{ACT 1}Chapter 2: The Start of Something Special.
"DROWN IN YOUR BLOOD!"
Kamen Rider Reason stood in front of the Shadow Rizen, his breathing in rhythmic intervals. His mind clearer than ever, he saw that the Shadow had one immediate weakness, the lack of speed. Reason held his katana upright, spinning it around as his power surged, causing a dark black aura to appear around him. Running faster than the Shadow, Reason charged at the Shadow, jumping over it causing the Shadow to fall.
"Not too smart. OR fast."
The Shadow only grunted as it turned around, creating massive shadow tendrils.
"Wait. Damn it!"
"YOU ARE A KAMEN RIDER OF TIME RON. YOU ARE ABLE TO MANUPLIATE THE WAY THE TIME MOVES. DID YOU FORGET ALREADY? FOCUS."
Reason closed his eyes, opening them to find a shadow tendril going to him very slowly.
"EXCELLENT. YOUR POWER CAN GROW TO THE POINT OF REWINDING TIME OR HALTING IT COMPLETELY. FOR NOW, ALL YOU CAN DO IS SLOW DOWN TIME. JUST BE WARY. THE OTHER RIDERS OF TIME WILL MOST LIKELY BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOU. DESTROY THEM IF THEY APPROACH YOU."
"But aren't they also Kamen Riders?"
Ron jumped, running on the tendril until he was able to reach the shadow's head. He then jumped on top of it and landed, spinning around stabbing it into the back.
"TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY, YOU MUST UNLEASH YOUR FINISHING MOVE. OPEN THE HEAD OF THE SKULL AND PLACE IN THE KATANA."
Way to avoid an answer…
"But won't that hurt me?"
"WE'LL NEED TO SEE ABOUT THAT. MOVE QUICKLY."
Sighing Reason took his Katana and opened the mouth of the skull.
{PREPARE TO DIE….}
"I hope not…"
Reason then inserted the Katana into the skull and to his surprise, the entire Katana went in without Ron feeling any pain.
{READY TO DIE?!}
A mirror came out of the mirror and it was positioned right in front of the Shadow Rizen.
"NOW. JUMP INTO THE AIR. THE REST WILL HAPPEN NATURALLY."
"So…Just jump, right?"
"ARE YOU DEAF?!"
"No…Sorry…Oh what the hell."
Reason jumps into the air. Suddenly, his back piece transforms into a shadowy pair of black dragon wings. He flies straight up before flipping, going into a rider drop kick stance. As he drops, a portal appears in front of him and he goes through it.
"AAAAAAAAAH"
Reason found himself in space, entering the Earth's atmosphere in the same drop kick stance, on fire.
{NOW. DIE. REASON KILLAH!}
"IT BURNS! AAAH!"
Within seconds, Reason accelerated and he appeared right before the mirror, kicking through the mirror and the Shadow Rizen. Two things occurred. The mirror shattered, and Reason kicked through the shadow. As the wings faded, the mirror pieces flew in to the Shadow and exploded, destroying the shadow completely. Time returned to normal speed as Reason was smoking due to the flames.
"That...was hot."
The skull spit out the katana and it landed on the ground.
"To cancel the transformation, open the head and remove the ring and skull. Cancelling the transformation will end the synchronization human so I will no longer be able to talk to you. As a warning-"
Reason hurriedly opened the head of the skull and removed the pendant and ring.
{KILL STREAK: ENDED.}
Ron returned to normal, holding the rings and pendants in his left hand. He noticed a bit of blood on his right hand before he felt a surge of pain race through his body.
"GAH!"
Ron fell to his knees, the pain intensifying. Ron could feel the pain everywhere and his knees gave in, his body falling to the ground. Groaning, his eyes watered with the pain.
"WHAT THE HELL?"
Ron fell unconscious, the pain proving to be too much.
Ron awoken, finding Tessa Ozbel standing over him.
"What…What happened…?"
Ron blinked, finding the environment around him changed. He appeared to be in a room. As he tried to get up, he saw that he was lying down on a couch. As he recovered, he realized that he was in Tessa's living room and her face was very red.
"What's going on?"
Ron shifted into a sitting position on the couch, noting the rings on his finger and the pendant on his neck. Both were very black which made it hard to make out any details on it.
"Ron…I'm so sorry…"
"Why. What happened?"
"I found you on the floor…And then…Then…"
"Then what Tessa?"
"There was a…fire truck…And and…Your house…It's….Everyone is…"
"Tessa. You aren't making any sense." At least the pain is gone. I'm not sure what was up with that. Maybe I shouldn't have cancelled the transformation before the dragon thing finished talking. Holy shit. A dragon. So I'm going along with that really happening. Wow.
"Your family is dead. And…your house is burned down."
Silence. Everything seemed to slow down for Ron as his breathing slowed down.
"…Dead?"
Tessa burst into tears as Ron got up, pale faced.
"I'm sorry Ron…"
Ron only blinked as he walked out of her home, walking down the street. Rain started pour as Ron took out his new music player and powered it on. He selected Nothing More's "I am the Nothing." The music blasted in his head as Ron walked, confused to his home.
"I….LOST EVERYTHING. IN THE BLINK OF AN EEEEYEEEE! STUMBLE NOOOWHEEERE! THROUGH SPACE AND TIIIIME!"
He finally found his home, finding the blackened remains of it. The dragon appeared ontop of the ruins, growling at Ron.
"This is for your own good. You can't afford to have any family. Your welcome." The dragon then breathed fire on Ron, erasing the memories of family and his home.
"Hello Zenith. Why am I crying?"
Ron wipes his eyes, his feelings of internal pain subsided.
"That's my name, yes human. You don't remember anything, right?"
"My mind feels blank. But I know who I am. So it isn't total amnesia. What is this place?"
"Nothing important. Do you have a secondary place to stay?"
"Not in particular."
"Sounds like a you problem."
The dragon disappears into smoke.
"Well. Isn't he an ass?"
Ron looks at the burned house before turning around. He saw a feminine figure standing before him. Shrugging, Ron approached her.
"My name is Noelle. And I know what happened to you. Tessa invites you to stay at her house!"
"Cool. Who are you-?"
"My and Tessa go way back. Now, I have to run! I look forward to getting to know you Ron!"
Noelle runs off, leaving Ron very confused.
I don't even know her. Does she go to my school? Is she even in my class? Who the hell is she?
Sighing, Ron walked into the direction of Tessa's home, replaying the events of memories in his head.
So. I just left school. And then Tessa approached me. Fast forward, some shadow creature attacked civilians. I ran and time slowed down. No. Time slowed down first! In any case, I met a dragon. And now I'm a Kamen Rider. And I'm homeless. I wonder what the deal is with that house? Oh well.
In the distance…Noelle transformed into Tessa smiling.
"Hello my new best friend. I hope Tessa won't mind. I do feel sorry for everything that you went through though. Zenith killing your family and then erasing your memories of your family not to mention destroying your home was a bit too much. But Zenith knows what to do. I'll protect you Ron."
Noelle disappeared, teleporting to Tessa's home waiting anxiously for Ron to head there.
TO BE CONTINUED.
