We sat back as our normal selves at a table across from Remillia with whom we were discussing
our arrival in Gensokyo. Sakuya had prepared breakfast for everyone, and even Patchouli came to the table. It actually was quite a diverse conversation between all of us, Patchouli being especially interested in our rider belts and their capabilities aswell as Meiling. Jeremy and I both promised Meiling a round of sparring, kinda wanting to get used to fighting. We were both running on desperate instinct when fighting Sakuya, knowing she could easily kill us. Moments afterwards everyone was gathered outside with Remilia, Flandre, Patchouli, and Sakuya at a table under the shade of a large parasol on it, Sakuya dutifully at Remi's side. Before going further, I suppose I'll give you proper introductions to everyone at the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Remilia and Flandre scarlet, the sisters that run the show at the Scarlet Devil Manor. Both are vampires, in their own rights. Remilia at 500 years of age is a regal and well behaved lady, though she appears as a quite young girl. Flandre, 5 years younger then her sister, spent most of her life locked away in the basement of the SDM. Her personality is unstable, ranging from sweet innocent girl, to psycopathic homocidal maniac. Appearance wise, their matching trait would be the crimson eyes and fangs. Remi's soft blue hair, offsets in a slightly more unnatural look along with the more bat-like wings set in her back, though not from the shoulderblades as most winged humanoids would have them, but from her mid-back. Flandre seems a touch more normal at first glance with her blonde hair with a ribbon tying up a single small ponytail on one side, but her wings are much offsetto her sisters more proper vampiric appearing wings. Flandre's wings partake out from the shoulderblades, but are like dark almost black bones with gems of various kinds hanging off them.
Servants of importance in the SDM include Sakuya Izayoi, and Hong Meiling. I wouldn't consider the basement resident, Patchouli Knowledge, a servant persay. Sakuya is chief maid at the manor, seemingly being human but perhaps with a touch of vampire blood running through her veins as she's been a servant of Remilia's for most of the young vampire's life. Her slate blue eyes strike menacingly to slacking servants like the knives she mains as her weapon of choice. Her hair color, a silvery sheen of blue-ish tint seems unnatural, and might further my theory of her being partially a vampire. Hong Meiling on the other hand, is the gatekeeper of the manor, though not the best at her job. Often dozing off on the job, and has a hard time keeping some particular intruders out, she's often punished with the blunt of a knife hilt to her skull. I'm unsure how long she's been worked at the manor, but she's far from human but truthfully an unknon youkai type. Scarlet hair flowing down her back, and eyes to match the shade of red, she's a beast in physical combat. Lastly, the last truely known, Patchouli Knowledge. Normally restricted to her vast library in the basement of the scarlet devil manor, the voile library, it's known she's often sickly, but not much else is truely known. Sporting a spellbook she has on her almost 24/7, her eyes and hair are both a deep violet. Her preferred form of combat is casting magic spells rather then getting up close and personal. Another notable resident, is Patchouli's assistant Koakuma though very little is known of her save for the bat-like wings visible on her head and back, and her hair and eyes almost identical in color and shade to Meiling's.
I've probably bored you by now, so let's get right to the action. First up, was Kamen Rider Decace versus Hong Meiling. I was still tired from using the full combo that was LatoRahTah. Jeremy spoke the word, as he slid a card into the belt and swung it closed, transforming into Kamen Rider Decade. Both he and Meiling slid into positions ready for combat, as Meiling made the first move shifting her feet and kicking forward like a blur with a fierce hook that sent Decade scrambling across the ground already. He scrambled reaching for another card and again transformed, this time to a rather simple looking rider. Kamen Rider Blade. He rushed back swinging in with a kick, catching Meiling off guard with the sudden speed he had and sent her back, but the girl quickly recovered with a laugh as she came back seeming to go for another hook but spun around at the last second with a kick to the chest Decade flying and slamming into a tree with a grunt. He laughed as he dusted himself coming charging back, nothing but a blur as he seemed to stop becoming solidly visible again for a brief second with a punch aimed at Meiling's face, however he quickly swerved around and slammed her up into the air from behind before leaping after her. In rapid successon he struck her several times over with kicks and punches on their descent but spun around slamming his heel into her back slamming her into the ground so hard it made a miniature crater. He danced back as she got up, Decade keeping on his toes as he knew that would seem like nothing to someone who could go toe to toe with an Oni. Meiling dusted herself off, before grinning in an almost downright evil manner. Crimson energy seemed to build around her body as she charged again and with a single punch, that effected THROUGH the armor, winded Decade and proceeded to slam him back towards the tree from before, but this time, she was between him and the tree in an instant, and slammed him into the air. She bound up after him, seeming like someone from dragonball Z with her crimson aura. However something echoed down in the moment of safety Decade had. "Kamen Ride. Ch-Ch-Ch-China!"
It was in this moment I laughed, as Meiling was about to get a taste of her own power, Literally. It was a running gag in gensokyo that not many people could remember Meiling's name, some called her Hong Meirin, and most just call her China. Decade swung around in the air as Meiling gave chase, scarlet energy surrounding his body as he slammed her right back to the earth before bursting down in chase as she landed on her feet and the two quickly engaged back in melee combat. Decade's suit was now entirely different and not any form I'd seen before. The helment resembled an almost draconic Meiling, and the armor was shaped slightly on a male version of her outfit. The two matched blows for several minutes before both falling back as Meiling brushed her brow. "Let's call it a tie.. still got one more of you guys to fight," Meiling laughed.
Next up it was my turn as I spoke the words, and scanned in a combo. The driver called out, "Scarlet! Izayoi! Meirin! LetIzzaaRiinn!" as I stood up tall and straight, having jumped strait to some of the newer powers. As medals of all kinds flowed around me before forming into the large symbol and melding the armor to my body I worried what was going to happen. The armor melded into a combo based on 3 of the SDM residents, and the compound eyes of the suit seemed to glow red with a gaze that struck fear into one when they lock eyes with it, and the helmet sported a pattern like a maniacle little grin around the mouth area. The arms had a blade to extend when I closed my fist and I could produce a few throwing knives, and there seemed to be a golden clock embedded into palm of my right hand, the legs featuring almost draconic features as I slid into battle position, but it all flowed together into the LetIzaRin combo. I saw a shiver run up Meilings spine, and I took that as an oppertunity kicking forward with a feirce punch that made her stumble, and followed up with a kick knocking her back. She quickly flipped back onto solid footing and charged meeting her fist with my palm and my fist met hers. She made the mistake of looking into my eyes as I grinned within the armor, the fear showing in Meiling's eyes. I slammed my knee into her stomach causeing her to double over, before smashing my knee up again and at the same time my elbow down slamming her head into my knee with incredible force and followed this with slamming my heel to the side of her skull that knocked her to the ground. She rolled and charged, scarlet energy eveloping her body as I quickly produced two knives flinging them at Meiling, and they hit but she didnt seem phased as I was slammed in the face with what I swore was a scaled dragonlike fist, and she quickly returned the favor of what I did earlier grabbing my helmet and smashing it into her knee several times before she let go, but as soon as she did I kicked forward with a headbutt, before swinging up spiritual fangs materializing as I slammed down with Meiling the spiritual fangs biting into her shoulder, rending the flesh.. which I tore back with. I was then realising that this combo didn't just tire me out, my own conciousness was slipping into some form of madness. But I was already brutally beating Meiling, my conciousness behind it all now. I battled for control ending my assault and de-transforming..feeling the exhaustion and fatigue hit as I fell over unconcious..the last voice I heard I actually recognised from other things. The voice of Reimu Hakurei.
I awoke with Jeremy, Sakuya, and Reimu at my bedside, Sakuya having just put a warm towel on my head. "Think we're proper 'Kamen Riders' with these powers?" Jeremy asked and I laughed, though it hurt. "Nah..I think a more proper name for us would be..Gensou Riders." Reimu and Sakuya were oblivious to what we were talking about but he and I both laughed it off..and man I regretted it.