Disclaimer: I don't own Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. Those two are most treasured franchise done by Itagaki himself and all Team Ninja staff. This is my first DOA fanfic and I don't know when I'll be updating it. If you don't like the pairing I put, then there are many other fics that satisfy your entertainment. I'm writing this fic with fun and not professionalism. I don't mind reviews...
Chapter 1
Kureha Grave…3 years ago
"I'm sorry I could have been there for you. Kureha, the Dark Dragon Blade is destroyed and Doku, the Vigoor Emperor with Murai betraying and joined with them were obliterated." The lone ninja wearing a black leather suit uncommon to most ninja wore suits. The ninja take out a shining jewelry and place it back in the beads where the ninja first took it out previously.
The lone ninja is none other than Ryu Hayabusa. Once the heirloom to the ancient Hayabusa dragon lineage that had a historic curse that spawned their existence. In ancient times the Hayabusa clan were ascended by ancient dragons who protected them from one dragon that turns it's side of the light into the darkness pits of destruction and evil intent. That dragon is the Dark Dragon who creates spawns of his own kind, the fiends. The fiends and the dragon lineage fought the battle between good and evil long until that time, the Dark Dragon had been sealed by the sacrificed powers of the ancient dragons. But, not before they conclude their task. Forging the fangs of ancient dragons create the Dragon Sword; A sword that wields unimaginable power of lightness. The leader of the dragon lineage holds this sword in order to protect its people for the evil that worsen mankind. After that, there is also another sword, the Dark Dragon Blade in other words, "The Dark Sword of Chaos" forged by the evil Dark Dragon.
"Kureha, when I first met you, it was like we were destined to be together forever. However, that did not go as our destinies are met with confusion and regrets," Ryu said.
"Let the heavens claim your spirit and rest in peace with the spirits of our families…farewell my only true love," Ryu's work is done. However, his revenge remains unclear, clouded with questions of many events that fold. Is the Dragon Ninja's revenge now changed his life with regrets?
The words of wise men have always stated, "Revenge is a dangerous motivation." Why did Murai betray him? Why did Kureha had to died? Why did the Hayabusa clan's fate lies with "The Dark Sword of chaos"? What is Ryu fighting for? What does the Vigoor Emperor want with his clan?
Everything is gone. His life, his family, his lover, and everything are gone. Only thing left is the shadows of darkness making a mockery out of his personal vendetta.
A year later after that…
"So this is the site where the final battle had taken place?" mysterious figure spoke.
"Yes sire. Along with the crumbled Imperial Palace. The entire place was a rumble fest. Literately a city in ruins." The man walks towards to the mysterious figure.
"Mr. Douglas, shall we go inside the core as you ordered us?" the man asked.
"Certainly, have Donovan go there too. I want a full report on any remains in this fascinating place." Fame Douglas walk to the other side of where Ryu and Murai fought. "So the legend is true after all…"
Beneath what was once the core of the Imperial Palace…
"Donovan, look what I found? Those shards are surfacing this ground," the first man said.
"We also found the body of a dead man, he seem covered by ashes of the extinguish lava pit," the second man said.
"Good work, have those two brought to Mr. Douglas," Donovan ordered.
"Yes sire," both replied.
Donovan takes one more look at Murai's body before it gets send to his supervisor. Could this power possibly hold?
Twenty-four hours after the operation in DOATEC headquarters…
"Has the sword re forged?" Fame Douglas asked.
"It'll be done in a few weeks, sire. We are currently extracting data from our sources. The sword's power is flawless, but who ever broken the sword may have a power that rivals this one," Scientist confirmed.
"That could be Ryu Hayabusa, Last of the Dragon Lineage. I wish to meet this man and the arrangements are set in the upcoming Dead or Alive tournament," Fame Douglas said. "Oh, I better get going now. Don't want to miss my only daughter, Helena, her performance."
Donovan shows up walking towards him, unlike before, he hides a gruesome grin at Fame.
"Sorry to intrude you, Boss. I'm here to keep a close eye on the Dark Dragon Blade's reforge," Donovan said.
"Ah, I've been expecting you to do that. In case I'm going to see my daughter's opera. If there are any updates just contact me by my cell phone," Fame requested.
Fame leaves the hall then Donovan walks into the room where the evil sword being re forge. He grinned while looking at the blade's qualities. Thanks to the technology of DOATEC, how they possibly do that is how much money spend to create machines that can redone the damage of any ancient hardware such as a blade that is only forge by the fangs of the Dark Dragon. The technology can research the genes of the Dark Dragon's fangs and learn a way to remake the Blade without trouble of 'finding' fangs. All the indigents are in the minds of DOATEC headquarters. Fame Douglas did all this, but Donovan sacrificed all the hard work to make his Boss as the most powerful man today. Now he want to challenge his own master by taking one thing that will start his conquest for power.
"Fame Douglas, enjoy your precious daughter's performance that it'll your last!" Donovan grin turned ambitious and laughs while the dark blade's power regenerate.
3 years from now, Ryu's life continues to cloud him with sadness, loneliness, and confusion. He left the old life to become a owner of an Antique Shop not really much for him, but he enjoy telling his customers of old rare items from ancients and hears Zack's jokes. The one time that happened in the shop, he was on the back with tears in his eyes. He felt guilt to abandon the priceless of the past that made him. Selling to people who could hardly understand his burden closely.
There's a strange aura that got his attention. He head right back inside the shop and see one person he knew for a long time, Hayate. What does Hayate want?
"Hayate, what brings you here? You're not here to ask me for sparring again. Don't even mention about Kasumi and Ayane joining," Ryu is puzzled by Hayate's visit.
"Hm. No, but I'm here to tell you something about last year's DOA tournament. It's about Genra," Hayate said.
"Hajin-mon Genra, what about him? If you are so certain of his demise, then I give my sympathy to your clan and Ayane," Ryu said.
Hayate been comforting Ayane on it for days, but now its not the time to think about that. "Actually, it's about what made him go mad. Do you even know how he became evil? You are hiding something from me, Ryu," Hayate takes a couple of steps to his long time rival.
"…….." Is all Ryu can reply.
"Ryu, we've been friends ever since childhood until now. I never have seen you become so despicably cold. You have us all worried about you. Just tell us what you know so I can leave you alone in peace!" Hayate shouted.
"Be cursed…" Ryu said nonsensical.
"What did you say! You've just took my chance of fighting him and now you're saying what I can translate "It's done, no objections" That's what "be cursed" means! I'm not letting this damn thing go until I have the right to hear your point of view!" Hayate said.
"Do you want to know? Do you really want to know what happened to Genra? You really want to know what also happened to my clan?" Ryu questioned. "Hayate, the shop is closed and you should be going back to your happy go lucky Mugen Tenshin hippies who have no real importance to their life except the worthless Torn Sky Blast they kept secretly. It's by no means, a sacred dull move." Ryu mocked.
"Why are you being like this? All I want for me is to clear the troubles of two places from breaking each other apart. Ayane wants to know, Kasumi too." Hayate begged.
"That's your problem, loverboy. It is none of my concern. Oh and you can ask Ayane what happened. She knew before she even have the chance to walk up and tell." Ryu said.
Kasumi finally shows up in the shop to hear the uproar.
"Oh great, the blossom princess arrive unwelcomed and unpleasantly in closing times of my property." Ryu now feels annoyed by this commotion between old friends. "Still running away from those shrunken's , chakrams, darts, bullets, you name it my lady?"
"Thanks to the flattery lecture, but I'm with Hayate on this new attitude of yours." Kasumi said.
"How is Shiden sama?" Ryu asked.
"Father been busy leaving us our final duties before we take over the clan. You should join us, Ryu and leave aside this terrible burden you kept that's destroying yourself," Kasumi said.
"I have no more ties with your family and I have nothing with you both. Please leave me alone…It's all over with," Ryu said.
"Be it that way then. We're not going to bother in need of your aide, but thank you for always watching over my sister. Come on, Kasumi," Hayate turns away from his old friend as he head for the door.
Kasumi looks into the eyes of Ryu. Ever since she saw him, he's been a cheerful person. Tender heart and fill with kindness. Beyond that part of him, she now sees the darker more cold and sad part of him. He lost much and she has most. Ryu's wise words can be a bother to her, but she knew he is always right on his advice of survival.
After they left, Ryu punched the wall causing a hole in it. He could careless about the damage to pay. He's finished with this place. It's time to leave Japan and get those memories away from him. Looking into his room upstairs from the shop, he saw his sword. The thing that protect himself for years, he didn't know the true power of the sword lies with the dragon eye jewel that Kureha kept in protection until he went to her grave and untap the power of the sword as the dragon eye and the sword transform into the ultimate weapon of lightness. All evils shall perish on the blade of this sword of justice, for Kureha.
A week later…
The time has come to leave Japan. Some said that it's the safest country in the first world. To Ryu's, it's the country with the worst record of violence histories. No one outside of Japan learnt when their violence history was just steps of world conquest, warlords, brigands, and many demonic mythologies. It's a country of delusional. Other countries are honest to tell their own violence history, but japan…it has a lot more and almost the entire Asian Pacific hates them. Will it ever end?
He remembers fighting Jann Lee and how much Jann Lee hates Ryu's guts. If he moved to Hong Kong, there will never be a comfortable place for him to leave the painful memories of his own history. He doesn't want to move in the Mainland China and learn from Master Gen Fu, because all Gen Fu can see Ryu is a clouded mind with disturbance. Not something he can understand, he do told Ryu there was another person who shares that same cause as him. Could there possibly be someone who felt the same way as him? He wishes to meet this person someday, somewhere around this world. Only place he'll move his Antique Shop is in Europe. The spirits will protect the Hayabusa Village on his departure.
France
A month had passed since he moved to Paris. Hell it's like an eternity to him. He can hear the Parisian vocal through the door on the streets of the city. It's just like Tokyo fill with many stores, artistic events, old castles, the tower, and such. When he arrived here, he learns many old things in this country quite as much as his own shop of old Japanese things he acquired. To be honest, he prefers being multi-cultural.
After hours cashing with different customers, there this unfamiliar customer who enters the shop that caught Ryu's sense. He can tell this person reminds him of when he met before. This person is a woman, blonde and wore high classed dress. Has she come to request a financial business with his shop?
"Are you by any chance, Monseur Ryu Hayabusa?" She asked.
Ryu looks directly at her. Some what distracted by her beautiful qualities, oh well, in Europe, he has so much to learn about Caucasian women. Rachel was a first. "Yes I am. Do you have business with me?"
"Certainly and it's about last years DOA tournament," the woman said.
"Do I know you from the tournament?" Ryu questioned.
"I know a lot about you. Of course, we never fought each other, but all of my father's belongings have everything about your clan's history, life, the ancient dentities, and Vigoor Empire. Even the Dark Dragon Blade that spawned your clan's demise," the lady said.
When the name of the dark sword is mention, Ryu's eyes changed that into a dark suspicious look. How did this woman come to know all that horrifying facts about his lineage? Well that doesn't matter to him anymore, he finally knows who this woman is.
"You must be Fame Douglas daughter. At first, I didn't know he had a daughter, but during the tournament there were rumors about a daughter of Fame Douglas participating the tournament. So that person must be you, Helena Douglas," said Ryu.
"Hmhm you are greatly informed. I envy that, but now it's not the time to celebrate ourselves as "The worlds best fighters" in the DOA tournament. There is something my father been doing before he died." Helena walks around Ryu's shop touring herself all the valuable items.
"I only know he's been up to some lowly plans of taking over the world," with that Ryu crosses his arms standing like a traditional ninja stand. Helena stops right next to where Ryu is standing.
"Do you think all rich Europeans are like hunger wolves searching for more priceless things, more lands, and stuff that terribly severed the European Imperialism of the old world?" Helena's toned now turned icy cold staring at the thunder eyes of Hayabusa.
"What do you want with me woman?" Ryu asked, hoping she's not going to pull another Hayate on him.
"The Dark Dragon Blade. Before my father died, he was interest in the legend of that miserable dark sword. I don't know what he wants with the sword, but his scientists are reforging the blade…" Helena look down at the floor sadden that this is the reason why her mother and her father both loss their lives all because some dark blade is cursing her family's ambitions. She wants no part of this mess nor her mother. But, she's a Douglas, there's nowhere else to escape from being used by dogs that mysteriously assassinate her family. "After my father died, the solution gets worst. Donovan continues to re construct the power of that evil blade."
"And he was the one who turned Genra evil by the power of the Dark Dragon Blade," Ryu finish it for her.
"Huh, is that why he lure me to go in that tournament the first place? Keeping an eye on anyone who knows that person? That bastard tried to pit me into this!" Helena shouted.
"What else you know? Why did your father want to re forge the Dark Dragon Blade?" Ryu asked.
"I don't know. Please don't confuse my father like he is truly evil. Maybe he wants the sword added to his collection and maybe he arrange this to meet you if you win the first DOA tournament," Helena turns back to continue looking around Ryu's shop, not like she wanted to buy something. Sure, she's a rich lady, but her motive is different.
Ryu didn't make it to the finals of the first DOA tournament. From there, he continues thinking about his more personal rival Bayman who is also after the same objective as him. They both fought like warriors. Bayman never underismate the arts Ryu wield and pays more attention to keeping the fight a lot longer. Stamina is not the best option for a Ninja. It's the first time in a long time he found an opponent worth his efforts. Hayate had always been closes to Ryu's level, but Bayman graduately succeed. Zack and Jann are good, but Bayman is a true accomplishment. He knew Kasumi would win because of what Raidou did to Hayate.
Now he's only lead to Fame Douglas lies with his only daughter, Helena. Could he be this lucky find out more about DOATEC?
"Just one curious question. Why are you telling me this?" Ryu hides a grin while asking.
"Because you are my only lead to who killed my mother. I tried looking for all the answers and I got nothing but blaming it on two ninjas Ayane and one who is also a victim of Project Epilson, Hayate. Then the person I thought who was my friend betrayed me too, Christie. I don't know why, but everything now turns to that bastard Donovan," this brings back the memories how Murai lied to him. His words, "the sword is not of my concern" continue to hunt Ryu's destiny forever. Now DOATEC has the sword and Donovan is bring back the painful curses at the entire planet. If the Dark Dragon revives, the Vigoor Emperor, the fiends, and evil deities will too.
"I can understand about Hayate and Ayane, but why did your friend betray you. Is she also part of this scheme to re forging the sword?" Ryu asked.
"I don't know. She said to be an assassin just like the other two ninjas are, even you." She turned back at Ryu knowing he too is a ninja.
"You've been poorly informed. Sure, there are a lot of ninja bastards and kuniochi bitches roaming around sent to kill people, but that's because they're taking orders by the head of their clan. It's a tradition for stealth espionage. However, I've taken the way of the ninja in a different path. I don't settle that stereotype direction and all ninja combat forms can be train by peace, survival, physical and mentality, and secure nature life. I…damn it what did I do to learn ninjitsu? To cost the life of someone I swore to protect?" With this Ryu is at a lost of words. Kureha, she could have been the reason why he learn the martial arts. The direction to taking his style for revenge changed that image. Did he do the right thing, did Kureha really wanted him to avenge her death or protect the people who will never end up as victims of that damned sword?
"If that's so, I won't stop you from trying to kill Donovan," Helena said.
Ryu looked at her again, she's really attracting. Not a single lecture can bore this woman. She is definitely interest in him.
"I want DOATEC and the Dark Dragon Blade to be demolish once and for all." Ryu's eyes show thunderous determination. He is back in action.
But, somewhere outside of the shop, the figure is watching the scene carefully with a scope. The man takes out his communicator and confirms his master the news.
"Mr. Donovan, we found him."
