Kamen Rider Lynx: Hey, everyone! This is a new story that I recently came up with, and it's basically a sequel to exclamation's Broken Mirror. (I would suggest reading it before you read this.) This occurs about three years after the end of Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and it involves new Riders, which I myself made up. I don't own Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. I only own the characters that I made. :)
Prologue (Kit's POV)
It had been a month since Kase had…..died and I'd given up the Advent Deck. Since then, I'd seemed to sink deeper into myself, and I'd stopped talking to my dad almost entirely. He was trying to give me space, but I knew that he was worried.
I was walking through the streets at night, like I had for every night since…the incident, when I sensed a mirror call and had to fight the instincts that wanted me to run to the mirrors and transform. I couldn't do that anymore. It wasn't me fighting anymore, I reminded myself sternly. I'd given Master Eubulon the Advent Deck back. I had this lecture with myself almost every time I heard a mirror call, and it was getting frustrating. I'd thought that these instincts were supposed to go away if you gave your Advent Deck back. Apparently not.
I sighed, hands in pockets as I wandered the streets, my thoughts falling back to the past. It had been almost three years since Xaviax had been defeated, and now, here I was, a regular person again.
I scoffed at that. I would never be normal again. Not after what I'd seen.
I forced myself to think about other things, trying not to focus on what I lost and trying to focus on some of the things normal people were supposed to think about. I'd gotten into the community college and was currently attending the classes from eight in the morning to eight at night. But that wasn't busy enough for me to forget the pain that I felt. Maya and Trent had both gone to stay in Ventarra with the other Riders, leaving me all alone.
The rush of pain that came with the memories of my friends broke something inside of me, and I punched the brick wall that I was walking by, ignoring the pain that came from bruising my knuckles and scraping them. I still couldn't believe that they were all gone, that I had no one I could really talk to about the experiences I had enjoyed and loved when I was a Kamen Rider. I could talk to Dad, but it wasn't the same.
I let my forehead touch the wall, silent sobs racking my body. I had been trying to bury the pain down, trying to ignore it, but it always managed to catch up with me. No matter what I did, I couldn't forget the pain that came from having to leave all my friends. This happened every night, always at the same time at night.
When the pain finally faded away to a dull throb that I could deal with, I lifted my head, wiping the tears away from my face. Glancing at my watch, I decided that I would head to my new apartment before it got much later.
I didn't see the figure watching me as I headed to my apartment.
(Third Person)
The teenage girl stared after Kit from the shadows, dispelling her Rider armor in the process. Her gray-blue eyes were hidden by light brown hair that went down to her shoulders, and she felt the familiar weight of the Advent Gauntlet lighten as it turned into a small bracelet.
"Lyra?" A voice came from the Gauntlet, and she held her wrist to her face.
"Yes, Chris?" Her voice was soft as she listened to the former Kamen Rider Sting's words.
"Are you sure about this?"
"I am. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. I'll talk to Kit as soon as I get the chance to. He needs to meet me before one of the others." She stressed the last word and heard an anxious sigh come from the Gauntlet.
"Alright, fine. But I'm coming back home soon. Be careful," Chris ordered her, and Lyra laughed in amusement.
"Trust me. I can take care of myself." She pressed a near-invisible button on the Gauntlet, cutting the conversation as she focused her attention once more on the retreating figure of Kit Taylor.
"Kit Taylor…..You haven't left this lifestyle yet."
Kamen Rider Lynx: Thanks for reading the Prologue, everyone. Please review, and also, for all Kamen Rider Dragon Knight fans, visit way-above-top-secret[dot]com!