The King of Fighters '94 Rebirth

Chapter 19: Redemption

The attack was never-ending, no matter what the defense. Just as the criminal's talons which seemed like deadly razors, lined up with Kim's throat... "Flying Swallow Slicer!" In an instant of vulnerability, Kim busted a move on the nighttime visitor. "Ooh-hyo! Ya got me, buddy-boy!" Before Kim lay Choi Bounge, a timid little man with one freakishly pale visage. Kim was again pained that yet another individual with such surprising power was using his abilities for evil. "Very well, I shall teach you the way, so long as evil still lurks in this world!" Kim intoned while clenching the King of Fighters invitation. A darkening aura took place of the area while the man with his short stature fell on the desert road, this man was using dark glasses and a brown hat with a blue ribbon. He moved his glasses with his left hand and again jumped very high in the sky with his short stature and gloves with claws in both hands, falling on the ground he prepared himself to shred his victim. "Your evil intentions were talking very loud in my ears." The young man prepared himself. "I don't know what you say so much but I'll be briefer buddy-boy!" The short man jumped with a comical laugh going down with his right talon ready to make a cut in the young man body that reacted. "Apparently you don't know me." Stretching his right leg above his own head he countered the man with a kick that threw him to the other side of the street, a fall was inevitable. "What are you talking about?! How did you manage to fight back so quietly buddy-boy?" The man was astonished with the cool and calm that the young man defended his own life without appearing to make some effort. "I am the Tae Kwon Do World Champion; you can call me Kim Kaphwan." In the middle of the talk, the man spinning around with both hands together above his head trying to drill Kim's body, until he heard his adversary's name. "That means...?!" The criminal stopped laughing and remembered the fighter which was known as a national hero in Korea. Kim put his leg down quickly attacking with his heel and bringing his opponent to the ground hitting his head in the middle of the rotation and disabling his stalker's moves. "I believe that the time for you to pay for your evil acts has come." Kim walked to his opponent; it seemed like the fight was over. "What are you planning, buddy-boy?" The man raised up slowly feeling a little the blows he took. "I have a rehabilitation project; you'll use your criminal abilities in the name of the evil no more." The young man put his hand on the criminal head holding him by the hat. "What is your name?" he asked. "Choi Bounge. Aren't you gonna surrender me to the police?" Kim gave a loud laugh hearing Choi's question and took him since he was a little very light man, he threw him between his left shoulder on his back carrying him.

The dawn was close and by talking to the authorities, Kim asked Choi Bounge's custody to rehabilitate him from his criminal way, but he was not the only one that Kim had interest changing. A little early, Kim had witnessed by the news that the criminal Chang Koehan had fled the prison and he asked the commissioner to keep an eye on Choi while he went after Chang. "I'll go after Chang's whereabouts; he cannot be too far." Kim had said to the commissioner. "We need to stop him! Chang Koehan is another fugitive." The commissioner said to Kim awaiting some initiative from the fighter knowing about his project "I take care of him." Kim said leaving the place. "I need a trio to enter The King of Fighters, Choi Bounge can use his abilities to the justice already, now I need to ensure that Chang also makes part of mine rehabilitation project." A great commotion was happening at some streets where criminals were attacking in the dead of night and armed cops were trying to bring them to justice, Kim finally found Chang at the streets after finding a few bandits caught by the cops that informed of his proximity. "I already ask you to surrender, the evil is unforgivable, but I can offer you redemption." He stopped in front of the fugitive that turned around to listen to him. There was no answer, instead he spun the chain and threw the steel ball forward at Kim with no intention of stopping. A forward somersault was given by the Tae Kwon Do fighter that appeared to just being warming up dodging when the ball which Chang already pulled back by the chain and one more somersault was given, this time backward returning to the initial distance that he had from the fugitive, which wasn't satisfied and without dialogue threw the ball spinning the chain and boosting from above to down in order to smash his adversary that this time did another somersault to the right dodging the ball that Chang pulled by the chain to go back towards him, he jumped back to the left returning to his initial position. "You're a strong adversary, evil is unforgivable, but I can train you and direct you to the right path." A rage cry was given by Chang that hit his head once against the steel ball, spun the ball and threw it at his opponent without accepting any agreement. "Shut up!" An impact could be heard, an energy aura was around Kim that was with his right knee up guarding the steel ball that seemed to not take any effect at his leg and fell down on the ground posteriorly at his front. "If I defeat you consider that your abilities will be used for justice." Kim spoke with a serious face and eyes closed until he noticed that Chang was pulling the ball chain again, Kim then seized the opportunity to use the ball as a boost to jump towards his opponent and dive using a skill well known by the fighter which was something like a decreasing flying kick where he altered kicks between his left and right leg while diving hitting Chang on the face and also his chest bringing him to an inevitable fall. "Hishou Kyaku!" Chang then cried of pain falling with his back to the ground and trying to get up for more. Kim just observed him standing by his side. "You have an immense brutality, don't let that consume you, you can master your skills, don't let your skills master you." Kim extended his right hand to Chang's side that was a cold criminal, usually he was treated with contempt and fear. "You're the only unknown person that treats me like a friend." The fugitive said releasing the chain and ball on the ground, extending his right hand to greet his new master. "Who are you and what do you fight for?" Chang spoke already suspecting he knew the answer. "You don't know me? I'm Kim Kaphwan, Tae Kwon Do World Champion that fights for the justice and to remove the evil from human heart." The Korean hero replied unable to lift Chang from the ground. Both laughed at the end of the battle.