-A Few weeks back-
I sit at my computer watching the most recent episode of Kamen Rider Drive, I'm Elliot Glith, A fan of things Tokusatsu-Primarily Kamen Rider-But i like others, i lean back as the episode ends, and glance towards the shelf to my left, admiring my Sengoku Driver and several Lockseeds, well, all of the Sengoku Lockseeds, well all except 1; i never really liked the Genesis Lockseeds, i brush chip crumbs off my Orange jacket, blue shirt and jeans, to match Gaim, my favorite Kamen Rider Series', flagship colors
*Ding-Dong* I open my door to be met with the package delivery woman
"Here's your package Ell" the delivery woman hands me a small box
"Thanks Cass" Her name's Cassie, i order so much stuff from overseas and as luck would have it, it seems to be the same person each time
"No problem, so how're you hanging in there?"
"Fine, i'm fine"
"I thought your Uncle was looking after you, since your parents... well"
"He understood i felt more comfortable here than at his place" Cass feels like someone i can talk to easily, i have a phobia of talking to other people in crowded areas; I'll even get locked up if i'm surrounded by too many of my own friends, well if it's a small response i can muster it, mostly because i'm rather scared of saying something that'll make people hate me, she feels like the big sister i never had
"Ahh i see, well these packages won't deliver themselves, later"
"Bye Cass" I open the box and find the missing piece to my collection and my favorite lockseed...
i press the button on it...
MATSUBOKKURI!(PINECONE!)
-Today-
"Alright, lets go through this one more time"
I take the Pinecone designed Lock, i whirl it on my finger and then clench it, with my thumb i press the switch on its side
MATSUBOKKURI!
i only recently got my hands on my main one, a DX Matsubokkuri, Lifting up my arm, I Throw it down and forward in a long arc, slamming the lock to my driver and push down
LOCK ON!
"HENSHIN!" i pull up from the handle of the knife, following through, i throw my arm pointing to the sky
SOIYA~ MATSUBOKKURI ARMS!
ICHIGEKI, IN THE SHADOWS!
To my surprise something happened, a portal opened...
Just not one like a Helhiem Crack, which is a sky zipper, it was a green runic circle that reminded me of Wizard when he'd use Hurricane Style...
i shouldn't.
i really shouldn't.
but it's so...
so shiny and bright...
"Maybe, just a touch" i snatch my Modified Fourze Kaban, redesigned to hold all my lockseeds, strap it to my back and the moment my finger grazes the green light i'm pulled forward, i then feel the sense of air...
and falling...
*THUD!*
I open my eyes, formerly closed in fear to find myself in a rather pretty place, a radiant blue sky and pastel green trees. i next noticed that i was surrounded by people around my own age, 17 or so, maybe younger or older, they're dressed in matching uniforms with white shirts, black pants-skirts for the ladies of course-and cloaks, But what i noticed most of all was a petite girl with long pink hair and matching eyes, which were lit with fury, in front of me and with her hands tightened and at her side, she speaks to me
"Who. Are. You?!" she commands of me, i freeze from the sheer amount of people
"Answer me now, commoner!" the stomps
Yeah, that's it, yell at me, that'll totally make me speak...
Her face becomes that of horror as she reaches some kind of revelation, the uniformed teens, i assume students of some kind, take delight in her horror and laugh
"How Typical, Louise the Zero!"
"HAHAHA~! That's ANOTHER failure!"
"And it looks all greasy!" i near retort to that before, 'Louise the Zero', interrupts me
"SILENCE ALL OF YOU!" she huffs angrily "I-I can-"
"Enough everyone... settle down" an important looking old man approaches us "Miss Valliere, this is what the ritual has provided to you as a familiar, it is final and it is absolute" the man says with much dignity and poise, a small mouse in his hand squeaks in agreement
"B-But, i... fine" at first protesting, then compliant after a stern look, she turns to me and kneels, so we're face to face, hers flushed red "Pentagon of the five elemental powers, grant your blessing to this being and recognize him as my familiar" she leans forward and Kisses me...
My First kiss...
She immediately backs away and crosses her arms
"Consider yourself honored that i wasted my first kiss on you" Waste? if she's going to be like that...
"Feeling's Mutual!" i grumble, she gives me a deathly glare, however i'm quickly distracted by my hand burning, i look to my left hand and see that strange markings appear on the back of my hand, a man in a brown rope with glasses takes a sketch of my 'rune' as he called it and said something about it, but i was focused on the fact that my HAND WAS JUST BURNT IN THIN AIR AFTER BEING KISSED BY A KINDA CUTE GIRL WITH IMPOSSIBLE HAIR COLOR!
"Hey there" a sultry voice snaps me out of my trance, a busty red-head with tanned skin, to a point where i wondered if she was black or not, gives me a hungry look "Oh, i feel so bad for you poor thing, being stuck with a Zero like Louise" she says with faux-pas concern
"ZERBST, get away from my Familiar!" she swats at the red-head, 'Zerbst', but she flies away next to a blue haired girl, the redhead winking at me before she leaves view, she then turns and points at me "You, follow me!" she storms off, leaving me to follow her...
After being led up a spiral staircase, in a stone tower we reach a room, Louise's apparently by the girly tapestry and furnishings...
I'd say i feel awkward since this is my first time being in a girl's room, but, this feels more like a renaissance fair to be honest
"This is the absolute worst!" she sits down at a small wooden table and sighs "I was supposed to summon a magnificent familiar to prove i'm NOT a zero, Instead I get trash!" She says like I'm not in the room, now that i'm in a more comfortable position, i feel like venting
"You SOUND like a zero!" i retort she looks at me with more rage than earlier "ZERO personality, ZERO charm, and ZERO tact!"
"How DARE You talk to your master like that!" She stands...
Master?! who does she think she is?!
"Excuse me~, i figured since we're both HUMAN you'd be nicer, but i suppose i was wrong! the stone of this tower is more pleasant than you are!" i notice her eyes water, I'd feel more forgiving but since she's been a brat to me this entire time, i really don't feel like bothering
"I-IF you hate me so much... then... then... THEN GET OUT!" taking the invitation i leave, her room and the tower
After wondering for a while, i reach the courtyard from this morning, sitting on the grass lean my back against the outside of the tower and look up to the stars, now that i finally have a moment to rest, i do what i do best, self-reflect
"...i wonder, was i too harsh? is she just as confused as i was?" i recall seeing various creatures with the other students all ranging from Giant moles to Dragons, i suppose as a human i was rather subpar "Speaking of creatures" i look down at my Sengoku Driver "Hmm? that's odd, i could of sworn the lock was closeded" i go to remove the Lock Seed but the moment my hand feels the item i recognize something's different, it's metal, real metal...
"Wait a minute, does this... mean..." i close the lock
LOCK ON!
"Woah!" that was the regular sound, well it was, but it was MUCH higher quality and less toy-ish, i stand up
"HENSHIN!" i pull up from the handle of the knife
I throw my arm pointing to the sky, and to my surprise something happened, a portal opened...
...and it was accompanied with a Black metal Pinecone...
...i've never smiled so much in my life, the metal fauna crashes onto my shoulders and i can feel a lighter suit cover me.
ICHIGEKI, IN THE SHADOWS!
The helmet forms and the visor slips down, i can't discribe how glorious this feels, the pinecone armor based on a Japanese Ashigaru forms and i've become Kurokage Main Arms, Kagematsu spear and all!
The once custom blank faceplate i made for my driver now looked like Kurokage's, i notice when i henshin'd my lockseed kaban fell to the ground, i hang its handle on the lock holder on my belt, which much like the role-play toy, only holds three lockseeds, but i use the bottom two hooks for my Kaban, i walk around for a while before returning to my prior position, looking to the sky.
"Y'know, maybe things are going be better than i had imagined, i suppose i have two choices now, i can either stick with Louise... or..." i leap to my feet and pose
"Protect this world and its inhabitants! i AM a Kamen Rider now after all!" i slump back down
"Though... maybe i was i brought here to protect her..." i gasp in excitement "Just like when the Monster World's Haruto and Koyomi summoned Gaim!" i nod with affirmation, closing the Matsubokkuri Lockseed, i unhenshin, removing my Lockseed and Driver, concealing them in a custom sown large pocket inside my jacket, as i stand and turn to leave however...
"Excuse me" a polite voice calls to me, i look towards its origin to see a maid, a kinda cute girl with black hair and purple eyes "Did you cause that light earlier?" I guess my untransformation caught her attention
"No, but i saw it too"
"I see..." she gives me an inquisitive look before snapping her fingers "...You're that odd familiar everyone was talking about" i nod "Why're you out here so late? Won't your Master be upset?" i chuckle and rub the back of my head
"I think it's a little late for that... heh heh, i kinda chewed her out and she sent me away" the maid puts a hand over her mouth in shock
"You shouldn't of! Commoners shouldn't talk back to Nobles!"
"What's with that anyways?"
"You don't know? Nobles are those with magic, and those without magic are Commoners, Nobles are to be treated with the upmost respect and honor by Commoners."
"Ahh, that explains alot" It also explains why Louise was commanding me around, if its the world she's accustomed to, i suppose i can't be mad at her that much, i suppose i'll have to apologize "Well thank you for the information, uhhh..."
"My name is Siesta" the maid, 'Siesta', introduces herself
"Thank you Siesta, my name is Elliot, by the way"
Y'know Louise'll probably scold me if i'm just there all of a sudden, or worse
"Hey Siesta, are there any servants quarters i could stay at for the night?" Siesta thinks for a moment before smiling at me
"Sure, follow me." She takes me to barracks near the Kitchen, there i meet Marteau, the head chef, he seems like a nice man though it must be that fun-loving smile
"Ahh, Siesta who's your friend?" Marteau asks the maid
"He's Elliot, the Familiar of Miss Valliere"
"AH, he's what all the fuss earlier was about!" Marteau takes a moment to look me over, he notices my Kaban "What's this?"
"Sorry, it's personal goods" i wave him off, he leads me to the men's barracks which smells, interesting... i lay onto a cot and fall asleep
"W-Why" Louise sits on her bed in her pink nightgown, holding her knees to her flat chest "I can't even get my Familiar to listen to me... why?" she turns her head and looks out her window into the night sky "I-I really am a Zero, aren't?" burying her face into her legs she falls on her side and lays there curled until she passes out
I sit up with a loud yawn, i freeze for a moment but then i recall yesterday...
i'm a Kamen Rider and i'm the Familiar of Louise Va-Vali-Valiree?, Lousie Val-Something, i got up surprisingly early and having nothing better to do i help out Siesta with breakfast, sneaking a bite of what ever the Nobles don't finish...
I hear other Students talk about me, or specifically my 'Master', apparently she comes from a Magically and Politically strong family but Louise's magic fails every time she tries it, harming those around her and because of it the other students call her a 'Zero'
...So they're picking on her
Then, i WAS sent here to protect Louise after all, i'm sure of it now! in a world full of magic, someone who can't use magic-correctly-should be protected, after the first bell tolls, Louise finally comes to food hall, i walk over to her
"Good Morning... Mas-ter" it takes a bit out of me to call her master, though i'm a rather submissive person really, but that's fine; I'm cool playing second Baron...
heh heh heh
"Now you call me Master?" Louise says with skepticism and a hint of anger, as she takes a seat i notice her eyes are red
"Master, have you been crying? What troubles you?" i kneel on the ground next to her, i heard that the seats are reserved for Nobles, She shoots me an... odd glance, a mix between more anger and thanks
"Your insolence! where'd you get the gall to speak against your Master?!" or maybe just more anger...
"I'm sorry, i'm not from this world, i didn't know my role..." Louise gives me a quizzical glance before shrugging it off, Siesta brings her food, minutes later after she finishes she speaks to me
"I accept your apology, BUT, there will be severe punishment later, is that understood?"
"Yes master" Louise stands up i do so in kind, she starts walking and i follow her out to the courtyard, a mass of students are interacting with their familiars
"Today all the second-years are spending the day with their familiars" All though she says that, when i look closer, i do see a lot of people just talking with one another, especially a blond boy and blonde girl seemingly having a dat-ait a minute wasn't he with a another girl the other night? ...meh
"Hmm, isn't that Siesta?" i whisper, she did leave part way through, is this what she was doing? she seems to be delivering a pie to the blond kid... until she trips over that Giant Mole i mentioned prior, the kid notices
"Commoner, do you know how long i waited and you toss it to the ground?!"
"But i was-" Siesta pleads getting to her feet
"Don't you dare accuse my sweet Beldandi!"
*SMACK* He slaps Siesta, causing me to clench my fists
"Guiche that was a bit much wasn't it?" the blonde asks
"But my dear Montmorency, she is Commoner don't concern yourself with the help"
"The help?!" i march over to him
"Oh, you're that Commoner Familiar, what do you want?" Well, since you asked...
"Non Non, i would like to ask your lady friend how her hair color and body shape changed from last night?" the woman becomes Irate
"Guiche..."
"W-Wait, Montmorency, i-it's not like he says!" as he flourishes with his arms a pink letter falls from his cloak, i pick it up
"Miss, is this your's?" i hand the letter to Montmo-Montmorn-Montmornety? she violently slaps Guiche and walks away, Guiche faces to me
"YOU COMMONER TRASH, I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!" i get nose-to-nose
"Bring it"
"Very well..." Guiche said cooling down "In an hour we shall meet in Vestri Court."
Some time later
"Don't do it! You're just going to embarrass me!" Louise scolds me
"Master, i assure you, i'll destroy him, then they'll see you're not a zero!" i say clasping her hands, we stay like this for a moment before she pulls her hands away "If i fail, then punish me as you see fit" she turns away from me
"Of Course i'll punish you if you embarrass! S-so you better not!"
"I won't" Louise and I head for Vestri Court, we reach to it, a large and grassy field, this school seems to have alot of free space, a crowd has formed and i meet with Guiche in the middle "So, what are the terms?"
"The first to admit defeat loses!" that's rather obvious "And as it seems you are unarmed, i shall grant you a fine bronze sword, after all i am Guiche the Bronze, an Earth mage!" i laugh confusing him
"No thanks" i take my driver out of my Jacket and place it on my waist, forming the Belt "Bronze is a bit weak for my tastes" Guiche snarls at me, with a wave of his Flower Wand, petals fall from it summoning 3 Valkyrie-ish golems
"You ungrateful..." i whip out my Lockseed and press the button
MATSUBOKKURI!
i Lift up my arm, I Throw it down and forward in a long arc, slamming the lock to my driver and push down
LOCK ON!
The Matsubokkuri Armor appears from a Crack in the sky, as the Type-1 Stand-by music plays the audience gasps
"What is that?"
"It looks like a Pinecone!"
"Where are those Trumpets coming from?!" I mean they're Feudal Horns but...
"HENSHIN!" i pull up from the handle of the knife, following through, i throw my arm pointing to the sky
SOIYA~ MATSUBOKKURI ARMS!
The Matsubokkuri Armor falls onto me forming the under suit
ICHIGEKI, IN THE SHADOWS!
The Armor unfolds and my Kagematsu appears in my hand, i move my lockseed holder to my right hip, the side of my weapon hand and i hang my Kaban on it, the audience's reaction becomes louder
"WOAH!"
"What kind of magic is that?!"
"Is he really a Commoner?"
"What are you?! If you have Magic, are you not a Noble?!" Guiche asks in confusion
"Me?" I take a pause...
I feel like the power's going to my head...
...
And i like it "I'm not Noble, but many ranks above, where i come from i am a powerful and respected hero, i am... a KAMEN RIDER!"
*ZIP*
A Zipper drags across the screen, a Fourze Kaban appears, it pops open showing all the lockseeds displayed in this Chapter
Incep: Rewriting the first few chapters because shit internet and i can't upload the new chapter