A/N: I don't have the best grammar and punctuation, so I deeply apologise for any mistakes that I may have done.

'Thoughts'

"Speech"

Narration by MC

A fantasy is a beautiful thing, they're the thoughts and imagination of a persons belief and impossibility. Something that everyone believes to be impossible to achieve or even exist altogether, just as they sound, they're a fantasy.

We now watch as in a large city with buildings so tall, they reach far into the sky. A woman and a small child walking beside her holding her hand, the woman staring down at the child with a warm smile.

The child and woman had black coloured hair, the child having short hair and the woman having long hair that reached her back.

But there is always truths in a fantasy, I believe them to be a definite possibility, the imaginiation of a person is what evolves the human race afterall. Those who believe and imagine are those who push forward, bringing their dreams to fruition.

They were mother and child, parent and child, mother... and me.

"Mommy, when I grow I up, I want to fly through the sky! Spread my own wings and fy into the sky!" The child stated in a cheerful manner. The mother turned to her son and rubbed his head.

"I know you will, dear. When you do, I look forward to you showing me what high above the clouds." The mother responded with warmth.

"Of course!"

Promises are made, some kept, and some forgotten or completely demolished. But, no matter what happens, ones fantasy will always be protected by a guardian, someone who will protect the future of the human race.

"I want to fly so high, high enough to reach and touch the sun!" The child said, before raising his hand towards the bright sun.

The mother looked up towards the sun as well and smiled. "Of course, dear. I'm sure that the sun will be waiting for you."

A child who dreams of reaching far into the sky, to show those around him what he can truly accomplish by believing and following his dreams. A child who will reach the sun itself, someone who will spread his own wings and soar high.

He is a child, a believer, a dreamer, a warrior who shows those the way of evolution through their dreams and goals.

This, is my story, my journey through fantasy, as... a Kamen Rider.

The day was calm, people going about their daily routines, such as some going to work while others are walking around doing their own business. The city was huge, there were many buildings built all around, though it did have a good amount of vegetation still.

In this city, was a descently sized house, it wasn't a mansion but it was impressive looking. Inside was a male that was laying on a bed with both arms crossed behind his head, his chest slowly rising up and down.

That was when the rays of the sun shone through the window and travelled over his eyes, this caused them to twitch, this continued until they slowly opened, revealing pale black coloured eyes underneath.

The figure blinked a couple time before slowly sitting up and rubbing his eyes, he then got up and out of his bed as he stretched, making a couple of his bones make an audible popping sound before relaxing.

Now being able to see the full body image of the figure, it was a male that appeared to be around the age of fifteen or so. He had straight raven black hair and black eyes that were slightly rounded, his skin was fair and had a lean frame. He wore a pair of short black pants that reached halfway down his thighs, and a white t-shirt with black accents.

This individual is none other than Danny Rainclaw, the person who dreams of flying high and reaching the sun. The male quickly got himself ready as he brushed his teeth and got himself changed.

He was now wearing the same shirt as before, except he was now wearing a pair of black jeans, along with a pair of white running shoes. He made his way out of the house and into the streets where he began to walk down.

"A nice walk in the morning, always refreshing..." Danny muttered. He looked up to the sky as he felt the gentle breeze brush against his skin and clothing. He blinked when he heard his stomache grumble and put a hand on it. "I better get some breakfast."

Danny was currently in a small cafe sitting at a table next to the window, he had in front of him a cup of coffee and two sandwiches that he had order from the shop employee. Taking a small sip from the cup, he smiled and sighed in comfort.

"Coffee, always good in the morning." Danny enjoyed his breakfast as he leaned back on his chair, he felt a small vibration from his pocket and reached his hand in before pulling out what appeared to be a black coloured IPhone.

Danny turned it on before it showed a notification of a message he had received from a person called Mark, clicking on the notification, it brought him to his messages tab where he read the message that was sent before responding.

Mark: Yo, Danny. Have you heard the news lately?

Danny: Not really, I've been kind of busy dealing with moving into school.

Mark: You seriously need to chill, be a bit more carefree. It's not like the school you're going to go to is going anywhere, and please don't end up sticking your face in books 24/7 again.

Danny: You make it sound like I'm addicted to books, I'm just serious with my studies, trying to get into a good University. Anyway, what's been up?

Mark: Hear this, apparantly there have been strange sightings of odd alien-like lifeforms walking around the Japan. Whenever there is one, the place that it is sighted at, there would always be a person who seemed oddly depressed.

Danny: Depressed?

Mark: Yeah! Like they've completely lost their emotions and seem to never smile, like something is constantly keeping them in a state of depression.

Danny: That sounds like a bunch of crazy talk, are you sure that someone isn't just making all of this up?

Mark: I'm serious, I read the newspaper on it, it's so strange that they were talking about it even back here in Australia! Check the news, there have been some strange sightings, and some people have even gotten pictures, though none are really clear. But, just in case, be careful over there, you never know.

Danny: Yeah, yeah. Talk to you some other time, Mark.

Mark: Alright, see ya!

Danny ended the conversation before turning his phone off and putting it back into his pocket and sighed. "Jeez, Mark and his crazy passion for this type of stuff, it sounds like a bunch of false news that people are making to make a profit."

Just as he was about to finish up the last amount of coffee that was still in his cup, he heard a bunch of screaming coming from the centre plaza, which was just outside the small cafe he was eating at.

He looked out the window and blinked at the huge mob of people that were running out of the plaza in a state of absolute panic, he also saw fear in their eyes, very visible fear as they continued to run from who knows what.

"What's happening?" Danny muttered. He blinked as he placed his hand on the glass window, he was trying to see what they were all running from, but he couldn't get a clear view of it.

He turned his attention to a person that had run into the cafe and stood at the front door as everyone turned to him, the man looked terrified and cupped both hands on the sides of his mouth in a way to scream. "There's a monster outside, we need to all run!"

The man panicked as he quickly ran out and followed after the crowed of people that were still fleeing the area, that was when everyone in the cafe panicked and quickly ran out of the store and followed after everyone, though it was difficult considering the number of people trying to fit out at the same time.

Danny ran towards the door as well, he wriggled his way through all of the people and safely managed to pass through everyone person, arriving on the street, he looked towards the area where the civilians were fleeing from.

He couldn't see what it was, but he did something that he knew he might regret later on, but he did it anyway. He began to run past everyone and quickly approached the plaza, there were a lot less people since they were all running.

When he arrived, he looked around for the source of the panick that was being injected into the people. When he caught eyes with what the source was, he stepped back in shock and slight fear, he was looking at a creature... no, a monster.

"What the heck is that thing...?" Danny wondered. His eyes dilated in shock as he looked at the form that he creature had, it was similar to that of a preying mantis, though it was bigger than he was and was humanoid figured.

It had sharp blades as arms and a sharp fanged mouth that seemed to drip green saliva onto the ground, upon closer inspection, the mantis-like monster had blood red eyes. "Is this what Mark was talking about...? No way..."

Danny widened his eyes when he saw that the monster was heading straight towards a little girl that looked no older than ten, she had long brown hair and hazel eyes, the girl looked utterly terrified as the creature got closer and closer.

"Crap... I can't let that thing get her... but-!"Danny shook his had out of his fear and hesitation, he quickly used his fast legs to speed towards the girl, just as the mantis was about to strike the girl down, Danny managed to scoop her up into his arms and roll out of the way of the claw that had been struck down.

"Get out of here, quick!" Danny ordered. The girl nodded before running off, probably trying to find her parents, Danny stood in front of the creature who had just turned to him, he got into a stance to make sure the girl managed to get away. "What do I do...?"

His words were cut short when his instincts kicked in, he quickly rolled to the left, narrowly dodging a swing from the monster that had managed to slice an entire table cleanly in half. He quickly jumped back. "There's no way I can beat this thing, is there anything I can do? Just what is this thing?"

"It's a Depress." He heard a voice, he turned his head upwards to where he had heard said voice, the voice sounded like another male that would be his age. But when he looked up, he didn't see a person, but a small metallic creature.

It was silver and red in colour, the creature resembled that of a phoenix. In size, the figure looked to be around the size of a parot that would usually sit on someones shoulder. While he was shocked already, he realised that it could talk to him, what it was.

"What the heck are you!" Danny exclaimed. He leaned back in surprise as the phoenix machine like creature flew right in front of his face, and it looked a bit angry, if you could even tell.

"That's rude! I'm what you would call a Fazara, you can call me Pyron!" The Fazara known as Pyron introduced. He did a loop in the air as Danny processed what the Fazara had told him, while he didn't want to believe anything that was happening, he couldn't deny the fact that he was seeing it right now.

"Okay... Pyron, my name is Danny Rainclaw. What exactly is this... Depress?" Danny asked. Pyron in response, nodded his head before turning to the creature who was ready to attack before answering.

"Yes! The Depress are creatures which are spawn from an unknown source, they go after people with high energy in their Fantasy, their imagination if you will, they collect the energy and do who knows what with it." Pyron answered.

"Energy? Fantasy? What happens if they take all of this 'energy' you say from a persons Fantasy?" Danny questioned. He still kept his eyes on the creature, ready to move at the moments need.

"The energy is depended on how powerful ones person believes that they can achieve what their dreams are, those with high belief in the subject will most likely be targeted. If all of his it taken, then the victim will fall into complete depression before slowly rotting away." Pyron answered grimly.

"Depression...!" Danny muttered. His eyes widened his shock, it was exactly what Mark had told him back at the cafe not too long ago. He was most shocked about the last part, the person would slowly die after being fell victim...

"But, those with high enough energy from their belief, can completely repel the Depress from entering their minds and the Fantasy that resides within. You, are an example of that!" Pyron pointed his wing at Danny, who blinked in surprise. "Your belief in someday being able to fly into the sky and reaching the Sun is so strong, that power is what is preventing them from affecting you."

"My belief..." Danny looked at his hand after hearing the news, this was stuff that he never knew about. 'My belief in the Fantasy in my mind, I had just thought it was as simple as that, a Fantasy, a dream...'

"I know this is a lot to take in, but there is a way that we can defeat the Depress." Pyron stated seriously. Danny looked up from his hand towards Pyron with a wide eyes.

"How?"

"You see, you being one of the unique few with incredibly immense amount of belief in your dreams. Are able to manipulate that energy, using it to become a warrior that hasn't been seen for many years, to transform yourself into... a Kamen Rider!"

"Kamen Rider..." Danny remembered hearing the term from somewhere. 'Of course, the internet, the discussions people have had about seeing these warriors with incredible powers that fought against different foes and protecting people... they're real?'

"Exactly, that's what you can be. I need your help, you're the only one that I can rely on to truly wield the power of a Kamen Rider, I need you to protect those from the Depress, protect their dreams, and defeat the Depress!"

Danny looked conflicted, he had never asked for anything like to become a hero of an old time, to be the one to protect those from creatures beyond scientific explanation. But he knew one thing, there was no way he was going to let people's dreams being completely turned into useless ash!

"I'll do it, I'll become a Kamen Rider," Pyron seemed overjoyed with the response to his plea for help, and danced in the air for a second before calming down.

"Thank you, so much! With you, I know we can save the lives of both the people and their dreams from the torment of the Depress!" Pyron cheered. That was when Pyron took out a buckle from out of nowhere, slightly surprising Danny. "This is the Phoenix Driver, the device that will let you transform."

Danny took the belt from Pyron and looked at it in his hands, it was completely silver in colour, it looked like an ordinary buckle for a belt, almost like a slab of iron. He looked up and saw Pyron handing him a strange feather that was red in colour.

"Place the buckle onto your waist, and then hold the feather in front of it!" Pyron instructed. Danny quickly placed the buckle onto his waist, what happened next surprised him, a silver belt strap shot out from one side and curved around his waist before locking into the other side.

That was when the buckle changed into the colour black and had a white lining on it, in the centre appeared the image of a phoenix's head that was red in colour and was looking forwards.

"Then place the feather in front..." Danny muttered the instructions. Before he could do so, they both had to dodge a strike from the monster that lunged at them and growled at Danny seeing that it missed it's strike. "That was close...!"

"Quick! Transform using the Phoenix Feather before it attacks again!" Pyron warned. Danny blinked before nodding, he looked at the monster with a narrowed eyes.

"Alright you freak, your story is at its end! Mine however, is just beginning! Henshin!" With that, Danny held the Phoenix Feather in front of the buckle of the belt, after doing so, it began to glow red.

The feather stayed hovering in front of the belt as Danny released his hand from it and the feather began to spin in a clockwise direction in the same spot. Danny crossed both his arms and closed his eyes as it began.

The feather then flew into the buckle as the phoenix head opened its mouth and gave a loud screech of a bird that could easily be heard, after the scream was given, a torrent of fire shout out and began to snake its way around Danny's body.

The Depress stepped back in surprise and could feel the intense heat, Danny didn't seem bothered and Pyron watch with a smile. The fire all gather behind him before forming itslef into a figure of a phoenix that gave a screech before crashing both its wings down onto the form of Danny who was quickly covered in flames.

As his entire figure was covered in the blazing fire, not even the outline of his figure could be seen through the dense red fire that engulfed him. As Pyron and the Depress were watching him, Pyron smirked while the Depress was confused when words could be heard from a teenage sounding voice coming from the fire along with techno music.

Mythical! Mythical! Mythical!

King! Scorching! Fire!

Mythical Phoenix!

The flames then started to calm down as they slowly revealed Danny, but his appearance had altered drastically, he was now donning what appeared to be a suit of armour that was glowing red before it stopped and showed its true colours to them all.

He had on a black body suit that covered his entire body, he also had a helmet covering his entire head which appeared to be black. On the helmet appeared to be sharp red eyes, there were also what appeared to be red wings of a phoenix that reached back on his helmet and pointed to the sky.

He also had a three layered red shoulder pad on each of his shoulder, along with red arm guards that had phoenix feather like blades attached to them that spiked backwards towards his elbows.

On his knuckles were red metallic plates which had black spikes on them, on either side of his thighs and bottom half of his legs were red platings, atop his feet were smaller red plates with the front having black spikes. Finally, around his waist was the belt that he had on and where he had placed the phoenix feather.

"There he is!" Pyron cheered. The Depress along with Pyron marvelled at the newly armoured form of Danny as he stood with both his eyes blinking red. "The King of Scorching Flames, Kamen Rider Phoenix!"

"King of Scorching Flames? Phoenix?" Danny muttered. He raised his left arm and looked at his hand which was covered by his armour, and clenched his fist before grinning under his helmet. "I like it!"

"Phoenix!" Pyron shouted. Danny turned his head to Pyron who called out his name, well, when he was transformed. "With this power you can defeat the Depress! Show them the power of a Kamen Rider!"

"It shall be done!" Danny grinned before charging at the Depress who was surprised by the speed, Danny sent a punch into the stomach of the Depress who winced at the pain, Danny didn't let it recover as he gave a roundhouse kick that sent it flying into a wall. "This is awesome!"

Danny watched as the Depress got up from the rubble and stumbled a bit before composing itself, it looked furious at Danny who got into a stance and readied himself. The mantis charged at Danny swinging its claw at him.

Danny responded by using the feather like blades on his arms to deflect the attack, he began to slash at the chest of his opponent who stumbled backwards. Rushing in, he threw a punch at the Depress, what Danny didn't expect was for his fist to be engulfed in fire as he socked the Depress on the chest sending it flying.

"Woah! So, I have control over fire?"

"Yes, and no." Pyron answered. Danny looked over at him curiously. "You have control over the fire in your body when transformed, able to coat your body with fire for attacking!"

"I see!" Danny quickly looked up as he heard a growl, he arched his back, narrowly dodging a strike from the Depress. He looked behind him and blinked as the blades on the Depress's arms glowed green before it began to slash the air.

He widened his eyes as their were energy blades that shot towards him, he quickly thought of a solution and held his hand out. "I hope this works..." He was relieved and awed when a torrent of fire shot out of his hand and burned through all the blades that were sent at him.

"Phoenix! Use the feather inside your buckle!" Pyron called out. Danny blinked before opening up the buckle of his belt, when he looked inside, there was a feather that was red and white with the letter 'F' implanted on it. "Use it like Phoenix Feather and finish the Depress off!"

"Right!" Danny took the feather out and closed his buckle, quickly placing the feather in front of his buckle, it was absorbed in before Danny then held both arms out as fire then covered both of them entirely.

Finish Feather: Incineration!

He then realed back both of his arms before thrusting them both forwards, this resulted in a tornado of fire that shot quickly towards the Depress who just stood there completely shocked and unable to dodge.

It was too late for it to do anything as the fire completely consumed it. As it slowly died down, the cement of the plaza was surprisingly intact, but the same couldn't be said for the monster, it was completely turned to ash.

Danny panted with a smile on his face, he then looked down and looked at the belt around his waist. He then heard cheering and turned to see Pyron flying to him. "Alright! You did it, you did amazing for your first time!"

"Really? Well, I couldn't have done it without you, Pyron."

"No problem! But, the battles will only get more difficult from now on, we haven't truly faced what they are capable of yet, this one we fought today was unsuccessful in entering into the mind of the girl thanks to you, but it might not be the same next time."

Danny looked at his armored hand before clenching it tightly before looking up with a determined expression.

"I know, and I'll be ready."

As Danny did this, he blinked when he heard a bunch of footsteps from a decent distance away from his position, he looked around the corner of a building to see bunch of people, most who were reporters.

"Oh god, the reporters of all people had to come now. I need to get out of here..." Danny groaned. He didn't like the idea of reporters, while they were only doing their jobs, it could get seriously irritating.

"Don't worry, just use this!" Pyron called. Danny turned his head towards the Fazara who floated over to him and handed him another feather. "Just us this, you'll know the rest after that!"

"Okay..?" Danny replied. He took the feather from the little phoenix before holding it in front of his buckle as it was absorbed inside, he watched as fire shot out and crashed into the ground next to him.

He watched in amazement as it began to turn solid and take shape, it continued to morph around before finally calming down. When the process was completed and no fire could be seen anymore, all there was standing there was a motorcycle.

The motorcycle had black wheels with white trimmings, the body was mainly red with exhausts that looked like feathers. The front was designed like that of the head of a phoenix and had white sharp headlights.

"Woah!" Danny yelled in surprise. He hadn't expected a motorcycle out of all things to appear next to him like that.

"Presenting to you, the Heatbreaker! This is your rider machine, many Kamen Rider's from the past all had these, not this one specifically, but you know what I mean." Pyron stated. The phoenix heard as the footsteps were getting closer. "We better get going quick, they're almost here!"

"R-Right!" Danny snapped out of his surprise, he quickly ran to the Heatbreaker and jumping on it before revving it up with Pyron landing on his shoulder as they rode off.

Meanwhile, what Danny hadn't noticed was that a figure was watching him fight from quite a distance away. The person was definitely male from appearance, but definitely was also not human at all.

The person, or thing, was quite tall and had a lean muscular build. It looked to had armor plating that covered its being almost like the armor you would see on a knight in fantasy, either side of his face had armor which wrapped around his entire head but left the area where a mouth would usually be seen, the area in the middle of the face and the eyes to be bare from the armor.

On top of his head though were a pair of metallic looking horns, they extended from either side of his head and pointed up slightly before pointing forwards. The person was mainly black in colour with the armour being slightly lighter, the armour was also lined in gold and his eyes being sharp and glowing the colour gold. Finally, his horns were the same colour as his armour and had sharp gold tips.

"Hmm~, it would seem that a Kamen Rider has appeared..." The person grumbled. Their voice showing clear signs of irritation and anger. "This has made it much more complicated... but, it won't slow me down for long."