Remnant Chronicles: Kamen Rider Reiki
レムナント年代記：仮面ライダー霊気
Remunanto Nendai-ki: Kamen Raidā Reiki
Chapter 0: Preview
第零章：内見
Dai Rei-shō: Naiken
(OST: EP 8 Score – Players and Pieces)
As a group of nine individuals would run out of what appeared to be a forest, they would run in the direction of multiple sets of abandoned ruins, two shadow-like beasts chasing after them; one seemed to resemble a massive scorpion with a golden stinger, and another resembling a gargantuan bird with massive wings flying over the group.
At the same time, however, a figure would emerge from the trees, clouded in a black aura, as it summon a cluster of what appeared to be massive feathers similar to that on the avian beast's wings, forcing the group to split into four.
Taking cover behind the stone structures, they would look at the set of ruins that towered over the abyss, as the avian beast, a Nevermore Grimm, perched on one of the columns, letting out a very loud scream that would not only catch the attention of the nine individuals hiding, but also multiple other individuals who happened to be in the forest at the same time, looking up to hear the commotion that was unfolding.
"Well, that's great!" One of the individuals, Yang Xiao Long, screamed annoyingly, as another of the individuals, Jaune Arc, would notice the scorpion, a Death Stalker Grimm, charging in their general direction.
"Ah, man, run!" Jaune screamed, as four of the nine individuals (consisting of Ruby Rose, Yang, Jaune, and Pyrrha Nikos) would flee from the Death Stalker Grimm, as two other individuals of the group, Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren would look at the Nevermore Grimm that was still letting out its loud caw.
"Nora, distract it!" Ren would scream at the other.
Nora would oblige, running out of cover, jumping through the feather-like projectiles being sent in her direction by the avian Grimm that had made her the target of its attention. Immediately, she would swing the hammer she was wielding around her, turning it into a missile launcher of some sorts, firing multiple heart-topped rocket shells from the weapon.
Said barrels of ammunition would crackle into pink electricity, colliding with the Nevermore, causing it to reel from the attack, taking off from the platform that it had been perched on. The Death Stalker Grimm would charge at the pink hammer-wielder, as she would turn around to see what was coming her way.
Ren, alongside another member of the group, Blake Belladonna, would strike at the scorpion Grimm, sending it backwards. Two members from the group, Weiss Schnee, and another, clad in red robes wielding an ornately-designed pistol of some sorts, would run in Nora's direction.
Weiss would immediately summon what appeared to be a white glyph under the three of them, getting the group to safety. All the while, the scorpion Grimm would continue to chase after Ren and Blake.
"Go! Go!" Pyrrha screamed, as she fired her weapon at the Grimm alongside Ren, the spear-wielder changing her spear into a rifle of some sorts.
The Death Stalker Grimm would rush towards them, swiping at them and forcing them to flee from its attacks. The group of nine would continue to run, eventually running on the ruins that towered above the void. The shadow-like monster watching from afar would suddenly begin to attack, sending down its cluster of feathers, causing the path to shatter and crumble into the void, forcing Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Nora, Jaune, and the other closer to the central collection of columns.
Blake, Ren, and Pyrrha, left on the other side with the Death Stalker Grimm, continued to fire away at the scorpion Grimm, as Ruby would continue to unleash a barrage of bullets from what appeared to be her weapon, a red and black scythe that seemed... to also contain a gun of some sorts within it?
Jaune would run to the edge of the broken bridge, the gap between the two parties too big to make jumping any semblance of useful. Panicked, he stated, "Man, we gotta get over there! They need help!"
Nora would rush next to him, seeing the three members fighting the scorpion Grimm, screamed in pure and utter glee, "Let's do this!"
"Yeah, but, uhh... I can't make that jump." Jaune replied almost meekly, before a devilish smile on Nora's face, much to Jaune's confusion. She would giggle a little, before knocking him backwards, turning her weapon from its missile launcher form back into its hammer form, jumping onto the edge of the bridge.
Jaune would unfortunately realize too late what Nora was planning, as he screamed in panicked tone, "Oh, wait-"
Nora would then slam the hammer into the bridge, launching Jaune towards the other side like a catapult, as he continued to scream out of panic and fear. The blonde swordsman sent flying across the abyss, Nora would place her feet on the weapon, firing it off the now-collapsing section of ruins.
The recoil from the weapon would launch her across the gap, as Jaune would land on the other side, groaning in pain. Nora, taking advantage of the gap that was now provided to her, would swing her weapon into the Grimm, the hammerhead colliding with the Death Stalker's skull. The stinger on the scorpion Grimm attempting to strike downwards and onto her, a burst of pink electricity would crackle from the hammerhead, as Nora would scream out a war cry.
Pulling the trigger on the weapon, a massive explosion would send her out of the Grimm's radius, another attack colliding with its body. However, as she crashed into Blake, sending her flying off the edge, the girl in black would then notice the gargantuan Nevermore circling the skies around them. Spinning around and getting ready, she would switch her main sword into its other mode, a gun.
Launching a ribbon from the gun, she would let it hook around one of the pillars, the gun-blade sinking into its edge, as she would use the weapon as a grappling hook, swinging around the centre section of pillars. Launching herself into the air, she would then use the height advantage she now had to land onto the avian Grimm's back, before pulling out her sheath. Using both of her weapons, she would slash at the Nevermore Grimm, running down its wings and tail.
As it flew above the centre structure of ruins, Blake would then land on one of the pillars, next to Ruby who still had her weapon out. Immediately, she leapt from her position, landing next to Weiss, Yang and the other individual.
Blake then briefly commented on the sheer durability of the Nevermore Grimm, "It's tougher than it looks!"
Yang would ready her weapons, a pair of golden gauntlets on her hands, as the group of five observed the Nevermore that was circling the skies. Yang would then exclaim, in a very determined tone, "Then let's hit it with everything we got!"
The avian Grimm would roar loudly, as the five individuals would then ready their weapons, furiously staring down the Nevermore in anticipation. Immediately, they unloaded a furious barrage of bullets, streaks of ammunition and streams of fire decorating the skies and colliding with the Nevermore.
The avian Grimm would immediately charge towards the five individuals firing at it, as the shadow-like figure would properly emerge from the forest, walking ominously in the direction of the conflict that was unfolding, readying another cluster of gargantuan feathers in the sky. The other individual would notice this too late, as the two attacks collided with the group of five.
Crashing through the columns, the Nevermore destroyed a good chunk of the ruins, as the feathers would rain downwards, breaking apart any remaining semblance of the pillars, causing the five individuals to fall into the abyss.
The four females would then run off one of the broken pillars, as they leapt off, each taking their own methods to head back to higher ground. Ruby would jump from debris to debris, using the recoil from her bullets to send her higher; Weiss would jump into the air, firing what appeared to be white snowflake-patterned glyphs, using them to get to higher ground.
Blake would jump from debris to debris, similar to Ruby, before landing on the main pillar, running upwards, while Yang would jump upwards, using her gauntlets to smash the debris under her, using the recoil to send her upwards.
However, the other individual was unable to do much, as he began falling into the abyss, much to Ruby's own shock, as she turned to chase after him, much to Yang's further shock.
"Ruby, no!" Yang screamed at Ruby, as she would use the scythe in her hand to fire behind her, its recoil allowing her to grab the other's hand, launching the two individuals up. Suddenly, however, a silver pillar of light would emerge from the skies, as Ruby's entire body began to glow, much to everyone's shock.
Another ray of light, red in colour, would emerge, the two pillars of light merging together almost like DNA, Ruby and the other individual would land on the ruins, as the other three females, Weiss, Blake and Yang, would also land on different points of the remaining ruins, confused as to the situation that was unfolding. Ruby would look at herself in shock, as the two pillars of light would turn into a smaller orb that would fly into the individual's hands.
As he opened his clenched fist, a gear-like trinket, akin to the Sentai Gears that the Zenkaigers used would materialize from the light, its black middle decorated with Ruby's logo and a stylized 'R', alongside a red rim. The individual's eyes would widen in shock, as Ruby would look at the weapon that he was holding, a firearm akin to the Donblaster used by the Donbrothers. The individual finally spoke, muttering to himself in a confused tone.
"So this is what that slot is all about… the power of Huntsmen…" He would finally step forwards, staring down the shadow-like figure that jumped from its position, landing on the edge of the ruins. The individual gulped a little, as he would stand in front of Ruby, muttering to the other, "You four… handle the Nevermore. I'll… handle this thing."
Ruby looked at the individual, and nodded, stating to the other, "You got this… Kuen."
The individual, Kuen Akegata, chuckled nervously, before he would hold the gear in one hand and the blaster in another, slotting the gear onto the allocated location neatly. Immediately, the blaster would echo out a hollow-sounding standby announcement.
HUNTSMAN POWER! SOKUDO~ RUBY ROSE!
ハンツマンパワー！速度！ルビー・ローズ！
Hantsuman Pawā! Sokudo! Rubī Rōzu!
Kuen looked at the blaster in his hand, confused at its sudden announcement, before he awkwardly giggled a little, wondering if it was more appropriate to use a Rider or a Sentai transformation announcement for whatever was going on at the moment. Remembering the way the Donbrothers transformed, he would rotate the other gear-like crank attached to the weapon, as the gear in the slot would turn, continuing its announcement.
KAMEN! FIGHTER! RIDER!
仮面！ファイター！ライダー！
Kamen! Faitā! Raidā!
"So… Kamen Rider, huh?" Kuen muttered to himself, before he would aim the weapon into the skies, two phantom apparition of Ruby Rose suddenly materializing around him, taking into the air and holding off the Nevermore Grimm and the shadow-like figure, much to the surprise of Ruby herself, who continued to fire away at the Nevermore Grimm alongside Weiss, Blake and Yang.
"Henshin!"
Kuen would then pull on the trigger, as the shots fired would form into a giant manifestation of the Sokudo gear that would appear over his head, descending over him, as red metallic armour began to manifest around him. As the projection of the gear would travel through Kuen, it would split into more metallic pieces, combining with the existing armour pieces that had materialized, before forming the suit that manifested around Kuen.
ADVENT, REIKI! AKA! COLOR MIX!
出現、霊気！赤！カラーミックス！
Shutsugen, Reiki! Aka! Karā Mikkusu!
And so… a light would cover Kuen's silhouette, as the eight others were forced to shield their eyes. The blinding light would also cause the three monsters to reel in pain, the Nevermore taking back into the skies, the Death Stalker crawling backwards and the shadow-like figure letting out a groan of pain. And as the light died down, a figure would emerge, beginning to rapidly fire a barrage of bullets, now very similar to Ruby's weapon's bullets, at the shadow figure, causing it to reel from the attack.
Ruby would look at the new warrior in awe, as the rest would react in a mixture of surprise, confusion and shock. Kuen, however, now the new warrior, would continue to rain fire upon the monster.
"I am… Kamen Rider Reiki! The… Hero of Colour!"
俺は... 仮面ライダー霊気！色の... 英雄！
Ore wa... Kamen Raidā Reiki! Iro no... Eiyū!