Destiny Changed

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To all the Tekken Fans

Chapter 4

South Korea

It was almost a half past eleven and the moon was being covered by a giant cloud. It was about to rain. Hwoarang knew it and cursed his luck. Since he was born he had never been blessed with luck. His daily situation could prove it. In a few days the Iron Fist Tournament 4 was about to start and he was still stuck in that stupid place. Why the hell did he have to be in the Army? It was fun at first but after a few weeks doing the same things over and over it had become boring. He wanted to be away from that place and enter the tournament but he knew he couldn't just ask his superiors to leave for a couple of weeks. Maybe if his mother or father were dying he could be discharged but he never knew his family.

Five more minutes and he would get into action. Since he couldn't escape without someone's help, Hwoarang had told his plan to a friend so he could assist him.

'-No one escaped this place before…You're crazy. You'll definitely be caught and I'll be in troubles.'-Tian Sung Jeong said two nights ago when Hwoarang was carefully explaining the plan.

It didn't matter what Jeong thought, once Hwoarang had something on his mind, he would never turn back. Besides Jeong didn't have to do much, just stay alert and open the gate when the guards changed their shift.

But at the last minute Jeong chickened out and went to the call the Lieutenant who immediately gave orders to capture Hwoarang.

For some reason Hwoarang couldn't explain, he was compelled to start the plan earlier and when he realised that Jeong had rat him out, he took his only chance and crossed the gate driving a military jeep. As soon as he lost the element surprise there was no time to waste searching for a civilian car.

But he knew that in a military vehicle he wouldn't go very far as he would be easily detected by the authorities. It was time to put in practice everything he learned in his childhood. To rob a car was easy and almost painless. New cars had more advanced anti-robbery devices but once you're in the business there's no secrets and fortunately Hwoarang was a master in that sort of thing. He wasn't used to steal these days but he still mastered the art. He left the jeep behind and took a black Hyundai parked outside a service area. It would take one hour to get to Seoul and grab a few things. He knew that the authorities would search his apartment so he had to get there first.

Seoul wasn't the prettiest city in the world but it was way better than the Army. When Hwoarang arrived to his apartment he understood why people always take the garbage out before a long trip. It smelled so bad that he almost threw up. But there was no time to think about that. He grabbed a bag, put a few clothes in it and searched for his passport. After that he changed clothes and left. The airport was too far to walk so he decided to ask a favour. Two apartments below his friend Hom Lee was definitely home and probably having fun. Hwoarang waited until he opened the door and realised why it had taken so long.

-'Ti-Jian??? You're dating Ti-Jian?'-Hwoarang asked.-'Does her father know?'

Hom Lee didn't know what caused him more confusion, Hwoarang's question or to actually see his best friend there when he was supposed to be in the Army.

-'What are you doing here?'-he finally asked.

-'She's fifteen…and I always thought she had a crush on me…'

-'She's eighteen…and you didn't answer my question. Plus she always liked me.'

-'Fine…I need you to take me to the airport.'

-'You're in troubles, aren't you?'

He didn't have to be a mind reader to see that Hwoarang was in troubles. Only this time, Hom Lee knew things were serious. To runaway from the Army was a crime and punishable by Court Martial.

-'Are you going to help me or do I have to stay here watching a lousy porn show?'

-'Fine…let me get dressed and I'll drive you.'

Hwoarang waited outside the apartment. He could hear the rain falling outside. Luckily, Hom Lee took only ten minutes so soon they were on their way to the airport.

-'I'm glad you don't need my help to get a girlfriend anymore.'-Hwoarang mocked.

-'Shut up and you better tell me where you're going.'

-'It's safer if you don't you.'

-'The military will hunt you down and lock you up for this.'

-'Only if they catch me.'

-'Couldn't you wait a few months?'

-'No…and by the way…if someone ask about me you never saw me tonight.'

-'Baek would be so disappointed.'

-'Don't talk about him…'

-'Sorry.'

When they arrived to the airport Hom Lee gave Hwoarang an envelope saying that it was in his mailbox for a couple of days. Hwoarang grinned when he realised that it was the invitation to enter the tournament.

-'Good…now I don't have to worry about getting a plan to enter the tournament uninvited.'

Leaving behind a puzzled best friend, Hwoarang took his bag and left hoping that there would be a flight to Japan within a few minutes, otherwise he could get caught. When he asked for information he felt that for the first time in his life he was lucky, so fifteen minutes later he was on board and all he could think of was his vengeance against Jin Kazama.

If he had arrived the airport twenty minutes later he would've been caught. This time luck was on his side. It was about time.

Japan

It had been one hell of a week. Between packing and training, Julia still had a little time to search some information about the Iron Fist Tournament 4. Xiaoyu and Miharu were so excited about leaving Tokyo that they almost forgot their train tickets at home.

Julia hated to wait for other people but considering the fact that her friends knew Tokyo much better than her, she had no option.

As soon as they sat on the train Julia explained what she had found out on the internet.

-'This year the tournament is going to take place in a different island.'-she said, with her laptop on.

-'Where is it, then?'-Miharu asked. She could hardly contain her excitement.

-'It's not in Okinawa…But it's not too far from there.'

-'Well I guess they like to innovate…I mean each year it's in a different place.'

-'Last time wasn't easy to get there…Besides I don't think Russia is the best place to hold a tournament. My opinion is that Heihachi chooses the most convenient places to him in order to have everything under control.'

-'Please let's not talk about Heihachi. He can't be that bad…'-Xiaoyu defended. She was taking his side because even though she hadn't won the Iron Fist 3, he still let her stay in his mansion and was still paying for her education.

-'I can't believe you still think he's a good guy after all he done to Jin.'-Julia stated, feeling that Xiaoyu was betraying her.

-'So did they update the site? Who's going?'-Miharu asked to change the subject.

-'Yeah…they did. But there's no information about us, only pictures and names.'

-'They have my picture? Let me see!'

Miharu snatched the laptop from Julia and searched her picture. She didn't found any, but her name was on the list.

-'I'm not here…'-she sounded disappointed.

-'If you'd let me finish I was going to say that the new fighters don't have their picture yet. You never entered the Iron Fist before.'

-'You look good in your picture Xiao.'-Miharu said.

-'Really?'

-'And Jin too.'

-'Jin looks good in all pictures.'-Xiaoyu said, but she immediately blushed.

Miharu and Julia looked at each other and smiled, but they decided not to comment. They both knew how Xiaoyu felt for Jin and they agreed with her statement but didn't want to say it out loud.

-'I'm not the only new fighter…thank the Gods…'

-'Who else is new?'-Xiaoyu asked.

-'Christie Monteiro, Craig Marduk and Steve Fox.'

-'I don't know any of them.'-Xiaoyu complained.

-'I do, Steve is a very famous boxing fighter.'-Julia said.-'I believe he's from the U.K.'

-'A British? I like their accent.'-Miharu joked.-'Well look who's here…the infamous Hwoarang. He looks good in the picture too. I wonder why you don't like him…'-Miharu was being sarcastic but she wanted to tease her friend.

-'That's something you have to experience on your own Miharu. But I'll be surprised if you can spend five seconds with him without wanting to kill him right there.'

-'Is he that bad Xiao?'-Miharu was pretending she didn't know Hwoarang. Before the Tag Tournament, Hwoarang had been in Japan and he had met Jin, Xiaoyu and Miharu. Things didn't go very well because he was rude and a complete jackass. Miharu didn't use to like guys like Jin, but Hwoarang was in a whole different level, he was a nightmare.

-'I'm afraid so. But for some reason he has a special pleasure in making Julia angry. If he didn't hate Jin, I would probably think he's a good person.'

-'He never tried to kill Jin, Heihachi did and you still trust him.'-Julia accused.

-'Are you making excuses for Hwoarang?'-Xiaoyu asked.

-'No…I'm trying to make you see who Heihachi Mishima really is.'

-'I think we have a problem…'-Miharu interrupted them suddenly.-'There's another Mishima here.'

-'What other Mishima?'-Julia questioned.

-'There are two Mishimas in the tournament. Can he be Jin's father?'

Xiaoyu and Julia turned white when they saw a "" in the bottom of the list. Everything Michelle had told them was about to happen. Jin was going to be hunted down like an animal and there was no way to warn him. The Devil would easily find him once he got to the tournament and there was a very high possibility that before the end of the tournament Jin would be dead.

-'He's coming for Jin…'-Xiaoyu said feeling terrified.

-'And we can't do a thing to stop him.'-Julia added.

-'So…Kazuya Mishima is going to enter the tournament to find Jin and get his powers?'-Miharu questioned.

-'Yes.'-Xiaoyu confirmed.-'Julia and I won't be able o help him…The Devil is too strong for us.'

-'In that case you better get some help.'-Miharu suggested.

-'Help? From who? Who's going to put his life in danger to help Jin?'-Julia asked with a disbelief look on her face.

-'Well, I guess you need to ask yourselves this question: who is going to benefit the most if Kazuya dies?'-Miharu declared with a grin.-'Isn't it obvious? There's only one person who'd want to see Kazuya dead again…'

Julia and Xiaoyu immediately answered.

-'Heihachi…'