The fate of the flames over the past 660 years...
Now revealed: 

THE KING OF FIGHTERS is the worlds largest martial arts festival.
The fierce clash of flames between Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami has always fascinated KOF fans.
One of the fighters who admires Kyo Kusanagi is Shingo Yabuki, who calls himself Kyo Kusanagi apprentice and trains on a day-to-day basis in order to get closer to Kyo.
One day, while training, Shingo fails to land a move. He falls off a cliff and faints.
When he wakes up and looks around, he finds an unfamiliar landscape...?
The biggest mystery in the KOF series, the origin of the flame and the history of its fated relationship with Orochi, is now unraveled from the past by Shingo!

A spin-off manga of the landmark fighting game KOF!