On the outskirts of a small farming community bordering East City a young man jogs past old fields and tall trees, sweat pours down his face as he runs, the loose yellow pants he wears billow in the wind.
He runs for a few more minutes before stopping at the village, he rustles his hair and breathes deep, readjusting his yellow and black Gi back to its proper place.
"Phew- that was a long run, jeez I'm hungry!"
He pats his belly as the villagers watch in fear, they know all too well what happens when he's hungry. Total food death. All the markets will be cleared, one time he devoured all the raw flour- pure caloric beast.
"M-mister Ryo, maybe you can eat at a different town!" says an old woman grasping her purse. Her dentures nearly shivering out of her mouth.
Ryo stops and puts his pointer finger to his lip, thinking hard.
"Hmmmm, maybe but then id have to run more and id be even hungrier!"
He points up, a massive grin spread across his face.
Total food death is coming.
The villagers flee as Ryo charges through, every piece of cooked meat for sale is gone in an instant, like a phantom he takes all he can, shoving it in his mouth. After a short span of a few minutes he arrives on the other end of the village, his belly sticking out of his Gi.
He belches loudly before pulling out a couple silver coins and throwing them down abruptly.
"Thank youuu!"
Farmers with pitchforks and torches arrive.
"GET HIM ITS THE BEAST!"
A mob of old burly men charge towards Ryo, his eyes go wide with fear.
"Um, Goodbye!"
He turns and runs like the wind. The farmers cant keep up with his supernatural speed as he dives into the forest nearby.
The forest slaps into his clothes, thorns and brambles slashing his clothing. Ryo stops abruptly, his lax expression hardening.
"Who's there?"
His voice croaks out- concerned. No response
A large form looms from the trees.
"Hey!" Ryo raises his fists, widening his legs and squatting down.
A giant of a man with deep tan skin and long brown hair emerges, he stares indifferently at Ryo.
"You are not the target."
The large bulky man turns and walks away silently, his feet thundering as he walks.
"Hey wait a minute you cant just walk away!" Ryo springs to action, forming a fist and surging forward.
"Snake King Fist!"
He screams out the attack name, steam rising from his fist. The humongous man turns his head, not even looking back as the fist narrowly passes his head.
"Weak, you are not the target. Do not resist destruction."
With a sudden surge of inhuman speed the beef brick of a man kicks Ryo, knocking the breath out of his body.
He sprawls back before cocking his head back down with determination. Ryo comes back with a flurry of attacks, impacting the man furiously.
"Unit Android Designation 89, engaging in combat with Human Fighter."
The man- robot? Android? 's eyes glow green as it turns now focused completely on Ryo
"New target identified, strong human fighter: Must be exterminated."
Ryo spits a light spat of blood on the forest floor and smirks, raising his fists once again in defiance.
"Lets get serious!" Ryo tenses all his muscles, steam rises from his body as he grits his teeth, powering up to fight the android.
Android 89 walks forward, no technique seemingly as it begins to strike, hammer fists, front kicks. The fight becomes a blur, Ryo has the clear speed advantage over the absolute slab of an android.
Soon the android realizes its being overwhelmed.
"Self destruct sequence initiated."
Panels of its skin flies off, flames rise from its body. Ryo doesn't stop his attack, sending a strong front kick into the sternum of the android and causing it to stagger backwards.
"Sending data of human fighter to headquarters."
The androids eyes dim and it falls down, the olive skin shining from the flames on its body.
"Phew! I didn't know there was crazy robots in this forest! Who was the target? No-ones out here."
Ryo squats down and looks at the burning android with a tinge of confusion in his eyes.
His hand reaches out to a small logo on the chest of the android. A small red diamond with a crown in the middle. A copyright to some Dr. Gero.
"I've never heard of this. that's weird." Ryo stands up and dusts himself off.
He stares down at the android thinking hard.
"This could be bad."
Ryo searches the android but doesn't find anything else meaningful. He continues strolling in the forest, whistling as he goes, nothing else jumps out at him but the thought of the battle beforehand doesn't leave his mind.
I need to train
This thought circles back over and over and over- what if there something stronger than the android coming for him now, sure the android was a lot weaker than him but if he was ambushed the android still could have easily killed him.
His shoes crunch against the ground, finally reaching a small cabin in the woods, his house. yellow bricks and a simple red tile roof, the standard for most on earth. Though Capsule Corp is coming out with all kinds of new home models these days.
The door opens with a groaning creak, his house is nearly empty besides a fire place, a bed and a table. All he needs really.
Outside through the window the backyard is annihilated, grass sloshed to soil, holes in the ground and everything in between, ever since Ryo's master fell ill and died he has trained on his own.
He stares out the window while grimacing. He takes a hold of his Gi and pulls it down, tying it around his waist.
"Lets begin!"
He leaps through his backdoor and stands in the middle of the marsh he has created. His hands flash against the air, creating small gusts of wind, snake king fist, snake king slam, all his masters signature moves being thrown at speed and length. Ryo lacks a complete understanding of ki and even flight but for a human martial artist he is at the peak of his body, the snake king techniques being passed down generations and generations.
100s of miles away in an underground lab
multiple men in dark garb click at computers and rush around frantically.
3 figures emerged in green tubes float cryptically in the back of the lab.
"Sir Unit 89 was destroyed!"
A large man with tied back black hair sneers, his aged wrinkles showing through his hidden face.
"Damn Geros useless Robots- did it at least destroy the target?!"
The assistant gulp
"Uh- erm. No- the unit was ambushed by a human fighter in the east forest."
The large figure slams his hand against the assistant, sending him flying into a nearby wall, cracking the wall and nearly killing the man.
"Send the next androids after this so called-fighter! Make him bleed for slowing us down! Remember our main target, don't let these damned ruffians stop us!"
He raises his fist, veins popping through his forehead in anger, with the click of a few buttons a nearby scientist releases 2 of the beings in the green tubes, water splashes around them violently.
"Unit 92 Online."
"Unit 107 Online"
The androids loom in the shadows, their glowing eyes lighting up the lab
"Your objective has been routed into your computer chips, go and destroy this bandit!"
The androids spring into action, rushing out of the lab through a roof hatch, power surging out of them in a brilliant misty aura. The master of the operation turns and faces a large computer, the logo of a red diamond with a crown in the middle embroidered onto his black Gi.
"Soon my enemies will be destroyed. My domination of this world is imminent, no red ribbon, no human, no doctor will stand in my way!"
He clenches his fists, his forearms bulge and ripple with brilliantly carved muscle despite the age of the man.
The 2 androids advance on Ryo's home, flying at top speed.
From below a man with a uniquely bald head gazes from under a waterfall.
"Hmm, what are those 2 people up to?"
He smirks sensing their power levels to be significantly lower than his own.
"Well never mind then- their opponent could be interesting."
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Relevant Character Power Levels
Ryo Current Power Level: 13
Android 89: 11
Android 92: 12
Android 107: 15
Hanzo Pai: 26
Tien: 170