Destiny Changed

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To all the Tekken Fans

Chapter 3

Five months had passed since Jin Kazama had arrived to Australia. Jin wasn't the type of guy who enjoyed travelling and exploring new places, countries or cultures, but he did find Australia an interesting place to live. First of all he had disposed everything that could connect him to the Mishima family, including credit cards and cell phone. It wasn't easy since during the time he had lived with Heihachi he got used having plenty of everything: luxury, money, fame…and especially home cooked meals.

But then again, money was the least of his worries. What he really needed was peace and a place where Heihachi couldn't find him. That place was Brisbane…for now. There he found a dojo and asked his owner to help him. The man had not only a very weird accent but also a very acute understanding because he immediately guessed that Jin was in troubles and needed guidance. He accepted the challenge and soon he realised that the pupil was actually stronger than the master. The Australian man didn't have much to teach Jin but it was a good experience as a martial artist to train with someone as unique as Jin.

Sometimes Jin had the feeling that he was the real master in the dojo. Since he arrived the dojo had won fifteen more students and many supporters…mostly girls who wished to see the foreigner training. That was the reason why Jin was now training on his own in a private room. Girls were always talking loudly and he couldn't focus. Jin's objective was to get rid of the Mishima Karate Fighting Style and create a personal martial art. Something more powerful and efficient, a martial art forged by himself.

Every single morning Jin would wake up knowing that his life was everything except normal. Since when could the son of a man who had sold his soul to the Devil actually be normal? Exactly…never.

But for a few years Jin tried to have a normal life. After Jun's death, Jin had no option but to go to Tokyo to live with his grandfather, even though he didn't know a single thing about the Mishima family. During that time Jin even went to school and tried to fit in a world that wasn't his. He did have a glimpse of some sort of happiness when Xiaoyu moved in with them. He didn't like her at first…from all the people in the world Heihachi had to choose a hyperactive Chinese girly girl. Destiny couldn't be crueler to someone whose only wish was to be left alone. He wasn't even used to have company at home. Soon Jin changed his opinion about Xiaoyu. She was actually a good fighter and in a certain way she reminded him of his mother. After a while, Jin started to feel the consequences of living with a girl like Xiaoyu. He had always been a lonely person. There was something about him or his personality that made it hard to be with other people.

Putting it simply he had zero friends at school and the only person he could talk to was Taka, the housekeeper…It was pathetic: the famous Jin Kazama couldn't even be around people of his own age because he thought they were all shallow and a bunch of idiots. But when Xiaoyu arrived the Mishima Mansion gained a new life and Jin got his first friend, although at first, she was only his training partner.

So for a while Jin thought that his life was going to change, especially after he "signed" a peace treaty with Miharu Hirano, a girl from school who used to hate him more than anyone else in the world. Finally Jin was being accepted by people who didn't care who he was. Miharu and Xiaoyu were his friends not because he was handsome, rich and the heir of the Mishima family, but because they had chosen to.

After the Iron Fist 3 Jin learned not only that Demons and Devils do exist but also that he was one of them. Why him? He had never asked more power…he wanted a normal life but ever since he was born, his destiny was sealed. The one to blame was his father, Kazuya Mishima…and Heihachi too, of course. That deluded old man had actually tried to kill him to use his blood which contained the devil gene to do some kind of weird experiment using Ogre's blood too. So his family was completely crazy…dysfunctional was actually the best adjective. In the past few months Jin had learned to live with the fact that he would never be normal…Michelle Chang said it once…There was no cure for the devil gene because it's not a disease, so the best thing to do was to live with it and hope for the best.

In the middle of his training Jin lost his concentration once again. His life looked like a sci-fi argument for a cheap movie or maybe a soap opera and unfortunately he was kind of a tragic hero, stuck between light and darkness.

He wished he could just disappear from the face of the earth but then he thought about Xiaoyu. What would happen to her? He had left without saying goodbye because he knew she wouldn't let him leave. She was always trying to help. Jin knew she was too naïve to see the dangers she would have to face if she wanted to help him. Besides what was the point in helping someone who was already condemned? Actually she was making things harder for him. On one hand it was good to know that Xiaoyu was there for him but on the other hand he would never be able to forgive himself if something bad happened to her. It was just a matter of time until Kazuya or the Devil could find him.

You can run but you cannot hide. Jin knew that saying too well for his own misfortune, because once Kazuya found him, he was dead and the Devil would be able to have his powers back.

Having finally mastered a traditional karate fighting style, Jin was now thinking about what to do next, because he knew he couldn't stay in Brisbane forever. He couldn't return to Japan either because Heihachi would be waiting for him.

That same night, after dinner, Jin couldn't believe his eyes. On TV, a tall blonde young man was talking about his participation in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 which would be held in Japan in the next month. After the blonde guy who seemed to be a very important European boxing champion, a huge man also appeared. It looked like they had both received an invitation.

Once again Jin knew that Heihachi was planning something and unfortunately he knew that Xiaoyu had probably received an invitation too which meant she was in serious troubles. Now for the first time in months, Jin regretted having thrown away his cell phone and credit cards. Since he didn't have much money left, he had only one option: to use a computer and send an e-mail to Xiaoyu warning her about Heihachi's true intentions. He just hoped that Xiaoyu would be wise enough to stay at home and don't put herself in danger again, because this time Jin didn't know if he was capable of protecting others from himself.

But for some reason Jin had the feeling that Xiaoyu would do exactly the opposite and that was why he was already thinking about booking a flight to return to Japan.

That was exactly what Heihachi Mishima wanted. His grandson was the key to his success even though he had ruined his plans in the Iron Fist Tournament 3 by killing Ogre. Heihachi never expected that Jin could be so strong at that age. But then again the boy was a Mishima, so it was only natural. The Mishima family was one of the most powerful Japanese lineages of fighters in centuries and Kazuya almost ruined everything by having a child with an ordinary girl. Jun Kazama wasn't exactly the type of daughter-in-law Heihachi wanted to welcome in the family, actually he didn't even want to have heirs, but now was too late. Fortunately Kazuya hadn't married her and she was dead…one less problem to the mighty Heihachi Mishima.

When a fifteen year old Jin Kazama arrived to his mansion claming to be Kazuya's son, Heihachi almost had a seizure. He didn't buy the story until the paternity results came out, after all everyone wanted to be his grandchild. Heihachi ended up doing the only thing he could do to avoid a major scandal and accepted Jin as his heir. Kazuya was dead and Chaolan…well Chaolan was a whole different story…so Jin would inherit the Mishima Zaibatsu one day…well…only if he couldn't help it of course.

It was a long time since Heihachi had to play a father figure and Jin wasn't exactly a child anymore so their relationship wasn't quite pacific. They used to ignore each other most of the time, especially after Jin mastered the Mishima Karate Style. In the meanwhile Heihachi discovered a very powerful and rare gene in his grandson's blood and after a few tests, he realised that he could become invincible if only he could possess the devil gene and mix it with Ogre's blood. His plan failed and now Heihachi was working on a different approach.

After the Iron Fist Tournament 3, Heihachi knew exactly what to expect from his grandson. The boy was very strong and even intelligent but he was also weak. Jun Kazama had raised him to be a good person and that was his weakness which meant he could take advantage of that in the next tournament. Besides, the Tag Tournament had worked perfectly as an observation platform. Heihachi had reunited loads of information about many fighters and knew exactly who he should fear and who he should simply ignore.

Julia Chang was a nosy kid who he wanted to avoid at all costs; it was the same for Lee Chaolan and Nina Williams.

As for Jin and Xiaoyu they were crucial in order to achieve his goal.

A few hours after he ordered the assault on G Corporation's facilities, Heihachi had found something really interesting. Something that made it possible for him to dream again about possessing the devil gene: Kazuya was alive and "kicking", literally.

To use Xiaoyu to lure Jin to the tournament had its flaws. Heihachi knew Jin's good nature but he couldn't confirm that his grandson liked Xiaoyu that much. What if the boy liked someone else? A more exotic girl? Maybe Xiaoyu wasn't his type. So this meant that Kazuya was Plan A while Jin would be the Plan B. Besides, after the assault Kazuya was totally enraged. This was actually a good thing because it would be easier to lure him too.

If there was something that Heihachi was really good at was to understand other peoples' ambitions. When he was nine years old, he was already a black belt in karate, an achievement even greater that his own father's, who had only mastered the Mishima Karate Style at the age of eleven. Heihachi had tried to raise Kazuya the same way: the hard way. After all that was the only way he knew how to raise a child. Whether he liked it or not, Kazuya would have to be a winner to be able to inherit the Mishima's fortune.

As soon as he sensed weakness in his son, Heihachi decided to play his ultimate card: Kazuya needed a rival, so he adopted Lee Chaolan. Fortunately for Heihachi, the boys hated each other's guts since they met. One year later Heihachi came to the conclusion that although Kazuya was the strongest, Chaolan was more ambitious.

The adopted kid was a better option than his own flesh and blood. Disappointing indeed but the problem could be solved. It was time for a drastic measure. After that nothing would be the same again, the Mishima's past was sealed with blood. But for now Heihachi had only one thing in mind: to capture Jin and Kazuya to obtain the devil gene. Once he combined the devil gene with Ogre's blood he had saved, he would become the most powerful man on earth.

Heihachi thought all night long and finally he made up his mind: it was time to announce the Iron Fist Tournament 4, but first he had some homework to do. He was going to choose who was going to enter the tournament this time.

Kazuya Mishima had died many years ago. Well, not literally. But Kazuya was now a mere shadow, trapped in his own consciousness that had been completely dominated by the Devil.

The Devil shared Kazuya's feelings and thoughts, but only the bad ones, of course. Since Ogre was gone, the Devil was becoming stronger and stronger every day, and he was craving for action. It was time to act, time to make Earth a living hell. After all that was the goal of a demon…a real demon.

This connection between a demoniac entity and a human was unusual and risky but it usually worked for both sides. To put it simple: Kazuya had been the perfect "host". All that anger, all that hate, all that will to hurt people…and all that killer instinct, it's was awesome to control someone like that. That's what made Kazuya so special.

At first the Devil had agreed on some issues. He was supposed to give Kazuya more power in order to defeat Heihachi.

"When you are born in a powerful family, great expectations are formed around you". But sometimes things don't go as planned. Kazuya had failed as a Mishima and apparently as a son. Even without words Kazuya could see in his father's eyes that he was disappointed. And one day the confirmation arrived: not only Heihachi said the words but he also brought home a boy…a replacement. He felt he wasn't good enough even though he had been trying for years. At the age of four Heihachi had forced him to learn martial arts. For the next three years Kazuya focused on only one thing: become the best to be able to listen to his father's compliments.

Time passed and Heihachi's compliments were never spoken. Kazuya won trophies and many competitions but he never got his father's approval. Eventually martial arts became part of his life, a refuge, an escape, a way to let his anger out of his system.

In fact, he became really good at it. He was a great fighter but most of all a fair opponent. Heihachi knew that but he could never say it. All those years that he craved for his father's approval suddenly fell apart when Heihachi decided to put him through a test. A survival test actually: he threw Kazuya off a cliff saying to the young boy that if he wanted to belong to the Mishima family and be his heir he would have to find a way to survive the fall and climb up on his own.

Usually a father would never do that to his son, but then again Heihachi Mishima always thought that it wasn't him who had failed has a father, it was Kazuya who was a failure as a son.

The young boy hardly survived the fall and only the hate he felt for Heihachi helped him to live through that hell. The pain he was feeling was nothing compared to the psychological damage that Heihachi had inflicted in him. He wanted revenge but he knew that he was too young and weak to win against his father unless he could have more power.

So when a voice reached him, in that hole covered with his blood, Kazuya didn't think twice about the deal he was going to make with the Devil. His soul for power… that was the deal and he said "yes", how could he refuse?

Lending his body to the Devil didn't even seem a high price to pay in exchange for unlimited powers. All he wanted was to make Heihachi suffer the way he was suffering. He wanted to cause him so much pain that the old man would have to beg for his life.

After that Kazuya didn't care what the Devil could do in his body, as long as Heihachi was dead.

The Iron Fist Tournament 1 was the chance he was looking for. Eight fighters would go to an island where Heihachi was expecting them. The last one standing would have to fight against him and the winner would be considered the King of the Iron Fist. The prize money was irrelevant to Kazuya and when he saw his father he knew that defeat was no longer an option. After the outstanding victory, Kazuya got rid of Heihachi and took over the Mishima Zaibatsu. There were several rumours about the sudden appearance of Heihachi's son and his magnificent strength. In the meantime Kazuya hired personal body guards and became very interested in doing business with some of the most rich and powerful companies in the world. After a while Kazuya also started to do some illegal but rentable activities which gave him the idea to announce the Iron Fist Tournament 2.

Unfortunately for him, nothing went as planned. The Devil had progressively taken over Kazuya's soul but in the tournament the impossible happened. Kazuya started to have feelings again after he met Jun Kazama. She was aware of his nature; she knew his soul was dark and that there weren't any chances to undo the pact with the Devil but still she wasn't ready to quit yet because the attraction was mutual. Only then Kazuya realised that giving away his soul had been his most stupid mistake ever, especially because in the end Heihachi was still alive.

In that weakened state, Kazuya wasn't able to win again and Heihachi won the tournament. This time Heihachi wanted to be sure that his son was dead; he took his body and threw him into the mouth of a volcano.

Having his way cleared of all threats, Heihachi reclaimed the Mishima Zaibatsu and proceed with his plans.

Kazuya's body was lying at the bottom of a crater and once again hate, anger and vengeance were his only companions. The devil gene was fully awakened otherwise Kazuya would be dead. This time the Devil was back for good.

And while Kazuya was saved by the darkness again, it was also the darkness that had sealed his unborn child's destiny forever.