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Rising Dragon Ch. 12 - Ryu... or is it?
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After his devestating battle with Kairi,Allen continued his way into the forests while searching for the final opponent,Ryu Hoshi. Allen had read earlier inj the folder,that there was a lot of info on him. From defeating a mighty Muay thai warrior named Sagat,to winning many tournaments and being hailed a great and mighty warrior. "Now I can see why Sakura dressed a littlehim,and he obviously fights the same way she and Ken did. Ken also told me that he and Ryu both studied together under the same sensei here in Japan. He also said that Ryu was the only warrior to ever really defeat him in battle. Hnh,must've been pretty lucky to do it." There really wasn't much personal info on Ryu,it said that he fights to become a true warrior and hopes to find real enlightenment. "Hmmm…"thought Allen. "Sounds like he doesn't get much out of real life." It also said that he was a grand master of the Shotkan powers,such as the Hadouken fireball,and the super whirlwind kick,able to topple the mightiest of fighters. He also faced off against such evil villians like and Akuma. "Bison,Akauma?" said Allen. "Wonder who they are? Well what matters is I've got to find this Ryu guy,and complete this once and all! I feel like I've travelled to the ends of the earth here,my family and friends must be worried sick about me."
Allen raced throught he forests while shouting Ryu's name. "Ryu,Ryu Hoshi,where are you?" Meanwhile,the moniter android followed close behind. Bison was still watching on the moniter that was being broadcast through the eyes of the android. "Most impressive," said Bison. "Allen's fighting potential grows greater and greater each time he fights an opponent and defeats them. His victory over Kairi was astonishing. If he defeats Ryu,he could very well become the world's greatest warrior!" The same japanese woman that was on the train was in the same room with Bison and his assistant Verminz. She was dressed in a green ninja outfit with a red triangle on her back,she was ninja agent Mantis,one of Bison's operatives. "You and your men know what to do don't you Mantis?" said Bison. "Hai,lord Bison!" said Mantis. "Whether Ryu or this Allen wins,my team of ninjas and myself shall trounce upon them both and deliver them to you." "Good." Said Bison. "Now go,prepare yourselves and station yourselves where Ryu is." Mantis bowed and left the room to prepare the others. "This should be quite a show,eh Verminz." "Yes,herr Bison!" said Verminz. "Dis Allen has great power,but vill it be enough against Ryu?" "Only one way to find out to find out." Said Bison. "Watch and see." Allen suddenly found himself outside the forest and near the mountains. There,was an open space of land,but the space wasn't empty,there Allen found a couple of monuments hidden there. In the open stood a huge Buddha statue of gold bronze,and directly to the left on a rocky hillside was a japenese style hut with designed rice paper doors in front,the hut was built to be a shrine of some sort. "Wow,where am I?" Allen asked himself. "Is this where Ryu is?" Suddenly,as if in answer Allen saw someone appear at the hillside where the shrine was. "Hey,there's someone!" said Allen. "Maybe I could ask him." Allen ran over to where the dark figure was. When Allen came close enough o the hillside,the figure leapt off the hill and landed on his feet. "What?" said Alllen as he got a closer look at the person. He was dressed in a karate gi like Allen's but was of a simpler design with black belt. He also wore a pair of fighter's gloves,red like the ones Sakura wore,he also had a tied headband around his very head,kind of like the same one that Sakura wore. He was of Japanese heritage,facial features proved that in a very handsome matter,along with dark brown hair. He had a very muscular build and was well over six feet tall. Suddenly,Allen realized it,he was the one he saw in the last photo,the warrior he was searching for,he ws Ryu! But there was something really different about him,he wore the same costume in the photo,but while Ryu's clothes were white,his was all black! His shirt,pants,even the headband were all a pitch black. His eyes here pupiless,instead they were a glowing red. The man looked like Ryu,but he didn't seem at all like the one he saw in the photo and read about. "Who..are you?" asked Allen. "Are you the one called Ryu?" Ryu gave no answer,instead he simply nodded. "You friend Ken Masters sent me,I'm here to become a great warrior like him,will you fight me in this match just once?" Ryu's expressionless face gave a slight smile and another nod. "Okay." Said Allen. "Where do you want to begin?" Ryu pointed his finger over to where the Buddha was. Allen followed Ryu to the spot. "Okay,I'm ready,let's begin." The two warriors bowed and the match began.
Ryu unleashed a fiery Hadouken at Allen,but he was more than ready as he leapt over it and came hurtling down at Ryu,but before Allen could strike him with a flying kick,Ryu leapt up at Allen and clocked him with a sharp Dragon Punch! "Ungh!" replied Allen as he fell to the ground. Allen stoked his chin and looked up at Ryu,who was looking all buffed and powerful. "Man,it's gonna one of those matches,oh boy." Thought Allen as he got up. This time,Allen threw his fireball at Ryu,but the shotokan warrior did something unusual just as Allen fired his Soul Force. Ryu shifted on one foot and at super-human speed,he teleported out of harm's way,whilst leaving a shadow-image trail doing it. (You know,that really cool thing that Akuma does when he goes into battle against a foe.-Aaron) Ryu reteleported behind Allen,and just before he could react,Ryu kicked him in the stomach and threw him over his shoulder! "Unngh!" went Allen. "Man what kind of power is this guy packin'? I'm getting' creamed!" Bison was watching on the moniter and he wasn't any more thrilled at what was happening than Allen. "What the devil is this?" he said. "What is Ryu doing?" "It appears he has taken up de color black,herr Bison." Said Verminz. "I can see that,dolt!" said Bison. "I meant what techniques and moves are Ryu doing? He never did this the last time we fought! And that shadow teleportation,I know I've seen that somewhere before,but I can't seem to recall where." "Vell,it seems that dis Allen is losing to der Ryu,he might not live that long." Said Verminz. "Perhaps so." Said Bison. "Well,whoever wins this match,I'll send out Mantis and her ninja team after the victor,either way,the true power of Hadou Shotokan will be mine!" Meanwhile,the battle between Allen and Ryu continued . Allen began throwing punches,kicks,and fireballs at his opponent,but the super-charged Ryu just blocked,repelled,and teleported them off.
"You wanna hold still here?"snarled Allen. "You're not makin' this any easier!" Ryu thrust his fist forward,and Allen grabbed both of his arms. Whist,he gripped Ryu,Allen thrust forth his right foot forward into his stomach,and when he did that,he began kicking,faster and faster,until Ryu's very body shook with pain. Finally,Allen did one final kick that sent both him and Ryu flying into a nearby wall! "Unnnghh!" replied Ryu as he slammed the rock hard surface. "Yes!" said Allen as he leapt back to his feet. "I did it,my new thrust kick worked! I owe the idea of that kick to Chun-Li. I'll call that little special:The Vaulting Kick!" Suddenly,Ryu regained consciousness. His red eyes began glowing more brightly than ever,he was made as h*ll!" "Oh boy!" thought Allen. "Now I've done it!" Ryu began shifting all around Allen,doing the shadow-teleport,and while he was doing it,he also began kicking,punching,and bashing Allen with fierce force. "Unnh—hey—stop—ungh—hey!" replied Allen as he was kicked around. Finally,Allen was bashed to the groound as Ryu hit him right in the center of his spine! "Unnngh!" replied Allen as he crumbled to the ground. Ryu toppled over him as Allen writhed in pain. "Unnh—I can't give up now." Thought Allen. "My family and friends are counting on me!" Allen leapt back to his feet,this time ready for anything. He charged at Ryu,doing roundhouse kicks,but Ryu just ducked one after another. Allen decided on a new strategy,he did another roundhouse in the stomach,and followed with a quick Rising Dragon! As Ryu was stunned,Allen charged up a poweful Fire Force,and released it right onto Ryu! Ryu went flying right into another nearby wall and sank to the ground. Allen paused to catch his breath. "I…did it…didn't I?" Ryu laid silently still,motionless. Allen walked over to see if he was okay. Suddenly,Ryu's eyes shot open,still red and glowing. Allen jumped back.
This time,the glow faded and Ryu's entire body turned into a cloud of darkness,the cloudy substance,formed and lifter from his body,turning Ryu's appearance to it's original form. His gi turned back to white,his skin was back to it's lighter color,and even his headband turned red again. The dark cloud reformed and shaped itself into a humanoid form. When the form was complete,it took on an odd appaearance. The creature was a man,japanese like Ryu,he had on a gi that was like Ryu's only it was dark grey. He also had on a pair of brown fighter's gloves,his hair was of a blood red and was spiked up and a tall pony tail that stood stood straight up and was blossomed like a flower. His facial features were of a sinister evil,he had a wrinkly face,no eyebrows and dark eyes of souless evil. A large beaded necklace around his neck completed his appareance. "Whoa!" replied Allen. "Who are you?" The man spoke in a dark cold voice:"You have ruined my plans at dominating Ryu,young one. What's more,you have defied the wrath of…AKUMA!" "Akuma?" said Allen,he remembered one of the names he read in the folder. "I was supposed to fight Ryu,but you've interfeered in this one Akuma!" said Allen. "If you want to end up the same way Ryu did,I'm ready for ya!" Akuma raised his hand,but suddenly,he noticed something,his body began to look transparent,his atoms were unstable,he had to go somwhere to rest. "Fortunately for you,my powers have been depleted." He said. "I have no strength left to control my body. But rest assured Allen Snider,the next time we meet,you shall regret you ever crossed me! Take care now,hahahahaha!" And with that,the evil warlord clasped his hands together,and in a flash of crmson light,he was gone. "Man,this is one experience I'll never forget."thought Allen. "The folks back home will never believe this!"
Ryu regained consciousness."Oooohh…he replied."Ryu!" said Allen as he helped him up. "You all right?" "Yeah,just a splitting headache!" said Ryu. "You must be Allen Snider,Ken told me about you." "That's right." Said Allen. "Ken told me abit about you as well. What the heck happened? I fought you,but you were all dark and menacing and then this Akuma guy showed up." "Akuma!" said Ryu. "He was controlling me,I can't believe he tricked me like that—ooohhh…!" Ryu clutched his head again. "Don't cause yourself so much stress." Said Allen. "You'll just get worse. "C'mon,is there a place we can rest?" Ryu pointed towards the temple shrine. "Over there," he said. "There's some water there to drink." "I'll help you there." Said Allen. He let Ryu lean against him as the two warriors went up to the shrine for a good rest. Meanwhile,Bison was still watching throught the moniter at what happened. "Akuma!" he said. "I should've known he'd be in on this!" "Who is did Akuma,herr Bison?" asked Verminz. "A rival," said Bison. "and a very threatening at that,even though he posesses the same powers as Ryu and Ken,his dark killing arts are of no interest to me! If I ever see him again,he'll surely perish for interferring in this. But now I know who I shall posess for my purposes. Verminz,instruct Mantis and the others to apprehand Allen Snider,I shall have him and Ryu before this day is through!" "Yes,herr Bison!" said Verminz as he goosestepped to the other room where Mantis and the others were. "And knock off that nazi' crapp will you?" shouted Bison. "This may be Shadowloo,but it's not Berlin Germany!" "Uh…er..yes herr..I mean Lord Bison,yah!" stuttered Verminz. Bison looked back at the images of Ryu and Allen. "This time,you will be mine,both of you,Hahahah!"
