Chapter 8- Power to Power- Kane.
It would be October 31. Strangely enough, Vince was holding the Halloween party at the arena where I challenged the Onaga in the first place. The costumes were all set… Oh, I introduced McMahon to Reptile. He was hired on the spot no surprise. Reptile on the other hand was stunned. "He didn't care about what I looked like?" he asked me when we left Vince's office.
I smirked. "You have to understand. McMahon is the kind that likes the odd and abnormal… besides. He's seem a lot over the past few months… I allowed him to remember what happened to give you a leg up there" I explained.
It got me thinking as well… if I could give memories back, can I also erase them?
The party was starting; Dave was in his dragon form much to my surprise. Taker… who was in his told me he allowed Dave to remember. Randy looked very adamant about wearing the scorpion mask, Batista looked about.
"Oh man, I'm starving! When are the snacks arriving?" he asked me. You could hear his gut roar like a bear. He really was hungry.
"Why didn't you eat something before you came?" I asked him.
"I heard Vince ordered out" he whispered. He then looks at me oddly. "Why aren't you in your costume?" he asked.
"Oh, I will change soon enough" I replied.
I went to get my mask and put it on, that was when I heard Reptile hiss, and he sounded hurt! Quickly I put on my mask and ran to him, he was in a hallway. Three hallway lengths away from the party room. Getting attacked my Reiko!
Reiko stood over his fallen body. "You will never betray the Emperor again!" Raising his sword upward. He was about to thrust it into Reptile's chest; I threw green fire at Rieko knocking him from his feet, and as something extra cool. I was able to call his sword to my hand.
"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's an assclown… assclown" I growled to him. Reiko stood poised to fight me to the bitter end. I watched Reptile go invisible and move out of the way to recover. "Now really, you know who I am right? Do you honestly want to fight me?" I asked him.
"I will fight you in the name of my emperor Shao Kahn! You will die mortal!" Reiko came right at me, battle charge and all. Amazing thing is, blue fire came out of nowhere and incinerated him just in seconds! Ashes splashed me when I turned to see Sara standing there. She blew a small flame on her nails.
"He wasn't expecting me huh?" she grinned.
I shook my head no. "Not a chance. Nice timing by the way"
Sara looked over my new outfit. "Ooo, I like the red" she grinned. Reptile came visible once more and his eyes were instantly entranced on Sara.
"A powerful dragon warrior… My gods" he whispered.
"Easy there, she's married," I warned him.
Reptile's eyes shot towards me. "Married?"
"A male has lay claim to her… or is it vise versa?" I joked with her. Sara shoved me playfully in the arm, sadly Reptile looked disappointed.
"I understand. I believe I met your mate already, the Undertaker?" he asked. Sara nodded. "I wouldn't dare mess with that dominate male"
The words made me laugh. Hehe dominate male. But needless to say, the party went on. Sara and Taker were dragons as was Batista who was still starving. Vince announced the catering company was running late and wouldn't be here till nighttime… it was only 4:30 in the afternoon.
The party was far from boring, one being Reptile who kept an eye out on Outworld invaders. I had no doubt tonight I will come face to face with Shao Kahn. But there were a few visitors ahead of time. One being Reiko, the other… a Minatare. Yeah you read right. They are the servants to the Centaur people, able to battle and what not. One was crashing the party when the Divas were in the middle of 'bobbing for apples'. Any who, it stormed right through the wall, armed with a club and just started to destroy the place.
"Oh and I though this party would suck" John smirked. Reptile tried to fight it off, yet it was too much. I saw a look in Batista's eyes. His dragon took over and he attacked it head on. Knocking it back through the hole and the wall and dragging it outside.
"Uh… yeah… should we help him?" Vince asked me.
"Are you nuts? Do you have any idea how hungry Dave is right now?" I questioned.
The look on Vince's face dropped. "You don't mean… he wouldn't!"
"Minatare are part bull, which is a cow… which is beef" Taker smirked as his stomach roared. "You know what… I'll be right back!" Taker walked out of the room as all the guys stared at me.
"What the hell is he doing?" demanded Hurricane.
I shrugged. "Perhaps helping Batista fight the creature?" there was the sudden smell of stake roasting. It flooded the room; again all eyes went to me. "Ok, so they are eating it!" I confessed. It would only be a few minutes later when Taker and Dave came back with full stomach. Dave brought the horns back and let out a good belch. "Oh man… that was REALLY good," he purred.
Sara looked to Taker with her arms crossed. "Did you save me any?" she demanded. She has got to be kidding me. Yet Taker gave her a good hunk of roasted meat. She offered to see if anyone else would eat it. Not to shocking. Cena and Rob took a small taste for themselves. Thing were just going to get worst from here.
Taker came up to me. "Kane, why not close the portal before Kahn gets through?" he asked of me.
I shook my head no. "I have to face him Take, trust me. I got a plan," I whispered back.
I saw Randy in the corner of the room, dressed in his normal looking ninja outfit; some of the costumes here were rather cool.
John was dressed as Eminem… not too hard for him I assume. Mercury and Nitro were vampires. Melina was their victim.
Edge was dressed as a wolf man. Vince was Tarzan or something. I don't even know anymore.
I would name more but that would be the same time the walls shook in the arena and the sound of a stamped was coming forward or something. Knocking out the rest of the wall was a Centaur! And he looked pissed. He snorted at everyone in the room as they tried to get away from this… thing.
"Who… is… KANE!" he roared aloud.
"Right here" I called out plainly and stepped forward. The creature pointed to me with rage.
"My master wants that amulet!" he hissed as his tail crashed to the floor. This isn't looking good. I saw Randy's dad trying to break for it, yet he caught the attention of the Centaur! I saw a smirk come across his face.
"Bob. Get out of the way!" Taker yelled at him.
Bob Orton froze. He was terrified to move. "You will be a sacrifice and example to Kane!" he yelled. The Centaur got on his hind legs; I was about to make a move when Taker held me back.
A harpoon came around the legs of the Centaur. In the corner of the room, Randy emerged donning the armor of Scorpion. "Don't you DARE threaten my father. COME HERE!" he yelled. His strength had easily doubled as the centaur came crashing to the ground hard. Randy would handle thing from here. As for me, I had an emperor to confront.
"Kane… I'm going with you" Taker told me.
"Why?" I demanded of him.
He had this serious look. "To make sure you don't do anything stupid!"
We went to the portal and ran in, only to be greeted half way through by the emperor himself.
"Shao Kahn" I stated.
He smirked to me. "You must be the Dragon King. Pathetic" he growled lowly to me. He saw into my eyes as I saw into his. It was strange he and Raiden were the same type of god; Raiden has a soul… yet… he didn't. "I will make this quick…" he looked at me strangely. "Do you bear the power of two sorcerers?" he questioned.
"Yeah, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, what's it to you?" I spat back.
Kahn roared with laughter. "I taught Shang Tsung how to take souls for himself!"
Ok, so this is rather awkward. "Yeah… good for you" I replied back.
"Do you think you stand a chance against me mortal? I am a GOD!" he yelled aloud.
I had to clear my ears, they rung after that shout out. "I can hear you fine from here, there is no need to yell," I growled back. I could feel his power spike instantly. He was powerful. I had no choice but to go into my dragon form, he was summoning all his power and strength to his hand. "No one can ever survive my wrath, not even the King of the dragons!" He blasted me with every ounce of energy he had, when it all when black…