A/N: HI READER
I got nothing this time, let's just go.
KAIGAN!
Chapter 3: From the Ashes comes a Dragon
Another day at Kuoh, another devilish morning. Lucifer sat in the window seat of his classroom. Jack hid himself in his hoodie in Eyecon Form as he looked around the other students.
"Man this place seems boring. Can we go find a Ganma and kill it?"
"No, we can't." He whispered. "I have to stay in school until three. So you need to behave." Jack just grumbled and looked around the classroom again.
"Seriously?!" Lucifer groaned as he turned and saw Issei growling at him. Jack quickly rolled himself back into Lucifer's hood. "What is it with you taking MY spot?!"
"I've been here for the last ten minutes." Lucifer said while checking his watch. "Ooh, you're also five minutes late to class. Tsk-tsk, naughty. Maybe don't peep on girls and you'll pass school."
"Oi!" The brunette exclaimed. "As if you don't take a look from time to time!"
"I don't actually because I respect women because of my sister." As he said that Issei's face lit up.
"Hold on, you got a sister?" He leaned a bit closer. "Introduce me to her!"
Lucifer sprung up from his seat and grabbed Issei by his cheeks.
"She's twelve. And if I see you place a finger on any strand of her blue hair I will rip out your spine and force it though you mouth down to your ass." He threatened as he glared into Issei's eyes.
"Aw come on, please….Senpai?" He pleaded.
Lucifer felt anger swelling inside him and was about to lay a beat down, if not for noticing Nero flying behind the brunette with a mischievous giggle. She let one of her chains hang loose and used it to pull down Issei's pants, this in turn caused everyone to laugh at his expense.
"Better luck next time short stuff." Lucifer huffed and let go of the pervert's face. The bell rang and Issei growled as he took his seat. "Thank you Nero."
"Not a problem boss-man." She giggled.
"Anymore signs of those Eyecons?"
"See now that is a problem. There's been no spiritual activity since you collected Jack the Ripper. But I'll keep asking around the other spirits."
"Alright, keep me posted." She gave the equivalent of a thumbs up and poofed away. Lucifer relaxed and listened to the lecture, but from outside no one noticed a small red ripple of an eye shaped symbol.
"Interesting." A familiar voice chuckled. "The brown one, he has a great power."
It wasn't long before classes had ended, and Lucifer was heading home. He hummed to himself with his headphones on and a smile. He felt some sorta Spidey-Sense and stepped out of the way as Issei slammed into a light post.
Lucifer took his headphones off and lowered his glasses slightly. "Really Issei? A sneak attack?"
"Ow…" Issei peeled himself off the light post. "Lucky bastard."
"Well I may be lucky, but I'll still have that window seat until graduation." Lucifer smirked and began to walk again. Though as he did he glanced back to see Issei only a few steps behind. "Why are you following me?"
"So I can study you." Issei responded.
"Study me?"
"Yeah, if I get to know your tactics I can pick up on your skills, possibly get back my seat, and in the end finally get a harem." That made Lucifer freeze and stifle back some giggles before he burst into laughter, so hard even he had to wipe a few tears.
"A harem?!" He wheezed and slapped his knees as he bent over. "Holy Hell you are fucking weird."
"How am I weird?!" Issei growled.
"This is real life!" He stopped laughing and caught his breath. "Harems are just fiction, and if they were real I'd only guess they'd be illegal."
"Then I'll work hard and make them real!"
Lucifer only shook his head and pushed up his glasses. "Whatever-whatever, just quit following me."
"No!" Issei huffed and continued to follow him. As they continued to walk Lucifer felt a shiver down his spine as he stopped in place. "Why'd you stop?"
'Aw why now…' Lucifer mentally groaned. "Nero, don't tell me."
"Sorry to say but yup, one's coming this way."
"Issei, you need to leave now."
"Why? Heh, you just don't want me to meet your sister." The Half-Devil was about to retort but the roar of a motorcycle coming closer drew their attention.
"I'm coming for you Dragon!" Riding the ghostly bike was a Neo-Ganma with its Parka looking like a biker jacket and a biker helmet. "ROAD RAGE!"
As the Neo-Ganma got closer, Lucifer pushed Issei down to the ground as it zoomed past with a trail of fire.
"What is that thing?!" Issei asked with widened eyes.
"Trouble." Lucifer simply answered. "Nero, what poor soul is this guy using?" Nero poofed next to his head and looked at the Ganma.
"Hmm, looks like he's using Reg Armstrong. Professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Lemme just say, this dude fast." She briefly said as the Racer Ganma zoomed by again.
"Well do I have a bike to catch up with him? I mean I got Rider in my name that must mean I've got a bike to ride right?"
"Well…no. You see Takeru did have a Rider Machine named Ghostriker which had the spirit of a horse inside it, but Takeru decided to let her free."
"So I have no bike?"
"Nah mate sorry." She shrugged her tiny arms. Lucifer sighed and stood himself up.
"Who are you talking to?!" Issei was as confused as a dog in a house of mirrors.
"Issei, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave." Lucifer snapped his fingers as his Driver appeared, taking out his Eyecon and dropped it into the Driver.
EYE! BATCHIRIMIYA! BATCHIRIMIYA!
"Henshin!" Lucifer called out as the Reaper Damashii flew around him.
KAIGAN! REAPER!
Transient formed around him as the Damashii planted itself on.
SHALL WE GO! KAKUGO! SHINIGAMI GHOST!
The mask slid up as he pulled the hood down and cracked his knuckles. "Listen here speed demon, it's time for judgment!"
"WHA~~~~~~T?! Y-y-y-you became some kinda superhero?!" Issei gasped in shock as he looked over Lucifer's armoured form. The Racer Ganma rolled by as Lucifer jumped on the front of it.
"Hey! No hitchhikers!" The Ganma took out a crowbar and tried to whack at Reaper. The Rider ducked out the way of some swings and grabbed it on the fifth swing.
"Buzz off! I'm not letting you steal peoples' souls!" He landed a punch on the Racer's helmet.
"I ain't here for souls, I'm here for the boy!" The Neo-Ganma pulled the brakes on his bike and caused the two to topple over. "I'm gonna get that Dragon." It stood up and picked up the crowbar.
"Well I won't let that happen, let's go Jack the Ripper!" He went to reach for the Eyecon but let out a surprised sound when he couldn't find it. "Jack?"
[Meanwhile, in Lucifer and Lindsay's apartment]
"No John Snow why would you do that? You idiot!" Jack shouted as he finished watching the finale of a certain show. "All that character development for nothing!"
"Dammit…" Reaper was struck across the chest but recovered and punched the Racer Ganma directly in the stomach. The Ganma stumbled back but then threw a couple flaming tires at the Rider.
GAN GUN PUNISHER!
Reaper took out his chain whip and swiped at the incoming tires, some dismissed while the last one zoomed over and exploded against Reaper. The Rider growled and grew the chain so that it wrapped around the Ganma's crowbar, the two began to play a game of tug of war.
The Neo-Ganma snickered and let go of his weapon which made the Rider fall over.
"Heh, dumbass." The Racer Ganma whistled into his fingers as his bike came up to him. He jumped on and revved it, aiming at Issei. "Yeah!"
The Racer Ganma zoomed over to a scared Issei as Reaper pushed himself. He quickly pointed the eye symbol of his Punisher at the Driver.
DAI KAIGAN! GAN-GAN MIYA! GAN-GAN MIYA!
The purple eye symbol appeared behind him as energy flowed to it and he spun it around his head.
OMEGA THRASH!
He sent the chain forward as it wrapped around Racer's throat. He pulled it upwards and slammed it into ground which caused an explosion, leaving only a helmet.
"Man….these things are starting to get annoying." He sighed. He opened his Driver and deactivated his suit. "Hey, is your brain not broken?"
"Um…..um…um…" He was at a loss of words. "Holy shit! Are you some kind of superhero?!"
"Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey! Tone it down a little!" Lucifer quickly slammed his hand over Issei's mouth. "You gotta promise, do not tell anyone alright? People cannot know of this."
"O-okay, but you owe me an explanation!" He said before running off.
Lucifer groaned and slapped his face. "Rias is gonna kill me, I'll die again."
"Ah look on the bright side, at least the Ganma didn't steal his soul." Nero assured.
"I don't think it wanted his soul, the Neo-Ganma said something about him being a Dragon. Eh whatever." He shrugged before walking back home.
Issei stopped running as he got to a bridge and pondered about what he saw. Who'd have thought this new guy in his class was some kinda superhero?
'Oh this is great! He said not to tell anyone, but maybe I can blackmail him into becoming my servant to help me become the Harem King!' He was so lost in his fantasy he didn't notice someone coming up to him.
"E-excuse me…" He heard a female voice and turned around. "You're Issei Hyoudou from Kuoh Academy right?"
He turned around to see a girl with long black hair. 'I don't recognise that uniform, what school is she from?'
"Oh, did you need something from me?" He asked.
She fidgeted a bit before asking him. "Are you seeing anyone Issei?"
"Uh, no not really." He answered.
"Terrific!" She beamed a smile, which confused Issei a little. "Um….would you mind….going out….with me?"
"EH?!"
The next day at Kuoh Academy's entrance Lucifer stood there waiting for Issei just as classes had finished.
"Hey Nero?" Lucifer called as she appeared. "Why do I have to tell Issei about all this? Can't you just erase his memory or something?"
"Nope, I know only some simple Spectral Magic, memory erasing is far too up there." She explained. "There's also the rule about us spirits having to explain about us if we're discovered."
"That's a rule?"
"Yeah, people already know about ghosts and all that so whenever someone discovers us we just tell them about us, with a contract saying they cannot tell others unless they also met a ghost."
"Rias will kill me for this." Lucifer groaned.
"Nah, King Alain would never allow a spirit to be killed, especially a fellow Rider." Nero assured.
"King who?"
"Never mind. Think fast, the perv's here." She pointed as Issei walked over with a smile full of glee.
"Some one seems happy." Lucifer noted. "What's up with you mister happy?"
"Because I got a girlfriend!" He announced.
"No I'm serious, why are you so happy?" Issei only gave him a deadpanned look.
"I am serious!"
"You know the boy who cried wolf actually died in the end right?" Issei pulled out his phone and showed Lucifer a photo. "Oh shit you're telling the truth."
"Told ya!" He beamed. "And what's best is that Yuuma and I are going on a date this afternoon."
"Oh well good on you I guess." Lucifer shrugged in approval. "Now come with me to the roof, I'll explain there." He gestured to follow and the two headed to the roof. "Alright bud, ask away."
"Okay….um….well first start off on how you can transform like that." Issei enquired.
"Well you see, I died a few weeks ago." He said with no care which shocked Issei. "But I came back as you can see. Here, I'll have my friend explain, Nero!"
"Sup." She waved.
"Whoa, are you a Youkai or something?" Issei asked as he looked over the little spirit.
"Well kinda, all spirits are different and that includes Youkai."
"And it also includes the Neo-Ganma, that's what tried to attack you yesterday. They're dark spirits that use the souls of famous historical characters. One of them killed me and I was brought back as the armoured warrior you saw yesterday, Kamen Rider Reaper."
"Kamen Rider….?" Issei questioned.
"And now he must find fifteen lost souls before the Ganma do. That about sums it up."
"Wow…..that sounds…..awesome!" Issei said, which made Lucifer and Nero sigh.
"This isn't a game Issei, these things are really dangerous. So it's best if you just book it if you see one."
"But right now, you might as well get ready for your date. And keep it in your pants."
"Aw, do I have to?" Issei groaned. Lucifer narrowed his eyes through his sunglasses. "Alright fine. I'll see you after the weekend, I'm getting back my seat!" He said before running away.
"Hey Nero, I got a question." Lucifer said as he leaned on the rail on the roof. "Out of all the fifteen, I'm confused about the last five. Five enemies of past Riders, what does that even mean?"
"Oh I can see what you mean. Well you see many Riders have bad guys dubbed as Dark Riders, and these five Dreaded Eyecons contain the souls of those said bad guys. Although I don't remember which ones it is." She summarised.
"Oh okay." Lucifer then noticed something on the ground, that being a black feather which he picked up. "Huh, that's strange. Black birds normally are around here in Autumn."
"Hold on….a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~w shit!" She cursed. "I should have known!"
"Um, known what?" The Half Devil asked as Nero snatched the feather away. "Tell me why you're freaking out!"
"This is the feather of a Fallen Angel! I knew I could some sadistic look in her eyes!"
"Dammit Issei, you really know how to pick em."
The sun began to set on Issei and Yuuma's date. They started to head back home by going through the park.
"I gotta say, despite this being my first date I'm glad this happened Yuuma." He smiled at her.
"Yes, me to." She smiled back as they stopped by a fountain. "Hey, Issei?"
"Yes?"
"You would do anything for me right?" She asked bashfully.
"Yes."
"Then…..will you die for me?" She asked as her smile became a little scarier.
"Um…..do you mind repeating that?" Her smile became even scarier. A flash of light then engulphed her as her clothes exploded off and was replaced by a revealing black costume and pure black wings.
"What's going on?!" Issei got out in a freaked-out voice.
"Oh Issei, as much fun as this has been I must end this charade." Yuuma said as she made a spear appear in her hands.
"W-w-w-why are you doing this?!" Issei panicked as he fell to his back and scooted away.
"To take your power of course." She reared back her arm to prepare to throw her spear.
'What power….?' He mentally questioned.
"Say your prayers!" Just as she was about to throw her light spear, a pair of chains wrapped around her arm. "What?!"
Behind her was a familiar grey ghost who was struggling to pull back. "Hey pervert, how are ya?"
"What are you doing here?!" Issei asked, shocked to see the tiny spirit.
"What does it look like?! I'm saving your life!" She grunted. "Now get running, I can't hold much longer!"
"You pathetic spirit!" Yuuma stomped on the ground. "Get out of my way!" She managed to pull harder and threw Nero away. "Now where were we?" She tossed the spear, but it was shot out of the air by a purple bullet.
"Ya know, I knew it was impossible for Issei to get a girlfriend that easily." Lucifer remarked, already in the Reaper armour with Ebony in his hand. He made his gun disappear as he advanced towards the Fallen Angel. "Issei, I suggest you leave."
"No shit!" He said before taking off, Nero not far behind.
"You're not getting away!" Yuuma was about to go after, if not for Lucifer to step in front.
"You ain't gonna lay a finger on him, otherwise I'll pop a bullet through your skull." He threatened as the purple on his suit glowed menacingly.
She only smirked and chuckled. "Who would think, one of the newest Ghost Riders was a Devil?" She produced another spear. "This'll be easy pickings."
'One of…?' Reaper thought to himself but shook his head. "Come on then!"
Reaper charged at the Fallen Angel with vigour. As he went to punch her, Yuuma flew backwards as she threw the spear directly through his shoulder.
"AH!" He stepped back. "Jiminy fucking cricket! Is that made of acid?!"
"You're clearly a novice, didn't you know Devils are incredibly weak to holy light. It will feel worse than any pain imaginable. That was just a quick one, imagine what it'd feel if it stuck in there."
Reaper was about to retort, if not for someone to throw out a couple of Ganma Eyecons. From them sprouted a small army of Ganma Commandos that groaned and surrounded the two, though none of them seemed to care about Yuuma.
"Well seems we're surrounded Devil….or should I say you're surrounded." She smirked.
"Master Legion wants us to occupy him, go after the boy." One of them said, the Fallen Angel scoffed and spread her wings before flying off.
"Oh don't tell me these two are working together?" Reaper groaned to himself. The Commandos skulked closer as the Rider got ready to defend himself.
"Not yet my ghostly companions." A voice interrupted the Commandos. Reaper looked to where the voice came from as someone not so familiar stepped out of the park trees. Legion walked out with his cloak wrapped around his entire body. "Give it time."
"I'm going to have a wild guess and say that you're Legion." Reaper rhetorically said. The ghost faced man only chuckled in response.
"You learn fast kid." The Commandos stepped aside as he walked towards the Half Devil. "I must say, I've been impressed that you were able to defeat three of my Ganma." He clapped, Reaper noticing he had a Freddy Kruger style glove on.
"Someone's obviously a horror film fan, I mean you got both Ghost Face and Freddy Kruger on ya." Reaper couldn't help but joke.
"Oh ever the witty one, just like Sparda." The Rider flinched at the mention of that name.
"You knew dad?" Legion didn't answer as he started to walk backwards, and the Commandos went to attack Reaper. "You want some, come and get it!"
They were about to assault him, if not for a strike of lightning to evaporate three of them. Another two got sliced to bits as one more was thrown into another four.
Reaper took notice of the other three Devils that joined by his side. "You guys came?"
"Rias sent us to find you, she doesn't like waiting." Akeno said as the three turned to Legion.
"Seeing as how this pretty much explains everything, we'll handle them while you go after the Fallen Angel." Yuuto said as he readied his sword.
"I owe you guys." Reaper said before running after Yuuma.
"Who's first?" Koneko cracked her knuckles as the Commandos moaned. They charged at the three Devils as they prepared to fight back. Akeno blasted her elemental magic at two of them before turning around and firing a bolt of lightning through one.
Yuuto slashed and sliced through any that came close enough. He stabbed another and pushed on so that it skewered through another two.
Koneko punched one away and ducked below another, elbowing it in the process. She grabbed another by its leg and started to swing it around, knocking away a few others.
"Enough!" Legion ordered as the Commandos stopped. "Leave us." They obliged and turned to smoke to leave. "Ah you religious forces never cease to amaze me."
"So you command these spirits." Akeno said as she channelled lightning through his hands.
"In a way yes." He simply answered. "I offer them catalysts to make them stronger, they offer their allegiance to me."
"Well you're outnumbered you Halloween reject." Koneko huffed, which only made Legion laugh in response. "What's so funny?"
"Everything that's what. It's funny that you even thing there's the slightest chance." This angered the three Devils. "Ooh touched a nerve huh?"
The three charged at Legion as he just stood there and reached slowly into his cloak. When they got close enough, Legion surprised them by pulling out a metallic cross. The three stopped in their place and backed away from the holy item.
"There we go, there's that splendid fear I love to see." He advanced towards the Devils as they backed away more.
"Where did you get a holy cross from?!" Yuuto demanded.
"A special little gift I was given. Now to test its full power against you." Red lights glowed in his eye holes.
Issei followed Nero as they ran back to the school, more specifically running towards the Occult Research Club.
"Come on, hurry up!" Nero called behind her as Issei was losing his breath.
"W-w-wait! I can't keep up!" He stopped and panted heavily. A spear then came from nowhere and pierced through Issei's heart.
"No-no-no-no-no!" Nero exclaimed, and tried to pull Issei. "RIAS! HELP!"
"As if anyone could help you." Yuuma said as she landed on the ground. Nero was about to confront her, but the Fallen Angel backhanded her away. "Now for that Gear."
She was about to reach for it, but a bullet rang past her face making her flinch. She looked back to see Reaper stand in the moonlight, only the purple bone pattern on his suit and mask showing.
"Back off bitch…" He growled and made Ivory disappear. He gave a ghostly sigh as he slowly advanced towards the Fallen Angel. Nero flew over with bandages over her head. "Nero, go get Rias, she's mine."
"Yes sir!" She flew into the building.
"I'm gonna enjoy plucking you like a turkey!"
Yuuma growled and made more spears to throw at the Rider, she threw two, but the Devil dodged quickly.
GAN GUN PUNISHER!
Reaper pulled out his chain whip and rushed to the Fallen Angel. She threw more and more spears that the Rider deflected with his chain. Upon reaching her, Reaper pulled back his free hand and delivered a ghastly punch.
Yuuma stumbled back and coughed up blood. "This isn't over, you'll pay for this I swear!" She flew off and vanished from sight.
"Yeah and piss off!" Reaper got rid of his weapon and went to the dead boy. "Come on man, don't leave me you can make it." He checked for a pulse. "No, dammit!"
"Lucifer!" Nero shouted as she and Rias came out of the Research Club. "I explained the whole situation already."
Rias knelt down to Issei and pulled out the rest of the pawns.
"You can save him, can't you?" Lucifer asked as he deactivated his armour.
"Yes I can." She put all nine pawns into Issei's body. "He will awaken tomorrow as a Devil, there's no need to worry now."
"I could've done more, but I was too late." He gripped his fist. "I'm gonna tear her wings off next time." He growled in anger.
The Gremory Seal opened as Yuuto, Koneko, and Akeno came sprawling out of it, injured and tired. Rias quickly rushed over to them.
"What happened?!"
"Bad guy…..used holy cross…." Yuuto groaned and used his sword to help him stand.
"Too strong…he had some strange powers to…" Koneko added.
"Who are you talking about?" Rias asked with concern.
"If I had to guess, they're talking about Legion." Lucifer said. "That guy gave me the creeps."
"He's aligned with the Ganma, and whoever gave him that cross." Akeno gasped and held her side.
"Lucifer take them inside and tend to their wounds, I will take Issei back home." Rias instructed.
"Yes ma'am." He sighed. "Sorry for not informing you earlier, I thought I could handle her with my new power."
"Power isn't everything Lucifer," He looked at the red head. "It's understandable that you feel invincible because of the Eyecon, but if you don't know your limits you will die."
Lucifer lowered his head and looked at his Eyecon.
Legion chuckled as he swung around his cross like a sword. "Oh I love my new toy."
"You never said that Rider boy would be such a pain." Yuuma said as she landed in front of him. "I should kill you where you stand!"
"Oh but you won't, would you Raynare?" He said to now proper named Fallen Angel. "Your boss would be very unhappy if I died. So suck it up buttercup, you need my Ganma."
"You're an annoyance." She growled. "Why did you want that cross anyway? You have an army of spirits at your disposal, yet you wanted that."
"It's good to have countermeasures." Legion put the cross away.
"So now what's your plan?" She asked him.
Legion only chuckled and straightened his mask. "I'm going back to school."
A/N: And there's the next chapter, with our heroes meeting our main baddy.
So anyway next chapter is the reveal of the second Eyecon as well as the next big surprise. But now for reviews.
DragonKnight SR: Well no because the first Ganma Lucifer fought was Vlad.
Yogap34712: I already have Eyecons planned for the Secondary Rider that don't include the 15 Dreaded.
So until next time.
BYE, BYE.
