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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Akira left the Fourth World Fighting Tournament in the semifinals, defeated by Kage-Maru. With only disappointment to show for his efforts in the third and fourth tournaments, Akira began to doubt himself. But one day, as he continued his training deep in the mountains, Akira’s gaze dropped to a creek nearby. A single leaf rode the current, and spun around a boulder in the middle of the stream, avoiding it neatly.
“The leaf spins because it rides the stream, not trying to resist the flow…”
With a new epiphany fresh in his mind, Akira resumed his training.
And now, as his training nears its close, an invitation for the fifth tournament arrives.
“Now, I should be able to hold my own—and more—against him.”
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Aoi left the fourth tournament with only frustration and anger. She had to endure a slew of pick-up lines before her match, and the match itself was a complete loss. Her opponent’s nimble footwork and powerful kicks were more than impressive, but his tendency to come on to any woman he saw only angered Aoi.
Even after the tournament ended, Aoi thought about her opponent often. There had never been any fighters like that in the previous tournaments, and he had made a strong impression on her. Aoi found herself training harder because she wanted to show him a thing or two.
Now that the invitation to the Fifth World Fighting Tournament has arrived, Aoi can barely contain her desire to enter the tournament and see him again.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
The Fourth World Fighting Tournament was like one big party to Brad—the joy of fighting against challenging opponents, and the fact that many of them were beautiful women, was almost too much for Brad to take.
But after the tournament ended, Brad’s life suddenly felt empty. There were still no opponents who could challenge him in the kickboxing ring, and none of the women he had met at the tournament were returning his calls.
Then one day, Brad received an invitation to the Fifth World Fighting Tournament. The invitation
also included the name of a female fighter that Brad didn’t recognize. “Hmm... Looks like I’ll have
to go meet her.”
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
After losing both her parents at a young age, Eileen was raised by her grandfather, a martial arts master.
In addition to her grandfather's training, she also spent much time studying with a Beijing opera troupe.
One day, she happened to see a martial arts demonstration by Pai Chan, and was amazed by the beauty of her movements. Since then, Eileen thinks of little else besides finding some way to approach Pai.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Unrivaled in the light-heavyweight division, El Blaze viewed Wolf's victories in the heavyweight division
with envy and jealousy. In order to surpass Wolf and finally put these feelings behind him, El
Blaze decides to enter the Fifth World Fighting Tournament.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Goh found himself in an old, abandoned dojo. This was a former J6 training facility, where Goh had
spent much of his youth. As he lay on the ruined tatami mats, sunlight filtered in from the holes in the
ceiling to play across Goh’s face.
His orders had been to assassinate certain fighters taking part in the Fourth World Fighting
Tournament, but he had failed completely. He had explained to his superiors that Dural’s interruption
of the final match had disrupted his plans as well as the tournament itself, but the organization had
done little to hide its disappointment in him. He could not afford to fail again. The Fifth World
Fighting Tournament is his last chance to redeem himself.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Jacky could barely contain his anger against J6, the mysterious organization that was after his sister,
Sarah. He was goaded into entering the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, but then had to deal with the disappearance of Vanessa, who had been guarding his sister. Even in his races, the continuing series of incidents, including sudden pull-outs by his sponsors and improbable mechanical breakdowns, seemed to indicate someone tampering with his racing career.
J6 was behind everything, and unless the organization itself was destroyed, there would be no end to
Jacky and Sarah’s troubles. With this new realization, Jacky was determined to put an end to J6.
With almost perfect timing, the invitation to the fifth tournament arrives.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Jeffry had entered the Fourth World Fighting Tournament to raise funds to buy a fishing research vessel
with high-end radar, but when he returned home, he heard from the local fishermen that the Devil Shark
had been captured by J6.
His rival, captured!? Jeffry couldn’t believe his ears. “I’m the only one who can defeat the Devil Shark! No one else can touch him! No one!” Driven by obsession, Jeffry tried to find out everything he could about J6, but even after spending all of his prize money from the tournament, all he learned was that J6 was the organization behind the tournament itself. Unsure of what to do next, Jeffry’s next move is decided for him when he receives an invitation to the fifth tournament.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Kage-Maru had entered the fourth tournament to save the soul of his mother, Tsukikage, who had been
transformed into Dural by J6. He made it to the final round, but the finals were interrupted by the sudden intrusion of Dural.
Kage-Maru tried to reach whatever was left of Tsukikage, but realized that it was too late. He destroyed
Tsukikage and Dural with his own hands. Afterwards, however, he realized that the destroyed Dural he held in his arms was not Tsukikage, but one of the production-model Durals.
After further investigation, Kage-Maru found that J6 had continued the Dural Project with a new model with Vanessa’s abilities. Kage-Maru decides to enter the fifth tournament—to stop J6, and to save Tsukikage.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Lau was unable to win the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, but he found a worthy successor to his Ko’en-ken style—Lei-Fei. Lei-Fei thirsted for strength, and was obedient to his new master. As they trained, however, Lei Fei suddenly turned on him, and the weakened Lau survived only because of Pai’s sudden appearance. Lau realized that the bond between father and daughter was there, in spite of everything. But with death fast approaching, there was nothing that he could do for his daughter. True to the way he had lived his life, he disappeared.
One day, an invitation to the fifth tournament arrived at what he had thought was a secret hideaway.
He is now ready to face the last fight of his life.
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Lei-Fei had received orders from his master to put an end to the Ko’en-ken style. But when he found Lau in the fourth tournament, he saw for himself the amazing power of the style, and approached Lau after the tournament as a promising student.
Impatient to learn quickly, Lei-Fei attacked Lau, hoping to see the secrets of Ko’en-ken. But the weakened Lau was unable to fight back, and survived only because of Pai’s sudden appearance.
Lei-Fei had failed in his mission to destroy Ko’en-ken, and had failed to learn Ko’en-ken for himself. His only choice was to develop the strength required to defeat anyone who came after him. Lei-Fei used the pressure to push himself to new heights. Now, Lei-Fei is ready to enter the fifth tournament.
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At the end of the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, Lion returned home. He had not been able to win the tournament, but was satisfied with his performance and fighting. His father congratulated him as well, and it seemed that his life would continue without incident.
But one day, Lion stumbled on the documents that seemed to link his father’s company to J6. Lion threw himself into his training, trying to forget about his suspicions. Just when he could no longer stand to keep quiet, an invitation arrived for the Fifth World Fighting Tournament.
Somewhat bothered by the timing of the invitation’s arrival, Lion decides to enter the tournament, in part to learn about his father’s involvement with J6.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Pai had entered the Fourth World Fighting Tournament out of concern for her sick father, Lau. But before she could see him, she was defeated and had to leave the tournament.
Pai searched for her father afterward, and found him just in time to save the weakened Lau from Lei-Fei’s killing blow. Hit with the realization that Lau did not have long to live, Pai realized that she could do nothing for her father—she had to respect his desire to pursue ultimate strength for as long as he lived.
So when Pai learned that Lau was participating in the fifth tournament, she decided to enter as well, telling herself that the only way she can show her love for her father is to be strong, both emotionally and in combat.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Sarah had entered the Fourth World Fighting Tournament in the hopes that surpassing her brother would allow her to put her past behind her. But while she was able to push Jacky to the edge, she was unable to defeat him. In addition, Sarah was faced with the sudden disappearance of Vanessa, who had been protecting her.
Then one day, Sarah heard that Jacky had resumed his training in order to destroy J6 itself. Sarah decided that if she could destroy J6 first, she could both surpass her brother and prevent anyone else from becoming a victim of the evil organization.
But Sarah knew too little of the power of J6. Her efforts to infiltrate J6 play neatly into their hands, and danger threatens her once again...
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
Shun had entered the Fourth World Fighting Tournament to look for his young student who had been abducted by J6. Hoping that he would find useful information by fighting his way through the competition, Shun fought with uncharacteristic energy, and made it to the final round. But he was unable to find anything, and the tournament ended with Dural’s intrusion into the final round.
Shun returned to his quiet life of retirement, and when he was almost ready to give up, an invitation arrived for the Fifth World Fighting Tournament, and the sender’s name was that of his missing student.
Shun enters the fifth tournament, determined to discover the truth behind his student’s mysterious disappearance.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
When Vanessa learned that J6 was targeting Sarah, she volunteered to protect her, and infiltrated the Fourth World Fighting Tournament as a security officer. But midway through the tournament, Vanessa suddenly lost contact with her team and disappeared.
After a few years passed with no leads on her whereabouts, Vanessa was suddenly found unconscious in a room in the Bryant home. When she came to, she could only remember events up to midway through the fourth tournament. Her body, however, showed signs of conditioning and training beyond anything she remembered. As Vanessa struggled with her lack of memories, she learned of the fifth tournament.
Hoping to find out what had happened, Vanessa decides to enter the tournament.
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Fifth World Fighting Tournament
When Dural appeared during the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, Wolf was on hand to watch the final match. He saw a small mark on Dural’s body that was very similar to a symbol he had seen in his nightmares—a recurring dream of the apocalypse. Almost as if to confirm the connection, his
nightmares ended.
Wolf returned to his life as a professional wrestler, and received a challenge from El Blaze, and an invitation to the Fifth World Fighting Tournament. Wolf hid a smile, knowing that he’d have something else to look forward to besides fighting Akira.
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