Seven Deadly Sins
By Sachi Gosetsuke
Summary: Vanity. Greed. Sloth. Gluttony. Lust. Envy. Wrath. Seven deadly sins sprouting from a simple man's desires…
Sachi: school. Yeah. Enough said, right? –ducks from a thrown rock- Still, sorry for the delay. It partially from being a sloth myself and the fact that this sin is so hard to write! Sure, this Jin Kazama has changed from the tragic hero we've always known, but how can even him be lazy? But one thing's also for sure: he can be quite apathetic, which is fortunate since this sin also ties in with apathy…
Disclaimer: I don't own any Tekken characters or Tekken itself. I researched the seven deadly sins from various websites in order to write this story. No copyright infringement intended. The plot is 100 percent original and mine. Though the seven deadly sins is a religious sort of thing with Christians, you do not have to think of it as such. Enjoy the story.
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Third Sin: Sloth
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Although over the years, the sin sloth has been interpreted in many ways, it still retains one meaning: the avoidance of physical and spiritual work.
All great successors never do the dirty work.
They have people do it for them. Like the Tekken Force are to Jin. Or the maids are to Jin. And even as Devil is to Jin.
Yes…Devil is to Jin.
Devil bribed him, spoiled him, and helped him get what he wanted. So with everyone else doing the dirty work, there isn't much for him to do, now is there?
Go ahead, Master…relax…let me take care of it…Stressing or worrying about silly little mishaps was no longer an option. Not that mishap happened regularly, because everyone, right down to the last maid, Tekken soldier and employee feared Jin's wrath had they decided to be careless.
So he stays in his "slumber", spellbound and oblivious to what Devil does and what he does as well. Greedy and proud, he no longer feels the need to care as much, only to care that he still held the cards in a game that he had won long ago.
The puppet and the puppeteer.
Yet the saddest part of all was that history was repeating itself all over again, the true curse of the Mishimas.
The Jin Kazama that once existed, barely living, breathing and wallowing in his pain and anger was replaced with the very stranger, the very monster he strived to conquer and to never be like. Not only had he allowed himself to be controlled by Devil, but day by day as his sins build up, the purity of his Kazama blood begins to vanquish, he is becoming the very person he loathes so dearly: his father.
For right now, as he stands up from his desk, crosses his office and into an elevator where he is taken up to the roof of his company's building, he's committing each and every action his father did. And as he looks up at the stars above so idly, relishing in his power and wealth, his sinister achievements and self-important stance, he doesn't even know that only twenty-one years ago his own father stood right where he was standing now, doing and thinking the same exact thing.
Without even noticing or willing himself, Jin closes his eyes, the sounds of cars and buses and people down bellow him slowly lessening and the only sound he hears is the Devil's voice. He allows to be pulled in once more, feeling pain without really feeling it, screaming without knowing it as he transforms, lightning bolts jumping around him.
Gone was the guilt that weighed heavily on his shoulders. Gone was the sorrow that pierced him like deathly daggers. Gone is the hope that sparkled ever so lightly, like a flicker of candlelight in the dark to keep him going towards everything and nothing at the same time.
But here stayed the apathy.
Jin Kazama has always been indifferent to everything around him. Never one to worry, never one to stress. All he had was his vengeance and sorrow, memories and fate to guide him down a long and enduring journey. He is still like this, with only his sins and pride and power replacing all that was once wholesome.
We have much work to do, Master. Let me help.
Apathy has always been in his system. The only difference is he no longer masks himself in his sorrow and guilt, but being completely indifferent and ignorant to all that once meant everything to him.
Short…yet it was meant to. And some of the descriptions here just seem like a whole bunch of fancy words, however they have meaning behind them. I could write about them in three pages of more, but I think it's better to see how you interpret it. And the rooftop scene was taken from Tekken Tag. Hopefully you knew that though :) The sin sloth AKA apathy has many meanings to it, but the main ones are indifference and laziness. And the next chapter is gonna be out sooner than you think, so watch out!