The chilly mountain air was set ablaze by the fiery spirit of three martial artists, their fists embued with murderous intent. One one side stood two emotionally charged, vengeful forces, and on the other side stood a seemingly immovable object. When their fists collide... it's unsure if the mountain can even take the sheer force of their power and will.

"You're gonna pay for everything you've done to me, Feng..." Asuka growled, the bloodlust emitting from every word.

"...You're not going to win this fight." Feng blankly stated. "Your emotions aren't in check."

"She will win! Because I'm helping her!" Lili stated.

"You should sit this out, girl. If you interfere... you suffer the same fate." Feng threatened.

"Tch, you don't scare me!" Lili scoffed. "The only thing scary about you are those eyebrows. Ewwwwww!"

Feng rolled his eyes and extended a beckoning hand. "Then face me! Come at me together, it makes no difference!"

"Let's go, Asuk-AHH!"

But Lili was shoved backwards by Asuka, who charged at Feng blindly.

"PREPARE TO DIEEEEEEEEEE!"

Asuka leaped at Feng with a flying punch, but the Chinese martial artist raised his forearms to protect his face. As he absorbed the impact of the blow... he actually stumbled?!

"Wha-?" Feng hissed.

"KYAAAAH!" Asuka let loose with a roundhouse kick to Feng's left side. He just barely got his arm up in time to block the shot.

Asuka mixed it up with a straight punch to the stomach, but Feng's wrist quickly swatted her hand downwards. His eyebrows furrowed as he prepared to unleash a crushing fist to her stomach. This was it: she's wide open!"

"TAAH!"

But Feng's eyes widened with shock as he felt himself stumbling backwards. What... what did he just get hit with?! A sharp pain grew in his chest; he wasn't even sure where he got hit, as the attack came out so fast. All he could see was Asuka in front of him... her palm extended.

"Recognize that little attack? You taught it to me!" Asuka boasted.

Feng was shaken up, but he gritted his teeth and regained himself. "Then show me what else you've learned!"

Asuka threw a rigid palm to his temple, but Feng's arm blocked it. He came forward with a straight palm to her face, and Asuka quickly drew her head back as it whizzed past her. She snapped forward like a rubberband and threw a 1-2 punch then followed up with a third fist to the body. Feng's lightning fast hand speed allowed him to parry all of the attacks, then counter with a backhanded chop, but Asuka's head movement allowed her to dodge it. He followed up with a palm to her stomach, which smashed into Asuka's lowered forearms but still knocked her backwards.

Just as Feng thought he was gaining momentum... Lili somersaulted out of nowhere with her left foot extended.

"HYAAAAAAH!"

Feng scoffed and caught her ankle, just as the foot was about to connect with his face. With a roll of his eyes, he let go of her ankle and she fell to the ground.

"Wh-whooa!"

Lili hit the ground with a grunt, Feng not even paying her attention as he walked away and approached Asuka. The fired up girl already has her fists raised, eyes full of flames, a growl resonating.

"Grrrrr TAKE THIS!"

Asuka threw a 1-2 punch to his face, but one hit Feng's palm and the other was swatted away. With a kiai, Feng thrust his left shoulder forward and bashed Asuka in the face with a vicious shoulder check. Asuka was stunned, but she feinted falling to the ground and tried to catch Feng off guard with a sweep kick.

"G-guh!" Feng grunted as he leaped backwards just in time to avoid her foot. He landed awkwardly, however, and his feet weren't steadily planted. This was Asuka's chance!

Asuka charged forward and threw a flying side kick, connecting with Feng's stomach. Feng was sent stumbling backwards... where Lili was waiting for him.

"I got him Asuka! KYAAAAH!"

Lili gracefully twirled around and intercepted Feng in the back with a spinning kick, pinballing him back towards Asuka.

"Grah! Shit!" he hissed. He tried to stop himself, but his unsteady feet were tripping over each other.

Asuka grinned evilly as she wound up her fist tauntingly. "Heh heh... get a load of my new power, big GUY!"

Feng felt his feet leaving the ground as he took the full force of Asuka's uppercut to his chin. His clear vision was shattered in an instant, as his brain spun around in his head like a merry-go-round. Asuka's strength training had definitely paid off... he never imagined she could hit him that hard.

As he hit the ground, he wasn't sure if he could even get up from it. Right now, he would have to muster his power... tap into his unwavering determination...

"Yeeeeeah! We beat him!" Asuka cheered.

"WOOOO! You did awesome, Asuka!" Lili whooped.

"DON'T BE SO SURE!"

Their celebration was cut short by Feng slowly getting back to his feet, albeit a little wobbly. His brains were definitely scrambled a bit by that uppercut. Nonetheless, he was back on his feet with fists raised.

"...You circle around from the left. I'll take him straight on. Let's end this!" Asuka commanded.

"Right!"

The two of them charged toward Feng head-on, as Feng stood firm to allow his head a little extra time to clear. Asuka closed distance on him, but Lili suddenly cartwheeled to the left. Feng knew he'd have to watch more than his 12 o'clock...

Asuka threw a straight right, which Feng caught in his hand and countered with a vicious body punch to her stomach.

"Ouuuuuf!"

Feng went low with a chop to her thigh, his big meaty hand causing her leg to buckle from the blow. He went back upwards with multiple short jabs to her body, each one eliciting a squeal from Asuka as they felt like softballs pelting her body.

Finally, he finished with a short arcing elbow to her face, and it was Asuka's turn to get her head rattled. Her vision went blurry, and her legs gave out from under her as she stumbled to the ground.

Feng quickly turned just in time to receive Lili's foot to his shoulder. Unfortunately for Lili, her strike didn't faze Feng the slightest. He quickly seized her ankle and then brought his foot crashing into her stationary leg. The force of Feng's kick, like a car colliding with a baby tree, knocked Lili to the ground instantly. Her leg flared with pain, then immediately numbed.

"Unngh! A-ahhh!"

Feng showed no mercy to the grounded French girl, leaping into the air and coming down on her stomach with his shin. The sheer crushing weight of his massively larger body made Lili cry out, but her voice was nothing but air: a pathetic puff, like air being forced out of a balloon.

Lili was immediately rendered unable to continue as she scrunched up and rolled around in pain, clutching her stomach. With one attack, her breath, her power... her will... had all been squeezed from her body.

"Ughh...ahh..*cough cough* A...suka..."

"Lili!"

Asuka shot upwards to her feet, but stumbled a bit. She could taste her own blood, as the tip of Feng's elbow had soared at just a perfect arc to cut the bridge of her nose. But she wasn't out by any means; she was pissed off, and seeing Lili laying there like that just added more coal to the fire.

"Get away from her! Fight me!" Asuka cried out, extending a pointing finger.

Feng got off of the blonde girl and dusted himself off, facing Asuka with a beckoning hand. "Very well then. Let us continue!"

The two of them met each other with equal force, each one hurt but only using that pain to fuel their anger... and power. For Asuka and Feng, they each had their own motives for winning this fight. For Asuka, there was revenge. For Feng... it was pride. One of these beliefs was going to overpower the other... but which one?

"Let's see how well you do without your friend to help you!" Feng fired.

Asuka raised her arms as best she could to block Feng's onslaught of fists. His strikes came out fast, like jabs... but they carried the same power of a full-fledged punch. For every one Asuka swatted away, she felt one connect with her cheek. She wouldn't dare admit it out loud... but with Lili out, she was starting to feel the slightest bit discouraged.

...No! She couldn't give up now! She already had Feng hurt. It doesn't matter if it's just her... it was always between the two of them!

Asuka took a jab to the face, followed by a low kick to her calf, finally getting knocked backwards by a palm to her stomach. But to Feng's surprise... she took it! The palm strike was so powerful it knocked her back a few feet... but still she stood!

"No way... that's the same palm attack I hit her with the first day..." Feng muttered. That right there told him how far Asuka had improved since her time on the mountain. Her speed, strength, conditioning... and her ability to take a punch. All of it had skyrocketed.

Now it was Asuka's turn. She charged forward with a 1-2-3 punch, followed by a flying switch kick. The punches were bounced by Feng's arms, and the kick hit his shoulder. Feng tried to counter with a palm strike, but Asuka moved her head and countered with a right hook to his temple.

"Nnngh!"

Asuka saw him wobble slightly; she had him hurt again!

Feng retreated backwards, into kicking distance. Asuka smiled and followed up with a spinning high kick, but Feng was still coherent enough to raise his forearms and roll with the kick. As his body spun around, he came back around with a kick to Asuka's stomach that knocked her to her knees.

"Ooouf!"

Asuka was stunned, but she managed to roll backwards before Feng was able to strike her on the ground. Asuka came back forward with a kick that slipped past Feng's arm and caught him on the cheek. The kick stunned him, but Asuka foolishly made the mistake of doing the same attack two times in a row. This time, Feng was able to catch her kick and counter with a spinning kick to the shin of her stationary leg, knocking her to the ground.

Asuka grunted as Feng lifted his leg and prepared to stomp on her ribcage. She had to act fast!

"Grrrr... HYAAH!"

Asuka kicked Feng in the stomach with her free leg, causing him just enough discomfort that her leg slipped free of his grasp. Acting fast, she used her now-free foot to stomp his kneecap, buckling his leg. As Feng winced in pain, Asuka seized his leg and dragged him to the ground, trapping it within her thighs and putting him in a leglock.

Asuka seized his ankle in her hands and used her arm and leg muscles to twist with all her might, trying to break his leg and render him unable to fight. But her desperate ploy ended in failure; Feng was simply too physically powerful for her to hold down. It didn't take long for him to slip his leg out of her grasp and retreat to a safe distance.

The two of them got back to their feet and stared each other down. The fight had been long and treacherous, yet they both still stood firm. Amidst the circumstances... there was a strange level of respect between these two martial artists. Something about two warriors on equal terms, or something... of course, this wouldn't change a thing. In the end, these two would always be sworn enemies.

"You've put up a far better fight this time. But you're still not ready." Feng calmly stated.

"What do you know, you bastard?!" Asuka aggressively fired back.

"I know you're not in the right mindset still. You seek to kill... but the warrior who brandishes his sword wildly will cause more harm to himself than his foe."

"Don't give me your stupid, made-up Chinese proverbs! I'm killing you right here, right now! I have to win! I HAVE TO!"

"I remember when I once fought like you. I fought with anger... aggression... intent to kill."

"And what happened?"

"...Nothing. I still won. I always win."

"Wha-, then where were you going with tha... WHATEVER! DIE, FENG WEI!"

Asuka ran forward and put everything she had into her fists. Every moment of pain, every memory of humiliation... even far back, when Feng attacked her dojo and hospitalized her father. She took all of that and put it into her punches. This had been a long time coming... TOO LONG. She had to win now, while she was strong and angry!

Feng took a right hook to the face. He swayed to avoid the left and swatted another incoming right. An uppercut came, and he swayed his head back. He blocked a body punch with his forearm then went back up to block another 1-2. But a third punch still broke through and hit him in the rib. Before Feng could process the pain, Asuka attacked his calf with a leg kick. As he backed up into her kicking range, she threw a sweep kick that knocked his ankle off balance, then gracefully spun around and attacked his midsection with a kick that knocked him down.

Asuka stood there and panted, her breaths hot and long and labored from the exhausting fight. She felt her limbs getting heavier, as the lactic acid took its toll. Surely, he had to go down soon?!

...But he got back up. Even after all that... he got back up. What would it take? What could make this creep go down for good?!

"I...I... can't... beat him..." Asuka's words came out tired and airy. She barely had the strength to keep going. Somehow, she would have to find a way to win. Somehow...

As Feng approached, Asuka noticed blood tricking down his temple; one of her punches must have hit the bone just right and opened up a cut. Wow... she made Feng Wei bleed... she really did good this time...

...NO! What the hell was she saying?! Who cares if she made him bleed? This isn't about some moral victory! This is about FINISHING IT! The only way she can be satisfied is when Feng is dead: on the ground, pale white, eyes with x's in them. DEAD.

"I can see your energy fading. This fight's over." Feng declared.

"It's over..." Asuka hissed, "...WHEN I SAY IT'S OVER!"

"Then come."

Asuka charged forward and threw a lunging uppercut, but Feng swayed back and it missed. She followed up by sticking her leg within Feng's feet and sweeping him at the ankle. She took advantage of his stumble and came around with a spinning backfist, which caught him in the nose. However, she didn't draw her fist back in time and Feng grabbed her wrist.

"AH!"

This was bad... Feng had her in his grasp. No... wait! Asuka knew what to do in this situation. She had studied a move for this exact situation! All she had to do was redirect his weight and momentum and flip him to the ground!

With a grin, Asuka placed her other hand there and swung his arm back, then shifted her hips and brought his arm soaring back forwards with the intent of flipping him with his own weight.

Unfortunately... it seemed Feng was already aware of this move.

Asuka gasped when Feng locked his leg around her calf, keeping him from going forward like she anticipated. Instead, Asuka felt her foot losing its balance and herself lifting off the ground!

"Waaaaaaaah!" Asuka squealed as Feng spun around and threw her over his shoulder. Asuka went for a wild ride in mid air before she hit the ground hard, knocking all the wind left in her body out of her.

"GHUUUUUGHK!"

When she looked up... all she could see was him staring condescendingly down at her.

"You're done."

Those two words were followed by a sudden, extremely painful weight crushing into her stomach. Asuka opened her mouth to scream... but no air came out. She only choked and grunted as her body tensed up, her arms and legs protruding as if she had suffered an electric shock. She held that position for a few seconds... until finally she went limp.

Feng rose to his feet and dusted off his fists. With a scoff, he walked away from his downed opponents, triumphant at last.