Hi guys! Thanks for all the faves and follows. This chapter along with the next couple of chapters is going to involve some elements from MKX but there will be soon a delving into the MKX storyline. Enjoy!

*Thoughts*

Hanzo entered the meeting room with a serious look on his face. "Raiden, Quan Chi has made his first move against Hikari. I can continue to train her but in her state, she is vulnerable to attacks by him and the revenants. I also have a suspicion that this attack was just to test our defenses. We may not be so lucky next time. What do you insist on for our next course of action?"

"As of right now, Shinnok's amulet has been taken from the vault in the Sky Temple and is now in the hands of Mileena. I had left to check if the amulet was still in the vault while Sonya here was planning on sending Cassie, Takeda, Jacqui, and Kung Jin to Outworld to speak with Kotal Khan and possibly ask for his aid in retrieving the amulet when you called for us to help defend the Shirai Ryu temple and Hikari. Sonya will still send Cassie, Takeda, Jacqui, and Kung Jin to Outworld while in the meantime, you should bring Hikari to the Sky Temple." Raiden told Hanzo.

Hanzo raised an eyebrow, "Why should I bring her there?" "As you know, Svet is blessed by the Elder Gods, making Hikari a blessed being of the Elder Gods as she possesses Svet. The Jinsei, which is not only Earthrealm's essence but also a source of power that links to the Elder Gods, would help Hikari's powers increase greatly. Svet would help her train in harnessing her powers better and you would still continue training her on her martial arts and swordsmanship."

Hanzo could see Raiden's logic. Although he trained Hikari on using her flames, most of her other powers were trained by Svet. If the Jinsei could help increase Hikari's powers, she would be able to defend herself better with her more powerful abilities with Svet's training. "Very well. Let me inform my second in command to take care of the clan before I leave with Hikari for the temple."

As the others left, Hanzo called Takeda before he left for his mission. "Takeda, you have grown to be a fine warrior. But be careful. Outworld is a treacherous place and the laws there are completely different from here in Earthrealm." Takeda gave a small smile and nodded before leaving with his team.

Once Hanzo had given his orders to his second-in-command, he went to the infirmary to inform Hikari of the recent news. When Hanzo entered the infirmary, Hikari was looking much better but she seemed down possibly due to her realizing that she had lost some of her brothers and sisters, "Hikari, you and I will be heading to the Sky Temple to train on your other abilities. I will tell you why we are heading there once you have packed up your stuff. But before we leave, we should honor our fallen brothers and sisters first."

Just as Hanzo was about to leave, Hikari told Hanzo what she had sensed in the hearts of the revenants, "Dad, those revenants had so much darkness in their hearts. It was so evil and stagnant. Was that how you were before in the past when you were a hellspawn wraith?"

There was only silence in the infirmary until Hanzo gave a huge sigh, "Yes, Hikari. From what Svet told you long ago, I have a darkness in my heart that is now still constantly warring against my control, trying to engulf it once more. Before, my heart had been completely engulfed by the same darkness that you sensed in their hearts. I wasn't just a corrupt being, I was a monster."

Hikari felt horrible for bringing up her father's past. She quickly jogged up to him and hugged him, "I'm sorry Daddy. I didn't mean to bring your past up." Hanzo gave a small smile and patted her on the head, "its fine Hikari. You were curious that's all. Hurry now, we shouldn't waste time."

Hikari nodded and went to pack her stuff. She now was wearing a long-sleeved jacket that reached down to her thighs, a dark blue shirt with a scorpion imprint on the shirt's collar, light blue ninja sandals and baggy, yellow pants lined with pockets. Her jacket is a snow white color with yellow lines travelling down from her shoulders to the bottom of her jacket. Her jacket was slightly zipped open at the bottom and top of her jacket. She also had a hand wrap of tape wrapping around her left hand.

Hikari grabbed her packed bag and her ninjato and went to the center of the temple where the funeral was being held. She, Hanzo and the other clan members had a moment of silence as they watched them being cremated. Hikari couldn't help but think back to the memory of cremating her parents.

Tears started to stream down Hikari's face and soon she was sobbing against Hanzo, no longer able to stop crying over her parents' cremation and now her brothers and sisters' cremation. Hanzo simply let her sob against him, his arms comfortingly wrapped around Hikari. "Quan Chi will pay for this."

After the funeral, Hikari bid her goodbyes and left with Hanzo to the Sky Temple. There her powers will emerge more powerful than ever and with Svet's help, she would be able to harness her powers better than she did before.