PROLOGUE

Shinji had no idea how did he end up on the cliff.

Last thing he remembered, he had a really bad day. Nothing seems to go right for him. First off, his bike broke down on his way to work. Like it always did at least three times a month. Then he was sent to investigate a bizarre murder case in the suburb, which on the way he got totally lost.

As if that wasn't bad enough, while lost he met a really strange man with a long black overcoat who looked at Shinji like he was about to attack him. He had a strange aura, like he was representing death itself. Shinji wasn't sure why he felt that way, but before he could figure that out the man disappeared. What happened after that was a blur, and now he was standing on a cliff overlooking a rocky beach, with the sounds of waves crashing against the stones in a deafening roar.

Standing right at the edge of the rocky beach were two men seemingly engaged in a serious conversation. One of them looked young, maybe in his mid twenties. He wore a long overhaul black coat on top of a full black skin-tight outfit. He could easily be mistaken as a member of rock band, complete with stylish, copper colored hairdo. The other had his back facing him so he couldn't made out his face, and had on a brown overhaul coat coupled with a brown hat. It seemed weird to Shinji that the hat didn't just flew off under the strong howling winds. He couldn't hear them amidst the sounds of chaos of the waves and winds mixing, but what he could tell was that it wasn't going well.

Shinji wasn't sure what to do. For one, he had no idea where he was. The sky was a dark grey and the whole world seemed to be drowned in everlasting shadows. He wanted to yell at the two men asking where he is but at the same time he's afraid to make his presence known. For all he know they could be dangerous right?

As sudden as his realization of his whereabouts, an abrupt silence fell upon his surroundings. He could no longer hear the waves. The winds have died down. Nothing seems to move, as if the world has come to a standstill. He could hear his own heartbeat racing faster and faster.

What is going on?

It was in this dead silence that he could hear the younger man spoke.

"I won't repeat the same mistakes again. The Riders are stronger than you think."

The man in hat shook his head slowly. "Not against Armageddon. You have no idea the terror he is capable of inflicting."

The young man's expression remained solemn as he spoke calmly. "Then I just have to go back to the beginning."

Before Shinji could even mentally process what was going on or the meanings of the words he heard, the world went pitch black.