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A/Note: Here it is the fight Jin vs Hwoarang. Btw, recently I watched FF VII-Advent Children, and I realised that Namco could do I similar thing with the Tekken series. They could spare loads of money in the cast, and do an animated movie, because FF VII AC is really great! Besides, this way I'm sure I could watched it one day…and if the movie with real actors comes out instead I probably won't see it because rumours say that it won't arrive in Europe…

Anyway…on with this chapter, I hope you like it.

Chapter 35

Final Bout

FUJI-NION

19th JULY 2014

At ten a.m. Jin fought against Baek. At first Jin thought it was going to be an easy fight, but soon he realised that Hwoarang was right about Baek.

Being a Tae-Kwon-Do master gave Baek the confidence he needed to fight Jin as an equal. But in the end, Jin's karate turned out to be more efficient and Jin won after a powerful double face kick that sent Baek out of the limits.

Disappointed but not angry, Baek thanked Jin for that great fight and they all went to the bar. The girls stayed in the hotel, even Christie.

-'What will you do after the tournament, Christie?'-Asuka asked.

-'I'm going back to Brazil…'

-'How are things with Eddie?'-Julia asked.

-'Worse than I thought…maybe I should give up!'

-'You can't give up!'-Ling stated.

-'Well…I'll see about that later…for now I have to go and support my granddad because he's going to do a surgery…and I'm worried about him.'

-'Will you be back…one day?'-Asuka asked.-'Because now that I made new friends I would really like to keep them.'

-'Sure…I'll come for the next tournament…in the meanwhile I need to find a job, maybe as a model or an actress…'

-'I need to find a job too.'-Julia confessed.

-'Jin was great today…wasn't he?'-Ling asked with pride.

-'Yeah…he sure was…I wish I could fight like him!'-Asuka said.

-'You will…you're a Kazama…'-Ling said.

-'Yeah…but I'm going to face Hwoarang tomorrow…I need to work hard.'-Asuka said disappointed.

-'Just give your best!'-Julia said.-'He's my boyfriend, but I don't care if he loses or wins…'-she added when she noticed that her friends were looking at her as if she was a lunatic.

-'You should be supporting him, not me!'-Asuka said.

-'Well…you're my friend too, Asuka. And if he loses…lets just say that it won't hurt!'

-'Jin's going to face Anna tomorrow afternoon…I'm sure he'll win.'-Ling said convinced.

FUJI-NION

20th JULY 2014

That was a very busy day for everyone. In the morning Asuka faced Hwoarang. She lost.

When the fight was over, Asuka thought about the changes in her life and she realised that not many people with seventeen years old had achieved what she had, which was to go to the Iron Fist and fight in the semi-finals. In the next Iron Fist she would be much stronger and she would have more chances to win. Besides, she was a bit scared to fight against Hwoarang for many different reasons. She had seen him fighting and he was probably one of the best fighters in the tournament, she still had some feelings for him, though they were different from before, now it wasn't love, it was a mixture of friendship and respect.

-'Are you ok?'-Jin asked Asuka.

-'Yeah…a bit disappointed, but then again…I guess I was expecting this.'

-'Hwoarang fights in tournaments for many years…you are new in this kind of things…that's why you lost!'-Ling said with a smile.

-'Yeah…but he's stronger than me…he's the Blood Talon. Now I remember…he was the one who fought against the Flashes.'

-'You remember that?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'Yeah…I live in the south-side and those guys were horrible!'

-'The first time I entered the Iron Fist...it happened the same thing…and Hwoarang was also my opponent.'

-'You two fought?'

-'You bet we did…and he won!'-Ling finished.

-'Was it also in the semi-finals?'

-'Yes, and then Jin and Hwoarang faced each other!'-Julia said.

-'Who won?'-Asuka asked with curiosity.

-'No one…'-Jin said quickly.

-'Don't be so modest…Kazama…'-Hwoarang said.-'He won…the judges voted and Kazama had more votes.'

Asuka looked at Hwoarang and saw that he was still angry for having lost that fight against Jin.

-'It was a draw!'-Jin insisted.

-'Yeah…sure…then why were you the one who faced the Boss that year?'-Hwoarang asked with sarcasm.

-'I'm just saying that it wasn't fair and for me it was more like a draw, ok?'

-'Fine!'

-'So…are they always like this?'-Asuka asked in a whisper to Julia.

-'Yeah…most of the times.'

-'They don't like to admit that they are just like each other…'-Ling said.

-'I'm not like him!'-Hwoarang said immediately.

-'Next year…everything will be different.'-Asuka said to avoid an argument.-'I'll be stronger too, but the best thing is that we can come all together!'

-'That's right!'-Ling said happily.-'And don't forget that Jin is your family!'

-'Of course not!'

-'Well…tomorrow we'll have the last bout between you two!'-Eddie said.-'I hope the best wins!'

-'That would be me!'-Hwoarang said.

-'Jin did a very nice job against Anna Williams too…'-Christie said.

-'I didn't use all my powers because I didn't want to hurt Asuka…'-Hwoarang defended himself.

-'Yeah…sure…'-Jin said.

-'It's true! I don't hurt ladies! And especially when she's a friend of mine!'

-'What's that?'-Ling asked watching someone running in their direction. They all stopped to see who it was.

In a few seconds, Anna Williams was hiding behind Christie and Eddie.

-'Don't move!'-she said.-'Please, just don't move!'

Eddie and Christie shrugged and didn't move.

-'Have you seen a pretty girl…I'm sure she came this way!"-Craig Marduk asked.

-'I thought you were in the Hospital!'-Julia said surprised.

-'I'm tough…I can handle much more than that. Anyway…have you seen her? She's wearing a white mini skirt and a red top…she has brown hair and blue eyes…'

Jin looked at Christie and Eddie. Marduk couldn't see Anna and Jin wasn't sure if they should tell him that she was there.

-'A…no…we didn't see anyone…'-Jin said.

-'Yes, we did…'-Julia said.-'But she was going that way.'-Julia pointed and Marduk left immediately.

-'That's it for me! I'm going home tomorrow!'-Anna announced.

-'Where's your home?'-Eddie asked her.

-'Ireland! I'm sick of this town! That weirdo asked me out because I gave him a glass of water in the Hospital and he doesn't take a "no" for an answer! Jerk!'

Everyone laughed.

-'See you in the next tournament…losers!'-Anna said waving.

-'You're welcome!'-Hwoarang yelled at her.

-'Whatever!'-she replied.

-'Did you notice that she was talking to us like we were all her friends?'-Christie asked.

-'Maybe she wants a new start!'-Ling suggested.

-'Maybe…'-Julia agreed.

FUJI-NION

21st JULY 2014

It was early in the morning when Ling heard someone knocking at her door. She got up and opened it.

-'Good Morning Xiao…'-Jinrei greeted.-'I want to say that I'm sorry for what you went through, and I just hope you can forgive me.'

-'Of course I can forgive you! You're my master!'

-'I would never let anyone hurt you!'

-'I know…'

-'I'm going to return to China today…I just want you to take care of yourself.'

-'Don't worry about me! I'm fine and I'm with Jin!'

-'You have to take care…eat well and have courage, ok?'

Ling looked at him with a narrow look, but she nodded. She knew that her master wanted her to be ok.

-'Is Jin there?'-Jinrei asked suddenly.

-'Yes…'

-'Can you tell him that I'm in the park waiting for him? I need to speak to him…it's important!'

-'Ok…'

Ling woke Jin up and told him that Jinrei wanted to speak to him. Jin dressed up and met Jinrei in the park.

He bowed to great the old master.

-'You need to talk to me?'-Jin asked.

-'Yes. I'm leaving today and I want to make sure that you'll take care of Xiao…'

-'Of course I will…she's the most important person in my life!'

-'Your father and your mother are also alive…won't you search for them?'

-'Maybe later…I promised Hwoarang that we would face each other in the tournament and I want to keep my promise!'

-'You have honour and you're a decent kid…but will you assume the responsibilities of all your acts?'

-'Yes…always…why?'

-'You have responsibilities towards Xiao…don't leave her or I'll come after you!'

-'I won't leave her…though maybe I should…'

-'What are you talking about?'

-'I put her life in danger again…and my friends. I almost caused Julia and Steve's death…it's always my fault!'

-'No, it's not! This is all Jinpachi and Heihachi's fault! You're the only Mishima that seemed to care about the others around you…I think you should be proud!'

-'Thanks for your words!'

-'I think I owe you an explanation…'

-'No, you don't!'

-'Yes, I do…I met your great grandfather many years ago in China. Our master had many expectations for both of us!'

-'You trained martial arts together?'

-'Yes, we did…your great grandfather was very talented, but he was forced to leave China before our final test. His father had died and he had to assume the Mishima Empire. He didn't want to come, but he was forced to.'

-'You remained friends?'

-'Yes…I completed my education in martial arts and I became my master's successor when he disappeared.'

-'Disappeared?'

-'Master Yuan was very old…I believe he died in a journey, but there are legends saying that he still leaves in the cold mountains in China…no one knows if it's true…'

-'What happened to Jinpachi?'

-'He took the Mishima Zaibatsu under his control…he got married and had two kids. He wrote me constantly to say that his life was very different from the one he had in China with me and master Yuan. But he always said that he wasn't sorry. He loved his family.'

-'Then Seichi died…right?'

-'Yes…his oldest son died and Jinpachi thought that Heihachi had something to do his death.'

-'Did Heihachi kill his brother?'

-'I don't know…he told me he didn't kill Seichi but…he did lock Jinpachi for more than fifty years…it was because of that betrayal that Jinpachi set the curse.'

-'The devil gene curse?'

-'Yes. He said to me that he can stop it but that would provoke deaths…in your family…he changed his mind in the last minute!'

-'So…we'll live under this curse, forever?'

-'You'll live under this curse as long as you see it as a curse.'

-'What do you mean?'

-'The devil gene was never a curse to your mother! She accepted it and she never feared it.'

-'My mother was…is pure as an angel…I'm not like that!'

-'But you can be!'

-'It's too late now…'

-'You only need to find a way…and believe me that maybe you'll find it sooner than you think…'

-'I'm not so sure!'

-'Anyway…I was your great grandfather's best friend and I helped him because I promised I would help my best friend no matter what the situation.'

-'I understand…you were being loyal!'

-'But I would never let anything happen to Xiao.'

-'I know.'

-'Now that Jinpachi left with Heihachi, I think that you and Xiao will be alright…but I still want your word that you'll never leave her…no matter what!'

-'You have my word master Wang!'

-'Thank you…in that case, I'll leave in peace! And good luck for your fight today…don't forget that if you win…you'll be the Boss next year!'

Jin nodded and got back to the hotel.

The final bout was about to begin. Jin and Hwoarang arrived in the Stadium together and they were both mentally prepared to face each other.

-'I'm going to talk to the judges…'-Jin said.

-'Me too…'-Hwoarang went with him.

-'I want to ask you to give us at least two hours to decide this fight…'-Jin said.

-'The rules don't allow that. You have one hour and half…'

-'We want two hours!'-Hwoarang said violently.

-'Fine…'-one of the judges said with fear.-'Two hours it is!'

-'And if after those two hours none of us wins…we don't want you to vote!'-Jin announced.

-'But…'

-'We want to be a draw…'

-'We can't do that…we can't have two Bosses in the next tournament!'-the judge explained.

-'Then override that stupid rule…we don't need a Boss…'-Hwoarang declared.

-'Ok…we'll see after the two hours, ok?'

Jin and Hwoarang nodded and entered the arena.

-'Ready to lose?'-Hwoarang asked with a grin on his face.

-'Never! I always win!'

Julia and Ling looked at each other and smiled. They knew that despite all that rivalry between the two, they weren't enemies at all.

-'They look like two little kids!'-Christie said shaking her head.

-'Actually they act like this because they look like each other…a lot!'-Ling said.-'They were born on the same day, in the same year, they both suffered with their parents' absence and they had to grow up by themselves…'

Jin and Hwoarang were giving their best in the arena. Jin had just hit Hwoarang with a left roundhouse making Hwoarang to give some steps back. Hwoarang watched as Jin was preparing a blade kick and he managed to hit him first with a right uppercut.

Jin didn't move but his face was hurting.

-'That's going to cost you…'-Jin said.

-'Just try it!'-Hwoarang provoked.

Jin came at him and tried to kick him in the stomach but Hwoarang moved to the side and hit Jin again with a punch on the jaw.

Jin tasted some blood on his mouth and a grin appeared on his lips.

-'You're pushing your luck!'-he said.-'See if you can block this!'

Jin threw him a spinning high kick and Hwoarang was hit on the face. He fell down but he got up the same instant. He wasn't going to let Jin win that easily.

Thirty minutes later the fight was becoming more violent.

-'They won't stop…'-Asuka said.

-'Only when one of them is knocked out!'-Julia said.

-'That's going to take a while!'-Asuka whispered.

Jin and Hwoarang continued their fight intensively. When the two hours were almost over, none of them had a significant advantage. They were both breathing heavily. Jin had a cut in his lip and Hwoarang had a cut in his eyebrow. They were both bleeding. Hwoarang was holding his stomach and Jin his left shoulder. They had both a lot of bruises.

When they were preparing another attack, Ghastu Komeru interfered.

-'The judges decided…'-he started.

Jin and Hwoarang stopped and looked at each other.

-'The judges decided to consider both of you the winner…'

Julia and Ling joined them in the arena to congratulate them.

-'It was the best fight ever!'-Ling said.

-'Absolutely!'-Julia agreed.-'Lets go to the medical centre!'

-'Wait…'-Ghastu Komeru asked.-'You'll have to split the money and the trophy!'

-'I don't want it…'-Jin said.-'You can give my part to Forest Law…I don't need the money…or the trophy!'

-'I don't want the money either…but I want the trophy.'-Hwoarang announced.

-'Getting greedy?'-Jin asked.

-'No…just playing safe!'-Hwoarang retaliated.

-'That means that I'll get all the money?'-Forest asked.

-'Yes…'-Ghastu announced.

-'Are you both sure?'-Forest asked.

-'Yes.'-Jin answered. Hwoarang just nodded.

-'I can't believe it!'-Marshall said excited.-'I'm going to call your mother! I'm going to tell her that we can buy that house…'

-'Thanks guys!'-Forest thanked and bowed.

Jin and Hwoarang went to receive medical treatment and in that night, they both paid the drinks.

-'And now?'-Christie asked in the bar.

-'I want to pay Steve a visit!'-Julia said.

-'Me too!-Jin agreed.

-'Don't forget about them!'-Eddie said pointing to Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu. In the meantime Hwoarang had approached Kunimitsu and Yoshimitsu to thank them for saving Julia.

-'I won't! But first I need to see Steve!'-Jin said.

-'Then we're going to Tokyo tomorrow!'-Ling announced and they all went to their rooms.

-'I guess I have a job now!'-Susume Takani said to her friend after leaving the bar.

-'And what's that?'

-'Well, this year tournament was a blast! I mean two winners who refused the money and a weird interruption on the tournament…this has to be investigated until the last detail!'

-'What for?'

-'Because next year things will be even better! And I know exactly what to do first!'

-'What is it?'

-'Jin Kazama and Hwoarang are now my top priorities. I will know everything single detail about the lives of the winners of this tournament…and that's a promise!'

-'I think you had too much drinks! Lets go to the hotel Takani!'

-'That's a promise!'-Susume repeated.