More days passed before you understood the reason behind Kazuya's anger. Not only him, but everyone in G Corp feared that you might be a spy sent by Jin Kazama's opposition forces to target their leader and for this reason, you had been confined to the lower floors of the Millenium Tower...it was there that prisoners and traitors of the company stayed for indefinite periods.

When you asked to speak with Kazuya, no one agreed to your request until you learned of his departure. He had gone to challenge Jin and you couldn't stop him anymore.

«...it's over.»

You thought you were alone in that room, but when you accidentally looked up at the ceiling, you clearly saw a white bird fluttering. You wondered how it managed to get in, as there were no windows, or maybe it was your mind playing tricks on you...

That's when the white bird came through the bars of the door, abandoning yourself in your imagination; but when you turned around, you jumped back, as you saw a woman appear just there.

You were sure you didn't know her. Yet, her deep eyes said otherwise and her smile was the kindest you had ever seen.

«W-who are you, how did you get here?»

She didn't answer right away, at least not from behind a cell and without wasting any time, she opened the door, leaving you surprised once again.

«I understand it's all confusing for you. But I'm here to ask for your help, Y/n.» You blinked when she said your name, strangely she had a familiar energy, the same one you had felt six months ago.

«So, the little bird belonged to her...or was it her?!» Even the pure white of her clothes was no coincidence, maybe she was some spiritual entity that could change shape from human to animal...in any case, you decided to listen to her.

«Soon, Jin and Kazuya will fight the decisive battle...although I believe in my son's will, you are the only one who can truly save Kazuya...»

«Wait, did you say "son"?» You were confused, but her smile confirmed your suspicions and without further ado, she introduced herself.

«Jin told me his mother was–»

«Yes, my name is Jun Kazama.» After many years, this woman had returned with the hope of cleansing the world of Evil, as well as saving her dear family...of course, this meant that she was still Kazuya's wife and thinking about it, it made you very embarrassed.

«Don't be afraid. Although I care a lot about Kazuya, I recognize where true love lies and thanks to you, he has finally opened his eyes to that...»

Even though Jun tried to reassure you, you couldn't forget your last encounter with Kazuya, in his demonic form and the fear you felt on your skin.

«I doubt he'll let me get close. He thinks I'm a traitor and now he's going to hate my guts.» You chuckled, but you did it to hold back the sob that was about to come out «How can I be the one to save him?»

At that point, Jun placed a hand on your shoulder and connected with your mind, letting out all the negativity contained in it; you felt a sense of lightness inside you, a strength you didn't imagine you possessed...she was putting her trust in you and you couldn't let her down.

«You have to find the answer in here.» Her palm touched your chest at heart level with a delicate gesture, too delicate to be true and the moment you blinked, she was completely gone, leaving a word knocking on your head:

Yakushima. You knew that island well, since it was close to the land where you were born and so, you remembered its green and lush nature. Now it had become a war zone between Good and Evil.

It would take days to arrive and you couldn't afford that, so you went to the office to look for some useful contacts and there, Anna Williams' name appeared.

«...I need to reach Yakushima, can you help me Anna?» You contacted the woman on the phone, but without hearing her voice. There was no one else as equipped as her and you hoped she could help you.

But then, you heard a loud noise. You looked towards the window and saw a military helicopter flying and there, shooting at the glass to open it; you went to find shelter from the bullets and before you thought they were enemies, you recognized the brunette woman looking out of the helicopter.

«Of course, honey.» Anna answered the phone with a smirk on her lips and you were incredulous at her sudden appearance «After the mess during the tournament, I was curious to know what happened to you...glad to see you still alive.»

You rolled your eyes and reached for the helicopter, happy to see her again.

«We have to get there before Kazuya and Jin fight, Jun Kazama told me.» When she heard that name, Anna was dumbfounded, she believed Kazuya's wife had been killed years ago, but apparently this wasn't the case.

«I didn't think you could talk with spirits, that's cool.» You rolled your eyes when she teased you and with her hands on the wheel, she crossed the sky to make way to the island.

«Wait for me, Kazuya...»

• ● •

When he ordered you to be placed in solitary confinement, Kazuya's mood worsened even further. Inside, he was sure that you were innocent, but he couldn't bear to see you with others, as if you were about to turn your back on him anytime.

«You have a thoughtful look. Is it because of that girl?» Nina Williams disturbed his thoughts, as they were preparing to reach the island «You should have known Y/n–»

«Do your job and mind your own business.» Kazuya didn't dare look at the blonde, keeping the fist resting on his temple, definitely hearing your name in someone else's mouth irritated the hell out of him «And don't touch Jin. I'll finish him with my own hands.»

Nina nodded her head and left, it was humiliating to be treated that way by a hateful man like him. Soon, the alliance with G Corp would end and she would no longer care about the war.

Nor even about you. Later, she took the phone and typed a number she remembered very well.

«I'll go to Yakushima. Pick up the brat at the Millenium Tower, she will want to join her dark prince...good luck, sister.»

When the decisive day came, all G Corp forces were ready to fight Jin Kazama and his allies, which included both old and new friendships. As promised, none of them directly confronted the young man, but the long battles and explosions had devastated the entire camp and at one point, Kazuya flew on Yakushima in his Devil form, inflicting devastating lasers on the scorched earth...he was looking for his son and when he found him, he met Ling Xiaoyu watching over Jin's spiritual awakening, in the heart of the forest.

They were about to fight when a strong wind and noise drew the attention to their heads and there, they saw a helicopter intent on landing in the middle.

«A-are you trying to kill someone?!» You complained about Anna's rough driving, but she just lit a cigarette at the end of the flight. She stared at the hideous look Kazuya had transformed into and reluctantly, she saw your troubled expression.

«Wait, we have to—»

But you didn't listen and left the brunette in the helicopter to go down. Ling was surprised to see you, as Devil Kazuya stared at your figure undaunted, once again you had interfered in his plan.

«H-how did you find this place?!» The chinese girl was surprised that you had landed right there, since no one else knew but her and Jin; you didn't know how to explain it either and you were sure Jun was the one who revealed it to you, but before you could say something, the purple demon got in the way.

«I'm starting to dislike this behavior of yours, Y/n. You shouldn't have come here.» You looked at his horrible expression as he said in an unfamiliar voice; Ling tried to stop you when you took a step towards him, but you weren't afraid, not when you thought there was still something human under that demonic skin.

«I'm sorry, but I can't let you do this.» You clenched the fists with tears in your eyes, these were the last words you wanted to say to the man with whom you had experienced love «I won't let the demon devour you inside.»

The devil man said nothing, but he saw the determination set in your eyes and his frown deepened. Something stopped him from his intent, you were in his thoughts and he feared that if he unleashed his power, he would hurt you.

«Get out of my way Y/n, or I won't think twice about getting rid of you too.»

In that moment, Ling came to your side and as imagined, she saw pain in your eyes. But that wasn't enough to destabilize you and suddenly, you ran towards him.

«I did once, I can do it again!»

You were about to touch him, but a wave tossed you away, making you fall at Kazuya's feet. You were stunned by that and when you looked up, you just saw a large palm in your direction.

«Y/N!» Ling tried to reach you when saw Kazuya ready to hit you with his power. You couldn't move from there, but fortunately, something grabbed and brought you back to safety.

«Jin...?» You whispered when recognized the young Kazama and his yellow eyes were the last thing you remembered, before you blacked out.

«I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Y/n...» He caressed your cheek, before looking defiantly at his demonic father. Kazuya realized too late what he was about to do to you, however his anger reignited when saw you in the arms of his son, now in half-demon form.

Jin left you to rest at the foot of the tree where the entrance to the sanctuary was, under the care of Anna and Ling while he prepared to face Evil himself.

«I'm going to finish this, once and for all!»

• ● •

You thought it was a dream, because when you opened your eyes, you found yourself under an intensely bright sky, in the middle of a vast green plain.

You protected yourself from the light when saw a silhouette approaching you, completely dressed in white and there, you recognized the woman from earlier.

«You lied to me!» You said out loud when met Jun, she was suddenly vanished after freeing you from G Corp and now, she was smiling at you as if nothing had happened «Kazuya tried to kill me and Jin is turning out exactly like him, now tell me how I should help them...I don't even know where the hell I am now!»

Jun Kazama could understand your discomfort, the situation had become critical and all she could do was believe in his son's success.

«A Kazama's power fosters life, and cleanses evil...Jin will use that power to save both of them.» As she spoke, she advanced towards you with a flower bud in her hand, which she subsequently placed in your palms. The scent was sweet and when you touched it, its petals opened up to form a beautiful cherry blossom.

«Please, tell me what I can do to help them...how do we reach them?» You felt helpless and ridiculous, but Jun wiped your tear as if she were a loving mother, this time her brown eyes showed a melancholy expression.

«I can't, but you yes.» You looked confused when she stepped back, some small lights started to fly in the air, the world around you was changing and when you tried to get closer to her, you couldn't take a single step «Believe in yourself Y/n, and you will never be alone.»

You wanted to understand more, but you were thrown back into reality, awakened by Ling Xiaoyu's desperate cry. You felt something in your hand and when you opened it, you found the flower Jun had left you earlier...in a way or another, you felt her close to you.

«Where did Jin and Kazuya go?» You asked when noticed they were no longer there and Anna pointed a finger at the sky, suddenly black. Hundreds of debris started to fall from there, as a violent storm erupted.

«It would be better to leave, this place is about to collapse.» The brunette suggested getting the chinese girl's consent but not yours, you couldn't leave without knowing what had happened to Jin and Kazuya «Don't be foolish. This is their fight and there's nothing you—»

You didn't listen to any of those words, as you turned towards the forest. You didn't know where you were going, until you saw a white trail showing you the right way...Jun was taking you to the two guys, which meant you had to hurry.

«I don't like this silence. Come on, Y/n!» As your heartbeat quickened, you sped up to reach the top of a high cliff. The rain made you dirty and tired, but you didn't give up, as you hadn't when you were in the volcano...when you finally stopped, you saw two human shapes standing, still looking at each other and ready to hit again.

«We've lost the devil's power. We're nothing but a couple of humans now, you and I.» Jin said advancing towards the father, none of them had collapsed yet, neither physically nor mentally.

«What of it? That was nothing but one means to an end–»

«STOP THE FIGHT!!»

Soon, even the lightning and the wind disappeared to allow the two men to hear your voice in that apocalyptic scenario.

«What are you doing here Y/n, go away!» Jin was the first to speak, clearly not pleased to see you there.

«I'm here to stop this crazy war. This is not what a father and son should do, dammit!»

Kazuya didn't turn around, but your presence behind him was enough to stiffen his tense muscles, he remembered perfectly well what he had tried to do in his devil form and didn't dare look at your face.

«You weren't yourself. I know it's not your fault, Kazuya...» You repeated his name in a soft tone, you were sincere and this caused a split inside the older fighter...a weakness that Jin understood and consequently, took advantage of it to hit him with punches in the face.

«Y-your mother wouldn't want this!» You screamed as you stood between him and Kazuya; Jin stared at you for a long and this time, it was him who didn't protect himself from the other's counterattack.

«You need more to stop me, kid.» Jin was thrown towards a rock. At that point, you made contact with Kazuya, grabbing his forearm marked by the fatigue of the battle «Step aside. If you get in my way–»

«Do it then. Hit me, if that's what you want.» Finally, he looked down and you tightened your grip to not let him move away from you. You knew that he could free himself easily, but unexpectedly he didn't and Kazuya stared at you as if he hadn't done so in a while...

He wanted to tell you something, but he pushed you away when Jin attacked him; he wanted to protect what was important, yet he didn't understand why you persisted in believing there was still goodness in his father...and when Kazuya saw him take your hand to lead you to his side, he used up what was left of his energy to knock out his unwanted offspring.

«You just don't know when to quit!»

Kazuya charged a fiery, right hook towards his opponent, but someone else caught it for him. Both men stopped when they saw you take the hard blow, which made you fall to the wet ground completely stunned.

«You hit her, bastard!» Jin clenched his fist and his eyes filled with hatred when saw you coughing up blood, but you shook your head and awkwardly tried to get back on your feet, never in your life you had received such a strong punch...when Kazuya read the pain on your face, he was outwardly composed, but deeply shaken inside.

He widened his eyes then...but only after you walked in his direction and returned the gesture unexpectedly, namely with a kiss directed towards his lips.

«Can you taste your own punches now?» Suddenly, you used your teeth to cut his lip, making Kazuya grunt during that smack which tasted like iron «But this, this doesn't come from any of them...it comes from inside here.»

You took his big hand to place it on your chest, leaving Kazuya in a deep but meaningful silence. Jin couldn't say or do anything either, your feelings were obvious and that made him helpless, as well as hopeless...he wanted to understand why you were risking so much, until the inevitable happened and suddenly, your body gave in to gravity again.

Kazuya caught you in time and although swollen because of him, he stayed to admire your beautiful face. Only him knew how much he wanted to kiss it again, but when he got closer, he noticed you weren't breathing.

«Hey...wake up now.» He tried to shake you, but your eyes didn't open. He returned to place his palm on your heart again to feel that there was no heartbeat.

«Y/N!!!»

The father's scream surprised the younger one, almost without understanding it. After what he had done against the world, there was still something he cared about and now she was dying here, in his guilty hands...