The figure stood up, enveloped in flames. He turned to the heroes.
"I am Rukuma, the ultimate fighter! You cannot stop me!" Menacingly, he stood, his spiky white hair tied above his head. His white moustache contrasted greatly from the burning fury in his eyes and the indecipherable character on his vast chest glowed with white fire. The crude mesh of suit and gi looked amazing to his onlookers as the new power surged through his muscles.
Ryu rested Ken's head on the slate. The ground he stood on was sloped, but supported the damaged body of rival well enough. Ken had won the tournament from Ryu, whose mind had been on other things. Ken knew that Ryu's mind wasn't in the fight, but the reason had escaped him. Sadly, it was Ken that was victimized by the great power which had pulled Ryu's attention from the final.
Standing in his ready stance, he turned to Kyo. The Kusanagi warrior had fought well in the tournament, but it was not victory that he sought. He had hunted Rugal to the ends of the earth. It should've been obvious to him that he would be here, amongst the strongest fighters in the world. But he was not quick enough to stop the merging of the Orochi rage and the Satsu no Hadou, something that Ryu had feared also.
"We shouldn't of been so blind, Kusanagi," said Ryu, turning his gaze back to the grinning demon in front of him.
"You are of course right, Ryu," said Kyo, pushing flames onto his fingertips, ready for the battle, "we should've remained true to our goals, not be consumed by our own ego's."
Ryu smiled. "Let us fight side by side now," he said, power generating in his fists.
Kyo smiled also. "Yes, lets."
Rukuma laughed, shaking the roof. "Are you that eager to die?"
The smiles faded on the jaded faces of the warriors.
"Ready?" called Kyo to his unlikely companion.
"As I'll ever be..." he replied.
The battle began and the crowd below witnessed a great explosion.
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"I am Rukuma, the ultimate fighter! You cannot stop me!" Menacingly, he stood, his spiky white hair tied above his head. His white moustache contrasted greatly from the burning fury in his eyes and the indecipherable character on his vast chest glowed with white fire. The crude mesh of suit and gi looked amazing to his onlookers as the new power surged through his muscles.
Ryu rested Ken's head on the slate. The ground he stood on was sloped, but supported the damaged body of rival well enough. Ken had won the tournament from Ryu, whose mind had been on other things. Ken knew that Ryu's mind wasn't in the fight, but the reason had escaped him. Sadly, it was Ken that was victimized by the great power which had pulled Ryu's attention from the final.
Standing in his ready stance, he turned to Kyo. The Kusanagi warrior had fought well in the tournament, but it was not victory that he sought. He had hunted Rugal to the ends of the earth. It should've been obvious to him that he would be here, amongst the strongest fighters in the world. But he was not quick enough to stop the merging of the Orochi rage and the Satsu no Hadou, something that Ryu had feared also.
"We shouldn't of been so blind, Kusanagi," said Ryu, turning his gaze back to the grinning demon in front of him.
"You are of course right, Ryu," said Kyo, pushing flames onto his fingertips, ready for the battle, "we should've remained true to our goals, not be consumed by our own ego's."
Ryu smiled. "Let us fight side by side now," he said, power generating in his fists.
Kyo smiled also. "Yes, lets."
Rukuma laughed, shaking the roof. "Are you that eager to die?"
The smiles faded on the jaded faces of the warriors.
"Ready?" called Kyo to his unlikely companion.
"As I'll ever be..." he replied.
The battle began and the crowd below witnessed a great explosion.
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