Chapter 0: Preview
We Are Watcher
The sky was dark without a single star and no moon in sight. Suddenly, female shrill screams shatter the tranquility of the night. The camera pans downwards to see... nothing. Nothing but thick, cloudy mist. The screen zooms in to find a girl wearing a high school uniform crouched down onto her knees, eyes shut closed and hands clenching her head in fear as the girl continues to scream. The mist around her head seems to grow thicker and darker by the second, until the point where we could just barely see her.
At this moment, a hulking figure steps nearer to the girl. It had a reptilian body, similar to that of a very large, yet extremely short snake, but with clawed, slender feet and thin flippers for arms. It's back led to a large tail which ended off in a cone shape. As the tail shook around, rattles could be heard. This monster looked scary, but the most horrifying part of it was it's head. It's head looked like it had a million snakes slithering around it, covering it completely save for the eyes. It has deep blood red, hypnotic eyes which would cause anyone staring into it to be stuck in a trance. A thin yet long, papery forked tongue seemed to escape from the wrappings of the countless snakes around it's head as the monster let out a low hiss. This was evidently a monster based on a rattlesnake, the Rattlesnake Monster.
The Rattlesnake Monster harboured a hungry gleam in its eyes as the shaking and rattling from its tail intensified. It took another step closer to the still screaming girl, and it raised its head, as if about to open its mouth and bite her when...
"Hey, you there! Yes you, MisTrau! Hi!"
The now named MisTrau looked up in the direction of the voice. Who is that? It grumbled in annoyance.
Suddenly, light shone brightly from a distance as a figure calmly walked towards the Rattlesnake MisTrau.
The person seemed to be wearing armour, but with a blackish-grey undersuit. The chestplate was milky white with a tinge of light grey and seemed to be comprised of simple sheets of metal held together by metal studs. However, it was much shinier and it could be told, even from a distance, that it was much, much stronger than your average out-of-the-mill metal. The greaves and boots looked to be made of the same shiny material, only that they seemed to be made of only one sheet of such metal each. The gauntlets were probably made of the same material, but they had a faint hue of yellow. As for the headpiece, it seemed to be fashioned off a beacon, with the visor being an upside down semi-circle which was yellow in colour while the plain, metallic white mask hid the whole of his face. A yellow crown ornament rested on his head and a metal mouthpiece was present over where his mouth should be.
However, the most intriguing part of this person's armour was his belt. The belt seemed to be metallic white in colour, but with black accents. On the left hand side of the belt was a disc which was spinning very rapidly while oddly, shining. Strangely, it resembled a dream catcher, but without the tassels. It seemed to be slightly protruding out of the driver, leading the Rattlesnake MisTrau to believe that there is another compartment behind it. On the right hand side of the belt was a handle which resembled that of a pump while in the middle of the belt was a compartment which was covered by some translucent material. Inside was an object which was hard to see, but it seemed like it was spinning very quickly, yet staying in one place at the same time.
This was when the monster realised, the light was coming from this armoured person!
This mysterious figure seemed to be walking calmly towards the Rattlesnake MisTrau and the girl, before suddenly waving one arm around happily and placing his left hand to where his mouth would be hidden by the mask, shouting,"Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!"
At this moment, the girl seemed to stop screaming and her breathing slowed down. The mist around her gradually cleared more and more as the light coming from the figure spread across the area, revealing a deserted town square as the sky changed from a dark night sky to that of a bright, sunny day as clouds in the sky started rolling and the sun came out.
Upon seeing this, the Rattlesnake kaijin grumbled, "Darn it! You again!"
"Yeah, it's me again. Missed me?" the mysterious figure chuckled.
"Aargh... I wassss about to suc-ssseed! Darn it! I'm stronger now so I'll jussss-t KILL YOU!" the MisTrau hissed in rage as it charged towards the figure, it's thin, floppy flipper-arms suddenly hardening and becoming sharp as blades as its rattles intensified.
"Woah woah! Calm down there, buddy!" the armoured figure said as he rolled to the side, dodging his enraged opponent's wild slashes and jumping up to his feet before kicking the MisTrau in the back. He then proceeded to attack the Rattlesnake MisTrau, delivering several punches and a roundhouse kick in quick succession.
The monster, now heavily damaged, was in much pain as it hissed in anger.
"Heh... seems like you didn't gather enough of those emotions you consume." the mysterious figure replied happily, punching the MisTrau in the face before it reared back and charged at him again. This time, he simply sidestepped the Rattlesnake MisTrau and left a foot out, tripping his opponent before kicking him in the back once again.
The kaijin snarled in fury and shook its rattle furiously, creating a thick mist which surrounded our hero. However, he seemed calm.
"Ya'know, for being a MisTrau who is supposed to be deadly in the dark and all, you're kinda horrible at it, no offence," the armoured person said out loud, before turning to his left and punching a certain kaijin which jumped out just at the wrong moment.
The figure then took hold of the disc on his belt, which has just stopped spinning, and spun it in the direction of the right. Immediately the mist dispersed, leaving an injured Rattlesnake MisTrau in plain sight.
"Gee, you're in plain sight. Under the light. Ooh, that rhymes!" the mysterious guy chuckled before stopping the disc and spinning it to the left.
"Urgh... This isssn't good... Who... who are ssssyou...?" the Rattlesnake monster growled.
"Huh? Me? Well then, hi so ssscrewed, I'm Kamen Rider Myst," the now named Kamen Rider Myst replied as he spun the disc to the left once again.
SPINNING!
Yay yay! Yeah! Yay yay! Yeah!
Yay yay! Yeah! Yay yay! Yeah!
The disc shone brightly as it spun even quicker and motes of light could be seen flying from the disc. These motes of light flew to Myst's right foot which he positioned backwards with his left leg in front, getting into a stance. Myst's right hand rests on the pump handle on the right side of his belt, before he pressed it to the left.
Yay! Let's Go! Wow!!!
The driver announced this as Myst ran towards the Rattlesnake MisTrau and performed a flying kick with his energy-powered right leg to the kaijin's chest, causing the MisTrau to explode as Myst flew back, landing on his feet.
Myst dusted off his pants before looking over his shoulder and waving at the girl who went to hide behind a bush once the monster's attention left her but came out of her hiding place once it was destroyed.
The Rider stopped the disc on his driver from spinning and took out a yellowish-white cylindrical gem which was hidden behind the disc in his driver the whole fight. The armour shattered and revealed a young, slightly tall male who had a wide grin on his face. This male looked to be 17 or 18 years old, with long, messy black hair which had a streak of white down the left side of his head. He was wearing a plain sky blue T-shirt and jeans, with a bright red jacket tied around his waist, slightly below where his driver would be. Said driver suddenly shrunk in size into a little rectangular contraption which flew and stuck onto some futuristic contraption that wrapped around about half of his forearm. He was wearing black, fingerless gloves on his hands while on his feet were neon green and black running shoes. He placed the white gem from his driver into a utility belt he was wearing but hidden by his jacket wrapped around his waist.
He looked at the girl, showing his dark brown, yet striking eyes and asked her, "Hey, Merinda. You alright?"
Merinda nodded her head, to which the male responded to with a smile.
"Great. Now with that issue at campus solved and the MisTrau defeated, you should have nothing to worry about now."
"Thank you."
"Heh, no problem! I'm just doin' what I can! Oh, and I should probably get back now. Erika's gonna blast my ear off for being late for getting the groceries," he said as he started to turn and walk away.
"Wait! What's... your name?" At this, the male stopped and turned to face Merinda.
"Oh, right. I never told you. It's Ryu Sora. Nice to meet'cha, Merinda Vonsky!"
At this moment Merinda took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket before passing it to me, saying, "Here, my number. Call me when you're free. I feel like I've seen you before..."
"Sure," Ryu replied, pocketing the paper before checking the watch built into his wrist contraption. His face paled upon seeing the time.
"Right! Gotta go get some groceries! Ciao!" Ryu shouted while running off, waving goodbye to Merinda.
Merinda waved goodbye to him as she watched him run to the nearest grocery store. As soon as he turned a corner and ran out of view, she closed her fist and placed it to her chest.
Where have I seen him before? was all she wondered.