Tenjho Tenge Rewritten

You sigh as you enter your new high school, its pristine walls high looming dauntingly above you with every passing step... After ages of training, you have finally managed to perfect your family's personalized style of martial art - an obscure mix of judo, hapkido, and wudang. With your newly-sharpened prowess, it was easy to secure a spot in Tadou Academy, and equally easy to find yourself the center of attention among the freshmen.

A young man soon approaches you, a chibi-looking girl holstered on his shoulder as he stops little more than eight paces away. Both look at you, a smile on their face as they greet you politely, "Hajimemashta, Doe-san".

You look at them in surprise. "Sorry... do I know you?"

The chibi girl replies calmly, her silver hair hauntingly beautiful among the wind as she speaks, "I suppose not. Please, allow us to introduce ourselves, I am Natsume Maya, your 3rd-year senior, and this is Takayanagi Masataka, your 2nd-year senior." Their bodies bow lightly in respect.

You unconsciously return the gesture with mild confusion as you introduce yourself reflectively, "Hajimemashta, Natsume senpai, Takayanagi senpai, I'm Doe John..."

Both of them smile as they regard your frame with detailed interest. "You have the frame of a skilled martial artist, Doe-san," Maya says as she lands before you, her miniature frame looking up at you with mild respect.

"You flatter, Natsume senpai... but please, call me John"

"I will..." she smiles, "as for what Masataka is about to do, I would like to apologize in advance, John..."

You look up confused only to see an advancing Masataka, his fist lunging steady and fast toward your chest.