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Kamen Rider Chalice: Crystal City Chronicles

By Ten-Faced Paladin

TURN 2: A Gathering! Making New Friends & New Allies!

Kyle's eyes widened as he made it to the courtyard. Now he knew where he was! He was in Crystal Tokyo, the supposed utopia that the Sailor Scouts were hoping to achieve in the series! Ruled over by Neo Queen Serenity and Neo King Endymion, Crystal Tokyo was supposed to be the rebirth of the old Moon Kingdom, bringing happiness and peace all over the system. It was supposed to be like paradise, but all societies had to have a competent police force or else dissenters would get out of control. However, it seemed that the only policing forces were the guards and assumingly the Sailor Senshi and obviously they were unused to any amount of violence happening and almost clueless as to what to do about it. It was almost as if violence was something of the past that was only spoken of inside of history textbooks or other such things. Something people had heard about, but never witnessed for themselves.

Kyle was an avid fanfiction reader and he had seen a few renditions of what Crystal Tokyo was like. A few of them were nice, sort of like King Arthur's kingdom of Camelot or something along those lines. Others were a little grimmer. Oh, there was peace and happiness, sort of. Neo Queen Serenity was fanatical about order in those fics and in doing so, she wiped chaos and negativity off the face of the planet, turning the people into content cattle with no real drive of their own. They just lived their lives doing things the Queen deemed good and that was it. That was what made those fics so depressing; Neo Queen Serenity had become what she had fought so hard against, a dictator. The only difference between her and the likes of Wiseman and Beryl was that she promoted positivity and order while they promoted negativity and chaos.

"I've landed smack in the middle of that situation," Kyle realized as he rubbed his eyes. Now he knew why the guards from before used intimidation tactics, why there were profanity laws, why Sailor Mercury seemed so attached to the laws of the Queen. Violence and profanity was considered negative and outlawed by the Queen. The only fighting was magical because that was what the Senshi used. The Sailor Senshi were Serenity's agents of order and they used magic so using magic was considered positive and allowed. At least the Queen wasn't a hypocrite in that way.

Still, the Undead were a major force of chaos in their eyes because of their ways of battle and survival of the fittest. The Queen and her soldiers were going to try their hardest to stop them all. Not that it would help. They could capture an Undead, but not destroy one. Heck, probably Serenity herself had a chance of sealing one. The Undead were the first force of creation, created by Kami-sama Himself. They were older than even the Silver Imperium Crystal which Serenity got her power from. Kyle had some doubts of how effective it would be against the Undead themselves.

Sailor Mercury looked over numerous files, trying to discover more about the mysterious Kamen Rider Chalice. The Queen was deeply disappointed and saddened to hear that another monster had appeared and took more lives for no reason. She had reinforced her previous decree to find and detain this man named Chalice for his complete lack of respect for the laws of Crystal Tokyo. He may be defending people from the monsters, which may earn him leniency, but there was a proper way of doing things and he needed to learn that. Personally, Mercury felt that if they could purify Chalice, he would become a most excellent warrior and ally for the crown.

"Did you find anything yet Mercury?" asked Sailor Mars as she walked into the archives where Mercury was doing her research.

"Nothing concrete," Mercury replied with a disappointed sigh. "Kamen Rider Chalice has never made any appearance or even a glimpse until the appearance of that plant Youma which went on a rampage."

"So absolutely nothing," Mars sighed in frustration.

"Well, I did find something which may be of some consideration," Mercury replied as she pulled up an article which told on an ancient means of fortune-telling known as Tarot cards. "The motif on Chalice's armor is that of a heart, but he calls himself Chalice. I cross-referenced the name and the mention of hearts and this is what I got. Apparently, hearts in a regular playing deck are part of the cups suit in tarot cards, otherwise known as a-"

"Chalice," Mars frowned as she eyed the article and the cup cards the pictures depicted. "But…aren't there also three other suits?"

"Yes, Spades, Diamonds, and Clubs in a regular playing deck," Mercury nodded before she brought up three more images. "Spades are the swords in Tarot decks, Diamonds are the coins, and the Clubs are the wands."

"So if there is a common theme here," Mars frowned as her eyes widened in surprise. "Then we might be expecting three more like Chalice to appear!"

"That's what frightens me," Mercury agreed. "Four violent people like them running around? It sends shivers down my spine."

"That's why we have to capture Chalice now before his allies appear," Mars replied. With this new information in hand, she left the archives to collect a force which would capture Chalice.

Kyle sighed as he entered the dorm room which was supplied to him by the Academic Placement Program. At least he didn't have to worry about a place to stay now. Setting his case to the side, he examined the room. It looked like a simple dorm room to him: a closet, a bathroom, a bed, and a computer. Everything a student needed. On his bed was a simple white uniform which most students wore around the school. Kyle suspected that he wouldn't be allowed to wear his normal clothes to classes for another day lest he face punishment. Sighing, he tossed the uniform into the closet and lay down on the bed, trying to think about his situation.

The Undead were still out there. They had to be sealed again no matter what lest they go on a rampage and start killing everyone in the city. He also didn't have faith in the Sailor Senshi's abilities in stopping them. Well, maybe if they were the Sailor Senshi from the Dead Moon or Sailor Stars arcs maybe they would be able to do it. These Senshi who have apparently gotten soft after so much peace and contentment with no drive to improve? Not a chance. The Undead were primed for battle since day one and they weren't going to sit back and let it go to waste. They would fight whoever they wanted whenever they wanted.

A knock at the door shook Kyle out of his thoughts. Getting up and going to the door, he opened it. To some surprise, he saw that Amethyst was at the door looking as perky as ever. At least she was clothed this time. She was wearing what looked like a white girl's outfit and her purple hair was done up in a braid with the front of her hair framing her face and resting over her forehead.

"Hi!" she smiled. "Hey, me and some friends were going to go to the park for some fun and I wanted to know if you would like to join us. I mean, it would be a little odd for me if I didn't bring a friend. I first thought of you, so here I am!"

"Is this another attempt to see if we're compatible?" Kyle asked suspiciously, remembering her talk about the Love Ministry…among other things.

"A little," Amethyst smiled shyly. "I mean, you left so fast in the shower and I didn't get to talk to you again for the rest of the day. When my friends told me they were planning on some entertainment, I thought I could bring you."

Kyle pondered the invitation for a moment. No doubt the definition of fun was different between Amethyst and himself. Still, he could use some friends in this strange place and Amethyst was definitely easy on the eyes if anything else. The sight he had seen in the shower was definitely nice to see, even if Kyle would not talk about that sort of thing out loud. There was still the Undead to consider, but having found that he had senses of their attacks like Hajime did in the series, he wasn't too concerned about missing an attack.

"I suppose I could come," Kyle shrugged. "When do you want to leave?"

"Right now if you can!" Amethyst smiled brightly.

Kyle scratched his head. After fighting two Undead in a single day, he was feeling more than a little tired. Still, Amethyst had come all this way to invite him so it would be a little rude to deny her. Besides, meeting new people might work out to his advantage. He wouldn't be friendless if the people Amethyst wanted to bring him to meet weren't snobs like the rest of the people inside the city limits. He had more than enough of dealing with those kinds of people.

"I guess I can go," Kyle shrugged.

"Great!" Amethyst smiled. "You don't have to change! They'll love what you're wearing."

Grabbing Kyle's hand, Amethyst yanked him out of the door, giving him barely enough time to shut his door behind him. He didn't question where Amethyst was taking him since he had doubts that the girl had a bad bone in her body. Heading across streets and through the odd park where green was a dominant color rather than the usual white which made up the majority of the buildings. Amethyst was a girl on a mission and what that mission was, Kyle didn't know.

Eventually, the pair reached what looked like a forest inside a rather large plot of land. There were no guards or fences so Kyle assumed that it was public property. Still, he just had to know what he was looking at. Everything he had seen so far had a function to the society he had been planted in. Curious, he voiced his question to Amethyst who just smiled at him, "It's a forest preserve. Here even people who lived in the city their entire lives can enjoy the gifts of nature. My friends and I hang out here a lot. I hope you like it too."

Entering the forest ground, Kyle and Amethyst passed through several trees. It didn't escape Kyle's notice that all of the trees were in rows with only open spots in a circle. Some were occupied with people who had all sorts of gadgets he assumed to be made for camping. However, it seemed to Kyle that it just brought home outside. It wasn't camping; it was just changing the scenery of the home. It just reaffirmed to him that the people in Crystal Tokyo were wimps in almost every sense of the word. Ignoring them, Kyle and Amethyst continued on with their trek.

Walking deeper through the rows of trees, Kyle and Amethyst entered one of the clearings which were littering the area. A small campfire was lit, looking perfect and burning pre-cut pieces of timber. The people around the fire though the same age as Kyle and Amethyst, but looked somewhat different. At the far right of the small clearing was a young man who wore brown pants with a brown vest over his white school shirt, but left unbuttoned. His hair was red and short with a wild spiked look to it. He had an easy smirk on his face and seemed a little childish in a round sort of way.

Second in the group was another young man, but he left his white button up shirt wide open with a dark blue shirt underneath it. His hair was short, but a deep shade of blue and rather styled. His clothes were rather neatly pressed and didn't look like they had been able to attract the dirt or grass that he was sitting on. His face was more angular and mature than the redhead. He looked a little stoic, but his eyes weren't as cold as the rest of him seemed. The instincts of Chalice seeped over to Kyle enough to see that.

Leaning against the stoic guy was a short-haired blonde with a loving smile on her face. She looked as mature as the stoic guy with the figure to match. She wore a schoolgirl outfit like every other student. She had long socks on, but kept them bunched up at the bottom to make an appearance like legwarmers. Kyle had seen the look on schoolgirls in Japanese cartoon shows. She had a slight tan on her skin, making her hair seem almost golden. She turned her head slightly to reveal a long ponytail at the back

The third was another girl who likewise wore the girls' uniform, but had left it unbuttoned to reveal a black tube top underneath. She had long green hair and had black gloves on. She also wore black high heels. She looked very…womanly, was the word Kyle thought of when he saw her. Her skin seemed a little pale in comparison to her bright green hair, but it was a look that suited her. She seemed a little stand-offish, but at least willing to accept his presence.

Lastly with his arm wrapped around the waist of the green-haired girl was a fellow dressed in the proper school uniform with his tie hanging loosely around his neck. His hair was pure white and reached down to his jaw. It seemed to be completely natural. He had a strong jaw line and natural good looks. All in all, the kind of guy you'd expect to see on the cover of a magazine or something. Still, he seemed to be willing to accept Kyle's sudden appearance next to Amethyst.

"Hey, who's this guy?" asked the redhead. "I thought this was going to be a small get together."

"He's the new guy if what I heard is correct," the blue-haired boy observed. "I would suspect that Amethyst wanted to make him feel welcomed. Am I right?"

"That's right!" Amethyst smiled. She then gestured to Kyle as if she was showing off a prize like on some game show. "Everyone, this is Kyle Jones. He is the new one at the school and I thought we could give him a nice welcome."

"Amethyst, you know we don't conform to what the majority of the population does," the green-haired girl sighed as she leaned deeper into her man's hold.

"Well…I just thought it would be nice," Amethyst mumbled shyly, suddenly becoming less confident with herself.

"Now, now," the white-haired boy waved, disarming the situation. "We're not here to cause trouble. We're all here to relax and I think that having a new face around might be interesting. Still, Amethyst introduced him to us so I think it's fair she introduce us to him. If you would Amethyst?"

"Right!" Amethyst smiled, getting her bubbliness back again. "Kyle, these are my friends. First on the left is Rubeus Kurenai. Next is Safir Aoi and his girlfriend Topazu Kiiro. Finally is my Nee-sama Esmeraude Midori and Nii-sama, Demand Shiroi."

"Hi!" Topazu smield with a wave of her own.

"Pleasure's mine," Kyle smiled as he took a seat around the fire with Amethyst at his side. "So, what do you guys usually do out here anyway?"

"Anything we want," Rubeus smirked. "We're on our own, we're independent, we can even do 'radical' things if we so dare." He reached into his pocket and produced a set of playing cards. Kyle thought it must have been ironic that they play a game with the four suits when he was busy fighting monsters who were part of those suits. "I say we sit here and enjoy some good old-fashioned gambling for a while. I need some extra spending money."

"I know better than to play with you!" Esmeraude pouted. "You cleaned me out of every cent I had the last time!"

"A harsh lessoned we all learned," Demand chuckled as Rubeus frowned.

"How about that guy who fought the Youma today?" asked Topazu. "He showed up at the marketplace first and then in our own school! Everyone says he fought the monsters with his bare hands and even swore when the Crystal Guards tried to arrest him for it."

"Ha!" Rubeus laughed. "About time someone stood up to those goofs. They don't know aggression from a hole in the ground! I'm just glad to see that someone in this whole city has some balls to fight a Youma themselves rather than letting the Sailor Senshi do all the work while they get killed off like sheep."

"Amen," Kyle sighed. "People ran from that thing like chickens with their heads cut off. They didn't stop for anything, even to see if there was anyone left to save. It was like they thought if they weren't a soldier, they didn't have to be good citizens and help others."

"A mindset that a majority of the city agrees with," Demand sighed. "If you aren't someone in a career who helps others in situations like that, you generally shouldn't worry about that sort of thing. I think it's something that the ruling monarchy put out in the city to keep vigilantes down so to keep order in the city."

"That's hypocrisy," Kyle frowned. "The Sailor Senshi all started out as vigilantes when they first got their powers. I say it's more like they don't want anyone to become more popular with the citizens than them. If that happened then it might start turning people against the monarchy's ideals of contentment and order."

"How'd you know that?" asked Rubeus.

"Just a little research," Kyle shrugged, but Safir's gaze stayed pointed at him.

"That's a good point," Topazu nodded. "I heard news reports that the man's name is Kamen Rider Chalice and that he's wanted by Neo Queen Serenity herself for breaking her laws and even talking so disrespectfully about her laws when he faced Sailor Mercury."

"Hmph!" Esmeraude huffed. "The monarchy gets all stirred up because someone speaks his mind and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. It figures."

Kyle began feeling at home as he and the other students spoke to each other about complaints they had about the monarchy. They all seemed to agree that the physical aggression and profanity laws were a load of crock, especially against the 'Youma' that would kill people rather than simply drain their energy for their own purposes. Rubeus was a staunch supporter of fighting physically since it was as good as magic in his eyes. Topazu, Esmeraude, and Amethyst all preferred the free speech idea since they hated how laws like the profanity laws existed. Demand and Safir kept their silence now and then, but they agreed that some of the laws that Neo Queen Serenity had in her doctrine were a little unrealistic. What made it worse was that people were following them. The group of friends easily talked into the night about their concerns and/or complaints about Crystal Tokyo.

When Esmeraude brought out drinks from a set of packs that Kyle had noticed before, Kyle learned that heavy alcoholic drinks like beer and whiskey were outlawed and the lager she had managed to find was in fact smuggled into the city which she bought through a bootlegger. The only alcohol allowed was in the form of champagne or wine, like the kind served at royal functions or other high-class parties. Demand explained that Neo Queen Serenity held galas quite frequently for the nobles of Crystal Tokyo and such light alcoholic drinks were always served. Of course, Kyle was beginning to think that Neo Queen Serenity was trying to turn the city into her own fairy tale kingdom as well as a pinnacle of order. Anything that would be found in a romantic era kingdom was permitted while everything else was apparently outlawed. Violence, bad words, things that made people mean like booze sometimes did, it was all not permitted. Something Demand voiced out at one point.

"In that case these monsters must be a huge punch in the face," Esmeraude snickered, hearing Demand's comparison. "They kill, they destroy, and they don't take prisoners."

"Not to mention that the knight in shining armor doesn't act at all knightly," Amethyst nodded with a naughty giggle.

"No time to follow the rules of chivalry when there's peoples' lives at stake," Kyle sighed.

"Exactly!" Rubeus laughed. "What's the point in posturing and making a scene unless it's going to distract the enemy and let you get him from behind? Otherwise it's all just one big stupid waste of a sneak attack!"

Kyle nodded his agreement when he was suddenly hit with another scream inside of his skull. The world in front of him changed at he saw the movements of another Undead about to attack. This time he saw the night sky, trees, large leathery wings, people below, bright lights near them. It all pointed to an Undead that could fly. However, very few of them could actually do that much so it somewhat cut down on the list of suspects. The last section of the vision faded away revealing a circle of people around a campfire which was almost too bright for normal eyes to take. Still, it was coming closer than ever before.

"Kyle?" asked Amethyst, seeing her new friend flinch. "Are you okay?"

"Am I?" Kyle gasped as he looked around. An Undead was approaching and he had to be prepared to fight it, but where was it coming from? Standing up, he looked into the night sky to try and see just where this flying Undead was going to attack from.

"Hey, you feeling okay?" asked Rubeus. "Was Esmeraude's booze too strong or something?"

"I think we all may have had too -" Safir began before he was suddenly interrupted.

"SCREEEEEEEEE!"

A black shape dove down from above and swiped at the fire as it landed on the ground, snuffing the light as it screeched angrily. In the light of the moon, Kyle could see the image of the monster. It was donned in black armor which looked like muscle cords with a black mask which revealed large fangs. Its hands looked like large bat wings which were partially folded up. It had a slight Mohawk on its head and its feet were confined in black leather with claws sticking out. The ornate belt it was wearing also signaled what the monster was. It was without a doubt an Undead.

"Category 8 of Diamonds," Kyle growled to himself. "Scope Bat."

Safir heard Kyle's words and turned to look at him curiously.

"You just crashed the wrong party buddy!" Rubeus growled as he pulled out a pair of gloves which had metal knuckles. Yanking them on, he dashed towards the Bat Undead before rearing back and sending a powerful punch forward. The Bat Undead actually heard the attack coming and dodged the blow before backhanding the redhead across the face. Rubeus flew backwards and skidded across the grass before coming to a stop near a tree.

"Rubeus!" Amethyst gasped in shock.

"Everyone get back!" Demand shouted, drawing what looked like a wooden sword from his own pack. Esmeraude had produced a metal fan which had bladed edges hidden underneath green fabric which matched her hair. Topazu had drawn senbon needles while Safir had managed to produce an extendable staff. Amethyst herself had likewise brought a weapon, a slingshot which she kept loaded with what seemed to be marbles.

The Bat Undead wasn't intimidated as it saw the group produce weapons. If anything, it just made it eager to fight. Taking in the sight of the enemies, it suddenly screeched loudly into the night. Almost immediately, flapping noises could be heard before seemingly hundreds of bats began flying through the trees, swarming the area. Amethyst shrieked while Esmeraude tried frantically to keep them away. Safir and Demand shielded their eyes while Topazu kept her cool. The bats even went for Kyle, but he didn't wait for them to try and distract him while the Bat Undead went for the kill. Concentrating, there was a red flash on his waist which turned into his Joker Belt. Drawing the Ace of Hearts, he slashed it through with a cry of, "Henshin!"

"Change!"

The static field erupted over Kyle, forcing the bats to flee from the energy. His body shifted and changed inside the field before he re-emerged as Chalice. The Bat Undead stared at the opponent before him before screeching loudly and charging. Chalice drew his weapon before likewise going for his opponent.

With the bats gone, the group of students could see clearly again and what they saw made their jaws drop. Esmeraude was the first to speak as she managed to gasp out, "He…He's Chalice?"

"Wow," Topazu gaped as she watched the two fighters go at each other.

"What the hell?" Rubeus grumbled as he began getting up from his prompt flight.

"Kyle?" Amethyst blinked in shock.

Chalice rolled underneath a swipe from the Bat Undead before slashing sideways with his Chalice Arrow. Sparks flew from the impact against the Bat Undead's chest. The beast screeched in pain before lunging at him with its hands outstretched. It slammed against Chalice and pinned him to a tree with its hands pressing against the sides of his head. Grunting from the pressure, Chalice kneed the Bat Undead in the side, making it grunt. In pain and angry, it tossed Chalice to the side. The Kamen Rider grunted from the impact before he got to his knees, seeing the Bat Undead approach. He was about to try some Rouze Cards when suddenly, needles and marbles collided against the head and chest of the Undead, making it screech again.

"Take this!" Topazu frowned as she and Amethyst fired more of their ammunition at the monster.

The Bat Undead screeched and dashed for the pair. However, Demand and Safir were quick to respond. Demand went high by smacking the Undead in the head with his wooden sword while Safir went low by knocking its feet out from under it, making it hit the dirt. The Bat Undead attempted to get back up again and swipe at Demand, but Esmeraude put a stop to that by slashing its shoulder, forcing the Undead to roll on the ground in pain.

For his part, Chalice was surprised that humans were doing so well against an Undead. Then again, if a guy who sold Takoyaki could harm an Undead, A Category Queen of all things, with a hot frying pan, then a bunch of students who seemed to have some skill in weapons could probably hold their own for a little while. Even so, they wouldn't be able to beat it and it would only take one slip up for the Undead to take advantage of and kill them all in its rage. He had to end this fight fast! Taking his Rouzer, he snapped it into place on his Chalice Arrow before drawing the only two Rouze Cards he had which was suitable for battle.

"Bio! Chop!"

Both cards released energy versions of their images as they were slashed through. The Bio Plant image was absorbed into the Rouzer while the Chop Head Image moved into Chalice's free arm. As the Bat Undead managed to get back up, Chalice lashed out with his weapon, summoning a vine, and wrapped it around the Bat Undead, keeping it still. With his target stationary, he charged at it with his free arm in a chop position. Bringing his arm back as he got closer, Chalice lashed out with a chop which dug into the abdomen of the Bat Undead, making it gag out green blood that splattered out of its mouth and onto Chalice's shoulder, indicating an internal injury.

The Bat Undead stumbled backwards, gasping for breath after the attack. Its body then just seemed to fail as it fell backwards and unleashed an explosion. The students covered their eyes as they shielded themselves from the light and heat, but the fires died down soon enough. Chalice examined the groaning form of the Bat Undead and saw that its belt had opened up, indicating that it had been defeated and could be sealed. Reaching to his belt, he drew a Proper Blank before tossing it through the air. The card landed on the Bat Undead before turning it into green energy and sucking it in. The card then flew back to Chalice's hand, depicting a bat in the picture rather than just chains.

"I suppose you want an explanation," Chalice guessed, not even looking at his new friends.

"Not here," Safir answered. "Back on campus. Your dorm."

"Fine," Chalice sighed before drawing the Two of Hearts and slashing it through.

"Spirit!"

Engulfed in the static field yet again, Chalice emerged as regular Kyle Jones once more. Looking to his friends, he gestured them to follow him as they collected up their packs. It was time to give some answers.

"Any clues?" asked Sailor Mars as she and Sailor Jupiter supervised some Crystal Guards who were examining an abandoned building where a few dead bodies were apparently stored. The bodies were all in a pile like they had been dropped like trash. All of them likewise had two holes in their necks where the blood was apparently drained out of them. More than a few of the guards had passed out or gotten sick at the sight. It was only because of the experiences the two Senshi had in their lives that prevented them from doing the same.

"Nothing concrete," Jupiter sighed. "All we really know is that these people were drained of blood before being left here like droppings. Markings on the rafters suggest that something was hanging up there, probably whatever did this."

"Such senseless violence," Mars sighed. "Why are these monsters doing this? What could they possibly gain by killing innocent people? Surely they know how much more valuable people are when they are alive!"

"They're monsters. They don't think like we do," Jupiter replied. "I suppose that's what makes them monsters though."

"Amen," Mars agreed.

"So…just what are those monsters anyway?" asked Topazu as she and her friends relocated back to Kyle's dorm, wanting answers to the situation they had just found themselves witnessing. All of them were waiting for Kyle's response as he placed five cards with rather ornate artwork onto the table.

"They're called Undead," Kyle answered as he placed the Spirit Human down last. "Where they came from and what they want is a rather long story."

"We have time," Demand replied.

"Fine. You asked for it," Kyle shrugged. "The Undead were created by the Almighty Himself, the first living beings to be placed on this earth. Each of them was a representation of one of His creations. They only had one purpose, to fight. The last one standing had their progeny to populate the world. If you hadn't guessed, it was the Human Undead who won or else we wouldn't be able to be here doing what we do."

"Woah," Amethyst gasped in shock. "That's incredible!"

"Then what are they doing here and now if they're so damn old?" asked Rubeus with a frown.

"Well, I remember being hit with a teleportation spell before waking up here in Crystal Tokyo," Kyle lied. "I woke up next to the case where the cards were kept and only found the Two and Ace of Hearts so I assume that they were released by the spell itself. Believe it or not, that all happened today of all things. One day and already I have three Undead sealed away. I think I might have a knack for this if anything else."

"How many Undead are there?" asked Esmeraude.

"How many cards in a playing deck?" Kyle retorted.

"Fifty-two," Rubeus replied.

"Fifty-four, including the two Jokers," Kyle corrected. "That's how many Undead there are. With these five here, that number went down to forty-nine, but that's still a lot of them left. Of course, things aren't going to get much easier with the Sailor Senshi and their Crystal Guard trying to hunt me down just because I used physical violence and curse when I'm agitated. In fact, they might just make it worse."

"I heard you got mad at Sailor Mercury when she tried to help," commented Safir.

"She didn't try to help, she tried to stop the fight," Kyle frowned. "She cared more that we were using physical violence than stopping the monster that killed some of the students in the school. Of course I'd lose it on her. I thought she was one of the smart ones but it seemed so much peace and lack of growth turned her into an airhead just like all of the other Senshi." This commented caused some small laughter to ripple around the group.

"Do you have to seal them all yourself?" asked Demand.

"Maybe not," Kyle replied before producing the Blade, Garren, and Leangle Systems from his silver case. "These three buckles can produce a suit of armor similar to mine which can allow regular humans to fight against the Undead. However, they can't be used yet."

"Why not?" asked Rubeus, frustrated that he was so close to joining in the fight, but still so far away.

"Because I need the Category Ace of Spades, Diamonds, and Clubs to make them work," Kyle replied with a sigh. "It's not something I'm looking forward to since they're some of the strongest Undead in the bunch. I'm hoping to get a few more Rouze Cards into my arsenal since my weapon allows me to draw the power of the cards to use in attacks. That's what I used to beat the Bat Undead. The power of the Hammerhead and Plant Undead came in handy."

"Amazing," Safir whispered in curiosity as he examined the Scope Bat card. Just over an hour ago the monster within the card was attacking them. Now it was trapped within such a small item which Kyle could use as a weapon against further Undead.

"So tell me about you guys," Kyle finally asked. "I mean, ever since I got here all I've found are people who are scared of violence, scared of swearing, and are basically the biggest bunch of wimps I have ever seen. What makes all of you so different?"

"Well," Demand replied nervously as he seemed to become rather embarrassed. "The reason is that all of us are rather distantly related to members of the Black Moon Clan. You know, the criminals banished to Nemesis because they refused to be purified like the rest of the world was when Crystal Tokyo was founded."

"I've heard," Kyle nodded, recalling Sailor Moon information he read about. It was one of the hints he had seen that Neo Queen Serenity was becoming a little fanatical about her regime of order and peace. It was probably one of the first signs of it happening, even thought maybe not everyone caught onto the hint.

"Well, because of our exposure to the Jakokusuishou before it was destroyed, we had some extra negativity in our bodies," Demand explained. "When that negativity was removed after our ancestors defected to Earth, were just…remained the same. We don't seem as inclined to order as Neo Queen Serenity would prefer her subjects to be, but we aren't as negative as the clan was back when the Death Phantom tricked our ancestors into attacking a much younger Crystal Tokyo."

"So in all, you guys are a balance between positive and negative," Kyle pondered.

"Yes," Demand nodded. "Unfortunately, we've been branded as radicals most of our lives because of how we act, talk, and think. Not many people really want anything to do with us. We follow the laws and such in public, but some of them we tend to question a lot. Some of them just don't make any sense whatsoever. Of course, other things we tend to see as blessings in one form or another."

"Like the guidelines of the Love Ministry!" Amethyst chirped. "Now I know what steps to follow to get a boyfriend of my own!"

"You're the only one who likes that you know," Esmeraude commented.

"Nee-sama! How mean!" Amethyst pouted. "Not everyone can find their soul mate so quickly like you and Nii-sama did!"

"I guess I'm just lucky," Esmeraude purred as she leaned against Demand lovingly.

"You don't have to rub it in Nee-sama!" Amethyst pouted.

Kyle smiled as he watched the two girls bicker. Somehow, he had found a place where he could relax. Still, he had to wonder. The Undead never attacked so fast in the series. Was it because they couldn't find anything else to do or was it because of something else? Still, three Undead in one day, any more and he might begin to drop.

"So he sealed the Bat, did he?" a voice chuckled inside a dark place. "I'll never understand why he wants to protect these sheep. They don't even qualify as human. We'd be doing the world a favor by wiping these fools out. Still, if nothing else, he's an interesting foe. Not one day in possession of the power and he knows how to use it so well. I wonder where he learned it all from."

Walking along several dead bodies of what appeared to be salary men, the figure looked out a window at the nighttime Crystal Tokyo, looking at it with disgust. Peace? That was an illusion here. Happiness? The people didn't know what being happy was about. They were just content. Order? Well, there was that, but only that. The ruling party claimed that they had brought a kingdom of peace and happiness. No, what they created was a fanatical empire with self-righteous wording. They were just like any other two-bit conqueror. They just got away with it. Well, if his plans worked out then things would definitely change.

A/N: Part two of the idea farm edition of the Kamen Rider Chalice idea. I hope you guys enjoy it. Again, it doesn't feel like my best but here it is anyway. I know not everyone will enjoy this version of Crystal Tokyo but people seem to have a split opinion on how it turns out so I decided on the bad way for the sake of this fic. For referance on the behaviour of the people, try watching Demolition Man starring Sylvester Stallone. That's what inspired this version of Crystal Tokyo.