Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

Chapter 595 Self Awareness

temperature, humidity, air pressure...

Plus evil.

I don't know when, as long as the environment is suitable, some corresponding monsters will be born in nature.

Yamabiko, Earth Spider, Kanibozu, Ichiwamian...

Those monsters have left many monster legends in history.

And human beings are always helpless in front of those monsters.

until……

Among humans, "ghosts" appeared!
That is not a ghost among monsters.

It is a person who has acquired the powerful power to transform into a ghost after extremely hard training.

Oni uses Shikigami as a partner to collect information on youkai, and then uses a weapon made of oni stones to strike a clear sound to destroy them.

In order to distinguish them from the exaggerated legends of monsters, the ghosts gave the monsters they hunted a special name - demonized demons, and converted the information of demonized demons they hunted into words and records down.

During this period, some people who had been rescued by ghosts spontaneously united to form an organization dedicated to supporting ghosts - Warriors.

The warrior organization is not only responsible for integrating the notes of ghosts and passing them on, but also responsible for the analysis and collection of information on demonized sprites, on-site support for ghosts, and medical work for ghosts, etc...

Gradually, they also began to be responsible for further research and development of the weapons used by the ghosts and the shikigami companions.

Even, unite the scattered ghosts, and then dispatch them in a unified manner according to the law of the appearance of demonized sprites.

To this end, the warrior organization has also set up branches in various districts across the country to support the ghosts operating in the corresponding areas.

According to the records of the warrior organization:
Surrounding the demons, for some reason, there are always boys and girls with the same appearance.

Before the Demonic Demon grows up, they will take the initiative to capture humans, use humans as bait, and feed them to the Demonic Demon.

And, no matter how many times it is eliminated, it will reappear.

It seems that it will never be finished.

In this way, for hundreds of years, ghosts and boys and Ji, and demonized demons have been fighting non-stop.

until modern times...

……

……

[2005]

Kanto, in a western mansion.

There is a pair of mysterious men and women wearing kimonos with exactly the same face as Doji and Ji are doing experiments...

To be precise, the man in the kimono is doing the experiment.

They are the ones who manipulate the boy and Ji through the black and white puppets behind the scenes to cultivate demonized demons.

However, as the warrior organization becomes more mature and the ghosts become stronger, they are also constantly looking for ways to make the boys and girls they created, as well as the demonized ghosts under their control, stronger.

To this end, the kimono man has done many experiments.

Including but not limited to letting him and the black and white puppets controlled by the woman in kimono feed the boy and Ji with "armor" bait.

Using this method, he successfully evolved ordinary strange boys and enchantresses into warrior boys and Kaiji.

But it also strangely gave birth to a deranged boy who didn't attack people, but only attacked demonized demons.

This made the man in the kimono more cautious about the experiment.

After that, the kimono man used his and the kimono woman's hair and other means to create an unprecedented pair of Super Boy and Super Hime, which combined the abilities of all the previous Doji and Ji.

And Super Boy and Super Ji really lived up to the expectations of the kimono man.

Not only can they cultivate any kind of demonized sprites on their own, but they are also very strong, far surpassing the previous boy, Ji and black and white puppets.

But soon, the appearance of the wood spirit forest made the man in kimono and the woman in kimono realize that the "Orochi phenomenon" is coming.

It is a phenomenon that demonized sprites will appear in large numbers, and all of them will go berserk.

Those demonized sprites who run wild will destroy everything they pass through like locusts crossing the border.

If you leave it alone, in the end, not only humans, but even them will perish together...

In order to avoid such an ending, men and women in kimonos want to use the power of ghosts.

So, they order Super Boy and Super Hime to protect Oni.

However, what they didn't expect was that the super boy and super girl who were obviously just puppet creations were born with self-awareness, and began to think about who they are and what the meaning of life is.

The sudden change of absolute position caused great confusion in their hearts.

At the same time, there is also their great rebellious psychology towards men and women in kimonos.

Just like those children who have reached the rebellious stage among human beings.

Their actual age is less than half a year old, and in this state, the only clear idea is - they don't want to obey the orders of men and women in kimonos!

For this reason, they immediately went to attack the ghost who had just finished fighting the demonized demon.

The reason is the extremely simple idea of ​​"not wanting to obey the orders of men and women in kimono".

They lost.

Because of confusion.

Because shaken.

Because of that simple and naive idea.

They were injured.

Go away in embarrassment.

But, but...

They are just puppets of men and women in kimonos.

Those who disobey the order of men and women in kimono will not be tolerated by their parents like those children in the rebellious period.

……

……

Watching Super Boy and Super Princess fleeing in embarrassment while supporting each other, the woman in kimono was about to chase after him, but was stopped by the man in kimono raising his hand.

"Forget it, don't worry about it, anyway, as long as I don't feed them, they will die sooner or later."

As the man in the kimono said, as created beings, Superboy and Supergirl are not complete lives. If they want to continue to live, they must take a special "bait" regularly.

If they don't take food, their bodily functions will stop, and they will... die!

The woman in the kimono glanced at the man in the kimono, lowered her eyes, and gave up her plan to pursue.

Then, looking at the backs of Super Boy and Super Girl supporting each other to leave, she sighed:
"I didn't expect them to have self-awareness..."

At this point, she was silent for a moment, and then, she commented with pity or sarcasm.

"very pitiful."

Hearing this, the man in the kimono didn't speak, but his face was tense and his brows were furrowed.

……

……

As expected by the man in kimono, after fleeing, the bodies of Super Boy and Super Princess not only did not improve at all, but deteriorated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not taking "bait" for a long time, coupled with serious injuries, severe energy consumption...

In the end, Chao Ji's body couldn't bear it first, and she fell to the ground, completely losing the strength to walk.

Seeing this, Super Boy immediately squatted in front of Super Girl, and tightly grasped Super Girl's shoulders with worried hands.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Take heart!"

The super girl with heavy eyelids and her consciousness is gradually collapsing already has a premonition of her demise.

Therefore, she exhausted her last sliver of strength, sent her best wishes to Super Boy, and entrusted her will.

"To find... the answer."

Find the answer to... "What am I?"

Hearing this, the super boy also had a premonition, and immediately hugged Chao Ji, trying to keep Chao Ji in his arms.

However, the miracle did not happen.

In the next moment, Super Ji died in the arms of Super Boy, and her body was scattered into a pile of ashes.

Next, fate showed its cruelty and impermanence to the fullest.

Because, Super Boy's body also began to collapse a little bit.

He is also going to die.

"what--!!!"

Resentment, anger, confusion, resentment, fear... Superboy couldn't help but roar.

And ushering in the end of death amidst this roar is his destined future...

It should be like this.

Da da da--!
suddenly!

All things stand still.

Only the illusory clock hands moving sounded through the sudden stop.

Naturally, the progress of Super Boy's body collapse also stopped with the arrival of the stop state at this time.

"I like you very much."

A middle-aged man in purple, holding a strange knight watch with the head of a ferocious ghost, stopped in front of Super Boy.

"So, let me give you a special power for your revenge."

【Hibiki (Hibiki)! 】

The man smiled evilly, pressed the activated ghost watch into Superboy's body, lowered his head slightly, and whispered in his ear.

"I will not ask your permission."

【Hibiki (Hibiki)! 】

When the sound of the special effect fell, dark dense lines rushed out of Super Boy's body, re-contained his tattered body, and then turned into a ferocious ghost armor burning with dark flames, wearing his body.

time-stop release.

Immediately, the evil spirit couldn't help but roared up to the sky.

"Roar--!!"

The horrifying ghost's roar echoed in the sky above the forest for a long time, circling endlessly.

(End of this chapter)