Round 2: Vs team Japan

We watched the rest of the matches to see who else was interesting, and…here is the thing, there are a LOT more teams than I expected

The event started early, like 10 am ok? Our fight was at 12, more fights follow that, each hour, in multiple sectors

The grand finals will be for 8 teams, and in my sector, I saw 2 teams that were worth noticing besides team Korea, Team Japan with Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon, though here they were called team Kyo, yeah, I guess dude still has a bit of an ego

Next up was team Kyokugenryu, I recognized them and they recognized me, well, 2 members at least and they happily waved at me before the fight, Ryo and Takuma being the familiar ones and then we had Robert Garcia, Ryo's bro and originally, Yuri's boyfriend, though…not sure if that will apply since I kinda swooped in and took over the plot of Art of Fighting

Then again, it shouldn't be an issue

We also had to fight some nobodies, they went down easy, not as easy as before, but easy, things only gained steam again once it was time to fight team Kyo, I immediately asked both Cammy and Chun-Li

-Girls

-Hm?

-What is it?

-Let me fight the student, Kyo

-Why?

-It's a personal thing related to Orochi

-…Orochi…could you give me the details?

I gave them an abridged version

-And you are going to kill what is essentially a god?

-According to the Yata clan, if two other clans cooperate, Orochi should be open to damage, add my magical music, and I believe I can kill him, so all I gotta do is convince him to help

-…All right, it seems like he is the last anyways

-So I am last too

-Got it, Cammy, you are up

-Hm!

She jumped on stage and the first opponent was Goro

-Wow you are big!

Goro didn't respond, he was in battle mode

-Really? Nothing? Come on! Banter a bit!

Nothing

-You are boring

-Fight!

Goro immediately dashed forward and attempted to grappled Cammy, she quickly got out of the way and seemed rather shocked at how fast Goro was, and why wouldn't she?

"Goro Daimon"

"Rank: A-"

"Age: 28"

"Strength: A+"

"Agility: A-"

"Magic: F-"

"Endurance: A+"

"Charisma: B+"

"Luck: A"

"Perception: S"

Dude is scary…

"Cammy"

"Rank: B+"

"Age: 19"

"Strength: B+"

"Agility: A"

"Magic: D"

"Endurance: B+"

"Charisma: SSS+"

"Luck: A-"

"Perception: S"

In raw stats he wins, goes to show his training payed off, however, Cammy still has the speed advantage, as long as she plays it carefully, she should be golden, Goro as expected from the hero team, is a beast!

Upon seeing that a direct grapple wouldn't work, he began throwing fast punches and kicks, attempting to catch Cammy slipping and put her in a devastating throw, Cammy was on the defensive evading each blow and trying to connect

She gave her spin kick directly at his feet but he didn't flinch, and that opened Cammy up to being grabbed and then slammed against the floor, she bounced back due to the overwhelming strength behind that throw

She gasped before quickly rolling away, preventing another grab and then got on her feet

-…I apologize, it seems I underestimated you

-…It's fine, your opponents were nothing impressive

-Indeed, let me try this again

Barring Kim, yeah, nobody had given us a real fight, and that slam clearly knocked a few years off her lifespan, after a quick recovery, Cammy went on the offensive while Goro answered in kind

Cammy had to be extremely careful since one more grab would absolutely put her down, and she knew that, so she began chipping away at the mountain of a man in front of her, Goro never flinched at any of her attacks, despite the fact that damage was being dealt, it wasn't enough, and Goro managed to once again grab her, this time done with games

-That's gonna hurt…

Goro slammed Cammy 4 times like a rag doll before sending her flying up and posing, yeah, that was his finisher…can she stand up?

Miraculously, she got back up, though barely and wobbly

Respecting her will, Goro once again launched on the offensive with a punch but

-…Here's a present for ya!!

Responding with her own ultimate, CQC, she scrambled onto Goro's neck and snapped it, somehow, not lethally, he nearly fell but with a kick to the sheens, he went down, Cammy quickly followed up with an arm and leg twist before grabbing his neck and once again twisting it, that was too much even for him and he fell

-Ouch…

-You really dodged a bullet when you fought her Eric

-Wouldn't I have died?!

-She is good, that is not enough to kill…but it will be extremely painful

-Experience?

She nodded, the announcer again checked on him and announced

-K.O.!

Goro was brought to the other side as Benimaru took to the stage, posing as well

"Benimaru Nikaido"

"Rank: A-"

"Age: 20"

"Strength: B"

"Agility: A-"

"Magic: B-"

"Endurance: B+"

"Charisma: SSS+"

"Luck: A"

"Perception: S"

With his lighting abilities, no wonder mister electric Polnareff is a threat, however, he also has a weakness, that is…

-How lucky I am! To fight such a beautiful girl

He is an absolute flirt, he also likes to show off in battle, don't get him wrong, dude is a gentleman…at least, I remember him being that, but he also likes to show off in order to stand out

He is a model and since he is handsome as hell, dude has a ton of girlfriends, hell even in the original that wasn't any different, in here however, he has no reason to hold back aside from his own morals, which again, thankfully, he is a good man

Regardless, the second member of the hero team is no slouch, his electrical abilities are something to be feared, but since his opponent will be beautiful girls, there will be chances since I am almost positive he will slip up in order to show off in front of them

-Thanks…but I am in…no condition to answer…

-Are you sure you can continue? I would hate to hurt you as you currently stand

Cammy is extremely hurt after all

-…

-Cammy

She looked back at me

-It's a team fight remember? If you can't keep going, let us pick up the pace

-…Sorry you 2…I am wiped

She gave up and returned to our corner where I healed her

-Better?

-Yeah…thanks Eric

-No issue, you did wonderfully against such a monster, then again…this one is also dangerous, Chun-Li, be careful ok?

-Understood

She jumped in again, to Benimaru's delight

-The second beauty makes her appearance! It is my pleasure to fight you

-Pleasure is mine, shall we begin?

-Before we do, I would like for us to have another opportunity to meet, perhaps for dinner?

-Sorry, not interested

-Oh well, it was worth a shot, whenever you are ready

-FIGHT!

On cue, both rushed at each other, Chun-Li with a kick, Benimaru with a punch, and he won the first encounter since he used his electricity giving Chun-Li a nasty shock, she was sent backwards as Benimaru posed for the fans, who squealed in delight

-Tch…

-You ok?

-Yes…I was careless

-Pay attention, sparks form around his fist when he uses his ability

-…Got it

She returned to the fight and this time she could hold her own, as Benimaru switched his attacks and performed both punches and kicks charged with electricity, Chun-Li masterfully dodged and countered each, this back and forth lasted for a bit until Benimaru began using more special moves

He jumped up to dodge another kick from Chun-Li and charged up his legs before spinning and launching himself like a torpedo at her, she jumped back but the second he impacted the ground, electricity emerged from his landing zone and spread out like a discharge, catching her and shocking her in place

He didn't let up and managed to land a brutal electric fist in her stomach again, stunning her and then he crouched, used both his hands as support and again charged his legs, in a move reminding me of breakdance, he began spinning his lower body and landing many brutal hits on Chun-Li

The fact she could get up after such a brutal offensive was surprising, still, the electric menace didn't let up even once, as he kept rushing her

Chun-Li understood that she was losing badly and changed her strategy, she began keeping her distance and launching projectiles, she took the zoner route, keeping her distance while Benimaru quickly chased after to close said distance

And finally, in his rush to end it, he slipped up, got too close before readying a move and got punished with a Kikosho, sending him flying as Chun-Li nearly blinked out of reality and got him in a flurry of kicks, she must have hit him at least 36 times before landing the final kick to his jaw, sending him flying, he managed to recover and land on his feet, now both looked worse for wear

-You are as strong…as you are beautiful…

-You are…pretty good yourself…can you…continue?

-…Unfortunately…no…

-Me…neither…draw?

-Draw…

Both fell at the same time as the referee called

-Draw!

Chun-Li came back

-Sorry…

-Relax, take this as a chance to learn, let me handle the rest

Finally, it was my turn, and I jumped in, Kyo casually strode on stage and looked at me

-So I fight the idol huh? So be it

-Nah man, Athena is the idol, I am just the singer

-Sure, sure, why don't you just give up so we can get this over with?

-No way in hell Kusanagi, I wanna fight ya

-Why do I feel you called my last name on purpose?

-Long story, just something I need you to know

-?

-If a priest with wind powers and one arm comes after you, do me a favor, and rip off the arm that he has left ok?

-Sounds personal

-It isn't but your family will be dragged into this shit, and I want the head of this mess dead

-Ok, you are not making any sense

-Really? Does Orochi not ring a bell?

-Nothing

-Jesus, ok, here is my warning pal, learn as fast as you can about your history, otherwise it'll come bite you in the ass

-Sure, are you done yapping?

-Just looking out for ya, aight, I'm done preaching, shall we?

-Finally

The second we were ready, he immediately used one of his ability and made a fire wave come at me, I cancelled it with a water ball, similar to a hadoken, Kyo wasting no time he rushed at me and his fist caught fire, I did the same with water and our fists collided

However, when we clashed, it actually hurt him more than me, why? Simple

"Kyo Kusanagi"

"Rank: A"

"Age: 19"

"Strength: A"

"Agility: A"

"Magic: A-"

"Endurance: B+"

"Charisma: SS"

"Luck: S"

"Perception: S"

"Eric"

"Rank: S"

"Age: 15"

"Strength: S-"

"Agility: S-"

"Magic: S"

"Endurance: SS"

"Charisma: SS+"

"Luck: A-"

"Perception: S+"

I have the edge in strength, unlike him, I know how strong he is, I ain't looking down on him, I know better after all

He recovered and attacked again, he tried to make his fire tornado but again, I knew that, so I answered with a water hadoken and once it hit him, I rushed and decided to end it at once

I need to punch that ego of his in the face, make him get his shit together, if Yuki, his girlfriend is watching, bonus

So as he recoiled in the air from my attack, I jumped and grabbed his face, threw him down and well…

-Smile!

I axe kicked him, putting him down instantly

-…Wha…

-Get your shit together buddy, the Kusanagi flame is not unbeatable, and neither are you

I then walked away as the referee announced

-K.O.! Winner! Street fighters!

I took a breath and I reached the girls

-That was fast

-Because Kyo is too cocky, too…arrogant I guess? He has the skills to back it up don't get me wrong, he just needs a wake up call to actually get his shit together, so I didn't even entertain a fight, I just took him down

-So you did it to make him stop wasting his talent?

-In a nutshell

-By kicking his ass in 20 seconds

-Yes

-So spartan…

-Only way he will learn, come on, let's rest while we can before our final fight

Man this has been an exhausting day, and yet I have not fought all that much, no one really can match my abilities since…well this is their first tournament, no gods and demons shit…I am somewhat close to lesser gods but…against an actual god I got fucking destroyed

I wanted to talk to my friends since I have seen them show up, I haven't seen Samus but I have seen everyone else, Mithra, Dante, Vergil, Leona, Alma, Zelda, Link, Impa, Hilda, Rhoam, Asura, Yasha, Durga, Chizuru and Maki, I mean, fuck, even Ryu is here!

So I wanna talk to them, catch up, but there is one more fight to go through before I can get to that