Fan Casting The King of Fighters, Chapter 4: New Age saga, part 2: Live to fight another day

Several years have now passed since the end of the 14th tournament. A new King of Fighters tournament has been announced, backed by a yet to be disclosed new sponsor. Meanwhile, Chizuru Kagura senses something interfering with the seal of Orochi. She teams up with Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to join the KOF and investigate. Amidst these myriad motives, fighters resurrected after Verse's defeat also join the fray. Shun'ei, a teenager with mysterious powers resembling Verse's, enters the tournament again alongside Meitenkun and Benimaru Nikaido to better understand his powers. During the tournament, they encounter a rival team led by a girl with similar powers to his own, Isla. Isla is being mentored by a woman named Dolores who wishes for her and Shun'ei to stop the appearance of more creatures like Verse, believing Ash Crimson's timetravelling in a previous tournament to have caused their appearance. Once again, a storm is on the horizon...