A Tale of Two Seeds
Chapter 11 – Love Lives
The large form hovers over her. Faster than thought it grabs her by the neck lifts her high then laughs as it burns her home to the ground. Her eyes glaze over and a few tears fall as she thinks of her son and how much she will miss him. The thing then looks back at her and squeezes just a bit tighter. Her air is cut off. Then the real pain begins. Not a normal pain but a pain the radiates from every pore. She can feel her very essence begin to tear away from the inside. Her mind tries to fight....but it is no use. Slowly the pain dulls and her awareness flickers in and out. Finally everything fades to black.......
With a sudden jerk Jun Kazama's eyes snap open. Around her is nothing but darkness. Her arms and legs will not move and she then realizes that she is not even breathing. Forcing her lungs to expand she gasps in a breath of stale air. "Where am I," she thinks as she tries to move her arms and legs. Suddenly a distant rumbling lands on her ears. Then the tremors hit. She can feel the vibrations all around her and outside she can hear rubble falling. Without warning she hears a large crash above her head. Dust flies everywhere around her and when it clears she can see faint light above her. The earthquake stops, and finally able to move her arms she slowly reaches out of the small enclosure. With each moment she regains some strength and after a short time she is able to pull herself out. She lands in a heap on the floor and slowly looks around the large rubble strewn cavern.
"A tomb," she whispers aloud.
Stone coffins like the one she just occupied line the floor of the giant room. Her hand goes up to her mouth as the memories hit her....first the monster....than the pain.....then the realization hits....
"I....I was.....dead," she says in shock.
The memories continue to assault her and she shudders at the painful memories. She tries to block them out and one by one they slowly fade. One last remembrance sails into her mind, her final memory before the darkness. A small form ran toward her and the monstrous being. "Jin no!," her mind screams at the approaching form of her son. But it is too late....she is too far gone....the sight of him dims and is replaced by darkness.
As the memory fades Jun lets out a low moan of anguish.
"No!! Not my son!!"
Her mind still confused Jun almost sinks in upon herself at the thought of her only son's death. But even as the despair of loss starts to grab her, a ray of hope shines bright. "I am here and he might be too," she thinks. With amazing strength for her still weak body, Jun drags herself up and stumbles over to one of the still closed coffins. She tries to push the heavy stone aside, but it will not budge. With a cry of frustration she slowly sinks to the floor and lets out a weak sob. After several minutes she regains her composure and decides on a new course of action. She must find out for sure what has happened. "Who would know?" she asks herself. The answer comes to her almost immediately. "Heihachi!" She sent her son to him that night...if anyone knows what happened he would. Slowly rising to her feet Jun looks down at herself and realizes that her clothes are gone. Looking around she sees the exit on the opposite side of the large room. Stumbling in its general direction Jun looks for something to cover her naked form. As she nears the giant doors she notices two bodies lying face down on the floor. "Zaibatsu soldiers, "she thinks, as she kneels next to one and reaches around to check for a pulse. As she touches the man's neck the skin suddenly breaks and falls away in two large pieces. Jun falls back and then gives a small startled scream as the body rolls her direction to reveal horrid burn marks across the dead man's face. Turning in disgust from the sight, the only thing that keeps Jun from heaving up her guts is the fact that there is nothing in them. After her revulsion dies down, she turns to the dead man and begins to remove his Kevlar vest and pants.
"Thank God that these were fireproof," she whispers to herself as she finally gets the pants off the dead soldier. She slips the pants on then straps the vest on tight. Looking at the man's boots she sees that they are at least ten sizes to big for her. "Hmm....this will have to do then," she thinks as she throws the boots aside and starts barefooted toward the large doors. Straining with effort Jun finally gets one of the doors to swing open. As she does the rays of the morning sun illuminate the inside of the tomb. Jun turns and looks briefly into the seemingly deserted tomb and then rushes off as fast as her weak legs will carry her to find Heihachi and her son.
The morning rays of the sun cross the now extinct volcano near the Mishima Complex. Dark eyes look out of a small now open crevice formed of lava from years before. The dark form speaks,
"I AM FREE!!!"
The dark form sits back and decides to wait until dark to emerge from the dark chasm. It has waited for 20 years, one more day will not hurt.
Chapter 11 – Love Lives
The large form hovers over her. Faster than thought it grabs her by the neck lifts her high then laughs as it burns her home to the ground. Her eyes glaze over and a few tears fall as she thinks of her son and how much she will miss him. The thing then looks back at her and squeezes just a bit tighter. Her air is cut off. Then the real pain begins. Not a normal pain but a pain the radiates from every pore. She can feel her very essence begin to tear away from the inside. Her mind tries to fight....but it is no use. Slowly the pain dulls and her awareness flickers in and out. Finally everything fades to black.......
With a sudden jerk Jun Kazama's eyes snap open. Around her is nothing but darkness. Her arms and legs will not move and she then realizes that she is not even breathing. Forcing her lungs to expand she gasps in a breath of stale air. "Where am I," she thinks as she tries to move her arms and legs. Suddenly a distant rumbling lands on her ears. Then the tremors hit. She can feel the vibrations all around her and outside she can hear rubble falling. Without warning she hears a large crash above her head. Dust flies everywhere around her and when it clears she can see faint light above her. The earthquake stops, and finally able to move her arms she slowly reaches out of the small enclosure. With each moment she regains some strength and after a short time she is able to pull herself out. She lands in a heap on the floor and slowly looks around the large rubble strewn cavern.
"A tomb," she whispers aloud.
Stone coffins like the one she just occupied line the floor of the giant room. Her hand goes up to her mouth as the memories hit her....first the monster....than the pain.....then the realization hits....
"I....I was.....dead," she says in shock.
The memories continue to assault her and she shudders at the painful memories. She tries to block them out and one by one they slowly fade. One last remembrance sails into her mind, her final memory before the darkness. A small form ran toward her and the monstrous being. "Jin no!," her mind screams at the approaching form of her son. But it is too late....she is too far gone....the sight of him dims and is replaced by darkness.
As the memory fades Jun lets out a low moan of anguish.
"No!! Not my son!!"
Her mind still confused Jun almost sinks in upon herself at the thought of her only son's death. But even as the despair of loss starts to grab her, a ray of hope shines bright. "I am here and he might be too," she thinks. With amazing strength for her still weak body, Jun drags herself up and stumbles over to one of the still closed coffins. She tries to push the heavy stone aside, but it will not budge. With a cry of frustration she slowly sinks to the floor and lets out a weak sob. After several minutes she regains her composure and decides on a new course of action. She must find out for sure what has happened. "Who would know?" she asks herself. The answer comes to her almost immediately. "Heihachi!" She sent her son to him that night...if anyone knows what happened he would. Slowly rising to her feet Jun looks down at herself and realizes that her clothes are gone. Looking around she sees the exit on the opposite side of the large room. Stumbling in its general direction Jun looks for something to cover her naked form. As she nears the giant doors she notices two bodies lying face down on the floor. "Zaibatsu soldiers, "she thinks, as she kneels next to one and reaches around to check for a pulse. As she touches the man's neck the skin suddenly breaks and falls away in two large pieces. Jun falls back and then gives a small startled scream as the body rolls her direction to reveal horrid burn marks across the dead man's face. Turning in disgust from the sight, the only thing that keeps Jun from heaving up her guts is the fact that there is nothing in them. After her revulsion dies down, she turns to the dead man and begins to remove his Kevlar vest and pants.
"Thank God that these were fireproof," she whispers to herself as she finally gets the pants off the dead soldier. She slips the pants on then straps the vest on tight. Looking at the man's boots she sees that they are at least ten sizes to big for her. "Hmm....this will have to do then," she thinks as she throws the boots aside and starts barefooted toward the large doors. Straining with effort Jun finally gets one of the doors to swing open. As she does the rays of the morning sun illuminate the inside of the tomb. Jun turns and looks briefly into the seemingly deserted tomb and then rushes off as fast as her weak legs will carry her to find Heihachi and her son.
The morning rays of the sun cross the now extinct volcano near the Mishima Complex. Dark eyes look out of a small now open crevice formed of lava from years before. The dark form speaks,
"I AM FREE!!!"
The dark form sits back and decides to wait until dark to emerge from the dark chasm. It has waited for 20 years, one more day will not hurt.
