Saga 2 Episode 59: The Divide

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**Connor RyojiYumi RyojiBlake WilderBenny**

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(https://youtu.be/peX8dHbql2M?t=21s ) The initial date for the tournament to decide the next Oyabun had unfortunately been postponed due to a series of mysterious events and destructive activities that have taken place in district one. This and the rumor of the returned “Madd Dog” has shaken some of the Yakuza officials up slightly, egging them to either further post pone or outright cancel the tournament in general. For some this was a real issue in the Yakuza community. It makes perfect sense seeing as how he was the one who took down Akuma Tetsu and Tomoko Tetsu, two of the highest paid underworld members in any branch of….well the underworld. This bothered some but for the husband slash father, slash wannabe badass Connor Ryoji, this was only but bothersome news to his ears. If anything he was happy he was able to build the money up for his being able to enter and today, was a good day to train. At least it was…Connor would’ve been taking his time, standing idol in front of his metal wing chun dummy. The wooden one was beginning to become rather useless to him, and while he could control the pressure of his punches, he didn’t always want to have to. Especially when he needed to vent. It was chilly out today, but he kept his shirt off, and grey sweat pants on with his bedroom slippers to match. His hands struck the metal dummy simultaneously , before one by one, he struck on and between the extended arms of the dummy practicing his drills with patience. The only time he ever demonstrates his quality.

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Connor hears the pitter patter of feet and he begins to increase the intensity of the scowl on his face. “You’ve got to be kidding me…” Xanu ran into the dojo room sliding on the tatami mats with his bare feet and panting and sweating. “IS IT TRUE DAD?!? ARE WE GOING ON VACATION?” “Vacation? The fuck we are. With what fucking money?” Xanu’s smile quickly faded, and as it did tears began to form in his tear ducts. “M-mommy said we we’re going to go somewhere special…she said it’s for everyone to spend time together. I though-“ “You better stop crying right now before I beat you til you cry.” “But I’m already crying!” “Then I’ll BEAT YOU MORE. Miss me with that gay shit.” Connor turned around and resumed his wing chun training and Xanu ran out of the room crying and screaming for his mother. Connor hollered aloud as well. “YUMI! GET IN HERE! DID I JUST CATCH YOU GIVING THESE KIDS HOPE?! You know how I feel about that.” Connor kept his eyes fixated on the dummy, continuing to strike it systematically. Waiting for his wife to come in and explain herself.

Yumi had been relaxing in the bathtub, in the privacy of Connor and hers bathroom. There were pink bubbles covering her up while the female enjoyed the heated water working on tense muscles...it'd been a long week and all she wanted to do was relax. Long red locks of hair were up in a bun as milky creamy skin is rubbed with a small rag, the dragoon fighter humming a soft tune while enjoying herself. "Finally some peace and--" "MOMMMYYYY" "YUMIIII!!!" Eyes lower in obvious annoyance as steam errupts from her nostrils. "Of course...." Suddenly the bathroom door bursts open and in comes a running Xanu with tears and snot covering his face as he stumbles in dramatically. "Mommaaa!!!!" Blue hues widen as she sits up more in the tub and begins to try and slow him down before he hurt himself. "Wait Xanu stop--!!" SPLASH!! The young pink haired boy trips right into the water, getting it all over the place and soaking Yumis hair right out of its bun while the female coughs out the water that went into her mouth. "Gah! Xa-xanu what on earth is wrong?!" She blinked, trying to see where he was but all she could see were bubbles. Then the boy peeked his head out, spitting out more water in her face to which she just sighed and wiped the suds off of her before being hugged up on by her youngest. "M-mom!! Dd-d-dad said we aren't going on va-vacation!! You said we were!"

Yumi sighed even louder, holding her son close regardless of the fact she was naked at the moment, how stupid of her to think she'd have some time to relax... "Xanu, let me handle your father. You....get out of the tub please and change your clothes before you get the place all soaked." Honestly...and after calming him down and sadly leaving her warm bath, Yumi wraps a towel around her bodaciously and yes even she'd admit, rather plump form, rinsing her hair out and drying it up using her heat though there were still some water droplets falling from her curvy exposed legs. "Connor..." She begins while entering the room, watching him already giving her a scowl. "The kids want to go on vacation and where I had in mind is completely free. It's a cabin out in the mountain area in a forest...secluded, relaxing...and free. Whens the last time we all went out and did stuff together as a family? I know you've been busy training for this tournament but you heard the news, it's been postponed and you're more than ready when it does happen..."

She makes her way closer to her husband, brushing her fingers through her hair as the towel slightly rises up past full hips, doing its best to stay in place with ever step she took. "Besides..." Her tone became lower, that not so subtle flirtacious expression coming in to play to use against him. "While the kids spend quality time together you and I can do some...'quality time' of our own..." Placing her arm on one of the metal panels sticking out, she'd lean forward, giving him a sweet pout. "Unless you wanna neglect your wife....then I could just take the kids with me and maybe one of those rugged mountain men that live up there can show us a good time..." Moving backwards she'd let out a sigh, shrugging her shoulders before lightly hitting the metal piece with her knuckles non chalant like. "Either way....IM going with or without you...and I can just leave you here to uh..." She eye'd the metal dummy before smirking softly. "Play with yourself..."

 Connor heard much heavier footsteps enter and impact the tatami mats of his dojo. He could tell by their softness but firm imprint upon the ground beneath his feet, they’d be no  one elses but his darling yumi. She’d spoke his name once, but he’ d chosen not to look at her. Rather he’d continue practicing and reply to her with a “Yes?” his forearms impacting the metal as she continued to explain. Apparently the kids wanted to go on vacation, and it was to the mountains with some wooden cabins to accomidate for the expenses of a hotel. Greeeeeeat. Connor sighed through his nostrils, wishing to hear not another word of this. That is until his ears perked up at the sound of his wife’s flirtatious tone, which made Connor stop, leaving his forearm against the extended arm of the metal to take heed…and listen.

"Besides…While the kids spend quality time together you and I can do some...'quality time' of our own..." She placed an arm on one of the metal arms, looking at him, with those big blue eyes and that cute little pout she did when she wanted something. Connor looked at those full lips and back to the rest of her face…and taking notice of the towel that looked like it was much to little for her thick frame."Unless you wanna neglect your wife....then I could just take the kids with me and maybe one of those rugged mountain men that live up there can show us a good time..." “…” Connor looked at her starting to walk away, as his mouth dropped open he almost looked offended. "Either way....IM going with or without you...and I can just leave you here to uh…Play with yourself..."

Connor sighed, rolling his eyes and bashing his head into the center of the pole shaking his head back and forth. “Please god…tell why I’m not single.” Connor’s eyes adverted to his wife walking out of the room. He could smell the steamy bath oils she’d been using, watching each of her buttocks bounce and sway one after another as she finally turned the corner and left. “…Could be worse.” Connor picked himself up and left the dojo room. A few moments later, Connor would’ve cam into the living room, with a backpack on his back, and two other backpacks filled with Sernena’s clothes and Xanu’s clothes. Tossing hem onto the floor, Connor announced to his wife and children gathered in the living room. “After taking close examination at our situation…I’ve decided on my own that a family outing would be best for us. Get some quality time and all that shit. That being said we’re going to the snowy mountains. It didn’t snow much this winter so we’re going somewhere where it does.” Xanu woud’ve jumped up, raising his arms into the air. “Yes! We’re going, we’re going!” Sernea would’ve pounced atop of her brothers head and began laughing uncontrollably along with her younger brother. “Shut up, your happiness is giving me a headache. Look I packed your clothes already it’s a bunch of warm shit. I packed the bare minimals, Yumi do that thing where you double check the stuff I do just in case I messed up. Pretty sure I forgot something…also you make sure you pack your own stuff.. I don’ know how your stuff works…it’s all girly and shit.” Connor would’ve taken the bags out of the door and made his way to their hovercar parked on the curb. Well it was actually Leon’s old Uber but it served it’s purpose none the less.

Tossing the bags into the back of the car and shutting the trunk. Connor closed it and went over to the dirver side of the door, and leaned against it. He managed to grab a black Karhart jacket, putting it over a white t-shirt, and butting it up halfway as he folded his arms and with his head leaned back he looked up at the sky and thought to himself. “It’s going to be one of those days…ugh responsibilities.”

Yumi had gotten dressed in comfortable white hakami pants and a green tanktop, chinese slippers on her frame as she sat on the floor, with Serena sitting on a lounge chair behind her, braiding the long locks of red to be more managable...plus Yumi knew how much the little girl liked doing her mothers hair so she let her. Connor comes out sometime later and a smooth expression follows from the dragoon fighter with a raised brow. "Hmmm? Your father seems to have something to say, kids.." And he did, telling the family how they were going on a trip and it was by his own decision. Rolling her eyes but with an obvious smile on her face as the children all happily exclaim their excitment, the wife and mother stands up and places her hands on full hips. "Daddy really loves us." She says teasingly while waving his comment off. "Just get the stuff in the car, I'll handle the rest..." Looking to the kids as they continue laughing and running around she urges them to put on warmer clothes and get ready while she packs.

It doesn't take long for the red head to pack her clothes because...well she'd already packed prior to Connor finding out about the vacation. Slinging the bag over her shoulder, she lets out a soft sigh and feels her forehead. "Hm I hope I'm not getting sick...it'll be the first time in forever that we hang out like a family." She wouldn't worry too much about how warm she was feeling and got the kids ready for the trip to the cold. "Mommy can we build snowmens?! And have snow ball fights?!" Xanu started asking as he jumped up and down as Serena shoved into him playfully. "Daddys not gonna do that stuff with us! Its BABY stuff!!" Xanu huffed at her and crossed his arms while Yumi laughed softly. "You'd be surprised just how immature your father can be..." She said before smirking his way as the kids boarded up into the car. She shuts their door and goes over to Connor, eyes softening and all teasing aside she leans in and kisses him softly. "Thank you. I promise we'll have a good time...okay? It means a lot to me you're doing this with us." Sliding a hand down his chest she looks down for a moment before flashing him a small smile and moving over to the passenger side to get in.

All joking aside....Yumi and Connor hadn't been spending that much time together...she'd been so busy with the hotels and Connor...well he had a lot on his plate with this tournament and with their money problems. The kids were a handful but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle it was just...she missed Connor more than she would let on because she didn't want to be a burden to her husband and well she wasn't the needy type or the kind to complain about lack of attention. They were both grown and busy people and she knew her place as the wife of a yakuza boss and she played it very well. Listening to the kids happily tell their parents the things they wanna do, Yumi just smiles at their voices and stares out the window after giving Connor the directions to get there...it would be a rather long trip but hopefully one worth taking....

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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eAvHh6kr1I&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7&index=1&shuffle=12007  ) "Thank you. I promise we'll have a good time...okay? It means a lot to me you're doing this with us." “Long as you sucking some dick, I don’t care if we go to the moon.” Connor saw her smile, and he gave her a quick grin before returning to his usual scowl and letting her go to the passenger side. Hopping inside of the car, he cranked it up and rolled his shoulders. “Alright remember the rules. I control the radio or your mom does. We don’t listen to country music in this car, or that oriental crap your mom likes from her dragon kang. Any questions comments concerns?” Serena raised her hand. “Any questions, comments, concerns I give a damn about.” Serena lowered her hand. “That’s my girl. Let’s ride.” Connor pulled off, and set on down the road, before making sure he was clear to rise into hover traffic. He was an okay driver, kind of a thing when you used to be a runner back in the day.

As the car made it’s way towards the out of town airways, Connor would’ve fully deviated off course and began to drive along what seemed a straight flight path. They began crossing the giant vastness of the Skylands, which for a while doubled as Connor and Yumi’s training grounds. “Daddy is this where you and mommy used to train a lot?” “Oh we trained alright. Before you two were born, I was waaaaay more hardcore than what I am now. I was wild and untamed.” Connor smiled at the thought. “But I had to calm down. I hate that the most.” Connor looked at the forest line laughing a bit. “I wonder if that old shack we stayed in is still around…memories.” “Wow dad you’re really old.” Xanu blurted out. Connor’s right eye twitched before he let go of the wheel and turned around in the seat, grabbing Xanu by his hair and letting the wheel swerve back and forth. “OLD HUH?!?! I’M ONLY 23 YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT!!” “HELP! ABUSE! DEAR LORD SAVE ME!!!” “GOD CAN’T HELP YOU NOWWW!!” the sound of fist hitting flesh could be heard as Serena giggled and clapped her hands while the car swerved to the left and right falling off course if Yumi didn’t take the wheel. Of course if she caught it quick enough and stopped Connor,  He’d get back to driving where it was he was supposed to be going.

After about an hour or two the car had brought itself to a stop and gave way to a beautiful view.

The mountain tops peaked higher than Connor’s car could fly, and even looking up at them was a beautiful sight in itself to behold.  The kids had their faces plastered to the windows, in order to stare at the sights around them. The mountains seemed to stretch on for endless amounts of the human view, and the snow began to light fall and trickle on the surface of the family vehicle. Connor would’ve looked to Yumi and with raised brows and pouted lips. “Show me where the nearest forest is. You get the wood for the cabin, which you’re building by the way, and I’ll get the food.” Connor would’ve continued the flight pattern through the vast valley until they found a safe place to land and begin setting up shop for their few day getaway.

Yumi heard Xanu asking about their time in the skylands and it made her fondly smile when Connor spoke about their training days...it feels like such a long time ago honestly. Connor and her had recently gotten married back then and they spent their days hunting monsters and finding treasure. Of course that trip down memory lane is short lived as Xanu calls his father old and the next thing Yumi sees is Connor reaching back to choke out his son...Yumi merely sighs and Serena jumps out into her fathers lap to take the wheel and squeal happily, turning the steering wheel left and right. The red head just rubs her temples and sighs, hoping this oncoming head ache would go away soon when they arrive.... "CONNOR!" She yelled, scowling as Serena giggled and crawled back to her seat and Connor gained back control of the wheel.

They finally got to their destination and it was beautiful...there was a calm silence outside thanks to the snow absorbing any possible sounds of nature, as the temperature obviously dropped down but the kids kept warm with their clothes and their fire affinity as did Yumi. Listening to Connor make out their plan she just gave him an amused expression and pointed outwards. "A client at the hotel loaned us the cabin for a couple of days...theres already a nice cabin out here with all the essentials to have a good family trip. All we're missing is the food so by all means you handle that and I'll get the kids settled in..." Once they finally make it to the cabin itself in the forest nearby the kids are the first to jump out and run around in the snow! "Look how cool this is!! Snow snow snow!!" Xanu cheered as he picked up a handful and tossed it over his head, getting some on Serena as she scowled. "HEY watch it!" Scooping up some of her own snow she packed it into a ball and hit her little brother right in the face with such force it knocked him off his feet!

Yumi got out after them and smiled at the fun they were already having...she looked to Connor for a moment though and hoped he'd get something out of this vacation the most though as stubborn as he was. "Come see the cabin." She urged as she walked to the entrance of the rather impressive looking house built of wood and stone.

It looked more like a small resort but it was just meant for big families, having stairs that led up to the bedrooms while the downstairs held a giant living space, kitchen and dinning room and fire place. Unlocking the door she steps inside but not before looking back at the kids to call them over. "Kids come on, help me unpack some stuff." "Coming mom!!" Serena responded but not before smashing another snow ball in Xanus face! "Hahaha!!" "HEY STOP IT!" He cried before spotting a rock and grinning devilishly much like Connor and scooping it up with some snow only to throw it harshly towards his sister who merely ducked at the right time the same time Connor was walking by as the snowball makes a direct hit to his forehead, rock and all. Serena stays in her ducked position and turns pale, gaping at what just happened. "Uh-oh...." Xanu looked even sicker pale than his sister did. "Ah....ah......"

Yumi stared at their kids and simply turned away, not wanting to see what happens next for the simple fact she was feeling a bit under the weather to deal with it. Opening the door and stepping inside she smiles at the view...

Everything was....well made out of wood aside from the long panel windows that showed off the beautiful scenery of the mountains ahead. The living room was furnished with large couches and a rug by the large fire place. The dining room had a large table while the kitchen had the basic utensils to cook things with but Yumi would most likely make dinner outside in the fire pit at the front to give the kids a different experience. Going to the bedroom upstairs, taking the biggest one she placed her bag on the floor before laying back on the bed and sighing gently. "Mmm...."

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When they’d pulled to a stop, Connor would’ve cut the car off and let out a long sigh. The prison sentence was beginning to surface as he could hear the laughter of the kids filling the air, and his ears. While at some point it was joyous for the kids to be getting out and experiencing all of the seasons of the world, Connor’ s main focus at this point was simply to win the tournament. “The amount of training that could’ve been done here and I’m stuck being a “husband.” Connor moved out of the car, and everyone left him behind, letting him be the one to grab the bags, to which he did with a gripe and grumble.  As he was carrying the bags inside, following his darling wife on the inside Connor would’ve been hit in the head….with a rock. Connor stopped what he was doing as the kids began to look at one another with fear in their eyes. Xanu swallowed hard. Connor stood there not saying anything at all as his anger beginning to boil as he dropped the bags to the ground….the fell into the snow softly and Connor turned around to look at his son with crimson red hues, that had an Erie glow to them.

“You think…this is a fucking game.” Xanu began to back away slowly. “Uh…dad……” “YOU THINK THIS IS A FUCKING! GAME!” (https://youtu.be/qxsHcI\_-0bM?t=1m29s )Connor would rear his right hand back and slam his fist into the side of Xanu’s jaw, dislocating it from the hinges, and causing it to hang by the skin and muscle left over!

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Serenea would’ve pointed at her brother laughing violently and uncontrollably. Connor turned his head and looked at his daughter before rushing over to her! His feet hitting the ground, sinking into the snow with each step, making heavy thud noises along the ground, and by the time he got there Connor would’ve leapt into the air and rearing his right hand back and tossing it forward and slamming his fist directly  into the eye socket of his daughter! She made a noise of sheer pain, her voice squeaking slightly as her body went flying into a tree!

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Serena’s eye was hanging out of the socket by the string of the cornea. She held the eye in her hand, and put it back up to the eye hole itself. When the cornea is tugged or damaged it is a terrible stinging and paining sensation…and Serena would giggling the entire she was putting her eye back into place. Xanu started to pull himself up, and his jaw began to put itself back into place slowly but surely, and he was finally starting to stand up! Gritting his teeth, he turned to look at his father before BOOM!

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Connor would’ve rushed over there and punt kicked his son in the skull, snapping his neck from place!!!!....of course Xanu wasn’t dead. His dragon oni physiology gave him a supernatural durability and survivability. Connor would’ve lifted the boy up by his hair and held him in the air. He held Xanu up in the air and spoke to him triumphantly. “Bet  you think you’re so tough throwing rocks at your old man huh? Well lets see how long that laughter last!” Connor would’ve raised Xanu high into the air, holding his little legs and the back of his head. Holding him above his head before bringing his back down, spreading it and snapping his spine across his knee with a bone crunching SNAP!

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Xanu hollered at  the top of his lungs in pain and began crying real tears. Had Connor gone to far? Perhaps, but it was enough to show his point. Connor tossed his son’s body into the cold snow, and began walking back towards the cabin. “Punk ass.” Picking up the bags and tossing them inside of the living room this time around, Connor would’ve looked around the place. It smelled fresh, was very warm and had…a relaxing tone to it. He couldn’t explain it but he actually started to change his mind about being angry. “Alright everyone what are we doing today. We hunting for food or we enjoying this giant flat screen t.v we got here. Yumi grab me a beer out of the fridge would ya?” Connor would’ve plopped his lazy ass down in the recliner, leaning back and kicking the seat up. A long drawn out sigh came from his lips and he smiled as he did this. He’d yell for Yumi once more. “Yumiiiiiiiiiiiii. Where’s that beer?”

Yumi just wanted five minutes to herself while the kids played outside and Connor unloaded the car...but it seems even that was asking for too much as the sound of Connor screaming at the children brought her back to reality and she rubbed her temples with a flare of nostrils. "mmmmmm...." Trying to calm down and standing up out of the comfort of the bed she makes her way over to the window to see just what happened now...Blue narrowed hues gaze down at Xanu looking pettrified as snow fell off of Connors head...as well as a rock. He was obviously fine and it seemed like an accident for the most part but Connor wasn't the type to take it so easily as he goes on a rampage.

Usually Connor went much too rough on the kids but it wasn't anything Yumi and the poor kids weren't used to...but this time he'd gone too far. Eyes widen as she sees him punch Xanu to the point where his jaw is completely wrecked! Serena has the guts to laugh and it ends with her up in a tree with her eye popping out and hanging there....Yumi watches with an annoyed expression and at first she tries to calm herself down, explaining that its simply just how Connor has always been but the moment Xanus spine is broken over Connors knee she finally loses it!! "Yumi grab me a beer out of the fridge would ya?” This asshole...

Is it really....that bad.....is it really TOO MUCH to ask for a nice happy vacation where Connor wasn't ABUSING their children?! Or being such a DICK HEAD!? Opening the window she called out to Serena and Xanu who were currently trying to put themselves back together painfully so. "Are you two okay??" Serena finished popping her eye back in place before helping Xanu gently get up as his spine was realigning and he cried. "I think so...uhh but moma I donno if this was such a good idea bringing dad along...he seems more angry than usual." "MY BAAAAACCCKKK" Xanu cried harder now that his mom was watching but Serena lightly smacked him on the head. "Oh stop it! Come on!" She started dragging him through the snow as his body healed slowly.

Yumi watched her kids and realized this wasn't....the kind of childhood she wanted them to remember. She didn't even remember her own childhood and one would think with how Connor was raised he'd want his own kids to have decent happy memories of their own father...maybe she could try and talk to him. But she was tired of trying that it never worked...just talking didn't get through to the dense headed male as she makes her way downstairs and stands in front of him on the recliner with a frown.

"What the hell is wrong with you? You could've killed Xanu with that spine breaker are you insane? Hes just a child his bones aren't fully dense enough like ours yet and you hurting him like that is gonna fuck up his growth!" It started fine at first just a wife simply nagging at him but her eye twitched a bit as she realized just how long this had been going on....it was ALWAYS like this! "You need to stop being such a dick to your own kids! All I wanted was a simple three day vacation with my family but no you always want to complain complain complain about how your life is now and I'm doing my very best to make everyone happy here but you are such an ass! You spend more time with Cho than you do with your OWN son! You have no problem getting up late nights when Cho calls and needs you but heaven forbid Xanu wants to spend some time with you in our own home you don't give him the time of day!!" Okay so this was more than nagging at this point as everything that was bothering Yumi just started to pour out.

"And boy if you tell me to stop babying my son I've got some news for you the reason hes so behind in his training is because youre training Cho ALL the time and teaching that boy how to be a man when your own son is sitting at home wondering what hes doing wrong! If you think hes such a wuss than SPEND SOME FUCKING TIME WITH HIM!!! Serena too!! As much as you hit her and abuse her she thinks the world of you and still smiles your way no matter how many times you abuse her!! What are you teaching our daughter!? That it's okay for a man to hit her! What if she ends up with a fucking useless no good for nothing abusive asshole who beats her because her own daddy beat her so damn much she thinks thats what a NORMAL relationship looks like!?! There are consequences to how you raise your children Connor and YOU ARENT DOING IT RIGHT!!!" The kids entered the cabin by now and just stood there dumbfounded at what was going on...their mom never yelled at their dad like this, sure she gave him a bash over the head sometime when he was mean to them but she never used words like this or snapped like that before as Serena placed her hands on Xanus shoulders and watched on with worried eyes while Xanu tilted his head and stayed close to his big sister.

"What the hell is wrong with you? You could've killed Xanu with that spine breaker are you insane? Hes just a child his bones aren't fully dense enough like ours yet and you hurting him like that is gonna fuck up his growth!" Connor had his eyes closed and was all be it finally getting to have some kind of time to himself as she wanted them to do for this vacation after properly disciplining their kids of course. That is, he thought he would until Yumi came down and hit him with these spiteful bars she was spitting and it was low key upsetting the young red eyed Ryoji. His peaceful serene sleeping face had a bit of a scowl on it’s surface now, but he opted to keep his eyes closed, and frown with a corner of his mouth to keep from saying anything he knew he’d regret. Hell he knew sometimes its best to just let women rant…he usually did.

"You need to stop being such a dick to your own kids! All I wanted was a simple three day vacation with my family but no you always want to complain, complain, complain about how your life is now and I'm doing my very best to make everyone happy here but you are such an ass! You spend more time with Cho than you do with your OWN son! You have no problem getting up late nights when Cho calls and needs you but heaven forbid Xanu wants to spend some time with you in our own home you don't give him the time of day!!" “Oh my fuckiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing god.” Connor began to stand up and stretch his arms out, grunting as he did. “Well maybe if you sto-“ Connor was quickly interrupted, as Yumi already knew what he was going to hit him with. "And boy if you tell me to stop babying my son I've got some news for you the reason hes so behind in his training is because youre training Cho ALL the time and teaching that boy how to be a man when your own son is sitting at home wondering what hes doing wrong! If you think hes such a wuss than SPEND SOME FUCKING TIME WITH HIM!!! Serena too!! As much as you hit her and abuse her she thinks the world of you and still smiles your way no matter how many times you abuse her!! What are you teaching our daughter!? That it's okay for a man to hit her! What if she ends up with a fucking useless no good for nothing abusive asshole who beats her because her own daddy beat her so damn much she thinks that’s what a NORMAL relationship looks like!?! There are consequences to how you raise your children Connor and YOU ARENT DOING IT RIGHT!!!"

Connor pinched the bridge of his nose, and let out a bit of a growl, before lowering his hand and grunting aloud. “Are you fucking serious right now? Look no offense to your genes, or your op family line but the boy is A BITCH! Hear that? B-I-T-C-H. Bitch! Serena at LEAST has a chance of surviving in the real world! She’s a lil shit to but she’s a fighter to the core! A tough gal who doesn’t take shit from me! You know she actually landed ONE hit on me during our training session! Know how many Xanu landed? None! Tear drops don’t fucking count!” Connor stepped a little closer to Yumi pointing a finger in her face. “You wanna call me a bad parent? HUH? The FUCK are you? I leave things for you to teach these kids and they barely know how to do ANY of the shit! I’m sorry I’m out there busting my ASS so we can have a happy home, a happy life, money in your pocket, and food for them to eat! Okay last time I checked I’M the one who gets death threats put on his head. I’M the one who’s always in some kind of danger, people want to kill ME. YOU sit down with these kids, teaching them how to sow and knit, and running stupid hotels with your slut of a friend, and a FUCKING nerd I went to high school with! You are NOT the bread winner Yumi!” Connor pointed to himself. “I. PROVIDE. FOR THIS FAMILY.” Connor pointed to the ground, and shouted. “I RUN SHIT HERE! YOU JUST LIVE HERE! I’m sorry I don’t have time to teach the boy things I depend on you to pick up slack for! But you know what when our situation gets right?!? When we start living comfortably again?!? You know why that will be? Cause I’M gonna win the Yakuza tournament? I’m gonna be running the fire flower syndicate so you CAN afford to wear other things besides the same god damn green shirt and Hakama pants you wear every, single FUCKING day.”

Connor turned and pointed towards the kids. “If our kids were on their own, the reason they’d survive is not because.” Connor would mimic Yumi’s voice in an ugly monotone fashion. “I’m teaching them dragon style arts slowly but surely.” He returned to his own voice. “NO YOU DUMBASS. I BEAT THE PAIN RESISITENCE INTO THOSE KIDS SO THEY CAN SURVIVE! Meanwhile here you are kissing their boos and shit. Xanu aint even hurt!” Xanu shouted. “My back hasn’t healed yet!” “Shut up BOY!” Serena covered Xanu’s mouth and Connor looked back to his wife. “Don’t tell me how to raise my kids when right now I have to make a comfortable raising FOR them. I spent my entire life getting to where we are now, so my future generations could live right and I’m not going to stop because our daughter wants to lick cunt, or our son is a FUCKING FAILURE. YOU deal with it. This conversation is good and god damn over. Now are you going to turn your sweet ass around and give me a beer? Or am I gonna have to swerve around you to get it my god damn self.” Connor folded his arms looking his wife dead in her eyes. Connor folded to Yumi’s demands a lot, but the one thing he ask is that she respects the things he does to even make things like this possible. It’s important to show attention to the family, and no body knows that more than Connor. He also knows how it feels to be in the working man’s role, to have to struggle day in and day out to provide for the ones you care about…He’d thought he and Yumi had an understanding but apparently not.

Still he was really craving that beer right about now.

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"Xanu isn't a bitch! HES SIX YEARS OLD CONNOR WHAT DO YOU THINK SIX YEAR OLDS ACT LIKE!??!?!" Connor puts a finger to her face and she has half a mind to bite it completely off and spit it back out at him but she stands her ground and narrows her eyes dangerously low, listening to him talk back. "Ooooohhhh so I'm the parent who has to raise them all by MYSELF! Two kids all on my own and teach them how to be adults huh!? Teach Xanu how to be A MAN. I CANT TEACH HIM HOW TO BE A MAN THATS HIS FATHERS JOB SO WHY ARENT YOU TEACHING HIM TO BE A MAN CONNOR!?" Then he mentions how hes the bread winner, talking bad about May and Josh and how she just manages hotels while he runs shit and she only lives here.

Her eyes widen before she growls, smoke coming out from her mouth. "Oh you mean the nerd who was THERE FOR YOU when EVERYONE else abandoned Shinpaku when you vanished for so long?! He was the only one who stayed behind and tried to keep it going until you came back!! All your so called members LEFT WHEN THE MONEY WAS GONE YOU ASSHOLE! And for your information you're doing a swweeeeeeellll job making money aren't you?! So deep in fucking debt and asking money from big brother oh good job Connor! Meanwhile while you were fucking up our bank accounts those silly hotels I manage were the ONLY thing keeping us FED!! So not only do I MANAGE HOTELS LIKE A BOSS BUT I RAISE OUR KIDS WHILE YOURE RUNNING ROUND FIGHTING AND TRAINING A BOY THAT AINT EVEN YOURS!!" She shoves him roughly, uncaring if he does so back and snarls. "Youre not the ONLY one who provides for this family! Get off your fucking high horse! AND NO IM NOT GETTING YOU A FUCKING BEER AND THIS AINT THE LAST OF THIS CONVERSATION YOU---"

 Shoving him again this time harder she continues yelling. "No good for nothing asshole!! You think I havent sacrificed for this family?! You dont think I work JUST as hard as you?! You think its EASY being your WIFE!? Wondering if youre ever gonna come home or if youre off somewhere with Cho or god knows where for weeks on end showing the world how big and bad you are?! Oh boo who look at me I'm bad ass Connor Ryoji and I just miss the old days where I could do whatever I waaaannntt!! Ugh I have to hang out with family my sons a lil bitch and my daughter annoys me! Poor me my life is sooooooo bothersome having a FAMILY WHO LOVES ME!"

Scoffing in his face, she eyes him before crossing her arms and saying this with pure malice. "And the boy comes from your loins...if he’s such a bitch he must get it from you....which means one thing....you’re bitch made." And with that last comment Yumi made the first move knowing words alone weren't enough anymore and she was legit at her breaking point! With one foot stepping back and her elbow cocking back as well, her nose curls into a nasty scowl, fangs showing from her growl as she sends a fierce right hook right for his jaw as a starter. "AND IM TIRED OF MESSIN WITH A BITCH MADE LIKE YOU!"

Connor listened to her rant right back at him for the duration of the entire time. He was beginning to get heated…and she was to. He could see it and it didn’t sit very well with him at all. In fact, it was running his vacationing mood. It’s one thing to insult him as a man and human being, but to insult his work ethic, downplay his efforts to that of beneath her own, insult his genes, commenting on his borrowing of money, and once again she mentions his relationship of Cho. Connor’s scowl couldn’t get any fiercer sure but the final straw of it all was her calling him the one word he’d never want to hear form her mouth, or the one word he’d never call her….to her face anyway.

"And the boy comes from your loins...if he’s such a bitch he must get it from you....which means one thing....you’re bitch made."

“…” Connor’s face grew cold. The scowl literally went away giving way to a mean looking blank facial expression that was what the kids were theorizing to be a new level of anger. Xanu and Serena looked at one another, as they’d never heard that word exchanged between their parents at any point in time until now. Connor’s brow slowly bent itself once again as his lips were sealed. He had no words for her whatsoever, only a paired of balled fist. “AND IM TIRED OF MESSIN WITH A BITCH MADE LIKE YOU!" When Yumi drew her fist back to strike it at Connor’s face, Connor stood there still looking at her. The fist connected, and Connor’s head tilted to the right. Blood left the corner of his lip and splattered to the ground, and the children looked as if they’d seen some kind of a ghost! However Connor’s body remained where it was. It didn’t move. It didn’t so much as budge…as slowly but surely Connor with his head alone began to push from the force of his wifes fist, only to give her the nastiest look he’d ever given a person on this god given earth.

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“You…half lizard BITCH!” Connor shouted out, as he weaved his head to the opposite side of her fist that was once on his face , and retaliated with his own punch this time around. Connor drawing his right arm from his hip, curling his fingers into a fist, and aiming to throw a straight right hook like hers dead into the bridge of her nose! Each knuckle fitting nicely into the frame of her face, curling into the flesh of her skin, causing it to bleed. Connor’s hand would’ve suffered scraping of the skin, and stung a bit thanks to her draconic scales, but that is to say Connor knowing this threw this punch with the intent to knock her head off. Literally.

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Knowing how tough his wife was, he knew not to pull any punches with her. As the hit if it connected, would echo through the cabin, a fierce wind would’ve pushed the furniture out and about, all the way to the walls! Rattling the frames and t.v’s all suspended on the walls as well, and had she not had the same fortitude her husband did, her body would’ve bent backwards into a human “U.” shape. “Don’t you ever in your life hit me again Yumi.” Weather she went down or not, Connor would leave his fist extended. His knuckles bleeding, and his fist shaking from sheer unbridled rage. Xanu covered his mouth and Serena did the same. Had things gotten this bad? Had the growing tension built to such a degree? Whatever came of it Connor wasn’t about to have any more of it. Especially not his own wife hitting him as if she were right.  Had she retaliated after this Connor would undoubtedly end up fighting with this woman here and now, as the time for words ad long passed.

"You half lizard BITCH." "BRING IT CHICKEN SHIT!" She screamed back at him, unafraid of her husband and whatever he was about to bring and she knew full well when he was angry he could really give it his all but she wasn't some damsal in distress or victim of abuse, she was GOING to fight back!! The first punch comes her way and Yumi merely clenches her legs and even LEANS into the punch dead on so the aim goes more towards her forehead which was the densest part of her face and the bridge of her nose, snarling as his fist crashes, blood soon appearing to gush out from the nose thanks to the harsh blow but it didnt break  though it did slightly dent but thanks to the draconic skin of hers it was more so an unstoppable force hitting an imovable object....both of them had grown stronger over the years and to Yumi the best offense was a good defense especially when it came to sparring with Connor.

 He'd end up hurting himself in the process as Yumis blood poured on to his scrapped knuckles and she pulled back and snorted the rest of it out from her nostrils to breathe better. She stood there as Connor kept up his still clenched fist, little droplets of red dribbling from her nose down her chin and on to the floor but Yumi merely stayed where she was with tense muscles and a fierce glare at her husband.....Some of the blood got into her mouth as she spit it out at his feet uncaringly and got in to a fighting stance, her classic muay thai position as fists slowly curled so tightly, her knuckles cracked in response. "Kids...go outside." "B-but mom-" "I SAID GO OUTSIDE!" Xanu flinched when his mother yelled at him and Serena quickly picked the boy up best she could to keep him from running to his mom as she drags him back outside and slams the door shut, both the children running away from the cabin and to a safe distance as Yumi stands there, staring at him.

"You really are an asshole, Ryoji." She only called him by his last name when she was angry...REALLY angry at him. Her body began to glow red, her skin instantly heating up as she licked the blood off her lips before making the next move! Weaving past the outdrawn arm of his she got in close, shrinking the distance between them and if he'd attempted to raise his other fist Yumi threw up her right arm to violently shove into his forearm and stop any punches midway! Her left arm itching to wrap behind his head to roughly delve hot fingers into the brunette locks and force his head forward to bend down only to meet with a flying right knee headed for the males face!! The dragon halfling sends her leg skyrocketing upwards to meet with Connors nose repeatedly if she'd gotten that far of course with such demonic power behind it the reinforced bone could shatter anything weaker than it and even if it wasn't totally pummeling Connors face inward the very blasts sounded like a bulldozer meeting with a metal object. The smell of burning hair was in the air thanks to Yumis fingers turning an ember orange and smoke would be rising up from the back of Connors head with the smell of burning flesh soon following afterwards thanks to her fire affinity she was doing any type of damage she possibly could to the male!

Connor listened to Yumi yell at the kids out of frustration and anger. Serena tried to speak back up but it wasn’t helping…not in the slightest. What’s funny is most people would’ve thought Connor to be the most hotheaded out of the dynamic duo of a couple, but Yumi’s element being fire this applied to more than he battle standards. When she was heated, she was HEATED. “Like I always say brats. Listen to your mother.” Connor spread his legs shoulder width apart, clenching his fist, including the fist that had skin scraped and bloodied knuckles. Connor’s scowl turned into a more focused anger this time around as he pierced the gaze of his beloved wife once more.

"You really are an asshole, Ryoji." “Just like your muay thai skills.” Connor made a snark remark at the stance she took. “You know you were never the better fighter. Bitch don’t try me.” She didn’t listen OH NO did she not, as she came in with the heat! She moved towards Connor with a speed that matched her anger. When she came in, body first, shoving his hands out of the way and dwindling his defensive options Connor WOULD give her a nod of props but this wasn’t one of those moments. Her fingers made their way into his hair, and she proceeded to attempt to bring his head and her knee to collide into one another. “Oh word?” Connor would’ve brought his hands up as he watched her knee rise, and pressing his right palm to her knee, and his left palm over his right hand, when the flesh collided, he reduced the properties of the damage that would’ve been done! His head was still bobbing, and his nose had a black bruise on it but  not as potentially bad as it would’ve been had he taken the entire force of her knee. “Damn those ashy scales.” Connor thought to himself. He felt her fingers burning at the back of his skull, charring some of his hair, and he wasn’t about to let her get the upper hand. The key to stopping Yumi was to keep her momentum from little to none at all.

As such after her first knee attempt Connor would’ve let her keep grip enough for a second knee attempt, except this time Connor would’ve used quick foot work and shifting of the ankles to step to his left side, with his right arm raised slightly above the area of air where her knee would’ve hit his head. “Time to play surgeon!” Connor would’ve attempted to counter by bring his right elbow down upon the thigh of his wife. Seemingly useless considering her draconic advantages, but Connor wrapped the point of his elbow in destruction chi, thus should this elbow connect the destructive mandarins would’ve burrowed right through her magical scales leaving a deep inch length laceration on the front of her thigh. Had she had another layer of skin beneath the scales it might’ve been spared, but the pain from this would’ve given her thigh a numbing/tingling sensation and a sudden weakness. Should she have attempted to put weight on it, she’d find her balance offed for a while (1 post.) Should this counter attempts success come in full, in addition to him yanking his head away from her grip had she not let go by now, Connor would’ve then attempted to rotate his body, so that now he’d aim to dive his right destruction chi coated elbow into the busted bridge of his wife’s nose! Aiming to attack an already visible weak point, should this connect the area would’ve caved in even further, and the bleeding would’ve ceased. This is because Connor would’ve attempted to impact her so hard, the pearly white of her skull’s surface surrounding the nasal area would’ve been in full reveal, this force burning away what damaged cartilage might’ve been left in that particular area after his first attempt, dragon scales included. This attempt would’ve been followed up with a series of quick successive punches, right and left straight punches all aimed towards the center of Yumi’s body.

Also called the Stance Of Overpowering Annihilation, it is a highly offensive stance. This was Kin's sensei's signature stance before he took on His sensei and lost, taking his suggestion. Connor and Kin met up during the two years for a reunion, and exchanged martial tips like they'd originally meant to. Kin commented on a more effective way to throw his flurry of punches and as such taught Connor this karate stance.  In this stance, Kin's speed doubles with his hand strikes by that of 60 percent. Kin's hands move so quickly that it appears that he never moves them at all to those who aren’t to 0.001 of a second. Using his hand in the knife hand positioning to deliver strikes of devastating proportions. Attacking ones inner organs with destruction chi.

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Connor had been married to this woman for years so it’s no surprise he at least thought of some kind of way to defeat if not her, people like her. As such every punch he threw towards her would’ve been with every bit of might he could muster. Digging into her rib cage, sternum, diaphraghm, and attempting to push and bruise every intestine and organ wrapped in that specific area. Each punch imbedding itself into her being as they were thrown. His knuckles wouldn’t be so cut up and damaged this time however, as he’d coated the ends and edges of his fist with fortification chi this time. Thus allowing him to punch her as hard as he wanted with no unwanted damages to come. That is to say, even if Connor’s elbow attempt to her nose missed, he would’ve immediately began throwing these same rapid fire punches in attempts to well….beat her ass in a literal sense.

Connor lessens the knee blow but that wouldn't stop Yumi from trying again though Connor was already on the offense for a counter as destruction chi coats his elbow and the next thing she knows he sends it crashing into her attacking thigh, the scales being pierced through like butter and the dense skin slicing open from the impact as her eyes widen and she lets out a large cry! "Fuck!!" At this point all she wanted to do was transform into her draconic body and eat him down to the fucking bones! The pain was aching horribly, it was a burning numbing type of agony but she pushed through and saw through his next attack, her own fists igniting in destruction chi and in a crossed fashion shoot up towards his upcoming elbow to stop it in its track with open palms!

 The destruction chis canceling each other out the moment they connect as she holds her position-moving would only make her stumble and so she kept her wounded leg lifted, putting her weight on the dominant leg now as she bent Connors elbow upwards in a painful fashion twisting the shoulder back before leaning all her body weight towards him to give his chin a violent head butt, enough to bust the soft skin of his lips!! Stopping him from the rest of his counters and part of her wanted to just trip into him and knock him right off his feet and land ontop of him to deliver a series of her own blows and she'd try for just that thanks to her off balance it felt a bit more clumsy than anything but with the dragoon halfling able to tackle someone like a semi she rams herself into Connor hard enough he could fall on to his back with the red head landing on his waist, straddling his hips!!

Quickly grappling on to his shirt and lifting it up by the collar to lightly lift him up, her other hand curls into a flamed fist, raising it up above her to make sure it was going to be one hell of an impactful blow but just as she raised it up--something fell on Connors face. Normally Yumi wouldn't care, once she got started barely ANYTHING could stop her from giving someone a hard beat down but what fell on his face was wet and clear....sweat? It was just sweat right? But the more she hesitated the more she saw it landing on Connor and thats when she realized what was happening...Blue hues widen slightly as she stops, still holding on to her husbands shirt and staring into his beat up face. Now with no sounds of their fists flying the cabin was quiet enough to hear the sound of....the sound of crying. Yumi was crying...not an ugly type of sobbing or hysterical but they were soft broken breaths with tears pouring out softly down bloodied cheeks and on to Connors face as she just sat there on top of him. She wasn't crying from the pain of his blows it was just from....from everything weighing heavy on her shoulders.

Connor had made Yumi cry maybe....twice in their relationship and that wasn't much for how long they known one another so when tears came instead of words or fists it meant something was wrong. Worse than what the situation was first thought to be. The fist is finally lowered as Yumi follows suit and rests her wounded forehead against Connors chest, long locks of red sprawling over her shoulder and on to his body as she cries softly. The sound of a lamp collapsing from rolling off one of the tables brings her back to reality and she sniffles, lifting herself back up and off of her husband, carefully from the wound on her leg and limping lightly to the fireplace to sit down on the floor and away from him, wiping her eyes. She hadn't said anything at this point....she didn't want to, she was tired and didn't want to even fight anymore....

Connor’s eyes narrowed as his wife raised up her palm to prevent his elbow from digging into her flesh. This threw Connor for a slight loop but not for very long as he wasn’t interested in waiting around for her to make or advance with another form of counter or not. She definitely gave it a shot, when she shot her own head forward in an attempt to head butt him dead in the lip but he denied her that privigile, leaning his head to the right side, and letting her head slide by his shoulder. Even with the jerk and twisting of his shoulder, while it hurt, it wasn’t going to stop his momentum and advancement of motion in order to prevent him from taking this hit. As this happened, Connor would’ve returned his head to it’ original position until suddenly she managed to trip him up and out of his position!

Connor fell onto his back with a slight grunt, and one of his eyes proceeded to close. The other one stayed open as he looked up at her and saw her about to reach her hand back to begin punching. Connor let out a demonic grunt, before reaching his right hand up to grip at her throat, and sitting up just enough to rear his left hand back as if he was about to throw a punch straight into her eye! Alas…Connor felt drops of a wet hit the surface of his face repeatedly. His motions stopped and the anger he felt in his vines began to subside as he saw her cry…yes. She was crying. Connor would’ve released her throat and leaned back on his elbows…looking at her and watching her rest her head onto his chest.

He listened to her cry, silently and in doing so he rested a hand on her head. He’d have allowed her to stay there but he even came to realize exactly what he had done. She was crying. Connor had seen her actually or legitimately cry in the longest time with him being the cause of it. It hadn’t been like that since the Dark Zone times where they stayed at. A lamp had fallen and it almost snapped them both back into reality. Connor opened his eyes and let his hand go off of her…in doing so, he watches her get up too. Leaving him…sure she’d just went across the room but it felt heavier than that. Like she was walking away form him…literally and figuratively. Instinctively being the sensitive sap he was around her, Connor wanted to reach out. His hand twitched as if to raise and call out to her. Almost to say he was sorry for what he had done, and how he took back what he said. Yet this time Connor was very unyielding. Though he knows the wrong he’s done, he still stands b his mental commitment to his position in not only this family but their relationship. As such, Connor looked down for a moment, closing his eyes, before standing himself up and dusting himself off. He motions to move to where the bedroom was, and once inside he’d change his clothes, putting on some baggy jeans, and a white long sleeve shirt to which he rolled up his sleeves. He didn’t want to wear a coat…he wanted to feel the cold.

Making his way back through the living room, Connor stuffed his hands into his pockets, only to stop at the door. Looking at the kids hesitant to even walk inside, Connor would look to them and to Yumi to speak. “Clean this place up by the time I get back.” Was all he’d  bothered to say, as he began to walk out on them. His feet crushing the snow beneath him as he started just walking. Each step pulling him farther and farther away from Yumi, and his family. For the first time in a long time Connor wanted to be alone. Feeling an odd sense of regret and disrespect he needed time alone with his own thoughts to decide weather what he’d done here, and what they talked about was something that could even be remotely worked out…usually it always could. Great make up sex to boot! But something about this time felt so heavy…Connor could feel the emotional connection between them sinking and something wasn’t sitting well with him about that. He couldn’t place a finger on it but he’d felt as if he’d maybe fucked up pretty big this time. How big was a topic up for debate.

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Dragging bloodied knuckles through red locks, the tears keep flowing freely it was just a silent crying at this point, once vibrant pools of blue now dim with just exhaustion of everything...She hears Connor move to the bedroom but doesn't move from her spot, staring at the fireplace or more like looking through it and just having a million thoughts running through her mind at once. What should she do now? What could she do? Was she really this unhappy? Was Connor truly unhappy with their life together? Did he resent them? Resent her for giving him children and responsibility?? There were just TOO many questions the female was asking herself and she felt pitiful for feeling like this...she felt weak and idiotic for allowing such female emotions to rush her like this but at the end of the day she was a mother and a wife and these thoughts couldn't be helped in the slightest.

Connor comes downstairs and the sounds of his footsteps grabs her attention as he opens the front door to leave. "Clean this place up by the time I get back..." Yeah, what would she expect him to say besides that? But he was coming back so that was....it was a good thing wasn't it? She wanted him to come back, she didn't want him to leave in the first place but....maybe they just needed some time. Some space could do them good right now...maybe...just maybe. Shutting her eyes tightly she tries to stop the tears only to feel a small hand on her head, realizing she still had children to tend to. Lifting her head up, she spots a worried Serena and a sad Xanu who didn't fully understand what was going on but were very concerened for both parties. "Momma...please don't cry." The little boy murmured as he kneeled down and hugged her neck, making Yumi move so she could pull him into her lap and hold him tightly.

Serena watched the two embrace before gazing out at the still open door, some snow lightly coming in thanks to the draft. She hoped her father would be okay...she hoped both her parents would be okay. "Does....does daddy hate us?" She finally asked and Yumi pulled Xanu away just far enough so she could speak to both of them. "No! No of course not...he loves you. BOTH of you. Regardless of what he says he just...he shows it differently." "Why did you guys fight about us then?" She asked, Xanu wondering that as well....Yumi sighed, trying to see how she could get them to understand but it was difficult...they were just kids and it was complicated. "Daddy is just...When moms and dads fight it's-.....ahh...." She didn't know where to even begin on this whole situation, she herself didn't even know what to feel so how could she tell them it was going to be okay? "It's complicated. The important thing is your father loves you both very much." "Does daddy love you?" Xanu asked innocently and Yumi could feel her heart shatter a bit at the question. "I uh..." Smiling softly, she kisses Xanus forehead and stands up, placing him on his feet. "No more questions okay? Lets just clean this place up and then we can make some s'mores..."

"I love s'mores." A familiar voice boomed into the cabin as the door is completely pulled off its hinges and a beast of a mutant/man crashes his way through the doorway, breaking it apart to make room. All three of them quickly put their attention to Benny, the four armed freak that was known to go toe to toe with Yumi any time they ran into one another. Yumi instantly goes on the defensive, grabbing both children and placing them behind her as she snarls dangerously. "Benny....Do not dare take another step you disgusting freak!" "Oh! Thats not nice!! Benny is here to play!! You not happy to see me?!" Yumi glared before lookin over her shoulder to the kids. "Go through the back door....run and dont stop running. Find your father." "No mom! We-" "Don't talk back!" She snapped at Xanu who winced and nodded softly. "Okay..." she looked back to Benny and narrowed her eyes as dragonic features began to appear. "Run." The moment she says the word, both children shoot forward to the back where the other exit was and Benny is moving right after!!

Yumi watches him grab hold of the marble table found at the entrance for decoration, it was a heavy piece of furniture and he lifted it up with just two of his four arms, tossing it towards the children! Yumi shifts into a blur, appearing in front of the coming table only to throw her elbow out and slam into the middle of it, hearing a loud crack! It snaps right in the middle and shatters apart, falling at her feet as she lands, now yellow hues locking with bennys dull brown ones. "What are you doing here, Benny." Her tone holding a dragonic growl to it as Benny cracks all his knuckles and smirks. "Special order from boss...under new management. Where is Connor Ryoji?" "Never heard of him." Yumi said with an annoyed expression as she rolled her shoulders and grew scales on her own knuckles, reinforcing them to give a boost of oomph when she lands those mighty blows.

Meanwhile the children had found themselves back outside behind the cabin and running like their life depended on it! Which it techincally did but so did their mothers! "Wheres dad?!" Serena asked the small boy to which he replied with a huff. "How should I know?! He could be anywhere by now!" They continued running through the snowy forests, shouting for their dad as quickly as they could. Suddenly a loud crash errupts behind them and they slide to a stop to see a large chunk of the cabin exploding!! Their eyes widen and they look at one another before running faster outwards to find Connor! Back with Yumi, the female stared up at the grey skies that dropped snow below.....she was surrounded by stone and wood and there was an obvious mark on her chest as she took in a slow breath. It felt like a wrecking ball times ten just rammed her but it was Bennys fist currently smoking and glowing red. The male fixed his stance and shook the hand, blowing on it soon after and snickering. "Felt that did ya? Courtesy of my new boss...strength empowerment and some chi...I can heat up my body to take your hot headed blows and give some of my own."

Yumi slowly sits up, giving him an even more annoyed expression as she ignored the stinging on her cleavage. Her thigh hadn't been healed and it was aching something fierce not to mention the obvious banged up bridge of her nose and forehead with the slight bone showing from the seared skin thanks to Connors punches from earlier. "Now im gonna ask ya again....where is Connor Ryoji? I got a present for him!!" Bringing out a glass ball full of some type of floating purple dust inside he spins it on his finger. "It aint gonna kill him! Least I dont think hahaahah!!" Hearing that threat towards her husband makes the red head stand back up and dust the debris off of her, uncaring of the snow beneath her feet as she steps back inside of the cabin. "I dont much care what little tricks gave you an extra boost...it aint gonna be enough to beat me. I may not be Connor Ryoji but I'm just as bad." Glowing yellow eyes narrow as her own chi unlocks and begins to surround her, canines turning sharp and her tone growing dark. "I'm going to make you suffer..."

Connor would’ve actually made it a very far distance away from the cabin. After causing such heartache, his own heart ached just as bad. He made her cry…he hadn’t done so in so long he forgot what her tears looked like. Yumi was one of those girls who looked cute even when she cried…which is good because ugly criers are just fucking disgusting. Connor’s feet dragged through the snow, as he had a light pile of it sitting atop of his brown locks. The sun was strating to lower itself down a bit, and his emotion filled red hues were beginning to glow in the dimming light of the night. He trudged himself on, almost as if forcing himself to get further and further away fro Yumi. Internally he knew he didn’t WANT to move further away from her. But….what could he really do right now. Connor eventually stopped looking up with a small gasp and watching the breathe escape his frost covered lips. He’d been so focused on other things he’d completely ignored the frost on his clothes. He turned his head and looked back…he didn’t know where he was. He’d been walking in a straight line so one could assume doing the same backwards would lead him back to where he needed to be.

He wanted to turn around and go to her. Check on her. Talk this out, maybe drop those walls he keeps up and become vulnerable understanding husband. It was something he hated doing but sometimes you just have to. When you’re married it’s not just about you anymore and even though he understood that, Connor began to feel as though…maybe his actions and speech weren’t warranted. “I should…go back.” Connor was about to turn around and start back towards the cabin until he heard fast coming pitter patters coming his way. He blinked away the ice around his eyelashes, rubbing them afterwards with his forearm and looking to see Xanu and Serena running up to him frantically, calling out to their daddy over and over again. “What the hell are you kids doing out here? You should’ve stayed back there with your mom.” Xanu finally took a breather before he opened his mouth and spoke. “MOM! IS! IN TROUBLE!” Connor sucked his teeth before shaking his head. “Did she send you to tell me that? God what a shallow bi-“ “MOM did not send us! Well she did but seriously! There’s this guy with four arms and he’s attacking her! She needs help cause it’s your fault she’s losing!!” Connor still looked at her with disbelief…until it clicked into his head just who had four arms. Connor’s eyes widened, as the black dot in the center of his irises began to disappear. His fist clenched, the heat from his energy defrosting his body as he growled. “No.”

Was all Connor said before he looked down at the kids. He grabbed both of them by the tops of their craniums and held them by his sides. “Fire breath now!” the kids nodded, inhaling breathes before letting them back out, flames spewing from their lips at rapid jet stream speeds and as they did this, Connor’s body would’ve been lifted up and off of the ground, propelled into the air like a rocket! Connor’s jacket fluttering in the wind as he used his kids as jet boosters to try and hurry back to the cabin before it was to late!

Meanwhile at the cabin…

As the fighting between Yumi and Benny insured, there was another figure now standing at the front door. The figure was imposing and for some reason or another looked like a spitting image of Connor himself, except with grey/silver hair and blue eyes. He stood with a blue jean jacket on his body, and grey sweatpants. He had a vile of a strange purple liquid in his hand, swirling it around menacingly. “Hurry up Benny. The job needs to be done. If he’s not back in time we’ll settle for the wife.”

Another loud explosion sounded off in the cabin as Benny is sent crashing through the roof from the OUTSIDE, coming back in and destroying the second floor with a flaming red head currently trying to impale the mutants stomach with both the heels of her feet!! Rocketing the male all the way down to the first floor, they both land back in the living room and the entire wooden platform makes a wave of planks before cracking under the pressure and exploding into many pieces, flying every which way but it wouldnt bother Yumi...she was in the basement now with Benny beneath her still lit feet. Finally the four armed mutant stomach his momentum thanks to the concrete underneath him which was now cracked and he was actually laying back first in the dirt under it. The damage above from the back lash of Bennys body messed up basically the entire cabin with the furniture being sent back against the walls and smashing and now with a giant hole in...basically everything above them, it wasn't going to take long for the large home to be reduced to nothing.

The man grunted loudly, all arms sprawled out at his sides as she coughed up blood, Yumi merely watching from the standing position on his abdomen with an uncaring expression. Tensed muscles flexed lightly and though the female kept a womanly figure especially after having two kids, what with being thick it wasn't fat in those thighs thank you very much but muscle and...okay some fat but Connor never complained so why should she? Benny snarled and two arms shot out to wrap themselves around Yumis arms but she didn't even flinch, eyes narrowing in disgust that this fucker would dare touch her. "I'm getting tired of you Benny..." Using his own grasp on her as leverage she'd lifted herself up, legs high in the air before slamming them back down into his chin repeatedly!! Benny instantly saw the blood pour out from his busted lips and used the other two arms to grab on to her legs and keep her still!! "BITCH! NOW IM GON RIP YOU APART!!" Yanking at her arms and legs, he really was going to try and rip her in half like some medieval torture machine!! Hearing her joints cracking because of the extra strain and muscles stretching, Yumi leaned her head back and blew smoke from her nose, frowning at the obvious discomfort but not giving him the satisfaction of hearing her scream. "Feels more like a stretch..."

Benny glares at her and sits up before getting back on his feet, with some dificulty but kept a tight grip on all her limbs, not giving her any chance to escape even with the mutant bleeding out of everywhere and covered in bruises...he WAS going to beat the living fuck out of her! Suddenly something grabs his attention out of her corner of his eye but before he can react it grabs his neck, wrapping tightly around him! A dragon tail made itself known full of scales and red fur at the top of it, squeezing itself tighter around the fat muscles of Benny as it chokes the very life out of him. The tail was large in girth, like a python snake curling more and more to break the muscles and kill Benny once and for all...The male released her legs to attempt at prying the tail off of him as his face began to turn an ugly purple, his eyes bulging out from his sockets as he struggled for air. Now with arms freed Yumi watched him trying his very best to pull her tail but to no avail, the thing was stuck on tight with full intention of popping his head open like a grape. Even with her legs still being held on to, Yumi leaned forward, grabbing hold of Bennys temples and digging her claws into the skull and squeezin violently!! The dragoons stare turns into a demonic gaze as canines sharpen while she snarls viciously, hearing his skull beginning to give weigh to the pressure of her hands with a sickening crackle, blood oozing out from his eyes, ears and nose....

Benny begins to cry out in agony, or try to but with his wind pipe collapsing from the dragon tail and his skull about to implode with brains turning to mush there wasn't much air in his lungs left and it was turning black for him....eyes rolled to the back of his skull upwards but just then he saw something rolling towards the hole above them and with the little energy he could muster, reached his hand up to catch the glass ball from earlier that must've been knocked out his hands when they continued their fight! In a split second it lands in his open palm and with the last bit of strength crushed the ball and smashed it over Yumis head. She didn't even flinch as she was moments away from killing the mutant but the dust forced its way into her senses, Yumi inhaling the purple smoke unwillingly....

Soon after, there was a haziness in the red head as things became fuzzy and confusing. A searing headache pulsed into her and it got to be so unberable she released Benny and cried out, falling to her knees and clutching her head. Something felt like it was clawing its way from inside and fucking with her intensly, tearing away at....things it wasn't supposed to. Benny fell on to his back, gasping for air as the entire brown grimy flesh was now completely purple, leaving an imprint of where her tail was, his face covered in his own blood as he gurgled painfully. Turning slowly on his stomach he started to crawl away and murmured. "I....couldn't use it on Connor...but....gyk....this is good...enough..." Even with the extra strength boost and his fire resistant he was no match for the dragoon...she grew stronger any time they faced off regardless of any upper hand he thought he had and he'd almost lost his life here today...

Yumi stayed on her knees and looked around in confusion wondering....where she was??? What had she just been doing? Her body was aching and there were debris falling all over her not to mention the bruises and blood on her...Staring in front of her, she saw a four armed man on the ground trying to leave on his stomach. "Wait..." But Benny wasn't about to stop and chit chat, pulling himself up to his feet with difficulty and going back up to the first floor....Yumi was a bit hesitant to do so but she wasn't about to just sit here. Climbing up out she doesn't see anyone now at all and realizes its...snowing. Blinking and raising a brow at the destruction and snow blowing into the open holes of the cabin she starts walking backwards. "Hello...?? Can someone....help me? Anybody? Somebody...." But no one....this feeling didn't sit right with her. She didn't feel good at all, she felt lonely...lost. The worst part was it felt like this wasn't the first time the red head felt such a thing. Jumping over the all the bricks and woods sprawled outside she ignores the icy cold and lifts her head up, seeing images of what might be home...but they weren't very clear and she had no clue where she was. Looking back at the cabin she stares for a moment before leaving it behind with one powerful jump into the air! And just like that...she was gone.

VI
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Connor would’ve been flying through the air with the kids still using them as boosters until he finally came to the sight of a destroyed house! The cabin was in shambles! “No…” Connor zoomed down and when they got to the ground he let go of the kids and began running towards the destroyed cabin! The kids caught their breathe, having to extend such a flame for much longer periods than even they thought they were capable of. Connor rushed inside through the ruins and wreckage. Some of the walls weren’t even standing like they had been previously. Connor looked through the place in a hurry, sweat dripping down his face as he called her name. “Yumi?! Yumi where are you?!” Connor darted in all of the areas that had been barreled through, making his way up stairs to see holes in every wall, and one giant one in the floor of the bed room. Through there he saw the hole that lead to the basement. “Yumi talk to me, what’s going on!!” He leapt down into the basement hole, and landed in a squat! Standing up and looking around he could smell the fresh blood of Yumi and someone else…though as the kids described it would’ve had to have been Benny. “Did they take her? No, they couldn’t have she’s to strong! She’s to powerful to take on alone!...were there more?!?!” Connor’s mind began to race with solutions to this query though he was coming up short. He wasn’t a detective like kin, or a tracker of any kind. He didn’t know where she was or even how to find her. Connor did notice something on the ground. Feint purple dust…he knelt over to touch it but I vanished before it could stick to his skin.

The kids ran inside calling for their mom. Yelling “MOM! MOMMY!” over and over again but to no avail. Connor emerged from the basement hole, grunting and running out of the door looking around in the cold snowy night! “YUMI!!! ANSWER ME! YOU’VE GOT EARS DAMMIT I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE HUH?!?! WHO’S TRYING TO FUCK WITH ME!?!?!” Connor’s anger began to skyrocket, as the destruction chi poured form his body, ripping his shirt to shreads in an instant, as his muscle mass increased. His body metabolizing his own anger into raw physical power as a shockwave released from his body turning the snow around him into water!

“GIMME MY WIFE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!”

The kids were wobbling back and forth, as Connor’s chi levels skyrocketed dangerously effecting the area round him! The ground shook as if a tremor had erupted right beneath them, as Connor flexed his arms at his sides, and shouted, more so cried out into the sky! His eyes shut tight before opening to reveal a solid crimson color within them. His body levitating slightly off of the ground from the repelling force of his own power.

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“CONNOR!” Washi shouted into Connor’s mind to bring him back to the reality of the situation! By that time the shockwave would’ve traveled, leveling the rest of the cabin completely and about 2 miles of forest area around his being. The once snowy area turned into a barren brown waste with white speckles of snow continuing to fall over it. Connor himself now had his red irises returned to the way they were as he looked up into the empty night sky gritting his teeth. He shook his head violently fighting any form of tear that would’ve escaped from his eyes and replacing them with regretful and beast like grunts. “Dammit!” the kids slowly walked up to Connor who’d taken to falling onto his knees, and beating the ground with his fist over and over again. Xanu and Serena walked up behind him and Xanu was the first to speak up. “Wh-..where’s mommy?” Connor turned around and gave his son a galre…before the mood kicked in. The reality set in, as Sernea and Xanu both wiped their eyes, sniffing. Snot brimming from their nose as Connor’s facial expression softened for a moment. The kids had lost their mother.

The kids had lost their mother. The only mother they’d ever known.

Connor turned to them and with narrow eyes he looked down. “She’s…gone for now. We’re gonna get her back though. I promise. Just have to find her.” Xanu ran up to Connor and hugged him by the waist. Sernea did the same. Connor would’ve normally choke slammed both of them into the dirt for acting like such wimps but this time…he simply hugged them both back. The kids were to upset to be surprised, and simply cried into their father’s arms. Connor looked down at the ground, as snow began to fill in some of the spots around them. Connor understood their pain…probably more than anyone else.

Connor also lost his mother at a young age. Only to be reminded once more he never discovered who took her…or where she went to.

That being said, Connor held them as close as he could. He wasn’t about to let them be alone…not like he was. Somebody was going to be there for them this time. To help them, to guide them, and to tell them everything was going to be okay. But even Connor wondered whether he was trying to convince the kids of this…or himself.