First Legend: A Redrawn Blade
Many centuries ago, before the time that you and I have grown fond of, there was a time where knights roamed. They weren't your typical knights; they were Kamen Riders. Masked warriors who fought for the peace and safety of the land that the call their home. There were many of them but a certain five stood out. They were known as the Blade Riders.
"Upon entering the great temple, you feel a draft. The walls are weakened and old, able to have wind from outside enter through the cracks and holes in its structure. The hall in front of you is pitch black with very feint lights coming from what seem to be T-Junctions."
"I perform a Spot Hidden DC!"
The D20 rolled onto the table and landed on a seven. The man who rolled it put his hands onto his face and groaned. He was in his early twenties and had long and curly ebony hair, "No! Anything but a seven!"
Another man sat at the end of the table with a book in his hand. He scratched his brown haired head as he checked the paragraph he was on to see the result, "You did not notice and rock hanging above the doorframe. When you entered, the rock fell from a rope trigger and collided with your skull." The man rolled two dice, "You took twelve damage due to its size and your lack of head protection."
The man who rolled the dice fell back onto his chair and groaned again, "I swear, these dice are loaded!"
"Ayumu, it isn't our fault you suck at rolling." The voice came from another man at the table. He was a bit bigger than the others; belly wise. He took a bite of a chocolate bar he brought with him.
Ayumu, the one who rolled the dice, glared over at the fat man, "Oh, shut up, Kenji. You're still at the Inn. You've hardly done any fighting!"
"I'm your diplomat and supervisor."
Another man lifted his hand up, "Hey, could we possibly continue?"
"Thank you, Akio." The GM replied, "I would like to continue as well."
"Since Minoru is the GM I suggest we do as he says or he'll make it so Ayumu steps on another sharp rock again."
"HEY!"
"Welcome to Akusaka City. A city built around peace and order; safety and tranquility. Where the citizens come first; the ideal location to live."
"I don't think so." A voice told the television that was connected to the restaurant wall. He scratched his black hair and groaned, "It's not that great."
The man left some Yen on the table before walking out of the building, taking a deep breath of air. He scratched his neck and yawned, "This city sucks. Nothing seems to ever happen."
As he left the buildings sight, someone in the nearby ally took something out of there pocket. The middle aged man looked at an SD Card in his hand. It was a bland grey color and had a spot for a sticker or a symbol but it too was blank. He swallowed saliva and hesitated to even hold the card, as if one wrong move and he'd be dead. He put the card on his wrist and with more hesitation, slid it along the skin, which actually tore. He winced and move the card away.
"I-I can't do it… I-It isn't worth it!" He threw the card to the ground and held his wound. A pair of feet approached the card as a fleshy hand picked it up. The owner of the hand chuckled, "Now now, Watanabe. Is this not what you asked for?"
The man was nearly terrified when he recognized the person in front of him, "Y-you!"
"I suggest you finish the incantation. Don't worry. I'll watch." He offered the card back to the man, who looked at the card for a while before taking it back in his hand. The figure made a 'go-ahead' gesture and took a step back.
"Have a lovely day!" A cheerful voice rang. A young woman with long black hair fixed her locks as a customer left with a white box. The woman, twenty-nine year old Momiji Masato, was the owner of a small bakery simply known as Sakura's. Its sign had the name with a blossom as the apostrophe. She was about to head downstairs when she heard the footsteps of the boys. She sighed and smiled as the four walked into the room.
"Momiji."
"Akio."
"Momiji."
"Kenji."
"Momiji-Chan."
"Minoru."
The boys said their farewells to Ayumu, who walked into the room last. When the boys left, Ayumu's cousin looked to him and shook her head.
"What?" Ayumu simply asked, taking a cupcake from the counter and biting into it.
"Why don't you go get a job? Or work here like I offered you." Momiji asked quietly, leaning on the counter to talk to the young man.
"Because jobs are boring."
"Great excuse." She crossed her arms and slightly tilted her head, unimpressed with his reply, "You can't stay in your fantasy world forever. You need to get into reality at some time. So in the meantime," She went through her wallet and gave him some money, "Go get me some groceries please."
Ayumu sighed and went to put his coat on. He wore a dark green coat that had a furry exterior. He slipped the money into his pocket and left the building. Momiji watched him leave and frowned. She was meant to watch over him while he stayed in Akusaka and he seemed to not want to live a normal life. She shook her head but smiled when a customer entered the bakery.
Ayumu walked down a small road with a brown bag full of ingredients for his cousins baking. He looked up at the evening sky. The sky was just starting to turn orange as the sun heading toward the mountains. The young man stopped in his tracks when he heard a noise. The sound came from the intersection in the road. When he got closer, he nearly screamed. There was a monster; a 'fish man' kind of monster. It had dark blue scaly skin and fins along its forearms, back and back of the head. The large beast turned its head to look at Ayumu with its white soulless eyes. Ayumu dropped the bag and stepped back, hoping it was blind or something stupid like that. The monster turned to Ayumu but as it took a step forward, a figure had ran over and slashed its back with a blade. The monster roared and turned to face the figure. Ayumu was surprised and astonished at what he saw: An armored man. He was dressed like a knight in very bright purple armor. With a strange shield and sword. He looked at the monster and reached for his belt. It was a strange design; half a blue O and the bottom half was a smaller black O. There was what looked like an SD Card inside. Next to it were two small slots for other cards. The Knight removed one card and put it away. At that moment, the shield vanished. The knight then held the sword with two hands, ready for a fight. He charged at the beast, which began taking a deep breath. When the knight got close enough, the monster let out its breath. Black mist cloaked the knight, who began stepping back as his armor began to spark. He was getting hurt by the mist.
Ayumu watched, not sure what to do. The monster approached the rider, ready to finish the job. Ayumu swallowed his fear and charged at the beast, grabbed it from behind and attempting to move it, though the beast was too heavy. The monster turned to Ayumu and back handed him, sending him back into a wall.
"D-Dagon! Your fight is with me!" The Knight shouted as it charged again. The monster, named Dagon, turned around and swung its claw at the air. Three large black and purple slash waves appeared from the thin air and hit the Knight directly. He was sent flying across the street, into the buildings wall. His armor sparked ceaselessly, the Knight practically screaming in pain. Ayumu looked to the other end of the street at the knight.
"AAAAAAH!" The knight erupted in an explosion, gone. Ayumu slowly got to his feet, not sure what he just witnessed. He felt a drop in his soul, like something vital just vanished. The monster growled and walked away. Ayumu watched it leave and clenched his fist, "HEY!"
Dagon looked back at the young man, "You just took a life away! Don't walk away like its nothing!"
He looked at the location of the explosion and his eyes widened; the belt was still intact. He sprinted to the buckle and picked it up, "I'll be your next challenger!"
Ayumu swung the belt on and looked down at it. The Blue half was now on the bottom, covering the black half, "No card?"
He then noticed a black pocket. He opened the flag and saw a bunch of SD Cards. He drew one that had the word, 'Knight' on it.
"In the slot maybe?" Ayumu slid the card into the O and it fit perfect. He slid the blue half so it spun to the top again. The symbol on the card then glowed, "Uh… Henshin!"
Ayumu's body suddenly shined brightly, making Dagon cover his eyes. From behind his head, what resembled a bear trap appeared and snapped its jaws so it wrapped around his head, resembling the knights' visor. His body then dimmed back to normal but not exactly 'normal'. He was armored.
He had black leather along his body. His hands and feet now had dark purple gauntlets and boots. He also had a small chest plate and a helmet. He looked at his body, "W-wow! Amazing!"
Dagon whipped his head and roared. Ayumu jumped and went through the cards, "H-he used one for that shield!"
He drew a bronze card and slid it into one of the extra slots. In his hand, a long sword appeared, "Whoa!"
Dagon prepared to claw at Ayumu, who quickly ducked and slashed at the monster. Dagon roared as his rib was hit, which made him fall onto his front. Ayumu looked at the monster and pumped his fist. He felt different... stronger and quicker. Dagon got back up and ran to Ayumu, slashing at his chest. Ayumu took the hit and fell back. He quickly rolled back to his feet and started swinging away at the monster. His slashes had no consistency; he was swinging wildly. Eventually he slashed Dagons chest, which made the large monster fall back. Ayumu took out a card at random. When he read it, the card said 'Seal Card'
He saw a slot in the handle of the short that matched the Seal Card. He slid the card in and his sword glowed, "Nice."
He ran at Dagon, who was getting up on his feet, and slashed at his side, a large slash wave following, "Final Wave!"
Dagon sparked like crazy before exploding. Ayumu looked back and noticed the explosion then rewinded, being sucked into a small marble sized orb. He knelt down and looked at the floating orb, "Hmm? A Marble?"
When he was about to poke it, the orb broke into three shards and smoke emitted from them. Ayumu got back up and opened the O on the belt, his armor gone, "This…. IS AWESOME!"
"Dagon was destroyed already?"
"Does that surprise you?"
Two voices spoke in quiet, avoiding the ears of another, "He wasted a good card on that stuttering man. It was pathetic."
"Was it? Dagon did kill that damned Knight. We have the advantage now."
"True. Now, no word to him, you hear?"
Little did they know, he heard every word from behind the wall. The figure clutched his fleshy fist and simply scoffed, "Fools."
Next On Kamen Rider Knave!
"Eh?! An Armored Knight?!"
"This power wasn't meant for you."
"I'll use it how I want!"
"I will dub you a fools name, Kamen Rider Knave."
"HENSHIN!"
AUTHOR COMMENTS
Now, this series has been planned since September 2013 and I hadn't realized until Gaim came out but all of my ideas ended up appearing in Gaim so please don't say I stole the ideas, I just had them first. I hope you enjoy this series and give it good and helpful reviews. See you next Rider!