. ''HIBIKI!''
Dark Kabuto could only scream before he's destroyed completely, the thing surviving was the beetle headpiece of his helmet.
Decade-Hibiki slowly gazes upon Narutaki. He then approaches him however now standing in his way is Kamen Rider Dark Kiva, chuckling, as he comes charging. The two exchange strikes but Dark Kiva kicks Decade-Hibiki hard on the gut… that did not faze him. This surprised the Dark Rider as Decade gut punches him backwards before pulling out a rider card and slides it into his belt.
''SUPER FORM RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as Decade-Hibiki pushes it handles. The belt glows as his body is erupted in red crimson flames, immediately blowing them away to reveal the red colored Hibiki super form. ''HIBIKI KURENAI!''
Dark Kiva comes charging but Decade-Hibiki swipes him back with a kick, steam literally burning on the dark rider from the kick. Decade-Hibiki approaches slowly as Dark Kiva fires dark winged energy attacks but Decade swipes them with the drumstick weapons, slamming them away.
This staggers Dark Kiva as Decade-Hibiki proclaims standing in front of him. ''Get out of my face.''
He quickly raises and thrust stomps kick the dark rider so hard it kicks him onto a tree trunk. Decade-Hibiki then tosses away his weapon as he tosses upward a rider card and it falls into the card inserter of his belt.
''FINAL ATTACK RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces Decade-Hibiki pushes the handles of the belt before he leaps up towards Dark Kiva while his entire body erupts in flames, performing a Rider Kick. Dark Kiva tries unleashing dark winged energy strikes but the flaming rider is unfazed as he kicks right at the dark rider, sending him flying backwards before exploding in a crimson fiery explosion. ''HIBIKI!''
Everyone watches as Dark Kiva is destroyed completely as Decade-Hibiki lands on the ground silent, not even wiping his hands.
''Tsukasa-san…'' Yusuke mutters almost terrify by such power. Natsumi has no words as she gets up, realizing how angry Tsukasa is. Not even wiping his hands shows he's in no mood.
Dragonic couldn't help but smile, seeing Tsukasa's fury; this is Decade's power when pissed.
Decade-Hibiki reverts back to regular Decade, turning his head slowly and menacing towards Narutaki as his visor eyes glow menacingly. Yusuke stares, actually trembling while Natsumi looks her body partly trembling by Decade's pressure. Is this how her dream of Decade feels like?
Narutaki glares, not afraid, summoning more monsters until intense fireballs strike each Aurora Curtain, exploding each of them. Dragonic flies and hovers beside Decade, asking him. ''Tsukasa, I want dibs too. Eijiro's death is on my claws. I must avenge him for my own mistakes.''
Decade eyes him and does not answer as he walks up towards Narutaki. Dragonic eyes him and follows.
Glaring unease, Narutaki summons another Aurora Curtain in front of him as he announces. ''This is my farewell present. If you survive, you will know where to find me, Decade.''
The portal moves and swallows him and in his place is the giant Kamen Rider Arc. Dragonic growls angrily uttering out. ''Damn coward!''
Decade scoffs at this pulling out a card.
''He's mine-'' He begins to say until he hears a shout. He looks up as someone literally leaps at Arc and kicks the giant backwards. Landing in front of Decade and the other is a black haired man who performs a twirl wrist hand salute over his head at Decade with a confident smile.
''Yo!'' The strange man greets the group as he then soon apologizes. ''Sorry for jumping in, notice you might need help.''
Natsumi and Yusuke were taken back by this guy as Decade had already concluded who this guy was already.
''Hibiki, am I correct?'' Decade questions the man as he smirks, really impressed. ''You're a smart young man.''
The man Hibiki turns facing the giant as he pulls out his Onsa.
''This guy is really different but not a problem.'' He declares as he taps the side of a tree. The forks of the Onsa start vibrating as he moves it over his forehead. The vibration glows over his forehead as marking forms. His body begins to form steam as it is soon consumed in purple flames. It changes him into flames as he shouts. ''AHHA!''
He waves his arm, blowing the flames away to reveal he has transformed into Kamen Rider Hibiki. He stretches his arms before declaring. ''Yosh, let's do this.''
Hibiki comes at Arc with his Ongekibou Rekka weapons. He leaps at the giant, kicking it again as he slams his drumstick weapons across his shoulder. He grunts trying to kick him but
Decade scoffs as he joins him, pulling the Ride Booker in sword form and holds it forward pointing, firing rapid shots from the barrel. Arc grunts as sparks fly out as Decade slashes his legs while Hibiki breathes his Oni mouth flames. The Dark Rider falls backwards as Decade dunks the Final Attack Ride.
''FINAL ATTACK RIDE!'' The Decadriver announces as Decade takes a swinging pose as Hibiki breathes heavily, steaming exhaling from his body as his drumstick weapons lit up in flames from their tips. Decade then swings, holographic cards manifest towards Arc as he fires a magenta colored energy slash through each card, becoming faster and stronger while Hibiki swings and fires the flames as two powerful fireballs. ''DECADE!''
The attacks connected and destroyed Arc in a powerful echoing explosion. Yusuke sighs that this is done.
''Oh ho, not bad.'' Hibiki praises the magenta-colored rider. Decade eyes him as his transformation is undone.
''Why are you here?'' Tsukasa questions the rider. Hibiki turns as white light surrounds over his head and reveals his normal human face without the ''mask'' on. This surprised Natsumi and Yusuke, never seeing a rider removing their helmet… well minus G3-X but that one is man-made. Dragonic didn't bother explaining this part to them… or well the part that Hibiki is a literal Oni with the rest of the outfit is a part of him.
Hibiki faces Tsukasa and just smiles confessing. ''Just wanted to meet the so-called Destroyer. Everyone else did and I wanted to meet him.''
He was convinced this destroyer was someone menacingly and that is not even the case, admitting it to him. ''You're not much of a destroyer.''
Tsukasa raises an eyebrow slightly surprised. He hasn't heard that line in a while.
''It doesn't change much. The others asked me to confirm where you are.'' Hibiki, however, tells them grimly. Natsumi worries, asking him while concerned. ''Don't tell me you, the other Riders, are going to kill Tsukasa-kun?''
Hibiki eyes the young girl and smiles yet sad explaining. ''Sorry, little miss. Some of us convinced the rest but we all agreed that if the A.R. worlds are destroyed, we'll be destroyed too.''
Natsumi frowns, not wanting that all the blame goes to Tsukasa. It was all Narutaki regardless that it was Tsukasa spreading this mess.
Hibiki faces Tsukasa and seemingly apologizes. ''Sorry young man, it seems we'll be destined to fight. I guess it's a warrior's death.''
''What do you mean by that?'' Tsukasa questions that last bit but Hibiki just did his hand swirl salute, declaring his farewell. ''Later.''
They watch as Hibiki runs off and seemingly vanishes.
''…'' Silent now, Tsukasa turns back at the large mansion. He frowns, not expecting that man, Narutaki, to do this to his Sayo. Damn-
''Tsukasa-kun…'' Tsukasa startles, turning to eye Natsumi looking at him worrying. Hesitating for a moment, Tsukasa makes up his mind that he'll tell her. If he doesn't… well she won't stop bugging him.
Walking back on his motorbike, Tsukasa puts on his helmet and mounts it. He then tosses a helmet to Natsumi as he tells her. ''Let's go back and I'll talk.''
Natsumi catches the helmet and nods softly. Yusuke sighs walking to his bike as Dragonic sighs too as this day is far from over.
Back in Hikari Studio, Tsukasa explains his story; about him, about Sayo… about her death and his past sin. It was what Natsumi had suspected about Tsukasa but not to this kind of extent. They both lost family, even the person they best knew each other.
''So that's what happened to your sister.'' Yusuke mutters, saddened, now getting why Tsukasa was the way he was in his world, in Faiz's, in Agito's and in Kabuto's. Even Absol was lost in words, not expecting Tsukasa cares.
''And why you always carry that camera.'' Natsumi adds, looking at the camera dangling on him. Tsukasa looks down and holds on to the camera, cracking a smirk recalling the first time Sayo wanted to capture the world's images.
''She always wanted to capture the world with this. I'm just… fulfilling her- our eternal promise.'' He says not planning to break that vow.
Natsumi blushes, always knowing Tsukasa was a good person and this confirms it… and how he tried to fight the man who took her grandfather.
A tear dripped from her face, splashing on her hand.
''Thank you…'' Natsumi mutters out, her voice struggling to not cry. Tsukasa eyes her and scoffs telling her. ''No, don't.''
He walks up to her and kneels down in front of her, holding her hand. Natsumi is startled as her eyes were watery. She looks at him as Tsukasa tells her firmly. ''Killing Narutaki won't fill the hole of losing your grandfather.''
Tsukasa gets up as he then points his finger in his signature hand gesture at her but not to her but towards her heart.
''I'll fill that hole by saving your world.'' He promises with a smug smirk going to restore the emptiness in her heart by saving the world her family and grandfather once stood for. Natsumi just stares at him speechless, her body trembling at first. She slowly starts crying, quickly trying to wipe off her tears as she nods; placing all of her trust onto him.
Tsukasa smiles, hoping for that response. He faces towards the purple dragon drinking his cup of coffee. He didn't need to ask him if he knew about his past; he somehow knew Dragonic was aware of it long ago. Instead, he asks him for one request. ''Dragonic, take me where Narutaki is.''
Dragonic lifts up his eyes at him, able to see the determination in Tsukasa's eyes. This young man was more than ready to confront him and end this journey.
''There will be no going back.'' The dragon advises him fully aware what might happen if they go there. Tsukasa also has a feeling things might not end well, but he's not afraid. He just says unwavering on this decision. ''I caused all of this. I should take responsibility for it after all.''
Cracking a smirk, Dragonic nods hoping for that response. He flies off his chair and hovers towards the rope of the backdrop. Gripping on it with both his claws, the dragon pulls down on it. The Hikari Studio begins to shake and fade as Daiki watches from the distances, following them to where the last world they will go.
''Final World it is…'' Dragonic announces to the group as the house is teleported as the backdrop unfolds what will be the last image of their journey, the final world. ''The World of Decade.''
Tsukasa stares upon the backdrop that shows the image of his camera, handed to his hands by a pair of small hands, belonging to his sisters with different Earths around them.
Author's Note: Time to clarify things:
1) TELL ME I AM WRONG AND RE-WATCH DECADE AND ASK YOURSELF ''Am I wrong?''. It is so dumb to say Narutaki is actually Tsukasa's A.R. self… but is it? They can both use Aurora Curtains (Dai-Shocker doesn't count as in that sense Tsukasa gave them the means to travel when he was the Great Leader before losing his memories) and they know a lot about the Riders and Monsters of their worlds. They are seemingly attached to each other. So I decided… fuck it. I could do Dark Decade- NO. I have my reasons… I'll explain later. But the point is Narutaki is the A.R. version of Tsukasa for this story, hating Decade, hating EVERYTHING about Decade that he will destroy the real version to end this sin. Speaking off…
2) Narutaki killed Natsumi's grandfather, Eijiro Hikari, to destroy the Decadriver before Tsukasa would eventually get it. It didn't work out… much. You could say he can destroy it anytime… no, actually. Once Tsukasa put on the Decadriver, his fate was sealed, becoming Decade. What about killing Tsukasa beforehand? No, Narutaki still needed Tsukasa to spread the destruction of all Rider Worlds.
3) Though how Narutaki ''lost'' his powers is rather… interesting hmm. Who would give troubles to an A.R. Decade? I wonder…
3) A pissed off Tsukasa… that's scary, remember that well.
4) Our Final Rider introduced; the man himself known as just Hibiki but he has a real name. Such a cool guy! I like him!
Just so everyone understands: Narutaki hates the cycle of Riders and Monsters as there was no end no matter how many worlds he had destroyed so he decided to end it, and that caused a certain being to stop him. However Narutaki still plotted to destroy the worlds even if he had to use Tsukasa to do it. The curse the Riders have placed on those called Decade… being a destroyer… you can tell what I mean.
Tsukasa started the destruction of the Rider Wars when he tried to escape the world he and a dead Sayo were in and Narutaki amplified it on his end. They travel to worlds unaware they have spread this destruction like a virus thus resulting in the merging and destruction of the bounders of the Rider Worlds and well… absolute destruction soon after. How will Tsukasa fix this? HMM…
Sorry for the late update, stuff. Also Dragon Knight Reborn will upload this week.
CLIMAX. Next time, next week, we will return to the real World of Decade… and enter the Rider War. Will Tsukasa change his fate or will everything be destroyed by the Destroyer of Worlds?