Chapter 18

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"Prosecution Part I"

Summary: Jin is called by the state prison by a request by death row inmate Baek Do San, days before his execution and tries to gain redemption for his actions, as Jin plans to pass judgment. Ling Xiaoyu gets side tracked when she is asked by a friend to visit someone at a cancer research facility. (Ling and Jin Pov)

Jin

Finals were coming up soon and I had to study my brains out. But of course, fill my coffee need and call Ling. I head for the phone when it rings. I pick it up and of course, it's the state prison. But oddly enough, they ask me to visit. I ask the nature of my visit and they say to visit death row inmate Baek Do San. The man who had killed by mentor Kazuya Mishima in a jealous rage because of Kazuya's affair with Baek's wife Jun. I don't reply and they say they will let me think about it. "You should visit the man Jin" I turn around to see none other than the dead , enigmatic Kazuya.

Jin: Kazuya, you scared the crap out of me.

Kazuya: I thought you would have been use to that by now.

Jin: Sorry, but when dead mentors come back to give you cryptic messages it's not something you get use to.

Kazuya: Alright. But back to what I was saying. You should visit him.

Jin: I have nothing to say to that man. I'm surprised you haven't haunted him.

Kazuya: He made a mistake. I'm not saying I'm condoning him killing me and all, but Jin, everyone deserve forgiveness.

Jin: That's Mr. Jun talking isn't it?

Kazuya: No time for your witty remarks Jin. See him, let him die with a piece of mind. He knows what he had done wrong and he's suffering for it. He is willing do die for his crimes Jin. Redemption is a long and winding road and with you talking to him might make it easier.

Jin: I just can't. He killed you. He tried to kill her.

Kazuya: Ling.

Jin: You two are the only things I had left in the world.

Kazuya: You still have her Jin.

Jin: But he almost took her away from me. I can't talk to that man.

Kazuya: Forgiveness is a virtue Jin.

Jin: Well maybe I'm just not capable of it.

Kazuya: Please re-consider. But it's your decision.

Then it happens again. I wake up on my couch. I was going to see Mr. Do San. Only two people could ever make me change my mind. Ling and Kazuya. And somehow the being dead never stops Kazuya. Geesh.

LING

I have so much home work to do. Of course, I head into my dorm and get out a Star Bucks Double Shot Espresso, I got to have my coffee and for the phone to call Jin. Instead, someone knocks on my door. Geesh, it's not a day unless I called Jin. I opened the door to find someone from my study group and good friend Nina Williams.

Nina: Hey Ling can I ask you a favor?

Ling: Sure , anything Nina.

Nina: You know Sasha Menbun?

Ling: The girl in our study group?

Nina: Yeah, she and I are good friends. And she's been diagnosed with lung cancer and I've been asking people to visit her to try to make her feel better.

Ling: Sure. When do you want me to visit her?

Nina: Well I'm going to check on her. How about you come along?

Ling: Alright. Sounds good.

Somehow visiting Sasha would be one of the most important things in my life.

JIN

I arrive at the state penitentiary where they brief me on what if and so on. I enter and I see him. Baek, the man who had tried to take my soul mate. The one who had killed my mentor. Sitting there waiting for me to excuse for his behavior. I'm not here to forgive him I'm here to condemn him.

Baek: Jin.

Jin: Yes.

Baek: I'm sorry.

Jin: You think I will forgive you.

Baek: Damn it Jin, I'm trying as hard as I can!

Jin: No you aren't! God, I don't even know why I came here in the first place!

Baek: Jin, just please know that I'm sorry for what I have done. That I know that I should suffer for this.

Jin: You sound like a righteous man Baek, but your not.

Baek: Just please forgive me!

Jin: I'm not going to ease your mind Mr. Baek!

The next thing I know Baek is some weird zombie and then he then cryptically yells " YOU LOSE HER. IN EVERY LIFE YOU LOSE YOU" All of a sudden everything returns to normal.

Baek: Excuse me Jin?

I stare in completely awe. " I have to get out of here" and I rush out of the prison and into my car.

Kazuya: That wasn't him Mr. Kazama.

Jin: Then who, or what the heck was that?

Kazuya: Fate.

Jin: Fate usual appears to me as a black jacket , green cap wearing stranger.

Kazuya: Well the many faces of fate.

Jin: What does he mean by I'll lose her?

Kazuya: I can't tell you. But you need to get back there Jin. You need to forgive him.

Jin: Not after he gets possessed by one of the many faces of Fate and you tell me to get back and talk to him.

Kazuya: Maybe you'll learn more about what that message meant Jin. He needs to be forgiven Jin. Let his soul rest. I promise, I will use all my power to make sure no one, or anything get involved. It's important Jin. You need to let his soul rest.

LING

Nina: Sasha, it's me Nina and one of our friends Ling.

Sasha was smart and athletic. But she looked so broken on the bed. Just broken.

Sasha: Ling.

Ling: It's so good to see you Sasha.

Sasha: Nina, how have you been? Ling?

Her words were soft and slow and pain showed in her. It hurt her to speak.

Nina: Save your rest Sasha, you know what the doctor said about saving up your energy. Ling, I'm going to get something to eat for us, can you keep Sasha company?

Ling: Sure Nina.

Nina left the room and I go up to Sasha. I want to initiate a conversation but it wasn't the right time. I grab onto her hand and hold it and we speak without words.. But all of a sudden she changed, into some zombie and her hold on my hands tightened. YOU HAVE BEEN MARKED!!!! I scream but a second later she is back on the bad sleeping and a nurse comes rushing in to see what the commotion was. I then try to calm myself down, but that was the most frighten experience of my life.. What did she mean by that?

Her words followed me for the rest of day.