Again, Nash is in trouble! How will he handle it? Also, do our other disciples faced the same problems like our main guy here? Let's find out!

Chapter 15

What have I gotten myself into? I'm too petrified to even move or speak. I could only have my mouth hung down agape as both Edenian siblings made their way to me. I better run but then again, Kitana would have just throw her fan at me and Mileena would have pounced on me like a panther.

I have no where else to run.

"Look," I managed to find my voice. "Let me explain-"

"Is it true?" Kitana interrogated me. I gulped and nodded slowly. Before Kitana would say anything, Mileena tackled me to the ground while I yelped in surprised. Knowing this is too much, I kicked the Tarkatan princess in the stomach. But I won't deny the guilt I'm feeling for the both of them.

Kitana's my mentor. I'm not suppose to keep this a secret and tell her like a good little disciple. But my damn dick just controls my actions more than my own brain! What have I gotten myself into? Before any of the ladies could react, I held both Mileena and Kitana in a strong hold to prevent them from killing each other.

"Before you can kill me," I breathed. "Yes, I know about your sister, Kitana. And Mileena, no you can't eat anyone. You two will have to get along before the world dies in your father's hand! So, one of you fighting of the throne is useless."

I was met with another slap to the face by my mentor. Seriously, am I her living and mobile punching bag?

"Kitana," I look at my mentor without any fear. "No matter if she was created in the Pits or pulled out of your mother's womb, she's still your sister nonetheless. Try and at least bond with her."

Before I knew it, Kitana subdued Mileena before taking off with me. Not a word utter out of her ever since we returned back from the palace. She stormed off with Jade following behind to console her friend. I was left alone, leaving myself to my own thoughts.

"She found out, huh?" Riana's presence made my heart jump at the sudden sound of her voice. Kurt detached from his position on his shoulder and climbed his way to mind. I petted him for comfort. The bearded dragon closed his eyes, relaxing to my touch.

"He knows you're in trouble," Riana gestured to her beard dragon. "It seems off to have reptiles feel emotions but Kurt has been expressing ever since he was small as my finger."

I could not say anything to my sister. I'm just too broken up. Kitana found out which means Jade will know and my relationship with her will all go down to shit. Hell, the whole of Edenia will be after me! What will my friends think? What will people say when they saw me at the tournament? Shang Tsung is definitely going to suck my soul and kill me in the process.

"Nash," my sister draped an arm around me as she sat down next to me on the floor. "I know you made those mistakes. I made my mistakes as well ever since we got here. All we could do now is carry on. What else have we got to lose?"

I sighed deeply. It has been like what four to five days and I'm still not understanding the choices I made here? I've been playing this game since I went to a fucking arcade! How could I not know this?!

"Why don't you and I go for a walk down the Outworld market?" Riana suggested. "Come on, it'll do you good from all the crap you've been through. Plus, let's use our money to spend on finding a perfect weapon."

Got nothing else to do, I accepted the offer.

…

Outworld market has never been this busy. Not that I know of it since it only showed some scenes in the game as a cutscene. We were browsing through different stalls, finding different weapons catches our attention. And also have a reasonable price so that we don't go back with an empty pouch.

So far, nothing catches my attention.

Riana on the other hand, found a pair of latex gloves that fitted her very hands. They looked a bit tight but my sister doesn't seem to mind. In fact, she's flexing her hands and fingers as if she's going to have claws. If only the gloves have sharp tips that could retract, then she's got herself a pair of claws.

"You're making claws for yourself?" I deducted. Riana nodded. Then explained how she will use them as I expected. Though I find it strange that the dealer said it could reflect any bullets. I find that bullshit.

"I could have been cheated on," Riana told me. "But I think I know who could help me buy these gloves. Or at least to confirm my purchase."

"Really," I laughed. "Who then?"

"You'll see," she said with a grin. "He could be here at the market, so as Kristina said he'll be."

Wait, what?! Okay, who is this guy? I better trace back to the people I know that might be here at Outworld. Ermac…Goro…Sheeva…Baraka…

But none of them wields a gun.

It took almost what felt like an hour before the both of us met a cowboy. I'm not kidding. There's a cowboy in Outworld! And Riana just knew him?! Am I missing something here?

"Riana," the cowboy nodded at my sister. Don't know about you but he sounded exactly like Troy Baker. Can't deny that voice every time I watch a cartoon or anime, he's always there.

"Hey Erron," she greeted. "I kinda need your help. You see I just want to confirm if these gloves are bullet proof just before I make a purchase. So I need you to shoot my hands."

"WHAT?!" I screamed in protest. Even Kurt was making those sounds out of fear. But Riana simply dropped her pet into my arms. She's doing it…my fucking sister is doing it!

"You're taking a risk here," the cowboy told her and then looked at me. I've got to be on my guard he dares shoot me. More importantly, is my sister out of her fucking mind?!

"Are you her boyfriend?" the gunslinger inquired. I almost dropped Kurt out of shock. Riana made a sound when she's offended. I glared at him. "For the record, I'm her brother. And she's two years older!"

To be fair, I can see why people would think of us as a couple. She's a lot shorter than me, her being 5'3 while myself being a fair height of 5'9. My skin is almost tan like the Sun, people would mistook me for an Iberian gypsy. But Riana's skin was fair. In fact, I've never seen such fair skin on a woman since our family are either yellow or shades of leather brown. Plus, her thickness makes her adorable like a hamster stuffing food in her cheeks.

"Awkward…" he exchanged glances between us. But then he whipped out his two revolvers. They look awesome if they weren't pointing at my sister. I rushed in but Riana stopped me.

"It's alright, Nash," she assured. "I can handle him."

I quickly closed Kurt's eyes, not wanting him to see his owner in a bad shape. Or worse. With a cock of the gun, I thought I would go deaf from the sound of the fired gun. I waited for a scream.

But there wasn't.

"Well what did ya know," he chuckled. "So it is bullet proof after all. But that's not stopping me if someone hired me to kill you."

"You have another thing coming," my sister smirked. She then winked at me before extending her gloved hand to have Kurt. I guessed Riana is happy with her purchase then. Before she could return to the stall for payment, the cowboy grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Hold on there, Missy," he stopped her. "Since I did you a favour, I need something in return."

"What, money?" asked Riana.

"Nah, not today," he shook his head. "Tell me what's Kristina like."

"WHAT?!" the both of us stared at him. Is this the guy Bryan mentioned who Kristina's got a crush on? Well, I don't know him but his body is a perfect girl's magnet along with that voice. I have a feeling it's more of an infatuation than an actual crush. But I can see why.

"Hate to break it to you," I stepped in. "But Kristina is not the type to fall for a man."

"We'll see," he said it with optimism. Well good luck to that! She would literally kick your ass and then shove those guns up his rectum before blood spew out of that mask.

"I'd tell you Erron," Riana nodded. "After I've paid for these!"

I decided to leave my sister be with him. Sure he looked like he's gonna kill her but I trust her. I just hope she knows what she's doing. Now I have time to look for a weapon of my own. I want to impress my mentor, hoping we will make amends and let bygones be bygones.

So far, nothing interesting catches my attention. I hope what ever weapon was worthy, it would be the type to give critical damage to my enemies and maybe impress the ladies.

As I continue to walk, I couldn't help but sense that something was following me. I can't see it but I can feel it's there. I tried not to worry about it and carry on. Though a distinct smell could be detected…

…

3rd P.O.V

Kristina had no other choice but to entertain herself while waiting for Sheeva to return. The both of them had stayed back at the tournament because Goro, another four-armed giant wanted to talk to her mentor about something. Just by a direct observation, Kristina could tell that her mentor liked him.

"I think they're cute together, she mused, letting down her hair from a ponytail. "In a weird way…"

"Who in a weird way?" an all-too-familiar voice peered from behind her. Kristina screamed out of shock before kicking the person in the gut involuntarily. She huffed in anger when she realised it was Bryan.

"Damn Kris!" he groaned while clutching his stomach. "You weren't this cray cray ever since we got here."

"I wouldn't," she breathed heavily, trying to calm herself down. "If you hadn't sneak up behind me like a fucking stalker! What the hell are you doing creeping about?! Aren't you suppose to go back?"

"Johnny's got some things to settle," Bryan dusted his bruised self before getting up as if nothing had hurt him. "So, I have some spare time to get some juicy gossips~"

Kristina wanted to facepalm but was too tired to do so. She wondered if there is a library in a world like this. Despite her love of sports and her gritty attitude, she doesn't mind curling up in bed with a good book to read. Fantasy and adventures with a female lead had always been her favourite. But the number one has got to be the mangas like One Piece and Black Butler which always made her laugh.

Ignoring Bryan, Kristina decided to walk away but did not look at the incoming figure that bumped into her. Growling in frustration, she vented:

"Hey! Watch where you're going you-"

She almost wanted to punch herself for almost cursing to her first opponent. The construct, Ermac, had been observing the match and was impressed with a girl like Kristina. Needless to say he wouldn't mind her as a rival. But he only eyed her, trying to deduct what is she doing.

"Oh god, I'm sorry!" she managed to blurt out. "Just a typical day for me, that's all!"

"We see," Ermac nodded. But one of the souls could detect something off of her. She looks bored one of the souls pointed out. The rest in his body murmured in agreement. Ermac sighed. He sometimes wished they would not argue or have a debate while he is alert.

"You look fatigued," he commented. "Or are we mistaken for something else?"

"Yeah," she nodded. "Just tired and kinda bored. Waiting for Sheeva to finish her stuff with Goro. Say, you don't think this place has a library? Could use a good book."

Ermac blinked his glowing green eyes. From his first encounter with her, she had nothing more than determination and a wild soul. He would have extract it from her, had not she had impressed her with her battles. Inside, he usually is reserved to express himself in front of others. This however…

"We know a library," he finally answered. "If you like, we could escort you there. Unless you decide otherwise."

"Sure!" she nodded, still a bit surprised at his sudden offer. But she took this opportunity to know the constructed sorcerer better. She followed him until the both of them reached a large door she swore could be about at least seven feet tall. Funny enough Ermac was hovering through his telekinesis. She thought it was cool.

When he opened the door, Kristina's jaws dropped from the sudden image before her. The library reminded her of the ones she saw in Beauty and the Beast or Harry Potter. Different sorts of books, scrolls and journals were arranged neatly on the nicely carved shelves. She would love to run her fingers across the spines of each of the books.

"It's amazing," she stared with awe. Ermac observed this with interest. People who usually come to the library were there to do work but could not appreciate the architecture and the designs that drew someone like him to make use of this place as a private haven for him. It gave him a sense of peace and tranquility.

"Indeed it is," he nodded in agreement. He watched Kristina running to the nearest shelf to inspect the books. Inside, he could hear the thousands of souls giggling and making odd noises.

"Silence," he murmured to the souls. They stopped briefly but resumed. He turned his attention again to Kristina, who was now climbing a ladder to reach for a book from the highest shelf.

Kristina decided to find something interesting at the top since the lowest part of the shelves only had scrolls and parchment. If only she had a wand, she could use the spell Accio to summon an object to her. Suddenly, she started to lose her balance once she tried to reach a book away from where she was.

She screamed, thinking she would be splattered onto the floor but was caught in midair along with the book she wanted to retrieve. The aura that surrounded her was a beautiful glow of green. Above her, she saw Ermac who had a smirk on his face, revealing a bit of his teeth.

She has never seen such teeth from someone like him.

"Are you forgetting that we were here?" he asked her in amusement. He found it funny he caught her in time and levitated her in midair with her upside down below him. Gently, he lowers her to the ground.

"That…" she gasped. "Was awesome. But warn me next time, will ya? I could have gotten that book on my own!"

"Depends," he said. "We will do our reading elsewhere." Before he could go, Kristina suddenly grabbed his hand. He stared at her in confusion.

"I'm not too familiar with this library," she chuckled nervously. "I was wondering if you could just show me around? Just so that I am familiar with the place."

As if that's her answer! one of the souls cackled gleefully. Ermac reprimanded the soul and nodded. He too would like to know the outcome of this scenario.

"Gladly."

Oooh! Kristina has a reading buddy. One way to get someone to know you is to go to a library with them. Don't worry Nash, you'll make amends soon. No one holds a grudge forever. I like how Riana randomly asked someone to shoot her hands for confirmation! So my updates will be a little slow due to work and life but reviews and likes are appreciated.

Stay tune for my next story!