"We must go before they charge again." Raiden said.
The warriors proceeded towards Shao Kahn's fortress. They stopped behind a large rock and looked at the entrance. There were four guards standing near the doors.
"What should we do now?" Johnny asked.
"We'll take them out." Sonya said.
"I'll do it. You six wait here." Raiden said.
Raiden teleported in front of the four men and blasted them with bolts of lightning.
"Let's go." Raiden said.
The groups walked up to the fortress but were stopped when Reiko stepped out from inside the fortress.
I knew you'd get past Baraka. But this is as far as you go." Reiko said.
"Where have you kept Kitana and Sindel?" Raiden asked.
"They're safe within this place. However, if you continue to impede like this, I can't ensure their safety." The general replied.
"If you get out of out way, we might spare you life." Jax said.
Reiko laughed loudly. It then became apparent to the warriors that the general was hiding something.
"You'll have to get past us first." Reiko said.
"You and what army?" Jax asked.
"This army!" Reiko said.
Suddenly Shao Kahn's army appeared, bearing their weapons and ready to fight. There was a strange aura that surrounded the army. Something that was unusual about them.
"A trap…" Raiden said.
Reiko laughed. "That's right thunder god! Your journey ends here!"
"The elder gods will not stand for this!" The thunder god said.
"The elder gods will not interfere! And they sent a useless god to help his weak warriors!"
"And you sent the tarkatan horde knowing that the battle would weaken us." Raiden said.
"And it'll make it much easier for me to destroy you!"
Reiko put an arm forward to signal the army to attack. The army rushed forward with tremendous speed. The earth warriors got into a fighting stance and barely had enough time to defend themselves as the army closed in for an attack.
Raiden did his best to use his powers to fend most of them off by creating a barrier but couldn't get all of the army. Reiko rushed forward and attacked Kung Lao, trying to prevent him from entering the fortress.
"You won't pass." Reiko said.
"You can't stop me. I will avenge the death of Lui Kang!" Kung Lao said.
"Not if I can stop you." Reiko said.
The two men engaged in battle. The others weren't having an easy time fending off the army. Their attacks were easily blocked and were constantly knocked down. Jax, Sonya, Johnny and Jade gathered together in a small circle.
"I don't know if I can fight them all." Jax said.
"I know. I've never fought anyone quite like this before."
"They're very powerful. These aren't ordinary soldiers. Shang Tsung and Quan Chi must have made them stronger." Jade said.
"Yeah well it's about to get worse." Jax said as more warriors rushed in.
Raiden was attacking groups of the enemy with his lightning attacks and staff. He had managed to get rid of the warriors trapped by his barrier. His pace began to slow as did the others as the fight dragged on. Kung Lao was weakening Reiko with his punches and kicks but Reiko managed to uppercut him. Kung Lao fell to the floor stunned. Reiko grinned as he saw the warrior lye motionless on the ground. He pulled a dagger hidden in his back pocket.
"Now I'll finish you off, then your friends." Reiko said.
He walked up to the monk and raised the dagger high above his head and brought it down. Kung Lao quickly came to his senses to stop the dagger that was now inches from his right eye. He couldn't even blink. Kung Lao managed to move Reiko's hand to the right of him and plunged the dagger into the ground. He kicked the back of Reiko's legs. The general landed on his back. Both men got up and fought again. Both warriors grabbed each others neck. Reiko managed to overpower Kung Lao, but the monk quickly turned the tables when he kicked Reiko hard in the abdomen and uppercut him through a wall. Reiko got back up and ran towards Kung Lao. Kung Lao calmly took his hat off and threw it at Reiko. The general jumped over it and attempted a flying kick towards him but Kung Lao caught him and threw him in the air in the opposite direction just as his hat came back and sliced the general in half. The monk caught his hat and put it back on. He turned to his friends who were being overwhelmed with the countless numbers of the soldiers that came their way. He ran to join them as they continued to fight the army with no end in sight.
"This is impossible! We beat one and more come! There's no way we can beat them all together!" Jax said.
"You're right. At this rate we're going nowhere. Kung Lao, Jade, Kenshi, I want you three to go inside the fortress and rescue Sindel and Kitana." Raiden said.
The three warriors looked at him in shock.
"Raiden we're not leaving! You can't beat them all by yourself!" Kung Lao said.
"If we continue to stay here we'll dash all hopes of rescuing them! You'll just have to risk it! I won't have all of you die here now go! We'll hold them off best we can." Raiden said.
Kenshi had used his powers to push more soldiers back. "He's right! We must go now or else we'll never get inside! We have to leave now."
Jade and Kung Lao nodded. Together the three ran into the fortress not knowing what to expect. They peaked around a corner and saw that it was clear. They proceeded on until they were spotted by five soldiers.
"Are these the intruders the emperor spoke of?" One asked.
"They must be! Why else would they be here?" Another said.
"I don't care! Let's just finish them off!" The other soldier said.
The soldiers rushed forward but were easily defeated by the earth warriors as Kenshi sliced two, Kung Lao did the same with his hat, and Jade plunged her spear into the last soldier.
"Well that was easy." Kenshi said.
"That was a little too easy." Kung Lao said.
"Jade, do you know where Sindel and Kitana are being held? Kung Lao asked.
"They're being held in the holding cells, though we'll probably be walking into a trap." Jade said.
"It's a risk we have to take." Kenshi said.