Kamen Rider: Last Knight Standing

[Tiger Knight]

All over the world, a select few humans exhibit strange transformations, turning into extraordinary warriors that battle each other and adversaries. These, are the Kamen Riders, 13 powerful knights, granted the ability by a waves of power from explosions in the earth’s core. Partnered with contact beasts, they will fight each other to be the last rider standing.

Episode 1.1
Unleashed​

Robert Clark sat in his apartment and ran his hand through medium length silver dyed hair. He was at his research station, which held multiple computers and devices, and looked through his one of his folders, labeled RIDERS. He took out a small hard drive and plugged it into the USB station as a program started to run. On the screen was a map of the world with numerous dots, some big and some small.

“Okay, time to add this one to the files” he said, running the icon over Chicago and left clicking two times as a large black dot appeared on the city. “That’s the last one that I have data on.” The man looked over the map, first to New York City, his home, and then down to Washington D.C. “I’ll get to her later; she doesn’t seem like a threat.”

Next was Miami as he smiled. “I wonder how Cynthia’s doing” Robert pondered aloud as he clicked on the dot and a picture of a young woman with long brunette hair and green eyes came up. She was wearing a lime green halter top and tight blue jeans, and had a microphone in hand. “She better not be spending too much of her time trying to be a Britney Spears wannabe; that wont happen for a few years” he said in an insulting tone. “Just do your job, and we’ll try to work something out at the end.”

After looking at more people, from Sydney, Australia to Nairobi, Kenya, to Los Angeles, he finally focused his eyes on one specific location: Las Vegas. He clicked on the dot and two pictures filled the screen. One was of a man with short brown hair, and the other a man with spiky black hair gelled up. “Tristan and Alex, you better two better be having fun now, because it will soon end.” Robert smiled sadistically as he walked over to a file cabinet and unlocked a drawer, taking out a navy belt with silver wings as the buckle and strapped it on. “Time to take the first two out.”



“Here you go” a 24 year old with short brown hair said as he fished out two beers from the ice and gave them to a man. Tristan collected the mans tab for the evening and put it into a drawer, watching the people on the floor dance. “Only a half hour left until I can have some fun” he said to himself as he quickly fixed a drink for another customer before cleaning a glass and talking to a friend who was sitting down.

“So I was watching this show on Discovery, don’t know why, last night, and it says that the Earth’s core has been sending out some seismic waves” the guy said. “I mean, how crazy is that?” Tristan smiled and nodded at the comment. “Well I don’t think it’s that crazy, their basically earthquakes, right?” he asked. “That’s the thing dude; the show said that there were no rocks hitting each other. It’s sort of like a paranormal thing that is controlled by other forces.”

“Were you perhaps high when you watched this?” Tristan questioned with a laugh. “Hey, I quit when I got a job with that corporation.” He paused to take a drink and signaled to another bartender to come over. This one was a little more muscular than Tristan. “Alex, could there be a reason other than earthquakes for the earth to send out seismic waves?”

The man with black hair gelled up raised his eyebrows at the question and hesitated to answer. “Well….” he said, looking at Tristan, who quickly shook his head. “No. You’ve been talking a lot about these things recently, what’s up?”

Jim looked around and motioned for the two of them to come in closer. “Okay, all I can say is that my boss believes that the earths core houses unimaginable power, and gives it to some people” he whispered, and then burst out laughing. “God, I can’t believe I work for such idiots. The only reason I took the job was because there was nothing else open.” Jim looked at his watch and cursed. “****, I have work to do at home, one of the big shots is thinking of giving me a promotion. See you later guys.” Jim paid his tab and walked away, leaving Tristan and Alex to talk alone.

“Think he knows anything?” Alex asked. “Nah, he just said he doesn’t believe a word they say. Nobody knows about us and they hopefully never will” Tristan said as the clock struck 11:30 PM, signaling that their hours for the night were over. They both said goodnight to the other bartenders and left for the casino floor of The Palms, but Alex stopped and winced, giving a look of concern at his friend, who held his shoulder. “How bad?” Tristan asked, concerned, knowing what was happening. Alex was exhibiting signs of a symptom that he had since he becoming a rider, and they were getting worse as time passed. “About a 90% chance that I won’t transform” he said before taking a deep breath. “I’ll go home just in case. Don’t lose any money, okay?”

“Don’t worry, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good night for me. Keep the lights on downstairs, and call me if something happens” Tristan said as Alex nodded and headed off to his car, while Tristan continued walking towards the floor, and took a quick glance at his red and silver belt that had a Chinese dragon as the buckle. “Ever since you came along, my luck has been better” he said as he heard his contact beast roar in his head.



On the other side of the world sat a middle aged man in his dojo, meditating. Behind him was a golden phoenix. This was Irou Enishi, Kamen Rider Phoenix Knight. He opened up his eyes and quickly jumped up for a man of his age, and grabbed a staff as his body transmitted a golden aura that quickly consumed him before dying down, leaving him in a gold, black, and bronze armored state. The phoenix behind him flew forward as he lept onto it, flying into the sky. “We have come far, haven’t we?” Irou stated. “Yes master, we have in these years” the phoenix said. “Our bond is strong.”

“You are correct. We share more than most riders do. You are more than my contact beast; you are a part of my family” Irou said as they looked over the mountains and down on his house. “My hope is that I don’t lose you, as I believe the war has started.”

“Yes, I can sense it too. It feels like something big is about to happen, what shall we do?”

Irou motioned for his beast to land. “We need to protect the ones with pure souls. I need to warn them.” The man stepped off the back of his partner and held his staff in front of him, looking into it and visualizing 5 individuals. “I am sending them the warning, I hope they heed it.” Irou’s mind powers started to activate, releasing a wave of telepathic energy from the head of the staff. “That is all I can do for now. May the power protect them.”



In Australia, 18 year old Casey Allor was on his surfboard, about to catch a wave when his head started to hurt. “Whoa, what’s happening?” he said as he saw a Japanese man standing in front of him. “Um, who are you, God?”

“No, I am Irou Enishi, and I have a warning for you, Casey Allor”

“How do you know my name?”

“You and I are one of the same” Irou said as he held out a belt, stunning Casey. “Is that?”

“Yes it is. I am a Kamen Rider, just like you. You need to know that a war has started between us riders, but do not fear me. I will not hurt you, as you have a pure soul. I have established a telepathic link between the two of us. You can contact me with your mind now. I must go and warn the others; be safe Crustacean Knight”

Just like that, Casey’s headache was gone, and he was sitting on his surfboard. “Okay, I need a break” he said, paddling back to shore and lying down on a beach towel. He was in a secluded spot of the beach, his own personal surf spot. He was about to fall asleep when his arm was pinched.

“Casey, you need to take that advice seriously.” The long haired blonde teenager looked to his right and saw his contact beast, the Kamen Crab. “I told you not to do that anymore” Casey said. “Master, I know you are inexperienced with this power, but you need to accept that you are now a part of something big.”

“Look, I didn’t ask for this you know, remember the first time we met?”

“Ah yes, you screamed like a girl and punched me, breaking your hand” the beast chuckled, but Casey wasn’t laughing. “You do realize that I could die from this, right?”

“I have some faith that you will win”

“SOME?” Casey yelled, infuriated. “Great, I’m a Kamen Rider and my contact beast doesn’t believe in me. My life was going so nice, good grades, three girlfriends, and a future in pro surfing. But then you came along, and all of that dwindled down from excellent to good. News flash, I don’t like good, I like great!”

“Calm down and listen” the crab said sternly. “If you don’t accept responsibly, innocent people are going to get hurt. Now suck it up and become a man.”

“Whatever, I don’t want to argue, I just want my life to be as good as it was before”

“It can if you win this challenge”

“But wouldn’t that involve me killing others, Mr. Hypocrab?’

“There is more than one way to win this, which is all that I can say.” With that the beast disappeared, leaving Casey to think.



In Washington D.C. Jessica Menunnes was sound asleep in her apartment, having the same dream that she was having for the past week. In it, she was being chased by a black dragon, a cobra, a rhino, a bison, a chameleon, and a bat. She ran as fast as she could, before turning around and throwing her nurse uniform on the ground, revealing a gold and white belt around her waist. With a flash of white light, a circle of energy appeared around her and exploded, leaving her in her rider form as the Swan Knight. She took out a slender sword and charged at the beasts, fighting all of them at once.

This time, she was faring better than before. She jumped over a charge from the rhino and kicked off of its back, flying into the bat and thrusting her sword out, but the bat was too fast, moving away. Jessica landed and saw the chameleon launch its tongue at her, tying her up as all of the beasts transformed into Kamen Riders, ready to destroy her. However, in this dream, she was saved by a wave of golden light that blinded the warriors.

“Stand down” a deep male voice said as Jessica saw her savior, another Kamen Rider that had a phoenix motif. “Jessica, do not be alarmed, this is all just a dream, for now.”

“What do you mean by for now, am I in danger?” she asked while the rider that helped her ran the others off. He raised his staff and made himself and Jessica transform back into their civilian state. Jessica looked at him. He was a Japanese man with long black hair, part of it tied in a ponytail. “This is what the future could hold. I have come to warn you that soon, a war between Kamen Riders will erupt.”

“Then how do I stop it?” she asked.

“I cannot tell you how; you will have to figure that out yourself” the man said before disappearing in a cloud of golden smoke, and Jessica woke up. She opened a drawer up and fumbled through it, until she found her Rider Buckle. “How can I stop it?” she said softly going back to sleep with the powerful item in her hand.



In a suburb of Los Angeles, Emily Smith was looking at herself in the mirror, modeling clothes that she was supposed to promote. She put her hands on her hips and displayed her figure, accentuating the chest area. “Who needs college when I have this?” she said, looking down at her body. It was one of the many reasons she was popular at her high school, the other major one being her dad’s stature as an important politician in her city, Spring Valley. She was about to model another pair when she got a text message.

FROM: JAMIE
R U SLEEPING OVER??

Emily pressed some buttons and sent a message to her best friend, telling her to pick her up in an hour. The blonde went back to modeling her clothes, picking up a dark pink shirt with a silver manta ray on it, and immediately throwing it across the room. “Never going to wear that” she muttered as she looked in the mirror, and gasped at what she saw. “You” she said, shaking her head. “I thought I said I wanted nothing to do with this, and to go away forever.”

The figure shook its head no, and walked out. “Emily, you can’t suppress me forever, the time will come when you will need me.” The teenager backed up onto her bed. “What do you want?” Emily said, trying to get rid of what was in front of her.

“A war is about to erupt, and you are in danger” the figure said.

“No I’m not. I’m not like the others, I don’t care about these powers, I just want them gone” Emily cried. “Get out of my life, and never come back!” she yelled as the figure turned around and sighed. “You will learn your true destiny soon enough. Just protect yourself” the figure warned as it walked back into the mirror, and left a pink and silver belt behind.

The girl picked it up and looked at it. “Yeah, right; like my destiny is to be a Kamen Rider and a freak.” Emily took the belt buckle, a silver ray, and opened her window, throwing it out as far as she could. “At least now I can wear this belt” she giggled.

What she didn’t know was that the buckle was flying through the air, just waiting for the chance to help her.



Robert rode through a neighborhood in his van, looking for his targets house. He was armed with everything he needed for this mission, hoping that it would go perfectly. Soon, he found it; a medium sized brown house on the edge of the street, with tons of trees and shrubbery around. “This is even better than I thought” he whispered as he parked his car in the shadows and got out. He moved quickly through the darkness and onto the side of the house, where Alex Felding was watching television.

Pushing through the bushes, Robert took out a wire cutter and opened up a box and cut all of the wires, only caring that the phone line was cut. Sure of himself, the man sneaked into the dark house through a window, and climbed through. He took out a flashlight and looked around. This was Alex’s room, with numerous UFC posters and memorabilia. “Let’s see how good this fighter is in the dark.”

Downstairs, Alex was frantically looking for a lighter, needing light. When he couldn’t find one, he walked through the pitch black house, looking for the cordless phone to call Tristan. But when he found it, he realized that the line had been cut. “****, this doesn’t seem good” he cursed, knowing that something bad was going on.

“Your right, its not.” Alex turned around, and was quickly knocked to the ground by Robert. The silver haired man picked him up by his throat and pushed him up against a wall. “If you want to live, just do as you’re told.” Robert pulled out a roll of duck tape and put some over Alex’s mouth, along with a blindfold for his eyes. Quickly, he opened the door and through the black haired man into the road before locking him in the van. Now that he had Alex, there was one last thing to do. He pulled out a note and walked back into the house and left it on the dinner table for Tristan, and then left with Alex in tow.

 

[Tiger Knight]

Episode 2: First Strikes

Episode 1.2
First Strikes​

“Hit me†Tristan said as the dealer gave him a king to add to his 7 and 3. “Stay†he said, waving his hand over the cards while the dealer flipped his facedown over. It was a five, added to his 9. He took another and it turned out to be a jack. “Dealer busts†the man in the suit said, taking the cards back and giving Tristan his winnings. The brown haired young man was up $500 when he looked at his watch. “Damn, its getting late†he said, getting up with his chips, but not before throwing the dealer a few 25 dollar ones.

“Okay night I suppose†Tristan thought as he cashed out and walked to his car, and checked his cell phone to see that he missed 3 calls, all from his girlfriend, Vanessa. “Not good†he mumbled before he called her.

“So you finally called back, huh?†the woman on the other end said. “Yeah, I’m so sorry. I was on a roll, and I know we were supposed to do something, but time flies†he said, trying to make up for his mistake. “Tell you what, I’ll drive over now, and with me will be something for you.†He had done this before, getting her a gift to soften things up between the two of them. “Okay, I’ll be downstairs on the couch.â€

“Beautiful, love you†he said as he flipped his phone down and drove off to a flower shop.



In Spring Valley, Emily was over her best friend Jamie’s house, talking with her friends. “So Emily, have your eyes on anybody?†the other girl, Hayden, asked. “Well, there is this one baseball player that’s been flirting with me, he’s pretty cute†Emily giggled as she braided Jamie’s hair. “But I’m not looking for a relationship now.â€

Jamie rolled her eyes. “That’s what you’ve been saying for what, the past three years? How come you haven’t had a boyfriend; cause I know you’ve done some stuff†Jamie insinuated. “Well, yeah, but that was fun, not relationship stuff.â€

“Sex is pretty intimate you know†Hayden lectured. “Are you a lesbian?†Emily smiled. “Yes, I’m finally coming out. I am a lesbian. I am in love with every girl in our school, especially you†she joked. “But seriously, there are reasons that I don’t have someone in my life right now.†Those reasons were her rider powers, which she feared might be exposed and labeled as a freak.

“So what’s the reason?†Hayden asked as Jamie turned through the channels, and made a face when it hit animal planet. “Ew, manta rays; they look so disgusting†Jamie stuck out her tongue in disgust. “Yeah, they are†Emily agreed, having a sort of hatred for the fish, being that her powers came from one. The next show they saw was a superhero one, where a girl transformed into a warrior. “Dumb. If she was real, and I found out about that, she would never here the last of it†Hayden stated. “Freak.â€

Emily bit her lip and now knew that she would have to be extra careful that no one found out about her secret. She snatched the remote and quickly turned the channel to MTV. “Oh, look, Justin Timberlake, hot.†Now that the situation had been defused, Emily relaxed a bit, knowing that nothing could go wrong.



Deep in the business are of London stood a large building, with an SC planted on the stop. Many knew it as a company that had to do with insurance, but that was just a cover for what was really going on. This was the Shadow Corporation.

“Power level to 4!†a man behind a computer yelled. “Send them out!†a woman called out into a phone. Behind thick glass, was a football field length battlefield with lights and devices on the walls, and a dark figure was standing, ready for battle. A large door opened up and robotic like humans ran out and charged the lone figure, who grabbed the arm of one and flipped it to the ground, all while delivering a kick to the other. Four more of the android like beings charged at the figure, who met them halfway, evading all of them with unbelievable speed and kicked off of the glass. He flew through the air and delivered a flying shoulder tackle to two of the beings. The others grabbed his arms and flipped him to the ground, and then back to the other side.

“His adrenaline is up to 80%, have him go for it†the man behind the computer said, rapidly hitting keys. The woman nodded and yelled into a microphone. “Now!â€

The warrior that took out four beings made a motion around his waist as a blast of black light exploded across the whole area, and in an instant, the two robotic creatures were down, as well as a dozen more.

“Send out the big one†the woman said, pressing a button and opening another door, this one holding the final warrior. Out of it stepped what looked like a robotic gorilla. “Their power levels are on par†the man said, looking at the figure that had just taken down the robotic humans. He was cloaked in black light, but that soon faded to reveal an armored black and dark gray suit.

The robot circled the armored figure, who watched it’s every move, before charging at it in an instant. He threw a powerful punch aimed at the head and connected, knocking the beast back a few feet and making it angry. The gorilla jumped onto the man and took him down, repeatedly punching him in the head, but it didn’t even faze him. All he did was push the beast off and shook his head. He landed a kick to the side of the robot, followed by one to the chest, and then one to the head.

“Shadow Sword!†the man finally said as a ball of energy exploded in his hand, leaving a black sword with it’s cross-guard shaped like a dragon’s head. “Darkness Break!†He held his sword in the air and charged at the beast, drawing down his sword the moment he hit in, and stopped in a crouching position.

“Life of the Shadow Gorilla?†the woman asked the man on the computer, but before he could answer, the beast fell to the ground in a small explosion, and it’s destroyed stood up. “Test complete, gradually reduce the shield†the woman said as the lights on top of the battlefield turned on to reveal a man in his late twenties. He had short black hair and was fairly well built. His attire was a black and white business suit with black pants.

A worker sprinted up to him, seeing if he was okay. “Mr. Drake, how do you feel?†he asked. The warrior grinned. “Just fine, now clean this up†he said, jerking his head to the robotic wreckage strewn on the floor as he walked into the control station.

“Excellent work Nathaniel†the woman complimented. “Yuki recorded all of the data and statistics, and we believe that the artificial powers have an 85% chance of working on a human.†Nathaniel’s eyebrows were raised at the number. “So, there is a 15 percent chance that something could go wrong Kathy?†he asked the woman with red hair. “Yes sir. Side effects could include death, mental trauma, and much more†she answered. “That’s alright, we have plenty of employees†Nathaniel said, as if he did not care for a person’s life. “How is the tracking system going?â€

Kathy handed him a bottle of water and led him to the Kamen Rider Tracking Station a few floors higher. “We have reason to believe that the Wing Knight has left New York for Las Vegas, probably trying a two for one.â€

“Is he there yet?†Nathaniel asked.

“He will be in an hour at most. Both of the targets are together right now, at The Palmsâ€

“Any luck on the identity of the Dragon Knight?â€

“No, all we know is that he lives in Las Vegas, and frequents casinos. It could mean anything; he could be a dealer, gambler, security guard, bartender, anythingâ€

“How could we not identify this one for so long? We have agents there, and yet this one eludes usâ€

“Well, you could ask him for help†Kathy said reluctantly, which was met with a glare from Nathaniel. “I told you, I don’t want anything to do with him. He is nothing compared to me, and never will be†Nathaniel stated before looking at a monitor. “It seems that the Ray Knight is in two different places.â€

“It could be that Emily and her buckle have been separated; this could actually be a good chance to take her down†Kathy suggested, which brought a smile to Nathaniel’s face. “Yes, you are right. Send down a group of humandroids to take care of her and find the buckle.â€

“Anything else you want done while I’m in the hangar?†Kathy asked. “In fact, I do. There is not much data on the Crustacean Knight’s abilities, so send down a medium level humandroid to test him†Nathaniel ordered, and then left for his penthouse on the top of the building.

Up there, he was still thinking about the Dragon Knight. “Why can’t find out who he is? I have a good amount of data on almost all of the other ones, but for this guy, it seems like I shouldn’t know.†He took a sip of coffee and looked at a picture of when he was 20. In it were himself, his parents, Kathy, and his younger brother Tristan. “Well I guess we know the black sheep was in the family, don’t we?†he said, eyeing Tristan. “Too bad you will never amount to anything that your sister and I have†he sighed, wondering how his brother’s life was.



At Vanessa’s house, she and Tristan were under the covers in her bed, after they smoothed things out. This always worked for Tristan. He would gamble, have Vanessa get mad at him, buy her flowers, and then go into her bed. “You really are a lover, not a fighter†she cooed as she lay on his chest. “I know; I don’t like to fight with anyone†he said, rubbing her shoulders. “I can never stay mad at you†she said, looking into his eyes. “What’s our future?â€

Tristan smiled. “Go get the flowers I bought you.†She got out of the bed and walked over to the giant bouquet of red roses. “They are so nice, nothing can be better†she said, getting back into bed. “Are you sure?†Tristan asked, unwrapping the paper that the flowers came in as they fell onto the bed and something else dropped. Vanessa gasped as Tristan picked it up. His girlfriend looked at him in awe at the object that was in his palm.

“Vanessa Hart†he started, opening up the little black box. “Will you marry me?â€

“Yes!†Vanessa cried as she took out the diamond wring and had Tristan put it on her hand. “I can’t believe this is real†she cried, kissing her boyfriend. “It is†he said before laughing. “I was actually kind of planning this whole night, like missing the calls.â€

“This is just so perfect. I can’t imagine anything that could go wrong now†she said as they kissed again. “Your right, nothing can go wrong now.â€



It was late in the after noon in Sydney, and Casey was walking home from the beach on a pier after a long day. He was still thinking about what had happened with Irou. “I’ve never had a dream that real†he thought, but was interrupted by his contact beast. “Because it was Casey†the Kamen Crab said. “Great, you again†Casey remarked. “Look, it’s been a long day, and I’m not in the mood to deal with you†he said, and turned a corner and opened his mouth in shock.

“Are you in the mood to deal with me?†the humandroid said, taking out what looked like a dagger, while Casey dropped his bag. “I said, are you ready to deal with me?â€

“Who,†Casey started, “Or what are you?†The humandroid smiled. “Someone who will see if your worthy of being called a Kamen Rider!†He pointed the gun at Casey and fired a laser blast, but Casey ducked at the last moment and attempted to run, but something blocked his way.

“Casey, you cannot run from this fight†the Kamen Crab said as he looked at Casey. “You are one of the few that have this power, now embrace it and prove yourself!â€

The teenager looked at him and back at the humandroid. “I’m only doing this so I don’t get killed, okay?†He ducked another laser blast and ran at the human and robot hybrid, rolling under the lasers and kneed the attacker in the chin, but it only stunned it. Casey was grabbed by the collar of his shirt and thrown into a tree. “Okay, I guess there’s only one way to take this guy down†Casey said as he dodged laser blasts and got to his bag and took out his orange and black Rider Belt. “Rider Transformation!â€

The belt latched onto his waist and emitted a field of orange energy before breaking to reveal Casey as the Crustacean Knight. Casey smiled under his visor and ran at the humandroid with more speed than before, punching it in the head, this time dealing damage. He followed up with a kick to the side, breaking some of the metal and drawing blood, to his shock. “Okay, now I really want to know what you are.â€

“That doesn’t concern you†the hybrid said before taking a machinegun like weapon. “Let’s see how fast you really are.†It fired rapid blasts at the teen, but Casey dodge almost all of them, before being shot in a less armored spot on his arm. “Damn†he winced. “I’d rather take a bullet; they probably don’t burn as much.†He avoided another barrage of lasers and somersaulted into a tackle, taking his foe down and kept punching it until its skull and pieces were broken. Casey backed off when he was sure the humandroid was no more, touching his belt buckle and went back into his human state.

He walked over to the pile of metal, bones, and blood, inspecting it. “So, it was human†he thought, and was stricken with grief that he had killed a living creature. “Who would do something like this to a normal person?†he said with disgust, walking away and going home, trying to think.

What he didn’t know was that the whole battle was watched by Nathaniel, who was impressed with the teen’s ability, and now considered him a problem.



“Let me go!†Alex yelled, shaking the cages bars that he was trapped in. “And what, let you try to hurt me?†Robert said, sitting on a crate in a warehouse as he dangled Alex’s blue and white Rider Belt. “No, your worth something to me; I can kill you right now and have one less rider to deal with, but I have bigger plans.â€

“Like?†Alex asked, infuriated at being taunted.

“Killing your friend, the Dragon Knight†Robert said fiercely. “Taking him out is my top priority, you are bait.â€

Alex was about to respond, but was hit with a sharp pain in his chest along with a headache. Robert just grinned. “It looks like its happening again, isn’t it? And without this close to you,†Robert said, throwing the belt across the room, “It gets even worse.â€

The man in the blue and white shirt just clutched his head and fell to the ground while the buckle of his belt glowed on the other side of the room.



Emily, Jamie, and Hayden were sitting on the couch in Jamie’s room, watching TV, when they heard screams coming from outside. “What was that?†Jamie asked, and looked out the window, only to get it destroyed in her face. “Jamie!†Hayden yelled, rushing over to her friend, but a humandroid jumped into the room from the outside, and threw her through the wall. Emily was horrified at was happening, and didn’t notice two more humandroids that came in with laser guns, and pointed them at her and Jamie. “Come with us Emily†one said, just as Jamie’s dad ran into the room, but was kicked in the gut and punched in the head.

“Dad!†Jamie yelled, and tried to help her father when more came through the door with her mom. “Get all of them in the backyard†one said, dragging the unconscious man into the backyard, along with the others.

“What do you want?†Emily managed to say, pushing a hand off of her mouth. “You dead†a humandroid said as they got into the backyard and all were tied up, except for Emily, who kicked the shin on one of the attackers and ran into the woods behind the house. “Get her!†the leader said. Three humandroids ran after her, while another reached into a bag and pulled out a bag of syringes, tools, and wires.

“Are you going to kill us?†Jamie asked. “Why would we kill the newest employees of ShadowCorp?†the leader said, motioning for the others to start their work.

In the middle of the woods, Emily was running from the attackers, but was being overrun. “Don’t let her stay alive!†a humandroid said as he fired a laser trying to hit Emily. The other two fired at trees, making it impossible for her to escape. She tried to climb over them, but was thrown down by two humandroids and held up.

“The first one is about to go down†one said as he lifted his gun up, about to fire, when crimson blur hit the holder and knocked him away.

“What was that?†the two holding Emily asked, not knowing what had happened until the blur revealed its true form. “The Kamen Ray!†one yelled, and then was head butted over the barricade, freeing Emily. “You saved me!†she said, hugging the creature.

“Emily, you need to embrace your destiny and become a Kamen Rider†the ray said, transforming into a belt buckle that attached Emily’s belt. “I’m only doing this to save me and my friends†she said as she closed her eyes. “Rider Transformation!â€

She was engulfed in a circle of dark pink power, and when it burst, she was in a different state. Emily was now an armored being with a ray motif. “Ray Knight!†she called out as the Kamen Ray’s image appeared behind her. She rushed into battle, gliding in the air and hitting the humandroid in front of her with elbow strikes and twirling punches. The one behind the barricade fired at her, but she dropped to the ground and ran up a tree vertically, doing a flip and kicking it in the back of its head.

“Ray Whip!†Emily called out as a whip like weapon with a stingray’s stinger on the end emerged from her buckle and into her hand. “Time for some fun.â€

Emily glided over the downed trees and over the two humandroids, who fired at her. She spun her whip in a circle, deflecting the blasts and hitting the hybrids, cutting parts of their skin and denting the metal. She lowered herself and flipped one over and back into the other, followed by lashing from the whip. “Now to take you out†the knight said, spinning the whip in front of her. “Twirling Crash!â€

The Kamen Ray emerged from the buckle, and Emily jumped onto its back. It quickly glided into the sky and out of site, until it swiftly slammed into the humandroids, destroying them.

“That’s all of them here†she said, jumping off of her contact beast. “Now I need to help my friends.†Emily ran to the backyard, where she saw her friends and Jamie’s parents, who had large cuts with wires coming out. “Okay, hope they don’t find out that this is me†she inhaled, and swung her whip at the humandroid that was about to put a device into Hayden and dragged it into another humandroid, repeating the process on four more.

“What was that?†Jamie asked, and then saw the Kamen Rider emerge from the forest, kicking a humandroid that attacked her. The knight gathered all of the attackers and threw them in a pile, before delivering another Twirling Crash, destroying them and running back into the forest.

Jamie, her parents, and Hayden all untied themselves and ran into the forest, where they saw Emily, lying on the ground. “Emily†Hayden asked as she looked at her friend.

“Hayden? What happened?†she lied, trying to make it appear as if she had been attacked and hurt. “These android like things attacked and put wires in us, were calling the cops and going to the hospital, are you okay?†Jamie’s mom asked.

“Yeah, I think they only roughed me up. You should go and get checked, I’ll be fine†Emily assured, worrying that if she went to the hospital, they might somehow find out about her powers.

“Okay, the police will want to speak with you though, so stay here and call your parents†Jamie’s dad said. “Yeah, I might need them to protect me if those things come again†she lied, knowing that she could handle them again. She said goodnight to all of them and waited on the porch, looking at her Rider Belt, specifically the buckle.

“Thank you so much†Emily expressed to her contact beast. “Don’t thank me Emily, it is you that accepted to transform. How did it feel?†the Kamen Ray said from its resting place. “Amazing, it’s so hard to describe. The power just went through my whole body and gave me a rush.â€

“So are you going to accept that you have these powers now and use them?â€

“I don’t know. I am really grateful that you helped me, but this makes me feel weirdâ€

“You seemed like a naturalâ€

“But only because I was protecting myself and friends, now I think I’m done†Emily said, and quickly put the belt on, when she saw her parents, and turned it so that the buckle couldn’t be seen. They rushed over and hugged her, making sure she was safe. When they were done consoling her, she went to sit in her car, waiting for the police to arrive.

She started tking about her powers, and what the goal was. “I wonder if I could win the challenge. Winning it could give me anything I want…†she thought, trailing off into fantasy as she laid back and tried to relax.



It was early morning, and Tristan was driving home from his now fiancé’s house after a wonderful night of passion and love. He was feeling the best he ever felt as he walked in the door, and called out Alex’s name to tell him the news. Nobody answered. “Where could he be?†Tristan mumbled as he saw a piece of paper on the kitchen table and read it.

Tristan Drake, I know you and your friends’ secret. If you want to see Alex alive again, you must prove yourself worthy of being called a Kamen Rider. Bring your belt, and save your friend.

Kamen Rider Wing Knight

Tristan looked at the note in shock. How could anyone know about his powers? He looked at the back of the note and saw that an address was written down. He thought about calling the authorities, but knew that they would have trouble dealing with a Kamen Rider.

“Look’s like I’m going to have to fight†he sighed, looking down at his red and silver belt.

 

[Tiger Knight]

Episode 3: Round One

Episode 1.3
Round One​

“Sir, another body was found†a young Indian man said to the detective in charge. “Let me guess; the cause of death was a combination of blunt force trauma and poisoning?†the detective, a middle aged man, said. “That’s the second one in 10 hours.â€

“Everybody is living in fear since this began. At first they thought it was an animal, now we know its some sick human†the officer said. “We also found another note.â€

The man handed over a plastic bag with a piece of paper in it. “I believe this is number 54†the detective read aloud, and he nodded. “He seems to be keeping track.†Detective Rapal placed a thumbtack on a map, signifying the location where the victim was found. On top of the map was a label, Genocider. That was the killers name to the police, as he had left notes saying that this was the beginning of a new genocide.

“We need to do something to stop all of this, I’ll ask the US agents for help†Rapal said. The reason that American detectives were brought into the investigation was for two reasons. One, an American citizen vacationing in Mumbai was killed by Genocider. The other was that the Mumbai Police Force needed any help that they could get. A team of FBI agents were sent to the city and were trying to capture the serial killer, but they were having no luck.

Rapal went to another floor of the building and approached two agents, who had just been notified of the news of the 54th victim. “Any ideas?†he asked the white man and woman.

“All we know is were dealing with a really sick ****. I have never seen someone kill like this. It’s like the person hit someone over the head with a bat, and it injected cobra venom†the American man said.

“It also seems that there are no ties to known terrorist organizations†the woman added. “He’s working alone. One man wants to single handedly create a new genocide.â€

The three of them theorized for a few minutes before an officer rushed into the room. “I think we’ve found him!†he yelled as the three got up and went to the taskforce’s headquarters.

“Haja Rasham, a snake charmer from the outskirts of the city. 25 years old, arrested for assault when he was 20†Rapal read. “Do we have anybody on it?â€

“Yes sir, 10 officers are in his neighborhood, waiting for the right timeâ€

“Well tell them the time is now†Rapal ordered as he and the two FBI agents left the building to capture Haja.

In Haja’s house, he was smiling at an item in his hand. It was a scepter like thing, with the eyes of a snake. “Almost like the real thing†he said as some of his curly black hair dropping over his eyes. Haja looked at a silver item on a chair. “So how many officers does it look like?â€

The silver item levitated into the air, and transformed into a large purple cobra. “About a dozen; we could be over sixty in a matter of hours†it hissed, slithering over to its master and settling on his shoulders.

“I feel we made our mark here. After we leave, the real fun begins†Haja said.

“Who are we taking out first?â€

“We’ll see who we encounter on our trip. If one of them crosses our path, we kill them.†Haja picked up a piece of paper, with 11 faces and one black figure on it. “I know where were going, the only problem is the route.†He walked over to a map of the world and pointed to their current location, the southwest region of India, and moved his finger northwest. “Pakistan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Israel, and finally, Egypt†he said.

“Ah, I think I know what you are planning. I have seen the research on your computer master†the Kamen Cobra said, and then looked out the window. “Get ready, their about to storm.â€

The man quickly grabbed the buckle and clipped it onto his purple and black belt. “I’m ready when they are†he said, his hands ready to activate the power.

There was a knock on the doors, and then a smoke bomb was thrown through the window as officers charged into the house. They were met with an explosion of purple fire as a figure walked out.

“What the hell?†Detective Rapal exclaimed as he saw the Kamen Rider emerge from the burning house. “Go for the kill!†he yelled, not knowing the power that Haja possessed. Bullets were fired at the rider, but the Kamen Cobra blocked them, while Haja took out his Venom Scepter and pointed it at an officer, firing a beam of purple energy that engulfed him. When it subsided, he was laying on the ground with many cuts, all dripping with venom.

Three officers charged at him, hoping to take him down. They were unsuccessful, with Haja hitting them all in the temple with his scepter with lightning fast speed. “I would suggest that you all leave.â€

“Any idea how to handle this?†Rapal asked the American agents, Murphy and Janice. “No, I have never seen anything like this before. If that is Haja, then he somehow transformed†Janice said as the three huddled behind a van. “I would say that it’s impossible, but this is proof†Murphy said with a look of concern as he saw officers getting shot down by Haja. “We need the military†Rapal ordered. “There is no time for that, he’ll kill everyone around here by the time they get here†Murphy argued as the last cop fell. It was only the three of them left. Only some kind of divine intervention could save them.

At that very moment, the area started to shine a blinding gold light and the Phoenix Knight arrived.

Haja looked at the gold and bronze clad rider and smiled underneath his helmet. “Irou Enishi, a pleasure to meet you†he sadistically said. “I thought you would be one of my last victims.â€

“I am here to stop you Haja. What do you expect to gain from this war?†Irou asked.

“Supreme power, and to have only the best survive of course†Haja answered arrogantly. “What about you?â€

“I want the powers to be deactivated forever. There have been wars between Kamen Riders, and thousands of people perished because of them†Irou responded, knowing the history of Kamen Riders from the past. “As long as I am a rider, I will not let that happen!â€

Both of them charged at each other, and staff met scepter. The two were locked in combat, blocking the others moves and landing scarce strikes. Haja had the upper hand at the moment, and switched out his scepter for his Venom Drill. He quickly hit Irou in the side with it, making him drop to the ground.

“I’ll be seeing you another time Irou; for now I have some business to attend to†Haja warned, and then vanished into thin air.

On the ground behind the van Rapal, Murphy, and Janice were astonished at what they had just witnessed. “Okay, we’ll get to the logistics of something like this happening, but first, I want to bring this Irou guy in for questioning†Rapal said. Cops were about to pick up the Japanese warrior when his staff suddenly stood up and started to spin. Suddenly, everyone but Irou froze in place. He got up and looked around, surveying the carnage that Haja caused.

“I must stop him, or else all of humanity could suffer†Irou said, determined, as he flew away on his contact beast and restored time.

The 3 detectives looked around for any trace of Irou or Haja, but found nothing. “How did those two just vanish?†Murphy asked, astounded.

“Well it isn’t any day that you see someone with that kind of armor. We need to alert Interpol. Haja could be going anywhere, and he is a threat to everyone†Janice said. “Plus run a check on Irou Enishi†she added as the three waited for more officers to arrive at the scene.



“Goddamnit!†Tristan screamed as he got drove through the streets. “I should have checked up on Alex. He could be dead by now because of me†he said, but quickly erased the thought. “No, he’s still alive. This guy is holding him hostage in exchange for a fight. I win, he’s fine.†He looked the note again and tried to remember where the location was. He knew it was in a business district, one that had many warehouses.

“You need to be careful Tristan, it could be a trap†the Kamen Dragon said as it exited its resting place. “You’re not as experienced as others; you have never fought a rider other than Alex, and those were just for fun.â€

“Look, my best friend is in danger, and I need to do whatever it takes†Tristan argued, turning a corner and getting closer to his destination. “Who is Kamen Rider Wing Knight anyway?â€

“I do not know that many specifics about the individual, but I do know about the powers. They come from the Kamen Bat, and his weapons are the Bat Lance and Sword of the Sky†the beast answered. “Be wary if the battle extends into the sky, which is where he is most comfortable.â€

“How did these powers come into play anyway?†Tristan asked his partner, but the beast’s answer was cut off when the ground started to shake, stopping the car.

“Earthquake!†someone yelled as everyone got out of their cars and fled to safety, except for Tristan, who pressed the button on the side of his buckle. “Rider Transformation!â€

A shot of red light from the sky hit Tristan and granted him his armor, making him Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. “We’ll travel differently I guess†he said, picking up the map and jumping into the air and landing on the head of the Kamen Dragon, which flew through the air to their destination.



In Washington D.C, Jessica just got off of her shift from the hospital and was relaxing on the couch, researching on her laptop. “So, my speed increases by 72 kilometers, and my sight by 8 kilometers. My upper body strength attack level is 150, and my lower body is 300†she said aloud before reaching for a sip of coffee. Putting it down, she looked up her favorites and clicked on a tag that read MYTHOLOGY. Jessica looked through the page that she had found the night before and came across one interesting note.

“Some cultures believe that there are specific sites located on the Earth that have a higher magnitude of power than others. Some of the more known sites include New York City, the Grand Canyon, Ayers Rock, the Sahara Desert, London, and many more. It is said that when powerful beings fight in the area, their strength increases, and the winner gains more power†she said word for word. “Interesting.â€

Next up was the search for the origins of the word Kamen. There were multiple definitions, with most having to do with the power of the Earth. What intrigued her most though was that the Native Americans and ancient Egyptians had similar meanings. They both had the words power, armor, and beast attached to them. The Japanese and Maori had the words core and warrior associated with the word.

“How could such different cultures, and probably not knowing about each other at the time, have the same feelings about a word?†she thought. “So Kamen Rider could mean powerful, armored, or beast warrior. But what does the word core have to do with all of this?†Jessica’s mind was going through all of the information that she knows, scanning for some meaning, but came up blank for the moment.

After a few minutes, she was getting tired and decided to stop researching for the night. She went down the hall of her rancher and got in the shower, washing off for the day and thinking about the dream she had the previous night, where another rider saved her from being killed. “That couldn’t have just been a dream, it felt so real. I need to find out who this man is and ask him for help†the woman said as she got out and put on a white robe with a gold stripe painted around the waist. She put her nightwear on and was about to go to sleep, when she heard the doorbell ring. Jessica got up and put the robe on, as well as her rider gear, just in case. When she opened her door, she was shocked at who she saw.

“Hello Jessica, do not be alarmed. I have come hear for the purpose of good†Irou Enishi said. “May I come in?â€

“Sure.†Jessica stepped away and let him in. “Very beautiful house. I see you like your contact beast†Irou smiled, motioning towards a large painting of a white swan on a golden background.

The woman gave a small laugh. “We are close.â€

“As are my beast and I†he responded, letting the Kamen Phoenix out of his Rider Buckle. Jessica looked at it in awe. “Wow, it’s amazing.â€

“Thank you†the phoenix said in a grand voice that only the two of them could hear. “May I see the swan?â€

“Yeah, I’ve been practicing on controlling her release†Jessica said as a white light emerged from her buckle, and took the form of a swan. “It is good to see you again†the swan greeted, looking at the phoenix. “I remember losing you last time.â€

The nurse had a curious look on her face. “Last time?†Irou nodded. “Maybe I should explain some of this†he said as they both took a seat.

“I assume you know about the rider challenge?†he asked. “Yes, I have been studying the powers and everything related to these powers ever since I received them†Jessica answered. “So, there was another challenge before this?â€

“Correct. There have been three previous rider wars since the beginning of time, and they have been deadly. The first was when the Earth was born. It ended when the Phoenix Knight defeated the Dragon Knight, and the prize was the formation of Japan. The second was right after the death of Jesus, and was won by the Wing Knight. He wiped out Pompeii with the power. The last was the year 500, when the Dragon Knight won and decided to lock the powers away for all eternity. But 25 years ago, the Kamen Phoenix chose me as its partner, so something went wrong.†Irou exhaled after the history lesson. “Now, there are the twelve original spirits and one more, each in an individual. Yesterday was the beginning of the fourth war, involving us.â€

“That’s fascinating†Jessica said, amazed at the mans knowledge of the powers. “But, why are you here?â€

“Simple; I want you to be my protégé†Irou offered. “We could end this before many people get hurt, and you will learn so much about these powers.â€

“Why me?†Jessica asked.

“You have a heart of good that cannot be surpassed. I see something in you that can help me. Plus, you have the fighting skills that can be used in case of an attack†Irou ended. “This is a chance for you to save so many people.â€

“It’s sudden,†Jessica started, “but for a great good. I accept.†She shook Irou’s hand and smiled. “When do I start?â€



Tristan had just arrived at the location and jumped off his contact beast’s neck and looked around. He was surrounded by warehouses, trying to figure out which one Alex was in.

“He’s got to be around here somewhere†Tristan muttered, when a knife was thrown into the dirt in front of him. He looked up and saw a man dressed in all black with silver hair on top of the building. It was Robert.

“Just my way of saying hi.†Robert jumped down and smiled. “Hello Tristan.â€

“I assume you must be Wing Knight†Tristan said, not letting his guard down.

“You are correct; Rider Transformation!†A gust of navy wind hit Robert and left him in his rider form, ready for battle as the sun shined down on the two, the rays glistening on their armor.

“Where is Alex?†Tristan demanded. Robert just looked behind him and called for his sword before slicing a hole in the wall. “Right in there. Beat me, and he lives. Lose, and your both out of the challenge.â€

“Then let’s do it. Dragon Sword!†the rider in red commanded as he summoned his weapon and charged at Robert. The more experienced rider just smiled under his helmet, and dodged the attack with ease, and followed up with a kick to the back of his opponent. Next he kicked off of a wall and threw himself at Tristan, flipping him into a truck.

“That must hurtâ€

“Not as much as this!†Tristan yelled, slashing Robert in the chest and sending him sprawling. Using that as an advantage, Tristan ran into the building where Alex was held and looked for him. As he looked around, a blast of wind hit his back and sent him flying into stack of crates. Struggling to get up, Tristan barely dodged a strike from Roberts’s sword and kicked his legs out from under him. He put his foot on the neck of the navy and silver knight. “I don’t want to fight, just release Alex.â€

Robert shook his head, and grabbed Tristan’s other leg with his hands and tripped him. He jumped off of a scaffold and slid into the side of Tristan with amazing speed, pressing him against the wall.

“Guess I should put you out of your misery now; Wing Lance!â€

A one-sided lance like weapon formed in the air and dropped into Robert’s hand. He smiled under his helmet, knowing that he was about to finish Tristan off. The navy colored knight raised his weapon and lowered it onto Tristan with great force.

Tristan braced himself for the attack and held up his right arm, which started to glow. As the lance made contact, the sound of steel ringing was heard throughout the building. “You really think I’m gonna go down that easily?†Tristan confidently said, revealing a red and silver shield on his arm in the shape of his contact beast’s body.

He kicked Robert in the chest regained his ground, picking up his sword. He lunged at his opponent and attacked with multiple strikes all over the body before stopping. “Come one, give up; I don’t want to hurt anyone, okay?†Tristan pleaded, but Robert swung his lance and hit the dragon warrior’s sword out of his hands. “Why would I give up? I have the opportunity to take out two of my enemies right now†Robert said coldly. He grabbed Tristan by the neck and threw him to the ground. “Time for some tricks.â€

Robert called for his contact beast, a human sized bat. The creature emerged from the belt buckle and spit out two blasts of light, each transforming into a copy of Kamen Rider Wing Knight. The real rider watched as the two others fought with Tristan, who was tiring.

The red armored knight ducked a sword slash from one and punched the other in the gut. He roundhouse kicked both of them in a single spin before grabbing his sword and readied to attack, but suddenly stopped when he heard a horrible screeching sound. It was the Kamen Bat, sending out a sonic attack to disorient Tristan, allowing the two copies to strike him with their swords and drag him over to Robert.

“You put up a pretty good fight, but your run ends here.†The Kamen Bat latched onto Robert, forming a cloak as he flew into the sky for his final attack. “Tornado Drill!†The knight spun around furiously until he created a tornado, and manipulated it into a drill like form. He flew higher and then shot back down in a force that a regular human could only dream of. Before he hit Tristan though, he was knocked out of the tornado by a giant fireball.

It was from the Kamen Dragon, who was shielding Tristan. “I’ve come to make this a fair fight†he said as Tristan stood up in front of his partner. Robert stood across from them, the Kamen Bat hovering above. The two teams stared ferociously at each other. The battle was going to end with the next move.

“Tornado Drill!†Robert called, hoping that doing the attack horizontally would make the outcome different. The Kamen Bat attached to his back and they flew backwards and started to spin.

“Dragon Dropkick!†Tristan yelled. He leaped into the air and his beast coiled around him in a fiery blaze. Both of the riders unleashed their attacks at the same time, and used every bit of strength they had to defeat the other. Finally, just as Robert’s lance fell to the ground, their armor exploded in blasts of light. Tristan fell from the air and onto a box, and Robert fainted from the lack of energy.

A half hour later, they were both on medical cots in the same warehouse. Alex stood over Tristan, who was waking up. “W-what happened?†he weakly asked, his eyes barely opened. He gazed the area, and saw two people that he didn’t know.

“Tristan, I am Irou Enishi, Kamen Rider Phoenix Knight†the Japanese man introduced as he smiled.

“And I’m Jessica Menunnes, Kamen Rider Swan Knight, his protégé.†The Latina held his hand. “You and Robert had quite a battle.â€

“Where is he?â€

“I’m right here Tristan, and ready for a fight†Robert said, clearly not in the best physical state. He had dried blood all over him, as well as bruises and burns. “Rider Transformation.†The silver haired man hit his buckle, but nothing happened. “Whats going on?†he asked, panicking. “Where is my power?â€

“It’s recharging. The battle between you and Tristan weakened each of you so much that your contact beasts need rest, I’d say for about a day†Irou explained. “And don’t even try attacking us. If you even get within 4 feet of me I’ll destroy you.â€

Robert backed down. “Neither of us may have one this battle, but I will win the war. Until our next fight, Tristan†he said as he walked out of the building and to his van, ready to go home.

For the next half hour Tristan, Alex, Irou and Jessica discussed the Kamen Rider powers and the rider war. They were trying to find a way to stop it as soon.

“We four are all on the side of good, so we have an nt alliance. There are also three others; Emily, Casey, and Giga, that have pure souls. We have to notify them of this and make sure they are safe. I have their locations right here.†Irou took out a sheet of paper with the pictures of the three individuals. “Emily is in Los Angeles, Casey in Sydney, and Giga in Africa. I’ll take Giga, seeing as my phoenix can cover the most ground. Alex, you go find Casey. Jessica will talk to Emily.â€

“Got it. Tristan and I should be going now; we haven’t gotten good sleep for awhile†Alex stated as he helped Tristan get up. The black haired young man summoned the Kamen Tiger for transportation and jumped on him with Tristan. “Nice meeting you two. I got your numbers, and we’ll call if anything happens.†He and Tristan waved goodbye to the two other riders and left the area for their house.

“The war has officially started†Irou ominously told Jessica as they got onto the Kamen Phoenix and went to her house.

 

[leobelkin]

AMAZING.
i like how youve brought back a lil bit of the past into this as well!
i look forward to future posts =)

 

[Tiger Knight]

Thanks for commenting, I thought nobody was reading this.

I basically brought the past in to make use of the word Kamen. I dont know what it means, so I decided to try and explore that with this story. The core thing will be explained soon, maybe in about five or six episodes.

I have episodes 4 and 5 written, and I'm gonna try to have at least 1 episode done before posting the next. Right now I'm working on Episode 6, tentatively titled Losing Control.

The next episode is called A New Style of Life, but I may edit it. It will introduce a new character, as well as focuses on finding Casey and Emily.

 

[leobelkin]

kamen=masked
thats why kamen rider is translated masked rider in english
btw thats not the point, i was wondering, im guessin that ur gonna spend like a chapter on each character that youve introd so far, but do u kno how many chapters its gonna be? cuz im probably gonna wait for 2-3 chapters later and jus read it then
so i dont have to wait until the next time you post a chapter up