Los Angeles, CA:
Peaceful; free from disturbance and tranquil.
A word only a few people could associate themselves with certainty. Dawn signified the beginning of a new day as the sun's bright orange rays peered through the curtains of a beautiful home in Earthrealm. On a breathtaking scenery in Los Angeles, a two-story condominium stood over a beach hill watching over the shoreline, the waves softly moving towards the shore. You couldn't imagine a better place to call home every day.
Two occupants inside the condo's master bedroom felt content at the moment, sleeping away the remainder of a very passionate night. A dark-skinned woman sighed as her beloved's hand wrapped around her curvaceous body, briefly staying on her right breast before wrapping itself around her abdomen. At first glance, the woman would be considered African-American, but she was born in a completely different realm. Behind her was a Caucasian man who kept his mate warm throughout the night. Being near one another put the loving couple at ease with all the fighting they were accustomed to in both Outworld and Earthrealm.
Jade winced as the sunlight rays entered her home and carefully opened her eyes. Since moving to Earthrealm a few years ago, she learned more about its culture, people, technology, and her personal favorite, food. Leaving her beloved Edenia brought mixed feelings to Jade, the only home she ever knew growing up. Her Queen along with her best friend remained there to this day, representing as the lone family to the former assassin ever since Shao Khan abducted her. Jade's husband immediately felt horrible for her uncertainty and compromised on her behalf. In the end, they decided to have two homes with one in each realm to stay close to her family and heed her kingdom's call for help should the need arise. From the looks of it, nothing but peace and tranquility persisted. Jade shifted her eyes to the clock on her nightstand.
'7:15 already?' she thought. 'Guess that's what happens when you lose track of time being busy and having fun.'
Jade couldn't go back to sleep after two failed attempts and figured she'd stop trying, hesitating to get out of bed after forgetting her husband's arm draped around her body as he slept away. The Edenian woman carefully turned as to not wake him from what looked like a very relaxing slumber. Who could blame him with all his accomplishments in the time she's known and loved him. Jade smiled when she saw her husband's handsome features. Chris has changed a lot over the years but remained the Hero everyone in all the realms knew, respected, and revered. His face bore some nonexistent blemishes; however, Jade cringed at the scar on his chest from Shinnok's amulet, courtesy of Mileena. Remembering the self-proclaimed 'Empress of Outworld' caused the former assassin to bring up another name.
Tanya, the former ambassador to Edenia.
Five years ago, Jade assisted Queen Sindel in recruiting allies to combat the Dragon King's revival, only to learn later from the refugee Li Mei that the accursed traitor of Edenia did the unthinkable and broke Chris' heart. This event transpired when the two got together shortly after Chris awoke from his coma-induced slumber thanks to Shinnok's General, Reiko. Jade never forgave Tanya for her transgression or for betraying Edenia for the promise of power. Thus, the two would meet in Outworld as Onaga prepared to take over every realm of existence.
Going into that encounter, Jade was anxious and apprehensive despite Chris giving her his blessing to take the traitor down. Tanya was equally skilled as her adversary and the other female assassins. Many people believed the two vixens matched each other in every category. The green-eyed woman, however, should've had no reason to feel distraught. Jade trained day in and day out with her friend Kitana under the tutelage of Shao Khan and proved to be a strong warrior, rivaling the Princess' prowess despite losing most of the time, which she took no shame in since Kitana was the most accomplished assassin despite lacking the bloodlust of Mileena. However, in the only instance the General faced Tanya in battle, the pyromancer proved to be very formidable and nearly killed Jade if Kitana didn't save her friend at the last moment, forcing Tanya to retreat but not before vowing to finish her rival for always getting in her way of attaining ultimate power.
Despite Kitana congratulating her assassin counterpart for fending Tanya off, Jade became downcast because of her carelessness by underestimating her opponent. She would've never forgiven herself if Onaga killed Chris or forced him to become Tanya's sex slave. Now, Jade knew there wouldn't be anyone to save her the next time they squared off. Not Kitana, and not even Chris.
She was on her own.
Five years ago:
Blood. Nothing but blood littered the stone floor.
A grueling battle took place with both Edenian warriors giving their all, their weapons used periodically but remained a non-factor until the end. It was a fight where only one combatant would walk away with their life. As expected, it came down to a matter of will. With Tanya's hateful gaze staring her in the face, Jade's stare was venomous as both women pushed themselves to the brink of exhaustion, a factor that didn't stop their epic struggle. Neither were without injuries as Jade struggled to keep her balance due to a dislocated ankle while bleeding from her forehead and lip, her fractured ribs certainly not helping matters. Tanya wasn't much better off, sporting a black eye and bruises all over her face while dark blood flowed freely from her broken nose, a result stemming from Jade smashing her Bojustu against the pyromancer's face.
"You still believe... you can defeat me, Jade?" Tanya spoke first through ragged breath. "Despite... all your efforts, you're just a... poor imitation of Kitana."
With a high degree of difficulty, the pyromancer stood on both feet and crossed her arms under her bosom to push her breasts up. Jade tensed because Tanya was more sexually active than her. Even though the assassin made love with Chris before her rival did, the traitor bragged about being the more 'experienced lover' due to selling her body across Outworld for either money or treasures, something the Edenian General never understood or even wanted to for that matter.
Tanya grinned maliciously after sensing Jade's discomfort. "Better yet, answer me this. Do you honestly think you can be a better lover in bed with that Earthrealm scum? His supposed love for me was pitiful at best."
The traitor's smile grew when she saw the hurt look on Jade's face after speaking so lowly of her beloved. It was so disheartening to hear, the Edenian General felt tears in her eyes and nearly broke down in front of her enemy but quickly wiped them away, not wanting to show any weakness. Jade then replaced her sadness with a murderous look after slowly rising from one knee.
Throughout most of the fight, neither Edenian could land a devastating blow, but the turning point into Tanya's favor occurred when she dealt Jade a nasty right elbow that left her dizzy, letting the pyromancer seize the upper hand. Tanya snuck behind Jade and pinned her arms before flinging herself backward for a very painful German suplex. Jade was stunned by the move and couldn't stop Tanya from getting back to her feet with the assassin still in a tight grip, performing two more bone-crushing German suplexes with the last one pinning Jade against the ground for nearly three seconds. Edenia's General suffered a concussion, not to mention a broken rib or two from Tanya's grappling move. Despite her extra training before the Dragon King's arrival, it became apparent Tanya overmatched Jade in overall strength. Thoughts began haunting the assassin, not only for her death battle against her hated rival but also her beloved Chris who was sure to be killed by the Dragon King if she didn't prevail.
However, Tanya gave Jade some needed motivation after degrading Chris' honor with her previous comment, giving the emerald assassin her second wind as her entire body started glowing green and shook with rage.
"Not only have you disgraced our home, but you've dishonored a great man!" Jade replied in an otherworldly voice.
Tanya didn't know it at the time, but she finally unleashed a woman scorned, hell-bent on exacting vengeance. The traitor stood in disbelief as Jade got back to her feet, an inferno evident in her eyes.
"A man that I love dearly!" The assassin exclaimed as tears streaked down her face.
Tanya began backing away in fear as the General's power became unstable, her eyes turning completely green.
Within a split second, Jade lunged at Tanya with every ounce of strength she had left. "AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU BURN IN HELL WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU!"
Present Day:
A slight snore snapped Jade out of her daydream, forgetting about the past as she continued admiring her husband's upper body from the facial features of his beard and mustache (He grew it out after the wedding), to his powerful chest and abdominals. Chris was Jade's eye candy, always fantasizing about him when he wasn't around. Just thinking about it made the former assassin giggle in her head, never believing in her lifetime of ever dealing with a man in a romantic sense, let alone sharing her life with an Earthrealmer of all people. Talk about having an epiphany. Jade carefully slipped her husband's arm from her stomach and got up to start her day, dressed in a pair of black panties and a white T-Shirt as she left the room. Chris remained asleep despite not feeling his wife's warm body.
Walking down the hallway, Jade entered another room not too far from her and Chris' bedroom. Staying as quiet as her former occupation called for, she tiptoed in and gazed lovingly into a play pin shared by two of the most important people in her life besides Chris, Kitana, and Queen Sindel:
Jessica and Jaden, her fraternal twins. Both children were one word Jade has been searching for her entire life after Shao Khan took her away from her parents many centuries ago.
Happiness.
Author's Note
Hey everyone! Alwaysdoubted is back with a new story! Can't believe it has been a few years since I've written here on Fanfiction. The original stories are not mine and belong to cw2k as well as his OC, Chris. Jaden and Jessica are my OCs for the couple. All I'm doing is expanding the story. There will be lemons so be mindful and read at your own risk.
I will expand on a couple of things in the story like:
1. Chris and Jade's love session from Love & War II after Tanya's betrayal.
2. Tanya ambushing Jade after their battle at the Dragon King's Palace and becoming enraged after learning of Jade's engagement to Chris. Tanya would then demand a rematch.
3. Jade and Tanya's final showdown.
4. The wedding.
5. The birth of the twins.
6. Tying it all back into the first chapter of the story.
Let me know your honest opinions in your reviews. Thanks for viewing my new story!