Shaolin Monks

                                    

                                          
Hiding behind the trees of the Living Forest was Cassie, Jacqui, and Takeda assessing the situation at hand. Takeda used his telekinesis to read the minds of the Outworld forces. He hears discontent in Kotal Kahn's mind as he continues to weigh his feelings towards the deaths of Mileena and Kotal K'etz. Ferra thinks of ways to cook everyone in the forest. The grotesque vision caused him to slightly gag and leave her mind. He listens to Sindel's mind but is immediately forced out. The same outcome occurred when attempting to listen to Kung Lao & Lui Kang.

                          
"Anything yet?" Cassie questioned. Takeda opened his eyes and removed his fingers from his temple.
                          
"I can't hear anything from the dead guys."
                          
"They are very much alive babe," Jacqui responded.
                          
"You know what I mean," he groaned. She snickered and shook her head. Cassie alternated her attention between them both. Takeda and Jacqui cleared their throats and nodded. Takeda focused his mind on D'Vorah and started to get a migraine. Voices numbering the hundreds of thousands were communicating between one another. He was unable to keep up as it wasn't clear who was talking about what. He cut his connection from her but not before coming across Kitana's mind, which made him gasp.
                          
"What is it?" Cassie asked.
                          
"The princess...she's still alive," he confirmed.
                          
"Let's assess what we know so far," Cassie began. "Four different individuals have been resurrected, but only three have arrived. We can assume the fourth person was a man named Bi Han. We also know that Li Mei mentioned something about a blood god?"
                          
"Listening into the vampire's mind, I'm assuming it's what they call their deity. Possibly even the power that's used by them."
                          
"That's what I'm going to use to help our guys," Cassie stated confidently.
                          
"I believe I know what you're planning," Jacqui commented.
                          
"You're probably right," Takeda added. Jacqui slowly cocked her head and looked at him.
                          
"You know reading my mind might be a good way to end the relationship," she joked. Maybe.
                          
"What? No. What would make you believe that?" Takeda rolled his eyes and smirk. He could feel Jacqui's demonic glare piercing his face. "What? Honest, I haven't."
                          
Lui Kang and Kung Lao linked their eyes together before looking back at the other shaolin. Kung Lao tosses his hat towards his cousin's foot. Jin moves his foot and stomps on top of the hat. Kung Lao frowns and signal's Lui Kang. Lui fired a close-range fire ball which Jin absorbed with his staff. He then fires it towards Kung Lao who narrowly dodges it. Li Mei stomps on a nearby tree branch and kicks the shards towards Lui Kang. He quickly releases his nun chucks to defend himself against them.
                          
"Lui, you aren't that skilled in using those," Chan mentioned.
                          
"Don't help the enemy Chan. Even if he is your older brother," Kung Jin reminded him. Chan shook his head.
                          
"Lui isn't like your cousin. He won't use unfamiliar moves unless he's sure he would succeed. Don't underestimate his skill."
                          
"You underestimate my cousin." Jin points to the hat beneath his foot. "If I release my foot from this hat..."
                          
"I assumed as much," Li Mei muttered.
                          
"You'll have to move sooner or later," Lui Kang boasted. He began swinging his nunchucks at Li Mei. She dodges most of the swings but still feels a spare amount of the impact from his attacks. Lui follows up with a 4-layer kick to her shin, upper leg, abdomen, and face, respectively. She falls back, but immediately pulls herself back forward. Chan, Lui, and Kung Lao smirked as they recognized her stance.