Fist of the North Star x Street Fighter 2
Darkness Rises from Underneath
Months have passed since the battle against Shadoloo and everything has been back to normal. However, recently, many famous fighters have been disappearing off the face of the Earth and Guile and Chun-Li are in pursuit of the problem. Elsewhere, Mamiya gets an unexpected visit from Shadoloo henchman Vega, who critically injures her and leaves a message for his rival Rei.
The next morning, Mamiya slowly wakes up in her bed and sees the village elder standing next to her side.
"Mamiya…" said the elder.
Mamiya slowly sits up and sees Bart, Lynn, and Airi also looking at her. "Mamiya! You're awake!" says a happy Lynn. A little confused, Mamiya looks at her bandaged arms and began to remember what happened the previous day.
"Don't worry, Mamiya." said Bart. "That creep isn't anywhere around here now so you're safe."
"Where is Ken and Rei…and Toki?" asked Mamiya.
"They just went ouside shortly before you woke up." said the elder. "Ken wanted to tell them something very important." Mamiya looks at Lynn and Bart, who shugs.
Outside of the house, Kenshiro, Rei, and Toki are in a discussion.
"That's one heck of a dream, Kenshiro." said Rei.
"This dream definitely has a meaning to it but I don't know what it is." said Kenshiro.
"You'll find your answers real soon, Kenshiro." said Toki. "This isn't a mere dream. This is an important message."
"A 'message'?" asked Kenshiro.
"Just think. Why would you dream about fighting Bison shortly before one of his men attacked the village? This is all a connection, so don't be shocked if something else happens."
"But what if I'm not able to protect everyone from danger?"
"Don't worry, Ken." said Rei. "With the two of us at your side, we'll always have a chance."
In the middle of the conversation, Airi shows up. "Airi?" said Rei.
"Mamiya is awake now." said Airi.
"How is she?" asked Rei.
"She's fine. Though not fully healed, she's in a good, stable condition."
"She pulled through much faster than I expected." said Toki. "She definitely has a strong spirit."
Kenshiro still looks in confusion, wondering how did Vega find their location.
Somewhere else in Japan, at Gouken's dojo, Ryu and Ken sit on the steps of their old training place. The two are in discussion about Sagat's behavior from the previous day and wonder what he meant.
"It's just strange." said Ryu. "You'd think he'd hate my guts so much that he couldn't care less if I was taken by this…S.I.N. What could make him care about this so much?"
"Whatever it is, it's nothing we can't handle." said Ken. "I'm sure Guile and Chun-Li are looking into this anyway."
"I hope so. If many warriors are disappearing, then there's no doubt they'll come after us."
"Well let's worry about that later. Right now, I'm up for a meal. What do you say we go to a nearby restaurant or something?"
"Yeah. Why not?"
In an unknown area on top of a building, a plane slowly takes flight. Inside of the plane, a mysterious man sits on a chair, looking at a computer screen that shows a picture of a scientist, giving the mysterious one some info.
"We've check through the device and it seems there's only one way to perfect it." said the scientist. "We're gonna need this man." A picture of Ryu and description comes up.
"Hmm…indeed." said the mysterious figure. "I hear that he is an impressive fighter. Still, there could be much better fighters out there."
"Well sir, we believe that he's a special case because he also seems to possess the Dark Hadou. Our theory is that with the Dark Hadou, we may be able to complete the project."
"Interesting but still, last I heard he wasn't able to win the last tournament even when he used it. That means that the person he fought must be stronger. I must know who his opponent is."
"Right sir." said the scientist. "Here was his opponent and his stats appears to be the best we've seen so far." A picture of Kenshiro appears, with a description.
The mysterious figure gets a closer look at the picture. "That style! It's…Hokuto Shinken?"
"Yes." said the scientist. "It is the legendary style passed from one generation to the next. Not even Ryu could defeat its current successor Kenshiro."
"Excellent work." said the figure. "With both the Dark Hadou and the Hokuto Shinken, I'll have even the gods tremble at my power!" Seth evilly laughs at his new goal.