Breathe Into Me
"Fate becomes intertwined once more…why is he doing this? Jin, tell me where you are…"
"The target is single, and possesses exceptional strength," Alisa said, alarmed. "Facing the target is extremely risky. Do you still want to fight?"
"We have no other choice," Lars said, now in his battle stance in front of me. "Whoever they are, they better have a good reason behind their actions."
"Lars, we don't have to kill them just yet," I said, grasping him from behind. "Interrogate them first before killing them. Learn what they know."
I felt Lars' body relax and I let him go. "Alright…I'll listen. But if they piss me off; I won't hesitate to kill."
Before I knew it, he turned around and hugged me in a tight embrace. Being next to his bare chest was almost taunting me to grab his neck and kiss him, but I squashed that idea before I could consider it.
No, I said. It's not right. He's my protector, that's it.
But, overall, did I want to kiss him? Yes. Did I wanna hit that? Oh hell yes. Did I wish Jin is here? More than you can ever imagine. But, now's not the time to consider my desires; we have a job to do.
"Here they come!"
I looked up directly at the figure that was flying over us. Some things never change, I guess…
"Some things never change I guess," Nina said. "You're still the same, ignorant little girl…you haven't found Jin yet, have you?"
I growled and stepped out in front of Lars. There's no way she's gonna stand here and ridicule like a little girl!
"Listen here, bitch; I'm no longer a little girl, so get your facts right. And why should you care about him? You betrayed him for Heihachi."
"But Heihachi's dead; Because of Jin."
I scoffed; she's trying to make up excuses, eh? "Why do you care? You never cared for him to begin with."
"See, that's where you're wrong; I cared for him, unlike you. You weren't there for him like I was."
"I'll make you eat your words!"
Before I knew it, I was running towards Nina in a fit of rage, and then being restrained before I delivered a blow that might've sent her clean across the forest.
"Xiaoyu, that's enough!"
Lars' commanding voice snapped me out of my rage-induced attack. I never expected to hear him use that voice.
"Asuka, Hwoarang, take her back inside. She doesn't wanna see what I'm about to do to her…"
His eyes turned a light blue shade and his fangs came out at full length. Maybe he has a point; maybe I don't wanna see what he's gonna do.
"Lars, do not make her go back inside!"
He turned back around to face Alisa, who spoke an objection. "Do not make her leave; this is her fight! Let her finish it!"
"Oh, so the bag of bolts can actually understand logic. That's something new."
Alisa walked forward, furious. "Excuse me! I am not just a 'bag of bolts'. I am a gynoid; a female android that can act like a normal human. So, I suggest you leave before I make you leave in pieces."
She entered her battle mode once more, and she acted on command by Lars only. Weird…
"Battle mode activated; awaiting command by Lars Alexandersson."
Lars was stunned; of course Alisa could come out of her sudden mode, but for some reason she wanted to let Lars control her. Oh man…
"Lars, wait!" I wrenched out of Asuka and Hwoarang's grip and rushed towards him. "Give her the command to let me give commands along with you!"
He nodded. "Okay…Alisa, allow Ling Xiaoyu to give commands alongside me. After we defeat Nina, return to your original form."
It took a few seconds for Alisa to confirm what she heard. But when she got it, all bets were off.
"Command confirmed; Ling Xiaoyu's commands can now be accepted. Target: Nina Williams. Eradicating target…"
She put herself in boost mode and charged her way towards Nina, chainsaws ablaze. Lars was basically playing back-up; he fought Nina and deliberately fought her in the crosshairs of Alisa's attacks.
"There's someone else here!"
Asuka looked where I looked; she must've seen what I was talking about. "Anna's around here; I saw her running through the trees!"
Lars stopped his sudden assault and allowed Alisa to continue. "I sense her…she's not revealing herself, so I guess I'm going after her. Xiaoyu, you now have full control over Alisa until I get back, okay?"
"Lars, you can't…"
He didn't listen; he just went into the forest without making a sound.
(Lars Alexandersson)
Something inside of me just kept screaming. Screaming to me how in the world can I make things right? To be honest, I don't know how. But eventually, I know the answer will come to me.
I stopped in my tracks, now that I've finally cornered Anna. Seriously, why can't they just kill each other?
"I know you're hiding out there," I yelled. "Come out here, now!"
And sure enough, a figure detached itself from a set of trees and stepped out into the open.
"Wow, you're quicker than you were before," She said. "I guess I was wrong about you."
"Shut up and explain yourself," I said. "Why are you two here?"
"We came to deliver this to you; here."
She threw something at me, and I caught it. But when I did, rage filled me.
"My insignia…how did you get this?"
"We made a stop at the Mishima Ziabatsu. They weren't willing to talk, so we had to get physical. That's the only thing we had left to offer to you from them."
"You…killed them…? And you stole my insignia? I'LL RIP YOUR ORGANS OUT!"
I charged towards her in a blur and rammed her through a tree. No one was gonna stop me from ripping her apart! She killed my soldiers! She broke into the Mishima Ziabatsu! And for that, she'll pay with her life!
"Do you really stand a chance with that girl clouding up your mind?" Anna said, kicking me off. "You can't focus unless she's with you!"
Electricity sparked around me so bad that I looked like a walking conductor. I could tell that my eyes started to change from their dark midnight blue color, to an icy blue color. For some reason, I thought that my devil was gonna interfere, but I guess it was so terrified of me at the moment, that it didn't even wanna be involved.
"If you bring Xiaoyu into this, I'll torture you before I decide to end you right here!"
I picked her up and started choking her; if I was gonna kill her, I wanted it to be quiet. But then again, the sounds of her choking on her own blood would've been much better, since my body was craving it.
"Lars, put her down!"
I heard Xiaoyu in the background, but didn't stop my attack on Anna. I squeezed my hands around her neck so hard; I knew that there would be bruises when I dropped them.
"I said put her down!"
Xiaoyu wrapped her arms around me as I released my grip around Anna's neck slowly. It's something about her touch that just…keeps me sane; and I'm not talking about her powers, either.
I released my grip fully and took some deep breaths; if it wasn't for Xiaoyu, I think I would've murdered the bitch…
"I…I'm sorry," I said, even with my body trembling from anger. "I didn't mean to take it that far."
"Like hell you didn't," Xiaoyu said. "I saw the whole thing; I'm sorry for what happened…"
I would've accepted the hug if my bloodlust wasn't uncontrollable as it was. But it slowly dimmed down the more she touched me.
"What's Alisa doing?" I asked.
"I told her to disengage. She's back in her original form, functioning normally. It seems both of you would've murdered the Williams sisters."
It was horrible to smirk at this moment, but I just couldn't help it. No one deserves to die, but these two have done some horrible things.
I stood up finally when my body stopped trembling. "Let's go back."
"Okay."
Just when Xiaoyu and I were about to head back, I heard howling and something rustling through the trees. I am so sick of this bullshit!