Fist of the North Star x Street Fighter 2
S.I.N.'s Secret Weapon
The wind begins to blow and Ryu's power starts to increase. His skin darkens and his eyes start glowing red. Viper stands ready but also worried. With swift speed, Ryu charges forward with an elbow to Viper's stomach and a kick to her face.
Viper regains her balance but is immediately attacked again with an uppercut. Although the force of Ryu's punch knocks her back, Viper still regains her balance. Realizing the danger she's in, she says to herself "This man is too strong! I can't go on like this any longer!"
Ken slowly gets up and sees what's happening. Although he sees Ryu about to fire off a Hadouken at Viper, he also notices a group of cameramen hiding in the area.
"Hold on, Ryu!" yells Ken but it's vain, as Ryu fires a dark Hadouken at Viper, who dodges out of the way just in time. Ken rushes to Ryu to hold him back and calm him down, while Viper, after quickly looking at her watch, flees with the rest of the cameramen.
Ken restrains Ryu long enough until the power fades out and he's back to normal.
"Ke…Ken?" says a confused Ryu as he turns to look at his friend.
"Ryu! Thank goodness you're back to normal!" said Ken.
Ryu looks around, seeing the damage in the forest and then looks at his hand, saying "It happened…again!" He then looks at the unconscious Sakura. "Sakura!" he said, as he runs to her. Holding her in his arms, he says "Oh no!"
"It's not your fault, Ryu." said Ken. "That woman was just too strong and was quite determined to bring out the Dark Hadou. We were the ones who were powerless to stop her." Ken then looks around for the cameramen. "Apparently, she brought a whole group of cameramen to as an audience too."
"What? Cameramen?" said Ryu. "That must have been why she wanted me to tap into the Dark Hadou!"
"Which means S.I.N. already beat us here." said a familiar voice from the bushes. It was Guile, with Chun-Li and Cammy behind them.
They head back to Mamiya's house where Sakura is treated by Toki, while Guile, Chun-Li, and Cammy explain to Ryu and Ken about S.I.N.
"If what you're saying is true, then they probably have a good amount data on the Dark Hadou!" said Ryu.
"Why is that?" asked Guile.
"I was…forced to give into it after Ken and Sakura were hurt." said Ryu as he looks down in anger. "If I had better control of it, this wouldn't have happened!"
"Hey, relax, buddy!" said Ken. "At least neither of us died."
"You were hurt too, Ken?" asked Mamiya.
"Oh…well, it was nothing, really!" said Ken, as he tries to look impressive for Mamiya. "I was only caught off-guard and out for just a little while but that's because I was a little rusty. That doesn't usually happen, though! That's why I'm still the US Champ anyway!" he says, as he flexes his muscle. "Right, Ryu?"
However, Ryu slowly walks outside the house.
Ken then looks at Mamiya and says "Hey, I was also the one who got him back to normal too." He then winks at her.
Ryu thinks to himself and is visited by Kenshiro, who also comes outside. Kenshiro can sense the anger and confusion in Ryu's eyes.
"You don't have to beat yourself for not protecting your friends and yourself." said Kenshiro. "In the end, you're all alive."
"But what if it's different next time?" asked Ryu. "My friends wouldn't have even been hurt if it wasn't for me. Next time, they may not even be alive, all because I'm not strong enough to control the Dark Hadou. As long as this happens, it'll always be my major weakness".
"You're mistaken. This is not a weakness, this is a battle. The only way you're weak is if you're just like Akuma. His lust for great power caused him to lose his humanity but you're not like that. If you really want to protect your friends, then you must win this battle first."
Ryu then looks at the sky, saying "There's so little time left…yet there's so much to learn."
At that moment, Toki comes outside saying "Now she's fully recovered." He then looks at Ryu, saying "And you need not to feel any guilt, Ryu." Both Kenshiro and Ryu look a bit surprised. "Battling your inner demons is a fight many of us have. Just look at Raoh. He too went the darker path and yet still, he struggles with his emotions. Despite his defiance of the right things, he is still someone who many people look up to…for good reasons." He then thinks back on his childhood with Raoh, as they trained under Ryuken.
Elsewhere, in a dark location, Raoh is sitting on his horse, looking up at the sky, and waiting for reports from his men.
"Lord Raoh." says one of his men, as bows to Raoh. "We've just received an offer from a strange corporation."
"Strange corporation, you say?" says Raoh. "What is this corporation?"
"I can't say for sure but...it is believed that this corporation is responsible for the disappearances of many warriors around the world. This is called S.I.N."
"And what do they have to do with me?"
"Well…I just thought you'd know that rumors are going around that they're targeting Kenshiro."
Raoh then looks down at his henchman. "What?"
"That's…what the rumors are, sir."
"Hmm! Kenshiro won't be taken down so easily. Destiny won't allow it. Still…with the Nanto Seiken involved, this could be very dangerous. Kenshiro and his friends may not be strong enough to fight against them."
In another area in Japan, chaos has demolished a mall from within the inside. There, many men in black suits are shooting and getting beaten by a woman with a purple glowing left eye. The woman is the Korean Taekwondo fighter Juri Han.
"You men are no fun. You're just a bunch of wimps with toys." said Juri.
"You're a fool! Step back or we'll shoot!" said one of the men.
"*sigh*…Do you know happens to people who bore me?" said Juri. She then dashed toward them with great speed, knocking each man unconscious with a single kick. "They suffer the consequences!" she said. She then stomps on one of the men's back, rendering him unconscious. "
Just as she's about to leave, however, a dark figure appears behind her. "Hurting and causing pain to people is not tolerable in my eyes." said the voice of a male. Juri then does a kick but the figure avoids it by jumping over her. The man is the Bushinryu master Guy.
"Oh really? So what are you going to do about it?" asked Juri.
"I'm going to put an end to this trouble right now." said Guy as he got in his stance.
"Hmm…you sure look like you could be a lot of fun. Don't disappoint me!" said Juri as her eye glows. She gathers dark energy in her foot and swings it at Guy but he runs under it with a swift sweep to Juri's standing leg, causing her to fall. He then backs back.
Juri gets up and surprisingly smiles, saying "Impressive! You're not like the men I fought today. Very well!" Her eye begins to glow again, this time move at much greater speed while doing kicks. However, they're all avoided and blocked by Guy. Afterwards, they both take a pause with Juri asking "What's the matter? You're not strong enough to fight back now?"
"There's something I want to know; what is that thing in your eye?" asked Guy. "I've noticed that your abilities increase when it glows."
"Oh…lets just say it's a little gift I got from S.I.N."
"S.I.N.!? So you're working for them?"
Juri laughs. "It's only just for fun. All I want to do is use this little thing on anyone strong enough to handle it."
"But why ally yourself with an evil corporation like S.I.N.?"
"That's my personal business. I don't care about what their goal is, just as long as I have some fun."
"Then I guess I have no choice but to see you as an enemy."
"Then bring it on, ninja!"
The two clash again, in an even match. Despite the power of the device in Juri's eye (known as the Feng Shui Engine), Guy manages to fight off his enemy. Suddenly, the Feng Shui Engine began to act strange.
"Damnit!" said Juri. "Just my luck!" She then escapes from the mall before doing so, she says "Just know that I'm nobody's puppet! I do things for me!"
Guy looks as Juri flees. He then looks on and quietly says "A fighter being given a device by S.I.N. that makes them stronger…wait, could this be what's happening to all of those fighters around the world? I must be getting closer!"
To Be Continued!