I do not own Kamen Rider Faiz and Highschool of the Dead. I'm only doing this for the heck of it and to have some fun. Enjoy.

Chapter 1: A Red Firefly in the Night!

A pair of eyes slowly opened before the owner of said eyes sat up from his bed. He let out a light yawn, then pulled the covers off him and got up. When his feet touched the ground, now standing at full height, he slip the curtains open a little to let some sunlight enter his room.

He is revealed to be a seventeen year old and based on his appearance, to most people, he would be considered odd because his yellowish gray eyes oddly have red hues in them. And the fact his black spiky hair strangely has streaks of silver highlights, which oddly seems natural, yet unnatural at the same time. Overall, aside from his outward appearance, he wore a near permanent deadpan expression that makes it hard for people to figure out what he is thinking or feeling. In short, he's basically apathetic though he is easy to approach yet hard to understand. His name is Ren Fukai.

Ren looks at the clock seeing it was still early, and has plenty of time to do what is needed to be done. Walking over to his closet, he pulled out his Fujimi Academy uniform and went to the drawers to take out a gray shirt. After doing so, he went into the bathroom to take a quick shower and get dressed.

Now dressed in his uniform, he walks over to his desk where his laptop is at and sits down before turning it on. When the screen came on, he started to type in the keyboards doing some searches and was reading some of the latest news articles to keep up with what is going on in the world. Some things were interesting and some were not, however most of the things had read weren't very interesting to begin with, since this is just an everyday routine that goes on in the world.

When he finished reading the articles online, he turned off the computer before heading into the kitchen to make himself something to eat. He turned on the TV to hear more reports on the news. It was sometimes interesting to hear what the news anchors have to say at times, along with the other casts, stating their own thoughts on everything. So after making a light breakfast, he sat down and continued to watch the news while he ate.

Most of it was about the usual stuff, sports, weather, special announcements, gossip about celebrities or some random person who either did something heroic or stupid, but mostly stupid seeing as that would catch people's eye. And of course, warning people about murders who gone around killing others and to make sure to keep an eye out, along with people who have gone missing. Nothing but the usual stuff…

Turning off the TV, he approached the closet once again to take out a small black and silver briefcase that was hidden inside bag with some extra clothes inside underneath. After taking it out, he opened it only to see a silver belt with a flashlight and camera attached to the side. He put it inside his backpack along with his laptop before heading out the door.


Stepping outside, he lightly turned his head away from the sunlight beaming in his eyes before lifting a hand to shield them.

"So bright." he thought to himself before walking alongside the sidewalk.

He stopped in front of a bus stop waiting for his ride to come. A minute or so had passed when his ride finally came. Stepping inside, paying for his bus ticket, he went all the way into the back and sat near the window as he idly watched everything go by. As he enjoyed watching everything go by in a slow, yet fast motioning pace, he caught the glimpse of a bird soaring high in the sky reaching for the endless blue.

"How interesting." was the thought in his mind, watching the bird fly off into the sky until it was out of sight. Before he knew it, he was at his destination.


(Fujimi Academy)

Getting off the bus, Ren looks at the building known as Fujimi Academy. It was a local boarding school where students attend classes and live in the dormitories, like Ren, or live in their usual homes with parents and other family members. This school does have a good reputation for their extracurricular activities, clubs, sports, and systems. To him, it was just another school.

Walking through the gate and making his way inside the building, he climbed up the stairs before looking up ahead to see Class 2-B his homeroom. Opening the door, entering the classroom, he walked over to his desk that was on the far left back corner where the window is at. Sitting in his desk, he idly stared outside the window minding his own business again until…

"Ren!" a familiar voice called out to him.

Looking to see the person in question, and who is standing beside his desk, is a sixteen year old male with neck length black hair and has brown eyes with square shaped glasses over them.

His name is Kohta Hirano, an acquaintance from their first year of school and an otaku. He's also a major gun fanatic knowing everything about a gun from its history all the way down to its mechanics. It was an impressive and admirable feat to have, which is actually one of the most interesting facts about him. He even went to America to receive training from a former US military officer from an agency Black Water. No doubt if a gun were to be his hands, he may be somewhat unstoppable, until he would need to reload the ammunition or be taken out by surprise.

He merely looked at him, causing the other boy to awkwardly laugh at his no given response.

"Once again, you fail to greet me with any enthusiasm. Well, that's alright, I'm used to it by now." he continued. "Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I have to cancel our plans."

"We had plans?" questioned Ren, causing Kohta to gape and go wide eyed at him.

"Don't tell me you forgot!?" he exclaimed. "Remember, just the other day, I invited you to hang out at my place today? We were supposed to do some studying and maybe play some video games, too."

"So what happened?"

"That depends. Are you asking what happened afterwards or why we aren't hanging out today? It's really hard to tell with you, you know…?" said Kohta, slightly twitching a brow.

Ren simply stared at the otaku, making him let out a tiresome sigh.

"Oh well, I'm just going to answer you anyway. We can't hang out after school today because I'm in a little bit of trouble with my mom." he said.

"I see." he replied.

"Yeah, I stayed up late last night playing some video games, and then she took them away as part of my punishment. Well, after she found out and whatnot…" Kohta sighed before hanging his head low. "Now, I'm going to have to wait for about a week to get my glorious training and way of life back!"

"Military training isn't through playing a video game; it's just something you do for fun. Not to mention you can't train your body, or your other physical attributes." Ren told him.

"Yeah…I suppose you're right. But even so…!" Just like that, his mood had changed from depression to extremely happy. "…I'll be closer to becoming a soldier and fight for my beloved country!"

"Great speech, chubby." spoke another voice that, for some reason, caused Ren to lightly twitch a brow.

Their sights were set on a girl with long pink hair tied in pigtails, orange eyes that carried a fierce intensity, and wore a look of annoyance on her features. She was, without a doubt, very pretty…but that attitude of her is just a repellent for most people in general. This is Saya Takagi.

Saya is someone who, unfortunately, Ren knows as well. Unlike with Kohta, he had met her during their second year of middle school. And ever since then, she had been a constant annoyance to him due to always yelling at him for no apparent reason, save for a few scolds here and there. All of which were mainly about him being late to school most of the time, or just ignoring every lesson he ever had. However, in return, he ignores her most of the time. It works because she'll go away after a while.

Considering the situation now, it's most likely she won't leave because this is her homeroom as well, much to his dismay. So he might as well put up with it for now.

"T-Takagi?" stammered Kohta with a faint of red appearing on his cheeks.

Ren knew that the otaku harbors something for the pink haired girl, which confuses him greatly, because who would like someone with a mean disposition? Honestly, he just couldn't understand how someone could like her, not to mention there are a few guys here who feel the same. It was a mystery to him.

"Mind going away for second, lardo? I need to talk to this one here." Saya said, scowling at Ren while he stared at her with his blank façade.

Shamelessly enough, Kohta had actually complied with her order and walked over to his desk.

Ren inwardly sighed knowing he had it bad, or perhaps it was him who has it bad because he's now stuck with this she-devil about yap his ear off. Oh well, like before, he'll simply ignore her and nothing more.

"I see you finally arrived on time. Making some progress I hope?" she began with mock smirk on her lips, as he simply looked out the window ignoring her reflection. "You can't ignore me forever."

He can certainly try.

"Geez, aren't you too old to be acting like a kid?" she frowned.

No. Complaining and throwing a tantrum is acting like a kid. Simply ignoring someone and going on about your business is being an adult.

"Hey! Are you listening to me!?" she furiously shouted earning stares and whispers from other students.

Kohta was sweating bullets as he prayed for his friend's safety against the pink haired girl's furry.

"Stop ignoring me, you dead faced son of a…!" Before anymore could be said, the bell had rung and Saya reluctantly had to stop mid-sentence as everyone sat in their assigned seats while the teacher came in. Growling in irritation, she looked at him. "This isn't over."

And with that, she walks over to her desk.

He needs to ditch her.


Stepping out of a coffee shop is a man around the age of twenty five years old, with messy brown hair that slightly spikes somewhat, and has green eyes. He is rather attractive to most people, especially to the women however he never takes notice and continues on about his business. His attire consisted of a navy blue shirt, black pants, and white lab coat. This is Susumu Akira.

Akira is a scientist who works for Smart Brain. He was hired by one of their higher ups after years of studying underneath one of their finest institutions. For most of his life, he was always interested in science and loved the subject with a passion. In short, it was literally his whole life and would die for it. Some people may call him weird because of it, but he never really cared. And to make things clear, he does have friends and does know about other stuff aside from science, though he will explain most things using his knowledge and whatever logic has to offer.

Taking a sip of his coffee, Akira noticed he was drawing near his work location which is a Smart Brain laboratory building. There was roughly about four or five of these buildings stationed here in Tokonosu. And the main building is somewhere far from where he is right now. Nonetheless, he was happy to work in one of their labs. Also, he is one of the head scientists in charge of his own team and everything. It was certainly a dream come true for him.

Truly, he loves his occupation.

"Yo, Akira…!" a familiar cheery, jovial voice called out to him.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, he turns to face another scientist who also works in the same department. This person was an older man around the age of forty. He has black hair that was slicked back tied in a ponytail and has brown eyes. He wore a white lab coat as well with a brown shirt underneath, a pair of jean, and brown boots. This is Yamamoto.

"Good morning, Sensei." greeted Akira.

"Eh?" Yamamoto frowned. "You're still calling me 'Sensei' even after you graduated from my class? Come on Akira, you don't have to call me your teacher every time we see each other. I mean, we're somewhere on the same level in terms of work. But more importantly, we're fellow men! Don't you agree, Akira!?"

As the man had made his complaint/speech, he saw that his former student had suddenly gone out of sight until he saw him swipe his card onto the machine before entering the building.

"Gah!" the man comically yelped before running after him. After entering in with his own card, he miraculously caught up with his former student, who was ever so close of getting away from him. "Hey! Did you even listen to a single word I said!?"

"Not really." That was lie. He just didn't want to indulge the older man any further.

At this point, Yamamoto dropped on all fours with a sad aura around him. He muttered something about "What did I ever do to raise my student to be like this?" or "Did I not give him enough love and attention…?" Those kinds of comments creeps him out…a lot.

It was disturbing to see a grown man acting like this. Especially if he was one of the most important figures to the company's science departments.

"I better get to work." thought Akira, entering his laboratory sector.


(Fujimi Academy)

The fourth bell had rung meaning it was time for lunch. Seeing as that he didn't have very many things on his desk, save for a notebook and pen, Ren put those two objects inside his bag and was about to get up from his seat until someone approached him.

"Hey, Ren." the boy looks to see who had approach and called to him. He was greeted by the sight of four other students, three boys and one girl to be accurate.

The first guy has black spiky hair and brown eyes. His appearance was that of a rebel, or at least one of those types of those students anyone would see at times. This is Takashi Komuro.

The female student, even though she didn't look it, is a year older than the bunch, though it wasn't anything to ponder over. She has long brown hair with two strands that stick like antennas and brown eyes. This is Rei Miyamoto.

The third guy has gray hair and matching eyes. This is Hisashi Igou.

And the last guy has short blond hair and green eyes. This is Morita.

Like Saya, he also knows these people from middle school as well. But unlike the pink haired girl, their company is tolerable and they don't try to blow his eardrums off.

Ren merely looked at them.

"What? You're not going to greet us?" questioned Moirta.

"Yeah, come on, aren't you happy to see us?" Rei asked with a smile.

"I see you here every day." he simply replied making them sigh.

"Still, it is important to show that you're happy to see friends who are greeting you, and are going to ask you to have lunch with them." Hisashi smirked.

Ren nodded at the offer.

As they were leaving, he stopped to look for Kohta to see if he wanted to join them. And for curiosity's sake, he even bothered to look for Saya only to see that she wasn't present in the room as well. Dismissing his thoughts, he figured he would see Kohta later and continued to follow his other friends.

"Why'd you stop?" Takashi asked.

"No reason." answered Ren, catching up to them.


They stepped inside the cafeteria, picked up their trays, and grabbed their lunches as they were now trying to find a place to sit.

"It sure is crowded." Takashi noted.

"Sure is." nodded Hisashi.

"I bet we'll find something." Rei assured.

Morita sighed before looking at a table and then his eyes became hearts for some reason.

"Guys look…!" he said, catching their attention while pointing at a table with a certain pink haired girl sitting by herself. "It's Takagi!"

Again, the mystery of a guy liking Saya Takagi greatly confuses him once more. Just like with Kohta, this guy also harbors something for the girl even though he likes checking out other female students more. Not that it really matters to him, this is just one of those things he's curious about figuring it out.

"Oh, you're right!" smiled Takashi. "Maybe Takagi will let us join her."

"There is room, and I'm sure she won't mind." Rei smiled.

"I'm going in!" Morita rushed over to the table.

Takashi sighed knowing he was going to try to ask her out again. He, too, knows about his crush on her, which is something that isn't kept secret. While it was admirable that he freely expresses it, however being rejected for the umpteenth time is not. So he and his friends quietly followed to watch the rejection unfold again.

"Takagi-san!" began Morita as the girl looked at him with annoyance. "Will you please go out with me?"

"Get lost!" she harshly told him, making the blonde go on all fours with a depressing aura. Saya then looks to see everyone else besides her. "What are you guys doing over here?"

"We were wondering if we could sit with you. There is a lot of space after all." Hisashi said.

"Sure, whatever." she offhandedly said as they took their seats on the opposite side. However she did stop a certain someone from taking his seat. "Ren, you're sitting over here next to me."

Ren blankly stared at her before complying.

"What!?" exclaimed Morita. "That's so unfair! Why does Ren get to sit next to Takagi-san? This is cruelty…!"

"Can it, will you!?" Saya yelled at him.

Unsightly as it was, and not to mention very sad, Morita complied with her order and did what he was told. Ren almost feels bad for the poor sap. Key Word: Almost.

"Come on, man. You can sit beside me." Takashi said trying to comfort his friend somewhat. The blonde did so, and Takashi gave him sympathetic smile before silence only filled around them.

"So, uh…does anybody have a topic to discuss?" Rei asked. "We can't just sit here in silence as we eat, you know?"

"I've got nothing." Takashi said.

"Me neither." Hisashi said.

"Same here." spoke Morita.

Ren and Saya remained quiet as they just ate their food not wanting to contribute much.

"You two sure are quiet." Takashi pointed out.

"That's because I have nothing to discuss. Even if I did, I wouldn't say so anyway. And as for him, on the other hand…" she glanced at the boy sitting next to her, who simply continued to eat in silence. "Well, I don't know what to say. He never has anything to say much."

"Oh, Rei…!" began Takashi, smiling at the girl as he had gotten an idea for a topic. "How about you tell us what your dad is working on."

"Oh right, your dad is a police officer, isn't he?" Hisashi recalled.

"I'm down for that topic." Morita grinned.

"Well, it would be something interesting I guess…" Saya remarked.

"I don't know. I'm not supposed to talk about that stuff with other people around. And most of the time, my dad never discusses his cases with my mother and me…sometimes." Rei told them.

"If it's sometimes, then you at least have to know some minor details." stated Saya. "Heck, even it's something we all heard in the news it still beats than sitting here in silence."

"I suppose you're right." she said. "Well, he is trying to figure out why there's always sand in some recent crime scenes lately."

Unknowingly to all of them, Ren shifted his gaze at her as he decided to listen.

"Sand?" blinked Takashi.

"So…? Murders are taking place in the beach or something?" Morita questioned.

"No. My dad and some others in the police department have been investigating a series of murders, along missing person's cases, however they always find sand at the scene of every crime. And sometimes they don't." she explained.

"I think I may have heard about something that like that before." spoke Saya. "There have been reports lately on the news about those possible murders, or missing person cases. They also mention sand, too."

"Yeah, but here's this: Some people, the ones who have either called the police or reported those things, have claimed to have seen monsters."

"That's gotta be a joke, right?" chuckled Morita.

"Obviously, both the police and media don't believe the people who have made those claims."

"And of course, they would never say that in the news." Hisashi said.

"It's been such a mystery that my dad is starting to think he should give up on the whole case. There haven't been any suspects or anything…It's really strange."

"How about the sand…? I'm sure forensic scientists must have found something about it." Saya said.

"Unfortunately, they're just disregarding it as ordinary sand."

"Then perhaps they're not doing their job correctly."

"What's that mean?" asked Takashi.

"Think about it. I'm sure that's the first thing the police did when they first found the sand, and never considered to run some tests on it." the pink haired girl looks at Rei. "Isn't that about right?"

"That was actually something my dad admitted about to my mom." she said. "Well, anyway, I hear that Smart Brain is planning to release some new gadgets soon."

"You mean that famous tech company that always invents new technology, and does a lot of research in every field of science?" asked Hisashi.

"Precisely." nodded Saya. "To be honest, I kind of admired their work and studies. My father actually tried to set up a meeting with the company's boss in order to create a partnership. Though it was to increase his power in the political field…"

"Was?" blinked Takashi.

"Yeah, he stopped trying to become associated with them a long time ago. I don't know why exactly, since I was only a kid back then."

"Oh, I see."

"Hey, Ren, what are your thoughts about this?" Hisashi asked, looking at an empty seat that caught everyone by surprise.

"What the…?" Takashi got out.

"Where'd he go? Wasn't he just here…?" Morita questioned, looking for their friend.

"Oh, there he is…" Rei pointed a finger at him walking out the cafeteria door.

"And he left. Great." grumbled Saya, crossing her arms.

"I wonder what goes through his head?" wondered Hisashi.

"Who knows? That guy is totally hard to understand." Morita sighed.

Before they knew it, the bell had rung and everyone started to get out of their seats, throwing away all of their garbage then headed back to classes again.


(Smart Brain Laboratory Facility)

Akira was on his desk typing a report about one of his research studies, and was hoping to turn it in by the end of this month or so. The project he was working on was fairly long, from maybe about two or three months at best. It was certainly one that needed his attention. So for the last five weeks, he's been concentrating all of his time and attention on this task alone. Of course, he does have his co-workers to help him out, and even his old teacher too.

Speaking of which, Yamamoto may seem like a laid back kind of guy who doesn't want to do anything, but in reality he is a reliable individual and one who you can place your trust in. Although, sometimes…he wishes the man would take his position as the company's top scientist seriously at times. Oh well, he is (somewhat) a grown man after all, so there shouldn't be a need to worry. Plus, he can do what he wants anyway.

Deciding to stop thinking about his old teacher's cheery personality, he got back to work and started typing a little bit faster. He was slowly forgetting about his topic, but thankfully remembered it at the last second. While doing his work, footsteps were slowly making their way towards him which caused him to stop what he was doing. Looking to see who had wanted to speak with him, it was man wearing a gray suit carrying a suit case in hand.

"Yes? May I help you?" he began.

"Please come with me for moment, Mr. Akira." the man said, walking over towards somewhere else.

Akira complied with the request as he followed the man after getting out of his seat.

"This room should do nicely." the man said, opening the door to an empty office. He stepped to the side to let Akira enter first.

"Uh, thank you…" Akira said then walked inside the office.

The man silently closed the door and then locked it before looking at the scientist, who stared at him expectantly.

"I'm sorry to have interrupted your work, Mr. Akira. But there was some important matters going on, and it was requested that you were the person to go to." the man began.

"You must be one of the higher ups from the main building of Smart Brain. And you being dressed like that; must mean you're either one of the CEOs or an agent, correct?" Akira said, knowingly.

"Correct." he nodded.

"Well then, sorry for that brief delay. I just wanted to confirm my suspicions." Akira said before continuing. "Anyway, what important matters did you want to see me about? And who requested you to do so…?"

"It was the Board of Directors." he began. "We had a meeting about this matter, so it came to the conclusion that you would be taking on this task. To further compensate this, the Chief himself had also recommended you for this job."

"The Chief?" blinked Akira, surprised that someone like him would recommend him of all people to whatever it is he was about to do. Speaking of which… "Hold on, just what is this important task anyway? Also, I already have an assignment that I'm working on."

"I'm well aware." he replied. "It was discussed that you would turn in whatever you have done before moving on to this assignment, which I will get to in a moment. First, I just need to know when you will turn in your report."

"I was thinking by sometime next week."

"Alright, I shall let them know you will turn in your report by the end of the month." Writing it down on his notepad, he flipped to another page then wrote something else before handing it over to him. "It's my number. Just give me a call when you're ready to turn in that report. Also, it's to update me progress of the new task you'll be working on."

"I see." replied Akira. "And this new task is…?"

"This." Putting the briefcase on the table, he opened it only to reveal a belt with a camera and walkie-talkie inside.

"A belt…?" the scientist blinked.

"Not just any ordinary belt, it's a new special gadget that our Board and even the Chairman of Smart Brain himself are having trouble with." he told him.

"What's wrong with it?" asked Akira, examining the belt.

"It seems to have some technical issues, and it's powered by photon energy." This caught his interest.

"Photon energy, you say…" Rubbing a hand underneath his chin, Akira was about to grab the belt before stopping himself as he looks at the man. "May I?"

"By all means." he allowed.

Taking the belt in his hands, he examined it even further and tried to study it through sheer observation alone. In fact, he was determining what kind of metal it was made from. Nodding to himself, he gently places it back inside the case.

"Alright, I think I may know what I'm working with here." Akira said.

"That's good to hear. So by the end of this month, you'll turn in a report of your current assignment and then move onto improving this belt."

"Yes." replied Akira.


(Dorm Room)

Returning back to his dorm room after school ended, Ren took everything out of his backpack before taking a hold of his laptop and set it on his desk. Then, going through his closest he took out a few devices that obviously seem to be meant for his computer, due to all of the wiring plugs. After plugging said devices, he turned his laptop on before getting onto some newspaper articles while hacking into the police department's systems, to search for more information about the case that the others were taking about earlier.

Scrolling through the pages, Ren was quickly reading them one after another before moving on. He started to type in something else as another page popped up. It was document files that he keeps under a lock and key, which in this case, a special coding password that only he would know. Of course, with these latest gadgets hooked up onto his computer, being watched, traced, and getting hacked by another, should they somehow happen to notice what he was doing, is all but preventable.

Moving the mouse to one of the labeled documents, he clicked it as another page began to open. Like most of the documents he kept, this was one was only a few months old, but he had a feeling that some new updates are going to be made soon. And right on cue, there was an update on this file. Skimming through the new information, he took time to commit all to memory before closing it. Shortly after, he closed down everything before turning off his laptop.

Getting out of his chair, he walks over to his bed and sat down before looking through his window to see the sun set. It was almost that time again, meaning he'll be out for a while doing some business, the kind that no one would ever expected from someone like him. Sighing, he laid down on the mat and closed his eyes for a bit to get a quick power nap.


Nightfall had come sooner than he expected. It was already dark outside as the city's lampposts were turning on, along with many other lights that came from various places and buildings. The stars above are starting to come into sight as well. Truly, the night has never looked the same.

Ren wore black clothing that consists of a shirt, hooded coat, gloves, boots, and cargo pants.

He looks down at his backpack before pulling out the belt and straps it around his waist. Afterwards, he dug inside his pocket then pulled out his cell phone. Flipping it open, he dialed the numbers 5-8-2-1 then pressed Enter.

"AUTO VAJIN COME CLOSER!"

After the phone had made its announcement, he begins to go outside again before locking the door, and then looks down the street only to see a motorcycle approaching him. Oddly enough, the motorcycle didn't have anybody riding on it, which would mean it was being remotely controlled or that it has an autopilot system. It would have to be remotely seeing as he summoned it with his phone.

When the motorcycle stopped in front of him, he grabs the helmet then puts it on before mounting the vehicle. He starts the engine before riding off into the city streets.


The streets of Tokonosu, which is what this city is called, were oddly silent considering how many people were out, since the night times are meant to be for adults to go into bars, clubs, etc. In short, it was just a time for them to relieve some stress about their work day and hang out with friends. Of course that's only for those who have yet to be married, will never get married, and don't have any children out of a one nightstand or wedlock. Hey, these things are mainly true depending on how some people act, given the situation. It's just a simple statement.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand, it was rather quiet despite how many people were out. Well, that most likely has to do with one person walking somewhere secluded, say a quiet neighborhood with hardly little people out.

This person was a business woman who simply wanted to get back home to her family after working for today. It was tiresome for her, especially now because of the overtime she had to do. Hopefully, she can just relax in her room and watch a few shows before turning in for the night.

Letting out a tiresome sigh, the woman decides to stop thinking and focuses on getting back home. When she looks up head there was someone walking out of the corner, slowly making their way towards her. At first, she thought to believe that this person may be a thief or a possible killer.

Thankfully, after observing the way he was walking, it was clear that this individual may possibly be either drunk or maybe has a problem with his leg. But since he was limping, it would have to be the latter in this case. When she was about to go about her business again, the man suddenly collapses onto the ground making her gasp.

"Sir?" she begins as he gave no reply. Worried, she quickly rushes over to him and kneels on a knee before gently grabbing him by the shoulders. Now looking at him from up close, she was surprised to see that he is badly injured. "Oh no, you're hurt! I'll call for help…!"

The injured man grabbed her hand with what little strength he had left. Blinking, she looks at him with concernment on his features. "R-Run…!" he warned before suddenly combusting into blue flames then disintegrated into ashes.

Immediately backing away from the man who is now ashes, the woman gasped then let out a scream of shocking fear while subconsciously trying to process what she had just seen. To her, it was literally impossible for someone to suddenly combust into flames not unless they had some kind of chemical on them or something. However, since she wasn't a scientist or had any form of knowledge about that sort of stuff, it was a complete mystery to her.

"Aw, he's already dead." a voice spoke making her look to see something more shocking than a man suddenly combusting into odd blue flames, then reduced into ash.

Standing across from her was a grayish humanoid monster that resembled a walrus with two of its teeth sticking out, razor sharp. They're probably more than sharp enough to rip through a whole person to shreds. Other than that, the arms seemed muscular showing well toned muscles, and its body seemed to be the same as well.

"Guess I must've roughed him up too much. What a shame." the creature sighed. It then took notice of the woman who stared at him. "Oh? It seems my luck has turned around, I have another victim...!"

With fear taking over, the woman could hardly move as the creature slowly proceeds towards her. Although it couldn't be shown, she could tell that it was grinning and felt it too. Heck, it even chuckled while it was making its way towards her, ready to rip her apart the very moment his hands touch her.

"Don't worry, lady. I'll make sure to hold back some…If I can…" he grinned before they heard the engine of a motorcycle coming their way. "Huh?" It turns its head to look at the rider driving towards him. Said rider pulls out a weapon that resembles a gun, and shoots him with it. Instead of bullets, the shots were yellow energy blasts that did real damage to the creature, causing it to cry in pain.

The biker, or rather Ren, rode towards the Walrus creature then spun his vehicle around, hitting it with the rear end making it fly a few inches off the ground before hitting the concrete.

Dismounting his motorcycle, he looks at the woman who seemed to have snapped out of it

"Leave." he told her.

Not needing to be told twice, she ran away leaving them alone.

"That hurt like hell!" the Walrus creature growled, glaring at the teen. "Who the hell are you? And how were you able to hurt me like that…!? There isn't a weapon in existence that can harm me!"

Instead of answering he merely stared at the creature with his usual blank expression. Taking off his helmet while reaching for the hood, he managed to cover his face then places the helmet on the motorcycle's seat.

"There are people sleeping in this neighborhood. You should speak with your indoor voice." suggested Ren, lifting a finger over his lips.

"What a load of…!" A fist was then slammed into his face that made him flying back a little. "Damn! What the hell?"

"I said to speak with your indoor voice. You were being too loud again." he stated before appearing in front of his opponent, kneeing him in the stomach.

"Nice try!" the Walrus creature grinned. Raising his arm with the attempts to strike him down, Ren leaps back before anything could happen. "Damn, isn't he a slippery one."

"I'll make this quick. I don't want to be around you any longer." Ren pulled his phone out, then dialed the number 5-5-5 and pressed Enter.

"STANDING BY!"

"Henshin!"

He inserted the phone into the belt's slot.

"COMPLETE!"

A red light began to radiate from the belt as neon lines enveloped his body. When the light faded an armored figure stood in his place.

He was clad in a black bodysuit with red photon lines on it, wore silver chest armor made out of Sol Metal, shoulder pads with bits of silver on them, and has metal fingertips. On his right ankle, he was equipped with and Energy Holster. His helmet was mainly black with a silver mouthpiece, yellow eyes with a green jewel between.

This is Faiz!

"What the!?" gaped the Walrus creature. "Just who the hell are you…?"

Faiz slowly walks over to him not giving a reply.

"Whatever! I don't care!" he exclaimed before lunging at him. Faiz simply steps to the side and pushes him forward, then takes the phone out before forming it into a gun again. Pulling the trigger, he shoots him several times before halting his assault. "Damn you!"

Then a hand shot down, covered his mouth, and picked him up with an impressive amount of strength as the Walrus creature tried to break free from his grasp. Unexpectedly, Faiz shot his hand through the Walrus creature's stomach, causing him to let out muffled screams of agony. Slowly reeling his hand out of his opponent's stomach, he places a finger over his mouthpiece.

"Now look what you made me do. This is all because you refused to use your indoor voice, like I asked. So now, covering your mouth is the only way to respect the people inside their homes. Also, it would be a shame if one, or all of them, came out to see something unsightly such as us…wouldn't it?" he said.

Dropping him onto the ground, the Walrus creature tried to speak but couldn't due to his sever wound. "F-F-Fuck…y-you…!" was all he could get out.

"Obviously, you'll die a slow and painful death from that wound. But I suppose the blood loss will spare you from that. Even an Orphnoch, like you, won't survive much longer. Though given how durable your body is, you might hold out for an hour. Two if you're lucky." explained Faiz.

The Walrus Orphnoch coughed blood.

"If it's all the same to you, I'm going to do what I said and make this quick. Waiting for you to die will accomplish nothing. So this is where we part ways." Faiz said before going back into a silent streak.

Lightly tossing the Walrus Orphnoch onto the ground, Faiz grabbed the camera dubbed as Faiz Shot, from the right side of his belt, gripped the handle that came down as it was now a knuckle. Sliding the Mission Memory out of the phone, he inserts it over the camera lens.

"READY!"

Flipping the phone open, he presses Enter then closes it.

"EXCEED CHARGE!"

Punching downwards, the Walrus Orphnoch exploded into blue flames.

The phi symbol appeared as he combusted in said flames and disintegrated into ashes.

Taking the phone out of his buckle, he flips it open then presses the End Call button canceling the transformation.

Ren then simply walks back to his motorcycle. As he was about to mount on his bike, he briefly looks at ashes of the man who died earlier, along with the Orphnoch he defeated. Knowing it would be too much of a risk to wait for the wind to blow them away, so he decided to scatter them himself.

To others, if they knew these piles of ashes were actually people, no doubt they would find what he is doing wrong. And he would agree with that. What he's doing, right now, is wrong. But this is something that he must do.

Afterwards, he mounted onto his bike and put his helmet on before taking off into the streets.


(Smart Brain Laboratory Facility)

"That should be it for today." Akira said as he finished work.

Letting out a tiresome sigh, the scientist begins to gather all of his paperwork to take home with him. Even though the day was over, he figured he could look over a few more things while in the comforts of his own home. It would be ideal to look over them tomorrow in the morning, as it would get his brain flowing.

Akira was about to reach for his bag as he momentarily stopped before looking at the briefcase, which he had placed on his desk next to said bag. For approximately ten seconds, he stares at the briefcase then decides to take it back home with him.

"Might as well take it with me…" he thought before taking it as he leaves.


Hope you guys liked this version better than my old one. This time I plan to focus on the characters, just so they could be shown more and possibly have some early development while progressing with the overall plot in the story. So with that, I'll see y'all later.