Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

A strange, uncanny pattern began to emerge on the surface of the moon.

Do not--

That moon... wasn't real to begin with.

Snap!

A violent explosion erupted instantly, and countless shards of glass, like raindrops, scattered across the ground.

Yan Ming immediately realized what was happening.

Without hesitation, he pushed Kui Yu to the ground, and as the fragments fell, a violent storm swept across the ground.

The world is changing.

The once normal scenery seemed to recede infinitely, and what appeared before Yan Ming was a distorted, chaotic color.

"This is..."

It was an incredibly eerie sight.

It looks like a space outside of the three-dimensional world, and everything around it presents a sense of closeness.

And things that are sketched on the walls like paintings.

Those who were drawn in were pulled into this space along with Yan Ming. Their voices grew louder and louder, and their movements became increasingly distorted.

It's like a thin, constantly twisting line.

Yan Ming quickly pulled Kui Yu, who was also behaving strangely beneath him, and only then did he see what was in front of him.

A certain kind of organism.

…Using such a term to describe them is somewhat inappropriate, because they are very different from ordinary creatures.

Thump! Thump thump thump—

Moving constantly to one side are dolphins with strong human legs growing out of their bodies.

Moving about all around the ceiling and walls are eyes that have grown hands and feet.

Teeth and mouths grew where the pupils of these eyes should have been, mocking them.

And there is something else at the very deepest part of the entire space.

If you go closer, you'll find it's a snake.

A black python that is over four meters long and appears even larger.

Whether it's a dolphin with legs, eyes with limbs, or a snake.

Their existence presents an image of complete isolation from the surrounding space.

If I had to describe it...

It's as if it crawled out of a painting.

Then, they began to do something even stranger.

Eyes that had grown limbs, accompanied by eerie postures and playful sounds, swiftly approached these people.

Lift them up.

The people who were lifted up were then thrown onto the dolphins, who, having legs, easily scooped them away with their tails.

And the place where they finally landed was right next to the python.

People who have lost the ability to think for themselves are completely unaware of what is about to happen.

The enormous snake watched them, and slowly raised its body.

The trembling head split off in all directions in an instant.

It turned into a "flower".

The snake's head opened instantly, like a silk thread, and in that instant, it looked like a flower. In the moment the snake's head bloomed like a flower, bright, smooth, and beautiful colors surged across the snake's entire body.

The scene was both beautiful and incredibly eerie.

But these people are not afraid of this at all.

They shouted and cheered, and like those uninformed believers, they completely gave themselves away.

The snake, which had blossomed into a "flower," wriggled its body with great joy and used its petals to swallow human bodies one by one.

"They ate humans as food..."

Faced with bizarre phenomena that defy common sense, perhaps only those who are equally extraordinary can remain calm and think rationally.

Unfortunately, Yan Ming is that kind of person.

The giant serpent swallowed people whole, and it's unclear whether they died or not. However, judging from the fact that the smaller monsters around it were feeding it, it should be the one controlling the entire space.

Although it's unclear what exactly happened.

As the only person here who can maintain his thinking ability, Yan Ming would never sit idly by.

First, lift Suwa Aoi up with all your might and place her in a safe place.

then.

Faced with the monster that still intended to capture people, an arm reached out directly.

click -

"Chirp?! Chirp chirp ...—"

The captured eye immediately struggled with all its might, but when Yan Ming exerted his strength, it could no longer withstand the much greater force than that of an ordinary person.

The eye that was flung away sent about five or six similar eye-shaped monsters flying in one go.

The air seemed to freeze.

The monsters seemed completely unprepared for this situation, displaying exaggerated and astonished expressions at the fact that humans would actually resist.

Howling, turmoil, madness.

But Yan Ming seized this opportunity and, with utmost composure, raised his right leg from the side.

He kicked a dolphin-like monster directly, knocking it to the ground and causing it to roll forward like a bowling ball, knocking over several other monsters.

The python seemed to have noticed this as well.

A roar erupted from within the head that blossomed into a flower, and the storm formed by the roar transformed into a tangible impact, charging directly toward Yan Ming.

Yan Ming used his hands to shield himself, barely managing to steady himself.

However, despite his extraordinary abilities, he was unable to directly defeat that bizarre monster.

However, what he didn't notice was that there seemed to be some... fear in the monster's roar?

Is this fear caused by Yan Ming, or is it due to some other reason?

one way or another.

When Yan Ming realized that although he could knock away most of the monsters, he was helpless against the python, he had no choice but to go to Kui Yu's side first.

She had fainted at some point.

That's why I should protect her even more.

Faced with the monster slowly advancing towards him, Yan Ming had no choice but to clench his fists and prepare himself to fight this bitter battle to the very end.

—Bang.

The gunshots defied the limits of the air.

Under Yan Ming's watchful gaze, the python's flower-like head was struck by something, followed by a series of mournful howls.

--What's wrong?

Just as Yan Ming was wondering what had happened, a figure appeared not far away.

A figure was standing in a relatively high position.

A girl with black hair.

She stared coldly at the monsters, and some unseen wind seemed to stir the strands of hair behind her.

Nobody noticed.

As all this unfolded, the things in Yan Ming's pocket began to faintly glow.

That dark purple glow.

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Volume One: The Demon King's Descent: Chapter Three - The Countdown to Calamity

"people?"

This time, Yan Ming, who was usually unwavering, showed a surprised expression.

That person was clearly a young girl.

Logically speaking, most young girls would faint from fright just from seeing such a bizarre scene, let alone being in such a place.

But the girl did not back down at all.

Faced with the python's ferocious attack, the girl who kept darting around in front of him was Akemi Homura, a junior high school student in the same school as Yan Ming.

He dodged the attack with incredible speed.

Boom!! The monster tore apart the spot where she had been standing, while Homura Akemi landed on the ground unharmed.

Superhuman mobility.

The monsters around her seemed to be planning to attack Homura Akemi, but she didn't even glance at them.

wrong.

It should be said that the monsters had already fallen the moment they attempted to attack her.

--what happened?

Yan Ming, who could understand almost any situation, showed a completely bewildered expression for the first time in this state.

The serpentine monster continued to roar.

As it approached, it continued to attack Homura Akemi.

As Yan Ming saw the monster approaching, he scooped up Suwa Aoi's body and hid behind it.

The snake's head crushed the ground where they had been standing.

From any perspective, it was impossible for that girl to avoid this attack.

--boom.

At that moment, the monster only heard a crashing sound coming from behind it.

Then came an overwhelming roar.

Flames and impact, a complete explosion, tore everything apart from the monster's body.

It roared and howled, while Homura Akemi simply stood there casually.

He casually tossed the rocket launcher, which he had already used once, onto the ground.

No one could see what she had done, and by the time Yan Ming came to his senses, it was all over.

Homura Akemi was simply standing still.

The serpentine monster was surrounded by an overwhelming explosion.

Space exploded.

Of course, the power of the rocket launcher is not enough to tear space apart. The reason for this description is that the space only appears based on the monster's body.

The serpentine monster had been completely wiped out by Homura Akemi's countless artillery bombardments.

As a result, the entire strange space vanished along with it.

The scene that was originally like a bridge has returned to reality, and all those who were caught up in the monster have fallen to the ground.

The strange marks on their necks had disappeared, presumably because the monster had vanished and they were no longer affected.

He should regain consciousness in a little while.