A/N: Thank you SO much for the reviews! yeah there were some flaws in the last chapter, reason was tht I was writing it too fast and without revising the words, sorry for the late update! Im gonna try to update faster.

CHAPTER IV:

The snow drifted across the white hills as the cold wind blew towards the temple below . . .

The Lin Kuei was once a clan that would assassinate for money, arms or power (a/n again, correct me if I'm wrong!). All of that changed when Subzero, a member of the clan, had been chosen as grand master. But the story of Subzero travels a long way. His older brother, the original Subzero was a loyal member to the Lin Kuei. After his death, Subzero followed his brother's footsteps and mastered the art to freeze water vapor from the surrounding air to produce ice, or snow from his hands.

When the Lin Kuei decided it was time for it's assassins to be changed into soul-less Cyber-natic Ninjas, Subzero and Smoke, a fellow clan member, refused. This was forbidden in the clan, that is, refusing to take orders. Although Smoke was later captured and forced into a soul-less robot body, Subzero escaped. He betrayed his own clan and joined forces with the monk Liu Kang and the rest of the chosen fighters to destroy Shao Kahn and by doing so, the Lin Kuei.

After the invasion was over, Subzero found the remains of the Lin Kuei and decided to rebuild the clan. However, in order to make this decision he had to be the Grand Master and had to wear the dragon medallion. He fought the Cybernatic ninja Sektor for the medallion and won in combat. Since then, Subzero have been proving again and again that the Lin Kuei is no longer a bounty-hunting clan, but a force for the protection of Earth.

The new Lin Kuei temple is located on a mysterious frozen temple, unknown to all outsiders of its exact location.

"SO as you can see Raiden, my students aren't as competitive as those of the Monks." Subzero said to the god of thunder who came by that morning. Both of them were having a cup of tea inside the 'kitchen' on this cold morning.

"Yes but I want everyone from the previous tournaments to be in this meeting." Raiden spoke out with his usual calm voice, sipping the hot cup of tea in his hands.

The Grand master of the Lin Kuei sighed as he poured down a cup of coffee for himself, he always-preferred coffee to be better than tea, "Alright," he agreed, "I'll tell them about the meeting."

"Thank you," Raiden got up from his chair as he finished the last sip of his tea. The list of his agenda's been almost finished. "You've been a great grand master Subzero, I know I can count on you."

"Have you told them about the egg . . .? Yet?"

"No, no I haven't. You are the first to know." Raiden started to teleport away.

"Thanks for the tea." Were his last words until the Thunder god vanished away completely.

"No need to hide any more," Subzero informed at the empty room, he knew all the time that someone was spying on them.

His pupil, Frost, emerged from the shadows behind him. Her head bowed towards the ground in shame.

"Why were you spying?" Subzero demanded, his voice rising with anger. Frost once tried to steal the Dragon Medallion 6 months ago; the medallion was only for the grand master to wear.

"I'm sorry . . . I had to know," Her voice barely above a whisper. The medallion has the ability to enhance ones abilities, for Frost, it meant her ability to produce ice just like Subzero, she froze when she held the dragon in her hands.

"I am NOT taking you with me." Her master have been angry with her ever since.

"But he said he wanted EVERYONE from the previous tournaments!"

"Raiden SAID he wanted everyone from OUR side! Not someone who betrays her own clan!"

"YOU BETRAYED THE CLAN TOO!" That did it, the word was true, Subzero did betray his own clan but that was for the sake of his soul, not for the sake of gaining more power. The cold kitchen froze with silence, The Grand master of the Lin Kuei was breathing heavily, reflecting his anger. He wanted to punish Frost, wanted to put her through the worst training session possible. He even suspended her from the clan for 3 months after the stealing attempt, but never more. He couldn't do what his superiors did. He couldn't mark a clan member for death. That was his weakness. That's what Frost would try to use against him if necessary. And he knew it.

"I am not taking you to this meeting." Was all Subzero could say, and that pretty much closed the chapter.

He walked out of the room after that, going on about the agendas he had to do.

A wicked smile formed on Frost's lips as she was left alone into the cold kitchen.

~@~

The Temple of the Order of light, or the Wu Shi academy, at night.

The dark clouds continued to shower down thick raindrops, the storm hadn't stopped for days. Kung Lao was praying in his personal quarter. His eyes were closed as his prayer traveled into the deepest pits of his soul . . . suddenly, Kung heard a lightning flash which followed the roar of thunder. At the first thought it seemed like the normal thunder outside, but the lightning had flashed inside that grabbed Kung's attention. He stood to his feet, breaking his prayer to see the god of thunder Raiden, sitting on his bed, still looking like that old 'beggar' Liu Kang had thought many years back.

"Hey! no body ever said that you had to stop praying when I'm around! Hell I say you pray! Pray for the sake of the Earth!" The thunder god laughed at the monk.

"Raiden!" Kung hugged his long-time mentor, the sight of seeing him again after all these months.

"Hey! Whoa! Easy there, fella!" The old man patted on the monk's shoulders, "Not young as I used to be y'know."

"You can't grow old!"

"Just play along! Its kinda fun!"

He hugged him again, his face curving to form a big smile. It had been so long since Kung Lao saw his mentor and he for once was really happy to see him again. "You never show up here as you used to when Liu was here . . ."

"Liu must be very proud to see how you turned out."

"Thanks,"

"By the way," Raiden shifted his crossed legs, "The reason I came here is . . . I want you to have this." He handed the same scroll which Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Jackson Briggs and recently Subzero received.

"What is it?" Kung asked without even seeing the writings in it.

"Its an address to a ship leaving from Hong Kong tomorrow, I gave this to the rest of the 'chosen fighters' and expect them to show up." The Thunder God explained.

"Why? What happened?"

"You'll know."

Kung looked at the paper, it was written in ancient Chinese hand writing style and had the symbol of the Mortal Kombat logo, or in this case, a symbol of a dragon. And it looked more familiar than a symbol.

TBC

***Sorry if it was short! I promise the next chapter will be up by Monday! Lemme know what ya think!****