*-x- Rising Chaos –x-*

Part 7

"NO! Father! Please!" Jin pleaded as he hung over the cliff edge, moments away from death.

Kazuya looked into the deep chocolate eyes of his son. They were the same eyes as his mother had… Kazuya's grip round Jin's neck loosened as he stared into those eyes. He couldn't stand to see them. They brought back painful memories…memories of the time he spent with Jun.

They had to be rid of, or he'd never get inner peace.

Jin's eyes widened, as the grip on his neck grew loser and loser.

Kazuya let go.

Jin cried out as he found himself plummeting down further and further, looking up at the cold emotionless eyes that lurked behind a fallen strand of shining black hair, belonging to his father. He was truly a Mishima.

"Kazuya!" Anna cried as she came rushing in, bazooka over her shoulder and her glimmering brown hair waving around madly in the wind. "Kazuya…you didn't…Kazuya…"

Jin's cry of deep torment rung in the air as his young back bounced off the punishing cliff face, as he dropped with gaining momentum. Blinded by pain, he never saw the next piece of cliff that stuck out, which he was falling directly towards until it hit him full force in his chest. He howled in agony as he felt the blood gushing down his back and chest and seeping from his mouth as he coughed it up. "Why…why this torture…?" he thought.

Suddenly, he felt a tremendous surge of unbearable hurt run through his neck as it caught on a smaller exposed rock. Time seemed to slow to a snail's pace as he spat out more blood. He felt his body fall limp as he lost all proportion of his senses under the excruciating pain that overtook every single part of him. He was still falling, falling down for what seemed an eternity. He could feel his eyelids growing to heavy to open, his lungs faulting as he took in less and less oxygen. He could feel his heartbeat slowing.

Bub-boom.

He could feel himself drifting from reality, becoming isolated in a trance.

Bub-boom.

Everything faded from around him. The all noises surrounding him were lost to the growing eerie silence.

Bub…boom.

"A dream," he thought, as he struggled to take in what little oxygen he could. "It feels like a dream…a dream I'll…never escape from…a twisted fantasy…"

…Boom…

He felt strangely serene as his eyes forced themselves shut. He felt as light as a feather, slowly drifting on. Drifting on…

…B…b…

"Good…night…" he murmured with his last sweet breath.

* * * * * *

Lee reached out a hand and pushed away thin wisps of fiery hair falling over Hwoarang's face. He then got up and looked on at the deeply sleeping Korean. Angel put a delicate porcelain white hand gently on his shoulder. Her astounding angelic blue eyes met his deep brown ones.

"You must go and get the 5 children of Toshin from the hospital. You will then travel down to the desolate cliff edge forest. There you must all keep the spawn of Kazuya busy. We cannot afford to let him reach a place where innocent people live, or he will destroy them all, one by one."

Lee nodded, causing his glimmering silver curtains to flow forward. She placed her elusive hand upon his face as she walked forward. Her heavenly voice rang out once again. "I'm sure you can handle this on your own."

Lee nodded.

"Of course. Anyway I wouldn't want to wake the kid up, it's the first ounce of sleep he's had in 24 hours. Besides, he's in no condition to fight."

Angel leaned in forward and gently kissed Lee's warm cheek with her tender lips.

"Good luck." Her voice echoed as Lee found himself on the road directly in front of the hospital.

* * * * * *

Kazuya, Anna, Ling and Panda all watched on mesmerized as they watched a figure float up from the cliff top. A black haired fringe blew wildly about in the wind. Enormous brown feathers spread out as wings flapped rhythmically up and down. Deep red blood glistened as it caught the light. Black garnished markings swirled round and emphasized burning red eyes.

Ling jumped back in fear, watching on in a frightened conjecture. "J-Jin…? Jin?!"

Anna edged back slowly, her brown shimmering locks swinging about as she slowly shook her head. "I…I tried to warn you Kazuya… but I was too late…"

Kazuya looked on in horror as he took in what he saw. "…Devil Jin…" he muttered as he looked up at his demonic son, hovering in the air.

Devil Jin's flaming eyes placed their despising focus onto his father.

Nina's impassive blue eyes watched on from the safety of the treetops looking on in wonder at the twisted events that were folding out right before her.

* * * * * *

Paul looked round the cold, sterile ward and sighed. In the chair on his right, Lei lay snoring his head off, in the bed opposite him sat both Christie and Steve, who were sharing a hot chocolate together very tenderly and Yoshimitsu had went off ages ago and was yet to return. Things were boring through Paul's eyes.

"Ooh…" he said as he glanced back across the room. "Things are gettin' hot over there…" he sniggered.

Christie smiled her dazzling smile affectionately at Steve and signalled '1' to him as she slowly rose from in his warm cosy lap, causing her long beautiful locks to bounce up.

"Don't be such a pervert, Paul." She said as she drew round the bed curtain, shutting out Paul and giving her and Steve some privacy.

Paul sighed as he heard Yoshimitsu chuckle at him as he walked over.

"Nice going pervy man Paul." He sniggered.

"Oh, Hahaha, very funny." Paul retorted, rolling his eyes back.

"You know sarcasm is the lowest form of wit." Yoshimitsu teased as he looked around for a seat. "So I see Lei's been of great company to you?"

Paul sat up in his bed and crossed his arms tightly. "You're sure in a good mood."

Yoshimitsu grinned cheekily. "Uh-huh!"

"Where were you anyway?" Paul enquired as he fidgeted around trying to sit comfortably.

"Oh, I was doing the usual, ya know? Just having some fun scaring away queues and stuff."

Paul chuckled as Yoshimitsu took the leg of the sleeping Chinese man and pulled him off of the chair and onto the floor with a loud bang.

"Hey!" Lei cried as he sat up after having his seat taken by the happy hyper cyborg.

"You snooze, you lose my friend." Yoshimitsu said, still grinning.

"Good to see you're all in one piece." A mysterious voice called out.

"Lee!"

"Lee?"

"LEE? EH? Oh… er, Lee!"

Christie and Steve pulled out from inside the curtain and peered at the silver-haired fighter.

"So, you must be Lee, I presume." Steve said.

"Yeah. We've got no time to lose, I'll explain on the way, just follow me!" Lee said as he spun round and ran off.

"WAHOO! TROUBLE!" Yoshimitsu said as he skipped along after Lee.

"C'mon then guys." Paul said as they all nervously followed the scary hyper skipping cyborg.

* * * * * *

Kazuya stumbled back, blood pouring from his face. But Devil Jin would not give him a chance to get his footing or fight back. He delivered one mind- blowing punch after another and pleasured in every anguished stumble and drop of blood on his father's behalf.

After a pummelling fist and a staggering kick straight into the ribs, Kazuya found himself hurtling towards the floor. But just before his body touched it, a mighty kick from his demonic offspring sent him flying into the air. Anna and Ling stood in the background, watching in fear, trepidation and pity for Kazuya as Devil Jin kicked him repeatedly into the air, not once letting his beaten body touch the floor. Each agonizing cry hollered out and caused the two petrified women to recoil in horror.

Nina still kept her watchful eye on the event taking place. Toshin was finding out more about the young warrior whom had beaten him so long ago than he could imagine, and all that he could want to know to inspire an evil plot inside his dark twisted mind.

Anna could not watch anymore. She ran over and pulled Devil Jin back. Whist Kazuya rose to his feet; Devil Jin elbowed the young flamboyant fighter harshly in her stomach, and threw her straight into the faraway trees with such force that the sound of her smacking into them rang through the air. Opening out his wings, he then flew up, tackling Kazuya to the ground and breaking his arm in one quick, swift movement. He then placed his hellish gaze on the young Chinese teen behind the Panda.

In one swoop of a leg, he soon came face to face with the quivering teen. "Jin! JIN!" she cried, but in vain.

A powerful fist uppercut her young chin, sending her flying into the air. With a flap of his large brown feathery wings, he grasped a fist round her ankle and flew over to the cliff. Her shimmering silky bunches hung down as she screamed. The powerful gusts of wind caused her to waver about mid-air above the plummeting cliff. Devil Jin's demonic smirk grew across he face as he began to laugh. Ling could feel the grip round her ankle slip, as the strengthening wind blew her about, from side to side. She felt the tears of fear streaming down her face as she looked on down to the bottom of the steep cliff.

"Jin…JIN!" she screamed out, "Please! JIN!!!!!!!"

She looked up at the towering dark figure above her. This couldn't be Jin… but it was. She didn't believe it. He laughed, then held her out, then swung her round and round and let her go, watching her fly into his rising Father, knocking them both down. He then flew up higher and looked for the nearest settlement. There were innocent people just calling out for him.

Suddenly a sharp pain shot through his left wing. Anna winced as she lowered her bazooka down. Devil Jin looked at his throbbing wing then at the brunette. He placed his unholy stare onto her and flew over, grabbing her tightly round the neck. He then squeezed it as hard as he could. Anna tried to free herself but it was impossible. She couldn't even squeal. He then tightened his grip further.

* * * * * *

The patter of hard-hitting footsteps echoed down the roads as all the 6 brave fighters ran along. Lee pushed his shimmering silver strands back and forged on, leading them all.

"So, we have to stop Devil Jin at all costs. If we fail to stop him, innocent people will pay the price with their lives! He shows no mercy… he's not the Jin Kazama we knew anymore." Lee explained. "He's a fucking monster."

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