Crap…this doesn’t look good…I am truly thankful for Hinata saving Sakura from getting
hit from that last attack, but in doing so, it came at a price. Hinata violated
the rules of the Mizuryu deal. Now…all of Yama’s Mizuryu member’s
will attack. And if we don’t win…then each and every one of us that
participated in the fight become the property of the Mizuryu.
The Mizuryu were kind enough to let anyone that wanted to go home leave right away, cause anybody who stayed
ended up becoming part of Sakura’s battle. So that meant there were no
innocent bystanders on our side…
All that was left were the fighter’s such as Batsu, Hinata, Roy, and even a couple of fellow student’s
from Tamagawa like Darrell.
Unfortunately, I can’t help but feel like a liability. I
don’t know how to throw a single punch, despite the fact that I hang around Sakura nearly 24/7. While everyone else can at least defend themselves, I can’t even do that, instead running away and
hiding in a corner while Sakura handles the fight.
But this almost looks like it’s too hot to handle…even for Sakura. And if Sakura is having problems, then what chance do I have?
I shield my body with my arms. This is gonna hurt…
I remove my arms and see that Sakura has kicked the Mizyryu member away from me.
“Kei!” Sakura repeats a bit more firmly this time, “The Mizuryu intend to kill me! If you don’t leave now, they will kill you!”
“Kei…” Sakura says as she places both of her hands on my shoulders and looks deeply into
my eyes.
That last outburst out of me seems to have gotten her attention.
And even though my heart was pounding earlier when the Mizuryu decided to fully attack, this time it’s pounding
for a different reason…
“Sakura…” I mutter, as tears now start to come out of my eyes, “I don’t want
them to hurt you…”
“I’ll be careful, Kei…” Sakura says as she wipes the tears out of my eyes, “I
promise…but I can’t do that if I’m worried about them getting you…I can handle myself…but you…”
And she was. Who was I kidding? Even Dan Hibiki’s odds of surviving a battle like this were higher then mine…and Dan is considered
to be a joke amongst most people…so what chance did I have?
I would only prove to be a distraction to Sakura. It happened
once before. If Sakura hadn’t been thinking about me, then she never would
have let her guard down and Hinata would never have had to intervene to save her. This
is all my fault that everything happened the way it did.
Well let me help Sakura and get out of here. As much as I
want to be by her side right now, now is not the best time to do so. I would
only be a hindrance.
“I’m going home, Sakura.” I say with a bit of confidence building up in me, “Promise
me that you’ll be careful, ok?”
“I will, Kei. Now get out of here!”
I hold Sakura tightly for a bit before taking off in the opposite direction.
“Kei!” I hear Sakura yell. “I’m coming!”
I look behind me…crap…that Mizuryu member is still following me…and there’s no
sign of Sakura…
The Mizuryu member throws forth a wave of water towards me. I
duck just in the nick of time to avoid it though. The blast from his attack however
completely demolishes a fire hydrant behind me.
No time to think about that now, as I pick up a second wind and use it to sprint a bit further down the
street.
My second wind seems to have died down as quickly as it came. I
am quickly left at a crossroads…I can either keep going straight, or turn right.
Let’s go right. Hopefully I’ll have a chance to
lose him…
Unfortunately, turning right was a huge mistake. It turned
out to be a dead end alley…
“Now, little girlie…” the Mizuryu member says as he catches up to me in the alley and
starts approaching me, “Prepare to die…”
The Mizuryu member starts channeling some ki into his hands. It
forms into a ball, but he keeps channeling it until it gets bigger. I already
know that this won’t be pretty…
“Well, well…if it isn’t Kei Chitose…looks like you’ve gotten yourself into
quite a predicament, huh?”
I don’t believe it…its Karin Kanzuki…heir to the rich and prestigious Kanzuki corporation…and
Sakura’s biggest rival. She is as known in the fighting circuit as Sakura
is…but what brings her here?
“Karin Kanzuki…” The Mizuryu member says losing his ki as he turns around and directs
his attention to her. “This matter doesn’t concern a rich brat like
you. I suggest you leave now…or else your “daddy” will be getting
the news of his only heir’s sudden death…”
I sweatdrop…what is Karin doing laughing at him? He’s a member of the Mizuryu…one of
the most feared gangs in Japan.
“Messing with that girl makes it my business…” Karin says, crossing her arms, this time
with a more serious look on her face. “She happens to be the best friend
of my number 1 rival, Sakura Kasugano. Anybody who messes with anything concerning
Sakura also messes with me! I suggest you leave…or face the power
of a Kanzuki!”
“This will be great…” the Mizuryu man continues, “…Not only will we make
Sakura Kasugano the Mizuryu’s bitch, but her rival as well! I’ll get a huge promotion for bringing you in to the
boss…”
Only Karin Kanzuki would have the guts to mock the Mizuryu directly in their face…but then again,
she has the skills to back it up…
“But enough jokes…” Karin says as she gets into a fighting stance, “If you want
to get to that girl, you’ll have to defeat me first!”
“It’ll be a pleasure beating your snobbish ass…” the Mizuryu man says as he cracks
his knuckles and walks towards Karin. “After I’m done with you, I’ll make sure that you become my servant
girl!”
“Bring it…” Karin coolly says. “Let’s see if a rookie such as yourself has
what it takes to defeat the great Karin Kanzuki!”
The Mizuryu member throws a bunch of jabs at Karin, but Karin blocks them all and mocks a yawn.
The Mizuryu member jumps towards Karin and delivers what looks to be a devastating ice kick. It connects and sends Karin to the floor.
Not good…seeing that Sakura isn’t here, Karin is my last hope for survival…and she just
got taken down by an ice kick…
“Get up!” The Mizuryu member taunts, “I’m not finished beating you up yet!”
“Don’t overrate your abilities…” Karin says as she slowly gets up from the ground. I can tell that the ice kick she took to the face did some damage.
“I will admit that your ice kick is powerful…but I can guarantee that you won’t connect
with that move again…”
“Let’s test that theory, girl…” the Mizuryu member says as he starts to channel
ki into his leg again. “Koorikyaku!”
I don’t like this…I honestly don’t think that Karin will be able to take another attack
like that and still be able to stand. Karin…I hope you know what you’re
doing…
“Your predictability will be your downfall!” Karin says as she crosses her arms together. “Allow me to show you!”
Karin blocks the attack, and then faster then most eyes can see, reverses her arms and counters the kick,
sending the Mizuryu thug to the floor.
The Yasha counter…without a doubt, her defensive move of choice, and one of the main reasons why
she is renowned…
“Kuso…” The Mizuryu member says as he pounds the ground with his fist while slowly getting
up. “How could I allow myself to fall for such an attack…”
“Simple…cause you’re a rookie…” Karin says, really irritating the Mizuryu
member.
“That’s it!” The Mizuryu member says obviously pissed off…”No more playing
nice! Perhaps you’d like to taste the full power of the Mizuryu!”
The Mizuryu member suddenly summons a tremendous amount of ki, so much, that it surrounds his entire body
in a light blue aura.
I see Karin jump back a couple of steps and go into a defensive fighting stance. There is no doubt that she is fully aware of the danger she is in…
“You may have interrupted me from finishing off the girl with a Tsunami earlier…” The
Mizuryu member says, as he positions his arms back to his waist, “But now I’ll make sure that you die from the
other legendary Mizuryu attack! Forget having you as my bitch! I’d rather finish you off now!”
The other legendary attack? If Karin can’t think of
something fast, then she will be killed! And then I’ll be next!
“Say hello to the devil for me!” The Mizuryu member says as he thrusts his arms forward. “Kooriryu
no Shikyo!*”
I instantly see an ice dragon come out of his hands, but…as soon as it is released, it just turns
to mist and disappears…
“Kuso!” The Mizuryu member curses while breathing heavily, “That wasn’t supposed
to happen!”
“You really are a rookie…” Karin says as she crosses her arms. “Using attacks like projectiles and such use up ki, also known as life energy. Until you become a master of ki like the legendary warrior Ryu, your body can only use a certain amount
of ki a day until your skills improve. If that attack you attempted is “supposedly”
one of the 2 most powerful techniques known to the Mizuryu, then it must obviously use up a tremendous amount of ki, an amount
that your body hasn’t completely gotten used to yet. And you tried to attempt
it after using up most up your ki already…now I bet that you feel like you are about to pass out, right? I wonder how someone like you managed to crawl into the great Mizuryu gang…you’re such a baka!*Ha!
ha! ha!”
“Shut up!” The Mizuryu member barks as he jumps towards Karin. “Koorikyaku!”
“Mujinkyaku!”
I don’t believe it…Karin counterattacked that ice kick with a kick of her own. The Mizuryu member just got knocked into the air…and after seeing a couple of Karin’s battles,
I already know what’s about to happen…
“Let me show you how a real fighter fights…” Karin says as she takes to the air, “Kououken!”
Karin unleashes her super that pummels the opponent with several spinning punches in the air. The Mizuryu thug eats every last punch before pummeling to the concrete hard, this time not getting up…
“Barely worth a workout…” Karin says as she walks over the back of the Mizuryu thug and
approaches me. “Are you ok?”
“Yeah…” I say, letting go of the breath that I didn’t even realize I was holding
until now, “thanks to you…”
“Kei!”
Sakura…
I look behind Kei and see Sakura making her way towards me in this alley.
“Kei…” Sakura says once she is inches away from Karin and I, “Are you ok?”
“Yes…thanks to Karin…”
It is then that Sakura notices her biggest rival.
“Karin? What are you doing here?”
“I was on my way to Ryuhama’s after school ended to get a snack, when I saw the Mizuryu and
Rival Schoolers going at it in the street. I then saw your “sidekick”
running away from a Mizuryu member, so I decided to follow her. It’s a
good thing that I did…”
Sidekick? I resent that!
“Karin…” Sakura says bowing down to her rival, “From the bottom of my heart, thank
you…”
“You can skip the formalities, Kasugano…” Karin says as she crosses her arms again, “It
was no big deal…”
“There you are, blossom bitch!” I hear from a masculine voice.
“You didn’t really think that you would get away from me, did you?”
Oh no! I completely forgot about Yama!
Unfortunately, Yama didn’t forget about Sakura, cause he’s approaching her right now with about
4 more Mizuryu backing him up…
“Kei! Get behind me!”
I immediately do as Sakura says while she and Karin get into fighting stances while Yama holds out a hand
and stops his small group from moving any further.
“Kuma…go get Tanaka…”
A huge man with big muscles leaves Yama’s side and picks up the guy that Karin beat the crap out
of earlier. Eye contact is made between Karin and Kuma and for a second I think
that another fight is about to break out, but neither one of them makes a move. Instead,
Kuma just walks back over to Yama with his fallen comrade on his back.
“Don’t think for a second that we are finished with you, blossom bitch…” Yama says
as he puts on his shades. “Consider this battle…postponed for now…you and your allies have proven to be
more trouble then we expected…”
I don’t like how that sounds…
“The Mizuryu will let you live…for now…but don’t think that you’ve seen the
last of us…we will show up again for a rematch…the day, time, and place haven’t been decided yet, so that
gives you some time, but do me one favor until we do meet again…try not to get seriously injured…for if some reason
you are unable to fight, then you had better hope that somebody else can fight in your place, cause if they can’t, then
you and your little playmates over there will all become my personal servants…”
Nani? Now Karin and I will become his slaves as well?
“Mizuryu!” Yama says as he snaps his fingers, “Let’s go…”
Yama and the rest of the Mizuryu now turn around and disappear. Even
though they are evil and ruthless, I have to admit that they are organized…
“Let’s get out of here…” Karin says as she pulls out her cell phone, “I’ll
take you 2 home…”
Karin Kanzuki…you can really be nice when you want to be…
About a minute after Karin hangs up her cell, her personal limo shows up at the entrance of the alley. The three of us get in, and drink imported spring water.
“So tell me Sakura…” Karin says after taking a sip from her water bottle, “What
was the reason for you being on the Mizuryu’s hit list?”
“Kei and I were trying to cross the bridge earlier today when one of their members was on guard. He offered to let us pass only if he got to fuck Kei or me. I obviously wouldn’t take that, so I decided to fight him instead…”
“Figures…” Karin responds back before taking another sip of her water. “Its just too bad that I couldn’t find you under better circumstances…”
“Beating you in a street fight again will just have to wait, Karin…” Sakura says after
a nice gulp of water. “Right now, the Mizuryu are more important then beating
your ass…”
“Please…like you would stand a chance this time…if it wasn’t for the Mizuryu, I’d
take you on right now…”
“Whatever…”
Sakura and Karin now argue over who is stronger while I’m lost in my own train of thought. I haven’t been able to think straight all day…
And to think, it all started at the bridge, when Sakura got hit in the lip by that first Mizuryu gang member…then
the classroom…I couldn’t concentrate on my paper at all…then Ryuhama’s…
I instantly feel my body go hot...
Ryuhama’s…I…I don’t know what came over me…I was so possessive of Sakura…I
just couldn’t leave her side…and now, whenever I think strongly about Sakura, I can feel my heart beat faster
then normal…and my body feels like it’s on fire…what does this all mean?
“Kei…”
Come on, think Kei…you’re supposed to be the smart one…you always figure things out…rapid
heart beats, dizziness, and an intense feeling going through my body…those are the pieces…put them together…
“Kei…”
Wait…I know what the answer is…I think I know why I’m feeling this way…
“Kei!”
“Huh? Oh…what is it Sakura?”
“Kei…” Sakura says, looking at me like I’m crazy.
“We’re at my house. We were going to study, remember?”
“That’s right…” I say, as I feel my body cooling down, “Let’s get to
it.”
“Thanks for the ride, Karin.” Sakura says as she waves back to Karin still inside the limo.
“Don’t mention it…” Karin says before letting her window up and telling the limo
driver to move on.
“Crap…” Sakura says, as she fumbles inside her backpack for her house keys, “We were supposed to be here 2 hours ago…it’s eight now…what do we tell my parents?”
Unfortunately there is no time to give Sakura an answer, for the front door immediately opens up, revealing
Sakura’s mother on the other side…
“Good evening, mother…” Sakura weakly says to her female guardian.
I wish I could help Sakura out, but I’m at a lost for words myself…
“Sakura!”
Maybe we should have stayed with the Mizuryu, cause from the looks of things, Sakura’s mother could
probably give Yama a run for his money…
“Thank goodness you and Kei are home! I just got off
the phone with Hinata, who told me that you 2 just left her house. I was afraid
that you might have got caught up with the Mizuryu-Dan! They were on the news
earlier today attacking Ryuhama’s! I’m just glad that you didn’t
go there after school today! You could have gotten seriously hurt!”
Both Sakura and I have our mouths wide open, shocked at what we are hearing. I was expecting Sakura’s mother to send me home and then put Sakura on total lockdown, but instead
she is just happy that we got home safely. She also doesn’t know the truth
about what happened…
“Well don’t just stand there! Come in! Do you want a snack? Something to drink perhaps?”
At that moment, both Sakura’s and my stomach growl. We
never did get to eat at Ryuhama’s earlier thanks to the Mizuryu attacking the place.
“I’ll take that as a yes…” Sakura’s mother says as she leaves the doorway
and goes into the kitchen.
“Remind me to thank Hinata when we see her again…”
“Hai…”
Sakura and I take off our shoes and leave them on the front porch.
While going up the stairs to Sakura’s bedroom, I see her brother playing “Raiken 2” in the
living room, and Sakura’s father is reading the Tokyo Times in the dining room.
We finally make it to Sakura’s room. We close the door
and then drop our backpacks on the floor.
“Ok, tell me how I’m supposed to solve these kinds of problems…” Sakura says as
she pulls out her notebook and calculus book. “These problems are frying
my brain!”
“This is pretty easy, once you get the concept down…” I say as I write a bunch of formulas
down on a piece of notebook paper. “In order to find the answer to this,
you have to do this first…. then you…”
For about five minutes, I explain the concept of calculus to Sakura.
With the notes that I give her, Sakura seems to understand her homework a bit easier.
“Thanks!” Sakura says as she turns the page inside her calculus book, “I’m going
to try to do my homework now…”
“Good luck…” I encourage my friend as I also pull out my math book. Since I didn’t complete my assignment in class earlier today, Mr. Fuji allowed me to make it up by
doing another assignment on page 32. The problems on this page were a lot harder
then what I had to do in class before, but it was still simple enough that I could do it.
Before I start on the first problem, I look back over at Sakura.
She looks so determined to do her best…it actually warms my heart. There
really is more to Sakura then just the fighter…
Ok…enough distractions, Kei. You have to do your assignment…
*knock, knock, knock*
“Who is it?” Sakura asks, looking away from her homework for just a second.
“It’s your mother, dear!” We hear from the other side of the door, “I thought you and Kei might want a snack!”
“Thanks, mom!” Sakura says as she opens up the door.
“Kei and I were hungry!”
“I’ll let you get back to your work now…” Sakura’s mother says as she closes
the bedroom door behind her.
“Hey brainiac!” Sakura says as she sets a tray with food down in front of me. “Take a break from your book for a sec and eat something!”
“Why not…” I say as I close my math book. I
might as well…I’m still slightly a bit distracted to do my work anyway…
“Man…I’d rather face Yama again…he’s easier to deal with then my homework!”
Sakura says while munching on some onigiri.
At the mention of Yama’s name, my thoughts immediately go back to everything that happened today. The bridge…Ryuhama’s…the alley…
To think…that I nearly lost my best friend today…
“Sakura…” I hesitantly say, not quite sure how to choice my words, “…I don’t
want you to fight Yama again…”
“Nani?” Sakura says as she puts down her teacup, “What do you mean?”
“Don’t fight Yama again…” I repeat, this time with a little shakiness in my voice,
“Let someone else do it…”
I can feel my heart beating faster and my voice going dry as I converse with my best friend of several
years. I’m finding it difficult to put into words just how much Sakura
means to me.
“Kei…” Sakura says, not even interested in her food anymore, “You heard what Yama
said…if I don’t fight him, then you, me, and Karin will automatically become his sex slaves!”
“But he also said that somebody else could fight in your place if we wanted…” I plead,
desperately looking for an alternative that doesn’t require Sakura to fight, “What about Darrell? He’s the next best fighter in our school…or we could let Batsu or Hinata fight instead…but
you don’t have to do it…”
“I’m the strongest one out of all of us, Kei…” Sakura snaps back, “…besides…I’m
already in too deep…it would be to late to turn back now…”
“But Sakura…”
“I’m sorry Kei, but I won’t back down! I’m
the only one with the best chance of defeating Yama! You saw how I did out there
today! I nearly defeated him!”
Damn you, Sakura…why do you have to be so…so stubborn?
Why can’t you ever listen to reason for once?
Now my eyes…everything is suddenly getting blurry…great…just great…I’m on
the verge of tears…
“But then you let your guard down and Hinata had to jump in and save your neck!” I chastise,
“You nearly got yourself killed, Sakura! Next time, let somebody else fight
Yama! I don’t want you to get hurt!”
“I’m a fighter, Kei!” Sakura says, irritated now, “Injuries are part of the deal! I know you don’t want to see me get hurt, but that’s something that you’ll
just have to deal with! You still haven’t given me one good reason not
to fight Yama!”
That hurt…that really hurt…I thought I was your best friend Sakura…I didn’t think
that I would need a good reason to convince you from doing something…
So be it…if this is what it will take to make you understand…if this is what it will take to
make you realize…then I guess I have no choice…I must let you know how I truly feel…
“You want a good reason?” I yell out, eyes full of tears, “I’ll give you one! I don’t want you to get hurt…and I don’t want you to die…because
I love you! With all of my heart! There! Are you happy now? Is that a good enough
reason for you? I’m in love with you, Sakura Kasugano, and I don’t
want anybody to take you away from me!”
The volcano has erupted…
That is the best analogy for this situation for my emotions have just been spewed out of me with no control
whatsoever. I fall to my knees as I find myself crying uncontrollably…
Suddenly everything makes sense…I now understand the reason for those dizzy spells…and the
need to protect Sakura…and these tears…
I’m in love with Sakura…that’s the answer…and admitting that to myself has set
my soul free…
“Kei…”
“I’m sorry, Sakura…” I say, trying to wipe some of my tears away, “Maybe
I should just go home…”
There are lots of things you can take back…you can take back a toy that you let a friend borrow…you
can take back your money if you are dissatisfied with a new product…you can even take back a test paper after the teacher
has graded it…and stick it to the refrigerator door for all to see…but the one thing that you can never take back…are
your words…
I’m in love with you Sakura…and even if that changes things between us for the rest of our
lives, there is no way to revert back to the past…for the past is always written in stone…and from then on, it
becomes irrevocable…I just told you that I love you…there is no way that I can take back those words now…
I pick up my backpack and math book and head towards the bedroom door.
My heart can only put up with so much…
“Kei…I…”
I don’t want to hear it Sakura…I’ve had enough of the Mizuryu for one day…
Right as I’m about to touch the bedroom doorknob, I feel Sakura’s hands touch my sides and
turn me around to face her. My backpack and math book drops back to the floor as Sakura wraps her arms around my waist. I can suddenly feel my heart racing again…and my body is warming up…and
my throat has gone dry once more…
I place my hands on Sakura’s cheeks while I look into her eyes, as tears continue to run down my
face. Both of us are speechless as we just gaze into each other’s eyes.
No words can sum up what I’m feeling right now…I’m used to studying for tests and exams
in advance, but no amount of preparation could have prepared me for this one moment right now…
Perhaps for this one moment, I’ll pull one of Sakura’s numbers…Instead of listening to
my brain and logic… I’ll instead…follow my heart…and see where it takes me…
“Sakura…” I whisper as I look into her delicate brown eyes.
I can feel my eyes start to close and my face lean forward as my heart starts to give me the answer that
I’ve been searching for…
I feel a spark go through my body as I kiss Sakura’s sweet and beautiful lips…by the gods…what
I’m feeling right now…there is no one word to describe it…
Pleasure…Sanctuary…Love…Lust…Sweetness…Serenity…Bliss…Ecstasy…
Whatever it is that I’m feeling, I just know that it is something that I’ve…yearned for
a very long time…
And as quickly as I’ve kissed my dearest friend, I break away from her sweet mouth, out of breath
and a little startled at the bold decision that I’ve made. I want to kiss
Sakura again…but…this is wrong, isn’t it? We are both girls! Girls aren’t supposed to like each other!
They are supposed to like guys!
I can hear the logical part of my brain battling with the emotional part of my heart. Which side do I listen to? What is my next move going to be?
I can see Sakura struggling for something to say in this most delicate of moments… She tries to speak
a couple of times, but is unsuccessful. Sakura closes her eyes and inhales for
a bit before opening her eyes again. Then, she speaks…
“I love you too, Kei…”
"Sa…Sakura…”
Those words give me the strength to lean forward and kiss Sakura’s warm mouth once again. I feel Sakura’s strong yet feminine arms tighten their hold on my waist while my arms now snake around
Sakura’s neck.
Sakura…I’ve always loved you…I’ve just had problems accepting that…I’ve
kept these thoughts and feelings in the back of my head for so long…cause I thought that they were fake…
But no more…no longer will I deny my love for you…what I feel for you…is real…it
is only a shame that it took something like the Mizuryu to make me realize how precious you are…and how special you
have always been…to me…
I know you fight to protect me, Sakura…but this time, I want to be the protector…I want to
protect you…I want to protect the girl that I love so much…I can live life with you…but I don’t want
to live it without you…
Please understand…I know my pleas might seem selfish…but it’s only because I can’t
stand to be without you…you have always been my water…you have always been my nourishment…and you have always
been my air…
Let somebody else stand up to the Mizuryu…fighting them isn’t worth it if you don’t come
back to me…I don’t want to be a slave toYama…but I would rather be a prisoner with you alive and by my side
then have freedom with you dead…
I can feel new tears building in my eyes while I kiss Sakura. I
can feel joy at finally telling Sakura my true feelings…and I can feel sadness at knowing that no matter how hard I
try, Sakura is still going to fight Yama when the date for the rematch is set. And
Sakura was so determined to get back to her studies…
But they will not have you, Sakura…for even if I have to sacrifice my life…you will be spared…
That’s what I’m willing to do for you Sakura…because I love you…
*****
Feel all nice and hot inside? Well let me cool you down
with some explanations for the terms in this chapter.
Mizuken- Water burst. Seeing that the Mizuryu are a gang
that specializes in water attacks primarily, I wanted to make sure that some more water attacks were put in. The ice attacks were nice, but I quickly came to the conclusion that without some water attacks, the Mizuryu
would be nothing more then a pale imitation of the Lin Kuei (Interestingly enough, Sub Zero is my favorite MK character).
The Mizuken is one of the most basic attacks known to the Mizuryu.
After summoning the right amount of ki, the user throws forth a wave of water that is so strong, that it can demolish
bricks. The inspiration for this attack comes from the more recent Pokemon games,
more specifically, Ruby/Sapphire and Fire Red/Leaf Green. The tm that you picked
up for beating the water gym leader was water pulse. This attack was so powerful
that it had a small chance of confusing your opponent when they were hit with it. And
yes, in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m a pokemon fan.
Tsunami- Tidal wave. Slight inspiration from Pokemon again.
Since Denice gave Yama a couple of ice supers in the last chapter, I decided that the Mizuryu also needed some water ones
since water is their primary source of attacks. The Tsunami is basically the
equivalent of a level 3 super, and it is one of the 2 legendary Mizuryu attacks.
The name of the attack basically sums it all up. When
the right amount of ki is channeled, the user can throw a gigantic wave of water towards the opponent. If the user isn’t careful, they can get swallowed up in their own attack as well.
Koorikyaku- Ice kick. Even though water attacks are the
Mizuryu’s primary specialty, that doesn’t mean that they can’t use some nice ice moves as demonstrated by
Yama in the previous chapter. Inspiration for this attack comes from the cheapest
boss in Street Fighter history. If you said Gill, then you are correct. In the Street Fighter 3 games, Gill used fire and ice moves in nearly everything,
and every attack always stopped you in your tracks and stunned you. For how the
koorikyakun would look, basically take Akuma’s air diving kick, and add some ice to it.
There you go, koorikyaku.
Kuso- curse word ranging from “damn” to the more nasty “shit”
Kooriryu no Shikyo- Ice Dragon of Death. I had some fun
coming up with this move. First of all, for those of you that know me closely,
you know that I’m a huge Naruto fan (Acknowledgement is proof of this…).
My favorite villain in the series would have to be Zabuza, who came from the Kirigakure (water country). Zabuza just had that badass essence to him, and was an expert at silent killing. This man is so bad that he killed his entire graduating class as a kid! (yeah, Itachi can pretty much claim
the same thing for killing the entire Uchiha clan except for his brother Sasuke, Naruto otakus, but Itachi didn’t appear
till much later in the series….) When Naruto and his fellow team 7 teammates
run into him, Zabuza becomes a force to reckon with. One of his ultimate attacks
was a move that basically looked like a water dragon. As a tribute to Naruto,
I decided to create a similar attack only change the element from water to ice.
As for the attack…in terms of power, it’s a level 3 super, and also requires a tremendous
amount of ki to summon it. If you don’t have enough, the move fizzes out
into mist (something that Sakura and Dan can attest to…). It got its name
due to several things. First of all, the attack looks like an ice dragon upon
its execution. Second, it’s known as the ice move of death because unless
the target has an amazing amount of endurance (or something to counter it), they will pretty much die from being hit by it. Also, if the user isn’t trained properly in ki, attempting the attack (whether
successful or not) will leave the user nearly out of breath and they will feel like they are about to die. It’s known as the other legendary Mizuryu attack for a reason…
Kuma- Japanese for “bear”. The pun on this
is that in icy regions around the world, you can find polar bears. Since the
Mizuryu specialize in water and ice attacks, Kuma fits right in. Kuma is also
very strong, built like a bear.
Hai- Japanese for “yes”, but in different contexts, it can also mean “right”
(not right as in direction which would be “hidari” btw, but right as in right and wrong, or I’m agreeing
with you).
Raiken 2- Raiken means “thunderfist”. The
pun on this is that the prequel to this game was in the story “Union of Rivals”.
While Karin was in the shower, Sakura was playing the first Raiken. Even
though that story and this one are not connected, it almost seems like Sakura was inspired from the first Raiken that she
had to pick up the sequel for herself…
Onigiri- rice balls. You’ve seen them if you read
manga or watch anime. They are those white round things that you always see the
characters eating. It seems to be the national snack food of Japan or something…
Note that I said “rice balls”, not “donuts” or “sandwiches” as
dubbers like 4Kids will call them. Even though you can add different things inside
them (like meat or jelly), they are not donuts or sandwiches. Why can’t
4Kids have some respect for other cultures?
And that’s it for chapter 3! Next chapter will be
Denice again, again from Sakura’s pov. And let us know if there is anything
you’d like to see or not. So long!
