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This was a cause for celebration. It was much easier than she thought it would be as well. It was a shame, however, that she wasn't there to see her face one last time before she died in a fiery blaze. Now that she thought about it, she really wished it didn't end that way at all. She wanted their final battle to be more climatic and dramatic with the perfect setting. She almost had regrets for ending things so quickly, but it was over now. She sighed as she spread out on the black chaise she was sitting on. 'Now what?' she thought woefully.

"Lamenting about your poor sister's death, Anna?" Kazuya asked with a smug smirk. He was sitting at his desk staring at various monitors to track the jet they had just crashed. The beacon lost its signal, but the final location stated that it was located at was somewhere off the coast of Thailand. He knew that he wouldn't get rid of Jin that easily, the Devil Gene would keep him alive, but Anna's dear sister was definitely cremated by now. Anna's tactics were unconventional, but very innovative. Even if they weren't dead, they definitely succeeded at thwarting Jin's plans. He fixed his gaze on the brunette, who was dressed in nothing but a sheer, black night slip that left nothing to the imagination. She had certainly made herself at home at G Corp so far.

Anna reached for her mimosa and finished it. "Lamenting? No, I'm just reflecting," she answered. "What about you? Poor little Jin, gone but not forgotten." She smiled as she observed him.

Kazuya let out a low chuckle. He only wanted Jin dead for the sole purpose of absorbing his power. The boy was nothing but a nuisance to him, a permanent thorn in his side since he learned of his existence. He leaned back into his chair with his arms folded across his chest. "Hmph, he won't be missed," he said coldly. "I'll send a team out to investigate the crash to see what they find," he announced to her. 'I wonder…why was he heading towards the Middle East? Does he hear the voices too?' he pondered deeply.

Anna gazed up towards the ceiling feeling completely lost at the moment. What would she do now that her only relative was gone? She shook that notion from her head. There was no way that she would die so pitifully. 'Oh, Nina, I could have crashed the plane while you were completely off guard and had the jet stripped of all parachutes, but I only wanted to toy with you. You better not be dead,' she thought solemnly. She stood up from her resting position with a small stretch. "Well, I'm going to take a long, hot shower," she said as she switched her hips sexily as she walked to the door. "You're always welcome to join me, dear." The brunette shot a quick suggestive glance over her shoulder before leaving the room.

He watched her leave the room, unashamedly leering at her curvy body lustfully. A wicked smile pulled at the corners of his lips. A pleasant distraction, she was, but he would never allow himelf to become too distracted with any woman for too long. However, as a hot blooded man, he couldn't resist temptation all the time. Besides, her clever little plans were helping him gain the edge he needed to put that sorry little whelp in his place. It was a cause for celebration indeed.

Darkness enveloped everything. His body felt weightless, without any specific form or shape, but his mind was fully awake. It felt like that horrible nightmare he had every time that penetrating voice from that monster infringed on his thoughts, taunting him and beckoning to be freed.

'Heir to the cursed blood…release me and allow me to cleanse this world.'

The cryptic voice echoed throughout his entire conciousness. Everytime that voice spoke to him, the devil within him always answered in return, 'Feel my wrath, I will show you true fear.' It was as if his mind was a playground for two heinous entities to meet and verbally spar with each other whenever his mental state was susceptible to control.

'I will destroy all of humanity and cleanse this world from their sins.'

'Let me unleash my true power and you will see a true God.'

His mind struggled to keep the voices from weakening his will. He had to fight it. 'Get out…leave me alone! Get out of my head!' his mind screamed. Just having the power to resist gave him the strength to awaken from this horrid nightmare. The darkness lifted as a white light began penetrating through the once prevailing darkness shrouding his thoughts.

With a small gasp, he slowly opened his eyes and was greeted with the sight of pure whiteness. Was this heaven? His head throbbed a bit as he tried to remember what the hell happened to him. If this was heaven, then it felt like hell. The heat was sweltering and the air was heavy. He made an attempt to sit up, but he felt weighed down by something. Tilting his head downwards, he saw blonde hair splayed over his chest and a woman laying on top of his body.

'Nina!' he thought in alarm and worry. She was seemingly unconscious, but he had to check to be sure. He gripped onto her shoulders and shifted her weight off of him as he rolled her over. He hovered over her form and stared down at her face. When he lifted his hand to brush her hair away from her neck to check her pulse, he noticed that it was covered in grains of sand. 'Sand? Where are we?' The white sheet covering them, the sand, and…the jet. It all started coming back to him as his mind replayed the last few moments before they must've blacked out. His attention was captured when he heard soft moans and groans coming from the woman underneath him.

Nina's chest slowly heaved up and down with deep breaths as she slowly came to. What the hell happened to her? Where the hell was she and why was it so god damned hot? She reluctantly opened her eyes to at least find the answer to one of those questions. Her vision was blurred at first, but once it straightened, she found herself staring at Jin's face. She was confused again. Her eyes moved to the white sheet over their hands, flapping in the breeze. Her eyes widened slightly as she recalled everything. 'Anna, you stupid bitch…I'm going to kill her!' she plotted angrily in her thoughts. Her eyes focused on Jin again and he was still hovering over her in a mysterious fashion. What was his deal? Did she nearly die or something? "Jin…let me up. I feel like I'm dying in this heat," she complained as she yearned to stand up and figure out what was going on.

Jin silently complied with her request and they both stood up to see their surroundings once they fumbled to throw the deployed parachute away from them. He shielded his eyes from the blazing sun as he surveyed their surroundings. They were on a beach, definitely in a tropical climate due to the heat and humidity. He looked out over the sea and wondered what land they were in. He wiped the sweat from his forehead as his thoughts focused on his father. 'You think you've won, don't you? This isn't over yet.' Jin scowled slightly as his mind swarmed with plans of revenge.

"Jin, look," Nina said as she stared into the sky. She walked into the direction she was looking in for a few steps before stopping. Jin stood next to her and observed the scene as well. The luxurious jet they were once comfortably traveling on was engulfed in flames with rolling clouds of thick, black smoke billowing into the air. "What an eyesore," she muttered to herself. She dusted more sand from her white skirt and attempted to shake some of it from her hair. She shook her blonde tresses out and realized that somewhere admist the havoc that she lost her ponytail holder. 'Great. If I had a nickel for every hair tie I'd lost…' she thought bitterly.

"Your sister and my father are working together?" Jin asked in disbelief.

"It seems like our alliance was a great threat to him, so he sought out that whore to work for him again," she speculated as she turned away from the scene of the crash.

Again? His father and her sister were partners before? This wasn't going to bode well for them if she had more tricks like this up her sleeve. Jin checked his watch, it was nearing noon. How long were they out? He turned around and noticed Nina walking towards the jungle. "Where are you going?" he asked, following her while he stripped off his coat. He couldn't wait to get out of the oppressive heat of the sun beating down on them.

"Chances are that G Corp has already sent out an investigative team to find our bodies. We don't want to be seen standing in open view so that they can make their second attempt to kill us, so we better start walking to find the nearest town where we can contact HQ because I don't have a signal on my phone," Nina explained in depth as she kept walking. She only hoped that they found civilization before they both passed out from heat exhaustion.

Jin reached into the pocket of his slacks and was surprised that he didn't have his phone on him. It must've been on the plane. He heard a bottle rattle in is coat pocket and was somewhat relieved that he hadn't lost his medication. He trailed behind the blonde, trusting her navigation skills through the foreign territory.

Weathered and beaten by their long expedition, they finally saw their glimmer of hope as they arrived to an open dirt road, which led them on another long trek to a small town. Their once immaculate, expensive shoes were caked in mud thanks to the rainfall that bathed them, but at least every cool drop was a welcome sensation to their overheated and possibly sunburnt skin. Now, the humidity index was higher than ever, but they continued on despite being suffocated in a large outdoor sauna. They would've reached their destination sooner if it weren't for the frequent breaks they were forced to take in order to replenish their stamina and focus to continue forward.

They made it to the small village, a very traditional and rural community with rows of straw roofed housing and hard working folks. They stood out, not like tourists, but like stranded survivors of a near fatal plane crash. What a sight they must've been. Wearisome and exhausted, Nina checked her phone, still no signal. So much for the Mishima Zaibatsu's state of the art technology. It was then that she was forced to interact with the locals to seek assistance. She had to muster up her best rusty Thai to ask for a phone, but was sadly told that their best bet was to travel to Phuket by ferry. Luckily, they were told that the docks were nearby and they'd be there in no time. That was a relief, because her feet felt so numb that she felt like she was walking on amputated nubs. Losing her shoes wasn't an option, because she'd endure this pain over walking in mud and a myriad of foreign bacteria with her barefeet anyday. They both looked at each other, trying their best to silently encourage each other to move forward, they were getting closer to the light at the end of the tunnel.

It was nearing dusk when they finally made it to the resort near the coast of Phuket. Now, this place was much more pleasing to the eyes. They blended in much better here since the place was booming with tourists from almost every corner of the world. Sandy beaches, bright lights, and beautiful resorts lined the shores. They would surely find a telephone here and be on their way back to HQ in no time. In the main lobby of the resort, the receptionist was most agreeable in allowing them to use their phone. Jin, who was mostly silent and somber for the duration of the trip, finally spoke up and requested to use the phone in a private area. Nina watched him tiredly trudge into the back office to make the call. Left at the reception desk, Nina decided to put some of her nice salary to use to book a room.

"Anything you have will do," she said, trying to mask the desperation in her voice.

"We have a double, a single, or a room with two singles available," the receptionist informed merrily.

"The two singles will do," she accepted the room offer and paid by whipping out her trusted gold card that was tucked away deep in her brassiere. Once she received her card key she was already making her way towards the room. "Just tell him the room number and send him on his way when he's done."

Once she arrived to the average-sized but lavishly decorated room, the first thing she did was peel off her sweat and dirt ridden attire and headed for the bathroom to pamper herself to a well needed hot shower. With a quick glimpse in the mirror, she noticed how stringy and tangled her hair looked from being rained on and sweating all day, but at least she'd be able to wash it with the complimentary shampoos available. It was a terribly eventful day thanks to her cow of a sister. It would be a bad day on Earth if they ever ran into each other again. As lathered up her hair in the shower, the thought of her treacherous sister and that bastard Kazuya really got her lathered up. It was just like old times again.

After a good half hour or so in the shower, she finally exited the bathroom, donned in a fluffy, white terry clothed robe. She felt like she was wrapped up in cloud nine itself. She looked up and was nearly startled by seeing Jin sitting a large wicker chair by the balcony of the room. He was sitting back in the chair with his elbow resting on the air and his fist propped against his cheek. She couldn't tell if he was just tired from their day of traveling or brooding about something, as usual. She sat down on one of the twin beds as she combed through her wet hair. "So, what's the update?" she asked nonchalantly. The hot spray of water seemingly washed away her anger and distress, it was a really therapuetic experience.

His sharp, dark bangs hung over his eyes as his tired, aching body melded into the the chair. He was upset about a lot of things, but he figured it was no use in venting about it to her, not with the day they had. However, he was fully prepared to unleash all hell onto many a poor soul once they returned to HQ. Their security was compromised, a number of their aircrafts had been sabotaged, and somewhere, his enemies were gloating and having a grand time at his expense.

He rubbed his eyes with an annoyed sigh. "I relayed everything that has happened thus far to HQ, and they've already dispatched a thoroughly checked and secured plane to pick us up before dawn," he said, his tone was cool and dry. Seeing her look so refreshed and radiant made him long for a shower of his own. He stood from the chair and silently made his way towards the bathroom. Shortly after the door closed, the spray of the shower was heard from the other side of the door.

Nina kept silent as she continued to groom herself. He was clearly in one of his agitated moods so she decided not to interact with him until the dark cloud over his head did a shift change. Perhaps that shower would do wonders to improve his mood as it did for her. Once she was done, she decided to tidy up a bit, especially seeing how she had stripped her clothes off and sloppily left them on the floor while Jin had thrown his coat into the chair. She gathered up her discarded clothes and folded them despite debating if she was ever going to put them back on. After she placed her pile of clothes on the foot of her bed she walked over to Jin's coat and decided to hang it up in the closet. A rattle caught her attention, and against her moral code to respect the privacy of others, she reached into the pocket of his coat to get a quick glimpse of the bottle. They were prescribed to him, possibly from the Mishima Lab, and the drug name was oddly familiar.

Her brows furrowed a bit as she held the bottle in her hand as she recalled an incident from her past shortly after waking up from cryosleep. As directed by Dr. Bosconovich, Anna made her take these pills with every meal, deceiving her by convincing her that they would help her recover lost memories. When she wisened up and researched the medication, she was surprised to find out what they really were. She quickly stuffed the bottle back into his pocket and returned to her bed and laid back down. Nina closed her eyes with a small sigh as her thoughts focused on Jin. He was such a curious case, yet the more she found out about him the more confused she became.

'This is why I distance myself from the affairs of my clients…in and out jobs are so much easier,' she reflected, somewhat skeptical about everything she was currently doing in her life. The shower stopped. She decided to feign sleep. It was a long, rough day and she had a lot on her mind, so she decided to skip any further conversation that may occur between them for now.

Jin finally emerged from bathroom donned in a white robe with a towel draped around his neck. Now, after he bathed away some of his stress, he felt slightly less peeved than he was before. His eyes fell upon Nina and he noticed that she appeared to be sleeping. That was quick. Despite their trying day, she didn't seem like the type to fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. However, she was lucky because there would be no way that he would be able to succumb to sleep so quickly. He crossed over to the bed adjacent to Nina's and laid down as well. He looked over to the blonde one last time before reaching over to the lamp on the nightstand between their beds and turning it off. In the darkness, all he could do was stare listlessly at the ceiling fan, watching the blades slowly slice through the stuffy air of the room.

After a deep sigh he asked, "Why did you risk your life to save me?"

Nina tensed as his deep, commanding voice cut through the silence. How did he know that she was awake? She almost debated ignoring his question and continue on pretending to be in a deep slumber, but she knew he wasn't daft enough to fall for it. She so longed for a quiet night without any disturbances. She didn't bother to open her eyes when she replied flatly, "It's my job."

That was an unsatisfactory answer. "You'd risk your life for anyone?" Jin asked in disbelief.

"For the right price I would."

"You lie."

She clicked her tongue, already annoyed with his little interrogation. She opened her eyes and stared up at the spinning blades as well. "Jin, you hired me to be your bodyguard, and now you're confused about why I risked my life to save you? Besides, I would have found a way to survive," she said confidently. She had survived much more perilous situations, and she wouldn't give Anna the satisfaction of believing that she could be killed off so easily.

"It was foolish…you would have died."

"It's the risk I take every day I wake up."

"You know nothing about me."

"I don't tend to care to know much beyond the job I'm hired to do," Nina sighed with disinterest in furthering the conversation. Jin Kazama was the most challenging person she'd ever worked for. "If you don't want me to put my life on the line to protect you, I won't, but it'll be much more difficult to perform my job efficiently with that restriction."

Her words tore his attention away from the ceiling and he turned his head on his pillow to face her. Her voice grew cold and though he couldn't tell from looking at her silhouette in the dark, he could tell that she was irritated, but he was only curious about her actions. Maybe if she knew the truth about him, she wouldn't so foolhardily put his life before her own. It was time to come clean about everything. "Nina, I need to tell you something important about my plans…and myself, beyond what I've told you before," he stated in a stern voice.

This was enough to peak her interest. She slowly rolled onto her side and faced him, and through the darkness their eyes somehow connected. Strangely, she was a little apprehensive about what he was going to tell her, but if it would help her understand everything better, then it was imperative for her to listen to him. "I'm listening," she assured.

It was something that he didn't want to reveal to her, or anyone for that matter, but he didn't want to feel like he was deceiving her by blindly leading her down his path of destruction. He would have to tell her everything from the beginning, including about the Devil Gene. It appeared that they wouldn't be sleeping afterall because this story would be sure to have them up until dawn.

So many dark secrets coming into the light...

Oh yeah, just for clarification, this story takes place before most of the major events of T6, so I'll be focusing mostly on the interactions between Nina and Jin and the schemes of Kazuya and Anna from behind the scenes. Thanks for reading! R&R!