A/N: Now that Lars's gameplay trailer was here, this next chapter where Lars himself was the second Tekken character to recognize Rhima's real identity after Nina since Roderick was the one who knows about her disguise due to Hunyo's instructions of going to their world. Here is the seventh chapter, guys...

Chapter 7: The Arrival of Truth

Lars was happy that Rhima was present in their world upon their arrival. Alongside with him is Roderick since he and Rhima are separated when they finally transported to their world. Both are trying to track Rhima into the ruins of New York City which was caused by the deadly brawl between Jin and Kazuya, but she was nowhere to be found.

"That's weird... she should be located somewhere in New York City. But those soldiers are still present to secure the entire area." Roderick said becoming concern over Rhima's disappearance which Lars knew that Jin was there to rescue her.

"I think Jin just went there to rescue her on time. Maybe I should contacted him."

"You mean to tell me that she was already found and rescued?" Roderick reacted as Lars uses his cellphone which was encrypted similarly as how he and Tougou are contacting each other during the rebellion where they are against Jin during the time he was the head of the Zaibatsu and tells him.

"That's why I'm gonna ask Jin if he had found her. She is the reason why our mission in the real world was completed."


At the forest village where Jin parked his motorcycle, he was contacted by Lars referring about his rescue on a disguised Rhima which she has been observing him.

"Yeah, I rescued a man who is about to run away from me. And now, he was on my side."

"A man?" Lars wondered as he pointed out on Roderick. "But this companion of mine says that Rhima was present in our world. They got separated when they transported here."

As soon as Jin continues to speak with Lars with their cellphones, Rhima noticed an object falls into her hands that resembles a sphere as she thought.

What is this sphere object doing here?

The sphere resonates within her due to her high spirit just like her father Hunyo's as it moved away, causing her to chase after it.

"All right, I'll find out if Miro was really Rhima, Lars. She always criticizing me for my recent actions." Jin said plainly and soon hang up his phone. He became disappointed and worry when Rhima went missing again as he mumbles. "Now where did he went off too? It is starting to annoy me."

On a grassy area filled with trees and bushes, Rhima watches to see the sphere continues to glow and wanted to know why it was here as she now speaks in her real voice.

"I don't make any excuses for leaving Jin behind. What do you want from me?"

"You've grown so much, Rhima. I expected from Hunyo for raising you like I raised my son Rei."

Rhima was shocked and surprise to see the sphere can talk as the object itself envelops to form a physical appearance of a long black haired man in a purple formal suit as his hair was worn loose. Rhima was horrified to see Hunyo's late best friend Keiya who appears in front of her.

"Tito Kei (Uncle Kei)? But you were already dead in our world. How come you're still be here?"

"I already explained to Hunyo about this if they are present to the World of Tekken. As you know that I'm dead in the real world but I'm alive in this world." Keiya said telling Rhima about his physical state that was manifested from the sphere.

"So that means... that sphere inside was your spirit, right. How come you showed up so easily?"

"It was Hunyo and his friend's blessing that lead me here to guide and help you." Keiya said informing her about his presence. "My Onmiyoji magics has gone out of control because of the negative energy caused between both worlds. Hunyo was the one that can stop my powers from causing mayhem. As a Yin-Yang Master and both as a professional marksman and a businessman, this is my only chance to help you to guide on your travels here."

"You seem to know what is going on in their world. Can you tell me about how we arrived here?" Rhima asked Keiya about their arrival in their world which he reveals to her.

"Your arrival in this world was the aftermath of the game's present events. It looks like our game partners had easily known about our presence."

"The aftermath of the new game?" Rhima wondered since she had briefly played Tekken 8 and Keiya reveals the reasons of Hunyo sending her to their world.

"Hunyo had his reasons to sent you here because you're the only person can restore the balance between our world and theirs. But you seem to be so upset with your game partner very often."

"Jin and I had long separated for six months already. I can't forgive him for breaking his promise of meeting me in the real world. I wanted to blame that bomb terrorist for destroying Silveria Corporation." Rhima said sadly and Keiya soon tells her everything.

"That bomb terrorist you had meant was my former enemy named Lee Jang-geum. He and I we had a huge dispute because of the hostile takeover and I manage to disperse all of his IEDs with my Onmiyoji magic. Now that he destroyed my company for revenge and murders everyone to get in his way. I guess your father had wanted to stop him to give my son and the others for their justice."

"..."

"About here... The reason Jin had been contacting you in the real world despite your long separation with him, he was in a very desperate situation. It must be in his battle with his father Kazuya that led him to get overpowered and defeated."

"Despite calling me in such a way, he almost ruined my life and I almost fall for another man like he was. How come he and I we're the ones are gonna restore this broken link between our worlds." Rhima said becoming upset after learning of Keiya's words which he tells him.

"As you can see Jin right now, he was now redeemed because he had already reunited with his mother Jun Kazama after she had found him. As you know about the events prior, Jin still believes that his mother was killed from Ogre and sworing vengeance over the God of Fighting until Heihachi betrays him that led him to destroy the Mishima bloodline for the betrayal they caused him. And now that both of them between mother and son are reunited together after six years apart."

Rhima lowers her head when listens to Keiya's words and knowing that Jin became a changed man only for Keiya to give her some encouragement.

"Don't feel upset, Rhima... It is not Jin's fault for not showing up to see you. If you two had completely in sync together, you might able to restore the broken link between both worlds. But since you're in not sync with him, you can feel their negative energy due to their Devil Gene. Because of Vanderkaum's experiments at you, it's very dangerous to activate your powers as a Psychic Assassin because Kazuya would easily to know about your vulnerability once you used your powers. That's why you need someone to protect you from him."

"Uncle Kei..."

"Keep that sphere, Rhima... My spirit will protect you from it. Just like how I protected Hunyo from the UN soldiers when they mistook him as Jin in Souq. My Onmiyoji magics are able to protect you from any harm including Kazuya's devil powers." Keiya smiled and as his physical form became a blue spirit that enters inside the sphere which was glowing in blue.

Rhima was glad that her father and his friends have blessed to make this sphere goes to this world. Therefore, Jin had found her as she soon continued to masquerade herself as a man.

"Miro... where did you went off too?"

"I just need a fresh air, Jin... Since I'm already done taking a breather, we have to go." Rhima said in a masculine tone as she keeps the sphere on her left. Jin nods as both eventually walked away back to where his motorcycle has been parked.


"Did you spoke to him?" Roderick asked which Lars tells him.

"Jin says that he had rescued a man who had easily decided to run away from him. It's pretty weird to hear that this "guy" he meant must be Rhima in a disguise." Lars answered plainly.

"I'm really sorry about dragging anyone else about this. The truth is, Hunyo instructs her to disguise herself to someone else so that no other people like you would never recognized her." Roderick finally apologizes to Lars about Rhima's own disguise. "I think some of you had actually recognized her disguise or something."

"I remember about her, she is mostly strategic because she was a prodigy. Looks like Jin couldn't recognize her because of her disguise which is why he states that he just rescued a "guy" who is about to ran away from him because Rhima doesn't want to be recognized us." Lars said finally realized about Rhima's disguise and finally decided to help Roderick to find her. "Rhima did the right thing. So I decided to help you because Jin is still with her and they take refuge on the forest where he was reunited with his mother."

"You mean you're gonna help me to find Rhima." Roderick replied as Lars nods knowing that he decided to help him and became thankful to him. "Oh thank you very much... I'm so honored..."

"No need to thank me... I'm able to track Jin because he's on our side to fight Kazuya. In case if the G Corporation soldiers would like to get rid of us while we're on the way, I'm sure that our battle will be immediately commenced." Lars stated as purple lightning had surged around him, surprising Roderick who had seen this for the first time in his whole life and soon tells him. "Come on, let's go."


At the real world where Hunyo and the others are in Keiya's grave in the Manila South Cemetery... they noticed the sphere had disappeared within the grave itself and Hunyo knows their prayers are answered as he thought.

Kei look after my daughter, all right. Your spirit had reasons to go to the World of Tekken because you're alive on that place.

"Hunyo... where's the object that I had crafted? It disappeared after we prayed for the dead." Rei asked worriedly and Hunyo looks at him and becoming serious.

"That sphere disappeared is just like I was transported to the World of Tekken. Now we have to focused on finding Jang-geum's target locations cause he will cause mayhem here in the Metro for his own amusement."


Trivia:

*When Lars contacted Jin using the encrypted cellphone is similar to how he contacts Tougou during Scenario Campaign in Tekken 6.

*Keiya's appearance in The Strangest Things: Purging of Evil is based on the first alternate costume worn by Keiya Tempouin in the game Evil Zone, only his necktie being silver instead of yellow and his formal pants being brownish gray. His hair is worn loose much like the latter's battle damage state rather than in a ponytail.

*Keiya informs Rhima about their arrival which is the aftermath of the events of Tekken 8 as well as Jin's redemption from the entire game.

*When Lars surges his purple electricity throughout his body is the same hit effect seen from his gameplay trailer whenever he executes all of his moves.

*Hunyo's declaration to find Jang-geum's target locations to his friend references the same scene where Jin vows to kill his father in the end of the Story Mode of Tekken 7.