Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon", "Street Fighter" and other genres belongs to their respective owners.
Note: This is a semi-fusion, crossover story.
Special note: This story begins during the "Doom Tree" saga. Where it goes from there, is up to YOU.
"Rebirth"
Once upon a time, there were two brothers. The elder brother was named "Goken", while the younger brother was named "Goki". No one knew who their father was, but everyone knew that the brothers were twin children of a Japanese royal princess. However, it is rumored that their father was a Dragon, who had assumed human form to court the princess one evening during a full moon. Having been found with child, the princess was put away, so that her shame would not hurt her family's standing within the island nation.
When the twins were born, they were born in the year of the dragon, in the month of the dragon and on the hour of the dragon. Thus, those who were in the know knew that the boys were special. On the behest of a respected Shinto priest, the boys' grandfather had the boys brought to him. The grandfather asked the boys what they wanted to do with their lives. Almost in unison, the boys wanted to become warriors in their own right. So their grandfather chose a Shotokan master named "Gotetsu" to teach them the Art, enhancing their natural abilities to even greater heights.
As the years go by Goken and Goki became legendary fighters in their own right. Many men tried to take on the twins, and failed in the attempt. Dragons, demons and warlords fell at their hands, as they should. Even the gods themselves took pause, as the likes of Susano and Raiden, a pair of warrior gods were stalemated. Soon, none could match the brothers' might. Thus, their legendary status as warriors in their own right was assured.
And here lied the problem.
The brothers wanted to prove which one was the better Master. And so in the light of the full Moon, the brothers fought each other. The battle was fierce and quick, as it was deadly. Their pride was their undoing, since neither one could accept each other as "equal". And just as quickly as it began, it was over. Goki lied at the feet of his brother Goken, dead. Distraught, Goken vowed to use his prowess for the betterment of humankind, and thus became a monk. Goki's spirit, on the other hand, refused to accept defeat, and, after spending time in the underworld, would one day return as "the Akuma". Thus, a renewed cycle of violence would be begin again between the brothers.
However, something changed.
Years later, when Goken fell at the hands of a mercenary named "Balrog", of the group "ShadowLaw", the Akuma took it upon himself to test Goken's latest students. There was Ryuu, the master of the chi, and Ken Masters, the American. Then there was the latest generation of Shotokan fighters. There was Dan, a son of one of Goken's students from years ago; there was Sakura, a fan of Ryu who seeks training from the legendary "Street Fighter"; and then there's Sean, a Brazilian protégé of Ken. Akuma sought each and everyone of Goken's line, and fought them all. Only Ryuu and Sakura were able to master Akuma's dark arts, in Shotokan karate, in order to defeat him.
Since then, Akuma has been silent, waiting and watching for the time when he once again tests Goken's progeny. In the mean time, the dark master has continued to match his strength against strong opponents. Some were martial artists, while other were "superhuman". Only a few have ever defeated Akuma, like the one known as "Wolverine". Wolverine's "Berserker Barrage" and "Weapon X" technique has cost potential victories, but that is the way of the warrior.
And yet he continues, to this day, to find battles to test his "Raging Demon"…
For weeks, Akuma has sensed a powerful source in the Artic region. Out of curiosity, the dark Shotokan master teleported to a place known as "D Point", where he observed a pitched battle. Apparently, the rumors were true: a young maiden and her four friends were fighting an extra-dimensional threat known as "the Negaverse". The fact that these girls were able to destroy that realm's living embodiment piqued Akuma's interests. Once the threat was over, the girls' leader lied dying in the snow and ice. As her body began to slowly fade, Akuma quickly seized upon the moment. He touched the girl's forehead, and began to infuse energy into her corpse. This negated the intended effects of the girl's "trinket", as it disappeared off into thin air. Satisfied, Akuma picked the girl up, and slowly faded from view. As Akuma did so, his words could be heard:
"Welcome to your new life…my apprentice…"
One year later…
In a secluded, and abandoned training hall, two people were facing each other, in a lotus postion. One was a man, while the other was a teenaged girl. Both were dressed in black gi, though the girl's was whole and complete. Finally, the man rose.
"You have done well, my apprentice," Akuma said, as he straightened himself out. "I taught you all that I can at this juncture. The rest is up to you."
The girl opened her eyes, which flickered red.
"Thank you, Sensei," the girl replied. "I hope that I am worthy of your teachings."
Akuma nodded, as he began to teleport.
"When the time has come, you will prove your strength to me. Only then, will you have proven yourself worthy of being a master."
And with that, Akuma disappeared.
"See you soon…"
Usagi Tsukino nodded, as she got up. Her tanned skin glistened with sweat, as she went to prepare herself for the trip home. No doubt her parents will want her to see be more presentable when they see her again.
How foolish she was for being so weak and indecisive. The Negaverse could have been defeated a long time ago, if she was strong back then.
Usagi sighed. As long as she was on the dark path, the Silver Millennium crystal would be denied to her. However, she'll show her Mother, Queen Serenity, that she doesn't need such a trinket to defeat her enemies!
Tbc?Author's note: Usagi is a dark Shotokan master, but her moral barometer is her own. How she gets to be "Sailor Moon" will be determined by what direction she is will to pursue, especially in light of the newest threat represented by the Doom Tree. C&C are welcomed.