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Prolouge - Demonic Forces By Skorr                  ~ Scene: Several Miles outside the Town of Queens ~   Lightning flashed overhead; as the small procession of Queen Saber’s most trusted surviving warriors arrived at a tall, and very ominous mountain, one that surrounded by thick black smoke. Slowly Yamacha turned to the strange pale golf ball headed Sorcerer standing next to him. “Is this the place Quan Chi?” He asked, as he looked at the mountain before them. “Strange, because it doesn’t seem to be the sort of place, where one would hide something with the sort of power you’ve described, let alone this Heart of Darkness Crystal.” Yamacha replied, as he turned back to the Sorcerer on horseback. Slowly Quan Chi smiled, an evil malevolent smile, which chilled the other members of the small procession to the very bone. “Ohh this is the place Yamacha, now all that is left to do, is to brake the seal before us, and for you to take it’s power.” The Sorcerer said slyly, before his left arm began to glow an eerie green. “Then the power to destroy the Sailor, and Elemental Scouts will be awakened.” He replied with a knowing smile, as he imagined just what was to come. A huge eerie green skull appeared from out of nowhere, and struck the ground before the procession.  “It has begun.” Quan Chi shouted, as a giant temple slowly began to rise from the ground before them.  The Procession was so entranced, that they didn’t see the strange Horse like creature with the upper torso of a human, and horns like that of a bull, quietly walk towards them, a sadistic, predatory smile on the creature’s face, as the Temple rose up into the air. Slowly Yamacha, and Quan Chi smiled evilly, as the two warriors entered the temple.  As they entered the temple, a door closed quietly behind them, Yamacha was so entranced in the huge Black Diamond shaped Crystal, that he didn’t see the door being closed by a strange Shadowy Creature, nor did he see the Centaur that began to attack the other members of the Queen’s procession. Of course, he couldn’t hear them scream in pain, and fear either, as he continued to walk towards the haunting Gemstone. As he reached the enchantingly Black Crystal, Quan Chi took a few steps back, smiled, and then waited.  Slowly Yamacha closed his eyes, as a black ball energy formed in the middle of his hands, with precision, Yamacha hurled the ball of energy, right into the black gemstone. As the energy was emptied into the contents of the crystal, huge cracks began to form, and suddenly the crystal itself ruptured as thick black smoke began to pour out of it. Yamacha turned towards the free roaming sorcerer. “You said that if I combined all of my energy into one ball of energy, that I would release the Crystal’s power, instead I find out that you have deceived me.” Yamacha bellowed in anger, before a black void swirled into existence behind him. “What your part is done.” Quan Chi replied evilly, as harsh evil laughter began to emanate from the vortex behind Yamacha. “Now all that is left is to deal with you.”  The golf ball headed men stated coolly, before the temple’s shadows suddenly began to merge into one large humanoid shadow, which then ripped itself from the wall to Yamacha’s right. “And I think my shadowy friend here, will do just that.” Quan Chi stated simply. Slowly the Shadowy form took the shape of: a shadowy ninja warrior, who eyes were a phosphorescent blue. He had sickly grayish skin, underneath his ninja’s uniform, and was holding one scythe in one hand, while his other hand held a small ceremonial dagger.  With lightning speed, the Ninja attacked Yamacha, with one swipe he sliced cleanly through Yamacha’s head, before he used his other hand to stab the dagger right into Yamacha’s heart, blood beginning to flow from the now decapitated body. Slowly, reverently, the Ninja placed the body in front of the Vortex itself, and then smeared the blood all over the floor, in front of the void, in a strange star like pattern. Quan Chi then unleashed another neon green skull, which tore through the vortex, bringing light to the black void, the Sorcerer pulled out an ancient spellbook, and began to chant: “Inumachi Chy Duschiea Acronuim Devuchtoyd Alleriuas Meshepter hias chaldune.”  “I release the Corrupter, from his eternal prison, return ohh god of destruction, ohh Reaper of Souls.” Quan Chi bellowed, as the portal began to pulsate with light.  “Chaldune, chaldune, chaldune.” He stated once more, as both he and the strange ninja held their hands out towards the vortex. There was a violent roar, as the very air around the two warrior and the portal began to howl angrily, as the wind around them began to grow stronger, suddenly the two warriors were picked up by the wind, and thrown into a nearby wall, and then, just as suddenly as the wind had started up, it died out, leaving the two warriors, and the portal alone. Slowly the portal began to shrink, but not before two giant black multifaceted legs slid out from the portal, and forcibly pulled the vortex wider, thus making it wide enough for the owner of the legs, to come though. The Sorcerer shuddered, as he saw the three shadows before him. Out stepped a huge giant black Tarantula, with eight glassy opal colored eyes, all of which were arranged in a triangular pattern, behind the hulking spider was an eight foot tall demonic bat winged creature with a muscular body similar to a human’s body, save for the long tail with a spear like point on it, sharp needle like spines on his two arms, and his face, which was composed of grotesque ridges, and bumps. The demon’s eyes glowed an eerie Neon-green, as he revealed the sharp canine like fangs inside his mouth. Trailing the demon was a huge black Dragon, with two huge leathery bat-like wings, four-tree-trunk like legs, and a tail with four sharp need like Spikes on it. Slowly Quan Chi, and the other warrior, the Brotherhood of the Shadow Ninja known as Noob Saibot got down on their knees, and bowed reverently of before the demonic warrior, who smiled a smile, which sent shivers down Quan Chi’s very spine, and made the Golf-ball-headed-Sorcerer shudder all the way down to the depths of his soul. “I am Quan Chi, a humble servant of your father Shinnok, and this is-“ “Noob Saibot, I already know, now what year is this Sorcerer, and just how long have I been trapped in that blasted rock, with only Arack and Ravage to keep me company?” The demonic creature demanded, as it interrupted Quan Chi, as it pointed at the huge spider standing behind him, and the huge black dragon perched off to one side of the giant Arachnid. Quan Chi looked a bit perturbed by the Demon’s questions, but before he could say anything, Noob Saibot spoke up, in his harsh shadowy voice. “This is the year 2000 AD my lord, you’ve been trapped ever since the height of your father, the great elder Shinnok’s war with the other elder gods, and the thunder god Rayden, who banished your father, after you were banished here.” Slowly the Demon’s evil neon green eyes glowed, as he took in the scene before him, and smiled psychotically, as he turned to Arack, and Ravage, both of whom were standing at rigid attention, Arach on his eight spidery legs, and Ravage on his four reptilian legs, his dragon wings tucked firmly into his body. “Go” The demon replied, as he looked at his two pets. “Eat to your hearts content.” He replied, before Quan Chi raised his head. “What is it Sorcerer?” Skorr replied, in a tired voice. “Another of your father’s servants is outside, shall I bring him before my lord?” He asked, and as the demon nodded Quan Chi waved his right hand, making the doors fly open before the five of them, who then marched out, towards the huge Centaur who stood outside, bodies littering the ground around him. Slowly the Centaur known as Motaro walked towards the group, and then bowed before the demonic creature, his huge horns dripping with blood, as he lowered his head before the gray skinned demon, in reverence. “My lord” He stated reverently, in his deep rumbling voice, as he got down on one knee, and bowed before the gray skinned Demon, who smiled evilly, before he turned to his two pets, and motioned for them, to go search for food.  “I am Motaro, one of your father’s Generals, I am here to serve you lord Skorr.” Motaro stated gravely, as he rose before Skorr, who nodded once, before he turned towards his two pets. “Have fun.” He replied, in a sadistic, yet psychotic voice, a voice filled with authority, and steel. Slowly the Spider, and the Dragon ambled off, towards the unsuspecting town below, while Skorr, Quan Chi, Motaro, and Noob Saibot watched the two animals begin to attack the town of Queens. “Ahh the sweet sounds of death, and destruction.” “The demonic creature replied, as he began to draw the dead, and dying souls to his body, feeding on them, like there was no tomorrow, well aware of the carnage that was now taking place, and hungry for more. “Ahh the screams of fear, pain, suffering, and death, ohh how I’ve missed those sounds.” He stated calmly, as he turned to Quan Chi “I think I’m, gonna’ like this century.” He replied, with a sadistic grin, before he began to laugh evilly, as he began to imagine the look on Rayden’s face, now that he was finally free, free to bring chaos, and mayhem to the unsuspecting world before him. “But first, I must do something about a certain thunder god.” He stated evilly, as he watched the carnage that was unfolding before him… …Rayden awoke with a start; he’d sensed something dark, evil, and hauntingly familiar, something that he made him shudder, down to his very bones. “Skorr” the Thunder god replied, in absolute fear, as he felt a wave of fear, death, and utter hopelessness assail him, all of which was coming from the Earth Realm, or specifically from somewhere in Australia, a place that had housed the prison of Shinnok’s insane 1st born son, the fallen elder god Skorr…