TEKKEN 7: BLOOD FEUD

The best fights are personal. That is what most people think. But for what reason? Dedicating yourself to the art of fighting is a challenge that will test your mind, soul and body. No matter what their goals are, a battle they face is about who is still standing, nothing else.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Heihachi Mishima - Clancy Brown

Kazumi Mishima - Karen Strassman

Jinpachi Mishima - Alan Shearman

Kazuya Mishima - Lex Lang

Jin Kazama - Brad Swaile

Jun Kazama - Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Ling Xiaoyu - Carrie Keranen

Miharu Hirano - Kether Donohue

Asuka Kazama - G.K. Bowes

Hwoarang - Johnny Young Bosch

Baek Doo San - David Lodge

Lars Alexandersson - Taliesin Jaffe

Alisa Bosconovitch - Cristina Valenzuela

Yoshimitsu - Dan Woren

Kunimitsu - Alycin Packard

Ganryu - Paul St. Peter

Lee Chaolan - Grant George

Lei Wulong - Robert Jeremiah

Wang Jinrei - Richard Newman

Feng Wei - J.B. Blanc

Marshall Law - David Vincent

Paul Phoenix - Eric Kelso

Bryan Fury - Keith Silverstein

Robert "Bob" Richards - Patrick Seitz

Michelle Chang - Julie Ann Taylor

Julia Chang - Annie Wood

Bruce Irvin - Crispin Freeman

Bo "Rodeo" Montana - Nolan North

King - Neil Kaplan

Craig Marduk - T.J. Storm

Armor King - Fred Tatasciore

Eddy Gordo - Roger Craig Smith

Christie Monteiro - Leslie Wilkerson

Katarina Alves - Kim Mai Guest

Nina Williams - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Anna Williams - Tara Platt

Steve Fox - Gideon Emery

Emilie "Lili" De Rochefort - Joy Jacobson

Miguel Caballero Rojo - Liam O'Brien

Eleonor "Leo" Kliesen - Vernoica Taylor

Claudio Serafino - Troy Baker

Sergei Dragunov - Matthew Mercer

Zafina - Leslie Wilkerson

Shaheen - Oded Fehr

Lucky Chloe - Cherami Leigh

Sebastian - Dave Mallow

Tamaki - Laura Bailey

Jane - Erin Fitzgerald

JACK-7 - David Kaye

Gigas - Scott McNeil

Josie Rizal - Ananda Jacobs

Shuwawei - Michaela Dietz

Taiga Miyagi - Kirby Morrow

Rumi Kusakabe - Caitlin Glass

Isaak Lichtenfeld - Benjamin Diskin

Hu Yue - Stephanie Sheh

Forrest Law - Todd Haberkorn

Master Raven - Sorcha Chrisholm

Raven - D.C. Douglas

Angel - Debi Mae West

Azazel - Richard Epcar

Ogre - J.S. Gilbert

Eliza - Tasia Valenza

Leroy Smith - Dave Fennoy

Fahkumram - Travis Willingham

Revenant - Robin Atkin Downes

All characters used in this story, from Tekken to Tekken Mobile, belong to Bandai Namco, Katsuhiro Harada, Seiichi Ishii and everyone else involved in the making of this franchise.

Part 1: Times Change

G Corporation HQ, Tokyo, Japan

It had been a long time since the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 had ended. Jin Kazama, having arranged this battle to draw negative energies to the demon named Azazel, sacrificed himself to fight this monster. As such, the Mishima Zaibatsu found themselves leaderless, until a resurgent Heihachi Mishima stepped out of the shadows to reclaim control of it. While the majority of the news networks had assumed Jin to be dead, not everyone believed in such. Among them was the CEO of the G Corporation: Kazuya Mishima.

Since the end of the tournament, Kazuya had dispatched soldiers to the Middle East and other corners of the world, in hopes of retrieving Jin, who was also his son. Kazuya never bought the news international media told the world. He knew he was still out there somewhere. But at the same time, he would also have to contend with his father Heihachi, who had reclaimed control of the Zaibatsu.

Walking in the corridors, Kazuya was heading towards one of the headquarters' many facilitation rooms, where two people were expecting him. The first one was Anna Williams, his trusted secretary and the other one was Bruce Irvin, a commander of the G Corp's military forces. Kazuya was pleased to see them being present.

"You are both here. Good" Kazuya told them before motioning his head at the door before them. "I believe everyone has been brought in that room as requested" he told his subordinates.

Anna smirked in return. "Of course. Why wouldn't we? After all, they were either asked to come nicely, or come with a dart stuck on their necks. We stuck with the latter option" the brunette told Kazuya before glancing over at the door before them. "They should be awake as we speak" she told him.

"What is that you plan on doing with them, Kazuya? Are you sure these nitwits are what we need for your objectives?" Bruce asked him.

Kazuya simply glanced at him with a cunning grin. "Yes. Even though Anna's attempt to capture that brat and her pet in Kyoto failed, we still have a clue where she is headed towards with that helicopter" Kazuya responded while holding up a tablet which was currently tracking something. "We all know that Nina Williams left the Zaibatsu after disagreements with Heihachi. And why she would interfere in G Corp-business when she no longer answers to him only speaks volumes. Something does seem rather suspicious" the black-haired man with the red eye told his associates.

"I know. Things just keeps getting better and better" Anna noted gleefully to herself. "Well then, shall we enter the facilitation room? It's best we give our friends a welcome they deserve" she suggested to her boss.

Kazuya nodded. Anna tapped on a buttons nearby. The double doors opened to reveal a white circular room. The trio entered. They focused their attention on the group of fighters they had gathered in this room.

There was Bryan Fury, a cyborg created by Dr Abel who always enjoyed wreaking havoc upon everything he came across. Armor King was a mysterious wrestler who always wore a black jaguar mask. Miguel Caballero Rojo, a Spanish rebel who was a ticking timebomb wherever he went. Katarina Alves was a sassy Brazilian woman who loved to beat up punks when she felt like doing it. Feng Wei was a Chinese Kenpo master who desired to remain the strongest fighter that existed. And last and not least there was Ganryu, a champion of the Sumo-world, who had actually been one of Kazuya's important associates in the past, especially when Kazuya ran the Mishima Zaibatsu.

"What is the meaning of this?" Katarina wondered while adjusting her sunglasses. "Where am I? And who the hell's this overgrown cat?" she asked while glancing at Armor King.

The wrestler had taken notice of her words and was not pleased to hear them. "Respect those stronger than you, girl" Armor King told her.

Katarina did not like hearing that. "What was that!?" she warned him.

Ganryu was now in deep thought. "What happened? I was doing my work at Chanko Paradise, then fell asleep. Now I myself here along with other fighters of the tournament. But that girl is unfamiliar to me. She looks pretty, but that's nothing compared to my dearest Julia!" he thought as he glanced around.

Bryan simply grinned when seeing what he was surrounded with. "Now this may be my luckiest day, yet. So many fighters from the tournament to chose from. I wonder which of you will dies easily" the man grinned sadistically.

Feng narrowed his eyes when hearing what Bryan said. "You suppose a demented man such as you can kill me? A flawed assumption on your part" he told him calmly, yet tauntingly at the same time.

"Watch it, wide-eyes! You don't have the balls to trash me, let alone the fists to defeat me!" Bryan retorted, yet Feng didn't seem intimidated by the pale-skinned man's threats.

"Heh. You're also someone who enjoys violence?" Miguel asked Bryan with a smirk. "Well, good luck trying to hit me. I am hard to kill, just for your information" he told the cyborg, who only sneered at him in return.

Katarina felt somewhat amused to hear Miguel's words. "So you think you're such a hotshot?" she asked him while stroking her long hair. The young woman then began her fighting stance. "Then come at me! I'll kick your ass and send you crying to your mamãe!" she then dared him.

Miguel did not like the arrogance in Katarina's voice, so he cracked his knuckles and moved towards her. "Careful what you say, puta! You think I'll go easy on you because you're a woman!?" the brown-haired man told her.

Before this confrontation could escalate, Kazuya, Anna and Bruce decided it was now time to interfere and officially introduce themselves for their captives. Kazuya was the first one to speak up, his cunning smile never fading away. The group of fighters turned their attentions towards the CEO of the G Corp.

"Welcome to the G Corporation's HQ, Katarina Alves, Bryan Fury, Feng Wei, Armor King, Miguel Caballero Rojo and Ganryu. Sorry for not sending my invitations in advance. You know how busy we really are" Kazuya introduced himself while his captives all glared daggers at him.

"I can't believe it….." Ganryu stuttered. "Kazuya, Bruce and Anna…..what are you all doing here!? Wait…..am I in the HQ of the G Corp now!?" the Sumo wrestler wondered.

Kazuya, Anna and Bruce all took notice of Ganryu's confusion. Anna chuckled to herself. "He's still as clueless as he was back then" the brunette remarked.

Bruce also had to be amused. "Seems like the years haven't been kind to you" he told Ganryu, who was too stunned and confused to even realize what his former compatriots were saying.

"You….." Miguel growled beneath his breath. "You're the father of that bastardo Jin Kazama! Why the fuck am I here!?" he demanded an answer out of him.

Kazuya smirked when hearing this. "My reputation precedes me" he noted to himself.

"Tch, am I in here because of my actions against you? Well, I sure as hell don't regret taking those G Corp test subjects and using it against you" he told Kazuya with a psychotic grin.

Armor King glanced at Bryan. The cyborg could see this and did so in return. "I helped free some of the test subjects. I never thought someone like you would take advantage of them" he told Bryan coldly.

In response, Bryan simply laughed in return. "As if I give damn!" he responded, yet the masked wrestler was keen on teaching him some manners. Yet for some strange reason, he restrained himself.

"Perhaps it would be better if I simply skip the foreplay and get straight to the point" Kazuya suggested and he tapped on his tablet. When he did that, a hologram of the world map suddenly appeared in front of the captured fighters. Some additions were added to the hologram, including a picture of Jin Kazama. "All of you may know this. The CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu Jin Kazama vanished shortly after the last Iron Fist Tournament. Most people believe he is dead, considering that his body was nowhere to be found in the Middle East. But we think otherwise. We believe that with the help of some defectors of the Zaibatsu, Jin has managed to survive, and his currently hiding somewhere here in Japan" the black-haired man went on explaining the details to them.

While most of the fighters listened, only Miguel seemed to have his composure not under control. His anger was boiling as he saw the picture of Jin, the same man who had ordered the raid on his sister's wedding.

"Just you wait, Kazama….I'm gonna bust the hell outta you!" he thought.

"What is it you really want from us?" Feng asked Kazuya coldly.

Kazuya formed a smirk in the process. "I want your assistance in tracking down Jin and apprehending him. But then again, some of you may also want to take a look at the recruits he has swayed to his side through payment" he told them.

The hologram soon showed two pictures for them to see. They were Yoshimitsu and King respectively. This caused both Armor King and Bryan to react fiercely.

"That twofaced pain in the ass! What is he doing being that brat's slave!?" Bryan demanded angrily.

"You…" Armor King said as he watched the picture of King. The wrestler could he heard growling to himself. "So you're finally showing your true colors? Working with that Mishima-punk to earn money, so you can pay that bastard Marduk's hospital bills!?" he was furious on the inside.

"You want me to join your gang of crooks!?" Ganryu asked Kazuya and his associates. "No way! I now have a greater cause to fight for then being with….." Ganryu was interrupted when Bruce spoke up.

"You mean that restaurant of yours? Sorry to tell you this, but we've planted a bomb inside it. You want to think about what you do before we blow it up" Bruce told him.

To convince him, Anna help put a remote in her right hand. Seeing this made Ganryu gasp in disbelief and a part of him was also angered at the same time. He really wanted to just attack the three and destroy the remote. But he was now at a disadvantage. Sighing, Ganryu lowered his guard, thus signalizing his intend to work for them.

Kazuya became satisfied. "Hmm, you made the right choice, Ganryu. Now as for the rest of you all know what's at stake here. Each of you will join me and my associates to track down Jin. And don't forget, I haven't removed the bounty I placed on his head for his capture yet. Whoever does capture or defeat him, will be rewarded handsomely" Kazuya told the three before turning around to walk away.

"Hold it, Mishima!" the voice of Miguel could be heard, forcing Kazuya, Anna and Bruce to turn around and look at them. The young Spanish man was glaring at them warily. "I don't care whatever your schemes are, but know this! Jin Kazama is mine!" the brown-haired man told him.

Hearing this forced Kazuya to chuckle in amusement. "Sure. Assuming you are strong enough to kill him, that is" he responded before taking his leave.

Miguel was furious over hearing this, yet he kept his cool. The trio exited the room and this left the gathered fighters alone. Whatever motives Kazuya had for capturing and recruiting them, they didn't sound good. But then again, each of these fighters would forge their own destiny when the time was right.

The Hida Mountains, Japan

Ling Xiaoyu was very confused right now. Why was she and Panda suddenly on a helicopter headed towards the north of Japan? The young girl with pigtails still couldn't get how this happened. A few hours ago, back in Kyoto, she and Panda were on their way to a party hosted by a classmate of Xiaoyu's: Miharu Hirano. But things didn't go that way. Xiaoyu and Panda found themselves almost getting hit by a car. Luckily, they managed to avoid getting hit and ran into an alleyway so that car wouldn't chase them. But in the alleyway, the pair was confronted by Anna Williams, a high-ranking member of the G Corporation along with a squadron of soldiers. Anna demanded to know the whereabouts from Jin, only for Xiaoyu to refuse and fight the soldiers. Surprisingly, she was joined by Paul Phoenix and Nina Williams, who had arrived at the scene to save her and Panda from the G Corp's clutches.

After driving away in a van, Xiaoyu and Panda were taken to the helicopter she currently found herself sitting on. They flew away from Kyoto and were now arriving at an abandoned temple in the middle of the Kyoto Mountains. Xiaoyu glanced out of the window to see the temple. She was sitting the back along with Panda and Paul.

"What is this place?" Xiaoyu asked Nina, who was piloting the helicopter.

"Home. For now" Nina replied with no emotion in her voice as usual.

Paul scoffed when he heard that. "That's a little too presumptuous" the man with the strange hairstyle remarked, yet Nina didn't seem interested to hear at all.

The helicopter soon landed near the temple's entrance. Putting on her red jacket, Xiaoyu felt herself getting agitated by not hearing enough answers from either Paul or Nina. None of them had bothered revealing more details of their reasons for coming after her since she got on the helicopter.

"I just want to know why you have brought me here" Xiaoyu said, although she could see both Paul and Nina exit, to which she and Panda did the same thing.

"You'll hear soon enough, kid" Paul replied before moving towards the temple's entrance.

Xiaoyu leaned down to scratch Panda's fur. "You don't understand. I'm going to be in so much….." Xiaoyu turned around when she could notice a shadow appear over her. Turning around, she was stunned to see who it was. "….trouble" she finished her sentence.

The one who was standing before her was King, the Mexican wrestler wearing his trademark jaguar mask. He only stood still and glanced at Xiaoyu with his arms folded.

Xiaoyu readied her fighting stance. "What is this? The King of Iron Fist Reunion?" Xiaoyu demanded an answer out of him.

"No. This isn't what you think it is" King answered plainly. But when Xiaoyu moved her right leg to sweep him, King avoided it by jumping over it. "Peace, Xiaoyu. I'm not here to fight you" King insisted to her.

"Just mail the invite next time, yeah!?" Xiaoyu retorted, still believing this was the Iron Fist Tournament. "Or better yet, leave me out of it all together!" she then snapped while trying to attack King on his head, only for the wrestler to block her attack.

"I told you, I'm not your enemy!" King tried to make Xiaoyu stop yet it was no use.

Before Xiaoyu could continue, Nina grabbed the girl on her right wrist. "That's enough!" the blondie told her sternly before slamming her onto the ground of dirt. "We didn't bring you here to fight!" she added to Xiaoyu.

The girl with pigtails brushed off the dirt on her jacket before trying to get up. "Then why are we all here?" she asked.

"All will be explained in time" a familiar voice could be heard from the temple's entrance. Xiaoyu looked up to see two persons standing by the entrance. The first one was a swordsman whom Xiaoyu was very familiar with.

"You" she uttered out lowly as she could see Yoshimitsu from the Manji Clan standing there. The other person leaning against the temple's entrance was none other than Eddy Gordo, a well-renowned Capoeira master, as well as a former Tekken Force commander.

"You've brought a girl and her pet panda to help us? This has to be a joke" Eddy remarked from what he was seeing.

Xiaoyu was onto the ground, yet she couldn't help but to feel slightly angered over hearing the tone in Eddy's voice. But as she was about to retort to him, something else prevented her from venting her anger. She could see someone standing at the doorway and she gasped.

"I'm sorry about all the mystery, Xiaoyu. It's hard who to know who to trust these days" the voice came from none other than Jin Kazama, the former CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu, who had been missing in action for a long time.

Xiaoyu was stunned to see Jin standing there. "Jin! What happened to you!? You look terrible!" the young girl asked her former schoolmate.

"What happened?" Jin asked her, his voice as calm as usual. "I saved everyone. And it nearly killed me. But above all, Azazel is dead" the young man revealed to her as the others soon joined up at the temple's entrance.

"You saved everyone, yes. But you did so at the expense of other lives" Eddy sternly reminded him while having his arms crossed in dispassion.

"Jin, what is this all about? I've so many questions!" Xiaoyu wanted an answer out of him.

"It is time you told us more about the reason why you have called for us to the Hide Mountains, Kazama? All of us would like to know what the world's most wanted man is seeking" Yoshimitsu told Jin.

Jin nodded his head in agreement. "Everyone. Get inside. I will fill you in on the reason I have summoned you all here" Jin told them and the gathered fighters did as he told them.

They were now inside this temple, with Jin sitting on what appeared to resemble some kind of throne. There were lights in this hall, thus enabling some warmth to arrive inside the temple. Jin let out a deep sigh before speaking up.

"I need your help. All of you. When I was in charge of the Mishima Zaibatsu, I established a secret archive of weapons and artifacts" Jin told those who were gathered around him.

"What sort of artifacts?" Yoshimitsu asked.

"The one that should never fall into the wrong hands" Jin answered grimly.

"Like your dear ol' grandpa's?" Paul asked him while mentioning Jin's grandfather, Heihachi Mishima.

Jin weakly nodded in return. "Correct. There is on particular artifact that is dangerous: the one called "Artifact 333". I need you to fetch it from the archive before Heihachi learns of its existence" he told them.

"Artifact 333. You never told either of us about it" Eddy told him. He then glanced over at Nina. "Did he tell you something?" he asked her.

Nina shook her head. "Sadly, he did not. Something which he should have long ago" she replied before fixing her eyes upon Jin. "Now where is this archive you speak of?" she asked him.

"You'll find it on Usiyi Island in the Northern Pacific. The archives is in it's deepest jungle so you will have to search carefully" Jin told her.

"But why can't you get it yourself? At least be honest with us here, Jin" Xiaoyu asked him.

"And why can't this thing stop scratching? You got fleas, bear?" Paul asked while noticing Panda scratching herself until something came off. However, Panda still heard Paul's bear-comment, and she did not take it kindly. She punched Paul up in the air. "AAAAAH WHAT THE HELL!?" he asked before landing on the floor.

"I told you not to call her bear" Xiaoyu told him.

But Nina went over to look at the thing Panda had scratched away and it didn't turn out to be a flea. "This is no flea" the blondie said as she could see the tiny object making beeping noises. She showed it for everyone to see what it was.

Jin leaned over to get a closer took. "You're right. That's a G Corp tracker" Jin said grimly.

"A what!?" Eddy angrily asked as she looked at what Nina was holding in her fingers. "Droga! That means they'll be on our tails as we speak! Our hideout has been uncovered, all thanks to that girl and that pet of hers!" the Brazilian man told Jin while pointing a finger at Xiaoyu and Panda.

The Chinese girl could not stand being spoken to like that. "Hey! It's not our fault that we got dragged into this mess in the first place!" she snapped at Eddy. "And for the record, Panda is not my pet! She's one of my best friends!" Xiaoyu added to her defense, yet Eddy remained unsympathetic to her.

Nina stepped in between Xiaoyu and Eddy, this ending their glaring match. "Settle down, both of you! To me, it's obvious Anna planted this device on your panda while we were fighting in Kyoto. As much as I hate to say it, she's not someone to be taken lightly with" Nina told the fighters gathered around her. "That being said, Kazuya and his mercenaries will arrive here soon. We can't stay here" she then explained.

"Then we best leave this place immediately" King suggested to them all. "If we leave the tracker here, they might still think we're still here" the wrestler told them.

Jin got up from the throne and headed towards the door. "My sentiments exactly! The nearest car we have is 20 minutes of walking from this location. If we hurry, then we might…

Before Jin could reach the door, an explosion suddenly occurred and it sent Jin and his group flying backwards. Despite how powerful it was, they managed to get up on their feet quickly. However, they were distressed by seeing those standing at the spot where the explosion had taken place. It was Kazuya Mishima and his associates: Bruce Irvin and Anna Williams. But they were accompanied by a group of JACKs, made from the G Corp itself. Kazuya was cracking his red gloves while facing Jin directly.

"They told me that you had been killed. I knew it was too good to be true" Kazuya told Jin before forming a smirk. "Still, if you want someone dead, do it yourself!" he told his son.

Jin gritted his teeth in frustration when hearing this. "Kazuya…." he lowly muttered out the name of his father in disgust. "I almost got myself killed, but the risk was worth it! It prevented someone like you to take Azazel's power!" he retorted.

Kazuya was far from impressed by his son's words. "You think that's enough to impress me? You may have destroyed that thing, but I still have you" he said with a grin forming at the end of his sentence. "And I see you have gathered a group of lackeys here. Well let's see how they stand up to my mercenaries and JACKs!" he called out while raising his fist in the air.

Kazuya's associates, JACKs and his newly acquired mercenaries all entered the temple. A fighting was beginning to ensue in this place.

Eddy's eyes glared daggers when seeing Kazuya standing up there and he was about to charge against him. But Bruce attempted to attack him from the air with his heel, only for Eddy to do a backflip and land on his hands. Using his flexibility, the Brazilian man moved back to standing on her feet.

"What's this? You're still that brat's buttslave even after leaving the Tekken Force? I guess Heihachi wasn't much of a contributor to your master's well-being" Bruce taunted Eddy.

"It's none of your damn business! I only do this because of the money Jin owes me for serving him. It will cover the expenses of the medicine my master needs" Eddy retorted before landing a kick on Bruce, but the kickboxer had his good defenses. "Besides, the only buttslave I see here is you! Do you even realize how many crimes Kazuya has committed!?" the Capoeira fighter asked him.

Bruce only grunted. "That's rich, coming from the guy who's with the instigator of the war that spread across the world. We only answered it's call to oppose you" Bruce said before shoving Eddy's foot away. "But now that you're not with the Zaibatsu anymore, dealing with you will be a peace of cake" Bruce added.

After fighting off some JACKs, King was shocked to see Armor King standing there facing him. "You…..why are you with the…." King was filled with so many questions, yet Armor King spoke up before he could even ask.

"Don't look so surprised! You know very well why I'm here! You thought you could hide from me that you're seeking to help Marduk paying his medical bills!?" Armor King growled before launching himself at King, the wrestlers engaging in combat. The two clashed arms with one another. "Well here is my response to that!" Armor King added.

"You're such a fool!" King berated him. "You were captured by the G Corp during the last tournament and now you're their mercenary all of a sudden!? Whatever they've promised you, they won't give it to you!" he then tried to reason with him.

Armor Kings responded by carrying King and tossing him away. But King was quick on his feet and landed on them. "You think this is all about money!? For you, it may be!" he retorted, only for King to charge towards him. The two grabbed hands and tried to overpower the other. "But for me, it's different! The G Corp are only a means to an end. I'm here to make you pay for not avenging my brother when you had the chance!" he added to his anger.

King growled when hearing that. "You're wrong! You're not my mentor's brother! He was never a creature filled with vengeance and hatred! That's you!" he pointed out to his opponent, thus enraging Armor King.

Yoshimitsu were having some difficulties with Bryan, who was only happy to get the chance in killing him. "You despicable fiend! I should have known that a treacherous snake such as you would side with someone so demonic as Kazuya Mishima!" the swordsman said after having cut some of the attacking JACKs.

Bryan only grinned psychotically in return. "How else was I to track down your hive? And for the record, I ain't anyone's partner. Cause once I've taken your miserable lie….." Bryan said before charging straight towards Yoshimitsu. "I'll kill anyone I come across!" the pale-skinned man exclaimed.

Yoshimitsu stood his guard, and charged towards his opponent. "You are a madman! And as such, you are beyond redemption!" the swordsman said before swinging his sword, only for Bryan to dodge it with his quick wits. "You will suffer for what you have done to my comrades, as well as betraying the doctor's trust! Doctor Bosconovitch took pity upon you while Doctor Abel did not! Now I will correct my mistake by eliminating you!" Yoshimitsu added before Bryan pulled out a handgun to try and shoot him.

"Shut up, you walking piece of scrap!" the cyborg shouted at him.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyu and Panda were defending Jin, while fighting against Feng and Ganryu respectively. So far, Jin had not moved to either fight or defend himself. Something was wrong with him. Nevertheless, Xiaoyu was standing her ground against Feng, who was indeed a powerful fighter. In the meantime, Panda did good against Ganryu, who was overpowered by her.

"For being a mere child, you do have some potential as a fighter" the Chinese man said before blocking an attack from Xiaoyu. "However, you have not undergone the same training as I have. That is why you can never defeat me. So give up before you get hurt" Feng advised her.

"I'm not just a mere child! I'm Ling Xiaoyu!" the young girl retorted before dodging an attack from Feng. "And besides, I'll never stop fighting! I've taken down bullies far bigger than you!" she added with a taunt directed towards him.

Feng narrowed his eyes in displeasure when hearing this. "Impudent child" he muttered beneath his breath.

Kazuya was trying to get to Jin, but someone was standing in his way. It was Paul, who had managed to beat up both Miguel and Katarina. The judo fighter grinned at him cockily, yet Kazuya was far from impressed.

"Get out of my way, Phoenix. I came here to find my son, not to waste time with you" Kazuya spoke up while confronting Paul.

"A family reunion? Awww, how sweet" Paul mockingly said before moving into his fighting stance. "But I could care less about you and your family. We still have score to settle! And you're not gonna run away from me, anymore!" Paul said and charged towards Kazuya.

The two men clashed, yet Kazuya was furious over this. "If you insist. But you asked for it!" the red-eyed man told him and they continued this fighting.

Even as fights raged across the temple, Jin hadn't done anything to defend himself. Xiaoyu took notice of this and tried to get a hold of him as she mad managed to push Feng away.

"Jin! Why are you just standing there! Do something!" Xiaoyu called out to him, only to be attacked from Feng.

"Never take your eyes OFF your opponent, girl!" Feng scolded her.

Right now, Jin was feeling conflicted. It was due to the Devil that rested inside him. It was begging him to fight. But Jin knew very well that if he did that, the Devil would consume him, as it had consumed him during his fight against Azazel.

"You will fight again!" the Devil called to him.

"No! I must not! I never will!" Jin said to himself, feeling distressed as the Devil called out to him.

As Jin was struggling with his inner demons, Miguel, having gotten up after being defeated by Paul, immediately ran towards Jin and delivered a punch on the Japanese man's right chin. He was sent flying towards the floor. The Spanish man was furious.

"This hatred I bear for you and you alone!" Miguel yelled as he was prepared to attack Jin once again. "DIE, BASTARDO!" the young Spanish man yelled before he was kicked on is left hip by Xiaoyu. Miguel saw her and growled in anger.

"I won't let you kill Jin!" Xiaoyu told her firmly as she stood against him.

"Fucking bitch…" Miguel muttered beneath his breath. "This monster ordered the Mishima Zaibatsu raid on my hometown in Spain, on my sister's wedding day! My sister perished during that day! And it's that diablo's fault!" he angrily told her.

Xiaoyu's eyes widened when hearing this. "What? You're not making any sense!" she told him.

Miguel's eyes burned with anger and he was keen on attacking Xiaoyu without mercy. But before he could even land a blow upon her, he was attacked by none other than Jin. Miguel was punched on his right cheek and he was sent rolling on the floor.

"Jin!" Xiaoyu said, only to be concerned when Jin felt pain inside her head. "What's with you?" she wondered as she could see how troubling he was feeling inside himself.

Nina could see this while fending off Anna. "Damn. He's not in condition to fight" she noted before glancing over to Eddy. The two nodded their heads at one another and threw each a grenade in the middle of the hall. But it turned out to be a couple of smokescreens and they sure activated fast. All the current fights were interrupted. While Kazuya's mercenaries could not see Jin, the JACKs could and they were searching for him and his cohorts.

Jin and his group had used the smokescreen to escape to the helicopter. Xiaoyu and Nina were helping Jin to the helicopter amidst this thick cloud of smoke.

"Hurry up, will ya!?" Paul called out to them as he stood by the helicopter's door.

"Shut up and start the damn helicopter!" Nina berated him and Paul did as he was told.

But as the helicopter started and began taking off, it's propels began swirling away the smoke screen to some extent. Kazuya and his group took notice of this and immediately ran to the edge of the cliff.

"They're getting away! Stop them!" Kazuya commanded them.

"With pleasure!" Anna said, as she already had the helicopter in her bazooka's aim.

But Nina, who got on the helicopter last could see what he sister was planning. She knew that it would only jeopardize their escape. Reaching for a detonator she held onto, he pushed it. The moment, she did that, an enormous explosion erupted in the temple. Apparently, Nina had been planting explosives in the temple and they were to activated in case of wanting to remove evidence of their stay at the temple.

The explosion caught them by surprise, yet only the JACKs were destroyed. They all got up on their feet and watched as the helicopter flew west towards the coastline. They were on their way to the sea.

"Mierda!" Miguel cursed as he watched the helicopter disappear. "I almost had him!" he added to his anger.

"Hmmm, those guys sure did a great job escaping" Bruce noted. "But then again, it was probably Nina's doing, not Jin's" he then suggested.

"Hmmm, I hope you're not complimenting that bitch" Anna expressed her displeasure over hearing this, yet Bruce only shrugged his shoulders in return.

"Our target escaped. How do we get him now?" Armor King asked his comrades.

Bruce smirked when hearing this. "Don't worry. I managed to plant a tracker on the helicopter while you were busy planting the bomb on the temple's door" he said before taking his glance at Kazuya. "With it, we should be able to locate where they're headed" he told him.

But so far, Kazuya had been watching the distance, having so many thoughts in his head. It was about Jin. "What has happened to you, Jin? Why have you become so weak? I expected your victory over Azazel to have strengthened you up! Instead, you're whimpering like some child!" Kazuya thought, not getting what was wrong with him.

"Shall we pursue them?" Anna asked her superior.

This time, Kazuya finally stopped thinking and turned his attention to the fighters he had gathered. "We won't, but those six will. All of you are to follow Jin and apprehend him, dead or alive. Do whatever you have to do" Kazuya told them before starting moving. "I must go and reflect on what has happened with my pathetic excuse for a son" he said before walking down the stairs.

The group of fighters didn't know what to do, yet Bruce decided to give them some assistance, so handed them a tablet so that they would monitor Jin's whereabouts. But he also handed them over some keys, as well as a G Corp cellphone.

"Here, you wanna collect the bounty on Jin's head? Then head over to the harbor in Onagawa and find the powerboat that's docked there. If our calculations are to be believed, Jin and his pack of rats will travel across the Northern Pacific" Bruce told them.

Anna stood by Bruce and smiled smugly at the group. "Best do as Kazuya says. After all, we know all about your lives, as well as what you really want. Whether you want to find God Fist scrolls, hated enemies, endless riches or even a lost father, we will be more than happy to give you that" Anna revealed to them. "But to do so, you will need to capture Jin. That's all we ask of you" the brunette told them.

"We'll leave you six to find Jin. And DON'T fail the mission!" Bruce told them and he and Anna walked away to catch up with Kazuya. It was apparent that a helicopter was on it's way.

The group of six were no gathered to decide what to do. "You heard what they said. We all have a reason for hunting down that brat. I say we join hands until we reach out goals" Bryan suggested to them cunningly.

"And who made you the leader!? I sure as hell didn't!" Miguel told him.

Bryan sneered at him. "Watch it, punk!" he replied.

"As much as I hate to admit it, this creepy man has some truth in his words" Katarina spoke up while taking off her sunglasses. "We may have different goals, but perhaps we can work this out. We could capture Kazama, and then fool the G Corp when the time is right. What do you say about that, boys?" Katarina suggested to them.

To her surprise, most of them, minus Miguel, seemed more than interested in her suggestion.

"You seem like an intelligent woman despite your cockiness" Feng noted before giving her the G Corp cellphone. "How about you give them a call and pretend we're interested in capturing Jin?" he suggested to him.

Katarina smiled at him in return while putting on her glasses. "With pleasure" she said before dialing the phone.

Armor King handed her the keys to the speedboat. "We best move fast if we are to catch that gang" the wrestler suggested. "But from what I can tell, they may be headed for an island in the Pacific or something" he then tried to come up with a thought.

"But are you sure this is a good idea? You saw how dangerous that Jin-person really was" Ganryu spoke up.

"Weren't you the one whose restaurant was planted with bombs?" Miguel asked the plump man, who immediately slumped his face in defeat.

Katarina was finally getting in touch with the G Corp. "Hey, this is Katarina Alves. We're interested in tracking down Jin Kazama. Get us a helicopter to Onagawa. We'll take the job from there" she told Kazuya with a smug smile on her lips.

Souq, Saudi Arabia

In a town somewhere in Saudi Arabia, the village's marketplace was bustling with all kinds of activity. Traders and travelers from all across the Arabian Peninsula were coming to these places to share with all kinds of treasures that were worth selling to those with high wealth and power. The marketplace was also near the town's bazaar. It was also near the marketplace in an alleyway were the young Egyptian woman named Zafina currently found herself in.

She was on the run from Arab soldiers, who were working for a corrupt warlord, one who had desired to buy the ruins of the Temple of Azazel, as well as the village she lived in. Under guidance of her village's guru, Zafina was tasked to find the location of this warlord and end assassinate him. But so far, she hadn't had luck in getting close to him.

Zafina herself had changed since the end of the last King of Iron Fist Tournament. Azazel had awakened, but Jin himself had sacrificed to end this monster. And he succeeded in doing that. The young woman was not sure whether to be thankful or not. A part of her felt grateful to his sacrifice, as Azazel would no longer haunt the world. He was gone forever. Jin had succeeded in something her ancestors never did. But another part of Zafina still couldn't forgive Jin for his role in starting this war. Thousands of human lives had been lost. Such transgressions were difficult to forgive, even if Zafina knew that those lives were sacrificed for a greater good.

But even now, the war between the Mishima Zaibatsu and the G Coportaion was still ongoing. Heihachi was now in control of the Zaibatsu again and Kazuya remained the G Corp's CEO. Even so, her guru had instructed her not to meddle herself in the conflict, as he felt it didn't threaten the interest of their village. Zafina hoped her guru was correct.

As the soldiers almost cornered Zafina against a wall of bricks, they were surprised to see that the young woman was nowhere to be seen. They had wondered if she had managed to climb up the wall. That turned out to be the truth, as they could see Zafina run on the balconies.

"There she is! Fire at will!" the captain of the soldiers told his comrades and they fired their machine guns without a stop.

Fortunately for Zafina, she could see that one of the doors on the balcony were open. She ran through the room, not caring about she was trespassing and proceeded towards the opened doorway she saw. From there, she would exit the building and then land on a pile of sand. After landing on the sand, she noticed that she was back at the marketplace. Hoping to not attract attention, Zafina entered the bazaar. Hopefully, the soldiers would have difficulties searching for her there.

"It has been a long time since that day" Zafina spoke to herself as she mingled with the crowded space. "Azazel was defeated at the hands of one the two evil stars: Jin Kazama. As admirable as that is, I can't forgive his atrocities he and his father did throughout the world" the dark-haired woman added, proceeding towards an Arabic café.

Once inside, Zafina was served with some tea, yet she waited before taking a sip. Being born into a group of spiritual warriors, Zafina was known to be quite perceptive for someone at her young age. Drinking her tea, she closed her eyes while thinking about what she could do now that the tomb she was sworn to protect, was destroyed.

"The tomb may be gone, but I still have to protect my people. I fear that in the years to come, many foreign armies will try to enlist us for their own nefarious ends. That I fear most" the young woman thought in her head.

As she was sitting. Zafina could notice a piece of paper flying to her table. Grabbing it, she could read something written in Arabic. It was actually written زافينا on the paper, which was actually her name in Arabic. The young woman looked up and could see someone sitting across her. It was a young Arabic man who wore a red and white checkered shemagh and a black agal on his head. He was dressed in a white military uniform. Zafina couldn't believe her own eyes.

"You….." she spoke up while moving over to the table where the young man was sitting. Zafina narrowed her eyes at him. "Care to explain to me why you have followed me….Shaheen?" she addressed the man by his name.

The Saudi Arabian simply smiled in return. "How interesting that you remember my name" he told her. But the smile soon faded away. "But I beg to differ your assumptions. I have not followed you. My superiors told me you were here in Souq stalking corrupt thieves. How else would I recognize it was you?" Shaheen told her in a slightly serious manner.

"I am only defending my people against a greedy warlord who has been harassing us since the last tournament. Now that I no longer have to guard Azazel, my people's security is my priority" Zafina answered him in return. She still felt somewhat wary of Shaheen. "Now tell me, what is it you truly want with me? Does your company have interest in buying the ruins of the temple?" she asked him firmly.

"Once again, you are allowing your emotions to cloud your judgement, Zafina. That alone only becomes a liability of yours" Shaheen insisted to her. "And just to clarify your suspicions, my company has no interest in fallen temples, let alone those who once housed ancient demons. Instead, we're interested in the demons that currently walk among us on this world" the young man revealed to her.

Zafina's eyes widened in realization. "What do you mean by that?" she asked him, only for the Saudi Arabian man to stand up form his seat and walk towards the café's exit.

"If you are interested, then cease this foolish cat and mouse game in Souq and come with me. A limousine is awaiting us outside the bazaar as we speak" Shaheen told her before exiting.

As much as she hated following Shaheen, Zafina had to admit she was curious to know more about what kind of objectives he had. She knew all about Shaheen and his company, which was a private military firm specializing in the provision of security services. Shaheen had himself served in the Saudi Arabian army before becoming employed by that firm.

Zafina entered the white limousine, and it drove out of the marketplace and onto the streets of Souq. The young woman was concerned about whether some of the soldiers of the corrupt warlord would recognize her. Shaheen took notice of this and shook his head slightly.

"It is useless. These windows are made with the blackest tint. Your enemies won't be able to recognize you, let alone see you in this limousine" Shaheen told her.

Realizing that he spoke the truth, Zafina decided to turn her attention on the Saudi Arabian man she had decided to accompany. A part of her was still not feeling trustworthy of him. She also wondered whether Shaheen felt the same way. But she would figure that out later.

"What is it you really wish to accomplish? Is it the ongoing battle between the Mishima Zaibatsu and the G Corporation?" she asked him sternly.

"In a metaphorically sense, yes. But there is more to that than meets the eye" Shaheen told her and he pushed a button a remote. A hologram was suddenly showed in the lounge they were sitting by and they could see two pictures. They were Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima. "After Jin Kazama vanished, Heihachi Mishima seized control of the Zaibatsu, who was desperate to win the war against the G Corporation. But despite Heihachi's insistence of distancing himself from the worldwide war Kazama started, it still continues between him and Kazuya. That devil remains the head of the G Corp" Shaheen explained.

"You seem to have some resentment towards Kazuya. Did he do something to you?" Zafina asked him.

Shaheen nodded his head in return. "He killed one of my friends, who was the owner of a company in the oil industry. Considering that the Zaibatsu gained access to the oil industry through the Rocherfort Enterprises, the G Corp wanted the same thing. And as a result, my friend's company became its target" the young man revealed grimly.

"I understand. You have my deepest sympathy" Zafina expressed her remorse towards Shaheen, something she rarely did. "It would appear that the world may not be safe as we thought it was. How long will it take before the Mishimas stop using the world was their playground?" the young woman asked him.

"I also desire to find the answer. As a matter of fact, we will need from someone who understand how to fight demons" Shaheen said while pushing the button again. This time, the hologram showed them a map of Italy and two pictures emerged alongside it. The first one was that of a young man with slick black hair. The other one was of a group of exorcists that wore pointy masks, almost like beaks. They closely resembled doctors during the Black Death. "We will travel to Italy and visit these: the Archers of Sirius" Shaheen revealed to them.

"The Archers of Sirius…I thought they were only rumors that existed across the Mediterranean" Zafina remarked, as the young woman had indeed heard about those exorcists before. "They must have resurfaced now, because of the ongoing battle in the world" the young woman added.

"Yes. Since Heihachi reclaimed leadership of the Zaibatsu, he has sought the aid of these exorcists, as a means to paint themselves as a champion of humanity against a demon like Kazuya. But my sources tell me there may be other motives for reaching out to the Archers of Sirius" Shaheen told her before focusing his attention on the young man in the hologram. "This young man leads the Archers of Sirius: Claudio Serafino. I have met him a couple of times before. A charming man, but there is something mysterious about him" he then went on to tell Zafina about the leader of the exorcist.

"I see. So where do we find the Archers of Siruis and this Claudio Serafino?" Zafina asked him. "From what I gather, they are a secretive society that has exerted a profound influence on European history for hundreds of years" she added.

"They have secret base somewhere in Rome, Italy. But some of my sources tells me that their base is rather close to the Vatican. I will find out once we reach there" Shaheen said before reaching out a hand to Zafina. "Now the only thing I am asking of you as whether we can trust one another. How about a handshake to strengthen our partnership? We may have much in common than what you realize" the young man suddenly told her.

Zafina was hesitant at first, but she couldn't deny how honest Shaheen had been to her so far. Smiling, the Egyptian woman held his hand, and the two shook hands. This would be the beginning of a partnership between two usually calm individuals.

To be continued…