A man dressed in black and white armor could be seen rolling on the ground before he stopped when he hit the side of a car. He rubbed his head and the realized that his head was covered in a metal helmet. He then looked at himself.

"Hey, what's this?" he questioned as he looked himself over. He was wearing a strange suit of armor with a belt that had the case attached to his right hip. He felt his face and it was too covered by the helmet that was concealing his head. "What is this armor?" He scanned the place he was in. "Huh? What's wrong with the signs?" He saw the signboards. They were the same as before except that the writing on them were in reversed. He heard a hissing noise and turned his head over to the source to see the biggest, meanest, and weirdest looking spider he'd ever seen. He'd seen this thing, going after a girl, before he was pulled into this strange backwards place. The spider-thing finally took notice of him, staring at him hungrily. The young man gulped. Even he was smart enough to see that this thing wasn't friendly. He then scrambled back to his feet before running, with the thing giving chase and fast with its 8 legs.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!?" he screamed as he ran.

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First person POV of armored man:

OK, you're probably wondering what's going on. Well, that guy who's running for his life is me, Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, but my friends call me Leo. How did I end up here? Well, it all started when I was looking through my otousan's old stuff in the attic. He had this huge trunk with all his stuff inside. I never really knew my father. He died when I was three. So, I decided to try to get to know him through his belongings.

That was when I found this.

It was a red rectangular case with a slot for cards. I never thought my dad was into trading cards so I drew out a couple. They were strange. One was marked as 'SEAL' while another was marked as 'CONTRACT'. I then heard my okaasan calling so I pocketed the thing and went downstairs for breakfast. If I had stayed longer, I would've seen a red dragon in the mirror staring right at me.

Now, don't be surprised, but I'm not really your average boy. My okaasan is the world famous fashion designer, Emiko Narukawa Hasuma. She still keeps her maiden name, turning it into her middle name. Despite her busy schedule, she makes time for me and my twin sister. We live in this really huge mansion.

I had only turned 15 a few weeks ago and today was the start of my new term in Junior High. I go to the Red Horse Private Institute, Junior High division. For some strange reason, I'm put in a class where I'm the only boy. Well, I never really questioned fate.

After breakfast, my sister and I went our separate ways. I prefer walking while she prefers to run up ahead and see if she gets there fast. I just humored her.

As I was walking past a building, I heard a strange ringing sound in my ear. I then turned towards the source to see a red dragon. It wasn't flying in front of the building, it was inside, in the reflection! Suddenly, it flew right at me! Instinctively, I raised up my arms to defend myself. I was holding the card case in my hand at the time and all of a sudden the dragon just backed off. That was really weird.

I told my classmates what I had seen and they all told me I was crazy. Others suggestes I write a book about it since I had a really active imagination. I wasn't imagining it, was I?

Later, on my way home, I heard the ringing again, in a parking lot. I then saw a large spider, in the reflection on the cars, stalking after a woman. I didn't know why, but I decided to follow it. I was stopped for a moment by a girl who asked me the strangest question.

"Are you…a Zodiac Knight?" she asked me. I didn't know what she meant so I walked past her and towards the woman to warn her but then was pulled into the reflection!

Which now led to me running for my life from a huge spider.

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Normal POV:

The spider-monster was knocking cars aside to get to Ryuki as he tried to make his escape. The spider thing then got close enough to swing its leg, sending him flying into a building before he came crashing down to the ground. He groaned in pain as he saw the thing coming for him. Was this how he was going to die?

Suddenly, a dark blue pod-like vehicle on two wheels knocked the spider-thing over. It then swerved and screeched to a halt before the top of the vehicle lifted up. Ryuki could see another man wearing armor that was different from his. He then approached the spider, standing in front of Ryuki.

"Who are you?" Ryuki asked. The man glanced at him.

The other armored man said, "You're new, aren't you?" He snorted, "I'm surprised that you haven't made a contract with a monster yet."

"Huh?"

The spider-monster started spewing sharp spikes at them and the guy threw Ryuki aside before using his sword to deflect the spikes. He then charged straight ahead and began fighting it. He then backed away before sheathing his sword. He reached to his right hip where a case was attached to the belt he was wearing which resembled the one Ryuki was wearing. He then drew a card before calling its name, "Sword Vent: K-9 Lance!" He then slid the card into a slot located in the back of his sword. In a flash of light, a lance appeared in his hands before he charged.

"So, that's what the cards do," Ryuki realized before reaching down to the case on his belt. He drew a card before sliding it inside the device on his left arm. "Ano…Sword Vent?" In a flash of light, a sword dropped down from the sky and imbedded itself in the ground in front of him. He looked confused for a moment before walking over and pulling the sword out. "Alright…I may not know what's going on, but there's no way I'll just stand around doing nothing!"

Meanwhile, the other armored person was fighting but then got knocked backwards. Luckily, he landed on his feet. Suddenly, he heard a loud yell as Ryuki ran past him, holding the sword before swinging it downwards on the one of the spider's legs.

The sword snapped in half, much to his surprise and embarrassment, before the spider knocked him into a building.

"Stand aside," the other armored man advised, "You're not ready for combat." He then drew another card from his belt before sliding it into his sword. "Add Vent: Summoning Cerberus!"

A loud howling noise could be heard before the biggest dog Ryuki had ever seen rammed into the spider. The strangest thing about this dog was not its size, but the three heads it sported. The armored man then drew another card before sliding it into his sword, "Final Vent!"

The dog howled, barked and roared with all three heads before he mounted it. He pointed his lance forwards as the two of them charged. Blue energy engulfed them before they rushed straight at the spider.

"FROZEN HUNTER!" he called out as he sent a blast of frost at the spider, freezing it in place, before smashing right through and shattering it into many pieces. Ryuki watched, astounded.

"Sugoi…"

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