Disclaimer: I don't own Mortal Kombat or it's charecters. However Marcoses, Kinopo, Teal, and Xavier are my own creations.
MORTAL KOMBAT VII: LUST FOR POWER
CHAPTER II: THE ASSEMBLY BEGINS
Kobra awoke in a strange place. He quickly examined his body for the dagger wounds that ravaged his body after his defeat at the hands of Kira. He then realized the warped of appearance of his new surrounding and came to a harsh conclusion.
"I'm in Hell." he said aloud.
"No. You are in the realm of Chaos." two seperate and completly different voices said from behind.
He quickly turned around to see three men. On was a giant of man. He wore camouflage pants and a torn with vest with the same design. Kobra also noticed that where the man's heart should have been, there was a large red device. The second man was of average height. His hair was a dark black, and his cloths were blood red. He had bandana of the sme color wrapped around his mouth. The man's eyes were directly locked on Kobra, and they weren't moving. The third man was by far the strangest. His face was a skull and part of his body was imcompassed in armor. However, Kobra knew this man from they helped defeat the Dragon King. The man was Havik, which explained the voices. Havik had 37 different voices he spoke in random order. When asked why, he said to speak in one voice only was to Orderly.
"I'm glad your awake.This is Mavado and Hsu Hao. They are Red Dragons" Havik said in a voice with a deep southern accent.
"Why are they here? Why I am here? And why did you heal my wounds?" Kobra qustioned.
"The reason is quite simple." Havik annouced in a little girl's voice." I revived you in order to enact revenge on the Black Dragon and cause as much Chaos as possible in the process." this voice was scracthy and deep.
"You were a member of the Black Dragon,correct?" Mavado finally said his eyes still fixated on Kobra
"Yeah." Kobra said.
"You were in horrible condition when you arrived. What happened? Couldn't pass the 'entrance exam'?"Mavado asked referring to the fight with Kira.
Kobra simply stared him down and looked as if he was preparing to fight. Finally, Havik stepped foward and said something. This time his voice was so random, he didn't even speak english, but rather Mongolian. Hsu Hao then translated.
"He said that even though he would love the chaos a fight between you two would bring, you should try to work together to kill Kabal and the other Black Dragons." Hao's voice very high for a man of his size.
"What do you mean other Black Dragons? To my knowledge, Kabal the girl are the only ones left." Mavado said.
"No. Kabal used the half of Onaga's heart that he had to revive several members of the clan." Havik chose the voice of a Boston native to speak in.
"Then we have little time. We most go and expand or numbers. Hsu Hao, come! We're leaving." Mavado was about to leave when, Havik stopped him.
He gave Mavado what appeared to be sword of some sort wrapped in cloth. Mavado unraveled it to see two hookswords with red and black leaher handles.
"When you see Kabal, kill him with these." A sick smile crossed Haviks skelatel face.
Mavado nodded and vacated the hut followed by Hsu Hao. After a moment, Kobra ran after them. If he was to try and defeat the Black Dragon, he coudn't do it alone.
At the Edenian castle
Princess Kitana, Jade, and Sindel stood in conference, trying to decide what to do with Kenshi.
"Who do think this warrior he encountered could be?" Jade asked.
"I don't know, but in order to defeat Kenshi as easily as he said he did he must strong." Kitana said.
"Whoever he is, he is a threat to the realm." Sindel said.
Just then, a large portal opened and out jumped Scorpian. He quickly scanned the room before speaking.
"Where is Kenshi?" he asked.
"He is recoving from an attack. Why?" Kitana asked.
"Get him. Hurry! We are limited in time!" was Scorpian's only response.
Jade obeyed the spectre and returned a moment later with Kenshi. He ushered them toward the portal.
"Get in now! Now!" Sindel and Kitana obeyed, but Jade was reluctant.
"But my brtoher!" she said.
"He'll be find! Come on!" Scorpian said grabbing her and pulling her into the portal.
Not even a minute later, Marcoses, Rain, and Tanya entered the chamber where the portal had just vansihed from. Marcoses looked around and found nothing. His wife had escaped. No matter. He would have her again soon.
"So they have left the Palace. Smart decision." Marcoses said.
"They fealt your enormous power and fled!" Tanya said, obvisouly wanted some sort of affection. All she got was a small smirk from Marcoses.
Marcoses was about to speak when a teal boomerang(like the one Jade uses in her Hara-Kiri) flew at him. He grabbed it with his hand and crushed it. He turned to see the culprit.
"Teal! What are you doing?" Rain asked the person.
Teal was a young man, in human years he would have been about 17. His hair and skin were dark. His cloths and eyes were both the color that was his namesake. He stood holding a Bojustu and had a striking resemblence to Jade.
"Redyki, you know this boy?" Marcoses asked.
"I do! He is the brother of that infidel Jade! Let me destroy him master!" Tanya said with a strange excitement in her voice.
Marcoses beckoned her to go ahead, but Rain interfered.
"He poses no threat my lord! He is not that bright, but has much potential as a fighter. Let me train him and in time he will be a fine soldier." Rain pleaded.
Marcoses was skeptical at first, but agreed.
"Agreed. But if he betrays me, your head will roll along with his." Marcoses said.
"Yes my lord. Thank you my lord. Me and the boy will make sure no one is hiding in the castle. If it is fine with you." Rain asked.
Marcoses waved him off, and Rain bowed and forced Teal to do the same. Marcoses then spoke to Tanya.
"I have a mission for you. Go to the small village of Mikoria. On it's outskirts you should see a forest. Inside you will see a large cave. There lives a centaur named Kinopo. Inform him of my return and tell him to meet me here. That is all." Marcoses said. Tanya bowed and left for her mission. Marcoses sat back in his throne. It felt good to be in power again.
Sonya Blade sat in her chair at headquarters. Ever since the defeat of the Dragon King, she hasn't been the same. She had actullay died. Sure she had come close many times, but this time she actullay died. Her heart actually stopped. She was dead. And to herself, she didn't know if she would ever be the same again. She sighed. Maybe she wasn't cut out to do this anymore. Her thoughts were interupted by her partner Jax and Cyrax.
"Guess who just passed the test to become a Special Forces member?" Jax cheerfully said.
"Who?" Sonya could have cared less.
"Intoducing," Cyrax began" The newest member of the Special Forces, Kurtis Stryker."
With that Jax forced Stryker foward. He had a huge smile plastered across his face.
"Hey there Sonya. How's it hangin'" Stryker said in his thick Boston acscent.
"Hey Stryker." Sonya answered.
Stryker had only been there for a minute and saw something was wrong. He turned to Jax.
"What's eating her?" he asked.
"No idea man. You know how she is. Just bottles everything up." Jax said.
Just then, a portal opened and Ermac stepped out. Stryker, having not been present for the last fight, took a fighting stance.
"Relax man. Ermac's an ally now." Jax said. "What is it Ermac?"
"The wind god Fujin has sent us to retrieve warriors to defeat a new threat." Ermac said.
"Do you need our help?" Cyrax asked.
"Yes."Ermac said.
"Can I help out? it's been a while but I can do some damage." Stryker said.
"Of course. We will refuse no help. We must make haste for their are others we must retrieve." Ermac said.
The four Special Forces agents entered the portal after Ermac, to where only he knew. They arrived soon after in a temple looking structure. Scorpian, Kenshi, and the Edenians were already there.
"Where are we?" Sonya asked.
"The Temple of The Thunder God." Ermac said.
"Speaking of, where is old sparky?" Jax asked.
"Lord Raiden was prosecuted and convicted by the Court of Elders for becoming tainted. He is now imprissioned." Scorpian said."And because of that, Lord Fujin asked us assemble you here where the Elder Gods won't suspect us. For if it is discovered that we are doing this, he could lose his status."
Ermac than turned to Scorpian."Fujin said when you are finished obtaining the Edenians to assist us in finding warriors for the cause." he said. Scorpian nodded and they entered to seprate portals.
Jade sat, horrified at the thought of this new threat being so close to her brother, and her unable to protect him. Kitana knew what was bothering her, and comforted her friend.
"Jade relax. Teal's not a child anymore. He'll be fine. I just know it." Kitana said. This cheered up slighty, but her mind was still uneasy.
Kira followed Kabal threw a baron valley. She had no clue where they were going. All she knew is it had something to do with Onaga's heart, which he brought with him. She saw huge mountains above them and the heavy dust and debris from them littered the floor. Kabal looked over the entire valley until he found what he wanted; a skeleton. Kabal examined over the bones until he found verification that these were the right ones. He then did something that sickened Kira. He turned his back to her, which she had learned meant he needed to raise his mask, and consume the half of heart. After he had finished, he lowered his mask and grabbed the skeleton. His hand began to glow red, as did the bones, and a red light flashed. When it subsided, the bone were a man. He had long black hair and was very well defined. Kabal spoke ot the man.
"Welcome back to life Jarek." he said.
The man was a little bewildered, but soon got his bearings. His eyes then landed on Kira. He scanned her up and down and took in her shape as he licked his lips. Kira payed him no attentio
"That's Kira." Kabal sounding a little annoyed. He then appraoched Jarek."Tell me Jarek, where did the feds put Xavier's body?"