A/N: The Showa Riders will be featured in the climax of this chapter. To enhance your reading experience, please play the corresponding theme songs for each of the Showa Riders when you read this chapter. Thank you.
"Hey, Battler."
"You called?"
Kamen Rider Meta's appearance had changed quite a bit since the last time Shinichi had seen him. He still wore a black armoured bodysuit with a Spark Core Belt, but his originally white gloves and boots were now a dark grey hue. He also wore a black leather jacket with a skull and crossbones on the back. His skull-like black helmet now included a vertically grilled mouthplate which enhanced his appearance.
"What!? Who is this!?" Venge demanded.
"He's my backup. You see, Eisenberg, I may prefer to work alone but I never forget my friends. I knew I was being led into a trap so I made sure to call him in case things went sideways. Call it a benefit from a lifetime of experience," Shinichi explained as he stood up, patting Meta on the back. "Battler, did you find them?"
"Yeah, they were locked up in a cell under the school," Meta answered.
Rena was sitting in a jail cell under the school. Instead of bars, there was a thick metal door with a slot that was at eye level. A guard stood outside, not saying a word. Shinjiro was loudly crying in her arms. He hated how dark and cold it was as she tried to comfort her son.
"It'll be OK, Shinjiro," Rena whispered soothingly to her son. "Shin-kun will save us."
The guard ignored the noise and continued to stand guard. He yawned in boredom. He wished he was out there, giving that monster what he deserved. Sadly, his orders were clear.
"Hey, man," another guard showed up. "Your shift's over. Time to switch."
"Really?" the guard asked the guard who came to replace him. He was not told that there would be a rotation.
"Yeah, the boss asked me to relieve you," the other guard claimed. "Sides, you look like you could use a break."
"I better call this in," the guard said as he took out his walkie-talkie when the other guard suddenly looked him in the eye.
"You will not call this in," the other guard said.
"I will not call this in," the first guard repeated in monotone like he was in a trance as he put his walkie-talkie away.
"You're going to give me the keys and go out and have a long smoke break."
"I'm going to give you the keys and go out and have a long smoke break." The guard followed his replacement's 'suggestion' and handed him the keys before he went outside to take a long smoke break.
"Heh, thank you, Star Wars," the replacement guard smiled as he unlocked and opened the door. "Rena, I'm here to-" Rena suddenly charged at him and punched him in the face. "Ow! Rena!" She kept punching him. "Stop! Stop, it's me!" The guard's face changed and Rena finally stopped.
"Battler?" Rena asked, blinking.
"Man, you have one hell of a left hook." Battler heard Shinjiro giggle and frowned. "Oh, you find this funny, little guy?"
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I'm here to bust you out," Battler said as he took her hand. "Now, hold on. It's a one-way express trip back home." He then vanished along with Rena and Shinjiro.
"I got them out and dropped them off at your mom's place before I rushed back here," Meta informed him.
"Good. Thank you," Shinichi smiled, relieved. Now he could focus on these guys.
"What are you doing helping him!?" Venge demanded. "You're not a killer like him!"
"I may not be a killer, but neither is he," Meta argued.
"No, you're wrong! He's nothing but a killing machine!" Venge insisted angrily.
"Not anymore. If he was, you'd already be dead," Meta pointed out.
"Save your breath, Viviana," Regnant sneered. "He's just a cyborg freak like the rest of them."
"If you're going to side with him, then you can die with him," Venge threatened. "Fire!" The sniper did not fire on her command, much to her confusion. She tried again. "Fire!" Again, nothing. The snipers weren't shooting. "Why aren't they firing!?" She looked up at the windows and found the snipers missing. "Where the hell are they!?"
"Oh, I took care of your snipers too," Meta explained. "Locked them up in the jail under the school."
"Verdammt! Fine, then we'll just kill you both ourselves!" Venge yelled as she, Regnant and Crimson Rider prepared to take them both on.
"I hope you have a plan, Shinichi," Meta said as he got ready for a fight.
"I do," Shinichi replied as his eyes turned draconic and a fiery aura blazed around his body.
"Stop him!" Alarmed, Venge ordered Crimson Rider and Regnant to act but it was too late as Shinichi's body burst into flames. The flames formed a sphere that grew in size. It became bigger and bigger until it was the size of an elephant. Venge's forces watched in terror as something big began to emerge from the huge fireball.
First, a large pair of leathery wings burst out from the fireball before they were followed by an armoured tail with a blade on the tip and four large legs with clawed feet. Finally, an armoured dragon's head that was attached to a long neck and equipped with a helm emerged. The fireball was soon absorbed by the armoured dragon's body, revealing its full form. Everyone was speechless as they saw the beast before it unleashed a massive roar.
"ROAAAAARRRRRGGHHHHHHHHH!"
His roar made the air tremble as it shook the mountains, sending birds flying and animals fleeing. Snarling and baring his fangs, Showa DxD - the Dragon of Dragons - glared at his enemies who just gawked at him in shock and awe.
"Geez, it's like they've never seen a dragon before," Meta remarked.
"To be fair," Showa DxD growled. "I rarely ever use this form."
"Yeah, and they haven't seen how big you can get."
Not prepared to face a dragon, Venge's forces quickly lost their nerve and fled, leaving Regnant, Crimson Rider and Venge behind.
"Stop, comrades! Stand your ground and fight!" Crimson Rider ordered.
"Come back here, you cowards!" Regnant shouted furiously.
"Looks like your men were smarter than you," Meta quipped. "And I think they pissed and shit themselves too."
"Don't let them get away," Showa DxD commanded.
"Right," Meta obliged. As fast as The Flash, he rounded up the fleeing men and locked them up in the underground jail cells with the rest of their compatriots before returning to Showa DxD's side. He had done it so fast, it all happened in the blink of an eye. "Done."
"Battler, can you handle those two?"Showa DxD gestured to Crimson Rider and Regnant with his head. "Leave Eisenberg to me." She had made this personal by kidnapping his family.
"So, leaving me with a threesome, huh?" Meta grinned as he eagerly rubbed his hands together before assuming a combat stance. "Alright, you can count on me. Kamen Rider Meta! Battle...Go!" Breaking into a run, he quickly engaged both Regnant and Crimson Rider, leaving Venge to Showa DxD.
"Now, it's just you and me, Eisenberg," Showa DxD growled.
Showa Chronicles: Legacy of ReVenge
Act V: Have Fun, Break Shit
Meta faced both Crimson Rider and Regnant by himself. Crimson Rider swung her hammer at Meta who easily caught it in his hand before he breathed fire at her, causing her to recoil. Regnant lashed out with her whip and struck Meta, knocking him away from Crimson Rider.
"Wow, you're a kinky one," Meta quipped as he saw Regnant's laser whip. "Got any more of that?"
Screaming angrily, Regnant lashed Meta repeatedly while he blurred on the spot as he dodged her whip. Spotting an opening, he sped towards her and hit her with a punch that sent her crashing into several trees.
"Louise!" Crimson Rider shouted and turned to glare at Battler. "Сукин сын!"
"Don't curse in front of a lady," Meta retorted as his universal translator let him know she had just called him a 'son of a bitch'.
Crimson Rider swung her hammer at him and he leapt out of the way as she left a crater on the ground. She raised her hammer again and charged at him but he held her back with his telekinesis. Raising his hand, he lifted Crimson Rider up before he threw her back to the ground.
"Now, stay down!" Meta commanded. Suddenly, a laser whip wrapped around his throat and tightened, causing him to gag as he tried to pry it off. Regnant approached, tugging on her whip as she sneered at him.
"I'm going to kill you, you freak!" Regnant swore as she prepared to take his head off. All of a sudden, Meta vanished and she stumbled in shock. "Huh?"
"Where did he go?" Crimson Rider asked.
Meta had not disappeared. Instead, he had used his shapeshifting powers to shrink and change himself into a fly. He buzzed and got behind the two female Riders before returning to normal.
"Surprise!" he yelled and he sent them flying with his telekinesis. They both hit the ground with hard thuds, momentarily stunned by his attack.
Crimson Rider recovered first and took out her energy sickles as she charged at him. She swung at him but he raised his left hand to parry her strikes. The sharp edge of his left arm blade flashed and he slashed her across the chest, ripping sparks off on impact. Regnant jumped to kick him in the side and he turned to fire his machine gun fingers at her. She raised her shield to tank the bullets before Crimson Rider went and shoulder-tackled Meta, sending him tumbling.
Meta recovered and jumped to his feet before he went down on his left knee. His right kneecap opened and he fired the hidden missile. Crimson Rider swiftly caught the missile but Meta fired his machine gun fingers on it, setting off the missile and causing it to explode in her face.
"Cryska!" Regnant yelled as Crimson Rider was knocked down, stunned by the missile's explosion.
Meta stood back up and Regnant swung her whip at him. He caught the whip and tugged on it hard, pulling her off her feet. He then quickly spun in place, swinging her around and around as she clung to her whip, before letting go to send her crashing into Crimson Rider.
Deciding to finish this, Meta crossed his arms in front of him as he bent his knees. Energy gathered in his right foot as he charged it up before he leapt into the air.
"RIDER KICK!"
Meta delivered a powerful energized flying kick that exploded both Crimson Rider and Regnant. When the smoke and flames cleared, he saw two girls lying unconscious on the ground.
"Wait," he blinked, surprised. "The red guy is a girl?"
Venge was stunned to see her target had transformed into a dragon but she would not be intimidated. All this proved to her was that he was a real monster.
"KONGOSOHA!"
Showa DxD roared and he fired a barrage of diamond shrapnel at Venge from his mouth. Venge managed to dodge a few but some pieces of diamond shrapnel hit her suit, ripping sparks off on impact. She immediately returned fire, shooting a beam of concentrated nuclear energy at the armoured dragon but he shielded himself with his wings. She increased the intensity of her beam as he continued to brace himself before he spread his wings and launched himself at her. He grabbed her in his jaws and roughly tossed her to the ground. She rolled out of the way as he was about to crush her with his weight.
"You coward!" Venge shouted. "Fight me like a man!"
"You expect me to fight fair after you kidnapped my wife and child?" Showa DxD angrily growled. "You're delusional!"
"Their lives would be so much better without you!" Venge shouted back as she blasted him. "Everyone's lives would be better if you just disappeared!"
Showa DxD roared in response and unleashed a blast of fire at her. Venge quickly flew out of his firing range and towards the school building. He went after her and bombarded the building with a barrage of fireballs, blasting it apart. He did not care about destroying the empty building as long as he managed to get her.
Classrooms were thrashed as the dragon pursued the nuclear Rider. Venge threw everything she had to stop him but he just shrugged it all off. Explosions erupted as more and more of the school was being torn apart. Walls collapsed, windows shattered and furniture was broken to pieces by their battle.
The two crashed into the cafeteria, sending tables and seats flying. Venge slid across the floor as Showa DxD charged at her. He opened his mouth to take a bite and she fired a nuclear blast directly into his mouth. He was momentarily stunned but he quickly shrugged it off and sent her tumbling with a swipe of his claw. Venge groaned and tried to get back up but Showa DxD pinned her down with his right foreclaw. He exhaled hot breath into her face as he glared down at her.
"It's over, Eisenberg," Showa DxD growled. "Give up."
"Give up? I will never give up until I make you pay for what you took from me!" Venge screamed at him. "Perhaps...perhaps I should do what you did to me and kill your entire family! That would be your karma for taking my parents' lives!"
Even now, in an obviously unwinnable situation, she would not give up. That was how strong her determination was. She would never give up on her revenge, no matter what. Sadly, her determination could only take her so far.
How was she supposed to turn this situation around now?
"You seem to be experiencing some…trouble," Bernkastel telepathically spoke to Venge.
"Damn right I am!" Venge responded furiously. "I wasn't prepared for him to turn into a freaking dragon!"
"Well, you always called him a monster."
"This is not what I meant! How am I supposed to beat him now!?"
"Have you already forgotten the manual?"
"What?"
"When I improved your suit I also provided you with something to even the odds in case of this sort of situation. Did you already forget that part?"
Venge recalled the manual and remembered reading about a built-in power-up that was to be used for emergencies. This definitely qualified as one. So, she focused, took in a deep breath, and yelled at the top of her lungs.
"ACTIVATE: JUGGERNAUT MOOOOOOOOODE!"
Showa DxD was suddenly thrown off her by a powerful shockwave. Surprised, he watched as a sphere of crackling energy surrounded Venge and lifted her up. She was suspended in the air as the glow of her suit intensified. He witnessed as her suit started to bulk up and grow until she matched his size. Only her helmet remained its normal size but that was also covered when a transparent green dome appeared over it. Once the change was complete, she landed on her huge feet.
"What is this?" Showa DxD growled, not expecting anything like this.
"CALL ME THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!" Venge shouted as she rushed at Showa DxD to throw a devastating punch, hitting him in the jaw and knocking his head to the side. She threw a chain of punches, pummeling him furiously before throwing him across the floor. "Now, eat this!" Venge aimed her open palms at him and attempted to fire a nuclear blast, but found she could not. "What?" She stared at her hands in confusion. "Why can't I blast him?"
"You must've skipped this part in the manual. Juggernaut Mode prevents you from using your weapons as all that energy is needed to power it. That means no blasts or blades. Oh and no flying either," Bernkastel informed her. "Looks like you'll just have to beat him with your bare hands."
"Fine," Venge clenched her fists. Beating him to death would be just as satisfying.
Showa DxD was still dazed by the punches but managed to recover when he heard the loud footfalls of Venge approaching. He looked up and saw her coming at him with her huge fist cocked back. She threw a punch at him but this time he managed to duck. She recovered quickly and struck the back of his head with the back of her fist, knocking him down. She then grabbed hold of his tail and began to spin around and around, taking him along for the ride before she tossed him through the wall.
Showa DxD spat out a mouthful of rubble as Venge came charging at him. He leaned forward and rushed straight at her. She threw a punch but he caught her fist in his jaws. She pulled her hand free and staggered back. While she was off-balance he bashed her with his tail, knocking her to the ground. He brought his claw down on her but she caught it and then kicked him in the gut before punching him across the jaw. Showa DxD staggered from the blow and that was when she hit him with a powerful shoulder tackle. She hit him with the force of a freight train as she sent him crashing through the wall again. They ended up in the courtyard and she threw him to the ground.
She delivered a punch but he caught her arm between his jaws. He sunk in his fangs as she bashed his skull repeatedly. In response, he promptly and repeatedly slammed her against the ground. As she lay on her back, he released her arm and breathed a gout of flames at her but it was ineffective as she rose up and violently headbutt him. In retaliation, he slashed her with his claws, ripping sparks across her chest before he bashed her with his tail, sending her crashing into the building. She got back up and lunged, throwing him into the school building with a punch. As the two brawled, more and more of St. Lucia crumbled around them but they failed to notice this. They were too focused on beating each other to even see the destruction they were causing with their fight.
Venge successfully put Showa DxD in a headlock and he struggled to break free. This was it. All she had to do was snap his neck and it would be all over. Soon, this monster would be dead and her parents would finally be avenged.
Showa DxD gritted his teeth as he struggled. He could feel her twisting his head. She was going to snap his neck.
No, he would not lose here!
He would not leave his children without their father!
With a mighty swing of his neck, he threw Venge off him and then nailed her with a powerful tail bash that sent her tumbling. She got back up and got ready to charge at him again when he straightened his body and opened his mouth. Crimson particles began to gather within his maw as he charged up his attack.
"El...Drago..." Venge charged at Showa DxD, disregarding all signs of danger before Showa DxD unleashed his attack. "CEROOOOOOOOOOO!" Showa DxD roared as he fired a crimson blast of spiritual energy at Venge. She met it head-on as it pushed against her but she powered through it. Pouring more power into his attack, Showa DxD increased the intensity of his El Drago Cero until it completely engulfed her. Venge screamed as the spiritual energy blast overwhelmed her before she finally exploded.
Showa DxD ceased his attack. When the smoke and dust cleared, Viviana was revealed. She was on her back, wounded and stripped of her armour. He approached her and found her still alive but unconscious.
It was finally over.
Warren arrived at the abandoned school with a squad of ARMOR agents to handle the rest. Battler had directed them to the underground jail cells where he had put Viviana's men.
"Thanks for calling us," Warren said to Shinichi who looked fine despite being shot with armour-piercing bullets earlier. "You look like you made quite the mess."
St. Lucia had seen better days. Even when it was abandoned, it was left intact. Now, it looked like a bomb had gone off. Pillars of smoke rose from the destroyed building as rubble and glass littered the school grounds.
"They kidnapped my wife and son," Shinichi defended. "I needed to vent."
"Totally understandable," Warren agreed. Sometimes collateral damage was unavoidable. "I would have done a hell of a lot worse if anyone did that to my wives and kids. I'm surprised that you didn't go all out." They watched as the agents used their C3's to put the members of Viviana's group into Containment Cards to be transported back to ARMOR.
"Believe me, I was tempted, but that would've just proved them right," Shinichi replied. "So, what will happen to them?"
"They'll be locked up, charged and tried for attacking an agent of ARMOR and for kidnapping your family," Warren answered.
"I see," Shinichi nodded. "I should head home to check on Rena-chan and Shinjiro."
"Just remember to come by ARMOR later. You need to fill out a report," Warren reminded him.
"I'll drop by after I see my family," Shinichi promised.
"Oh, say hi to them for me," Warren smiled.
"I will," Shinichi obliged as he opened a portal and stepped through.
Warren sighed. His son's life did not seem like it was getting any easier. Ever since their identities were revealed to the world, the NEO-NUMBERS were being targeted by people who wanted them punished for what they had done in the past. Saving the world had helped them to gain the trust of most of the world, but there were still a lot of people who could not or would not accept them.
Warren wished he could change that but it seemed that it was meant to happen in this timeline. Shinichi's struggle to atone for his past was never going to be easy. At least he would not be doing it alone.
Shinichi returned home and found Rena and Shinjiro waiting for him at his mother's place.
"Shin-kun!" Rena went and hugged him. "You're alright!"
"Yeah, I am," Shinichi smiled as he hugged her back. "What about you? They didn't hurt you or Shinjiro, did they?"
"We're fine," Rena assured him.
"How did they kidnap you?" Shinichi asked.
"They broke in through the back and grabbed us," Rena explained. "One of them put a cloth over my mouth and I must've passed out. When I woke up, I was locked in a cell with Shinjiro."
"I'm glad neither of you was hurt," Shinichi smiled, relieved. "I don't know what I would do if they had hurt you." Oh, he knew what he would've done. He would've killed them all if they had hurt one hair on his wife and son's heads. He wouldn't stop until all of them were dead. "I'm so sorry."
"Shin-kun?" Rena asked when she noticed the change in his expression. He looked upset.
"This is my fault. They kidnapped you because of me. They took you hostage so I couldn't fight back." He looked at his wife, his beautiful wife, the angel that had given him a new life and a reason to live. "Let's move away."
"Move away?" Rena was surprised.
"It's not safe in Hinamizawa anymore. We can ask ARMOR to relocate us to another Earth," Shinichi insisted seriously. "Kaa-chan, Otousan and Sho can come with us too. Let's also take Shawna-chan and the twins with us and-"
"Shin-kun, stop! Stop!" Rena cut off his rambling. "Please calm down. We don't have to move to another Earth. You can still protect us."
"What if it's not enough? What if I can't save you next time?" Shinichi questioned. He was so afraid of losing them. When Crimson Rider had told him that they had his wife and son, he felt both powerless and helpless at the same time. He could not let anything like that happen again.
"That's why we have friends that we can depend on. You called Battler to come to our rescue," Rena said.
"Yeah, I should do something nice to thank him," Shinichi nodded.
"So, what will happen to Eisenberg?" Rena asked. While she understood that the girl wanted to avenge her parents, she was still upset at her for kidnapping her and her son and for trying to kill her husband.
"She and her group are being held at ARMOR, awaiting trial," Shinichi answered. "Warren says hi, by the way."
"Is a trial really necessary after what they did?" Rena asked.
"Warren believes in justice and giving people a fair trial," Shinichi said. "I'll need to drop by ARMOR to submit a report too."
"Make sure she never gets out for a long time, Shin-kun," Rena demanded. She didn't care if Viviana was trying to avenge her parents. She could not be allowed to get away with what she had done.
"Where am I...?" Viviana wondered as she woke up and found herself in an unfamiliar room. The last thing she remembered was fighting BLACK 13 before she blacked out.
"I see you're awake." Viviana heard and she turned her head to see Shinichi standing in front of her.
"You...!" Viviana rose up to charge at him but ran into an invisible energy barrier. "What is this!? Where am I!?"
"You're in a holding cell in ARMOR," Shinichi said. He had come to ARMOR to submit a report and requested to see Viviana.
"What the hell is ARMOR!?" Viviana furiously demanded as she banged on the barrier with her fists.
"A group that specialises in dealing with super threats like you."
"You're the super threat here. This is bullshit. You should be the one in this cage, not me," she glared at him as she folded her arms.
"Oh, and I thought you just wanted me dead," Shinichi retorted, crossing his arms as he stood on the other side of her cell.
"Where are Cryska and Louise?" she demanded.
"Your friends are locked up in separate cells," Shinichi answered. "We made sure to keep you all apart so you wouldn't try to plan anything. We also had your equipment confiscated."
"So, this is it then?" Viviana scoffed at how unfair this was. "I get locked up and you get to walk free without answering for your crimes."
"I get it," Shinichi nodded. "I killed your parents and you want some form of closure."
"I doubt you even remember them," Viviana spat.
"Johan and Lia Eisenberg," Shinichi corrected her.
"Ah, so you do remember-"
"Carter Holiday, Shawn McKinley, Maria Salvadore," Shinichi continued to list.
"...What are you-?"
"Susan Slater, Nami Kimura, Brian Robertson..." Shinichi sighed in a sombre tone. "Those were the names of some of the people I killed. And yes, I do remember every single one of them. I'm fully aware of my sins and I have to live with them every single day. Sure, I could just turn myself over, but what good would that do? To atone for my sins, I focus on using my powers to protect our world. I look to create a better future instead of dwelling on the past. I suggest you do the same."
With those parting words, he left Viviana alone with only her thoughts to keep her company. She just watched him silently, unsure of what to say in response. His guilt seemed genuine but what did it matter? He was still a killer who was going to walk free while she was an avenger who was locked up for trying to put a monster down for the good of the world.
After leaving the cell block, Shinichi decided to grab a snack from the break room. In the break room, he found the NEO-NUMBERS sitting around the table with haunted expressions all over their faces.
"Wow, you guys look like you've been through Hell," Shinichi observed.
"We got trapped in a place called 'The Devil's Arsehole', and I admit it's an appropriate name for such a place," Shogo informed him.
"It was fucking fucked up beyond fucking reason!" Daichi summed up furiously.
"Quite," Hana agreed. "Luckily, Michiru was able to get us out of that horrible place."
"Michiru saved you?" Shinichi asked. "How?"
"My powers reacted again," Michiru answered. "Like when we were in Zawadi's world."
"Have you found out what it is yet?" Shinichi asked.
"The Director thinks it might be some kind of magic," Michiru answered.
"And have you learned to control it?"
"No. I mean, it just comes out whenever it wants. I have no control over it."
"That's not good," Shinichi frowned. "You're going to need a teacher-"
"NOT BEATRICE!" Michiru yelled, jumping to her feet in fear.
"Wasn't even considering her. Besides, she has her hands full teaching Hiro," Shinichi told her. "But I think Virgilia could use a new apprentice."
"Are you sure, Shinichi?" Hana asked.
"She and I are on pretty good terms and I think she could teach Michiru how to harness her new magical powers."
"Can you let me think about it?" Michiru requested. She looked at her wife. "Hana-chan and I need to discuss this first."
"Sure, but don't take too long to decide," Shinichi advised.
"Thank you, Shinichi." Michiru nodded as both she and Hana got up, and left the table to head home.
"Is it really a good idea to ask a witch for help?" Daichi asked. He didn't trust the Metawitches.
"Virgilia's a good person and if she can help Michiru learn to control her magic, well, the possibilities are endless," Shinichi answered. "She'll be able to kick more butt-
"GET THE BUTTS AWAY FROM ME!" Yokoshima screamed and bolted out of the break room. "THE BUTTS ARE LOOSE! THE BUTTS ARE LOOOOOOSE!"
"...the hell was that about?" Shinichi wondered, flabbergasted.
"We had to fight a horde of man-eating butts," Daichi shuddered. "That was so massively fucked up."
"Man-eating...butts? Are you serious?"
"Yokoshima was the most traumatized so now we can't say the word 'butts' without triggering him," Chiaki added.
"Guess calling it 'The Devil's Arsehole' is no joke," Shinichi remarked with wide eyes.
"Yeah, there's a reason why Director Smith assigned us therapy for ass-related trauma," Daichi muttered.
"What about you? Did anything interesting happen while we were gone?" Shogo asked Shinichi.
"Oh, boy," Shinichi sighed as he took Yokoshima's seat and joined them. "Do I have a story for you."
"Shouldn't we go after Yokoshima first?" Chiaki asked worriedly.
"He'll be fine," Daichi casually brushed him off.
It was lights out and all the prisoners in the cell block were ordered to go to bed. Viviana lay in bed after her dinner, which was a chicken pot pie. For prison food, it was not so bad. However, even though the food was good and the cell was comfortable, it did not change the fact that she was now a prisoner.
"It's over," Viviana sighed in resignation. Without her army, without her equipment, without her resources, she could not do anything now. Her crusade was over and all she could look forward to now was years of incarceration. Here she would remain, locked away and forgotten.
"Is it?" Bernkastel asked as she appeared in Viviana's cell. "Didn't think you were a quitter."
"Lady Bernkastel?" Viviana rose up, surprised to see her. She had not expected a visit from the Witch of Miracles.
"So, that's it? You're just going to throw in the towel?" Bernkastel questioned. "And here I thought your vengeance was unstoppable."
"What do you expect me to do?" Viviana demanded. "I'm locked up in this place, wherever here is, awaiting my trial. They said I attacked one of their agents. I didn't even think he had this kind of support."
"He is stubborn and prefers to work alone," Bernkastel remarked, crossing her arms. "However, even he sees the merit of having a powerful organization like this support him, especially since he has a family to protect." She smiled maliciously. "And lucky for you, you have me to back you up as well."
"You're going to break me out?" Viviana asked.
"Even better. You're going to break yourself out with this," Bernkastel said as she showed Viviana what she had. It was a pocket watch-like device with a monstrous face instead of a normal clock face.
"What is it?" Viviana questioned as she saw the device.
"I pawned it off from some time travelling terrorists. Once you use it, you'll be granted the power to erase BLACK 13 from this world," Bernkastel explained. "Now, take it and fulfil your revenge."
Viviana took the device and pressed the button on top, causing it to declare in a dark distorted voice:
[sHOwA!]
Shinichi was at home with Rena, watching TV together. Shinjiro was already asleep. As Rena cuddled with him on the couch, his ARMOR communicator went off.
"Why are they calling you this late?" Rena wondered in annoyance. Wasn't he already done for the day?
"I don't know," Shinichi answered. Was something wrong with his report? If they wanted him to make amendments, they could have waited for him to turn up the next day. He pressed the button on his communicator to respond. "This is Shinichi. What is it?"
"Viviana broke out!" Warren informed him urgently. This alarmed both Rena and Shinichi.
"What!? How!?" Shinichi shouted.
"We don't know! One of the guards did their rounds and found her missing!"
Viviana's equipment had been confiscated so how could she have escaped? Then Shinichi remembered who was backing her.
"It was Bernkastel! That witch broke her out!"
"Dammit! I think you might be right! We're going to have to upgrade the magic dampeners! Now that she's loose, she's going to come after you again!"
"Don't worry. I'll find her before she comes for me," Shinichi swore. He put his finger against the back of his ear. "Sheila, track down Viviaina Eisenberg! I'll send you an image of her now!" He transferred the image to Sheila. "Did you get that?"
"Received and I'm tracking her now," Sheila informed him. The AI began to search for Viviana across the globe, using the NEO-NUMBERS' satellite. "I've located her. She's in Shishibone City. Sending you the coordinates."
"Thanks, Sheila," Shinichi accepted. "Rena-chan, I have to go."
"Be careful," Rena said softly as she kissed him on the cheek. "For good luck. Now go get her."
Shinichi nodded and opened a portal before he stepped through. When he stepped out the other side, he found Viviana standing atop an office building.
"Eisenberg!" Shinichi shouted.
"So, you found me," Viviana said as she turned to face him. "That was quick."
"Did Bernkastel break you out?" Shinichi questioned.
"Oh, she helped me but I broke myself out," Viviana boasted, holding out her Anotherwatch. "Allow me to show you how." She pressed the button, activating the dark device.
[sHOwA!]
Puzzle pieces of dark energy wrapped around Viviana, forming a cocoon before it burst apart to reveal her new form: Another Showa.
Another Showa looked like a monstrous parody of Kamen Rider Showa. 'SHOWA' was written on her right thigh while the Roman numeral 'MCMLXXXIV' was written on her left thigh. Her new body had a monochrome camouflage hue. In addition, the armour seemed chitinous in appearance with a pair of insect-like wings hanging from the back. She wore a belt with a green crystal core. On her shoulders were clock-like designs with the number 13 etched into them. She had antennae that resembled crooked clock hands, cracked green compound eyes and an exposed mouth full of sharp teeth that were bisected by a vertical strip of metal.
"What have you done?" Shinichi gasped as he witnessed Viviana transform into Another Showa. Unknown to the Kaijin, ethereal chains faded in around her, clamping to her limbs before disappearing.
"I obtained true power," Another Showa boasted. "Power that will allow me to finally have my revenge on you."
"Eisenberg, listen to me. Whatever power you've gained, it's not worth throwing your humanity away," Shinichi attempted to reason with her. "What I did to you was horrible. But I'm trying to do what I can to make up for it all. How many times am I going to apologize before it gets through your head?"
"You think apologizing is going to be enough? You think apologizing will undo the years I spent without my parents? You think apologizing will bring them back!?"
"And you think becoming a monster will? What do you think they would say if they saw you right now?"
"I wouldn't know what they would say because you killed them, so don't you dare even suggest you'd know what they want!"
"And what do you want?"
"To erase your existence from this world."
"You really have gone off the deep end," Shinichi realized. "You leave me no choice but to stop you."
"Go ahead and try," Another Showa challenged. "But this won't be like the last time. This time you'll lose."
"Lady, haven't you gotten it through your head that I've been going easy on you this whole time?" Shinichi scowled as he summoned his Spark Core. "Rider Henshin!"
His Spark Core flashed and Another Showa expected to fight Kamen Rider Showa. Instead, Shinichi had transformed into Kamen Rider Ichigo.
"What's this!?" Another Showa demanded.
"The first Rider, the original," Showa Ichigo claimed as he assumed his signature pose. "Kamen Rider Ichigo."
"Don't underestimate me!" Another Showa conjured a ball of green plasma in her hand and threw it at Showa Ichigo but he used a roundhouse kick to deflect the plasma ball.
"And don't overestimate yourself! Rider Jump!" Showa Ichigo leapt into the air. "Rider Kick!"
He delivered a powerful flying kick, sending her staggering back. She started to furiously throw punches at him but he blocked and dodged them before hitting her in the stomach with a punch. Another Showa slashed at Ichigo as she activated her plasma blades, but he flipped backwards and landed on his feet, avoiding her attack.
"How about a serving of Number 2? Henshin!" Showa Ichigo changed again, becoming an almost identical Rider but wearing a black helmet with red gloves and boots.
Another Showa lunged at him but Kamen Rider Nigo threw his glowing red fist right as she came at him.
"Rider Punch!"
He smashed Another Showa in the jaw, sending her tumbling. She picked herself up as Showa Nigo approached.
"You know, we're not so different. I used to fight for revenge too but the difference between us is that I moved on. Part of the reason I fought wasn't just for revenge, but to prevent what happened to me from happening to others. Now I only fight to protect," Showa Nigo lectured her. "Will you be satisfied after you kill me only to realize how empty it leaves you?"
"Just shut up and die!" Another Showa screamed as she swung her plasma whips at him. She struck Showa Nigo across the chest, sending him reeling. She continued to take swings at him, striking him multiple times. The whip left burn marks across his suit before one final strike sent him tumbling across the rooftop. She raised her arms then swung them down to strike him with two powerful lashes.
"Henshin! V3!"
In a flash, Showa Nigo became Kamen Rider V3 and got back on his feet to catch the plasma whips. As V3, he had access to the legendary Rider's 26 Secrets. Using V3's strength, he threw Another Showa into the air before he jumped after her.
"V3...Screw Kick!"
He delivered a flying drill kick that struck Another Showa and the force caused her body to fold in half as he kicked her across the rooftop floor. She tumbled off the edge and plummeted into the street below while he landed on his feet, dusting off his sleeves.
"Ready to surrender?" Showa V3 asked. Roaring, Another Showa charged at him, her wings beating to give her more speed. "Guess not!" He tucked in his body and rolled underneath her before standing back up.
Showa V3 changed again as his body flashed and he adopted the form of Riderman. Unlike most of the Showa Riders, Riderman was not a complete cyborg. The only part of him that was cybernetic was his right arm which served as the base for his Cassette Arm system. Therefore, out of the Showa Riders, Riderman was physically the weakest. However, his Cassette Arm gave him versatility and since Shinichi was a cyborg, he had the strength to make Riderman a force to be reckoned with.
He waited for Another Showa to come at him again before delivering his counterattack.
"Power Arm!"
Showa Riderman struck Another Showa with the crescent-shaped Power Arm claw.
"Drill Arm!"
The Power Arm changed, replaced with a drill which he drove into Another Showa's chest, driving her back as she cried out in pain.
"Machine Gun Arm!"
His arm changed into a machine gun and he held the grip with his other hand before blasting her with a hail of bullets.
"Gah!" Another Showa grunted as she was shot multiple times, sparks rapidly blasting off her body as each bullet hit.
"The Kamen Riders represent the best of us. They are among the paragon of heroes who protect people from evil. Everything you're doing is just an insult to their name," Showa Riderman lectured.
"You dare call yourself a hero!? Don't make me laugh! You're just a killer, a fraud! And you need to shut up!"
Another Showa charged at him again. She threw a punch and he blocked with his Machine Gun Arm, causing the barrel to bend. She then kneed him in the chest, knocking the wind out of him as he backpedalled.
"Set Up!" Showa Riderman changed again, becoming the Kaizorg X-Rider, aka Kamen Rider X. "Ridol!" Showa X summoned the Ridol Stick and struck her once, twice, three times with the staff, hitting vital areas that sent her backpedalling.
"Verdammt! You bastard!" Another Showa cursed and charged right at him.
"Now, time to get wild!" Showa X tossed the Ridol away and roared. "A...MA...ZON!"
He lunged at Another Showa, this time as the wild Amazon Rider. Showa Amazon howled, growled and hooted as he jumped about like a wildman. She swung at him but he blocked with his forearms before digging his teeth into her arm. She screamed as she tried to shake him off but he made sure to keep his jaws clenched before removing himself.
"You bit me! Are you insane!?" Another Showa shrieked as she recoiled from him. "That's it!" She raised her hand and called forth a lightning bolt to strike Showa Amazon. Instead of being harmed by it, he absorbed it by becoming Stronger.
"Thanks for the recharge," Showa Stronger said as he cracked his neck and rolled his shoulders. "My turn! Electro Fire!" He slammed his palm on the street and sent a blast of lightning surging towards Another Showa. She screamed as she was electrocuted. "Had enough yet?"
"Take this!" Another Showa roared as she hurled fireballs at Showa Stronger but he jumped into the air and in a flash changed again. As Skyrider, he floated above her and crossed his arms. "Just how many forms do you have!?"
"As many as I need to take you down," Showa Skyrider responded before he dove straight at her. She hurled more fireballs at him but he weaved between them before clotheslining her, knocking her to the ground.
Another Showa got back up and charged at him with her plasma blades. His body flashing, Kamen Rider Super-1 blocked her strikes using the Sincere Shaolin Fist style before he spun on his heel and delivered a reverse roundhouse that knocked her back. He then delivered a double punch that knocked the wind out of her.
"Space is infinite, like human potential. We can go anywhere as long as we are not afraid to change," Showa Super-1 proclaimed as he pointed at her before he pointed at the stars.
"Shut up! Shut up! SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH!" she shrieked as she lunged at him with her blades.
"And now...the tenth!"
Changing again, Shinichi became Kamen Rider ZX and kicked Another Showa in the chest, sending her tumbling. She rolled to a stop before getting back up. Conjuring shadow kunai, she threw them at Showa ZX but he countered by throwing his Focus Bombs. The kunai hit them, causing an explosion and the flash blinded Another Showa. Showa ZX then came at her, throwing his explosive Cross Shuriken at her. They stuck to her chest and exploded, sending her flying down the street.
"Henshin! Kamen Rider Black RX!" Skipping Black, Showa assumed the form of Black RX. "Revolcane!" He drew RX's signature sword from his belt and rushed at Another Showa. She swung at him with her plasma blades but he parried them with the Revolcane before he drove the sword into her stomach. He withdrew the blade as she gasped and then he punched her across the face as Kamen Rider Shin.
Unlike most of the Showa Riders, Shin was an anomaly. He appeared more Kaijin-like in appearance since he was a mutated grasshopper man. However, what made him a Rider was not in his manner of transformation, but by his will and his sense of justice.
Flashing again, Kamen Rider ZO replaced Shin and he threw a series of jabs that the weakening Another Showa was unable to block. All the damage she had received earlier had taken its toll, making her movements sluggish as she could not even mount a proper defence.
"Hah!" Showa ZO flashed as he grew to gigantic size, becoming Kamen Rider J Jumbo Formation. Another Showa froze as Showa J literally looked down on her, raised his palm, and brought it down to squash her like a bug.
Showa J lifted his hand and he expected to see her buried in a depression. Instead, she was gone, and he found a hole instead. He shrunk down to normal size and stared down the hole to see if she was hiding inside when she suddenly burst out of the ground behind him.
"I'm still alive, you bastard!" Another Showa taunted as she delivered a roundhouse kick that threw him down the street. Her eyes glowed and she spread her arms out to the side as translucent figures arose from the ground. They soon became more defined and J's eyes widened in surprise.
"Eisenberg, what did you do?" SHowa J questioned, horrified, as he recognized the figures. He knew what she had done. She had just summoned the spirits of all of his victims.
"You told me you remembered them, didn't you? Well, they remember you too and like me they want revenge!" Another Showa declared. "Get him!"
The vengeful spirits howled and wailed as they flew towards Showa J with their arms outstretched. They converged on him, grabbing him. Another Showa watched gleefully as the vengeful spirits were about to tear him to pieces.
However, that was not the case as his body glowed brightly and his blue Void Wings burst out of his back. The vengeful spirits were violently dispelled by his power as they faded away smoke. The shine around his body dimmed and Kamen Rider Showa Chronicle stood proudly before Another Showa.
"Bring it on," Showa declared as he stared Another Showa down.
Roaring, Another Showa threw a barrage of attacks at him. She blasted him with plasma, hurled fireballs at him, and even threw lightning. However, he just powered through her attacks, shrugging them off as he closed in on her. All of a sudden, he vanished in a burst of feathers.
"Where did you go?" Another Showa questioned as she scanned her surroundings. She expected him to appear behind her so she spun around but he was not there. All of a sudden, he was right in her face, causing her to jump back in shock. He delivered an uppercut, knocking her back before he followed up with a left hook and finally a roundhouse kick.
Another Showa threw a punch at him but he caught her fist and twisted her arm, forcing her to her knees before he kneed her in the face, knocking her to the ground. She scrambled back to her feet and immediately took off into the air.
Showa watched her flee but he would not let her escape. He spread his Void WIngs and took off after her. Another Showa looked behind her to see him in hot pursuit. She needed to get away from him to catch her breath and form a new plan to finally defeat him. She flew between a pair of tall buildings and pressed herself against one of them. Her body shimmered as she blended in to avoid detection and she watched as she flew past her. Thank goodness her new form had a cloaking ability.
She was safe, for now, but she needed to end this. How would she, though? She had thrown everyone she had at him but he had shrugged it all off. If a direct confrontation would not help her defeat him, then she had to take him by surprise.
Leaving her hiding spot but staying cloaked, she scanned the city for her target and found him standing in front of a movie theatre. He was just standing there and posing for some reason. He didn't even seem concerned that she might still be lurking around.
Good, that meant he had his guard down. Her plasma blades came out as she decloaked and leapt out of the alley to lunge at him. She wanted to be the last thing he saw as she killed him.
"BLACK 13!" Another Showa screamed and he was stunned by her appearance before she drove her blades straight into his chest. His body went rigid in shock before going limp. Once she saw that he was dead, she withdrew her blades and watched his body collapse before her eyes.
It was rather anticlimactic but she had finally killed BLACK 13.
"TOSHI!"
Another Showa heard a scream and looked to see a woman holding a camera.
"What? Who are you!?" Another Showa gasped.
"MY SON! YOU KILLED MY SON!" the woman shrieked hysterically.
"No, that's not..." Another Showa trailed off and got a good look at the body. The suit was just a costume made of plastic. It wasn't even the Chronicle suit either, but the classic black and white colours that Showa first wore. The body was also much smaller, no bigger than a grade-schooler. Another Showa backed away in horrified realization. "Mein Gott..."
She had just murdered a child in cold blood.
Another Showa looked up as she noticed a shadow descending upon her. Up above and falling fast, Showa dropped down head first, his winged silhouette and glowing eyes giving him the look of an avenging demon.
"No more chances, bitchface," he declared, his voice as cold and quiet as a grave. He flipped his body around to slam his foot into her face.
"Argh!" Another Showa cried out as he knocked her back with his kick.
"I know that I killed your family, but that is no excuse for what you just did." Once he landed on his feet, he darted forwards and grabbed her by the throat to slam her to the ground. He then began to viciously punch her. "So that's it, huh? Just kill anyone who looks like me?" He punched her again. "Is that what your vendetta has devolved to?" He gave her another punch. "This is your so-called revenge against me?"
"NO!" Another Showa denied. "YOU MADE ME DO THIS! THIS IS YOUR FAULT! YOUR FAULT! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"
She was quickly silenced when he lifted her up and delivered an explosive uppercut that threw her high into the air. Gravity soon took hold and she crashed atop a car. Rolling off the roof, she coughed as blood seeped out of her mouth. Slowly pushing herself back on her feet, she stumbled away from the car.
"Was I the one who forced you to kill a kid?" Another Showa's eyes widened to see Showa standing right in front of her. Startled, she backpedalled. "You have all this power and instead of doing something to help people, you use it for reckless vengeance, you sick little piece of garbage."
"SHUT UP!" Another Showa screamed, firing a plasma blast at him. "SHUT UP AND JUST DIE ALREADY!"
Showa caught the plasma blast and crushed it in his hand before he vanished. Another Showa looked around frantically, trying to locate him. As soon as she saw him reappear on the other end of the street, she roared as she fired more blasts of plasma energy at him.
Showa didn't move but instead froze the blasts before they could make contact and had them fizzle out of existence. Gritting her teeth, Another Showa called forth her spirit familiars again.
"Get him!" she commanded, sending the wailing spirits after Showa.
Showa uncaringly summoned his Higurashi no Yaiba. With a silent grunt, Showa sliced through the spirits. With cries of agony, they all faded away.
"What's the matter?" Showa taunted. "Running out of steam, already?"
"No... no...!" Another Showa cried in denial. What was going on? Why was this happening? He never showed off this kind of power before! Not once!
"It's funny," Showa remarked while gliding towards her. "The last time I felt this much anger was when I went hunting for a certain madman on my own. Not even when I found out that one of my girlfriends and unborn child was kidnapped, did I feel this way. I never felt so much anger in a very long time."
Another Showa felt cold sweat pouring down her face. Was she... scared? Frightened? No... she had to work through this! For the sake of this world, she had to put this freak down!
She began swinging at him to strike him down with her plasma swords but he effortlessly dodged as he twisted his body and backed up, stepping from side to side, avoiding all of her swings. He arched his back, dodging another swing, and jumped over a swipe at his feet. Then with an uncaring swing, he parried her plasma blades and they shattered before breaking down into particles of light.
He advanced on her, slashing with brutal force and vicious proficiency. She screamed and grunted in pain as sparks and blood spilt from her wounds. She was thrown into a wall by one last upper swing. She was starting to become worn out from all the damage she was taking.
"Stay down, already," Showa urged. "Don't make this any harder than it needs to be."
"You... goddamn monster..." she coughed as she collapsed on her knees.
"Monster this, monster that, you sound like a broken record," Showa responded as he rolled his eyes. "You should consider looking into a mirror before calling anyone else a monster."
"Shut up..." Another Showa growled as she struggled to pick herself up. "I'll kill you... I'll kill you..."
"You've had plenty of chances but I'm still standing. Instead, you killed an innocent boy. If I'm supposed to be a monster, what does that make you? You can keep raging all you want, but there's no way you can beat me. Just surrender and this can end peacefully."
"You're right," Another Showa grunted as she dropped to her knees. "I can't beat you... not like this. If I can't kill you... then I'll just have to make sure you never existed."
"Huh?" Showa frowned as her green eyes started to glow brightly. "What are you doing?"
"I should've done this as soon as Lady Bernkastel gave me this watch," Another Showa said as she stood up as her body glowed with bright green temporal energy.
"RETURN TO THE PAST, NOW!"
The built-up temporal energy erupted, sweeping across the city in a single burst. Showa raised his arms to shield his eyes from the blinding green light as it engulfed everything.
Enjoying a bottle of wine and a plate of kimchi in her room, Bernkastel smiled in anticipation as she waited for her game piece to finally put Shinichi down for good. That was why she had granted Viviana the Anotherwatch. It was an extraordinary piece of futuristic technology that allowed the user to seal the power of a selected Kamen Rider, and then take that Rider's place in history. A very nifty trinket, she had to admit.
The power she had given Viviana would allow her to match Shinichi. She would have all his powers at her disposal and he would be at her mercy. However, as she continued to watch their battle, she saw that her piece was still no match for Shinichi. Viviana may have his powers, but she sadly lacked his combat experience. The gap was still too large and Viviana once more found herself on the losing end.
It was a pity but Bernkastel never really cared about Viviana. The hatred the girl had for Shinichi just made the girl easy to manipulate. All Bernkastel had to do was point her in the direction of her parent's killer and leave her to do the rest. Viviana even had contacts and resources to accomplish her goal, which made her one of Bernkastel's most useful pieces to date. Just a few strokes of the flame here, some melodramatic speeches there and the brat was like a puppet on strings.
Bernkastel was just about to give up on Viviana after she was caught by ARMOR when she discovered the Anotherwatches and their time-warping abilities. Thus, she figured the best thing to do was fight fire with fire. If Viviana still failed after that, well, there were still plenty of people who were more than happy to pick up where she left off. After all, game pieces were expendable.
Suddenly, Bernkastel choked on her wine when she felt a sharp ache in her stomach. Was she having indigestion from her wine and kimchi? No, this was something else. Sensing a disturbance, she quickly transported herself to the Sea of Fragment.
In the Sea of Fragment, shining like stars, were diamond shards that represented the many different timelines Rika had gone through to change her fate. So many different worlds, so many different endings, and in each one Rika died and she was forced to start over. She went through this for over 100 years and her trauma gave birth to Bernkastel.
Bernkastel stood on a floating platform and she watched in horror as the fragments started to turn to dust right before her eyes.
"No!" Bernkastel screamed as the fragments disintegrated one by one. "No, no, no!" Bernkastel used her magic to try and gather up the remaining fragments to save them, but they just continued to rapidly disintegrate and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
Finally, one last fragment remained and she caught it in her hand. She looked at it and smiled when she saw it was the one where Rika finally achieved her goal, saving herself, her friends and her whole village from the terrible fate that would befall them.
It too turned into dust. The Witch of Miracles collapsed to her knees in shock.
The Endless June was no more.
END OF ACT 5
Dr. KRC: So ends the first half of Legacy of ReVenge. We'll be taking a short break before we continue the arc with Act 6: What a (Not So) Wonderful Life. It won't be a long break, of course. Just a few weeks and we'll resume posting in August.
When I wrote Shinichi using the Showa Rider powers before using Showa Chronicle, it's kinda like how Ultraman Ginga's host uses other Spark Dolls before assuming his true Ultra form. Another thing worth mentioning is the inclusion of Kamen Rider Shin despite my past belief that I don't consider him a Rider. Looking back, I was wrong. It's not how you transform that makes you a Rider, but what you fight for. So, he's a true Rider in that aspect, despite being mutated and not resembling any of the Riders. He may look like a monster, but he has the heart of a hero.
Just to remind you about Battler, this is not the same Battler who becomes the Eternal Sorcerer. This Battler was kidnapped by Gebok and turned into a cyborg. His powerset is based on the abilities of the main characters of Cyborg 009 so he has psychic powers (001), flight (002), enhanced senses (003), weaponized limbs (004), super strength and durability (005), fire breath (006), shapeshifting (007), cybernetic lungs that allow him to breathe underwater (008), and super-speed (009). Basically, he is a more advanced cyborg model compared to the NUMBERS. However, he is also the least experienced. Fortunately, he was able to catch up with them to become a member of the NEO-NUMBERS.
As for Shinichi's dragon form, Showa DxD, this is not his full gigantic size. He can become much bigger. As a result, it lacks the tachyon cannons that are on the tail. Those are missing since he's not at full size here.
And so Viviana and her Revenge Squad were captured by ARMOR. However, Bernkastel decides to give her one last chance to destroy Shinichi with the aid of an Anotherwatch. Another Showa was still no match for him. Unfortunately, he drove her into a corner and forced her to use her own Return to the Past. What changes will she cause to the timeline if she manages to erase Shinichi like she swore she would? It can't be anything good.
Now, some information about Another Showa:
Another Showa is the Another Rider form of Viviana Eisenberg. The Anotherwatch was given to her by Frederica Bernkastel while she was locked in ARMOR. Deciding this was her last chance to finally kill Shinichi, Viviana uses the Anotherwatch to become Another Showa. Another Showa has 'SHOWA' written on her right thigh while 'MCMLXXXIV' (1984) is written on her left thigh. Another Showa possesses many of Showa's abilities and can also use the powers of Showa's Treasure Forms. In addition, she has cloaking abilities and can burrow underground to escape or do a sneak attack.
Tailsmo4ever: So with that, the Endless June has been destroyed. What happened? How and why did it happen? What did Viviana do with Return to the Past? All will be answered in the coming chapters.