Destiny Changed
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To all the Tekken Fans
Chapter 15
Behind the huge brown gate was a path leading to Kazuya's greatest desire. He had reached Honmaru in forty minutes. As he followed the path Kazuya allowed himself to remember his childhood. He had been there several times with his grandfather. That place was the old man's refuge: the sanctuary for the strong and powerful Mishima warriors, as he called it.
Heihachi was expecting Kazuya. The last time Kazuya had met his father he ended up being thrown into the mouth of a volcano and now they were once again reunited.
Heihachi opened the door and they both entered a room. The wooden floor was extremely cleaned but apart from that there wasn't much to notice. Except for Jin, who was chained to the wall and seemed to be unconscious.
-'You led me to him…thank you old man.'-Kazuya said with a mischievous grin.
-'I didn't do it for you…'-Heihachi spat.-'Your powers have to be mine.'
Kazuya laughed when he heard his father's words. So the deluded old man wants to possess the devil's powers…how ironic. Kazuya thought.
-'It was you who made me this way and allowed me to have these powers…'-Kazuya's voice was now echoing in the room.-'If you hadn't thrown me into that cliff and later into the volcano, I wouldn't have trade my soul…'
-'Stop winning about that Kazuya. We both know you don't deserve those powers. Neither does Jin.'
-'We agree on that for once…this kid was the biggest mistake of my life. That Kazama whore almost destroyed my plans. I scored in one shot…how ridiculous is that?'
-'Now it's too late to be sorry, Kazuya. Your boy is all grown up.'
Kazuya was silent for a couple of minutes. Heihachi thought he was thinking about a proper verbal retaliation, but actually Kazuya was just preparing himself for action.
-'Whatever…let me see how to start…oh yeah first I need to get rid of the witness.'-that said, Kazuya attacked Heihachi making him fly across the room. When he hit the floor Kazuya waited to see if he was unconscious and since the old man wasn't moving, he proceeded with his plan.
In the meantime Jin woke up. He had no idea what had happened. He remembered entering Heihachi's room to find Xiaoyu but then everything went black. Someone drugged him and now he was chained and unable to defend himself.
-'Finally…you're awake.'-Kazuya said.
-'You?'
Jin had never been face to face with his father. He couldn't even describe his own feelings. The man standing in front of him was responsible for every horrible thing that had happened in his life, but he had also been loved by his innocent mother. How could Jun love a man who had trade his soul for power? Jin wanted to make Kazuya pay for all the pain he had inflicted on him and Jun but deep inside he secretly wished Kazuya could get rid of the devil gene so they could, at least see each other as father and son.
It had been difficult to live without a father figure. For fifteen years all Jin knew about his father was that he was a great fighter. Jun always spoke of Kazuya as if he was a good person. She told Jin that his father would return one day and that he didn't live with them because he couldn't. She hadn't lied.
Then Jun died and young Jin had to live under Heihachi's wing. It was even harder. His grandfather was cold, ambitious and had no interest in having a grandson. Since he arrived in the Mishima mansion, Jin always felt as a rock in someone's shoe but he actually had no idea the nightmare it was yet to come.
Just when he thought his life would change for the better, he found out the truth. And the truth sucked. As half-demon, Jin knew he would never have a normal life like everybody else. And now his father was back to kill him and to unleash chaos on earth.
Jin took a good look of the man on the floor. They looked alike…physically. They were both tall and had black and spiky hair. Kazuya was also thinking about their similarities.
-'You know I'm here to kill you, right?'
-'Yes.'-Jin answered. He didn't hesitate which amused Kazuya very much.
-'We have a brave one here.'-he said laughing.-'Don't you fear death?'
-'Why would I? You faced death and came back…'
Kazuya laughed again.
-'Oh my…you sure have a weird sense of humour…or you're just plain stupid 'cause you're not going to come back after I finish you off.'
-'My mother didn't fear death…and neither do I.'
The mention of Jun didn't please Kazuya but he remained calm.
-'She was an idiot. She thought her love could save me…as a result she got stuck with you.'-Kazuya thought out loud.
Jin was trying to free himself from the chains around his wrists while Kazuya kept on cursing Jun for her pregnancy and her attempts to get him weaker.
-'It's time to reunite my powers…After today I will be whole again.'
Kazuya raised his hand in Jin's direction and suddenly black marks appeared in the young man's chest and forehead. Jin's eyes became red and he felt an evil energy consuming his body.
-'Stop fighting against it. This is your destiny…'-Kazuya declared.
Jin felt a scrutinising pain while a dangerous beast was stirring his heart. He was sure that he was about to die. For a few moments he thought about his life and realised that he hadn't done much. He felt bad for Xiaoyu. He should've told her about his true feelings, he should've spent more time alone with her, and he should've said those three little words that the male character, in a film, says before he kisses the girl he likes. There was no time now. It was now clear that his destiny was to die by his father's hands. Giving in to the pain, Jin closed his eyes and waited but the tunnel and the light never came.
When he opened his eyes he saw Kazuya kneeling on the floor. He seemed to be in pain.
-'Is this the power of the Kazama blood? No…it can't be. It's Kazuya…I can't believe he's trying to stop me!'-he muttered.
Jin seized that opportunity to free himself. Kazuya, aware of the danger, jumped back and prepared to fight.
-'If only you were dead.'-Jin said. His eyes were now glowing as if he had two precious rubies instead of his brown eyes. Kazuya knew what would follow next. Two men possessing the devil gene would have to fight. Total destruction was now impossible to avoid.
And so it started. Father and son engaged in a monstrous fight for the survival of the fittest.
I thought I was dying but fighting against Kazuya makes me feel so alive. I will embrace this evil power within me and use it. Maybe one day I'll be able to control it. This is too good to waste. This power makes me feel unstoppable and I can feel Kazuya's fear every time I throw a punch at him. He's afraid that I can become much stronger than him. He doesn't know that I'm not using even half of my powers. So now the hunter becomes the prey…my destiny belongs to me and I won't die here, I will get my revenge.Jin's thoughts were now clearer and he had decided to accept his true nature. He wasn't a human but he refused to believe he was a monster. In fact he was something in between. From now on he would live his life for himself and would fight against the rest of the world. He was going to reinvent himself, forgetting about his old life, his old self. Jin Kazama was dead.
He's better than I thought, but then again he is Kazuya's son…actually he is our son…mine and Kazuya's. He has his looks and my strength. That stupid bitch raised him to be my opponent and I have to admit she did a good job. He mastered the Kazama fighting style and Heihachi also taught him the Mishima Karate. And yet he was able to forge a new fighting style. With my powers he will sure surpass me and I can't let that happen. As much as Kazuya wants me to spare his life, Jin Kazama has to die. I can't let Jun's child to control the devil gene, otherwise I might be eliminated by him. The devil inside Kazuya's body was absolutely convinced that Jin was an imminent danger to his existence. He didn't mind having some competition but he didn't like it when his opponent was a fierce fighter with loads of potential and half of his devil powers.
Jin and Kazuya's fight was violent, bloody and when both men were at the limit of their strength, Jin managed to obtain victory. Kazuya was on the ground unconscious. His blood was all over the floor. Jin felt good and relieved. He had defeated his father. The devil inside of him was claiming for Kazuya's life, but Jin didn't want to kill Kazuya or to take his father's powers. He believed that he had already enough power to conquer whatever he liked. The Devil didn't have to be reunited besides he wanted to look Kazuya's eyes in the future and humiliate him.
Jin was ready to leave when Heihachi got up. He approached Kazuya's body and smiled.
-'How pathetic. I always knew Kazuya was useless.'
-'Out of my way old man.'-Jin said. He was surprised to hear his own voice sounding so cold.
-'Do you think I would let you go away this easily?'-Heihachi retorted.-'It's time to fight boy!'
Heihachi was convinced that although Kazuya had failed to win against Jin, he had at least succeeded in getting him tired. In this weakened state Heihachi was optimistic about winning against his grandson.
-'Kazuya was much more powerful than you and he's on the floor, bleeding…what makes you think you can handle me?'
-'He deserved it. He was a horrible father to you. He fooled your mother, he was never there for both of you and he even wanted to kill you…But me, I was good to you. I gave you a home, a family…You can't possibly hate me as much as you hate Kazuya.'
-'You have no idea…'
Jin charged first and caught Heihachi off guard. Pinned against the wall, Heihachi tried to breathe but Jin's hands were wrapped around his neck. He managed to escape to Jin's grip by kicking him on the stomach.
Yet Jin recovered quickly and this time he dodged all of Heihachi's attacks. Jin knew the old man wouldn't last long and soon he had Heihachi crawling at his feat.
He grabbed his head and prepared one last blow but before he could do it, a bright light submerged the room and Jin saw his mother before him. Her angelical face instructed him to stop before it was too late. Jin understood the message and released Heihachi.
-'You have my mother, Jun Kazama, to thank for your life.'-Jin said and then he fled away from Honmaru, Heihachi and Kazuya. He was now resigning himself to a life of loneliness.
Meanwhile Xiaoyu was opening her eyes. She felt extremely dizzy and confused. Julia, Miharu and an old man were in a circle debating what to do.
-'Hey…what's going on?'-she asked in a whisper.
-'Xiao! You're ok!'-Miharu squeaked making Xiaoyu's head hurt.
-'Of course I am…what happened?'
-'You don't remember?'-Julia inquired.
-'The last thing I remember was going to Heihachi's room to tell him I was going to quit.'
-'Well…you were brought here by that weirdo…the Yoshimitsu guy…'-Miharu started to explain.-'A guy took you away in a van…'
-'What guy?'-Xiaoyu asked.
-'I don't know…probably someone from the Tekken Forces.'-Julia clarified.-'Heihachi must be behind all of this.'
-'What about the tournament?'-Xiaoyu asked.
-'It's over.'-Miharu said happily.-'We can finally go home and forget all about this.'
-'You were disqualified because you didn't show up. Miharu, Jin and I tried to find you but then Jin left too.'-Julia informed.-'As for Kazuya and Heihachi they never showed up in the arena. No one knows where they are. They were also disqualified.'
-'So Jin's the winner, right?'
-'I don't know since he's gone too. We haven't seen him ever since he went looking for you.'-Miharu finished.
Xiaoyu was sad and worried. Jin was gone and she had a bad feeling about it. She allowed the Doctor to check her again and then she was discharged.
The Hotel was now almost empty. Many fighters had already left. Miharu, Julia, Xiaoyu and King were the only ones there. After making sure that Xiaoyu was alright, the girls decided to pack and leave. Julia announced that she was going straight home as soon as they arrived in Tokyo's airport. Xiaoyu and Miharu didn't make any effort to persuade her to stay a few days in Japan. Miharu wanted to get some rest and Xiaoyu was depressed about Jin's departure.
Meanwhile, in Honmaru, Heihachi and Kazuya were both regaining consciousness. The room was partially destroyed and it was impossible not to step on blood, because the floor was almost entirely covered by it.
Kazuya's white clothes were now of a scarlet coloration which made him look like a runaway maniac from a mental Hospital.
Heihachi slowly get up, realising that fortunately he had no broken bones.
-'You should be ashamed of yourself. You also have the devil gene and yet you failed miserably to defeat your own kid!'-Heihachi spat furiously.
-'Look who's talking!'-Kazuya retorted. Although he was hurt (he had probably a few broken ribs) and his pride wasn't a hundred percent intact (he had been humiliated by his own son), Kazuya was always ready for a confrontation with Heihachi.
-'I managed to capture him and I brought him here. Now I have to start looking for that brat all over again!'-that was Heihachi's main worry. Jin wasn't easy to capture, especially when his devil powers were fully awake.
-'Well tough!'
The conversation could easily turn into a violent battle but a huge noise outside interrupted the argument. Suddenly Kazuya and Heihachi were surrounded by an army of Jacks.
-'Are you going to take me hostage?'-Heihachi asked Kazuya, thinking that the Jacks were following his son's orders.
-'So the G Corporation plans to take me out too…'-Kazuya muttered.
-'Is this some kind of a joke?'-Heihachi asked.
When the Jack squad attacked, Heihachi and Kazuya were forced to team up but successive waves of Jacks kept on coming.
A huge pile of destroyed Jacks was rising and Kazuya and Heihachi were running out of energy. Finally when five Jacks surrounded them, Kazuya saw an escape opportunity and pushed his father onto the robots direction. Kazuya fled leaving behind a furious Heihachi who, with horror saw the self-destruction timer set on one of the Jacks right in front of him.
-'Kazuya…you traitor.'
In a question of seconds a huge red and orange mushroom cloud appeared as the Jacks bomb exploded. Honmaru was a pile of ashes. A few miles away Kazuya grinned devilishly.
A man, hidden among the trees, reporting back to his Headquarters declared: 'Heihachi Mishima is dead.'
No one noticed the evil energy coming from bellow. An inhuman strength was now free. A pair of red glowing eyes emerged from the ashes and suddenly a monstrous laugh echoed through the forest.
-'The Zaibatsu is mine!'-a voice said and more cruel laughs followed.
THE END
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And I also thank everyone who spent time reading Destiny Changed.
I'm already working on a sequel...so I'll "see" you around.
