bDisclaimer:/b I do not own SNK or any of Garou: Mark of the Wolves' characters. This is only my first attempt at a fanfic and hopefully, it's not bound to fail in misery. I am also using this as a tool to see how far my writing skills have improved, so comments from you readers would be welcome and acceptable.
Also, many, many, MANY kudos to Kailu Lantis' storyline FAQ's in GameFAQ's (http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/fatal_fury_story.txt), whom I basically read over and over again before writing this thing. Lastly, many kudos to SNK for making this awesome game to begin with.
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b Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves b
iChapter 1 – The Beginnings of a New Era:/i
It was a dark and rainy night in the city of Second Southtown. A city who once again is known for its' life of chaotic fighting and criminal activities going on left and right, just like its old predecessor who eventually paid the price in a way history won't forget so easily. The first Southtown was indeed a city known for its' life of chaotic fighting and criminal activities. Citizens of Second Southtown still discuss to this day the reasons on why and whose fault it was. Some point their fingers at crime lord Geese Howard, a figure who's still not forgotten to this day. Some point to the now-destroyed Scrolls of Immortality, since those scrolls were the reason all hell broke loose in a Southtown after "The Legendary Wolf" Terry Bogard defeated Geese Howard in the top of his tower and restored the peace and order Southtown once was. But most people point their fingers at the NESTS cartel, who settled its headquarters in Southtown around 1999.
Yes, everyone still remembers the year of 2000…the beginning of a new century, which ended up in tragedy. NESTS' highest-ranked official in Southtown, a man named Zero tried to activate a weapon that was placed in a satellite orbiting around Earth to his own purposes. What the survivors didn't know though was that when Zero tried to use the weapon, it did not work. For his betrayal of NESTS, he signed his own death bed, as NESTS agents Diana and Foxy quickly disposed of him afterwards he failed to activate the cannon. Another NESTS agent named Kula Diamond had re-programmed the cannon and she used it to destroy Zero's base first. Another shot from the cannon was then fired and that one literally destroyed the city, leaving it as only a pile of ashes, dust and a lot of dead and wounded.
But the survivors took it upon themselves after the mourning of the old city to construct a new one, to reconstruct a city without violence, bloodshed and criminals running around doing what they want. Within seven years, Second Southtown was raised a little further away from where the old Southtown was and the city was perfect. It had an incredible economic process within its first weeks, the quality of life was high and some people even considered it as an urban paradise. But even though they tried to forget Geese, the scrolls, the KOF tournament and NESTS like a child would forget a bad dream after playing kickball with his friends. However, there would be no denying of the city's haunted past as another crime lord stepped in…one who would impose his own mark of oppression and fear. He is a cold-blooded man with no emotions within whatsoever, a man determined to make Geese Howard's reign of terror look like a walk in the park. That man's name is Kain R. Heinlein.
It took him a few months, but Kain brought back the panic, chaos and fighting life back from the ashes and turned Second Southtown into his own little playground, where according to him, only the strongest would be able to survive. Being the twisted and evil man he is, Kain decided to declare Second Southtown's independence as its own country. Then, it hit him…he knew that even though he did bring the fighting back to Southtown, there was still something missing, something that would complete this "visionary" goals and he realized there was only one way he could do it…by bringing the King of Fighters tournament back to its roots, bringing that same honor-bound code and the blood that made the tournament such a big deal. To make it even more appealing, Kain decided to throw in the biggest catch yet…if the winner could beat him in a match, that person would become the new country's ruler. Soon, he demanded that the new tournament was announced in all parts of the world; so that the world's best fighters could gather around Second Southtown and to fight it out until all the weak and miserable perish.
iOne week later…/i
After the rainy night in which the tournament was announced, a train arrives in Second Southtown's train station from Midwest in the freight express. It slowly made its stop at the station, which still showed its signs of beauty, even though the city was corrupted. It gave a good view of some of the fabrics and working building towards its northwest, while to the west there was a big "Welcome" sign in the top of some stairs and a few benches to wait for the next train. There wasn't much going on in the station, expect for one police officer inspecting a man's bag for drugs.
One of the doors of the freight express cart is open, as a man steps out of it. He is a man in his mid-thirties, short, untidy blond hair, a brown leather jacket with a white star inside a blue circle with the words "Running Wild" below it, blue jeans and black fighting gloves. The man passes his right hand through his hair, before looking back at the cart.
"Hey Rock", says the man "C'mon rookie, stop snoozing around and let's get out of here already".
A yawn is heard from Rock, before he stands up inside the cart and steps out. He is a slender young boy with blond hair, a red jacket with a white star with black shades at its points on the back, black jeans and black fighting gloves as well.
"About time…and for the last time, I am NOT a rookie", answered Rock "We're once again home, eh Terry?"
"Yeap! Just like old times..." Terry said
"Terry?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we'll able to restore this town to order if we win?"
Terry looks up to the sunny skies and takes a deep breath, before turning back to his student that he had adopted afterwards killing crime lord Geese Howard, who happened to Geese's son…Rock Howard. After adopting Rock, Terry started to train the boy into the martial arts that his father, Jeff Bogard, taught him. Within the years, Rock became a very skilled fighter.
"I don't know Rock…this tournament is going to be tougher than the last ones we've been fighting. Although I'd like to win it…since I'm still the singles champion after all," answered Terry with a grin on his face.
"Well don't get too cocky champ…'cause I can take you on and down anytime"
"Oh yeah…we'll see about that in the tournament. How about we rent up a hotel or something?"
"I'll race you…"
"Bring it on rookie"
With those words said, both Terry and Rock took off the train station and into the mid-day sun, with the hopes of winning the tournament in mind…and for a certain someone, to perhaps erase the evil blood within him once and for all.
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Well, here's the first chapter. Hope you all enjoy it and stuff…and I shall have a second chapter in about two weeks or so. Want to take my time and actually write worthy stuff instead of rushing through it in 3 days. If you know what I mean ^_^
Also, many, many, MANY kudos to Kailu Lantis' storyline FAQ's in GameFAQ's (http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/fatal_fury_story.txt), whom I basically read over and over again before writing this thing. Lastly, many kudos to SNK for making this awesome game to begin with.
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b Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves b
iChapter 1 – The Beginnings of a New Era:/i
It was a dark and rainy night in the city of Second Southtown. A city who once again is known for its' life of chaotic fighting and criminal activities going on left and right, just like its old predecessor who eventually paid the price in a way history won't forget so easily. The first Southtown was indeed a city known for its' life of chaotic fighting and criminal activities. Citizens of Second Southtown still discuss to this day the reasons on why and whose fault it was. Some point their fingers at crime lord Geese Howard, a figure who's still not forgotten to this day. Some point to the now-destroyed Scrolls of Immortality, since those scrolls were the reason all hell broke loose in a Southtown after "The Legendary Wolf" Terry Bogard defeated Geese Howard in the top of his tower and restored the peace and order Southtown once was. But most people point their fingers at the NESTS cartel, who settled its headquarters in Southtown around 1999.
Yes, everyone still remembers the year of 2000…the beginning of a new century, which ended up in tragedy. NESTS' highest-ranked official in Southtown, a man named Zero tried to activate a weapon that was placed in a satellite orbiting around Earth to his own purposes. What the survivors didn't know though was that when Zero tried to use the weapon, it did not work. For his betrayal of NESTS, he signed his own death bed, as NESTS agents Diana and Foxy quickly disposed of him afterwards he failed to activate the cannon. Another NESTS agent named Kula Diamond had re-programmed the cannon and she used it to destroy Zero's base first. Another shot from the cannon was then fired and that one literally destroyed the city, leaving it as only a pile of ashes, dust and a lot of dead and wounded.
But the survivors took it upon themselves after the mourning of the old city to construct a new one, to reconstruct a city without violence, bloodshed and criminals running around doing what they want. Within seven years, Second Southtown was raised a little further away from where the old Southtown was and the city was perfect. It had an incredible economic process within its first weeks, the quality of life was high and some people even considered it as an urban paradise. But even though they tried to forget Geese, the scrolls, the KOF tournament and NESTS like a child would forget a bad dream after playing kickball with his friends. However, there would be no denying of the city's haunted past as another crime lord stepped in…one who would impose his own mark of oppression and fear. He is a cold-blooded man with no emotions within whatsoever, a man determined to make Geese Howard's reign of terror look like a walk in the park. That man's name is Kain R. Heinlein.
It took him a few months, but Kain brought back the panic, chaos and fighting life back from the ashes and turned Second Southtown into his own little playground, where according to him, only the strongest would be able to survive. Being the twisted and evil man he is, Kain decided to declare Second Southtown's independence as its own country. Then, it hit him…he knew that even though he did bring the fighting back to Southtown, there was still something missing, something that would complete this "visionary" goals and he realized there was only one way he could do it…by bringing the King of Fighters tournament back to its roots, bringing that same honor-bound code and the blood that made the tournament such a big deal. To make it even more appealing, Kain decided to throw in the biggest catch yet…if the winner could beat him in a match, that person would become the new country's ruler. Soon, he demanded that the new tournament was announced in all parts of the world; so that the world's best fighters could gather around Second Southtown and to fight it out until all the weak and miserable perish.
iOne week later…/i
After the rainy night in which the tournament was announced, a train arrives in Second Southtown's train station from Midwest in the freight express. It slowly made its stop at the station, which still showed its signs of beauty, even though the city was corrupted. It gave a good view of some of the fabrics and working building towards its northwest, while to the west there was a big "Welcome" sign in the top of some stairs and a few benches to wait for the next train. There wasn't much going on in the station, expect for one police officer inspecting a man's bag for drugs.
One of the doors of the freight express cart is open, as a man steps out of it. He is a man in his mid-thirties, short, untidy blond hair, a brown leather jacket with a white star inside a blue circle with the words "Running Wild" below it, blue jeans and black fighting gloves. The man passes his right hand through his hair, before looking back at the cart.
"Hey Rock", says the man "C'mon rookie, stop snoozing around and let's get out of here already".
A yawn is heard from Rock, before he stands up inside the cart and steps out. He is a slender young boy with blond hair, a red jacket with a white star with black shades at its points on the back, black jeans and black fighting gloves as well.
"About time…and for the last time, I am NOT a rookie", answered Rock "We're once again home, eh Terry?"
"Yeap! Just like old times..." Terry said
"Terry?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we'll able to restore this town to order if we win?"
Terry looks up to the sunny skies and takes a deep breath, before turning back to his student that he had adopted afterwards killing crime lord Geese Howard, who happened to Geese's son…Rock Howard. After adopting Rock, Terry started to train the boy into the martial arts that his father, Jeff Bogard, taught him. Within the years, Rock became a very skilled fighter.
"I don't know Rock…this tournament is going to be tougher than the last ones we've been fighting. Although I'd like to win it…since I'm still the singles champion after all," answered Terry with a grin on his face.
"Well don't get too cocky champ…'cause I can take you on and down anytime"
"Oh yeah…we'll see about that in the tournament. How about we rent up a hotel or something?"
"I'll race you…"
"Bring it on rookie"
With those words said, both Terry and Rock took off the train station and into the mid-day sun, with the hopes of winning the tournament in mind…and for a certain someone, to perhaps erase the evil blood within him once and for all.
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Well, here's the first chapter. Hope you all enjoy it and stuff…and I shall have a second chapter in about two weeks or so. Want to take my time and actually write worthy stuff instead of rushing through it in 3 days. If you know what I mean ^_^