Chapter 2: A big start with the Big Four
(Shuuyu Residence - Morning)
Ohma wakes up in his new home at the Shuuyu residence early in the morning and starts to do morning training to keep in shape. When he went outside he saw Koukin was up doing the same thing he was about to do, he approach him as Koukin starts to notice him.
"Ohma, good morning." Koukin greeted.
"Morning." Ohma greeted back. "You're training too?"
"Yeah, I've gonna keep up in order to get stronger." Koukin replied.
"I see, so wanna spar?" Ohma ask him.
Koukin's eyes widen when he heard that question, he could spar with him but he has to wake up Hakufu so she'll be on time for school.
"I love to but I need to wake up Hakufu." Koukin said to him.
"Well then, good luck waking her up, she's sleeps like a bear." Ohma tells him.
"Sure thing." Koukin said as he went to wake Hakufu.
Ohma felt Koukin's aura when he pass by him, it was strong making him a strong fighter. He wondered of why is he posing as a low-rank fighter in the first place. But he shook it off as he was doing some stretches and ready to his morning training.
(Cue KING ASHLEY by MY FIRST STORY)
{Instrumental}
Strongest [最強]
{Let's go!}
(Chains appear in different directions as the silhouette of Ohma appears doing fighting moves while the scene flashes red, then the title appears and the chains break apart.)
Ikkitousen Ashura [一騎当千 アシュラ]
(The scene shows Ohma beaten down, then does it repeatedly as the scene splits to four, then to nine, and finally to twenty five.)
{What the hell are you thinking about inside of your head?}
{What the hell are you fighting about inside of my head?}
(The scene changes to Ohma standing with his hoodie on while surrounded by fighters in the red light district, then changes to Hakufu was sitting on her knees being scolded by her mother.)
{Saidaigen o toppa shita oto ga hibiite}
'The sound of breaking the maximum limit resonated'
(Hakufu got hit by the head by her mom and repeated it as the scene splits to four, then to nine, and finally twenty five.)
{Who the hell is going to be the next one?}
{Who the hell is going to beat me now?}
(Show Ohma beating up random fighters, then changes to Hakufu cries in misery while Koukin sweadropped.)
{Makkana kokoro ga ugokihajimeta}
'The pure red heart began to move'
(Hakufu was outside of her room looking at the night sky with a sad face.)
{Kono sekaijū no subete o kuzushite}
'Destroying everything in this world'
(Scene changes to Ohma looking at the sky with a stoic look, then show both Ohma and Hakufu before the scene flash white.)
{Sagashi ni ikukara}
'I'll come to find you'
(Hakufu and Ryomou are facing off to fight each other in the hallway.)
{Eien wa hakanakute}
'Eternity is cruel'
(Then changes to a young Ohma looking at his master lying dead before his eyes.)
{unmei de keshita}
'Erased in fate'
(Around the corner, Saji was watching the fight with a amuse look.)
{Kon'na 'negai' mo 'omoi' mo}
'Those "wishes" and "thoughts",'
(Then changes to the young Ohma sees Toutaku looking at him.)
{Boku wa koete ikukara}
'I'll surpass them all'
(Hakufu was walking with Koukin back home, then to Ohma waking in the red light district.)
{Itsuka kimi to deau hi made}
'Until the day when I can meet you again'
(Next scene shows Gakushuu, Saji, Ryomou, Kan-u, Ryofu, Ukitsu, Koukin, and Goei.)
{Machi tsuzukete iru no hitori demo...}
'I'll keep on waiting, even if it's by myself...'
(Then changes to Hakufu standing in a dark room putting herself in a fighting stance.)
{What the hell are you thinking about inside of your head?}
(Hakufu punches, then changes to kicks.)
{What the hell are you fighting about inside of my head?}
(Then switches to Ohma doing the same thing then switches back to Hakufu.)
{What the hell are you thinking about inside of your head?}
(It keeps switching with Ohma and Hakufu as they punching and kicking.)
{What the hell are you fighting about inside of my head?}
(They keep on doing it until the scene flashes white, then they look at the screen.)
{Get up!}
(Ohma is fighting Gakushuu at the school.)
{What do you want to get again?}
(Then changes to him fighting Kannei as he mounted him and punches him in the face.)
{What do you want to now become?}
(Then to fighting Kan-u as she fight him with only her spear.)
{Scream out!}
{Leave out!}
{You will become so strong now!}
(The scene changes to showing all the seven schools with their leaders and fighters one by one.)
{This is not the easiest way!}
{This is not the end of the world}
(Show Ohma punches his opponent.)
{Come back!}
(Then Hakufu unleashing her spirit energy.)
{Take back!}
(Next, the sacred bead was shown as it glows brightly then flashes back to the title.)
{You can still keep fighting now!}
Episode 2: A big start with the Big Four
Ohma and the others were running late due to a certain girl overslept, they're running through town on their two feet trying to make it to school. Apparently Ohma and Hakufu were following Koukin since he knows the way.
"Koukin! Koukin! Hey Koukin! This isn't the way to school!" Hakufu said.
"Don't worry, this is a short cut." Koukin tells her as he climb to the other side of the fence.
"Why is got to be so complicated just to go to school?!" Hakufu whines, she throws her school bag to Koukin as Ohma follows up by jumping over the fence.
"Wait a second, who overslept this morning?" Koukin retorted.
"You know why, my mom lectured me all night long." She tells him as she climb over the fence and drop down with her skip flew up revealing her pink panties.
Koukin's face got red upon seeing her panties and Ohma was leaning against the fence paying no mind as he waiting on them.
"This totally sucked! She found out I wrote my name on the bead and so she beat me with a ruler! Whack! Whack!" Hakufu whines about last night and Ohma was getting tired of her whining this early in the morning.
"Give it a rest already." Ohma retorts.
"Don't be mean O-chan!" She cried.
Koukin and Ohma was about to resume walking until Koukin hits something on the ground and curious he lean down and pick it up. It was a white sacred bead, but it look beat up and has cracks to it. Ohma and Hakufu took a closer look upon it, Hakufu wondered who's is it but Ohma had a feeling that there was fight not too long ago and someone lost. Koukin thought of something else in mind.
"I wonder which school they're from? Do you think they're from our school?" Koukin wondered.
"Don't you see? Yep, once you drop it you have no way of knowing of who owns it. That's why it's important to put your name on it." Hakufu tells them.
"Whatever." Ohma said, he didn't care of that trivial stuff anyway and went on their way.
"I've heard rumors that students affiliated with Rakuyo High school have seen around here lately." Koukin tells them about the Rakuyo fighters.
"Raykuo High school?" Hakufu repeated.
"Why the hell are they're here?" Ohma ask him.
"Because, most of the High schools have been beaten by Rakuyo and force to obey their orders. Especially the order of one man, Toutaku." He explains as they cross the bridge to the other side of the street.
"Is this person, Toutaku, strong?" Hakufu ask.
"Like us, the others schools have feeling against Toutaku and have started to banded together." Koukin answers.
"I see, of course he must be absolutely strong otherwise he wouldn't be ruling Kanto." Hakufu said in excitement, wanting to fight Toutaku.
Ohma was quiet, listening to their conversation about Toutaku who is the current ruler of Kanto. He felt nostalgic when he hears that name and felt that he met him before. But the question is when and where though, nothing seems to click in his mind about this Toutaku except one memory comes to mind.
(Flashback - 5 years ago)
Young Ohma was in a grassy field at night looking down in horror upon where he's looking at.
It was a well-built middle age man around in his 30's with long brown hair ties to a ponytail and wore a black tank top with brown green pants. He was currently lying there in a pool of blood notifying that he's dying in front of the boy.
This man is Niko Nagoya, Ohma's master and father figure.
Then Ohma looked away and sees the perpetrator, it was a boy around his age with brown hair and wearing a school uniform. But what makes him stick out was he was covered in bandages making Ohma felt uneasy when he look at him and said these words.
"Who the hell are you?"
"You'll find out soon enough." The bandaged boy said and chuckled as he went on his way. "We'll meet again, I'll be waiting the next time we meet. As archenemies."
(Back to the present day)
"O-chan. O-CHAN!"
Ohma broke out of his deep thoughts and sees Hakufu looking at him innocently as she calls his name out loud. Koukin was concern about him being quiet like that and thought he wouldn't bother him about it since it was personal.
"Are you okay? You suddenly gone quiet on us." Hakufu ask him as she tilt her head cutely.
"I'm fine, just a bit tired." Ohma said as he let out a yawn. "So what is it?"
"I was wondering who should I fight next!?" Hakufu ask in glee before remembering yesterday about challenging him. "We didn't get to fight yesterday, so how about it O-chan?!"
"Really? Are you seriously going to fight Ohma?" Koukin ask her in concern.
"Why not? It'll be epic!" Hakufu said.
"Well cut it out, stupid." Koukin tells her and she reacted to being called stupid again.
"Hey, you called me stupid!" She shouted before Koukin grips his hands in her shoulders and look at his curiously.
"Hakufu, I want...I just want to protect you. Even it'll cost my life." He said to her sincerely.
They stared at each other for a moment as the bus pass by, not to mention Ohma was watching and deadpans at this moment. It just like something out of an romance manga or something and it's too early for him to deal with this nonsense. Seriously, those two are acting like a loving couple for Pete's sake!
"Koukin, did you eat something bad? Like fish guts with miso vinaigrette?" Hakufu ask childisly, breaking the mood which Ohma was grateful for her for doing that.
Koukin was broke out of his moment and now he's freaking out in embarrassment upon what he said earlier. Ohma could not believe of what he's seeing right now, he's suppose to be a fighter but Koukin's acting like a lovestruck puppy who was been rejected! Ohma is getting sick of this right before Hakufu kicks him in the head and called him stupid as he flew a few feet to the ground. Now they chasing after each other calling each other stupid over and over all the way to school.
"Good grief." Ohma mutters looking at the scene before him. "They're both stupid, that's what you get for going to school, Ohma."
(Nanyo Academy: Rooftop)
At the Nanyo Academy rooftop, Saji was chilling at the railing before class starts before seeing Gakushuu walking towards him with a few bandages and a cast sling over his right arm from his battle against Ohma. Saji was surprise that he was discharge early from the hostipal after a beating like that, he was impressed but just a little bit.
"Oh my, Gaku-chan you're looking terrible." Saji said to him.
"Yeah, I underestimated the new guy." Gakushuu admits before going to serious business. "Nevermind that, I've heard Enjutsu requested to meet Kannei."
"Hmm, so what?" Saji ask nonchalant.
"Strange, I wonder why Enjutsu would invite someone else besides you?" He wondered before getting his point out. "I haven't able to talk him in the last few months."
"En-chan declared that he would overthrow Toutaku." Saji told him. "I'm sure he has to be more cautious."
"Hmph, he can't overthrow Toutaku with indecision." Gakushuu points out.
"Well if you want to talk to him, I can get permission for you to meet him." Saji offers.
"My opinion won't change anything. But we can't just shut ourselves out anymore, apparently someone name the Haou has shown up now." Gakushuu said before he realizes something. "Did he issue an imperial order to Kannei?"
"The point is, he wants to overthrow Toutaku. So he cutting off bonds to his fate." Saji tells him before mention something to him. "By the way, before you were knock out I know who the Haou is and the name of the new kid. The girl from yesterday is Hakufu Sonsaku and the other's name is Ohma Nagoya."
"Hakufu Sonsaku and Ohma Nagoya..." Gakushuu mutters in deep thought. "Should we over throw her immediatley or..."
(Later)
It was lunch period as Ohma, Koukin, and Hakufu were running to the student store to get their lunch. Koukin was telling them about a legendary lunch that is popular but don't make much of. As they ran, they passed by Ryomou and Hakufu felt her pressence and stopped to look at her which Ryomou does the same. Ohma was curious of who she's is but he can figure that she's a fighter judging her as Ryomou break off her stare at Hakufu and glance at Ohma for a moment before walking away. Koukin caught up to them and sees her off as he explains to them who she is.
"That's Shimei Ryomou, she's also a member of the Big Four here." Koukin tells them.
"Really? The Big Four has a girl?" Hakufu ask.
"Huh, she must be strong." Ohma comments.
"Yeah, she left countless number of people paralyzed from her attacks. She's more dangerous than Gakushuu." Koukin explains to them about her exploits.
"Well then, I hope she can entertain me when I'm fight her." Ohma said, determine to fight Ryomou.
As the three went on talking especially Hakufu figure out that there are four members in the Big Four which was obvious and tries to figure out who's the fourth member. Ryomou was confuse of the imperial order for Kannei to execute Hakufu and find Saji to figure out why Kannei to do it and not her.
(After School)
After school, Ohma and the other were walking out of school as Hakufu is at her shenanigans by stating the obvious of there must be a leader in Nanyo Academy. Koukin tells them about Nanyo's leader, Kouro Enjutsu, he said he met him once long time ago but that's it before he realizes Hakufu wants to fight him. Ohma want to see this Enjutsu himself since he must be stronger than the Big Four. Then Hakufu forgot her sacred bead in her gym locker and had to go back to get it. Koukin sighs because he has to deal with her for now on, Ohma was curious about finding this Enjutsu.
"Koukin Shuuyu, where can I find Kouro Enjutsu?" Ohma ask him.
"Seriously?" Koukin sweat dropped. "You too want to fight Enjutsu too? That's crazy!"
"Heh, what's wrong fight strong opponents?" Ohma chuckled.
"I'm saying that Enjutsu is the strongest in Nanyo Academy, reconsider this decision." Koukin tries to tell him, keyword: tried.
"Come on, let's get Hakufu. Knowing her, she just might get into trouble again." Ohma said, getting a feeling that she is dumb enough to get trouble without fail.
"...Okay." Koukin only said as he was dumbfounded by Ohma's overwhelming refusal to change his mind about this.
He followed Ohma back before they were surrounded by a group a students. Koukin was surprised by this situation they were in right now, but for Ohma this just make his day to beat the crap out of them.
"What's going on? What are you guys doing?" Koukin ask the fighters around them, but Ohma had a bad feeling.
"It would seem that they're going to get in our way." Ohma told him.
"What?" Koukin mutters before one of the fighters took their phone out showing the message to them. "An imperial order? Why?"
"I don't know, all of the fighters at school got the same order to destroy the two of you. That's all." One of the fighters said.
"Why would Enjutsu want...?" Koukin wonders why before he realize it. "Hakufu!"
Ohma knew Hakufu would be involve something troublesome, but why would Enjutsu want with her? Does he want to go on a date with her or something? Did she did something stupid again? But the matters is these fighter think they can take him down the it'll be bad news for them.
"You guys think you can take me on? Then, you have another thing coming." Ohma said as he punch the first guy in front of him and the others proceed to fight him.
Koukin fight as well punching and kicking from one guy to the next. Ohma was right on the money, Hakufu must be in trouble if this is happening right now. He would reason with them but it would seem pointless now since Ohma was the first that started the fight. No matter, the result would be the same anyway.
Unknown to them, Saji was watching them from the rooftop evaluating their strength.
"Nice job you two. Now, how strong are you both?" Saji ask himself.
(Meanwhile with Hakufu)
Hakufu went to the locker room to get her bead but when she did a fighter appeared from the ceiling and attack her. It was a boy in a orange hoodie, black jeans, and sneakers with short black hair. He wields two side handle batons and he looks like he has a screws loose in the head.
This insane guy is Kouha Kannei, the fourth member of the Big Four.
Kannei lunges at her with his batons but she blocks it with the locker door as it flew off of its hinges and the locker fell down. Then he kicks the locker to her as she knock to the cabinets before he strikes with his baton. Hakufu jumps before the batons hit her as it damages on the floor. When she lands, Kannei does a roundhouse tearing part of her uniform revealing her big cleavage and her pink bra.
"Hey, that's my new uniform! I'm gonna make you pay for this dammit! Now Mom's gonna beat me up for this!" Hakufu shouts as she points at Kannei, who laugh maniacally. "Just who the hell are you anyway?"
Kannei keeps attacking her as her uniform taking more damage, Hakufu had enough of this and starts attacking him with a kick but he blocks it with his batons. Kannei then kick her in the gut with a impact big enough to shatter the windows around them, lockers fells down, and flew Hakufu to the ground as she coughs in pain.
"I'll kill you Hakufu Sonsaku." Kannei laughs.
"Dammit, who the hell are you?" Hakufu groans in pain.
"I'm Kouha Kannei." He introduces himself.
"Kannei, are you one of the Big Four?" She ask.
"I'll kill you Hakufu Sonsaku." He said again.
"Then tell me that sooner!" She shouts before he lunges at her again. But this time she dodge and kicks him back to the damage lockers.
CRASH!
"He's the one attack me first so I had no choice, right Koukin?" She ask Koukin, even though he's not here right now.
(Back to Ohma and Koukin)
BAM!
WHAM!
BLAM!
Ohma and Koukin were finish beating up the fighter here, leaving them on the ground in pain. Koukin pants a little from the fighting, Ohma was looking fine but he was not satisfied since they were weaker than him.
"This is disappointing, I was hoping for a good fight." Ohma said in dissatisfaction.
"No time for that Ohma! We need to find Hakufu!" Koukins said as he ran into the school looking for Hakufu.
"Lead the way." Ohma lazily said as he chases after him.
Ohma caught up to Koukin as they are running in the halls looking for Hakufu. They ran as fast as they could figuring out where she could have gone earlier.
"So, where could she be?" Ohma ask him.
"She said something about gym class which means, the locker room!" Koukin replied, realizing where she is.
They ran to the stairs, which the locker is located on the 2nd door. But when they get to the stairs Saji was there leaning on the wall with his foot in the railing. Ohma look at him and had a feeling something off about him, from the look of him he's a jerk and have a playful personality. But Ohma had a feeling that he's hiding something and his instincts never failed him before.
"Saji, why?" Koukin gasped.
"You know him?" Ohma ask him.
"Saji Genpou, he's also a member of the Big Four." Koukin tells Ohma.
"Sorry, but we must brush off anyone who interferes with the execution. I'm afraid that's part of the order too." Saji explains to the two.
"I see, their target was Hakufu." Koukin said understanding why.
"Oh, so he's in our way then." Ohma said.
"You two are pretty quick, smart." Saji compliments them.
"Saji, please let us through." Koukin tells him, but he refuse.
"So, are you willing to fight me because I don't mind." Saji asking for a fight.
Well, this day couldn't be any worse for Koukin since Saji is going to fight. Ohma is pump about this, fighting one of the Big Four can make up for thse weak fighters he fought earlier. He step up and stretches for a fight against Saji which Koukin look at Ohma surprised.
"Ohma, are you serious?" Koukin ask him.
"Well this is my chance to fight this guy after all. Besides, he can be a good warm up than those weaklings." Ohma tells him as he finish his stretches and takes a fighting stance.
"...Sure." Koukin sighs since he can't change his mind and they're in a big predicament right now.
Ohma was in his stance and Saji was standing there in a relaxing position. They were waiting for each other to make the first move as they're in a standstill, then Ohma made the first move by striking a punch at Saji. But Saji dodges it and went for a uppercut until Ohma took a step back as the uppercut miss, then he grabs Saji's head and knees him in the face. Saji recovered from the attack and notice that his nose is bleeding, much to his shock including Koukin who was watching them fight.
"Heh." Saji chuckled as he swipes the blood from his nose as starts to get serious. "Alright, no more Mr. nice guy. It seems that I have to get serious with you Ohma Nagoya."
"Now you're speaking my language." Ohma said with a smug on his face.
Saji went for a punch straight at Ohma, but little did Saji know Ohma use the same trick he did to Gakushuu and knock him off balance as Ohma went for a side kick to the head. Saji was shock about what just happened and fell onto the floor, then Ohma mounted Saji and started punching and jabbing Saji's face while he tries to block his attacks. Koukin saw Ohma glance at him for a quick second before keep pounding Saji meaning that this is Koukin's chance to sneak pass them and go to Hakufu.
"Well, my job is done." Ohma said as he undo the mount on Saji.
"What do you do?" Saji groans in pain.
"That's asking much?" Ohma retorts as he walk pass the weakened Saji, only to bump into Gakushuu.
"Well, that's a surprise. Up for a rematch?" Ohma ask in anticipation.
"I'm not here to fight you Nagoya. I'm here to see Saji." Gakushuu said as he look over him and see Saji laying there beaten up. "I'm guessing you did this to him?"
"He's in my way so I did him a favor." Ohma said as he step aside for Gakushuu walk towards Saji and walk away from their sight but listen in.
"So Saji, what are conspiring now?" Gakushuu ask him which made Ohma curious on what they talking about.
"Heh, what do you mean conspiring Gaku-chan?" Saji ask acting ignorant.
"I was suspicious of this order, it is uncharacteristic of Enjutsu to make a hasty decision such as this one." Gakushuu said, finding this order out of place.
Ohma keep on listening to their conversation, it seems that this situation was off for Gakushuu so did him. Everything he heard from their conversation sounded if it was set up from the beginning. He felt nostalgia about this as if he been into this before but he shook it off and went on his way before took a glance at Saji. Something tells him that he's behind this whole mess and need to keep a close eye on Saji.
(Meanwhile with Hakufu)
Hakufu was still fighting Kannei in the locker room and they're not gonna give up anytime soon. Kannei went for the attack until a boot kick him in the face sending him straight to the hall. Hakufu was surprised and turn around to see who help her. It was Ryomou standing there after her kick and stares a Hakufu for a moment.
"Hakufu Sonsaku, right?" Ryomou ask her.
Hakufu only stares at her in amazement while Kannei was getting up from the wall as he still laughing like a maniac.
"Why don't you stay asleep?" Ryomou taunts Kannei.
"COME ON!" Kannei yells and lunges at her.
But then, Ryomou slide kick him in an instant as Kannei fell to the ground and mounted him as she grips his head then slams him down. She grabs one of his batons and smack it in the head as blood splattered but not enough to kill him.
SPLAT!
"Now it is impossible for Kannei to follow through with the execution. So therefore, as of this moment I, Shimei Ryomou, will take over." Ryomou declares as she turns to Hakufu. "I will be your executioner."
"What is a executioner?" Hakufu was confused of what it mean like a idiot. "Does it mean that I'm stupid after all?"
KICK!
Ryomou just get on with the execution with a kick to Hakufu's face before she react to it. But Hakufu stabilize herself and gets up then confused of what's going on now.
"I was under the impression that you're nice because you save me. So why are you doing this?" Hakufu ask her.
"I said that I'll execute you." Ryomou answers.
"And I said what do you mean by that." Hakufu retorts as she duck from Ryomou's kick and goes for a punch. But Ryomou grabs her wrist and her face, then throws her out of the lock her as the door breaks giving more damage to Hakufu.
CRASH!
"The damage has reach the brain stem, you won't able to move for at least an hour." Ryomou said staring at the beaten Hakufu. "I sshe really the So Haou? She was easily beaten."
But then to her shock, Hakufu manage to get up after been thrown hard which is not suppose to happen. Then at the end of the hallway, Koukin made it only to see the locker room in a big mess and see Hakufu badly injured.
"Hakufu!" Koukin shouted in worry.
"This is like the time when my mom threw me really really hard." Hakufu groans in pain as she sit up on the ground before getting up. "What if that bump on my head made me even stupider?! I think now's the time to repay the favor!"
Hakufu and Ryomou got to their fighting stance as they started fighting each other. Koukin was watching from afar looking worry about Hakufu and want to stop this fight before it gets worse.
"Got to stop them." Koukin said as he's going to interfere, but he felt a hand on his shoulder holding him back and turn around to see Ohma behind him. "Ohma!"
"Glad I made it in time." He said as he watches the girl's fight.
"You have to let me go, I need to stop this." Koukin tells him.
"Listen, this is their fight so let's not interfere unless it's necessary." Ohma told him, but Koukin was getting frustrated by not doing anything.
"You don't understand Ohma, If Hakufu keeps on fighting any longer something bad will happen." Koukin explains it to him.
"Like what?" Ohma ask.
The boy continue to watch the girls fight, when Ohma saw Hakufu's fighting style he was not impress. How could she best one of the Big four like that, she was like an amateur fighting a big guy in the street. But then Hakufu manage to catch both Ohma and Ryomou off, she was copying Ryomou's fight style just like that. He was impress that she could adapt her fighting style so quickly. But it was all for nothing when Ryomou went to a big hit with a kick enough to bring Hakufu down hard to the ground again.
"I guess I use too much force." Ryomou said realizing her mistake, but even with that Hakufu manage to get up once again.
"Man, I'll admit that you are strong but I'm started to feel excited! So let's start all over!" Hakufu said with excitement in her voice.
Ohma was impress with her fighting spirit, despite being beaten down she was enjoying the fight and starts to get stronger by the minute. It reminds him of himself in a way when he fights. Ryomou, however, was shock of how is she still get up after brutal attacks she gave. She never felt scared in her life not in a long time to be specific.
"Wow, it has taken this long? The world famous fighter, Ryomou, is still struggling to beat her?"
Ohma and Koukin look behind her to see Saji, who look beaten up by Ohma, leaning against the classroom door looking at Ryomou with such pity.
"Anyone who disobey's En-chan's orders will be expelled straight out of the Big Four. But then, you didn't forget that."
"Why did you come here?" Ryomou questions him.
"Don't get so upset, I'm here to save one of the Big Four who is in a desperate moment." Saji replied.
"Are you implying that I'm not strong enough to beat her?" Ryomou assumes as she let her guard down for a moment.
"You're guards down!" Hakufu shouts seeing an opening for a moment and strike at her, but only for her to be uninjured and her eye patch flew off of Ryomou.
BLAM!
"I don't believe it, I just hit her straight." Hakufu said as she was confuse of why her attack did leave affect on Ryomou.
Unfortunately for Hakufu, Ryomou was freaking mad right now!
"You bitch!" Ryomou sweared.
"Wait a second, it isn't my fault you looked away in a middle of a battle." Hakufu tells her trying to calm her down, but all for naught.
"She has a point." Ohma comment.
But his comment was ignored when Ryomou lung at Hakufu and grab her in a triangle choke to strangle her to submission.
"Take this! You'll never able to understand how much I'm burden with!" Ryomou said as she kept the hold.
'What is this? I can't get free!' Hakufu thought as she was struggling to brake the hold.
"It's all over." Ryomou declares as Hakufu was starting to feel numb. "The blood steam from the arteries has been shut off causing all the muscles in your body to relax. Die! Why don't you finish quickly! What is Sonsaku! What is the Haou! Don't make me laugh!"
Ryomou kept strangling Hakufu until she was unconscious. She let go of her as Hakufu fell down face on the ground with not a single movement out of her. The boys around her witness it, Saji was clapping in her victory, Koukin look devestated, Ohma was looking at Hakufu unconscious body reminding him of what happen 5 years ago.
"See, if you're serious you can defeat her pretty quickly." Saji tells her as she was exhausted from her fight then get her eye patch.
"If you continue to insult me." She retorts as she put on her eye patch and look at Saji's state. "You look beaten up."
"I might even enjoy finishing off on your thigh, but." Saji said perversely before taking a glance at Ohma. "I got these from him over there."
Ryomou turn to see Ohma and Koukin from the other end of the hall way as the latter was ashamed of letting the fight continue. But Ohma, however, was disappointed that Hakufu lost but hey it was one of the Big Four after all.
"So you're the one who beaten Gakushuu." Ryomou stated as she narrows her eyes at Ohma.
"You got it, that guy was not bad but I'm stronger after all." Ohma said showing off a cocky grin at her. But something caught his eye, Hakufu was still conscious and look at Ohma and Koukin with a sad look in her eyes.
"I-I'm sorry...Koukin...O-chan...I'm so stupid..." Hakufu apologize to them before she fell unconscious again.
"Heh, you're stupid alright. But you're a strong fighter in my book." Ohma mutters before look back at Ryomou with such fighting intent.
"Oooh, such fierce glare. I wonder if you can take him on Mo-chan." Saji playfully said, having fought him before that Ohma is a strong fighter. "I fought him earlier and he not a fighter to mess with."
"That's dumb of you." Ryomou retorted.
Ohma and Ryomou were about to face off but something caught Ohma off guard, he saw Hakufu stand up between Ryomou and Saji but Ohma felt something off about her and not in a good way or in a stupid way. Hakufu's eyes were covered behing her bangs as if something within her change.
"How can this be! Why can she move!"
BAM!
She grabbed Ryomou by the waist and does a German suplex to her and hit her hard to the floor.
"The power of the Haou. Ha, I've waited for this." Saji said witnessing the Haou in person.
"No, Hakufu. You need to fight it." Koukin mutters in shock upon seeing Hakufu in that state.
'Huh, so this is what Koukin is talking about.' Ohma thought as he sees Hakufu in a berserk like state as she started to grab Ryomou by her hair and started to beat her up. Seeing this felt him nostalgic again as her a slight head ache, then someting flash before his eyes.
(Flashback- 5 Years ago)
Ohma sees a memory of him in the grasslands, but the difference is that he was red and his muscles bulged and his veins were visible with his hair flair up. He saw his younger self strangling the same boy in bandages with a predator smile on his face as he kept at it. But then, Niko came and saw his younger self in his current state and was shock upon seeing him like this. He could hear what the man's saying but sounds like he was trying to tell him something.
But the younger Ohma didn't listen so the man decide to stop him but as he tried the young Ohma fight back and the fight did get anywhere with him. So Niko manage to strike him in the chest making the younger Ohma revert back to his original self as he fell down starting to lose conscious. But before the young Ohma eyes, Niko was staring a mysterious figure before him but was a blur to him before passing out.
(Back to now)
Ohma snapped back to reality and was spooked by the sudden memory he had, for what he knew it must been triggered when Hakufu went to that berserk state of hers. Right now, Hakufu is currently strangling Ryomou who was starting to lose conscious until Saji kick her out of Ryomou and flew a few feet. Ohma remember a technique that got him out of his berserk state and he can use it to stop Hakufu for now.
WHOOSH!
Hakufu was running towards Saji but she was blocked by Ohma only to strike her in her chest and apply pressure with his palm making her paralyze for a moment before knock unconscious. This leaves Koukin and Saji surprised for a moment, the former was relief that Ohma stop her from rampaging while the latter was still surprise on what Ohma did to her to stop so easily. But his first priority is to get Ryomou to the hospital for now, Saji went to Ryomou and put her eye patch back on and carry her. Ohma and Koukin went to Hakufu who was unconscious from Ohma's attack and the latter lift her up to see if she's okay.
Then not a moment later, Hakufu wake up like a child in the morning. She got up and look around seeing the damage and then sighs in disappointment.
"Hakufu, are you alright? Do you remember?" Koukin ask.
"I just feel disappointed." Hakufu said put herself in a sitting position. "I was utterly defeated, such a shameful thing. It is really shameful, right?"
"You don't remember what happen to you?" Ohma ask her.
"Remember what?" Hakufu repeated as she tilt her head cutely.
'It just like me back then.' Ohma thought, remembering the same thing happened to him 5 years ago. "Well for now, let's go home and get food."
"Uh...okay." Koukin replied dumbfounded once again of Ohma's calming demeanor and go with it.
"O-chan! Koukin! Wait for me!" Hakufu said following them despite the lack of clothing she had after her fight.
Ohma was more curious as ever about what's going on, the Haou, the sacred beads, the fighter's fates, and the power they possess. Thing are starts to get interesting for now on.
(Cue Hiizuru Basho by Happy Heads NANIYORI)
(Instrumental)
(The scene starts with showing the sight of Tokyo, then Nanyo Academy, then the Red light district where Ohma was walking as many people pass by.)
{Nouten buttobu daiichiban!}
'It's gonna be a mind blowing round!'
(The scene changes to Ohma up close as it pans up to his face as he show a grin as his eye lights up crimson fire. Then shows Saji with a mischievous grin, then to Gakushuu by the maid cafe, then Ryomou in her maid outfit, then Koukin with a serious look on his face, then to Hakufu showing a dragon eyes and a toothy grin.)
{Okai wa marude konkuriito jungle}
'The city is like a concrete jungle'
{Wake mo wakarazu eitango}
'So many English words that I don't know'
(Scene changes to Genjou and Moutoku along with the fighters of Kyosho Academy having fun.)
{Kore ga nakya hajimaran barieeshon}
'It won't start without this, variation'
{Like a dohyou makanai wo nabigeeshon}
'The wrestling ring, navigating the catering'
(Next is Seito private school with Kan-u and the female fighters training.)
{Chanto rinto shanto pinto michi tadashi kizen to shimesu}
'Proper, dignified, orderly, straight on the right path, showing that I'm firm'
{Oishii chanko tsukutta okan}
'The mother that made the delicious chanko'
(Then to Gogun High School with Ukitsu and other fighter looking serious.)
{Boyuumu MAX na shoku no entaateimento}
Food entertainment that has MAX volume'
{Washi wo matteru butai sonaeru ze}
'It prepares me for the stage that awaits me'
(Finally to Rakuyo High School with Toutaku, Ryofu, and Kaku at night.)
{Guzai nieru aji shimikonda}
'Ingredients. Boiled. Taste. Soaked up.'
{Onaka to senaka kuttsuku style}
'The starving to the death style.'
(Scene change to Goei along with Tokusou and Choko, then change to Niko along with Young Ohma as the former pats Ohma's head much to his annoyance. Changes to the present Ohma clash head with Moutoku.)
{Naa tomo yo waratte iyou (hakkiyoi nokotta)}
'Hey, friend. Let's laugh. (Put some spirit into it)
(Shows Ohma with Hakufu, Koukin, Gakushuu, Ryomou, and Saji by the river looking at the sunset.)
{Saa mezasu hiizuru basho e to (hakkiyoi nokotta)}
'Now, let's go to the rising sun. (Put some spirit into it)'
(Then Ohma reach out to the sunset as he makes a fist in determination.)
{Yume no kakera ga terashidasu michi}
'The road that shines on fragment of dreams.'
{Check it by your eyes moyashite itai osorenu itadaki kokoro hi tsune ni No Doubt}
'Check it by your eyes, I want to burn it, don't be afraid of the mountain top, No Doubt'
(Scene change to Hakufu runs like a child with Koukin chases after her while the rest of the Big Four deadpans at them.)
{Owari wa nai itsudemo koero onore jishin}
'There is no end, always surpass yourself'
(Ohma smiles as he open his eyes as reveals he was surrounded by fighters and throws a punch, then shows a dragon and the sacred bead at the end.)
Happy 2020 fellow readers, this is Nexus with the second chapter of Ikkitousen Ashura. Finally they put a Kengan Ashura category to the website. It took 2-3 weeks I think for them to input it.
The new year started with bang as we know we're gonna have a new year for a fresh start. For starters, I add a ending to this story just because I thought the song could fit to this and I couldn't find any ending to make this work or not.
Ohma met the rest of the Big Four and man Hakufu got a little cuckoo with her spirit running out of control similiar to Ohma's Advance with i'll show later to this story. Ohma remembers part of his past little by little as the story goes on and hope he can make a difference soon.
Please leave any comments, question and suggestion.
'Til then, Happy 2020!
This the Realm of the Ashura!