Precious Possession (OC x Kollector) - MK11

chapter 29 - shadows

          The smell of rancid meat and blood, residing in the harsh breath of something. A harbor of disgustingness. A close body kept poking at her like a vulture upon a corpse. Kalliste weakly flickered her eyes as the blazing sunlight hit her, she violently shifted her body off the bed and onto the ground. It was a Tarkatan that hindered around the room, just observing her.

"Empress Mileena requests your presence!" A grueling Tarkatan speaks at her fallen body, after giving the message, they leave. Kalliste covers her head with her hands as she presses tightly against her skin. She slowly stood from the wooden floors, her eyes filled with dried salt, and her skin still stung.

Kalliste quickly dressed herself, her arms bare as the breeze and temperature had been increased, summer was already here. She wore a corset tank top, laced, black leggings, and a harness wrapping around her arms and legs. One look in the mirror made her bitter, touching her skin that was blistering, red spots all over. Her eyes dwelled in darkness, it made her outraged remembering being tortured by Kotal. Growing pure hatred for him.

Noticing her left arm, usually a black veiny tattoo marked that spot, but it seemed to have become smaller in time, almost immediately.

The hanging pain she had throughout her life had slightly disappeared.

On her way to corridors, the brim castle she wandered through, it was warm as it was a brand new day, passing by guards of the Red Dragon along with Tarkatan forces. Kalliste heard a distinct conversation from afar as she grew closer to the supposed throne room.

Into her view, Mileena conversed with a tall, brooding man; muscular, grim and stoic. He had no pupils, his eyes were the only bright thing about him. Kalliste proceeded to walk closer into the elongated room. Her mere presence causing the two to pause their conversation. Mileena glanced at her.

"Ah, dearest Kalliste. Feeling better? Yet, you look like a crispy piece of meat ready to be eaten." She smiled, flaunting her repulsive teeth - Kalliste had slightly forgotten that she was half Tarkatan, she had the lust for eating just about anything. Kalliste gazed away in slight amusement.

"Who is this, Mileena?" The man beside spoke, asking as he glares deeply at Kalliste.

"This is my latest recruit, her name is Kalliste. She's served my father before his passing." Mileena replies. The man seems emotionless, yet, Kalliste could tell that he didn't appreciate her presence, unwelcoming her with his intimidating set of eyes.

"And you're confident that you can let this girl into your court?"

"If she unwilling to cooperate, I'll just disembowel her, and have her for my meal instead." Mileena eyed Kalliste unnervingly.

"-I will serve you empress Mileena so that you may be Kahn of Outworld. -I despise Kotal. He burned me and he deserves a painful death." Kalliste said dimly, planting her hand on her chest as a reverent being... A noticeable darkness engulfed Kal's eyes, Mileena slightly smiled, starting like Kal's confidence in brutality.

"Good. We'll need that grim confidence of yours. now Kalliste come." Mileena said as the intimidating man: Reiko he seemed to be filled with a menacing visage. He glared down at Kalliste - she felt small but he had a similarity to Shao Kahn. Upon closer look at his appearance. Black markings crossed his eyes down to his face, black hair just on top of his head, and his armor decorated with spikes and red fabric.

Kalliste went by Mileena's side waiting for her command.

"I will address our current situation to overthrow Kotal's regime. - As you know, Prince Goro, our champion once served the Osh-Tekk fool, yet he has betrayed him, siding with us. Now, I depend on Reiko's assistance in deposing Kotal."