A/N: Hey guys DarkCrisan366 here and now that Tekken 8 is now showing both the gameplay and trailers and the feud between both Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama. I'm glad, Jin's mom, Jun Kazama is now back since she canonically playable in Tekken 2 and she is able to turn the tide to let her son battling it out for his own destiny. This new Strangest Things takes place six months after the end of The Last Revelation which is the same timeline as in Tekken 8 where it also takes place in six months after the events of Tekken 7. This time, Hunyo and the group are about to face a new enemy who is one of the late's Keiya adversaries in wanting to take over Silveria Corporation for his personal amusement and gain while his daughter Rhima and his old friend Roderick will travel to the World of Tekken to restore the broken link between their respective worlds. Here is the official fourth Strangest Things.
The Strangest Things: Purging of Evil
Six months after defeating Domon Khalil Merkova and disbanding The Black Devil organization, Hunyo was reading a newspaper while driving his black 2015 Toyota Land Cruiser since he got caught up in the traffic of EDSA leads to North Diversion Road. He was easily annoyed because he doesn't want to be late in his Karate class as he thought.
This is what Lee had complained to me about this heavy traffic. Our peaceful lives had suddenly cause misfortunes to some of us. About what happened to Silveria Corporation, Leah was devastated after hearing this awful news. I knew Rei was still alive and it is impossible for him to get killed in the explosion. The only thing I remember is when he responded to me about the text message and our conversation within our phones three months prior since our game partners are now returned to their world.
Flashback: 3 months prior.
"Like Lee says, their connection between our world and theirs are connected. Well I'd better be off now." Hunyo said as he finally hung up his phone after he talked to Rei.
"Gladly that machine you asked for Rei was a success, Hunyo. How was it?" Marissa asked which Hunyo smiles.
"At least our game partners are safely return to their world they had came from. Rei says our game partners can return as they really wanted and the only exception are the stray ones. Jin and Lee can even go to visit us."
As Hunyo opens the remote control of their television, he was horribly surprised about the news about Silveria Corporation as well as Rei being killed in the explosion. Marissa was saddened after what happened to him.
"It's impossible! How come Rei would died in the explosion!? Who's responsible for this?" Hunyo reacted and knowingly that Rei was presumably dead in the explosion. "We recently just talked about the invention that I requested him to make one."
Flashback over:
Hunyo reveals his face after he lowers the newspaper to drive continuously. He now grows a full beard while retaining his main look and he plays the song "Beep Beep" on his car which also plays as a background song as he drives to the right leads to MacArthur Highway. Upon arriving at UE Letre, Hunyo finally parks his SUV and get off the car along with his things so that he can teach his students about karate and discipline in his class and Mr. Sakyo came to see him.
"Hunyo... you look gruffy to have a beard."
"I hate if someone would compared between me and Jin. So I planned to grown my real beard." Hunyo said as he touches his beard and Mr. Sakyo had complimented about Rhima's performance in her participation of Esports.
"About your daughter, Rhima. She's an expertise in E-Sports. She was joined up by some sort of group of E-Gamers to participate the game of Tekken 7 and now Tekken 8 is gonna release tomorrow. I'm sure she can play this new game."
"The truth is, Mr. Sakyo. Rhima had called it quits on that group she had participated on. According to her, she was plagued by a "certain voice" after she had finished the versus game. She actually fought a Thailander gamer who played Kazuya in the game as she mostly uses Jin in the finals. It's pretty weird since this voice is probably Jin's. Another strange phenomenal happening here in the real world." Hunyo said as he reveals to Mr. Sakyo that Rhima had quickly quit the group after hearing of this voice which he tells him.
"Hmmm... you know something, Hunyo. I'm not gonna believe in any forms of supernatural or anything beyond imagination. Some college students actually seen a white spirit all around this campus. Seems like you're the one who know about paranormal or any forms of phenomenal intervention."
A white spirit? But that was impossible... only Jun Kazama can penetrate this kind of spiritual intervention. Everyone including me knew that she was killed by Ogre at his own hands but even the Producer of their game even says that she was not dead but her current status remained unknown. Perhaps, I need to see for myself if this spirit they were saying is true.
"Perhaps... I'll look into it, Mr. Sakyo. It is not like other Filipino supernaturals like the White Lady from the Balete drive. I might even ask my students if whoever comes around on my karate class."
As Hunyo leaves for his class, Mr. Sakyo was surprised about his decision when it comes to any supernatural.
At the Alberto Magnus Building at UST with the song "Devil" has been played, Rhima arrives in her teacher uniform as her medium-length hair is now tied in s man-bun style and to see other college students are talking about the D-Group which was settled by one of the Christian singers that both Hunyo and Lee had encountered. A handsome-looking Korean man appears to recruit any college students for his Christian D-Group as most female college students are shown to be attracted over his presence. Rhima looks on to see him because he was just like the same guy from one of the Idol groups in South Korea who are very interested over their fans which they called them as ELFs and decided to leave the building while ignoring everyone from her presence. The man looked on when Rhima left the building. As she gets out of the building and looked at the sky knowing of her sadness because Jin had never came back to see her as he wanted because he broke his promise and got themselves separated in three months. However, she remembers the certain voice that she was plagued by the time she was playing as Jin at Tekken 7 during her brief participation with a group of gamers who competes at the gaming tournament in E-Sports by calling out her name. She knows that Jin was the only person can strangely spoke her which leads her to quit playing games. Rhima is revealed to own a 2015 Toyota Camry as she opens with her remote control car key and gets inside before she drives away.
She actually visits Brian's noodle house in Binondo where she was eating lunch as both Meng and Daya are serving food for the other customers.
"Iba na ang kabataan ngayon. (This today's generation is different)" Brian remarked about other new customers and he looked at Rhima who is eating noodles. "How are you doing, Rhima. You look so gloom lately."
"No, Mr. Navarro... It was stressful on checking all of my students' test papers. Until I've seen a Korean man passing by and tries to recruit some college students from his D-Group." Rhima replied nicely and Brian noticed it was the same christian church that Hunyo attended.
"Hmmm... it's from the christian church that Hunyo usually attends this place. A lot of college students would even tried joining lots of organizations such as Youth or Singles for Christ. But I think he came this way so that he can preach the new recruits to follow him. Your father had dislike their discussions because they mixed it up between any people's lives and the words from the Bible."
Suddenly, other customers are talking about the new fighting game to be released tomorrow and they are excited to play this game.
"Rhima, you should try playing the new game tomorrow. According to other college students, Tekken 8 is going to be a popular game once it was released." Brian suggested Rhima to try playing the new fighting game which Rhima tries to think and response.
"To tell you the truth, Mr. Navarro. I stopped playing video games when I immediately quit the group which we had won on the E-Sports tournament. I'm still plagued over someone's voice that I knew."
"You're just like your father, Rhima. He was like that when he had stopped playing video games. Playing video games is just a hobby and try to be careful because game addiction is a sickness. Some of them just died of complications whenever they are more focused on playing for 24 hours straight." Brian said reminiscing about Hunyo's decision. "I think PSP is already been obsolete since the new Playstation 5 is already selling around the malls. Not to worry, Rhima. You may not hear some voices when you play that new game."
"I hope you're right..." Rhima said as she finally pays the bill for her lunch. "Thanks for the lunch and this is my payment."
"Anytime to visit, Rhima..." Brian waved Rhima when she left the restaurant and he thought about the voice that Rhima had mentioned which he thought.
It looks like she has been hearing a character's voice. Sounds like it was Jin Kazama who spoke to her in the first place. I knew a lot of our game partners are already returned to their own world. But why he called her like this? I have a strange feeling about her problem.
At sunset, Hunyo is about to leave back to his black Land Cruiser while reading a list of students who wrote their names. Knowing that they are the ones who had seen a white spirit. Suddenly, the wind takes a different direction as Hunyo sensed something.
The wind suddenly changed its direction.
Hunyo noticed a spiritual presence which consisting of spiritual animals and flashes of light are all over the campus. He knows that he won't be deceived towards his enemy. It was the first time he had seen these form of spiritual projection despite he himself being known about anything paranormal until he heard someone's voice.
"Long time no see, Hunyo."
Hunyo was horribly surprised to hear someone's voice much like his daughter Rhima and a woman appears behind him in a white, collared, button-up dress with flowing sleeves that have a bow at the elbow of each. Her shoulders, the upper points of her collar, and a small portion at the back of the dress hem have black, patterned panels, and she has silver embroidery along the sleeves, shoulders, and down the sides of her dress. The dress is held at the waist with a black corset belt that has an ornate silver buckle at the center. Her black capris now have a lace pattern at the hem paired with a black bow, and and her white socks are v-shaped at the opening with a lace design over the ankle and foot. Her black flats now have two openings around the side, ornate buckles at the strap, and a design at the top of each and white lace gloves. He finally sees Jun Kazama's appearance who had been missing throughout the game since.
"No way... Jun Kazama... I thought you were-?"
Trivia:
*Hunyo gains a full beard so that he won't be mistaken as Jin.
*Most original characters in the Strangest Things remembers their game partners in the Tekken games.
*Brian's six months apppearance is based on Kabuto Yakushi during the Shinobi War in Naruto Shippuden.
*Jun Kazama officially made her appearance in this chapter since she was mentioned by her son Jin in the Last Revelation. Although she plays a neutral character during the unofficial events based on her appearance in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
*Hunyo sees a glowing white light along with spiritual animals much like how Jun summons them in her arcade ending in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. This is where anyone in the real world had dubbed Jun's appearance as the white spirit.
