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You were personally summoned by the lord of the Netherrealm, the fallen Elder God Shinnok. He is the figure around which the Brotherhood of Shadow is centered. You entered the dark court of Shinnok, where he commanded you to retrieve Quan Chi.

Since the failed invasion of Earthrealm a few months ago, of which you were a prticipant fighting for the side of Outworld at the behest of your masters, Quan Chi has been a prisoner. The sorcerer was blinded and captured by the defenders and has since languished in the dungeons of the royal family's palace in the newly-restored realm of Edenia.

Your mission is to bring him back to the Netherrealm, back to Lord Shinnok's court. Alive. He requires the sorcerer's services. As much as you would enjoy finishing the demon yourself and being free from his service, you cannot escape Shinnok. Not yet.

And so, you are in Edenia, brought here by a portal conjured by Shinnok himself. It is night. The realm is sickeningly beautiful, a far cry from the darkened levels of the Netherrealm you have come to call home. You can use this to your advantage; the content and happy people will be unsuspecting of a wraith in their midst.

The palace, however, will be difficult and well-protected. First, you must get there.

>A) Murder a traveller and assume a disguise
>B) Scale the cliffs behind the palace
>C) Find a guard patrol and hide amongst them

>>42433131
A

>Noob Saibot won
>mfw I voted Sub-Zero
I should have specified which one.
Ah well, at least there is no way this could take a romantic turn

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Noob is such a cool character. I really wish he was in MKX.

>>42433218
Kombat Pack 2 reveal should be in about 2 hours, there's still hope.

>>42433131
>B) Scale the cliffs behind the palace
We are living shadow

>>42433218
I think they hesitated to bring him back right away after bing destroyed in the last game. Like Shao, and Shang,

>>42433131
A. though Noob needs no disguises.

>>42433336
I guess he would really do it for the murder. The disguise is just a nice bonus.

>>42433366
>inb4 the hapless traveler is Shujinko

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>>42433336
>>42433182

The roads are well-kept, paved with carefully-placed stones. Small bridges stretch over peaceful streams, in which swim exotic and beautiful fish whose scales shimmer in the starlight. The trees, seemingly carefully placed and well-maintained, create still forests that only a master painter could capture the pristine nature of.

It is disgusting.

There is a man walking the roads, carrying a staff that resembles bamboo. He wears a thick robe and a wide straw hat. He walks alone down the road, humming a tune.

You stalk him for some time, ensuring that he is alone and weak. When he pauses to look down at a river, you crawl along the ground towards him as a shadow. You emerge from behind and rise up behind him. He shivers slightly and turns; you clasp a hand over his mouth and seep black oil inside. His eyes go wide as your oil clogs his throat, suffocating him.

You enjoy this the most: staring into his eyes. The last thing he sees are the piercing white orbs in the darkness that are your eyes. He falls to the ground, veins blackened, very much dead.

Moments later, you are wearing his robes. You pick up his hat. It reminds you of Raiden; the fool god of Earthrealm who once sent you into the Netherrealm to retrieve an amulet stolen by Quan Chi for his master, Shinnok.

But that was a lifetime ago, and now you serve the Brotherhood of Shadow.

Placing the hat on your head, you open a small portal beneath your dead victim, causing him to fall into your shadow-realm, where his body will quickly rot, his mass consumed and turned into raw shadowstuff. This is merely one of the new powers you have come to possess in unlife.

Now that you have your disguise, the palace is your next objective.

>A) Head into the nearby town near the palace and investigate
>B) Approach the palace directly
>C) Search for a group heading to the palace and attempt to join them
>D) Seek out a roving guard and deceive him by acting injured; obtain his armor

>>42433498
>A) Head into the nearby town near the palace and investigate
We need intel, and maybe a better disguise. This will do for now, but who knows, there might be something better

>>42433498
>A+C

>>42433498
>>A) Head into the nearby town near the palace and investigate

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>>42433562
>>42433704
>>42433791

The palace itself is located between two mountains, with many cliffs set around it. The winding trail that leads up to the palace has a number of small towns and villages located along it. Approaching one of them from the side, fast and low, you hide in the shadows amongst two of the closer buildings and peer out onto the main street.

The road is surprisingly busy, as it turns out. A procession of people are walking away from the palace. They are dressed in elegant finery, and they speak of a fantastic sports spectacle that took place at the palace earlier that day. An older gentlemen stops to talk to one of the young attractive women of the village, and from them you overhear that it was a martial competition between the native edenians, a group of warriors from Earthrealm and some from Outworld.

Interesting... Perhaps some faces you know.

Most people are walking in the opposite direction of the palace, as opposed to towards it.

As you hide in the shadows, you close your eyes. When you open them back up, your obsidian-colored skin has been changed to a more human skin tone. You take off your mask and dull your eyes; you can now pass for human to the untrained eye.

>A) Investigate the local merchants
>B) Approach the village blacksmith
>C) Fish for information from someone who was at the palace
>D) Walk into the village inn

>>42433900
>>A) Investigate the local merchants

>>42433900
>D) Walk into Village Inn, and do sweet poses with your Shadow Clone

>>42433900
>A) Investigate the local merchants
Maybe we can take one§s place, kill it's guard.

or my plan; get someone arrested at one point, and follow them straight to the dungeon.

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>>42433999
>>42434246

You carefully avoid the people as you make your way over to the marketplace. There, you find a number of people making preparations for tomorrow. The caravans that will roll out tomorrow morning are very lightly-guarded; they are a very trusting people, the fools. They know not what lurks amongst them. The way they speak, with no subterfuge, makes it simple to eavesdrop on their conversations.

There is a merchant delivering barrels of supplies to the palace tomorrow morning for the breakfast and noon meals. You could sneak away on the caravan... if you feel up to waiting. Or you could go to the palace tonight; you have darkness and the fact that most of the palace's occupants will be asleep.

>A) Do not wait until morning; find a way into the palace tonight
>B) Leave with the caravan, having snuck aboard
>C) Impersonate one of the guards and accompany the caravan tomorrow morning
>D) Find another way into the palace rather than through the main gate

>>42434437
>>A) Do not wait until morning; find a way into the palace tonight

>>42433498
>The trees, seemingly carefully placed and well-maintained, create still forests that only a master painter could capture the pristine nature of.
>It is disgusting.
Noob is so tsuntsun

>>42434437
A
Let's fucking go. We're Bi Han and we don't afraid

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>>42434471
>>42434679

You've no time to waste with these merchants. You make your way away from them and look around, up the path leading up to the palace. There are two guards walking from the town towards the palace; you could subdue both of them, and have you and your double wear the armor and infiltrate the palace. You could also attempt to scale the cliff behind the palace. The noble who was speaking to the maiden in the village is still here; you could "persuade" him to try to head back up to the palace and convince the guards to allow you entrance.

There may also be another entrance, if you search.

>A) Approach the main gates directly
>B) Kill the two guards
>C) Force the man to get you into the palace
>D) Scale the cliffs behind the palace
>E) Search around the exterior of the palace for another entrance

>>42434807
>>D) Scale the cliffs behind the palace
Vantage point

>>42434807
E
Probably worth a look around

>>42434807
Allright let's think. We'll have to extract the blind and bound Quan Chi out of the palace.
In case we can't telaport him out, can free him to teleport out himself, then we'll have to do it the old fashioned way.

That leaves out the clifff scailing, two missing guards might raise too much suspicion, and they can't bring Quan Chi out.

>C) Force the man to get you into the palace
I say we bring in the noble, dispose of him, and try to use the same disguise on the way out.

>>42434807
I'm assuming we're doing a stealth run, so gonna go for
>D

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>>42434829
>>42435579

Moving out of the town and dashing across the fields like a shadow, you reach the edge of the cliff. You quickly leap off the edge, keeping a hand alongside the stone wall, using it to slow your descent. There is a stone ledge, wide enough for a man to shimmy across, that will serve nicely.

You begin moving towards the palace. As you do so, a sudden shadow across the moon causes you to be still; out of the corner of your eyes, you see bird-like humanoids flying through the air. You have seen beings like this before; the white eagle-man, Asgaarth, was going to be executed before Shao Kahn in his arena, before the weakling with the lightning showed up and managed to cause a big enough distraction to escape with him. You almost personally killed him, before you were frozen, by a pretender to the Sub-Zero name... your younger brother, Kuai Liang. But those are thoughts for another time.

After pausing long enough to ensure that they are gone, you continue crawling towards the palace. Using your powers, you scale up the stone wall, melding your hands and feet into the stone as you slowly make your way upwards. Once at the top, with the raging waterfall behind you, you stick your head up over the balcony to survey your surroundings.

There are two guards here, discussing something. You cannot quite make them out over the sound of the waterfall. The area is dark, with very few torches and candles lit. You could ambush them, or wait for an opportunity to get by them, should you desire no chance of detection.

Not far away is a large garden with many overgrown bushes and flowers; you could climb over the wall there and see if the gardens hold an entrance to the palace proper.

>A) Attack them; try to subdue them without drawing alarm
>B) Wait for an opening to dash past the guards
>C) Head to the garden

>>42435731
>C) Head to the garden
Missing guards are usually cause for alarm. We'll get to the cleansing when we have Quan Chi.

>>42435731
>>C) Head to the garden

>>42435731
>>C) Head to the garden

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>>42435780
>>42436201
>>42436333

Best to avoid any hints of detection for now. Nearing the gardens, you merge fully into the wall, becoming a black spot, a shadow that creeps along the stones. You move upwards, into the bushes of the garden. No longer flowing over stone, you now creep across the grass.

You reform out of the black mist, still wearing your disguise. You make your way through the nearly labyrinthine gardens, heading towards the palace, when you hear a noise: two people talking. As you slowly creep up to a large hedge, you peek out. Initially, you spy only a pair of sunglasses on the ground. They look familiar.

Then, you see them: two people, obviously of Earthrealm based on their attire. But you don't need visual cues to know where they are from, for you know who they are. Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade. They were there with you at the Mortal Kombat tournament; you fought with the military woman briefly, when you wore blue instead of black.

Johnny approaches her, turns her around and embraces her. She buries her face in his chest and wraps her arms around him slowly; anyone with a beating heart would consider it sweet. But these two could present a nuisance. You mustn't draw their ire, as they are actually competent fighters.

They are also not far from the side entrance to the palace. At the south end of the gardens are a set of low balconies; you could easily scale up the wall, providing no one is looking, and make it to the second floor of the palace. From there, you would need to work your way down.

>A) Try to sneak past them (1d100)
>B) Take the longer way around
>C) Move to the nearby balconies and climb up

>>42436346
>>B) Take the longer way around
No reason to chance fate

>>42436346
>B) Take the longer way around
It's too early to take risks, and we aren't at the risky parts yet.

>>42436346
>>B) Take the longer way around

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>>42436392
>>42436512
>>42436514

You elect to take the longer way through the gardens to minimize the chances of being detected by the two humans. Sneaking through the rows of hedges and flower arrangements, you work your way around towards the entrance--and then immediately hide in the shadows, blending in perfectly, as two more warriors emerge: Liu Kang and Kitana. The edenian princess leads the shaolin by the hand like a child, with a small smile on her face as she pulls him along into the gardens.

"This way, champion," she says in a slightly playful voice. He smirks and says nothing, allowing himself to be drawn into her game.

They pass by you without so much as noticing your presence, far too distracted by each other than to take full awareness of their surroundings. You could take advantage of that... but it is not your mission.

Still, perhaps Quan Chi can wait. It may be valuable to gather intelligence on the relationship between the princess and the shaolin.

>A) Stick around to spy on Liu and Kitana
>B) Move towards the palace and infiltrate it
>C) Climb up the nearby balconies

>>42436695
A
I need it

>>42436695
>>B) Move towards the palace and infiltrate it
Gotta job to do

>>42436695
>>A) Stick around to spy on Liu and Kitana
I have to know

>>42436695
>B) Move towards the palace and infiltrate it
Four of the best warriors in the Realm are busy with each other. No moment like now!

>>42436695
>A)

You guys know that the only reason for Noob to follow them is to ambush them on the first sign of intimacy, and fuck up Johnny's wingmanning, and Kitana's advances, right?

>>42437034
or find out where quan chi is being held
besides we're the bad guy now. this is our job

>>42437034
Sounds like a bad guy move.

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>>42436786
>>42436821
>>42436959

Best not to take too long. But a little information will not be harmful.

You creep closer, finding that they have retreated into a gazebo, whose walls over overgrown with plants. You become as a shadow and crawl up the side of it, gaining a glimpse within and hearing their conversation.

"You fought well today, but I expected no less," she compliments him.

"Why did you decide not to fight me?" he asks. "I understand what you were attempting to do, but I am curious as to why."

"I do not wish to fight you, Liu Kang. I did once, when I had to keep up appearances for the Emperor. But no longer."

She reaches out and places a hand on his lap. "Now, I seek only your companionship."

"Princess... You know what I must say."

"And I know what you want to say," she counters. "It is the same words that I want to speak as well."

"The Order of Light--"

"Are not here," she says, growing close. "Here, you can be any man you want to be. I will never judge you, Liu Kang. I only know what my heart desires... that is why I did not wish to fight you."

"Kitana, I..." his voice trails off as her face grows close to his. She closes her eyes, silently pleading with him to take the initiative to return her feelings.

Surprisingly, he does. Their lips meet and their hands intertwine as moonlight streams in through the windows of the gazebo.

Your shadow crawls away. You can learn nothing more from these pathetic mortals. Were you capable of vomiting, you likely would. As you rematerialize in physical form and creep towards the entrance, you hide from another figure exiting; Kenshi. The psychic.

He may be problematic if he detects your presence; these Earthrealmers all present problems but he could be especially tricky. You need to get rid of him or get around him.

>A) Attempt to sneak by Kenshi (1d100-10)
>B) Circle around to the main entrance
>C) Scale the walls of the palace to get to the second floor

>>42437227
>>C) Scale the walls of the palace to get to the second floor
Go from the top down

>>42437227
>C

Can't risk being seen by the blind man

>>42437227
C

>>42437227
>>C) Scale the walls of the palace to get to the second floor
"Were you capable of vomiting, you likely would."
kek

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>>42437289
>>42437309
>>42437343
>>42437397

Though he may be blind, being robbed of his sight has only heightened the psychic power within him. You can sense it emanating from within the human even as you sneak by and elude his senses; you make it to the wall and leap upon it, scaling upwards towards the balcony. You waste no time and hop over, now upon the second floor of the royal palace.

Events are winding down for the day, it seems. As you sneak down the bare halls, you can hear voices from below. The Earthrealmers have been offered a chance to stay the night in the palace; some of them have accepted.

You pause near a staircase and hear Sonya Blade ordering two of her subordinates to return to the Nethership and establish a watch/rest cycle.

They have a Nethership? Of course... Shang Tsung's former boat. You rode upon it once to his island. If Quan Chi is too weak to create a way out, perhaps you could use it to escape to the Netherrealm... and the ship would make for a grand prize indeed, earning you much praise in the eyes of Lord Shinnok. You could also keep it for yourself...

But first, you need Quan Chi.

Carefully, you merge back within the shadows and prepare to search the palace for the entrance to the dungeons; you will also likely need a key of some sort. You must gather more information.

>A) Search the upper floor bedchambers
>B) Search the dining hall
>C) Search the library
>D) Search the hall of statues
>E) Search the servant's quarters

>>42437483
>>A) Search the upper floor bedchambers

>>42437483
>A

>>42437483
would the gaoler have the key to quan chi's cell, or only jerrod/sindel?

A. Maybe we can steal it from rain

>>42437483
>A)

>>42437570
Maybe we can kill Rain, make him a revenant

>>42437114
>>42437182
I know I'm a little late with the reply, but our job as a bad guy is to do the bidding of the evil master, not to cockblock.

>>42437644
we have ambitions too

>>42437694
Sometimes they involve cockblocking. Like Kuai, I will go out of my way to ensure Kuai Liang's line does not continue.

Noob has a different personality from Bi-Han, or he has always been like this?

>>42439111
Think of Noob as the evil inside Bi-Han turned up to 11. Bi-Han wasn't really a "bad guy" until he became Noob Saibot.

>>42439222
Bi Han was a dick. Then he died, and Noob Saibot became a dick that out dicks even Rain.

Well I guess we reached the timeframe where we bump the thread with discussion while Damashi recharges his batteries.

>>42440549
I'm going to be honest, this Noob Saibot thread was unexpected, but still awesome.

I'm surprised Noob Saibot got voted. I mean it's a pleasant surprise but still totally unexpected.

>>42440692
Noob a best, and everybody knows it.

>>42440674
>>42440692
Agreed, if someone asked me to guess the protagonist of the next quest after the last one, Noob wouldn't been in my top five.
Heck, I rather thought Rain would come first.
Even so, it should be interesting to play as a badguy. Just try and let's not kill everything and everyone.

>>42440692
I'm in the same boat. I mean I don't hate Noob or anything, I just really didn't see this coming

>>42440774
We're not, just gonna grab Quan and bounce

>>42440919
And steal that ship for ourselves.

>>42441046
And if there's time we'll cock block Liu some more

>>42440674
>>42440692
I was hoping for Tremor, just because we haven't seen him at all in the quest and the Black Dragon haven't been around since like the first tournament.
But Noob is pretty neat, seems like it's kind of difficult to write for him though.

>>42441255
Tremor would've been my vote dude is a boss, and basically became a god like Raiden

>>42440919
Can we at least make a snarky comment about how we keep having to save his ass? I mean, this is what? The third time Quan has gotten captured and Noob has had to bust him out.

>>42441299
Not entirely sure how snarky Bi-Han is/was

>>42441418
Light-medium snark, focused primarily on the mission. Prone to out and out mockery of opponents. Definitely a sociopath, but not 100% without ethics, just mostly.

>>42441299
Exactly what I had in mind. Something like:
"You know sorcerer, based on past preformance, I should give the orders, and you should do the henching"

>>42441581
Terrible plan, I wish to avoid being tortured by Shinnok's number two. Funny though

>>42441637
To be fair, Shinnok and Quan Chi's control of Noob is very loose. He breaks free of it over time without either of them being aware in the original timeline, and the second either of them are forced to increase his power it immediately snaps their control and Noob turns on them as shown in his non-canon MKIX ending.

Besides, we've earned some snark. If Quan has a problem with it, we can leave him there.

>>42437857
We can certainly try, but it should be pointed out that the two things that Sareena found attractive about Bi-Han were A) refusing to bow to Quan Chi, and B) being a mortal, and thus able to help her escape the Netherealm.

He has become a man who willingly serves Quan Chi and enjoys staying in the Netherealm.

Good luck.

>>42442004
I didn't mean to imply that we'd succeed. Just that as a douche and older brother messing up or messing with Sub-Zero in our free time is nigh mandatory. Plus he's doing the whole Sub-Zero thing wrong.
He'll understand one day.

>>42442418
>Plus he's doing the whole Sub-Zero thing wrong

Well sure. I mean, we defeated five gods in the same day, and we didn't need any fancy magic armor to do it. What's he done?

>>42442452
Whined about technology, the damn luddite. And he doesn't even listen to us anymore. It's completely unacceptable, he always has. Honestly, once we resurrect him as a revenant we're going to need to have a talk.

reminder that the elder gods are bullshit

>>42442555
Then we kill Scorpion as our first act as Noob and....whatever the hell backwards name we pick for him.

>>42443873
Can we call him Cuck Liang?

>>42443873
>kill Scorpion
I fear that may be more difficult then it seems.

bump

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The bedrooms will do first. It seems that the majority of people, including the royal family, are still in the dining hall down enjoying a feast. There is still time before they come to bed, giving you ample opportunity to rifle through their belongings.

But where to search first?

>A) Sindel and Jerrod's chambers
>B) Kitana's room
>C) Mileena's room
>D) Jade's room
>E) Royal guest chambers

>>42446750
>A)

It their palace. They ought to know where stuff is.

>>42446750
>>A) Sindel and Jerrod's chambers

>>42446750
>A) Sindel and Jerrod's chambers

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>>42446836
>>42446891

Opening the doors to the royal bedchambers, you find a large, ornate room with many decorations; tapestries, carpets and marble tables. There is one large bed, fit for a king and a queen, but there is another bed nearby.

Interesting. Apparently they do not sleep together.

Searching the room, you find a large mirror, in front of which is a chair and many jeweled combs and hair-related utilities. This must be where the queen has her hair done each morning--doubtless a difficult task for her handmaidens. There is a hairbrush here, sparkling with gems set within it. There is also a large wardrobe for the queen in a large closet near the mirror.

Investigating a nearby smaller chamber, you find a chest. It is locked.

>A) Break into the chest
>B) Steal her hairbrush
>C) Look through her wardrobe
>D) Search another room

>>42447325
>A) Break into the chest
>B) Steal her hairbrush

>>42447325
>>A) Break into the chest
I don't get the point of the hair brush

>>42447325
>A)
>B)
>C)

I'm getting into the bad guy groove here.

>>42447325
>>A) Break into the chest

>>42447381
>I don't get the point of the hair brush
it's got her hair on it, Quan Chi or later Shannon could use it to cast a curse on her. At least that's my thinking.

>>42447476
>Shannon
Shinnok god damn it!

>>42447325
>A) abd C)

Everyone wants to steal the brush I guess just to spite her? It'd be more spiteful to, like, leave it but cover it in our oil stuff instead.

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>>42447350
>>42447381
>>42447396
>>42447425
>>42447531

You steal the hairbrush, sliding it into a pocket alongside the interior of your sash.

Her wardrobe contains many dresses, none of which are particularly useful to your purposes. However, you discover a hidden box, in which there is a key. Taking it over to the locked chest, you discover that it fits within and the chest opens.

Within is an orb. You recognize it; it allows one to communicate across realms. This could be very useful... but it is rather large, and it glows with an ethereal light. You could deposit it into your shadowy realm, stealing it for your own, however. Provided they do not have a means to track it. And if you take Quan Chi and his sorcery away from them, you just may take their means to do so away from them.

Yes... this could be very useful indeed.

>A) Steal the Orb
>B) Leave the Orb

>>42447773
>>A) Steal the Orb
Oh baby, five-finger discount best discount

>>42447773
>A) Steal the Orb. Mad Lootz

>>42447773
>A) Schlorp. Into the hole it goes.

>>42447773
>A)
Soon as we get Quan Chi out of the building have him examine it or something.

>>42448033
>Implying we aren't going to keep it for our own nefarious purposes

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>>42447833
>>42447927
>>42448018
>>42448033

You take hold of the orb and drop it into a shadowy portal you create on the ground. As a physical item and a magical artifact, it will not be damaged in your oily realm. Afterwards, you close the chest, lock it and put the key back.

But as you do, suddenly one of Sindel's handmaidens enters the room. You slink back into the wardrobe as she enters and begins preparing the queen's chamber for the night. She lays out her bedsheets and comes towards the wardrobe to gather her nightgown.

>A) Kill her
>B) Attempt to stay hidden
>C) Teleport behind her and dash out of the room
>D) Subdue her and demand information

>>42448033
Why don't we just let him keep everything we find?

>Hey boss, here's a hairbrush. Saw it and thought of you.

>>42448203
>>D) Subdue her and demand information
Quan-Chi, where is he

>>42448203
>rolltoseduce.jpg
Kidding of course

>B) Attempt to stay hidden

>>42448203
>Transform into Sindel.
>Surprise the handmaiden with forwardness and leave the room. Use the hair in the brush if we need some material.

>>42448203
>D) Subdue her and demand information

>>42448203
D

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>>42448278
>>42448317
>>42448425

As she grows near, you send your shadowy clone out behind her. It rises from the ground, its oily black skin shining in the darkness. She hears the soft bubbling from behind and is about to turn when you command him to take hold of her. She is about to scream; he clasps a hand over her mouth and keeps her quiet.

You emerge from the shadows, shedding your disguise. You approach her and take hold of her face, holding her eyes open as you stare into them.

"You will tell me where the dungeon is. Scream for help, and you will be dead before you hit the ground."

Tears stream down from the girl's eyes as Saibot takes his hand off of her mouth and she can breathe again. She futilely struggles as you force her to stare into your white eyes.

"Speak or die."

She manages to choke out, "The dungeon... downstairs, between the two dragon statues, a stairwell leads down... That's all I know, I swear! I d-don't work in the dungeons!"

>A) Ask her how the sorcerer is bound
>B) Ask her who works in the dungeons
>C) Ask about the guards and the guard captain
>D) Kill her
>E) Knock her out

>>42448539
>>A) Ask her how the sorcerer is bound
>>B) Ask her who works in the dungeons
>>C) Ask about the guards and the guard captain
Break a finger every time she hesitates, have Saibot stop the screaming.

>>42448539
>E) Knock her out
lazy workers, falling asleep in royal beds, and claiming to see ghostly ink men.

>>42448539
>>42448565
This
>>42448580
Then this

>>42448580
Sexy, ghostly ink men.

>>42448539
>B, C, A if she knows but probably not, then E

Let's skip the finger breaking. Handmaidens have a low pain threshold, we'd be here all day waiting for the screaming to stop so she can speak intelligibly again.

>>42448539
This works for me >>42448565

>>42448539
>>E) Knock her out
Less Screaming, more going to the Dungeons.

>>42448539
we do >>42448565
The we
>D) Kill her

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>>42448565
>>42448580
>>42448592
>>42448633
>>42448652
>>42448721
>>42448783

You take hold of one of her hands. She shivers at your deathly cold touch.

"Answer me immediately or I will break one of your fingers. How is the sorcerer bound?"

"Th-the white one? I don't know! I swear!"

"Who works in the dungeons. Tell me."

She hesitates, not wanting to sell out her friends. You break a finger and Saibot muffles her screams as she cries through his black oily hand. She struggles, but you hold her in place and force her eyes open.

"That was one finger. You have more. Tell me what I want to know."

She whimpers and nods. Saibot takes his hand off of her mouth.

"There are... girls who bring food... workers who are accompanied by g-guards..."

"Tell me about the guards. The captain."

She hesitates, and you grab another finger. Her eyes widen and she speaks. "Captain Shendu! He has the key! He is downstairs--at the feast! That's all I know!" she cries.

You snap her broken finger back into place. You command Saibot to knock her out. She falls limp as he strangles her to unconsciousness; you then throw her on the queen's bed. You ensure that none of the oily substance remains on her body. You doubt she will kick up much fuss.

Saibot steps back into you, and you are once more Noob Saibot. You leave her behind and head for the upstairs.

Now, how to get the key... and how to get Quan Chi out.

>A) Wait until the feast is done
>B) Head downstairs and hide; spy and observe
>C) Attempt to lure a guard upstairs
>D) Try to sneak down into the dungeon past the guests

>>42449342
>>B) Head downstairs and hide; spy and observe

>>42449342
>B
No guarantee our guy will return to duty tonight. But we'll know where he is.

>>42449342
>>B) Head downstairs and hide; spy and observe
Perhaps we could get a job as a server, move around and listen to the conversations and see if we can mark our target.

>>42449342
>B)
Find Shendu and shadow him

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>>42449430
>>42449436
>>42449460
>>42449481

Resuming your disguise, you proceed downstairs and stick to the shadowy corners. The feast is quite significant; there is much food and drink for all to partake in.

These edenians will grow fat if they continue to foolishly celebrate life.

Liu Kang and Kitana have returned; as have the other Earthrealmers. Queen Sindel sits upon a throne... alongside Ermac. This is interesting... you fought alongside the soul construct a few times. But now he is here, speaking to the queen, sitting in the king's chair.

You know not why, but you care little. You pick out the captain of the Edenian Knights; Captain Shendu is wearing regal purple armor and sits at the table, speaking to others. He is a tall, charismatic man. He drinks to a toast to the health of the people and tells a joke; many around him laugh.

You don't spy a key on his person or around his neck; it must be hidden somewhere in his armor or a pouch on his belt perhaps.

You bow your head and hide it as two edenian servants walk by; they place the food on the table and take empty dishes back to the kitchens.

You listen to the happy conversations, the toasts of merriment and joy, the laughter. The fish know not that a shark swims among them. You must continue to be careful, however--there are more powerful figures here than you thought. If Ermac now fights for the edenians, he would make for a challenging opponent on his own.

>A) Follow them to the kitchens
>B) Keep an eye on Shendu
>C) Try to find the entrance to the dungeons
>D) Attempt to learn more about the new edenian "king"

>>42449786
>B) Keep an eye on Shendu
jump him if it becomes opportune

>>42449786
>>B) Keep an eye on Shendu
can't get sidetracked

>>42449786
>C)
I dunno that we really need a key, since we can slip between cracks in stuff and even teleport. Unbind Quan and he could probably blow open the door.

Also, let's stay as far as possible from the telepathic king, shall we?

>>42449786
>B

>>42449897
Telekenetic, Kenshi is the tele-shit, where's Kenshi?

>>42449786
>B)
Guy like this probably has a particular servant bringing his wine, could we spot this hottie and maybe spike his wine with our oil? He'd drink it, get sick and have to excuse himself for a bit.

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>>42449883
>>42449997
>>42450036

Yes, he does; his young squire is his personal server. The young man holds the wine and fetches another when it is empty; these edenians can hold quite a bit of drink in them, it seems. Or the drink is very weak. Either way, the squire is leaving to fetch another bottle.

>A) Intercept him; kill the squire
>B) Intercept the bottle of wine he will be handed and taint it
>C) Ignore the squire and wait for the captain to leave the table

>>42450100
>B) Intercept the bottle of wine he will be handed and taint it

>>42450100
>B

>>42450100
B

>>42450016
Ermac can read minds too. Which means he might sense our intentions and blow our cover if we stay in the same room as him.

>>42450100
>B)
Just enough to get him to leave the table.

>>42450100
>>B) Intercept the bottle of wine he will be handed and taint it

>>42450100
>>B) Intercept the bottle of wine he will be handed and taint it

>>42450158
Then why hasn't he just continually had people punch Rain in the throat every time they see him? They could pass a law that says that's how he is to be greeted by members of court and peasants alike.

>>42450342
Maybe it's better that Jerrod/Ermac didn't win the vote.

>>42450342
I honestly don't know, I certainly didn't expect Rain to last long in the court once the end of the Kaito quest revealed Ermac would be going back to being Jerrod.

Maybe it's just 'cause the most evil thing Rain's done so far is take out a hit on Kaito and he doesn't actively think about it.

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You slip into the halls and find the wine cellar. The man handling the wine here is easy enough to subdue; you knock him out and hide him in a corner. You then search the wine racks and find the vintage the captain was drinking.

You open it and hold a finger over the bottle's neck, allowing some of your tar-like essence to drip into it. The liquid turns darker, but not distractingly so. You then reseal it and bring it up to intercept the squire, placing it on the floor. When he arrives, the young man is curious as to why he wasn't handed it personally, but decides that it does not matter.

You shadow him back towards the main hall, but keep your distance; there are two telepaths in that room. You watch from the shadows as the wine is brought to the captain and poured in his glass. He talks for a while, not drinking, which irritates you. The charismatic man says another joke and those around him laugh, as does the princess nearby, who sits alongside Liu Kang.

Then, he drinks.

At first, nothing happens. But you can now feel him. Your eyes narrow as you slowly start to worm your way inside of him, causing the essence to make him feel slightly ill. His brow furrows and he puts a hand to his mouth; the others around him do not seem to take notice. He drinks more in an attempt to stifle this strange sensation, but that only furthers your own purposes with him.

Soon, he excuses himself. He coughs and heads towards a nearby exit, out into the courtyard. He is accompanied by a guard who goes to tend to him.

It is a trifling thing to sneak around the dining hall and get out into the courtyard. The captain is near some bushes, vomiting black filth out of his mouth. The other guard kneels next to him and asks if he should fetch someone.

You look around; the courtyard is bare, save for them both.

>A) Ambush and kill them both
>B) Ambush and knock them both out
>C) Attempt to pickpocket the key while both are distracted

>>42450480
>>A) Ambush and kill them both
We're two people this should be easy

>>42450480
>>B) Ambush and knock them both out
I'd rather not someone find the bodies and sound the alarm. When we get the key we can place them on a bench in compromising situations or something, make it look like they fell asleep holding each other under the stars.

>>42450480
Hey Damashi, question: Do Noob and Smoke have their Harpoons ala MK2 and the Secret Fights in MK9 or are they just their Smoke/Shadow powers?

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>>42450395

Jerrod is actually often quite distracted. Though he has the other 999 souls in line, they are still very obtrusive and speak with him often. If Ermac had been the star of this quest, we'd be getting options like,

>"You should go eat some of that food."
>"What are we doing just sitting here? We should take our wife dancing on the ballroom floor!"
>"I bet we could kill everyone here. We should try."
>"Let's have a drink! We haven't had a drink in ages."
>"Our daughter has a nice rack..."
>"That's disgusting! Stop thinking that!"
>"Hey, I'm in here too, deal with it."
>Jerrod: "ENOUGH! All of you! I must focus on delivering an address to my people."

Maybe we'll experience it in another quest.

>>42450480
>C)
Got to be subtle for now.

>>42450480
>C
Dead guards are a dead giveaway.
>>42450379
Maybe, but at least in my case if it's not in character I wouldn't do it. I meant for his sneaking around to see Quan Chi, and whatever else he's plotting. Not Kaito.

>>42450548
Damashi, ever been to tgchan or read MAQ where the main character has an orb or other device and can hear all the posters?
That's what I imagine Ermac Quest to be like, he'd be sitting there listening to each and every poster and inane thing they post trying to filter it out for good ideas.

>>42450548
>Though he has the other 999 souls in line, they are still very obtrusive and speak with him often.
So what happened in the timeline where Ermac wasn't Jerrod, but was a good guy?

>>42450548
I'm not sure I could vote for all the laughing I'd do.

>>42450577

That's actually pretty much exactly the way I would run it, he's got a thousand people in his head shouting their opinions and ideas at once.

It'd be like having Twitter in your brain.

Like, he can control it and minimize their efforts to do so, but occasionally he falters and their voices get through.

>>42450548
>>42450577
Now that's what I'm talking about!

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>>42450600

Yeah, he was a good guy and helped Kenshi out and was bros with Liu Kang, fighting for good. I imagine he was like he was in MKX, just not working for the bad guys/Outworld and was more on his own.

Quite the contrast.

>>42450600
In X he's not even awful, just neutral after the death of Shao Khan. Wants to look out for Outworld as a whole and ensure proper rulership.
In the original timeline he or rather they are bros with Kenshi.

>>42450577
If those voices are supposed to be us then half the options should involve flirting or punches to the nuts.

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>>42450534

Nah, they have their own distinct movesets and I like them more.

>>42450554
>>42450561

Alright, let's have a 1d100+25 to steal the key from them while they are distracted.

>>42450395
The whole point of Rain using a bounty to get rid of Kaito, that the case couldn't be tied to him. He also helped a lot to Kitana, against the Invasion, and have been loyal to his oath.
I guess they figured they might as well keep him around.

That and I believe Jerrod has far too many voices in his head

Rolled 26 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>42450661
sneaky sneaky

Rolled 78 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>42450661
If we need to, we can have Saibot cause a distraction or something in the direction we're not trying to pickpocket from.

Rolled 83 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>42450661
Key Acquired!

Rolled 92 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>42450661

Rolled 2 + 25 (1d100 + 25)

>>42450661

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>>42450673
>>42450711

You become as a shadow and grow near. You reach up from the ground to the captain's side, when the guard hears something.

>>42450679
>>42450684
>>42450685

Thinking quickly, you send out Saibot and have him knock over a pot. This draws their attention away even further, allowing you to reach up to his belt and grab the key.

You take it back with you into your shadow and then slip away, rejoining with Saibot further up the path.

You rise out of the shadows once more and prepare to head back inside, when you detect a new presence. Slipping into the shadows again, the edenian assassin Jade steps out into the courtyard. She looks suspiciously at the captain and the guard, and then looks around. Surely she cannot sense your presence...

The bodyguard of the princess scans emerald eyes across the courtyard, searching for any danger. You are only a few short meters away from her.

>A) Remain hidden
>B) Attempt to slip by her
>C) Attack her
>D) Attempt to hide in her own shadow

>>42450810
>>A) Remain hidden
We could take her easily, but we need to get the Job done

>>42450810
>>A) Remain hidden
This place has way too many psychics. Way too many.

>>42450810
>A)
Lets play cool, we got the key.

>>42450810
>A
It's cool, nothing to see here.

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>>42450835
>>42450845
>>42450863
>>42450950

After a few minutes, she turns and leaves to return to the feast. You crawl along the ground after her, following a good distance away, before rising up and heading towards the dungeons.

Just as the servant girl said earlier, it is located between two dragon statues. It is also guarded. You slip by them easily enough, down into the shadows of the dungeon.

You slide over the stone floor like a black fog, slipping through the cracks of cells as you search for Quan Chi.

There are four guards in front of a hallway with a dull glowing light at the end. That can only be Quan Chi's cell; there are no prisoners. But the torches here are brighter and it will be difficult to reach his cell.

>A) Attempt to slip under their feet
>B) Attempt to slide along the ceiling
>C) Create a distraction and attempt to lead them away

>>42451098
>>B) Attempt to slide along the ceiling

>>42451098
>A
Worst case scenario we can kill these guys without too much worry. The other options might alert them to us Solid Snaking our way around

>>42451111
Alright the quads convinced me.
>>42451134
I'm changing my vote to A Damashi
>>42451098

>>42451098
>A

>>42451346
I mean B

bump

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>>42451346
>>42451658

You slide up the wall and up towards the ceiling. Making your way towards Quan Chi's cell, you pass overhead of the guards and then move along undetected. Moving slowly to ensure that you make as little noise as possible, you are as silent as a shadow.

You reach the entrance to his cell and pass through the bars before crawling down to the floor and emerging from your flat shadow. Quan Chi is here. He is bound by manacles that cover his hands and feet that shackle him to the wall, and he wears a helm that covers his non-existent eyes.

But even without eyes, you cannot rob a sorcerer fully of his power. He slowly raises his head and smiles. "At last."

However, he is surrounded by something troubling. A circle of runes holds him in place, their magic preventing the casting of any spells and the disruption of any Netherrealm energies. Moving a hand towards him over the circle results in you losing substance; your hand turns to black tar and falls to the ground where it bubbles and shrivels up.

"Your sense of timing is impeccable," Quan Chi whispers so that the guards may not hear. "I have a means to disrupt these runes. I have made an arrangement with the prince Rain. Find him and tell him that it is time. He will free me."

He's not even grateful.

>A) Speak more with Quan Chi
>B) Leave to seek out Rain
>C) Attempt to disrupt the runes yourself

>>42452476
>>A) Speak more with Quan Chi
>>B) Leave to seek out Rain
Snark at him about how many times we've saved him.

>>42452476
>A) Speak more with Quan Chi
Tell him the Earthrealm delegate has a Nethership. Can he use it? How his maic will work once he is freed?
then
>B) Leave to seek out Rain

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>>42452537

"You could be more grateful, sorcerer. I have saved you before and it is becoming a nuisance."

His smile vanishes. "The only reason you still exist is to serve me. Now serve."

"The earthrealmers are here. They have a Nethership. Can you use it to escape?"

"Once I am free," he nods. "Now go."

You slip out of the bars once more and back into your shadow, gliding across the ground. Using the same technique as before, you move past the guards by crawling over their heads, moving towards the stairwell that leads up to the first floor.

Avoiding more guards, you see that the feast is nearly done and they are now preparing for entertainment of music in the main hall. You did not see Rain anywhere in the dining hall earlier, but he must be somewhere nearby.

>A) Attempt to infiltrate the main hall
>B) Search upstairs
>C) Search the courtyard
>D) Search the gardens

>>42452739
>>A) Attempt to infiltrate the main hall

>>42452739
>B) Search upstairs
From top to bottom. Who knows, we might even see something in the garden from up there

>>42452739
>>B) Search upstairs

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>>42452786

Using the same path to get upstairs, you backtrack your way to the second floor. Once upon it, you reform and search it. However, it is still barren and without anyone else around.

From one of the balconies, however, you spy him. He is in the gardens, talking with someone. You cannot see who.

>A) Wait for him to come back to the palace
>B) Intercept him in the gardens
>C) Attempt to get closer to see who he is speaking with

>>42453130
>C) Attempt to get closer to see who he is speaking with
No time to wait, we better get moving while the party lasts. Also I don't trust in Quan Chi's "arrangement", he might be ratting us out right now.

>>42453130
>>C) Attempt to get closer to see who he is speaking with

So we'll probably have to kill Sonya's entire team to get the Nethership

>>42453130
>C)
Always good to get a little dirt on anyone who isn't us.

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>>42453151
>>42453155
>>42455005

You leap from the balcony and down into the gardens, approaching Rain. You stealthily sneak up from behind, listening carefully to his conversation. Using your shadow, you peak around the corner of a hedge to see who it is. You recognize her as Tanya; one of the edenians who helped Kitana during the invasion of Earthrealm after Shao Kahn declared all edenians traitors. She stands with her arms crossed.

"You will go to her tonight?" he asks her.

"Yes, the same as most others," she replies with a smile. "She's been very... receptive."

"But what part will she play when it happens?"

"I'm convinced I can persuade her. You worry about one princess; I've got this one in my pocket already."

He nods and they prepare to part, their conversation done.

>A) Reveal yourself to Rain only
>B) Reveal yourself to Rain and Tanya
>C) Intercept Tanya before she leaves the garden and speak to her alone before talking to Rain

>>42455081
>A) Reveal yourself to Rain only
We only need to speak with him, and even that might not be the greatest idea.

>>42455081
>A)
We'll relay this info to Quan Chi, or maybe we'll keep it too ourselves.

>>42455081
>A

>>42455081
>A)
Don't know if she's in on the Quan Chi part of Rain's plan or not, and frankly don't care. Gotta get this mission over with.

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>>42455151
>>42455239
>>42455240
>>42455266

You wait for Tanya to leave before ambushing Rain, stepping out in front of him. In surprise, he immediately assumes a combat stance, not sure if you are friend or foe.

You'd rather be the latter, but right now, you are the former. "Put down your hands. You would not win. I am here for the sorcerer."

He lowers his arms, realizing who you are. However, he still feels the need to assert himself due to his pride. "You would have a greater battle than you know, wraith. I am a son of Argus."

"That would mean something to me if I knew who that was."

"He was the protector god of Edenia! You speak to a half-god," he says.

"I was wrong about what I said," you admit, and he seems pleased. "It still means nothing to me. You will free the sorcerer and then I will not have to look at your face any longer."

He narrows his eyes before straightening his purple cape. "Very well. But not because of any demand you make, wraith. I have an arrangement with the sorcerer."

"You waste my time. I will shadow you into the dungeons."

You sink into the ground before he can reply; you then attach yourself to his shadow, hiding within it. He watches this and makes no comment; he then travels towards the palace.

Once inside, he heads straight for the dungeons, moving past the two guards at the top of the stairs. Once in the dungeons proper, he moves towards the demon's cell and prepares to walk past the four guards, but they stop him.

"You are not cleared to speak with the prisoner," one tells him.

"But I do have clearance," he says. "Here, let me show you."

He punches one in the face and then blasts another with water. The fool is making his move without your consent; you must act quickly to ensure that neither of you are detected. You leap out of his shadow and prepare to fight.

>1d100+10 and an action!

Rolled 46 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42455436
Sneak attack; snap neck

>>42455436
Split up! Let Saibot and ourselves reappear from the remaining two guards' shadows, taking them on from behind

Rolled 72 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42455498
forgot dice

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>>42455436
Quick finish the water blasted one, then have Saibot engage another.

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>>42455498
>>42455526
>>42455533
>>42455492

You leap out of Rain's shadow, immediately sending out Saibot to intercept one of the four guards. You grab the one that Rain blasted with water and quickly snap his neck. Rain pulls out a knife and stabs one in the neck as Saibot strangles the third. The fourth attempts to attack you, thrusting his polearm in your direction. You drop the corpse in your hands and flip back as he charges at you.

>1d100 and an action! Finish the final guard!

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>42455633
Enter through the mouth, out through the eyes

>>42455698
Thid doesn't sound very hygenic, but quite fatal indeed.

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>>42455698

Fucking brutal

You command Saibot to leap towards him, losing his physical form as he does. He covers the final guard in black tar, which then seeps inside of him through his mouth. He drops his polearm to the ground as you force your shadowy half deeper and deeper down his throat; he begins to panic and choke, grabbing at his throat and trying to clos his mouth. You clench your fist and smile as you seep deeper and deeper within, into his lungs, his heart, his blood.

You open your hand and Saibot blasts out from behind his eyes, leaving a drained corpse behind. The body, its veins blackened and his skin pale, falls to the ground as Saibot bleeds out of his eye sockets before walking towards you and rejoining your mass, making you whole once more.

Rain looks at you with wide, amethyst eyes. Unnerved by the depraved brutality of your methods, he straightens and regains his composure before remarking, "You leave quite the mess, don't you?"

You narrow your white eyes as you look at him before holding up a hand. You conjure four dark portals beneath each of the corpses; they are all dragged into the black realm in which you were reborn. "Cleaner than you."

You and he approach the cell door where Quan Chi sits waiting. You unlock the door and Rain steps into the cell before blasting the ground with high-intensity water, cutting apart the carved runes and breaking the seal.

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>>42456032

You push past him and unlock the shackles on Quan Chi. With his hands free, he smiles and rubs his wrist; you then take off his helm. His blackened eye sockets do not dampen his mood; he is elated.

"You will be rewarded for this, Rain," he says. "As we agreed."

"Leave no traces," Rain warns. "Leave Edenia tonight."

"I have no intention of staying here any longer," Quan Chi replies. Rain leaves, vanishing into a puddle of water along the ground.

"Bring me to the ship," Quan Chi orders you.

Again, no gratitude.

>A) Rough up the sorcerer a little for your own amusement
>B) Secure a disguise for Quan Chi
>C) Attempt to teleport out of the palace

>>42456042
>C) Attempt to teleport out of the palace
Wroth a try. If not secure a disguise for it.

>>42456042
>C
Quan can probably woolay us out of here

>>42456042
>C) Attempt to teleport out of the palace

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>>42456113
>>42456145
>>42456381

Taking hold of the sorcerer, you open a portal down below. You cannot teleport for great distances, but you are able to get outside of the palace walls and into the gardens. Further teleportation over a range as great as that will tax your powers, however. Quan Chi cannot see, so you must guide him out of the gardens. Now you must get to the ship, and that means getting the blind demon out of the palace grounds.

>A) Teleport outside the walls (will tax your abilities)
>B) Secure a disguise for him and attempt to smuggle him out
>C) Attack the guards at the gate and leave through the front entrance
>D) Carry Quan Chi down the cliffside towards the water

>>42456543
D I guess

>>42456543
>B)
We just killed some guards and dropped in them Inkland or whatever. Just pop one back out and give Chi his outfit.
>A)
Teleport outside and put our own disguise back on to guide Chi to the ship.

>>42456543
>B

>>42456543
>B) Secure a disguise for him and attempt to smuggle him out
Sounds allright. Let's not strain our abilities yet, the ship is still guarded.

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>>42456702
>>42456816
>>42456881

Opening up a portal, the armor of one of the edenian guards you killed earlier is expelled back into the physical world. You loath having to dress the sorcerer, but it is necessary to your escape. Once this is done, you prepare to leave the gardens and make for the exit.

"Play your part," you tell the sorcerer, who is silent and keeps his head down, obscured by the helm he wears. You set him to walk forward and tell him to do so and nothing else.

Still in your disguise from earlier, you leave the palace grounds following the sorcerer as he walks through the front gate. Though he is blind, all he need do is walk forward, past the other guards. You play the part of a party guest accompanying him; a hand on his shoulder and silent conversation handles the rest of it. You subtly instruct him on where to go and guide him along until you reach the bottom of the trail and can shed your disguises.

Once you are both free from the restrictive clothing, you make your way through the forest. Along the way, Quan Chi speaks.

"You have done well, my wraith. I will reward you greatly when Lord Shinnok restores my eyes."

You say nothing. It is ironic that once you fought against this sorcerer and his Brotherhood of Shadow, but now take orders from them and you must save his life.

You reach the edge of the clearing and look out onto the still lake upon which rests the Nethership. You can spy some Special Forces personnel upon it; members of the OWEA. The ship is docked at the end of a large pier, and a base camp has been built on shore.

You report it to Quan Chi. "Kill them all," he orders you. "Take no prisoners. We must escape. Once I am onboard, I will use my magic to take us to the Netherrealm."

>A) Swim under the ship and climb up the side
>B) Teleport onto the vessel
>C) Infiltrate the base camp and assassinate sleeping personnel

>>42457121
>A

No point dealing with the base, if we're fast we'll be long gone when they awake

>>42457121
>A) Swim under the ship and climb up the side
Don't forget to send Saibot a bit ahead to peek. Climbing people are one of the things the guard expect.
We'll need the teleport later, to transport Quan Chi once we secured the ship.

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>>42457202
>>42457236

You approach the water the dive in, swimming through the water like a black mist. You surge along the ground, prowling the bottom of this peaceful and still lake as you scatter schools of fish and poison any that are caught in the black ink-like cloud you travel as.

As you near the surface, you slowly stick your head up above the water and survey the area before scaling up the ship, moving slowly to not make much noise as the water drips off of you. Making your way up to the deck, you poke your head over the side and spy two soldiers talking to each other. The ship has been equipped with a number of technological upgrades, including radio equipment and computers. You wonder how they power it without someone who is magical.

>A) Ambush the soldiers on the deck
>B) Attempt to sneak below deck
>C) Search for the acting captain of the vessel

>>42457385
>B) Attempt to sneak below deck
Curious indeed. We have to verify if there is someone with magical talent on board, and eliminate them first.

>>42457385
>B
>Then C

>>42457385
>>B) Attempt to sneak below deck

bump

>"That would matter to me if I knew who that was"
>Rain explains
>"I was wrong"
>The guy takes it as a compliment
laughing_handmaidens.jpg

>>42459744
Dude This Noob quest has been rather full of jokes like that, nice change of pace.

For the record, when we come back as Lizard Wizard Kaito, our first goal is to shanghai Kenshi into helping us gain a group for this right?
Also, I've been kicking around Ophidian or Basilisk as a name for a cover identity.
Ophidian meaning "snake-like" and Basilisk being a magical chicken-lizard

>>42460989
We need Turana's dark sorcery expertise as well. I was thing Python or something, but Ophidian the tempter is too good.

>>42460989
What did we decide for Kaito's new form?

>>42460989
Just for the record we have no idea how altered will be the alternate reality we turn up in.
Anyone could be dead, or worse, and anyone could be an ally.

>>42461070
Saurian and Soul Construct were the most popular, but decision will only be made after the side quests.

Also I still can't figure out what constitutes as "sorcery power".

>>42461228
That one worries me. Quan Chi and Tsung studied for centuries at least. I don't want to go into this with nothing but level 0 home economics spells. But a quick boost there might require deals with things. I'm cool with upping Water or getting our electricity from a new source. Or boosting healing

>>42461228
I still hope Soul Construct takes it. It's more practical and a better use of our time, honestly.

>>42461228
Well we're coming back here man, the body is just being made in an alt reality

>>42461464
>>42461548
My understanding was it's not so much "being made" as we're stealing the body of a person who already exists...and who may or may not be that reality's version of Kaito?

So I would presume that with the body we'll also get to keep its memories of how to use its powers or spells.

>>42460989
>>42461046
Until we know what kind of monster we're dealing with I say we keep old friends out of this.

>>42461585
>Since we can't put you back in your old body, we're going to have to make you a new one, in a parallel reality. We're then going to send that body to your home dimension

Oh crap you are right! This changes a thing or two

>>42461685
Yeah, somewhere in the infinite multiverse is an Earthrealm where, for example, the dominant species is Raptors and Kaito is a lizard wizard, and Chronosis is gonna let us hijack his meatsuit, have an adventure in OUR universe, and then bring it back to the same time and place we got it from with no one in lizard-wizard-world being any the wiser.

>>42461228
>how altered will be the alternate reality
Calling it now, we'll end up in the reality were Kaito got maximum harem ending.

>>42461742
Except Saurian isn't a sure thing and is honestly a poor choice for a new form in the long run.

>>42461765
Well that was just an example. I don't particularly favor going Raptor either, but it does seem popular.

>>42461671
So, Reptile and Tanya as travelling companions? Kaito knows next to nothing about her, Reptile would likely just be overjoyed to have a pal again.
It's either that or Tanya and Rain, who probably wouldn't go for it as a group.
Price of befriending EVERYTHING
Wait, Kano still owes Kaito a favor.

>>42461822
Working with the Black Dragon for abit would be cool, but remember we also need a way to get to the Jinsei as well since that's where Raiden stashed our body.

>>42461790
I was fine with going human and claiming to be Kaito's bro. Granted there's no reason we can't as a lizard as long as we preface it with adopted.

You know, if we choose lizard, we could get a free pass on helping Khameleon with her -ahem- population issue.

>>42461822
Perhaps, honestly we might want to go at it alone for a bit.

>>42461905
Further reason not to. They'd likely explose due to being half alt. reality. No reason to let her deal with them detonating in her or whatever

>>42461876
I'm in favor of pretendingto be a friend of Kaito.

>>42461968
"We learned from the same teacher"
>Cue wrecking things with Bloody Hands

>>42461876
I still think Soul Construct is the best option:
They're hard as hell to kill.
It doesn't require jacking an alternate universe body. (The only rule bending we'd need really is making a Soul Construct out of a single soul.)
Since it wouldn't require jacking an AU body, there'd be much less anti-matter effect on the universe in general.
When we find our body, we don't leave a left over meat suit, we can just bond with our body entirely since we're made of soul energy.
It gives us a "Plan B" when we do return to life since If Kaito ever dies or anything, his body should remember how to Soul Construct and we can return to that form.
We have all the sorcery options available to any other form, on top of Hado-Energy manipulation.

>>42462057
We'd lose out on some of the inherent stealth benefits though, they both have strengths and weaknesses.

>>42462057
Eh, maybe, personally I was down for just water manip as a soul construct and badgering water spirits into temp bonding.

>>42462057
Also let's not forget tha hopefully, HOPEFULLY, it can be done without posessing another Kaito.
Let's not pretend that tearing out Kaito's alternate self from it's world wouldn't have unfavorable effects on it.
I mean what would have happened if this Kaito would have been torn out of his reality when he was saving Smoke, or Sub-Zero, or Liu Kang, or Turana? or was fighting Shao Kahn, or when was convincing Mileena.

>>42462331
If it does involve possessing another Kaito, we take the Kaito from the universe where he's a dick and became Kaito Kahn, oppressing outworld and earthrealm with his rule.

>>42462331
Pretty sure Chronosis can manipulate time so we return the body to the same moment we took it from.

And for the record, we don't HAVE to be a Raptor or Cyberninja to be able to turn invisible. Tanya could do it in Deception.

>>42462423
Now THAT's a neat idea.

>>42462427
Maybe it doesn't have to be racial, but there has to be some skill that is required. And don't forget the shape-shifting

>>42462486
>And don't forget the shape-shifting
Pretty sure only certain ones get Shape-Shifting. Reptile can't do it outside of devolving.

>>42462486
>but there has to be some skill that is required

Spellcasting is a skill.

Let's see, Kenshi's a telepath, Sareena can see souls, Ermac is a psychic MADE of souls and can sense them.
Jade, Mileena, Khameleon,and Kitana are all trained assassins and are likely familiar with interrogation techniques and know what tells are, particularly when they're being decieved.
Sheeva's not bad at the whole "sense motive" thing. And of the available cast Tortek knows Kaito best and is unlikely to fall for whatever sneaky crap we're at least going to start off with.
The one style we know has been used to kick both Rain and Reptile's asses repeatedly to the point they can probably recognize it.
Kitana is probably also familiar with Bloody Hands due to how long we worked with her.Jade may or may not remember her fight with Kaito. And Tanya's seen it in action at least once or twice.
Same for Johnny, Liu and Mileena.
Also Kung Lao.
Conclusion?: It doesn't matter what we do, we'll be recognized at some point.

>>42462577
No mention of Turana, really?

>>42462567
Oh come on. How many abilities are listed under "Spellcasting" or "Sorcery"?
>Shapeshifting
>Teleporting
>Conjuring weapons/items
>Raising Dead
>Fireballs
>Life Draining
>Telekinesis
Why not slap in half-god for good measure?

>>42462577
At least in Mileena's case we have the whole "berserker" thing she does in fights to maybe protect against that. But she's also seen it when she's not in RIP AND TEAR! mode.

>>42462656
Let's be an unknown bastard son of argus with the ability to control the weather!

>>42462577
Only if we encounter them, do business with them. Neither of them is required.
Bloody Hands can be explained, I mean it can't be that secluded style, and even if it is, half of the people on the list aren't familiar with Earthrealm too much. Who is to say it isn't a common fighting style? No one ever actually asked about Kaito's homeland.

>>42462655
She has the least likelihood of remembering a specific style, though anything resembling prolonged interaction might give us away, she's likely to put it down to how much she misses us. She's logical first and foremost anon, the others trust their instincts to varying degrees.

>>42462656
I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or disagreeing. All I'm saying is, "sorcerer" is one of our powerset options, and if we take it, we can have every special move under the sun.

I don't want to, mind you. I want to be something that doesn't exist in MK yet, like controlling magnetism or gravity or plants or some shit...

So if it's vitally important we have the ability to turn invisible, then we can do it the way Tanya does it, by being a generic-ass wizard.

Or we could be an Enenra. Smoke can turn invisible.

Or we can have solar powers and one of our moves can be bending light around us.

>>42462765
I'd like to agree, because Wizard Kaito has really high badass points, in my opinion.
However, I can't because it just feels like cheating. Cheating death, and getting unimaginable power.
Also if we ever get back into the original body, we will really miss those powers.

>>42462765
>Or we can have solar powers and one of our moves can be bending light around us.
This seems cool, honestly. We can PRAISE THE SUN!

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>>42462765
>or plants

How quickly we forget.

Anyway, thanks for helping keep the thread alive with conversation, guys, I'll be writing the next update shortly.

>>42462862
>>42462765
>>42462829
I've been thinking up a few powers, and it was one of them.

>>42462723
Nah, the only ones on the list that would know or be able to guess at it being a family style are all the Earthrealmers, our childhood pal Kenshi knows our dad only had the one kid, and only taught us.
Ermac might realize maybe.
So it comes down to if Liu and Kitana ever had a talk about Kaito. And what that entailed.
Tortek and Taruna spent enough time around us that it likely came up in downtime. We did talk a bit about it to Bo Rai Cho when we first met him I think. Tortek was there for that, depends on if he remembers.

>>42462875
Man, we still need to send Sub-Zero to him.

>>42462672
Then we show Rain-senpai?

>>42462890
I'm pretty sure that our fighting style, or family status didn't come up with Bo Rai Cho, hence Tortek wouldn't know how well spread it is either.

We could ask for a mental shield against Kenshi and Ermac.

All the others? Even on the slim chance they recognize it, they don't know the origins of the style, or how many are using it. I'm sure we can conjure something up about ancient scrolls.

There is no definite proof that we aren't who we say we are.

>>42463046
I don't even care if we get recognized honestly. We'll just tell them we'll explain when it isn't reality threatening to do so.

>>42463080
I'd like to keep up the facade, and then tell it all once everything is back in it's place.
Including Kaito's soul.

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>>42457417
>>42457469
>>42457867

The soldiers are well-trained. Not easily caught off-guard. But they cannot see everything at once. Taking your shadow form once more, you slide onto the deck and slip by two of them when they separate and look in different directions. As you do, one of them comments that in a place like this, the chance of encountering hostiles seems almost zero.

The irony is delicious.

You slip down below the deck and into a cabin where you reform. Now, to find the captain of this vessel. Pushing open the door and walking down the hall, you enter a large cargo section of the ship that Shang Tsung modified and turned into an arena. It has been repurposed as a communications center now, with two soldiers acting as staff members operating the equipment and the acting captain, a lieutenant with a metal arm, standing by.

Widening your palm, a shuriken made out of concentrated shadowstuff to be hard as metal is formed.

It's time to get to work doing what you do best.

>1d100+10 and an action!

Rolled 1 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42463137
Bash some heads into the comm equipment.
we don't need it, and don't want them to use it.

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>>42463193
What have I done?

Rolled 9 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42463137
Attempt to take out the captain with the Shuriken, then split with Saibot and take out the two staff at once.

Rolled 31 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>42463137
shuriken the mook, and have saibot sneak up on the captain

>>42463215
You done fucked up. Good thing Bi Han can't die anymore then he already has.
Might put the Kibosh on us rescuing Quan Chi though. If we're lucky it'll just mean we can't take the Nethership and we'll have to get Quan to portal our ass home.

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>>42463193
>>42463229
>>42463255

>1

No one has ever snuck up on you before. It's usually the other way around.

So when the Special Forces member known as Sylence leaps from above, impaling both of your shoulders with her punching daggers, it is exceptionally surprising to say the least. You both fall forward through the wooden railing and onto the floor below, where all three of the others turn around and see.

Sylence pins you to the ground with her blades. "Lance! Hurry up and finish him!"

Lance charges up his mechanical arm with electricity and charges in.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>42463299
Nope Teleport out of this and fight them with Saibot.

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>42463299
Teleport along with the chick currently impailed on us through our shadow stuff into a falling piledriver.
When we're free, thank them for reminding us that we have become too overconfident because of our abilities and that will be the last time.

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>42463299
Slip out!

>>42463350
You redeem me kind sir.

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>>42463326
>>42463350

You teleport through a hole in the ground into your shadow realm, taking her with you. Once inside, you have Saibot tear her off of you and both of you are expelled out of the ceiling; her first so that you can land on her. She moans; she is still alive, but wounded.

One of the nondescript soldiers grabs a radio. "Enemy in the command center! Enemy in the command center!"

Well, now it will only be a matter of time before Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and the rest show up, and the remainder of the soldiers in the camp will be awoken. You'll have to deal with them, too.

Let them all come on. You'll take every last one of them and steal the ship before Sonya and the truly competent fighters can arrive.

"I've grown confident. Too much so. I won't make the same mistake twice."

Saibot splits apart from you and you both strike a mirrored combat pose. It is time to kill.

Lance and the other soldiers charge in.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>42463448
Disable the leader with a dark projectile and have saibot put the hurting on him.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>42463448
>Send saibot in for a tackle to break their ranks
> when they form on my other me we strike at their exposed personnel

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>42463448
Let there be blood. Leave one alive. Maybe we can fake the radio transmission.

>>42463485
>>42463517
>>42463528
We are worst assassin.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>42463448
With rolls like these, I think we need a little space.

Shurikens! Shurikens for err'body!

>>42463661
>Space
>Cargo hold on a modified sciff.
Really?

>>42463755
Well you only need a few feet for zoning.

>>42463755
Also, have you seen this stage in Deception? Shit is downright palatial.

>>42463851
True, I don't really mean anything. Just that 7 or so people seems pretty cramped already

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>>42463485
>>42463528
>>42463517

You attempt to send a ghost ball out at the leader, but he ducks underneath it as he charges in. You send Saibot past him to intercept the other two soldiers; your shadowy other half tackles them both to the ground.

>>42463661

Lance charges in with his electrified metal fist and attempts to punch you, you instead turn to the side and dodge it, and at the same time use the shuriken you made earlier to slash his throat.

Lance falls to the ground, surprise apparent in his wide eyes, as he holds his bleeding throat.

Saibot holds up another soldier and you form a shuriken and toss it into his skull, killing him as well. The second soldier reaches for his pistol and fires; you fall backwards into a portal on the ground and appear behind him.

You and Saibot both grab onto him and hold him in place as you form another shuriken and slash his throat, holding his head back to allow the wound to tear a bit.

Sylence looks up and sees all this happen. She shouts in anger as she gets back up, holding her punching daggers at the ready. "You... you're going to pay for that! I'll make you pay, you bastard!"

Saibot steps back within you as you wave her forward, challenging her.

>1d100 and an action!

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>42463901
Play with her a bit then do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeMD67_dtts

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>42463901
C-c-combo!

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>>42463941
>>42464091

She leaps forward to attack, but you teleport away, stepping behind her. She slices backwards, but again you vanish away from her, laughing as you do. You emerge from above, leaping down at her.

You conjure Saibot, who appears behind her and grabs her. You then punch her in the face, breaking her nose. Saibot then pulls back on her arms and knees her in the spine, causing her to cry out. You then kick her in the stomach, causing her to vomit onto your leg.

You have Saibot throw her aside and you laugh as she falls; the shadowy clone then slides back into your feet.

You approach her as she struggles to get back up.

>A) FINISH HER!
>B) Spare her; she would make for an excellent wraith
>C) Use her as a hostage to get an advantage over her allies