The students took their seats as Warren entered. He opened up his record book and began to take attendance. One by one he began to call out names and mark them when all of a sudden one of the students, a girl, began to laugh hysterically.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha," she laughed before she blew up with loud laughter, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
The rest of the students began to freak out and then Otome shrieked as the girl's body ignited in blue flames right before crumbling to dust in front of their very eyes. Her clothes now lay in her seat, empty, as her remains pooled on the floor.
Warren's eyes narrowed behind his glasses. This was the sign of an Orphenoch. And Warren only knew of two Orphenoch that knew of this world, one of which were staring right at him. Both he and Ryuji seemed to share the same thought…
Ryuga was back.
"Everyone! Outside, now!" called Warren as the students left the building. "Tch, this is how he sends a message? Guess there really is nothing left of Ryuki in there."
Ryuji walked up to him. "Warren…" began Ryuji.
"It was Ryuga," stated Warren. "This was a message…to me. Ryuji, stay here and look after the others." Ryuji was about to argue when he caught the look Warren was sending him. "No arguments. I still outrank you. So for once follow orders."
"BACK IN BLACK"
Ryuga still appeared like a teenager and wore his silver hair in a braid as his red eyes gleamed. He was dressed in a black Chinese shirt with matching pants. He was sitting on a couch in a rather posh looking condo. After killing the occupants, he and three others had quickly taken up residence. The people living here paid rent straight out of their own bank account so Ryuga didn't have to worry about money to pay for living. As for spending money, he had help.
"Hey, Shukawa, what are you reading there?" asked Ryuga to one of his compatriots who was dressed in brown slacks, a white buttoned down shirt with a black tie who had neatly combed bleached hair and glasses. Clipped to his belt was an iPod and he had one of the earphones in his left ear.
"A very interesting book. I'm already halfway through," said Shukawa. "Such literature is wasted on these people. Do you know more than half was covered in dust?"
"Hey, Ryuga-sama, what do you think of this?" asked Himeko Shirogane who had shoulder length and wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. She fashioned herself as the prettiest of their group. She was wearing a tight black tank top with a white jacket and a mini-skirt that went down to mid-thigh. She gave a twirl. "Does it make me look good? I picked it out of the girl's room."
"Attractive as always, my dear Himeko," said Ryuga. "Where's Gendo?" he asked.
"Oh, he's wasting time on the PSP he found," answered Shukawa. "Damn junkie."
"Hey, I'm bored," Gendo Asakura shot back gruffly as he came into the living room. He was the tallest and most muscular, wearing a black t-shirt and jeans with ripped knees and black sneakers. He wore earrings and he had messy blood red hair and grayish blue eyes. He also had tribal tattoos on his arms.
"So, what happened to that girl we tried to sire earlier?" Shukawa asked.
"Oh, I sent her to school to send a message," said Ryuga casually. "And I think that she's finally delivered." He got off his seat and stretched.
"Where are you off to?" asked Himeko.
"To see an old friend."
It didn't take long for what had happened to spread all over the school. Attempts to contact the girl's family had been useless since no one was answering. Of course, those who knew who'd done this probably knew that person had slaughtered the girl's family as well.
"Ryuga's…back?" Ryuki responded. He recalled when he'd killed Ryuga but then of course after time got reset it was possible that Ryuga somehow revived him.
Ryuga was a living reminder of what both Ryuki and Ryuji would've become; a true monster.
"That's right," said Ryuji. "He's the only other Orphenoch who's ever set foot on this world."
"Kuso…" muttered Ryuki. As if Sauron and the evil Zodiac Knights weren't enough trouble, not to mention those unstable dimensional rifts and the random monsters that showed up because of them. "So, what do we do?"
"Warren's going to handle it, he said," said Ryuji.
Warren went to the place where Ryuga had been defeated last, the graveyard. Like before the miasma of death still hung in the air. Warren looked around for the person he was looking for. Ryuga loved death a little too much for it to be healthy and well he was the type of guy to visit old battlefields.
"Welcome, Warren Smith," said Ryuga as he sat on a tombstone. "Long time no see, old friend."
Warren greeted back, "Yeah, it has been, Ryuki…"
Ryuga snapped, enraged at being called by his old name, the name of a weakling, "Don't call me with that weakling's name! I'm Ryuga now, Smith!"
Warren scoffed, "Ryuga's the weakling. If I remember, Ryuki's beat him a couple times. Sure you don't want to go by your old name?"
Ryuga replied curtly, "No." He asked, "So, got my little message? What did you think of it?"
Warren frowned, "You know how I feel about people dying in front of me."
"How else could I draw you out? Email? Text message? A postcard? You know what I'm like, Warren."
Warren shrugged, "Well, the postcard would have been a nice gesture."
Ryuga snorted, "Always with the quips, huh, Warren? Not even a lifetime of death and suffering can change that, huh?"
Warren quoted, "Like my Uncle J said, "When life's a joke, laugh"."
Ryuga rolled his eyes. "Well, I'm sure you know what I intend to do in this world, right?"
Warren listed the obvious, "Rape, pillage, kill, torture…the basic?"
Ryuga added, "And to populate this world with my kind. Humanity should be allowed to evolve to the next step, and I'm the key for humans to reach that stage."
Warren remarked, "You know you've got like...3 other groups claiming to be the next evolutionary step. And none of those end in an early death."
"Well, it's the law of nature. Survival of the fittest. I can turn anyone into an Orphenoch, provided they have the strength to survive the transformation." Ryuga threw a tentacle in Warren's way and it stopped inches away from Warren's heart. "You'd make a pretty good Orphenoch yourself, old friend."
"Yeah, but you'd hate taking orders from me. Besides, I kinda like being human."
"Humanity is overrated, Warren. So, how are the wife and kids?"
Warren glared, "They're fine, and off limits if you know what's good for you."
"I know how overprotective you are of them. So, it's impossible for me to hope that you'll stay out of my way while I populate this world with Orphenochs?"
"Well…I did promise to stop you…" He did promise Ryuki he would stop his old friend if he ever went too far to the dark side.
Ryuga chuckled, "Well, it wouldn't be fun if there wasn't a challenge. Game on, Warren. Oh, and let me warn you that I am not alone." Ryuga snapped his fingers and he vanished only to reappear behind Warren. "And tell Ryuki and Ryuji I said hi."
For the rest of the school day Warren was awfully somber. He wasn't his usual lively self even when he was teaching his history classes. Obviously, something had happened during his confrontation with Ryuga, but what was it and why had it affected Warren like this?
Ryuki and Ryuji were going to find out. If this involved Ryuga somehow, then they were going to have to know. The others would need to know too and the new Riders in their group would need to know more about Ryuga.
After the school an emergency meeting was being held in the Newspaper Club with all the Riders present. The subject of the meeting was of Ryuga, the Orphenoch King.
"Excuse me, but who is this Orphenoch King?" asked Yuuki.
"Yeah, and is he strong?" Ryuushin asked, hoping to fight him.
"He's not someone you would wish to fight," said Ryuki as he remembered fighting Ryuga and then dying afterwards.
"To be brief he's what Ryuki and I would become one day and all because of one event," said Ryuji. His eyes fell on Jinx.
"What event?" Yuuki asked.
"It's not important right now," Ryuki said as he shook his head. "But Ryuga is just a big a threat to this world as Sauron."
"Well, I wouldn't say that," argued Kat. "I mean Sauron did nearly destroy the Multiverse at one time…"
"Well, I saw what he did to the future!" Ryuki interrupted. "He's still a threat nonetheless!"
"Easy, Baby," said Jinx, trying to calm him down. Ryuga was still a sore subject for him to talk about.
"What can he do?" Yuuki asked.
"Remember those mysterious murders a few months back where all the victims turned to dust?" asked Ryuji.
"That was him?" gawked Yuuki.
"Oh yeah. That's his modus operandi," Ryuji nodded. "If an Orphenoch tries to sire a person who doesn't have the Orphenoch gene, they turn to dust."
"Actually, Ryuga can choose who to turn and who to kill, because he's the Orphenoch King," Warren spoke up as he entered.
"Nice of you to finally join us," said Ryuji sarcastically.
"Warren-san, what did you just say?" requested Ryuki.
"I said that Ryuga can choose who to turn and who not to turn. He says it has something to do with survival of the fittest and evolution," Warren explained. "I'm guessing he's saying that only the strongest human specimens should become Orphenochs and the weak ones should die."
"Yup, that sounds like him," agreed Ryuji. "So, are we going to track him down?"
"How exactly are we going to find him? He's pretty slippery," said Ryuki.
"We should at least try."
"I agree with Hasuma-sempai," said Yuuki. "We can't let him run loose."
"He's too dangerous to be left alone," spoke Kenzaki, having fought Ryuga too.
"Same here," added Ryuushin. "If he's that bad we need to finish him off."
After the meeting, Warren had asked Ryuki to come and talk with him in private. The former Dragon Zodiac Knight followed Warren to the faculty room.
"Here, take this," said Warren as he presented Ryuki with the Dragon of Gemini Z-Deck.
"What?" Ryuki gaped at the object.
"You're the most deserving, since you have used it before," said Warren.
Ryuki frowned as he stared at the deck. It brought back memories of the previous Zodiac War. So he managed to save everyone, but still people lost their lives, innocent people too. It had been too much for him at that time and he'd wanted to turn in the towel so many times. But then, of course, his needs weren't the most important compared to the rest of the world's.
"What's wrong?" Warren asked.
"Just thinking. Are you sure I should have this?" asked Ryuki.
"I don't see anyone more deserving," Warren answered. "I know you've got bad memories about the Zodiac War, but there's no one else I can ask. I can't just ask random people who have no experience with this. I need someone I can trust and who will fight them. I want to ask you if you'll do it."
"I don't know…" said Ryuki.
"Your hand said otherwise," pointed Warren at Ryuki's twitching fingers. "You want and need to do this."
"I don't know if I can kill another human being so easily, even if they are serving Sauron," said Ryuki.
"You won't have to. The others may do that but I know you'll find another way," said Warren. "That's how you are."
"Alright," said Ryuki as he took the deck. "I'll do it."
Warren smiled.
Ryuji was on his way back home with a pair of shopping bags when he found his path blocked by three older looking teens.
"OK, do you mind moving?" asked Ryuji.
"Why do you do it?" Shukawa asked as he closed his book and eyed Ryuji curiously.
"Say what?" Ryuji cocked an eyebrow.
Shukawa rephrased his question, "Why is an Orphenoch like you wasting your time protecting humans? You should be with us, your own kind."
Ryuji was momentarily surprised when they identified him to be an Orphenoch, but then after they revealed they were Orphenochs too, he realized who they were. "You must know Ryuga then."
"That's right," said Himeko. "Ryuga-sama is our leader. Together, the four of us form the Lucky Clover."
"Lucky Clover?" Ryuji parroted. "Who came up with a stupid name like that?" he mocked.
"It's not a stupid name!" Himeko snapped in Ryuga's defense. "Ryuga-sama was the one that came up with it."
"That's exactly why I said it was stupid," Ryuji commented.
Himeko seethed and Gendo decided to put in two cents of his own. "OK, here's the deal. You can either join us or we can just kill you here right now."
After several seconds of silence, Ryuji answered. "I think I'd rather choose Option C."
"Option C?" the three members of Lucky Clover questioned. They then watched as sand spilt out of Ryuji to reform into his Imagin.
He handed the shopping bag to Loki and ordered, "Loki, get these home safely and tell Koto-chan I'm going to be a little busy."
"OK," nodded Loki before he ran past the Lucky Clover group as Ryuji cracked his knuckles, along with Kishamoth who looked ready to fight. Tirain and Cyrain also looked ready to back up their friend.
Gendo roared and assumed his Dragon Orphenoch form. Ryuji growled as he saw the appearance that reminded him of Asakura. This Dragon Orphenoch form was sleeker and looked built for speed than power. Of course, this was also the secondary form Asakura could assume. The primary form would probably be the same.
Shukawa and Himeko also assumed their Orphenoch forms. Himeko was the Lobster Orphenoch while Shukawa was the Centipede Orphenoch.
"Four against three?" the Centipede Orphenoch questioned. "That seems hardly fair."
"Why don't we even the odds then?" asked Ryuji as he slung the Dyno Belt on and pressed the white button, causing the belt to release a roar. "Henshin!"
"TYRANO FORM!"
Tirain took this as his cue and turned into an orb of light which entered the belt. Ryuji's armor formed and now he was in his white Tyrano Form.
"Now, isn't this fair?" asked Ifrit. "Now, don't blink, or else you're going to miss this!" He blurred out of sight.
The Dragon Orphenoch also blurred out of sight as his fellow Orphenochs charged at the two remaining Imagin.
Kishamoth slammed his fists together and bellowed, "LET'S MESS YOU UP!!!" before charging straight towards Shukawa. That left Himeko to stare down Cyrain who had his own weapons, a pair of rifles with bayonets, gripped in his hands.
"Shall we dance?" Cyrain quipped.
"Yes, we shall," answered Himeko the Lobster Orphenoch as she summoned her rapier and charged.
Shukawa the Centipede Orphenoch lashed his barbed whip at Kishamoth who just swatted it away before hurling a fist at the Orphenoch. The Orphenoch jumped to dodge but then Kishamoth grabbed his foot and slammed him had to the ground. Kishamoth yelled, "WHO'S YOUR DADDY!!!"
"Sorry, but I killed my father," said Shukawa indifferently before slipping his foot out of Kishamoth's grasp and then flipping to his feet.
Cyrain's armor made him virtually invincible as Himeko tried to harm him, but sparks flew harmlessly off his body. He then took aim and fired with his guns. She stumbled from the shots before she charged again, deflecting them with her sword this time.
Shukawa managed to trip Kishamoth before withdrawing his whip and then wrapping it around the Imagin's throat. "Do you bleed, or does sand spill out?" commented Shukawa.
Meanwhile, Gendo and Ifrit were fighting at such high speeds that they appeared as blurs to the naked eye. They traded blows at high speeds and able to counter each other's moves. Gendo seemed to be more accustomed to using brute force and combined with his current speed that was deadly…to anyone normal that is.
"KACHU TENSHIN AMAGURIKEN!!!" Ifrit shouted as he threw his fists at the Dragon Orphenoch, hitting him 100 times in only several seconds. He then threw him across the ground with a brutal punch to the face. Snorting in disgust, Ifrit said, "You're no Asakura." He was referring to the Dragon Orphenoch before Gendo. "He was tougher. Crazier too."
The Dragon Orphenoch roared and then lunged for Ifrit who slashed at him with his Tyrano-Katana when he got close. Gendo grunted as he tumbled along the ground.
"Come on, show me something good," taunted Ifrit. "I thought you were the tough guy of this bunch."
Loki knocked on the door and Kotonoha opened it to welcome Ryuji home but instead she saw the Imagin panting and looking panicked. "Loki, what's going on?"
"Ryuji…is in danger…" he spoke. Kotonoha gasped.
"Where is he?" she asked.
"Nearby," he answered, "He summoned the others to aid him."
"I'm going to help him," Kotonoha said firmly as she ran past him. She got to her bike, the Tenshi-Riser, and tossed off the tarp before grabbing the helmet and strapping it on. "Athena, take over!"
Athena heard her call and immediately took control of her body. The Imagin possessed girl mounted the bike and put in the key to start it up before kicking up the stand. She then raced out through the gate.
"Be careful," warned Loki.
Gendo, Himeko and Shukawa had reverted to human form and regrouped. They were still facing Ifrit and his two Imagin.
"If you're supposed to be Ryuga's new crew, then maybe he should find some new ones. You ain't so tough," Ifrit mocked. "Kinda pathetic, really. I was hoping for more of a challenge."
"Damn you!!!" Gendo swore. "I'll show you!!!" He was ready to change again when all of a sudden he heard a voice in his head. Shukawa and Himeko heard it too.
'Withdraw.'
The command was clear and there was no room for argument. "Next time, Ifrit," said Shukawa before he shot a blast of energy at the ground, sending debris and dust flying. When the dust cleared the three Lucky Clover members were nowhere in sight.
"Where did they go!?" Kishamoth shouted.
"They just…vanished," Cyrain analyzed.
"Heh, cowards," said Ifrit like it was no surprise at all. He heard the sound of a bike getting close and looked over to see the Tenshi-Riser headed for them. "Oh, Koto-chan!"
Ryuga gave Gendo a slap that sent him sailing across the room. He spoke, "You were supposed to talk to him, not engage him in battle."
"He just pissed me off!" Gendo retorted but then he went stiff as he was levitated by Ryuga's powers. "Sorry, forgive me!" He was sent crashing into the wall.
Himeko and Shukawa watched silently as Ryuga punished Gendo. After all, they hadn't fought with Ifrit so they were exempt from punishment.
"You disobeyed orders," Ryuga responded coldly. "Don't let it happen again. I can easily have you replaced." His eyes fell on Himeko and Shukawa who trembled under his gaze. "That goes for you two as well," he added before he left them in the living room to enter the master bedroom which he had claimed for himself.
The three Lucky Clover members knew that going against Ryuga was suicide. He owned their lives since turning them and could easily end them. Still, they wanted a chance to fight the Riders.
Inside the room, Ryuga sat on his bed and then dug a photo out of his pocket. It looked worn out. He traced a finger along the surface and murmured, "Jinx…"
In his timeline, Jinx had died in action and it had driven him mad, mad enough to seek out the Occultus and join him, forsaking his humanity. Eventually, he became the Orphenoch King and to begin his destruction of humanity he killed Occultus after gaining his power. In his timeline, the world belonged to Orphenochs, and he still wasn't' happy…because Jinx wasn't there. His Jinx wasn't there by his side.
Of course that would change soon. Jinx was here, in this world. She belonged to Ryuki, but she would be his.
"Jinx…"
"Pining over a lost love? How so like you, Ryuga," spoke Sauron as she appeared out of the shadows.
"What do you want?" asked Ryuga as he quickly hid the photo.
"Well, not much," said Sauron. "Do you still have that thing I gave you?"
"I do," said Ryuga.
"Aren't you going to use it?"
"When I want to, I will."
"OK, that's all I needed to hear."
"Sauron," said Ryuga before she could leave. He asked, "Why are you the way you are?"
Sauron grinned, "Because it's so much fun being me."
Both Ryuji and Kotonoha were out on a date that Friday night. The Rider really wanted to get the earlier confrontation out of his mind. The issue was something he didn't want to think about. He hated to be reminded of his not-so-flattering past by a bunch of monsters and killers.
However, as they walked through the park, their path was blocked by a young girl in a sailor-style school uniform.
"Are you Ryuji Hasuma?" the girl asked. She was cute with pigtails. Ryuji suddenly had a bad feeling about this girl's sudden presence.
"Who wants to know?" Ryuji replied curtly.
"Ryuji-kun, who is this?" Kotonoha asked. Was this another admirer of her fiancée?
"Well, if you are," the girl began as odd markings appeared on her face, shocking the couple, "Then die."
"Crap, an Orphenoch!" Ryuji cursed.
Soon the girl's body started to shift and change into a monster that that was slightly taller than the girl was and had grey skin. Decorative grey armor covered her upper body and shoulders while her head was covered by a helmet similar to a roman gladiator's with a strange curl on it with a belt around her waist that had a butterfly shaped buckle. This was the Butterfly Orphenoch.
Ryuji and Kotonoha had faced monsters before so they were unafraid. Just as they were about to transform themselves a dark figure suddenly jumped out of nowhere and attacked the Orphenoch from behind, sending sparks flying as the red blade of his sword connected. The Butterfly Orphenoch screamed.
Both Ryuji and Kotonoha got a good look of their rescuer and Ryuji identified him. "Faiz!?"
In his home world, Kamen Rider Faiz was a Rider who possessed weaponry that was made to fight the Orphenoch threat. What was Faiz doing here in this dimension?
The person, Faiz, was donned in a black bodysuit that had red lines painted on it that glowed in the night. He had silver metal chest armor and armored shoulder pads. He also had silver metal armbands and leg bands. His head was covered by a black helmet that had a pair of large glowing yellow eyes and a pair of short red antennae extending from between the eyes. Around his waist was a metal belt which had a flashlight and camera attached on the sides. The middle looked like it may have been able to double as a cell phone. In his hand was a motorcycle's handlebar but with a red lightsaber blade extending from it.
"Who are you?" the Butterfly Orphenoch demanded as she got back to its feet.
"Your executioner, bitch," the figure snorted. Ryuji's eyes widened. He knew that voice.
"I won't let you stop me!" the Butterfly Orphenoch hissed as she lunged at Faiz rolled to the side before he grabbed his buckle and opened it, revealing that it was indeed a cell phone. He pressed the Enter button before shutting it again.
"Exceed Charge."
A stream of red energy traveled up the red lines connected to the belt, down Faiz's and into the sword, making it shine. Gripping the weapon, the armored figure dashed towards the Butterfly Orphenoch without any hesitation. The Orphenoch likewise charged to try and kill the man who was trying to stop her. When the two were only a few steps from each other, Faiz slashed widely before dashing past. Both fighters came to a stop, standing still. The silence lasted for a moment before the Archerfish was engulfed in blue flames before exploding. A red Phi symbol hung in the air before the Butterfly Orphenoch dissolved into a pile of ash.
"That didn't take too long," said Faiz as he removed the Faiz Mission Memory from the Faiz Edge and replaced it into his cellphone belt buckle.
"Thank you," said Kotonoha in gratitude.
"Hey, it's not a problem for me," said Faiz modestly.
"Of course it isn't, right Craig?" Ryuji asked.
Kotonoha gasped. "Craig-san!?"
Faiz took the Faiz Phone from the belt and flipped it open. He tapped the End Call button gently, causing his armor to let out a red flash of light before the red lines receded into the belt. He was American, with short black hair and blue eyes, wearing a black leather jacket with a red wolf on the back, blue jeans, a white shirt and finally a pair of guns holstered at his hips.
"Long time no see, Ifrit," Craig Smith greeted.
"Oh, come on," Ryuji snorted, "We saw each other last Christmas. So, what brings you to our neck of the woods and how come you got the Faiz Gear?"
"Oh, Ant called me and said you had a bit of an Orphenoch problem," explained Craig. "As for the Faiz Gear, Xander gave it to me."
In their home world, Xander Harris was Faiz.
"Guess he was looking for someone to succeed him," Ryuji reasoned.
"And who better than me?" Craig boasted.
"Cocky as ever, huh?" Ryuji snorted.
"Hey, I'm just that good," boasted Craig.
"I could've handled it," said Ryuji.
"I know, but teammates need to back each other up," stated Craig. "Also, I wanted to surprise you."
"You did that pretty well," commented Ryuji. "Nice entrance."
"Thanks. So, anyway, is there any place where a guy can get some grub here?"
"First, can you put your guns away someplace safe?" Ryuji pointed. "I don't want you causing a scene. Carrying firearms in public without a permit IS illegal."
"Wow, you really have changed," said Craig in mock surprise. "The big bad Ifrit is now a law abiding citizen. I wish I had a camera." He then remembered he had one in the form of the Faiz Shot. "Oh, I forgot! I do!"
Ryuji rolled his eyes. "Come on, we were both headed to the Radish anyway for something to eat."
"We were?" Kotonoha asked.
"Change of plans, Koto-chan," stated Ryuji. "Sides, all that excitement was making me hungry. I'll buy you something too, okay?"
Kotonoha smiled, "Sure, but I want a big slice of cake, OK?"
"Deal." Ryuji focused his eyes on Craig. "Are you coming?"
"Sure, let me get my bike," said Craig.
Ryuga stood before the mirror and clutched a grey Z-Deck with a black dragon emblem on the front and the symbol for Gemini in the corners. He held it up, the black electricity traveling down his arm and to his waist to form the Z-Belt with the deck holder in the centre.
"Henshin," he said, tasting the words once again, before locking in the deck. A black energy sphere surrounded him and a black ring appeared at his waist before separating into two rings that swept over his body in opposite directions, one ascending and the other descending his body, to envelop him in armor. The sphere and rings faded, leaving Ryuga in his new suit of armor. "Nice color," he commented.
His entire suit, from the bodysuit, torso, gauntlet, boots and helmet were all in black without a trace of any other color. Outlined in silver and on his helmet was the black dragon crest. He had a black grilled visor with red eyes underneath that glowed in the dark. Strapped to his left forearm was an armguard shape like a dragon's head with red eyes.
Onyx was definitely a fitting name for this Knight.
He stared at the mirror to see a black dragon staring back at him, brandishing its teeth. He then walked into the mirror and slipped into the glass like it was water as it rippled.
Craig, Kotonoha and Ryuji were in the Radish, just chatting over their meal. They didn't notice the figure staring at them in the window. It was Onyx and his eyes fell upon Craig before shifting to Kotonoha and Ryuji.
Why should his enemies be allowed to be happy? Where was his happiness? Well, if he wasn't allowed to be happy, then no one was. He reined in his anger. No point in engaging them now. He had other things to do tonight. Namely looking at his Jinx.
Jinx had just gotten out of the shower and was dripping wet and naked. If anyone besides Ryuki came through that door they would be hexed to next week. In the mirror above the sink Onyx stood leering at her young body. How he missed gazing at her, touching her, and tasting her. He could just grab her right now and be done with it. However, in doing so he could ruin his true plans. As impulsive as he was, now was not the time for him to fall to temptation. He needed to be patient. This world was a mere stepping stone and all his enemies were here. He would wipe them out before claiming his prize.
He gave one last lingering look at Jinx before he walked away. Jinx, never noticed, but oddly enough she shivered. She had a feeling someone was watching her and she hadn't liked it at all, not one bit.
Yuuki was about ready to turn in for bed. Of course he couldn't sleep, or at least he wasn't feeling all that tired yet. So many new enemies had shown up. His life wasn't like this before he received the V-Driver. As boring and monotonous as it had been in the past, at least he felt safe. Then again, maybe he was just deluding himself. No one was safe with Sauron out there, not to mention these new Zodiac Knights and then now Ryuga the Orphenoch King. From what he'd learnt, Ryuga sounded scary. Killing people by turning them to dust? What a horrible way to die. Nobody deserved to die like that.
"Maybe I can log on for a few minutes," said Yuuki as he sat in front of his computer. He was about to turn it on when all of a sudden a black armored arm shot out from his monitor screen and a hand grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt. He let out a shout and grabbed his V-Buckle that was on his table before he was pulled in.
Somehow, Yuuki ended up in the schoolyard after being thrown out from the window. He groaned as he massaged his back. "Itai…"
"So, you're the new rookie Rider I've been hearing about?" a voice questioned. "Pathetic," the voice scoffed. Yuuki immediately got up to his feet and looked at who was talking to him.
"Who are you?" Yuuki asked the black clad Knight.
"Call me Onyx," the black Knight answered. "And you? I wish to know the name of the person I'm fighting."
"I'm Yuuki. Yuuki Ashikaga."
"Your Rider name."
Yuuki put on his V-Driver and the V-Book immediately appeared at his hip. "I'm just a rookie Kamen Rider right now, so you better remember my name! It's Vortex!" He took out his card and slid it into the buckle. "Henshin!"
Onyx watched as Yuuki inserted the card into the V-Driver before resetting the buckle.
"MASKED RIDE: VORTEX!"
The images overlapped Yuuki and engulfed him in his red, black and white suit of armor. His green eyes flashed brightly as he got ready to fight.
Around the corner of the building stood Hiro who was staring at the two warriors that were ready to do battle. "Hm, Onyx, huh? I wonder who you are?" As a bounty hunter, he had a list of bounties on him and one of those bounties was Ryuga. "I wonder if Ryuga is around. He'll make me a really rich guy. Still, maybe I should watch and see how this turns out."
Vortex was the first to attack and he threw a fist at Onyx who redirected the punch and then elbowed Vortex in the gut, hard. Vortex doubled over and then smashed to the ground by a punch to his back. Vortex pushed himself up but was pressed onto the ground by Onyx's foot.
"Is that really all you got? You're weak." He then put his foot under Vortex and kicked him away. The rookie Rider went tumbling along the ground before stopping face up. "A weakling like you should be put out of your misery." He drew a card from his belt and slotted it into his armguard.
"Strike Vent!"
A gauntlet shaped like a black dragon's head encased his entire right forearm. He then took aim at Vortex and fired. Vortex narrowly dodged the blue fireball as it exploded upon the ground.
"I have to fight back!" Vortex said to himself. He drew a card and activated it with the V-Driver.
"ATTACK RIDE: ILLUSION!"
Vortex created four copies of himself. The copies and the original grabbed their V-Books from their belts and then converted them into Sword Mode.
Onyx was unimpressed. He took aim and fired at the Vortexes. The clones were destroyed leaving the original.
"ATTACK RIDE: SLASH!"
Vortex slashed at Onyx who got hit but then he was able to dodge the following swings with ease before backhanding Vortex in the head, sending him staggering backwards. Vortex recovered and activated another card.
"ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!"
Vortex converted the V-Book to Gun Mode.
Onyx decided to counter this attack with a card of his own.
"Guard Vent!"
A pair of black shields resembling the underbellies of a dragon with the claws of the dragons on them appeared in his hands and he deflected the shots from Vortex's gun.
Onyx tossed away the smoking shields and waved his hand. Vortex was suddenly sent flying by the telekinetic blast and crashed through a window.
"Is that really all you're capable of," said Onyx in disgust. "How did a weakling like you ever became a Rider? Did you just luck into your powers or something?"
Vortex leapt over the windowsill and held his weapon tightly. He shot at Onyx who suddenly vanished.
"Behind you," said Onyx smoothly before he sent Vortex flying again with a wave of his hand. "Damn it, this is boring. The other Riders are more of a challenge compared to you. Show me what you can really do!"
"Alright, here I go!" said Vortex as he drew a card from his V-Book and activated it.
"MASKED RIDE: IBLIS!"
Vortex's body became a black silhouette before black armor with crimson trimmings formed over his body. The armor had a muscular looking torso, with gauntlets on his forearms and bracelets around his wrists and ankles. The bracelets had red gems in them. Also, his helmet sported red eyes and a pair of horns with a silver mouthguard.
Onyx cocked an eyebrow under his helmet. Hiro, seeing this, whistled.
"Not bad," said Hiro.
Vortex replaced the V-Book to his belt and clenched his fists. He drew another card and activated it.
"FORM RIDE: IBLIS SENTINEL!"
His armor became bulkier and heavier with broader shoulders and purple trim as the gems in the bracelets turned purple, along with the horns and eyes.
"OK, nice trick, but is that all you can do?" Onyx asked. He then charged and threw a fist into Vortex's chest, only for his fist to connect harmlessly. Vortex then punched Onyx square in the faceplate, sending the black Knight flying backwards. Vortex then squatted down and picked up a stick. The stick transmuted into a broadsword as he marched towards Onyx.
"OK, now that is a nice sword," said Onyx as he drew a card and then activated it. "Check out mine."
"Sword Vent!"
A Chinese broadsword dropped from the sky and into his hand. He faced Vortex who looked ready to fight. They then charged at each other, exchanging spark spilling blows with their swords as they clashed. Hiro was watching with keen interest.
"Maybe the kid's gonna need my help," said Hiro as he drew out his C-Driver gun and transformation card. "Topper wouldn't want the gear destroyed now, would he?"
Onyx and Vortex locked blades and glared at each other,
"Who are you?" demanded Vortex. "Your real name! Tell me!"
"You're in no position to be making demands, but since you insist…" spoke Onyx. He answered, "My real name is Ryuga."
Vortex's eyes widened under his helmet. "Ryuga!?"
"Ryuga?" Hiro smirked. "Wow, this is my lucky day. Henshin!"
"MASKED RIDE: CRISIS!"
"Hm?" Onyx uttered. "What was that?"
"ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!"
"Here I come!!!" Crisis announced as he rushed towards Onyx and Vortex before shooting at the black armored Knight. Onyx was bombarded by the shots and soon got annoyed. He kicked Vortex backwards and then waved his hand, sending Crisis flying into a tree.
"Hiro-san!" Vortex exclaimed.
"Yo!" Crisis saluted as he leaned against the tree he'd hit. "Wanna double-team him? We'll split the reward 50-50."
"Reward? What reward?" Vortex asked, confused.
"A reward neither of you will be claiming if I have anything to say about it," answered Onyx with a sneer. He looked between Crisis and Vortex. He yawned. "Now I'm tired. I'm going to go now." He then ran towards the windows and jumped right in.
"Hey! Come back!" shouted Crisis as he ran to the windows. "Damn it!"
Vortex reverted to his default form and sighed. He might as well get back home. He was exhausted.
"Here we go," said Ryuki. He was in his bathroom and staring at his bathroom mirror. Around his waist was the Z-Belt.
"Henshin!" Ryuki called out as he locked in the Z-Deck. The energy sphere formed around his body as the rings swept over him to don him in his armor. Once that was done he looked himself in the mirror.
He was clad in black torso armor with a silver chestplate, matching black gauntlets and boots, and a black helmet with a silver grilled visor that hid the round red eyes underneath. On the helmet, above the visor, was a dragon emblem. The bodysuit was bright red and on his left forearm was a dragonhead armguard, which was his card scanner.
The suit looked exactly like his old armor from the days of the Zodiac War.
He'd been the victor but the cost had been too high for anyone, especially for him. He lacked the drive to eliminate the other Knights and fought only to protect the innocent. He tried to be a hero, and failed on several occasions. Now he was given another chance.
He would try and save the people Sauron had convinced to fight for her and point them on the right path. He just hoped he wasn't too late and they hadn't been corrupted by the power she'd offered them.
He willed the armor away and looked at the deck in his hand.
He heard a knock and then Jinx's voice, "Baby? What's taking so long? Come to bed!"
"I'll be right there!" he replied.
Kamen Rider Chrome: Looks like Onyx's obsession with Jinx is still there. That can't be good.