1:51 A.M.The apartment was dimly-lit and quiet, save for the patter of running water, shortly cut off by the squeak of the turning faucet. Chun-Li wrung the water out of her long hair before stepping onto the fluffy mat laid out next to the shower stall. An old yellow towel was wound around her body, another being scrubbed through her hair before
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It wasn't one she recognized, but that hardly mattered. She would find out who he was one way or another.
"It's rude to enter a lady's apartment if she hasn't invited you," she replied mildly, continuing to type and click, dispatching an e-mail to her partner to call the police. Someone would need to take this guy in, and she didn't own a vehicle. Of course, she doubted her partner was still awake at this point, but it wouldn't matter in the end. Once he was subdued, she could place the call herself.
"What do you want?"
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"I apologize for the intrusion, but it's not every day that 'the world's strongest woman' comes to New York to shake down my employees."
He absentmindedly adjusted his gloves, what looked like a small blue lightning bolt dancing across the metal studs. "I'll make this short. I'm prepared to pay you generously to drop the investigation."
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"For a businessman, I can't help noticing that you're not exactly dressed for business." Her dark eyes flicked momentarily over his shirtless attire. The way he stood, she knew he had martial combat abilities. He was relaxed, for now, but that would change.
She stood in front of her coffee table, arms at her sides, regarding him suspiciously. "You've done your research on me...and now that you're here, and seen my non-luxury penthouse suite, I'm sure you can see that money doesn't interest me." Chun-Li didn't smile. "Justice does."
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He just smirked as she gave her little speech. "Yes, I figured as much, and besides, it wouldn't be quite as much fun if you came quietly. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Kazuya Mishima. CEO of G Corporation, but my true passion is in fighting. I may not frequent the little tournaments that upstart Bison holds, but I assure you, I'm more than a match for you or any of your 'friends.'"
As if to emphasize his point, his left eye started to glow a blood red just before he took up his fighting stance.
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He forced his leg to the side, in an attempt to shove his opponent off balance as he followed up with a right hook with force that would easily knock out a lesser opponent.
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The driving punch was blocked with an arm bar, but it still drove her back a little and caused her to wince. If she weren't quite so sturdy, a blow like that might have broken her arm had he struck the right place. She retaliated with a rabbit punch from her other fist. If her speed was what he had a hard time dealing with, then she'd have to stick with quicker, lighter blows and hope she could wear him down.
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What she did know was that she wouldn't make it easy for him. If he was going to break out the lightning in her apartment, then she'd return the favor. She hooked a chair with her foot, and with a snap of her leg, sent it flying directly at him. While he was forced to contend with her furniture, she gathered her chi, balling it into the palms of her hands, and then thrusting her hands forward.
"Kikouken!"
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"What in the--NNGH!"
Her head rocked back as stars exploded sharply and painfully across her vision. He'd moved so fast! Too fast to dodge, penetrating her defenses as he moved in too close to block. For a moment, Chun-Li reeled, unable to respond, or even think.
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"I'm no ordinary human. Surely you've heard rumors of the Devil Gene and the Mishima family curse."
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Finally she managed to speak through grit teeth between gasps for air. "Rumors." There was no evidence that they were real. She hadn't discounted them, though she'd never bothered to try confirming them either. Up until now, the Mishima Corporation wasn't in her jurisdiction as an officer of Interpol. There was no case against them prior to her investigation of this area.
Her muscles strained against his grip, pitting her strength against his as she struggled to rise.
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Once her wrists were secure, he leaned forward putting his face within inches of hers, a third eye opening on his forehead. "Not rumors. Fact. Now, about our... arrangement..."
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If it ever would.
She recoiled instinctively as his face drew closer to hers, breathing hard from her incessant struggles. That third eye made her insides tighten even harder, her heart pounding faster. "No deal," she growled through gritted teeth. "I won't be bought by a creep like you."
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