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King of Fighters '99
The moment that thunderous rumbling in my ears begins, the color drains from the surrounding landscape and I fall into darkness.
In this darkness, the feeling that cool drops are falling on my body continues for some time.
And then the sensation suddenly stops. My body goes limp, but I still can open my eyes.
I regain my sight with difficulty, and someone's approaching palm appears right before my eyes.
The darkness swallows me once again. I, along with my consciousness, am sucked back into the darkness.
I don't know how long I've been asleep. As before, I am still enshrouded in the darkness.
But now I know I'm awake.
At times I feel as if something is sucking me upward. I feels like I'm going to hurl.
At odd moments, I recall the forms of old acquaintances that have nothing to do with my current predicament.
A voice comes next.
I can't make out whose voice it is, and it asks me things I can't quite understand: 'Are you Kyo Kusanagi?' 'I'll have your data now.' And the voice that seems to be calling to someone passes through my ears, echoing in my head: "Krizalid,' K'."
But whatever I hear, I choose to ignore.
I absolutely do not want to voluntarily answer any questions.
A transformation takes place just as I begin to think how long will I be like this.
I hear a throbbing sound.
It is a throbbing sound within me.
At the same time, a familiar fever seizes me.
It's my blood.
The blood begins to course through my veins.
The ferocity of the throbbing increasesﾑso much so that I want to cover my ears.
In the midst of this I hear a voice calling to me. The throbbing is louder and I have trouble hearing it. The throbbing then consists of a variety of other noises, and it transforms into a blast, as if something's exploding. The voice calling to me is faint, but I can certainly hear it.
Someone is calling me.
"Kyo," it says.
Along with the voice that summons me, I see a light in the distance, albeit faintly.
I squint, trying to make out what it is.
But the light grows in an instant and my surroundings become visible.
I'm surrounded in a sea of flame. Smoke fills the air and I have trouble breathing. An alarm echoes in my ears.
When I am finally able to see and hear clearly, I become aware that the throbbing that is growing even more intense are the explosions occurring around me, and they shoot flames into the air.
A man blocks my way.
"So, was it you who was calling me?!"
The man does not attempt to answer; in fact he seems absolutely paralyzed with fear. I can make out a mark on the man's collar.
"N-E-S-T-S?"
The instant I attempt to ask what this mark means, the blast wave of an explosion knocks the man and me backward. When I come to I wonder how long I was out and realize it was only an instant. The smoke seems to have subsided and I realize I have been thrown several meters clear of the fire.
The next thing I hear is not the sound of explosions but one of shattering glass.
Some sort of fluid spills to the floor and it seems to vaporize, surrounding me with a choking heat.
Just when I come to the realization that I have to get out of here, something touches my feet.
"!"
A corpse. Not only that...it's my corpse.
And it's not just at my feet, the whole room is filled with me, corpses of me are strewn all over the place.
I put two and two together quickly; the meaning of my interrogation while I was in darkness suddenly becomes obvious to me.
"...Make a monkey of me will you...!!!"
I unleash the flames fly from my fists. But I don't let them all out at once, I let the irresolute flames smolder at my fingertips.
"My power as well..."
Nothing seems to matter. All I can do is fill the room in flame with all the power at my command. From the roaring flames, I can this time clearly hear a voice beckoning me.
"Kyoooooooooooh...!!!"
There's no need to think; it's his voice."
I leave the room. I'm buffeted with the shockwave of a fiercer explosion.
"NESTS...This is going to cost you big time...!!!"
The flames continue to smolder from my fists, as if imploring me to take action.
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Capcom vs SNK 2 Endings
"Hello, Mr. Kusanagi, this is Shingo. Congratulations!! I wish I could have joined. Do me a favor, Mr. Kusanagi? Huh? Mr. Kusanagi? Are you still there? Mr. Kusanagi...?"
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Mephistopheles
A sunny afternoon. If it were a weekend or holiday, the energetic chatter of the youth baseball team would be enlivening the open lot of this riverbed.
On weekday afternoons, on the other hand, people are few and time slows to a standstill.
A man stands in the center of the field, grimacing up at the sunny, blue sky above....
Not a cloud can be seen in the sky, just an unending expanse of azure.
"Wherever I go, they always track me down...."
The words that dribble from this man's mouth are right on the money.
And because he happens to be Kyo Kusanagi, the weight of his words are even greater.
"Some new incident is afoot..."
He grips his invitation to the tournament in his right hand.
"The only product of this is being able to put my abilities to the test once more."
It's another trial thrust before him.
His closed eyes open slowly...transformed to the steely glare of a fighter.
As he heads out, he assumes the gait of a child anticipating a pleasant surprise awaiting him at this destination.
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NEOGEO Battle Coliseum
The Kusanagi family had defeated the Yamato-no-Orochi. This is the legendary lineage that can manipulate fire of the red lotus and is referred to as one of the "Three Divine Vessels" along with the Yasakani and Yata families.
Kyo is the direct descendant of this house as well as the true successor to the Ancient Marital Arts of the Kusanagi. And appropriate to such a lineage, he has dominated every competition he's been in from an early age. For he is the descendant of the legendary wielders of special powers and combat capabilities. This has not escaped WAREZ's notice.
And as chance would have it, an invitation to the Battle Coliseum finds its way to Kyo. He promptly decides to join. But he's well aware that this is a trap. "I guess once in a while I've got to play the hero...and toast some butt!"
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Addes
He's the true heir to the Ancient Arts of Kusanagi that let him manipulate flame. But he loathes the outdated feud between the Kusanagis and Yagamis and their connection with the Orochi; this makes him reticent to his duties as his bloodline's heir.
After his battles with the Orochi and NESTS, fearing to involve his friends and family in his troubles, he roams the world but has begun to get a little homesick.
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Kyo Kusanagi
Kyo Kusanagi is the legitimate heir of the ancestral arts of the Kusanagi clan. Despite his seemingly rude and arrogant demeanor, he has innate gifts for fighting, and can reduce any of his opponents into ashes via his pyrotechnic skills. Iori Yagami is his "eternal enemy".
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Cleansing Fire
Kyo Kusanagi is the heir to the Kusanagi clan and successor of the Kusanagi Style of Ancient Martial Arts. The Kusanagi clan is one of three entrusted with a Sacred Treasure, and thus a cleansing flame resides within Kyo’s very own blood.
Though his biggest rival is Iori Yagami, they are both left with little option but to put aside their differences and team up once again for this latest KOF to hopefully prevent Orochi from resurrecting.
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