I don't own Mortal Kombat!
Bound at every limb by my shackles of fear
Sealed with lies through so many tears
Lost from within, pursuing the end
I fight for the chance to be lied to again
-Lies by: Evanescence
Death
Cassie awoke, confused to where she was and what had happened. She looked at her surroundings. The ground was a dusty red colored rock. Hellfire spread, covering almost every inch of the ground. Demons watched her, screeching while some other demons flew over head. Cassie looked down at herself , shocked to find out that her skin was almost see through, like she was a ghost. She wore a white tank top and black shorts.
''Where am I?'' she asked.
''The Afterlife. Having done so much wrong in your life, you've descended into hell'' Shinnok's voice echoed throughout the hellish place.
''No'' Cassie whispered, her eyes widening.
She turned around to find Shinnok, although she didn't know who he was.
''Who…who are you?'' Cassie stuttered, looking the man over.
''I'm Shinnok'' he responded, placing his hands behind his back and walking forward. He could see how much Cassie disliked the Under World and how much she wanted to get out.
''You retain no memory of anything?'' he asked her.
Cassie silently nodded, looking around, a grim and sad expression on her face. She looked like a child who had lost their pet, about to burst into tears at any moment.
''You dislike it here?'' Shinnok questioned her.
She nodded again.
''I can free you'' Shinnok offered.
''Please''
With the others
Both Out Worlders and Earth Realmers awoke with pounding headaches.
''Where's Cassie?'' Jacqui asked, looking around worriedly for her best friend.
Takeda's breath hitched as he looked over at Jacqui and Kung Jin, weighing if he should tell them the truth or not. He could play it off as ''Shinnok knocked me out and took Cassie. I don't know where she is'' but he decided against it.
''She's…'' he began, earning glances from his other teammates.
''She's…dead'' he managed to get out.
Tears gathered in Jacqui's eyes, before her expression turned to anger.
''How would you even know that!'' she demanded, trying to deny the truth.
''I…I watched her die'' Takeda said quietly.
''And you didn't do anything!'' Jacqui yelled at him.
Takeda silently shook his head. Jacqui started to run at him, ready to attack. Kung Jin immediately grabbed her and restrained her. She struggled against him, trying to run over and strangle Takeda.
''Easy, we don't need two teammates dead'' Kung Jin said.
''I tried to save her…I tried'' Takeda said, averting his eyes to the ground.
Jacqui's expression softened as she stopped struggling. She sniffed, then let her tears fall freely. She shakily took out her communicator and called Sonya. Before Sonya picked up, Takeda took the communicator out of Jacqui's hands.
''I'll tell her'' he said calmly, knowing he was to blame for Cassie's death.
Jacqui hesitantly nodded and walked away to help the Out Worlders.
''Takashi, report. What happened?'' Sonya demanded.
''It's Cassie…'' Takeda said, unsure of how to say ''your daughter was killed by Shinnok, goodbye'' without getting his ass kicked by the general.
''What about her?'' Sonya asked, her tone calming down a bit.
''She's dead… Shinnok killed her'' he said slowly.
Sonya's eyes widened and she gasped. She hardly ever got to see her daughter. And, now that she thought about it, she had hardly ever called her daughter by her own name.
''Return to Earth Realm, that's an order'' Sonya said coldly, hanging up.
As anyone else knew, that meant ''Get your ass back here so I can kill the living lights out of you''. Takeda sighed, grief now merging with his soul. He looked back towards his teammates, a plan slowly forming in his mind.
After making sure nobody was looking, he grabbed Quan Chi and took off. Jacqui looked up from helping Ferra and Torr, taking notice that Takeda and Quan Chi were nowhere to be found.
''Takeda?''
With Takeda
Takeda dragged the demon through a portal and back to Earth Realm. He punched Quan Chi in the jaw, waking him up. Once he was awake, Takeda held him up by his neck.
''Where's Cassie!'' he demanded.
''Foolish boy… she's dead'' Quan Chi said, laughing.
Takeda growled and punched the sorcerer in the stomach, clutching his neck tighter.
''I said, where is she! I know there's a way to save her!'' he yelled at him.
''Why would I tell you?'' Quan Chi said.
This resulted in Takeda squeezing his neck even tighter and taking out his whips.
''Tell me!'' he demanded.
''Ugh…fine!'' Quan Chi finally agreed when Takeda wrapped the bladed whip around his neck.
Takeda dropped Quan Chi.
''Take me to her'' he said coldly.
A green portal opened behind Takeda. He picked up the sorcerer and dragged him through the portal with him.
He looked at his surroundings, taking notice of the hellfire and demons. He scowled, taking his whips back out.
''Now, where is she?'' he said, wrapping the whip around the sorcerer's neck again.
''Follow me'' Quan Chi said. ''But I can't guarantee you'll like what you find''
''I'll take my chances'' Takeda spat.
''Lord Shinnok, you've a visitor'' Quan Chi called out.
Shinnok appeared in green light, alone to Takeda's disappointment.
''I know what you've come for. I'll give you the girl, but I assure you, everyone will want to see her'' he said. ''So let's take this where they can'' he continued.
With a flash of green light, all three of them were standing at the Special Forces base.
''Takashi'' a stern voice came.
Takeda turned around to find Sonya Blade and his father, Kenshi, walking towards him.
''What're they doing here'' Sonya demanded, pointing to Shinnok and Quan Chi.
Several armed guards rushed to from a circle around them, aiming their guns at the two villains.
''I thought it would be nice for everyone to see your daughter again'' Shinnok said evilly.
Jacqui and Kung Jin ran up to join Sonya and Kenshi.
''What do you mean?'' Sonya asked suspiciously.
Shinnok waved his arm to his right as a green portal opened. A figure stepped through.
''Here she is'' Shinnok stated as the figure came to reveal herself.
And what everyone saw was Cassie, although something was off.
End Of Chapter!
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