RWBY : DCD

by DCD10unite

Kyle Morgan was chosen to become the next Kamen Rider Decade, having survived his unpleasant childhood. He must prepare himself to combat the great darkness that will befall upon the World of Remnant, accompanied by his fellow Huntsmen, Huntresses and Riders. Entrusted with the power of the legends, he has to write his own and become one himself.

10. Chapter 10 : He Whose Life Burns Bright

Chapter 10 : He Whose Life Burns Bright

Disclaimer : I do not own Kamen Rider and RWBY as they both belong to their respective owners, except for my OC(s).

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"You What?"

Roman was surprised when Xiphon told him that he broke the new Decade's spirit. The latter reported to him through a Scroll call as he was still preparing things in his own hideout. Behind him were lots of Dai-Shocker Combatants that helped him in completing the machines for his plan. Some of the Combatants took roles as Scientists and Engineers. There were also tubes that housed mysterious body parts. As the Combatants still working, Xiphon replied,

"Yes, Roman. Like I said, He won't be any hindrance to our plan. We can proceed to the next step smoothly and you can get some easy money. It's a win-win, you know."

"Well, considering that there are no more resistances, I say that you should be fine. I mean, you know that there are still others, right?" Roman wondered.

"They can be dealt with. Either way, my research goes on and on." Xiphon assured.

"Whatever. I'll go buy myself some dibs, then. See you later." Roman bid his farewell as he hung up the call.

Xiphon pocketed his Scroll and looked at his machines. It turned out that he had been working on three of them. The machines would be completed soon as he looked up into the night sky.

"Now, what are you gonna do, Kyle Morgan?"

---

Kyle was brought into Tsukasa's house immediately after the attack. He was still unconscious after Blake laid him on a wide sofa, with his head above a comfy pillow and his body blanketed. Team RWBY and the three Ghostverse Riders were also present, along with the other three senior Riders.

Makoto's civillian attire consisted of a black and blue leather jacket. The blue part formed an almost similar pattern to his helmet's faceplate. On its back was a small, black Specter Rider symbol on the blue pattern. His jacket was unzipped, revealing a dark blue shirt that was covered by a black vest. On his bottom were black cotton pants and a pair of black bike shoes.

Alan's outfit consisted of a gray scarf surrounding his neck. He adorned a green buttoned T-shirt that sported his black Rider symbol on his left chest and his arms were covered by black tight arm sleeves. On his bottom were white pants and white seneakers.

Shortly after that, a doctor that Natsumi called earlier finally came. The doctor was young man who was a bit older than Kyle. He had a pale skin complexion and a black, short and a bit frizzy hair. He wore a long white doctor coat that covered his blue T-shirt. The shirt also sported a symbol of a stylish google with cartoonish eyes and a spiky hair that went to the left, all colored in bright fuschia. Below the symbol were circuitry line patterns in the same color. On his bottom were black jeans pants and white, black-patterned sneakers.

He was also seen using some kind of a modified stethoscope. It had a bulky, white handle that had a red analog on its top. It also had a green circular part with red margins that displayed a hologram of Kyle's diagnostics, something that an ordinary stethoscope couldn't do. After he checked on the young Rider's condition, he reported it to the others.

"I have both good news and bad news. Which one do you wanna know first?"

"How about the good one, please?" Ruby asked.

"Alright. His injuries are the only physical conditions that are least to be worried about. His Aura will heal himself, soon. It's kinda fascinating that Huntsmen and Huntresses have that kind of ability, I admit. Heck, even Hiiro's still learning about Faunus' physiology." He reported while musing.

"What about the bad one?" Yusuke asked.

The doctor used his Stethoscope and showed the display to the others, "There are some anomalies on his mental state. It's a resurfaced past trauma that can be usually overcame the moment people grow up. But, this trauma was inflicted by another thing or person. In other words, it was arbitraly resurfaced."

"I knew it. That guy did this to Kyle." Blake muttered.

"Miss Belladona, you said that you were with Kyle the moment he was affected by this immense trauma .Can you please tell us about his conditions when he had it?" the doctor asked.

Blake was almost at loss of her words. She knew what kind of trauma Kyle had of being accused. Her mouth felt rather heavy when she was about to answer his question, but she also knew that this was important to help Kyle out. She then mustered herself and answered,

"I heard him screaming that he's not a monster while gripping his head. He did it like he heard voices other than Xiphon's. Maybe those were the voices that Kyle heard himself."

"I see. Then, there's only one possibility of the trauma's trigger." The doctor said as he gestured his hand to make another hologram display appear. It showed an oddly stylized USB memory. It's color was gold with skeleton patterns. On its middle was a screaming ghost face-styled 'T' alphabet with a 'Terror' text nearby its end. It's connector was also gold.

"This is the Terror Gaia Memory. An executive, or special Gaia Memory used by my senior's former enemy, Terror Dopant. It can induce fear in any forms to the opponent into maddening levels. Hallucinations, visions, voices, you name it. Kyle also showed the same symptoms of Terror Memory inducings, too." He diagnosed.

"Really!? Is he... is he gonna be..." Weiss stuttered, wishing that her fear didn't come true.

"Don't worry, the exposion level he had is below 20%. He won't be insane, but he needs to overcome it with his own power. No matter how many motivations we give to him, he's the only one who can make the terror disappear by himself should he try." The doctor continued.

The explanation relieved the others for a bit. However, they must help him with whatever they got the moment their friend woke up. Kyle was still sleeping soundly due to his exhaustion. The situation couldn't be helped, of course. So, the doctor tried to calm down the girls who were still worried about Kyle's well-being.

"He's gonna be fine, you four. If he had the guts like the Huntsmen and Riders are, I'm sure he can handle it. Once, my senior could do it like fighting a wild bear on his own, even if he was the most vulnerable at the time. You guys are the first ones to see how he fight, right? He's gotta be a tough one, I suppose." He assured to relief the all-girl team.

"So, instead of worrying about him, how about we play some games in the arcade? I'm sure it'll make you feel better." The doctor suggested.

"Oh, me! Me! Count me in! Pleaaase~?" Ruby happily offered.

"Your charm saved the day once again, doc." Tsukasa mused.

"Eh, it was nothing, Tsukasa. Okay, Ruby isn't it? Let's play together!"

"There she goes again." Yang sighed, "Well anyways, thanks for your help...?"

"Hojou. Emu Hojou. You can just call me M if it's easier for you." The doctor introduced.

"I'll be going with M, then! So, umm... what're you guys gonna do?" Ruby wondered.

"I'll stay here and watch over Kyle." Blake said.

"Okay, then I'll go buy some foods out there. Oh, I think I'm gonna have team JNPR know about this." Yang said.

"Wait. There's something that we need to show you guys. It's about the Ghost Rider Totem." Takeru informed.

"Did you guys located it?" Natsumi asked.

"Yes, it's inside a cave in the Emerald Forest. I saw the Grimms moving away from it. Possibly because the Totem's power drove them away itself." Alan reported.

"We can at least have a look at it while we wait for Kyle to wake up. Anyone interested to come along?" Takeru invited.

"That would be me. I got nothing else in my shedule. Plus, it's for Kyle too, right?" Weiss offered.

"Then it's settled. I have some intels to discuss with you three, as well." Makoto said to the other three senior Riders.

"Alright, everyone. We're done for now." Tsukasa dismissed.

"Hey Ruby, can you please tell me more about yourselves, later? I'd like to know you guys better, too." Emu kindly asked.

"Lovely!" Ruby answered as the two made their way to the said destination.

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Meanwhile...

The Cobra Phone crawled itself from place to place at a time. Its optic cameras were scanning the areas it went through, which turned out to be a transport convoy that carried the machines. The sentry was agile and slippery enough to avoid several scientists and guards in the area. Even the ones who had radar sensorings didn't notice its presence thanks to his special paint coating. It then captured the whole view of the site and even recorded a bit of the conversations that occured.

Once it was done, it went away from the site back to its master.

---

At the 'Machina Games' arcade center, both Ruby and Emu tried various games. First, they went to the newly-released 'Bang Bang Shooting'. It was a First-person Shooter game created by a famous game industry called Genm Corporation, who was also known for creating a plentiful assortment of games. Not only that, they also tried a bike racing game called 'Bakusou Bike' and a fighting game called 'Knockout Fighter'. The two also decided to compete for the highest score on each game, which they found it fun to do with.

However, one thing that the young Huntress didn't know yet was that Emu used to be a pro gamer under the name tag 'Genius Gamer M', something that he hadn't told Ruby about yet. That was told after he beat her in the last game.

"Eeeh!? You... you're a p-pro?" she shocked.

"Ahahaha... yeah. Before I decided to be a doctor, I went out to have some fun in the world of gaming. I beat dozens of gamers as they wanted to be considered as my rivals. I say bring it." He mused his past.

"No wonder you always scored me out that much. A lot of people were watching back there, you know! No one has ever scored something big like that!" Ruby said.

"I know. But I can assure you one thing; I don't and I will never cheat. True gamers don't cheat, especially when it's online." Emu stated in honesty, which the reaper took notice.

"I see. Say, how about we try that one over there?" Ruby pointed at a machine of a certain action-platformer game.

"Mighty Action X, eh? You sure you wanna go for some dibs on this one?" Emu wondered.

"Just so you know, M. I'm a gamer, too! I won't back down from this challenge and let's compete for the highest score again! I want to be your rival!"

Seeing Ruby's determination as the youngest Huntress to enter Beacon Academy, Emu grinned in amusement and answered her plea, "Alright then, Rubes. But, don't say I didn't warn you."

"You don't have to." Ruby giggled as she gave a jovial grin over her excitement.

Once the two started the game, they were given an option to choose their Chibi avatars' color templates. Emu chose the default pink and green one, while Ruby chose red and black templates, which fitted her identity well. The players then fought their way to fight off the enemies and bosses in each stage. Their scores were racing through each other. Ruby's young age was fitting one of having a gaming enthusiasm that boosted her morale of beating games, while Emu's genius gamer persona had brought him to the place he currently was.

As they finished the game, it turned out that their scores' differences were thin like a silk thread. Ruby's score was a bit behind Emu's, in which she pouted at.

"But... how? I-I was... so close..."

"And that's another high score montage of Genius Gamer M. Whew, I'm beat." Emu mused over his victory as he dried his sweating forehead with his handkerchief.

"Listen, M. One day, I'll beat your score. I swear to you. One. Day." Ruby said closely to Emu's face while spitting a bit of a venom until she went back to her normal tone.

"Pinky promise?"

"Challenge accepted. You'll always be my rival from here on." Emu smiled to her as he saw joy in her eyes. He kept their promise in the form of the said pinky promise. Her eyes were filled in excitement as she finally found someone fun to play games with.

"Awesome! Now, let's go eat somewhere. I'm hungry, too." She suggested in which he accepeted.

"I'm glad that you had fun today."

---

Yang went out to buy some foods and beverages from a market. One of them including Ruby's favorite cookies. She also went to have a seat on a nearby cafeteria. As the blonde brawler sat on there, she began to think about Kyle's well-being according to Takeru and Blake's story.

The mysterious person named Xiphon was the most bugging one on her head. He was fascinated by the Kamen Riders' powers, yet he tried to eliminate them in the most grueling way possible as he demonstrated to Kyle. The horrors that he felt at the time must be unsustainable. Her heart was beating fast as she couldn't wait for Kyle to wake up as she eagered to know what was on her friend's mind. Moreover, the dream that they talked about before must had some connections to it.

As she decided to put her worries aside for the time being, she made a video call to her fellow team JNPR. She explained the whole ordeal, much to their shock.

"Is he going to be okay?" Pyrrha gasped.

"Well, M said that he only had a rather small dose of fear induction. He'll be okay, but the doctor said that he's on his own if he wanna be healed." Yang said.

"I see. We're really sorry, but we can't be with you guys for now." Pyrrha apologized.

"We're tasked by professor Port to gather some infos on Grimm physiologies. It's more than a halfway done, so we intended to finish it as quickly as possible." Ren informed.

"Then finish it. We never know when Dai-Shocker will strike at this point." Yang ordered.

"Yang, don't worry. We'll get there as soon as we're done." Nora assured.

"But man, that Xiphon sure had lots of knack to take us down. If he's really that strong, no wonder Kyle had that kind of trouble of fighting him. I mean, induced by a fear? It's gonna be troublesome if he does it to any of us." Jaune thought.

"I know, but Takeru was the one who made him retreat. There's gotta be some way for Kyle to get back at him. Like any other warriors and monsters, he could still be defeated." Yang pondered.

"Could it be that he's a pro already? That's possible if he could stand that kind of intimidation." Nora wondered.

"Could stand the intimidation... I get it, now."

"Get what, now?" Jaune wondered.

"You guys go finish that work. I know what I have to say to him once he wakes up. See you guys soon." Yang said.

"Alright. C'mon team, let's get it done real quick!" Jaune ordered.

"Oh, and tell him to break a leg!" Nora bid her farewell as the feed was cut off.

With a renewed determination, Yang approached her personal bike, Bumblebee. Fitting its name, the bike was mostly colored in yellow and its front part was also covered by a yellow body part with a lens covering its headlight. She put her ransom on its back before she rode back to Tsukasa's house. Her eyes were filled with determination to help his friend out of his misery.

---

As Takeru and Alan informed, the Ghost Rider Totem was located on the said cave. The three inspected the cave from outside as the afternoon arrived, wondering what else could be inside other than the Totem.

"So, this is it?" Weiss wondered.

"I've checked the coordinates and that's it. The Totem's inside this cave." Alan confirmed.

"To think that it's on a place overran by Grimms..." Weiss muttered.

"Like Alan said before, there isn't even a single Grimm detected here. It seems that this'll be easier from this point." Takeru said.

"Then let's go. We need to give this Totem to Kyle, right?" Weiss said as she started to make haste for the objective.

"We got company!" Alan shouted as he took out his weapon and shot it to somewhere else in front of them. His weapon was similar to Makoto's Gan Gun Hand, only that it was colored in white with a green recoiler. On it's nozzle was a slot designated for Eyecons.

"Huh?" Weiss wondered as she turned back to see their assailant.

It turned out that they had been followed by Xiphon, who later summoned his Combatants. A small, floating camera sentry was seen flying towards the Kaijin commander as he chuckled darkly.

"You think you're the only ones who have eyes and ears on Remnant?"

"You! Kyle was hurt because of you!" Weiss angered.

"Oh, him? I just simply gave him my quotes of the day. He should be thankful." He said.

"No, he's pissed off like we are, now. I know it is." Takeru retorted.

"Then I suppose you've heard us, then." Alan said.

"Yes, this Rider Totem thing seems to be very intriguing. I shall take it from you all, then. Combatants, engage!" He ordered as the Combatants prepared their stances.

"Just as when we thought that the Grimms are the least of our worries..." Weiss sighed in chagrin.

"Hey Al, can you get Xiphon away from here?" Takeru asked.

"With pleasure. So much for a remote area, it seems." Alan grinned as he put his weapon away and the two set their Henshin devices.

STAND BY!

YES SIR! LOADING! / EYE! BATCHRIMINA! BATCHIRIMINA!

"HENSHIN!"

TENGAN! NECROM! MEGAULOAD! / KAIGAN! ORE!

CRUSH INVADER! / LET'S GO! KAKUGO! GO-GO-GO-GHOST!

GO! GO! GO! GO!

The three heroes soon engage the Dai-Shocker forces. Necrom dashed at Xiphon as Weiss and Ghost engaged the Combatants. Weiss decided to show off her 'dance fight' skills, which were her own set of fight moves that made her looked like dancing, befitting her royal status. She swung and stabbed her Myrtenaster gracefully at the Combatants, who were struck by her hits disappeared into dusts.

She also made use of her black gravity glyph by setting it on the mid-air before she stuck herself to it. She swung her rapier to make its Dust chamber spin and used its fire Dust round to set her enemies ablaze. She knew that her fire Dust control was still weak due to its wild and spreading nature, so she decided to do it on a large group of enemies like what she was facing. At least, she could avoid burning the forest, for the time being.

Ghost swung his Gan Gun Saber and struck a couple of successful hits. His agile moves proved to be difficult for the Combatants to deal with. He even managed to stab a Combatant who tried to attack him from behind. He also beheaded the Combatants who surrounded him. He set his weapon to Gun mode as he jumped and floated in mid-air. He hovered from place to place and shot the Combatants below him.

As he landed himself into a tree branch, he resorted to his sword and he took out one of the blades and configured it as a separate weapon, making him dual-wielded his weapons. He gathered some force before he dashed from the tree and relentlessly slashed the Combatants. His move made the tree branch cracked a bit. He landed gracefully as they disappeared, marking his own victory.

Meanwhile, Necrom swept away Xiphon's sword with his Gan Gun Catcher, forcing the latter to resort to his fists. He also managed to bash Xiphon's head with his weapon's 'backhand' which made it similar to 'slapping' him in some manner. As the Rider was about to deliver another hit, Xiphon quickly shielded himself with his sword that he telekinetically pulled. However, the clash turned out to be a fraud as Necrom quickly sled his Gan Gun Catcher to its 'hand' compartment and used it to literally grab Xiphon's sword, swooping it away once again.

"Must I do everything myself?" Xiphon complained, knowing his combatants had been fully taken out.

He suddenly threw something out to the air, which was a remote smoke bomb launcher that soon covered almost the entire area, including himself. Weiss couldn't see her surroundings, but Ghost and Necrom quickly used their helmet's heat vision to locate Xiphon. However, they were all too late as they saw Xiphon finally made his way out to the cave.

"Looks like I win this ti-Urgh!"

Unexpectedly, Xiphon was thrown out from the cave's entrance. It was revealed that an orange barrier prevented him from advancing, like the cave had it's own defense system. The three heroes neither knew about this in the first place. Even Xiphon was surprised at this turn of events, too.

"What in tarnation...?"

He slashed and punched the barrier countless times to no avail, much to his dismay. When he tried to charge at it again, it blew him away so far that he hit a tree and broke it down.

"Okay, now this is a total bummer." Weiss uttered.

"Well-well, look who's pissed here." Ghost mused.

"All this whole commotion, ended with you hitting the barrier. It's rather ironic for you, don't you think?" Necrom said.

"Fine then... I'll let this one slip, this time. Soon, my plans will be completed. I shall take my leave, now..." Xiphon declared as he teleported away.

Soon after, Necrom spotted the fleeing surveillance drone. He quickly grabbed it with his Gan Gun Cather's hand and finally crushed it to pieces. At least, this was enough to prevent further spying attempts.

OYASUMI!

The three heroes sighed in relief as the Riders detransformed. They regrouped at the cave entrance.

"I'm still bummed though. It's like the fight's all for nothing." Weiss huffed.

"Well, at least he went away because of that. It looks like his presence is already undesirable by the cave itself. Convenient, I must say." Alan said.

"Let's go inside, then." Takeru said as the two nodded.

Suddenly, their movement was halted by a glooming sound from the cave.

"Are you three, by any chance, the companions of the chosen one?" the voice asked.

"This voice... yes we are, but... who are you?" Weiss asked.

"I am the guardian of what is inside this cave. I have seen how the three of you thwarted the intruder away. For that, I am grateful." The voice thanked.

"You guys hearing this?" Alan said to the Riders.

"Yeah. If this Totem is based on my Rider system, then it could generate some sort of conscience to guard himself from any intruders. That must be why Xiphon couldn't get in and no Grimms are present in this place." Takeru said.

"That means he can decide which person he desires to be with, like your Damashiis, right?" Weiss wondered.

"Then you know who is the only one that may come inside."

"So, this means... he's really on his own." Weiss muttered.

"We can't bring it to Kyle, then. He needs to get it himself." Alan said.

"I can't say that this is all for nothing, either. We can still help Kyle with this way." Takeru said.

"Alright, let's head back and take a rest." Alan said to their agreement. However,

"Before you depart, I have something to tell you as well." The voice requested.

"We're listening." Weiss said after she took a deep breath.

---

The focus went back to Ruby and Emu again, who were filling their mouths up with burgers and milks. They sat on the not-so-crowded public lounge away from the arcade. They started talking about both of themselves, starting from Ruby who told the doctor some bits about her team. She summed it up by saying that they, team JNPR and Kyle were the best ones to work with at Beacon, especially during the initiation. Emu admitted that he was really amazed by it after Tsukasa told the whole story back then. After that, it was Emu's turn to tell his stories next.

"Kamen Rider Ex-Aid?" Ruby repeated his Rider codename.

"A short for 'Extreme-Aid'. Like Hiiro's Rider system, mine is also based on videogames." Emu explained.

"No wonder why you're so fond of games." Ruby said.

"You know, the first time I used this system, I didn't even read its tutorial. It felt like action games that I had been playing this whole time." Emu told.

"Anyways, why do you like games? And how come you decided to be a doctor?" Ruby asked.

"You see, back when I was little, I had a car accident. The doctors did their best to save my life. When I woke up, my doctor told me all about it. He even gave me my very first handheld game too, and began to develop my fondness of games, ever since. That's how I had been admiring him and aspiring to become a doctor, until now." Emu answered.

"My hoods are off to you, Doctor Hojou." Ruby saluted.

"Oh please, Ruby. It's not a big deal." Emu flattered.

"So! Why did you become a Huntress in training? It's not a usual sight to see you carrying a military-grade weapon in my world, you know." He asked.

"Okay, so here's thing. My whole family was a lineup of Huntsmen and Huntresses. My dad, my mom, and my sister, Yang. They all attended to Beacon and that's where I am now. Plus, it's the most prestigious school for a prestigious occupation in Remnant, too." Ruby explained.

"You see Emu, being a Huntress is like being a comic-book superhero. I get to kill monsters and save people like in the books that I used to read before! It's romantic! And Heroic!" she continued.

"I see. People at your age tend to be inspired by such stuff, and maybe even us Kamen Riders are no exception, either." Emu uttered.

"You're right! Back when I first met Kyle, he helped me bashing away some thugs that tried to rob a Dust store. It was like he already know how to fight for ages long, even if he wasn't a Huntsman before. And what's more incredible is how he transformed into a Kamen Rider! Gosh, he's... he's just so cool, you know!" Ruby gleamed as her childlike appearance fitted her behavior.

"Awesome! So, mind if I ask about your impressions on him?" Emu asked.

"Well, It's not like that he's my childhood friend, but I think I can give you some words of him." Ruby said.

"By all means, go ahead."

"Let's see... He might looked like an average guy when I first see him. But once I got close to him, he's different than most boys that I knew back in Signal Academy. He's kind, caring, calm and, uhh... he's really determined to fulfill his role as a Kamen Rider. He's so friendly and fun to begin with. Oh, and he hates bullies, too." Ruby said as her tender smile became noticeable.

"You guys must be really lucky, then." Emu said.

"Sure is! And we're lucky to have you Kamen Riders on our side!" Ruby replied.

Emu was quite taken aback by Ruby's claim. He could only smile as she expressed her simple, yet honest words. She was what an 'idealist' term could be described with. There was nothing more beyond her eyes. All she saw were her dreams becoming true and how she would kept the world's peace with her abilities. She kind of reminded the doctor of himself in some way.

However, time sure flied fast. It was 4:15 on both of their scrolls. They should head back to Tsukasa's residence to check up on Kyle. The quality time they had was sure a fun one.

---

Blake was still grounded on her sofa. She was still processing Takeru's reports on their recorded conversations from the Condor Phone. Due to the lack of their knowledge on this newly-appeared Xiphon, he could be unpredictable at best. He was a very skilled fighter to begin with. Moreover, his cynical view towards the Kamen Riders themselves made himself more tenacious as he showed no sign of doubts of his beliefs. Heck, he even managed to beat her down with just a single move. She could still feel her pain in her shoulders that was slowly healing at the time.

She looked at Kyle again as she was longing to see more aspects of his life. She demanded some answers from him once, and now she wanted to do it again. Only that this was to help Kyle, this time.

She wanted to know more about this young man that she first met in Beacon's courtyard.

She wanted to know what he liked, what he disliked, and... what his fears were.

And of course, by definition of knowing more, she didn't mean that far. At least for the time being.

Meanwhile, Kyle was still asleep as he drifted again through his own realm of dreams.

---

"Hello? Anybody here?"

He called out to no one in particular as he kept walking through the dark horizon. All that he could see was himself and where his feet stepped. He kept walking on and on until he was tripped by something else.

"What the-?"

He looked at where the thing was that revealed itself to be a limp body. He suddenly remembered whose body was that when he looked at his face. It was one of the bullies that he met from junior high, the very same one that put some animal snacks on his locker, making it smelly. He also remembered bashing him with a food tray by the time he got really fed up with him.

His breath started to become heavier the longer he looked at the body. He decided to go away, only to find another body of another bully. Then, his surroundings started to be far clearer. On his ground were dead bodies, and in front of him were destroyed buildings and ruined streets. This could be described as an apocalypse that might happened should he stood still and let Dai-Shocker win, but that wasn't the main issue of this 'dream'.

The burning red skies blended well with the smokes and fires that came from the buildings and streets. He then looked again at his body that had been covered with his own Decade armor, except for the helmet. He started to remember people's accusations of him as a monster, a beast, and a delinquent. The voices started to buzz on his ears as his headache intensified. He saw more corpse of those he despised along the way.

Until he stopped behind a crying child, whose voice he recognized all too well. The child then turned back to him to reveal his own face. Before he could say anything, his mind was already sent back to the real world, his sleeping body.

---

The young Rider jolted awake from his sofa, once more. This surprised the Kunoichi that was asleep for a bit in her sofa, yet she was happy to see that her friend was okay. She quickly hugged him by reflex tightly.

"Kyle! You're okay!" Blake relieved.

"Whoa, Blake! Settle down!" he told.

Suddenly, the remaining members of RWBY also hugged him, except for Weiss who stood in front of him and surprised to see her teammates cuddling at him all of the sudden. They had returned from their previous businesses at the same time as they saw him finally awake. The group hug almost felt like King Kong's hand crushing his body.

"Kyle- ooph!" Ruby said as she was being halted by her sister's tight hug.

"I'm so glad you're okay! I'm so glad!" Yang said.

"Yea-right. Okay-okay, it's alright now." Kyle assured his friends as he gasped for air.

"Guys, please. You're all crushing him." Weiss said.

"It's still not too late for a group hug, Weiss." Yang teased.

"Ugh... alright." Weiss accepted as she went close. After she did the hug, she suddenly halted when she saw Kyle's sweating forehead.

"Kyle, you're sweating a lot. What happened?" Weiss wondered.

"Sweating? Oh, no wonder he's so warm." Ruby said.

"So warm that he melted the ice queen's heart." The brawler smirked.

"Oh please, Yang! Why do you always have to be such a tease!?" the heiress growled in embarassment, much to the others' amusement.

"Yeah, I guess I could use some ice packs now." Kyle remarked to the Heiress.

"Not you too!"

"I think it's enough guys. He needs some air, now." Blake ordered as her teammate complied.

"Whew, finally. Did I smell?" Kyle wondered.

"Nope, not at all." Ruby said.

The young Rider also noticed the other senior Riders present in the room. There were Takeru, Alan, and the other guy that he hadn't know the name yet. Judging from his appearance, he must be a doctor that was contacted to check on him. He must had known something about his condition.

"You must be my doctor, then. Kyle Morgan, nice to meet you." He introduced himself to the doctor as he offered a handshake.

"Emu Hojou. Are you feeling well now?" Emu introduced as the two shook their hands.

"Just managed to avoid myself from becoming a 'sleeping beauty'." He joked as the others chuckled.

"Right. It's always true." Alan said.

"I like this guy, though." Takeru commented.

"Oh, and you are?" Kyle asked to the other Ghostverse Rider.

"My name's Alan. There's also Makoto Fukami. He's with Tsukasa and his group in the back." Alan introduced.

"I see." The two shook their hands.

"Now that aside, can you tell us about what happened back there?" Emu asked.

"Kyle, we know that this has something to do with your fears. I'm not the kind of girl who likes to dig up someone's personal life though, but if we didn't hear your story, we can't help you that much. Moreover, if you ever wanted to beat Xiphon, you need to overcome your fears all by yourself." Yang said.

"Yang's right. You said something about 'monster'. What do you know about it?" Blake said.

"Let us help you, Kyle. We'll figure this out together. I mean, you're a Kamen Rider too, aren't you?" Emu said.

This was such a big help for Kyle himself. Like he always thought, he never had so many people concerned about him that much, aside from his family and his late best friend. Kyle also knew that it wouldn't be so kind if he turned down that offer. As much as he wanted to say that he was fine, he couldn't deny tha fact that he was troubled, mentally. In hopes of moving on to defeat Xiphon and the Dai-Shocker, he accepted their help.

"Yeah, you're right. Like I said before,I never planned to hide anything. But first, let's have everyone gather here, now. There's also something that I need to confirm, too." Kyle ordered.

---

The dusk had finally arrived in the city of Vale. It's streets were busy as always. Many people walked around and cars moving on from one place to another. It was your typical normal day for a normal life. However, the definition of normal had been invalid anymore as several groups of Combatants had been preparing three machines from before at three building rooftops, while Beowolves and Ursas swarmed the streets below the building. They typed various codes on the computer to power up the machine. As they succeded, red mists were blown from the machines' top tubes. The mist slowly spreaded through the sky without anyone noticing it, yet.

At the same time, Xiphon and the Pirate Kaijin stood in one of the buildings. The former chuckled darkly as they watched the red mist slowly spreaded itself.

"I'm not much of a 'Diva person' myself, but this will work things out." Xiphon said.

---

After gathering everyone present at the living room, the young Rider began his story without further ado.

"Xiphon said that the Kamen Riders are the ones who disrupted the balance of this universe. That was his concrete reason to hunt us all down. Moreover, he said that we are the true monsters who brough misery and fear in the form of 'security'. His kin suffered because of us and he also said that one day, we'd bring people suffering."

"That's so twisted. Even for a Dai-Shocker commander like himself." Blake described.

"Go on, Kyle." Tsukasa said.

"And when he said things like that, some memories of my past suddenly came in like a speeding train. Visions, voices, it was like that he emphasized his claims like it was always the truth, even if I knew he was lying. But, those started to become worse when one of my painful memories came in."

"You mean those words that you screamed before?" Weiss asked.

"Yeah. By the time I got fed up with bullyings, I took the most radical way possible to thwart them away from me and the other victims. I beat them all up like they never worth a single penny to live with. I remembered their agony and dripping blood, all too well. It was kinda... satisfying when I finally found a way to rise up against them. I felt like a new man, that time."

"But, all of it came with several consequences. People accused me af being a violent person, which is actually half-true. They said things like 'I'm a monster' or 'freak' or 'weirdo' or anything. That's why I only had least friends back there. My teachers didn't even care about the bullyings, but for some reason, they kept their eyes on me instead for my violence. They even threatened me to the court because of that."

"Kyle..." Ruby muttered.

"What the hell!? They did that to you!?" Yang growled in anger.

"Luckily, my parents came in once they were called. They defended me because I told them everything. They're totally against bullyings too, I assure you. They said that I have my rights to defend myself from bullyings. Heck, they even threatened the teachers back to report to the government that the school I attended there lacked character building. Finally, we decided to quit from there and looked for another school."

"However, no matter how many times I tried to forget it all, those thoughts tend to come back at some point, and Xiphon made it worse. He made me think that I was weak for not fighting back. And yet, he made my efforts all wrong." He finished.

The others were silent for a moment as they were at loss of words, especially the all-girl team. They could never imagine how much ordeal he had to go through. not even a single lie displayed on his sorrowful eyes. After that, Emu reported to Kyle on his conditions.

"Kyle, we believe that your fear was induced arbitraly." He then displayed the cause of his fear through his modified stethoscope.

"Huh?"

"It was a work of this Terror Gaia Memory, that can induce fear to its opponent. Your mental diagnosis showed the same symptoms of it. However, you can still heal yourself from this effect should you desire it yourself." Emu reported.

"I see. So, it's still all on me, huh?" he contemplated.

"You don't have to face it alone, Kyle." Ruby said, trying to cheer her teammate up.

"Ruby?"

"Your fear's like any of us could be. What if we weren't being treated as heroes? What if we brought them fear, instead? And maybe, maybe, it's not just us. It's what warriors like us always afraid of." She explained.

"But, our duty at hand is to protect innocents, right? I say you should focus on it instead of those badmouths. Who cares what they say, anyways? They can't change you. You're the only one who could change yourself. That's how you get back at that guy." Yang said.

"We all know that you're a good guy, Kyle. We know that you're not that cruel." Tsukasa said.

"You guys..."

"However, what Xiphon said might be half-true." Makoto said.

"What do you mean?" Blake wondered.

"There was a saying, 'To defeat the monsters, we become monsters of our own'. I admit it myself, too. Kamen Riders all have immense powers that could be described as 'beyond humanity'. Some said that we could even end the world if we desire so. I shivered everytime I think about it."

"Makoto..." Kyle muttered.

"However, I-no... we decided to make up our minds that our true goals will never change. We protect innocents and defeat evil, simple and just. No matter what the others said, they could never take it away from us." Makoto continued, to the Riders' agreement.

"Well said, Makoto. Well said." Yusuke mused.

"People have their own demons, Kyle. What matters is how we face it. If I say it myself, I don't run away from it. I embrace it. That's why Ghost is also considered as the symbol of fear itself. You keep that in mind and trust me, you're a true Kamen Rider for that." Takeru said.

The immense support had succeeded in reviving Kyle's spirit. He had regained his resolve to get back up again. He knew that his friends needed him, and that was the main reason of why he had to fight. He also needed to show them his gratitude to not worry them any further.

"Alright guys, thanks a lot." He thanked as he sighed in relieve.

"But still, how could I beat Xiphon if he was that strong? I need to, uhh... 'tie up some loose ends', if you know what I mean. Plus, I think this whole ordeal must have something to do with my dreams." He wondered.

"Huh? What dream?" Natsumi wondered.

"The visions of the same memories that he told us." Weiss told her.

"But, how can you be so sure?" Blake wondered.

"Hmm... just a feeling." He uttered.

"Wow, seriously?" Blake was still puzzled by his answer.

"I see. Well, you're not wrong. There's still something you can do about it. Weiss, if you please?" Alan said as the heiress nodded.

"What is it?"

"We've located the Ghost Rider Totem inside a cave on Emerald Forest. That could help you out, and maybe solve this particular problem altogether." She reported.

"Whoa, really? Okay, I'm on it." He said as he got up from his seat.

"However, like our Damashiis, the Totem developed a consciousness of itself and protected the cave from any undesirable intruders. We were attacked by Xiphon and his goons, but fortunately, he couldn't enter the cave because of that." Takeru said.

"The guardian also said this to us; if you want to claim the Totem, you must face your fear, first. You must come up with your very own answer to proceed. That's all of it." Weiss said.

"Face my fears... I see. So that's what it's all about."

Everything finally became clear for Kyle. His previous dreams were all about obtaining the Ghost Rider Totem. He must solve his problems first to do so. Filled with the knowledge, he was fueled with immense determination that he must obtain it as soon as possible if he ever wanted to advance through the Dai-Shocker.

Suddenly, Emu called out to everyone as he saw something from the nearby window.

"Uhh, guys? You might wanna see outside."

They saw the night skies in the city became red as blood. This must be Dai-Shocker's doing, again. The three Ghostverse Riders then realized what the red sky was, something that they knew all too well.

"The skies... but how?" Weiss wondered.

"This is the thing that we've been talking about. They've been building machines for some kind of 'grand plan' that they planned to enact. This must be it, then." Makoto informed.

"To think that they proceed this early..." Tsukasa muttered.

"It's just like before, in the Ganma world." Alan said.

"Ganma-what?" Yang wondered.

"Back in my homeworld-the Ganma world-the red mist also filled its skies. The mist is poisonous to anyone who didn't have an antibody to resist its toxin. That's why we resorted to store our real bodies in coffins and used alternate bodies using our advanced technology." Alan explained.

"If it's that dangerous, how do we get close to its center, then?" Kyle asked.

"Don't worry, we have conducted some researches on the red mist. Our Auras can fully resist its toxin. If this mist was spread by machines, we should prepare the antitoxin and put it on to them." Tsukasa assured.

"Then again, if the Dai-Shocker is there, they must've swarmed the streets." Natsumi said.

"Okay, some of you are needed on the streets while I go get the Rider Totem. Who's with me?" Kyle asked.

"We'll go with you." Ruby and her teammates offered.

"Me, too. I wanna see how my junior earn my powers." Takeru said.

"Then it leaves us six, here. We'll thwart the Dai-Shocker off from the citizens." Yusuke said.

"I'll contact Hiiro and see if he can have the cure ready. The citizens should've been affected by now." Emu said.

"Alright, you all know what to do. Let's move out, everyone!" Tsukasa ordered.

Everyone complied as they all rode their respective Rider Machines. Tsukasa and Kyle each prepared their own Machine Decaders. Yusuke jumped onto his silver dirt bike, TryChaser 2000 while Natsumi rode on the similar and modified black dirt bike, BeatChaser 2000.

The Ghostverse Riders all summoned their Rider Machines that appeared from eye-like portals after they did an eye-like hand seal. Takeru rode on his black Machine Ghostriker dirt bike and Makoto on his blue Machine hoodie street bike, while Alan rode on a golden mechanical cloud-shaped glider called Machine Clouder.

Emu put on his own Gamer Driver and took out a yellow Rider Gashat from his pocket. It depicted a dirt biker with a mohawk helmet who was riding on his bike. The Gashat was labelled 'Bakusou Bike'. He pressed the button to activate it.

BAKUSOU BIKE!

After the game screen appeared on his back, he put the Gashat on his Kimewaza slot.

GASHATTO!

A yellow dirt bike appeared from the screen. Its headlight was modeled after the Gashat's character. On each of its sides were a set of joystick buttons connected with health bars. He then rode on top of it.

Meanwhile, Yang and Ruby Rode on Bumblebee as Weiss rode behind Takeru's and Blake behind Kyle's. They started up their engines that began to roar in activation.

"Cool! Rides for everyone!" Yang squealed as she saw everyone's vehicles.

"We're just like a biker gang, of justice!" Ruby joyed.

"Right? It's kinda cool, don't you guys think?" Kyle said.

"Could you three please save those flatteries for later?" Weiss chagrined.

"What a killjoy..." Yang sighed.

---

The red mist began to cover the night sky of Vale. The shattered moon's light also became swollen and drenched in violent red light. The citizens were confused by the view until they started coughing due to the toxin the red mist had. They also witnessed several Beowolves and Ursas running amok through the streets. The chaos ensued as they ran to nowhere in particular, only to find the Grimms blocking their way. Their only hope was for the Huntsmen, Huntresses and Riders to vanquish the monstrosities ahead of them.

---

As time began to run out, Kyle, Takeru, and team RWBY almost reached their destination. They sped up their bikes until they finally reached the cave and gathered in front of the entrance.

"So, this is it, huh?" Kyle asked.

"Yep, the one and only in Emerald Forest. Aside from the ones that housed a Death Stalker, this one cave is one of it's own kind." Takeru said.

"Don't know why, but this cave started to give me goosebumps." Ruby shivered.

"Now that you said it, the night also gives off some eerie auras. I know that the creeps intensify, here." Kyle remarked.

"Now that you said it... it kinda gives off some horror movie feels, don't you think?" Weiss smirked.

"No-please don't." Kyle gulped.

"That's for teasing me with Yang!" she retorted.

"C'mon, Kyle. Just man up and go for it!" Yang bumped the Rider's back with her hand, catching him in surprise.

"Remember the drill, Kyle; find your answer to your fears and go for the Totem. We're always with you." Takeru reminded.

"Hope we still got plenty of time before the mist gets wider." Ruby hoped.

"Make all of your pain worth it. You're not alone in this one." Blake said as she held her hand on his shoulder.

Kyle nodded at his friends as he took a deep breath before he said, "Okay. Let's do this thing, already."

The young Rider advanced to the cave as his view to everyone was engulfed by immense darkness. He put his Decadriver on in case he encountered something undesired. The belt also activated its flashlight emitted from the arc in response of Kyle's neural command. He inspected his surroundings to look for any clues on the Totem. Moments later, he finally arrived in a huge dark place of the cave. The pitch blackness of it shrouded the whole place in darkness. He could only count on his gears and his guts to proceed.

The air suddenly got cold as he went inside. His belt's flashlight dimmed before it finally went off. He was blinded by the darkness, unable to tell his directions anymore. Until he saw a boy that he knew all too well. This must be where the test began. The boy simply wore a green T-shirt and blue shorts. This was his first 'demon', the one who flipped his chair and caused him to fall, hitting his rear cortex that caused his first fear to surface.

"Derek." He growled.

"Well-well, look who's back; the 'hero' of the hood. I bet you still haven't moved on from your miserable memory." Derek said.

"I know who you are, Derek. You're just a shadow, a ghost from my past who doesn't deserve a single place in my memory." Kyle countered.

"Wow, you've been thinking like that? Well then, I'll tell you why I've been bullying you for a very long time."

"Oh?"

"You're smart and clever, I admit. However, no one shall stand above me in any ways. If it wasn't because of me, you would've achieved the highest score on the final test. And yet, you're the reason of why I've been living a miserable live chased by debts. I was dropped out from my school beacuse you told them everything." Derek growled.

"So what? I say you deserve it." He remarked with his deep voice.

"MY FAMILY WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE OF YOU!" he roared in anger, catching Kyle in surprise, "I can't attend to schools and universities anymore because the government made me a mail of my bad attitude! No one would accept me because of that! I suffered because of you!"

"Okay, let me get this clear; you bullied people in school and you were dropped out because of it. The government took notice of it and you suffered. Yet, you put the blame on someone like me who technically don't have anything to do with it. I was your victim, and I had the right to defend myself! You wanna know who caused your misery? YOU! You're the one who brought this all upon yourself!" Kyle argued.

"SHUT UP! I don't need another lecture from a freak like you, and they were all right; you're just a monster who supposed to be a vermin and-"

WHACK!

The bully was silenced by Kyle's heavy punch above his head. He was too sick to hear any of the former's blabberings. He was annoyed and his anger boiled to its climax. The young Rider then mercilessly beat the bully by smashing Derek's head to his knee before he slammed him to the ground. He continously punch his head until he was sure that Derek couldn't move anymore.

"How about you shut up?"

Suddenly, Derek stared at him intently with his eyes glew in violent yellow. It caused him the same pain that he felt from Xiphon before. He was taken aback as he started to hear the voices of hatred towards him, all said the same thing as he was still wincing from his pain.

"Monster."

"Weirdo."

"Freak."

"Vermin."

The moment he opened his eyes, his orientation started to blurr out. He couldn't tell if the people in front of him were humans or not. Derek was nowhere to be found. All that he could see slightly was that these people were also the ones who bullied and accused him of anything, boys and girls, men and women. Left with no choice as they walked closer to him, he quickly resorted to his Rider armor.

KAMEN RIDE :

"Henshin!"

DECADE!

---

Our heroes had all arrived in the city in chaos. They planned to seek for any civilians who were still on the street and guide them to the hospital as discussed during their way towards there. They all took out their transformation devices and put on their Rider armors.

"HENSHIN!"

KAMEN RIDE : DECADE!

CHU!

KAIGAN! SPECTER! / TENGAN! NECROM!

READY GO! KAKUGO! DOKI-DOKI GHOST! / CRUSH INVADER!

The five Riders dispersed themselves into several city sectors. Using their GPS, they thoroughly did their mission. Decade I used his sword to slash the Grimms while bashing them with his bike at the same time. He also managed to find a group of citizens who were trapped by the horde.

"Everyone, follow me to the hospital! I'll cover you all!" he ordered as the citizens complied.

Kuuga and Kiva-la's dirt bikes were the most suitable vehicles for 'Bike-Fu' fights. They either bashed the Grimms with their front or rear wheels. They even managed to lift their bike in a wheelie manner and even backflipped using the Grimms as their ramp. Their wheels were also installed with micro spikes that could graze the monsters' hide.

"Come on! This way!" Kiva-la shouted.

"Don't look back! Just go!" Kuuga shouted.

Specter's Machine Hoodie released its chains that whipped the enemies away as per the Rider's orders. He also managed to pull an Ursa away before it could lunge into the citizens and blasted its abdomen with his rifle. Necrom searched for the remaining citizens from above and found some of them still trapped by the Grimms. He quickly took out his Gan Gun Catcher and shot a beowolf right on its head. His Rider Machine also fired some fireball rounds and burned the Grimms down.

"Please clear this area at once!" He ordered.

Suddenly, his helmet's comms detected an incoming transmission from Specter.

"Necrom, how's your end?" he asked.

"I'm escorting a group out, now. No casualties sighted. You?"

"Just a bit more and the city will be cleared. Decade and the others are already in the hospital." Specter informed.

"Alright, we're on our way. Necrom, out." Necrom replied as he ended his transmission and continued to escort the citizens.

---

The people... shadows, or... whatever they were, became more relentless towards the new Decade. The voices kept ringing on his head as he fought them restlessly. He sent some of those things the hardest and the heaviest attacks he could afford to do. These guys never learned about their bullying habbit as the biggest mistake in the world, he thought. His heart boiled up as his mind became more focused on the ensuing brawl.

He remembered their faces until this very moment. The ones who badmouthed him, mocked him, made fun of him, toppled him to the dirt, and succumbed him into his very despair. He fought them all, tore them apart, and let his anger, rage, and hatred consume him. He was right to hate them all. They had no place in this world. They shall perish.

Or was it?

Decade let out a loud roar as he released an immense energy surge that engulfed him and his surroundings. Everything was white that temporarily blinded his view. Until, he opened his eyes and saw a horrifying sight.

The same chaos from his dream.

---

The citizens were successfully evacuated to the hospital that hadn't been blanketed by the red mist. Emu, Hiiro and several other doctors quickly started to look after the infected citizens, whose condition started to weaken. They were coughing, sweating, and some of them had a fever. The doctors gave them the best medicines they could afford to keep the disease away from them, at least for the time being. They didn't have much time left as the red mist slowly spreaded itself wider. Meanwhile, Tsukasa, Yusuke, and Natsumi were securing the perimeters outside the hospital in case they spotted any hostiles.

After Alan evacuated his own batch of citizens, he looked back to see Makoto came in with another batch. Surprisingly, among the batch was team JNPR, who were also unaffected by the mist's toxin.

"Is this the last of them?" Alan asked.

"Yeah. All citizens are secured. No casualties found." Makoto reported as the two Riders looked at the Huntsmen team.

"You four must be from Beacon. I'm Alan, codename: Necrom." He introduced.

"This is team JNPR. Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren." Makoto introduced.

"What's happening outside, anyway? And why are these people becoming sick all of the sudden?" Jaune asked.

"Dai-Shocker. They're spreading this red mist as an act of terror. Our intel says that they're using some sort of machines to spread it." Makoto explained.

"The mist is toxic for the local citizens. We're not affected by it as our Auras act as our antibody." Alan continued.

"I see. So, all we need to do is to find the machines and shut it down once and for all." Ren said.

"But, how are we gonna cure the citizens, this many? They're all infected." Pyrrha wondered.

"Our plan is to secure the machines and use them to spread the antitoxin. If we can make use of the same principle they did, we could cure all of the citizens at once." Alan explained.

"Our associates here are currently preparing the cure. We'll move out once they're done." Makoto said.

"Whoa, associates? Man, to think the Kamen Riders are really everywhere, now." Jaune wondered.

"Well, we better be ready or the mist will reach here soon." Nora said as she looked up at the red mist.

"By the way, where are Kyle and team RWBY?" Pyrrha wondered.

"They have to take care of things in the Emerald Forest. They'll be here soon." Makoto informed.

---

Decade walked around in astonishment as he witnessed the very same view of his dream. The skies were drenched in red as if it was a blood. Buildings, vehicles and streets were all devastated. Numerous corpses of his bullies were laying down in the ground. All of them were limp and inanimate. His breath grew heavier as his heart beated faster. His headache was gone, but his dread didn't. He wandered around the horizon without any destination.

He then spotted a small figure from afar. He went closer and closer to see if it was the same one that he met before. It became clearer the more he proceed. He finally found himself in his destroyed apartment that left no roof and several withered furnitures. The figure was standing at the center of his living room. It was a little boy at his 10 year-old posture. The boy looked back at the Rider, who recognized the boy's face all too well. He opened his helmet as he looked at the child's scared, crying eyes that reminded him of the older days. It was when he used to be a weak child who let himself became a helpless victim.

It was him. The boy was the little Kyle Morgan.

"Are you happy, now?" the kid spoke.

"Huh?"

"Look around you... they're all gone. Dead. They're not in this world anymore. Are you glad that everything turned up this way?"

"Wha-what are you talking about?"

"What dou you think it is? You've already become this strong. There's no one else left to stand in your way. you've dominated your own destiny. Now, tell me this; how many more do you want to eradicate? Who will be your target of vengeance next? What city... what world you'll decide to fall next!?" the boy yelled.

"I don't know! I don't understand... I never wanted to kill anyone!"

"Then what is this? You're still saying that after all you've done? How long are you going to keep contradicting yourself!? Tell me!"

"I... don't know..." he stuttered as he still couldn't figure out what his past tried to tell him.

"Then who am I to you? What am I to you?"

The Rider's eyes widened as he heard it. A realization suddenly came to his mind. The thing that he had been doing this whole time and the thing that he had been thinking this whole time. All of them were reflected in this very cave. He finally remembered it all. The reason of his resolve to move on. It all became clear now.

He sat down on the ground in leg-crossing position, and he spoke.

"I... I understand it now. I did this... all of this, because I resented you. Me." The little Kyle's eyes looked like he confirmed the answer, but he knew that the older Kyle still had more.

"The real reason of why I strived to become stronger is because... I hated you for being weak and helpless. Why did I let myself being hurt by them? Why did I let myself became their prey? No matter how I tried to forget it, those thoughts always come back. I've been thinking many ways to get back at them again and again even if I already did it before."

"I just wanna watch them rot in this very world all by themselves, spending their whole lifetime reflecting on the sins that they committed. I think it's not a sin as long as I don't desire their deaths. But still, is that too much to ask for? Do I really need to watch them bleed just to fulfill my revenge? Am I really that horrible? " he lamented.

"I'm not a killer, and I'll never be one! If ever committed such homicide, I'd never be able to live my life! It won't be fair for mom, for dad... and for Nathan, too." The little Kyle firmed with his cracking voice.

"True. Then again, I never realized that I've hurted you this whole time. The more I hate you, the stronger I become. At least, that's what I used to think before. I never realized that it almost costed me my sanity and my love for myself, too. So, that's why..." the Rider stood up and he kneeled to the boy's height. He then embraced him and said softly,

"I'm so sorry."

Tears dropped from the older Kyle Morgan. He had released all burdens of his unpleasant past. His grudge, his hatred, and his vengeance that he had been harboring for a long time all disappeared in this second, along with the recent dread he received. He hugged his little self tightly, accepting his past once more. He had finally completed his trials. He released the embrace and looked at his past self.

"From now on, let's face the future together. We got plenty of fun things ahead of us. Our friends are waiting." He smiled to him.

"So, what do you think of the labels to us, then?" the little Kyle wondered.

"Hmph, does it really matter? We're us. They don't get to decide who we are. We are the ones who decide what kind of men we wanna be." Kyle stated.

"Okay. I'm glad." The boy answered, sweeping his tears away.

Suddenly, they heard a coughing sound behind them. The two then turned back to see Derek, lying in the ground and was totally bruised. A cocky look on his face was still plastered on him. It seemed like this particular person never learned his lesson on not pissing anyone off.

"Heh, finally being all-loving brothers stuff, don't you two are?" He said.

"What do you want, this time?" Kyle asked.

"Finish me. Right here, right now...*cough*... finish what you've started. After all, you became a freak all by yourself." The bully spat.

However, he didn't feel his anger boiling up anymore. Only a sigh of utter annoyance. The Rider walked towards him and glared at him. He grabbed the bully's collar tightly.

"Listen here you dimwit, you're never gonna make fun of me anymore, nor anyone else ever again. I've made up my mind. I'll protect innocents and save the world from Dai-Shocker. Just so you know, I could break your whole body all day long. But as much as I wanna do that, I believe there are others who still have... unfinished business with you."

As he said it, several black Parka Ghosts with sharp, violent orange eyes rose from the ground and swarmed the weakened bully. The parkas dragged him down to the ground that swallowed them all. The bully desperately pleaded for the Riders help as he watched his fate in horror.

"What the-? No...no! no! Help me! help! Don't just friggin' standing over there, you idiot! Do something!"

Kyle could only sigh and said, "You're an eyesore, Derek. Now, get out of my sight. We're done here."

He turned away from Derek along with his little self. They both had enough of his constant insults. Even so, this was just his visions for his trials. He deserved to know that his wish was fulfilled, even if it's unreal. He walked away further and further as Derek's pleas turned on deaf ears.

"No! Help me! get over here, ya hear me!? come back, here! HELP ME, YOU BASTAAARD!"

His anguish voice soon died down as he was completely dragged down to somewhere Oum-knows-what. The apocalyptic view suddenly vanished into bright orange lights, along with his little self that smiled to him. He was finally back to the brightened heart of the cave that housed the Ore Ghost Eyecon, the titular Rider's Totem.

Standing before him was the sentient Ore Parka Ghost.

"You must be the guardian of this Totem, then." Kyle guessed as he powered down.

"Correct. I am also a manifestation of your inner self, the one who strifed for justice and freedom to yourself and towards humanity. Hence, the name of this form is 'Ore'."

"I see." Kyle replied.

"You have passed the test and thus, your fear has been cured." The parka said.

"Cured? Oh, you mean that...?"

"The visions you had was the manifestation of the fear effect. The test was meant to take it all out from your head and solve your problems at the same time. You are truly remarkable as I have predicted." The parka explained.

"Thanks a lot, then. I've never been this better, before." Kyle thanked.

"Now, I shall grant you the power of the heroic souls that goes beyond death, the infinite potential that shall defy the chaos itself; Kamen Rider Ghost."

The Ore Parka retracted its 'hands' and shone in a bright orange light, engulfing both the parka and Kyle himself. Kyle had finally obtained Ghost's powers and made it his own. It was about time for him to strike back.

The others were still waiting outside the cave. Their eyes were fixated on the entrance to see if there was any sign of Kyle showing up there. Finally, it took an hour less for the Rider to come out. He showed determination as he walked out. Everyone there smiled in joy when he showed them the Ghost Totem he obtained.

"Ghosts scare me." he remarked, "It's time for Dai-Shocker to share my dread."

---

A nurse was seen handling the patients to their rooms. She had a neck-long brown hair and she was wearing a pink nurse attire underneath a blue wool jacket, along with a pair of white shoes. She instructed the other patients to stay calm and stay inside the hospital, accompanied by the other doctors and nurses.

"Everyone, please stay calm! We'll handle this situation immediately!"

She was then visited by Emu and Hiiro to check up on their situation.

"Asuna, how are the citizens?" Emu asked.

"Makoto and Alan said that this is all of them. No one's left outside." She reported.

"Good, the cures are all ready. Let's have the rest done." Hiiro said as he showed the antitoxin tank. It was a sparkling blue liquid that they prepared the moment Emu ordered it.

Suddenly, their modded stethoscope rang. They answered the call that was made by the three Riders who were patrolling outside.

"What up?" Emu wondered.

"We got Grimm waves incoming. Looks like they've decided to send the pawns earlier before the red mist gets here." Yusuke reported.

"We need to hold this line and keep them away from the citizens. We're the only ones who can do this." Tsukasa said.

"Wait, what about the cures? Who'll take them to the machines?" Asuna wondered.

"Leave it to us." Makoto offered, along with Alan.

"The rest of you should protect this hospital at all costs. We'll call the others to back us up once they're done." Alan said.

They all agreed on the two Riders' terms. Hiiro then said, "Then it's settled. We're moving out now."

After they went outside, Makoto and Alan summoned their vehicles. The former then called out to someone.

"Houdini."

"Taking up to the skies, shall we?" the person in particular said as the Machine Hoodie splitted to form a glider. The wheels acted as its gyros. Underneath it was a blue Parka Ghost whose hood was from the bike's that covered its blue sharp eyes. Houdini's parka was sleeveless and on its inner margins were metallic chain ornaments.

"Let's." He replied.

Makoto jumped to the top of his glider-turned bike while Alan jumped to his Machine Clouder. They decided not to take the grounds as the Grimms could probably block their way. Alan then used his MegaUloader's holographic display by pressing its lower button to locate the machines.

"We're getting closer to the location! Be ready!" Alan shouted.

"Let's hope the others could get here, soon." Makoto hoped.

---

As Yusuke reported, several Beowolves and Ursas had arrived. They were closing in to the hospital as they were drawn by the civillians' anxiety and fear towards the red mist, along with their weakened healths. It seemed that the Dai-Shocker will stop at nothing to display their powers, especially when it was about summoning Grimms.

The Riders had all lined up to prevent the Grimms' advance. Their hearts were pumping in adrenaline as they finally went to action.

"Feels just like old times, eh?" Tsukasa asked.

"You bet! I've never felt this pumped up since we laid low that time." Yusuke said.

"I kinda wish I could see that kid on action." Emu said.

"We'll have our time Emu. I'm sure we will." Asuna assured.

"He's skilled enough, that's what. He took out two evolved Kaijins, already." Natsumi said.

"He got lots of friends, too!" Kivat-la said.

"Hiiro told me that, already. I bet they're all strong." Asuna said.

"They're still in training, however. Their skills need to be polished properly." Hiiro said.

"Let's all hope that they can be safe out there." Natsumi said.

Soon, team JNPR joined them in the front lines. They all had their weapons ready.

"Bet you guys could use our help." Ren said.

"Team JNPR reporting for duty!" Nora saluted.

"Pumped up as always..." Ren sighed with a smile.

"Ah, so you guys came along, too." Yusuke said.

"Hello! I'm Asuna Karino. Nice to meet you all!" she introduced.

"So, you're a Rider too?" Jaune asked.

"Yup! It's not like you see a nurse fighting monsters boldly everyday, right?" Asuna said in her joyful tone, much to the team's confussion.

"Don't mind about that. It's always her charm." Emu said.

"Looks like Makoto and Alan went off, already. Anything on Kyle and the others?" Pyrrha wondered.

"Takeru said that they're on their way. They'll rendezvous on the machine sites, soon." Natsumi reported.

"Alright, guys. Here they come!" Tsukasa said.

The Riders all prepared their transformation devices while team JNPR readied their weapons.

"Kivat-la!"

"Let's go!"

GABU!

TADDLE QUEST!

Emu took out his personal pink Gashat. It depicted the same game that both he and Ruby played before, the titular Mighty Action X. He pressed the button to activate it.

MIGHTY ACTION X!

Asuna set her own Driver belt. It was colored in green and gray. The device had a display screen in the mid-section between the red 'A' and blue 'B' buttons. There were also a buzzsaw on its right and two green nozzles on its left. Along with the Buggle Driver II (Zwei) was a pink Gashat. It depicted a pink-haired girl in an orange dress as in dating sim games. The Gashat's title was 'Toki meki Crisis'.

TOKI MEKI CRISIS!

The Riders went to their stances as the nurse pressed the 'A' button to play its standby sound. The Grimms were roaring wildly as they all witnessed the ones who stood in their way. They charged towards the Riders as they transformed.

"HENSHIN!"

KAMEN RIDE : DECADE!

CHU!

GASHATTO!

LET'S GAME! METCHA GAME! MUTCHA GAME! WHAT'S YOUR NAME!?

Emu was surrounded by several Rider thumbnails. He chose his own in front of him. The thumbnail depicted a bulky level 1 armor with a white google. It had a pair of orange eyes and white irises. Its hair was spiky fuschia and the google had a small green gem.

I'M A KAMEN RIDER!

Emu was soon covered in pink digital pixels as the thumbnail flew towards him. The pixels soon materialized into a bulky white armor like Hiiro's and it assembled its parts to one another, only that the weapons indicator below its health bar were a hammer and a sword. With his emotive googles opened its eyes, the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid armor was online.

BUGGLE UP!

DREAMING GIRL! (WOW!) KOI NO SIMULATION! OTOME WA ITSUMO TOKI MEKI CRISIS! (WOW!)

Asuna was covered in pink heart-shaped pixels that soon materialized into a feminine-looking Rider armor. It resembled the character from her Gashat. Her helmet had a pink short hair with a white tiara that sported a yellow heart headdress. Her visor had a pair of girly blue eyes that opened up once her armor activated and a heart-shaped gem on its forehead. She was also wearing an armored yellow dress with heart-shaped shoulder pads. Her gloves and her knee-high boots were pink. She also had some white compartments on her armored jumpsuit's sleeves and boots. And thus, Kamen Rider Poppy joined the fray.

An immense gush of wind blew some of the Grimms away once their transformation was complete. The sounds of the whirring machineries on their armors were heard as some of their armor parts adjusted themselves to their respective positions. Finally, their visors also lit up upon their activation.

"It's me. Still passing-through and Rider-kicking." Tsukasa said as he dusted his hands as Kuuga and Kiva-la went to their stances.

"There's nothing I can't cut." Hiiro said as he lifted his hands in a surgeon's manner.

"I'm Kamen Rider Ex-Aid! Let's clear this game with no 'continues'!" Ex-Aid declared.

"Kamen Rider Poppy, on! Now, it's PoPaPiPuPePo time!" Poppy shouted in her high-pitched bubbly tone, much to team JNPR's surprise.

"PoPiPaPe... what?" Nora gawked.

"To think that she's really that bubbly all of the sudden..." Pyrrha muttered.

"Interesting. Looks like we got ourselves another Rider to our lineup." Ren mused.

"Say you two, so... pfft... what's with that... hehehe... chubby get-up?" Jaune held his laugh.

"I can still break people's bones with this, you know." Brave coldly implied by cracking his fists.

"Scary!" Jaune gawked.

"Oh, you mean this? Well, this is our level 1 armors. This armor is designated for curing civillians and crowd control. It's also one of our heavy-duty equipments." Ex-Aid explained.

"Which is why it was made kid-friendly!" Poppy continued.

"Oh right! Ruby's sure gonna love this one!" Pyrrha said.

"How does crowd control being described as 'kid-friendly', though?" Ren wondered.

"So... chubby..." Nora drooled, wanting to hug the level 1 Riders.

"Nora..." Ren reminded.

"Err... miss Valkyrie?" Ex-Aid wondered.

"Don't even think about it." Brave glared intently at the Huntress, warning her not to get closer.

"Scary!" Nora gawked.

The others quickly went to their stances as the Grimms started to advance. Tsukasa started by punching a Beowolf's face really hard that pushed it back, smashing the Grimms behind it. He then performed their martial workout with Kuuga and Ex-Aid by punching the Ursas in front of them. Kuuga caved the gut with his fiery fist and Ex-Aid smacked the Ursa's head using his own body as a 'GREAT' text was displayed out of nowhere.

Jaune swung his sword to several Beowolves, accompanied by Brave and Kiva-la. They targeted every limbs that they could cut, ranging from claws, legs, until heads. Pyrrha threw her Milo at an Ursa's chest before she impaled it with her Akouo, while Ren fired his Stormflower at the monsters. Poppy also used her Buggle Driver II as a weapon by combining it with her grip. She used the Bugvisor II's gun compartment to blast the Beowolves away. The female Rider then used its buzzsaw that stretched longer upon use. It's whirring saw could cut their claws and impale their bodies.

"Bad boy!" heck, she even managed to slap an Ursa before she beheaded it.

The pink spiky-haired Rider resorted to his Gashacon Breaker hammer. It was white with a pink 'A' button and a green 'B' button. It also had a Gashat slot on its other side. Seeing this, Nora switched her Magnhild grenade launcher into its hammer mode and grinned at the Rider.

"Hey, wanna play 'crash 'n bash'?" Nora invited.

"You bet!" Ex-Aid complied as they fist-bumped.

With that being settled, the two started bashing the Grimms without any hesitation. They enjoyed it as if they were playing a videogame itself. Several 'HIT', 'GREAT', and 'PERFECT' texts appeared whenever Ex-Aid landed a successful hit. Nora also reinforced her attacks with grenade blasts, as well. The two also noticed two yellow Energy Items that depicted a running Rider. They nodded to each other as they picked them up.

SPEEDING-UP!

After the Energy Item surged through their bodies, they began running through several Grimms and bashing them harder than usual. They tore them apart as if they were just a mere ragdoll. Finally, they decided to deliver one final blow by smashing their hammers to each other. It caused a massive shockwave that blew the Grimms away and destroyed them in the process. The monsters' remainings dissolved into black mists as they rejoiced in their victory.

"Sweet! Hey, do you always wear it whenever there's a kid's show? That suit looks fitting enough, though." Nora wondered as she shot an Ursa behind her.

"Unfortunately, no. But, umm... considering this suit to be kid-friendly looking, maybe it's a good idea. I think I'll consider doing it if the others agree." Ex-Aid noted as he threw his hammer to a Beowolf and pulled it back with his magnetic glove.

"Well, I think Beacon could use some... mascot, you know." Nora grinned.

"Wait, so that's your intention?" Ex-Aid deadpanned.

Meanwhile, Brave observed Jaune's improved, yet sloppy movements. His attacks started to become more effective than the last time they met. However, his eyes implied that there was something that was still bothering him, so much that the Rider had to slash a Beowolf that tried to attack Jaune from behind.

"Focus your mind on the fight! Don't let things deceive you from your surroundings!" he reminded.

"Okay, on it!" Jaune complied.

Brave could only sigh at his eagerness to fight, despite his lack of skill. The young man clearly needed some treatments in order to survive the harsh world of Remnant. He then stabbed an Ursa that lunged from behind and impaled its head befor dissolving into dusts. He also powered his sword up by pressing the 'B' button for three times and send his sword's flames to the Grimms that surrounded him, bringing them to a fiery end.

"You really need more training, Jaune Arc." Brave muttered.

---

Makoto and Alan had finally arrived on their destination. They witnessed the machines that spreaded the red mist were placed not too far from each other. At the same time, Kyle and his group had also arrived right next to them. They dismissed their Rider machines as they dematerialized. Takeru also hid Yang's Bumblebee after she told him to in the road, much to her relief.

"Glad you guys make it here." Makoto said.

"This should be it. I mean, look at those red thick smokes that they produce. They clearly don't meet the requirements for environmental standards." Kyle noted.

"You mean air pollution?" Alan corrected.

"Yeah, and it's also convenient that our Auras prevented us from being affected by it. I'm so not running around with a gas mask on my face." Weiss uttered.

"Why not?" Blake wondered.

"Why, you ask? It'll ruin my beauty and elegance as a Huntress! Plus, they're heavy!" she answered.

"How about wearing a Kamen Rider's helmet? They sure looked cool, though." Ruby asked.

"I'll... think about it later."

"Alright, prep time! So, what do you guys got?" Yang asked for a plan.

"There are three machines that are currently activated to spread the mist. We'll divide into three groups in dealing with the guards and secure the machines like Tsukasa said." Makoto explained.

"Go on, guys." Yang said.

"We have the antitoxins ready from the hospital. We'll have the machines spread them out. That way, we can cure the citizens in a large scale instantly." Alan informed as he and Makoto presented the antitoxins.

"Great! Let's decide our groups, then. Any ideas?" Takeru asked after he took an antitoxin from Makoto.

Suddenly, Xiphon and Pirate Kaijin appeared in front of them. The heroes prepared their gears, but Xiphon suddenly raised his hand to halt them.

"Easy there, fellas. We're not here to engage you all of the sudden. It wouldn't be interesting if we don't fight in the main stage, is it?"

"So, you're inviting us in." Kyle answered.

"As for you, Kyle Morgan, I suggest you to meet me there. We still have plenty businesses to finish, seeing you just returned from the pit of despair." Xiphon invited, gesturing to the warehouse behind him.

"That's what I intend to do. Challenge accepted." He complied.

"Very well, but our plans will still be in motion. Now, proceed if you dare." Pirate Kaijin replied as the two teleported out to their place.

"I'll go with you." Blake offered to Kyle.

"You're serious 'bout this?" Kyle wondered.

"If you're taking him on, then I'll help you deal with the Kaijin. We're evening the odds here, you know." Blake explained.

"I see your point. Well then, I won't get in your way." Kyle agreed, replied with her smile.

"I'll go with Takeru, then." Yang offered.

"On it. We'll take the right wing." Takeru agreed, saluting to the Brawler.

"I'm with Alan! Let's take the left one!" Ruby offered.

"Understood, Ruby." Alan accepted, replied by Ruby's eager nod.

"Well, that leaves me and the middle machine to us, then." Weiss said to Makoto.

"Try to keep up on me, then." Makoto joyfully remarked to the heiress, which she replied by, "Gladly".

"Alright, guys. Let's do our thing, as always!" Kyle grinned as the Riders prepared their Henshin devices.

KAMEN RIDE :

EYE! / STAND BY! YES SIR! LOADING!

BATCHIRIMINA! BATCHIRIMINA! / BATCHIRIMIRO! BATCHIRIMIRO!

"HENSHIN!"

DECADE!

KAIGAN! / TENGAN!

ORE! / SPECTER! / NECROM! MEGAULOAD!

LET'S GO! KAKUGO! GO-GO-GO-GHOST! / READY GO! KAKUGO! DOKI-DOKI GHOST! / CRUSH INVADER!

GO! GO! GO! GO!

A strong gush of wind was blown once their transformation was complete. Team RWBY also prepared their weapons, as well. The Riders gripped their fist in determination. After they took a deep breath, Kyle commanded,

"Roll out!"

And so, our heroes have entered the fray.

---

Decade and Blake headed to an empty warehouse that the Dai-Shocker executive led them into. There were no guards or Grimms that stood in their way. Once they arrived at the entrance, they walked slowly to see if there were any disturbances around. They proceed after they saw none of it.

"I've never seen that kind of enemy before. He's really welcoming us to his base." Blake said.

"Oh? Well, isn't that kinda convenient?" Decade firmed.

"What if it's just a trap? It's always possible in situations like this, you know." She guessed.

"Either way, we have to defeat them and give the others time to secure the machines. Not even backing down is our option, here." He stated.

"Yeah, you're right. It's not like they're giving us any chance for peaceful negotiations, though." Blake uttered.

After they walked further into the center, they were greeted by Xiphon and the Pirate Kaijin that were already armed for battle. A jovial grin was plastered behind Xiphon's helmet.

"Kamen Rider Decade and Blake Belladonna. I wonder why there's this... striking aura that you two possess. Not to mention the other three outside." Xiphon deducted.

"Give up while you still can. We won't hold back on this one." Decade stated as he prepared his sword.

"You won't threaten the innocents ever again." Blake said. She then readied her Gambol Shroud

"As if you were, Belladona. No matter how many times you tried to escape, your sins will not disappear." The Pirate Kaijin taunted.

"Ugh...!" Blake stuttered the moment she heard it. She gripped her weapon tightly. Whatever it was, it must've brought back something undesired that could affect her combat performance. Knowing this, Decade reminded,

"Blake, don't let them get through you. This is just their dirty psychological tactic. You know what happened to me before, right?"

The Kunoichi was enlightened by his words. She shook her head to let go all of those painful memories. She needed to be on the same level as Decade's in order to defeat the two hostiles, in which she had to keep her mind focus on defeating the Dai-Shocker. She took a deep breath and smiled to the Rider as a sign that she was okay.

"After you, Decade." Blake spoke.

With that being said, Decade charged at Xiphon and clashed their blades with each other. At first, Xiphon seemed to still gained the upper hand against the Rider. He swung his blade at several blind points from Decade's movements. However, Decade made use of the other blind spots to avoid Xiphon's flurrious attacks. Ha managed to graze Xiphon's right boot, making him drawn away from Decade's uppercut. He kicked Xiphon away as Blake and the Pirate Kaijin ran through between them.

Blake used both of her blades against the Kaijin's swords. Her attacks were faster due to her weapon's lightweight. She also used her clone Semblance to deceive the Kaijin further. It was her best defense against his heavier attacks. While dodging the Kaijin's pistol blasts, Blake set her weapon into a Kusari-gama and threw it into the Kaijin, adding it with a powerful kick that casted him back.

---

Yang and Ghost had arrived on their destination; the right wing machine. It was connected to several computers that kept the machine on. There were no one sighted in the area. A quiet place could be very deceiving for anyone.

"Where's everyone?" Yang wondered.

"This is where they usually prepare for ambush. Be ready for anything, even if it's a ridiculous one." Ghost said.

"Even if they threw us with rotten tomatoes. Got it." Yang firmed as she cocked her Ember Celica.

"Yeaaah... that counts too, I think." Ghost said, readying his Gan Gun Saber.

As Ghost predicted, a horde of Combatants had swarmed the area. They quickly went on bashing them away. Yang send some gauntlet blasts from her martial arts attacks, while Ghost used several variations of swordfight and Gun-Fu. The Brawler bashed a Combatant's head to the floor so hard that she cratered the floor below her. She also bashed some of them either with her knee, her elbow, or her weapon. She sent a powerful uppercut that launched a Combatant to the air, giving a chance for Ghost who floated to its direction and slashed it in the gut.

The ghastly Rider also shot several Combatants in the mid-air. He then landed by kicking down a Combatant and dragged it all the way to the edge of the roof. The unlucky Combatant fell off the roof as Ghost jumped back and Gun-Fu'd the Combatants. The Rider decided to send one powerful attack at the horde once he regrouped with Yang.

"Let's finish this quick." Ghost said to her and activated his finisher. His Eyecon's Iris displayed a boot in kicking position.

DAI KAIGAN!

ORE! OMEGA DRIVE!

"On your mark, Ghost!" Yang answered as she activated her Semblance.

The two jumped high into the air. An orange eye-like seal appeared behind them and surged itself into Ghost's right boot and Yang's right gauntlet.

"Care to proceed, Yang?" the Rider offered Yang to start the catchphrase.

"Sweet! Our life...!" Yang mused.

"Is burning bright!" Ghost shouted.

With their weapons powered up, they dropped to the floor beneath them and delivered one powerful blow that eradicated the Combatants around them.

---

The battle then shifted into Weiss and Specter's position. Like Yang and Ghost, the two were ambushed by a horde of Combatants. Weiss made use of her dance-fight skills to swiftly avoid enemy attacks while striking them at the same time. Specter grabbed a handful of Combatants with his Gan Gun Hand and threw them to the other Combatants in front of him. The heiress then used her ice glyph to freeze the Combatants surounding her, finished by Specter who shot them from above.

"Care for a dance, Specter?" Weiss invited.

"Very. Waltz, Macabre, or Salsa?" Specter asked.

"All of it." Weiss grinned.

Specter chuckled in amusement. He had to admit that this fight was rather fun while it lasted. He then scanned his Gan Gun hand after he switched it to its rod mode.

DAI KAIGAN!

GAN GAN MIRO! GAN GAN MIRO!

He pressed the trigger to activate its finisher.

OMEGA SMASH!

The azure Rider readied his weapon that emitted a large blue hand that came from its Crash Fingers component. Weiss also swung her Myrtenaster and rolled its revolver. Once it stopped, she ran her hand through her rapier and engulfed its edge in flames. She also casted her red fire glyph to the Gan Gun Hand's hand projection and burned it, adding more power to his attack.

"That one also needs some makeover." Weiss happily stated.

"Thanks a ton, Weiss. Now, let's show them the path that we've chosen!" Specter told her as she nodded in agreement.

With that being done, they swung their weapons at the Combatants. They had delivered their enemies an attack that was essentially an inferno. As the name suggested, the Combatants could only shriek in pain as they melt into black puddles before it disintegrated into black mists.

---

Meanwhile, Ruby and Necrom were also having their fair share of Combatants. Necrom summoned a green fluid as his weapon. It was versatile that it could become a shield that protected him from their attacks while bashing them away. He also changed it into several tendrils that pierced a vast majority of them. Ruby constantly slashed the Combatants with her scythe and sped up from place to place with her Semblance, striking the horde in every range she could afford.

"Hey, Necrom! Mind giving me a hand?" Ruby asked.

"Here goes!" Necrom said as he performed and eye seal with his hand.

His anti-matter fluid then formed itself into a stylized eye seal. It had several circuitry-line motifs spreading out of it. Ruby then jumped to the seal's back and cocked her weapon. Her Crescent Rose could also shot a powerful Dust round in its scythe mode like a sniper rifle. Her blast was reinforced by the seal, making it covered in a green energy that soon exploded into green corrosive fluids. The Combatants' bodies melted them, slowing their movements and further weakening them.

"Say, Ruby?" Necrom asked.

"What is it?"

"What is the thing that you desire the most?"

"I want to be a Huntress and protect this world!" She answered.

"Good. My reason of becoming a Kamen Rider, is that I wanted to atone for all of my sins. I shall protect the innocents with my very own life, and fight together with my friends!" Necrom stated.

"Awesome! Let's give those creeps that!" Ruby firmed.

"Yeah! And let's voice our heart's cries out!" Necrom said as he activated his finisher.

DESTROY!

DAI TENGAN!

NECROM! OMEGAULOAD!

Necrom's gloves and boots were covered in a green energy, along with Ruby's scythe edge. The two dashed towards the Combatants that they could attack. Not only that, but their attacks were also reinforced by tendrils that followed their attacks' directions and pierced more enemies than their normal attacks could. They ended their strike by running to each other and finally delivered a large chunk of tendrils to the Combatants behind them, ending the threat for good.

The two then traded a high-five as they emerged victorious.

---

After several minutes of trading barrages of attacks, Decade and Xiphon clashed their sword in a tie.

"You never know when to quit, do you?" Xiphon growled.

"Not as long as you Dai-Shocker endanger people." Decade firmed and broke their tie. He switched the Ride Booker into gun mode and fired at the Kaijin commander, only to be blocked by his sword.

"Don't you understand, Kyle? I'm not the bad guy here. You are." Xiphon spat with a venom on his tone.

Decade felt the same dread from before. Blake quickly rushed to her friend's side. She saw him got taken back slightly. She was a bit worried of what might befallen to him. Suddenly, she heard an audible deep breath from Decade. He then regained his composure and stood firmly. His helmet completely hid his expression as if he sealed away his emotions for good, like a robot. The Kunoichi couldn't tell if he was frightened or not.

"That's right, Kyle. You've blinded yourself with that false justice of yours. It's still not too late to make the right decision. You can still save this world." Xiphon tempted.

"Stop driving him crazy! You're the one who brought chaos into Remnant! We won't let you get away with that!" Blake growled at him.

"Says the one who is a huge sinner herself." Xiphon spat.

"You... Don't try to talk any nonsense with me!" Blake threatened.

"Nonsense? How long are you gonna keep this whole charade going? After the things that you've done before, you don't deserve to walk on the path of justice. Yet, you chose to avert your eyes from the truth." Xiphon darkly uttered.

"What...?"

"We know who you are, Blake. We know it really well."

Blake staggered in shock upon hearing it. It was always true that humans tend to make mistakes, but she also knew that her own past misdeeds was a huge one. She tried so hard not to remember it again as she moved forward to Beacon. how did they know about this? She thought. Her heart boiled to the point she charged in to Xiphon, only to be shot by the Kaijin who regained his composure. She was casted aside, hitting the floor below her. She grunted in pain as she saw her friend still standing.

"Kyle!" She called out.

"Blake, it's okay." Decade finally spoke, much to her confussion until she saw him pointing at his Decadriver slightly.

He then looked at the two enemies in front of them.

"You're right, Xiphon. It's still not too late for me to make the right decision, all for the sake of Remnant. I've been averting my eyes from the truth, and it hurted me so much that I've been doing it for a long time." He said.

"Oh?"

"Which is why, I've made up my mind. I'm gonna save this world..."

Blake smiled slightly upon realizing Decade's intentions. As she predicted, the Rider suddenly aimed his powered-up gun, catching the two enemies in surprise.

"From you."

FINAL ATTACK RIDE : DE-DE-DE-DECADE!

He fired a powerful beam that went bigger after it went through several card projections. The blast blew the enemies away as it obliterated the wall behind them. They hit the ground and they were severely weakened by the blast. Xiphon's body also let out golden energy leaks. He was absolutely not happy about it.

"Why you...!" the Kaijin growled.

"But... how? You haven't activated your finisher." Xiphon wondered.

"Actually, he did." Blake said from the Rider's behind, much to the enemies' confussion.

"Back when I lashed out at you, he already activated it once your eyes were all on me. I understand it after he said so himself. Clever." She stared at him in compliment, in which he noticed.

"Good thing that this armor can delay the voice command for a moment. Thank you, All Kamen Rider League. And what's more, we knew that you've been using the power of the Terror Gaia Memory installed in your armor. Isn't that right?" He rejoiced.

"Well, guess what? It won't work on me anymore. I got my friends backing me up. They helped me dispell my dread." Decade stated.

"Urgh... even if it's true, then what? How will you, a deranged monster, ever understand all of this chaos that you brought?" Xiphon growled in anger.

"Monster? Heh, don't make me laugh. You can call me whatever the hell you want. Anything, I assure you. But one thing you Dai-Shocker should know, is that no matter what you do to me, my goal will never change. I will protect people, simple as that. I'll live up my name as a warrior, and I'll live it to the fullest."

He continued his determination by presenting them the Ghost Rider Totem. The special Eyecon shone in bright orange energy that made the enemies momentarily covered their eyes.

"I'll burn my life the brightest, for I am a Kamen Rider!"

Decade pressed the Eyecon's button and it assimilated into the Decadriver. Its energy surged into the Rider Booker that he soon put back into its holder. The device then opened itself and launched three new cards to his hand. The first one was Ghost's Kamen Ride card. The second was its Final Form Ride card, depicting the original Ghost and its FFR that looked similar like the Ore Damashii, except for having a pair of sharp green eyes, sturdier torso and shoulder pads, and a longer undercoat. The third card was Ghost's Final Attack Ride card and it emblazoned the titular Rider's golden symbol.

Without further ado, he inserted the new Kamen Ride card to his Driver belt.

KAMEN RIDE :

The Ore Parka Ghost emerged from the belt's arc, attacking both Xiphon and the Pirate Kaijin as Decade performed Ghost's seal gestures. Finally, he shouted,

"Henshin!"

GHOST!

Like how Ghost transformed, Decade was engulfed in a black mist that completely covered him. Several orange neon patterns were formed in his position as the mist formed the Rider's body and solidify itself. It was revealed that Decade already had his torso armor disappeared, exposing his inner armor. Its colors also changed into jet black with some of his armor parts turned neon orange. His helmet also changed following the titular Rider's blank Transient, installed with a menacing silver skull faceplate.

Finally, the parka followed his command by flying to Decade's position and descended to complete his transformation. The skull faceplate was soon covered by the Damashii's faceplate.

"Trick or treat, Dai-Shocker. Your choice." D-Ghost remarked as he took off his hood as his orange faceplate lit upon activation.

"The more I see you do that, the more I understand Ruby's feelings for that. I think." Blake smiled.

"You don't have to hide it, Blake. I always felt the same way." he flattered.

"Oh hush, you." The Kunoichi replied as she dashed towards the Kaijin and drawing him further away.

The stage had finally been set. All that was left in the area were both the Rider and the Kaijin commander in an open ground.

"We're saving the day, now!" D-Ghost said in determination, clenching his fists for his stance.

"If that's what you want, then have it your way!" Xiphon growled as he charged towards D-Ghost.

The fight started by Xiphon's flying fist towards D-Ghost's helmet. However, the Rider quickly blocked it with his bare hand before he spun and elbowed his rear neck. He then tripped Xiphon from the back and summoned his Gan Gun Saber to stab the latter's back, which he quickly dodged by rolling away. D-Ghost swung his sword towards the Kaijin commander, forcing him to rely on his own sword. They clashed and their skills were seemingly matched one another.

Xiphon managed to gain an momentary upper hand by threwing D-Ghost's weapon away and proceeded to stab him on the chest. Just as he seemingly succeded in doing so, the Rider suddenly dispersed into a black mist that surrounded him. D-Ghost was nowhere to be found. His armor's radar detected nothing on his existence, ranging from heat signature to heartbeat detector. Not even his fighting instinct could help him at the time. He was completely blind, figuratively. Just as his frustration started to surface, a glowing orange mask appeared from behind.

"Boo."

D-Ghost punched Xiphon in the head and caused him to fell to the ground. The Black mist slowly disappeared as the Rider revealed himself.

"Just how in the hell my detection doesn't work on you!?" Xiphon growled.

"Simple, ghosts represent death. Therefore, my Damashii hid every traces of my life sign. It's kinda catchy, don't you think?" D-Ghost grinned jovially.

"Curse you...!"

"And even so, do I even look like a ghost to you?" he retorted.

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Blake's skills as a Huntress were exceptional as always. She mostly used the same tactics in facing the Kaijin. She also fired a Dust round that destroyed his guns and almost disoriented him. Knowing that the Pirate Kaijin's swords were more destructive, she used Gambol Shroud's cleaver mode to match his power. It was proved successful despite her having a single weapon. The Kunoichi managed to heavily graze the Kaijin's abdomen, wounding him as sparks flew from it.

"He won't be pleased if he knows about this. You can't run away from him. Nor the White Fang."

"I won't return to him and the White Fang. I've had enough of them." she firmed.

"I wonder what would transpire should you two meet." The Kaijin said.

"It ends with your remains perished." She spat with venom.

The Kunoichi focused her Aura on the Gambol Shroud. It's edge glowed in bright violet. The Kaijin also prepared his swords as well with his remaining strength. The two charged at each other, betting on their final blows in this very moment. at first, they clashed their swords that let out immense sparks. The Kaijin seemed to have the upper hand as his other sword was free. He attempted to strike her with that sword, but Blake unsheathed her katana and swung it at the sword, releasing the Kaijin's grip from it. With her being dual-wielded, she delivered a spinning slash to his body. It was at this moment that the Kaijin had finally been defeated with her very own hands. She panted in exhaustion as the Pirate Kaijin exploded into a black mist.

What she didn't notice was that the mist went to Xiphon's direction slowly.

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The Gan Gun Saber was also considered as the most versatile weapon a Rider could have. The sword mode was proven more effective to deliver some heavy hits on Xiphon's armor, causing sparks to fly from it. D-Ghost also successfully shot and Gun-Fu'd him several times. He floated away while shooting at him several times and avoiding his energy blast at the same time. His relentless physical attacks were backed up by the weapon's firepower at point-blank range. He punched Xiphon's abdomen before he blasted him away. The Rider then changed it back to its sword mode and pulled out one of the blade compartments, making him dual-wielded. D-Ghost continously slashed Xiphon and further damaged his armor.

The latter tried to fight back with his own sword. They were evenly matched until the Rider stuck his other blade to the main sword, forming a Naginata similar to Gaim's. He gained the upper hand by casting his rival's sword away from him. Xiphon retaliated by firing energy blasts from both of his hands as the last resort, only to be deflected by the Rider's Naginata spin that shielded him. D-Ghost advanced by slashing the incoming blasts towards him and floated towards him in high speed. Finally, he delivered a heavy blow from his weapon. The damage caused Xiphon's armor to spark out and malfunctioned some of its system, including the instrument of fear that he inflicted on his nemesis.

"I've disabled your Terror Memory function. You won't be able to inflict fear ever again." D-Ghost firmed, much to Xiphon's dismay.

"There you have it, both my trick and my treat. Now's the time for the final calling card." He said as he activated his Final Attack Ride command. He also changed his weapon back to its default sword mode.

FINAL ATTACK RIDE :

"Happy Halloween... Ish."

GHO-GHO-GHO-GHOST!

D-Ghost charged at Xiphon. He attempted to deliver a sword thrust to the latter's face, which he instinctly covered with his arms. before the hit could succeed, D-Ghost dispersed into a pitch black mist that surprised Xiphon the moment he opened his eyes. His vision, instinct and radar were all disoriented. He was suddenly struck by a stinging pain from all directions. If one looked clearly, it was all in courtesy of D-Ghost's weapon. He struck him for a few times until the mist settled. The Rider was nowhere to be found. He was angered by this turn of events.

"Where are you!?"

"Here!"

His right boot was energized by an orange eye symbol behind him. His Damashii's orange lines and his faceplate lit up. He could feel his boot getting heavier and aimed at the poor Kaijin commander. The Rider then delivered the powerful kick at Xiphon and sparks flew from the latter's armor. He had successfully defeated him and fulfilled his task as he landed.

D-Ghost let out a sigh in relief. He turned around to see his nemesis lying weakly on the ground. He was amazingly still alive even after he was struck by that powerful blow of his. His armor was incapable of fighting again due to the damage it sustained.

"Your move, Xiphon." D-Ghost said.

"He... hehehehe..."

"No wonder he said that you're so ticklish."

"It's official; I'll make you as my top kill list. To be honest, I've never felt this riled up before. For that, I am thankful." He chuckled darkly.

"Trust me, I'm the humblest guy you'll ever meet." The Rider replied.

"And to answer your question..." Xiphon lifted a dark Dust crystal that soon lit up while gathering a black mist.

"That's..."

"Your move, Decade." Xiphon spat, countering D-Ghost's.

"Ugh... I shouldn't have said that." He groaned in regret as he noticed something from the mist; It must be the remains of the Pirate Kaijin that Blake had fought before. She must've obliterated him as it went to Xiphon's crystal.

What would come next was a bigger fish that he couldn't catch alone.

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(A/N)

Hey there! And welcome to RWBY : DCD's 10th chapter!

I gotta admit that I'm pretty much beat writing this chapter. It's a long one, indeed. Ex-Aid will reach its finale soon, and I can't wait to see how Build turns up as the new series. There are also several things that I'd like to point out from this chapter, anyways. So, here they are!

First, Kyle finally had his closure of his past fear and he deserves that, even if it's only a vision. He also finally gained Ghost's powers as it's extent. Not only that, Ex-Aid and Poppy also made their debuts here too.

About the Rider Machines, I gave Necrom his own glider because I was kinda bugged by how awkward it was when he rode Takeru's bike in the series' climax. His Machine Clouder was derived from Sanzou's Omegauload which was essentially a flying nimbus. The Machine Hoodie could also change into its Damashii glider mode for transportation means only. I also gave Kiva-la the BeatChaser, lent by Kuuga as her personal Rider Machine. Emu's Bakusou Bike is a mass-produced version, so it's safe to say that the other Ex-Aidverse Riders own them too (Including Lazer if I see it fit later).

Decade and his comrades are halfway done with their mission. However, another huge threat shall stand in their way! with Xiphon using the dark Dust crystal, how will our heroes end the threat? What is Blake's connection with the White Fang that the Kaijin spoke about?

As always, please leave your comments below and BE CONSTRUCTIVE.

Until next time.