Kamen Rider: Evolution

Chapter 218 The Great Monster

A situation that terrified her, where someone was more like a monster than herself, occurred.

She actually hurt other people, including those who had always been by her side, helping and encouraging her, and even those she liked.

Kusakabe Hiroshi reached out her hand towards the center of the explosion. She wanted to save him; the longing was to hold his hand, feel the warmth in his heart, and then apologize to him.

Kusakabe Hiroshi spread his wings with all his might and charged directly toward the center of the explosion.

Just as she was about to touch the explosion, she could almost see Jiang Xia's body completely engulfed in flames.

"No!"

In that instant, time seemed to stand still.

Kusakabe Hiroko was unaware that she had entered an accelerated state; she only felt herself becoming faster. She wanted to be faster, faster, faster enough to save him!

Just as Kusakabe Hiroshi was thinking this, a sound almost like shattering glass suddenly came from the surroundings.

The once blazing flames hovered over the grass, their emerald green stripes spreading outwards in the air.

The strongest talent belonging to the Zerg race is revealed at this moment!

She reached out, her hand passing through the explosion, and grabbed him.

At that moment, time stood still, and the talent for controlling time particles was upgraded within the planktonic protozoan's body in that instant.

They became one of the very few alien insects capable of stopping time.

Kusakabe Hiroshi outpaced time; the blazing flames engulfed the entire meadow, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder from the explosion.

She held Jiang Xia tightly in the center of the flames, their embrace seemingly transforming into arms that bound Jiang Xia's body.

More than her monster identity, she is now afraid of losing him.

She succeeded! She succeeded! She saved the most important person in the world to her.

A slightly warm hand rested on Hiroshi Kusakabe's shoulder.

He looked at Kusakabe Hiroshi, who was holding him tightly, and said softly, "Alright, let go of me. This kind of attack can't hurt me."

At this moment, Kusakabe Hiroshi realized what was happening, immediately took a few steps back, turned his back, squatted down, covered his eyes, and dared not look at Jiang Xia again.

Or perhaps it's because they dare not let Jiang Xia see their monster-like appearance, and can only adopt the snail's method, retreating into their shells.

It was as if nothing had happened, but she now knew she had become a monster.

Doing so would be tantamount to handing one's life over to Jiang Xia, while one would be like an ostrich burying its head in the ground, awaiting judgment.

But now, Hiroki Kusakabe has no choice but to leave Etsuka; she feels she can't do it.

Asking Jiang Xia to accept her as a monster felt like wishful thinking.

"Alright, Xiaoxi, I'm ready. You can turn around now," Jiang Xia said, looking at Kusakabe Xi, who was cowering like a turtle.

The planktonic protozoan slowly stood up and turned around. She didn't know what fate awaited her, whether she would be destroyed or abandoned, it didn't matter anymore.

"Impossible!" Kusakabe Hiroshi exclaimed.

"What's wrong? There are plenty of things I haven't told you."

The body of the planktonic protozoan was reflected in its crimson eye sockets.

Jiang Xia could sense Kusakabe Hiroshi's fear and disbelief. After all, he now knew that his current state was far more terrifying than Kusakabe Hiroshi's transformation into a planktonic protozoan.

His current appearance would cause widespread panic anywhere.

In front of Kusakabe Hiroshi, he was no longer a handsome human, but a giant monster.

Jiangxia spread his arms, his whole body covered in grayish-white scales, which stood up like blades with each breath.

It could even pierce through anything that came near his body; his once warm, sun-like smile was now obscured by the monstrous creature.

The dragon horns on its head meandered backward, and its long, crimson hair hung vertically to its waist.

His entire body seemed to have grown several sizes larger, and the place where he was standing seemed to have been pressed down by something, causing it to cave in.

Jiang Xia raised the grayish-white claws and poked them into the dagger-like sharp teeth, producing a sound like metal clashing.

Kusakabe Hiroshi, who was still waiting for the verdict, stood blankly not far away, his wings raised high, hardly believing his eyes.

It was like a giant monster. Compared to Jiang Xia, his small body seemed like it could be held in one hand. If he were to be eaten, he would only be a dessert.

Sensing her fear, Jiang Xia's body slowly returned to normal size, and the scales that were originally raised like blades on his body turned into fine white scales, and his winding dragon horns became smaller.

The dragon wings on its back spread out, and its originally ferocious head slowly transformed into a human form, except that its pupils turned golden.

The once fearsome monster has now transformed into an elegant and handsome dragon-man, even more attractive than humans.

Jiang Xia slowly walked to Kusakabe Hiro's side and gently stroked her emerald green skin.

"I haven't shown this side of myself in a long time. Whether you're a Zerg or a human, it doesn't matter to me."

"Are you also an alien insect?" Kusakabe asked, looking at Jiang Xia, who resembled a dragon-man from mythology.

"No, I am a demon. In my original world, humans were also one of the demons. Demon is a general term."

Jiang Xia replied, "And the alien insects are extraterrestrial beings."

"Why am I an alien insect? Is my brother an alien insect too?" Kusakabe asked.

If he is an alien being, then his brother should also be an alien being, especially since he has a demon friend.

It has to be said that if you suddenly turned into a monster, and everyone around you was human, you would probably start to doubt your own identity.

But what if I turned into a monster, and my older brother who lives next door saw the monster but didn't run away?

Instead, it suddenly reverted to its original monster form and said, "We are all monsters, and humans also belong to our monster race."

At this point, you might start to wonder if your family members are like you.

Or perhaps her family members are all monsters, but they just haven't told her that she herself is a monster.

"Go back and ask the Heavenly Dao Master. I believe he will tell you the correct answer."

Jiang Xia slowly transformed back into human form and looked at Kusakabe Hiroshi, who was still in the protozoan state:

"Take a deep breath, feel your own power, and then slowly retract the power that is wrapped around your body."

"Don't worry about your identity. You have a human heart and a human appearance. That special appearance is more like your unique talent," Jiang Xia said softly.

The planktonic protozoan slowly glowed with white light, which then enveloped its body.

Her originally emerald green skin began to change and twist, before gradually retracting back into her body, transforming back into Kusakabe Hiroshi, wearing a white dress and a smile on her face.

"It's done! Let's hurry back. I want to ask my brother what exactly happened."

Kusakabe Hiroshi grabbed Ena's hand and ran down the mountain.

Chapter 219 Embrace

Its emerald green wings spread out, and its petite body emitted a white light.

The green hues, like ripples on water, flow back and forth within the originally spacious villa.

Everything around them trembled, and the place itself seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

"Brother, why am I an alien insect?" The planktonic protozoan tilted its head, and the transparent figure of Kusakabe Hiroshi appeared on its body surface.

It walked towards the Heavenly Dao General, gradually approaching him, until it stopped face to face with him.

The planktonic protozoan raised its monstrous arm and stretched it toward the silent Tendou Souji.

"Answer me! Why am I an alien insect?" Kusakabe Hiroshi asked again.

Silence. The only sound is the creaking of the wind hitting the window.

Tokyo, Tokyo Tower, the Tendo family, Tendo Souji looked at the planktonic protozoa standing before him, took a deep breath, and said:

"Because my parents were killed and disguised by protozoa before you were born."

At that time, you had just entered your mother's womb, and the protozoan's mimicry would inherit everything from the mimicked.

Tendou Souji looked at the floating protozoan in front of him and said, "You are my sister who died before she was born, you are my blood relative, you were just born as a protozoan by chance."

"Brother, you are human, and I am a protozoan. Do you really think we are siblings?"

Hiroshi Kusakabe pointed to his current appearance.

Everything now indicates that there is no monster family. Both my brother and the tree flower are 100% human. Only I have been kept in the dark.

It was a nightmare from which I would never wake up; everything I had was like a bubble.

Before, Jiang Xia told himself not to care about his monster identity, that he could live here as a human, as if nothing had ever happened, and live a quiet and uneventful life.

In the past, she might have actually followed the advice and buried this matter deep in her heart, just like the hatred from years ago.

But this time she came to find out the truth. She was no longer the Kusakabe Hiru who could hide everything; she had no way to hide it from her family.

Then she came, but she didn't choose to be with him; they were all monsters.

But she didn't want anyone to know that Jiang Xia was a monster, not even her brother.

“That’s right, you are my sister. I will protect you from any harm, whether you are human or Zerg.” Tendou Souji said.

"I will protect the world, but the world that I want to protect is the world where Xiao Xi can live safely."

Bathed in the sunlight streaming through the window, Tendou Souji's eyes were resolute, and every line on his body seemed to have been forged through countless trials.

Or rather, he has undergone countless trials and tribulations to be able to stand here.

That asteroid in outer space must be destroyed, no matter the cost.

His only goal now is to destroy the source of the Zerg, which is the true way of Heaven.

Aren't Zerg enemies of humanity?

"No, those Zerg that kill humans and trample on even the smallest hopes and dreams, I just want to defeat them."

"Oh, I see, brother."

Kusakabe Hiro slowly transformed into a human. As long as he doesn't do bad things, even if he's not human, he won't become his brother's enemy?

She has gotten the answer she wanted.