Chapter 27: Synchronizing between Fighters
That night, Hunyo just crafted his costume for tomorrow thanks to both Rolento and King II, Marissa was impressed for her husband.
"Thank goodness... you're gonna get that costume tomorrow."
"Yeah... It was suggested by King II when I wore something of a wrestling attire. Not just about what Triple H did on the wrestling entertainment." Hunyo said smiling and Marissa tells him.
"Rhima is also crafted her own costume too, Hunyo. Tomorrow will be the first day of the Sports Science week in your place. But are you sure you're gonna let Jin to go with you?"
"Sure is... I guess that he wanted to compete against me in the costume competition. This will be fun."
As Hunyo became excited for tomorrow's event, he was unaware that one of the DIRGE soldiers had overheard their competition as he quickly left the scene.
As everyone is asleep, Jin was having a recurring nightmare which is after he had defeated Azazel and his comatose body was taken in custody by the UN until he transforms into Devil Jin and goes on a rampage which he destroys the UN's chopper. Jin quickly wakes up and became sweat and exhausted after having a nightmare as he thought.
This is impossible... Am I losing control of my cursed blood? I was right all along... I woke myself up and being too weak because of my Devil Gene.
He quickly stands up and decided to get down stairs to get some water. He opened the door on Rhima's room and he saw Rhima was asleep comfortably on her room. Jin smiles and he cannot break his word that he would protect her from harm's way even he was losing control as he thought about her.
You're still cute when you were asleep... It's just like you and I we slept together when your parents weren't around. Don't worry about me, I could handle this myself for a little while.
The next day, Hunyo visits at Binondo to meet Brian along the way. He just ordered Brian's famous noodles as Brian arrives to see them.
"So Hunyo... what brings you here?"
"Is it all right if you go to the costume party at UE Letre branch? It would be fun..." Hunyo smiled eagerly as Brian remarks.
"It's just like you invited me to watch a WWE wrestling competition, Hunyo. Crimson had already visited Rhima at UST."
"What!? Rhima was there..."
"Well I heard about it from Crimson, Hunyo. She says that Rhima and Jin are only just commuting from here. Guess something is about to happen here?" Brian said in a serious tone.
"Are you saying about my rival, Kazama?" Hwoarang arrives to see them as he remarks. "Dang... there's no way my rival is really dead..."
"He's not dead, Hwoarang... Jin is with Rhima right now. I think your rival has bigger problem than yours." Brian sighed.
At the Quadricentennial Pavilion in UST, Jin was seen wearing a red and black jersey shirt with a charcoal gray short sleeve loose undershirt, blue gray jeans with faded designs with a brown belt on his waist which is concealed from his loose shirt and brown shoes while exploring the pavilion while looking at both a coffee shop, a small mart and a bank. He could not forget the dream he had last night and he was impressed to see the pavilion as he thought.
I wish if I would finished all of those studies in my entire life. It's because of my grandfather's betrayal, I had nothing to do but to focus on dealing both my father and grandfather. Like Rhima says, college life is much better than high school life.
As Jin continues exploring, he feels his right arm in pain as he clutches his arm seeing his Devil Gene became active upon itself as he thought while clutching his arm in pain.
Damn it, If Rhima sees me like this? She would be horrified when I transformed into a devil. I couldn't control myself when I transformed.
Therefore, Rhima was happy to see her friends and they were talking about the tonight's costume party. However, Jin had sensed that one of the DIRGE soldiers are spying on their movements which he knows of Manuel's plans. The pain stops when it was in Rhima's presence.
"Are you okay, Jin? You look pale and weak?" Rhima asked worriedly which Jin answers.
"It's nothing, Rhima... But I think the DIRGE is trying to watch our movement, we need to be careful."
"Sure..." Rhima agrees until she heard a stomach growl which happens to be Jin as he blushed in front of her.
"Uhh...guess I'm a little hungry when I keep exploring the whole pavilion."
"There a lot of food stalls around here, Jin." Rhima smiled nicely. "We could eat somewhere for lunch before we get through my dad's place."
"Yeah... we have to eat first before we get there. Come on, Rhima... let's get some grub..."
At the faculty room in UE Letre branch, Rolento, King II, Sakyo are surprised to see Hunyo's costume consisting of a long black trenchcoat and a matching black bulletproof vest, pants and combat boots.
"Wow... now that's a combination..." Hunyo said surprisingly.
"It's a mixed up between Undertaker and Roman Reigns' primary attires. King and I we tried to think if this costume was perfect and we certainly agreed." Rolento smiled as King II growls happily.
"Well Hunyo, you keep on wearing trenchcoats like the last costume party cosplaying as Albert Wesker." Sakyo commented happily as Hunyo became disappointed.
"I'm sure my daughter would even tried to beat me in that competition. It's not exactly a halloween costume but it's a best costume in this event."
"Hmmm... going to the party is pretty interesting." Lee arrives and to see the costume and laughs. "Hahaha... you're gonna wear that Hunyo. It's funny..."
Hunyo raises his brow when he laughs his costume for tonight as Lee warns him.
"I think DIRGE is trying to targeting you right now. Cashimiro had already detected their motives."
"What motives...?"
"I'm not so sure if Manuel has something to do with your daughter I believe." Lee said telling him.
"I just wish if that organization comes back for another siege. I would rather make any preventions." Sakyo finally showing his dislike the DIRGE organization.
"We have to be prepared Hunyo or else it would be a disastrous event." Rolento said telling him which Hunyo had agreed.
At the night of the costume party, Lee was seen posing as James from Team Rocket as his silver hair was covered in a shoulder length periwinkle wig, he was amazed to see everyone is wearing different style of costumes.
"This costume party appears is a battle of the costumes. Damn you, Hunyo... are you actually told me to cosplay as this guy?" Lee mumbled in disappointment. "Well this guy is also handling a red rose. Just like I did."
Rhima appears wearing a Wicked Queen costume and everyone sees her beautiful make-up. She remembers how Nina taught her to wear high heels when she wore this costume.
I never wore high heels before... It's gonna hurt my feet if I'm not careful enough...
"Wow... is that Rhima? She's just like Marissa when she walks..." Lee commented happily only to be knife-pointed from a fake scythe which makes him shivers. Lee becomes scared to see a Grim Reaper behind him. "That's not funny... put back your weapon this instant..."
"I wouldn't guess my adopted uncle will be present in the party." The Grim Reaper turns out to be Jin as he removes his mask which angers Lee.
"Jin Kazama... How dare you scared me while wearing this kind of a get up?"
"I did that because other people including college students not to find out that we're the characters from the game." Jin replied to his adopted uncle. "It's obvious that you kept on wooing Rhima because of her costume. I'm not tolerate if you keep on doing that."
"..."
Meanwhile, Brian and Rolento are seen watching a retro version of the Tekken game where it all started from the first game until the sixth game. They were surprised to see the scene between Kazuya and Jun during the battle which leads them both to the conception of Jin.
"That Kazuya sure is a bad father to someone else..." Rolento remarked.
"You shouldn't say that, Rolento." Brian grunted while scolding him from his remarks. "Heihachi is the first person becomes a bad father to him until he himself becomes like his own father to treat Jin in a baddest way."
"Their outfits are just like from the sixth game. The animators make a recap about the whole game." Rolento commented about the video as both were shocked to see Jin transforms into Devil Jin to beat Heihachi with just one tackle to the ground before flying away. "Guess the whole throwback is coming soon, Brian."
"This is different than the ones we had played, Rolento... I guess they wanted to conclude the whole conflict."
Suddenly, it was black out as smoke comes out of the stage. When the lights are already on, Hunyo was revealed posing as the Undertaker to the surprise of everybody.
"Good day, everybody... Today is an annual costume competition. I know everyone is getting a hard day to win this competition."
Everyone gives them a round of applause and became impressed to see Hunyo's own costume and Jin became envy to see him as he thought.
Now I understand, why he took my trenchcoat during the previous costume party? He wants to win this competition. But still... I'm a little jealous about his dress sense.
"Okay, the winner for fifth place is..." Hunyo finally shows the card and the fifth place winner is revealed. "Ibrahim Jaranilla who wears a traditional Muslim costume."
Ibrahim finally shows up in the Muslim costume to which everyone are surprised to see him and Rhima was impressed to see him.
"Wow... he just made it..."
"Well Hunyo... you surely hosted this kind of an event." Ibrahim remarked happily.
"Okay for the fourth place is..." Hunyo said as he gets a card and the fourth place winner is revealed. "Nannete Tuazon who wears a Pikachu costume.
As the girl wearing a Pikachu costume finally goes to the stage. Lee notices it was similar to a beauty contest and Rhima sighs as she thought.
I never knew she could win in fourth place, Dad sometimes he really chose somebody else.
"Now for the third placer goes to..." Hunyo said as he finally got another card and he knows who the real third placer is. "Noberto Flores who wears one of our national costume similar to Andres Bonifacio."
"Wow... I won in third place...!" When one of the students goes into stage, Jin became disappointed to see the student was excited to win in third place as he thought of this.
Dang, I shouldn't wore the Grim Reaper costume if this competition would the best costume who will make it on top. Hmmm, if only if my costume would be similar to a royal military or an elegant pirate. Oh well... Rhima would simply like me when I wore either both of these costumes.
"For the second place, I wonder..." Hunyo said as he gets the card and knows who wins in second place. "Brian Navarro in a PNP Chief attire..."
"Well Brian... It seems like you're in..." Rolento smiled excitedly as Brian goes on stage and remarking of how Hunyo would speak.
"Nicely put, Hunyo... You actually became of the EMC of this costume party." Brian snickered as Hunyo sighed.
"It was Sakyo's idea so that he let me to become the EMC of this show."
"It's not just about cosplaying people but wearing any kinds of costume you can choose." Lee commented in disappointment as Jin smiles when he watches how the party was interesting.
"It sure is... Mr. Panganiban is definitely has something. He has a lot of charisma than I do... he seems like he was just like Lars when he speaks."
"And now the best costume in first place... I know it was lucky for the last costume party. But since they did their best to craft this costume on time. Now the first place for today's best costume is...!" Hunyo said nicely as all of the students as well as faculty and friends to see in whoever is the best costume as Hunyo reveals the card. "The winner of today's best costume, is my daughter... Rhima Panganiban in an Evil Queen costume."
"Huh!? Why me?" Rhima reacted surprisingly as she tried to walk on stage. Before the she can get through the stage, DIRGE soldiers managed to storm in and trying to gunned down the windows causing everyone to flee. "Not them again...!"
"Hunyo... how come those DIRGE soldiers are here!?" Brian reacted angrily as Hunyo knows Manuel was there.
"Sorry I blew up the party, Hunyo... Seems like your comrades would even noticed me." Manuel said evilly as he gets the device as he goes near at Rhima. "The fact is that this device I had...is to take care of matters with your own daughter."
"What are you planning to do, Manuel?"
"That traitor knows his limits..." Manuel said referring to Vanderkaum's experiments as he zaps his device on Rhima's spine causing her to scream in pain as her eyes became blue.
"Stop it, Manuel..." Hunyo said trying to stop only to be cornered by the DIRGE soldiers while being gunpoint from their rifles and Rolento and the other remaining students are also got cornered.
Seeing Rhima was hurt from their enemy's hands, Jin became angry to see them as Lee sees him clutching his fists knowing he would transform into a devil if he becomes stressed as he tells him.
"Jin, don't do it...!"
"You bastard...I won't let you hurt Rhima any further...! I'm taking you down!" Jin gritted angrily as he transforms into Devil Jin as his costume was shredded to reveal his casual outfit and he quickly tackles Manuel in a full force to knock on the wall unconscious.
Hunyo, Brian and Ibrahim immediately manage to take the soldiers down as Rolento takes them down one by one and Lee tries to assist them. Hunyo immediately comes to his daughter's aid and to see Jin becomes a devil in an outrage wanted to kill Manuel for hurting her. Devil Jin takes on a rampage by taking most of the soldiers down who is protecting their boss as one of them manage to get an unconscious Manuel for an immediate retreat. Devil Jin stares on both Hunyo and an unconscious Rhima until it reverts back into Jin who finally loses unconsciousness. Rhima wakes up and Hunyo was in her side.
"Dad, what happened...?"
"Rhima... I..." Hunyo could not say what is happening and she saw Jin who is unconscious as two shreds at the back of his shirt is revealed as she comes to him.
"Jin, wake up... Dad... something's wrong with him." Rhima tried to wake Jin from his unconsciousness and Hunyo knows something was wrong.
After the party was ruined by Manuel and his men, Rolento, Brian and Ibrahim are now seen in their casual outfits as the PNP are trying to investigate about the chaos.
"Hunyo was lucky he handpicked his daughter as the best costume. But that Manuel electrocutes her from her spine right behind us." Rolento said and became dismayed for what they did.
"Looks like DIRGE is trying to target Rhima. For what purpose? But since Jin had turned into his devil form, he goes out on a rampage to kill most of the DIRGE soldiers." Brian said became suspicious. "I think Hunyo became discouraged for what Manuel had done and crashing the party he had made for everyone."
"Thank goodness, I didn't let Shaheen to come with me at the party. By the way, Do you know where Hunyo just went off...?" Ibrahim wondered as Lee arrives to see them.
"It seems Hunyo takes both Jin and Rhima home after what happened. Looks like chaos is about to erupt again."
"What are you trying to say, Lee?"
"..."
Back at the Panganiban residence, Jin is now seen in shirtless and he was bedridden as he slowly wakes up and to see Rhima was here with him.
"Where am I...?"
"Your at my parents' bedroom at our house, I'm glad you're awake..." Rhima said worried and Jin tried to stand up and becomes weak as lied down and he apologizes to her.
"Ughh... I'm so weak... I was too reckless, Rhima. I'm so sorry..."
"He had turned into a devil, Rhima..." Hunyo arrives to see them. "That bastard Manuel has to pay for what he had done... He already electrocuted on your spine just like how Vanderkaum had control on you."
"Dad..."
"Mr. Panganiban, I'm sorry for ruining the party." Jin finally apologizes to Hunyo and his party and he finally reveals to them. "Despite my condition, I was losing control from the Devil Gene. I wanted to protect Rhima from the DIRGE. But I just killed the bastard's soldiers from my rampage."
"Dad... you look upset..."
"I'm also sorry for not telling you this, Rhima." Hunyo said sadly to his daughter. "It's because of the accidental explosion and Kazumi comes out on her devil form, I didn't tell you about the whole incident. It's all started from that explosion."
"Dad..."
"I didn't fetch you and not reading your text message because I was troubled if I told you the whole thing. I know it's crazy... I need to know more about Jin's abnormal condition. The last time he had already control of his Devil Gene. But now, he was losing control just like before." Hunyo said as he lowers his head. "Maybe it's better if I find out the whole situation in their game."
Hunyo abruptly leaves and Rhima wants to go with him only to be stopped by Jin who grabbed her hand and he emotionally tells her not to go with her father and Rhima finally tells her father.
"Be careful, dad... Once you get back here, I need you..."
"Just like your brother, Rhima. He always told me to be careful..." Hunyo smirked nicely as he leaves to their home.
At Silveria Corporation, Hunyo arrives in the same costume as in the costume party as Lee and Rei are there to see him.
"Hunyo, I've been looking for you at the school you were attending." Lee said scolding at Hunyo which he had made up his mind.
"Don't scold me, Lee...you were right. If I tried to get through your world, I would know exactly what happened. I really know it was crazy when I go to your place."
"I finally fix the sphere my dad had crafted. I'm not sure, but..." Rei wondered as Hunyo gets it.
"It was lighted up a while ago... But it never respond...?"
"Hunyo... I don't think that sphere is glowing on its own..." Lee reacted as the sphere glows at Hunyo which his word is proven to be true.
"Gah... The sphere is glowing..." Hunyo said as it continues to glow as it burst into a flash of light as he screams. "WAHHHH!"
With that Hunyo was teleported along with the sphere as Lee tried to save his partner but failed and he was kneel down in a failure.
"Hunyo... No..."
Back at the Panganiban's residence, Jin was abruptly in pain as he glows in a red aura while bedridden and Rhima was shocked to see him.
"Jin, are you okay?"
"Uwahhh!" Jin screams in anguish as the red aura disappears and soon he becomes exhausted.
"How come you were glowing, Jin?" Rhima asked sadly as Jin answers as he felt the pain inside of him.
"I have no idea, Rhima... I felt something in pain inside of my body. It's not about my cursed blood on my veins. I think your father was in my place."
"You need to rest, Jin... This isn't like you... You already turned into a devil to save me. But now, you became so weak." Rhima said became worried to his condition.
"You were very concerned about me, Rhima. I just hoped your father was all right." Jin said calmly and becomes relieved when she concerns about him and Rhima mumbles about her father.
"Dad... You don't tell me that you went to "their" place?"
Trivia:
*For the first time, Lee cosplays as James from the anime Pokemon due to their calm and serious personality
*For the second time, Jin imagines both his royal military and elegant pirate costumes which comes from his customizations in Tekken 7.
*Sakyo is revealed his dislike of conflict
*The device he zaps on Rhima is similar to a taser which it was used to electrocute thieves and snatchers to defend themselves.
*The way Manuel electrocutes Rhima is the same scene from the 2004 series, Mulawin where Ravenum finally put the ugakpak into the spine of his older son, Gabriel to make him turn into his true form as a Ravena.
*Hunyo imitates the Undertaker's opening where it was black out and the lights come out to reveal himself.
*Brian's PNP uniform is a reference to the ones wore by the chiefs from the PNP.
*Rolento's costume is based on the outfit worn by one of the AFP brigandier generals as part of his costume party.
*The way Hunyo was teleported from another direction is the same as how his crossover counterpart did in Powers and Fists: Secrets of the Pandora's Box.
