Author's Note: Hi all! So, Final Exams are FINALLY finished, so here I am, back to my favorite pastime! I really am sorry for that 3 week delay, but when procrastination occurs, things get nasty… But live and learn, live and learn. I really hope you continue to review and favorite, but most importantly, continue to read and enjoy, because that's the whole point of this series. And no, I still don't own Mortal Kombat.

SHOUT OUTS!

Thanks to Memes2Spicy for favoriting the story, reviewing, following both the story and myself, AND favoriting. Yeah, I have noticed that the chapters are much shorter than they look like on Microsoft Word, but I am happy to know that they do keep you interested! This chapter is for you!

And we have another Guest review. I wonder if it's the same person from the last chapter… Well, better start getting prepped, there is more coming your way for sure!

Kitana stood on the ledge of a cliff, looking at the river of lava that separated her from Quan Chi's fortress. It was a considerable distance, but she was certain she could cross it. As she took a couple steps back, she rehearsed the plan in her mind. She took in a deep breath, and released it before charging towards the end of the cliff. As she neared the cliff, she pulled out her staff and extended it to full size before sticking it towards the tip of the cliff, and jumped, using the staff as a spring over the lava. As her horizontal distance began to decrease, she pulled in her staff and pulled out her two fans, and used them to push against the air, giving her a boost towards the wall of jagged rock. Approaching the rock wall at a rapid rate, Kitana used her fans to flap hard below her, causing her to slow her speed before planting the closed fan into the wall. Using the friction of the blades on the rock as well as her shows, she descended downwards, slowing decreasing her speed until she stopped completely. She was still some height away from the ground, but she plucked her fans from the wall, falling to the ground, using another downward flap of her fans to break her fall.

Reaching the ground, she started breathing at an alarmingly heavy rate. Opening one of her fans, she flapped it towards her face, attempting to cool herself. 'I need to continue forward, I have yet to arrive to the difficult portion: dealing with the warlock,' she thought to herself, walking around the island, back against the wall until she reached the opening. Peeking inwards, she saw a long, spiral staircase upwards. 'He must be among the higher levels,' she thought. Making sure no one was lurking the deep shadows, she rushed to the staircase when she heard the unsheathing of a weapon. Kitana stopped, peering into the shadows. All was silent once more, but she couldn't be certain. Pulling out her two closed fans, she approached the shadow. "Reveal yourself coward!"

"If you so wish," a male voice sounded from her right. Turning to right, she opened her fans, going into a defensive position when she felt a sudden, intense pain in the back of right calf. With a scream of pain, she went on a knee to the ground, her fans clattering on the ground. Reaching behind her, she clutched a cold handle, and attempt to pull it out before groaning once more in pain. 'The cursed thing is barbed,' she thought before pulling it out in one sharp movement. Breathing heavily, she looked at the weapon. A gold colored, bladed tonfa.

"The treacherous Edenian," Kitana growled as she stood up. She threw the weapon blade-down to the ground before pulling out her staff and extending it. Surely enough, a dark skinned, yellow-clad female came out of the shadows in a series of accrobaics.

"That's not yours Kitana. Been grave robbing haven't you?" Tanya said gesturing towards the staff. The Edenian flicked her eyes behind Kitana, who widened her eyes in surprise as she felt a blow to her back followed by the clapping of her ears. Disoriented, Kitana swung her staff behind her to hit nothing but a figure of water. Looking towards Tanya once more, Kitana saw that she was joined by a muscular man with a purple covering over his mouth and parts of his bare chest.

"The traitors to Edenia unite?" She said, placing the staff at her side before recalling the fans back to her hand.

"Indeed," Rain responded, "We now serve the ruler of the Netherrealm and soon ruler of Outworld, Quan Chi," he boasted, as both he and Tanya began to circle the weakened and freshly-bruised princess.

"Fool, the abomination Mileena serves as the next Kahnum of Outworld," she said, opening her fans so that each fan faced an opponent.

"So says the fool," Tanya responded, before sending a roundhouse kick at the princess, who dipped under the kick. Kitana swept her opponent's standing leg off the ground, but she simply went into a one-handed cartwheel, using the other to retrieve her second tonfa from the ground. Replacing it on her belt opposite to the other tonfa she carried, Tanya laughed before teleporting behind Kitana, continuing to circle around the uneasy princess. "As we speak, Quan Chi begins the incantation for a portal the will lead him to the current Kahnum. When they meet however… Mileena will be relieved of both her position and her life."

"And how do you gain from this?" Kitana asked before slashing at Rain, who stepped back before Kitana launched herself backwards at Tanya using her fans. Tanya rolled out the way before pulling out her tonfa to clash against the fans.

"The Warlock promises to elevate us to higher positions than Edenia ever offered us," Rain continued, before raising his hand in the air. Kitana, realizing the next attack, zoomed backwards using her fans to avoid the pillar of lightning that singed the position where she had once been. "We can restore Edenia in our image. Even now, groups of Edenians are in Outworld, helpless. We would serve as their rulers and saviors."

"By killing the rightful ruler?" Kitana retorted.

"A small price to pay for our gain," Tanya smiled. Rain, nodding, stood by Tanya as both fell into their fighting positions before charging at the princess.

"Then enough talk," Kitana said, fans opened as she charged towards the two Edenians.