Chapter 9- The Standoff- Rob Van Dam

Monday, Raw. There was an ammoniums presence in the air; you could feel it come down on your chest. The guys in the locker room knew it too. The sky was dark. Much more than normal I might add; Kane seemed to be as calm and collected as ever. He was in the locker room talking to the guys, begging them of one thing. "No matter what happens tonight. Please for the love of God, don't step foot out onto the ramp!" he said. His attention then turned to Cena and I. He made sure the Smackdown locker room wasn't here tonight. "You two, don't even dare!" were his words.

Never have I seen him this determined before. He seemed more confident than ever, unless he knows something was wrong. Looking about the locker room, he saw most of the guys and girls were here. All but one, Triple H.

He nodded at that and went out of the room; he hasn't been the same since that night in California. Jericho told me all about it, when he woke up the next morning. He was serious and had an 'I got a plan' look on his face.

We remained in the locker room when the lights went out completely in the arena. When they came back on, there stood Triple H with the sledgehammer. He did an odd speech saying. "I have the power to defeat a sorcerer in my very hands, it's up to him if he has the balls to come forward and face me… I will assure him his defeat"

I knew this wasn't a good thing, why the hell would Triple H do a stupid move like that? Kane came out onto the ramp, much to the crowd's delight. He shook his head at Hunter. And picked up a mic. "You know, I would have believe you… if you were really Triple H" he said.

The crowd looked confused, Hunter smirked. "What do you mean Kane?" he asked.

Kane walked down the ramp slowly. "I would have believed you, really. You put on a great act, not too bad. But not really good either, I see right through you!" Kane stopped, as he was just a few feet before the ring. Hunter didn't change the look on his face as he turned to the crowd asking 'what is he talking about?'

Kane conjured fire in his hands. As he gave a demented look to Triple H. "Nice try, do you think that I would be fool… Shang Tsung?" he asked. He threw the fire right at him, instantly destroy the form. It was indeed Shang Tsung, a very young looking one at that! How the hell did he know?

The sorcerer looked angry. "You couldn't have seen through me! You're just a boy!" he yelled out. Kane stood ready to fight and had a 'bring it on' look on his face. Yet Shang stood in the ring looking around at the people in the seats. "You made a fatal error boy…"

He raised his arms up, as he sent a seething energy out to the audience.

"Oh my God" I whispered.

Kane didn't look concern; he made his arms catch fire as a firewall encased the whole arena! Protecting everyone in the arena, Shang's powers couldn't get to them!

"No… you cannot do this! What Sorcerery is this!" he yelled.

Kane licked his lips and said. "It's Dragon Magic!"

The whole crowd and locker room were protected by Kane's power… how the hell and where did he learn all of this. Shang's eyes came down on him angrily. "Give me the amulet boy!" he ordered.

Kane stood there rather confused. "Amulet?"

Shang grew angrier by the moment. "The one Quan Chi hid in the heart of Goro!" he yelled at him.

Oh man, I don't like where this is going. "Heart of Goro… Damn…" John Muttered.

"What heart?" asked Eric Bischoff.

"Uh… you don't want to know" I replied.

The look on Kane's face said it all. "He HID it in Goro's heart?" he demanded.

Shang nodded to him. "He knew of your mission to the Shokan Realm, and knew what would happen. You have it! Goro's son didn't. I personally checked myself" Shang Tsung grinned.

"The bastard killed Goro's son!" I yelled.

Kane stood there stunned, as he placed a hand on his stomach. He didn't look too good for the moment. "You have it!" Shang stated. He leaped over the top rope and landed before Kane. "GIVE IT TO ME NOW!"

Kane was in trouble, we have to go out there and help him! I was about to stand up till Snitsky sat me back down. "Don't, you heard him!" he simply stated.

We were all glued to the TV, wondering what could happen.

Kane held onto his stomach, yet a smirk came over his face. "Did you think I would fight this alone?" he asked aloud.

Shang Tsung didn't look concern to say the least that was till an ice crystal pierced his left arm! On the ramp stood Sub-Zero, beside him… Scorpion!

"I've seen everything now!" Eric announced.

"Have you seen a Shokan?" Questioned John Cena.

"What the hell is that?"

"Then no, you haven't seen everything" John smirked.

Just then, Triple H suddenly appeared in the room. He looked confused as hell. "What the hell just happened to me?" he demanded.

"Uh… I don't know… why?" I asked.

Hunter talked about how his tires were slashed on his car; he encountered Quan Chi and said. "Glen owes me" next thing he knew… he was here.

"Oh, well does it help to know that if you came in through the back door Shang Tsung would have suck your soul out?" I asked him.

Hunter nodded. "It would" We went back to the TV.

Kane stepped back and stood next to the two ninjas. Out of nowhere came Quan Chi! He attacked Shang Tsung! The sorcerer's battled one another throwing kicking, everything and anything. They threw powerful blasts at one another. Those that missed never harmed the crowd due to Kane's power. Yet something came to his mind, he whispered to Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Both had nodded as Kane stood in utter focus. Both warriors placed a hand on his shoulder as Kane brought his power out, the fire was the brightest red I have ever seen and blue in the middle. It circled around him until it took form, becoming a dragon!

"What the hell is he doing?" Hunter whispered.

We watched in aw as it grew in strength and power. Circling more and more around them until it was a life size replica of the beast. Quan Chi and Shang Tsung didn't know what hit them when Kane called out their names.

"QUAN CHI, SHANG TSUNG… CATCH!" he yelled. He thrust his arms forward as the dragon stuck; it went right at the two sorcerers trapping them both in the living fire. You could see their flesh melt as their bones turned to ashes. My God… he did it! The dragon then turned around and went right at Kane! Going back into his body not harming him one bit. The shield was then lifted off of the crowd as the fans went insane with cheers! Kane fell to his knees and caught himself before going face first onto the ramp. Scorpion simply nodded to Sub-Zero as he vanished. Sub-Zero him self disappeared in a mist leaving Kane alone. We ran out to him, wanting to know how he was doing. I made it there first as I stood at his side.

"Dude… DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN YOU SON OF A BITCH!" I yelled at him.

He smirked to me and looked me in the eyes. "No promises" he laughed. I had to help him to the back; Snitsky took the other side as the guys patted his shoulder. They clapped for him as we took him to Triple H's locker room. It had a sofa!

Kane flopped onto the couch and started to catch his breath. "Man, when they said anything could happen in the WWE. They weren't kidding huh?" Snitsky asked me.

I nodded to him. Just as Kane's stomach gargled in pain. "Oh man, now that I know what I ate… I don't feel so good"

"Damn right!" came that farmiller raspy voice. We turned to see Rayden. "Haven't you heard of chewing?" he demanded.

"Not now" Kane moaned.

"Yes now! You know what's next don't you?" he asked.

"Stomach pump?" Gene smirked.

Rayden wasn't laughing. "Onaga isn't a joke!" he snapped.

"The dragon king" I whispered.

"Damn right. You played the game, not really understanding what happened. But his threat is real. Onaga wasn't stopped by Quan Chi, Shang Tsung AND myself!" he stated.

Kane looked at him and rolled his eyes. "This comes down on my head why?" he questioned.

Rayden looked at Kane sternly. "Glen, you have no idea how powerful your powers have become, you said so yourself, you used dragon magic. The Dragon King can't even use that, how can you?" he asked of him.

I looked at Rayden oddly. "By the sounds of it, you make it sound like Glen's the dragon King!" I laughed.

Rayden's eyes looked at me with the most seriousness, yet a smile came across his face. "Someone finally figured it out!"

My laughter stopped, Kane got to his feet and stared Rayden in the eyes. "Me? WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!" he yelled.

Rayden rolled his eyes. "I'm not the one who shapes Destiny. YOU ARE! Destroying Quan Chi made one point clear, you don't fear your destiny. Killing Shang Tsung proved you don't fear someone more powerful than you. Next task is Onaga… I hope your ready for this…"

Kane looked at me dumbfounded, he was serious. The Dragon King, the creature that two sorcerers and a thunder god couldn't beat. Is now coming after my best friend… Dude… this sucks…

To Be Continued in For the Glory of the King