Smart Brain Corporation / Japan
The story begins in one of Smart Brain Corporation's labs. Three containers with stone-crusted devices sit in the room. A scientist carefully pours a liquid called "solution" into each of the containers from a beaker.
Scientist 1: (Pouring the liquid with focused precision) Solution resupply complete.
Scientist 2: (Sitting in front of a computer, monitoring everything) Status altered, under control.
Scientist 1: Okay, seal the suits. (He gives the order to the other two scientists standing near the containers.)
As the experiment continues, the lights suddenly go out and a deafening security alarm blares. The scientists freeze, listening to gunshots echoing in the hallways outside the lab. One of them checks the cameras and is petrified when he sees a monster brutally killing the security guards.
Scientist (inside the container area): (His voice trembling) What's going on?
Scientist 2: (His eyes glued to the screen) They've entered the lab...
As he says this, loud banging starts to resonate on the metal wall of the lab, signaling that the intruder is about to break through.
Scientist 1: Hurry, get out of here!
Scientist 3 (inside the container area): Open the door for us, please!
But his plea is useless; the glass is soundproof. At that moment, the monster smashes through the wall of the experimental area. The scientists scream, filled with terror and panic, as the monster mercilessly attacks them.
Scientist 2: (Not knowing what's happening on the other side) What's going on? What's happening in there?!
Just then, one of the scientists from the experimental area crashes against the glass. Before his colleagues' eyes, he turns to ashes inside the containment suit.
The monster finishes off all the scientists in the lab. Afterward, it rips a cable from one of the devices, grabs it, and destroys part of the stone crust covering it.
Days Later: Kyushu / Japan
Several days later, in the city of Kyushu, a girl speeds down the road on her motorcycle while a guy chases her.
Guy 1: Hey, wait up! Don't go! (He yells, trying to catch up.)
The girl ignores him and continues on her way until she reaches a small food stand. She orders a sesame and cucumber soup. The guy comes in, sits with her, and starts talking non-stop, asking her why she won't travel with him. When the girl's food arrives, the guy is shocked by her huge appetite. After eating, the girl leaves as fast as she can to get away from him.
A little while later, the girl is admiring the view from a bridge. The guy from before shows up with two friends and keeps bugging her, asking her to take pictures with them.
After taking the photos, one of the guys asks her to go camping with them and gently touches the duffel bag strapped to the back of her motorcycle. The girl immediately gets upset and tells them to get their hands off the bag. To avoid more trouble, they back off.
None of them notice that, in the distance, someone on a black motorcycle is watching everything.
Later, one of the guys disappears without a trace. In an attempt to escape, the girl says she's going to the bathroom, but she really gets on her motorcycle, intending to leave. However, she stops when she sees the guy's body lying in the grass. She goes back to tell the others, but when she returns to their spot, she realizes no one is there.
Now it's nighttime, and the girl and the other two guys are gathered around a campfire. The two guys laugh, saying their friend is just messing around. A few minutes later, the missing guy appears on his motorcycle, but when the girl gets close to confront him, he turns to ashes in front of her.
Another one of the guys laughs hysterically. Alarmed, the girl asks him what's wrong, and that guy, while laughing uncontrollably, also turns to ashes.
The girl is stunned and terrified. This isn't normal. Then, she hears a motorcycle engine turn off and a guy gets off, with a menacing and mysterious aura.
Mysterious Guy: (In a harsh, indifferent voice) Hey, you. You have something that belongs to me. Hand over the bag, now.
Girl: (Stepping back, her voice trembling) Y-you... who are you? Was it y-you who did this?
Mysterious Guy: (His voice grows more annoyed) Give me the bag you're carrying, right now.
With her heart pounding, the girl grabs her bag and runs toward a nearby factory. Before she knows it, she's in a dead end alley.
Mysterious Guy: (He corners her, his voice rough) Hey! Stop running and give me the bag. It's mine!
Girl: (She manages to break free, escaping) N-no! I won't give it to you!
She keeps running but trips and falls to the ground. One of the guys from before appears; it seems he survived.
Girl: (With a glimmer of hope) Hey, help me! They're following me, and that guy attacked the other two.
Guy 2: (He lets out a maniacal laugh) Hahahaha! No, he didn't! I did! (Shadows appear on his face and he transforms into a fish-like monster.)
The monster snatches the bag from the girl's hands. Suddenly, the mysterious guy appears, tackles the monster, and grabs the bag. When he opens it, he's surprised.
Mysterious Guy: (Confused) Huh? This isn't my bag, (he says as he sees a briefcase with the Smart Brain logo inside the bag).
The girl gets to his side, takes the briefcase out of the bag, and opens it. She pulls out a belt and a phone.
She puts the belt on, opens the phone, and enters the code 5-5-5. She presses "Enter."
Faiz phone: (A metallic, automated voice) Standing by!
She closes the phone, raises it, and yells with all her might.
Girl: Henshin!
She puts the phone on the belt, but it rejects her, giving her an electric shock that sends her flying.
Faiz Gear: (In the same automated tone) Error!
The girl falls far from the belt, crashing into a wall.
Monster: (Laughs mockingly) Did you really think a girl like you could use the belt's power?
The girl looks at the mysterious guy, picks up the belt and phone, and tries to put it on him. But the monster attacks them. The guy manages to push her out of the way. The girl tries again.
Mysterious Guy: (Perplexed) Hey, what are you doing?
Girl: (Desperate) Just shut up! We have to try!
The girl enters the code on the phone again.
Faiz phone: Standing by!
She places the phone on the belt, but this time, the belt accepts the guy as its wielder.
Faiz Gear: Completed!
A brilliant red light envelops him. When the light fades, the guy is covered in armor.
The guy is surprised but has no time to react. The monster lunges at him, but the guy, with one kick, sends him flying.
They continue to fight, but the mysterious guy proves to be very skilled, completely dominating the monster. With a final kick, he destroys it. The monster bursts into blue flames and turns to ashes.
The girl is left with her mouth open, completely amazed by what she just saw.
Girl: (Astonished) That... that's the belt's power...