A Tale of Two Seeds
Chapter 9 – Love Lost
As the thunder rolls overhead, the two combatants circle each other warily. Both masters of the Mishima style Karate, they know each other so well, yet they have never really known each other at all. Heihachi makes the first move. With a large sliding motion the old man quickly steps forward and extends his fist straight out towards Kazuya's gut. Kazuya smiles slightly, blocks the move with ease, and retaliates with two quick left jabs to the head followed by a strong right cross that sends Heihachi falling back. Kazuya smiles coldly and walks toward his father.
"Is that all you have old man?" Kazuya taunts.
Angrily Heihachi rises from the ground and attacks Kazuya again. Rushing forward and down Heihachi starts a smooth sweeping low spin that is sure to set Kazuya reeling. With ease the younger man bends down and pushes Heihachi's foot to the side. Quickly, the old man tries to retaliate, but is met with a deep sharp pain in his gut. He begins to crumple but another sharp pain quickly hits him in the face and he is sent flying. Slowly and calmly Kazuya walks toward his father. Behind him the large volcano is beginning to spew it's daily flow of lava.
...........................
Far below the two combatants, Jun Kazama makes her way as quickly as possible up the large mountain.
The main road to the top was blocked by Kazuya's personal guards as well as the few side roads she might have taken. So her only option was to climb the cliffs from the far side of the mountain. This was especially dangerous because the daily lava flow tended to flow in this direction and then plummet into the sea below. But she had no choice. Kazuya was at the top of this mountain and she had to find him.
Confused thoughts fly through Jun's mind as she reaches the half way point of her long climb. "Why did he do this? Was it to protect me? For Revenge?" Shaking the thoughts away she continues on her way to the top.
...........................
Kazuya walks slowly around the battered and almost completely broken body of Heihachi Mishima. The old man lays twitching on the ground. His right arm is clearly broken in several places and blood oozes from many open wounds across his face and arms. Kazuya kneels down next to his semi-conscious father and slaps him once hard across the face to wake him.
With a small shudder Heihachi wakes and tries to rise. He falls back to the ground. Kazuya lifts him and props him up on a nearby rock. Kazuya then sits across from his father as Heihachi coughs, spits up some blood, and painfully speaks,
"What *cough* are you? You are not HUMAN!"
Half to himself Kazuya says, "No. Not anymore."
Turning to his father he says, "I am what you made me father. I still remember what you said when you threw me off the cliff." Suddenly angry again Kazuya shouts, "DO YOU REMEMBER.....DO YOU? I DO..... ALL TO WELL. YOU SAID........IF YOU SURVIVE THIS THEN YOU WILL BE STRONG!!!"
Moving close to his father Kazuya whispers harshly in his ear,
"I AM STRONG NOW!!!"
Regaining his strength slowly Heihachi asks,
"How?"
"That does not matter....all that matters is......."
Kazuya stops as he sees a small form struggle over the cliff's edge some distance away.
"Jun...." he says to himself.
At this same moment a sharp pain flows through his chest and down into his arm. Gasping in pain he looks down and sees his hand beginning to change. Claws start to form and his arm begins to take on a bluish tint.
"NO!!!!"
"YES!" says the dark voice in the back of his mind. "I think I will take her now....."
The Volcano explodes behind Kazuya as the transformation continues. Still barely in control Kazuya looks for anything that can help him. His eyes fall on his only hope.
Painfully he says, "FATHER.....I HAVE NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING, BUT I AM ASKING YOU NOW................KILL ME!!!"
Looking at the strange transformation his son is going though Heihachi simply nods his head in agreement. Standing slowly Heihachi focuses his Chi as best he can. His injuries make it difficult to concentrate, but he realizes he can get one hit off before his energy is gone for good. Looking beyond his still writhing son, he focuses his attention on the large open mouth of the active volcano. A plan forms. Heihachi looks at his son one more time, focuses his energy into the end of his still good left arm, dashes forward, and.......
Jun runs at full speed toward the father and son. "Why are they just standing there?" she thinks. Suddenly the volcano explodes and Jun is thrown from her feet to the ground. A large river of Lava is quickly heading her way. Realizing that she cannot make it to Kazuya before the lava reaches her she retreats back the way she came. Looking frantically for a way across Jun glances back toward Heihachi and Kazuya. Then the world seems to move in slow motion. She watches in horror as Heihachi dashes toward his son. His left fist is surrounded with blue electricity that she can see even from here. "No," she whispers as her legs begin to grow weak. Then screaming at the top of her lungs, "NO!!!!!!!!!!!" In this instant Kazuya turns to look at her. Their eyes meet and he gives her a brief small smile. Heihachi's fist then hits. First through his chest then up through his chin. Kazuya's body arcs high and seems to float toward the open mouth of the volcano. Jun's legs give out and she falls to the ground as she watches his form disappear from sight. With a wail of despair she cries his name,
"KAZUYA!!!! NO!!!!!!!"
But he is gone. The tears come then and they won't stop falling. Her shoulders shake as she slowly lowers her head to the ground in despair.
Sometime later a small form walks slowly up behind Jun. The kind sad voice speaks,
"My child.....it is time to go from this place."
Without looking up Jun asks,
"How long have you been here?"
"I saw everything."
Turning on the old man with tears still in her eyes she angrily asks,
"HOW COULD YOU?"
"YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED IT? WHY.....UNCLE WANG WHY?"
Walking slowly up to her Wang wraps his arms around her and softly speaks,
"Child I could not stop this. This day was meant to be. Neither you nor I could stop this day from happening."
Crying on his shoulder Jun nods and Wang slowly leads her from the top of the mountain. Stopping half way down Jun asks,
"What do I do now? I am so alone."
"My child you will not be alone forever. Kazuya will live on through you and......"
Wang hesitates for a second in thought then continues, "...and your son."
Shock crosses Jun's face.
"But how? It was...."
"Hush child I will explain all in time. For now you must grieve."
Slowly the young woman and the old man make their way down from the mountain. She allows him to lead her to a small garden and he sits her by a large tree. He then leaves and allows her time to morn for her lost love. A few days later Wang finds a note by the tree. It reads:
Dear Uncle Wang,
I have decided to leave this place. The memories are too painful. I am going to the mountains to raise my son. I promise to teach him the goodness in everything. He will learn to love nature and he will grow to be a fine man. Thank you for all you have done for me. Thank you for telling me of my son. I will make him proud of his father. I will miss you.
Love,
Jun
Wang slowly folds the note and sits under the tree. A few small tears drop from the old man's wrinkled face. For he still remembers what the woman in white told him years before. Muttering silently to himself the old man speaks, "I am sorry Jun, but this is far from over yet."
Chapter 9 – Love Lost
As the thunder rolls overhead, the two combatants circle each other warily. Both masters of the Mishima style Karate, they know each other so well, yet they have never really known each other at all. Heihachi makes the first move. With a large sliding motion the old man quickly steps forward and extends his fist straight out towards Kazuya's gut. Kazuya smiles slightly, blocks the move with ease, and retaliates with two quick left jabs to the head followed by a strong right cross that sends Heihachi falling back. Kazuya smiles coldly and walks toward his father.
"Is that all you have old man?" Kazuya taunts.
Angrily Heihachi rises from the ground and attacks Kazuya again. Rushing forward and down Heihachi starts a smooth sweeping low spin that is sure to set Kazuya reeling. With ease the younger man bends down and pushes Heihachi's foot to the side. Quickly, the old man tries to retaliate, but is met with a deep sharp pain in his gut. He begins to crumple but another sharp pain quickly hits him in the face and he is sent flying. Slowly and calmly Kazuya walks toward his father. Behind him the large volcano is beginning to spew it's daily flow of lava.
...........................
Far below the two combatants, Jun Kazama makes her way as quickly as possible up the large mountain.
The main road to the top was blocked by Kazuya's personal guards as well as the few side roads she might have taken. So her only option was to climb the cliffs from the far side of the mountain. This was especially dangerous because the daily lava flow tended to flow in this direction and then plummet into the sea below. But she had no choice. Kazuya was at the top of this mountain and she had to find him.
Confused thoughts fly through Jun's mind as she reaches the half way point of her long climb. "Why did he do this? Was it to protect me? For Revenge?" Shaking the thoughts away she continues on her way to the top.
...........................
Kazuya walks slowly around the battered and almost completely broken body of Heihachi Mishima. The old man lays twitching on the ground. His right arm is clearly broken in several places and blood oozes from many open wounds across his face and arms. Kazuya kneels down next to his semi-conscious father and slaps him once hard across the face to wake him.
With a small shudder Heihachi wakes and tries to rise. He falls back to the ground. Kazuya lifts him and props him up on a nearby rock. Kazuya then sits across from his father as Heihachi coughs, spits up some blood, and painfully speaks,
"What *cough* are you? You are not HUMAN!"
Half to himself Kazuya says, "No. Not anymore."
Turning to his father he says, "I am what you made me father. I still remember what you said when you threw me off the cliff." Suddenly angry again Kazuya shouts, "DO YOU REMEMBER.....DO YOU? I DO..... ALL TO WELL. YOU SAID........IF YOU SURVIVE THIS THEN YOU WILL BE STRONG!!!"
Moving close to his father Kazuya whispers harshly in his ear,
"I AM STRONG NOW!!!"
Regaining his strength slowly Heihachi asks,
"How?"
"That does not matter....all that matters is......."
Kazuya stops as he sees a small form struggle over the cliff's edge some distance away.
"Jun...." he says to himself.
At this same moment a sharp pain flows through his chest and down into his arm. Gasping in pain he looks down and sees his hand beginning to change. Claws start to form and his arm begins to take on a bluish tint.
"NO!!!!"
"YES!" says the dark voice in the back of his mind. "I think I will take her now....."
The Volcano explodes behind Kazuya as the transformation continues. Still barely in control Kazuya looks for anything that can help him. His eyes fall on his only hope.
Painfully he says, "FATHER.....I HAVE NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING, BUT I AM ASKING YOU NOW................KILL ME!!!"
Looking at the strange transformation his son is going though Heihachi simply nods his head in agreement. Standing slowly Heihachi focuses his Chi as best he can. His injuries make it difficult to concentrate, but he realizes he can get one hit off before his energy is gone for good. Looking beyond his still writhing son, he focuses his attention on the large open mouth of the active volcano. A plan forms. Heihachi looks at his son one more time, focuses his energy into the end of his still good left arm, dashes forward, and.......
Jun runs at full speed toward the father and son. "Why are they just standing there?" she thinks. Suddenly the volcano explodes and Jun is thrown from her feet to the ground. A large river of Lava is quickly heading her way. Realizing that she cannot make it to Kazuya before the lava reaches her she retreats back the way she came. Looking frantically for a way across Jun glances back toward Heihachi and Kazuya. Then the world seems to move in slow motion. She watches in horror as Heihachi dashes toward his son. His left fist is surrounded with blue electricity that she can see even from here. "No," she whispers as her legs begin to grow weak. Then screaming at the top of her lungs, "NO!!!!!!!!!!!" In this instant Kazuya turns to look at her. Their eyes meet and he gives her a brief small smile. Heihachi's fist then hits. First through his chest then up through his chin. Kazuya's body arcs high and seems to float toward the open mouth of the volcano. Jun's legs give out and she falls to the ground as she watches his form disappear from sight. With a wail of despair she cries his name,
"KAZUYA!!!! NO!!!!!!!"
But he is gone. The tears come then and they won't stop falling. Her shoulders shake as she slowly lowers her head to the ground in despair.
Sometime later a small form walks slowly up behind Jun. The kind sad voice speaks,
"My child.....it is time to go from this place."
Without looking up Jun asks,
"How long have you been here?"
"I saw everything."
Turning on the old man with tears still in her eyes she angrily asks,
"HOW COULD YOU?"
"YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED IT? WHY.....UNCLE WANG WHY?"
Walking slowly up to her Wang wraps his arms around her and softly speaks,
"Child I could not stop this. This day was meant to be. Neither you nor I could stop this day from happening."
Crying on his shoulder Jun nods and Wang slowly leads her from the top of the mountain. Stopping half way down Jun asks,
"What do I do now? I am so alone."
"My child you will not be alone forever. Kazuya will live on through you and......"
Wang hesitates for a second in thought then continues, "...and your son."
Shock crosses Jun's face.
"But how? It was...."
"Hush child I will explain all in time. For now you must grieve."
Slowly the young woman and the old man make their way down from the mountain. She allows him to lead her to a small garden and he sits her by a large tree. He then leaves and allows her time to morn for her lost love. A few days later Wang finds a note by the tree. It reads:
Dear Uncle Wang,
I have decided to leave this place. The memories are too painful. I am going to the mountains to raise my son. I promise to teach him the goodness in everything. He will learn to love nature and he will grow to be a fine man. Thank you for all you have done for me. Thank you for telling me of my son. I will make him proud of his father. I will miss you.
Love,
Jun
Wang slowly folds the note and sits under the tree. A few small tears drop from the old man's wrinkled face. For he still remembers what the woman in white told him years before. Muttering silently to himself the old man speaks, "I am sorry Jun, but this is far from over yet."
