A Tale of Two Seeds
Chapter 10 – A Son Revealed
Heihachi's broken body lay strewn across the rubble of an old temple. Around his body loyal Zaibatsu soldiers lay dead. His body is the only thing left alive. A giant being hovers above his barely breathing form. Settling to the ground the being speaks aloud,
"FOOLISH MORTAL!!! YOU THOUGHT TO CONTROL ME? YOU THOUGHT YOUR WEAK MORTAL FLESH COULD DEFEAT ME? THE GOD OF FIGHT! THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION! I AM INVINCIBLE!!! NOW YOUR SOUL AND THE SOULS OF THOSE YOU BROUGHT TO THIS TOURNAMENT ARE MINE! STARTING WITH YOURS!!!"
As the God of Fight reaches down for the old man's body a sudden stillness fills the air and Toshin senses another presence heading toward the temple. Dropping the old man Toshin turns and waits. With each passing moment the God of Fight can feel the immense power heading its way. With each step Toshin feels fear clench its chest for the first time in ages.
"NO!! IT CANNOT BE HIM!!! HE WAS BANISHED FROM THIS PLACE!!!"
Toshin turns and prepares to flee, but as the form crosses the threshold of the temple Toshin captures a glimpse of his small form. Turning back the God of fight looks down and laughs. A young man, no a boy of 19 years stands in front of him. Still Toshin can sense immense power from one so young. Curiosity seizes Toshin's mind and he asks,
"WHO ARE YOU TO COME UNINVITED INTO MY PRESENCE?"
The boy calmly stares at the massive form in front of him. Quietly he speaks,
"You killed my mother....and now you will die!"
The boy drops back into a fighting stance and waits for Toshin to attack. Enraged the giant human form of the beast rears back its head and gives an inhuman cry. Looking back at small form the beast speaks,
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I AM THE GOD OF FIGHT!!! THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION!!!! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!!!! NOW I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
The beast rushes at the boy and prepares to deliver a blow that is sure to knock the boy off his feet. He calls on a spirit inside him and rears back his giant fist for a devastating blow. The fist rushes in and right before it connects it is deflected by an unknown force. A growl of pure anger seeps from the giant's lips and he rushes in with two left jabs and a strong right cross. The young man blocks these but is pushed back slightly by the force of the blows. The young man retaliates with a punch series of his own. The two left jabs connect squarely and the right cross knocks Toshin back several feet. "SUCH POWER!" thinks Toshin as the boy rushes in for another attack. The beast is ready this time. The young man jumps high in the air and his right foot swings towards Toshin's head. Calling upon it's vast reserves the beast brings up a wall of energy and directs it at the point of contact where the boy's foot will connect with its body. Perfect! The foot hits and energy shoots through the Toshin into the boy sending him flying through a stone pillar. Rubble falls all around and Toshin laughs. With pounding footsteps the giant form approaches the rubble strewn ground where the boy was buried. "IT IS OVER," thinks Toshin. "I HAVE WON AGAIN!!! SOON HIS POWER WILL BE MINE AS WELL!!" At this moment a gloved hand bursts from the rubble and pushes a large piece aside. Toshin screams in anger as the boy climbs from the rubble. The only visible injuries are a few scratches on his arms and face. Toshin rushes in again and tries to knock the boy from his feet with a large overhand swipe, but the boy quickly steps out of the way and hits the beast with an uppercut that sends it high into the air. As the beast falls the boy begins a series of punches to keep the beast in the air. First a sweeping punch from the right, then from the left, and then an uppercut that pushes it just a little higher. Finally a rushing right handed punch that sends the beast flying across the room to land by the still form of Heihachi. The God of Fight slowly rises to its feet and with a scream of anger grabs Heihachi's barely breathing body.
"FOOLISH BOY!!! NOW YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE MIGHT OF TOSHIN!!!!"
Toshin lifts the body high into the air. Suddenly the glowing form of Heihachi's aura flares up brightly. Heihachi moans in pain as his aura slowly diminishes into a small ball that forms at the middle of his chest. The ball of light then travels through the hand clenching his throat into the human form of Toshin. Throwing the now dead husk to the side Toshin's form begins to mutate. All this time the young boy has watched. Anger grows as he sees the lifeless body of his grandfather fly away from the beast.
"IS THAT HOW YOU DID IT?," yells the boy. "IS THAT HOW YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!!!"
Anger seeps from the boys skin as he rushes in on the giant beast. With a furious onslaught the boy attacks. The beast barely has time to block each hit. They are almost too fast to register. Finally the beast sees an opening and strikes. Toshin's giant right fist strikes out in a grabbing fashion. Amazingly the hit is blocked, but Toshin does not stop with just the hit. The beast turns its hand and grabs the front of the boy's neck and chest. The thing starts to squeeze but suddenly the boy steps back leaving a ripped shirt in Toshin's hand. Toshin screams in anger and the boy screams with him. Looking down into his arms the boy seems to concentrate as blue energy surrounds his arms. It is then that Toshin sees the black scar on the boy's shoulder.
"NO!! IT CANNOT BE!!!"
Toshin clearly remembers this boy now. Five years before it had tried to take the boy after it had taken his mother. The beast had reached down and latched onto the arm of the boy only to be repulsed by a power so great it had been banished it back to its temple for five years.
The electricity around the boy's arms slowly begins to change from a bright blue to a dull red. The boy's arms drop and he looks up at the now terrified beast. An evil smile crosses the boys face and his eyes glow red as he speaks in a dark evil tone,
"YES IT IS I!!! AND FOR TRYING TO TAKE FROM ME THAT WHICH IS MINE BY RIGHT.................YOU WILL BE NO MORE!!!!"
The beast tries to backpedal as the boy turned demon attacks. It is too late. The attack comes so fast the beast cannot even register movement. All it feels is pain as it flies across the room. Rising to its feet it catches a glimpse of the evil form and then a giant pain explodes in its belly. The beast crumples to the floor and the demon watches as it falls. Smiling the demon bends down lifts the beast's head and says,
"NOW YOU KNOW IT IS I WHO HOLDS ALL THE POWER!!!"
Toshin nods weakly.
"I OFFER YOU A DEAL!!! RELEASE THE SOULS YOU HOLD AND I WILL LET YOU LIVE TO SERVE ME!! IF NOT YOU DIE NOW!!"
Toshin realizes it has been offered a second chance and nods its head in agreement.
"Good," says the demon in a dark yet calm voice. "Now we have to end this the right way."
Laughing the demon props Toshin up against the main pillar of the temple. He then steps back and starts spinning in a small tight circle. His fist glows brighter with each rotation. Toshin, realizing what is about to happen, releases its hold on the souls as the fist connects. It flies back through the pillar and lands in a heap on the other side of the temple. Barely conscious it knows that it will not die even as the temple begins to collapse around it. The demon walks slowly toward the form of Heihachi. Looking down he sees that it is breathing once again. It nods once, it's face becomes slack and the boy drops to the ground. A few seconds later the boy wakes up and looks in confusion at the self-destructing temple around him. He sees the form of his grandfather in front of him. Grabbing the unconscious old man he slings him over his shoulder and drags him from the temple.
Half way down the slope Jin turns and looks back at the now destroyed temple. In the distance he can see volcanoes erupting and he can still feel the trimmers of aftershocks from giant earthquakes. "What happened in there?" thinks Jin as he lays his grandfather carefully on the ground. He shakes his head trying to remember. Nothing comes back to him. Rising slowly Jin picks his grandfather up once again and stumbles down the slope.
In the distance volcanoes erupt. Earthquakes shift rocks too and fro. From the rubble of an old temple a frail small hand reaches up toward the night sky for the first time in five years. Even further away dark red eyes stare at the now open fissure that has been sealed for almost 20 years.
Chapter 10 – A Son Revealed
Heihachi's broken body lay strewn across the rubble of an old temple. Around his body loyal Zaibatsu soldiers lay dead. His body is the only thing left alive. A giant being hovers above his barely breathing form. Settling to the ground the being speaks aloud,
"FOOLISH MORTAL!!! YOU THOUGHT TO CONTROL ME? YOU THOUGHT YOUR WEAK MORTAL FLESH COULD DEFEAT ME? THE GOD OF FIGHT! THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION! I AM INVINCIBLE!!! NOW YOUR SOUL AND THE SOULS OF THOSE YOU BROUGHT TO THIS TOURNAMENT ARE MINE! STARTING WITH YOURS!!!"
As the God of Fight reaches down for the old man's body a sudden stillness fills the air and Toshin senses another presence heading toward the temple. Dropping the old man Toshin turns and waits. With each passing moment the God of Fight can feel the immense power heading its way. With each step Toshin feels fear clench its chest for the first time in ages.
"NO!! IT CANNOT BE HIM!!! HE WAS BANISHED FROM THIS PLACE!!!"
Toshin turns and prepares to flee, but as the form crosses the threshold of the temple Toshin captures a glimpse of his small form. Turning back the God of fight looks down and laughs. A young man, no a boy of 19 years stands in front of him. Still Toshin can sense immense power from one so young. Curiosity seizes Toshin's mind and he asks,
"WHO ARE YOU TO COME UNINVITED INTO MY PRESENCE?"
The boy calmly stares at the massive form in front of him. Quietly he speaks,
"You killed my mother....and now you will die!"
The boy drops back into a fighting stance and waits for Toshin to attack. Enraged the giant human form of the beast rears back its head and gives an inhuman cry. Looking back at small form the beast speaks,
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I AM THE GOD OF FIGHT!!! THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION!!!! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!!!! NOW I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
The beast rushes at the boy and prepares to deliver a blow that is sure to knock the boy off his feet. He calls on a spirit inside him and rears back his giant fist for a devastating blow. The fist rushes in and right before it connects it is deflected by an unknown force. A growl of pure anger seeps from the giant's lips and he rushes in with two left jabs and a strong right cross. The young man blocks these but is pushed back slightly by the force of the blows. The young man retaliates with a punch series of his own. The two left jabs connect squarely and the right cross knocks Toshin back several feet. "SUCH POWER!" thinks Toshin as the boy rushes in for another attack. The beast is ready this time. The young man jumps high in the air and his right foot swings towards Toshin's head. Calling upon it's vast reserves the beast brings up a wall of energy and directs it at the point of contact where the boy's foot will connect with its body. Perfect! The foot hits and energy shoots through the Toshin into the boy sending him flying through a stone pillar. Rubble falls all around and Toshin laughs. With pounding footsteps the giant form approaches the rubble strewn ground where the boy was buried. "IT IS OVER," thinks Toshin. "I HAVE WON AGAIN!!! SOON HIS POWER WILL BE MINE AS WELL!!" At this moment a gloved hand bursts from the rubble and pushes a large piece aside. Toshin screams in anger as the boy climbs from the rubble. The only visible injuries are a few scratches on his arms and face. Toshin rushes in again and tries to knock the boy from his feet with a large overhand swipe, but the boy quickly steps out of the way and hits the beast with an uppercut that sends it high into the air. As the beast falls the boy begins a series of punches to keep the beast in the air. First a sweeping punch from the right, then from the left, and then an uppercut that pushes it just a little higher. Finally a rushing right handed punch that sends the beast flying across the room to land by the still form of Heihachi. The God of Fight slowly rises to its feet and with a scream of anger grabs Heihachi's barely breathing body.
"FOOLISH BOY!!! NOW YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE MIGHT OF TOSHIN!!!!"
Toshin lifts the body high into the air. Suddenly the glowing form of Heihachi's aura flares up brightly. Heihachi moans in pain as his aura slowly diminishes into a small ball that forms at the middle of his chest. The ball of light then travels through the hand clenching his throat into the human form of Toshin. Throwing the now dead husk to the side Toshin's form begins to mutate. All this time the young boy has watched. Anger grows as he sees the lifeless body of his grandfather fly away from the beast.
"IS THAT HOW YOU DID IT?," yells the boy. "IS THAT HOW YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!!!"
Anger seeps from the boys skin as he rushes in on the giant beast. With a furious onslaught the boy attacks. The beast barely has time to block each hit. They are almost too fast to register. Finally the beast sees an opening and strikes. Toshin's giant right fist strikes out in a grabbing fashion. Amazingly the hit is blocked, but Toshin does not stop with just the hit. The beast turns its hand and grabs the front of the boy's neck and chest. The thing starts to squeeze but suddenly the boy steps back leaving a ripped shirt in Toshin's hand. Toshin screams in anger and the boy screams with him. Looking down into his arms the boy seems to concentrate as blue energy surrounds his arms. It is then that Toshin sees the black scar on the boy's shoulder.
"NO!! IT CANNOT BE!!!"
Toshin clearly remembers this boy now. Five years before it had tried to take the boy after it had taken his mother. The beast had reached down and latched onto the arm of the boy only to be repulsed by a power so great it had been banished it back to its temple for five years.
The electricity around the boy's arms slowly begins to change from a bright blue to a dull red. The boy's arms drop and he looks up at the now terrified beast. An evil smile crosses the boys face and his eyes glow red as he speaks in a dark evil tone,
"YES IT IS I!!! AND FOR TRYING TO TAKE FROM ME THAT WHICH IS MINE BY RIGHT.................YOU WILL BE NO MORE!!!!"
The beast tries to backpedal as the boy turned demon attacks. It is too late. The attack comes so fast the beast cannot even register movement. All it feels is pain as it flies across the room. Rising to its feet it catches a glimpse of the evil form and then a giant pain explodes in its belly. The beast crumples to the floor and the demon watches as it falls. Smiling the demon bends down lifts the beast's head and says,
"NOW YOU KNOW IT IS I WHO HOLDS ALL THE POWER!!!"
Toshin nods weakly.
"I OFFER YOU A DEAL!!! RELEASE THE SOULS YOU HOLD AND I WILL LET YOU LIVE TO SERVE ME!! IF NOT YOU DIE NOW!!"
Toshin realizes it has been offered a second chance and nods its head in agreement.
"Good," says the demon in a dark yet calm voice. "Now we have to end this the right way."
Laughing the demon props Toshin up against the main pillar of the temple. He then steps back and starts spinning in a small tight circle. His fist glows brighter with each rotation. Toshin, realizing what is about to happen, releases its hold on the souls as the fist connects. It flies back through the pillar and lands in a heap on the other side of the temple. Barely conscious it knows that it will not die even as the temple begins to collapse around it. The demon walks slowly toward the form of Heihachi. Looking down he sees that it is breathing once again. It nods once, it's face becomes slack and the boy drops to the ground. A few seconds later the boy wakes up and looks in confusion at the self-destructing temple around him. He sees the form of his grandfather in front of him. Grabbing the unconscious old man he slings him over his shoulder and drags him from the temple.
Half way down the slope Jin turns and looks back at the now destroyed temple. In the distance he can see volcanoes erupting and he can still feel the trimmers of aftershocks from giant earthquakes. "What happened in there?" thinks Jin as he lays his grandfather carefully on the ground. He shakes his head trying to remember. Nothing comes back to him. Rising slowly Jin picks his grandfather up once again and stumbles down the slope.
In the distance volcanoes erupt. Earthquakes shift rocks too and fro. From the rubble of an old temple a frail small hand reaches up toward the night sky for the first time in five years. Even further away dark red eyes stare at the now open fissure that has been sealed for almost 20 years.
