My Hokuto Academia
AN: Yes, I'm aware of Smash of the North Star. A friend actually pointed it out to me, but my story is going down in a different direction. Complete with some OCs inspired by the cast of Hokuto no Ken and Souten no Ken respectively.
Just a fair bit of warning, there will be SPOILERS for both My Hero Academia [Vigilantes too], Hokuto no Ken, and Souten no Ken (and its continuation, Regenesis).
I DO NOT own Hokuto no Ken or My Hero Academia, they belong to their respective creators, Tetsuo Hara, Buronson, and Kohei Horikoshi. Support the official releases, especially of Souten no Ken.
Chapter Nine:
Today was Sunday, the kid was already up and ready for today's workout. He then jogged to the Kasumi Residence, often ignoring the ongoing things around him. He told his mother all of this last night, she accepted it and just prepared a lunch for him in case.
By the time he reached his master's house, three people were there. Kasumi, Rouga, and the European heroine, Carmilla. All in jogging gear, waiting for the green bean.
"Oh, Izuku, glad you made it." Kasumi said, he was wearing blue jogging shorts and a gray sleeveless shirt.
"I'm wondering, where are we jogging to?"
"We are going to be jogging from here all the way to Fujinomiya City, duration? It should be about one hour a half."
Izuku blinked twice, he didn't misspeak, right? "Hour and a half?"
"Yup, the city where Mt. Fuji is? That is our destination. Hope you're ready, Izuku." Rouga said.
"By the way, we also brought some First Aid kits." Carmilla said.
"...Why?"
"In case these spars get very rough, which they will."
Izuku nervously gulped in response to that.
Fujinomiya City
By the time they were finished with their jog, Izuku was panting quite a lot, but the other three were barely panting or feeling exhausted at all. In fact, Izuku just noticed that Carmilla had shades on. A side effect of her Quirk, I guess?
"H-How did we *cough* make *cough* it here?" an exhausted Izuku said.
"Oh, the easy part of today is finished. We are heading to a plateau, the Asagiri Plateau, I believe. We are going to train there for the rest of the day there."
"Oh, that's not bad."
"In addition, you will also learn some of the styles Carmilla know alongside Rouga's final one."
"I'm guessing they are Kung Fu styles, right?"
"Correct. Rouga knows Choy Li Fut, one of the few Kung Fu systems that's able to best Muay Thai. Carmilla knows Tang Soo Do, a fighting style from Korea that combines elements of Karate, Northern Kung Fu, and traditional Korean martial arts. In addition to that, several styles of Kung Fu."
"Which ones?"
"From the top of my head... I believe it was Bajiquan, Southern Praying Mantis, and Fu Jow Pai. All effective in the right situation."
The four would walk up to the Asagiri Plateau, albeit at a relaxed pace. An interesting conversation would be started by Izuku asking Rouga a few questions.
"How exactly did you get involved in underground fighting?"
"I graduated from high school, a mid-tier one called Molabandu. It was known to be delinquent central, but some of them turned out to be decent students. How I got into it? I was looking for a decent job, before and after graduation. An old classmate of mine who was known to be strong and silent introduced me."
"Oh, which fight promotion was that?"
"A small promotion that jobless delinquents fought in, it was called Four Hells. I got involved, then I moved onto other ones such as Battalo del Siglo. It involved a bit of moving here and there, but I was tiring of it."
"You wanted to go pro."
"Exactly. However, a fight promoter by the name of Iwai took notice of my talent and introduced me to Lethal Order. The rest is history, starting with my first fight against a Shark Quirk-using fighter nicknamed Samekawa."
"I also watched all your fights too!" Carmilla interrupted.
"That reminds me, how did you get involved in underground fighting?" Izuku also asked.
"I got involved at 15, mainly wanting to put my then-current skills to see how they fair against other opponents. It was at an all-female promotion called Valmazons Pride, they permitted full-on Quirk usage."
"What were your toughest fights like?"
Carmilla thought this one over, but came with a fairly satisfying answer.
"It was with a Olympic athlete, I believe her name was Capt. Olympia."
"What was her Quirk?"
"That's the thing, she never used her Quirk. It was because of her hard-earned strength, plus I'm calling BS on her lack of martial arts experience."
"What do you mean?"
"Her fighting style combined the traits of several athletes: speed of a sprinter, strength of a Olympic boxer, flexibility of a wrestler, and the endurance of a distance runner. In addition, the adaptability of a judoka. If anything, she came up with an effective style on her own despite not being a martial artist."
"W-W-Wha? No Quirk?"
"Yup. Just her own strength which put mine to shame at the time." Carmilla stated with little hesitation.
"So there's a whole underground fighting community, not just for Hokuto Shinken and the like. All genuine fighters, what do they all aim for?"
"Yup, some of them are Pro Heroes and villains. In fact, some of the top-rankers have participated in the underground." Carmilla stated with no hesitation this time.
"Like who?"
"It's been awhile, but the following comes to mind: Mirko, Kamui Woods, and Hawks." That nugget of info sent a bit of shockwave through the green bean's person. On the other hand, he can get Mirko participating. Underground fights would fit her blunt and aggressive nature. The other two, that would take some further thought; Kamui Woods would be the type to report this to the police while the other is way too laid-back, thinking it's just extra work for-
"You're muttering again." Rouga stated.
"Oh, sorry. It's just-"
"Pro Heroes getting involved in underground fights, yea, that's fairly surprising. There were a few fighters that turned out to be active Pro Heroes, but the reason why they participated? All of them had their motives: further fame, a side career, new career, or this generic one: improving their combat skills in a way that normal heroics academies couldn't do."
"What stopped them from reporting these underground fights to the police?"
"Easy. They would implicate themselves in the process, plus some of these underground promotions are financed by a proxy. So even if they did save themselves from being implicated, what's the point if there was no suspect to be found."
"Oh, that makes sense."
"In addition, some of these Pro Heroes developed rivalries with underground fighters. They wanted to beat them with their own skills, no interference allowed."
Izuku absorbed this info in, but he wonders... could some of these Pro Heroes be successors to branches of Nanto Seiken and the like? If so, would he come into conflict with them? However, the kid just focused on the now.
He also noticed Carmilla getting a little too close to Rouga, which caused him to frown a bit.
"Aside from training Izuku, which day would be perfect for our date, Rouga?" asked Carmilla with a pronounced smile on her face.
'Please, don't make me a uncle. In fact, I think this might potentially scar Izuku for life.' Kensei said in this thoughts, now fully aware how deep Carmilla's crush on Rouga went. He feels he's gonna have 'the talk' with Izuku at some point, mainly to make sure that any future interaction with women will not end in complete disaster.
"You're still on that, are you? Alright... two weeks from now... at a restaurant of my choosing." Rouga said, albeit struggling to get the words out. Carmilla was satisfied at this answer with Izuku looking on, confused.
"There are some things I want to know, do you have any rivals?" curiously asked Izuku.
"Hmm... there's one who made me work for my win, his name? Sablefyre."
"Wait. Are we talking the same Sablefyre who defeated the escaped death-row convict, Gregory Aaron Dorian AKA Hypnotist?"
"Whoa, you know about the case?"
"Yeah! I always get a chance to look at Pro Heroes' latest cases. From what I heard, Dorian broke out of prison a few times before. However, he learned some new skills in the process." Izuku said.
"Interesting. Quick, what skills did he learn?" quizzed Rouga.
"Hypnotist learned Kenpo, Jujitsu, and some Judo when on the run. He also learned to hide all types of weapons on his person, mainly to surprise his opponent, then there's his Quirk Hypnosis."
"What does that do?" quizzed Rouga still.
"I believe his Quirk activates once an opponent looks into his eyes, then he claps his hands once. From what I saw, the opponent is put into a trance of sorts. The trance ends once the opponent is beaten or when he claps his hand again." Izuku said, fully explaining the extent of the villain's Quirk.
"Sablefyre did have a tough fight on his hands, especially considering this was a death-row convict who knew his martial arts. However, the guy relied a little too much on tricks than his own skills if you ask me." replied Rouga.
"However, that doesn't explain why Sablefyre wasn't able to restrain himself from beating Hypnotist into a bloody pulp. I mean, how did it get that bad?"
"If you ask me, Izu, Dorian underestimated Sablefyre. Why? He was still new in the Pro Heroes industry, but he had a decent career as a professional fighter prior to that. He still fights, mind you. Cousin, I believe you can explain this one."
The attention fell onto Kensei who understood.
"Sablefyre is a master of Hokuto Ryuken, I believe I name-dropped it."
"Wait, yes, you did. Is there a difference?"
"The pressure point system for one. It's called Keiraku Hako AKA 'Destructive Channeling Points', what are the differences? It seems to be focused on mental manipulation more-so than my style's pressure point system."
"How so?"
"One of their pressure points is called Shikanhaku. Once pressed, he or she will fall in love with the first person they see."
"Whoa! That's almost like a Quirk, but focused on brainwashing." said a surprised Izuku.
"I also saw the case too, Sablefyre held back surprisingly, considering the technique he utilized."
"As I remembered, it looked like a series of spin kicks, then ended with an arm-piercing attack into Hypnotist's chest."
"A technique of Hokuto Ryuken."
Storming Blade Burial Boot
"Hypnotist went down as soon as possible, but it seemed that Sablefyre was still under a trance. Thankfully, a cop managed to end the trance by forcing that convict's hands to clap a second time." Kensei still continued after name-dropping the technique.
"So it was just a test of his skills, nothing else. I heard Dorian was put back into solitary after that, but he claims to get nightmares every night now." Izuku said.
"So yea, Sablefyre is my rival for a reason. He's a man I can consider to be my equal in the field of bare-handed combat." Rouga stated with a sense of pride.
"That covers Rouga, but what you, Kensei?"
"Woo boy, you would be surprised by how many people challenged me once I became Hokuto Shinken's successor. However, if there's anyone who I can consider a rival... it's a tie between Kendrick Roche and Martin Jovanovic, both deadly fighters in their fields."
"Roche?! The World's Most Lethal Man?" exclaimed a surprised Carmilla.
"Yes, we were once rivals in the same high-school. The man's skills in Full-Contact Karate, Shootfighting, and Wrestling were exemplary, but there's a surprise. Try and guess it."
"Was his Quirk focused on augmenting his striking power?"
"Incorrect. Try again." Kensei said with a grin.
"A precognition Quirk?"
"Nope."
"Hmm... it has to be a senses-enhancing Quirk then!" Izuku stated after thinking it over.
"EH! Wrong answer, the correct answer is none. He's Quirkless. However, he's demonstrated a hard-work ethic, mainly gaining heightened strength, stamina, and durability on par with me. Each fight always ended in a near-equal ratio of wins and losses." Kensei stated, especially emphasizing on the fights.
This was a shocker to Izuku, surprised at the fact that there were people capable of fighting his teacher on equal grounds.
"Where is he now?"
"As of now, he's currently retired. However, he's taken up a teaching position at a dojo called the Raijuta Kai; He's currently teaching students the arts of Shootfighting and MMA. There's only good things I have heard." Kensei responded, but Izuku detected there was a bit of beaming pride at it.
"How was he able to get the better of you?"
"The thing is, Roche's advantages over me was this: a fluid combo of basic moves: grappling, striking, takedowns, and holds. He kept switching to keep me throw me off-balance, forcing me to be on the defensive. I did win, but I took a lot of body-blows as a trade-off."
"So that's Roche, but who's Jovanovic?"
"You know the styles I name-dropped before?"
"Wait... Hokuto Ryuken, Nanto Seiken, Tento Seiin Ken, and Gento Koken. Wait, he's an expert in one of the styles?!"
"Gento Koken to be specific. To summarize Gento Koken: it focuses on ki attacks, utilizing it as blades or spears. Once hitting the opponent, it breaks them down on a cellular level. Jovanovic knew his way around it, why?
Jovanovic was an assassin. A very efficient one, feared enough to be called Torbalan."
"U-U-Uh... how did he come to be?"
"I have heard rumors that he came across a Gento Koken fighter who was visiting a village, Martin was an orphan. This fighter took pity on him, then trained him in martial arts. Subsequently, he served in his country's military and came to the United States to further his training."
"One question, what differentiates Gento Koken further from Hokuto Shinken? Does it have the same one successor rule?"
"Quite the opposite actually. It has multiple, based and ranked by color. It does help that the color of their ki aura reflects their color title."
"I wonder, what happened to Jovanovic? Did he become a successor?"
"Not yet at the time, he served as an freelancer assassin. This action lead to a rift between him and his master at the time, Daemos of the Green Light. It came close to the relationship being severed."
"How did the damage get reversed, especially considering-"
"The mafia group he was working for, they screwed him over by attempting to kill him AND then killed the stray animals he was feeding as spite. Now, why did they do that? It turns out the mob he was working for were very bendable when it came to deals."
"O-Oh... they just betrayed him because they were offered a better deal, that makes them the worse type of villain!" Izuku responded, growing mad at how they could betray him like that. Martin was an assassin, but that act was unforgivable no matter what.
"Jovanovic went on a campaign of terror in Serbia that day, terrorizing their leaders and destroying some of their operations, but you'd think he would stop at the leaders? Oh, no. He went on to completely devastate their infrastructure. Hidden accounts, emptied. Operations, burned down. Leadership, crippled." Kensei stated, giving Izuku the impression that Jovanovic is not just a skilled fighter, but also terrifying.
In fact, Izuku was fairly terrified of what this Jovanovic can do. In fact, he wonders how Kensei knew all this info about him.
"The funny thing, all this info came from the man himself. He was a drifter more or less, perfecting his art by taking on small-time gangs in Japan. We came to blows when I saved a teen who got caught in the crossfire." Kensei said with a bit of a growing grin. Izuku was growing a little uncomfortable with this, which required Rouga to step in.
"Uh, cuz? You're starting to freak Izuku out with your tale."
"Oh, my apologies." Kensei stated, ending the grin.
"Y-Yea, it did scare me a bit. But you managed to fight him?"
"Yes, but we only utilized normal martial arts. No Hokuto nor Gento techniques, just pure fist-fighting. The fight would end in a tie, but the both of us needed a hospital at that point." Kensei said as he concluded the tale, but Izuku felt there was much more to it. However, he didn't press further.
The group was still walking to the plateau, but one could tell they were getting closer. In the span of 20 minutes, they saw a sign that said
Welcome to the Asagiri Plateau!
'Oh, excellent. Now, we shall find an fine place to train. I believe that patch over there is perfect, plus no farms in sight. No one will bother us about trespassing and all that.' Kensei said in his thoughts, slowing down his pace, verifying they can stop soon enough.
"Okay, I believe we can stop here." Kensei stated, mainly in a untouched flatland, perfect for grazing. All with Mt. Fuji as a view. The group collectively stopped, then put down their gear.
Asagiri Plateau
In the patch, they were setting up Makiwara Boards and Mu Ren Zhuang. The purpose? It was for reviewing and learning new techniques that the green-haired kid learned. It was fairly quick, Izuku was punching, kicking, elbowing, and knee-striking at a deliberate pace. The difference? He went faster at his own leisure, testing his speed and his reflexes. He ended up putting dents into the boards and steel dummies which impressed the three.
"Oh, one thing. All of us will utilize our fighting styles, so get ready." said Kensei with a smile on his face. Izuku gulped a bit, realizing they were going to use THOSE styles.
"Who am I sparring with first?" Izuku asked.
Vs. Carmilla
"Carmilla."
The Pro Heroine took a stance, mainly resembling something from Karate. Izuku responded with a JKD stance, then he started off with a couple of jabs. However, Carmilla blocked the first jab with an outwards block and and hit him simultaneously with a backfist strike. She then went forward, leading up with a elbow strike that the green-bean quickly blocked and then parried to lead into a straight punch.
However, the Pro Heroine took the brunt of the hit. A smirk was her only response, then wrapped around Izuku's striking arm with one arm, then lead up with an elbow strike with the other forearm. Right into the chin, sending blood fly a bit. Izuku was stunned briefly, but recovered by following up with a knee strike.
The strike came faster than one expected, loosening up Carmilla's hold. Next, Izuku went for a horizontal elbow strike, managing to hit the Pro Heroine in the cheek. However, it only phased her a bit.
'Now!'
Izuku got his trapped forearm out of her hold, then assumed his ready stance. The Pro Heroine was a bit surprised at this, but grinned a bit. Why? It means she can utilize more of the techniques she has at her disposal, especially Nanto Ryuo Ken. She now attacked, starting out with kicks that aimed at Izuku's midsection.
The green-haired kid simply bared it, but managed to perform interception kicks to block further kicks from Carmilla. The next kick required an knee block with a elbow block to further protect him from damage. Carmilla was going for a roundhouse kick, but it was a feint and the green-haired kid fell for an obvious trap:
Carmilla was prepping a spinning hook kick. Right into the side.
COUGH!
Izuku went down on a knee, surprised by how hard Carmilla hit. He needed to recover now, but the latter was prepping an axe kick and launched it quickly. However, the green-haired kid performed an cross block, catching it before it made contact with his head. Izuku quickly got up, putting her off-balance and knocking her over.
Despite being on the ground, she recovered by kicking at Izuku's leg, making him kneel down in response. Next, she followed up with a series of straight strikes and explosive elbows which forced the green-haired kid on the defensive. However, he felt something warm and liquid-like, he realized it was blood.
'Wait, what fighting style is she using?'
The claw-attacks would not let up, but they were aiming at vital points such as the neck or the chest. However, he can tell that it wasn't Nanto Ryuo Ken, otherwise, his arms would be facing worse lacerations or worse, one of his arms gone.
"Fu Jow Pai, or Tiger Claw Style when translated. It focuses on aggressive, but fast unarmed techniques. Particular with the tiger claw attack." Carmilla stated as a matter of fact.
"Interesting." Izuku said as he took note of the scars. She then moved to attack again, but was quickly blocked by Izuku's outwards block. The green-haired kid then punched her in the cheek, making her lose her stance. The kid kept at it, mainly with a rush of punches resembling that of Shoot Boxing and Karate.
The series of punches were starting to affect her, but it was a surprise tiger claw attack, downwards to the neck. The kid swayed back, then went in and followed up with an uppercut. It sent her into the air for a bit, but she recovered and Izuku just realized...
'Nanto Seiken's coming right up!'
Nanto Four Peck Kick!
The technique was fast, she bolted towards him with a soccer-style kick to the face, then utilizing her momentum to perform two heel kicks, and ending things with an axe kick, hitting the green bean on top of the head; the green bean was sent down to the ground, surprised by how strong that mid-air attack was. However, she wasn't done yet.
He was starting to bleed.
Nanto Flowing Seagull Swoop!
She was aiming downwards, complete with downward slashing strikes from her own hands herself. In a split-second, the green bean managed to recover and dodge by going into the other direction. The next strike was a kick into the back of her head, managing to stun her. In those fleeting moments, he followed up with several kicks into the midsection and the head.
The green bean went up for a rising knee attack, why go that far? A branch of Nanto Seiken is now in use, he can't take any chances.
Meteor Face-Breaking Kick!
A fast roundhouse kick, right into Carmilla's face!
HOWEVER!
"You almost got me there, Izuku." said Carmilla, smiling and blocking. However, she was slightly struggling due to previous damage taken. The kid then leapt with the other leg quickly to perform another fast kick to knock her off-balance.
It connected.
Carmilla faltered, dropping to a knee, and this would mean that Izuku has this sparring match. That's you would think, but the Pro Heroine had a surprise waiting for the green bean.
Izuku delivered a strike, not knowing what was the Pro Heroine's trap.
SLASH!
Sudden Beak Strike!
In the span of a few seconds, Izuku felt something pierce his abdomen. He looked down, seeing two fingers puncturing the skin. An unbelievable sense of pain ran through him, but managed to work through it by performing an technique that works perfectly at this range.
Hokuto Twin Dragon Wave!
A two-pronged attack quickly sent towards Carmilla's face, but they both stopped, inches from their face.
Two fists extremely close to Carmilla's face.
A two-finger strike from the other hand, clearly underneath Izuku's chin.
'So, that two-finger strike into the abdomen was a cover for the real strike. A kill strike if this was a real fight.' Izuku said in his head.
'The Twin Dragon Wave, right into the face. Interesting, that would be an kill-move right here. Usually, this technique is sent straight into the chest, resulting in an explosion from the back.' Carmilla thought.
Both fighters slowly got up and made up, Carmilla hugging him for that good sparring match.
'Oh my god! A girl just hugged me! Wait, scratch that. A PRO HEROINE just hugged me!' Izuku thought, completely blushing at this gesture.
'He just needs a bit more confidence with girls, that's all.' Kensei said in his thoughts, but looked at Rouga. 'I also better not let my cousin teach him on how to be a player either.' Kensei said in his thoughts, cringing at the idea of Izuku being a player or some protagonist in some badly written harem anime.
"Izuku, I believe you need to heal up for a bit." Rouga said.
Vs. Rouga
"Okay, you feeling better?" Rouga asked. Izuku held a thumbs-up, he had some bandages over his body. However, he was still feeling fine.
The two fighters got into the improvised ring, mainly taking their stances. In their heads, the bell rang.
Rouga fired off with a series of punches, forcing Izuku to guard. However, this lead into a surprise uppercut, breaking Rouga's combo rush. The green bean fired off with two jabs into the stomach.
It resulted in an clinch hold, courtesy of Rouga.
Izuku was forced to put his guard up, mainly to bear the knee strikes. Unfortunately, he didn't see the elbow strikes coming to his side and chin. The kid was fighting at half-energy, but tried performing a sweep kick to catch the other fighter off-guard. He quickly dodged by raising his front leg, then followed up with an axe kick.
The kid moved away from the area of his kick, then got up and adopted a Kickboxing stance.
"I haven't shown much from Taizan Tenrou Ken, did I?" Rouga said, but decided to go with his third style: Choy Li Fut. He took to a traditional Kung-Fu style, but Izuku decided to attack first. However, he lead with a straight punch.
"Oh, really?"
Rouga blocked from the inside, then Izuku saw his weapon: all fingers reinforced together for a singular strike. In all Kung Fu circles, it's called the Crane's Beak Strike. All perfect for attacking small vital points.
He felt a slight prick in the neck, but Izuku reacted a little too late by attempting an strike. Unfortunately, Rouga performed the same inside block and crane's beak strike into the trapezius muscle, sending a tingle throughout Izuku's upper-body. The kid was shaking a bit despite putting up his guard, but became further careful.
Izuku then launched a snap kick, mainly to Rouga's lower thigh. Next, he followed up with a couple of roundhouse kicks, elbow strikes, and short punches to keep Rouga from utilizing more Choy Li Fut and Taizan Tenrou Ken. However, Rouga threw a straight punch, but Izuku was wise at this point.
'Got it!'
He slides upon his arm, then blocking his attacking arm with his forearm. He then wailed on him, but only for a bit until Rouga crossed his legs, creating the distance and also using his arm as a block. The next thing that Izuku saw was him performing a swinging strike to keep the distance and then recover.
"So, you're trying to flank me? You got some marks for that, but let's see if you can pass the whole exam." Rouga stated with a grin on his face. He then focused on utilizing the horse stance, goading the green bean. The kid decided to go for a feint, mainly to surprise him.
He threw a jab, but that got deflected upwards, a forearm block courtesy of Rouga. The next thing was a straight punch into the solar plexus, but Izuku managed to catch it despite feeling the power behind it. He threw it off-line, then came in with a shoulder rush, attempting to throw the other fighter off-balance.
"Throwing me off-balance, good strategy."
A palm strike was sent into the side, making Izuku spit up some blood in the process. However, this was countered by the green bean trapping his attacking arm and hitting him with an elbow uppercut. The result? Rouga having a bloody nose, but he didn't mind at all. This just means that the kid is improving in his eyes, observing and countering.
'It's time for him to observe what Taizan Tenrou Ken can truly do.'
Rouga adopted that same stance when he fought AND dominated Bakugo, so Izuku adopted a Jeet Kune Do stance as a response. The latter attacked first, mainly utilizing boxing-like footwork to try surprising him. However, Rouga wasn't surprised by this pattern, he simply waited for his chance to disrupt the pattern.
'Gotta wait... wait... NOW!'
A surprise elbow strike into the left side, stunning him, and he was ready to unleash a fierce attack.
Heavenly Wolf Thousand Fang Palm!
A fierce series of slash attacks were focused on Izuku who barely put his guard up, it continued for a period of seven seconds and ends with an upwards slash. The green bean should have been sent flying, but he didn't. In fact, he managed to sidestep that last attack, albeit wounded. He managed to strike him in the chest, then struck with a roundhouse kick into the side.
Rouga felt that strike, but that didn't stop him from striking into his shoulder with a claw-type attack. The kid flinched in pain, but worked through it by swaying and turning his torso along with his body around. It seemed random, but it was to over-extend that claw-type hold and have him let go because his grip was loosening.
The kid swung around, then performed a two-palm strike into the center and followed up with an uppercut. The next attack was a hook punch, straight into the face. However, it ended with both fighters punching each other in the face. The green bean's hook into the cheek of Rouga while other launched a straight punch into the nose.
Both fighters faltered, blood coming from the nose and cheeks. They struggled to keep their stances, Kensei and Carmilla looking on, getting concerned as this fight drags on.
"If anything, it shows me how far Izuku has progressed in terms of taking damage and his technique." Kensei stated while Carmilla nodded in agreement.
Hokuto Hundred Crack Fist!
The kid surprised people by performing a series of fast punches, it would seem to be unbeatable at first. The key phrase being 'at first', but Rouga could tell his version of Kensei's signature technique was slower than normal. He timed it as soon he was in range.
Heavenly Wolf Rotational Strike!
He leapt up briefly, then slashed the ground around him. The result? A gradually increasing vacuum that was distorting the air, but Izuku would be in a for a rude awakening. The vacuum was slashing him up, any sort of guard was easily broken by him. It sent him flying for a bit, but the outcome was clear.
Rouga dominated this sparring match. He helped up an re-injured Izuku, seeing all the cuts and bruises all over his body, plus the blood from the nose.
"Do you mind if we take a break, mainly for his sake?" Rouga said.
Kensei nodded, but also felt embarrassed.
'I really need to tell Rouga to hold back in these spars. One of these days, he's going to put Izuku in the infirmary.'
Carmilla just went and hugged Rouga from behind, claiming he did great and wonders if he can teach Izuku on how to score a girl's heart.
'Memo To Self: Properly educate Izuku on how to act around girls his age, especially if they're of the flirty and fun type.'
"I'm feeling somewhat fine..." Izuku said with a struggling smile, saying ow occasionally as he walked.
'He definitely needs to heal up, especially for the final spar.' thought Kensei as he went to work to getting Izuku all the medical help he needs.
Vs. Kensei
It took several hours for Izuku to properly heal, he has some bandages on his hands and his chest. Despite it all, Izuku was looking forward to this. The two previous spars may have been painful, but he had an solid idea of how a fight with his mentor will go.
The two fighters took their stances.
They both launched at each other, Kensei launching the jabs while Izuku's using hook punches. They both connected, but the blows hit Izuku harder while his hook reached Kensei's cheek faster than he thought.
"In order to make the most of this spar, imagine me as a Villain." Kensei stated, signifying how serious he is by taking an on-guard stance.
"Understood, sir!" yelled Izuku.
Meteor Face-Breaking Kick!
A fast roundhouse kick was sent straight into Izuku's head, but the kid managed to block it and was in the process of trapping it.
"Just like I read." Kensei muttered.
Wind Shear Kick!
Kensei jumped a fairly decent height with his back leg, then quickly kicked him in Izuku's unguarded portion of his face. He then followed up with an overhand strike and an elbow strike while utilizing his momentum to swing his torso around.
"Come on, I'm not even utilizing the remaining 70% of my strength."
Izuku coughed up as a response, then remain strong to help himself through it.
Chest Murder Thrust Fist!
The kid went for a strong, yet fast chest stab. However, Kensei quickly caught it and trapped his hand; In reality, Kensei prepared for it and planned to execute one of his techniques. A fairly recent one, a variation of a face-breaking punch.
Hokuto Stomach-Breaking Fist!
He aimed his free-hand into the stomach, ready to fire. It formed into a fist, powered by touki. In the span of six seconds, he fired it like a shotgun. It sent Izuku flying into the ground, the kid wondering what just happened in that time. He tried to get up, but no matter what, his limbs felt like weights holding him down.
"I believe this spar's done for today. By the way, you have been improving, Izuku."
"How so?" Izuku said as he still struggled to get up. Carmilla helped him up by the shoulder, complete with reassuring him that he held out very well.
"You not only managed to survive a spar with us, but also found a way to endure or dodge our techniques effectively. In the case of Carmilla, you managed to not only keep her on her toes but survived an encounter with a Nanto Seiken fighter.
In the case of Rouga, you managed to break his combos and also throw him off his game for a bit.
Once sparring with me, you were able to survive those attacks and even utilize some of my techniques in the process." Kensei said, giving a fairly lengthy explanation.
"Good point. I'm going to be honest, I'm not entirely sure if I would have won."
"Hey, the point of sparring is not to win. It's to sharpen your skills and see where you are lacking, winning is just a bonus." Rouga said, explaining to the green-haired kid.
"Kensei mentioned that want you to be a hero too, think of sparring like this: a physical test on defeating Villains who'll be merciless." Carmilla added.
Izuku mentally noted this.
"However, I believe we can stop here and take a break. Izuku, we are going to do form practice, mainly from Choy Lei Fut and Bajiquan. However, that will be after the break." Kensei stated.
The green-haired kid exhaled, mainly happy that he survived the sparring matches. Form practice? It didn't sound bad at all, that sounded like the easy part after all that sparring.
A Few Hours Later...
Izuku was all healed up, now practicing forms with Carmilla and Rouga, mainly to improve his finesse and his muscle memory overall. Kensei was a little exhausted, mainly in a crossed-leg position in a state of meditation.
The kid overall was getting the hang of the following martial arts styles: Bajiquan and Choy Li Fut. It was also a history lesson at the same time too, not that Izuku minded.
The first one focused on explosive, yet short-range power. It's also famous for its elbow and shoulder strikes; Baji Quan users often open the enemy's forcibly, then mounts attacks on the mid/low/high-levels on the body. Bajiquan's forms are divided into twenty fist forms and eight weapon forms, mainly as a form of structure.
The summarized history of this art: the first recorded teacher was a man known as Wu Zhong [1712-1802] and another one known as Li Shuwen [1864-1934] who had such a high expertise in the art, he was nicknamed God Spear Li. As revealed, Shuwen's students became bodyguards to heads of state such as Puyi and Mao Zedong. It since gained the reputation as bodyguard style. One little fact about Shuwen: he was known to have killed his opponents, whether it was in the ring or not. However, it was not of malicious intent.
The second one is known to be a fusion of various systems of both Northern and Southern Chinese martial arts. It's known to be an effective style of self-defense, mainly defending against multiple attackers, utilizing a wide of range of techniques: takedowns, joint-locks, kicks, long/short-range punches, and also pressure point attacks.
The summarized history of this art: Chan Heung was the formal founder of this style, but the origin of the name comes from honoring the three teachers who taught him martial arts. The first teacher was his uncle, Chan Yuen-Wu who taught him Fut Gar Kuen [Buddhist Family Fist] which specializes in palm strikes and evasive footwork. The second teacher was Li Yau-san who was his uncle's classmate, he taught Chan Li Gar [Li Family] for about four years. The third teacher was a fickle one, thy name was Choy Fook. A Shaolin monk who no longer had a desire to teach martial arts.
Choy Fook rejected Chan despite the fact that he was recommended by the previous teacher, Li Yau-san. It was after a period of begging that Choy Fook took him in as a student, but only for Buddhism. It was one day where Chan Hueng was practicing his Kung Fu, Choy Fook told him to kick a heavy rock into the air. The former exerted all his strength, kicking the rock away via 12 feet [3.65 meters]. Instead of a compliment, the old monk placed his foot underneath the heavy rock and flung it away effortlessly. Chan once again begged for the monk to teach him martial arts. The outcome was different, he said yes. Choy Fook taught him the style of Choy Gar Kuen [Choy Family Fist] which focuses on swift footwork and rapid strikes.
In the end, Chan Hueng formalized the name of his fighting style, Choy Li Fut. The names he chose to honor his three teachers and the styles they taught him.
The End of the Day
It was nearing night-time, but Izuku felt he learned so much from today. Despite being very sweaty, bruised, and covered in a fair amount of bandages, he felt satisfied. The group was ready to head off back home...
Kensei realizing that his student has improved, but the road to being a Pro Hero and also premier martial artist will not be an easy one. The successorship of Hokuto Shinken will be a greater test, but he believed his student was ready to be exposed to the whole curriculum once Summer Break debuts.
For now? He believes he should enjoy being a kid, it only comes once.
AN: Anyone know a BETA Reader yet?
On a pain scale of 1-10, my readers. How would you grade this? By the way, research into Choy Li Fut was fairly extensive, tons of videos on forms and blocks. However, two masters came up: the both who performed their forms and techniques into a concise way. In addition, the history behind some of these fighting styles is fairly interesting. I'm going to be honest, it would fit Hokuto no Ken.
Nanto Ryuo Ken got more named moves in here, why? The original style only had one named technique in the Ten no Haoh spinoff and it was a secret one, so that's why I created them.
For those wondering who the three OCs I introduced, they're basically the HnK-inspired OCs. Will they make appearances later on, maybe... plus let's play a guessing game.
Kendrick Roche's inspiration was a retired MMA fighter whose nickname was 'The World's Most Dangerous Man ' at one point, plus he also had a brief career in professional wrestling.
Sablefyre had one inspiration, a certain Noble House from Game of Thrones. The sigil of their house being a three-headed dragon, plus it should be a hint of what his Quirk is. I also wanted to write in a Hokuto Ryuken fighter, someone who wouldn't let their vile instincts take over.
Martin Jovanovic's inspiration? Hint: The inspiration's surname [last name] rhymes with 'Flick'. In addition, it was time for Gento Koken to get another mention here and there.
Glossary:
Keiraku Hako - The 1109 Keiraku Hako are the Hokuto Ryuken equivalent to the Hokuto Shinken's 708 Keiraku Hiko. The literal translation is called Destructive Channeling Points, plus there's also the fact the number of said pressure points likely increased since the advent of Quirks.
Storming Blade Burial Boot - The user does a series of spin kicks then ends with a pierce from his/her arm. It's a technique that belongs to Han of the Shura Arc, but it was utilized in Shin Hokuto Musou. In addition, the Japanese translation is called Ranjin Sokyaku.
Crane's Beak Strike - This strike involves all of the fingers tips being put together in order to reinforce each other (as a single finger has a greater chance of bending backwards or breaking). It is used to target small vital points such as the eye and groin. The hand can also be opened in order to grab when the hand is being withdrawn. It's most utilized in Kung Fu.
Yueng Kiu - An block from Choy Li Fut, specifically meant for deflecting attacks towards the user upwards. In addition, it's used in combinations with punching the opponent too. It's directly translated into 'Mirror Palm' from Chinese into English.
Heavenly Wolf Rotational Strike - Rouga jumps up briefly then slices the ground around him creating a vacuum around him that will cut up his foes. It comes from Shin Hokuto Musou. Its original Japanese is called Tenrou Kaiten Geki, but the localization is Heavenly Wolf's Aerial Spinning Strike.
Heavenly Wolf Thousand Fang Palm - Rouga does a series of fast slash-style attacks to the target, then does an upward slash as the coup de grace. It comes from Shin Hokuto Musou. Its original Japanese is called Tenrou Senga Sho, but the localization is Heavenly Wolf's Aerial Spinning Strike. If Rouga was aiming to kill, it would have stripped an enemy's flesh nearly down to the bone.
Wind Shear Kick - A follow-up kick that comes if the Meteor Face-Breaking Kick [Ryusei Hagan Kyaku] is blocked or worse, trapped. It functions by utilizing the back leg as a spring to jump up, then quickly kick the opponent's unguarded portion of his face. As a result, it will break the hold or at full power, shatter the enemy's skull. Its Japanese name? Fu Sendan Kyaku. Some state this was meant to deal with skillful martial artist that are counter-attack specialists.
Hokuto Stomach-Breaking Fist - A seeming variation of Hokuto Face-Breaking Fist [Hokuto Hagan Ken], aimed at the enemy's stomach. However, it seems to be Hokuto Shinken's variation of the one-inch punch. In fact, it was created by Kensei Kasumi's grandfather, Takeru Kasumi who was a member of the Security Police [VIP protection unit]. Its Japanese name is Hokuto Hacho Ken. At full power, it can blow a hole into the back, almost like a ki-laced bomb.
Nanto Four Peck Kick - A mid-air technique which starts out by being in mid-air or being uppercut, either way. The user attacks with a soccer-style kick, two heel kicks, and an axe kick directly to the head of the enemy. Subsequently, the enemy's head is caved in or carved up. Its Japanese name is Nanto Yon Tsuibamu Kyaku.
Sudden Beak Strike - A feint and kill strike in one, the user uses a two-finger strike to pierce the abdomen or chest area to cause pain in the enemy. This is the feint, the real attack is another two-finger strike underneath the chin. The result? The user tears through the enemy's face from the neck up. It's one of the few techniques that's a standing-up attack. Its Japanese name is Shun Shi Zan.
Nanto Flowing Seagull Swoop - The user aims downwards from mid-air, complete with downward slashing strikes from the user himself/herself. As a result, the enemy's shoulders would be slashed up and it can lead up to several more slashing attacks, leaving the enemy as a chunk of bloody parts. Its Japanese name is called Nanto Ryuo Kyukoka.