PROLOGUE:
Dengfeng County,Henan Province,China.
JUNE 12th,Saturday 12 noon,somewhere in the lush countryside of Henan Province lies a Shaolin Temple complex called the Gold Dragon.
And within it's walls a secret and important meeting was taken place.
For it was a meeting of fighters in actual combat!
Within the arena room the entire clan of monks sat and witnessed the event before their very eyes!
A lone japanese fighter dressed in a white gi and red bandana was facing off against a large and heavyset mongolian wrestler,who was dressed in a set of green military duds with black grip gloves,and matching hiking boots.
His head was shaved and a single rose tattoo was adorned on the left side of his head.
His thick dark brown beard and facial scars completed his grisly appearance.
The Japanese man was known simply as Ryu and the wrestler he faced was known as Zallu the terrible.
They were facing off to settle a dispute that Ryu himself came across in his travels.
Ryu caught Zallu in the act of bullying and injuring some of the temple's best shaolin warriors,so...Ryu took it upon himself to stop the bully in the act.
Ryu stopped the attack by doing a flying leap kick into the very chest of the mongolian.
Needless to say,Zallu was furious as to being interrupted and vowed revenge against Ryu.
The clan's chief monk Tung Lo arranged for the two fighters to face each other in their personal arena.
And so,this is where the fight was taking place.
Zallu sneered in disgust at Ryu as he approached him.
"I'm gonna break your ass in two jap!"he said. "No one,and I mean no one interrupts my battles!"
"You going to talk...or fight?"said Ryu calmly.
Zallu snorted in disgust and then spat upon the ground.
The two warriors took up their fight stance and started to circle around at each other,both waiting for the first move.
Once Zallu got close enough,he made the first move,he swung his entire body at Ryu and attempted a spinning back fist at him.
Ryu simply ducked it and then launched a Shoryuken right into Zallu's very chin.
A sickening cracking sound was heard as the mongolian was nearly knocked backwards from the blow.
"Errgh!"he replied as he clutched his chin. "Lucky punch...i'll show you!"
Zallu then ran and leapt at Ryu and attempted to do a flying drop kick at him.
Ryu caught the very boot and leg of his opponent and then shoved him backwards.
Zallu crashed onto his very back from the shove he was given.
"AAAR!"he cried from the impact.
Zallu then jumped back to his feet and then kept his ground,waiting for Ryu to make a move.
And make a move Ryu did as he jumped into the air and attempted another flying kick at the wrestler.
Zallu saw it coming and he quickly dodged it,causing Ryu to land on his knees,which gave Zallu an opening.
He grabbed Ryu by the very hair of his head and then pulled him upwards and right over his massive shoulders.
Ryu felt his very body crash to the floor in turn as Zallu did his body slam upon him.
Some of the monks winced and cringed at the display of what their would be champion was going through.
"Ooh..I pray he wins!"thinks a monk who clasped his hands together. "Buddha let him win!"
Once he was down,Zallu dropped down his very right elbow into Ryu's chest,causing Ryu to cough up air and saliva all at once.
Zallu got back up and cackled wickedly at his now fallen opponent.
"Ha-ha!"he replied. "Not even a pathetic karate fighter can face the might of Zallu the terrible!"
Ryu then leapt back to his feet and shook off the effects of the blows he was given.
"You haven't won yet,fat one!"he said. "I'm still standing!
"I'm gonna make you wish you stayed down!"said Zallu.
He then charged at Ryu again and attempted a flying tackle,but Ryu dodged it and slammed a quick and hard kick into Zallu's gut,causing the bully to nearly fall to the floor.
Zallu then swung back around to face Ryu again,just in time to see him unleash another attack of his own.
Ryu thrust his very right elbow into Zallu's hair covered chest,and then he followed it up with another Dragon Punch uppercut.
The impact from the uppercut was twice as hard and the wreslter was rocketed upwards as if gravity gave up on his fat frame.
For a couple of seconds,Zallu was airborne from the blow,and once it was over,he came crashing back to the floor once again.
A sickening thud was heard throughout the room as Zallu made his fallen impact.
Ryu took a closer look at the slob,he was down,and out.
It was over,Ryu had won the match.
Ryu then adressed the crowd and raised a single fist in the air,signifying his victory.
The entire room of monks cheered wildly for their champion,the match was won.
"Praise great buddha!"said the same monk who prayed for Ryu.
Minutes later,Zallu was handed over to the local police precinct for disturbing the peace,and Ryu was speaking with Master Tung Lo.
"No,I should thank you for the grand match you allowed me to face in master."said Ryu.
"It was just what I needed."
"Of course,young Ryu."said Tung. "But..please do return to our humble temple the next time you're in China won't you? Some of my finest students would also like to face you in combat the next time around."
"Heh,I look forward to it."said Ryu.
After that,the two asians bowed to each other,and Ryu with his napsack over his shoulder,left the temple.
Ryu started to make his way through a nearby forest which also had a convenient walking path built into it.
"Hmmm...now where do I find another worthy challenger?"he thought.
Suddenly,he saw someone emerge from the shadows of his path.
The lone figure was dressed in a black cloak and matching fedora hat,his face was covered in the darkness that surrounded him.
"Ryu...?"he said in a cold and creepy laiden voice.
"Uh,yeah that's me."said Ryu. "Who wants to know exactly?"
The stranger said nothing,and then he threw something directly at the lone warrior.
Using his lightning fast reflexes,Ryu catches the object hurled at him.
He sees that the object was a single white envelope.
"What..what is this?"he said to the stranger,but he finds the mysterios figure was long gone after that.
"Huh,how strange."he thought.
He then shrugs and looks upon the envelope.
A single red stamp shaped like a fist is affixed to the back of the envelope.
He then opens it and finds it's contents to be a single map and a written invitation with it.
The letter read as follows.
"DEAR LONE WARRIOR! YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE GRAND STREET FIGHTERS KUMITE TOURNAMENT! IT IS A TOURNAMENT FOR THE BEST AND BOLDEST FIGHTERS OUT THERE!
JUST FOLLOW THIS MAP AND YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK! IF YOU ARE TRULY A REAL MAN,A REAL FIGHTER,THEN YOU WILL COME TO THIS EVENT AT ONCE!
SIGNED:THE ORGANIZER.
That was all that was in the letter,Ryu was curious by the sight of what he was offered,but also felt a sense of uneasiness as well.
He knew that there were those of an evil nature who would hold such martial arts events for their own evil agendas,and both he and Ken as well as others were party to it in years past.
"Well...I asked for another challenge didn't I?"he thought. "And i'm going to have one!"
Ryu then continued to walk down the forest path and then he contemplated the map that would take him to his destination.
END PROLOGUE!
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"STREET FIGHTER:UNCHAINED!"
Chapter one:THE ARRIVAL!
SHINJUKU,JAPAN
July 13th,7:00 PM
It took him a day or so,but Ryu had at last arrived in his home country once again and found that the map showed him the details of where the contest was being held.
He walks down a deserted street and finds an a local parking garage building at the end of the street.
Ryu then walks up to one of the doors and wonders if there is a way in?
Suddenly,a flash of red laser energy erupts from the door.
"STATE YOUR BUSINESS HERE!"said a hard edged electronic voice from behind the door.
"Uh,Ryu is my name!"he said. "I'm here because I was invited to this...tournament!"
The door's defense system suddenly silenced and wore off,and then a single unlocking noise was heard behind it.
"ENTER...AT ONCE!"said the same voice.
Ryu nodded and then opened the door and went inside.
The door suddenly closed and locked itself behind him.
The room was filled with total darkness,and Ryu wasn't sure what to do next.
Suddenly,the lights came on and Ryu found himself in large cubic room made of grey and blue metals.
"What the?"he said.
Befor he could do anything,he found the very floor began to move beneath his feet.
"STAND COMPLETELY STILL."said the voice. "THIS IS A MOBILE LIFT TRANSPORT AND YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO THE LOWEST LEVELS BENEATH THE BUILDING."
"Uhm,okay."said Ryu.
The elevator device started to go downwards through a long and dark shaft that took Ryu to where his destination lay.
After a whole minute,he felt the lift stop and heard a loud interlocking sound that another door was opening.
"STEP OUT AT ONCE."said the voice.
Ryu nodded again and walked out of the lift doors and found himself standing in a long corridor or bronze and gold metals.
The doors then closed behind him.
"What...where do I go now?"said Ryu.
A series of lights then appeared on the walls and they were shown to be forming a trail.
"FOLLOW THESE LIGHT PATTERNS."said the voice. "IT WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION."
Ryu shrugged again and did so.
He followed the light patterns on the walls as he walked down and around the corridors,until at last he found himself before another door,and this one was larger than the last one he started with.
"Okay,now what?"he thought.
As if in answer,the door opened.
"ENTER."said the voice once again.
"Uh,sure."said Ryu as he entered.
Ryu entered the last room he was to enter.
Once there,the door closed behind him.
Ryu found himself in what appeared to be a large lobby with couches,tables and chairs.
The carpet was a light green and the walls were of a blue gray color.
He then heard some voices around the corner.
"Ah,some people at last!" he thought. "Maybe I can find some answers here."
Ryu then walked down through the lobby and made his way around the corner.
There,he found anothe room which appeared to be a large lounge area,complete with sofas,vending machines and a few entertainment centers and restrooms with it.
And within it there were at least 7 people waiting in there.
He also found that weren't just anyone,they were all fighters like him.
And one of them he was very familair with suddenly approached him.
"Well,well...look who made it!"said a young male american with long blonde hair.
"KEN?"said Ryu.
It wasn't just Ken Masters who was there as Ryu soon discovered.
There was also Chun-Li Xiang,interpol officer,Cammy White British commando for Delta Red,
Cody Travers and Guy,street warriors from Metro City and both Yun and Yang Lee,the kung fu twins from Hong Kong.
"See guys,I told ya he would make it!"said Ken.
"Wonderful."said Yang. "Looks like the gang's all here."
"Heh,if you say so dude."said Cody.
"What...what is this?"said Ryu.
WHAT INDEED AS RYU WILL SOON DISOVER AS HE,KEN AND THE OTHER STREET FIGHTERS LEARN OF THIS NEW TOURNAMENT THEY HAVE ALL BEEN INVITED TO! ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE NEXT CHAPTER!
Author's note: This story will be an experiment of sorts as I try to at last muster up a more reasonable and hopefully pro laiden street fighter story as I utilize the right kinds of SF characters for a change. I also plan to do chapter 2 once I get a move on with my other current fanfic as well,so please don't expect a new chapter for a little while,but rest assured I will get this underway.
And of course,reviews and helpful critiques welcome. Thank you and see you next chapter!