"Making A Way"

We exited the tomb with the glowing Kamidogu in our hands. Noob Saibot stood a while, leaning on a tombstone. I looked at him as he gazed at the shining orb.

"Now what?" I asked.

He looked at me. "Well, we have to find a way to get out of this realm. The portal, I am sure, will just take us back to Chaos. Can you think of anything."

I thought for a while. Then a thought struck me. "Khan," I said.

Noob looked at me for a while. Then, with a slight shrug, he said, "I guess that would work. He does know powerful magic."

I stood then and walked toward him. "Follow me."

I headed toward Khan's fortress. My Father most likely had no idea of the One Being's intentions. But he would most likely grant whatever I requested. We walked in through the main door. I noticed that Cyrax and Sektor stood ahead at either side of the two doors.

"This may have not been a wise decision," Noob Saibot said.

I didn't respond. I just kept walking forward. For some reason, I kept thinking of Kitana. This had been her home once too. She had lived here all during her childhood. She had been happy. That is, until she found out the truth about her past and her family. The truth that I was not a part of. I shook away the thought and proceeded through the doors. I presumed Noob Saibot was still behind me.

I walked in. Khan was sitting in his throne. He looked down at me.

"Ah, you have returned my child. What brings you back?"

I bowed. "Father, the portal between the realms has been tampered with by a powerful sorcery. I came to seek your assistance and to ask if you would provided a way for Noob Saibot and myself to Earthrealm."

He looked to the black garbed ninja and sneered. Then he stood.

"My child, my powers are not fully restored. But, I can send you to another realm. There the portals will be clear and you can continue to your destination."

I bowed again. He made a gesture with his hands and a powerful wave of energy shot out. Beside me, a swirling vortex opened up. A portal had been opened. As always, my father's power left me in awe. I bowed to him once more and walked through the portal. Noob followed behind.

We emerged to clear blue skies, water flowing, birds chirping, and friendly people walking on floating streets. It was sickening. I shook my head and turned to wait for Noob to emerge through the portal. After he did, he did the same thing I did. Look around the place as if something had seriously gone wrong in the world.

He walked up beside me. "This is the realm of Order," he said, "Everything goes a certain way. This realm is the exact opposite of Chaos. In this realm, if you try to kick someone's head off, it works."

I smiled. The happy atmosphere of the realm might suck, but at least it made sense. I walked forward. The streets here were so interwoven, it got confusing. I thought there was supposed to be order to this realm.

I turned around to see a huge spiraling tower. I looked at Noob Saibot. Then I said, "Think that's where the Kamidogu is?"

He looked at me. "It would make sense. And sense this realm is all about logical explanation..."

"Then that's our next destination," I said. He nodded. We walked around to the front of the tower. We walked forward the door when a guard stepped in front of us. He barred the door with his spear.

"Halt!" he said, "No one is allowed to enter here!"

I couldn't tell who it was, for his helmet covered his head. I felt, however, that a strong fighting spirit lie within him. I decided to put that aside for now.

"You don't understand," Noob said, "We need to enter this tower."

"No one who is without the sigil of Fujin shall enter here," he said.

I slid my hand to a strap on my side, where one of my sais were concealed. Noob placed his hand over mine and shook his head. He led me away from the tower.

"What are you doing?" I whispered to him.

"Now is not the time for battle," he said, "Even thought you are a skilled warrior, you do not want to fight the entire Elite Guard. Let's go see this Fujin."

We walked around the main area of Order, looking for the Temple. Suddenly, I spotted it. I made my way toward it. Six guards were posted around it's perimeter. I continued on. Suddenly, the double doors opened and a man, followed by four other guards, walked out. The man had white hair tied back in a ponytail and glowing white eyes. A laser gun hung by his side.

That must have been Fujin. He was the new protector of Earth, which led me to ask, why was he here? Fujin was the God of Wind, but he was only a minor god. His powers were only slightly above those of an immortal such as I.

We approached him. He stopped and looked at us. The guards accompanying him drew their weapons. I rolled my eyes. Noob Saibot walked forward.

"Fujin, Lord of Wind," Noob said, "We seek your help."

He tilted his head to look at us. "I can see that your intentions are pure," he said, "most of them anyway. What is it that you ask?"

I walked forward. I was tired of all this formal talk. We could approach him just like anyone else. He was not an Elder God, after all.

"We need your sigil to gain access to that tower over there. There is a force called the One Being growing in Earthrealm and we need the Kamidogu to defeat it."

Fujin's eyes flashed then, and I knew immediately that he did not believe me. HE made a move for the gun at his side. I back flipped and kicked the gun out of his hand. Immediately, the guards around him approached.

I back away from them and Fujin's eyes glowed brightly. A strong wind came forward and began to push me back. I performed my kick from above and kicked him in the face. The guards had approached Noob Saibot and he was fighting them off.

Fujin stumbled back and then I was lifted off of my feet by a mini cyclone. He kicked me and I fell down, over the edge of the platform we were on. I caught the edge and pulled myself up, only to be kneed in the chin.

I grew angrier and angrier by the minute as our fight stretched out. I pulled out my sais and began to twirl them, slowly approaching him. He kicked out at me, and I dodged, bringing my sai up to slash him across the face.

He pressed another attack. I decided that I had fooled with him long enough. He may be a god, but he could still be beaten. I performed my skyscraper kick and connected with his head. There was a satisfying ripping sound as his skin disconnected and his head flew off of his shoulder, showering blood everywhere. His body fell to the ground lifelessly and his head fell over the side of the platform.

I bent down and picked the golden medallion off of his chest and turned to see how Noob Saibot was doing. He had just cracked the neck of a soldier, but another approached from behind. I hurled my sai and it plunged into the soldier's chest.

Noob came to meet me and I held the medallion up, smiling beneath the muffler. I looked behind him to see hundreds of armed soldiers approaching. I grabbed his hand and started running. I ran through the doors of the tower and locked them behind us. I looked at him and started up the spiraling stairs.

We climbed and climbed and climbed until finally we reached the top. This room was where everything was held. No wonder they wanted it guarded. There was a portal inducer to the left and in the center of the room, a golden object floated. The Kamidogu of Order.

I walked forward to claim it, when an armored figure stepped out of the corner he had been hiding in. I sighed and pulled out my sais. The figure removed his helmet and I recognized who it was. Hotaru. Head of the Elite Guard. One of the fighters of Mortal Kombat.