Light and Dark--Yun and Yang--Ch.3

Without words or warning, Yang suddenly lunged at Yun, planning to unleash a rapidfire of punches. Quickly, the younger of the two brothers jumped, avoiding the attack. For no known reason, Yun cried, "Rising Dragon of Light!" A blindingly bright, white light dragon emerged from above and collided with Yang. Ken, Ryu, Alex, and Remy all gasped and shielded their eyes from the overwhelming brightness.

When the light had dissipated, and when everyone had uncovered their eyes, they all gasped. Yang had been fried and way laying on the floor, unconscious and burnt. Yun just stood there, looking as equally surprised as his friends. "Wh-wha the hell did I just do!" Yun screamed and sank to his knees beside Yang.

"How can he not remember THAT!" asked Remy as he straightened out his wind-tangled hair. "The awakening is not entirely complete yet, so neither Yang or Yun will remember anything that they do that's unordinary, until the awakening is completed," Gen explained. Alex frowned. He didn't like the feeling of this at all.

"Yang, can you hear me!" Yun desperately tried to wake his brother, but it wasn't working. "I think I killed him." "No, you didn't. Not only is he still breathing, but Darkness will never die," said Gen.

When Yang groaned and tried to sit up, Yun cried, "Oh my God, you're alive! I'm sooooo sorry! I don't know what came over me! I really don't!" "They both will be switching constantly from human to dragon and back," Gen continued.

"Yun, I don't know if I can go on with life, knowing that all my "memories" are just fabricated lies," Yang whispered and pulled his younger brother close, holding him tightly. Yun shivered and allowed his tears to flow freely. They trickled down his cheeks, and onto Yang's exposed chest. "You both have no choice but to go on with your lives. Like I said before, both Light and Dark will never die. You two will go on for the rest of eternity as enemies, once the transformation is complete," Gen sighed. "I'm sorry that it had to end out like this for you two. There was no choice."

"There there, Yun. It'll be ok. There's no reason to cry," Yang shushed as he continued to hold Yun close. "No, it won't be ok this time. It's for real," Yun replied as he continued to cry and cry.

Ken couldn't take this anymore. He felt very sorry for the twins, but knew that there was nothing that he, or anyone else in the entire world, could do to help. He, like his friends right now, felt helpless, frustrated and sad. Ken looked away in shame and sorrow. Ryu did the same. Remy sighed heavily and secretly wished that he too could do something to help the two dragons to ease their pain and sadness. But, there was nothing that could be done now or ever. Alex's frown deepened. This was all so wrong. And he wanted to make it right, even though he knew that he couldn't.

"What'll happen to them now?" asked Ryu. "They will continue with the transformation for several more years. Once that's done, they shall be total enemies once again," Gen said. "They still have a few years left as humans and as brothers." Remy reached for a tissue in his pocket. He pulled it out and wiped his eyes and blew his nose with it. "This is so sad that I can barely take it!" he sobbed. Ryu was trying hard not to go sobbing crazy like his friends were, but he couldn't help it. Eventually, he allowed himself to give in and cry. Even Alex, the true tough guy, was plain out bawling.

"Yun, let's make the most of those few years that we have left as brother and as humans, ok?" Yang suggested as he got to his feet shakily. Yun nodded and helped his brother stand. "Look at them. They love each other so much, despite the fact that they were once complete enemies. Even though they both know that, and their eventual, unavoidable fate, they still love each other," thought Alex.

(A/N: Oh God, I'm sobbing over my own story for crying out loud! This is just so dang sad…I can barely see what I'm typing!)

"I love you so much that I can't even measure it," Yang whispered and again held Yun close. "So do I," the younger one agreed. Without any more words, they kissed on the lips. It was a truly beautiful sight, that of which caused the others to sob even more and even harder. "Simply unbelievable. What more can I say?" thought Remy as he found himself swimming in a pool of his own tears. "Amazing. I can't describe it any other way," Ken thought as his shirt sleeve became soaked. "Wow. No more to say," thought Ryu as his Kleenex tissue was dripping with tears. "Oh man, talk about true love!" exclaimed Alex as he wiped his eyes with his bandana.

Yun and Yang broke the kiss for air. Both of them looked over at Ken, Alex, Remy, and Ryu. "The tragic tale of the Twin Dragons of Light and Dark once again picks up where it left off," sighed Gen. "On another thing, I'm leaving you and Yang on your own now, Yun." The two turned to stare at their "grandfather" in shock. "Good bye," were his final words before he died right then and there, in front of everyone.

"We'd better get going, Yun," Yang said. "Yes, but where will we go?" "Back to wherever we came from," was Yang's reply. "Wait! Where're you going? Can we come with?" asked Remy. "No. Sorry, mortals. Where Yun and I are going is the other world, where the gods reside. We're going home, to where we really belong." With that, the twins disappeared.

"…Bye?" Ken said when they were gone. Ryu sighed heavily and hung his head, eyes closed, as he said a short prayer for the brothers. Alex just stood there, not sure what to do next. Remy just sat, staring at where Yun and Yang had disappeared. The lives of theses four street-fighters would never be the same. Their lives were changed forever.

END

So, as the years passed, Yun and Yang both finally finished their transformations, and were once again enemies. Their human forms were nowhere to be found, as was Gen's body.

Remy returned to France and got married, thus giving up his former street-fighting career. Ken moved in and lived with Ryu. They continued to live as street-fighters. Alex's whereabouts aren't exactly known from then on.