Chapter 12: Asuka vs. Jin

So quiet was everything…except when that moment came. Did Asuka die like her mother and aunt before her or merely be lost to us forever? We will find out now...

In a fit of rage Jin roared in his might, watching as Asuka fell to the ground but so slowly it was unreal. No longer did he speak of normal tongue…nor did he speak much at all. The Devil Gene had won the battle for his soul at last but he wasn't out of the woods yet. He could see the radiant glow surrounding the girl, engulfing her with its white purity. It stung the demon's eyes causing him to retreat.

When Asuka was pummeling Jin she absorbed the remains of Angel Gene that were dormant. Since she was already an angel in disguise, she'd become more powerful than Jin (like a reincarnated Jun).

"Unnn…what is this? Have I ascended?" she said in a hush.

Jin growled at this sight, he knew too well of the powers an angel may possess for he was born from one.

Asuka levitated off the ground and stared intently at the demon. "I'm not sure what's going on…but I'm sticking to my word. I will kill you."

"HURRRR…" it was all he could say.

Swiftly he came for her, tongue lolling out of his mouth and claws sharpened to a peak. Asuka shined brilliantly and prepared to defend. Once he made contact, his claws began to melt and fall off. He pulled back and saw his hand was showing bone in areas that had been deflected by her aura.

"You can't touch me Jin. If you do you'll die, and if you don't you'll die. Surrender while you can and I'll make it quick."

Of course he chose not to but he could only do one attack from a distance and it hadn't worked; he was at a loss. To decide was vague, but he chose suicide in the hopes that they'd both lose. She did not care either way.

Fear was all that possessed Xiao's mind, fear that someone had caught Jin on his bad side and was now fighting him possibly to the death.

"Hurry Panda, hurry! We have to stop Jin before he- huh?" she halted the bear as someone came from behind the trees.

It was Kazuya, completely back to norm, the Devil Gene evaporated from his body. Xiao hesitated but being the good natured woman she was she went to help him on his feet.

"Mr. Mishima…are you okay?" she asked sincerely.

He resisted her aid and said, "I'll be fine. I just need to wait out that fight back there. Jin won't last much longer so I'll be able to take back what's mine…"

Xiao couldn't believe what she heard. "That's your son out there fighting to survive and all you can think about is the Devil! It's because of him that all this madness started! If you hadn't given your soul away-"

"I wouldn't be here and neither would Jin Kazama!" he shouted to her face.

Xiao stepped away and Panda growled.

"The Devil saved me that day. When I fell my chest burst open and I was on the verge of death until the Devil appeared and made a deal with me. In return for my soul he gave me life and a chance to kill my father. Not to mention spend time with Jun Kazama, whom you have to thank for the birth of Jin. So instead of hating him for what he is, you should be thanking him!"

Xiao didn't want to hear it. So what if Devil saved Kazuya's life? Had she known about all of this she would've favored him dead, but she couldn't have so wishful thinking was pointless.

"I've heard enough. Come on Panda, we have a friend to save."

Passing by Kazuya, Xiao gave a weak smile. "I always believed that Jin had to have gotten his sweetness from someone. It's obvious that Jun was that someone but for her to love you then I guess deep down you have some good in you too. Don't be so afraid to show it."

"Humph. You don't know a damn thing about me so don't try to talk as if you understand."

She sighed and kept moving. A man of 49 years age can't have his mind changed by an 18 year old.

By now Jin was oozing away in a skin crawling fashion, panting heavily and on his knees. This battle would not end to his favor and he knew it. Asuka felt lightheaded from the previous attack but she was still standing. For a moment Jin regained most of his mentality.

"Why…are we doing…this…" he rasped.

"Don't play dumb now! You were in such a hurry earlier and now you're giving up? Cowards never deserve to live…"

In a spiritual sense she put her hands together and formed her ki, the inner strength inside began to fester. This was it…

"Repent!" she cried while sending a burst of her power into Jin's midsection.

He bellowed and collapsed, the markings of Devil ebbing away into the sky.

"JIIIIIIIIINNNNNN!" shrilled Xiao in sadness. She'd been witness to the act.

Asuka turned to the pigtailed girl in question. "Who are you?"

Xiao did not answer. She went up to Jin and grabbed hold of his degenerating body while sobbing. Puzzled still the angel bent down and tried to touch her.

"Why are you crying over him? Do you not see he is evil and must be put to rest?"

Xiao looked up at the glowing young girl. "You're her aren't you? The girl Jin and I searched for all this time so that he could understand more about his past. How could you kill your one of your own?"

Asuka was quiet for a moment, trying to grasp what she said, then shook it off. "He's not dead yet. The Devil Gene is weakening; it seems I'm still not strong enough to dispose of him. Now I ask again, who are you?"

"Ling Xiaoyu, a good friend of Jin's…maybe now a little bit more than that…I now know the plague of his family and why he's suffering for it so much. You should know it too since your apart of it now."

"I don't wish to know anymore than I know now. But I will grant you one thing, and that is the prolonged life of Jin Kazama. When I do become great enough he will die by my hands. I have a feeling I'll see you again too."

"And what's your name, I must know to aid my beloved Jin!"

"Asuka Kazama." She stated plainly and walked off into the waking sun.

Xiao glared at her until she vanished from sight. "Asuka…I won't forget such a name…"

Under her pale hands lie Jin, awakened with his body intact and his being returned to norm.

"Uh, Xiao…what am I doing here?" he asked.

Normal. He was back to his serious, mellow self she could tell just by looking at his gorgeous face. Even better was that he couldn't recall anything that happened, and Xiao would rather die than remember such displeasing incidents. Overjoyed, she squeezed him tightly and nuzzled his neck. Jin was confused but then again, she always made him feel this way. Panda came bounding out of the trees and hugged them both rather painfully. For a split second, Jin was happy, making Xiao happy and then Panda the same.

Note: That's it. It leaves you knowing that the story continues but the thing is…I'm not going to do a sequel for this. There are so many stories of the fantasized Tekken 6 that it would just be dumb to put another one on there and clutter the Tekken fan fics. I've already heard about the 6th one being made and supposedly coming out next year for PS3, even though I'm not sure if it's true (with two new characters, Lili and Dragonov). I'll wait patiently for its arrival but will still keep writing fics about Tekken. Currently working on The Fortune of Fox, which is somewhat self-explanatory and Codename: RAVEN.