Nikorasu

==Early Life==
Nikorasu is the son of Yuē shū yà and Tanya. Nikorasu was a premature baby but was saved from death by his father. When Nikorasu was 6 his father Yuē shū yà sent him to his old friend Rokutaro, when he noticed how much Nikorasu longed to go to the realm his father defended so valiantly. At first Nikorasu really didn’t like Rokutaro and frequently called his hair stupid, However over time they grew a father son like bond. 3 years after Nikorasu’s arrival Rokutaro was challenged by the Number 2 Justice. In the battle that followed Nikorasu's Master was beheaded before his eyes, his still living Head thrown in front of him as Justice removed the Number 1 Headband and then told him he was sorry that Nikorasu had to see his master's death and that Nikorasu would be filled with hatred for him and told Nikorasu to challenge him when he was ready to duel a God before walking away cackling. Nikorasu took his Master's head and the Number 2 headband from Mt. Shumi and lived on the edge before he was ambushed by bandits who easily overpowered him and took the Number 2 headband for themselves, leaving him to die. He was rescued by Sword Master Kurokawa and Jinno, who then raised him in the Kurokawa's dojo for orphaned children where he was to be trained as a swordsman. During Nikorasu's time at the dojo he killed numerous lowlifes in an attempt to learn the location of the stolen Number 2 Headband. When he reached his teenaged years Niko broke into and ascened to the top of a palace where he sought to kill the Daimyo believing him to be the Number Two. The Daimyo sent various warriors to slow Niko down but Niko defeated them all he then has the stairway leading to him flooded with poisonous gas which Niko must run through while still being attacked by more warriors who jump out of the gas before Niko reaches the Top and the Daimyo reveals himself. Niko engages the Daimyo in combat while the Daimyo discusses sword techniques and criticzes Swordmaster's lack of respect for one of his own favourite techniques before being bested and killed by Niko but before he dies he reveals himself not to be the Number Two but his brother Sword Master is the Number Two. During Nikorasu's graduation along with the rest of the students, He questioned his Master on the matter and met him beneath a bodhi tree for a duel. At the Bodhi tree Kurokawa reveals he had meant to take the secret of the Number 2 Headband to the Grave but is now forced to reveal himself as the Number 2, he then gives Afro a choice give up revenge and lead a normal life or fight him to the death & choose to walk the path of the Number 2 but warns that if Nikorasu does walk the path of the Number 2 he would know only pain and suffering and know no friend, no love and no Joy only the murderous violence and pain that the Number 2 incites in every man who seeks the Number 1 but before Nikorasu decides the Dojo's student's arrive and see Master Kurokawa with his Sword drawn and standing with Nikorasu. Just after the Students arrive a very large group of assasin's and thugs arrive welding various weapons and seeking the Number 2 Headband, Sword Master Kurokawa order's Jinno to take everyone and run and tells Nikorasu to watch and see what it mean's to be the Number 2 and walk that path and then runs towards the thugs. Sword Master begins killing the thugs with his superior Sword skills but their numbers prove too much and he is wounded repeatedly while fighting. Nikorasu watches as he told him to,but Jinno seeing his Master being Attacked leads several of the students to aid their Master. Sword Master angrily tells them not to interfere. As Sword Master kills a large number of warriors with an attack that cleanly slices through them in various poses he see's his students being attacked but before he can help he is surrounded again. Nikorasu watches on but when one of the students is killed he rushes forward to aid the rest of the students and when Jinno is run through by two swords and slashed across the chest Nikorasu attempts to save him but fails and see's Jinno wounded and dying. Sword Master call's out to Nikorasu telling him he has made his choice Jinno pleads with Nikorasu not to kill Sword Master but Nikorasu rushes forward and Sword Master raises his Sword and closes his eye before being killed by Nikorasu. Nikorasu, Jinno, and Otsuru are the only students at the dojo who survive, just after the battle Ninja Ninja appears and attempts to comfort Nikorasu and acts as his road dog/herald/companion following him.
==The Aro Samurai==
Nikorasu begins his journey to seek vengeance on Justice and makes his way to Mt. Shumi by way of Low Down East whilst having to deal with those seeking the Number 2 headband including Thugs, and The Empty seven .they hire the Assasin and former friend of Nikorasu, Otsuru who possesses the unique ability to siphon memories from people as they dream and did this to copy down Afro's sword style to be used to complete the Afro Droid. She was also supposed to kill him should the opportunity ever present itself, but she finds herself unable to after having sex with him. She remarks that she still thinks of him as the same innocent boy she knew so long ago, revealing to him that she is actually Otsuru. Brother 2 of the Empty Seven then kills her for failing to carry out her mission and betraying the Empty Seven. The Afro Droid that the empty Seven created based of Otsuru’s information waits for Nikorasu on a bridge leading to the Empty Seven's headquarters, blocking his path and imitating his moves like a mirror. He is able to copy and counter all of Nikorasu's moves, due to having knowledge of his fighting style programmed in him by a chip full of Nikorasu's memories. He gains the upper hand from the start, doing damage to Nikorasu and putting him in a tough position. He is defeated, though, when Nikorasu invents a new style of fighting mid-battle and catches the Afro Droid off guard, making it lodge its sword in the wooden railing of the bridge, trapping it and allowing Nikorasu to kill it. It falls into the river after the bridge is blown up. The Afro Droid is shown at the bottom of the river, its eyes glowing red as it reactivates itself. The Afro Droid Appears again shortly afterwords in the temple leading to the Number One, where it has lost most of the flesh disguise, revealing it's robotic parts. It battles Nikorasu once again, only using guns and physical attacks instead of a sword. The last of its flesh cover is blown off when it activates booster rockets, flying into Nikorasu to attack him further. It uses a laser on its forehead to try and kill Nikorasu after this, only to have him reflect the beam around the room, destroying several objects as well as its left arm, before the beam is reflected back at the beam and destroying the laser emiter. The Afro Droid starts to fire a gun hidden in its mouth, proving to be fast as well as accurate. Using the smoke caused by the explosions, Nikorasu is able to evade the Afro Droid, climb atop its head, and bash it with the hilt of his sword. It then activates its jets, rocketing out of the shrine and into the air. The battle continues, the Droid shooting until empty, then launching several missles at Nikorasu. Afro is able to grab hold of it and make it fall into the shrine, damaging it and causing it to lose it's last arm. Seemingly deactivated, the Afro Droid once again reactivates itself, but with no arms left to fight and its head damaged, its system's failing, and reaching its limit of damage tacking, it deploys a final weapon. A set of visors pops out over the Afro Droids eyes while its chest opens up and a large golden colored Cannon (somewhat resembling a Phallus) emerges and begins charging a green Laser, but seconds before it fires, the Afro Droid is impaled upon its own sword having fallen down after being lost in the sky fight and causes it to lean back and fire its cannon into the sky, making a wailing sound before it finally shuts down permanently. Afterwards, Ninja Ninja removes the chip which Okiku used to put all of Nikorasu's copied moves from its head and Nikorasu slices the chip in two, preventing anymore Afro Droids from being made. Halfway up Mt.Shuji a man in a Black kimono and a large teddy bare head helmet waits for Nikorasu.he talks to Nikorasu claiming to not have seen him for a long time which makes Niko figure out that he is Jinno his old friend. Jinno(now going by the name Kuma) immediately attacks Niko in a rage, with Niko on the defensive. Niko, not wanting to battle his childhood friend, attempts to plow his way up the mountain without fighting, but Kuma makes this impossible since he is relentless in his pursuit of Niko. Eventually, he and Niko begin fighting soon after Ninja Ninja's input to fight or flee. Kuma goads him into drawing his blade by insulting Niko attempting to attack him while Niko skillfully dodges and then a flashback of Niko's youth begins which reveals Kuma to have been Niko's childhood friend and fellow Student Jinno who has become grief stricken from the deaths of all his fellow students/Friends and beloved Sword Master and sworn revenge on Niko promising to make his death slow and painful as his helmet falls off revealing him to have a cybernetic eye and one which never stops crying Niko is unfazed at seeing his childhood friend with life support machinery or crying and Kuma angrily rushes forward before lunging to attack. However Ninja Ninja stepped in front of Kuma/Jinno's attack saving Niko or at least in Niko's mind what may have happened is he simply dodged but this is open for debate, Ninja Ninja is dying from the fatal blow and attempts to light one last cigarette before he dies but is unable to. He encourages Niko who remembers about using two hands to strengthen his swords attack strength and Ninja Ninja disappears in a cloud of green energy claiming it was the bomb hanging out with Niko. Jinno apparently hearing Niko's comment on the blade strength claims that this will not work on him as he is far superior and continues his battle with Niko but his life support system is damaged. Enraged he blames Niko for the deaths of all his friends and calls out their names and thus making Niko reflect on all their Deaths calling out their names Otsuru's twice. Kuma is warned by Dharman that his life Support has been struck and he doesn’t have much time and is urged to Slay Niko before it's too late Kuma/Jinno makes one last running slash at Afro while Afro does the same Afro hits first and Jinno/Kuma is defeated and Niko makes his way up the mountain and even closer to Justice. He Makes his way to the top of Mt. Shuji and meets Justice once again, in the duel between himself and Niko, he attempts to kill the already wounded Niko with his guns and lands one bullet in Niko before Niko attacks and dodges the bullets to get close to Justice and cuts off his arms. But when his arms are cut off, he resorts to using his hidden third arm (wielding a katana) but fails, as Niko remembers him using this trick on his father and manages to dodge his failed surprise attack. However, Otsuru's comb is broken whilst Afro dodges the attack. Afro then slices most of the way through Justice's neck leaving his head hanging by a layer of flesh as well as a piece of his chin. Justice, however, is not defeated and his eyes spark yet again with life. He then speaks of humanity and it's endless ocean of bloodshed and how Niko's vengeance is insignificant in light of all that. Afterwards, he sits up, recorrects his head's position, and grows fleshy tendril's appear at his arm stumps which connect to the ground, causing a Spike to shoot forth from the ground (an attack whose aftermath is seen on many other Headband holders in Justice's throne room). Justice, believing he has killed Niko, walks towards Niko and revels in his victory and the knowledge that he owns all the Headbands and will become God. He then begin's laughing happily at this revelation, but Niko's eye's open revealing that the spike had not killed him and swings down, his sword, still clutched in his hand, slicing Justice from shoulder to waist, then with a super-focused flurry of slices, he chops Justice into dozens of smaller pieces which collapse, his hat falling off and the Number One headband landing in Nikorasu's hand. a year later Niko attempts to leave his Bloody life of cruelty and brutality behind him ,but he is tracked down by Kuma and his sister Sio who took the Number one Headband from Niko and stole the lower half of Rokutaro's Skeleton's Jawbone after rooting up his casket. Niko begins seeking around for the Number Two Headband to kill Sio for disturbing his Father's grave and stealing the Number one Headband, after Niko gets a lead he heads to a city where the Number two lies, after Niko Saves Kotaro from a kidnapper who wanted to use him as leverage to get the Number Two Headband from Shichigoro he meets the man he is supposed to kill. To thank Niko Shichigoro treats him to a meal. After the meal Shichigoro reveals he knows who Niko is and that he knows why he came (The Headband) he asks the shopkeeper/barman to watch Kotaro and goes outside to duel Afro. Shichigoro states he won't give Niko the Headband and he must be killed for it but not because he was playing by the Headband rules but for his Friend and his adopted son and to kill Niko and states that he thinks he is the man to kill Niko. During Niko & Shichigoro's duel their battle spills out onto the streets and inside parade decorations before Shichigoro pulls out a chain and fights with that as well he shows great skill in this method but returns to his Sword again. Afro fights the duel honorably and is reluctant to kill Shichigoro since that would orphan Kotaro and he knows how it is to lose a Father (having lost his Master and his Sword Master who were like fathers to him) and doesn’t want to become like Justice but is finally forced to realize he must do this or forget pursuing Sio and so he kills Shichigoro at the very moment Kotaro comes out of the Shop a scene reminiscent of what happened to Afro when his father was killed by Justice and takes the Headband in essence mimicking the very act which made him what he is. Kotaro afterwards begin's following Afro hoping to Avenge Shichigoro's Death. Nikorasu now having earned the right, he heads to fight Sio. Along the way he battles and destroys her three henchmen Bin, Michael and Tomoe. Soon after Nikorasu find Sio and Kuma waiting for him with a secret weapon Nikorasu's own Master or at least his Clone. Nikorasu soon finds the newly revived Rokutaro is an ungodly , barbaric force and kicks Niko in the abdomen crushing his ribs Nikorasu refuses to fight back, saying that he can't kill his own master again. Eventually, Niko is strangled to death. As Kuma thinks back more on his life, he eventually regains his respect and familial love for Nikorasu. He valiantly challenges the clone only to be brutally dispatched. As he and Sio (who also challenges the clone) lay on their deathbeds, they reconcile and eventually pass on. A spark of electricity from Jinno's core finds it's way into Afro's body, resuscitating his heart, Nikorasu gets up and raises his sword and hears his Father telling him to kill his Master’s Clone Nikorasu complies and tell's the Clone that although he may look like his Master his real Master died a long time ago he then rushes forward and kills his Master's monstrous clone. Afterwards Nikorasu starts heading to Mt. Shumi but on his way back he meets Kotaro again who draws his sword then Nikorasu hands him The Number Two Headband (in a scene reminiscent of the scene with him and Justice) telling him “whenever your ready” and carries on. After 10 months Nikorasu decides to leave his brutal life style by hiding the number one headband and leaves Mt. Shumi, to become a wanderer.
==Samurai Shodown==
After 2 years of wandering around Japan Nikorasu challenges the man who had been harassing him for weeks, his name is Jubei. However he lost and got his sword broken stunned he bows to Jubei . Jubei, amused by Nikorasu's bravado, brought Nikorasu to Nicotine so that he may gain more training. Whilst living there, he also met and befriended Genjuro, fellow student and another orphan warrior like himself. Both students were close friends yet Genjuro's hunger for power worried Nicotine. To test his students, he tempted them to fight over the treasured sword, Fugudoku. They were tested by facing off with a group of other fighters. In contrast to his friend, Nikorasu fought only until his opponent lost the will to fight and didn't give chase. After Genjuro left Nicotine's home, Nikorasu was rewarded with the sword. Encouraged by his master to further improve himself, Nikorasu travels the lands perfecting his sword skills, and searches for worthy challengers in the name of Shura. During this time he meets a 16 year old girl named Shizu Wakisaka, meanwhile the sorcerer Shiro Tokisada Amakusa's activity stirs evil phenomena across the globe, stretching from Japan to China to Europe and America, drawing several brave warriors to their calamities' source. Amongst these warriors is Nikorasu, who leaves Shizu to battle this evil threat. He sees the foe as a chance to sharpen his swordsmanship. An Ainu priestess, Nakoruru, though a pacifist, takes up her blade to save Mother Nature from further pain. Though several fighters attempt to slay the fiend, these two are successful in defeating him, apparently killing him in the process. After the battle Shizu comes to him having followed him to Shimabara. He dismisses her, telling her that he can't choose between his sword and his woman and leaves. 
==Samurai Shodown II==
Months later, another "demon" rises in Japan. However, he is not related to Amakusa or Ambrosia. He is a man named Zankuro Minazuki, a powerful warrior who has earned the label "demon" for his merciless slaughter of innocent people, village after village. Zankuro eventually finds the error of his ways and retires to hermitage, only agreeing to kill skillful warriors in duels. One of the victims he spared was a Teenager whom Nikorasu finds and trains . The child's name is Shizumaru Hisame, who seeks revenge for his family's murder under Zankuro's hands. He sets out with Nikorasu to test their strength against Zankuro, challenging other fighters along the way. Eventually, they meet and duel, Shizumaru being the victor. Though Zankuro was heavily wounded, he tries to deliver a final blow only to be struck down by the heavens. He dies complementing them and his body is entombed. The grave doesn't last long. Amakusa revives his efforts for revenge and steals the fallen warrior as an implement for destruction. This time, his spirit is split into two halves, one good and just; the other corrupt and ambitious. As the evil half brings destruction to Japan from Shimbara, the good half struggles to restores it. The evil Amakusa kidnaps a young kunoichi named Hazuki from the Kazuma ninja clan. Hazuki, adapt with ki and welding a special life force inside her, is used by the sorcerer to control Zankuro's bloodlust. Her brothers, Kazuki and Sougetsu, race to her rescue. Though several outcomes of this battle are interpreted, Kazuki is officially successful in slaying the evil Amakusa and Zankuro is finally put to rest by Sougetsu. Labeled nukenin, or rogue ninja, by their clan, Hazuki and Kazuki go into hiding while Sougetsu lets them escape. Six months after this conflict, a priestess possessed by the evil demon, Mizuki Rashojin, emerges to send the world into chaos again. Mizuki, as a loyal servant to Ambrosia from 1000 years ago, is awakened by evil Amakusa's powers. Her awakening causes several worldwide disasters, and though her spirit is awake, she has yet to ascend to the human realm. She preys on unlucky warrior's souls and uses the fallen to strengthen her and Ambrosia's powers. The good Amakusa saves Nikorasu and other virtuous souls but he too falls to her bane. Warriors travel to Hell itself to battle her soul before it resurrects. Nikorasuu and Nakoruru are able to make the journey to Hell and stop Mizuki, sealing her into the Makai (demon world) after her defeat.
==Samurai Shodown 3==
Yuga the Destroyer, another being originating from the Makai realm, moves to conquer the world half a year after Mizuki's defeat. Twenty years prior to Amakusa's resurrection, it enters the human realm and steals various babies from mother's wombs and using its power, bestows superhuman abilities upon them. It silently re-inserts the unborn children, and waits for them to grow into superhuman warriors. Upon their adulthood, it appears before all of them and brainwashed all of them to become its loyal slaves through a magical puppet show. One of its victims is a mysterious woman named Shiki, the perfect female counterpart for Yuga's vessel. Yuga orders Shiki to find the perfect male counterpart, intending to merge the two for its eventual resurrection. Nikorasu is selected but Yuga underestimates him in their battle. Haohmaru defeats it and frees Shiki from its mind-control. 3 months later he returns to the castle town of Musashi-koku and reunites with Shizu and kisses her for the first time. However before the days end Nikorasu is challenged by his former friend Genjuro Kibagami, after an intense battle between the two, Shizu ran to the wounded Nikorasu's side. She then pleaded with Genjiro not to kill him, which spared his life. Niko then apologize to her, as he still wants to dedicate himself to his swordplay. A year passes, during this time Genjuro and Nikorasu battle one another numerous times with them evenly defeating one another, Nikorasu then goes back to the castle town of Musashi-koku, he starts dating Shizu and Yuga, better prepared, revives itself. With its second appearance, Asura, a destructive being (which wreaks havoc in order to bring about "the unification of this realm and the Netherrealm...") escapes from his prison from the Netherrealm. Yuga, realizing the strength of Asura, clones him and creates its loyal servant Hanmen no Asura. His orders are to reclaim Shiki and return to Yuga with her. However, he falls in love with Shiki and turns against his master. Both Asuras defeat Yuga entirely and merge together, leaving Shiki with a child. She leaves the child in Nikorasu and Shizu's care, feeling unworthy of motherhood.
==Defender of the Realms==
Weeks later he is called upon by his father Yuē shū yà a man he hasn’t spoken to in 28 years, his father tells him that he and the Thunder God Raiden are forming a team and that they want him to be a part of it, Nikorasu tells them that he thinks they are full of it and Yu shu ya assures him that they are on the level. Nikorasu asks them if there would be strong opponents and Raiden tells Nikorasu by saying “Stronger than anyone or anything you’ve ever faced”. Excited Niko tells them yes but then realizes that he has a family to look after now and tells them that he could not accept their offer because he has a family now. His father tells him that they could stay with him and his mother Tanya, Niko agrees and gathers up Shizu and Mikoto while Raiden opens the portal to Outworld. Upon arrival he is greeted by the other warriors Amy (the daughter of Kurtis Jackson Gulie), Jax (the son of Kurtis Jackson Gulie) , Shun (the son of Bo) and Kitana (the mother of Shun and wife of Bo). After they get to know each other a little more, Raiden and Yuē shū yà explain why they have been summoned, they tell them that in 6 months time the next Mortal Kombat tournament will take place and he fears that it’s host Tenman Khan the son of Shao Kahn might try to invade before the tournament, and that at all cost they must stop him. Just then Yuē shū yà informs them that a portal has opened in the west coast and the team (except Yuē shū yà) intercept, face a pack of invading cybernetic units (seemingly Tenma's basic footsoldiers) led by Hitodama and Jinzouningen. The situation takes a turn for the worse until Sub-Zero intervenes and assists the warriors in forcing the invaders back to Outworld. Sub-Zero tries to warn the warriors of the incoming threat from Scorpion, although Amy Gulie is hesitant to believe him due to the story her father told of him betraying his clan. Following Raiden's instructions, the warriors reluctantly return to base with Sub-Zero in company. Shortly afterward, a group of Nomad warriors locate and invade the base, further raising Amy's belief that Sub-Zero has betrayed them. After staving off the Nomad invaders outside, Sub-Zero and Yuē shū yà fight off the ones inside, with Sub-Zero defeating their leader, Karbrac. Amy is finally convinced that the runaway Lin Kuei is on their side. Before apologies can be made, an alarm sounds, indicating Scorpion's approach.
==Sting of the Scorpion==
the team soon discover that a rift has opened up in an ancient burial ground in the Tibetan mountains. Drawing on the powers of darkness, Scorpion an undead warrior who was denied entrance to the realm of honored dead and banished to the realm of lost souls, has amassed a force of undead warriors and seeks to continue increasing his force with undead warriors from all the realms. The warriors follow Scorpion to Outworld and find themselves in danger of alerting Tenma to their presence. Eventually, the earth warriors find themselves in a tomb built for Outworld's most evil of warriors. It is also the resting place of the sorcerer Shang Tsung. Sub-Zero charges after Scorpion, who reveals his intention to resurrect Shang Tsung. Sub-Zero's anger gets the better of him, though, and he is quickly subdued. Sub-Zero entrusts Shun with the task of defeat Scorpion because he believes that he is just as good as his father. Shun defeats Scorpion in Mortal Kombat with help from Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero almost throws Scorpion from the top of Shang Tsung's tomb until Shun reminds him that, without honor, he would be no better than his brother. Along with his undead soldiers, Scorpion is sent back to the realm of lost souls. Just when the earth warriors think that their work is done, Yuē shū yà contacts Shun to inform him that another rift has been found.
==Acid Tongue==
A new dangerous enemy, creatures of a strange reptillian race led by Komodai , appears before the Defenders of the Realms. Jax's cybernetic implants are damaged by Komodai's acid, causing the loss of important microchips, without which his arms cannot function properly(Revealing Jax’s burned arms) . As a result, Jax loses his self-confidence, and Amy returns to the place of battle to look for them, but is soon abducted by Komodai. Because there are also other battles to be fought, the Earth Warriors decide to split up: the larger part of the team take off to combat Harionago's Shokan warriors, while Jax searches for Amy. In his desire to help Amy, Jax relies on brains instead of brawn to defeat Komodai on his own. Though Jax has learned not to rely on his strength-enhancing arms for his self-condfidence, he decides to use them anyway as a tactical advantage.
==Skin Deep==
A strange energy emission in New Guinea leads the Earth Warriors to Rain, Kitana's ex-fiancee who was thought to be long dead. Rain, informs them that Tenma is seeking a powerful weapon hidden in a sacred temple. The Earth Warriors ready for battle before it's too late, only to discover later that Rain is a traitor and has abducted Kitana. Nikorasu and Shun infiltrate Rain’s castle but get stopped by Noppera Bo ‘s centaurs, after taking down Noppera Bo, Nikorasu holds off the rest of the Centaurs while Shun tries to confront Rain, but after freeing Kitana, Kitana decides to battle Rain herself to defend her honor. As the battle comes to a close, the castle starts to fall apart - Rain flees while Nikorasu, Shun and Kitana return to safety with Raiden's help.
==Old Friends Never Die==
Sub-Zero goes out to meet with his friend Smoke, who unexpectedly returns after being gone for many years. Sub-Zero and Smoke were best friends before Oniro, the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei clan, gave the order for automation of the ninjas. Sub-Zero managed to escape this fate, but Smoke was captured and transformed. Now Sub-Zero wants to know if his old friend has retained a human soul, or if he became only a machine for murder. Smoke's orders are to annihilate Sub-Zero and he nearly succeeds, until he suddenly realizes that he has retained his soul, and fights alongside his friend Sub-Zero once again. They team up to drive Oniro away, and though Smoke will not befriend Sub-Zero again since the latter is an enemy of the Lin Kuei, he honors their past oath to never fight each other in combat, and then disappears.
==Familiar Red==
When Hitotsume Kozo begins creating unnatural portals to intentionally torment the Earth warriors, they realize that the Black Dragon gang is back again. Yuē shū yà gets very worried after leading his fellow warriors to temporary rips around the world that close before they arrive, but takes umbrage with the warriors deeming all of these incidents as incorrect readings of his computers. Encouraged by Raiden to not be so over reliant on technology, he uses his magic force to find out where the Black Dragons are; it turns out their shelter is hidden under an Egyptian pyramid. When the Earth warriors arrive, they encounter and defeat its guardians. Then the struggle with Hitotsume begins, who had already lost an earlier fight with Amy and loses this fight as well. Hitotsume tells them that the pyramid is rigged with explosives, but the Earth warriors escape the pyramid just in time to escape the explosion.
==Fall from Grace==
In a battle against Shokan warriors, Amy acts with overconfidence. As a result, Nikorasu is seriously wounded. The team (except Jax) decides to suspend Amy because he feels she can't work as a team with the others. After being ordered to take Nikorasu back to the compound, with Yuē shū yà out to help fending off Harionago's troops, they are attacked by a detachment of Shokan warriors. Learning a lesson on teamwork while battling the Shokan warriors, she regains Nikorasu's confidence and is reinstated.
==The Secret of Quan-Chi==
Quan Chi comes upon the Gem of Tetsurri, a magic crystal with which he is able to awaken all the evil in a human soul. Using it, the sorcerer, in disguise as a refugee fleeing Outworld, influences the Earth warriors and causes them to turn against each other Jax fights Shun, Nikorasu fights Sub Zero, and Kitana fights Amy . The Earth is now out of any defense, and would be conquered by Quan Chi, if not for Yuē shū yà, who escaped the crystal's influence. It is Yuē shū yà who destroys the evil crystal and ruins Quan Chi's black magic.
==Resurrection ==
Tenma Kahn resurrects his father Shao Khan and entrusts him with a sphere that controls the elements of nature (fire, wind, water and earth). Shao Khan is the most suitable person to possess the sphere, because the more malicious the master is, the stronger the magic sphere becomes. The old enemy of good organizes different natural disasters and weakens Raiden. Shun with Sub-Zero and Nikorasu battled against the newly resurrected Shao Khan over the control of the Orb and its powers over nature, they lose and the Earth Warriors are trapped, so nobody can help the God of Thunder. Thus, he is the one who has to decide the fate of the world. But good, even though it grew weak, is stronger than the evil even when strengthened with the forces of magic. Having killed Shao Khan again, Raiden gets rid of the sphere by sending it into space.
==Swords of Ilkan==
5,000 years ago a battle between Kitana and Amazon leader Zara in the realm of Ilkan takes place, following the death of Kitana's mentor, Ramath. A guard arrives in time and arrests Zara. Although the battle was interrupted, Kitana knows that it will continue some day. 6 years ago the enemy of the princess returned. In the past, Zara managed to find one of the two swords of Ilkan. When these swords are connected, it is possible to open portals to other worlds. Jax, Amy and Kitana suddenly disappear through a portal that the other Earth Warriors cannot pass through. To get to the second sword, Zara takes Jax as a hostage. Kitana and Amy go to Ilkan to save their friend. They defeat a gigantic guardian inside a temple and take the sword, but Kitana is extremely hesitant to surrender the sword to Zara. The unfinished battle continues, and this time the princess wins and Jax is rescued. The swords are now lost after Kitana throws them into a portal.
==Amends==
Amy and Sub-Zero go to find out the plan of the Black Dragons, but they are attacked in an abandoned theater. Amy is wounded, but rescued by a former foe/rival/friend, long thought dead as well as a former member of the Black Dragon - Jinno. Years ago, he was rebuilt and joined the black dragon clan as a debt of gratitude for his rebulider. Jinno was easily the best warrior in his clan, but Tenma, fearing Jinno's possible conversion to the side of good, therefore ordered his warriors to destroy him. However Jinno survived in his fight with the hired killers. Jinno and Nikorasu have a touching reunion that is interrupted as Hitotsume and his servants open a portal to lead the army of evil to other worlds. With the help of Jinno, the Earth Warriors manage to crush these forces unleashed by Hitotsume and destroy the portal. The Earth Warriors offer Jinno the chance to join them, but he chooses to continue his crusade against evil alone. Amy is notably moved by Jinno's story and is upset when he leaves.
==Abandoned==
Jax is tired of the endless battles and elects to quit the team, retiring to his deceased grandfather's isolated cabin. There, he makes the acquaintance of a girl named Ruby, who is secretly working as one of Tenma's agents. She tries to find out the location of the Earth warriors' base. Jax then finds himself captured by Onryo's forces and is imprisoned in a cave under Tenma's castle, where he was put for torture. His comrades set out to rescue him, but are outnumbered by Tenma's troops and are surrounded. It seems that their destruction is inevitable, but at this moment Ruby decides to help the Earth warriors by leading them through a hidden exit. Jax realizes that a peaceful life is impossible while Earth is exposed to danger from another realms, and returns to the squad.
==Overthrown==
the Defenders of the Realm prepare for the final battle with Tenma's forces on the anniversary of the unfortunate death of Jerrod, Kitana's father. They anxiously await the confrontation. Kitana brokers an agreement with Sheeva's Shokan warriors, but she doesn't know that she is in fact a sorcerer named Maho Tsukai hired by Tenma, who transformed to look like the Shokan Queen Sheeva. Kitana and the rebellion forces break into Tenma's castle and demand that Shao Kahn hands over his rule to the princess. Suddenly Maho Tsukai appears with the warriors of the real Sheeva. The sorcerer is also after the throne of Outworld. But Tsukai forgets one thing; Sheeva and the Shokan also have enemies in Outworld. Raiden finds out Maho Tsukai's plan and disrupts the fight. The god of thunder brings with him the worst enemy of Sheeva; Motaro, and the whole Centaur and Tarkatan army. The defenders escape through a portal as the Shokan and Centaurs do battle. The insurrection may have failed, but the realm of Earth has not fallen and Mortal Kombat continues. Raiden makes a portal to Maho’s Island and the fight continues.
==The Shaolin Monks ==
The battles raged furiously on Maho Tasukai's island fortress in the Lost Sea, Sub Zero fights Scorpion, Amy fight Hitotsume, Nikorasu and Jax fight Hitodama and Jinzouningen, and Kitana fights Rain. While the battles escalade the sorcerer watches from his throne, but as Shun challenges him he sends two warriors to fight in his stead, however they are dispatched of quick and Maho fights. Maho gains the upper hand quickly however Shun is saved by his childhood friend Kung Lao the 3rd, Kung Lao then fights Karbrac while the Shaolin monk Shun defeats Maho, and the Shokan giant Hibagon comes to his defense. With Hibagon distracting everyone else, Maho creates a portal to Outworld and retreats. Raiden appears afterwards and warns the remaining fighters to get off the island palace because it is collapsing into the sea. Everyone, except Shun and Kung Lao, evacuates and escape back to the Wu Shi Academy. Shun and Kung Lao, however, have to fight their way to another portal to get to Wushi Academy. Upon arrival, they meet Karbrac and the Tarkatan attacking the Wu Shi Academy. The Tarkatans are defeated, but Karbrac captures Amy. Raiden confirms that Maho is trying to lure Shun and his allies to Outworld where he can order his henchmen to attack them and bide his time for power. If successful, Tenma will conquer Earth without winning a Mortal Kombat tournament.The Shaolin Monks, Shun and Kung Lao, journey through the nightmarish realm of Outworld to stop the sorcerer's plot. They are guided by Raiden and assisted by the other defenders . Throughout their journeys, they are joined by a mysterious old man who is actually one of the original defenders Forrest , meet familiar foes and defeat Hibagon, Komodai, Jade, and Karbrac. Eventually they save Amy and stop Maho Tsukai.
=='A Lone Warrior Once Again' ==
After the rescue mission Nikorasu and Yuē shū yà have a falling out, after Raiden selects Shun to represent the team in mortal kombat and his father approves. Nikorasu leaves and journeys back to Japan where he got a letter from his master Nicotine telling him that he fixed his first master’s sword. While in the Harima Province he saw a man named Arima Kihei post an open challenge and Nikorasu waiting to test out the two sword technique and also feeling the need to blow off some steam wrote his name on the challenge. Several days later a messenger came to Nicotine's temple, where Nikorasu was staying, to inform Nikorasu that his duel had been accepted by Kihei Arima. Shizu, was shocked by this, and tried to beg off the duel in Nikorasu's name, based on Nikorasu having a family. Kihei was adamant that the only way his honor could be cleared was if Nikorasu apologized to him when the duel was scheduled. So when the time set for the duel arrived, Shizu began apologizing for Nikorasu, who merely charged at Kihei with his katanas, shouting a challenge to Kihei. Kihei attacked with a wakizashi, but Nikorasu threw Kihei on the floor, and while Kihei tried to get up, Nikorasu stabbed Arima between the eyes and killed him. Nikorasu leaves Nicotine’s Temple and journeys forth, were he defeated a powerful adept by the name of Akiyama, who came from Tajima Province, but still he lusted for more. Nikorasu went up to Kyōtō and fought duels with several adepts of the sword from famous schools, but never lost. He ran into his old friend Jinno who helps him master the two sword technique, they also become bandits, until Outworld invades.
==Mortal Kombat==
During the invasion, Nikorasu and Jinno are spotting any problems from the rooftop of a temple, when they suddenly spot Kimodi sticking to the temples's outside. Kimodi jumps on the roof and spits his poisonous saliva to his stomach to put Jinno aside, and grabs Nikorasu's katana with his tongue. Nikorasu still challenges him and manages to win, then helps the wounded Jinno. They both head to the ground floor, where they look behind a window and see a large beast. As they walk away, Jinno notices Harionago. Nikorasu calls her a foe, being completely sure. Nikorasu heads to the foe and opens a battle with Harionago. He defeats her, but she recovers and prepares to attack Nikorasu again, while a Pterodactyl flies very near Nikorasu's head. Harionago runs into Nikorasu, but halfway, Raiden intervenes and shocks her unconscious with his Lightning Bolt. they then see MMA fighter Mel Masters about to fight Motaro on a bridge far away. Raiden comes to the aid of Mel and attacks Motaro with a Lightning Bolt, and kills him with the Electric Fly Attack. They then meet the Shokan prince Byakko, and Nikorasu orders Jinno to spread out, in an attempt to create multiple targets. While he readies his blades, suddenly Byakko blows his fire breath to Jinno burning him alive. Enraged, Nikorasu faces Byakko in battle and cuts all of his arms off then kills him by cutting him in half. He informs Shizu to help Jinno, but gets interrupted by Onryo, who sends him flying to the temple. There Onryo challenges Nikorasu for Kombat, and Nikorasu wins once again. On the stairs he meets his father Yuē shū yà. He grabs his Katanas and tells him to fuck off but Yuē shū yà tells him that Raiden needs his help, and Nikorasu reluctantly comes along with his father. As Nikorasu returns to help Jinno, they find out he disappeared. He only left a burn print of his body, so Nikorasu believes Jinno must have been abducted, since Shizu hasn't been there. Yuē shū yà then creates a portal to Outworld and they journey forth, upon arrival he sees how much has changed over the past month, he sees Jax arms ripped off, and Kung Lao with his neck snapped, while also hearing that Sub Zero was killed by Scorpion’s son the 3rd Scorpion , and that Sub Zero’s son Polar was killed by Tenma and turned into a cyborg by the Lin Kuei. He then meets Earthrealms newest defenders, Mel(son of Forrest) and Hemieya(biological daughter of Shao Kahn), reunites with Ruby, and he also meets the veterans like Bo, Forrest, and Jade, along with the Queen of the Shokans Sheeva. When they bring back Kung Lao Nikorasu greets him, and calls for a meeting to which everyone attends even Jax with new arms, he tells them that he has a felling that the black dragon clan has abducted Jinno, and that he needs their help to get him back. The team tells him that they are preoccupied with finding Sub Zero’s son’s whereabouts, Nikorasu then tells them that he’ll find the Clan on his own, Jax then tells him that if he goes alone he’d be killed, Nikorasu responds by saying “if he’s dead I’ll kill all of you” and leaves. While on his way Amy tells him where they might be, Nikorasu thanks her and leaves.
==Blind Warrior==
While on his way a mysterious elderly man named Song offered to show him the location of Sento, an ancient sword worthy of his abilities, Nikorasu succumbed to pride. He followed Song to a tomb wherein lay the Well of Souls. When Nikorasu retrieved the sword, spirits of ancient warriors spewed forth, blinding him. Song then revealed himself to be Maho Tsukai. He consumed the souls, broke Nikorasu’s Katanas, and cut Nikorasu’s ponytail, leaving Nikorasu in the dark labyrinth to die. But Sento called to Nikorasu. It led him out of the tomb and revealed his lost heritage as a descendant of the warriors who had been buried there. Nikorasu vowed to slay Maho Tsukai and free the souls of his ancestors. The magical katana gave Nikorasu the power of telekinesis and lead him to the desert building where the Black Dragons are hiding. Nikorasu infiltrates the clan headquarters and takes out the guards and heads to the main quarters killing more on the way up Hitotsume sends Kitosume his finest warrior and son to kill Nikorasu. However Nikorasu killed Kitosume in 5 minutes and proceed forward up to the top of the steps and kicks down the door as the door lands a swarm of bullets come his way but all are deflected and or dogged. Nikorasu then runs toward Hitotsume’s remaining guards and kills them in one fell swoop, he then goes to Jinno and smells his new respirator and burned skin, and he frees him from his imprisonment. Enraged Hitotsume takes out his .38 special Smith and Wesson model 64 revolver, and shoots at Nikorasu, however Niko deflects the bullet of his blade making and angel out of the bullet holes in the wall and Hitotsume drops his weapon and calls Nikorasu “Shinigami”(Angel of Death) as Nikorasu rams his sword through his abdomen and kicks him off his blade and through a window, as he falls to his demise he says “Not..th..is..day”, Jinno looks at the angel on the wall and then looks back out the window where he sees nothing but blood and sand. Own their way back Jinno asks what happen to his eyes and Nikorasu tells him not to worry about it. Once back at the base the group tells him that they found Cyber Sub Zero and asks what happened to Nikorasu’s eyes he tells them what he told Jinno and Yuē shū yà takes a look at it and demands to know what happened, Nikorasu tells them that Maho Tsukai disguised as a old man named Song tricked him and absorbed Nikorasu’s ancestors. He then explains that a spirt of his ancestors blinded him, Yuē shū yà deuces that a curse was put on Nikorasu, Nikorasu asks if he could lift the curse, his father tells him no and Nikorasu starts to insult his father by saying “ultimate shaman my ass” Yuē shū yà asks him “what the fuck is your problem with me” and they finally have a heart to heart and are able to officially reconcile. Moments later Raiden returns with Shun and the god of war Kratos and tells them to prepare for battle, they journey to Tenma’s coliseum and a portal opens and within that portal is Harionago and her Shokan army of 3 thousand strong, The earth warriors charge and Sheeva sends in her Shokan army of 2,000 to help them. After they defeat the Shokans, Harionago surprisingly laughs and a more powerful brain washed Kitana shows up with 1,000,000 Outworld invaders and tells them “Charge!” and they came charging at them. Jax, Amy, Mel, and Forrest fight 200,000 Tarkatans. Enenra, Smoke, and Cyber Sub Zero fight 200,000 Centaurians. Nikorasu, Yuē shū yà, and Raiden fight 200,000 Cyborgs, and Shun, Kung Lao the 3rd, Bo and the remaining Shokans (roughly around 200) fight Harionago’s 19800 Shokan warriors. As the battles waged on furiously Gyuki Khan (the oldest of the 5 brothers of Shao Khan) appeared and held Kitana by the side affectionately, the instant Bo saw this he used the Shokans as steps and tries to attack Gyuki with a dragon kick that is effortlessly dogged and countered with a back hand slap sending Bo flying. Gyuki then sends Kitana to finish the job. Meanwhile Nikorasu, Yuē shū yà, and Raiden are ripping through the cyborgs and Onryo telekineticly picked up and slammed Yuē shū yà on the ground, Nikorasu then readies Sento but his father tells him “stand down son” he then redirects his attention to Onryo and says “mere speed and skill will not win this war, Onryo. Now you shall see the ULTIMATE SHAMAN !!!” as Yuē shū yà charges at Onryo like a raging bull , Nikorasu hears his father mumble “ancestors give me strength” . As they fight Raiden and Nikorasu try to stop the cyborgs and Quan Chi from resurrecting Tenma, after doing so effectively Gagoze comes and hits them away with his mace. Quan Chi then starts to resurrect Tenman but is stopped cold by Kratos, meanwhile Gagoze attacks Nikorasu and Raiden again but this time with a spiked mace, but it misses its target and is simultaneously head kicked by Nikorasu and Raiden which staggers Gagoze. After Kratos makes quick work of Quan Chi he goes for the final blow but is instead knocked to the ground by Mogu’s hammer, as they battle Quan Chi successfully resurrects Tenma. Nikorasu and Raiden put Gagoze on the ropes with every blow but they are suddenly stopped by Tenma. As they get up Raiden sees that their mission was a failure and tells Nikorasu “we’ve lost. Tenma is back and stronger than ever, they... have... won”. Nikorasu then tells him “your wrong Raiden, look around this is war, people have been and are giving their lives, limbs, bodies, humanity, and souls to fight for your cause. 6 months ago you put your faith in 5 strangers to protect the realm you hold so dearly. Its time for you to put that faith back into not only us but also yourself, now I’ll get Gagoze and you take care of Tenma.” “Are you sure you could manage Gagoze on your own” Raiden asked “Sure, piece of cake. Besides how hard could it b...” Gagoze then punched Nikorasu in the face interrupting his statement and restarting their battle. As Nikorasu starts to get up Gagoze deals out a variety of blows and as he back fist Nikorasu back down Nikorasu notices a weak spot and telekineticly lunges Sento into Gagoze’s ribs right before Gagoze lands his oncoming punch. Gazoze then rips out Sento and throws it behind him, he then picks up Nikorasu , forms a sword and stabs Nikorasu in the stomach 3 times with rapid session then drops him. As Nikorasu gravels on the floor in agony he telekineticly picks up Sento and tries to thrust sento through Gazoze’s spine, however Gazoze flips right before impact and evades Sento. Nikorasu then grabs Sento and engages Gazoze head on. Nikorasu puts Gazoze on the defensive, but Gazoze still manages to deflect all of Nikorasu’s slashes. Right as Nikorasu lunges at Gazoze, Gazoze jumps over Nikorasu and slashes his back, he then stops his assault and lets out a maniacal laugh leaving Nikorasu licking his wounds. While Nikorasu is trying to stop the bleeding from his back Gazoze starts to pursue Nikorasu with the intent to thrust his sword through his ribs shouting “A RIB FOR A RIBBBB !!!!!!” but right before impact Nikorasu moves out the way and cuts Gazoze’s hand off, Gazoze then lets out a agonizing roar on the floor graveling in pain. Nikorasu then asks Gazoze “hey are you all right” in a sarcastic tone, Gazoze then fires back “you, you son of a whore, I swear, I swear that I’ll be fucking your corpse by the end of this fight” Nikorasu extremely angered asks him “with what cock” and tries to loge Sento in Gazoze’s genitalia but Gazoze doges seconds before and Nikorasu passes out from blood loss. While unconscious he starts to pray “Spirts, I never prayed to you before but I’am getting my ass kicked so I thought why not. Any way all I ask is that you give me the strength to defeat this Maniac and if you don’t, well then to hell with you”. Nikorasu then wakes up right as Gazoze is about to land the final blow and trip kicks him and then flips back up, Gazoze does the same and they stab one another in the heart. As Nikorasu falls he telekineticly picks up the falling Sento and Telekineticly controls Sento and slashes Gazoze in half vertically and slashes him into 100 pieces then Nikorasu plops down to the ground. As Yuē shū yà finished his fight with Onryo he immediately went to his dying son, and healed him right before his final breath. Revived he gets up and thanks his father, they then go celebrate with the other surviving defenders, mere hours later Quan Chi reappears. Seeing that all of the earth’s warriors are drunk and having visions of the earth warriors deaths Yuē shū yà starts to run towards Quan Chi in an attempt to stop him. Yuē shū yà battles Quan Chi and defeats him, and then is attacked by Noob Saibot. Yuē shū yà defeats Noob and launches him into the Soulnado Quan Chi was using to collect the souls of all the fallen warriors, causing it to disappear. Yuē shū yà then returns to the Earth warriors with the news, but Raiden sees that his nephew Tenma is a controlled servant for Quan Chi. Yuē shū yà then kisses his wife with the same passion of their first kiss, and then says “I love you now and forever in this life and the next”. As Tenma begins to almost kill the Earth warriors. Yuē shū yà then faces Tenma, and eventually is forced to sacrifice his life to kill Tenma. Right before he sacrificed himself he has a emotional telepathy conversation with Bo and Forrest and told them “ It was an honor fighting alongside with you guys. Without you guys I’d still be an actor fighting in movies and on the streets, you two brought my life adventure and I’m sorry we didn’t have enough time to catch up over the years good-bye old friends”. He also had a very emotional telepathic conversation with Raiden telling him “It... was an honor serving you. You gave me the keys to restore my rightful heritage. Raiden you are and will always be by best friend. May the spirits be with you”. Yuē shū yà then has the most emotional talk with his son Nikorasu “I know I haven’t always been there for you but you’re my son and I love you, I’ll never leave you again, I promise. I’ll look down on you from the heavens and will journey through the Netherrealm to fight by your side if you ever need me. Good-bye my son, until we meet again. I...Love...You”. In this moment Yuē shū yà does something that hasn’t been done since Nikorasu was 9, he makes him cry and shout “Father !!!!!!!!” after this display of affection the other warriors Yuē shū yà talked to break down and cry even the thunder god Raiden. Raiden then seeing the height and width of the explosion and knowing the power of which Yuē shū yà contained he opens a portal to earthrealm and saving everyone from the explosion’s destructive power. With the death of his father there was only one thing left, revenge.
==Blind Justice==
through Nikorasu destroyed Gazoze and helped save Earthrealm from Armageddon. He had not yet exacted revenge on Maho Tsukai. The elusive sorcerer had hidden himself somewhere in Outworld. Jackson Guile allowed Nikorasu access to a newly developed portal that permitted travel among realms. In return, Nikorasu agreed to serve the fledgling Outerworld Investigation Agency. After countless missions he finally located Maho Tsukai in the Netherrealm. With a roar, Nikorasu plunged Sento through Maho Tsukai's chest. The magical sword drew the souls of Nikorasu's ancestors into itself, leaving Maho Tsukai a withered husk. His vendetta fulfilled, Nikorasu left Maho Tsukai to die alone and powerless. Upon returning to Earthrealm Sento broke allowing the souls to ascend to the heavens, in gratitude for being freed the soul that blinded him lifted the cruse from him. Nikorasu thanked the soul as it ascended. Nikorasu then left the O.I.A(Outworld Investigation Agency) and returned to Japan with Shizu and their 2 year old daughter Mikito.
==Japan and Freedom==
While traveling the land they run into his former friend and rival Genjuro, they exchange a few words and engage in battle. Genjuro gains the upper hand in his last duel with Nikorasu. Before he could deal the final blow, a boy stabs him in vengeance for his unnamed father. As Genjuro dies from his wound Nikorasu holds his hand and tells him that they were and always will be friends and promises to toast to him when he is the worlds greatest samurai. After Genjuro’s death, he takes Genjuro sword. Needing money he went to train under the powerful warlord of the Murakami clan. At this time, Japan was in the middle of the Sengoku Jidai or "the age of the country at war" in which the feudal lords or "daimyos" attempted to claim the title of Shogun. Nikorasu was a powerful force on the battlefield, and rumors of him spread like wildfire, heralding him as the warrior that could mow down foes like fields of wheat, and he was noted by Uesugi Kenshin and Oda Nobunaga as a great warrior. He received numerous military commendations and eventually reached the rank of commissioned officer in the Japanese armed forces. But all along, his only true desire was a worthy opponent. After leaving the Murakami clan, Nikorasu continued to fight in every war in Japan as a hired mercenary.
==Soul Edge==
It was during this time that he had learned of a new weapon that was said to be changing the way wars would be fought: the Raygun. He originally dismissed this weapon as a novelty, but he soon learned that it was capable of obliterating the Takeda cavalry at the Battle of Nagashino. He sensed that the arrival of the raygun in common warfare would put him out of business. He decided that the only way to combat with this was to find a stronger weapon: the enchanted sword of legend, Soul Edge. Unfortunately, Nikorasu was unable to find any trace of the legendary "Hero's Sword" on his quest and began taking tasks that were largely meaningless to him in order to pass the time. One of these involved guarding a nearby castle for the night; and another of which involved aiding the Spanish Marquis Andre's force in laying siege on Sir Stefan's Ostrheinsburg Castle. In his frustration of finding no signs of Soul Edge, he returned home and challenged a man wielding the raygun to a duel, trying to prove that he didn't need Soul Edge to beat the rifle. However, he suffered an embarrassing defeat in front of his lord, forcing him to depart in shame on a second quest to perfect his swordsmanship so that he might eventually defeat the raygun.
==Soulcalibur==
It was during this quest that he learned of the Azure Knight, Nightmare, who terrorized Europe with a sword deemed invincible. Nightmare's trail eventually disappeared, but Nikorasu was unwilling to give up.
==Soulcalibur II==
Four years later, Nikorasu stumbled upon the trail of Soul Edge while visiting a castle in Xiwei (present-day Xi'an), where a mysterious dying man, after being saved by him from a gang of assassins, handed him a shard of the cursed blade. Although skeptical at first, Nikorasu accepted the gift. Soon afterward, an incident occurred in which a servant of the Emperor of Ming marched to the castle, demanding the "Hero's Sword," and was slain when he refused to leave without it; Nikorasu sensed that war was coming, but Soul Edge meant nothing to him. He had crossed countless battlefields, defeating every conceivable enemy, even those with rayguns. What had once been his greatest enemy was none of his concern, as it no longer proved to be a threat. His only concern was with finding an opponent stronger than himself. It was at this time that he was suddenly attacked by unknown forces, but he fought off all of his attackers quite easily. They were after the fragment the man from Xiwei had given to him; and judging by their outfits, they appeared to be ninja, with a sword technique he found strangely familiar. They reminded him of his nemesis Taki, who had interfered every time he had drawn close to the Soul Edge. His thoughts drifted, wondering what was happening in Japan at that time, and whether or not he could have a final showdown with Taki. He decided to return to his homeland.
==Soulcalibur 3==
By this time, the powerful daimyo of Owari was dead. Betrayed at Honnoji temple by his retainer, Akechi Mitsuhide. The other daimyo were now faced with the decision of whether or not to align with his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Murakami clan in particular, with whom Nikorasu stayed upon his return, refused to join with mainland Japan, choosing instead to protect their existence as fierce pirates and rulers of the sea, but their resistance caught the attention of Hideyoshi, and a final stand was about to ensue. Since Nikorasu could find no trace of Taki, he decided to aid the Murakami in the battle. A nighttime raid commenced. The ships clustered together and rode the tide in to charge the enemy fleet - the traditional secret strategy of the Murakami. The battle began, and Mitsurugi stormed enemy ships like a hurricane. This combined with the Murakami's naval prowess allowed for swift victory, and Nikorasu was decorated for his service, gaining an invitation to meet with the Murakami commander. The commander engaged him in long conversation, mentioning rumors of a warrior clad in azure armor appearing from the west and boasting the strength of a god. Nikorasu looked up in surprise, realizing that this must be Nightmare, whom he had lost track of before. Nikorasu bade farewell to the Murakami and ran to a nearby port, giving the last of his reward money to a boatman, demanding that he be taken west. He needed neither money nor fame, only the satisfaction of a fierce battle in which his very soul would clash against his opponent's; and that battle, he concluded, would be found in Nightmare.
==Soulcalibur IV==
A year passed and Nikorasu searched for many powerful warriors from all over the world. But no matter how many enemies he fought and how powerful he became, he still hungered for more. He gave up searching for the legendary sword because he figured that no matter how powerful a weapon, it's useless if one doesn't have the strength to match it. However, after he defeated some assassins that were looking for information about Soul Edge, he remembered the fragment of the evil sword that he had. He was about to throw it away because he felt that he didn't need it, when suddenly, the fragment had an unholy glow, and then it flew into the sky, heading west. With anticipation, Nikorasu followed, hoping to find both Nightmare and Soul Edge. He also heard rumors that the land before him was filled with terror, and horrible monsters and insane warriors were gathering. These stories didn't scare Nikorasu, however, in fact, it excited him. This was a challenge that seemed worthy for him.
==Soulcalibur V==
After having his full of monsters and warriors he went home disappointed. He immediately enters a sake shop. He comes in and is rewarded with free drinks after he settles a disagreement between some other samurai customers and the shops' proprietor, the latter of which couldn't afford to pay for their drinks. Since Nikorasu appears in front of them, they began to attack but were countered by Nikorasu's "Reverse Edge". While in the shop he over hears a conversation between customers talking about Night Terror and that he was only a days ride from here. Nikorasu then leaves the shop and journeys toward Night Terror. The next night Nikorasu finds Night Terror raiding a province and tells him “I’ve been waiting a long time for You're pal Nightmare, but since somebody already went and killed him I suposse you'll have to do.” he whips out his katana and their battle begins. After serious back and forth action between them Nikorasu ends their bloody battle and defeats Night Terror after he threw his sword into the Night Terror's stomach and jumps in front of him. He then takes out his sword, turns it over, and hits the opponent in the face with the hilt, breaking the whole skull. He then turns it back over and slashes the foe upward, ripping Night Terror's ribs open and further damaging the skull.
Ever-searching for a worthy adversary to test his skills, Nikorasu journeyed to Ostrheinsburg; there he entered a chaotic battlefield and faced the Hero King, Algol, high atop a colossal tower. The two warriors clashed when suddenly Algol disappeared, along with the tower and all their surroundings—a convergence had warped Nikorasu back to Southern Asia before the duel could be decided. Some time later, rumors of a great conflict back in Japan reached the wandering swordsman—a power struggle that would determine who would rule the entire country. Nikorasu raced back to his homeland, but it was too late. The battlefield at Sekigahara was deserted. The war was over. While most of Japan would enjoy the ensuing era of peace, thousands of masterless samurai and Warriors found themselves out of favor and out of a job. With no money to continue his travels, Nikorasu resigned himself to a quiet life as a farmer. Then, one day, he happened to encounter a group of soldiers, freshly returned from a tour of duty abroad. The men spoke of a great sword, so mighty that even now they only dared whisper its name: Soul Calibur. One mention of the Hero King's sword is all it took. Nikorasu's lust for battle returned in an instant, stronger than ever. As he stated "Algol! I'm coming for you..." The samurai sold his entire harvest and secured transport on the first boat to the continent, seeking an end to their duel. After the grueling match between him and Algol, he is finally content and permanently settles down on Mt. Shumi.
==The Number One Once More==
It has been 30 years since Nikorasu’s first quest for vengeance and since then he has made friends and made enemies he has wandered through countless battles and has finally found peace in his soul, but now Kuma/Jinno is here to question all of that. Wearing all of the headbands wrapped around most of his automated body and one over where his cybernetic eye is he challenges him for the number one headband (Nikorasu still being the owner of it). Nikorasu can’t bring himself to kill his friend and immediately goes on the defensive, having had enough of Kuma/Jinno’s attacks and started to go on the offensive easily overwhelming Kuma/Jinno and is about to lay the final blow but just as he is about to strike him down Kuma/Jinno asks him who he is and continues to repeatedly ask's Niko who he is during their combat putting Nikorasu back on the defensive. Seeing how he is hurting Nikorasu prepares to put him out of his misery but his three children Mikoto, Nobunaga, and Musahi walk out and seeing them makes Kuma/Jinno rember Ostrau, and Nikorasu when they were little and fully regains his memory and thus putting an end to their fight.
==Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage==
10 years later Nikorsu is still a skilled and active swordsman at the age of forty-seven who is revered by many to be the "Legendary Swordsman" he also has a kanji written on his back. meaning "the man who made himself". He learns that his adopted daughter, Mikoto, ran away from Mt. Shumi (her childhood home) and follows her to the cursed island of Riten Kyo. There, he grows aware of the evil entities at work there, and departs on a journey to stop the Razor Trio, as well as duel worthy opponents along the way. In the end, Nikorasu eventually reaches Mikoto at Riten Kyo and reveals her unspoken past to her. She hugs him good-bye and told him that she always had a feeling, and thanked him for being honest to her. He asked her if she would come back to Mt. Shumi with him and she tells him no that she will find her own path, and they go their separate ways. Nikorasu goes to a store and buys a bottle of sake and goes to the grave of his old friend Genjuro and has a toast just like he promised.
==Samurai 7==
While on his way home he is stopped by a girl named Kirara Mikumar and her little sister Komachi Mikumar to help fight bandits that are plundering their village, at first Nikorasu tells them no but after saving Kirara from a kidnaper decides to join them the two sister go on to recruit 4 more samurai and thus the samurai 7 were born. Nikorasu has come to be respected as wise samurai who has survived many battles, though he feels no joy from them. Many of his friends have died in those battles. He constantly lives in the shadow of his painful and violent past, rejecting a possible student as Kirara after stating that his heart is dried up. He leads the group during their battles and usually plans strategy. The samurai train the villagers in the use of bows, building walls, and construct a giant ballista to defend the village against the bandits. After successfully defeating the bandits, the samurai then launch an attack upon the capital to defeat a power-hungry ruler who has recently risen to power as Emperor. After heavy casualties for the samurai, and the near-destruction of Kanna village, the capital is finally defeated. After understanding Katsushiro has become a successful samurai, he passes his sword onto him as he leaves Kanna village ahead of him and Shichirouji.
==Later Life==
Six years later, Nikorasu and Shizu began staying with Hosokawa Tadatoshi, daimyo of Kumamoto Castle, who had moved to the Kumamoto fief and Kokura, to train and paint. Ironically, it was at this time that the Hosokawa lords were also the patrons of Nikorasu's chief rival, Sasaki Kojirōo. While there he engaged in very few duels; one would occur at the arrangement of Lord Ogasawara, in which Nikorasu defeated a lance specialist by the name of Takada Matabei. Nikorasu would officially become the retainer of the Hosokowa lords of Kumamoto. He received from Lord Tadatoshi: the title of lord, 17 retainers, a stipend of 300 koku, the rank of ōokumigashira , and Chiba Castle in Kumamoto as his residence." Months later, Nikorasu wrote a work called the Hyoho Sanju Go ("Thirty-five Instructions on Strategy") for Hosokawa Tadatoshi. This work overlapped and formed the basis for the later Go Rin No Sho. This was the year that his adopted daughter, Mikoto, became Master of Arms for the Owari fief. A year later Nikorasu suffered attacks of neuralgia, foreshadowing his future ill-health. In the year that passed Shizu died and he retired to a cave named Reigandōo as a hermit to write The Book of Five Rings. He finished it in the second month of his first year as a hermit. On the twelfth of the fifth month, sensing his impending death, Musashi bequeathed his worldly possessions, after giving his manuscript copy of the Go Rin No Sho to his youngest son Musashi, his closest disciple. At the moment of his death, he had himself raised up. He had his belt tightened and his wakizwshi put in it. He seated himself with one knee vertically raised, holding the sword with his left hand and a cane in his right hand. He died in this posture, at the age of sixty-two. The principal vassals of Lord Hosokawa and the other officers gathered, and they painstakingly carried out the ceremony. Then set up a tomb on Mount Iwato on the order of the lord.
==Death and Legacy==
Nikorasu died of what is believed to be thoracic cancer, and was not killed in combat. He died peacefully after finishing the Dokkodo ("The Way of Walking Alone", or "The Way of Self-Reliance"), 21 precepts on self-discipline to guide future generations. His body was interred in armor within the village of Yuge, near the main road near Mount Iwato, facing the direction the Hosokawas would travel to Edo; his hair was buried on Mount Iwato itself. Nine years later, a major source about his life, a monument with a funereal eulogy to Nikorasu, was erected in Kokura by his oldest son Nubunaga; this monument was called the Kokura hibun. An account of Nikorasu's life, the Niten-ki, was published in Kumamoto , by Toyota Kagehide, based on the recollections of his grandfather Toyota Masataka, who was a second generation pupil of Nikorasu. He was listed number 5 along with Gouken in Raiden’s book: The Greatest Warriors of All Time