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Guest: Me alegra que entendiste la referencia. Trato de echarle muchas referencias a las peleas y esta fue una de ellas.

Keiwa: Ah, ya veo. Claro. Pero tendria que esperar a que sus amigos mueran o matarlos el mismo ya que solo un Kamen Rider puede ganar.

Tigracho: Yeah, you're right on that. If that happened, this whole thing would have been for nothing and there would be 0 consequences because no one else has died. Yet. Like I said to one of my readers, the only ones who have any sort of real plot armor are Hajime and Hazuki because one is the MC and the other the second main antagonist. The rest can die at any given time, except the Symphogear. Then again, there is the possibility of the wish being used to restore the world. Or something like that. It's one of the endings I'm currently debating, kind of like the Ryuki ending. But we'll see. But I will say this, I'm not trying to write the next Berserk LOL so there's going to be a happy ending and maybe a bad ending as a bonus. But yeah, Hajime will definitely need help after this. I think a million kisses might work. For real though, he's not in a very good mental state at the moment. Right, Bragard is the type of guy to just send his minions to do his bidding while he doesn't raise a finger. It's the main reason why he didn't help Carol when she went to attack S.O.N.G the first time.

HanzoHasashi98: Ah, gotcha. Yeah, that could work. At the end of the war, the winner can make a wish to restore the world to where it was before the Rider War. Or something like that. There will be a happy ending since this isn't a depressing story(at least too much). Yeah, you can bet the gloves are off for him right now. He's going to fight whoever stands in his way. Whether he'll turn on his friends or just straight up be merciless toward his enemies will remain unknown for now.

Chapter 75
Disasters in Valhalla

The upper floors of the hotel building were set ablaze after the Goliath Noise hurled a giant boulder at it. The gorilla pounded its chest in an act of triumph, screaming in a distorted tone.

"You okay?"

Mona slowly opened her eyes, realizing that she was alive. She glanced down at her belly, noticing an arm covered in purple armor around her. She shifted her gaze to her savior and met her gaze with Kamen Rider Ouja.

"Good thing I can transform quickly." Ouja sighed, holding both Mona and Strike in each of his arms. He tossed the dog onto his shoulder to have access to one arm. He took off his helmet and placed it on Mona's head."It has an air filter to help you breathe with all this smoke."

"But what about...you...?" Mona asked, earning a chuckle from the assassin.

"You're talking to the world's most skilled hitman." Allister boasted as he stared running down the blazing halls."This is nothing to me. But we should focus on getting you and Strike out of this place."

Strike barked, peering down and wagging his tail. Mona reached to pet his back to comfort him, realizing he was probably scared as well. Another rock impacted the building, this time destroying some of the upper floors and making the structure threaten to fall.

"Great." Allister kicked down the emergency staircase door and jumped down until they reached the 12th floor since a ball of flames was catching up to them. Ouja clicked his tongue, entering the 12th floor of the building. The place was deserted. It was more than likely because the politician he just killed had rented out the place for his sick party. Regardless, Ouja set Strike and Mona on the ground, manifesting his visor.

"Sir...are you a... superhero...?"

"A superhero?" Ouja stopped after opening up his visor.

"You have this hero outfit...And you saved me..." Mona listed as she counted with her fingers."I think that makes you a superhero..."

"A hero, huh?" Ouja chuckled, drawing a card from his Deck."I think that depends on who you ask.

Dupe Vent: Scissors

Kamen Rider Scissors appeared from a mirror that spawned out of thin air, motionless.

"Alright, Goro. I need you to take the girl and the dog out of this building to safety."

Scissors held out his arm for Mona to take, but the girl just looked at him with reluctant eyes.

"It's okay, honey." Ouja cooed."You can trust him He's...shall we say, my partner in crime?"

"You mean your sidekick assistant?" Mona corrected him with a deadpan.

"Sure, sure." Ouja quickly dismissed her, watching as Scissors carried both her and Strike."Just so you can have an easier time."

Advent: Volcancer

Volcancer emerged from the ground, attempting to strike at Ouja, who easily sidestepped."Hey, relax. Or do you want me to put the leash back on?"

The crab monster halted, trembling in place at his words, seemingly afraid.

"Relax. I don't need Genocider at the moment. But I do need you to behave." He waved his hand dismisivally."Just go."

Volcancer and Scissors dashed away, carrying the child and the dog down to evacuate. Ouja eyed the hole in the wall, grinning at the gorilla leaping from building to building over to him."Let's have some fun."

Advent: Venosnaker

Venoskaker slithered from the building, climbing up a light post and spitting venom at the gorilla. The monster screeched, its skin bubbling as the venom corroded its arm. However, it quickly regenerated, leaving no trace of injury.

"Seriously? What a bothersome enemy." Ouja sighed."These people and their fascinations with regenerative abilities. This might be troublesome."

All of a sudden, the Goliath Noise lunged at their location, forcing Venoskaker to lunge back. The snake wrapped itself around the monster, barely covering half of its huge body before it grabbed its tail and slammed it on a building.

Ouja quickly activated a card, casting a pillar of energy where the monster stood.

Toxic Vent

The monster cried in pain but brute forced its way out from there, grabbing a card and hurling it at the assassin. Thanks to his speed, he managed to evade the vehicle, rushing at the monster by running up the walls.

Sword Vent: Venosaber

The Gorilla noticed Ouja running on the wall and immediately punched where he was, only to realize the Rider and now jumped on top of its arm, slashing its arm open with his blade. However, much to his shock the gorilla punched its chest, creating a devastating shockwave that sent both Ouja and Venosnaker away.

"What the-?!"

Ouja crashed into a building full of people, who immediately began to panic. The assassin shakily stood up, watching as the gorilla punched the air, sending a shockwave created by his fists."I see..."

Allister quickly jumped out of the building, ignoring the screams of horror from the people before the shockwave reached them."So that thing can attack by using shockwaves and vibrations. This could be bad. I don't have any range weapons on me. And I can't use my Unite Vent since I don't know if Mona-chan and Strike are safe. So what are my choices here?"

The gorilla punched the air again, once more generating a shockwave that was directed toward the snake-themed Rider.

Guard Vent: Shelldefense

Using Scissor's shield, he managed to avoid taking major damage, but the force of the impact sent him rocketing against a pole, knocking it over. The pole hit a window, causing the glass to break and fall on top of his body.

"Ah..." Ouja sighed, his eyes drifting over to the mirror shards around him, looking into his reflection."Guess I am not as invincible as they made me seem to be. Lately, I've been pushed to my utmost limits. But back then..."

A younger Ouja sat in the middle of an operating table, his eyes devoid of all emotion as they finished running tests on his body. The scientists in the room jotted down notes of their results, discussing them amongst themselves.

"He's a perfect candidate to become the ultimate assassin." One of them remarked."He's intelligent, efficient, and emotionally unattached to anything. He's the perfect hitman. Some say he's even the perfect being since he hasn't demonstrated capable of sinning. No greed, no lust, no pride, no wrath, no envy, no sloth, and no gluttony."

"There is one problem with him, however." The more experience scientists pointed out."His complete lack of emotions tends to make him...uncooperative."

"Uncooperative?"

"It means he has no drive to do anything. He's not proactive at all unless he has a goal given to him. He has no ambition, no motivation, no goals."

"I see. So I guess asking for perfection is too much for humans. Alright, Cypher, you can go back now."

The black-haired boy jumped off the table, wordlessly heading for the door.

"Still, to think a kid that willingly accepted to come could turn out to be such a promising assassin." The first scientist said."And he's from the slums of France."

"I suppose that the ones less blessed by the world can turn out to be the most gifted."

Allister, or as he was known in the House of Grey, Code Cypher, made his way to the lounge room. They were all named Code and then with the name given to them. Which looked just about the same as any other room in that place. Everything was grey. Walls, floor, furniture.

"Hey, Alli!"

Cypher halted in his tracks, looking over his shoulder and meeting gaze with two young men around his age. One had spiky brown hair and the other one had long sandy blonde hair."Code Ryu. Code Go."

"Ah, come on, man. How many times do I have to tell you?" The energetic brown-haired boy wrapped his arms around his neck."When it's the three of us, you can just call me Akira. Akira Nishitani. You feel the same way, right, Leo?"

"I'd prefer if you called me Leonel." The blonde sighed."But it's fine. Only if Cypher feels comfortable with us calling him by his real name."

"I don't mind." He drawled.

"So...what do you guys want to do?"

"What else is there to do right now?" Leo asked as they marched down the hallway."It's not recess time. Plus we haven't gotten any new books until tomorrow."

"How about we talk about what we want to do once we get out of here?" Akira suggested."I'll start. When I get out of here, I want to...maybe become an idol or something."

"Get out of here?" Leo deadpanned."You do realize we're being prepared to become hitmen, right? There is only one thing for us to do."

"Yeah, well. That doesn't mean we can't have hobbies." Akira countered.

"Why an idol?" Allister asked, receiving a grin in return.

"I used to watch idols on TV all the time. And honestly, I'm just attracted to the colors and their songs." He beamed, staring at the cieling."Sometimes when I'm losing my mind of boredom from being locked up in this dull place, I imagine being in one of those concerts. The colors and the lights...It's truly mesmerizing. Plus, I want to date a cute girl someday. I'm really into red hairs. What about you, Leo?"

"Mmmm. I suppose I wanted to be a lawyer."

A lawyer that's an assassin." Akira stifled a chuckle."Nice combo."

"Aw, shut up." Leo blushed at his jab."I don't want to hear that from the killer idol."

"Sure, sure." Akira shook his head."What about you, Alli? What do you want to do? Still want to go back home and see your friend?"

"I...don't know." Allister confessed."I want to go see Elsa again. But after that...I'm not sure. I think I'll just keep working as an assassin. See where it takes me."

"Really? That's it? Come on, you gotta want more, right?"

"Not really." He replied in an emotionless tone."I've been here for so long and been under so many experiments that I sort of just...forgot what it was to feel something. My heart is not telling me anything. I don't know what I want. Or what I should want."

"I see...Well, you've always been sort of detached from everything around you, I guess." Akira shrugged.'But really, who actually knows what they want in life? I think we just...realize what we want the second we see it or think about it. So don't worry. One day, even you will want something that you'll want to pursue. As long as you don't give up on living, you can't go wrong."

'I didn't know what he meant at the time.' Ouja grimaced, leaping away from a round of rocks being hurled at him.'I thought there was something wrong with me. I couldn't understand because I felt no emotions. So I killed Leo to graduate. Akira ended up dying years later against Odin when he came the first Ryuki. Even then, I never understood what I really wanted. All I've been doing this time is doing things others told me to because of the money.'

The gorilla grabbed Ouja's body, making him unable to move before it threw him high into the sky, opening its mouth and charging a beam of energy.

'And yet, ever since I started attending Lydian and leading a somewhat normal life, and after I absorbed Scissor's power into me...Things have been different. It's like I'm looking at the world from a different perspective. Maybe...just maybe, if I had led a different life...If I had met her one more time...would I have ended up like him?"

His mind trailed off to Takeru and Chris.'Would I have been the same as him? We're two sides of the same coin. We both were killers who moved at the compass of money. But he's walked down a completely different path than me. Is it because of Chris? Did she become an influence in his life for the better?"

Ouja reached for his Deck, watching as the beam began closing in on him.

'I guess there's no point in thinking about that anymore.' He took out his card, and a purple aura began to bubble around his body.'No use in thinking in hypotheticals. I am Allister Albedo. My only goal right now is to see Hazuki's wish fulfilled. His emotions...No. His desires are what drew me into this group. I will fight to the end to see his wish fulfilled. In his new world, maybe I will know what it's like to be normal. Maybe...I could have dreams of my own. And not depend on someone else."

Ouja inserted the card into his visor, which had morphed into a bigger staff, and the snake adorning it became bigger.(Literally, just look up Survive Ouja. They gave him a Survive form in Kamen Rider Outsiders. The only thing I changed was the visor since it looks exactly like Ryuki's.)

Survive: Modoku(left wing)

'I know you have God's power in you, so you probably won't die unless something with Divine Power kills you.' Ouja guessed, summoning his Divine Power, which manifested black lines across his body and tainted his sclera in black. In addition, with his newly evolved power and his power increase, he grew a horn from the side of his head.

The venom around him formed a dome, blocking the beam and corroding it away, making it harmless. The Rider opened his new visor, dragging a card from his evolved Deck.

Final Vent: Venomous Drive

Venosnaker remerged from the ground, slithering its way up a building as it evolved into Venoviper(same as Kamen Rider Outsiders. Except for the name since it doesn't have an official name yet. So I used the one from the World of If.)

'You called me a hero...I think that's all about perspective. To you, I may be one. But to others, I am just a villain.'

Venoviper now looked like a full-fledged cobra, except it had two wings on its sides with two wheels. The snake began morphing into its bike form for Ouja to ride down, heading down toward the gorilla. Ouja took a sharp turn, evading the monster's arm. Venoviper's tail wrapped itself around the arm, twisting it, and causing the monster to fall on its back. Ouja then revved the engine of his bike, accelerating and pulling the monster along for a wild ride, smashing it against buildings and cars. Once he grew tired, he screeched to a stop, and the momentum sent the creature flying in the air, landing in front of Ouja. The bike then fully encapsulated the Rider before covering itself with toxic venom and ramming into the monster and creating an explosion.

The Rider hit the brakes, coming to a stop once the threat was eliminated. He took a deep breath, jumping out of his bike."So that's that."

"Sir!"

Ouja shifted his gaze to see Mona and Strike running toward him."Why are you here? Didn't you evacuate?"

"We tried, but your sidekick just...disappeared." Mona confessed, fidgeting."I didn't know what to do...I am scared of being alone..."

"Disappeared?" Ouja hummed in thought.'Could it be that it happened because I used my Survive card?'

The girl waited for orders, hands behind her back as she looked at him with a hint of admiration.

"Look, there is something I have to do and you can't come with. I'm heading to Tokyo to meet up with my...associates." Ouja informed her."And it's going to be dangerous. Really dangerous. You can wait for me here or you can come with me and I'll drop you off at a shelter. I'll pick you up in due time, of course."

"Will you...really come for me...?"

"Of course." Ouja brushed her cheek gently, earning the first smile he'd ever seen from her."You are my daughter now, no? I better start behaving like a Dad. Not like I know how to do that."

"Thanks, sir..."

"Allister is fine."

"Allister-san."

He chuckled, ruffling her hair.'I wonder if this is how you felt when you took in Chris and Takeru with you, Fine-san. Though...I don't particularly have any nefarious plans planned for this kid. I am not as ambitious as you were, after all...So just letting her live her life is fine with me.'

Metal Vent

Several metal spikes emerged from the ground, blocking the incoming detached arms from the centipede creature.

Strike Vent: Metal Horn

"Fuck!" Gai snarled, paling upon seeing the size of the Goliath Noise."How the hell do I even kill that?!"

"Terunosuke!" His mom cried out for him, pushing past the panicking citizens.

"Why the hell are you still here?! Do you want to die?!" Gai snapped at his concerned mother."Move aside or die! But don't get in my way!"

"Son! Look!"

Gai snapped his attention to the centipede releasing hundreds of its tendrils from its body, each of them sharp as blades and lashing out at the rhino-themed Rider. Gai growled drawing a card and tossed it into his visor.

Guard Vent: Metal Brake

His shoulder pads, kneepads, arm bracers, and chest plate became bulkier, managing to block the hundreds of tendrils trying to pierce his skin. He began running toward the Goliath Noise, using his ultimate defense and offense, his Metal Horn, to break through the tendrils.

"Terunosuke!" His mom tried to go after him, but her husband stopped her.

"We must let him go." Kosuke told his wife."As he said, we'd only get in the way. He can't fight that thing and protect us at the same time."

"B-b-but...I have never done a single good thing for him." Komori broke into tears in his arms."I always thought I knew the best for him. Forcing him to study while we worked all day long. But we neglected him. We never spent time with him. Because of that..."

"He turned out the way he did." Kosuke nodded, gently dragging his wife away from danger."But we have to keep loving him. He's indeed a murderer who's killed many innocent people. But that is our sin to carry, as his parents. We could have done better. But this is the result of what we did. So for now, let's stay out of his way. He seems to know what he's doing. And...I think he means well."

"What do you mean?"

Kosuke glanced over to the restaurant and the many people cowering inside."He blocked the initial attack. He could have easily just let it hit the restaurant and kept going. But he protected it. Maybe it was because we were inside. But..."

"DAMN IT!" Gai screamed as one of the tendrils caught his leg, swinging him around in the air. Suddenly, all of the centipede arms began firing balls of energy at the Rider, forcing him to cover his body with his defenses.

Advent: Metalgelas

Metalgelas rammed into the centipede, causing it to stumble and fall, but it quickly mediated this by burrowing itself into the ground, releasing Gai."Thanks for that."

The humanoid rhino huffed in response, staying alert.

"Yeah, yeah. I know. It's not over yet." Gai drew another card, tossing it to his Metalvisor

Shoot Vent: Metalshooter

Wielding his Metalhorn in one arm and a one-barrel shotgun in another, Gai kept a watchful eye for the creature."Fighting Noise again. Well, if you can even count this thing as a Noise. But it sure brings back memories. Except now I'm all alone."

A memory of all 6 siblings flashed through his mind, causing him to smirk."Heh. Maybe that's why those morons stick together as they do. Strength in numbers, I suppose. But that's what the weak do. But still...I wonder what those brats are doing right about now."

"Fuck...!" A teen Terunosuke hissed in pain after he was bodyslammed onto the ground by a silver-haired teen of similar age.

"Match is over." Nastassja ended the fight, blowing a whistle."Good work you two. Terunosuke, you're leaving yourself too open with those wide punches. How many times have I told you this already? You can take hits, but apparently, you can't give them back."

"Sorry..." Terunosuke sighed, noticing a hand being held in front of him."Huh?"

"He's trying his best, Mom." Jades grinned at the old woman."Besides, taking a hit in battle is important. I sure can't take as much punishment as he can. I think it's fine if we both excel in areas the other one doesn't."

"That mentality won't get you anywhere, Jades." Nastassja chided him."You may have gotten a Deck, but don't grow complacent with mediocracy. Always strive for better. Now run along. And take him to the infirmary."

"Sure."

"I don't need your damn help. I can walk." Terunosuke swatted his arm away, standing up on his own and walking away, his fists clenched.'Why do I keep losing to him?! I've been training my ass off and yet...'

"Hey, guys."

They both looked up to the oldest among Recept Children, Atticus Demetrios, brother of Jades. He held two girls' hands, guiding them along.

"Hey! Atticus-nii-chan! Maria and Serena too!" Jades rushed over to meet them."What are you guys doing here?"

"Just finishing with shooting practice." Atticus winked at his brother."And we decided to come to get you. It's almost time for supper. How did it go?"

"It was a close match!" Jades raised his arms in the air."Terunosuke really made me fight for victory! I almost didn't-"

"Why the hell are you lying?! It wasn't even close at all!" Terunosuke snapped, catching them off guard."Stop patronizing me, damn it! I don't need your pity!"

"TeruTeru, that's not-"

"Gosh, I hate that fucking name!" He exploded, brushing past them and storming away."Just leave me alone already! All day chasing me around!"

The enraged boy made his way over to one of the resting areas designated for children after their routine training. He noticed there was no one around, so he took a seat on a stool, his head hanging.

'I don't understand. Why am I so far behind them?' He clenched his eyes, jealousy, and impotence clouding his mind.'I'm working so hard. So why have I not been chosen yet? Why do I not have a Deck? What's so different between me and that...that...lowly trash! Yeah, that's what he is! All day he acts like he's the big and strong reliable brother. Undermining me...He doesn't deserve that. He doesn't deserve their praise.'

"Um...Teru-nii?"

"What?" Terunosuked sighed, a little harsher than he intended. He recognized the voice easily."What is it, Serena?"

"Are you alright?" Serena grabbed a nearby stool, setting it next to him."You look...well, stressed."

"Do I?" He scoffed, avoiding her gaze."Well, sorry to bother you."

"I'm not bothered. I'm worried."

"It's fine." He folded his arms."Why are you even here? What, they sent you to comfort me or something?"

"Kind of?" She giggled, scratching her cheek."They told me to leave you alone so you could cool off. Atticus-nii-chan figured you wanted some space and Maria-nee-san said you were just in one of your moods."

One of his moods? He thought bitterly.

"But I just wanted to talk to you, that's all." Serena confessed with a sunny smile."I don't like it when you're upset. And clearly, something is bothering you."

"Serena...It's just..." He groaned, rubbing his forehead."I just feel inadequate. Like I'm not good enough. I try and try so hard and yet it seems like I'm not getting anywhere."

"Teru-nii, Mom specifically told you that you don't need to be strong or smart to get a Deck." Serena reminded him."You need a strong will and a big desire. And luck."

"So is my desire not good enough? Is that it?"

"Well, what is it that you desire?"

He froze, slowly turning to face her. Her eyes stared deeply into his own, and he just couldn't stay silent."To...protect you."

"Protect me?" Serena tilted her head.

"I know you have a Gear and all. You're extremely talented and strong. But at the same time, I want to protect you." He shifted his gaze back to her, a solemn look printed on his face."I want to repay the kindness you've shown me."

"Ah, but I haven't done anything remarkable for you..." She trailed off, blushing slightly.

"That's not true. Just being who you are and talking to me is more than enough." He insisted, grabbing her hand."You're the only colorful thing in this depressing place. And you're the reason I keep trying to become stronger. So you don't have to carry that burden alone. You're the only person I feel who cares about me. Genuinely."

"That's not true..." Serena squeezed his hand."Everyone cares about you."

"Come on. Even your sister has told you this before. I'm not a good guy." He offered a dry chuckle."I mean, I'm not kind of attentive like Jades or Atticus. I'm just...looking after myself."

"You are attentive to me." Serena beamed, leaning against his arm."I can't ask you to be someone you're not. You are you. And special the way you are. So even if you never get a Deck, I'll never think less of you. And to me, you are truly special. Your hard work and dedication speak volumes of who you are."

"Hard work and dedication..." Gai lowered his guard for a split second, and that was the second the monster needed to emerge from the ground, attempting to strike him with its giant tail. Gai attempted to block it with Metal Horn, but to his horror, his weapon shattered upon impact, realizing how tough the exterior of the creature was. All of a sudden, the full head of the centipede emerged from the ground, dragging Gai high into the sky due to its ridiculously large body.

'The old bitch told me that if I wanted an opportunity, I should take it by force. Which is what I did with Atticus.' Gai grabbed onto the creature's teeth, avoiding being eaten alive as they kept going higher and higher into the sky.'All my hard work...And yet, I'm no better than Jades. Opportunities in life don't come from hard work. You have to take them by force! Take to gain! In this world, losers get rewarded for their work, but real winners take what they want! Freedom is only attained when you can take it from others!'

Gai began shooting rounds of bullets at the Goliath Noise's eyes, making the creature screech before spitting him up into the stratosphere. He drew a card from his Deck, iron sand and metal fragments of various sizes swirling around his body.

'I will make a world where you can come back to life, Serena. And you'll be able to live the life that was stolen from you, my star.'

Survive: Hagane (Right wing)

The iron sand began being absorbed into his body, his armor changing appearance and evolving along with his power. Instead of his visor being on his shoulder, it was now a huge hammer with the face of a rhino, the Metalvisorzwei. (Again, I took inspiration from the artist roheemura because his design for Gai is amazing. So just look them up if you want a visual reference.)

'After all this time, I finally have a purpose. I am recognized for my power and my efforts. I finally received what I deserved.' Gai continued his monologue, a horn protruding from the side of his head.'And something to fight for. I will do what I must to see this perfect world Kaburagi-kun envisions. So one day I can be with Serena again. And all of this will be just a distant memory.'

The centipede began standing on its tai again charging up energy in its mouth as Gai started falling to the earth again. He drew a card from his evolved Deck, opening the mouth part of his visor, and inserted it.

Final Vent: Metal Madness

Metalgelas appeared next to his master, evolving and becoming a bipedal animal, taking the form of a steel Arsinoitherium, now named Steelgelas, before it changed into its bike form, a giant silver motorcycle with three wheels and the armored head of a rhino with its horn aiming forward. The horn fired several beams of energy at the buildings around, before shooting one at the centipede. All metal objects such as cars, pipes, and more began crashing into the centipede from all directions, slowly down his movements. The bike was attracted to the new magnetical centipede, increasing its speed and power as they both clashed in the middle of the sky.

Gai immediately pierced through the Noise's head, riding down the middle of its body and splitting it in half until he reached the ground. The creature was split into two, its body exploding into ash and covering the city with it.

"I have finally done it. I have...evolved." Gai chuckled darkly."Old hag...My power has finally matured. There is no stopping me now!"

He shifted his gaze over to the restaurant, eyeing his parents who were glued to the window.'I am now something far more than you could ever comprehend. I'm past needing you.'

Without saying words, Gai revved his bike, accelerating away from the area. His next destination: Tokyo.

Chiaki wasn't exactly in a good mood, to say the least. The butterfly above her just kept firing lasers at her from its wings, making her move around more than she intended. And wearing her Femme armor, her movements weren't as flexible as she would like. She hated how complacent she had grown with her Symphoger from her first use.

'But I can't fucking sing! My jaw hurts! BITCH! BITCH! BIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!' Femme screamed in her mind, twirling her Wingslasher to block the beams. She diverged the beam to several wards around the hospital, creating more chaos and destruction.

Advent: Blancswan

The young woman hopped onto her swan, taking off into the air and heading for the butterfly. She had no long-range capabilities, so she had no choice but to resort to getting close and personal with the Goliath Noise. However, every time she would get close, it would just flap its wings and go higher into the air.

'WHY IS EVERYTHING NOT GOING MY WAY?! THAT CHINESE BITCH! I WILL TEAR HER LUNGS OUT WITH MY BARE HANDS WHEN I SEE HER AGAIN!'

Blancswane flapped its wings, sending a rain of feathers toward the Noise. The butterfly quickly maneuvered in the air, dodging the feathers with ease. Chiaki hopped off her monster, using her cape to glide around in the sky, drawing a card from her Deck.

Trick Vent: Light Immersion

Several feathers formed a dome around the area, trapping the butterfly. In retaliation, it fired more laser beams, colliding against the lilac-haired girl, only to be replaced by more feathers.

Flash Vent

A card flew by the butterfly, exploding in an intense light that blinded it for a moment. But this was the opportunity Chiaki wanted, propelling herself toward it and stabbing its chest with her bladed staff. However, it did not affect it. It was only when she activated her Divine Power that the butterfly hissed, twirling at great speeds before sending the young woman crashing against an office building. She snarled, laying on top of a desk and causing several people in the room to scream. With one swift move, she decapitated a few people, tainting her pristine armor with blood.

"Ah...~! That's so much better!" She moaned, rubbing the blood on her armor."I wanted this so badly...If only I wasn't wearing this armor...I could feel it on my flesh...Well, then. Let's get this over with. So that I can go back to my beloved, Hazuki."

The butterfly flapped its wings, creating a strong current that finished destroying the foundation of the building, causing it to start collapsing. Femme grabbed her blade, dashing toward her left and cutting an exit through the wall, jumping out in time.

'My beloved Hazuki...You're mine...MINE! YOU BELONG TO ME!' She bit her lower lip, drawing blood.'But that fucking whore Miku Kohinata is taking you from me. That bitch! She's confusing you with lies! Seducing you! But no one can love you as I love you! You are mine and mine alone. As I am yours. I just need to eliminate the obstacle between our love. Because...you love me. I know. Love at first sight.'

Femme used her guard to block the incoming black flames, feeling the sheer force pushing her back.

Advent: Dragblacker

The ground beneath her feet broke, and she felt sharp teeth biting into her sides as the black dragon crashed against the ceiling, taking her for a wild ride. He then spat her out, her body rolling on the ground until she bumped into Kamen Rider Ryuga, who glared down at her.

"How...?" Femme gawked at the imposing figure above her."We have...the same power...so how did I...?"

"We don't have the same power." Ryuga replied cooly."While we have the same...abilities, so to speak, I have something more. Way more than what you could possibly understand. You were never going to defeat me."

"I see..." Femme chuckled, closing her eyes."And just when I was starting to have fun...piling up all those bodies. Ah~...What a shame. Just do me a favor. And remember me for all eternity."

"Remember you? Eternity?"

"I wanted to leave an impact on this world. For my name to be remembered through the ages. Never dying, never to be forgotten." Femme lamented."That's why I started killing. So that I may be recognized as humanity's greatest serial killer. I remember all of their names." She poked at her head."They're inside me. And they will never die as long as I live and remember them."

"Do you think they live on as long as you remember them?"

"A person never truly dies until the moment they are forgotten. But that's the scary part. Do you think anyone remembers those who were alive 200 years ago? 500? 1000?"

Ryuga said nothing, which she took as an invitation to continue her rant."Do you think anyone will remember us after we're long gone from this world? Life goes on. But that's not fair. What's the point in living if we aren't remembered? If we'll ultimately just disappear into the countless pages of human history?"

"And you were hoping to change that. Or just be remembered yourself?"

"Honestly, I just wanted to be eternal. Not exist through all history."

"So you don't want immortality?"

"Goodness, of course not." Femme giggled."What's the point of being remembered if you're alive? If you're alive, every action you take is remembered and taken into account. But once you die, that's it. You've made your final move."

"What do you think of a world where people don't need to die? That they'll be acknowledged by others and fulfill their dreams." Ryuga started, earning an arched brow from the young girl."I have a plan to change this, to remake this world. But I cannot do it alone. I need allies. And your drive and desire to be remembered for eternity...might just be what I need."

"Like I said, I don't care about being alive. I want to be remembered once I'm dead-"

"Then die for my sake. I'll give you a place where you can build up your infamy. I'll make sure you are remembered throughout history. No one will ever forget you. But I need your cooperation to make a perfect world." To her surprise, Ryuga removed his helmet, and was baffled upon seeing his piercing pink eyes."What do you say? Will you accept me giving you a place where you can die?"

Femme removed her helmet, a blush present on her face as she stared up at the Black Rider. His will and goals. She could see it on his face. He meant every word he said."I will gladly die for you if you can show me that world..."

"Shit!" Femme failed to stab the butterfly once more, using her Sky Walk boots to kick the air to stay above ground.

'I fell in love with you the instant I saw you. And I've been helping you eradicate all evil from this world. All those Yakuza who wronged you. But now...' Femme slowly drew a card from her Deck, only to take the full force of the laser beams and be sent crashing to the ground, her armor tattered.

'But that whore is stealing you from me. Telling you sweet words of comfort. But she's just using you. She does not understand the meaning of love!'

Intense light emanated from the word, blinding the butterfly with how intense it was. Her visor changed from being a rapier to something similar to Knight's. It was now a shield connected with a dagger with the face of Blancswan in front of the shield. The Blancvisorzwei.

Survive: Raito(Left wing)

The light intensified, becoming almost dangerous for the human eye. Once it died down, Kamen Rider Femme had evolved to her Survive form. (Again, the artist roheemura does a masterful job at displaying a hypothetical Ryuki Rider achieving their Survive form.) A horn protruded from her head, and she immediately unsheathed the blade from her shield and drew a card, inserting it in the slot.

Final Vent: Light Acceleration Drive

Blacnswan took off into the air, becoming larger and now adorned with golden and white feathers, becoming Blancrider. The swan spread its wings, releasing a potent blinding light that paralyzed the butterfly, causing it to lose altitude. The swan flapped its wings as it twirled around as it descended, sending feathers all around the Goliath Noise, morphing into its bike form. She revved the engine, blending into the light and heading for one of the feathers. Using the feathers to move around, she delivered omnidirectional attacks at the Noise, not even giving it a second to rest from the constant attacks. Once she used her last feather, she accelerated toward the Goliath Noise, piercing through it with an explosion of light.

'YES! I LOVE YOU TOO, HAZUKI! JUST LIKE THIS NOISE, I WILL MURDER THE BITCH THAT'S PREVENTING US FROM BEING HAPPY! JUST YOU SEE!'

"You're not concentrating."

"Yes, I am."

"Not just about this. I mean, lately."

Hazuki groaned, jumping inside one of his portals to avoid being slashed by the werewolf Noise. He appeared on top of a building, watching the Goliath Noise rampage around."What are you trying to say?"

"Superstar, I'm in your mind living free 24/7. Most of the time." Loki pointed out, causing him to freeze up."You've been acting differently, ever since you returned from that trip to Okinawa with S.O.N.G. And I know why."

"Do you?" Ryuga gritted his teeth, drawing a card from his Deck as he dove down.

Final Vent: Dark Flying Rider Kick

Ryuga screamed, Dragblacker breathing fire behind him and propelling him toward the Goliath Noise. The Noise snarled, lunging in the air to intercept Ryuga, however, he went through a portal that connected to above the creature, striking it in the head.

Much to his surprise, the attack did little damage, and the monster simply swatted him away like a fly, crashing through several buildings.

"Hazuki...do you honestly think of these people as your friends?"

Ryuga's eyes widened, his heart skipping a beat.

"No use lying to me. I can feel your emotions as if they were my own." Loki whispered in his ear."You've been acting strange because...you're having second thoughts. Aren't you?"

"I am...not!" Ryuga quickly jumped off the building into another portal, creating several portals around the monster and one in front of himself.

Strike Vent: Dragclaw

"Do you believe you can ever fit in with them?" Loki continued, watching on as Ryuga fired several black fireballs inside the portal, making them come out from all the others."That they'll ignore your crimes and you deceiving them? I know this has been going on for a while."

"If you knew, then why didn't you-"

"I wanted to let you experience a...normal life," Loki said, prompting Hazuki to once again stop in his tracks. This left him vulnerable to the werewolf, who created slashes of energy from his claws, striking the dark dragon."This could have been a life for you, Superstar. If this world wasn't so cruel. You could have been happy with your family. Your siblings, Hajime and Setsuna. And your beloved girlfriend, Miku. But unfortunately, life is not like that, is it?"

"It's...not..." Ryuga began sitting up, using a wall as support."I just...I just wanted to be with them. I felt so happy when I was in Okinawa with them. Why did my life have to turn out like this? Everything changed when that boat sank...And I found you months later after...after I..."

"I can't...I just can't..." Hazuki dropped to his knees, his eyes covered with tears as he stared down at the grave he had dug for his mother roughly two weeks ago. And he here was now, excavating her remains. The hunger.

'It hurts so much...' An insatiable hunger was all he could feel. Long had it past since he had run out of the food they had managed to salvage. His mother stopped eating in secret so her son could survive until help came to get him. She starved to death and he only noticed when she stopped moving for two days straight. At first, he had imagined she was just napping. They had agreed to not move too much to not increase their hunger. There was no fruit on that small island. The waters were deserted and neither of them had the proper equipment or knowledge to fish.

The hunger.

The hunger.

He had tried too hard to fight it. But he couldn't anymore. He was going to die and rescue was nowhere in sight. He carefully grabbed Miyu's arm shakily bringing it closer to his mouth. But he couldn't. He covered his mouth, running to the edge of the island to vomit whatever food he had left. He felt disgusted with himself for even conceiving the idea. For even thinking of doing that to his mom.

"Jeez, careful where you puke kid."

Hazuki blinked, staring into the water and noticing a salmon looking straight at him. Was he going insane?

"You look like you've seen a ghost." The salmon continued, his voice distorted.

Hazuki immediately yelped, crawling away from the sand."I-I-I-I'M GOING CRAZY! I'M SORRY I TRIED TO EAT YOU, MOM! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY-"

"Shut up!" The salmon yelled in exasperation."Shit! Are you mad?! Calm down, kid. I'm a talking salmon not a fucking cosmic horror. Well, I guess in a way I could be. Now...calm down."

"W-w-who are you...?"

"My name is Loki. Loki Laufeyjarson." The salmon introduced himself."And yes, I am that Loki."

"B-but...how...?"

"I honestly don't know." Loki sighed."A few months ago, a portal opened up and I just went through it. I had to take a fish as a host since I need an ego to exist in this plane of existence. I was swimming the other day when I heard your screaming. I guess you were losing it even before today, huh?"

"I...was screaming...?" Hazuki blinked. How perturbed was he, that he couldn't even remember that now?

"Your name, kid?"

"Hazuki...Hazuki Kaburagi..."

"I assume you're here because of that huge light and storm that happened all those months ago."

"I-I don't remember...I was on a boat with my parents. And all of a sudden the boat was split into two and-" Hazuki started whimpering, covering his eyes."I've been stuck here with my mom...And she starved to death so I could eat...But all the food ran out and...I just can't fight the hunger anymore...I was about to dig her grave and...and..."

"Cannibalism. To survive." Loki hummed."You must be desperate to get out of here. To be honest, I am in a similar predicament as you are. I can get you out of here and you can get me out of this fish. But...We need to make a...pact."

"After that, we made a contract of equals. And you helped me transform into Ryuga, the power you copied from assimilating the Ryuki Deck after my father discarded it to become Odin." Ryuga resumed the story."We managed to fly to a closer island, where I was found."

"And you were taken to an orphanage where you were mistreated and labeled as a freak for being on an island for so long." Loki said with a sad tone."No one ever adopted you. And you lost everything again to the hands of evil once more when those Yakuza burnt down the orphanage."

"That's when I realized...this world is rotten. Filled with evil. And it must be purged." Ryuga reached for his Deck, a cloud of darkness surrounding his body."You're right...I can't deviate my eyes from my goal. I have to become the absolute good that eradicates all evil from this world. I must create a perfect world for everyone to live in, no matter the cost. Bragard is the perfect example of evil at work."

"That's right. We must unify the people as one. That way, evil will never be able to exist." Loki said, watching as Ryuga's visor began morphing and becoming a replica of Ryuki's Dragvisorzwei, except in black."So that no one else has to suffer ever again. The age of pain has ended."

"I'm done waiting on the sidelines. I am done living a lie. I can't be happy with them or Miku. Not while I still have work to do." Ryuga opened up his visor, inserting the card inside."I am the one who decides the truth! I am the one who will show a new world to the masses! A world without evil!"

"True words from a Messiah."

Survive: Kuroyami(right wing)

(Play Mirage Mirror by Wataru Hyuga)

The darkness engulfed Ryuga, creating several spirals of darkness that launched toward the monster, pushing it back.

Strike: Calamity Kings

Two portals appeared in front of the monster, and two giant hands of darkness emerged from them striking the monster in unison. Ryuga now had demonic-like gauntlets in each of his arms, with eyes in the middle of his palms. Whenever he threw a punch in the air, a portal would open up in front of the opponent, striking it directly. Deciding to put an end to things, Ryuga drew a card from his Deck and activated it.

Final Vent: Dark Shadow Storm

Dragblacker roared, its body covered in darkness and revealing its new appearance, similar to Dragranzer. The birth of Dragkaiser. Ryuga opened a Calamity Gate on top of his dragon's back as they soured through the skies as Dragkaiser entered its bike mode. Similar to its counterpart, Dragkaiser did a wheelie, firing countless balls of darkness in all directions. All attacks entered through portals, connecting them to the ones surrounding the werewolf Noise. Each attack began destroying its body as it was unable to block due to its sheer power. Dragkaiser shot a ball of darkness at its wheel, igniting the whole bike in darkness as if it were a black comet, going through the monster at full speed and destroying it.

"This is it..." Ryuga announced to the world."The day when the ultimate good takes his first step toward a new world!"

"Yes. We will save humanity together." Loki smiled inside of his mind."But what if Miku and Hajime are against the idea?"

"Then we'll just force them to understand." Ryuga stated solemnly."One day they will understand. And I don't care if I have to be the bad guy to do it. For the salvation of humanity, I will carry all that burden."

A chapter dedicated to the Disasters of Valhalla. Not much going on with the action, but I wanted to focus on their evolutions and struggles. We'll get fights out of them as the story progresses, so don't worry if their display here was lacking.

Now, if you're wondering, yes, they all have divine power bestowed on them by Loki. But unlike Zeke, they can't use it properly yet due to their limitations as humans. So they can only access it in small amounts and can use more as they grow stronger and the power evolves with them.

So what does this mean? Well, aesthetically, for now, they look the same. The only difference is that they now have a horn growing from the side of their heads, and the whites of their eyes become pitch black and have lines across their bodies. Once they can use the power properly, they'll look something similar to what Zeke looked like. Anyway, next chapter we're jumping back to Carol. We have to progress on the plot before we return to the Bragard business.