you give yourself too little credit…
we all thing your a very good writer…
i mean comeon… if we didnt we wouldnt keep coming back every few days looking for the next chapter would we?
keep at it…
you have talent…
Are you kidding ? If that was the case i would have stopped reading after chp 1…
Keep it going…
claps for a moment…then cracks the whip!
GET TO WORKS!:lol:
This is like reading a really good book but having to wait to read the next chapter even though you are fiending to read it!
I’ve gotten about 2 pages of the next chapter so far.
In the latest chapter…Gouken and Gouki are 15 and 12. So be ready.
awww man…
i saw new post by fist of fury and i was alll like yay!!!
you cant just tease us like that…
Cool…can’t wait.
Well, this is good news, i’m actually disapointed i have to go read black house:lol:
Must i double post?
I’m forgetting what the story was about…thats a bad bad thing!
i’ll have to hire you to write stories for me:D
Triple post!!!
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Chapter IX: The Assassin
The days ran at top speed until they found themselves weeks. The weeks continued running, looking down to find that they had become months. Finally the months jogged along, not noticing as they slowly turned to years. It is now a full 4 years after the brothers Gouken and Gouki began to train under Master Goutetsu as a moment in time candidly reveals itself to us?..
The forest echoed with the sweet discourse of nature, the sunlight being squeezed in between the treetops, attempting to do his job in spite of the jealous canopy.
Two lone figures stood on a thick and large log placed horizontally over a rushing stream. One was Gouken, now 15 years old?his body much taller, almost 5 feet and 10 inches?his muscles in proportion to his 165-pound physique. His hair was still a black pile of untamed jungle, only shortened to about 2 inches off his head. His face was fuller now; he carried a strong square jaw with beginnings of facial hair, inviting eyes and a warm smile that always held hidden intentions. He wore a tan gi with the sleeves ripped off?the tan shoulders of the uniform jagged and loose, his worn and tattered black belt hanging from his waist like a beggar?s badge of honor.
Gouki stood 10 feet opposite to him. Gouki had developed also, his form lean and almost gangly?but the body tempered in the flames of training steered it from being so. He was 5 feet and 2 inches tall, his black gi coiled around him, surprisingly clean. His brown belt was tightly tied to his waist, the ends lined up even with each other as they hung in front of him and the knot perfect. Gouki?s straight black hair was down to his shoulder blade and tied behind him with a thin strand of black string. Gouki?s uniform was neat, the sleeves carefully rolled a couple inches above the elbow to free his arms, and a white undershirt drenched with sweat covered his otherwise bare chest.
Both brothers were focused on each other as they stood in stance, neither moving at all as a bird danced in the sky above them, trying to say hello to the sun.
Suddenly Gouken widened his eyes a tiny bit, and Gouki knew what was coming. Gouken rocketed forward, then springing into the air with a flying kick. Gouki dodged the attack, and Gouken blew past him. Gouken quickly turned and pivoted on the ball of his foot, shooting back in the direction he came without a moment?s hesitation. Gouken?s fist fired a quick jab, Gouki leaning his upper body slightly backward to avoid it, then retaliating with a left hookwhich Gouken swatted away. Gouki tried a high front kick; Gouken blocked the attack and tried a side kick himself, which Gouki easily deflected.
Gouki cocked his right arm back, only to launch a left hook into Gouken?s jaw. Gouken laughed as he punched Gouki in the stomach then hit him with a rising elbow to the chin that knocked Gouki?s head back. Gouki stumbled and Gouken pounced upon him. Gouken jumped and attempted a downward punch but Gouki caught his fist and kicked him away with a clean roundhouse. They sprang away from each other. Breathing heavily?.the log beneath them holding firm.
A smile appeared on Gouken?s face as a drop of sweat tumbled down the bridge of his nose.
?Let?s stop playing around.?
Gouki nodded.
?YAAAAAAAH!? Gouki hollered as he ran forward at top speed, his eyes set on his brother. Gouken stood, ready.
A hammer fist crashed into the top of Gouken?s head, followed by a elbow to the chest, and finishing with a right cross that when connecting with Gouken?s cheek made a dull crack. Gouken quickly shook his head and blinked, then back-fisted Gouki across the face, running up to his brother as he staggered and delivering a knee to Gouki?s unguarded head. Only Gouki recovered fast enough to counter with a knee of his own at the exact moment before impact, their two knees colliding with each other, eager smiles plastered on both their faces. Their fists crashed into each other?s?their knuckles fitting into the valleys of their brother?s fists.
The forest watched as the two brothers strained, locked in the same position trying to force the other down but neither willing to relent. They were both drenched in sweat as the seconds turned to minutes.
?Give up?..? Gouken whispered.
?You first.? Gouki replied.
Veins began to show themselves in Gouken and Gouki?s outstretched arms, as their sweat formed a tiny lake on a dented part of the log.
Suddenly, Gouki swept his leg under Gouken?s and sharply retreated it, tripping his brother. As Gouken lost balance Gouki grabbed him by his arm and tossed in into the air in a classic over-the-shoulder Judo style throw. Gouken sailed into the air away from the log; the only thing awaiting him was the clear water of defeat. Gouken quickly did a back flip.
?HAH!? Gouken shouted as he shot his cupped hands forward, a burst of white ki blasting from seemingly out of nowhere, rocketing toward Gouki at lightning speed. Gouki positioned his arms in front of him, ready to guard against the ki wave.
Only it stopped short, dissipating into oblivion just inches before touching Gouki. Gouki starred in confusion.
?Aw damnitt! Not again-? Where Gouken?s last words before he crashed into the water, and was carried a little downstream.
?I see you have yet to fully master the Gou-Hadoken?brother.? Gouki muttered as he smiled to himself, standing alone on the log claiming victory.
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?Ossssssssssuuuuuuuuu??.?
A slow and steady rhythm pulsed through Gouki?s veins as he slowly released a breath of long drawn-in air. His hands were outstretched in front of him open-palm, his feet facing inward staring at each other from a foot and a half distance. His back was straight, his knees slightly bent. The traditional stance for ki-channeling. Gouki?s eyes were closed, as he looked inward.
The indoor dojo was made of old wood, with a graveyard of old candles burning brightly?.giving the room an eerie dim glow. In front of Gouki, resting on a pile of books, was an open scroll. The paper was an old yellow color, the letters on the paper ancient and meticulously written to be preserved long after the author had left the mortal world.
Suddenly Gouki stirred, his legs spread apart and his knees bent further. One fist was tucked at his waist, the other an open palm facing forward. Then the palm strike swiftly glided into a forward elbow as the back foot moved in front. Then the forward elbow retracted to stance as Gouki hoped in the air with a jumping front kick, the moment he touched the ground he performed a straight punch, his toes facing forward, one foot a couple inches in front of the other and a foot in length between.
Gouki then broke from his stance to lean over and study more of the ancient scroll. He then nodded and continued his kata, a series of present movements for a particular situation of engaging an enemy. The movements flowed into each other, but were sharp and precise in between attacks as Gouki continued, his face stern.
After pleading with Goutetsu, Gouki was finally given permission to venture into his master?s library of ancient teachings. The room Gouki was currently in was cluttered with piles of books, scrolls, and various odds and ends from previous practitioners of the style?such as portraits, gis, and weapons. Gouki organized all this and kept the room as his private chamber of study. Even though Gouki had spent a lot of his time in the dark room?.a thick layer of dust covered most of the wooden sanctuary.
?Ossssssuuuuuuuuu??? Gouki breathed out as he continued his kata in silence.
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?Focus Gouken.? Stated Goutetsu sharply as he stared into his student?s eyes, his cold piecing gaze returning.
?I?ll try?.?
?Don?t try. Do it. Your Gou-Hadoken does not extend as far as you want it to because you don?t push it as far as it needs to go. Once you project ki from your body?the attack is not completed when the energy leaves your hands. You must direct it; control it as it moves through the air. Because the hadou is still apart of you, and if you do not treat it as such it with dissolve into the air like vapor.? Goutetsu spoke, as the master and students stood at the edge of a cliff face, the birds flying in the sky above them.
?Now?try again.? He said softly and slowly, his hands folded behind him as he watched his student close his eyes. Goutetsu stood in a brown Chinese uniform?an old one that fit his body like an old discarded skin. The brown had faded to an almost deep green, and the white cuffs dyed to an off-white color. His long straight hair that reached far beyond his shoulder blades had now been transformed into a solitary long thick braid?.strands of gray criss-crossing the pattern.
Gouken nodded and returned to stance. One foot behind him, the leg straight and at an angle. The other leg bent and facing forward?the feet a couple feet from each other. His hands cupped at his sides?his gaze focused forward.
?Now?.build you ki?.Don?t rush it. Let?s use a different term. Instead of thinking of it as building you ki. Let the ki already inside of you flow into your hands?and then out into your palm. Focus your energies on one spot, the space in between your cupped hands. Let it flow inside of your body?only direct it.? Goutetsu said as the words slowly pouring out of his mouth, from a deep pool of experience.
Gouken complied, closing his eyes and getting in touch with his inner energies. He imagined his ki flowing through is body in waves, slow, calm and powerful. He then directed the waves slowly into a central spot, his arms. He then directed them to his hands.
?Yes?.now?expel your ki from your body?.out through your fingertips. Slowly?..? Goutetsu coached.
Gouken gritted his teeth as he focused his ki through his hands. He pushed, finally he felt some of it leave, and a small white ball appeared in the space between his cupped hands.
?Good! Now?build?.?
Gouken concentrated as he added more power to the white ball, the size growing now to that of a baseball. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and rolled down his face.
?Okay?that should be enough. Don?t want it to be too powerful. Now let the ki go?slowly?.and make sure to direct it.?
Gouken lifted his arms in front of him, and very slowly the ki ball began to move away?.still in a perfect white glowing sphere.
Gouken opened his eyes and watched the ball as it floated through the air?still focused on directing it.
?Yes?you are doing it my student.? Goutetsu nodded. Gouken said nothing, even the smallest diversion would break his concentration and ruin everything.
?G O U T E T S U???
Gouken?s ki ball shattered like broken glass as suddenly a gruff voice hollered from deep inside the forest, startling the birds?they took to the rosy sky in a hurry.
?Hm!? Goutetsu said to himself as he stared into the dark abyss.
?Who are you!? Your voice seems familiar.?
?Yes?..my voice might seem so. Many say I inherited the voice of my father?the father you killed.? The voice from the shadows said?.a seething anger poorly hidden.
?You have a quarrel with me? Then come, let us talk like men.? Goutetsu said as he straightened himself and buttoned up his shirt.
Instantly a shadow darted from the darkness of the forest, landing 10 feet away from Goutetsu. The figure was wearing a tattered black cloak?exposing nothing but his head?which was covered by a black mask?only exposing hard piecing eyes focused on the Master of Ansatsu-ken.
?You??? The voice hissed.
?Yes. I am Goutetsu, but no doubt you know that already. Reveal yourself to me.? Goutetsu ordered, in a way that did not come off as confrontational.
The cloak fell to the brown earth, revealing a young strong man underneath. He was about 5? 8??a medium build?and dressed in the garb of what many call a ninja. On his left breast was an insignia?.a blood-red claw mark. His mask was tossed aside, revealing long, black, rough hair and full sideburns. An X shaped scar was on the man?s right cheek, of a slender face. The eyes of the stranger revealed nothing but anger as he stared at Goutetsu.
?I am called Hiro?.son of Heishiro?.of the Batanoshi Ninja clan. You fought my father to the death 20 years ago to the day?and I have come for my revenge.? The man said, his voice stern.
?Boy, your father and I agreed that there would be no revenge.?
?I have taken it upon myself. Do you accept my challenge Master Goutetsu?!? The voice boomed.
?Fine?I can see that your mind?s already made up. Such fools the young are.? Goutetsu muttered.
?Master?.you killed someone?? Gouken asked meekly.
?I shall explain it to you later my pupil?now Hiro?.where do you wish to fight? Here is not the best terrain. Come, I shall lead you to better surroundings.? Goutetsu muttered calmly as he began to walk forward. Hiro followed him with his eyes, and after a few seconds he followed with his body.
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The Master and the Assassin stood at the edge of the forest, where Goutetsu?s neat and ancient stoned compound met the wilderness of the woods. They faced each other 15 feet apart?.their gazes hard and focused.
Gouken and Gouki stood at the sidelines watching the impending battle, their bodies tense.
?Gouken?you said this stranger has accused Master of murder??
?Yes?the man is named Hiro?and he says Master Goutetsu killed his father.?
?That can?t be true?.?
Goutetsu slowly slipped into stance, his hands open with his fingers slightly bent, the palms facing into each other as one foot faced his opponent, while the foot in back completed a 90o angle. The foot was facing away from the action, towards the spectators on the side.
?Young Hiro?..doing this will not bring honor to your father or your clan. This is silly.? Goutetsu attempted one last chance to avert fighting.
?It is not silly. This is the only way?.now come Goutetsu?let us get to our bloody business.?
The wind played with Goutetsu?s braid, the black peppered with gray flapping and bouncing in the breeze?in stark contrast to the wearer?s demeanor. He stared at Hiro, his eyes burning into the young man?s soul?searching for a reason to this madness.
Wordlessly Hiro attacked. The Ninja rocketed forward and leapt off the ground attempting a drop kick. Goutetsu hopped out of the way and leaned backward narrowly dodging a side kick from Hiro that shot out the second he touched the ground. Goutetsu then lashed out with a front kick that connected to Hiro?s ribs. Goutetsu easily caught Hiro?s responding punch in his open palm, and backfisted the young man to the ground. Hiro fell to one knee, and promptly attacked with a sweep, the Ninja?s foot sliding across the stone. Goutetsu lifted a single foot off the ground while in stance and the sweep missed, and Goutetsu reacted without a moment?s notice, hitting Hiro with a jab. A ?jab? so powerful the young man stumbled 5 steps and almost fell over. Goutetsu shifted out of stance, his feet together and his hands clasped behind him waiting for his opponent to signal he was ready.
Hiro rubbed his cheek and blinking, but returned to stance. Goutetsu did so also. Seconds later Hiro ducked low and lashed out with a punch. Goutetsu quickly spread his legs apart and swatted the attack away with his left hand, while his right hand was cocked behind him. A split-second later the punch exploded into Hiro?s chest, knocking the fighter off the ground and far away, his body slamming into a tree at the edge of the forest.
Hiro bounced quickly up then toppled to his knees seconds later, his back facing Goutetsu as he leaned against the tree trunk and spat blood, breathing heavily.
Once Hiro had composed himself he stood and faced Goutetsu; the burning rage in his eyes had intensified. His teeth were grinding against each other, his nostrils flared?.his fists clenched. The wind blew in his face, the long black hair of Hiro?s fought the wind?and in the end the wind gave up and moved on. Gouken felt Hiro?s ki rise slowly as his rage grew.
?I will not be defeated by you?I swear it?ON MY FATHER?S GRAVE!!!?
Hiro screamed as he ran forward at top speed, Goutetsu gazed at him, his hands still clasped behind him.
Hiro struck with a punch, putting all his power into it?leaning forward to hit Goutetsu. Only an afterimage was all Hiro struck. Goutetsu was actually behind Hiro?running away towards the forest.
?Don?t run away from me!!!? Hiro screamed as he stood watching. A thick tree was standing in Goutetsu?s path as Goutetsu kept running at top speed, a confident smile on his face.
?What?s he doing?? Questioned Gouki to himself as Gouken stared in wonder.
Suddenly, Goutetsu hit the tree; only he began to scale up the tree?as if the trunk were normal ground. His pace never slowed, and it seemed gravity wasn?t paying attention to him as he ran up the trunk of the tree astounding all.
Once he was about 25 feet into the air Goutetsu bounded off the tree and into the air…his arms spread as if he were an eagle in flight, his legs together and straight. Suddenly he performed two quick backflips, and with a wave of his hand a red ki ball the size of a small car shot downward toward his opponent.
As the blast cascaded downwards, a shimmering ball of red destruction, the brothers could only stare in wonder.
?Such power?..? Gouken mumbled.
?GET OUT OF THE WAY!!? Gouki screamed as he grabbed Gouken by the collar of his gi and they both disappeared behind cover.
?Heh.? Said Hiro as he closed his eyes, the ball?s light reflecting on his face.
A brilliant flash of dark light resulted, the forest having to shield its eyes. A pool of red bathed in the green of the trees, startling the creatures that lived there. Once the light faded, there was a crater 10 feet in width, 3 feet in depth where Hiro once stood.
?What?? Gouken started. ?Where are they??
?The sky.? Replied Gouki.
Hiro was in the air, his body in that of a flying kick form?.with Goutetsu in front of him, his legs and arms outstretched as the Master?s body curled around Hiro?s extended leg.
Seconds later Goutetsu crashed to the ground with a dead thud as Hiro landed on his feet, a confident smile plastered on his face.
?I have studied you Goutetsu?I know your style?your patterns. I had beaten you even before we began to fight.? Hiro said.
?We shall see.? Goutetsu was up quickly, wiping a bit of blood from his cheek.
?Now it is the final act. Prepare yourself.? Hiro said as he charged forward. Goutetsu stood firm.
?No?he?s going to kill our master. We have to help?we have to do something.? Gouken said as he tightened the belt on his gi preparing for battle.
?No?Master has this fight won. Watch.?
?YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!? Hiro screamed as he pulled back his fist, seconds before he would collide with Goutetsu.
?Fool.? Was the master?s only reply.
Suddenly Goutetsu reacted. He moved as fast as lightning, almost appeared to run straight through Hiro, only to cause no damage as if he were a ghost.
A split second after the attack Goutetsu stood 15 feet away from his opponent, with his back turned to Hiro. A solitary outstretched fist was Goutetsu?s attack, his body perfectly straight. He didn?t bother to turn around or look at what happened, he already knew what was coming.
?Ugh??.ack?? Hiro gargled incoherent words as a trickle of blood poured from his gaping mouth. Then another red downward line appeared from the other corner, creating a small puddle on the earth as Hiro stood frozen. His eyes were wide with disbelief, his hands shaking. Suddenly he collapsed, toppling to the ground like an old rag doll. Hiro attempted to return to his feet, coughing a bit of blood?.but fell again?..and was still.
Gouken and Gouki?s eyes were wide, their mouths gasping for words but none would come. Goutetsu slowly turned around, perfectly calm.
?You?killed him??? Gouki asked meekly.
?Kill him? No. He will be fine.? Goutetsu said as he walked over to his students.
?You see that man lying on the ground? He let an unfortunate?accident consume him. You see, his father and I when we were young once fought a terrible battle. It was agreed as a final confrontation between us?.and we agreed to no courses of revenge in case something happened to either of us. Hiro?s father Heishiro died in the course of the fight?and Hiro blamed me for it.?
Gouken and Gouki nodded.
?He says he is fighting me for revenge?but the truth is not easily hidden. He is fighting me to prove to his clan members that he is stronger than his father. He is trying to show someone that he can succeed where his father failed under the guise of seeking retribution for the ?murder? of his predecessor. This isn?t about revenge?it is about his own selfish ambition. And he had the nerve to use Heishiro?s memory??.?
Goutetsu spat the last sentence out, visibly disgusted. Gouki and Gouken nodded, and understood.
?Gouken?take Hiro home for Afaik to heal?Gouki will assist you.? Goutetsu said, his gaze distant as he stared out into the sky.
?But master?.he tried to kill you!? Gouken shouted.
?I know. But I do believe he has learned his lesson. And what kind of host would I be if I left Hiro to rot here? No, I will give him something to eat and a healing hand. If need be, a bed to sleep in. Now come my students?the day is not yet finished. You have more training to do.?
Goutetsu said with a laugh as he began to walk forward, his students trotting behind him, the unconscious form of Hiro Batanoshi slumped over Gouken?s shoulder.
Great work, i like the battle with gotetsu and hiro:D
no mention of akuma’s advance with his hado powers though, i wonder how you will go about the story now that they are getting older and they supposedly fight to the death.{or one murders the other} are you going to take your own direction with this story or will you stick to the original?
Yes…I plan on advancing the story. I don’t know if you are aware of it…but I am setting it up. All the past chapters have been slowly setting up the ‘fall’ of Gouki. In the coming chapters you will see it more.
I’m sticking with the storyline…just “fleshing it out”
Wonderful. Well worth the wait.
That story was awesome FoF, almost made me:(
I thought that last attack Goutetsu was doing would be the shungokusatsu, but i’m sure the move is coming soon enough in the chapters to follow.;)
A great chapter, indeed!!
You know the move Gen has where he passes through his oponent and does damage. It’s Goutetsu’s variation of it.
Cool…
When should we expect chapter 11, next month or christmas ? :lol:
Frankly, I think it would be Valentine’s day when Ch 11 comes out.