I raised an eyebrow and asked, "Yes?" Lie Ren's father, also known as Li Ren. The father asked, "You've been sitting there for some time. Why?" I smiled peacefully before asking, "How long are you willing to wait, just so things can be better than how you knew?" He answered, "I'll wait until I deem it ready to do so." I sighed and got up, asking as I followed him, "Then how soon do you want to confront a danger?" He went silent at that as we arrived at his house.
As we went inside, Li began, "I am of need for your assistance. My son, Lie, has received something attached to his waist, similar to what you have when it manifests." I sighed, "Say no more, I think I know what it is. I just need to see it to confirm my guess."
Just then, a Grimm Rat zipped around the room before turning around the corner and a loud THUD occurring, followed by the sound of coins falling.
I raised an eyebrow as I went around the corner to see a young Lie Ren, along with a few silver coins around his feet. My eyes slightly widened a bit as Lie Ren's mother, Ai Ren, quickly came over and gasped. I suddenly sighed, their attention gathering on me as I kneeled down and gently picked up the medal, muttering, "My girlfriend's dare gave me a good crash course..." Ai and Li shared a look as I asked Lie, "I think I know what's happening to you. Can you show me this 'belt' that you have?" Lie smiled and nodded as I stood up and asked the parents, "Can we talk in your main room?"
We gathered at the dining room, Ai pouring me a cup of tea. I nodded, "Thank you." She smiled and sat down as I carefully held up the 'belt'. I began, "My girlfriend told me about this. This belt is called the Birth Driver. When one uses it, they can become Kamen Rider Birth." Li asked with a raised eyebrow, "Kamen Rider?" I sighed and put the belt down, "I have no clue to what it actually means. However, before I go any further, may I explain my Semblance?" The three nodded as I explained, "I can become a phantom. Though I can't possess people, I can be transparent, fly, and go through objects. I can also summon ghosts that I know of."
Li slowly nodded, "And what does this have to do with this Birth Driver?" I snapped my fingers and asked out loud, "Gold Drive?" The parka ghost materialized behind me, shocking the family as I continued, "Scan this town for any others that may have a driver." The ghost nodded before vanishing as I explained, "The good news is that the coins aren't Lie's Semblance: It's the driver merely emitting a presence that makes any Grimm nearby burst into Cell Medals, coins that allow the wearer to transform." Ai asked, curious, "Do they hold any currency value?" I sighed, "Technically speaking, they aren't durable, so they don't count as currency. Their main use is with the Birth Driver itself."
Lie asked, "How are they used?" I frowned a bit before asking, "Are you okay with trying out the transformation? If not, then I'll do it for you." Ren looked at the belt before putting it on, asking, "How do I transform?" Li had a look of pride as I picked up one of the coins, "First, insert this into the slot." He took the coin from my hand eagerly and found the slot, putting it in. I then instructed, "Now, turn the dial twice." He did so, a resounding 'pop' occurring as he was now in Kamen Rider Birth's suit. The three were amazed at the transformation, before Gold Drive suddenly came through the window with the younger version of Nora.
I was stunned at how she looked. She did have a driver, but that wasn't what caught me off guard.
She is malnourished... The Lie family was also caught off guard to the point of Lie un-transforming. I quickly nodded to Gold Drive, "Thank you. I'll take it from here." Gold Drive nodded before vanishing as Ai quickly grabbed Nora and took her to the bathroom to clean her up.
It was roughly in the afternoon. Lie, Nora, and I were in the middle of a clearing as Li and Ai stood to the side yet nearby. I nodded to Nora, "Good news. According to Gold Drive, the green card is super durable. This is good because the original version of this belt used memories as fuel, erasing them from time and space." All of them looked at me strangely as I deadpan, "I'm not kidding. You'll forget the user and anything regarding the user, forever." Lie asked, confidence in his voice, "When do we begin training?"
I grinned and materialized the Ghost Driver, activating my Phantasm eyecon before placing it in my driver. The ghost flew out and decided to have some fun by dancing to the stand-by music.
"BACCHIRI MINAA! BAT-CHIRI MIRO...! BACCHIRI MINAA! BAT-CHIRI MIRO...!"
I spoke, "Henshin." I pull and pushed the lever.
"KAIGAN: PHANTASM! UNKNOWN! DON'T GROAN! PULSE-POUNDING SOUL!"
I declared as I flicked my hood off, "We begin whenever you feel like you're ready."
The two kids shared a glance before nodding.
Lie slotted the coin in and spoke out loud, "Henshin." With that, orbs flew out before encasing his body and having him become Kamen Rider Birth.
Nora spoke "Henshin" and slotted the green card in, the belt letting out, "ALTAIR FORM." Instantly, she was encased in green armor with yellow 'railroad tracks'. On her head, two 'bulls' moved along the 'tracks' before folding and becoming the 'eyes'. I hummed in slight surprise since she became Kamen Rider Zeronos.
I nodded before clapping and rubbing my hands together, "So, let's get training. I'll give you some pointers, and you'll build off from there."
The two nodded as I thought back to my... fortunate... encounter with a certain ghost in a graveyard.
Five hours earlier...
I was walking around the graveyard, paying my respects to the Ren family. However, a sudden memory surged forth, involving a pallet-swap of a Kamen Rider.
I mechanically held my hand out and traced the symbol, praying to Oum that I'm wrong.
Instead, a purple version of Ex-Aid's parka ghost flew out and laughed while pointing at me, "YOU HAVE SUMMONED GOD! FOR I AM GOD OF THE GAMES!"
I face-palmed.
I ended up summoning...
Kamen Rider Genmu...
I was hoping for Dark Kiva...
Poor Phantasm... Review?
Eyecons so far:
Phantasm
Summer Rose
N-Daguva-Zeba
Gold Drive
Genmu