[FairyKing]

And can we just appreciate the timing of that scene? It came right after Kenzan's amazing fight with Desast, Espada finishing the piranha Megid effortlessly, and Touma finding the clue to Avalon. Then cut back to Blades and we expect another victory... only to see him fall down defeated, and Zoous spare him in the most condescending way possible. IMO the contrast with the previous "Riders being awesome" montage made that feel all the more crushing.

Also it was cool how Storius didn't come in with an attack, he tricked Touma by playing on his sympathy. Nice to have some variety in the villains' methods.