"Father, please tell me the story of how our kingdom was formed," a young child asked. "Very well, My son, but promise me you will go to bed after I have finished it" a wise voice answered. The young prince nodded as his father told him the birth and formation of the Masked Rider.
Millions of years ago, the planet called Edenoi was once a barren land populated by insects, colony after colony wage wars against another with no end in sight. Until a certain event in the universe. Every creature within the universe could see a huge nova from a distant star, only it didn't come from the stars. No, it came from ancient gods waging wars against one another, the morphing masters, and the twin gods of light and darkness, the powerful gods clashed, ripped apart and tore down the fabric of space and time. Causing countless worlds to crumble before it became total chaos. Until the god of light himself died during the battle and fall creating a huge nova that spreads the seed of light for all living beings and gives evolution for the primitive species.
The bugs of edenoi, once only savage creatures who knew nothing but to feed and expand, one had touched one of these seeds and changed, once the quadrupedal turned into a bipedal species, their outer shell evolved to something similar to a skin and their brain gained a new ability to think. A Few hundred thousand years later the edenoi finally manage to build their own advanced civilization, unfortunately despite having a civilization, they were once evolved from colonial bugs.
Like ants groups, the royals control the weaker minded ones like drones and slaves, this evolution led to several tragic moments between each species as another war broke out when a new species was born, killing the older colony in favor of a new and more advanced one. Till one day, a single hopper, the last of its kind, prayed to the gods, wishing to bring order and harmony toward its kind. The god of darkness appeared before it, noticing its plea, it was told that the one they worship is already dead but the god of darkness would give another solution to its problem. The God decided to create an emissary calling themselves the quartzer to guide the chosen Edenoi to become king.
This emissary found the chosen one, and gave him a power beyond anything known, a belt, filled with energy from a mysterious source. When the Quartzer gave the belt to him, he saw how to truly use it, and became the first king, and the first Masked Rider. He took on the name of Black Sun, in respect to the God of Darkness, and how the sun shining of Edenoi is black. Over the years he brought every clan of Edenoi under his rule, either forcefully or peacefully, killing any warmongers and soaring those who deserved it. He ruled over a hundred thousand years, ruling with an iron but gentle fist. His power however was not complete, but it did not matter to him, for he had an empire to create.
After the empire was formed, and over the reign of Black Sun, the Edenoi people were finally able to explore the stars for the first time. The King would then get a vision from the God of Darkness about the morphing master, telling that they were the one responsible for its brother's death. When the King learned this, he vowed to wage war against all those who worship the morphing master, leading to the first Eltarian and Edenoi wars. He led the charge against them, with many of his children and citizens following his call to war. He ended many Eltarian, his rage unfathomable. He felt the morphing masters shouldn't have these powers, that only the God of Darkness could guide them. His last years of rule were those of war and bloodshed.
But things didn't last forever, his twin sons, the ones who he trusted the most, had enough of his pointless bloodshed.
Flashback at the throne.
The prince of edenoi slam the throne entrance looking irritated for what was his father had done, million of morphing masters worshipper from every planet suddenly branded as heresy and suffer cruel punishment, young children to adults, men and women are on equal suffering as his father obey the god of darkness vision.
Prince: FATHER!!! THIS IS MADNESS!!! WHY FATHER ? WHY!? WHY DID WE HAVE TO SLAUGHTER THEM FOR BEING ANOTHER GOD WORSHIPPER!?
black sun: SILENCE!! My son, the one I trust the most, the god of darkness, has given us his blessing to prosper after 100,000 years. Without his help we won't even exist, and as my honor it was my duty to follow his order whatever it need
Prince: BUT MURDERING INNOCENT PEOPLE?! THIS IS NOT WHAT THE EMPIRE STOOD FOR!!
Black sun raged as for the first time his own son rebel against his god will, with cold and cruel tone the king then spoke
Blacksun: then from this moment on you will no longer be my son, get out of my presence and never to see my face again!
Prince: and you are no longer the once proud king that ruled us!!
And on that day the prince was outcast himself along with his brother Shadowmoon together at eltar where it was the first time the former prince finally met with a morphine master priestess at the zeo crystal temple. for the eldest had fallen in love with a Morphing master priestess, while the second prince followed because he valued his brother more than their father.
Inside the temple, on a balcony the prince sat together with the priestess telling everything about his father's cruelty and how he was exiled.
Prince: forgive me... My love for what my father had done to your ppl. But I promise I will make things right.
Priestess: my prince... You can't do that, he is your father!! What you plan is only continuing the cycle your clan once sought to vanquish!!
Prince: This was my only option. The morphine master cannot help me since to them I'm the same as how my father treats your ppl, this is my only solution even if I must bear this sin alone.
Second prince: Brother, are you sure we will even be able to defeat Father? His power is beyond that of our own.
The prince smiled back at the second prince's shadowmoon with the crimson saber on his waist, one of the most powerful swords he ever made that was able to cut even the toughest material.
Prince: you are the legendary shadowmoon brother, and with me and my hoppee steed we can breakthrough any army if we work together. It makes shadowmoon smiled back since he love the glory of an intense war.
After knowing the rebellion announced by his son black sun commands an entire fleet of army to be sent to edenoi and lay waste on them, this was then fought back by the prince and his brother, with the help of the eltarian armies and its zords the two march together on a huge showdown in space destroying fleet after fleet. The battle was so fierce that it ended up killing so many eltar and the edenoi soldiers but the two brothers managed to win by defeating the mother ship before finally making their way to march into edenoi to confront black sun.
After the battle to defend eltar was won, the two young edenoian fly back to their home planet to confront their king blacksun.
Shadowmoon: Brother!! You go ahead! By my crimson saber none shall pass through my might!!
In Front of Shadowmoon lies thousand edenoian warrior and elite ready to attack them all at once but they are no match since the one who guard the way is the mighty shadowmoon second prince and the best swordmaster of edenoi.
Prince: stay safe brother, by the god of light bless your bravery.
The two depart together and the prince enters into the king chamber one last time. The chamber to the throne door opens up once more with the kicked by the young prince, his father king black sun doesn't even flinch a single bit knowing they manage to bypass his best army and defence just by two ppl.
Blacksun: You came all the way here. Finally!
Prince: your tyranny ends now Father!!
Blacksun: and for what sin? To attack all the one who worships the morphing masters, when it's already my duty as a king to fulfill the long debt that I am willing to pay? Or are you doing this just for the witch from eltar?
Prince: ENOUGH!!! for all the innocent lives you took, I challenge you to duel!!
Black Sun, down under his jet black suit and helmet resembling the shape of his old hopper form, his steed, a giant black mechanical hopper jumps and lands in front of him preparing to help his master at any cost.
The prince and Black Sun fight against one another , their power was so superior mountain broke down, when their fist clashed, their steeds was also the same, small in size but just as powerful as the eltarian zords , the fight lasted for 5 days 5 night at their planetary rotation none of them rested of giving chance to take a breath , even to the point that both steed has already fallen the two kept battling until the prince finally worn the king off .
Prince: This ends now!!!!
With his fist burning on blazing fire the prince pierce blacksun chest with his most powerful warrior punch, but this wasn't a victory to him, as his father lost the match rather than giving him the face of resentment he gave his son a hand to his shoulder. It was that moment the prince realized, his father was never once trying to fight back.
Prince:...w why... Why didn't you fight back... I... I thought all this time...
Blacksun coughs so much blood even his belt cannot help any more regeneration toward his body, it was at his last moment.
Blacksun: what kind of father who is willing to place his fist on his own kin... M my son... Forgive this old man...
Prince: i it doesnt really have to end kike this... Oh god... What have I done...why... Why why!!!?
The prince shed tears as his fist is still piercing the king's chest. He takes this chance to give his father one last embrace so he can finally hear his last words for the last time, if only he didn't succumb to the rage upon his father he would not need to continue the cycle. Under his son's embrace, the king took out the only valuable device that kept his life for over 100000 years, the vital charger, a gift from darkness itself that gave him the power even to overcome death.
Blacksun: my son... To tell you the truth... Despite all the glory I obtained and the power I have gained... In the end i'm just a grasshopper in the end...
Prince: Father, what are you doing!?
Blacksun: I live long enough to see myself being the villain in your story, my son, and I've grown tired of living through it. ..
He took off his belt and presented it to his son while blood was still flowing from his body.
Blacksun: Take this belt... But remember this power is both a gift and curse. Lead Edenoi on a better path then mine and don't make the same mistake as this tyrant you slain...lead with your heart and please don't cry over my death...son...
With the last bit of strength, Blacksun put the vital charger to the prince chest, who quickly transformed to black armored figure he once was, then the king placed his finger near his son's visor and drew a tear mark on it. That tear mark would later become the symbol of riders who fought and lost those they loved, and the symbol of retribution.
Later after blacksun's death the god of darkness appears at edenoi to see the new ruler, with an overwhelming dark presence, the whole planet starts to become night as the new king confronts him directly for a bargain. Prince now doning his father's armor with a tear mark on his mask steps ahead to face the overwhelming god with no fear.
Darkness: Where is Black Sun?
Prince: The king is dead, my lord..
Darkness: and why have you not attacked the morphing masters?
Prince: my apologies dear god of darkness... You have been very kind to us for over 100000 years, we are indebted but that is something we can not do ... This war with the morphing master... Has caused great misery for both us and those in eltar, and we like your help to reconsider things with the morphing master and..
God of darkness sparks rage, to think that his devotee dares to make peace with the one who led his brother to death, he was furious, more than anything.
God of Darkness: Those heretics were the ones to kill my brother! Your god! And you dare make peace with them!?
Prince: This Pointless slaughter isn't what the God of Light would have wanted! My father murdered innocent people for you! No more!
G.O.D: You dare go against me!?
Prince: If it means peace is achieved, so be it!!
G.O.D: Then those who hold the seed of my brother's powers will never be safe again! They will be hunted down and killed!
Angered at what the Young King had done, the god of darkness, he was cursed that each light seed holder would be hunted down due to his action, but the king opposed the god of darkness and told him that his brother didn't want to seek revenge, but wanted peace.
The God of darkness was furious with the new King, and took the form of a very large planet eater to devour Edenoi and its entire population. The prince, who has now taken his fathers throne, set his foot ablaze from his planet and jumps as high to the outer orbit and kick the dark god with power of his seed, his kick so powerful that even the fabric of the world crumble kneeling all the quartzer priest and manage to weaken the god of darkness and with the help of the morphine master priestess she summon down all the morphine master and seal down the god of darkness inside a puzzle box. This did not come without a price, for the battle had taken the second prince, with the Satan Saber gone, not even the new King could find it, and now, it waits for a new master, sheathed within a stone.
After the darkness god was sealed, a huge catastrophe happened, all the edenoi and those who touched the god of darkness would slowly turn into mutants, due to the fact no one took the position to be the balancer of its power. The prince didn't know this, but the quartzer knew and had a suggestion. To save all of his kind, he must willingly take the god of darkness place and maintain the grid so the fabric of the dimension would be stable from all destruction. The morphing masters also agreed, since they couldn't touch the power that was made by the brothers. The only ones that can inherit the power were those who have touched the seeds and were powerful enough to defeat the god of darkness. The Young king decided that this was the best course to save the dimension,and took on the energy from the god. It changed him, along with his belt, and became a new being, a demon king, one of benevolence and kindness, and took on the name of Ohma Zi-O. The new demon king decided that the power he held must be maintained in a different way, and created the grid, allowing it to not just flow within the light seed holders, but all across the universe, acting on its own when it found a worthy wielder.
He now controlled the grid, due to no one else being able to handle the power. He talked to the morphing masters directly, and told them that no one can ever truly control this power. Ohma Zi-O was powerful, but over the years, he felt that the power was weakening, and knew another person must take his place. He had asked every Quartzer to spread across the universe, and find this new herald, while his Family took care of Edenoi. Through his new power, he even remade the Belt his father and he wore, and gave it to his son, after he was old enough, took on the power before Ohma Zi-O, and became Black Sun once again, but unlike his grandfather, ruled the people as a fair and just king. Black Sun however had a younger brother, one who was jealous of his position and wanted it for himself, and so created a new belt, and tried to use the grid energy to power it. It worked but at a price, the wearer was corrupted, and became an equal to Black Sun, and named himself Shadow Moon, in honour of his own grandfather, the original Shadowmoon.
The Royal family had separated into two after this event: the Black Sun family and the Shadow Moon family. It caused the empire to split as well, with Black Sun and Shadow Moon ruling those that followed them. Despite knowing that the Shadow Moon family will always be the opposition clan, rivaling the strength and cunning of the Black Sun clan, they were also the one who helped the prince so fiercely during his rebellion. To subdue a brewing clan war. Ohma Zi-O announced to his planet every seven years, a tournament was to be held for the two opposing clans for the throne, this was his solution. Allowing for the Shadowmoon clan to prove their worthiness to rule and hence after that the shadowmoon clan did win the first ever tournament held and later on so did the Black Sun, winning the next one and the cycle continued peacefully.
The king heard snoring, and looked down. He saw his son fast asleep, he smiled before carefully getting up and covering him.