Tekken Fan Fiction ❯ The Cursed Blood ❯ Showdown At The Waterfall ( Chapter 3 )

Hours had past since Kazuya last attacked Julia and Jin. Daylight came through the trees, and Jin awoke just to find himself alone again. Once again turning his head to see what was happening, Jin peeked but found no one in sight; not even Julia. He stood up and gathered his white sack of clothes he carried previously while calling out the girl's name. Placing a hand in his already wild hair, Jin made quiet footsteps as he searched for Julia. Hearing and seeing the nearest waterfall, Jin decided to move in that direction, but he got an unexpected eyeful.

“Julia…!” Jin stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Julia bathing in the cool water. Stroking her shiny brunette hair as her body danced with the water, Julia did not even notice that she was being watched. Though enticed by her beautiful body, Jin did not want to come across as a perverted man, so he quickly turned away and fled onto the bushes. Blushing madly, Jin moved back to his and Julia's campsite. `She's very attractive. Very.' Jin thought to himself as he began to lean against the nearest tree.

A few moments later, Julia walked toward Jin, clad in her Native American garb. She smiled at Jin as she finished braiding her tanned locks, and told him in a pleasant voice “Good morning.”

 

“Morning. You bathe in the waterfalls often?” Jin asked her slyly as he smirked at her. A little taken aback by his comment Julia finished her hair and told him. “You perv! Well at least you got to see what a real woman looks like.”

 

“Trust me dear, I have seen better.” Jin told her with a hint of sass. Becoming ticked off, Julia walked up to Jin and playfully punched him in the chest.

 

“We better get going. This tournament waits for no one.” Jin told Julia as he began to walk the path from out of the forest. Quickly, Julia followed Jin and the two started out. As they paced around they had little side conversations, those regarding the type of fights they had in the past. They laughed and joked with one another, but during the whole ordeal, Jin felt stings attack his chest. It was the power of the Devil within, and he knew it was something that would not easily pass. `Just pay no attention to it, I'll be fine.' He kept reassuring himself.

Julia on the other hand was not as much of an enigma anymore. Jin thought that she was gorgeous, tough and best of all she had a mind. The way she spoke so passionately about finding a way to rejuvenate the forests captivated him. He really was impressed by what she had to say. `Wish I could help her. But I have more pressing matters at hand. This Devil inside of me won't go away, oh but I'll make it leave. Just wait.' Jin continued to tell himself as Julia was talking aloud.

However, the two young warriors stopped when they reached the last of the waterfalls. The area was really picturesque; three large waterfalls and many grassy patches around. But, two other fighters had already stayed in the area, fighters that both Jin and Julia recognized from previous tournaments. There in his red fighting gi and upright blonde hair, was Paul Phoenix. He was there with Marshall Law, clad in a white Bruce Lee-like outfit. Now the two were in a heated argument that Jin and Julia could not help but overhear.

 

“Ah, come on Paul! I need this prize money from the tournament!” Marshall yelled as he faced Paul.

 

“No can do buddy, I'm in this to prove that I am the best in the universe!” Paul said just as loudly as Marshall.

 

“But this is for my son! I have to pay for his medical bills, since he crashed on a motorcycle that belonged to YOU!” Marshall continued as he pointed at Paul. Rising, Paul did not like what Marshall was saying.

 

“Hey, I told Forrest to take it easy! He obviously did not listen to me, so that's you're problem and not mine!”

 

“Why must you continue to act like a damned dickhead? I guess the older you get the stubborn you get!”

 

“Excuse me, Marshall! But the older I get the more ass I can kick!” Paul viciously spat out as he and Marshall came nose to nose. But at this time, Jin thought it was best to intervene. “Hey, I don't mean to intrude, but you guys are in our way!” Jin told them as they locked eyes on him.

 

“AND JUST WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TWO?” Marshall and Paul both called out. “You don't need to know who we are, how about we just duke it out. Tag Team style?” Jin asked as he eyed Julia, who smiled back. “We'll settle our thing in a minute. Let's take out Jet Li and Pocahontas first.” Paul told Marshall. The two quickly broke out into fighting stance and prepared to fight Jin and Julia.

 

Yelling in a manner that reminded her of Liu Kang, Law charged toward her and jumped up hitting her with a jumping kick. Paul already tried to take Jin out with one of his hard punches, but Jin reversed the attack and sent Paul flying with a kick of his own. Getting up from Law's attack, Julia ran for the warrior and kicked him on the side of his face and finished with an elbow smash that gushed blood from his nose. Coming from behind her, Jin leaped from over Julia, and wrapped his arms around Law and threw him to the ground. While doing this attack, Jin viciously began to throw punches to Law's already damaged face.

 

Paul who just got up, now had to deal with Julia who was now on his tail. Hitting her on her hip, Julia sprung up and she was then hurt by Paul's massive fist. Licking her wounds, Julia felt her sides being ravaged again by Paul. Kicking her hard in her ribs, Paul stopped and placed his foot on her throat. “How do you like me now, Pocahontas?” Paul cockily asked as he pressed harder on her throat. Angered, Julia flipped Paul over by kicking him in his nether-regions and then thunderously punching him until he fell to the floor once more. Getting up again, Paul smiled at Julia who replied, “Well, are you just going to smile at me like a little bitch, or are you going to fight me like a man?” Not liking her words, Paul charged for her and Julia met his attacks and the two continued to battle.

 

Nearest to them by the crashing waterfall, were Marshall Law and Jin. Law held Jin tight in a sleeper hold, but Jin quickly powered up and smashed Law hard in his abdomen. Not wanting Law to gather more strength, Jin ran toward Law and landed a harsh kick planting Law father in the ground.

 

`Don't stop, make him suffer!'

 

“WHAT?” Jin yelled out as he heard the sound of a voice. Stopping in his tracks, Jin felt another surge go through not only his chest, but his whole body. “Not now please….” Jin stopped as he clutched his heart.

 

`He was foolish enough to challenge you, make the bastard pay!'

 

“It's the Devil within. I won't listen to it, never!” Jin cried as he began to beat the ground with his fists. Confused by his actions, Law stood and decided that this was his opportunity. Leaping into the sky, he went for one of his patented kicks, but was soon shot down by a dark aura that enveloped Jin. Flying out, Law crashed into the waterfall, and was out of sight.

 

`Nice attack. Get the other son of a bitch too!'

 

“Damn you! I won't cause harm!” Jin yelled out as he stood. His body glistened with sweat, but soon his eye flashed a deep crimson. He paced over toward Paul who almost got the best of Julia, and grabbed him. “Join you're other friend, you blonde bastard!” Jin quickly landed a massive uppercut that knocked Paul past the highland that was in the forest. The move was something passed down in the Mishima family; it was called the Demon Slayer.

 

Finally coming back to his senses, Jin found a disheveled Julia staring at him. “That Devil thing came over you again?” she asked as she put a hand on his shoulder. “It's becoming even more powerful. I have to vanquish this thing!” Jin said as he wiped sweat from his forehead.

 

“But how? How will you stop such a thing from growing?”

 

“By killing the man who started my bloodline, the leader of the Mishimas, Jinpachi and also my father, Kazuya.” Jin told her as he stared at her.

 

“I'm going to help you.” Julia told him.

 

“You can't. Julia, you are very sweet and strong, but you just can't help me. No one can, but me.” Jin spoke.

 

Before Julia could respond back to what Jin just said, she felt the ground beneath them begin to rapidly shake. Quaking, Julia tried to grab hold of something, but she and Jin were left with nothing.

 

“What the hell is going on?” Julia asked as she continued trembling.

 

“I don't know, but prepare for a big drop!” Jin yelled as he and Julia finally began to freefall from the area they were in. Atop the nearby tree that Julia and Jin stood by, was a man with shiny silver hair, a purple vest that covered a black see-through shirt that shown his muscular body and leather pants. Speaking inside of a black walkie-talkie, he said “Jin Kazama has been caught, as was Julia Chang.”

 

That man was of course, Lee Chaolan.