Chapter 11

Kitana poured her heart out to her former lover, seeking comfort, advice, and some much needed attention. The Princess felt that Liu Kang was the only person she could turn to. However, she may have gotten a little more than she bargained for…

"What has he done? Tell me, Kitana!" Liu Kang demanded.

Kitana could not control her tears as she explained to him how her husband, Kuai Liang, had been acting.

"Liu Kang, I don't know what to do. I just feel so…helpless. So lost. I didn't know where else to go…" she sobbed.

It was as if the Monk had ignored Kitana's plea, as he was already enraged, just at the very thought of Sub-Zero causing her heartache.

"Does the fool have no shame? I warned Sub-Zero that I would break him if he were to ever hurt you. Where is he now?" Liu Kang asked.

"Liu, please. Calm down. I did not come here with the intention of having you harm him. I just want…someone to talk to." Kitana reasoned.

"Kitana, Sub-Zero has betrayed you. He has not only dishonoured himself, but you as well. I will not stand idly by while you allow him to continue gallivanting with other women!"

The Monk turned to storm away, but Kitana rushed to grab his arm.

"Liu Kang please! Please do not harm him! Stay. Forget that I said anything about him. Stay here with me…" she said softly, holding his hand with both of hers, and bringing it towards her heart.

Liu Kang saw the desperation and pain in Kitana's eyes, and immediately took his temperature down a notch. The look the Princess had was very similar to the one he wore when she had left him for Sub-Zero. Liu Kang would never forget the moment Kitana had broken his heart. And now, things had finally come full circle, as Liu Kang was now the person consoling Kitana.

"None of this would have ever happened if you had stayed with me." he said softly. "I loved you Kitana. With everything I had to give. But even then, it still was not enough for you. You wanted more. Someone who could give you the things that I could not. I had wished to the Elder Gods that I had been the man you wanted…"

Kitana looked down in sorrow, feeling as if she were only an inch tall. The person she thought would comfort her just made her feel even worse. She didn't respond.

"That's what I thought…" Liu Kang said, in response to Kitana's silence. He then turned away to begin looking for Kuai Liang, when the Princess stopped him again.

"Please don't do anything! Please, please…just stay here with me." she begged. "Liu Kang, I still care for him! I still care for you both. I don't want to see either of you get hurt!"

"The only thing that will hurt is his life!" the Monk spat, yanking his arm away free from her soft grip.

"I am begging you Liu Kang. Please just stay here and talk to me…I need you…"

The Monk stared deep into Kitana's eyes with hesitancy. Where was she when I needed her? he thought to himself. Liu Kang then shook his head slowly before speaking again.

"Where is he?" he said flatly.

Kitana sighed as she slumped her shoulders down in defeat. "I won't tell you. I don't want to see you two fight."

"If you won't defend your own honour, then I will!" Liu Kang declared.

"Then defend my honour by staying here with me. Forget about Sub-Zero. It's just you and me here, right now. Sub-Zero is not here. Just us two. Alone…"

Kitana then walked right up to Liu Kang, placing a hand on his bare chest before looking up into his eyes.

"Will you forgive me for what I have done? For following my heart? I truly feel sorry for what I did, and I still care for you a lot, but I do not have any regrets. I love Kuai Liang, and maybe a part of me still loves you, but I am begging for you not to get involved. I just wish that you would stay here and speak to me. Whatever Sub-Zero and I are dealing with, we will get through on our own."

Liu Kang's pride had already passed judgement. The Shaolin Monk was looking for the right opportunity to take out his harboured anger and pain, on the man who stole the love of his life away from him. And he finally found it.

"You're right Kitana. This is no longer between you and him. However it is now between me and Sub-Zero. I promised him that I would break him if he ever hurt you. Now it is time for me to keep that promise…"

Kitana raised her voice. She could not believe his stubbornness. "NO! Liu Kang, NO! I won't let you!" she screamed, as she tried once again to restrain him. Liu Kang shook her off aggressively, causing her to lose balance and fall.

The Monk continued on as if he did not hear or feel her. Liu Kang was going to travel to each end of Earthrealm, just to find Sub-Zero. He was going to make the Cryomancer pay for his shame. How could he possibly do such a thing? Liu Kang held Kitana in the highest regard and cherished the ground she walked on. The Monk loved the Princess with all his heart, and would give anything just to be with her. Kitana threw it all away when she decided to leave him for some renegade assassin, who ended being unfaithful to her. What could she possibly see in that joke of a man? Liu Kang thought, as he marched on with a mission.

Kitana remained on the ground, looking on with tears in her eyes. Nothing was going her way, as there was now two men in total, that had just broken her heart. Considering the warriors involved, Kitana had to find a way to prevent blood from being spilt, as it would surely be from someone she cared about. There was only one hope she had left.

The Princess wasn't physically strong enough to stop Liu Kang and Sub-Zero from fighting, but there was definitely someone who might be able to help. Kitana had to find Kuai Liang's older brother, Bi-Han.

Will Kitana be able to find Bi-Han in time to prevent a fight from breaking out?