**I do not own the Tekken series.
Chapter 6 : Jin's POV
I came back for a reason, which sounds absurd, but it has nothing to do with the cure. I've always travelled far and did it alone. It was never a questionable quest. I searched high and low for a cure, studied science and rituals in desperation. My devil gene swallowed me slowly day by day. I needed the cure but have always thought I could find it alone. It was that day that I succumbed to my devil gene that I lost hope. I let it invade not only my body but my mind as well. In the provincial state of Hanoi, a field of various fruit crops, I turned into a beast. The farmers ran for their lives. I saw them but was overwhelmed by the power. For once, I knew I was superior. All of them screamed in fear and panicked except for one, Heihachi Mishima who owns the land.
"I see you've… evolved" He commented upon seeing my new form. I merely smirked at him in disgust in his pitiful old human figure. "I always thought you were more like your mother, Jin. But I guess you're more of your dumb ass father" he added as he laughed hysterically.
"I do not care of your words, weakling." I boasted.
"Oh, but I have someone who would like to teach you some manners." He spoke with an odd smile. In a matter of minutes, Kazuya Mishima joined the conversation. He grinned upon seeing me and eagerly used his devil gene to transform. It shook me, the way he controlled his.
"Let me take care of you, stupid on of mine!" he muttered as he set foot and charged at me.
His attack took me down but I had more energy to slam him as well. He fought well, as expected from a Mishima. All his punches and kicks left traceable marks on my body; it was as if he had some help with his force. The devil in me gritted its teeth as it tried its best to take the older man down. It wanted him dead. Exhausted by the fight, Kazuya gave it all his might to put me down. It took him a couple of his signature Electric Wind God Fist to finally put me to sleep. As I fell on the ground, I felt my body as it changed to its normal appearance. The devil had subsided.
I woke up the next morning with a very sore body. I felt so tired even after my deep slumber. With my arms stretched up in the air, I surveyed the small rattan room. It consisted of a small open window, a rattan cabinet, a rattan chair, a small table, and a closed door. A knock on the door saved me from feeling too comfortable. 'Jin, sir, please wake up now. The master awaits your presence.' The voice of a lady echoed. Master? The thought plagued my curiosity. I ordered the lady to come inside that instant as I bombarded her with questions.
"Please put on these clothes before leaving your room, sir. Master gave me instructions for your schedule." She replied without further explanations to my questions.
"Who is your master?" I hastily asked.
"It is none other than Heihachi Mishima, sir."
After I heard the name she stated, my fist clenched. Was he planning to keep me in his mansion just like he did back then? There's no way in hell I would let that happen. I got up in an instant and gripped the innocent lady's wrist. I demanded her to lead the way to her master this instant or I'm going to break her wrist. She flinched and was ready to cry her eyes out when she nodded and did as she was told. Heihachi saw me and found me wearing my usual track suit. He growled at me and threw his fist on the huge table.
"I thought I told you to wear what I gave you!" he yelled out. It caused the lady to squirm a bit.
"I demand answers!" I replied.
"You're going to stay here whether you like it or not and under my orders!"
"And who told you I will obey you?"
"I did" another voice entered the room. It was none other than the man who beat the crap out of me yesterday, Kazuya. "I would love to kill you this instant and erase you from this world, just so you know. But I don't want to fight a weakling like you." He trailed off. "So, I will have you trained till the day I see you fit enough to actually be my equal."
This gave me a weird shiver on my spine. What the hell is this thing they're trying to pull? Is this a prank? We're supposed to kill each other, or did I miss out an invitation for a family gathering?
"The training starts in fifteen minutes" Kazuya finally broke the silence and left the room. Heihachi merely crossed his arms on his chest and gave a slight nod. It made me feel sick to my stomach, I was rather dreaming or I'm in another planet. But I still followed their orders; it could be a death trap so I prepared myself for another battle.
I entered the open area, an odd looking man awaited for my arrival. He gave me a greeting nod before he bowed to start the match he had been waiting for. I supposed he was going to be my sparring partner for the day. He wasn't as strong as I expected them to send me. Easy punches and light kicks made him stumble. After ten minutes, he could barely stand up. Heihachi called it off quickly. A few people came to have a match with me, everyone pretty much the same. It made me wonder what it was that they wanted to prove to me. Were they trying to tell me that I'm only good with defeating weaklings? Before my last match ended, my temper rose and gave Heihachi a loud growl. "What the hell are you trying to do to me, you old bastard?"
As soon as I was about to attack the old man, Asuka showed up out of the blue. 'I can see what you're saying now, old man" she told him and nodded. "Well, Jin, let's see how you'll do with me" she added as she took a few stretches. She attacked me, smiled every time she did. It didn't bother me at all since I've blocked most of her attacks. I knew I was going to win. It wasn't an easy match, but I figured there's no way in hell she's going to beat me at my own 'sport'. Before the match ended, Asuka raised both her arms to signal quits. She gave me a big grin before yelling out to the Heihachi, 'Sorry old man, seems like I'm not fit for the job!'
Heihachi merely nodded and told me to have the night for myself as I would need more energy the next day. Still, he gave me no hints as to why he decided to train me. Moreover, why would Kazuya cooperate with him on this? Or even Asuka? It was all a blur. I shrugged the idea and kept my questions to myself. I figured they wouldn't tell even if I ask them every minute of their waking moment. I took a hot shower and had my dinner served in my room. After everything that day, I knew I deserved a long night sleep.
The next day, the same lady woke me up and helped me prepare for battle. She seemed to have forgotten what she had witnessed the day before. On the training ground awaited Kazuya Mishima. He simply glared at me and attacked the moment I stepped foot outside. This made me leap onto the air as I knew I couldn't easily block such forceful attack. Obviously, he was going to kill me if I can't put my guard up. He took the battle seriously and so I knew I had to do the same.
[Narration Perspective]
On the bench sat two people conversing as they watched the battle. Asuka seemed to enjoy the view while Heihachi crossed his brows, obviously unsatisfied.
"So tell me, old man, what are you really trying to do with Jin?" Asuka started.
"It is not me who has that 'something to do with the boy', Asuka" he replied, "But his father."
"Now that's confusing and scary! He's going to kill him, isn't he?"
Heihachi let out a loud laughter before speaking. "It is the other way around, actually. His paternal instinct seemed to have finally erupted two days ago."
"How so…?"
"He saw Jin devoured by his devil gene, something he inherited from Kazuya. It took him just a second to stop the kid from self destructing."
"But isn't that what Kazuya wanted… you know, Jin dead?"
"We, the Mishima's, are twisted and evil for sure. But if we really wanted our sons dead, Kazuya wouldn't even be born!"
"Well, that's true…"
"A father can torment a son as far as he wanted to do, but blood relations are just as tough to defeat. Especially when he loved the woman who brought them up…"
"Jun Kazama…"
"Kazuya have and will always be a rebellious bastard but never to his wife. A thing he would never admit to anyone although it shows on how he treats his son right now."
"Are you blind? He's nearly killing Jin!"
"He's just trying to do what I told you to do yesterday. He wanted to make Jin control his devil gene by first summoning it when needed."
"Oh.."
[Back to Jin's POV]
I saw Kazuya smirk as he used his devil gene against me. Took him a few punches or more to finally achieve what he wanted; I turned into my devil gene's power for help. A better battle have began, something good enough to satisfy him. Before I could even throw him my final attack, I felt a clench to my heart. It felt as if I was going to die that moment even without him trying to kill me. Kazuya gave a grin under his heavy panting. "You're gonna be fine" he mumbled as he walked out of the area.
I don't remember what happened afterwards but I felt stronger the next day. In every battle I had with Kazuya, I got a better hold of my devil gene, and every time I did, he gave a slight smile under his dark façade. I finally understood what it was that he wanted.
After a few more weeks, the training they gave me seemed to have progressed. Day by day did it become so intense; rather than the normal battle, Kazuya gave me a handful of surprise attacks. My devil gene still lacks a bit of control but at least I figured how to summon and stop it from devouring me with its power. It was then that Heihachi decided to kick me out of his mansion and told me he'd attack me one day so I better be prepared. Asuka seemed to have left and Kazuya had left as well. Before I stepped foot outside the bamboo fences, I heard the old man cough behind me.
"Little rascal, you better know of your priorities by now. Find what's important before it goes missing, or worse, taken." He mumbled, seemingly addressing to a certain subject.
"You make no sense" I commented.
"Find the happiness none of the Mishima's have accomplished." He trailed off as he turned his back on me and entered his house, leaving me clueless.
And that's when I decided to go back to Japan, to get a hint of what he meant. And for some reasons, thinking of Japan meant seeing Xiaoyu. So I searched for her with the help of Nina Williams, my former secretary. Julia Chang also offered me her home, treating me her own family because of our mothers' friendship. It didn't take long for the two females to find the girl I was looking for, and so I managed to step foot on the city she now resides. Though, I wasn't sure what I saw was delightful. Seeing her with Hwoarang made the devil in me churn. I didn't like what I saw and I knew I had to do something about it.