Enter the Unknown

 

Ghost on the Dance Floor – Blink 182

Kazuya made his way to the final stage with a satisfied smirk. He had just defeated the team of Heihachi and Jinpachi, went on to defeat the metamorphosized Ogre, and had entered the final stage.

He had done it all with only using his devil form as a partner. He didn’t need nor want any help from the pissants in the tournament; he had made it to the final stage on his own. He briefly mused over having not run into his son, Jin Kazama, at all but brushed it off. He was here now and that was all that mattered.

He surveyed the area around him. To his disgust, it was all dreamy ponds, meadows, and forests. What sort of all-powerful being would choose this as the scenery for a bloody fight to the death? Even Ogre had better taste and that was saying a lot…

A beacon of light blinded him momentarily as he witnessed a figure walk out of what looked like a holy light.

His felt his throat dry and a cold chill run down his body when he finally got a good look at who it was.

Jun Kazama smiled brightly at him. She appeared quite pleased.

I'll never let you down, boy

He tried to speak but couldn’t bring himself to say a word.

I'll never let you go

She moved her lips but not a sound came out.

Her subtle hint of life

He stared stupidly as the battle began. She took advantage and struck.

Is so innocent and scary

She pressed her attacks. She appeared annoyed that he wasn’t fighting back. Quickly, Kazuya started defending himself. She smiled appreciatively once he did.

So, tell me that you're here, boy

He began to actually try against her. He was a Mishima, Mishima’s didn’t hold back. He buried his feelings for the moment. She had initiated the fight therefore it was only fair that he honor her with the best of his ability. This prompted her to counter his attacks furiously.

She says as if she knows

He was utterly disgusted with himself when he used his more brutal combinations and attacks. He didn’t want to fight; he didn’t want to inadvertently kill her. He wanted to talk to her. He hadn’t seen her in more than twenty years now since her apparent death.

When God took her with time

He never forgave himself for allowing his own ambitions to cloud his judgment so much that he had neglected to at least save her from Ogre’s rampage. A rampage Heihachi had stupidly been the cause of. It had been just another reason to hate his father.

God made me quite alone

He slammed his fists into her and finished it off with an electric wind godfist. Jun held her ground and fell forward onto her hands and knees. Kazuya felt a foreboding chill prickle his spine. His heart sank as he witnessed Jun’s transformation into a demon. Unknown smiled at him mockingly.

It's like the universe has left me!

Without a place to go

Without a hint of light

To watch the movement glow

When our song was slowly starting

Your memory felt so real

At first against my will

But God invented chills

Had this person just been a figment of his imagination? Was this even Jun or some sick-twisted mind game? It didn’t escape his notice that the world of bright-friendly colors had become a twisted dark world. Mirroring Kazuya’s own feelings.

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Song "Ghost in the dance floor". By Blink 182. Album: Neighborhoods".