Clashing Destinies

Chapter 3

Prophecy

By: Aireonna (a.k.a. Candice Willman)

Disclaimer: I do not own and never will own Tekken or any of the official characters but a girl can dream can't she? –droolz-

A/N: Wow… Yeah I know, shoot me now. It's been… I don't even want to know how long. But I am trying to get writing again, it's just hard. But here is the attempt of the next chapter! Hope you enjoy.

As if in slow motion, feathers tainted with blood fell from the vast air. The ground seemed to be an eternity away, taking forever to reach the dust and sand. There was no sign of water, no sign of rain. The air was so dry you could almost taste sane within your throat. The only liquid now, was blood. Stained across the desert sand, it blazed in the sun.

The feathers were black. Far too large to be that of a bird, they laid in a heap. A flash of sharp teeth and a cry for help. Not a normal cry, but that of an animal. Oddly, the cry of that animal was in words.

"Help me, Julia." A voice of an old man echoed through an empty space.

Gasping for air, the Native American girl shot from the dampness of her bed with a shrill scream. Grasping at her breast, she fought the tears that strayed from her dark eyes. Her eyes seemed to not be able to see anything but that of the blood. Clutching the end of her bed, Julia threw her form from the nightmare. Standing without ease, she swayed to and fro a little before releasing the air she held within.

"Grandfather?" Her voices seemed to be acting without her consent. She knew not of what the word meant, but somehow it was truthful. Jumping as if completely out of her skin, she stared wide eyed at the now open door. There in the frame stood Ling. Julia need not to say another word.

"Are you al'ight Julia? I heard you scream." Her words were soft and Julia could almost not comprehend them. Her mind was a blur and her vision wasn't much better. Her hands lifted to cover her small ears as her scream and the word echoed her mind.

"Grandfather…" She whispered softly, her knees finally giving way beneath her; she didn't hit the ground like you would thing though. No, it was as if she was lifted from the ground on which they stood by an unknown source. Her frail body lay in the air, floating like a feather. Ling could not believe her eyes at the sight. Gasping, she stepped towards her friend.

"What is going on?"

She was not able to say anymore, for a bright light shot throughout the room. The light somehow emanated a shrill sound that shattered all the glass around them. Ling fell to the ground, clutching her head tight for protection. The light flew out of the apartment and filled the night sky.

Julia's small form continued to drift in the air, the light slowly surrounding and engulfing the two girls. Lifting Ling too from the ground, Julia's eyes shot open. A voice that was not hers spoke from her parched lips.

"Today the prophecy shall take its course. For the demon shall attack this world, attack our tribe. Two girls shall be chosen, one the princess of our ancestry and the other a guardian of another world. Their souls have been reincarnated into two teenage girls. On this day, these girls shall be pronounced the saviors of this world. Along the way, they shall receive help, but not much. Few are attached to these beings but that of their soul mates and in this time they shall be drawn stronger than ever. To assure this victory over the demon that is not yet demon, but a human, their souls shall receive their past powers. The elements shall live within these bodies to protect this world, to save our people, and to prevail over the demon. Our Princess, with the power of Fire, Earth, and Mind, she shall rise. Our guardian, with the power of Water, Wind, and Word. These two shall be the end to that of this prophecy and hope to be the end of this evil..."

As the words ended, Julia's mouth slowly closed the light diminishing from sight. The two forms shifted towards the ground, gently resting upon the firmness. Their bodies lay lifeless in the night as the light faded throughout the night sky. The moonlight although, was much brighter shining brightly in the starless atmosphere. With a tent of red, the moon seemed as if it smiled briefly with demon eyes.

Both Jin and Hwoarang bolted upright sensing the power before the light had even engulfed the night sky. Their eyes met smoothly with a nod. Something wasn't right.

Jin gripped his chest once more as the demon now fought harder to surface. This new power was tormenting his soul, the demon craving for it. Somehow he knew it wasn't a good thing. This power coming from no where. It seemed wild and ancient. The demon needed it, but slightly feared it.

"Everything alright there?" Hwoarang asked softly. He could tell Jin wasn't doing so well. He had heard stories about the demon within Kazuya. But he didn't believe it. He could see now that somehow it had been passed to Jin, and he wasn't doing a very good job at fending it off.

"Yeah… We must find where this power is coming from. Something isn't right. Somehow it's oddly familiar." Jin bowed his head, taking in a deep breath and headed towards the door.

Outside was rather bright, the light slowly fading from the sky. It was strong. Ancient power had a tendency of that, being very powerful. The rain had slowed and was reverted to only a slight drizzle.

Jin's eyes searched the sky, finding where it was coming from. He could see the stream of light faintly, and from the looks of it came from somewhere in the city. His eyes continued to search and his heart ached at the realization that it was directly over the area Ling was staying.

"Are you just going to stand there, or are you coming?" Hwoarang questioned rather rudely.

"Hn." Jin growled low in his throat, anger surfacing. All thoughts now resided on Ling. If anything had happened to her, he didn't know what he would do. The demon angered also, he could feel it clawing at his very existence. It pained him that this demon was attached to his humanity, controlling his every move.

"I know where it came from. "His voice was low as they entered the car. Pointing the direction to head, the car sped off into the night not knowing what the two were getting themselves into.

Darkness. Blood. Cold.

Pain filled her every sense, her body ringing with power. Her eyes couldn't seem to find the strength to open. Every limb hung loosely clinging to the ground for support. Her mind swirled with questions but couldn't find any answers.

Without realizing, Julia's body rose from the ground standing gently. Her eyes opened the light burning at her core. A tingling sensation over powered her senses.

"How… What?" Questions rolled off her tongue. Her eyes fell upon her young friend Ling and her features softened.

"Ling?" Her voice was harsh, her throat dry and finding it hard to breath out the words.

Ling stirred on the ground, her body weakened from previous actions. Her hand distinctly clutched her head in pain, her mind in chaos not knowing what to believe as memories and words flooded her head. What was going on?

Her eyes opened and she found Julia standing above her concern written on her every feature.

"Do you feel it?" Her words were also hard to make out, her throat raspy and lacked moisture. She found it harder to stand her body weak and in need of energy. But yet she felt power surging through her every limb.

Julia only nodded, not knowing how she understood, but she did. Something had happened. The memories tore at her mind, confusing her thoughts. She didn't know what was real. She stared down at her hands in awe.

"So many memories. So much power…" Ling's words drifted off. This didn't change anything, they knew who they were. But the memories of their past lives, of all the lives of the ancient powers that surged through the body, they tied together not being able to distinct the difference between lie and truth.

A screech could be heard outside as a car came to a halt in front of their building. Ling turned to Julia, still in a weakened state. They needn't say anything, they could sense him.

"Jin…" Ling's voice was soft. But for some reason, her body tensed, the power surging and tingling through her veins. She could sense the demon within him. It called to her. It angered her soul.

Julia headed for the door before anything else could be said.

Jin's eyes stormed up the building, eyeing the area in which he knew she was. He could feel her. His body called to her for some odd reason.

Hwoarang exited the car and sighed. "Ok, now what?"

They both entered the building, not knowing what they were walking into.

Before he knew it, they were at the dreaded door. This all felt so wrong, it wasn't right. They shouldn't be here.

Hwoarang knocked softly, but there was no answer. Knocking again they both froze as the door opened on its own the hinges hissing at them.

Jin didn't hesitate to enter, he had to see her, had to know she was alright. His eyes swam across the room to find nothing.

Julia heard the two enter. She didn't know how they got in but they were now in her apartment. Her body hummed warning her to run. Her every ounce of strength told her to exit now before another step. But she couldn't. She felt Ling behind her at suddenly she wasn't so scared to know who else was here. She felt safe. Her mind searched the room and she didn't know how but she knew they could sense them.

/ Be careful Ling. / Julia didn't even realize it, but her lips didn't move. Her thoughts spoke through Ling's mind.

Ling couldn't find the strength to walk, but found her levitating into the next room where her eyes fell upon him. The demon she knew she should fear. The man she knew she couldn't.

"Jin…" But she couldn't do anything. Suddenly, her body was moving on its own. Her cries were all that was heard as words flew from her mouth, water surrounding both her and Julia in a protective shield.

Hwoarang eyes the situation, his mind searching for answers as voices swam through his mind. They told him to run to her. Find her. Protect her. He didn't know what it all meant.

Jin's anger rose as the demon began to surface. His eyes turned a bright red, his voice thundering out a scream. Throwing his head back, he tried to fight it.

"Ling! Help me!"

Ling didn't know what was happening; her body was protecting both her and Julia all on its own. Words continued to exit her mouth saying small incantations calling out the demon to fight her.

Jin's shirt ripped across his chest as black wings tore themselves out of his muscular back. He cringed in pain, his knees clasping him to the ground.

Julia screamed at the situation unfolding in front of her. This all felt oddly familiar. The man standing behind Jin called to her. But before anything else could happen, both Julia and Ling evaporated in thin air, disappearing from the small apartment room. Water spilt down onto the ground, crashing down upon the two men soaking them to the bone.

Jin screamed in pain as the demon began to return into his being. The wings remained as blood dripped down his sweat stricken skin.

"What the hell just happened?" Hwoarang fell to the ground in awe. He couldn't make this all out, couldn't piece it all together. He didn't know what to believe, his eyes or his mind.

Gasping for breath, all his mind could think of was her.

"Jin…"

The demon laughed within him winning this battle for now.

It had begun. The beginning of the end.

A/N: TA DA! Update... hehe... I hope you aren't lost now . I hope you enjoyed and I shall try and update soooooonnnerr... Please REVIEW! And don't be afraid to leave your true thoughts.