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 25: Gift
Jin and Asuka struggled just to take a few steps back from the platform. The ground was still shaking and it was beginning to intensify again. That, added by the shock of what their father had just done, made things harder for both of them.
"I think this is far enough, Oni-chan."
"Okay, Asuka. Ready?" Jin nodded, his eyes fixated on the sealed door at the other side.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Asuka prepared herself for the jump. "Man...this quake's getting stronger."
"On the count of three," Jin held up three fingers and began the countdown. "O---"
"THREE!"
"Wha--ASUKA! BAKA!" Jin ran after his sister but by the time he reached the edge, she had her legs stretched out towards the opposite platform. Fortunately, she landed on the right spot and stood up with a triumphant look on her face.
"I did it, Oni-chan!" she called happily. "I actually did it!"
"This is no time to be dancing around like some bimbo! You could've died!"
"Bimbo! BIMBO!" Asuka stomped her foot angrily. "How dare you--"
"Okay, okay! I take it back! Yeesh!" Jin rolled his eyes and backed up again.
"You can't take back something that's already spo--huh!" Asuka followed the cracking noise that disrupted her from her ramblings. Before she could even look down, the floor she was standing on crumbled, causing her to fall down the pit.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
"ASUKA!" without thinking, Jin dove down after Asuka and stretched his arms wide. He quickly grabbed her to him and stopped in mid-flight.
"Asuka! Daijobu ka?"
"O...Oni...Oni-chan! What...how? How did you do that!"
"Do what?"
"Your wings!"
Jin turned to investigate and was shocked to see a pair of large wings, flapping on his back: the left wing, black, and the right wing, white. He hadn't even felt them come out.
"I...I don't know..." Jin said numbly. "I guess...I just did..."
"Mom's last gift..." Asuka's eyes widened at the realization. "Let me give it a try..."
Jin held his sister while she closed her eyes in concentration. White and black wings, exactly like his own, emerged from her back and when she unfolded them, Jin let her go.
"Wow," Asuka flapped her wings excitedly. "I can actually control them!"
"No time for that now. See? The earthquake's getting stronger. We have to reach the door before this whole place crumbles to dust."
"Hai!"
Quickly, the siblings flew back up and soared through the passage, reaching the great door in mere seconds. Still in flight, they punched the marble door at the same time...but nothing happened. They tried again. This time, each impact they made caused a blue glow to pulsate for a split-second.
"It's sealed," Jin squeezed his brows in annoyance. "Mother must've done it again."
"Oni-chan, why don't we try using these?" Asuka pointed to the blue gem on her forehead. "We may get woozy for a while, but..."
"Heck! Try it anyway!" Jin gathered his focus, as did Asuka. Together, they shot two powerful beams at the door. A large crack immediately appeared on its surface.
"You okay, Asuka?"
"Yeah! I'm not even dizzy!"
"Me t---what the!"
Rays of light escaped from the crack made by the Kazamas. It brightened to the point of practically blinding them. They felt an enormous surge of mystifying forces move through their bodies...and everything went black.
Chapter 26