The sequel to Teacher vs. Student!

Title: Revenge Ain't So Sweet, Is It?
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Lucipher and Hadoken!
Rating: T of course.

Hope you like the first chapter! Enjoy!

Note: Told from Lucipher's (a.k.a. Luci) point of view.

Shang Tsung left half of the village in shambles. It was a village I had taken refuge in, but of course, I had always worried someone would find me. I suppose I shouldn't say that it was Shang Tsung, as it was more of Mavado who left this little village like this. Mavado had been sent by Shang Tsung to take control of it, and since I didn't know he was coming, there was nothing I could've done. Now I'm out for revenge against two people: Sub-Zero and Mavado. I looked over my shoulder and shook my head, walking away from the village.

A wolf dog followed after me, one that the locals had taken care of. They had taken to calling him Hadoken, so that's what I called the wolf dog. "Hadoken! Go back to the village," I told him, pointing back to the half ruined village. His black muzzle twitched slightly as he sat back on his haunches. He was a scruffy animal, his fur matted and his right eye had a scar running through it. He looked hungry, but I didn't want to feed him and myself. "Hadoken!" I said sharply. The black wolf dog barked at me.

I rolled my eyes and continued my trek across the hill that overlooked the village. Hadoken followed me, and after a while I just gave in and let him. I was a freaking Cryomancer, and I was stuck shifting from village to village, searching for what? Nothing, I wasn't looking for anything except for peace and quiet. I had left Sub-Zero (my teacher) five years prior, and I hadn't seen him since.

I trekked into the forest and sat before the stream. Hadoken fished with his paw, but he couldn't catch anything, so he lay down on the grass and closed his eyes. I removed my hood and looked at my reflection in the water. Even though I was only 25, my hair was snow white, like Sub-Zero's hair, and like Frost's hair. I didn't look old, it was just that my hair had changed colours. I sighed and set my ice staff down next to me. Around this village, it was very cold, but it didn't bother me.

For a moment, I thought about what to do next. As I was mulling my options over, I heard rustling in the nearby bushes. I jumped to my feet and pulled my hood back on, picking up my ice staff and holding it in front of me. Hadoken got to his feet and snarled, teeth bared. I was unprepared to see the blind swordsman, Kenshi, appear out of the bushes.

Last I remembered, I had been bitter and angry. Well, that was when I had left, and when I had left I had been angry and upset. Now, I was thrilled to see Kenshi. He, along with Ermac, had taken good care of me and trained me well, during the month prior to the Mortal Kombat tournament. He sensed my presence and straightened up, looking thoughtful. I had forgotten how to speak for the moment – I didn't think I could speak, actually.

"Who are you?" he asked. I face palmed and remembered that of course Kenshi couldn't see me unless he heard my voice or came in physical contact with me. Well, his version of seeing, anyways. I called Hadoken down and waited to see if Kenshi recognized my voice.

"Hadoken, down," I said firmly. The black wolf dog sat down and waited for something to happen. I blinked and then looked back up at Kenshi. "Kenshi?" I asked, recovering my voice enough to speak directly to him. For a moment, he stood there.

"Lucipher?" he asked curiously.

"I prefer Luci," I replied, waving a hand at his comment. He grinned crookedly and I walked over to him, followed by Hadoken. I had changed a lot in the past five years, and I had grown to miss Ermac and Kenshi. I hugged him, although the height discrepancy was a little much. He seemed surprised, but he patted me on the head. "Oh yeah, make me feel like a dog," I snorted. Hadoken barked when I used the word dog. "What are you doing out here?" I questioned, stepping back.

"Looking for Mavado," he responded. A dark look crossed my face. Even when that name was mentioned, I got angry. "He destroyed a village close by."

"I know. I was living there," I responded, grinding my teeth together.

"So you were the white haired Cryomancer everyone was telling me about? They said you were going to go after Mavado. I figured it was Sub-Zero," Kenshi replied. I snorted at the sound of that name, as well. "I could use a little assistance, I suppose." The only issue with teaming up with Kenshi was that I may have to face Sub-Zero. I did want revenge on my old master, but I didn't think I could face him just yet. "Don't worry, Sub-Zero isn't with me, and I don't think I'll be seeing him for a while."

"Alright," I agreed. Hadoken sniffed the air for a moment as Kenshi's grin disappeared. I looked around as we heard branches snap. The air cooled considerably, even I, a Cryomancer, felt it. My breath hitched in my throat and I wondered if it was Subs, already appearing when Kenshi had clearly said he wasn't with him. Before I knew what had happened, Frost leapt in between Kenshi and me. Hadoken snarled fiercely as Frost turned to me, and I held up my ice staff.

"I'm not here to fight," Frost snorted, holding up her hands defensively. I glanced at Kenshi, who walked around carefully, as Frost eyed him angrily. She ignored him and then looked back to me, saying, "I know you hate Sub-Zero, and I hate him, too. I'm sick of Noob and Smoke is going all soft on us. What do you say to getting together and getting our revenge on Sub-Zero?" She held out her hand. I glanced at it and shook my head. I wouldn't team up with Frost. "Come on," she said impatiently. "At least shake my hand. Let's be allies."

I knew something was up, but I wanted to know what it was. I reached out my hand but she jerked hers back. "No, no, take off your gloves," she instructed. I narrowed my eyes but pulled them off slowly and deliberately, handing them to Kenshi. I then proceeded to hold my hand. Frost stared at it for a moment. "So, your arms have turned to ice as well," she muttered under her breath. "Allies," she said, a little more loudly after that. We shook hands, but I wasn't about to trust her.

The white haired Cryomancer smirked and backed away, disappearing into the foliage. I meant to take my gloves back from Kenshi, but he dropped them on the ground and took my hands in his. My face flushed red slightly, but all he was doing was seeing whether or not what Frost had said was true. "So you share that quality with Sub-Zero," Kenshi commented, picking my gloves back up. He held them out to me and I took them quickly, yanking my gloves back on. "Only powerful Cryomancers have that quality."

"I'm not that powerful," I replied, but I was smirking. I knew I was powerful, and I know that makes me sound arrogant, but I still figured I was powerful.

"Yeah right," Kenshi snorted, grinning again. "Why don't we head off, before Frost shows up again?" I nodded and we started through the dense forest. Snow fell around us, but it wasn't such a big deal. Hadoken stayed behind us, but we could always tell that he was there. The thing about Hadoken is that his right eye is blood red. He got in a fight with a white wolf that the villagers call Farryn, so there you go. I watched him walk along behind us. When I arrived in the village, Hadoken attacked me.

I fought the wolf off, but I was hurt. He realized that I was not an intruder, and so he followed me around afterward, as if he wanted to pay me back for the damage he had caused. Hadoken trotted a little closer to Kenshi's heels, nipping playfully. I giggled and kept walking, as Kenshi paused and knelt down next to the wolf. He put his hand on Hadoken's muzzle, probably to get a feel for what he looked like. "Kenshi, we should keep going," I commented, as snowflakes fell around us.

He nodded and Hadoken ran ahead of us, so I started to think. "You've changed quite a bit," Kenshi commented, breaking my train of thought. I looked at him and nodded, pulling my hood back down. He could sense that I had only made a slight movement, so he continued by saying, "I expected you to be angry or upset." I shrugged and sighed.

"I think five years gave me time to chill, literally," I answered. But now, a fury so great was instilled within me, because of Mavado's actions. That village was like a second home to me, and it was in ruins, barely alive at this point. What I had known for five years had been ripped violently from my icy cold hands. Mavado would pay for that. Kenshi must've sensed the welling anger inside me, so he rested a hand on my shoulder in a caring manner.

"Mavado won't get away with it," he told me reassuringly. I sighed again.

"I hope so," I responded, smacking my fist into my palm angrily. I looked over at Kenshi, who just nodded. The rest of the walk was in silence, neither of us making jokes. I was too angry about Mavado, and Shang Tsung… And what was Frost's problem; she had some serious issues… I kept thinking these things through, until I had a headache. I rubbed my temples and sighed in exhaustion. I realized that I wouldn't have the warm bed that I had slept in while living in the village.

I'd be sleeping on the ground.

I sighed again and sat down on the snowy ground. Kenshi sat next to me, as Hadoken appeared a few moments later. I didn't want to sleep in the snow. Even though I was a Cryomancer, that didn't mean I liked sleeping in the soft, powdery substance. I pressed my gloved hand into the thick, heavy snow and made an imprint. I took Kenshi's hand and pressed it into the snow, making an imprint next to my own. I tossed his hand aside and looked at both imprints.

Obviously, his hand was much larger than mine.

I don't know why I did that, but it didn't hurt anything. Kenshi shook his head and leaned up against a tree, as the sky became darker and darker with every passing moment. I foraged for some fire wood and then started a fire, sitting a few feet away from the blind swordsman. I didn't want him to get too cold, as I tended to emanate a cold sort of feeling, physically, anyways. I didn't know what to say, either, so I kept quiet. I figured Kenshi liked the quiet, mainly because he was blind, but then again, it could've been an ill misconception.

How did I end up here?

Well, I was just your average college student, until I found out that I had elemental powers and that Mortal Kombat was real! So Luna and I got sucked into this world, where I began to discover how epically stupid Sub-Zero can be, and how sweet Kenshi actually is. Then, I realized that pain hurts like hell, when people say it doesn't hurt, they're faking it. You try getting stabbed in the stomach with a freaking Kori Blade and then tell me about pain. So then, while exploring the village, I discovered something.

I'm supposedly a part of the Lin Kuei tribe.

When I was just a baby, I was taken away from my home and brought to the mortal world of Earth, you know, what I consider my real home. So it turns out that I'm from Earthrealm, ain't that funny? And Luna is from Scorpion's tribe, so that makes her the second to last surviving member. She was taken while she was just a baby. So I learned about that, which is part of the reason why I'm avoiding Sub-Zero.

I sighed and looked over at Kenshi. He looked like he was deep in thought, so I left him alone.

I was tired, so I shifted so that I was more comfortable. I rested against the tree, but it was very uncomfortable, and I wasn't feeling very pleasant. I ignored it for the moment and closed my eyes. Maybe if I could just get some rest, I'd feel a little better and less tired in the morning…

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