Jay woke up, after a long snooze. His wrists were hurting something fierce, but that's probably because they were chained up, and above his head. His eyes fluttered open, and realization struck him quick. Maybe it was the hurting wrists, the hell room where it appeared he had been sent, or that he was hanging over a river of lava and only supported by(you guessed it!) the chains wrapped around his wrists. Dilemmas, right?
The blond male glanced around before seeing the round platform nearby, yet it was what was -on- the platform that had him double-guessing his whole 'Try and swing free!' idea. Now, Jay wasn't Tarzan, but he wasn't also a complete idiot. The tattoos circled around his arms as he looked up to the chains themselves. It was then that he heard his oh- so most favorite voice in the world, 'You could easily break out of here with my help, you know. One little task '
Jay snorted before nearly laughing, "Keep dreaming. You're staying right where you are. The last time I let you out you " He was cut off before he could finish, however, by a small burst of flames from the edge of the round platform. The edge he happened to be closest to. It was then that he saw it was Scorpion. Frowning at the yellow-clad ninja he'd then ask, "Was it really necessary to light flames when I already know you're right there?".
Scorpion reached out, grabbing ahold of Jay's shirt before yanking him close. The ninja's eyes were calculating, but oddly he said nothing. Jay finally broke the silence by asking, "What do you want of me? Why am I tied up?" He wanted to ask more questions, but he had a mini-flashback to earlier where(for all intents and purposes) he was bitch-slapped. His jaw shivered as he remembered. Unexpectedly, Scorpion let go of Jay before asking a question of his own. "Who are you talking to? Is it Raiden? Or perhaps one of the Elder Gods?"
Jay blinked a few times before staring at Scorpion as best he could, mostly cause his view was skewered seeing as the chain was turning him back and forth now, albeit slowly. "Wow. That many amount of questions asked at one time really is annoying." Scorpion didn't laugh though. In fact, he looked like he wanted to bitch-slap Jay again. The blond really hoped that that would not be a recurring theme. Jay would stare down Scorpion before Scorpion repeated his question, word for word.
Jay mulled this over silently before coyly asking, "Why are you wanting to know?"
Two hours later, Jay continued to stare down at Scorpion with his one good eye, frowning the entire time but saying nothing. His other eye was now bruised and barely useful. His shirt he'd been wearing had been ripped to shreds and yet somehow his pants were left alone. Whether that was good or bad he didn't know. Scorpion grabbed the front of Jay's pants, pulling the male close before ripping off what little remained of Jay's shirt. Scorpion then raised a scalpel for the chained-up male to clearly see as he said, "This should get you to open up in more ways than one."
Jays eyes widened slightly before Quan Chi walked into the room. Motioning for Scorpion to stop as he approached, Quan Chi looked to the chained up male. "Have you had enough yet? I would imagine after all this time with Scorpion that you've already been broken." Quan Chi grinned before chuckling lightly to himself. He then noticed something odd. The male had almost no bruises or injuries at all, which was weird. In fact, the bruise on the man's eyes looked to have gone down substantially. Quan Chi frowned before looking to Scorpion, "Where are all the lacerations? You were supposed to bend him to the point of breaking."
Scorpion merely replied, "He healed. Each and every time he healed in a very short amount of time." Quan Chi thought this over before walking towards Jay, reaching a hand out to run it down the mans abdomen. "You don't say, Scorpion." Quan Chi lowered his hand and was about to say something else when Jay struck. All that time Quan Chi had never noticed that Jay's feet were chained up. Or he was perceived as little more than a threat that his feet were left alone. Bad mistake.
Wrapping his legs around Quan Chi's head, Jay near-shouted at Scorpion, "Release me!" Said yellow ninja ran forward and started throwing punches in an attempt to break Quan Chi free of Jay's hold but Jay refused to let go. Finally, Scorpion seemed to give up, but Jay probably did the dumbest thing: He let go of Quan Chi, going so far as to kick the man squarely in the face as he was coughing from having been released.
The kick resulted in Jay swinging back over the lava, so Scorpion moved to block Quan Chi, though he turned his back to Jay, making the notion to check on his master. Quan Chi was about to say something when Jay swung back, wrapping his legs around Scorpion and trying to drag the undead spectre towards the edge of the platform. Scorpion's strength was something of a problem though, as the spectre was fueled by Nether-realm energy. Thankfully, it looked like luck was in Jay's favor as Scorpion was pulled off the platform. The blond crowed before boasting, "If I drop you, you'll die. Now let me go!"
Scorpion remained quiet before Quan Chi laughed, "He's already dead. And even if you drop him in the lava, he'd just be reborn, same as before." What little bit of leverage Jay had disappeared. A frown formed on his face before he tested the chains again. They felt a bit looser now. Maybe it was due to Scorpion's weight? Jay decided that if now was ever a time for a stupid decision then... yeah. Jay's hands finally slipped free of the chains and the duo fell, dropping towards the river of lava below. Quan Chi could be heard shouting above, "I need him alive!"
Jay went to punch Scorpion in the head, mostly for being bitch-slapped earlier when Scorpion rather easily caught in. It was then that both men disappeared in a burst of flames.
The duo reappeared in a pile of intertwined limbs and anger before Scorpion pulled free. Jay looked around to see that they were... outside? Standing up he'd look cautiously to Scorpion before nodding, "I remember our deal. When I find him I will signal you." Scorpions eyes narrowed before he nodded and disappeared in another burst of flame.
The now left alone blond sighed before shaking his head. Two hours of pretend torture, well... almost pretend. In that time he managed to get Scorpion talking about his clan. It wasn't an easy feat, either. But Jay did take pity on the dead man.
Jay saw he was near a small village, so he started moving in that direction. Aching feet dragged along, carrying a tired, hungry, and really sleepy man. Today had just been -awful-. Too tired to even complain out loud he'd stumble onward. As the escaped blond was getting close to the village a man was noticeably standing at the entrance. This was not, however, any ordinary man. There was something unusual about him. Jay then noticed that, aside from the straw hat he was wearing his eyes glowed. The stranger moved forward towards Jay which had Jay stop in his tracks immediately.
The stranger held up his hands before saying, "Please, I mean you no harm."
Jay snorted before waving a hand, "Last time I heard that today I was dropped into a dungeon." Emerald eyes narrowed at the man with a straw hat before said man retorted, "Well, you are in no danger right now. But I want to take you somewhere safe, if you'll let me."
Jay then stared at the man in disbelief, "What? Are you serious?" Shaking his head before rubbing his temples, Jay followed up with, "Look, That's all well and good, I guess, but I'm just wanting a place to lay my head for the night right now."
The man with the glowing eyes smiled at the tired man before motioning towards the village, "I have a place for you. I have called friends to watch over you. You need to be kept safe." Jay looked back to the man, wary of the offer before sighing. "What the hell. Worst that can happen is me going back into the dungeon."
The man extended his hand as he said, "My name is Raiden, and there is much it appears that we need to discuss." Jay leaned forward to shake Raidens hand, and when he did Raiden smiled before motioning towards the village again. Jay followed Raiden, mostly quiet at this point, though the latter did make a note of saying, "When we get to the inn we can discuss what is going on." And that was apparently that. Jay simply nodded to the thunder god before turning to look over his shoulder. He saw a familiar yellow-clad ninja staring him down before disappearing in a plume of smoke and hatred.
Raiden didn't seem to notice, but Jay felt more tired that he'd been in a while. He did think to himself though, 'Right. The deal.' His eyes glanced sharply to Raiden before sighing. Today truly sucked.