Neither I nor my partners in crime own any of the warriors displayed in this episode

We do not own the Elder Scrolls or Mortal Kombat games

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The Blades

(A man in Roman-Samurai armor swings a katana at the camera)

The Emperor's ruthless personal guard and mighty dragon slayers.

(A Blade cuts down a dark elf with a battleaxe)

The Lin Kuei

(A man in blue ninja clothing performs a complex martial arts move)

Mighty ninja of the frozen mountains of Earthrealm.

(A Lin Kuei ninja creates a sword of ice and runs a Special Forces operative through on it)

WHO

IS

DEADLIEST?

To find out, our world class fighters are testing fiction's greatest weapons.

Using twenty first century science, we'll see what happens when the two warriors go toe to toe.

No rules. No Safety. No Mercy.

It's a duel to the death to decide who is…

THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!

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The age old question of Samurai vs Ninja is going to be answered in our fight club, as two fictional groups based off Japan's most legendary fighters square off.

The Blades: Cyrodiil's finest warriors, and those charged with protecting the Emperor.

Series: Elder Scrolls

Height: 6'

Weight: 175lbs

Armor: Imperial steel plate

Against Earthrealm's most feared assassin

The Lin Kuei: Masters of martial arts, weapons and cryomancy.

Series: Mortal Kombat

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 160lbs

Armor: Chainmail shirt+steel shoulder and knee plates

A young man with brown eyes and hair looked over an arrow with something over the tip.

Biomedical engineer Zivon96 collects battle data with an array of high tech sensors.

"This matchup in my mind" said Zivon "will boil down to the superior armor of the blades against the Lin Kuei's training and powers."

Another young man, shorter with brown hair and glasses removed an ice knife from a pig carcass.

ER doctor and historian DeadAliveManiac will give his medical opinion on the blood and guts of battle damage.

"For this matchup we have a lot of interesting weapons for both sides." Said DAM "I'll tell you which ones are actually deadly and which ones are just painful."

A third young man, taller with brown hair and blue eyes typed a command into his computer.

Computer whiz, Scarecrow'sMainFan will track the test results and input the data into the battle simulation program designed to determine the winner.

"The Blades and the Lin Kuei are both powerful warriors, feared by many." Said Scarecrow "Today we'll see who wins in a one on one battle to the death."

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A man in full Lin Kuei ninja garb with a scar over one eye swung an ice sword in a practice swing.

Handling the weapons for the Lin Kuei, is Grandmaster Sub Zero II. Sub Zero is a master of Lin Kuei weapons and tactics.

"The people of Earthrealm fear the Lin Kuei and with good reason." Said Sub Zero "Because we are highly trained merciless fighters and assassins. The Blades will learn this lesson."

A young woman in Lin Kuei clothing, and with ice over her hair twirled a pair of spiked daggers in her hands before assuming a battle stance.

Also fighting for the Lin Kuei is Sub Zero's apprentice Frost. Frost knows well the weapons of her order.

"There is no way the Blades can compare to us." Said Frost

The Lin Kuei live in the northern most reaches of Asia. For this clan of assassins, warriors are chosen at birth and taken from nearby villages. These children are raised apart from normal society, and trained in martial arts and the art of war.

"Lin Kuei are powerful, secretive and willing to go to any length to win." Said Sub Zero.

Skills of warriors are passed down through generations of fighters in the Lin Kuei, from father to son continuously.

"Killing is our tradition." Said Frost "You can't beat that."

"Our trainng and our discipline will carry the day for us." Sub Zero finished.

Team Lin Kuei is confident. So are the experts representing the Blades.

An middle aged blond woman swings a katana at a dummy.

Current head of the Blades in the province of Skyrim, Delphine is a veteran of many a battle.

"In battle, the Blades fear nothing." Delphine explained. "Not enemy soldiers, not beasts, not even dragons."

An older looking man weighed a mace before taking a stance with it.

Blade Archivist Esbern knows the organization inside out.

"The Blades are the strongest fighters of Cyrodiil." Said Esbern "It was expected of them to be the strongest in order to protect the Septim Dynasty."

The Blades have been traced back to the original Dragonguard during the invasion of Cyrodiil, but later became the Emperor's royal guard, and shock troops of the Empire.

"The Blades fight the strongest of enemies all the time." Said Esbern. "Even Dragons fell to them."

The Blades operate through all of the Empire's territory, and take on the most dangerous missions, unable to be done by the Legion.

"Whenever there's a crisis in the Empire, the Emperor sends the Blades." said Delphine "We go in either as a shock force to kick in the door, or as spies to gather information on enemies to the Empire."

Our teams are both confident that their warrior will win.

But our experts are now devided..

"I have to give this match to the Blades." Said DAM "I think their more reliable weaponry and armor will win them the day."

"I have to disagree," said Scarecrow "I think the Lin Kuei's magic, and their ability to create weapons out of thin air will ultimately bring them out on top."

And the first of those created weapons is

The Kori Blade

Length: 3'

Weight: 2lbs

Material: Hardened Ice

A weapon a Lin Kuei can summon out of the moisture in the air.

"They say it's the man and not the weapon." Said Sub Zero "But when a man can create his own weapon at almost any time, that helps too." Sub Zero stuck out his hand, and ice particles instantly gathered, forming a sword in under a second.

"Nice one." Said Zivon, the other hosts nodding in agreement.

"I must say I'm a little worried though." Said DAM "The Blades are fighting with steel weapons to your ice. Are you sure you can take it?"

"This isn't ordinary ice, it's harder than normal, doesn't melt easily, and if it does break, I can recreate the blade in less than a second."

"Well we have a test ready for you to do some damage on." Said Scarecrow.

To test the damage potential of the Kori Blade, Sub Zero will slash and thrust at the closest thing to human flesh: a pig carcass.

"We have out one hundred twenty five pound pig for you to attack with the Kori Blade, but here's the catch," said Zivon "we're going to be dressing it for the kill. The Blades' traditional Imperial Steel armor and helmet will be placed on this pig, to see if you can get through it."

Sub Zero took his stance in front of the pig. "I'm ready."

"On three, two, one, go!" called Zivon.

Sub Zero's first move was to stab the Kori Blade into the pig's head. He then pulled it back and slashed at the armor. The blade struck the armor, but didn't even leave a dent. The ninja then stabbed at the armored chest. The sword's two prongs breached the plate, but didn't go through very much. "Done!"

DAM and Zivon took the armor off the pig and looked at where Sub Zero had attacked the armored parts. "On your first attack you went right for the unarmored face. Smart move, but it proves what I was worried about, this armor covers a lot of the body, leaving you with very few options when it comes to attacking." DAM explained "Your other shots do pretty much nothing."

"He's still dead on the first strike." Said Sub Zero "And the best thing about this weapon is that the Blades will never see it coming, we literally pull it out of thin air."

"It's a nice trick, I'll give you that." Said Delphine "But it can't compare to our sword."

The Blades' sword is a legendary blade on both Tamriel and Earth.

The Katana

Length: 3'

Weight: 3lbs

Material: Imperial Steel

"Each Blade recruit is given this weapon upon introduction into the order." Said Esbern, as Delphine showed off some moves with the sword "It's got the advantages of cutting power, lightweight design, and versatility."

"Well, all of that, plus its reputation aside, we still have to test this sword." Said Zivon.

Our experts introduce the next test. Another target will be set up in traditional Lin Kuei attire.

"We have a ballistics gel torso dressed in Lin Kuei robes, and we want to see what you can do to it." Said Scarecrow "What do you think?"

"Well I think I'm going to cut him in half." Said Delphine "And I think you should stand back."

Delphine took a stance as Zivon gave the countdown. "Three, two, one, go!"

Delphine gave a mighty slash to the gel torso's chest. The blade made a 'clang' as it slid off its target. Confused, but not defeated, Delphine chose her new target: the neck. One slash later, the head fell off the torso.

"I'm sorry," said Sub Zero "Did you not know about our armor?" The ninja waked up to the now headless gel torso and tore open the robes, revealing the chainmail underneath. "I don't think this would happen in a real battle, since after we didn't die on that first slash, we could have taken your head off."

DAM looked the dummy over. "Well all things considered, he's still dead."

"Keep in mind as well," said Esbern "This sword can thrust right through that chainmail armor and into the important parts behind it."

"Keep in mind as well," interjected Frost "Our weapons have a great deal of concealability, and weigh nothing until we need them."

Each team defends their blades, but which one do our experts think has the edge?

"I'm giving this one all to the Kori Blade." Said Scarecrow "stealth, plus magic give this one the edge for me."

"I have to disagree and give this one to the Katana." Said DAM "The stealth element is nice, but I just don't think it's as reliable as the steel Katana blade. I'd rather have steel over ice any day."

"Keep in mind though if the ice gets broken, the Lin Kuei can conjure more in a snap." Said Zivon, snapping his fingers for emphesis. "I give a slight edge to the Kori Blade."

At close range, the Lin Kuei take an early lead with the Kori Blade.

But this battle is far from over, each team is just warming up.

"The Thalmor couldn't beat us," said Delphine "The Dragons couldn't, how will the Lin Kuei?"

"We've beaten better fighters than the Lin Kuei before, and we're willing to do it again." Said Frost.

The Lin Kuei come armed with a deadly arsenal of stealthy and powerful weapons

The Kori Blade

Ice Knives

Shortbow

And Cryomancy

The Lin Kuei also wear chainmail under their robes, to allow speed, and protection.

"Our weapons will chill the Blades to the bone." Said Sub Zero "They'll never expect most of them."

The Blades fight back with their Imperial Steel weapons

The Katana

Mace

Imperial Recurve Bow

And Battleaxe

They are also incased in articulated imperial steel.

"I don't think this is even a fair fight." Said Esbern "Our weapons are simply of a higher quality than theirs, and our training is just as good."

Both the Blades and the Lin Kuei were masters of combat, and at long range, each had skilled archers. The Blades' bow of choice was

The Imperial Recurve Bow

Length: 3'

Weight: 2.5lbs

Material: wood, horn

"We've already seen what the imperial bow can do in another episode." said Scarecrow "We know it can hit at a good range and with great accuracy, but I'd still like to see what it will do against the Lin Kuei."

"Exactly what I was thinking." Said Delphine.

To test the Imperial Bow against the Lin Kuei, our team has set up a gel torso dressed in Lin Kuei robes and armor. Delphine will have three shots.

Delphine strung her first arrow and let it fly. The arrow went right through the chainmail and into the gut. Delphine smirked as she strung another and launched it into the chest. Her third arrow flew right into the face of the target. "I think that's enough." She said.

"That armor just could not stand against this weapon." Said DAM "The first shot is an interesting one, where he's been hit is right in the gut, and while it doesn't look too bad, where he's been hit is a surgical nightmare to get to. These guys die in about an hour. These other ones, in the head and chest are kill shots."

"One small problem with your theory," said Sub Zero "Lin Kuei members are fast, agile, and smart enough to not stand there and take it."

"That," said Frost "and we have our own bow, and ours has a few extra features."

"Okay," Delphine countered "Bring out your snow-bow and we'll see how it does."

The Lin Kuei are ready to counter the recurve bow with a long range killer of their own

The Shortbow

Length: 2'10"

Weight: 2lbs

Material: wood, horn

A bow designed for power, maneuverability, and to launch specially crafted arrows.

Frost held the bow in one hand and a quiver of arrows in her other. "This is our bow."

The hosts groaned. "Another bow?" said Scarecrow "Can someone please bring in something else for once?"

"It's not just a bow, we have specialized arrows to go with it." She said, pulling out a few of the arrows in the quiver. "This one has a poison tip, designed to cause paralysis. This one can be set alight. And this one explodes on impact."

"Well that's more interesting than just a regular bow and arrow." Said Zivon. "We're going to give you the same test as we did the Blades, but we've swapped out your chainmail for their imperial steel plate. You think your arrows can get past that armor Frost?"

"We'll just have to find out now won't we?" Frost replied, as the hosts got to safety.

Frost will be given four arrows: one normal, one poisoned, one explosive, and one that will be on fire.

Frost took aim with the normal arrow first. She pulled back the string and let it fly. The arrow flew right into the eye socket of the helmet. Next was the poison arrow, Frost knocked this one and fired directly into the joint of the elbow, where the target had weaker armor.

With Frost about to fire the explosive arrow, Zivon ups the ante. Shock patches will be placed under the armor, to measure the explosion. This will tell if the shot has stunned, injured, or even killed.

Frost knocked the explosive arrow. The shot flew at the armor and exploded on impact. The hosts cried out in shock when they saw the two inch hole in the armor's chestplate.

"That could be a game changer there." Said Scarecrow.

Frost's last arrow was the flaming arrow. She pulled back, and let the hellfire bolt fly. It struck the armor and… bounced right off. "Done."

Zivon looked at the hole in the armor. "I was not expecting that kind of power. It was like the arrow put a tiny ding in the armor, and the explosion blew it open." He said removing the chestplate. "However, from the force of the impact alone, this isn't a kill. He's not even stunned."

"Well I just made his armor useless, so he's in trouble now." Frost retorted.

"This is true." Said DAM "And this headshot is a kill with the normal arrow. Looking at the poison arrow, it didn't get through the armor much, but what did get through the lighter section here was able to get in enough to spread some of the poison. He won't be feeling too good soon."

"We have something called a shield you know." Said Delphine "And also, your fearsome flaming arrow bounced off our armor and extinguished itself."

"This is also true," said Zivon "And from the depth that poison arrow got to, it's not going to spread much of the poison."

"We still made their armor useless." Said Frost.

"Well you didn't have proper armor to start." Said Esbern.

Both of our teams have shown off their long range weapons, but what do our experts think?

"I'm giving this one to the shortbow, and fancy arrows." Said Scarecrow. "Both bows may be equal in power, but the shortbow has the surprise of the specialty arrows."

"I have to disagree and give it to the Imperial bow." Said DAM "I think it was more accurate, and it killed through the Lin Kuei armor, instead of just breaking it."

"I have to agree with the doctor here." Said Zivon "The imperial bow was more powerful and there's really only one type of effective arrow to breach the armor of the Blades."

The edge at long range goes to the Blades for the imperial bow and arrow.

But this battle is far from over. Both sides are evenly matched right now, but both have more weapons to unleash on their enemies.

"I still think that our steel will triumph over their ice." Said Esbern.

"Our warriors have beaten every enemy we have encountered, what makes these ones so special?" asked Sub Zero.

Our warrior's mid range weapons are as nasty as they get, the Lin Kuei starting with

Ice Daggers

Length: 1'6" blade, 1" spikes

Weight: 1lb

Material: Ice

Twin knives of death, lined with wicked spikes that tear into enemies.

Frost performed moves with the knives, while Sub Zero explained their purpose. "These knives are very deadly weapons." He explained "They're multidimensional weapons, they can cut, thrust, tear, and disarm enemies. We can also throw it, which is what makes this a mid range weapon" As he said each technique, Frost demonstrated it with the knives, the thrown one ending up in a foam target.

"The movements are fluid," said Zivon "And just the look of those things is intimidating."

"All of this being said, we still need to test it to make sure it can actually kill." Said Scarecrow.

To test the Ice Daggers, Frost will attack a gel torso, mimicking the density and viscosity of real human tissue.

"Frost, you ready?" asked Zivon.

"Hai!" Frost answered.

"On three, two, one, kill it!"

Frost went right to work, stabbing a dagger into the chest of the dummy. When she pulled it out, the spikes on the sides tore at flesh around the target, enlarging the wound. Her next attack went right into the guts, doing massive damage to the torso's abdomen. Just for good measure, as a final touch Frost slashed open the throat. "Done!"

DAM looked at the target. "This Blade is not in a happy place right now." He said simply "The guts are torn apart and on the floor, same with his heart and lungs, and the neck is completely ravaged."

"This looks like it's doing more tearing than cutting." Said Zivon.

"The beauty of this weapon," said Scarecrow "is that it actually does both."

The Ice Daggers tore apart the target. But despite the damage, the Blades remain unimpressed.

Delphine placed a Blades chestplate on the table next to what was left of the target. "Those icicles will never get through our armor, so this damage is moot point." She said "And we have a weapon that can do twice as much, in half the time."

Frost looked skeptical "And that weapon would be…?"

The Blades' mid range weapon of choice:

The Mace

Length: 2'

Weight: 6.5lbs

Material: Steel.

A hand held wrecking ball that smashes, and obliterates enemies.

"Delphine held the mace in one hand. "This is what we use to take down armored or larger targets," she explained "The smaller, lightly armored Lin Kuei shouldn't be too much trouble."

"Well we've rigged up a test to see just how much damage this weapon can do." Said Scarecrow "We have three skulls, two smooth, and the third encased in gel, you think you can kill them all?"

"I think so." Said Delphine, getting ready.

"You ready?" asked Zivon.

"Ready!"

"Three, two, one, smash!"

"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Delphine cried out as she charged in, swinging the mace at the side of the first skull. The side of the skull completely caved in. The next attack was to the second smooth skull, which she hit on the crown of the skull, turning it into dust. When she got to the final skull, she again, hit it on the top of the head, caving it in like a melon. "Done!"

DAM shook his head as he looked at the remains of the skulls. "I don't need any medical experience to tell you that these guys have no chance. They're skulls are dust, and their brains are jelly."

Even in the face of all this carnage, the Lin Kuei experts remain unimpressed.

"That's a destructive weapon, no doubt." Said Sub Zero "But to use it you'll actually have to hit us with it, and with big heavy swings like that' I'll have plenty of time to dodge that thing."

"Like it or not," replied Delphine "This thing is going to crush you into dust."

"I like the fact that the ice knives have that ability of stealth," said DAM "I think that'll be quite useful, but the mace is going to crush anything it hits, even if that something is wearing a chainmail shirt. Edge mace."

At medium range, the edge goes to the Blades for the mace.

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The battle is within striking distance, but each of our warriors has one last trick up their respective sleeves.

Our warrior's special weapons are something to be feared on either side, and the Blades will begin with

The Battleaxe

Length: 5'

Weight: 10lbs

Material: steel

Perfect for reach and power.

Delphine stuck the axe into the ground next to her. "This axe has a few uses, it's long enough to keep enemies at a distance," she said, picking up the axe, and showing the hosts the perimeter she could keep around her body "it's powerful enough to dent steel, or knock an armored enemy on their ass. If the Lin Kuei get hit with this, they'll remember it for their last few moments of life."

"Well we have a test set up for you to show us what you can do with that axe." Said Scarecrow.

Delphine's target is the closest thing to human flesh and bone: a one hundred and thirty pound pig.

"The pig will come down at you on a zipline, and we want to see what kind of damage you can do to it in one swing." Said Zivon, pulling the pig back.

Delphine stood ready, with the battleaxe clutched in her hands.

"Delphine you ready?" called Zivon.

"Ready."

"Release the pig!"

The pig came flying at Delphine, who stepped to the side and swung the axe with all her might, cleaving the animal completely in half.

"Whoa." Said Scarecrow. "That's an impressive strike there."

DAM looked at the now half pig. "You know, not only is she cutting through bone, she's also bludgeoning through it. Some of these bones are not cut, but completely smashed. But it doesn't matter because he'll only feel it for a few more seconds before he dies."

Delphine turned to Sub Zero. "What do you think about this weapon?"

"You mean that big slow thing that I can easily dodge?" he replied.

"You're going to dodge this buzz saw?"

We have a special weapon that will hit you from far enough to not be caught in said buzz saw."

The Lin Kuei are ready to fire back with ice

Cryomancy

Size: variable

Weight: none

Material: ice

A killer usage of cold

"This is how we make our ice weapons." Sub Zero explained. "We can use cryomancy to freeze the water in the air into weapons, or we can use it in combat. Freeze enemies, weapons, terrain, whatever we want to."

"This seems like an interesting technique." Said DAM "But all of this being said, I'd like to see if this can actually kill or if this is just fancy frost."

To test the lethality of Cryomancy, Sub Zero will be attacking a pig carcass, with the same density as human flesh and bone.

Zivon gave his countdown. "On three, two, one, freeze it!"

Sub Zero materialized a ball of cold in his hand and threw it at the pig. Within a second and a half of contact, the entire pig froze over. Sub Zero leisurely walked over and shattered the pig with a well placed kick.

The hosts were speechless. "I don't think I need to tell you that he's dead guys." Said DAM.

"Yeah…" said Scarecrow, while Zivon simply nodded.

Both warrior's special weapons, have impressed our experts, but which one gets the edge?

"I'm giving the edge to the Battleaxe." Said DAM. "It seems to me like it can kill quicker and more efficiently. Also, while the Lin Kuei might be able to trap the Blade, I think he'll be strong enough to break free."

"I disagree." Said Scarecrow "Cryomancy not only has more range than the battleaxe, but like most of the Lin Kuei weapons, the Blades won't see it coming."

"I think I agree with you on this one Scarecrow." Said Zivon "I like the battleaxe's power, but I think it might end up like most heavy weapons, with the user only being able to go for so long without running out of energy to swing. Edge Cryomancy, because it takes less energy."

For special weapons, the edge goes to the Lin Kuei, for their most chilling surprise.

With the weapons all tested, our experts now choose an armor to receive the edge.

"There's no question here." Said Zivon "The Imperial steel plate of the Blades is superior to the chainmail of the Lin Kuei, even if the blades don't see it at first."

"Agreed," said DAM "Edge Blades."

For armor, the edge goes to the blades.

With all the results in, Scarecrow'sMainFan loads the data into the deadliest warrior computer program which will determine the winner.

It will be a battle of opposites

Fiery passion

(A blade smacks an orc with his shield before smashing his skull with a mace.)

vs ice cold efficiency

(A Lin Kuei ninja slips quietly into an Outworld fortress, the tartakan guards at the gate frozen)

At long range, The Lin Kuei's shortbow and specialized arrows faced the Blade's recurve bow.

"Both bows were very accurate," Said Zivon "but I think the simplicity of the Blade's bow will be better than the Lin Kuei's who I think are being overly complicated."

Edge: Blades

At mid range, the Blade's mace swung it out against the Lin Kuei Ice Knives.

"The Ice Daggers were able to inflict a lot of trauma with a stab." Said DAM "That being said, the mace will do a lot more damage to the Lin Kuei, considering it can easily get past their armor, while the daggers can't do the same."

Edge: Blades

At close range, the Blade's Katana was cut down by the Lin Kuei Kori Blade.

"The Katana, being a steel weapon is simply more reliable than the ice blade of the Lin Kuei." Said Scarecrow "That being said, the Kori Blade weights nothing until in use, can be summoned, and repaired in under a second, and did some significant damage to the Blades."

Edge: Lin Kuei

And in special weapons, the Lin Kuei Cryomancy froze over the Blade's Battleaxe.

"Both weapons were one hit one kill" said Scarecrow "Cryomance is simply more versatile, and stealthy."

Edge: Lin Kuei

"I've entered all the weapons data" said Scarecrow "So let's find out who our deadliest warrior really is."

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A lone Blade walks through an abandoned town. Not too long ago, a group of Imperial Legionnaires were killed here by an unknown enemy, and he had been sent to investigate. He had come armed to the teeth, with an imperial bow over his shoulder, a mace and sword at his belt, a shield on his back, and a battleaxe in hand. So far he had not encountered any warriors, and had just found shallow graves marked with names he didn't know, and the words "In death, sacrifice." As he was leaving the town however to continue his search, he was unaware that he was being watched.

A Lin Kuei assassin followed him silently from the rooftops of the abandoned buildings, a shortbow on his back, and ice powers ready. The ninja followed the armored warrior to the edge of town, whereupon he dropped from the rooftops and summoned an ice dagger. He crept up behind the blade and raised his daggers high for a killing strike.

The blade heard the subtle clinking of chain and dropped to the ground. Just in time for the Lin Kuei to miss his neck. The Blade swung his battleaxe to drive the assassin back long enough for him to rise to his feet.

The Lin Kuei knew he wasn't going to win out here, so he ran back into the town, waiting for his new foe to follow.

The Blade watched the strangely garbed man retreat into the town. Knowing that if he simply left, the assassin would be back, he planted his battleaxe in the ground and made to follow him, mace in one hand and shield in the other.

The blue and black garbed assassin once again took to the rooftops to avoid his target easily spotting him. He had his shortbow out, with a surprise knocked in it for when he next spotted his target.

Walking through the deserted streets of the town, the Blade held his shield in front of him, and his mace ready to attack. He didn't see his enemy anywhere, but knew he was here somewhere.

Spotting his target, the Lin Kuei loosed the arrow, watching as it flew at the Blade.

The Blade heard something impact his armor, before feeling that something explode and knock him to the ground. Looking up from the ground, he saw the Lin Kuei knocking another arrow. Quickly raising his shield in front of him, he listened as the projectile impacted it.

Knowing that the shield was going to be a problem, the Lin Kuei dropped from the building he was standing on, brandishing twin ice daggers. He leapt at his target, only for him to roll out of the way and back to his feet.

The Blade came out swinging, his mace flying through the air toward the Lin Kuei assassin. The assassin was managing to dodge it, but it was only a short time before he was backed into a wall.

With a war cry, the Blade swung the mace with all his might, the Lin Kuei just dodging as it smashed into the wooden wall of the house it had just hit.

Taking this perfect opportunity, the Lin Kuei stretched out his hand and using his powers of cryomancy froze the mace solid. Kicking it was enough to shatter the weapon into nothing more than a handle, which was kicked out of the Blade's hand by another shot of the assassin.

Quickly raising his shield was enough to save the Blade, but his shield was still frozen over. Seeing that his enemy was getting back up, the blade retreated further into the town.

Looking at where he was shot by the assassin's arrow, the blade saw that his armor now had an almost fist sized hole in it. He would have to get that fixed if he survived here. Seeing his enemy run across one of the nearby rooftops, the Blade dropped his now uselessly heavy shield, and drew his bow, taking careful aim.

The ninja was completely caught by surprise when the arrow struck him in the shoulder, and fell into a street. Seeing his enemy fall, the Blade moved in to try and finish the job.

The angered assassin, painfully tore the bolt out of his shoulder, and snapped it in half. He could hear his enemy approaching, but knew he would have no time to flee. Summoning his Kori Blade, he recited the Lin Kuei motto under his breath: "As silent as the night, as deadly as the dawn."

The Blade turned onto the street to find the Lin Kuei charging at him, a sword of ice raised above his head. He quickly drew his katana and parried the strike, forced onto the defensive by his fast and angered enemy.

The two fighters exchanged blows, but this was quickly turning into a bad scenario for the Blade, because if he tried to jump back from the fight, his opponent would try to freeze him in place. Keeping in the fight helped that, but this was still going to be a challenge.

It was only when the Blade was able to block his enemy's strike and clear his blade that he was able to go into a more offensive style, swinging his katana at his enemy's now unguarded chest, he was surprised when the sword didn't get past the robes his enemy wore, and then realized what the chain sound he heard earlier was.

The Lin Kuei was back in the fight, swinging high at the Blade. The Emperor's guard ducked under the strike, but the Lin Kuei was expecting this. He brought his sword back towards his opponent's now lowered neck, just in time for the Blade to rise. The sword smashed into his Imperial steel plate and the ice shattered.

His Kori Blade shattered, the Lin Kuei threw the stump of his sword at the Blade as a distraction and tried to make a new one. Luck wasn't on his side this time, as the blade deflected his throw, and surged forward, cutting off the offending arm that had thrown it.

Screaming in pain, the Lin Kuei dropped to his knees, as the Blade stood over him, the words "finish him!" flying through the Imperial's mind. One second later and the assassin's head rolled away from his body.

The Blade raised his Katana in the air and cried out "For the Emperor!"

Winner: Blades

"Our Blade emerged victorious in this battle" said Scarecrow "With 635 kills against the Lin Kuei's 365. This was due in large part to the superior armor of the Blades making most of the Lin Kuei's weapons ineffective."

Blade Kills

Katana: 225

Mace: 116

Shortbow: 224

Battleaxe: 70

While their battleaxe was not as effective against the swift moving Lin Kuei, all the other Blade weapons scored kills in the triple digits.

Lin Kuei Kills

Kori Blade: 95

Ice Daggers: 49

Shortbow: 103

Cryomancy: 118

While Cryomancy raised their score, the Lin Kuei just couldn't stand up against the brutal weapons of the Blades.

"I went into this thinking the Lin Kuei would have in hands down." Said Scarecrow "I'm still kind of surprised I was wrong."

"I saw this one coming." Said Delphine "It's not easy to beat the Blades."

"This is just a computer." Said Sub Zero "In real life, the Blades entire forces could have been killed by a single Lin Kuei while the slept."

The Blade puts on a cloak to cover his damaged armor as he returns home. He will resume his investigation once his injuries are healed.

Sorry to Mortal Kombat fans.

Next time on Deadliest Warrior of Fiction, mankind and extraterrestrial extremists clash.

(A man in white armor with yellow markings and a black helmet aims an assault rifle at the camera)

Cerberus, the pro-human splinter group, determined to bring humankind to the top of the Galaxy by any means.

Vs

(A massive hairy alien roars loudly while firing a bladed gun at the sky)

Brutes, servants of the Covenant, who will stop at nothing until mankind has been crushed and burned.

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