Kamen Rider Date A Live

"Only by not giving up hope...can there be a possibility of moving towards the future!"

Shining agitω, who had already prepared to fight to the death, heard a distant and ancient sound in the next moment.

Do you yearn for the possibility of moving towards the future?

At the same moment, the key that exists within the source of the radiant light of agitω begins to turn.

Click!

The 236th appointment of me... was named...

The 236th appointment of me... was named...

Do you yearn for the possibility of moving towards the future?

Click! The key, within the radiant source of light, spun once.

Words, seemingly from nowhere, are telling a story...

"Do you wish to overcome the insurmountable barrier that currently stands before you?"

Click! The key turns another full circle.

The words seemed to possess a magical quality; even at this moment, hearing them made me freeze, listening intently.

"Do you seek power? Do you seek power to use for yourself and to overcome all things?"

Click! The key turns another full circle.

Countless rays of light of various colors flowed out from the key, breaking through the body of Shining agitω and transforming into countless streams of light of different colors, surrounding Shining agitω.

"roar----!!!!!"

However, on the other side, Mirror Image agitω, which evolved from the evil inversion form, let out a terrifying roar of extreme anger. As if to show its anger, it let out a towering roar and swung its right fist without caring about what was going on with the opponent!

Because at this moment, the only instinct in Mirror Image agitω is the furious desire to tear, bite, and shatter Shining agitω!

With just this simple punch, wherever Mirror Shadow agitω's right arm touched, the space emitted a sound like a mirror shattering. At the same time, cracks began to appear in the space itself, and turbulent currents, seemingly capable of easily distorting and shattering anything, emanated from those cracks. To put it bluntly, probably none of the Heroic Spirits present could withstand this simple punch with their bodies. Moreover, the spatial shattering and turbulence caused by this punch were merely byproducts!

boom!

Mirror Image agitω's right fist slammed into the countless streams of colored light. This powerful blow, capable of destroying diamonds, had absolutely no effect on the countless streams of colored light, not even a ripple. It was as if Mirror Image agitω had hit cotton.

"Roar!!!!"

When its first attack failed, without thinking, or rather, in a fit of rage, the Mirror Shadow agitω had no reason left. Its remaining instincts drove it to activate one of its abilities—Mirror Crack!

Tear!

The sound of objects being torn apart came from all around. At this moment, everything in front of Mirror Shadow agitω, including the space itself, shattered!

The pitch-black, lifeless spatial rift was shattered by the mirror image agitω. Powerful attraction and spatial turbulence surged out from the rift, wreaking havoc on everything around it. Even the inherent barrier of this area showed unstable and violent fluctuations. This phenomenon made the Rider underground narrow his eyes and look up at the sky.

Even so, the countless streams of colored light remained unchanged, as if completely isolated and ignoring the terrifying spatial turbulence around it. And the shimmering agitω inside these streams of light was completely unaware of the situation outside that could kill it a hundred times over. It listened intently to the words that came from who-knows-where.

"You. Or perhaps what you seek is the power to protect and safeguard everything?"

Click! The key turns another full circle.

"You. Or is what you seek something that can stop all sorrow, something that can reach the side of your most beloved at any time, something that surpasses all speed?"

Click! The key turns another full circle.

"You. If you desire such power, or even more powerful than those, truly omnipotent power... then make up your mind and shout it out!"

Click, click... The key stops turning.

"You. Your name, your identity now, what is it? Shout it! Then you will know that my name is... Shout out my name... Connect everything!"

The key stopped turning.

(...My name, my identity...)

Shining agitω, I begin to ask myself these questions.

She has no memory of her childhood. The only thing related to her past is that she originally had the surname Chonggong and had a biological younger sister.

Apart from that, he has no memory of his biological father or parents, and he has no memory of where his family is or why he was adopted by the Itsuka family.

Although she had asked Mr. Ken before if he could help her regain her memories... she ran away under Mr. Ken's "you really want to do this" look.

I lack the courage to face my past. Perhaps my abilities are also related to my past, but I have been avoiding it and fearing my past.

Why did my parents abandon me and Mana, separating us? Why did they only send me to live with the Itsuka family? Is my ability really unrelated to my parents?

Or perhaps... am I really human, possessing the power within my body to seal away the spirits that could easily destroy the world?

but……

Everyone's faces flashed through my mind.

Kotori, Tohka, Origami, Yoshino, Mana, Kurumi, Shiori, Hoshino, Evangelion, Ken, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Tonomachi, Reine, Kannazuki...

And the people I met in this world—Wave, Kariya, Rider, Archer, Saber, Lancer… To be honest, being able to fight with legendary heroes feels like a dream.

But, really, it's just that...

"I never imagined that in such a short time, I would have experienced so much, so many encounters and meetings..."

"It really was... a time filled with danger, but also very fulfilling and happy!"

I opened my eyes, recalling everything that had happened since April 10th, and couldn't help but smile. Then, I began my declaration.

"I am Itsuka Shido, a person who is lost in the past, yet steadfastly moves forward toward the future."

"At the same time, I am also a student at Raizen High School, a member of the Ratatosk organization, Kotori and Mana's older brother, and a special being who possesses the ability to seal and use the power of spirits. I hope to help all spirits live ordinary lives as a human."

"And I am agitω. From a (alpha) to ω (omega). I am the first and last inheritor from beginning to end—the Kamen Rider who believes in the infinite possibilities of life's future... Kamen Rider agitω!!!"

Clang!

A soft chime suddenly rang out, and at the same time, a special script appeared in Shining agitω's eyes that only he could see. These special scripts, when separated, were no different from scribbles in Shining agitω's eyes and were completely incomprehensible. However, when put together, although they were still incomprehensible, the meaning of the string of words was surprisingly clear.

"...I see, is that what you mean...Then, shout it out!"

Clench your left fist, clench your right fist and pull in your stomach, then instantly raise your right hand high, turning your fist into a palm, raise your head, and shout loudly.

"Activate!!"

"The origin of all worlds—between the possibilities!!!"

237. Water! Water! Water!

237. Water! Water! Water!

Click.

The moment Shining agitω shouted, within Shining agitω's source of light, the key that had stopped spinning... began to spin wildly at a speed beyond description!

Actions that surpass the speed of sound, the speed of light, and everything else... In the end, leading the shining agitω's consciousness, it transcended everything!

Shido, in his transformed state and only in the form of consciousness, appeared in a black and white place. Before him stood a simple, unadorned door, made of some unknown material, whose height and length seemed endless.

"This is……"

—Use the pass—key.

"!"

Shiro's voice suddenly rang in Shido's ears. Upon hearing this voice, Shido, who was originally trying to figure out how to open this seemingly endless and enormous door, subconsciously remembered the key that Shiro had placed inside his body.

At the same moment that Shido remembered, the key that had served as the pass that led Shido to this place, which had stopped turning after he arrived, turned into light particles and disappeared outside Shido's source of light.

Zheng—

With a soft sound, the key, which had turned into light particles, reassembled in Shido's hand. Then, as if controlled by some rule, Shido, without hesitation, crushed the key after getting it in his hand!

—The invitation has been received. Welcome to this place.

—This is the inner space where all worlds begin and end, connecting countless beginnings and endings across infinite planes, the space of past and future. Welcome here, the current chosen one—Itsuka Shido.

—I am the consciousness of this space; you may refer to me as "possibility".

—So, as I just said, what kind of power do you seek, need, and crave?

—If the decision has been made, then I can temporarily bestow upon you the power of one of your countless future possibilities, so that you may overcome this crisis.

"...Could I see my own future?"

Upon entering this strange space filled only with black and white, and after listening to the words of the mysterious being who claimed to be possible, Shido, still unable to make a decision after a moment of silence, asked the question with uncertainty about whether it could succeed.

--no.

"My duty is to prevent this space from being used arbitrarily. Itsuka Shido, you must understand how terrifying and boring the ability to know the past and the future truly is. Therefore, I will absolutely not agree to your request."

—Knowing everything about the past and the future, and all possibilities, only brings endless fear of the future and a deathly silence to the soul, Itsuka Shido. Do you understand?

"Haha... Of course I understand. After all, a senior colleague has mentioned this to me before."

Shaking his head with a touch of self-mockery, Shido understood the reasoning that had been discussed earlier and blamed himself for having such a foolish idea.

Indeed, knowing the future and the past can make you omnipotent.

Having a clear understanding of the past allows you to know whatever happened in the past, including some unbelievable events that remain unsolved to this day. You can even understand the location of all the world's treasures, making you a wealthy person who will never have to worry about food or drink. Everything in the past will be laid bare in your eyes.

Knowing the future allows you to become an unfailingly accurate fortune teller, capable of warding off evil and misfortune, even able to determine the fate of an individual, a group, or a nation. It also makes you truly omnipotent, able to foresee and avoid crises, and to take the good fortune that others experience… The examples are countless. Knowing the future truly makes you omnipotent.

This principle was explained by Evian long ago, shortly after Evian began training Shido, when Shido asked Evian about the reasons for fighting. At that time, Shido's thoughts were exactly as described earlier.

...But think about it carefully: if you really knew the future and the past, and became an omnipotent and omniscient being who had no difficulties or troubles throughout his life...then what would be the point of living?

At first glance, what was just said does sound wonderful, but such a life is meaningless.

By the way, you might have a happy life for a very, very long time, but then what will you do when you get tired of it all?

You might say that no one gets tired of this kind of life... but if you say that, you're just too naive. Humans are such degrading creatures. As the saying goes, "Born in hardship, die in comfort." When you get tired of all this wealth and power, all that's left for you is endless emptiness and loneliness... or, you'll feel fear about the present you're living.

This is something that no sentient being can avoid, because that's what humans (beings) are all like.

That's right. Although they cannot know the past and the future, the existence of immortal beings would also have such thoughts.

Just like beings who know the future and the past, beings that are immortal can also grow tired of or become weary of something.

The same applies to Evian.

Living for over five hundred years... that kind of suffering is a different kind of pain that short-lived humans cannot understand.

Although people don't want to die when they are young, once they enter old age, most of them will naturally prepare to welcome death at any time, for a simple reason—they've lived enough.