A reconstruction of The King of Fighters N.E.S.T.S. Saga.
I first came up with the idea for this novel during high school, around 2002. It grew out of the fighting games The King of Fighters '99, The King of Fighters 2000, and The King of Fighters 2001, the N.E.S.T.S. Saga trilogy. Deeply disappointed by both the games’ official storyline and the Hong Kong comics, I decided to reconstruct the story of the N.E.S.T.S. Saga myself.
The novel retains the main elements of The King of Fighters N.E.S.T.S. Saga but overturns almost the entire original plot. It combines the Orochi Saga from The King of Fighters '94–'97 with the N.E.S.T.S. Saga from '99–'01, and includes nearly every character who appeared in The King of Fighters 2001 or any earlier installment.
The story still revolves around the King of Fighters tournament, but introduces an innovative five-person team format. It brings together two central storylines: the fated showdown between game protagonists Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, and the growth and awakening of K', the protagonist of this saga. These lead to the climactic battles against the two major bosses, Orochi and Igniz.
I began writing the novel in 2020 and finished it in the first half of 2025, over a span of four and a half years, working on it entirely in my spare time. It consists of an introduction, 52 chapters, and an epilogue, for a total of around 260,000 Chinese characters.
Fans of The King of Fighters are welcome to give it a read. Even if you’re not familiar with the games, you can enjoy it as a fantasy novel.
Hope you enjoy!
