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Trade
Kazuya stopped in the middle of the room, giving everyone an indifferent stare.
Lars stepped forward, "What are you doing here, Kazuya?"
Kazuya gave his half-brother a rather annoyed look, "I heard that there is suddenly an opening for leadership in Hell" he said with a bit of sarcasm, "I've come to say goodbye to the new ruler."
Jin and Jaez glared at him. Kazuya glared back; his red eye gleaming.
Kazuya continued, "I have a feeling that neither of you want to take up the job." He crossed his arms in an arrogant gesture.
"What is it to you?" Jaez spat.
"How did you even know of that?" Jin asked; as far as he knew only he, Jaez, Verity, Julia, Lars, and Obsidian knew of the ultimatum.
"You'd be surprised as to where I have eyes and ears, son" he added with a bit of spite.
Jin's eyes narrowed, and Jaez continued to glare.
"What do you want?" Jaez said menacingly.
Kazuya looked at her and paused before saying anything, "My, my, my. You really do look like your mother don't you?" He smirked. "Only I don't remember her ever giving a glare like that one."
"What do you want, Kazuya," Lars drew his attention away from Jaez, who looked like she wanted to kick his sorry ass out of the building.
Kazuya looked back at the demons who were standing behind his progeny and his brother. They gave him a rather confused look.
"I'm here to make you all a deal," he said finally.
"What deal?" Jin said warily.
"I'm here to trade spots with whoever it is that was going to go enjoy the rest of their lives in oblivion," he mocked.
"You what?" Jin was stunned.
"Trade?" Jaez was taken aback.
"Yes. Trade. Need I define the term?" he said darkly. The twins glared at him. "So. Who was going?"
Jaez raised her chin and stepped forward, "I was."
"Really? I would have thought that in chivalry, Jin would have begged to go," Kazuya raised an eyebrow as he gave his son a quick glance. Jin clenched his jaw to keep from insulting him.
"Jin can't go," Jaez spat, "He has too much to lose if he does." Kazuya turned his attention back to Jaez. "His girlfriend is pregnant. He can't go raise his kids in Hell, nor can he leave and deprive them of a father." She glowered at Kazuya, who merely rolled his eyes in disregard, "I have nothing to tie me to this world." She paused. "I have nothing to lose."
"That's right," he looked at Jin, "You got that Chang girl pregnant. Twins, right? Aren't you a little unstable to be having kids?" he tapped his head as he spoke. Jin was clearly doing everything he could to keep from attacking his father. Jaez, was not likely to keep her own cool for much longer.
Before either of them did something stupid, Kazuya turned around and looked at the man who was standing at the entrance of the room. In that instant the man dashed forward while pulling out a folder from his briefcase. Without saying a word he handed the papers to Kazuya who walked to the nearby table and set them down.
"Sign," he looked at Jaez.
"Sign? Why?" she gave him a cautious look.
"I am a businessman Jan-Izumi. I can't just leave without resolving a few legal issues," he held his hand out to the man, who reached into his briefcase for a pen and then placed it in Kazuya's outstretched palm. Kazuya held the pen out to Jaez. "If you sign, you will be trading places with me. I'll take your place in Hell, and you'll take my place as President/CEO of G Corp."
Jaez' eyes widened, she opened her mouth to say something, but no sound came out. Jin and Lars likewise gave Kazuya similar expressions of disbelief.
"W-why?" Jaez stammered, "Why do you want to do this?"
Kazuya shrugged, "If this world refuses to be dominated, I'll go rule one that has absolutely no problem with following my orders."
Jaez' eyes narrowed, "Who says that you won't try to use the demons to try to take over this world as well?"
Kazuya looked at her while shaking his head slightly, "You don't understand the…politics, of the demon realm. I had a rather lengthy chat with Devil last night, and as long as the two of you are in the same boat," he looked at Jin and Jaez, "I can do nothing to oppose you. Just like you can do nothing to oppose me. We cancel each other out. The demons will do nothing that will end up contradicting each other's orders. That means that unless one of you start to see things my way, we're nothing more than useless enemies."
Jin turned to Havoc and the other demons, "Is that true?"
"Yes, my Lord." Havoc nodded once, "You and your sister together possess the same authority as your father alone." The other demons agreed quickly.
"So," Kazuya held out the pen again.
Jaez stepped forward, and then looked at Jin. He gave Jaez a small smile, "It's up to you."
She looked at her father and nodded; she took the pen and Kazuya stepped aside. Jaez looked down at the papers and saw that Kazuya had already signed them. She held the pen above the pen for a few moments before she signed her name with a flourish: Jan-Izumi Kazama. She paused for a moment and then added at the end: -Mishima.
She had signed it: Jan-Izumi Kazama-Mishima.
Jaez straightened up and the fidgety man stepped forward, flipped the pages and pointed out the other places where she had to sign. Jin, Lars, Kazuya and the Guard commanders watched in silence. She signed the last paper and set the pen down. The man reordered the papers and put them back in their folder, which went back into his briefcase.
"Congratulations, Jan-Izumi," Kazuya held his hand out, "You are now the President and CEO of G Corp."
"Thank you," she said hesitantly as she grasped his hand.
Kazuya turned to Havoc and two other Commanders, "So. I'm going to guess that you are escorting me to my new home, right?"
"That is correct my Lord," Havoc bowed, and the two demons mirrored him.
"Very well," Kazuya crossed his arms, "Let's be on our way then."
Just as they were about to leave, Kazuya paused, "Wait. There is one more thing," he turned to Jin. "Consider this a favor, Jin. I'm going to be taking Devil's spirit with me. I suppose that you have noticed that his ever-irritating voice has not caused your ears to start bleeding."
Jin's mouth opened slightly as he realized that Devil had said nothing to him in over twenty-four hours.
"Well. I hope you all have a nice life. Feel free to come visit anytime you want," Kazuya smirked as he started to walk out, "Oh, and Lars? Keep them out of trouble would you?"
"I always do," Lars said with a grin. Jin and Jaez gave him an exasperated look. Lars just shrugged. The three of them stepped out of the room and followed the demons outside. They paused after they had stepped out past the main entrance. Wordlessly, they watched as they say Kazuya and the Guard Commanders jump into the sky and disappear from sight.
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A/n: hahaha…I know Kazuya was a little OOC but I thought that he should be that way as he left the Human Realm forever, ya know…not quite so despicable…O_O…XD
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