Mortal Kombat: Retribution (2)

Prologue

In a Cave in Antartica

A woman slept. She lay on the cold floor of the dark cavern. She was accepting her fate, it seemed. However, fate had chosen otherwise.

This woman no longer found herself in the cold, but rather surrounded by clouds. Her first thought was that she was dreaming or had died, but she saw the gods that had forced her to compete in a tournament that condemned her to be put in that situation.

"What do you want?" She said this in a hoarse voice.

"To give you what is rightfully yours. You see, your father had been one of the Ancient Gods before us. These gods were seen as Kings and Queens of other gods. The bloodline continued, and now, this power lies in your blood, Evangelina. You already know of this." One of them spoke in an orderly manner.

She growled. "I don't want no stinking rule. That was my father's dream. I'm nothing like him."

"You have nowhere to go. You can start anew. You just need to guide us." Another god spoke this time.

"..."

"Fine."

Screaming could be heard as power was transported into her veins. The same material that her concealed wings were made of, starmetal, covered her arms from the elbows to the fingertips, and markings appeared on her body. These markings turned out to be drawings that glowed. Of the tattoos were a golden dragon which was wrapped around her torso and back. Its head was found on her stomach. Another was a snake that was wrapped around her left arm. Its tail started at her shoulder blade and its head was found on her wrist. On her right arm was a bird with fiery plumage. It's feathery tail sweeped all the way down to her other wrist. Then, the last of them, a giant crystal wolf, was found on the side of her right leg, the dominant side. It stood on its hind legs so that its head reached her hip. All of them were moving, like they had a mind of their own.

"We put your sisters' powers into your system. Eleanor, the Dragon. Emma, the Serpent. Elina, the Pheonix. And you, the Direwolf. The animal representations of your sisters can be summoned through these markings. Use them wisely."

"Starlight, Solaris, Moonlight, and Luna." She muttered. At least they had not fully abandoned her.

"Are you ready to hold command, Lady Evangelina?"

Evie looked up. "Yes."

I am.