Mk: The Smoke of truth

Smoke continues to hear the conversation inside the weapon vault.

The Grandmaster sound like he losing of his patent.

"Now Cyrax are you going help are clan or not?"

Cyrax has few opinions for his situation. If he don't do it he be killed the grandmaster wouldn't care if his smartest assassin got killed all he cared about is power just like his son. But if Cyrax prose the cyborg project their a good chance he and his fellow clanman can lose there soul. Never again be a normal human. Never again to regain their souls.

It was a lose/lose situation

"Grandmaster I will prose with the cyborg project but I have one request." Cyrax announce

"oh what would that be Cyrax?"

"I would like to be first one to transform. And also if this fail I would like you stop the project." Cyraz said, He whether be stuffer then his fellow clanmen

Grandmaster and sektor gave each other a look then they nodded" you have my word Cyrax.

Cyrax bow "thank you Grandmaster." Then he got up" I'll start as soon as possible."

"Good." Grandmaster started to leave "Don't fail me Cyrax."

"Yes Grandmaster."

Smoke quickly got up and turn invisible. If the Grandmaster see him, he get killed on the spot.

Seeing the Grandmaster have left smoke went inside but he bump in to someone.

"Watch it!" He heard, see who said that an saw Sektor. Crap! I forgot about him.

"s-sorry." Smoke said nervously

Sektor just glared left with out saying a word. Smoke can still sense some fear in Sektor. He never seen or sense fear from Sektor.

Wonder what his problem?

"Smoke I was wondering where you are." Cyrax said cheerfully. Like the whole with Grandmaster never happen.

"I have your weapon. The rope is now steel so it would last longer."

Smoke smiles "Thanks Cyrax, Tundra asks me to ask you if you have any available weapon foe us to use."

Cyrax tilt his head "yay what for."

"Well Tundra and I want to train with weapon so if are power ever…backfire."

Cyrax stared at smoke having some suspend of Smoke words, then he smile

"Finally some get me!"

Smoke back up little by the surprises of Cyrax words "what?"

"I always thought that assassins shouldn't relied on there power too much. I mean what if their gone or worse backfire."

Smoke just stared in debrief at Cyrax said. Unfortunately Cyrax started one of his nerd rents. Cyrax might be smart but he can give you a major headache.

Smoke never notice Cyrax going to the back room and brought out some weapons

Sword, shurkens, kuai knife, and some smoke bombs. "This all I got that is none gun like." Cyrax said as wrote smoke name on the list.

Smoke eyes widen seeing with all this stuff on the table "uh… thank Cyrax."

"Come back anytime if you need anything." Cyrax said as he waved. How can someone be so claim and cheerful knowing he will lose his soul to become a cold hearted killer? Smoke wonder as he left.

Back at the dorm

"Tundra?" Smoke said as he knocked on Tundra door. Tundra hallway always feels cold. Barely anyone come here. It usually it felt strong because sub-zero and Tundra shared the same room. but since Sub-zero is gone the felt a little warm.

Tundra open the door and appear look like he just cried or woken from a nap.

"Are you ok Tundra?"

Tundra nodded "I just need some rest I feel much better now." Looking at the stuffed smoke hold

"What that?"

"Oh, the weapons you asked for."

Tundra look at all weapons then look back at Smoke "How did you manage to get all this?"

"I told Cyrax we were training." Smoke shrugged

"And he believed you?"

"yay I guess even though he was in his nerd lectures again"Smoke said while rubbing his head , dealing nerd lecture twice in one day is to much too handled.

"I gather all my stuff and some of my brothers." Tundra said holds a blue scroll with Tundra's name on it.

"My brother gave this to me. He said if anything ever happen to him I should read it."

"Tundra I-"

"No, in honor of my brother call me sub-zero."

Smoke nodded understand Tundra, sub-zero was doing.

Sub-zero grabs his mask and hood and put it on. Then he grabs his bags.

"I got some food and water last will last us for three days. Hopeful by then we be near a village." Sub-zero said as he was checking his bag to see if everything he need for his journey. Smoke then gave him his bag (barely have anything in but pair exira clothes and another mask) then he gave sub-zero half of the weapons he have. Both then put their bags in Sub-zero's closet. The sub-zero then turns toward Smoke.

"Smoke how good is your abilities?"

"o.k. I guess. Why?"

"Just follow me."

At the cemetery

Smoke and Sub-zero was near the gate of the cemetery. Five guards were outside.

"They look tough" Smoke said

"yay but we are stronger." Sub-zero said trying to think up a plan " I could freeze them but it would make a seen.

"But I have a better idea."

Smoke the concentrate on his powers. Soon a thick fog started to gather around the cemetery. The two guards at the front stayed alert.

First guard:"Tells the others to stay put."

Second guard: "right"

The second guard head to the back to warn the others. Sub-zero saw his chance then throw one of hid ice balls at the first guard and freeze him in place.

"Got him!" sub-zero then turn toward Smoke who seem out of breath. He never used this much of his power

"Are you all right?"

"yay. I am just fine." Smoke said as rush past sub-zero "come on! Your ice ball won't last long."

Smoke tried to use the front door but it was locked.

"Let tried the windows at the side." Sub-zero point out.

Both quickly head toward the windows, which it was like 8 feet tall. Both them look at each other trying to figure out what to do.

"I can get on your shoulders and go for the window then I-"

Son they heard voice that were getting closer every sec. Smoke then started to panic only know one thing to do

"No time!" Smoke said as he grab sub-zero and use his "smoke away" turning them into smoke. Soon they rise near window height and went inside, reappearing back into their normal state. Smoke let go sub-zero who quickly took off his mask and vomits. Smoke also felt like he was going to throw up but he let it slide. Smoke was about to asked is Sub-zero if he was o.k. but Sub-zero response was a fist to Smoke face. *hff* "next time *huf* warn me when your about to do that."

"Sorry, didn't have time to think."

"whatever." Said sub-zero as he put his mask back on. "I think my brother's body is over here." They head toward one of the bodies in the room. The smell f death wave heavily. Either of them doesn't want to be here, but they must in order to gain the original sub-zero honor back.

They finally reach Bi-han's body that look like it in a body bag. Sub-zero careful unzips the bag to reveal a burned, decade body. Sub-zero flinch slightly. Smoke just turns away.

"What did you want me to do again?"

Turn to look at him "I want you to use your smoke ablates to gather some information about Bi-Han death." Sub-zero said. ? Then he grabs Smoke hand and place on Bi-Han body.

"Don't you feel his body is still warm?"

Smoke just nodded

"Whatever kind of flame that did this it aren't from our world."

"o.k. I do it, but you must keep a look out." Smoke said.

Sub-zero nodded understanding the condition "right"

Smoke began to concentrate on gathering all smoke (or want left of it) in Bi-Han body. There wasn't much smoke left. He then gathers it around his hand. With he can see the memory of Bi-Han and may be see his killer. Smoke then stab his finger at the skull, lucky it didn't disintegrate.

Memory flash through Smoke mind seeing Bi-Han life flash before him. To the day he was kip napped to being on his first mission. Smoke also felt all Bi-Han emotion from his past events. The angry of his a rival tried to take what seem like a map. The sadness of seeing one of his friend dying in front of him. This was both amazing and overwhelming for Smoke but he tried to stay strong. In one memories he saw the first time Bi-Han and Kuai Liang meant him.

Smoke smiled that brought him back. He wishing those days was back.

"Hey Smoke did you got anything?" Sub-zero said in worry

"I'm trying. Wait! I think I got something."

"Please hurry." Sub-zero whisper

Smoke then started to feel pain in his chest. What the hell? A vision of a battle came to place in his mind. It look like a battle between ninja. Threw Bi-Han's eye he saw ninja who warn outfit that just like the Lin Kuei but only it yellow.

Both warrior seem equally mach. But it seem the yellow warrior have the upper hand. The fighting took place of a fire hell. The place for the damned. The neither realm.

"GET OVER HERE!" The yellow warrior yelled in a inhuman voice.

A Kuai knife stab Bi-han in the chest giving the yellow warrior a free hit uppercut was the greeting for Bi-Han.

Even Smoke felt that one.

Bi-han tried to stand but felt too dizzying he couldn't stand up straight.

"I can't believe the man I killed is about to kill me." Bi-Han whisper

The yellow warrior look like he was about to finish off Bi-Han.

"I have gain honor for my fallen clan. I will not kill you, Sub-zero." Yellow warrior said. Then a portal open appear and a man with white skin of snow, red tattoos.

"Scorpion, why haven't you finished him?"

"I have defeated him. There no need to kill him."

"But have you forgot about your clan and what he done to it?" The bold man said then show scorpion a vision. Neither Bi-Han nor Smoke can't tell what going on.

"NO!" they heard scorpion yelled

Bi-Han held his chest tried to figure out want he realize that the bold man must shown to Scorpion was false

"Wait that not me." Bi-Han breathe out trying to convince Scorpion that what he has seen was a lied.

But it was pointless.

Scorpion then grabs his mask and rip it off. Both Bi-Han and Smoke was shocked of what they saw. It was not face of a piss off man but a human skull under his mask. Suddenly the skull bust into flame. It was the last thing Bi-Han saw.