The group consisting of Jin, Jenny, Gouki and Wora pushed their way through the thick plumes of snow which went up to their knees. Instead of climbing up the mountains, Jin had let down into the dark gaps between the icy mountains. The wind let off an eerie whistling sound as it gather in the chasm.

"I-It's f-f-freezing!" Wora stuttered, hugging her arms around her chest. Even the jacket Jenny made didn't stop the cold.

"It'll only get worse." Jin said, his eyes trained in front of him.

"That's reassuring." Wora grumbled, white specks covering her blue hair.

"How do you know where she is, though?" Jenny asked for what seemed the twentieth time. Throughout the walk she was trying to trip Jin up to find out what he could do.

"I keep on telling you, I'm a good tracker." Jin said. "Secrets are made to be kept, not shared."

"I just want to make sure you're not leading us into a trap." Jenny frowned.

Jin turned around with a slight smirk. "If I wanted to capture you or kill you, I would have done it already. You WERE unconscious for a couple of hours. Anyway, we're nearing-" Jin suddenly stiffened.

"What is it?" Gouki asked, placing a hand on his sword. Gouki looked ragged and grim, the grin he had days before non-existent. The death of Shanshouuo, the disappearance of Reaper, it was playing with him hard. He couldn't find the heart to grin and laugh it out any more. Gouki had two goals, now. To find Orvell, and also to find his third brother. Orvell would die, that much was certain. The third brother? That was carrying on Shanshouuo's dream.

Jin put a hand on his scythe, and put the other down on the snow lightly. He closed his eyes for a moment. "Someone is watching us from up high." Jin said, looking up.

Indeed, a figure was shadowed at the very top of the chasm, merely a silhouette. Though it seemed thickly set.

"An enemy?" Jenny asked.

"Yes." Jin confirmed.

A rumbling laugh suddenly echoed around the chasm, causing snow to fall off the sides of the mountain it was clinging to. "Females! I haven't seen females in a long while!" The voice was deep and full of malice.

"Who are you!" Jenny called up.

"Shut up! Know your place, woman!" The voice snapped, before its owner suddenly leapt up into the sky.

"Move!" Jin exclaimed as the figure plummeted down fast.

The four dived away just as something large smashed into the snow, causing a large burst of snow to hit them.

Jin caught the large battle axe first. It was double sided, though was covered with cracks. Jin then looked to the owner, a large man with an oddly malformed body. He was wearing only a loin cloth, and seemed covered in stitches.

"Who are you?" Jin asked, pointing his scythe at the figure.

"A man with guts to question me?" The figure laughed, although his mouth didn't seem to move. "I like you! I like you a lot! My name is "Ten-Blade" Bison! Now you'll know the name of the man who'll wear you!"

"Wear...?" Jin asked, before his eyes widened slightly as he realised at the same time as the others just what Bison was wearing. The stitches were actually different sorts of skin stitched together like animal hide, and was draped over the man like a sheet. The skins were dark, light, some even looked like fishman skin. Scars showed on the skins, while others were unblemished.

"What the hell..." Jenny looked repulsed.

"Be quiet woman!" Bison said with a crooked grin, although the sown together lips didn't move, just the teeth underneath. "Your skin looks especially supple. I believe there is a space on my chest for something like you."

Jenny grimaced, but nevertheless drew her sword. "What do you want with us?"

"Are you idiots! Are you not listening? I want your skin!" Bison roared, before swinging his axe at Jenny. Jenny raised her sword, but the axe cut cleanly through the metal. Jenny opened her eyes in surprise before the axe crashed into her chest. She just managed to cover the area with metal, so instead of getting cut, she was just thrown back.

Bison swung around, swinging the axe at Gouki next. Gouki just ducked, before pushing through the snow and slicing at Bison. Bison reacted with surprising quickness given his girth, moving the axe to block the sword. Bison then pushed forward, knocking the sword from Gouki's hand.

Gouki managed to push out of the way, cursing. "I hate snow." He said with a frown, before raising his arms. "I'll have to get rid of it. Tatsumaki! (1)" Gouki moved his feet fast, and starting spinning on the spot faster and faster, becoming a blur on the snow, which was getting pushed away. "Shippuu! (2)" They was a sudden burst of air emitting from Gouki with enough pressure to push everyone backwards. The snow was blown backwards in waves, crashing against the chasm walls. Gouki came to a stop at a crouch, one arm reached out in front of him. The whole chasm was now clear of snow, the ground showing old frozen grass.

"What will that do?" Bison laughed.

"Allow your execution." A whisper said from behind Bison. Bison turned just in time to receive a boot to the foot. As he stumbled back, Gouki ran up his vast chest and flipped in the air, before coming down with both feet on Bison's neck, driving him into the ground.

"What...?" Bison groaned from the ground as Gouki disappeared again. He stood up only to get punched in the gut hard. Bison bent over, to get punched in the face.

"Mashingan! (3)" Gouki's voice snarled, and punched Bison with the most speed he could gather. Hundreds and hundreds of punches struck Bison's whole body in mere seconds. Bison was thrown back into the cliff with a crash, a bloody unconscious heap.

Gouki stopped moving and breathed hard, his eyes closed. When he opened his eyes, they were a faint yellow and the pupil's thinner, like a cats. His breathing grew more erratic as he fell to his knees. He let out a pain-filled yell as his nails started to grow sharper, and his hair grew longer, more wild.

"Gouki! No!" Jenny had stood up and looked in fear at Gouki. "Stop it! Don't get like this!"

Gouki ignored her, and raised his now sharp hands which looked more like claws.

"Koushato-" Gouki started to growl, before he was suddenly slammed hard on the head by a metal hammer. He collapsed to the ground, and Jenny immediately knelt down and pressed her hands on the ground. A metal dome started to form, covering Gouki and sealing him off completely.

Jenny panted. "Gouki... you can't handle fighting yet, can you?"

XXX

On the other side of the island, on the side of one of the mountains, one figure was struggling to continue. It seemed like hours, no, days since Red had left with Tromso. Now he was lost in the mountains, cold and weak. The freezing temperatures were playing havoc with his system, making him slow and groggy.

Red couldn't care less about himself though, more for Tromso. Tromso looked bad. His face looked much paler than it should, his chest rising slowly. Red had put his own jacket on Tromso, but that seemed to do nothing. Truth be told, both Red and Tromso looked ready to drop.

Red grit his teeth and took another step forward, his legs shaking. "Come on..." Red cursed. "Why is this so hard! Damn!"

Red managed to take one more step forward with Tromso in his hands, before he tripped and fell face forward in the snow, Tromso rolling. As much as Red wanted to move, his body just wouldn't react. It seemed as if something was pressing on his chest and weighing him down. 'Don't give up Red... Tromso needs a doctor!'

Red managed to get to his feet once more, swaying slightly. He reached down for Tromso, hefting him up with a groan.

"Come... on!" Red grunted, stepping forward. He managed to step faster until he was at a light jog. Somehow he drew the strength, and he knew that he if stopped he couldn't continue. "Yes! Good, now Tromso, you better stay a-" Red's footing was suddenly lost, and he slid forward. The snow suddenly collapsed on itself as a loud rumble filled the side of the mountain.

Red ignored this and managed to grab the side of one of the small trees littered around the mountainside, Tromso in his other hand. It turned out that he had almost gone off a cliff edge, which descended far down the side of a steep mountain.

The rumble sounded again, causing Red to look up with gritted teeth where his eyes widened. A wave of snow was descending, suddenly very deafening. The avalanche rolled down fast and deadly. Red couldn't do anything as the wall of snow crashed into him and Tromso, burying them in the snow which continued to cascade down the mountainside.

(Thanks to L-R-D, dArK tIdEs, Draco Oblivion, and Dthehalfdragon for the reviews. So, we get introduced to Bison, Gouki's almost go's crazy again, and Red and Tromso are caught in a avalanche. Fun for all the crew!

Next time on OPNN – New Dreams: In his isolation, Gouki receives a peculiar message. At the same time, the other three are met by a peculiar wolf who claims to want to help them.

See you next time!