Prologue

'It can't be. How he could do this?'

Princess Kitana stood up from her throne and asked her best friend and ally Jade.

'It was reported that they are attacked the eastern border.' replied the green-dressed woman. 'And there isn't any news about the victims.'

'I see.' said Kitana and sat back to the throne. 'But still why happened this? Few years ago we could defeated finally Shao Kahn and his minions.'

' It seems he wants to take up Edenia again. And he wants vengeance.' continued Jade. 'But what's going on, if he attacks Earthrealm again?'

'Nothing good can come from this. We've already know what he can do. Although he was my stepfather…' said the princess sourly.

Ten thousand years ago, while Shao Kahn conquered Edenia and killed the real ruler, King Jerrod. Soon after he married with Queen Sindel, who she disappeared from the palace mysteriously and left her newburn daughter Kitana. Thus she grew up the young princess and she must to learnt any martial art skills for the order of Shao Kahn. Later she became one of the king's personal guardian and assasin.

Kitana believed in her father was Shao Kahn and Mileena who grew up with the princess her sister. But once day she knew the truth: the false king is her stepfather and Mileena is a foul clone who made by Shang Tsung. The princess wants to free her realm from the imperious lordship and she joined the forces of Earthrealm with her best friend Jade. After the long battle, Edenia became the land of peace and tranquility. Up to this moment…

'What"s wrong, princess?' asked Jade. 'It seems to you think about something.'

'Uhm. That's nothing.' apologied the princess. 'Anyway, you can call me Kitana. And we're good friends.'

'You're right.' approved the green-dressed woman.

Kitana continued in serious tone.

'Jade, I've got a mission for you.'

'And what's that?'

'You must go to Earthrealm and warn the warriors to the trouble.'

'Do you mean Liu Kang and the others?'

'Right.' the princess nodded. 'But you have to go to the temple of Raiden, the Thunder God and give this to him.'

And she brought out a parchment which was stamped ornate with the royal crest in this moment.

'I understood.' said Jade while she received the parchment from the princess. 'But why don't you go with me? Just like the old times…'

'I'll come with you later, but I must to do something before.' answered Kitana.

'Alright. I should get getting ready to the mission.' said finally Jade, and she turned. But suddenly she remembered something. 'Kitana, I forgot to tell you something. Other reports shows that Shao Kahn possesses a strange power which would be destroy all of the realms. They just called…'

While Jade tried to finish, a guardian burst into the throne room.

'The Tarkatans are attacked us, Your Majesty!' he said breathlessly.

'Jade, you must go now!' said the princess, and closely embraced her friend. 'Keep yourself, please.'

'Oh Kitana, don't worry about me. We were in worse situation than this.' comforted the green-dressed woman the princess. 'It will be fine.'

'You can get safety out of the palace at this hidden passage.' showed Kitana to the drop which was behind the throne. The princess didn't stop crying. 'Good luck!'

Jade opened up the drop and she went into the hole. She had a last glance to the throne room and the princess and she took off to the exit. She heard the voices of Tarkatan soldiers far away, whose rushed into the throne room. Jade tried to forget this voices but she couldn't: she thought about the princess who's trying defend herself against the enemy. Shen knew that couldn't do anything about her: she must concentrate for her mission. She must save Edenia and Earthrealm from destruction. And so as soon as possible to go to Earthrealm…

At this moment, the is already raging in the throne room. Kitana was waiting for the enemy with her steel fans: some well- directed movement she could beat some of them. She had just wanted to finish with one of the intruders, while a sharp thing hit her shoulder. The princess looked quickly the weapon: it was a sai. Maybe she is here too,…

'What's up, princess? So soon fail my dear big sister?' said a malevolent voice behind her.

This voice was familiar to Kitana. She turned over and she was right: that pink dress, short black hair and amber snake-like eyes couldn't be else than…

'Mileena!' shouted Kitana. 'Why attacked this realm again?'

The pink- dressed woman's sadistic laugh echoed in the throne room and she said that:

'Daddy was very nervous why you stole one of his sweetie realm and he decided to take vengeance on you.'

'Send to Shao Khan tha we don't want to rule us again once and for all.'

'I thought you say that.' Said Mileena while she stood her fighting pose. 'You'll fall with your damn realm!'

'It seems I haven't got any choices just fighting.' thought herself the princess, and she opened her fans, indicated she ready to fight. She just said the to her foe:

'You will learn respect!'

'Of course.' roared the pink- dressed attacker. 'Let us dance!'

And the duel has began. The two amazons didn't spear each other, and they used more and more powerful attacks. Later Mileena gained unbeatable advantage: she kicked the fans from Kitana's hands which they bed in the floor. The result of the kicks, the princess had lost her balance and she fell to the floor of the throne room. The pink- dressed woman looked in delirious with to her victim then she laughed and finally with sardonic grin in her face she said:

'It's over, Princess! You'll die!'

Then she threw one of her sai straight toward to Kitana…

At this moment in Mitakihara town, Tomoe Mami woke up from her creepy nightmare…

TO BE CONTINUED…