Ok, so this is my first attempt of writing an MK story. I've been obsessed with reading them, I LOVE Sub-Zero and there are just not enough stories about him out there. I hope y'all like it. If you do or have constructive criticism for me, please leave a review. English is not my mother tongue, I'm German, so I hereby apologize for any grammar errors. Go easy on me ;) It will be Sub-Zero/OC eventually.
DISCLAIMER: I wrote this for fun, not money. I own nothing. You know the deal.
Chapter 1: Strangers
Cold. Wet. Pain.
Everything hurt. It felt like every bone in her body was broken, every muscle was sore, every inch of her skin burning. She was scared to open her eyes, scared to find out where, what she assumed had been some sort of energy portal, had spitten her out. But she could feel snow under her fingers and on the side of her left face that was still on the ground. She opened her eyes eventually, not moving a muscle. All she could see was her right hand resting next to her face and splashes of red on the white snow blanket. Blood, she figured, her blood. She softly touched her lips and realized it had burst open and was still bleeding a little.
"What the... God damn." she mumbled. She raised her head a little, moaning in pain, and looked around. There was nothing but snow and trees. Lots of trees. Lots of trees covered in snow. Everything looked the same. Peaceful. Nothing made a sound.
Even though she had no idea where she was, why she was there and how she got there, she knew she had to get up and move. Find help, find shelter. Find someone. She just hoped that she would actually be able to move. It seemed to take forever but she eventually managed to stand up on her feet.
Ok, nothing's broken. That's good I guess. I can walk. If only I knew where to go.
She decided that it didn't really matter where she went. She had no orientation anyway so she just walked around aimlessly.
"Hello? Is there anybody out here? Can anyone hear me?" she yelled every now and then, hoping that someone would hear her. But no one answered. Hours passed and all she could see were trees. Not a single sign of civilisation anywhere and the sun started to set, its light warmingly shining through the trees, diving the forest into a beautiful mix of colors. It would be dark soon. Panic kicked in. She sat down leaning against a tree and began sobbing uncontrollably.
"Fuck this place! Who did this to me? What have I done? What the fuck is going on? I'm gonna die in this godforsaken forest..." she screamed, not because she thought that somebody might hear her, no, because she had given up.
He saw her in the distance sitting against a tree, hugging her legs, her head buried between her knees and her chest. His acute sense of hearing enabling him to hear her crying even from that far away. It had taken him forever to find her since she had arrived earlier than expected. As there had been no one to greet her at the portal, she had moved on and obviously got lost.
As he went on to approach her, he saw a shadow lurking from behind the tree that she was leaning against. His eyes could make out a female figure appearing next to her, leaning forward as if she wanted to whisper something into the girl's ear.
She found her first. The second it hit him, he started running.
"Scared, little girl?"
The voice sounded like insanity itself and it was way too close to her. As she looked up, she felt like she froze in horror. A grotesque face grinned at her in amusement, like the most horrifying glasgow smile she could have ever imagined, straight out of a scary movie, only this was real. She wanted to move, wanted to scream. But she felt like she was frozen stiff, looking at her from a cage that she could not escape. Unable to move a muscle. She was going to die. Not as an old lady surrounded by fat grandchildren, no, now. Killed by this monster in the middle of nowhere, wherever that may be. It would be days, weeks, maybe even months until they would find her body. If there would be a body left to find.
She is going to tear me apart. She'll eat me alive!
Only she didn't. She touched the girl's face in amazement, looking at her surprised and annoyed at the same time.
"Interesting." she hissed. Then she was pulled away and thrown through the air, landing on the frozen ground head first.
"You are on Lin Kuei territory, Mileena. Leave now or I will kill you!" a male voice yelled.
"You would die trying, cryomancer!" she spat, getting back on her feet. "You are just lucky I'm not here to fight."
"Why are you here then? Hunting for a snack?"
"Oh, funny. When did you grow a sense of humor, Sub-Zero?" she laughed.
Sub-Zero was not in the mood for casual conversation with the enemy. He was growing impatient and that was never a good thing. A blue shimmering light started to evade from his right hand, forming a large blade that seemed to be made of ice.
"Leave! Now!" He growled, throwing the Kori blade at her. It brushed her arm, causing her to shriek in pain, her right hand instantly covering the small gash. She looked at Sub-Zero in anger, then back at the girl.
"That was a warning. Do I really have to go full force on you?" He threatened her, another ball of ice already forming in his hand.
"We will come back for her." Mileena hissed before turning around and quickly disappearing into the woods.
She was still unable to move. When Sub-Zero knelt down in front of her, she wanted to thank him for saving her from the monstrous creature that had tried to take her. But she could not even open her mouth to speak. Something was holding her back, keeping her imprisoned in her own body. She figured she must be in shock. Plus she had just witnessed the man creating a blade of ice from his hands, throwing it at the female with precision. He had said something about her invading his territory. And for all she knew, she was a stranger, too. Maybe she was invading forbidden territory as well. Maybe he was just as dangerous as the female. Maybe his face was just as hideous behind his mask. Maybe his crystal clear, icy blue eyes had an hypnotizing effect on her to distract her.
She waited for an attack but it never came. Instead he mustered her from head to toe, mumbling something in another language that she could not understand. He looked puzzled but at the same time as if he knew exactly what he was dealing with.
He then reached out a hand to touch her face and although confused by this gentle gesture, she felt her tense muscles relax under his touch, taking a deep breath as if she had been under water for too long, finally able to move again.
She breathed heavily, still trying to process what she had just witnessed, trying to understand what was happing to her.
"Calm down, young one. Breathe." He said, his deep voice now much friendlier, more... human than before, when he had been yelling at the monstrous female.
"Did she hurt you?" He asked, looking at the small wound on her upper lip and the now dry blood on her chin.
"No...," she whispered, "that was from the fall. When... I got here..." she explained, her voice sounding exhausted. "What... is this? Where am I? Why am I...?"
"I will explain later. You are safe now. You may rest." He returned while picking her up from the ground. She did not protest when he did not put her down again. He started walking, carrying her in his arms as she closed her eyes and drifted away to sleep.
Who cares if he is going to kill me? She thought, knowing that, even though he could probably end her in the blink of an eye, he right now was her only chance of getting of of this mess - whatever this mess was.
TBC...
So that was the first chapter. I hope you liked it. I will update as soon as I can. Reviews would be awesome :) Thanks!
