Note: Remebering stuff is hard, so I may skip around move names a bit.
Chapter 7: Four-Way Showdown
For almost a month Lee was on the run from Heihachi's companion Kuma. Eventually the bear caught up with him and he was cornered into an alley, where Kuma challenged him to a battle. Lee wasn't intimidated by some dumb bear.
"Come on." egged Lee.
Kuma did come, claws first towards the silver devil non-stop. Lee easliy dodged the bear's assault and rapidly punched his muzzzle (Freaker Jabs). He rubbed his nose and shook it off like it was nothing.
"Damn you!" cursed Lee under his breath.
Kuma didn't take to well to swearing and bared his teeth. He bent down on all fours (Hunting) then lunged head first towards the silver devil (Frolicking Bear).
"Hehe...you stupid ass animal..." snickered Lee while he squated underneath the beast.
A deep but faded roar echoed across Tokyo.
Later that evening...
Mishima Financial Empire
Heihachi sits in his office while the roof is under repair, waiting for Kuma to bring Lee to him.
"What's taking him so long? That fool better not have lost him..."
His door creaked open with two shadowed figures standing in the mist. It was like some cliche horror film come to life.
"Who dares intrude the Mishima Zaibatsu!" hollered a pissed off old man.
White sparkling teeth shown in the distance. Heihachi gritted his own.
"Lee...dammit..." spat Heihachi.
"Here's your precious pet, father." he snarled while rolling the K.O.ed body of Kuma into the room.
He entered while stepping over the bear, his body under complete exhaustion from running but nonetheless he manages to keep a straight face (how does he do it?). The silver devil starts to chuckle.
"Are you really that desperate old man? It's understandable I guess with you pushing your limits and all. Seventy-five years old and still going..."
"Shut up! I started this organization and I'm definitely going to end it! You and Kazuya have been anything but useful to me since I took you in!"
Footsteps clammered down the hallway. It got louder and louder, like thunder about to hit twice. Lee turned his head only for a second to see the blank stare of Kazuya.
"Kazuya! I thought that freak son of his had him down for the count!"
The pissed 1 demon broke the door down with his foot.
"Your only half right Lee, which is a first because you're usually never right."
A large tickmark bulged on Lee's forehead. Heihachi got out of his chair and approached his true son.
"Why have you come back here? You have nothing to offer me and I still hate your guts. Why did I raise mentally challenged dimwits!"
"Like father, like son as they say." quiped Kazuya.
Lee eyeballed his older sibling for sometime. It took him a while but he finally noticed why Kazuya seemed so different.
"What in the hell is that thing coming out of your ass!" pointed Lee.
Embarrassed beyond thought, Kazuya's face was engulfed in red. He frantically tried to hide his new shame from Lee and Heihachi, but it stuck out too much. His father instantly sprung behind him.
"It's a tail! Your trying to test me aren't you? That damned Devil gene you spawned is interfering with my empire! This is the final straw Kazuya!"
They got into their fighting stances, eyes fixed on each other. As the two were about to attack, the giant glass window behind them shatters and a body rolls across the floor. With those feathered black wings sinking into his back, all 3 men immediately recognize it as Jin Kazama.
"What is the meaning of this! All 3 of you Devils are pissing me off!"
Jin raised his head to see Kazuya. "You...where's Xiaoyu what happened to her?"
He scoffed. "Your saying you don't remember? When you were transforming the girl touched you and you shocked her into a coma. Like de javu..."
De javu...Jin wondered. Heihachi growled.
"That child is with her grandfather Wang Jinrey! But now that I have you both here neither one of you is leaving here alive!"
"Hey, don't count me out of this! I've always been the rightful heir to the Mishima Zaibatsu!"
"Shut up, Lee! This has nothing to do with MY empire..." proclaimed Heihachi while motioning his hand to a man. The man pressed a button that led to the base of the building. "this is a fight to the death!"
The four men stood below the Mishima building in each corner. Because of such little room down there they had to fight two at a time.
"I think I should take on Kazuya first. I've been waiting to bust his head since...forever!" stated Lee.
Jin could only comprehend what was at stake here. If he died then he'd never see Xiaoyu again. However if Kazuya perished then the mission both she and him tried to accomplish would be in vein. For that moment in time, the Angel gene inside Jin was dominant to the latter.
It had begun. Lee thrust for Kazuya with his foot but the purple devil blocked it. He kept his feet in the air for 15 minutes before he got bored of his brother's defenses and attempted to catch him off guard. Kazuya was familiar with this trick and crouched down to end Lee's movement. He then rose up while delivering two punches to his face. The silver devil fell backwards but rolled to the side and lied on his back. As Kazuya came running, Lee sprung forward and hit Kazuya square in his jaw.
Seeing blood being shed from Kazuya made Lee get more cocky than he needed to be. He got into his Hitman stance and urged his brother to come towards him. The purple devil only glared and stood still.
"Hmph...COWARD!" screamed Lee in a battle cry racing for his enemy.
"Hmph yourself, dumbass." scoffed Kazuya as he waited until his apponent was only a few inches away from him.
He was wide open for Kazuya's Abolishing Fist, which cut clear across Lee's midsection. The silver devil cringed in agony, unable to counter attack. Using this opportunity to his advantage Kazuya tripped Lee with his tail and sent him smacking the floor which only doubled his pain. Without hesitation he stomped on Lee with his fist and then his foot (Oni Stomp), creating a bloody mess.
When the sight of Lee coughing up that red fluid caught Jin's eye, he secretly acted on it. His eyes glowed of gold and they were focused on Kazuya, who continued to stomp Lee's face into the ground. He mumbled some words and then Kazuya started to glow of the same color as Jin's eyes. No one else noticed this.
"Die!" the purple devil readied his foot for the final blow but he halted for a second.
After that his foot nicked Lee's face enough to were it only brought him to unconciousness. Though assumed dead by him and Heihachi, the old man ordered his men to send Lee's body away.
"Well that's one nusiance taken care of. And now..." Kazuya glanced at Heihachi.
"Patience, boy. It's my turn and I choose Jin to be my first victim."
Quickly reverting into his normal self, Jin went to the center of the room with no fears or expressions of anger.
The fartbag (I got tired of old man) charged his white lightning and got into his stance.
"Just like at Hon-maru, only this time I will kill you!"
Jin only sighed heavily. Not liking his response, Heihachi advanced only somewhat and did a swift combo to his face. The half-breed didn't even try to defend himself.
"Get up..." threatened Heihachi under his breath.
Jin took his time. For some reason he was resisting to fight him and Heihachi didn't take the hint too well. But the thought of Xiaoyu caused Jin to retaliate. He leaned back while reflexing his arm and socked his grandfather in the chest. Heihachi slid back a little and smiled.
"That's more like it." praised his grandfather while arching his leg to kick Jin in the face.
This time he evaded this attack and swept his feet off the ground, countering by flinging himself feet first on Heihachi. Jin rolled backwards and stood up for a moment.
"You can give up at any time, I won't hold it against you." offered Jin.
Annoyed, Heihachi gets up and says, "Where's all this crap coming from? Either I kill you, or I KILL YOU!"
"Have it your way, grandpa." sighed Jin.
"Yes...my way!" the fartbag came for the half-breed only to be sent upward by Jin's Double Lift Kick.
While in the air Heihachi did a flip and made a sweet landing. This didn't phase the young man in anyway, but as his opponent came rushing for him all he did was sidestep and grab. With Heihachi's shoulder in his hands, he flipped him over (Over the Limit?) and dislocated it. The cry said it all. Heihachi was now out of it which surprised his lackeys. Jin stood over him and glanced at the men.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Come get him." demanded Jin.
Reluctantly, they gathered up Hehachi's body and left only him and Kazuya. The purple devil narrowed his eyes at his son.
"Your angry. Might I ask why?" inquired Jin.
"I wanted to take out my father. Now I'll never get the chance. It's time I taught you to mind your place...son."
Jin got into his fighting stance. "Suit yourself. It would be the first useful thing a Mishima has taught me."
The purple devil's tail flickered at this remark, then it froze. He gave a sharp blow to Jin's head that made him cross-eyed. It was only the start of their fight and already Jin was losing. His energy was too concentrated on saving them both, but he couldn't show weakness now. He held his ground and played defense to conserve his strength.
The effects of his strategy only lasted so long. Kazuya was hellbent on killing Jin now, and the only way to end this struggle was to take what remained of his power.
He allowed Kazuya the freedom to pummel him to death, or at least that's what Jin wanted him to think. When he was floored, the purple devil figured he had this fight and the empire in the bag, but Jin was fully aware of the danger he was in and grabbed Kazuya by the leg firmly. He furiously tried to stop his next action but he couldn't, for he wasn't strong enough.
"Let go of me! I need at least some of the devil gene in me so I can get it back from you!"
"I'm going to balance both good and evil using my own body, and if you refuse to cooperate then something terribly fatal lurks in our future..."
He could feel his one link to Devil growing shorter and shorter. Mortality. That's all he could read in his mind was that one word. He did not want to remember what that word was like, even if it meant walking around with 5 limbs instead of 4. Desperate, Kazuya bends down and bites Jin ferociously on the hand, causing him to release his grip. This was a battle Kazuya could not win without losing everything that made him cheat and survive death.
Escaping his son's wrath, Kazuya leaped a good distance away from Jin and warned, "I'll find a way to get what's rightfully mine, Kazama!"
Like that he vanished from sight. The men thus claimed Jin the leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu until further notice. Contentment was the only show of appreciation from the young man.
The reconstuction of the building was complete. Heihachi and Lee were taken into custody after years of public desputes over their arrest. Kazuya had been lost to who knows what, and Jin eagerly took the Zaibatsu into his own hands. At last he could see Xiaoyu again.
While sitting on his throne in his newly refurnished office, Jin writes a letter to Xiaoyu:
Dear Xiao,
So far our mission to purify the Mishima family is slowly taking course. I've somehow managed to control the genes burning within my body and I'm ready to help you find the girl from Ground Zero. Still, I'm unsure about her purpose or what she can do and my father is out in the world hiding fro me, so our task is still a long-shot. But regardless, I know you'll find a way to make all this work for everyone.
I'm also sorry for the pain I caused you. Let's not mention that little incident when you arrive. And one more thing.../...wear something revealing when you get here! I'll be waiting, 'friend'...
Yours and only yours,
Jin Kazama
A/N:If you haven't guessed by now, that part at the end of this chapter is where the angel gene is being overrided by the devil gene. The slashes represent scratches where Jin struggles to choose his side wisely while still writing (Jekll and Hyde...) I also used his T5 ending and mixed it into the story. I'm going to need a lot of feedback on this chapter so don't forget to review!