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-Enough of me, here is chapter 7! Enjoy!
Shao Kahn's Throneroom
Slowly, but surely, Shao Kahn woke up from his deep slumber. He had not been killed by Scorpion, despite the fact that a burning hand impaled him in the chest. The Emperor would have died, however, if it wasn't for Reiko's sorcery.
"Urgh…" the Emperor groaned as he sat up, clutching his stomach. He felt his chest, and saw that the hole that was there before had been healed. There was a massive scar on his chest instead.
"Reiko? Is that you?" Shao Kahn asked. He rubbed his eyes and saw that the man before him was in fact Reiko. The Outworlder had proved his loyalty to the Emperor by helping him cheat death.
"Yes, Emperor. It is I. My sorcery saved you. Had I not found you quicker, you would've been done for."
Shao Kahn cringed at the thought of dying. He was too great for that. There was too much to do before he could die. Too many realms to conquer. Too many people to enslave.
"What has happened to everyone else? Do they still live?" Shao Kahn asked. He had been out cold for the past three hours, and had not heard from his allies beforehand.
"Yes, Emperor. Everybody is still alive. I will take them to you, if that is what you want."
Shao Kahn nodded at this, and Reiko immediately helped him up. The two warriors walked into the Throneroom, where all of the warriors before them were bickering about who should rule in the Emperor's place, due to his death.
"Ermac is his newest creation. He should rule!" Baraka protested. Shang Tsung smirked at this. "Ermac?! He only exists because of my sorcery!" The sorcerer retorted.
The whole thing was amusing to both Reiko and Shao Kahn, who were quietly snickering over the matter. The Emperor found it ridiculous that his comrades were fighting over who should take his place. It would shock them if they knew I was alive, he thought. Going along with this, Shao Kahn decided to reveal himself.
"And you breathe because I restrain mine," the Emperor shot. Shang Tsung jumped as he turned around to face the Emperor. "Emperor!" Sheeva called. "You live!" Another comrade said. Shao Kahn snickered at their remarks. "I am not killed so easily. Reiko's sorcery accelerated my healing." He told this lie so he would not dishonour himself in front of his comrades.
Shang Tsung walked up to him, "Emperor-"
Shao Kahn glared daggers at him, "Not. One. Word. Because of you, I can no longer merge Earthrealm with Outworld!"
Reiko thought quickly of an alternative method. He had been secretly planning a way to eliminate Shao Kahn through deception. This would now be his moment.
"There may be another alternative, Emperor. Invasion," Reiko suggested.
Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung looked at the sorcerer, eyes wide with surprise. "I-Invasion?!" Shang Tsung began before he was silenced by Shao Kahn.
"Do you mock me?! Sindel's ward prevents me from setting foot in Earthrealm!" Shao Kahn shouted at Reiko.
"Have you considered why your wife and Empress chose to betray you in this particular fashion?" The dark-skinned sorcerer pondered.
"Of course. But even after millennia, her motives are still a mystery."
"She realized that the safeguards afforded by the Elder Gods through Mortal Kombat are but fiction. She sacrificed herself to give Earthrealm protection the Elder Gods could not. So Earthrealm could not suffer as had Edenia."
Reiko then turned to face Shao Kahn, "I have mastered the spells necessary for her resurrection. Her ward will be nullified, and with it, the barrier that prevents your entry to Earthrealm."
Shao Kahn was doing backflips in his head. He would be able to conquer Earthrealm with his beloved Sindel at his side.
"I am wary of sorcerers, Reiko. Prove your worth. Bring her to me."
The sorcerer nodded. "I will return her to you of course. You will find her much more…cooperative."
Jade's Desert
Reiko and Tanya then went to the Desert, where Sindel's body was buried. Through Reiko's magic, he was able to resurrect the fallen Queen.
A female skeleton rose from the sand, and it started to writhe in pain. Flesh and skin grew on the skeleton, and with it, long white hair.
The spell had been complete. Earthrealm's former ally would now be a dangerous foe.
"Sindel," Reiko began, grabbing the woman's attention.
"Reiko.." Sindel trailed, somehow recognising the male, even though they hadn't met.
"Shao Kahn looks forward to your return," Tanya said, joining in on the conversation.
"The Emperor? Yessss…" The bewitching spell had clearly worked. Her loyalty truly was to Shao Kahn, and no one else.
"What of Kitana?"
"Kitana now sides with the Earthrealm warriors," Tanya informed her.
The Empress frowned. "Then she is no longer my daughter! Take me to Shao Kahn!"
Reiko nodded. "As you wish, Empress."
Standing up, he turned to face Tanya.
"The invasion of Earthrealm can now begin…"
-This was a short, yet somewhat sharp introduction to the MK3 story arc.
-I apologise for the cliffhanger at the end.
-I guess you could say Reiko's the new Quan Chi.
-Will Sindel's loyalty falter, or will she stay as Shao Kahn's Queen?
-Keep reading! I will update sooner than last time. :D
