MK:69
*fight*
Smoke threw two of his spears at the Enenra who easily dodge. Enenra took this chance to threw Smoke like shuriken. Smoke was able to reflect them and was about to round house Enenra to face but he blocks with his arm. As of now, both of them were in equal footing to one other. Enenra was really surprised by this.
"Shit, that boost I gave was more potent than I thought." Enenra thought about he gave Smoke in order to regenerated his power faster. He didn't think at time it would backfire on him. But at same time he doesn't mind the challenge.
Smoke learns so much in his past battles. He has more of chance if he defeats Enenra in his human form. Smoke figure that the Enenra is toying him right now. Knowing that Smoke has no way out.
"You should be grateful that chose this method then breaking your mind into thousand pieces" the Enenra said in mocking tone. But didn't faze Smoke
"I won't break that easily, Enenra." Smoke said as he though more kunai at the Enenra. The Enenra just faze through them.
"you're doing it all wrong! Let me show you how it really done!"
There Enenra them dash in front of Smoke and stab him in his knee. Before Smoke could react, the Enenra stab his other knee force him to kneel. The Enenra then grab Smoke's hair and knee kick him in the face.
Smoke hissed in pain. He quickly tries to faze away from Enenra. But grab him and slam him on his back on to the ground and stomp on his stomach.
During the stomp Smoke grab Enenra's foot and twisted his foot to the point it was twisted up with bone and flesh.
"Teh." Enenra just scoffed before kicking before kicking Smoke away with his twisted foot. Even though his foot was twisted. Shortly his foot untwisted itself. "Using my power, I see. Don't believe yourself?"
"Like you said before it 'Our' power. And I can't really afford to hold back from you." Smoke said as he was slowly getting up. "I'm willing to use this power in order to stop you. To make you understand is what your doing is wrong."
The Enenra crooked his head to side with a confuses look.
'Why is he so persistent?' the Enenra thought. But he shoves this thought down and continue the fight. Nothing will stop him in what claim what his. "Understand me, huh? How about I show you how I really feel?!" Enenra transform back to his demon form, and teleported behind Smoke. Smoke didn't have time to react as the Enenra stab him in back and Enenra burst from Smoke's back to his chest. Blood splatter all over the floor. Smoke tries to teleport but he couldn't he was too weak from the fact the Enenra was holding his heart from his body.
"Not fun isn't? not being able to escape." The Enenra hissed as he started squeezing. Smoke hissed in pain trying not to scream. The Enenra then threw Smoke on ground. Still holding on Smoke's heart. Smoke quickly tries to get up fast as he could in his weaken state. Even his healing wasn't working. The Enenra then place Smoke's heart into his body. And began to attack in a rapidly attack Smoke who could barely dodge. The Enenra was coming at his fast and hard. Smoke tries to match the speed of the attacks, but it was no use.
"You lost, Tomas. I been used for far too long. Now, it my time for my dream to be realized!"
"Then…what?"
Enenra narrow his eye wondering what Smoke mean.
"Then what happen? The One being is still separated. Thing can never go back." Smoke left his head face the Enenra. Blood was spilling out from his mouth because of the wound.
"Enenra, I know you're the last of my mother's hate. And you also have my hate too. Right? You only knew nothing but hate self-loathing, and … aloneness." Smoke said as he punches hard in the Enenra's chest to pull out his own heart. Enenra quickly grab smoke hand in order to prevent from fulling taking it back.
"Destroying everything isn't going to make anything better. It only just going make feel emptier inside." Smoke said The Enenra have enough with Smoke's word. To him they were nothing but pointless talk. What both didn't noticed that Smoke's heart began to glow in both their hands.
"Shut up! I wanted to be free! That all I wanted!" Enenra roar he was about lash out at Smoke and was about to destroyed Smoke's heart, but before he could Smoke put his hand on the Enenra's hands, when he did, Enenra's hand began to disappear.
The Enenra's eye widen in shocked "what?!" the Enenra try to punch Smoke with his other hand but his hand went through Smoke. the Enenra then noticed that his body was vanishing in and out. The Enenra trying to figure out what going on he glared at Smoke.
"What did you do?!" Enenra roar. Smoke just stare at him also confuses on what happening. He just stares at the pissed off demon.
"Answer me!"
"I don't know. I didn't do anything." Smoke said as his heart return to his body.
"In all honest, you were winning. I Trying figure out way to stop you without destroying you. Make me wondering." Smoke then looks up at the Enenra. "Do you really mean what you said." Smoke said Enenra's eye narrow
"The whole 'wanting to be free part' is true but the destroying everything seem more like a lie." Smoke then look at sanatory around them as it began to change and became black. The only thing that gave off any light was Smoke's heart. "Enenra. You're a living thing, just like me and everything living thing in the realms. From the start when the One Being was destroy by the Elders Gods. And how you were created to destroy them. You never had free will. You have every right to free. To be your own living being. You have every right to be! But…you shouldn't start it with hate." Smoke then weakly towards the Enenra who was surprised by this action.
"How we both start anew? We can experience what living is like without all that hate we both have inside." Smoke said not wanting to fight anymore.
"This is a joke, right? A trick?" Enenra said not sure if Smoke was lying or not.
"Not a joke nor a trick, I'm just done. I don't have the heart anymore. Beside you can tell if I was lying or not, can't you?"
Enenra glared at Smoke seeing if he was truly trying to trick him. But to him surprised, Smoke wasn't lying. He senses no hate, no malice, just no negative emotion. To the Enenra he couldn't fathom this. He just doesn't understand.
"Why…" Enenra said at the same time he transforms back to his human form
"Why what?"
Why are you doing this?! I been with since you were born. Not only that, but I let you die, in hope that I can take over your body. Try to make your life a living hell. Why aren't you so adamant on not killing me? Enenra said demanding an answer. Enenra then felt something wet on his face, he put his hand on his face realizing that he was crying.
"We…we are both tried on this. I guess what I'm trying to say is, let start over together."
Enenra wiped away his tears and shake are his head. After what felt like forever, he looks back at Smoke then to his hands
"This…this doesn't change anything, you know?"
"I know but it's a start." Smoke said with a small smile. Enenra look at smoke's hand one last time before grabbing it. As soon as he grabbed it, a light began to form too much of surprised for both of them. Soon the light got o bright it engulfs both of them. Soon Smoke was blinded by the light.
"Tomas? Tomas?"
Smoke soon heard a voice saying his name it sounded familiar experience. Soon he was just in a new place. When open his eyes back up he realize he wasn't in the Kronika's chamber anymore. He was in a room that seem to look like Hospital room. He looks to his right out of the windows to hear bird outside. The sky was so clear and blue that Smoke doesn't remember the last time that he saw the sky so blue. He then notices there was some weight on the left side of the bed. He turns to see Jade was on his side, sleeping.
"Jade?" Smoke said in hoarse voice. clearly, he been out for a while. He wonders how long?
Jade's eyes slowly open turn to Smoke. Her eye soon became widen on shock to see smoke awake. At the same time the door to the room has open, both Sub-Zero and Raiden came in. their eyes were also wide when saw Smoke awake.
"Tomas?! Is that really you?" Sub-zero said with concern in his voice.
"Yea. It me." Smoke said "can I have some water, please." Sub-Zero nodded and pour some water to his friend. also made it a little cold.
"We can relax. it him. I don't feel any demonic energy…" Raiden said
It took Smoke realizes what he meant "I'm guess you three were watching me to see the Enenra took over?"
"It was promise we made to Juki." Raiden said looking down in sadness for Smoke knowing he have to tell him new. "She gone."
"What do you mean?"
"Once the battle with Khronos was over. You went unconscious and you didn't wake up for a month."
"a month?!" Smoke's eye widens in shock that been out for that long. Did fighting the Enenra took that long? It must be a huge time different inside his mind.
"I'll tell you what happen."
~ a month ago, ~
"Smoke? Smoke!?" Jade said trying to wake up Smoke. She wonders of it was all energy that he uses to save the hourglass. She also gave a lot but not to leave her this weak like Smoke. She doesn't understand why Smoke pass out.
"The Enenra took him in his mind."
Everyone turn to Juki who look like she even more pale than she was before. There were creak showing. Knowing that her body will disappear at any moment. She surprised she still even have a body right now.
"Juki, your body- "Sub-Zero was about to say
"It going disappear soon. There no saving it." Juki said with sad smile "it for the best for everyone." Then she turns to Raiden "hey, can do me favor?"
Raiden nodded as walk to her then kneel in front her and pick her up. As he did, one of her legs fell off and before it hit the floor it turns into dust. This didn't faze neither Juki nor Raiden.
"Juki, I can probably be having a enough energy to fix you." Jade said
"Nah, this body was temporary, most of this body energy was taken from Smoke so it going back where it belongs. Beside I been dead for over 20 years. The dead meant stay dead. But still, it sad I wish I can spend more time with him." Juki said as she pulls out her orb and weakly gives to Jade. "Whatever the outcome happens. Who every wake up, it be up to you guys to take care of it. But I get the feeling the outcome already been deciding."
~ end of flashback~
Raiden finish explaining to Smoke what happen, after he passed out. "The others were able to also stop Shao Khan and Shinnok from there invasion of Earthrealm. There is something we are still deal with. As Shang Tsung and Quan Chi have not been captured. Also, the since there no more Elder Gods. Us remaining Gods are deciding what should we do."
Smoke looks down at his lap taking all that just been told to him. He was very grateful that everything turns out all ok. But finding out that his mother is now truly gone, again. It hurt losing her the first time, he wishes he could of spend more time. Jade and Sub-Zero can see Smoke was hurting from the news that Juki was go and wishing that wasn't the first thing he hurt waking up. Until Jade remembers something.
"Lord Raiden, do you remember Orb?" Jade asked. Raiden nodded and summon the Orb that Jade gave to him to keep safe.
"She wants us to give this to you." Jade said as she gives the orb to smoke. Smoke can feel the energy that was come off of it. It was very weak but he could tell who the energy was from.
A/N: sad that I couldn't get this story out for the ten-year anniversary of this story. Side note: damn it been ten years. But the next chapter is the very last chapter.
