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SUB ZERO

I was one of the first to arrive in the Nexus, a central hub that connected all the realms together via portals. While the portals were mostly direct and could be changed by thought, sometimes there would be a lock on a certain portal, say to Earthrealm, and so the Nexus was needed to access that place. Fortunately, few people knew about it. Unfortunately, Onaga did

When I arrived there, I saw Onaga standing next to an altar, on which the Kamidogus sat, while a small force of Tarkatans stood behind him. Onaga was busy talking to someone and when I moved slightly, I saw who it was: an old man, about 60 or 70, with long white hair and beard

"I see you've came back to the Nexus, Onaga," said the man

"I had things to do here, Shujinko and I won't allow you to stop me"

"But when you deceived me into believing I was helping the greater good, you left me with no choice. I will stop you"

"Try me"

"I have been learning the fighting styles of the greatest martial artists there are. It was a gift you gave to me and I will use it against you"

Onaga laughed

"Yeah right"

Shujinko lunged and began attacking Onaga with such intense fury for someone like him, changing styles faster than I ever could. Onaga was blocking his attacks as best as he could, but he was getting backed up against the altar. Suddenly, Shujinko stopped his assault, as a Tarkatan blade pierced him through the back. The Tarkatan ripped his blade away and Shujinko fell, his blood spraying everywhere

"Thank you Baraka"

Baraka! I thought Scorpion had killed him. I guess wrong. Baraka must have had someone else in his place, a decoy. I looked around and saw that everyone had joined me. I turned to Onaga

"Dragon King!"

He spun around, a look of surprise on his face, as the Tarkatans faced us

"How did you know where to find me?" he demanded

"Oh we have our sources," answered Kitana

Scorpion was still standing behind her, afraid to step out, like the little child he is. I hoped the spell wasn't permanent. Otherwise Scorpion would be seriously pissed off

"Well, no matter," said Onaga, "I will destroy you all. Baraka!"

Baraka flicked his wrists and blades grew out of his arms. The rest of the Tarkatans followed suit

"This will be interesting," I said

"But wait, there's more," said Onaga

Another force of Tarkatans came lunging out of the Netherrealm portal, their blades extended out, as they joined their comrades

"Kill them all," ordered Baraka

The Tarkatans all came us. I summoned my Kori Blade and decapitated a Tarkatan, before spinning around and slashing another Tarkatan across the chest. Two lunged at me, but I stepped back and froze one, before blocking the other and elbowing him in the face. He stumbled back, as three more took his place. I fought them, blocking and slashing, until I took them down. But we were getting pushed back towards the edge. I swung my sword upwards and sent a Tarkatan flying through the air. I continued on and brought my sword overhead, splitting a Tarkatan's head in half. He dropped, blood spraying everywhere, as I removed a Tarkatan's arm and cleaved him in two

Then, Onaga decided to join the battle. He flew overhead and landed in the middle of the fight, attacking Paul and breathing fire all around. I sliced a Tarkatan's legs off and pressed my hand to the ground, before creating a wall of ice between Onaga's fireballs and us. I stepped back, breathing heavily

"Are we winning?" asked Scorpion

He had been hiding behind a portal, out of sight. Now he was standing amongst us

"No, we're not," answered Kitana, "There's too many of them"

"Can I fight?"

"You were hiding behind one of those portals," said Kazuya

"So?"

"Child"

SMASH!

The wall of ice shattered from one of Onaga's fireballs. I picked up my sword and continued to fight, cutting down the Tarkatans, but more were advancing on me. I couldn't kill them quick enough. I saw Scorpion attacking a Tarkatan's legs with his mini sword and as the Tarkatan fell over, he jumped up and stabbed the Tarkatan in the face, before laughing

"Wah!"

Someone flew past me and kicked a Tarkatan in the face, before drawing out a pair of nunchakus and joining the fight. Liu Kang smacked several Tarkatans around, as Kung Lao, Sonya, Jax and Johnny Cage joined the fight. Two lightning bolts blasted a few Tarkatans and Raiden appeared. Several fireballs rained down on us, but we kept fighting. I froze three Tarkatans and shattered them with a sweep of my sword. Out the corner of my eye, I saw Kazuya transform into a Devil, before flying up to battle Onaga. There was a loud thud when they landed

And then something else happened. Scorpion was growing larger by the second, until he reached his full height. His sword had also grew with him

"Oh yes, I'm back!" he cried in his deep voice, "COME HERE!"

Baraka was pulled towards Scorpion by his harpoon. Scorpion swung his sword and decapitated him, before setting several Tarkatans on fire

"Oh yes, I'm definitely back and I'm gonna kick all your asses!"

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