The Disciples

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Never thought I would be on a quest with company. Just us Disciples along with Sub Zero to investigate the Cyber Initiative where Sub Zero used to be when he was a cyborg. Speaking of cyborgs, I was hinted by Bryan that Cyrax and Sektor were perished there. Is it possible to be haunted by spirits of metallic humans?

"So now you're stuck with a midget and a hulk gorilla?" Kristina asked as we walked. We walked next to each other, Azril said nothing but following his mentor's lead while Riana and Bryan chattered behind us like a pair of sparrows. What were they talking about which made them giggled?

"Yeah and I thought the banishment was bad enough," I sighed. "Everyone in town hates me while Riana had been given the same treatment as well. It's not her fault! It's just....all of us came into this world for a reason."

"Like you screwing every girl you see in a Meet N' Fuck game on Newsground?" Kristina retorted. "We may be transported into a game but this is a fucking fighting game where decapitation and murder is a Tuesday thing! Sometimes, we got to be careful."

I really want to argue but Kristina's right. Video game characters are just as humans as we are. Well, except the Shokans or Reptile since they are not entirely human to begin with. I will have to delve deeper into understanding my sister's weird lust for something scaley and cold-blooded. We carried on until all of us reached a fortress that seemed long abandoned just by the rusted metal door and vines growing out of control.

"Is this really the place?" Riana asked, a bit wary of what's behind the door. Everyone is either excited or cool like Azril but Riana seemed to be afraid of something. I placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry," I assured. "We have our weapons, right? And we are here to accompany anyways."

I hope I was right because the five of us entered but Sub Zero placed a hand in a halting position, preventing both Kristina and Riana from entering. All of us were confused by this action. Why can't the girls follow us? Riana was as confused as I was while Kristina was pissed. She would punch the lights out of us if she missed out an an action. This happened one time where Bryan and I went for a match at a stadium and Kristina wanted to join. However, we only had two tickets and the price for each will make both of us broke. So, she kinda attacked us and almost put us in hospital.

Reluctantly, the girls guarded the door while the three of us and Sub Zero went in. I'd looked like something between a James Bond villain hideout with Blade Runner technology. Bryan doesn't looked so scared but excited as if someone has fed him three sacks full of sugar.

"Sweet!" Bryan squealed. "If only I can take some of these home! It could earn me some dough or make it into another gadget. I could use a modification..."

"We're not here to scavenge, Bryan," the Grandmaster scolded him gently. "The four of us are here for a mission. The Black Dragons would want this technology to control not only this realm but others as well. Our job is to destabilise the computers, and create a form of virus to malfunction some of the devices."

"Even better!" Bryan cheered, bumping his hip into mine, much to my dismay. "Can I hack into this place? I want to know if there's any juicy browser history~"

"Bryan," Azril sighed. "Let's just get this over with. Not only to protect any information from leaking out to the Black Dragons, but we also are protecting our own units. You with the Special Forces, myself with the Lin Kuei, Kristina's association with the Shokan army and finally both Nash and Riana with Edenia. Well, used to be."

Ouch. I didn't know Azril can be colder than the cryomaster himself!

Eventually, I only watched because I am shit with technology. I can only play and consume them when it is handed to be but fixing and rebuilding it is not my thing. So I leave it to a loose wire like Bryan and cool Azril to settle everything. In a way, I'm their bodyguard inside this hideout. But I'm getting a weird vibe off this place. Like someone or something is watching us...