The Disciples

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

3rd P.O.V

While Kitana was attending something, Jade followed just in case anything happens to the Princess of Edenia. She knew there was something going on with Kitana's father, Shao Kahn and his acceptance of Mileena's existence. Does he know that Shang Tsung has been doing this experiment behind his back? Or the fact that they have recruited Tanya to work as their ally? Jade was about to find out.

She hated all of these secrets everyone has been hiding from her and Kitana! Jade thought Nash was different than the others. He was kind and sweet, not like most men in Edenia currently whom had the arrogance of a peacock. She would not want to touch the men of Outworld as they are uglier than sin. Especially the Tarkatans as they are nothing more than jobbers for Shang Tsung. Speaking of the said sorcerer, Jade wondered why he cloned Kitana to create such a harlot of a monster. Does the queen even know of her husband's desires of an heir that was designed instead of procreated? Let's not forget about the likely alliance between that Tarkatan clone and her rival made Jade even more bloodthirsty for revenge.

Jade entered the throne room despite the Tarkatan guards who tried to stop her. She wanted an answer and to end this war that was about to come. She saw Shao Kahn on his throne, pondering about something. He did not noticed the general's presence in the room. Jade approached the emperor with her head held high.

"General," Kahn regarded her, slumping back into the throne. Jade eyed the guard, Baraka who was just standing next to the throne with his shark-like teeth glistening. Jade was prepared to beat him down if necessary. "What brings you to barge into the throne room?"

"Emperor," Jade bobbed a curtsey to the conqueror. "I have some questions regarding the upcoming matches and about Princess Kitana."

"Go on," he gestured, still grumbling.

"Is this the reason you asked Tanya to join you?" Jade demanded, about to step up to the throne. "Just for your own amusement? And what about Kitana, your own daughter? How could you replace her with that failed experiment-"

Before Jade could continue, Shao Kahn had silenced her with a swing of his hammer, knocking her backwards to which thankfully, Jade managed to regain her footing. She was confused at the emperor's retaliation to her. Doesn't he love Kitana at all? Shao Kahn stood up to his full height, towering over the Edenian general. He could easily crush her head with just a step of a foot. But he smirked behind his bone mask.

"Kitana was never my daughter to begin with," the conqueror snorted indignantly. "I had to kill that old fool to get Edenia. Now that's out of the way, I already have both realms and the queen. You two were both very young back then..."

Jade couldn't believed what she was hearing. All this time, Kitana was lied to by the so called 'emperor' to whom he was claimed as her father. Then that means, Queen Sindel had been trying to hide the truth to protect Kitana from harm. Poor Queen Sindel....she sacrificed a lot to give her daughter a safe environment to grow up along with her. Jade had seen the Queen like a mother as she had lost hers years ago. But now, there's a more likely reason to seek revenge.

"You..." Jade was too stunned to finish her sentence. Shao Kahn dismissed her with a wave of his hand but the Edenian general wasn't going to back down. Jade was about to use her pole to strike but the emperor countered with his hammer. He smirked behind his skull helmet, stood up to his full height. "A pity you have to know now," he sighed without any sincerity to Jade. He walked out of the throne room before turning his head back to address her. "But you have promised a fight that will end either one of you. And I am looking forward to see how it will end."

Jade was struggling to get up after a blow from the tyrant's hammer. She must warn the princess, hoping the both of them will have a rescue mission for the Queen Sindel. Jade wouldn't want to imagine the pains the former Queen of Edenia had gone through. At the same time, her mind keeps returning back to the ex-disciple of the princess who had captured and shattered her heart at the same time. She shook that thought out of her head to go find the princess.