Hokuto No Ken Fanfic; Danketsu No Ken
Chapter 2; A Devil Shows Himself
The year was 199X. Less than ten years ago, the world was engulfed in nuclear war. Now, in a world where people have no reserve, and where only the strongest rule, Humans struggle to survive. After the War, the only creatures known to survive for sure, were naturally, Humans.
Now, a master of Danketsu no Ken travels the lands in search of a purpose for his powers. Can this man with a dark past unite the World back to the way it was, and earn redemption at the same time?
Near an Oasis near the former Kazakhstan-Russian Border
A Man, his wife, and his two daughters are hiding in a cave. "Honey, look outside. Are they still chasing us?" The Wife of the man edges him. "I'll check. I don't think they'd chase us this far." The man crawls towards the entrance of the cave, cautious about that Raiders could be waiting for him outside. As he arrives at the entrance, and takes a look out of the entrance, all he sees are the landscapes of the desert, dirt, and Ruins of former cities. But no one in site.
The man views it as safe for his family. He alerts them. "Its okay! I don't see any one-" The man was no more. His sentence was cut off by a group of Raiders, awaiting for them to show themselves with clubs out, while waiting on top of the cave. "I didn't think the dumbass would show himself, but I guessed wrong!" A Raider decided to clarify what he had seen. "Hm. Looks like reports were right. They're Turkish, Azerbaiji maybe." "Please, don't do this! We just want to live in peace! I'll give you anything!" The wife of the man pleaded with the Raiders, hoping to Appease them. "Sorry, thats a no go. Its either we kill you, or we get killed by Boss. You know how it is." The leader of this group told them. "Besides, can't you tell? I just love killing. Go get 'em, boys! Show them this is Black Law's Territory!"
And with that order, the wife and her two daughters were no more.
On the Outskirts of the Oasis
"Zhi, I'm thirsy! When will we get there?" Cana decided to point out to Zhi. Zhi and Cana hadn't been traveling long since Zhi had saved Cana from Vampire Bat and his gang. When they had left, Zhi made sure to grab anything salvagable from the men, which his efforts resulted in water, and some dried food. "Here. Its all we have left." He proceded to hand her a canteen, which was nearly empty. She gladly took the canteen and consumed the rest of its contents. She smiled happily at Zhi, and said, "Thank you, Zhi! I feel much better! Are we almost to the Oasis?"
Naturally, this took Zhi some thought, as it had been a long time since the last time he had traveled this path, it had been before the Nuclear War. As far as he remembered, there used to be a Town with a well near where they currently were traveling. "This path is a lot different now, but I'm sure we're close to the Oasis." This path had changed a lot, is all Zhi could think about. Before, this road had been a path for horses, wagons, trucks, and travelers, with a river near by and grassy fields everywhere. But now, it had all been reduced to nothing but Dirt, sand, and plateus.
Cana took the news great. "Zhi, I see someone coming our way!" This caught Zhi out of his trance. As he looked up, he noticed a little girl covered in blood, bruises, and severe swelling crawling their way, leaving a trace of blood behind. Immediately, Zhi and Cana ran towards the child. Zhi picked her up, and asked, "Who did this to you? What happened?" With the last ounce of her strength, all she could do was point in a direction, by lifting her left hand towards the right. Zhi picked up the information immediately. "I understand." And after that, the little girl's injuries caught up with her, ending her short life.
"Cana, we're going in that direction. I remember now where the Oasis is." Cana assured that she understood by nodding. Zhi set down the little girl on the road, promising to himself that he would avenge the senseless death of this unknown girl. And with that, Zhi and Cana started walking in the direction towards the Endangering Oasis.
Back at the Oasis
"More caught, Boss! It was an easy catch!" A large mass of Raiders stood lined up to take their next orders from their Boss. "Good. How many were caught today?" The leader was hiding in the shadows, and but making sure to listen to his subordinates. One Raider came forward and responded, "Today, we caught Thirteen! A whole Thirteen!" The Leader of the group almost looked disgusted. "Thirteen? Only Thirteen? Thirteen is the unlucky number, God damnit!" Almost immediately, the Raider who decided to speak up walked into the Shady area in which his leader resided. "No! Please, fuck, not me! I don't wanna fucking die! GOD DAMNIT!" He screamed these things until he had walked into the shadows, and almost instantly, the Raiders dead corpse was repulsed from the Shadows.
"Sorry about that, boys. Now, onto business. How many were caught?" The tone of the Leader changed almost instantly, from anger to happy in a drastically short amount of time. "Fif-Fifteen, sir!" "Thats more like it. But I want to hear you all yell my name. What is it?" "Black Law, sir!" The Raiders all said in unison. "Thats more like it. Kill all the prisoners." Black Law now had a sadistic tone to his voice. "Yes sir!" But with that, a Raider ran into the room. "Black Law, sir! A Man and a child are heading towards the town! The man appears to be Chinese, and the child Turkish!" Black Law paused for a moment and thought. He finally responded with, "CLEANSE THEM!"
Back to Zhi and Cana
As Zhi walked towards the Oasis, all he could think about was how much this place had changed since the last time he had visited. "Zhi, look!" Cana stated. Almost as soon as Cana had said it, Zhi directed his gaze at something that amazed him. In the center of the town, there was a pile of dead bodies. There must have been around Two Hundred bodies stacked up in piles. But the part that was the worst was that each pile was burnt, and reeked of sulfur.
"Who did this... To these people..." Zhi started talking to himself. Cana could only avert her eyes from the site, in sheer horror. "Cana, go. This place is too dangerous for someone like you. Hide behind that house." Cana responded with a simple nod, and with that, she followed his demands. With Cana out of the way, he could unleash his fury. Zhi, however, almost instantly sensed someone jumping at him, and dodged the attack accordingly.
"Everyone! I found the Chinese man! Get hi-i-i-i" Was all he had time to say, as Zhi poked a point, and slowly, all his points slowly started to bleed, until he exploded. "You won't hurt anyone anymore." Zhi stated upon his explosion. But upon the assailants call, lines of men started forming from every direction in the street.
"He just killed one of our guys! Get him!" "Get that asshole!" "Show him Black Law's wrath!" Insults were coming from every direction at Zhi, but as natural, he just shrugged it off. "If you think you can kill me, then make your body match your words." Zhi stated to them.
At the point of the insult, All thirty of the men charged, metal clubs in arms, and charged at Zhi. Zhi calmly opened his eyes, and started walking in a circle slowly. One, two, three. As Zhi moved his hands, men started falling and exploding with just a touch from his hands, as gracefully as a swan.
After Twenty-One of the men had fallen, the other Nine had gained their wits and realized they were no match for the Step awakened Zhi. Zhi then said, " Danketsu - Yugana Enkei no Suteppu." As the men ran off, Zhi manged to jump behind one of the men and grabbed him by the arm. "Tell me. Who did this?" As Zhi pointed to the piles, the man almost immediately pointed towards a mansion. "Over there! Thats where Black Law lives! I swear!" Zhi analyzed the man, and decided he was telling the truth. Though with another look, he noticed this wasn't even a man. This was a boy, around 15.
"You're going to personally take me to this Black Law's place, and then guard a little girl back there until I get back." Pointing at the house, the boy nodded. "I'll ask for your name later. My name is Zhi." As Zhi and the young boy walked towards the center of town, towards Black Law's headquarters, Black Law was planning for his second attack.
Zhi was filled with fury, to find out why this Black Law had killed so many people. He wanted to make sure this Black Law didn't hurt anyone ever again, and make sure that another story like Cana would never happen again. "I will personally make sure this Black Law never moves again" He told himself. And with that, Zhi and the young boy edged near the shadows of Black Law's strength.
To be continued in Chapter 3...