"Really?"
"Yes, the Black Dragon are vigilantes, and missionaries. We do more for the 3rd world nations then even the United States military." He left out the part that rescued children, who show potential, are often trained to be foot soldiers for Black Dragon drug and weapon running operations.
"At the age of 18, or as I have been told by others who were there. Kano lead a team in to Bolivia where they were ambushed by guerilla forces..... who launched a rocket propelled grenade....while he was racing to save an injured comrade a large piece of shrapnel took off half his face."
At this time he held her hand to telepathically transfer images of these memories in to her mind.
"how did you meet him?" she asked, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"I fought at his side... in out world." He said awkwardly. She did not need to know that the war had since been taken to earth realm; that as not even the most important piece of information.
"Let me tell you how your parents really met." He needed to take the word 'rapist' out of the equation.
"AFTER their match, in fact AFTER the entire events of that year's mortal kombat tournament, Shao Kahn took all human survivors to torture and sacrifice to increase his own power.-- ALL human survivors, even those who were invited by Shang Tsung." This was true, but the next part, not so much.
"After days of torture only Sonya and Kano remained. His strength of will allowed him to focus his soul away from the pain, despite the condition of his body. But Sonya was not as strong; she was near death...."
"were you there?" Kira asked.
"um... no..." shit.. how was he going to save this. "but this is the story told to be from Kano himself."
"oh, before he died." she said.
"who told you he died?"
"Kenshi." her voice almost sounded sad.
Kabal could not help but snicker from under his mask. So, Sonya's allies were liars too! This almost made him feel better.
"Well your father is very much alive," he said, regaining his composure, "Now to continue my story."
"ok, sorry."
"Kano felt sorry for her; that she would die there in the dungeon, stripped of every ounce of dignity. So he convinced Shao Kahn to give him a position as weapons expert; getting him out of the dungeon. He snuck her food, and allowed her to sent a message to her colleagues in earthrealm to come save her. Of course it would be still 2 weeks before they managed to get there." Again 50% true.
Kabal gauged her reaction then continued. "In those two weeks Kano saw her for what she really was; a wannabe, a scared little girl who was trying so hard to prove herself in a male dominated profession. At first she didn t want to talk, but after a few days she really could not deny that he was more then the monster she cast him as. And they made love, but knowing they could never be together outside of that one situation." Kabal touched Kira's hands again transferring the visuals of this beautiful story.
"Especially since shortly after that Kano reunited with the Black Dragon and brought them to outworld; thereby escaping the US Military." Kabal then stood up.
"I trust you can figure out why i am here; would you like to come with me; to train and fight at your father's side." This was almost too easy.
"KABAL!" The alleyway erupted in electricity, it was Kenshi, aided in his travels by Raiden.
Raiden gave a disappointed look to both Kabal and Kenshi. Yes he could have just taken Kira himself, but that was not the way it was meant to be, unfortunately.
Kenshi started to attack and Kabal, but instead of fighting back Kabal did something that could have easily backfired. He took off his mask, revealing his mutilated face. So it was a battle of pity; did she have more sympathy for the blind man or the mutilated one?
Kira ran in to Kabal's arms, she almost didn t even know why. How ironic that as a member of the Black Dragon she would be required to relinquish this kind heart of her's.
She mouthed "sorry" to the good guys as she allowed Kabal to teleport her away. This nearly broke Kabal's heart.
'But perhaps all was not lost.' he thought to himself as they arrived at Black Dragon headquarters.
"She is beautiful," said Black Dragon female members. Needless to say they all had an idea that this child could one day surpass them but for now Kira was just adorable.
"you should take her to see him," one girls said, "he has suffered yet another defeat at the hands of Jax and Sonya." she did not mention what the mission had been, only that perhaps it would make him feel better.
This was clearly a trick, but Kabal was ready if the shit hit the fan.
Kano was pulling a poisoned 'thing' (the technology was not something Kabal was familiar with) out of his arm. Kabal assumed it had been poison because Kano appeared to be extremely sick, almost to the point of passing out.
Kabal entered, and Kano immediately hurled the thing at Kira. Kira caught it with two fingers like something out of a movie. It made Kano smile. This would actually be worth it.
He assigned Kabal to train her. In 5 years after the fall of the Black Dragon Kira went to the middle east on her own, where she lived until she was called back to form the new generation of her father's militia.