Parasite Eve II: Armegedon
First Hercus…then Caucasus…and now a 3rd one shows up later here.
In other words, this battle ends here as ZECT and DDS are able to identify who they are facing against, and this would definitely shock them big time.
Once charged up, Gatack Stood up and turn his attention towards the enemy and made his move with a jumping tornado kick, hitting him squarely on his face followed by an explosion, which seemed to stagger the larger opponent back, but Golem # 9's left arm caught Gatack by his right leg and fired his blaster gun squarely on his gut in full throttle and force, sending his opponent sprawling on the ground and the Stag Beetle Zecter fell off from Gatack's belt and Hyuga was de-armored with the Golem stomping on Hyuga's gut which earned a scream from the soccer player-turned ZECT agent.
"Aaarrgghh!"
"Ha-ha…nice one…but you look down at me and you gave me an opening…now I kill you now…with no ne to save you…and we will rule this pathetic country…"
His taunting was interrupted when a flying object came and struck him on the face, causing him to stagger back and allowed Hyuga to back away and grab the Stag Beetle Zecter, and then saw a man coming towards them, dressed in white tuxedo and a white bowler hat. and is holding a blue rose. He strutted forward feeling like royalty while raising his right hand where a Zecter Brace is shown.
"You…you did this? Bad move…now you pay!"
"Hah! It is you who will pay…an ugly sight like you being here to stain this land of beauty…a beauty that must be preserved…and those who oppose ZECT will pay dearly with their lives…and by the power of Atlas vested in me…I will crush those who threaten the beauty of this beautiful country…and I will make sure your kind will never ruin this beauty again! Henshin!"
The Zecter flying is shown which resembles an Atlas Beetle and attaches itself on the man's Zecter Brace sideways, and then he affixed the Zecter so it faces straight up which activated its transformation mechanism.
Atlas Zecter: "HENSHIN…"
Tachyon energy enveloped the man's body and encases him in an armor similar to Hercus' armor and his armor is gold, and vaguely resembles Kabuto but is identical to a real Atlas Beetle.
Atlas Zecter: "CHANGE ATLAS BEETLE…"
Hyuga stared wide-eyed at what he saw as he didn't expect someone having a similar Zecter, and though he wasn't sure about this he felt that this man is aiding him as the newcomer is readying himself against Golem # 9.
"Hear this, you ugly-looking freak…I…Mask Rider Caucasus…will make sure you won't ever disrupt this country's beauty ever again…so now I will give the chance to surrender peacefully…but if you refused to do so…you will wish you'd ever regret facing me…"
"Hah! You expect me to fall for your stupid speech? Let my soldiers do the talking to you!"
More SWAT-like troopers appeared and surrounded the armored fighter identified as Mask Rider Caucasus, and Caucasus was unfazed by this while holding the blue rose on his left hand, looking ready to accept the challenge.
Period by Chemistry
(4th Opening Song from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
owari naki tabi no tochuu tachidomari sou na toki
fukai tameiki kobosu bokura wa
tsukami kakete wa mata hanarete itta
demo ima wa mou nani mo osoreru koto wa nai
kokoro o tsunagu tsuyoi kizuna wa
keshite hodoke wa shinaisa
sagashi tsuzukete tadori tsuita
kono basho de Period ni
ai ni michita nukumori karadajuu kakemeguru
nido to kieru koto nai kioku ga
kanarazu yakusoku hatashite kimi o tsureteku yo
afureru yume o negai daite subete uta ni nosete
genjitsu kara me o sorasazu ni
tachimukau yuuki o
kanashimi ikari chikara ni kaete
unmei wa sugu soba ni
mukau saki wa hora
kirameku sekai
boku o furuwasu kono kansei o
uragiru koto wa shinaisa
tomo ni ikiteku mirai no tame ni
kono basho de Period ni
shinjitsu o yubisaki ni
17: Kentaurusu-za no Pawā: Kamen Raida Ketaros
As Golem # 9 watches on, Caucasus was still standing still, looking calm as the troopers surrounded him in a circle while aiming their weapons at their target, confident that they'll kill the newcomer on no time, but then the troopers were taken aback at what Caucasus just said, much to Hyuga's surprise.
"Be prepared, enemies of ZECT…once this blue rose hits the ground, there's no turning back…and no holding back, so leave while I still hold this rose…"
"Don't be a squadron of idiots! He's just fooling you! He's only one there and you are so many! Show him why we are fearsome! Show him why we deserve to rule the world! Or else I'll be pissed off!"
The troopers opted to follow Golem # 9's words and charged towards the gold-armored Atlas Beetle-looking figure as he drops the rose and as the rose hit the ground he began to intercept them and delivered a Tachyon-powered punch, hitting one of the troopers which sends him colliding with five more, sending them colliding against a burning HUMVEE and they are as good as dead as they are not moving or breathing. Hyuga was surprised and so was Golem # 9.
"That…is the power of the Rider Beat. My power easily exceeds the power of the other Zecter-using fighters…and exceeds even the power of the Ultimate Being and Mitochondria Eve…and I will personally lead ZECT to the path of justice. So…who wants to be next?"
The other troopers charged towards Caucasus while opening fire with their laser rifles, but then Caucasus moves in fast speed, which Hyuga noted that he is using the power of the Clock Up, and within a minute more of the troopers are sprawled on the ground, and Golem # 9 was getting irritated and impatient, seeing that this wasn't going in his favor and opted to confront Caucasus himself.
"That's just a lucky fluke…but it won't work on me! I can see you even if you're using Clock Up…so don't even try bothering trying to confuse me! I'll get you…just you see…!"
And so Golem # 9 began to get a grip on his gold-armored opponent but then Caucasus began to retaliate using blocks and punches which made the larger opponent irritated and went as far as using his blaster gun to get a hit but his smaller prey easily dodged it and this made it difficult for him to get his bearings.
"Stand still you gold-plated insect!"
Hyuga was watching the scene in amazement and is pondering on whether he should step in or not though it appeared that Caucasus us under control of the situation, and Kabuto came back on the scene, who happened to witness the scene via the CCTV attached to every nook and cranny within ZECT HQ. Soon more ZECT Troopers arrived and stood in their positions for any emergency though they appeared to let Caucasus do all the work.
"Hyuga…who is that guy?"
"No idea…unless Yamaki knows about this…we have no idea on who this guy is…"
As Golem # 9 started to lose his cool he fired indiscriminately causing Hyuga and Kabuto to seek cover while the ZECT Troopers did the same though a few were caught by the blast that killed them. He then tries to get closer to his target and wanted a close-range shot but then Caucasus uses another Rider Beat, his Tachyon energy energizing his right leg and performed a standing roundhouse kick, hitting him on the face and rolled back towards a highway.
"Don't think you won this round…I'll be back to settle the score and will hunt you down like a hound! I promise you'll lose more than a pound and your corpse will be placed in a lost and found! I'll grill you on the ground…and it'll make it a loud sound!"
A passing gas truck came and he fired at the truck, causing an explosion where he makes his escape as the ZECT Troopers tries to extinguish the flame. By then Yamaki came and told Hyuga and Tsubasa regarding Caucasus.
"Guys…this is Issei Kurosaki, and he's been ZECT's prominent member since ZECT's founding. He's been working behind the scene and is personally working with new Zecters during Mitochondria Eve's rampage which is why he never showed up until now…Issei…thank you…"
"That is nothing…Hyuga…you still have a long way to go…and Tsubasa…I thought you quit ZECT, yet you still use Kabuto…where is your replacement by the way…I heard you personally chose him…"
A ZECT Trooper came and informed them about a message coming from Ryu, and there the others were alarmed but Caucasus was calm about the matter assured to them that everything is under control, much to everyone's bafflement except Yamaki.
"Ah…I failed to inform you…Mr. Kurosaki is not the only one who is working behind the sidelines as another is also working with us…Issei, I presume this other person has a Zecter too?"
"Yes…and he's on his way there now…"
"Then let's go…Hyuga…stay here as someone needs to look after the base…"
"I understand…"
And so Yamaki and Kurosaki left the Hq by boarding a HUMVEE with a squadron of ZECT Troopers as they head out for Mt. Bandai while Hyuga stayed behind to look after the base in case more attackers arrive to try to stage another ambush now that Fujima is hurt and the Wasp Zecter is vacant, thus it's unlikely that they can relax for now as they knew that their unknown enemy has made their move.
Back at Mt. Bandai, Kyuu was on the ground, bloodied as he reverted back to normal after receiving a Rider Beat attack which Hercus uses the Kunai Gun in "Gun Mode", while Kyo is fending off the troopers who attacked him, and his chances wasn't good as he is practically defenseless since the troopers are armored similar to the ZECT Troopers, though the troopers did not open fire and instead uses their rifles as blunt weapons, and the younger Renjou took one of the rifles to act as his own blunt weapons.
However since he is surrounded, he couldn't make a move to open fire as this would provoke the troopers to return fire. So he had to play along and see if he could find an opening though this was unlikely since the troopers are encased from head to toe and all he could hope for is for Ryu to contact ZECT and inform them of their whereabouts.
"Hope Ryu contacted ZECT…they're our only hope now as we're just sitting ducks here…nii-san is now having trouble with that Hercules Beetle-armored guy who seem to be leading these clowns…I wonder if ZECT is aware of this…it's likely that Ryoma there since he too has a Zecter…now with this looks like the Mitochondrial problem is reignited with whoever's making new mutants is sure to have a lot of resources…"
Seeing that Hercus is approaching him Kyuu waited for the right moment to strike and planned his timing as he figured that if he damaged the Zecter attached to Hercus' right wrist then he can weaken him and use him as a hostage to get the troopers to surrender so Kyo can run and call for help.
Hercus assumes that Kyuu was too dazed to move so he continued his approach until the elder Renjou sibling made the right timing and changed into his Parasite form and dished out some considerable attack which rattled the armored enemy which sends him staggering back while Hercus could feel a painful pressure on his chest.
"So…that's his Parasite form…it's no wonder he was able to defeat Mitochondria Eve and the Ultimate Being…if I get too close and leave myself open he might take me down hard…I'd better do something to make him lower his guard before he gets me…"
As "Parasite Kyuu" goes for another offensive attack, Kyo was doing his best to keep his attackers at bay until he almost got shot by one of the troopers as the laser narrowly missed him, as he turned around the Class R leader was whacked on the head and was down with the troopers holding him down while pointing their rifle nozzles on his head, and "Parasite Kyuu" saw this, distracting him which enabled Hercus to take advantage.
"You're mine, Y-Chromosomal Adam!"
Using the Rider Beat, Tachyon energy filled his Kunai Gun as it assumes "Ax Mode" and does a whole lot of damage on the younger teen, and Kyuu reverted back to normal, his chest is stained with blood and is badly hurt, too weak to get up after the damage he received, and Hercus placed a foot on Kyuu's chest while raising the Kunai Gun in "Ax Mode", ready to deliver the death blow. Kyo screamed out in frustration but is held by the troopers, in which the younger Renjou couldn't do anything to help, and just as the death blow is about to be administered, a Zecter flew towards Hercus, hitting him on the face which caused him to stager back and then at the troopers, penetrating their helmets and struck them on their eyes, blinding them, enabling Kyo to break free and went to Kyuu, pulling him away.
As Hercus regained his composure, he saw a man standing there, who appeared to be in his late 20's looking like a magician because of his black tuxedo-like clothes and sports a pair of diagonal-shaped mustache, who raised his right arm and folded his sleeve, revealing that he's wearing a Zecter Brace. The Zecter, which resembles a Centaurus Beetle, flew towards the man and attached itself on the Zecter Brace sideways.
"Only a bully would pick on helpless children…and I do not like this sorely sight. You should know your place and should fight REAL men…not teenage kids…unless you're not man enough to choose an adult to pick on…"
"You'll pay for your interference, fool, and I suppose ZECT sent you here…I can't believe you have the guts to do this to me, Yamato…"
"Nothing personal, Hidenari…but you already know what I told you before…anyone who goes against and/or betrays ZECT will be severely punished. Had you not done that we wouldn't have to face off like this, but what's done is done…and you've forced my hand…Henshin."
The man, identified as Tetsuki Yamato, appeared to know Hidenari Oda, which suggested that these two knew each other from before. The Renjou brothers are surprised by the revelation as Yamato is enveloped in Tachyon energy which encased him in an armor colored in bronze, and his armor motif resembles that of a Centaurus Beetle which is somewhat similar to Hercus'.
Centaurus Zecter: "CHANGE CENTAURUS BEETLE…"
"Hmph…so that's it, huh? Me against you…Mask Rider Ketaros…let's see if your's can stand the power of Hercus…"
"You wish…"
As the two men are ready to fight, the Renjou brothers are awed by what they are seeing, baffled at the turn of events. At least they're at ease as they got a respite though they are far from being safe.
"Nii-san..did you see that? These two have armors that vaguely resembled Kabuto's secondary form! And they both resembled beetles! What the heck is going on here?"
"I don't know, Kyo…what's more…they don't have Masked forms…and they seem to be customized versions of Kabuto's rider form…at least…that bronze-looking guy's on our side…"
"Don't talk, nii-san…rest for now…"
As Kyo applies first aid on his elder twin brother, Hercus ordered the troopers to charge at Ketaros, but Ketaros is already prepared as he took out his Kunai Gun and activated it in "Kunai Mode", slashing the first row of troopers, slowly killing them in the process and uses the laser rifles and shoots them on their foot, since they're not protected and has no armored padding. As the troopers behind tripped over the fallen troopers in front, Ketaros activated the Rider Beat which charged his Kunai Gun in Kunai Mode, and executed a powered-up version of the Avalanche Slash, causing the troopers to get sliced in two, penetrating their armored uniforms and blood splattered on the floor.
Hercus was the only one left and opted to face him than run away so he activated his Rider Beat and fired his Kunai Gun in Gun Mode and fired his powered-up Avalance Shot, but Ketaros uses the Avalanche Slash to deflect the shots, so Hercus goes for the Kunai Gun Ax Mode, with the Rider Beat still in effect, he chose to use the Avalanche Break but before the two can face off, Mask Rider Caucasus arrived and stood beside Ketaors.
Ketaros: "About time you arrived. What took you so long?"
Caucasus: "Had to deal with a big brute…an Artificial NMC who is different from the rest…"
Ketaros: "How different?"
Caucasus: "He can talk and he can think straight…not a savage like the other Artificial NMCs…ah…Hidenari Oda…I haven't heard from you in the last six months…so this is what you're doing…aiding the enemy…unforgivable…"
Ketaros: "Yeah…I told him that but he wouldn't budge…"
Hercus: "Bah! I can take you both on…!"
But then a codec was installed on his armor in which Hercus receives a transmission message from his superior telling him to retreat, and reluctantly he did, and the fallen troopers self-destructed to cover Hercus' escape, and so the two new comers opted not to go after him, and instead tended to the injured Kyuu.
"So this is the famous Kyuu Renjou…I'm surprised that Hercus whipped you pretty good…"
"Watch your tongue, asshole! My brother had a bad day and if you make fun of him I'll pull out your mustache…!"
"Ah…his twin brother…you are different from him…frank and hot-tempered…I wnder if your father made you tough…"
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR DAD?"
"Kyo, take it easy…"
"But nii-san…!"
Yamaki came and assessed the situation and had ZECT Troopers carry the injured Kyuu and load him on the HUMVEE, and they left as the ZECT Troopers were left behind to clean up the mess left by Hercus and his forces. Inside the HUMVEE, Kyuu and Kyo listened to what Yamaki has to say to them which would later reveal to them what is happening recently.
"These two gentlemen here are Issei Kurosaki and Tetsuki Yamato…they've been working with ZECt since its founding but they opted to work behind the scenes and are responsible for creating the first five Zecters. When the first three Zecters were stolen I asked Mr. Kurosaki and Mr. Yamato to asuume the Wasp and Stag Beetle Zecters by they turn it down as they have important roles to portray and instead chose Fujima and Hyuga to become the new users. Hidenari Oda was among the original members but his greed overtook his thinking and secretly bolted from ZECT after the Ultimate Being was defeated, and we would soon later learned that he was behind the ransacking of the stolen goods when we invaded the Cult of Illuminites' base in Mt. Bandai."
Kyuu and Kyo listened intently at this while Hyuga was surprised to learn that the two adults were among those who created the Zecters, but the next statement would soon make everything apparent.
I. Kurosaki: "The incident at Akropolis Tower…the troopers that attacked your home…and the ones that killed a friend of your friend Ryu Amakusa…they're all connected."
Kyuu and Kyo: "WHAT?"
T. Yamato: "All these incidents are intentionally perpetrated…and Hidenari Oda was among the chief founders of this new organization that uses the DNA of the NMCs…and uses your part of your DNA to create artificial and advanced versions of the NMCs…"
"Fuck off! How can my brother's DNA fell to the wrong hands?"
T. Yamato: "Oda stole them before he left ZECT HQ…and stole the blue prints that would enable him to create Zecters of his own and would recruit other people to try them…that's how it happened."
Kyuu went silent as he slowly felt that his powers have become a curse as someone from ZECT stole his DNA to create a new breed of mutants, and now he must get himself involved to stop them from carrying out their plans while Kurosaki made his statement.
Kurosaki: "So Kyuu Renjou…please get well soon…we would need your help in dealing with our new opponent…a new organization that threaten to plunge Japan into chaos…"
Kyuu: "And who are we facing…?"
T. Yamato: "Oda was among those who created their own organization…to directly rival ours…and now we know what they called themselves…they named their organization…Neo-ZECT…which is a mockery of ours…and we will stop them no matter what…"
"Neo-ZECT?"
The Renjou brothers are baffled at what they just heard, and realization hits them as they are now facing a new enemy that has access to ZECT's weapons and just as they had recovered from the Cult of Illuminites, now a new organization is causing new problems for Japan.
To Be Continued…
Shukan Sentimantal by SCANDAL
(4th Ending Song from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga
kyou mo bokura no mirai o ubaou to suru
hoshigatte ita mono o te ni shite mo
sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou
afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai janai
ITAMI ga unda KAKERA de
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
hitori de kangaechatte ima o mayou yori
ashita o mukae ni ikun da
zutto mottetai kokoro no jirai SUICCHI wa kittenai
KAWARANAI MIRAI KOWASHITAI
itsumo boku o miteru arifureta MERODI ga
kudaranai to hito ni warawarete mo
KIRAKIRA naosara kagayaku no wa naze darou
nani ga honto de uso ka RIKUTSU ja nakute
kanjite itai KOKORO de
kitto aijou nante gensou datte
gomakashitaku nai yo kizutsuita to shite mo
wakari aitai to tsuyoku negau hodo
butsukaru koto mo aru kara
nakeru kurai aozora kousaten de te o nobashita
juunen go mo konna fuu ni irareru kana issho ni
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
genkai datte konnan datte akirametaku nai yo
kono mama hanasanai de
kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori
koko ni aru kara
Hercus…Caucasus…Ketaros…three names named after three kinds of beetles…and they are all based on ZECT technology, though we now know that Hidenari Oda, aka Hercus, was among those who caused trouble to both ZECT and DDS…at least we have the other two on the good side. Now that Fujima's injured, someone may have to replace him as TheBee. Can't say at this point who, though…
Preview:
No battle in the next chapter, but a simple aftermath on what happened after, as DDS and ZECT discuss on what move should they make to combat Neo-ZECT, and a character from a sports anime makes his appearance which will shock you…