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Chapter 6
Bat-wings cracked an elbow into Ice-fist's back, knocking him to the ground. Moving gracefully, she glided and kicked Blind-sword in the stomach. Reptile was released from the unseen grip and fell from midair. His breath came in ragged gasps as he clutched his throat, fearful the guillotine would return. Soft, sweet smelling skin touched his own and a powerful force helped him to his feet.
"Nitara," Ice-fists said through clenched teeth. "Do you know what that thing is?"
"Yes, he is the only one who can free my realm since your assassin failed. And he is more useful than either of you."
Blind-sword recovered slowly. "You can't trust it."
"I can't trust you," the vampire snapped back. She was supporting Reptile tenderly, his arm over her shoulder as he stood. "But you two need a portal back to earth realm," she continued. "Reptile wants information so until my home is safe, you all will keep from killing each other."
Ice-fists nodded.
Reptile sneered. Instincts told him to run as he stood on his own. He couldn't fight Blind-sword. His powers were strange and dangerous. He couldn't trust Bat-wings. While her pheromones seduced his sensitive nose, he forced himself to remember her betrayal. He couldn't let his guard fall. When his usefulness ended, he feared, so would his life. He also held a deep grudge against Ice-fists.
White magical energy cackled around Bat-wings as she clutched her amulet and muttered an incantation. A portal slowly expanded behind her, swelling to a width of nine feet. "In here," she said, taking a leap. A cold chill shot up Reptile's back as Ice-fists pushed him forward. He snapped his jaws and growled loudly before taking a leap.
White, tingling light surrounded the Raptor, but the discomfort laster only a moment. When he stood on soil again, he realized he was in Outworld.
"Why do you need me?" Reptile hissed. He had long grown accustomed to the sickening feeling after jumping through realms.
"Yes," Blind-sword muttered. "Why do we need one of the most dangerous creatures in the realms?"
Bat-wings sighed. "At Shao Kahn's peak of power, he merged countless realms into this one, my home world included. For millennia it was part of this dying world and my people suffered. A few months ago I was finally able to free my home, and my world began to recover from its corruption. Four days ago I learned of a rather disturbing fact. I'm sure you're all familiar with Reiko."
"He was one of Shinnok's generals," Ice-fists said.
"Well he learned a few tricks from the fallen god. He's amassing quite a large army, planning to play emperor in Outworld. That's fine by me, except he's also begun to merge world to increase his influence."
"He has yours?" Reptile assumed.
"Yes. I have worked for centuries to free my home world once. I will not let some second rate warlord steal it from me again. Reptile," she said as the Raptor perked. "Reiko wears a pendant around his neck that allows him to merge the realms. I need you to steal it. One of Sub-zero's agents attempted it, but was captured. We, we don't know her fate."
"I should go," Ice-fists growled. "I have to rescue my kin."
"No, you can't. Reiko is surrounded by bodyguards and some of the greatest sorcerers in the realm, and since your agent failed his security will be doubled. He will see an assassin or thief a mile away, and shatter the pendant, destroying the worlds he's taken. Reptile, you are the only one that can still get close enough to him."
"And after that?" Blind-sword asked.
"Once my home world is safe, I want to make sure this never happens again."
The security force the mysterious being know as Reiko had amassed was quite impressive, even to Reptile, who had served as a body guard to the realm's greatest warlords. No less that fifty guards, brandishing earth realm assault rifles and pistols patrolled the grounds. When darkness fell, each of these sentries wore night vision goggles, more articles from earth realm. Eyes, conjured from Reiko's sorcerers, watched every inches of the perimeter's compound. All the information seen was viewed by a sorcerer, who could telepathically warn patrolling guards of intruders.
The estate; a breathtaking mansion that rivaled the castles of the late Shao Kahn, had been carved into one of Outworld's many mountain ranges. Somewhere inside was a pendant that would buy Reptile information about the race he never knew. Also within was an agent of Ice-fists, who the Raptor was order to find and rescue. The odds of succeeding were stacked infinitely against him. But in truth, he accomplished much harder feats.