Kuma Kigahen

Years ago…

Kuma's father, Kuma the first, was training alone in the woods behind the Mishima manor, where Heihachi lived with his sons, Kazuya and Lee. Kuma was a master of his own art, Advanced bear fighting. He trained silently, striking at trees with his immense paws, clawing with unmatched expertise. A smaller male bear, named Oso, often watched from the safety of the caves, farther into the forest.

Oso one day gained enough confidence to walk up the dangerous martial arts master bear. "Sir?"

Kuma did not hear him. Oso, feeling even more feeble than he already did, attempted to speak up. "Excuse me? Mister Kuma?"

Kuma continued training, oblivious of the small cub that had lost confidence and ran home.

Kuma Kigahen Chapter 2

Kuma Shinken

Kuma the second watched as Heihachi brought his arms together and swung them apart. "Now you try."

Kuma stooped down and extended his claws and arms wide, swinging them in, into an embrace, and then swooping back out.

Heihachi applauded. "Okay. Take a fifteen minute break and then meet your fitness trainer in the exercise room." Heihachi walked out onto the patio, overlooking the river and forest below. Kuma already knew where he would spend his fifteen minute break. He sat down on his couch layed back, grabbing the remote and TV Guide. Kuma Shinken, the fighting style he was learning, was taking the energy out of him. Kuma collapsed sideways on the couch as an 'I Love Lucy' rerun illuminated the television.

The fitness instructor, a muscular Chinese man, led Kuma to the scale. "Two hundred and ten kilograms… hmm. Not very bear-like… You are weak. Bring back ten fresh fish from the river and then we will talk. If you are lucky, you will become fit in five years."

Later...

Kuma waded in the river, watching silently as a massive school of fish near his legs. He dives his paws into the water. And all the fish disappear. Kuma cursed.

Kuma came back to the river with a fishing line. He took thirty minutes to assemble the fishing pole, and spent three hours trying to catch a fish.

Kuma cursed.

Kuma ranted. He beat up the closest tree to him until branches and vines fell out of it. The intelligent bear picked up the vines, smiling as close to a human smile as nature would allow. Kuma the Second had a plan.

Kuma returned to the Mishima Manor late at night, carrying a bag of interwoven vines and seaweed. He covered himself in dirt by the side of the road. He came into the manor silently and stepped in the shower, coming out without drying himself. Within the bag was a load of salmon, caught in the net when Kuma threw it across the river, catching the fish swimming downstream. Kuma dropped the bag and grabbed twenty fish within his mouth and fifteen in his right hand and fifteen in his left. The rest of the fish he stuffed under his armpits and wobbled over to the exercise room, where the fitness instructor would be waiting. Kuma slouched, looking tired as he opened the door.

The fitness instructor gasped. A muddy Kuma had returned, wet and dirty, with more than fifty fish he had caught with his bare hands! "I will never underestimate you again!" the fitness instructor said as Kuma searched for the television remote.

Heihachi watched all of Kuma's actions from afar.

A/N Yes, Oso's story is relevant. Flashbacks in later chapters will clarify a bigger connection... so no complaining!


My response to the Reviews:

Yeah, Deranged Lunatic,I plan for lots of future action... for instance, I stay true to the Tekken Timeline in introducing Jin Kazama, who stays with them for four years. And later Panda will be introduced... poor Kuma. His TV time is cutting shorter.

Thanks about the info on the Ainu, FlamingFenix. (Check the reviews page to read up on it or look it up, readers). And yeah, Panda is on her way in 2 chapters from now.

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