HEART RIDER gripped her steel claws tightly, eyes sharp as she faced the monsters. CHINESE STAR RIDER swung his weapon, taking care of the smaller enemies.
A massive monster charged at ZHONG KUI RIDER and HEART RIDER. Both fought with all their strength but were driven back into an abandoned building.
STARS RIDER (inner voice): "Damn it! This monster… is tough!"
ZHONG KUI RIDER gritted his teeth, a glint of resolve in his eyes:
ZHONG KUI RIDER: "Ah! Time to use special methods!"
STARS RIDER yanked the driver lever; ZHONG KUI RIDER hammered the button. Both leapt into the air, striking the monster with a powerful kick. The monster exploded!
STARS RIDER: "Got it!"
From the fragments fell a silver-gray constellation card. STARS RIDER reached to grab it—but in a flash, a figure swooped in and snatched the card away.
STARS RIDER: "Eh?"
STAR SAINT (from afar): "Hahaha, finally! Finally, it can begin!"
STARS RIDER: "What? Begin what?"
STAR SAINT: "Of course… the Thirteenth Constellation!"
STARS RIDER (shouting angrily): "Nimanbi!"
The five Riders charged at STAR SAINT, but he immediately released a powerful energy wave, sending them flying.
STARS RIDER: "You…!"
STAR SAINT Transforms: TENNO RIDER
STAR SAINT equipped the TENNO DRIVER, spinning the handle. A resonant sound effect echoed:
STAR SAINT: "RIDER! AND HOLY! ONE BY ONE!"
STAR SAINT: "CRISIS!"
He transformed—TENNO RIDER had arrived!
TENNO RIDER: "Hahaha! Who wants to go first?"
STARS RIDER and ZHONG KUI RIDER charged together, but their attacks were instantly blocked. KONGWU RIDER, CHINESE STAR RIDER, and HEART RIDER joined the fight—but TENNO RIDER simply waved his hand, reflecting their attacks back. All five were struck, crashing to the ground and losing their transformations.
TENNO RIDER ignored them, striding with cold precision toward a police station.
ZHONG KUI RIDER: "Ga Lin!"
CHEN YU XIN: "Ga Lin!"
HEART RIDER: "Don't worry about him, focus…"
CHEN BAI SHI was suddenly struck by the station's iron gate, collapsing unconscious. ZHONG KUI RIDER and CHEN YU XIN rushed to support him.
Police officers drew their guns and fired at TENNO RIDER, but with a simple wave of his hand, the bullets froze mid-air and then rebounded, plunging the station into chaos.
STARS RIDER Intervenes
MANG GA LIN rode his bike toward the police station, entering an empty room to find TENNO RIDER standing before an energy sphere.
TENNO RIDER grasped the driver, energy gathering around him.
TENNO RIDER: "Let's begin!"
The sky darkened suddenly, day turning to night. Stars began to move, slowly forming six brilliant points of light.
MANG GA LIN resolutely pulled the driver, turning his card silver-white.
MANG GA LIN: "Transform!"
"STARS UP! STARS RIDER! YEAH~ ASTRAL ZIDIAC INFINITY!"
STARS RIDER emitted a blinding radiance, eyes fixed on TENNO RIDER.
TENNO RIDER: "No… impossible! Humans can't surpass ultimate power!"
They soared into the night sky, swords and light clashing violently, the battle escalating higher and higher.
STARS RIDER shifted from the ASTRAL ZIDIAC INFINITY form to the twelve-constellation form, each swing of the sword like stars falling from the heavens.
STARS RIDER (inner voice): "Humans are not foolish! We fight for ideals, dreams, and the future! That is what it means to be human!"
TENNO RIDER, driven back by the swordlight, smirked and revealed the truth:
TENNO RIDER: "Let me tell you… you were chosen as sacrifices for the Thirteenth Constellation…!"
STARS RIDER, burning with fury, charged forward again. Sword and TENNO RIDER's energy collided once more, a blinding radiance stretching into deep space. The police station and the night sky both shook from the force of the clash.