Thrown into a dirty cell, her hands planted against dried blood and filth. The cell door shut closed as no other living souls continued to linger. She was left alone; a musty room of solitude.

Kal's emotions fell short, her eyes jittering in madness as she felt herself to be extremely lost at this point. If she was to be killed than so be it. Kalliste had contemplated a lot about death, the unpleasant things of knowing about the end. Her life was not that interesting anyway. At least she managed herself at adulthood, being a young adult that is. Kalliste sat against the wall as she waited for something to happen.

Her head and body ached from the recent brawl she had with Kollector. Now the mere thought of him just made her sour and bitter. Yet, she had to part ways with him if she had too. They constantly had unsavory exchanges with one for many weeks and sadly, it all ended. At times, Kalliste had wished he was also captured, but she was the only one shackled.

Suddenly, creaky cell doors opened abruptly, a few guards came in.

"Up, prisoner!" They yelled as they grabbed Kalliste on both arms, pulling her roughly outside the cell. Kalliste stepped onto one of the guards' ankle. Releasing her as she was about to swipe at the other guard; a tightening feeling grasped around her neck, pulling her. She winced as she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar reptilian warrior. Its eyes slit of dim yellows, an overpowering smell of repulsiveness swarmed through her nose.

Her eyes widen. It was Reptile. He too served under Shao Kahn's court and now...

"I remember you. - Sshao Kahn's recent little lackey." His s's extended out as he hissed at her. Seemed that he had quickly sided with the new Kahn. The guards returned to their task, apprehending her as they followed Reptile's way.

"You do not talk, do you? I've heard your demon sspeaks for you." Kalliste huffed as she tried to wiggle herself out of the guards restrains but they continued to tighten their grip around her arms.

"Kotal Kahn iss now the Kahn, a more resspectable one." He continues to talk as Kalliste remained quiet for the meantime, they escorted her throughout the Kahn's palace, even after a few weeks, the debris had been removed. The place was slowly turning into something completely different.

She was led to the familiar throne room which no longer possessed the dark side it once had. Red drapes covered the ceiling, stone walls, and pillars. The place was beginning to look like an Aztec palace, fitting in the new Kahn's image. The guards threw Kalliste onto the ground, shackled around her wrists as she landed on her knees uncomfortably. She slowly looked up at the new Kahn who sat in his Aztec throne - this particular situation felt so similar from the past, bringing nostalgia.

"You kneel upon your new emperor.- Now I ask you this, what is your name?"

Her eyes stared upon the stone floors, dripping its weary gaze.

A hardening grip around her jaw clicked as she was pulled into the view of the emperor.

"The emperor sspeakss for your name!" Reptile dug his ferocious claws into her skin, making her wince mutely. He roughly let go as he made his way to his Kahn.

"Sshe is called 'Kallisste'" Reptile declares.

"How is it you know this?" Kotal questions in curiosity. His hands grip tightly upon the throne's arm-rest.

"Sshe took sservice for Sshao Kahn. Sshe is but Sshao Kahn's remaining lackey'ss, emperor." The emperor glares at Kalliste who continues to drop her head, her eyes set upon the stone.

Kotal Kahn stands up. "I do not follow under Shao Kahn's ascendant, yet I ask for your relations with Kollector, he is indeed a great threat to Outworld." His eyes glares upon Kalliste who remains unresponsive, the type of behavior which made him slightly impatient.

"Tell me the whereabouts of Kollector." Kotal says. Silence was all she gave until he turned his head to his fellow guards, nodding his head as a way of gesturing a signal. The drapes from above them had been revealed as the sunlight poured inside the room. Kotal Kahn raises his hand above him.

"Toh-nah-tee-uh!" He shouts as a blazing ray of sunlight comes crashing down, the heat, the fire beaming down all over Kalliste. The pain was boiling, Kal could only shake her body in agony, attempting to withstand the burning torment.

It all ceased for a moment, Kalliste tried catching her breath as the remaining heat still covered her body.

"Speak! Or you shall burn within in the blazing sunray." His tone was strong and stern. With a moment of silence, he continued to rain down the sun's ray upon Kalliste. The light shines strongly, its heat releasing burns onto her skin.

"STOP!"

All had ceased as Kal's overpowering demon voice loudly screamed. She had felt her skin sizzle like a burning pain, her skin now reddening with affliction.

"Do you wish to speak now?" He towers over Kalliste who deems to be extremely boiled, there was excess smoke coming off of her.

"-Kollector is no friend of mine... I would not know where he went off to..."

Kotal shook his head subtly, he sighed softly as he raised his arm once more. "Nothing but untruthful words." He spoke as another wave of boiling sunlight came raining down on her.

It would not stop, it shined ever harder than before. Her heart ached, her throat swelled as she screamed in agony - the awakening voice within her was rising in volume. The heat was so strong, Kalliste tried to shake herself away from the sunlight but other guards held her down as the sun's ray continued to pour like burning lava.

The screams from inside her became real, she felt the demon voice and hers collide as her throat was pierced with unknown forces. Kalliste screamed and screamed as her skin began to blister into redness.

BOOM!

An abrupt explosion was just heard in the middle Outworld. Somewhere close and somewhere far. The sunlight finally diminished, yet the searing pain on her still lingered. Kotal Kahn ordered his guards to find the matter, as another guard came rushing in.

"Emperor! It is the Tarkatans alongside Mileena!"

Kotal nodded in response as he gestured Reptile to come with. Kalliste laid weakly against the floor as she felt an unknown heavy presence nearby. She groaned, attempting to stay conscious as this could be her way out. As she moved on to her back, she could see a heavy towering figure hovering over her.

"Torr! Grab her!" The brawny beast grabbed Kalliste by shoulder facing her frail and sloppy body in front of the two unusual characters.

The little girl child peered a bit closer to Kalliste.

"She pretty lady! - Kotal want us guard pretty lady? - She hurt from the sun, very hurt!" The child continued to comment on Kalliste who desperately needed to get away, but her muscles ached, her skin hissed from recent torments.

"Ferra want play with lady! Right, Torr?" The beast responded with a loud grunt. Kalliste gathered all her remaining strength as her eyes began to turn to it's vile to blacken scleras, all around her a force of blacken energy sputtered from the beast's grip. She dropped from the ground and quickly stumbled away from them. But the minor stun attack was very subtle and soon the Ferra/Torr pair began to chase after her.

"Chase her, Torr!" The child yelled as Kalliste felt insanely hot the more she ran. This type of heat caused a sickening dizziness in her brain; nausea. She cannot stop at all, she could never stop at this point. But the hardening footsteps behind her felt so intense and loud, she had to keep ongoing.

Kalliste can almost hear her voice pull itself from her throat, her rough grunting had become noticeable for her to feel.

But her main concentration was to get the hell outta here. She had no weapons at all, she had little strength or energy for her to use her abilities.

Keep it together, keep it steady! She told herself.

As the Ferra/Torr pair charged closer to her she weakly evaded their increasingly fast pace on her. Kalliste made her way through the open corridors, seeking for the exit to which hurriedly stumbled of too.

Her fear rose as she felt the tremors of the beast coming for her. All upcoming guards came into her way too which she evaded for they may block the way of Torr and Ferra.

Kalliste finally made it outside and now, the subtle sunlight even made her more uncomfortable. Kalliste stumbled into the Outworld's market, the crowd swarming like fish, filling the place to which Kalliste needed to getaway. So, that she may dissolve with the public.

Out in the open where Kalliste rushes through, she finds Reptile and Kotal near a huge area where the market had been damaged. Kalliste turned away quickly - veering to her right as all that she could do was keep running through the crowd.

At the end of the other open area, Kalliste fell against another body. Prickly bones stood from their skin. A group of Tarkatans. Kalliste abruptly fell against them as she slowly planted onto the ground.

Being extremely exhausted, she passed out from all the heat and the lack of energy from her body.

Against the warm ground, she took one last breath and fell into unconsciousness.

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