A man in NYPD black body armor was in the middle of a New York apartment. He was in a meditating pose, and had a peaceful expression on his face. Slowly, he got enveloped in a blue aura, and slowly lifted up. He was about a foot off the ground, when he heard a knock. He looked towards his door, and said, "Come in."

A man in matching body armor walked in, but he wore a cap with NYPD on it. He said, "Chief wants us." The first man nodded, and slowly floated back to the ground. The second man handed him four red pads, which he put on his knees and elbows.

He then grabbed something wrapped in cloth, and gave it to the first man. The first man grabbed it, and said, "Thank you, Stryker."

Kurtis Stryker nodded, and said, "Come on, we'll take my car. I'll drive."

They walked out of the apartment, and headed for a police station. The first man looked ahead, and Stryker said, "We've finally got a lead on the underground mob boss, Shang Tsung. We've found him conversing with Shao Kahn, about some underground tournament. Looks like the old bastard's still at it."

The man nodded, and took out a blindfold. He wrapped it around his eyes, and said, "Do we know where he is?"

Stryker said, "No, but we do know where his cronies are. We found Baraka at a hotel, which makes one wonder why the hell he's there. Anyway, we sent Cage to find out what's up. Turns out he's a pretty good fighter."

The first man raised an eyebrow and said, "Cage? As in Johnny Cage?"

"Yeah, the actor. He thought it would revive his film career. I thought it was stupid as all hell, but a least we found out some good stuff. Like some guy nicknamed Reptile. He has a rare disease where his skin looks like diamond-shaped scales, and his eyeslids are formed inside out," replied Stryker.

The blindfolded man chuckled, "Is that all?"

Stryker continued, "No, he also eats the heads of his victims."

The man's grin disappeared, and said, not wishing to continue this discussion "What does Briggs want?"

"Said he plans on releasing a prisoner. Hanzo, I think," replied the NYPD officer.

"Why the fuck would he release that psycho," asked the blind man.

Stryker shrugged, and pulled up into the police station. They both walked out, and went to Briggs office. The black chief said, "Hello boys, just in time. Stryker, I want you to go to this location." He handed Stryker a piece of paper, and showed a decapitated man.

"Who is this," asked Stryker.

Briggs said, "That was Johnny Cage. He had a run in with Baraka."

Stryker's eyes went wide, and said, "Right away, sir. Here's your photo back." He handed his chief the photo back, and walked back out.

The chief looked back at the blindfolded man and said, "I want you to watch over Hanzo Hasashi. I don't want him doing anything stupid, like getting thrown in jail again."

The man nodded, and slowly began walking out. Briggs stopped him and said, "I'm not done. Yet. You will also be going to the tournament with him. However, I don't want Hanzo knowing, understand?"

"As long as I get my vengeance on Shang Tsung, I'll do whatever you want," said the blindfolded man.

Briggs said, "You'll get your revenge, but not until Hanzo gets his."

The man said, "You mean that Bi-Han guy? I don't give a rat's ass what he does to him. I just want Tsung to suffer for what he did to my eyes."

Briggs slowly nodded, and motioned for him to get out. He walked out, and looked over to the interrogation room. Inside, he heard a man in an orange prison suit shrouded in darkness tapping his foot. Hanzo. The man grinned, and walked out.

He stopped when he got out, and unwrapped the clothed. He looked at it, and said, "That's much better."

It was a katana. Not just any katana, it was the legendary Sento blade. Carved over three hundred years ago, it was a symbol for the user's abiltiy with a sword. He put the strap around his waist, and put it behind him.

A little child began pulling on his arm. He said, "What is it little girl?"

She pointed up and said, "Why do you wear a blindfold?"

"Because I'm blind, that's why," replied the man, finally kneeling next to the little girl.

She then asked, "Are you a police officer?"

He nodded, and said, "Yes, I am."

She then held out her hand, and said, "My name is Sarah."

He shook the hand, smiled, and said, "My name's Kenshi."

A/N: I can already tell this story has divided people. On one hand, I mentioned Kenshi's original story, where he was blinded by Shang Tsung. On the other hand, he's in the NYPD. And, as you can already tell, this is in the Rebirth story line, so there's that. And yes, I will basically be writing the Rebirth movie, minus the Cage and Baraka fight, next chapter. So, hope you enjoy it, and this story is dedicated to an awesome girl (hopefully, otherwise, why'd he name himself), Poe's Daughter. She's an awesome writer, and I beg you to read her stuff. It's really good. It is fan-fucking-tastic.

Spino, out.