Author's notes: This story is mostly based on Tekken 4 and the currently (2004) released information on Tekken 5 and its characters. Though some infos were taken from Tekken Official, some situations, events and characters are all fanmade. This is also the sequel to my previous fanfics, Tekken 5: The Kazama-Mishima Connections & The Kazama-Mishima Connections 2. Rated G
Disclaimer: Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama, Asuka Kazama, Wang Jinrei, Ling Xiaoyu, Hwoarang, Steve Fox and all Tekken characters referred in this fanfic are the property of NAMCO. This is only a fan fiction from the imagination of an obsessed fan. No copyright infringement intended.
Chapter 19: Possessive Instincts
Kazuya swallowed hard, his shock and astonishment causing him to hold his breath. In the circular room beyond the door, was a sight that he never thought or dreamed he would see.
It was Ogre. He seemed to have grown in size since the third Iron Fist Tournament, his mere presence even more frightening. A dark, purplish aura engulfed his sickly green body, crackles of black light spewing from his fearsome form.
Slowly, Ogre turned his crimson eyes to where the family stood. Dangling on his hand, its neck wrapped tightly around his fingers, was another strange, horrible-looking creature with reddish purple skin, sharp claws and large spikes on its back. It was apparent that Ogre was absorbing the life from this beast. When it turned its head to the open doors, Kazuya couldn't stop himself from gasping.
"G...Grandfather...?"
"K...Ka...zuya..." Jinpachi croaked in a broken voice. He turned his silvery-gold eyes towards the two other people beside Kazuya: his great-grandchildren. "Y...you...brought...them. I...am...grate...ful. B-but...I fear...it's far...too...late. P-perhaps...you shouldn't have...come. The cho...HUGKH!"
"Grandfather!" Kazuya started to charge forward when Ogre moved Jinpachi's limp and altered body in front of himself, as if to use it as a shield; but it wasn't long before Kazuya realized what Ogre was really trying to do.
With his neck still enveloped in Ogre's fingers, Jinpachi raised his head and rested his gaze over the people before him. He no longer wore a look of sincere concern, but an expression of pure evil: exactly like Ogre's.
"Bearer of the Devil blood. We meet again," Jinpachi spoke in a deep, monstrous voice. When Kazuya saw how Ogre's red eyes blazed, he realized that the creature was speaking through his grandfather.
"Why so silent?" Ogre asked. "Are you frightened? You should be. You are in the presence of a god!" he cackled. "I sense your hatred for me. Can you still not forget how I destroyed the one thing you held most dear?"
"YOU DIDN'T SUCCEED, YOU FOOL!" Kazuya denied vehemently. "I fought you off without even breaking a sweat! Why should this time be any different!"
" I admit: I underestimated you then," Ogre agreed. "And so, I recoiled myself back in the shadows. But now, I have enough power not only to destroy both of you bearers, but the entire world!"
"Ha! Did you really think I'm going to allow that to happen!" Kazuya smirked arrogantly, but so did Ogre.
"Imbecile. You didn't just allow it; you made it happen," Ogre hissed triumphantly. "You and your brood broke the seal; freed me from my imprisonment. For that, I am grateful..."
"Freed you!" Kazuya snapped his head back towards Jun's unconscious body, his eyes widening at a terrifying realization. He was unable to notice the emptiness in Jin and Asuka's eyes or the brightness of the blue glow around their identical tattoos.
"Your intentions may have been noble; but in your blood, flow the seeds of evil," Ogre stated. "You, Kazuya, are evil. You cannot escape it. No matter what you do, the outcome will always be malevolent. You and I are just the same..."
"HOW DARE YOU COMPARE ME TO YOURSELF!" Kazuya spat. "I'm not like you! I don't thirst for blood or power! Not anymore!"
At this, Ogre let out a round of thunderous laughter.
"It may be so...but no matter how much you say you've changed, it is in your blood," Ogre's laughter rumbled through Jinpachi.
Then, a loud crack was heard, after which, Jinpachi's body disintegrated into dust. Before Kazuya could react, Ogre started to change. Ghastly sounds resonated through the room as it took on a horrendous form: the same hideous monster that he had fought six years ago in the mountains of Yakushima...but it was still changing.
Ogre's body grew bigger and bigger until it was thrice the size it once was. The spikes at the ends of its gigantic bat-like wings sharpened to the point of appearing lethal, as did its claws, horns and teeth. The Devil Gene it had assimilated from Jinpachi's body had initiated these differences in its manifestation, most especially in its power.
The mutated True Ogre took a small step forward and raised its snake-like appendage to Kazuya. Though it didn't speak, Kazuya could hear its words in his mind...
"Come forth, the demons in your blood! Abandon all thoughts and surrender to the malevolence in your veins! The time has come to engage in the inevitable battle instigated eons passed!"
More of True Ogre's chants bombarded Kazuya's thoughts. He felt the devil inside him slowly take over his senses. He shook his head vigorously, but that seemed to further augment his dizziness. His vision started to darken. He could hear Devil's triumphant laughter...until he saw Jun's face behind his closed eyes.
"NO!" Kazuya screamed and stood tall as Devil's presence retreated into the darkest shadows of his soul. "I'm not going to give in this time! I'm not making the same mistake I did in the second tournament!"
"Imprudent mortal..." True Ogre growled. "Did you think I was calling unto you?"
Kazuya's eyes widened when he grasped the meaning. Within moments, he heard the first screams. He whipped around only to see his children, down on their knees with their heads buried in their palms.
"ASUKA! JIN!" Kazuya rushed towards their side and attempted to help them up on their feet. "Come on! Pull yourselves together! Fight it! Don't give in!"
"AAAGKH!" Jin pushed his father away and crumpled to the floor. The dark markings began to appear on his face and torso, his eyes taking on that sinister silver color.
"Dammit, Jin! You're stronger than this! FIGHT IT!"
But it was too late. Jin, whose body had grown accustomed to the transformation, morphed quicker than before. Horns sprouted from the sides of his skull and his black wings spread wide from his back. Red light crackled through his body, his clothes changing to mirror his ensuing evil.
In moments, Devil Jin was already up but he paid no attention to his father or his sister. His menacing gaze was focused solely on True Ogre. With a strong flap of his wings and a roar from his darkened lips, he charged towards the creature and began attacking it vigorously.
"Aaaaghkkk...D...Da...ad..."
"Asuka!" Kazuya tore his eyes away from the battle before him and caught his daughter just in time. He knelt down and tried shaking her back to her senses. "Look at me, Asuka! LOOK AT ME! You can fight this! Don't let it take over you!"
Asuka leaned her head against Kazuya's shoulder, her fingers latched tightly on his sleeve. She shut her eyes tight when sparks of red electricity started to run along her figure. The glow around her tattoo shone brightly while dark markings, exactly like her brother's, appeared on her skin.
"D-Da...d..Daddy..." Asuka whimpered, tightening her grip on her father's shirt. She was so frightened with the changes in her body that she felt like nothing but a helpless child. "I don't...wanna...be...AAAAAHHHHH!"
"Asu...Unnh!" Kazuya was shoved away harshly, causing him to fall on his back. He sat up and watched helplessly as his daughter began to mutate.
It was clear by her anguished cries that everything was painful for Asuka: the way her horns pierced sharply out from both sides of her head, the way her black wings tore out of the skin of her back and the way her body had to quickly adjust to the new sinister power spewing from inside of her.
Bright light engulfed Asuka and when it evanesced into nothingness, her garments had changed into a revealing combination of red and black: the same colors Devil Jin wore. Spikes protruded from the knuckles and elbows of her hard gloves, as well as on the knees of her boots. A large chain snaked its way around her waist. She was breathing heavily, her dark lips agape. On her open chest were the same incomprehensible symbols her brother had. Her once brown eyes were now an icy white, her skin taking on a pallid tint.
In the blink of an eye, Devil Asuka flew towards True Ogre and joined her brother in combat. Kazuya shakily got up on his feet, his eyes alertly following his children's moves. Both Devil Jin and Devil Asuka were flying around True Ogre, kicking and punching it each opportunity they got. They frequently shot powerful beams at it even though using that power caused them to become woozy, which left them vulnerable to True Ogre's fire breaths.
Upon witnessing this, Kazuya came to a dreadful awareness: Devil Jin and Devil Asuka were acting on the instincts brought upon by the combination of their genes. They were mindlessly giving everything they had just to destroy the enemy...even if it meant killing themselves for it.
Kazuya shifted his gaze on Jun. She was still lying stiffly at the foot of the entrance, her short breaths barely noticeable. He was toyed with the notion of escaping with her but just as quickly, he pushed that thought away.
Once again, he called on to the power of his genes and transformed himself. Flapping his purple wings, Devil Kazuya lifted himself from the ground and joined in the struggle.
"I promised myself that I was going to take everything back...and I meant EVERYTHING!"
A/N: O...kaaaay...now why did I expound further on Asuka's transformation rather than Jin? Well, that's mostly 'coz you can picture Devil Jin easily...unlike Devil Asuka. Hehehe. You wanna see her? Check out the fanart section of my Jun/Kazuya site in kazxjun.tk
Chapter 20