The King of Blades towered over the helpless Angel of Death as Ken had his trusty katana, Masamune, in his hands. Ken's sword has tasted more blood than any other weapon in all of Asia, used by many generations of ronins, ninjas, and warlords. Now Masamune has fallen into the hands of the most lethal creature of all!
Feeling the urge to split T.K.'s head wide open, Ken raised his blade over his head and was prepared to open the Angel of Death's gate of life. T.K. could barely move as he was flat on his back. He couldn't believe how much power Ken has within himself. To T.K., Ken's sheer power seemed almost inhuman.
"Thanks to you, T.K., I'm gonna be a very rich man. Not only am I gonna have a shitload of yen, but my name shall send great fear throughout the underworld when they find out that the Angel of Death has fallen before me!" Ken said. T.K. saw the tip of Ken's blade shine like a star. All T.K. could do was lie there and wait for Death to come for him. T.K. didn't have any way to defend himself against Ken's deadly blade, nor did he have the energy. But T.K. refused to show any fear to the King of Blades, for it was better to die with honor than to die like a spineless coward.
A white van crashed right through the glass wall of an abandoned building and headed straight for Ken. Ken let out a swear and rolled out of the van's hazard zone. The van screeched to a halt and stopped next to T.K. Ken got up from the dirt and faced the ones inside the van. The door on the right side slid open in a blink of an eye. Izzy pointed his 2-barrel shotgun right at Ken's very heart, finger light on the trigger.
"SMILE!! YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA!" Izzy said candidly.
"HOLY SHI-" Izzy squeezed the trigger. The shotgun went off with an enormous boom and knocked Izzy back into the other door of the van. Ken let out a grunt as the shells blasted into Ken's chest and sent him crashing through a stone wall. As they saw Ken fall face-first into the dirt, the left-side sliding door opened quickly. Two men jumped out of the van and quickly helped T.K. up.
"Come on, you two! Get him inside right now! MOVE IT!" Tai commanded. Quickly and carefully, two of Tai's men got him inside the van. By the time both sliding doors slid shut, the driver put the pedal to the metal and burned rubber. Leaving Ken in the dust, Tai and his men drove at maximum speed for the Kamiya Mansion.
Tai and Izzy checked on the Angel of Death, seeing if T.K. had any serious injuries. With dazed eyes, T.K. looked around to see where he was, for he wasn't too clear about what just happened. Izzy looked at Tai, shaking his head.
"I just can't believe it. I thought the Angel of Death would really finish off the King of Blades. Man, was I wrong. Tai, his left arm seems a bit battered up, but it isn't serious. Give him a day or two, and he'll be back in top-notch shape," Izzy said.
Tai shook his head.
"That's not enough, Izzy. I don't want T.K. to just be back in shape. I want him to be stronger. If he stays at that level, he'll never be able to protect Kari or himself from that monster," Tai said.
"Tai, what are you worried about? That shotgun finished off Ken real good! Not even a bulletproof vest could bounce off those shells," Izzy said.
"Izzy, you have no idea what Ken really is. Izzy... it's time for T.K. to learn the ways of true assassination. Ken has learned the Way of The Tiger's Fang. Now I must teach T.K. to fight a creature with such power. I may not be allowed to challenge an assassin when he/she is in a battle with another, but I can still help T.K. to reach a whole new level of power to send Ken to Hell once and for all," Tai said.
Izzy's eyes widened.
"Contact Mimi. Tell her to get everything ready so we can patch T.K. up. It's time for the Angel of Death to ascend."
***
The dust blew by Ken's hair as he layed motionless in the dirt. A huge hole took up much of his torso, leaving his arteries squirting with blood all over the ground and a quarter of his left lung nearly falling out. His heart was blasted into dozens of pieces and scattered all over the ground when it was first to feel the bite of Izzy's shells.
Suddenly, the pieces of Ken's heart began to crawl back to their host. Slowly, every part of Ken's flesh and his scrapped heart reconnected back on into Ken. After all the parts of Ken's torso were back into place, the hole began to close and new skin grew back on Ken's body.
With a sudden breath, Ken's eyes opened.
Slowly, Ken got up from the ground and retrieved his beautiful katana. Standing coolly, Ken set his eyes southward.
"So... T.K. had some help. The Kamiyas may have shot me, but I know whose shotgun they bought it from. Man, he's gonna pay big time..."
Ken's lips split into a smile.
"Shard. I know you're here. If you got somethin' to say, then out with it," Ken said, still setting his eyes to the south. Out of the shadows, the man in black appeared and stood a few with Ken's back to him.
"Ken, you should never have made that deal with Mazarkal. Sure, that demon may have taught you the Way of the Tiger's Fang, but that art should never be used for personal gain! All that power's got to your head, and now you're nothing more than-"
"Aw, zip it, Shard! My main mission is to finish off your "Champion," Takeru Takaishi. I don't know why He chose him after seeing how much of a weakling he turned out to be. Not only am I going to be paid very well by Matt Ishida, but Mazarkal has promised me more power than I ever dreamed! AND NOTHING'S GOING TO STOP ME FROM GETTING WHAT I WANT!" Ken stated.
Shard's head lowered.
".... I will pray for your soul," Shard whispered. In a flash, Shard vanished into the shadows. After Shard disappeared from the abandoned sector of Tokyo, Ken began to head for his next destination: The Mt. Fuji Pub.
"I think it's time for me to pay Davis a visit. Oh Daaaaavisssssss.... It's time to plaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy...."
... to be continued
Feeling the urge to split T.K.'s head wide open, Ken raised his blade over his head and was prepared to open the Angel of Death's gate of life. T.K. could barely move as he was flat on his back. He couldn't believe how much power Ken has within himself. To T.K., Ken's sheer power seemed almost inhuman.
"Thanks to you, T.K., I'm gonna be a very rich man. Not only am I gonna have a shitload of yen, but my name shall send great fear throughout the underworld when they find out that the Angel of Death has fallen before me!" Ken said. T.K. saw the tip of Ken's blade shine like a star. All T.K. could do was lie there and wait for Death to come for him. T.K. didn't have any way to defend himself against Ken's deadly blade, nor did he have the energy. But T.K. refused to show any fear to the King of Blades, for it was better to die with honor than to die like a spineless coward.
A white van crashed right through the glass wall of an abandoned building and headed straight for Ken. Ken let out a swear and rolled out of the van's hazard zone. The van screeched to a halt and stopped next to T.K. Ken got up from the dirt and faced the ones inside the van. The door on the right side slid open in a blink of an eye. Izzy pointed his 2-barrel shotgun right at Ken's very heart, finger light on the trigger.
"SMILE!! YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA!" Izzy said candidly.
"HOLY SHI-" Izzy squeezed the trigger. The shotgun went off with an enormous boom and knocked Izzy back into the other door of the van. Ken let out a grunt as the shells blasted into Ken's chest and sent him crashing through a stone wall. As they saw Ken fall face-first into the dirt, the left-side sliding door opened quickly. Two men jumped out of the van and quickly helped T.K. up.
"Come on, you two! Get him inside right now! MOVE IT!" Tai commanded. Quickly and carefully, two of Tai's men got him inside the van. By the time both sliding doors slid shut, the driver put the pedal to the metal and burned rubber. Leaving Ken in the dust, Tai and his men drove at maximum speed for the Kamiya Mansion.
Tai and Izzy checked on the Angel of Death, seeing if T.K. had any serious injuries. With dazed eyes, T.K. looked around to see where he was, for he wasn't too clear about what just happened. Izzy looked at Tai, shaking his head.
"I just can't believe it. I thought the Angel of Death would really finish off the King of Blades. Man, was I wrong. Tai, his left arm seems a bit battered up, but it isn't serious. Give him a day or two, and he'll be back in top-notch shape," Izzy said.
Tai shook his head.
"That's not enough, Izzy. I don't want T.K. to just be back in shape. I want him to be stronger. If he stays at that level, he'll never be able to protect Kari or himself from that monster," Tai said.
"Tai, what are you worried about? That shotgun finished off Ken real good! Not even a bulletproof vest could bounce off those shells," Izzy said.
"Izzy, you have no idea what Ken really is. Izzy... it's time for T.K. to learn the ways of true assassination. Ken has learned the Way of The Tiger's Fang. Now I must teach T.K. to fight a creature with such power. I may not be allowed to challenge an assassin when he/she is in a battle with another, but I can still help T.K. to reach a whole new level of power to send Ken to Hell once and for all," Tai said.
Izzy's eyes widened.
"Contact Mimi. Tell her to get everything ready so we can patch T.K. up. It's time for the Angel of Death to ascend."
***
The dust blew by Ken's hair as he layed motionless in the dirt. A huge hole took up much of his torso, leaving his arteries squirting with blood all over the ground and a quarter of his left lung nearly falling out. His heart was blasted into dozens of pieces and scattered all over the ground when it was first to feel the bite of Izzy's shells.
Suddenly, the pieces of Ken's heart began to crawl back to their host. Slowly, every part of Ken's flesh and his scrapped heart reconnected back on into Ken. After all the parts of Ken's torso were back into place, the hole began to close and new skin grew back on Ken's body.
With a sudden breath, Ken's eyes opened.
Slowly, Ken got up from the ground and retrieved his beautiful katana. Standing coolly, Ken set his eyes southward.
"So... T.K. had some help. The Kamiyas may have shot me, but I know whose shotgun they bought it from. Man, he's gonna pay big time..."
Ken's lips split into a smile.
"Shard. I know you're here. If you got somethin' to say, then out with it," Ken said, still setting his eyes to the south. Out of the shadows, the man in black appeared and stood a few with Ken's back to him.
"Ken, you should never have made that deal with Mazarkal. Sure, that demon may have taught you the Way of the Tiger's Fang, but that art should never be used for personal gain! All that power's got to your head, and now you're nothing more than-"
"Aw, zip it, Shard! My main mission is to finish off your "Champion," Takeru Takaishi. I don't know why He chose him after seeing how much of a weakling he turned out to be. Not only am I going to be paid very well by Matt Ishida, but Mazarkal has promised me more power than I ever dreamed! AND NOTHING'S GOING TO STOP ME FROM GETTING WHAT I WANT!" Ken stated.
Shard's head lowered.
".... I will pray for your soul," Shard whispered. In a flash, Shard vanished into the shadows. After Shard disappeared from the abandoned sector of Tokyo, Ken began to head for his next destination: The Mt. Fuji Pub.
"I think it's time for me to pay Davis a visit. Oh Daaaaavisssssss.... It's time to plaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy...."
... to be continued
