Amused, Ash watches them until Iori attacks him. Alba arrives on the scene and, after witnessing this event, concludes that Kyo started the fire and fights with the supposed criminal. Watching atop a building, Ash drops a radio antenna from up there, forcing Kyo to defend himself with his flames. He sees a green flame and knowing the source to be Ash Crimson, he gives pursuit. Here is where the previous chapters' stories intertwine with Kyo Kusanagi rising from the city's rubble and rescuing a victim. Chapter 04: All Over (Released on March 3, 2006).There, they are reunited with the rest of their party, Whip and Kula. After 24 seconds of calculated fighting, Maxima grabs K' and escapes into another train going the opposite direction. Ralf accuses the duo of kidnapping the scientist and they start fighting. K' and Maxima attempt to elude their pursuers by boarding a subway train but Heidern's team catches up to them. However, Maxima trips some electric wires, plunging Southtown into a blackout and causing their covert activity to be noticed by Heidern and he sends Leona, Ralf and Clark to investigate. Chapter 03: In the Dark (Released on February 3, 2006)Īt the beginning of the third chapter, we see K′ and Maxima sabotaging the tunnel system in Southtown (while the fire is raging), trying to find out the whereabouts of the " Kyo clone" and a kidnapped scientist called Makishima.Rock notices the picture of his mother underneath Terry's jacket, muttering thanks to Terry for his kindness. When Rock returns home, Terry leaves him for a nap and tells Rock to wake him when breakfast is ready. Inside the building, they see the remains of a wall where a portrait of Rock's mother was presumably displayed.
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Rock asks her if killing him would free him from the shadow of Geese. However, Lien calls for reinforcements and the roof is fired with the same beam from moments ago. Billy then claims that Rock shames the legacy of his father and decides to kill him and Lien. Disagreeing with Billy's insistence to drop Lien, Rock fights with him and rescues Lien from losing her grip from the roof's edge. Billy hangs her beyond the roof with his pole when Rock arrives at the scene. On the tower's rooftop, Billy Kane and Lien Neville, who was sent to kill people related to Geese, are fighting. A blue light beam fired over Geese Tower draws his attention, prompting him to head there to investigate. He leaves the apartment he shares with Terry and sees the town in flames. The second chapter begins with Rock Howard experiencing a nightmare of him fighting Terry Bogard in a situation that mirrors Geese Howard's death. Chapter 02: Accede (Released on January 6, 2006).Relieved that everyone is safe, Soiree collapses, exhausted. Alba also shows that he had rescued the two last survivors of the fire - a couple of kittens. The scene shifts to dawn with Soiree digging through the rubble (trying to find Iori) until Alba informs him that Iori survived. They continue their fight in a church until Soiree moves to shield the girl he saved earlier from the building's collapsing ceiling they were rescued by the joint efforts of Athena Asamiya and Mai Shiranui. After he saves a young girl from a burning building, Soiree fights Iori Yagami, who was searching for the cause of the fire.
With Alba away at the time, Soiree leads the rescue effort and rallies the rest of their gang to help. During the night, a fire breaks out in the city. After the demise of Duke and his gang, Alba and Soiree Meira now spend their days protecting the citizens of Southtown.
The story starts after the events of The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact. Chapter 01: All Out (Released on December 2, 2005).