Chapter 3: Akuma vs Shang Tsung
Welcome to episode 2. My Internet went off for a moment, so I decided to work on this until it comes back. So I hope you guys understand. Enjoy this chapter.
Akuma and Street Fighter belongs to Capcom
Shang Tsung belongs to Mortal Kombat and Warner Bros
Akame ga Kill belongs to Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro
Gamefly and soundtracks belong to their respective owners
Lubbock hits the play button. After another advertisement named Gamefly. The Death Battle Logo appears and on to the second episode. The group are wondering what type of fighters are appearing next.
(Cues Invader - Jim Johnston)
Wiz: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat. Kings of the fighting genre. And every good fighter needs awesome villains.
This got everyone except Tatsumi interested as their are other fighters that uses martial arts like the Four Rakshasa Demons. This they gotta see.
Boomstick: Like Akuma, the ultimate badass of martial arts.
Wiz: And Shang Tsung, the sorcerous vanguard of doom.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And, it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
The first contestant is a muscular man wearing a sleeveless black gi with a piece of rope tied around him like a belt and brown eastern style sandals. He also has spiky, blood red hair with one part of it tied in a vertical ponytail and red glowing eyes. Also, he appears to be wearing a necklace with beads as big as peaches (weirdest they ever seen).
Akuma
(Cues Street Fighter IV - Old Temple)
Wiz: Akuma, master of The Fist. Known as Gouki in Japan, he is a living weapon, ten times stronger than nearly every other Street Fighter.
Boomstick: Plus, he looks friggin' awesome, I totally want me some red, glowing eyes.
Despite looking interesting and badass, Akuma is very intimidating to Night Raid due to his appearance along being mentoned he's a villain for this episode along with his opponent. They need to keep watching see what else Akuma shows. That symbol glowing on his back and feeling around him is terrifying.
GOU HADOUKEN
Total Control
Can Fire Multiple at Once
Shinku Hadouken
Can be Charged
Usable in Midair [Zanku Hadouken]
Wiz: Akuma has dozens of powerful special attacks including the Gou Hadouken. A powerful blast with precision control. He can even use the almighty Shinku-Hadouken, which is, basically, a giant fireball of death.
The group were interested at this kind of energy attack.
"That's a very interesting attack. It takes a lot of concentration and practice to do that." Sheele said and Leone says she wants to do that.
Boomstick: Man, if I ever fire a Hadouken in real life, I'mma die happy.
SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS
Gou Shoryuken "Dragon Fist"
"Air Slashing" Hurricane Kick
Teleport
Hyakki Shuu "Demon Flip"
Wiz: Akuma also uses the Shoryuken uppercut, a teleport ability, a swift multi-striking hurricane kick, and the Hyakki Shuu A.K.A the Demon Flip.
Bulat whistled at the list of moves, even though he like teleporting, but he'll stick to dodging attacks the old fashion way, but he did eye catches the Hurricane Kick and the Shoryuken and wanted to learn them. Even Leone wants to learn them too.
SUPER ARTS
Shinku-Hadouken
Kongo Kokuretsu Zan
Shun Goku Satsu "The Raging Demon"
Literally Translates to "Instant Hell Murder"
(Cues Hideyuki Fukasawa - Volcanic Rim *Orchestral*)
Boomstick: Also, Akuma's got tons of different Super Arts, but two really stand out. First there's the Kongo...Kokuretsu Za... how do you say that?
Wiz: No idea.
"Either Wiz is lazy or doesn't want to it up." Tatsumi said.
"Ditto." Lubbock agreed.
Boomstick: Well I'm pretty sure that's Japanese for "Fuck You Up!" 'Cause basically, Akuma punches the ground and things explode. *Akuma slams his fist to the ground which creates a powerful shockwave that sends his opponent flying* He shattered a whole friggin' island just by punching it. Holy Shit!
The group jaw dropped at that. No one, not even General Budo, can punch that hard!
"There's no way anyone can do that!" Mine shouted in disbelief.
"Except Akuma." Akame countered.
"Yeah! Now I wanna punch an island!" Leone declared.
Wiz: But that's not the deadliest weapon up his non-existent sleeve.
Akuma performs a move where he slides to his opponent and the screen goes dark that's followed by rapid punching that show purple flames. Once the move ended, the opponent is laying on the ground unconscious... or dead, while Akuma has his back turned wth his symbol on his back glowing. Night Raid was awed by that performance.
Wiz: The Shun Goku Satsu. Also known as the Ragin Demon literally means "Instant Hell Murder".
Boomstick: Man, I'm totally gonna name my first kid that. The Raging Demon at full power is fatal. this guy is a freakin' onslaught of pain.
The group snapped out of their awe and continue to listen. This guy is another badass for a few in their list.
Wiz: That's right, Boomstick. Akuma lives for one thing and one thing only: Fighting. He travels the world day and night searching for worthy opponents. He's an unstoppable human holocaust, losing only once to his brother Gouken. But after a brutal rematch...
Most cringed at the image of Gouken laying against the wall with his blood splattered all over it and Akuma's symbol is painted on the wall above Gouken. Tatsumi, Lubbock and Mine are shocked at the sight, the adults bowed their heads. And Akame looked at the image in horror of Akuma killing his own brother without remorse.
Boomstick: Oh hey look, he can finger paint.
"Not funny!" Akame, Mine and Sheele growled at Boomstick. Who would make a joke over someone murdering his own sibling? Then again, Gouken appears to be the good guy and Akuma is evil, but still!
Wiz: It was rumored that Akuma sacrificed his soul to a demon in exchange for the strength to defeat Gouken. But this has been declared non-canon.
"Good, we don't want another Akuma here that's for sure." Lubbock said. They shudder as they imagine Honest selling his soul to become like Akuma.
Boomstick: Akuma's got one major problem, though. His stamina is absolutely pathetic. He can dish out the pain but he can't take it.
Wiz: It's crucial for Akuma to have total control over the fight. He takes an extremely offensive approach. Always moving, always attacking.
"So he's more of a dangerous glass cannon from the way he fights." Najenda said as she analyzed Akuma's way of fighting. Bulat and Leone can easily take him out but they had to be careful because of his special moves.
Boomstick: Yeah, screw defense, give me more ways to hurt people!
Akuma: I am Akuma, and I will teach you the meaning of Pain!
After that, the group has some mixed feelings on Akuma. Tatsumi and Lubbock seemed okay with him, Sheele and Akame disliked him for killing his brother, Mine and Najenda shake their heads at him ignoring defense. And Bulat and Leone are impressed with his fighting moves.
The next contestant is some kind of old martial arts master wearing a purple, eastern robe. He looks extremely wrinkly with long, ghostly white hair as well as his mustache and beard which are long and thin as well. What's weird is some scenes now and then show him young. Did something happen that made him age fast or something? He looks hideous which makes a certain oil merchant look more handsome, but his younger self looks handsome in his own right.
Shang Tsung
(Cue The Soul Chamber *Classic* from Mortal Kombat Trilogy)
Wiz: Shang Tsung is the cunning sorcerer from Outworld and scheming pawn of Shao Kahn. He's extremely adept in magic and a well rounded fighter.
"Makes sense since he's not the ruling type. But that doesn't explain why he's young that fast." Bulat said. And he's sure this Shao Khan is gonna be a contestant in this show.
FLAMING SKULLS
Can Attack in Rounds of One, Two, or Three
Fire Damage
Swift and Deadly
Unlimited Supply of Human Scalps
Boomstick: This guy can shoot flaming skulls, which is totally awesome, but, where the heck does he keep them? I mean seriously, how many skulls can a person carry around them?
Creepy yet cool. Not bad. The group were hoping their not human skulls or maybe part of his sorcery.
HOT ESCAPE
Teleport Ability
Extremely Fast
Wide Range
Burns Victims when Appearing Close Enough
Sucker Punch! (Leone laughed when she read it)
Wiz: Tsung can teleport around the battlefield with the special move called "Hot Escape".
Boomstick: Wah! Sucker punch, bitch!
This got some of them laughing at that.
MORPHING
Can Change into Anyone he Knows
Copies Abilities and Stats of Subject
Enables Hundreds of New Strategies
Wiz: He can morph into whomever he wants. giving him tons of different skill sets, its like fighting a hundred different foes combined into one.
"That's scary." Tatsumi shuddered.
"But does remind me of an Imperial Arms that can change your appearance but not the abilities of that object." Najenda said.
Boomstick: Man, I wish I could morph into anybody I wanted. I can have some fun with that!
"Let's hope its not the "fun" he's talking about." Mine glared at the screen. She can not believe one of them is an extreme pervert and wanted nothing more than to blast him to oblivion if he ever existed.
STRAIGHT SWORD
About Three Feet Long
Secretly Hidden
Of Unknown Make
Prefers Fists and Magic Over Swordplay
Boomstick: He also has a razor sharp Straight Sword, though he usually keeps it hidden for a surprise attack.
"Sounds simple." Lubbock said.
Wiz: Shang Tsung possesses one other strange, but useful abilitiy. Long ago, when he was caught cheating in the Mortal Kombat Tournament, he was cursed, by the elder gods, to rapidly age until an untimely death.
"So that explains why he is so old, because he was caught cheating." Najenda confirmed.
"Yeah, and I'm more interested about this Mortal Kombat Tournament, that they're talking about." Leone said in eagerness.
Wiz: The only way to prevent this fate is to absorb the souls of his victims.
"WHAT!" all of the members of Night Raid shouted in disbelief.
SOUL STEAL
Sustains Youth
Restores Energy and Health
Gains Opponent's Memories and Skills
Uses Skills for Morph
Boomstick: He can literally eat your soul. Your soul! Not only can this heal him, but he gets the memories of the souls he devoured.
Wiz: This helps him copy the move sets of the other fighters when he morphs.
Everyone was completely shocked. This guy is an absolute monster, more so than Akuma. He eats the souls of others and gain powers he didn't deserve. Imagine him coming to the Empire and steals the souls of both Imperial and Revolutionary Armies including them. They shudder at that and instantly forgets it.
Boomstick: So really his curse became his deadliest weapon. Good punishment there, gods.
Wiz: Shang Tsung has lived and fought for over a thousand years. His sorcery, powers, and brutal Fatalities are rivaled by few, and he's claimed the title of grand champion of Mortal Kombat several times, almost bringing about the winning streak necessary to allow Shao Khan to invade Earthrealm, key word being "almost".
Boomstick: Yeah, unfortunately for Shang Tsung, he pretty much sucks at actually accomplishing his goals. He's super powerful, but like most villains, he can never get around some goody-two-shoes getting in the way of global take-over.
"Yeah like us trying to stop Honest from taking over." Lubbock said. Still freaked out about the whole soul eating thing.
Wiz: His only notable victories have included treachery and deceit. But, keep in mind, Tsung's not fighting any ordinary meat-heads. He's fighting demons, sorcerers, and gods, and even in defeat, he somehow keeps coming back more lethal than ever.
Shung Tsung: *Pointing his finger at his opponent* You... will... DIE!
Wiz: Alright the combatants are set, but before we end this debate, I need more cash to buy more rats for genetic testing.
Boomstick and Night Raid: What?
Wiz: From Gamefly.
During the advertisement, the group were having trouble on who should win. Shang Tsung is very cunning and can use his skills in fighting and magic to outsmart Akuma. On the other hand Akuma is fast and deadly and he can take down Tsung before he runs out of stamina.
In the end they just decided to watch the whole thing to find out instead.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
The group sees Akuma walking on the a high tower stage in the air. Once he reaches the center, Tsung appears in his "Hot Escape". Akuma jumps away from a distance and prepares his stance.
FIGHT!
(Cues TGS '08 PV BGM - Street Fighter IV)
Tsung fires a Flaming Skull, which Akuma jumps over to dodge it. Akuma shoots two Hadoukens at Tsung which he blocks. Seeing this chance, Akuma knocks Tsung off balance and hits him with a Hurricane Kick followed by a Shoryuken, sending him into the air. Akuma proceeded to continue his combo before finishing it with a Shinku-Hadouken, knocking Tsung back down to the ground.
"Looks like Akuma is taking the lead here." Bulat said and Leone was excited at the fight.
Akuma was about to grab Tsung but he morphed into a black and yellow ninja with a mask covering his face. Akuma stops and stares at his new opponent, giving the sorcerer some time to recover and attack.
Shang Tsung (As Scorpion): COME HERE!
Shang throws a rope dart at Akuma, which blood is drawn, and pulls Akuma towards him. Now Shang takes his turn and uppercutted the Master of the Fists into the air. Once he did, a man in a purple shirt appears just briefly from the left corner of the screen with a funny expression on his face.
Man (Dan Forden): TOASTY!
Night Raid were dumbfounded by that odd moment. On with the fight.
Shang morphs back to his normal self and juggles Akuma with flaming skulls that burst from the ground, odd, since it was never mention before. Akuma gets behind Shang and throws him across the arena. He uses his teleport to get behind Tsung and kicks him, which Shang blocks. Akuma tries to hit him with a Hadouken, but Shang uses Hot Escape to get behind him and slashed him with his Straight Sword. With Akuma stunned, Shang grabs him by the neck and begins draining his souls which also regaining his health. Before the sorcerer of Outworld could even drain all of him, Akuma breaks free of the grip with a Hurricane Kick and then uses the Kngo Kokuretsu Zan and Shang was sent back hard by the shockwave. Akuma teleports towards Shang, and unleashed a flurry of punches and throws him across the stage. Shang regains balanced and lands on his feet. Shang morphs into Akuma, indicating he absorbed enough of Akuma's soul to gain his skills.
"Oh man, this is really intense right here!" Tatsumi says as he continues to watch the fight.
"It makes my head hurt seeing two of the same person." Sheele commented.
(Cues Theme of Gouken vs Ryu - Street Fighter IV)
The music changing causes the group to tense up with a bit of excitement on who is gonna win. Akuma or Shang Tsung? Only one will survive.
The two Akumas clashed with one another and started punching and kicking at lightning speed, neither falter as they try and overpower the other. The fake one overpowers the real one and knocks him to the ground and prepares to use his Kongo Kokuretsu Zan. Just as all hope is lost, suddenly the real Akuma leaps back up and unleashes the Raging Demon on Shang who didn't have enough time to use his attack. After the move ended, Akuma has his back turned again with his familiar symbol glowing on his back while the fake Akuma, wh's laying on the ground, dead, morphs back into Shang Tsung while all the souls escaped his body and floated to who knows where.
K.O.!
(Cues Street Fighter IV - Volcanic Rim *Opening Version*)
All the members including Najenda, Akame and Sheele were cheering and hollering at the fght they seen so far. Leone was excited as well on this, on to the results.
Boomstick: Oh man, that was way too close!
Wiz: No kidding, Boomstick! Akuma's raw power and speed pressed a distinct advantage early on. But Tsung's own cleverness and wide array of skills quickly even the odds.
Boomstick: It looked like Akuma had the whole thing wrapped up, but Tsung's morphing trick saved his ass.
Wiz: Akuma's pride for battle almost cost his life, as he stopped to see if his new face was worth a challenge.
"Yeah and he was lucky." Bulat said as he catch his breath for a second.
Boomstick: After switching up strategies, Tsung manage to steal enough of Akuma's soul for some extra health and new abilities.
Wiz: But it wasn't enough. In the end Akuma's skills as a fighter proved unmatched.
Boomstick: I mean, Tsung loses to Liu Kang all the time, and compared to Akuma, Liu Kang's the nicest guy in the world. There was no way he could take Akuma's constant punishment.
Wiz: As Tsung isn't used to winning anything on his own, he wasn't perfect on delivering the final blow.
"Yep! And that move took longer than the one the real Akuma used." Leone pointed out.
Wiz: Leaving him wide open for the experienced Akuma to unleash his greatest weapon.
Boomstick: The Raging Demon of Instant-Hell-Murder-Awesomeness!
"Yeah Awesomeness!" Lubbock and Tatsumi shouted.
Wiz: And so Shang Tsung fell once again releasing his devoured souls, again.
Boomstick: Looks like Tsung's all souled out! Ha ha get it, Wiz?
Leone and Lubbock were laughing at the pun, and the others were chuckling except Mine who groaned in annoyance knowing there's more where that came from.
Wiz: The winner is Akuma.
That was another fight Night Raid enjoyed. But there's another coming up.
Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle.
Lubbock and Tatsumi blushed on the next contestant appeared. It was another female combatant wearing a skin tight suit with red and blue with stars on it, metal bracers and a gold tiara. Her beautiful long black hair and stern face was truly stunning with those soul piercing blue eyes. Then an unknown feminine voice was heard shortly after.
Unkown: Goodnight Sugar.
With that said and done. Lubbock pressed next for Episode 3 instantly.