Chapter 13: The Final Battle

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Conventions:
1)*Character Thought*
2)"Character Dialouge"
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Lei Fang woke up in bed. Her whole body ached as if a tree had fallen on top of her. A tree DID fall on her, but not directly at her. Lei Fang got up and examined herself in the mirror. Lei Fang sighed and looked over to the bunch of flowers that arrived that morning. They were from Long. Lei Fang had checked on him in the infirmiry, he was sleep then. She left him flowers and was not surprised he had some sent to her as well. Other than the aching, Lei Fang was going under a fast recovery. The welt was completely gone, and the cuts she received from the tree were almost out of sight. Lei Fang's eyes saddened at the thought of what happened. Lei Fang saw the tree falling but didn't have enough time to move. She heard her name being called. Seconds before she passed out she felt the press of someone's muscular body be pressed against her.

"Jann Lee..." she said quietly "You saved me..."

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Lei Fang and Jann-Lee were among the better fighters. Both made great progress in the tournament, both making it to the final four. The winners of that round will go to the semi-finals and the winner of that will go to the finals. When Jann-Lee recieved a notice telling he was going to fight Lei Fang again, he let out a deep sigh.

*What do I do?*

He really didn't get why he would have to face her again in a real match. Jann-Lee looked at the notice over and over, continually stopping at Lei Fang's name.

*Lei Fang is toture... But why do I always think back to her when all I want to do is forget her?*

Jann Lee examined his back, the cuts from the splinters started out large. When Jann Lee saw Lei Fang in danger threw himself on top of her on instinct. He was advised by the doctors not to fight for a few days as not to agravate the wounds. They were almost gone now. Jann Lee couldn't use injury as an excuse to avoid fighting Lei Fang. He already hurt once. Jann Lee cringed at his previous action.

*What was I doing?*

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The rules for the semi-semi-finals were simple, the combatants had a certain amount of time to knock their opponent out. If no one is knocked out when the time ends, no one wins. Lei Fang was fighter better against Jann-Lee for their second match. Her form was perfect and she was able to keep up with him. But she didn't give enough to make any advances. Lei Fang and Jann-Lee were perfectly even, their match had been at a stalemate. Helena and Gen-Fu watched at the sidelines.

"Lei Fang is doing so much more better compared to her last match with Jann-Lee. I wonder how Lei Fang has been able to hold him off thus far."br
"They say Lei Fang is a genius of her style. She's more focused this time."br
"I suppose. When I see them fight, I see complete opposites clash."br
"They seem opposite, but they're not all that different."br
"Oh really? I don't see how they are the same."br
"Look at how Jann-Lee fights, fast and furious. Now look at Lei Fang, grace and percision. Both of them fight from their souls. Inside, Jann-Lee is full of anger. Lei Fang on the other hand is more calm. They may be opposite, but they balance out. Opposites that balance aren't opposites at all. They are different parts of the same thing."br
"Well, I hope the do something to be unbalanced, the time is almost up."

Lei Fang and Jann-Lee were exhausted. Lei Fang didn't fight Jann Lee because she was mad at him for what he did, she couldn't be too distracted with anger if she wanted to win. On the other hand Lei Fang wasn't angry not because he saved her. Jann Lee didn't want to fight Lei Fang. But because Lei Fang was putting in all her effort in the match, he could only fight back with all his effort as well. Both fighters were completely focused on defeating eachother.

*Why is she different from before? Everything I lash out on her, she lashes back!*br
*I'm doing better than last time... But is this enough?*

Jann-Lee and Lei Fang stepped back from eachother, both breathing heavily. Their stalemate had to end. Lei Fang and Jann-Lee charged at eachother.

*THIS IS THE END!!!* both thought in unison.

Lei Fang and Jann-Lee both threw punches, both at the same speed and time. But just as their attacks were about to meet their target, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other as they attacked. Jann-Lee and Lei Fang got locked into each other's eyes.

Lei Fang faltered mentally. The doors she wanted to look into were wide open for her to see. She saw it all. She saw the loss of a little boy who grew up to be a fierce man. To run away from that fate, Jann-Lee absoarbed himself in the fighting world at a tender age. His pain and sadness were covered by what combat had to offer. Soon, it became all that he had.

Jann-Lee too saw something inside the other. He saw a young girl grow up in a world where she was considered weak. As a woman there lied a deep determination and rebelling defiance. All her current strength, as he fought her now, he could see was being fueled by hurt...

Their punches never landed. The two of them just stood there looking at each other. As far as they were concerned, time stopped after they met eyes. In reality it did. The bell rang, the match was over.

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I really am no good at writing out battle scenes. I guess, if you want good visuals go play DOA2 and fight as Jann-Lee and Lei Fang, just make sure no one wins and the time runs out. As you can see, this fic does not follow the original DOA2 storyline. Or atleast not accurately. THIS IS NOT THE END. If the title misleads you I'm sorry.
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