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JIN
The tournament begins. I was one of the first fighters, but my fight wasn't going to take place at the tournament arena situated behind the Zaibatsu. I was to fight against Raven, a ninja, at a beach. This was interesting, since I had never fought against a ninja before. And at a beach too! That was a first for me as well. But I made my way down to the beach and arrived there just before nine. Raven was already there, waiting for me with his arms crossed. He was a tall, dark-skinned man with short, blond hair. He wore dark glasses and a ninja outfit, with two knives sheathed on his waist. He appeared to take no notice of me as I stood across from him. I noticed the judge standing nearby. I nodded at him and faced Raven
"So, you're Jin Kazama, the son of Kazuya Mishima?"
"Yeah, and?"
"I guess you possess the same abilities as he does?"
"What's that to you?"
"Fight me and find out"
He got into his stance, as I got into mine
"And fight!"
Raven kicked high, aiming for my head. I blocked, but he spun down and kicked at my feet, dropping me into the sand. As I landed, he kicked me in the shoulder, pushing me along the sand, before leaping up and coming down with his foot aimed at my head. I rolled to my right, as his foot landed where my head had been just a second ago. I got up and kicked him in the leg, dropping him on his back. As he went to get up, I swept my right foot, clipping him in the back, before flipping over and slamming my feet into his chest. He groaned, as we both got up. This time, I attacked first, striking at his abdomen with my left fist. Raven skidded along the sand, but jumped up as I charged at him. Suddenly, I found myself face-first in the sand again. I rolled onto my back and flipped onto my feet, as his flying kick threw me back towards the water's edge. I spat sand out and got up, as Raven charged at me. I sidestepped him and slammed my fist into the lower region of his chest, stopping his attack. As he was left defenceless, I kicked him in the head, before kicking at his ankles. Raven fell, but rolled away and got up, facing me once again, getting into his stance, as I raised my fists. He suddenly disappeared in a cloud of transparent smoke. I saw him materialize in mid-air and blocked his kick. But as I went to punch, he backflipped, fading through me and appearing behind me. Before I could turn around, he had grabbed me around the waist and dropped me in the waves. I got to my feet, fighting against the waves as they came in, as Raven came at me. I swung my right fist, slamming it into his chest and throwing him back. He got up, as I did a flying kick, sending him flying into a tree. He groaned in pain when he slammed against it and fell to the bottom. He came to a rest, as a coconut dropped on his head, making him groan again
"Jin Kazama is the winner and will proceed to the next round"
I walked over to Raven and knelt in front of him
"Now, what is it that you were going to tell me?"
"I have some information about you"
"Oh really, what?"
"You're not the only one"
"Not the only one what? Tell me more"
"I'll tell you later when I find out more. But since you defeated me, you can find out"
"But I have nothing to go on"
"I'll contact you and give you some information to help you in your search"
"For what?"
"To find the truth"
He groaned in pain and got to his feet, before leaving. I headed back to my apartment to think it over. I wasn't the only one? What did he mean by that? All I know; only Kazuya and I have the Devil Gene. There can't be anyone else. Well, Jinpachi could count, I guess, but he's dead, so that rules him out. There is no one else, is there?
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