[Sentai]

The cavern was dark. Silent. Until footsteps echoed against the glistening crystalline walls, each step igniting torches hung off columns of marble, illuminating the massive carven bit by bit. The first pair illuminated Creed. In his human guise, casually leaned against the pillow holding his banner of blood red. One foot placed on the pillar, while his hands rested nonchalantly behind his head.
The next pair illuminated a young girl with long straight black hair. Arms folded against her chest, wearing a school uniform of the same style as Creed only with the dress replacing his slacks. She watched the man walk past with yellow eyes that seemed to glow in the dim light. She was known as Gaia.
The final torches illuminated a man dressed in the finest three piece suit. Pressed black material, shined spats, and white ivory buttons. With a crimson tie setting off his azure blue eyes from beneath his short-cropped black hair. War.
And the man walking past them finally turned. Taking his seat upon the illuminated throne of rock, sculpted to resemble humans contorted and bent to form his seat of power. Wrapped within the kimono of the Dai-Shogun’s of Japan’s history. Crimson, gold, and black fabric. With two swords bound to his hip, and a long golden halberd within his right hand. Kamen Rider Imperial.
And this elder man, with churning crimson iris’, watched the gathered Riders. Only to his eye he saw them as they truely were, not as they appeared now. Creed within his true guise was a Gazelle Mujona skull face with twisting long horns. Long limbed body wrapped within a black cloak, and holding a deathscythe within his right hand.
Gaia was a full grown female Naga. Long slithering body, hood hiding her blindfolded eyes beneath, almost pearl white and bluish underside. With a bow and arrow strapped against her body and two large draconic wings outstretching behind her.
And War. A true horseman. A centaur covered in plated silver armor, proudly holding shield and spear. Body of a Clydesdale and torso of a tanned human Spartan soldier.
"Creed." His voice boomed, echoed, through the closed in Cavern. And all eyes turned upon the still grinning Creed. Grinning until Imperial appeared before him and sent him hard upon his knees with a single backhand across his cheek. "I did not send you into the world to satisfy your own whims. You destroy those of us to weak to survive, and evolve into one of us. Not toy with and torment Seishin!"
Creed wiped his mouth of blood, growling between his teeth.. But he gave a firm nod. "Yes Imperial.."
Turning upon his heel, Imperial began back towards his carved throne. One hand stroking along his thinly bearded chin and took pause before Gaia. "She knows of us now. Send your best against her, Gaia. Go yourself if need be. Keep her occupied while Creed does the job I sent him into the world to do. And War? If he fails at this destroy him. I've no room for disobedience."

Her weight leaned against her scabbard. Panting, sweat glistening against her forehead, trying to force her mind to focus. She could barely stand. The pain burning through her ribs was incredible. But she needed to push through, she needed to..
"Mina-Chan, you're pushing yourself to hard." She needed to beat Toshiro to within an inch of his life. And that feeling only intensified when she felt his hand ruffle through her hair. "Go away..." And of course his answer came through a wide grin, the same grin he always seem to wear. "No."
The wind caught her, the sound of a scream, and Mina grunted picking herself up to stand straight. "Mina-Chan, you can't go alone." ... She really hated when he was right, he got that stupid look on his face. There. That look. "Henshin Kitsune."

He couldn't have been more than eleven. Dressed in his school boy's uniform, ready to begin a new day learning.. And now running for his life. Behind him was a new Mujona. A goat with twisting horns, four crimson narrowed eyes, and heavy Centurion armor. With two large horns sticking up from his shoulders and another at the base of his spine which curved and came above his head. And it was coming for him. Shoving trees aside, whatever was in it’s way to devour the boys soul.
And as he cried, running blind through the woods, he soon found himself in the embrace of a loving arm. His eyes looked up and in them he saw her. Kitsune Seishin. Holding him with one hand, holding her Khakkara staff within the other. “Do not be afraid. Stay behind me, and do not look.”
He only nodded. Rushing behind her to hide behind a small grouping of trees, but he disobeyed and looked. Because he saw what in his palms.. she was bleeding.
Inside her mind she could hear Toshiro Kitsune “Mina-Chan, you don’t have long. Let’s beat Goatee here and go home, yea?” Mina just gave an annoyed huff. “I am not calling him that.”
The Goat brought them both back into reality. It’s large hand coming to punch her square in the jaw sending her rolling right. But she recovered, tapping the staff against the ground to make each of the seven rings chime. “Burst into Flame, Judgment of Heaven.”
The Khakkara staff erupted in bluish white flames at her words and she spun it around her with grace and precision. Striking it against the Goat, forcing it to stumble backward. Reeling him right, and then left, before kicking him back against a nearby tree. “CLEANSE!” Gripping the bottom of the staff with both hands she leapt skyward. Robes moving around her, her body performing a single cartwheeling flip forward, bringing down the staff down in a large arch until the ringed top of the weapon struck the beast square upon his forehead and slashed down along the entire length of his body. Turning, slowly walking back towards the boy, the creature exploded in white hot rageful flames. Only to be absorbed, flames and all, within the staff as she walked away.

So you’re Seishin.

She stiffened, turning to see a young girl standing where the Goat Mujona had just been standing before his death. Dressed in a school girl’s uniform, with long black hair, and holding a featureless round shield within her right hand. “Henshin.”
The girl casually slid a GuardDriver onto the shield and with a wave of her left arm across it showed it’s true nature. As her arm moved across the shield it became long as her entire left arm. A long oval shape, engraved with hundreds of intertwining snakes writhing and moving across one another in a still dance. A single turn and the woman became the Kamen Rider Gaia. Knee high armored boots, elbow length armored gloves, with a cloth falling between her thighs and another covering her chest to simulate wearing near nothing. With shoulder armor like the skulls of cobras. And a helmet sculpted like a snake opening his mouth, revealing the smooth faceplate beneath.
"Mina-Chan! Be careful!" She knew that already! Taking her staff within both hands she kept herself between Gaia and the Boy.. who was now walking in front of her. "No! Stay behind me!" The Boy just grinned back at her. "No." Kneeling down, he brought his backpack around and pulled out something special. It looked like some kind of crimson and yellow bracer, and was that a GuardDriver?! Snapping the bracer onto his wrist he opened the top and slapped the GuardDriver inside, closing it securely as he came to stand. "HENSHIN!"
His hand moved across the edge of the Driver, spinning it quickly as he could making the Bracer erupt in brilliant white light! Both Seishin and Gaia both shielded their eyes.. And when they looked back a new Rider stood between them!

The Rider looked like a Crimson and Gold, trimmed White, Den-O Gun Form. With Rod's shoulders and bulkier thigh armor. Holding a shotgun within his right hand resting on his right shoulder. "Wanna play with me, Snake-Girl?" The new Rider giggled as Gaia tried backhanding him with her shield and he effortless leapt over her blasting at her armor with his gun as he twirled midair. Only to land behind her, his gun in sword mode, and slashing across her back sending her stumbling forward. "No fair! Haven't said my name yet.. Kamen Rider KAI! Do you like it? I like it. Makes me sound like a Gundam!"
Seishin was.. Dumbfounded didn't seem to cover it. Kai just kept on the attack. Gaia spun, trying to slash him again and again with her shield but Kai was to quick. Dodging each one as his sword returned to shotgun mode and he pressed it firm against her chest. "Dust of the End, Ashes Become Us All... ONIICHAN ERUPT!" As his weapon gathered energy, Gaia growled and disappeared just as he pulled the trigger.. Sending the massive blast harmlessly skyward as Kai rose the gun above him.
Oh he stomped his foot hard. "No Fair! I had you, Snake-Lady! No Fair!" Taking out the Driver, the Boy returned to normal. Still grinning ear to ear as Seishin did the same, both her and Toshiro looking just dumbfounded. ".. Who are you?" He grinned to Mina. "Akira! I'm here to help you!"

Next on Seishin!
Secret of the Kamen Rider?!