History NightmareFuel / KamenRiderSaber

* Legeiel is nonchalant and eerily calm through the episode, but when he arrives at the battlefield just in time to see the forbidden book fall into Touma's hands and starts [[EvilIsHammy hamming]] it up [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Kuroto]]-[[MadLaugh style]], it becomes apparent that something definitely worked itself loose in his head. Nothing can stop him from fighting Touma, not even seeing Primitive Dragon maul Storious or the other Megid telling him to get the [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ef out]] while he still can.

* [[AdultFear Adult Fear]] kicks in something fierce when you realize all the times Kento saw his friends, his family and everything he knew die, over and over again for however long passed between this episode and the episode he got sealed within ''Kurayami''. It's a [[IncrediblyLamePun wonder]] he came back [[TheStoic stoic and emotionless]] instead of a screaming, deranged mess.

* Not that brutal or nightmarish, but the show's DownerBeginning. It starts with the city in ruins thanks to the Megid. A young Touma is trying to keep Luna from being sucked in, but unfortunately doesn't have the strength to hold on. With no other options left, Daichi performs a HeroicSacrifice by plunging his sword into the ground, engulfing the Megid and himself in flames. The city is back to normal... but with Daichi nowhere to be found, only leaving behind the Brave Dragon Wonder Ride Book in Touma's hand.

* Kento went absolutely nuts after the events of #10 and went down the path of RoaringRampageOfRevenge. He even thinks that Sofia and Calibur are conspiring against him when he sees them together.

*** And in Sword of Logos Saga it is revealed that Kamijo never intended to kill Kento, he sealed him away into Kurayami to protect him. So once again begs the question: Just what did he see in there?!

* We get to see Primitive Dragon, another Beserker form for the Kamen Rider series. But unlike the recent sociopathic and emotionless like forms of [[Series/KamenRiderBuild Build Hazard]] and [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne Metal Cluster Hopper]], Primitive harkens back to [[Series/KamenRiderDouble FangJoker]] and [[Series/KamenRiderOOO PuToTyra]], a bloodlust filled beast with nothing but primitive instincts guiding it.

* Legeiel looks like he met the business end of paper shredder after getting hit with the full force of Primitive Dragon's finisher. Bruised, dirty, his clothes have whole chunks missing and he just gives the other two a silent, exhausted look after shambling into the room. Worse, after Zooous insults him, whatever was loose in his head ''snaps''.

* [[AdultFear Adult Fear]] kicks in something fierce when you realize all the times Kento saw his friends, his family and everything he knew die, over and over again for however long passed between this episode and the episode he got sealed within Kurayami. It's a [[IncrediblyLamePun wonder]] he came back [[TheStoic stoic and emotionless]] instead of a screaming, deranged mess.

** His Sacred Sword, Kaiji, is constantly getting sharper with every use of his powers, meaning he can only get more deadly.

** All of this combined creates an antagonist who can't be bargained with, cannot be reasoned with, and cannot be stopped. Yuri only manages to draw against him, Primitive Elemental Dragon can't overcome his defenses, and Rintaro only fights him off long enough for them to escape in the end using Elemental Dragon to boost his power for a bit. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck And he is only going to get stronger.]]

** Transformation-wise, his ''Omniforce'' Wonder Ride Book gives off the most guttural, insane and deranged announcement yet complete with a menacing jingle...with Isaac's Dooms Driver Buckle laughing ''AD INFINITUM'' before the henshin sequence.

** Isaac isn't angry or confident this time after he's fled - he's ''an absolute mess'', [[VillainousBSOD crying and snivelling in suffocating darkness and disbelief with only a pouring rainstorm and a repaired Omniforce for company]]. His face is nearly unrecognizable under burns and blood and his clothes are in tatters just like his mind. Then Storious arrives and outright ''vaporizes him'', only laughing at the man's sheer delusion after the fact. [[UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode It's an eerily brutal dive]] into [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness just how deep Isaac clung to his own delusions]]... and [[LaserGuidedKarma how brutal his comeuppance chose to be]]. Isaac wanted to be a god but [[KarmicDeath died cold and alone as a mere mortal]], his last seconds spent in fear and despair. Storious himself said it best.

* Storious has Omniforce now. If that wasn't bad enough, he [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou assures the audience]] that yes, ThisIsGonnaSuck in the VoiceOfTheLegion and his [[SoftSpokenSadist usual menacingly sweet tone]]!

* Storious, completely apathetic to Tassel's tearful begging, stabs the man, takes his book piece and leaves him for dead. Without its guardian, Wonder World starts decaying and overunning the real world.

** Charybdis ate them, the book pieces of Wonder World's original choosen and the extra Sophia-lookalike right in front of Touma, Reika and Ryoga, who actually has to restrain Touma to stop him from running in and getting swallowed himself.

* The Amazing Siren Wonderide Book allows the user to open one's memories like a book and then proceed to pluck out a page of it, erasing a part of the person's memory with it. And how does they use that effectively? They tear out the memories people have of the swordsmen, effectively erasing them from reality.

** Storious's first finisher sees Storious launching a ball of energy towards Touma, who tries to stop it with manifestations of the Seikens forming a shield. The defence fails and the ball of destruction lands on top of him, ''leveling an entire city block as well''.

--> ''[[AC:Open the Omnibus. Force of the god! Kamen Rider Solomon! Fear is coming soon...]]''

--> ''Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! Kamen Rider...'' '''''STORIOUS!!!''''' '''''[[EvilLaugh FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]]'''''
** Storious's first finisher sees Storious launching a ball of energy towards Touma, who tries to stop it with manifestations of the Seikens forming a shield. The defence fails and the ball of destruction lands on top of him, and ''levels an entire city block as well''.

** [[TimeMaster He can manipulate time]], allowing him to easily dodge attacks and blindside his opponents. Something he [[TeleportSpam ruthlessly exploits]] against Rintaro in his first fight. If someone has watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]], then they should know what it is.

** [[TimeMaster He can manipulate time]], allowing him to easily dodge attacks and blindside his opponents. Something he [[TeleportSpam ruthlessly exploits]] against Rintaro in his first fight.

--> '''Omniforce:''' [[AC:Open the Omnibus. Force of the god! Kamen Rider Solomon! Fear is coming soon...]]

* Bahato's plan to "return all to the void". He uses the Book of Ruin to [[ApocalypseHow destroy both Wonder World and the real world]]. The result? A mass of black holes in both Wonder World and Earth sucking up ''everything''.

* Bahato's plan to "return all to the void". He uses the Book of Ruin to [[ApocalypseHow destroy both Wonder World and the real world]]. The result? At least one giant black hole in Wonder World and a mass of black holes in the real world sucking up ''everything''.

** Bahato also possesses the ''Eternal Phoenix'' Wonder Ride Book housing the titular beast itself. The [[Myth/GreekMythology Phoenix]] is stated to be immortal, and its special abilities passes on to this crazy swordsman. As such, '''he can never die''' no matter how many times he's struck down.

* Storious finally makes use of his ''Grimoire'' Alter Ride Book he made in the last chapter. With that book in hand, he transforms into Kamen Rider Storious. The result is a transformation with black goop engulfing him to form his Rider Suit, Storious sprouting two pairs of wings which form his cape and the armour sports a horrifying black, red, gold and green design with the face being an open book. Even the transformation announcement drips with terror and the VoiceOfTheLegion...

* Bahato's plan to return all to the void. He uses the Book of Ruin to [[ApocalypseHow destroy both Wonder World and the real world]]. The result? A mass of black holes in the real world sucking up ''everything''.

** Bahato also possesses the ''Eternal Phoenix'' Wonder Ride Book housing the titular beast itself. Since the [[Myth/GreekMythology Phoenix]] is stated to be immortal, its special abilities passes on to this LaughingMad swordsman. As such, '''he can never die''' no matter how many times he's struck down.

** Isaac isn't angry or confident this time after he's fled - he's ''an absolute mess'', [[VillainousBSOD crying and snivelling in suffocating darkness and disbelief with only a pouring rainstorm and a repaired Omniforce for company]]. His face is nearly unrecognizable under burns and blood and his clothes are in tatters just like his mind. Then Storious arrives and outright ''vaporizes him'', only laughing at the man's sheer delusion after the fact. [[UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode It's an eerily brutal dive]] into [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness just how deep Isaac clung to his own delusions]]... and [[RealityEnsues how brutal his comeuppance chose to be]]. Isaac wanted to be a god but [[KarmicDeath died cold and alone as a mere mortal]], his last seconds spent in fear and despair. Storious himself said it best.

* Storious has Omniforce now. If that wasn't bad enough, he [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou assures the audience]] that yes, ThisIsGonnaSuck in the VoiceOfTheLegion and his usual menacingly sweet tone!

* Storious finally makes use of his ''Grimoire'' Wonder Ride Book he made in the last chapter. With that book in hand, he transforms into Kamen Rider Storious. The result is a transformation with black goop engulfing him to form his Rider Suit, Storious sprouting two pairs of wings which form his cape and the armour sports a horrifying black, red, gold and green design with the face being an open book. Even the transformation announcement drips with terror and the VoiceOfTheLegion...
--> ''Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! Kamen Rider...'' '''''STORIOUS!!!''''' '''''FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!'''''

--> '''''Grimore'' Wonder Ride Book''': [[AC:Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! Kamen Rider... STORIOUS!!!]]

* Storious finally makes use of his ''Grimoire'' Alter Ride Book he made in the last chapter. With that book in hand, he transforms into Kamen Rider Storious. The result is a transformation with black goop engulfing him to form his Rider Suit, Storious sprouting two pairs of wings which form his cape and the armour sports a horrifying black, red, gold and green design with the face being an open book. Even the transformation announcement drips with terror and the VoiceOfTheLegion...
--> '''''Grimore'' Alter Ride Book''': [[AC:Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! Kamen Rider... STORIOUS!!!]]

** Storious's first finisher sees Storious launching a ball of energy towards Touma, who tries to stop it with manifestations of the Seikens forming a shield. The defence fails and the ball of destruction lands on top of him, and levels an entire city block.

--> '''''Grimore'' Alter Ride Book''' : [[AC:Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! Kamen Rider... STORIOUS!!!]]

--> '''Omniforce:''' [[AC: Open the Omnibus. Force of the god! Kamen Rider Solomon! Fear is coming soon...]]

--> '''''Grimore'' Alter Ride Book''' : [[AC:Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! ''Kamen Rider... STORIOUS!!!]]
** Storious's first finisher sees Storious launching a ball of energy towards Touma, who tries to stop it with manifestations of the Seikens forming a shield. The defence fails and the ball of destruction lands on top of him, ''levelling a whole city block in the process''.

--> '''''Grimore'' Alter Ride Book''' : [[AC:Open the Grimoire! The end of the story! ''Kamen Rider... '''''STORIOUS!''''']]

** ''[[NearVillainVictory HE ALMOST WINS RIGHT THEN AND THERE]]''. Most of the [[CoolSword Seiken]] are completely sealed [[NiceJobBreakingItHero thanks to Kento]], meaning that Touma is the only one who can resist, and were it not for him saving Luna right when it counted most, Isaac would have achieved the power of a god. As it is, he still gained Caladbolg and the Omniforce Wonder Ride Book, meaning that he's becoming a Rider. Holy crap.

** Bahato also possesses the ''Eternal Phoenix'' Wonder Ride Book housing the titular beast itself. Since the [[UsefulNote/GreekMythology Phoenix]] is stated to be immortal, its special abilities passes on to this LaughingMad swordsman. As such, '''he can never die''' no matter how many times he's struck down.

* Bahato himself is terror personified. As if his plan isn't nefarious and horrifying enough, he's the Phoenix Swordsman who possesses great fighting skills enough to give Touma[=/=]Saber a run for his money.

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** Charybdis ate them, the book pieces of Wonder World's original choosen and the extra Sofia-lookalike right in front of Touma, Reika and Ryoga, who actually has to restrain Touma to stop him from running in and getting swallowed himself.