I do not own Dead or Alive or any of the characters within it's world. That goes to the wonderful people at Techmo and Team Ninja. I do however own the various OCs that will be introduced. I would like to give thanks to Projekt-Z for helping me come up with a title

chapter 1

36 hours ago

It was warm early summer night. not a star could be seen due to cloud cover and that it was the night of a new moon. The time was around two in the morning, and the hidden village of the Mugen Tenshin was at peace and serenity. No one could've imagined what awaited the village.

Silent shadows darted about the village keeping to the darkness and shadows. Each patrolling guard laid on the ground lifeless with a broken neck, even those amongst Hajin Mon. Within thirty minutes, the village was awoken from explosions placed throughout the village, amongst houses, holdings, and everything. Fires raged across the entire village blazing with fury, super heated by some sort of excellerant. In the eerie glow of the fires, masked black-clad warriors could be seen cutting down any attempting to flee be they man, woman, or child.

Only three individuals managed to escape through a secret escape tunnel, but even those three didn't escape the carnage that befell their peaceful village's destruction. Two men and one woman. The Super Ninja Ryu Hayabusa, Hayate, the Mugen Tenshin Leader, and his mother Ayame. During the fight Hayate suffered three broken ribs, 2 cracked ribs, and his left arm was maimed and severely burned from the elbow down. Ryu didn't fare much better receiving some similar injuries. Ayame on the other hand... While trying to escape a burning support pillar crashed down on her crushing and burning her back. Ryu and Hayate managed to get her free, and had to carry her to safety, but the damage was done.

Current time

A fierce battle between two young women, two Kunoichi. The lavender haired Female Tengu Ayane and her cousin, half-sister, and bitter rival in her eyes the auburn-haired Kasumi. Ayane was going full out trying to get the upper hand to finally succeed in her mission, to finally kill 's not what she really wants, but it's the last order given to her by Genra, and an order that's still standing today. Kasumi on the other hand could've easily killed Ayane any number of times, but she won't kill if she doesn't have to. Besides she loved her sister and only wanted to reconcile with her, thus she always fought defensively against Ayane, and still managed to defeat her every time.

The two kunoichi burst through the forest as it began to rain, and rain hard. Thunder was rolling across the night skies. "Ayane, this is madness, we could both get killed out here..." Kasumi argued with her younger sister. "Than I die content knowing I fulfilled my duty in killing you." Ayane replied flatly. "Why, why must you do this?" Kasumi asked. With the rain, it was impossible to tell if it was tears or rain rolling down her face. "Why? You know damned well why... I was told by the village." Ayane sneered. "So if the village told you to jump off a cliff..." Kasumi questioned. Ayane opened her mouth to retort but no words came out.

Thw two continued to circle one another. Kasumi remained alert and defensive knowing better to let her guard down when confronting Ayane. Ayane for the most part was at a loss contemplating what Kasumi had said. They werent to far apart, and were easily within striking range with their speed and skill.

Unknown to the two young women, their fight was being observed by shadows in the trees. One held up their hand halting any foreward movement. "If we're lucky, they'll make our job easier and they'll kill each other off for us. And we'll just take Kasumi's corpse back." The lead shadow whispered into her throat mic to the others.

Suddenly a massive lightning bolt struck the ground between the two girls. The force of the strike sent both girls flying. Kasumi went back towards the forest, while Ayane went crashing towards the cliff face. Both girls stood up slightly disorientated. Kasumi walked closer to Ayane who was still shaken. "Are you alright Ayane?" Kasumi asked concerned for her sibling. Ayane bent over to pick up her kodachi and put the other hand over her temple. "Y..yeah, just shaken pretty bad..." She than realized what she was saying and narrowed her eyes at Kasumi. "Why do you care?" She spat out venomously. Kasumi blinked. "Unlike you sis, I never stopped loving and caring for you..." She replied softly but loud enough to be heard over the storm.

Kasumi walked closer, but kept her own kodachi in hand and at the ready. Ayane still stared at Kasumi through narrowed eyes. She was still at a loss from her previous question, and then hearing Kasumi's reply to her own question. Ayane got a little lightheaded she was close to that lightning bolt and it slightly singed her outfit. She fell to one knee and slammed both hands on the ground, trapping her kodachi between the ground and her palm. Kasumi was about to dash to her. "Fair warning Kasumi, you do something stupid like what you're about to do, and you'll find my blade piercing your heart..." Ayane stated rather flatly. Hearing this Kasumi stopped and just walked closer very slowly keeping a keen eye on her sister.

As Ayane tried to stand. The cliff began crumbling from the rain and the wind striking it. Before Ayane could react to it, the cliff crumbled underneath her. Her eyes shot wide in an almost helpless and pleading look to Kasumi. Kasumi deftly unraveled the strings on the hilt of her kodachi as she ran as fast as she could. She dove driving the kodachi into the ground and just barely snatched Ayane by the wrist. "P..Please Kasumi... D..Don't let me go..." Ayane cried out in sheer terror. This hit Kasumi hard never seeing Ayane so scared, not since they were little girls. Kasumi shook her head. "Never Ayane, You may hate and despise me for whatever reason, but you are my sister and I love you... I will never let you go..." Kasumi's words wer cut off by her screaming in sheer pain and agony. Which by all rights should've made her let go of Ayane, but instead made her grip Ayane's wrist in a vice like death grip.

Soon It became all to clear to Ayane as she felt the fall as Kasumi limply rolled over the crumpled cliff's lip. Ayane just reacted rotating her hand to clasp Kasumi's wrist. She tried swinging to move them to no avail. Ayane just closed her eyes and sighed. "I guess you were right after all Kasumi... we will die together after all..." She said softly. She pulled Kasumi's wrist and wrapped her free arm around Kasumi as they fell.

The shadows from the forest looked over the cliff and smiled behind their masks watching the two young girls plummet down the cliff. "Mission accomplished, The Kunoichi's Ayane and Kasumi are dead." One reported. "Good, return to base with Kasumi's corpse and a sample of Ayane's D.N.A." A voice responded. "Unable to comply, they went over a cliff." The shadowed form responded. There was a moment of silence. "Very well, it's regretable, but perhaps we can find something useful." The superior responded. At that the shadowed forms disappeared.

To Ayane their fall seemed like an eternity, but then pain wracked her body as she crashed onto a ledge. The added weight of Kasumi landing on top of her didn't help things either. "I... I'm still alive..." She said softly in shock. She found her hands cup Kasumi's face. "I'm alive, and could easily fulfill my long over due task, and just snap your neck..." She said softly to the unconscious Kasumi. Instead of killing her sister, Ayane just stared into Kasumi's unconscious face and sighed closing her eyes. When she reopened them, still cupping Kasumi's face, she lowered Kasumi's head and gently pressed her lips to Kasumi's. Ayane's cheeks began to turn red. "What am I doing..." She chuckled.

Ayane fought to pry Kasumi's grip from her wrist. Finally succeeding. Ayane just rubbed her wrist. "Damn sis, what did you try to do? Did you try to break my wrist or something..." She chuckled. She than scooted herself out from under Kasumi and frowned as she realized what happened. Ayane carefully pulled out four shuriken of an unknown design out of Kasumi's back and shoulder. She looked at them and examined them. Finally shrugging. She put them in one of her pouches. She felt around Kasumi to see if there were any other shuriken that she missed. A frown came across her lips as she felt a broken rib. "Hmm... This could only have been caused by a deliberate hard impact, possibly a kick..." She muttered to herself. Ayane took out a kunai and cut off the lower part of Kasumi's outfit and cut it into strips tying them together. She carefully sat Kasumi up and wrapped her ribs carefully. The remaining strips went to tend the wounds from the shuriken.

Ayane stood up and placed her hands on her hips and shook her head. "Why am I doing this? I should've just killed her and be done with it..." She just sighed. "I know, where's the honor in killing someone who was unable to defend themselves..." She thought to herself. Just then Kasumi began to stir and groan. Ayane squatted down in front of Kasumi and smiled. "Well, lookie who decided to wake up... How you feeling Nee-san?" Ayane asked with a smile. Kasumi even with all her pain was floored, blinked and just looked at Ayane with he mouth hung open. The last thing she'd ever expect to hear come out of her mouth was that. "Ok, I must've died... there's no way the Ayane I know as much as I wished it, would call me that..." Kasumi said softly dropping her head and looking down. Ayane let out a soft sigh. "Look, Onee-san... Through all this, as much as i've hunted you and tried to kill you, in the end you did as you said... You wouldn't let me go, not even after the injuries that you sustained. Instead of loosening your grip or letting go, you actually tightened your grip..." Ayane rubbed her wrist. "It actually felt like you were going to crush my wrist..." Ayane let a small chuckle pass her lips.

Kasumi while looking down noticed she was bandaged up. "You did this imouto?" Kasumi asked shocked gently patting her taped ribs and wincing as pain ran through her body. Ayane nodded. Kasumi looked down and away from Ayane. "So now what imouto? Now that i'm awake, you going to kill me?" Kasumi asked softly. Ayane stood up and looked up the cliff face with her arms crossed across her chest. "That depends on you Onee-san..." Ayane was cut short. "Stop, just stop it Ayane... You hate and despise me, the only thing that would make you happier than anything is my death at your hands... So just stop with the honorifics already... I've always loved and cherished you as a friend, and as a sister when we learned the truth... You cast blame on me for something I had no control over..." Kasumi stopped and turned to look at Ayane who had her head slightly turned to look at Kasumi while she spoke. Kasumi could see that Ayane was about to rebuttal, but Kasumi put her hand up to stop her. "Can you please help me up? I'm not done, but while you're willing to talk, I want to say what I have to first." Kasumi asked.

The Female Tengu turned her head fully and looked down at her half-sister and thought for a moment. She than fully turned to help Kasumi up, being gentle. Kasumi looked into those ruby eyes the Half Tengu for a good long moment. The rain washing down her face. "Ayane... imouto... When it comes to you and me, do you honestly think I care about our upbringing, our stations in life?" Ayane was about to say something but closed her mouth and slowly shook her head. "Do you think I care about what has happened to you, turning you into this.. This Tengu? Yes, I know about it..." Ayane looked at Kasumi in shock, but kept her mouth closed and just shook her head. "Ayane, my imouto... I love you... You are my blood, my sister, and more so whether you want to believe it or not, my friend..." Kasumi said softly closing the gap between them. Ayane stepped closer, the tips of their noses mere millimeters apart. Ayane stared into Kasumi's honey brown eyes. Nothing could've prepared Kasumi for what was to come next. Ayane cupped her hands on Kasumi's cheeks and pressed their lips together. Kasumi's eyes at first shot wide as saucers, but found her hands uncontrollably doing the same, and cupped Ayane's cheeks as well. Ayane just grinned and kissed her sister more closing her eyes. Finally breaking the kiss and taking a step back. Kasumi placed her fingers upon her lips and blinked looking over at Ayane. She never expected her first kiss was to be with a girl, and that girl of all people to be Ayane.

"Nee-san..." Ayane said softly. "I wanted to interrupt you several times, but I didn't... please show me the same respect and courtesy." Kasumi nodded. "I will." Ayane just smiled and turned to look down from the ledge they were on and wrapped her arms around her. "Nee-san... You made me realise back up top while we were fighting that you were right. As you spoke and I listened... I really listened to you for the first time since we were children I realised if I went through with it, I really would be alone, even more so than I am now... You've done nothing but try to reconcile with me, I..." She stopped mid sentence and slowly turned to face Kasumi. Even through the rain it was evident that tears were streaming down from her eyes. "I... I do love you Onee-sama..." Ayane sobbed. Kasumi went to take a step with her arms out, but Ayane put her hand out to stop her. "Kasumi-sama.. I do still need to take you back to the village... But... But I will be by your side and beg and plead with you to have the death sentence repealed." Ayane said with a smile and wiped the tears from her eyes. At that Kasumi walked over to Ayane and embraced her. Ayane wrapped her arms around Kasumi as well. Ayane backed away and looked at her sister than over to the cliff. "Kas... you're in no condition to climb, you're going to have to ride on my back..." Ayane stated turning her back to Kasumi and bent her knees slightly. "You sure sis?" Ayane nodded. "We're proud Kunoichi, we're stronger than normal women..." Kasumi smiled and climbed on Ayane's back wrapping her arms around Ayane's neck and her legs around Ayane's waist. Ayane made herself stumble foreward. "Mmmph... Just how much do you weigh Nee-sama..." Ayane laughed jokingly. Kasumi smacked Ayane on the top of the head. "I am not FAT!" She yelled out in shock. Ayane just laughed. "Hold on tight, your ribs may hurt a lot during the climb..." Kasumi leaned her head and kissed Ayane's cheek. "I know, and I'm glad to have my best friend back." Kasumi said softly. "If they won't repeal it, I'll run with you..." Ayane said softly. After that Ayane began the climb up the cliff face. Kasumi gritted her teeth as her ribs hurt like hell. Eventually they made it to the top of the cliff and laid on their backs. "Ayane-san, it's not safe here... we better get moving." Kasumi warned. Ayane nodded. The two got to their feet and headed back to the village together as fast as Kasumi's injuries would allow them. .