Last time we witnessed the origins of the First Kamen Rider and the theft of the Witchblade that in turn led to the catastrophe known as the Great Quake! How has the world changed six years after the quake? Also a disclaimer Witchblade is bloody and erotic so read at your own discretion.

It had been six years since the Great Quake and Tokyo was still recovering from the destruction, but they were managing. However a strain of murders have the populous in fear, reports of strange mechanized monsters, men in black pilot uniforms, and other outlandish sightings. However there are also reports of a man in armor that resembles a grasshopper fighting these strange things to protect civilians. Most believe these are just myths and ghost stories to scare people from going out at night however. Tokyo is about to be shaken up once more as the peace will be disrupted by one woman and a Cyborg out to defend humanity from those who took his humanity away.

Tokyo, Sunset
A man with short light brown hair and blue eyes was seen walking down the sidewalk. He wore a leather jacket with a white tank top underneath it, black biker pants tucked into black biker boots adorned his legs and feet.

This was Taiga Nakamura, a twenty six year old mechanic that lived in the countryside about twenty miles outside of Tokyo. Taiga was currently looking at a wall of missing persons posters that adorned a concrete wall. Taiga counted fifteen posters in total, the mechanic grimaced at this, it was only getting worse as time went on. Taiga pulled out his cellphone before quickly dialing a number and holding it up to his ear. "What is it kid?" The gruff voice of an older man answered on the other side of the call as Taiga sighed in relief.

           "Hey Renzo, the situation has gotten worse. The missing persons number has gone up to fifteen." Taiga said as he looked over the posters again to make sure his count was correct. "Fifteen? You think they were all taken by Shocker?" Renzo asked as Taiga had only confided the truth to his mentor and boss, he was the only person he could trust. Taiga sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. "We can't rule the possibility out, but there have been a few reported deaths. It could be one of those psychopaths instead of Shocker." Taiga said as he knew something else was attacking people besides Shocker, he just didn't know what it was. Taiga then heard Renzo sigh on the other end of the call, this whole situation wasn't exactly an easy thing for him to deal with either, especially after what they did to Taiga.

"Alright kid, I know your probably going to stay late to see if you can catch those pricks in the process of kidnapping some poor sap. Call me if you need help alright? Don't be an idiot!" Renzo scolded as Taiga let out an snort at Renzo's stern tone and words. "I will Renzo, see you later tonight." Taiga said before he and Renzo said goodbye before they ended the call. Taiga pocketed his cellphone before taking one last glance at the missing posters, some of the missing individuals looked younger then he was when Shocker captured him. Taiga shook his head before he continued on his way, dwelling on what he wasn't able to prevent wouldn't help him stop the next abduction. Taiga started walking back to his motorcycle to continue his sweep of the city.

Nighttime
Taiga rode through the streets as he searched for any signs of shady activity that could tip him off to potential Shocker movements. "I wish there was an easier way to do this, or at least more effective. Patrolling the entire city four times a week isn't exactly a bull-proof plan." Taiga thought to himself as he rode up to the NswF Child Welfare building. Taiga was at the back of the building, when he saw something that caused him to hit the brakes on his motorcycle as it screeched to a stop. There, climbing out of a window was a little girl who couldn't be any older then six. "What the hell is that kid thinking?!" Taiga thought to himself as he took his helmet off before rushing towards the building. He might've put on some inhuman speed with his cyborg abilities considering what he was currently witnessing.

Taiga made it under the window as the little girl lost her grip and fell. Taiga in one swift motion reached out his arms and caught the little girl who looked at him in surprise. Taiga finally got a good look at the girl and saw she had blue hair done up in pigtails and big brown eyes.

"Are you crazy kid? Jumping out of windows isn't exactly a safe game to play!" Taiga gently scolded as the little girl who looked away meekly at his scolding. "Rihoko?! Where are you Rihoko?!" Taiga looked up to see a woman sticking her head out a window looking frantically around for the little girl. Taiga looked down at Rihoko, he should really bring her back to the lady after all they were a child welfare organization. "Please mister, they took me away from my mom, I don't want to go to another home." Rihoko whimpered as tears started to well up in her eyes. Taiga grimaced, he knew helping this girl escape would land him in serious trouble and it wasn't really his problem. "Dammit." Taiga thought to himself as he knew he was really playing with fire with this plan of his.

"Alright Rihoko, I'll help get you back to your mom." Taiga said as the little girl's eyes lit up in excitement as she hugged Taiga. "Thank you mister!" Rihoko said happily as Taiga patted her head before carrying her back to his motorcycle. Rihoko was surprised when she saw Taiga's motorcycle as she never saw one with a design quite like his.

"I forgot to introduce myself, Taiga Nakamura, nice to meet you Rihoko." Taiga said as he then handed Rihoko a helmet to wear. Rihoko put the helmet on her head before Taiga climbed onto Cyclone 1. Taiga then gently picked Rihoko up and sat her in front of him. "Alright now hold on to me as tight as you can, I'll try to go slow, but better safe then sorry." Taiga instructed as Rihoko nodded before wrapping her arms around Taiga as best as she could before tightly gripping his jacket.

Taiga then took off down the road at a moderate speed for Rihoko's safety. As they drove down the street Taiga decided to get whatever information he could on Rihoko's Mother so he knew what to look for. "Where is your mother right now Rihoko?" Taiga asked as starting with her mother's location would be the best course of action. "She's at the detention center." Rihoko said as Taiga's eyes widened in surprise as he now had to take into consideration wether or not it was safe to return Rihoko to her mother at all. "Is that so? Why is your mom in jail?" Taiga asked hoping the little girl would give him an answer. "When the welfare people took me away, mom stole a police car and chased after them to get me back." Rihoko said as Taiga let out a mental sigh of relief at that information, just a mom wanting to get her child back from the welfare agents.

"Alright let's hurry then, I might be able to pay your mom's bail if all she did was steal a vehicle." Taiga said in a reassuring tone as he continued to drive down the street towards the detention center. Rihoko then snuggled against Taiga's chest as they continued to ride down the street. "Thank you Mr. Nakamura, I don't want to lose my mom." Rihoko said gently as Taiga decided he was doing the right thing despite the questionable actions he was performing to accomplish it. "Her mom must be something special if she's willing to break out of a welfare agency to get back to her." Taiga thought to himself as he increased Cyclone 1's speed slightly to hurry their journey to the detention center along.

Detention Center
Taiga found an abandoned garage near the Detention Center where he parked Cyclone 1 before getting off. "Rihoko stay here with my bike, I'll go to the detention center and get your mom alright?" Taiga said as the little girl nodded in understanding. "Alright Mr. Nakamura, my mom has short brown hair and light brown eyes." Rihoko said as Taiga nodded before exiting the garage, closing the door behind him. Taiga then ran to the detention center to retrieve Rihoko's mom. When Taiga arrived at the Detention Center he saw that the front doors had been ripped off their hinges. "What the hell?" Taiga mumbled to himself as he entered the detention center and saw the guards were all knocked out, a few appeared to be dead as well.

"What could've done this?" Taiga mumbled to himself as he looked around at the damage done to the building. Taiga heard footsteps as he turned to see a group of people dressed in black jet pilot uniforms staring at him.

"Ki!" They all shouted as they slowly started walking towards Taiga who glared at them. "So Shocker is trying to kidnap prisoners? Alright you freaks, bring it on!" Taiga said as two Shocker Combatmen lunged at him. Taiga grabbed one by the arm before elbowing it in the face. Taiga then whips around and kicks the second across the head, sending it crashing into a wall. Taiga then backflips onto the front desk before pulling back his leather jacket, revealing a white belt with a large metal buckle that had a turbine in it. The turbine began to spine as Taiga was now in an armored biker outfit. Taiga then places the top half of a helmet on his head before placing the mouthpiece over his face as the two pieces lock together.

"Let's go!" Rider 1 shouted as he leaped off the desk and drop kicked three Shocker Combatmen before quickly sweeping the legs out from under two more. Rider 1 then dodged a kick from another Shocker Combatmen before punching it in the side of the rib cage, stunning it. Rider 1 then picked the Combatmen up before throwing it into a wall, it breaking through it in the process. Rider 1 then caught a stun baton that another Shocker Combatmen tried to hit him with. The Combatmen activated the stun feature as it electrified Rider 1, but it had no effect. "Cute toy." Rider 1 said before snapping the baton in half before punching the Combatmen in the face, sending it sprawling across the ground as Rider 1 turned to the last two.

"Ki!" Both Shocker Combatmen shouted as they both leaped into the air. Rider 1 got ready as he delivered an upwards kick to one Combatmen, sending it slamming back first into the ceiling. Rider 1 then caught the second Combatmen before brutally slamming it down into the floor, cracking it. The Shocker Combatmen all turned into a white foam as Rider 1 let out a sigh of relief as that was taken care of. "Now to find Rihoko's mom." Rider 1 said as he intended on undoing his transformation to continue his search, but stopped when he heard footsteps approaching him. Rider 1 sunk into a fight stance as he got ready for more Combatmen to attack him for interrupting their mission.

A woman walked down the hall towards Rider 1, she had long red hair, the whites of her eyes were pitch black while her irises were an intense gold color. She was rather scantily dressed and seemed to have blade protruding from parts of her body.

"What is she? She's not a Shocker Cyborg, they're always heavily armored." Rider 1 thought to himself as he and the woman locked eyes. "That power, this feeling, your the one who can satisfy me!" The woman said in a rather sultry voice as she sunk into a stance. "I beg your pardon?" Rider 1 said in confusion as a blade extended out of the woman's arm before she lunged at him. Rider 1 caught the blade between his hands as he held it in place. "Look I don't want to fight you." Rider 1 said as he tried to reason with the woman.

           The woman smirked at him almost in a sexual way. "Now isn't that rude, you tease me with that strength of yours and you won't even show me a good time?" The woman purred as she kneed Rider 1 in the chest before slashing him across the helmet. Sparks flew of the helmet and blade as Rider 1 stumbled backwards. "I don't have time for this." Rider 1 thought to himself before sinking into a fighting stance. Rider 1 lunged at the woman as she swung her blade at him. Rider 1 grabbed the blade with one hand before punching the woman in the gut, sending her flying backwards and crashing through a wall. The woman quickly got back up and climbed back through the hole in the wall and smiled at Rider 1.

         "That's it, give me more! Don't hold back!" The woman purred as she lunged at Rider 1 with her blade at the ready before leaping into the air. The woman tackled Rider 1 to the ground, raising her blade above her head to slash him. Rider 1 quickly delivered a powerful kick to the woman's gut, sending her slamming into the ceiling. However the woman dropped back down, blade ready to skewer Rider 1. Rider 1 rolled to the side as the woman's blade stabbed into the ground. Rider 1 quickly got back on his feet before swiftly kicking the woman in the side of her rib cage, sending her crashing through the front desk. The woman stood back up, but was immediately punched in the gut as she was sent sprawling across the ground. The woman started to laugh as she sat up and smiled at Rider 1 in a flirtatious way for some reason.

             "Your amazing, let's keep going! I'm not satisfied yet!" The woman said as she readied her blade once again. "I don't have time to fight you! I need to help find a little girl's mom!" Rider 1 growled as he glared at the woman, who froze at his words. The woman lowered her arm as the blade retracted. "Rihoko." The woman said before quickly leaving the building as Rider 1 watched her go. Rider 1's eyes widened in shock, that woman was Rihoko's mother! "I gotta go after her." Rider 1 said as he made his way out the front door, however as he did he spotted a man in a suit wearing glasses holding a gun of some kind and was talking to someone on the phone.

"Now to collect the specimen." The man said as Rider 1 clenched his fist in anger. "Specimen? He must've hit Rihoko's mom with some kind of tranquilizer dart. That means him and whoever he works for want to capture her, just like Shocker." Rider 1 thought as he marched up to the man who looked up at him in confusion. "What are you supposed to be?" The man said before Rider 1 punched him in the chest. The cracking of ribs could be heard as the man coughed up blood before collapsing to the ground unconscious.

          Rider 1 checked his vitals, the man still had a pulse. "That should take care of you, I gotta get to Rihoko's mom before whoever this guy works for shows up." Rider 1 said to himself before he stomped on the man's phone, shattering it. Rider 1 then went off in the direction he saw Rihoko's mom run hoping to find her before anyone else showed up. Rider 1 entered an alleyway where he saw Rihoko's mom leaning against a wall before collapsing. Her hair shortened as cloth wrapped around her and she was now in normal clothing and looked completely different.

Rihoko's mom was out cold as as Rider 1 removed the mouthpiece of his helmet before removing the top half and setting down on the ground next to him.

          "Poor woman has had a rough day, I better get her back to Rihoko." Taiga said as he was about to pick her up only to notice something blinking in her leg. It was the dart and it looked like it doubled as a tracking device. "Not letting whoever wants her track her like an animal." Taiga mumbled to himself before he gently ripped the dart out before crushing it in his hand, destroying it. Taiga then gently scooped Rihoko's mom up bridal style before carrying her out of the alleyway. Taiga looked down at Rihoko's mom as he wondered what caused her to turn into that red haired form. "I better call Renzo for help, we'll need his van to get Rihoko and her mom back to his place." Taiga mumbled to himself as he continued to carry Rihoko's mom back to the garage. However a figure was watching them from a rooftop before swiftly slinking away into the night.

So Taiga helped Rihoko get away from the Child Welfare agents and had to fight the Witchblade! However it appears Shocker is starting to make more daring moves in their mission for world domination. As always please leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments! What awaits Rihoko and Masane at Renzo's home? How will Masane and Taiga get along? What could Shocker possibly be planning now that they know who has the Witchblade? Who else is after the artifact? Find out in the next chapter of Witchblade: The First Rider!