Chapter 28: Trials: An Onmiyoji Magician's Soul

In the middle of the desert at the Middle East, Hunyo finally stands up and looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and a rubble between him which happens to be a helicopter crash.

"Why am I doing at the desert? I'm not came here for expedition at the United Arab Emirates..." Hunyo mumbled and noticed someone had opened the ruined helicopter door as it flashes to what happened to Jin who had defeated Azazel through his supposed sacrifice and his comatose body was taken custody by the UN. Therefore, he transforms into Devil Jin who takes them down in a rampage before he destroys the UN chopper. Hunyo felt hurt his head at the moment he saw these visions and knowing that Jin was awaken from his Devil Gene while he was in a comatose state. "Jin was telling the truth, He was indeed became comatose when he defeated Azazel and his body was taken by the United Nations until he turns into a devil to destroy their chopper. Just like he did in the costume party where he quickly knocks Manuel down just to save my daughter from his torture. There's no doubt, Jin does not know he ends up in a desert when he woke up in his weakened state.

Hunyo then sees tire tracks coming from the armored cars drove by the Arab soldiers and realizing that he was indeed in the world of Tekken and knowing that these soldiers are continuing to pursue Jin in the desert as he thought while looking at the sphere he was handling.

That sphere just take me here so that I want to know what's happening. It appears these Arabian soldiers are trying to pursue Jin. Despite his abnormal condition, he was too weak to fight them off alone. I have to get through town first...

Hunyo proceeds to walk through the desert to follow the tracks. On the way through the town, Hunyo was surprised to see a large hole and he feels the heat of the sun as he continue to hurt his head and sees a vision where Jin was walking in the desert beneath the sandstorms but once he was about to get caught, his devil powers became awry while shooting a red beam upward and seeing his Devil Gene became stronger even further. Hunyo finally noticed this comes from Jin as he thought.

Rhima would be upset about Jin's abnormal condition. He does not know he had landed from another country. He did this hole because he doesn't want to be captured by those Arab soldiers. But still, he was after by them. I need to get through town, I don't want to meet the same fate as this guy who got hysterical from his losses and wound up dead in the desert. But it has sandstorms within this place, I think Jin just passed through here.


At the Panganiban Residence, Rhima was looking after Jin who is resting on their parents' bed as Marissa came to see her who gave her some food for dinner.

"Here some food, Rhima... I know you were looking after Jin for what happened."

"Thanks, Mom..." Rhima said and became sad about her father, Hunyo. "It reminds me of how my dad didn't care so much about me. All he cares about is my brother, Jun Carlo and I felt myself being left out."

"You shouldn't say that, Rhima..." Marissa said telling her daughter. "I already told him about this issue. But he told me he could take care of you if something happens to you. Hunyo was very desperate and troubled whenever it comes to situations"

"What do you mean, mom?" Rhima wondered and Marissa replies in suspicion.

"After what happened to Jin when you brought him back here. Hunyo was very stressed and wants to know something. He didn't tell me about what's the real problem."

Suddenly, a doorbell rings as Marissa became concerned about her husband as she tells Rhima.

"Wait a while, Rhima... someone had ringed the doorbell."

As Marissa leaves to open the door to find out who it was and Rhima stands up and looking at Jin who is resting and wants to know how he glowed in a red light as she thought.

I just want to figure it out about why your body is glowing in red. I hope you would be okay, Jin. Don't worry, my dad will be back here.


Hunyo finally arrives at Arab and seeing the locals reminding of them are from both Iraq or Iran and became dismayed to see them as he thought.

Guess the locals are too quiet in this town. I'm not happy with them.

To his discovery, a few of Arab soldiers are quickly incapacitated and Hunyo was shocked to see them as his head begins to hurt showing a vision of where Jin was saved by his rival Hwoarang from getting hurled a grenade by one of the Arab soldiers by throwing him into the ground but at the cost of his right eye to make the latter escape while clutching his arm. Hunyo was surprised to see the situation as he remarked to himself.

"Hwoarang was so brave to beat Jin in his devil form just to make him return back to his normal state. It's unfortunate that you lost your right eye to save Jin from getting exploded by a grenade. However, these Arab soldiers won't learn do they...? They are still after Jin for what reason. It appears they pursue him in order to kill him. He has an abnormal condition. Why do they keep on pursuing him? Guess it's time for me to investigate the matter."

Hunyo decides to investigate on his own to find out the cause. When he arrives at the marketplace, he was horribly surprised to see Jin was in Arab but on a weakened state. To his disappointment, Arab soldiers manage to arrive in time to arrest him. Hunyo became angered to see the soldiers who tried to apprehend him in a weak state but trying to restrain his anger and movements as he thought.

Don't get yourself involved, Jun. This is not your world... If I interfere to beat them out, I would ended up altering their world.

Suddenly, an armored car just arrived to ram the soldiers to save Jin as Lars comes out of the car to confront the Arab soldiers.

"Apologies, but this one's coming with me." Lars said telling the soldiers while looking at Jin who is in a weakened state.

"Lars." Jin gladly to see him before he collapses as Lars takes the soldiers down even using his machine gun to kill them.

Hunyo was surprised to see Lars takes the Arab soldiers down to rescue Jin as he thought about their appearance.

Just reminds me of how you and me helping Ibrahim at Mindanao. The Arab soldiers are just like from DIRGE. Yeah... take those soldiers down, Lars.

As Lars defeats most of them, he finally rescues his half-nephew on time and as the armored car leave when more soldiers continued to gunned down. Hunyo watches the chaos erupting on the marketplace after all the commotion as he mumbles.

"I just hoped Jin would be okay in that situation. Despite his mission get him free from the Devil Gene through suppose sacrifice to destroyed Azazel, He was not freed from the Devil Gene. Now I understand about his abnormal condition, his Devil Gene is indeed losing control of him when he transformed into a devil and the Devil Gene became much stronger than the last time. I wonder where Lars would take him?"

Suddenly, one of the Arab soldiers tried to attack him which he dodges but it manage to knock both his hat and wig to blow off his disguise and seeing the remaining Arab soldiers notices he resembles Jin in appearance as few remaining soldiers tried to apprehend him while in gunpoint.

"Hands on the ground, now! Do it!"

Hunyo became mad to see them trying to apprehend him and he furiously raises his brow at them.

"You just blew my cover, you morons. You think I'm look like Jin who is weak and frail. But I'm sorry, I won't be arrested with the likes of you." Hunyo said telling them both as he angrily takes them down.

Hunyo brought some scores on the soldiers until he dodges the shots from their machine guns. While being cornered by them knowing he was surrounded, the sphere glows as one of them attempting to knock him down but fail and Hunyo was surprised to see them they didn't touch him as he gets his hat and quickly escapes the premises. Hunyo manages to hide from the soldiers and became exhausted and upset. He gets the sphere which it was glowing on its own and he mumbles.

"How come they cannot touch me? Is it because the sphere had glowed?"

"You haven't changed, Hunyo. Still the same old you who usually complains about drastic situations."

"Huh!? Who said that!? Show yourself!" Hunyo said angrily as the sphere glow as the light forms into a man with long black hair with a slight ponytail, wearing a green formal vest with the back it was purple, charcoal gray pants and black shoes and has a brown shoulder gun holster in each sides. Hunyo was surprised to see his deceased old friend, Keiya and as a spiritual essence. "Kei... no way... You're supposed to be dead!? How did you get in here?"

"Its from the sphere that I created..." Keiya points the sphere that Hunyo was handling and knowing of his situation. "It looks like you were pursued by those soldiers. So I decided to save you from being apprehended."

"Impossible... are you the one who brought me here in their world?" Hunyo reacted angrily as Keiya confirms it.

"It's true... because your own spirit is high enough to be transported here. I maybe a long dead in our timeline, but from their timeline, I was alive."

"No way..."

"I saw you beat the soldiers down until you get cornered by them." Keiya said telling him. "I guess you emphasized somebody's moves when you beat them down."

"..."

"It appears you were using Jin's current fighting style, Traditional Karate. I guess you and that person were synchronized together when you arrived at their world." Keiya said as Hunyo looked at both of his hands and was shocked to see he and Jin got synchronized.

"How come that be? Jin and I got synchronized together? I never learned other of his moves. But I can do modern street brawling..."

"I just save you with the use of my Onmiyoji magics so that you won't be touched by your adversaries." Keiya said smirking to his friend. "That sphere you carried is still under development because of my heart condition. But since my son had already finished it, my soul had already kept inside."

"The charms you carried... Now I get it..." Hunyo said as he pinches his cheek. "You're actually real, Kei."

"Cut it out, Hunyo... you're hurting me..." Keiya reacted.

"All right... I guess that you're alive in their place but you're already dead at our own time. Teaming with you again reminds me of 14 years ago." Hunyo said finally realizes his friend was alive in their world and decides to team up with him.

"The fact that Jin Kazama was severely weakened when he woke up in the desert after his transformation as a devil in his comatose state when it was currently taken by the UN and destroys their chopper with a single blast. But since his absence and his grandfather reclaims the Zaibatsu, the ravaged war he had made still continues and his horrible condition gets worse." Keiya explained to him about the situation in their world. "It's better if we could see the turn of the events...I heard Nina Williams serving as the de facto leader at her boss' absence but she was forced to work with Heihachi after he defeated her. Guess I'll come along with you then..."

"Thanks, Kei..." Hunyo said thankfully as both finally join forces to find out the real events of the game.


Back at the Panganiban residence within the masters' bedroom, Jin finally wakes up and he finally gets up to see Rhima is with him who is asleep. He calmly patted her head and he happily thought about her.

How nice of you to take care of me, Rhima? It's because of your hospitality, I feel grateful.

Jin tries to look on both of his hands and remembering the pain he had on his body when he was glowing in red while he was bedridden and sensing that Hunyo was in their world as he mumbles himself.

"Mr. Panganiban... you're probably at my world. But I don't understand, could he and I we..."

As Marissa opens the door, it reveals to be Lee who is sad and disappointed and was surprised to see him.

"Lee... you look upset."

"Marissa... It's Hunyo... he was...transported to another place..."

"Oh no...! Hunyo...!" Marissa cried shockingly.

"I tried to save him...but it's too late... I think he went to our world to find out the whole truth." Lee said telling her and makes Marissa kneeled down in upset as he encourages her. "Hunyo will be fine, Marissa. Someone is definitely guides him on his travels. I also hope he would return soon..."


Trivia:

*When Hunyo arrives at the desert in the Middle East and the scenes from his vision are taken in both Jin and his devil form's backstory from their Story Mode.

*Both Jin and Hunyo are revealed to be synchronized with each other and a reference to both Ash and his Greninja to synchronized together as Ash-Greninja in the Pokemon XY series.

*Hunyo also references to the man who rode the Jeep through the desert and by walking until he was tired and settles down to be covered in sands from music video, "Better Off Alone" which is played by Alice Deejay.

*Keiya made his physical appearance in the Tekken timeline as he was deceased in the original timeline of Strangest Things.

*Keiya's formal vest attire and the shoulder gun holsters from his new main outfit is based on both Wild Dog and Robert Baxter in their latest appearance in Time Crisis 5 and its True Mastermind Edition and the color scheme of his vest is also based on Keiya Tempouin's appearances in the game Evil Zone.