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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 4:13:44 GMT -6
The Netherrealm. A place of terrible torment. The one true source of pure darkness that Ranko has ever come to known. A place she had hoped to avoid ever since she first discovered it after connecting with Kasul for the first time. Fire and screams surrounded her as she was held down to the ground by chains. Her powers weak but not entirely gone as she could still feel remnants of what remained dwell in her very being. Remnants she will soon need to call on for what she had planned.
“Quan Chi!”
Ranko's voice bellowed through the abyss that was the Netherrealm. Other victims of the realm in awe that one of its prisoners was foolish enough to actually address the ruler by name, and to dare summon his presence to them. As the chains began to wrap tighter around her body in their attempt to squeeze her while the fire licked at her feet, the former Empress of Jherrazad continued to call out to the ruler of hell.
“Quan Chi!” |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 4:29:45 GMT -6
But it would not be Quan Chi who answered the call. From the distance Ranko would be able to see a yellow and black figure drawing near, the closer it became the louder the screams all around them would become, as they recognized the form of the spectre Ranko's cries has lured to their location. His eyes glowing a terrifying white as he looked down towards the former Empress of Jherrazad. "Silence, wench! Quan Chi does not answer the call of prisoners. Your authority as Empress is dead here!" |
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 4:43:26 GMT -6
Ranko was the only soul that did not scream at the spectre's appearance. The Crimson Devil slowly lifted up her head, meeting the gaze of Scorpion and staring into it unafraid as the former Empress of Jherrazad spoke a word of warning to the ghost.
“These chains won't hold me forever.”
Not long after the warning would the Crimson Devil slowly rise to her own two feet, standing before the spectre with what little strength she had remaining, unyielding to both him and Quan Chi as she would make sure personally that her cries would not go on deaf ears. She would have an audience with Quan Chi.
“Fetch me your master, Scorpion. I've never cared much for dogs.” |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 5:15:19 GMT -6
Ranko's words would be met with a single punch to the face powerful enough to chip off pieces of bones from the inside and as she fell back into her own chains Scorpion's foot would pound into her chest, his eyes narrowing over the prisoner with a mouth as he made sure to put all his weight underneath that foot to prove his point. "I am nobody's dog, demon! You would do well to remember that." |
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 5:57:10 GMT -6
Blood spat out from Ranko's mouth, her nose broken in three different places as she fell down against the ground back first. Scorpion's foot pounding against her chest causing more bones inside her new damnable body to break, an actual scream of agony escaping the Crimson Devil's lips as she looked up to the spectre, the surrounding screams of terror making his voice all the more horrifying.
"I am nobody's dog, demon! You would do well to remember that."
While he spoke, Ranko's hand wrapped around her own chains, animating it and manipulating its movement with her own power as faint as it might be. Soon the spectre would find himself being wrapped around tightly by the chains, strangling him once around his neck and with a simple tug with her hand, they hurled him through the air and away from Ranko before she returned to her feet. The chains that once bound her to the ground becoming an extension of her self.
“And I am nobody's prisoner, spectre!” |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 6:18:18 GMT -6
"What!?"Scorpion was taken off guard by the chains sudden manipulation, instantly moving to rip the chains from his body but before he could, he would be thrown away and landed on the ground a few feet away from where the chains ended. It wasn't long before the hellspawn spectre was back on his face, staring down the defiance from the former Empress who looked like she had to learn her place here the hard way. Scorpion would be more than happy to oblige. "You will regret your impulsiveness."In the moments to pass, Ranko would be stabbed in her already weakened chest by a spear attached to a rope, leading back to Scorpioin's hand. Reeling it back, the former Empress would be pulled right to his position. "GET OVER HERE!"Where she would receive an upper-cut once within reach.
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 6:33:47 GMT -6
A wall of chains rose from the ground blocking the spear's path, Scorpion's wrists and feet were soon bound by the chains after his spear attempt, a powerful surge of demonic energy pulsed through the chains and hit his body like that of electricity to a mortal, shocking his human appearance while at the same time draining his strength. |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 6:58:27 GMT -6
Scorpion felt the energy flow through his body, however Ranko was about to find out that ten thousand years worth of power from dwelling in the Netherrealm weren't so easily taken away. Hellfire exploded from the spectre and were cast upon on the chains, burning down the many chains and melting them, eventually making their way to the shield and burning a hole through it allowing for Scorpion to charge towards the demon. But he would vanish at the last second and reappear behind the demon, a kick aimed for the back of her head. |
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 7:11:55 GMT -6
Ranko turned, only in time to receive a kick to the side of her head rather than the back of her skull. Falling into the ground as a result and rolling amongst the remaining chains that had yet to be melted by the intense heat of hellfire from the spectre's body. Rising back up to her feet, Ranko held two chains that were broken off at the end like a pair of nunchucks, coming at Scorpion with a six part combo her arms appearing as nothing more than a blur. |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 7:18:28 GMT -6
Scorpion took the blows, staggering back but shot forth his right arm and another spear came from his outstretched palm and into Ranko's chest as the spectre quickly recollected himself from the shots by the chains. "COME HERE!"With Ranko in a daze, Scorpion delivered too hard chops to the devil's throat before ramming his head into Ranko's to shatter her skull. |
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 7:32:09 GMT -6
This time the spear did make it to her chest, her feet dragging against the ground as she was brought before the spectre, forced to endure two devastating chops to the throat before a bone shattering headbutt collided into her skull and forced the former Empress onto the ground where the remaining chains enveloped her in their attempt to safeguard the woman as she recovered what little she could from Scorpion's latest assault to her body. |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 7:39:10 GMT -6
"There is no escape from Scorpion!"Scorpion removed his mark, shedding his human disguise and unveiling his true form. That of the skeleton with hellfire dancing atop his head and filling up his eyes. Opening his mouth, the hellspawn released the same fire breath that burnt Sub-Zero, his mortal enemy, to a crisp and now Ranko would meet the same fate as the remaining chains being used were melted away leaving her with no means to protect herself from Scorpion's wrath.
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 8:00:01 GMT -6
And no possible way to restrain her.
With the last remaining chains melted away, Ranko was nowhere to be found as Scorpion felt the very force of gravity press down hard against his head and in that moment, the Crimson Devil would reappear by the spectre her red eyes burning brightly upon Scorpion's form as gravity threatened to crush him between the ground beneath his feet. Through his own power and fury Ranko was free.
“Thank you for your assistance in this matter, spectre. Your services are no longer required.”
With her arm raised, the Crimson Devil closed her fist and brought her arm down, bringing down the force of gravity atop Scorpion's head with it. |
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Post by Kragen on May 2, 2012 8:22:05 GMT -6
She was gone! But how!? Before he could search for her he would feel something weighing down on his head until he was left immobile by this weight. Ranko would reappear and Scorpion saw his fatal mistake. She was now free to roam the Netherrealm, having taken advantage of his own fury and power. With his eyes staring down the former Empress he would declare a new mortal enemy. "Vengeance will be mine!"Came the spectre's cry before his body collapsed upon itself by the force of gravity and he was flattened on the ground where Ranko was once bound by the chains he destroyed with his power. Defeated, but far from destroyed. |
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Post by Ayen on May 2, 2012 8:46:00 GMT -6
“Play dead. Good boy.”
Ranko taunted as she turned her back on what remained of Scorpion's current form and began her journey through the planes of the Netherrealm to find a way out of this hell. She knew that Scorpion, while bested in spite of her weakened state, death was only temporary as a wraith could never truly die. And there was nowhere for his soul to go except to the Netherrealm even if he could so it was in her best interest to get out of here as soon as possible.
The devil had an Empire and a demon blade to take back. Though she could live without the former. |
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