Disclaimer: Kamen Rider belongs to Ishinomori Products and Toei. The Kamen Rider Spirits manga, the inspiration of this story, was written by Kenichi Muraeda. I only none of the characters established within the past 43 or so years. The only exceptions to this are any original characters that appear in this story.
Nine screens flashed into the dark corners of the lonesome room as several beings appears on them. Warriors donning strange armor, each one specific for their own purposes. Some looked like medieval knights or ancient warriors, others bore armor too technologically advanced for the modern era, and few looked too demonic to be even be considered heroes. Different they seemed, but they all stood strong and fought against horrifying, murderous monsters that plagued humanity.
"Kamen Riders…"
For the lone watcher in the room, the name left a strange feeling on his tongue as he watched the screens. He analyzed every move he possibly could find on these warriors, these Kamen Riders, as they were called. There were a few people who knew them, and to them, they were considered heroes.
To him, they were a threat to his plans. A serious threat.
These Riders existed for almost ten years, and in that time, he had been gathering as much information on them as he could. He needed to know how they worked, how they fought, and most importantly, how they could be defeated. When that last goal was accomplished, nothing would get in his way.
As he watched and mentally noted any oddities, the door creaked open, and another voice spoke, "Great Leader…"
The watcher turned to the opened door. In its frame stood an older man in a dark, spiky outfit, partially hidden in the shadows of the room. "...it's time," he said.
Without another word, the watcher turned around and exited the room. The other closed the door behind him, leaving only the bright screens in the room.
AN: Well, I promised to publish this story, and here it is... several months later... oh boy...
Anyway, with the release of Kamen Rider Zi-O coming out, I thought I'd publish the prologue to Kamen Rider HEISEI SPIRITS, which is based on the Kamen Rider SPIRITS manga that brought together the first 10 Showa-Era Riders and gave me a proper introduction to the Showa Riders.
Here, I want Heisei SPIRITS to be similar to the SPIRITS manga in that it gives the basic idea of the Heisei Riders by bringing them together and retelling the story of Kamen Rider Decade. Since I'm way over my head to do this alone, I am open to collaborating with other authors. If you're interested, please send me a PM and we can discuss it what works and what doesn't.
That's all for now. Here's to chapter 1 (in maybe a few centuries)!
Raika out.
