FINISH HIM. FATALITY. The screen sounded as the character eviscerated their opponent. "Yes, in your face. I beat your ass like there's no tomorrow." Noah sat there as his Pete did a little dance around the room, but he didn't let this discourage him. "Yeah, yeah, you got me. But the score is still twenty-one to three. And I still kicked you're ass in that last match with Lui Kang as I punched a fist through your chest," he said triumphantly. "You spammed the whole damn match with his bicycle kick," said Pete annoyed, remembering the match well. "I did no such thing sir, you offend me with such words," Noah said, getting Pete to laugh.
Noah Crane was a kid of eighteen, average height and build, black hair and green eyes. Oh, and he was a hardcore Mortal Kombat fan. He started playing when he was a little kid playing it on the SAGA dreamcast that his dad got for him. He was given the game by his dad, who got him into it and played for hours on end. As the years went on he started a collection of the game to the new one that came to the Xbox, even saw all of the show and the movies, [A/N yes there was a show and multiple movies]. He met Pete back in grade school and found out that he was a fan as well, and rest you already know. He was the Kung Loa to his Lui Kang.
"You wanna go another round?" Pete asked. "Nah, I need to get home. It's getting late and we still have school tomorrow, but I will redeem those three loses my worth adversary." Noah said dramatically. "I look forward to facing you again," he joked. As Noah walk down the block in the dark he made a quick call to his parents that he was coming little late since he spent longer then he thought at Pete's place. "Alright sweetie, we just finished dinner but I'll warm it up for you," said his mother. When he hung up it started to get the feeling that he was being watched by someone. 'Must be tired and imagining things' He kept walking until he started to hear growl that was close by.
He started to pick up the pace, thinking that it was some stray dog or something. Another growl sounded and he started getting a bit scared when it sounded closer. What happened next was too fast to comprehend but he did know that something hit him pretty hard to send him flying a few feet. Noah looked up to see who it was; his voice caught in his throat because what he saw didn't seem real. It was a Tarkatan, like Baraka from Mortal Kombat. Noah started to deduce that this was some crazy guy in a costume but threw that idea out the window when blades shot out of its arms and stabbed him the stomach.
He was lifted into the air and hurled into some random direction, he didn't know because all he was focused on was that he just got stabbed and was bleeding out fast. Soon more Tarkatans came, not doubt drawn by the scent of his blood. "This can't be happening, I don't want to die like this," he muttered. "There is something wrong with this humans scent. It's familiar for some reason, like that of an Elder God," one had said. "Don't be a fool, this human is no Elder God and they do not have children. He is just another meal." The one that spoke lunged at Noah and bit down on his collar bone, causing him to scream out in pain.
He was being to think that he was a goner, until by some stroke of luck the Tarkatan was kicked off of him by someone. He couldn't see who it was because he was still bleeding. Noah's breathing started to become labored and his body started going numb. Before his life ebbed away completely someone stood over him. "Don't worry my lord; you are going to be alright. I've been searching for you for countless centuries and I will not let it be for nothing." I didn't know the person or what they were talking about. Once everything went black, Noah thought he was dead.
Shooting up from his slumber in a cold sweat and breathing hard, Noah thought he had some messed up dream and seriously thought about playing a different game. 'Aw, who am I kidding, nothing can replace a great game like that.' Something felt wrong when he calmed down, thinking that he was in his room at home but wasn't, in fact he didn't know where he was at the moment. He also noticed that there were bandages on his stomach and collarbone. 'No way that shit from last night was real, but why does this hurt so much?' The other things he noticed was that he was sleeping on the floor in some sort of sleeping bag that you see in anime, and that all his clothes were gone.
'Oh god, please tell me I wasn't molested while I was sleeping.' His thoughts were interrupted by a girl dress in in robes coming in. She was holding his clothes and saw him covering himself. "Oh, my lord it is good to see that you are awake and well. I have your clothes and took the liberty of getting them cleaned and repaired. Once you are dressed lord Raiden wishes to speak with you." said the girl so casually. Noah took his clothes back but asked the girl a question before leaving. "Excuse me, but where exactly am I?" he asked. "You're in Earthrealm my lord."
Huh? That confused him greatly but it did sound familiar to him. He got dressed quick and followed the girl whose name was Yumi as he soon learned. He was in some sort of building that reassembled that of a Chinese style building but once outside his breathe was caught in his throat. The place reminded Noah of a monastery the monks live in, with actual monks walking around but when they spotted him they bowed in respect to him but he wasn't sure why exactly. Yumi took his hand and lead him to an open area where he saw Shaolin monks practicing in perfect sequence, following the instructor. Standing next to the instructor was a man wearing a straw hat and holding a wooden staff and wearing a familiar tunic and armor.
"Lord Raiden, I have brought him as requested now that he has awoken." The man turned and Noah felt like he was going to have a heart attack because in front of him was one of his favorite characters, the fucking thunder god himself. "Good afternoon Noah hoped you slept well." Noah couldn't process what was happening at the moment and started to blubber a bit before passing out. "Was it something I said?" Raiden looked to Yumi who just shrugged and tried to wake him up. "Holy shit, I just had this weird ass dream-" Noah stopped himself when he saw Raiden and before he could pass out again he was hoisted to his feet by Yumi. "Damn, you're stronger then you look."
"Are you really the Raiden, guardian of Earthrealm, lord of thunder?" he asked. "That is correct Noah, though I am surprised that you know of me since your world has never seen me before," said Raiden. "Trust me, your more known then you think. Anyway where am I and why am I here?" He was full of questions and the thunder god wished to answer them, but right now he was no doubt starved since he was a sleep for a week. He led him to the dining hall where a spread was already set for him and he wasted no time eating everything within his reach, and he thinks he just ate a candle. Once he was satisfied Raiden began to answer some questions that he had, like for starters, where the hell was he?
"You're in none other than the Shaolin Monastery that resides in Earthrealm, or at least my version of Earthrealm." That confused Noah but decided to ask of that later since he wanted to continue. "When I passed out from being attacked by what I suspect were Tarkatans, someone said that they've been looking for me for centuries and said my lord for some reason." Raiden took a breath before answering. "That was me Noah, and reason being is because I have been looking for you, mainly because you are not a normal human being," he said only catching Noah's interests more. "What do you mean I'm not normal?" "You may not realize it but you come from a very high royal family line, whose blood is so pure it was considered divine. And your ancestors where the most renowned, feared and respected of their time and you just so happen to be the last pure blood descendent of this line." None of what he said made sense to the boy, royal blood line descendent, was he serious? He was half Italian from his father and half Spaniard from his mother and they are in no way connected to any noble lines, at least that he knew of.
"What does this have to do with me exactly?" "It has everything to do with you; for you see you line was not just full of nobles but also hosts that would house the Elder God king Draco, the mighty dragon himself. You are his next and last host for you see, you are the Elder God king." It took the boy a moment to take everything he just heard. Learning that he was of royal blood from a line long forgotten from history, is in the world of his favorite video game, oh and found out he is a dragon god. Yeah, cause that's easy to take in. "Wait, how do you know that I am even Draco's host. Maybe there was some kind of mistake." Raiden reached into his robes and pulled out a medallion with the trademark dragon of Mortal Kombat. It was made of solid ruby with the dragon being made of obsidian. He tossed it to Noah who caught it and it immediately burst into flames. It did burn him but it did feel warm to the touch.
"That is Draco's medallion, his symbol that only responds to his touch. It does not lie for you are its owner and you are an Elder God." Noah wanted so badly to say that this was a mistake and that they had the wrong guy, but for some reason a voice in his told him that he would only be lying to himself of his own heritage. "So what now, you take me to the land of Elder Gods and crown me king or something?" This made Raiden laugh a bit. "No, nothing like that as of yet, for you see you have a very important role to play Noah, you must be trained in the arts of combat and bring balance to the other worlds and prevent a future disaster that affects everyone including the Elder Gods."
Started to fill his chest and couldn't keep from sitting still. "Are you going to teach me?" he asked. "Not just I but you'll have many teachers to learn from and you will be able to learn to use the power within you when you become a fully-fledged Elder God." "Yes, this is going to be awesome," Noah shouted, he just wished Pete were here so that he could learn with him. "But it will be a long and strenuous path, you will face many hardships but if stick with me, you'll achieve greatness," Raiden said. "I'll do whatever you ask of me and I'll follow your instructions to the best of my abilities," he said confidently. "Excellent, then let us begin your training."
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