Fifteen Years ago...
The Living forest appears to be nearly barren. The only thing keeping Anomaly's spell from being broken is the fact that her body had been buried there by Tanya and Jade during the final day of the 10th Tournament. Nowadays, the only people with access to the forest are Kitana, Tanya, Jade, and Eva.
Tanya falls onto her knees, exhausted from the training she endured throughout the day. Her right arm and both of her legs suffer from first degree burns. She breathes heavily on the verge of nearly passing out. Jade sits on the steps of Anomaly's cabin sipping tea. Tanya slowly turns her head towards Jade and notices that she isn't watching anymore. Jade peaks over to see Tanya watching her.
"Are you finally finished?" Jade asked.
"For now." Tanya responded. "I'm still not where I need to be." Jade walks over to Tanya and carries her onto her shoulders. As she takes her to the cabin, Tanya's vision begins to fade.
As Tanya wakes up, she finds herself alone lying in her bed with a cool towel over her forehead. She raises herself up and notices the photo her family took back when she was still in Anomaly's womb. Her eyes were glued to Anomaly's smiling face. The look in her mother's eyes was completely different from everyone else's. Almost as if she was on the verge of tears. Such a deceitful smile could cause anyone to fall for her schemes. Survival was all she focused on. Survival was all Tanya could focus on. She needs to become more powerful than the Elder Lords themselves.
"I'm nothing like you." Tanya muttered as she frowned upon the picture.
Present Day...
"I think we should be getting close." Jade stated. Tanya and Jade were trekking along the west side of Outworld. There were rumors that reported signs of Zaterrian activities similar to that of the Locust Clan.
"Hopefully, this rumor turns out to be accurate. I can't imagine what would happen if these guys allied themselves with K'etz." Tanya stated. Jade starred at Tanya as they continued walking.
"Speaking of K'etz, how do you think we should beat him?"
"The same way we beat everyone, through Mortal Kombat." Tanya responded.
"You think K'etz would set up a tournament during a civil war?"
"We don't need an actual tournament. Remember that time Li Mei challenged us all by herself?"
"Li Mei was from another realm."
"We all are. That's why the system is so broken with Shao Kahn gone." Tanya responded. Jade still stared at her.
As the two got further into the forest, Jade began to slow down to allow Tanya to lead the way. Jade slides her hand into her satchel. Her eyes turned red as she leaned her hand back.
"Whoops." Jade tosses a small vile filled with a red liquid substance. The top loosens as the liquid slashed over the woman. As Jade smiled, she felt a wet substance lands across her shoulder. She noticed that Tanya was not in front of her. As she took a look at her shoulder, she noticed that the red substance had splashed on her. She looked behind her and saw Tanya grinning.
Suddenly, a flood of Tarkatans rushed through the forest directly towards Jade. She pulled out her staff as she prepared to face them. One Tarkatan grabs her in a choke hold. She takes the sharp end of her boomerang and shoved it into the eye of the Tarkatan. As she is released, she takes on her opponents one by one. However, the number began to grow too numerous. Jade attempts to get to Tanya, but she noticed that Tanya had already left.
Further into the forest
Tanya finally stops running as she believes she escaped far enough from Jade. She wipes the sweat from her forehead and laughs as she felt the rush of excitement coursing through her. She looks behind her once more. However, she does see someone standing in the background. Someone watching her from afar, smiling and waving. It was a female with bronze skin, long black hair, white eyes, and was dressed in a Black & Gold fitted top and Black Edenian tights. Tanya had recognized that attire before.
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Reklaim: Mortal Kombat
FanfictionAfter 15 years under Mileena's rule, many of her detractors decide to overthrow her. However, they weren't prepared for her to team up with her sister, Kitana. This is a direct sequel to Redemption Mortal Kombat. (Chapter 20 is up)