Chapter 4: Ryu's Warning: Akuma's Wrath

After escape Faust's fortress, Jin and the group are camping at the outskirts of Illyria Kingdom. Yoko manages to treat Akira's knee wound after she got tripped herself during the escape.

"You should be careful next time, Akira." Yoko said smiling.

"Yes, Yoko. I would be careful next time."

"Gee... Mr. Explorer... you're pretty good on grilling some meat in here." Sin smiled as Koji tells him.

"I got those meat after I defeat so many monsters in the dungeon. Just in case, If I get hungry or thirsty."

"Looks like this guy is very experience, huh." Daigo said became impressed to Koji's skills. Ryu watches the group are happy to be safe until he saw Jin turns back on everyone in a depressed state.

Jin clenches his fists knowing that something happened to him back prior to find Akira in the Guilty Gear game.

Flashback:

Jin is desperate to fight off against Akuma when he becomes unflinched after seeing using his traditional karate moves. Akuma tries to block some of his attacks but managed to knock him down with an EX Shoryuken. After the arcade is closed, Jin tries to stand up while clutching to his gut and seeing how powerful Akuma is.

"Damn it... I didn't expect how strong you are? But why did you spare me after you knocked me down in a cold blood." Jin said gritted angrily as Akuma stares at Jin as he reminds him as Ryu as he coldly remarks.

"Your eyes reminds me of that young cub that I wanted to release his full power of the Satsui no Hado. As for you, I spared you because your power is not ready to defeat me that easily."

"What!?"

"I promise to Kazumi to pay her debt. Not until I killed both Heihachi and Kazuya for their absolute power. But I will never forgive my brother for sealing the boy with Power of Nothingness." Akuma said keeping Kazumi's promise as he walks away leaving the injured Jin at the Dragon's Nest stage while it continues to rain.

Flashback over:

Jin becomes angered after being defeated effortlessly by Akuma until Ryu came to see him.

"Jin, you look depressed."

"It's none of my concern, Ryu. I just remembered someone who managed to defeat me in an actual fight." Jin said rudely.

"Someone? Jin, I came here to find out about your problem. Not just you're being act rude and selfish." Ryu said as Jin sadly admits.

"Okay, Ryu. I admit it. I was defeated by someone who had the same move as you but infusing with its demonic powers. I tried so hard to stop him but he brutally defeats me in the end."

"Jin, don't tell me that you fought Akuma, don't you?" Ryu said shockingly and he realized that Akuma was the guest from their updated Tekken 7 game.

"You know him, Ryu." Jin said in a horrible shock.

"Akuma is my master Gouken's younger brother who told me about the Satsui no Hado after I defeated Sagat with a Metsu Shoryuken in the First World Warrior Tournament." Ryu said seriously and Jin was horribly surprised to hear from him.

"I don't understand... why would Akuma would be here in our game?"

"He must be the guest from your game, Jin. I guess the fight would be a very challenging one if somebody would face him." Ryu said calmly and finally asked him. "So tell me why Akuma is in your game?"

"That's the time I was beat up brutally by him. I was really mad for what he had done. But he only remarking about my eyes is just like the young cub who possesses demonic powers." Jin answered and wants to know who is the young cub. "Could it be you, Ryu?"

"So it is true then. He still recognized me even after he takes the role on your game." Ryu said as he warns him. "You need to be careful on Akuma's moves, Jin. That proves why you ended up getting defeated by him. He and my master Gouken are both Ansatsuken users before me and Ken and Akuma uses this style to fight his opponents until death by testing his strength."

"..."

"That's not all... you also be careful on his Wrath of the Raging Demon." Ryu said continues to warn Jin about Akuma. "Do you remember the time we rescued Akira back from Kurow. You and I turned into our demonic forms and you managed to avoid the Raging Demon while I was in my evil self."

"Yeah I remember that move... it was extremely dangerous on the opponent during contact."

"Once he uses this move. The announcer would also get killed at the same time he defeats the opponent with a Raging Demon. Do you understand?" Ryu said as Jin finally understands his defeat.

"I finally understand you, Ryu. Now I realize why Akuma spared me because he didn't use that Wrath of the Raging Demon move. He knows my power and skill is not ready for him to be defeated."

"You have to do your best, Jin. That way you might give Akuma a little upper hand if you had a chance to defeat him." Ryu said encouraging him.

"I'll try next time, Ryu." Jin said smirking as both noticed Akira just wondered off while her brother Daigo, Koji, Yoko and Sin are still eating dinner. He decides to follow her which Ryu knows his actions.

Akira feels lonely when her brother Daigo are talking about getting back to the Project Justice game. She wanted to explore things more until Jin arrives to see her.

"Jin!"

"Your brother will be worried if you keep on going off alone." Jin said worried to her.

"I like to explore more of other places here. I know my school is very strict. Our principal wouldn't put us back home but staying in Seijyun dorms. I'm so bored." Akira said sadly.

"Stop thinking that way, Akira." Jin said and he calmly tells her. "You might explore things if the arcade is close. But what you did is very crucial going out by yourself when the arcade is going to open. Your brother wouldn't like that if you do that on purpose."

"..."

"Akira, I know you like to explore other places in other video games. But we can't change who we are. I know it's hard for you to think about this way. But it's the truth." Jin said while having his eyes close.

"Jin, you were right. We cannot change who we are on the game. But it's all my fault, I let my brother down because I crucially left the game." Akira as she cries.

"Don't cry, Akira... It will be fine." Jin said while trying to dry her tears as Koji arrives to see them after the meal.

"I really can't believe you can beat this mad doctor with just a single kick. I was amused by this."

"Mr. Masuda... why are you here?" Akira wondered as Koji gives them some food.

"You better eat this food both of you. It would be worse if you ended up getting hungry."

"Thanks..." Akira smiled as she eats.

"Your full name is Jin Kazama, am I right? You must be from the Tekken game." Koji asked in a calm manner as Jin swallows his food and nods.

"Yeah, that's me. Why?"

"There's my luck... The truth is we Ehrgeiz characters are created by the same people who created Final Fantasy and the actual Tekken game. Also, I'm the three-time current reigning Ehrgeiz Champion." Koji said finally reveals his role in the game.

"Wow... you're the champion?" Akira said shockingly as Jin becomes disappointed by his actions.

"In our game, they enter the Ehrgeiz Tournament in the same manner is that of the King of the Iron Fist Tournaments where characters have to deal with their common goals. Yours is actually look just like Godhand that my daughter Yoko mentioned." Koji said making Jin raising his brow from his remarks.

"I already told you, I'm not the same guy you mentioned. I have more bangs than this guy?"

"Oh... but the spikes of your hair is truly remarkable. I just noticed back before I explore to find out about the Ehrgeiz sword." Koji said and he remembers the time he won the tournament for the third time. "After I won in the Ehrgeiz tournament for the third time, Before my trip as an archaeologist, I heard that there's another undefeated Karate champion just entered the First King of the Iron Fist Tournament and defeated the actual host of the tournament. I can't believe my eyes that this guy had won the first tournament."

"..."

"This guy seem to be ferocious when he fought the actual host. But this is my first time I want to see him until I started my exploration trips." Koji said became inspired to see the person who won the first King of the Iron Fist Tournament until Jin coldly remarks while having his arm crossed.

"If you keep on talking on the same person from the first tournament. Perhaps, that person you mentioned was my father."

"Your father? Could that be your...?" Koji wondered in confusion as Jin reveals to him about his father.

"That person you're talking about was my father, Kazuya Mishima and I am Kazuya's son."

"Goodness gracious... I didn't expect the winner of the first tournament had already a son. Much like I did with my daughter Yoko." Koji said surprisingly in a giggle manner and Jin tells him.

"I already won three King of the Iron Fist Tournaments but ended up losing in the sixth game due to my ultimate sacrifice of destroying Azazel and ended up in a comatose state."

"Wow... Looks like you and I were a lot in common." Koji smiled happily.

"How come you ended up comatose, Jin? Don't you know fall into a coma almost ended up getting killed?" Akira said worrying about Jin's well being as Jin tells her.

"I was lucky that I recovered in a comatose thanks to Raven and his crew. My father and I we both shared for witnessing our near-death experience. I guess my Devil Gene really keeps me alive from being killed."

"I have reasons why am I here in this game. I was exploring this place to find out about the artifacts lie in this place. But I found this artifact." Koji said as he opens his side pouch to show the artifact was a rounded mechanical gear.

"Wow... this gear is like a gear clock." Akira said amusing.

"I didn't know Ky's place have this artifact before?" Jin said surprisingly.

"This mechanical gear is probably made by humans like us." Koji said in a serious tone. "But when I found it, I saw a large robot got destroyed at the hands of someone else and this gear came from its left chest."

"Mr. Masuda I think the gear is lighted up." Akira said sensing the artifact's power and Jin senses someone is here to attack Koji as he tells him to avoid.

"Mr. Masuda! Get out of the way!"

Koji manages to avoid the sword slash which was done by Sol while wielding his main weapon is left handed. Akira was scared to see Sol's image.

"Jin, who is this guy?"

"Sol Badguy." Jin said knowing of Sol's presence.

"Well well if isn't the same guy that I first met. You'd better hand over that gear. That belongs to Justice. There's someone wants to get it back in order to revive Justice." Sol said smirking on Jin's presence and Koji realizes the gear he's handling belongs to Justice.

"So this gear artifact and the Justice he mentioned was the fallen giant robot."

"Yea, that's right. You'd better outta my way. Or else I would be so GUILTY!" Sol attempts to attack Koji to get the artifact by knocking him with an uppercut only to be blocked by Jin using both of his hands.

"Mr. Masuda, you need to stay away from Sol. I'll handle this..."

"Thank you, Jin. You owe me big time." Koji said thankfully as he goes with Akira to watch the fight as Sol intends to slash him with his blade as Jin dodges the attack.

"I'm impressed that you really show up your fighting skills, boy. I think facing you in battle is gonna send you to hell."

"Don't underestimate my skills, Sol. I can sense your presence because you're inhuman. Now I noticed why you act unfriendly towards other people around you?" Jin said angrily points on Sol's behavior which he smirks.

"Heh, you got me again, boy. You got a smart mouth to know more about me. Fine then, ya can't stand with my Junkyard Dog MK-III whenever I hit ya. But punching you in the face makes me feel better."

Sol begins to charge at Jin and he goes in a fighting stance ready to face him as he thought.

I won't be defeated just like before. I'm already been defeated by Akuma but not this one...

"You'd ready for this, boy! Cause here I come!" Sol said smirking as he begins to attack Jin with his main weapon.

Trivia:

*The scene where Jin was beaten by Akuma comes from in arcade mode of Tekken 7: Fated Retribution

*Jin was unaware that Akuma was mentioning about his promise for paying Kazumi's debt which is his role as the guest character of the game.

*The meat that Koji grills is based on the monsters he had slain and drops the item in Forsaken Dungeon.

*Ryu also warns Jin about Akuma's Rage Art which is one of his ultra combos in Street Fighter IV series.

*Sol's main weapon is the Junkyard Dog MK-III due to his character appearance in Xrd -SIGN- as he also describes his weapon during his confrontation with Jin.

*Jin also knows Sol that he is inhuman due to the fact that he is a Gear.