"GAME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!"

He pressed the button...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!


The cars flipped up, away and over from the building. The fire and shock wave ripped against the building, blowing out the windows along the apartments and actually destroying walls on the lower floor here and there. Fire began to burn parts of the apartment as people screamed and cried from with the wreckage. The apartment probably wouldn't come down from the blasts, but the fire would certainly destroy the support structure over time. He tossed the remote aside, seeing a few heads start to emerge from the smoke and flames...


"Where the hell are you...?" He heard coughing and crying and screaming... everything seemed to blur as he focused himself on the search for Deadblood. His eyes scanned, his ears tuned out the typical terror of the normal person... and then he saw Deadblood clear as day, stumbling around inside his apartment, trying to get out. He was opening the front door and stepping out when Gojinn smirked beneath that twisted mask, shifting his own existence to the Spectral Plane momentarily. He closed the gap to where Deadblood was and slowly shifted himself back to the Physical Plane. It was as if a single blink of the eye had occured. He was standing beside Deadblood now, that crazed smirk hidden, but not his voice.

"It's time to die." His foot shot out like a missle, crushing Deadblood in his side and sending him sailing through the air, crashing down on the green grassy lawn of the apartment building. DB rolled several times, completely shaken by the sudden assault. He flipped himself back to his feet, quickly drawing the katana to defend himself. Gojinn was there again in a flash, grabbing the katana himself and wrenching it sideways. Deadbloods grip remained tight as his arms began to twist over one another. Gojinn simply cranked the handle back the opposite direction again, sending Deadblood through the air in a cartwheel, forcing him to release the blade and catch himself as he crashed to the ground again.

The belts were laying on the ground now, several feet to the side. Gojinn walked up to them and picked them up, his head tilting to the side now. Deadblood could only watch the creepy stalker as he stared at the gold. "Take a picture... IT'LL LAST LONGER!" He quickly dove, grabbing his sword. He rolled forward, swinging and slashing with the blade as fast and viciously as he could. Gojinn leaned and stepped around it with ease, trying hard not to laugh at him as he tried his hardest. Groups of people started to gather at the men, watching as they battled. Gojinn spun around towards Deadblood, avoiding another stab attempt, and kicked the back of his knee, standing at his side. Deadblood fell to one knee, catching himself with one hand. Gojinn ripped the sword from his grasp and threw it aside again.

"I already told you this isn't personal. It's a job. A job I used to love to do." He grabbed Deadbloods head and smashed his knee against it, dropping him to the ground again. "I stopped. I hated it after a while. Unfortunately for you, I was REALLY good. So, now, I'm forced into this." Deadblood spun his legs, almost in a break dancer type of motion, sweeping Gojinns leg and dropping him as well. He leapt atop the King, backhanding his crazed attacker, and quickly trying to unmask him! Gojinn reached up, gouging his eye and sat up, headbutting him from his mount. He reached to Deadbloods face, grabbing the mask himself now, tearing it halfway down the side and across the face to his mouth, the fabric shredding and revealing half his face and mouth completely now, though the rest of the mask remained mostly in tact and secured in place.

Furious, Deadblood charged his masked foe, hitting a jump kick that sent him stumbling back. Gojinn spun away to catch himself and then turned, only to receive another spinning back kick! Deadblood moved in again, cracking Gojinn with an elbow to the ribs and brought it up flawlessly against his face, cracking him in the jaw! Caught off guard, Gojinn flailed and caught him again in the face, this time with a light back hand that only stunned Deadblood. DB moved again, kicking at his midsection and planted his foot to catch his balance before ripping it right back up again in a blink - kneeing Gojinn right across the bridge of his nose! Deadblood quickly jumped and dove, rolling through as he swept up the sword once again and thrust it towards Gojinn. Annoyed, Gojinn caught the blade between both hands and smirked, sending a telekinetic wave down the blade that broke DB's grasp on the sword! Both arms were shot wide as Gojinn tossed it high and caught the handle, swinging it downwards to slice DB vertically in half!! The charge of telekinetic energy made the motion almost impossible to catch, but DB managed to spin sideways! Gojinn was kneeling, the blade planted firmly in the ground and the grass in a small radius torched, leaving only scorched dirt.

Deadblood moved fast, uppercutting the powerful man... or whatever he was, and threw him against the side of the building with force. Gojinn bounced off the brickwork, turning and charging Deadblood full speed!! Gojinn swung for a clothesline and stopped just a step after, as Deadblood ducked and stood back up, blocking the return elbow Gojinn threw, anticipating the duck! Gojinn spun away from DB two steps, facing him, as he stepped close now, DB jumping in himself with a flying standing superman punch! Gojinn missed the kick he attempted, his foot just below DB's own legs as he leapt up. Driving the fist into Gojinn's face, Deadblood landed on his own two feet and stepped in again, driving both palms into Gojinn's chest and a burst of telekinetic energy as well!!

Gojinn flew back and dropped, the crowd gasping, but cheering for what appeard to be the man saving them. Gojinn quickly popped back up to his own feet, looking at what was slowly becoming an exhausted Champion. DB shot in again, allowing Gojinn to easily step aside with his unhuman speed and lean back in, driving his elbow with vicious force into the kidney of Deadblood, sending him stumbling forward through his own momentum. He dropped to one knee, but couldn't react fast enough from the shock as Gojinn reappeared beside him and drove his knee against his face with such a speed and force, DB crashed to the ground, hearing a high pitched whistling as everything turned bright and blurry. The crowd again gasped in horror. Gojinn hovered over DB now, placing his boot against his face and thrusting DB's head back down to the dirt. He looked upon Deadblood for a while, the silence creeping in as the Champion laid there at the mercy of the masked murderer. Gojinn turned his head and drew his pistol cracking off a single shot in the direction of the crowd. Deadblood whipped his head around, his heart racing. He hadn't been shot, so what the hell happened?

His eyes fell upon a man in cargo shorts, a white t-shirt, and a flannel. He dropped to his knees, within Deadblood's temporarily blurred line of sight, now. His eyes were wide with fear, as a sword fell from his hands to the grass and one of his hands slowly rose to his chest. Crimson flowed through the white shirt quickly, and then began to spill from his mouth, as by-standers cried out in shock and terror. He touched at the red with confusion, bringing his hand away to see it clearly. Some bystanders scattered away. Others collapsed against one another, losing their homes and friend in a flash. The man slumped to the grass sideways, his eyes wide still as he stopped breathing, staring back at DB. Gojinn had heard him coming. He sprinted up behind them, sweeping up the sword along the way to try to be the "hero".

"There are NO heroes in this world. There are only villains and victims. I choose to be the villain in that case." Gojinn turned again to focus his attention to DB, but was quickly blindsided as the man sat up and pulled his own gun from it's thigh holster, shooting Gojinn in the chest several times!! Gojinn stumbled, staggered and collapsed a few feet away! The crowd cheered and celebrated, some still crying and others simply shocked and stunned stiff. "No!!" They didn't know what this was, what Gojinn was. They had no idea what was happening.

Gojinn crawled, blood pouring onto the grass. Sirens wailed in the distance as they fought on, the gathered crowd slowly calming down seeing their attacker choke on his own blood. "He's not human! Run! RUN!" Though DB wasn't one to be the hero type at all times, he was trying his best to reduce the casualties in the area, knowing Gojinn wouldn't be happy now. He managed to get to his own feet finally, shaking off the shots to his head. He began to back away, when he saw that damn energy flowing over Gojinn. "Shit." Gojinn slammed both his palms into the ground, pushing himself up and brought one leg in to stand. As he rose, the crowd did indeed flee in terror, watching as the blood ran down his clothing and body to the ground and slowly stopped, the wounds sealing themselves.

His head again tilted as he looked towards DB, and he shook it. "I... HATE... being shot. But even more... BY MY OWN GUN!" DB blinked, that moment alone enough to feel a simple flash of agony. It was there and gone in a flash. His heart jumped a beat, his breathing stopped and started at the same moment. Eyes wide, he looked at the masked man, confused. His eyes followed the mans body to his arm, to his hand. There in his grasp was the pistol Deadblood had just used. His eyes ran to his own hands, empty...

Gojinn had quickly pulled the gun from his grasp and shot him without wasting a motion. Deadblood crumbled to his knees. Blood began to flow from the wound, leaving Gojinn satisfied. He walked up to his target, putting the gun away, his own telekinetic shield dissipating with no danger around now. Deadblood gasped for air once, before he looked up at Gojinn, words and actions still failing him, the confusion and panic setting in from the large caliber round. Gojinn held DB's head with his left hand, then mercilessly brought down his right against Deadblood's temple, smashing him to the ground. Deadblood reached out, desperate to get away, his vision blurring with pain. Gojinn slowly stalked him, driving a boot to his side, and flipping him to his back.

With the sun rising, the light didn't help his vision, but Deadblood could see his enemy standing over him, and watched as he knelt down atop him now, lifting his head with his left hand again. Gojinn smashed him with his right hand again. And again. And again. Deadblood's eyes spun around in his skull, widening as each balled up fist crashed down against his cheek and orbital. Gojinn dropped his limp body to the ground, waiting for Deadblood to look at him, before smashing him with his fist again. Blood rolled from his mouth as his eyes slowly started closing with each shot. He could barely stay conscious. Gojinn grabbed his shirt collar, lifting him from the ground somewhat, watching his head hang back limply. He slapped him across the face a few times.

"Now where is she?! I have to kill her, too! Make this easy and I'll make HER death fast and painless! TELL ME!" Gojinn smashed him again and again and again. Deadblood coughed and choked on blood, somehow still conscious and surviving. Gojinn could hear something though, now. Laughing? "Go.... Go...." Gojinn sat upright in shock, holding Deadblood by his shirt collar still. Had he known all along? Did Deadblood figure out it was him beneath the mask? "Go... to hell..." Gojinn sighed with relief, smirking beneath the mask yet again. His secret was still safe for now. He dropped Deadblood to the grass again, the sirens drawing nearer.

"I made a trip once." He angrily smashed Deadblood to the ground again, watching him lie there, practically motionless now. "Bars sucked." Gojinn lifted and smashed him again, his balled and gloved fist hitting DB's bloody and bruised and broken face again, the sound reminiscent of a wet slapping. Deadblood seemed totally lost in it now. Gojinn sighed. He had gotten no information and the fight was already over. It ended so quickly and with so little effort on his part. "I always liked you, Thunder. It sucks the world changed us both and our paths diverged and came together at the worst of times. I suppose if anyone kills you, it's fitting that it's me, again."

Gojinn looked him in the eyes as he turned his head in a daze, perhaps trying to understand his attackers finals words to him. Gojinn paused his actions for a moment. Why, he didn't know. He simply let Deadblood come to terms with his inevitable death for another few moments and peacefully accept it. Gojinn slowly reached for his pistol, as Deadblood closed his eyes, a smile crossing his broken face. The laughter returned, as he slowly and very weakly laughed in the face of his grim reaper...

Gojinn stared in amazement. This was it. His hand reached for his own pistol. "I'll see you soon."

And then the loudest sound he'd ever heard in the world screamed through the air. It was a million explosions at once, an atomic bomb, the universe tearing itself apart. The bang was deafening, crippling even. What was worse was that it was followed by the brightest of lights --- that was replaced a second later with nothing but infinite black...