The Shadow and the Angel

Chapter 2:

Yurika Kirishima, still at the fountain thought she heard footsteps so she stopped playing and turned around. Nothing, but she saw shadow slide away. She just shrugged and continued playing. For the past few days she always go to the fountain not only to practice for the upcoming recital but also wondering about her brother Kurow Kirishima who has been missing from the hospital after being carved like a turkey by the late possessed Hyo. “Kurow, where are you?” She thought as she looks back while playing.

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*Flashback*

“Brother, this has gone far enough, you must stop this!” Yurika said with much concern as she stood by Zaki and Akira. This was the time when all schools: Taiyo, Pacific, Gorin, Seijyun, Gedo, and Justice High had to unite to stop Kurow and his evil scheme.

“NO!” I still have one more card to play!” said a desperate Kurow as he turns to Hyo Imawano. “Hyo, I command you, FINISH THEM OFF!!!”

Hyo looks at him and said coolly: “No, I’d rather not.”

“WHAT!! You did everything I told you to before!!” Said a stunned Kurow.“I thought since Diago Kazama couldn’t break my spell, no one would, not even you! How could you be pretending for this long!?”

Hyo just sighed. “You are pathetic. You onlt tot to Diago because of that scar I gave him; you will never be as good at that as I once was. I only went along with you in this lame scheme to see what was your main objective, which was to eliminate the Imawano family. But enough of this, it is time to finish you!” He said as he drew his sword.

“Brother wait!” Kyosuke stepped in. “This is not the way to do it, let the law handle this!”

“No, you fool!” Hyo said with half-cold and half-care in his voice. “Kurow is an assassin. If I do that, he will come after us again, Raizo, Shizuku, (Batsu’s Mother) Batsu, you and I especially. Itn’ttn’t allow that!”

“Come try to stop me!” yelled Kurow as he lunged toward Justice High for he knew he has no chance against Hyo and the others.

“COWARD!” screamed Hyo as he ran after him in the school and everyone followed. As soon as they got to the Justice High courtyard everyone heard a bloodcurdling scream and Yurika knew whom it was.

“Kurow! NO!” screscreeched as she ran toward the scream but what she found was Kurow in a bloody mess and barely breathing.

“Did Hyo do this?” Batsu asked. “He has gone too far!!”

“Kurow, please answer me!” whined Yurika holding her brother in his arms.

“Brother,” Kyosuke called out. “Where are you?” And as he turned around he realized that everyone from the other schools were knocked unconscious leaving Batsu, Hinata, Kyosuke standing and standing in the front of them was Hyo, but he wasn’t the same. An evil blue aura surrounded him and his skin was turned blue and also holding two swords in each hand.

“Brother, what happened to you?”

“Gahhh…. Kyosuke…Our father… Mugen haAAAAHHHs possessed meeeeEEEEE…. you must stop meee…GOOOOOWWWWWAAAAHHHHH!

“Father…” was Kyosuke only response.

“Kyyyyosukeeeee. AHHHHHHH!!!…. Heh heh heh, HA HA HA HA HAAAAA! Time for me to seal your fate, son! HA HA HA HAAAAAA!” Hyo is now lost, Mugen Imawano has taken over.

“Batsu, Hinata, I will need your strength,” Kyosuke said to his friends.

“Let’s do it!” said Batsu.

“I’m ready!” Said Hinata

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As minuets ticked by, everyone is totally spent but Demon Hyo was still up and ready for the kill.

“Time to finish this,” he said asdashdashed towards them for the finish.

“Not yet,” said Kyosuke. “RYJIN UPPER!”

Demon Hyo got nailed into the air by his attack.

“Everyone, Final Symphony!” Batsu shouted as he Hinata and Kyosuke prepared for the Party Up technique. Demon Hyo was waylaid by the many punches and kicks by all three of the fighters and before the last hit…

“Brother, I am sorry…” was Kyosuke’s last thought before the last hit of the Final Symphony that sent Demon Hyo to the wall.

As he lay there, the evil sprit flew out of Hyo screaming in agony and disappeared. “(Cough)…Kyosuke…well done…”

Kyosuke ran to his side. “Brother, it is over, you are going to be all right. I am sorry we had to do this to you.”

“Don’t be, (cough) you have…really good friends,” he said as he looked at Batsu and Hinata. “Kyosuke…(gasp)…from now on…live…your life…(gasp) with…your friends…(cough)… I…love you…brother…(sigh)” That was Hyo’s final words.

“NO! Brother, open your eyes!!” Kyosuke shouted with tears in his eyes.
“…………”

“Let him rest, Kyosuke.” Batsu said sadly.

“Brother, please wake up!”

“Kyosuke…”

“AHHHH…(sob), brother…BROTHER!!!”

“Hey, Kyosuke!”

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Gan, who was trying to get Kyosuke's order, interrupted his thoughts, now just remembering that he is still at the restaurant at the bar. “You did say you wanted a turkey sub, right?”

“Err …uh, yes…” Kyosuke said getting his head toget

“O.K. and I will eat me a couple myself,” he said heading to the kitchen.

“Hey I would like one, too,” said a female voice. Kyosuke and Gan turn to see Akira Kazama who loves a good meal from her friend’s restaurant. “Hello Kyosuke.

“Konichiwa, Akira” Kyosuke responded as Gan’s mother served their orders.

Akira sat by Kyosuke “I heard what happened, I just wanted to say…”

Kyosuke raised a hand to stop her. “Don’t be, but I appreciate the gesture. Right now I am trying not to let it get to me now because I now know he is in a better place now.” He said as he turned to eat his sandwich, only to find it gone. “I thought Gan’s mother served my order.”

“I did, too…Gan!” Akira looked up to see Gan just finishing a sub sandwich.

“What? I ordered some more so you can have some of mine. By the way Kagami, what did ask to have in yours, it tastes kinda funny.”

Kyosuke looked at him with an evil smirk and said: “With extra hot sauce and pepper sauce.”

Gan now realizing what he ate ro tho the nearest water fountain. “Gan loves food but not to keen on spicy foods.” Akira said with a laugh.

“Ha. That’s for sure!” he said as the two laugh at the expense of Gan.