Chapter 1: Decade's arrival
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Belt sound
On a dark night where the moon shines brightly, a figure walked through the earth feeling compeletly alone. The being was a man at the age of 13 having short black hair and tanned skin, his name is Ryu... he wore a tattered cloak covering his body as the wind blew against him as if it was trying to give comfort on his losses
The boy was the only survivor of the war, the bodies he passed were the fallen Kamen Riders that wished to destroy the devil which costed them of their lives to get it done.
Which left him as the only one alive...
Ryu continued his pace, reminiscing the good times before the Rider war, all the happy memories he carried were precious. Until the day of said war, he had enjoyed Tsukasa's company up to the point of adopting the Kadoya name
But alas, those moments were gone now, Ryu stopped walking when he heard voices
"I wanna go home" a boy cried loudly
"Shh" an old man's voice came "everything will be alright, I'm right here for you"
But then... Ryu heard screams of pain, shouts of arrogance and pleas for mercy. Knowing full well of the situation, he ran fast as his legs could move.
He knew what's happening, what's at stake... not wanting to lose anymore innocent lives, he dared himself to face the odds on what world he will go to
And just like that, he passed through a dimensional wall to where ever the cries of suffering came from
Inside the tower of heaven, cultist-like dark mages are taking kids against their will to use them as sacrifices for the tower's R-system to bring back a mage that made the world tremble in fear known as Zeref
The slaves, who are kids, have been taken from their homes to build this tower and the dark followers punished them if they refuse or whine. It hurts them to no end and it made them feel like there was no one to be the savior from this hellish prison
The kids were sulking quietly as a friend of theirs ended up taking the punishment, their hope diminishing as a scream echoed through the area making them cover their ears, trying hard to endure the torment of their friend.
All hopes were crushed when one of the dark followers tossed an injured Erza back in the cell smiling menacingly
"You're lucky that you are still needed alive" the dark mage sneered "so taking your eye is a fair trade"
After hours of tending to the girl's wound, every child huddled around Rob. The man making sure they were felt warm...
With them sitting together enjoying the silent comfort, they are now trapped in a place where evil is haunting. Forever plaguing them with nightmares
That is about to change...
An explosion cam shaking the tower
"What was that?" Erza asked before hearing screams
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU-AAGH!"
"SOMEBODY STOP HI-GYAAA!"
"YOU WON'T GET AWAY-YAAARGH!"
The prisoners/slaves felt fear as the screams of the dark cultists were being heard, and then they saw a figure standing before them.
The being was male; wore strange armor with colors of magenta,black and white, green eyes on his helmet. He wore a silver belt with a camera-like buckle while holding a sword with the blade coated in blood behind him were the dark followers with faces struck in fear and slowly bleeding to death
The armored man opened the book part of his weapon and pulled out a card and placed it into his buckle
Attack Ride: Slash
The group gulped at hearing that and saw the man walking towards them with a glowing blade in hand, they waited for the end of their demise, but got surprised when he cut the metal bars open the cell before walking away.
"Wait!" the injured girl called making the armored man stop " just who are you?"
"Decade" he replied "leave this place" he pointed to the open path he made "this tower won't be standing up for long"
The prisoners ran out for their long awaited freedom so glad to be out out of the hell they were in
They were able to get on a boat and sailed away from the horrid place
As they got away, another explosion was heard
They turned back at the tower only to see it crumble to pieces...
The children gaped, to see the work they have been forced into was now gone. Tears were coming out of their eyes, not in pain or grief, but in relief and joy. For days they had to endure the torture, for days they had to live with the dark followers of Zeref...
And now they were truly free from the nightmare
"THANK YOU!" they shouted with all their hearts hoping that their words would reach their savior
Then Rob went to the kids with a warm smile on his face
"Okay kids" he spoke "that's enough" he wrapped his arms around the children "we should get our rest, for our savior wants us to enjoy our freedom"
Years have passed since that day, word spread out through Fiore about a lone figure known as Decade. He wanders the land; people say that his power is unusual... to the point that it was Zeref's, The Dark Mage, last creation before his death.
The Magic Council used their sources to find this Decade and recruit him to be a Wizard Saint, their guards searched for him day and night but to no avail he stayed elusive from their grasp. However, one guard was able to report in about the recruitment of Decade and declined.
The council asked why and the mysterious mage quoted his answer with a note delivered to them
How could I help if I'd just watch from a building and do nothing?
With his answer given, the Magic Council left Decade alone, hoping that the man will do more good on his travels
One Sorcerer Magazine published a rare picture of Decade facing a Dark Guild, indicating his power to face the odds
Rumor said that he's being invited by several guilds, but so far none took his interest
Which led to right now...
Outside the Guild master's meeting, the deadly Lullaby flute transformed into a giant wooden monster after Kageyama refused to play it, it even terrified the people who saw it's gigantic form
"Such tasty souls for me to devour" the demon spoke looking down at the frightened mages "who wants to be first?"
Most of the guild masters shivered in fright to see such a monster in front of them
"It seems that we have a challenge" Erza grasped her swords "let's get this done"
"Now you're talkin' my language!" Natsu smiled while his fists burned with excitement "Let's face this thing!"
"For once, I agree with you Natsu" Gray nodded preparing his ice magic
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" an unknown voice came from nowhere
All eyes were now looking around the trees where the voice came from
"Who's there?!" Natsu shouted
"Um..." Lucy shivered in fear "we're not dealing with a ghost are we?"
"No" the voice replied "I'm not a ghost"
A figure came into view wearing a tattered cloak; he was nearly 6 ft tall, tan skin, a vertical scar on his left cheek, black hair long enough to make a short ponytail and a pair of brown eyes that has seen and experienced the tragedies in his life.
Natsu dashed forward with the man looking at him in the eye
"Why are you stopping us?" he glared "do you think we're weak?"
"I didn't mean that" the man replied, raising his arms in defense "I'm just saying not to give your master a heart attack when he saw his fairies destroy property with other guild masters watching"
Makarov flinched at being reminded about the letter he got from Mirajane, he coughed a bit to regain composure before he walked up to the person in front of Natsu
"So..." the master of Fairy Tail spoke "you've finally revealed yourself...Decade"
Silence, utterly...completely silent. Everyone gawked at Makarov's words for the man in front of them is the infamous Decade!
"MASTER!" the Fairy Tail mages shouted "YOU KNOW THE INFAMOUS DECADE!?"
While the people were talking about this matter, Erza stared at the man walking toward the giant wood demon
'Is it really you?' her body shook in anticipation 'it can't be... IT JUST CAN'T BE!'
But her question was answered at seeing the objects in his hands
Ryu looked at the giant wooden demon which was looking back at him
"So you have decided to face me alone" the lullaby laughed "I can't wait to eat your soul!"
"You won't be getting that chance" Ryu placed the buckle on his waist and pulled out his rider card "henshin!"
Kamen Ride: Decade
Symbols appeared around Ryu before they merged to his body, donning black armor, magenta plates came out of his buckle and moved to his helmet adding color on his armor finishing the transformation
The audience stepped back a bit, it was a sight to behold...the Magic Council always talked about Decade and now they were going to see him in action
"Such strange magic" the lullaby demon hummed "and yet such intense energy! You would make a delectable meal for me"
The giant reared its arm back and punched the ground while Ryu jumped back and puled out his riderbook in gun mode before placing a card in his buckle
Attack Ride: Blast
Multiple barrels came from his weapon as Decade fired at Lullaby's head making the giant scream in pain. Using this opportunity, he changed his gun into a sword placing another card in his buckle
Attack Ride: Slash
He ran forward gripping his weapon while charging to the wooden demon
Back with the audience, they stood there with mouths agape, well except for Makarov and Erza, to see this man face one of Zeref's creations
Alone...!
Lucy shook off her stupor and went to Makarov
"Master..." she called "how did you meet him?"
"It was from my way home after the last meeting with the guild masters"
FLASHBACK
Makarov walked out of the building while he was rubbing his head from from boredom with all the conversations he had with his fellow guild masters
'Next time I'll drink a few glasses before making conversation' he sighed feeling more aches 'I gotta remind myself that I'm me, not a council member'
But as he looked up, he saw a male figure leaning on a tree while looking up the orange sky. Feeling curious he decided to talk with the boy
"Excuse me" Makarov called "is something bothering you?"
"Magic..." he spoke "is something we can handle... or will it's power corrupt us?"
Makarov was surprised to hear such a statement, he looked into the man's eyes and saw great pain that people his age shouldn't see, and yet he could feel warmth in his words as if he was longing for something
"What's your name?" The guild master asked
"Ryu, but everyone calls me...Decade"
FLASHBACK END
"And that's how I met him" the master of Fairy Tail concluded "I even asked him to join the Fairy Tail guild"
"EEHH!?" the mages of Fairy Tail gawked "but why didn't he join?!"
"Ryu said something about learning magic before deciding to join" Makarov hummed
"Wait" Lucy interjected "if he did that, then why didn't the other guilds try to take him?"
"Oh they have" Makarov smiled "but our guild caught his attention"
Ryu was able to get away when he slashed the demon's horn off
"You'll pay for that!" Lullaby growled "I'm going to tear you apart!"
'I've heard that line before' he then took out another rider card 'and just like them, you will lose'
Kamen Ride: Hibiki
Flame covered his body and when it died out his armor changed; a dark violet color, metal padding on the chest and back, red claw gauntlets and a helmet with horns giving him a demonic appearance
"Let's get this done" he pulled out another card an placed it in his buckle
Attack Ride: Ongekkibou Rekka
Ryu reached behind his belt and pulled out red drumsticks with flame ignited at the tips, and dashed to his target
The audience gaped at seeing Decade go head-to-head against Zeref's magical instrument and winning!
"Did you just see that!?" Natsu gawked pointing at Decade's new look
"Aye!" Happy answered
"Is...is he like Mira!?" Lucy shouted
"He is a mystery " Makarov pondered 'I might even question that your power is out of this world'
Erza was covering her mouth 'it really is you' seeing that her savior was in front of her
"Oh my" Bob, guild master of Blue Pegasus smiled at the display of power "that Decade boy is a sight to behold"
"Yeah" Goldmine, guild master of Quatro Cerberus nodded "his power is just like what the Magic Council said" he gulped a bit 'I hope that he will not turn dark in the future'
Ryu jumped to the sky while looking down at Lullaby "it's kind of poetic: a demon instrument will be destroyed by a demon using instruments"
Final Attack Ride: H-H-H-Hibiki
Lullaby's body froze when a magic circle with a spiral mark appeared on it's head, Ryu landed there ready for his attack
"Time to finish this!" he raised up his arms "get ready for your defeat!"
Drumbeats were heard giving a wonderful melody to the audience but the lullaby felt only pain
"AAAAHHH!" Lullaby screamed in agony "The sound...! IT'S TORTURE!"
Ryu raised both his arms and struck down making the lullaby step before exploding into scattering leaves
Ryu opened his buckle turning him back to normal and caught the demonic lullaby flute which has cracks all over it
"No more eternal sleep" he smiled "that takes care of that"
"HEY!" Natsu shouted "HEY YOU!"
Ryu turned to see a flaming fist coming at him, he moved his head down and sweeped Natsu to the ground while grasping his fiery hand to the air
"A little eager to face me Natsu?" Ryu smiled
"How do you know my name?" the flame dragon slayer grunted at his restraints
"Who doesn't recognize the troublemaker of Fairy Tail" he smiled
"Ahem" Makarov coughed "as nice it is to seeing Natsu being controlled...I'd appreciate it if you'd let him go"
"Oh Makarov" Ryu let the flame dragon slayer go as he looked at the small old man "I guess it's about time to give you my answer"
"Yes" the guild master of Fairy Tail "I would like to hear that with my ears"
"I've thought about that long and hard in my travels" Ryu spoke calmly before smiling "I'll join Fairy Tail"
At first there was silence at hearing the man's decision and then screaming
"WHAAAAT!-!?"
"That's good" Makarov laughed wholeheartedly "welcome to Fairy Tail"
Most of the crowd gaped and whispered at the development in sight while Bob and Goldmine smiled at the duo's interaction
"My goodness" Bob smiled "how will Makarov deal with the Magic Council about this?"
"If that kid's joining Fairy Tail, then I'm sure that Makarov will be fine" Goldmine nodded