Chapter 4: Cursed Soul.
Translations
Hadoushou: Surge Palm Hou'ou Zanku Kyaku: Phoenix Air Slash Kick
Sakura S. jumped back from the new girl's charge, dropping the book, and dodged all her attacks. As she did so, Sakura couldn't help but notice something familiar.
{Her energy. . . It's definitely Satsu no Hadou. . . but who is she?}
The girl successfully nailed a blow to the Satsu Sakura, making her stumble backward into a defensive stance. She didn't let up as she charged up some energy some energy in her hands and fired.
"Hadoushou!"
{Wait a minute. . . That's my sister's old move. . .}
Her opponent threw her hands out, releasing a large blast of energy towards her that came out like an explosion. Sakura S. quickly used the Ashura Senka to warp through it to the new Satsu being's back.
"Shouoken!'
Sakura rammed her fist into the teen's body six times, knocking her up into the air. She air recovered and charged up while airborne.
"Hou'ou Zanku Kyaku!!"
Instantly she shot down fast with her leg out, nailing Sakura in the head, popping her into the air. The girl touched the ground and shot back up with brought with another powerful kick. She then hung in the air and stuck Sakura S. again with another kick, all while she was still in the air. The process continued 9 times before the last kick blasted Sakura into a weak part of the dojo wall, instantly causing it to collapse.
"Sis!" the lighter Sakura yelled out. The other Satsu girl calmly stood her ground, waiting for something to happen. . . which it did. Several Sakuras, some going left and some going right, emerged from the rubble.
{What? What type of Ashura Warp is that?}
"Eat this!" a voice shouted from behind. She spun around and ate the dark Sakura's Midare Zakura super. Sakura attacked 16 times ending with the Shouoken. The other girl landed hard on her back and stayed down, just as Sakura S. collected her copies.
"I don't know what your problem is, but I can sense the same dark energy that fuels me in you. Tell me. . . who are you?"
The other girl sat up, shaking her head and replied, "If I answer your questions, you answer mine."
"Fine. . ." Sakura S. answered as the other girl got to her feet.
"First off, my name. . . is Kaoru Miadami. As you probably sensed, I've been cursed from birth with this retched energy. It's a curse, I swear. It's because of this energy that I killed my parents when I was only 8. I didn't have any control over myself. . . and no one in my family wanted to be bothered with me. They feared for their lives and I don't blame them. I had to go around in shelters to survive. . . That wasn't pretty. I thought that things couldn't get worse. . . so I finally decided to get some training into suppressing this evil energy. Unfortunately the master of this dojo was murdered. . .
"I had to do things the hard way and train by myself. I had no intention to fight but I seemed to have no choice. After many hard years, I managed to control my energy at the age of 15. I'm 16 years old now. . . and I dedicated my life into destroying any trace of the Satsu no Hadou in the world. I didn't know how many people around had this energy within them. . . You have to be like the 24th that I met. . . but you're different. . ."
"I know," the dark twin replied.
"How did you manage to split from your light side. . . and how can you still live like nothing has happened? Haven't you ever had the urge to murder?"
"No. . . I'm just her suntanned twin that just happened to spawn from her," Sakura S. replied coolly while jerking her thumb at the lighter Sakura. "I'm one of the few good Satsu beings. . . Sorta weird, huh?"
"Yeah. . . "
"Are you two done fighting?" Darrell asked. "I think we need to go somewhere that we can chat in privacy."
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The four went out to a fast food restaurant in Niako Mall, the place where Sakura shops with her friends Hinata, Kei, and Natsu. It wasn't really a quiet place, but at least there everyone there had their own objective and wouldn't bother them.
"So how are you living now?" Sakura K. asked politely.
"Well. . . I'm sort of on the road, letting my senses pick up the next Satsu being," Kaoru replied while digging into her double cheeseburger. "I do some odd jobs, too, but I don't have a lot of money so I can't get a lot of the things that I want. . . especially a home. . ."
"Oh. . ."
There was a silence around the group as they resumed eating. Five seconds later, Darrell spoke up.
"I know that this might be a bold statement. I mean we just met. . . but how about you stay at our house for a while?"
"What?" Kaoru let out, startled by the sudden offer. "Uh, I couldn't do that. I mean, that will just be intruding into your personal space. . ."
"No, it wouldn't," Darrell reassured. "It's called, 'being invited to live at someone's house'. We all had our share of problems in the past when we were your age. . . Even younger. Trust me, it's no problem."
"Oh. . . thanks!" she rang cheerfully. It was the first time the trio saw her happy about something. "I won't be a burden! I promise!"
"Sure. . . no problem," Sakura S. responded. "Just make sure you don't try to kill me while I'm asleep. You'll regret it."
Kaoru smirked at that remark. They finished their food about 10 minutes later, Sakura K. getting her last bite in. Just as she started to swallow, an explosion rang out from the other side of the mall, almost making her choke on it.
"What the hell was that?" Kaoru asked while rising out of her seat. A lot of people were running away from the spot and instantly all four fighters felt it.
"Satsu no Hadou. . ." Kaoru mumbled.
"Not just any Satsu no Hadou. . ." Darrell added, his orange aura surrounding his body. "It's mine. . . He must be trying to draw me out. . . Well, then. . . he got my attention now! Let's go!"
End of Chapter 4
Next Chapter: Light vs. Dark
Translations
Hadoushou: Surge Palm Hou'ou Zanku Kyaku: Phoenix Air Slash Kick
Sakura S. jumped back from the new girl's charge, dropping the book, and dodged all her attacks. As she did so, Sakura couldn't help but notice something familiar.
{Her energy. . . It's definitely Satsu no Hadou. . . but who is she?}
The girl successfully nailed a blow to the Satsu Sakura, making her stumble backward into a defensive stance. She didn't let up as she charged up some energy some energy in her hands and fired.
"Hadoushou!"
{Wait a minute. . . That's my sister's old move. . .}
Her opponent threw her hands out, releasing a large blast of energy towards her that came out like an explosion. Sakura S. quickly used the Ashura Senka to warp through it to the new Satsu being's back.
"Shouoken!'
Sakura rammed her fist into the teen's body six times, knocking her up into the air. She air recovered and charged up while airborne.
"Hou'ou Zanku Kyaku!!"
Instantly she shot down fast with her leg out, nailing Sakura in the head, popping her into the air. The girl touched the ground and shot back up with brought with another powerful kick. She then hung in the air and stuck Sakura S. again with another kick, all while she was still in the air. The process continued 9 times before the last kick blasted Sakura into a weak part of the dojo wall, instantly causing it to collapse.
"Sis!" the lighter Sakura yelled out. The other Satsu girl calmly stood her ground, waiting for something to happen. . . which it did. Several Sakuras, some going left and some going right, emerged from the rubble.
{What? What type of Ashura Warp is that?}
"Eat this!" a voice shouted from behind. She spun around and ate the dark Sakura's Midare Zakura super. Sakura attacked 16 times ending with the Shouoken. The other girl landed hard on her back and stayed down, just as Sakura S. collected her copies.
"I don't know what your problem is, but I can sense the same dark energy that fuels me in you. Tell me. . . who are you?"
The other girl sat up, shaking her head and replied, "If I answer your questions, you answer mine."
"Fine. . ." Sakura S. answered as the other girl got to her feet.
"First off, my name. . . is Kaoru Miadami. As you probably sensed, I've been cursed from birth with this retched energy. It's a curse, I swear. It's because of this energy that I killed my parents when I was only 8. I didn't have any control over myself. . . and no one in my family wanted to be bothered with me. They feared for their lives and I don't blame them. I had to go around in shelters to survive. . . That wasn't pretty. I thought that things couldn't get worse. . . so I finally decided to get some training into suppressing this evil energy. Unfortunately the master of this dojo was murdered. . .
"I had to do things the hard way and train by myself. I had no intention to fight but I seemed to have no choice. After many hard years, I managed to control my energy at the age of 15. I'm 16 years old now. . . and I dedicated my life into destroying any trace of the Satsu no Hadou in the world. I didn't know how many people around had this energy within them. . . You have to be like the 24th that I met. . . but you're different. . ."
"I know," the dark twin replied.
"How did you manage to split from your light side. . . and how can you still live like nothing has happened? Haven't you ever had the urge to murder?"
"No. . . I'm just her suntanned twin that just happened to spawn from her," Sakura S. replied coolly while jerking her thumb at the lighter Sakura. "I'm one of the few good Satsu beings. . . Sorta weird, huh?"
"Yeah. . . "
"Are you two done fighting?" Darrell asked. "I think we need to go somewhere that we can chat in privacy."
---- ----
The four went out to a fast food restaurant in Niako Mall, the place where Sakura shops with her friends Hinata, Kei, and Natsu. It wasn't really a quiet place, but at least there everyone there had their own objective and wouldn't bother them.
"So how are you living now?" Sakura K. asked politely.
"Well. . . I'm sort of on the road, letting my senses pick up the next Satsu being," Kaoru replied while digging into her double cheeseburger. "I do some odd jobs, too, but I don't have a lot of money so I can't get a lot of the things that I want. . . especially a home. . ."
"Oh. . ."
There was a silence around the group as they resumed eating. Five seconds later, Darrell spoke up.
"I know that this might be a bold statement. I mean we just met. . . but how about you stay at our house for a while?"
"What?" Kaoru let out, startled by the sudden offer. "Uh, I couldn't do that. I mean, that will just be intruding into your personal space. . ."
"No, it wouldn't," Darrell reassured. "It's called, 'being invited to live at someone's house'. We all had our share of problems in the past when we were your age. . . Even younger. Trust me, it's no problem."
"Oh. . . thanks!" she rang cheerfully. It was the first time the trio saw her happy about something. "I won't be a burden! I promise!"
"Sure. . . no problem," Sakura S. responded. "Just make sure you don't try to kill me while I'm asleep. You'll regret it."
Kaoru smirked at that remark. They finished their food about 10 minutes later, Sakura K. getting her last bite in. Just as she started to swallow, an explosion rang out from the other side of the mall, almost making her choke on it.
"What the hell was that?" Kaoru asked while rising out of her seat. A lot of people were running away from the spot and instantly all four fighters felt it.
"Satsu no Hadou. . ." Kaoru mumbled.
"Not just any Satsu no Hadou. . ." Darrell added, his orange aura surrounding his body. "It's mine. . . He must be trying to draw me out. . . Well, then. . . he got my attention now! Let's go!"
End of Chapter 4
Next Chapter: Light vs. Dark