The King of Fighters

HELLO MAi

WHY DID YOU PICK THIS FREEZiNG HOLE?

PAYBACK.

REMEMBER THAT SAUNA YOU CHOSE LAST TIME?

YOU GOING TO HIDE BACK THERE ALL DAY?

YOU WISH.

BOY, YOU REALLY HOLD A GRUDGE.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

THAT'LL BE MY ViCTORY.

THAT WAS CLOSE.

HEY, DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU'RE WEARING HER COAT?

iT WAS A GIFT.

OH...

OUCH.

i'M JUST GOING TO LAY HERE FOR A SECOND.

YOU DO THAT.

OH... OH, GOD...

SHIT...

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

EXCUSE ME, UH...

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO HAVE SEEN MY,

UH, DATE, WOULD YOU?

NO, BUT I COULD TRY TO HELP YOU

FIND HER IF YOU WANT.

YOU'RE LATE.

SORRY.

YOU WERE CALLED IN?

10 MINUTES AGO.

AND?

I'M GOING ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.

MAI, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

LET'S SKIP THE PARTY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU SAID WE WERE LATE.

INViTATiON CARD, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME?

OH, SORRY, MR. YAGAMI.

YOU DON'T NEED AN iNVITATION.

UH, I THINK... WE JUST LOST CAMERA SEVEN.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I WAS

STATIONED BEFORE THIS?

AFGHANISTAN.

THAT'S RIGHT, AFGHANISTAN.

MILLION-DOLLAR SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT

SENT TO THE HILLS OF TORA BORA, THOUSANDS OF MILES

AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION.

ANYTHING I WANTED WAS A PHONE CALL AWAY.

SO COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL TO ME HOW I CAN BE IN

THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED

COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AND NOT GET ONE

DECENT SURVEILLANCE CAMERA?

I DON'T...

IORI...

I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD FINALLY MAKE IT.

I AM SO SORRY WE'RE LATE.

CHIZURU, THIS IS MAI SHIRANUI.

IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO FINALLY MEET YOU.

OH, I UNDERSTAND CONGRATULATIONS

ARE IN ORDER.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY THIS PAST YEAR.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN WE'VE HAD A

FIGHTER QUITE SO DRIVEN.

WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, I GUESS WE CAN BEGIN.

TRUTH BE TOLD, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, THESE ARTIFACTS HAVE NEVER BEEN

DISPLAYED LIKE THIS.

WELL THEN, WHY RISK IT?

IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN...

TAKAO IWATA INSISTED.

HE'S IN FINANCIAL CONTROL OF THE TOURNAMENT, AND

IT'S NO SECRET HE LIKES TO SHOW OFF.

I JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SECURITY WE'VE PUT IN

PLACE IS ADEQUATE.

DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT OUR CAMERAS?

I, UH, DON'T THINK SO,

THANK YOU.

WOW... LOOK AT YOU.

THE WAY THEY TREAT YOU, YOU'D THINK

YOU WERE THE KING OF FIGHTERS.

I'VE BEEN RETIRED WAY TOO LONG.

NO, I'VE BEEN INVITED BECAUSE I'M THE LAST OF

THE YAGAMI CLAN.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHY YOU RETIRED SO EARLY.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

WELL, YOU'RE A COMPLICATED GUY, IORI.

I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE SIMPLE.

ANOTHER TIME.

PROMISE?

I WILL.

HEY, THAT'S NOT A PROMISE.

I WILL.

COME ON.

I'M SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING, MR. IWATA.

PLEASE, FOLLOW ME.

COME WITH ME. COME ON.

BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE.

THERE THEY ARE,

THE TREASURES OF THE CLANS.

THESE MAKE THE KING

OF FIGHTERS TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE.

YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT?

NO, I DON'T.

YOU HAVE MY FULL ATTENTION TONIGHT, I'M SORRY.

SIT DOWN. WELL, THE SECRET...

OF THE TREASURES ARE MEANT TO BE

KEPT WITHIN THE CLANS.

OH.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE.

OKAY.

THE YASAKANI NO MAGATAMA WAS CREATED

BY MY ANCESTORS. ALMOST 2,000 YEARS AGO.

AT THAT TIME, THE NECKLACE POSSESSED...

THE ENERGY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. IT'S THE KEY.

THE YATA MIRROR IS THE DOOR...

AND IT WAS THE YATA CLAN WHO FIRST CREATED THE MIRROR.

CHIZURU IS THE LAST DESCENDANT OF THAT CLAN.

AND DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS UH, WHEN YOU

DIRECT THE ENERGY OF THE NECKLACE INTO THE SHIELD?

YOU UNLOCK THE PASSAGEWAY TO THE OTHER DIMENSION

EXACTLY.

BUT I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND. I MEAN...

YOU HAVE A NECKLACE AND A MIRROR...

IT'S NOT LOGICAL. HOW?

OH, MISS LOGICAL, I FORGOT.

IORI, WE'RE USING EARPIECES.

I MEAN, HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?

LOOK, I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH,

BUT THAT'S THE POINT.

CHIZURU'S FATHER WAS A GENIUS, AND HE WAS ABLE TO

CONSOLIDATE THE EXISTING ENERGY WAVES FROM THESE

ARTIFACTS AND CONDENSE THEM INTO

THE EARPIECES WE'RE USING TODAY.

NOW, AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, WE'RE ABLE TO...

ENTER ANOTHER DIMENSION.

WOW.

I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THAT THIRD ONE?

IT'S THE KUSANAGI SWORD...

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE TREASURES.

ONLY THE SWORD... CAN DEFEAT THE OROCHI.

WHAT IS THAT?

THE OROCHI IS A SPIRIT, OR A DEMON,

THAT WAS BANISHED TO THE DIMENSION 1800 YEARS AGO.

LEGEND HAS IT PROMISING UNLIMITED POWER TO

ANYONE THAT FREES IT, BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO POSSESS

ALL THREE TREASURES TO DO SO.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE WAS FREED?

THAT'S A LESSON FOR ANOTHER DAY, WHEN YOU'RE READY

HOPEFULLY SOON.

I'M LOOKING TO DO MORE I THINK I NEED TO

GO! GO, GO, GO, GO!

LET'S GET A CLOSER LOOK, OKAY?

WHAT?

WHO IS THAT?

COME ON.

CHIZURU...

HOW ARE YOU, RUGAL?

EXCUSE ME.

PEEK-A-BOO.

GO!

CHIZURU...

SHE'S HURT BAD.

CHIZURU, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME.

WHERE'S RUGAL?

HE'S DOWN. DON'T WORRY, RELAX.

THE RELICS...

HE WANTS... BACK IN.

THE RELICS ARE...

CALL FOR HELP.

WE NEED AN AMBULANCE!

CALL 911!

IORI!

COME WITH ME.

REMEMBER WHAT WAITS FOR US ON THE OTHER SIDE.

I CAN'T, AND I CAN'T LET YOU EITHER.

OKAY.

MORE FOR ME THEN.

WOULDN'T IT BE IRONIC IF I WAS TO KILL

YOU NOW WITH THIS SWORD?

COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!

GOD...

STAY DOWN! HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD!

NO, GO, GO!

IT'S THE OTHER GUY, IT'S THE OTHER GUY.

THANKS FOR THE LESSON, CHIZURU.

NO WAY OUT. HE'S TRAPPED.

OKAY, ARE THERE ANY WINDOWS?

WAIT! BACK OFF! BACK OFF!

YOU'RE LETTING HIM GET AWAY!

LET ME IN THERE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

BACK OFF!

RUGAL...

... STOP!

GET ON THE GROUND!

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

HE DIDN'T TAKE THE SWORD.

THE SWORD IS A FAKE.

WHAT?