Chapter 12 Trapped
Left at the mercy of the dark horde the trapped fighters had banded together anticipating which soul would be bold enough to attack
"This tournament was only a ruse to mask a united invasion of our worlds?" Sub-Zero asked
"We were already aware of it we just didn't know when." Cammy confirmed.
"Cowards! Depending on mere pawns to insure we won't escape!" Sagat scoffed
"The main reason why I left Shadaloo in the first place."
"Since this may really be our last time alive can I at least learn your real names." Sakura nervously asked Sub-Zero and Smoke.
"Very well then." Smoke agreed
"Tomas Vrbada"
"Kuai Liang." Sub-Zero added
"Hay I forgot to tell you my name." Ibuki realized.
"It's Ibuki"
"Well then Ibuki." Smoke said
"It will be an honor to fight be your side till the end." Ibuki blushed at the statement as she stayed waiting for the time to fight, but there was no movement from the horde they were still as stone and the only thing breaking the silence was the warriors own breathing.
"Anyone looking suspicious on your side?" Cammy asked Jade.
"Nothing w...wait." Jade realized when she noticed the several goons had there eyes directed at on spot. Whatever it was it was not her even though their faces were staring at her.
"Who are they looking at?" As Jade shifted her eyes in tandem with the several foes she notices it is Dan who was quivering at the knees unwittingly acting as the Achilles heel of the heroes' tight knit circle. Unsurprisingly a Geki ninja lunges at the cowarding Dan, Claw out ready to disembowel the man until he receives a extended pole to his jaw from Jade. The blunt end sent the Geki flying at the tail end of the surrounding army. Angered the dark forces charge the heroes. But like the rebuffed Geki one by one the minions would be sent flying by punches, kicks, fireballs and weapons.
"Is this all they got?" Fei Long said whilst uppercutting a Tarkatan, knocking out nearly all of it's teeth.
"This is much easier than my movies!" off the corner of his eye the Asian actor sees a severed head belonging to one of Bison's soldiers drop past him. Looking beyond where the cranium came from he sees a headless body with a geyser of blood blasting out of it's neck before it crashes to the ground. In front of where the corpse once stood was Johnny Cage who just heard what Fei Long just said.
"Get out! You're an actor too?" Cage asked.
"Yeah why do you ask?" Long replied after kicking one of the white humanoids away.
"I'm an actor as well. Y'know when this is all over we should do a movie together" Cage suggested dodging several swipes from several enemies.
"Well...I guess I could use a sidekick one day." Fei long notes after dropping a Geki.
"Yeah we'll see." Cage quipped as he grabbed the headless body of his last victim and used it as a sheild against a charging Tarkatan who had struck the cadaver with his blade and got it stuck. Taking advantage of the disabled beast the actor karate chops the Tarkatan and splits his skull in two. It seemed like the battle was falling into the fighters favor Liu Kang, Smoke and Ryu had already taken down dozens of goons by themselves Sub-Zero, Abel and Ken eviscerate their fair share of foes. Kai, Dudley and Sakura prove their prowess against three large Tormentors while Dan... lets just say he is a good distraction for most of the army since they are to focused on him to worry about Jade and Cammy who won't hesitate in capitalizing on their errors.
"Just how many are there." An exasperated Ibuki asked.
"Just enough for me to push my skill to their peak!" Sagat shouted tossing one Tarkatan away before wrestling a tai-gore. As fighters held their ground Kitana was doing what she could to fend off a few minions the best she could kicking at them but the few that surrounded her found it entertaining and decided to toy with her.
"Whats the matter can't reach us." One Tarkatan insulted.
"Too bad everyone has their hands full. Which means there is more than enough alone time between us." one Shadaloo soldier joked before readying his rifle preparing to kill the princess. Instead the troopers chest explodes in a gory show of blood and fire causing some of the gore to splash on Kitana's face. The soldier begins drooling blood and looks down and sees a flaming fist coming out of him with his ribs exposed. The victim attempts to grab hold of the fist but it retreats back into the cauterized cavity the thug feels the fist come out of his body. With the last stings of life he turns around and sees it was Liu Kang hold up a bloodied hand before he finally gives into his gaping wound and falls down dead.
"Its you!" Kitana exclaimed in excitement.
"I really do wish we could meet under different circumstances." Kang joked.
"heh heh same here." Kitana replied charmed by his personality until she noticed her tortures charge the monk.
"Oh no look out!"
the Tarkatan attempts to slash the monk but Liu Kang kicks the blade. Shattering it and causing one end of the blade to get shoved in to a Geki's throat. Liu Kang uppercuts the monster and takes out a lone white construct with a fireball.
"Now lets free you from these chains." Liu Kang said
"Quite the hero aren't you." Kitana says now fully calm thanks to Liu Kangs arrival.
"Hello Comrade in need of assistance." Zangeif offered from the distance throwing away a battered body of a tai-gore.
"Well I guess I could..." Liu Kang tried to finish before the burly wrestler garbs the chains and snap them off freeing the princess.
"...Use a helping hand."
"When this is over we need some catching up." Kitana fooled around before drawing out her hidden bladed fans from her wide sleeves and opening them out before running into the fray to join everyone else. Liu Kang and Zangeif, who now found himself wrangling five enemies at one look at each other briefly before the monk ran back into the battle.
Half an hour later in another area of the bloodied battle grounds Chun Li gets knocked down by an executioner who, but recovers and trips up the fiend and slams her heel into it's chest. As the Interpol agent catches the rest of her breath, She notices a shadow casting over her. She turns around startled and senses a larger than usual Geki with two claws splayed out eager to kill her until he is bifurcated in the waist by the bladed hat of Kung Lao who in turn was behind the Geki.
"Are you alright?" Kung Lao asked concerned.
"Yeah..." Chun Li answered. Soon a flying executioner crashes into a small squad with Abel walking up to the two.
"There is two many of the." Abel said slowly getting exhausted.
"Soooooooooooo Tired..." Ibuki complained backing up to the three before falling to her knees. Everyone else followed suit forming a tight knit group once more realizing that they had barely put a dent in endless army.
"Lord Raiden all of us can't hold out forever. Liu Kang informed.
"I am aware of the ordeal at hand." Raiden assured shooting multiple bolts of lighting from his hands.
"I hope you got some trick up your sleeve cause there closing in fast!" Ken warned.
"It is already done." Raiden replied lowering his hands and looking up in the air.
"What do you mean?" Sub-Zero demanded.
"Up there." Raiden pointed out in the violet sky. Looking at the sky they see a strange independent torrent of wind descending to the arena towards the fighters. Everyone but Raiden puts up there guard as several members of the united dark army lunge at them only to be blown away by the sentient gust that encircles the heroes changing into a massive tornado acting as an impenetrable barrier against the fiends of the warlords.
"This is rather intriguing." Dudley comments realizing the raging tempest has not swept him or anyone else of their feet.
"What is this?" Ryu asked
"This tornado could only mean one thing.." Kung Lao began to discovered
"Fujin." Raiden answered to everyone as a humanly shape takes form from the twisting gale. The shape finally reveals a man of perfect physique with a long white ponytail a simple gold and magenta vest-like apparel the extends down to his legs through a gold belt that has black and gold sash hanging down finished off with green pants, spiked ankle guards and simple sandles.
"By the gods." Jade remarks
"Lord Fujin!" Liu Kang and Kai said at the same time.
"Thats legendary wind god himself!" Sakura exclaimed.
"I never thought I would meet gods in my journey." Ryu said to himself.
"It is a relief to receive aid from you Fujin" Raiden commended.
"Indeed but the Elder gods have sent me to inform you news of the utmost desire." Fufin added.
"First we need to return to Earthrealm." Raiden states.
"That is why they sent me..." Fujin replied teleporting everybody out of the arena leaving the evil army dumbstruck. The massive tornado materializes on familiar soil in Earthrealm bringing with it the fighters who were trapped in stadium. The winds soon fade away revealing to everyone a darkened blood-red sky with various demons gliding across the sky in the backdrop there was a city under siege as buildings were crumbling weapons firing and screams drowning out the eerie silence amidst the carnage.
"Oh no..." Liu Kang uttered in horror
"This can't be" Ken said in denial.
"Our...our worlds...our home..." Cammy says refusing to acknowledge the ongoing chaos.
"But how though it wasn't even that long since they left." Ibuki pointed out.
"But this is Shao Kahn were dealing with." Sub-Zero reminded
"And Bison." Chun Li included growing increasingly frustrated by the madness that has fallen onto their worlds, worrying Kung Lao.
"This is what the Elder Gods requested me to inform you about." Fujin revealed as Raiden stared on, horrified at what has become of the very realm he swore to protect as it was falling apart and various souls from all around were being drawn to a mysterious large green beacon in distance coming from a tower overlooking all that was transpiring...
