Disclaimer: All rights to both "Fist of the North Star" and "Sailor Moon" belong solely to their respective owners, Tetsuo Hara and Naoko Takeuchi. I neither own these franchises nor do I profit from the writing of this story.
Author's Note: Its about time that the pace is quickened. Things are about to start happening pretty fast here. Anyway, enjoy.
Jedite was quivering at the sight of Queen Beryl, who seemed very agitated at the moment. Never had Jedite been this afraid but it was for good reason. He was unable to personally oversee the alarm clock operation but he was confident that his youma would do the job. Imagine his dread when the ball of energy was suddenly siphoned off his hand once again as the youma's life force disappeared from the face of the Earth.
"This does not bode well with me Jedite. It seems that its failure after failure with you! Perhaps its time that I have someone more capable in taking over operations." threatened Queen Beryl.
"My queen, I understand that you are unhappy with my progress. However I have a plan which will guarantee a substantial amount of energy. It will make up for the losses from before." said Jedite, his voice still quivering a bit.
"Out with it then." scowled Queen Beryl.
"Humans delight in collecting trinkets. There is a place where I can give out tainted trinkets to the humans. These trinkets will subconsciously make other humans want to obtain them. It is here that I will set a trap for them in the Pocket Space. They will be in eternal stasis as they lay there, offering their life force." said Jedite.
"This is quite the elaborate plan Jedite. It sounds good but I know from experience to not get my hopes up, especially when it concerns you Jedite. I give you leave to carry out your plan but understand that you are treading on thin ice now Jedite. If I were you I would do my utmost to make sure that this mission succeeds." said Queen Beryl in a threatening voice.
"Of course my Queen, I will not fail!" declared Jedite.
Sweat was dripping from her head down to the ground below her as she hung upside down with a rope that was tied to her legs. Her body felt like it was on fire.
"What are you stalling for Kenshiro? Again!"
The blond haired girl gritted her teeth as she attempted to pull herself up. Kenshiro roared out in defiance as she managed to pull her head up to her bound feet.
"Hold!"
Kenshiro felt like her abdominal muscles were on fire. The strain alone was enough to get her to breath harshly. Unfortunately, this was the only way to get this teenage body stronger. It was a shame that she had so little time to do so.
"You're wavering Kenshiro! Hold! I will not tolerate you getting lazy."
Kenshiro held her position as long as she could before her muscles finally gave out on their own and she fell back to her prone upside down position. Even breathing had become painful.
At once she felt a harsh lash on her back. She gritted her teeth as she tried not to scream out at the searing pain.
"That's not good enough Kenshiro. Push yourself. Find your true limit. Only then will you understand the true capabilities of the body you now own." commanded Toki harshly.
Kenshiro once again tried to pull herself up but it was no use. Her body was too tired and weak to attempt another rep. Immediately Kenshiro went back into prone position, angering Toki.
"Is this all the resolve you are capable of, Kenshiro? If that is so then I can see why you were not able to protect Yuria when she was threatened. That Shin of Nanto Seiken was able to best you even though you have command over a superior art. And you want to know why? Because he had more resolve. He had more ambition. He knew what he wanted and resolve gave him the strength to attain his prize. Your complacency was what led to your demise. Even now after having gone through so many trials, still you are complacent. Show me your resolve Kenshiro. Prove me wrong!" roared Toki.
Kenshiro's eyes snapped open as a sudden anger over took her.
Toki was right. Her lack of ambition and resolve led to losing the love of her life. That she wavered in the face of her enemy and second guessed herself. That she gave in far too early and conceded when she still had strength yet to fight. She let her emotions overwhelm her and did not have the resolve to see through her task.
With that said, she lifted her left arm and then struck down near her shoulder. She gritted her teeth in pain as she dug a finger in, causing blood to spurt forth. However, the results were instantaneous as Kenshiro felt her body suddenly surge with a large amount power. The pain in her muscles lessened considerably and Kenshiro soon started to continue doing the sit-ups.
Toki's eyes widened a bit at the Kenshiro's extreme actions and had thought that perhaps she had gone too far in goading Kenshiro. However, she knew that this was needed. Kenshiro needed to realize her strength and get used to her new female body quickly. They could not take any risks whatsoever considering that their adversaries were not even human.
Kenshiro did another one hundred sit-ups in rapid succession before finally giving out, the effects of her power boost finally dying down. The pain now was near indescribable. Her body felt like it was going to explode and Kenshiro gritted her teeth. Perhaps she had gone too far.
Toki, satisfied by this performance, walked forward and cut the rope holding Kenshiro with her hand. Kenshiro fell to the ground with a loud thud and a groan of pain came from Kenshiro.
"I did not think you would go so far as to striking the pressure point, Sekkatsukō, Kenshiro. That was both very rash and very dangerous. You easily could have sent your body into shock just from the increase of muscle mass and strength. But I'm impressed by your resolve. You have proven to me that you are willing to do what it takes to attain your goal." said Toki in an impressed voice.
"I am happy to know that I have done well but how am I going to explain my wounds? Due to unfortunate circumstances, I have a mother and father and both will be chiding me for my wounds. There is a chance that they may start to ask question and may not let me train." said Kenshiro in minor concern.
"You of little faith, Kenshiro. There is no way that I would have forced you through such brutal training without medical care. Here, let me take care of this." said Toki as she went over to the prone form of her friend and struck two power points on the right side of her chest lightly.
Kenshiro gritted her teeth in pain as she felt Toki strike some power points that she was previously unaware of. In almost an instant Kenshiro did not feel as much pain coursing through her body. She looked to find that her wounds were healing and closing up in rapid speed.
"What is this? How is it that I am healing so quickly?" asked Kenshiro in awe.
"I have struck the power points Ōchū and Aketsushū. They are two relatively unknown power points that, when pressed correctly, can aid the body in healing. Caution must be taken, however, when striking these power points. Striking them too hard can result in the body over compensating its injuries. In the worst case scenario, your muscles can be overrun by fibrous tissue which can lead to loss of function of a particular limb." said Toki sagely as she stood up and offered Kenshiro a hand.
Seeing this, Kenshiro took her friend's hand and managed to stand herself back up. Already she felt stronger than before. Her core felt more compact and solid. The wounds sustained from her sparring earlier had now healed and felt more powerful than before. No doubt this teenage girl's body was already adapting to the harsh training that she was putting it through. It would not be long before she could truly feel confident and powerful in this body.
"Even though the majority of your wounds have healed I suggest that you still take it easy. To ensure that you are truly healed up for more training, I suggest that you use the Tenryū Kokyūhō technique while you sleep. This way you are insured that your body's internal organs truly heal. You should be completely healed by tomorrow morning." said Toki.
"Thank you my friend. Even now I know that I still need so much guidance. I am glad that you are here to see me through." said Kenshiro with a rare smile on her face.
"It's no problem. Anyway, its time for us to get home. I don't want either of our parents having to worry about us." said Toki.
"Then tomorrow?" asked Kenshiro.
"Perhaps. It depends whether any of those monsters decide to show themselves." replied Toki.
"Understood."
That night Kenshiro sat on her bed as she brought out a portion of her hidden power. According to Toki this was supposed to aid in the healing.
As she did this, she noticed a soft tremor on the bed and knew that Luna had jumped on.
"How did your training go, Kenshiro?" asked Luna.
"It was productive. I feel that with Toki's help I can attain a portion of my former power. Already I feel stronger than before." said Kenshiro.
"I'm grateful that you are really taking this seriously. Somehow, I have the nagging feeling that if were mentoring Usagi I would have a permanent headache." said Luna with a smile.
"The fact is that this world is in danger and only I and a select few can fight this evil. I will do what I can to protect the innocent." replied Kenshiro in an almost solemn voice.
"Then perhaps you will be interested in hearing this. According to the news, there has been a large disappearance of buses near the Hikawa Shrine. Many authorities have been sent there but they have not come up with anything. Perhaps you should go and take a look. I fear that the Dark Kingdom is at work." said Luna.
"Very well."
As soon as school was over the next day, both Toki and Kenshiro were on their way over to the Hikawa Shrine.
"So Luna has said that there has been suspicious activity there?" asked Toki.
"That is what she said. How something like a bus can disappear entirely is beyond me." replied Kenshiro.
"Understand that we are dealing with the supernatural here. We cannot overlook anything." said Toki.
They had walked for a while before the path around them was surrounded by a cloves of cherry blossoms on either side of them. They knew that they were getting close.
Soon they came before a giant set of steps. The resulting gate in front confirmed where they were at and they knew that they were finally at Hikawa Shrine.
They went up the steps and soon reached a clearing. There was a temple before them with various other buildings around them.
"Well if it isn't my lucky day? Who might you two young ladies be?" asked an old, short man as he presented himself.
Kenshiro paid him no attention as she continued to wander around, which made the old man frown a bit. Toki did not want to come off as rude and immediately introduced herself.
"Good afternoon. My name is Ami Mizuno and that is my friend, Usagi. Sorry if she seems a bit put off. She got a bad grade in school and is not in a good mood." said Toki as she bowed low.
The old man's mood seemed to have lifted when hearing this. He smiled as he got near the blue haired girl.
"You know, we have many charms here that are used for good luck and success. Perhaps your friend Usagi could use on of these." said the old man.
"I'm sorry to say that neither of us have money. We came with only the intent of praying." replied Toki with a shy smile.
"Oh not to worry, not to worry! My new assistant, Jed, is giving away some of our charms. You won't believe the traffic we have gotten lately because of it. I almost thought that we would go broke because of it, but it seems that the free gift often got people to buy other stuff of ours. You should take your friend to see him. I'm sure he won't mind giving you a charm." said the old man with a smile.
"Thank you very much." smiled Toki.
"By the way young lady, are you interested in working for us? With all this traffic we could use an extra pair of hands and what better ones than from a lovely young lady from you?" asked the old man with a large, if not slightly perverted smile.
Toki found herself blushing beside herself. Being in a female body did attract more attention than she was used to. She should have known but even then she could not help but feel strange.
She bowed before the old man.
"I'm sorry. I am so caught up with school that I cannot possibly afford the time. Besides, my mother would not approve, I live too far from here. Thank you for the offer." said Toki.
"Oh pooey. And here I was thinking that I could get a replacement for Rei." said the man sadly.
The name seemed to have struck a chord in Toki's mind. She decided to pry a bit.
"If you don't mind me asking sir, who is Rei?" asked Toki.
"She's my granddaughter. Normally she never used to balk at shrine work. In fact, she had wanted to become a priestess and take over the shrine when she finished school. Though a bit short tempered she was the most mature child I have ever raised. Yet it seems that she is such a different person now. She doesn't work very often, she has been causing trouble in school and what's worse is that she suddenly gained a fascination for her own body. I know that she knows that she's attractive but my Rei has never looked at herself in the mirror for so long, or kiss at her own reflection, or even grope herself from time to time. Its so very strange. That and she now seems to be interested in women as well. Oh woe is me. I can only hope that this is a phase and that it'll go away soon." said the old man somberly.
Hearing this, Toki's eyes went wide. There was a chance that this Rei's behavior and the disappearance of the buses could be correlated together. Toki turned to find that Kenshiro was kneeling nearby and was offering a quick prayer. Knowing that she still had some time, Toki decided to question further.
"I'm so sorry to hear that. That does sound strange. I hope that you don't mind me asking but do you think that her change in behavior has something to do with the disappearing buses?" asked Toki.
The old man's face, which was somber, suddenly turned to that of mere annoyance.
"I knew that someone was going to ask about those dang buses. I hate to disappoint you but I don't know what's going on. Believe me, what I'm telling you is the same I've told the police. I don't know what's going on. But you bring up a good question. It seems that the disappearances of the buses happened only soon after my Rei started acting strange. Oh dear, I hope that my Rei isn't possessed and is doing bad things!" cried the old man in mock despair.
"I'll be on my way then. Thank you." said Toki with a nervous smile.
She made her way to Kenshiro, who had just finished paying her respects, and started to speak to her.
"Apparently something is going on with the granddaughter of the priest here. She started to behave strangely just before the disappearance of the buses. There is a good chance that the girl is possessed by the enemy and is being forced to do their evil. That or the girl is already dead and there is a proxy acting in her place. Either way, we need to investigate further." said Toki.
"I see. You make a good point but let us not jump ahead of ourselves. This Rei is but a girl. There is a good chance that her strange behavior can be attributed to just her growing up. But still, I will not rule out the possibility." said Kenshiro.
"At this point there doesn't seem to be any other logical explanation. We would need to see this Rei character for ourselves." said Toki.
And almost on cue, a teenage girl stepped outside to confront the still wailing old man. Both Toki and Kenshiro paid close attention.
"Rei! I need you to help Jed with the trinket preparations! The weekend is around the corner and you know how much traffic we are going to have. I can't afford to have us fall behind!" commanded the old man.
"You tell that hand-less creep to stay to himself. I get bad vibes from him." said Rei as she proceeded near the steps.
"Rei! I will not tolerate this behavior! If you are not going to help Jed then I need you to clean the grounds then and make it presentable. Jed and I can't do this on our own!" ordered the old man.
"Why don't you just go and stuff it. I have other things I need to do." said the raven haired girl as she proceeded down the steps.
"Oh Rei..." whimpered the old man.
Both Toki and Kenshiro saw the interaction.
"Lets go after her!" said Toki.
Kenshiro just nodded as both of them sprinted after the black haired girl. It didn't take long before they caught up to her.
The raven haired girl seemed annoyed by their presence.
"Who the hell are you two? Better get out of the way before I make you." said the girl as she held her right hand up as she cracked her fingers almost threatening to scratch them.
Toki knew that the girl was in a bad mood but knew that they had to be quick and astute in their questioning.
"The priest of the temple thinks that you are behaving strangely. And quite frankly I think that you are not so normal. Care to explain the disappearance of the buses recently?" asked Toki in a harsh tone.
The raven haired girl seemed rather surprised as she widened her eyes, almost as if she were found out, but quickly recovered.
"I don't know what you are getting at. I have nothing to do with those stupid buses. Now if you excuse me." said the girl roughly as she tried to push past both Toki and Kenshiro.
At hearing this Kenshiro stepped in front of the raven haired girl.
"There is something strange going on here and you know something. It'll be wise if you said something." threatened Kenshiro.
The raven haired girl narrowed her eyes in anger.
"I don't know who you two think you are but you better get out of my way before I turn you two into salami." threatened Rei as she held her hand up once more.
"No." said Kenshiro sternly.
Kenshiro would regret saying that as the raven haired girl instantly slashed forward with her hand. Kenshiro opened her eyes in surprise as she dodged the blow, noticing just how lethal it was. Even then she did not dodge entirely as she received a scratch alongside her ribs. Kenshiro gritted her teeth in pain as she knelt down in pain.
"That was only a love scratch. Be glad I'm in a good mood and decided not to kill you outright." said the raven haired girl as she walked off.
Toki could only stare in dumb astonishment before noticing Kenshiro and her wound and immediately tended to her.
"Are you okay Kenshiro?" asked Toki, surprised at how much damage her friend took. No normal human could hurt them in such a fashion with their bare hands.
"I'm fine. I was not expecting the attack to be so lethal. Let us be glad that she decided to not kill me." said Kenshiro dully as she stood herself up. She pressed the pressure point, Ōchū, on the right side of her chest lightly, just as Toki had showed her. The scratch on her ribs soon started to heal.
"Do you think that she is a monster in disguise? There is no way that a normal human could have caused you so much damage, even in that body of yours." said Toki in a worried tone.
"While her strength took me off guard I do not sense an evil intent in her. I doubt that she is monster though her abilities are worrisome." said Kenshiro.
"What then? It seems that we are never going to solve this mystery." said Toki with her head downcast.
It was then that a group of girls walked down from the temple from where they were at. Each had a strange trinket on their person.
"Did you think that guy was cute?"
"Cute? He's a hunk! I would love to get his number!"
"Think we should come back tomorrow?"
"For sure."
Both Kenshiro and Toki watched as the group of girls waited for their bus to come for them. The bus soon came and the girls stepped right in. Knowing that the disappearances occurred in this area, both Kenshiro and Toki watched carefully as to where the bus would go.
Then, out of nowhere, a large portal appeared in front of the bus as it drove right into the black void. Both Kenshiro and Toki were stunned at what they saw.
"Did you see that? I didn't even think that such phenomena even existed!" said Toki out loud in astonishment.
"Hmm...well we at least know that the girl is not the problem. The question is those trinkets. All of them were wearing them before boarding the bus. I do not like the sound of this Jed fellow. Don't you think we should investigate?" asked Kenshiro.
"Not today. Let us come back tomorrow and bring Luna. Perhaps she can shed some more light as to what is going on." said Toki.
The next day after school, both Kenshiro and Toki headed straight over to the shrine once more, this time, with Luna following them.
"So what you're saying is that a black hole appeared out of nowhere and the bus just drove right through it?" asked Luna.
"That's exactly what I'm saying. I have never seen such a thing." said Toki as they made their way to the temple.
"Hmm, well I know that some of the Dark Kingdom's monsters are able to recall objects from subspace. In fact, you yourself, Toki, are able to use this ability since you were declared as an heir of Mercury. You can recall your mini-computer at will, even in civilian form, from a subspace pocket. So yes, such occurrences do exist." said Luna.
Toki was rather surprised that she was able to wield such a strange yet useful power. She would be sure to test that out once this whole mess was sorted out with.
They soon got to the temple and ran up the steps. Immediately they saw Rei arguing with a blond haired man they assumed to be Jed.
"I suggest you get out of here creep. The old man may trust you but I know that you are up to something. Leave before you find yourself lying in the ground in ribbons." threatened the black haired girl.
The blond haired man seemed to have started chuckling lightly to himself.
"You, a mere girl hope to challenge me? I will put you in your place!" said the man as he dropped his disguise and came on in few view in a general's outift as Jedite.
"I would like to see you try it. But understand this. Nanto Suicho Ken does not fear the likes of you. You will be torn into bloody ribbons before you even knew what happened!" roared the raven haired girl as she dashed forward so quickly that even Jedite was surprised and barely had time to dodge.
It was a good thing, as the girl scratched along his stomach and narrowly missed a lethal blow.
Even so, Jedite gritted his teeth in pain as he felt himself bleeding in the stomach, though the wound was not too deep. The raven haired girl just tsked in annoyance.
Both Kenshiro and Toki were shocked at this revelation however.
"Did she just say that he practices the art of Nanto Suicho Ken?" asked Kenshiro.
"yes, even though I hardly believe it myself." said Toki, almost as shocked.
"I can't believe this. She like us, has been spirited away from our world to this one. She must be an associate of Shin if what I'm hearing is true. We should help her. Besides, I've got a score to settle with that Jedite anyway." said Kenshiro.
Jedite did his best to keep Rei out of reach but she was very quick. Jedite was on the defensive, using his telekinesis to put up a small barrier to keep Rei away from him lest he get cut to pieces.
"HOKUTO HEI KEN!"
At once, Jedite turned to find his face getting planted smartly by a petite foot coming from a blond fourteen year old. Jedite looked to find that it was the same girl that kept thwarting his plans over and over again.
"You again!"
"Tenshō Hyakuretsu Ken!"
This time, Jedite did not get caught off guard as he managed to levitate away from the oncoming barrage from the blue haired girl before him. However, imagine his surprise as the girl jumped into the air and managed to knock him down without even lifting her arms. It was like he got struck by a hundred fists in a matter of seconds.
Jedite landed hard and already he could sense that raven haired girl coming after him, no doubt trying slice him in half. He rolled out of the way before opening a sub space pocket and rolling into it.
"After him!" roared Toki.
Kenshiro, Toki and Rei ran toward the portal. However, only Kenshiro and Rei managed to make it as Toki was left behind.
Once inside the portal, both Kenshiro and Rei took notice of their surroundings and noticed all the buses that have disappeared over the past few days stuck in sub space. It was quite the eerie sight. Most of them were full of passengers, mostly girls, that had lay there in suspended animation.
The black haired girl looked over at the blond with an amazed look before speaking.
"Urg...where in the hell are we? Is this place even real?" asked Rei as she walked around, somewhat disorientated.
"I have no idea but it seems that we are after the same enemy. Keep your guard up, there is bound to be trouble." said Kenshiro.
It was then that a wicked cackle could be heard above them. Both girls looked up to see a yellowish she monster. She looked absolutely hideous. And beside her was Jedite, who was looking a bit worn but still confident.
"Foolish girls you fell right into my trap! Now you will be stuck here forever. My faithful youma here will take care of you while you sleep for eternity in this subspace, offering your life force to the Dark Kingdom!" cackled Jedite before disappearing from view.
"I will show you two no mercy!" roared the monster as it descended on them, brandishing claws.
Neither Rei nor Kenshiro moved as the monster charged.
The youma rose its arms to slash down, only to have Kenshiro grab them both and twist them harshly. The youma growled.
"Only scum like you prey on the weak and helpless and pervert the hearts of these young women into falling into your trap. You will die right here and now." growled Kenshiro as she proceeded to then bend the youma's arms backward and snapped them, making the youma howl loudly in pain.
Kenshiro was about to administer the finishing blow but the youma spat a yellow gas from its mouth, stinging Kenshiro's eyes and causing her to let go. The youma intended in running off but was soon found itself face to face with the raven haired Rei.
"And just where exactly are you going monster?" asked Rei as her eye's gleamed with murderous intent.
The youma did not even have time to open its mouth and scream before Rei ripped the monster apart asunder with her bare hands. The pieces of the youma fell to the ground in a heap. The youma was now clearly dead.
"Nanto Suicho Ken. I did not believe that I would ever see it in person, especially in this world." said Kenshiro as she stepped toward Rei, looking over at the carcass below her.
"And I did not think that I would see a practitioner of Hokuto Shin Ken here as well though Hokuto Shin Ken must be in dire straits right now if they were willing to train a weak looking girl such as yourself." sneered Rei.
Kenshiro narrowed her eyes in slight anger before turning her attention to their surrounding.
"There has to be a way to get these people out of here." said Kenshiro.
"How do you suppose we do that then? The portal to this damn place just closed up on us. We should worry more about getting ourselves out of here more than anything." said Rei in annoyed voice.
"These people are our responsibility. They are not dead. It would not be right to leave them as they are." replied Kenshiro.
"Feh, do whatever you want then. As soon as their is an exit I'm gonna take it." replied Rei.
Yet there seemed to be no way out of this strange dimension. For a moment, it seemed that they were doomed to wait for a eternity.
Thankfully a portal opened very soon and Sailor Mercury managed to walk in.
"I'm glad that you two are safe." said Sailor Mercury before looking down at the remains of the dead youma. "I assume this monster was no trouble for you?"
"Are you kidding me? My training dummies put up more of a fight than this creature." said Rei in a haughty voice. "Besides, why are you dressed like that? Who are you trying to impress?" asked Rei once more as she put on a sinister smile.
Sailor Mercury could not help but feel self-conscious in this silly uniform, more so due to Rei's gawking eyes.
"Enough with that. I had to resort to using this form to get you two out of here. Now let us go." commanded Sailor Mercury.
"Wait a second. We need to get these people out of here. There are three buses. Perhaps each of us can get into one and drive these buses out. The people inside are innocent. They do not deserve to be damned to this sad fate." said Kenshiro in a mellow voice.
"I suppose so, but we must act quick. My power will not keep that portal open for long." said Sailor Mercury as she soon went toward one bus.
Kenshiro looked over at Rei, who seemed to be a bit conflicted.
"Despite appearances I know that you are concerned with the well-being of these people in here. There is no shame in helping those who can't help themselves." said Kenshiro wisely.
"Damn it, alright. But if we don't get out of her in time you'll be joining my ribbon collection." threatened Rei as she ran toward another bus.
Soon all three girls were able to drive the buses out of the portal and just in the nick of time, as the portal closed as soon as the last bus made its exit. They parked the buses near the temple and soon got off and headed to the temple. They did not want arouse any suspicion.
It was not long before the girls made their way to the temple.
Night fall was beginning to come but the three girls were not planning on leaving just yet. There were many questions that needed to be asked and addressed.
"So let me get this straight. Both of you are soldiers destined to fight a supernatural evil and that you transform into little skirts and stuff and have magic powers? Yeah, sure, and I'm a king." said Rei in sarcasm.
"The transformations are normally resolved for emergency situations. However the question is YOU Rei. How is it that you know Nanto Suicho Ken? There should be no way that such an art exists in this world." said Toki.
"This world? What do mean?" asked Rei though her voice betrayed the fact that she knew more than she was letting on.
"You should know. How is it that two girls, myself and my friend, both happen to know Hokuto Shin Ken? You know as well as anybody that the not just anyone is selected to train that art." said Toki.
Rei looked both confused yet found out at the same time. She lifted her arms before looking down, almost in sorrow.
"I guess there is no hiding it. I am Rei, grandmaster of the Nanto Suicho Ken style. I was traversing the landscape in search of my lost sister, Ailee, who was kidnapped before my eyes by a man of seven scars. I scoured the wasteland in search of this monster. I swore that I would make him pay for taking away the only family that I had left. I managed to get as far as locating the last place that my sister was seen at, which was with Kiba Daioh and his clan of ruffians. I was only a day's journey from their territory before I decided to sleep. Can you imagine my utter rage and anger when I woke up in this body, in a completely different world? That even now my sister could be tormented or even dead because I was sidetracked here?"
Both Toki and Kenshiro looked rather somber at the heartfelt outburst from Rei.
"Let me ask you. Did you dream of a being walking through a door with a woman speaking off into the distance?" asked Kenshiro.
Rei's eyes snapped open as she held her head up to look over at Kenshiro. She had an angry scowl.
"Yes. She had promised that the safety of my sister would be assured if only I walked through the door. I had hoped that perhaps she would take me straight to my dear sister. Instead, I'm stuck here. I swear, one day I'll find the witch that tricked me into coming over here in this world. I will cut her down. She will be nothing more slabs of meat when I'm done with her!" growled Rei in anger.
"Then that explains it. All three of us have had the same dream and it seems that now we can confide in you. My name is Toki and the blond haired girl next to me is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shin Ken." said Toki.
Rei's eyes opened slightly at the mention of their names, especially Kenshiro.
"Kenshiro? I thought you died at the hands Shin?" asked Rei.
At once Kenshiro's face went into an angry scowl.
"You know of Shin?" asked Kenshiro in anger.
"He is the grandmaster of Nanto Seiken, a sister branch of my art. Unfortunately I have not seen him in years. I only heard of him recently due to his supposed victory of you." said Rei.
"I see. Well it seems that we all have something in common now. Because of this, we ask that you assist us Rei. From what we have heard, the defeat of this Dark Kingdom is key to our possibly going back to our world. I will not force this on you but your assistance will be greatly appreciated. That, and we could use a Nanto practitioner to aid us in our training." suggested Toki.
"Hmm...I don't know. Despite everything I rather like my position right now. In fact, were it not for my sister I would not be opposed in staying in this body. I rather like seeing my naked self in the mirror though I worry that I might end up like Yuda if I keep it up." laughed Rei.
"Well, we will let you think about it but if you are willing to help you can come over to the abandoned ware house outside town. That is where we train. You are welcome to come whenever you want." offered Toki.
"I'll definitely consider it. I'm out of practice and this body, though beautiful, is quite weak. I could use the training." said Rei.
"Very well then. Until next time." said Toki.
"Goodbye then." said Rei as she soon stepped into the house.
As Kenshiro and Toki made their way home they began to speak.
"Did you see that symbol on her forehead?" asked Toki.
"Yes. I think that she may also be able to transform. However we need Luna to give her the appropriate wand. Perhaps after consulting the true soul of her body many of her questions will be answered." said Kenshiro.
"Then tomorrow we shall do that. Rei has every right to know what is going on, just like us." said Toki.
"Until tomorrow then."
Both soon parted and made their way to their respective homes as night continued to fall.
Author's Note: Sorry if the battles are lame but trust me, they'll get better. Hope you all enjoyed.