Chapter 26: Kenpo Master: Feng Wei

At the heliport of the United Nations, Jin remembers how Rhima teaches him by home study whenever he spends time with her at the real world to educate and learn since he had never focus on schooling in two and a half years due to his heavy martial arts training and always aiding her father Hunyo in his vigilante crusade to battle his enemies. But because of their separation and his friendly reunion with Xiaoyu, he broke Rhima's heart. Hwoarang watches to see his rival is trying to cool his head since he had seen talking to Roderick about how they can contact each other with their cellphones in the real world.

Rhima-san... I wanted to spend more days with you and to make up for my lost time with you. I should had contacted you if our worlds are connected but I was completely unaware of it. I feel so guilty... not just to atone for my sins in making a global war, I always forgive her for my own actions to disturb her normal life in her world.

Hwoarang smiles because his rival couldn't move on with Rhima as he turned around while putting both of his hands on the back of his head and says.

"You couldn't move on without Rhima, Kazama. I knew you're still up for that old guy's bloody challenges. If you continued pouting like getting depressed, she wouldn't like it. And she maybe in danger if our enemies would come and get her."

That remark causing Jin to looked him slightly to see his rival Hwoarang and soon retorts.

"I know my problems, Hwoarang and I will save Rhima from Kazuya's clutches."

"In fact that Rhima is with the girls and they keep talking about you." Hwoarang said informing Jin about Rhima is with Xiaoyu and Asuka.

"..."

"If you wanna spend with Rhima, then do it. She was still here for a good reason." Hwoarang suggested his rival to spend time with Rhima while she was present in their world. "You were a lucky guy to coop up with her when it comes to romance."

Inside UN Headquarters, Rhima was met by Roderick who finally apologize to her for his cowardice.

"Rhima, I'm really sorry... I just don't like if you get hunted by that onion bastard. Except for the Japanese mestizo who looks like a duckbutted guy that cares for you."

"It's okay..." Rhima accepts Roderick's apology and soon tells her about Hunyo's mission.

"Your father is getting ready to board the boat going to the Taal Volcano within its lake. Taal is one of the most active volcanoes aside with Mayon in the Philippines. He's gonna put Jang-geum behind bars for good."

"Uncle Roddy... I have question?" Rhima asked which Roderick replies.

"What is it?"

"My dad kept warning me about Mr. Mishima and some people who were a Psychic just like me. I had no clue when my late brother and I were still kids." Rhima said trying to know why Hunyo has warn her which he reveals to her.

"I think it's about time to tell you this, Rhima. Hunyo was once a paranormal investigator on his youth. He can actually see spirits and any forms of supernatural whenever he investigated his paranormal cases and that includes the Duartes."

"My dad is a paranormal investigator?" Rhima said surprisingly as Roderick tells her.

"He is... Despite his works as a sports professor, he can see those things. And that includes some people he had meant about."

"I... really need some air..." Rhima said as she leaves. Roderick watches to see her leave and noticed that Raven is observing them both.

Rhima eventually walks outside of the headquarters after learning that her father was an investigator involved in paranormal activity which is why he had sensed supernatural people such as Psychics and Devils as she thought.

After all this time, my dad was indeed a paranormal investigator in the past. No wonder why he always sensed both Jin and Kazuya are people with Devil Gene and his mother was a human Psychic. It's all the bald face fault for turning me into a Psychic after they kidnapped me as a child.

Suddenly someone makes a powerful heel drop as she dodges the attack and the man turns out to be Feng.

"You! You must be the girl!"

"The Tajiquan master became Nina's own accomplice. I guess you sent here to get me, do you?" Rhima said grinning over his presence.

"You're coming with me by force!" Feng finally showed his fighting stance and battles her in a one-on-one fight.

Their fight was found by both Jin and Hwoarang and knowing that Feng was present.

"That arrogant Chinese guy was here! You gotta save Rhima!" Hwoarang gritted to see Feng and Jin quickly goes to save her.

The two guys had run so fast and Leroy sensed there some trouble going on outside of this headquarters. Meanwhile, Rhima is able to hold off Feng whenever they exchange their blows. But Feng manages to attack her with his Rage Art with a powerful heavy blow followed by three rapid punches and a single kick to send her flying. He soon executes a glowing gold aura within him.

"You will be defeated!" Feng executes a powerful left uppercut that forms into a powerful gold dragon projectile but Rhima is able to block the uppercut and her eyes are glowing blue along with her necklace to absorb the power. "What is this?"

Without warning. Jin arrives and quickly knocks him down with his Demon's Paw with single red and black shadowed wing appears on its back and disappears and eventually jump and catches Rhima on time. Feng finally get back on his feet and he noticed that Jin was here.

"Rhima, are you okay?" Jin asked worriedly to Rhima which she nods.

"What are you doing? I seek this girl and she comes to me!" Feng angrily barks at Jin in Mandarin language which he knew that he came here because he was sent by Nina to hunt Rhima.

"Rhima doesn't want to come with you. You came all the way because Nina had ordered you, is it?" Jin said while he gave him an evil smirk.

Feng attempts to attack Jin as Leroy arrives and makes the save by knocking him with a heavy blow and tells Jin to get Rhima inside.

"Young man... you take the young lady back inside, hurry!"

"Rhima, let's go." Jin then drags Rhima's hand and they run back inside the headquarters and Leroy knows how he was sent here to get Rhima.

"Looks like it was a grudge match between you and me and It seems that you had been breaking defenses on most masters that you've defeated. Well then, let's fight."

Back at the heliport, both Lars and Raven are present to see the battle between Feng and Leroy .

"I can't believe that guy. He can utilizes a projectile in air by knocking to their guts. I'm glad that Rhima is able to hold him off for a few minutes."

"This must be the reason why Kazuya had been seeking this girl is because of her powers. And right now, she was in Jin's protection." Raven said knowing the reason of why Kazuya's plan to capture her.

At night of the heliport as everyone remains asleep, Rhima noticed the pendant from her necklace is glowing after absorbing the dragon aura within Feng's after he executed his Rage Art at her. To her surprise, Jin was present who happens to observe her movements after what happened earlier.

Rhima tries to touch the pendant as it glows brighter and Jin sees this.

"Rhima-san!"

As he comes to her side it soon whited out in flashes of light.


Rhima sees the surroundings in her world and it was already at night time and seeing the night clouds. To her surprise, Jin was with her.

"Jin... you're here too?"

"Rhima-san... where are we? That flashes of light and it came from the necklace my mother gave you." Jin said and he pointed out the necklace Jun gave it to her.

"It's probably when I absorbed Feng's dragon aura from his Rage Art." Rhima said when she tried absorbing Feng's aura during their fight. Therefore, she realizes they were in Taal, Batangas and both of them appear within astral projection. "Looks like we're in Taal."

"You mean... we're in the real world, Rhima?" Jin reacted surprisingly to her words.

"Yeah I know... but this is where my dad is going to fight that bomb terrorist within the Taal volcano. It's pretty weird to say but I think we're in spiritual projection." Rhima said and noticed their appearances.

Jin tries to touch one of the trees which his hand disappears and Rhima was right about their current state.

"You were right... I cannot touch anything. It was just like I was on the wasteland wandering with my mother looking like this."

"Only my dad can even see us, Jin. Now I realized that he was a paranomal investigator in the past which is why he can sense somebody. I need to tell him." Rhima said worried as Jin nudges at her.

"Rhima-san... look. It's Mr. Panganiban and he is about to depart by boat."

As most of their things are ready to go, Hunyo is about to depart by going to the Taal volcano to find the last and final detonating device as well as Jang-geum as Brian and the others are already ready to get through the boat. Suddenly, he feels the wind is changing different direction and to his surprise, both Jin and Rhima are present and they came here to see him.

"Rhima... and Jin is with you, how did you-?"


Trivia:

*Hwoarang recreates the scene he had with his master Baek from the latter's ending in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

*Feng finally demonstrates both his moves and Rage Art based on his reveal and gameplay trailer.

*Feng finally has a grudge match with Leroy after he allows both of them to get inside the headquarters.

*Jin remembers how he looks like in the wasteland which happens to be in the Desert stage along with his mother Jun.