Curse of the Jin
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. All characters that come from Fatal Fury, etc. come from SNK.
Author's Note: Important. This fanfiction assumes that Real Bout Fatal Fury (and all events associated, including stuff that happened in RBFFS and RBFFS to an extent) happened in 1996. Also, a lot of things are going to be taken from the movies and other non-canon sources. Many liberties with the stories will be taken. This will become more apparent as time goes on. The fanfiction also assumes that Garou: Mark of the Wolves happens in 2006.
Author's Note II: Note the Gundam SEED-Destiny reference.
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Chapter 7: Yamazaki
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"…" His hand was gripped on the wing that his brother hadn't attached.
The unfinished plane was in front of him, lying unbalanced, on its side on the floor.
He held the wing tight enough, but not to the point where he would break it.
Everything was dark…
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"Hoy, Alex! Alex Dino! WAKE UP, SLACKER!" Cheng Sinzan said, using a mop to prod a young, brown and short-haired man wearing a white t-shirt with what appeared to be a butterfly design on the back, and blue slacks.
"Hmm…? Ah…? Oh! I'm awake, Cheng!" The man said. This brown-haired man, referred to as Alex by Cheng, rose from his seat.
Cheng Sinzan, the fabulous (and possibly corrupt) Hong Kong mogul of exorbitant wealth had made an even bigger fortune setting up a chain of hotels around the world. His largest and most successful setup wasn't even in Hong Kong… Surprisingly, it was in what many considered to be one of the most dangerous places in the world, Second Southtown. So successful was it that Cheng established his HQ here. However, it was a surprisingly safe place once you got to know it- it was safe for the rich, anyway.
It was the year 2008, and in two years time a man had gained power in Southtown. It's said that many of Geese Howard's subordinates served under him, and he was a competent and able administrator, to be sure- this person's name was Kain R. Heinlein. He was in an already influential family, but Kain himself had made a meteoric rise to the top. They say that even Geese's own son, Rock Howard (related to Kain by his mother's side) was aligned with Kain, among others.
Cheng had managed to successfully pander to Kain, and thus Kain's extortion groups never bothered his hotel.
"Hehe, not only am I one of the richest men in the world, I'm also one of the best ass-kissers… Looking out for number one!" Cheng said, always relating this account to anyone he could. Sometimes repeatedly- especially to his newest hireling, Alex.
"Kain's an idealistic man," Alex said, "And he doesn't think very highly of the wealthy. He considers them extremely weak actually. Cheng, you should really watch out for him."
"Bah!" Cheng said, blowing this off. "I'm untouchable!"
"Whatever you say," Alex shrugged, taking the mop and cleaning up the lobby of the hotel.
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Alex stepped out of the hotel, his vision meeting with the orange sunset light…
"Psst…"
"What?"
"It's him!"
"Giggle!"
And sighed exasperatedly, when several girls came out of the shadows and sighed- not tiredly, though, but out of admiration. To the average local Southtown woman, Alex was the most handsome Chinese man they had ever laid their eyes on. Sure, there were other popular men to oogle at- namely, Terry Bogard, the classic blonde good guy, and his brother too. There were also the Kim twins, who had made their residence in Southtown in recent years, both of whom had a habit of playing bad-cop/good-cop with the criminals of the city. Then there was Kevin Rian, who up until Kain's arrival was a real cop until he had decided to use a slightly more vigilante approach. Then, for the women that admired evil men, Kain was a looker himself. All of them had an appeal… However, Alex Dino, by himself unknown to all public and powerful elements of Southtown, exuded such an air of amiability and helpfulness (and even acted as such), not to mention many of the females in Southtown found it cute that he'd sign some random anime theme out of nowhere… And very well, too, he had a soft voice that could woo any girl.
Alex himself was tiring of all the attention he received every day, regardless of how flattering it was.
He decided to run for it, chuckling to himself.
"Oh, he's running!"
"Follow him!"
"He's getting away!"
Alex turned a corner…
"Where'd he go!?"
"I don't know!"
"Go that way!"
Alex laughed… He was standing on top of a building, right above them. He watched them scatter in all directions. When he was sure no one was looking, he went down the fire escape of the building. Eventually he leapt off of it, and found himself in a small square between three buildings, a street on the other side, and there were places in the square where purple lilacs had been planted. A sign had been hung up, naming this place "Marie Heinlein Square."
"Figures that Kain would name public property after his sister…" Alex muttered.
Alex overheard a conversation, interrupting his thoughts: "Yamazaki! I already told you, I won't be able to pay until next week."
There she was, a short, long-haired (down to the waistline) woman wearing a blue vest and white silk pants, and she was being threatened by someone Alex recognized immediately. That vest, those black pants, the casual look and smile of the hitman-for-hire, Ryuji Yamazaki. "Whatever, babe. Kain's rules- I don't care if you and Rock Howard are friends, or even bed-buddies! Hell, Futaba certainly isn't helping you. We're getting that money somehow... Or maybe you could pay in other methods."
"Get away from me." The woman replied angrily, stepping back.
"Heh, your funeral!"
"Ryuji…" Alex said, walking towards them.
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End of Chapter 7.
Author's Note: Chon- I mean, Alex vs. Yamazaki in the next chapter. Those of you who have read it and made it this far, please Review!
Fun Fact: Jin Chonshu's voice actor is Kappei Yamaguchi, who is also the voice actor of Kudou Shinichi in Detective Conan.
Author's Plug: An alternative place to read Curse of the Jin is at the Chonshu Yahoo! Group. Recently set up and run by me, of course.