Raven POV

"How are you alive?! You're supposed to be dead!"

I honestly couldn't believe it. First Kazuya returned and now this. It seemed the Mishimas were impossible to kill. The man currently approaching was living proof of that. The former head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Heihachi Mishima!

Image of Heihachi Mishima:

(I know this is his Soul Calibur 2 design, but it's close to the outfit he has in Tekken 5.)

He just approached me and asked "So, you're my opponent?" He spoke as if this was a tournament-sanctioned match as opposed to just a random encounter. I was still shocked as I gasped. "You died in that explosion!"

Heihachi just let out a laugh before stating "Me, die? The Mishimas are invincible!" He paused for a moment before explaining "That explosion blew me several miles. And I found myself in a base in the middle of the forest. I must have been on the verge of death for several weeks. But I don't have any recollection of anything that happened. After I recovered I came here..."

He trailed off looking at the ground before he snapped his head up to look at me and declared angrily. "To break the neck of the fool that started this ridiculous tournament!" He began to walk forward again causing me to reach for my earpiece.

As soon as an operator came online I spoke "This is Raven. An unexpected situation as arisen. What are my orders?" The operator replied "Remain calm, we've confirmed the situation. Eliminate him. Over." I growled internally before turning back to the grinning Heihachi. "Understood." Was all I said before signing off.

Heihachi entered his Mishima style karate stance causing me to enter my own. Neither of us moved though. Instead we both slowly circled around one another, step by step, glaring into each other's eyes. That's when Heihachi spoke again.

"Hmm, you remind me of someone. The boy at the last tournament. He was a ninja like you, had the same stance. Where is he now?" This caught me off guard, why did he want to know about Eagle? Kazuya asked a similar thing. I simply retorted "What's it to you?"

This just made Heihachi let out a "Hmph." Before saying "Do you think I'm an idiot? I know that boy is the son of Lee Chaolan, the brat I made the mistake of adopting. Similar kicking moves, their fight in the tournament was interrupted just as they'd begun conversing. As if someone interrupted the feed. Perhaps your organization wanted to cover one of your operative's identities up?"

All I did was growl in response to this but Heihachi's grin just grew bigger. "I see. Well then, tell me where he is. And tell me what you know about this tournament." My eyes narrowed behind my sunglasses as I said coldly "I'm not telling you anything."

Heihachi let out another sinister cackle as he spat "HAHAHA! Tight-lipped are we? Never mind. I'll beat the information from you, one way or another." He placed his hands on either side of him and squatted down. I saw electricity build-up around his body before he stepped forward and attacked.

He went for the Wind God Fist. Electricity surrounded his hand as he connected with an uppercut. I didn't have time to mount a defence so his attack hit me strongly on the chin and left me stunned.

Heihachi wasted no time following up with a roundhouse kick that impacted my side and knocked me to the ground, landing on my back. As soon as I hit the ground I managed to recover, flipping around and springing to my feet before going in for a counter.

I tried to strike him with my shoulder as he raised his arm to defend. We collided with one another causing another burst of blue electricity to exit Heihachi's arm and surround both of us. I shuddered as it rippled through my body.

I did take this brief clash as an opportunity to swing my leg around and hit Heihachi's stomach with a kick that made him recoil and gag before we broke away from one another. This didn't last long as both of us instantly dove right back in.

Heihachi instantly went for a punch however I ducked under it and landed a chop to his chest. Too my surprise, Heihachi just laughed. I looked up only for him to send his arm crashing into my head like a hammer.

The blunt force caused my vision to daze a bit as I was met with a palm-thrust to my own chest that managed to push me back. Not off my feet, but enough so that I was left vulnerable and this allowed the Mishima to land three blows in quick succession. Two punches and another kick. The first two hit however I managed to block the third.

Retaliating quickly, I thrust both palms forward and struck him directly on the x-shaped scare in the centre of his torso. Then, using my speed I swept behind him and landed three chops followed by a kick of my own, hitting him square in the back.

This was enough  to make him drop to one knee. I went to hit him in the back of the head, knock him out then and there. However he shifted his head to the side and instead caught managed to catch my fist in an iron grip. Trying to move my hand, I found I couldn't.

Heihachi slowly began to get to his feet. "You're fast. I'll give you that. But that can only get you so far. Strength is what truly matters. As you shall soon see." He thrust his head forward and headbutted me!

At the same time he let go of my hand causing me to be knocked back to the ground by the headbutt. However once again I recovered quickly and elbowed his cheek. He spun around and spread his arms out to either side, catching me with his left arm.

Our fight kept on going further, I leapt up and tried to perform a kick however it was blocked before Heihachi swung his arm downwards making me jump back to avoid another attack following that, we stared at one another for a moment.

Heihachi clenched his left arm and growled "This is growing tiresome. Tell me what I want to know and we can get this over with." His fist clenched and I noticed more electricity build up around it. I braced, unsure if I could win.

I was saved though, perhaps a blessing in disguise as my earpiece went off. Turning it on, an operator's voice spoke up. "I have new orders. Eagle has discovered the identity of the tournament's sponsor, Jinpachi Mishima. We have eyes on him and will send his coordinates to you. Send these to Eagle, both of you eliminate him. Over."

I remembered Y/N's report about Jinpachi. However I still asked "Jinpachi? What should I do about Heihachi?" The operator replied "Let him go." I didn't agree with the idea, I knew how dangerous Heihachi could be. However I said "Understood." Before signing off.

Turning to Heihachi who was just looking at me in confusion, I stated "There's been a change of plans. Lucky you." Before he could react, I made a gesture with my hands and fled the scene. I heard Heihachi call after me "Where are you going?! Get back here!" However I ignored him.

As I ran, I reached up to my earpiece again this time instantly saying "Patch me through to Eagle. NOW!" As soon as I was through I began "Eagle, we have eyes on Jinpachi Mishima. I'm sending his coordinates to you now. Meet me there and we can finish this once and for all..."

Heihachi POV

The ninja just disappeared. And I'll admit, I was shocked. Not by this, but by what he said. I could hear his operator's words. Jinpachi Mishima. He was alive?! After all this time?! Now that I thought about it, it made sense.

Hon-Maru had exploded. Somehow Jinpachi must have survived all this time, or been revived by an unseen force. Not for long. This ninja had presented me with the perfect opportunity. I decided to follow him. He would lead me to the answers I sought.

A low chuckle erupted from my throat...

Y/N POV

"Right, send those through. I'll meet you there." I signed off my earpiece and looked at the radar, soon enough the blinking light of what seemed to be Jinpachi's location became visible. I muttered "There you are. Got you now."

I continued making my way towards the destination, thankfully I had the car as it was quite a distance from the city. I was not too far from the outskirts when I found my path blocked by a chunk of odd debris. I couldn't get the car through so I had to resort to going on foot. Less than ideal.

Even more-so because just as I was about to start running towards my destination, I heard a pair of familiar voices. That caught my attention. I knew there was a mission but my curiosity got the better of me, following the voices I peered round the corner. Craig Marduk, the wrestler I'd encountered numerous points throughout the tournament, in front of him was Anna?!

I would have left, but the confrontation in front of me was giving off a bad vibe...

Author's Note: And that's it for this chapter. Only a few more till the end of the segment. After that, I'm going to take a break to work on one of my other books however when that's done, I'll be right back to finish the Tekken 6 and 7 segments. I really hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always, thank you for reading.