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>>39694708

Our Story Continues now.

When last we left our would-be hero, Akayama Kaito, he had completed the task given to him by Princess Kitana and placed a portal stone around the undead ninja Scorpion's neck, sending him back to the Netherrealm, and along with him, his hated foe Sub-Zero. As Kaito prepares to rejoin the Mortal Kombat tournament, he overheard Johnny Cage speaking to Shang Tsung about his desire to challenge Goro in order to protect his friends. Kaito opted to sneak away and let neither of them know that he was there. Kaito is still accompanied by Tortek, his tarkatan minion that he gained the service of through defeating him in Mortal Kombat.

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>>39694721

Kaito leaves Shang Tsung and Johnny Cage behind. He doesn't believe he is prepared to challenge Goro in the movie star's place and hopes that the sunglass-wearing man isn't in over his head as well. As Kaito and Tortek leave, the human cannot shake the feeling that he is being followed. Though he turns and sees no one, a chill runs up his spine and he picks up the pace. But is he truly being followed?

>A) If he is being followed, try to lose them in the caves
>B) Ignore it and head to the courtyard to see Johnny's battle against Goro
>C) Seek out Princess Kitana and tell her that the task has been completed

>>39694737

Ah yes, I forgot, our previous threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Mortal+Kombat+Konquest

>>39694737

>Try to find Goro before the kombat and see if there anything we can learn or do to help Cage

>>39694737
>A) If he is being followed, try to lose them in the caves

>>39695438
>>39695439

Kaito knows that Goro's Lair is in the caves. Should he venture there?

>>39695478

Sure, why not?

If he isn't there, we can still find him in another place.

When will the fight start?

>>39695478
sure

>>39694737

>A) If he is being followed, try to lose them in the caves.

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>>39695527

Based on what Kaito overhears from the talk between Johnny Cage and Shang Tsung, the fight will be this evening, just as the sun kisses the water's edge along the horizon.

Kaito travels to Goro's Lair with Tortek following him. Once within, he looks around for the four-armed shokan prince but he is nowhere to be found.

Instead, what Kaito finds is his head nearly being chopped off by a tarkatan blade! He manages to leap backwards just in time. He suspects Tortek of treachery, but instead discovers a slightly larger, more intimidating (if that were possible) tarkatan approaching him from out of the shadows.

Tortek pales. "B-Baraka!"

Baraka, leader of the tarkata, points one of his forearm blades at Tortek. "You! I heard what you did! You swore to serve a pathetic human! You are NOT TARKATA! My blades will find your heart... after I kill your new "master" that is!"

Baraka prepares to engage Kaito in Mortal Kombat!

>Let's have a 1d100 and along with it an action that describes what Kaito does.

>>39695661
Is one of the options hitting someone while making some insane-sounding faux-Chinese gibberish like
>"HUGUBAHAI!"
or
>"ABAHUGAHI!"

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>39695661

Try to break one of his arms when he swings at you.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>39695739
Rip and tear.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>39695661

This guy got the range advantage. Let's keep our distance and focus on kicking and trying to trip him if he gets too close. As soon as he get used to the tactic and get cocky, let's show him how good we are with our hands

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>>39695739

Baraka lunges at Kaito, who anticipates a battle not unlike the first two he had with Tortek. He tries to get ahold of one of Baraka's arms, but this tarkatan is much more than a simple-minded brute--he has actual training and is much more skilled.

Baraka instead pulls his arm back, spins and cuts Kaito across the shoulder. He then retracts his blades and flips backwards, kicking Kaito with both of his feet as he does so. Kaito is knocked to the ground and Baraka taunts him.

"Pathetic human! I will pick my teeth with your bones!"

Kaito realizes that Baraka is a much higher class of tarkatan warrior than Tortek was and needs to find another way to beat him, and quickly, because the tarkatan is closing in on him again!

>Another 1d100 and action

>>39695824

Let's use this one

>>39695798

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>39695824
Roll under attacks and get him from behind!

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>>39695798
>>39695846

Kaito rolls under his attack and manages to get a kick on Baraka's back. He rolls forward again to avoid the tarkatan's backswing and keeps his distance from him.

There are a few rocks in this arena that he can use to his advantage. Baraka does not immediately charge forward, apparently trying to size Kaito up.

Kaito reaches behind him and feels for the tarkatan blade that he broke off of Tortek's arm, taking it out and holding it like a sword. If nothing else, it could be useful to block Baraka's own blades.

Kaito looks down and sees a rock at his feet. Baraka laughs and charges in.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>39695824

Try this >>39695798, plus faking being more injured than we are in order to surprise him

Let's treat this guy has if he used a version of the Bloody Hand style. We know the way to counter it.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>39695899

Kick the rock at him, get inside the range of his blades, blocking with the broken blade if necessary, then try and gouge out his eyes.

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>39695899

>use rock as a football, kick it into Baraka's ugly face
>Keep avoiding and escaping, whole faking being very hurt
Just like when we were a kid

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>>39695930
>>39695958

Baraka sees the rock coming and deflects it aside with his blades before creating a flurry of blades in front of him that nearly cuts Kaito to ribbons. Kaito manages to block with the broken blade but cannot find an opening.

Baraka stalks around and looks at Kaito in the eyes, his own orange eyes burning brightly with glee and bloodlust. The fact that Baraka is not charging in for the kill tells Kaito that he is merely toying with the human, taking his time and enjoying this fight.

Baraka is now between Kaito and the cowering Tortek.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>39695969
Go for the legs.
Hamper his mobility and we win.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>39695969
>Fuck this. Charge in, dodge the blades and headbutt the fucker as hard as we can.
>Keep attacking in close range

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>>39696026
>>39696066

Kaito makes a daring move as Baraka moves in. As the tarkatan swings high, he ducks and dives forward, cutting Baraka's leg with the broken blade. Baraka shouts and tries to stab the human, but the quick Kaito is rolling forward and on his feet once more.

As Baraka turns around, he is met with a furious headbutt as Kaito smashes his head against the tarkatan.

Baraka snarls when suddenly he is shot with a glowing green arrow. The tarkatan turns around to see this newest threat. A Native American with red facepaint emerges from the shadows.

"Come, let us finish this monster off once and for all," he says to you, taking out his tomahawks.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>39696086
Press this advantage! Gve him no quarter!

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>39696086

>Rabbit punch (aka blow to the back of the head) Baraka while he's not looking

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>>39696125

Baraka blocks the attack but the new ally throws a tomahawk into his side.

>>39696112

Kaito pushes him back into the stranger's kick. As Kaito and the man overwhelm him, he realizes quickly that he is suddenly overmatched. Kaito attempts to finish off Baraka with his broken blade, but the tarkaten fends them both off with a sudden spinning maneuver, holding his blades out as he does so.

The tarkatan snarls in rage as he runs into the shadows. Kaito prepares to chase after him, but the shaman holds him back. "No. He is merely an animal that thinks he is a man. He is not worthy prey to hunt down."

>A) Thank the man and ask him his name
>B) Ignore his advice and chase after Baraka
>C) Ask the man's help in tending to your and Tortek's wounds
>D) Attack the Indian

>>39696206

>A
>"We have to heal quick and find Goro"
>Help Tortek

>>39696206

>C) Ask the man's help in tending to your and Tortek's wounds.

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>>39696314

"Thanks for the help back there. Baraka is one tough customer."

The man bows his head. "Think nothing of it. I am called Nightwolf, and it is an honor to help my fellow man."

Kaito looks over at Tortek, who still fears Baraka's return. Nightwolf stands behind him.

"This one is your friend?"

"Something like that. He's my indentured servant after I defeated him in Mortal Kombat, but he's not all that bad. Kind of like a scared dog, really."

"I see."

>A) Chastise Tortek for not fighting
>B) Help Tortek up and forgive him
>C) Ask Nightwolf if he knows any healing skills

>>39696500

>B) Help Tortek up and forgive him.

>>39696500
We should give tortek back his blade, he can probably strap it to his arm or something. When we eventually get it fixed.

>>39696575

Yeah, we should ask if Nightwolf can reattach it with magic.

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>>39696575

Kaito helps Tortek up to his feet and hands him his old broken blade, but the tarkatan shakes his head.

"They grow back," he explains.

Nightwolf looks at the tarkatan's broken arm and Kaito's bleeding shoulder. "I can help you with these. I know of a ritual. But it will take some time."

"How long?"

"If we begin now, it will conclude before the evening is through."

That would be enough time to still catch Johnny Cage's match with Goro, but that also means not finding Goro before the match.

>A) Allow Nightwolf to perform the ritual
>B) Thanks but no thanks, we need to find Goro

>>39696658
>A) Allow Nightwolf to perform the ritual
>Read that fucking book if you can while he does it.

>>39696715

Agreed.

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>>39696835

>A) Allow Nightwolf to perform the ritual

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I think we could both use a bit of that."

>Read that fucking book if you can while he does it.

Done.

Nightwolf leads them out of the caverns. He explains that it is better performed beneath the open sky.

"This island is not entirely of Earth, but enough of it remains that I can still call upon the power of my ancestor spirits to heal those who are in need," he explains. "Sit with me."

He draws a circle in the sand and sits cross-legged as he begins to chant.

Kaito takes out the book he stole from Shang Tsung's tower and reads in order to keep himself occupied.

The book, entitled, "Legend of the Crimson Thunderbolt" is an ancient account of a Japanese warrior who was said to be a warrior who challenged the gods.

His body was wreathed in red lightning, and it was rumored that he could split a mountain in half with a thunderbolt.

The warrior, whose name is not accounted, challenged another ancient god of thunder and lightning to a dual to see who should truly be the greatest wielder of the storm.

The warrior was defeated and cast down, but his blood rained upon the earth below, and everywhere it touched, rage followed.

They say that the rage of the blood has passed down to the present day, and that the warrior with Red Lightning may yet one day return.

But this is only half of the book. As Kaito prepares to read more, Nightwolf speaks.

"The ritual is complete."

Kaito blinks. "I didn't feel a thing!"

"Then the ritual was a success."

Kaito looks at his shoulder, and sure enough, it is healed. Tortek's broken arm is similarly healed, and his broken blade has grown back.

>cont'd

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>>39697087

Nightwolf stands. "I must go now. My people need me."

"Your people?"

"Back in the realm of Earth, my tribe. I have been eliminated from the tournament already and have no further business here."

>A) Thank him and head to the match between Johnny and Goro
>B) Ask him if there is anything else he can impart upon you
>C) Ignore the match between Johnny and Goro and seek out Kitana

>>39697101

>A) Thank him and head to the match between Johnny and Goro.

>>39697101
>Thank him and head to the match between Johnny and Goro

>>39697333
>>39697444

Nice double trips gentlemen. Going to get breakfast really quick and I'll be back to write the next part in about ten minutes or so.

>>39697101
>A) Thank him and head to the match between Johnny and Goro

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>>39697955
>>39697444
>>39697333

The newly-healed Kaito and Tortek head to the match, set to take place in the Courtyard. Johnny Cage is there waiting, surrounded by other Earthrealm warriors and all of Shang Tsung's guards and minions chanting for Goro.

The four-armed warrior appears from behind a set of great doors and roars as he throws his hands out, feeing on the crowd's energy and excitement.

Goro steps in front of Johnny, who takes off his sunglasses. Goro grabs his wrist in one hand and takes ahold of the sunglasses with another and crushes them, chuckling as he does so.

Johnny stands his ground.

>cont'd

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>>39698279

Shang Tsung appears and looks at Goro. "Finish him quickly. Pay me my tribute."

Goro looks down at the actor. "This puny mortal will be no problem. I'll crush him in one blow!"

Johnny smirks. "Alright. Let's dance."

Goro throws up his arms and roars. As he does, Johnny performs a split and punches Goro square in his half-dragon nuts.

The shokan's eyes nearly bulge out of his head as he cries in pain. An old man dressed in white next to Kaito punches his shoulder and shouts "YES!" at Johnny's maneuver then quickly apologizes.

Johnny runs off, heading for the cliffs. Shang Tsung looks at the wounded Goro. "Imbecile! Go! Finish him!"

Goro regains some of his bluster and his wounded pride turns to anger as he climbs after Johnny Cage.

The Outworld and Earthrealm warriors begin to follow, walking out along the path that leads to the cliffs, and Kaito begins to follow when something catches his eyes.

The blonde woman, Sonya Blade, the soldier he met earlier--something from the wall suddenly comes alive and snatches her when nobody else is looking, slamming a hand over her mouth and pulling her into the shadows!

Kaito only has a moment to realize that it's that green-clad ninja he saw before! The ninja with the captive Sonya turns invisible.

>A) Chase after that green ninja!
>B) Ignore it and go see the rest of Johnny and Goro's match

>>39698363
>>A) Chase after that green ninja!

>>39698363

>A) Chase after that green ninja!

>>39698363
>A) Chase after that green ninja!
Its the jobber king! Also one of the few people not have died in the games story.

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>>39698387
>>39698391

Kaito takes ahold of Tortek's shoulder and pulls him away.

"But the fight!" the tarkatan says.

"No time! There's a green ninja in serious need of an ass-whoppin'!"

As Kaito follows the trail of footsteps down a dusty passageway, where there is clearly signs of a struggle, he hears someone coming.

He prepares to fight, when a large black man rounds the corner. "Who are you?" he asks.

"Akayama Kaito."

"And him?" he says, looking with suspicion at the tarkatan.

"He's with me."

"Good. I'm looking for a woman."

"So am I. A green ninja just kidnapped her. Blonde, in the military?"

"There ain't too many other ladies who fit that description. I'm Jax. Where'd they go?"

Kaito points and lets the large man lead the way.

Kaito, Jax and Tortek reach a large chamber that ends in a massive stone door that is currently sealed. The green ninja is here, tying up an incapacitated Sonya Blade.

"Hey, sucker!" Jax shouts and the ninja whirls around. "Yeah, I'm talkin' to you!"

"Shang Tsung has plansss for this one!" the ninja hisses. "You will not interfere!"

Jax clasps his knuckles together. "Oh yeah? And who's gonna interfere?"

"We are," an unearthly echoing voice speaks from the shadows.

>Cont'd

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>>39698523

Jax and Kaito turn to face their new foe, a figure clad in red and black, with a glowing green gem on his forehead and matching glowing green eyes.

"We are many, you are but three. We will destroy you for our master."

>A) Take on Reptile
>B) Take on Ermac
>C) Focus on getting Sonya out of here and run away

>>39698549
>>A) Take on Reptile

>>39698549

>B) Take on Ermac.

Bring it, Legion.

>>39698549
>A) Take on Reptile

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>>39698594
>>39698658

Kaito looks at Jax. "Your call."

"I got the red one. You get the green one. Reinforcements should be here soon--we just need to hold them off!"

Kaito nods and leaps towards the green ninja.

"You don't know what you're ssstepping into, mortal."

"Wouldn't be the first time."

>1d100 and an action to fight Reptile!

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>39698894
punches and kicks to the body.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>39698894

Eye gouge, one day it will work.

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>>39699081

Kaito goes in to attack Reptile, who uses his superior reptilian speed to slide under his legs, tripping him, then juggles him with a force ball before following up with a three-hit combo that leaves Kaito reeling.

Tortek runs in and engages Reptile in close-quarters combat, but the wily lizard-man tricks him and trips him into landing atop Kaito.

Reptile removes part of his mask, revealing a reptilian face beneath, and prepares to shoot acid.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>39699228
jump out of the way and flying kick him.

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>>39699312

Kaito leaps up and jumps into the air, performing a masterful flying kick right into Reptile's face. The saurian staggers back, bleeding green blood out of his nose a bit.

Kaito follows it up with more punches and kicks, forcing the green ninja back. Meanwhile, Jax squares off with Ermac, but is too busy dodging telekinetically thrown rocks to land any solid hits.

Kaito kicks Reptile again, who falls back. The Saurian gets up for one last stand and charges at Kaito, turning invisible as he does.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>39699463
Look on the ground for footprints. Attack with everything you have.

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>39699463

Use your intuition to strike just before Reptile lands his attack.

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>>39699502

Kaito looks on the ground and sees Reptile's feet in the dirt coming from the right!

The human slams his fists into Reptile's face, making him reappear as the cloak dissipates. Kaito shouts and kicks Reptile in the chest and face, putting him down for good.

Suddenly, Kaito hears a shout as Sonya Blade is brought up to her feet.

Shang Tsung.

At that moment, Ermac lifts both Kaito and Jax and throws them aside, where they are joined by the remaining Earthrealm warriors along with Kitana, who have followed Shang Tsung here.

"Release her!" an old man with white hair shouts.

"As champion, I excersize my right to challenge!" Shang Tsung declares. "I challenge... HER!"

"YOU ARE A COWARD, SORCERER!" the old man shouts.

"Mortal Kombat continues... I'm simply changing the place! AS WE AGREED!"

The large door behind Shang Tsung opens, revealing a massive purple portal. The liquid-like surface engulfs the two of them as Sonya reaches out. Reptile and Ermac leap in after them.

>Cont'd

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"SONYA!" Johnny cries.

"Where did they go?" Liu Kang asks.

"To the wastelands of Outworld, where I cannot follow. Shang Tsung means to finish the tournament by fighting her."

"But she can still deny the challenge!" Liu points out.

"You have learned all I can teach you, Liu Kang. You must go."

Jax slams his hands together. "Well let's no waste time! Let's go save Sonya!"

The old man looks at all of them, but then settles his gaze on Kaito. "You... I have not seen you before. How can this be?"

"I've been on the island since we all arrived. You must've just not seen me."

"But this is Raiden! God of Thunder and Lightning, protector of all of Earthrealm!" Liu tells him.

This old man? A god?

"I have helped keep him hidden," Kitana explains. "He has been helping me, and for that, I can vouch for him. He is a true warrior of Earthrealm."

Raiden looks back at Kaito. "And yet... I sense something... else..."

>cont'd

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>>39699757

Raiden approaches Kaito and holds up a hand. "I sense a power within you, one similar to my own, but latent, dormant, waiting to be awakened. As a god, I can perform a great many tasks, and for you, I can awaken this inner ability, should you so choose."

>A) Receive the gift of unlocking Kaito's hidden potential
>B) Deny the offer and walk a different path
>C) Tell him about the book you read and ask if he knows anything about it

>>39699791
>C) Tell him about the book you read and ask if he knows anything about it
>A) Receive the gift of unlocking Kaito's hidden potential

>>39699791
>>C) Tell him about the book you read and ask if he knows anything about it

>>39699791

>C) Tell him about the book you read and ask if he knows anything about it.

>>39699791
>B) Deny the offer and walk a different path

We don't need any outside help, we will finish this, with our own fists!

>>39699791
>C) Tell him about the book you read and ask if he knows anything about it

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>>39699805
>>39699807
>>39699820

"Wait. If you are truly a god of thunder and lightning, then perhaps you can tell me if you've heard of a legend, of a warrior who wielded red lightning and fought the gods. It was said he was killed by a god of thunder and lighting."

Raiden is about to speak when Liu Kang calls from the Portal, "Come on! The portal is closing, we haven't much time!"

Raiden looks at him. "It is a story far too long to tell. Take this."

He reaches into his robes and produces an orb that seems to surge with a kind of electrical energy about the size of a golfball. "If ever you wish to unleash the power within you, simply crush this orb. But be warned, there are consequences. Go. Earthrealm must be defended at all costs!"

>A) Take the Orb, go through the portal
>B) Do not take the Orb, go through the portal
>C) Do not go through the Portal

>>39700145

>A) Take the Orb, go through the portal.

Leave no plot device behind.

>>39700145
>A) Take the Orb, go through the portal
"Eaaaarthrealm! Fuck Yeah!"

>>39700145
>>A) Take the Orb, go through the portal

>>39700145
>A) Take the Orb, go through the portal
DO IT

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>>39700403

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>>39700229
>>39700323
>>39700330
>>39700403

Kaito takes the orb and looks at Raiden one final time before running into the portal behind everyone else, with Tortek behind him.

Kaito is sucked between dimensions, feeling as though burning on the outside and freezing on the inside, two sensations that rapidly switch places. He lands on his feet rolling and shaking before he looks up.

He finds himself beneath a purple sky, with a large unfamiliar moon shining down on it. Mountains and other stranger geological formations loom in the distance.

Kaito stands and feels the wind on his skin. The others gather nearby. Kitana is briefing them.

"This is Outworld. My current home... as sorry as it may seem. Danger lurks around ever corner here and we must be careful."

Liu Kang looks around. "Where has Shang Tsung gone in this dreadful place?"

Kitana points to a large tower in one direction. "There. This portal to his island is not far from his spire, where the sorcerer lives. He has most likely gone there, but we will not reach it without opposition."

>cont'd

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>>39700551

Kitana leads the Earthrealm warriors towards the tower.

"Once, this world was beautiful, before the corruption of its Emperors came to be and they set their sights on conquering other realms. Now, due to absorbing so many places, Outworld is nothing but a mess of worlds smashed together, bound beneath an iron fist."

"Is there no way to restore the realms?" Liu Kang asks.

"There is... but it is difficult. Right now, we must focus on fighting our way to the tower. And speaking of which... I believe our welcoming party is forming."

Opposite your group stands another. Reptile, Ermac and Baraka are all apart of it, along with a female shokan and a green-clad dark-skinned woman.

"You shall go no farther!" the woman calls out.

Kitana stands forward. "Jade, please, you must stop! We must give Earthrealm a chance to fight in Mortal Kombat--the rules of the tournament are clear!"

"The rules are changed," the shokan says. "Shang Tsung will face the woman, and if she forfeits, Earthrealm will concede!"

"Not if we get through you first, four-arms!" Johnny calls out.

Everyone prepares to do battle.

>A) Fight Reptile
>B) Fight Baraka
>C) Fight Ermac
>D) Fight Sheeva
>E) Fight Jade
>F) Sneak away during the battle and try to reach the tower

>>39700668
>>A) Fight Reptile

>>39700668

>F) Sneak away during the battle and try to reach the tower.

>>39700668
>B) Fight Baraka
Bitch is gonna die today!

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>39700668
1. Reptile
2. Baraka
3. Sneak

>>39700668
>B) Fight Baraka

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>>39700793
>>39700787
>>39700734

As the two forces charge at each other, Kaito picks out Baraka and ambushes him from behind, pushing him away from the others.

"You're not running away this time!" he shouts.

Baraka snarls and extends his blades. "NOW, YOU WILL DIE!"

>1d100 and an action!

>>39700668
>D) Fight Sheeva
Hey girl, you busy after we win?

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>39700890

Sweep his legs.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>39700890
Open with a combo, then attempt to break his arms. Leave him defenseless.

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>39700890
Fuck his elbows. Turn them inside out by drawing them straight, bracing and hitting them super hard.

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>>39700943

Kaito opens with a leg-sweep, taking Baraka off of his feet. He follows up with an elbow drop to the tarkatan's face that knocks out a sharp tooth.

The tarkatan roars and attempts to hack at Kaito, who now plays on the defensive.

Tortek leaps in and blocks Baraka's attacks, sword-fighting with their arm-blades. Each strike creates sparks that fly off. Baraka kicks Tortek down and prepares to deliver a killing blow, but not before Kaito tackles him and they both roll down a hill.

Kaito and Baraka get up and square off.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>39701060
Go for the torso! Combos out the ass! Rip and tear his guts!

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>39701060
high kicks to the head

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>39701060

Kombo time.

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>39701060
>sacrifical throw into a recover and jam the blade through his spine.

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>>39701127
>>39701161
>>39701172
>>39701164

Baraka spins, creating a whirlwind of blades that Kaito cannot overcome. Kaito is knocked back and slashed across the chest.

Baraka leaps down on him from on high and tries to impale him; Kaito raises his boots and plants them into the tarkatan's chest and kicks him back.

Kaito leaps up to his feet as Baraka recovers. The mutant strikes his blades together, creating a sparking projectile that hits Kaito in the stomach.

Kaito dodges Baraka's next attack and tries to follow up with a high kick to the face, but the mutant blocks it and instead bites down on Kaito's shin, sinking his teeth deeply into the flesh. Kaito shouts in pain.

Tortek runs up behind him and tries to stab Baraka, managing to impale the back of his leg. Baraka stops biting and legs go to whip around and attack Tortek.

Kaito looks up as the larger Tarkatan overpowers the smaller one and prepares to cut off his head.

>1d100 and an action!

>>39701220
Not our Tarkatan bro!
>orb
>Fuck him up

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>39701220
Pull a Kano and rip out his heart from behind!

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>39701220

Tackle Baraka to the ground and pin his arms.

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>39701251
>>39701220
Forgot my roll

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>39701220
>>39701251
ORB ORB ORB FUCK HIS SHIT UP!
AND THIS >>39701255

>>39701251
>>39701255
>>39701268
>>39701269
>>39701272

Use the orb?

http://strawpoll.me/4255410

>>39701373
we're trying to save a life here. No half measures.

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>>39701373

I'll call it there.

Kaito takes out the orb and looks at it before grasping it firmly and shattering it.

He feels a surge of power rush through him as the electrical energy contained within is let loose, spilling out and revitalizing him.

He looks at his hands, now covered in strings of electrical energy. He stands up and runs at Baraka, delivering a single shocking punch, which jolts the tarkatan and sends him flying a few meters away.

Baraka gets up, twitching a bit, as Kaito's arms glow with electricity.

"Just a trick... DIE!"

Baraka charges at Kaito, who realizes his speed has nearly doubled. Like a lightning strike, he grabs ahold of both armblades and shocks Baraka.

The tarkatan falls to the ground, stunned.

Kaito prepares to finish him, when he hears a voice call out.

"Oh, he's suddenly much more interesting, wouldn't you say?"

"Mmm, yes, positively... electrifying."

"I was going to say "shocking.""

"I was going to say "dead.""

Kaito turns around and sees three beautiful women approaching him, wearing black leather outfits that reveal much of their skin. They carry knives, swords and other dangerous implements.

They walk in a wide circle around him.

"What should we do, Kia?" one asks.

"I don't know, Sareena. How should we kill him, Jataaka?"

"Quan Chi says he wants this one alive. Only cut off the parts he doesn't need to live."

Kaito looks at Tortek, who is slowly starting to recover, but these women are focused solely on him.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>39701768
Defend against them for now. Turn on the charm and snark.

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>39701815
This, but...maybe I'll do better?

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>39701768
Get Tortek up on his feet, find a way to minimize their advantage of numbers.

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>39701768

Defend. "And who is this 'Quan Chi'?"

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>>39701815
>>39701885

"Tell me, ladies, where do you do your shopping? Hot Topic or--"

One of them, the tall, black one, leaps forward and kicks him in the back. The short one, with a white streak in her hair, punches him in the chest while the one with long, raven-like hair drop-kicks him from the side.

Kaito lands next to Tortek.

>>39701911

"Come on, buddy, I need some help here..."

He gives Tortek a short jolt to wake him up. The tarkatan shouts and leaps to his feet from the touch and looks around.

Kaito jumps up.

>>39701932

"And who is this "Quan Chi" anyway?"

The three women smile and walk towards him, swaying their hips while they draw weapons.

"You will find out soon enough," the raven-haired maiden says. "For now, you play with us."

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>39702023

Knock them on their collective asses. "I don't have the time to play with children right now."

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>39702023
kick the closet one into another

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>39702023
Work with Tortek. Try not to die, at least until the others can help.
Flirt with Sareena

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>39702023
>The most ELECTRIFYING man in Mortal Kombat entertainment!
they're carrying metal, we currently have lightning garbage going on, use that.

>>39702089
>>39702111
I'd like to add this to my roll.

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>>39702065

"I don't have the time to play with children right now."

Kaito charges at them, only to be knocked back when all three of them perform a simultaneous high kick.

The tall, black, humorless one speaks. "You aren't. You're playing with demons, and the enforces of Quan Chi."

The short one with the white streak in her hair smiles. "It will be fun to break you when our master arrives."

"Heh... I'd like to see your methods, beautiful."

>>39702086
>>39702089

Tortek leaps in front of Kaito and tries to attack them. For a moment, he does a good job holding them at bay, enough for Kaito to get on his feet. The tall one deflects his blades with her stickles and the raven-haired one picks him up and throws him aside.

>>39702111

Kaito focuses his energy and throws it at them, stunning them all briefly and making them drop their weapons.

>1d100 and an action! This might be your chance!

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>39702241
Kill them with their own weapons. Except for Sareena. Let her run back and tell Quan Chi about us.

>>39702241
>Tie them up with the kusari-gama/sickle thing
>magnetize it if possible and just go rejoin the folks.
We have more than one guy to worry about right now.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>39702241

Grab and throw one into another, and then deliver a flying kick to the third.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>39702241
knock them

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>39702297
>keep forgetting to dice+ on my rolls
Sorry guys

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>39702241
Let's go for a Raiden torpedo

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>>39702275
>>39702298
>>39702319
>>39702327
>>39702329

Kaito takes advantage of the moment of temporary stunning and leaps at all three of them, knocking them down.

He grabs one of their weapons and prepares to use the chain to tie them up.

Kaito advances on them when he suddenly hears a screaming sound heading right for him. He turns and sees a bright green skull flying at him, which hits him in the face and explodes, knocking him back.

The three demons roll backwards and vanish in clouds of black smoke, retreating behind their master.

Kaito gets up and looks around, seeing them atop a nearby stone platform.

A man with skin as white as chalk stands there now, with his hands on his hips and a smug, unimpressed look on his face. Kaito helps Tortek up to his feet.

"Quan Chi, I presume," Kaito spits out.

"So, you are the one who banished my servant Scorpion to the bowels of the Netherrealm."

>A) Yeah, that was me.
>B) You got the wrong guy.
>C) Kitana's plan, actually.

>>39702510
Oh, he was your guy? Yeah I guess that makes sense. If it makes you feel any better, I had no idea what was going on at the time.
>A)

>>39702510
>>A) Yeah, that was me.

>>39702510

>A) Yeah, that was me.

>>39702510
>A) Yeah, that was me.

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>>39702561
>>39702578
>>39702629

"Yeah, that was me. Was he your man? Makes sense, I guess. Can't you just magic him back?"

"Scorpion is lost in the lowest levels of the Netherrealm, where even my power as a demon sorcerer fades. However, while I put my plans into motion to retrieve him, the question of what to do with you remains. You inconvenienced me, so I think it only fitting that I do the same for you."

"Bring it on, whitehead. I already beat up your BDSM slaves back there, I can take you, too."

Quan Chi smiles. "Oh, I have no intention of dealing with you myself. But your friend, on the other hand... I could use some amusement."

Quan Chi raises his hand and it glows green. Tortek suddenly stiffens and gargles a bit as his eyes glow green and purple.

He turns towards you and extends his blades, moving somewhat sluggishly, yet purposefully.

"Tortek... Tortek!" Kaito shouts, but the tarkatan does not listen or heel.

Quan Chi laughs in his deep voice as his puppet dances at the ends of his strings of mind control. His three assassins move in front of him, just in case Kaito gets any ideas of stopping him from controlling the tarkatan.

What now?

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>39702713
>If Quan Chi is capable of getting into range quickly, we should be able to break his control by forcing him to focus on us.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>39702713
block an dodge any attacks

>>39702808

Kaito attempts to leap up to attack Quan Chi, but the sorcerer's three demon assassins block him and kick him back down onto the stone floor below. Tortek, mind-controlled, attacks Kaito, who is forced to block and dodge all attacks, but in his distracted nature, misses a dodge and gets his leg cut by Tortek's right blade.

Quan Chi laughs. "Good, tarkatan. Now kill him."

Tortek closes in.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>39702948

Try and hurl a bolt of lightning at Quan Chi. "Remember your pride Tortek!"

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>>39702987

Kaito sees Tortek coming and leaps back. He looks up at the sorcerer and narrows his eyes.

There's a gap between the assassins, but Kaito has nothing to throw.

He looks down at his hand and focuses.

Nothing physical.

Kaito shouts and twists around, leaping over Tortek's spinning blade attack and throws his hand out towards Quan Chi, manifesting his rage and fighting spirit into a concentrated blast of lightning that strikes him squarely in the chest.

The demon sorcerer is knocked back and Tortek stumbles forwards a bit, confused. The three demon girls go to their master to help him up.

Kaito looks at Tortek and smiles, patting him on the shoulder. "As if I'd kill you."

Quan Chi rises with fearsome eyes, but Kaito doesn't back down.

"You are most impressive, but you are still nothing but a gnat compared to me."

He holds out his hand.

"And I think it is time to finish your meddling in my affairs!"

He speaks some strange mystical gibberish and Kaito feels the wind pick up around him. He turns around and sees a vortex opening, much like the one that dragged Scorpion to hell.

The purple and green portal swirls open, a rip in the fabric of normal reality that grows larger and larger, and Kaito feels himself being pulled in. Tortek stumbles and trips over a rock, but stabs into the ground and holds himself there with his arm-blade.

Kaito stands, trying to not be sucked into the portal, and Quan Chi laughs once more. The human grits his teeth and digs his heels into the ground, but to no avail--the portal is too strong!

Is there no chance?

>1d100 to see if Kaito can get out of this one!

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>39703245
We still got that broken blade from Tortek?

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>39703245

Reach for Tortek's broken blade and try to stab it into the ground.

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>39703245
hold on to something

>>39703311
In case I wasn't clear I meant to follow his lead.

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>>39703311
>>39703322
>>39703329
>>39703332

Kaito takes out the broken blade and stabs it into the ground in front of him, holding on for dear life. Behind him, Tortek loses his grip and flies into the portal.

Quan Chi folds his arms and nods at one of his assassins. The short one with the white streak in her hair leaps down and takes out a knife to stab him.

>A) Let go of the blade and fly into the Portal
>B) Grab her and drag her in with you
>C) Attempt to escape the Portal's pull

>>39703442
>>C) Attempt to escape the Portal's pull
ya i dont want to go into that hell.

>>39703442

>B) Grab her and drag her in with you.

Well, time to go save our friend from hell.

>>39703442
>Grab her and drag her with you.
We can weaken his forces for everybody else, at least temporarily. And he'd go for us, maybe.

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>>39703474
>>39703517

Kaito lets go of the broken blade and instead grabs ahold of her!

He grabs onto her leg as his legs get sucked into the portal and pulls her with him inside!

Kaito feels himself stretch and pull as the portal whisks him away throughout space to another location.

Kaito falls down and hits the ground hard and she lands atop him, groaning a bit.

Nearby, Tortek lays unconscious, having landed on his head.

Kaito looks around. The terrain is unfamiliar to him. The sky is still purple, so it seems like he is yet in Outworld. But where?

He looks around. Shang Tsung's tower is nowhere in sight. Everything else is unfamiliar, even the mountains.

Overhead, the portal closes.

The demon girl pushes him back down and holds a knife to his throat.

"You ignorant fool! Do you have any idea where we are?!"

"...No?"

"Precisely! Quan Chi meant to deposit you in a random place in Outworld, to 'inconvenience' you as you did him! But now I'm stuck here with you!"

"I can think of worse people to be stuck with," he says with a smile.

She stands up. "You are going to escort me to Quan Chi's fortress, or I am going to kill you. Understand?"

Nearby, Tortek groans. "Urrgh... Lady talk too loud..."

"How about a name?"

"I am Sareena, demon of the Netherrealm."

"You know, when I pictured demons, I didn't exactly picture someone quite like... you."

She crosses her arms. "No? That's intentional. Makes it easier to get closer to my victims and kill them. Try to keep that in mind."

Kaito looks around. "So... Quan Chi's fortress, eh? Where might that be?"

"On an island in the middle of one of Outworld's seventeen oceans."

"...Well, that narrows it down a bit, I'd say. So we just find water and SWIM, eh?"

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>>39703726

She scowls. "We will secure transport once we find an ocean."

"Question," Kaito says, "why should I help you? You tried to kill me and threatened to kill me if I don't help you, but I'm feeling pretty confident that I can take you on."

Sareena smiles and shakes her head. "We were only toying with you before. If I were to take a fight seriously, I would kill you where you stand."

"Really..."

>A) Test that theory out
>B) Agree to help her
>C) Pick up Tortek and start walking in a random direction without her

>>39703747

>C) Pick up Tortek and start walking in a random direction without her.

>>39703747
>>C) Pick up Tortek and start walking in a random direction without her

"Well it was shit meeting you"

>>39703764

As an addendum, "If you're so powerful I'm sure you can walk."

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>>39703764
>>39703782
>>39703783

Kaito looks her up and down and then walks over to Tortek and gets him up on his feet. "You alright, buddy?"

"Head hurts..."

"Yeah, I figured. Come on, let's figure out where we are."

Kaito leads Tortek away from Sareena, who loses some of her bluster. "H-Hey! You can't just walk away from me! Turn around!"

"Nice meeting you," Kaito calls out.

She throws a knife past Kaito's ear and it sticks into a nearby tree to get his attention.

"You will NOT turn away from me!"

"If you're so powerful, I'm sure you can walk."

"That--That's not the point! I will not walk the wastelands of Outworld by myself! I say we go this way!"

"But I'm already walking this way," Kaito replies, now far enough away that he needs to shout.

After a moment, he hears Sareena running up behind him and keeping pace, walking in silence.

>A) Keep going in silence
>B) Make her stop following you
>C) Engage in casual conversation

>>39703892

>C) Engage in casual conversation.

"So, Quan Chi seems like a shitty boss."

>>39703892
>C) Casual Conversation

>>39703892
>>C) Engage in casual conversation
"Lovely weather, what season is it . . .Death."

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>>39703915
>>39703924
>>39703950

"So... Nice weather for Outworld. What season is it? Do you know? Death?"

"I'm used to the eternally burning flames of hell."

"Edgy. So, Quan Chi seems like a shitty boss."

"One does not get to choose whom they serve in the Netherrealm. I belong to the Brotherhood of Shadows."

"Is that like a fraternity or something?"

"They are the dark assassins, mystics and sorcerers of Shinnok, lord of the Netherrealm, corruptor of hearts, defiant of the Elder Gods and master of all darkness."

"He sounds like a nice guy too. So is Quan Chi more like a middle-management kind of guy, or...?"

"I do not wish to speak on Quan Chi or Shinnok. Lord Shinnok killed me once for disobedience and I'll not have it happen again. Death is most unpleasant."

"You died for disobedience, eh? What's the story behind that?"

"Not one I wish to retell."

"Oh, come on, we've got a long walk ahead of us."

She sighs. "A mortal ventured into the Netherrealm. I was foolish enough to help him defy my masters, thinking he could help me escape. I was killed, but he was able to escape."

"And who was he?"

"He was a mortal, with the power to freeze."

Kaito stops.

"What? Do you know him?"

>A) Tell her you probably killed Sub-Zero
>B) Nope, never heard of the man
>C) Change the topic

>>39704018
>A) When I sent Scorpion to the Netherrealm... you know, those parts where Quan Chi's power doesn't reach?
He was with him.

>>39704018

>C) Change the topic.

"Any idea what we may run into out here?"

>>39704018
>>A) Tell her you probably killed Sub-Zero

>>39704071
>>39704056

You know, on second thought, I'll switch to my vote his.

>>39704056
>>39704073

"When I threw the necklace around Scorpion's neck that sent him to... that place you guys keep mentioning, he was fighting Sub-Zero at the time. He dragged him into the portal with him."

She seems very interested in this information. "And they fought? There's a chance he may yet live?"

"...Maaaaaaybe? I don't know. I mean, he killed the guy once, right? Couldn't be too hard to do it again."

"And when you banished Scorpion, there was no way to save him?"

Kaito remembers distinctly that he could have saved him, but did not.

>A) Yes, I could have, but I didn't. It wasn't my fight.
>B) No, there was no way. Scorpion was relentless.
>C) Look, I was just doing what the princess asked of me.

>>39704137
A/C) I didn't think to at the time, and to be honest I thought he might be able to himself.

>>39704137

>A) Yes, I could have, but I didn't. It wasn't my fight.

"I was there to help save Earthrealm, and at that time they were both threats even if I personally bore them no ill will."

>>39704137
>>A) Yes, I could have, but I didn't. It wasn't my fight.

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>>39704172
>>39704184
>>39704191

Kaito looks at her. "Yeah, I could have. But I didn't, because it wasn't my fight and it wasn't my job. Sub-Zero belonged to the Lin Kuei clan, and they were killing their fellow Earthrealm warriors. If I was going to save Earthrealm, Scorpion had to go, and he was the one who took Sub-Zero with him, not me."

She grows defensive. "If he died, I will show you great suffering, the likes of which you've never known."

"He had powers greater than mine. He could handle himself."

Kaito continues to walk with Tortek and after a moment she resumes walking with him.

"So, any idea where we are, Tortek?"

The tarkatan shakes his head. "Tarkata do not roam these lands... unfamiliar smells. None of my kind here."

"Well, great. Who knows how long we'll be wandering." He laughs and sighs. "And to think, I joined the tournament to get away from all of this wandering I did back on Earth."

Suddenly, he remembers something. The map, given to him by Bo' Rai Cho!

He takes it out and studies it.

"I... have no way to orient myself to this map. Damnit."

Sareena surveys the lands around them. "I see a desert, some mountains, and a thick forest. Well?"

>A) Desert sounds good.
>B) Let's go mountain climbing.
>C) Forests? Nothing ever bad happens in them.

>>39704435
>>B) Let's go mountain climbing.

>>39704435

>B) Let's go mountain climbing.

>>39704435
>mountains I guess
We can probably get a better view from there to figure things out.

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>>39704469
>>39704513
>>39704518

They begin the trek to the mountains. Kaito leads the way as they find a trail that twists and turns throughout the purplish landscape.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a shack, resembling something of an ancient Chinese hut. An old man sits out in front of it. Beyond his home is a trail that splits in two.

"Halt! All who mean to traverse the mountain pass must first be warned!"

"This should be good," Kaito says, approaching the old man. "Hello! I am from Earth. She is a demon from hell, and my friend over there is a mutant. We got this great act, it's called "the Aristocrats!""

"Silence! Heed my warning now: these mountains are home to a great warrior, who has tamed the fierce monsters who live upon it! He lives upon the peak, and all who disturb his warrior's meditation must face him in battle or perish! If you mean to avoid him, you must take the road that leads to the south, the far way around the mountain."

"And who is he? What makes him so special?"

"He is Rokuro the Mighty! Rokuro the Undefeated!"

"Impressive titles. Which road is the road to the south?"

The old man points to the left road.

"Thanks."

Kaito looks at the road on the right as Tortek and Sareena stand behind him. "Do you mean to climb the mountain?" she asks.

"Well, it'd help to get a view from up there, and I'm not afraid of someone with a few titles."

>A) Take the Right Road up the mountain
>B) Take the Left Road around the mountain
>C) Go back and explore elsewhere

>>39704611

>A) Take the Right Road up the mountain.

>>39704611

>A) Take the Right Road up the mountain

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>>39704651
>>39704690

Well, I know it's getting pretty late everybody, so I'll call it for here. Good questing today. If I don't come back for tomorrow, I'll resume the quest next week.

Speaking of which, I was thinking of using this for Akayama Kaito's artwork. It's an artist's renditioning of an early concept art Liu Kang when he was from Japan. I think it works rather well for our protagonist.

>>39704785
sounds fine I think.

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>>39704785

I also made this, which will be used at some point when we need to make any new protagonists/side protagonists.

rolling

Rolled 82, 44 = 126 (2d100)

>>39704873
Let's see...

>>39704970
>>39704873

...well that's a hell of a thing, traitor to whom as opposed to what?

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>>39704970

A Saurian Traitor to Shao Kahn, who is leading the remnents of their race to independence! All hail King Cobra!

But when Shao Kahn dispatches Reptile to assassinate the would-be ruler as a test of his loyalty, he must choose between Shao Kahn and what may be the best chance his people have at independence!

I got the archive up.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/39694708/