Chapter 3: Oni the Loner
Oni wasn't happy he was called for recruitment by a god known as Shinnok this indeed enraged the demon even more than usual.
"How dare you come to disrupt a fight to tell me that I should obey a deity!" roared Oni who wasn't happy with Scorpion.
"One way or another, I will make you join Shinnok!" roared Scorpion.
"Fine, have it your way worm!" continued Oni.
Scorpion then used his spear attack on Oni, and pulled the demon right up to him, delivering the first shot at the demon with a combo and an uppercut sending Oni flying into the air. Oni recovered within the air and fired several Hadoken fireballs down below at Scorpion for which Scorpion was able to dodge the Hadokens coming his way. The ninja then teleported right behind Oni delivering a strong punch toward the demon sending him crashing against a tree.
"Bah, lucky, you won't be so lucky when I'm finished with you!" roared Oni.
Oni charged at Scorpion and delivered a hard punch, and another one, and another one sending the ninja crashing against some branches and thorns.
"Impressive, but not enough" said Scorpion.
Scorpion brought out his own axe and attempted to hit Oni with it, but the demon was able to grab the axe and electrocute Scorpion with his powers.
"Fool!" roared Oni who then head-butted Scorpion.
Scorpion then used the spear again on Oni, this time, Oni grabbed the end of the spear and ended up using Scorpion like a yo-yo, punching him every time he came toward the demon. Oni then electrocuted Scorpion again with his powers sending Scorpion flying across the forest floor. As the two continued to fight, Noob Sabiot who woke from Scorpion's surprise attack wasn't happy his fight between him and Oni was disrupted. He could see Scorpion wasn't becoming a happy camper either as the fight raged on between him and Oni.
"As much as I detest him for disrupting me, this doesn't sound like a fair fight" said Noob.
The shadowy ninja then began to race across the forest as the two continued to fight, unknown to the two Noob Sabiot was hiding in the bushes nearby watching Scorpion struggle to fight.
"Come on, you call yourself a warrior!" mocked Oni who then slammed Scorpion's head to the ground.
"I will show you that I am not a mortal!" roared Scorpion who got up revealing his mask and his face to be a skull to Oni.
"Now that's more like it!" laughed Oni.
Scorpion breathed fire at Oni who ended up blocking it, he then used his demonic phase powers to go right behind Scorpion and deliver several good combos at the ninja, and finishing it off with an uppercut.
"I'll enjoy cracking your skull for a second time!" laughed Oni.
Scorpion was in no mood to surrender, so he used his teleport powers again and punches Oni from behind, and used his spear and did a combo against the demon leaving the demon a bit shaken by the surprise.
"Luck will not save you this time!" roared Oni.
"I don't think this is a fair fight" said Noob who came out from his hiding place.
"You?" roared Oni who turned toward Noob surprised to see him alive.
Noob launched his fireball at Oni, this brand of fireball forced Oni to stay still.
"Let's finish him off!" said Noob to Scorpion.
As much as the two ninjas detested one another, Oni was obviously the bigger threat to both of them. They both charged at Oni who struggled to free himself from Noob's fireball, only to get pummeled by combos from the two ninjas in question. Each of the two ninjas then delivered a punch sending Oni flying across the forest floor and hitting a large rock. It seemed like it was suddenly over for the two as neither Shinnok nor Quan Chi could fear from Oni or use him as an ally again. Or so they thought until Oni released his burst of energy tearing up everything around him.
"Now that's the fight to the death I was hoping to obtain!" laughed Oni with joy who seemed to enjoy being pummeled by the two ninjas, "I will gladly fight you both to the finish!"
Oni charged at the two ninjas and delivered several devastating combos at the two, smashing each other against one another and eventually using a large Hadoken sending the two ninjas flying across the forest floor and right into some thorns.
"I've had it with this Oni!" said Scorpion who was fed up.
"We have to come up with a strategy to beat this demon, if we are to survive him" continued Noob.
"What kind of strategy is waiting around like this!" roared Scorpion.
"We must remain hidden from Oni, then we can surprise him" continued Noob.
Scorpion hated the idea of hiding from Oni after being beaten back by the demon. But Scorpion had no choice, he along with Noob decided to do just that as Oni began to search the area around them.
"Here I thought you two were going to deliver a fight to the death for me, but it seems like you two are cowards!" roared Oni who began the search for the two ninjas.
As the demon continued to search, Noob along with Scorpion began to plot the demon's downfall.