Hey y'all, AGAIN...SO SORRY about not writing this again for some time. I had written a new story and kinda got caught up in that etc... BUt now I'm back for sure. Also, I cannot stress this enough REVIEW, even if your a GUEST. I'd seriously love to hear all of your opinions on this and or critique. Thank you all of those who view my story and follow/ review it, especially

C. BTW I TOTALLY forgot to state this. I'm going by the original MKX timeline, so yeah...you'll find out the character like IMMEDIATELY sooooo...I was exactly sure which version of him to put in this so I just, you could say 'smashed' them together so yeah...ON WITH THE STORY!

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I sighed as I strolled along the outside of the temple, feeling the mixture of dirt and snow through my black-leather combat boots, the cold semi-cold air dancing along my bare arms and fingertips, clutching the blue and black hoodie around my neck, as I recalled over the few words that had been stuck in my brain. 'Not until I know your ready..' I could've felt a slight disappointment. I really wanted...well not wanted, but to 'challenge' myself, try something new you know? It's that feeling or sudden urge that gets to someone at some point in time. It's like...wanting to learn how to swim, but your afraid of drowning and nonetheless you still want to try don't you? You push yourself past the limits, get out of that comfort zone that pulls you back from your sense of adventure and go head on into exploring, right? I sighed yet again, watching as the warm vapor of my breath had escaped, looking upwards into at the moon's pale light.

...Another ninja, cladded in a yellow palette, VERY much similar to Sub-Zero's had been hidden among the trees and bushes on the ground, eyeing me secretively as his eyes narrowed onto my figure. His eyebrow arched as he had seen me take a deep breath before looking at my wrists, seemingly intrigued at the scene.

As I took a deep breath, I focused that feeling of 'power' I had just discovered I occupied. My veins beginning to glow as I felt a bittersweet sting in them. My right wrist had glowed the same yellow- orange that had seemingly 'melted' the practice dummy, before I had opened my hand to see a gently, dancing flame in my palm, the left veins on my other hand were a soothing blue, that of which had created shards of ice in my palm. My head immediately flicked up to face my surroundings, my eyes staring into each dark area as I felt at a sudden unease. This was unusual indeed...like someone was watching.

"Maybe it's Grandmaster..." I muttered to myself. I mean I DID step out while no one was looking...well I'd highly doubt that, these brothers of mine are very much aware of what goes on around them. My eyes had caught the glimpse of a metallic...spear-like head that had sliced through the air and directed at my face. Everything had slowed down for me right there, like something out of the matrix as I watched it emerge from the darkness of the forest.

"GET OVER HERE!" I heard a deep, husky, masculine voice that had demanded attention and respect only seconds before it had came into view. The voice had made me tremble, hearing something slice through the air before I fell backwards...I could see every detail of that spear. From it's curves, it's length, it's shape and size as it's chrome material had gleamed and spiraled in the pale moonlight, as it had missed me by only a couple of inches before I had collided with the ground, the snow making a soft landing for me as I had dodged, surprisingly before the spear had recoiled. I shakily took a breath as I quickly got back up and stepping back ever so slightly as I saw him reveal himself out of the shadows, approaching me as he strolled towards my frozen figure and stopping only a few metres away from me. My jaw clenched as I balled my fists.

"What's your problem...huh? Are you stupid or something!?" I stated coldly to him, he didn't even budge nor made a single sound as he studied my figure. I found myself looking into his eyes...he had that malevolent appearance that had really sent shivers down my spine. He had a brawny body figure, I could make out out twin swords, neatly placed in his back. A yellow hood covering his head and his tanned and muscular arms exposed through the sleeveless material...is it EVERY style of clothing here sleeveless? The same spear that I had dodged was neatly attached to a sturdy rope, tied to his black belt.

"Is that a...kunai...?" I asked, not receiving a word but a silent nod. In less than the blink of an eye, he was RIGHT in front of me before igniting himself a blaze,almost like an 'fire aura' surrounding him and expanding, me being in close range had also caught ablaze...It did hurt ..a lot, lets be honest here. I screamed out of pain as the veins on my right wrist had glowed brightly, that same yellow-orange as I seemingly absorbed some of it. It pained me a lot before I had attempted at shoving him back before a blast of fire had escaped both my palms, directed at him as he skidded back only a bi, unaffected physically but struck with complete confusion for a moment.

"How's this possible...? How does fire embed itself in a cryomancer...?" He goes off in thought, staring at his hands before staring at me "You are a Shirai Ryu..." He states a bit coldly, narrowing his eyes at me.

"Ummm...come again?" I ask, avoiding complete eye contact.

"Why are you here?"He asks sternly as he grips my shoulders roughly, as I grunted out of pain.

"Please stop..?"I whined. I was completely terrified, my mind couldn't comprehend what just happened either but I surely knew I couldn't fight him. His grip loosens before he grunts seeing Sub-Zero as he cleared his throat, standing in the open doorway of the temple doors. Me ripping myself out of his grip and running towards Sub-Zero instantly and hugging tightly out of fear as I blinked back a couple of tears that had burned my eyes.I felt him tense for a bit before returning a silent hug, his eyes never leaving Scorpion's.

"I had no intention in killing him." Scorpion says simply. "But he definitely intrigues me...I would like to have a meeting between us both." He asks. Sub-Zero nods silently but I'm sure I could feel anger radiating from him.

"We may speak, Scorpion." He says just as the ninja disappeared in a hellish flame, the fire surrounding him before he had went along with it as it vanished. "shh.."He says calmly to me as he heard me sob a little, before leading me inside.

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