Another Dead Hero- Sup' people, another VG characters chapter. So it's gonna be awesome... Well every other chapter in this is awesome, but you get the point here people. I know i said i'd note people who guessed the references in the last chapter in this chapter, but i got done with it fast, so next chapter after this i'll note someone who guesses the references. And serious please review, i know people view this, but be nice and review. R&R!

Over at the the Shirai Ryu Temples, it was silence till some steps being made was heard. The Ghost of Sparta; Kratos was wlaking up them, Blades Of Chaos in hand. Kratos walks wearly, in case anyone attacks. As he walked, a burst of flames appeared in front of him and Scorpion appeared from them. "The Ex-God Of war isn't allowed here."

Kratos lowered down his weapons and he kneeled in front of Scorpion. "I've come seeking your assistance Shirai Ryu."

"Assistence, for what?" The Wrath asked Kratos. "Your... Gods have challenged me before."

"I am not Zeus." Kratos responded to that offhand reference to his bastard of a father.

"But you're still a demigod!" Scorpion yelled before he backflip kicked Kratos to the ground. The Ghost Of Sparta got back up and started to swing his blades around as did Scorpion who swinged his spear around/ With each swing, a clash of metal was heard afterwards. While Kratos had more blades to swing, Scorpion had the powers of the Elder Gods on his side. Scorpion then took his katana out and started to swing it as Kratos swung his blades down. Both fought on for a while till' Kratos was able to throw scorpion on the ground hard.

Scorpion got back up and put his blade/spear away and bowed in front of Kratos. "Well your more powerful than your father. But the corruption of the Greek gods still rest in you. And for that reason-"

"The gods are even concerned about what's happening with the merging." Kratos interuptted Scorpion who only shook his head.

"The Greek Gods only act in their own favor." Scorpion responded back to which Kratos only sneered. "But regardless, why should i give your the location of Shang Tsung?"

Kratos was surprised Scorpion knew what he wanted, but still needed the info. "Only because of the fact that whenever a invasion happens, he usually knows something about it. In order to save the world, i need to know what infomation the Soul Sucker has."

Scorpion nodded before turning to his right and pointing towards a lake that seemed to have from the height the two were at, something wooden. "That lake and those wooden cabins in the distance, they were not here till' the invaders came. But being there, i gained some insight." Scorpion said before he grabbed Kratos and the two disappeared in a burst of flames.

The two then teleported next to the lake and cabins. They looked around and seen a wooden sign. It said in red lettering "Camp Crystal Lake". Scorpion went up to the lake and touched the water of the lake. Flames came up from his hand and he seen something as Kratos watched. "Our universe is merging with another universe, powers are shifting and such. I felt something like this when Quan Chi was defeated and it's grown every since."

"Shang Tsung forseen the attack from the other world. And their lead warrior would be the deadlist threat." Kratos explained to Scorpion who only crossed his arms.

"And the Greek Gods sent you to take out their champion?" Scorpion asked the Ghost Of Sparta.

"Yes, much like this lake, their fortess appeared next to Greece. I used the Boreas' Icestrom to wear him down." Kratos answered to which Scorpion shook his head.

"You did not wear him down, his power was sent away, transferred to others." Scorpion explained.

"I must find Shang Tsung, make him reveal all of he knows, even if i have to make him bleed for the infomation." Kratos pleaded to which Scorpion crossed his arms and nodded his head.

"Fine, i'll show the way to him. Look for Akuma, you'll fine Shang Tsung. But be warned, betray my trust and you'll pay." Scorpion warned to which Kratos nodded his head and walked away.

Much later, Kratos was walking the streets of Boston. He looked around finding nothing, so he lowered his hand to the ground and sensed some energy. "Akuma was here, i can sense his power. Must have vanished from this spot." Behind him was footsteps he didn't hear till' he heard a Hispanic voice speak.

"Well ain't this different." Machete said causing Kratos to turn around looking at him. "A man using weapons in Boston and by the looks of things, you're not the good guy type."

"You don't fool anyone easily either." Kratos shot back, Blades of Chaos in hands as Machete took out his... Well big-ass machete out.

"Name's Machete"

"Kratos" The Ghost Of Sparta said back.

"Who you hunting gringo? Or maybe your looking for a fight." Machete said twriling his blade around like a expert as he and Kratos walked around across each other in a circle.

"None of your concern mortal." Kratos growled as he swung on of his blades around, like Machete.

"All fair with me, but i've been around the world long enough and i never heard anyone named Kratos." Machete noted.

"I'm not from your universe." Kratos said back to which Machete smiled at him.

"Then you're on enemy turf." Machete responded taking out another huge Machete to fight with.

"Then i guess you're the enemy here." Kratos said ready to fight.

"Smart man." Machete said before swinging his Machetes at Kratos, who blocked them and threw the blades on the ground; only for Machete to take 2 more from out of his vest. "There's a reason they call me Machete." He growled getting back to fighting with Kratos.

They fought and Kratos grabbed Machete's leg and tried to throw him, but got a punch in the face. Machete then put away the two machete's and took out what seemed to be a chain with 3 surgical blades at the end of it and swung it like how Kratos swung his blades. It cut Kratos chest and only made him angry. So Kratos ran swung the but of one of his blades into the face of Machete and knocked him out.

Kratos stood over Machete thinking of killing him, but decided not to as he checked back where he sensed Akuma. "His trail is weak, but..." Kratos said walking off to another direction, most likely where Akuma went.

Akuma walked thought the streets till he found a huge apartment complex, flewing the trail getting bigger, he entered it walking up till he found the room where he was looking for.

Looking around the apartment, Kratos seen it featured many weird thing, including these white balls with red string and someone's names writing on them. "This is where Akuma first encountered the universe, question is why was he here? What is this place?" Then he noticed a murial on the wall, seemed a weapon went up there. But whatever it was, it wasn't there.

"It's my fucking apartment." A Boston sounding voice said behind him, Kratos turned around to see Donny Donowitz; The Bear Jew with his infamous bat in hand. And he went to swing his bat at Kratos who only used the Boreas' Icestrom gem to freeze the upper part of it and catching it in his hand before setting it down. Donny looked up to see the Ghost Of Sparta sneer at him before walking off.

Donny took that as a challenge and broke the ice off his bat and threw a ceramic plate nearby at Krato's back, hurting him and making him turn around as the two circled around each other in the room. Donny's eyes glow yellow as he spoke in a growlish tone. "Your planet is invading mine, effecting everything and every-fucking-one in it. Don't think you can bring me down like a bitch."

"Then i guess i'll do it as you mortals say, the hard way." Kratos growled. Next thing you knew, Donny was dodging Krato's blade and vice virsa. The two fighters went at it in this epic battle so much, i can't even describe it. Donny even hit Kratos in his... Jewels. But it ended when Kratos slammed Donny up into the ceiling with one hand, then back down to the ground, knocking him out.

Kratos looked over Donny's knocked out form as a orange portal opened up behind him gaining his attention. Kratos looked at it up close before a brown gloved fist come out and grabbed Kratos by the neck. "Come here!" The fist's owner said before pulling him though, closing the portal in the progress leaving Donny alone.

Then like seconds later, a portal opened up in a fiery looking place... It's Hell, duh. It shot out Kratos to the ground before closing up, leaving the Ghost Of Sparta there. "Welcome Kratos" a voice said to which made Kratos rise his head up to see the person he was looking for, Shang Tsung chained to a stone wall. "Welcome to hell."

Kratos instanly got up looking around. "Shang Tsung, there were rumors that all the different gods in this universe sent you to rot here. See they were true."

"Not for long Ghost Of Sparta, believe you know my... Friend here?" Shang Tsung smirked as Akuma came to the side of Kratos making him notice the fighter. "Seems you two seem to share a brutal history from what i hear."

"You'll die for killing Ryu, i was the one to face him in battle, but you killed him first." Akuma hissed at Kratos.

"I didn't kill Ryu." Kratos objected.

"Who else could it ever be?" Quan Chi added smirking, knowing the truth. (In case some don't know, Quan Chi killed Scorpion's family/clan in "MKvsDC", so here, Shang Tsung stole Ryu's soul killing him.- ADH) "Akuma, fight him!"

"With pleasure." Akuma said before rushing towards Kratos and the two rivals began their battle. A left hook there, a kick there. Each blocked and hit their attacker. Kratos has the deadly edge thanks to his blades, but Akuma had the brutalness to him thanks to his fighting ability. After doing a Shōryū-ken to Kratos, Akuma was ready to kill him and Kratos was ready to do the same, but then Hell started to shake as fires rising up more than they did.

Then a huge glowing yellow crack appeared to form between the two fighters and headed towards Shang Tsung. It reached him and it started to engulf him till his shackles broke, freeing him and the energy around him went away. Both Akuma and Kratos tried shielding themselves from the flying stone.

Shang Tsung was smiling and got up laughing, feeling great to be free. "Ha, your gods seemed to have doubt me, but they were so wrong."

"You're free." Kratos remarked to which Shang Tsung walked up to the two fighters.

"The universe have become unstable, our universe is merging with another." Shang Tsing explained as he stopped between Kratos and Akuma. "The Collision course both universes are fueled by combat. More you fight, more unstable the universes get. The immense power by two rivals, which in this case, you two's fight caused a rift powerful enough to free me from my bounds."

"You used us!" Kratos yelled only for Shang Tsung to smirk and raise his glowing green hand up as a portal appeared behind Kratos.

"Please, the universe, OUR universe is in chaos, none will survive regardless of who we fight for. Return to that Shirai Ryu, tell him if he wants to save his universe, he'll have to work with the devil." He said in a cyptic sense before pushing Kratos in the portal. He then looked at Akuma. "Look for the Witch, she has seen who we are up against." Akuma only nodded his head.