Kamen Rider from the ancient times

It is the power of Oma Zi-O.

But it's not Oma Zi-O.

The time king, who transcended the past and the future, slowly raised his hand towards the sky. The difference in size between near and far, from the ground to the sky, made his palm seem to encompass the entire circular device covering his head.

Like a clock face being turned, Tokiwa Sougo's wrist rotates counterclockwise.

But upon realizing his intention, Kamen Rider Barlckxs instantly rushed from the platform to ZiO's front, and the latter reacted quickly, withdrawing his hand to block an oncoming fist.

boom--!
A tremendous force erupted between the two.

Tsukasa Kadoya, who was standing to the side, stepped back, but at that moment, he saw that the Time Managers in gray-green robes who had been blasted into the plaza earlier had also surrounded him. Two of them even took out a Time Driver and a Ride Watch.

He glanced at ZiO, who was fighting against Kamen Rider Barlckxs, and then at the two unknown Kamen Riders who had already transformed.

The power of the Timekeeper directly and historically suppressed the Kamen Riders of the Heisei era. Even the power of ZiO in Oma Zi-O form was somewhat difficult to resist when facing Kamen Rider Barlckxs, who could "nullify all Heisei."

"So what if you can turn into ZiO again!"

After realizing that he no longer needed to fear transforming again, ZiO, the Kamen Rider Barlckxs, became arrogant once more.

"As long as you belong to the Heisei era Kamen Rider, there's no way you can defy me!"

"..."

As Tokiwa Sougo blocked Kamen Rider Barlckxs' punch once again, he was knocked back several steps by the overwhelming force. Those expressionless compound eyes fell on him, then looked over his shoulder at the sky behind him.

That giant ring, representing the history reset machine, is actually replacing the original world with a history that "did not exist in the Heisei era of Kamen Riders."

Therefore, their history has not been forgotten.

Instead, it was completely destroyed!

but--

It can be destroyed and it can be reborn.

Tokiwa Sougo's gaze refocused on Kamen Rider Barlckxs: "There's no need for resistance. I just need to protect our history."

"What...?" Kamen Rider Barlckxs was somewhat puzzled.

“If your goal is for me to collect the power of all the Heisei Kamen Riders as a ‘substitute,’ then thanks to you, I—represent all the Kamen Riders of the Heisei era!” Tokiwa Sougo said with a firm gaze.

"You must be joking—"

Kamen Rider Barlckxs seemed to get angry and threw another heavy punch at ZiO, but this time the latter easily clenched his fist.

However, at this moment, the other two transformed Time Managers also launched an attack on him.

Rider Time!

—Kamen Rider Zonjis!

—Kamen Rider Zamonas!

Because the goal is to erase all Kamen Riders from the Heisei era, the power of the Riders used by the Timekeepers is a combination of the powers of Kamen Riders from the Showa era.

The situation instantly turned into a three-on-one battle, and ZiO in his Ootaur form seemed to be in an even more precarious position.

At that moment, Tsukasa Kadoya heard a faint voice coming from not far away.

"scholar--"

Tsukasa Kadoya subconsciously looked up and saw Kawahara, dressed in an ordinary black coat and with the appearance of an ordinary human, squatting on the edge of the platform, looking at him with a smile.

"you……"

If Narutaki's original plan had truly succeeded and completely erased the existence of "Kamen Rider Agul," then this guy should indeed have disappeared from the world after losing the power of the Gold Fruit as a medium.

Unless ZiO's words actually worked, and that guy, having gathered the power of all the Heisei Kamen Riders, also represented those Kamen Riders.

Perhaps this means that the Kamen Riders of the Heisei era have not disappeared—

"You know, soldier..."

Kawahara looked at Tsukasa Kadoya, but his gaze seemed to pass right through him, and then he spoke as if to himself.

"Kouta Kuzunoha, having already become the 'Man of Origin,' will no longer be affected by altered history. As long as one Kouta Kuzunoha becomes the Man of Origin, then under his own influence, the Kouta Kuzunoha in other timelines will most likely continue to become gods, unless he himself gives up."

“Of course I understand, it’s like a singularity, right!” Tsukasa Kadoya replied.

No, you don't understand.

"........."

Kawahara looked up and continued, "Perhaps it's because—there's a timeline in this world that can never be changed, which ensures that he will never disappear from history."

Because the past is already anchored, it cannot be changed or destroyed.

Tsukasa Kadoya frowned at him with an inscrutable expression.

Kawahara then looked down at Tsukasa Kadoya below, then raised his hand and took out an intact Decade Driver, smiling and waving it at him.

"So you can use this one!"

"That is……"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kawahara threw the belt down, and Tsukasa Kadoya quickly stepped forward to catch it.

snap…

It has a very light, brittle, and plastic-like texture.

Tsukasa Kadoya glanced at it and was immediately speechless: "Hey! This is clearly a toy, are you kidding me?!"

Kawahara stood up and laughed, "Of course not! This is a treasure that a certain Kamen Rider fan has collected since the year Decade was born, embodying ten years of love for Kamen Rider Decade. It really can transform! Why don't you try it?"

What? He's liked Decade for ten years...

Tsukasa Kadoya felt a little awkward hearing these words.

He looked at the pristine white Decade Drive in his hand, which showed no signs of age, and after a moment's thought, he chuckled and looked up at Kawahara.

"I'll trust you this once!"

After the two looked at each other, Tsukasa Kadoya took a deep breath and then mustered up his courage to put the belt around his waist!
Snapped--

"..."

Nothing happened.

Tsukasa Kadoya silently looked up at that guy.

Kawahara smiled and extended his left hand: "Then—something incredible has happened!"

A huge knight's emblem slowly expanded from the destroyed, crater-filled platform, and a black Agur rune emerged from the back of his hand, shimmering with a brilliant golden light.

Under Tsukasa Kadoya's astonished gaze, the Decade Driver at his waist shimmered with light, extending a belt to bind his waist, and then the familiar Rider Card Box materialized.

Then, an aurora-like veil burst from his belt, sweeping across his body. After the mosaic-like light effect faded, a magenta Kamen Rider appeared, his large, emerald-green compound eyes glowing. Kamen Rider Decade's power had returned.

Tsukasa Kadoya raised his hand, clenched his fist, and felt it.

The second Heisei-generation Kamen Rider to return after ZiO—and even possesses the power of all the Heisei-generation Kamen Riders.

The changes here also caught the attention of the Timekeepers. Kamen Rider Barlckxs was both shocked and furious when he saw this.

"What? How is this possible!"

"Success!"

Tokiwa Sougo, who had fallen to the ground under the attack, got up and breathed a sigh of relief as expected.

Kamen Rider Barlckxs then realized something and looked up at the platform. He saw a man in a black coat looking down at him. His eyes, so dark that they were almost devoid of light, held a terrifying aura more oppressive than the abyss.

"How could you..."

"The manager of time, the manager of the history of Kamen Rider, what a great power."

Kawahara looked at him expressionlessly: "But, as expected, no matter who controls time or history, as long as they have selfish motives, they will inevitably have an impact on the future of the world and humanity."

Kamen Rider Barlckxs stared intently at him, and the next moment he suddenly charged forward!
However, just as he reached the edge of the platform, the center of the history reset device suddenly turned into a dark vortex, and a shockwave from the sky blasted him away!
"boom--!"

A powerful gust of air whipped up sand and dust. Tsukasa Kadoya, regaining his strength, suddenly realized something and looked up at the sky.

Standing on the high platform, Kawahara stretched out a hand, and then from the black vortex, a black and gold knight's watch fell into his hand like a bolt of lightning.

Snapped!
Kawahara gripped the familiar control panel.

This is the second time he has gone to 2018 and received the "Arcle" Rider Watch from Tokiwa Sougo.

It's just not quite the same as what I saw back then.

At this moment, the watch in his hand has a black and gold case, and the dial pattern is the four-corner emblem representing "Kamen Rider Arc". Around it are swirling magenta and white lines, and layers of golden gears surround the case. The complex power wrapped around it makes the entire watch look particularly heavy.

Kawahara flipped the watch face over to look at the back. Green and magenta vertical stripes covered the bottom of the case, with a long and a short time hand embedded on them.

Is this a comparison to the Arce Knight, whose appearance was completely different back then, wielding the watch head? Is it his power?

The power of creation modeled after ultimate darkness, the power of time of the Time Clan that transcends time and space, the power of time of Oma Zi-O who controls the history of the Heisei era, the power of the world of the world destroyer who travels through various worlds—is this what he did back then?

Kawahara probably understood.

"So……"

Kawahara glanced casually at the Timekeeper who suddenly became terrified, then looked at the Knight Rider watch in his hand.

"How do we use the new generation of tools?"

Do I press it three times?

Do not--

Under his will, the Arcle Knight's watch head transformed directly into a black emblem.

Kawahara slightly raised his arms, and the black Yaguru Knight emblem swept over his body. As it overlapped with the huge rune beneath his feet, his body transformed into the form of the pitch-black Kuuga.

The simple, unpretentious ancient warriors don't bother with these fancy things.

Dark red compound eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and the unassuming, jet-black warrior looked at Kamen Rider Barlckxs not far away, his sinister voice slowly emanating from him.

"The power of the Time Manager, the great power that governs the history of Kamen Rider, how wonderful—I want it too."

Feeling an extremely terrifying sense of oppression, Kamen Rider Barlckxs quickly retreated, while the Ridewatch on his waist flashed!
But in the next instant, caught off guard, he met those sinister, dark red compound eyes almost touching—

Kuuga's hand gripped the Time Driver at his waist, the scorching aura reaching his fingertips, accompanied by a massive, sun-like impact released from his body!

boom--!
Kawahara leaned back slightly, while Kamen Rider Barlckxs took the opportunity to quickly create distance!

He seemed to have been given a moment's respite from the vacuum of space, his body trembling slightly as he stared in terror and anger at the dark void not far away.

"What kind of power is this...? There's never been such a power in the history of any Kamen Rider! Why do you have it—!"

"You didn't know that?"

Kawahara tilted his head slightly, interrupting him.

"As the managers of Kamen Rider history and time, you don't even know this? You really shouldn't have this kind of power."

"..."

Kamen Rider Barlckxs was perhaps speechless with anger, but the other two Timekeepers who transformed were quite indignant.

"It's because the timeline and history of the Heisei generation of Kamen Riders are a mess, lacking any consistency, and often causing chaotic world wars, that we want to reset the history of the Heisei generation!"

"That's right! Only by creating Kamen Riders who are under absolute control can we better manage the history of Kamen Riders!"

"..."

"..."

After they finished speaking, the two Kamen Riders who frequently appeared in World War II fell silent.

Seeing this, Kamen Rider Barlckxs seized the opportunity to shout, "So you should just give up now! If you Kamen Riders really want to protect the world, you should let us Time Managers reset history!"

Kawahara looked at him with a cold smile: "If you really care about the world, then you should eliminate those monster organizations that are actually starting wars, instead of using this high-sounding reason to deal with Kamen Rider! Your selfish desires are just to dominate the world."

"We Kamen Riders fight for the freedom and future of humanity, so the future of the world should be written by the people themselves, not by you guys!" Tsukasa Kadoya said as he walked over.

"I will protect the history of Kamen Rider. Even though the Heisei era was a chaotic mess, it was still an era in which we lived earnestly. I will never hand over the history of Kamen Rider to you!" Tokiwa Sougo said firmly.

A strong will emanated from them, a kind of unwavering belief that timekeepers might find tiresome, yet which they might have longed for long ago.

It is for the freedom of humankind.

It is also for the future of this world.

Kawahara looked at the two and laughed, "Let's fight together! Use the power that represents all the Heisei Kamen Riders and take him down in one go!"

"Ah, that's how it should be!"

As he said this, Tsukasa Kadoya raised his hand and took out a touchscreen device, which was upgraded to Decade's complete form right in front of the Time Manager.

Kawahara had no idea where he got this thing.

They made no attempt to hide their decision to eliminate these Time Managers in one fell swoop. Kamen Rider Barlckxs felt angry at being slighted, but he was also wary and fearful of Kuuga's direct contact with the Control Watch just now.

"Damn it! There's no other way—"

At this moment, Kamen Rider Barlckxs' body turned into semi-transparent blue energy particles, which instantly surged towards the two Timekeepers beside him, taking away their Kamen Rider powers as well!
"Why...?! Ahhh—"

Caught off guard, the two were forced to revert to their vulnerable human forms, only to be blasted away by the aftershocks of the energy.

At this moment, Kamen Rider Barlckxs, who had obtained the power of Kamen Rider J, laughed wildly and raised his body, his semi-transparent blue body standing in front of the three Kamen Riders.

—Kamen Rider Barlckxs Giant Form!
...(End of chapter)