Second Legend: A Fools Name

Out of the Blade Riders, one had the heart and honor that would fit an army; Kamen Rider Knight. This majestic warrior would wield a sword and shield into battle, his foes not able to handle his raw power. The other riders even considered him a leader, though he was a humble man so he would not accept the role and preferred being an equal...

There was the sound of a whack in the bakery. Ayumu held the back of his head, protecting it from his cousin's rolled up newspaper. She was not very happy and she had brought him into the office just in case customers came in, "What in your head told you to leave my groceries on the road?! They were probably run over and taken by some random person!"

Ayumu stayed covered, not leaving an opening for her, "H-hey, I said I was sorry!"

"Sorry is not good enough." Momiji told him. She sighed and sat on a chair, rubbing her forehead, "Ayumu, really… I don't believe a 'monster' made you leave the groceries behind."

"Well, one did!" Ayumu stated before walking back downstairs, "How did a story like that not get on the news?"

"EH?! An Armored Knight?!"

Akio, Kenji, and Minoru were all at their 'dungeon' in the bakery. Ayumu had told them about the monster and the knight that had been killed there. They were shocked… that Ayumu told them this.

"Ayumu, I thought you didn't drink!" Akio stated, sitting back in his chair.

"I don't, idiot!" Ayumu reacted with, "I seriously saw it! There was a large fish monster!"

Kenji shook his head, "Oh yeah? Got proof?"

Ayumu grinned and walked to the other end of the room. He picked up the strange belt and looked it over for a second. He then went back to the table and put it down, "Here! The strange belt that the knight had!"

The other three men looked over the belt. They looked at the cards. They looked at Ayumu and spoke in sync, "Henshin for us."

Ayumu blinked a few times before nodding and taking the belt. He swung it around his waist and clicked it on. He drew the card he used to transform as he opened the O. He swung his arms in a circle before shouting, "Henshin!

He put the card in and closed the O, "… …"

The other just looked at him, "So when does it happen?"

Ayumu looked at the belt, "WH-what the?! It should work! I transformed yesterday!"

The others shrugged and got up, "I don't know how much you spent on that toy but it wasn't worth it."

They said farewells and went upstairs to leave. Ayumu looked down at the belt and opened the O, right away closing it. Nothing occurred again. He sighed and put the belt back on the shelf. Did it really happen? Or was he just imagining it? He couldn't have. He had felt real pain during that fight. He couldn't have imagined THAT… could he?

Within the street that enters Akusaka city, two figures on motorcycles drove into the city and parked just within the city limits, "Is this the place?"

"Should be." The second figure, taller than the first, pointed out the four towers in the city, "See?"

"Right. Hopefully, we find him here. Gonna suck if he left already."

The second figure didn't reply. He looked at the city and began to think. After a few seconds, he revved his motor and they drove deeper into the city.

A young man walked through the zoo with his shovel. He worked here and hated it. He scooped animal dung, had to clean up their tanks, cages, and such. The part he hated the most was that people seemed to mock him and call him the Dirt Man because he was always cleaning dirty stuff. Right now, he was cleaning a mess that the red panda had made just outside the cage. The area was closed due to some renovations nearby. When he went to scoop, he heard footsteps.

"Ugh… Sorry, sir or madam we are closed he-" He turned to face the owner of the sound and dropped his shovel, yelling in fear. There was a black figure in front of him. Its body looked like a dried up, squishy type of skin; similar to a frogs belly. His head was blank and looked hard like a shell. From its neck down to its gut were green orbs lodged in its chest. Its arms looked like they were made a tendrils twisted to shape an arm, which made the hand look out of place. It wore a dark grey cloaked that resembled a moths wings. The creature chuckled with a young voice, rubbing its chin.

"Hello, Dirt Man."

The man quickly grabbed his shovel and swung at the monster, which caught the shovel without turning its head, "I noticed that you're not happy with your work."

The creature took out a blank SD Card and offered it, "I can change that for you."

Ayumu fell back onto his bed and looked at the card he had used. It was bronze and had a small kanji on it that read 'Knight'. He looked at the back but it was blank. No writing or even copyright. This wasn't something you could get in a store. But what were they exactly? Why did that knight have them? Why did that monster, Dagon, want to kill him? Did the knight steal this card from him? Ayumu did not know and felt like he wouldn't learn any time soon. He did get an idea though.

He grabbed the belt from downstairs and went back up, past the counter, "See ya, Momiji. I'll be back later."

When he got outside, he went toward a certain direction. He was heading to the appraisers. If anyone would know what this strange belt and card was, they would know.

"I've never seen this before in my life."

Ayumu dropped his head on the counter. He could not believe his luck that the appraiser didn't know what it was.

"Try the museums."

"I don't think we have exhibits about this. Try the library."

"I've never seen this in a book I've read. Try Gyro-San."

Ayumu blinked a few times, not sure what he just heard, "Gyro-san? You mean that junky at the city dump?"

"You never know. He may just know something." The librarian suggested before she gave him directions to get there quickly. Ayumu shrugged and took the directions. He exited the library and headed west. As he walked, he noticed something; peoples hair. There were some people he had never seen before with unique hair. They all had a string of beads in their hair. He suspected maybe they were cultists. Who knows? After a few minutes, he saw the gate to the dump. It was a very short walk out of town. He then spoke aloud when he knew people weren't nearby.

"What was with those people with the beads in their hair? That's not like any hair style that Momiji looks at in her magazines. And… did some of them have feathers in their hair?"

He moved the latch to the gate and entered the dump, making sure to close it behind him. The dump had all the garbage in organized piles. Like food in the farthest, metallic parts near the middle and furniture around Gyro-San's house. The house was practically a shack. Inside were probably only two rooms, one being his bathroom. When he got closer to the shack, he heard talking inside. Being the polite and proper mannered man he was, he put his ear to the door to listen in on the conversation. There were three voices inside.

"If you find anything similar to this, please make sure to tell us."

"Sure, no problem."

Ayumu raised an eyebrow. Similar to what? The door the opened and Ayumu fell over, nearly hitting the man behind the door. He looked up at the man from the floor. He looked to be about twenty-seven and had dyed brown hair. He glared down at Ayumu with his dark green eyes, "Hey! Get up off my feet."

Ayumu quickly got up, not sure what to make of the situation. There was another man behind the first. He was younger and shorter, maybe about twenty-three. His hair was brown, naturally. They both wore black jackets.

"S-sorry!" Ayumu bowed to the older man before the man noticed what Ayumu was holding.

"Where did you-"

Before he could finish, there was a scream in town. Ayumu looked in the direction before remembering he had the belt, "Sorry, I'll talk to you later, Gyro-San!"

Ayumu sprinted off, climbing the fence instead of opening it. The older man sprinted after him but stopped at the fence, "Dammit!"

Gyro and the younger man walked to the fence. The junky scratched his grey beard, "Found it."

Ayumu got to the zoo entrance and saw a large monster. It had short black fur on its body and its arms had random patches of shells. When it turned in Ayumu's direction, he nearly screamed like a girl. The beast had a vertical mouth, and a large one at that. It started from the middle of the head and ended in the middle of the chest. It had two eyes as well, one on each side of the mouth, giving it a gross look. They eyes were mainly black, as if the pupil ate the rest of the eye.

Ayumu swung the belt on and took out a card, hoping it would work, "H-Henshin!"

He put the card in the belt and closed it. The card shined and his armor appeared once again, "I-It worked this time!"

He pumped his fist and looked at the monster. The large beast charged at Ayumu, who stepped back then bolted off. He got to a wall and jumped, kicking off and jumping off the beasts shoulders. He took out the bronze card and put it in the extra slot, summoning his sword. The beast turned around and before Ayumu could swing down, the beast slugged him in the gut, sending him far back. Ayumu held his gut and coughed. He got up and heard a familiar voice.

"Get your shield!"

Ayumu looked over at the small hill nearby and saw the man from before, watching him. Ayumu went through his cards and found blank ones. Eventually he found another bronze. He went to put it in but the monster had hit him, making him throw the card. Ayumu quickly slashed the monster and ran to the card, sliding to catch it. He stopped a foot before the card. He just got up to grab it. He put the card in the slot and a buckler appeared in a glow of light. The monster was about to hit Ayumu, but he quickly lifted his shield. The shield absorbed most of the blow, though he still slid back.

"Whoa!" Ayumu chuckled and ran with his sword ready. He began swinging at the monster but unlike Dagon, didn't last. The beast grabbed the sword and yanked it out of his hand. Ayumu stepped back, "Uh oh…"

The black beast swung an uppercut at Ayumu, who blocked it but the forced still sent him up in the air. He landed on his back and groaned. The man watching shook his head. He was not impressed with Ayumu's lack of skill. The beast jumped at Ayumu and pounded its fists at his chest. Ayumu lifted his feet and kicked the beasts gut and he quickly got to his feet. Ayumu looked through his cards and found another 'Seal' card. He put the card in his extra slot and felt a surge of power in himself. He ran toward the monster and jumped, sticking his leg out for a kick. He then shot at the monster, his burning foot colliding with the beast's chest, making it slide along the ground on its back. Ayumu jumped off and the beast erupted. The explosion reversed and the marble appeared, then shattered. Ayumu made a sigh of relief and dismissed his armor. When he turned around, the older man took the belt right from Ayumu.

"H-hey! That's mine!"

"This power wasn't meant for you." The man told Ayumu, "Where is Kayden?"

"Kayden?" Ayumu asked. He then had a flashback of the knight that had been killed. The belt was from him. This man meant the knight, "He's… dead."

"Impossible." The older man grabbed Ayumu by the collar, "Where is he?!"

"Osamu!" A young voice shouted. The younger man walked over and swatted the man, Osamu's hand to make hi let go, "Kayden wasn't invincible. The belt has worked for this young man. We have to let him keep it."

Osamu scoffed at Ayumu, "Why should we? It could just be a coincidence. Who knows how he'll use this power. Probably for his own personal needs."

Ayumu swipped the belt back, "I'll use it how I want!"

"Then in that case, I dub you a fools name; Kamen Rider Knave."

"You failed."

The black creature growled and swung at the voice, "Don't mock me! Who is this new rider?!"

"Ythogtha, you and our brother have failed. We need to step up our game as they say. We may need to see father about this."

"NO!" He swung his arm again, "We must not! We cannot do such a thing yet!"

A new figure entered the room. It had a fleshy type of body, one where the flesh was different colors on random spots and some of it even peeling. There were two rows of blue orbs going down its chest as well. Its face was nearly blank and wrinkly except for two small green eyes. It wore a cloak made of flesh, "Brothers. Ythogtha. Zoth-Omong. We must not fret. Our war has nearly begun. Father will not be awakened until it is time. We must be prepared for this."

"What about the Kyoki's? They're still on standby." The creature named Zoth-Omong suggested, "We must call them next."

"Agreed?"

"… Agreed, brother."

"Good. Now, I suggest you two rest. I will create another Mask tomorrow except the Kyoki's will go with it."

The three creatures nodded and split up, into separate rooms. A set of eyes watched the three leave from the corner of the room. He coughed softly and chuckled.

Next On Kamen Rider Knave!

"We battle creatures known as the Masks."

"I can fight them on my own!"

"Kyoki's! Come at my command!"

"Henshin!"

"I am Kamen Rider Lancer!"

AUTHOR COMMENTS

Let me tell you guys, I am very excited writing this story. I wanted you guys to get an idea on what the Kaijin and Riders are in this series exactly. Now again, I expect nice reviews and creative help! See ya next Rider