"After being free from the control of Shao Kahn's magic, Jerrod was now walking throughout the desert of Outworld looking for a way to control his new body as well find something else. A voice was calling out to him as he kept walking through the sands and dead bodies he walked over to find out who was contacting him. Continuing his walk through the sands as well the skeletons he passed by, he finds a spot neat a destroyed statue as this was the place he felt he had to come to. Taking a knee downwards he waved his hand against the sand feeling something underneath him, breathing in deep he soon felt his new found power channel through him as souls within him go into the sand. Keeping a steady mind as well keeping concentration on what he was doing, he soon see's a skeleton hand bursting from the ground. Moving back he watches the souls cover the skeleton rising from the sand as they were restoring it's lifeforce, first came the meat and vital organs as well the flesh. Soon then the person let out a screeching scream as it soon appeared to be a mature woman, having long white and black hair and white eyes she soon began to breath heavily as she had just been restored. Looking around the area she looks at Ermac in a state of shock as she was unable to move, though threw Jerrod's mind this was no ordinary woman he had brought back from the dead. It was someone he once loved and cherished with before his untimely demise at the hands of Shao Kahn, his Edenian queen Sindel."

Jerrod continued to look at Sindel as she covered herself from the stranger as well had look of anger as if this was a servant of Shao Kahn. Jerrod merely places his hands up showing no signs of hostility as he wanted to prove to her thay he was once her husband.

Jerrod: "I am not your enemy."

Sindel: "Fool, I can sense the energy of Shao Kahn around you. Your one his warriors he made with the souls he had stolen."

In which she lets out a powerful scream at him making the warrior move back. She stands up exposing her naked body as she did not mind and went into a fighting stance.

Jerrod: "I am no ally of Shao kahn!"

He replies at her but Sindel didn't listen as she attacks him, he merely guards himself as she would be the last person he would ever lay a hand on. Blocking each of her punches and kicks, he gets caught off guard by her long hair which wraps around him and slams him into the sand as she hurls him through the rock like statues. Sindel walks over to grab him by the collar as the woman was slightly curious of why he didn't attack her.

Sindel: "If Kahn thinks I will be one of his tools, he will have to bring a stronger warrior. Once I am done with you, I will go back to Kitana and bring her.."

Jerrod: "Make to the garden.."

He said as that suprised her for a second, the garden was a small area by her temple where she would take Kitana to meditate as well spend time together while not worrying about anything. It was also the perfect spot to look at the sea whenever they had time for themselves.

Jerrod: "You would take her near her favorite flowers, as well have herbal tea to enjoy while talking about her future as Edenia's future queen."

Telling her as the woman looked at him in anger as she removed his mask showing nothing but a dead man's face that was half dead but still looked like he was alive. Though there was something else she saw, his eyes weren't green like the rest of him. They were light brown as well were honest, they looked compassionate towards her as well serious which had to come from only one person in her existence she had seen them from.

Sindel: "Jerrod?"

Asking in a frighten manner as she lays her hand on his check in which she seats down looking at him in utter shock. He holds her hand and nods to her with a small smile acknowleding that he was her lost husband. The two edenians kept silent before they hugged together sharing their embrace with one another not letting go as it felt like a millenium seeing them together.

Sindel: "How? Shao Kahn killed you and stole your soul."

Jerrod: "He did, as well used it to create this construct like body to serve him. Though a human child was able to restore my sense and grant me control."

Moving his hand around to show her that he was on control, though it soon stops as he groans a bit as he was feeling that strange senastion of the other souls trying to take back.

Sindel: "But not fully. Your still a part of Shao Kahn's magic."

Jerrod: "Yes, but it does not matter. You are back, if I am unable to fight, then you can and get our daughter back."

Sindel: "I will, but I shall not lose you a second time to Kahn."

In a serious manner as she places both of her hands on his head, Sindel soon uses some of her power she had within her to block out the souls that tried to force Jerrod back into submission. If she was able to create a barrier to ward of Shao Kahn's entry to earthrealm, then it would be easy for her to protect her husbands soul by increasing his power to where he was the master of this body. Jerrod moving back he stands up being pushed back from the spell as the power from her was storing half of his face, half dead and half alive as she walked over to look at him more closer still having trouble seeing that it was him.

Sindel: "Now what of Kitana?"

Jerrod: "With Shao Kahn, and with us together. We shall take her back and reclaim our realm back."

Telling her as they soon see a portal open, the two looking at it they see Quan chi as well another black like ninja who had white eyes as the two looked at the couple with evil intentions.

Quan Chi: "Impressive, you have restored Sindel back to her former self Ermac. The emperor has given you quite the abilities now hasn't he?"

Jerrod: "I am no vessel of Shao Kahn's power necromancer. I am the king of Edenia Jerrod and you shall pay for serving the man who hurt my family!"

Shouting in anger as he fires a kinetic green blast at Quan chi as he teleports away behind him as the two men begin to fight, Sindel moves back as the shadow warrior notices her and goes to attack her. Blocking each of his moves she sidekicks him and does a banshe like scream making him move back.

Sindel: "It will take more than a husk to kill me again."

"The emperor wishes not for your death, but power."

He replied towards her as he soon then creates a shadow duplicate as it attacks her, she was now battling two warriors while her husband was dealing with Quan Chi. The two battling as they were equally skilled, the necromancer brought out two skeletons with blades as they were going stab him in the back. Jerrod notices as he

levitates upwards behind them and cracks both their heads with his powers as he looks at Quan Chi.

Quan Chi: "Impressive, Once I restore you back to Ermac. I will try to have him use your fighting skills."

Jerrod: "I will never be used for Shao Kahn's plans."

Which he soon does a flying attack as he smashes Quan Chi into a rock like wall as they go right through it. Sindel, still holding her own with the mysterious warrior sees this was going no where as it be seconds before Quan Chi would call for reinforcements. Focusing on her ressurected power she floats back and lets out a much more powerful scream which makes everyone get disorianted as well unable to focus due to the ringing to their ears. Heading over to her husband, the two make their quick escape from the others as Quan Chi looked at them escape from them.

"Shall I go after them."

Quan Chi: "No Noob Saibot. For now, we should merely watch of what would happen now with this incurson that the boy has done. I believe, he should be taken out for good."

Explaining to his warrior as the two merely walked through a portal which Quan Chi opened as the two soon walked through to rejoin their master to see what else would happen as well see if Sindel will try to rescue her daughter with the aid of her revived husband.

Right back at Shao kahn's temple was Kitana, right now she was scolded by her father for not killing one of the combatants back at the coliseum. This embarrassed the emperor as well made him look weak as he sent her away so he wouldn't see her. The reason why she hesitated was that of the earthrealm warrior Lui Kang for talking to her, what he told her about showing mercy to a enemy. This was something nothing she would think about, this troubled her more as she couldn't her the footsteps coming into her room as she reacts on action by throwing her bladed fan at the intruder. It was Jade, who luckily ducked from the attack as she was surprised that she was able to avoid the attack, Kitana looked relieved as she took in a deep breath before retracting her fan back to her.

Kitana: "I'm sorry Jade, I'm not focused right now."

Jade: "I was sent to keep a eye on you, as well see if you were ok."

Explaining to her of what she was doing here as the princess merely looked away knowing that her father sent Jade to do this.

Kitana: "I am not a child Jade, I can look after myself."

Jade: "That I understand, but the emperor expects more.."

Kitana: "I know what he expects!"

Shouting at her which made Jade quiet, this shocking uproar at the princess feel guilty for a moment since Jade was her only friend as well the only one she trusted out of everyone in the temple.

Kitana: "I, apologize. I'm, not myself now."

Jade: "It's because of earthrealm. It's warriors are toying with you as one of theirs did to me."

Making assumption of what was the cause as this had Kitana look at her friend in a manner of confusion making her think did she encounter one of the thunder gods warriors?

Kitana: "What do you mean?"

Jade: "The young boy, the one we fought back at Shang Tsung's palace. He has been a constant bother to me as well have caused incidents."

Kitana: "What kind?"

Asking in a confused manner of what her encounter with the boy was special as suddenly they were interrupted by the sounds of some tarkatan guards being killed as well torn apart. The two women looked in a matter of urgency as they rushed out of the room where they saw most of the guards torn apart as well stabbed as if there was a attack happening.

Jade: "It must be one of the earthrealmers. This is a attack for what Goro and Kintaro did to the boy."

Thinking that it had to be them due to how brutal these attacks where as the two went to explore the incident as they soon saw more guards fighting a couple in the middle of the throne room. Jade stayed in front of Kitana in a protective manner in which she didn't know who It was, Kitana having trouble looking who it was as she could only feel it. This strange like feeling was coming from within herself as if it was someone she knew. Taking a closer look she could merely hear a powerful like screech which had the two edenian women cover their ears as it was from only one person in the whole realm who could do that.

Kitana: "Mother?"

Asking in a frighten yet shocking manner as her answer was soon shown by seeing a couple of tarkatans being blown away by the powerful banshee roar as she soon notices the person. It was her mother, wearing a purple velvet like clothing which was somewhat revealing but had a queen like look as she was tearing apart the tarkatans one by one as behind her was Ermac. Who, the soul like being who was in a different sort of clothing as he had on a hood as well dark blue clothing as well black, he was pushing others back as well breaking their bones using his powers as this was a shocking sight to see for Kitana and Jade.

Jade: "Kitana stay back."

Kitana: "No, no I won't."

Telling her friend as she walks towards Sindel as the white and black haired woman looked at Kitana in a manner of shock and fear, the last time she saw Kitana was that of her was being a teenager. Though now she had become a woman, a mature edenian woman who almost looked like her as the queen walked towards her in a shocked like manner.

Sindel: "My daughter."

Speaking in a tone of surprised as she raised her hand slowly to her as Kitana hesitated for her, the blue cladded woman merely looked scared as well shed a small tear because this was actually her. No sorcery, no magic or anything whatsoever that could replicate her as she was speechless.

Kitana: "Mother? How, is this possible?"

Sindel: "Your father, he brought me back."

Kitana: "The emperor?"

Asking in which Sindel showed a angered like face as Kitana meant Shao Kahn, the mention of his name made her eyes glow lightly as she notice a tarkatan guard getting up for her to only kill him with her high heel.

Sindel: "No, your true father."

As she slowly turned showing her to Ermac, though now Jerrod was looking at her who was stunned and shocked at how grown she had become. Kitana didn't buy this as she shook her head not accepting this as she looked back at Sindel.

Kitana: "Ermac? No, he is a soul construct from.."

Jerrod: "I am no tool of Kahn, my name is Jerrod. The former king of Edenia, and your true father."

As the look of Kitana and Jade was that of shock and disbelief as his voice didn't sound a collective of thousands of souls but of one singular voice. A strong and wise kind of voice which Kitana was having trouble believing as she merely looked at him in utter silence.

Sindel: "He speaks the truth Kitana, his soul was placed into this body. Though with the aid of a earthrealmer, he was able to help him gain control of this body."

Jade: "Barry."

Speaking out as the three looked at the green warrior as that was the same human that helped Jerrod as he nodded to her sudden tone as Kitana looked at jade.

Jerrod: "I wish to speak to you more, but we must leave now. All of us, before we are.."

Before he could finish, the group soon saw Shang Tsung as well a few warriors by his side which was Kano and Reptile.

Shang Tsung: "Queen Sindel? You live again?"

Sindel: "Sorcerer, I've heard of the acts that has happened in my absence. I shall have your head for treating my daughter like a servant."

Threating him in a harsh tone as the man merely chuckled at her thinking that she wasn't intimidating as his warriors got ready for combat.

Shang Tsung: "Have care of how you speak, for now you are prisoners of the emperor of Outworld. Ermac, take..."

Jerrod: "I am not Ermac, I am king of Edenia. Jerrod, and you will pay for the crimes of my family."

As he does a powerful like telekinetic push but was unable to because of the fact that Shang Tsung was a master of souls as he had him paused for a moment, Sindel see's this and let's out a powerful like screech making the sorcerer lose control as he and the others became unfocused.

Kano: "Let's just kill these people already!"

Jade: "None shall lay hands on the Edenian family."

In which she pulled out her staff and begins to spin it around in a combat like manner as Kano and her charged into combat. Kitana was handling Kano as well Jade who was facing off a few Tarkatans as they rushed her like a horde.

Jade: "If we do survive this battle, we will be hunted down like animals."

Kitana: "I shall accept it, because I will not let my mother die again because of the emperor."

In which she ducks from one of Kano's punches and does a sidekick making him fall to the ground. Jade was handling Reptile as the green warrior was trying to take her out.

Reptile: "The emperor will have your head for this betrayl."

Jade: "Even so, I shall serve the princess of Edenia. Not of Outworld."

Making her claim as she continued to fight the warrior while Sindel, was handling Shang Tsung with ease as she had him aganist the wall with her scream as he went to throw fire skulls at her.

Sindel: "Even after I had passed away, you still rely on your magic."

Taunting him as they soon notice more guards charging in to fight about to out number them. While Jerrod, who was still unfocused from Shang Tsung's magic was still dazed as if he stayed any longer he would be under his control.

Jerrod: "Is there any portals near by? We must leave."

Jade: "There is one down the hallways, but we must leave at once."

In which they quickly defeat their enemies as they all rushed down to hallways to where they saw the other portal. The four heard more shouting as they all went through the portal making their escape as Shang Tsung and the others watch them escape.

Reptile: "We must inform Shao Kahn of this at once."

Shang Tsung: "No, if we do he will merely put his wrath on us. We shall say it was the human boy that did this. I could feel the energy coming off Ermac's body."

Explaining to the warrior as they soon heard some footsteps, the sorcerer soon looks behind him as well the others as Shang Tsung merely smiled at the site of the person.

Shang Tsung: "Besides, it is not a total lose. For now, our emperor has a true daughter that will serve him. As well take care of any problems from now on."

As the others saw a woman wearing pink like ninja clothing as well having a pair of two sai's on her waist. She also had a veil over her mouth as well tarkatan eyes which looked beast like as well ready to kill for Shao Kahn, as well any who would try to interfere with her emperors plans to conquer earthrealm. Which also might include a certain human teen who has brought back a old enemy ans has now turn a former princess aganist him now, he would be the first to go.