GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you an old crossover story between Kamen Rider and RWBY. The last time I made this story, it was called "Soul Riders of Remnant" though… that didn't receive much praise.

So! I've decided to do something different! And by that, I'm introducing my new partner in crime! Say a few words, my Rider brother from another mother!

Fen: Hey everyone! Fenikkusumaru here and I gotta admit, I'm surprised that GKC would offer me the opportunity to work on this crossover.

GKC: Well, to be fair, you're more experienced with Kamen Rider stories than me.

Fen: Fair point, fair point. But even I would have some setbacks from time to time. But I'll see what I can do from here and do my best to help you. Besides, it gives me time to work out the kinks on Kamen Rider GX, which by the way, is still coming! Just… slower than expected, and it's gonna be way different than the original, especially now that my Heisei Rider Deck is actually complete.

GKC: In the meantime! Let's get on with the summary for this story, shall we?

For this story, four humans from our world have died rather… embarrassing deaths. To correct this, the great Monty Oum decided to grant these four a second chance thanks to his reality altering abilities given to him by God and placed them in Remnant, the world he had created. However, he granted each of them a Semblance of their own that allows them to call upon the power of Kamen Riders. Can these new heroes protect a World of Bloody Evolution?

Fen: Find out on this exciting episode of Dragon Ball-

*WAPISH!*

Fen: OW!

GKC: *Holding large mallet* Wrong series, you fool!

Fen: One time! Just one time I wanted to do that! T_T

GKC: Do that for a DBZ story! Right now, it's Rider Time! And yes, I just made a Zi-O reference, sue me! But for now…

Both: Let's get this party started… HENSHIN!

Chapter 1: Death, Rebirth, and a Team of Riders

[Collective Consciousness]

Bleary brown eyes opened to a void of darkness. Pain and a sudden emptiness filled their soul.

"Where am I…?" A youthful masculine voice spoke, revealing the owner to be a young man in his late-teens to early twenties. He had short dark brown hair, light skin, and seemed to be on the skinny side. Another factor about him would be… "Whoa, why the hell am I naked!?"

"Ugh…" A new voice groaned. This man was also in his late teens, having brown hair that's somewhat unkempt with a fringe fanned at the front of his head and looked to be slightly athletic, and… being in the same state as the first one. "What… happened…? And… holy crap, where's my clothes!?"

"Can you be any louder…" Another voice groaned as the two young men spotted another male in his late teens with bleach blonde hair, blue eyes, and light skin. Like the other two, he was also naked. "Huh? Did I get drugged at a party again?"

"Pretty sure that this has to be an initiation." A fourth voice joined in as another man joined the naked trio. He possessed auburn hair, green eyes, and tan skin. "Why else would we be naked?"

"Actually, you're all dead." A tired, somewhat lazy voice spoke, drawing the attention of all four naked men to a glowing godly being that approached them. The light was so bright that it forced the naked quartet to shield their eyes as the light began to dim, revealing an older man of Asian ethnicity in a stylish white suit with a pair of sunglasses over his eyes. "Sup."

The first naked young man with dark brown hair gasped in shock. "Oh my god! It's Monty Oum!"

"NO WAY! THE CREATOR OF RWBY HIMSELF!?" the second male shouted.

"The guy who died from an allergic reaction?" The blonde man inquired.

"I am not worthy!" The auburn-haired man bowed before the awesomeness that is Monty Oum.

"Don't do that." Monty deadpanned as the four naked men quickly joined together, covering their private areas with their hands. "Now, I'll only say this once so follow along. All of you are dead."

"WHAT!?" They exclaim in unison.

"Will you all shut up and let me talk?"

"Sorry…"

"Now… as I was saying, you all died… extremely stupid deaths. You…"He gestured to the dark brown-haired young man. "...got killed by a toaster exploding in your face."

"Wow… that sucks…"

"You…" He gestured to the brunette young man. "...fell in an ice-cold lake and froze to death."

"Geez…"

"You…" He pointed at the blonde. "...got eaten by a pack of rabid chipmunks."

"Ah, nuts…"

"You…" He gestured to the auburn-haired man. "...slipped on a wet floor and cracked your head open."

"Whoa, that sucks…"

"Generally, all of you died really stupid deaths," Monty stated. "So, God, in His infinite wisdom, decided to let me give you a second chance at life."

"Really? You will?" The first male asked.

"Eh," Monty shrugged. "Got nothing better to do. Plus, the world I created could definitely use some help since those asshole brothers left it."

"Wait, what are you talking about?" The second male asked.

"I'm reincarnating the four of you to the World of Remnant."

"For real?! Sweet!" The fourth male said with a fist pump.

"Unfortunately, your memories will not return until you've reached a suitable age. For now, you'll be blissfully unaware until you go to Beacon Academy."

"Aw man…" The third male groaned. "I'm so not looking forward to going through puberty again."

"Well, as a bit of incentive, I decided to grant each one of you your own Semblance. It can be anything that you want but you have to choose carefully. Once the choice has been made, you have to live with it… literally."

"Our own Semblance huh…" The third male mused.

"Yep, it can be anything from turning into a dragon to gaining Soul Reaper powers or even invulnerability for a time."

"Can it give us Kamen Rider powers?" The first male asked.

Monty thought about it then shrugged. "Don't see why not. I did say anything."

"Then I want all the Primary Riders as my Semblance!" The first male declared.

"All the Primary Riders? You realize that means you'd only be using them, right? You won't be able to utilize the powers of the other Riders."

"I'm cool with that."

"I might as well take the Secondary Riders." The second male added.

"I'll take the Extra Riders." The third male said.

"I want the Dark Riders." The fourth male added.

"Okay… so all of you just want Kamen Rider powers…" Monty sighed. "I should've stayed in bed. Whatever, I'll make the necessary changes. In the meantime, enjoy your stay on Remnant. Oh, and tell Ozpin that I said 'hi'." With a snap of his fingers, Monty sent the four young men out to the world he had forged.

"DAMMIT NOT THE THANOS SNAAAAAAAAP!" the second male yelled as they all turned to dust when transporting to Remnant.

"Now… time for a hot cup of joe." Monty said with a yawn.

[Remnant]

[Menagerie]

Kali Belladonna looked down with a smile on her face as she stared into the sleeping visage of her baby daughter, Blake.

Her husband, Ghira, was busy with a few friends in order to gather for another protest under the White Fang's banner to get humans to grant equal rights for Faunus.

As much as she wanted to join in on the protests, her first and foremost task was to take care of their little girl. The little angel currently snoozing away in her little black with blue tuna fish pajama onesies and her little ears twitching-

SQUEEEEEEE

Kali internally squealed at how adorable her baby is. She wishes that Blake could stay like this forever…

*Knock* *Knock*

The young mother's ears shot up when she heard the front door being knocked on. She wasn't expecting any guests and Ghira never told her if he were expecting anybody either nor was he back yet. So who could it be?

After tucking in her daughter with a small blanket, Kali strolled out of the baby room through the living room and towards the front door.

When she opened the door, Kali found no sign of anybody present and was about to close the door until she heard a small whimper. Looking down, she gasped in surprise when she spotted a baby boy in a basket with a blue blanket covering his small body.

The cat Faunus collected the baby and gently rocked him in her arms to simmer his cries. Once he began to quiet down, Kali looked around for any sign of an adult but found no one else. She took the boy and the basket he was placed in back into her home, closing the door behind her with her foot.

While holding the infant with one arm, Kali uses her free hand to set the basket down on the coffee table then checked inside for a note or a letter. She found a scrap of paper hidden beneath the blanket and brought it up to read.

It read: Aaron Jaeger. Human. Take care of him please.

The woman's cat ears twitched in confusion. Her amber eyes return to the sleeping boy in her arms, "Aaron… Jaeger? Who would abandon a human baby out here?" She wondered.

Despite her confusion, Kali couldn't help but feel bad about the baby boy, who had been left at her doorstep. She smiled as a thought came to mind. She and Ghira had been talking about having another child at some point in the future to give Blake a sibling. It would seem that particular dream has come true.

"Don't worry," Kali whispered as she brought the boy into Blake's room and carefully placed him next to the sleeping girl. "Mama will keep you safe. Both of you." She promised as she caressed the cheeks of her flesh-and-blood daughter and her new adopted son.

Baby Blake, despite being asleep, seemed to sense Aaron's presence as she placed her small, chubby hand into his own.

Kali smiled and nearly squealed from the sheer amount of cuteness from her children. "Oh, I hope Ghira doesn't mind that we have a son now…" She said to herself while quietly leaving the two infants to rest together.

[Atlas]

Jacques Schnee stared hard as he found at the front of his doorstep, a basket. And in that basket was a baby boy. The baby was slightly shivering from the cold due to the weather of Atlas. Why was this… baby put right at his doorsteps? They just had a second daughter and now he's burdened with a third child?

The infant began to fidget in his basket before he released a few pathetic whimpers due to the biting snow that fell upon his bare skin.

Jacques growled lowly. Just what he needed, a whiny brat. He might as well call security to remove the eyesore from his home. Or he could do it himself if only to give himself some peace and quiet.

"Jacques, why are you standing-" His wife called out as she came out of the door and gasped. "Oh my, someone left a baby here." She then looked to her husband. "And what are you doing standing there? You're not going to take him in?"

"What reason would I need to do so?" The white-haired man inquired with a scoff. "We already have two children. I do not want another burden in my house." He stated. "Better to remove the garbage from our lawn now rather than later."

"Oh, don't be so cold-hearted…" Willow huffed as she picked up the basket. "Oh, you poor thing. You're freezing." She said sadly, before looking at Jacques. "Think of it this way, you would at least have a male heir to give the company to. You can't deny that."

Jacques grumbled but could see his wife's point. After all, if Winter or Weiss didn't meet his expectations then at least this spare could serve as a better replacement. With a sigh, he replied, "Very well, but he will be your responsibility, Willow." With that said, he strolled past the woman and back to his study.

Taking the basket, Willow took the child inside the warm home and took the baby out of the basket, cradling him in her arms. "There, there… your mother is here to take good care of you…" She noticed a small parchment of paper inside of the basket and took it out to read.

It read: Kurogasa Kururugi.

"Kurogasa? What a strange name. You must be from Anima. That's far away for someone to drop you off all the way from there." Willow said after reading it then looked back at her new son with a soft smile, "And yet, it suits you." She then giggled as she added, "I think Winter and Weiss will be happy to know they have a baby brother."

[Anima]

[Arc Household]

Jeanne Arc is known by many things.

She's a loving mother of seven daughters and two sons. A dedicated housewife who takes care of her family no matter what. A terrifying beast when angered should any harm fall upon her children. And she was a former nurse who had met her husband, George, when he arrived at a hospital injured from a Beowolf attack.

Right now, she was a would-be photographer. Why, you may ask? Because she had dressed up her twin sons, Jaune and Orion Arc in cute bunny onesie pajamas complete with a hood that had bunny ears and a cotton ball tail.

"Why are you doing this to our sons?" George sighed. "You know when they grow up, they're gonna look back at this and be traumatized, right?"

Jeanne smiled sweetly at her husband, "Is there a problem with taking photos of my adorable baby boys?" She asked with an underlying tone that promised pain.

"No, but it wouldn't hurt to take normal photos… and that's not normal with what you're doing to them."

The woman pouted, "Oh, but I just want to make these memories last. I know our babies aren't gonna stay this way forever. Eventually, they'll grow up, get jobs, find someone to love and marry, and eventually (and hopefully) bring me some grandbabies to spoil!" She quietly squealed in joy at the last prospect. "Now go play with the girls. I'm gonna take some more pictures of Jaune and Orion as cute little bunny rabbits."

"This is going to scar them for life… I just know it…" George sighed to himself, before turning around to leave.

[Mistral]

[Argus]

Athena Nikos held the bundle of joy that is her daughter, Pyrrha, in her arms. The mother of the newborn baby girl felt proud that she brought such a beautiful child into the world. Apparently, she had also received word from her sister, who had also given birth to a child, was coming over to visit from Vacuo.

The woman could hardly wait for their children to meet one another. It was going to be so cute!

For now, she'll remain content with rocking her precious daughter while she slept.

*Knock* *Knock*

Oh, that must be her right now!

Shuffling Pyrrha into her left arm, Athena marched over to the front door and opened it, revealing her sister, Minerva. In her left hand is a baby carriage with a sleeping baby boy inside.

"Athena, so good to see you again!" Minerva greeted her sister with a smile.

"Minerva," Athena returned the greeting with her own smile.

Like Athena, Minerva had red hair and green eyes though she was dressed in Vacuo attire. Her son was clad in a simple light blue onesie with a nightcap on his little head.

Minerva noticed the sleeping Pyrrha in her sister's arms. "Is that my adorable, little niece?"

"Yep," Athena replied. "And I see you've brought my nephew as well."

"Well, I couldn't leave him at home alone. I never wanna leave my little man out of my sight." Minerva stated.

"So what's his name?" Athena asked.

"Orpheus Rhythm." Minerva replied. "And what about yours?"

"Pyrrha, Pyrrha Nikos," Athena replied.

The two sisters chatted amongst themselves while their children opened their eyes until they met one another. A sense of calm and warmth radiating between the two cousins.

[Timeskip]

[Atlas Military Outpost]

For the past fifteen years, Aaron Jaeger, the adopted son of Ghira and Kali Belladonna, had grown up as an active participant in the White Fang's protests for equal rights to Faunus. Though his adoptive parents and sister loved him unconditionally, there were others who would look at him with fear or apathy. However, this did little to stop him from helping those around him.

Unfortunately, after Ghira stepped down as leader of the White Fang, Sienna Khan had taken over and decided that a new plan for equality would commence.

A plan that led to violence.

Aaron could see through the supposed righteous claims of seeking equality through force by the expressions on several of the White Fang. They enjoyed hitting back and making humans suffer to the point where they even try to physically beat them. To his dismay, even Blake started to feel the same way and decided to join the new White Fang in their raids. When their parents found out about it, it led to a rather… disastrous conversation.

"Blake, I forbid you from joining in these juvenile actions!" Ghira ordered at the head of the dining table.

"You expect me to stand by while more of our people suffer at the hands of humans!?" Blake exclaimed.

"Blake!" Kali shouted, looking at her daughter in shock before glancing at Aaron, who stood quietly out in the hallway.

Realizing what she said, Blake looked down abashed. "I-I didn't mean Aaron! Only the humans that still discriminate against us!"

"Blake, if you go down this road then it will only end up hurting you in the end!" Ghira explained.

"I don't care! I won't be stopped because you were too much of a coward!" The girl shouted before pausing when she realized what she had said to her father. Ghira looked at his daughter in shock and visibly hurt. Without a word, he stood up from the dining room and left altogether, passing by Kali and Aaron, who wanted to say something but couldn't.

Blake opened and closed her mouth, trying to find the right words to say to justify her actions but all she could do in that moment… was run away.

Aaron watched as his sister fled from their home, ignoring the cries of their mother, who pleadingly sobbed for Blake to come back but her words fell on deaf ears.

That was when Aaron decided to go after her, following her trail for a bit.

"Blake!" Aaron called out, causing the cat Faunus to stop.

"Don't stop me, Aaron…" She muttered.

"No one's stopping you." Aaron said as he approached her while she turned around to face her. "Look, I won't tell you what to do, but you really need to think about this. I don't want you hurt."

Blake looked at her brother in surprise. "Aaron…"

"If this really is the path that you intend to follow… then I'll be with you every step of the way." He said with a smile.

The cat Faunus gaped at the young man then quickly turned away so she wouldn't see the grateful tears that she was about to shed. "Thank you…"

Aaron released a sigh as the memory ended. He and Blake had left Menagerie to join up with the White Fang. Though they managed to join, Aaron was still given the stink eye by those he was raised amongst. The only ones who didn't hate him for his race was his sister, Blake, and surprisingly, Sienna Khan. He always believed that the tiger Faunus never liked him when he grew up as Ghira Belladonna's son but she never said a bad thing about him.

And then… there was Adam.

Adam Taurus. A bull Faunus who had captured Blake's attention everywhere he went. No matter what Aaron did to keep his beloved sister away from the man, she would always counter that Adam was a 'misunderstood soul'.

Unfortunately, Blake never saw the look Adam would give Aaron from behind the mask. A look of pure disgust and hatred, which Aaron returned tenfold. He didn't trust the brute as far as he could throw him and especially around Blake.

The boy couldn't do anything though. His Aura may have been unlocked thanks to his mother when he was younger but he never acquired his Semblance yet like Blake did with her Shadow. Adam had a Semblance as well that would kill his targets in a near-instant.

Aaron hated how weak he felt but he put up a strong front for his sister.

He looked in the mirror to stare at his reflection. A youthful, boyish face complete with pale skin, crimson red eyes, neck-length raven black hair with crimson streaks running along the fringes and bangs, and he stood at a good six feet complete with lean muscle thanks to his training in the White Fang. He was clad in a dark red muscle shirt, a dark grey leather vest with silver buttons, a black hooded tailcoat with red tribal markings on the sleeves, a pair of faded white pants, black boots with silver buckles, and a pair of black-red gloves.

This was how he looked like and how he preferred it. Though he wore a White Fang mask to shield his face from all their raids, he never spilled a drop of blood… unlike some people. Like Adam, who slaughtered indiscriminately, innocent or not. Sierra Khan had reprimanded him several times, and yet it didn't get to his thick skull.

At one point, Blake even confronted him about his actions but Adam wouldn't listen to her either. The bastard even tried to strike her when she believed he was acting against the White Fang's wishes. Thankfully, Aaron was nearby and received the hit instead to prevent his sister from suffering the blow.

Right now, he was assigned a mission from Sienna along with Blake and Adam to raid a Schnee Dust Company business near the outskirts of Argus. The only resistance they would be expecting are security robots, which should provide minimal bloodshed.

A knock on the door to his quarters prompted him to see Blake coming in. "Aaron…"

"Hey sis." He greeted. "You okay?"

"Do you… hate me?" She asked rather timidly, which was completely out of character of her since Blake was known to be rather quiet or dismissive to others except those she cared about.

"Huh? Where did this come from?" Aaron asked in complete surprise.

"Ever since we joined the White Fang, I had to watch you suffer discrimination from our own comrades and they even called you hateful names, yet… you bore all of that with a smile. Why…" Blake paused as her eyes grew misty. "Why do you continue to stay if I have to watch my brother suffer at the hands of my own people…"

"I told you before, remember?" Aaron said, drawing Blake's attention to him as he reached into his locker to pull out a white mask shaped like a bird that he placed over his face. "I would be there with you… every step of the way. That's what a big brother does for his sister because he loves her very much."

Before he reacted, he felt a pair of lithe, gentle arms wrap around his waistline. A pressure laid against his back as Blake whispered, "Thank you, brother."

Aaron smiled, placing a hand over his sister's as he replied, "You're welcome, sister."

The two of them then let go, "Alright, let's get going."

"Right."

LINE BREAK

The mission had gone bad. The moment the three White Fang members broke into the facility, Aaron and Blake were surprised to find that it wasn't run by security robots but regular human guards.

Adam didn't particularly care about the humans as he drew out his signature weapon, Wilt and Blush. Using his weapon, he sped past them and the moment he clicked his sword, blood gushed out of the guards' bodies as they fell to the floor in heaps.

"Adam, you idiot!" Aaron yelled as he left his hiding place to stop the bull Faunus from causing more unnecessary casualties. "Stop it! We did not come here to kill people!"

"Shut up," Adam said as he strolled past the human. "We're here to raid this place. It doesn't matter who gets in the way. They won't hesitate to shoot us."

"That's not the point!" The crimson-eyed teen shouted. "We were told that there would only be robots here! Why would our intelligence lie?"

"Who knows. Maybe they were looking at the wrong place." Adam stated.

The bull Faunus continued on his path, keeping a hand on his sword while Blake followed dutifully behind him. Aaron, on the other hand, looked around the carnage that Adam had wrought and felt disgusted.

"Damn it…" He cursed under his breath.

"Aaron…" Blake said worried.

"That's it…" He muttered. "We're ditching this mission."

"What? Why?"

"Don't you see, Blake!? All we've been doing is causing nothing but pain and death! The White Fang have lost their minds!" Aaron explained heatedly.

"But we can't just leave Adam," Blake tried to reason.

"Screw him! That man is nothing but an animal! Do you not see what he's done?"

"But-"

"Blake, you have to make a choice! Either stay with the White Fang or come with me." Aaron said.

Before the cat Faunus could make a decision, a large explosion rang inside of the facility, shaking the two siblings in their shoes until they see Adam being launched through the air and landing on his back with a grunt.

"Adam!" Blake called out as she quickly went to the bull Faunus's side.

"Be careful…" Adam growled as he tried to stand up, his Aura flickering around his body. "Atlas has a new toy."

A deep rumbling drew Aaron and Blake's attention to the direction that Adam came from. Walking out of the smoke was a large, six-legged robot with a multitude of weapons all over its frame.

"You've gotta be kidding me…" Aaron gaped in surprise. "Where the hell does Atlas find the time to make this shit!?"

"What do we do?" Blake asked.

Aaron tried to think of something, but nothing was coming to him! If only he could unlock his Semblance!

The Spider Droid didn't bother to wait for them to decide as it locked its energy weapons onto Blake and Adam. Aaron's eyes widened in fear for his sister as the droid fired.

"No!" The human cried out as he stood in front of the two Faunus with his arms spread out. The blast struck Aaron, who released a silent scream of pain as the force of the blast sent him flying and crashing into the steel wall. The crash left an imprint of his body before he fell out of it and landed face-first onto the floor, unmoving.

"AARON!" Blake shouted, running over to him. "Aaron, wake up! WAKE UP!"

The cat Faunus tried everything she could to rouse her brother but her efforts bore no fruit. The boy remained motionless as if dead to the world.

"No…" Hot tears threatened to spill down her pale cheeks as Blake felt reality begin to crash around her. "Please don't leave me…" She pleaded to any deity above that her brother hadn't perished but all she could feel was heartbreak… and cold hard rage.

Amber eyes glared back at the Spider Droid as it emotionlessly continued its path towards the intruders. Blake pulled out Gambol Shroud and charged at the Atlas robot with a cry of revenge. Her intent to seek justice for her brother's killer.

She slashed, jumped, and carved with all the ferocity of a lioness. Her movements which had once been graceful and elegant like a dancer were now brutal and wild. They were centered on only seeking the destruction of the Atlas android but Blake's Gambol Shroud did little to actually damage the robot until it decided that it had enough of the girl and smacked her with its leg, sending her to the floor as her weapons skidded roughly along the surface away from their mistress.

Blake could only silently cry in despair as she tried to reach for the dark metal katana but the Spider Droid towered over her, aiming its weapons down at her and Adam to finish the two Faunus off. She wanted to scream and cry but all she could do was close her eyes in morbid acceptance.

'Mom… Dad… Aaron, I'm so sorry…' She said her final thoughts, awaiting the end.

"Get away from my sister, you hunk of scrap!" A familiar voice called out as a black-red blur struck the Atlas robot directly in the face, sending it back a few feet.

Blake gasped as she turned around to see… Aaron standing! But how!? That blast should have killed him!

That's when her eyes landed on a strange object around his waist. It looked to be shaped like a large belt buckle with a strange red crystal in the center.

"Aaron?"

The boy smiled at her in assurance, "It's alright now, Blake. I won't let anything happen to you because…" He focused his gaze on the recovering Spider Droid and began to slowly walk towards it, passing a flabbergasted Adam and a worried Blake. "Because I now know what I have to do."

He brought his arms up, moving them in a way that mystified Blake for some reason.

"Henshin!" Aaron shouted before he brought his hands to the right side of the belt as a loud whirring sound echoed in the hall. The human spread his arms before he was engulfed in a bright red light.

Once the light dimmed, it revealed a new warrior standing in Aaron's place. He was clad in a full black bodysuit with a red chest plate that mimicked human muscles with a golden collar, red spaulders, red-gold gauntlets, gold knee guards with red gems, golden anklets with red gems, and a black helmet with large red bug eyes, a silver-gold mouthpiece, and golden horns that rested on top like a crest.

"A-Aaron?" Blake got out.

"No…" He turned his head slightly, to look over his shoulder. "Kamen Rider… Kuuga."

"Kamen… Rider?" Blake repeated in confusion.

The Rider turned to face his adversary as it began to advance upon him with its metallic legs. Kuuga stood ready then began to enter a stance that focused more on bracing his left leg while his right foot seemed to pulse with energy.

The Spider Drone swung its legs down at Kuuga but the Rider leaped over the machine with hardly any difficulty then when he turned around, the red warrior sprinted at the Atlas robot, jumped into the air with a front flip, and outstretched his right foot in a flying kick. His foot made contact with the robot as Kuuga backflips away from the machine. A glowing mark began to appear on the robot's metal surface then it began to contort and expand before finally exploding in a blaze of heat and smoke.

Blake watched with awe as her brother strolled out of the smoke and fire like one of those action heroes in a movie. The shadow of the flames allowing her to witness the red eyes of his helmet gleam like bright rubies.

From that day on, a Rider had awoken amongst the White Fang. And Blake would forever idolize this warrior for the rest of her life. While Aaron…

…regained his past memories.

[Timeskip]

[Schnee Mansion]

For sixteen years, the life that was Kurogasa Kururugi, was for one part fulfilling while the other was full of hardship. During the first few years of his life, he had two older sisters that he could rely on, Winter and Weiss. He had felt loved by them and the other workers of the Schnee Mansion, especially his adoptive mother. However, his adoptive father was rather hard to please.

No matter how much he tried to satisfy the man that he called father, in the latter's eyes, it was simply not enough. So he doubled his efforts to the point that he would exhaust himself, but even then, it was still not enough. He didn't understand what he did wrong. He did everything right, the way he was supposed to do it, but it was wrong? It didn't make any sense.

Then came that damning day.

When he was nine, on Weiss's tenth birthday, their father missed the big dinner. Willow got mad at him, and Jacques finally snapped, saying that the only reason he married her was for the family name. This disheartened Willow along with Weiss. Winter wasn't present that day since she was busy working in the military.

Kurogasa, on the other hand, was furious. He even directly voiced his displeasure at his father for even saying such a thing. But all he got was a punch to the face for even speaking about it. While Jacques was about to outright disown him, he relented, saying that he could use him if Winter or Weiss ever fail. This destroyed any form of respect that Kurogasa had for Jacques Schnee, who he would quietly refer to as the 'outsider' of his family. Though the recent attacks by the White Fang made life incredibly difficult for Kurogasa and Weiss. Their mother had settled on drinking her problems away to avoid her so-called husband. Winter had been promoted as a Specialist under General James Ironwood so she couldn't be there to help her younger siblings.

As of right now…

"Damn that Jacques…" Kurogasa muttered as he limped down the hallway, holding his side with his weapon Kage Ryuujin in tow. While he never unlocked his Semblance, he crafted his own weapon, just in case he never did. He had recently come back from a 'training session', which is more of a punishment if you asked him. Long story short, deep under the mansion was a laboratory where Grimm was captured and tested on for Atlas's new weaponry and Kurogasa was sent there to 'train' him or as Jacques would say it, to 'discipline' him for his rebellious act.

And today was the third day this week that he rebelled and fought off multiple Beowolves.

He kept walking down the hallway gingerly before coming up to a door and gently knocked on it.

*KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK*

"Who is it?" A voice spoke, drawing a smile onto Kurogasa's face.

"It's me…" He said before slowly opening the door to reveal Weiss dressed in her nightgown. "Hey…" He muttered with a tired smile before his legs finally gave in and were falling over.

"Kurogasa!" Weiss cried out as she caught her adopted brother with her arms. "What happened?"

"Your old man, that's what… bastard put me in another 'training session'…" He said as Weiss helped him sit on the bed.

The white-haired girl frowned and placed a hand on Kurogasa's shoulder, "You have to stop infuriating him. Otherwise, he'll keep doing this until you either pass out or…" She trailed, not wanting to think about the result.

"Sorry, but I can't do that…" He shook his head. "He's been ruining our family, our whole lives… someone needs to put an end to the strong trampling over the weak… and I'm not gonna have him walk all over me and especially you."

Weiss felt her cheeks burn a pretty pink color before she shook her head, "Honestly, can't you stop being so stubborn for one day? I'm flattered that you care for me and upholding our family's honor but… you can't stop Father."

"I'll find a way…" He vowed. "I just have to keep looking…"

He felt a soft, warm hand enshroud his own as Weiss leaned her head onto Kurogasa's shoulder. "I know you will…" She whispered.

"But until then…" Kurogasa said, as he casually dropped his sword to the ground, letting it lay there, before he slowly laid on Weiss's bed. "Hope you don't mind me crashing here for the night."

Weiss grinned at her brother, "Not at all. It reminds me of when we would sleep together as kids. We'd both get nightmares and then we would run to Winter's room to sleep with her." She reminisced.

"Yeah… those were the good ol' days…" Kurogasa sighed, before looking at Weiss. He hadn't noticed before but over the years, Weiss grew up to be quite an attractive girl. Of course, he didn't want to be seen as a pervert. This is his own sister for crying out loud. Then again… he was adopted, and… no, he must not think that. It's totally wrong. There's just no way. Impossible.

"Kurogasa?" Weiss spoke. "Are you okay? Your face is turning red." She placed a hand on the boy's forehead. "You're burning up."

"I-It's nothing." He looked away. "I'm not sick."

Weiss narrowed her eyes and puffed her cheeks. "Well, I'm gonna call Klein and tell him to bring some medicine here." She crawled over Kurogasa's body to reach for her Scroll while unintentionally having her chest over his face.

"H-Hey Weiss, what are you- you're crowding me."

"Oh, stop being such a child and just let me-AHHH!" Weiss yelped as her hand slipped and she landed on top of Kurogasa.

"Mmmmmph, mmmmmmmmmph!" Kurogasa muffled out when her body was pressed on his face. Weiss rolled off her brother's body and landed beside him. Her pale cheeks burning a cherry red. "I think… I entered Heaven…"

"Kyah, you pervert!"

*SMACK!*

"OW!" Kurogasa cried out after being slapped on the face and falling off the bed. "Not cool…"

Weiss huffed while wrapping her arms protectively around her body. "T-That's what you get for doing such a disgusting thing, idiot!"

"Sorry…" He groaned.

"If you're really sorry then you won't mind being my escort for my next shopping trip tomorrow." The girl said with a smirk. "Otherwise, I'll tell Winter and you know how she'll react."

Kurogasa felt a cold shiver of fear run down his spine. "I… understand," He said with dread.

LINE BREAK

The next day…

Weiss and Kurogasa walked through the streets of the Capital. Thank goodness, her father somehow let them go off somewhere today. How it happened was she wanted to go shopping for clothes and more, the typical stuff he just rolls his eyes and hands the money to them. It was a good excuse if a little biased considering that's a typical teenage girl thing.

"So? Where are we headed?" Kurogasa asked.

"To a local bakery that sells some of the best pastries in Atlas." Weiss answered with a slight skip in her step.

"At least we can stay out of the house for a while." Kurogasa added.

Weiss's mood immediately darkened, "Yeah…" She muttered. "A while…"

The two teens continued on their trek to the bakery while receiving looks from passing civilians, human or Faunus, that made a small window of room for the duo. However, they were both unaware of several figures hiding in the alleyways, watching them behind stark white masks.

Eventually, the two teens reached the bakery that Weiss had suggested and went in. Kurogasa took a whiff. "The breads are fresh…" He noticed.

"The baker here always makes fresh bread but those aren't why we're here. We're here… for those." The snow-haired heiress gestured to a small plate that had six doughnut-like pastries resting on the surface that still emitted steam as if they were fresh out of the oven.

"Those… smell… good…" Kurogasa moaned, having a little bit of drool coming out of his mouth.

"That's because they are part of this bakery's most expensive pastries. Only six of them are made once a week." Weiss explained as she tried to keep her own mouth from watering at the succulent aroma being released from the pastries. "I only know about it because I'm a frequent regular to this establishment."

"Oh? So even you have cheat days?" Kurogasa smirked.

*STOMP!*

"Mmmmmmm…!" Kurogasa whimpered in pain when Weiss stomped on his toe with her high heel.

"Care to repeat that, Kurogasa?" Weiss asked in a sweet voice as she ground her heel deeper into the boy's foot.

"No ma'am… not at all…" Kurogasa squeaked.

"Good boy!" The girl said, patting her little brother on the head with a smile. "Now, let's get those pastries. Two for you, four for me sound fair?"

"Ehh~? Don't you mean half and half?" Kurogasa cried out in dismay.

"I was going to make it half and half but now you can consider yourself one pastry short for that 'cheat day' comment." Weiss said with a huff.

"Oh c'mon, I was joking," Kurogasa complained.

"I might be able to keep the previous arrangement if you admit that I'm the greatest." Weiss gave the boy a smug grin.

"I uh…" Kurogasa got out. He really didn't want to give in, but… at least with her, he can manage to swallow his pride. "You're the best sister in the whole wide world…" He slumped.

"And…" She said as if expecting more. "Come on, don't stop now. One more bit of praise and I'll give you the third pastry."

"And… you're the most beautiful sister too…" He blushed.

Despite the tinge of pink on her cheeks, Weiss smiled brightly and patted Kurogasa on the head. "And you're the sweetest little brother. Now, let's buy those pastries!" She strolled over to the register to speak with the shop clerk, leaving Kurogasa by himself.

Kurogasa watched silently as Weiss purchased all six pastries for themselves. The girl even gave the clerk a generous tip for allowing her to purchase her favorite treats. She returned to her brother with the sweet aroma of the pastries filling their nostrils.

While the two teens gathered together for their afternoon snack, the masked figures from before surrounded the bakery and produced weapons from their persons. Kurogasa's eyes widened considerably. "GET DOWN!" He shouted, tackling Weiss to the ground.

*RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!*

Weiss screamed, half in terror and a half in confusion, as Kurogasa used his own body to shield her from any glass that came down. Thankfully, none of the shards scratched his back but one shard did cut his left cheek. The shop clerk had already taken cover underneath the counter, quietly grabbing his Scroll to call the local police.

"Move in! Capture the Schnee bitch!" A masculine voice shouted.

"You okay?" Kurogasa asked Weiss.

"W-what's going on!?" The heiress wondered as her body shook. Icy blue eyes frantically looked around until she spotted several dark figures that were approaching the bakery. "Kurogasa!"

The young man turned around and noticed them. "Stay behind me." He said, before standing up and drawing out his Kage Ryuujin.

"It would've been better if we just killed her." A female voice said amongst the approaching assailants.

"Our objective is to capture her. Once we do that, we'll force Jacques Schnee to listen to our demands." The leader of the group said before the shop door was kicked open. Kurogasa and Weiss looked at the attackers in both shock and surprise.

The white masks. The red emblem of a beast with three claw marks.

"White Fang…" Weiss muttered in horror.

"They picked the wrong day to mess with us." Kurogasa said before approaching the White Fang terrorists.

The leader of the White Fang party leveled an unseen glare at Kurogasa then gestured with his hand. "Kill the human. The Schnee is all we want." Four of his goons took out machetes or daggers and slowly approached the boy.

"No one touches my sister…" Kurogasa said before rushing towards to swing his sword at them. One of them blocked with their machete and were put in a brief deadlock, before Kurogasa broke that deadlock, overpowering that White Fang member and slashing them. Blood spewed from their wound, falling over, lifeless.

The initial members were shocked before it quickly left them as they went on the attack. A White Fang member with a dagger lunged to stab the boy in the throat. However, the boy merely parried the blade. Before long, he twirled around and his weapon changed. The blade folded backward and the hilt of the blade extended long enough to form a modern rifle and aimed at that member before-

*BOOM!*

-headshot.

Seeing another of their comrades perish, the remaining two attackers decided to take their chances and charged at Kurogasa with the intent to finish him off. One with a machete went high for his head while the other with a dagger went for his stomach.

However, Kurogasa changed his weapon back to sword mode and blocked both of them by holding his sword in front of him, before breaking off the deadlock again and slashed them both. "You're next." He pointed his blade at the leader.

The leader scoffed, "Alright," He reached behind his back and pulled out a double-bladed axe. "Let's see what you got."

The two of them then rushed in at each other. Their blade and axe collided in the middle and kept exchanging blows as sparks flew off between clashes. As the two foes glared heatedly at each other, the White Fang leader reared his head back and slammed it right into Kurogasa's nose. The boy grunts from the blow as he backpedals a few steps before the heavy blade of the terrorist's axe struck him in the hip.

"GAHHHHH!"

"Kurogasa!" Weiss cried out in horror.

The boy slammed into the wall as bread and other pastries fell from their assigned placements in shelves. Though Kurogasa's Aura managed to protect his body from any external injuries, he still suffered a few internal ones.

"Good effort, kid," The White Fang member mocked as he approached the fallen boy with his battle axe held in both hands. "But you're a decade early to be fighting someone of my caliber."

"Don't you… dare look down on me!" He growled. "I won't… let you… hurt anyone!"

A boot stomped on the boy's head as the White Fang ringleader sneered. "Stupid kid. You've got spirit but you don't have the strength to stop me. Now lay there and suffer while I attend to my prize." His hidden eyes glared at Weiss, who did everything in her power to keep from breaking out in a sweat.

"S-stay back, you brute!" Weiss nervously ordered.

"A brute? Well, now that's just rude. Maybe I should teach you a lesson in manners, you little Schnee bitch." The Faunus hissed as he approached the girl.

Weiss felt her heart stop as the Faunus terrorist approached her while cracking his knuckles in a threatening manner. Just then… a hand grabbed the leader's leg. "Don't… you touch her!" He shouted before finding the strength to grab his weapon and stab his leg.

The White Fang member roared with pain before he glared down at Kurogasa. "You little bastard!" He exclaimed as he raised his uninjured leg and stomped his boot down on the boy's head. But the teen kept his hold, as he sunk his blade deeper into the terrorist's leg.

Wracked from the pain, the Faunus hefted his double-bladed axe over his head. His eyes that were hidden by his mask were now bright with rage.

"This will put you out of your misery, you pathetic brat!" He roared. "Now DIE!" He swung the axe down as Weiss screamed.

*CLANG!*

The leader's eyes widened as he saw that the axe was blocked by a blade, but not Kurogasa's own weapon. It was another saber-like weapon with a batwing like guard. It was the DarkVisor!

"What the hell!?" The Faunus exclaimed in shock.

"I'm not… going to die here!" Kurogasa shouted as he managed to push the Faunus leader off of him. He then felt something glow in his pocket. He took it out and his eyes widened. It was a black rectangular box with a batwing-like symbol. It was an Advent Deck! Knowing now what he had to do, he thrust his hand out showing the Advent Deck, and felt something attached to his waist. He looked down and saw the V-Buckle attached to him. Looking back up with a grin, he did his pose and shouted, "Henshin!" and slid the Advent Deck into the V-Buckle.

Three mirror images of his armor appeared and converged onto him before forming his armor.

He was in a dark bodysuit with his chest armor looking almost like a knight's breastplate, but segmented giving it a bat wing-like look. Sockets adorned his shoulders and knees. His helmet looked eerily like a knight's but with the visor looking strangely like a bat with two barely seen blue eyes behind the black visor.. The mouth plate looked like a mouth with fangs though. Gripped in his hand was a rapier with a bat-shaped hilt, dubbed the Dark Visor.

Kurogasa became Kamen Rider Knight!

"What the hell!?" The White Fang leader was initially surprised at first but quickly regained his senses, "Don't think some fancy armor is gonna protect you, kid!"

"So what? As long as it protects my sister, I don't care!" Kurogasa said, before charging towards the leader and the two clashed again, now taking the battle outside.

The Faunus shoved the armored warrior back then swung with his axe to take off Knight's head. But Knight blocked it with his Dark Visor. Knight reached for a card in his Deck and removed it, revealing it to be an image of a large lance. He opened the Dark Visor's guard and slotted the card in before closing the lid shut.

SWORD VENT

The weapon came flying towards Knight until he caught it. This was the Winged Lancer, a lance-like weapon modeled after Darkwing's Tail, it's point being half the length of the weapon itself. "Toryah!" He shouted, shoving the leader and swung down on the terrorist, slashing him.

He then pulled out a card from his Advent Deck and slotted it in the Dark Visor.

TRICK VENT

The bat-themed Kamen Rider stood in place as three copies of himself materialize beside him. "See if you can kill the real one!" They all taunted.

The Faunus tried to use his enhanced hearing to try and find the real Rider but they all moved and sounded exactly the same, which began to frustrate him to no end. With gritted teeth, he swung in a wide berth to slice all of the Knights in half. But when he did, all of them vanished.

"On your left." A voice said. The terrorist looked behind and slashed with the Winged Lancer again, causing him to tumble to the ground, and his Aura shattered. He took out another card from his Advent Deck, then reached to his Dark Visor to open and inserted the card before closing it.

ADVENT

The screeching noise of the bat-themed Mirror Monster came down from the sky as it descended down. It had a navy blue color to it as its wingspan was great. It was metal as there were bits of gray metal that protects itself. This was Darkwing. Knight then took out another card and inserted it in the Dark Visor.

NASTY VENT

Darkwing flew around the air as it released a supersonic screech that deafened those in its surroundings. The Faunus cried out in pain as he held his ears, both animal and human, as the supersonic waves pounded away at his eardrums.

"Now to end you," Kurogasa said taking out his final card and inserted it in the Dark Visor, closing it.

FINAL VENT

Darkwing screeched as it flew right behind Knight and turned into a cape that flowed with the wind. Once he was within range, he jumped up and dove down. Though as he did, the cloak wrapped around him in a corkscrew fashion, the tip of where his kicking foot was, covering it as he dove down.

The moment the Rider struck the Faunus, a large explosion ripped its way into existence, sending debris and the bodies of the dead White Fang members flying as Weiss tried her best to hold on to prevent the wind from blowing her away (and lifting up her skirt).

Once the explosion died down, the heiress was greeted with the sight of Kamen Rider Knight standing over the body of the White Fang leader, who was covered in all manner of wounds.

"That's for trying to harm my sister…" Kurogasa muttered coldly.

"Freeze! Hands in the air!" A voice shouted. Kurogasa was surrounded by Atlas military soldiers, pointing their guns and someone approached from the squad of soldiers. She was a tall and fair-skinned young woman with slate-blue eyes. She wears her white hair tied up in a bun, high on the left side of the back of her head, while her bangs are shaped around the right side of her face, a small curled lock of hair reaching almost to her left shoulder. Her attire is colored navy blue, white, and gray, consisting of a white coat with sleeves that expose her upper arms, a red-lined high collar, with a red brooch and black gloves, as well as pants that have garters incorporated into them.

Kurogasa flinched at who it is. "W-Winter?"

Winter narrowed her eyes at the Rider, "How do you know my name?" She drew her sword and directed it at Knight. "Explain yourself!"

"W-Wait, sis, it's me!" Kurogasa panicked, before taking off the Advent Deck and went back to civilian form.

This shocked the Specialist to the core as she stared at the boy with wide eyes, "Kurogasa!?" She exclaimed.

"Hi…" He waved sheepishly.

His older sister narrowed her eyes, "If you're here then where is Weiss?"

"I'm right here!" Weiss answered as she ran towards them, before suddenly hugging Kurogasa. "You idiot, what were you thinking?"

"Well, those White Fangs bastards were trying to kidnap ya. So I gave them Hell." Kurogasa chuckled. "Not to mention they ruined the pastries we paid for…"

"You mean, I paid for," The girl deadpanned.

"Ahem!" Winter fake coughed, drawing the teens' attention back to her. "You two… have a lot of explaining to do." Her eyes landed on Kurogasa, who wanted to be anywhere but there. "Especially you, Kurogasa."

"It seems we're in trouble." Weiss gulped.

"H-Hey, those guys were the ones that wronged us!" Kurogasa said frantically. "Besides, me becoming Kamen Rider Knight meant I unlocked my Semblance!" He paused. "Wait… what?" He said, looking confused, holding his head.

"You can explain everything once we get down to the station," Winter said, grabbing Kurogasa and Weiss by their ears. "Come along. The coroners will be cleaning up the mess you left behind."

"No pleeeeease no! I don't want to go to General Ironwood! Please don't leave me in the room with him!" Kurogasa pleaded.

"Why am I a part of this!?" Weiss cried out.

"Don't make me have to punish you two. You've already caused me enough grief today." The older woman warned her siblings. "I'd hate to tell mother that her children were involved in an attempted kidnapping and one of them decided to play the hero."

"Dammiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit…" Kurogasa bemoaned.

LINE BREAK

"Jaune?" A blonde teen spoke.

"Yeah?" Another blonde teen responded.

"Do you ever wonder why we're here?" The first blonde asked.

Jaune rubbed his chin then said, "It's one of life's great mysteries."

"There's another mystery that needs solving."

"And that is?"

"The mystery of why the hell our mom can't stop babying us when we're already grown men…" The first blonde deadpanned with a twitching eyebrow.

"Orion, what did I say about cursing!" Jaune and Orion Arc's mother called out in a scolding manner. "Do I have to come in there and wash your mouth out with soap again?"

"No, mom! Sorry!" Orion called out in sheer terror.

"You're right. That does need solving…" Jaune agreed.

"We need to put our foot down. We can't be treated like kids anymore!" Orion stated. "Especially with these!" He gestured to the footie pajamas that he and Jaune were wearing.

"I don't know why you're complaining. These are pretty comfy." Jaune admitted.

"C'mon Jaune! I thought you were better than this!" Orion complained.

"Oh, I am but I'm still mad at you for leaving me with our sisters."

"Come on, it was either that or both of us would've suffered at their hands." Orion tried to explain.

"My hair in curlers begs to differ!" Jaune exclaimed in comical anger. "You have no idea the kind of indignity I had to suffer!"

"Don't be such a drama queen," His twin deadpanned.

"And another thing-!"

"Goodnight, Jaune," Orion said as he shuffled into his bed and covered himself with his blanket.

"Oh, come on!"

[The Next Day]

"Come on, you two! I'd like to get these berries picked and my pies made." Jeanne said to her sons while wearing a nice blue summer dress, sandals, and a sun hat with a wicker basket in her left hand.

Jaune trailed behind his mom dressed in his Pumpkin Pete's hoodie, a pair of jeans, brown fingerless gloves, and black high-top shoes. "Yes, mom." He sighed.

Following behind his twin, Orion, dressed in a light blue shirt with a dark brown leather vest, a pair of tan cargo pants, white sneakers, and a black baseball cap that was turned backward, allowing some of his blonde hair to spill through the hole of the cap.

"Why did we agree to do this again?" Orion asked out of the blue.

"Uh, because it's one of mom's pies! Do you seriously need to ask that?" Jaune looked back at his twin brother with a slight frown.

Orion thought about it then nodded, "Fair enough."

"Okay, boys," Their mother spoke, drawing their attention. "This should be a good spot. Start picking the best berries and we'll meet back here in ten minutes. Okay?"

"Yes, mom," The twins replied in unison. The boys and their mother separate as they went about their berry picking.

While their mother went off to the north, Jaune had gone to the east while Orion went to the west.

The baseball cap-wearing twin searched each bush around him until he spotted one that contained a great deal of fresh black raspberries. With a small grin, Orion knelt before the bush and started picking a few that looked good. Once he collected enough from the bush, he decided to eat one just for taste.

"Mmm, that's delicious," Orion said to himself after eating his brief snack. "Well, I guess this isn't so bad. Mom does make some pretty good pies."

*ROOAAAARRRRRR*

"What the hell!?" Orion exclaimed in surprise when he heard the loud roar within the forest.

A loud feminine shriek echoed in the woods, which drew the boy's attention. Immediately, he recognized the voice as-

"MOM!" He said with concern and fear as he ran in the direction of the scream.

As he ran through the forest, he accidentally bumped into Jaune, who looked just as frantic as him. "Orion, did you hear-" His twin tried to say only to be interjected.

"I know! It's mom! We gotta find her!" Orion said, equally afraid for his mother. The boys continued running towards the source of the roar until they came back to their camping site and to their horror saw a Grimm… an Ursa Grimm and it looked hungry. The beast towered over the twins' prone mother, who was pressed against the trunk of a tree in sheer terror.

"MOM!" The Arc brothers called out in unison, which drew the attention of the Ursa to them.

"Boys! Getaway!"

"And leave you to be chopped to bits!? No way!' Jaune shouted.

"Do as I say and run!" Jeanne cried out with unshed tears.

"No way! We won't leave you!" Orion shouted as he recklessly charged at the Ursa with a battle cry. "You leave her alone!" He yelled as he tried to throw a punch, but it was ineffective. "Dammit, how about this!?"

*WHACK!*

Orion did the unthinkable as when the Ursa stood up straight, he kicked it straight between the legs! The bear released a pitiful whimper as it fell on its knees while holding its groin in pain.

"Yes! Take that!" Orion cheered. "I knew that old commercial would come in handy even if it was advertising salmon!"

"Dude…" Jaune frowned at his twin. "Even if that thing was a monster… that's against the bro code."

"Wha-!? It's a freaking Grimm, Jaune!" Orion comically exclaimed. "Monsters aren't part of the bro code!"

"Still, I feel kinda bad about- Oh crap!" Jaune suddenly cried out. "Orion, look out!"

Orion glanced back only to be met with a heavy paw that slammed right into his gut and sent him flying into a tree with enough force to crack the wood along with a few ribs.

"Orion!" Jeanne cried out in horror at the sight of one of her babies being hurt.

Seeing his brother hurt drove Jaune over the edge as he glared at the Grimm with unrestrained anger and lunged at it, wrapping his arms around the Ursa's throat as he tried to strangle it. However, the scraggly twin didn't have the upper body strength to try and kill the beast as the Grimm tried to shake its passenger off.

"Jaune, get off of that bear!" His mother shouted.

"You need to run!" Jaune yelled. "GO!"

"But-" Jeanne looked over at the fallen Orion.

"Mom, I can't hold it forever! You have to go- AHHHHHHHH!" Jaune tried to say before the Ursa succeeded in throwing the boy off, who landed roughly on his back with a pained groan. "Ow…"

The Ursa towered over Jaune with a bestial roar as it prepared to finish him off once and for all with a paw swipe. Jaune closed his eyes to avoid seeing his grisly death while his mother screamed.

"OORAH!"

Before the Ursa could kill Jaune, a flying kick struck the beast right across its face, sending it away from the Arc matriarch and the younger twin brother.

"Huh?" Jaune opened his eyes to find that he was still alive and looked around before he spotted his savior to be… "Orion?"

Standing protectively in front of his mother and brother, Orion glared fiercely at the Ursa as it began to recover from the sudden attack of its prey. The Grimm roared furiously at the boy, who merely popped his neck as if bored.

"Alright, bear… You made the biggest mistake in your short life. No one attacks my mother or hurts my brother without getting a knuckle sandwich." Orion taunted as he crossed his arms in front of him. "Time to die." At that point, a strange golden belt with a green gem appeared on his waist.

"Henshin!"

Orion leaped into the air then a shade seemed to appear before it reformed over the boy to reveal an armored warrior that took his place. He had a black bodysuit that covered his entire being, followed by the green armor that covered his torso, but the chest armor was more organic than metal and has a yellow highlight at his collar. His ankles and feet also had green organic armor too. Around his waist was a golden belt with a green gem. As for his helmet, it was organic green with a crest similar to a beetle's horns and has a silver mouthpiece that moved according to his roar. His eyes glowed an eerie red too.

Orion had now become Kamen Rider Gills.

"Whoa…" Jaune said with awe.

The Ursa looked at the Rider in slight confusion before it fell back into a rage as it roared at Gills, who roared back as a sign of a challenge. Gills' roar was so loud that the Ursa looked a bit shocked as it stepped back.

Seeing the Grimm flinch back, the green Rider charged at the Ursa with a wild battle cry, barreling right into the monster. His claw-like gauntlets grabbed hold of the beast's face then used his strength to slam the Ursa into the ground. Gills climbed onto its stomach and threw a punch after punch at the bone mask with a savage roar.

"Holy crap, where is he getting this!?" Jaune gawked.

"I-I have no idea." His mother said, greatly disturbed by the savagery being displayed by her son.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Gills roared savagely before he now clawed at the Ursa, mercilessly slashing it.

Eventually, the Grimm had enough of its attack and proceeded to bite down on the Rider's next punch, drawing a pained growl from Gills. With a quick yank, the Ursa threw Gills off of it as it weakly recovered back to its feet. Gills returned back to his feet then released another roar as the small blades on his heels glowed for a second before expanding into longer, sharper blades.

"UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He let out another roar, now spouting tentacle-like shots and wrapped both of his hands and feet. Tightly, the Grimm's body leaned horizontally. Crossing his arms tightly, he let out another roar and thrust his kicking heel onto his stomach, delivering the familiar Heel Attack.

*RIIIIIIP!*

The result of the attack caused the Grimm to be split into two and it got torn even further with the tentacle-like whip that now ripped it into four.

"Oh dear god…" Jeanne covered her mouth in horror.

The four pieces of the Ursa Grimm began to evaporate while Gills stood victorious over his opponent, panting heavily after the adrenaline rush had finally dwindled. Before either Jaune or Jeanne could speak, the Rider's body began to shimmer for a bit before the armor receded, revealing Orion, who seemed exhausted after the fight.

"Dude…" Jaune said with awe. "That was…"

"Mom…" Orion spoke, drawing the older woman's attention to her son. "I think we've had enough berry-picking trips for a while."

"R-Right, let's head back home." Jeanne nodded in agreement. As she left, Jaune looked to his brother.

"Bro, what was-"

"I know, it's a long story." Orion sighed.

"But that was-"

"I know."

"It was awesome!"

"…huh?" Orion blinked in surprise.

"You were like a freaking superhero from one of the comics! It was so awesome!" Jaune gushed with stars seemingly floating around him. "What even was that anyways?"

"That was Gills." The cap-wearing teen answered.

"Gills?" Jaune repeated.

"Again, long story. I can't tell ya why. At least… not yet anyway." Orion said. "Just trust me on this one."

Jaune looked at his twin with a frown before nodding in acceptance, "Well, if you say so. Still…" He looked down at the ground while staring at the palm of his left hand. "You were able to beat that monster without any trouble… I only succeeded in getting in the way."

"That's not true, Jaune." Orion tried to assure his brother.

"It is!" Jaune countered. "I couldn't do anything even when I tried to act brave! I almost died and mom…" He paused. "You and mom could've been killed too…" The younger blonde looked downcast. "Some hero I turned out to be…"

Orion felt for his brother. He really did, especially after he tried to save their mother but only ended up as a Grimm's punching bag. A thought suddenly came to him. "Then how about we do something about it?" He suggested.

"Huh?" Jaune looked at his twin brother in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I think… we should become Huntsmen." Orion suggested. 'And maybe… just maybe, I can help you unlock your full potential, Jaune. Just like Pyrrha did.' He thought as memories of his past life returned to him once more.

[Mistral]

[Sanctum Academy]

Pyrrha Nikos… was having a rather unsettling day right now.

You might be wondering why?

Pyrrha is a three-time consecutive winner of Mistral's Regional Tournament as well as a famed athlete. Plus, she's also appeared on several product advertisements like Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes cereal as a mascot. She's also quite popular in school, especially amongst the male populace due to her natural beauty and good-natured personality.

However, none of those could attest to the source of her unrest. That source being centered on her one-and-only cousin, who she loved like a brother…

Orpheus Rhythm.

Like Pyrrha, Orpheus was also a noteworthy athlete as well as a competitor of the Regional Tournament. Unfortunately, he never won a match against Pyrrha due to the redhead's Semblance as well as her gifted fighting prowess. Though he accepted his defeats with a smile, Pyrrha couldn't help but wonder if her cousin's smile was just a facade and felt empty.

So, she decided to confront him.

"Hey, Orpheus, can we talk?" Pyrrha asked.

A young man with shoulder-length, spiky auburn hair, green eyes, and olive skin heard the girl's question. He was dressed in the male version of the Sanctum Academy school uniform. "Hm? Something you need, Pyrrha?" He wondered.

The redhead felt her cheeks burn. She never was good in social gatherings, mostly due to her popularity and lack of any true friends, save for her cousin. "W-well… it's rather silly…"

"Pyrrha, I'm your cousin," Orpheus stated. He smiled at the girl reassuringly. "Whatever you need to say to me, just tell me."

"O-Okay," Pyrrha said. "Okay, I'm just gonna outright say it. Are you letting me win on purpose for the past three years?"

…

…

…

…

"What?" Orpheus blinked.

"Don't play dumb with me!" Pyrrha huffed. "There's no way you would just lose with a smile!"

The young man looked at his cousin with wide eyes. "But Pyrrha, I wasn't-" He tried to explain.

"What? Letting me win? Of course you would deny that right away."

"But-" Orpheus was about to say before his cousin interrupted him once again.

"Do you think I like winning? Do you think I needed a pity party?" Pyrrha felt her eyes burn with unshed tears. "Don't you realize that I hate being famous!?"

"I FOUGHT WITH EVERYTHING I HAD!" Orpheus suddenly yelled, surprising and slightly scaring the redhead. The boy gave his cousin a small glare that was filled with a sense of slight loathing and pity. "I never let you win, Pyrrha. I trained… and trained and trained for as long as I could but I was never able to beat you. You wanna know why? Because I never had a Semblance that made me practically untouchable! I don't even have one at all and I still tried to fight you."

"Orpheus…" Pyrrha muttered with slight shock. "I'm… I'm sorry, I-"

"I don't need your pity!" Orpheus snapped before storming off. "Don't think I'll lose at the Regional Tournament this year either, Pyrrha. Because this time…" He stopped then looked back at his cousin with a hard glare. "I'll crush you." He snarled before leaving his distraught and remorseful cousin behind.

Pyrrha felt the tears she was holding back begin to fall down her cheeks as she sobbed quietly to herself, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" She whimpered.

[Mistral Regional Tournament]

Several months later, the regional tournament in Mistral had begun once more. Pyrrha, as the recurring champion, had to return to fight in the tournament while her cousin entered as a participant. Unfortunately, the argument they had with each other months before had caused the two to drift apart to the point that Orpheus treated Pyrrha as if she were a stranger to him.

It was now the finals of the Regional Tournament and it just so happens that Pyrrha and Orpheus were now the finalists set to face each other. The two of them stood across from each other as they stared. Orpheus showed no emotion while staring at his cousin and Pyrrha could only look on with forlorn in her eyes.

Both combatants were clad in their combat gear.

Pyrrha was dressed up like a spartan from Ancient Greek mythology with a spear and shield in her hands.

Orpheus was dressed in a rather extravagant outfit. He wore a stark white coat with a dark grey Victorian shirt underneath a set of dark brown leather armor, a pair of light grey pants with a pouch on his left thigh, a pair of dark grey gloves, white shin-length boots, and a silver eyepiece over his right eye. In his right hand, there was a lyre resting comfortably in his grip. Though others would be put off by the appearance of a musical instrument, it definitely served a purpose in fighting.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Mistral Regional Tournament Finals!" An announcer declared to the roaring crowd of spectators. "Tonight is sure to be a rivalry fit for the history books! In one corner, we have Mistral's superstar athlete herself, Pyrrha Nikos!"

Many of Pyrrha's fans cheered loudly for the "Invincible Girl", who could do nothing but wave in response while trying to keep up a smile.

"And her opponent, the Runner-Up of the last three tournaments and the "Musical Prince" of Sanctum, Orpheus Rhythm!"

A great deal of cheering from the female populace echoed in the stadium as Orpheus waved and smiled at the crowd. However, none of the spectators noticed how empty the smile was except for Pyrrha, who grimaced in discomfort when her cousin looked back at her.

"Now then combatants, are you ready!?"

The two family members looked at each other before nodding.

"Begin!"

Pyrrha brought up her shield, Akoúo̱, up for defense as Orpheus spun his fingers along the strings of his lyre as a beautiful tune was played for a few seconds until the strings glowed white for a second. With a small pull of a string, Orpheus sent a blast of wind right at his opponent.

The redheaded girl swiftly dodged the attack by diving and rolling back to her feet. Her spear then shifted to a rifle and aimed at Orpheus, using the shield as a support for the barrel before firing a few shots. The musician quickly stepped back while strumming his lyre, sending up a brief barrier of wind that stopped and repels the bullets away from his person.

"That won't stop me, Pyrrha." Orpheus taunted as he pressed a switch on his lyre. In a split second, the strings turned from white to icy blue. He waved his fingers across the strings as several dagger-like icicles appeared out of thin air then flew towards Pyrrha.

The Invincible Girl brought up her shield to block several icicles, which clanged or shattered against the metal harmlessly while the rest forced her to swiftly dodge through a series of complex acrobatics. Once she landed on her feet, Pyrrha took off in a burst of speed to get in close to her opponent.

Seeing his cousin approach him at high speed, Orpheus quickly flipped a switch below his lyre as it suddenly shifted and expanded to form a longbow with bladed edges while the strings lengthened to form several bowstrings.

The fighters met in a clash of steel and sparks. Pyrrha and Orpheus pressing their attack with as much strength as they could muster against each other.

"Orpheus, it doesn't have to be this way." Pyrrha tried to reason with her cousin.

"Stop talking and fight!" Orpheus snarled as he pushed the redhead back then struck out with his bladed bow.

Pyrrha blocked with her shield as she skid back. "I'm sorry Orpheus. I never meant to assume like I did." She tried to apologize.

"Your words mean nothing to me!" The young man spat as he pulled back one of the strings on his weapon, which formed five fire arrows which he released at his rival. Pyrrha switched her spear to rifle mode and fired all five arrows, blowing them up in midair, smoke plumeing from the contact. Orpheus used this moment to move in and clash his weapon with hers again. "Am I really that inferior to you!?"

"I never said that!" Pyrrha said, trying to push him back.

"Actions speak louder than words!"

"You know it's so much more than that!"

"I beg to differ!" Orpheus snarled as he pulled another string on his bow. This one glowing with yellow energy as an arrow compressed of lightning formed into existence, which he used to shoot at Pyrrha from close range.

Pyrrha nimbly flipped back to avoid the electric projectile then retaliated by throwing her shield at Orpheus, who was unable to dodge when the metal disc slammed into his face, knocking him on his back with a grunt while the girl's shield returned to her unattended hand thanks to her Semblance.

"This isn't like you, Orpheus!" Pyrrha said. "We used to be so close!"

"Yeah, used to be, but not anymore!" He plucked a string once this time glowing red and sent waves of fire towards her. Pyrrha rolled away from the flames before closing in on the angry boy, slashing with her xiphos to chip away at his Aura.

Orpheus brought his weapon up to block but the moment Pyrrha brought her weapon down, the force sent the bladed bow away as it clattered against the stadium floor. Before he could react, Pyrrha had already slammed her shield directly into the boy's sternum, sending him flying with a pained groan as he landed just at the edge of the ring.

"And Orpheus takes a devastating hit! Could this be a repeat of the last three years? Will Pyrrha Nikos be our reigning Champion?!" The announcer declared.

"No…" Orpheus snarled as he tried to get up but the pain to his stomach still burned from the hit it had taken. "Not again…"

"Orpheus…" Pyrrha said softly as she approached her cousin. Her concern for the young man passing any of her previous combat instincts as she drowned out the crowd and focused only on her struggling family member. "Please, just stop. You're only going to hurt yourself."

"SHUT UP!" The boy roared, silencing and scaring Pyrrha at the enraged look on Orpheus's face. "You think I'm finished just because I don't have my weapon?! Don't make me laugh! This fight is far from over!"

Before Orpheus realized it, a belt buckle began to materialize on his waist. It was the V-Buckle. And something materialized in his hand which he gasped. It was Ryuga's Advent Deck. "...hahahahahahahahaha… HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! About fucking time you showed up!"

Pyrrha felt a cold sliver of fear coursed through her body when she heard her cousin laugh like some sort of demented villain. "Orpheus…?"

"With this, I'll finally surpass you and humiliate you like the bitch you are!" He said before holding out his Advent Deck. "Henshin!" He shouted, before sliding the Advent Deck into the V-Buckle. Three black afterimages of an armored figure converged into him, before forming his armor. His armor was the same as Ryuki's in every single way, only this time, save for the red lens, all of it was black.

"I-I don't believe what I'm seeing here, ladies and gentlemen, but it looks like Orpheus Rhythm has… transformed?" The announcer informed the audience.

"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DID!" Orpheus shouted at the announcer, who squeaked in fright. "Now then, let's start out with something terrifying." He said before pulling a card out and inserting it in his Black DragVisor.

ADVENT

A distorted metallic roar echoed in the air as descending down was Dragblacker, the dark counterpart of Dragreder.

The crowd all cried out in terror as the mechanical black dragon flew in the air. Some of them began to flee for their lives while others were paralyzed with fear but none more so than Pyrrha Nikos, who could only stare at her transformed cousin and his pet in sheer horror.

"Orpheus, stop! This isn't you!" She cried out.

"What are you talking about? This is me!" Orpheus rejoiced. "For years, I've lived in your shadow and now I have the chance to get out of it!" He then pointed at Pyrrha. "And there's not a damn thing you can do about it! Get her!"

Dragblacker roared as it charged at the red-haired girl, who brought up her xiphos and shield up as a means of defense. The black mechanical dragon then swiped its tail sending Pyrrha flying and crashing into wall. Pyrrha released a yelp of pain when her back hit the stone. When she landed on the ground, her instincts felt an approaching danger. The girl quickly rolled her body to avoid a torrent of black flames that would've seriously hurt her.

"Stay still and let him burn your existence!" Orpheus shouted.

Dragblacker released another breath of dark flames at Pyrrha, who narrowly dodged by leaping out of the dragon's destructive path. Green eyes focused on both her current adversary as well as the black warrior that had once been her beloved cousin. That's when she noticed a particular detail about them.

"Orpheus, did you forget about my Semblance?" She asked with a frown.

"Huh?" Ryuga tilted his head in confusion before his eyes widened behind his helmet. "Oh, son of a bi-"

A black aura surrounded Pyrrha's hand as she used her polarity to stop Dragblacker in mid-air. The mechanical dragon struggled for a few seconds before she used the brief strain to send the beast down to crash into Ryuga.

Panting heavily, the spartan girl could feel her Aura reserves dwindle after straining her semblance to such a degree as moving a mechanical dragon. She could only hope that her cousin had managed to snap out of whatever sort of madness he was placed under.

"Now… I'm angry…"

"What…?"

He then took another card and inserted it in the Black Drag Visor.

STRIKE VENT

DragBlacker's head flew to his hand and attached to it before spewing the black flames at her, causing her to shriek in pain. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HOW DOES THAT FEEL!? IT BURNS DOESN'T IT!? THAT PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE HELL I'VE BEEN THROUGH!"

Once the flames diminished, Pyrrha was on the ground, weapons having fallen out of her weakened grip as she struggled to keep herself conscious. Her Aura was gone due to the intensity of the flames, resulting in her armor and delicate-looking skin to receive severe burns.

"Now to finish you off…" Orpheus said coldly as he pulled out one last card and inserted it in.

FINAL VENT

Dragblacker went towards Ryuga and coiled around its master. He was lifted into the air as Dragblacker surrounded the Rider. A torrent of black flames formed into existence as the Dark Rider was propelled at his foe in a flying kick maneuver. "DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!"

Pyrrha looked up at the descending Dark Rider but the strange thing was… she had tears in her eyes. "Brother…" She sobbed, despite the pain she was in.

Ryuga's eyes widened in surprise behind his helmet when he saw the tears since he had never seen Pyrrha cry… not even when they were kids. To witness such a sight had forced the Rider to change direction and missed his target, causing an explosion a few feet from her. When the dust and debris cleared, Orpheus slowly stood up, looking at Pyrrha's pitiable state.

"Pyrrha…" The Rider said quietly.

"Orpheus…" Pyrrha muttered as she sniffled, trying to wipe the tears away but the pain from Dragblacker's flames stopped her from moving.

"You're crying…" He muttered. "You never cry…"

"Is that so surprising?" The redhead sniffed. "I'm human just like everyone else. Why can't you understand that, Orpheus? I never wanted this. I just… I just wanted to be seen as Pyrrha Nikos, not the Invincible Girl."

"But the fame-" Ryuga said, trying to justify his reason for wanting to win. "Don't you like winning?"

"NO! Don't you get it! Even after all of this, you still don't get it." Pyrrha sobbed. "I was jealous of you, Orpheus…"

"What!?" The Dark Rider exclaimed in surprise. "Jealous? Of me?" He said, stepping back. "I don't… I don't understand. Why…?"

"Because you were normal. You didn't have to be blessed with talent to be strong, you trained all your life for it. When I became a figurehead for Sanctum Academy, I thought it would be great but all it did was make me miserable." Pyrrha answered. "You were my only light in that darkness. I thought because you were always with me and smiling, I felt like myself and not the 'Invincible Girl' in public. You were all I had to be normal around…"

"Pyrrha… you…" Orpheus muttered, before taking out his Advent Deck and going back to civilian form and Dragblacker disappeared. He then looked to the announcer. "This match is a draw! Call it!"

"W-Wha-"

"I SAID CALL IT, DAMMIT!" Orpheus ordered.

"AYE, SIR!" The announcer said with a squeak and a salute. "D-Due to unforeseen circumstances, this match will now come to a draw!"

Orpheus then walked over to Pyrrha and gently helped her up to her feet, carrying her bridal style, "C'mon… let's get out of here and go home…"

"That… sounds splendid right now…" The girl said as she leaned her head onto his shoulder to rest.

The cousins left the stadium with the boy carrying the girl to the locker room. Though if one were to look closely enough, they would've spotted the smiles present on both Pyrrha and Orpheus's faces.

[Realm of Darkness]

While all seemed right with the world of Remnant, a dark presence began to rise within the outskirts of the Grimmlands.

From atop a darkened, yet brilliant castle, there stood a deathly pale woman with jet black sclera in her eyes, and glowing crimson irises, bleach white hair styled in a large bun with six offshoots wrapped together that also suspends several obsidian-colored ornaments. She also has dark purple veins that line her face and arms with a black diamond-shaped marking on her forehead. She wears a very long, short-sleeved black robe that obscures her feet and partially drags across the ground, complete with a long shawl emblazoned with three interconnected, maroon-colored vertical elliptic sigils resembling a trio of overseeing eyes above a series of maroon-colored diamond emblems. She also wears a ring resembling an insect on her right index finger.

This is Salem, the Queen of the Grimm and Ruler of the Grimmlands.

"So… it seems that we have outsiders…" She mused, using her Seer to peer into the lives of these outsiders that appeared.

"I did warn you that there would be troublemakers assigned from the Great God himself," A masculine voice spoke out, drawing the Witch's attention to a man clad in a white suit with a hood shielding his darkened face, save for the glowing yellow eyes beneath.

"It would seem I should've taken your warnings to heart," Salem said with an unamused look on her face. "What can you tell me about them?"

"Not much, I'm afraid." The hooded man shrugged. "Oum always did have a habit of making trouble for my superiors."

The Witch frowned. "I do not like unknown variables, Azrael."

"Relax, while I don't know much about them, I do happen to know what their Semblances are." Azrael reassured the pale woman with a smirk beneath his hood. "In fact, I have the perfect countermeasure for them!" He reached into his jacket and pulled out… a rather large tome that had Salem raising a brow at the absurdity that such a book could fit inside a pocket.

"Do I even need to ask?"

"No, but I'll tell you anyway," Azrael chuckled as he opened the tome to reveal images of… many different creatures that even had listed names as well. Salem read each title for the species of the creatures.

"And… this will take care of the problem?"

"Not right away, but in time."

"That does not reassure me." Salem glared at the man.

"It doesn't have to." Azrael shrugged. "But… would you rather have me deal with them in a manner that despite the chance of them being rid of, there's a chance it would fail? Or would you have them dealt with over time to ensure that guarantee?"

Salem pinched the bridge of her nose, "Just… take care of it. I do not want these outsiders as obstacles in my war against Ozpin. Do whatever it takes to eliminate these children."

"But of course, you have my word on that." Azrael bowed before going on his way.

Salem watched the man leave but couldn't help feeling a little cautious. "There's something about that man I don't trust." She looked back out at the ever-expanding field of darkness as new Grimm began to emerge from the black tar. "Still, as long as he is useful, it matters not to me."

A/N: That's it for the chapter! I hope you all liked the introduction and prologue of each character!

GKC: Now before we close this, I would like to inform that there are definitely gonna be profiles for these OCs and they will be in no-way OP because… Everybody has a weakness. Not some bullshit like "Oh, Salem's immortal? Then what's the point in fighting?" Bitch, please! Nothing's truly immortal! Just take a look at DIO from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Or Father from Fullmetal Alchemist!

Fen: Yeah, there's always a limit to everything.

GKC: EXACTLY! So don't think that just because someone has superpowers that are considered overpowering, doesn't mean they can't get their asses kicked! (Except Saitama because he's awesome and a god)

*Cricket chirp*

GKC: Now… it is time for the next episode! Roll Camera!

Fen: On the next episode of Dragon Ball-

*WAPISH!*

Fen: ITEEEE!

GKC: *Holding a giant mallet* I TOLD YOU THAT'S THE WRONG SERIES!

Fen: Fine… T-T Just roll the clip…

Announcer: Jikai… Remnant's Climax Heroes!

Aaron: Huh? You want me to join Beacon?

Ozpin: I see great potential in all of you. You will be fine Huntsmen in the field.

Ruby: Oh wow! You guys are sooooo cool!

Next Time: Vale Encounter! Let's Ride!

Riders: Henshin!

GKC: Now then, it is time for my catchphrase… Peace out, everybody!

Name: Aaron Jaeger

Nickname: Brother (by Blake), Human (by Adam)

Emblem: Howling Wolf

Characteristics~

Race: Human

Weapon: Blood Moon

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Birthday: October 1st

Appearance~

Outfit Colors: Red, Black, Grey, White

Accessories: Gloves

Traits~

Handedness: Ambidextrous

Complexion: Pale White

Height: 6'0"

Hair Color: Raven Black

Eye Color: Crimson Red

Aura Color: Crimson

Semblance: Primary Rider

Description~

Weapon Appearance: A pair of full-armored gauntlets and boots colored mostly black with dark grey accents and Aaron's emblem emblazoned on the forehand protectors of the gauntlets in red. Within the gauntlets are Dust Chambers that allow Aaron to load Dust crystals into it and gain a different attribute in battle. The claws and talons of Strike Mode are crimson red. The blades of Slash Mode are black with crimson red blade edges. The guns of Blast Mode look similar to gun-mounted gauntlets.

Weapon Forms: Buster Mode (Gauntlets & Boots/Base Mode), Strike Mode (Claws and Talons), Slash Mode (Arm Blades and Ankle Blades), Blast Mode (Gun Barrels on the gauntlets and boots)

Weapon Feats: Buster Mode increases Aaron's punching and kicking power five times while also acting as his base fighting style. Strike Mode grants him better striking power as well as increases his agility and reaction time. Slash Mode increases his combat capabilities and cutting power. Blast Mode acts as Aaron's long-range capabilities. All four weapon forms can utilize the Dust Chamber to increase their properties.

Semblance Description: Aaron can call upon the power of all Primary Kamen Riders from the Heisei period. To use one of the Heisei Riders' powers, he has to use all his Aura in order to summon even one Rider Belt. Depending on the belt, Aaron's personality will change into that of the original wielder of the Rider Belt.

Semblance Strength(s): Access to all Primary Kamen Rider forms, weapons, and abilities.

Semblance Weakness(s): Can only utilize one Rider Belt every time he uses it. Takes all of his Aura to use. Overrides his personality with another.

Name: Kurogasa Kururugi

Nickname: Kuro

Emblem: Japanese-esque crest of a dragon

Characteristics~

Race: Human

Weapon: Kage Ryuujin

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Birthday: April 2nd

Appearance~

Outfit Colors: Black, Gray, White

Accessories: None

Traits~

Handedness: Right

Complexion: Pale White

Height: 5'7"

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Blue

Aura Color: Blue

Semblance: Secondary Rider

Description~

Weapon Appearance: A weapon hybrid that is both a katana and a modern Tanegashima Rifle. In Katana Mode: It is a long black, blade, with a silver and grey habaki and a golden hilt. It has several inserts within the hilt, to give the blade different elemental properties, depending on the Dust Crystal inserted into it, whether it is one or all. The total number of Dust Crystals that could be inserted in Blade mode is 4. In Rifle mode, the blade is folded back as the hilt opens up and extends several barrels, increasing its additions, and a trigger with a pummel. This gun is now a rifle, as it can shoot long-range shots, medium rapid-fire, or one powerful shotgun blast up close. It also gains elemental properties depending on the number of Dust crystals inserted. The total number of Dust Crystal inserted are increased to the same number of bullets in an assault rifle.

Semblance Description: Kurogasa can summon a Rider Belt from one of the Secondary Riders of the Heisei Era. Summoning a belt drains him of all his Aura and he has to rely on the armor he currently wears when transformed.

Semblance Strength(s): Access to Secondary Rider Forms, weapons, and abilities.

Semblance Weakness(s): Can only use one Rider Belt until his Aura is fully recharged. Lack of Aura.

Name: Orion Arc

Nickname: Little Bro (by Sisters), Little Man (by Mother)

Emblem: Two Crescent Moons and a Sword

Characteristics~

Race: Human

Weapon: Lunar Divide

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Birthday: June 6th

Appearance~

Outfit Colors: Light Blue, Dark Brown, Tan, White, Black

Accessories: Baseball Cap, Chest Armor, Gauntlets, Greaves, Scarf

Traits~

Handedness: Right

Complexion: Pale White

Height: 6'1"

Hair Color: Blond

Eye Color: Blue

Aura Color: Light Blue

Semblance: Extra Rider

Description~

Weapon Appearance: Lunar Divide is a one-handed single-edged greatsword with the handguard and hilt designed as a Dust Chamber with a trigger on the grip. It holds several specially designed tubes filled with Dust that can be loaded into the handguard. By pulling the trigger, a Dust Round is used and ejected from the hilt. The grip and handguard are black while the blade itself is white with a light blue fuller and blade edge.

Weapon Forms: Sword Mode (Standard gun-blade form), Collapse Mode (a Collapsed form of the weapon)

Weapon Feats: With a pull of the trigger, the Dust Round empowers the blade to increase its striking and cutting power. It is durable and strong enough to cut through most solid metals.

Semblance Description: Orion can use his Aura to access the Rider powers of the Extra Riders from the Heisei Era of Kamen Riders. Summoning a Rider Belt requires him to use all his Aura to call upon one.

Semblance Strength(s): Access to all Extra Rider forms, weapons, and abilities.

Semblance Weakness(s): Can only access one Rider Belt at a time. Lack of Aura. Most of his Rider Forms lack Super Forms.

Name: Orpheus Rhythm

Nickname: Musical Prince (by Sanctum Academy)

Emblem: Lyre and Musical Note

Characteristics~

Race: Human

Weapon: Lyrical Relevance

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Birthday: April 13th

Appearance~

Outfit Colors: White, Grey, Dark Brown

Accessories: Pouch, Gloves, Eyepiece

Traits~

Handedness: Left

Complexion: Olive Tan

Height: 5'10

Hair Color: Auburn

Eye Color: Emerald Green

Aura Color: Light Grey

Semblance: Dark Rider

Description~

Weapon Appearance: Lyrical Relevance comes in the form of a lyre. When transformed, it becomes a bladed bow with several strands of the lyre acting as bowstrings. The weapon matches the color scheme of Orpheus and is mostly a stark white with silvery grey accents.

Weapon Forms: Lyre Mode (Basically, the Lyre), Assault Mode (Bladed-Bow Form)

Weapon Feats: The weapon itself has all of its strings laced with different types of inactive Dust particles that can only be activated through a few switches on the grip that activates a certain Dust-covered strand. In Lyre Mode, Orpheus can instigate a variety of attacks that act as projectiles whenever he plays a tune. In Assault Mode, Orpheus can pull one string back to create arrows formed from the Dust particles and can even pull all of the bowstrings back to unleash all of the Dust Arrows in one shot.

Semblance Description: Orpheus can call upon the powers of all notable Dark Kamen Riders from the Heisei Era. Utilizing his Semblance to summon a Rider Belt drains Orpheus of all his Aura but it can only be activated if he undergoes violent emotions such as anger or rage.

Semblance Strength(s): Access to Dark Kamen Rider forms, weapons, and abilities.

Semblance Weakness(s): Runs only on anger and rage, leading to emotional, violent outbursts. Most of his transformations hardly have any super forms. Lack of Aura.