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Tekken: Mysterious Pasts Part 1 Angel/Devil
KNT News: Broadcasting Live~ Japanese reporter Meisuja Skye reporting-
"Hello, folks at home! We're here at the 4th King of Iron Fist Tournament." this lone reporter explained,"This is the final round, and we're here with the final two competitors: 21 year-old Kazama Jin, our 3rd King of Iron Fist Tournament Champion; and 75 year-old Mishima Heihachi, our 2nd King of Iron Fist Tournament Champion, Kazama Jin's grandfather." he continued."Two champions....two relatives... Ladies and gentlemen, THIS WILL BE AN AMAZING FIGHT! Spectators have returned to their homes at this late hour, even those who have been eliminated have chosen to leave, while a few have chosen to remain for their own reasons. Those few that have chosen to stay include: 21 year-old Hwoarang, 18 year-old Ling Xiaoyu, and 20 year-old Julia Chang. After suffering a defeat, I would have already been on the next train outta here, but hey, they must want to see 'The Greatest Match In History' up close and personal. This is Meisuja Skye reporting live on KNT News." the reporter finished while the cameraman filmed the broadcast.
"That guy is full of it" Hwoarang said to no one in particular.
"Ya got that right." Ling agreed. They were dressed in their usual fighting treads.The three of them walked closer to the platform where the match was to be held. They were on the roof of a high skyscraper in Tokyo,Japan (Shinjuku District).
The two competitors were ready to start the match. Jin Kazama watched his grandfather, staring him down with an evil glare. "Grandfather, I will defeat you for all the evil you have caused, and then this nightmare will finally end." Jin spoke so only he would hear.
"I'd like to see you try and defeat me." Heihachi replied, finding Jin's words amusing.
The reff came between the two fighters who were standing across from each other. This fight was about to commense.
"Here we go folks, this brawl is about to go down!" Skye shouted excitedly about the current event.
"Ready......BEGIN!" the reff yelled.
Jin ran at his grandfather, wanting to strike first, punching him fast and hard in the gut. The old man easily recovered from the blow, then interlocking both his hands slammed into Jin's back. Jin hit the ground, and Heihachi took the opportunity to stomp on his head, but Jin quickly rolled out of the way.
"See folks, it's already becoming a fine fight! Who will win, nobody knows!!!" Skye exclaimed.
As the fight raged on, a young man appeared at the door on the roof. Julia was the first to notice him. "Who's he?" Julia whispered to Ling.
Ling saw the guy off Julia's glance. "Don't know, I've never seen him. He wasn't in the tournament either, I don't think..." Ling whispered back.
Hwoarang hearing this minor discussion became curious himself. Then taking a look, he was surprised by who he saw before him. He did not say a word, but both Julia and Ling noticed a fire in his eyes. For a moment, the two wondered if they should ask Hwoarang about the guy, and Julia finally decided she had to find out. She felt there was something about him and usually her feelings were right. "Do you know him?" Julia asked.
"Yeah, I do." Hwoarang answered with some attitude. Then low, barely above a whisper, he said, "His name is Yusho MinChao."
"That's interesting," she commented, "know anything else?"
"No" he retorted, which prompted her to believe he was lying.
The three of them watched the young man following the fight. They noticed how his eyes were locked on Jin. This puzzled all three of them. The young man was around 19 years of age, standing about 5'8" tall, and weighing a good 75KG. He had a medium built body resembling that of a fighter's. Long,shoulder-length,spiky, black hair dawned his head swaying in the breeze but was covered by a forest green cap being worn backwards; his hazel eyes gleamed in the moonlight.
"Well anywayz, he's kind of cute." Ling said.
Julia turned from Yusho, crossing her arms and giving Ling the eye, "I thought you had a thing for Jin?" Julia asked.
"Well I can still look..." Ling replied with a sly grin.
Hwoarang kept his eyes on Yusho wondering what he was doing here. Yusho was not aware of the others on the roof. He was only aware of the two people in battle, particularly Jin. Yusho was wearing baggy cuffed, dark blue jean pants with a chain looped on the left side and a shortsleeved, forest green muscle-type shirt with black cuffs at the end of it. On the front of his shirt, there was the image of a fierce gray wolf, but behind it was a gentle gray wolf. Across written in a sapphire color, Don't Fear The Beast Within. Around his wrists, he was wearing black wristbands with the yin yang symbol on each and around his cap, a pair of black goggles with blue tinted lenses. After noticing the goggles, Hwoarang tensed up. They brought back to him a flood of memories...
"Why is he just standing there? Why is he staring at Jin so hard? Why do you think he came here, to see you..?" Ling fired off question after question.
"Ling, shut the **** up!" Hwoarang barked at Ling, then in a softer tone, "Hell if I know why he's here."
"Sorry..."Ling whispered quietly.
Hwoarang went back to watching the fight, trying to ignore the fact Yusho was there. Julia had been trying to figure out this character. There was something about him that she just could not put her finger on. Then it hit her!
"Doesn't Yusho look familiar? I mean, doesn't he remind you of someone."
The realization of what Julia was saying came to Hwoarang first, "I wouldn't doubt it." he said.
"Oh? I thought you didn't know anything else." Julia remarked with a smirk.
"All I know, is what Yusho told me long ago; he was adopted."
"Adopted?" Ling questioned, "So Julia, you think he might be here to see Jin then?"
"I think so. Maybe, he is here to see him. I don't know, but maybe, just maybe, they're related." Julia responded.
" Well, whatever is going through his head, he appears to be in deep thought." Hwoarang added.
After all three of them sighed with some misbelief and astonishment, Hwoarang commented, "Can we just watch the fight?"
"Alright, we'll watch the fight."Julia said.
It seemed like Heihachi had gotten the upper hand. He was punching Jin with all his power and Jin looked like he could take no more. Jin got knocked to the ground, but he was able to trip the old geezer. Jin then got up and picked up his grandfather. Heihachi kicked him in the stomach and then stomped on him repeatedly. Jin's face was covered with blood, he even choked up little. This time his grandfather picked him up, his hand around his neck. Heihachi walked Jin over to the edge of the roof. Jin was trying to get loose by kicking his grandfather but his grandfather only laughed.
"What is that Old Geezer gonna do to Jin?!" Ling shouted, a little horrified.
"I don't know, but it doesn't look good. We gotta help him." Julia exclaimed.
"You really think we should get involved!?" Hwoarang exclaimed, "I know for a fact that the Kazamas and the Mishimas are crazy." He commented under his breath .
"Well if he dies.... YOU won't be able kick his *** yourself!" Julia yelled giving him a stern look.
"Damn, you're right. Let's go!"
The three of them darted toward Jin's direction. Lightning started to surround the arm Heihachi had around Jin's neck; it was about to get ugly.
"Looks like this fight has gotten out of hand folks we will return after a short intermission." Skye reported in front of the camera. The cameraman suggested leaving and Skye quickly agreed. The two of them dashed toward the door, running right pass Yusho.
"I have to talk to Jin. "Yusho whispered under his breath, " If I want to find out about my life, my past, I have to talk to him." Yusho thought back to his dream. The recurring dream that might actually be a repressed memory.
~Dream~
It was dark in the room. The night and the shine of the moon came in through the window, illuminating the figures on a queen sized bed. There was a young woman sleeping, and a child lay next to her; a crib next to the bed rocked gently. The child sleeping with her looked to be two years of age and did seem to resemble Jin, a least a little.The baby in the crib could only been seen as a shadow. It did look like him thought or wished...maybe. There was a sound, faint at first, but then it grew louder. Suddenly, the young woman woke and slowly so did the child. She told the child to take his brother and hide. The child was puzzled about what was happening, but did what he was told. For being only three, he was very smart and strong. He was given his brother and went hiding in the bedroom closest. As soon as the two kids were safely hidden, there was a bamming at the front door. The young woman had known trouble was bound to come her way and hoped she would be able to protect herself and her two sons.
"KAZAMA JUN, OPEN UP!!" a voice bellowed from the other side of the door. Jun was the young woman's name. Yusho figured this might be his mother, his biological mother...
Jun did not answer, she simply waited.
A few minutes later the voice sounded again,"ALRIGHT, WE'RE COMING IN!!"
Jun was ready for them. Two masked soldiers busted through the door and began to scope the cabin. Jun readied herself standing on the bed. When one of the soldiers saw her, he started in her direction. Jun leapt off the bed and dropped kicked him right back through her bedroom door. The other soldier, watching the scene, immediatly came rushing in.
She was about to grab him when he said,"We thought you might be trouble so we brought back up."
An evil grin crept over his face, and Jun flipped him onto her bed. She got into the closest and grabbed her to kids, wanting to get away before reinforcements arrived, but they were ready for her. When she tried to get out the back door, ten other soldiers were waiting; they surrounded her. Jun was prepared to fight, but the expression on her face showed worry. She pushed her kids behind her, hoping to finish these soldiers quickly,but she was not prepared for what happened next. All ten soldiers jumped her at once! She managed to kicked one off her, and the ravage the others. The child was thoroughly amazed, as body parts were broken and people were tossed around. But it would not last long, the two soldiers from before returned and they were able to tackle her to the floor.
She shouted,"RUN JIN, Take your brother and RUN!"
The clues were set: Kazama Jun and Jin. Yusho would have no idea about his biological family before this dream, even after being told he was adopted at an early age, he never had anything to go on. When this dream started, their names would plague Yusho's mind for four years while he searched for them. As the dream went on, Jin wanted to help his mom. He tried to run to her, but he was grabbed by a soldier in the process; his brother snatched from his arms."Got what we came for" The soldier reported with a 2 way radio. He ran while the others were getting viciously attacked by Jun.
"My baby! My BABY!" she cried out. She tried her hardest to run after him, but she was grabbed from behind and tied up along with Jin. Jun shed a single tear as each masked soldier left. The dream always ended there....
"Time to die Jin. I must thank you for everything you've done. This is perfect. You took out your father, and I'm going to take you out." Heihachi said while laughing.
Jin felt his anger building... His own grandfather was the reason he did not have a family, and why he was alone now. He could not let him have the last laugh. Jin saw behind Heihachi three images of his father, Kazuya. He closed his eyes, not wanting to see him, but could still hear Kazuya speaking to him.
Give in to the anger! Hate me! Curse me! Give in to the anger! Hate me! Curse me! Jin heard his laughter in his head, and his anger began burning over.
"IF I have to die, at least you won't be the cause of my death." Jin stated.
He grabbed the arm that Heihachi was choking him with and used it to quickly put his feet in Heihachi's chest.
"See you in HELL!!!!!" Jin yelled, pushing off his grandfather with an incredible force.
Jin began falling down the side of the skyscraper. Heihachi skid across the top of the roof. Getting off the ground, he was going to laugh until he realized what might be happening to Jin. He ran back to the edge of the roof.
"Bye" he replied smirking, but that's when he saw it.
"JIN!!" Ling shouted shocked beyond belief.
She ran by Heihachi and dove off the skyscraper. Ling learned some of Mishima history from Yoshimitsu during the tournament, and she also knew some of Jin's past. She came to the conclusion that the root of the Mishima's problems was Heihachi's cruel upbringing of Kazuya. She believed Jin did not deserve the life he had recieved, and did not want him to die alone. But she did not plan on dying, she just had to reach Jin. For she knew, he would not let her die.
"Has that girl gone nuts!?!"Julia exclaimed, as she and Hwoarang watched Ling dive to her doom.
"I thought she had....til now!! She's really gone off the deep end, sacrificing herself with Kazama." Hwoarang retorted.
"Maybe, she just cares about him alot. I think you could learn a lesson in caring." Julia said, "Well anyway, we gotta do something!"
Hwoarang gave Julia a look for what she had said, but he did not not say anything about it to her.
Hwoarang simply replied, "Like what?"
Meanwhile, even though he did not know it, someone stood behind Yusho in the shadows . The spirit of his mother was closeby, and Yusho could sort of feel her presence. Jun had been watching the fight. She knew the one she had loved dearly had returned from death, but she now sensed that one of her son's was about to die. Jun was not going to watch her son die especially, at the hands of Heihachi.
Yusho could not believe what had just transpired, "Jin just threw himself off the roof of a skyscraper, why? And how come nobody tried to stop that old guy from killing him!? Why didn't I try to stop him!?"
Yusho kicked the rooftop door with a silent rage building inside, " I didn't hope for years, of finally finding my family, to let it end like this."
Then he heard a voice, a mysterious feminine voice, but somehow he thought it familiar.
"Save him...", it said.
"Huh? How!?" Yusho found himself responding to the voice; thinking himself going insane, but he felt he had to respond to it. "What can I do?" he asked.
"You know what to do" Yusho tried to think, but it only led to frustration; he was told to close his eyes, and soon he felt a touch that felt so real.
"It has always been true: Jin was my little Devil and you were my Angel." the voice spoke softly. Unbeknownst to everyone even Yusho, a young woman stood before him. She put two fingers to her lips then touched Yusho's forehead. Suddenly, there was a flash and a diamond appeared where the young woman had touched.
"AH!!" Yusho fell to his knees in pain. Two giant wings sprouted from his back,tearing his shirt off, a pair of Angel wings were now glaring in the moonlight.
"Now go.." the voice whispered once again from the shadows.
Yusho nodded his head in agreement.The wings were nothing new; they had appeared before,a long time ago. Yusho ran towards the roof's edge, right pass Hwoarang and Julia, and dove off .
"Was that YUSHO!?" Julia exclaimed.
"I think so..." Hwoarang said, not as surprised.
Yusho flew down the side of the skyscraper and first noticed Ling. Ling was calling out to Jin, but he was ahead of her with his eyes closed. Ling wondered if he had fallen unconscious, but she continued to try and gain his attention, "Jin, I know you can hear me. You have to transform or you'll die! Do it!"
Yusho thought to himself, "He can transform too? Maybe, Jin is my brother, but I'll never know if I do not talk to him."
Yusho flew to her as fast he could, grabbing her up in his arms.
Ling gasped,"Who are you?" Yusho just smiled.
By his smile and the quiet resolve in his eyes, Ling was reminded of someone. It was clear who this guy was, Yusho, Jin's brother. He was about to go after Jin when suddenly Jin stopped in mid air. Jin was in his own world. Because of Kazuya's words that were still repeating in his head, he could feel himself losing control. He could her Ling somehow, but her voice was distant. Jin began to feel unbearable pain, but before it completely made him lose it, he had to ask him something. Knowing he was about to fall to his death, Did Kazuya, his father, try to have him transform to save himself? Did his father actually care about him? Jin screamed in agony.
Yusho and Ling watched Jin from inches away. They saw strange tattoos appear all over his chest, arms, and even some on his face. Then two black wings sprouted from Jin's back, and his eyes were changed by the darkness within him. Ling remembered being told about this, what was happening to Jin. He had told her he lost control of himself at the end of the 3rd King of Iron Fist Tournament. Ling knew this is what he meant, a Devil transformation.
Yusho watched in surprise, Jin could also transform, but Jin's transformation was different from his own. Yusho sensed a dark presence, could feel hate emulating from Jin, and Jin's Angelic wings were rotted black with grief and pain. Yusho and Ling were astonished to see a finished transformation.
Devil Jin's eyes slowly opened, and he heard the silent flapping of wings. Turning to look up, he noticed the strange creature with a familiar face in its arms.
He flew up to be level with the creature, and apparently, wasn't himself.. "Who are you?!" Devil Jin questioned with a changed voice Ling did not recognize.
Yusho searched for something to say, but Ling beat him to it.
"Jin, you've gotta snap out of it! You could seriously hurt us if you don't gain control! It's me, Ling, and...your brother!"
Yusho and Ling's eyes met. They were both stunned by what Ling had said.
"Ling..." Jin's voice crept through, but was soon shattered by, "Brother? I don't have a brother!!! You two must be working for my grandfather. Yes, that explains it. Now, you will both DIE!!" Devil Jin whispered with a frightening evil behind his words.
Devil Jin's eyes started glowing red. "Jin, it's me!!" Ling yelped. He has to know who I am, Ling thought.
Devil Jin did not recognize Ling's voice for he was no longer Jin; Jin was chained inside himself. "This isn't good..." Yusho said.
Yusho and Ling watched as Devil Jin was about to unleash his power upon them. "I think you're totally right." Ling replied.
Devil Jin's power burst forth in the form of a beam.
"Ahh, I'm gonna die!" Ling buried her head in Yusho's chest.
Yusho was nervous but only for a second. A feeling came over Yusho, and it seemed to tell him what to do. He put forth his right hand, as if he were going to stop the beam, and the beam suddenly blew up as if it had hit a brick wall. A crystal-like shield was generated by Yusho, but it disappeared as quickly as it came.
"Am I dead?" Ling looked up into Yusho's eyes.
"Nope, you're just fine...for now." Yusho replied turning to Devil Jin with a stern expression on his face.
"You blocked it." Devil Jin said, "You must be more powerful than I thought.
You may have blocked my attack, but you will still die at my hands."
"He's really bent on killing you, isn't he?" Ling asked.
"Yeah, I wish I understood why." Yusho answered.
"Don't worry, that is not the real Jin. It's just the part that takes him over sometimes. The real Jin will be back." she told him cheerfully.
"I don't think so." Devil Jin laughed maliciously. The young woman from before, now stood in a room watching the scene in a nearby building.
Jun softly spoke her thoughts to herself, " I didn't mean for this to happen, a fight between my sons. What can I do now? I was only able to give Junyo enough energy to transform and save Jin and Ling. Now, Devil Jin may kill him. I must get through to Jin."
Jun concentrated her soul, knowing it was time for action. In a flash, she hovered behind Angel Yusho. When Jin saw her, a piece of himself was able to break through.
"Mother..?"
This only prompted Devil Jin to go mad.
Yusho and Ling were both surprised and confused.
"Get out of here, you don't belong here!" Devil Jin shouted in her direction.
A whisper managed to escape Jun's lips, one both her sons were able to hear, "Jin..."
Devil Jin broke into a rage fueled by anger, resulting in him firing off powerful beams of energy. Yusho dodged as best he could with a young women in his arms. He decided he better get Ling to the ground so she wouldn't get hurt. Yusho dove into a spin toward the ground, beams of energy so close they could have easily blasted through his wings., but he finally made it to the ground. He turned in the knick of time, just as a power beam went by his left side exploding a hole through the solid concrete. Luckily, he sensed its coming. He set Ling on the sidewalk.
"Phew, that was close." she stated. "Yeah..." he managed to say.
"Thanks for saving me, I guess, I was pretty foolish. I thought he would save me."
Yusho could hear the sorrow in Ling's voice. "Trust me, I know he wanted too." He said.
Ling worked up a slight smile. Yusho returned it flying back up toward Devil Jin. He could feel him self sorta blushing. "He so cute." Ling said, "If only it weren't for Jin... Heh" A short giggle escaped Ling's mouth.
Meanwhile...
"Devil, I know you can hear me!" Jin yelled from the corners of his mind.
They were dark, darker than dark itself.
"Let me go!"
There was no answer only silence. Just as Jin was about give up hope, "It'll take more than yelling to stir the Devil. You'll have to fight it with all your being. I should know a little something about that, after all, I had to do the same thing for your mother. Fighting the Devil inside, you should know as well as I, it will take more than words."
"Kazuya" Jin muttered. Kazuya's laugh began to resonate through his head. He could not help but wonder, what would prompt him to care. It had to be to keep the Devil Gene inside him alive. It could not be anything more. Kazuya was right about one thing, he had to fight the Devil with something more: His heart!
"Mother, if you can hear me now, please help me."
Devil Jin was still in control, and that meant, Yusho was going to have to fight.
"My Chest," Devil Jin stopped thrashing in the air, "What is this pain I'm feeling? It must be this pestering human. He'll never get free."
Jun could feel Jin trying to break through, and she was channeling her spirit to him, but it was not enough. She had to return to her present form. Jin continued to fight, but it seemed like a losing battle. recognize his mother's voice anytime. He couldn't recognize anyone else now that Devil Jin was in control.
Angel Yusho returned to face Devil Jin. This fight was going to happen no matter what.
Jun,watching the fight from closeby, felt helpless...
From the roof of the skyscraper, Hwoarang and Julia observed the aerial action.
"I cannot believe that those two are Jin and Yusho. They transformed into such, I don't know what. Those tales of my tribe are nothing compared to this." Julia rattled on to herself, not knowing what to think.
Hwoarang ignored her, not paying attention to her one bit. He was preoccupied with his own thoughts about his past, about what he had done to Yusho. The reason their friendship did not last...
Hwoarang was twelve at the time, and Yusho was ten. They were both training under Baek. Doo San Baek was Hwoarang's 20 year-old Master and brother figure. Baek was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and owned his family's dojo. He was certified to teach and that is what he chose to do as his father's last wish; his father had been a Master of Tae Kwon Do himself. He owned the Dojo before Baek, and had been given it by his father, but now, it was Baek's responsibility.
Not long after Baek's father passed, Baek was alone in the world. All of his family had died, but that changed when he came to meet Hwoarang, the boy with no family and no last name. Hwoarang was just some street punk to the untrained eye, but Baek saw through him; he saw more. Baek wanted to learn about Hwoarang, and after a couple weeks of observing, he learned some of his life.
Hwoarang was an orphan living on the streets, surviving off the money he won in street fights with other kids his age. After studying this fierce boy, Baek came to the conclusion that he must help him, and he knew just how to do it. It was hard for Baek to talk with Hwoarang at first because he always ran away, but Baek soon caught up with him. After proposing to Hwoarang a deal, he left him to think about his offer. Baek told him," I can make you stronger, but on one condition, you stop streetfighting for awhile to train with me."
It was only a day later that a scrappy Hwoarang came to his dojo. Hwoarang hated rules, which Baek seemed all to quick to bring down on him. The two struggled with their relationship, which involved Hwoarang leaving alot of the times, but he always came back. Baek knew that Hwoarang was withdrawn within himself and liked to put on a tough attitude, but he knew Hwoarang had a good head on his shoulders. As the months passed by, Hwoarang began to open up little by little. He began to see more to Baek, began to see him less as a jerk and more as an older brother. Hwoarang believed Baek was to cool to be an old man, a father. Baek and Hwoarang were two lonely souls that grew together; then came Yusho.
After a few months with Hwoarang, Baek met with MinChao Yusho. Yusho arrived after seeing the dojo. He and his adopted parents passed by it on the way to their new house. Even though it was supposed to be closed for awhile so Baek could teach Hwoarang, he decided to take on Yusho as a pupil. He had a good feeling about Yusho and thought he would be a perfect rival for Hwoarang. As time went by, Hwoarang and Yusho became good friends and very skilled at Tae Kwon Do.
Hwoarang and Yusho would talk to each other about everything; they came to be very close. When one day Hwoarang and Yusho each exchanged a personal secret, Yusho learned that Hwoarang's parents were murdered and he escaped an orphanage while Hwoarang learned Yusho was adopted and did not know anything about a life before that event. It was not long before Hwoarang gave Yusho a pair of his oldest goggles as a token of their friendship.
Hwoarang was about 16, and Yusho was 14 now. Finally came the day when it would all come crumbling down. Hwoarang suggested they explore a cliff that was close by only for the fact that they were bored. Yusho thought it was a bad idea and naturally it was.
Hwoarang decided to scale it, "It's not that high." he said.
Yusho told him, "It's a bad idea." Hwoarang just would not listen.
While climbing down, his foot got stuck. He tried to pull it out, but fell back in the process. Yusho jumped with a start, but Hwoarang was able to grab on to a weak tree branch.Yusho started to panic. He had to get help, but what if Hwoarang fell before he got back. Yusho decided the best thing to do was to try and reach his friend. A strong tree trunk was near Hwoarang so Yusho climbed down it and extended his arm.
"Grab my hand Hwoarang!" Yusho shouted to him.
"I'm trying!" Hwoarang shouted back, his shifting weight did not help the situation. Snap went the branch.
"Ahhh!!!!" Hwoarang yelled.
Yusho stared emotionless as his best friend began to fall. All Hwoarang could think was, he was going to die.
"HWOARANG, HOLD ON! AHHHHH!!!!" Yusho called out as he fell from the trunk.
Yusho's forehead began to shine a brilliant white light. Suddenly, a pair of Angel wings exploded out of Yusho's back and he flew down grabbing up Hwoarang. They soon reached the ground and the Angel wings disappeared as quickly as they came.
"Yusho, how..did...you...do that!?" Hwoarang was bugging out.
"I don't know" Yusho whispered softly.
"What are you a freak or something!?" Hwoarang felt horrible after he barked these words; that probably was not what Yusho had expected after saving his life.
"Hwoarang.." Yusho tried to say.
"No, Stay away from me!" Hwoarang walked off, but he did regret it.
In the next two years, they finished their training. Both of them became black belts, mastering the art of Tae Kwon Do. Hwoarang and Yusho stopped talking to each other in that time, and Yusho was to move back to Japan.
Even though Hwoarang never said a word on that last day, the final words Yusho spoke to Hwoarang were, "See you again, someday...."
A year later when Hwoarang was 19, his 27 year-old Master Baek mysteriously disappeared. All of the people Hwoarang cared for had left him, except for his only friend who he had driven away. Hwoarang became hard-hearted, but managed to make himself promise that one day he would have to apologize to Yusho. Now today, happened to be that day.
"Hwoarang!!" Julia was calling him to her side.
"Yeah..." Hwoarang breathed.
"I think they're about to fight."
Heihachi was watching his two grandchildren, his hate piercing through his eyes.
"I can't b-believe it, he survived!" Heihachi growled to himself." I thought my men had gotten rid of him, but he lives."
How can this be, he thought. "Maybe I was tricked, and I was to blind to see." In his mind, he went back to that fateful day.
Heihachi was doing a background check on Kazama Jun on the computer at his desk.
"She is the mother of two children: Kazama Jin and Junyo. Jin carries the Devil Gene, but Junyo is different."
He carried on with himself, "He is like his mother, mystical and mysterious. She posess powers of her own as well, and she was able to pass them on. She knows when danger is coming, which is how she was able to get away, but now I have found her. Junyo could destroy the Mishima family line, he must go. There is no room for an Angel only DEVILS!!!!" Heihachi laughed heartily, standing up and pounding on his desk. He clicked the nearby intercom.
"Send in the Tekkenshu force." Eleven men arrived in Heihachi's office in a matter of seconds.
"Men, I want you to break into the Kazama residence and kidnap her son Kazama Junyo; he will be the youngest child. Take heed of my warning, Jun is a threat so beware of her skill." Heihachi commanded. "Sir,Yes Sir!" the men stood ready. "It will be night soon. Get the child and destroy him." Heihachi finished.
"Sir,Yes Sir." the men replied once again.
Then it hit Heihachi! He remembered the man standing closest to the door in the back of the room. It was Wulong Lei, the Hong Kong Super Cop. He was one of the best, and he was good friends with both Michelle AND Jun.
"He was the one who saved him, I know it!" Heihachi roared aloud.
He could not believe he had forgotten. The next day after the kidnapping took place Heihachi had called for the Tekkenshu force. They reported that one of their own had been severly beaten guy by another, and the baby was taken from him.
"WHAT!?" Heihachi grabbed one of the men and threw him aside. "FIND HIM!" Heihachi yelled.
After weeks of searching, they never found baby Junyo.
"I have to destroy Junyo before he gets to close to Jin." Heihachi said finally to himself, as he looked at his grandchildren again, he pulled out a Cell phone.
"HELLO, GET ME THE TEKKENSHU FORCE!"
"Jin, you have to gain control." Angel Yusho tried to reach him.
"Sorry, Jin's not home." Devil Jin smirked a death threat in his eyes.
The two stared each other down. Devil Jin rushed Angel Yusho and uppercutted him. Angel Yusho was knocked through the air, but dazed only for a moment. Devil Jin flew, trying to grab at him, but they grabbed each other at the same time. Angel Yusho kneed him in the stomach and then tried to kick him in the chest, but Devil Jin released arm and grabbed his foot, swinging him into the side of the skyscraper. Angel Yusho bounced back with a few punches of his own aimed at Devil Jin's face. He took the punches, but they only made him angry. Angel Yusho tried to punch him again, but he grabbed his fist and then unleashed an energy beam.
"That's stings.." Angel Yusho muttered shot back into the side of the skyscaper.
Devil Jin let loose a vicious combo on him, using all his strength, but Angel Yusho took the pain until he generated another shield; blasting Devil Jin off him. Angel Yusho jumped into Devil Jin's chest and pushed off as hard as he could, taking off upwards. Devil Jin was right behind. Angel Yusho turned in mid-air while he was coming straight at him. He let fly another energy beam. This one paralyzed Angel Yusho, he couldn't move but hovered in place.
Devil Jin flew over to him,"You're dead!" Devil Jin spit.
"If that's Yusho down there, we have figure out something, but what?" Julia wondered.
"I'm gonna help him." Hwoarang said moving back a bit from the roof's edge. He followed the path of Ling, diving straight for Devil Jin.
Julia shocked shouted, "HWOARANG!!"
He took a big risk, but he had to help his friend. Luckily, Hwoarang was lucky. He managed to land around Devil Jin's neck. Hwoarang weight through Devil Jin for a loop, and Hwoarang got a grip around his neck. Devil Jin was beyond rage.
With that distraction, Angel Yusho broke free of the paralysis and proceeded to attack. He pulled off a front kick, side kick, and a roundhouse kick. Devil Jin would not settle for such a defeat, using his arms, he grabbed Hwoarang off himself. Growing more annoyed and irritated by the moment, he tossed threw Hwoarang at Angel Yusho. Needless to say, Angel Yusho was taken a back. He was not able to grab Hwoarang, but a falling Hwoarang grabbed hold of Angel Yusho's leg.
Angel Yusho could not fight with somebody hanging by his leg, but imagine his surprise when he realized who it was, he saw, "Hwoarang..."
"In the flesh, I have alot to say to you, but we'll have to talk later." Hwoarang explained. Devil Jin was twitching to kill them. Angel Yusho was tried to move but was not able to move much due to Hwoarang's weight.
"Don't worry I got a plan."
Hwoarang told him, "Cup your hands when i say." Angel Yusho nodded.
Devil Jin spoke, "I'd hate to say good-bye, but-"
"NOW!" Hwoarang shouted.
Angel Yusho cupped them, and Hwoarang did a backflip into Angel Yusho's hands. Then he immediately threw his body at Devil Jin. Devil Jin was so close he had no time to move, he did have to breathe flames from his mouth. This, however, did not stop Hwoarang from advancing, he and Devil Jin both went crashing through the glass windows of the nearby building that was close to the skyscraper. Devil Jin changed back into Jin after hitting the floor, and They both fell unconscious. Angel Yusho breathed a sigh of relief, glad the fight was over.
Suddenly, a sense of danger followed by immense pain. He had been shot multiple times in one of his wings by a Laser Rifle. Then recieved multiple shots in the back. He tried to fly through the hole in the building but could not quite make. Instead, he grabbed on to a window ceil's jagged edge. Julia watched all this and knew she too had to take a chance.
"Yusho, hang on!" she called out. She looked for something, anything that could, that's when she saw equipment the cameraman had left behind: A big bulky spare camera and long extension cords. She took the plugs and tied them to a gargoyle statue on the roof.
She spoke aloud, "Spirits, Guide me."
While holding on to the bulky camera she, swung herself toward Angel Yusho's direction. Knowing she would not make it all the way, she put her feet on the camera and pushed off with all her might. She soared through the air and landed on top of Hwoarang; he made a sound, but was still unconscious.
Julia hopped up whispering, "Thank you Spirits." and went to aid Angel Yusho.
She pulled him in the room, and he fell on her. All he could say was thanks, before passing out and changing back to Yusho. The diamond in the middle of his forehead glowed, healing everyone in the room. Julia laid Yusho down and realized she was in a room with three knocked out guys. She checked back out the hole, and immediately recognized the Tekkenshu Force. She then saw that Ling had gotten herself into some trouble; she was taking on the Tekkenshu Force.
After finally noticing Heihachi still on the skyscraper's roof, Julia tried to find an exit. She found one rather quickly and ran to go help Ling.
KNT News: Broadcasting Live~ Japanese reporter Meisuja Skye reporting-
"Hello, folks at home! We're here at the 4th King of Iron Fist Tournament." this lone reporter explained,"This is the final round, and we're here with the final two competitors: 21 year-old Kazama Jin, our 3rd King of Iron Fist Tournament Champion; and 75 year-old Mishima Heihachi, our 2nd King of Iron Fist Tournament Champion, Kazama Jin's grandfather." he continued."Two champions....two relatives... Ladies and gentlemen, THIS WILL BE AN AMAZING FIGHT! Spectators have returned to their homes at this late hour, even those who have been eliminated have chosen to leave, while a few have chosen to remain for their own reasons. Those few that have chosen to stay include: 21 year-old Hwoarang, 18 year-old Ling Xiaoyu, and 20 year-old Julia Chang. After suffering a defeat, I would have already been on the next train outta here, but hey, they must want to see 'The Greatest Match In History' up close and personal. This is Meisuja Skye reporting live on KNT News." the reporter finished while the cameraman filmed the broadcast.
"That guy is full of it" Hwoarang said to no one in particular.
"Ya got that right." Ling agreed. They were dressed in their usual fighting treads.The three of them walked closer to the platform where the match was to be held. They were on the roof of a high skyscraper in Tokyo,Japan (Shinjuku District).
The two competitors were ready to start the match. Jin Kazama watched his grandfather, staring him down with an evil glare. "Grandfather, I will defeat you for all the evil you have caused, and then this nightmare will finally end." Jin spoke so only he would hear.
"I'd like to see you try and defeat me." Heihachi replied, finding Jin's words amusing.
The reff came between the two fighters who were standing across from each other. This fight was about to commense.
"Here we go folks, this brawl is about to go down!" Skye shouted excitedly about the current event.
"Ready......BEGIN!" the reff yelled.
Jin ran at his grandfather, wanting to strike first, punching him fast and hard in the gut. The old man easily recovered from the blow, then interlocking both his hands slammed into Jin's back. Jin hit the ground, and Heihachi took the opportunity to stomp on his head, but Jin quickly rolled out of the way.
"See folks, it's already becoming a fine fight! Who will win, nobody knows!!!" Skye exclaimed.
As the fight raged on, a young man appeared at the door on the roof. Julia was the first to notice him. "Who's he?" Julia whispered to Ling.
Ling saw the guy off Julia's glance. "Don't know, I've never seen him. He wasn't in the tournament either, I don't think..." Ling whispered back.
Hwoarang hearing this minor discussion became curious himself. Then taking a look, he was surprised by who he saw before him. He did not say a word, but both Julia and Ling noticed a fire in his eyes. For a moment, the two wondered if they should ask Hwoarang about the guy, and Julia finally decided she had to find out. She felt there was something about him and usually her feelings were right. "Do you know him?" Julia asked.
"Yeah, I do." Hwoarang answered with some attitude. Then low, barely above a whisper, he said, "His name is Yusho MinChao."
"That's interesting," she commented, "know anything else?"
"No" he retorted, which prompted her to believe he was lying.
The three of them watched the young man following the fight. They noticed how his eyes were locked on Jin. This puzzled all three of them. The young man was around 19 years of age, standing about 5'8" tall, and weighing a good 75KG. He had a medium built body resembling that of a fighter's. Long,shoulder-length,spiky, black hair dawned his head swaying in the breeze but was covered by a forest green cap being worn backwards; his hazel eyes gleamed in the moonlight.
"Well anywayz, he's kind of cute." Ling said.
Julia turned from Yusho, crossing her arms and giving Ling the eye, "I thought you had a thing for Jin?" Julia asked.
"Well I can still look..." Ling replied with a sly grin.
Hwoarang kept his eyes on Yusho wondering what he was doing here. Yusho was not aware of the others on the roof. He was only aware of the two people in battle, particularly Jin. Yusho was wearing baggy cuffed, dark blue jean pants with a chain looped on the left side and a shortsleeved, forest green muscle-type shirt with black cuffs at the end of it. On the front of his shirt, there was the image of a fierce gray wolf, but behind it was a gentle gray wolf. Across written in a sapphire color, Don't Fear The Beast Within. Around his wrists, he was wearing black wristbands with the yin yang symbol on each and around his cap, a pair of black goggles with blue tinted lenses. After noticing the goggles, Hwoarang tensed up. They brought back to him a flood of memories...
"Why is he just standing there? Why is he staring at Jin so hard? Why do you think he came here, to see you..?" Ling fired off question after question.
"Ling, shut the **** up!" Hwoarang barked at Ling, then in a softer tone, "Hell if I know why he's here."
"Sorry..."Ling whispered quietly.
Hwoarang went back to watching the fight, trying to ignore the fact Yusho was there. Julia had been trying to figure out this character. There was something about him that she just could not put her finger on. Then it hit her!
"Doesn't Yusho look familiar? I mean, doesn't he remind you of someone."
The realization of what Julia was saying came to Hwoarang first, "I wouldn't doubt it." he said.
"Oh? I thought you didn't know anything else." Julia remarked with a smirk.
"All I know, is what Yusho told me long ago; he was adopted."
"Adopted?" Ling questioned, "So Julia, you think he might be here to see Jin then?"
"I think so. Maybe, he is here to see him. I don't know, but maybe, just maybe, they're related." Julia responded.
" Well, whatever is going through his head, he appears to be in deep thought." Hwoarang added.
After all three of them sighed with some misbelief and astonishment, Hwoarang commented, "Can we just watch the fight?"
"Alright, we'll watch the fight."Julia said.
It seemed like Heihachi had gotten the upper hand. He was punching Jin with all his power and Jin looked like he could take no more. Jin got knocked to the ground, but he was able to trip the old geezer. Jin then got up and picked up his grandfather. Heihachi kicked him in the stomach and then stomped on him repeatedly. Jin's face was covered with blood, he even choked up little. This time his grandfather picked him up, his hand around his neck. Heihachi walked Jin over to the edge of the roof. Jin was trying to get loose by kicking his grandfather but his grandfather only laughed.
"What is that Old Geezer gonna do to Jin?!" Ling shouted, a little horrified.
"I don't know, but it doesn't look good. We gotta help him." Julia exclaimed.
"You really think we should get involved!?" Hwoarang exclaimed, "I know for a fact that the Kazamas and the Mishimas are crazy." He commented under his breath .
"Well if he dies.... YOU won't be able kick his *** yourself!" Julia yelled giving him a stern look.
"Damn, you're right. Let's go!"
The three of them darted toward Jin's direction. Lightning started to surround the arm Heihachi had around Jin's neck; it was about to get ugly.
"Looks like this fight has gotten out of hand folks we will return after a short intermission." Skye reported in front of the camera. The cameraman suggested leaving and Skye quickly agreed. The two of them dashed toward the door, running right pass Yusho.
"I have to talk to Jin. "Yusho whispered under his breath, " If I want to find out about my life, my past, I have to talk to him." Yusho thought back to his dream. The recurring dream that might actually be a repressed memory.
~Dream~
It was dark in the room. The night and the shine of the moon came in through the window, illuminating the figures on a queen sized bed. There was a young woman sleeping, and a child lay next to her; a crib next to the bed rocked gently. The child sleeping with her looked to be two years of age and did seem to resemble Jin, a least a little.The baby in the crib could only been seen as a shadow. It did look like him thought or wished...maybe. There was a sound, faint at first, but then it grew louder. Suddenly, the young woman woke and slowly so did the child. She told the child to take his brother and hide. The child was puzzled about what was happening, but did what he was told. For being only three, he was very smart and strong. He was given his brother and went hiding in the bedroom closest. As soon as the two kids were safely hidden, there was a bamming at the front door. The young woman had known trouble was bound to come her way and hoped she would be able to protect herself and her two sons.
"KAZAMA JUN, OPEN UP!!" a voice bellowed from the other side of the door. Jun was the young woman's name. Yusho figured this might be his mother, his biological mother...
Jun did not answer, she simply waited.
A few minutes later the voice sounded again,"ALRIGHT, WE'RE COMING IN!!"
Jun was ready for them. Two masked soldiers busted through the door and began to scope the cabin. Jun readied herself standing on the bed. When one of the soldiers saw her, he started in her direction. Jun leapt off the bed and dropped kicked him right back through her bedroom door. The other soldier, watching the scene, immediatly came rushing in.
She was about to grab him when he said,"We thought you might be trouble so we brought back up."
An evil grin crept over his face, and Jun flipped him onto her bed. She got into the closest and grabbed her to kids, wanting to get away before reinforcements arrived, but they were ready for her. When she tried to get out the back door, ten other soldiers were waiting; they surrounded her. Jun was prepared to fight, but the expression on her face showed worry. She pushed her kids behind her, hoping to finish these soldiers quickly,but she was not prepared for what happened next. All ten soldiers jumped her at once! She managed to kicked one off her, and the ravage the others. The child was thoroughly amazed, as body parts were broken and people were tossed around. But it would not last long, the two soldiers from before returned and they were able to tackle her to the floor.
She shouted,"RUN JIN, Take your brother and RUN!"
The clues were set: Kazama Jun and Jin. Yusho would have no idea about his biological family before this dream, even after being told he was adopted at an early age, he never had anything to go on. When this dream started, their names would plague Yusho's mind for four years while he searched for them. As the dream went on, Jin wanted to help his mom. He tried to run to her, but he was grabbed by a soldier in the process; his brother snatched from his arms."Got what we came for" The soldier reported with a 2 way radio. He ran while the others were getting viciously attacked by Jun.
"My baby! My BABY!" she cried out. She tried her hardest to run after him, but she was grabbed from behind and tied up along with Jin. Jun shed a single tear as each masked soldier left. The dream always ended there....
"Time to die Jin. I must thank you for everything you've done. This is perfect. You took out your father, and I'm going to take you out." Heihachi said while laughing.
Jin felt his anger building... His own grandfather was the reason he did not have a family, and why he was alone now. He could not let him have the last laugh. Jin saw behind Heihachi three images of his father, Kazuya. He closed his eyes, not wanting to see him, but could still hear Kazuya speaking to him.
Give in to the anger! Hate me! Curse me! Give in to the anger! Hate me! Curse me! Jin heard his laughter in his head, and his anger began burning over.
"IF I have to die, at least you won't be the cause of my death." Jin stated.
He grabbed the arm that Heihachi was choking him with and used it to quickly put his feet in Heihachi's chest.
"See you in HELL!!!!!" Jin yelled, pushing off his grandfather with an incredible force.
Jin began falling down the side of the skyscraper. Heihachi skid across the top of the roof. Getting off the ground, he was going to laugh until he realized what might be happening to Jin. He ran back to the edge of the roof.
"Bye" he replied smirking, but that's when he saw it.
"JIN!!" Ling shouted shocked beyond belief.
She ran by Heihachi and dove off the skyscraper. Ling learned some of Mishima history from Yoshimitsu during the tournament, and she also knew some of Jin's past. She came to the conclusion that the root of the Mishima's problems was Heihachi's cruel upbringing of Kazuya. She believed Jin did not deserve the life he had recieved, and did not want him to die alone. But she did not plan on dying, she just had to reach Jin. For she knew, he would not let her die.
"Has that girl gone nuts!?!"Julia exclaimed, as she and Hwoarang watched Ling dive to her doom.
"I thought she had....til now!! She's really gone off the deep end, sacrificing herself with Kazama." Hwoarang retorted.
"Maybe, she just cares about him alot. I think you could learn a lesson in caring." Julia said, "Well anyway, we gotta do something!"
Hwoarang gave Julia a look for what she had said, but he did not not say anything about it to her.
Hwoarang simply replied, "Like what?"
Meanwhile, even though he did not know it, someone stood behind Yusho in the shadows . The spirit of his mother was closeby, and Yusho could sort of feel her presence. Jun had been watching the fight. She knew the one she had loved dearly had returned from death, but she now sensed that one of her son's was about to die. Jun was not going to watch her son die especially, at the hands of Heihachi.
Yusho could not believe what had just transpired, "Jin just threw himself off the roof of a skyscraper, why? And how come nobody tried to stop that old guy from killing him!? Why didn't I try to stop him!?"
Yusho kicked the rooftop door with a silent rage building inside, " I didn't hope for years, of finally finding my family, to let it end like this."
Then he heard a voice, a mysterious feminine voice, but somehow he thought it familiar.
"Save him...", it said.
"Huh? How!?" Yusho found himself responding to the voice; thinking himself going insane, but he felt he had to respond to it. "What can I do?" he asked.
"You know what to do" Yusho tried to think, but it only led to frustration; he was told to close his eyes, and soon he felt a touch that felt so real.
"It has always been true: Jin was my little Devil and you were my Angel." the voice spoke softly. Unbeknownst to everyone even Yusho, a young woman stood before him. She put two fingers to her lips then touched Yusho's forehead. Suddenly, there was a flash and a diamond appeared where the young woman had touched.
"AH!!" Yusho fell to his knees in pain. Two giant wings sprouted from his back,tearing his shirt off, a pair of Angel wings were now glaring in the moonlight.
"Now go.." the voice whispered once again from the shadows.
Yusho nodded his head in agreement.The wings were nothing new; they had appeared before,a long time ago. Yusho ran towards the roof's edge, right pass Hwoarang and Julia, and dove off .
"Was that YUSHO!?" Julia exclaimed.
"I think so..." Hwoarang said, not as surprised.
Yusho flew down the side of the skyscraper and first noticed Ling. Ling was calling out to Jin, but he was ahead of her with his eyes closed. Ling wondered if he had fallen unconscious, but she continued to try and gain his attention, "Jin, I know you can hear me. You have to transform or you'll die! Do it!"
Yusho thought to himself, "He can transform too? Maybe, Jin is my brother, but I'll never know if I do not talk to him."
Yusho flew to her as fast he could, grabbing her up in his arms.
Ling gasped,"Who are you?" Yusho just smiled.
By his smile and the quiet resolve in his eyes, Ling was reminded of someone. It was clear who this guy was, Yusho, Jin's brother. He was about to go after Jin when suddenly Jin stopped in mid air. Jin was in his own world. Because of Kazuya's words that were still repeating in his head, he could feel himself losing control. He could her Ling somehow, but her voice was distant. Jin began to feel unbearable pain, but before it completely made him lose it, he had to ask him something. Knowing he was about to fall to his death, Did Kazuya, his father, try to have him transform to save himself? Did his father actually care about him? Jin screamed in agony.
Yusho and Ling watched Jin from inches away. They saw strange tattoos appear all over his chest, arms, and even some on his face. Then two black wings sprouted from Jin's back, and his eyes were changed by the darkness within him. Ling remembered being told about this, what was happening to Jin. He had told her he lost control of himself at the end of the 3rd King of Iron Fist Tournament. Ling knew this is what he meant, a Devil transformation.
Yusho watched in surprise, Jin could also transform, but Jin's transformation was different from his own. Yusho sensed a dark presence, could feel hate emulating from Jin, and Jin's Angelic wings were rotted black with grief and pain. Yusho and Ling were astonished to see a finished transformation.
Devil Jin's eyes slowly opened, and he heard the silent flapping of wings. Turning to look up, he noticed the strange creature with a familiar face in its arms.
He flew up to be level with the creature, and apparently, wasn't himself.. "Who are you?!" Devil Jin questioned with a changed voice Ling did not recognize.
Yusho searched for something to say, but Ling beat him to it.
"Jin, you've gotta snap out of it! You could seriously hurt us if you don't gain control! It's me, Ling, and...your brother!"
Yusho and Ling's eyes met. They were both stunned by what Ling had said.
"Ling..." Jin's voice crept through, but was soon shattered by, "Brother? I don't have a brother!!! You two must be working for my grandfather. Yes, that explains it. Now, you will both DIE!!" Devil Jin whispered with a frightening evil behind his words.
Devil Jin's eyes started glowing red. "Jin, it's me!!" Ling yelped. He has to know who I am, Ling thought.
Devil Jin did not recognize Ling's voice for he was no longer Jin; Jin was chained inside himself. "This isn't good..." Yusho said.
Yusho and Ling watched as Devil Jin was about to unleash his power upon them. "I think you're totally right." Ling replied.
Devil Jin's power burst forth in the form of a beam.
"Ahh, I'm gonna die!" Ling buried her head in Yusho's chest.
Yusho was nervous but only for a second. A feeling came over Yusho, and it seemed to tell him what to do. He put forth his right hand, as if he were going to stop the beam, and the beam suddenly blew up as if it had hit a brick wall. A crystal-like shield was generated by Yusho, but it disappeared as quickly as it came.
"Am I dead?" Ling looked up into Yusho's eyes.
"Nope, you're just fine...for now." Yusho replied turning to Devil Jin with a stern expression on his face.
"You blocked it." Devil Jin said, "You must be more powerful than I thought.
You may have blocked my attack, but you will still die at my hands."
"He's really bent on killing you, isn't he?" Ling asked.
"Yeah, I wish I understood why." Yusho answered.
"Don't worry, that is not the real Jin. It's just the part that takes him over sometimes. The real Jin will be back." she told him cheerfully.
"I don't think so." Devil Jin laughed maliciously. The young woman from before, now stood in a room watching the scene in a nearby building.
Jun softly spoke her thoughts to herself, " I didn't mean for this to happen, a fight between my sons. What can I do now? I was only able to give Junyo enough energy to transform and save Jin and Ling. Now, Devil Jin may kill him. I must get through to Jin."
Jun concentrated her soul, knowing it was time for action. In a flash, she hovered behind Angel Yusho. When Jin saw her, a piece of himself was able to break through.
"Mother..?"
This only prompted Devil Jin to go mad.
Yusho and Ling were both surprised and confused.
"Get out of here, you don't belong here!" Devil Jin shouted in her direction.
A whisper managed to escape Jun's lips, one both her sons were able to hear, "Jin..."
Devil Jin broke into a rage fueled by anger, resulting in him firing off powerful beams of energy. Yusho dodged as best he could with a young women in his arms. He decided he better get Ling to the ground so she wouldn't get hurt. Yusho dove into a spin toward the ground, beams of energy so close they could have easily blasted through his wings., but he finally made it to the ground. He turned in the knick of time, just as a power beam went by his left side exploding a hole through the solid concrete. Luckily, he sensed its coming. He set Ling on the sidewalk.
"Phew, that was close." she stated. "Yeah..." he managed to say.
"Thanks for saving me, I guess, I was pretty foolish. I thought he would save me."
Yusho could hear the sorrow in Ling's voice. "Trust me, I know he wanted too." He said.
Ling worked up a slight smile. Yusho returned it flying back up toward Devil Jin. He could feel him self sorta blushing. "He so cute." Ling said, "If only it weren't for Jin... Heh" A short giggle escaped Ling's mouth.
Meanwhile...
"Devil, I know you can hear me!" Jin yelled from the corners of his mind.
They were dark, darker than dark itself.
"Let me go!"
There was no answer only silence. Just as Jin was about give up hope, "It'll take more than yelling to stir the Devil. You'll have to fight it with all your being. I should know a little something about that, after all, I had to do the same thing for your mother. Fighting the Devil inside, you should know as well as I, it will take more than words."
"Kazuya" Jin muttered. Kazuya's laugh began to resonate through his head. He could not help but wonder, what would prompt him to care. It had to be to keep the Devil Gene inside him alive. It could not be anything more. Kazuya was right about one thing, he had to fight the Devil with something more: His heart!
"Mother, if you can hear me now, please help me."
Devil Jin was still in control, and that meant, Yusho was going to have to fight.
"My Chest," Devil Jin stopped thrashing in the air, "What is this pain I'm feeling? It must be this pestering human. He'll never get free."
Jun could feel Jin trying to break through, and she was channeling her spirit to him, but it was not enough. She had to return to her present form. Jin continued to fight, but it seemed like a losing battle. recognize his mother's voice anytime. He couldn't recognize anyone else now that Devil Jin was in control.
Angel Yusho returned to face Devil Jin. This fight was going to happen no matter what.
Jun,watching the fight from closeby, felt helpless...
From the roof of the skyscraper, Hwoarang and Julia observed the aerial action.
"I cannot believe that those two are Jin and Yusho. They transformed into such, I don't know what. Those tales of my tribe are nothing compared to this." Julia rattled on to herself, not knowing what to think.
Hwoarang ignored her, not paying attention to her one bit. He was preoccupied with his own thoughts about his past, about what he had done to Yusho. The reason their friendship did not last...
Hwoarang was twelve at the time, and Yusho was ten. They were both training under Baek. Doo San Baek was Hwoarang's 20 year-old Master and brother figure. Baek was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and owned his family's dojo. He was certified to teach and that is what he chose to do as his father's last wish; his father had been a Master of Tae Kwon Do himself. He owned the Dojo before Baek, and had been given it by his father, but now, it was Baek's responsibility.
Not long after Baek's father passed, Baek was alone in the world. All of his family had died, but that changed when he came to meet Hwoarang, the boy with no family and no last name. Hwoarang was just some street punk to the untrained eye, but Baek saw through him; he saw more. Baek wanted to learn about Hwoarang, and after a couple weeks of observing, he learned some of his life.
Hwoarang was an orphan living on the streets, surviving off the money he won in street fights with other kids his age. After studying this fierce boy, Baek came to the conclusion that he must help him, and he knew just how to do it. It was hard for Baek to talk with Hwoarang at first because he always ran away, but Baek soon caught up with him. After proposing to Hwoarang a deal, he left him to think about his offer. Baek told him," I can make you stronger, but on one condition, you stop streetfighting for awhile to train with me."
It was only a day later that a scrappy Hwoarang came to his dojo. Hwoarang hated rules, which Baek seemed all to quick to bring down on him. The two struggled with their relationship, which involved Hwoarang leaving alot of the times, but he always came back. Baek knew that Hwoarang was withdrawn within himself and liked to put on a tough attitude, but he knew Hwoarang had a good head on his shoulders. As the months passed by, Hwoarang began to open up little by little. He began to see more to Baek, began to see him less as a jerk and more as an older brother. Hwoarang believed Baek was to cool to be an old man, a father. Baek and Hwoarang were two lonely souls that grew together; then came Yusho.
After a few months with Hwoarang, Baek met with MinChao Yusho. Yusho arrived after seeing the dojo. He and his adopted parents passed by it on the way to their new house. Even though it was supposed to be closed for awhile so Baek could teach Hwoarang, he decided to take on Yusho as a pupil. He had a good feeling about Yusho and thought he would be a perfect rival for Hwoarang. As time went by, Hwoarang and Yusho became good friends and very skilled at Tae Kwon Do.
Hwoarang and Yusho would talk to each other about everything; they came to be very close. When one day Hwoarang and Yusho each exchanged a personal secret, Yusho learned that Hwoarang's parents were murdered and he escaped an orphanage while Hwoarang learned Yusho was adopted and did not know anything about a life before that event. It was not long before Hwoarang gave Yusho a pair of his oldest goggles as a token of their friendship.
Hwoarang was about 16, and Yusho was 14 now. Finally came the day when it would all come crumbling down. Hwoarang suggested they explore a cliff that was close by only for the fact that they were bored. Yusho thought it was a bad idea and naturally it was.
Hwoarang decided to scale it, "It's not that high." he said.
Yusho told him, "It's a bad idea." Hwoarang just would not listen.
While climbing down, his foot got stuck. He tried to pull it out, but fell back in the process. Yusho jumped with a start, but Hwoarang was able to grab on to a weak tree branch.Yusho started to panic. He had to get help, but what if Hwoarang fell before he got back. Yusho decided the best thing to do was to try and reach his friend. A strong tree trunk was near Hwoarang so Yusho climbed down it and extended his arm.
"Grab my hand Hwoarang!" Yusho shouted to him.
"I'm trying!" Hwoarang shouted back, his shifting weight did not help the situation. Snap went the branch.
"Ahhh!!!!" Hwoarang yelled.
Yusho stared emotionless as his best friend began to fall. All Hwoarang could think was, he was going to die.
"HWOARANG, HOLD ON! AHHHHH!!!!" Yusho called out as he fell from the trunk.
Yusho's forehead began to shine a brilliant white light. Suddenly, a pair of Angel wings exploded out of Yusho's back and he flew down grabbing up Hwoarang. They soon reached the ground and the Angel wings disappeared as quickly as they came.
"Yusho, how..did...you...do that!?" Hwoarang was bugging out.
"I don't know" Yusho whispered softly.
"What are you a freak or something!?" Hwoarang felt horrible after he barked these words; that probably was not what Yusho had expected after saving his life.
"Hwoarang.." Yusho tried to say.
"No, Stay away from me!" Hwoarang walked off, but he did regret it.
In the next two years, they finished their training. Both of them became black belts, mastering the art of Tae Kwon Do. Hwoarang and Yusho stopped talking to each other in that time, and Yusho was to move back to Japan.
Even though Hwoarang never said a word on that last day, the final words Yusho spoke to Hwoarang were, "See you again, someday...."
A year later when Hwoarang was 19, his 27 year-old Master Baek mysteriously disappeared. All of the people Hwoarang cared for had left him, except for his only friend who he had driven away. Hwoarang became hard-hearted, but managed to make himself promise that one day he would have to apologize to Yusho. Now today, happened to be that day.
"Hwoarang!!" Julia was calling him to her side.
"Yeah..." Hwoarang breathed.
"I think they're about to fight."
Heihachi was watching his two grandchildren, his hate piercing through his eyes.
"I can't b-believe it, he survived!" Heihachi growled to himself." I thought my men had gotten rid of him, but he lives."
How can this be, he thought. "Maybe I was tricked, and I was to blind to see." In his mind, he went back to that fateful day.
Heihachi was doing a background check on Kazama Jun on the computer at his desk.
"She is the mother of two children: Kazama Jin and Junyo. Jin carries the Devil Gene, but Junyo is different."
He carried on with himself, "He is like his mother, mystical and mysterious. She posess powers of her own as well, and she was able to pass them on. She knows when danger is coming, which is how she was able to get away, but now I have found her. Junyo could destroy the Mishima family line, he must go. There is no room for an Angel only DEVILS!!!!" Heihachi laughed heartily, standing up and pounding on his desk. He clicked the nearby intercom.
"Send in the Tekkenshu force." Eleven men arrived in Heihachi's office in a matter of seconds.
"Men, I want you to break into the Kazama residence and kidnap her son Kazama Junyo; he will be the youngest child. Take heed of my warning, Jun is a threat so beware of her skill." Heihachi commanded. "Sir,Yes Sir!" the men stood ready. "It will be night soon. Get the child and destroy him." Heihachi finished.
"Sir,Yes Sir." the men replied once again.
Then it hit Heihachi! He remembered the man standing closest to the door in the back of the room. It was Wulong Lei, the Hong Kong Super Cop. He was one of the best, and he was good friends with both Michelle AND Jun.
"He was the one who saved him, I know it!" Heihachi roared aloud.
He could not believe he had forgotten. The next day after the kidnapping took place Heihachi had called for the Tekkenshu force. They reported that one of their own had been severly beaten guy by another, and the baby was taken from him.
"WHAT!?" Heihachi grabbed one of the men and threw him aside. "FIND HIM!" Heihachi yelled.
After weeks of searching, they never found baby Junyo.
"I have to destroy Junyo before he gets to close to Jin." Heihachi said finally to himself, as he looked at his grandchildren again, he pulled out a Cell phone.
"HELLO, GET ME THE TEKKENSHU FORCE!"
"Jin, you have to gain control." Angel Yusho tried to reach him.
"Sorry, Jin's not home." Devil Jin smirked a death threat in his eyes.
The two stared each other down. Devil Jin rushed Angel Yusho and uppercutted him. Angel Yusho was knocked through the air, but dazed only for a moment. Devil Jin flew, trying to grab at him, but they grabbed each other at the same time. Angel Yusho kneed him in the stomach and then tried to kick him in the chest, but Devil Jin released arm and grabbed his foot, swinging him into the side of the skyscraper. Angel Yusho bounced back with a few punches of his own aimed at Devil Jin's face. He took the punches, but they only made him angry. Angel Yusho tried to punch him again, but he grabbed his fist and then unleashed an energy beam.
"That's stings.." Angel Yusho muttered shot back into the side of the skyscaper.
Devil Jin let loose a vicious combo on him, using all his strength, but Angel Yusho took the pain until he generated another shield; blasting Devil Jin off him. Angel Yusho jumped into Devil Jin's chest and pushed off as hard as he could, taking off upwards. Devil Jin was right behind. Angel Yusho turned in mid-air while he was coming straight at him. He let fly another energy beam. This one paralyzed Angel Yusho, he couldn't move but hovered in place.
Devil Jin flew over to him,"You're dead!" Devil Jin spit.
"If that's Yusho down there, we have figure out something, but what?" Julia wondered.
"I'm gonna help him." Hwoarang said moving back a bit from the roof's edge. He followed the path of Ling, diving straight for Devil Jin.
Julia shocked shouted, "HWOARANG!!"
He took a big risk, but he had to help his friend. Luckily, Hwoarang was lucky. He managed to land around Devil Jin's neck. Hwoarang weight through Devil Jin for a loop, and Hwoarang got a grip around his neck. Devil Jin was beyond rage.
With that distraction, Angel Yusho broke free of the paralysis and proceeded to attack. He pulled off a front kick, side kick, and a roundhouse kick. Devil Jin would not settle for such a defeat, using his arms, he grabbed Hwoarang off himself. Growing more annoyed and irritated by the moment, he tossed threw Hwoarang at Angel Yusho. Needless to say, Angel Yusho was taken a back. He was not able to grab Hwoarang, but a falling Hwoarang grabbed hold of Angel Yusho's leg.
Angel Yusho could not fight with somebody hanging by his leg, but imagine his surprise when he realized who it was, he saw, "Hwoarang..."
"In the flesh, I have alot to say to you, but we'll have to talk later." Hwoarang explained. Devil Jin was twitching to kill them. Angel Yusho was tried to move but was not able to move much due to Hwoarang's weight.
"Don't worry I got a plan."
Hwoarang told him, "Cup your hands when i say." Angel Yusho nodded.
Devil Jin spoke, "I'd hate to say good-bye, but-"
"NOW!" Hwoarang shouted.
Angel Yusho cupped them, and Hwoarang did a backflip into Angel Yusho's hands. Then he immediately threw his body at Devil Jin. Devil Jin was so close he had no time to move, he did have to breathe flames from his mouth. This, however, did not stop Hwoarang from advancing, he and Devil Jin both went crashing through the glass windows of the nearby building that was close to the skyscraper. Devil Jin changed back into Jin after hitting the floor, and They both fell unconscious. Angel Yusho breathed a sigh of relief, glad the fight was over.
Suddenly, a sense of danger followed by immense pain. He had been shot multiple times in one of his wings by a Laser Rifle. Then recieved multiple shots in the back. He tried to fly through the hole in the building but could not quite make. Instead, he grabbed on to a window ceil's jagged edge. Julia watched all this and knew she too had to take a chance.
"Yusho, hang on!" she called out. She looked for something, anything that could, that's when she saw equipment the cameraman had left behind: A big bulky spare camera and long extension cords. She took the plugs and tied them to a gargoyle statue on the roof.
She spoke aloud, "Spirits, Guide me."
While holding on to the bulky camera she, swung herself toward Angel Yusho's direction. Knowing she would not make it all the way, she put her feet on the camera and pushed off with all her might. She soared through the air and landed on top of Hwoarang; he made a sound, but was still unconscious.
Julia hopped up whispering, "Thank you Spirits." and went to aid Angel Yusho.
She pulled him in the room, and he fell on her. All he could say was thanks, before passing out and changing back to Yusho. The diamond in the middle of his forehead glowed, healing everyone in the room. Julia laid Yusho down and realized she was in a room with three knocked out guys. She checked back out the hole, and immediately recognized the Tekkenshu Force. She then saw that Ling had gotten herself into some trouble; she was taking on the Tekkenshu Force.
After finally noticing Heihachi still on the skyscraper's roof, Julia tried to find an exit. She found one rather quickly and ran to go help Ling.