Chapter six: Riot of Blood!

Meanwhile, Rugal was still laughing at his prisoners. Fred looked like he was going to have a nervous breakdown.

"This guys laughing is starting to tick me off!" Fred said through his teeth.

"You have NO idea what it's like to fight him almost every year." Iori replied as he shook his head. "He laughs this long all the time."

"We have to find some way to break out of this cage!" Linda exclaimed.

"But we can't do anything!" Jack replied. "Our only hope is with the others!"

"We're doomed." Dack sighed.

Suddenly, the cage of electricity started to fade away. Soon, the cage had vanished, freeing everyone.

"The others did it!" Cindy said. "They deactivated the cage!"

Rugal opened his eyes after laughing so much, only to see that his prisoners had escaped. His laughter immediately came to a halt.

"What?! You've escaped!" Rugal shouted. "That idiot Iverson! He let the others throw the switch!"

Rugal walked towards the group, and stood still in a fighting stance.

"Well, it doesn't matter now." Rugal said. "I was going to kill you all anyway."

Suddenly, Daphne gasped as she hunched over, grasping her stomach.

"F-Fred! B-Brother!" Daphne gasped, trying to talk over the obvious pain she was in.

"What's wrong, Daphne?" Fred asked.

"I've got incredible stomach aches, my hands are shaking and my head's spinning!" Daphne replied.

Iori's eyes suddenly widened to the size of golf balls.

"Oh-no!!" Iori cried as he turned to the rest of the gang. "Get into the shadows! QUICK!"

"Why?! What's wrong with my wife?!" Fred asked.

"It's kicking in!" Iori replied frantically. "She's going Riot of Blood!!"

"WHAT?!" The rest of the gang cried in unison.

"You heard me!" Iori said. "Now get into the shadows before she goes wild!"

"Why don't you come into the shadows with us?" Cindy asked.

Iori held up a hand, which was shaking uncontrollably.

"Because I'm going Riot of Blood too!" Iori replied, trying desperately to keep his sanity.

"Why do we have to stay in the shadows?" Jack asked.

"You don't want us to brutally attack you uncontrollably, do you?!" Iori demanded.

Reluctantly, everyone else ran into the shadows, leaving Iori and Daphne to go wild.

The twins each let out a loud, wolf-like howl as their pupils vanished, leaving their eyes a solid white!

Rugal's eyes widened, seeing the twins go Riot of Blood.

"Oh, this is NOT good!" Rugal said. "It's tough enough fighting one Orochi, but TWO?!"

Iori and Daphne growled as they charged at Rugal, who looked severely freaked out.

The twins lashed out their arms, brutally attacking Rugal. Not only were they lashing out several flurries of punches and kicks, but they were also clawing at Rugal with their hands.

In the shadows, everyone was watching the fight that was occurring.

"I can't believe that this is happening to my own wife!" Fred whispered, not wanting to raise any voices.

"I know how you feel." Cindy replied, to shocked to talk loud. "Daphne's the closest cousin I have."

Not wanting his wife to see any of the fight, Jack covered Linda's eyes.

Iori suddenly charged towards Ruagl, grabbed him, and threw eight quick punches to his face. Iori threw Rugal to the ground and continued the onslaught, throwing four punches to Rugal's stomach. Iori finished by giving Rugal one more powerful punch, knocking Rugal aside, sending him towards Daphne, who continued the attacking.

Daphne leapt into the air and started kicking Rugal in the chest, pushing off Rugal after each kick.

Fred stared at his wife with wide eyes. Daphne had never fought this fiercely before. Riot of Blood must've REALLY affected her.

Daphne kicked Rugal in the chest one last time before pushing off and doing a sideways kick to his face. Rugal spun around once before falling to the ground, defeated.

Suddenly, the twins stopped growling as the colour returned to their eyes. It didn't take anyone long to realize that they had just exited Riot of Blood. Daphne looked down at Rugal, then over at Iori.

"What happened?" Daphne asked.

"Sis, you've just experienced Riot of Blood for the first time." Iori replied, smiling as he looked down at Rugal. "And it seems like we used it to our advantage."

As everyone else stepped out of the shadows, Rugal stepped to his feet and looked at Iori.

"You may have foiled my plan, Yagami, but we SHALL meet again!" Rugal taunted.

With that, Rugal walked over to some strange object lying on the floor. He picked it up, strapped it to his back and activated it. It sprouted flames as Rugal lifted off of the ground.

"I'll see you at the next King of Fighters tournament, Yagami!" Rugal shouted as he took off through a hole in the ceiling.

"I'll be looking forward to it, Berenstien." Iori replied with a smile as he looked at the hole.