Acta Est Fabula:
Author's Note: Okay, this is Latin for: The play is acted out…as you can tell Crimson Destiny is a comin' to a close…and the last couple of chapters will be in Latin…okaaayyy…enjoy! Oh, and before I forget…when I said I was going back to Tenn. Don't worry! I'll still write, I have a laptop, it's just that by the time I get in my dorm, settled in, and buy my books, I probably won't be able to update until a couple of weeks…so don't worry, I've got bunches of ideas for stories so even during the school year, I'll still write! Oh, and this chapter will focus on the Mishima/Kazama raid of the Amenes ruins…the next one will be about Hwoarang and the others taking down the power source…followed by the girls…and then…DUN DUN DUN…FINAL BATTLE TIME!
His hear thudded in his chest…and his stomach felt full of vomiting butterflies. Jamie and the others stood in the main entranceway of the Amenes' crumbled civilization. The main area was the only "safe area" at the moment…it looked like the entrance to an Egyptian Pyramid…well, not that Jamie had ever been inside a pyramid, but that was Dimitri's thoughts on the matter.
A medic team was stationed their…as well as an elaborate communications station. The soldiers shifted uneasily…Jamie and the others did as well. Several soldiers chatted nervously amongst themselves…while the Nephilim kept shifting his weight on the balls of his feet. Hwoarang bounced up and down lightly, while Steve threw some imaginary punches.
Kyosuke paced around the room, while Billy was talking with Raven at the equipment table; Dimitri was looking at the various hieroglyphics on the walls.
Only Kazuya and Jin seemed to be the picture of perfect zen. Jamie watched the two Mishima men and wondered how they could seem so calm…what must be going through their minds right now?
Right now Jamie's was racing with all sorts of thoughts…how was he going to defeat Jinpachi? Did he do the ritual right? Will I die before I make it to the final battle? He couldn't forget after all, in addition to these mysterious new enemies called The Keepers, there was the Tekken Force…hundreds of them with big, scary, semi automatic guns…
Jamie glanced down at the new gear that he and the others were wearing…he and the other guys were dressed like all the other soldiers…complete with helmets, camouflage, and bullet proof vests…they were ready for battle. Jamie was also given a rifle…but he didn't think he'd use it.
Instead, he requested two hunting knifes, a kitana, and several handfuls of kunai. He was also given a radio, with direct feed to the other teams…he was given the lofty position of "General to the Devil Unit."
Essentially, as he fought, he also gave commands to Kazuya, Jin, Kyo, Billy, and the other soldiers assigned to his unit. He was worried that he would mess up…after all, he had absolutely no experience with military tactics…but the others said that they trusted him and he'd do fine.
Jamie wished he could believe them.
Okay…stop it Jamie…now's not the time for that stupid-poor me-insecure-bullshit…let's finish this…
"Are you ready to go?" Major Hamilton asked Jamie.
Jamie sighed, lowered his eyes…and in a low, hollow voice…he answered.
"…Yes…yes I am…let's go…"
"Say your goodbyes and we'll leave."
Hugs and kisses were exchanged as his friends said goodbye to their loved ones.
"If you die…I'll kick your ass." Christie warned Steve.
"Wear this," Julia placed her tribal necklace around Hwoarang's neck. "The spirits of my ancestors will protect you…"
"Jules…I…" Hwoarang began…speechless.
Tears slid down Julia's face as she wrapped her arms around Hwoarang.
"Don't say anything…just promise me you'll come back…" She said.
"Do what you have to do…but don't be a hero you understand? I've lost you before…I won't lose you again." Xiaoyu said to Jin.
"I'll come back to you I promise." Jin answered.
"Mina…" Jamie began.
He looked at her…she looked at him…and she never looked prettier…she still wore Xiaoyu's dress…her eyes were puffy from crying that night…that night…he had explained what he was going to do…and she cried…she cried for him…she cried for her…and she cried for their future.
They had made love last night.
It was slow…smooth…and it felt good…and while she cried, he had cried with her.
"Mina…" He repeated…he wanted to say something…anything…but the words wouldn't come out.
"Don't…anything you say will just sound like good bye." Two tears slid down her cheeks.
She was right of course…and Jamie hoped against hope that he would see her again…and he vowed that he would do anything in his power to make that happen…
"It's time to go Jamie." Dimitri said in a gentle, brotherly way.
"Alright, let's go."
Jamie and Dimitri followed the soldiers through the door…and Mina watched them.
"Mina…are you sure that was what you wanted to say to Jamie?" Asuka asked, putting her hand on Mina's shoulder.
"No…it wasn't." Mina said.
"You still have time…tell him how you feel." Xiao sagely advised.
Wordlessly, Mina ran through the soldiers and called Jamie's name. He turned, and she jumped on him. She wrapped her legs around his waist…kissed him…and cried.
"I love you…I love you…" She exclaimed through a barrage of kisses.
"I know…I love you to." Jamie said as he kissed her with equal ferocity.
The soldiers pulled the young lovers apart, and the last sounds Jamie heard as the door slammed shut behind them were Mina's anguished sobs…
(Twenty minutes later)
"INCOMING!" Jamie screamed through the radio as he saw the hordes of Tekken Force stream through a passageway.
"They're so many…they're like ants…" Kyosuke moaned.
"Well let's stomp 'em! C'mon guys!" Jamie bellowed.
The soldiers pressed forward with their rifles blazing…Jamie lead the charge with Kazuya next to him…Jin on the otherside, and Kyo and Billy beside their brethren. While the soldiers fired their rifles, Jamie brandished his kitana. With his patented, Jamie Parker war cry, the Nephilim deflected rifle shots, and cut through the Tekken Force in one fell swoop.
He didn't give a second thought as he hacked and slashed…this was war…and there would be casualties…he didn't enjoy it…but he knew it had to be done. The VDA had given him special permission to kill…and he made sure that each death he dealt was quick and painless…The Amenes fortress looked to Jamie, as if he were trapped in a glittering diamond…crystals sparkled off the walls making the place look beautiful and deadly at the same time.
Bridges spanned across gaps where the bottom could not be seen…incomprehensible technology made certain platforms float through thin air! The security system itself was not very complicated…powerful forcefields protected certain doors…and all one had to do to gain entry, was simply find, and destroy the switch.
The floating platforms almost always provided the way. Jamie would always go ahead and flick the switches on the obvious ones…but some were a bit more complicated to find…in which Kyosuke or Jin would go, as they had the knack for solving puzzles.
Billy and Kazuya proved to be excellent fighters…both would cut swaths through the Tekken Force…and while they…as well as everyone retained injuries…they seemed to take the damage well. As Jamie punched, kicked, hacked and slashed, the sounds of bullet fire echoed throughout the crystalline halls…Jamie called over the bedlam for the soldiers to rush the Tekken Force.
Cries of pain from the Tekken Force mingled with that of the bullet fire…as Jamie back kicked one soldier, and sliced through another, he heard Jin call his name.
"JAMIE! LOOK OUT!"
He turned in time to see a soldier with his rifle pointed at him…there wasn't time to move…as three soldiers were fighting with him…the bullets fired and Jamie screamed…but just before the bullets hit him…he found himself hitting the ground hard.
He looked up to see Billy on top of him.
"You…you saved me…"
"This doesn't change a thing…I still don't like you!" Billy called as he leapt up and killed the three Tekken Force who attacked Jamie.
The Nephilim leapt up…and the two fought side by side. "I wouldn't want it any other way."
Jamie sprung over a soldier who attempted to rush him…while in the air he spun, whipped out the kunai, and with ninja efficiency, threw them…three landed deeply in one soldier's spine, and another landed in the back of another's helmet. When he landed, he began fighting with Jin…he unleashed a fifteen hit combination against one of the soldiers…and finished by flinging him to the ground…taking another five with him.
"It's weird Jamie…but while I wasn't in control of my Devil-self…I was connected with Jinpachi's consciousness…you have no idea how much he hates you."
"Now that's not fair," Jamie countered. "I mean, he's never even met me!"
He performed an armlock, and brought a soldier to the ground…he finished with a punishing ax kick…another soldier tried to grab him from behind…he roared and, using all his Nephilim strength, he flung the warrior through the air…Kazuya caught him with a flying kick.
"Don't get too cocky…remember…I killed you." Kazuya called as he landed.
"Thanks…" Jamie retorted angrily. "I won't don't worry. It's Jamie one, and the Mishima's one…this ones for the championship!"
Jamie then continued his battle as he cut through the army…he kicked and punched some more…unleashing complicated combinations with his martial arts, and his weapons…he threw one of his hunting knives awhile back…and he couldn't find it.
"Drop this?" Kyo called.
Immediately, Kyo leapt into action…he pistol whipped a soldier with his rifle, before unleashing a reverse hook kick, and a spinning roundhouse kick.
"Nice," Jamie commented.
A group of soldiers surrounded the two, and Jamie quickly leapt into the air performing his famous three spin roundhouse.
"What do you call that?" Kyo asked.
"I dunno," Jamie landed, then performed the attack again, this time going in the opposite direction. "I guess I'll call it the spinna'rang."
"Sounds cool."
"So, you want your knife back?" Kyo asked as he helped Jamie take out five of the Tekken Force.
"Nah…you hold onto it!" Jamie said.
Fifteen minutes later the Tekken Force lay around them…the soldiers cheered happily…and Jamie was relived to see that there weren't too many casualties on his side.
"Great job you guys…" He called to his troops. "Now, let's take down that big fuckin' bastard Jinpachi!" Jamie called.
The troops shouted their agreement, and the Devil Unit ran down the corridors.
"What kind of language was that Jamie?" Dimitri's voice flooded his mind through the radio. "I remember picking you up from daycare…I'd never imagine you saying those words." He said in mocked surprise.
"Hey, you can curse like a soldier…hope you can do everything else a soldier can do." Hwoarang added.
"Don't worry, he's doing a great job." Kazuya said through his radio.
"You're father'd be proud Jamie!" Major Hamilton called back.
The Nephilim felt a surge of pride as he ran.
I can do this…I can do this…
They came to another large, empty corridor…this one's exit was blocked off by a force field.
"Alright guys…we're almost there…a couple more halls and we'll reach the Hall of Cleansing…" Jamie reassured.
"Get in defensive positions! Guard the exit!" Kazuya ordered the soldiers.
"Where's the switch?" Billy asked.
"It doesn't look like it's in here…could we have passed it?" Kyosuke asked.
Jamie looked around…and he noticed a crack in one of the walls…
"It's here I-" Jamie didn't finish.
Suddenly, the sounds of crackling lightning filled the room…and twenty crystalline beings filled the room.
"The Keepers…" Jamie murmured.
They looked humanoid in appearance…save for their twisted crystal bodies…their eyes burned with glistening rubies on their otherwise expressionless faces…but Jamie didn't notice that right away…the first thing he noticed was the fact that they had two, elongated blades for hands…blades that looked very, very, very, sharp…
"DEVIL UNIT! OFFENSIVE NOW!" Jamie called.
The Keepers bellowed a shrill, mechanical battle cry (that reminded Jamie of a pteranadon going through a blender) as they ran to the soldiers…bullets bounced off them uselessly as they tore through the army. Jin, Kazuya, Kyo, and Billy understood immediately…although Jin wasn't thrilled to transform, he knew he had to.
Before leaving the VDA, a protective spell was placed over him, giving Jin the ability to not only share his Devil side with his father (who's own Devil had been exercised from his body), but also gave them the means to (temporarily) control it.
The spell would last a total of 72 hours…enough time for the two to hopefully, finish this mission. Four pairs of laser beams shot from foreheads as they began to level The Keepers.
"THEY KEEP COMING!" Kyo called.
"TIME'S A FACTOR, JAMIE!" Billy shouted.
What Billy didn't seem to realize, was that in addition to trying to destroy the wall, he was also fending off five of The Keepers. Suddenly, one of them grabbed the Nephilim and forced him to the ground…he stared down one of the bladed hands…and realized that he'd have to do it.
I know I should save it…but I'll die if I don't…
He immediately focused his energy and concentrated on the three Nephilim who were bound to him by means of the Iron Fist Tournament…suddenly, a yellow beam of Heaven's Light shot from his forehead, and knocked The Keeper off of him.
He floated off the ground…and landed softly on his own two feet again…below he whipped out his kitana, which seemed to glow with a yellow energy, and sweapt it around himself…suddenly, a Heavenly Sigil appeared from the ceiling, and a shaft of pure sunlight fell on Jamie…
His camo clothes fell away on threads of spun gold to be replaced by a flawless white kilt…and his combat boots melded away to form Ganymede sandals which laced up his legs…his hair grew another two inches, and became about two shades lighter…finally, he opened his eyes to reveal that they were a paler blue then they ever had been…and the final addition…
Two, snow white wings.
He cried out angrily and the whole room shook…he picked up his weapon, the Sovereigns Dagger, and cut a swath through the Keepers…his golden beam joined with the others to fend off The Keepers…Jamie then turned to the wall and squinted his eyes…it seemed that just by wishing it, the wall crumbled and revealed a switch…the switch exploded, and the force field holding the door lifted...as if in pain, the remaining Keepers squealed in agony as they dropped to the ground…satisfied, the Devils reverted back…and Jamie did last. His wings disappeared, his kitana reverted back to it's original state, his hair shortened, and his eye, and hair color dulled slightly…lastly, his original clothes came back.
He was sweating all over as he lay on all fours and breathed deeply.
"Are you alright Jamie?" Kazuya asked.
"Yeah…" Jamie gasped. "I'll be fine…it just…took…a lot out of me…"
"You need to save your energy for the fight ahead…you're no good to us dead." Billy said.
"Do you need a minute to rest?" Kyosuke asked.
"No," With some effort, Jamie stood. "I'll be fine."
He surveyed the damage around him…many soldiers didn't survive the attack, and many still were critically wounded.
"General Parker," One of the soldiers said. "What are our orders?"
General Parker…they used to call my dad that…
"Take the wounded and head back to base…stay there, we won't be needing you guys anymore."
"Sir?" He asked in astonishment.
"You've done a great job," Jamie smiled. "But you've done all you can…we need to finish this."
"But-" The Soldier began.
"That's an order private!" Jamie snapped.
"YESSIR!" Everyone replied.
They left, and wordlessly, Jamie and the others walked down the final halls…until they saw it…the chamber in which Jinpachi was ensconced.
Evil radiated in waves off the place…and Jamie literally felt as if he had been punched in the face as he walked towards it…the doors opened on their own as they walked in…and slammed shut behind them.
"Ah," A high pitched, mutilated voice exclaimed. "I'm impressed that you made it this far…I am Jinpachi Mishima…" Jamie stared into the blood red, crimson eyes…and the face of pure evil. "My goal…my goal is to WIPE OUT EVERYTHING IN EXISTENCE!"
Author's Note: Okay, what did you guys think? Was it alright? I hope so…sorry if it seems rushed…but I got caught up in all the action! Oh, and yes, this is what Jinpachi says in Tekken 5…so I figured why wouldn't he say it now? Oh, and the Amenes Fortress is modeled after the ruins in that Devil Within mini game dealie…well, I hope you liked it! And next chappie will involve Hwoarang, Dimitri, Steve, and Raven taking out the power source…it'll be a lot more interesting then you'd think…anyway, please READ AND REVIEW AND MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE!