A/N: Hey everybody! Well, it's been far too long since I updated this fic.
So I want to let you know that I'm altering the purpose of this fic – I'm still going to be writing various oneshots, but it won't all be tied to the Echoes universe. Basically anything that wasn't really meant to stand on its own will go here, on top of supplementary Echoes content.
I'm going to start tagging each chapter with a named universe that they belong to so that you all have an idea of what to expect going into each chapter. I also might revisit some ideas, so that will hopefully help readers keep track of things, but again, its going to be a very sporadic, spur of the moment "I HAVE AN IDEA RIGHT NOW AND I MUST WRITE" type of deal.
Anyway, at long last, here's something new! Hope you all enjoy!
Also, FFN specific note, I couldn't get the original editing to work in FFN's text editor, so hopefully what is here works and makes sense.
Universe: Generic Smash Tournament Universe
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I am Ryu, and I am not amused.
Hey Ryu!
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I am a martial artist, a practitioner of Shotokan Karate, student of Gouken.
Hey Ryu! Wassup dude?
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I have mastered the Satsori no Hado. This stands as testament to my training and mastery of myself.
Ryuuuuuuuuuuu!
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Unlike Akuma, I will not perform a Raging Demon on a child for annoying me. Ness means no true harm.
Hey Ryu! Wanna see deez?
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Or Bison. If he knew how to do the Raging Demon.
Hey Ryu! I think you're sick!
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Or Balrog. Or Vega. Or Feng. Or Seth.
I think you've got ligma!
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Juri would probably use the Raging Demon on a child too, wouldn't she?
Ligma's real bad, don't you want to know what it is?
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Ganondorf, Ridley, Kazuya and Sephiroth probably would too. Regardless, I have chosen a different path.
I don't think your karate-core meditation-maxxing can cure it!
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Why do I know a lot of people who would use the Raging Demon on a child?
Are you even listening to me?
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Scratch that, I know even more people who wouldn't.
Oh look! It's Chun-Li!
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Like Chun Li. Who is not here.
Oh look! It's Fortnite Jonsey!
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Or Jonesy. Or Captain America, Cyclops, or Spider Man. Or Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman. Or Macho Man Randy Savage. Or Peter Griffin. Or Morty. Rick is a maybe. As are Kuma and Magneto. All for different reasons.
Oh look! It's Heihachi! He's gonna steal the magic box of stuff from Antarctica!
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For somebody that I don't often trust, I do trust Kazuya when he claims that he personally eliminated somebody. The Mishimas are…. thorough when dealing with their enemies.
WHERE IS HE? TELL ME, WHERE IS HEIHACHI?
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Well, speak of the devil.
Uh... well... Look, over there!
Ryu allowed himself a small smile as he heard a commotion spring up around him.
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A fine example of Rule #33 as taught by Master Gouken.
A careless opponent will be defeated by their own carelessness.