Kenshi
Kenshi woke up to the sound of chanting. As he tried to move, his head filled with pain and he groaned as he felt someone help him up to a sitting position. Sento began to glow, whispers echoing in Kenshi's mind, alerting him to the presence of the man in front of him, Hanzo Hasashi, otherwise known as Scorpion. Immediately, Kenshi remembered the fight against Quan Chi, and stood up, only to be greeted by the feeling of nausea and a pounding headache. "Sit, I will explain." Hanzo said as he made the blind man sit, pouring out two teas.
"You were knocked out by a blast of dark energy that Quan Chi sent out. Your son and his team went after Shinnok after he was released and followed him to the Sky Temple. They fought bravely, General Blade has radioed us and told us that Shinnok has been defeated." He explained, handing Kenshi the tea. "Drink, it'll help your stomach settle."
The man rubbed at a forming cut in the nape of his neck, gritting his teeth at the sharp pains. "What did you do to Quan Chi?" He enquired, wiping away the blood that had matted to his hair. It was only a small injury, it wasn't important. At least not as important as the well being of his son, who he couldn't connect his thoughts with.
Hanzo sighed and breathed in the smoke of his tea, bringing the small cup up and taking a sip. "I got my vengeance, and he got what he was avoiding. He won't be troubling us again, unless the Elder Gods give him a purpose."
Kenshi could smell the blood that Hanzo had hidden, back in the past with Scorpion. He finished his tea and ignored the burning sensation that ran down his throat, more focused on finding out what to do next. As he went to open his mouth, a Shirai Ryu member bowed before his leader and requested to speak, which was granted. "Sub-Zero has requested a meeting with you."
Hanzo let out a deep sigh. "Did he say why?"
The Shirai Ryu member shook his head and bowed once more. Kenshi tapped his chin. "That's not a normal occurrence. And trust me, normality is something very rare nowadays." He chuckled to himself. "I thank you for your hospitality, Hanzo, but I need to go and find my son."
The man stood and swayed as he regained his balance, he held the back of his right knee and winces, before wrapping it to offer extra support. "I can ask Sonya and her team to meet you."
Kenshi nodded and walked through the temple, taking care not to hurt his knee anymore. He heard static, and fearing it may be his son trying to contact him, he focused and emptied his mind to allow Takeda through, but the static faded out into silence. He was alone with the thoughts, the whisperings of his warrior ancestors. They at once alerted him with an ear piercing screech to a presence, but Kenshi knew who it was from the crackling.
"Raiden?" He frowned, holding his hand out in front of him cautiously. But the Thunder God merely chuckled and sent Kenshi to his knees with two well shot, and tiny but painful, bolts of pure burning electricity. Sento began to glow and warn him, but Raiden dragged the enchanted sword towards his hands and wiped his hand along the blade, eyes lighting up in the reflection.
"I'm sorry to have inflicted such pain on you, Kenshi Takahashi, but I will not have you challenge me." He boomed, shutting the doors surrounding them both so that no wondering Shirai Ryu members would stumble across them. "I am not going to stand back while you, and the others, try to illicit war again. I know your past, I retain visions on your future, and I know how fierce you can be. I know about Suchin…"
Kenshi managed to speak through gritted teeth, the electricity still pulsing up through his muscles. "Don't you dare talk about Suchin."
Raiden tilted his head, the gold lining that now sat on his lap illuminating against the candles and torches on the wall. His lips curled down into a frown and he helped up the fallen warrior. "You still care a lot for her, do you not?"
"Of course I do. She was my partner, the mother of my son, she looked after Takeda until I brought him here, after…" his voice faded off as he locked himself into thought. He remembered Suchin, how she would cup his cheeks in his lowest moments, how she would stop him from worrying about his lack of sight. "I know she was beautiful, but I wish I could've seen her beauty for myself."
Raiden watched him as he heard the beating air outside and the voices of young adults, along with the self absorbed mumblings of Johnny Cage, the ex-actor. How he worked with them all these years, he couldn't work out, but now he loathed them. He felt himself boil with rage and flicked his eyes down to the amulet as they all broke down the doors. Sonya ran in and helped Kenshi as he held his head, soon followed by Takeda who looked around for Sento, that was now in Raiden's grip. "What have you done to my dad?!" Takeda yelled, not caring that he was yelling at a God.
Kenshi found himself panicking, unable to soothe his breathing as he once again found himself lost in the never ending darkness, with only the voices of the people around him, and not the guiding voices of his ancestors. He reached out for his son who was out of his grip. "Son…"
But everyone was gone in a blinding instant. In that blinding, warm flash that was followed by pouring torrential rain. He crawled towards the sound of the rain, feeling it hit his face and something crunch under his knee. He felt around and picked up what felt like broken glasses. A lump formed in his throat as he heard Shirai Ryu members run in and help him up. They were Johnny's glasses.
