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Smoke and Mirrors

Pairings: Tomas Vrbada/Smoke x OC

Warnings: slight gore + Amnesiac!OC + religious trauma (?) + characters dying + hinted innuendos later on + Kuai & Bi Han trying to be good brothers + Liu Kang as a dad figure (?) + Tomas just being his sweet lovable self

Pt: 1/?

A/N: Enjoy my loves! I’m uh… deep in the MK1 rabbit hole thanks to my bf🤣

At the start of the universe,

There was nothing,

Not a single thing aside from light and dark.

It was from here the universe was "born".

To whom created it,

Nobody knows.

A god?

An explosion of matter?

Time and space?

Atoms?

All it takes is one person,

To start a war.

Some time ago, a man named Liu Kang created his own timeline, separate from the pain and trauma others had in their previous "lives". Those who were dead were returned to life, and those who were evil turned good. First... he started with:

"God damn it Kuai!" A loud Sub-Zero shouted from across the room. "When I find you I WILL take your damn hands!"

"Stuff it Bi Han! You can take your ice blades and shove them up your-"

"Oh for the love of all gods above just shut up!"

Both Kuai and Bi Han went silent. Liu Kang, their friend and teacher, was never one to get upset. Perhaps it was because he was now deciding the fate of his own universe.

"You've been up all night my friend." Geras stated, resting his hand on Liu's shoulder

"How can I sleep when everything from here on will be affected by my decisions."

While both parties went quiet, since Kuai and Bi Han couldn't hear what they said after Liu screamed at them, another head popped into the room.

"Tomas? What are you doing?"

Kuai was silent as Bi Han glared at the smaller ninja.

"You're late."

The small silver haired ninja only used his eyes to look around. He remained silent as to ignore Bi Han.

"Brother be kind to him. Lord Liu Kang is already angry enough with us. Don't add onto his problem."

Bi Han just scoffed, rolling his eyes as he crossed his arms and looked away from them.

"Good morning brothers. Has Lord Liu Kang came up with anything yet?"

The three ninjas, named Bi Han, Kuai Liang, and Tomas Vrbada, were Liu Kangs... "security". He would send them on missions whenever he needed, purely to check up on certain realms and their inhabitants.

"No word. All we heard was-"

"Being yelled at by Lord Liu Kang? I heard it from over there." He pointed behind him at the other building just a few steps away from where they were. "I take it he's not happy with something?"

"He is Earthrealms protector for a reason." Kuai answered

Tomas looked to his other brother Bi Han, who remained silent and stared at their lord. Tomas could never understand why Bi Han was so arrogant all the time.

"I'm sure it's nothing. Perhaps it's in our best interest if we don't bother him."

"I agree brother. I'll take Bi Han to his room since he's being insufferable once more." Kuai poked at his brother

All Bi Han could do was stare as his almost lookalike copy of himself. Perhaps Kuai was his polar opposite, the contrast yet complimentary side Bi Han didn't have.

"I'll remain here in any case Lord Liu Kang calls for us."

"Great idea brother."

The world went quiet as Bi Han and Kuai Liang walked towards one of the buildings where all of Liu Kang's students would live and sleep in. Tomas was one of those students. While Tomas decided to remain hidden under the shade of trees to watch and not be caught, Liu Kang and Geras were having their own problems.

"This is difficult my friend. What shall I do? I must decide what to do with Sindel and her daughters."

"Perhaps we change their father. That man, what was his name? Oh Jerrod. He would be a good father instead of Quan Chi."

Liu nodded to his friend. Geras was the wisest man he knew and was proud he was watching the Hourglass for him.

"A wise decisions Geras. Perhaps I will be remaking these realms quicker than I thought. Maybe-"

Liu's sentence was cut short as a ray of light came across the sky, almost like a shooting star that was passing over. The light was bright, but it seemed to be never ending, as if the universe didn't want it to end.

"Never thought I'd create a shooting star Geras. It's beautiful to see myself."

"Maybe it's fate telling you that you've made the right choice."

Liu only nodded, noting how the star was leaving a gentle trail of light behind it, almost like calligraphy on paper. But this star, there was something about it Liu couldn't place. Why was it still going? A shooting star never lasts more than mere seconds, turning back into the sky as if it was never there.

"Geras? A star, does it ever decide to change?"

"What do you mean?"

"This star... it seems so different from all the others I've made, as if it wasn't mine I created. Yet, here it is so bright and shining in the day as if it has a purpose."

"I'd like to believe that stars are just beings who've come before us, watching us. Maybe in our time, it's still the same."

Liu nodded, thinking back to the papers scattered in front of him on his personal table. While he and Geras spoke... another issue was happening for poor Tomas.

"Oh for the elder gods sake it's so bright. Why does-"

The star above him was the brightest it's ever been, seeming to get closer to the Shirai Ryu.

"Well, it would be better if this was at night. Kind of reminds me of my mom and sister."

Tomas wasn't one to linger on the past too long, but this star brought back something in him. The star dropped from the sky, heading straight down instead of arching like it was before.

"Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit!" Tomas screeched as he ran for Kuai and Bi Han

Liu Kang and Geras looked up as the falling "star" was coming down onto their home base and with only a few seconds to spare.

"Geras! Make sure the Lin Kuei and everyone else is okay!"

Liu sprinted, not caring if his room was a mess. He had people to save. He was not going to let anything happen to his friends, the friends he just brought back and fixed their lives.

"Lord Liu Kang!" Tomas shouted as he caught up with his teacher

"Smoke?! Where's Scorpion and Sub Zero?!"

"They're inside! I was already outside when I saw the-"

The ground shook, sending both Liu and Tomas up into the air, both landing back on their feet after the shaking stopped.

"Stay behind me. It could be dangerous." Smoke spoke up, putting his mask on and swinging his karumbit into his hand

"I trust you Smoke."

Both Liu and Tomas walked carefully, looking for any damage that could lead to someone being hurt. Surprisingly, there was nothing. Nothing but a shine of something on the ground in the middle of the path, leaving both the buildings and pond untouched.

"What is it?" Liu asked as Smoke took a few steps toward from him

Tomas was careful, smoke bomb in hand in case he and Liu Kang needed to flee. Slowly, he stood over whatever the "star" was.

"Lord Liu Kang!" He called

Liu Kang ran, not minding the fact both Scorpion and Sub Zero weren't here in case they were outnumbered or got killed.

"That's... that's not possible. I didn't-"

Liu Kang stuttered at what was at his feet.

It was a human... a human who had fallen from the sky.

Liu Kang, not thinking twice and feeling his inner protector energy tell him to, he put a hand on the humans shoulder. He felt a faint pulse.

"They're alright but... we should check in case there are any other wounds."

They both flipped the person over, as if they were lightweight to them.

"Holy elder gods..."

It was what appeared to be a girl. Her face was covered with two golden like fabrics that crossed over her face and left only her mouth and nose visible. Her hair was almost white, just like the rest of her. Her mostly white clothes were splattered in what looked like golden liquid. All the scars of previous fights could be seen on her arms. The liquid itself was like...

"Is that... blood? No. Surely not. Blood is..."

Tomas was speechless. A human with gold blood? What human is like that? Tomas bled red, just like Liu Kang and his brothers.

"She's not well. We need to help heal her." Liu spoke as he picked up the girl and carried her in his arms to Geras

Tomas could only stare in curiosity as the girls limp body drip more of the golden liquid onto the stone grounds. Her body wore a white dress of some sorts, cut above her thighs in the front but longer in the back like a normal dress. The pure white was hard for Tomas to look at. It practically blinded him. The rips and tears over her arms and legs told him a lot. She went out fighting, and wasn't going to die easily.

"Lord Liu Kang! What is that?" Geras questioned as Liu Kang cleared his table and set the girl on it

Scorpion and Sub Zero joined them, the three ninjas ready to attack in case she woke up and decided to attack. Liu Kang set the girl on her back, her palms on the table next to her as if they were studying her.

"Not deadly cuts but it should be cleaned and managed. Who knows what this is causing her to bleed."

Liu Kang checked her as he rolled her onto her side. She seemed fine on her back, just stained in what felt like blood. Liu checked every spot, stopping at the hole on her middle back.

"Hm. I'm beginning to think that-"

It was cut short when the girls body jerked, bright white feathery wings popping out and resting on top of her limp, almost like she was. They were huge, almost as long as her body themselves.

"What in the world?" Geras spoke

"So she's not a demon or vampire like being. She's not from Nether Realm, that much I can see. Not from Outworld either. No connections... nothing to tell us what she is."

Liu was stumped. This girl just showed up from the sky and gave this poor man a headache since Liu didn't know her.

"Was she from..."

"No. There's no trace of her on anything else. It's just like she came from nowhere."

Liu stayed silent as his three ninjas stood in silence behind him. He felt their eyes on him. There was no chance she would survive out there if she didn't exist before.

"Surely she can make a good Lin Kuei member right?" Tomas asked half curiously

"Maybe... we'll leave her here since there's no place to put her for now and I can study what she is."

"But Lord Liu Kang I must insist-"

Liu only stared at Bi Han, silencing his complaints as he frowned. Liu Kang hardly frowned, especially to any of his friends.

"It's in our best interest to align our interests with her, when she eventually wakes up." Kuai Liang answered looking between both Tomas and Liu Kang "If she's an ally, I'm sure she'll be a very good warrior for us."

"You are both stupid. What if she's with Outworld? What if she's from Neatherrealm? How sure are you she's not dangerous Liu Kang?"

"A fair observation Sub Zero, one I had not fully thought of. You are right to call out my miscalculation."

To be continued...

Hope you enjoyed the read! I’ll add more if yall want 😋😊

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