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KAZUYA

I had just defeated my pathetic adopted brother and was heading off stage when I felt a dark presence nearby. It felt like Jin, and yet it wasn't. I had a strange feeling about this. I looked around, but I couldn't see anyone. I didn't need to. All I knew, someone else with the Devil Gene was nearby. It wasn't Jin. He wouldn't hide from me like this. So, there was only a couple of other possibilities. I scratched one out because I knew where that person was. I decide to pretend I didn't notice anything and headed back to my apartment to cool down. I went for a relaxing shower, thinking about the future of the tournament. I knew that I would have to face Jin soon and he will want answers. I can give them to him, only I don't really want to. I don't know why. Then again, why should I give him answers when all he wants to do is kill me? That's all there is on Jin's mind: kill me. I don't mind if he kills Heihachi, but not me. I am his father! Why can't he be like the other young men, go out to parties, hook up with babes or something else?

I got out of the shower and started to get dressed. I had pulled on a pair of pants, when I felt that presence again. I reached under my pillow and drew out my handgun, before taking the silencer out of the drawer and screwed it on. I didn't like the idea that someone had followed me home. Once the magazine was in place, I left my bedroom, the gun hidden behind my back. I headed into the living room. No one was there. I checked behind me and went into the kitchen. Again, no one was there. At first, I began to wonder if I had imagined it when I heard the toilet flush. With the gun out in front, I headed for the toilet and opened the door, but no one was there!

I felt the presence behind me and whirled around. My jaw dropped and so did the gun. I couldn't believe who was standing before me. I had not seen him for over twenty years, but the resemblance was strong. Maybe because he looked exactly like Jin, except for the short beard and the tattoo being on his opposite arm

"So, you were going to shoot me?"

I looked at the gun on the ground and kicked it aside

"No, but I had for my own reasons"

He smiled

"Ah, I see. So, where is he?"

"Who?"

"Jin, of course"

Both of his eyes flashed red and then I knew. He had been taken over by the Devil, which is why his presence seemed darker than Jin's, because Jin now had control over his Devil self. Obviously, he didn't

"Why do you want Jin, Ashe?"

"Because I haven't seen him in twenty-one years and want to meet him"

"Well, I don't know where Jin is right now. You'll have to wait until you either fight or see him"

"I've been too busy fighting to search for him and he wasn't at the tournament today"

"How did you know?"

"Oh please. I did some snooping, found a few birth certificates, found out about Jin and you, so I decided to enter. But that's not all, hey Father. Jin and I aren't the only ones, are we?"

I didn't like Ashe's attitude at all. It seemed strange. It was both he and Devil were talking together and worked together

"What are you talking about?"

"Jin and I, we're not your only children. There's three of us, isn't there and I'm gonna find out who she is. Yes, I know we have a sister"

"Well, good for you, Ashe, but you leave her out of this. She's too young to be exposed"

"Oh, I wouldn't do that, I'm a good brother. Then again, I was adopted, so I don't know what it's like to be a brother. I find out I have a twin and a younger sister, also my father wanted to split us up and my mother, well, she's gone mad"

I froze and looked at Ashe

"What are you talking about?"

"You don't know! Well, let me tell you, Father. Mother is alive and well, apart from the fact she's lost her mind to the Devil, just like I did. And I have Jin to thank for that"

"What do you mean?"

"Two years ago, all of a sudden during the night, I was practising my kata, when the Devil first rose up in me. He's offered me everything I could dream for. So of course, I gave in to him and allowed him to take over my mind"

"You're a fool and you're dangerous"

"But that's even better, Father, because that means I'm something not to be messed with"

I watched as Ashe began to transform. Horns sprouted from his skull, as black markings appeared on his forehead and torso. Spiky, bat-like wings unfurled from his back, as his fingers turned into claws. Once he finished transforming, Ashe grinned

"See, Father, I am in control of my powers"

Suddenly, an unseen force threw me back. I landed in the bedroom, falling against the end of the bed. I looked up as Ashe came walking towards me. I got to my feet, as he lunged and took a swing at me. I blocked and punched him in the chest

"I don't have time for games!" I growled

I kicked Ashe in the chest, knocking him back, before transforming myself. My skin turned purple, as horns burst from my skull. Ashe got up and lunged again, but I had finished transforming and knocked him back again. As he went to get up, I fired a laser into the walls, covering him in smoke, before blasting a hole through the ceiling and flying away. I looked back and saw that Ashe didn't follow me

I had a problem on my hands. My second son, Ashe, had given into the Devil, making him a very dangerous person. But then again, ever since he was born, Ashe had a dark presence around him, even darker than Jin's, his older brother. I had to warn Jin, but then he would freak out. And what about my daughter? Ashe didn't know who she was, but it was only a matter of time before he did. And then she would be in danger because she doesn't know about her powers. I had seen her and knew the Devil hadn't rose up in her yet, but with three Devils on the loose now, she too would start to experience it

And Ashe said something about Jun being alive and losing her mind to the Devil. I knew she had my blood in her veins to keep her alive, but now she was out of G Corporation? Was she the one behind the kidnappings? I had seen Baek, Ganryu and Wang at the tournament, so I'm guessing she's got amnesia and went for those three to find out who she is. So, will she come after me and Jin? I'll have to wait and see

I caught hold of a thermal and began my search for Jin

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