Ark 23 Episode 2: The Roaring Lion & The Lost Egale

The Reunion
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNSjPn5q8js&index=7&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl ) “Home….” Connor sat on the roof of his Shinpaku Federation. The building was less fulfilling and less full. Some of the people left…but Josh did his best to keep everyone and everything together. Connor had people, and his few foundations left, but they weren’t pulling in much revenue thanks to recent events. People don’t wanna go out now adays, to much crazy things happening at once. The bar still gets business, only because people would rather kill themselves with booze than live in fear of everything. That being said, Connor’s federation was shit broke. He had to start all over again. No more prestigious position of Kaicho. Connor disbandoned that tittle and left it to Josh. Connor was going to make his clan some real money now, and he was going to do with however he had to. District 1 was worse than ever, as if no one even gave a shit about it. This made him ponder weather he should broaden his vision. Maybe look to over take the city as a whole and run it that way? Nah. Start small Ryoji. Start small like you did last time. “Should’ve never fucking died to begin with….” Connor shook his head, kicking his feet along the edge of his rooftop. Connor would look up. The sky was black. In district 1 you can see the starts much easier because there are less skyscrapers and big city lights. Connor looked to them for guidance. Hell he was destroying them for kicks in the dark realm, so it’s borderline ironic. Connor would run a hand through his raven black locks and sigh, moving his hand to rub the back of his neck. “Aye aye aye…well first things first. I just got back and I need to get up to speed with what’s going on. Claymore isn’t answering his phone, my dad’s busy, and I haven’t seen Leon since my return. I need someone to let me know how the syndicates doing…” Connor would hop down from the 2 storie buiding and land on the ground in a squat. Turning around to look at the large building in awe of what it used to be. Of who used to be in it. “This must be how captain America felt. Time just passed you by, and there was nothing you could’ve done about it.” The warm summer night, led connor to wear a black Jean jacket, with blue jean pants, and a white badge short sleeve shirt underneath said jacket. A pair of air force ones, and an x shaped scar on his left cheek. Connor’s red hues glistend as he remenincesed to himself alone, infront of what he’d work so hard to build.

Looking down from an high building was the oldest Serizawa himself his platinum blonde hair flowing with the week after an week after him coming back to life, Jackie began to think about life wondering if this is what he wanted when he was deep in the pits of the underworld. After the effects of the underworld Jackie became a young man of average height with a lean, muscular physique, which, over the course of time, has become heavily marred with scars. He has medium-length platinum hair that has now grown to shoulder-length, brown eyes, and his skin is somewhat tan. Jackie has an unusual scar on the left side of his face that starts as a pentagram on his forehead, trails down in a line that severs his eyebrow and mars his eyelid, and hooks slightly at his cheekbone and follows his cheek down close to his chin. "Hm.." As he looked down to the citzens below one of them caught his eye, looking at the male walk wearing a black Jean jacket, with blue jean pants, and a white badge short sleeve shirt underneath said jacket. "Noo it cant be..." The voice sparking inside Jackie's head as he knew that man he was looking at was his old best friend Connor and as much as Jackie wanted to think of the good memories that had due to his mark he felt all the bad come back to him. Once Connor left Jackie was alone in the said streets of KC. Just thinking about it cause Jackie to be in a uproar but he calmed himself as he decided to say hello to his old friend. Once Connor began walking down an isloated street the winds would began to pick up a bit before an image would appear out of thin air with the face he knew well, Jackie Serizawa looking at him. "Hello.. Old friend."( http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/yakuza-mob-roleplay/images/5/51/Yami_Marik_by_KingLegato.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/600?cb=20150318021302&format=webp )

Well Look Who It is
Connor would’ve perked his head up just a bit, as an image appeared before him. Connor’s eyebrows raised just a bit looking at the odd figure. He wasn’t…to sure right away just who it was exactly, but after Connor heard him speak, his mind began to go to work putting the pieces together one by one. Connor would’ve tilted his head and folded his arms. “Jackie….? That was your name wasn’t it? Jackie…Serizawa.” Connor would snap his fingers and point at him. “Yeeeeah I remember you from the GMAF’s. that and before hand. I’ll be honest guy, I’ve been meaning to kick your ass after that fight you had with my ex, Kodi. We’re split though so I honestly don’t give a fuck anymore.” Connor would rub the back of his neck. “It’s been a minute…you look really fucking different. Not gonna lie, not to big on the white hair, but the facial tats are okay…” Connor would’ve jetted his eyes to the side before looking back at Jackie. “That aside…you wouldn’t have happened to have seen Blondie around would you? Don’t have to many people around to help me catch up to what’s been going on…that’s what being dead does to you, y’know?” Connor would’ve shrugged his shoulders and stuffed his hands into his jacket pockets. The night air cool against his skin, and even if he wasn’t all to familer with him, seeing his old friend did make things easier. It’s always difficult to come back to a world you’ve been gone from for so long.

Hearing Connor speak Jackie began shaking his head so many questions he had to answer it was all a bore to him, he had just got brought back to life he was more free willed he actually was in the mood for some action. " Meh shut all that noise... How about a wager, I'll tell you all you need to know but you will have to fight me first Connor.. We never actually fought and as surprising as it may sound I want to see what you have learned." Before Connor would even speak Jackie would get into his Drunken fist and Jeet Kun do stance,



knowing how Connor was Jackie knew he wouldn't pass up the fight the two were about 15 steps away from each other in an narrow empty street all that was heard were their own voices. " I'll allow you to make the first move.." Jackie said as his hair flew with the gently wind that picked up Jackie eyes full of wonders was he actually going to help Connor or was this all just a selfish ploy to get what he wanted?

Shut The Noise
" Meh shut all that noise... How about a wager, I'll tell you all you need to know but you will have to fight me first Connor.. We never actually fought and as surprising as it may sound I want to see what you have learned." Connor had a blank expression on his face at first as he looked at Jackie…this blank expression turned into a grin, a sinister one at that. If Jackie could feel chi he’d feel connor’s miniscule amount of chi flare for only a second. Connor’s red hues flared as he watched Jackie take his stance. It was poised very very well. “Very well…heh heh heh. I won’t kill ya Serizawa. Who knows? I might not be able to. That being said, I do wanna test what I’ve been doing while I was “dead”. Connor would speak. Connor would’ve taken up his own stance. It was severly less structured than jackie’s own, and from first glance left a few openings, but Connor had come to terms with the fact that he himself didn’t need a solid stance to get the job done. But he DID want one regardless.



" Connor!I want you to know that im enjoying every second of this spar! LETS END THIS WELL AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Jackie would scream as he would attempt to gain control of this power struggle.

Ryoji: would watch on as he’d shot the blast, and watched it travel towards Jackie! However, Jackie retaliated with his own attack as it looked like it! A black ball with little red surges of lightning coming off it, and once the air pressures collided (since I’m assuming that blast wasn’t pure chi xD) an explosion occurred, in a collision of Jackie’s will versus connor’s will! Connor watched on wards and had the same steady expression on his face. “So this is how we’re doing it huh…” Connor looked around at the damage being done to the surrounding area by the collision! The block wasn’t gonna be able to sustain this much longer as the ground began to indent underneath them, and the cars were being blown back, as a bright light came from the collision of it all! “TCH! LOVE TO STAY AND PLAY BUT PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET HURT IF WE DON’T CUT!” Connor would charge another golf ball sized orb at the end of his right index finger, except this one was red in coloration! ‘THIS!” Connor would lift his right arm and begin to point it at the collision going on! “SHORT!” Connor would hold his hands above his head, now not afraid to let the golf ball sized chi, grow to the size of a volleyball as he screamed at the top of his lungs, before pointing his finger forward once again, and discharging the large push blast, except now it shot out at 35 feet in diameter and radius! The red hued pressure blast shot from Connor’s finger at the same speed as the last one and as it did, it would’ve shifted the power balance for only a second, before the oni chi collided with the koikonjitto chi, and medled together to result in an explosion of epic proportions! The destructive chi’s properties exploding and combusting both chi blast and causing a large scale explosion, about the size of 5 pipe bombs, and a cloud of smoke to follow! (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s70/mysticdensukez/Martial%20Arts%20Gifs/Aura%20Gifs/Spirit%20gun_zpsqwbdxs0x.gif )Connor caught up in the blast, if the explosive attempt worked that is, as is the properties of destruction chi, Connor would fold his arms and be sent flying backwards 20 feet in a roling tumble before colliding with a street light, knocking it off of his position and sending it toppling backwards! Connor would then fall face first onto the ground, and placed his hands on the ground. Connor would pant a few times, standing himself up on one knee, and having one eye open, a cut over his other eye as blood flowed over it, and down his cheek. Connor would smirk, if his attack had been sucesfful. If Jackie survived the collisions explosion, Connor would eye him from a distance and speak. “So we done here? Been fun but I don’t have all day…gotta say you’re a step above where you once were. Kinda hard to believe you’re the same guy.” Connor would stand up dusting his shoulder off.

Information Gained
Jin the power user: "Tch... I must keep this up.." Jackie said to himself holding on to his beam that was now forcing against Connor's blast, Heavy winds began to pick up around the two as the ground beneath them turned over crumbling below their very feet. Jackie wasn't ready to give up but Connor's will was just as great as his so it was hard to grasp the upper hand. As their blast then imploded and Connor was sent back so had Jackie his body flying into an window shield of an car causing the alarm to go off like crazy, Jackie laid their his body still relaxing after what just happened. *Pant* Pant * Pant* Exhaling as that attack took a lot from Jackie, as he heard Connor's voice he leaned up a bit before speaking. " Yeah were done... I have to say your stronger than I thought, Im glad I was able to get this out of my system." Kicking his body up Jackie walked off the car and made it within his radius " London Kenrock he's the one that's behind everything. He tried to take over the brothel by sending Eden but me and Kodi was their to stop him until I took a bullet and died. Yeah I was killed but that's a story for another time, Now that your here maybe we can have a little payback on little old Kenrock." Jackie would say smashing his hands together.

Ryoji: Connor would’ve been a few feet from Jackie by this time, with his hands on his hips and looking at thim pick himself up. Connor would listen insticively to what he was saying, as he was finally getting down to the nitty gritty of the situation. " London Kenrock he's the one that's behind everything. He tried to take over the brothel by sending Eden but me and Kodi was their to stop him until I took a bullet and died. Yeah I was killed but that's a story for another time, Now that your here maybe we can have a little payback on little old Kenrock." Connor would fold his arms, and look to the sky. “Yes…it might be time to get a little pay back on the man. Not so much payback…but I do want some answers, and that property back for myself. Eden Creed…” an image of the man flashed through Connor’s mental, as he exhaled through his nose. “I’ve never gotten over that beating he gave me all that time ago. Those fuckin bubbles…I’ll get em this time. It looks like he’s the guy I need to see to get to Kenrock.” Connor would look back to Jackie. “Though my next move is to find Kodi. I’m gonna talk to her…if she even wants to give me that pleasure. She probably fucking hates me.” Connor would rub the back of his neck thinking about how awkward it would be to run into her again. That aside, Connor would look back to Jackie, as he’d turn away a bit. “In any case. I need you to keep me informed. Look for me around the city. I have a much smaller crew this time…my growing foundation is scattered now and I’ve got some adjusting to life to do. You know death as well as I do, so you know how it feels coming back from practically nowhere.” Connor would turn away and begin to speak while walking away from Jackie. “Keep me posted.” Connor would wave at Jackie as he walked away. The red symbol on his back starting to seep back into his skin, reducing connor’s chi level as the thought of kodi passed through his psyche. “Looks like we’ll be meeting again sooner than later blondie. “