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Chapter 43
Mount Fuji awakening
Hwoarang knew he would never win Heihachi, but he kept on believing he could. In the first minutes he managed to defend himself quite well.
Even Heihachi was surprised.
-'You are stronger than I thought!'-he confessed.
While Hwoarang was fighting, Kazuya was trying to recover and Jin was with Jun.
-'Mother…hang on, please!'-Jin begged.
-'You have to help your father and your friend! Heihachi is too strong!'
-'I can't leave you!'
-'I'll be fine! Besides…my time has come!'
-'No! I still need you mum…I'm sorry if I let you down!'
-'You didn't…I'm proud of you! You never let greed to take your heart; you always did what was right…'
-'I failed…I put my friend's lives in danger and I was corrupted by my own hate!'
-'We all make mistakes, Jin! Mine was to believe that Heihachi could change…Now we have to stop him!'
Hwoarang was starting to have some problems. He had at least two ribs broken and he went to the ground for the third time in a row.
-'The devil gene is not a curse Jin!'-Jun said watching Kazuya get up to face Heihachi again.-'It's your heritage! Believe in you!'
-'But because of this gene I can't be with the ones I love!'
-'That's not true! You have to remember that it's you who controls it and not the other way around!'
-'You can do it, but I can't!'
-'You have to try harder!'
In that moment the Mount Fuji started to shake. Heihachi, Hwoarang and Kazuya fell on the floor.
-'And earthquake?'-Hwoarang asked.
-'Mount Fuji woke up!'-Heihachi said.
Everyone had felt the earthquake, and that was a bad sign, it meant they were all in danger.
The Army was preparing everything for their departure while some specialists were trying to decide if Mount Fuji was really a threat.
-'They are going to leave the area?'-Julia asked in revolt.
-'Yes…we have to leave too!'-Lei announced.-'Mount Fuji is unstable since the explosion…it's not safe to be here!'
-'NO! I won't go without Jin!'-Ling said firmly.
-'You will! You won't help Jin if you die here!'-Paul said.
-'They'll look for them when it's safe!'-Lei said.-'Now lets go!'
When everyone was ready to leave, they realised that Miharu and Steve were missing.
-'That kid is an idiot!'-Lei said.-'He's probably near the crater again!'
Lei was right, Steve was looking down to the huge crater on the ground. Miharu was with him, because she didn't want him to get in troubles.
-'Lets go back!'-Miharu asked.
-'I felt something weird…but now don't feel a thing!'
-'Do you hear that?'
-'What?'
-'It's a helicopter!'-Miharu said pointing to the sky.
Lei and the others were on board, they were there to pick them up, but then another earthquake started. This one was very intense and Miharu lost her balance. She was too close to the edge and she fell.
Fortunately Steve grabbed her hand. When the earthquake stopped, he saw that she was unconscious.
-'Miharu!'-he shouted. He was afraid to think that she could be dead.
In the helicopter, everyone was frozen.
-'We have to land!'-Ling said.
-'The ground it's unstable…we can't land!'-the pilot announced.
-'Throw the stairs!'-Lei ordered.
In the meanwhile Miharu woke up. She was terrified when she saw that the only thing stopping her from falling in the abysm was Steve.
-'Can you pull me up?'-she asked.
-'Yes! Are you alright?'
-'I hit my head…but I'm ok!'-she answered trying to stay calm.
-'I won't let you fall!'
Everyone sighed in relief when Miharu was pulled up. But the earth started moving again.
Steve grabbed the stairs and helped Miharu to go up. After she got on board he started climbing too, but his hands slipped and he almost fell if there wasn't for Christie who hold him.
-'Thanks!'-he said getting on board.
-'It's alright!'-she smiled.-'I hate helicopters myself!'
-'I think I owe you big time! You saved me twice!'-Steve said.
-'I told you it was nothing!'
Miharu was with Julia and Ling, but she was hearing Steve and Christie. She felt a bit jealous.
In the meantime, Heihachi had realised that they were in danger and he had to stop that fight if he wanted to leave that place alive.
-'I guess this means we have to continue this fight later!'-Heihachi said.-'Or maybe not!'
He pulled his gun and aimed at Jun.
-'Goodbye Kazama!'-he said and fired.
The bullet never touched Jun, because Jin protected her.
-'Jin!'-she yelled when he fell on the floor unconscious.
Kazuya joined them and he saw that Jin wasn't dead. He had only passed out.
-'He'll be alright.'-Kazuya said.
-'But you won't!'-Heihachi said firing again, twice.
One bullet hit Kazuya on the chest; the other was aimed for Hwoarang and hit him in his left arm.
Jin was waking up when Kazuya fell hard on him.
-'Father? What's wrong?'-he asked ignoring the pain on his right shoulder and holding his father.
-'Now…since you'll die soon…I hope you enjoy yourself watching your family die!'-Heihachi said with a grin to Jun. Then he left to his helicopter.-'This wasn't supposed to happen, but…that's life, we can't predict everything!'
-'No we can't!'-a voice said, making Heihachi stop.-'What? Are you surprised to see me, Heihachi?'-Dr. Abel asked with a gun aimed at Heihachi.
-'Shit!'
-'You tried to kill me…like those scientists…'
-'It was a mistake!'
-'I'm always prepared, Heihachi!'-Dr. Abel showed him a vest.-'But I wasn't expecting that, after all I've done for you and your plans!'
-'There's only room for one in my heli!'
-'And it's for me! Now…put the gun down!'
-'No way. You put the gun down!'-Heihachi ordered.
In that moment, seeing his father dying on his arms, Jin lost control and unleashed the devil gene inside of him. He got up and with an amazing speed he attacked his grandfather.
-'Kazama!'-Hwoarang shouted.
-'It's no use…Jin is lost again! His hate is controlling the devil gene!'-Jun said watching her son beating Heihachi.
She knew Heihachi deserved to be punished but not that way. Jin would surely kill him, and she didn't want her son's hands dirty with Heihachi's blood.
During that time, Dr. Abel left in the helicopter and disappeared in the sky.
Jin was about to kill Heihachi when Jun got up and touched him.
-'No, Jin…this is not the answer!'-she said calmly.-'Look deep in your soul, and come back for me!'
Jin looked at her. His eyes were different with all the hate he was feeling.
-'He has to die!'-he said in a cold voice.
-'Think about everyone who is waiting for you!'-Jun said.
Jin looked at Heihachi and then he saw Ling's face. She should be worried about him.
-'Mum?'-Jin asked confused when he returned to normal.
-'Good boy, Jin…'-Heihachi said as he fired another shot. This time, he hit Jin on his ribs.
There was blood all over the floor and Jin passed out again in his mother's arms.
Hwoarang decided it was time to end that, and since Heihachi was weak after all Jin's attacks, he knocked him out.
Then the earth started moving again.
-'The end is near!'-Jun said to Hwoarang.
-'We have to get out of here! I refuse to die in this stupid place!'-Hwoarang said determined.
-'You'll have to jump to the lake! It's dangerous, but I know you can do it!'
-'Ok…lets go!'
-'Take Jin with you…'-Jun ordered, handing Jin over to Hwoarang.
-'What about you? Will you take Kazuya?'
-'Don't worry about us! Take Jin and leave.'
Kazuya got up in that moment. He was bleeding a lot, Jun helped him. They looked at each other and understood what would happen.
Kazuya was weak and he knew that Jun wouldn't live too long. He couldn't bear to lose her again.
-'The volcano is going to explode.'-Jun said.
-'Is Jin alright?'-Kazuya asked.
-'He'll live…and you have to go with him!'
-'No! This time…we'll die together!'
Hwoarang was near the edge when Jin opened his eyes.
-'I'm proud of you, Jin!'-Kazuya said just before Hwoarang jump.
-'Dad! Mum!'-Jin yelled, but then he passed out again.
As soon as they hit the water Mount Fuji released its lava that soon arrived to the lake. Several explosions happened and the helicopter where Nina and Lee were had to get away. But they managed to see two persons, a man and a woman on a cave, surrounded by flames and lava.
Nina knew it was Kazuya and Jun. Then, they disappeared among the flames.
-'They're gone!'-Nina said.
-'Are you sure?'
-'Yes. But as for Jin…he can be alive!'
-'In that case…we'll search for him! I owe that to Kazuya!'-Lee announced.-'After all…he was my brother!'
Ling, Julia and the others were watching the eruption from Fuji. It was a beautiful scenario, in red, but it was also disturbing. The sun was almost down.
The authorities had evacuated the nearest cities, but Ling and Julia couldn't stop thinking about Jin and Hwoarang.
-'They may have survived the explosion, but not this!'-Baek said.
Julia looked at him fiercely.
-'Why do want Hwoarang to be dead? Do you really hate him that much?'-she asked.
-'I don't hate him! You know that!'
-'Then why is it so hard for you to believe he's alive?'
-'Come on Julia…look at the volcano! Do you honestly think he can survive the lava?'
Julia started crying.
-'I'm sorry Julia…'-Ling said in a sad voice.
-'What for?'
-'If it wasn't for Jin…Hwoarang would be here!'
-'This is no one's fault! Hwoarang knew what he was doing!'
While they were speaking, the lava in the lake was solidifying and covered it completely.
And then, just how fast it had started, the eruption was over. The lava stopped and now it was time for the rescue teams to control the situation. Mount Fuji was sleeping again.
Not very far from Fuji, Anna Williams was staring the sky. Her mind was confused, but there was something that she remembered. She had an enemy to defeat and her name was Nina Williams, her own sister. Everything else on her head was blurred, that was why she needed time to think before acting.
-'Do you feel something?'-Ling asked Steve.
-'No. I'm sorry…but I don't feel anything!'-he said leaving.
-'The firemen and rescue teams are working hard.'-Lei announced.-'The Army allowed us to spend the night here!'
The night was extremely painful for everyone. Along with Julia and Ling, who spent the night crying, Steve was one of the persons who was more affected by what happened.
-'You can't sleep?'-Miharu asked joining him outside the headquarters, where they were for the night.
-'Julia and Ling are suffering a lot…I wish I could bring Hwoarang and Jin back!'-Steve said with honesty.
-'I don't doubt that! I wish I could do it too! I hate seeing my friends hurt!'
-'I never thought the Iron Fist would turn out like this!'
-'We didn't either…'
-'For the first time in my life, I want things to be alright for other people…and not just for me!'
-'What do you mean?'
-'I wanted to win this tournament so bad…I was so wrapped in my own problems that I refused to see this coming from the beginning! Wulong warned me…and in the end Christie saved me! I should be ashamed of myself…and I put your life in danger in the crater…I'm sorry!'
-'I'm fine, Steve…don't worry! I went with you because I didn't want you to be in troubles!'
-'And you almost died!'
-'You saved me!'
-'It was the least I could do! I can't believe a smart girl like you went out with a stupid guy like me!'
-'You're not stupid! And I would go out with you again…'-Miharu said blushing and leaving.
-'I was hoping I could see her…'-Steve thought aloud.
-'Who? Christie?'
-'No…my mother!'
Steve told Miharu his past.
-'Don't worry…one day you'll find her!'
-'I hope so!'
FUJI
9th JULY 2013
It was early in the morning when everyone met Lei, to know about the situation.
-'Four helicopters left at dawn to search for them…the firemen said their job is done…they just have to check out the endangered species and then they'll leave. They had a rough night!'
-'But what about survivors?'-asked Julia.
-'You have to be patient…'
How could she be patient when as time passed by, there was less chances to find Hwoarang and Jin alive?
-'I don't think they'll allow us to spend more time here…'-Law said.-'They are always watching us closely.'
-'I'll try to know what's happening!'-Lei said.-'In the meanwhile, don't say anything…'
-'They are probably searching for things related to Heihachi…Jin and Hwoarang aren't their priority!'-Paul said.
Julia and Ling looked at each other and felt frightened. Time was now their worse enemy but both girls wanted to believe that Hwoarang and Jin were still alive.
