King of Fighters:In the pits Ch.14:Kyo VS Kato!

Kyo Kusanagi was the third and final finalists to go up against the same number of Pit Fighter there was in the finals.

He entered a room that was also a fighting ring,but a far different one than before.

The latest pit fighting room was large and wide as the others,but the walls were made of glass and the ring's floor was a round and polished stone colored in red and yellow.

Kyo whistled.

"Nice."he said.

There were also many people watching in the bleechers above as they saw him.

"HEY!"said one of the patrons. "IT'S KYO KUSNAGI FROM THE LAST TWO KOF CONTESTS!"

"YEAH,HE KICKS ASS HARDER THAN ANYONE!"

"KYO,KYO,KYO!"

Kyo waved a hand to the cheering masses.

"It's good to be popular...I guess."he said.

"Well---enjoy it while it lasts."said a voice ahead of him.

"Wha..?"said Kyo.

Emerging from the shadows around a corner was a martail artist like himself.

He was the same height as Kyo and was well muscled.

His togs were a pair of yellow pants,black belt,black boots and a pair of black wristbands as well.

His hair was a sandy brown and had a scar on his left cheek.

"I am Kato."he said "3rd Degree blackbelt of the Pit Fighters!"

"You don't say.."said Kyo.

"And I know who you are,but am not impressed."said Kato. "Your feeble Kof''s were child's play to the real battle of pit fighting."

"So you say."said Kyo. "But--are we gonna talk or are we gonna get this show on the road?"

"No sooner said than done."said Kato.

The two warriors stood across from each other in the middle of the ring,bowed and the fight began.

Kyo thrusted forward and did his flying fireball at Kato.

Kato then jumped over it and landed directly in front of him.
Before Kyo could make a move,Kato did a backhand on his face and then slammed him in the chest with a combo punch,knocking him backwards.

"Nnnghh--not bad---for an old timer."he said and then got into defense.

Kato jumped forward at Kyo and tried for another attack,but Kyo turned the tide as he did a thrust kick and hit Kato in the solar plexus.

The karate fighter tettered backwards from the blow,and then Kyo thrust forward again and hit Kato with a pair of flaming punches.

Kato fell to the floor and then rolled back up to his feet again.

"Pretty good so far."he said. "But we'll see how much you got."

Kato then did a flying jump kick,but Kyo managed to block it off.

But the impact was so hard,it senf Kyo skidding on the soles of his white shoes.

"Not bad--"he said. "But I got more!"

The flame weilder than jumped into the air and landed an overhead kick onto Kato's back,knocking him down.

Kato then flipped back to his feet and then did a Flip Kick to Kyo's chin,knocking him away.

Once he was stunned,Kato rushed at him,then slammed another combo punch into his chest,and then slammed a roundhouse into his face,knocking him to the floor in turn.

"HAHA!"said Kato. "I WIN!"

"Not on your life!"said Kyo as he jumped back to his feet,then rushed at the karate.

He then slammed an elbow into his chest,and grabbed him in a chokehold that set him on fire and threw him to the ground.

"WOW--AMAZING!"said a guy in the stands.

Kato groaned and got back up again.

"How--did you?"he said.

"If you were of a certain clan,you'd understand."said Kyo. "But you don't--and you're done!"

Kyo charged up his maxximum fire toast,thrusted forward and blasted Kato with it.

"FWOOOOSH!"

The impact sent Kato to the floor and burned it him pretty bad.

He was the last to be down for the count.

"Yeah,now I won!"said Kyo as he raised his fist in the air.

The crowds applauded him.

Later on,as the three Pit Fighters were brought backstage to be treated,Terry and the others were appraoched by Mr.Vinnie once again.

"Man,those Pit Fighters were good,but pretty mediocore against us."said Ryo.

"You said it."said Terry. "Were they semi-retired or something?"

"You could say that."said Vinnie. "They never went up against KOF veterans like yourselves,so I guess the lesson was learned then. But rest assured,they were just a warm-up."

"Warm-up..for what?"said Kyo.

Suddenly,a loud voice was heard.

"WARM-UP FOR ME!"said a loud german accented voice.

Emerging from a nearby door was a large and muscular man with long purple hair.

He wore a set of red and gold armor with a red flowing cape and was over seven feet tall with a mosutache and a scar on his forehead and he was clutching a glass of red wine.

"I don't believe this!"said Terry. "WOLFGANG KRAUSER!"

"Yes,it is once again,Terry Bogard."said Krauser. "I have come back with a new kind of fight competiton unlike the recent KOF we tussled in.

Now,at last I have three of the world's greatest fighters at my feet. Now--the real competition can truly begin!"

NEXT IN CH.15:IT'S TERRY,KYO AND RYO VS THE EARL OF STROHEIM IN AN ALL OUT THREE TO ONE BATTLE ALA KOF. WHO WILL WIN? FIND OUT NEXT CHAPTER!