It is Nobuhiko. Shadow Moon.
Kotaro and Nobuhiko had been kidnapped on their 19th birthday, not by chance, but by a dark prophecy. The ancient, sinister cult known as Gorgom, an organization that secretly ruled the world from the shadows, had chosen them as the final two candidates to become the next Creation King. The ritual was brutal: one would be surgically altered into the invincible creation king, a living god of darkness. The other… would be disposed of. kamen rider black ep 1
As the last monster falls, Black stands amidst the smoke and silence. He looks at his own hands—hands that are no longer entirely human. He hears a whisper on the wind, a familiar voice twisted by darkness: “Kotaro… you cannot save me.” It is Nobuhiko
The fight that follows is not elegant. It is raw and brutal. Black moves with the sudden, explosive power of a locust, leaping impossible heights and delivering crushing kicks. The Kumo-Jin monsters, once terrifying, are now prey. One by one, Black destroys them, their bodies dissolving into green flame. The ancient, sinister cult known as Gorgom, an
Kotaro fights back with desperate, human strength—fists, kicks, a metal pipe—but it’s useless. As a Kumo-Jin pins him to the ground and raises a claw to deliver the killing blow, Kotaro’s suppressed power erupts.
Before the surgery could begin, a rogue Gorgom scientist, a man who still clung to the last shreds of his humanity, sabotaged the process. He triggered an emergency release. The chamber exploded in a shower of sparks and shattered glass. In the chaos, Kotaro seized his chance. He ran.