Chapter 1: The heroes's return

A/N: Hello again! And again, I'm doing a Kamen rider and Cardfight Vanguard fanfic. But I have reasons for doing so. Firstly, the previous Kamen rider and Cardfight Vanguard fanfic I wrote was deleted because I was foolish enough to let a friend of my use my account when I wasn't around. Secondly, I had a hard time thinking of what decks my characters were going to face against for their first battles. Those were the reasons. So now, enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen rider or Cardfight Vanguard. They belong to their respective owners but I do own this story.

Long ago in the past,

there were two clans who ruled the Planet Cray, they were called the 'Justice Bringers' and 'Chaos Creators'.

As from the names of their clans, it is obvious to tell that those two clans were of opposites. Time and time again, the two clans would battle each other in a never-ending war.

But then, a mysterious force appeared upon the surface of the Planet Cray. This force was none other than, Link Joker and their leader, Void.

Fortunately, the two clans knew that the appearance of this new invading force meant that trouble was about to arrive. In the end, the two clans, after years ad years of fighting, finally joined together to form one new clan that seeks freedom from the Link Joker force, the 'Holy Guardians'.

Throughout the years of battling, the newly formed clan had weakened the Link Joker forces through their conveniently impressive teamwork and coordination. And soon, their thoughts about one another changed as they formed a brotherly bond that truly untied the two clans together as they brought down the Link Joker forces.

Knowing that this new bond between the two clans was going to be a disadvantage to them, Link Joker took a desperate and cowardly attack, sealing away the three main leaders of the Holy Guardians using their Lock ability.

Now with their leaders gone, the Holy Guardians became easy picking for Link Joker as they quickly wiped out the rest of the Holy Guardians.

Still, the Holy Guardians, as stubborn as they are, refused to give up even though most of their forces had been sealed away by Link Joker. In a final attempt to keep Link Joker from finishing off the Holy Guardians, the clan repelled the Link Joker forces back into space, while sacrificing their lives in return. Soon, all of the Holy Guardians were no more once the final Holy Guardian was sealed off from using his power to repel Link Joker.

Centuries later, the Planet Cray's life began to burst as new clans formed and the Holy Guardians's wish for freedom was fulfilled.

Or so they thought...

In the empty depths of Cray's darkness, hundreds of spheres were flying in every direction, circling three golden spheres in the middle of all of them. The spheres started to dissolve, forming three silhouettes of bodies.

The bodies, all three belonged to the leaders of the Holy Guardians.

Keigo, the leader of the clan once called Justice Bringers, was among the three together with Takashi, leader of the clan Chaos Creators and Ouji, the liaison of the two clans when they formed the Holy Guardians. Together, these three commanded the Holy Guardians, a clan that brings forth devastating power. But currently, in their mind, only one thing was what they were thinking of, their mistake of being sealed by Link Joker.

Where did we go wrong? The three of them had this question running through their minds were quite some time now and they have been waiting for a perfect time to break free of their seal.

Just then, a crack was heard and the three leaders opened their eyes from the sound. They looked up and saw the crack getting bigger by the second.

Seconds later, the darkness was shattered and the light started shining in, brightening the surroundings. Keigo, Takashi and Ouji covered their eyes from the sudden brightness and they fell on their backs.

"Wha...what's going on?" Takashi asked.

The three looked up and saw a being, covered by a rainbow-colored aura. This being was a boy who was wearing a uniform of some sort that was completely white. He smiled at the three and lifted his hand,"Warriors of the past, welcome back from your slumber."

Keigo tilted his head,"Slumber? All we remember was that we were sealed away."

The boy nodded,"You were. I am the one who was able to find you three and break the seal. But I'm more honored to even be in your presences. I've heard many stories about you, the Holy Guardians. You were the ones who led an unstoppable army to defend Cray. I am grateful for that for since Cray has been peaceful ever since the war."

Takashi scoffed,"If Cray's now peaceful, why did you break out seal?"

"Because...Cray now faces a new threat." The boy replied with a serious tone.

All three leaders of the Holy Guardians's widen their eyes as Ouji asked,"What kind of threat? I hope it isn't Link Joker again. We've dealt with them before and now, they are probably stronger than before."

Shrugging, the boy replied,"To be truthful, I am unsure of the enemy. In fact, nobody knows who or what this threat is. But we all know that its spreading. That's the reason I've come to break your seal. According to legend, only the Holy Guardians are able to stop anyone that is a threat to Cray."

Keigo smiled,"That's true, actually. Am I right, Takashi?"

Takashi nodded,"Yeah. As much as I want to disagree, I can't. Besides, we've both settled our differences a long time ago. There's no turning back on our brotherhood now. By the way, where's the rest of our clan?"

The boy walked up to the three and gestured them to lift up their hands, which they did. The boy nodded as he placed something that was glowing in each of their hands,"Your clan-mates are safe and sound right in your hands." The glow on the three objects disappeared, revealing three card decks.

"You're kidding me, right?" Ouji asked."There's no way something like this could happen. If it is true, then why aren't they with us?!"

"Because..." The boy started off."They have already accepted their new fate in this current time. Let me explain. You see, in the past, you've been fighting for Cray but one thing you didn't know was that Cray has a connection to another planet, similar to Cray. It's called Planet Earth. The inhabitants on Earth, they have what they call, Vanguard. It's a game that connects the two worlds together. In your hands, are your fellow clan-mates. They have been informed about this game and have accepted their new fate as what the inhabitants of Earth call, Units. The humans, have all decided on the clan they want to use. But the Holy Guardians have been extinct for nearly...forever. That means that no one on Earth has ever seen the Holy Guardians clan. But soon, they'll see the true power of Cray."

"What are you talking about?" Takashi asked."Didn't you say that there is a threat on Cray?"

The boy nodded,"Yes. But the only way for you to identify them is to go to Earth. There, you have to battle your way to find out more about the threat. If you were to stay on Cray, you would not be able to learn anything about who or what we're up against."

"But we have no idea how this game works at all. We need to know the basics of anything we do before actually doing it." Keigo spoke.

Smiling, the boy replied,"It's alright. Currently, on Earth, I have three allies who are skilled Vanguard fighters. They can teach you the basics of Vanguard. In fact, they're probably waiting for you right now. After all, I did explain to them all about you and how you three will be helping to defend Cray again by using Vanguard."

Takashi groaned,"Whatever, let's just get over with it. Let's just hope Link Joker has nothing to do with this so call 'threat'. Because I've been aching for a fight for some time now."

Keigo petted him on the back and smiled,"You will, Takashi. I promise. But now, we have to learn this 'Vanguard' before we could do anything. So kid..."

"Takuto."

"Excuse me?" Keigo asked.

The boy smiled,"My name is Takuto. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier. But I was caught up with explaining things to you. But if you're asking how I'm going to send you three to Earth, this is how..." As Takuto snapped his fingers, a portal appeared and the three Holy Guardians leaders gazed at it in awe."Just step right through it and you'll arrive on Earth. Once you step through, you'll end up in my allies's location. They're probably waiting for you in their Card shop. Don't worry about introductions of yourselves. They'll introduce themselves to you instead. Good luck, Holy Guardians. From all of us from Cray, we hope you succeed."

Keigo, Takashi and Ouji all nodded as they held their decks close to them before stepping through the portal.