AN: Hello and welcome back to Kamen Rider Mythos and Super Hero Time between Mythos and Questinger. This one took awhile but you know, things have kind of been crazy in the world. The good news is the next 2 chapters have already been written and just need editing to they'll be out quicker. Anyway enjoy, and if you liked it leave a review. Also if want to see art for Mythos and Questinger go to ProjectMAF on twitter, we have art all the way up to the tertiary rider. Anyway enjoy.
A dark room is seen and smoke rises from an unknown location. Suddenly, a bright light shines through to clear the smoke and reveal Kamen Rider Mythos and Fantaji Sentai Questinger
All: Super Hero Time! LET'S START THE MYTH!
Kamen Rider Mythos
Myth 3: Bro-mbshells Incoming
Kinami Residence, 5 minutes after Hikaru arrives home…
It had been a rough night and Hikaru had been ready to come home and rest after the battle he had. Unfortunately, fate had other plans. His brother sat in the living room, smiling at him and motioning for Hikaru to come sit with him. Taiga Kinami was everything Hikaru wasn't: good looking with a piercing in his ear, hair styled so that it appeared to be messy but yet clean with the side of his hair dyed blue. Unlike Hikaru, Taiga didn't wear glasses and had darker brown eyes compared to Hikaru's lighter brown eyes. It wasn't just his looks that were completely different; it was his personality too. Taiga was full of energy, charismatic, funny and flirtatious. He was confident in himself and had a tendency to be an overprotective (and frankly overbearing) big brother. In Hikaru's eyes, Taiga was perfect and everyone wanted to be his friend. Sadly, people tended to forget Hikaru existed when his brother was around.
Still, this wasn't the worst part of the night. That honor would go to Apollo practically screaming and cursing at the red haired man who had appeared from the new orb they'd acquired. The man wore what looked to be a biker outfit and had black sunglasses covering his eyes, red hair that looked fire, and a full red beard. He somehow had a cigarette in his hands; Hikaru didn't know why or how, but didn't care enough to ask about it. Unsure who this individual might be, Hikaru got his answer on who this god was when Apollo yelled at him.
"Hikaru, red alert. It's Ares, We rescued Ares. Quick, throw away the orb." Ares frowned at the golden god's reaction.,
"Awww, relax big bro. Look at it this way: I'm here now, so I can take over this whole Mythos thing and you can go back to being the partier that you always were." Ares gave a laugh in response to his own comment as Apollo launched several more curses at him that Hikaru assumed was in Greek. Hikaru decided to let the two gods deal with things on their own; as the two gods bickered, Hikaru approached his brother, who stood up to greet him.
Hikaru put on his best smile and hugged his brother.
"Taiga, it's great to see you. How was America?" Hikaru asked in his best fake sincere voice. Taiga smiled at his little brother and gave a wholehearted response.
"Ah, it wasn't that exciting," Taiga responded. "I was working the whole time, but now I'm back; you and I are gonna hang out tomorrow." Hikaru wasn't sure how hard modeling really was but he wasn't about to question his brother on it. He frowned at his brother's comment, though.
"Uh, Taiga? I have school tomorrow," Hikaru defensively said. "We can't hang out." Taiga waved off his brother's worries.
"Hikaru, don't worry! I'll just come with you to school!" Taiga then took on a more joking tone. "Say, how's Mizuki? Did she get hot yet?" Taiga laughed at his own question, but Hikaru let out a frustrated sigh.
"Taiga," Hikaru attempted to explain while staying calm, "everyone there would recognize you." Taiga laughed again.
"I don't mind anything to hang out with my little bro," Taiga refuted. Hikaru nodded in defeat.
"As long as you don't distract me from my classes." Taiga nodded in agreement, moving to pat the seat next to him.
"Come sit down and catch up," Taiga said, but Hikaru shook his head.
"Sorry, but I had a long day, so I should get to bed," Hikaru clarified Taiga frowned.
"Oh ok," Taiga said worriedly before sounding more positive. "...But tomorrow you're gonna tell me everything you've been up to. I want all the details." Hikaru slowly nodded.
"Yeah, sure," Hikaru muttered, "all the details."
Hikaru knew he couldn't tell his brother about Mythos because Taiga would try to stop Hikaru or try to get involved himself. Only one option remained, then; Hikaru would have to figure out a lie to tell his brother. He quickly bid Taiga a good night to avoid further questions and went into his room, where the two gods still fought with each other. Hikaru tried his best to flat-out ignore them, opting to go to bed. Hikaru hoped they would be calmed down by the morning and he could find out how to stop the fighting, because if he didn't, then the two belligerent gods would end up driving him crazy.
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*The Opening theme begins, Colors by Flow*
Instrumentals begin as the city is first viewed before shooting upwards to reveal a floating city and Hikaru Kinami standing in front of a temple with a sun on it. The words Kamen Rider Mythos flashes on screen.
jibun wo sekai sae mo kaete shimaesou na shunkan wa itsu mo sugu soba ni
The camera flies through the city showing several temples and finally the sun before several flashes of monsters appear.
kakusenu iradachi to tachitsukusu jibun o mitsume
Hikaru is shown in several places looking withdrawn and upset in several locations including his mother's flower shop, his school and finally a busy street. Finally it flashes to him now as Mythos atop a building looking down on the city.
mayoinagara nayaminagara kuyaminagara kimereba ii sa
Taiga, Mizuki and Kiriko appear in the flower shop looking happy as Hikaru is withdrawn from them before the scene flashes to the city, Olympus with the gods flashing one by one before landing on Apollo holding the Apollo Orb.
kimi ga kureta kotoba hitotsu tomadoi wa kiesari
Hikaru is shown picking up the Mythos driver and placing it on himself
karappo datta boku no heya ni hikari ga sashita
Hikaru henshins as Apollo flies behind him flashing a golden light
miageta oozora ga aoku sumikitte iku
Mythos fully formed bursts into a group of foot soldiers fighting them off
tozashita mado wo hiraku koto wo kimeta
Apollo appearing over lined with Mythos yells as Mythos performs a rider kick
jibun o sekai sae mo kaete shimaesou na
Mythos is shown riding his rider machine Machine Chariot
shunkan wa itsu mo sugu soba ni
Several flashes including two silhouetted Mythos forms and Cronus's coffin appear before settling on Hikaru and Apollo standing together
The music ends with the Pantheon Driver and multiple Orbs scattered on the ground with a ray of light on them.
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The next day ….
Morning had arrived. Despite Hikaru attempting to leave Taiga at home like he had hoped, he was unsuccessful. During breakfast, Taiga reminded him of the conversation from the previous day.
"C'mon Hikaru, let me come to school with you today!" Taiga proclaimed energetically. "I'll treat you to lunch." Hikaru shook his head.
"I really can't, Taiga. I have a test today and I can't get distracted." Hikaru started to grab his things while Taiga pouted at his little brother before yelling.
"Mom, tell Hikaru to let me go to school with him!" Kiriko smiled at her two sons, nodding.
"Hikaru, just let Taiga go to school with you. He wants to be with you and he's never been to college. It might be a great experience for him." Hikaru sighed; once again, his mother took his older brother's side.
"Fine," Hikaru frustratingly admitted. "You can come, but you gotta find something to do when I'm in class, okay?" Taiga nodded.
"Aye aye, captain!"
While this exchange was going on, Apollo and Ares continued to argue and, from what Hikaru could tell, it was about a girl. Ares was yelling at Apollo.
"You knew Aphrodite and I had a thing going on, but you still slept with her!" Apollo yelled back.
"When the goddess of love offers her bed to you, you don't say no, little bro!" Apollo defended. The two continued to bicker back and forth, usually about Ares' lovers that Apollo stole from him, or how Ares always made Apollo look bad in front of their father. Finally, as Hikaru and Taiga were heading out the door, Apollo said something that caused Ares to go into his orb. Apollo cursed in Greek.
"Ugh, I hate that guy. He is easily the worst of my 53 siblings." Hikaru was going to question what that meant, but decided to not open his mouth. The small party left the shop and began to walk the way to Hikaru's school, with Taiga complaining about how it was such a long walk all the way.
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Classes had been mostly okay so far. Thank the gods that the brothers didn't see Mizuki, Hikaru thought to himself, and that Taiga had simply walked off to the student cafe to allow Hikaru to go take his test. Even Apollo and Ares had grown tired of shouting at each other and had simply retired to their orbs, content with ignoring each other, which let Hikaru focus in peace. Now, as he walked to the cafe to go meet his brother for lunch, Hikaru was sure they were in the clear and nothing bad would happen. He arrived at the cafe to see a crowd of students all congregated in one area. Hikaru, being the smart adult that he was, figured out immediately that the crowd was for Taiga. He shoved his way through the crowd, though several people attempted to push back. Eventually, he emerged from the pool of bodies to see his brother sitting at the table with Mizuki, who was attempting to talk to him. Taiga, however, was distracted by flirting with another girl. Hikaru tapped his brother on the shoulder; Taiga turned and smiled at him, talking as he smiled.
"Hikaru, you're here!" Taiga almost yelled. "Man, this school of yours is great; you've got so many friends." Hikaru sighed; none of these people were his friends.
"Taiga," Hikaru irritatedly and bluntly said, "let's go get lunch." Taiga nodded in response.
"Right, of course. Sorry that I got distracted." Of course Taiga got distracted, Hikaru thought. Taiga could never say no to people who were willing to praise him. The two brothers got up and tried to make their way through the crowd as Mizuki followed, calling out to them.
"Hey, wait up!" Mizuki yelled. "I want to come with you both." The girl pushed through the crowd rather violently, knocking several people down and stepping on the toes of many others along the way while trying to follow the brothers. As the three finally managed to get outside, Taiga smiled at his brother.
"Man, you got a lot of nice friends in there, bro! They even invited me to a party." Hikaru frowned and did his best to calmly explain.
"Taiga, those weren't my friends. All they wanted was to meet you." Taiga scowled in response.
"So... They were just using you to get to me?" Hikaru nodded, ready to be done with the conversation at hand.
"Yeah, people do it all the time, so it's no big deal." Hikaru replied, knowing fully well it was indeed a big deal. Taiga grumbled.
"No one should be using my little brother for anything," Taiga said. Hikaru frowned; not only did Taiga seem oblivious that he had essentially used Hikaru to talk to girls, but this would mean that Taiga would not appreciate Apollo.
Taiga, however, was about to march back into the cafe to give the large group of people a piece of his mind when he was stopped by Mizuki.
"Don't worry about those people, Taiga," she explained. "Let's just go and get some lunch and you can tell me… I-I mean… US about your trip to America." Mizuki smiled kindly and Taiga smiled back, knowing fully well that he was now the focus. He turned around to once again go towards where they'd be eating lunch.
Hikaru frowned and walked behind both Mizuki and Taiga. First, his mother was already playing favorites, and now his best friend had forgotten about him. Hikaru wanted to be angry, but it wasn't in his nature; all he could do was hope that the coming week wouldn't be that bad and that Taiga would soon be going back to work.
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One Week Later…..
It had been a week since Taiga had returned and things had been no less than hectic. Despite promising he'd only go to school with Hikaru for one day, Taiga ended up walking to school with him and Mizuki everyday. Hikaru had to listen to Mizuki attempt to flirt with Taiga for nearly 20 minutes a day, and Taiga mostly just talked about himself and the things he'd done to help people. All Apollo and Ares had done was argue with each other; Ares constantly threatened Apollo to just step aside and let him take over as the partner to Mythos and Apollo yelled at Ares that he was a bully. Hikaru was hoping that Taiga would stop walking with them since Taiga had started to complain about the walking. Hikaru was walking out of the flower shop when he saw Taiga in the alleyway dusting off a motorcycle. Hikaru curiously walked up to his older brother.
"Uh, Taiga…" Hikaru worriedly asked his older brother, who turned and wiped some sweat off his brow as Hikaru continued. "Whose bike is that?" Taiga smiled at his brother.
"Well, I was getting tired of walking everywhere after only one week," Taiga explained, "So I figured you must get tired doing it all the time." Hikaru raised an eyebrow and spoke.
"Ok, so what does that have to do with the bike?" Taiga handed Hikaru a helmet.
"Well, Mom told me you got your bike license, so I went out and bought this for you. Now you can get to school faster AND you have an excuse for Mizuki to hug you by offering her a ride." Hikaru blushed at his brother's comment but shook his head in refusal.
"Taiga, I can't accept this, it's your money." Hikaru had been saving up to buy his own motorcycle and while Taiga was certainly helping him out, he still felt guilty about accepting it. Taiga dismissed Hikaru's worries, however.
"It may be my money, but we're family, and after all the money I've made modeling, I wanted to spoil you a bit. You're a good kid, so you deserve it." Before Hikaru could comment, Apollo appeared from his orb.
"You know…" Apollo coerced, "This could help us get around the city easier in case of monster attacks. I'd say take it." Hikaru, not able to argue with that logic, sighed and hugged his older brother.
"Thanks a lot Taiga, I appreciate it," Hikaru said with genuine appreciation. Taiga nodded.
"Right, well... Enjoy it today and make sure you get ready, because tomorrow I'm hosting a charity event for hungry children and the whole family is invited." Taiga ran off before Hikaru could respond. Hikaru frowned; he didn't do well at parties or crowds. He was left to admire the sleek red bike that Taiga had picked out for him. It had white and gold trimming and seemed built for speed. It seemed expensive, like one of those bikes for racing, and Hikaru wasn't sure where his brother could've possibly gotten this from.
Before he could question it any further, Apollo glowed slightly.
"Hikaru," Apollo decreed, "There's Tartarans in the city. Let's take that bike and go." Hikaru nodded; he proceeded to jump on the bike and put the keys in, revving it and taking off going by the directions Apollo gave him. Deciding that he shouldn't arrive untransformed, Hikaru took out the Pantheon Driver and placed it on his waist, to which the Driver reacted the way it always had, announcing itself.
"PANTHEON DRIVER!" He took out the orb and scanned it, the belt responding.
"APOLLO ORB! What's beyond the chains?! Break freeeee! What's beyond the chains?! Break freeeee!" Hikaru, trying to maintain balance on the bike, pushed the button and yelled out.
"HENSHIN!" The belt responded accordingly.
"Ride on! Power of the sun! (The golden god!) Apollo Frameeeee! Yeah!"
The chariot appeared and, instead of crashing into him like normal, lined up with Hikaru and merged with him, forming Mythos and revealing that the bike had changed as well, as it now had armor and the front appeared to be like a horse's head. Hikaru smiled at the transformation, muttering the words that Apollo had said only moments before.
"...This will help me get places easier." Apollo's voice appeared in Hikaru's head.
"The magic from the Pantheon Driver must've affected the bike too. That's pretty cool." Hikaru nodded as he drove on.
"I think I'll call it the Machine Chariot." Apollo laughed at how much of a nerd Hikaru could be at times, but remained silent as his partner was excited by their new "steed". The two finally arrived at the sight of the Tartarans running wild and Hikaru, as Mythos, quickly summoned his weapon.
"APOLLO KANEYUMI!" The Tartarans came charging at him but Mythos fired some arrows at one, landing two arrows into both of one monster's eyes, causing it to fall. The others charged him and Mythos began to fight them off, hitting some with the bow and launching arrows at others. They fell one by one until the last one remained and Mythos inserted Apollo's orb into the bow.
"APOLLO'S FAVOR: KANEYUMI!" Mythos pulled back the now larger bow and fired one last arrow, destroying the last of the raging for good and sending them back to Tartarus. Settling down, Hikaru unhenshined and Apollo appeared by his side, clearly content with himself.
"Not bad Hikaru," Apollo boasted. "I'd say we're getting better at this." Hikaru smiled at the praise, but the smile didn't last long as Ares appeared from his orb. Ares frowned.
"That battle made you happy? That was sloppy. If it was me, the monsters wouldn't be touching you. As usual, Apollo, you're lazy and weak; you're a musician, not a warrior." Apollo glowed and got into Ares's face.
Well, I'm sorry I'm not the god of war, but Father picked me so I'm partnered with Mythos; you just need to get over it." Ares began to get a fiery aura himself.
"Why should I get over it when I'm watching a spoiled brat whose father trusted with the only thing that could save Olympus?" Apollo rolled his eyes.
"I'm sorry that I'm not the perfect son like you, who everyone likes." Ares looked at his older brother.
"People like me because I get shit done and do my job, unlike you who just likes to be worshipped." Apollo glowed brighter.
"Maybe that's because last time I got involved in a war, my temple got burned down and ransacked by your people." Ares waved him off.
"Are you still mad about the Trojan War?" Apollo nodded fairly aggressively.
"Yes, and I think you're just mad that I killed Achilles," Apollo retorted smugly.
"Can both of you just stop?" Hikaru interjected. "You're brothers; you should get along." Ares turned to Hikaru, glaring daggers at him.
"Excuse me, I don't need a lecture from a mortal who can't deal with his own sibling either." Hikaru said nothing as Ares continued.
"I've been watching you all week, being pushed around by your dimwitted and egotistical older brother who I swear could pass for a mortal Apollo. I don't plan to take any family advice from you, doormat" With that he went back into his orb leaving Hikaru looking at the ground. Apollo looked at his partner.
"Hikaru don't listen to him, he's just a jerk," Apollo said, attempting to console Hikaru. Hikaru shook his head.
"No, he's right. C'mon, let's go home." With that, Hikaru wordlessly got back onto his bike, which had also changed back to normal, and began to drive home, depressed over what the war god had said to him.
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Mount Olympus, The temple of Zeus…..
Rhea, the queen of the titans ,punched the wall, which alarmed Krios and Prometheus, as the temple had been quiet. Krios looked at her.
"What is it, my queen?" Rhea growled at him.
"Prometheus, you snake! You said this would be easy, but here we are, losing yet another pack of Tartarans to Mythos!"
Prometheus, fearful of Rhea, bowed.
"Do not worry, my queen; Apollo accepting the boy was but a mild set back; fear not, for I have a plan." Krios, amused by Prometheus's cowering, raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
"Oh, really? What plan would that be?" Prometheus conjured an image of a Drakaina.
"Well, Apollo is built for speed and agility, not strength, so... If we take something fast like Apollo and give it some protection..." The Drakaina was merged with some armor as Prometheus continued. "...Apollo's arrows wouldn't be able to penetrate the armor and kill it." Rhea smiled at this plan, now in a better mood.
"Oh, that's good, Prometheus. Let it be done; send it to the mortal earth and make it as mindless and bloodthirsty as you can." Prometheus nodded.
"As always, my queen; I shall call it Drakaknight and it shall be Mythos's undoing." Prometheus began to laugh as his plan was slowly coming together; it hadn't even crossed his mind to be ready just in case Ares decided to help Mythos.
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The next day….
It had only been a day since Ares had yelled at Hikaru over his and Taiga's issues; Hikaru had been in a depressed state ever since the incident. No one cared about him when Taiga was around and everyone ignored him, but Ares was right. Hikaru couldn't confront his brother over his feelings in fear of what could happen. Now, as he was getting ready for the party his brother was hosting, he found himself struggling to tie his tie. Suddenly, hands appeared on his shoulder and turned him around; after being spun, Hikaru faced his smiling mother.
"Here," she said, "let me do that for you." She began to fix Hikaur's tie as he frowned at her.
"I figured you'd have gone with Taiga already," Hikaru said. Kiriko shook her head.
"No, I wanted to go with my younger son and make sure he was okay." Hikaru sighed.
"Why wouldn't I be ok?" Hikaru asked. Kiriko smiled lightly.
"Because I know you have a tendency to feel overshadowed by Taiga's larger-than-life personality." Hikaru frowned.
"I really do enjoy having him around, but people tend to forget I exist when he's around." Hikaru let out yet another sigh.
Kiriko finished his tie and smiled at him.
"I know it's hard. I sometimes feel the same, but…" Kiriko stopped to consider her next words for a moment. "I know that, in the end, Taiga means well. You're still finding yourself and I think Taiga is too. What I want you to remember is that I love both of you just the same, and I want you both to be happy." Hikaru nodded.
"Thanks mom. I love you too." Kiriko Kinami smiled, happy that she was able to help.
"Now, let's go support your brother and you can tell him how you feel." Hikaru nodded and smiled.
"Right, I suppose I should be honest with him for once." He followed his mother out the door. Hikaru wasn't sure if he could truly tell Taiga the full extent of his issues, but he was confident he could tell his brother how he felt about him being a little too much sometimes.
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At a party downtown…
Hikaru and his mom, after a bit of a hassle with traffic and hassle with reporters, had finally arrived downtown for the charity event, though Hikaru was still in the dark on which charity this was for. Kiriko, not one for large crowds, separated from Hikaru fairly early on their arrival to go find somewhere quiet. Meanwhile, Hikaru struggled to find Taiga. After finally having a moment to clear his thoughts, he decided to go find the one place he knew his brother would be: at the center of attention. After a lot of looking, Hikaru finally found his brother amongst some reporters who were taking his picture and asking him questions. Hikaru, although uncomfortable getting involved with the press, walked up to Taiga and tapped his brother's shoulder.
"Hey Taiga, can we go talk for a moment?" he asked as quietly and privately as he could. Taiga smiled at him.
"Sure Hikaru, just let me finish some questions first," Taiga answered. Taiga then continued to answer repeated questions about how the money raised this evening would be going towards starving children with sincerity. One reporter in particular stepped up, not looking too happy. She pointed her microphone right at Taiga.
"Mr. Kinami," the reporter pressured, "why was this your cause of choice?" Taiga hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Because," Taiga explained, "I was fortunate enough to be able to grow up with a meal everyday and I want other kids to be doing the same." Hikaru was a bit impressed with the genuine concern Taiga had, but that didn't seem to satisfy the reporter.
"This is a cause that you've been supporting for a while?" Taiga nodded in agreement.
"Absolutely. Of the many charities I donate to, Actions Against is my favorite because of all the things they do. I've worked with them for some time and even have a fund in my father's name for those I think make profound differences." Taiga smiled and was about to take another question before the reporter continued.
"Do you even hear yourself, Mr. Kinami?" Taiga froze at this sudden aggressiveness, turning back to the reporter.
"I'm sorry?" Taiga asked in shock. The reporter glared at him as she finally got right into his face.
"Clearly, as our sources thought," the reporter angrily exposited, "you're an egotistical showboat who has a need to constantly be at the center of attention and who doesn't actually care about any of the causes he supports. A fund in your father's name only for those that YOU think deserve recognition? Please, you just want to be seen as a hero to the public. I'm sure your father would be disappointed that his name would be used like that."
Hikaru watched as his brother lost the smile on his face and went silent. The other reporters eagerly waited for a response from the reporter; Hikaru, sensing he needed to help his brother, got in front of Taiga to lead him away.
"Sorry, but this interview is over," Hikaru bluntly explained as the reporters cried out afterwards for Taiga's attention. "My brother has other things he has to attend to."
Hikaru dragged Taiga out of the main room of the building they were in, eventually finding a balcony where his brother could get some fresh air. Hikaru looked at his brother's blank face.
"Taiga," Hikaru asked worriedly. "Are you okay?" Taiga signed and looked up to his brother.
"Hikaru, do you think what she said was true?" Taiga said, seemingly drained of any confidence. Hikaru hesitated to answer for a moment.
"Well…" Hikaru chose his words as carefully as he could. "I think you like attention, but I think she was wrong about you not caring about those you help." Taiga frowned and looked down, defeated.
"You really think I steal the spotlight too much?" Hikaru frowned. Clearly his words weren't chosen well enough. He had to be careful.
"I think," Hikaru explained, being very explicit with what he said, "that you let fame get to your head sometimes and that makes you forget about the important things." Taiga looked up at his little brother after a moment of silence.
"Hikaru, have I ever hurt you because of this?" Hikaru raised an eyebrow.
"What makes you ask that?" Hikaru asked, trying to avoid that.
"Because you seem to be talking from experience," Taiga responded. Hikaru sighed.
"You tend to come on a little strong and over-protective," Hikaru explained. "Sometimes that causes you to be the center of attention and that overwhelms me." Taiga put a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"You know I just want to protect you; you're my little brother, after all," Taiga explained. Hikaru nodded.
"I know that, but you gotta let me grow on my own and figure out the kind of man I'm going to be." Hikaru breathed out of stress. This was hard for him to do, but he needed to get some of his feelings out. Taiga smiled at his little brother.
"I think you're well on your way," Taiga said with confidence. Hikaru looked at his older brother.
"What makes you say that?" Hikaru asked.
Taiga ruffled his brother's hair, "Because you had the guts to tell me how you really felt and gave me a bit of a reality check." Hikaru smiled.
"...Thanks," Hikaru said. "I'll give you a reality check anytime you need one." The two brothers hugged, having reached a mutual understanding while Ares and Apollo watched on. Apollo turned to his younger brother.
"You know, we can still learn a thing or two from mortals." Ares nodded, taking a long drag from his cigarette.
"...I suppose you're right," Ares said, breathing out smoke. "...I'm sorry I'm such a jerk to you. I suppose I'm just jealous that no matter what I do, you're the first-born son and father's heir." Apollo smiled at his bigger younger brother.
"I'm sorry as well. I should really get over the Trojan War and stop being jealous over how everyone respects and relies on you," Apollo admitted. Ares smiled.
"Well, I know one thing," Ares said before taking another smoke, explaining further only a few moments later. "I'll be respecting my older brother a little more from now on." Apollo glowed proudly.
"Ah, I see you're finally understanding my greatness," Apollo said as he struck a pose. Ares punched him lightly in response.
"Don't push it or I'll kick your ass," Ares stoically said.
Suddenly, Apollo sensed something. "Hikaru, we got something in the city. Time to go." Hikaru sighed, wreaking the hug with his brother.
"Taiga, I have to go, but…" Hikaru nodded affirmatively. "Go back out there and prove that reporter wrong." Taiga looked at his brother, confused.
"Wait, where are you going?" Taiga questioned. Hikaru began to turn around but responded.
"Look, it's complicated, but it's important, so I'm sorry." Hikaru ran off, leaving his confused brother behind, hoping Taiga would not hold this sudden departure against him.
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An attack nearby…..
Hikaru arrived already transformed into Mythos, quickly getting sight of the monster attacking civilians. Police officers on scene were trying to shoot the monster, but nothing could harm it. In fact, the bullets simply landed to the ground flattened after hitting the monster. Mythos carefully looked at the monster as it turned around.
"Wait a second…" Hikaru asked aloud. "Is that a Drakaina?" Apollo responded in his usual confident voice.
"Looks like it!" Apollo consoled. "Don't worry, I've slain these ugly things before! This shouldn't be a problem." Mythos nodded at this and charged towards Drakaknight and stopped the monster from killing an officer.
"Get out of here!" Hikaru demanded the officer as he blocked the monster's attack. The officer was not willing to argue with the warrior that stopped him from dying, and thus nodded and ran away. Now having more room, Mythos began to punch the snake-like monster. Delivering a few jabs and a kick unfortunately seemed to do nothing to the monster, but each attack only seemed to ring off the monster and . Mythos looked worried.
"Uh, Apollo…?" Hikaru concernedly said. "Nothing seems to hurt it." Apollo cursed in Greek.
"Yea, I noticed." Apollo now took a closer glance at the monster. "It seems like it's wearing armor or something."
Mythos deciding that punching wouldn't work summoned his bow.
"APOLLO KANEYUMI!" the bow responded. Hikaru fired some arrows at the beast, but like the bullets, they seemed to not be doing anything. Drakaknight simply stood there, seemingly bored of what was going on. Mythos scanned the Apollo Orb on his driver.
"Fine, then," Mythos cursed, "if that won't work, then take this!" Glowing, he jumped up into the sky and came down with his kick, the belt announcing the attack.
"APOLLO FAVOR: KICK!" The kick connected, but still did nothing. In fact, the monster clutched Mythos's foot through the energy of the kick and prepared a large fireball. Mythos couldn't do anything to get away, thus leaving the fireball to connect directly with Mythos; the impact sent him back and left him to unhenshin, leaving only a hurt Hikaru on the ground. Hikaru got up slowly, struggling through the heat and burns.
"We aren't strong enough to get through her armor," Hikaru explained. Apollo nodded in agreeance.
"No, we aren't." Apollo admitted. "But I know who could be. Hikaru, use Ares." Hikaru looked at his partner to confirm.
"Apollo, are you sure?" Hikaru asked; Apollo nodded to confirm.
"Yeah, I suppose I can share you with Ares just this once." Hikaru stood fully upright, grasping the belt around his waist. Apollo faded away as Hikaru pulled out Ares's orb. The red was almost like fire, much like a burning courage. Suitable for a god of war. Hikaru grasped the orb.
"Ares," Hikaru said quietly before lifting the orb up to the heavens, "lend me your power!" The orb seemed to glow in response and Ares manifested behind Hikaru, his fiery aura surrounding the two.
"ALRIGHT!" Ares cheered, clanging a sword and shield he now had together. "I've been itching for a fight!" Hikaru scanned the orb as the driver accepted it.
"ARES ORB! What's beyond the chains?! Break freeeee! What's beyond the chains?! Break freeeee!"
Hikaru made a fighting stance and punched the air twice as Ares repeated his actions. Hikaru then pressed the button on the driver and called out HENSHIN. The undersuit enveloped him in a blue fire as a war chariot came out and crashed into him.
"Fight Hard! Defend your glory! (The War God!) Ares Frameeeee! Yeah!"
The armor formed on Hikaru in a fiery explosion that lit up the night, and from the explosion came Mythos Ares Frame, as if born from the fire. This Frame was clearly different, primarily blue and gray with the cape and trenchcoat now appearing tattered and worn. It had more armor on it, further protecting Hikaru from attacks. The top of Mythos's head now had a piece typical of a Spartan general's helmet and his eyes were now blue. Hikaru, feeling bloodthirsty from merging with Ares, punched the air with his fist before pointing at the monster.
"I'm Kamen Rider Mythos," Hikaru seemed to yell aggressively, "THE RIDER CHOSEN BY THE GODS!" Hikaru could hear Ares laughing in his mind.
"Oh yeah, this feels sweet!" Ares cheered. "Alright, let's kick some ass, kid!" Mythos nodded and lept forward; his fists were engulfed in a blue fire as he began to punch Drakaknight. Surprisingly, these punches were actually damaging her armor, chips and chucks flying off with each hit. The punches weren't like Apollo Frame, which were graceful and precise; these punches, instead, were fast, hard, and random. The monster wasn't sure where Mythos would strike next, and so launched a fireball again to gain some time. While the fireball managed to knock Mythos back, it did nothing to injure him. Seeing the monster's armor was cracking, Mythos scanned the Ares orb twice, the driver responding.
"ARES KAIGUNTOU!" Two swords formed from the belt; they immediately became engulfed in blue flame, which traveled up to Mythos's wrists, forming chains that would keep the weapons within reach. Mythos charged once again, swinging the swords at Drakaknight; the swords were big and bulky and caused larger pieces of armor to break off due to the sheer weight of the weapons.
The monster couldn't take the strength of the attacks and the fire emitted from them; within seconds of the attack beginning, the armor shattered. Mythos, seeing this was a time to strike, placed the Ares Orb into one of the swords, with the swords acknowledging it.
"ARES FAVOR: KAIGUNTOU!" Mythos laughed and spoke aloud so anyone within earshot could hear.
"Time to give the gods a proper tribute!" Mythos decreed! The swords became bigger and Mythos delivered six rapid slashes before finally making two last slashes in the shape of an X before turning around and allowing the monster to fall and explode. Hikaru unhenshined and Apollo approached him and Ares as Hikaru tried to catch his breath.
"Wow," Hikaru said, trying to cool down, "that was intense." Ares laughed in response.
"That's what happens when you fight with the god of war, kid," Ares explained, "things get intense." Apollo nodded at them.
"You know, that wasn't too bad, though not as great as what I could have done. I would've been more stylish, but you made do with what you had." Ares scoffed at him.
"Keep telling yourself that, Apollo," Ares playfully jabbed back. Apollo smiled at his brother.
"You know what, Ares?" Apollo paused to nod at his brother. "I've thought about it. I suppose we can both be the partners of Mythos." Ares smiled back at his brother as the two fist bumped.
"I suppose I can live with that," Ares said as he disappeared back to his orb. Hikaru sighed, unsure what he was getting himself into, as he now had two gods to deal with.
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Later that night….
The charity party was over by the time Hikaru had made it back to the party hall, so he got a ride back home. Shortly after getting home, Taiga returned as well and the two brothers were now simply hanging out and playing video games. Taiga told Hikaru that he had gone back out there and proved the reporters wrong by not running from them and was determined to go help out at the causes he did support. Hikaru made up a lie about Mizuki needing his help with something and, thankfully, Taiga bought it. Now Apollo and Ares were watching the two play games. Apollo turned to Ares with a grin on his face.
"You know I'd totally beat you at this," Apollo said with a smug, shit-eating grin. Ares scoffed at his brother.
"Oh please," Ares jokingly mocked, "you couldn't beat me even if I go easy on you to give you a chance." As the two began to argue, Taiga turned towards his brother.
"Hikaru, do you hear voices or is it just me?" Taiga asked confusedly. Hikaru laughed nervously.
"Uh... nope. I don't hear anything; you must be tired from the party." Taiga nodded.
"Yeah, that must be it." The two went back to playing games as Hikaru was wondering if Taiga could hear Apollo and Ares. As things grew quiet Ares turned to Apollo.
"You know, something is bugging me," Ares muttered. Apollo raised an eyebrow at his brother.
"What's that?" Apollo asked. Ares scratched his beard.
"We both know our father well," Ares explained. "Zeus isn't king of the gods for nothing. He could've dropped you in Greece and you could've easily found someone to be Mythos there, so why would he drop you in Japan where we never even spread our influence to?" Apollo shrugged.
"I don't know," Apollo said in response. "What are you trying to say?" Ares sighed.
"I'm saying that, maybe, Father either wanted you to be in Japan, or that kid might be more special than we're realizing," Ares stated. Apollo thought about his brother's words as he turned to look at Hikaru, wondering if his Father had some ulterior motives.
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To be continued!
Next Time on Kamen Rider Mythos!:
Mizuki is talking to Hikaru
"I don't like feeling useless while my best friend saves the world."
A knocked out Mizuki is being taken by a monster
"You shall be dead soon!"
Mythos in Apollo Frame is beating up a grunt savagely
"TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!"
