Smoke and Sub-Zero were stood in the middle of the Desert waiting their fate.
"Maybe Kano has forfeited the fight?" suggested Sub-Zero looking around the desert, which was making the sand fly up and dance in the air. Smoke shook his head.
"No, it's not like Kano to forfeit" he shook his head and began to look around for Kano who was no-where to be seen.
Sub-Zero lowered his stance into combat position and drew Smoke's attention with it.
"Tundra…what is it?" Smoke asked not noticing what Sub-Zero's gaze was placed upon.
Finally Smoke looked where Sub-Zero was looking and he too lowered his stance into combat position.
"KANO" Smoke yelled angrily.
"You Lin Kuei's always meddle in things that are none of your business!" Kano rorted also lowering his stance into combat position.
Smoke furrowed his brow angrily above his mask and he clenched his fists.
"I am ready Black Dragon!" he called out.
Kano stood up and walked towards Sub-Zero.
"What do you want Lin Kuei?" asked Kano directing his speech and spit at Sub-Zero.
"I am here with Smoke. And I am going to help him spill your blood!" he challenged spitefully filling his words with no fear.
Kano's evil laugh filled the musky air.
"Two Lin Kuei's against a Black Dragon? That's a bit unfair!" Kano sneered as Smoke and Sub-Zero exchanged confused looks.
"SUB-ZERO!" cried Smoke as Sub-Zero looked up to feel Kano's heavy steel-toed boots kick him round the face.
Smoke watched in horror as Sub-Zero fell to the floor and welcomed Kano's heavy punches causing many of Sub-Zero's teeth to fall out.
"Sub-Zero!" Smoke cried as Sub-Zero fell unconscious and laid by Smoke's feet.
"You shall pay!" Smoke cried pulling up his fists.
Kano nodded and slipped his knives down the sides of his boots before jumping up and Smoke quickly responded by punching him in an uppercut punch. Kano fell in surprise and threw one of his knives at him. Smoke stumbled backwards feeling the sharp pains through his chest, once Smoke had rebounded back to his normal state only to welcome Kano's ball roll smacking him in the same area in the chest. Smoke fell back onto the floor and struggled to clutch back his breath. Smoke tried his teleportation punches and felt a rush of satisfaction when he realized Kano was hit multiple times. Smoke smiled underneath his blood soaked mask; but the smile didn't last long as Kano grabbed his waist.
"MY TURN" Kano sneered.
Kano pushed one of his knives into one of Smoke's thighs and the other one into the other thigh. Smoke fell to the ground unable to feel his legs and the amount of shooting pains was unbearable. Next thing Smoke knew, his face came in contact with Kano's boot. Smoke fell to the ground feeling dizzy and sick.
Smoke was growing weaker; his battle with Kano wasn't going so well.
"Give up mate, you know you're going to lose" jeered Kano, kicking Smoke around the face with his heavy metal toed boots. Smoke didn't want to give in, Smoke's eyes rolled heavily towards his partner who was lying on the ground unconscious.
"I shall never give in!" he muttered aloud standing up much to Kano's surprise. Smoke tried to dart Kano with his teleportation, but Kano was no match, he had blocked Smoke's move and laughed evilly.
"One Lin Kuei cannot defeat me!" Kano teased Smoke as he threw his knife towards Smoke's blooded chest. Smoke fell to the ground clutching onto his chest, which was pouring with blood at every second. Smoke had nothing to lose, his health bar was decreasing every second, he struggled to get up and as soon as his legs were straight enough, Kano grunted through his mangled beard.
"You're a right fighter ain't ya?" Kano huffed.
"That's why I'm here. You and your other Black Dragon members are nothing!" Smoke cried from his destroyed mask, he shuddered once he heard Kano's evil laugh. Smoke knew Kano was going to kill him if he had the chance, where was the other Lin Kuei members? Where was Raiden? Or any of the Earthrealmers?
Smoke looked up properly to see Kano in a ball, heading straight towards him. Smoke was hit in the chest and he fell to the floor with a thud. Seeing Sub-Zero still unconscious, Smoke felt his life slowly fading away.
"Tundra... be still full as the night when you awaken" he choked out resting his head on the gravel filled floor. Kano's laugh filled the musky air and attacked Smoke's head with his hate filled spit.
"FINISH HIM" called the announcer and Kano sniffed.
"He ain't worth my fatality. I'll let him rot here till death"
Kano kicked him in the stomach before running off. Smoke felt the sharp pain shoot through his body and linger on the side of his stomach. Smoke's attention got drawn back to Sub-Zero only to see he was no longer there.
"Tundra...?" Smoke murmured out.
No answer, they must have taken him away to get help, Smoke thought.