The man introduced himself as Heihachi Mishima, and went through the rules.
Then, he announced the first fighting pairs.
"Paul Phoenix versus Kuma, Christine Monteiro versus Ling Xiaoyu,"
he went on for quite some time, but Christine could only think about her upcoming match. She turned around to see the tiny Asian girl looking at her nervously.
Christine punched the bag with increasing adrenaline. She had to stop, how ever, when a young man wearing a hooded sweat top asked if he could use the gym, Christine looked at the time. She had been training for over five hour's non-stop.
Christine made her way wearily to her room. She opened the door to see Bryan Fury sitting on her bed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked quietly.
"I've got some information about your boy friend," he said.
"Eddy?" she squeaked.
"Yep. He says stay in the running for as long as you can, and lose before you get to fight Heihachi."
Bryan strode out of her room with out a second glance.
Christine digested this new information. She wondered if she could trust Fury at all, or if she could trust any one at all. Eddy had told her about the tangled webs the other contestants had weaved in the last tournament.
The day dawned bright and sunny.
"For the first match of today, we have Christine Monteiro versus Ling Xiaoyu!" the loud speaker boomed out.
Then, he announced the first fighting pairs.
"Paul Phoenix versus Kuma, Christine Monteiro versus Ling Xiaoyu,"
he went on for quite some time, but Christine could only think about her upcoming match. She turned around to see the tiny Asian girl looking at her nervously.
Christine punched the bag with increasing adrenaline. She had to stop, how ever, when a young man wearing a hooded sweat top asked if he could use the gym, Christine looked at the time. She had been training for over five hour's non-stop.
Christine made her way wearily to her room. She opened the door to see Bryan Fury sitting on her bed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked quietly.
"I've got some information about your boy friend," he said.
"Eddy?" she squeaked.
"Yep. He says stay in the running for as long as you can, and lose before you get to fight Heihachi."
Bryan strode out of her room with out a second glance.
Christine digested this new information. She wondered if she could trust Fury at all, or if she could trust any one at all. Eddy had told her about the tangled webs the other contestants had weaved in the last tournament.
The day dawned bright and sunny.
"For the first match of today, we have Christine Monteiro versus Ling Xiaoyu!" the loud speaker boomed out.