Mortal Kombat: The Three Titans

Chapter Twenty-Four: First Wave

-Hanzo's POV- I stare down at the map along side Bi-Han. "That's not good," I mutter, gripping the wooden table tightly to stop from panicking.
"We should head back," Bi-Han sighs, rubbing his eyes and looking stressed.
"What about Kuai?" I ask, glancing down at the map.
"We'll meet up tomorrow. I'll send a message to him."

"Okay," I nod, walking out of the room.
"Stay safe," Bi-Han calls out.
I end up teleporting back to my temple. I explain everything to my people, looking at their fear at the idea of going into another war.

"I know you all are scared," I state calmly. "But know this, the Ice and Fallen Titans will aid me in this fight. We will not let anymore people die. I can promise that."
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-Kuai's POV- I sigh, slumping down in bed. Zodith, like a puppy, follows me everywhere. I haven't taken her out of the temple yet.
After squeaking furiously, I laugh and lift her up to rest on my bed.

Her ears perk up as I place her on the polar bear blanket. She stumbles, staring down at the soft material with wide eyes.
"You like it?" I grin, watching her pounce on it.
After playing around with it (and luckily not setting it on fire,) she scrambles over to me, then hops up on my abdomen.

She gets up near my face and nuzzles me. I wince, her scales feeling like sandpaper. I pet her in response. She lets out a small squeak and curls up on my stomach, then falls asleep.
I smile down at her. "I've only known you for one day," I croon, stroking one of her wings. "And I already love you."

I wake up to the feeling of her crawling on my chest and licking my face. Her tongue, like her scales, also feels like sandpaper, but not as painful.
"Okay, Zodith, I'm up," I yawn, sitting up and watching her run around in bed.

"Hyper little troublemaker," I smile.
I look up when I hear a knock on my door.
"Come in," I say.
Tundra opens the door, a rolled up scroll of paper in hand. "A message from Bi-Han." He gasps, looking out of breath.

I take the scroll and unroll it.
"We're coming over later today to discuss a plan of attack." I read. "Kana was right when he said twelve titans appeared. They are surrounding the parameter of Pangea Ultima, but spaced out enough to be a threat. I hope that weapon of yours will help us out.
-Bi-Han."

I set the paper down, then look up at Tundra.
"If we end up going into another war due to this...." I trail off.
"Then everything will crumble at the seams." Tundra finishes. "And they both don't know about Zodith yet.  I wonder how they'll react...."

Anxiety clouds my thoughts as I watch Zodith eat more cooked meat. Apparently, she is a fan of seafood, specifically salmon. I eat my own cooked salmon while Tundra paces.
"Should we try and keep Zodith a secret?"
"That seems impossible now, since she likes to explore and makes noise." I sigh, shoving another piece of meat in my mouth.

Zodith lunges at my butter knife, gnawing on it with her small teeth. Tail lashing, she holds the utensil down with her talon, grey claws scraping on the wooden table.

"Look at her. She's a hunter already!"
"And a skilled one at that," I smile, using my other hand to pet her back. The white spikes along her spine relax at my touch, and she purrs.
I lift my head up when I hear a knock on the door.
"Come on, Zodith." I hold my hand out.

She leaps on, then climbs up my arm, and finally rests on my shoulder.
I glance at Tundra, who nods. "Might as well tell them," he mutters.
"Right," I nod back, then walk over to the door.