Heritage and Chi Ch. 11
By Mariko Hoshi

She was walking through the mountains. She was looking for her father. A man she was slowly learning about from other fighters she had met in her tavels. That man being Ryu Hoshi. It was a scary thought though. Me, the daughter of Ryu Hoshi. The World Warrior. That's what everyone called him. She learned her fighting moves from her mom but it didn't seem right to her. When her mom told her who her father was it was clear to her that she wanted to learn her father's way of fighting. So with her mom's okay, she went out to find him. As long as she kept in touch with her. It was starting to rain. She headed towards a cave to get out of the rain. She pulled out a sleeping bag and got ready for bed.

He felt a source of power nearby. It seemed powerful but it didn't seem fully tapped yet. He was sitting on his throne.

"Mmmm... Maybe I should check this out. You never know what this power could be."

He left this throne room in search of this unknown power.

Mariko was sleeping when something woke her up.

"Who's there?? Hello??" She blinked her amber eyes and looked into a pair of green eyes.

"Now this isn't what I was expecting! A little girl." Mariko jumped out of her sleeping bag, well at least tried to. The stranger grabbed her by the ankle.

"Now, little one who are you and what are you doing in my kingdom?" Mariko didn't know what this person wanted but she knew leaving was the only thing on her mind. She slug him in the face with a Dragon fire elbow. He let go and she flipped over and landed on her feet. "Don't know what you're talking about!" She stood in a fighting pose. The cloaked figure looked at the little girl. Her amber eyes stared at man in front of her.

"Now little girl we should not start something that you cannot finish." Mariko backed off some more to look at the stranger. She didn't like the feel of evil from him. "Just leave me alone and there'll be no trouble."

"I can't do that little one, you're in my territory. I just can't leave you alone." Markio back off into the cave wall. Shadowbane then moved quickly towards her. Lighthing hit punches to her stomch and then back away. Mariko try to catch her breath and gather her chi. As the stranger moved in she let him have it with a Fire Dragon Elbow. It caught Shadowbane off guard for a moment. Mariko then move past him grabing her bag and try to exit the cave. Shadowbane's eyes glowed blue as well as his body. Mariko felt being pulled back towards the stranger.

"Leave me alone. What do you want from me?"

"My dear child. You don't understand your own power. For that reason you..."

"NO!!! Water Dragon Kick!!!" The cave's walls became ice. Mariko was tired and hurting. Shadowbane had put up a fire wall to keep the ice from covering him. Mariko looked at him with anger and fear. He pick her up and looked at the child. Mariko shived for a moment then as quick he was appeared he was gone. She was still shaken up alot. Why did he stop. The storm was gone and soon Markio had pack up and left the area at once. Shadowbane watched her go.

"My little child I hope you have learn your lesson. I hope you go home and I hope I never see you in a street fight again."