*BOOM!*
W-Wait, what is that flying towards me?!
I hold my arms up to defend myself
*SHREEM!*
The feeling of dust and small pebbles blowing across my arms are all that come
"What was..." as the light clears i take in the wreckage, for a moment i see a figure in the corner of my eyes, before disappearing "Where did…" i look to the other side of the classro-The ceiling collapsed?! "I guess that'll have to wait!" i attach my driver, let's see, what's a good one...
Well i guess it'll do...
MELON! LOCK ON!
"Henshin!" Locking in onto my driver, i pull up from the handle of the knife
SOIYA~ MELON ARMS
The Melon Armor falls onto me
TENKA, GOMEN!
The muskmelon armor based on a Japanese Samurai forms and i've become Kurokage Melon Arms, in my hand forms the Melon Defender, a light green shield designed like a dusk melon, also barrowing many features from Zangetsu
"Let's get digging" Using the Melon Defender as scoop, as i toss rocks to the side a tanned arm reaches up i grab it and pull the first student out of the wreckage "Are you ok?"
"Oh darling!" i'm brought to the ground by a hugging tackle "My knight in black and green armor~"
"Y-Your welcome Zerbst"
"Please, call me Kirche" She continues to press herself against me, it's now i realize her uniform is more revealing than others
"Uh, well Kirche, could you get off and help me unbury your classmates?" she stands and helps me up, together we eventually unbury, a bespectacled, blue haired girl
"Are you ok Tabitha?" Kirche asks the bluenette, 'Tabitha', whom simply nods brushing dust off her clothes
"Staff" Tabitha says
"Staff?" I ask, Tabitha points to an area of rubble, after a bit of digging i find a large, wooden staff
"You mean this?" Tabitha only nods, taking it from my hands she chants something, holding her staff by the neck she waves it around, summoning a gale of wind that blasts away the rest of the rocks, yet leaving the students untouched, i tap her on the shoulder "Why didn't you do that before?" She turns to me with a deadpan expression
"Out of reach" She's the silent type if i've seen it...
With that cleared up, i jump down to were Louise wa-the hell, she blew out the wall behind her?!
Hurriedly and frantically i search around for her before noticing her unconscious in the grass...
Atleast i hope she's just unconscious...
A few hours later, after a trip to the infirmary, Louise's Room
Louise, seated in the middle on her bed, back facing the door & knees to her chest; her familiar sitting on the edge of the bed, back to back
"Come on master, i thought it was really cool"
It doesn't matter! what a commoner thinks doesn't matter...
"Master... Does it hurt not fitting in?"
"What do you think?!"
Of course he wouldn't understand, he actually has good ma-
"I sympathize with you master" the familiar says in a hurt tone
"D-Don't patronize me"
"I'm not, do you think i always fitted in? i haven't always been a Kamen Rider you know" Louise turns her head to the side, the two quickly exchange glances "While i wasn't ever bullied, per say, i was always ignored, no one ever noticed me or cared to"
"Really?"
"Yeah, atleast people acknowledge you, they care enough to spend their creativity making names for you..." The familiar smiles "...Mine's Elliot, by the way"
"Elliot... fine b-but don't expect me to call you that, Familiar!" Louise turns away, back towards the window
"Right, Master" The Famil...
Elliot stands up
"Where are you going?"
"For a walk, i'll be right back" exiting her room i walk down sets of stairs and make my way to the Vestri Court, i take a deep breath "So, i'm a Kamen rider, heh heh, y'know it still hasn't synced in" i lay in unbroken silence for a while, i walk over to a puddle of water and look into it "Everything around me is different... except me" i observe my same face, my same average-sized nose, my same thin lips, my same short eyelashes, and my same apricot skin
"Elliot?" Siesta's face appears above me in the puddle's reflection "What are doing out so late?" i stand up and turn to her
"Taking in some fresh air, you?" Siesta blushes
"L-Looking for you" she avoids eye contact
"Hmm, why?"
"W-Well, you haven't eaten yet have you?" ...now that she mentions it, I guess I haven't really felt the need to eat, after all, the Sengoku Driver gives it's wearer nutrients from the lockseeds
"No, i haven't" though, why is she... wait, i-is she asking me out? "U-U-Umm, why?"
"Marteau wanted to have a feast in your honor, I-I-I mean; they're just leftovers s-so..." Phew, so that's it, but still...
Man her face is red...
"I'd love to, and besides, so what if their leftovers, food is food right?" Siesta sighs in relief; she leads me to the kitchen
"Welcome 'Our Sword'!" Marteau greets me with enthusiasm
"Our Sword?" i ask, Marteau explains with a chuckle
"Yes! you stood up for Siesta against that arrogant noble, even if you're whatever it is you are, you outrank those brats and put them in their place!" i rub the back of my head embarassedly, he's rather blunt, isn't he?
"Heh heh, well, i AM just a 'Common' rider" Marteau and the rest of the staff chuckle at my joke, YES! YES! YES! SOME ONE GETS IT!
Even if it's more humorous based on the fact it sounds like i lied to them so they respect me even though i, under the rules here, deserve none, after socializing for an hour or so, i hurry back to Louise, but i'm stopped when i'm brought face-to-face with a large salamander, i reach for my driver
"Wait... this thing looks familiar..." In the moment i hesitate it grabs and drags me into a dark, candle-lit room
"Good boy Flame~" That voice, the Salamander Familiar, 'Flame', let's go of me, i stand up and se-
OH SWEET SEXY TANNED GODDESS!
Kirche stands before me in purple lingerie that leaves nothing to the imagination, showing her full voluptuous form the only other article of clothing, purple panties, damnit she's so... so... N-No, i-i'm a kamen rider... and... and... But, a hero needs to have some 'fun' right?
DAMNIT! How long can i hold out like this?!
"Why was i... uh..." The atmosphere and situation cause me to lock up and lose my voice, i begin processing the said
Ok, i mean sure, the way she's dressed is so...
Provocative...
Unless sh-but no, m-maybe she's not serio-!
Kirche presses her body against me, every contour of her skin, her soft, curvy skin; pressing against me, her body heat overtaking me, not a painful heat-but a comforting heat...
An arousing heat...
"I think a brave knight deserves a beautiful damsel"
"I'd say beautiful an understatement" i say under my breath-A thought escaped through my lips-she purrs in response
"I haven't told you yet have i? My runic name is 'Ardent' like a torch, I ignite and burn brightly." She leans in, bringing her ruby red lips VERY close to mine. "The way you immediately went to save me, ohh, it turned my ardent flames into a wildfire of passion" as she talks, her breath washes over me...
C-Cinnamon?
My mind is... so numb right now...
I instinctively put my hands on hips, and turn my gaze towards her brown eyes; this isn't so bad; yeah...
Just let my libido take ov-
"THERE YOU ARE!" Louise storms in, her voice snaps me back to reality, i jump back "You... said... you were going for A WALK!" She's mad! She's REALLY mad...
"M-Master?!"
"Oh~ If it isn't the Zero, could you leave we're in the middle of something" Kirche's remark causes Louise too become even madder
"You. Over here. NOW!" i meep and run to her side, afraid for my life "And you!" she turns Kirche "please refrain from assaulting my familiar!" she grips my ear and drags me away and back into her room, throwing me onto the ground "You... Lied to me..." bends a riding crop in her hand
"N-No, i-i didn't i swear, she used her familiar and dragged me into her room, i-i didn't have time to put on my driver!"
"Oh yeah?" she snaps the riding crop against her other palm, i flinch
"Y-Yes! i'm being completely serious!" she glares down at me for a moment
"...Fine, i believe you" she turns away and walks towards the dresser she got the riding crop from "That woman's overly wanton, so i don't put it past her" i sigh in relief
"No offense, but what's it to you who i date?" Louise turns to me closing the drawer
"I don't care you're free to chase after any lady you wish, but a Zerbst i just can't allow!" Woah, she's seriously adamant about this
"Why do you dislike her so much?" she gives me an angry glance, before changing the subject
"It doesn't matter for now; in any case, can you fight without that armor of yours?"
"I have my own fighting style i've scrapped together... i mean it's terrible, and i'd probably get killed doing it, but yeah"
"Fine, then tomorrow we'll go to town and buy you a sword"
"A-A sword? i-i don't know how to use one..."
"It's that or a stick!" she's still mad from earlier... isn't she?
"Thank you for your kindness, Master"
"That Valliere..." Kirche paces back and forth in her room, her familiar resting in the corner of room "Why's she so protective, just the other day she was disgusted by my darling!" she kicks in anger, sending something flying under a nightstand
*CLACK, RATTLE!*
"Hm? What was... Flame!" the salamander, groggily, rises to attention "Could you get what mommy kicked under the nightstand?" the Flaming Amphibian's tongue wraps around the object, retracting its tongue, flame whips his head tossing the object to Kirche
"Ah! isn't this..." she chuckles "i better return this to my darling then..." Kirche leaves her room and walks to Louise's door, she stops "Huh, are they talking?"
"...but yeah"
"Is that my darling?"
"Fine, then tomorrow we'll go to town and buy you a sword"
"A-A sword? i-i don't know how to use one..."
"It's that or a stick!"
"Thank you for your kin..." Kirche backs away from the door and chuckles
"I'll have to buy him the best sword, AND return this too him..." Kirche returns to her room and lies down on her bed
"Goodnight, darling"
The next morning we were off to town on horse, i grew up in the south for most of my childhood, so it was rather comfortable...
I wonder how Grandpa's Farm is doing...
In a couple of hours we reach a town that feels like it came out of a story book, but then again so has ALOT of stuff so far to be fair...
Merchant stalls line the main street, while many smaller back roads and alleys lead you to other points of town, Louise leads us to an alley and through a door into a weapon shop, at the counter, a... 'rat-like'... man wrings his hands at the sight of Louise
"Ahh, what do we have here? a Noble? in MY little shop?" his voice is...
Untrustworthy, if one can describe sound as such
"Yes, and be grateful; i'm looking for a sword for my familiar" she says with that 'Noble Charm', or as i like to call it, Arrogance, the shopkeeper chuckles
"Of course, i believe i have just the thing" The shopkeep slinks away into the back, i look around at all the weapons hanging on the walls
Swords, spears, and shields, oh my!
"Will, this, do?" the shopkeeper returns, in his hands-a golden blade with matching hilt, gems encrusted into it, Louise goes to speak
"It's wonde-"
"No" i interrupt "Master, while i appreciate your concern for my 'appearance', that sword is useless"
"How? it's a sword isn't it?!" The shopkeep nods with her
"True it is, but the problem is with what it's made of, Gold is one of the softest metals, the gems, because of their crystalline structure, would be the only things that could withstand a blow" the shopkeeper and Louise look at me with surprised expressions "It's basic Earth science" a...
Metallic, if one can describe sound as such, voice speaks up from nearby
"Heh-heh, nice eye kid, it looks like your ruse failed"
"Shut up Derflinger, you talk too much for a sword!" Sword? Talk?
"Where is this 'Derflinger'?" The shopkeep points to a barrel in the corner of the shop, after digging for a while i come across a rather rusty sword "Well... if the Oxidation on this is any indication, then this is Iron"
"Oi! This rust can be removed!" the sword retorts
"Fair enough" i look back towards the shopkeeper "How much?"
"100 Ecu, as long as you promise to take that nuisance far away from here! And never come back!"
"Sounds fair, right master?" Louise sighs handing over 100 Ecu, we leave; grabbing Derflinger's sheath on the way out
"Why'd you want that one?" Louise questions my logic
"Because it can talk, and that is cool!" Louise facepalms
"Geez, where are they... Tabitha, do you see them?" Kirche turns to Tabitha, the two surveying the air on Tabitha's familiar; Sylphid, a large blue wind dragon, Tabitha points to a moving pink dot
"There" she leans closer to Sylphid "Land, not on people please" Sylphid cries in affirmation as it lands in an uncrowded area, she looks back to Kirche "We're here"
"Please!" Elliot pleads
"No, What's a 'Lightning Sonic' anyways?!" the sword argues
"Non-non, it's 'Kick'-'Thunder'-'Mach', 'LIGHTNING SONIC'!"
"Then why isn't it 'Thunder Sonic', and where does 'Kick' even come into play?!" The sword retorts
"Please!"
"NO! It's ridiculous!" they continue to ramble
Ugh, why did i buy him that annoying sword...
"FINE! i'll say it!"
"Thank you!" Derflinger clears his 'throat'...
Does he even have one of those?
"Alright, 'Ki-"-rche interrupts him, she walks towards us, a sway in her hips, stopping a few feet short of us
"Hello~ darling!"
"Zerbst! What do you want?" Louise asks outraged
"I was just returning this to my darling" she pulls a Lockseed out of her cleavage
"K-Kirche! Give that to me right now!" i yell at her...
I HAVE to get that back, i-if she opens it…
"Then come and get it, darling~" she proceeds to put it back into her cleavage
"I'm not in the mood to play games!" i attach my driver "Please hand it over, i don't want to have to use force!" I can't let what happened in the show happen here, i can't!
"Hmm~ playing hard to get?" Kirche says in a playful tone
"Return my familiar's property THIS instant!" Louise demands, Kirche sighs
"Fine, have it... if you can catch it" Kirche tosses it towards us, i begin running to it...
Please...
I'm so close!
Don't...
I extend my hand and...!
*THUD-ONCE*
"I-It bounced off my hand..." it hits the ground
*CLICK!*
ICHIGO~(STRAWBERRY~)
A crack opens, ushering in a Shika(Deer) Inves, with a humanoid shape and mostly grey body, save for the pastel blue and flame orange details on the limbs and horns, a flock of scared civilians run past me
*CLICK! CLACK! CLOCK! CLACK!*
Damnit, they're knocking around the Lockseed!
"Ready, Derf? it's battle time!" i rush the Inves, slashing into its chest, working with the momentum of my swing, i twirl on the tips of my feet, slashing it backwards as i continue to twirl towards it, unrelentingly striking in tempo
"Oi! That's some... err, unique footwork" Derflinger credits me, i give it one final slash, sending the Inves through the doors of a General Store, i sling him on my shoulder as i gain my bearings
"That's just how i've always fought, the few times i've been in a fight, i'm, and always have been, a bit on the big side for my height and age, so with the extra mass, i just convert it into force and voila, assuming i'm at a greater force i can keep my foe in a 'stun', it makes up for my lack of muscles"
"I see, so you're fat?"
"I'm only 10lbs over weight!" The Inves stirs and gets to its feet; i pull a Lockseed from my jacket's pocket "We need to finish this!"
MATSUBOKKURI!
I Throw it down and forward in a long arc, slamming the lock to my driver and push down
LOCK ON!
"HENSHIN!" i pull up from the handle of the knife, following through, i throw my arm pointing to the sky
SOIYA~ MATSUBOKKURI ARMS!
ICHIGEKI, IN THE SHADOWS!
As the armor forms another change happens...
"OI! What's all this then?" I notice Derflinger has henshined too, he's now a Musou Saber; A Blue sidearm, Katana like in shape, except for the gun barrel poking out of the hilt and the gold pull hammer, opposite to it
"Derf's Henshin KITAAA!" I do Fourze's pose, legs apart and arms high into the sky, the Inves rams into me with its horns, i fly into a rack of spices "Ow, well... huh, i wonder if..." i pull back the hammer
"H-H-Hey that tickles!" four yellow circles light up on the blade, i pull the trigger, located where the Barrel and handle meet, twice, causing to large sparks on the Inves "W-WOAH, i'm not only a new sword but a wand, man and i glad i was bought by you, ummm"
"Elliot, Elliot Glith, or alternatively, Kamen Rider Kurokage!" after unleashing the final two blasts, i push down on the knife twice
MATSUBOKKURI AU LAIT!
A pinecone-shaped projection forms around the blade, i throw the Kagemastu like a javelin, it pierces though the Inves immobilizing it, i unlatch my Lockseed
LOCK OFF!
I attach it to the Lockseed slot on the side on Derfsou
LOCK ON! ICHI, JUU, HYAKU! (1, 10, 100!)
"Let's go, partner!" Dersou says with enthusiasm, i pull the trigger
MATSUBOKKURI CHARGE!
I run forward and slash through it, it explodes as segments of pinecones fly away from it, removing the Lockseed and closing it i unhenshin, along with Dersou, who reverts back into his Flinger Form
"Oi, what happened to me?"
"You changed along with me, Derf"
"Ahh, say what kind of magic is that?" as i go to speak a figure appears in the corner of my eye, i turn to it to see a woman in a white dress in brown boot, her eyes are two different colors, and she has golden hair...
It's...
"You'll face many struggles, but you are not alone in this endeavor" she turns around and walks away fading out of existence
"W-Wait!"
*ZIP*
A Zipper drags across the screen, a Fourze Kaban appears, it pops open showing all the new lockseeds displayed in this Chapter
{Melon and Ichigo}