ADVENTURE 4 ; THE VICTORIOUS TUNE!
A scream. The first thing that rang out through the night. A man stood on top of a mountain, listening to the scream. The loud shriek penetrated the calm of the night, making the man crunch his face in annoyance. He adjusted his camper clothing, and looked around for the source, using his vantage point. A younger figure stood with him, curious. The two suddenly took off running.
The both of them then arrived in a small village, the night sky lit by electric lamp posts. As the man crouched by one of them, directly on the dark side of the pole, they noticed six Hoppers aiming their rifles at a home. They then torched it, screaming coming from inside. The man sighed, standing up and taking out something similar to a tuning fork, entering the town as his companion watched in awe.
As he did so, he passed by a sign on one of the lamp posts. Half of it burnt away, it read ' No Oni Allowed '. The man scoffed at this, before holding up a Henshin Onsa and hitting it off a lamp post, putting it to his forehead. A strange face formed in his forehead, as he lowered the tuning fork. Green flames erupted over his body, before a hand smacked them away... Revealing a green and black Oni. As this happened, the Hoppers turned the dials on their head until it landed on the Hibiki symbol, shifting them into Kappa Yokai.
The Oni held two blue Onigeki, arriving behind two of the Hoppers and hitting them both in the back, knocking them down, and swung the sticks up easily to bash another in the head. The Oni turned to the final three, as the door to the home they were torching suddenly burst open. A family of five ran out, panting.
"Now, Sieg!" The Oni shouted, the younger companion nodding as he withdrew a small knife. The young man took a deep breath, before crying out and charging forward. Cutting into the back of the fourth Hopper, ripping the knife out and pushing it down before slashing the other one's hand off. The young man turned... Only to stare down the barrel of the sixth Hopper's flame rifle, screaming in terror.
"ORA!" Sieg screamed, cowering as the Oni leapt past him. The Ongeki hit the rifle down, with the hero elbowing the Hopper to the left, raising his knee and kneeing it rapidly in the gut. The Hopper coughed up green blood, with Sieg executing a spin kick to finish it off. "Ora... Thank you." Sieg thanked, the Oni scoffing in a friendly manner and holding out his hand, helping Sieg up.
Sieg smiled at the mentor, as they detransformed back into the human man. The man, Ora, looked at the family they had saved. The five were panting hard, looking each other over for burns or other wounds. As Ora approached, the father looked up and drew a handgun, pointing it dangerously at the pair.
"Oni... Are not wanted here!" The man shouted, the safety on his gun clicking off as he stared threateningly. The man's wife and three children watched, horrified. Not of the man's actions, but of Ora and Sieg. Ora then sighed, whistling, as something smacked the gun out of the man's hand, a Nibi-iro Hebi Disk Animal now coiled around the gun on the ground.
"Are you all okay?" Ora asked, the man backing up and staring. "We'll be a lot better when you freaks move off already! Your kind gets us in even worse trouble, demons!" The father screamed, the mother nodding and covering the eyes of their children. This aggravated Ora, who leaned forward. "We just saved your life! And it's ogre, not demon!" Ora corrected, Sieg staring them down.
However, before the argument could continue, the ground behind the family suddenly erupted with dust and stones flying into the air. A Bakegani rose from the ground, with a strange figure on it's back. The figure held two corrupted versions of Ongeki, and resembled a more corrupt version of Hibiki. On their chest was the name Hibiki, with the number 2006 on the beat sticks. The family cowered to the side as they saw this figure, with Sieg reaching for his knife as Ora brought out his tuning fork.
"Noki... We told you to stay on the reservations. Why did you break the law?!" Another Hibiki shouted down at them, Ora stepping forward and clenching his fists. "You know exactly why... You'll burn these people out of house and home!" Ora shouted, Sieg nodding with his mentor. "And they'll hunt you for us afterwards. If an Oni is around an area, we must be safe!" Another Hibiki countered, the family lowering their heads before staring at the pair.
"Oh, for the love of... " Ora began, only to see Sieg step forward with a wrist brace on. As Sieg reached up to touch it, Ora grabbed his arm and pushed it down. "Don't!" Ora shouted, Another Hibiki taking this chance and firing a glob of flames at the two. Ora saw this, transforming into his Oni form quickly and taking the hit, being sent flying past Sieg and hitting a tree, slumping over as he dropped.
Sieg turned, crying out. "Noki!" Sieg called out, scrambling over to his master. Another Hibiki stood atop the Bakegani stood, as if the Yokai was trained to obey him, and prepared to send another ball of fire... Only to be interrupted by two shots flying at him, being stopped by the Bakegani's claw. "Who dares?!" Another Hibiki roared, turning.
Ghoul aimed the Gan Gun Saber in it's ranged mode, with Venture holding his lance. "They aren't Oni... They're here to help!" The father yelled, his family gasping as the two Riders stared down Another Hibiki. "A Ghost and a Mirror Rider... This will be easy!" Another Hibiki roared, hopping off the Bakegani as it sunk into the ground with nothing more than a small roar.
Another Hibiki charged forward, as Venture held out his lance. "Let's go, Brook!" "I'm going to rock your soul!". The two Riders charged aswell, Venture's lance clashing with the beat sticks as Ghoul fired from afar, Another Hibiki ducking the shots and kicking Venture into them. As Another Hibiki stepped into the open, Ghoul opened fire on him... Only for the Another Rider to nimbly flip over the shots, sending out flames from his monstrous Ongeki as Ghoul stared in shock, being hit.
"Dammit... They need help... I need to transform!" Sieg shouted, standing as he held onto his brace... Only for Ora to stumble forward and stop him, gripping his arm and pulling it back from the brace. "Stop it! Sieg... You can't make such a terrible mistake!" Noki shouted, sprinting towards the fight to help. "Mistake... ?" Sieg murmured.
VICTORY SAILER
"We've been here before... Oni are not welcome here!" Akimoto announced, looking over a screen next to the rudder as Yusuke's eyes widened. The two had stayed behind with Fortune while Hanshakara and Brook were sent off ahead to scout out where they could find the Hibiki RideWatch, or any sort of powerup.
"B-But you said this was a World where the Kamen Rider were Oni! How is that possible?!" Yusuke questioned, Akimoto getting up from the rudder seat and turning to him, arms crossed. "Well, it makes sound sense from a government standpoint. If you don't want anyone to go against your evil rule... You start a myth that all Oni are evil." Akimoto explained, Yusuke snapping his fingers as he caught on. "So the World fears the people that protect it! That's so smartly evil!" Yusuke exclaimed, Fortune looking between the two as Akimoto looked up at the bird. "What?"
"I'm just thinking... What's our end goal?" Fortune inquired, Akimoto smirking rudely. "That's easy. Defeat the Black Order, and save the Worlds." Akimoto explained, Yusuke nodding as he thought back. "So far, we've crushed the Black Order from my World, the Black Order force from Brook's, and the one in the World of Ryuki." Yusuke remembered, Akimoto nodding.
The conversation was about to continue, before they heard commotion nearby. The two ran to the railing, with Fortune settling between them. Four figures emerged, with one of them guarding their backs. The familiar face of Ghoul was seen helping an Oni run with them, while a young man with a pack full of things followed. Venture sat at the back, holding his lance out to see if anything followed them, before running aboard the Victory Sailer.
"Big crab!" Hanshakara shouted, Akimoto looking at him in confusion. "I really hope you mean that someone's bringing a seafood buffet for the crew!" Akimoto shouted, only to turn back and see three Bakegani charging towards the Victory Sailer, all snapping their pincers. "OH SHIT! FORTUNE!" Akimoto screamed, diving back as the Victory Sailer lifted off from the ground.
"How do we fight that, boss?!" Yusuke shouted, Akimoto going to the rudder and smiling at his companion. "Oh, come now... You don't think this is just a pirate ship, do you? Everyone, stand near me!" Akimoto quipped, with the Riders (Sieg and Fortune included) gathering around him, with Noki propped up by Brook.
A chamber grew up around them, as they were suddenly lowered under the decks of the ship into a cockpit room that was vaguely similar to that of a Time Mazine, only with more space for others to stand. On the outside, the Victory Sailer converted itself into a moderately sized mecha mode, cannons serving as fingers.
"Victory Crusader." Akimoto remarked, the others looking around in awe as they saw that the cockpit was now the head of the mecha, with a glass window in front of the controls, which Akimoto sat at with his RideWatch Holders on his forearms. The Victory Crusader turned as it saw the Bakegani getting closer.
"Now... Let's play!" Akimoto shouted, taking the Ryuki RideWatch from one of his Holders and clicking it in, before throwing it into a slot on the controls. A much larger version of the RideWatch formed on the chest of the Victory Crusader, with the RideWatch's jingle ringing out louder than usual.
RYUKI!
The Crusader aimed it's fingers, releasing volleys of flames from them. As the flames burnt the Bakegani, the Crusader moved closer, raising one of it's feet and slamming it down onto a Bakegani, destroying it and causing a somewhat large explosion, with the second Bakegani moving to attack the legs of the Victory Crusader... Only to be kicked onto it's back and shot in the stomach, exploding as the third and final Bakegani stared the mecha down.
"God this is easy!" Akimoto laughed, aiming both hands down at the Bakegani victoriously... Only to suddenly be punched from the side. The Victory Crusader turned, as Another ZO stepped forward, clenching both fists. "Look whose back to settle a score... Let's work with what we got!" Victory quipped, turning to the others. Venture nodded, thinking back to Pegature as he stared at Another ZO. Victory clicked in another RideWatch, removing Ryuki and slotting it in as the Crusader RideWatch also changed.
BUILD!
The mecha backed up, before firing bottle-like projectiles from it's cannon fingers. The bottles hit the ground by Another ZO and the Bakegani, erupting into colorful explosions. These explosions destroyed the Bakegani, but allowed ZO to charge right through them. "Oh for the love of... " Akimoto complained, before firing more bottle projectiles... Which were knocked aside by Another ZO.
The mecha was grabbed by Another ZO, whose massive fist crashed into the glass of the cockpit, cracking it slightly as the people inside all screamed in fear. Another ZO swung once more, cracking the glass further. "He's gonna break in!" Akimoto screamed, as Another ZO prepared to swing again... Only to stop himself, releasing the mecha and stepping back.
"He's... Letting us go?" Yusuke wondered, as Another ZO took out his RideWatch, shrinking into the trees and vanishing from their site. Akimoto stared after him, conflicted, before letting the Victory Sailer return to where it had settled ; a cruise ship dock, turning back to it's ship mode as the group was sent back to the deck, with the ship back to normal now.
As this occurred, Yusuke helped Brook take the Oni under the deck. Hanshakara, detransforming, stayed on the deck and leaned over the railing, staring off into the forest where ZO had gone. Sieg, curious, had approached Akimoto, who noticed him approach and waved.
"You're... The pirate." Sieg realized, his eyes widening as Akimoto waved warmly. "Yep! The guy that apparently eats babies, at your service! You're that Oni's apprentice, huh?" Akimoto guessed, Sieg nodding quickly. "Yes! Ora and I have been traveling together for three years!' Sieg explained, Akimoto nodding slowly.
"Even though Oni are illegal, you wish to become one?" Akimoto questioned, Sieg nodding almost immediately. "Of course! Oni are heroes... No matter what that stupid Black Order wants to say about them." Sieg spoke with contempt, Akimoto smiling inwardly. "And your master, Ora, approves of this?" Akimoto questioned further, resulting in a nervous smile from Sieg. "Well... He doesn't want me to transform." Sieg stated, Akimoto narrowing his eyes in confusion.
"An Oni who doesn't want more Oni... That is odd. Well, as long as you are wound free, that's all that matters to me." Akimoto grinned, patting Sieg on the shoulder as he went back to the rudder. Sieg then spotted Hanshakara, going to the railing and joining him, staring into the forest. "Are you looking for that giant?" Sieg asked, Hanshakara nodding.
"Yes... He is related to the death of someone very close to me." Hanshakara replied, with Sieg nodding slowly. "Who was it?" Sieg inquired, with Hanshakara looking down at the water. "An animal I would fight with... He was a very good friend." Hanshakara elaborated, Sieg looking over at him curiously, before backing off.
UNDER THE DECKS
"We can't do that!" Brook shouted, Yusuke nodding with his friend as the Oni sat up on a cot. The Oni was now showing his human face, meaning that his head was human while his body remained in Oni form. Right now, the man had his head bowed and was begging something of them, his head rising as they refused.
"Please! If he does it, he will experience much more pain! Just steal it off him, and give it to me!" Ora pleaded, only to see both Brook and Yusuke shake their heads, resulting in the man sighing and lying back, defeated. "I guess he's fated to suffer the way I have... I knew it would be impossible to save that child from corruption."
"Uh... Shouldn't you want him to become an Oni? It's another person to fight alongside!" Yusuke exclaimed, only for Ora to sit up and stare at him coldly, making Yusuke shrink back with a small yelp. "You fool... If you had any idea what becoming an Oni means... " Ora trailed off, before groaning in pain and lying back.
"What does it mean, exactly?" Brook asked, as he helped settle Ora back onto the cot more comfortably. Ora nodded in thanks, before letting out a humorless laugh as he stared at the ceiling. "Oni are hated by the public... It means a life of hatred from the public. Atleast if he's only traveling with me, it isn't as bad as actually being an Oni." Ora explained, his voice somber.
"So you don't want him to be an Oni so that the public won't attack him out of hatred of Oni in general?" Yusuke asked, with Ora nodding in agreement. "Yes! It's better if he stays human, so that if I pass on, he can still fit in among the people of this World. It's important that it works out that way... " Ora sighed, falling asleep as the two detransformed Riders stepped back to let him rest.
"He doesn't want him to become an Oni to protect him in the future... Is that even right?" Yusuke wondered, Brook shaking his head. "It's no good either way. But... I talked to Fortune a bit while you were giving this guy meds. He's a Rider that doesn't exist. We can bring him with us, and the kid!" Brook said, much to Yusuke's joy.
"But... What about this World? If he's really the only Oni, we can't just leave with him and leave the World defenseless if the Black Order returns!" Yusuke realized, Brook gasping and then nodding. "You have a point... What should we tell the captain?" Brook asked hurriedly, Yusuke grasping at straws as he paced a very small distance.
"Maybe... Uh... Shit... Maybe we could give people the guns the Hoppers use to arm them instead of leaving a Rider here with them?!" Yusuke answered, Brook snapping quickly. "That could work! We give them the guns, they can decide what to do with them!" Brook continued, Yusuke nodding in agreement.
However, as they were coming up with brilliant ideas, the ship was suddenly rocked from side to side. The two stumbled around, with Ora waking up and looking around. "Someone's attacking... Can't you feel that beat?" Ora asked, getting up and nearly falling, but forced Brook and Yusuke away when they tried to assist him to his feet. Ora then made his way to the upper deck, with Yusuke and Brook behind him.
Once on the top deck, they found Akimoto, Hanshakara and Sieg looking over the railing at the bottom of the boat. "What's wrong? What is it?" Ora managed, staggering to the railing and looking down as Brook and Yusuke did the same, seeing swarms of people shaking the Victory Sailer violently, each one crying out for them to give up Noki.
"They want the Oni... " Hanshakara murmured, Akimoto scoffing. "Well, they aren't getting him. We don't give people up." Akimoto affirmed, turning and patting Ora on the shoulder... Only for Ora to sigh and head for the plank, Sieg quickly stopping him. "What are you doing?!" Sieg shouted, with Ora smiling down at his apprentice.
"It's not worth trying anymore, kid... No matter what we do, they find us each and every time." Ora lamented, taking out his tuning fork. Akimoto watched this, with Brook and Yusuke protesting quickly. Akimoto only stepped forward, Hanshakara staring at him. "Fine... But I'm going with you to turn yourself in." Akimoto ordered, Ora turning and staring him down, only nodding.
"Hanshakara, you're in charge of protecting this boat. If the crowds try to board, I want you to ask Fortune to sail out of here. Head back to one of your Worlds and wait for my signal ; Fortune will be the one to get it." Akimoto ordered, Hanshakara nodding as he heard his commands. Akimoto then walked over to the plank, lowering it as Ora turned to Sieg one last time.
"Student... Never make the mistakes I've made. Please. Live your life conflict free... And keep the beat of humanity." Ora told his student, Sieg tearing up as he stared at Ora. "Sensei... " Sieg managed, before Ora tapped the tuning fork on his hand, raising it to his forehead. Akimoto put on his Jikuu Driver, putting in the Victory RideWatch and spinning it quickly. "Henshin."
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER VIKU-TOR-Y~!
Together, the two figures walked down the plank. The crowds before them made a path clear for them, glaring at Noki as the two walked through. Noki kept his head down, while Victory held his head high and looked at the glaring villagers. Eventually, though, conflict broke out, as garbage was thrown onto both of the figures, Noki flinching every time he was hit, but not responding. Victory watched this, holding out his hand.
VICTOCRUSHER!
Victory slammed it down in it's close range mode, the loud thud stopping the crowds as they stared at him. "Pathetic... A World sinking this low just because of a myth spread by the Black Order... Humanity sure has fallen low!" Victory shouted, the crowds staring in awe. Slowly, but surely, the crowds gave them more room. Noki simply sighed, walking forward still as Victory caught up with him, their friends on the Victory Sailer watching as they walked off.
LATER, IN THE CENTER OF THE MAIN VILLAGE
Another Todoroki leaned a monstrous guitar against a light post, with Another Ibuki tossing his monstrous trumpet gun up and catching it repeatedly. Between them stood Another Hibiki, holding both of his Ongeki as he waited, Todoroki walking forward and standing next to the boss.
"What if they don't show?" Todoroki questioned, Hibiki laughing loudly and raucously. Todoroki's monstrous eyes narrowed somewhat at this, with Ibuki catching and holding onto his trumpet as they both looked at Another Hibiki oddly, the laughter being very much out of character for him.
"Are you kidding? We have a bargaining chip. My Black Order sources have been saying that the Victory crew is here! Which means that Akimoto fool will most likely be with him, encouraging him to challenge us. We'll get him caught in a trap! Then we can use him as a hostage, lure in the Victory Sailer crew, and get them all! Then we won't be just the Black Order's storage World!" Hibiki explained, with Ibuki nodding. Todoroki, however, nodded at this knowledge and backed up.
Soon after this was explained, two figures were seen approaching in the distance. Hibiki laughed in anticipation, the laughter increasing as he saw that these figures were Kamen Rider Victory and Kamen Rider Noki. "There they are! IBUKI!" Hibiki ordered, Ibuki nodding. Ibuki then stepped forward, speaking into his trumpet as his monstrous voice was amplified.
"Oni! Kamen Rider! Kneel now, or we will use malicious force!" Ibuki ordered, with Noki nodding silently and immediately kneeling. Victory, however, stood tall and stared at them. "I SAID KNEEL!" Ibuki roared, Victory shaking his head and crossing his arms, the VictoCrusher no longer with him.
"And I'm not doing it! That hard to grasp for your tiny brain?" Victory mocked, Ibuki looking at Hibiki angrily. Hibiki then shrugged, walking forward with Ibuki and Todoroki in tow. As they walked, Noki stole a look at the three Another Riders and let out a small sigh of sadness... Or was it relief? Hibiki reached Noki, kneeing him in the face and forcing him down.
Victory stepped forward to become involved, only for Todoroki to grab his arms and force him back. The crowds of people had caught up to the two, and were now watching the event silently, with some children becoming confused as they watched the apparent bad guys being beaten down by who they were taught were the heroes.
"These people... They are watching this." Victory murmured, Ibuki looking around in confusion. Hibiki, however, was too focused on beating on Noki. "DIE! BURN IN HELL LIKE THE REST OF YOUR SPECIES!" Hibiki shouted, punching Noki onto his back, the Oni face from the armor fading as Ora spat blood onto the ground.
"You didn't want Sieg to make the same mistake of becoming an Oni that everyone hated... But that's not it. There's something more that you won't tell him." Akimoto spoke quietly, as he looked down at Ora. Ora looked up at Akimoto, before letting out a soft chuckle. "So, I'm that easy to see through, eh?" Ora laughed bitterly, before getting back to his knees and staring up at Another Hibiki.
"When the Black Order took over, before I took on Sieg as my apprentice... I watched these bastards execute every Oni alive. I was the only one left... If the same had to happen to Sieg, I'd lose my mind... He's the only thing I have left in this World... But I still want to protect this World, even if they hate me... " Ora finished, the crowds staring at the Oni with conflict clear on their faces.
"Too bad, so sad... DIE!" Another Hibiki raised his beat sticks to bring them down on Ora's head... Only to be stopped by a hand. Another Hibiki looked up, being kicked in the face as Ibuki was punched by Victory, with Another Todoroki lowering his foot from the kick. "Todoroki... ?" Ora murmured, clearly on the verge of passing, as he took out his Another RideWatch to reveal... Zanki.
"They forced me to take on the garb of the apprentice I watched die... This is how I repent for my sins... What Hibiki would've wanted... What everyone who I have watched die would have wanted!" Zanki shouted, raising his Henshin Kigen Ongeki and plucking it once, as lightning struck down on him and changed him into Kamen Rider Zanki. The corrupted guitar he had put on the lamp post went to him, the monstrous outside shattering to reveal his standard weapon.
The Oni ran forward, as he left behind a present for Victory. Akimoto stooped, picking up the present... Which was the Hibiki RideWatch, putting it on his RideWatch holder for now as he went to Noki... Who was slowly beginning to close his eyes. "More Oni... I thought my dream was impossible... " Ora smiled faintly, before hearing a familiar voice.
"ORA!" He turned his head somewhat, spotting Sieg and the rest of the Victory Crew running towards them. Sieg slid to his knees by Ora, Akimoto stepping back to let the two have their moment. "Master... You're... If you had let me transform I could have helped y-" Sieg began, crying, before Ora let out a small laugh. "I know... I'm sorry." Ora began, before coughing. He then continued.
"I was so foolish... Too scared to let the past repeat itself... When the past is something I can stand against now. I'm truly sorry for... For having to make you feel this way... I'm sorry, but... This hurts more than anything... Anything that Hibiki can do to me... " Ora finished, smiling as he put a hand on Sieg's head... Before slumping backwards, his Oni suit fading to show his human body.
"Master... Why... " Sieg murmured, only to feel Hanshakara's hand on his shoulder. "He fought to do what was best for you... And in the end, he realized that the best for you is to stand on your own... Otherwise, I doubt he would've let himself pass on." Hanshakara comforted, Sieg wiping his tears, as he stood with the others.
The group turned as Zanki landed by them, holding his chest in pain. Another Hibiki and Another Ibuki stared them down, growling. They then whistled, with Kappa Yokai emerging from behind them and preparing to fight.
"Ha! Citizens! How should we make these criminals suffer?!" Another Hibiki asked, outstretching his arms to the public as Victory prepared to fight, Ibuki scoffing as he crossed his arms. However, the response they received from the crowd was the exact opposite of what they expected, and wanted.
"Go to hell, Black Order! They'll crush you!" One voice called out, the group turning to see that the people were now cheering on the Victory crew. Sieg got to his feet, looking to the voice that yelled this... Seeing the father of the family they had encountered before, holding his children close as he screamed curses at Another Hibiki.
"Why... The Oni are evil!" Ibuki shouted, Victory stepping forward as the others prepared to transform, with Sieg picking up Ora's Henshin Onsa and storing it in his pocket. "Fool... The moment your people see you for true evil, there is no changing their mind. You have made them hate a species that fights so hard for them... Now, hear the music of your crimes!" Victory shouted, holding out the Hibiki RideWatch.
Brook held out his hands, the Ghost Driver forming on him as Yusuke put on his Build Driver. Hanshakara pulled out his phone, quickly going to the mirror app and taking out his Advent Deck. Sieg raised his arm with the Henshin Kigen, the five staring at the Another Riders and the Yokai. "Today... Is the day the Oni are rebirthed as heroes! HENSHIN!" Victory shouted, with the jingles of all four of his compatriots ringing out.
MOLE! DRILL! BEST MATCH! ARE YOU READY? THE SPINNING DIGGER! MOLEDRILL! YEAH!
KAIGAN ; GHOUL! GO GET GO GET GO GO GHOUL!
SHIELD VENT!
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER VIKU-TOR-Y! ARMOR TIME! HIBIKI~!
As the Hibiki tune rang out, drums could be heard. Wind surrounded Kamen Rider Victory, before his hand cut through it to reveal the Hibiki Armor on him, with his visor reading ' Hibiki '. Steam flew off of Yusuke's armor halves, as Ghoul flipped back his hoodie. The mirrors reflected onto Hanshakara, Venture forming as his shield also came. Lightning slammed down onto Sieg, forming an Oni that looked similar to Todoroki, but with the colors of Noki.
"Let's sail towards Victory!" "Science is an amazing subject... But for you, your downfall!" "I'm going to rock your soul!" "I will reflect my victory onto you!" "The sound of your soul... Will be muted!" The five shouted together, before taking off at the army of Yokai. As they ran, Victory hurled himself into Another Ibuki and Another Hibiki, with Sieg leading the rest of the Riders against the Yokai.
KAIGAN ; ELVIS! STRUM THE BEAT! HELLO, BABY!
Ghoul limply flipped over a cart, landing with a kick on a Kappa Yokai with the Elvis Parka on. Venture soon followed, crashing through the wooden cart with two Kappa Yokai stuck on his lance, the Yokai turning to ash as he ripped it out of them. Ghoul then kicked his Yokai to Venture, who hit him in the face with his shield, turning it to ash. "Nice!" Brook complimented, with Venture nodding.
KOMORI! BOOMERANG! BEST MATCH! ARE YOU READY? THE FLYING RETURN! BATRANG! YEAH!
Vrains sliced two Yokai in half, turning to see Sieg holding his own with a guitar weapon like Zanki had. Sieg brought it upwards, cutting a Yokai in two, and then turned to bring it down on another Kappa, knocking it unconscious. "Heh... You're a little trickster." Yusuke complimented, jogging over as Sieg raised his head high, seeming more confident. "Then I am Kamen Rider... Loki!" Sieg said confidently, as he stabbed through another Yokai. "I like the sound of it!" Yusuke complimented, before running off into the fight.
Victory threw Ibuki into a wall, jumping onto a park bench to dodge Another Hibiki. He then flipped off the bench to dodge Another Ibuki's shots, landing next to him and turning, punching him in the chest rhythmically. Ibuki was forced to back off, Victory lithely spinning around and kicking Hibiki's knee, forcing him down.
"How is he moving so perfectly in tune with us?!" Hibiki explained, being kicked in the face by Victory as he used the force to flip backwards and hit Ibuki, the Another Riders eventually being forced next to each other. Victory hurled himself at them, only to be hit backwards as they got their bearings, hitting a wooden cart.
Sieg sliced through another Yokai, seeing Victory and running to him. "Akimoto!" Sieg explained, helping Victory up as they noticed the other three beginning to group the rest of the Yokai up. "Let's finish this!" Akimoto shouted, Sieg nodding. The five Riders all activated their finishers, the jingles ringing out.
FINISH TIME! HIBIKI! ONGEKI TIME CRUSH!
READY, GO! VOLTECH FINISH!
KAIGAN ; ELVIS! OMEGA DRIVE!
FINAL VENT!
Venture dashed forward with his lance, which shined, as Vrains charged up his boomerang weapon. Ghoul strummed both of his arms, which released notes that flew onto both of their weapons, boosting them. Vrains sent his boomerang flying, hitting just as Venture slashed, destroying the group of Yokai they had gathered.
Loki and Victory ran forward together, with a large Hibiki symbol forming over both Another Riders and keeping them together. As they reached it, Loki slammed his guitar into the symbol and took out a strange pick, raising it. "Ongeki Loki Strike!" Sieg exclaimed, strumming it rapidly as energy pulsed from and into the Another Riders, with Victory slamming his hands on the symbol like he was banging on drums, the two instruments playing together as energy pulsed into both Another Riders, before they were blown back and destroyed.
In the places of Another Hibiki and Another Ibuki, were now a man and a woman, both holding their faces as they stood. Staring down Victory and Sieg, before reaching out and shrieking. They then exploded, just like the Kappa Yokai, much to Victory and Sieg's joy. The two high-fived, cheering together as the others ran over to congratulate Sieg.
LATER
Sieg sat under the decks of the Victory Sailer, looking at Noki's Ongeki Onsa. Seeing how he now filled the spot of the Rider that shouldn't exist, he had decided to join the Victory Crew. They had left a few minutes prior to him being under the deck, leaving the World in the hands of Zanki. People had seen Sieg fight as an Oni, and now wanted to become Oni to protect their World aswell. One of which, that had surprised Sieg, was the father that had tried shooting Ora.
Sieg was interrupted from his remembrance by Hanshakara walking under the deck to see him. Hanshakara looked at his face, and then at the Onsa. He sat down next to him on the floor, smiling as he took out a piece of glass. From it came Pegature, who was slightly bigger now.
"Yknow, in my World, you have to feed these guys or they eat you... Pegature hasn't been doing that." Hanshakara explained, as Sieg reached out to pet the Mirror Monster, who let it occur. Pegature let out a soft little noise as this happened, with Hanshakara taking the time to talk to him. "You fought well, but... You were sloppy. Ora only taught you to fight as a human, and not as a Rider... So, if you'd like, I could... " He trailed off, with Sieg looking up at him and smiling brightly.
"I was gonna ask you anyway." Sieg brightened, much to Hanshakara's joy as he scooped him up in a big hug, with Pegature cheering in small whimpers. "Now! You need to come up and see something!" Hanshakara ordered, half-leading and half-carrying Sieg to the surface deck. There, Sieg saw the time stream as they sailed through it, gasping in awe. Hanshakara smiled as he saw his face, remembering his own when he first saw it.
"Akimoto may seem like a dick sometimes... Yusuke's a bit immature, and Brook's kinda off. Hell, I'm kind of weird too... But we work best together." Hanshakara murmured, Sieg looking up at him and nodding, before going off and scaring Yusuke as he watched the time stream, resulting in Yusuke chasing Sieg.
At the rudder, Akimoto stared at the screen Fortune usually looked at. "I... I'm so sorry I ignored you, Fortune... I should have listened! I should have... " He exclaimed, only for Fortune to shush him quickly. "Don't act so livid. We can't worry the others yet... We can only hope it's gotten better." Fortune murmured, as Akimoto looked down and took something out of his pocket... the Ex-Aid RideWatch... Broken.
"If we can't fix it... This World's impossible to save... What do we do?" Akimoto whispered, as he clenched the RideWatch close to his chest as he thought back to the first World he tried to liberate... Meanwhile...
WORLD OF EX-AID
RIDEPLAYER
The sound rang out through the city, as a time portal appeared in the sky. Millions of citizens put dark RideWatches into themselves, staring at the time portal as they became monstrous versions of Ride-Players. Another Ex-Aid stood at the center of the chaos, laughing raucously.
"Victory comes to play with us again? That's fine... Let him tangle with love!" Lovelica's voice came from Another Ex-Aid, as Another Brave and Another Lazer also arrived, staring up at the sky in preparation. Meanwhile, on a nearby rooftop, a single woman looked at the sky, holding onto a bloody Gamer Driver and a Gashat.
"Please... Akimoto... Help us... " The woman whispered, as Another Snipe and Another Genm joined her on the rooftop, with humans in rebel gear standing with them, holding rifles. They stood atop a hospital... That was covered in prison bars. Inside, a boy sat in a hospital room with Another Poppy. The villainous Another Rider injected him with a syringe, the boy being coveredin strange orange particles... Before fading completely.
NEXT TIME ON KAMEN RIDER VICTORY ;
"We've been here before, and failed!"
Kamen Rider Victory was shown collapsing infront of Another Ex-Aid, before showing him with the broken Ex-Aid RideWatch.
"We need to fight together... THEY ARE KILLING CHILDREN FOR LOSING A GAME!"
Another Ex-Aid jumped over Venture, before showing Yusuke collapsed in a field alongside the rest of the Victory Crew.
"What are you truly afraid of?"
Victory's scream followed, showing Akimoto collapse in front of a Rider with a Gamer Driver.
ADVENTURE 5 : THE VICTOR'S GAME OVER?!