Scorpion: Lost soul bent on Revenge

The Last Mission

My memory of my family is one of the only ones that make me happy, but also angry at the same time. The thought of my family comforts me and also agitates me. My wife, my soul mate, she was a good cook, a good mother and a good wife. Her eyes were so beautiful. Every time I looked into them... I was overcome by joy.

My son, Satoshi was a bright young boy at the age of 8 years old. He had a great future ahead of him. The fact that he was taken before his time, angers me like nothing else.

One day the Shirai Ryu Grandmaster summoned me. I walked into his chamber and bowed before him and knelt down.

"Grandmaster? What is it you desire of me?" I asked.

"Scorpion. We have a new mission for you." He got up from his seat and walked up to me. "You may rise."

I did so. "What is this mission?" I asked.

"Someone has enlisted the help of our clan to obtain a map hidden in the Shaolin Temples in China." Footsteps could be heard outside the door. "Here is our benefactor now."

A man walked into the room, he was dressed in a strange outfit, and he was bald and had white skin all over. I did not realize at the time that he would become the pain of all my troubles.

"Pleasure to meet you Scorpion." He said. "I am Quan Chi, I am a master sorcerer."

"Uh-huh." I said. I didn't really know if he was a sorcerer, but I didn't care if he was lying or telling the truth. There was something about him that I didn't trust. I couldn't put my finger on it. But I knew there was something strange about him.

"Let's just straight to business shall we?" he said.

"Yes. Let's do that." I said.

"Scorpion, I went you to head to China and steal the Map of Elements there." He said, as he handed me another map, it looked like a treasure map. "I want you to take the map from the Temple and bring it back to me. I shall reward your clan greatly if you succeed." He said.

I looked at the map, at first I wasn't too sure about this mission, but I deemed it an easy task. "Very well. I shall do it."

"Excellent." He said. "Now if you'll excuse me. I have other matters to attended to." He said, turning around, he walked out. I turned to the Grandmaster.

"Will you permit me to say good-bye to my family?" I asked.

"Yes. You may do that Scorpion." He said. Showing my thanks, I bowed to him, he did the same and I left the Temple of the Shirai Ryu to see my family. I did not know it would be the last time.

I approached my home; it was a beautiful house, built by my own hands. I slid the door open and walked inside.

"Dad!" yelled Satoshi as he jumped into my arms.

"Whoa!" I let out as I caught him. "You're getting heavy." I said. Laughing, I set him down. "How's school?" I asked.

"It's fine." He said.

"Good. Keep those grades up." I said.

"OK Father."

"Back already?" said Harumi as she approached me and gave me a kiss on the check. I kissed her back.

"Yes, but I'm afraid I will have to leave again."

"Oh." She said. "Where?"

"China."

"China?"

"I've been called on a mission." I said. "It's an easy one."

"Oh good." She said. "Then there shouldn't be any problems?"

"No." I said. I turned around and began to hide out the door. "I don't think so."

"I love you." She said.

I turned around and smiled at her. "I love you too." I said and walked out the door. I did not know it would be the last time I ever saw her beautiful face.

Hours later, I landed in China. Secretly hiding the jet, I stepped out and walked onto China ground. Having donned my yellow outfit, I walked among the grounds, using the map that Quan Chi gave me; I followed the trail.

What seemed like hours later, I could see the temple, it was truly a magnificent temple, I stood before it. Dusting myself off, I prepared to walk. "Who are you?" came a voice from behind me.

I turned around to see a warrior standing before me; he looked exactly like me except he was wearing blue instead of yellow. He was a Lin Kuei warrior....

"I asked you a question." He said. "Who are you?"

I am Scorpion, of the Shirai Ryu" I responded to the Lin Kuei warrior.

The warrior was surprised. "I am Sub-Zero, Lin Kuei assassin. And you are trespassing on my clan's territory. The sentence is death."

I was shocked to know that we were gonna fight the death. I struck first but he blocked all my attacks and my fire was just not hot enough to hurt him. I knew that I was weak.

"Now you die." Sub-Zero said as he was about to rip my head off.

"If I come back I will find you and kill you!" I said as he delivered the final blow. The next thing I knew was that I was in the Netherrealm and for 2 years I trained for revenge on the man who killed me: Sub-Zero.
And the sorcerer who led me to my death at Sub-Zero's hands: Quan Chi...

To be Kontinued... in Mortal Kombat.