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Chapter 6: Jin

"I really, really, REALLY don't want to do this. Do I have to do this? I don't wanna, please don't make me go! Please, please please please PLEASE!"

Noel's exclamations were, at the very least, to the point. It was midday, and the three girls were gathered outside of the NOL building.

"Come on Noel!" Makoto said. "It would be a little suspicious if a member of the Intelligence Department just randomly showed up and started asking questions, don't you think?"

Noel stuttered. "Yeah…but…"

"Yes, and I'm not from around here, so I wouldn't be sure what the right procedure to ask a high ranking officer of the NOL." Mariana spoke convincingly.

"That's not an excuse!" Noel shouted. "There's a maniac invading peop-"

Makoto put a hand over Noel's mouth, muffling her voice. "Shhhhh! We don't wanna have a massive panic attack on our hands, do we?"

Noel nodded, and Makoto took back her hand. This, however, did not stop Noel from complaining.

"I still don't want to do it…"

Mariana put her hand on Noel's shoulder. "It will be alright. You two might have a rocky relationship-"

"He hates me!"

"-but that doesn't mean he can't help us. That's why we're sending you, Noel. Have confidence in yourself." The white haired girl smiled at her.

Noel paused for a minute, then sheepishly grinned. "OK. I'll do this, for the team."

Makoto jumped in the air. "Yeah! Go Noel!"

Mariana shook her head. "Didn't you just say NOT to bring attention to ourselves?"

Now it was Makoto's turn to smile sheepishly.


As she slowly made her way toward her major's office, Noel kept thinking about what the man in her dream said.

You are not the one I seek. You are quite beautiful, though.

"What did he mean by that? Was he just flattering me…or…"

Noel's thoughts were interrupted by a shout that came from the room up ahead. She walked up to it, knowing who's room it was. She placed her ear up to the wall, listing to the conversation going on inside.

"Now listen here, you shriveled old prune, I don't have time to look for your stupid grandson. You want him found? Go find him yourself."

"Please…don't be so cold-hearted son. I just…so old, and I have no one else left to turn to…"

"Yeah? Well, that's not MY problem. It's yours. Now, get out of my office before I have you arrested, granny."

A long pause floated through the air. Noel felt terrible for woman inside. The office door opened, and out shuffled the old lady, quietly sobbing. Tears flowed down her wrinkly cheeks as she passed by Noel. Noel decided to act then.

"I am sorry about your loss, ma'am. I'm sure you'll find your grandson soon."

The woman turned around, and made a faint smile. "Thank you child. Bless your sweet heart, and do be careful in there."

Noel watched as she made her wait down the hall of the building and leave. She sighed, and walked into her major's office. "Umm, Major Kisaragi?"

Jin turned only to look away in frustration. "Oh boy, it's you. Thanks for returning so soon, Noel. Where the hell have you been? You were supposed to report back as soon as possible."

"Uhhh…Yeah, it must have…slipped my mind. I apologize, Major."

Jin grunted. "No need, just get out of my sight."

Noel stuttered. "But…but I need to ask you something! When I was on my mission, I-"

Jin slammed his hands on his desk. "Lieutenant Vermillion! I have had it with my unreliable soldiers not being able to grant me results. AND I have had it with people just barging into my office, begging for my help. These murders are making the NOL work as hard as ever, and it's pissin' people off. So please. Just. Leave."

Noel was at a loss for words. Jin had always been terrible, but this was worse than ever. The murders must really be taking a heavy toll on everyone for him to act this horrible. Noel took a quick bow, and slowly made her way out the room, shutting the door as softly as she could. She left the building and regrouped with Makoto and Mariana, who were sitting down on a bench under the shade of a great oak tree. Makoto was the first to speak up.

"So, how did it go, Noel?"

Noel did not respond. She continued to stare at the ground, depressed. Mariana stood up and motioned Makoto to do the same. "Let's leave this place. Noel, you can tell us what happened whenever you feel ready."

The three walked away from the NOL building in silence, and away from the negative aura the building produced.


Leaning back in his chair, Jin stared up at the ceiling.

"Maybe I was a little too hard on her…bah! I'm just stressed, that's all…"

He looked over his desk, which was cluttered with reports from all around the city. Jin packed them into a pile and almost got up, but noticed something hiding behind them.

"What is this?" Jin picked it up, revealing what it was: a plump, juicy looking apple. Jin cocked an eyebrow. "That old hag must have left it here."

He shrugged and took a bite. Jin's expression changed in mere seconds. He through the apple across the room and started to gag and choke.

"What…the hell was…in that apple!"

Jin collapsed to the floor, unable to get anyone on the outside to help him.


Jin awoke, grumbling and cursing as he stood up.

"Damn woman…now where am I?"

He roamed across what seemed to be a valley. The ground was as black as the sky overhead, and huge pillars and piles of ice jutted up from the ground. Jin walked up to one, studying it's strangeness.

"…Wait. Someone's in there…"

At close range, Jin could see a figure incased in the ice. His face was all too recognizable.

"Brother! Oh how I must know how you got in there!"

As if on cue, a chain drove up from right up under Jin, grabbing his ankle and forcing him to the ground. The impact brought up blood from his mouth. The possessed metal rope began to drag Jin's body throughout the city of glaciers. Jin managed to pull out Yukianesa and attempted to cut the chain. But even the power of the Nox Nyctores wasn't enough to even dent it, let alone destroy it.

In the direction the chain pulled him, Jin could see another figure. From what he could tell, the figure was sitting on a throne made up of the ice that surrounded the area. The chain eventually began to slow down, but went in an upwards path, resulting in an upside down Jin Kisaragi. He faced toward the figure, who chuckled on her throne.

"He he he…didn't your mother tell you not to take things from strangers, Major Kisaragi?"

It was the old woman from the earlier. Jin spat right at her.

"What the hell is your problem? Who are you?"

She stood up and began to walk down from her frozen chair until she was only a few feet away from Jin. Then, she started to laugh. And laugh, and laugh, and laugh. As she did so, her body began to expand and rip. Her shoes expanded into metal boots, her fingers ripped apart, reveling sharp metal claws. Her seemingly knitted clothes tore and fell to reveal burlap scraps and iron plating. She grew in size, her little old legs shriveling away into nothing. Her wrinkly old face tore in half, revealing a skull mask that was shrouded by a stitched up hat. Eventually, where an innocent looking citizen once stood, stood a hulking metal figure that Jin recognized immediately.

"You…you're the bastard behind those murders, aren't you." Jin shouted.

The man began to clap. "Well, it looks like we have a winner! Major Kisaragi, the Hero of Ikaruga, has done it again! I do believe congratulations would be in order…"

He snapped his fingers, and the chain around Jin's ankle vanished. Before he could hit the ground, the metal figure grabbed his throat with intense ferocity. Jin coughed up blood onto his captor's clothing, who responded by laughing some more.

"Oh Major Kisaragi, look what you did. Don't you know…"

He through Jin across the room, sending him straight into a huge ice block. The impact left Jin stuck in the small glacier. Barely conscious, he watched as his attacker lazily made his way towards him, berating him more and more.

"These are dry clean only. HA HA HA HA!"

Jin smirked, which stopped his aggressor dead in his tracks. He growled at Jin.

"What's so funny, Major?"

"What…what's so funny, is you," Jin chuckled. "I thought that the killer in Kagutsuchi wouldn't act like a damn five year old. He he he- GAH!"

Again, Jin found himself strangled by the metal figure, who stared at him with his neon green eyes.

"No…what's funny…is you, Major Kisaragi!" He pulled him out of the ice and slammed him into the ground. "Your very presence makes me sick to my stomach."

Jin could feel a metal hand grip his hair, bringing him onto his knees. The madman kept talking in his raspy tone. "Watch these images, watch your miserable life as seen by others around you."

His head pounding, Jin watched as images surged into his mind. He could see what others think of him: His brother wishes not to hurt him, or even encounter him. Noel finds him cruel, even though she keeps coming back. Jin tried to block these away, but as more and more came, it became harder to do so.

"See? You treat those who are just trying to help you like shit." The metal man brought Jin up to his eye level. "Your nothing. Just a pathetic excuse for a human-"

He cut himself off and watched another one of Jin's memories, who was still under his grip. The image was that of a red haired familiar of Jin's, one that he had known his whole life. The chains that hung from the gangly figure came alive and brought over the vision that their master commanded them to retrieve. He grabbed it with his open hand, still choking the life out of Jin in the other.

"Who…is this woman?" He inquired.

"What makes you think I'm going to tell you, you freak."

Jin's response came from his captor yanking Yukianesa from his belt and stabbing him with it. It slowly began to encase his body, bit by bit.

"I ask again: Who. Is. She? And please answer soon," He twisted the sword, sending surges of pain through Jin. "I'd hate to have the blood of a top NOL officer on my hands."

"I'll…I'll never tell you, bastard!" Jin grunted.

The masked maniac shook his head. "Wrong answer."

He let go off both the sword and Jin, but by then it was too late. Ice encased every inch of Jin's body, from the tip of his head to the bottom of his boots. The two stared at each other for a lengthy period of silence, only to be broken by the only able to speak.

"You do know what the funny thing is, Major? You're gonna love this one," He brought his mask right up to Jin's face. "Her name is…Tsubaki Yayoi, right?"

Jin's eyes widened. Bastard knew all along.

Laughter filled the vicinity once more. "HAHAHAHA! Ha ha ha…he he…Your services are…no longer needed, Major. You are relinquished from your duties. And thanks for everything. I doubt we will meet again."

With a snap of the fingers, the ground began to vibrate. Jin could only watch as the icebergs around them fell apart and begin to melt. With another snap, the figure disappeared, leaving a green mist in his wake. Soon, a torrent of water surrounded Jin. It smashed right into him, destroying the ice that contained him. Jin tried to swim, but it was hopeless. There was just too much pressure from both the water, and in his head. He began to sink, deeper and deeper, until the emptiness around him swallowed his very being.


"Hey…hey doc! I think he's coming to!"

Jin awoke slowly, his eyes not wanting to open. Once they did, he could see three people in NOL uniforms hovering over him, obviously doctors. Jin spoke coldly.

"What happened? Where am I?"

"Well, you see Major, someone walked into your office and found you on the floor agonizing in pain," One of the doctors replied. "But you were asleep. So we had a medical team bring you here. You were out for an hour or two. We couldn't tell what it was. You too young and healthy to have a stroke, so we ruled that out. Did you do anything that might have caused this?"

"…No, nothing at all. Can I leave now?"

The doctors exchanged glances. "Well, yes, you can," The main doctor said. "But we would rather you stay so we can run some tests-"

Before he could even finish, Jin had climbed out of bed, put on his shoes, and stormed out the door. The doctors yelled for him to come back, but Jin didn't listen. He could only think one thing:

"I'm gonna find you before you even get to Tsubaki, you son of a bitch."


A/N: Ta da! There we go: Jin vs. Ghaunt. How 'bout that? I had imagined in my head that doing a chapter with Jin would be boring, but this was actually a lot of fun. Jin isn't my favorite of the Blazblue cast, but hell. Might as well do him. But I might have made him a little too out of character. Please tell me if I did, because I want to know to do better in the future.

Thanks for reading!