The Revenge
After a grueling back and forth battle, Kazuki manages to come out the victor against Kazuya Mishima. Now as he proceeds through the tournament, his success has landed him in the finals where he comes face to face with one more opponent that he aims to defeat; Heihachi Mishima.
Much like Kazuki's match with Kazuya earlier, this match is also highly anticipated for similar reasons. The crowd cheers in excitement as they look at the two fighters in the ring.
For Hayate and Ayane, there is nothing to be excited about at this point.
"This is it, Kazuki," said Hayate. "This is your chance to avenge our clan. Everything we taught you has all come down to this. Now it's up to you to make it count."
"Please, don't hold back," said Ayane. "You have everything you need. Don't forget that!"
"Get him, Kazuki!" yelled Hinata. "You beat that old geezer Kazuya, you can beat this old geezer too!"
"All of this excitement is giving me chills," said Zhang. "Who would have thought that he would be fighting his grandfather and great-grandfather in one tournament? This is really…interesting!"
In the ring, Heihachi notices that Kazuki's eyes are much different than before. It's as if he had been through something lately. The way he was able to progress through the tournament and defeat Kazuya shows that this is not the same fighter he had fought before.
"Why did you attack my village?" asked Kazuki.
"It was all to make sure that you enter my next tournament," said Heihachi. "Attacking your village was the perfect way to draw you to me, so that I can finish what I had started. I must admit, your clan did put up a good fight. Shiden fought well until he was overwhelmed by the soldiers."
"My grandmother was also injured during your attack. She was shot in the arm."
"Yes, unfortunately. That was not part of my plan. I can't say that I'm happy about that…but I can say that I am about everything else. Your hatred for me is still apparent."
"You went too far, Heihachi. Attacking my village was the biggest mistake you've ever made. Now it's time that you pay for your actions!"
"Hehehe! If you want to disgrace the Mugen Tenshin Clan again, then go ahead and take your best shot. I was going to save this for my own tournament but doing it now would be just as satisfying. Now prepare to lose, boy!"
They get into their fighting stances.
Kazuki comes forward with a punch that's blocked by Heihachi, who returns with a punch of his own that gets blocked. Kazuki throws a fast combination of punches and kicks that are blocked by Heihachi. Heihachi then lands an elbow shot to Kazuki's forhead, causing it to bleed. He then follows up with a kick to the stomach that sends Kazuki across the ring. After standing up, Kazuki charges forward, appearing to go straight into Heihachi but instead, he teleports behind him and lands a punch to his back, sending Heihachi himself across the ring. Heihachi is surprised at Kazuki's speed, realizing that he seems faster than before. Kazuki then charges forward and their punches clash, with impact shaking the ring itself.
Heihachi then attempts to follow up with a chopping punch but Kazuki catches his arm and lands a knee to the abdomen, which stuns Heihachi. Before he can follow up, however, Heihachi recovers just in time to land a hard punch that sends Kazuki to the canvas. After getting up, Kazuki tries to punch, only get hit by an elbow strike to the chin, a kick to the side of his face, and a hammer fist to the back of his head, knocking him down.
Heihachi looks down at his opponent and says "What's the matter, Kazuki? Is that really all you got? I expected more from the Mugen Tenshin Clan."
While the crowd continues to cheer, Hayate and Ayane look with great concern on their faces as they see Kazuki lay on the canvas in front of Heihachi.
"Get up, Kazuki!" said Hayate.
"You must keep fighting!" said Ayane.
Zhang and Hinata look in horror as they wait to see if Kazuki will get up.
Just as Heihachi is about to stomp him, Kazuki quickly rolls out of the way and gets back on his feet. Heihachi is impressed by Kazuki's persistence.
"You are not one to give up," said Heihachi. "You are indeed worthy of the Mishima blood but you have yet to prove you are a worthy opponent for me."
Angered by the taunt, Kazuki launches forward with a punch but he misses his opponent as Heihachi ducks out of the way and lands a kick to Kazuki's abdomen. The hit forces Kazuki to take a knee, clutching his stomach in pain. Heihachi follows up with a chopping hit to Kazuki's spine, knocking him face down.
Heihachi then walks in front of Kazuki and pulls his head up by his hair.
"You are not ready, boy!" said Heihachi, as he slams Kazuki's face down and walks away.
Hayate and Ayane are worried, as are Zhang and Hinata. It appears that Kazuki has lost.
As he lays down, Kazuki could do nothing but think about what he has been through, such as being captured by MIST, his fight with Raidou, his village being attacked, and his intense training. All of this fuel his desire to keep fighting. For a brief moment, his eyes flash red…and it's that brief moment that Heihachi feels a familiar power, as if it's a recurring nightmare. He turns back around and as he does, he can see Kazuki slowly about to get up. Heihachi quickly walks back to finish him off. As he's about to land the final punch to end the fight, Kazuki catches his wrist. He quickly backs off to get a good look at Kazuki's face. Despite feeling the power of the Devil Gene, Heihachi notices that Kazuki hasn't transformed.
"It's not over yet, Heihachi!" said Kazuki.
"Hehehe! Then come on and get this over with!" said Heihachi. "If you think you still have a chance to defeat me, then come forward."
As Kazuki slowly walks forward, Heihachi dashes towards him to end the final blow. However, Kazuki ducks under the blow and counters with a summersault kick to Heihachi chin, catching him by surprise. After landing on his back, Heihachi gets up and smirks for a moment. He then charges forward at Kazuki again with a punch but Kazuki teleports behind him with an elbow strike to the spine. Kazuki launches forward and the two exchanges punches in brutally evenly fashion as the crowd goes wild.
During the exchange, Kazuki ducks under a punch and lands an elbow shot to Heihachi's abdomen. Just as Kazuki did earlier, Heihachi takes a knee and then looks up at Kazuki's stoic expression. He throws a few punches that misses their target. Kazuki counters with a powerful combination of punches that leave Heihachi dazed.
This is his chance to end the fight. Seizing the opportunity, Kazuki starts powerful technique with three strikes, teleporting between each one, before ending the attack and fight itself with a powerful flying knee strike that knocks Heihachi across the ring.
Heihachi is defeated.
The crowd cheers at the conclusion the match but Kazuki himself is not finished. He then jumps on the unconscious Heihachi and prepares to land one final punch with everything in it. His eyes flashes red once again as he's about to land the fatal blow. The crowd soon goes out of control.
"Kazuki, what are you doing? It's over!" yelled Hayate.
"Don't do it, Kazuki! You've already won!" yelled Ayane.
"Oh no! Is he going to kill him?" asked Zhang.
"Hey, don't do anything stupid!" yelled Hinata.
The crowd continues to go wild as they see Kazuki preparing to attack Heihachi some more.
But right before he is about to go through with it, he begins to feel a bit different. almost as if he's not himself. This type of bloodlust is something he's never fought on before but no doubt that it's something that the Mishimas have. He begins to wonder if this is how Heihachi would act if he was in this position. He begins to think back to what was said by the others.
He who fights monsters should look to it himself that he does not become one, right? Well, at that moment, I realize that I had become a monster, the very thing that I was hunting down.
Do not pretend that you can't be different from Kazuya and Heihachi because you are.
Remember this, Kazuki; you can stare into the abyss as long as you want but what will you do when it stares back at you?
He then drops his head and takes deep breath before finally away from Heihachi. He thinks back to one more thing that was said to him.
Your mother's words were always meaningful to me. She's one person who I'll always listen to…and you should as well, Kazuki. Believe me, I know what it's like to be taught by a loving mother. Make sure you always listen to her.
Kazuki then looks down at the still unconscious Heihachi.
"You should thank my mother Kasumi," said Kazuki. "It's because of the path she chose for me is why I will not go through with this," said Kazuki. "I've accomplished what I came here for and that's all I needed."
The crowd cheer loudly at Kazuki's decision.
"What a relief!" said Zhang. "It would have been terrible to see someone die in there."
"Yeah, I think I almost passed out!" said Hinata. "That lump head almost gave me a heart attack."
Hayate and Ayane also look in relief at seeing Kazuki make the right choice.
"That's my best pupil," said Hayate.
"And my nephew," said Ayane. Hayate looks at Ayane, surprised at her comment. He notices a happy expression on her face, which to him, means that she has finally accepted Kazuki as her family.
Kazuki smiles as he looks up, having made the biggest accomplishment in his life so far.
The news of Kazuki's victory quickly spread across the world. Kasumi soon hears the news at Muramasa's village.
"Kazuki!" said she said. "You remembered my teachings and you stayed with it. Hold on to them for as long as you live, my son."
Jin also gets the news as he watches the whole event on television at Violet Systems.
"Maybe he really is our only hope to end this curse," said Jin.
The news eventually reached to the Mugen Tenshin Village.
"Kazuki won!" said Ayame. "He really did it! Oh, Shiden! I'm so proud!
"Hmm…perhaps he could be the leader of this clan very soon," said Shiden. "It seems that Hayate would have a worthy successor indeed."
Mugen Tenshin Village
After the tournament, the atmosphere around Kazuki has changed. The village are a lot more positive towards him now, having avenged them for the attacks by both against both Kazuya and Heihachi. He talks about his victory with Hayate, Ayane, and Hayabusa in the woods the next day.
"I may have finally defeated Kazuya and Heihachi but I feel that this is just the beginning," said Kazuki. "I have ways to go before I become a worthy leader."
"You're right," said Hayate. "There are many battles that lay ahead. You'll have to decide how you fight them."
"The path of the shinobi is a harsh one after all," said Kazuki. "But now I know that I am ready and as long as I am ready, I can walk that path with no worries at all."
"But also, don't forget about your allies," said Ayane. "As a clan, we stick together for all times."
"Do not forget who you are either, Kazuki," said Hayabusa. "You're responsible the path that you take and that path is what makes who you are."
Kazuki nods in agreement.
Violent Systems
At the Violent Systems headquarters, Lars stands outside on the balcony, with something very heavy on his mind. He had just had a long conversation someone on the phone and seems to be in shock.
"I can't believe it," said Lars to himself. "All these years..."
Alisa walks up behind him during his thoughts.
"What's wrong, Lars?" asked Alisa. "Still thinking about what Helena told you?"
"Yes…it's really hard to believe," said Lars. "All these years, I had no idea. Why didn't she tell me this sooner?"
"She didn't want to burden you, Lars. She knew you were dedicated to stopping Heihachi. Don't be mad.
Lars pauses for a moment but slowly starts smiling.
"I'm not mad. I'm just surprised. I have no reason to be mad. After all, I never told her who my father was. So, we're both keeping secrets from each other…as well as from Bruno. If Jin can get close to his son after all these years, then I should be able to do the same with mine. Now that Helena has asked me to help him, I have a chance to do that."
He turns to walk back inside before stopping and saying "You know, it's ironic how everything has come full circle now. But unlike with me and Heihachi, this will be much a better relationship. I'm not letting the Mishima curse or Donovan get in the way of that." He then precedes walk inside.
"Well, isn't this one big happy family?" Alisa happily says.
MIST
Sometime later in a hidden laboratory in an unknown location, Donovan sits in a chair with cellphone in hand. Standing next to him is Raidou, who survived the last battle against the fighters.
"Impressive of you to keep the samples safe, Christie," he said. "Now that we know that the Devil Gene can be cloned, we now know for certain that they're worth keeping. Now you and Rig just make sure that there won't be any more interferences with our next plan."
He then turns around to look at the tank containing a Kasumi clone. The body starts to glow a bright green light before slowly turning purple with red flashing eyes.
"A combination of Kasumi's Mugen Tenshin techniques and Kazuki's Devil Gene. The ultimate fighting weapon Alpha 181. Hahaha!"
