The King of Insanity

Xiaoyu stepped out of the shower and rapped herself in a blue robe. She grabbed her brush and walked towards her room. Suddenly, she stopped and looked around. She had been used to living by herself, but somehow something just didn't feel right. She dismissed the thought and sat down by her mirror. She hummed to herself quietly as she brushed her black hair. Then she heard a creaking sound. She dropped her brush and looked around the room. There was nothing there. 'I must be going crazy,' she thought.

She picked up her brush and continued to brush her hair. All of a sudden, Psychosis's head appeared in the bottom of the mirror. "Peek-a-boo!" Before she could react, he put his hand around her mouth and dragged her into the living room.

***

Kazuya and Jin were riding back to the G Corporations building in Tokyo when Kazuya's cell phone rang. "Who is it?" he answered.

"May I speak with Jim please?" said Psychosis on the other line.

"Listen you psycho, if you have something to say, you say it to me."

"Oh, I think Jim should be the one to hear this." Jin could hear female screams on the phone and recognized them as Xiaoyu. He yanked the phone out of his father's hand.

"Xiaoyu?!"

"Hi there, Jim. Remember me? I told you I was gonna get you back. It seems that your little girlfriend has decided to join the party." Psychosis and Xiaoyu were both sitting on the couch. Psychosis had her arms pinned behind her with his legs and her mouth covered with his hand.

"Where are you?!" Jin yelled into the phone.

"She still lives in the same place. Come and get her. Meanwhile I think I'll keep her entertained." Using the hand holding her mouth closed, Psychosis traced her cheek with his finger nail causing a single drop of blood to drip down her face. "Her skin is so soft." He bent down and licked the blood off her cheek. Xiaoyu screamed underneath his hand. "Mmmm, and she tastes so good."

"I'll kill you, you son of a bitch!"

"Go ahead, Jim," Psychosis said in a much more serious tone. "And bring that father of yours with you!" He hung up the phone and pushed Xiaoyu to the floor. He walked to the window while humming a song that Xiaoyu had never heard before.

'Who is he?' she thought. 'Whoever he is he must be dangerous. Maybe I can sneak up on him.' She got on her feet and slowly crept towards him while he was staring out the window.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," he said in a melodic tone. Xiaoyu stood still for a moment, but then decided to go for it anyway. She ran towards him and gave him a palm to the kidneys. Psychosis quickly turned around, but Xiaoyu hit him in the face with a series of palm strikes ending with a powerful thrust to the stomach. Psychosis's back pressed against the window. Xiaoyu was about to hit him again, but he grabbed her hand. He looked at her with a wild smirk and licked some blood off his lip. "Not bad," he said.

In a blur, Psychosis grabbed her throat and slammed her into the opposite wall. "Didn't I tell you not to do that," he said. "The only reason I haven't raped you already is because I've got some business to take care of. Now if your a good little girl, I might be nice enough to let you watch your stupid boyfriend die."

"Who are you?" she asked.

Psychosis's smile grew wider and he threw her into the floor. "Your worst nightmare," he said.

***

The limo pulled towards the apartment. Jin got out and immediately ran to the door.

"Wait, Jin!" yelled Kazuya. "This could be a trap."

Jin ignored him and continued running.

***

Psychosis finished putting some strange machine on the doorknob. Xiaoyu had been tied to a chair with a cloth around her mouth. Psychosis walked back and sat on his knees behind her. He grabbed her face and forced her to look at the door.

"Do you see that?" he asked. "It's a bomb. Soon Kazuya and his son will be here in a half-ass attempt to rescue you. And as soon as they open the door, they'll be blown to bits. They'll be opening the door straight to hell! Revenge will soon be mine!"

'Kazuya and his son?' thought Xiaoyu. 'Does that mean Jin? But I thought Kazuya was dead. And what does he mean by revenge? What's going on here?'

"Now before they get here, I was hoping we could have some fun." Psychosis cut the ropes holding Xiaoyu with his claws and shoved her to the floor. Then he rolled her over and sat on her stomach, pinning her wrists. Xiaoyu knew what he was planning. She struggled underneath him as hard as she could, but he wouldn't budge an inch. "Shut up and take this like a woman, bitch!" he yelled. He bent down close to her face and smelled the air around her. Then he breathed in her face, forcing her to smell his rancid breath. He started bucking his hips back and forth on her stomach. "Oh, yes. Your going to make a wonderful playmate. I can't wait."

***

Jin ran up the stairs to the floor Xiaoyu was on and started speeding to her door. Kazuya was following him several feet behind.

"Slow down. Jin wait!"

Jin grabbed the doorknob and twisted it open....

***

Psychosis watched in pure enjoyment as the door exploded. "YES! SWEET REVENGE!" Several moments passed when a shadow appeared within the flames. The shadow stepped into the light. It was Jin. His eyes were glowing like two infernos and black markings covered his forehead. "What?..."

Jin stormed towards him, grabbed his neck, and slammed him into the wall. "No. Your supposed to be dead," said Psychosis.

Xiaoyu sat up and saw Jin. He had finally come to rescue her. She untied the cloth from her mouth and watched. Kazuya maneuvered around the flaming wreckage and walked into the apartment. He saw Jin holding Psychosis against the wall by his neck. 'Amazing,' he thought. 'He survived.'

Psychosis kicked him in the ribs, causing him to let go. He dashed towards him and tried to slash his chest, but Jin grabbed his hand. Psychosis attempted to gouge his eye, but Jin grabbed that hand as well. They now had both their palms pressed against each other in a battle of strength. They fought back and forth like this for a moment. During the course of this test of strength, Kazuya noticed the black marks on Jin's forehead. Then he remembered the mark on his arm that he showed him when they first met. 'Oh no. He has the demon too.'

Steam began rising from where Jin hands were burning Psychosis's palms. "What are you?" he asked, looking into Jin's flaming eyes. "You can't be human. Wait, I know. You're just like him. The purple monkey." They continued to fight for leverage until Psychosis gave him a hard headbutt. He continued headbutting him until he let go. Then he jumped in the air to do a spinning kick. Jin ducked the attack and kicked Psychosis in the chest so hard that he went flying through the wall into the bathroom. By the time he followed him, Psychosis was already on his feet and cut Jin across the chest. Then he grabbed his head and slammed it into the sink. Jin was now bleeding from the forehead. Psychosis threw him in the bathtub and grabbed his throat. He covered the drain with Jin's head and turned the hot water on his face in an attempt to drown him. Jin grabbed his wrist with both hands and slowly began lifting it off his neck. "No! No one overpowers me!" Jin kicked in the face and rolled out of the bathtub. Then he grabbed his hair and punched him in the face three times. Then he turned and, using as much force as possible, threw Psychosis through the wall outside the apartment.

Jin followed him, causing the concrete to break as he landed. Psychosis kicked him five times with the same foot and clawed his face. Psychosis tried to attack him again, but Jin grabbed his arm and threw him into the busy street. Jin leaped twenty feet into the air came down to slam his fist into Psychosis. Psychosis rolled out of way at the last second and Jin left a large pothole in the ground. A car honked at them and swurved out of their way. Both men continued to fight causing vehicles to dodje them and crash into each other. These two supernatural warriors locked in a battle fueled by hatred as cars crashed and fire blazed around them. At last the battle reached its climax. Psychosis glided towards him, screeching like an evil imp from the underworld. Orange lightning flared around Jin's right fist and he roared at the top of his lungs. He punched Psychosis hard in the stomach, and Psychosis went flying backwards into a car, knocking it off its course. What followed was a huge multi-vehicular accident ending with an explosion that shook the very foundation of the city.

Jin's muscular chest struggled to catch its breath. He fell to his knees drenched in sweat. The black marks faded from his forehead. He opened his eyes, which were back to their normal color. Every muscle in his body ached. He couldn't stand. He looked up. What he saw next was something he would never forget. Blood. Fire. Broken glass. Dead bodies. "What happened? Who did this?" He reached up and touched his cheek. His hand was burning hot. "No!"

Kazuya and Xiaoyu ran out the door. Kazuya looked around. "Shit! He got away again."

Xiaoyu slowly approached Jin. "Jin? Is that you?"

"NO! Don't touch me!"

This was far from anything Xiaoyu had ever dreamed about. "Jin what's wrong?"

"I...I killed them. I killed them all." Jin closed his eyes and hung his head in shame. "Please forgive me," he prayed. "I didn't mean to kill them. It was an accident. Please forgive me!"

***

1 week has passed. Psychosis has not been heard from since that time. During this time Xiaoyu has had the current situation explained to her. Her and Jin have also had the opportunity to catch up on old times. Kazuya wouldn't want to admit it, but seeing them together reminded him of his time with Jun. He had been constantly trying to find any information on Psychosis's whereabouts. Even though things had calmed down somewhat, there was still one major problem. Jin's conscience was killing him.

A loud knock came to the door, startling Kazuya. He cautiously opened the door. There was a postman holding a large package. "Is there a, Jim Kazama here?" Everyone looked up and glared at the postman.

"Whose this from?" asked Kazuya.

"I'm afraid I don't know," said the postman. Kazuya took the package and dismissed the postman. He moved to the table set the package down.

"What are you waiting for?" asked Jin.

"It could be a bomb."

"I seriously doubt that."

"How do you know?"

"If he wants us to die, don't you think he'd want to watch?"

"Better not to take the risk."

"Just open it."

"We should probably get rid of it." Kazuya turned his head and saw Xiaoyu opening the package. "SHIT!" Xiaoyu looked inside and ran to the bathroom. Kazuya looked in it and pulled out the decapitated head of Paul Phoenix. Nailed to his forehead was a note that read, "If you want to end this, meet me in my special place. If you don't, this is a taste of things to come."

"The Yakushima mountains," replied Kazuya. "C'mon, we have to get going."

"I'm not going," said Jin.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm tired of this. Too many people have died already. I don't want to kill anymore."

"But you almost had him last time."

"And dozens of innocent people died instead. I'm not going."

"Thousands more will die if you don't! Including me. Jin. You can't live in the past. Don't you remember what happened at the Mishima headquarters. It will be many times worse than that if we don't destroy this man!"

Jin thought for a moment. He stood up. "Alright. Let's get this over with."

Xiaoyu ran out of the bathroom, wiping her mouth. "Wait! Jin, we're finally together again. Don't tell me you're leaving already."

Jin put his hands on her shoulders. "I promise I'll be back."

Xiaoyu looked down. "That's what you said last time."

"Please Xiaoyu," he said quietly. "Just trust me." He kissed her on the cheek. "I have to go now."

***

A helicopter flew the two warriors to their destinations. Kazuya was busy preparing for the upcoming battle, while Jin was lost in his own thoughts. Kazuya brought him back to reality by showing him a gun. "Here, take this."

"I'm not going to use a gun," Jin replied.

"Just take it!" Kazuya said in a commanding voice. Jin reluctantly accepted the weapon as Kazuya tucked his own gun inside his shirt. The helicopter landed at the Yakushima mountains and departed as soon as the fighters got off. Psychosis could be seen not too far from their current position. He was sitting on a cliff, staring at a nearby waterfall while his legs dangled over the edge. He rolled backwards onto his feet and stared at them.

"It's about time," he said. "I was getting bored. Before we get started, allow me to explain the rules of this game. No one will leave this area until someone is dead. In other words, the game ends here. No more crap. It's time for you to die Kazuya! And I'm gonna take your son with you. Oh and one more thing. I've planted a few land mines around the battlefield. Only I know their location. I guess it evens out the 2-on-1 advantage. Now let the game begin!"

Psychosis leaped into the trees and disappeared from sight. He quickly reappered behind Kazuya and knocked him away with a swipe to the back. Before Jin could retaliate, he leaped high into the air and disappeared again. He came down and stomped on the back of Kazuya's neck. Jin ran toward him, but Psychosis jumped out of sight again. Jin heard a whistling noise and turned to see Psychosis hopping from one foot to the other. Jin charged him but he disappeared. Jin turned to see him slamming his knees into Kazuya's face. His strategy was clear. He wanted Kazuya to himself. He picked him up and threw him onto a land mine. Shrapnel poured into Kazuya's shoulder, causing him to scream in pain. Jin ran to his father's aid, but Psychosis stabbed his claws into his gut and kicked him away. He looked to see Kazuya lying on the ground, holding his shoulder.

"Over so soon? That was disappointing. There's one more thing I want to see before I kill you." Psychosis tore Kazuya's shirt open and stared at his scar. "Yes. That scar changed my life. Perhaps I would still be your slave had I never seen it." Psychosis could hear Jin standing up. "I'm going to give you one last misery in life, Kazuya. I'm going to make you watch your son die!" Psychosis walked toward Jin and clawed his face. Jin staggered back. He tried to retaliate with a roundhouse kick, but Psychosis flew out of sight. He landed behind Jin and kicked him in the back. Jin landed on his face. When he got up, Psychosis was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, he saw something in the corner of his eye but there was nothing there. Psychosis was moving from one place to another like a shadow. Jin couldn't keep up with him.

'He's too fast,' Jin thought. 'How am I supposed to fight this monster?' Finally, Psychosis appeared right in front of him and made a scar between his eyes. Jin attacked with flurry of punches and kicks, but Psychosis dodjed them all with unhuman speed. He grabbed one of Jin's punches and dug his claws deep into his knuckles. Jin was forced to one of his knees. Psychosis kicked him in the face and knocked him down. Jin slowly got up but, once again, Psychosis was gone. 'There has to be a better way to fight him.' Jin held his hands in front of him and closed his eyes, calming his mind. Psychosis appeared behind him, but Jin gave him a lightning fast elbow to the nose. Psychosis reeled back and leaped into the air. He landed in front of him. Before he could attack, Jin hit him in the chin with a front kick. He followed with a series of punches, hitting several pressure points. Angered, Psychosis tried desperately to cut Jin with his fingernails. Jin avoided all of his attacks and kicked him in the knee. Then he jumped in the air, spun three times, and gave him powerful sidekick to the chest. Psychosis flew back twenty feet and stayed on his back. Jin walked towards him, while pulling out his gun, and aimed it at Psychosis's head.

"Nice move," Psychosis said. "Maybe you're gonna be a bigger challenge than I expected.

"Got any last words?" asked Jin.

"Last words? You talk like I'm about to die. Oh c'mon Jim. You're not really gonna shoot that thing are you? After all, what your mother say?"

Jin's eyes opened wide. "How do you know my mother?"

An expression appeared on Psychosis's face that would scare the most evil of demons. "I've seen her," he said quietly. "I've seen her spirit. She has long black hair and was wearing a white dress. What's wrong Jim? You look surprised. Did you think I've just been halucinating? How do you think I knew that you were going to be at the Mishima Zaibatsu. Or how did I know that you're Kazuya's son? And how did I know that you were friends with that little Chinese slut? I see things Jim. That's why I can't die! I am the mediator between the humans and the spirits. I have been chosen to connect the two worlds. Oh and by the way. Your mother was a very pretty lady. I can see why Kazuya would want to screw her!" Jin's hand shook in anger. Psychosis was amused by this reaction. "You're so funny, Jim. You get mad so easily. Go ahead, Jim. Pull the trigger. That's right. Kill me. Kill me, Jim! PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! PULL THE TRIGGER! KILL ME! KILL ME!!!"

A gun was fired and bullet went into Psychosis's forehead. Jin turned around and saw Kazuya standing with his gun pointed to Psychosis. He looked back down at him. Even in death, Psychosis's eyes were wide open and a wild grin remained on his face. "I couldn't do it," Jin said to his father. "I just couldn't kill him."

"It's okay," Kazuya said. "It's over now. Let's just get out of here." Jin was about to walk away, but felt something sharp latch onto his ankle. He looked down and saw Psychosis holding on to him.

"Where ya goin Jim? The game isn't over yet." Psychosis sweeped him off his feet as he stood up. Then he reached up and pulled the bullet out of his forehead with his claws. "I told you I can't be killed!" Kazuya shot at him again, but Psychosis easily dodjed the bullets as he maneuvered closer to him. Kazuya backed up to keep his distance until he reached the edge of the cliff. There was no where else to go. Psychosis dashed towards him, kicked the gun out of his hand, and grabbed it out of the air. The rest seemed to happen in slow motion. Psychosis aimed the gun at Kazuya and shot him in the head.

"Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled Jin. Kazuya fell backwards and tumbled off the cliff.

Psychosis took a deep breath. "Damn, that felt good!" Jin ran toward him while yelling a powerful warcry. Psychosis turned around, but before he could shoot him, Jin tackled him to the ground. The gun fell out of his hand. Jin relentlessly battered Psychosis's face with an unending series of punches. Finally, Psychosis gave him a powerful headbutt, causing him to fall off. He stood up with his face bloody and bruised. "You want to die too? Fine. I'll erase every evidence that Kazuya ever existed!" Psychosis grabbed Jin's face, ran a short distance and slammed his head into a rocky wall. He then proceeded to pound Jin endlessly with a powerful combination of punches and headbutts while releasing an insane laughter. Jin interrupted this attack with punch to the gut. A wicked smile spread across Psychosis's face. He took a giant leap backwards and beckoned Jin forward with his hand. "Come and get me boy!" Jin ran towards him full speed but stopped halfway. He had just stepped on one of the land mines.

Jin fell to the ground holding his injured leg. Psychosis watched with glee as he watched Jin struggle to his one good leg. He danced toward Jin and gave him a mock jab to the face. He gave him another jab and sent him to his back with an inside crescent. Psychosis danced circles around Jin's fallen body, Ali-style. Then he stopped and grabbed Jin's face, digging his claws in his flesh. He slowly lifted him up and kicked him in the stomach. Jin fell back down and his hand struck another mine. Psychosis walked to him with a huge grin on his face. "Checkmate! Game over, Jim! Now it's time for you to die!" Psychosis lifted his foor above his head, then brought down toward Jin's chest. Suddenly, he stopped. Jin looked to see a confused look on him. He slowly put his foot down and looked around. Then Jin could feel it too. A tremendously powerful force was coming from the edge of the cliff. All of a sudden, Kazuya rose up in his demon form. His wings flapped majestically beside him. He looked completely different but Jin was sure it was him. A wild smile appeared on Psychosis's face. "Purple monkey want to play!"

Kazuya swooped down, grabbed Psychosis, and slammed him into the wall. He then proceeded to beat the living crap out of him. But Psychosis grabbed both of his hands and, with unearthly strength, drop kicked him twenty feet away. Kazuya quickly got up as Psychosis slowly walked toward him. Kazuya's middle eye glew a bright yellow and fired a laser beam through Psychosis's heart. But Psychosis still proceeded toward him. Kazuya fired one laser after another. Each one went straight through Psychosis's body, but he still didn't stop. Finally, he grabbed Kazuya by the throat and lifted him up. Kazuya continuosly punched him in the face. Punches that would bust through brick walls barely phased Psychosis. He leaped and headbutted him to the ground. Then he jumped on him and started jumping up and down on his chest. Jin got to his knees as he watched these things. 'Kazuya can't beat him, even in this new form. I have to help him, but how? If I don't do something, he'll die!'

Suddenly, Jin felt a rush blood burn through his veins. "No! Not now!" he yelled out loud. Jin covered his forehead as if hiding the black marks would make them disappear. He struggled within his mind to keep the demon away. Then there was a flash of light and Jin found himself in a strange dark dream world. "What? Where am I?"

Then he heard a voice call out to him. "Jin" Jin looked up and, to his great surprise, saw the ghostly apparition of his mother floating above him. "Mother, is that you?"

"Yes Jin. It is me."

"Where am I? Am I dead?"

"No my son. Far from it. Please listen to me. You have to use your power to destroy Psychosis."

"But Mom. Haven't enough people died already. Isn't there some way to turn back time and stop this all from happening."

"I know how you feel Jin. But you have to do it. Psychosis isn't human. He has no feelings of guilt. Wouldn't it be better to destroy one evil man than to let thousands of innocents be killed?"

Jin lowered his head. "Mom... I...I really want to be with you. Like we used to be."

"I know. And you will someday. But for know you have a life to live. Things change Jin. It's a part of life. But you can't live in the past. And most importantly you have to save your father. I know he doesn't always seem to care, but he is a good man. Please take care of him for me." A white light appeared, and the dream world began to disappear.

"Okay," Jin said. "Goodbye mother. I love you." Jin suddenly found himself back in reality. He let go of everything. He let go of all his worries and emotions and let the demon take over. Psychosis turned around to see Jin standing on both feet in total demon form. The immense power he was emanating was even greater than Kazuya's.

"Jim?"

"MY NAME..." Jin said in a demonic voice, "IS JIN!" Jin flew to him and crashed his knee into Psychosis's face. Psychosis tumbled to the ground. Jin's shoulder blades spasmed and two giant, raven-like wings sprung from his back. Psychosis stood and slashed his claws across Jin's chest. Kazuya punched him in the kidneys. Psychosis turned and kicked Kazuya in the neck. Jin got behind him and put him in a sleeperhold. Psychosis dug his fingernails into Jin's arm, trying to release the pressure. Jin let go and threw him face first into the dirt. Both warriors ascended into the air and circled Psychosis's body like vultures. They dove down and landed on opposite sides of him just as he was standing up. Then both of them charged their dark powers to the maximum and fired their hellacious lasers into Psychosis's body. His muscles spasmed as every fiber of his being was lost in angonizing pain. He opened his eyes and saw Kazuya's scar staring back at him. Suddenly a flood of memories came back to his broken mind. He began reliving every horrible experience he'd ever encountered. He opened his mouth and let loose a scream so powerful that it surely could have banished every evil spirit on the earth. At last his body couldn't take it anymore. Psychosis burst into a million ashes. The game was over.

***

A limo pulled up to the G Corporations building in Tokyo, and our two heroes stepped out. "So what are you going to do next?" asked Kazuya.

"I'm gonna get Xiaoyu and take her to the mountains. Then I'll rebuild the cabin I used to live in and open my own dojo."

"That sounds good. With Heihachi gone that makes me the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Maybe I'll be able to bring some respect to that business for once." Both men stood in silence for a moment. "Hey, Jin?"

"Yeah?"

"Let's keep in touch."

"Okay Dad." They shook each other's hands and walked away. Jin pulled his hood over his head and put his hands in his pockets. He didn't look back. Never again, would he ever look back.

***

Back in America, on the top floor of the largest asylum in the world. Psychosis sits in the corner of his padded room. He wears a chain between his ankles, a muzzle around his mouth, and a custom-made straight jacket. Security has been increased considerably outside his room.

"Well, here I am again. Back inside this darkness that I hate so much. But they can't keep me here forever. If I broke out once, I can break out again. I wonder what I'll do when I get back in the world. Maybe I'll become a professional hitman. Perhaps I can be a dictator and conquer my own little country. Or maybe.....I can set the whole world on fire. Either way, I've got one thing going for me. They think I'm dead!" Psychosis opened his eyes. They were glowing with a white light that lit up the entire room. "And one thing's for sure. When I get out...I'm gonna show them what I'm really capable of! HmhmhmhmhmhahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Psychosis's laughter continued for hours upon hours. But no one could here him. When you're trapped in the darkness of insanity.....No one can hear you scream!

THE END?

The Author's Last Stand: Now wasn't that fun? Well my job's done. Now it's your turn. Send in a review. If you don't review, then I don't know what you thought. Tell me what you thought of my story and most importantly what you thought of Psychosis. If I get plenty of good reviews, I may continue using him. Can you imagine Psychosis in a Street Fighter story? Or how about King of Fighters. Maybe even Metal Gear Solid or Devil May Cry. I hope this story has done a good job of introducing my alter ego. I'll let you take it from here. Jes has spoken.