Disclaimer: I don't own Kamen Rider! It belongs to Toei! I only own the OCs!

AN: Alright, before I show you, I need to clear some things up first.

I'm kind of have an interest in history, especially with the Crusades. Why? Well, if I gave the full reason, then you would be reading a fifty-page essay. Anyway, after remembering some certain events, I eventually decided to write a story of a Rider named Saif during the Crusades, told through the eyes of some kid named Ayub, who Saif saved during the siege of Acre. However, wrote about Saif saving Ayub from Acre and the two starting their journey, nothing more in Realms of My Mind!"

After writing the first few chapters of Sage & Arca, I thought I would have the two main Riders visit other worlds, and Saif happened to be one of those worlds. Unfortunately, I gave up on it (man, I've been doing that with a lot of my stories, haven't I?), but I fortunately saved what I wrote so far. So here it is!

(Arca's POV)

When I exited the rift, I thought I would arrive hopefully at the top of a tall roof, or near the outskirts of some large city. I was unlucky to find myself in the middle of a desert. It wouldn't really bother me physically 'cause I'm a being of the unconscious. What would bother is how to get to my destination. There's also the fact that I couldn't access any of my powers. I guess I could only access those powers in the kid's mind. Anywhere else, and they're pretty much useless.

Anyway, I didn't have to worry about disguising myself because I took the liberty of going to Lock's base and taking some clothes. I now wore a brown robe on my body. It had long sleeves and the robe was held up by a black sash around the waist. It also came with a large hood that covered my head and a scarf that I kept around my mouth area. Everything was pretty much covered, save for my black visor, which was covered by shadows of my hood.

As for getting to my destination, I fortunately reached a nearby town. It was quite large with a market and houses all over. One would think of it as a city almost, save for the fact that it wasn't as huge as the cities of the time. Apparently, the town was somewhat close to Acre, the city that would be taken by the Crusaders within some months or so.

I decided to stay for a while, hiding out amongst the crowd. I've only been here for about a day and no one's noticed me yet, thankfully. What I was doing here? Well, I was searching for someone. Specifically, the Rider of this story... Saif.

According to the date, it was 1188, a year before the Crusaders began their invasion of Acre. According to the kid's story, Saif was suppose to appear during the last days of the invasion, so he would most likely either be at Acre already or he's following the Crusader army. I wasn't completely sure, so I decided to wait.

Apparently, I didn't have to wait that long because I was walking down the dirt roads of the city, when I happened to see another figure walking down the streets. He happened to be wearing a tattered cloak around his entire body, covering everything except for what looked like armored hands and feet. The figure wore a large scarf that covered most of his head, save for... a red visor? Yes, it was a red visor. I also happened to notice that he carried a sword on his back. It had to be Saif.

I continued to keep an eye on him for a while, following him where ever he went. I stuck to the shadows, staying far away from the figure so he wouldn't notice me. It seemed to have worked for a while because I didn't see him suddenly stop to look back around. It looked like he was buying supplies from the market, most likely for battling the Crusaders. After, he gained his supplies, the figure then head towards the gate of the town. He was leaving and I couldn't let this opportunity slip through my fingers!

Changing my course, I immediately sped towards the entrance gate of the town. I zigzagged through the town, avoiding anyone giving me strange looks. As I headed towards the gate, I only hoped I got there before the guy who I thought was Saif did. Thankfully, I did get there before he did.

I waited at the gate for about ten minutes, but it was worth the wait as I saw the cloaked figure heading towards the gate. However, my presence made him stop, dropping his bags as he reached for his sword. "You were the one following me in the market," he said.

I silently cursed myself. I guess he did notice me after all. "What do you want with me?" the figure demanded, drawing his blade from its sheath.

My first thought was to take my saber out and defend myself, but I remembered why I came here. "Lets take this outside, shall we?" I gestured towards the outskirts of the town.

The figure hesitantly looked at me, unsure of what I was planning. However, he nodded and we both walked out into the desert outskirts of town. I headed towards the dunes, so we were far enough from any witnesses. "Now, since we don't have anyone around, lets get rid of the disguises shall we," I said, before adding, "Saif."

Though I couldn't see his face, the figure's body language was enough for me to tell that he was shocked about me knowing his identity. However, he kept his calm as he removed his cloak and let it fall onto the sand, using his supplies to keep it still.

Saif had a white bodysuit underneath his black armor. He wore a chest plate as well round shoulder guards. His forearms and lower legs were covered in gauntlets and boots. His head was covered by a black hood with a white stripe down the middle. He had a red visor, and a white mask over his mouth and nose. Saif also had a metallic belt that had a red gem in the diamond shaped buckle.

"Now I've shown my real form, you show yours," Saif said as he raised his sword.

I smirked underneath my helmet as I ripped off the robe from my form, revealing my black armor to Saif. I could tell he was shocked at my form as he tightened his grip on his sword. "Who are you?" he demanded. "What are you?"

Oh boy this was going to take a while...

AN: Yeah, that's all I have. Sorry for it being so short, but that's I wrote. Still, please let me know by leaving a review and if you have any criticism, then please let it be constructive. Thank you!

Raika out!