Lesson 3: Attitude
Long continues to hold onto Q's fist as Makoto attempts to crawl from the action. "You're letting her escape!" Q shouted.
"Isn't that obvious?" Long mocked as he pushed Q's arm back. He then proceeded to brutally punching Q's face. However, Q's metal head made it nearly impossible for Long to damage him. Long then attempted to kick him on the side of his head, but Q grabbed his leg before his leg made contact.
"I've been watching you for quite a while, Fei Long. I know all of your moves." Q explained. Fei Long wasn't moved by his words. "No comment, huh?" Q slams Long to the ground. Makoto could only watch as Q kicked Long into a nearby light pole. Her skin began to become darker as she continued to watching Fei get beaten by Q.
"Hey, you need to leave! You can't beat him this way!" Makoto shouted to Fei.
"Your doubts are only in your head." Fei responded as if he was uninjured. "Ignore them!" He then hopped back into his offensive stance. Q was slightly surprised. Fei's strength began to increase greatly as he prepared to use his usual secret technique. He used a dashing punch towards Q. However, Q countered the attack by using a dash punch of his own. This caused Fei to slightly injure Q's knuckles.
"Is that all you've got?" Q kneed Fei in the abdomen and used another close-ranged dash punch directly into Fei's jaw, sending his back a few feet. Makoto continued to grow angrier as she saw Q ultimately begin to defeat Fei. Her aura began to grow stronger as the 'Demon' Kanji began to appear on her head once more.
"Finally, you've released it." From afar, Juri becomes anxious. She was prepared see Makoto transform. However, Dee Jay, Sagat, and Dudley were confused.
"Are you absolutely sure this is the Satsui no Hado you saw earlier?" Dudley asked with doubt.
"Of course it is. That intent for blood is just as strong as ever." Juri responded.
"Sorry, but that's not the Satsui no Hado." Sagat responded. "It's a technique that can only be released when she's angry. The Satsui no Hado can be activated whenever the user wants to activate it. Its only a 12% chance of the user ever accidentally entering the form." He explained.
"So you're telling me this is an entirely original form?" Juri asked.
Makoto began to rise up and got into an offensive stance. Q focused all of his attention to Makoto as she looked him dead in the eyes. "So this is the Satsui no Hado?" Q asked. "I knew Juri was wrong all along. No matter, you can still be killed just as easily." Q rushed towards Makoto and proceeded to use a dash punch.
"Gekihone Shohobu Ichi! (Bone Crushing Technique Part 1)" Makoto stops Q's fist and body with the palms of her hands. It was as if time was frozen as she proceeds to use multiple swings, 3 uppercuts, a roundhouse kick, an elbow to the spine, and finally a rising kick to the chest all in a circular motion around his body. When she finished the technique, Q's metallic body began to break into pieces. A large portion of the back of his mask as destroyed and a long crack was shown in between the front of the mask. Juri and the others were slightly shocked.
"Well…this is it…have fun…" Q spoke in short breaths as he looked towards Juri.
"Well, what are you waiting for Juri?" Sagat asked.
"This was a waste of time. Without the Satsui no Hado, I can't grow any stronger than I already am." Juri covered her eye.
"Still standing huh?" Makoto mocked. She cocked her fist back prepared to finish Q off with one final blow. "This is the End Game!" As she forced her fist towards Q's head, she is stopped by Fei Long. She looked unto him with anger as she attempted to elbow him. Fei ducked clotheslined her to the ground.
"This is not the way, Makoto." Fei got into a defensive stance as Makoto rose from the ground. She entered her offensive stance and rushed towards Fei Long. "Lesson of the Day for you is your attitude." Fei then proceeded to strike Makoto with his fist, but she countered each attack with a stronger version of each strike. "You think being angry makes you stronger, but it doesn't. It only shadows your true potential."
"That is a lie! I've faced true anger." Makoto responded. She quickly dodged Fei's roundhouse kick and attempted to use a rising punch into his gut. However, Fei dodged her fist and struck her in the chest with heavy impact. Her body flew back a few feet. She hops back on her feet, brushing off the pain in the process. She rushes towards Fei again, using a flip kick. Fei blocks her attack using both arms.
"That was unnecessary power. Darkness can only be defeated by the light." Fei uses the most of his strength to push Makoto back a few more feet.
"You wouldn't understand unless you were in my place." Makoto powers all of her energy into her fists. She then begins to put all of her focus onto Fei Long. "This is the end for you!" She then dashed towards Fei. Not as fast as before, but Fei knew her attack would prove to be impossible to defend against.
"How would your father feel if he saw you take on this path?" Fei shouted. Makoto's right fist was inches away from his face as she held back on her attack. "That's right. He would be disappointed in you. Every fight that you've been in has been to promote your father's Dojo. Do you think he would be proud of having a dojo full of Murderous students?" Makoto began to seriously reflect on Fei's words. She remembers all of her previous fights and the true reason she fought Akuma in the first place. Her aura began to disappear as she returned to normal.
"I hate to be wrong, but you're actually right. If I'm going to fight, I'm doing it the right way." Makoto responded.
"Good, so are you going to get him before he gets you?" Fei asked as he pointed behind her. Q cocked his fist back as he prepared to use a powerful strike against Makoto. However, Makoto blocks Q's attack with one hand. Fei is surprised by her strength even though she's not in her previous demonic form.
"I'll make this one simple." Makoto answered as she performed a roundhouse kick on Q. At the moment of impact, Q falls back and becomes unconscious.
"Wasn't that the power you used a few seconds ago?" Fei asked in disappointment.
"I can control it…somewhat." Makoto answer as she rubbed the back of her head. Back at the rooftop Juri was standing on, the group is surprised by the outcome of the battle.
"Now I'm sure that it's not the Satsui no Hado." Juri said as she looked at Makoto in amazement. "I don't know how she learned this power, but it might be able to increase mine." Juri then hops off of the building and proceeds to walk towards the two fighters.
"What's she doing? She's going to get herself killed." Sagat shouted.
"Does this mean we aren't getting paid?" Dee Jay asked. Dudley shook his head as if he were saying no. He then hopped off the building and walked towards Ibuki. He picked her up and proceeded to walk away from the scene. Dee Jay was angered, but he changed his facial expression to a neutral one when Sagat grabbed his shoulder.
"Don't sweat it. I've been planning on this. Follow me. We're going to pay this guy Akuma a visit. He'll tell us how she got that power." Sagat requested.
"Even if we find out about the power, what would that mean to us?" Dee Jay asked.
"This is a new type of energy. It can be controlled if the right person has the power. She's just too stubborn to realize it." Sagat responded. "Plus, we can formulate our plan for getting the world's riches. You do still remember that plan, right?"
"Of course I do. Let's go now, no time to be standing and looking." Dee Jay responded as he dashed away from the building.
"Hold on. You don't even know where he is." Sagat shouted as he chased after him. Back on the ground, Juri finally appears before Makoto.
"I'm impressed by your performance, Makoto." Juri praised with a huge smile.
"Nurse Juri, watching my awesomeness as always." Makoto teased with her own huge smile. Fei looked at Juri with huge distrust.
"Well, it was actually your friend that made it possible for you. Before he came, you could barely move." Juri teased in return.
"You mean you've been watching me before that guy attacked me?" Makoto asked.
"I actually sent him after you so that you could go to that evil side of yours." Juri responded with no remorse. At that moment, Fei pointed his finger directly towards Juri.
"I'm keeping a close eye on you, Juri." Both Makoto and Juri were confused by Fei's sudden outburst.
"I was only trying to help her get rid of it. I was going to stop the fight." Juri responded.
"Then why didn't you try and stop her when she first began to use her special technique?" Fei asked. Juri was silent.
"Don't get mad at Juri, Fei. She was just trying to help me. She is my nurse after all." Makoto requested with a gloomy face. Fei look at her with the same gloomy look. He then focused his attention back on Juri.
"I know who you truly are, or at least who you were. I'll be watching you like a hawk from this day forward." Fei said firmly. Juri chuckled as she looked towards Fei. She then began to cover her eye with her hand.
"Don't worry, because my eye will always be on you as well." Juri responded. The three of them then proceeded to leave and head back to Makoto's place. In a nearby ally, a man with crimson hair was staring in their direction. He then turned around and walked in the direction that Sagat and Dee Jay ventured off to.
End of Chapter 3
(Upcoming-Lesson 4: Teamwork)