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A/N: Hello there. Thanks for stopping by and reading. So, here's the next part of my prediction for the next Scenario Campaign. I know the opening sequence was a bit cryptic, but that was mostly intention. Sorry for the confusion if there was any. Nevertheless, this is the real beginning of the Campaign. I hope you like it; and here … we … go:
Tekken 7 Scenario Campaign: Light Resurrection
One Year Earlier…
Night was well underway, and the streets were uncharacteristically empty as Lars drove casually from his most recent visit to Violet Systems, a mere week after he left Alisa in Lee's care. As the calmness of his drive continued, the former Tekken Force captain allowed his mind to wander as he ventured to solve an issue heavy on his mind. Oddly enough, this issue had nothing to do with Alisa; she was in very good hands and was progressed very well. She was going to be fine. Incredibly, his mind was on something Raven had said, but mostly his nephew … and the events that lead to his demise.
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"I wanted us to fight … and destroy each other… Then, I will be rid of this accursed blood in my veins … and save the world…"
"Jin gave everything he had for that one moment. It's not for me to judge whether he was right or wrong. Maybe you're such a saint … that you think you can, but somehow I doubt it…"
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Lars wondered in thought, "Is all of it really true? Was that really what he was after? He wanted to save the world … and destroy himself?! For that … he turned the world upside down … took on all of its hatred? I guess I never had him figured out… What kind of man was Jin Kazama?"
BUZZ! Suddenly, a phone call snapped Lars out of his deep thought.
"Hello?" Lars answered tentatively to the unknown number.
A man's voice replied, "Mr. Alexandersson?"
"This is he." Lars confirmed.
The man continued, "Sir, your presence is requested at Mishima Zaibatsu Headquarters immediately. The issue is time-sensitive and of utmost importance."
Very skeptical and confused, Lars asked, "Hmm? What does the Zaibatsu want with me now that this whole thing is over?"
The man rather succinctly replied, "It concerns the deceased Jin Kazama. You've been named a person of Interest in his last will and testament."
"I… WHAT?!?!?" Lars reacted with a mixture of surprise, shock, and confusion.
The man continued, "We ask that you please come in as soon as possible. And I assure you … combat attire will not be needed…"
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The morning was young, but Lars was already well on his way. The former Tekken Force captain, clad in a red and black pin-striped suit with a white shirt, walked intently down the hallways of the Mishima Zaibatsu, a gun fastened discreetly under his jacket. He was told he didn't need protection, but he wasn't stupid; this was still the same Mishima Zaibatsu he had combated only seven days earlier. Finally, he arrived at the conference room he was summoned to … to find two people already here waiting. Standing at the far right of the room, wearing a white suit with a white vest and a red overcoat was Lars' biological father, Heihachi Mishima; leaning against the window on the other side of the room was Lars' half-brother Kazuya, looking oddly Dracula-like in his purple suit with red lining.
Indignantly, Kazuya addressed the new presence first, "Lars Alexandersson… It sure is a surprise to see you here."
Heihachi added with an air of hostility, "Nice to see you again … son."
"I assume you two are here for the same reason I am…" Lars pondered aloud, ignoring a proper greeting, "And that neither of you is mourning the passing of your family member…"
"Of course not," Heihachi replied rather quickly, "He brought it on himself."
"Mourning? Not particularly, no…" Kazuya added in a snide remark, "But congratulations are in order for you, brother. You managed to do something that the old man couldn't do with a bullet to Jin's brain."
Heihachi briefly growled at Kazuya before saying, "Yes, that is quite a feat. I only wish I were there to do it instead of you."
Following the train of thought he'd been on recently, Lars wondered inwardly in slight disbelief and disgust as he looked away, "This is what Jin grew up with? One man who congratulates his supposed killer and another who shoots him in cold blood…?"
A few short moments passed before a small suited man, a lawyer by Lars' guess, entered the room carrying a manila envelope with Nina Williams close behind.
The lawyer greeted his guest, "Mr. Alexandersson, I'm very glad you decided to come…" At that moment, he finally noticed other rather large men in the room, saying in surprise, "Mr. Kazuya, Mr. Heihachi, I … wasn't expecting to see you both today."
Kazuya said plainly, "We're here to see who will take control of the Zaibatsu now that Jin is dead. Long story short, the old man thinks it should be him, and I think it should be me. That's why we need to talk to you."
The lawyer politely requested, "Gentlemen, I'm very sorry, but I really must speak with Mr. Alexandersson in private…"
Heihachi persisted forcefully, "I'm not leaving until the Zaibatsu is back under my control. If what you have to say is that important, say it in front of us, so we can get on with this."
The lawyer grew very hesitant, obviously disturbed by what he had to say to Lars. Nina remained silent through the whole sequence, looked first at Lars and then back at the lawyer, and finally nudged the lawyer.
Taking the hint, the lawyer revealed tentatively, "Well, alright. Mr. Alexandersson… I called you here because, in the case of his death, Mr. Jin Kazama … has named you his next of kin."
As soon as the phrase came out, all the air rushed right out of the room. Needless to say, all three men were utterly thunderstruck.
Finally, Heihachi mustered lividly, "WHAT?!"
Shocked and outraged, Kazuya stammered, "That's … impossible!"
"It's right here…" The lawyer said before reading the document inside the folder, " 'In case of my death, I, Jin Kazama, relinquish all my power, resources, and properties into the ownership and complete control of one Lars Alexandersson. I request my wish for the transfer of all resources and power to Mr. Alexandersson be made privately and not released to public knowledge. Furthermore, his ownership is not to be contested or questioned, and, in accordance with this document, is absolute."
Livid, Kazuya exclaimed, "This can't happen; this is absurd!"
Heihachi growled inwardly as he thought aloud, "Even in death, Jin manages o stand in my way. D--- him!!!"
Incredulous to the events, Kazuya snatched the paper out of the lawyer's hands, saying, "Let me see that!"
Slowly and thoroughly, Heihachi and Kazuya combed through the document with their eyes, looking for any loophole or discrepancy… There wasn't one. The whole last will and testament was right and in order. You could throw it into a fire and it wouldn't burn.
"This thing is iron-clad!" Kazuya observed in frustration.
Running with the new revelation, Lars said, "I guess that answers your question, Heihachi, Kazuya … unless you want to stand in my way while I get everything back to normal again. I wonder… how would that sit with the rest of G Corporation, not to mention the world?"
Heihachi angrily proclaimed, "I don't care about any of that. You have something that belongs to me, and I will get it back… one way or another!"
Kazuya shoves the contract back to the lawyer, shoving the smaller man back as well, and ominously stated, "Like I told you back at the ruins, it is the destiny of our family to fight and betray each other. And now, you'll find out first hand. Every one of us has fallen; Jin never got back up. Keep going like this, and you won't either!"
Their plans thwarted, Kazuya and Heihachi left so incensed, one could see and smell the smoke coming from their ears and noses. The lawyer, still flustered by the intensity of the previous moment, quickly departed as well. Now, only Lars and Nina were left.
"Congratulations." Nina finally said, breaking the silence, "You handled that a lot better than I thought you would."
Lars replied in surprise, "You mean, you knew about this too?"
Nina replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "I told you… Jin put everything he had into that moment … including what would happen after it. He wasn't sure what to do about Heihachi and Kazuya, but then, you defected. It was too obvious; he wrote that last wish that same day."
Understandably stunned, Lars paused for a moment to take it all in before saying, "So… What happens now?"
Nina shrugged said, "You're the boss… You tell me."
"In that case…" Lars said resolutely, "We've got work to do."
Lars jumped right into his new role, and quickly left the room to get started, Nina right behind him.
The events that just transpired still being processed in his mind, Lars finally thought to himself, "So … that's the kind of man you were. I guess I never gave you enough credit, Jin… I guess… I hope you found the peace you were looking for…"
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Ling Xiaoyu cried when she first heard Heihachi died the year before, though it was proven untrue… Those tears were mere mist compared the ones she cried for Jin. It had been a week when she found out about Jin's 'death', and she was largely distraught. She could barely force herself out of a sorrowful trance, hadn't really left her room except for school, and even then many thought she was very ill. Largely, she was caught in a cycle of mourning and despair: she would wake up, eat half-heartedly, watch videos about him and then news coverage that reacted to his death by dragging him through the mud, cry her heart out for how everything played itself out, and then she would fall asleep.
Then, on what else but a dark and rainy day, there was a knock at her door, startling Xiaoyu into consciousness. She hadn't really spoken to anyone all week, and had no knowledge or desire for company. Nevertheless, she couldn't leave her visitor in the rain. Xiaoyu reluctantly answered the door to find an African-American man with an X-shaped scar on his face and wearing a high-tech body suit standing on her doorstep…
"Ling Xiaoyu?" Raven inquired bluntly.
Xiaoyu forced out a scared and confused, "Yes?"
Raven moved right along, saying cryptically, "Come with me. We need your help."
Outside, Raven led Xiaoyu into a huge high-tech vehicle the size of a tractor trailer. There, he revealed a huge secret that left Xiaoyu speechless…
"J-J-J… H-He's…" she stammered.
Right in front of her … was Jin Kazama, lying in a bed wearing an oxygen mask on his face, hooked up to a mobile machine, his chest rising and falling very slowly.
Raven finished Xiaoyu's thought for her and added, "Yes, Jin Kazama is alive. He's stable, but he's comatose … for the moment."
"I can't believe it… He's actually alive." Xiaoyu exclaimed, unable to hide her happiness.
Raven went on to explain, "We found him long ago … hanging on barely, but living nonetheless."
Wondering aloud, Xiaoyu asked, "But… Why are you showing him to me? Why did you bring him here? And why haven't you told anyone he's alive?"
Raven replied succinctly, "We thought it was in the best interest of his safety … and yours if no one knew of his survival. We contacted you because, at this point … we have done all we can do for him."
"I don't … I don't understand." Xiaoyu admitted.
Raven explained further, "The truth is this: we can't kill him, but we can't take care of him either… That where you, hopefully, come in…"
Xiaoyu exclaimed as it hit her, "You mean … you want me to take care of Jin?!"
"Are you refusing?" Raven asked.
Xiaoyu quickly clarified, "No, no … it's just that… Of all people, why'd you choose me?"
The agent explained in a matter-of-fact tone, "The decision was made for us. The truth is we chose you … because you were the only option. We couldn't take him to his grandfather or father; his mother is either deceased or at the very least non-existent; both of his uncles have no alliance or allegiance to him. Even his Kazama family has disowned. You … are the only ally he's got left."
Xiaoyu looked back at Jin, disheartened by such a bleak situation. He was comatose, barely living, nowhere to go, and not a single friend in the world. Even after what he'd done, Xiaoyu still felt for him, intending to save him from whatever evil that plagues him, and, for that reason, there was only one thing she could do, only one answer in her mind…
"If I am the only one, then that's what I'll be." Xiaoyu whispered to herself before saying, "I'll take care of him."
"Very well…" Raven replied before commanding the surrounding agents, "Alright, move him inside."
As the men rolled Jin out of the truck, Xiaoyu asked her first of many questions for her, "Sir, what do I … do exactly?"
"Plainly speaking, you just make sure he doesn't die. You might need to move him, but, other than that, just feed him. It's as simple as that."
"Okay…" Xiaoyu accepted before asking a question she really wanted to know the answer to, "Is there … any idea as to when he'll wake up?"
"To be honest, no one knows for sure." Raven replied, "it could be days… It could be years… It's even possible he'll never wake up. And if he does, there's no telling what state his mind will be in…"
Xiaoyu and Raven returned inside the house as Jin was being set up in the spare bedroom. As soon as they were finished, none of the visitors asked any questions. Raven and his men began to leave, but Raven, however, stopped; there was one last base he needed to cover.
Raven turned and ominously said, "There's one more thing you need to know… You are the only civilian who knows about Jin being alive, and things are that way for a reason. No one else should see him, and no one else should know about him… As I said, it's in the best interest of his safety and yours that he remains hidden. Understand?"
Xiaoyu nodded in agreement, and the next moment, Raven disappeared through the door as he slammed it behind himself. Finally, after the whirlwind series of events, Xiaoyu could only sit next to Jin, looking at her comatose friend. Nevertheless, she was conflicted by the entire scenario. She was happy to see him, but sad to see him in this condition. It was also more than a little upsetting how he came into her care. Still… if nothing else, he looked so comforted, almost at peace.
Xiaoyu whispered to him as she took his hand, "Don't worry, Jin. I won't leave you."
Suddenly, Jin's hand twitched and seemed to tighten around her. Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile at this clear sign of life. Sure, she knew it was a brief muscle spasm on Jin's part rather than an actual conscious act. That didn't stop her from hoping…
End Chapter
A/N: There you have it. That was part one; part two is coming soon. I hope you liked it, and I hope you come back for the final part. Before I forget, my theme song for this story is 'Nickelback's Savin' Me'. (Please, I'm begging you; if nothing else, at least look up the lyrics. The song is just too perfect). Anyway, please R&R, and, as always, Rant, Rave, and Review.