I sighed and walked into Kuroyuri, in my Kamen Rider Phantasm attire. I attracted some looks, but I ignored them as I looked around.

Though sounding cruel, I'm using Summer's death as a reference point. Assuming that Ruby is one year younger than Nora... Then if a few years, that Grimm will arrive.

Looks like I have to change things slowly. Speaking of which, my Semblance has finally manifested. It allows me to be a ghost, or phantom in other words. I don't get the whole package, however. I can go through objects, fly, and even change how opaque I am to the point of being invisible. However, it must be a conscious effort and I can't possess living things. I tried to possess a bird, then a beowolf. None of the two were able to be controlled.

Suddenly, I quickly grabbed the hand that was reaching in my sleeve and slowly looked down. It was Nora... a few years younger than the moment of the attack. I sighed and let her arm go, muttering as I looked around, "Troublesome..." Seeing none of the Ren family, I walked away and willed myself to become invisible, marking the location mentally for quick travel for Summer's teleportation.

It started to rain as I stopped and stared up at it. I reached out my arm, and traced the symbol to unseal the ghost to calm myself down. All of a sudden, a ghost flew out of the symbol I traced. The hoodie was white with pieces of gold armor and the horns attached on the front of the hood. Another notable difference was that the sleeves were longer than the typical parka ghost. With its golden eyes, it asked while pointing its left sleeve at me, "You dare summon N-Daguva-Zeba?! A weakling?"

I stared at him before sighing, "I actually didn't mean to. I was trying to relax-" "That isn't an excuse! Where is Kuuga? I need to have him beat some sense into you!" I shrugged, "Well, you're dead and in another world, so there's that..." He growled, "I'm dead?! Of course I'm dead! My injuries done me in! And just when I wanted to eradicate humanity!" I offered, "Look, I can't understand what you're going through, but I do understand what it feels like to come back to life and wake up in another world. And in this world, there are creatures that are the enemies of humanity. If you fight along side me, maybe we can fight as many of those creatures as possible so you can establish yourself as the true enemy of humanity. Do we have a deal?" He looked at me before laughing, "You have a lot of nerves to do this. Very well! I'll lend my powers to you so we can make me the number one enemy of humanity! But what do you want out of it, besides my powers?" I sighed and stated, "I need you to help me out with a question: What does it mean to be a Kamen Rider?" He laughed as he pointed out, "Start with fighting!"

The ghost of N-Daguva-Zeba, who I mentally shortened to 'N', then flew into my ghost driver and became an eyecon. For my new face-plate, it was N's tattoo in a golden color.


Arriving at Vale was quick with Summer's teleportation. Swiping a scroll from a passing Vale officer took five hours total just to locate and swipe from while undetected. But finding the Taurus' residence? It took me following a younger Adam to his home while invisible. After following him to his home, I quickly knew that the father was responsible for Adam's hate for humans, mainly being the fact that the father was verbally and physically abusing the mother...

!

I quickly flew over and grabbed his arm, slowly manifesting myself for effect. He growled, "Who are you and how did you get in?!" Ms. Taurus and Adam quickly hugged and clung together as I responded, "I'm a ghost, so its easy to enter and exit places. As for who I am..." I pushed him back and manifested my Ghost Driver, making the father step back as I pulled out a scroll, unsealing a parka ghost with black colors and yellow lining, along with grey eyes. I vaguely heard a dark version of Drive's henshin number as I responded, popping the eyecon into my driver,

"I'm just a being looking for an answer."

I closed the driver, beginning the chaos and first change of this timeline.

"AYE!"

"BACCHIRI MINAA! BAT-CHIRI MIRO...! BACCHIRI MINAA! BAT-CHIRI MIRO...!"

The ghost flew out and electrocuted the dad before flying onto me.

"KAIGAN: GOLD DRIVE! ZERO ZERO SIX! GOLD SPEED CHASER!"

I looked at my sleeves casually as the terrible father recovered. It looks like a recolor of Ghost-Drive, minus the weapons available. I stood between the two formerly married couple and spoke up to the mother, "Go, I'll stall for you." Adam asked in awe, "Who are you?"

I paused, before smiling, "I'm Kamen Rider Phantasm. In other news, I heard Merengue is Faunus friendly." The two smiled before running off.

I chuckled before deciding to pay homage to one of the Kamen Riders, and trying out what N offered me.

I grinned under my faceplate and declared, "Oi!" He growled before bringing out his weapon and slashing, only for him to slow down as if he was moving in slow motion.

I blinked and mentally asked, 'Gold Drive... Did you do that?' Gold Drive scoffed, 'Don't get the wrong idea. I merely want to help you on your journey. I'll admit, I'm curious as to why I called myself a Kamen Rider in the first place.'

I grinned before moving out of the way of the attack as Adam's father's movements returned to normal, sending him stumbling in a direction. I questioned, my inner sadist awakening slightly, "Did you feel that? The distortion of time? That is our doing. We call it Heavy Acceleration." The dad glared as he became slow again, "This forces everything to slow down. Only people moving extremely fast can counter this." He glared at me before I punched him, knocking him out and putting the first real change in the time line, hopefully...


As the cops took the Taurus family to the police station. After questioning, the mother and son were seated in a isolated waiting room, thinking about how much as changed in one night. Suddenly, a voice asked, "So, what are you two going to do now?" They jumped and looked around, before a ghostly being wearing a black an dull purple outfit rippled out of the wall. They relaxed as they recognized the voice as their savior, the mother answering, "We're going to move to Merengue. Hopefully we can have a fresh start there."

The ghost floated down and sat next to Adam, asking, "What about moving to Faunus friendly communities? Not all humans are bad, it's just their perspective and upbringing." Adam asked, "Mommy? Can I have human friends?" The mother looked wary, before sighing, "You can attend a Huntsman School. However, Merengue is made up of Faunus, so I don't know where we can go..."

The figure suddenly raised his head and tilted as if he was listening to someone, before nodding, "How about Patch? Even though you have to face with the occasional Grimm in the woods, they mainly train Hunters. Also, an person I know lives there, and he may take you in as a flat-mate."

The mother asked, "I'll give it a try. What's his name?"

"Tai Yang Xiao Long. Tell him his white rose doesn't want him to be sad anymore."

Just before vanished, Adam asked, "Wait! How can Faunus have equal rights with humans?"

The figure paused before sighing. His masked eyes locked with Adam's as he answered, "I'm not sure. However, start by not having humans see you as monsters of villains. That will start having them change their opinion. Then, try helping the humans out and ask for enough to get you by with your life. That will make you seem less selfish. Finally, just be there so they can understand how you feel and vice versa. If humans and Faunus understand what it's like to be each other, without violence or punishment, then it'll start the way for equal rights. It'll be a long process, but it'll be a good start and base to work on. After all, you are ether a hero, a villain, or a monster."

Adam furrowed his eyebrows as the figure vanished into thin air, as if he didn't existed.


N asked as we flew towards Kuroyuri while invisible, "So, found any answers to your own questions?" I sighed, "Not yet. You see, I witnessed numerous different Kamen Riders that were on the side of 'good' and 'evil', battling and using underhanded tactics." N sighed, "BAH! Why does that matter? It's a fight. Unless a third party is involved, it doesn't matter." Suddenly, Gold Drive spoke up in a monotone and emotionless voice, "DATA SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE MORE DRIVERS IN THE FUTURE, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE GHOST DRIVERS." I nodded, "Good grief... Anyhow, N. Can you do me a favor and make a list of the major boss villains that were the enemies of every Kamen Rider, starting with the Kiva generation?" N nodded and vanished as I ordered, "Gold Drive, see if you can troll Atlas' technology. Nothing harmful, but to the point of making them have a firewall. While you're at it, try to locate the drivers as your second priority." Gold Drive 'blipped' before vanishing in pixels.

I sighed to myself and requested, "Summer? Hope you're ready to fight a Grimm in a few years." Summer gave a thumbs up as I grabbed a rocking chair and sat down in the center of the town, not even aging as I waited for that Grimm to arrive.


The next day, however, someone nudged my foot and woke be up. I groaned slightly and slowly opened my eyes to see...

Lie Ren's father...


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Phantasm

Summer Rose

N-Daguva-Zeba

Gold Drive