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Chapter 2
() Thoughts
New Discovery's
Terry Bogard sighed as he traveled through the forest. It had been three weeks since he came to this unknown world that resembled medieval Europe. Terry had initially guessed that ether the Orochi sent him back into the past, or he was in an alternate Earth. He later guessed it was the latter. Currently, he was trying to survive and adapt to the world he was in, while searching for a way to get home. Recently, he had made the decision to travel to the Kingdom of Ohfun, since it was the closest and largest center of civilization in the area. Surely it would give him more information and options, than the rural homestead he was staying at. A kind family had taken him in as their guest, after Terry had saved the farmer from a group of thugs.
Flashback to two weeks and four days ago...
Terry was tired and hungry as he made it into the village. It had taken him three days to get to where he was. As he arrived at the town, it looked to him like something out of a movie set.
(Just were the heck am I? And why does this place look like it's something out of that movie Braveheart?)
That was when he heard a commotion and decided to go check it out.
As soon as he arrived he saw at least five thugs beating down on a man who looked to be in his late forties and was slightly built. But the thugs were a lot bigger and outweighed him by at least double. One of them was brandishing a wicked-looking dagger and had a sneer on his face.
"Well buddy last chance. Are you goanna cough up all your money, or am I goanna have to cut you open like a slaughtered lamb?" The first thug threatened.
"If I were you Andre I would do as our boss says."One of his goons said as he was holding the victim up by one of his arms.
The man called Andre looked up and spat at the boss and said "Go to hell Josh! You fat bastard!"
The thug called Josh shrugged and said," Your loss." He raised his dagger to stab him.
That was when Terry intervened.
WHAM!
Josh the thug was sent flying as a fist came out of nowhere and was sent flying. Before his group realized what was going on, they were getting a savage beating and thrown around like rag dolls. Andre was barely conscious and was wondering what was going on. As for Josh and his gang, they scrambled to their feet. Standing in front of them was a very angry and hungry wolf. And there was nothing more deadly than an angry and hungry wolf. Terry glared at them and felt nothing but disgust for these punks. If there was one thing he hated most it was seeing the weak getting pushed around by losers like these guys.
"Hey pal! Who the hell do you think you are!?" One of the thugs demanded of Terry.
"I don't give my name to a bunch of losers like you, especially since it takes five of you wimps to beat up one guy."Terry said unafraid of the punks.
"That's it! Get him!" Ordered Josh.
Four of his goons charged at Terry, intent on breaking him in two. Terry however, was not easy prey and showed just how outclassed these guys were. When one of them got close, Terry sent a punch to the throat, making him gasp for air, and then he kneed him in the face knocking him out.
One of them tried to hit Terry in the face, but the Lone Wolf dodged the punch and grabbed the outstretched arm, tossing his attacker over his shoulder in which the thug slammed face-first into a wall. He slid down to the ground in an unconscious heap. The third threw a kick at Terry, but the brother of Andy leaped over the kick and gave one of his own right into the punks face. The fourth goon looked around for a weapon and remembered he had a small knife. He was about to pull it out but Terry was already in front of him and nailed him in the face with a hard right hook, which caused him to go out like a light.
Josh the leader of the goons looked on and fear but would not be humiliated in front of this punk.
"So you know some fancy moves. Big deal! I'll show you why I'm the boss around here."
Terry gestured with a finger and signaled for him to come. "Come on chump. Let's see if you got anything."
Josh went into a suicidal charge, intent on killing his opponent. Terry waited and at the right moment, ducked the blow and said, "Goodbye chump." That was when he used one of his signature moves.
"RISING TACKLE!"
The Lone Wolf made an inverted handspring and flew up upside-down like a rocket. One leg was extended while the other was bent. The foot smacked in Josh's jaw and knocked him back. At the same time, Terry's body spun and as he delivered several hard punches to his foe's midsection. Since his opponent was charging, the blows were more devastating. As Terry went shooting upward, Josh went crashing down onto his back in a daze. As he shook his head to clear it, he caught a glimpse of something flipping into the air and coming back down on top of him.
WHOMP!
The big man's breath was driven out of him as Terry drove his knees into his chest. He coughed once and then blacked out. Terry smiled as he got back to his feet, used his cap to dust off his pants and then spoke to the unconscious thug.
"You've got a LITTLE guts. Now pick them off the ground."
Andre looked on in astonishment. Never before had he seen one man take down five attackers all by himself. The leader was twice the size of Terry and Terry took him down in a single move. It was then he heard two new voices. (1)
"Daddy! Daddy!"
"Andre!"
Terry and Andre turned in the direction of the new voices and saw an eight year old girl in a blue dress. She had blue hair and green eyes. The woman looked to be in her middle thirties and had brown hair. Her eyes were green as well. They knelt down next to the man to see if he was all right.
"Samantha? How did you find me?"
"I went and asked if anyone had seen you, and I figured you were at the fight pub. Why did you go there?"
Andre sighed and replied to his wife. "I was only trying to help us out dear. Especially since hard times are coming."
Samantha looked up to Terry and said, "Please will you help me get my husband home?"
Terry nodded and carried Andre under his shoulder and Samantha lead the way to their home.
Sometime later...
Terry sat down on the makeshift bed that was made for guest. Samantha came in with a tray of food. It was a small meal but Terry appreciated it.
"I want to thank you again for saving my husband. I'm sorry I didn't get your name?"
"It's Terry. Terry Bogard. And thank you for the meal." Terry took his time to enjoy the meal. A few minutes past and Terry decided to break the silence. "I was wondering if you could tell me where I am by chance Samantha."
"You are in the village of Parn."
(That's a strange name.) Terry thought to himself. "I guess I'm not in Japan anymore?"
Samantha looked curiously at Terry. "I have never heard of that name. Is that the land of your birth?"
Terry shook his head. "Uhhh… no, I was born in the United States."
"United States?"
Terry could see the confusion in her eyes and tried to explain, "It's a far away land, another continent."
"Oh, I see." She nodded in comprehension. "I suppose that explains your strange clothing. I've never seen such garb before. No offense good sir."
"None taken." Terry decided to ask another question. "Samantha, I was just wondering. What is today's date?" He had to make certain whether or not he was on Earth anymore.
Samantha simply replied, "It is the 7th day of the Mylee Month of Victory, in the seventh year of King Bradley."
It was then that Terry went stiff, as his thoughts went into shock.
(King Bradley? Mylee? Just who the HELL are those people?)
"Terry what's wrong?"
Terry looked up and saw Samantha giving him a look of concern. "Are you sure that is today's year?"
"Why yes it is. Is something wrong?"
Terry simple said, "Sorry I was...just shocked."
Flashback to the present time, a day later...
Terry rose from his bed. Samantha and her family had been kind enough to let Terry stay at their home. In return Terry helped with their chores and worked on the fields. He did not mind the hard work since it helped take his mind off things. However as the days passed, he became depressed as he learned more about the world he was in.
For one thing his clothes made him looked otherworldly. He would always receive weird looks whenever he worked outside or when he helped Samantha with groceries at the market.
The place was like medieval Europe, save for a few differences. For one thing he learned from Andre and Samantha that he was on a continent called Alecrast. When Terry asked for a book about the continent, he confirmed his suspicions about not being on Earth. The landmasses were totally different from that of Earth's. In any case, he was unable to read the dialect. The words were made up of strange symbols and what appeared to be chicken scratches. He was fluent in English and Japanese, and it was just by some strange coincidence that the people spoke the same language, though how they wrote it was totally different from what he was used to.
This confused the couple and Terry told them the writing he used and read was different from here. He also found out that the currency here was different. Instead of the US dollars and other currencies he was used to, the people here used gold, silver, and copper coins. Terry got the biggest surprise of all when he met one of the world's races.
A day later...
Terry was out in the woods training since there was not any work to be done, but every now and then he would stop and search the area. He felt as if he was being watched, but felt no threat coming from the source. He decided to continue with his training.
Hiding a few distance away from the Lone Wolf, was one of the world's races in the world Terry resided in. The being was female and looked human except for one small feature. Her ears were pointed at their tips and were angled upwards. Celecia the elf watched in fascination and curiosity as the human went through what appeared to be combat training, (though they weren't like any kind of fighting maneuvers she was familiar with). Every now and then he would stop and search the area to see if he was being observed. To Celecia he reminded her of a wolf...wild, strong, and feral.
It was then that she heard a cry for help and it sounded familiar. She decided to check it out and that was when she noticed Terry going in the same direction. What she saw next was a real shock. Celecia stared in amazement as Terry suddenly leapt up a height of thirty feet and bounced a branch of a nearby tree, then bounded toward an adjacent one. He then began traversing the foliage with impossible ease, as if he were weightless. As far as she could tell, he didn't invoke any levitation spells or call upon the wind to get off the ground. So how did he just become airborne and was now navigating the trees like a wind spirit? Was there some human spell that allowed him to defy gravity and move like the wind rushing through the branches?
She decided to hurry on as fast as she could to the source of the disturbance.
A short distance away...
Terry was running and jumping as fast as he could to where the source of the voice came from. When he came to where it was he was shocked at what he saw. There was a group of weird creatures and they did not appear friendly at all. The creatures were colored brown and had fangs protruding from their mouth. Their eyes were red and they were hideous. There were at eight of them and they held some nasty -looking weapons. The Lone Wolf looked over to the victim.
The young girl appeared to be human, but had short pointed ears. She had blond hair and had blue eyes. She was about four foot ten and had a light build to her body. She was dressed in a light blue tunic, had a pair of black sandals and wore a brown cloak around her neck. She was frightened and had only a small dagger in her hands to defend herself. Terry wasted no time and went into action.
Down Below...
The young elf was scared and for good reason. She had been out in the fields playing when she noticed one of her kin leaving and decided to follow her. She was doing her best to be avoided but wound up losing track of her and went down the wrong path, which lead to a goblin camp. She saw that they were out hunting and decided to leave. She would have gotten away but step on a branch that broke. That caused her unwanted pursuer's to chase after her. She had been running nonstop and had ended up getting cornered near a river. She had very little experience in magic and had only basic defense skills.
The first goblin decided to make the first move, in case she tried to scream for help. Drawing his sword, he charged at the girl with the intent of cutting her head off. The young girl screamed and raised her in a defensive guard.
That was when a shout was heard.
"BURNING KNUCKLE!"
The goblin had no idea what hit him as he got sent across the ground a few feet. His comrades were shocked to see one of their own sent flying. They turned to see what or who hit him.
Terry stood in front of the girl and took a defensive stance. He looked back to make sure the girl was not harmed and then glared at the goblins. He then spoke in a low and deadly voice.
"If you think I'll let you touch her, then you're dead wrong."
The goblins snarled and prepared to attack.
The first three went at him in a disorganized group. One had his spear aimed at him, while the others had clubs. Terry waited and at the right moment, the Lone Wolf leaped over the first goblin who had intended to impale him with his spear.
He landed a kick in the first goblin that was behind the one with a spear. He lost hold of his weapon and Terry rushed in, delivering a vicious right hook that knocked out four of his teeth. The second goblin tried to smack him from behind, but the Lone Wolf ducked the swing and kicked him in the face, making him land on his rear end.
The first goblin who had a spear turned and tried to stab him, but he dodge the attack and swung his fist into the middle part, snapping it in two. The goblin was shocked and that gave Terry the time to deliver a powerful uppercut, making his head snap back. The attack was then followed by a kick to his chest and sent him into a nearby bolder.
CRASH!
The goblin slid down painfully and was out like a light.
The other two goblins who had clubs were soon joined by two, one with a dagger and the other a sword.
The goblin that had the sword rushed at Terry, with a high slash aimed for his neck. Terry ducked the swing and lashed out with a kick to the goblins midsection, causing him to stagger back. He then followed up with a three hit combo and then a knee to the face. The goblin was out.
The next goblin who wields the dagger leaped at him in a stabbing motion. The Lone Wolf dodged, and then kicked him in the back, making him eat dirt.
One of the previous goblins, who attacked, charged at Terry with his clubbed raised, intent on smashing Terry's skull like a lemon.
The Lone Wolf then decided to knock this punk out for good. Terry swung his right leg upward in a vertical, reverse spin kick. The foot came upward and was surrounded in a blue light and smacked hard against the goblins head.
"CRACK SHOOT!"
BAM!
He spun in the air for a few seconds and was out of it.
Terry then went after the second club wielder and used another of his techniques.
"BURNING KNUCKLE!"
The Lone Wolf went off like a rocket and the goblin had no choice but to hold up his weapon to block.
Big mistake.
SNAP!
WHAM!
"AARRGGHH!"
Terry's nonhuman opponent went down in a groan, as the broken club in his hand clattered to the ground. It simply couldn't believe that a human could hit so hard!
His companions could only gape in disbelief as the Lone Wolf pulled back his fist, then hopped back a step into his basic Hakkyoku Seiken stance. Two of the goblins gathered up their courage and charged in, hoping to catch him between them. One of them swung his axe at Terry's head, while his partner, another spear wielder, aimed his spear at the American's midsection.
The blonde fighter immediately ducked to avoid the blade, while swerving to the side to dodge the spear point. As he rotated on one foot, his other leg came up and plowed into the stomach of the axe-wielder. At the same time, he grabbed hold of the haft of the spear and yanked on it.
The goblin was pulled forward off-balance, and that's when his face was introduced to Terry's fist.
As his latest opponent was sent sprawling backwards, the others decided that numbers was the way to defeat this stranger. The remaining monsters let off a yell and charged headlong toward him.
At that moment, Terry powered up his right fist and slammed it to the ground in front of him.
"POWER WAVE!"
The floor of the forest rumbled mightily as a huge blast of Ki energy dug a massive trench toward the goblin horde. They could only let off a cry of terror as they weren't able to stop themselves in time. The ki energy exploded when it collided with its targets, causing the inhuman beings to be flung about like paper dolls.
However, as the first group of goblins was dispatched, more of them appeared from the woods when they heard the commotion.
Up in the trees above, Celecia stared in amazement. This human had done some sort of attack that caused the ground to shake, and his fist was covered in some sort of energy that she was unfamiliar with. In a way, it had resembled a shamanistic spell, but she couldn't discern what source he was drawing from. She hadn't heard any incantations, nor was he using any magic wands, talismans or any other kind of magic item.
She decided to make her way to the little elf girl, while the human kept the goblins busy.
To be continued...
Author's Notes
Man this was a long one. I'm sorry for the delay but real life has been a drag. And right now I'm trying to work on the fight scene with Terry and the goblins. But don't worry Terry will meet up with Louie soon. And I want to thank Hung and my friends for helping me out since I'm still new at this. See you next chapter.
(1)I was inspired to make a scene like this from Hung's fic Bubblegum Fury. Great story too.
