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KAZUYA

Three months of searching and we had found nothing. Soon after Jun flew away following the end of the last tournament, Jin, Asuka and myself had been searching for her, hoping to free her from the Devil. In the last three months, we had searched in America, Australia and Russia, as well as Japan. So far, no luck. Jin was in America, while Asuka and I were together in Japan. After a day of searching, we returned back to our apartment, just as the phone rang. I answered it

"Hello?"

"Hey Dad. I've searched around in New York here in America"

"And?"

"She was here. I spoke with some guys who saw her in a bar. She had been here for at least three days, about two days before I arrived"

"So, you're close?"

"I'm not sure. No one saw where she went. But I have found some feathers on rooftops, all heading towards south. At the rate Mother's going and I'm going, by the time she gets south, I'll be about a day behind her"

"That's good to hear. We'll head over and help you"

"What, now?"

"Yes, stay where you are"

"But, Dad, if I stay here, we'll loose her"

I sighed

"Fine, you go after her, Asuka and I, well, we'll do something"

"Alright, I'll call when I get closer, okay. See ya"

"Bye"

He hung up. I placed the phone down, as Asuka came into the room. She was carrying a piece of paper

"What you got there?" I asked

"I just got a call"

"From who?"

"Heihachi"

"What did he want?"

"He wanted to see us"

"Did you tell him we were busy and unavailable?"

"He told me it was important and that we have to see him immediately"

"What can be so important Heihachi will call us?"

"Maybe something that deals with the fate of Earth?"

"What do you mean?"

"Heihachi has asked us for help to save Earth and if we can't help, then Earth will be destroyed by a force more powerful than Mother"

I sighed and began to think. I was too busy searching for Jun to be worrying about other things. And Heihachi needed me now. Maybe it was a trap. How did I know to trust him? I knew Heihachi too well. I knew what he was like. I couldn't trust him. But if he was telling the truth, then finding Jun and saving her from the Devil wouldn't matter at all. I sighed and looked at my daughter. She would never lie to me, I knew that. I could trust her. All I could do now was trust my instincts

"Fine, we'll see Heihachi. Call Jin and tell him to come back. Then, we'll go"

Asuka picked up her cell phone and dialled Jin's number. I got changed into my purple tuxedo and waited until Asuka had hung up, before heading out to the car. We drove over to the Zaibatsu, got out, walked right past the receptionist without looking back and took the elevator to Heihachi's office. We walked in, where Heihachi was standing behind his desk. Then I noticed the other man. He was as tall as Heihachi. His skin was as pale as a porcelain doll and wore black clothing, including shoulder, arm and leg guards, as well as his cape. His red eyes flashed from under his coolie hat

"Who are you?" I asked

"I am Raiden, God of Thunder and Defender of Earthrealm"

I motioned to Heihachi

"Good job you're doing"

Heihachi turned around and faced me. He gave me the same glare he's given me since I was five, before sitting down and folding his hands in front of him. I noticed Asuka giving Raiden a strange looking and nudged her. Heihachi took in a deep breath

"Earth is in danger"

"Yeah, I gathered from the phone call," I said, "But what is more dangerous that needs more attention than Jun?"

"There is things out there that you will have no idea about," spoke up Raiden, "Until now. You think Earth is the only place with life. No, there are other realms out there with life"

Asuka gave me a questioning look

"Uh, continue"

"Earthrealm is one of many. There's OutWorld, Chaos Realm, Seido, the Netherrealm and Edenia. There is more out there than you think"

"And who's out there is so powerful?"

"His name is Onaga," explained Raiden, "The former ruler of OutWorld. He was a very powerful ruler until his advisor, Shao Kahn, poisoned him. We all hoped he would never return, but I had a suspicious feeling. It turned out to be true. Onaga has now returned and now he has all the tools he need to shape the realms as he sees fit. So right now, your world is in danger"

"But why do you need our help?" asked Asuka, "Aren't you a god?"

"It doesn't quite work that way, young Asuka. Onaga is more powerful than the Elder Gods and if we don't stop him, no one will"

"Still doesn't explain why you need our help," I said

Raiden sighed and looked at Heihachi

"The Champion of Mortal Kombat, Liu Kang, was murdered several weeks ago. His allies were slain just yesterday. A few others are unable to help, as they are preoccupied, so that leaves just me. And now I ask you to help"

"You know, there is a possibility we could die?" I suggested

"Casualties will happen as we fight to protect Earthrealm," said Raiden

"You two should get together more often," I said, motioning to Heihachi

"Where's Jin?" asked Heihachi, ignoring me

"He's on his way," answered Asuka

"The five of us won't be enough to challenge Onaga," said Raiden, "We need more fighters and we need them fast"

"You leave that to me," said Heihachi, before turning to us, "You can go. I'll contact you when we're about to leave"

I bowed my head towards Raiden and left with Asuka. Once we got outside, I sighed

"Perfect"

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