Chapter 6: Dead Pool

Liu Kang and the others had reached the Dead Pool. It was known for having hooks and acid surrounding the platform. Shao Kahn created this pool as a way to punish those who defied or failed him. Liu Kang began to feel that it was suspiciously quiet and way to easy for them to pass.

"I do not like this at all" said Liu Kang.

"What is the problem Liu Kang?" asked Kung Lao.

"It is way too quiet and way too easy. Proceed but be very cautious" he replied.

They continued walking on the platform. Masao began to look at the hooks hanging around in the room. He had also noticed that one of the bodies was dripping blood meaning that they were killed not too long ago.

"Hey, everyone like at this body. It's still dripping blood so somebody just killed him" he said.

Yoshio dipped his finger into the blood that dripped on the platform. "Masao is right, this blood is still warm."

"If he was just killed, then where is his murderer?" asked Kung Lao.

After Kung Lao asked that, an acid ball was coming towards them. When they saw it they ducked. Reptile appeared and started walking towards them.

"Foolssssissssh Mortalssss I am the one you ssseek!" he hissed.

Yoshio stepped forward "So you are the one who killed that man. You will pay for this lizard!"

Reptile hissed "Lizard! You will pay for that remark with your death! Prepare to feel the wrath of Reptile!"

Reptile shot another acid ball at them but once again they managed to avoid it. Liu Kang and Kung Lao got into their fighting stances but Yoshio extended his arm to stop them.

"You two stand back, I will fight him in combat."

He stepped forward and walked in a circle around reptile until he got into his stance. Reptile vanished and put Yoshio into confusion. He didn't back down but Reptile took advantage and attacked him. He pulled off a three hit combo and gave him an uppercut. Yoshio almost rolled off the platform and into the pool but Reptile grabbed him and tossed him aside. Before he could recover, Reptile attacked him again.

"You can not defeat what can't ssssee!" he hissed.

Yoshio closed his eyes and tried to focus he listened closely to Reptile's sounds. He opened his eyes and threw a punch. This time he hit Reptile which caused him to be visible moved in and punched Reptile three times, once across his face, and twice in this chest. He stumbled back from the pain only to suffer and upper cut. Reptile slowly started to get up but he was roundhouse kicked into the wall. Yoshio threw his boomerang at him and slashed him across the chest. As he moved in for the kill, Reptile dropped to his knees.

"Pleasssse ssssspare me!"

Yoshio grabbed him by the throat "You deserve no mercy for what you did!"

Yoshio began to strike each of Reptile's pressure points. Now he was paralyzed and left open for the fatal blow. Yoshio violently punched Reptile where his heart was and caused it to burst. On impact, Reptile blew up from the outside and his body parts landed into the dead pool while organs hit the platform. Liu Kang and the others were impressed.

"Great work Yoshio, now let's go. Master Bo Rai Cho's hut is up ahead."