Outside of the Koliseum, by a roadside some distance away. Nightwolf and Fujin are in a heated discussion, while Shang Tsung sits in the shade of a nearby tree.
Nightwolf: No. We're already here later than we wanted to be.
He turns to Tsung and points at him.
Nightwolf: Let's go to your island now and take the crown. No detours!
Shang Tsung: Our rather public arrival at the Koliseum makes that impossible. Kronika's Outworld allies will inform her of our presence. Go to my island now, we could be ambushed by Cetrion herself.
Fujin: And our combined power won't stop her. We need help.
Nightwolf: But whose help?! We can't recruit any of our allies without altering this timeline's events.
Fujin walks away, unable to answer. Shang Tsung stands up, grinning to himself for a moment, before giving Nightwolf a sly sideways glance.
Shang Tsung: Sindel.
Upon hearing her name, Nightwolf's eyes narrow.
Nightwolf: Sindel's a revenant.
Shang Tsung: Who can be restored to life. And who plays no major part in the battles that lie ahead. We can safely recruit her without disrupting events. It's a tactic Kronika is unlikely to anticipate.
Fujin walks back toward him.
Fujin: She was Shao Kahn's Empress, his equal in evil.
Shang Tsung: Because he had her bewitched. Returning Sindel to life will restore her original, more heroic self.
Fujin: And if we fail? The Sindel I knew wiped out most of Earthrealm's champions in a single battle.
He points to Nightwolf.
Fujin: If Nightwolf hadn't sacrificed himself, she would have killed them all.
Shang points back at him.
Shang Tsung: That is the power we need to assure victory against Cetrion. Sindel is the key.
Shang turns his back on them, one hand behind his back, the other lifted in contemplation. Nightwolf throws up his hands in exasperation.
Nightwolf: And I suppose restoring her will be easy.
Tsung gives him another side-ward glance.
Shang Tsung: Anything but. We can use Earthrealm's Jinsei to heal Sindel's body. But to break Quan Chi's spell and revive her soul, we will need access to Outworld's Soul Chamber.
Nightwolf looks away, unconvinced. Fujin sighs to himself.
Fujin: You have a different plan, Nightwolf? A better one?
Nightwolf turns back to Tsung.
Nightwolf: One hint of betrayal, sorcerer, and we will finish you.
Shang takes the threat in stride, only smirking back at Nightwolf.
Nightwolf: Where do we start?
Shang Tsung: Earthrealm, to acquire the Jinsei.
He swirls his arms around and summons a portal. The three of them walk through it and it disappears behind them. The scene cuts to Kronika's Keep. The Titan of Time is using her magic to shift the sands in her hourglass. As she does so, her top enforcers - the construct Geras and the cyborg ninja Frost - walk up to her.
Geras: Shang Tsung, Fujin, Nightwolf. All were seen in the Koliseum. How is that possible?
Kronika turns to face them.
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