Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Bang! !

The king cobra was hit directly in the front by this heavy punch.

A phantom of a blue-gold dragon seemed to appear on Gates' body, and with his punch, he shattered the weapon in the King Serpent's hand, channeling even greater power into the King Serpent.

Not only was the King Snake itself thrown back, but even its contracted beast, the King Cobra, was also sent flying.

Boom—The King Serpent's body flew nearly ten meters forward like a missile.

"...What happened?"

At this point, Gates also noticed that something was wrong.

Ten meters? Is the interior space of this carriage really that big?

He quickly noticed his surroundings... the strange changes were coming from inside the entire carriage.

The carriage, which originally didn't look very big, suddenly became incredibly spacious inside.

"Has the space been extended...?"

…but that's not the most important thing.

Once the train emerged directly from the dark tunnel, the environment of its final destination came into view.

"here it is…"

Through the train window, Gates saw everything outside.

This is a very natural environment.

Extensive forests and mountains, and nearby castles built directly within this green environment.

Suddenly, a string of dark purple numbers appeared on the ceiling inside the carriage, indicating the current spacetime coordinates.

—September 30, 1431.

In Gates's memory, this era, when converted, should be—

"The Middle Ages in Europe?"

Why did you choose this time to come here?

After a brief thought flashed through his mind, Gates suddenly looked ahead and sensed an even more pronounced aura of hostility—

"That's great...that's really nice!"

It was the king cobra that Gates had already knocked down.

He stood up again, and the other two Dark Knights also stood up and stood beside him.

A chilling laugh emanated from beneath his silver-purple mask.

It gives the impression of... a monster gradually going mad.

"That's the feeling I need! Ah, that's right, this is what makes a battle!"

He took out a purple serpent-head scepter from behind him.

He took several cards from the card box, placed them in the scepter, and then—

"Advent!"

The walls of the carriage were suddenly shattered.

Two enormous shadows appeared before Gates…they were two huge animals.

A silver rhinoceros and a pink ray.

Those were the other two contracted beasts belonging to the King Serpent, but their purpose in appearing was not to fight.

Rather, it is used as fusion material for a more powerful monster.

"Unite Vent!"

Then, all the contracted beasts, including the King Cobra, merged together.

Silver, pink, purple... gold, all things mixed together, becoming a chaotic and distorted entity, its true form indistinguishable.

boom--!!

A gigantic monster, several times larger than a human body, appeared directly inside this tiny carriage that was almost completely unaccommodating.

Beast Emperor - Gene Exterminator.

It was a terrifying monster formed by combining the powers of three contracted beasts, much like the legendary chimera, a creature of mixed races.

It can no longer even be called a creature based on an animal.

"Goodbye."

The monster's master—the King Serpent—continued to stare at Gates.

And then the last card was inserted into the cane.

"Final Vent!"

Then, the Kingja's strongest ultimate move was unleashed.

The Beast Emperor roared immediately after receiving the command from the Descent Card.

But what's even more twisted is its own abdomen.

There, a hole, indistinguishable from a black hole, has emerged, powerfully attractive and capable of swallowing everything.

"—!"

Gates had almost no chance to react; in an instant, his body floated up.

At that moment, the King Serpent leaped into the air and attacked Gates with a flying kick.

"Drink it—!!"

Thump! With tremendous force, Gates' body was instantly kicked into the black hole in the Beast Emperor's abdomen.

An immense power, seemingly capable of annihilating everything, emanated from the black hole in the Beast Emperor's abdomen, expanding continuously... until it finally exploded completely from the inside.

That was a powerful force capable of destroying everything; the King Serpent had used that force to devour countless people who had been its enemies.

To date, no one who has fallen into the black hole has been able to get out.

"Hehe... Hahahaha..."

That was a victory that belonged to me; I had already won.

Realizing this, King Snake couldn't help but laugh, his expression beneath the mask becoming increasingly crazed.

Even after death, the thrill of battle can still bring joy, and one can feel unparalleled excitement, surging emotions, and uncontrollable trembling in both body and mind!

This is the meaning of my existence! No… even if I am dead, fighting is still the meaning of my existence! Whether in life or death, fighting others, winning, and finally dragging them completely into death…

This is the meaning of Asakura Takeshi's existence.

He doesn't need any reason to fight; destroying everything alive in front of him is what he must do, whether he lives or dies... it's something he was born to do.

—Click.

Asakura Takeshi… Ouja, he had already decided that all of this should be his victory.

clack clack-

But the reality was not as he had hoped.

"What…?"

Although he was dead, he still exhibited some normal reactions.

The King Serpent quickly turned around, his gaze fixed on the completely closed black hole in the Beast Emperor's abdomen—

The Beast Emperor was roaring in agony.

A tear was ripped open directly from its abdomen.

Then, the crack instantly transformed into an even larger hole.

"How...is this possible..."

boom--!!

Ignoring the King Serpent's shock, the arm that stretched out from the cave directly grabbed the Beast Emperor's left and right sides.

—Orange-black hands.

From the middle of the Beast Emperor's howling abdomen, the shattered space was torn wider and wider, and then—those hands emerged completely from within.

"stop!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the king cobra shouted as if it had foreseen something.

However, the other party completely disregarded Asakura Takeshi's wishes.

—Pfft!

From within the shattered space, a sudden burst of power erupted to the left and right, tearing the space apart.

The chimera-type monster, known as the Beast Emperor - Gene Extinction, was torn apart from its abdomen.

Steel and flesh-like substances sprayed out instantly inside the carriage.

Not only that, but not only was the Beast Emperor's body torn apart, but the black hole in his abdomen that had been closed was also torn open.

The king snake looked ahead in disbelief.

The person who emerged from the shattered space that had been forcibly torn apart was a figure in black and orange.

That was an unparalleled, fierce warrior.

"RE·V·I·VE Goretsu! Goretsu!"

Geiz, transformed into the Resurrected Fierce Form, easily blocked all the attacks released by the King Serpent.

Even if he were swallowed into a black hole, Gates could gain the power to shatter space by compressing it.

Not only did it shatter the Beast Emperor's special ability in one fell swoop, but it also completely dismembered the beast from its insides.

So, getting back to the point—

What will become of the King Serpent after losing all its contracted beasts?

"…Well!"

In the blink of an eye, the king cobra knelt down on the ground.

The purple covering his entire body turned black, and the card box at his waist lost its patterns. He could only maintain a minimum level of power.

The other two Dark Knights behind him also attacked Gates.

…First, there was the black knight.

The ghostly energy gathered its full power and unleashed a powerful, concentrated strike directly at the back of Gates' head.

It was a near-fatal attack on a weakness, but Gates didn't even bother to look at it.

Thump—!

Conversely, it was the ghostly vapor that was so shocked that it couldn't even hold its weapon.

Gates turned around and pressed his chainsaw-like weapon directly against Youqi's chest.

Swish swish swish swish swish—!!

With a force so great it nearly sliced ​​through his entire body and armor, Ghost was flung away by Gates's attack.

But immediately afterward, he felt a slight impact all over his body.

Gates looked around directly, at a scene that was absolutely impossible for the human eye to perceive, but—

Even though he couldn't see it, Gates still knew what it was.

Just before the next attack was about to begin, he suddenly turned the dial on his waist.

The grains in the hourglass were flipped over.

"Speed ​​Time!"

"Re·Re·Re! Re·Re·Re! Reve Hayate! Shippu!"

The armor on his chest deformed and bounced away, Gates' body turned a ghostly blue, and then—