Loki frowned as he surveyed the motionless crowd below. It seemed they had been thoroughly intimidated, paralyzed by fear, unable to move.
"I already said—kneel!" Loki's voice rang out across the silence, calm yet dripping with arrogance.
A sneer curled at the corner of his mouth as his eyes scanned the crowd, filled with the same disdain one might reserve for ants.
The moment he finished speaking, Loki's figure blurred and multiplied into dozens of illusionary clones, surrounding the civilians in an instant.
These ordinary people had never witnessed such a supernatural sight before. Terror overtook their expressions as they froze, unsure of what to do—torn between humiliation and self-preservation.
As one man finally dropped to a knee, the rest followed like a row of falling dominoes. Their knees struck the pavement with a dull thud, the sound of submission echoing in the air.
Loki looked upon the scene with satisfaction, his expression smug. He opened his arms wide, basking in his moment of triumph.
"Isn't this much simpler? You were born for this," he mocked, his voice oozing contempt.
Behind him, Kaito Daiki—known as Kamen Rider Diend—pressed his lips together in frustration, watching Loki's childish display. He truly couldn't understand why Loki always felt the need to torment the weak. In Daiki's view, such behavior was reserved for cowards. Was this really because Thanos had just berated him, and now Loki needed to vent his frustrations on helpless humans to feel powerful?
If he had that kind of energy, it would be better spent finding Alex Ray.
Loki reveled in the attention, basking in the fear around him as he strolled among the kneeling crowd, speechifying like a self-proclaimed god. His words dripped with mockery and disdain, as if these humans were nothing but pests in his eyes.
Just as he was reaching the crescendo of his speech, he suddenly turned—and the triumphant expression on his face froze.
In the distance stood two men, unmoving. They had not knelt. One of them, in particular, caught Loki's eye. He was watching Loki with an amused half-smile.
Alex Ray.
A name that Loki loathed and feared.
Alex was the only person Loki knew from Earth—an unpredictable variable that had consistently disrupted his plans. He never expected to encounter him so soon, and seeing Alex's relaxed demeanor ignited a fire of rage in Loki's chest.
He seethed at the thought—he, forced to flee Asgard and skulk through the shadows like a fugitive, while Alex lived peacefully on Earth, completely unbothered.
"Hello, Loki. Long time no see," Alex called out, his tone casual, as if greeting an old colleague.
"When did you get here, you bastard?" Loki snarled, eyes narrowing with undisguised hostility.
"Since the moment you said people weren't born this way," Alex answered calmly, unfazed by Loki's hostility.
The truth was, Alex had been out with Wanda when his Observation Haki picked up Loki's presence nearby. Curious, he chose to investigate—on foot, without using his Sling Ring.
When he arrived and saw Loki grandstanding before a crowd of terrified civilians, Alex chose not to interrupt. He simply stood back and observed, finding the whole thing oddly amusing—like watching a scam artist pitch a multi-level marketing scheme.
"You'd make a killing in pyramid schemes, you know," Alex said dryly, glancing at the crowd still hypnotized by Loki's theatrics. "Why bother trying to be a king? There's more money in MLM."
Loki's expression darkened. His pride stung by Alex's casual tone, as if all his grandstanding was nothing more than a joke.
"But I guess since you failed to become king of Asgard, this is the next best thing?" Alex teased, clearly enjoying Loki's growing frustration.
"You arrogant bastard—it's your fault, Alex Ray! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have fallen this far. Why the hell are you siding with Thor?!" Loki roared, his voice trembling with resentment.
Hearing this, Kaito Daiki—who had been silent until now—walked over.
He had been disinterested earlier, but the moment he realized who Alex was, a new gleam of excitement appeared in his eyes.
"So you're Alex Ray?" Daiki asked curiously, eyeing him like a hunter sizing up rare prey.
"That's right. Kaito Daiki, nice to meet you," Alex responded smoothly, as if he'd just noticed the Kamen Rider for the first time.
"I knew it. If the Kamen Rider Legend himself is here, there's no way the infamous Treasure Hunter wouldn't show up too," Daiki mused aloud.
Alex studied Daiki as well. Known as the strongest secondary Rider in Kamen Rider history, Daiki's presence here was no coincidence.
"Oh? You know me?" Daiki grinned. "That must mean you've met Tsukasa Kadoya."
Only someone who'd encountered Kadoya would recognize him so quickly. Otherwise, few across the multiverse would know his identity.
"They're pretty close, huh? Definitely main-wife material," Alex thought to himself. "That stockings maniac's got nothing on her. One's with the Illuminati, the other's tagging along with Loki. Honestly, a perfect match."
Loki, who had been growing more and more incensed by their banter, finally snapped.
"You're with him?! Is this some kind of setup?" he snapped at Daiki.
"Oh no, not at all. This is our first time meeting, right, Alex?" Daiki replied smoothly, completely ignoring Loki's threatening tone.
Alex smiled, saying nothing.
Loki's face darkened. He already knew he couldn't beat Alex one-on-one. With Daiki here too, the odds were hopelessly against him. He'd have to retreat.
He began to step back.
But how could Loki's pathetic retreat escape the eyes of either Alex or Daiki?
"Don't run just yet," Daiki said suddenly. "I really am not allied with Alex. On the contrary, I'm very interested in the treasures in his possession."
Without hesitation, he drew his Diend Driver and leveled it at Alex.
"Would you mind handing them over?"
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