Parasite Eve II: Armegeddon
Drake takes over from here as he faces off Rena Mamiya while this one-chapter story will remind you of the concert scene from Parasite Eve: Resonance Till Evolution where the late Melissa Pearce staged a concert where she turned people into NMCs.
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Beetle Zecter: "1-2-3…"
Dark Beetle Zecter: "1-2-3…"
"Rider Kick!"
"Rider Kick!"
Beetle Zecter: "RIDER KICK…"
Dark Beetle Zecter: "RIDER KICK…"
Both Kabuto and Dark Kabuto activated their Rider Kicks, and performed their roundhouse kicks with Tachyon energies flowing within their armored right legs, but as the moves connected and hit each other, the impact sends them hurling back and both are down, though Kabuto willed himself to get up and is able to get something inside his bag, which is the Hyper Zecter. Dark Kabuto, surprisingly, is dazed and is open and Kabuto decided to use this opportunity to assume Hyper Form.
"Okay…it's now or never…!"
The observer looked on, seeing that Kyuu is going to win but then notices that someone is moving closer to Kyuu, and the armored DDS student is unaware of this.
As Kabuto is about to activate the Hyper Zecter, New Eve appeared to have awakened and held onto him, stalling him as Dark Kabuto looks on, wondering what is happening when New Eve exploded, which Kyuu was de-armored but New Eve is still alive, and exploded again, wounding him to unconsciousness and she is no more, revealing that she is a mere decoy…or rather, a mechanical bomb.
"Eh…? This isn't what I expected…but nevertheless…my objectives are still the same…take the Zecters and leave…as for Kyuu
Renjou…what shall I do with him…?"
As Dark Kabuto picks up the Beetle, Hyper and Perfect Zecters, he is now pondering on whether to kill him on the spot or bring him to Neo-ZECT HQ the observer finally intervenes and stood in front of the unconscious Kyuu and confronted Dark Kabuto, as the stranger is revealed to be Wataru Kyurenai of Kiva's World.
NEXT LEVEL by YU-KI
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider Kabuto)
Kimi ga negau koto nara subete genjitsu ni naru n' darou
Erabareshi mono naraba
Bousou hajimete 'ru sekai wo moto ni modosu ni wa mou
Jikan ga nai
MOVING FAST Kokoro no tokei ni hashirase ashita no sono saki e
Kimi no tonari tatakau tabi umarekawaru
Me ni mieru SPEED koete 'ku MOTION
Ittai jibun igai dare no tsuyosa shinjirareru?
Kousoku no VISION minogasu na
Tsuite koreru nara...
Hikari ga sagashite iru atsui kumo no aida kagayaku
Erabareshi mono dake wo
Kimi ga souzou shite 'ta mirai ga arukidashita michi ni
Mirai wa nai
TAKE A CHANCE kokoro ga motome-tsuzuketa shunkan koko ni aru
Dare mo inai jikuu hitori shinka shite 'ku
Mitaiken eria de hajimaru riaru
Zettai jibun dake ga kono jidai wo kaete yukeru
Saikyou no LEGEND minogasu na
Tsuite koreru nara...
[Instrumental]
Kimi no tonari tatakau tabi umarekawaru
Me ni mieru SPEED koete 'ku MOTION
Ittai jibun igai dare no tsuyosa shinjirareru?
Kousoku no VISION minogasu na
Tsuite koreru nara...
Dare mo inai jikuu hitori shinka shite 'ku
Mitaiken eria de hajimaru riaru
Zettai jibun dake ga kono jidai wo kaete yukeru
Saikyou no LEGEND minogasu na
Tsuite koreru nara...
Ch. 55: Saigo no Kyoku
"So…you narrowly been defeated…but what shall I do with you…? Though it is not fair…I have my orders…I guess I'll have to finish you off so that only one of us will be declared the original…though you might say it's punishment for calling me a clone…"
"You cannot kill him. He is a very important person in this world. If you kill him, not only is this world finish…so are you."
"Eh?"
Wataru Kyurenai walked towards Dark Kabuto in a calm manner despite Dark Kabuto showing some hostile, yet defensive gesture, though the enemy sensed that Wataru is no threat as he appeared to be unarmed though he didn't let his guard down and watched him with a guarded eye. He is rather curious to see what this stranger has in mind and why he claimed that he canot kill Kyuu Renjou.
"You'd better have a good reason why I shouldn't finish this brat off."
"Rest assured, clone of Kyuu Renjou…his life is important in this world…and if you choose to spare him…you will find the answer that you seek…and though I couldn't give you a direct answer…I can provide you clues to your search…"
"This better be good…or else I'll waste you…wait…you claim that I'm a clone…what about you? You looked just like him. Don't try to spin my head…I'll finish you off! "
"I did not come here to fight…"
"Tell me that after you defeat me, trickster!"
"It appears that you left me no choice…Kivato!"
His bio-mechanical bat, as well as his companion, Kivato, flew around and rammed Dark Kabuto on his head which dazed the enemy and then bit Wataru's left hand, where black veins covered his skin and several chains appeared around his waist and formed a huge, metallic belt where Kivato attaches itself on. There he underwent a metamorphosis and bio-phased into a hybrid of armor and anatomical transformation to Kiva.
As Dark Kabuto got up, he went for Kiva and the two began to clash, and it appeared that both are evenly matched in terms of strength, and speed. However, as Dark Kabuto activated the "Clock Up" mechanism, he tried to beat his opponent but is surprised to see Kiva moving freely and is unaffected by the Clock Up's effects. Kiva then does a strong punch on his opponent's gut, sending him rolling to the ground and the Dark Beetle Zecter fell off from his Zecter belt, de-armoring him, but K' wasn't relenting and summoned fireballs from his right palm-covered glove, but then Kivato detaches itself from Kiva's belt, and Wataru is de-armored as well.
"Why did you power down? Are you looking down on me?"
"Like I said…I have no intention of fighting you…all I ask is for you to spare Kyuu Renjou. He is very important…and as you can see…I resembled him, for I am an alternate version of Kyuu Renjou…from another dimension…there about nine of us…and the one you defeated is among the nine. Some unknown enemy wishes to exterminate him…and I am tasked to ensure he won't get killed…and that is why I ask you to spare him."
"If I am to do that…where will this leave me?"
"The clues on the key to your queries lie within the place where you were created…"
"Neo-ZECT…"
Wataru Kyurenai talked to Dark Kabuto and persuaded him to spare Kyuu reasoning that he is needed to stay alive to save not only this world but other worlds as well, and while Dark Kabuto scoffed at this rebuttal at first, he was told that the answers on whether he is a clone or not lies within Neo-ZECT, and out of curiosity, as well as to learn about his origins without compromising himself, he agreed to spare Kyuu and took the three Zecters with him and left.
As the dimensional walls disappears, so does Wataru, and Ken Kitazawa was alarmed by seeing Kyuu sprawled on the ground, bloodied and called for help.
"Hello…Dad! It's me! Come quick! Kyuu's in bad shape!"
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Meanwhile, Koizumi drops by DDS to visit Kazuma as he wanted to get some information on Rena Mamiya after discovering a past newspaper article on her, stating that she was a famous J-Pop idol before controversially retiring, much to her fans' shocks.
"Wow…she's really pretty…but she retired for undisclosed reason…wait…isn't she the one who you and Tezuka fought several weeks ago? And then you fought her again when you, Kyuu and Kyo went to Shizuoka Island to try and infiltrate the Shelter?"
"That's right…she is also able to assume an ultimate form just like Kyuu did when you showed me the footage of him fighting the Ultimate being and Melisa Pearce…wait…you don't suppose…"
By then they got a call from Kitazawa and were told that Kyuu was injured in his fight with a clone of Kyuu. When asked for the description, Koizumi realized that Kyuu's opponent is the one who took Yukari. Both glanced at each other and decided to head for Mt. Edo to see the professor and his son, where they were told of Kyuu being sent there.
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Arriving at the Kitazawa Lab in Mt. Edo, they found Professor Kitazawa and Peach (his bio-mechanical dog) using their machines to help speed up Kyuu's recovery, while his son Ken accommodates the visitors and showed to them the current conditions of the three Powerpuff Girls Z members, who are 50 % recovered. He then showed to them the recorded footage of Kabuto and Dark Kabuto, and they all realized that Neo-ZECT is getting bolder and now they have an advantage as the enemy has the three Zecters in their hands.
"This is not good…if this Kabuto-clone…or rather, Kyuu's clone, get to use the Hyper and Perfect Zecters…"
"ZECT and DDS…along with Japan's Diet…are finished."
"Kyuu will recover..and get those Zecters back. Believe me, guys! He's not the type who gives up easily."
Koizumi and Ken Kitazawa nodded at Kazuma's declaration and decided to work together while awaiting Kyuu's recovery.
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After reading the article on Rena, they have no idea how she became an ANMC but they slowly deduced that someone may have injected Mitochondria cells inside her body and she ended up being like the late Melissa Pearce.
"Something doesn't make sense…if she's like Mitochondria Eve…why work with Neo-ZECT…? Like she's a subordinate instead of being the leader…"
"Kyuu said that a new Eve is the one controlling the ANMC…so my guess is that Neo-ZECT laced those DNA on her and new Eve is mentally influencing Rena…"
"I don't think so…when Tezuka and I first fought Rena, she fought us in her own free will, and after she defeated us, she spared us and said we should train harder before we challenge her again…"
But the trio's discussion is interrupted when a TV news was aired reporting that Rena Mamiya is going to do a one-night performance in Akihabara, and there Koizumi, Kazuma and Kitazawa first guessed that she might cause trouble, but Kazuma recalled what Kyuu told him several months ago about Melissa Pearce did at the concert when she played "Shakespeare", which where she first transformed into Mitochondria Eve and there the trio realized that she might used the fans to either incinerate them or turn them into ANMCs, so they called available DDS students for help. Class R and F responded and both sections went and meet up at the Kitazawa lab for a careful planning.
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At Kitazawa Laboratory, Class F and r are assembled and told of the situation. As the F-4 agreed to the instructions that Koizumi told them, Anita called her "sisters", Maggie and Michelle for assistance while Kanata is getting his cards ready for battle.
Later that night, the concert was held and it was already started when SWAT members came and advised the audience to leave, but then Rena revealed herself as "Parasite Rena" and slowly turned both fans and the SWAT into ANMC, and they slowly kill the remaining fans. Domyouji, Nisahikado and Kanata were taken by surprise as things didn't go as they expected and are forced to go in there prematurely.
"Looks like we'll have to adjust our approach…come on, guys…we'd better kill thee critters…"
"This is just like half-a-year ago…"
"Same here…"
Activating their card buckles, Blade, Garren, and Leangle went first to stall the ANMCs from killing their prey but some managed to get past them and heading to where surviving victims are, getting ready to consume them. However, Junior and the Paper Sisters confronted the ANMC while Drake faces off Rena as she tries to escape the area, and there he did a different approach, trying to reach her through reasoning in hopes of "re-awakening" the REAL Rena.
"Foolish human…don't you get it…? My cells have taken over this body…her brain included…so Rena Mamiya is no more! You still persist that there is human left in this body? You humans are hopeless beyond hopeless!"
She began to use her Parasite Powers to attack Drake,and he managed to evade them and again tries to reach her by voice, but things are going nowhere and he finally realized that she is already dead is her Mitochoindria cells have already taken over her body, so he kills her with two strong versions of the Rider Shooting, while the others finally contained the ANMCs.
"Sorry…I did my best…but at least you're at peace now. I promise to avenge you by stopping Neo-ZECT…and that you'll be given a proper burial…"
By then the incident is contained but only a few survivors are saved as many are killed in the carnage and more SWAT, MPD and even ZECT arrived to assist and assess the situation that has happened a while ago.
To Be Continued…
Lord Of The Speed by RIDER CHIPS feat. Yuuki Sato
(2nd Ending Song from Kamen Rider Kabuto)
Unmei no gate toikakete iru
Left of right? kimi wa doko wo mezasu
Kono sora no shita de saikyou na no wa
That's my pride jibun no mi
Itsudatte massugu ni hashire lord of the speed
Chikyuu to iu na kono hoshi ni kiseki ga okoru
Zetsubou... (who's got the real?) soreijou (they've never seen)
Kiki no sukuu sonzai
Daremo tomerarenai jikan wo nukisatte yuku
Saisoku no... (you've got the speed) soreijou (they've never seen)
Tsuyosa ayatsuru mono
Ame no hitotsubu (just change your form)
Ai suru hito e (got to cast off)
Otosanai to chikau nara kumo no kanata e toberu darou
Unmei no gate ima hirakareta
Dead or alive kimi wa tadori tsukeru
Saki wo yuku mono to sore wo ou mono
That's my pride tada hitori
Michi naki michi dake wo hashire lord of the speed
Nijuuyon jikan to iu ichinichi sugoshiteite mo
Dare de mo (who's got the real?) kitsuka nai (they've never seen)
Ichibyou ga aru darou
Kehai wo kanjite furikaeru sonna shunkan
Saisoku no (you've got the speed) kaze no naka (they've never seen)
Kiseki ga okotteru
Fuan na yoru wo (just change your form)
Ai suru hito e (got to cast off)
Misenai koto chikau nara donna asa demo tsuretekuru
Unmei no gate toikakete iru
Left of right? kimi wa doko wo mezasu
Kono sora no shita de saikyou na no wa
That's my pride jibun no mi
Itsudatte massugu ni hashire lord of the speed
Looks like Rena Mamiya has finally found her ending…and ironically, she did her final concert at the expense of several lives taken away…involuntarily. At least she's set free, but this is far from over, as Neo-ZECT still needs to be stopped.
Thank goodness the Kyuu from Kiva's World came and managed to "persuade" K' to spare OUR Kyuu and now he's off to get answers to his origins, though he has the three Zecters with him, and this might be a problem for DDS and ZECT to get them back…
Preview:
K' begins his quest to know the roots of his origin, and this might help shift the tide to DDS' favor, as he might leave Neo-ZECT should he learns of the truth…