Chapter 4:Darklife
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He screamed into the darkness... though no one was there to hear him. He grabbed hold of the dead body and shook it viciously as if hoping to bring it back to life. Then, when it remained still, he punched it away with such force that it caused the wall of the cave to shake. He gripped his head once more and shouted, as though to burst his lungs... "IS THERE NOBODY LEFT TO FIGHT???"
Elsewhere, A lone warrior in a white gi stood in combat stance, bravely facing up to the ring of dark-suited hoods that surrounded him. All was silent. The wind blew. A bird chirped in the distance.
Suddenly, a gun was whipped out by one of the hoods. In an instant the lone warrior was in the air. More guns appeared. The thunder of gunfire boomed. A man screamed as half his teeth were kicked out...then his body was torn apart by bullets meant for the unarmed warrior who was, by now, spinning into the air, enveloped by a sudden, powerful whirlwind. "Shinkutatsumakisenpukyaku!" Men screamed as they were drawn en-masse to the warrior who was spinning within the swirling vacuum, his leg extended. They were whacked and juggled about like toys... and then there was silence as Ryu, the silent, wandering warrior slowly descended amidst the bodies of his adversaries. Without a word, he picked up his bag, and began to walk away
"NOT so fast!" The voice came from behind. Without a word, Ryu dropped his bag and turned to face his enemy, fists ready. "Hmmm.....What a dissapointment. When I sensed that power I imagined my son Kazuya had returned to kill me. But you'll do. I am Heihachi Mishima." The man was already taking off his jacket."What is your name?"
The warrior simply remained there, motionless, not speaking. Heihachi smiled. "Hmmmm.. a man of little words. I see you desire action. Alright then, Defend yourself! Gyaaaah!!!"
Heihachi attacked with his demon slayer combo, a lightning fast rain of punches. As expected, Ryu blocked them all. Then, anticipating a response, Heihachi attacked with a powerful double punch. When Ryu blocked this, too, Heihachi smiled inwardly. Good. A coward. Those are the people who fall quickly at the hands of my spinning demon combo.He stepped back, anticipating an attack from Ryu. Let me see his attack power, he thought. Ryu just stood there. When he grew impatient, Heihaci unleashed the spinning demon... a jumping spin kick followed by two sweeps then finished with a rising axe kick. When Ryu successfully defended against everything, Heihachi's smile dissapeared. He became more serious.
This fighter must be good. He is not simply a coward but one who has studied how to wait out his opponent effectively. I have several long-winded techniques for outsmarting such people, but for now I lack the patience to use them. Let me simply finish him quickly... by using my lightning hammer head crusher!
Heihachi smiled again. That move was so powerful it could not be blocked. And if an enemy instead chose to attack, the defensive ones usually put up an attack he could deal with.... Always an interesting challenge to counter their offensive head-on. He had never failed yet.... But that was where he made a mistake with Ryu.
Heihachi was surprised the instant before the seemingly calm warrior exploded into a furious attack, kicking his shin then jumping and spin-kicking his face, punching his stomach, then jabbing his face, hooking his jaw and then uppercutting his teeth. As Heihachi reeled, Ryu darted in and crouched. His biceps tensed. "Shoryuken!" Hehachi was sent flying through the air.
As Heihachi got up, blinded by rage, he tried to collect his thoughts and adjust to the new, aggressive Ryu. No such luck. Ryu was descending from the air.... Swiftly he kicked Heihachi's face, then his ankles, thrice in a row, before extending the other leg and raking Heihachi's feet. The Master of Mishima Karate barely had time to gasp before... "Tatsumakisenpukyaku!!" he was carried into the air by an unending series of flying spinkicks. "Shinkuuuuuu....Tatsumakisenpukyaku.....shinkuuuuu...HADOKEN!!!!....shinkuuuuu......Tatsumakisenpukyakuuuuuu!!!!!" Needless to say, Heihachi did not get up after that. And the warrior picked up his bag and disappeared. And, in the Darkness, the supreme Demon Akuma stopped screaming... and smiled.
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CHAPTER FIVE: Convergence
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He screamed into the darkness... though no one was there to hear him. He grabbed hold of the dead body and shook it viciously as if hoping to bring it back to life. Then, when it remained still, he punched it away with such force that it caused the wall of the cave to shake. He gripped his head once more and shouted, as though to burst his lungs... "IS THERE NOBODY LEFT TO FIGHT???"
Elsewhere, A lone warrior in a white gi stood in combat stance, bravely facing up to the ring of dark-suited hoods that surrounded him. All was silent. The wind blew. A bird chirped in the distance.
Suddenly, a gun was whipped out by one of the hoods. In an instant the lone warrior was in the air. More guns appeared. The thunder of gunfire boomed. A man screamed as half his teeth were kicked out...then his body was torn apart by bullets meant for the unarmed warrior who was, by now, spinning into the air, enveloped by a sudden, powerful whirlwind. "Shinkutatsumakisenpukyaku!" Men screamed as they were drawn en-masse to the warrior who was spinning within the swirling vacuum, his leg extended. They were whacked and juggled about like toys... and then there was silence as Ryu, the silent, wandering warrior slowly descended amidst the bodies of his adversaries. Without a word, he picked up his bag, and began to walk away
"NOT so fast!" The voice came from behind. Without a word, Ryu dropped his bag and turned to face his enemy, fists ready. "Hmmm.....What a dissapointment. When I sensed that power I imagined my son Kazuya had returned to kill me. But you'll do. I am Heihachi Mishima." The man was already taking off his jacket."What is your name?"
The warrior simply remained there, motionless, not speaking. Heihachi smiled. "Hmmmm.. a man of little words. I see you desire action. Alright then, Defend yourself! Gyaaaah!!!"
Heihachi attacked with his demon slayer combo, a lightning fast rain of punches. As expected, Ryu blocked them all. Then, anticipating a response, Heihachi attacked with a powerful double punch. When Ryu blocked this, too, Heihachi smiled inwardly. Good. A coward. Those are the people who fall quickly at the hands of my spinning demon combo.He stepped back, anticipating an attack from Ryu. Let me see his attack power, he thought. Ryu just stood there. When he grew impatient, Heihaci unleashed the spinning demon... a jumping spin kick followed by two sweeps then finished with a rising axe kick. When Ryu successfully defended against everything, Heihachi's smile dissapeared. He became more serious.
This fighter must be good. He is not simply a coward but one who has studied how to wait out his opponent effectively. I have several long-winded techniques for outsmarting such people, but for now I lack the patience to use them. Let me simply finish him quickly... by using my lightning hammer head crusher!
Heihachi smiled again. That move was so powerful it could not be blocked. And if an enemy instead chose to attack, the defensive ones usually put up an attack he could deal with.... Always an interesting challenge to counter their offensive head-on. He had never failed yet.... But that was where he made a mistake with Ryu.
Heihachi was surprised the instant before the seemingly calm warrior exploded into a furious attack, kicking his shin then jumping and spin-kicking his face, punching his stomach, then jabbing his face, hooking his jaw and then uppercutting his teeth. As Heihachi reeled, Ryu darted in and crouched. His biceps tensed. "Shoryuken!" Hehachi was sent flying through the air.
As Heihachi got up, blinded by rage, he tried to collect his thoughts and adjust to the new, aggressive Ryu. No such luck. Ryu was descending from the air.... Swiftly he kicked Heihachi's face, then his ankles, thrice in a row, before extending the other leg and raking Heihachi's feet. The Master of Mishima Karate barely had time to gasp before... "Tatsumakisenpukyaku!!" he was carried into the air by an unending series of flying spinkicks. "Shinkuuuuuu....Tatsumakisenpukyaku.....shinkuuuuu...HADOKEN!!!!....shinkuuuuu......Tatsumakisenpukyakuuuuuu!!!!!" Needless to say, Heihachi did not get up after that. And the warrior picked up his bag and disappeared. And, in the Darkness, the supreme Demon Akuma stopped screaming... and smiled.
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CHAPTER FIVE: Convergence