Chapter 1: A New Land To Protect
Earth. 199X. It is an apocalyptic wasteland that was a generally unhappy place to live for many years. Things seemed very dim, until a man named Kenshiro, successor of Hokuto Shinken; a deadly martial art, rid the wastelands of many evils, including his two older brothers Jagi, and Raoh. Kenshiro has even gone to the mysterious Kingdom of Shira and defeated the 3 generals of the land. Now Kenshiro wanders the wasteland, looking to help the weak and innocent.
"P-p-please man! Show mercy!" The thug said, hoping to barter for his life. "You can take the slut! Just let me live!"
A tall, muscular man with a blue jacket with silver shoulder pads and 7 visible scars on his chest and torso stood above the whimpering thug. "No" was his only reply.
The thug looked at Kenshiro in suspense, and in a blink of an eye, Kenshiro had jabbed his thumbs unto the thugs temple "I have hit the pressure point Shigō. Once I release my fingers you will have 3 seconds to live and think about your worthless life as a human" Kenshiro said.
Kenshiro released his thumbs and in a heartbeat the thug tried to run away, and actually thought he had a chance of fleeing. But it was short lived as his head started to contort and suddenly exploded as parts of his brains and his skull scattered on the desert floor.
Kenshiro turned around and walked towards the lady on the ground that was almost killed by the group of thugs Kenshiro had just killed. He knelled down, lifted the woman into his arms, and started walking towards the closest village so she could rest.
While walking towards the village however, Kenshiro started thinking to himself.
There has been less and less thugs lately, though it may sound ridiculous, it almost seems as if peace is returning to the wasteland. If only Yuria was here, she would have been so happy to see everything start slipping back into peace Kenshiro stopped and looked up into the sky and he imagined his deceased fiance watching over him.
Kenshiro arrived at a village and handed the lady to the village elder, where he said she would be taken care of of. Kenshiro took the elder mans words and once again walked off into the wasteland.
It was dark out and Kenshiro decided it was time to rest. He laid on a pile of sand, something he got very costumed to after the bombs dropped. He look out into the night sky, to see the seven starts of Hokuto shining brightly.
The stars of Hokuto shine brightly tonight. He thought as a soft smile formed across his face. His smile quickly faded and turned into a look of confusion as the stars started to grow in size and increase in brightness. He quickly got up and stared at the stars, wondering why they where acting this way. Then the seven stars of Hokuto started to engulf Kenshiro in its light. Strange Kenshiro thought It seems to be getting brighter by the second!
Kenshiro then began to hear a strange humming noise as he was lifted into the heavens. Perhaps this is a message from the gods, maybe I am no longer needed here Then Kenshiro started to struggle But the people of the wasteland may still need me! Kenshiro let out one last yell of annoyance as he was lifted into the clouds above.
Broken down. This is a term that can be used for the state that the land of Equestria is in. If someone isn't being mugged, it's only because they have nothing to give. The reason Equestria is in such a terrible state is because of the tyrant known as Tirek, an evil centaur who is known as the most powerful magic being in the land. He is feared by all because of his frightening might and power and his ruthlessness as a leader. Not even friendship, the force the overcame any evil in almost every situation, could prevail over Tireks fearsome might.
But some ponies still hold on to a shred of hope for a tale, originally told by Princess Twilight Sparkle, that a fearsome warrior will come to save them with his fists of fury. But one question remains, what in the world are fists?
In the middle of the everfree forest, inside of a long abandoned house, laid Princess Twilight Sparkle and her 5 friends Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Applejack, all bloody and beaten as a tall blue centaur towered over them, making them whimper in fear and start tearing up.
"It was smart of Lord Tirek to have me investigate the sudden spike of magic when he did, otherwise I wouldn't have the pleasure in killing the last Alicorn myself!" The blue centaur cackled loudly while raising his fist to land a finshing strike on Twilight Sparkle.
Twilight looked at her friends, who were obviously very sad that their best friend was about to be killed. She closed her eyes as she awaited for the centaur to strike her down, she couldn't do anything other than hope that the spell she and her friends put so much effort into had worked.
Twilight awaited for the blow but it never came, she waited 2 seconds, then 4, and then 6. Wondering what was keeping the centaur from beating her, she opened her eyes and saw exactly what it was. A hand was keeping the fist from smashing into her, but then she followed the hand and arm to see who the owner of it was, and when she did. Her and her friends still could not believe it.
They saw what they would describe as a muscular hairless monkey, but it was in actuality a man! And that man was the successor of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshiro! Kenshiro looked at the centaur with distaste and hate, and with a swift flick of his wrist broke the centaurs hand.
The centaur cried in pain as no one had ever done something like this to him "What are you?!" yelled the centaur, still clutching his broken hand.
Kenshiro just ignored the centaur and looked down at Twilight.
"Are you hurt." Kenshiro asked. Twilight shook her head in response.
"I'll fucking kill you!" Yelled the centaur as he ran towards Kenshiro with a vengeance.
Kenshiro looked at the centaur as it ran towards him, showing no signs of fear as it quickly closed the gap between them. as Kenshiro quickly shoved Twilight next to her friends, the centaur held its non-broken hand high in the air and brought it down with a fearsome force! Kenshiro quickly grabbed the centaur hand before it could strike and held him in place for a moment, staring through the centaurs eyes. With another quick motion Kenshiro broke the centaurs whole arm with another quick flick of his wrist.
Right when the centaur shouted in pain, Kenshiro flexed his arms as his shirt and vest ripped to show his chest and his seven scars. Before the centaur could react, Kenshiro let out a high pitched yell and started to pummel him with his lightning quick punches, all the while yelling "Atatatatatatatatatatatata!"
Kenshiro landed his last blow with a "Watah!" and the centaur was blown black with such a force that he crashed threw the wall.
Hyakuretsu Ken! (Hundred Crack Fist!)
Coughing up blood while trying to get up, the centaur scolded at Kenshiro. "I'll make sure...Lord Tirek personally rips out your entrails!"
Kenshiro pointed his finger at the centaur and replied to him" How can you do that, when you are already dead."
"Don't act so-!"" The centaur yelled, until he started to feel his inside bulge and tear and his head flex and bulge. A pathetic whimper would be his last words as his whole body exploded into a messy pile of blood and flesh, some of it landing on Twilight and her friends.
Twilight and her friends looked over at the bloody mess that lay before them, and then at the man that had just saved them. Could this be the savior they had tried to summon?
Kenshiro started to relax his muscles and turned around to look at Twilight and her friends, he slowly walked towards them and got down on one knee to examine Twilight for a while. He then spoke to her.
"Who are you" He asked.
Twilight hesitated before responding "I-I am Twilight Sparkle!"
"My name is Kenshiro, and I want to know why the gods sent me here to protect you."
Author's Note
Thanks for spending time reading this. I'm going to continue this and hopefully someone will enjoy it. Criticisms are hugely appreciated and needed. Thank you again for reading.
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Chapter 2: Welcome! Kenshiro!
Twilight and her friends looked at the gore in front of them and then at the man that had caused. Although he had just saved them from certain death, they were still immensely afraid that he would turn around and kill them at any second.
Kenshiro's muscles relaxed as he turned around to face the petrified ponies before him. They all stared at him with fearful eyes while hugging each other tightly, Fluttershy was already at the edge of tears! Kenshiro sighed and got unto one knee and looked at Twilight Sparkle. Once Kenshiro locked eyes with Twilight, she immediately began to calm herself down. Although she could not explain why, she felt assured when he laid his eyes on hers. On the other hand, her friends still had troubling thoughts about Kenshiro.
"What's your name?" Kenshiro asked.
Twilight snapped out of it and quickly replied "I-I am Twilight Sparkle!"
"My name is Kenshiro" He then brought his finger in front of Twilight's face "and I want to know why the gods sent me here to protect you."
All 6 ponies looked at Kenshiro questioningly when he said "gods"
"The...gods?" Twilight asked
"That's right."
"What do you mean The Gods?" Applejack asked Kenshiro. "I'm pretty sure we were the ones that busted our behinds getting you here!" Applejack said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Hold on Applejack, for all we know our spell didn't even work and Kenshiro here could have just stumbled upon us." Twilight responded.
Applejack then got a annoyed look on her face. "That sounds awfully stupid Twilight."
The Rarity butted into the conversation "Are you an expertise on magic all of a sudden Applejack?"
The two then started to get in a heated argument, exchanges insults all the while.
"Girls please let's not get into another argument again." Fluttershy asked, although her already quiet voice was barely audible over the sounds of her friends arguing.
But Kenshiro could hear her perfectly "You should listen to your yellow friend here, arguing won't answer any of your questions"
Applejack and Rarity looked at Kenshiro for a while and then back at each other, exchanging distasteful faces before focusing back at Kenshiro.
"I'm sorry Kenshiro." Twilight said, putting her hoof on her forehead "Almost dying can put a pony on edge."
"It's fine, but before we ask anymore questions I'd like to know your names." Kenshiro replied.
"Well that seems reasonable." Twilight responded with a smile. "Girls if you would?" Twilight asked her friends.
After a few seconds of silence, Applejack sighed and decided to introduce herself first. "Well my name is Applejack, nice to met ya Kenshiro."
"I'm Rarity" said Rarity. "It's a pleasure."
"I'm Rainbow Dash." Said Dash. "Can I just say what you did back there. It was pretty cool" She added with a little pep in her voice.
"I'm F-fluttershy" Fluttershy said, in her usual quiet tone.
"Come on Fluttershy, Kenshiro here just saved our lives. The least you can do is speak up." Rarity said as she nudged Fluttershy a bit.
"No it's fine" Kenshiro interrupted "I could hear Fluttershy just fine."
"Wait really?!" Rarity asked surprised.
"You've got pretty good hearing Kenshiro." Rainbow Dash complimented "I couldn't even hear her."
"Now that just leaves Pinkie Pie." Twilight stated.
"Who's that?" Kenshiro asked.
"Well she's right!" Twilight turned around to see no one behind her, she then looked around a bit more but to no avail "me. Where did Pinkie Pie go?" Twilight asked her friends, who's only answers were confused looks and shrugs.
Kenshiro stood up and pointed at the giant hole in the wall "I'm pretty sure I saw your pink friend went that way."
'Why didn't you say anything?!" Rainbow Dash asked annoyed.
"She looked pretty happy." He replied.
Rainbow then stopped and looked at her friends. "You don't think she's planning a" She cut herself off, for the idea of what she was about to say was ridiculous.
"No way, she hasn't thrown one in years! But then again."Twilight replied, going over the thought that her friend Pinkie could throw a party in such a long time. "Well. Maybe..."
Kenshiro held a confused held a confused look on his face "What are you talking about?"
"We're about to find out." Applejack said as she ran through the hole in the wall, and her friends followed close behind.
"Hey wait up!" Rainbow yelled, running after her friend.
After what seemed was everyone, Kenshiro was left with his thoughts. What a strange bunch of horses. Kenshiro then heard the sound of walking. Quickly following the sound, he found that it was Fluttershy, who was slowly following her friends. She doesn't seem as energetic as her other friends. Very, shy. After realizing the quite obvious pun in her name, he proceeded to talk to her.
"Fluttershy." He said, his deep voice booming across the room. His response was met with an "eep!" from Fluttershy.
"Y-yes?" She asked. A bit frightened at Kenshiros' voice.
"Do you know where your friends are going?" He asked.
"W-well yes I do, b-but. You wouldn't want me to show you the way, I'd take forever." She replied while smiling sheepishly.
"It's fine, I am in no rush." He replied.
"O-oh well then I guess you can follow me." She said as she continued walking out of the hole, Kenshiro following behind.
A few minutes past as Kenshiro and Fluttershy walk together before one of them break the noises of bugs and critters in the forest.
"So, um, I don't wan to come off as rude but. What exactly are you Kenshiro?" She asked.
Kenshiro raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?"
"Well, it just that, I haven't seen anything quite like you before, I don't think anypony has."
"It's simple, I am a human." Kenshiro replied, putting his fist on his chest.
'What's a man?
"What?" Kenshiro was then all of a sudden surprised, even though more colorful and pastel than regular ponies, he still recognize them as such. But to think there is a world filled with ponies and no humans. It was something Kenshiro felt uncomfortable thinking about.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you." Fluttershy said, seeing the concerned look on Kenshiros' face.
Quickly snapping out of it, Kenshiro looked at Fluttershy and chuckled at her. "It's nothing. It's just unsettling news is all."
Interrupting their conversation, a loud bang followed by what sounded like people telling each other to be quiet could be heard at what seemed to be a large castle. What was that Kenshiro thought. Wanting to know what made that noise, Kenshiro quickly ran towards the castle to investigate.
"Kenshiro!" Fluttershy yelled. But it was already to late.
Kenshiro quickly opened the front doors and was met with something he had never faced before.
Surprise! met with confetti, balloons and the sounds of party horns being blown. He was also faced with the faces of hundreds of ponies smiling his way. Once the ponies layed their eyes on Kenshiro, their smiles turned into frowns considering they were facing a creature they have never seen before. Until a certain pink pony brought their spirits back up.
"Hey what are you all doing, this is the guy I was talking about!" Pinkie Pie yelled as she started to blow on her party horn once again.
In less than a second, everyone began to cheer once again. Kenshiro was bewildered by all of this. Never before has he been to a party, so what laid in front of him was truly a surprise.
"What is this?" Kenshiro asked.
"Well it's the "Thanks For Saving Our Flanks Kenshiro!" party silly!" Pinkie Pie said as she jumped around Kenshiro and quickly put a party hat on his head.
A party? Kenshiro thought. He had never been to one. No one ever celebrated his birthday and he was never allowed to go to any parties because of the demand his Hokuto Shinken training needed. The thought of a party being held for him was extremely new to him.
"Come on let me introduce everybody you to everybody!" Pinkie said as she held Kenshiros hand and led him into a crowd of ponies.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy caught up with her friends, who were already discussing with each other about the party and the events that just transpired.
"She's been throwing a lot of parties lately don't you think?" Twilight asked her friends.
"Well at least this one is for a good reason" Rainbow answered "Last week she had thrown a party because she found Gummys' missing top hat."
"To be fair that was one heck of a party" Applejack said.
Rarity looked to where Kenshiro was to see him conversing with other ponies, although it was hard to see if he was having a good time or not since it seemed like he always had a serious look on his face. "What do you girls think Kenshiro is. I have never seen a creature quite like him."
"Well I think he's a monkey that has learned how to talk!" Rainbow stated "I mean just look at him, walks on his hind legs and even has those hand things!"
"Well if he said the gods brought him here, then I think we have reason to believe he isn't from our world." Twilight said as she put her hoof on her muzzle. "As a matter of fact I think he is a part of the prophecy."
"Do you really think so darling?" Rarity asked, taking a sip of punch.
The all of a sudden, a little dragon named Spike burst through the front doors, out of breath and with important information for Twilight and her friends.
"Twilight!" He yelled as he ran towards the group. "Tirek's guard are coming this way!"
"What?!" Twilight yelled, the party abruptly stopping at the moment Spike brought this news unto them. And this silence caught Kenshiros attention.
He held a confused look on his face as he looked at everyone's fear stricken faces. Tirek's guard? he thought to himself Who is this Tirek?
Then with a loud bang, a green centaur in jagged armor made of bone, accompanied by minotaurs with the same attire, busted the doors of the castle. They all had a blank look on their faces, as if they were not aware of what they were doing. Except for the centaur, he held a devilish smile, the kind of smile a child wears at a playground when he knows a secret that you don't.
"What's all the ruckus?" The centaur asked with his high pitched voice, the kind that can make your ears bleed if you listened to it to long. "You're having a party and you don't even think to invite me?" He says as he walk up to a balloon. "Why that it just insulting Pinkie! I thought every pony was invited to your parties." He said as he held the balloon in his giant hands.
Pinkie only replied with an angry look on her face.
The centaur chuckled to himself until he saw Kenshiro, at first he was bewildered, but then he was curious. Popping the balloon in his hands, he walked up to Kenshiro "Pray tell, what is this thing that you've let into your domain Twilight? I know you ponies don'y exactly have taste when it comes to manners but the animals are supposed to go outside."
Kenshiro began to frown at the centaur. "Oh looks like, I've made it made angry, did I make you angry?" He said with a smug grin as it got closer to Kenshiro. He slapped the party hat off of Kenshiro's head and seeing as Kenshiro did not react, struck an idea. The centaur started to flick his fingers at Kenshiro while laughing to himself. Kenshiro did not react. He didn't even flinch. He kept his stance and face.
'What a dumb animal!" He said "It doesn't even have the brains to react to what I'm doing!" He laughed louder as he kept flicking at Kenshiro.
In a quick motion, Kenshiro grabbed his arm and held it in a tight grip. The centaur quickly got angry and demanded for Kenshiro to let him go. "Hey! Tell your damn pet to let me go!" Kenshiro tightened his grip and squeezed the centaurs wrist into a bloody pulp.
The centaur held his wrist and yelled in pain "You son of a bitch! Guards kill him and everyone else here!"
The minotaurs quickly surrounded Kenshiro, spears in hand and closing in on him. Kenshiro responded by cracking his knuckles and pointing at the centaur who was still gripping his wrist tight. "What is you name." He asked. He then gave a menacing stare at the centaur "I want to know what to put on you grave stone after I kill you."
"Get 'em!" The centaur said, now furious at Kenshiro.
Kenshiro then began to growl, which slowly turned into a yell as he once again tensed his muscles and his shirt (which seemingly reappeared on him somehow) once again ripped from the sheer force of it! "in that case you will die with no name!" Kenshiro said as he got into his Hokuto stance.
The ponies looked on to wonder at Kenshiro, never before have they seen anything like this in their lives!
The minotaurs then charged towards Kenshiro, reacting quickly Kenshiro landed multiple punches and kicks on all of the, what they made in numbers, he made up with pure strength and speed. The minotaurs fell unto the floor, and a few seconds later, exploded into a gory mess. Covering the floor in blood.
Hokuto Honsha Bakuretsuken! (Explosive Reverse Spin Punch!)
The ponies looked on in amazement at the man before them. Never before had they seen such a creature perform such fast attacks at once. They couldn't believe the strength he had, and neither could the centaur.
Kenshiro walked past the dead bodies and began to walk towards the now cowering centaur. The centaur started to shake in fear and got down on his knees and started begging for mercy "P-please!"He yelled "I don't want to die! Let me live!" He kept trying to make deals with Kenshiro as Kenshiro drew closer and closer to him. "Come one man, I'll put in a good word for you! You could be Tireks top commander! Just let me li-!"
His cry's were stopped when Kenshiro kicked him on both sides of the head.
Sōkin Jizai Kyaku! (Tendon Pulling Will Kick!)
"Get up" Kenshiro said firmly, and in response the centaur quickly got up against his own will.
"W-what!" He said in surprise.
"Now I want you to go to this Tirek and tell him that Kenshiro, the man of Hokuto Shin Ken is coming to end him. And don't stop walking, not even for a rest.." Kenshiro said firmly. He walked towards Pinkie Pie.
"I-I can't do that he'll" To the centaurs surprising he was walking out of the doors, towards the direction of Tirek's castle! "Wait no! Please! I can't! NO!" But it was too late. The green centaur was off to tell Tirek of Kenshiro.
"He-he isn't actually going to go to Tirek is he?" Asked Pinkie.
Kenshiro pointed at the centaur while staring at Pinkie, who was slowly disappearing in the distance. "I have struck his hidden pressure point Teikaku, he must do as I command no matter what he tries to do."
"Pressure points?" Pinkie asked.
"Tekakooo?" Rainbow asked.
Kenshiro chuckled. "I think it is time for me to explain. And in return for you to explain, Twilight Sparkle." Kenshiro said as he pointed at Twilight. Twilight simply nodded in agreement.
Kenshiro looked at the ponies before him who had the look of curiosity in their eyes. So he decided to tell them about the technique he practiced Hokuto Shin Ken and telling a few tales about the world he lived in before this one, and in return Twilight talked about how her world came to be in such a state, about Tirek's reign over Equestria, How she tried to stop him, and how she failed, and even a little about their race.
She spoke of how earth ponies tended the lad, how the Pegasi flew over the skies and created weather. She then spoke of Unicorns, who used magic and spells in their daily lives. She talked about the two alicorn princesses who used to rule over the lands, and how their powers were so massive that they were in charge of controlling the moon and sun. Then she told of how Tirek escaped the prison Tartarus and stole everyone's magical essence and become the most powerful being that had ever lived.
Kenshiro, surprised at first, began to understand the plight that the ponies were in, it was a little like back on earth where only the strong were able to survive and the weak were left to die. But Kenshiro had other questions "What about the centaurs? Where did they come from?"
"We don't know" Said Twilight. "They just started appearing a few years after Tirek started ruling over Equestria."
"But" Pinkie interrupted. "There is a prophecy that Princess Twilight and her friends! A.K.A us, would bring a savior to the land to bring down Tirek and save us all!" She said as she put her hooves in the air.
"And here you are!" Fluttershy said "Y-you have to be a part of the prophecy right!"
"He has to be!" Applejack said "I mean he even has those things called fists right there!" She pointed her hoof at Kenshiro's hands. "There is no doubt that Kenshiro here is our savior."
"Who knew all of our hard work in the past year would pay off so well!" Rainbow said as she smiled at her friends, and they smiled back.
"Let's slow down girls" Rarity interrupted "we haven't even asked our knight in shining armor here if he wants to be our savior."
Everyone in the room looked at Kenshiro with eyes of suspense.
Kenshiro looked at everyone staring at him, and even before they had told him of their plight, Kenshiro already knew the answer, for that is why the gods brought him to these ponies! So that he may help them and protect them! With no hesitation, Kenshiro said"I will defeat Tirek, and restore this land into it's once peaceful state!" Kenshiro yelled so everyone could hear him. "I realize now that I was put here for those reasons and those reasons alone. You can put your hope in me, for I will not fail!"
Immediately everyone started to cheer We're saved! Kenshiro will bring Tirek down! The day has finally come! Could be heard in the crowd. Kenshiro smiled as he saw everyone smiling and dancing with each other.
"DJ TURN THAT MUSIC BACK UP!" Pinkie yelled as another song started to kick into gear and the party once again started.
Kenshiro looked out of a nearby window and looked up at the stars, and it seemed like the stars of Hokuto were still shining brightly in the night sky. Such a strange and innocent place to have such travesties. Kenshiro thought to himself. But I will do what I was brought here to do no matter what. I will kill this Tirek and restore this land to it's peaceful state, I swear on it!
Author's Note
I hope you guy's enjoyed the second chapter of my story. Sorry it took so long, I'll try to make a writing schedule so i can get these stories out sooner, or at the least at a certain date. Also I hope you enjoy the song I put into the story, it never appeared in the actual show so I thought I could at least give it some justice and put it in this story. Thanks for reading!
Criticism is greatly appreciated and needed.
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