A/N: Yo peoples! This is THEE final chapter, that I promise (But I might include a lil epilogue which'll be Xiaoyin :D) I'm sorry it took so long for me to update! I've been stuck on this one place and it drove me crazy:P I'd like to thank EVERYONE that reviewed and supported me throughout this whole fic: Hibeki, MooNTeARZ, xxTekkenBabexx, Tekkengeek01, henred5, Innocent Nightmare, InfiniteEvil101, xjmaster…uh…that's all I can think of right now:P I'm totally sorry if I missed you out! And also, a big thank you to everyone (whether you reviewed or not) for even bothering to read my story! This story has had so many hits and I'm just over the moon about it!

Now, this is definitely not the last you'll hear of Thee Slushee coz I've still got I believe and Clash of Fists and Swords with Hibeki…so I'm not gonna go away any time soon! LOL

Hope you enjoy this final chapter!

Chapter 30: An Unexpected Goodbye

Devil Asuka ran at Devil Jun and threw her clawed fist at her. Devil Jun caught her fist and sent Devil Asuka sailing right over her. Devil Asuka caught herself in mid air and flew straight back at Devil Jun, tackling her to the floor. Devil Asuka growled and delivered a powerful blow to the stomach. Devil Jun yelped in pain but the pain had disappeared instantly as she threw Devil Asuka off her. The two engaged in an intense fight as Kazuya, Jin and Xiaoyu watched from afar.

"How will we turn her back to normal?" Xiaoyu asked Jin and Kazuya.

"She'll run out of energy eventually." Kazuya stated in a low, monotone voice.

"We just can't wait for her to run out of energy! Who knows what Ms Kazama might do to her." Xiaoyu said with fear stirring within her.

"Mother can release the devil from us so we can't really go near her…" Jin stated seriously. He turned to Xiaoyu.

"It's a good thing you're here Xiao, 'cause you're the only one that has a chance of turning her back to normal." Jin said sternly. Xiaoyu was taken aback by this request.

"Me? I'm not sure if I can do it. Asuka isn't exactly on our side anymore. She could turn against me easily and both of them could be on me." Xiaoyu said, fear overriding any other emotion that was present.

"If we go, there could be more than just Asuka as devil." Jin said. Xiaoyu thought for a few seconds. Not like I have much choice anyway… Xiaoyu looked back up at Jin with determination on her face.

"Ok. I'll do it." She turned towards the fighting duo and gulped. Here goes nothing. Xiaoyu unleashed one of her battle cries and sprinted towards Devil Asuka and Devil Jun. The two looked Xiaoyu's way to see a pair of feet being launched at them as Xiaoyu jumped into the air and performed a jump kick. Devil Jun had jumped out of the way and Devil Asuka prepared to fly up but was caught by Xiaoyu's kick. Xiaoyu recovered quickly and took a cautious step back.

"Asuka! I know you can hear me!" Xiaoyu shouted at the fallen Devil Asuka. Devil Asuka had stood up and eyed Xiaoyu angrily.

"Fight it Asuka! I know you can." Xiaoyu continued to shout. Before Devil Asuka could do anything, Devil Jun had switched back to her own fighting style and hit Xiaoyu with a powerful roundhouse kick. Xiaoyu shrieked and spun through the air, meeting the hard, marble floors once more. Xiaoyu performed a quick backward roll, feeling a little disorientated. Devil Jun had switched to Christie's rhythmic fighting style and swung her feet towards Xiaoyu's shins. The two kicks caused Xiaoyu to execute a side wards flip. Xiaoyu had rolled to her feet, side-stepped and delivered a graceful low sweep. The attack caught Devil Jun off guard and had sent her flipping. Xiaoyu followed up the attack by throwing her left foot over her shoulder. She executed a couple of backhand slaps and to finish off the juggle, she brought both arms up and slammed them down.

Devil Asuka appeared to be on Xiaoyu's side for now as she had stomped on Devil Jun. The smile that appeared on Xiaoyu's face faded as Devil Asuka's eyes met hers and she rushed at her. Xiaoyu instantly crossed her arms to block the incoming attack from Devil Asuka, which happened to be a right uppercut. Xiaoyu's attempted guard did very little to protect her as Devil Asuka's claws had bruised the skin on her arms. Xiaoyu gritted her teeth to stop herself from screaming out in pain. Xiaoyu executed a perfect back flip, but this was blocked easily by Devil Asuka. Devil Asuka jumped in the air, spun around and dealt a powerful kick aimed at Xiaoyu's head.

Xiaoyu quickly settled in her Phoenix stance to dodge the attack. She jumped into the air and performed a spin kick of her own. Devil Asuka caught Xiaoyu's foot and, using her momentum, swung Xiaoyu across the floor. Devil Jun took hold of Xiaoyu's arms and held them behind her back as she was getting up. Xiaoyu couldn't wriggle herself out of Devil Jun's vice-like grip, and to make matters worse, she couldn't stand up because Devil Jun was forcing her to stay on the ground…so Xiaoyu was stuck on her knees. Devil Asuka slowly approached the struggling Xiaoyu with a sadistic smile on her face. Xiaoyu looked up at her best friend; lips trembling and a horrified expression. Devil Asuka lifted a metal claw and slowly clenched it, preparing herself for the punishment she was going to deal. Xiaoyu forced herself to close her eyes and turn away.

"Asuka, no!" Xiaoyu heard Jin shout desperately as Devil Asuka dealt her first punch. Xiaoyu heard a shriek as the punch Devil Asuka delivered was actually aimed at Devil Jun. The grip on Xiaoyu's shoulder had weakened and Xiaoyu wriggled herself free from Devil Jun and scrambled away from her. Devil Jun switched to Steve's rhythmic fighting style and threw a quick jab at Devil Asuka. Devil Asuka took a step back to dodge the attack and flew up into the air. Devil Asuka, once again, prepared herself to deal another powerful laser beam. The laser beam rocketed through the air, straight towards Devil Jun with surprising accuracy. Devil Jun appeared to have more tricks up her sleeve as a sneaky smirk spread across her face. She sliced her right hand through the air like a knife and the laser beam had instantly changed direction to avoid her. This wasn't good news for the currently sitting down Xiaoyu, as the laser beam headed directly towards her.

All Xiaoyu could do was close her eyes and wait for the inevitable…but all she felt were two arms wrap around her waist. Xiaoyu gasped and opened her eyes to find white feathers stretching across her vision. She felt warm air on her right shoulder. Xiaoyu turned to her right to find Jin's face right next to hers.

"Angel…" Xiaoyu whispered as her eyes caught the sight of the blue jewel that sat on his forehead. Xiaoyu stared into Jin's eyes and all of a sudden, her face started to heat up. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, The voice in Xiaoyu's mind squealed as both Xiaoyu and Jin had frozen in this position. The blood-curdling scream of Devil Asuka had shaken them out of their trance. Jin eased his arms off Xiaoyu's waist and retracted his wings.

"Thanks for saving my life…again." Xiaoyu blurted out with a weak smile on her face as Jin stood up. He helped her to her feet.

"No problem." Jin said with a soft smile on his face, causing Xiaoyu's heart to flutter. He shook his head briskly and snapped his head towards Devil Asuka.

Devil Asuka had touched down on the ground but she looked groggy; swaying from right to left and clutching her forehead as if it might break away from her head. Eventually, her eyes rolled back and she collapsed to the ground.

"Asuka!" Xiaoyu cried out in panic and rushed towards her friend's side. The horns and the wings began to retract back into Asuka, her eyes twitching with pain during the process. Jin soon joined Xiaoyu's side and, as if he had done this before, he suspended his palm above Asuka's forehead. There was a bright, white light and the tribal markings and the red jewel that was there had disappeared. Xiaoyu looked up at Jin in amazement.

"How'd you know you had to do that?" Xiaoyu asked him. Jin blinked, the jewel on his forehead disappearing and his wings retracting painlessly. He brought his palm to his face. He glanced down at his sister and then at Xiaoyu.

"I…don't know." Jin replied.

Devil Jun blinked, the eerie golden glow in her eyes diminishing. Devil Jun panted with exhaustion and she had finally taken notice of her surroundings. Kazuya started to approach Jun, as Devil's grasp on her had weakened.

"J-Jun?" Kazuya asked. Jun snapped her head towards Kazuya.

"Kazuya?" Jun replied. This alone filled Kazuya with relief. His spirits had lifted as soon as Jun said his name. His face formed an expression which hasn't set foot on Kazuya's face for a long time: a smile. Kazuya started jogging towards her but then, his eyes widened in horror.

"Jun! Look out!" Kazuya called out, staring at the wolf spirit behind her. Jun glanced over her shoulder to see the wolf shooting his fist towards her. Jun ducked out of the way and the wolf's fist collided with the marble pillar instead. Jun threw a fist towards the wolf and it plunged into him. Jun tried to retrieve her fist but it was stuck within the wolf, swamp green vines swirling around her arm.

"Jun!" Kazuya screamed and sprinted towards the wolf, but it was too late. It had engulfed the love of his life. Various strands of yellow matter twisted together to form the wolf's legs. The wolf stared at its hands in amazement. It was no longer just a spirit. Kazuya's fists clenched with anger and were shaking from the fire that raged within Kazuya.

"You bastard!" Kazuya said with pure rage and he sprinted towards the wolf. Kazuya dealt a powerful blow to the side, making the wolf stagger back, but Kazuya was far from finished with his onslaught. He spun around and threw a violent kick to the wolf's chest, sending him across the marble floor. Kazuya was upon the wolf and he stomped the wolf into the ground. Kazuya sunk into his fighting stance and allowed the wolf enough time to get up. Before the wolf could do anything though, Kazuya took hold of its hand, kicked him in the back of the head and used that same foot to kick it in the face. With a couple of spins, blue lightning started spiraling around Kazuya. Just as the wolf got up, it was knocked in the face by an awesome uppercut, launching it straight into the air. Kazuya, once again, settled in his fighting stance and awaited the rise of the wolf. The wolf slowly rose from the ground but it started to bulge out irregularly. Kazuya dropped his guard and stared at it in confusion.

The wolf bloated until it exploded, with yellow threads flying everywhere and green gloop splashing onto the floor. Out of those yellow threads came Jun, covered in purple slime. Kazuya waded through the green liquid and squatted beside her. Jun propped herself onto her elbows and the yellow glow had disappeared, revealing soft, hazel eyes.

"Jun?" Kazuya asked once more. Jun looked up at Kazuya. She immediately threw her arms around Kazuya's neck.

"Kazuya! I'm sorry! I didn't want to hurt anyone." Jun sobbed. Kazuya put his arms around her and stroked her hair.

"I know you didn't. I'm the one that should be sorry." Kazuya consoled. Jun looked up at Kazuya with tear-stricken cheeks.

"Giving you my blood was dangerous. Now you have to live with the horrible curse." Kazuya explained, regret turning inside him, Jin's voice echoing throughout his mind: You turned her into one of us? Jun wiped her tears, relieved herself from Kazuya's embrace and stood up.

"No, Kazuya. I'm not going to live with it." A look of confusion landed on Kazuya's features.

"I can feel the devil inside me slowing devouring my soul. It would not be long before I die once again." Jun explained with sadness. A look of horror had now established itself on Kazuya's face and he gasped.

"No! You can't go. I won't let this happen!" Kazuya exclaimed, standing up.

"Kazuya…" Jun said lovingly and stroked his face with her pale hand.

"It was destiny that I had to die on the day Ogre attacked. When you saved me, you had disrupted it. Fate had just simply found its way back." Jun explained. Kazuya shook his head in disbelief.

"No, I'm not going to lose you again!" Kazuya said angrily, tears starting to build up in his eyes. Jun lifted her hand of his cheek and stroked his hair. She bought her lips to meet his and the two engaged in a passionate kiss. Kazuya was caught off guard but he slowly wrapped his arms around Jun's waist. Jun pulled away and peeled Kazuya's arms off her waist.

"I need to say something to the children before I go. Take care Kazuya." Jun finally spun around and started walking towards Jin, Xiaoyu and the unconscious Asuka.

"Ahh! My head. What happened?" Asuka mumbled, sitting up and rubbing her forehead.

"You went devil crazy again." Xiaoyu replied simply. Jin's eyes were set on the figure walking towards them. He stood up and rested in his fighting stance. Even thought Devil Jun was not his mother, he felt reluctant to fight her in battle. There was something different about her.

"How come there's no wolf-thingee behind her?" Asuka asked. That was it. The wolf spirit behind her had disappeared. Jin dropped his guard and stared at Jun in confusion. His eyes darted to another figure in the distance, who was his father. Kazuya had sunken to his knees and dealt a punch to the marble floor. Jin's eyebrows knotted in confusion at his father's acts but when Jun drew closer, he averted his attention back to her.

"M-Mother, is that you?" Jin asked. Jun nodded solemnly.

"Jin, Asuka," Jun addressed, looking back from Jin and Asuka.

"And, of course, Miss Ling." Jun added, looking at Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu stood up slowly and bowed in respect.

"Ms Kazama." Xiaoyu said politely. Jun smiled at the girl's courtesy.

"You two have made me such a proud mother," Jun began. "You both have become excellent fighters and I'm glad to see that you are looking out for each other."

"Jin…the grades you got in school have made me so proud of you. You have also become quite a handsome man." Jun said, approaching Jin. His cheeks flushed red at the last thing she said.

"I know that after my 'death', you have shut yourself away from the other people in your life. Jin, you should open up to the ones you love or they would be pushed further and further away from you, until they don't even know you anymore…" Jun advised. She hugged him, tears slowly falling down her cheeks. She backed away and wiped her eyes.

"What's wrong, mother?" Jin asked but Jun just ignored his question. She turned to Asuka.

"Asuka…I've heard from your uncle that you have been standing up for defenseless children who were being bullied. I am very proud of you." Her voice became slightly shaky but she managed to maintain it.

"But I've heard that you've also solved a lot of problems by knockout. Try to find other methods instead of violence." Jun chuckled and also embraced Asuka. Finally, she turned to Xiaoyu.

"Both of you are very lucky to have a friend like Miss Ling." Jun stated. Xiaoyu smiled weakly.

"Yeah…well, they were in trouble and they needed my help so…" Xiaoyu started but then trailed off shortly after. Jun giggled.

"You have done so much to help this family lead a normal life but unfortunately, it's not supposed to be that way." Jun sighed.

"Children, I'm afraid that I can't stay in this world for long." Jun informed.

"Why not?" Asuka asked.

"The devil in my blood is slowly eating away at my soul. It won't be long before I die." Jun explained. Jin's fists shook with rage.

"Damn Kazuya. If he didn't use HIS blood, then you could live on without the curse." Jin said with gritted teeth. Jin shook her head slowly.

"I wasn't going to get blood soon enough so if it hadn't been for Kazuya, I would've died then instead of now." Jun said.

"But you can't go now! I've only just met you!" Asuka whined.

"I'm sorry Asuka but I have to…" Tears began to flow freely down Jun's cheeks, and they also started to build up in Jin's, Asuka's, even Xiaoyu's eyes.

"Goodbye." Jun said softly. She closed her eyes and began to levitate. There was a sudden gust of wind that circled around Jun, her jet-black hair swirling around violently. There was a bright, white light and Jun Kazama was gone. The three looked at each other.

"I can't believe she's actually gone now." Asuka broke the silence.

"It was good to see her as herself for one last time." Jin said.

"You guys were lucky to have such a nice woman as your mother." Xiaoyu said. The three stood there in silence. Sobs echoed throughout the mansion room and Xiaoyu realized it was coming from Kazuya. Asuka had begun to walk towards him until Jin caught hold of her shoulder.

"Asuka! What are you doing?" Jin asked.

"I'm going to talk to our Dad. We should be there to comfort him. Losing Mum like that must've been huge for him." Asuka shrugged off Jin's grasp and continued to walk towards Kazuya. Xiaoyu and Jin glanced at each other and Xiaoyu began to follow her. Jin sighed and followed behind Xiaoyu and Asuka.

"No! Why does this have to happen?" Kazuya asked himself, his fist bleeding from constantly pounding the ground, but the pain didn't matter to him. His physical pain was nothing compared to all the emotions that were flowing through him. Asuka squatted down beside Kazuya and placed a hand on his shoulder. Kazuya looked up to see the warm smile of Asuka.

"It's OK, Dad." Asuka said comfortingly.

"How could it be OK? She's gone…" Kazuya said quietly. Xiaoyu motioned Jin to come over and help comfort his father. Jin shook his head. Xiaoyu rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips, tapping her foot impatiently. Jin sighed and walked over. He squatted beside Asuka and looked at his father, who was a broken man.

"Mum was a great person…but you can't keep blaming yourself for what happened." Asuka continued.

"Yes I can, it was my fault." Kazuya continued.

"Listen to yourself!" Jin bellowed. Asuka and Xiaoyu were glaring at him and Kazuya was staring at his son in confusion.

"She said it wasn't your fault that she died! She was supposed to die when Ogre attacked! All you did was delay her death." Jin growled.

"Jin!" Asuka scolded.

"Jin's right. I shouldn't be in self pity. She was destined to die…" Kazuya admitted, but there was still a tinge of sadness in his voice. He stood up and looked at his children…and then saw Xiaoyu in the distance.

"I swear! There was nothing I could do! The time machine thing kinda…" Xiaoyu immediately started as Kazuya started to walk towards her. She paused when she no longer saw that look of anger and hatred in his eyes. Is he gonna pummel me…or not? Xiaoyu questioned herself as Kazuya drew closer.

"Listen, I'm sorry for trying to kill you earlier." Kazuya apologized. Xiaoyu veered back in surprise with a blank look on her face.

"Really?" Xiaoyu asked dumbly.

"You were just trying to save me and I tried to kill you in return." Kazuya continued.

"Uh…well…you're forgiven." Xiaoyu said with her wide smile. Kazuya looked up at her in confusion.

"Everyone deserves forgiveness." Xiaoyu said in reply to Kazuya's expression.

"Even if I almost killed you…twice?" Kazuya asked. Xiaoyu pretended to have a long think about it.

"Of course, silly!" Xiaoyu said. I'm glad I'm on good terms with him now.

A/N: PHEW! Finally! The end of Phoenix Tail has been reached! Once again, thank you to EVERYBODY that bothered to even read my story! It's been so much fun writing this story! Also, if Gwendy just happens to be reading this, ur stories are totally awesome! And I'm really sorry…kinda used ur idea of Kazuya saving Jun and then donating his blood to her. I doubt ud b reading this but that is a huge inspiration to heaps of ppl on and I'd just like to thank u!

I'm sorry this final chapter has taken so long! I was stuck at this one point of the story for AAAAAGGGGEEESSSS! But finally, its finished. I mite do a lil epilogue chap which'll be totally Xiaoyin. Sorry about the sudden ending, I needed to end it then and there somehow.

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