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Kamen Rider Ghoul
Author: Toku Warrior
Ashes to ashes….dust to dust…the warrior of the damned, fighting to protect the living, dead, undead and the innocent.
Once in a generation, one is chosen to answer the call and give their all for the cause.
Once was human, then demon, now caught in between both worlds, and must choose whether to fight for life
Or for death.
In the end, all that is, ever was and shall ever be, will rest souly on the shoulders
Of the damned one who fights the night and protects the light.
Chapter 1: The Rider Cometh
'I once thought that I'd be with them forever. That those days at Youkai Academy would never end. I was wrong. Even though my life was constantly threatened by the forces of the supernatural, by monsters and by my own recession into the creature known as a ghoul, I still enjoyed staying there because I had them by my side.' the young man thought as he started to get ready to leave his new apartment to go to his new class at his new school. The school wasn't normal though. It was a school where humans and monsters co-existed. Unlike Youkai Academy, which was a school for monsters only, Exia University was meant for both monsters and humans who new about the monsters' existence and did not see any wrong in living side-by-side with one another.
'Unfortunately, for me, that one desire would not be allowed. During my last year at Youkai Academy, a powerful monster attacked the school with hopes of destroying it and breaking the barrier so that the world of man and the world of monsters would once again fuse into one. My friends and I decided that we would protect the school. Together we, Moka the vampire, Yukari the witch, Kurumu the Succubus, Kokoa the vampire, Ruby the witch, Mizore the snow woman and I fought the monster and barely survived. I had to remove Moka's Rosario in the end so that her true self could help us fight and even then we were at a total disadvantage.' the young man continued to recall as he grabbed his keys and stuffed them in his jacket pocket while grabbing his motor cycle helmet and tucking it under his right arm. He then slipped on a pair of black boots and tied them up. He exited the door and closed it followed by locking it up for the day.
The young man then turned to head for the garage where his bike was kept and noticed a note taped next to his doorbell. He grabbed the note and read what was listed. The sky was still slightly dark as the sun had not fully risen yet but he was able to read it just fine. 'Dear Tsukune, remember to take it easy. Even though the board chairman said that you could attend this university you should still be careful. So please, no trying to sacrifice yourself again like last time. Love always, Mom and Dad.'
Tsukune finished reading the note and sighed. He remembered what happened that day. After releasing Moka from the seal of her Rosario they were still losing to the powerful monster. From what Yukari had told them, it was a monster that hadn't existed for over a few centuries. Apparently though, there was still one around. It was then that they realized that they need to find a way to keep the monster down long enough for the three demon priests who were called to seal it to enact their chant. The only problem was that it wouldn't sit still. So Tsukune could only think of the one thing he could do. He looked at his friends and saw how badly injured they were. Kurumu and Mizore were both barely able to stand and Ruby was holding Yukari in her arms the best she could without toppling over herself.
Kokoa and Moka were trying to think of a way to take the monster down and even some other students like Gin the Werewolf were lending a hand. Tsukune knew there was only one thing that would be able to keep the monster at bay. 'You couldn't fight the monster head on without risking the loss of your own life. So that's what I decided to do. I had looked at my holy lock and it didn't look like it was going to hold out much longer. I could even feel the instincts and murderous nature of the ghoul at the edge of the back of my mind. I was losing myself. So I decided to give the priests the one chance they needed. I turned to Moka and the others and just…smiled. That's all I could do. They looked at me and I could tell that Moka instantly knew what I was about to do. To bad she wasn't able to stop me. After all that's happened I still want to see her…but she probably doesn't want to see me. I was told that she blamed herself for what happened to me.' Tsukune thought as he headed towards his bike in the apartment garage. He was lucky; the board chairman had paid for everything. Tsukune's apartment, his new bike, his living expenses, and everything else.
It had been almost 2 years since Tsukune had last had contact with anyone from the monster world besides the board chairman. During the final moments of the battle, Tsukune had rushed the monster head on and had taken fatal damage but he pressed on. The holy lock broke completely and his ghoul form reawakened. For some reason though, he was still in control. What Tsukune didn't know was that his family had also been brought over and informed of all the trials Tsukune had gone through for the past 3 years. They were shocked to say the least, more like his mom fainted.
Tsukune used all the power his ghoul form could muster and he held the beast down long enough for the priests to finish their chant and seal the creature forever. Tsukune had fainted from his injuries and he was taken to the infirmary. Moka refused to visit him for two reasons. The outer Moka blamed herself for what happened to Tsukune because it was her blood that mad him into a ghoul. Inner Moka was more mad at him than herself because she wanted to fight along side him. She had come to completely respect and cherish Tsukune and he went ahead and sacrificed himself without even asking her for her permission. The three priests used their magic to heal Tsukune the best they could and made it to where his injuries weren't fatal.
After the incident, Tsukune returned home but was also given his diploma early. He had survived Youkai Academy but just barely. His ghoul form was still about but he was still in control somewhat. The boar chairman then crafted an even stronger holy lock and tied to Tsukunes' right wrist. Five months later, after Tsukune had healed enough to go about life normally and after getting his parents off his back, he went back to Youkai Academy and talked with the board chairman. It was there that Tsukune learned of an ancient scroll and the power of an ancient warrior who had the power to fight the darkness and save the light. The board chairman then told Tsukune that there were some monsters that were trying to harm humans in the human world and that he wanted to know if Tsukune would be interested in helping him put a stop to it.
Tsukune said yes and he then spent 3 months training his body on how to properly and safely harness his ghoul powers without breaking the holy lock. He then went on a quest to find the scroll and ended up in the cave of an ancient beast that guarded it. Needless to say the beast would have killed him if he hadn't grabbed the scroll. The moment Tsukune touched it he was enveloped in a bright white light.
'I can still remember it as if it were yesterday. When I regained consciousness within the light I could see images of parallel worlds where people with the ability to become powerful warriors and protect the innocent from all the corners of existence once lived. That was when it happened. My ghoul powers began to go crazy and I could feel myself losing it. Then a Rosario appeared out of thin air and wrapped a small chain around my neck.' Tsukune remembered as he got on his bike. He had a white speed bike with some gold trim on the side with the word 'GHOULIZER' emblazoned on the side of it. (If you're wondering about a good image then think of the bike that IXA used in the series Kamen Rider Kiva.)
'Then the light disappeared and when I opened my eyes again I could see the ancient beast looking at me. What surprised me even more was that Lord Akashiya, Moka's father, was there keeping the beast at bay while I was in the light. I then looked at my right hand and noticed that the Rosario that was once attached to the chain that now hung around my neck was now in my hand. I could feel a voice telling me to use the new power that had been granted to me by the ancient power of the scroll. I somehow understood what I needed to do. I brought the Rosario close to my face while glaring at the monster. That was when my life changed forever once again.' Tsukune remembered as he turned on the engine and revved up the GHOULIZER and put on his helmet. His helmet was white in color like his bike and had a golden image of a cross plastered on the sides of it.
Tsukune then sped off out of the garage and down the road towards Exia University. The sun was now in the low part of the sky and the sunrise lit up everything with a brilliant glow of yellow, red and orange. Tsukunes' clothes could now be seen even better. He was wearing a black jacket over a white buttoned-up shirt with the Rosario tucked under his shirt. He had on black bike gloves and his holy lock could be seen under the wrist sleeve of his jacket. He had on light blue colored jeans and his black boots. The sun light reflected of his helmet and the reflective areas of his bike as he went around a corner and continued to make his way to his destination.
While driving on the way there, Tsukune was still remembering the events of what had happened in the cave. He glared at the monster as Lord Akashiya came to his side. A glow of white and gold light swirled around Tsukune's waist and then formed a belt with a black oval-like buckle with three small multi-colored gems on the top of it. The right side of the buckle had a hole that seemed big enough for the Rosario to fit into. Tsukune looked at the monster one more time than slid the Rosario, top first, into the hole while shouting out 'HENSHIN!' 'That was the day that my life took a turn. Not for the worst but possibly for the best.'
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Start OP Theme 'The Soultaker' TV Size
Artist: JAM Project
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The sun was now in a nice position in the sky. The weather was warm with a cool breeze and many people, monsters and humans alike, were walking about the campus of Exia University. Many of the girls were carrying their books for their new classes as the new quarter started. Most of them were talking about the usual stuff that most girls talk about. Things like guys, clothes, make-up, shopping and relationships. Among them was a young blue haired girl. She had a bright smile with her hair tied in a ponytail which reached the small of her back. She wore a white blouse that bared her shoulders and reached just above her naval. She also wore a black skirt which went mid thigh and long white socks which seemed to fold over in a school girl fashion. She wore a pair of white high heels that had a shine in the sun light. The one thing she also had which had a lot off men starring at her for was her huge breasts.
"Yeah, I know. Boys are nothing more than idiots. They should only exist to give us women what we want." one girl said to the blue haired girl.
"True, but not all guys are idiots. There are a few nice ones out there." the blue haired girl responded.
"Oh come on Kurumu! You're a Succubus. I thought you all thought of men as nothing but sex slaves." the girl replied back.
"Not all of us think that way. All Succubus look for their Destined One. The one person we truly wish to spend our lives with." Kurumu replied back to the girl.
Upon arriving at the university a young girl, no older 15, stood at the front gate and looked on at the giant building in awe. She was wearing a short sleeved buttoned-up shirt with a black skirt that had a top attached to it that came with shoulder straps. She wore mid thigh high black stocking and black boots that had belt straps on them. A top her head was a pointy witches' hat and attached to her waist via a belt strap was a wand. The young witch continued to look at the building in wonder.
"Sugoi! What an amazing campus! This is going to be fun. Watch out Exia University because Yukari Sendou, the girl genius, is here!" Yukari shouted out. She then overheard a group of girls talking and was about to ignore them when she heard a familiar voice. "Huh, it can't be."
Yukari ran over to the girls and sure enough she spotted Kurumu among them. The site of seeing her old friend made her remember the old days and thus made her blurt out Kurumus' old nickname without even thinking it.
"Well if it isn't the big breasted cow." Yukari said without realizing. The group of girls stopped and Kurumu's hair stood on end. She recognized the voice immediately.
'It can't be. That voice….Yukari.' Kurumu thought. She stepped out of the group and spotted the young witch who appeared to have grown up a little. Even her bust size was in the B cup range as she was no longer the flat chested girl she once knew. "Yukari, is that really you ya little brat?"
"Sure is. Been a while hasn't it?" Yukari responded.
"It sure has been. Wait, if you're here then maybe Moka and Mizore are here too!" Kurumu shouted out. Both girls' eyes went wide in excitement and they dashed off to find their old friends and reminisce on old time. Kurumu waved good-bye to the group of girls as she and Yukari were on their way.
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Tsukune turned the last corner on his bike and made it to the front gate of the campus. He stopped for a moment and took in the site. The feeling he got from here reminded him of Youkai Academy a bit seeing as half the students here were monsters. 'Exia University…I think I'm gonna like it here. I wonder if I'll see anyone I know from Youkai Academy. If I remember correctly, both Ruby-san and Nekonome-Sensei were transferred here about a year ago.' Tsukune began to wonder when he was taken by surprise by the bodies of two familiar girls running past his bike and heading towards the school building. Tsukune went into shock for a moment as he quickly recognized who they were.
'I don't believe it. Kurumu-san…and Yukari-chan…well, I can believe Yukari-chan but Kurumu-san. Hmm, she must have improved her grades.' Tsukune thought as he looked on at his old friends. That was when he made his decision. He originally wasn't going to try and get in touch with anyone from Youkai Academy, especially the girls, but after seeing them he decided that he couldn't let them slip away from him again. He revved up his bike and headed off.
After a moment he caught up to them and pressed the button on his handle bar to sound his bike horn. Kurumu and Yukari stopped at the sound and turned around to see a white bike and its rider approach them. The girls looked on at the rider in confusion. Kurumu just thought it was another guy looking for a hot date and Yukari thought it was someone asking for directions.
"I wonder what this guy wants Kurumu." Yukari told her friend.
"I don't know. Maybe he's trying to look for a hot date and wants to ask one of us out."
"I doubt it." The man stopped his bike as he came up to the side of them. He leaned over to his right so that his foot reached the ground and his leg held up the bike. He turned the key on his bike to the off position and then put his hands to his helmet. Yukari and Kurumu starred at him in complete shock and disbelief when they saw who was under the helmet.
:"Tsukune!" both girls shouted.
"Hey Kurumu-san, Yukari-chan. It's been a long time." Tsukune replied to them with a smile. That was a mistake as Kurumu threw herself at her Destined One and knocked him over and off his bike. Yukari acted quickly and recited a chant which kept the bike from falling over on top the two.
Tsukune found his face implanted between Kurumu's breasts and the act made him remember his days back at Youkai Academy. 'This is something that'll just never get old.' Tsukune thought as Kurumu just cooed to him in a lovey-dovey voice with tears in her eyes. Yukari also had tears in her eyes as well as neither of them had seen Tsukune since the incident back at the academy 2 years ago. Now that they had seen him again they would have it to where hell froze over before they ever let him leave their lives again.
"Tsukune-san, what are you doing here?!" Yukari asked her old and still current love interest.
"Well, as of today I'll be attending this university."
"Hontou ni?!" Kurumu shouted. "But what about your ghoul tendencies?"
"It's all right, see?" Tsukune raised his right arm and showed the girls the new holy lock that the board chairman had fastened for him. "This new holy lock is even stronger than my last one. Plus I underwent special training so that I could use my ghoul powers and abilities both properly and safely so that I don't break this one."
"Sugoi! I'm so happy for you Tsukune-san!" Yukari cheered as she too glomped Tsukune. This part surprised him as she was now a bit more mature physically than what she was a couple of years prior.
"This is great news. It looks like some of us came here after all. Now we won't be lonely." Kurumu said as she hugged Tsukune together with Yukari. This act got Tsukune a few glares from some of the male students and even a few female students.
"So, who all else is here besides us? I know that Ruby-san and Nekonome-Sensei are here but that's it." Tsukune asked.
"Well, besides those two and the three of us…we're not sure. We haven't seen Moka, Kokoa, Gin nor the stalker girl." Kurume informed him. This made Tsukune a little sad. He was hoping to be able to see them as well, especially Moka. Deep down he loved her most of all. The other girls were very special and dear to him but Moka was the one who still held his heart.
"Have you two talked to any of them in the past two years?"
"Well, Gin seems to have settled down a bit and Mizore helps her mom out at home. Moka kind of became a recluse for a bit but then her father arranged a forced marriage for her which she doesn't like at all. Kokoa…well, she just as aggressive as ever I suppose." Kurumu told him which made Tsukune stare at the succubus in disbelief.
'Moka-san…engaged…well, I guess things change over time.' Tsukune thought.
"It also seems that Kurumu, Ruby-san, Nekonome-sensei and I are the only ones that still like you as a friend." Yukari explained.
"I see. So Moka and the others hate me after all. Fitting. I leave their lives for two years without even so much as a phone call or a letter and they hate me. I guess I deserve it…sorta."
"We're sorry Tsukune. We at least believed that there was a very good reason so we asked the board chairman and he told us that you were training yourself." Kurumu told him. Tsukune just nodded in appreciation as he was happy that a few of his old friends considered him as such.
Yukari then looked over to the building entrance and noticed a very familiar perverted werewolf in his human form being dragged out of the building on a leash and collar by a girl with shoulder length brown hair. She wore a pink short sleeved shirt and white khakis with black shoes. This scene made Yukari smile as he got what he deserved and that someone else they knew was here.
"Hey you two, look over there. It's Gin-sempai." Yukari shouted. Kurumu and Tsukune looked and noticed their old friend in his predicament and then saw the doors burst open as a girl with long red hair in pig tails come running out and doing a flying jump kick on the werewolf.
"And if I recall, that would be Kokoa-chan." Tsukune replied. "She hasn't changed. She's still as aggressive as ever."
"Told ya." Kurumu chided in.
"And it looks like Gin is just as perverted as ever too." Tsukune chuckled.
"Kokoa-chan!" a voice from inside the building shouted whose owner then came running out of the building followed by another girl who had violet colored hair.
Tsukune and the others looked on and were shocked to see both Moka and Mizore there as well. They all had a small pile of books in bags with them as well, indicating that they were also students at the university. Moka was wearing a black blouse and dress skirt with white shoes. Her pink hair was in a long ponytail which now reached the back of her knees. Her rosario still hung in its usual spot around her neck. Mizore was dressed in her usual white sweater along with a pair of blue jeans and grey boots. Kokoa herself was dressed in a pair of jean shorts with white mid thigh stockings and black shoes. She also wore a red blouse which went well with her red hair.
Tsukune couldn't believe his eyes. He and the girls got up and dusted their clothes off. As they were cleaning up, both Ruby and Mrs. Nekonome also exited the building to try and help Moka calm Kokoa down. Ruby was dressed in her usual Goth clothing and Mrs. Nekonome wore her usual white skirt and yellow buttoned-up tank top. The group of girls did their best to try and calm down the young vampire but that was no easy feet. Mrs. Nekonome was getting worried when she instinctively looked over to her right and noticed Kurumu, Yukari and Tsukune dusting off their clothes and Tsukune grabbing his bike by the handle bars, preparing to push it to its next destination.
"Ara, ara. Would you look at that? It looks like the whole gang is back together again." Mrs. Nekonome said which caused the whole group of girls and Gin to look to where she was looking. All of their eyes went wide when they saw Tsukune walking with Yukari and Kurumu towards their direction. Moka's rosario also began to stir, indicating that inner Moka also noticed Tsukunes' presence.
'Tsukune….he's really here. I-I don't believe it.' Moka thought.
'Well would you look at that? I was hoping that we could see him again. I have wanted to kick his ass for a long time.' Inner Moka told her outer self.
'Ch-chotto matte! We can't do that. Shouldn't we probably give him a chance to apologize or even explain himself first? We were the ones who didn't want to see him as we blamed ourselves for what happened to him.' Outer Moka quipped back to her true self.
'I could care less. He was always on about how he liked us the way we were and after the battle he never contacted us again.' Inner Moka told her outer half. This caused Outer Moka to think about it for a second and she had to admit defeat. Her real self was right. Tsukune would have made an attempt to contact her but he never did. At least to her knowledge.
Mrs. Nekonome ran towards the three people she once called her students and stopped in front of them. Ruby did the same but instead of stopping she just jumped onto Tsukune and gave him a big hug. Kurumu and Yukari just glared at her for a moment and then returned their gazes back towards the others who were making their way towards them. During that time, another person stepped out of the building and walked along side Moka. This person was a young man. He had blue eyes and short, spiky green hair. He had two small rosaries strapped to his wrists, acting as seals. He wore black khakis and a long sleeved red buttoned-up silk shirt. He also wore black suede shoes that had a bright shine to them in the sunlight. In his mouth were two small canines like Moka's. This young man was also a vampire. Tsukune looked at him and noticed how he held onto Moka's hand in a possessive way.
Moka and the others stopped in front of the group and just stood there. Before anyone could say a word though, Tsukune's cell phone went off (his ring tone is the song 'Innocent Trap' which is the theme for Basshaa from KR Kiva). Looking apologetic, Tsukune grabbed his cell phone and answered it.
"Moshi, moshi…hello." Tsukune spoke into the phone.
"Tsukune-kun, long time no talk." a voice spoke over the phone.
"Oh, hello board chairman. What's wrong? Has something come up?"
"No, nothing at all. I just wanted to wish you the best of luck and to remember your promise."
"Yes, I know. I'll be fine and don't worry, I'll keep my promise and keep the peace here at the university and the city." this last part of the conversation got everyone there looking at Tsukune with a confused look
"Very good then. I'll let you go so that you can get yourself set up and situated. Mrs. Nekonome and Ruby have already been informed of your arrival and the certain task that I've charged you with." the board chairman told him. With that the board chairman hung up and Tsukune closed his cell phone and stuck it back in his pocket.
Tsukune looked at Mrs. Nekonome and Ruby and they both nodded at him, telling him that they knew about the task that the board chairman asked him to carry out. Tsukune then looked at the others, feeling concerned looks from Kurumu and Yukari and hostile ones from the others. Not wanting to start a pointless fight, Tsukune got back on his bike and turned the key to 'on'. Before revving up the engine though he took out a small note pad and wrote down something on it. He then removed the piece of paper from the pad and tore it in two and gave each piece to Yukari and Kurumu.
:"What's this Tsukune-san?" Yukari asked.
"That's both my new apartment address and my cell phone number. This way you can come visit me whenever you want. Of course, this doesn't mean hide in my bed and wait to seduce me Kurumu." Kurumu just laughed weekly as a sweat drop appeared on her forehead.
With that done Tsukune put on his helmet and revved up his engine. He then sped off towards the campus parking lot and to his first class. 'I hope I can patch things up with the others. Especially Moka-san.' He thought on his was to class.
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Later that evening Moka was walking back to her dorm room which she shared with Kokoa. Apparently, Tsukune shared at least two of her classes with her considering they were both majoring in journalism. She was upset as well as the teacher had assigned their seats and they ended up sitting next to one another. 'Mo, why did we have two of the same classes.' she thought to herself. Her inner self was also upset with the arrangement but both had been somewhat happy to sit next to him. This made it to where they wanted to at least talk with Tsukune and find out why he never contacted them. That was when Moka bumped into her fiancé.
"Easy there pet. You should pay more attention to your surroundings and not to your day dreams." the young vampire said arrogantly. This made outer Moka unhappy and inner Moka very angry. Neither of them liked this guy for many reasons.
"I know Vlad. But I don't need you to tell me such things as if I were an idiot." Instantly after saying that Moka found herself sent to the ground from a hard slap to the face.
"You little bitch! Don't you ever talk back to me! I own you and don't you ever forget it!" Vlad yelled at the top of his voice, catching the ear of a certain passer-by.
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Tsukune was strapping his backpack to the back seat of his bike while thinking of the events that transpired during the day. After leaving the others earlier this morning he had made a new friend and later during the day a new enemy. His new friend was a young vampire named Daisuke Shizunou. Like Tsukune, he came to school on a bike similar to his but red in color and it had the word 'CRIMSON' plastered on its side in gold lettering. The two had become fast friends and had told one another about the others past experiences. Like Moka, Daisuke grew up with little to no friends in the human world but made a few at Youkai Academy. Or course, his power was also close to Moka's but not quite there. They talked about bikes, racing, girls, real life, other hobbies and interests and places in the world that they'd like to visit.
On the other hand, the new enemy that Tsukune made was actually Moka's fiancé, Vlad Impalta. Vlad was named after one of the most famous vampires in history Vlad the Impaler, also known as Count Dracula. They had bumped into one another in the library and Vlad took an immediate disliking to Tsukune because he feared that Tsukune might actually take his prize and property from him. Vlad made it clear to Tsukune to stay away from Moka less he wished for his death. Unlike Moka, Vlad could remove his own Rosario's of his own free will whenever he wanted which made him a dangerous person.
'That bastard. He doesn't deserve Moka-san.' Tsukune thought to himself.
Tsukune was then brought out of his thoughts by the sound of someone slapping something and the sound of a girl screaming from the hit. What made Tsukune worry was that he recognized the girls' voice. Tsukune ran to the direction of the sound and made it to a secluded section of the campus garden and saw Vlad holding Moka up by her pink hair. Tsukune then saw a red welt on her cheek and put two and two together. This made Tsukune very angry and he made his way towards the pair of vampires.
"Hey Vlad!" Tsukune shouted. This caused Vlad to turn his head towards him and for Moka to look at him.
'Tsukune! What's he doing here?!" Moka thought to herself. 'I don't know but this is one time I wish he'd remove the Rosario so that I could kick Vlad's ass real good!' Inner Moka told her outer self who agreed with the statement.
"What do you want Aono?" Vlad asked in an enraged tone.
"Let go of Moka-san right now! She doesn't deserve such abuse from some low life like you!" This caused Vlad to get even angrier.
"You pathetic piece of shit! You dare to call me a low life when you are nothing but a lowly human turned ghoul!" Vlad yanked Moka by her hair hard which caused her to screech in pain. "This is personal business between intended lovers so stay out of matters that do not concern the likes of a commoner such as you!"
"I'm making it my business! Anyone who hurts Moka-san is nothing but a lowly dog." This statement was the last straw as Vlad threw Moka away from him and took hold of his Rosario's around his wrist. He ripped them from their chains and his demonic energy exploded. His power was nearly as great as Kuyou's but Tsukune knew that he was nothing compared to Inner Moka.
Moka just starred in shock. She was not shocked that Vlad turned into his true self but that Tsukune had come to her defense. She and her true self had thought that he had abandoned them but here he was, protecting them. Vlad then disappeared and reappeared behind Tsukune and let loose a powerful roundhouse kick. The kick hit nothing but air though as Tsukune vanished and then reappeared next to Moka a second later. He knelt next to her and gave her a comforting smile. He gently took her hand and helped her up to her feet.
"Are you ok Moka-san?"
"Yes…now that you're here with me." Moka said with tears starting to form in her eyes. The eye on her Rosario started to glow and the Rosario moved slightly.
Tsukune noticed the movement and knew what Inner Moka wanted. He took a hold of the Rosario and gave Moka a reassuring smile before giving the Rosario a good strong yank. The Rosario came off the chain and rested in Tsukunes' hand as he stepped back. At that moment, Moka's demonic energy made Vlad's look like nothing. This one thing Vlad didn't want to happen. All of the demonic Power Moka possessed turned her hair silver and her eyes into a beautiful red. As her power died down a bit after her transformation was over she cocked a cocky smirk and started warming her legs up like a kick boxer would before a big match. She then grabbed her long dress skirt and ripped the right side of it in half so that she wouldn't be hindered when trying to kick. She then took a quick look at Tsukune who didn't seem afraid at all but instead was giving her a pleasant smile, showing her that he was happy to see this side of her again as well.
"Well Vlad, who's the bitch now?" Moka asked as she started walking towards her worthless fiancé. Vlad stepped back a bit with fear in his eyes. He then calmed himself down and then determined.
"You are. Just because you're unsealed doesn't mean I don't own you anymore. I expected that this might happen so I had a little something set up just in case." With that Vlad raised his right hand in the air and snapped his fingers. In an instant a group of people, Vlad's personal and elite body guards, surrounded both Moka and Tsukune. Tsukune recognized some of them as students of the university and then noticed that something was a little different about them.
The body guards, 12 in all, all had silver hair and red eyes. They were lower level vampires that served a high level one. Alone their power was where near Moka's but together they could easily overwhelm and defeat even her. Vlad walked up to his servants and then looked at Moka and Tsukune with a victorious look in his eyes. Vlad started to laugh until just smirked and chuckled lightly.
"What's so funny commoner?" Vlad asked, annoyed at Tsukune.
"You are so stupid. Didn't Mrs. Nekonome and Ruby tell anyone about my little side job?" Tsukune asked aloud.
"What side job?" Vlad asked in an irritated tone. Moka also looked at Tsukune with confusion on her face.
"Well Vlad, ya see, I was originally looking for a college that offered journalism as one of its majors and the board chairman of Youkai Academy told me of this place. He and I set up a deal. He would sponsor me and in return I would act as the schools' enforcer of the sacred rules."
"What sacred are those Tsukune?" Moka asked.
"Only three. The first is that all students, human and monster alike, must not vandalize any school property as most of the statues and things like that are both old and sacred, dating back to the days of Egypt and its pharos." Tsukune told them.
"What are the other two?" Vlad asked.
"Well the second one is that no one is to bring in any outsider who wishes harm on those that attend this school and live in this city. I know, these first two rules don't seem like sacred rules but they help keep the reputation of this school in good standing with the world government."
"And the third?" Moka asked. Tsukune just smiled and looked at Vlad with a look of intent to kill in his eyes.
"The third…is meant for monsters only. The third sacred rule is that no monster attending Exia University may assume their true form on campus or in the city unless they are in mortal danger. If they assume their true forms on purpose and for their own selfish reasons then I'm to deal with them…personally." Tsukune just cocked a smirk and Moka looked at him like he was crazy.
'What is he, nuts?!' Inner Moka thought to herself. 'He may be a human turned ghoul and his strength may be great but even he can't fight Vlad.' 'Well, maybe Tsukune gained some new abilities during the past 2 years.' Outer Moka told her true self. This made Inner Moka think about what Tsukune could have gained which made him so confident.
Vlad started to laugh hysterically and his body guards just chuckled. He looked at Tsukune and continued to laugh. Unbeknownst to him or the others, Gin had been walking by and had heard the whole conversation. As usual, he had his camera with him and was taking pictures every few moments. He didn't like Vlad and he wanted to make sure to catch him in the act of breaking the sacred rules. Of course, he was also confused as to why Tsukune was so confident. He would soon get his answer as would Vlad and Moka.
"Y-you…hahahaha….you say you're going to punish me. Hahahahaha, that's rich. Come on, tell me another joke." Vlad laughed again but then stopped as Tsukune took the Rosario hanging around his neck and removed it from its chain. Of course, nothing happened and Vlad started to smile in delight.
"Tsukune, what are trying to do, imitate me or something?!" Inner Moka growled in nervousness.
Tsukune held the Rosario in his right hand and then raised his left into the air. He snapped is fingers on his left hand and in a swirl of white, black and gold energy a belt appeared and fastened itself to his waist. The belt was silver in color with black belt loop-like bands etched on it. On the sides of the belt were circular protrusions with gems set in the center of them. In the center of the belt was a black oval-like buckle with an opening on its right side which seemed to allow access to something. Tsukune just looked at Moka.
"Actually Moka-san, I was going to do this…Henshin!" Tsukune shouted out as he slid the Rosario into the slot within the buckle, locking it into place.
With the Rosario locked into place within the buckle, it glowed a golden aura and shot out 6 energy projections in the shapes of crosses around Tsukunes' body. Then golden stream released from the belt and traveled up and down Tsukunes body, creating a black body suit with the golden streams solidifying as strip patterns on the body suit (think of KR Faiz for this part of the look). The 6 energy crosses then went and planted themselves on Tsukune's body. Two of them attached themselves to his forearms, creating armguards.
The bottom tips of the two crosses flattened out and encircled his wrists, creating wrist guards with gem like sphere on the top. The next two crosses planted themselves on his shins and created leg armor and boots. The foot part of the boots had cross symbols emblazoned on the top of them. The arm guards and boot turned white while the crosses turned gold with small gem-like sphere appearing on them. His upper arms gained a little armor padding and his shoulder armor was partly round with gold trim that ended in spikes at the top and side of the shoulder armor. On top of the shoulder guards appeared a skull-like shape with red trim on the sides.
The fifth energy cross planted itself on Tsukune's chest and created a chest and back plate. The chest area had two silver colored pectoral like designs with the rest of the chest plat armor in a black color. The final energy cross set itself on Tsukune's face. The arms of the cross opened up as the helmet formed around his head. The bottom half of the cross covered the middle of his silver mouth plate and the mouth plate had fang-like impression on it. The helmet was black in color with white sides that extended to the top sides of the helmet. The cross gained a green diamond shaped gem in the center as the arms finished opening up, revealing red eye piece which were framed by the separated cross arms. To finish the transformation sequence, two chains appeared out of thin air and attached themselves to the lower sided of Tsukune's chest plat and to the back of it.
Once the armor finished forming, an explosion of both holy and demonic energy erupted from Tsukune's body, sending all of Vlad's body guards flying into the walls of the campus building. Vlad just stood there speechless as Moka looked on in wonder. Gin gawked for a moment and then took pictures like a mad man. He was going to keep quite about who was under the armor for now until he had a chance to talk to Tsukune.
The diamond gem in the center of Tsukune's helmet and his eye pieces flash a show of green and red, signaling that he was ready to fight. He started to calmly walk forward towards Vlad who just backed away from him like a coward. The power that Tsukune was letting off made Lord Akashiya himself look normal. Tsukunes' power was on par with the strongest of S Class monsters now and Vlad was no where near that level of power. So, Vlad did the only thing he could think of, he ran like hell. That wouldn't do any good as the chains attached to his armor shot out and wrapped around Vlad's legs, tripping and binding him up.
"Where do you think you're going Vlad? If I recall, you were supposed be taught your place by Moka-san…were you not?" Tsukune asked in a monotone voice.
Moka walked up to Tsukune and just smiled at him. This was the first time in a while that she would be able to teach someone there place in the world and that was under her foot. Vlad looked on in horror and then realized something. Moka was in her true state for her own reasons as well. At least, that's how Vlad saw it.
"Wait a minute! What about her?!" She's in her true form too and it's for her own reasons!" Vlad screamed while pointing at Moka. This made Moka grow a little concerned. She wasn't worried about Tsukune's power as she knew she could fight him on even terms but it did worry her that he might attack her.
"You're right about that. She is in her true form for her own personal reasons…but you forget that I was the one who removed her Rosario so she will not be dealt any punishment." This statement made Vlad look at the two fighters in horror. Gin then stepped out of his hiding spot and walked over to them.
"Hey Tsukune, mind if I take a picture of Vlad getting the shit beat out of him by Moka for my personal collection and for her fathers as well?"
"Be my guest. I see no harm in it. Plus Lord Akashiya will learn of how Vlad has been treating his precious daughter." This made a look of fear appear on Vlad's face because if angering Inner Moka was bad, angering her father was worse. Tsukune then turned towards Moka, "Moka-san, usually I would be the one carrying out the punishment….but I think I can make an exception in this case and allow you the honor."
Moka just gave Tsukune a seductive smile and then looked evilly at Vlad. She walked over to him while he starred at her in fear. She stopped in front of him and looked him dead in the eye.
"Vlad dear, consider the wedding off…and…KNOW YOUR PLACE!" With that Moka let loose a powerful kick to Vlad's head, sending him flying through the air and into a building. He fell to the ground unconscious and Tsukune made his way towards him. He took out a small branding rod and placed it on Vlad's neck, branding him as having been punished.
Tsukune then stood up and walked over to Moka. Gin ran to join them after taking picture after picture of the kick and Vlad's lifeless body. Moka just starred at Tsukune and thought about all the good and bad times. She wondered if it was good to try and restart their friendship again. That was when Tsukune handed Moka her Rosario and then turned and walked away back to the parking lot and towards his bike. He wouldn't get far as Moka called out to him.
"Tsukune! Wait!" Tsukune stopped dead in his tracks. This would be a big mistake on his part for at that moment a huge rumbling sound began to emerge from now where as the ground beneath his feet began to shake and crake.
"What in the world?!" Tsukune shouted. The ground below him then burst open as a giant monster that looked like a dinosaur on steroids chomped down n the armored Tsukune and swallowed him whole.
"No! Tsukune!" Moka and Gin shouted.
All the shouting and rumbling had caused a small commotion and a few of the students went to investigate. They were really Yukari, Kurumu, Mizore and Kokoa looking for Moka as she had not returned to her dorm room. When they heard screaming, shouting and rumbling and then felt 3 huge demonic auras they went running to the scene on their old Newspaper Club instinct. When the four girls arrived they saw a white armored warrior being swallowed whole by a huge monster. Kurumu then looked over to her left and noticed Moka and Gin standing there with shock in their eyes. What shocked the girls was that Moka was in her true form.
"Moka! Gin! What's going on? Who was that guy that just got swallowed up?" Kurumu called out to them as she and the others ran to meet up with them.
Moka and Gin looked at one another. They didn't know about Tsukune's secret. About him being an armored warrior. It was then that the two of them realized that maybe it was supposed to be a secret and Tsukune showed them because he still trusted them.
"It…it…it was….it was Tsu—" Moka began but she soon stopped as the monsters belly began to bulge. That was when the group heard something.
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Within the creatures' stomach, Tsukune stood there trying to figure a way out of his current predicament. Things didn't look good and he didn't want to stay here for too long. 'Man, this sucks. Like I haven't been eaten enough by giant monsters over the past year.' Tsukune thought as he looked around the creature's stomach some more. He then noticed that a certain area of the stomach appeared to be a little bit thinner than the other areas. 'Hmm, seems like a possible exit. Well, it's about high time I blasted my way out of here.' Tsukune thought to himself.
With that thought in mind he did a quick tap with his palm on them gem located on the left side of his belt. The gem glowed for a moment and then a golden cross appeared out of thin air and hovered in his hand. The golden energy cross then transformed into a gun. At the same time, a somewhat mechanical voice came to life fro the belt buckle (think of the voices that come from the belts in Kamen Rider Kabuto)
"Cross Buster"
Tsukune took hold of the Cross Buster and then, with his right thumb, pushed the far left gem-like button on top of his buckle. The gem glowed blue as the same mechanical came back on.
"Charge"
"Ready." Tsukune said as he aimed his gun at the thinnest part of the monsters stomach wall lining. Black and blue energy started to transfer from the belt and to the Cross Bust, forming a powerful energy sphere in front of the muzzle. More energy began to swirl around Tsukune as he took aim.
"Rider Crusher"
Tsukune pulled the trigger and let loose the powerful blast. The force of the shot was powerful to the point that the recoil nearly sent Tsukune flying into the monsters stomach acid.
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Moka and the other just looked on as the monsters stomach began to glow. The monster growled and moaned in pain as the energy collecting within its stomach began to cause it pain. Vlad had also awoken but he would not be able to escape as he was sitting right in front of the group. The girls and Gin then heard a mechanical voice come from the monsters' belly.
"Rider Crusher"
And then……BLAM!!!
A huge blast of energy busted through the upper half of the monsters' belly and the energy blast continued on through the sky as it went into space were it then dissipated. The monster howled in pain as blood began to spew from its wound and from its mouth. The girls, Gin and Vlad then noticed a familiar white armored figure jump up and out of the wound in the monsters belly and straight into the air. The moment Tsukune exited the creature's body and was air born he returned the Cross buster to his belt. He then press the center gem-like button with his right thumb and began to power up his hissatsu waza.
"Charge"
Tsukune then started coming down through the air like a rock, extending his right leg into a flying kick-like fashion. Energy went from his belt and into his boot as the gems on his right leg began to glow.
"Rider Kick"
"Hyah!!!! Know…your…place!" Tsukune shouted as he impacted the monster head on. The force of the impact and the power in the kick cause the monster to explode into dust. As the monsters' essence vanished, an eerie image of a skull appeared and then disappeared, representing the symbol of Tsukune's name.
Tsukune the stood up and looked at the moon which had turned blood red. A moment later the color went back to a cool yellow/white glow. The look of the moon remind Tsukune of a graveyard. Cold and decollate. Tsukune then turned towards Moka and the others and noticed that Vlad had woken up. Vlad looked at Tsukune and fear struck his face. A moment later Vlad wet his pants and then again fell unconscious. Tsukune then turned his attention to Moka and Gin and noticed that the two of them, without the others noticed, made a zipping motion over their mouths with their fingers which told him that they wouldn't tell the other his secret unless he wanted them to know.
Tsukune, under his mask, let a thankful smile cross his face and he turned and began to walk away from the others and into the night. Yukari had become awed by the power of this white armored warrior and then ran towards him a little before yelling out to him.
"Hey, wait a moment! Who are you and what are you?" Yukari stopped half way as Tsukune just turned around and looked at her through his armors eye pieces. He smiled and let out a quiet sigh.
"I'm a Kamen Rider. That's what I am. As for a name…..you can call me….Ghoul." Ghoul told her. With that, Tsukune walked away and left the others speechless. He knew that Kurumu and Yukari would come to him in the morning to tell him all about their first sitting of Ghoul.
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The next morning Tsukune arrived at the parking lot and noticed that his new friend Daisuke was just locking up his bike. Tsukune pulled up next to him and parked his bike, switched it off, and locked it up before taking off his helmet.
"Ohayo, Daisuke-kun." Tsukune said to his new vampiric friend.
"Ohayo, Tsukune-san." Daisuke returned.
"So, have you found a club that you want to join yet?"
Not yet but I was thinking about checking out the universities Newspaper Club. I hear some old friends of yours have started it up."
"Really, then let's go Daisuke-kun. I guess we should see how they're setting it up."
With that the two of them headed towards the universities newspaper room and when they approached the door they could hear shouting. The two friends looked at one another and shrugged. Tsukune opened the door and walked in only to find Kokoa and Kurumu fighting over the possible identity of the white armored warrior.
"Ano…minna, why are you fighting?" Tsukune asked the girls. Moka, her outer self, saw Tsukune and nearly tackled him to the floor.
"Tsukune, it's good to see you this morning. And…" Moka leaned in closer to whisper to him. "Thanks for the help last night." A small blush appeared across her face and she just sat on top of Tsukune. That was until Kurumu tore her off of him. Daisuke just watched all the excitement while standing next to Gin, sucking on a blood packet.
"This always happen with Tsukune-san?" Daisuke asked the werewolf.
"Pretty much. It's just like the good ol' days." Gin just smiled as the girl who had him on a leash yesterday just sat next to him with her head rested on his right shoulder.
"Look Tsukune! It's our first research scoop!" Yukari shouted out as she held up a dummy paper cover with a picture of the white armored warrior and a title headline.
'Kamen Rider Ghoul. Exia University's masked warrior.'
"Catchy title." Tsukune chuckled.
"You should have seen it Tsukune! This guy got swallowed by a huge monster and then he blasted out of its stomach and then killed it with a power falling flying kick!" Yukari exclaimed excitedly.
"Well, then I guess I owe this 'Kamen Rider Ghoul' a big thank you for making sure that you were unharmed." Tsukune said as he just rubbed the top of Yukari's head, causing the young witch to blush madly.
"Tsukune…" Moka began while twiddling her fingers.
"Hmm, what's wrong Moka-san?"
"I'm sorry but…" Moka just leaned against him and did something else that Tsukune never found old but was shocked as hell by her doing only after being reunited and regaining her friendship. "Capu-chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."
"Ahhhhhh! Moka-san!" – Tsukune
"Quit it Moka!" – Kurumu
"Me next! I want to Capu-chu as well." – Yukari
"Just like the good ol' days." – Gin
"Shut up love." – Gin's girlfriend (Saiyo)
"This is gonna be interesting." – Daisuke
"Ara, ara…" – Nekonome-sensei
"….jiiiiiiii" – Mizore
"Come on onee-sama. Save some of Tsukune's blood for me too." – Kokoa
Toku Warrior: Well, this is the first chapter of many for Kamen Rider Ghoul. Let me know who you like it. I wanted to take the world of Rosario + Vampire and take the cast a few years into the future. I hope you guys like this one. Expect a possible crossover between Ghoul and Shadow later this year if this story goes well.