Chapter 7- Torn Apart

Scorpion and Bluesong walked together until nightfall. Scorpion had again decided to rest for the night. He found a suitable spot for Blue to lay. It was a while before he even searched for a spot for himself. He was busy gathering kindle and firewood. He had decided that it was a nice night for a warm fire. He used his head to light the fire. Blue could not help laughing and Scorpion could not help laughing with her. Her laugh was soft and tinkling, his laugh was stiff and seldom used but it did not matter to them. Suddenly, the laughter stopped. Scorpion walked over to Blue and laid next to her, the fire made her face glow. That night was special to Blue and Scorpion. They did not rest at all. From that night on, they were connected in an unconnectable way. It was irreversible. They did something that mortals and hellspawn specters should not do together.

Bluesong awoke in the morning to strange voices that she did not recognize. Her vision was blurry as she yawned and stretched as she usually did. When she yawned for the second time she could feel that she was being watched. She opened her eyes only to meet the eyes of unfamiliar faces. They were dark and sinister. Her heart sank when she saw Scorpion chained and bound to a tree. He looked as if he wanted to speak to her but he couldn't.

"I'm sorry I didn't wake you said a voice from behind her, "I was admiring you while you slept. A sight I would like to see that more often. My name is Quan Chi, and yours would be?" "My name is Blue, Bluesong really," Blue replied hotly. It was Quan Chi, the man she had never met and yet she despised him so much. She got up and approached Quan Chi, Quan Chi lifted his hand and Blue could not move. She was not completely or appropriately dressed from the previous night.

"I greatly desire you companionship Bluesong," Quan Chi said, "Where were you going?" "I was going to the Mortal Kombat tournament," Blue replied still trying to move. "Nonsense," Quan Chi mocked, "You've just had a change of plans. You will travel with me, but you will not compete. It is not your place, you place is by my side." Blue was overflowing with anger and frustration but she couldn't do anything about it.

Quan Chi turned to his henchmen that had bound Scorpion to the tree. "Make sure that the fool can't escape," Quan Chi ordered, "We Are leaving soon." Four henchmen or mercenaries checked Scorpion's binding while two henchmen grabbed a hold of Blue. She was shackled and flung over their shoulder. "Scorpion," Blue cried, "Help me!" Scorpion did not speak, he couldn't. He only looked at her with a tormented expression. His head dropped down and he stared at the ground. Scorpion could no longer bear to see Blue in pain. "No," Blue cried quietly," Scorpion."

A while had passed since Blue had been taken. She was still flung over two henchmen shoulders. She bobbed up and down as they walked. Dry tears stained her soft face. Scorpion and she had been painfully torn apart.

Quan Chi spoke, "You are better off with me. I can take care of you, you can have many things and you will not have to walk nor starve." Blue did not have the will to talk, she only looked at him and turned away. Quan Chi ordered them to stop. He approached blue slowly. She could see sweat beads cover his whitish grew skin. He approached her until she could feel him breathe through his nose onto her face. "You are mine now," he said coldly, "Feeling sorry for yourself won't help you." He backed away and they continued walking. Blue began to cry again. She cried herself to sleep.

Scorpion remained in the same position for hours. He stared hard at the floor and remained empty. How could he let her go? They had only been together for a few short days and it was definitely not enough. Scorpion told her he loved her the night that changed their feelings for each other, and he meant it. He had already let Quan Chi get away with the murder of his family. Now, just when he found someone else, just when he was beginning to heal, Quan Chi ripped Blue away from him. Scorpion was beaten. Quan Chi remained the winner. "No," Scorpion thought aloud, "Quan Chi will not do this again."

Scorpion's unrelenting determination, fueled by his rage, torment, pain, anguish, and suffering, would not let him quit. He gathered his love for Blue and began to break away from the chains. He pulled until he was free.

He ran as fast as he could to get to Blue.