Chapter 24: The Clash of the Protagonists
Alisa flies with her jet-packed wings while carrying Lars on their way to Antarctic.
"It seems that all the fighters are confirmed in Antarctica. It appears they are already fighting for the box." Alisa said.
"Damn it... we have to destroy the box, so that both will never claim it. We have to hurry."
"Okay..."
Alisa flies straight ahead to the Antarctic while Lars is with her.
Meanwhile, Jin and Ryu exchange their powerful blows while Ken and Xiaoyu are fighting with their kicks. Ken hurricane kicks Xiaoyu with Tatsumaki Sempukyaku as she blocks the kicks. She counters him by kicking him several times in mid-air with her Shooting Star.
Hunyo, Brian, Sakura and Blanka are watching the fight in whoever gets the box first.
"Brian-san, who is that man?" Sakura asked.
"That's Hunyo, Sakura." Brian answered.
"Oh..." Sakura said as she wanted Ryu to win. "I wish Ryu-san can win this fight."
"I'm not sure, Sakura. It appears both Ryu and Jin are definitely hurt from their techniques." Brian said seriously and Hunyo looked into the sky as it becomes a blizzard.
"Oh no...? It's a blizzard."
"Wow... It's going to be a chilling fight." Sakura smiled.
"Brrrgh... Sakura it seems pretty cold in here." Blanka said and Brian alarmed in the situation they're in.
"How come you people know that we're in the South Pole, alright? That's how the place has a freezing point."
The four continues to watch and they see Ken and Xiaoyu stop the fight and watching their partners are going to clash. Both Ryu and Jin are staring each other angrily and ready to fight each other as both charges with their blows and they made an intense battle. Ryu shoots Hadoken on Jin as he also shoots red energy blasts at him and both got hit by it. They continued to hit with their strikes and powerful blows. Ryu punches Jin in the stomach while Jin counters by kicking him to the face. Therefore, he executes his Shin Shoryuken at Jin that hit him three times. Jin also counters by triple punches at Ryu with his Evil Intent. Both were exhausted, they are not giving up to get that box. However, both of them turns into their Pandora's state as their skin becomes black, their hair becomes white, their eyes becomes red, their clothes are embedded in a purple glow and also have the Pandora's markings as they continue to fight.
"Jin... oh no...?" Xiaoyu cried to see Jin is in Pandora's state.
"Ryu... what's wrong with you." Ken said sadly to see his best friend is in Pandora's state.
Both then make a final blow by heavily punch them to their faces while in Pandora's state as it connects and both screams in pain.
"GUHWAAAAAHHHHH?"
Then their power was on collision knocking both of them out separately. Xiaoyu and Ken were worried for their partners.
"Jin...!" Xiaoyu hurried to see Jin.
"Ryu!" Ken also hurried to see Ryu and knowing that both ends in a double knock-out.
"Jin, are you okay?" Xiaoyu said worried as Jin opens his eyes and answers.
"Ugh... I'm alright, Xiao."
"Ryu, are you alright? Man that was an intense fight you had there." Ken said and Ryu opens his eyes and asks.
"Did I win?"
Hunyo steps in to see them knowing that they are in Pandora's state after exchanging blows with each other to their faces.
"I guess both of you ends in a draw. It looks like you two had succumbed to the Pandora's influence."
"What?" Jin realizes that he and Ryu had turned to their Pandora's state while they are desperate to fight for the box. "You mean he and I were in Pandora's state."
"Yes, Jin... you and Ryu were in Pandora's state while clashing each other apart. That's the power comes from the Pandora's Box." Hunyo said seriously on both of them.
"So this is the power of the box?" Ryu wondered as they are confronted by Kazuya and Nina.
"It appears that both of you were useless in fighting for the box." Kazuya smirked evilly and Jin finally sees his father again.
"Father, why are you here?" Jin said angrily.
"Hmph... I am also searching for the box as well. It seems like you and that wondering street fighter are having a useless fight." Kazuya grinned and Nina begins to turn against him.
"You don't have to get that box. You do not know how dangerous it is. There's someone else is more to get that box."
"It seems like I finally found your true reputation, Nina. I guess it's time for you to die right here." Kazuya said as he sends his G Corporation soldiers to kill all the fighters.
"What? Soldiers, how did they get here?" Ken said shockingly.
"Be on guard, they are armed with guns." Brian warned.
"Are they trying to kill us?" Sakura asked Xiaoyu.
"That guy is Jin's father. He's a bad person that intends to kill his own son." Xiaoyu answered.
"I thought they were partners? How come these two were turning against each other?" Ryu asked Jin as he seriously replied.
"My father is a hindrance to anyone who joined him. All he cares about was for himself, I've never seen he was working in the shadows while Bison and I we clashed in the war."
"..."
"Now that he's also searching for the box, just to enhance his devil gene to kill me and others to get in his way."
"Now then, let's see how you manage to beat my men? All of you will die here?" Kazuya then sends his men to eradicate his son Jin, Ryu, Sakura, Brian, Hunyo, Blanka, Xiaoyu, Ken and Nina.
"Father, you're gonna regret this. Ready everyone?" Jin said and everyone prepares to fight.
"We can disarmed them if they shoot we'll evade it. Let's do this..." Hunyo said seriously.
"Let's go...!" Ryu said and everyone prepares to fight against G Corporation soldiers.
(End of Chapter 24)
A/N: This chapter where four fighters fight in 2 on 2 and later Jin and Ryu fights in one on one. The title of this chapter is a reference of Clash of the Titans.
