The Following story doesn't take place in the "Mortosverse" Like Mirror Gaiden, NESTS' Freaks, etc. It takes place a month after the events of KoF XV.
"Chizuru Kagura is a interesting character that in my opinion doesn't get enough development. Then again alot of the SNK characters are for the most part static. Even in the last game, she is just there. You would think SNK would revive Maki like they apparently did with Terry and Leona's fathers but nothing." - Mortos
All characters belong to SNK
Chapter 1 - Warning
Stadium - Sunday - Tokyo's annual Bike race
"And the competition keeps strong!" - Says the man narrating the events of the bike race seeing the group in the last lap
"Kagura surpasses Jones, but Jones doesn't want to give up so easily. He keeps increasing his speed with her! None of them want to give up so easily. Their match is fierce as the engines of their bikes give everything they can!" - Says the man as a white bike drive by a pilot wearing a white and red costume competes with a bike drive by a orange and purple pilot for the first place
"Chizuru! Can you hear me! You're going to fast! Focus on the road, don't let Jones distract you!" - Says a voice coming from Kagura's earbud as she drives
"..." - The pilot quickly turns off her earbud, both pilots interchange looks with neither being willing to give up
*Vrooom* - Kagura speeds up with her managing to surpass the pilot know as Jones for this one and the audience's surprises
"OH! INCREDIBLE! KAGURA NOW IS ON THE TOP! SHE IS ON THE TOP!" - Says the man screaming surprised
"Kagura! You damn idiot!" - Screams Carol realizing Kagura turned off her earbud
Suddenly Kagura starting to lose the control, she can't stop.
"OH NO! SHE IS GOING TO CRASH!" - Scream the people seeing Kagura's bike about to crash.
*CRASHHH* - Kagura loses control of her vehicle as it crashes on the sides of the track, her vehicle rolls
Despite this, Kagura keeps the same blank stare she had during the entire race. The bike starts catching on fire, Kagura can't stop the vehicle. The people watch surprised wondering what is going on for her to not try to jump or leave her vehicle
The vehicle is about to crash.. Yet Kagura keeps looking at her imminent crash with a blank stare
*SPLASSSHH* - The vehicle impacts
"What?!" - The people are surprised as the giant smoke cloud surrounds the bike. Suddenly they see a female shadow walk
"She is alive!" - Said the people surprised to see the pilot Kagura walking away with only some scratches
The pilot removes her helmet, revealing the face of a black haired woman sporting the same blank face, the almost disappointed look on the woman's face is visible
Her name is Chizuru Kagura... And she wishes she was dead in this moment.
Streets Of Tokyo - Three hours later
A car passes through the streets. Inside the car we see not other than the pilot from the incident in the bike race going alongside her driver. The woman and her driver just stare at the streets as the silence evolves the inside of the car
"(She has been very quiet... Ever since the last tournament. I wonder what happened to her?)" - Thought the driver of the woman
"(I could swear this is the third time Ms. Kagura almost dies in a week, first it was when the temple almost catches on fire. Then she almost gets hit by a car while walking out of Kagura enterprises, now this? And that blank stare in her face... I just wonder what is going on with her? If I didn't knew her, I would assume she was trying to kill herself on purpose but that's clearly not the case.)" - Thought the driver looking at Chizuru emotionless face
"..." - Chizuru
"I don't know what happened in the race." - Says Chizuru finally speaking to her driver
"..." - Her driver just looks at her. The sincere tone of voice of Chizuru makes the man felt calm
"I was so confident that I would win, it was the last lap. Almost close to the finish line... But then I lost the control. I don't know how to explain it. I just loss the control." - Says Chizuru
Kagura Enterprises - Monday
"Chizuru! I saw the news of yesterday, that accident with the bike! Are you sure you're fine?" - Says Miyuki, one of Chizuru's workers and friends meeting with Chizuru in the offices
"I'm fine! You don't need to be worried... Just a few scratches but I'm fine." - Says Chizuru grabing Miyuki by her shoulders stopping her from examining her body.
"(Chizuru...)" - Miyuki sees Kagura advance towards her office.
Arriving to her office, Chizuru sits down with her hands on her head.
"(... How is possible!)" - Thought Kagura as she pulls out two pieces of paper bathed in blood out of her folders
"(Two weeks after the tournament the first paper appeared. It just had the letter "I" At first I didn't payed too much attention but suddenly my pet sparrow died, the cause was unknown but his body. It looked almost as if someone had bite him in the body... He was missing his head. I still see his headless corpse with the blood driping when I close my eyes..)" - Thinks Chizuru putting her finger on the strange paper with the letter "I" Sporting a very concerned face
"(Then a couple of more papers started to appear with the letters "w" "I" "1" "L")" - Chizuru realizes putting this pieces together spells the word "Will"
"(After that strange situations started to happen... I almost died when a candle started a fire in the temple, a car almost hit me while walking towards home and the incident with the bike.)" - Chizuru grabs her head feeling confused
"(Calm down! Calm down! We have to find what is going on... I can't let fear take over me! Maybe is just a coincidence... Could it be? After all, they are still alive. No! If they were behind this, if the Hakkesshu were behind this I would be able to know it using the Yata Mirror. But everytime I try to track down the person responsable for sending me this papers with blood. The only thing I see as nothing but darkness...)" - Thinks Chizuru feeling frustated staring at the pieces of paper
"(Whatever it is. I must find him or her before another paper appears in my home. I can't let fear overtake me...)" - Chizuru
Later that day
Chizuru sits on her home, she decides to examine every last mail she has recieved while watching the TV
"(Invitations to events I don't care about. Messages from the bank. The annual art convention. Miriam's wedding. This is useless! None of this mail could have a clue of who sended this papers and why? They were just sticked to the rest of the mail. And for what the lab told me, each piece has blood from a different animal. If this was a joke, who could do such thing?)" - Thinks Chizuru staring at the mail of her table with a firm look
"And now back to the show of the Ultra Fighters!" - Says the narrator voice coming from the TV
"Is the Ultra Fighters. Seven heroes joined swearing to protect the galaxy from the evil that preys in the dark." - Tv's narrator
"Starring Firelord! Last survivor of a alien planet with the control of the flames. Snakeman! The best detective on japan, master of the multiple gadgets and able to create fire from his hands thanks to the help of his techno gauntlets. Xana, descendant of the gods, strong will of iron and the ability of reading mind makes her the most powerful heroine of earth. Speed Wolf! Fast as the lightning, there's nothing that can stop his fast fury. Dragonlight! Guardian of the universe, total contron over his chi that allows him to create anything with his emerald gloves. Kamui! Don't let her small appearence fool you! A woman from mars who arrived to earth after the destruction of her race, now fights protecting the earth calling herself the protector of nature." - Says the narrator presenting the seven heroes
"(This is probably a show that my seven year old self would love. I don't have time for this...)" - Chizuru was about to change to the next channel when suddenly
"And last but not least, the Mistress of the Mirror herself! The last member of a race of witches who protect the world from a evil god! The woman of the deadly backwards spells, the one and only Ms. Puzzle!" - A woman of black hair dressed in the outfit of a stage magician, sporting white, red and black colors on her outfit appears.
"(Ms. Puzzle? For some reason. There's something familiar about this character... But I can't point exacly what is it?)" - Chizuru pays attention to the strange character in the TV. Her current concern almost disappears with her attention being fully captured by the TV. She decides to not change the channel
"Listen guys.. The situation is critical. The evil god Tatian represents a threat for humanity again! His followers the eight fangs have been ressurected thanks to the last crisis. And they are trying to reunite the energy needed to bring him back." - Says Ms. Puzzle to her team in a tone that ends up being familiar to Chizuru
"These guys are back again? This can't be good!" - Xana
"Impossible! But I watched them died with my own eyes." - Firelord
"Hmph! You have to be kidding, Ms. Puzzle. This eight fangs were destroyed!" - Snakeman
"That was what I thought. But when the Ruseid caused a temporal paradox. He ended up bringing their souls back to the realm of the living." - Ms. Puzzle
"Snakeman! Firelord! We need to avoid them from bringing their god back like the last time." - Ms. Puzzle
"Me working with Snakeman again? I don't want to do it! That maniac can't be trusted, why do we still allow him to be part of the team? He once almost killed us when Mastermind stole his contingency plans he made to kill every one of us!" - Firelord
"If I made these plans, it was because there's nothing that could stop any of you in the case you all become a threat to this planet. What would happen if our group loss the way? The plans were needed." - Snakeman
Ms. Puzzle seens hurt from that last comment from Snakeman
"Don't say nonsense! You are jealous of us because we have powers, while you have to depend on a pair of gloves to summon artificial purple fire!" - Firelord
"..." - Snakeman
Ms. Puzzle sees Snakeman holding his fist in anger
"You really think you're so especial, isn't it, alien? With your pathetic crimson flames. But the reality is that I could beat you if I wanted." - Snakeman removes his cowl. Showcasing the face of a strange red haired man
"(Why does he looks so familiar...)" - Chizuru
"Are you sure? The only time you were a threat to me was when you created that plan to try to kill me. But otherwise you wouldn't have a chance." - Firelord
"Shut up! The plans were a totally different thing. I could kill now if I wanted with my bare hands." - Snakeman
"Guys! I think that is enough!" - Speed Wolf
"Speed Wolf is right, we can't be on each other's necks right now. We need to focus on the eight fangs." - Ms. Puzzle
Snakeman and Firelord stare at each other in silence, they leave with the group preparing to try to stop the eight fangs before is too late
"(Why this show looks so familiar... Almost as if I had seen it before?)" - Kagura was confused. She knew she had other things to worried about. But there was something about this show that had catched her attention... Even if she didn't know what it was.
Some hours later
"Why did you do it, Snakeman? Why you did a pact with Tatian? He is only using you? Ah. Ah. The power he promised you is false! He will end up tossing you away once you stop being useful for him." - Said Ms. Puzzle
"... You don't get it, witch! I don't care if he is using me! The power! The power runs through my veins. I don't need none of you holding me back anymore! I'll finally get rid of him!" - Says Snakeman pointing at Firelord
"Have you finally go insane? Ms. Puzzle is right! That damn demon is using you! Open your eyes!" - Firelord
"I don't care what that demon wants. His power will be useful for what I'm about to do! And none of you pests will be able to stop me!" - Says Snakeman tossing away his gauntlets, he creates two flames in his hands showing how he doesn't need his gadgets anymore
"Will the ultra fighters be able to stop their fallen friend and avoid Tatian from being brought back to live? Could it be that this is the real face of Snakeman? Tune in next time to discover it!" - Says the narrator of the TV
"(I can't believe I watched five episodes in a row!)" - Chizuru gets up realizing it was already midnight. She decides to put the strange papers in a folder on her library before going to sleep
"(I'll continue my investigation tomorrow. I need to discover who sended this papers... Is strange, I told my butler to check the footage of the segurity camera. But he didn't found anything, is almost as if these had been put in the mail by themselves.)" - Thinks Chizuru feeling confused
1996 - Kagura Stadium
"And that's how the K.O.F tournament of this year ends! Team Japan takes the victory!" - Says the female narrator as a couple of women give the team japan their medals.
"And now some words by our main sponsor of the event, the lady who made this tournament possible, Chizuru Kagura!" - Says the narrator
Chizuru appears grabing the microphone. The people around cheer as they closing ceremony is about to end.
"Ladies, gentlemen. It was a pleasure to have everyone of you today, spectators, fighters, everyone of you made this event something to remember, the competition was fierce. We saw many surprises taking place through the span of the tournament, as the official host of this tournament I'm pleased to say this year was a good year... The K.O.F tournament of 1996 is ov-" - But before Chizuru could officially end the tournament
*Swooosh* - The winds start to become fierce as a giant hurricane is visible approaching the stadium
"WHAT? WHAT IS HAPPENING!" - Chizuru covers her eyes as so does all the fighters reunited in this ceremony
"(But the weather was sunny, out of nowhere this strange hurricane appeared!)" - Chizuru is baffled as the strong hurricane is finally close to the stadium
A chain of events happening with the violent hurricane destroying the stadium starts, people are tossed away like nothing miles away from the stadium, some people are tossed in a way that their bodies are crushed as they crash with the walls of the stadium. The stadium and everything inside is trapped inside the hurricane with the fighters being trapped also
"Huh!" - Chizuru sees the other teams of fighters being tossed away to the ground in various directions, even team japan is tossed away with only Kagura, Iori Yagami and Leona Heidern managing to grab on to something before the hurricane can push them away
*Swosshh* - The violent hurricane continues for some more minutes. With this one ending suddenly in the same abrupt way as it started. Chizuru sees Yagami and Leona finally droping of the places where they had grab to avoid being sucked
"Well, well. It seens I arrived just in time." - Said a male voice as a strange shadow is seeing in the smoke cloud left by the strange hurricane
"That voice!" - Chizuru feels shivers recognizing who this voice belonged
"It has been quite a while, isn't it, Kagura?" - Says the shadow stepping away from the cloud, revealing a man dressed as a priest in blue
"..." - Chizuru's eyes become wide open. She becomes frozen as the man looks at her with firm eyes
"Oh, what do we have here. Iori Yagami and you're Gaidel's daughter!" - Says Goenitz recognizing the two people at the sides of Chizuru
"Goenitz!" - Chizuru finally speaks with her gritting her teeth, both Yagami and Leona see Kagura clunching her fist.
"So you finally answered, for a moment I thought you had forgotten about me... Hehehe." - Goenitz
"How could I ever forget... After what you did all those years ago!" -. Chizuru breaths calming herself as she stares at the destroyed stadium
Without warning, Chizuru runs towards Goenitz. Goenitz dodges Kagura's strikes as if they were nothing, the angry Kagura tries to connect a strike on the priest. But the priest moves as faster as the wind, dodging every attack from Chizuru one second before she could even do it
"Gag!" - Chizuru is grabed by the neck by Goenitz
"You haven't changed anything, Kagura! You appearence may had changed but deep down you're the same scared pathetic child I remember! What would Maki said if she could see you right now?" - Goenitz
"You bastard! Don't dare to speak the name of Maki!" - Chizuru screams feeling a burning fury in her body. She tries to attack Goenitz to free herself with her hand but Goenitz stops her hand with two of his fingers of his left hand
"ARG!" - Chizuru screams as Goenitz holds her neck even tighter
"What a fragile piece of trash you are! Just like the rest of your miserable clan, you think too much because of what your ancestors did! But the reality is that you're nothing but a weakling! The Yata clan always thought themselves better than the rest of the humans. But they are worthless scum!" - Goenitz
"Argh! You damn monster!" - Chizuru
Goenitz then sees both Yagami and Leona running towards him with a determination to attack him. Goenitz smiles
"(Yes, approach me! You two think you have the right opening, and just like Kagura. Your hate is the main motivation to surpass your fears. But what you two don't realize, is that you belong to not other than my god.)" - Goenitz
"This is farewell!" - Goenitz uses his move Yamidoukoku on Kagura before Yagami and Leona were closer to him, this forces both to back off
"ARGH!" - Kagura's screams are heared as a whirlwind strikes her entire body. She is sended to the ground almost unconscious
Leona and Yagami try to attack the priest, the only expression visible on their faces is nothing but hatred. Neither of the two is willing to let the priest go away
"Ah!" - Chizuru crouches grabing her arm. She sees Kusanagi and the rest are also surprised trying to recover.
Despite Leona and Yagami's best efforts to try to injure the priest. The man know as Goenitz manages to stop their attacks by catching them by surprise. Goenitz stops both by putting his hands on their foreheads
"(You still try to go against your fate. Poor blind creatures... Haven't you understand it! Fate is something you can't escape! You two belong to Orochi! He is the one who allows you two to exist! You two can't change your fates as much as you want! For it is Orochi the one who has decided your fate beforehand!)" - Thinks Goenitz as Leona and Yagami's minds slowly fall.
"(Orochi orders you to kill every single surviving human on this arena! Make this arena become their grave!)" - Goenitz removes his hands from Leona and Yagami. Both fighters start twitching in pain as their pupils become red and their irises yellow
"GROOOARRR!" - Both Leona and Iori scream with their arms open. Goenitz smiles as Chizuru finally manages to recover enough energies to get up again
"(No! The Riot of Blood!)" - Chizuru sees Yagami and Leona starting to attack the rest of the fighters of the tournament in a violent way.
Chizuru is attacked by Leona, she tries to dodge the violent attacks of the mercenary
"Grr.." - Chizuru's cheek is cut trying to dodge Leona's moon slasher
Before Leona could kill Chizuru, Leona's partners Ralf and Clark arrive, Clark puts himself in front of Chizuru protecting her while Ralf tries to hold Leona.
"Focus on the priest! He is the one who did this to her!" - Says Clark as Chizuru turns around looking back at where Goenitz is
Chizuru sees Goenitz being confronted by Mature and Vice, Yagami's partners as she runs. She can't hear their conversation with the amount of noise taking over the arena. But for her shock, she sees Iori murdering both
*Gasp* - Chizuru is horrorised by the way in wich Yagami brutally kills both secretaries.
"You have guts. I thought fear had taken you to not dare to approach me again." - Says Goenitz as Chizuru sees Yagami running towards where Kyo and his team is with all the intention to kill him
Chizuru looks at Goenitz with a burning hatred.
"Nothing to say, Kagura?" - Goenitz mocks Chizuru
"I'm gonna kill you!" - Chizuru approaches Goenitz with nothing but burning hatred in her eyes
Both Goenitz and Chizuru interchange some hits. Unlike the first time, Chizuru manages to strike some hits on Goenitz changing the direction of her attacks.
"Argh!" - Goenitz is hit by Chizuru's 100 Katsu: Tenjin no Kotowari
"Hehehe! Good, Kagura, good! But unfortunately for you, your hatred isn't enough to kill me!" - Goenitz gets up cleaning his suit
"Looking at your eyes is just like looking at her. She was the pride of the Yata clan. Tell me, Kagura. What are you? The embarrassment of the Yata clan?" - Goenitz
"Grr... SHUT UP! Enough of this!" - Chizuru and Goenitz run at each other, both firm stares clash as Chizuru prepares to strike Goenitz with her Rimen 85 Katsu: Reigi no Ishizue technique
"Too slow!" - Goenitz dodges the attack as he disappears with the wind. He then grabs Kagura by her head
"Grr!" - Kagura feels paralyzed as Goenitz grabs her turning her around to see him
"You really are the shame of the Yata clan. Your attempts at avenging your sister were amusing. But I got tired of seeing you. You tried to challenge fate, but in the end. Nobody can't stop it." - Goenitz
"ARGH!" - Chizuru screams as she is trapped in a whirlwind
"Send Maki my regards when you arrive to hell, Kagura!" - Goenitz kills Chizuru as Kagura's body is cut to pieces for the shock and surprise of the rest of the fighters. Her blood and headband are tossed away with the wind
"ARGGGHH!" - Chizuru wakes up in her bed
"What was that? A nightmare? But it felt so real, it felt so real!" - Chizuru looks at her hands sweating
"Ah. Ah." - Chizuru grabs her heart trying to calm herself
"..." - She stares at the clock, the sun is about to come out in two hours
To be continued...
