A Tale of Two Seeds

Chapter 13 - Family Meeting

It was a dark barren place. A place full of nothing...nothing but pain and misery. This is Kazuya's life after his death. Not dead really...his body still alive through the devil's power and his soul in torment. Time has no meaning for him now. Days turn to night and night to day and he is just trapped in the empty darkness with pain as his only companion.

Kazuya's eyes open and for the first time that he can remember nothing is happening. No images of his love being ripped apart or the searing agony of his own body being torn limb from limb assail him. No searing flames rack his soul. It is quiet. He slowly raises his head and looks around the endless darkness for his tormenter.

Nothing....

Kazuya's hopes rise from nowhere. "Perhaps it is finally over," he whispers to himself. He slowly tries to stand but realizes that his arms and feet will not respond. In fact they are being held fast to the ground by a thick purple ooze. Kazuya's hopes then fade as he realizes that he is still captive to the evil entity known as the Devil. A mist appears before him and Kazuya bows his head as his master forms before him.

"KAZUYA!!!"

"Yes, Lord?"

The dark being smiles evilly as he looks at the defeated form of his slave. He slowly circles around the small soul as he speaks,

"YOUR PAIN HAS BEEN GREAT BUT NOT GREAT ENOUGH...TODAY YOU SHALL FEEL PAIN SUCH AS YOU HAVE NOT FELT BEFORE!!!"

Kazuya cringes at these words, but says nothing. The beast continues...

"IT IS TIME FOR ME TO BE RID OF YOU..."

Kazuya looks up for the first time and catches the beasts eyes. The beast grins darkly.

"...BUT NOT BEFORE YOU WITNESS MY GREATEST TRIUMPH AND FEEL YOUR GREATEST PAIN"

A small pool forms in front of Kazuya and he once again looks down on his now changed earthly form. He can see the blue wings and clawed hands. The beastly form is flying through the dark night sky. Kazuya can make out old landmarks in the distance. The Mishima Mansion is clearly visible as is the whole Mishima complex. The devilish form slowly descends and lands next to the small garden. The picture in the clear pond merges with the beasts vision and Kazuya can make out two forms near each other in the garden. Kazuya draws in a quick breath and whispers quietly,

"Jun."

"YES......IT IS JUN, AND.......YOUR SON."

A shocked look crosses Kazuya's face and he looks at the young boy, no the young man that kneels by Jun's side. He can clearly see the Mishima hair style. The upswept brows and hair clearly distinguish this man as a part of the Mishima clan. But the acceptance of this man as his son comes when he catches a glimpse of his sons face and sees Jun in him.

"My son...."

"JIN IS HIS NAME...YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT HE IS MINE AS YOU ARE."

Kazuya looks up in shock.

"YES WHEN YOU PLANTED HIM IN HER...YOU PLANTED ME AS WELL. HIS SOUL IS MINE AND SOON I WILL GO TO RECLAIM THAT SMALL PART OF ME THAT IS IN HIM AND THEN I WILL FINALLY TAKE WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR..."

The devil steps in close and points down at the small form laying quietly beside Kazuya's son as he speaks,

"JUN!!!"

For the first time Kazuya tries to struggle against his bonds.

"Never!!! She will never be yours!!! Her soul is PURE and she will never accept YOU!!!"

The devil laughs loudly then suddenly grabs Kazuya by the throat and lifts him off the ground. The bonds that have held Kazuya to the floor stretch as the devil brings him face to face. The devil then whispers evilly,

"OH BUT SHE WILL!!! YOU WILL SEE AND THEN WHEN I TAKE HER YOU WILL DIE..............KNOWING THAT HER PURE SOUL IS MINE!!!"

With these last words the devil slams Kazuya hard to the ground then dives into the pool as Kazuya's bonds tighten around him once again. Kazuya looks into the pool again and can see through the devil's eyes that his body is once again in human form. The devil rises and begins to walk towards Kazuya's long lost family.

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"I'm here mother. Help is coming. I've missed you so much!"

Jin looks down at his mother and wipes some dirt from her beautiful cheek.

"Mother you will be ok...I promise."

Jin looks up and searches in the distance for the help to arrive. "Damn it Hwoarang....why don't you hurry," he thinks to himself. It is then that he notices someone walking quietly in their direction. He quickly stands and calls out,

"Hey you...we need some help over here quick."

The form continues to slowly walk towards Jin and his mother. His patience fading Jin steps toward the slow moving figure and begins to yell...but stops as he first sees a large scar across the man's broad chest. Memories from his youth race across the inner eye of Jin's brain. His mother's stories of his father come to life before him as the man steps fully into the light. It is almost like looking in a mirror.

"Father?" Jin whispers in shock as he slowly takes a small step forward.

Jun's eyes snap open and she rises slowly and looks toward the form of her former love. One look confirms it all. This is not Kazuya.

"Jin stay away from him!" Jun commands.

"But..but it is...."

"Jin that is not your father...trust me..."

Jin nods and takes a step back toward his mother but suddenly the dark form once known as Kazuya speaks in a dark voice.

"Jin...I believe it is time we had a father and son talk. You have something of mine and I WANT IT BACK!!! Come here son!!"

Jin looks down as his legs begin to move of their own volition. Jun stares on in shock as her son walks and stands next to his father.

"I'm not...I...."

"SILENCE!!!" Kazuya's evil form shouts. Instantly Jin's face slackens and he stands completely silent. A small laugh echoes from the depth of Kazuya's gut and he speaks in Jun's direction.

"You see....he is mine just as his father is mine. I know you know who I am...so I will not bother with this pitiful form any longer."

With this Kazuya stretches his arms out wide. An inhuman wail comes from its lips and wings sprout from its back. The skin stretches and reforms into a dark blue hue and evil looking claws break through where fingers once were. The transformation completes and the devil stands before Jun in all his dark glory. Its giant wings open and close rapidly and he looks over at Jun with his evil smile. Jun looks upon his evil form and quietly speaks,

"What do you want?"

"I HAVE COME FOR WHAT IS MINE.............HIM"

Jun gasps as the Devil points directly at her son.

"NO!" shouts Jun in disbelief.... "You cannot have him!!!"

"HE IS ALREADY MINE!"

The dark being motions for Jin to come to his side. The young man walks slowly towards the Devil and stands before him. Grabbing Jin's shirt the devil rips it off to reveal the large burn that is ingrained in his arm. It touches one claw to it and the burn begins to glow an evil red. The devil smiles and then brings its claw up to Jin's forehead. It cuts a small gash straight down from Jin's widows peak to the top of his nose. It then moves back and Jun looks on in horror as her son's eyes open. They are glowing a pale red and through the narrow slit in his forehead a small oval almost eyelike shape appears. The devil steps away and laughs as Jun slumps and begins to sob lightly.

"NOW YOU SEE...I HAVE HIM AND NOW.............I WILL DESTROY HIM!"

The devil reaches over and grabs Jin by the throat and lifts him high into the air. He slowly begins to squeeze and Jun lets out a cry.

"NO!!!! STOP PLEASE!!!"

The devil releases some of the pressure on Jin's neck and looks back at the petite form behind him. His devilish grin is splashed across his face once again and he asks,

"WHAT DO YOU OFFER ME FOR HIS LIFE?"

Slowly Jun lowers herself and kneels in front of the dark one.

"I offer my life for his."

"YOU WILL OFFER YOUR SOUL FOR HIS?" The devil asks expectantly.

"Yes...release him and my soul is yours." Jun replies with acceptance in her voice.

"YES!!!"

With this shouted word the devil reaches down and grabs Jun around her soft neck. He lifts her high into the air. Now both her and Jin are suspended in the Devils outstretched arms. The Devil looks first to Jin and the orb in his head begins to flash. A dark blue light connects the two orbs and black pulses race from Jin's head to the devil. Finally the dark light ceases to flow from Jin and the Devil slings him down onto the ground. Looking up at Jun it smiles and brings her face close to his. He then whispers...

"It was always your soul I wanted!"

Then he rears back his clawed hand and plunges it deep into Jun's chest. She cries out in pain as the devil rips out her heart and crushes it in its clawed hand. The life begins to fade from Jun's eyes and the beast looks toward the dark cavity where her heart had just been. The black light flows once again from the dark beings forehead and fills the now heartless cavity. When the light stops the form that was once Kazuya falls to the ground unmoving. Jun's form stands for just a second longer then the wound closes leaving a small oval shaped scar. She raises her head and an evil smile distorts the features of her beautiful face. She looks down at the broken form in front of her and laughs. Then she looks to where her son is crumpled in a heap. The evil smile forms once again and her eyes glow a dark red as she walks toward her son. Claws form from her fingertips as she speaks softly in the night.

"TIME FOR A MOTHER SON TALK"