Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"I don't care what you are, how dare you hit me like that! I'll smash you to pieces!"

The stick, imbued with excessive force, struck the incoming silver figure head-on.

Thump! The air itself seemed to vibrate.

The person struck by the violent impact naturally fell to the ground below.

There were already people waiting there for a long time.

"Hey, Iai Tetsuo!"

A middle-aged man holding a weapon resembling a samurai sword stared intently at the air.

Beside him was another young man, his hand gripping a knife.

"The upcoming battle might get a little tricky... Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes, Master."

When questioned by his S-rank master, Atomic Samurai, his Land Iai Steel simply responded with a serious attitude.

"If I keep standing still, I'll never be able to reach a higher level, so—!"

"Okay... let's talk about setting goals later."

As soon as they finished speaking, the figure from before disappeared from the street in front of them.

Boom!! Countless rubble and dust exploded together.

"Since we're here, let's not waste any more time. Come on... that guy's about to attack!"

And so, at the very moment Atomic Samurai finished speaking.

The silver, spiraling straight towards him, instantly met his gaze.

He then slashed vertically at him with a long sword that was blue and yellow.

—Clang!

At the critical moment, Atomic Samurai immediately drew his Nichirin Blade from his waist and blocked the attack head-on with a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

boom--!!

A blast of air and its aftershocks suddenly erupted between them.

"Ugh...!"

"Iaitsu, attack now!"

The Iai Steel, struck by the strong wind, was momentarily unable to move forward due to the enormous impact and aftershocks, but the Atomic Samurai's voice quickly brought him back to his senses.

Without a second thought, Iai Tetsuo drew his beloved sword.

Mustering his courage, he lunged sideways towards the enemy.

"Drink it all!!!"

Whoosh—! It sounded as if the air was being sliced ​​open.

Iaitsu swung his sword with lightning speed, roaring as he slashed with all his might toward his opponent's head.

--moment.

It was as if time itself had stood still.

'What?'

Everything around me seemed to slow down dramatically—no, that was just my own sensory illusion.

In Iaitsu's understanding.

The figure, completely enveloped in silver metal, slowly turned its head to look at itself.

He used his hands to block his master Atomic Samurai's slashes.

On one side, something red emerged from his entire body.

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…evil.

Darkness, strife, annihilation, destruction...

Murder, death, destruction, and the annihilation of the Nightmare Demon—death.

Murder curses, filled with endless malice and resentment, continuously emanated from that person's entire body in incredible quantities.

"This, this is—!!"

In reality, only one second has passed.

But the silver figure had already silently arrived in front of Iai Tetsuya.

"...Tsk!"

Bang! In the next instant, Atomic Samurai immediately blocked the opponent's sword with his blade.

Before the bewildered Iai Tetsuo, Atomic Samurai used his sword to forcefully send his opponent flying.

"just…"

"I...I'm sorry, Master, that guy's whole body suddenly appeared—"

"No, I'm not blaming you. I saw it too. Something really incredible was coming out of that guy's whole body."

Boom—but the opponent landed silently on the ground.

The silver figure slowly raised its hand, and countless silver storms erupted evenly from its entire body—

It's a swarm of locusts.

It is a destructive storm composed of countless tiny locusts, much like nanorobots.

The storm, capable of completely engulfing everything and representing disaster, was hurtling towards the master and disciple at high speed on an exaggerated scale.

"Drink!"

Just then, another person descended from the sky.

It was a metal baseball bat. He raised the bat again and smashed it violently into the swarm of locusts.

Thump! The immense force dispersed some of the locusts, but—

"What…?"

They then transformed into even smaller forms, using their extreme size to tear at the metal baseball bat's entire body.

"hiss--!"

"Hey you over there, hold on!"

Almost instantly, Atomic Samurai rushed in front of him and sheathed his sword again.

"—Atomic Slash!"

Snap!

A super slash that could truly sever the connections between atoms, spanning thousands and tens of thousands, completely tore apart the entire swarm of locusts before it.

The metal bat's body, covered in bite wounds, was thus revealed.

"Mind your own business."

"Hmph, you can't do it all by yourself, young man."

However—their casual conversation only lasted a short while.

The silver figure directly in front of them only intensified their attack.

- Om!

First of all.

A flash of blue light swept across the silver warrior's entire body.

--boom!

The metal bat was sent flying instantly.

"what?!"

Then, before he could even react, Iai Tetsuo was sent flying backward like a rocket.

The fastest of them all, Atomic Warrior, immediately tensed up, but despite this—

The remaining time was only enough for him to forcibly hold the knife in front of him.

Thump! The immense force sent him flying.

"Goo-ah—?!"

When Atomic Samurai tried to strike his opponent, he couldn't catch any trajectory at all.

All that could be seen were eerie silver-blue figures flashing in mid-air.

"What's going on...?"

Boom! Suddenly, another violent bombing sound came from the sky.

This time it's an armored man.

He wore thicker armor than his opponent and rained down countless missiles.

"That guy, is it Metal Knight?"

"Are you kidding me... launching missiles in such a densely populated area?!"

The S-class hero Metal Knight, who came to provide support, completely disregarded the safety of the nearby residents and unleashed a barrage of lethal missiles at the silver figure.

Right at this moment.

The silver figure standing still shone with a different kind of brilliance once again.

Unlike the previous blue, this time it's red.

And at the very moment the light flashed—

Hundreds of thousands, millions—surpassing even that number of silver locusts.

Like a torrential downpour, it swept across the entire sky in an instant.

boom--!!

All the incoming missiles were devoured by the locust swarm in less than an instant.

Metal Knight seemed surprised by this as well, and just as he was about to retaliate, a silver figure flew in front of him.

Then, quite decisively, he slammed a heavy fist, gleaming with silver spikes, into his chest.

—Boom!!

The metal knight, whose armor was even thicker than his opponent's, flew backward like a meteor, smashing through several buildings before being buried in the nearby streets.

The aftershocks of that punch shook all the surrounding cities.

Zzz...! A large hole was punched through his chest armor, rendering him completely unable to continue fighting.

At this critical juncture—

In mid-air, the silver figure's entire body began to ripple with strange energy.

hum…

His entire existence seemed to become elusive, and then... he disappeared into mid-air.

All the silver locust swarms covering the air also vanished completely.

The surrounding streets fell silent again, as if everything that had just happened was nothing but a dream…

Only the excessive destruction made Atomic Samurai, his apprentice, and Metal Bat realize that this was all reality.

"...What exactly happened? That guy escaped?"

Who knows…

Atomic Samurai let out a soft breath and sheathed his Nichirin Blade.

But his face was also very somber.