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Author's Note: Phew been a long, long time since I last updated but I had been so caught up on some other projects of mine that this story had been kind of put to the side. So to all those who have been following I'm apologize. Anyway here is the next chapter. Hit me up and let me know what you think.
It had been a full week since the last time Kenshiro had seen Naru at school.
The stoic blond looked outside the window of her room and pondered over the events that had transpired the week before. She could not help but furrow her brows in frustration.
Despite the strength that she and her friends had gained in acquiring their new bodies it still seemed that their strength was insufficient. They could not save Umino, that young boy who was hopelessly in love with the ginger haired Naru.
And now said girl was at home, perhaps crying her eyes and feeling absolutely guilty in her treatment of him. Kenshiro did not even want to think of the pain that the boy's parents were feeling right now at this very moment.
Kenshiro had already lost the love of her life, betrayed by her best friend and left to die in the wilderness.
Unlike Naru, Kenshiro was not afforded to time to for mourning. She was the successor of Hokuto Shin Ken and was bound by duty. All she could do was muster up her strength and hardened her resolve in protecting all those who could not protect themselves. It was a cruel reality and more than once did she feel the need to spare herself even a few tears.
But it was dangerous.
Any sign of weakness was an invitation from Kenshiro's enemies to press their advantage. The blond knew that she could not afford time for mourning. If she did she might as well just go and lay down and die. Her resolve was what has kept her alive in her old dimension and sorrow and tears would just tear at that resolve.
"Kenshiro what's wrong? You seem to be quite melancholy." asked Luna as she hopped onto the bed to join the blond.
"It is something that I normally don't like to share. Any sign of weakness on my part will only hinder me. But I cannot help it. I have always been saddened by the death of children. They who are still so young, so innocent and to be cruelly slaughtered like cattle. I feel that despite all the strength that Hokuto Shin Ken has afforded me I still cannot protect those who can't protect themselves. I can only avenge their deaths by brutally killing their murderer. But not everyone's emotional wounds are healed through the salve of revenge. The boy's parents and Naru. I know that they still are in great pain and no amount of revenge will ever take that away." replied Kenshiro solemnly.
Luna seemed to bow her head at these words, as if taking them into consideration and thinking of the best reply.
"I understand how you feel. My superiors have thought it appropriate to bestow me with such powers that could aid you in battle. But as you can I myself cannot fight. Not in this body. Perhaps in my old body I could but not this one. As a cat I am allowed access to place not accessible to humans but unfortunately I then bear witness to so many terrible injustices. A man that beats his wife here, or perhaps a woman who abuses her children or a gang of people deliberately torturing one person. I wish I could do something but I know I can't. It is not in my power and besides it is not part of our mission. We cannot go and seek to right all injustices but at the very least we can do our best. So stop feeling so guilty. What has happened was a tragedy but take solace at the fact that you have avenged the boy's death. I wish I had the power to do that." replied Luna somewhat sadly.
Kenshiro was somewhat surprised to hear this much out of her small companion. Normally the cat was very quiet and kept to herself and really only spoke when it concerned a mission or a particular monster on the loose. To hear Luna even mention a part of her old personal life meant that she was in earnest in making blond feel fetter. Kenshiro would not douse cold water on the small cat's efforts.
"Then it is settled. I will not ponder these events any more. Naru will have the power to overcome her sorrow. She just needs more time to come to terms with them. Meanwhile I should be focusing the entirety of my efforts in my training so that we are prepared for anything that the Dark Kingdom throws at us." replied Kenshiro sternly with a voice of iron resolve.
Luna smiled as she heard this.
"I could not agree more."
Meanwhile in the Dark Kingdom certain developments were taking place.
Behind the throne room was Metallia's chambers, the source of the Dark Kingdom's power. She was once great and powerful, so much so that it took the very life force of Queen Serenity just to merely diminish and contain her. So great was her power.
And even now, in only her ethereal state, she still had power enough to afford Queen Beryl and her subordinates with the resources they needed in order to find the Imperial Crystal and use it to their benefit.
They had to tread carefully.
Mankind had come a long way since the fall of the Moon Kingdom. Those who had not been gifted with the magical abilities were primitive savages that hunted the giant fauna that had stalked the landscape at the time. They were inconsequential and dutifully ignored.
But now they had made up for their lack of magical ability through sheer ingenuity. They were dangerous now. And while Metallia could theoretically still enslave mankind all on her own she knew what would happen if she tried right now.
The humans would use their trump card and turn the entire Earth into a uninhabitable wasteland. The Dark Kingdom would then have to expend more precious resources either restoring Earth back to its former beauty or go on a quest to find another planet.
The quest itself could be dangerous and attract the attention of unfriendlies. Metallia had her fair share of enemies out in the galaxy and beyond and she dare not face them unless she had the Imperial Crystal in her possession.
It was delicate balancing act. They needed to have just enough force and presence so that they could accomplish their mission while at the same time not attracting human attention. Currently they had a few youma posing as figure heads at some of their governments but that was a risky trade. Already a couple had been found out and had been forced to flee.
This was the reason why they were setting their sights on the small island nation known as Japan. It was densely populated within a small area. Keeping their sphere of influence to only this small nation would not attract worldwide attention while at the same time providing the Dark Kingdom with ample energy due to the sheer amount of people living on the island itself.
Metallia knew that once she had the Imperial Crystal she could then enslave mankind to her bidding. Even if they did use their weapons of mass destruction she could very easily reverse their adverse effects with the Imperial Crystal and restore Earth to the way it was before, only this time devoid of the human race.
That was only step one in her plan. She would stay here on Earth in the backwaters of outer space and stay hidden in exile with her small Dark Kingdom. There she would bide her time, gathering her power and learning to make more and more use of the Imperial Crystal. She figured that after a couple of millenia she and her kingdom would have enough power to establish itself as a sovereignty all on its own in the Galaxy and from there then she would start her conquest.
But she was getting ahead of herself.
Currently she could not even move and her life force only sustained through some very helpful...helpers.
So it was when Queen Beryl had entered Metallia's chambers there was the giant crystal housing Metallia and around her she was surrounded by five young women all dressed in what looked like Sailor Fukus.
It was ingenious and Metallia had to credit herself for her cunning.
She knew of the princess and her guardians but she could not do anything to them as Queen Serenity had spirited them away. However Metallia had already gotten a hold of their unique power signature and bided her time. She knew that like her seven warriors these Sailor Scouts were to be reborn sometime in the distant future.
And when they were Metallia allowed them to grow so that they could develop their innate powers. She waited until they were adolescents and, in their sleep, had proceeded to steal their very souls and used them as an infinite energy source. It had taken a considerable amount of her power to do so, to create a faux spirit with her powers that could go and perform this mission.
But it was well worth with it.
The girls were now helpless and remained in a sort of suspended animation. They gave their energy directly to Metallia so that there was never any fear of her ever fading from existence. That and it single handedly got rid of their only active resistance against their plans. Of course the physical bodies would die without the soul sustaining it but that was but a small price to pay.
So one could imagine Metallia and Beryl's shock when they realized that they were experiencing resistance but not only that but by those who had powers of the Sailor Scouts themselves plus some other strange element.
Most of their youma would end up dead in the most gruesome of ways. It was quite disturbing.
This was a riddle to Metallia. How were these girl's body's active and how could they retain their powers, albeit perhaps not as potent as they were in their prime over ten thousand years ago?
There was an unknown player pulling the strings under Metallia's nose and the ethereal being could only shake in rage. She knew that someone else was meddling however she did not know who.
"You called for me your Greatness?" said Queen Beryl as she made herself known and kneeled before her master.
Metallia was interrupted from her musing and soon regarded the woman before her.
"Ah Beryl glad to see you still in good health. Have you something to offer me?" asked Metallia.
Queen Beryl soon extended her arms out and, on her hands, was a large ball of concentrated energy. It looked delicious and Metallia could not wait to incorporate it into her being.
"This is but a small offering but I ask that you give us council." replied Queen Beryl.
"You have done well Beryl. Despite the recent set backs you have still managed to amass a respectable amount of energy. I shall take this and instruct you on your next course of action." said Metallia as the ball of energy soon flew out of Beryl's hands and soon immersed itself within Metallia.
Queen Beryl could only watch in awe as Metallia's form started to cackle with pure energy and power. No matter how many times she came here Queen Beryl could not help but feel humbled at the sight of Metallia.
And this was just a phantom of her former self. A mere wraith compared to the power she had once wielded in the days of her prime back over ten thousand years ago when they made war with the Moon Kingdom.
"Now Beryl listen carefully. I have, in my possession, the black crystal. This was created given to Nephrite by one of his own cohorts. He had planned to use this to betray you and seek the crystal himself. Fortunately for him he died for his folly and now we have an invaluable tool needed to find the Imperial Crystal." said Metallia.
"I see. I had always had the feeling that Nephrite was never on the same page as I. But this is joyful news. With this black crystal we can find the whereabouts of the Imperial Crystal?" asked Beryl.
"Not exactly. If you recall in the battle against the Moon Kingdom, Serenity had used her power to isolate and imprison our seven Shadow Warriors. However the strain had fractured and soon tore the Imperial Crystal apart. She had already used it to keep me at bay and to save her own child and her guardians. The Crystal was already at its limit and this final use soon shattered it. So within each of our Seven Warriors is a piece of the Imperial Crystal. It is in this way that we kill two birds with one stone. We revive our fallen warrior AND obtain a piece of the Imperial Crystal." said Metallia.
"It is perfect! We not only recover our best warriors but also obtain the Imperial Crystal? My how our fortunes have turned for the better. Perhaps Nephrite's death isn't so hard now that I know that we have obtained such an important tool from him." replied Queen Beryl joyfully.
"We must be quick. The sooner we get the Crystal the sooner we can soon gather our power and make plans for galactic conquest. Do not fail me Beryl. This is our time!"
The next day found Kenshiro at school and found that Naru had finally come back as well. The blond was not sure whether her friend was over her sorrow but she was glad to see her going out.
However Naru had remained quiet the entire day and had hardly spoke to anyone. She still seemed to be down but when school was over she soon went over to join Kenshiro, who was on her way home.
"Hey Usagi!" said Naru in a cheery voice.
Kenshiro had turned to regard the young girl. The ginger haired girl had the remnants of bags under eyes due to excessive crying and she could make out some strands of white hair that had started to grow on the young girl's head...hair that was not there before.
The death of Umino had clearly put Naru under much emotional stress and it showed.
"I'm glad to see you're back." replied Kenshiro with a rare smile on the blond's lips.
"Look, I'm sorry if I worried you and everything. Before you say anything I don't blame you or your friends for Umino. You all did the best that you could. I-I'm just sad that I treated him so badly before he passed. If I could start all over I would make sure to be extra nice to him." replied Naru bitterly.
"Do not burden yourself with his death any longer than you should. He fought to protect to you from a foe far beyond his abilities. It was a decision that he made as a man and he nor you should be faulted for that. Instead honor his memory by living life to your fullest. He gave his life to save yours. Do not squander such a precious gift." replied Kenshiro.
Naru seemed to be in tears again but she did not break down. Instead she held her head up high and smiled through her tears.
"You know that I'm still not used to you being this wise Usagi. The old you would probably being crying her eyes out and make me cry as well. But...thank you. You're right. No matter what I know that in the end Umino was not mad at me when he died. I'm glad that I got to be nice to him even though it was only at the very end. Anyway, enough about that! I'm going to live my life the way I want to! Want to come to the arcade with me? I want to get a cute bunny or something on the UFO's!" replied Naru joyfully.
Kenshiro desperately wanted to decline and go to Rei's so that she could train. However she would not risk hurting Naru, not when she was beginning to act like her old self.
"Sure why not?"
They soon got to the Crown Arcade and found the place absolutely packed.
Now Kenshiro really did not visit the arcade very often as she was often busy finishing the school work or training. She had no time to play games.
However she knew that even this place was more crowded than normal.
"Wow I have never seen this place so full of people before. What do you think is going on Usagi?" asked Naru in curiosity.
Kenshiro did not answer as she moved forward to see what the ruckus was about. all around her she could hear the murmurs and whispers amongst the people.
"That's the tenth one I can't believe it."
"This guy is something else. How could he do that?"
"I wish he was my boyfriend so that he could get me all those cute teddy bears!"
Kenshiro soon found herself looking at a strange looking young man.
He was wearing a tan wind breaker with a blue cap turned backwards on his head. His glasses gleamed as he placed another yen piece and was rewarded with yet another stuffed animal. The crowd gasped again.
"So that's what it is. That guy is so cool." said Naru as she watched him.
Kenshiro initially wanted to leave but something told her to watch. There was something amiss and the blond wanted to know why.
The young man started once again and placed the UFO over one of the female figurines and placed it down. As he did he placed his hand on the glass surface of the machine and pulsed a bit of energy into it.
While this was missed by everyone in the room Kenshiro immediately picked it up. At once she was suspicious.
What is this? That was not ki I am sure of it. It seems to be a power source but from what? Is this man or a monster in disguise? Interesting. I may have to keep a closer eye on him.
So it continued for a while longer until the young man had seemed to have finally finished. He soon walked out, confident and smug.
"Oh man it looks like there are hardly any toys left. I guess I'll be going home then. Thanks for coming with me anyway Usagi!" said Naru happily.
"Its no problem. I am glad to see you doing well again." replied Kenshiro.
As soon as Naru was out of sight Kenshiro then took that opportunity to start looking for that young man. She had to know what he was up to.
Kenshiro soon found him after some time of searching. They were close by some abandoned warehouses. There was no one else in sight. Kenshiro waited to see if perhaps this man was truly a monster or not.
It was then that a swarm of petals started to appear out of nowhere and the young man suddenly went into the defensive.
Then, an effeminate looking man with a blue uniform suddenly appeared and at once Kenshiro's eyes widened in surprise.
That man. He is wearing the same uniform as the two others we had defeated. Could it be that these two are allies?
However Kenshiro did her best to stay out of the way. She wanted to wait and be absolutely sure that this man was a monster. If so then she would go out and kill both of them.
To Kenshiro's surprise the man started to bolt away from the Dark Kingdom general but couldn't get away. The Dark Kingdom general soon exposed a black crystal and the young man in glasses soon started to scream in pain.
It was then that Kenshiro knew that she had to intervene. This young man was an innocent and this general here was probably trying to take his energy. She would not allow it.
Suddenly, before Kenshiro could get too far, an brown haired young woman had appeared out of nowhere and was standing on top of a ledge. She had a white long sleeve shirt and a light brown skirt that went down past her knees. She looked rather pretty but exuded a fierce demeanor.
"How pathetic. For you to possess such great power yet squander it on trash like him. Why not just kill him and be done with it instead of drawing it out longer than need be?" asked the brown haired girl in a powerful voice.
The Dark Kingdom general was not happy when he heard this and spoke at once.
"You best get out of here little girl. Any more of that and you may make me mad." replied the effeminate man.
Kenshiro could not help but feel concerned about this girl. She was messing with a power far greater than she realized. She was going to die unless Kenshiro did something about it.
Then, all of all sudden, Kenshiro felt an overwhelming power exude from the brown haired girl. It was so great that even she felt like kneeling in its presence. She looked up to find a thin, red aura surrounding the girl's body and Kenshiro's eyes widened at once in surprise. She recognized that aura and style immediately.
Gou-Ken? How does this girl know Gou-ken? And her fighting aura. It is so familiar yet I can't recognize it. Could she be-?
At once the brown haired girl had covered the distance between her and the Dark Kingdom General in a flash.
Zoicite was utterly surprised at the speed of this girl and immediately took to the air and held his hand out.
A stream of petals soon burst forth and made their way toward the brown haired girl on the ground. The girl seemed to have not been concerned as she stood there and took the blow not seeming to be in any pain.
Zoicite could not believe that this girl was taking his attack like this without even flinching but soon composed himself and held his hands out and threw a wave of energy.
There was a big explosion as Zoicite felt his attack hit dead on. He soon drifted back down to the ground and landed, laughing as he did so.
"You should have run away when you had the chance little girl. And now you're dead. How pitiful." said Zoicite arrogantly.
However Zoicite's arrogance soon drained the moment the dust cleared to reveal a relatively undamaged girl standing in the midst. Her face was set hard as stone as she eyed her opponent.
Zoicite, at this point, started to feel the first pangs of fear and started to make his way airborne. He would have to retreat and perhaps assess his opponent before engaging her any further.
But the Dark Kingdom general would not have that luxury as the brown haired girl suddenly glowed red and suddenly zoomed forward and covered the distance between him and her in an instant. The next thing Zoicite knew his throat was being held in a vice grip as he was slammed on the ground with the girl kneeling above him.
"How dare you suggest that I flee from the sight of you? You vastly underestimate my ambition. My place amongst the Gods will be realized and you are but the first step that I will take in reaching that goal!" said the brown haired girl with a voice of harsh granite.
The Dark Kingdom general was felt his throat beginning to get crush. The girl's strength was absolutely monstrous! At once he knew that he was in big trouble.
"Y-You bitch!" gasped Zoicite as he held his hand out and blasted the girl with a flurry of rose petals.
This only served to annoy the brown haired girl as she immediately grabbed the offending limb and started to wrench at it cruelly effectively stopping the general's attack.
Zoicite could only gurgle in pain as he felt his arm suddenly being bent and twisted. If this continued this arm was going to get ripped off! In utter desperation he soon started to plead telepathically to the only person he knew would help him.
M-Malechite! H-Help me please!
Immediately there was a large swirl of wind whipping around the area and a black portal opened to reveal a white haired man dressed in the same manner as the other generals. At once he shot a white ball of energy at the brown haired girl.
The girl growled as she let go of her victim and jumped back.
"Zoicite! What has happened?" asked Malechite in utter disbelief as his partner and lover was on his knees, coughing and gasping for dear breath.
"I-I'm so sorry Malechite. I-I did not think-"
Malechite was terribly shaken to see Zoicite in such a condition. While the young copper haired general was the least capable of all the generals in raw power he could still dispatch even the strongest of humans with ease.
Right now, though, that wasn't important. Malechite at once knelt next to Zoicite and passed his hand over the smaller man's hair.
"Don't worry my dear. You are in safe hands now." said Malechite soothingly.
The brown haired girl could only sneer as she saw the two men embracing each other. It made her absolutely sick.
"So weak to rely on another to fight your battles. Have your fists no shame?" said the girl harshly as her power began to rise, the red aura around her body continuing to grow.
Zoicite scowled but inwardly he was frightened.
W-What kind of monster is she? How was she able to damage me like this? No human should be able to do that to me, not bare-handed.
Malechite himself now turned to regard the girl and soon spoke.
"I can tell that you are a warrior. If that is so then perhaps you will be willing to fight more suitable company. I will be your opponent this time." challenged Malechite.
"It does not matter. God himself cannot extinguish my ambition. You are but an obstacle in the way of my true ambition. I hope, for your sake, that you and your fists are prepared." replied the brown haired girl.
"What arrogance. I will enjoy putting you in your place." replied Malechite with a sinister grin. He then turned to Zoicite and whispered. "I will keep him busy. Go ahead and extract the rainbow crystal from the young man over there."
"Yes of course." replied Zoicite as he soon disappeared in a flurry of petals.
Malechite soon powered a ball of white energy and sent it flying at the brown haired girl. She, in turn, responded by swatting it aside momentarily stunning Malechite.
However he soon composed himself and powered an even large one and threw it at the girl. This time the brown haired girl decided to dodge and immediately zoomed forward to cover the distance between she and her opponent.
Thinking that she had him she raised her fist for the killing blow only to find it hit an invisible force. Not dismayed the girl continued to pound at the force field but sadly to no effect. Malechite could not help but laugh at the girl's efforts.
"You believe that a mortal like you can hope to overcome my power. You might as well be still so that I can administer the killing blow." taunted Malechite.
"It makes no difference to me. Nothing has withstood my fists." replied the girl as she soon glowed red and immediately started to send a flurry of punches now.
Malechite at first thought to taunt the girl some more until he realized something.
The force behind the blows of those punches.
Each punch sent a small shockwave around him and his barrier and soon he felt his head beginning to spin a bit. Whoever this girl was she was powerful to strain his barrier the way she did with only her bare hands.
But in the end it did not matter.
At once Malechite lifted his arm and sent a wave of black lightning at the girl before him. At once she flew back with lightning cackling about her body.
All this time Zoicite had been at work with the young man and was drawing out the rainbow crystal from the young man. It had taken a short while but the copper haired general had done it.
Zoicite grinned in delight at the small, red crystal made its way to his hand. At once he disappeared out of sight to join Malechite.
Meanwhile Malechite was at a crossroads.
While the girl below him could not harm him in anyway he found, to his dismay, that he could not harm her either. She seemed to brush off his attacks like they were nothing and constantly came back with fists flying constantly testing his force field.
It was then that Zoicite soon appeared next to Malechite with the red crystal in his hands much to Malechite's relief.
"I have obtained the rainbow crystal. We can retreat for now." said Zoicite with a voice of urgency.
"Good work Zoicite. Queen Beryl will be pleased." said Malechite with a grin.
The two were then interrupted as the brown haired girl had suddenly passed in between them. Malechite's eyes widened and at once he lifted his barrier. Zoicite was not so lucky as he suddenly felt a barrage of punches suddenly pocket his body from head to toe.
"Zoicite!" yelled Malechite as he saw his lover being pummeled even though the brown haired girl herself had done nothing but just stand there with a face of stone.
Zoicite could only curl his body trying in vain to protect himself from the incoming onslaught.
"H-How-"growled Zoicite as blood was coming out of his mouth.
The brown haired girl did not respond this time. She raised her fist at Zoicite intending to finish the general once and for all.
Zoicite closed his eyes expecting the end but it never came. He hesitantly opened his eyes to find the brown haired girl trapped with a long piece of silver wire coming from the red youma below. Zoicite smiled.
"Good work Shadow Warrior. Kill this girl and join us when your job has been completed." said Malechite as he joined his still shaken partner.
"As you wish." replied the red, mechanized youma.
Malechite made his way next to Zoicite and found, to his dismay, that he was trembling.
"Are you alright Zoicite?" asked Malechite in concern.
Zoicite did not respond as he was still deep in his thoughts.
Never have I come across a human with such an intense intent to kill. S-She cannot be human, not with that power, not with that raw might that she commands. I-I have to tell Queen Beryl before she becomes a problem too big for us to handle.
"Zoicite!" said Malchite a bit more harshly this time.
The copper haired general was then broken from his thoughts and turned to regard his partner.
"I-I'll be fine." replied Zoicite with a hint of unease in his voice.
"Then let us be on our way. Despite everything this mission was a success."
However before either general could get comfortable they heard a mechanized screaming come from below.
Both looked in pure shock as the brown haired girl had managed to free herself from the youma's grip and proceeded to move forward and dismember the youma limb by limb.
Zoicite looked down with frightened eyes and saw the true nature of his enemy.
"W-What kind of monster are we dealing with? Doesn't she even care that the youma is still a human? She...she just murdered one of her own kind like it was nothing." said Zoicite in a frightened voice.
"It does not matter. Come let us go before that girl notices us."
With that both generals soon phased out of sight, one gone with a simple teleport while the other covered in rose petals.
The brown haired girl had just finished dispatching the youma below her before looking up to see her opponents flee.
She grunted in slight disappointment and looked down to find that the monster below had suddenly morphed back into a human, the poor young man's body parts all over the place.
The brown haired girl was not phased in the slightest and at once started to walk away.
Kenshiro had been still the entire time not sure whether to interfere or not. The sight of that strange rainbow crystal was a cause for concern and she knew that she eventually would have to bring it up to Luna.
However she had to question this girl before her. Her fighting style, her aura, it was all so familiar.
But why can't I remember?
At once Kenshiro sped forward and got in front of the brown haired girl momentarily surprising the latter.
"I saw what you have done. It was unneccessary to use such force against that creature evil though it is." said Kenshiro sternly.
The brown haired girl regarded the blond before her and noticed something amiss.
Who is she? Why do I feel a hidden power within her? No matter. She will fall to my fists if she insists on staying in my way.
"Those whose ambition is weak cannot hope to stand against me. That monster was foolish to fight knowing that its fists were that pitiful. It should have fled when it had the chance." replied the brown haired girl powerfully in a voice that did not suit that of a fourteen year old.
"Perhaps but it does not change the fact that an innocent was killed. I cannot allow you to leave alive." responded Kenshiro as she cracked her fists.
The brown haired girl's eyes narrowed before she soon started to summon her fighting power, the red aura around her body glowing maliciously.
Kenshiro in turn started to draw her power up to one hundred percent of its true potential a white aura surrounding her body to match her opponent's red one.
The brown haired girl's eyes widened for a moment at the sight of Kenshiro doing this and at once spoke her concern.
"Hokuto Shin Ken?" ventured the brown haired girl in curiosity.
Kenshiro's eyes widened when she heard this.
"How do you know of Hokuto Shin Ken?" asked Kenshiro in surprise.
The brown haired girl seemed to be indecisive at first but soon hardened her gaze.
"It does not matter. You will die to me and I will realize my ambition. Prepare yourself girl."
At once the brown haired girl sped forward and Kenshiro could feel the overwhelming fighting aura surround her as she was hit from all sides with invisible fists. She held her arms up to guard and felt a particularly strong punch hit her arms and send her flying back.
Kenshiro felt her arm's almost cave from the impact and worse, she her left arm starting to expand threatening to burst.
This is definitely Hokuto Shin Ken. More than that it is of the Gou-ken style. But how? How does this girl know? Could she...could she be one of us?
The blond did not have much time to think as she quickly responded by pressing a pressure point on her neck. She winced in pain a bit but the swelling on her left arm soon ceased and she resumed her fighting stance once more.
Meanwhile the brown haired girl allowed herself a smile.
"So you DO know Hokuto Shin Ken. I had a feeling but I needed to be sure. Even so that will not save you. Swear you alligance to me now and I will spare your life. If not..."
The brown haired girl seemed to rev up her power even further and even Kenshiro was beginning to get worried.
W-What is she? Her power seems to grow more and more. Even using the entirety of this body's capabilities seems to be insufficient. What am I going up against here?
"Your silence betrays your defiance. Very well then. I will crush your body with my fists and use your broken carcass as the foundation of my growing ambition." said the brown haired girl with a granite voice, her fist now raised and her body now almost glowing completely red.
Kenshiro could only flare up her aura even more as she too sped forward to meet her opponent.
"Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken!"
The brown haired girl was caught by surprise by the flurry of punches and was suddenly assualted at all sides. Before she could even manage a defense Kenshiro had landed over one hundred blows.
Kenshiro had finished by attempting to land a haymaker on the other girl's face but was surprised to see her catch her fist.
"Defintely Hokuto Shin Ken." said the brown haired girl as her body started to bulge threatning to rip apart.
As with Kenshiro before the brown haired girl lifted two fingers and suddenly lodged them on her neck drawing a bit of blood. However it was worth it as the brown haired girl's body soon went back to normal and was in no danger of exploding. Kenshiro was surprised by the fact that this brown haired girl was aware of her own pressure points and was able to reverse the adverse effects of the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken techinque. Yet Kenshiro was not given much time to ponder this as she suddenly felt her body get hit by a terribly strong invisible force.
"Hokuto Gōshō Ha!"
Kenshiro was soon sent flying back and hit a nearby brick wall.
That is defeintely a Gou-ken technique. I have no idea who I'm up against but it is evident that this girl before me is a master of Hokuto Shin Ken. Could it be-
The blond was not given time to finish her thoughts as the brown haired girl was now up to her face and raised her fist to smash it down at the blond. Kenshiro's eyes narrowed and promptly avoided the blow before getting behind the brown haired girl.
"Hokuto Kōshu Hatō Ken!" roared Kenshiro as she jumped into the air and attempted to land a powerful kick behind the brown haired girl's head. Unfortunately for the Kenshiro, her opponent managed to turn at the last moment and caught the offending leg. The brown haired girl glowed red and, with all her might, slammed Kenshiro on the concrete ground hard.
Kenshiro felt all the air in her lungs suddenly leave her body and blood left her mouth unexpectatly. The brown haired girl did not hesistate to push her advantage.
"Hokuto Shichi Tenshō Ha!"
Kenshiro could only defend with her arms as seven heavy strikes punctured her body threatning to break bone, flesh and sinew. It was quick and devestating and Kenshiro felt her body now giving out on her. The force behind the punches of this brown haired girl was far too much.
"It seems that your body is broken and your fists useless. You surprised me with your innate knowledge of Hokuto Shin Ken but it was not enough to stop my ambition. You had your chance to join me in the Heavens but you chose to oppose me instead. This is the penalty of your foolish decesion to oppose my ambition." said the brown haired girl as her body started to glow deadly red, so much so that her whole body seemed to be glowing in itself. Kenshiro knew that it was his end. The difference in power was too great.
"Hokuto Enshō Ha." roared the brown haired girl as she raised her fist to administer the final attack.
However the killing blow never landed as a blue blur suddenly lodged itself between Kenshiro and the brown haired girl.
The brown haired girl in question looked in complete shock to see a smaller, blue haired girl appear out of nowhere and holding her fist back as if it were nothing.
Both the blue haired girl and brown haired girl looked at each other fiercely in the eye as both their powers began to rise steadily.
Then, all of all sudden, something clicked and the brown haired girl suddenly grinned.
"I never thought I would ever see you again...Toki."
The blue haired girl seemed surprised to hear her name used by this stranger but then it happened to her to. The overwhelming ambition. The harsh Gou-ken style being used. There was only person that she could think of.
"Raoh."
Author's Note: It's been a very long while since I updated. Hopefully this chapter came out alright. Anyway hook me up and tell me what you think.