Kamen Rider: Days of Darkness (RPG Thread)

[Joebe]

Kusaka Masato sat at the edge of the old metal chair seated at one end of the rebel's infirmary, arms crossed as he stared towards the other end of the small chamber where a young man lied wrapped in bloody bandages. He did not move from this spot for over an hour, his eyes stayed on the young man's face, a face all too similar to his own. Finally, casting his eyes to the metal suitcase laying at the footlocker of the man's bed, he wondered aloud, "Kaixa, just what exactly are you?" Once again, he recalled what had happened just a few hours ago...

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Masato pulled his ATV to a stop as he came upon the location where the three Arqa monsters had ambushed the human guerillas. Littered on the bloodstain ground were spent ammo, charred vehicles, and the corpses of his fellow resistance members. A weak groan drew Masato to a small pile of metal sheets, where he finds a half-conscious young man below it. "Dan!" Masato shouted as he dug the boy out, "Get a hold of yourself, Dan!" Pulling out the survivor, Masato carried him to the ATV when a bright light and a loud explosion washed over the area.

Shielding his eyes, Masato covered Dan's body until the shockwave subsided. "What the hell was that?!" Masato wondered as he turned towards the source of the explosion, behind a nearby hills of scrap a hundred meter or so away. Taking his rifle and some grenades, Masato steadily approached the hill. Topping the crest, Masato saw two Arqa troopers readying to carry off a human male that was laying face down on the ground.

Hissing through his teeth, Masato ran along the top of the hill ahead of the Arqa and fired a few shots at them, getting their attention. With alien shouts, the two Arqas rushed towards Masato and raised their weapons at Masato, firing several blasts in his direction that sizzled the scorched the side of the hill.

"That got their attention," Masato thought as he continued running just below the top of the hill, using it as cover as he fired off more shots as the pursuing troopers, who were slowly closing the distance. Reaching where he wanted to go, Masato stopped, turning to fire several bursts at the oncoming Arqa troopers until they were almost on top of him. Both troopers fired their weapons simultaneous at Masato, setting the hilltop ablaze and sending Masato flying off, or so they think. The two troopers reached the crest of the hill, trying to find and finish off the human rebel. Cursing loudly, one of the trooper looks down in surprise at a grenade buried in the ground before a large explosion blows them to bits.

Gun raised, Masato drew himself up from the boulder he was hiding behind to briefly confirm the enemy's demise before rushing back to where the man from before lied and hurriedly dragged him back. Throwing him on to the back of the ATV, Masato suddenly saw the belt around the man's waist.

"That design, it can't be...?!" Masato exclaimed inwardly as he rememered the Delta gear. Slowly, he turned the unconscious man over, and gasped as his eyes widened from what he saw.

 

[Joebe]

A nearly unbearable pain shot through his entire torso as his eyes opened and took a deep breath, he had awoken in a dark, dark place... No, his mind was fuzzy but, he feels he's not awake yet. The floor was black and cold, and Hiroshi propped himself up one arm at a time before slowly managing to stand. Looking around, he could see nothing but darkness, with only the only light being the soft golden glow coming from his body. Simultaneous footsteps pierced the otherwise silent realm as two forms approached either side: a gray-skinned and armored anthromorphic grasshopper, and a muscular alien with smooth, white-and-purple skin. As both of them came to a stop, Hiroshi heard two low hisses, although none of them made a move. "It's time," a cacophonic pair of voices whispered in Hiroshi's mind, "I will take back what is rightfully mine..."

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Kusaka had nearly fallen asleep when he felt the nudge at his shoulder, and turned to see Dan standing next to him with a small wash pan and towel in-hand. "Kusaka-san," the young man called again, "take this and go have a wash, you've been here for hours, I can watch the prisoner for you, so go wash up and grab a bite to eat. We need you to be at your best, sir."

Nodding as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes, Masato responded, "Ah, you have a point." Masato stood and stretched, flashing a small smile as he took the wash pan, "then I'll leave this guy in your care for a little while then."

Giving a quick salute as Masato walked off, Dan responded energetically with a big smile, "Leave it to me, Kusaka-san!" As Masato disappeared from view around the corner, Dan turned around, and his face turned from a smile to an angry frown. Walking over towards the bed where Hiroshi slept, bandaged now from nearly head to toe, the young man looked over the Kamen Rider and cursed, "Tch, it's your fault for leading the Arqa forces here, and making me look bad in front of Kusaka-san and everyone! Damn Riders!" A loud 'bang' echoed in the small chamber as Dan emphasized his point and kicked the locker at the foot of the bed.

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Bang! The loud sound pierced the darkness as Hiroshi was tackled to the floor by the grasshopper-like monster. Its large and powerful hand wrapped around his throat as Hiroshi struggled with all his strength, gasping for air as he tried to pry it off to no avail. Leaning its ugly head down to his, the grasshopper chortled as its mandibles rapidly clicked and clacked. "Now...," the voice whispered again inside Hiroshi's head, "I'll be taking over... Ahahaha!"

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Dan wandered around the room, his frustration building the more he looked at the Rider. Questions like, "Why did Kusaka-san bring him back?!" and "How can I face the others after this mistake?" flew through his mind. Circling around the sick bed, Dan loomed over Hiroshi, staring intently at his bandaged face. Grinding his teeth together, he grimaced and thought, "Why don't I just get rid of him right now?..."

Slowly, hesitantly, the boy leaned over the bed, hands reaching towards the unconscious man. But, another hand suddenly shot up from below and grasped his neck! Hiroshi's eyes popped open, a faint gray glaze over them, and turned his head towards the shocked face of Dan as Hiroshi slowly choked the boy. Rising easily from the bed with Dan in tow, the Rider pressed the boy against the nearest wall. Raising his head towards the ceiling, the Rider took a deep breath and declared, "Now, I am Kaixa!"

 

[Matrix]

Yuudai went to the surface looking for more food. But this time, by himself. He looked around and around an nothing. Suddenly, Yuudai saw a huge fight between many other Riders like him. One who shot Riders out of a gun, another who became different Riders. One who had different forms, a red, blue, yellow, and purple. A purple Rider who seemed fierce, a white light blue Rider who seemed to be thrown around, and so many more.

Yuudai went over to the fight, "Henshin"

OPEN UP

"If you won't fight the Arqas, then you don't deserve to fight at all!" Yuudai started striking at the Purple Rider. "Why don't you use your powers for good huh?!" He struck at him again, "You coward fight me!" He struck at him again.

Yuudai pushed him to the ground running at the next Rider, who was Pink, "Come here pinky!" He put his Lance around the Riders Neck, strangling him, "Your nothing more or better then the Arqas, NOTHING!" He then slashed at the Pink Rider many times.

MIGHTY

Yuudai stuck his lance in the ground creating a crack disrupting the Riders fights. "Your not Riders. Your just like the Arqas!" Yuudai walked away going back to the base, "Anything?" Yuudai de henshined, "Nothing, just idiots"

 

[Milky Rose]

Due to Lance creating an explosive shockwave on the ground with his weapon, Yanagi was forceably tossed to the ground by the shockwave, forcing her out of the Diend armor along with Kiva and IXA, who disappeared upon hitting the ground. Pushing herself up with a bit of difficulty, she can only look back at Yuudai, who reverted out of the Lance armor, with a serious expression.

You're right....this is no time for in-fighting......we should all work together to get the Arqa out of Earth, and reclaim the planet that's rightfully ours... she told herself, struggling to get back on her feet.

 

[Tigerhawk21]

Den-O was knocked to the ground only a second after standing up from tackling Rey. Jori was in a daze from the hit so Faust pulled the belt off and reverted to normal.

Standing slowly he looked around at the gathered riders.

 

[Diend Decade]

Listening intently over the intercom, from the IXA soldiers "Thanks for the update! Continue on, with what you are doing."

Satarou said slyly about the riders "Let's see how they fare the Arqa forces. Especially when, they don't know information about several dozen scouts and soldiers in that area."

"How are you going to get yourselves out of this situation, Riders!!?" Satarou says ambiguously.

 

[Ingram Plisken]

He struggled, crawling along the ground until he reached the fountain,trying to climb to his feet as he managed to put his right foot solidly against the ground and tried to stand up. He didn't get far and he tried once more before he slumped down, his head hitting his hands on the edge of the park's fountain where he stayed still, his shoulders slowly rising and falling with each heavy and slow breath. Reykivat came upwards off his perch and sat itself down on the top of the still fountain as the armor of Kamen Rider Rey slowly dissipated to show Jackson Beauregard.

He moved his head once, spitting some blood from his split lip to the ground before he layed his head back down and stopped moving as Reykivat fluttered down to him and circled around his head before perching on his shoulder as he spoke. "His name is Jackson Beauregard and he matches the lore and legend of the norse berserkers. There's no difference between friend or enemy to him, all he sees is a red haze, quenched by the blood of Arqa." The bat gave out a laugh as it watched the group of Riders before it took off upwards in case any of them tried to grab him, up out of range of them.

Like Jackson, Reykivat liked none of them and didn't trust them at all, he just curiously watched them, and the figure that attacked all of them, laughing all the while he slashed repeatedly at Decade and the other riders. "Don't worry, he'll find you, and come after you, one by one and kill you for in revenge for his family."

 

[Joebe]

Pressed against the wall, Dan felt the powerful grip tightening against his windpipe, threatening to crush it at any moment. He overcame the initial shock and fear, replacing them with a sort of regret, and then anger because of those regrets.

Steeling himself to look directly into the soulless gray eyes of his captor, Dan hisses out between gasps of breath, "I know it... all of you Riders... will destroy us all!"

Hiroshi's face twitched, but the grip did not loosen. Finally, with a gargled gasp, the body in his hand fell limp. The hand gripping the boy's neck loosened, letting it fall to the floor in a clamor. Hiroshi looked down to the boy's face, and then towards his shaking hand. With an indignant grimace, he clenched his fist and turned out of the room, taking the Kaixa gear with him. "It's only a matter of time, there will be no more insubordination..."

Stepping out into the maze-like tunnel system, Hiroshi looked down several of the passages before tightening his jaws in a frown, "Living like rats in a maze." With a hard flip, the Rider opened up the Kaixa Phone and dialed in.

[9]-[8]-[8]-[6] [ENTER]

"SIDE BASSHAR: BATTLE MODE"

[9]-[8]-[2]-[1] [ENTER]

"SIDE BASSHAR: COME CLOSER"

As he flipped the phone close, a low rumbling began to echo the tunnel, reaching its crescendo as the Side Basshar bursts out of a narrow tunnel, knocking bits of concrete and garbage out as it squeezes through the narrow opening. Frantic shouts soon follow as Hiroshi climbs into the machine, turning it back into its vehicle mode. Masato bursts into the room from behind as Hiroshi revs the engine and prepares to leave.

"Hold it right there you bastard!" Masato shouted after Hiroshi, "You think you can just run away after what you did here?!"

Turning his head to throw a sidelong glance back at Masato, Hiroshi merely snickered, "You ran from the academy with the power of the Delta gear, but now you hide alongside these Rider-fearing idiots, living like rats in a maze. What can someone like you, who's been running away his whole life, do to stop me?" With a hard kick to the starter, Hiroshi sped out of the rebel base leaving only his laughter echoing behind him.

Miles and miles of ruins and wasteland passed him by as the sounds of distant fighting drew him to another battlefield. Smiling in anticipation, Hiroshi flipped open the Kaixa Phone and dialed in.

[9]-[1]-[3] [ENTER]

"STANDING BY"

Slowly raising the Kaixa Phone as he looked to the Riders fighting in the distance, Hiroshi smiled evilly, "Hmph, henshin."

"COMPLETE"

Hiroshi clenched his fists to the side as yellow light enveloped him, getting brighter and brighter...

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The light grew to blinding brightness in a moment, and the grasshopper-like form was sent flying backwards, landing in a smoking heap. The white-and-purple figure approached it slowly, wisps of purple energy still dancing around his raised palm. The grasshopper propped itself up and hissed in its typical clicking fashion. "You... what do you think you're doing? You know there's no way you can be in control, not unless you want all of us to die!"

The creature's mouth twisted into a smile and laugh as he picked the other monster up, it was a kind of laugh that did not seem to reach any of the muscles in its angular face, "You underestimate my abilities, old friend. Besides, how would I have any fun if you obtain total control?"

The grasshopper's mouth clicked wildly as it hissed, "You bastard...!" With a snarl, the grasshopper launched several tendrils from its back and arms towards the white-and-purple creature, binding it in place.

With another long laugh that did not seem to touch its face, the body of the white-and-purple creature burst into a purplish flame that incinerated the grasping tendrils. Grabbing the shocked grasshopper monster by the shoulders, it roared as it collected energy into itself and bathed the grasshopper in a cocoon of fire.

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Finally, the light subsided as the Kaixa gear finished its transformation. The Rider casually hopped out of the Side Basshar as it turned into its bipedal battle mode. With a purple flash, Kaixa's visors picked up the images from the clash of Riders up ahead. Smiling behind his helmet, Kaixa drew out the Blaygun and walked towards the battleground.

"A toast," he whispered as the Side Basshar lifted its arms, "to the extermination of everything..." and fired off a salvo of missiles.

 

[Ingram Plisken]

((Posting this again, since you seemed to have missed it or whatever Hyper Kabuto.))

Axel cackled out a laugh as he shifted his body weight, tossing his elbow toward Kabuto's throat, mimicking his blow from before to knock the red rider away from and Axel himself would go to move quickly away as he pulled out a card from his belt and picked up his Veno Visor and tapped the bottom of it firmly against the ground. "Final Vent" was the cry that split the air as Ohja looked at Kabuto before he broke into a full speed run towards him, the large sight of the Venosnaker slithering close behind him until he got to a certain point and straightened up, standing up tall on the back of his tail as Ohja placed one foot against the ground and pushed down hard against it, launching himself high into the air as he leaned his body backwards in a high, slow arcing backflip to his contract monster.

Once his feet would come close to Venosnaker, it'd propel Ohja forward and down towards Kabuto. Axel's body would tuck into a flip before he straightened himself out, feet pointed towards Kabuto as he started to bicycle kick through the air towards him. Once he'd get close enough to land a blow, if he landed one, his left leg would come hammering down on Kabuto's left shoulder and his right leg would snap upwards as hard as it could, to drive his foot into Kabuto's stomach and fling him backwards if it landed.

Axel wanted to end the fight with one of his many Final Vents, this one being one of his favorites, the Veno Crash with his first contract monster, Veno Snaker. If it hit, he'd land flat on both feet and with a hand on the ground, his head tipped upward to look at Kabuto, smiling brightly under the armor that he so dearly loved.

"Only if you were with us, you were a test for me, nothing more."

Ohja would move as soon as the ground would split from the lance of the newest warrior to the combat, both to avoid it and to go back the way he came to the fight, He had only come down to test the humans, to see if they were as good as the Arqa and he came away with a single though as his purple boots carried him away from the fight. He stopped, looking upwards at the sound of incoming missiles as he quickly stepped through a mirror, to bypass the rest of the fight and carry him far,far away.

 

[KR Hyper Kabuto]

{Sorry. You typed like you were explaining what you were getting ready to do next.]

Ouja was launched from Venosnaker. His constant bicycle kicks sent him into the ground where Ouja then hammered on his left shoulder. His vision was blurred as he fell to the ground. With a quick shake of his head, he was able to regain some vision. "Dammit...Did he go away?"