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KAZUYA

We were all inside, except for Raiden. Instead, he closed the double doors on us

"What the fuck is he doing?" I asked angrily

"He's going back to Liu Kang to help him," said Sindel

"Oh yeah and he wouldn't let me go and find Jin. What a hypocritical bastard," I muttered

"Come on, let's go," said Kitana

We descended the stairs and came out into another room. I could see the door on the other side, but there was a group of Tarkatans standing before us in two lines, the first line kneeling before the second, standing there like statues

"What the?" said Paul

"Alright, let me at them," said Sub Zero

He walked right up to one and swung his fist, but quick in a flash, he was sent flying back to our side. He sat up and shook his head

"They're normally not that fast"

"Look," said Asuka

She was pointing at the ground. I saw that the floor had been painted with black and white squares. I looked up at everyone else

"Looks like a chess board," said Julia

"Think we have to play chess to get across?" asked Hwoarang

"It seems to be," answered Sindel

"Ah, chess. Back when I was human," said Scorpion, glaring at Sub Zero, "I was the best chess player in my clan. No one could beat me"

"Probably explains why you lost against my brother," said Sub Zero

"COME HERE!"

Scorpion threw his harpoon into Sub Zero's chest, pulled him over and uppercutted him into the ceiling. Sub Zero moaned in pain and moved to the back of the group, away from his rival. Scorpion turned back to the chessboard

"I will go as the king, since I know how to play. Who else will play?"

And so the board was set. Jin went as one of the castles, while Hwoarang went as the other. Sindel went as the queen (seemed fitting for her anyway) and Kitana was a bishop. I became the other bishop. Paul and Sub Zero were knights, while Julia, Jade, Nina, King, Heihachi, Asuka, Kenshi and Yoshimitsu went as the pawns. The others stayed at the back, out of the way. I looked at Scorpion

"So, who goes first?"

"They do"

A Tarkatan had moved forward two places. Scorpion looked at our side

"Jade, move forward two places"

Jade did as she was told. Another Tarkatan moved

"Hey, what happens if they try to take us?" asked Asuka

"It's gonna hurt," suggested Hwoarang

"Then let's find out," said Scorpion

He ordered King to move forward two places towards the Tarkatan. The Tarkatan stepped forward and went to slash King, but he blocked him and lifted him onto his shoulders, before leaping into the air. There was a loud crash when King landed. He dropped the downed Tarkatan and threw him off the board. The Tarkatans all roared in anger, but didn't make a move towards the wrestler

"So it seems we can fight for our place, whether they try to take us or not," said Scorpion, "This should be interesting"

The game was on!

I faced a Tarkatan near the edge of the board. He missed me with his blade, so I slammed my fist into his face, spinning him off the board. Sub Zero froze one opponent and shattered him into a thousand pieces, while Jin did his Kazama Style Combo on a Tarkatan, crippling him, before lifting him off the board with an uppercut

Soon, only Hwoarang, Asuka and Kenshi had been taken off the board, all nursing small injuries, but there was only five Tarkatans left. Scorpion was one place away from checking the Tarkatan King himself, while I was two places away

"Kazuya, move so you're in line with the King"

I did as I was told. Now I was inline with the Tarkatan. He stepped closer to me. Scorpion cursed and got Paul to smash up another Tarkatan. The King stepped forward, but I still wasn't able to get him. Heihachi did his Electric Hammer Fist on a Tarkatan, knocking him out cold

The King stepped closer to me. I still wasn't able to get him. Scorpion moved himself forward, as the King stepped back, just so he could tease me. I had to move twice to reach him, which I did. The King stepped forward again, but Jin was moved up to block him. The King stepped towards Scorpion, as Sindel was brought up to block nearly all his escape routes. He moved again and this time, Sub Zero came up. The King panicked and stepped back, as Scorpion lunged and punched him in the face. The King stumbled around. Scorpion threw his harpoon and ripped the Tarkatan's arm off. He cried out, as Scorpion ripped off his opposite leg. The Tarkatan hobbled about, as Scorpion walked right up to him and snapped his neck. Blood oozed onto the board, as Scorpion roared with victory

"Ha, no one can beat, whether I'm dead or alive!"

"Okay, Scorpion, you can celebrate later," said Kitana, "Let's go"

We left the chessboard and walked through the door into the next room. Although it was dark, we could see someone in the distance. We all walked closer until we saw it was a little girl with a big head practising her kata. Then I was realized it was a midget woman who stood up about to my knee. She was wearing pink, skimpy clothing

"Mileena?" said Kitana

"What the hell happened to her?" asked Jade

Mileena stopped her kata and faced us

"Who will challenge me to a puzzle game? If you can beat me, you can go through to the Dragon King's Temple"

We all looked amongst each other. I hated puzzle games, so I wasn't volunteering. Jin was sick of them, so he didn't want to play. Neither did Asuka and it seems no one else did either

"Don't you want to face Onaga?" asked Mileena

"I will challenge you," said Scorpion

He walked towards her, but as he did, he began to shrink until he was the same height as Mileena. Even his head was bigger than his body, just like her

"Oh this could be good," I said

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