A fire breaks on over the rubble of the collapsed tower. The fragments of wall and tile started rumbling and shaking violently. They begin to hover off the ground before every piece that remains of the tower is picked up and carried into the air.
Beneath them all is a large pile of ash. Still burning, with the flames only getting brighter. The pile of ash pulsates, spreading a thick aura-like wave from the mass. In a blinding red flash, the debris turns to dust, and the pile of ash returns to its original state, as Scarlet.
Scarlet picks himself off the floor, dazed and confused as to what happened. He looks down at his Driver to see everything is still intact. The ID Core and the Driver itself are still functional. The only exception is the Phoenix Buckle. The Buckle quickly turns grey before dissolving into the wind.
Scarlet is forced out of his transformation, returning him to just Akihito. He just sits on his knees, looking around the scene he's in. To his luck, there aren't any Jyamato around to worry about. Most of what's left is inside the mansion. He checks his pockets, desperately trying to find anything else. All he can find is an Armed Buckle he picked up in the first round. Arrows. He clenches the last Buckle he has to his name tight in his hand, feeling the fear come over him.
...
Élise and Yuto burst into a dining room. They take in the new environment before stopping to take a breather.
"I don't know what I should be more concerned with. The Jyamato, or the Player Killer," Élise says offhand. Tired from the running, she holds herself up by one of the chairs.
"I'd say the Player Killer. Jyamato has numbers, but once you overcome that, they aren't that difficult. Not like a Rider." Yuto keeps a look out from the open door. He doesn't see anything, Rider or Jyamato. "We should be fine here for now."
Élise looks over at Yuto and gives him a questioning look.
"What's wrong?"
"You don't seem to be too worried about the Player Killer, nor have any suspicion that it could be me."
Yuto just laughs it off, "No offense, but you don't look the type. And I have no real reason to worry. Just got to keep my distance, and wait for the time to run out for the game to be over."
"But it'll be over quicker if we vote on who the Killer is"
"After that display earlier, I doubt any of us will be sharing a room together again," Yuto keeps his back to Élise. His tone and attitude give her a gross chill, different from how he was earlier. Yuto turns his head slightly, "Élise?" He asks, wanting her opinion. She just nods, and agrees, ending the topic.
Élise turns her back to Yuto and looks out a window. She can't see any Jyamato roaming the outside grounds, nor any sign of the other Riders. Yuto straightens himself. Narrowing his gaze, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a large Raise Buckle. Walking up to Élise without her knowing, he inserts the Buckle into their Desire Driver.
SET!
Elise's heart drops upon hearing the Desire Driver activate behind her. She spots him approaching through a reflection in the window. A million thoughts go through her mind in seconds, as she realizes the truth.
In a tone cold as ice, Yuto calls out "Henshin." The Desire Driver plays the jingle as Yuto transforms into Lure. Like with Magnum, he becomes equipped with his own unique armor. A blue set of armor is styled around a captain's jacket. One of his arms gains a hook attachment to the wrist, as well as a large cutlass-type sword in his hand.
PIRATE! READY, FIGHT!
"Sorry, it has to be this way. If it helps, I was planning on sparing you, but I can't risk my cover now." Lure swings their sword, attempting to strike Élise in the back as she fumbles taking the Magnum Buckle out of her pocket.
The attack is intercepted by two wrist-mounted metal claws, clashing with the larger cutlass.
"You!" Lure spits out of his mouth.
Élise's expression is a mix of shock and hope as the one that saved her is Garuru. Getting between the two, he used the Claw Buckle to parry and block the attack.
"You! How did you..."
"I've been following you for a while now. Took me a while to find you since the mansion keeps shaking."
"How did you know it was me? And for how long?"
"I never liked you from the start. Your nice guy, love-sick puppy act made me sick with how fake it was. And since you just parroted what Snow says, you made yourself stand out with how camouflaged you were." Garuru pushes back against Lure, headbutting them in the face to knock them back. "And now I will avenge my friend, and show you what a real Kamen Rider should look like."
Garuru comes charging in, claws stretched out to attack Lure. Using their cutlass, Lure parries one of the claws and dodges out of the way of the other. Regardless, Garuru still keeps swinging, only barely knicking the Rider.
Both Riders seem to be equal in speed. Garuru having experience, and a more athletic body than Lure gives an edge, while the Pirate Buckle adds a high amount of agility to the user. Using this enhancement, Lure leaps into the air, performing a front flip onto the dining room table. Garuru tries to swipe at their feet, but they dodge the attack again, grabbing hold of the hanging chandelier before coming back down to the floor.
"Try this on for size," Lure swings their arm, firing the hook from his wrist. The hook flings in the air like a mace with a thick cable attached at the end. It stretches Garuru's mask before he dodges it. The hook wraps around his leg and starts pulling him towards Lure. He tries using his claws to cut the wire but they aren't strong enough. He stabs the ground, but it fails too.
Garuru is pulled to Lure's feet with him standing over the Rider. He sits up and prepares a counter as he sees them going for their own belt. Both Riders reach for their Drivers and trigger their respective finishers.
ARMED CLAW STRIKE! PIRATE STRIKE!
Lure's sword pulsates with the raw energy of the Buckle. He swings it down onto Garuru. In turn, he uses his finisher to power through the attack. The blades clash with Lura having the advantage. The cutlass edges closer, inches away from Garuru's face. The visor starts to crack. Both Riders put their all into one swing. Garuru's claws shatter as fragments of his mask crumble onto the floor, showing half of his face. The Claw Buckle turns to dust, having been completely destroyed.
Lure stands over them, and grabs them by the neck. "I thought you were going to show me what a Kamen Rider looks like. Yet, you're just a disappointment."
Garuru grabs their arm and smiles. Lure can see it through the broken helmet. "Nah mate, I'm the distraction."
"Ole!" Lure is struck in the back by Papi, now joining the fight, armed with the regular Sword Buckle. Lure lets go of Garuru and stumbles back, giving them some space between them.
"Javier!" Élise calls out.
"Ola Seniorita. Sorry I was late, I was just following the plan," Papi stands by Garuru as he gets back up.
"After I found him, I told him what I thought, and he confirmed it. His deductions worked like a treat. I also needed to know what your mystery Buckle could do," Garuru pulls out the Propellor Buckle. "And now we can fight on a more even plain."
SET! ARMED PROPELLOR! READY, FIGHT!
In place of the destroyed Claw Buckle, Garuru inserts his last Buckle, Propellor. He's equipped with the standard armor, as well as a spinning blade weapon.
"How about you, Senorita?" Papi comments, calling out to Élise as she stands there.
She pulls the Magnum Buckle from her pocket. Squeezing it tight, she looks up at the three Riders. "I will do what I must...for my desire." She inserts it into the Driver.
SET!
"Henshin!" Elise calls out as she activates her Driver, summoning the Magnum armor as she transforms into Snow.
MAGNUM! READY, FIGHT!
With the Snow Leopard Rider finally joining the fight, the three ally Riders charge head-on for the Angler Fish. Snow keeps back, using the Magnum Shooter to take potshots of him while Garuru and Papi go up close.
Lure takes both melee Riders at once. Using his cutlass, he clashes with Papi's sword. The superior version parries and blocks the attack. Using the dual-sided propellor, Garuru slashes underneath the gut of Lure. He uses the hook to wrap around Garuru's neck and pulls him back. He slashes up, cutting up Papi, although his sword knocks him back, he still takes a heavy blow.
Lure comes under fire with Snow rapidly shooting him. He shields himself with their sword before pulling Garuru in as a human shield, making them take a few hits in the back before she stops. "Shoot me now. I dare you!" Papi tries to free their comrade, but Lure just moves out of the way, and swings their sword into their back, knocking them down.
Holstering the sword, Lure pulls out a Pirate's pistol. While not as versatile as the Magnum Shooter, it's still pretty powerful. He only fires it twice. Once to disarm Snow. He fired the Magnum Shooter out of her hand. The other knocked them back, hitting her in the shoulder.
Garuru grabs their arm and struggles to pull the pistol from their hand. Lure tosses him into the table, snapping it in half, freeing them from Lure's grasp. Lure stands over Garuru and aims the pistol at their Driver. "Time for this dog to have their shots."
Papi grabs their leg, latching onto them. Distracted, Lure has the pistol shot out of his hand. He looks over to see a kneeling down Snow with one of her wrist cannons smoking.
Before anyone else could do something else, the mansion starts to shake again. This time more violently, and deliberately. The sound of heavy footsteps comes closer. Growing louder as something follows the halls to the dining room.
The wall explodes. All eyes fall onto the hole in the wall. There's a dust cloud, making it hard to see what just came through. All except Garuru are shocked. He can't help but smile.
"What took you so long?"
As the dust settles, Kamen Rider Obsidian is shown standing there. Wearing a unique grey armor, similar to his motif color. It looks heavy, like industrial equipment used for mining. Latching onto his body is Jyamato, clinging for life before being thrown off by the Rider flexing.
"I'd suggest moving if I were you," Obsidian punches the ground, sending a shockwave throughout the room. The room shakes, but it's only the room. Cracks form around the interior, focusing solely on Lure. The ceiling collapses down around Lure. Papi grabs Garuru and pushes him to safety, both avoiding the debris.
Lure narrowly avoids the attack, but is still just in shock at Obsidian standing there. "I don't understand. I killed you. How did you survive? And where did you get that?"
"I used the Shield Finisher to block the attack and fell through the floor into the basement. As for my armor here," he pulls out a ticket for the DGP Lottery. "I was overdue some good luck today. As for you. Yours ran out." He triggers the finisher on his belt. Lure tries to defend himself but activates his, grabbing the cutlass.
QUAKE STRIKE! PIRATE STRIKE!
Obsidian creates a ball of mass made from debris, furniture, and the defeated Jyamato in the room before firing it like a cannonball into Lure. Lure tries to defend with his cutlass's enhanced slash, but he's still sent flying into the wall, making a sizable crater around it, but doesn't leave the room. He drops to his knees, tired, beaten, and on his last leg.
There's a loud horn sound that comes out of nowhere, catching everyone off guard.
"What the hell is that?" Lure asks.
"That's the timer ending early," Obsidian replies.
Lure is forced out of his transformation. The other Riders follow suit, realizing the round is over sooner than expected.
With the round over, Tsumuri walks out onto the stage as the other Riders gather. "Congratulations Riders. While we didn't expect the Jyamato to turn, we are still pleased you all made it out okay, and even sussed out the Player Killer. All of you have earned the right to continue to the next game."
She turns to Lure. Despite smiling, it's obvious she judges him not so fondly. "Kamen Rider Lure. You have been found out as the Player Killer. Despite not Killing any of the Riders, you are classified as one for your multiple attempts. And more, you have the lowest score in the round. With all of this, you are retired from the DGP."
Everyone stands back and watches as Yuto's body starts to glitch out, similar to how a Rider dies. However, the only thing not affected is the Driver. "This isn't fair! I deserve to be here!" Yuto loses his patience, screaming out at the Riders, Tsumuri, to anyone who would hear him. "I deserve my dream! My wish! It's all mine...," His ID Core disappears first before the rest of him vanishes, cutting him off mid-sentence.
RETIRED!
The Driver drops to the ground along with the Buckles they had collected. Tsumuri only picks up the Driver. Alex walks over to Tsumuri. He bends down and picks up the Pirate Buckle for himself. Looking to navigate, he also takes the Hammer Buckle too.
"I'm taking these."
Tsumuri just nods, "Of course. You earned them for your detective skills, Garuru."
With the game finally over, all Riders teleport back to the Viewing Deck for a final debriefing before being free with their lives once more. Until the next game starts.