LEGACY OF KMAS CHAPTER 34
JIN'S FINDINGS
EVENT: GODDSAND
TRACK: PILLARS (LOK: Soul Reaver 2)What greeted the young traveler was an enormous city kept near the sea's edge. The city was as pristine as pearl and the natural daylight seemed to be brighter here then anywhere ever looked upon by human eyes. The light was not at all blinding but rather a calm and gentle light, as that of an angelic aura. The city was well populated by people of all kinds. He had never seen such a place before in all has life. There was however one blemish to see in this otherwise lovely place. A large building stood at the center of all the city and was divided in half. One side was colored like the rest of the city, but the other side was dark and brooding as the direct opposition of the other. But what was more intriguing was at the very top, penthouse of the structure. It was of a balanced gray color. Jin clearly understood the meaning of this building, however he did not yet understand its purpose. He decided to inspect this odd building and see if the whereabouts of his father could be obtained.
He entered the building and walked through the large lobby. Apparently this place was a hotel of some sort. On one side of the room were glorious decorations of gold and pearl and it gleamed with the daylight. The other side however was without light save for the few satanic torches that lit that side of the room. It was decorated with bloodied symbols and demonic gargoyles.
Though he was rather skeptic of this odd taste Jin approached the front desk and rang the bell.
"Heaven and Hello! Welcome to the Paraferno! May I help you?" the clerk asked. He was dressed in blood red colors, black and white
"I'm looking for some one. I was wandering if he was here" Jin asked
"Who are you looking for?"
Jin removed his hood and said "My father Kazuya Mishima"
"Oh my! I'm sorry sir, he just stepped out. But if you wish you may wait here in the lobby for his return"
"I see" Jin said "Is there anyway I can wait in his room instead?"
"Hmmm…we don't usually allow this, but seeing as you are his son; Jin am I correct?"
"Yes" Jin said rather distastefully
"Well then I trust you won't disturb our other guests. Here is a spare key. It is the penthouse suite on the top floor. However you will need to go through the passage of balance. Our elevator only goes so far"
Jin was quite satisfied that he did not have to search far, but even more so that his father was indeed here, well until recently that is.
"Very well" Jin turned but then addressed the clerk again "If I may ask how did these land become like this?" After traveling through this place and Dark City Jin felt an explanation was necessary for these strange lands.
"Well, when these lands were formed there were two areas formed with permanent times of day. One was eclipsed in eternal night and one was daylight. Dark City, to compensate for this natural handicap, now gets there light artificially and here at Goddsand, well to balance things out we constructed this hotel which was decorated in both tastes of Heaven and Hell, but don't worry we are by no means satanic here".
"Thank you for that, will my father be back soon?"
"I'm sure he will. Enjoy your stay"
"I'll try..." Jin said. This was an overstatement of course, for the clerk had no idea his true intentions.
Jin went over to the elevators and found three different types. On the right were pearly white doors, on the left were doors of black and red and in the middle was a gray color. Jin concluded that the penthouse could only be reached by this elevator. He stepped inside and pressed the highest numbered button. He ascended to the top floor and as he did, the thoughts of the possible encounter raced through his mind. He knew his father would not be in but still the thoughts of coming so close were enough to twist his stomach and make him cringe.
The elevator finally stopped and the doors opened to a large black hallway and at the end was a white door. The hallway was completely bare and devoid of light, but Jin pressed forward towards the door. When he reached it he slowly opened it. And beyond was a sight of unbelievable proportion. Within was a rich garden like surrounding, choirs of heavenly voices could be heard echoing through the lands. It indeed was a glorious place to look at, but Jin had to move on. He came to another white door which led him into an ivory hallway. At the end of this hallway was an ebony door with crimson markings upon it. Jin traveled down this hall and prepared to open the door, when suddenly he stopped short and thought for a minute. If this room was good and this whole thing was indeed the "Passage of Blance" that the clerk had spoke of, then it was safe to assume that whatever lurked behind this door wasn't going to be pretty. Jin cleared his mind of fear and opened the door.
It's rather hard to say which caused that fear to come running back, the torturous laments or the sights of seeing people brutally tortured by demons and raging fires. Whatever it was, it was more then enough to banish all sanity and someone like Jin would not want to stay a second longer. He ran through the fiery, blood washed corridor as quick as he could and saw another black door. Without hesitation he quickly threw it open and shut it again as soon as he went through . After eventually regaining his composure he pressed on. On the other side was a staircase of Ebony and Ivory substance. He made his way up the stairs and found two large gray doors. This undoubtedly led to the chambers of his father. He opened the large doors and went inside.
What lied beyond this threshold could only be described as true balance of the forces of Heaven and Hell. The furniture was beautifully satanic and the decorations were devilishly immaculate. He approached the innards of the chamber and found a large pile of notes upon a desk. Without haste he skimmed through the files to see what his father was up to. Apparently he was after Heihachi, which was rather unsurprising. But what was rather curious was a list of names that he had come across…
"Saiyan Rage, Ken, Xiao, Dave, Mo? Who are these people?" he wondered.
But new horror dawned upon his face, when he saw a folder entitled "Devil Gene Research". He quickly opened and read it's contents. Inside he discovered information of the vile super soldiers and of the usage of a powerful weapon called the Soul Reaver.
"So that's his game!" Jin concluded.
He put the folders back in it's place and then rushed for the door. But before he could grab the knob it began to turn…the door creaked open and what greeted him was quite a surprise.
(End Event)