As Hana was near the EMP generator when it activated, she had taken the brunt of its initial burst. Her whole body felt heavy as she struggled to move and she was unable to transform. Still, she continued to fight. With several syringes that she kept hidden on her person in between her fingers, she ran backwards as Elise III chased after her. She flung the syringes at the advancing psychic. Elise III tilted her head left and right, allowing the needles to fly past her. Elise III was almost immediately on top of her, forcing Hana to pull a knife out from behind her back and swing desperately. Elise III jumped and vanished from sight. Hana quickly looked around to try and find her, only to feel a hard kick to the back of her head that knocked her down. She tried to get back to her feet, but Elise III stepped on her head and drilled her heel into her skull, pushing her face into the ground.
"Look at you, lying on the ground like the worm you are," Elise III grinned sadistically at her as her eyes glowed with rippling energy. "Now, time to make you a permanent lawn fixture."
"NO!" Elise I screamed, causing Elise III to experience a splitting headache.
"Argh!" Elise III yelled as she recoiled in pain.
"You can't just kill her like this!"
"Oh, shut up, you wimp!" Elise III snapped as she rubbed her temples.
"Please, just stop! You've already won!" Elise I pleaded to her other self.
"Ugh, fine! If it will shut you up!" Glaring at Hana's prone body, Elise III huffed as she lifted her foot. Normally, she would not concede to her weaker self but it was better than having her nag at her incessantly. "Congratulations, worm. You get to live."
Showa Chronicles: Road to Annihilation
Act V: Anarchy Rains
AI-Shin's disabled sphere droid body lay motionless on the ground only to be kicked away. It seemed that not all of the Psycho Soldiers had been disabled as several were still attacking the villagers. One Psycho Soldier met its unfortunate end at gunpoint when Kasai shot him point blank in the face with his shotgun, shattering his visor and turning his face into cheese. Pumping his shotgun again, Kasai aimed at another Psycho Soldier when his shotgun was ripped out of his hands by telekinesis. The shotgun then clubbed him across the face, knocking his shades off.
"Tatsuyoshi-kun!" Shiori cried in panic.
"Take Sho and run!" Kasai shouted at her as he took out a pistol from his blazer to shoot the Psycho Soldier. He stopped the bullet with his telekinesis and with a flick of his wrist sent it back, hitting Kasai in the shoulder. He did not fall to the ground as he held his wounded shoulder but now his own shotgun was being held at his face.
A gunshot rang and Shiori screamed as Kasai's head was blown off.
"TATSUYOSHI-KUN!"
The Psycho Soldiers turned their attention onto her and advanced. Scrambling for Kasai's gun while putting her crying son behind her, Shiori pointed the weapon at them.
"Stand back! Don't come any closer!" she warned but they ignored her warning. She was about to pull the trigger when the gun was ripped from her hands and crushed before her eyes by an invisible force. Shiori panicked as she fell to her knees and quickly pulled Sho into her arms, turning her back to the Psycho Soldiers in an attempt to shield her terrified son. The Psycho Soldier who had killed Kasai reached out to grab her when he was suddenly hit by a blast of blue fire. Instead of being burned to a crisp, he was frozen in a block of ice and the shotgun he had been manipulating dropped to the ground. Shiori gawked, stunned by what she had just witnessed.
The Psycho Soldiers scanned their surroundings for their assailant, ready to take the person down when Ryuji rushed at them with his ice sabres. He swung his blades, cutting down Psycho Soldiers as they attempted to fire upon him. He deflected their psychic energy blasts with his swords but the few that did hit only tickled.
"That's all you got? My sister can do better than that!" Ryuji growled. "MY TURN!" With a roar, he unleashed his wrath as he sent a wave of ice-cold flames that washed over the Psycho Soldiers, freezing them all solid.
"Did you get them all?" Kotonoha asked as she stepped beside him, looking at all the Psycho Soldiers' frozen bodies.
"Just some low-level grunts," Ryuji scoffed. "They weren't even a challenge."
"Good, then that should take care of them," Kotonoha said. The two noticed that Shiori and Sho were still present and had not fled the scene. "You should go find someplace safe to hold up."
"But...my husband..." Shiori sobbed as she held her son. Kotonoha looked at Kasai's body and sighed sadly. They were too late to save him.
"I'm sorry for your loss but you need to get to safety, for yourself and your son," Kotonoha said apologetically. "Is there anyplace you can go?"
"There is one place," Shiori answered, remembering Dr. Irie's basement. It used to be the NEO-NUMBERS' base before they relocated. "It's the clinic."
"Koto-chan, you better go with them to keep them safe," Ryuji suggested.
"Alright, Ryuji-kun," Kotonoha nodded.
"Could you please pick that up?" Shiori pointed at the sphere droid and Kotonoha nodded as she picked it up. "Thank you."
Ryuji had heard from Warren that the AI contained in the sphere droid was copied from Shiori's son. That was why she considered the thing family. Suddenly, his danger senses alerted him and he pounded the ground moments before they were struck by a powerful fireblast.
The one behind the surprise attack was a young man with earrings and fiery red hair that was pulled into a ponytail. His skin was slightly tanned and he had an intense look of anger in his eyes. He wore a red and yellow flame patterned double-breasted jacket over his white T-shirt with grey camouflage cargo pants that were tucked into a pair of brown combat boots.
He lowered his hands after delivering the attack, feeling confident that he had killed them with that explosion. When the smoke began to clear, his eyes widened when he saw Ryuji, Kotonoha, Shiori and Sho covered by a dome of gold energy. Ryuji had raised it moments before the pyrokinetic's attack hit. He glared at the pyrokinetic as his eyes glowed gold and he pulled lips pulled back in a snarl. In his anger, his Orphenoch markings briefly appeared on his face.
"So, you managed to survive," the pyrokinetic observed. "Not a lot of people can take a direct hit from one of my blasts and live."
"I'm not like most people. Now, who the hell are you?" Ryuji demanded, growling.
"The name's Weapon H, Daytona Viper but you can call me Heat Viper," Daytona said as he ignited his hands. "I wonder how strong that barrier is!"
Daytona threw his arms forwards repeatedly, bombarding the Genki barrier with explosive blasts. Cracks began to appear on the barrier as Ryuji braced himself. One last blast caused the barrier to shatter and just as Daytona was about to hurl another explosive blast, Ryuji moved with incredible speed and grabbed Daytona's right wrist tightly. He looked the pyrokinetic in the eye as he snapped his wrist, causing him to cry out in pain. Ryuji released Daytona's wrist before grabbing his shoulders and driving his knee into his gut.
Daytona held his stomach as he staggered backwards and raised his left hand, flames already swirling around it. He swung his arm to fire another blast but Ryuji caught his hand with his own that was coated in his cold blue flames, causing steam to erupt as it made contact. Ryuji did not even hesitate as he broke Daytona's left hand too and he screamed. He then grabbed him by his jacket's collar and punched him in the face. Glaring at him, Ryuji's eyes glowed as his golden Genki rolled off him in waves.
"Alright, asshole. Who do you work for?" Ryuji demanded.
"Who wants to know?" Daytona spat.
"Me, Ryuji Katsura, Chief of Security of ARMOR."
"What the hell's ARMOR? Forget it! I'm not telling you shit!"
"Then we'll just take you back. I've got a sister with very low morals who can just dig the information out of your brain. You'll just be left catatonic soon after," Ryuji threatened.
"Here's my answer! ROARGH!" Daytona opened his mouth and spewed fire directly into Ryuji's face. He recoiled, releasing the pyrokinetic. Daytona got back on his feet, hissing in pain from his broken hand and wrist.
"Ryuji-kun!" Kotonoha cried as she ran to his side. Ryuji's face was covered in burns but they were healing thanks to his regenerative healing factor.
"Koto-chan, get them someplace safe. This one's mine," Ryuji said.
"But-!" Kotonoha started to protest but she stopped when she saw the determined look in his eyes. They would not argue about this. "I understand." She kissed him on the lips. "For luck. Now kick his ass, Ryuji-kun!" She then went to lead Shiori and her son to safety.
"So, you wanna do this mano a mano," Daytona grinned.
"You might've caught me by surprise but I still broke your hand and wrist," Ryuji retorted.
"Yeah, it sucks," Daytona admitted. "But I don't need my hands to burn you." His eyes flashed with the colour of flames as a wall of fire rose up to encircle them, trapping them together. "Only one of us is going to be walking out of this ring alive."
"Lucky for me, I've got experience with fighting people like you," Ryuji retorted. His brother, Ryuki, was a pyrokinetic too and he knew everything he could do with flames. Daytona was no different.
"I'll have you know I'm one of a kind!" Daytona ignited his body and tendrils of flames stretched from his shoulders before forming into a pair of arms with large clawed hands. "See? I told you I didn't need my hands!" Daytona fired blasts from his new fiery limbs, sending gouts of flames at Ryuji. Ryuji quickly countered with his ice flames. Their attacks collided, creating a cloud of steam that covered them both.
Daytona was momentarily blinded by the steam and looked around for Ryuji. He noticed movement out of the corner of his eye and quickly ducked before a sword could pierce his skull. He stood up and saw Ryuji brandishing a pair of ice sabres which radiated golden Genki.
Daytona lashed at Ryuji with his flame arms but Ryuji deflected the fiery claws with his swords, causing sparks to fly. Finding an opening, he delivered a kick that knocked the wind out of Daytona before he followed up with a roundhouse kick to his face. Daytona recovered quickly and punched Ryuji with his fiery faux appendages, knocking him back. Ryuji noticed parts of his jacket were burned and this pissed him off.
"I like this jacket," Ryuji growled angrily. "My wife got this for me."
"Then she can buy you another for your funeral!" Daytona yelled as he shot another torrent of flames.
As the two powerhouses fought, Joe Black stood over Kasai's body while writing in his ledger. Being a Grim Reaper, it was his job to take note of these things. As such, his presence was practically ignored as he went on with his business, adding the names of the deceased in his little black ledger to fill his quota.
Death never took a holiday.
Shiori led Kotonoha to the clinic. Miraculously, they managed to avoid running into any Psycho Soldiers or members of Alpha Force along the way. The door was luckily unlocked and they went inside.
"Are you sure you'll be safe here?" Kotonoha asked as she shut and locked the clinic's door.
"My eldest son and his team used this place as their base for a while so it's pretty secure," Shiori answered. "I just wish my husband was here with me." She had already lost one husband and never thought she would be widowed again so soon. Was she cursed or something?
"I'm sorry this happened to you, I really am, but you need to think about keeping yourself and your son safe," Kotonoha said apologetically. There was noise coming from the front door as if someone was trying to break in. Frowning, she handed the sphere droid to Shiori. "The both of you go to the basement and stay quiet. I promise to keep you safe."
"Thank you."
After giving the older woman a bittersweet smile, Kotonoha watched as she went down to the basement with her son and then closed the door for her before locking it. She faced the front door of the clinic as she gripped her Rider Pass. The door rattled violently as the person on the other side seemed to be trying to rip it off its hinges. Finally, they seemed to have stopped until the door was blasted off its hinges. It flew past Kotonoha as it whipped her hair and slammed into the wall behind her yet her determined expression did not falter.
"See? I told you there was someone in here."
"I should not have doubted you."
"Was that sarcasm? Sometimes I can never tell with you."
Kotonoha watched as the two women entered the clinic. They shared a resemblance, indicating that they were closely related. They were likely sisters.
One was pale with short icy blue hair that had white tips, done in a bun with her bangs covering her right eye, the other eye being brown; she wore glasses. Her figure was slim and her chest was noticeably small. She was dressed in gothic fashion, wearing a swamp green gothic lolita dress with a skirt that was short in the front and long in the back as well as a brown military jacket. She wore fishnet stockings that reached up to mid-thigh, leaving a narrow strip of skin exposed between her skirt and stockings. Knee-high military boots with crisscrossing laces adorned her legs.
The other woman was tanned and looked a lot like a gyaru. She had long blonde hair with crimson tips that and done in twin ponytails. Her bangs covered her left eye, leaving her right eye exposed to show that it was brown. She wore shiny lip gloss that made her lips sparkle. She had a curvy, hourglass figure and a bust size that rivalled Kotonoha's. She wore a tight, purple sleeveless hoodie with a white spider web pattern that exposed her midriff and matching detached sleeves. She also had on black booty shorts that were so tight that they looked almost painted on to show off her legs that were covered in purple ripped stockings. Finally, she wore black ankle boots with high heels on her feet.
"Hi~!" the gyaru waved cheerfully but there was a vicious glint in her single exposed eye. "Like, don't mind us. We just wanted to see if the doctor was in."
"As you can see, the office is closed," Kotonoha said sardonically. "I'm going to have to ask you both to leave."
"We can't do that," the goth deadpanned. "We get that you kinda have something to protect or whatever, but we're in a bit of a compromising position. So unless you're volunteering to be our punching bag..."
"Then we'll have to, like, mess up that pretty little face of yours," the gyaru finished, grinning wildly whilst cracking her knuckles.
"You know what we must do," Athena - Kotonoha's Amazon Imagin partner - spoke into her mind. She hated violence and abhorred it even more after the Vicious Wars. However, she was not naive enough to believe she could make these women leave or see reason. They had come to this village with the intent to kill and needed to be stopped.
"You're right," Kotonoha whispered back. "Eros, what about you?"
"Let's do it!" Eros the Cupid Imagin agreed.
The Tenshi Belt materialised around Kotonoha's waist and she hit the top of the buckle to make it spread open into the shape of a star. On each of the seven points of the star-shaped buckle was a button, each corresponding to a different colour of the rainbow. As the belt played upbeat techno music, Kotonoha opened up her Rider Pass and inserted a ticket that depicted an angel with multiple wings before she closed it.
"Henshin!" Kotonoha swiped her pass over the buckle, scanning it to initiate her transformation.
[AWAKENING! HUMILITAS, CARITAS, TEMPERANTIA, PATIENTIA, HUMANITAS, CASTITAS, DILIGENTIA! SCRAMBLE! SE~RA~PHIM VIR~TUE~!]
A halo of light appeared above Kotonoha's head and came down to her feet, adorning her in a shining silver Aura Skin suit with golden gauntlets and boots. Next, Aura Armor pieces formed from particles of light around her. Silver armour formed over her torso with a golden track strip going down the middle as another ran horizontally over it, forming a cross on her chestplate. Large, shield-like pauldrons were mounted on her shoulders with a golden cross on each. Hanging from her belt was a silver armoured skirt. Her wing-like golden visor slammed onto her faceplate and the wing-shaped side crests spread out. Finally, her golden wings spread behind her before they divided until she had ten identical wings. As she lowered her arms, a golden energy wave exploded from her body.
This was Kamen Rider Tenshi Seraphim Form!
"Hey, like, what the hell is this?!" the gyaru exclaimed as she pointed. "I thought the EMP was, like, supposed to keep the Riders in the village from transforming!"
"Then how lucky for me that my belt is made with materials that can block EMPs," Tenshi boasted as she crossed her arms.
"In that case, we'll have to go all out," the goth said.
"Oh, hell yeah!" the gyaru grinned.
They summoned their Alter Ring belts which appeared around their waists. The gem in the middle of the goth's Alter Ring was silver, while the gyaru's Alter Ring gem was orange. Tenshi was surprised to see the belts and knew what was coming next.
"Henshin!" the sisters shouted as they slapped the buttons on their hips to transform. Light burst from their Alter Ring's enveloping their bodies before it faded to reveal them in their transformed states.
The goth had transformed into an Agito in blue armour with a silver bodysuit and a furry collar around her neck. Slash-like markings decorated her sleeves and the toes of her boots had claws on them. Her blue helmet had crest horns that resembled wolf ears, yellow eyes and a mouthplate that looked like an open mandible with sharp fangs.
"Agito Mix!"
The gyaru had also transformed into an Agito with orange armour that was covered in black spots. Her bodysuit looked like a leotard with mesh sleeves and leggings. Around her neck was an orange scarf covered in black spots. Her crest horns were shorter than the other Agitos and she had red eyes.
"Agito Match!"
The two Agitos swiftly drew identical guns and opened fire on Tenshi who immediately willed her pauldrons to move in front of her and shield her. The shields rang as the bullets bounced off their surface.
"Spread out!" the wolf-like Agito Mix ordered and the cheetah-like Agito Match grinned as she dashed at high speed, running circles around Tenshi. Tenshi's shields separated and orbited around her, blocking all of her shots with ease. While Tenshi was focused on defence, Mix stood a distance away and holstered her gun. She crossed her arms in front of her face as her eyes glowed. Spreading her arms to the side, she leaned forward and unleashed a deafening howl.
"AWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The glass windows of the clinic shattered as the howl struck Tenshi. She cried out as she dropped her shields to cover her ears. Mix ceased her howling after giving Match an opening, allowing the cheetah-like Agito to dash towards Tenshi and deliver a chain of rapid-fire kicks that caused sparks to erupt with each blow. The final kick sent Tenshi flying and she crashed through the wall behind her while Match flipped backwards and landed on her feet.
"Gimme a score!" Match demanded.
"6 out of 10," Mix deadpanned.
"Boo~!"
"Kotonoha, are you ok!?" Eros asked.
"I'm fine," Tenshi groaned as she lay in the rubble after landing several feet outside the clinic. As Mix and Match jumped through the hole in the wall, the angelic Rider stood up and summoned her weapon as it appeared in a flash of light. She called it Divine Judgement and it was a hi-tech bladed longbow that was missing its bowstring.
Match dashed straight at Tenshi who swung her weapon but the Agito ducked under the swing to slide along the ground before she stood up and pivoted to shoot Tenshi in the back. Mix joined in as she rushed at Tenshi and slashed her across the chest with her claws, sending her staggering back.
"Kotonoha!" Athena and Eros cried in Tenshi's mind.
"I'm fine!" Tenshi responded. She raised Divine Judgement to block Mix's roundhouse kick but was punched in her solar plexus by Match. The two Agitos then delivered punches at the same time, aiming for Tenshi's face but she blocked with her forearms.
"Make her ears burst, sis!" Match said to Mix.
Match took in a deep breath and leaned forward, unleashing another powerful sonic howl attack. Tenshi took a direct hit and she screamed as she covered her ears. The sonic howl caused her entire body to vibrate painfully as she was forced to her knees. She needed a way out of this before her eardrums exploded. Struggling under the agonising assault, Tenshi reached down and pressed the blue button on her belt.
[HUMANITAS EXPLOSION!]
Tenshi's body glowed as she climbed back to her feet and absorbed the force of the sonic howl. She powered through Mix's attack as the glow of her body intensified. Finally, with a mighty shout, her body flashed as she released all the power she had absorbed, sending a shockwave that violently threw Mix and Match to the ground.
As Mix lay in pain, Match recovered quickly as she flipped to her feet and blurred from sight. Recognizing that her opponent had superspeed, Tenshi quickly tapped her belt's indigo button.
[PATIENTIA DASH!]
Tenshi swiftly blurred out of sight, leaving several golden feathers to flutter to the ground. Now a match in terms of speed, the two zoomed around in front of the clinic, landing blow after blow that sounded like crashes of thunder. Match fired her gun but Tenshi deftly dodged each round. Still, Match was relentless in her attack. She was not going to give up until either of them was dead.
In the middle of their bout, Tenshi hit the orange button on her belt.
[TEMPERANTIA BULLET!]
She pulled on the bowstring that was made of light and stretched it, generating a set of twelve orange light arrows at the same time, six on either side of her. She fired and sent the arrows flying at Match. She attempted to outrun them but they pursued her before finally hitting their mark, causing an explosion to bloom on Match's back and send her tumbling across the ground. Match growled as she got back up again and rushed at Tenshi who was ready for her as she hit the yellow button on her buckle.
[CARITAS BOMBER!]
She blew Match away with a rapid-fire combo of chain punches before landing a final blow that sent her sprawling to the ground again. Mix's eyes widened as she saw the state of her sister and glared at Tenshi hatefully.
"You bitch!" Mix's crest horns spread open as her Agito symbol appeared in front of her. She raised her gun to the symbol and the muzzle absorbed it. Once her weapon was fully charged, she pulled the trigger. The gun went off with a loud bang and recoil that sent Mix sliding back as the energy burst roared, taking the form of a howling wolf's head. Tenshi quickly countered as she hit the green button on her belt.
[DILIGENTIA SLASH!]
Divine Judgement glowed with emerald light as it became charged with energy and Tenshi delivered a devastating slash which neutralised Match's Howling Blast before it continued its trajectory and struck her, ripping sparks off her chest and leaving a gash. She fell beside her sister, groaning in pain.
"That's right! Show them your might!" Athena cheered and Tenshi nodded, smiling under her helmet. She hated bullies so being able to punish these two was satisfying.
Mix and Match stood up and looked at Tenshi. They had expected resistance, but nothing like this. Whoever this Kamen Rider was, she was kicking their butts all over the place. Kyofu would not be pleased if he found out they had lost.
"Sis, we need to unite!" Mix advised and Match nodded. The two faced each other and held hands before leaning forward like they were kissing. The gems of their Alter Rings glowed and all of a sudden, a tornado of energy swirled around them. Tenshi did not know what they were doing but she knew she did not like it and hit the orange button on her buckle again.
[TEMPERANTIA BULLET!]
Tenshi fired multiple arrows that struck the energy vortex only for them to be violently repelled. The energy vortex shrunk to reveal a new figure. They still appeared female but now resembled a fusion of Agito Mix and Match. Her left pauldron resembled a cheetah's head while the right resembled a wolf's head. From the waist down, she had orange armour with black spots and sharp claws on the toes. From the waist up, she had blue armour with silver claw-like markings on the chest and a furry scarf. Finally, her helmet resembled Agito Mix's.
"Now, time for round two," Agito MixMatch growled as long and sharp claws slid out of her knuckles before she rushed at Tenshi at superspeed.
[PATIENTIA DASH!]
Tenshi met her in the middle and both combatants clashed. Now fused, Agito MixMatch seemed to become even more ferocious as she swiped and slashed at Tenshi who countered with Divine Judgment. Sparks flew as their weapons connected. MixMatch ripped sparks off Tenshi's chest, sending her reeling before delivering a series of high-speed kicks. She then finished up with a roundhouse kick that nearly knocked Tenshi to the ground.
MixMatch hit the side buttons on her belt as she prepared her finisher, and her Agito emblem appeared on the ground before converting into energy that flowed into her legs. She bent her knees and jumped into the sky before she flipped her body and came down to deliver a flying sidekick. Tenshi regained her bearing and hit the red button on her Tenshi Belt.
[CASTITAS BITE!]
Crimson energy surrounded Tenshi's right leg and she delivered a roundhouse kick to counter MixMatch's flying kick. Energy burst violently from the impact, causing lightning to lance out in every direction as they struggled. The fusion roared as she pushed more power into her kick while Tenshi called on the power within herself.
"Athena! Eros! Give me your strength!" Tenshi cried out. Her power erupted from her leg and took the form of a pair of massive fangs that chomped down on MixMatch. She screamed as the fangs dug into her body before they threw her to the ground.
[HUMILITAS RAIN!]
Tenshi drew her Divine Judgement bowstring to its maximum length and then aimed it towards the sky. She fired in and moments later a holy energy stream came down on the fused Agito, forcing MixMatch to her knees. With her opponent trapped like a sitting duck, Tenshi took out her Rider Pass and scanned it with her Tenshi Belt.
[CHARGE AND UP!]
Tenshi flew straight into the air and crossed her arms as shining golden energy wrapped around her legs before she descended, plummeting at high-speed feet first.
"SEVENTH HEAVEN!"
A large pillar of light shot straight from the sky, followed by a loud explosion. Once the smoke cleared and the dust settled, both the goth and gyaru were separated and lying unconscious in a smoking crater, their clothes ruined and in tatters, with Tenshi standing between them. Seeing as they were now incapacitated, Tenshi took out her C3 and digitised both of them, storing them in containment cards.
"Two down," she nodded to herself. Suddenly, a loud, chilling shout caused her to freeze.
"ENOUGH!"
Ryuji and Daytona roared as their elemental attacks collided explosively, creating a thick cloud of steam that enveloped them. Daytona ceased his attack and shot fireballs in every direction, hoping to hit his target. Unfortunately, he missed each time and growled in agitation. Suddenly, Ryuji came from his right, bursting out from the cloud of steam.
"Claws of Hell!"Ryuji encased his hands in Ki to form sharp claws that grabbed onto Daytona's side, causing ice to crawl all over his body.
"Trying to freeze me from the inside out?" Daytona scoffed. "Tough luck, pal!" He slapped the Ki claw away, the ice melting as soon as he did, and pointed his balled-up flame claw at Ryuji as three compressed flame orbs appeared. "Angry Bomb!"
Daytona launched the flame orbs at Ryuji who quickly gathered his Genki to create a shield of ice to block the orbs. The orbs exploded on impact, shattering the shield and knocking him off his feet.
"Damn, this punk is tough," Ryuji muttered as he picked himself up while shards of ice melted around him. Despite the situation, a wild grin was etched on his face. Daytona was not boasting. He had the power and skills to back up his claims.
Daytona jumped high up, kicking off around the wall of fire as he shot more of his Angry Bombs at Ryuji. Coating his hands in Genki, Ryuji deflected the Angry Bombs, throwing them into the firewall. He then thrust his hands down and blasted the ground, sending him rocketing towards Daytona. He slammed into the pyrokinetic, hooking his arm around his neck, then smashed him to the ground hard. Daytona felt his head rattle from the impact as Ryuji kept him pinned down.
Ryuji raised his fist and began pummeling Daytona mercilessly in the face. Daytona tried to block Ryuji's punches but when that did not work, he opened his mouth and hit him with a face full of flames. Ryuji recoiled and staggered back as Daytona picked himself up but recovered quickly to headbutt Daytona's face, breaking his nose.
"My nose!" Daytona yelled as he stumbled backwards, blood leaking from his nostrils. "You son of a bitch, you broke my nose!"
"And you tried to set me on fire," Ryuji retorted. "I think we're pretty much even now."
"Even? Not even close," Daytona growled as his eyes glowed molten yellow and he summoned his red Alter Ring. "Henshin!" He slammed his flame hands on the hip buttons and his entire body burst into flames.
Daytona emerged from the flames, clad in a black bodysuit with red armour that had golden flame decals on the gauntlets and greaves shaped like horseshoes. Flame spewing exhaust pipes were mounted on his pauldrons and behind his waist was an odd-looking pack. His red helmet was also ablaze, giving him an intimidating appearance as he looked like he had a mane of fire, resembling the halo of the sun. His helmet had a golden visor, crest horns and a crystal horn jutting out from his forehead. The transformation also had the added benefit of fixing his broken hand, wrist and nose as he casually flexed his fingers and flicked his wrists.
With a roar, Agito Blaze slammed his foot on the ground, sending a wave of fire surging towards Ryuji. Unable to dodge in time, Ryuji stomped the ground too and erected an ice wall to block the flames but the fire melted right through it before hitting him. Ryuji's body became engulfed in flames as he screamed and Agito Blaze grinned victoriously.
"Yes! That's what you get! Now burn! Burn! Buurrrnnnn! Hahahahaha!" Agito Blaze laughed as he watched Ryuji being burned alive. Gradually, the flames turned blue and instead of generating heat, they generated cold.
The flames slowly died to reveal Ryuji in his Orphenoch form. He resembled a bipedal beast in grey organic armour, sporting sharp claws and a jaw full of dagger-like teeth. A row of sharp spikes grew from his forearms with another pair on his shoulders. He had long and sharp horns and a mane of wild white hair.
"OK...that's a new one for me," Agito Blaze reacted slowly.
"Gonna need flames hotter than that if you ever want to take me out," the Ifrit Orphenoch taunted, speaking through his shadow as it became a projection of his nude human form.
"You want it? You're gonna damn well get it!" Agito Blaze yelled, the flames coming off his helmet intensifying. "Let's see if your ice powers can handle flames as hot as the sun!"
"Bring it on!" the Ifrit Orphenoch accepted the challenge. Agito Blaze sent a stream of fire at the Ifrit Orphenoch who swiftly dodged out of the way. Lengthening his claws, he dashed straight for Agito Blaze and slashed him across the chest. As Agito Blaze reeled from the first strike, the Ifrit Orphenoch continued to land subsequent slashes before he delivered a reverse roundhouse kick right into his jaw, sending him into a daze. Cupping his clawed hands, the Ifrit Orphenoch slammed his palm into Agito Blaze's chest, sending him flying into the wall of fire.
Agito Blaze landed on his feet and pounded his knuckles together before he shot straight at the Ifrit Orphenoch. The Orphenoch released his spike-tipped tentacles from his back and shot them at Agito Blaze, grabbing him by the arms. He then proceeded to repeatedly slam his opponent to the ground before sending him tumbling. However, Agito Blaze easily bounced back on his feet to bombard the Ifrit Orphenoch with fireballs, forcing him to raise his arms to shield himself.
"Tch!" The Ifrit Orphenoch began to sweat as the heat inside the ring intensified. He knew he could not beat Agito Blaze as he was now so he strapped on his Dyno Belt before he swiped the Dyno Pass across the buckle. "Henshin!"
[MAMMOTH FORM!]
Agito Blaze kept throwing his barrage of fireballs at the Ifrit Orphenoch as his red Aura Armor formed and the Denkamen slid over his faceplate, snapping into place to complete the transformation. The fireballs exploded harmlessly against his body as he stomped towards Agito Blaze.
Kamen Rider Ifrit's full form was revealed, clad in a black bodysuit with red gauntlets and boots. His Denkamen had vertical slits that made it look like a knight's helm and golden bull-like horns while his chestplate had a rail track going down the middle with a pair of sharp spikes jutting from it. Mounted on his shoulders was a pair of large and thick pauldrons that covered his upper arms as well.
Agito Blaze fired an intense stream and struck Kamen Rider Ifrit with the inferno but the Rider powered through the blaze, his armour and Genki providing him protection from the heat. As Ifrit came within striking range, his thick shoulder pads slid down his arms to attach to his forearms, becoming thick and heavy gauntlets. He threw a punch which knocked Agito Blaze back and he retaliated with a blazing punch of his own, striking Ifrit across the face and receiving a punch in his stomach in return. The two exchanged blows, with Agito Blaze receiving dents in his armour while leaving scorch marks across Ifrit's thick armour. The two then threw simultaneous punches to the face, striking with explosive force, throwing them in opposite directions.
Ifrit rolled his shoulders and neck. While he did not show it, the heat from Agito Blaze's blows was starting to affect him even while he was under his armour. Meanwhile, Agito Blaze was already starting to feel numb from Ifrit's blows, but he was having too much fun to care.
Agito Blaze's eyes flashed as his crest horns spread open like the frills of a dragon and the symbol of Agito appeared in front of him. He put his hands against the symbol, turning it into a blazing aura which he absorbed into his fists. His flaming mane intensified as his crystal horn glowed brightly. Ifrit recognized this as a setup for a finisher and swiped his Dyno Pass across his belt.
[FULL CHARGE!]
"Killer Art!" Fire spiralled around Agito Blaze's horn and gathered inside of it, causing it to glow red hot. He then broke into a run, the exhaust pipes on his shoulders shooting jets of flames to propel him at his enemy at high speeds, the pack on his backside opening up into the hind legs of a horse as he galloped forward with a blazing aura surrounding him. "Solar Heat Rusher!"
Ifrit pounded his fists together and stood his ground as Agito Blaze came within striking range. Genki and ice coated his right fist as he reared it back, with Agito Blaze pulling his fist back as it burst with flames.
"SHAAAAAAAAA...!" Agito Blaze shouted as he galloped closer.
"RAAAAAAAAAA...!" Ifrit roared as he readied his counterattack.
SHA-BOOM!
An orange streak suddenly came down from above and crashed between the two combatants before they could deliver their attacks, violently putting out the flaming ring around them at the same time. Both Ifrit and Agito Blaze were knocked back by the force of the third party's landing as their transformations were cancelled. The smoke cleared between them, revealing a tall, dark-skinned man. He was extremely muscular, so much so that his muscles stretched his clothing. He had orange eyes and short, white-blond hair, with one massive cowlick protruding from the front. He was dressed in an orange muscle shirt with white fingerless gloves and a black, sleeveless tailcoat with gold accents. He also wore white baggy trousers and brown boots.
"Daytona, wasteth not thy timeth with this blinking idiot. We has't been toldeth to retreat," the man said as he folded his arms behind him, clearly speaking in very outdated speech.
"Shove off, you Shakespeare reject!" Daytona spat as he stood up, dust and bruises covering his face. "The order was to cause as much hell as we could, and that's what I'm doing! I just happened to find a guy that can make it less of a bore for me! This is something I live for! Nothing's more gratifying than fighting someone that can match you! Besides, with all the jerk-offs around this village, ain't no one gonna notice- URK!"
Daytona was cut off when the taller man held up his arm and an invisible force suddenly dragged Daytona forward, his throat caught in the larger man's grip.
"I wasn't asking thee," the man growled, gripping Daytona's throat as he gagged.
Ryuji, meanwhile, watched cautiously as he slowly rose to his feet. He looked fine but he had intense burns on his face as blue flames licked his wounds. The large man then turned his glare over to Ryuji.
"I knoweth not how thou art did suppose to beest, but thee has't madeth a misprision to dare us. I am Weapon P, Carrera von Krauser, the 'Magnetic Avarice'. Continueth to dare us, if 't be true thee dareth." With that, Carrera floated above the ground as dirt swirled around him and shot into the sky, still holding Daytona in his grip.
Ryuji stared into the sky as the Espers vanished from sight.
"I have no idea what he was saying," he grumbled. But with the Espers out of the way, he could go and rejoin Kotonoha. As he sniffed around to track her scent, a primal shout nearly blew out his eardrums.
"ENOUGH!"
Long and sharp insect-like legs swung over Yokoshima's shoulders and impaled the Psycho Soldiers in the heads, killing them.
"Thanks, buddy," Yokoshima said gratefully to his Scarab. "Man, this emp is really annoying." The Scarab beeped, correcting Yokoshima. "Yeah, E-M-P. I know how to spell."
With the EMP field up, the NEO-NUMBERS cyborgs were weakened and unable to access their armours which put them at a disadvantage. Yokoshima could not even transform into his Blue Beetle suit since the Scarab was fully integrated with his internal cybernetics. Fortunately, it was alien biotech which meant it was not completely hampered by the EMP and could still function to support Yokoshima in battle. Unfortunately, Sprinkles was not as lucky. Before the EMP hit, he had been blasting Psycho Soldiers left and right. And then, he suddenly shut down and collapsed, completely unresponsive. Hopefully, once all this was over, they could fix him.
Suddenly, the Scarab sent Yokoshima a command to jump to the left and the cyborg immediately complied. It was quite fortunate that he did when something crashed into the spot where he had stood. Yokoshima stared at the crater and the figure rising from it.
The guy was in his early twenties and looked incredibly ripped, with huge muscles, a strong square jaw and dressed in a red military uniform. The jacket was zipped up to his neck with a blue stripe going down the centre. His matching pants were baggy and he also wore black boots with armoured plating on his shins. Around his waist was a belt with BTS stamped on the buckle. He wore his dark hair in a buzzcut, with his head covered by a military cap. Finally, what made him truly look unnerving was that his eyes were completely white with no irises or pupils whatsoever. He folded his thick arms across his chest as he sneered at Yokoshima like he was a bug to be squashed.
"You know, if you had not dodged, it would have been more merciful," the man - Vega - claimed.
"Merciful!?" Yokoshima gaped. "You tried to squash me!"
"Yes, yes, but wouldn't it be a much kinder fate for you to accept death than to struggle in agony?" the psychic asked. "Would I be such a bad person for putting you out of your misery?"
"Yes, it would," Yokoshima answered.
"That was a rhetorical question," Vega retorted.
"And I gave you a rhetorical answer," Yokoshima responded.
"...You're the special one, aren't you?" Vega questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"A lot of people keep telling me I'm special," Yokoshima answered with an oblivious smile. "Makes me feel important."
"Then how does this make you feel?" Vega unfolded his arms and gave Yokoshima a thumbs-up. Yokoshima blinked and returned the gesture with a smile, but his smile quickly flipped into a frown when Vega turned his thumbs-up to a thumbs-down.
A violet aura surrounded Vega and, in the blink of an eye, his fist was buried in Yokoshima's gut. The cyborg's eyes went wide in pain and shock as he was blasted across the village at high speed. Vega flew after him to intercept and when he was on top of Yokoshima, he dug his elbow into his gut, smashing him to the ground.
The Scarab immediately went to defend its host. While it could not generate Yokoshima's armour due to the EMP, it could still aid him by giving him armaments to protect himself. Taking control of Yokoshima's motor functions, the Scarab had him scramble back to his feet before Vega could smash him again. The Scarab's legs extended while the tips morphed into huge missile pods. Without waiting for Yokoshima's command, the Scarab fired missiles at Vega who simply grinned. He held his hand out in a grasping motion and stopped the missiles in midair. He then balled his fist, causing the missiles to explode prematurely. Bursting through the smoke cloud, he punched Yokoshima in the face and sent him tumbling.
Yokoshima rolled to a stop and groaned in pain. Vega came at him at an angle, flying at ramming speed. As Vega was about to ram into him, Asmodeus suddenly appeared and nailed him right in the jaw with the heel of her boot.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY MAN!" Asmodeus screamed, her red eyes blazing. Taken by surprise, Vega was sent spiralling to the ground. Asmodeus quickly went over to Yokoshima and helped him up. "Yoko-kun! Are you OK?"
"Hey, Asmo-chan? Hey, since when did you have a twin sister?" Yokoshima questioned in a daze.
"You're not OK," Asmodeus realised. "C'mon, I'm getting you out of-" Asmodeus was suddenly grabbed by her head and dragged towards Vega before he spun her around to make her look into his eyes.
"Begone!" Vega commanded and Asmodeus' head suddenly exploded, splattering Yokoshima in her blood along with bits of her skull and grey matter.
"ASMO-CHAN!" Yokoshima screamed as her headless corpse collapsed and dissolved into golden particles.
"Hm, that was odd. That's never happened before," Vega remarked when he witnessed his latest victim just vanish into thin air. He shrugged, deciding it was unimportant and turned his gaze towards Yokoshima. The poor bug was kneeling on the ground, completely in shock from witnessing his wife's head being blown up. "You won't need to grieve for long. You'll be joining her soon."
Yokoshima knew Asmodeus was not really dead; she would just regenerate back in Beatrice's realm. However, despite knowing that, the sight of her head being blown up made him want to make this bastard pay for hurting his wife. The Scarab beeped furiously, its mood matching its host's. Even though it was a separate being, the Scarab had developed a fondness for its host's mate as well. The sight of her being killed in such a violent fashion enraged it. It too wanted to make this man pay. While they did not have access to the full armour, the Scarab could still allow Yokoshima to partially access it. Armour spread across Yokoshima's left arm and a pair of prongs emerged from his forearm, electricity sparking between them. His right hand also became encased in armour as it morphed, forming a jackhammer.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Roaring, Yokoshima rushed at Vega thanks to the rocket boosters the Scarab just grew for him. He struck with his left arm to electrocute Vega but he did not seem affected. He then slammed his jackhammer into Vega's stomach and pounded into it but his abs were firm and solid. Vega grabbed hold of Yokoshima's skull and squeezed. He tried to kick at Vega but it was futile.
"I'm going to crush your head like a melon," Vega growled as he increased the pressure. Suddenly, the Scarab formed a cannon on Yokoshima's chest and fired a point-blank blast into Vega's chest to force him to release its host. Vega was sent flying but he managed to land on his feet before he launched himself at Yokoshima to knee him in the face. Yokoshima landed roughly on his back and Vega flipped him to his front before he tore apart the back of his shirt to reveal the Scarab. "So, this is the source of your power."
Vega grabbed hold of the Scarab and tugged on it, causing Yokoshima to scream in agony. The symbiotic alien device was bonded to his spine and had a tight grip on it. Removing it by force could risk paralysing him but Vega did not care. The Scarab also refused to be separated from Yokoshima. He was the perfect host and they shared a symbiotic relationship. Unfortunately, that relationship was currently putting its host at risk. However, it also could not allow this other being to take it and use it to his own ends. It needed to protect itself and its host at all costs!
The Scarab formed a small laser and fired into the psychic's right eye, causing Vega to recoil in pain and release it. Yokoshima began to recover as the Scarab helped him to stand on his two feet. He turned to face Vega whose injured eye was shut tight. The Scarab scanned the area and found Sprinkle's body. It had an idea. Suddenly, a dozen tendrils shot out of the Scarab and grabbed Sprinkles, tearing the warbot's body apart so it could bond the pieces to Yokoshima's body to create temporary battle armour. What used to be Sprinkle's arms were mounted on Yokoshima's shoulders and the legs were attached to him to add more height to him. Various other pieces formed armour plating for the cyborg.
"SAYONARA, SUCKER!" Yokoshima yelled as he fired Sprinkle's missiles and lasers, hitting Vega with his explosive payload. "Yay, we did it!"
However, Yokoshima's celebration was premature as the curtain of smoke split apart to reveal Vega, completely unscathed.
"You were saying, bug?" Vega sneered.
"Oh, crap!"
As Vega was about to tear Yokoshima limb from limb, a deafening scream froze him in his tracks.
"ENOUGH!"
"Hana-chan! Hana-chan!"
When the attack started, Michiru quickly went to look for her wife. Along the way, she saved a few villagers from the Psycho Soldiers. While the EMP still hampered her movements, she was still able to defend herself and others.
The sight of the bodies should have made her stomach turn but she was no stranger to violence and carnage. At age six, she had witnessed her mother being murdered right in front of her before she was kidnapped and taken to GIN-SHOCKER. She had been cybernetically and genetically augmented against her will to become the perfect weapon and for nearly a decade she had been consistently abused by her handler. She would always regret the lives she had taken and only Hana's presence allowed her to cope with it all.
When Gebok had revived her and Hana to go after Shinichi, she had been reluctant and yet she could not deny the mad scientist's orders. It had probably been the conditioning GIN-SHOCKER put her through that prevented her from disobeying those orders. She hated complying with Gebok's wishes but she had no choice. She had been afraid that he may hurt Hana. Thankfully, she and Hana had failed their mission and got a second chance. Hanyuu had convinced Shinichi not to kill them and since they no longer wished to serve Gebok, they had been allowed to live their lives freely.
"Hana-chan!" Michiru cried out as she found Hana lying on the ground beside the EMP generator. She kicked the device, breaking the rod and dish. After that, she carefully flipped Hana's body over to check her pulse and was relieved to find one. "Who did this to you?"
When Hana did not answer, Michiru clenched her fists in anger. After everything they had experienced, could they not be allowed to enjoy the festival?
These people had attacked their village, the first place she and Hana considered home after escaping GIN-SHOCKER's clutches. And now the ground ran red with the blood of the villagers. The smell of blood was pungent and the screams were deafening. All the suffering, death, destruction, it was all becoming too much for her. All it did was take her back to those days, the days when GIN-SHOCKER made her kill.
It was unforgivable.
She had...
"ENOUGH!" Michiru yelled as her voice spread across the village, causing everyone to freeze as if she had just compelled them to stop. "NO MORE!" Her eyes glowed as she assumed her witch form, her attire changing thanks to the magical flower petals that enveloped her body. Michiru's body morphed into pink energy and she blasted into the sky like a rocket. The sky turned an ominous pink as a gigantic pair of angry eyes appeared, peering down below like a vengeful goddess as her mist fell to the ground. Her pure fury was truly an awesome and frightening sight to behold. "IF YOU WANT TO COME AFTER ME AND MY TEAM, THAT'S FINE! WE CAN HANDLE WHATEVER YOU THROW AT US! BUT ATTACKING THIS VILLAGE AND ITS PEOPLE, THAT'S WHERE I DRAW THE LINE!"
Gigantic black orchids sprouted and bloomed all over the village. These were no normal orchids, however, as the flowers detached and revealed themselves to be her Kuroko Furniture. The mantis-like creatures growled as they awaited their mistress' command.
"KUROKO LEGION, PUT THEM ALL TO SLEEP!" Carmen Chaotica commanded. The Kuroko were extensions of her will and therefore had no minds of their own. To put it simply, they were puppets that were only capable of following rudimentary commands but they did so efficiently. The Kuroko obeyed and went to deal with the invaders. She regretted many things in her life but she knew this would not be one of them.
The Psycho Soldiers were taken by surprise when the Kuroko swarmed them. While resistance was expected, they had not expected to face a wave of overwhelming force. The Kuruko were as vicious as they were merciless, easily tearing through the legion of Psycho Soldiers. They struck hard and fast, cutting down the Psycho Soldiers' ranks with their overwhelming force and numbers. It was as though the true Oyashiro-sama herself had awoken from her slumber to bring her wrath down upon the invaders.
Cryska Barchenowa hated this. This whole attack was just mindless carnage. Sadly, she had little choice in the matter. Kyofu's orders were absolute and she knew the consequences for noncompliance.
When Kyofu had first come to recruit her, he told her that he knew about her psychic potential and wanted to help her awaken it. At first, she had declined, until he told her that she could have her revenge. He knew about the airport massacre that had happened years ago and that she and her little sister were the only survivors. She remembered seeing the bodies and the blood. Since then, she would relive that day in her nightmares. Only, some nights, she dreamt that she was the only survivor and that her little sister had perished along with their parents.
Kyofu promised her that by joining him that she could have her revenge and so she agreed as long as he could fulfil that promise. Once this massacre began, Cryska had a flashback of that tragic day. However, she still obeyed Kyofu as she had no other choice.
"ENOUGH! NO MORE!"
When she heard that voice, Cryska recognized it from when she and her sister hid in that airport bathroom many years ago. It was the girl who had spared them, the same girl who had gone along with the group that murdered her parents. She wanted to confront her but stopped when she saw a pair of angry eyes looming in the sky. They frightened her unlike anything else, with a terror she had never experienced before.
"IF YOU WANT TO COME AFTER ME AND MY TEAM, THAT'S FINE! WE CAN HANDLE WHATEVER YOU THROW AT US! BUT ATTACKING THIS VILLAGE AND ITS PEOPLE, THAT'S WHERE I DRAW THE LINE! KUROKO LEGION, PUT THEM ALL TO SLEEP!"
Cryska witnessed something else that frightened her as a swarm of black mantis-like monsters came out of nowhere and began to attack their forces. The Psycho Soldiers were easily overwhelmed but the Agitos managed to fight back.
Cryska was an Agito herself. Her black and purple armour did little to hide her slim and buxom build. The primary bodysuit was aqua blue and so skin tight that it might as well be painted on. Her breastplate had a diamond-shaped gem set between her breasts and her arms were covered in black and purple armour with a thick pauldron on her left shoulder. Her gauntlets generated energy blades which came out of her hands. Her armoured boots reached up to mid-thigh and she also wore what appeared to be a purple thong. Her black helmet had a purple faceplate with the signature crest horns of the Agito and blue eyes. Finally, the gem in the middle of her Alter Ring was purple.
As a soldier of the (now defunct) Soviet Red Army, Cryska was very accustomed to fighting on the field. With her psychic energy swords, she struck them down, hacking and slashing whichever black mantis came within range. One by one they went down as her psychic energy blades cut through them, leaving behind black gunk as they melted. Unfortunately, more of them sprouted from the ground to replace their fallen numbers, prompting the female Agito to fire her shoulder-mounted Vulcan cannons to blast away the black mantis creatures. However, they just kept coming as more and more rose faster than she could kill them.
"Hey folks, is anyone still alive out there?" a lazy voice spoke through the Alpha Force's telepathic link. "If so, it's time to pull out."
"What? Why now of all times?!" she heard Weapon O snap back.
"Well, other than the fact that this whole thing has suddenly turned into a buggy freak show, it's an order from the boss. The mission is a success so there ain't much of a reason to stick around. A few of the guys already bailed so you all should do the same."
Cryska agreed that a tactical retreat was a sound decision. However, she swore to herself that she would confront that girl again.
Luminous had heard the call to withdraw and let out a sigh of disappointment. Shogo lay barely alive at his feet, his body covered in burns as Luminous had taken the time to play with his defeated opponent.
"Looks like our time has been cut short so I'll need to clean up here. Be sure to go to the light when you get there," Luminous said menacingly as he prepared to finish Shogo off when he suddenly took a boot to the head that sent him tumbling roughly. As he rolled to a stop, he raised his head to see what hit him and saw a black-haired woman in a red and black uniform. Instead of a regular skirt, she had one that was open in front to reveal that she wore a leotard that showed off her legs that were in stockings, garters and boots.
"Stay away from my husband!" Lucifer commanded, wielding her light sword.
"And who are you supposed to be? Some sort of call girl?" Luminous demanded as he picked himself up.
"Call me Lucifer, the Stake of Pride."
"'Lucifer'? Like 'Lucifer Morningstar'? 'The Lightbringer'?" Luminous chuckled. "Well, my dear, let me show you the light!" His body glowed brightly as he prepared to unleash a devastating attack when energy suddenly crackled and sparked violently across his body. He screamed as he was forced back to civilian form. "What was that!? What's happening to me!?" He recalled the palm strike Shogo had hit him with earlier, the one that had not seemed to do anything. "You did something to me!"
"Delayed...stinger..." Shogo rasped out with a smug look. "Asshole."
Jota wanted to retaliate and wipe that smugness off Shogo's face when he felt his body twitch and spasm violently. Gritting his teeth, he looked at Shogo with absolute hatred.
"Looks like it's time for me to go," Jota said as he sneered at Shogo. "We'll see each other again, Zero." He clapped his hands together, releasing a bright flash that blinded both Lucifer and Shogo. Once the light faded and the two lost the spots in their eyes, Jota was nowhere to be seen.
"Dammit, he got away!" Lucifer cursed.
"Ugh..." Once the adrenaline wore off, Shogo groaned as sweet darkness claimed him.
"Shogo!" Lucifer cried, running to his aid.
The invaders had all retreated but they also left the village in devastation. Many homes were destroyed and many lives were lost. Fortunately, the EMP field had come down after the invaders left, which meant that they could contact the outside world.
Satoko had a communicator - like everyone else in the Gaming Club - to allow them to call the NEO-NUMBERS for help. Now they needed a specific NUMBER help to fix all of this. She tapped the button on the watch-like communicator and selected Shinichi's name from the holographic list.
"Shinichi-san, do you copy? Shinichi-san, do you copy?" Satoko spoke to her communicator. "Please answer..." They needed him.
"Hello?" Shinichi responded. "There's some interference but I can hear you."
"Shinichi-san...?" Satoko's eyes lit up with hope. "Oh, thank God I could finally reach you!"
"Satoko? What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Some assholes attacked us, that's what happened! And now they're dead! They're all dead!" Satoko yelled.
"What? Who's dead? Satoko, you're not making any sense!"
"Shinichi-san, come home right now! We need your help!"
END OF ACT 5
DrEX: And so ends the assault on Hinamizawa. Now, I know some of you may argue about Michiru's power. She's a Metawitch which means she could have easily stopped the Alpha Force. However, her worry for Hana was overwhelming that she temporarily forgot about her witch powers. Her powers are also connected to her emotional state, of course, so this may also be a factor as well. She's also still in training and is not even a century old yet so that can also be a factor as she has yet to fully master these new abilities.
Kamen Rider Tenshi's belt buckle has been upgraded and when the buckle opens it becomes the Seraphim Buckle. By scanning the Seraphim Buckle, Tenshi becomes Seraphim Form. Each of the seven buttons around the Seraphim Buckle corresponds to one of the seven holy virtues which allow Tenshi to deliver a different attack.
Castitas (Chastity) Bite: By pressing the red button, Tenshi performs a series of powerful kicks at the enemy, covered with a red energy construct of fangs as she attacks. The energy fangs also 'bite' the enemy as well.
Temperantia (Temperance) Bullet: By pressing the orange button, Tenshi can fire multiple energy arrows from her bow at the same time.
Caritas (Charity) Bomber: By pressing the yellow button, Tenshi can deliver powerful rapid-fire punches.
Diligentia (Diligence) Slash: By pressing the green button, Tenshi can deliver a single green energy slash with incredible destructive power.
Humanitas (Kindness) Explosion: By pressing the blue button, Tenshi focuses the energy inside of her body and absorbs the blows from her opponent. The absorbed energy builds up and then she releases it.
Patientia (Patience) Dash: By pressing the indigo button, Tenshi can temporarily access superspeed, allowing her to move and strike at high speeds.
Humilitas (Humility) Rain: By pressing the violet button, Tenshi shoots at the sky and this causes a powerful beam of holy energy to bring her opponent to their knees.