Next chapter of Ryouzanpaku no Yami
This story is getting really hard to continue writing so I need to find a way to cap it off. The way I'm thinking so far is that after the match with Rachel and her Master I have a confrontation with Yami's family and end it after that. If you have better ideas please tell me and I'll go with the one I like best. Please NO DETAILS just a general idea will be good. I also would like it if you could keep it within 2-4 chapters
This chapter will cover the fight with Rachel and her master the Laughing fist as such it will be fairly long in length.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Techniques/extremely loud shouting/emphasis"
I don't own History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
Last time
"It's unbelievable; somehow I still can't believe it." He stated eating his food slowly despite the danger Apachai posed to it. "Rather, what's the difference between a master and a disciple?" he asked
Akisame considered the question "How should I say it?" he wondered "To be a master you are simply acknowledged by others to the point where you can say that you are one and no one would refute it." He stated with a shrug. "It is not uncommon for someone to be considered a master even though they themselves do not consider it so."
"Is that right?" Kenichi asked eating the last of his food.
Training and Laughing Fist's Last Laugh
Yami groaned as he woke from his fatigue induced sleep "What happened?" he muttered looking around noticing he was on the floor in the dojo. "Ow…what hit me?"
"Apapapa we did!" Apachai shouted happily bumping his fists together repeatedly a silly grin on his face.
"Right…why would you do that?" Yami asked looking around noticing the other masters around the room. "That hurt you know."
Akisame rubbed his chin out of habit. "Well we wanted to see if you could be called a master." He stated as Yami snapped his head towards him so quickly Kenichi thought he heard a snap. "Although rather rough you managed to strike each of us in a continuous spar I think that qualifies don't you?"
Yami looked away embarrassed "That wasn't anything special." He muttered looking shy. "I'm still an amateur." He continued as he began poking his fingers together.
There was a general round of laughter from the masters "That makes it even clearer!" Sakaki shouted laughing evilly. "A true master acknowledges that they can always improve!"
Yami looked at the elder trying to see some sort of flaw the man needed to fix in the regards of the martial arts but gave up after a minute of observation. "You sure about that?" he asked after a while.
"Well some faults are harder to spot than others." Kensei waved it off knowing what the boy was thinking. "But we officially recognize you as a master class fighter."
"I still don't see how I can be a master." Yami muttered looking away as Miu walked in with some food. "I still have a lot to learn." Getting up he accepted some food from Miu before heading to his room for sleep. "I'll see you tomorrow for school Kenichi, Miu." He stated with a small smile.
The next day Yami found himself with Miu in the classroom Kenichi no where in sight. "Hey did he?" Yami began as Miu nodded her head.
"HOW ABOUT A WARM CHINESE BENTO FOR LUNCH!" Renka shouted bursting into the room carrying three bamboo boxes of dumplings. "Eh, where's Kenichi?"
"He's eating with that first year Kushinada." Miu stated obviously upset herself.
Yami chuckled weakly "I knew it…" he muttered looking to the side as Renka started to shout in a panic.
"Bu-but that girl's YOMI right?" she asked looking around. Miu and Yami placed a finger to their lips as a symbol to be quiet.
"This is something he came up with after some consideration, we shouldn't interfere." Miu explained looking up at Renka from her seat.
"I can't be there because that girl will attack me on sight; she seems bent on fighting me." Yami stated holding his hands behind his head.
"Anyways it looks like Kenichi has his own plans, don't disturb them!" Miu stated seriously. "That goes for you as well Yami-san."
"You're seriously telling me this now?" Yami asked looking at her as if she were crazy. "Tell that to her."
"I'll go eat with them without disturbing them then!" Renka announced already on her way out of the room as Miu tried to stop her once she had managed to recover her wits.
"Those two…really are like cats aren't they?" Yami wondered as he leisurely followed them down the stairs able to tell by sound where they were. "I guess I should get there first." He mumbled casually opening the window and hopping out. "There thy are." He muttered spotting Kenichi and Chikage nearby.
"Yo." He called out walking up to them. "Eating sweets again, prodigy?" he asked lightly seeing a loaf of melon bread in her hand.
"What is it to you, one who bears the name darkness?" she responded glancing at him to see if he was going to attack.
"Such a long way to answer me." Yami muttered softly with a sweat drop forming on his head. "Just noticed you have a thing for sweets right Kenichi?" he asked sitting down on Kenichi's side so as to avoid a possible attack.
"Why don't we go to that place?" Kenichi suggested
"Oh you mean that dessert place?" Yami asked as Miu and Renka showed up breathing heavily their chase around the school having ended up a race.
"How did Yami-san get here first?" Miu asked glaring at Renka.
"I jumped out the window." Yami responded causing them all to pal their faces. "More importantly you guys want dessert after school?" After school they all made their way to the dessert shop near the school. "So…how did all these guys end up with us?" Yami asked referring to Takeda, Ukita, Kisara, and Niijima.
"Well, you know Niijima." Kenichi muttered sadly. Kenichi glanced at Chikage who was staring intently at the menu. "She seems intent…" Kenichi muttered leaning over towards Yami to whisper his thoughts.
"True, I have never seen someone looking that intently at a menu before." He admitted as Niijima leaned forward.
"I heard this girl's family has very strict rules, they prohibit her from eating any sweets." He explained looking at the young genius evilly.
"Really? That's pretty harsh." Ukita stated honestly.
"Come on vice captain Ukita will pick up the bill. So don't be shy, just eat." Niijima encouraged her as Ukita stuttered out a protest caught off guard by the sudden notice he was paying for everything.
Suddenly Chikage made her order while everyone was preoccupied. The only hint something had happened was that she was now staring at the table as if willing something to appear as she clutched onto the menu tightly. When the order came by… "She isn't shy indeed this kid!" Kisara shouted laughing uproariously as the entire table was covered by various desserts.
"She ordered all of that?" Kenichi asked shocked as Ukita weakly checked his wallet. Before anyone could dig into the sweets Chikage's phone rang catching her attention as she hopped over the table and began walking away as she answered.
"Pretty agile isn't she?" Kisara asked grinning as she watched the little one leave.
"Yes." Chikage muttered into the phone as she looked over her shoulder before heading to the door where she stopped again. "I just wanted to change the location" she stated looking over her shoulders once more. "No problem." She said again once outside where she gave them one last look.
"She really didn't want to leave." Yami muttered chuckling softly
"Come closer!" Renka urged as she tried to feed Kenichi but was intercepted by Miu who ate the food she was offering.
"I have something I need to do." Miu stated as she got up ignoring Renka's angry shouting. "I'll see you back home Yami-san, Kenichi-san." Yami and Kenichi nodded their heads and watched as Miu left the building.
"She more than likely went to watch that girl's fight." Yami whispered to Kenichi, who shook his head in denial.
"Chikage-san is a good girl she wouldn't fight with someone." He stated a bit loudly. Yami palmed his face amazed that Kenichi wanted to continue the charade.
"Keep telling yourself that." Yami muttered as he stood up and grabbed Kenichi's collar. "Let's go home Kenichi, you got training." He stated dragging his friend out of the restaurant.
When the two returned to the Ryouzanpaku, it was instantly into training as Yami sat down and watched as Kenichi began his workout. "Koetsuji-sensei, is there a reason Kushinada-san only eats sweet bread?" Kenichi asked glancing at his master who was carving another statue.
"Is that so? So the YOMI girl only eats sweet bread?" Akisame asked glancing up from his work. "About that girl's style, The Kushinada style has always revolved around ominous mysteries. Mainly the 'Extended Life Span' or simply put research into eternal youth."
"Seriously?" Yami asked lounging near the garden. "Such people are still around?" he wondered shifting onto his back to gaze at the clouds. "Seems kind of stupid if you ask me." He stated casually.
"Yami-san's right isn't that kind of thing unrelated to the martial arts?" Kenichi asked chancing a glance over at his master.
"Wrong. One of the secrets o even the highest level of Chinese Kempo revolves around 'The Secret of a Long Life Span.'" Kensei explained going through his motions.
"Heh, the process of beating up other bodies results in modifying our own bodies in the end." Sakaki stated going through his katas.
"Still, going against the laws of nature and modifying your own body…isn't recommendable." Akisame stated as he began swinging two of his finished statues around in large circles.
"Says the person who transformed his whole body to muscles with both explosive strength and stamina." Kensei muttered.
"Don't just throw me in like that." Akisame rebuked not stopping his own regimen. "There are slight differences between our cases." He stated causing Yami to raise an eyebrow. "In any case, I'm afraid…the junior Kenichi met, the YOMI girl's diet is…one of Kushinada style's requirements for life extension." Akisame explained as Yami sighed tiredly. Hopping onto his most recently finished project Akisame continued his routine. Forcing the disciple to adopt the master's belief and lifestyle…is a bad thing."
Sakaki gestured at Kenichi who was in a hamster wheel with something tied to his back to add weight. "From that view point, Ryouzanpaku's actions are very similar to theirs." He stated as Yami chuckled.
"Don't compare our style to theirs, there are small differences." Akisame stated without looking back.
Yami looked back up at the sky. "So that's why she was so entranced by the sweets at the restaurant." He muttered
The next day Yami and Kenichi stared at the bento in Miu's hands. "A bento?" they asked curiously.
"That's a secret!" Miu stated cheerfully "Let's eat lunch together, of course with Kushinada-san as well!" Yami raised an eyebrow as Kenichi grew excited.
"What's going on?" he wondered softly to himself as he followed his two friends to the tree where they liked to eat. "Have a look! There's an extra dish today, my hand-made desserts!" Miu exclaimed showing the group her desserts.
Kushinada froze as the tempting sweets came into view. "Heh, what is it, YOMI girl?" Niijima asked from behind a tree.
"Because I'm better at making Japanese so with Japanese style desserts in mind…" Miu explained as Kenichi asked her a question.
"Eh, awesome! They all look like your own creations! Amazing original Japanese desserts!" Kenichi praised in shock.
"Niijima-san you try them too!" Miu offered as the alien like boy happily took one. "If you don't mind you can try one too." Miu offered a piece to Kushinada. Kushinada, although surprised by the sudden offer was about to take one when she remembered where she was. Yanking her arm back forcefully she ran away. Miu followed after her as Kenichi and Yami shared a look before following.
"Miu-san what's the matter?" Kenichi called out seeing Miu spacing out.
"What's eating you, Miu?" Yami asked standing beside Kenichi. "Ah I see." He muttered seeing Kushinada walking away. "I think I know what's going on." He stated as the lunch bell rang.
When the next day came around Miu decided to change her style up a bit as she undid her braid and got rid of the glasses. Yami blinked in surprise along with Kenichi as she walked into the school. "Huh, what a difference those things make." They muttered in unison as a small smile crossed Kenichi's lips.
It was another winter day as the trio made their way to school "What's wrong Kenichi-san you've been like this for a while now." Miu stated curiously as Kenichi seemed in a trance.
"Uh, it's nothing." Kenichi muttered looking away.
"You're just staring at Miu." Yami muttered causing Kenichi to stare at him as if betrayed. "…Is that a fight?" Yami wondered before Kenichi could say anything. Indeed it was as Renka fought with a large burly man with a staff of sorts.
"He's not YOMI, a new enemy?" Miu asked shocked as she prepared to jump in.
"It's normal for Renka-san to deal with people after her life." Kenichi explained as Yami nodded his head.
"I stepped in for her once." He added if only to say something. "That guy won't be much of a challenge for the masters such a person wants a match with Ma Kensei?" Yami asked raising an eyebrow.
"Those two from before?" Kenichi wondered seeing Renka's companions "What are they doing here?"
"Oh, that man uses a tri-sectioned staff." Yami muttered intrigued. "I wonder if she can deal with it?" he muttered content to just watch. Suddenly Takeda was there as he punched the staff away giving Renka time to set up her technique which she launched with ferocious force.
"MA STYLE: SENKYUU HIKYAKU! (Piercing bow flying kick)" the attack connected driving the man to the ground.
"You there that was unnecessary." Renka's friend stated as Renka pushed him back slightly.
"Thanks for helping me." She said honestly trying to keep her friend from being an idiot.
"No problem." Takeda grinned.
"I'm honestly surprised one of Kenichi's friends was a fighter of this level." Renka admitted as she caught her bag from the same man who had spoken harshly to Takeda. "So, Takeda-senpai, what do you think your chances of winning against Kenichi are?" She asked causing both Takeda and Kenichi to blink in surprise.
"True…Kenichi doesn't really go all out when he spars with Miu." Yami agreed looking away. "And he doesn't really spar with me all that much"
"Chance of winning eh?" Ukita asked folding his arms "They've only fought each other seriously once."
"Well at that time he only had his right arm." Miu added in causing Yami to frown.
"EH? You have such a nice opponent to train with but haven't done so yet?" Renka shouted in shock. "You have two training partners you should spar more often!" she encouraged.
"But Takeda-san uses boxing against me, it would be troublesome I we hurt each other, and Yami is considered a master class." Kenichi stated trying to get out of it.
Takeda and Yami shared a glance with one another before nodding. "She's right" they stated walking up. "In order to fight YOMI on an equal stand we should do real combat training!" Takeda clenched his fist in excitement. "And I want to fight you one more time Kenichi-kun!" he declared with a grin.
"Takeda-san…" Kenichi muttered as a hand suddenly clamped on his shoulder. "Yami-san…" Kenichi muttered as Yami stared him in the eyes with those eerie glowing eyes masters seemed to have.
"And that is how it is." Renka explained to the masters of the Ryouzanpaku as Kenichi stood across from Takeda in the dojo. "I figured they should spar with each other more often to prepare for their fights against YOMI."
Yami sweat dropped as lightning danced between Akisame and Takeda's master James Shiba. "We have a duel Akisamecchi!" James shouted his eyes glowing.
"You're as nasty as ever James Shibacchi!" Akisame countered as the younger members wondered what was going on.
Yami simply ignored the rest of the insults "Why don't you make a bet?" he suggested causing the two masters to pause. "Loser shaves." He continued noticing he had their attention.
"It's a deal!" they both shouted at once. In a corner both Takeda and Kenichi were quivering in fear of their masters who had become heated in their rivalries. "Yami-san what did you do?" they asked weakly.
"Added oil to the fire…" he answered honestly. "You'd better win if you don't want to be tortured afterwards..." he began snickering in an evil villain type of way causing both teens to scream
"DEMON!"
At the ring Shiba had provided Yami sat on the rope holding up his hands for silence. "Since it was my idea I will state the rules." He began as both sides waited. "It will be a 3 knock down fight, throws do not count as knock downs and other than that anything goes. Of course the match will be stopped if it seems to be nearing life threatening degrees."
Both sides nodded their heads. "So just like a street fight." Kenichi stated as Takeda nodded his head.
"More or less it seems." He agreed.
"As a sign of good faith shake hands before beginning." Yami stated ringing a bell nearby.
"Are you sure it's fine if we don't use boxing rules?" Kenichi asked tapping his elbows. "Don't elbows, knees, and throws put you at a disadvantage?"
"Kenichi…" Yami interrupted as the two turned to him. "If you doubt your opponent's training how about you two fight me at once, I'll even throw in a handicap I'll only fight with my right leg." Yami's eyes were glowing with a frigid glare that Kenichi stiffened up in fear.
"I'LL FIGHT WITH ALL MY MIGHT!" he shouted turning to face Takeda who had frozen as well from the stare.
"Oh, who's the new one?" James asked surprised by the ferocity of the statement. "He seems different from your disciple." There was a noticeable lack of insult within the statement and so Akisame answered honestly.
"The newest Master of the Ryouzanpaku, Kagirinai Yami." He stated as Yami watched Kenichi dodge Takeda's consecutive strikes.
"That boy's a master?" James Muttered in surprise. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Not at all, he was able to force each of us to back off from our attacks and he fought all of the masters of the Ryouzanpaku in a row."
"No way…" James muttered in surprise as he glanced at Yami who was sitting on the rope his hands on his cheeks.
"Auto Rhythm!" Takeda hit Kenichi cleanly in the stomach as Miu gasped.
"That's Kenichi's move!" she stated in surprise as a little girl climbed in through the window.
"Onii-chan!" she cried out seeing Kenichi go down.
"Kenichi's little sister?" Yami wondered seeing her at the ring's edge. "Oh, you're down for a while now aren't you Kenichi?" he asked as the count reached six. "You really should take this seriously…you know?" he asked causing Kenichi to falter. "You still lack drive in your attacks." Yami was getting bored and everyone could tell.
"How about this then?" Takeda asked as he continued his attack "If I win this match, I'll confess my feelings to Furenji Miu!" he whispered into Kenichi's ear.
"He got distracted" Yami muttered as Takeda launched another barrage "All range punch"
"Haha! It's a knock down in standing!" James shouted gleefully.
"Not yet!" Akisame corrected as Takeda realized that Kenichi's body was very similar to steel.
Kenichi had managed to grab Takeda's arm and threw him "alright a shoulder throw!" Miu cheered happily.
"I was waiting for this!" Takeda shouted hitting Kenichi in the back o the head with his left fist. "METEOR STRAIGHT!"
"Wasn't that a rabbit punch?" Renka shouted trying to signal for time.
"Underground boxing rules allow it." Yami stated carelessly. As Kenichi struggled to get up.
"Kenichi get up!" Akisame ordered as his eyes began to glow. Kenichi got up almost instantly as Akisame continued to talk "My mustache is concerned in this fight, do you know what happens if you lose?" he asked dangerously.
"Leave Miu to me!" Takeda shouted as he went for the final knock down. "I went through?" he wondered as his fist seemingly went through Kenichi's head. "I…I can't hit?" Takeda shouted in wonder as Kenichi barely dodged every strike.
"Ryusui Seikuken!" Akisame observed. Suddenly Kenichi got within Takeda's guard and struck him in the stomach with his elbow. "Sorry but I'll be the one who will protect her." Kenichi stated seriously.
"All right that's first round." Yami called out as the bell rang. "I see you finally decided to get serious." He stated staring at Kenichi. After a minute Yami rang the bell again. "Alright get back in there." He called out still sounding bored.
Kenichi moved to strike Takeda but like before when Takeda had attacked him he passed by without landing a hit. "Huh?" Kenichi wondered. "That was…"
"Though it was shallow he definitely activated Ryusui Seikuken!" Kensei muttered surprised.
"Oh a fight between Sei users…how interesting." Yami announced as he smiled. "Come on…make my day."
"Is it me…or does his bad side come out when there is a fight?" Ukita whispered to Miu who nodded slightly.
"I think you're right." She agreed chuckling nervously. "But on the topic of fighter type I wonder what Yami-san is."
Yami glanced away from the fight Takeda having managed to land two more auto rhythm blows "Isn't it obvious?" he asked
"Oh so you're a Sei type as well?" Renka asked happily. "Since you formulated what to do at the restaurant.
"And during all of your fights you've calmly assessed what was the best course of action." Miu added in.
"I'm a Dou type fighter." Yami stated with a grin. "When I get serious, I'll fight without regard to the consequences." There was a pause as everyone stared at him.
"SERIOUSLY?" they cried out in alarm. "All this time Yami-san hasn't been going all out?" Miu wondered looking away. "A Dou type? He certainly doesn't act like it." She muttered.
"I don't need to. I haven't cut loose in a while, since I accidentally destroyed our house." Yami admitted "I've forced myself to fight like a Sei fighter ever since."
"That can't be good." Akisame muttered as the Masters shared a glance. "Forcing yourself to fight in a way not natural to your inner being."
Yami shrugged as Kenichi stepped in so that he was at Takeda's chest "Mubayoushi!" Kenichi shouted as he used his elbow to knock Takeda into the air.
"Oh! In that situation he managed to use hakkei from the opposite direction!" Kensei shouted honestly surprised by his disciple.
"My disciple is pretty good." Sakaki grinned as he rubbed his nose a bit.
"If you steadily work on the basics, growth is possible." Akisame stated watching with more interest than was normal for him.
Yami shifted his seat a bit and glanced at Takeda, "You can stay down you know, that was a powerful elbow strike." He stated idly. "But if you can stand…" he trailed off as Takeda slammed his foot into the ground to right himself up.
"It's…not over yet." The boxer muttered weakly still slightly hunched over.
"You got guts I'll hand you that." Yami muttered scratching his head. "But are you sure about this?" he asked curiously. At the nod of his head Yami shrugged his shoulders. "Very well then."
"For the sake of your pride as a martial artist I will not hold back!" Kenichi shouted charging forward. However, at the last moment he pulled back something feeling off about the situation.
"What are you doing Kenichi; your opponent is barely standing!" Renka shouted slamming her pal onto the mat.
"You're wrong…" Kenichi muttered confused. "What is this intimidating aura?" he wondered seeing Takeda's aura surrounding him.
"Though he always sent tat at his opponents this is the first time he's felt it himself." Sakaki stated with a grin as he folded his arms. "Kenichi has always fought for 'belief' but right now that boxer's 'tenacity' for victory accurately resembles that."
Throwing a shaking punch which was easily blocked Takeda smiled "Hey…what's the matter?" he asked barely conscious "It's not over yet…aren't you going to hit me?" he asked again.
Just as Kenichi was about to respond to Takeda's attack their masters stepped in halting their movements. "This is a technical knockout! It's your victory I admit defeat." James stated as Takeda finally fell unconscious.
Grabbing a bucket of water Yami threw it over the boxer waking him up. "THE MATCH! Huh?" he asked looking around.
"How could you lose Ikki?" James asked sadly.
"Are you alright Takeda?" Kenichi asked as he was patched up by Akisame and Renka.
"So that's it huh?" Takeda asked softly "my apologies James-chou-sensei." Takeda apologized causing his teacher to redden a bit.
"If sorry was enough we wouldn't need police!" he admonished forcefully.
"No you've really improved in such a short amount of time. I was a little surprised you have talent unlike our disciple." Akisame stated causing Kenichi to hand his head in shame.
"Koetsuji-dai-sensei." Takeda mumbled surprised by the praise.
"At any rate that was a splendid match." Akisame stated bringing a smile to Takeda's face.
"T-thanks!"
"It doesn't matter how splendid it was, losing is bad-bad!" James countered angrily.
"Truly to progress so far under such a man in such an honest manner." Akisame muttered wiping tears from his eyes. Yami sweat dropped as the two began throwing barbs at each other again.
"But either way I was surprised, to see James Shiba throw in the towel immediately and unconsciously." Yami announced causing Takeda to snap his head towards his teacher.
"It would have been foolish of me to break my source of money!" James tried to explain looking away.
"You actually forgot about the promise didn't you?" Yami asked jumping off the ring to land on his feet next to Akisame. "To shave that is…" James froze signifying that, yes, he had forgotten.
"Knowing that your heart has gown because of your disciple is enough for me, so let's shake hands and forget about this." Akisame stated reaching out a hand to James.
"I can't accept pity from Akisamecchi!" James shouted jumping onto one of the posts. "I'll do it!" he only shaved the part in the middle of his mustache just under his nose. "There I've shaved!" he shouted happily "HAHAHA Farewell I don't want to shake hands nor shave my mustache!" he screamed as he jumped through the window and onto the roof of his home.
"Chase him Shigure! Turn him into a bald man!" Akisame shouted in a rage as Shigure nodded her head and gave chase. Yami scratched his head
"What an odd person." He muttered causing the disciples to laugh nervously.
Yami was outside the entrance to the Ryouzanpaku dojo with Kenichi who was sweeping the front while weighed down by Akisame's various statues "Parcel for you." A delivery man called out handing a package to Kenichi.
"Oh, how extravagantly wrapped." Yami noted seeing it. "It's probably from that Rachel girl."
Kenichi glanced at him before looking back down at the package. "Then…a letter of challenge?" he wondered bringing it inside. "Ah I think I'll go get Miu a present." Kenichi was suddenly gone leaving Yami with the parcel.
"Well I guess I'll open it then." Yami muttered as the Masters crowded around in interest. Inside was a card inviting them to a Master-Disciple tag team match. "What bad taste…" Yami muttered handing the card to Kensei.
"One of the Nine Shadow Fists, the Laughing Fist huh?" Sakaki asked a beer in hand. "He seems pretty good."
"There's pair of masks…" Kensei muttered pulling out two luchador masks.
"I'm out…"
"About this…Kenichi seems to have taken Miu downtown." Yami stated sending Renka and the elder into a frenzy. "But s it stands…I think Kenichi should take a break from fighting." Kensei nodded his head.
"True…his body could fall apart if he's not given a chance to rest." He acknowledged.
"That's right! In the first place Kenichi can't hit a girl!" Renka shouted as Kensei looked it over some more.
"Calm down daughter…" he stated "I can't see 'Bring Shirahama Kenichi' anywhere on this letter of challenge." He glanced up at his daughter who was smiling happily. "How about it? Renka. It's been a while since you've gone away with me?"
Yami smiled as he stepped forward "I'll go as well." He stated "I have a feeling this will end up being a bit more dangerous than just a large scale fight between masters."
"Alright it's a big battle for Renka-chan!" Renka shouted happily clenching her fists. "Because Kenichi would get worried if he knew I went off in place of him keep it a secret okay?" she told both men with her.
"Just like my daughter, very sensible…very rarely" he whispered the last part of course.
"It seems like he wants the tag team to come alone so before we reach the harbor I'll split off from you and go in a different way to try and find the other problem." Yami stated as they walked. Yami was actually wearing something different from his normal jeans and sweater, instead he was wearing loose fitting pants and a skin tight black muscle shirt along with shoes commonly found in Chinese martial arts films.
As they walked Yami grinned causing a wave of blues to form on the surrounding women as they walked to the harbor. "This is where I separate…" he announced as Kensei and Renka nodded their heads and continued on their way. "So you two noticed us huh?" he asked as Miu and Kenichi stepped into view. "Come on I'll explain on the way." Following him they quietly mad their way to the shipyard and waited. "First let me explain, that parcel we received was a letter of challenge from the laughing fist, for a tag team match between master and disciple. Also, it seems there is a bomb on board with the force of a megaton bomb. While Renka and Kensei fight the masks we will need to find and disarm that bomb."
"I see…" Miu muttered seriously. "We need to be careful then. If that thing goes off we'll all be dead."
"Exactly." Yami stated as he lead the way in, using the anchor to sneak on to the boat. "Come on Kenichi it's just a rope you know?" he teased as Kenichi reluctantly followed them in.
"Why are we doing this?" he asked for clarity. "Isn't this really dangerous?"
"Hundreds of innocents are on this ship we need to save them," Yami stated "They are all big name financial and political people and the Laughing fist lured them here with legal gambling. Our first priority as Katsujinken is to disarm that bomb and ensure their safety." Yami explained as Kenichi sighed before nodding his head.
"Act normal now that we are in." Yami stated as he began walking casually. "You'll seem suspicious if you don't."
"Right…" Kenichi muttered trying to stop looking around nervously. "A secret Casino?" he wondered seeing all the lights.
"Don't dawdle." Yami stated as he continued walking. "There is a bomb on this ship."
"Right." Both disciples agreed following after Yami.
"Look at center ring!" Miu announced causing both boys to turn their heads. "Rachel…" Miu muttered seeing the blonde American fighting.
"It seems like a death match type of thing." Yami stated with little care. "As it stands none of the participants here can defeat her so let's go." Reluctantly Kenichi and Miu followed after Yami. "Besides leave the fighting to Renka and Kensei."
"Door's locked…let me deal with it." Miu said as she pulled off her hair clip revealing it to be a lock pick. Opening the door they came face to face with a large number of people.
"Who the fuck are you?" they cried out as Yami rushed forward before anything else could be said.
"Why don't you all take a nap?" he suggested knocking each of the men unconscious before they could react. "Let's move."
"Did you see?" Kenichi asked Miu.
"Not at all." She admitted still blinking in surprise. "Was Yami-san always that fast?"
"Hey guys…" Kenichi called out as he looked to his left. "This is a bomb…right?" he asked seeing a large cylinder with an odd liquid in it with a large skull and cross bones.
"IT'S HUGE!" Miu shouted in shock.
Yami narrowed his eyes as voices began floating in. Jumping above the door way he motioned for them to move the bodies. Nodding their heads Miu ad Kenichi quickly hid the bodies out of sight of the entrance as they hid behind a crate. Seeing two men walking in Yami silently dropped from above and slammed their heads into the ground knocking them out. "Right let's get to work."
"Move!" Miu shouted as another jumped into the fray. "Drunken fist?" she muttered. The attack stopped revealing a Chinese girl on roller skates. "YOU!" Kenichi and Miu shouted in unison. "LI RAICHI!"
"You know her?" Yami asked as he beat down the reinforcements that had came in after her.
"She's part of YOMI, why are you helping us?" Miu shouted as Raichi took out two more goons who had snuck past Yami.
"It's been a while florist, I mean Kenichi!" she greeted ignoring the questions. "The truth is sometimes I go along with a client as a bodyguard, I can't let that client get blown up by this bomb can I?" she asked hopping to Kenichi's side. "But more importantly… who is this guy?" she asked gesture to Yami who was beating everyone senseless while laughing his ass off.
"That's Yami-san, a new Master at the Ryouzanpaku." Miu answered nervously as Yami became more and more explosive. "He fights like a Sei fighter usually. But in actuality he's a Dou type fighter."
"I can see that." Raichi stated wincing as another man was sent flying her way. "Did something set him off?"
"I think he got hit in the head by one of them…" Kenichi muttered seeing some blood on Yami's forehead. Before long Yami was the only one left standing as he clutched the last goon's collar as before dropping the man amongst the piles of bruised and battered bodies.
"Such brutality." Raichi muttered in awe.
"Such insane power…" Kenichi muttered in shock. "To think I thought he was being arrogant when he said he would fight Takeda-san and I with only one foot."
"You might have lost." Miu giggled as Yami took calming breaths. "Are you back to normal?" she asked walking up to him.
"Yeah…" he muttered turning around to give them a smile. "Li Raichi right?" he asked bowing in respect for another fighter. "A pleasure to meet you."
"Same here." She responded returning the gesture.
"Let's deal with this little bomb problem first." Yami stated taking a closer look at the weapon. "I'll leave the small fry to you guys keep them off me." He stated as more men charged in.
"Right!" The three responded as they began fighting.
"Can you disarm it?" Kenichi called out as he knocked a few men out. "Yami-san?"
"I'm looking into it right now." Yami announced removing the covering to the panel. "Just give me time!" Yami worked quickly as he scanned through the entire layout of the device. "It's on a timer?" he wondered seeing the clock. "Not good." He muttered as he closed his eyes. "But still to use my family's products…" he muttered with a grin. "DON'T TAKE ME LIGHTLY!" Suddenly Yami's arms became a blur of motion as he began disassembling the bomb bit by bit halting the timer.
"Amazing!" Miu gasped seeing Yami work.
"Are you almost done Yami?" Kenichi screamed as Raichi fell back.
Yami wiped his brow "I can't disconnect the switch." He announced troubled. "If I do the whole thing goes off." He looked around "Toss me your phone!" Dialing quickly he called the Ryouzanpaku. "Hey Elder?" he asked when someone picked up from home. "Yeah, that bomb can't be disarmed completely so I need you to come by and throw the bomb off the ship. Miu's on board with Kenichi…okay good I'll attach a blasting cap onto it so it explodes in the air." Pulling out a small amount of plastic explosives Yami attached it to the container and aided the others in fending off the minions.
"MEAT-MAN!" a voice shouted barreling down the aisle "You little kiddies won't stop this bomb!"
"SAAA!" Yami shouted as he rushed forward and placed his hands on the giant's stomach. "CHOU!" turning both palms inwards there was an explosion of Ki that knocked the fat man away. "Tch, how durable…" Yami muttered as the fat fighter got back up.
"In either case we just need to keep that person from putting the bomb back together right!" Kenichi shouted as they all connected their attacks on him to keep him away.
"That's right I've already disarmed the timer we just need to get it off the ship!" Yami shouted sending a powerful kick into Meat-Man's solar plexus.
"MIU WHERE ARE YOU?" the elder's voice rang out through the ship.
"The engine room" Miu responded "quickly grandfather there's no telling when they'll hit the detonator!"
"Good job you three!" Hayato shouted appearing in the room knocking Meat-Man out. "This is it?" he asked seeing the contraption.
"Yeah I need you to bring me up with you I need to be able to judge when to blow it p myself!" Yami shouted running over as the elder grabbed the bomb and lifted it up.
"Let's go!" the elder shouted running with both Yami and Bomb in hand "Kensei make an opening!"
"Right Elder!" Kensei shouted making a hole in the ceiling.
"Doryaaaaaaa!" the elder shouted launching the bomb into the air.
Yami hopped off the elder's back and pulled out a switch. "Thinking you could use my family's products like this…" he muttered softly pushing the button causing a massive explosion in the sky. "DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!"
"Ku…You're the Kagirinai boy!" the Laughing fist shouted angrily. "No wonder my announcements of the timer didn't appear. You disassembled my bomb before it could!"
"That being said…why did mom sell you something that dangerous?" Yami wondered blocking the debris that fell from the explosion.
"Those who interrupt my show should die!" Diego, the Laughing fist, shouted attacking Kensei.
Yami covered his eyes as the two began their fight anew "What destructive power!" he gasped as he backed up
"I am the Laughing fist, Diego Carlos! Even when I fall I am an entertainer! That is Diego Quality!" he shouted in front of the camera before the damage inflicted by Kensei's latest attack took hold sending the man into unconsciousness. "It seems they plan to sink this ship!" he laughed
"TAKE THIS!" The elder shouted disabling all of the cannons that the others had pointed at them.
"I'm still not used to how inhuman that man is." Yami stated rubbing his head with a sigh.
"Kill me!" Diego stated "The evil has been defeated and so should go out like a man!" he announced though Kensei said "no".
"Kuh…this is why you Katsujinken are so annoying." Diego muttered forcing himself to sit up. "But as my honor as a Luchador dictates I present you with this mask." He explained taking off his mask revealing he had another one underneath.
"Don't worry laughing fist." A new voice called out as Kenichi noticed a hover craft nearby. Yami suddenly looked behind him as a woman in Miko garb appeared behind him a hand on his shoulder.
"What?" he whispered in shock.
"I'll kill you." She stated grasping Yami's shoulder. Wincing under the pressure Yami couldn't do anything as she walked forward dragging him along.
"Who are you?" Kensei asked warily.
"One of the nine shadow fists, Urukiboshi, the bewitching fist." The woman stated.
"Let me go!" Yami shouted struggling against her grip. "Let go I said!" Ignoring Yami's protests the woman grasped Diego's head and easily lifted him into the air with one hand. "What the fuck?" Yami whispered in shock. She then tossed the man over the railing.
"Maestro!" Rachel shouted horrified as she charged forward to attack the woman.
"No don't!" Kensei cried out as he moved to help her.
"Should you be focusing on the enemy?" the woman asked as Kensei suddenly disappeared to attack three copies that had appeared behind the three disciples of the Ryouzanpaku.
"M-my body…!" Rachel gasped as she slumped to the floor.
"For someone so young you're pretty good to chase all three of my shadows Chinese man." Covering Rachel's face she slowly suffocated the girl into unconsciousness. "It's not your fault but your master's she explained as she shouldered the girl. "And you…" she stated turning her attention to Yami who was beginning to struggle harder. "Are coming with me."
"What…" Yami gasped as Kenichi, Miu, and Renka stepped forward. "Why…don't tell me…my mother's tournament."
"Correct I am a winner of that woman's tournament." The woman explained simply. "I simply wish to collect what was rightfully mine." She then turned her attention to the others. "So which one of you is it?" she asked looking into their eyes. "I should properly burn the face of Ryouzanpaku's strongest disciple into my memory."
"Who threw the pro-wrestler into the ocean?" the elder called out making his appearance carrying the limp body of the laughing fist.
"A truly noisy one has appeared I should disappear." The woman stated jumping with Rachel and Yami to a different part above them.
"You…could it be?" The elder wondered apparently remembering her face.
"Let me go!" Yami shouted as she jumped onto her hover craft and began leaving the area.
"What should we do she still has Yami-san!" Kenichi cried out in alarm.
"What?" The elder gasped having not noticed Yami in his haste to get Diego back on board the ship. "That woman…" he muttered concerned. "We'll have to try and find where she's taking him. "That Kushinada Mikumo what is she thinking?" the elder wondered.
End
Okay I hope everyone liked this, next chapter will involve Yami's family and the oddness that is his mother. Please look forward to it.
Also this is the last chapter I follow the storyline so closely so from now to the end it is purely my story, instead of a reworked canon line.
Any questions? Please feel free to ask and I'll answer what I want to answer.