Rise Of Xivix
By: DisasterMaster445
Well, there's the kicker. I graduate, and have all this free time, and my computer's messed up. But I've fixed it, and will be updating most of my fics in the next week or so. So if anyone reading this is following any of my other stories, have no fear. Soon you'll be reading about the exploits of your favorite characters. When we last left our heroes, Nate and the others had just witnessed a massive power collision between the two newest Riders. Kamen Rider Flame, wielding the King Gidorah Advent Deck, and Kamen Rider Faust, the purest evil owner of the crocodile Advent Deck, clashed in a battle of glorious proportions. However, Faust ended the battle when he saw the other three Riders preparing to enter the fight. This leaves Flame, now in the form of Kendrick Allen, to decline Nate's offer of a team up.
Chapter Four: Property Disputes
Mako Takashi appeared through the mirrors a few blocks from his apartment, irritated. When Mako was irritated, crimes usually followed suit. He stalked back home, fuming over the arrival of those other Riders.
He had clambered up the stairs and was unlocking his door when his neighbor came up, after him, looking troubled. Mako offered a 'friendly' wave, hoping the boy with the blue eyes that were so much more unsettling than his own would keep moving. And he did. Mako watched the boy walk into his apartment and got a feeling. Like he needed to remember this kid's name, or something would happen. He racked his brain, coming up with his name just as he stepped inside his home.
"Kendrick, wasn't it?" Was his last thought before his door slammed shut and a hand tightened with supernatural strength around his throat. He struggled, fingers reaching for his Advent Deck.
"Fool." His attacker rasped as he threw the psychotic Rider into an armchair. "Don't you dare use my gift against me." Mako's eyes widened as Xivix stepped into the light. He was in human form, but his eyes glowed red.
"You stupid monkey!" He growled. "Why didn't you finish that Rider?" Mako stood once more, looking angry as well. "What the hell? There were four of them!" Xivix's eyes glowed more intensely and Mako fell to his knees, pushed down by an invisible force.
"Never back down from a fight again. What I'll do to you is a thousand times worse than what the four of them can do together."
Drew looked at the wall separating his apartment and the one next door. His neighbor was being especially noisy today. The man, Mako, had never given anybody in the complex trouble before, but he was creepy beyond belief. There was just this aura around him. He was friendly enough, but Drew could feel something off.
Mako's door slammed open and Drew could hear two men arguing on the landing. Soon he could hear a man running down the rickety stairs, and knew Mako must've run off. It was then that he felt his Advent Deck. It was nearly burning a hole through his jacket. He ripped the Deck from his pocket and threw it away. It shot to the wall and stuck there. The wall began to shimmer and suddenly Drew was staring into a wall sized mirror.
"What the hell?" Drew muttered. He placed his hand on the wall and began to pass through. He grabbed his Deck before completely pushing through the surface.
When he came through he was standing in a room much like the living room of his apartment. It was trashed, like a fight had occurred. His eyes widened. He had crossed through the wall and entered Mako's house! He didn't know why his Deck wanted him in this apartment, but he needed to get back to his. He placed his hands against the wall again, but it was just a wall. He started for the door, but stopped when it opened.
Mako glared at his neighbor. "What the fuck are you doing in my house?" He said lowly. Then his eyes focused on what was still clutched in Drew's hand. His mouth curled into an evil grin as he reached into his jacket and pulled out his matching Advent Deck.
"So…spying on the enemy?" Drew gaped. "Hehe. Xivix told me I was living next to a mortal enemy." Mako laughed. His eyes seemed to shine brighter as he lifted his Deck. The dark room was illuminated by the light of red sparks bursting out across his waist.
"Kamen Rider." Crimson rings transformed Mako Takashi into Kamen Rider Faust for the second time. "Now…prepare for chaos." He drew a card from his Deck.
"We're gonna do this here?" Drew exclaimed, finally finding his voice. Faust shrugged. "Why not?" He loaded the card. Strike Vent. Faust stepped aside, revealing the television's reflective screen. Faust's crocodile spear shot out of the entertainment device, making Drew dive for cover.
"This is fun." Faust declared, laughing. He was blinded by light as his wall was transformed into a mirror once more. He covered his visor, shielding his eyes till the glow died. His quarry was nowhere in sight.
"Crafty little bastard." Mako smiled behind his helmet. "I love a hunt."
Strike Vent. A gauntlet appeared on Kamen Rider Flame's right hand that was shaped like Flayvern's head. Flame took a step forward and vanished. Faust barely brought his spear up in time to block three rapid strikes from the boosted Rider. After Faust leapt away, Flame came back into sight, boost wearing off. In fact, he seemed to be moving slower than normal. Suddenly, he disappeared again. Faust weaved, ducking past three seemingly simultaneous strikes from the gauntlet. That's when the evil Rider figured it out.
"Three strikes, like the three heads of his Contact Beast. That gauntlet gives him a superhuman boost of speed until the completion of his three strikes. He gets the boost to ensure that the attacks are simultaneous, as if his dragon was really striking. But, once the three attacks are used, the boost wears off, and he can't get back to normal speed until that gauntlet resets, letting him attack again." He came to this conclusion in seconds, proving his extreme intelligence.
"I know how that attack works!" He declared, dodging the black-and-blue blur that was Flame. "As long as those three attacks miss," He began, swinging his spear, "I get a free shot!"
In the split second that Faust's spear came around, Flame lost his speed boost and reappeared. The wicked blades slashed his breastplate, sending up sparks and throwing him to the ground. His gauntlet vanished.
"Now, time to kill you. Xivix better be happy once you're gone. You've reached a dead end." Faust raised his spear high over his head, points aimed at Flame's chest. He was ready to drive the evil instrument into his fellow Rider when a metallic voice rang out.
Trick Vent. A thick white mist obscured Faust's vision, giving Flame time to load a card of his own. Shoot Vent. A burst of black light illuminated the mist, and Faust was launched off of Flame. His spear skidded away from him and he slid across the tiled ground that was slick from Neptune's mist. Said mist cleared, showing Flame standing. He cast an imposing figure with two still-smoking cannons protruding from his shoulders.
"Suck it, bitch!" He growled at Faust, who had begun to pick himself up. Neptune appeared from his hiding place and took his stand next to Flame. The two nodded to one another.
"I appreciate the help." Flame acknowledged. "Not a problem, friend." Neptune replied. Flame shook his head. "We're not friends, yet. We get out of this, and I'll listen to your proposal again." They nodded again and prepared for battle.
"I said it before, I'll say it again, and I'm sure I'll keep saying it until you die. You're a crafty little bastard." Flame grinned under his helmet. "If I hadn't have had that little bit of help, you'd have finished me."
"Would have? This fight isn't over!" Faust declared, rushing the two Riders. Flame readied his cannons and Neptune's grip tightened on his trident, but Faust threw himself to the side, wrapping his hand around his spear.
"That mist was pretty impressive." Faust complimented Neptune as he loaded another card. "Let's see if I can one-up you." Smoke Vent. Thick, oily black smoke hissed out of the ground and obscured the vision of the two good Riders. Faust sped back into the fight, slashing his spear at both Riders, who could barely dodge.
"That's enough!" Neptune cried. Blast Vent. He jumped back and grabbed Flame's arm as an orb of water appeared around them. He slammed the butt of his trident into the ground, blasting the water in all directions. It obliterated the smoke, revealing Faust as he drove his spear at Neptune's head. With a quick parry, Neptune had the blades of the spear laced with the points of his trident, leaving both of them to struggle for control.
Faust pushed against the spear with all his power, embedding the end of the trident into the ground. He seemed to grow as he stood, towering over the almost crouching Neptune. The ocean-themed Rider seemed to give up, not fighting back and letting Faust bear down on him. But it was all according to his plan.
"Blast him!" He screamed to Flame. However, the Rider couldn't bring himself to let loose his flames on someone who came to help him. It was against his nature. "I can't!" He cried back. Neptune roared. Launch Vent. The head of his trident shot off of the shaft, connected by length of chain. The effect was that Faust's spear was sent spinning into the air, and Faust was knocked airborne by the kick.
"I meant 'Blast him when the opportunity arises!'" Neptune berated. Faust was falling fast, and Flame wasted no more time taking his shot. Black fire erupted from the barrels of his cannons, zeroing in on the descending Rider. The flames hit bulls-eye and Faust flew further, finally crashing into the ground. Scarlet rings surrounded him again as he powered down. The two Riders approached cautiously.
Mako Takashi laid panting on the ground, clutching his chest, but with no sign of the abuse he'd taken in Rider form. He glared hatefully up at the two. "Vent me." He spat. "'Cause if you don't, I'm gonna be back. And you might not be so lucky next time." Flame happily drew another card. His final card. He was about to load it when Neptune's arm on his shoulder stopped him.
"We aren't gonna Vent him." Flame's strange eyes flicked to the other Rider, shining with indignation. "Why the hell not? He'd do it to us in a heartbeat." "That's it exactly. If we do what he'd do, we become him." He turned and began to walk away. Flame's eyes changed from indignant to uncertain before he followed the blonde.
"Don't walk away from me!" Mako roared. He got to his feet and ran at the retreating Riders. He threw a punch at Neptune's head. Neptune ducked down, whirled, and drove his elbow into his attacker's chest. Mako's red eyes went wide as he dropped to the ground, gasping for air as he lost consciousness.
"That was pitiful." Flame said. They were interrupted by a terrible howling that brought them to their knees. They stared at a dust cloud approaching. Three mechanical wolves were rushing at them in formation. The first was bigger than the other two, and snow white. Beside it ran a smaller, black wolf that carried a bow on its back. On the other side was a grey wolf that had half a saw blade on its back.
The wolves came to a stop next to the knocked out Mako and glared at the two Riders. The two looked around, not seeing a Rider to match these Contact Beasts. Unite Vent. The biggest wolf rose up onto its hind legs. Its front legs stretched out at its sides as its head slid down so that it was glaring at the two Riders once more. The other two wolves moved, heads separating from the bodies and sliding over the biggest one's outstretched legs, forming shoulder pads. The connectors that linked their heads to their bodies served another purpose now, as the black wolf's body transformed into a pair of arms that snapped into place under the heads with a flash of electricity. The grey one's body turned into a waist and legs that took in the lower portion of the lead wolf's body. The connection was made with another burst of sparks. The saw blade attached to the mechanical werewolf's legs, forming a tail, and the bow attached to the Contact Beast's head. Lastly, the werewolf began to glow. When the glow faded the creature was all one color. A deep, unsettling red. A blood red.
The Beast threw its head back and howled with the power and volume of all three wolves together as it swept a huge arm out, throwing both Riders to the ground. Rings transformed both back into human form. The werewolf picked up Mako and began to sink into the ground, making it ripple like water.
"You two look like hell." Adam noted as Nate and Drew walked into Kit's home. Kit walked into the living room. "Where the hell were you?" He glared at Nate. "I told you not to go off by yourself." Nate glared back. "I was right to go. Faust nearly killed Drew." Kit looked at the other boy like he'd just noticed he was there.
"What happened?" Drew spoke up. "If Kamen Rider Neptune wouldn't have shown up, I'd be dead right now." He looked at Nate. "I think I'm ready to join your team." Nate smiled. "Then I think proper introductions are in order." Nate stuck out his hand.
"Nathaniel Owens. But everybody calls me Nate." Drew shook his hand. "Kit Taylor." "Adam." The twins said as they too shook their new teammate's hand. "Now, sit down and tell us exactly what happened."
"Wake up." A voice commanded, followed by a jarring impact that made Mako start. He opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a massive forest, with trees that blocked out most of the light. He was startled by a three-part howl that shook his bones. He looked behind him at the blood-red werewolf Contact Beast.
"Bloodmoon won't hurt you, fool." Mako still couldn't find the speaker. "Separate." Bloodmoon split into the three wolves again, and they began to howl once more. They padded to a hollow under the roots of a massive tree that acted as a cave. Mako swallowed his anxiety and followed. When he entered the 'cave,' the three wolves were gathered around a Rider.
His armor was white, and his helmet was in the shape of a wolf's head. The Rider's eyes were obscured by red lenses that also acted as the 'eyes' of the helmet. He had furry boots that looked like wolf legs. His gloves had clawed fingers, and his shoulder pads were crescent moons. His card reader, the Reap Visor, was a scythe that he twirled expertly. His left hand was on the head of the white wolf, and the other two lay at his feet.
"Who are you?" Mako demanded, suspicions aroused and demeanor normal once more. The Rider laughed. "All you need to know right now is that I'm a friend. Kamen Rider Fullmoon. This is The Pack." He indicated the white one. "Newmoon." The black one. "Waxing." The grey one. "Waning."
"I don't need friends." Mako said contemptuously. Suddenly, the wolves had him surrounded and Fullmoon's scythe was at his throat. "You'd better realize that Xivix wants us to work together. And what Xivix wants, he gets. Besides, I'm not the only teammate you'll end up working with. Understand?" He mocked. Mako glared, but nodded. "Understood."
That's the end folks. A new Rider appears in the nick of time to save Faust. Kamen Rider Fullmoon, provided by ChaosKA. This Rider seems to be stronger than Faust, commanding three powerful Contact Beasts like pets. This may spell bad news for our heroes. But Nate and the others receive some good news as well. Drew, AKA Kamen Rider Flame, has decided to join the team, realizing where he'd be if Neptune hadn't saved him from Faust. With four against two the odds may seem to be in the team's favor, but against two powerful and evil Riders like Faust and Fullmoon, those numbers may not mean anything. And remember, there are seven more Riders out there that haven't been awakened yet. There's still quite a ways to go. Tell me what you think. Ja Nae.