One Year Later

Many selected fighters around the world starts receiving personalized invitations to a highly secretive and exclusive underground mixed martial arts tournament. The invitation comes in the form of black cards; on the cover of the cards are yellowish red writings that states, "Street Fighter II" and sky blew letters that says, "The World Warrior Tournament"; inside the cards are personalized messages. This random and mysterious phenomenon is known in the underground world as The Black Card invitation. In China and the United States, Chun Li and Guile receives cards that read: "As one of the best fighters in the world, you are invited to participate in the STREET FIGHTER II: THE WORLD WARRIOR TOURNAMENT. Fighters include M BISON" Guile crumbles the card with his right hand as he stands in front of a fighter jet with his new high-top hair style. {"Charlie….Charlie didn't make it Guile….two shots to the back and one to the left shoulder from Kev AKA M Bison! We got the murder footage from a surveillance camera in the building! We can't even give him a proper burial because his body disappeared in the explosion, which ended the video feed. I'm sorry; I know your friendship goes way back to childhood and that he was your best friend. M Bison played us like a game of cards"}.

In Thailand. In a public training session, Sagat whom has a large scar from his left lower abdomen to his upper right chest is shadow boxing in front of the press and reporters as he trains. The front door opens and Balrog walks in, flashes from cameras lights up the room as the reporters are stunned as to what is happening. Balrog approaches Sagat and hands him a black card that says: "As FORMER champion, you are invited to participate in the STREET FIGHTER II: THE WORLD WARRIOR TOURNAMENT for a chance to regain your title and your honor as the best fighter in the world. Fighters include RYU." Sagat angrily drops the card as he Mau Tai kicks a punching bag; camera flashes lights up the room. {He counterattacked with a powerful uppercut yelling "SHORYUKEN!" catching Sagat off guard and knocking him unconscious. Ryu's dragon uppercut punch left a bloody scar on Sagat's body}.

In the United States. A drunken Ken is with his intoxicated friends in his private penthouse celebrating his bachelor party with many celebrities, famous athletes, and half naked strippers dancing. One of the strippers, a beautiful young blonde woman (Cammy) dressed in a military green one piece swimming suit and wearing a burgundy military beret with The Bison Symbol attached to it, seductively approaches Ken. She sits next to Ken and begins to caress his chest and kisses him on the neck; then she pulls his right hand toward her breast and put a black card in it, as she gets up and walks away smiling; the card states: "It is rumored that you defeated Ryu and therefore are the true champion of STREET FIGHTER. To settle this dispute, you are invited to the STREET FIGHTER II: THE WORLD WARRIOR TOURNAMENT. Fighters include RYU and AKUMA." Ken stops grinning while he sits in a distant silence as everybody else around him is celebrating and having fun. "Hey, what's wrong buddy; don't tell me you're having second thoughts now, it's too late!" says his wedding best man playfully.

"I have to put everything on hold." Ken replies in a low voice.

"What?! What do you mean, your wedding is tomorrow dude!?"

"I have unfinished business to settle; an old promise that I need to keep." {Ken promised Ryu a rematch in the near future}-{As they returned, they saw Akuma walking away from their burning home. As they ran inside, they found their sensei Gouken dead}.

In Japan. An angry and tormented looking Ryu, stands over two bloodied men lying on the ground. Ryu then raises his right leg straight up, kicking a third man in the chin that attacked him and in the same motion sticking a fourth man on the right shoulder as he brings his leg down. All four men now lays on the ground mourning out of pain; it is the same group of guys that had jumped and beat Ryu up when they were little boys on the day that Gouken adopted him. Ryu then walks over to one of the guys, bends over and snaps his old family necklace back. Then a stranger wearing a hat and a mask (Vega) amongst all the people that circled Ryu to watch the fight approaches him, bows and hands him a black card that states: "As Champion of STREET FIGHTER, It is rumored that you were defeated and therefore lost your status as true champion to your sparring partner Ken. To settle this dispute once and for all, you are invited to defend your title against the world's best fighters in the STREET FIGHTER II: THE WORLD WARRIOR TOURNAMENT. Fighters include KEN and AKUMA." Ryu tucks the card and the family necklace away in his torn up gi and takes out Ken's old red headband; he lowers his head as he slowly ties the headband around his head. While still holding the headband, he slowly raises his head up and stares blankly straight ahead. {Ryu also made Ken a promise: "I promised I will train even harder, so next time I will defeat you!"}-{As they returned, they saw Akuma walking away from their burning home. As they ran inside, they found their sensei Gouken dead}.

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