Chapter 11: Collision of Two Lightnings
At G Corporation, Nina was summoned by Kazuya in his office refrerring about the arrival of people in the real world.
"What orders you want me to do, Kazuya?"
"Apparently they are two people from the real world. One of them is Hunyo's daughter... I would expect she was here because of my son." Kazuya said and he finally give orders to her. "Since you let her go with my men, this is my first warning. If you betray my trust and you'll be ended up like the casualties that I had made in New York."
"..."
"I still have a grudge to settle with Hunyo. But for now, using this girl as Jin's bait to lure him out."
While on the boat, Jin still touches his left cheek due to Rhima's strong punches had inflicted on him as Lars came to see him.
"When did you have a bandage on your cheek, Jin? Did you have a fight?"
"No, I did something so horrible... I forcibly exposed Rhima's male disguise when I mistook her for courting my mother by fighting her. As soon as she reveals herself, I was shocked and my mother was also mad at me for my horrible actions which she allows Rhima to beat me into the ground. Although my mother is the last person who knocked me out completely." Jin answered which makes Lars sighs.
"Rhima actually did the right thing to pose as someone, Jin. So that she won't get caught off from Kazuya and his soldiers. She was the main target by G Corporation."
"Yeah..."
"Looks like he did this because he wanted to get you too. By the way, since Rhima had reunited with her companion. I'd say that we'll surprise them once we get back to my base."
On the harbor, the old man in dreadlocks is revealed to be Leroy Smith and sensing that Rhima is present in the world.
"So the young lady is here in this world. Looks like she needs more refinement on her Wing Chun techniques. Come on, Sugar... let's move."
At Yggdrasil which happens to be the Rebel Hangar stage, both Roderick and Rhima are surprised to see the entire facility.
"This is where I met your Swedish friend, Rhima." Roderick said and Rhima sees the surroundings.
"No wonder why Lars had amassed a lot of soldiers including everyone else. That means both Mr. Lee and Jin had associated with him."
"Really?"
"Since Jin was rescued by Lars, he ended up becoming a ward to his group and seemingly cooperated with them against G Corporation." Rhima said and Lars smirks about her high intellect.
"You were correct... your intelligence hasn't changed."
"So why Jin goes to the medical facility?" Rhima wondered as Lars laughs at her.
"He'll be fine... he needs to treat his bruises on his left cheek as well as checking his teeth. It looks like you nearly broke his teeth from your strong punches."
"He blew off my male disguise, that's what happened." Rhima said in a gloomy manner as Lars informs her.
"Jin and I just briefly discussed about this. We'll take care of your disguise. As long as you can masquerade on them."
Back at the Cashimiro Residence, Brian, Rick, Ibrahim and Hunyo are present since Rolento had went back to Subic to check his beach resort due to the bomb threat caused by Jang-geum as Hunyo introduces Reagan to his friends including Rei and Mariana. Reagan eventually reveals what Jang-geum's plan next.
"Hey is that on Masungi Georeserve?" Rick wondered when he pointed about the map.
"That Georeserve has been opened a year ago. In other words, he must be planning to cause a wild fire by making explosions." Hunyo said knowing of his plot.
"So what are the two islands he has been planning to implant the bombs." Brian asked which Reagan reveals it.
"The other two bombs are located in two places in Rizal, The first bomb was in Masungi Georeserve that borders between Baras and Tanay, Rizal. The second bomb was in the Laguna Caldera, a former volcano within Laguna de Bay being bound by the Morong Peninsula, Talim Island and the Jalajala Peninsula and the last bomb is located at the volcanic island within Taal Volcano in Taal, Batangas."
"That guy literally wants to cause more casualties." Hunyo commented badly about Jang-geum's destruction plot. "Not just he wanted to destroy the Metro, but he wants to destroy the entire provinces of the Philippines."
"I would volunteer going to the Georeserve..." Rick said who decided to go to the Georeserve.
"Me and Ibrahim would like to take a cruise on the Laguna de Bay." Brian said and he decided to team up with Ibrahim.
"Rei and I we're going to Taal, Batangas for a boat trip. Taal Volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines and if he implanted the bomb on that island, I'm sure a lot of locals including their horses will ended up being his casualties." Hunyo said and Reagan decided to aid them.
"I like to help you out, Sir Panganiban... As long as the PNP and the Philippine Coast Guard will aid you to save people's lives."
"Aside from those two, we need some military back up, just in case." Ibrahim said and the group finally settled to stop the bomb threats around the Philippines.
After getting checked and treated at the medical facility within the rebel base, Jin decided to meet up with Lars because they wanted to surprise Rhima of how strong they had been. Until he overheard both Roderick and Rhima are having a conversation about restoring the broken link and the "key" to restore it.
"I already told you that Japanese mestizo is the key. Why can't you listen to me?"
"I can't even sure if other characters living here might be the real key, Uncle Roddy." Rhima said in disappointment.
"We had no time to stay here, Rhima. Once if we pressed the device then we'll be going back to our home world. We came here to restore the balance between their world and our world and we need to find one person can restore it." Roderick said and became serious about their current mission.
"Who knows... we already arrived at the baddest time, Uncle Roddy." Rhima said shrugging over him and becoming serious. "Ever since we got separated, I already became the main target to Mr. Mishima's hands. I already warn my dad about their current mess."
"..."
"I'm not pretty sure about whoever is the real key. We need some time to find someone who that is." Rhima calmly said to Roderick while Jin had already listened to their conversation, decided to continue walking away.
At the balcony near the hangar, both of them were summoned by Lars as a way to watch both him and Jin are about to spar each other.
"For some reason... why the Swedish guy called us out?" Roderick wondered as Rhima noticed both are present as Lars shouted at her.
"Rhima, since you're here at my base. I wanted to have a demonstration with Jin here. It can be a little deadly at times if he and I we usually had a fist fight."
"There's no need to speak to them like this, Lars." Jin reacted in annoyance as Lars snickers to him.
"Look, you want to show it to Rhima how we spar together. Not like the last time, I beat you senseless when you remarked Alisa as a piece of junk."
Jin looked to see Rhima was present along with Roderick which he smiles while giving her a two-piece sign.
"I told you, the Japanese mestizo likes you to support him."
"...Do whatever he wants." Rhima shrugged over Roderick's enjoyment.
"Okay, Lars. Let's give everything we've got." Jin said seriously to face Lars as he goes in his Zenshin stance while Lars do the same with his own stance.
"Right. Let's do this."
Both eventually made a fist bump with their respective lightning appear on their fist and both men are about spar. They exchange their blows move from move but Jin goes in his Heat state to pull off most of his combo as well as utilizing his Spine Striker which was in tandem with the Kazama-Style Turning Leg Strike. Lars also did the same when he pulls off the combo of his own as well as showing his Heat. Jin executes his Rage Art with finnese which damages Lars. While they are sparring each other, Rhima had seen this when she had briefly played this game.
"Where are you going, Rhima...? They're gonna show the good part of the sparring match."
"I need some air..." Rhima said because she had known of their moves as well as their execution of Rage Art and decided to leave.
"Come on, Rhima... don't leave..." Roderick tries to stop Rhima from leaving until he saw Lars executes his Rage Art that was similar to the ultimate ninjutsu style in a form of lightning which defeats Jin in a process.
Jin tried to stand up as Lars helped him knowing that he needs more practice as he apologizes.
"Sorry that I got too far on this move."
"Yeah..."
"Hey Roddy... where's Rhima? She was there just a while ago." Lars tried to shout on Roderick which he replies terribly.
"Apparently, after she saw you two had fought, she had left the building."
"What!?" Lars said shockingly which causes Jin to get angry to her.
"What is she thinking? It's dangerous for her to leave here!"
As Jin immediately goes to find her again and Lars noticed something was wrong. Meanwhile at the parking lot which was filled with military tankers. Rhima wonders off alone while thinking about how the two had fought. She remembers the time of how she briefly played the game where Jin unleashes his Heat gauge as well as their respective new Rage Arts as she thought.
Their sparring match is a lot like from the game. The execution of their moves are identical and why I decided to leave them. A former high E-Sport gamer like myself, has to know more about their fighting moves and I think this new fighting game had focused on taking aggression to their opponents.
Suddenly, Rhima sees Sugar who remains drooling over her presence and seeing that Leroy was there who had followed them in their main base as Leroy himself finally confronts her.
"It's been quite a while, young lady."
"Mr. Smith... why are you here? The rebel guards will apprehend you for trespassing." Rhima said and warns Leroy to be apprehended by the rebel guards which he replies.
"Ain't worry about those guards, young lady and just call me Master Leroy."
"I know your heroic deeds in saving your hometown. But Kazuya just made a bloody carnage of this place. For some reason, what brings you here?" Rhima said wanted to know why he was here and Leroy responds.
"Remember the brief training that I gave you to refine your Wing Chun fighting style, we made our spar into a draw and your energy drains out on you."
"You're telling me to spar with you again or to test my Wing Chun techniques, is that it?" Rhima said grinning over Leroy's words as he shows his cane while pointing at her.
"So you do know... that's what a smart fighter would say. Now let's fight."
Leroy goes in his fighting stance which Rhima sighs knowing that she doesn't want to become like her father as a powerful street vigilante and just like Jin, he forced her to be teach by him how to fight against her opponents. In Leroy's case, it was her Wing Chun techniques which was blended to her main fighting style. Rhima had no choice but to face the Wing Chun master as she goes in her fighting stance.
"I haven't fought for a long time because of my schedules in class. You leave me no choice."
With this, both Leroy and Rhima begin their sparring match before Jin, Lars and Roderick arrive.
Trivia:
*Kazuya Mishima made his cameo in this chapter who gives Nina a first warning.
*The Rebel Hangar stage is revealed in this chapter where they take Rhima and Roderick for refuge.
*Jang-geum made his terrorism plans yet again by implanting new bombs. This time it was within two provinces of the Philippines which is in Rizal and Batangas.
*Their mission to remove the bombs will be divided into two within Hunyo and his friends as Hunyo's group take on three.
*The sparring match between Jin and Lars is taken from the alpha gameplay as well as performing their full unique intro.
*Leroy Smith makes his appearance for this chapter as he tested Rhima's Wing Chun's techniques from her blended fighting style. His appearance also forces Rhima to spar with him.
