Goro: Prince of the Shokan

Chapter 8: Goro vs Liu Kang

I took a walk around Shang Tsung's island. I tied on my cape and decided to see what I was up against in the following fight. The island was very quiet, the very few competitors who survived were preparing to leave after the soon to be finale. Not that it would help them when Shao Kahn's invasion commenced.

In the courtyard, in the center of the fighting arena, stood the shaolin monk known as Liu Kang. He was performing kata, practicing different attacks and various forms of acrobatics in preperation of his fight. He looked very exhausted but he kept at it.

" Skilled, is he not? " Shang Tsung said behind me, " I am surprised he made it this far. "

" His dedication is admirable," I admitted.

" Tomorrow night prepare to go back to Outworld. It is suspected that your Shokan army

will not be needed for the initial earth invasion. "

Shang Tsung left to go to his quarters and I turned to go my lair.

I stood in one of the lower chambers, I silently waited, an oni leapt at me, I turned quickly and smash his face in, another tried but I crouched and flipped it over my back and into the ground, smashing his spine. A larger oni crawled out of his hiding place and chucked two large boulders at me, I smashed the first one with my foot and flung the second back at him, squashing his head to the wall. Liu Kang would not have a chance against me.

I decided I had trained enough and I left once more to see Liu Kang. It was in the middle of the night, and he had still been training. He was meditating at this moment. He opened his eyes and began walking through the forest. I followed him from a distance. Eventually he stopped in the hall of warriors, the hall where statues of the Mortal Kombat champions and finalists had been kept. Kang stopped directly in front of my statue. He called a voice. Who is he talking to? I concluded that my opponent was driven with fear and I started back to my lair. Just before I could enter a large bolt of lightning struck the ground in front of me, the noise deafening me for a moment. From the lightning formed a figure made of pure electricity, who quickly transformed into a physical earth human wearing white robes and a rice farmers hat. His eyes were blank.

" I have been monitoring your reign as champion," the mans voice boomed.

" You must be the Earthrealm god of thunder, Raiden is it?" I asked.

" Yes, I am him, "

" Why have you come to see me?"

" Goro, do you realize what you are doing?"

" Of course I do, winning a tournament,"

" Your causing the extinction of an entire race,"

" I am fully aware of my actions thunder god,"

" Why Goro? why is it you choose to go down the path of evil?"

" I would not word it as such, I am neither evil nor good, I am whatever it is that will allow the powerful shokan race to thrive onward. Unfortuneatly some ways of life will always go against some other people beliefs. So you can't possibly expect me to step down so your people can live, and let my people die? you could never understand thunder god."

Raiden was silent.

" I understand that the misfortune of one race does not justify crime against another, and know this Goro, if you choose to go down that path..." Raiden ignited his fingers with electricity which began to flow through his entire body," Then you are against me.". Knowing he could not interfere in the tournament, I stood my ground, staring him down. Eventually I turned to leave.

" I know now that an attempt at making me forfeit must mean your doubting your own fighters." I laughed.

" Your ignorance will be the end of you Goro." Raiden warned.

That remark struck a nerve. I spun around to further argue with Raiden but I was surprised to realize he had disappeared.

" Don't lose this one Goro, the emperor will never forgive you." Shang Tsung warned.

" You forget who I am sorceror, I am the champion, the nine-time champion, of Mortal Kombat. "

In my lair I waited in patience in a dark corner for the Shaolin Monk to appear. I was beginning to doze off when a high pitched battle cry had awoken me. The cry came from Liu Kang, who in the light, unaware of my presence, attacked an oni. He ran at the oni and did a flying kick which sent it stumbling towards me. Liu Kang waited for the oni to come back to continue fighting but it did not. I had ripped all for limbs out of its sockets and threw the beast to the monks feet. It was at that time he focused his sight and saw me.

He did a quick bow and got into fighting stance. I grunted and took up my own position. I ran at him swinging all fours. He ducked and rolled to the side. I kicked at him but he once again crouched. " Getting slow champion?" the monk taunted. I growled and jumped after him. He jumped backwards and shot a fireball, I batted it away with my hand. He attempted a flying kick on me but I caught his foot and swung him towards the ceiling. The ceiling spikes were out of reach though and he crashed through a hanging skeleton, sending the bones flying and ricocheting off of the walls and floor. He quickly jumped back up and charged me, we parried each others attacks, but I had the upper hand and knocked him back. He dodged my other punches how ever and hopped over my kick, delivering one of his own to my face. " Out of shape I see."

The monk was beginning to annoy me. " Death is upon you, Shaolin warrior, surrender now and your death will be ..."

" Your stalling Goro, you are afraid to fight me," Liu Kang mocked.

" WHAT! You must be joking! There is nothing in all the realms that can defeat me,"

I lunged at Liu Kang but he jumped up and kicked off the back of my head

giving himself extra height. When I looked up he was on his way down towards me with his foot extended , I sidestepped and attacked but he was quick to recover and slid between my legs and performed a round house on my back. I stumbled forward a bit. Sensing him behind me I quickly did a backhand with both arms knocking him to the ground. Amazingly he was up when I turned around. He was beginning to frustrate me. I leapt into the air and tried to slam him with my fist. He dodged it and while my fist was still in the concrete, he spun around on my arm kicking me multiple times. How has he lasted this long? How is doing the impossible, the challenge that many others have failed. I wiped the blood from my mouth and continued my assault. I ran towards him with my head outstretched to ram him into the wall but he leapt to the side and kicked me in the side. I crouched down on my feet, stretched out all four arms, and spun around extremely quickly hoping to hit him some how. I did and he fell back a ways. I laughed and shot a fireball at him. He easily jump over it. I fired another, and another. He ran along the far wall dodging the first and did a cartwheel to evade the second. I roared in anger. " NO ONE CAN BEAT ME!" I ripped a piece of rock out of the ground and chucked it at Liu Kang. He jumped to the left and pressed his feet against the wall so he can propel himself towards. He rolled to my feet and surprised me with an uppercut. I blocked his next attack and lifted him up with my bottom arms. I laughed ," I have you now." But somehow he blocked my first fist, and then raised his arm to block my second, followed by a headbutt to free himself. " You were over confident Goro," Liu Kang said.

I ignored his words and punched after him, he caught it with his hand.

" You thought you were unbeatable," he taunted.

I threw my upper right fist at him, he caught it.

" Your rage consumed you, " he mocked.

I growled and threw my bottom left arm at him, he blocked it with his foot.

" NO!" I shouted.

" Earthrealm will not be takin by Outworld, you lose Goro. "

I threw my only free arm at him but he hopped over it with his one free leg spun around bringing both his feet into my face. I stumbled back dazed. I was overconfident, I didn't think I could lose. I was beginning to enjoy the glory of being champion too much, I had forgotten...forgotten what I was fighting for. Therefore Liu Kang's spirit was stronger. Liu Kang ran at me and did his performed his bicycle kick, where he kicked off my multiple times. I flew back hitting my head on the rock wall. I slid down the wall and slumped against the wall, blood running over my body. I .. Can't ... lose. It was then everything went dark and I had gone unconscious. I had lost the title of champion. I had failed my people.

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Authors note: Sorry for the long time without an update. This may be the final chapter of Goro: The Prince of the Shokan. If you would like me to continue please review.