Kamen Rider: High Beam Rider - Starting with Saber

Chapter 88 Old Wu's Operation

"Be careful!"

Lan Su shouted a warning to Fei Yuzhen from the air, but Fei Yuzhen was too far away to hear him at all.

Fortunately, Touma was already subtly absorbing the power of the fantasy world, and instinctively dodged Charybdis's sneak attack from behind.

"Hello, Touma."

Stryus stepped out from the isolated barrier, a playful smile in his eyes.

When Touma saw Stryus, his eyes held a mixture of anger and confusion. "Stryus!"

"Why did you kill Liusu! Wasn't he your ally?"

By this time, Stryus had recovered from his earlier breakdown, but staring at the book in his hands, he still sighed, "Well, he was indeed my friend."

"His final scene wasn't very beautiful!"

Lan Su descended from the sky and came to the side of Fei Yuzhen, who was somewhat on the verge of collapse. He stared at Stryus with some anger in his heart. "No wonder I couldn't find you. So you've been hiding in the fantasy world all this time."

"Hehehe, I've collected all the books I needed."

"The deaths of Viktor, Zios, Raziel, and the Lord of Truth—the stories of these people have all come to an end."

"Next up are you!"

Stryus's eyes seemed to hold a mixture of resentment and compromise, but ultimately, a hint of anticipation lingered as he stared at Lan Su and Fei Yuzhen.

Fei Yu Zhen asked, puzzled, "What?"

Stryus's face darkened, his eyes turning sinister: "Soon this world will come to an end, and I will paint the most beautiful, painful ending to this story, turning hope into despair!"

Lan Su sighed softly and looked at Stryus. "Stop, Stryus. You know this won't change anything."

"Shut up! You're like that, and so is Lanyu! If you can do it, then prove it to me!"

Stryus roared at Lans, for he had no way back; he had been stuck for 2000 years.

If what Lan Su said about a brand new ending is true, then it doesn't matter if he dies.

If it's fake, then let him bring the most poignant ending to this story.

Indeed, the story will come to an end.

However, stories transcend time and are passed down by word of mouth. They can give people dreams, inspiration, and hope!

Then, a new story will be born!

Fei Yuzhen looked at Stryus, whom he believed had gone mad like the Lord of Truth, and firmly refuted his point of view.

"Transcending time and space, how wonderful, but such a future will never come!" Stryus was no longer willing to listen to any advice and only wanted to go his own way.

The clash of ideas between the novelist and the bard thus began.

"Is that so? Then just watch, Stryus!"

"Stop wasting your breath on him, defeat him, and take back Liusu's book."

A circular ring appeared at his waist, and Lan Su patted Fei Yuzhen's shoulder.

Fei Yuzhen nodded firmly and stood beside Lan Su. "I will not let that kind of ending happen!"

"henshin!" ×2

"Then come on! Let me see the brand new future you've been talking about!"

"Forbidden - Omniscient and Omnipotent!"

Stryus opened the Book of Omnipotence in his hand, and a black swamp of ink enveloped Lan Su and Fei Yuzhen. A pitch-black hand, similar to the one summoned by the Holy Lord of Truth, appeared and kept attacking the two of them.

"The story needs your presence, and I look forward to your performance, my heroes!"

As soon as Stryus finished speaking, he and Charybdis vanished into black mist.

"Don't go!" The Ten Holy Blades tried to stop them, but were entangled by these troublesome black hands.

"Is it this again? But this trick doesn't work on me much anymore."

"The Power of Darkness!"

Burning Star Agito pressed the fantasy book at his waist, and patterns of dark power appeared on the pages.

This thick, inky dark swamp was slowly absorbed into Agito's body, transforming into strands of pure dark power that strengthened his strength.

"Burp~"

Agito let out a comfortable burp, feeling that the dark power within his body had increased again, and was about to rival the power of light.

"Let's give chase!" Agito reminded the Ten Holy Blades, who were somewhat stunned by his abilities, and they followed the scent left behind by Stryus.

The two arrived at the foot of a clock tower but found no trace of Stryus.

"The aura vanished here; where did it go?"

The Ten Holy Blades observed their surroundings. The area was empty except for the bell tower, which seemed somewhat suspicious.

"Could it be—"

"That's right, there's a man-made protective barrier here!"

Agito cleaved through the illusory barrier before him with a single sword strike, revealing the true appearance within: the Megiddo stronghold, that medieval-style building!

"Walk!"

As soon as the two entered, they saw Stryus and Charybdis already waiting on the stairs above.

"You've arrived? As expected of the two most important characters in my script. It wasn't in vain that I waited for you here, to witness the birth of a brand new epic with you!"

Stryus opened his arms, and the surrounding lights came on.

On the walls of the building are books that have been modified at the cost of human lives.

The entire pavilion was filled with bookshelves overflowing with countless modified books!

"These are all things you've given away—you actually gave away the lives of so many people—"

The Ten Holy Blades were furious, and the Blade King Sword in their hands trembled with rage.

"Unforgivable! I absolutely must stop you!"

He pointed upwards at Stryus, no longer harboring any intention of holding back.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Stryus gave the order to Charybdis.

"Yes, Lord Stryus!"

Charybdis opened his mouth wide, and one after another, the modified books made by humans were sucked into his body.

"stop!"

The Ten Holy Blades roared, but Agito was faster. A magnificent bell rang, and the entire surrounding space was brought to a standstill.

"Click click click".

"It's no use, I've already figured out your methods!"

The sound of space shattering rang out, and Stryus, holding the Forbidden Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence, broke Lan Su's time-stopping technique.

It devoured all the modified books in the entire building, and Charybdis's aura surged once again.

The Ten Holy Blades collapsed to their knees, unable to accept what they were seeing.

"Stand up, Touma! This is not the time to grieve over these things, this is war!"

Agito drew the sword of truth from his waist and pointed it at Stryius and Charybdis above.

"I know I will rescue them!"

Agito and the Ten Holy Blades took their stances, and the fierce battle began once again!

Charybdis jumped down the stairs and, surprisingly, managed to fight two people at once, using brute force to push them away from the spatial barrier.

Stryus sat atop the stairs, enjoying a moment of peace. "This script is truly perfect, even to myself!"

Having absorbed all the modified books, Charybdis possesses a wide variety of abilities.

"A piranha lunch!"

With a casual gesture, the pages of the book automatically turned, bringing the Ten Holy Blades of Agito to a book-like barrier.

One after another, ferocious piranhas lunged at the two of them, tearing at them!

"Tsk, troublesome."

Agito annihilated all the piranhas that pounced on him with a burning punch, and then unleashed several energy slashes.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Karybdis was covered in huge wounds, which did not heal before they appeared.

The Ten Holy Blades followed closely, delivering two more blows to his body!

"Boom!" Karybdis's body exploded.

When the firelight died down, Charybdis appeared before the two men, completely unharmed.

"Bang!"

He punched the ground, turned the page again, and brought the two of them to a group of volcanoes.

Huge boulders of magma hurtled toward the two of them, but Agito and Ten Holy Blades used their respective holy sword energies to summon the "Tuhao Sword Jitu" and shattered all the boulders!

Stryus had also arrived on the battlefield at some point, toying with the Forbidden Book of Omnipotence in his hand, and slowly walked towards Agito and the Ten Holy Blades!