Red Wolf
Disclaimer: I do not own Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
AN: From here the story starts to take a macabre turn due to Fenrir who's…different from Red thanks to a certain group.
Chapter 8
Ryozanpaku
"I see. This is indeed a troubling development." Akisame, the Jujitsu master says sitting on the porch drinking tea, "Very troubling indeed." Miu had told her grandfather about Red/Fenrir killing the Seventh Fist Thor in cold blood and that had greatly disturbed the masters at Ryozanpaku.
"Looks like he is serious about getting his revenge on Ragnarok and he has no qualms about getting bloody to do so." Sakaki, the Karate master stated with a beer bottle in hand. "Not to mention that he's now a martial artist himself, trained in that barbaric style Vale Tudo."
"The fact that the boy was the leader of the Wolf pack gang before Ragnarok showed up makes it even more troubling." Kensei stated, "Four orphans who grew up in this area and lived like the animals they named themselves after and were very formidable in their own right as fighters that gave Ragnarok a stiff challenge, until betrayal within its ranks led to their downfall. That was three years ago."
"The lone wolf…is out for blood." Shigure the weapons master said.
"And he's already taken a life to get the message across. He's indeed out for blood and would go far to get it." Hayato sighed. "Already going down the path of Satsujiken."
"Apa! I wonder who trained him?" Apachai the Muay Thai beast wondered.
"From what Miu told me, Red's adoptive older sister trained him in the art of Vale Tudo." Hayato said, "Whoever she is she did a very good job training him."
"That doesn't change the fact that the boy killed someone in cold blood." Akisame said.
"Not to mention his actions would no doubt get the attention of Yomi and Yami." Hayato stated. "He's the kind of person that they'd want in their ranks."
"We can't have the little wolf joining the bad guys right? Apa!" Apachai asked.
"Indeed we can't and we'll have to start by convincing the boy to end his needless revenge." Kensei said.
Sakaki scoffed, "Yeah! Good luck convincing a vengeful kid who lost the ones he considered family three years ago."
"How about his sister? She'd most likely have a better chance." Akisame stated.
"That is if we even know what she looks like not to mention her name." Kensei said.
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Docks
Kisara puts down the water bottle after another sparring session, sitting across from Red who was also drinking water from his own bottle. Ever since their third fight the redhead had reluctantly agreed to get some pointers from Red in using her hands, in other words throwing punches and giving her at least a few weapons for close range fighting. He taught her the jab, straight, hook and uppercut, the right range to use those punches, and a few combos for her to use along with her kicks.
It somehow went well as Kisara had gotten down the jab and straight easily quickly falling in love with the 1-2 combo, and able to setup kicks with those rangier punches. Hooks and uppercuts however were a problem for her and so she didn't focus so much on them.
Although Red felt that Aunt Sarah would be a better choice for training her since the older woman is more knowledgeable in Taekwondo along with Savate, Jeet Kune Do and Karate.
Funny that Red was getting along with Kisara. The same for Kisara as she enjoyed her spars with the Vale Tudo fighter and was glad of her new weapons she can use to open up her attack.
"What's your big sister like?" Kisara asked.
"She's the best sister I could have ever asked for." Red replied, "Like I told you it's thanks to her that I'm where I am now. If not for her I would have been stuck in a living hell."
Kisara notices a faraway look in his eyes. It seems that he misses his older sibling who's more or less his sensei too.
"Where is your sister?" she asks.
"She's in America staying with uncle and aunt. She works as a security guard for all kinds of clients including my uncle who's a race car driver and she was a world martial arts champion." Red answered.
Kisara and Shiratori widened their eyes in surprise. Red's sister was a world martial arts champion which explains a lot about Red's fighting prowess. Kisara found herself respecting Red's older sister already.
"Since I grew up around here I chose to live here instead of stay with her in America." Red continues, "She initially didn't want to let me go but I told her to not worry since I can handle myself. She gets overprotective of me you know since I'm the only other family she's got. It's part of the reason why I vowed to become strong; to avoid tragedies like the loss of my old friends and so that my big sis' wouldn't be worried about me ever again."
"I see…" Kisara muttered before speaking up, "I never got any respect at the dojo. The boys all went easy on me because I am a girl."
"Well I'm not like those idiots." Red snarled. "Boy, girl, man or woman it doesn't matter. An opponent is an opponent."
"Thanks for that." Kisara said with a red tint on her face. "I'd devoted to becoming strong and proving that women are as strong as men."
Kisara continued, "Eventually I ended up joining the Valkyries, led by Freya-nee, whom you know as the Third Fist of Ragnarok."
Red twitched at the sound of the Third Fist's name but reined his anger in, something Shiratori noticed.
Kisara continued, "I eventually left the Valkyries and her to get stronger my own way. I eventually gained control of my own gang and then soon enough became the Eighth Fist of Ragnarok and then I met you."
"Oh joy. Lucky me." Red said sarcastically, raising his head to look at the Taekwondo fighter. "With the way you're talking you miss her."
"W-What?!" Kisara splutters with a red blush on her cheeks. "Shut up! I do not miss Freya-nee!"
"Liar. You do miss her." Red bluntly said. He immediately avoids a kick from Kisara.
"What of you!? Don't you miss your sister!" The female redhead asked.
"Of course I do, and unlike you I have no problem admitting that." The male redhead replied.
Shiratori found it funny that these two once foes were now sparring partners and rivals…well one saw the other as the rival while the other didn't care…as Kisara still wanted to defeat Red though it was clear that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. Still the spars helped Kisara to improve a lot. The girl also noticed the two redheads' behavior around each other, finding it funny their inability to comprehend that they might like each other.
A certain scent got Red's attention causing him to look in the direction it came from and sniff at it.
'Looks like we're being watched.' Red thought, 'They might be out of sight but their feminine scent and their weapons don't escape me.'
"Something wrong?" Kisara frowned at Red looking in that direction.
"Nothing. Just remembered that I had grocery shopping that needs to be done." Red answered before picking up his water bottle and walking away. "See you tomorrow."
…
A phone begins to ring. A young woman puts down her weight and picks up the phone. "Hello?"
"Freya-sama, we followed Valkyrie and found out that she is hanging out with some boy with red hair like her. Apparently he's Red and it seems that they are friends."
Freya frowns at that piece of information, "Keep watching them. Do not reveal your presence until I tell you too. Berserker's been assigned to deal with him."
"Yes Freya-sama."
The line goes dead. Freya puts down the phone. It doesn't make any sense. Kisara left the Valkyries to grow strong with her own style. As much as it hurt to have her best student leave, she was proud that Kisara wanted to find her own path. Now Kisara is betraying Ragnarok to be friends with not just any boy, the very same one that wants Ragnarok destroyed for good. Freya doesn't understand it at all.
'Why is she hanging out with the very one who wants us dead?! How did she even befriend him to begin with?!'
…
'Ugh! What am I doing here?' Kenichi thought, slamming his head down upon the table. All week he has been refusing to come to Nijiima's stupid Shinpaku Alliance meeting. So how come he is sitting at this table with Nijiima across from him? That damn alien used some alien mind trick to get him into coming.
"Hey, long time no see Kenichi-kun." Takeda says, entering the room with a charming smile.
"Yeah, you look stronger." Ukita added beside the boxer.
"Huh? What are you two doing here?" Kenichi asks the two in surprise. He never expected them to show up. Didn't they hate Nijiima as much as him?
Takeda blinks in confusion. "To be honest, I don't really know." The boxer runs a hand through his hair. "I remember telling Nijiima I wanted no part in this meeting, but then things start to get a little fuzzy."
"Yeah, same thing happened to me." Ukita says.
Kenichi points angrily at the freak in the room. "You brainwashed them!"
"I did no such thing." Nijiima laughed. Kenichi resisted the urge to punch the asshole in the face.
Nijiima stands up and walks over to a desk with a computer. "You three talk about ways to make the Shinpaku Alliance more powerful. I need to do some work."
"Whoa! Is that a computer?!" Ukita asks in curiosity.
Nijiima smirks. "I managed to put it together using some junk parts I found." Ukita runs over to the computer with wide eyes. "If we are going to expand our empire we have to get into the new age."
"I heard you can meet girls from all over the world using a computer. Is it true?"
"I suppose so, but like with everything else in life you have to be diligent."
"I see."
Takeda and Kenichi sweat drop.
"I'm surprised you didn't get Red to join us." Kenichi then stated.
Nijiima sharply turns towards Ryozanpaku's disciple. "Get Fenrir of the former Wolf Pack gang to join us? Are you out of your mind Kenichi?! The guy is just as dangerous as Odin if not more, not to mention hates us a lot."
Takeda and Ukita widen their eyes in shock.
"Hold up! You guys met THE FENRIR?!" Ukita asked.
"The very one who gave Odin a run for his money three years ago." Nijiima confirmed, "And it turns out that Red is the very same person."
"Oh shit! Something's about to go down alright. Fenrir must be chopping at the bits at getting his payback." Takeda said. The story about the Wolf Pack Gang was well known in town. It was still surprising that the very gang that gave Ragnarok stiff competition suddenly got wiped out in one night.
"Well that doesn't matter now. This is our new website." Nijiima smiles proudly. A webpage is brought up with the Shinpaku Alliance in big letters. "I have basic information and pictures of each of you on it. There is Captain Takeda, Captain Ukita and Commander Kenichi." In an instant, all three boys start to beat up Nijiima.
"Bastard! Who gave you permission to use my name?"
"Thanks to you everyone is going to think I am a delinquent!"
"I'll fucking kill you!"
A binging sound from the computer causes the three boys to pause. Nijiima slithers into the chair, his evil smile never leaving his face even after the beating. "Look, someone sent us a message. It is from Loki." Nijiima smiles not recognizing the name at first. Neither do the other three boys in the room. "Dear Haruo Nijiima, I am Loki the Fourth Fist of Ragnarok…It's Loki from Ragnarok!"
Ukita grits his teeth. "What does that slimy bastard want?"
Nijiima's eyes narrow as he reads the message. "He wants Shirahama Kenichi to meet with him at the old abandoned church. Here is the address." The alien notices a file attachment. "There is a file attached." Opening the attached file, an image is shown that makes Kenichi's blood run cold. It shows Loki holding a cute little girl that bears a strong resemblance to Kenichi.
"Honoka!"
"I have your sister, if you don't want her to get hurt come and get her." Nijiima reads out loud.
Kenichi is already running from the room.
'Why do those bastards have Honoka!? She doesn't have anything to do with this!'
…
Red walking down the street with a bottle of soda. He knows that someone was spying on him earlier and the same group of people are still tailing him and spying on him. Most of all he knows who they are.
'Freya's Valkyrie's huh? So the bitch sends her servants after me. I'll be more than happy to kill them all.' Red thinks as he moves his left hand to a sheath at the back of his waist hidden by his red jacket. It contains the only weapons he went out of his way to train in. The very same he vows to use to kill Freya with.
Red stops his thinking when he spots someone that makes his blood boil.
'LOKI!' A bloodthirsty grin appears on his face showing his canines. 'I must be lucky today!'
He dashes so fast leaving his bottle behind shocking the Valkyries at his sudden disappearance.
Fenrir closes in on his prey before pouncing on the unlucky bastard. He draws out a short single edged sword and slits his victim's throat before he can react. He then turns the body around and then frowns.
'What the hell?! He looks like Loki but he's NOT Loki.' Indeed, the guy whose throat Fenrir had slit looked like the Fourth Fist of Ragnarok but with completely different features. 'Oh well I can kill every last of them or…'
Fenrir crouches down and faces the dying Loki clone. "You don't have enough time so I'll be brief. Tell me where the real Loki is and I'll help you end your suffering, if not you can die as you are."
The Loki clone wastes no time giving Fenrir his phone which contains a picture of an abandoned church and with the address in it. There's also GPS locations of other Loki clones too. Fenrir smiles.
"Thanks." He then immediately stabs the shocked guy in the head, ending him. "Why the shocked look? I honored my end of the deal didn't I?" Looking at the address on the phone Fenrir's grin becomes even wider before leaving the area. 'Time to hunt some prey.'
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Abandoned church
Fenrir arrived an hour later covered in blood. Killing those Loki clones took some time alright but that was no big deal for the former Wolf Pack leader.
He then heard the sound of fighting in the place which peaked his curiosity. He also sensed four familiar auras along with a fifth unknown. The four he recognized were Kenichi, Hermit, Loki and…Odin! What luck indeed. Sneaking towards a broken window while hiding his own aura to avoid detection he looked inside and spotted Kenichi and Hermit engaged in a fight. Standing off to the side is Loki, a few feet from the Fourth Fist is a bound little girl that shared resemblance with Kenichi. It didn't take much for Fenrir to know that she was Kenichi's younger sister.
'A hostage? Not surprising. Loki's a low down dirty bastard after all.' Fenrir thought. He then saw his main target of his vengeance…Odin, watching the fight from a safe distance. 'And there he is, Odin. I'll save him for last. Time to eliminate the fucker Loki.'
Fenrir took out the phone of Loki clone No. 1 and called the real one's number. He grinned as he saw Loki himself answer the call.
"Why are you contacting me No. 1? I'm busy right now." Loki said.
Easily faking his voice to that of the Loki clone he eliminated Fenrir replied, "Loki-sama. I have an important report to show you right now. I've managed to locate where Red lives." He grinned even more when he saw Loki's posture stiffen and a smile came on his face.
"I'm on my way right now."
The line cut and Fenrir barely resisted the urge to laugh as he went to meet his prey.
A few minutes later Loki showed up outside the building looking for his henchman. Suddenly the Fourth Fist is impaled by a sharp object. Shock, dread and panic are clearly on the blue haired Battle Strategist's face as he saw the offending object in his gut and followed the hand to see a face he wished he never saw again: Fenrir.
"Nice to see you again Loki." Fenrir said too sweetly before ripping the bastard's stomach open. He smirked as he watched blood, guts, and intestines gushed out. Then he grabbed Loki's throat before the guy could get a chance to scream. "I told you motherfuckers I'll be coming back. Well here I am. You brought this on yourselves when you decided to be a power hungry asshole." He then viciously ripped out Loki's throat, and then shoved forcefully it down the now dying man's mouth. He let the dying man fall to the ground and left him to drown in his own blood.
"Don't worry. You'll be meeting your clones soon and your fellow Fists will also be joining you too." Fenrir said with that bloodthirsty grin still on his face, a few minutes later Loki was no more.
"Now to send another message to Odin…and I just got the idea how to do so." Fenrir said.
…
Ragnarok's HQ
Odin thinks back on the fight between Hermit and Kenichi. He watched the entire fight from a safe distance. Loki using Kenichi's little sister as a hostage was the perfect way to get Kenichi to fight with his full power.
Of course, the foolish Loki hoped that it would weaken Kenichi, but the Fourth Fist obviously didn't know Kenichi very well. Kenichi is the type of person that grows stronger when protecting others. Speaking of Loki, Odin hadn't seen the self-proclaimed Battle Strategist since he saw the weak fool leave during the battle after receiving a call from his underlings. Well it wasn't a big deal as he expected the fool to show up very soon.
As for the fight, it worked out for the best. The fight showed Odin how powerful Kenichi had become. It was no small feat to defeat a martial artist like Hermit. Hermit is a martial artist that is on the same level as Freya. Not only that Kenichi was still getting stronger too. Odin is very eager to fight Kenichi once the boy grows stronger.
However, Odin's excitement vanished when he recalled sensing the presence of someone else during the last fight. He thought it was an insignificant person but then he felt a sudden spike of KI before it lowered again meaning that the person did a good job of suppressing their aura but then nearly revealed themselves before suppressing it again. Funny, that spike of KI occurred when Loki left during the fight…!
Realization hit Odin right there as he had an idea of why Loki was still missing.
A figure comes into the area. It was Berserker and he looked a bit spooked. Odin then noticed that the Second Fist was carrying a box. Freya who was also there also noticed the box.
"Berserker, what are you doing here? Have you eliminated Red already?" Odin questioned.
"You might want to see this." Berserker said putting down the box at the center of the room.
Odin and Freya advanced towards the box. They were then hit by the smell of…blood. Odin got to the box first which had a note saying 'To Odin.' Opening the box, he and Freya's eyes widened at the sight of Loki's decapitated head inside the box with a look of shock and horror on his face. Attached to it was another note.
Another one bites the dust.
Fenrir's back like I told you motherfuckers three years ago. You should have finished me off when you had the chance but you fucked up and now it's biting your asses and you have no one to blame but yourselves.
But don't worry your ends are nigh. So look forward to them.
Signed to your dissatisfaction,
Red or as you can remember Fenrir.
"DAMN YOU FENRIR!" Odin yelled as he ripped the note into pieces.
'It's just one bad thing after another. First Shinpaku Alliance and now Fenrir.' Freya thought.
Berserker stood quietly against a pillar forgoing chewing bubble gum this time.
After a few minutes the leader of Ragnarok calmed himself before looking at Berserker.
"Forget about eliminating Fenrir. I want you to bring his broken body to me so that I can kill him with my bare hands." Odin ordered.
Loki may have been a weak coward who tried to leech off Ragnarok's power. Odin admitted that the Fourth Fist was an intelligent strategist whose schemes had helped the gang a lot. Still he was pissed that someone he'd barely defeated had return from the grave and was making his life hellish along with Shinpaku Alliance. He needed to be rid of both before things escalated beyond his control.
…
School
"I can't believe it! I have a date with Miu!" Kenichi exclaimed happily.
He then nods vigorously. "This is my chance to make her fall in love with me."
His excitement came to a screeching halt when he heard an irritating voice. "Kenichi-kun!"
Kenichi sighed. 'What does that freak want now?!'
Nijiima appears beside him with an evil smile. "Great job taking down the Sixth Fist, I knew there was a reason I made you my general."
A punch to the gut drops Nijiima to his knees as Kenichi walks away from him in annoyance. "I hate that alien." Kenichi grumbled.
"H-however Kenichi, you're not the only one who was busy defeating another Fist."
Kenichi stopped in his tracks and turned towards the alien. "Am I supposed to care?"
"You should because Fenrir has struck once again. The victim this time being Loki." Nijiima got to his feet somehow recovered from the blow.
That got Kenichi's attention. "Red killed Loki?"
Nijiima nodded, "Yes, not only him but his small army of followers. But that wasn't the worst of it. Fenrir sent Odin his head as a message and incentive to come after him."
"How do you know that?"
"I was there when Fenrir gave Berserker Loki's head in a box."
Flashback
Nijiima had spotted Red walking towards the local park with a box in his hands. Curiosity got the best of the alien as he saw a chance to get more information on the Vale Tudo fighter that Shinpaku Alliance could use in case they have to take on the guy himself.
Following him into the park Nijiima tailed Fenrir until he reached a clearing and stood there waiting. Then lo and behold Berserker himself showed up ready to fight. However, Fenrir just tossed the box he had in hand to Berserker who looked on in confusion and before he could question the redhead, said person had already vanished from the area much to both his surprise and Nijiima's.
Berserker out of curiosity opened the box and nearly freaked out, barely holding on to the box. He then closed the box before leaving the park. A few minutes later Nijiima himself left the place just as spooked after seeing the contents of the box himself.
Flashback End.
"You've got to be kidding me! Red actually did that?!" Kenichi exclaimed.
"Yes, he did and I don't have to be a genius to know that Odin is not happy about that one bit. Things are definitely heating up." Nijiima replied.
…
Tanimoto watches as Red heads to his next class. The class idol remains calm keeping his true emotions hidden. Girls and boys wave to him. He puts on a fake smile as he waves back to them.
Loki, the Fourth Fist of Ragnarok, was killed by Red or as he was once known…Fenrir. While Tanimoto didn't care too much for that weak cowardly strategist he still couldn't believe that Red killed him. He knew that Red was strong, but he never that strong. He was even more shocked to know that Red had fought the original three members of Ragnarok when he still went by the name Fenrir and he nearly killed them too. They barely got out of that fight alive due to exhaustion and accumulated damage from earlier getting the best of him. Now Fenrir has returned and has martial arts training. Just how powerful was Red and who was it that trained him?
…
On the rooftop of school Red sat down eating his lunch. Beside him was someone he didn't expect to show up at school. Kisara.
"Why are you even showing up for school when more than half of the session has passed?" he asked.
"S-Shut up!" Kisara snapped back. Red just ignored her while smirking. Like hell she is going to tell him that she came back to school in order to protect him. The bastard doesn't know how much trouble he is in now. Ragnarok is not going to let his killing of Loki slide, even though most of the Fists hated the manipulative bastard.
"Jokes aside. Are you staying on the sinking ship that is Ragnarok?" Red asked.
"No. I'm bailing from that sinking ship. I'm quitting Ragnarok! What?! Got a problem with that!?" Kisara responded.
"No I don't have any objections to that. Oh, by the way you look cute in your uniform." Red remarked while looking at the clouds.
"W-What?" Kisara spluttered covering her blushing cheeks.
"I gave you a compliment pretty girl. I thought you'd like it." Red smirked.
Kisara's face became the same color as her hair which she tried to cover. She never expected this guy to make her heat up so much. Red chuckled at his sparring partner's reaction. However, his face quickly turned serious when he sensed a familiar person approaching the rooftop. Kisara recovered from her embarrassment as the door opened and Red got to his feet.
Entering the place was Miu Furinji who had a serious look on her face. She glanced at Red before approaching him and Kisara whom just got to her feet.
"Yo." Red greeted neutrally. The American still kept his guard up around this girl every time she was around him.
Miu was about to say something before she saw Kisara staring at her.
"Hello there. I haven't seen you around before. My name is Furinji Miu. Nice to meet you." Miu greeted Kisara before turning towards Red, "Is she a friend of yours Red?"
Red glanced at Kisara who gained a sudden tick, her eyes travelling down Miu's well-endowed body. Miu's large breasts, wide hips, and round butt. Irritation forms in the red head's eyes.
"Frenemies more like it. Her name's Kisara Nanjou and Kisara, please don't be envious of the dairy cow. You look great just the way you are." Red responded before Kisara could rant.
"Dairy…cow?" Miu stands there frozen as an image of a cow appears in her head. "Hey! You take that back! My name's Miu you idiot!" Kisara giggled at the girl's reaction which got Miu glaring at her and Red.
Red dropped the smirk, "Alright, joking aside I take it that you're here for business?"
Miu too got serious, "So you killed Loki?"
"Yes I did. What about it?" Red replied nonchalantly.
"You can't be going around killing everyone because of your petty grudge you held for three years." Miu stated.
Red growled, "Excuse me? A grudge?!" He got close to her in seconds with a heated glare and KI up. "Odin and Ragnarok took my friends away from me due to his fucking power play! Loki turned one of my pack against us and wounded us badly! My girlfriend Kagami was killed by Freya! Berserker killed Yoroi for his own fucking enjoyment and the bastard Odin murdered Sasuke in cold blood and laughed! Then they left me for dead! THREE FUCKING YEARS OF HELL I WENT THROUGH WITH THAT BASTARD'S LAUGHTER IN MY MIND! So don't you dare tell me that it's a grudge!"
Miu and Kisara were shocked at what he said. Kisara already knew about Red's friends in what he considered a pack but she was more shocked that his girlfriend had been killed by Freya-nee. Miu almost felt sorry for Red's loss. Almost, as even then she couldn't condone Red's senseless killing.
"I don't care what you think Miu. Whether you like it not, I will get my revenge on Ragnarok and leave only their bloody corpses behind on this mortal plane while their souls go on an all-expense paid trip to hell." Red finished stepping back from Miu.
"I see…Looks like I have no choice. I challenge you to a duel Red." Miu declared.
Kisara's eyes widened, giving the girl props for challenging this wild wolf.
"Is that so?" A wolfish grin came on the American's face. "What are the terms?"
"I win; you end your petty revenge. You win; you continue as you please." Miu stated.
"Fine by me. As long as you also add that those you know don't try to get in my way either when I win." Red added.
"Agreed."
"Well then, when and where?" Red cracked his knuckles. He then catches a roll of paper.
"The address is in there. It's the weekend so the duel takes place tomorrow at noon." Miu said as she turned to leave. "Be sure to show up."
"Oh I will Miu. I will." Red responded with a serious expression this time.
Nodding Miu left the rooftop, back into school.
"So she actually challenged you to a duel." Kisara said. "She looks strong."
"I know that and I had a gut feeling that we'd face each other. Glad that my gut was right." Red said. "I'm looking forward to this."
Chapter 8 End.
Another one bites the dust. Loki goes out in such a macabre fashion and he sends a message to Odin, who doesn't take it well.
Miu has had enough of Red's senseless killing and decides to take matters into her own hands and Red happily obliges to her challenge. Who will come out on top?
