There was an hour left until the final until the decoration was done on stage. Morrisons and Lillith stood up for the announcement and headed to the buffet table accompanied by Jago. "It's quite an experience to sit through such a tournament, don't you think, my dear Lillith?" asked Morrisons. She just fake smile. "Yes, it is." "I have always wondered, why the rich layer does not pay much attention to this segment of the..." "That's how I think. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to." Morrisons just nodded and saw Lillith and Jago head for the locker rooms.

As soon as Lillith found Team Yomi's dressing room, she opened it, and after she went in, she slammed the door behind him so tough, that for 30 seconds it could be everybody thought, that was a bomb detonation. "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Lillith shouted to Chikuron's face. "You're completely off the grid." "What are you talking about?" Chikuron asked back. He didn't bother to yell at him. "Everything is going to my plan." "What the hell are you talking about? You almost lost your fucking mind! I thought we agreed, that you were gonna beat everybody down until the finals. In comparison, after the first round, you get out with a fake injury." "I know one fact. My team can handle this." "Yeah?! Compared to your real team, you've got a fat-ass emotional wreck, a piece-of-shit-book-reading cunt-fruit, a rat-mouthed piece of shit-faced, and a hard-ass who fell out in the first round. And here you are, who should be as professional as I am! If you were the best team, then the wheel wouldn't be invented!" Lillith insults can make any normal people pissed, but Chikuron just smiled. "Listen up... mom. I don't give two shits about your little family drama. I just only want a tough fight in my life. If my team help me, that's fine. I'm their leader, not you." "How... dare..." "Oh, by the way, do you remember what we agreed? I'm asking you to stick to it." "Sh..." "Because if you don't, then the enemy team said the judges to what happened Yaguchi yesterday. And we are screwed if that real happen." The word froze in Lillith. She left angrily. Jago still left. "What has happened? Didn't the home dragon get his daily ration of cock?" Chikuron asked to Jago. "Indeed. You know..." "Jago! Stop fooling around and get your ass over here! You're not opening a cabaret with my money!" Lillith shout. He left, wishing him good luck. Ten minutes later, Chikuron left the locker room. There was a little "family" clutter in the plan.

The Ages Knights split up in their own dressing room. The two Oono's and Namire went to the Buffet, while Hidaka and Daniel changed the bandage on Yaguchi's finger. Even though, Yaguchi didn't break his finger because of Raptor's move, he's finger still totally turned a purple and moving it was equal to living hell. "There we are. At the end of the tournament, check it out with a doctor." Hidaka sighted, after she finished. "Thanks. I wish I could do it like in JRPG." said Yaguchi. "Yeah. One potion, and fully healed. Right?" Asked Daniel. They laughed, when hear knocking- "Come in." Felicia came in with her usual elegance."I'm sorry to interrupt your break, but I have a request for you." said she with a little sad voice. "Okay. What is it?" Ask Daniel. "It would be my request, that you pass this to Rolento in the finals." She took a baseball cap from her purse with the Street Fighter II Championship logo on it. It was official stuff, because the plastic part was perfectly decorated with Capcom logo and trademark. They all looked at her with questions. Felicia went for it. "It was my gift to my brother when he celebrated his fifteenth birthday. Not long ago, he became so hostile towards me." "What happened exactly?" ask Yaguchi. He heard rumours, that some family problem with the headmistress of Mizonokuchi Force, but she never brought her personal life into the arcade. "Our parents are the operators of Maru Miye. We used to come here a lot back in the day, and we had a real bond as brothers. We are also known as Invincible bros. He taught me the basics of games, as methods and tactics, etc. Then, shortly after his birthday, he started going to another band. It didn't bother me at first, but when it turned into a gang war against a Akibahara gang, he fought against us. Then I beat him and he threw all that shit in my face. More specifically, he attacked my leadership and a positive welcome to fresh players. I tried to point out that he had the wrong idea, but it didn't work. He ignore me, and moved out of the family. Later, his band finally broke up and became the leader of Shibuya's Rats, but his hatred against me remained the same. All because I took over the band from him back in the day." They all shivered after that. They never knew that such a quiet woman would suffer so much pain. "We'll do it." said Daniel. "Thank you. Let's hope this reminds Rolento of the good old days." Then Felicia's face began to shed a tear, which she immediately cleaned up. Her voice on the other hand remained the same. "Thank you again. Good luck in the finals." Then she left. "It's neat, that there is such a contrast between brother and sister." said Daniel silently. "Yeah. Polar opposite of Akira and Makoto." "How so?" ask Daniel to Hidaka. "Can't you see, dear? Makoto, although she sometimes pulls on his little sister's brain, there's a real sisterly bond between them." Daniel just nodded and waved to go eat.

Chikuron went to an unused locker room and waited patiently. After a while, the two Oono appeared as discussed. When Akira closed the door, Makoto start talking. "Out with it!. What are you trying so hard to tell me? Make it quick, so I have a few words of my own for you, and it would be better to listen to them." "Okay then." said Chikuron and looked at their eyes. "How many children do you think Lillith has, that hysterical person who can only scream?" Then the two Oono looked at each other in shock, and then back to Chikuron. "What kinda question is this?" ask Makoto. "It is not appropriate to answer a question with a question. Though, that says it all. Let me show you something." Then Chikuron took off his top. On his long body, at the abdominal wall, a birthmark appeared to be a star. "Is this true? Are you our brother, has mom been silent about it so far?" "Half-brother to be precise. My father got Lillith pregnant. Because it would be a shame for her, my father and she moved to Japan, and when I came into the world, Lillith left us. That's my story." Akira was horrified and disgust was not far from her. Her mother can just throw away a human life, especially her own blood? Makoto, on the other hand, moved on faster. "And what now? We call you little brother, and congratulate you on surviving nine months in a womb with hot lava and molten steel instead of amniotic fluid? Sorry, we survived too. So, let's be honest and tell your real intension." I'm just being clear. More like I have a message for Akira." Chikuron answered, and put on his shirt, and looked into her eyes. "Did you remembered the Tekken 3 tournament, back in January?" Akira just nodded. Chikuron continue his speech. " Back then I felt something that I hadn't felt in a long time: a fight, that I can enjoy. I had a feeling you'd be more challenging to me later on. I was also at the Street Fighter Alpha 3 Tournament as an applicant, but because of the Raptor's gang, it was totally fucked up. But you have confirmed that you are my worthy opponent. I'm asking you, when we go up against each other in the finals, give it your best shot. I wanna taste defeat by your hands." Akira fire flashed in her eyes again. When Chikuron raised his fist, she prepared to reciprocate, but in this her sister stopped them. "Not so fast, sister. I'm sure you're gonna be fell awesome to the game coming up, but I don't trust you, Chikuron. You were able to give the order to one of your men to do damage to one of our team members. However, you still have faces to brag about this to every team. Just say, is it completely fair?" The question doesn't even make Chikuron pale. In fact, his smile remained the same. " Raptor did that out of his own stubbornness. Soon, he will be punished in front of the audience. I'll just wait for hidaka to give the coup de grâce to his ego. He's already on his last legs. If you don't believe you, look at your sister. She's got the truth on his face." Makoto did so and saw on him that she believed it. There was no longer any obstacle to fisting. They returned to the back of the stage when the final was announced. The others were already waiting there.

The stage is pretty well decorated for the finals. The two sides has the opposing team flag and a digital screen. R. Mika turned on the microphone and started. "Ladies and Gentlemens! We came back to see these two professional teams fight against each other to the first place. The rule has been change. Now, they fight one versus one match. Whoever wins, got one point for his or her team. Draw means zero points, same as lose. Now, I call the Ages Knights to come to the stage." When they come, the audience applauded loud. When they go silent, Mika continue. "And now, Team Yomi come up!" When they come, everybody just said hateful thing. "The first match is Namire vs. Splinter." They both stand up and going to the arcade machine. Namire choose Butt, while Splinter select Kevin. They both place the T.O.P. at the bottom of their HP. Eleonore, Narumi and James just listen every moment. Chikuron has already written down the match for their victory. However, when they started, Namire immediately launched a Ge-Dan Harai attack, and then, with a clever strategy, managed to pocket the first round with a Ko-Ou Ken combo with a time out victory. Splinter, who had squeezed the Yaguchi's pretty hard before, was surprised and smiled, along with Chikuron. In the second round, Splinter used Hell Snipe and Hell Arrest to crush Namire, and a Lucky Strike super move to bring him down. Namire was desperate at the time, as she had already realized that her opponent was good enough to win without time out. But Namire didn't want to lose because she knew what was at stake. After a little thought, she turned to her opponent with a smile. "Splinter. People wants a good fight. Let's give them." "So be it. But, how do you wanna win?" "Who said that, I needed?" Namire ask back. Splinter think, this is a fake. The third round is started. Namire was well taken care of, and managed to keep take down Splinter's HP to a minimum with the Haou Soukou Ken super attack. But after that, Splinter answered whit the Gatling Freezer super attack that almost executed Namiret. Namire was on 1 while splinter was on 5. One hit, and it's over. "You lose. Give up!" Splinter shouted. After that, he wanted to take a jump kick , but Namire shouted. "Sorry, but surrender is not in the Haruo's dictionary!" Then, with a Kou Hou attack, she make Double K.O.. R.Mika announced the result. "The first match is draw." Although, Splinter lost, he was neither angry nor disappointed, His first thing was to go to Namire and shake hands before she hugged her. That was the first match and this is intense so far.

R.Mika announce the next match. Makoto vs Raditz. Makoto chose Hotaru while Raditz chose Hokutomaru. He knew that as long as Makoto's brain water wasn't turned upside down, he had a chance, because that's what Joseph fucked up. So it was, Makoto was knocked out in both rounds. But they all knew this was going to be the end, so even if it's an exact advantage for Team Yomi, it won't last long. "Raditz win this match, so Team Yomi take the lead. The next match is Daniel vs Rolento." R.Mika shouted. Daniel and Rolento confronted each other. "I saw you talking to Felicia. May I ask why?" ask Rolento with honest voice. "She asked me to pass this on." said Daniel and give that baseball cap to Rolento. At that time, in his mind, old memories came to light when he and Felicia were still together and they played a lots of video games. "There's nothing sadder than a brother and sister being separated. So Promise me something. Even though I don't have any say in this because I don't have a brother." "And what?" Ask Rolento back. "No matter who wins or what happens, you'll get back on with Felicia. She's not gonna say it out loud, but deep down, she still loves you, and I'm sure you don't turn back to the sweet memories." Rolento looked at the cap melancholy. He put it on top of the cabinet, then he grinned. "I'm not making any promises. But let's leave the future and the past and just live in the present where you bleed out like a pig. "said Rolento and both player start the fight. Daniel choose Terry, while Rolento choose Kim Jae Hon. Rolento brutally lined Daniel with Han Getsu Zan, Hishou Kyaku and Ryuusei Kyaku attacks, to which Daniel responded with Burn Knuckle, Power Dunk and Crack Shoot attacks. Daniel win the first round, with a great Power Dunk. In the second round, when he tried to enter the Buster Wolf super attack, Rolento dodged it with a rolling and knocked him out with a Hang Getsu Zan attack. One round left, and Rolento still had the opportunity to super attack. But Daniel wasn't stupid, he knew he had to attack with a tactic that can't be averted by rolling in motion. He watched well when Rolento used the rolling, and when he tried to get behind him, he preceded his attacks with one kick, thus taking a good deal of life, albeit a little but effectively. Then Rolento tried to enter the Houou Kyaku super attack, but Daniel managed to rolling and knocked out Rolento with a Power Geyser attack. "The winner is Daniel. The score is 1-1." R.Mika shouted. Rolento was shocked. He, who once defeated Yaguchi, lost against Daniel. But then, Daniel held his hand. "Thank you for playing. I hope you can focus on the really important things now, like your family." Rolento then thought quietly about everything that had happened so far. he finally accepted Daniel's hand with a kind smile.

Ramizuke Mika didn't hesitate any longer and called the following opponents. "The next match is Hidaka vs Raptor!" Everyone was quiet. No one spoke up. not because the fight would have been uninteresting. It's because everyone knew what was going on between them. The mood was tense. Raptor's ridicule and arrogance showed no sign of him, but instead he looked at Hidaka with dark, hateful eyes, who responded with a smile, but with a serious look. "You're gonna die in here once and for all, you son of a bitch! This will be the final battle for ever! Let's close this book of us, do you hear that?!" "Yes. Let's settle this once and for all, Raptor!" Then both started. Hidaka choose Rock, while Raptor choose Freeman. The confrontation was intense, initially they only attacked each other with basic attacks. In Hidaka and Raptor, all the fights they've ever fought against each other. The first round was won by Raptor with a Nightmare attack, but Hidaka won the second round with a Hard Edge attack. In the third round, they were both tense, but Hidaka had more on her shoulders, because if she loses, the future of Yaguchi and Onoo will be in danger. But she calmed down, knowing that she would never again lose to someone who was only fighting for himself, especially of his real or perceived grievances. Raptor was pushed against each other with basic attacks, and with a rolling, Raptor was behind Hidaka. He try to use the Full Blast Ultimate attack. By the time, Hidaka got behind raptor in the same rolling move, which gave Raptor a near-death fear. No matter what he tried to do, it was too late. "Raging Thunder!" Hidaka shouted and put the command. The super move was successful, and Raptor lose the third round. "The winner is Hidaka! Ages Knights take back to lead!" R. Mika shouted, then the whole audience shouted loudly, celebrating. Raptor just looked at himself, revived their rivalry between him and Hidaka, then asked himself what had happened between their first meeting and where he had ruined it. Then, suddenly, Hidaka stepped in front of him. Raptor has been waiting for his inevitable fate. He was even prepared to slap her publicly laughing at everyone for what he'd done to her. Instead, she got down on her knees and held out her hand. "Listen! I hate your attitude. Yesterday, you make me to imitate your style, which is strong, but disgusting too. So, I'd like us to sit down a game just for the fun, not to war. I'd move on with you if you wanted me to." iIt hit everyone by surprise, especially Raptor. Then he understood that for Hidaka, games are there to bring people closer together. Raptor's eyes suddenly burst into tears, and slowly tried to raise his hand to Hidaka's hand. Suddenly, Chikuron appeared behind him and grabbed his wrist. "Thank you for the touching mass, sister Hidaka. I'll take the heretic from here." said with anger. He snaps with the other hand, when two larger muscle guy grabbing Raptor. "What's that supposed to mean?" Hidaka asked. "At the moment, I'm not like you or anyone else on your team. I don't like it when someone acts as unfair as this walking fat puffball." Raptor turned to Chikuron for mercy, but he stifled the word. "What was it you said yesterday? I don't know anything about tournaments? I don't know how to handle things? I'm gonna show you how wrong you are." After that, he went to Mika and asked for the microphone. When he got it he spoke. "I know the audience doesn't necessarily want to hear about me, but there's something I want you to know. That slimy son of a bitch..." he pointed to Raptor on a break and continued. "... he was about to injure one of the key players in the Ages Knights. I, Chikuron, leader of Team Yomi, have NEVER issued such a request. Let me show you the recording, which equal to a confession." Then Raptor's confident voice from the speakers came out. He told me he did it, and all because of the victory. When the recording stopped, Lillith spoke. "We heard enough. Raptor is arrested by the police, for intentional grievous bodily harm. In the final, the management orders a five-minute break. Furthermore, the Hidaka vs Raptor match is invalid. So, the score is 1-1. The last match decides all." When the Ages Knights arrived on the back stage, they hugged. Hidaka was crying. Yaguchi and Oono knew the reason. Although she was insensitive throughout the announcement and the whole tournament, she hated to be like this. Daniel was consoling and congratulating her on her victory. As shocking as it was, the Tournament has to go on. This match is realy decides, who win.

After the break was over, R. Mika announce the last match. "The final match is Yaguchi and Oono vs. Chikuron. This match decides, which team wins the Game World Tenkaichi Budokai' 99! So, let's begin!" Yaguchi and Oono sit down to the arcade machine, just like Chikuron. He seemed to be a demigod in video games, but the couple wasn't afraid because they had a love for video games and their professional skills. They choose Tizoc, but Chikuron do something weird. He press start and his character select screen goes random. "Is he serious? He use random character?" ask Yaguchi, but he has wrong thing in his mind. Chikuron put some combination. The result shocked everyone: He choose Kain R. Heinlein, the main antagonist of the game. "That's cheating! He used a code and he's playing a character that he can't normally!" shouted Yaguchi. Oono just nodded. "No it isn't! This is one of the hidden characters in the game that can only be selected with a code. There have been such solutions in the past and SNK has stated that it can also be used in the final version." reply Lillith. The majority of the judges she appointed approved. "That damn witch must have paid the SNK rep, to tell us that code. But that's no problem for either of us." said Yaguchi silently, while Oono confirm the T.O.P. meter, at the bottom third of Tizoc HP. The first round began, where the shit went down. Chikuron didn't waste any time, so he pushed the Schwarze Flamme, Schwarze Panzer and Schwarze Lanze attacks against them, and it was painful to watch. One simple technique is damaging a lot, not a combo. But there was no need to fear for Yaguchi or Onoo. As if they were one soul and one body, they fought in perfect sync with Chikuron. With Active Tupon, Poseidon Wave and Olympus Over attacks, they managed to win a round, but this had already given them a hard time. Chikuron burst in psychotic laugh. "Oh, finally! finally a battle I can enjoy! Until now, every bully I've faced has never been able to make the best of me. In the last few years, I've never been able to enjoy anything like this. Thank you, Yaguchi and Onoo for this feeling, so I promise to destroy your dreams and hopes as hard as possible!" Chikuron said aloud, with such a fearful laugh, that Satan would escape from it, crying, back to hell. The second round is starting, but a hellish twist. The T.O.P. meter place all of Kain HP. Not only that, but the effect doesn't wear of. For that mean, a single Schwarze Flame make huge damage. This is a reason, why the SNK bosses the most disgusting fight in the arcade history. Chikuron wins the second round while Kain HP is almost full. The third round is decide everything. At first, it seems a fair fight, but after ten minutes, Yaguchi and Oono is almost out of every opportunity. "We can't beat him..." Yaguchi think himself. "Everything we've done doesn't make sense!" Then, Guile appears behind him. "Doesn't make sense? Would you take a look at yourself?" Guile told to Yaguchi, who looked sideways and saw Onoo's hesitant face. Then all of Yaguchi's happy memories of Onoo and the others came back. "You met a lot of people, that you helped. You helped Onoo when he needed somebody, who cares her. You helped Hidaka and Daniel. When you needed help, they came for you. And all because your love and bonds are connected to the games is the same. There's only one obstacle for you now. I'm sure you can beat a man who lives only for himself, no matter how professional he is. I... we believe in you, yaguchi!" He said, smiling and then patting Yaguchi on the shoulder. "Thank you, Guile, everyone, and special you, Oono." thing Yaguchi and shouted. "Hey, Chikuron, I have one message for you: Eat shit and die! Let's crush him, Oono!" Oono smiled for that. "I can stand your endurance, but I have won this a long time ago!" Chikuron shouted back, but Tizoc fight much harder. They both has a low HP. Yaguchi and Onoo attempted to corner Chikuron with a weak kicks and punches, then took a Big Fall Griffon super attack, but Chikuron rolled behind them with a move. From here he could have been won with simple attacks, but Chikuron was so ecstatic that he made a mistake and wanted to take his own super move. Yaguchi and Onoo responded with a rolling move, and then brought in a Justice Hurricane behind Chikuron. Tizoc wins the third round. It was over. He just froze at the sight. People looked surprised and then R.Mika cried out. "The winner is Yaguchi and Oono. That means, that the Ages Knights wins the tournament!"

The intoxication of victory could only be overcome by a storm of applause. Chikuron applauded with the others. "I got what I wanted. Finally, I found a really strong opponent in you. Thanks again, Yaguchi and Oono. You deserve the victory." He was leaving when his team hugged him. Even though he was tough and strong against them, they knew the guy meant well for them. At the awards ceremony, only Morrisons showed up and gave the trophy for first place. But where is Lillith? Well, she collapsed at the V. I. P. department. Jago followed. "Did you saw, what I am?" she asked with hollowed voice. "Yes. Yaguchi and your daughter victory will still be memorable in ten years. As much as the first shattered male pelvic bone he made while you riding on it." Lillith didn't even want to respond to that. at the beginning of the tournament, you were afraid that you would fail, but at that point, she didn't know how to act. Jago seemed to have read her mind and suggested a reasonable idea. "I don't think try to tear the couple apart. They are in complete harmony and this will unfortunately hover before your eyes as an irrevocable fact. As for the problem, it is likely that her daughter..." "Never." Lilith whispered and stood up. "Beg and crawl on the floor, like a fucking maggott? That's not the motto of OUR FAMILY! I don't give a shit how strong the bond between them is, I'm gonna crush it! Any means... ANY means necessary! I will VICTORY!" Lillith spat a huge spit on the wall while he was freaking out. Jago saw despair and fear. He felt that she would soon be gone. Then the door opened and Morrisons came in. "That was one hell of a tournament. Almost every minute of it is fun and exciting. I might sponsor more of these." "I'm happy to say that, sir." said Lillith with a fake smile. "However, I hope you haven't forgotten that the noose is tightening around your neck. If Daniel breaks up with your daughter, you're going to the gallows. Metaphorically of course, but in this case, you're gonna wish it were real." At the end of Morrison's sentence, he patted her on the shoulder and left.

The Ages Knights team was ecstatic. They did the impossible, but one obstacle remained: The parents. When they got in the limo, Team Yomi congratulated them again. "I hope we meeting soon." said Chikuron, smiling and holding his fist towards them. "You betcha." said Daniel and fisting with him. Akira and Makoto hugged Chikuron. "Welcome to the family, brother." said Makoto. After the two Oonos got in, the limo headed back to Fortesque chateau, where the real battle awaits them.