ZETA'S BACK BITCHES! Sorry I took so long. Good god I hate my job sometimes…=_=; But now I'm back and ready to publish my next chapter on Blackwing Kombatant. I've read the reviews concerning which side Krow should be on and I was kinda surprised how many people wanted him on Earthrealm's side. You guys really didn't like the MK9 story, did you? Nevertheless, it looks like Krow will be joining Earthrealm's side. Thank you readers for your votes and reviews.

And to all of you who are asking me to put Kitana in the harem: As much as I wanna, and I really do, I think she's better with Liu Kang. Sorry, but that's one thing I'm not changing in the MK9 story.

I do not own Mortal Kombat. That would be NetherRealms Studios. If I did, I'd be making a ton of money.

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Krow awakened from his meditation and blinked his eyes open, seeing two people approaching him.

One of them was wearing white-and-blue clothes with a blue cape and straw hat and the other Krow can tell is a shaolin monk just from the clothes he's wearing. "Yes? Can I help you?" he said, standing up.

The man with the cape spoke. "Greetings, young warrior. My name is Raiden, God of Thunder and Earthrealm's Guardian. And this is Liu-Kang, Representative of the Shaolin Monks" the said monk placed his left hand over his right fist and bowed.

Krow bowed in return, "Nice to meet ya. I'm Krow. So to what do I owe an audience with a god?" he asked.

"I watched your fights with Reptile and Baraka. You show a lot of skill for one as young as you. Are you a member of Lin Kuei?" Raiden asked.

Krow sighed and shrugged, "I honestly don't know. I don't remember anything about my past."

The shaolin monk gasped "You lost your memory?"

"Yeah. I don't even know if Krow is my actual name. But it's the only connection to the past I have at the moment. That and my affinity to the darkness." He explained. Hearing this, Raiden and Liu-Kang couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy.

"Krow, may I suggest an offer?" Raiden asked him.

"Well, that would depend on the offer." Was his reply.

Raiden nodded, "I would like you to join us in our fight to save Earthrealm."

This got Krow a bit concerned "Save Earthrealm? Is it really that serious?"

"Yes. The Mortal Kombat tournament is not just any tournament. It was created by the Elder Gods themselves so that Earthrealm could have a chance to defend itself. But Outworld has already won 9 times. If they win this tournament, the emperor Shao Khan will absorb this realm." Raiden explained.

Krow was wide-eyed. This tournament was actually a fight for the fate of Earthrealm itself?! Not only that, but Raiden is asking him to join the fight to save it. He wasn't sure what to do. He wanted to help, but will an amnesiac teen who barely understands his own powers be any help?

~Take the offer kid~ Came Kurohane's voice in his head.

~Kurohane?~

~Well you got nothing else to do. So you might as well join them. This will mean you'll have to train harder, though. Besides, something tells me that joining them will somehow help in getting your memories back. Call it a woman's intuition~ she added.

Krow thought about this for a moment and nodded looking at Raiden and Liu-Kang. "Alright Raiden. I'm in." he gave his answed.

"Krow. Are you sure about this? Joining us will mean facing dangerous enemies. Some even deadlier than the ones you faced earlier." Liu-Kang warned.

The young fighter nodded, "I'm sure. One, Earthrealm is my home too, so yeah I'll fight to defend it. Two, well, let's just say a voice in my head tells me that I may find my answers by joining you." He said.

Liu-Kang smiled at the boy's conviction as did Raiden, "Very well. In that case, we are glad to have you with us." The thunder god said.

"Great. But now with that cleared up, I gotta get going. Tournament resumes at dawn so I'm gonna get as much sleep as I can before the next time I have to fight."

Raiden nodded, "Of course. Until we meet again, Krow." And with that he teleported himself and Liu Kang away, leaving Krow by himself.

"Well I sure as hell won't be getting any sleep here." He muttered and left the bridge to look for a place to sleep. Unknown to him though, someone was following him.

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It was a bright afternoon at a fairly large village in Japan. The civilians were going on with their daily lives and the kids were out playing on the sides of the streets. Speaking of children, one who seemed to be about 10 years old was training in hand-to-hand. He had spiky black hair and red eyes. Teaching him was a man in his mid 20s with short black hair and amber eyes.

"You have much to learn before you can become a warrior." The man said, sternly.

The boy panted as he got back into his fighting stance, "I know. But I still wanna be strong like you! Then I'll be able protect my family!" he declared.

The man chuckled, "That's quite the goal you've set for yourself." Then his expression turned serious. "However, that path will be filled with danger. If you choose to pursue

this path, then there is no guarantee that you will live to be 15." He warned.

The boy stood frozen at the man's words and gulped. He wanted to be strong, no doubt, but dying before age 15? That was a bit off-putting.

"Are you scaring him again?" came a feminine voice from the side. That voice came from a woman in a pink kimono with long black hair, deep blue eyes. "Honestly, you say these things because you enjoy seeing the frightened look on his face."

"He has to know the harsh reality he'll be forced to live through." He replied to her, "But his expressions do prove amusing." He added, smiling.

"Hey! I'm still here, ya know!" the kid exclaimed indignantly, pouting.

The man started laughing, followed by the raven-haired woman. Soon, even the kid joined in on the laughter.

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Krow opened his eyes as he woke up from his nap, which he had been taking on a rooftop. A little fact about Krow is that he enjoys sleeping outside directly underneath the night sky. He let out a yawn and stretched, "What a weird dream…" he muttered rubbing his eyes. However, as his eyes started to regain focus, he found himself staring into a pair of yellow reptilian eyes up close. "Uhhhhh….Is there a reason you're this close or should I call an adult?" he asked.

"I came to inform you that the tournament will resume shortly." Reptile answered.

"Eh? Oh right, the tournament." Krows scratched the back of his head, "Guess I oughta get going then."

Reptile nodded and left.

"Well that was…an interesting way to start the morning." He muttered as he was about to leave for the tournament, until he heard voices from a distance. Curious, he decided to go see what was going on.

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Sonya Blade, lieutenant of Earthrealm's Special Forces unit of the USA, was currently escorting her commanding officer, Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs, who was captured by Shang Tsung and imprisoned on this island where he sustained injuries and bruises. "Come on, move it Jax. That's an order!"

Jax chuckled, "What, so you're in charge now?" he joked.

Sonya activated the comm link on her wrist, "Sonya Blade to Special Forces Command. What's the status on that evac?"

"En route to your location. They will meet you shortly" came the response from base.

Sonya nodded, "Affirmative. Sonya out. Almost home, soldier"

"Halt! By order of Shang Tsung, no one leaves this island!"

Sonya and Jax turned to see two female warriors approach them. They were Princess Kitana and her trusted bodyguard Jade, both well-trained assassins from the world of Edenia. Sonya scowled, "Ugh! I so do not have time for this! Outta my way!" she snapped, before engaging the two warriors.

Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows of the trees nearby, Krow was watching the fight unfold, a bit concerned at first about the woman, Sonya Blade he heard her call herself, fighting 2 on 1 against two female warriors. But then he saw her skills in kombat. Needless to say, he was impressed and surprised by how Sonya was keeping them at bay with her skills in kombat

Sonya Blade vs Jade and Kitana

Sonya dodged another fan swipe from Kitana while Jade came in with an overhead swing with her staff. Sonya cartwheeled out of the way just in time as Jade's staff slammed onto the ground. Sonya clenched her fists and clanged her wrists together, firing rings of strange pink energy. The assassins were surprised by her technique. Kitana barely had time to block the projectiles with her fans but Jade wasn't as lucky as one of the energy blasts struck her, knocking her back. Kitana rushed in at Sonya with her razor fans. Sonya was forced to go on the defensive lest she gets sliced to pieces. However she stumbled when Kitana managed to cut her shoulder, giving her an opening and she cut her on her thigh and midriff. ~Shit.. I gotta end this quick before it gets real bad~ she thought. She saw Kitana coming at her again prepared to cut her down. Sonya was ready this time as she grabbed Kitana's arm and countered by elbowing her in the jaw and then kneeing her in the gut leaving her a bit dazed from the 1-2 combo. Sonya took this chance to flip onto a handstand and used her legs to grab Kitana by waist and slammed her hard on the ground on her back, knocking her out. She flipped back onto her feet and turned to face Jade. Seeing her best friend down, Jade extended her staff and swung. Sonya ducked to dodge but Jade anticipated her move and kicked Sonya in the jaw as she ducked, sending her sprawling back. Spinning her staff, Jade brought it down on Sonya, who managed to grab the staff before it could slam into her face. Sonya diverted the staff to hit the ground and then kicked Jade in the stomach, making her stumbled back holding her stomach. Then Sonya tucked in both her legs and launched herself from the ground to Jade in an arc path, kicking her in the face and knocking her to the ground.

Sonya Blade wins!

Sonya panted as she looked at Kitana and Jade laying on the ground, "Well, I sure as hell don't need anymore surprises like them." She sighed and walked over to Jax. "How're ya holding up?"

"I'm fine." Jax groaned.

Sonya scoffed."Heh, you liar. After I get you to base, I'm coming back here. Kano's still out here somewhere."

Jax just sighed, "Y'know Sonya, one of these days, your obsession with him will get you killed."

"I trusted him…"

"Yeah, we all did."

"But I was the one he used." Sonya finished. Soon, she heard the sound of a helicopter, "I think our ride's here" She saw the incoming helicopter and started waving her arms so the pilot could see her and Jax. But as the aircraft made its descent, a fireball was launched and hit the copter, destroying it as it crashed and blew up. "NO!" Sonya shouted and sees Shang Tsung and the target of her vendetta, Kano, leader of the Black Dragons. "Damn you!" Needless to say, Sonya was pissed.

Shang Tsung chuckled, "You have a challenger Ms. Blade. Kano!"

Kano smirked and stepped forward, "Ain't no movie star gonna save ya this time."

Sonya growled as she got into her fighting stance, ready to take down Kano.

Krow, still hidden in the shadows, was amazed at how Sonya took care of those assassins, ~Damn! I wonder what exactly do they teach in the military?!~ He was cut out of his thoughts when he noticed mist surrounding his area. In an instant he started shivering "Th-th-the hell? Where'd this m-m-m-mist come from?" he said feeling colder as seconds passed by.

~Krow! Get outta there! Somebody's cast that mist and will freeze you if you stay in there!~ Kurohane alerted.

Krow nodded and made a run for it, leaping up from tree branch to tree branch, quickly getting out of the mist. "Whew…that was close…" he said. "Still, that was random and sudden. Was somebody trying to kill me?" He instantly regretted asking as ice started gathering at one spot and formed a human shape before shattering, revealing a masked man in black and blue. Vapor seemed to be coming from his hands. "Uh…hi? I take it you're the guy who tried to deep freeze me in that mist."

The man stared coldly at Krow, "I am Sub Zero of the Lin Kuei. I have been sent by Shang Tsung to fight you. Prepare yourself, for you will now feel the cold embrace of death."

~Aw come on!~

~Focus Krow! Here he comes!~

Krow vs Sub Zero

Sub Zero made the first move by firing a ball of cold energy at Krow. Krow jumped up to a tree branch, allowing the blast to hit the tree below him causing it to freeze instantly. Krow, realizing there's no way out of this one, had dark aura surrounding him and he fired a black/purple ball of dark energy. Sub Zero countered by releasing another blast of ice energy. Both attacks collided with each other, canceling each other out. Krow launched himself off the branch at the ice caster, throwing a punch at him but he caught the punch and slammed his fist into Krow's stomach before throwing his into a tree. Krow coughed as he got up and he saw freezing water vapor swirling around Sub Zero's left hand. The Lin Kuei assassin manipulated and froze the vapor, giving it the shape of a double-edged broadsword. It was his infamous Kori Blade technique. Krow didn't have time be impressed by the blade's creation as Sub Zero swung his Kori Blade in a diagonal slash. The young fighter narrowly dodged by crouching making Sub Zero slice clean through the tree that was behind Krow. What's more, the sliced halves froze instantly. ~Note to self: do NOT let the ice sword touch you~ Krow thought, seeing the tree get sliced and frozen.

~I believe it's about time you start taking this fight seriously~ Kurohane piped in.

Krow sighed and stood up straight, putting his hands together to form a Ram handsign. (A/N: Yeah, I'm gonna be using handsigns from Naruto for the ninjas in Mortal Kombat) Black aura swirled around entire body as he reared his hand back. He then reached his hand out at Sub Zero and a dark spectral claw shot out from his hand. Sub Zero brought up his Kori Blade the block but was surprised when he was being pushed back even though he's blocking the attack. Sub Zero jumped to the side allowing the claw to go past him, smashing into a tree. Krow jumped into the air and swung his shadowy limb downward. Once again Sub Zero was forced to dodged, the claw slamming into the ground where he once was. Sub Zero leapt up to a tree and launched himself off of it at Krow while he was still in the air, swinging his Kori Blade in a downward slash. Krow cursed and quickly brought his arms up to block the sword with his metal armguards. However the force from the attack sent Krow falling to the ground. Krow landed on his feet. Sub Zero landed in front of him and stabbed the sword into the ground, sending a trail ice spikes at Krow. Krow jumped to the side, dodging it. Unfortunately, this left him open as he found out the hard way when Sub Zero was on him in an instant and slashed at him with his sword. Krow cried out as he received a diagonal slash across his slash. As he feared, he could already feel the Kori Blade's effect as ice started to slowly form around his wound. "F-f-fuck…" he panted. Suddenly dark electricity-like energy surrounded the wound, halting the ice from spreading.

~Krow! I can only halt the ice spread for so long! You have to end this fight quickly in order for me to focus more dark energy into healing you!~

Krow staggered to stand up straight, his hand over his chest wound. It took Sub Zero a few seconds to notice something was off. "Strange. Ice should be spreading from your wound throughout your body in a matter of seconds. Perhaps another of your strange abilities." Sub Zero stated, "However you, like the rest of your inferior clan, are no match for the Lin Kuei." he walked towards him Kori Blade still in hand, intent on finishing him off. Krow glared at the ice caster. Sub Zero met his gaze with his cold stare as he raised his sword and then brought it down on Krow.

CLANG!

Sub Zero's eyes widened slightly as Krow blocked his blade with his armguard. "I don't…THINK SO!" he shouted pushing Sub Zero back. Black/purple energy flared from his body. "I refuse to die…not until I get my answers!" he exclaimed.

~Hurry! Time's running out on how long I can stop the ice from spreading!~ Kurohane's voice warned him.

~I know. I'll finish this fight in one final attack!~ Krow replied, his eyes glowing orange.

Sub Zero watched as the young combatant flared out his dark energy, no doubt preparing for a last attack. "So be it…" his eyes glowed blue as ice cold blue energy flared around him, freezing his surroundings, "This next attack will decide your fate!" Both kombatants stared each other down for what felt like minutes. Then they suddenly charged at one another: Krow with his fist infused with concentrated dark energy and Sub Zero with his Kori Blade raised. With a cry, both warriors collided with each other, resulting in a large shockwave. The two fighters stood at opposite sides of each other, their backs turned against each other. After several seconds passed, Krow collapsed onto the ground, "D-damnit…" he muttered as he lost consciousness. On the other side, Sub Zero seemed fine at first, until he collapsed on one knee. He looked at his Kori Blade, seeing the blade broken in half. "…" He looked back at the unconscious Krow and stood up, finding it hard to keep balance. It would seem that Krow's last attack did more to him than he expected. He was about to go to him and finish him off while he was down when he heard voices and incoming footsteps.

"This way hurry!"

Sub Zero knew that in his state, fighting more of Earthrealm's fighters would be out of the question. So, he decided to leave the boy and made a swift retreat.

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Okay guys, lemme go on record and say that I am SO SORRY for taking so long to upload. I didn't have much free time to work on my stories due to my job. Another reason I took too long were the fight scenes. You think it's easy writing fight scenes for a story? My friends, you don't know how wrong you are. Whenever I write a fight scene, I wanna make sure the fight isn't one-sided, that both fighters have a chance. I will do a few "Flawless Victories" though, just to keep in the Mortal Kombat spirit.

So with that said, here's Krow's moveset.

Dark Pulse (insert Pokemon joke here): A projectile attack. Krow fires a ball of dark energy at his opponent. Enhanced version is called "Night Blast" where Krow fires condensed, more powerful, wave of dark energy.

Black Wind: A teleportation move. Krow disappears in a swirl of black feathers and reappears right next to the opponent. Enhanced version is called "Black Hurricane" where Krow disappears in a vicious cyclone of razor sharp black feathers that damages the foe as he reappears next to him/her.

Specter Claw: Black/Purplish aura surrounds Krow's arms and take shape of claws for Krow to slash his enemies with.

Shotgun: Krow's grapple move. Krow gets in close to the enemy before using the "Shadow Bullet" a technique in which he slams his fist into his/her gut and dark energy explodes from his fist on impact with a blast akin to a shotgun, sending the opponent a good distance away.

And that's all of his moves…for now anyways. He will learn new techniques as the story progresses. So until next time. Read and Review plz. Comments are to me like souls are to Shao Kahn.