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 23: Ultimate Sacrifice
"JUN!"
"DAD! DON'T!" Jin and Asuka shouted at the same time while each grabbing their father by his arms. Kazuya was about to protest when his gaze fell on his feet. He was inches away from falling into oblivion. Frustrated, he turned his attention back to the door in the distance. It was still sliding to a close.
"Careful!" Jin reproached. "We're on the other side again! Or have you forgotten already! We have to move back a little to make the jump!"
"We can still make it," Asuka nodded with a confident smile. "The door's too slow! We can still get Mom out of there!"
Through the opening, the family could still see Jun's silhouette, engulfed in that mysterious bright light. She had both arms raised and her white wings spread wide. True Ogre's howls traveled along with the powerful gusts of wind that emanated from the room beyond.
"Hayaku!" Kazuya ordered and jogged further back with his children. Just as they started to make a run for the jump, a violent earthquake rocked the vicinity, causing them to lose their balance and fall to the floor.
"ACK! ONI-CHAN!" Asuka cried out and held Jin's face back with her hand. "HA! I ain't gonna let you do that again!"
"AGH! Get your hand off my face!" Jin slapped his sister's hand away and braced himself against a nearby wall. "What did you think I was gonna do, anyway!"
"Just stay away! I don't want any more accidents!" Asuka retorted and crawled towards a pillar, where she tried to stand herself up but the tremors only permitted her to squat. Meanwhile, Kazuya was on all fours, his eyes still transfixed on the door.
"DAMN! W-we'll never make it now!" Jin growled.
"It's almost closed!" Asuka pointed out, fresh tears forming behind her lids but she quickly blinked them away. "No! W-we...have to...try! OUCH!"
"C-come on, Asuk...AW!"
The siblings continuously tried their best to regain their balance but always ended up on the trembling floor. Their father managed to stand up and walk a few steps before he was forced to lean against the pillar by the edge of the platform.
"Dad! Don't get too close to the edge!" Jin screamed. He and his sister were now lying on their stomachs. "Have you lost your mind? You could fall!"
"Dad! Hold out your hand! We'll try and pull you to safety!" Asuka crawled a little closer to where her father was and raised her arm towards him. "Dad! What's wrong with you! Can't you hear me! DAD!"
Kazuya tightened his grip on the pillar. With his teeth barred, he tore his eyes sharply away from the distant scene. He was breathing heavily, sweat pouring furiously down his thick brows. He immersed himself in such deep thought that he didn't notice the quake had receded just enough to allow him and his children to stand on their own.
"DAD!"
Kazuya snapped his eyes open. What Jin and Asuka saw in them made them shudder.
"What are you up to this time!" Jin demanded to know as Kazuya stood straight, his back towards them. It was a while before he finally spoke, his voice, eerily mellow...
"Jin...take care of your sister..."
"WHAT! Dad! What the hell is wrong with you!"
"Asuka...be good to your brother..."
"HUH! Dad! Are you--" Asuka choked on her words the minute Kazuya took his first few steps towards the edge. In a flash, she and her brother reached for him and held him back by the arms.
"NO, DAD!" Jin yelled. "We're not letting you do this!"
"We've lost Mom! There's nothing we could do about that now! But we can't lose you, too!" Asuka cried.
"Let me go..." Kazuya hissed without looking at them.
"NO!" Asuka's vehemence rose. "Mom would've wanted you to be safe!"
"You don't understand..."
"What part don't we understand! You're committing sui--" Jin was cut off by the sudden surge of power from Kazuya. When he turned to look, his father's eyes were blazing red.
"I...AM NOT...GOING TO LOSE HER...AGAIN!" Kazuya roared and flailed his arms free from the Kazamas' grasps. His bat-like wings sprouted from his back and in an instant, he flew towards the door.
"DAD!"
a/n: stubborn kazuya...
Chapter 24