"What is this?" Sub Zero asked, shocked.
He didn't know where he was standing, someplace white, almost blindingly so. For all he knew he might have been floating because he couldn't see any ground beneath him, just more endless white. That was the second most shocking thing though. He stared at his hands and saw snow white hands wrapped in blue gauntlets instead of the armoured robotic gloves. The rest of his body looked like, his body, and that confused him greatly. Clothes instead of robotic armour, a mask and cowl instead of a helmet, skin instead of wires and mesh.
"Has it been so long that you have forgotten yourself Sub Zero?" A voice said to him.
Out of the white came Nightwolf as a green, transparent figure.
"It hasn't been that long, but still, it's like being thrown back into a different time."
"Like a memory." Nightwolf explained.
"Something like that. Why am I like this, and where are we?" Sub Zero asked.
"You assume the form that your heart and soul know's best. You are in the middle of a spirit walk, but a special kind of spirit walk."
"How so?"
"Normally, a spirit walk is meant for a person to search within themselves. This is done so they can find clarity, face themselves, and ultimately find peace within. A person must walk along the path of their life, rereading their own story. The result can be maddening at times."
"Maddening?"
"We all forget and bury things from our past. Unearthing them can be traumatizing to say the least."
"I see...so how exactly is this spirit walk unique?"
"It is unique because you will not be walking along your own path, but that of your brother's. His life, his experiences. In order for you to cleanse him of his possession you must know where it began, and why."
"I will be peering into Bi Han's soul..."Sub Zero said in bewilderment.
"I get the feeling that this will be a rather enlightening experience for you." Nightwolf said before disappearing.
Sub Zero shook his head; enlightening was putting it mildly. Bi Han was about as removed as a sibling could be. To have this opportunity to learn so much about him felt overwhelming, almost wrong. Despite that, he steeled himself against any ill will he had for his brother; he would save Bi Han.
"A warning Sub Zero; you life has been touched by your brother's and his by yours. His heart and soul will be presented to you differently than they would to a stranger." Nightwolf's voice said from around him.
"How bad could it be?" Sub Zero asked.
As Sub Zero took his first steps, images started to appear in front of him. Within moments, in incredible detail, the Lin Kuei temple as it looked years ago was constructed before him.
"How bad could it be? Think about how hard it is for one to know and master just their own heart, mind and soul. Someone who is unprepared may face insanity against two..."
Sub Zero's shadow followed him closely, but it didn't match his shape. The shadow was leaner, and looked hooded.
"...or three." Nightwolf whispered suspiciously.
Outworld
"Your arrival was unexpected." Reiko said with irritation.
"Don't act like you don't love it." The woman sitting across from him said while leaning back in her chair.
"You killed three of my men!" Reiko said.
"You should be thanking me for that, they weren't very good fighters."
"Is this the kind of loyalty I can expect from you in the future? Because it doesn't inspire confidence."
"Loyalty? Let's get one thing straight Reiko, I am not an underling, especially not the underling of an underling." The woman said venomously.
Reiko clenched his fists but bit his tongue.
"This partnership is mutually beneficial but thats it. You can get what you want, I can get what I want."
"I'm still unclear as to what it is exactly that you want." Reiko said.
Mileena's orange cat like eyes glinted with vindictiveness and ambition, and cruel anticipation.
"I want Rain dead. I want Kitana dead. I want all my enemies dead. And once they are all dead, I want to sit atop their corpses while I rule Outworld, as it was meant to be."
"That's quite to ambition, it sounds inconceivable." Reiko said doubtfully.
"When you have three armies, anything is possible. Quan Chi is prepared, right?"
"My forces will ready when the time is right. How can I be sure your end is covered?"
"I have my best man on it." Mileena said while baring her teeth happily behind her mask.
Two sentries stationed near the base of the mountain pass leading to the heart of the Rebel compound stood vigilantly. Since the attack from Rain's army led by the shokan Kintaro had been repelled, things had been mostly quiet. It was because of this that when they noticed a huge man stepping out into the clearing from the nearby forest, they were surprised and suspicious.
"You there, halt!" One of the sentries shouted.
The tall man ignored the command, and he continued to leisurely walk towards them. He looked around as if he were shopping.
"I said halt!" The same sentry shouted while he partner drew his sword.
"This is quite the campsite you have here." Tremor said to them.
Both of the sentries hopped down from their position and stood in Tremor's way, holding their swords upwards to his neck.
"State your business." One of the sentries asked.
"Architect." Tremor answered.
"What? Architect?"
"Yes my friend, I am an architect. I redesign and model houses, sculptures..."
The ground beneath the two sentries became loose and collapsed under their weight. The two men were weighed down by their body, weapons, and armour as they started sinking beneath rock and dirt.
"Skin, organs, and bones." Tremor finished darkly.
The two sentries lost the ability to cough because their lungs were too constricted for them to breath even before they were buried. Tremor padded the ground with his foot to smooth out the dirt once the men had gone to their graves.
"Much better, don't you think?" Tremor asked to the figures coming out behind him.
Scores of tarkatans armed with firearms, newly forged weapons, and of course their arm blades came out of the brush. War machines such as catapults weren't far behind. At their head was Baraka and Reptile. Tremor turned back and looked up the mountain pass. He smiled behind his mask at all the ways he could wreak destruction on the unsuspecting rebels. He closed his eyes and listened to the stone and ground. Many people awaited at the top.
"Let's rock."
Really short chapter I know, next one will be longer. Thanks to BloodArtSerenity909 for the review. Read, review, and enjoy. And leave suggestions if you have them.