Neon Genesis Street Fighter Ch. 15 - Faith, Trust, and Joy
By Shin Ryu Ken

Date: Time is irrelivent here. Location: An interdimensional vortex thingy.

Everything was white, Ken was floating in and Abyss of bright white light. There seemed to be no boundaries and Ken could see absolutaly nothing. "I wonder if I'm dead." Ken said, "'Cause if I am, heaven sure is boring...". "Ohhhh well, so far it beats Akuma's place, hands down..." Ken thought to himself once again. Then a deep, wise sounding voice was heard by Ken.

Voice: Ken...

Ken: Yeah it's me... I don't see who else you could be talking too.....

Voice: That is only because you you aren't enlightened anough to see what I see.

Ken: Geeee, that's really interesting and all, BUT WHERE AM I?!

Voice: Patience my friend, you're not dead, infact if we didn't bring you here you would be, we saved your life...

Ken: Uh huh. Who are you then?

Voice: I am the Ryukaji.

Ken: Wha? Ryukaji is the name of our techniques!

Voice: All your powers are based on a spirit, though very few people know this. There is a Hadou Spirit, a Messatsu Spirit, a Psycho Spirit, a Soul Spirit, and the Nuetral Spirit, from which come techniques like The Sonic Boom and The Kikoken. I am a new Spirit, which is why you and Ryu have only just discovered me...

Ken: Woah, this is far out s***.....

Then Suddenly a large, red, transperent, dragon appeared in front of Ken, and Ken was rather suprised by this.

Ryukaji: There, I do hope you find it easier to talk to me now that you can see me.

Ken: Wha? Huh... yo.. your a d.. d.. d.. d.. Dragon!

Ryukaji: Well what did you expect?

Ken (scratches his head): Hmmmmm, good point.

Then Ryukaji's dragon form transformed into a young looking man, around 16, with long black hair tied back in a ponytail, wearing a dark red gi with the Kanji symbol for fire on the back of his gi.

Ryukaji: There, is tbat better?

Ken inspected Ryukaji from head to toe, examining him carefully.

Ken: Yep, that's just fine.

Ryukaji: Okay, the reason yo are here is because your body has suffered great damage and it needs to heal, Hadou is healling your body as we speak but it is a long process.

Ken: Was I injured that badly?

Ryukaji: Yes, you were.

Ken: Far out...

Then suddenly another spirit appeared before Ken, it was a young looking woman that looked like she was made of water, she had wavey white hair and deep blue eyes.

Spirit: Hello Ken.

Ken: Who are you?

Spirit: I am the Hadou, the spirit from which the Shotokan, get their powers.

Ken: So you are the one healing my body?

Spirit: Yes, for if I did not, you would die.

Ken: Why do you care if I die? I'm just a normal human being, there are billions of other humans just like me.

Hadou: No, because you were chosen to save the world, we cannot let you die, because if the world dies, we die.

Ryukaji: For if there is no life then we fade away.

Ken: So I'm here because I am going to save the world from the angels?

Ryukaji: Pretty much.

*Inside Ibuki's house.*

Ibuki was lying on her bed, wearring a blank expression as she stared at the ceilling. It was a school day but she didn't care, it had been almost three days since Ken had disappeared and Ibuki was in a state of depression. Even though it was very cold at the time, Ibuki had beads of sweet running down her face. Then, for the first time in two days she spoke, it was only one word but it was spoked with all her heart,

Ibuki: Ken.....