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JIN
With some help, I managed to pull some strings and have my fight against Marduk. But we weren't fighting at the tournament arena. This fight was to take place at an underground hoods arena, arranged by Heihachi. I walked in and saw all the hoods there in the stands, hooting and cheering. A few cameramen were standing around, out of the way. My opponent was already there
"Get your cameras ready folks, cause this ain't gonna last long," said Marduk
The hoods cheered, as I stopped before Marduk. The DJ began playing some hardcore music to the cheering of the crowd
"And fight"
"I'm gonna make you pay for hurting Julia," I said
"I didn't hurt her, except for her feelings," Marduk jeered
He swung his massive right fist at me. I ducked and kicked at his knees. Marduk blocked and kicked me in the face, bowling me along the ground. I struck the ground a third time and flipped onto my feet, as Marduk came at me. I dodged his punch and struck him in the waist, before jamming my fist into his right ear and slamming my leg into the middle of his back, dropping him. But he rolled away from my jumping punch and kicked me in the chest, slamming me against a barricade. I sidestepped around his kicks and grabbed his arm. I interlocked my arm under his shoulder and threw him over my shoulder, as the bones in his arm cracked. As he went to get up, I punched him in the back, throwing him into a massive speaker. It shorted and gave him a small, electrical shock, dropping him flat on his back. I ran at him, but he got up, turned and caught me with a right uppercut. Then he juggled me with three punches, before grabbing me by the legs. I gulped, as Marduk spun me around in a full circle three times, before letting me go. I sailed through the air, over the barricade and slammed against something hard and metallic. I groaned in pain, as Marduk came running at me, determined to finish the fight. The hoods that were below me had run away from the charging Australian as he smashed through the barricade, but I was on my feet by then. I dodged him, allowing him to slam into the suspended car, before attacking him, punching and kicking him in the back, finishing with a right upper hook, slamming him into the car again. The car swung dangerously, as Marduk stumbled back. I grabbed him right arm, hooked my arm around to behind his neck and cracked it, before throwing him around and slamming his face into the ground. I stepped back. The countdown began, but Marduk got up on seven. I was shocked! This guy is tough! He turned and swung his fist, knocking me down. He knelt down to grab me by the legs, but I pulled them up and pushed off the ground with my hands, sailing towards him and kicking him towards the swinging car. He grinned, showing me a missing tooth or two, as the car swung back and smacked him in the head, knocking him out cold. I turned away
"Jin Kazama is the winner and will process to the quarter-finals"
I looked back at Marduk's unconscious body
"Forgive me"
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HWOARANG
The night of the ball was here. I was wearing a black tuxedo, with long jacket tails that reached down to my knees and my blue fighting gloves. I don't know why I was wearing them. I guess they detracted from the fancy clothing. I picked up a hair band and tied my orange spikes back, leaving a few strands to fall over my face. I turned around to see Steve standing behind me. He was wearing a white jack buttoned at the waist, white pants and shoes and white fighting gloves
"Dude, what happened to your shirt?"
"I prefer it like this. Besides, Christie likes seeing my sexy chest"
I rolled my eyes
"Come on, let's go get the ladies!"
We left our room and walked along past three doors, until we came to the girls' room. I knocked and waited until Christie opened the door
"Hey Steve, Hwoarang"
"Hello, my lovely bird," said Steve, "May we come in?"
"Sure"
I rolled my eyes and headed in. Christie was sharing a room with Julia and Lili, but I couldn't see Julia anywhere. But I was more interested in seeing Lili. She came out of the bedroom and smiled at me. I whistled, thinking how lucky I am
She was wearing a light blue strapless dress. Her hair was done up French style, leaving some curls to frame her angelic face. Her bright blue eyes shined at me. I suddenly felt weak at the knees. So I held out my arm and she took it
"Shall we go?" I asked
"Hang on"
She reached up and removed my hair band, before throwing it aside
"You don't need that. I like your hair like that anyway"
I smiled, before turning to Steve and Christie, who were in the middle of a snog session. I cleared my throat and they broke away
"Time to go, guys, the ball's in fifteen minutes," I said
We left the room and headed towards the ball. I turned to Lili
"What happened to Julia?"
"She's already there"
"Who's her date?"
"Jin Kazama"
"What a cunt, stealing my ex-girlfriend"
We reached the doors. Two doormen were there, waiting for us
"State your name"
"Uh, Hwoarang, Lili, Steve and Christie. We're all fighters here"
"Go on in and enjoy yourselves"
The doors opened and we headed in
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