I slowly awoke, in a dark room, chains hang on the walls, and bones of past victims sprawl on the floors near the walls. I find myself in shackles attached to the wall, with very short chains, securing my place to said wall. Nothing much more to the room, a few torches on the walls is my only light source, and a small bowl of fresh water at my feet. I drink it down quickly, the coldness helping me wake up faster. "Well….it looks as if all I have to do is wait…I don't have the strength to bust these shackles…yet.." With that, I stand against the wall, awaiting my captor to reveal himself. An hour later, he finally appears to me, glaring slightly. I look at him, locking eyes with him. "...Can I help you?..." I ask, slightly absent-minded. "Maybe you can, there is talk of you asking around for cobalt...now, I'll only ask once, why are you after it..." He asks/states, I sigh slightly. "Because that ore isn't found where I come from, I am on a small quest to find a deposit and bring it back for examination and tests.." His gaze relaxes, but only slightly.
"Maybe I can use you after all..." He smirks slightly at me, his tone sends shivers down my spine. "Why do you need me….What could you possibly see in me, that the ladies can't do for you…" It was more of a statement than a question, but, at least I get a straight answer. "Because, you're an unknown face unknown to pretty much everyone around here….including Outworld….." *His expression is stone cold, with very little emotion. I am relieved that I'm at least getting answers, with no sarcasm, so I get the nerve to ask him what exactly he wants with me. "If I may ask…What do you want with me exactly?" I ask, locking eyes with him for a split second, before averting my gaze. "Get into the mines…and kill Shang-Tsung….I want him permanently out of the picture…and with a no-face like you, you can do a sneak attack…" He cracks a small smile, which somewhat calmed me down a bit.
"What if I fail?" I ask, and his smile fades quickly. "You fail, your dead, simple as that…don't expect me to save you from such an event either…" I sigh slightly, annoyed a bit. "If I refuse?..." He growls slightly, and suddenly puts the spikes on his elbows of his armor, to my throat. Of course, with no words, I get the message. He smirks evilly, lowering his arm. "If you won't cooperate…than I, personally, will have to force you to submit….to break you…." This has my full attention, I struggle a bit in my chains, clearly, nervous by his statement. "I won't submit so easily….you'd have to be a master smooth-talker to get me on your side…." I growl slightly, baring my fangs, now turning from cowardly, to gutsy. He simply chuckled. "I'm smooth, yes…but not that way…." Even at that young age, I knew exactly what he was talking about, my eye widens in slight panic. "…No…..No…I won't let you!" I blurt out suddenly, no longer seeing him as the man who's captured me, but treating him as more of an annoyance, than a threat.
"Oh no?...Watch me….By the end of tonight, you will wear my collar…."
It is then, that I am interrupted in my story by Xander. "HEY, Ive known you for a LONG time, and not once have I ever seen you wear a collar!" He exclaims, thinking I'm telling a fake story. I turn to him. "I only wear it now, when I'm on duty, that's the only time. When I'm on my own, I keep it off. No real reason, just a choice of mine. He nods and falls silent. "ANYWAY, back to the story." I smile, continuing.
"Oh no?...Watch me….By the end of tonight, you will wear my collar…." Quan-Chi states, with a slight smirk, clearly amused with my defiance.
He turns to Mika, and instructs her to 'Get the prisoner ready', before walking away. I start yelling for him to 'Get back here!' and 'I'm not through with you yet, get your ass back here!' Of course, I was ignored. My only option, play along, and simply await an opening….