Reed took a split second to glance at Raiden's outstretched hand before bolting in the other direction. "Fuck no! Whatever the fuck you are stay the fuck away from me!" She screamed as she ran. A loud zap sounded through the park and she slammed face first into his chest so hard she fell backwards. Her hands flew up to cup her now bleeding nose. "Ow.. What the fuck.."
He kneeled down to speak to her at eye-level. "There's no need for that much foul language. Especially for a young woman like yourself. Now please listen, I am Raiden God of thunder and it is my duty to gather warriors to-" He was cut short by a bony fist making contact with his jaw. Raiden's head was knocked to the side slightly and stayed there for a moment. "What was that for?" He said in an unnaturally calm tone.
Glaring daggers at him she dragged her sleeve across her bloodied face and wiped the blood of her hand. "Listen asshole, I don't care who you are just back off." She grunted pulling herself back onto her feet. "How'd you do that? Huh? How'd you get over here so fucking fast? And what was the light thing you came out of?!" Reed pointed in the direction she'd run from and where the light he'd come from originally was.
Raiden stood up as well and crossed his arms over his chest, letting Reed spout questions and curse like a sailor. There was a twinge of pain in his jaw where she had punched him. He could see why the elder God's suggested her as a contestant in the tournament.
With Reed still angrily shouting he laid his hand on her shoulder and white light surrounded them both. "FUCKFUCKFUCK!" She howled feeling the ground under her feet disappear. Out of fear she latched onto him, clinging to Raiden as if she were about to fall.
But mere seconds later, they were back on the ground. Raiden lifted her by her hood and set her on the stone flooring of the Wu Shi Academy in a standing position. "This is where I'll be training you. I hope you'll come to be the next champion of Mortal Kombat as the Elder Gods have seen.. You can run again but it won't do you much good." He chuckled to himself momentarily before he realized Reed had crumpled into a ball on the ground hyperventilating in both fear and confusion. "I just.. I died.. This is my afterlife isn't it..?" She wheezed. Raiden called for someone but she couldn't really hear him as her heart pounded in her ears.
"Kung Lao, I've brought the next contestant. See to it she's fed and given something to wear for training." Raiden nodded to his student, who easily lifted the girl off the ground and carried her into the one of the Academy buildings.