Disclaimer: Hey-I finally have the game and I love it. in fact, I've been a
Mortal Kombat fan before Final Fantasy came into my life. so. here's my
little mission for someone who should have been in this game. By the way,
Ed Boon and Midway own the game. I just own it on my PS2.
The Allegiance
~This time, the threat of evil has two faces~
Many a day hasn't gone by that I'd wished upon all wishes that I had died during the fourth tournament. It would have saved me the pain and punishment of watching, in the deepest shadows, as the sorcerer Quan Chi overpowered my former God, Shinnok. Many a day hasn't gone by that I had wished upon all wishes that they hadn't killed Shao Kahn, for he was truly a better leader than Shinnok himself. Now, as I stand by my new fate of keeping my presence down, I watched as the sorcerer of Outworld and the sorcerer of the Netherealm joined forces. Shang Tsung and Quan Chi had become an alliance.
The Alliance has formed.
But not only that, they are plotting devious acts. Acts that, even a former general such as myself would not have even dreamed of doing. The Deadly Alliance plans to reawaken the Dragon King's army.
My only thought as I had witnessed the death of the Chosen One, Liu Kang, was to warn the Earth Realm's greatest warriors. But doing such would lead them to believe that I had chosen to become a spy for Chi and Tsung. I would do no such thing.
I may be a cynical asshole, but I'm not stupid.
They would destroy me and take my soul on a whim. I was, after all, part of both Shinnok and Kahn's armies. Now the question arises: how can an enemy of the Earth Realm be able to warn its heroes of the Alliance? Unless, of course, Rayden already had warned them. Then my mission would be complete. But not all missions are that easy.
Especially when Rayden is involved. So starts my allegiance with the Earth Realm's warriors.
. For now.
I was amazed at the utter stupidity of Chi and Tsung, Chi especially, that they had let me gone unnoticed and even as close as I was while watching in my place in the shadows. even then they hadn't remembered I was still alive. It. dare I say. hurt that I wasn't remembered even by such sickeningly powerful sorcerers as they. But, of course, pride was not an option when you've been living in a world without heart. especially pride on being alive and remembered. But I'm not about to dwell on that now.
When the time was right: when I had heard all that I'd needed to know, I took off for a portal-a way to escape Outworld-Netherealm-whatever this place is now-and get to Earth Realm. And of course, I made sure to arm myself. just in case anybody who recognized or even remembered me attacked before I could get my say in. And believe me, they would attack before I could my say in. It was how it was.
I needed to be a safe distance away from Shang's palace, so I ran, keeping myself as silent as I could possibly get on dead and burning rocky earth. I hated Netherealm. or. whatever Tsung and Chi made it. It was hard to be stealthy, especially when pebbles and small dirt clumps would break under your foot. And now you're probably asking why I didn't teleport to a safe distance. Teleporting takes valuable time and energy, in which I had no time to gather energy and had to keep out of the sorcerers' sights to make my move.
A safe distance for me would be about two or three miles away from the palace, which was an easy task since I had been trained to perform tasks that required me to run from place to place, no matter how grueling the weather. and the dust storms can get pretty violent here. Luckily, I hadn't run into any dust bowls or other violent winds on my 2-mile trek. But still I had no time to catch my breath: my mission was set. I still had to make sure the Earth Realm's mortal warriors knew about the sorcerers' plan. I made sure no creature had followed me and raised my head to the dark crimson swirl of clouds overhead. Closing my eyes, I concentrated on a lone place on Earth Realm, and the instant my mind's eye formed the spot I was gone.
Out of the dead realms and onto a dying one.
And just my luck, too. I had rolled out of the portal onto my knees on the grassy null that I had imagined. In the distance, thunder rumbled and I could hear footsteps growing nearer. I dodged behind the closest cover and watched two people from the previous tournament speak to one another. The female. Sonya, it must have been-I would never forget the blonde bitch- seemed upset. And the other blonde-ah, yes. the crack movie star, Johnny Cage-was comforting her. Apparently they had just heard the news of the Chosen One. So Rayden had finished informing them of the sorcerers' plot. But now came the difficult task of forming an allegiance with the Earth fighters. Every time I though about that, I felt sick-they'd practically ruined my life in the fourth tournament: humiliating me in front of Shinnok. well, I deserved it, I guess. Had I not been believed to be dead, I would have been aiding in the take-over and I wouldn't have been defeated so easily. I narrowed my eyes. it was that cocky movie star.
Perhaps this was a bad idea. But then again, it was either side with the ones who'd eventually win. or die a horrible and unspeakable death at the hands of either demon sorcerer. And for some unexplained reason, my instincts were to pledge my allegiance with the side of "good". What a choice.
Indeed.
But sometimes the most drastic of choices can be a good thing. I can only hope.
The first couple walked by and another stopped in front of my hideaway. Lo and behold-is that Sub-Zero? I narrowed my eyes and peered closer. Yes. I recognize the scar. by the Gods he'd aged (I aged, though much less. it pays living in a demon world and being immortal. Heh), I followed his gaze to the other. a female. I tilted my head. A female Lin Kuei? It seemed so as I recognized the emblem on her sash.
By this time my legs had begun to fall asleep and I had been crouching as low as I was for a while now. I shifted uncomfortably as to cease the sensation of pins edging through my legs. I needed to wait for the right time to show my face. And that time would come to soon if I made any noise at all with the Lin Kuei in my view. But then a cold chill ran up my spine as I felt a hand upon my shoulder. "Well, lookie here."
My luck had run out.
"Explain yourself," came the curt reply of Rayden as I was surrounded by Earth's warriors. It was either the fact that I had been caught spying or the way that the Thunder God was speaking so calmly that made me scowl. Of course keeping silent would anger one or more of the warriors from the previous tournament upon remembering the devastation that I caused. But then again, explaining that I had no other choice would make them suspicious. So what did I choose? The former or the latter?
I kept silent. It was an innocent trick I played so I could think of a damned good excuse for being here. But mind you, it wasn't smart.
The man with the cybernetic implants stepped up and picked me up by the neck. I had all I could do to look him square in those hateful eyes of his with the way he was squeezing my neck.
"If you don't speak, little man, you'll become ground meat when I toss you over that cliff." I opened my mouth but all that came out was a strangled gasp.
"That's enough, Jax, let him go." Rayden to the rescue. Damnit, I wished he hadn't have done that as now I have to owe him one. Jax did as he was told and I landed on one knee to regain my breath. I looked up as Rayden turned to me.
"Now, once again, explain yourself."
"Have you told them everything about the Alliance?" So I speak. I decided after that ordeal to tell them why I was there. "After Quan Chi escaped Hell and returned to the Netherealm, he tricked Shinnok and destroyed him. He left me because I was on a mission to ally with the Vampyres. I had returned from that successful mission to find Shinnok gone and the pyramid deserted. I had then transported myself to Outworld to ally myself with Shao Kahn. That had only lasted about a week or two as Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, allying with each other, sprang their attack on Kahn. I was not there either, for I was assisting Kano in enslaving the Outworlders."
I glanced at Sonya when I mentioned the last remaining Black Dragon Member. Both her and Jax had looked at each other. I stood to my full height and looked around.
"And then they defeated and killed the Chosen One. I watched as Shang Tsung fed Kang's soul to one of the mummified bodies pf the Dragon King's army. I'm relieved that they hadn't found me and if they had, they would have taken me as well-so I've come to warn and propose an allegiance with the Earth warriors." Rayden folded his arms and tapped his staff on his shoulder.
"An allegiance with an enemy?"
"If you still consider me an enemy after I had come from where I wasn't needed to a place where my skills could be of some use."
"Reiko."
"Consider yourselves lucky that I'd rather live to fight on your side than to die at the hands of the Deadly Alliance."
"It isn't that easy."
I scoffed. " I had no other choice. Unlike the people of Outworld and the Netherealm, I am still human. I've made mistakes and I want to repent. If you give me the chance, you'll find that I'm a formidable ally."
". And you'll keep your word that you won't turn your back on us?"
I nodded solemnly. "What do you say, Rayden?" I questioned as I held out my hand. Reluctantly, the Thunder God took it and the deal was sealed.
My allegiance to Earth Realm was set.
The Allegiance
~This time, the threat of evil has two faces~
Many a day hasn't gone by that I'd wished upon all wishes that I had died during the fourth tournament. It would have saved me the pain and punishment of watching, in the deepest shadows, as the sorcerer Quan Chi overpowered my former God, Shinnok. Many a day hasn't gone by that I had wished upon all wishes that they hadn't killed Shao Kahn, for he was truly a better leader than Shinnok himself. Now, as I stand by my new fate of keeping my presence down, I watched as the sorcerer of Outworld and the sorcerer of the Netherealm joined forces. Shang Tsung and Quan Chi had become an alliance.
The Alliance has formed.
But not only that, they are plotting devious acts. Acts that, even a former general such as myself would not have even dreamed of doing. The Deadly Alliance plans to reawaken the Dragon King's army.
My only thought as I had witnessed the death of the Chosen One, Liu Kang, was to warn the Earth Realm's greatest warriors. But doing such would lead them to believe that I had chosen to become a spy for Chi and Tsung. I would do no such thing.
I may be a cynical asshole, but I'm not stupid.
They would destroy me and take my soul on a whim. I was, after all, part of both Shinnok and Kahn's armies. Now the question arises: how can an enemy of the Earth Realm be able to warn its heroes of the Alliance? Unless, of course, Rayden already had warned them. Then my mission would be complete. But not all missions are that easy.
Especially when Rayden is involved. So starts my allegiance with the Earth Realm's warriors.
. For now.
I was amazed at the utter stupidity of Chi and Tsung, Chi especially, that they had let me gone unnoticed and even as close as I was while watching in my place in the shadows. even then they hadn't remembered I was still alive. It. dare I say. hurt that I wasn't remembered even by such sickeningly powerful sorcerers as they. But, of course, pride was not an option when you've been living in a world without heart. especially pride on being alive and remembered. But I'm not about to dwell on that now.
When the time was right: when I had heard all that I'd needed to know, I took off for a portal-a way to escape Outworld-Netherealm-whatever this place is now-and get to Earth Realm. And of course, I made sure to arm myself. just in case anybody who recognized or even remembered me attacked before I could get my say in. And believe me, they would attack before I could my say in. It was how it was.
I needed to be a safe distance away from Shang's palace, so I ran, keeping myself as silent as I could possibly get on dead and burning rocky earth. I hated Netherealm. or. whatever Tsung and Chi made it. It was hard to be stealthy, especially when pebbles and small dirt clumps would break under your foot. And now you're probably asking why I didn't teleport to a safe distance. Teleporting takes valuable time and energy, in which I had no time to gather energy and had to keep out of the sorcerers' sights to make my move.
A safe distance for me would be about two or three miles away from the palace, which was an easy task since I had been trained to perform tasks that required me to run from place to place, no matter how grueling the weather. and the dust storms can get pretty violent here. Luckily, I hadn't run into any dust bowls or other violent winds on my 2-mile trek. But still I had no time to catch my breath: my mission was set. I still had to make sure the Earth Realm's mortal warriors knew about the sorcerers' plan. I made sure no creature had followed me and raised my head to the dark crimson swirl of clouds overhead. Closing my eyes, I concentrated on a lone place on Earth Realm, and the instant my mind's eye formed the spot I was gone.
Out of the dead realms and onto a dying one.
And just my luck, too. I had rolled out of the portal onto my knees on the grassy null that I had imagined. In the distance, thunder rumbled and I could hear footsteps growing nearer. I dodged behind the closest cover and watched two people from the previous tournament speak to one another. The female. Sonya, it must have been-I would never forget the blonde bitch- seemed upset. And the other blonde-ah, yes. the crack movie star, Johnny Cage-was comforting her. Apparently they had just heard the news of the Chosen One. So Rayden had finished informing them of the sorcerers' plot. But now came the difficult task of forming an allegiance with the Earth fighters. Every time I though about that, I felt sick-they'd practically ruined my life in the fourth tournament: humiliating me in front of Shinnok. well, I deserved it, I guess. Had I not been believed to be dead, I would have been aiding in the take-over and I wouldn't have been defeated so easily. I narrowed my eyes. it was that cocky movie star.
Perhaps this was a bad idea. But then again, it was either side with the ones who'd eventually win. or die a horrible and unspeakable death at the hands of either demon sorcerer. And for some unexplained reason, my instincts were to pledge my allegiance with the side of "good". What a choice.
Indeed.
But sometimes the most drastic of choices can be a good thing. I can only hope.
The first couple walked by and another stopped in front of my hideaway. Lo and behold-is that Sub-Zero? I narrowed my eyes and peered closer. Yes. I recognize the scar. by the Gods he'd aged (I aged, though much less. it pays living in a demon world and being immortal. Heh), I followed his gaze to the other. a female. I tilted my head. A female Lin Kuei? It seemed so as I recognized the emblem on her sash.
By this time my legs had begun to fall asleep and I had been crouching as low as I was for a while now. I shifted uncomfortably as to cease the sensation of pins edging through my legs. I needed to wait for the right time to show my face. And that time would come to soon if I made any noise at all with the Lin Kuei in my view. But then a cold chill ran up my spine as I felt a hand upon my shoulder. "Well, lookie here."
My luck had run out.
"Explain yourself," came the curt reply of Rayden as I was surrounded by Earth's warriors. It was either the fact that I had been caught spying or the way that the Thunder God was speaking so calmly that made me scowl. Of course keeping silent would anger one or more of the warriors from the previous tournament upon remembering the devastation that I caused. But then again, explaining that I had no other choice would make them suspicious. So what did I choose? The former or the latter?
I kept silent. It was an innocent trick I played so I could think of a damned good excuse for being here. But mind you, it wasn't smart.
The man with the cybernetic implants stepped up and picked me up by the neck. I had all I could do to look him square in those hateful eyes of his with the way he was squeezing my neck.
"If you don't speak, little man, you'll become ground meat when I toss you over that cliff." I opened my mouth but all that came out was a strangled gasp.
"That's enough, Jax, let him go." Rayden to the rescue. Damnit, I wished he hadn't have done that as now I have to owe him one. Jax did as he was told and I landed on one knee to regain my breath. I looked up as Rayden turned to me.
"Now, once again, explain yourself."
"Have you told them everything about the Alliance?" So I speak. I decided after that ordeal to tell them why I was there. "After Quan Chi escaped Hell and returned to the Netherealm, he tricked Shinnok and destroyed him. He left me because I was on a mission to ally with the Vampyres. I had returned from that successful mission to find Shinnok gone and the pyramid deserted. I had then transported myself to Outworld to ally myself with Shao Kahn. That had only lasted about a week or two as Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, allying with each other, sprang their attack on Kahn. I was not there either, for I was assisting Kano in enslaving the Outworlders."
I glanced at Sonya when I mentioned the last remaining Black Dragon Member. Both her and Jax had looked at each other. I stood to my full height and looked around.
"And then they defeated and killed the Chosen One. I watched as Shang Tsung fed Kang's soul to one of the mummified bodies pf the Dragon King's army. I'm relieved that they hadn't found me and if they had, they would have taken me as well-so I've come to warn and propose an allegiance with the Earth warriors." Rayden folded his arms and tapped his staff on his shoulder.
"An allegiance with an enemy?"
"If you still consider me an enemy after I had come from where I wasn't needed to a place where my skills could be of some use."
"Reiko."
"Consider yourselves lucky that I'd rather live to fight on your side than to die at the hands of the Deadly Alliance."
"It isn't that easy."
I scoffed. " I had no other choice. Unlike the people of Outworld and the Netherealm, I am still human. I've made mistakes and I want to repent. If you give me the chance, you'll find that I'm a formidable ally."
". And you'll keep your word that you won't turn your back on us?"
I nodded solemnly. "What do you say, Rayden?" I questioned as I held out my hand. Reluctantly, the Thunder God took it and the deal was sealed.
My allegiance to Earth Realm was set.