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 III: WHO IS MARCOSES?
"Hey what was the deal with you callin me slow? I'm one of the smartest people alive!" Teal said to an enraged Rain.
"Appearently your not that smart. Why would you attack Marcoses? You're no where near his level!" Rain said.
He stopped to look around.
"You and your sister stay here in the castle right?" Rain asked. Teal nodded. "Take me to her room."
Teal obeyed the ninja and took him to Jade's room. Her room was huge, green of course, and the wall to the far back was completly covered by a large mirror.
"Why did you want to come here?" Teal asked.
"I needed a place to change." Rain said as he pulled out another purple ninja outfit from the bag he had with him. He had been wearing his current outfit for more than a year.
He then pointed to the mirror."I knew she would have a more than suitable mirror. I need to see if anyone comes in behind us." Rain then began removing his cloths as Teal sat on the bed.
"So who is this Marcoses guy anyway? Why is he claiming to be the true ruler of Edenia?" Teal asked.
"Alright. I'll tell you the story."
Sub-Zero stood in the Ice Caves, looking at the frozen block of ice that was his former apprentice. The past couple of years had been chaotic for him. First, his apprentice Frost betrayed him. Then he discovers not only that the shadow ninja Noob Saibot was his long dead brother, but his best friend Smoke was being enslaved by him. But why would Smoke work for his brother? He was so confused. He would come here when he needed to think and check on Frost Then he heard the sound of craking ice. He over to see Frost was moving inside her frozen tomb!
Sub-Zero smashed threw the ice vigorously. He didn't care about her betrayel, he had to free her. Not long after, she was free. Her breathing was shallow and she seemed very confused.
"Frost, Frost speak to me! Are you alright?" Sub-Zero said.
"Sifu? Where are we?" Frost said in her out of it state.
"Don't worry about that."Sub-Zero said
Frost's eyes focused on something behind her. She yelled"Sifu behind you!"
Sub-Zero turned into a roundhouse kick courtesy of Noob Saibot. He then shot a ball of black energy into Frost. He then assaulted Sub-Zero with a barrage of kicks and punchs. He then drew his scy and let out a laugh.
"Thank you Smoke. This wouldn't be possible without you." as he said this, the cyborg ninja known as Smoke appeared out of the shadows.
"You have been given the location of Sub-Zero. Now I request that you hold up your end of the bargain." the cyborg's voice was mechanical but had a slight glimpse of human.
"Later." Noob said ready to end his brothers life.
"Now!" the cyborg was now enraged.
Noob turned to Smoke and stared him down for several seconds before agreeing. He pulled a out a black gem and began chanting an encantation of some sort. A red light shot from it and hit Smoke. The robot body slumped over and fell to the ground. 'That should send his soul to it's original body.' Noob thought to himself. His attention then returned to Sub-Zero.
"And now brother, you die!" Noob raised the scy in the air and swung down toward Sub-Zero's neck, only to feel something jerk the weapon out of his hand. He turned and saw the ninja spectre Scorpian.
"You! You will not interfere. This is my kill!" Noob said.
"I have no business with you. I have come for him and he must be alive." Scorpian said.
"Well then, it appears we have a conflict old friend." Noob then approached Scorpian.
Noob threw a punch at Scorpian only to have his arm sliced of by Scorpian's blade. Scorpian then tossed his spear into Noob's head and remove it. Somehow Noob's head stayed on. Scorpian stared the corpse. The man did seem very familar. But now was not the time. He brought Sub-Zero to his feet and did the same for Frost. Sub-Zero bowed.
"Thank you Hanzo. I owe you my life. But why did you save me?" Sub-Zero asked.
"You are needed. Fujin request your assistance in fighting a new threat. I have been sent to retrieve you." Scorpian said.
"I will help under two conditions. One, Frost must come with me. I feel she can be valuble to us. And secondly, we need to get to the ruins of the old Lin Kuei. That spell my brother used was one to send Smoke to his original body. That's were he's buried and I need answers from him." Sub-Zero said.
Scorpian agreed. His demands weren't too outrageous. He opened a portal. As the three were about to enter, the wounded shadow ninja ran towards them, only to explode into a millon pieces before reaching them. The three looked at area were he once stood and left.
"Why is it you wish to join us?" Mavado asked Kobra.
"We want the same thing. We're better together than we are alone. Trust me. If I could hang with the Black Dragon, I'm pretty sure I can be a Red Dragon." Kobra begged.
Kobra had followed them to Japan threw Hsu Hao's portal. As Mavado was ponderingthe thought an enemy appeared. It was a red cyborg and several other colorless robot ninjas.
Sektor was frustrated. The Tenkunin's ranks were pathetic seeing as praticly every person chosen to undergo the cyborg transformation didn't survive. In fact, he and ten ninjas behind him were all that was left. But these three were strong and could probally survive the operation. He needed them. He pointed it the direction of them and the cyborgs charged as he looked on.
"You want in? If you can help us kill these things, you're in."Mavado said drawing his hookswords.
Hao and Kobra took fighting stances. Three borgs rushed Mavado but where easily hacked to pieces by the hookswords. Three more attacked Hao. He grabbed one by the head and crushed it. One tried to kick him, but the mongol grabbed the leg and ripped it off. He then impaled it with the leg. The final one Hsu Hao grabbed and smahed into the ground several times until it exploded. Kobra yanked the head off one and hurled it at two more causing them to explode. He then took his foot and forced his foot into the machines chest. He then raised his foot in a reversed heel drop, ripping the machines torso in two. Finally all that remained was Sektor.
He drew two pulse blades. He attacked Hsu Hao and Kobra who tryed to defend themselves with thier weapons. However the Sun-Moon blades and Kali Sticks were easily sliced in pieces by the blades. Mavado intervened by attacking Sektor. They fought with neither abel to win. Until Hsu Hao had an idea. He reached onto his belf and retrieved an electric wave scrambller. He took it and tosseed on Cyrax's body. After this he beeped and buzzed for a few seconds before finally falling and shutting down. Mavado looked at Kobra.
"It appears the Red Dragon has a new member."he said"Or maybe i should make that two."
Rain began his story.
"Many years ago, a man named King Jerrod ruled this realm. He was a kind man who cared very much about his people. However, he had a brother named Marcoses. Marcoses was very powerful, for he had the power to invoke earthquakes and shock waves. He was an evil man with an enormous lust for power and an intense hatred for his brother. But he subsided his hatred for his brother had been good to him. That was until the time came for Jerrod to choose a bride. He chose Sindel, the woman Marcoses had been courting since thier youth. But she never loved Marcoses and shot him down. Seeing his brother get her when he couldn't enraged him. But when Kitana was born, he went insane. He killed Jerrod in cold blood, making him king of Edenia." Rain said.
"But I thought Shao Kahn killed Jerrod." Teal said.
"No. You see, all that was ever said is that Kahn killed the Edenian king. It never stated a name. And don't interupt me again. Anyway, Marcoses was declared king in the wake of Jerrod's death. He then quickly forced Sindel to marry him. Not to soon after, he and Kahn struck an alliance between the two realms. Both had similar ulterior motives; to stab each other in the back and take both realms for thier own." Rain said.
"How do you know this?" Teal asked.
"I am a bit older than Jade and Kitana, so I was a child when this happened. I remember it all.." Rain said.
He continued"After a while, Shao Kahn learned of Marcoses' plans and started sending troops to take Edenia. When those troops got into my village, the took me and Kahn made me a general. But this invasion enraged Marcoses. So he confronted Kahn. He easily dominated Kahn in Kombat, but for good reason. He wasn't fighting the real Kahn. He was fighting Shang Tsung in disguise. This allowed Kahn to attack him from behind and kill him. Shang tsung then took his soul for energy. But now that he's back, the realms are in trouble. That's why we need to keep this fiasco up. If we stay close to him, we may stand a chance of taking him down."
Teal was quiet for a while before speaking."Do you know where sis went?"
"No.But knowing Jade she is safe."Rain whouldn't admit it but he was worried for her and Kitana's safety. They were like little sisters to him. He shook the feelings away."Come on. Show me how well Jade has trained you."