1 comments/ 7751 views/ 15 favorites Mortal Kombat- A Wraith's Love By: Mackenzie Taylor Alia knew she was in trouble when instead of stealing the contents of Russian mob boss Ivan Strignofsky's safe; she stole his "sex slave". The poor woman hadn't wanted to be there in the first place and Alia felt guilty just walking away. She'd spent the last twenty years keeping out of the notice of others. Or walking away from the bad things that she saw. So she did the right thing. She got the woman out, turned her over to the American embassy, who turned her over to their CIA buddies, who got in contact with their KGB comrades, who really wanted a piece of Ivan. Guess he stepped on too many toes. Any way the CIA offered to merely ignore the fact that Alia had been there to burgle the place and offered her a place to lay low for a while. The problem was, they just didn't do a good enough job hiding her and she ended up running for her life. Seems Ivan was pretty pissed and put a price on her head. A really big price. Seriously if she could have gotten away with it she might have sold herself to him. She ended up in Japan though. Nice place. Polite people. Until the Yakuza got wind of the contract and started hunting her down. In fact there had been a nifty car chase, with her ending up in a ditch and now she was running a foot race , for her life, while they not only chased her but were taking pot shots at her as well. She ran between a couple of boulders and found herself in front of some kind of portal. Holy crap! She thought. A stargate! A bullet pinged off the portal and she didn't even think about it. She just booked it right through the damn thing. She came into a large area that held quite a few more portals. Obviously for places unknown. She knew the Yakuza were going to follow her, even if they were as freaked out by this as she was. The price on her head was really big. She headed for a portal close to the middle. It was red in color, unlike the blue one that she had just come through. Just as she was about to jump for it the Yakuza guys started pouring through the blue portal and one of them managed to graze her ribs with a bullet. So instead of jumping through the portal, she fell. When she came out she rolled down a small stone ramp. She winced and stood up, holding a hand over her ribs, and looked up into the face of what she figured was an Oni, the Japanese name for a demon. He was big, bald, ugly, and had claws that looked very sharp. And he looked as confused as she felt. Just then the Yakuza guys started pouring out of the portal, with their sub machine guns, and the ugly demon started to not look so ugly. She dodged the demon and ran as fast as she could. Which wasn't really that fast, or more than a few steps for that matter. Her side was on fire and blood was pouring out from between her fingers. She figured at the rate that she was going she would just bleed out and they could take her body back. She ran into a very large and muscular someone, who caught her right before she passed out. Her last thought was something along the lines of it really sucks to get shot. Noob Saibot looked down at the little human who had plowed into him and was now passed out in his arms. She was also bleeding all over his damn clothes. He was glad that he wore black. "Give us the girl and we'll leave," said the obvious leader of the gun toting humans. "Now!" "I don't like being told what to do." Noob said. He set the girl on the ground and teleported over to confront the leader. He reached out almost too fast for the Yakuza guys to see and twisted the leader's head all the way around to face his men. Even before his body hit the ground the other men had booked it for the portal. "You scared them away," the Oni came up to Noob and complained. "I wanted to play with them." "Sorry, Drahmin." Noob said with an evil laugh. "I'll find you something to kill later." Drahmin walked over to the girl on the ground and poked her with his foot. She groaned but didn't wake up. "I'm an evil demon, but I wouldn't kill a child." Drahmin said to Noob. "It's never come up with me," Noob said with a shrug. "Sometimes Oni have babies." "Really?" Noob asked intrigued. "Yes. But they are very rare." "I've been here a long time and never seen one." "Very rare." Drahmin said again. "Very precious. Raised in a holy place." "Hmm." Noob said. "Amazing. Even after so long I'm still finding out new things about this place." The girl groaned getting their attention. She looked up and saw Drahmin again. "The stargate sent me to hell," Alia slurred then passed out again. "Stargate?" Noob asked confused. "It's an Earthrealm television series." Dramin said absently pulling up Alia's shirt to look at her side. "We don't have Television here." Noob said suspiciously. "Hmm, hmm." Drahmin cleared his throat and Noob could swear that the Oni was actually blushing. "I have a laptop with a solar recharger. And several seasons of stargate on DVD." "Gods!" Noob said rolling his eyes. He looked at her side and noted that the bleeding was slowing. He also noted that she actually had very nice, perky, medium sized, breast. He pulled her shirt down then unbuttoned her extremely low riding pants and looked at her pussy which had a small patch of neatly trimmed hair. "I don't think she's hurt down there." Drahmin said. "I don't see blood." Noob ignored him and did her pants back up. Then he opened up her mouth and looked inside. "She's not a child." Noob said absently closing her mouth. "How do you know?" "Her body has all the signs of having hit puberty and she has all of her adult teeth." "Oh." "Makes sense." Noob told him. "A person can't enter the Neatherrealm without some kind of taint on their soul. Usually children aren't tainted." "Want me to toss her back through the portal?" Noob looked down at the small patch of pale skin that was peeking out the bottom of her shirt and felt a slight stirring in his loins. He had never had a woman in this form and when he was human he rarely had time for them. He could count on one hand the number of times that he'd actually had sex. "You've killed many of your enemies and taken over the Netherrealm." Drahmin told him recognizing the look of lust in Noob's eyes. "You have all the time in the world." "What are you getting at?" Noob asked the Oni. "You need a consort." "I need a consort like I need another hole in the head." "Take my word for it." He smiled showing sharp yellow teeth. "I have three. They keep my cave clean and suck my dick when I want." "They watch Stargate with you?" Noob asked sarcastically. "Actually they do," Drahmin said not taking offense to Noob's tone. "Look, why don't you give it a try for a week and see if you like her. If not we'll toss her to the other Oni and find you one that you do like." Noob made a face. "You need to learn to relax a little exalted leader." "I guess I can give it a try." Noob said with a frown. "But the minute she gets weepy on me she's out." "Making them cry can be fun." Drahmin said with a wicked grin. Noob picked the girl up and headed for his castle, Drahmin at his side. 000 Alia woke up slowly. She sat up and went to check the wound on her side, and realized that it didn't hurt anymore. In fact it wasn't even there. She looked around and started wondering if maybe she was actually in the middle of some kind of sex dream. She was in a very large room that had very little furniture. The bed she was in was a giant four poster affair with black silk bed clothes and curtains. It sat smack in the middle of the room. There was a desk with a chair, a chase lounge, a trunk, and an armoire that stood open and was occupied by a strange set of black ninja like armor. All kinds of weapons adorned the walls as well as one lone tapestry. She looked down at herself and realized that she was wearing a red and black satin kimono. But the front of the skirt was open almost to the top of her thighs and she realized that she was wearing black satin panties. Her light brown hair fell to her waste. Her brain had obviously made sure that her dream self had good taste. A large muscular man walked into the room. He was wearing a pair of black leather pants and nothing else. And he was black. Not black like an African American but black like he had been charred in a fire. His short spiky hair and eyebrows were the same black as his entire body. His eyes were completely white, no pupils that she could discern. His facial features were a handsome mix of Asian and White. Why her brain made up such a unique man to occupy her sleeping mind she couldn't understand. She figured she might as well enjoy it while it was pleasant and hope to hell that it wouldn't turn into a nightmare. He walked up to the bed and held out his hand. She stood up, moved to the edge of the bed, took his hand, and he helped her step down. She was only five foot and he had to be at least six two. She looked up at him watching as he looked her up and down, as if she were a painting that he was thinking of buying. He motioned for her spin in a circle and she did. Noob was happy with what he saw. He had given orders that she be dressed in the traditional Japanese style, reminding him of his first home, and his servants had taken that to heart. But the outfit was sexual in nature as well, easily coming off with a tug in the right place and he liked that too. The healer had been to see her and had healed her side. He'd made sure to explain to Noob that the girl wasn't a virgin, but he felt that she hadn't had sex in some time, so he probably needed to make sure to give her time to adjust to him. He wasn't quite sure about her reaction to things though. He had walked in to find her sitting up in the bed looking around. She taken his hand when he'd held it out for her and stood meekly looking up at him as he'd inspected her. "I am Noob Saibot, ruler of the Netherrealm." His voice was deep and seemed to echo itself slightly. "Alia Bryce," she said smiling up at him, wondering what her dream man would do next. He took her face in his hands and bent his head and hesitantly kissed her soft pink lips. She surprised him when she put her arms around his neck and went up on tiptoe to give him better access. His lips were soft and dry but she really wanted to taste his kiss. She opened her mouth and lightly touched his lips with her tongue. He slowly opened his lips and she lightly touched her tongue to his. He became bolder and plundered her mouth. Finally he pulled back and made quick work of stripping her clothing from her body. He marveled at how tiny she was compared to him. He'd seen her breast before but now her nipples were hard and begging to be bathed by his tongue. Her pussy was glistening and begging to be stroked. He picked her up as if she weighed nothing and stepped up onto the bed, laying her in the middle. He pinned her arms over her head with one strong hand while he explored her body with the other. She shuddered when he ran his callused hand over the sensitive buds of her nipples and gasped out his name when he took one in his mouth, sucking on it. He gave equal attention to the other and then started kissing his way down her body. He let go of her hands to spread her legs and licked her wet pink pussy lips. He'd never done this before but the taste of her was intoxicating and her reactions were beautiful. Especially when he sucked on her small hidden clit. She ran her hands over his head as he pushed a large finger gradually inside of her, then two, and finally a third, stretching her little by little. He smiled when she came and her body clenched around his fingers. He reached down and freed his cock from his pants and positioned himself at her entrance. He eased into her, closing his eyes in ecstasy. She was warm and tight, milking his cock like it was the last one in existence. He moved in and out of her slowly, letting her adjust to his large size, until she started begging. "Noob, please!" She pushed against him until he pumped in and out of her with an almost bruising force. She held onto his shoulders, fearing to let go, hoping that she wouldn't wake from the most wonderful dream of her life. She finally came, clenching his cock so tightly with her pussy that it set him off and he pumped his seed deep into her. He collapsed onto her and she wrapped her arms around him as tight as she could. "Thank you," She whispered in his ear. "I've never felt so wonderful in my life." He smiled against her neck and then rolled off of her, fearing that if he didn't the poor girl would suffocate. He pulled her into his arms and she laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, promptly falling into a deep sleep. 000 Alia woke and sat up, holding the blankets to her naked chest. She looked over at the desk and saw Noob sitting at it, going over some papers. He looked up at her and smiled. A smile that made her cream a bit. He was very handsome. He stood up from the desk and made his way over to the bed. He crawled onto it and over her. He kissed her, melding his tongue with hers. She pulled away to look up at him and stroke his dark face. "You're the most wonderful dream I've ever had. I never want this to end." "Ah." He sat up and looked down at her with a sigh. "I did wonder why you were being so complacent earlier." "I'm not dreaming?" she asked quietly. "I'm afraid not, little one." "Oh." She couldn't think of what to say to this revelation. She'd had sex with a complete stranger. A strange stranger. She sat up and took a few deep breaths. Relax, She told herself. He treated you well. You enjoyed it. The Yakuza aren't chasing you right now. "Um, what happened to the Yakuza?" "I twisted the leaders head all the way around and the others ran for their lives." He shrugged as if it were nothing. "They won't come back to bother you I'm sure." "Oh." She nodded and plastered on a smile. "Thank you." "What did you do to earn their wrath?" "There's a price on my head." "Why?" "Because about four months ago I went to liberate the contents of a Russian Mob Bosses safe and ended up liberating his "sex slave". He really didn't like that." "I can't say I blame him." He ran a finger across her neck. "If anyone tried to take you from me than I would definitely be forced to retaliate." "I'm not a sex slave!" she cringed at the thought. "Am I?" "No, of course not." His reassuring smile wasn't very reassuring. "You are my new consort. You only job is to please me." "That's, um," she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Wonderful?" "A sex slave!" She laughed a bit manically and then started hyperventilating. "Take a deep breath." He told her calmly. "Put your head between your knees." She put her head between her knees and started mumbling under her breath. He caught the phrases 'couldn't just walk away' and 'had to be a damn do gooder'. "First time you've done something good and it's come back and bit you in the ass?" "No." "Really?" "When I steal from someone like Strignofsky, I don't considered it to be wrong, and I'm doing the world a service. How he came by the money that he has is beyond brutal. Svetlana, the girl I helped escape, told me that he stomped one of the servants to death because they spilled soup on his shoe." "That's awful," he told her. "Exactly." "If you brutalize the servants then eventually word gets around and the good ones won't hire on. I'm still having problems getting good help, even now that Shinook is gone." "Exactly." "Plus if you kill one, it's always such a mess to clean up." "Okay, Noob. You made your point." "Sorry." "Anyway, like I said, I don't consider it bad to steal from people like him. Most of the money I make goes to certain charities." "Stealing is bad." He told her. "Whatever. Childs play compared to you. You said you turned the Yakuza leader's head completely around." "And?" "Can I ask you a question without you getting mad at me?" "Sure. I'm more than pleased with you at the moment." Just ignore that one. She told herself. "Are you a bad person?" "Oh, most definitely. Your mob boss doesn't have anything on me." "Oh." "I was not a good person in life. I was an assassin. I was killed and sent to the fifth plane of the Netherealm then was resurrected as a Wraith." "A wraith?" "An inhuman warrior and or evil spirit." "You've been nice to me so far." "I'm very pleased with you at the moment." He said with a shit eating grin. "It's been a while since I've been with anyone." "I've never been with anyone," she said looking off into the distance as if she were remembering something. "You weren't a virgin." He said waiting to see if she would lie. "I was raped when I was seventeen." She shrugged. "That doesn't count in my mind." "So then I'm your first." Noob said smugly. "I guess." "You'll put this rape out of your mind, little one. I'll not have it tainting what we have." "It was nice last night." She told him with a rueful smile. "Even if I did think that I was dreaming." "Do you often dream of having sex with evil specters?" He pushed her back until she lay down and threw a leg over her and pinned her hands above her head. He brought his head down and kissed her. She opened her mouth when he touched her lips with his tongue and he tasted her kiss. "I'm going to have to thank Drahmin." He said pulling back and looking down at her. "Who's Drahmin and why do you need to thank him?" "He's the Oni you ran into." "Oh, he made me think I'd gone to hell." "You have," he said with a smile. "And he's the one who insisted that I needed a consort and might as well try you out while you were conveniently there." "Remind me to thank him too." She plastered on her phony smile all the while her little hamster in her brain was starting to work overtime on his wheel. If the stargate had brought her to hell, then the thing could damn well get her home too. "I can see the little cogs whirring in your mind." He lightly ran a finger down her cheek. "Oh yeah?" she asked and her body started pumping adrenaline into her system. "What are you thinking?" Noob asked in a bit of a teasing, sing song, voice. "Um," "Not contemplating trying to escape are you?" He rolled over to the side and a very sharp and pointy suriken appeared in his hands and he rolled it around his fingers like a gambler would with a poker chip. "Because that wouldn't make me very happy." "I was just wondering," she swallowed hard and paused for a moment trying to think what to say. "When you were going to feed me." "Ah yes. You'll need to eat." He sighed and his shuriken disappeared. "I forgot what it's like to be human." "Yeah. I'm kinnda hungry." She told him with a smile but cringed on the inside. Just the thought of eating anything when the adrenaline was pooling in the pit of her stomach was nauseating. "Alia," Noob said with a chuckle. "I'm going to let it go this time. But you need to realize that I'm not planning on letting you go any time soon, and you need to come to terms with that." "How did you know what I was thinking?" "You stink of fear, child." His shuriken reappeared. "Okay." "I wouldn't be pleased if you tried to leave, Alia." He lightly ran the shuriken down the inside of her arm. She couldn't feel the cut because the shuriken was razor sharp, but she definitely saw the blood welling up. "Point made," She told him. Alia was shaking like a leaf and making what she considered to be a valiant effort not to scoot away from him. When he'd said evil spirit she hadn't really believed him but now she did. He sighed and sat up, the shuriken disappearing from his hand again. He pulled a stiff Alia onto his lap and pushed her head onto his shoulder. He obviously felt the need to comfort her and Alia wasn't planning on nay saying him any time soon. Mortal Kombat- A Wraith's Love "I know that I've made my point to you." He said stroking her hair. "I'm sure you won't make me hurt you again." "No. Of course not." She conjured up some sobs, that weren't too fake, a few sniffles, that weren't that fake either, and she snuggled into his shoulder. He snapped his fingers and a guard appeared at his door. "Send for the healer." Noob told him. "Yes, My Lord." The healer arrived and Noob went to sit at his desk and work on his paper work. Alia watched him and thought how much it made sense to have to do paper work, especially considering they were in hell. The healer, Arran, was an old man with a kindly smile that instantly put her at ease. "I've healed your arm," Arran told her. "Is their anywhere else that you're injured?" "No." She said with a blush. Considering where she was sore, she didn't want to say anything. "Enough said my dear." He pulled a carton of Epsom salt out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Use it in your bath tonight." "First of all, thank you! And second, where the hell did you pull that out of? You're wearing tight clothes." "Now, now, little one. I'll just tell you that it's a trade secret." "He's a sorcerer." Noob said from his desk. "Show her your real self." Something ugly flashed in Arran's eyes and then he sighed. He twisted his neck like he was going to pop it and she watched with wide eyes as he grew to almost seven feet tall. And he was young looking. "You're hot!" She told him. "No, I feel fine." he said. "No. I mean that you're extremely good looking." She looked at Noob from the corner of her eye, and he was looking at Arran with narrowed eyes. "Not as hot as Noob though." Noob smiled and went back to his paper work. "Why the façade?" she asked Arran. "Because people trust a little old man." "I guess. I certainly did." "There you go then." He winked. "Use the salt tonight. You'll feel better tomorrow." "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning?" "Exactly." He turned himself back into an old man and left the room. "I'll run you a bath," Noob told her, getting up from his desk, and walking to the lone tapestry on the wall. The bathroom door was behind it and the luxuries hadn't been skimped on. Noob ran a bath, came and picked her up, and put her in the bath to soak. 000 "Where's the girl?" Drahmin asked walking into Noob's room. "She's in the bathroom, having a soak." He looked over at the bathroom door. "I'm planning on keeping her, so I think you're going to have to start knocking." "Wouldn't like me watching huh?" "Humans can be that way about such things." "You'd know." "I guess. I don't remember too much." "So I'm waiting for it." Drahmin told Noob. "Waiting for what?" "A, you were right." Drahmin said smugly. "I told Alia that I was going to have to thank you." "You're welcome." He plopped down on the chase lounge. "Have you heard anything?" Noob asked. "Nothing solid. I've been hearing rumors though." "What rumors?" "He's looking to capture you." "Capture me?" "Yes. Apparently Sub Zero thinks there is still good in you." "Gods!" He shook his head. "Yeah," Drahmin snorted at the thought. "Keep an eye out for them." "I put guards at the portals." "Good. I think I'm just going to have to hunt him down and kill him if he keeps this up." "Might be the way of things." Drahmin smiled at him. "What?" "How did it go?" "Much better than expected." "No crying or pleading?" "Nope." "All right, tell me your secret." "She thought she was having some kind of vivid sex dream." "And you took advantage? Good for you." "I didn't realize that she thought it was a dream. I thought maybe she liked what she saw." "I did like what I saw," Alia said coming out of the bathroom, Noob's robe draped over her. "Hence my thinking it was a dream." Noob was sitting at his desk talking to the same demon she'd run into. He was also twirling his shuriken between his fingers again and Alia tried her best not to cringe. She figured she didn't do a very good job because Noob's eyes narrowed and the shuriken disappeared. He pushed his chair out and motioned for her to sit on his lap. She might have hesitated if he'd still had the shuriken. She'd already learned to fear the thing. She sat down on his lap and tried to get herself to relax. "Drahmin, this Alia. Alia, Drahmin." Noob introduced the Oni and the woman who gave polite nods to each other. Noob motioned toward the door and Drahmin gave a nod and got up and left. Which just put Alia more on edge. "I can go back in the bathroom if you want to talk." She told Noob trying to get up. He pulled her back down and clamped a large arm around her waist. Then eased his arm off and picked her up, plopping her down on his desk. He sat back down on his chair and stared up at her. She tried her best to look anywhere but Noob's eyes and she started fiddling nervously with her fingers when he didn't say anything. "What is it?" he finally asked. "I don't know what you mean." She said apprehensively. "You're stiff as board. Were you scared of Drahmin?" "I can honestly say no." "Then what is it?" She looked down at her arm where he'd cut he with the shuriken. Arran had left a scar, probably as a reminder of what Noob was capable of. She'd stared at it in the tub, her mind racing, trying to figure out what the hell she was going to do. She certainly wasn't planning on telling Noob that he bloody well scared the piss out of her. Noob saw her look down at her arm and realized that Arran had left a scar. Probably as a reminder for the girl to obey Noob's orders. The cut had the desired effect of making Alia understand that she shouldn't try to escape but it also probably made her scared of what else he would do to her should she step out of line. And he knew that she would, she was human. "I did it to make a point," Noob finally said looking at her arm. "I got the message loud and clear." "Good. I need you to understand that I don't feel the need to maim you for every little thing. As long as you keep me sexually pleased, I'm willing to let you get away with quite a bit." "You just don't want me to leave." "This is true." "What if I don't want to be here?" "Shouldn't have hopped through the portal." "I didn't hop." She said. "I fell." "Cheeky mouse." He untied her robe and pushed it open so that he could gaze at her body. He slowly ran his hand up to her thigh and brushed his other along the bottom of her stomach. He smiled when she closed her eyes and shuddered. The thought of taking her on the desk became uppermost in his mind. She was becoming wet and her scent was driving him crazy. "Please," she begged him. He stood up and freed his cock from his pants and plunged into her waiting pussy. She wrapped her tiny legs around him and ran her hands under his shirt, pulling his nipples, and scrapping his back. He let himself go when she stiffened and called his name. "I read romance books," She finally said. "And?" "It's takes the people it the books three hours to have sex and it just took us three minutes." "Obviously those people don't get excited by each other and have to work at making it happen. Their problem, not ours." "Wow, you justified that pretty well." "I'm good at justifying things to suit myself." "I can see that." There was a knock at the door and the two took a few moments to right their clothing. "Enter." Noob called and two servants entered carrying trays. Another two servants came in baring a table and two chairs. They set everything up, placed the food on the table and left. Noob dragged her over to the table and sat her down on one of the chairs and then sat opposite of her. There was some kind of pig/lizard looking animal on one of the trays. It had obviously been roasted over a fire, it had some kind of strange fruit in its mouth, and it stared at her through emptied eye sockets. "What is that?" She asked with a grimace. "I'm told it's called a Trukeen." "I'm not eating that." "Of course you are." His shuriken appeared again and he sliced a piece of meat off of the Trukeen and held it out to her. "Not hungry." "If you don't open your mouth and have a bite, then were going to have a problem." She grabbed the meat out of his hand and crammed it in her mouth hopping that maybe she could just chew and swallow without tasting too much. But then she stopped to really taste it. "It tastes like chicken." She said with surprise. "I don't remember chicken." He said absently playing with his shuriken. "Here." She pulled a piece off and held it out to him. When he opened his mouth to tell her he didn't eat she shoved it in. He glared at her and she shrugged. He chewed the meat and started to remember that he'd really liked chicken when he was alive. "Yeah. Pretty good right?" "Yes." "Okay, so you're a dead guy." "And?" "Do you have, you know, bodily functions?" "Thankfully, no. Anything that I eat or drink merely gets absorbed and turned into energy." "Why do you have a bathroom then?" "Because not only was it there when I took over but I still remember what it's like to feel dirty." "Oh." "I wonder if cattle would survive here." He said to himself, taking another bite of the Trukeen. "Craving steaks now, are we?" "Maybe." He popped some vegetables in his mouth. "Eat more. You're too thin." "You can never be too thin or too pretty." She quoted. His shuriken stopped twirling on his fingers and he looked at her like she had grown a second head. "Fine. She stuffed another piece of meat in her mouth. "Happy?" "Yes." "Do you even realize that you're doing it?" she finally asked. "Doing what?" She looked pointedly at the shuriken rolling along his fingers. "To be honest with you I started doing it to intimidate people and it just became a habit. I don't realize that I'm doing it most of the time." "Oh." "You don't like it?" "Ha, ha. No." She looked down at her arm. "You cut me with the damn thing." "You didn't feel the cut because it's too sharp and I sent for the healer right away." He smiled evilly. "Quit complaining. If you were one of my enemies you'd be full of them." "Believe it or not, that's not that reassuring." "Sorry. I thought that it might be." He shrugged. "You don't deal much with women, do you?" "Not women like you." "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" "You know, girly and emotional, and can't really defend themselves." "I can see that I'm going to have to put us back on a more equal footing." "How is that?" "I could drop you in two seconds." He laughed, loud and long. He was wiping tears from his eyes by the time he was done laughing. She calmly wiped her mouth on a napkin, got up from the table, and walked away. "Oh, I've hurt you feelings." He got up and walked toward her. "I'm sorry." She stopped and turned to look at him with a small smile. Her arm shot out, she gave her wrist a light flick, and her middle finger just barely caught his left nut which pinged off the right nut and both vibrated for a moment. Noob actually turned into a black oozy smoke and fell to the ground, hands clasped between his legs. "My bad. That was three seconds. I'm going to have to work on that. "Oww." She bent down and patted him on the top of the head. "If I hadn't done that, then you never would have taken me seriously. I'm thinking that you need to rethink my position in our relationship." She stood up and went back to the table. "Oh. By the way, I'm not very emotional. If I was then I might feel an insy bit bad about having done that to you." She sat down and started eating again. After about five minutes he picked himself up off the floor and limped back to the table joining her. He valiantly managed to keep the food in his stomach and even took a sip of water to prove to himself that it hadn't been that bad. "I didn't even see your hand move," he said finally. "I can be fast when I need to." She yawned. "I'm tired." He stood up and came around to pull her chair out for her. "I would normally pick you up but I'm still recuperating." "I'll forgive you this once." She said walking over and throwing herself on the bed. Noob climbed in beside her, taking her in his arms, and covering them both. 000 Noob and Drahmin both stared intently at the small vial that sat on Noobs desk. It was glass and no bigger than Noob's small finger. It had a small amount of glowing pink liquid inside that swirled on its own. "Where did you get it? How?" Noob finally asked. "It's probably best not to ask," Drahmin told him with a shake of his head. "I've spoken with the Oni council and they are pleased with your leadership thus far." "Good to know," Noob said a bit sarcastically. "Trust me when I tell you that when the council is pleased with a Netherealm ruler, life is made easier." "Really?" "Yes." Drahmin shrugged. "Shinnok was not well liked." "There was always something going wrong around this place." Noob said nodding thoughtfully. "Exactly." Drahmin picked up the vial and set it in Noob's hand. "Just consider this our oath of allegiance." "It won't hurt her? "Not even a bit. The council feels that she is an asset." "An asset?" "You Wraiths aren't exactly stable." "And?" "And she seems to be able to calm you." "Do you really think so?" "Yeah. I've been watching closely the last six months." Drahmin grimaced. "And not in a creepy way." "Hmm." He looked down at the vial and smiled. "You have my thanks. I owe you." "I like the thought of you owing me." Drahmin told Noob with an evil smile. "See that you don't squander it friend." Noob said back. "I won't." He looked at the vial again. "Are you going to speak to her about it?" "Hell, no!" Noob told him. "I'm just going to put it in her drink at dinner." "Are you sure that's a good idea? Women can be particular about such things. I would know, I do have three concubines, and you can trust me when I tell you that women are the same no matter what species they are." "And what am I supposed to say? "Oh by the way, Alia, I've got this essence of a god. I want you to drink it. It will make you immortal." No thanks, I'm just going to do it and not tell her." "Your choice," Drahmin told him easily. "Don't come whining to me though. You'll just get an I told you so." "Fine." "Where is Alia anyway?" Drahmin asked looking around suspiciously. "In the garden," Noob said absently. Of course Alia wasn't in the garden; she was on the balcony getting ready to come in when she caught the ass end of Noob's conversation. The fact that Noob was making such an important decision about her life, without talking to her about it, was very upsetting. They had really been doing well the last six months. Alia had fallen ass over apple cart in love with Noob. This was amazing considering he was very evil. She'd set out to please him and not just in a sexual way. She'd taken on what amounted to the responsibilities of the queen. She spent hours every day practicing the martial arts he thought that she should know, and learning to use the weapons he'd brought her. She backed his decisions and argued with him when she felt that he was in the wrong. She was also pregnant. She hadn't told him yet and he was completely oblivious about the fact but he would figure it out sooner or later. Of course she wasn't quite sure how it happened or what exactly her child would be, but she wasn't unhappy. She wasn't sure how Noob would feel about it though. And of course now he wanted her to drink some kind of god essence and become immortal. There was no telling what affect it would have on the baby and she wasn't going to play with his life that way. When Noob and Drahmin left the room she quietly slipped in and packed a light bag. She covered herself in one of Noob's cloaks and headed back out the balcony doors. She made her way to the portal, which she knew was being guarded. She hopped that she might be able to sneak through the portal, seeing as it was the dark of night. She shook her head and tried not to laugh at her luck. The Oni, who were supposed to be guarding the portal, were both busy trying to catch a large Trukeen. While they were off a bit in the distance she merely walked up to the portal and jumped through. A big black guy caught her. A big black guy with metal arms. There was also a tall blonde drink of water. She was wearing boots, cargo pants, and an extremely tight belly shirt. She also had breast that seemed huge. It might have been the shirt that made them look that way. "I'm feeling somewhat inadequate," Alia told the woman as she looked down at her much smaller breast. "They get in the way too much," the woman told her back. "Enough," the man said to the woman. "Not who we're looking for but let's take her back to headquarters anyway. She might have information." "Whoa, there big guy. I'm not going anywhere with you." He merely pulled her along with them when the woman nodded her head in agreement. Alia didn't have much choice the man's grip was unbreakable. She didn't feel like it was too much of a big deal because; a, they hadn't mentioned Strignofsky and b, she'd been living in the Netherrealm for the last six months so she wasn't really afraid of much anymore. Of course, several hours later, she was sitting in an interrogation room and she was pissed. She was alone in the room and was at her breaking point, when a large man with a wide brimmed straw hat walked in. "You know what?" She stood up leaning over the table and glaring at him. "I already told big boobs and metal arms that I'm not saying one damn thing, so you can just piss off!" His eyes crackled with electricity. "Not scary." "No?" He seemed confused by her statement. "I've been living with Noob Saibot in the Netheream for the last six months." She plopped back down in her chair. "Trust me when I tell you that you're not scary." He walked back out of the room, shutting the door behind him. "Well, big boobs, and metal arms, I'm not sure what to make of her." Raiden said. Then they all turned to look at the blue clad ninja laughing his ass off in the corner. "You give it try," Sonja said to him. "I will," Sub zero told them and walked to the door. He pulled it open and quietly slipped in. "I told captain static that I don't have anything to say." Raiden's eyes narrowed as he listened to this from behind the two way mirror. He took a menacing step toward the door. "Hey," Sonja said stepping in front of him. "If Jax and I have to be big boobs and metal arms than it won't kill you to be captain static." "This is ridiculous," he said throwing up his arms. In the interrogation room sub zero stood looking down at the girl. He'd heard what she'd said about being with his brother for the last six months. He wanted to get his hands on Bi Han so that he could at least make an effort to turn him back to good. He pulled off his mask and watched as the girl's eyes widened. She launched herself at him. She wrapped her hands around his neck and started sobbing into his chest. He wasn't sure what to do but he finally wrapped his arms around her and started rubbing her back soothingly. "I'm sorry," she sobbed. "I was just scared and angry. You were just going to make me immortal. You weren't even going to talk to me about it." She pulled back and looked up at him. "Forgive me?" He nodded. "Thank you for coming to save me. We have to get out of here. These people are crazy." She started pulling toward the door. "The disguise is kind of cool by the way." Mortal Kombat- A Wraith's Love Raiden grabbed Sonja and Jax and shoved them out the door and into a broom closet and then disappeared. Sub Zero figured one of them had gotten the hint and walked confidently out both doors and down the hall. He heard footsteps coming down the hall and he directed Alia into an empty room. Alia snuggled into his chest and he put his arm around her. She listened to his heart beat and felt the rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. She pulled his head down to kiss him. He gave in easily, picking her up and setting her on a table behind them. She pulled away and looked up into his eyes. She touched her lips, confused. "You're not Noob," she finally said. "No." He pulled away. "I'm his younger brother, Sub Zero." She reached up and brushed a lock of hair off his forehead. "You look exactly like him." "How did you know I wasn't him?" "He can breathe if he wants to but his heart never beats." "I see." "And your kiss tastes different." "Bad?" "No." She smiled at him. "Just different." "You said before you spent six months with my brother." "Drahmin talked him into taking me as a consort." "Gods!" "Yeah." "But you escaped." "Yeah. I got lucky, I guess." "I'm kind of sorry I tried to trick you." "Kind of?" "Your kiss didn't taste that bad either." He reached out and ran a hand down her cheek. "Whoa." She pulled away. "Noob's already going to flip a breaker when he finds me gone. I don't want to have to explain being seduced by his little brother on top of that." "I'll protect you from him I promise. In fact you can help me help him." "Help him?" "I know there is still good in him." "Of course there is. But I don't think he's going to want to change. He's actually pretty happy." "How can he be happy? He's evil." "Evil people can't be happy? He's the ruler of the Netherealm. Something that he's wanted for a long time now. And to be frank with you, he's good at what he does. He's not going to want to give that up and his people aren't going to want to give him up, lest they end up with someone like Shinnok again." "But-" "No buts, Little Brother." She framed his face. "I love Noob for exactly who he is. And if you truly cared about him then you would too." "It's because I care that I want to help him." "Ultimately the decision is up to him." She said with a shake of her head. "Why can't I find a woman like you?" He plopped down against the wall. "Well to be honest with you. Your brother didn't court me, he took me." "Are you saying I should just go out and find a woman I like and make her be my concubine?" "If you're going to do something like that, then you need to find the right woman." "I could take you." "Maybe. But it will get very ugly when your brother comes to take me back." "You think he will?" "Matter of pride at the least." "And at the most?" "I see some punishment coming to me." "Gods!" "Oh don't worry." She smiled and patted her tummy. "I've got a tiny insurance policy." "You're pregnant!?" "Yep. You're going to be an uncle." "Maybe you could name him after me." "Sub Zero?" "Ha, no. Kuai Liang." "I like that." "Noob won't though. I suppose you could name him after Noob." "Noob Saibot Junior?" "Bi Han." "That was his name from before?" "Yes." "Hmm. I do like Kuai Liang." "But he won't." "I'll work on him." "You think he'll listen? "Maybe." Her brow furrowed. "I guess in his own twisted way, he loves me." "Hurting people is not love." He told her looking at her arm. She realized that she was rubbing the scar Noob had given her. "He treats me like a porcelain doll." She pointed to the scar. "This was the only thing that he ever did to me. To make a point that I shouldn't run away. He used his shuriken and it was so sharp that I never felt the cut. He also sent for the healer right away too." "But you did run away." "I did." She smiled ruefully. "And it's time that I went home." "I can't let you do that." "How about a walk then. I haven't seen Earth's greenery for six months now." "That I can do." He stood up, put his mask back on and held out his arm. She took it and they walked out of the base and onto the grounds. "You won't be getting any information from me," she finally told him. "I can live with that." "Are you sure about that?" Raiden asked appearing next to them. "I think that I can." Sub Zero told him. "Are you a god?" Alia asked Raiden. "Yes. I am Raiden, god of Thunder, and protector of Earthrealm." "Well that's a mouthful." "Please don't call me Captain Static again." "Of course not my lord," She said respectfully. "Much better. I sense you wish to ask me something." "I'm pregnant. If I drink the essence of a god, will it hurt the baby?" "No. You will both become immortal." He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Noob Saibot has the essence of a god?" "I didn't say that." She smiled up at him. "And that was a curiously human gesture." "What?" "You're rubbing your chin." "He's been around us puny humans too long." Sonja said as she and Jax came to join them. Raiden nodded his head emphatically. He was about to speak when a large red portal opened not thirty feet from them. Noob Saibot stepped out, followed by Drahmin, and a legion of Oni. Before anyone could stop her Alia ran to Noob who scooped her up and held her tightly in his arms. He bent his head and kissed her. "We'll settle this another time," Noob told Sub Zero and ordered his men back into the portal. "Alia, don't do this," Sub Zero pleaded. "Remember my insurance policy." She blew him a kiss. "I expect you to come and visit soon, little brother." She held tightly to Noob's hand as he led her to the portal. "Do I want to know?" Noob asked her after he got her settled in their quarters. "Probably not." "How did he get a hold of you?" "I was on the balcony, getting ready to come in when I heard your conversation with Drahmin." "Fuck!" "Yeah." She smiled at him. "I don't care so much about little things. But anything that's that life changing, I want to be talked to about it." "I couldn't take the chance of you saying no." "I wouldn't have." "I didn't know that." "You would have if you'd talked to me." "So you got mad and left? How did you get through the portal, it's guarded." "Not very well." "Why didn't you come and speak to me? Why leave?" "Because I was angry and scared." "And how did you end up with Sub Zero?" "Serendipity." "Gods!" "He's the spitting image of you Noob." "And?" "I didn't know you had a brother." "We share blood. We are not brothers." "Not so and you know it." He turned and glared at her. "I think I convinced him to stop trying to turn you back from the dark side." "Really?" He laughed. "How did you do that?" "I convinced him that you're happy." "I am." "And that it was ultimately your decision to make and that if he cared for you as much as I do then he would love you for who you are." "You're amazing." "I know." "I'm still going to have to punish you." "Hmmm." "You told sub zero you had an insurance policy." "I do," she said with a secret smile. "You think I won't punish you because of the baby?" She gasped. "How did you know?" "I know your body well enough, little one. You're close to three months gone." "You don't sound unhappy." She'd secretly hoped that he would be overjoyed. "I'm not unhappy about it. I will be honest and tell you that I definitely didn't expect it." "It takes two to tango." "I'm not blaming anyone. I just didn't think such was possible." "Oh." He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the small vial of essence. He pulled the top off and handed it to her. He was giving her the decision. Of course if she refused he'd merely pour it down her throat. Not that he'd tell her that. There was no way in the Netherrealm that he was going to lose her. Alia hesitated for a moment, than remembered what Raiden had said about it not hurting the baby and she really did want to be with Noob for as long as he would have her. She put the vial to her lips and swallowed its contents. She felt warm and tingly all over for a moment and then nothing. Noob pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his strong arms around her. He smiled when he felt her tiny hands creep to his back. She would do this thing where she would run her fingers over his back, like a spider, and it would relax him to no end. She always managed to know what he needed. "I think we can forgo punishment." He told her with a laugh. "But punishment can be fun sometimes." "Later." He laid her on the bed and covered her. "You and my son need rest." "Your brother asked if we'd name him Kuai Liang." "Of course you told him no." "I like it." "No." "I told him I would work on you." "Gods!" "We could name him Raiden." "Now you're just messing with me." "You think so?" "Yes." He threw up his arms and started walking away. "How about Bi Han?" Noob stopped walking and looked over at her. She just laid there waiting for his answer. "I think perhaps Kuai Liang would be fine." He said and then walked away. "Kuai Liang it is," she said to the empty room. 000 Noob walked into the throne room and took a seat on his throne. He looked around at the curiously quiet court. They were waiting for some kind of news from him. "Two things," he finally said. "Alia is immortal now." A cheer went up through the court. Noob was glad to see that she was well liked. She was kind to everyone, and people, even those that were evil, responded well to that. "In six months time," Noob said when it had died down. "Alia will bear my son." The court was quiet for quite a few moments, than Noob started hearing stunned whispers. Drahmin came forward and kneeled in front of Noobs throne. "Let me be the first to congratulate you, My Lord." "They are strangely silent." "Do you remember what I said about children being rare?" "Yes." "It is unheard of in the case of a wraith." "What are you trying to say?" Noob asked angrily. "Do not take offense Noob. We all know that the child is yours." "My Lord," a small voice interrupted. Noob looked up to see Gleendar. She was an Oni priestess. "Priestess." "You have our heartiest congratulations." "Thank you." "That having been said, when the child is born he must be taken to a holy place and blessed." "Why?" "Children aren't corrupt Noob Saibot." "Hence he won't be able to stay in the Netherealm." Noob said remembering. "Exactly." "It shall be as you ask priestess and you have my thanks." She nodded and faded back into the court crowd. There was almost a collective sigh of relief and people started coming up to the throne and giving their congratulations. Arran stood against a back wall and thoughtfully tapped his chin. Alia's departure had made quite a stir and Noob's announcements had seemed to alleviate any problems. Arran figured Alia must have had some kind of day and was resting; else Noob would have made the statements with her by his side. Arran quietly made his way out the throne room and headed for Noob's quarters. He slipped in and found Alia asleep on the bed. He pulled a small pouch out of his pocket and sprinkled the sand on her face. Her eyes opened for a moment but she fell back into a deep sleep that she wouldn't wake up from for some time. Arran ran his hand down to her stomach and used his magic to check the child over. Definitely a boy. Arran had always wanted a son to pass his knowledge onto. He brushed a stray lock of hair from Alia's eyes. He wanted her as well. He wanted her the moment that she put her trust into him. Insisting that when they were around each other that he should be his true self. He hated serving Noob and he had been planning on taking off for parts unknown until Alia had shown up. After that he hadn't wanted to leave until he found a way to take her from Noob and make her his own. Now was his chance. He picked Alia up, made them invisible, and left through the balcony doors. "Arran is missing too," Drahmin said walking into Noobs quarters. "How long?" Noob stopped pacing and asked. "Since the announcement last night." "Fuck!" Noob grabbed a vase on a nearby table and chucked it at the wall. "We'll find them." "My lord?" An out of breath guard came running into the room. "Portal guards are out. Magic." Noob wavered into black smoke making Drahmin and the guard take a few steps back. His form wavered for a moment and then solidified. "Did you check the nexus?" Noob asked the guard. "Yes, My Lord. The Earthrealm portal was the only one opened recently." "I'll put together a-" "No. I'll go myself. He might hurt her if he sees an army." "Are you sure that's a good ide- of course you are." "I need you to stay and look after things." Noob told Drahmin as he walked over to the cabinet to grab his ninja gear. "Fun. Fun." "I won't be gone more than a week." He looked over at Drahmin. "Try not to be too much of a tyrant." "Sure take the fun out of it why don't you." 000 "Oh." "Here, drink this. I'll help you sit up." "Arran?" Alia looked up into the face of the healer. "Yes. Drink." He helped her sit up. "The baby!" "He's fine. I just checked on him." "Thank god." She took a drink of the water he was offering. "Where are we?" "Earthrealm." "Earthrealm?" She looked around and realized that they were in a cave. She looked at Arran "I saved you from him." Arran told her emphatically. "Saved me from whom?" "Noob Saibot." He stroked a big hand down her face. "I want you for my wife." "Oh." "I even want the baby." He touched her stomach and she did all in her power to not cringe away from him. "I wish you would have spoken to me first." "There was no time. I never would have gotten another opportunity." "Arran, I- "I love you Alia!" He took her face in his hands and kissed her. She stiffened and he stopped. "I know you need a little time to get used to the idea." "Yes a bit of time." "I do love you, Alia. I'll prove it to you, I promise." 000 Noob went off into the Netherealm wastes by himself. He found a sufficiently quiet spot, took a few deep breaths and focused on the life force of his brother. He opened a portal and stepped through. He found Sub Zero sitting by a small pond, freezing and unfreezing it. "Here to settle up?" Sub Zero asked getting to his feet and taking a fighting stance. "No." Noob closed the portal. "Alia's been taken by a sorcerer." "Oh, gods!" "Exactly. I need you to help me locate her." "If you can locate me, why can't you locate her?" "He's blocking me with magic." "Why did you come to me?' "You're my brother, if I can't rely on you than I don't know who I can. Besides, this is your realm." "So you're not mad about me kissing her?" Noob who was absently twirling his shuriken stopped. "You kissed her?" He gritted out. "Well, really she kissed me." Noob grabbed Sub Zero by the neck. "Ahh, she thought I was you." "What?" He let go of Sub Zero's neck. "Why?" Sub Zero pulled off his mask and all Noob could do was stare. He finally pulled his mask off and as the men stood looking each other over, it was like staring into a mirror. The only difference was that Noob's skin was blackened. "Fuck." Noob finally said. "I know it's crazy." "That's not it. I knew watching you grow up that you would look quite a bit like me." He shook his head ruefully. "I just never realized how much we looked like our damn father." "Gods." Sub Zero put on his mask. "It might be best if you wait here. I'm going to see if I can find out where Alia was taken." Noob nodded and Sub Zero headed out to see if he could find out if anyone saw Alia. The Earthrealm portals were usually watched fairly well. 000 "What are you going to do when Noob gets here?" Alia asked Arran. "What makes you think he'll come?" She looked at him and raised a brow. "Wouldn't you come for me?" "Of course I would. Don't worry though." He pointed at his large biceps. "I didn't get these from being a healer." "You're a warrior?" "Mmm hmm." A large flaming sword appeared in his hand. "I know how to use this." 000 "Were you getting fucked in there?" Noob asked Sub Zero two hours later. "I might as well have been. I had to ask Raiden for help. And now I owe him and it isn't going to be pretty when it comes time to collect." "Meh." "Not even a thank you? You're the most ungrateful brother." "I'll thank you when she's back safe." "Whatever." He glared at Noob. "Follow me. They're actually not far from here." Noob walked next to Sub Zero and quietly contemplated the change in their relationship. It was all do to Alia. He knew she was happy with him the way he was. She never tried to change him and he appreciated that. Of course she had no problem butting her nose into things she shouldn't. If she felt something was for his own good she would run roughshod over him. Not that he ever put up much of a fight. He was happy to make her happy. "She's a good woman," Sub Zero said looking over at Noob. "I want one just like her." "Good luck with that one." "You think I'm not good enough?" "It's not that at all Little Brother. It's just that it takes a special woman to accept warriors like us." "And there aren't that many out there?" "Not really." He looked over at Sub Zero and clapped him on the back. "You'll find someone though. Just don't put all your time into being a warrior." "Is that what you did? I never saw you with a woman." "I can count on one hand the number of times I had sex before I died." "What about after?" "Nothing until Alia. And that ended up being a bit of a fluke." "How so?" "She was being chased by assassins and managed to make her way through the portal. She fell right at Drahmin's feet. He convinced me that I needed to relax a bit." "So you just took her?" Sub Zero asked incredulously. "Evil. Remember?" "Yeah, sorry. I forgot." "Anyway she ended up giving herself to me." "Why?" "I don't know, but I'll be forever grateful." "She's not afraid of you. Why?" "She put us on equal footing right away." "How?" "She does this thing she calls a tappy." "Okay. What's that?" "She throws out an arm, flicks her wrist, and will catch a nut with the tip of a finger." Sub Zero stopped walking and looked at Noob with a horrified expression. "It's actually worse than you're imagining." Noob told him, rolling his shoulders, as he tried to push the memory away. "Gods!" Sub Zero hunched his shoulders, and adjusted his boys. "She only ever did it to me the once, but I still cringe when I think of it. She may be tiny but she's still a force to be reckoned with when it comes down to it." "I guess." He pointed toward a cave that was about a quarter mile up a large mountain. "Raiden said to check there." "Let's wait until night falls." Noob told him. Sub Zero agreed and both men settled down out of sight to wait for dark. 000 "I've been waiting for you wraith," Arran said to Noob. "I've come for what's mine sorcerer," Noob said back. Alia was quiet. She made herself as small as possible in the corner of the cave where she had been sitting. Arran's flaming sword appeared in his hand and he smiled wickedly. "Didn't expect me to be a warrior, did you?" "I know more about you than you think," Noob told him. Noob's shurikan appeared in his hand and he twirled it around his fingers expertly. "Your sword is boring me," Noob told Arran with a smile. "Maybe you should put it away and we can fight man to man."