Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant

Chapter 107 – 2008: Wake Up, Queen's Descent!


Woz was in Ruby's apartment, sitting on a couch as seemingly no one was around as nothing was dimmed and time wasn't stopped. He was currently staring at his book as he watched the events from late May involving Another Kabuto and the impending meteor crash.

"There now remain just two Watches that Tokiwa Sougo must collect," Woz said as he held up two fingers before using said fingers to turn a page, watching Tsukuyomi utilize Kabuto's Ridewatch to access the Kabuto Armor Time, "Thankfully it appears as though distortions involving space and time have halted somewhat… to where we've admittedly had the early portions of June free to our own devices even if a few odd distractions popped up…"

He closed his book as he stood up and stepped forward, "Miss Rose requires my assistance in researching Rider history, which will lead her to the answers she seeks. But doing so will cause us to gain a disadvantage due to the nature of the discussion… normally I'd say that I've read too far but this current story has nothing to do with her questions and the answers she receives… but with one singular keyword: Love."

"Hey…"


Earth – Mid June 2019

"why do you do that?" A voice asked Woz as Kagami appeared leaning within the standing mirror, arms crossed.

"Oh right, I forgot you were here for now," Woz narrowed his eyes, "You saw nothing, understood?"

"Fine, fine," Kagami replied, "I'm still curious as to why though."

"Well if you must know…" Woz said before pausing as he heard a door open up, "Never mind."

"Damn it," Kagami hissed as she turned away.

"Sorry about that Woz," Ruby said as she walked out of her room, "Just wanted to check on a few things with Sento before the trip."

"There is no need to apologize," Woz said with a bow before gesturing towards the mirror, "Your other half kept me company."

"You better have not harassed him," Ruby sighed as she crossed her arms.

"I was just trying to obtain the secrets of the universe is all," Kagami remarked in near sarcasm before vanishing.

"Of course you were…" Ruby rolled her eyes at that, unaware that her mirror self was very much telling the truth in that regard.

"Well she's not entirely wrong," Woz muttered before smiling as he looked over at Ruby, "So what is it that you wish to discuss with me Miss Rose?"

"Right, well… I think we've got a plan for Cinder but there are some things we need to test on Remnant first with Ozpin's supervision," Ruby explained, "But all of this planning and testing means nothing if I don't get the answer to one question…"

"I have a feeling I know what it could be," Woz admitted, "However go ahead."

"Well…" Ruby trailed as she tried to figure out how to word this.


Later that Night

It was raining hard, and most people who would be out and about had quickly made their way home or were waiting somewhere for the rain to slow down. There was someone who was still out however, a woman with long brown hair, her face being shadowed by a wide brimmed red hat. A red leather trench coat covered her body, nearly hiding a black blouse and dress pants as well as black boots and gloves to match. She wore a black mask over her mouth and had sunglasses on despite the time of day and weather. Of course she wasn't drenched as she had a red umbrella with her, it keeping the rain from hitting her.

She was currently at a gravesite, staring down at a small grave marker before the sound of rain suddenly stopped. But not only that, all sorts of sounds stopped. She looked around before noticing that time had been frozen around her, water droplets frozen mid-fall as a strange green tinted filter lit up the area.

"I have good news and bad news."

Ora walked forward as she was the one who had stopped time. She had searched long and hard to find someone who'd be the perfect Another Rider for the second to last Watch the Time Jackers had, and the last Watch she had.


The rain had eventually stopped as the woman in red from earlier walked through the night streets with a purpose. It wasn't long before she tossed her umbrella away, removing her gloves and tossing them away before ripping off her hat, mask, and sunglasses, tossing them to the streets as well. She opened up her trench coat and left it open as she approached a tall towering building.

Staring down she saw a manhole cover in front of her, walking over and slamming her boot into it. The cover was hit with enough force to send it flipping upwards. She caught it before carrying it with ease in one hand, walking towards the building.

Walking inside it was fairly normal as a few people were currently out and about going through their business. Even though the doors opened up, they didn't seem to pay any mind.

"Oh I'm sorry, we've yet to lock up," A man apologized as he was currently looking at a clipboard, "The King is no longer here today, but luckily for you I could schedule an appointment for tom-"

SWISH!

The sound of a piercing sound before glass turning brittle and cracking was heard as the apologizing man shattered into stained glass after being torn in half by the manhole cover. The manhole cover flew forward, embedding itself in the front desk of the building.

All the other people walking about had suddenly turned to see the woman in red there, all of them glaring as they realized what she had done.

"Come," she said as all the people in front of her yelled out, stained glass patterning forming on their skin as they rushed forward, their bodies shifting.

As they approached the woman's eyes shined a bright yellow as her skin turned stained glass as well, a dark aura forming around her.

[KIVA!]


A monstrous bat-like creature walked through the hallways of the building, the building growing less standard and more ornate in appearance as it walked through the halls. It was female in shape, having black leather-like skin with silver armoring on her wrists, thighs and ankles. Her chest and face were primarily red and yellow in coloration, holding a stained glass theme with various black veins framing over them. She had a long black cape with a popped collar and a red inside that went down to the backs of her knees.

Despite the cape, she also had wings, her left wing holding the date 2008 while her right wing held the name 'Kiva'.

Another Kiva continued to walk forward before making her way to a double door she slammed it open without hesitation, red rose petals falling as she entered the room.

"And what is this mockery of the one that we serve?"

She was met by the sight of an empty throne that was led to by a red velvet carpet. Of course off to the side of the massive room was a table where three individuals were playing a card game, from the looks of it, old maid.

One was a fairly large man in standard butler attire, the second was disheveled man in a suit though his jacket was open and his tie was completely loose and untied. The third was a younger male in what appeared to be a school uniform.

The one that had spoken up was the disheveled man, giving a snarl, "Were you the one causing that loud racket downstairs?"

"So they were telling the truth," Another Kiva remarked, her voiced distorted, as she stared at the empty throne before turning towards the three card players. She then yelled out as she spread her arms, an invisible wave launching from her as distorted whistles could soon be heard.

The three men could only yell out in pain as yellow auras surrounded their bodies, their bodies suddenly morphing into different monstrous beings. The large man transformed into a purple franken creature, the younger male in the school uniform transformed into a green merman, while the disheveled man transformed into a blue wolf man.

"Garulu," Another Kiva looked at the wolf man before turning towards the merman, "Bassha," she said before looking over at the franken, "Dogga…"

The three monsters walked forward before getting on one knee and bowing in front of the Another Rider.

"You three will help me get my revenge," Another Kiva said as she turned before walking out of the room, the three Arms Monsters following after her. The hallway began to flicker on and off, the Another Rider and her monster legion walking forward to continue their mission.


The Next Day

"Man I can't believe Ruby and the others are missing this," Sougo said as he clasped his hands together, "Time to eat!"

"More for us and less for them," Geiz remarked as he clasped his hands and gave thanks alongside the others.

It was a nice early afternoon at 9-5-DO, all the residents gathered at the table in the front to try some of Junichiro's newest recipes. Everyone had either milk or coffee alongside plates of apple pie in front of them.

"Well?" Junichiro asked as he had a plate with a couple of slices of apple pie on them still, "This was my first time making apple pie…"

Sougo had bit into it a few times before his eyes widened, "It's so good!"

"Seriously," Tsukuyomi agreed, "It's delicious!"

"It hits the spot," Geiz also agreed before realizing something, "Huh, Tsukuyomi's usually is more of a spicy than sweet kind of girl."

"Huh, that is true," Weiss realized before giving a hum of delight at her next bite, "Absolutely incredible!"

"Normally yeah, but I can make an exception from time to time!" Tsukuyomi admitted with a grin.

Junichiro was completely overjoyed at the reactions, "Oh I'm so glad!"

"At last, you have added sweets to your repertoire…" Woz said in amazement as he had nearly eaten the slice he had before turning and holding his plate out, "Might I have seconds?"

"Of course, eat as much as you like!" Junichiro smiled as he served Woz another slice, "The crust is so nice and flaky, right? It took me three days to get it just right! Barely slept the whole time…"

"Well your efforts are appreciated," Weiss smiled, "Maybe you can finally get some rest."

"Well with those reactions, who wouldn't?" Junichiro replied with pride.

"This flavor, tart but sweet…" Sougo started to list off as he suddenly began to get into a trance of sorts, "One might say… Yes… It is the taste of love!"

Geiz tilted his head in confusion, "Love? What does love have to do with this?!"

"I think Sougo's trying to be poetic again," Weiss said as she took a sip of her coffee, "I find it cute."

"I suppose I do have a knack for these things," Sougo chuckled at the compliment.

"Of course you'd say that…" Geiz sighed.

"You know, I must admit I'm still surprised you two are like… together," Tsukuyomi admitted, "After all, Sougo can be a little childish, at times."

"Yet in others he shows great competence," Woz replied, "Truly Miss Schnee holds great taste."

"Love is complicated," Weiss shrugged, "I mean it did take a while for both of us to realize our feelings for each other."

"Well at least you all are actually admitting it," Geiz replied, "I feel as though Blake and Yang have all but admitted they're going out."

"What about Ruby and Penny?" Tsukuyomi asked.

"Give it some time, I think they're still trying to sort out their feelings," Weiss admitted, "Speaking of… it does feel weird without the four of them though."

"Why did they have to leave again?" Junichiro asked.

"Ruby wanted to go to Remnant to ask around about some stuff involving the magic that Penny uses," Sougo explained, "Penny wanted to visit her dad since she had the chance to. Why did Blake and Yang go again?"

"Just in case something happened," Weiss replied, "Plus they figured going to Remnant on a more relaxed visit would be fun."

"If I recall, Sento and Ryuga also went with them," Tsukuyomi noted.

"They should arrive back in a couple of days when it comes to our perception," Woz stated.

"I must admit that's really weird still," Junichiro admitted, "The whole staying longer in one world than the other… wait does that mean that Sougo's birthday passed while you all were in Remnant due to how many days you were there?"

"We've all agreed that when it comes to birthdays, we don't think that hard about it," Geiz admitted as he went to take a sip of his milk, "We've got enough complications to deal with and we're not adding birthday worries into the mix."

"That is fair," Junichiro nodded.

"So anyway," Geiz spoke up as he looked around, "What should we do today?"

"That's a pretty casual response from you of all people," Weiss said as she looked over.

"Just saying," Geiz replied, "We've got some time to ourselves, especially given how slow the Time Jackers have been."

"It has been a while since our last Another Rider," Tsukuyomi agreed, "Though I suppose that's why Ruby thought it was safe to take a trip to Remnant, other incidents aside."

"I mean we can still handle it," Sougo reassured, "Still, let's finish up so we can just go out and decide from there."

Woz nodded as he began to eat his pastry in a rush, only to gag slightly as he started to choke due to rushing.

"But first we need to stop Woz from choking…" Weiss stared at the retainer in deadpan while Tsukuyomi went over to help.


Cinder was currently in an alleyway somewhere in the city. With Finis gone for the time being and the other Time Jackers doing their own things, she went wherever she pleased. Given her lust for conflict, especially after her sound defeat, one would think she'd have spent every waking moment trying to fight Teams Zi-O and RWBY. However she had decided to lay low and trained wherever she could that wouldn't draw attention.

Of course there was one thing bothering her, the Roze Anotherwatch.

It currently had visible burnt orange cracks all over it. Of course it still worked as Cinder had tested several times in training, but she could feel that something was wrong. She was supposed to be invincible when it came to fighting Roze since she was aware that despite their previous defeats, both Another Zi-O and Another Roze could still come back.

She wasn't one to take words at face value, but she knew that she had survived a finisher from Roze during her time in Atlas. So the question on her mind was simple, what exactly changed?

"There has to be a way to grow stronger…" Cinder muttered as she gripped the cracked Anotherwatch before recalling what exactly the Time Jackers were attempting to do with Another Hibiki and what they had done with Another Agito, "I need more Ridewatches… that should help me."

Unbeknownst to her, Uhr was currently watching from a top one of the buildings that made up the alleyway. Admittedly he was curious about what had happened too, and turned around while ducking out of sight to make sure that he wasn't seen.

"Seems like Ora's up next…" Uhr muttered, "Even if I can't make a new Another Rider, there may be something I can still do on my own given our current situation…"


Sougo was currently leading the rest of the Riders and Weiss through the city streets, everyone passing a nearby park.

"So what do you think we should do?" Sougo asked, "The movies?"

"Not sure if I'm up for a movie," Geiz admitted, "Plus are there any good ones on at this time of year?"

"If I recall we're in the summer months so we should have a decent selection," Tsukuyomi mused, "It's apparently the early months of the year where we have to worry."

"I am fine with whatever you decree my Overlord," Woz said, "Though I'd suggest we come up with a plan soon as to not waste the entire day planning."

"Hmm…" Weiss hummed as she thought on ideas.

"Well if we can't think of anything," Tsukuyomi spoke up, "We are passing a park so we could just relax-"

The screams of numerous people were heard as the group had to keep from being trampled by keeping out of the way. They quickly hurried over to the source which was in the park they were passing, watching as numerous copies of the same stained glass monster began emerging.

"Are those… rats?" Weiss asked.

"They look to be new monsters too," Tsukuyomi realized.

"Fangires," Woz noted as he held up his book, the images flashing to show a bat themed Rider in a black bodysuit with heavy silver armoring and red chest armor, with large yellow jack-o-lantern styled eyes, "The enemies of Kamen Rider Kiva."

"Why exactly are they acting up now of all times?" Sougo asked.

"I can give you one guess," Geiz pointed forward, everyone looking past the Rat Fangire to see Another Kiva standing among them, arms crossed.

"Another Kiva," Weiss said as she quickly drew out Myrtenaster and the Chalice Arrow, "I guess I know what we're doing today."

"You know, I think I'd prefer the movies," Geiz admitted as he prepared his Ridewatch, "So what's the call?"

"Weiss and I will handle Another Kiva," Sougo said as he brought out Zi-O II, "The rest of you all work on keeping that army in check."

"As you command my Overlord," Woz said as he prepped his transformation alongside Tsukuyomi.

"Henshin!"

[RIDER/FUTURE TIME!]

[KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) ZI-O! (ZI-O!) ZI-O~! II!]

[KAMEN RIDER GEIZ!]

[KAMEN RIDER WOZ! WOZ!]

[KAMEN~ RI~DER~ TSUKU~YOMI! TSU-KU-YO-MI!]

The four Riders all rushed forward alongside Weiss, interrupting the Rat Fangire rampage and forcing the attention of the numerous Rat Fangires onto them. It wasn't long before the Riders broke through however, tossing and slashing through the Fangires in their way, Zi-O and Weiss slowly but surely making their way towards Another Kiva.

"Oh? Here come the heroes to challenge my destiny," Another Kiva remarked in a haughty fashion with a distorted voice, "But know this, in due time I will become Queen of this world and get rid of all unjust individuals."

Zi-O tilted his head, "Huh, that's her from the start goal…"

"Someone thinks highly of themselves," Weiss said as she knelt and brought out the Bossroach, it leaping out in front of Zi-O and blocking several Rat Fangire from hitting him before forcing them back and slashing through them with its sword. The Rat Fangire fell backwards before turning brittle and shattering.

"Whoa," Zi-O yelped a bit at that, "I guess the patterning isn't for show."

"So you will stand in my way…" Another Kiva said before nodding, "Very well."

"Let's do this Sougo," Weiss said as the Bossroach walked over to Zi-O and gave a nod before entering a fighting stance.

"Right," Zi-O brought out his Zikan and Saikyo Girades before rushing forward alongside the Bossroach.

Another Kiva rushed forward, punching only to get blocked by the Bossroach's shield. She was pushed away before gasping out as Zi-O closed in and slashed with both blades, sparks flying as she spun and staggered back.

DoggaHammer!

Both Zi-O and the Bossroach rushed and slashed forward only for a statuette of Dogga to block their attacks, a purple shockwave forcing them back. The statuette flew towards Another Kiva as she grasped at it, it unfolding into the Dogga Hammer, a large purple fist-shaped war hammer.

The Another Rider lifted the weapon up with ease before walking towards Zi-O and the Bossroach, the two trying to continue their attack against her. She easily batted away their slashes with the hammer before purple electricity began gathering. It unleashed its power and formed a projection of the fist as she swung forward.

Zi-O yelled out as he was forced back by the attack, having to step back a few times. The Bossroach meanwhile was completely overwhelmed, the electrified projection of the fist slamming into it one last time to destroy it.

Weiss winced at this but quickly slid a card into her Chalice Arrow, aiming it forward.

[BIO!]

Another Kiva walked forward only for her weapon to get ensnared by vines, giving a grunt as she felt Weiss pulling on it.

"Alright," Zi-O said as he used Future Sight while moving forward only to gasp, "Weiss, you need a defensive Glyph now!"

"Huh?" Weiss looked over in surprise.

GaruluSaber!

Another Kiva summoned the curved gold bladed wolfen themed sword, it flying forward and slicing through the vines with ease before vanishing. She then spun and threw the Dogga Hammer towards Weiss.

Weiss reacted as quickly as she could, forming a Glyph barrier to defend only to gasp and throw herself to the side as the barrier shattered, the Hammer barely missing her.

"Why you…" Zi-O hissed out as he began to move forward, a dangerous aura emanating from him.

"Such anger," Another Kiva said before glancing to the side and doing a slight double-take, "In any case, we're done here."

"Wait, what?" Zi-O asked in pure confusion.

BasshaMagnum!

Another Kiva brought out the green merman themed gun before aiming at Zi-O and firing at the ground. Water bubbles were launched out that, once hitting the ground, erupted into watery geysers that forced him to back away and lose his line of sight.

Weiss was just recovering when she realized something, "She's just leaving?"

"Huh?" Zi-O soon managed to see Another Kiva having managed to run off at great speeds, just barely catching her rounding a corner, "You're not getting away!"

"Wait, what?" Weiss asked but couldn't get another word in and simply lifted herself up before running after her boyfriend, "Sougo!"

"Huh?" Geiz questioned as he had a Rat Fangire in a chokehold, "What the hell are they doing?"

"Just leave it to my Overlord," Woz stated as he kicked a Rat Fangire away.

"Right now we need to focus on the Fangire!" Tsukuyomi called out as she brought out her Zikan Girade Tsu, shooting a Rat Fangire in the face before ducking underneath one that swiped at her, kicking it away.

"Right, now let's-" Geiz cut himself off when he noticed a glint in the sky, "Back away now!"

Woz and Tsukuyomi quickly moved away alongside Geiz, a sudden massive fireball impacting against the ground and shattering several Rat Fangires in the process. Before anyone could cry foul and complain about yet another meteor, the fireball dispersed almost instantly.

[HI-ROZE!]

Hi-Roze stood in the fires as she began to look around, "Hmm, so Ruby Rose and company aren't here… disappointing but I can still get some usage out of this situation."

Tsukuyomi let out a light gasp, "Cinder?"

"This is a surprise," Geiz admitted.

"Why exactly are you here?" Woz questioned, "Normally you bother Miss Rose, and considering our female Another Rider… you have direct competition here."

"Huh so they're going for a Queen," Hi-Roze said before chuckling, "Then I'll outdo that with my next statement. I'm taking your Ridewatches."

"Like hell you are," Geiz called out as he prepared Revive, "Tsukuyomi, deal with the rest of the Rat Fangire. Woz and I will handle Cinder."

"Got it," Tsukuyomi said as she brought out the Kabuto Ridewatch.

"Do not give me orders," Woz stated as he brought out Kikai's Ridewatch.

[REVE-VI-I-VE GORETSU~! GORETSU!]

[ARMOR TIME! CHANGE BEETLE! KABUTO!]

[DEKAI! HAKAI! GOAKI! FUTURERING KIKAI! KIKAI!]

Geiz took his strongest form while the other two switched into their alternate forms, Geiz and Woz rushing for Cinder while Tsukuyomi brought out the Kunaigun in Axe Mode, slashing through Rat Fangire with it while shooting with her personal Zikan Girade.

"Sorry but I will be getting your trinkets," Hi-Roze said before shouting and launching two fireballs towards the two approaching Riders. The fireballs split however and curved downwards, impacting and causing explosive blasts to force the two to cover their eyes and step back despite their added defense.

Geiz and Woz were ready to move forward when a few arrows landed between them before exploding. The force of the attack managed to force them away from each other before Geiz raised his arm, his Jaclaw's saw blocking a black glass bladed bow that Hi-Roze wielded.

"That's not going to work," Geiz said as he shattered the bow with little effort before punching at Hi-Roze who ducked underneath him.

Hi-Roze quickly unleashed a fireball against Geiz's shins before falling to her knees and slamming her hands on the ground, unleashing a patch of ice and burst of wind. The result caused Geiz to yell and fall to the ground as she quickly got up and stomped her foot on his stomach.

"Now then," Hi-Roze formed glass around her right arm and formed a glass claw, "I'm taking those Ridewatches."

Before she could even grab at him, her arms were suddenly grabbed and pulled back by two mechanical pincer hands. She grunted as she was forced to step away from Geiz as she was pulled back before unleashing a burst of wind to shake them off. She turned to see that it was Woz who was using Futurering Kikai's extra limbs to force her off.

[FINISH TIME! KABUTO!]

Tsukuyomi had initiated her finisher as the Rat Fangires had dwindled in numbers, "Clock Up."

In an instant reality had brightened and blurred for her, everything becoming slower. To everyone else she was a white, gold and red blur that sped through the battlefield, striking every Rat Fangire and forcing them into the center of the battlefield. When all was done, Clock Up had finished and Tsukuyomi had her back facing the horde of Rat Fangire as he Kunaigun began to shine with bright red energy.

She yelled and turned, unleashing a powerful horizontal slash against the Rat Fangire horde, the energy slicing through them.

[CLOCK TIME JACK!]

Geiz and Woz meanwhile had slowly but surely managed to get past Hi-Roze's divide and conquer tactics. Once they had enough momentum going, the two began overwhelming the Another Rider. Punch after punch, the two kept moving forward, and despite Hi-Roze slipping past them, they turned and kicked out, causing her to reel back.

Hi-Roze attempted to move forward only for the Zikan Despear and Jaclaw to meet her instead, the two weapons causing sparks to fly violently as she was sent rolling against the grass.

"It's not over yet…" Hi-Roze hissed out as she picked herself up, running forward only to gasp out as a sudden burst of pain could be felt through her body. She hunched forward as parts of her monstrous body began to destabilize, turning into bright orange sparks as energy could be seen leaking out, "What is this…?"

"What?" Geiz asked.

"This is new," Woz admitted.

Hi-Roze gasped as she fell to her knees, clutching her chest tightly before realizing she was still on the battlefield. Using a burst of adrenaline and her own willpower she slammed her palms into the ground, unleashing pillars of fire all around her. Using the cover she used her magic to launch high into the air before flying off into the distance.

"What just happened?" Tsukuyomi asked as she walked over, having caught the end of the fight.

"I'm not sure," Geiz admitted.


Zi-O meanwhile was trying to chase after Another Kiva but ended up losing her. So at the moment he was currently looking around for any sign of the Another Rider.

"Sougo!" Weiss shouted as she quickly hurried over, "Hey, are you alright?"

"Huh, oh… yeah," Zi-O nodded, "Sorry, I just thought it was weird that she was leaving so soon is all."

"Really…?" Weiss asked as skepticism filled her expression, "But normally that happens… which is odd admittedly. But you usually never pursue them that hard."

"Sorry, I uh… might've gotten carried away," Zi-O admitted in a sheepish manner, "After seeing how close of a call that attack was against you I must've not wanted her to get away that easily…"

"Oh," Weiss said as she quickly hugged the Rider despite the armor, "Don't worry, I can handle myself just fine you know? But I appreciate it…"

"Thanks Weiss," Zi-O said as he hugged back briefly, "We should probably-"

"AHHH!"

The two heard a woman's scream and looked at each other before quickly rushing off around the corner they heard it coming from. Soon enough they saw a woman with brown long hair in a ponytail and glasses. She was wearing a simple blue short sleeved blouse, a long white skirt and brown boots.

Of course next to her was what one could only describe as a dark variant of Kamen Rider Kiva. His armor was more elegant, with a blood red outside and a black interior decorated by some silver. His eyes were a dark menacing green, and he was currently staring down at the woman who was cowering and trying to crawl away.

"Is that a Dark Kiva?" Weiss asked.

"It sure looks like it," Zi-O said before realizing that neither the Dark Kiva nor woman had seen them yet, "Weiss…" he lowered his voice, "I've got a plan."

"I've let you live for far too long," Dark Kiva said as he reached towards the holstered whistles that were on the sides of his belt, "It's time for judgment…"

The woman screamed out and ducked her head as she cowered from the attack only to realize that nothing was coming her way after a few short seconds of silence and sudden grunting. She looked up only for her eyes to widen in shock.

Dark Kiva grunted as he had stopped reaching for the sides of his belt and was currently struggling to stand. Beneath him was a Gravity Glyph that was forcing him to the ground, or at least trying to.

Weiss herself was struggling but all she needed to do was stall him for a bit longer.

[ZI-O SAIKYOU!]

Dark Kiva had barely turned his head in time, watching as Zi-O closed in with the Saikyo Girade, "Wait a min-"

[HAOU GIRI!]

The Glyph was released and even though Dark Kiva could move, it wasn't fast enough. He yelled out as Zi-O slashed against him, sparks flying as he was sent rolling backwards.

"You're not getting anywhere near her!" Zi-O called out.

Weiss meanwhile hurried over to the woman, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," The woman gave a meek nod as she began to be helped up, "Thank you."

"What are you doing?" Dark Kiva questioned as he picked himself up with a growl, "I was ready to pass judgment and end this all."

"Who are you to pass judgment?" Zi-O questioned as he kept his Saikyo Girade out and pointed at the dark Rider, "As a future King and Kamen Rider, I won't let you hurt the innocent as you please!"

"Oh?" Dark Kiva asked before suddenly laughing, his laughter lasting for quite a while. He slowed down before staring directly at Zi-O and pointing forward, "She's anything but innocent… but if you insist on playing the good guy, oh future King, then by all means… drown in the sorrow she'll cause you all."

"Eh?" Zi-O tilted his head.

Dark Kiva said nothing before turning and running off, quickly rounding a corner and disappearing out of sight.

"Just what was that all about?" Zi-O questioned before dismissing his transformation and hurrying over, "How is she?"

"She's fine," Weiss said, "Just a bit roughed up."

"T-Thank you…" The woman said with a meek bow, "I uh… I…"

"It's no problem," Sougo smiled as he slowed to a stop nearby, "What exactly was that Rider trying to do to you?"

"We should take her back to 9-5-DO," Weiss suggested, "It'll be safe there."

"If I could… could I choose the location?" The woman asked.

"Oh uh… sure," Sougo nodded, looking at Weiss, "That's fine, right?"

"If she feels comfortable wherever she chooses then yeah," Weiss said, "We should let the others know."

"Right," Sougo said as he pulled out his Faizphone X, "Oh that's right, what's your name?"

"Yasuko Kitamura," The woman introduced.


Hi-Roze gasped out as she landed in the back lot of an alleyway, a burst of fire occurring as she lost her transformation while falling to her hands and knees. The Roze Anotherwatch clattered near her as the embedded cracks shined brightly.

"Damn it…" Cinder hissed out, "I felt something was off… but am I really on a time limit when it comes to these powers?!"

"I guess Roze's fight with you last time really did a number on you," Uhr said as he walked over, only able to smirk at Cinder's glare towards him before frowning, "Hey now, I'm not exactly happy about this either. You're our first successful Another Rider after all."

"I thought that Hi-Roze couldn't be defeated by Roze," Cinder said as she grabbed her Anotherwatch before going to sit on her knees, "That's what Finis said. And we all know Zi-O's Anotherwatch is still intact."

"I know, I know," Uhr said with a sigh, "Listen I'm unsure about what to make of this either… but I might have a plan to keep you stable."

"And what would that plan be?" Cinder asked.

"Well Roze also uses the power of Riders to power her up," Uhr replied, "So clearly you need to absorb the powers of Riders in order to stabilize yourself and maybe grow stronger."

"Yeah but fighting to get those Ridewatches is out of the question now in my condition," Cinder said in a frustrated tone with a glare, "Unless I manage to ambush one of them, which likely isn't happening anytime soon."

"I know," Uhr said, "That's why I've got another idea, but you need to come with me."

"Another idea…?" Cinder asked before shaking her head, "What exactly is it?"

"Just come with me," Uhr sighed as he began to walk off, "I can't really do much but I'd rather not watch Ora's pet project, so I might as well do something to kill time."

"Fine," Cinder stood up before following after Uhr.


Geiz, Woz and Tsukuyomi eventually met up with Sougo, Weiss and Yasuko. Introductions were made before Yasuko led them to a fairly standard apartment complex. Everyone gathered inside and was greeted to a fairly normal apartment aside from some personal touches.

There was a surprising amount of red decorations, whether they were vases, pots, the chairs and couch. It was an odd color choice to be sure, as the only thing that stood out was there weren't many pictures, only being a few framed ones set on various stands.

Oddly enough though, the pictures all had the same two people in them. One was Yasuko herself in her usual style and a woman just like her who wore a bright red leather coat alongside darker colors while letting her long hair flow down her shoulders.

"This feels nice and cozy, though there's a lot of red," Sougo took notice only to wince as he was elbowed by Weiss who gave a light glare his way, "Uh… not that that's a bad thing."

"This actually isn't my apartment," Yasuko admitted, "It's my sisters and she loved the color red actually."

"Oh, I hope we aren't intruding then," Tsukuyomi spoke up.

"It's fine… she uh… hasn't been around lately to be honest," Yasuko explained, "I've been using it lately since I miss her and don't feel comfortable going back to my own apartment. Also this is the best hiding space I can think of right now."

"Hiding from that Rider that Zi-O mentioned, right?" Geiz asked.

Yasuko nodded as she gestured for everyone to enter and get comfortable before going to get everyone a glass of water. Once she finished passing out the drinks she went to sit in one of the chairs in the living area.

"So I suppose I should get this out of the way," Yasuko took a deep breath before looking up at everyone, stained glass patterning appearing on her cheeks, "I'm a Fangire."

Everyone was caught off guard at this but also realized that the woman before them wouldn't have revealed herself to them with all of them gathered like this.

"You know, with most Rider cases… being a monster isn't exactly a good thing," Geiz spoke up.

"Thankfully we're friends with a few monsters," Weiss spoke up, "Though maybe you could tell us a bit more about the Fangire…"

"Well, we're a race of vampire-like creatures that are fairly ancient, part of a specific grouping of other demonic races," Yasuko explained, "We were at the top of the food chain compared to the other demon races, but that slowly changed thanks to Kamen Rider Kiva. His presence back in 2008 basically shifted the how Fangires would interact with humanity."

"Considering the fact that we don't hear much about your kind," Geiz spoke up, "I guess that means you all are more peaceful these days."

"Huh, that sounds cool," Sougo said, "So that Dark Kiva…"

"Dark Kiva is the King of the Fangire and very much an executioner of Fangire," Yasuko explained with a shaky breath, "But…"

"Why would he be after you though?" Sougo asked, "Uh… you didn't break a law did you?"

"I'm not sure why he's after me," Yasuko admitted as she hugged herself before grasping at a necklace that held a closed pendant, "My sister, Rin, disappeared a while back actually… and I've been searching for her because I know she's still alive. But then today…"

"Dark Kiva attacked you, right?" Weiss asked, "Why did he attack you?"

"I think he's gone mad," Yasuko replied, "And I think he might be responsible for my sister's disappearance."

"If he is an executioner, and she disappeared," Woz said, "It's more than likely he-"

"Woz be quiet," Weiss interrupted as she glared at the retainer, "I don't think she'd like to think about that possibility."

"Excuse my words then," Woz stated as he shifted his scarf and cleared his throat.

"So why exactly would here be the best spot?" Tsukuyomi asked, "Wouldn't this be a more obvious spot?"

"I doubt it," Yasuko shook her head, "My own apartment is a likely place to search and I doubt he'd think of me going to my sister's apartment for refuge."

"If you say so," Geiz said.

Weiss meanwhile noticed one of the framed pictures and took it in her hands, "The resemblance is striking… are you twins?"

"Yes," Yasuko smiled, "She was always more bold in her outfit choices though… and her decorating as I mentioned before..."

"Nothing wrong with liking red," Geiz replied, everyone giving a slight bored glance at him though he didn't notice, "So what exactly do we do?"

"I think we should try and find Yasuko's sister," Weiss said, "She might have the answers we need since this is connected to Dark Kiva."

"Are we forgetting that we have an Another Rider?" Woz asked finally, "As much as I can only assume this will lead us to Kiva's Watch, it is odd that the Another Rider seemingly has no part in this."

"I feel like this is deeper than we think," Sougo said as he already started to get an idea of how Another Kiva could be involved, "So I'm sure we'll find out if we look for her sister. We might even run into Kiva too."

"Speaking of Kiva, why not go to him?" Tsukuyomi asked, "I feel like if anyone could potentially help it would be him."

"Kiva has been scarce as of late," Yasuko explained, "I've tried going to him but he's nowhere to be seen."

"That's not good," Weiss frowned.

"Verily," Woz agreed.

"We should start our search then," Sougo suggested before looking over at Yasuko, "Just stay here, we'll-"

"Please, let me go!" Yasuko shouted as she quickly stood up and bowed before getting to her knees while keeping her head bowed, "I want to find Rin… I need to find her…"

"Listen," Geiz spoke up first, "I know you want to find your sister but it's dangerous."

"Geiz is right," Tsukuyomi said, "Leave it to us."

Yasuko kept her bowed pose, "Please!"

"While I'd usually agree with Geiz and Tsuki, maybe we should," Weiss finally spoke up, "If we don't, who's to stop her from running out on her own?"

"That's good point," Sougo agreed, "Plus there are plenty of us here anyway. We can easily protect her."

"Really…?" Yasuko looked up, giving a smile when she saw Sougo's nod.

"Don't get too overconfident," Geiz warned.

"Given his feats, my Overlord's confidence is warranted," Woz remarked.

"Don't worry Geiz," Sougo reassured, "We've got this."

"Thank you, everyone," Yasuko stood up before bowing forward briefly.


"Where are we?" Cinder asked.

"Swartz' prep room of sorts," Uhr said as he walked forward.

The two were in a standard but clearly rundown computer room, most of the computers and monitors having been stripped away. At the end however sat a long table that had multiple screens on it, with a few mounted into the wall behind it.

The footage and data running through it was that of Kamen Rider's Blade, Agito, Hibiki, Fourze, Drive, Kabuto, Kiva, and Den-O. It appeared as though Kiva's data was the most active at the moment however.

"Kiva's showing prominence so Ora was likely here too," Uhr noted as he walked over and looked around before finding a silver box that was set behind one of the monitors.

The box was a Genm Corp patented Gashat port that could be added to computers for programming purposes. It had two ports, attached to one was a blue and red Gashat based on Kamen Rider Build, with the next one being a light blue Gashat that had Ex-Aid, Ghost, and Drive on the cover, the title being Kamen Rider Ganbarizing.

"Yoink," Uhr said as he retrieved the Gashat, the data on the screens fizzling out one by one as he soon held it up, "Alright, so this is what I was looking for."

"What exactly is that?" Cinder asked.

"It's a Gashat that holds the data of every Kamen Rider up to Ex-Aid," Uhr explained, "We used that and another Gashat from Kuroto Dan to try and give us an edge in creating Another Riders."

"What kind of advantage?" Cinder asked.

"It made us able to recreate the older Anotherwatches in an easier fashion," Uhr explained, "We also used the data to try and figure out what advantages we could use with the remaining Riders to make their Another Riders stronger too."

"So how exactly does this help me?" Cinder asked.

"Just transform for now," Uhr said, "Think you can at least handle standing?"

"Watch your mouth brat," Cinder narrowed her eye before bringing out her Anotherwatch and activating it before putting it at her waist.

[HI-ROZE!]

In a burst of bright orange and dark smoky purple energy, Cinder transformed into Hi-Roze. Of course she gasped out as orange sparks began coming off of her as her form began to destabilize.

"Am I seriously this bad off?" Hi-Roze gasped out as an orange crack began to form on her chest, "What the hell did Roze do to me?"

"Don't worry about that," Uhr smiled as he activated the Gashat, "This should fix you up, I think."

[GANBARIZING!]

Hi-Roze gasped as the Gashat was jammed into the crack, multiple particles of data flowing from the Gashat into the Another Rider.

[BURST! BURST BREAK! GANBA GANBA~RIZING!]

Hi-Roze gasped out as she felt the data entering her body, giving a low hiss as she felt her destabilization calming down and her strength growing, "This… this is…"

"I'm not sure how long this'll hold you but it should be useful," Uhr grinned as he continued the treatment.


Team Zi-O and Weiss were currently walking through the city streets, the group having Yasuko lead the way for them. As they were walking though, Geiz and Tsukuyomi were letting Sougo and Weiss know about what happened after they had chased after Another Kiva.

"Wait, really?" Sougo asked, "That is weird…"

"Cinder's Another Rider powers weakening…" Weiss hummed as she put a hand to her chin.

"We were hoping you'd know what caused it," Geiz admitted, "Especially since you technically fought her the last time via Roze RWBY."

"That's the thing though," Weiss said, "Ruby said that when she used Rose Armor she wasn't able to fully destroy the Another Rider transformation. And even defeating Kagami the one time allowed the Anotherwatch to reform."

"Hmm…" Sougo was deep in thought only to realize something once Weiss finished, "Discount the base form…" he muttered as he ran through all three instances, "Weiss, what did Ruby beat Kagami with again?"

"Silver Roze," Weiss said, "We used Silver Crescent Rose's beam to deal the final blow, remember?"

"Right… that's it," Sougo realized, "Silver Roze and Rose Armor are just Ruby alone, even if she needed your help for Silver Crescent Rose and Rose Armor is based on her mom's Rider Form… but Roze RWBY is all four of you at once and way stronger."

"Are you saying that Roze RWBY permanently damaged her?" Geiz asked.

"Would Zi-O Trinity be able to finish the job then?" Tsukuyomi asked.

"Somehow I don't think it'll be that easy," Woz said, "It's likely that Zi-O and Roze both need to finish their opponents but with extreme power boosts if this theory of Roze RWBY damaging Another Roze is to be believed."

"If that's the case then why did Another Zi-O's stay intact?" Geiz asked, "We used Trinity against Ironwood."

"Because, and I will be very blunt about this… Zi-O is stronger than Roze," Woz explained, "Zi-O's power holds dominion over Time and Space after all. While Roze is a special case, her powers and abilities are weaker. So likewise her Another Rider counterpart has a lower limit."

"So I'll need to grow stronger to fully defeat Another Zi-O then," Sougo muttered, "Just two more Watches…"

"Well not much we can do about Cinder until Ruby comes back," Geiz said, "We should focus on our mission."

"Speaking of said mission and given this is popping up around the same time," Weiss began to whisper, "Do you think Rin might be Another Kiva?"

"I did think of that possibility," Sougo whispered back, "It makes the most sense, but why would Rin want to frame her sister?"

"I don't think she was thinking of that consequence," Geiz said in a low voice, "Regardless, if we find Rin then we'll likely get our answers."

"Right," Tsukuyomi said before looking towards the front, "Yasuko, are we almost there?"

"Yeah, our first stop should be around this corner," Yasuko pointed forward before picking up the pace.

As Yasuko was about to round the corner, bright flashes of light could just barely be seen. But before anyone could react, Garulu, Bassha, and Dogga all erupted from behind the corner. Screaming could be heard from those nearby, anyone running off if they could while others began to hide.

"What the hell?" Geiz asked.

"So colorful…" Sougo admitted.

Yasuko shrieked as she quickly ducked underneath a grab from Dogga, pushing past Garulu and Bassha as she quickly ran off.

"Oh no," Weiss said as she saw Yasuko run off, "We can't lose her!"

"My Overlord, take Tsukuyomi and make haste," Woz said as he stepped forward, "The rest of us shall deal with these brutes."

"Right," Sougo said as he and Tsukuyomi nodded before rushing for the corner that Yasuko ran behind.

The three monsters attempted to move forward only to get caught in a time stop courtesy of Tsukuyomi. Both Sougo and Tsukuyomi ran past, the two turning the corner to follow after Yasuko before the monsters were unfrozen.

The three monsters all looked around in confusion before yelling out at Geiz, Weiss, and Woz.

"So why split us up like this?" Weiss asked.

"Between your versatility and our power, we can easily deal with these three," Woz stated.

"Smart," Weiss said.

"While I am a retainer, my tactical nature is still fairly decent," Woz replied.

"I'm not following your orders," Geiz scoffed, "But we can't leave these three out and about."

"You're right about that," Weiss said as she brought out both her weapons while the Riders beside her prepared their Watches.

Geiz and Woz both gave nods at her before turning forward, "Henshin!"

[POWERED/FINALY TIME!]

The two stood beside Weiss as their transformations took effect, both entering their strongest forms.

[REVE-VI-I-VE GORETSU~! GORETSU!]

[WOZGINGAFINALY! FINALY!]

"Let's make this quick," Geiz said before rushing forward.

"Indeed," Woz said as he walked calmly forward.

Watching the group from a rooftop was Dark Kiva, though he quickly moved his sight away from the battle happening. Using everyone's distraction he leapt forward from the rooftop to start following in the direction that Yasuko, Sougo, and Tsukuyomi had gone.

"Those idiots…"


Sougo and Tsukuyomi were currently trying to chase after Yasuko, the two managing to just barely spot her and trying to call out to her to no avail. What didn't help was her suddenly making her way into a warehouse after a while of chasing, the two stopping at the entrance.

"Where did she go?" Tsukuyomi asked as she looked around, there were plenty of hiding spots though that wasn't the only option.

"She might just be using the warehouse as a shortcut," Sougo said before ruffling his hair, "Jeez, she must've gotten really spooked if she's running this fast and far."

"Can you blame her?" Tsukuyomi asked.

"Either way we should try and find her," Sougo said.

"Continue on this foolish path and you'll only end up suffering."

The two turned when they heard the voice, Sougo narrowing his eyes immediately as before them was Dark Kiva.

"Tsuki…" Sougo spoke up as he brought out his Ziku Driver and personal Ridewatch, "Go find Yasuko, I'll handle this."

"Alright," Tsukuyomi nodded before heading deeper into the warehouse.

"I'm not exactly sure why you're after her…" Sougo said as he loaded in the Zi-O Watch before bringing out Decade's and preparing it as well, "But now that you're here I guess I can get some answers."

Dark Kiva tilted his head, "Answers?"

"What did you do to her sister?" Sougo questioned.

"So she told you then…" Dark Kiva remarked in an almost solemn manner before bringing out a white bladeless hilt that had a circular blue guard, "I suppose that's one way for her to get you on her side."

"So you did do something to her…" Sougo narrowed his eyes before initiating his transformation, "Henshin!"

[ARMOR TIME! KAMEN RIDE! WOW! DECADE! DECADE! DE~CADE!]

Dark Kiva stared down Zi-O before a thin red blade extended out from the hilt he was wielding. He watched as Zi-O brought out the RideHeisaber and rushed towards him. He flicked his wrist and swung forward, the red blade extending further and lashing out like a whip.

Zi-O quickly stopped and brought up his sword to defend himself, blocking the lashes only to gasp as the whip ensnared his sword and forearm, giving a grunt.

"Now then," Dark Kiva raised a hand.

"I'm not letting you do anything too hasty," Zi-O gritted his teeth as he managed to turn the dial of the Heisaber.

[HEY! BUILD!]

Energy began gathering around the blade of the Heisaber, slowly but surely forcing the whip to loosen its grip. The energy soon began to take a shape of a drill, spinning rapidly as the whip was further loosened.

[BUILD! DUAL TIME BREAK!]

Zi-O shouted as his blade was fully coated by drill-shaped energy, tearing through the whip and forcing Dark Kiva to step back.

"Not bad," Dark Kiva remarked, "But…"

[HEY! KIVA!]

"I'm not done yet," Zi-O said as he turned the dial again, "Take this!"

[KIVA! DUAL TIME BREAK!]

Zi-O slide his hand across the blade of his weapon, a golden wave alongside a whistle being heard as gold bat projections formed and launched forward at high speeds.

Dark Kiva quickly held his hand up, forming a dark energy projection of Kiva's emblem to block the bat projections. He dismissed the symbol once the attack was over, "That was a weak attack, and to think it's likely based on my brother's power…"

"Brother?" Zi-O muttered, surprisingly not caught up on the fact that Kiva's Dual Time Break was considered weak but rather the other part of the insult.

Dark Kiva said nothing before shouting while rushing forward, lashing out with his sword whip once more.


The fight against the Arms Monsters wasn't exactly going the best it could at the moment. Instead of a quick dominating match, the Arms Monsters had all managed to force everyone to split up.

Woz perhaps had the easiest time dealing with Bassha, utilizing his galactic powers to catch all of Bassha's projectiles in gravity bubbles before compressing them into nothingness. Woz then moved in, catching the merman off guard, easily striking and forcing Bassha backwards.

Geiz was in a near stalemate as Dogga had been the one to confront him. The two were the tanks of their respective sides, and were currently trading blow for blow. Despite sparks flying, their defense allowed them to keep pushing forward, both punching each other repeatedly in order to gain some sliver of advantage.

Weiss was potentially the unluckiest, Garulu having gone and targeted her. He was using his quick speed and enhanced strength to easily tear through any attacks and defenses she had. Weiss had been hoping to get one of her summons out, but when she realized he wasn't giving her the time she switched to pure defense. She did not need a repeat of Haven against Vernal, but it was looking to head that way since even with the Chalice Arrow she was starting to lose ground.

What didn't help was Garulu managing to easily break through her defensive Glyphs, sometimes transforming into the Garulu Saber that Another Kiva used to try and speed up his attacks.

[DRILL! TORNADO! SPINNING ATTACK!]

Weiss shouted out as wind began spiraling Myrtenaster like a drill, lunging forward just as Garulu leapt towards her in his wolfen form. Sparks flew as she managed to strike him directly in the gut with the enhanced attack.

Garulu gasped out as his head jittered slightly before he grabbed the Huntress's wrist with one hand reeling Weiss closer as he raised his free hand, planning on bringing it down against Weiss.

Geiz staggered back from a punch courtesy of Dogga and looked over, "Weiss!"

"Miss Schnee!" Woz shouted before blocking a water bubble from Bassha.

"No you don't! Come to your senses!"

Suddenly a small gold bat with red eyes flew in, flying between Weiss and Garulu before flying into the Wolfen several times, smacking him away and forcing him back.

"What?" Weiss asked as she took a few steps back.

Everyone else paused and turned alongside her, the six combatants watching as the gold bat flew towards a man with long caramel colored hair. His outfit was an interesting choice, a plain designer t-shirt with a black button up short-sleeve over it acting as a jacket of sorts. He had a maroon colored scarf loosely wrapped around his neck alongside standard jeans and black boots.

"Kivat," The man called out as he held out his right hand while walking forward.

"On it," The small bat called out, "Let's go, Kiva!"

The man grabbed Kivat before having the mechanical-like creature bite down into his left hand. Vein's began popping out from the bite as stained glass could be seen running up his neck to his cheeks. Silver chains wrapped around his waist before forming a red belt strap and buckle with various whistles holstered on the sides.

"Henshin!" The man held Kivat forward before turning it upside down, latching its feet onto a small pole at the top of the buckle and letting it hang down. Various waves could be seen as grey armor began morphing on top of the man. Suddenly the grey shattered away to reveal his full form.

It was a black bodysuit with intricate designs on it. He had a bulky silver chest with a red muscle-like center, bat wing themed shoulders with chains wrapping around them alongside some silver decorating the wrists and knees.

His hands were red just like his chest, and his entire right shin was completely armored silver with chains holding the armor tight. His helmet was a mix of black and red, having two giant bat and jack-o-lantern styled yellow eyes with a silver mouthpiece. Standing before them, or rather running forward as he had kept moving all this time, was Kamen Rider Kiva.

"That's…" Geiz called out before blocking a punch from Dogga.

"Kamen Rider Kiva," Woz nodded before easily dodging past Bassha who had launched towards him.

Garulu growled out before yelling, rushing towards Kiva. He could only gasp however as Kiva had kept rushing forward, his neck being slammed by the Riders arm as he was dragged along by Kiva who eventually threw him back.

"Are you okay?" Kiva asked as he looked over at Weiss.

"Yeah," Weiss nodded, "You're Kiva, right?"

"Yeah," Kiva nodded, "Sorry about my friends, they're usually not like this."

"Wait, your friends?" Weiss asked before hearing a loud growl.

Garulu growled out as he got up, howling out before hunching forward.

"Looks like we'll need to return him to his senses," Kivat remarked, "A good bite might do the trick."

"Then I think I know how we can get him ready for it," Kiva said as he drew out a glass bladed sword, the tip and hilt being a mix of gold and black. The guard was a gold bat-like creature biting down on the blade.

Garulu growled, accepting Kiva's challenge as he launched forward, transforming into the Garulu Saber and spinning towards Kiva. Kiva swung and deflected the Garulu Saber's first strike before dodging out of the way of the next. This kept up for a few more seconds before Kiva dropped his new sword and grabbed the Garulu Saber with both hands.

"Kivat, do it now!" Kiva shouted.

"On it," Kivat called out as he flew up and quickly bit down on the hilt of the Garulu Saber, "Garulu Bite!"

Pulsations went through the Garulu Saber before the weapon itself began to flash blue. It launched out of Kiva's hands as Garulu soon reformed, landing in a kneeling stance.

"Ah, my lord," Garulu bowed his head, "Forgive me."

"You don't have to worry about it," Kiva reassured before looking over at Bassha and Dogga, "Now then, let's free-"

Before he could finish his sentence, the remaining two Arms Monsters returned to their statuette forms in a splash of water and strike of lightning respectively. The two statuettes soon flew off into the distance, and oddly enough in the direction of where Sougo, Tsukuyomi and Yasuko had gone.

"Damn," Garulu hissed out.

"You," Geiz said as he walked over to Kiva and dismissed his transformation alongside Woz, "Maybe you can give us some answers here."

"I'll try my best, though even I'm only partially aware of the situation," Kiva admitted as Kivat flew off of his belt, his transformation being dismissed, "But first, I'm Wataru Kurenai, it's a pleasure to meet you all."


"Come on, where is she?" Tsukuyomi asked as she looked around, trying to find Yasuko. That was until she saw Yasuko just barely going to hide behind a corner, "Yasuko, you don't need to run it's just-"

A splash of water and thunderous strike of lightning could be heard. Before Tsukuyomi even react, bursts of water hit near her legs and tripped her up. She fell down, barely turning only to see Dogga's fist slam down on her before she lost consciousness.

Of course, Tsukuyomi was far deeper into the warehouse than Zi-O and Dark Kiva, their battle continuing further as they clashed blades briefly a few times. Dark Kiva brought another Kiva symbol above Zi-O before bringing it down.

[HEY! WIZARD!]

Zi-O stabbed upwards, elemental circles of fire, water, earth, and wind forming and clashing against the Kiva symbol that was brought down.

[WIZARD! DUAL TIME BREAK!]

Zi-O shouted out as the elemental circles exploded against the sigil which exploded as well. He quickly stepped away from the explosion and held his sword at the ready.

"I'll admit you're strong," Dark Kiva said as he dismissed his whip-sword, "However for the sake of the Fangire, she must be eliminated!"

"But what has she even done?" Zi-O questioned, "You're not giving me any kind of full picture to work with here."

"You don't need the full picture, just stay out of Fangire affairs," Dark Kiva called out, "I'm the only Rider and King that's needed here."

"If you're not going to let me know anything, fine," Zi-O said as he brought out Zi-O II and initiated his upgraded transformation, "But I gave you a chance!"

[RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) ZI-O! (ZI-O!) ZI-O~! II!]

Zi-O yelled out before running forward, his transformation from Decade Armor to Zi-O II completing as he closed in on Dark Kiva.

Dark Kiva yelled out as a dark aura surrounded him before bursting off, explosions occurring all around as he watched his opponent charge forward.

Zi-O continued to yell as he didn't let the explosions deter him, leaping up and soon kicking out at Dark Kiva who awaited his kick with open arms.

To Be Continued…


Next Time:

"I got what I need, and I'm heading back."

"Something is clearly wrong."

"Revenge isn't going to help you get through this."

"You can't exactly let that Another Kiva run around, right?"

"Let's see you use that armor."

Chapter 108: 2019: True Kiva's Supernova


Author's Note: And now for something completely different! When it came to Kiva's chapters I knew the plotline from the show wasn't really going to work… like at all. With the Ginga portions completely cut there's only so much to work with and trying to fit in any other character aside from Jiro into it came up with mixed results. So I decided to try and channel my inner Inoue to create my own Kiva Arc instead, not recommendable btw.

I figured I'd make this story a bit unique in certain aspects. Aspects like cutting down on the main party for the purposes of these two chapters, and even twisting the concept of love towards a different direction/variation than the obvious romantic one. It was definitely an interesting set of chapters to write. So thanks for reading and I'll see you next time for the conclusion to this Rider tribute.