ANKOKU KISHI XZ MONOGATARI
CHAPTER 1: A NEW WORLD… AGAIN!?
I DON'T OWN ANKOKU KISHI MONOGATARI OR KAMEN RIDER AND THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
Kuroki opened his eyes and shook his head. His memories were a bit fuzzy, but the last thing he remembered was that Sento and he had finished fighting a remnant Smash. Sento was then droning on about one of his other crazy experiments, and then everything turned black, as if someone had switched off the lights.
"Argh, what happened? Did Sento do something crazy, or maybe Kazumin and his goons are pranking me again?" Kuroki grumbled.
Kuroki could now see clearly as he noticed that he was staring at a very high ceiling. He tried to sit up, and upon looking around, he saw that he was in the middle of a strange, glowing circle.
"What the hell is this?"
Kuroki then stood up, but he put his guard up upon noticing that he was surrounded. He focused his eyes on the dark surroundings and was surprised by what he saw.
"Monsters!?"
Kuroki was surrounded by strange and monstrous-looking creatures, but they were just staring at him without intending to attack him.
"What are they? Grongi? Orphinochs? Smash? Roidmudes? Wait, I think Wizard Senpai told us back then that his enemies resembled fantasy creatures… or maybe they are Megid, like what Blades told me?"
As Kuroki tried to piece together the information around him, a large booming voice rang through the hall.
"OH HO! OUR SAVIOR IS NOW AWAKE!"
Kuroki looked in the direction of the voice and…
"Who's tha- HOLY SHIT!"
A large bipedal boar with a horn on its head and ferocious tusks in its mouth was the one who spoke those words. It was approaching Kuroki at a steady pace. Kuroki's senses went into overdrive, and he suddenly reached for something on his back-
"Wait! This one means you no harm!" The creature raised its hands to show that it was sincere in its words. Normally, Kuroki would not heed a monster's words, but there was something about the creature in front of him that made him listen. He relaxed his stance and asked the great monster in front of him:
"Ok…, assuming that you mean no harm. Could I ask who you are? And why did you call me a savior?"
The monster in front of him bowed its head and said, "Where are this one's manners? Forgive me. I am Modes the Demon King, the ruler of this land Nargol. May this one know the name of the savior?"
"Ryuuga Kuroki. You could just call me Kuroki for short, though."
Modes approached Kuroki and then bowed his head lower than before.
"Ah, Kuroki-dono is your name… then, Kuroki-dono, PLEASE SAVE THIS MODES!"
"...Ha!?"
"Forgive this one's sudden request. I know you are very surprised, but you are my only hope," Modes humbly explained to his savior's bizarre reaction.
Kuroki was able to calm down and collect his thoughts. "Ah... Ok, I am very confused by that. First of all, based on your appearance and aura, you can smash me like a bug anytime you want. And second, you seem like the last one in this room who needs to be saved." Kuroki pointed at a weak rat-like creature in the direction in front of him. "That guy is the one who needs more saving based on everything I saw here. No offense though."
Modes scratched his head and realized his folly. "Oh, I see. Forgive this one's hastiness in his humble request. I jumped immediately without explaining my circumstances. The truth is my kingdom is being invaded by my enemies."
"Invaded? On what grounds? Based on the usual stories that I know, Nargol was the one supposed to invade, right?" Kuroki wondered.
"We are being invaded by Alrena, the Goddess of Elios. She summoned a hero from the spirit in order to do her bidding. She wasn't content with banishing me, she also desires to steal my beloved treasure!" Modes bemoaned upon revealing his circumstances to Kuroki.
Modes then bowed down, and his forehead almost touched the ground, disregarding the gasps of his subjects. "So please! I humbly ask of you, defeat the hero!" Modes begged again.
Kuroki was surprised and impressed at Modes' desperation, that he, a king, was bowing to a newly arrived stranger. Kuroki then kneeled down and touched Modes' shoulder.
"Oi, Modes, please stand up. You don't need to subject yourself to this. Although I won't agree easily, at least I will hear your story," Kuroki replied as he helped Modes up to his feet again.
"Oh, thank you for listening to this, Modes! Please let me explain my circumstances. Mona!"
"Yes, dear."
A woman walked towards Modes and Kuroki. Of all the women that he had encountered in his life, she was the most beautiful. He looked at Modes, whose eyes became gentle and kind that you couldn't help but think he was supposed to be a demon lord.
"What do you think of her, Kuroki-dono? Isn't she beautiful? Her name was Mona, my beloved wife. Mona, please give your greetings to Kuroki-dono."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kuroki-dono."
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Ms. Mona," Kuroki replied as he returned her greetings. Had he been younger, he would surely have been frustrated at how Modes was able to meet such a beautiful woman, but he was way past that. His experiences had taught him to be a better man.
"Modes, I think I am starting to have an idea of what your treasure is."
Modes grinned as he realized that his savior was able to get an idea based on their interactions. "Impressive, Kuroki-dono! Yes, my wife was my treasure that is worth more than this one's life. Anyways, Mona, could you please?"
Mona muttered an incomprehensible sentence while she spread her hand, and a mirage appeared above them. Kuroki was astonished by the demonstration of magic in front of him.
"Wow, this is really a fantasy world. Those magic-based riders would feel at home in this kind of setting."
The mirage showed a group of six teens fighting an army of monsters. A lone young man and five girls whose attire came from some fantasy story games. The young man charged straight into the monsters with a swordswoman and a ninja besides him while their three companions behind them fired spells for support.
"This…" Modes pointed his finger at the mirage to enlarge the image. "Is the Hero Reiji and his hero party. They are the ones that Rena summoned. Kuroki-dono? Is there something wrong?" Modes stopped his explanation upon observing Kuroki's expression of pure surprise.
"No… It can't be… How are they alive?" Kuroki whispered while watching the mirage.
Modes was surprised at Kuroki's statement. "What do you mean by that, Kuroki-dono? Do you know those heroes personally?"
"Yes, I know them. Reiji Midou, Chiyuki Mizuoji, Sahoko Yoshino, Rino Sasaki, Naomi Todoroki and…"
The final person evoked a nostalgic memory from a long time ago. It had been a long time since he saw her face.
"Shirone Akamine."
"So, Kuroki-dono knows the Hero Party as it seems. Let me continue. They were summoned a year ago by Rena, the goddess who hates this Modes."
"What did you say? Can you please repeat that?" Kuroki slowly answered.
"This Modes was hated by Rena?"
"No, before that."
"The hero party was summoned a year ago?"
"Yes, that. There is something not right."
"What do you mean by that?" Modes asked.
"You see Modes, the hero party that you speak of… has been missing for 10 years now in our world."
CHAPTER 1 END
Author's Notes:
Hello there, I am new to writing fanfiction, so if there are any grammatical mistakes, I apologize, and I will still try to improve.
Anyways, Ankoku Kishi Monogatari is a story about a loser protagonist (who was actually a prodigy, but due to the dressing down of his childhood friend, he lost his confidence) who was isekai'd by a Demon King (who was really a nice guy) to seek his help against the Hero party, which is composed of the Hero Reiji and his harem. The funny thing about this story is that it can piss people off because of how idiotic and careless the hero party is; 80% of the problems they cause, and the MC has to clean it up. Also, you will never believe how huge of a jerk Reiji is because the dude thinks with his dick and doesn't give a shit about how it will affect everybody (he caused a civil war that ruined a kingdom because he flirted with the princess and just left). His harem are also enablers that make everyone who reads their actions kinda speechless because of their mental gymnastics in regards to Reiji. Well, just read Ankoku Kishi and be ready to be pissed.
As for Yukisaki Kuroki (the MC in the original), dude ain't that bad, but the problem is how much of a doormat he is that you can't help but feel bad for him. That's why you can say the whole story is also about his emotional self-healing as he progresses throughout the story. He still has his cringey perverted moments, but you can feel nice when he stands up for himself or curbstomps his enemy.
Unfortunately, I will tweak Kuroki's background and have it combined with Banjou's. He will be Kuroki Ryuuga here (I know Banjou was his surname, but I am taking some liberties here). A bit of a spoiler, but let's say that he was an end story Kamen Rider now, and it's been years since he became one. Think of him as a veteran of numerous battles (in the old and new world) that he is mature and a bit cynical due to the people he needs to kill in the past and regrets (like what Banjou did that was shown in the Cross-Z new world). So, if you are expecting break speeches here, yep, there are some here.
Well, anyways, see you in the story. Kinda need beta readers too for possible revisions and such though, feel free to PM me.