A.N What's up back again with another chapter for Domus Ranger. Now I bet you guys are asking who's Wrath gonna go up against well don't worry, plus forget to mention this a AU version, but some of it will still be in this fanfic.

Quick tip: anything that's bold with italics is someone thinking.

With all delays aside...LETS BEGIN!!!

Ryan's P.O.V

"Jesus Christ... just what the hell is going on in here. I don't sound like a real pussy, even though I'm not one, but this is some of the weirdest shit I've ever been in. Or better yet, weirdest shit I've ever seen."

Before, Ryan could think of anything else Shang Tsung had announced the beginning kombatants.

"Our first Kombatant will be: Red Wraith!" Shang Tsung announced loudly. "Ah, shit I should've known...wait how the hell does he my name?" Ryan thought to himself as walked to the stage. When reaching the stage he was then slightly unnerved with the many eyes peering to his direction. Until, then Shang Tsung announced the next kombatant. "And his opponent: Reptile!" Shang Tsung announced loudly again.

But soon enough, a loud hiss pierced through the air, and from one of the roofs a figure leaped down from the building landing perfectly across from Ryan. But when had a great long look at his opponent, he then soon realized that this may not be easy as he thought. Reptile wore a black broad chest plate covering his chestheld by straps, wooden shin guards, and a grey mask that covered his face, which in fact covered his whole head with fabric that revealed his eyes. But that wasn't what got to Ryan, it was Reptile's skin, it was deep green that had scales jutted out.

"Jesus Fucking Christ...Okay maybe, this won't easy as I though it would be." Ryan nervously thought to himself. But, this was tournament of strength and perseverance not nervousness or weakness...not now or ever.

Pushingaside his fear, and gaining courage he soon enter a Combat Sambo stance, while Reptile himself entered a stance of his own. When soon, Shang Tsung loudly shouted for them to commence the fight.

"FIGHT!" Shang Tsung loudly ordered.

When ordered to begin, both fighters soon ran towards each other, Reptile who attempted to go for a front kick, only to have Ryan dodge the kick and to execute a perfect leg sweep and double foot stomp to Reptile's chest. Reptile who on the other hand took note on the moves suddenly, sweeps Ryan legs and tries to stomp his face, but to no avail has the move dodged. As, soon Ryan was back to his feet and returned to his Sambo stance, that's when Reptile decided to fight hard. In, a quick flash Reptile swiftly rushed towards Ryan, with a vicious elbow strike which was landed to Ryan's face, but was somewhat blocked by his mask and sent him to the floor. In, reflex Ryan soon kip-upped to his feet and delivered a swift Kickboxing combination to Reptile's body, ended with a strong tornado kick to the face stunning Reptile. Reptile who managed to get back to himself, launched combos of his own to Ryan but were sometimes dodged before they could make contact with him.

While fighting Reptile, Ryan noticed something about his opponent, he sometimes moved to a distance while fighting meaning he had a ranged attack. "He's moving to a distance...that means he may have a ranged attack or a trick up his sleeve." Ryan thought to himself, and he was right. To his surprise, Reptile soon made a sickening hacking sound as if he was coughing up something, but it was a shocker. A huge squirt of green liquid was shot at Ryan in a projectile way, that he dodge the liquid and watched it splashed behind him.

3rd P.O.V

While Ryan and Reptile, brawled for survival a pair of eyes are seen focusing on the young adult...They were Kitana's. As she watched, she saw that Ryan fought with focus and determination. "Interesting...the earthrealmer appears to fight with such focus that he doesn't appear to misguide himself, while fighting the Saurian." She thought to herself. As she was watching another the fight, the princess's loyal friend and bodyguard Jade, she herself watched with as the earthrealmer seemingly fought the Saurian, with focus and was on the upper hand. But noticed, that Kitana was thinking something different while watching him, either she is intrigued by his focus and determination or is just intrigued by him and is just looking for a suitor...which was a real problem for her.

Back to the fight Ryan was clearly on the upper side of the fight taking note of Reptiles attacks and when he would launch them. But, now he knew it was time to crank it to the next level, as he unsheathed his signature weapon, A Red Bladed Katana. Getting into the Seigan No Kamea stance while him and Reptile circled each other slowly, until Reptile rushed towards him causing Ryan to slash Reptiles chest and back, causing his green blood to deep out profusely. Reptile, who is bleeding severely managed to get back to his feet, once again dashed towards Ryan, but managed to disarm him of his sword, forcing them to fight in hand-to-hand combat with Reptile getting several lucky shots on Ryan, before knocking him to the ground.

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While, Ryan was on the ground he then decided that enough was enough, and it was time to end the fight, by planning his next attack.

"First kip-up to feet, Then dodge his wild elbow attack, bewilder with Bell Clap, Stunned will attempt Right high kick, capture leg then engage knee fracture with left elbow. Still, standing dodge fast right uppercut ,weaken left temple, then right jaw, now debilitate. Employ body shot combo to chest, break feeble ribs, give undertook to sternum, dislocate entire jaw, apply front face lock, suplex to skull."

"In conclusion: Ears Dazed, Jaw Fractured, 5 Ribs Broken, Right Knee Broken, Concussion to temple, And Skull Fractured. Full Recovery 8-12 weeks.

While still on the ground seconds earlier Ryan planned his attack and was ready to execute it. Kipping to his feet Reptile attempted an elbow attack that Ryan dodged with ease, following with a devastating bell clap to the ears, bewildering Reptile, who threw a high right kick to have it caught and to receive a knee fracture. While still being able to stand, threw a fast right uppercut which was another attack dodged, and took a overbook punch to his left temple, then a right hook to his rightjaw. Ryan then threw a fast 5 hit combo to Reptile's body hitting weak points, and breaking feeble ribs, and then a viscous under-hook to the sternum, before breaking his entire jaw, and finally picking up Reptile and dropping him very hardly on his head.

Reptile laid on the ground groaning in pain before the guards dragged him away. Raiden and Liu Kang watched Ryan win against the Zaterrean assassin, as Shang Tsung announced his next opponent.

"Your second challenge...BARAKA!" He announced. The Tarkatan warrior roared loudly and jumped to stage, with monks applauding. Ryan looked at the humanoid warrior and figured it might an easy task just like Reptile, but just to be weary of his abnormal sharp teeth...until Baraka unsheathed his arm blades.

"They will taste your flesh!" He threatened.

With, that in mind Ryan entered a stance before being ordered to fight by Shang Tsung.

"FIGHT" Shang Tsung announced.

Baraka charged at me like angry bull, slashing his blades through the air. Seeming I dodged the blades and countered with strikes of my own, until he planned an overhead attack, but it was clearly a diversion to knock me off my feet. As soon as I hit the ground he attempted to stab me in the face chest with both blades, before I bolted out the way of the blades. Once, I got to my feet I again unsheathed my katana, entering the Ko Gasumi stance, waiting for the next attack. We circle each other slowly, eyes locked, and our wits very sharp, before he made the first move by charging blindly at me, once he got closer, I soon slashed his chest and back the same way I did Reptile, until sweeping him off of his feet.

3rd Person P.O.V

While all eyes were focused on the raging fighters, two spectators were watching Ryan fight the Outworld savage, and were surprisingly impressed with his performance.

"He fights the Tarkatan with great skill, and focus Lord Raidan." Said Liu Kang.

"Yes, he does, and it makes him a formidable warrior." Lord Raidan said.

But, soon after Lord Raidan said his words, he was flashed with a vision, his eyes glowed brighter than they were, and he clutched his head in a painful like manner.

"Lord Raidan! What is wrong?" Liu worriedly asked.

"Strange visions..." Raidan said, as he pulled out his amulet, to see that it was cracked in several places, Liu was shocked to see it.

"Your Amulet!" Liu uttered out loud.

"It is nothing, Liu Kang. The tournament continues." Raidan said calming Liu.

Meanwhile, Johnny Cage is shown to still be hitting on Sonya, while watching Ryan fight Baraka.

"Wow...he's really got this under control, and must know what he's doing." Johnny said.

"Yeah, even after that first fight of his, something tells me that he had all of it planned out or something." Sonya remarked.

Johnny nodded his head in agreement "Yeah maybe...so anyway's you uh, up for a little dinner anytime soon?" Johnny said with a goofy smirk.

Sonya just groaned out loud with her hand on her forehead.

Back to the fight, Ryan was still going up against Baraka with his very best and tried to see if it was manageable to knock him off of his feet. Until, Baraka attempted a slash combo, only for Ryan to parry the attacks...and managing to cut off Baraka's arm blades. With that a series of collective gasps were heard all around, and that showed that Ryan was going to end the fight soon. And, to make matters even, he even sheathed his katana, only to fight Baraka in a sense of fair play.

Baraka soon attempted a high to the face, only for the kick to be countered and Ryan breaking the leg, while sweeping Baraka off of his other leg. With that in mind he gave Baraka a vicious stomp to the face that stunned him in a manner, but before he could lay another Baraka dodged the stomp and came to his. Ryan, knew that Baraka was getting more and more tired from the effort and used it for an advantage.

Removing a combat knife from it's holster, he was ready to get closer and more dirty. Baraka threw a hard haymaker only to have another move dodged again, and getting stabbed in the side and getting kicked some distance away. Ryan knew he had Baraka on the ropes and was going for the K.O, he soon charged towards Baraka throwing the knife into his chest, before preforming a kick to the chest forcing the knife deeper, but instead of falling to the ground in defeat, Ryan grabbed him by the shoulders, and giving him a skull fracturing headbutt but wasn't through he soon hooked his arms under Baraka's and threw him overhead making him land very hard to the ground in pain.

Baraka was in a great state of defeat, and knew that he was finished for good. Shang Tsung took notice of the fight and gave Ryan one last order.

"Congratulations...Now FINISH HIM!" Shang Tsung shouted.

"What do mean? He's had enough." Ryan said

"KILL HIM!!!" He demanded loudly.

Ryan soon looked down at Baraka groaning in agony and pain, and soon told Ryan to kill him.

"Go ahead, Earthrealmer...Finish me..." Baraka said weakly.

Ryan then looked back at Shang Tsung and refused to kill Baraka.

"No. I'm not killing him, I said before he's already had enough." Ryan said with a bold tone.

Shang Tsung soon narrowed his pale eyes at the young adult, and soon ended the fight.

"Very well...The tournament will resume at dawn!" Shang Tsung stated loudly.

With that in mind, he soon turned at walked from his throne and departed, once he was out of sight the monks began to do the same as well. Ryan knew that it was over when he heard it, and began to walk off the stage, and once he did two male strangers walked towards him. The first was a tall man dressed in all white and a straw hat. But what stocked out about him was eyes, they were a searing glowing white. The other male was an muscular Asian young adult looking to be the same age as Ryan, he was bare chested wearing red and black Shaolin pants, spiked arm gauntlets, and a red headband.

"You fought well." Raidan said.

"Yeah, uh thanks I guess just doing what I got to survive." Ryan stated

"You should be more respectful of Lord Raidan. He is the protector of Earthrealm, the god of thunder, the--" Liu said, before being cut off by Ryan.

"Hey look, I really appreciate the gratitude and all but I got ask if you step aside, it's been a long day for me, especially since I had to fight the two...whatever they were." Ryan said.

Ryan attempted to walk away, but Liu stepped in his way.

"This tournament is more than a chance for personal glory. We are fighting for the very survival of Earthrealm." Liu said.

"What do you mean?" Ryan asked.

"Your last opponent was Tarkatan. He was born with those blades." Raidan told Ryan who saw Baraka being carried off by guards.

"Yeah. And I had feeling that he wasn't normal even when first saw him. But look what's any of this even about?" Ryan asked again.

"He represents Outworld. Had you lost, the emperor Shao Kahn would have come one step closer to physically absorbing our world into his." Raidan stated.

"Alright...Alright but what's the emperor guy got to do with the tournament?" Ryan asked, and Raidan explained again.

"The Elder Gods created the Mortal Kombat tournament to give Earthrealm a chance to defend itself. But if we lose this time, Shao Kahn will conquer all." Raidan said, while Ryan was listening it was too much for him to take in.

"Jesus Christ..." Ryan Muttered. "Look I maybe a great fighter but I only fight against crime and protect innocent lives, not go up against weird-ass fighters from "Outworld" or whatever." Ryan said. "It been great to meet you guys, so I'll see ya around." Ryan said before walking off.

"What is it you see in him?" Liu asked.

"He is a true formidable hero, but thinks he can't save everyone." Raidan said.

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A.N Thank God that took longer than I thought it would but at least I put in some damn effort.

If you're wondering about the fight planning part for Ryan Vs. Reptile, I got it from the 2009 Movie "Sherlock Holmes" love the fucking movie.

Shoutout to nadillaandlaprasthefireandice, thank you for giving me the motivation and determination to help me update this fanfic

Next Chapter: New Allies and Adversaries