Death of Sakura Kasugano

Criminal Activity

Kenneth Masters kills Sakura Kasugano and buries her behind the Dojo.

Sometime after the destruction of the Far East nations, Sakura Kasugano visited the Masters Dojo in search of the corrupted Kenneth Masters. After hearing rumors that he was a genocidal psychopath, she confronted him, telling him that she was going to finally purify his spirit. Descending into paranoia, Ken believed that Sakura was sent by the global military in an attempt to finish the job that the FBI and Interpol started. This resulted in both of them skirmishing, lobbing their conflicting beliefs of corruption versus purification at one another. Though Sakura truly believed that Ken could be redeemed, despite his unforgivable actions, Ken persisted in bludgeoning her in the Dojo's Training Room. Sakura's power of Mu, a technique she learned from Ryu during meditation, allowed her to fight on an even level with Ken.   However, this standstill and potential victory for Ken's soul came to a standstill the moment Ken tapped into the Chaos Nirvana, an ability granted in part by Sinister Maharana. As a hulking mass, Ken easily beat Sakura into submission, becoming so violent with the teenager that he crippled her. Even still, she begged for him to renounce his evil ways and return home with her and Ryu. While she continued to recount the good moments they had as friends and fighting rivals, Ken lifted up Sakura's defeated body and carried her to the Nemesis Graveyard. The commotion drew the attention of the entire Dojo, having them crowd around to see if Ken was finally going to reflect on all the destruction and carnage he caused. Instead, with Sakura barely clinging to life, he snapped her neck. He then dumped her body into a pre-dug hole, watching her body crumple with still eyes wide open.   This even created a hard line in the Dojo between those who would ultimately support Ken and those who would do anything possible to finally end his reign of terror. That day signified the end of innocence and the belief that Ken was relatively harmless. In fact, this was the wake-up call to all present that anyone, everyone, could be next.