Kamen Rider Champion Episode 2: The New Omen Rider, Yuudai's New Power Explained.
As Yuudai readied himself for combat, he felt something rushing behind him. It was his scarf, however it was very different. Yuudai tried to inspect his scarf, but the Bat Kaijin made a move to attack, bringing a claw forth to strike Yuudai. However, Yuudai easily saw this coming and brought his sword up into the claw of the monster.
"What? Did you think i'd be that slow?" Yuudai said as he knocked the Bat's hand away. However, the first attack was a ploy to cover up the next one, as the Bat released a blast of dark magic into Yuudai's chest while it was exposed.
"Darn, he tricked me and landed a damaging attack." Yuudai thought to himself and he grabbed his chest with his left hand, the same one that the weird screen doohickey was placed onto. "The Bat Grunt is smarter than you would think, try taking the not so obvious route." That same voice echoed again, this time it seemed to be giving advice. "Stop telling me what do, stupid voice…" Yuudai said out loud, he thought he was going crazy, but that would have to be dealt with later. Still he couldn't help but think he should try what the voice said. "If its going to try and counter me...then i need to counter back!" Yuudai exclaimed, this time would be different. Omen Rider Champion raised his sword and charged at the bat again. The Bat Grunt raised his claw into the air again and struck down on Champion. However, this time instead of catching the claw with his sword, Champion caught it with his empty fist, and brought his sword down to slash the Bat Grunt's other hand, which was readying another blast. "Alright! That won't work on me twice!" Yuudai pronounced, excited from his successful counter-attack. The Bat Grunt reeled back, grasping his hands close to him. Champion went in full force, slashing and stabbing with his blade, weakening the Bat Grunt more and more, until it was standing in a daze, unable to move effectively.
"Now's your chance, Finish up." The voiced ringed in Yuudai's head, telling him to finish the fight. However he had no idea how he was supposed to do that. "Stop telling me what to do! I don't know what that means!" Yuudai exclaimed out loud. By this point, none of the other Kamen Riders were even attempting to do anything, just standing by as Omen Rider Champion fought the Bat Monster. Standing on the sidelines was Masahiro, childhood friend of Yuudai. He was looking on in awe as his friend had suddenly turned into a white knight, quite literally. The stark white armor of Champion gleemed in the sunlight. Somehow, his best friend had gained immense power, and for the first time in his life, Masahiro Hamasaki felt jealous of Yuudai Oshiro.
"Finish Up." The Voice said again. Yuudai was still confused however. He had no idea how to work this technology. "Oh, screw it, you're helpless." The voice spoke again, but this time in a much more annoyed and impatient tone. Yuudai's scarf then extended down from his neck, to the surprise of Champion, and grabbed the card that was inside the belt. The scarf then slid the card in the slide part of the belt, after which he stuck the card back in its original spot. "FINISH UP" The belt yelled suddenly. On top of that, Champions armor suddenly decreased exponentially, being reduced down to a small set of armor that didn't look like it would protect Yuudai at all. However, his sword went from a basic broadsword to an enormous Odachi blade, longer than Champion, who stood at 6'4". Champion held the blade out in front of him, and it began to collect energy from the surrounding area, wind swirling around it like a small tornado. "This sword is like a tornado...Then i guess i'll call it the Tornadachi!" Champion brought the sword back and held it with both hands. "Alright! Time to finish up then!" Yuudai said as he lunged forward, he was incredibly agile now, without all that heavy armor. "Champion Breeze Slash!" Yuudai yelled out as he connected his slash with the Bat Grunt. The Monster roared in agony for a moment before exploding. A small yellow ball then emerged from the exploding remains of the Bat Grunt, and flew into the wrist device that Yuudai was wearing. "My name is Senzo, and congratulations and defeating your first enemy. It only gets harder from here." Said the voice in Yuudai's head, revealing his name to be Senzo. "Senzo? What the heck is going on, why am i able to turn into this strange form?" Yuudai asked with a nervous but also angry tone. "I have chosen you, Yuudai Oshiro, to be my warrior in this Game of Games, The Rebirth of the Planet." Senzo proclaimed, getting a bit excited as he spoke.
Yuudai was at a loss for words. Like a bomb had just been dropped on him. The Rebirth of the Planet? What was even going on right now.
Yuudai cancelled his transformation, he no longer had his academy gear, he probably wasn't even a member of the Kamen Riders anymore. Yuudai looked around at all of his fellow students. They all looked on at him, some with fear in their eyes, others with confusion. Masahiro however, ran up to Yuudai in a flash, hoping that his friend wasn't hurt.
"Dude...THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!" Masahiro shouted as he jumped beside his roommate. Barely able to contain himself, Masahiro began eyeballing Yuudai's Omen Rider gear. "Wow! This sure is a unique belt...what's it called man?" Masahiro asked as he knelt down and peered at the unnamed driver. "Right...uh...this thing is called the...um." Yuudai didn't actually know what this thing was called. "Harbindriver" Senzo said out of nowhere. "It's called the Harbindriver, and the screen on your wrist is the PUAM, Power UP Arm Monitor." Senzo explained. Yuudai looked at his new gear in awe, just as much as Masahiro. The two decided it would be a good idea to get out of there however do to the fact that some of the higher ups may want to take Yuudai in for questioning.
Back at their apartment, Yuudai and Masahiro were simply looking over the Harbindriver in wonder. It seemed to be only usable by Yuudai, since it wouldn't even create a belt when Masahiro tried placing it on his waist. "Now would be a good time for me to introduce myself then." Senzo said out loud, a small face appearing on Yuudai's Scarf. This shocked both of the two, as Yuudai didn't realize Senzo could talk out loud, and Masahiro didn't realize Yuudai's scarf could talk in the first place! Masahiro shot back, standing at the other end of the room. "Yuudai! your Scarf is talking!" Masahiro proclaimed, however it wasn't much of a big deal to Yuudai to this point, considering Senzo never really shuts up.
"Yeah...i probably should have mentioned that. Ever since i gained the powers of Champion..this..thing..has been inside of my scarf talking at me non-stop." Yuudai said with a long pause in the middle, being able to describe Senzo as just a "thing". Senzo tightened his grip on Yuudai's neck. "Hey! I'm not a thing! I'm a Harbinger, and you'll treat me with respect kid!" Senzo said angrily, displaying a side that had not been previously seen. "That reminds me, you, friend of Yuudai, you have to leave me and Champion alone for a while, i need to explain his situation." Senzo said as he let go of his tight hold and motioned his Scarf arm in a shooing motion. Masahiro was reluctant to leave, he was so curious about everything, especially what was going to happen to his best friend, however, he was getting himself in over his head. This wasn't his business.
"Fine...i'll go out for a while, but no funny business, Yuudai is my best bud, i won't forgive you if you mess with him. Masahiro said as he grabbed his belt and walked out the front door of their apartment. This would actually be a good time to test out what he could really do.
Masahiro had only gone a few blocks down from his apartment to the local common. Fairly close to the Kamen Rider Academy and bustling with people, it was like none of them knew that they were all in grave danger.
Suddenly however, terror struck as another monster, seemingly out of no where just began walking along the common grounds, not really attacking anyone, just looking scary and intimidating. Masahiro felt his pocket buzzing, however it wasn't his cell phone, it was his his Rider Communicator, a small device allowing him to contact other riders and superiors, similar to a phone, but more direct. Masahiro looked at who was calling. The ID read as "Unknown" and Masahiro had no idea that anyone actually had his number.
"Hello who is this?" Masahiro said, trying not to sound too distressed. The young Kamen Rider had his hand on his belt, just incase the monster tried anything.
"Masahiro Hamasaki, do not approach that monster, you will not be able to defeat it." the voice said in a distorted, toned down voice. The caller then hung up immediately, assuming that Masahiro would do anything but attack that monster. It had the same insignia on its chest that the Bat monster had on it. The Sun with the two swords crossing through it. Masahiro activated his driver, and struck a pose very reminiscent of Kamen Rider Nigo.
"Henshin!" Masahiro yelled as his armor formed around him. It was very basic looking, appearing almost like a downgraded version of the double riders. Masahiro charged in at the monster. This time it was a Spider. "Alright, so then Yuudai would call this thing the "Spider Grunt", alright then, i can handle this bug!" Masahiro said confidently before he felt a hand on his should pull him back. The figure pulling him back was another rider...and Omen Rider. Mostly Black, however there were striking purple accents all over his armor, which appeared much lighter than Champions. However, there was something very intriguing about this one. The Rider looked at Masahiro and pulled out an intricate, long barreled gun. This mysterious rider then shot Masahiro's belt off. While not actually breaking it, it cancelled the transformation.
"Hey! Whats the big idea, you could have hurt me!" Masahiro shouted as he was knocked to the ground by the mysterious black and purple Omen Rider. The Rider had piercing purple eyes, and what appeared to be an intricate set of horns adorning the top of his head. Along with this was a cape, fluttering behind him. Masahiro looked further back to see the most stunning bike he had ever seen in his life. It was designed with a dragon in mind. Sleek, but strong, with the same colors as the Omen Rider. Masahiro looked back up at the Rider, who had holstered his gun by his side, and was now fiddling with his wrist thing...Masahiro struggled to remember what it was called. The PUAM! Power UP Arm Monitor. However, it didn't look like he needed anything else to fight this monster. What was he going to do? The Mysterious Rider pressed his finger onto the monitor and it began to speak. *Change UP*.
Suddenly, the Rider's bike began to glow before splitting apart into many pieces and refitting itself onto the Rider's body, giving him more armor than Champion, without actually allotting more points into Armor UP.
"I am Omen Rider Dragoon." The Rider proclaimed, stating his name as "Dragoon". Masahiro looked on, there was once again nothing he could do. He was truly getting into a war without any weapons. Omen Rider Dragoon lifted his gun out of its holster and pointed it at the Spider Grunt. "Until i achieve happiness...I'LL NEVER REST" Dragoon shouted as he plunged into the battle with the Spider Grunt.
Dragoon fired his gun with immense accuracy, striking the beast in specific spots. As Dragoon drew in closer, he threw his gun into the air and delivered a heavy punch to the Spider Grunt's face. Now enraged, the Spider Grunt spat web at Dragoon, however, his gun came down and was caught by the web instead. Dragoon grabbed his gun and tugged hard on it, causing the Spider Grunt to be tugged along with it, with Dragoon shooting it as it was pulled inward.
Ripping his weapon free of the web, Dragoon kicked the monster away and pulled the Rider Mark from his Harbindriver, and slid it in the side of the Driver, causing it to shout *Finish UP*. Dragoon pressed on his Monitor again, causing his bike to come off of his armor, as well as causing his armor to shrink down to the same size as Champions was when he did this. However his gun grew a level, becoming a large rifle. Dragoon got onto his now reformed bike, and rode into the Spider Grunt, firing his new weapon into its chest as it was being pushed by the bike. After a moment of this, Dragoon uppercutted the beast into the air and jumped up with it, charging a powerful blast of energy into his weapon before firing it at the Spider Grunt, obliterating it.
Dragoon fell back onto his bike and stopped it. He stepped off and quickly walked towards Masahiro, grabbing the young man by the collar. "Listen to me now, and listen well." Dragoon said as his voice echoed out of his helmet. "This is not your battle to fight, i don't care if your friend is involved, do NOT try to fight any of these monsters again. Or i will have to personally take care of you myself." Dragoon said as he let Masahiro down. The Omen Rider then went quiet as he walked away and got onto his bike, returning back to his normal Dragoon Phase form, Mount UP(2), Gun UP(4), Armor UP(2). Dragoon holstered his gun and rode away. Masahiro found his way over to the nearest park bench. There was no one left in the park, just him. "I wonder how Yuudai is doing right now…" Masahiro thought to himself as he drifted off to sleep.
Next Time On Kamen Rider Champion
After learning everything he needs to know about the war, Yuudai decides to find and ally himself with any other Omen Riders that he can. However Dragoon doesn't take too kindly to this and attacks Yuudai! Meanwhile, Masahiro sets out to find where all of these monsters are coming from.
Kamen Rider Champion Episode 3: Champion vs. Dragoon! Masahiro investigates the monster attacks!