It has been half a year since the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, and many believe Ohma Tokita [The Asura] to be dead. But fate had other plans. Hidden away in the Kure Village, recovering from a life-saving heart transplant. Performed by Hanafusa Hajime [The Dissector] himself, and now Ohma has a second chance at life. But this story isn't about him. Instead, let us focus on the strongest of the Kure Clan, Kure Raian [The Devil]. And what would typically be another job, will take an unexpected turn. With it taking him to an island city in Southern Thailand, and with enough crime and violence to rival The Inside. This city of corruption is Roanapur. But to the inhabitants living there, it's known as the city of the dead.
Prologue: The Devil Approaches
[A Cargo Ship by the Bay of Bengal]
Black sclera eyes slowly open up to see a clear blue sky. The scent of sea salt from the ocean is heavy as the sounds of seagulls can be heard overhead. "Hm, must be here already," thought the young man as he sat up from where he was laying down from. Rubbing his black sclera eyes and taking in his surroundings to still be on top of a shipping container on board a cargo ship he stowed away on. He looked around to see he was close to his destination and from a distance, he saw a large headless Buddha statue carved in a tall rock and beyond that further away is a city resting on an island.
"Heh, so this is where the bastard is hiding" he scoffed to himself "About time I got here too, was getting tired of hiding on this piece of shit like a fucken rat." He said as he stood up to get a better view of the cargo ship approaching the island. The man on board this cargo is none other than Kure Raian. A member of the infamous Kure Clan that has been around for 1,300 years. Looking back on the events that led up to this Raian started to wonder "why did the old man pick me for this shit?. Normally I could've been sent off to wipe out a crime syndicate, a terrorist cell, or even some elitist asshole with enough money to hire a private army. At least those got my blood pumping." Irritated that he could've been on a job that usually left a trail of bodies had. This is why it pissed Raian off that Erioh managed to trick him into taking this contract in the first place.
[48 hours ago: The Kure Village, 500 kilometers away from Tokyo, Japan]
Kure Erioh the Patriarch of the Kure Clan was given an unusual commission for a contract by an anonymous client, to a place he hasn't been to in years, Roanapur. An old Thai port in southern Thailand, where the deserters and the losers of the Vietnam War took refuge and were joined by the worst villains and criminals on the planet. Prostitutes, drug addicts, mercenaries, killers, and psychopaths of any nationalities compose the population of Roanapur.
Erioh's knowledge of this crime-infested cesspool is limited due to only having gone there during his time as The Fang. Any useful information is hard to come by without an inside source. But luckily for him, he has just the right man for the job. Having his great-grandson summoned to the main room of the Traditional Japanese house, Raian walked in and approached the head of the Clan "What do ya want grandfather?" Raian said annoyed at being called upon, Erioh didn't seem to care about his grandson's annoyance. "I got a job for you Raian, something to get you more active since The Tournament" Raian arched an eyebrow at this "well I'm not interested in whatever bullshit you got for me, get one of The Three Stooges to run your damn errands." Raian refers to Kure Hollis, Kure Reiichi, and Kure Horio. "They're each fulfilling their obligations at the moment. And I'm sure that this contract will not bore the likes of you if I was to send you, there is nobody more suited for this contract, or must I send someone else to take this contract." He said while stroking his chin in thought. "Perhaps this might be that too much for you to handle you spoiled brat."
Erioh said mockingly while giving Raian a challenging smirk. Raian returns the smirk with a murderous grin of his own. "Better watch it old man or I might just kill you right here and now," he said as he took a step closer to his elder. "You can try boy, but as I stated before, I'm not going to let some snot-nose brat kill me just yet. Besides, I think you'll find that this worthwhile if you were to listen for once, I can be sure of that."
Erioh calmly said as he stood up from where he was sitting and headed towards the door, Raian adamantly followed right behind him. "Ever since your fight against Tokita Ohma and Hayami Katsumasa's Guardians back on Ganryu Island you have not been active in these past six months." Erioh gave Raian a glance over his shoulder as they walk down the long halls of the Traditional Japanese house. "Yeah, so what, still haven't given me a damn good reason why I should take this job in the first place." Raian angrily said "Patience Raian, patience. First, you'll need to be informed on your target" Upon arriving at the back door of the house Erioh opened the door to reveal Kure Fusui.
Raian's younger sister and the liaison between the Kure Clan and the Kengan Association, she turned around to greet her grandfather "Hello grandfather, how are you doing?" she said while walking up to and embracing him in a hug. "Oh, I'm doing just fine don't worry about this old man, tell me how have you been my dear?" Erioh said being the doting grandfather he is known for amongst the Kure Clan. Fusui smiled and perked up "I'm doing great grandfather, and before you ask Karla is doing good as well both in school and at home, and Mr. Yamashita though still broken up about Ohma, he's done quite well from himself these past few months. Speaking of Ohma, how is he doing?" She asked curiously. "Oh don't you worry my dear Fusui, Tokita Ohma is doing just fine and with the help of our secret healing techniques, he will recover in no time."
"I'm glad to hear that," she said with a smile. "So what are you and big bro up to?" she asked just noticing that her older brother was standing there with his arms crossed. "Remember that special task I asked of you before you left?" He asked. Fusui perked up "That Roanapur job right?." Erioh nodded "Well from what I could gather I've confirmed the target has been spotted there but it seems like he's hired one of the local gangs as hired muscle, so getting to him quickly won't be so easy, and even if you manage to take care of both of them the other gangs will most likely jump in, which will make things more complicated" she stated "Well that won't be much of an issue, because your brother will be taking the contract, won't you Raian," Erioh said in a taunting manner.
"You sure about that grandfather, I mean I have no doubt big bro can deal with this no problem but-" Fusui was then interrupted by her brother "Hey now the old man has been very persistent about this shit, so tell me who's the fucker that the old bastard is sending me kill and I might just consider it." Raian said eagerly "Oh, umm alright then." She then pulls out a laptop from inside her bag and passes it to Raian.
Raian takes the laptop, opening it up to see the screen presented to him.
[Contract Briefing]
•Target name: Dr. Alton Blonsky
•Age: 59
• Occupation: Bioengineer/Geneticist
• Objective: Eliminate Dr. Blonsky and destroy any research found and eliminate any who would stand between your adjective.
• Last Confirmed Location: Roanapur, Thailand
• Target Price: $50,000,000
• Target information: is a Bioengineer Geneticist and researcher for genetics he has gone into hiding after it was discovered he was selling his unethical research on the black market for the highest bidder. Years after his disappearance sources have spotted him active in the city of Roanapur. He is seemingly under the employment/protection of the local criminal organization.
• Payment Method: Upon accepting this contract the first half of the payment will be sent through the wireless transaction method of your choice. And receive another half of the payment upon completion.
[End of Briefing]
Raian closed the laptop and handed it back to Fusui. "So some mad scientist is selling trying the secret of immortality or some shit right?" Taking the laptop back and placing it back inside her bag Fusui shook her head and said "I don't know the details on what he was working on or who's he trying to sell his research to, all I know is that some very big players are going to be interested in buying whatever he has cooked up, so whatever he's making it must be a really big deal." Erioh then stepped into the conversation. "So, Raian tell me do you accept?"
[Percent Day: 2 Hours later on the Ports of Roanapur, Thailand]
As the crew of the cargo ship started to unload their shipments and do an inventory check Raian snuck past all of the crew without them even noticing he was there. Now heading to the main street through the docks he pulls a piece of paper Fusui has given him before taking off with all contact information he will be needing during his time here. "Don't plan on being here long but this shit will come in handy when I need it." He said to himself as he reads off the address for his safe house with a side note at the below saying.
"While you're there can you do me a huge solid and pick up a modified sniper rifle I ordered there, it should've been sent out days ago but since you're there you can do it for me please, appreciate it bro.
-Love your favorite sister Fusui."
Raian could only scoff while reading the note his sister left him. "The hell does she think I am, her errand boy" reading the address the only thing it said was The Church of Violence "I don't got time for this shit," he said as he balled up the piece of paper and placed it back inside his pocket before walking off towards the direction of his safe house.
The city of Roanapur is known for many things, one of which is being the world capital for crime and corruption, for criminals and madmen to thrive. But now The Devil has arrived, beware for the man known as The Devil has come, and he will destroy all that stands in his way.
Author Note: Hey ya'll if you haven't figured it out yet this is a Kengan Ashura x Black Lagoon crossover the idea kinda popped in my head one day and I was like "how am I going to make this work" and a few days of brainstorming later I had the story layout mostly in my head, but the question was who am I going to send from kengan to the den of criminals, and obviously my first choice was Raian but then I thought about it some more and thought about having Agito Kanoh, Hatsumi Sen, Muteba Gizenga, Kiryu Setsuna, hell even Tokita Niko came to mind. The setting of black lagoon takes place in the early 1990s so it makes a lot more sense for Niko to be there timeline-wise but after talking about it with another writer I have decided to just stick with Kure Raian, now this is my first fanfiction, like every but that will be no excuse for my writing to be shit, like spelling mistakes or grammar errors or major OFC. I'll do my best to stay faithful to each character. And since I've picked Raian for this story, I'll be making some small changes to the black lagoon universe to fit with the world of Kengan. If you haven't noticed I implied that Kure Erioh has been to Roanapur in the past, who knows I might just make a side story exploring that plot point...maybe. Ok, that's enough of me ranting for now, until next time.
