This is the start of the last entry in my 'Kold Blooded' series. I will do my best to make this the most enjoyable story out of the three.

If you have not read my other two stories or did not enjoy them, then this work will obviously not make any sense and is not for you.

To those who have, thank you for returning and I hope you are as excited as I am in returning to this world of my favourite 'Krack Kouple.'

I appreciate harsh criticism as long as it is constructive. I believe it is necessary for me to grow as a fanfic writer and I will do my best to make adjustments. However, down the line if I still have not adjusted properly to advice/pointers that I am given, then I apologize in advance. I will ignore/delete/block/report distasteful comments/reviews if they are not constructive or helpful.

I hope to achieve a lot of pain/emotion between Sub-Zero and Skarlet. Any suggestions/feedback is most welcome. These two characters will always be central to the story no matter how big I try to make this. It will be hard to keep the focus on them while adding new characters and elements to the plot. Any pointers on how to blend everything together will be appreciated.

Any requests to weave in certain/favourite Mortal Kombat characters into the story will be greatly considered as I want this story to be as interactive as possible.

I plan on mixing events/characters from the MK 4, Deception, Deadly Alliance, and Armageddon games, with the battle of Armageddon being the pinnacle/climax of the story. I know I have a great task ahead of me in carefully blending in the relationship of Skarlet/Sub-Zero.

This will be the longest story I will ever write. I plan on taking my time to ensure that this work will have the best quality I can possibly put in. So I once again ask for your patience as there may be long periods of time between updates.

PROLOGUE

The love between the cold blooded warriors vanished in an instant. Everything the lovers had been through together- fighting side-by-side during the fall of Shao Kahn, adjusting to life in Earthrealm, and being completely in love-disappeared in world of pain.

Skarlets' betrayal hurt more than anything Sub-Zero had ever faced in his life. The loss of his brother Bi-Han, having his childhood stripped away by the Lin Kuei, and everything Kuai Liang had been through, paled in comparison to the suffering he was enduring now.

Seeing the love of his life leave with the demon he hated the most was enough to kill him ten times over.

The look in Skarlet's eyes told a different story. There was nothing but hate, resentment, and evil intent behind them. Sub-Zero had no idea why she would ever do such a thing. The wound she inflicted on him corrupted his thinking as the pain was intense. His heart shattered while his body continued to bleed out and die.

All the training in his life could not ever prepare the cold warrior for a moment like this. Sub-Zero craved death. Anything to put an end to his suffering. Overwhelmed by a ripped heart, a burning soul, and a tormented mind, Kuai Liang closed his eyes and hoped they would never open again.

Meanwhile, Lord Raiden, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade- all unaware of Skarlets defection- continued to travel all over Earthrealm recruiting warriors, fighters and individuals with special talents to fight against the evil Lord Shinnok. A war between the forces of light and forces of darkness was inevitable. The odds were greatly stacked against the warriors of Earthrealm.

Quan Chi- an important piece on Lord Shinnok's game board, was very instrumental in orchestrating and executing Shinnok's plan. The evil sorcerer was successful in manipulating Shao Kahn's rage to the point where the warlord foolishly tried to merge Outworld and Earthrealm. The Emperor was confident that there would be no repercussions from the Elder Gods.

Shao Kahn was defeated and many lives on both sides were lost. The evil warlord's payment for Netherealm's allegiance were the lost souls of both good and evil. Quan Chi had amassed an army of pure darkness. All would serve under Lord Shinnok's command.

The Forces of Light were vastly outnumbered. All the realms were now under the greatest threat.

Skarlet- who was now being controlled by Quan Chi's sorcery, was forced to believe that all the experiences she shared with Sub-Zero made her weak and that he tried to tame her like an abused animal. She was filled with hate towards her former lover. The sorcerer restored her ruthless, and vicious mentality. Skarlet was once again a cold blooded killing machine working for the side of evil, and would be used as a pawn to kill her former comrades-in-arms…

CHAPTER I

Much to Sub-Zero's dismay, he did not die. His eyes opened as he lay on his back staring up at the dark sky. Blood continued to pour out of the puncture under Sub-Zero's right rib. The pain was everywhere. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. It was more annoying than unbearable as Kuai Liang trained all his life to endure it. However, the damage inflicted on his emotions by Skarlet-the woman he loved- was nothing he could ever prepare himself for.

Sub-Zero had no idea why she would do such a thing after all the happiness they had. If Skarlet was displeased in any way, she was the type of person to let anyone know about it. She could've left Kuai Liang at anytime and returned to Outworld. Sub-Zero's head was spinning as the past few minutes were nothing but a blur.

Tundra went from fulfilling his destiny one minute, to having everything being taken away by the woman who meant everthing to him the next. It was all too quick for Sub-Zero to comprehend and he never once thought that mind control by the enemy would be at play. The way Skarlet stared at him with hate and disgust was too believable. Seeing her stand side by side with Scorpion before vanishing with him to the Netherrealm in flames was even more unbearable than hell itself.

The very thought of Scorpion angered Sub-Zero and made him sit up. He placed his palm over his wound and froze a patch of ice to seal it and prevent further bleeding. It was then that Kuai Liang decided not to give up. He would not rest until he had both Skarlet and Scorpion's spines in his hands, making them pay for not finishing him off. But first he needed a plan. Sub-Zero would need to regroup and gather himself before setting out to fulfill his new goals. Reuniting with Lord Raiden and the others was not the answer. Sub-Zero was going home. He was heading to China to return to the Lin Kuei temple.

The Earthrealm warriors had just recruited a skilled warrior named Kenshi, whose abilities had caught the attention of Sonya Blade while she continued her search of looking for members with special talents. He seemed very eager and jumped at the chance to pursue Shang Tsung, as the evil sorcerer had deceived him during an earlier event which ended up leaving Kenshi permanently blind, but wielding a very powerful sword.

Next, Lord Raiden recruited a skilled martial artist named Kai, who was a Shaolin monk and had previously trained with Liu Kang. He had the ability to use fire in battle and was a great asset to the team.

A meeting held by Johnny Cage to gather the Forces of Light attracted the God of wind, Fujin, who signed on after hearing Kenshi mention the brothers Taven and Daegon-who were half God, Half Edenians. Fujin had been a friend of their family for ages until the two mysteriously disappeared. The God of wind was very interested in their whereabouts and was certain that by joining the forces of light would surely lead him to them.

Bo' Rai Cho, a master who has taught many warriors including Liu Kang and Kung Lao, also sided with the forces of light after learning of his former pupils fates. The man was an obese, somewhat drunken master of martial arts who loved the drink. Johnny Cage often made fun of his weight and appearance, and gave the overweight fighter flack for the sack of alcohol strapped to his back.

While the Forces of Light were showing signs of life and growing strength, they were still no match and outnumbered by the army and forces of darkness assembled against them.

The team were all gathered at the cathedral when Lord Raiden paused and closed his eyes tight, bending his head down as if he was suffering a crippling headache. He suffered another vision.

"Lord Raiden what is it?" a worried Sonya Blade asked, as the others stopped and stared.

The God of thunder touched his forehead. His heart sank as he felt Sub-Zero's pain.

"I fear Sub-Zero is in great danger, he has been hurt. I cannot see Skarlet. She has disappeared from my sight. Her fate is unknown..."

"Do you think she was killed by Quan Chi or Scorpion?" a bewildered Johnny Cage asked.

"I do not know." Raiden replied. "I have a feeling that is only the beginning of our worries. I also sense the great evil we are against is much more powerful than I anticipate."

"So what do we do now? Should we go and help Sub-Zero?" Sonya asked.

"No. It is too dangerous. I cannot risk losing anyone else. Quan Chi or Scorpion could be waiting for an opportunity to strike another one of us down. I'm afraid Sub-Zero is on his own."

In the pits of Netherrealm, Lord Shinnok and Quan Chi continued to build their battalion composed of demons and other hellish entities who would fight along side the brotherhood of shadow, and the main contingent of the Forces of Darkness. Newly among them was Skarlet, who Quan Chi would have work as a double agent to infiltrate the Earthrealm warriors base and learn their battle plans and strategy. And then when she had gathered enough information, Skarlet would attack and kill as many Earthrealm warriors as she could, crippling the forces of light completely before escaping and informing Lord Shinnok and Quan Chi of their intentions.

If all went according to plan, there was no stopping Lord Shinnok and Quan Chi from taking over all the realms and the world of Edenia would be the first stop.

Quan Chi turned to his master. "Your plan is working to perfection Lord Shinnok. Yet the thunder God still lives."

"No matter. Neither Earthrealm nor the Outworld can now withstand the Netherrealm's onslaught." Lord Shinnok replied.

"It is time. Soon we will unleash our forces, and then all the realms shall be ours." he continued.

Quan Chi also controlled the lost souls of Sindel, Princess Kitana, Jade, Nightwolf, Smoke, Kabal, Jax, Kung Lao and Stryker. All warriors who once served under the forces of good. They were now wraiths of their former selves, their bodies shaded in black with their eyes glowing red.

Lord Shinnok even discovered a dragon named Onaga in the Netherrealm, and made him a proposal in which the dragon king would claim the Outworld throne in exchange for his help in Shinnoks ascension to power.

The Elder God and sorcerer even combined their powers to resurrect the fallen forces of Shao Kahn and the evil warlord himself, to serve under their command. Ermac, Kano, Goro, Kintaro, Mileena, Shang Tsung, Motaro and Sub-Zero's brother Noob Saibot were all spectres that have been brought back and being controlled by Quan Chi.

Skarlet was responsible for the deaths of half of them, so to prevent dissension among the group, Quan Chi used his sorcery to mind wipe the memory of their deaths.

Skarlet stared at the warriors she all killed and smirked. The wraith of Ermac stared back at her and a long moment passed as neither of them blinked or looked away. The history and tension between the two was palpable and made the big family reunion down in Netherrealm that much more exciting.

Quan Chi also had his personal assassins Sareena, Kia, and Jataaka, who were all powerful demons and would serve the sorcerer well. Sareena had been filled in about Skarlet's previous relationship with Sub-Zero and was intrigued by it as she herself had history with both Bi-Han and Kuai Liang. She glared at Skarlet and studied her intently.

Now fully controlled by Quan Chi's sorcery, Skarlet scanned the hellish environment she was in. It suited her. The Netherrealm itself was like a description of the emotion inside her. Rage, anger and hate. She could not wait to tear into Lord Raiden and the other Earthrealm warriors.

Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and anyone else they had joined forces with would all feel her wrath and the sharp end of her swords for treating her like one of their own. It was disgusting to Skarlet, that they could consider her to be a weak, pathetic being like themselves. Especially Sub-Zero. Skarlet was certain he was now dead, after stabbing him and draining his blood, leaving him to die a slow death. But if he somehow managed to survive, Skarlet had no problem with a retry. Next time she would use her finisher on Sub-Zero and bathe in his blood until every last drop fell on her. It would serve him right, as the blood thirsty assassin could not believe she let him touch her body.

Quan Chi summoned Skarlet. She was at his side in a moment.

"Skarlet, you shall return to Earthrealm and rejoin with Lord Raiden and the others. They will be unaware of your defection. Learn any valuable information you can and return. Kill many on your way out…Scorpion will show you the portal." the sorcerer smiled.

Skarlet gave a single nod and left, as Scorpion led the way.

"Be quick with your work, do not fail us." Scorpion said to Skarlet as they headed towards the portal.

Skarlet continued to stare straight ahead with a focused look, her eyes were steel and ruthless.

"I never fail." she said coldly.

"We shall see." the demon replied as they reached the portal.

Skarlet headed towards it but was stopped by Scorpion. He grabbed her arm. She snatched her head towards him with a violent look. The demon pulled the sexy assassin close to his face.

"If you do not complete your task, I will kill you myself..." Scorpion promised.

"That will be impossible when I kill you first." Skarlet shot back before yanking her arm away and walking towards the portal, keeping her eyes on the demon a few moments longer before turning her head. Skarlet disappeared into the portal as Scorpion looked on.

Sub-Zero stumbled through the portal back into Earthrealm. He managed to return to the home he once shared with Skarlet. Her sweet scent still haunted the place and her belongings remained were she left them. It was a painful reminder to Kuai Liang of what he had just lost. He glanced around at the dark empty house and shuffled to a drawer and pulled out a medical kit. Sub-Zero pulled out a sterile needle and thread and began to stitch himself up.

The Cryomancer packed up all his belongings in boxes, keeping important items with him. He then proceeded to burn everything else out in the backyard as he planned to abandon the home while leaving no trace of his existence there. Sub-Zero left Skarlet's belongings alone and placed the diamond ring he got for her on the counter. Maybe some lucky girl would find and keep it, once the abandoned house had been seized.

Sub-Zero left the home behind without looking back. He was on his way to the Lin Kuei temple. Kuai Liang had no idea of what awaited him there. All Sub-Zero knew was that he had to find himself again. Tundra wanted to return to the way he was before all of this began.

Once Sub-Zero had retrained himself to be a cold-hearted killer, he would seek vengeance and kill both Scorpion and Skarlet. There would be no rest for the Cryomancer until they were both dead.

The assembled Forces of Darkness and evil were almost ready. Soon the greatest war would begin.

Comments, reviews, suggestions and any feedback is welcome.

-I plan on adding Frost to the mix very soon and building a very shaky relationship between her and Sub-Zero.

-It's pretty predictable that Skarlet will be free from Quan Chi's mind control sometime down the line and when she comes to her senses, things will get really interesting quick.

-There are still tons of characters I want to add and it will take time to weave them all in.

-I want really want to complicate things by throwing Sareena into the Sub-Zero/Frost mix.

-Skarlet will have some exciting moments of her own with Ermac, Scorpion and Noob Saibot before she regains her senses. She will cause a rift in the Netherrealm.

-I really wanted to overpower the Forces of Darkness and stack all the odds against the good guys.

- Once they are in the story, Taven and Daegon are going to throw shit down. Another Kharacter I am fond of is Tremor, he's really cool and will make for some awesome scenes during the big battle.

-I am really excited about bringing in Blaze during the battle of Armageddon. Whoever takes out the top dawg, becomes the top dawg.

-I'm currently stuck on how I want things to go when Sub-Zero and Skarlet run into each other again. All I know is that I want it to be HUGE. It is going to get juicy when Skarlet sees Sub-Zero with Frost, but before that she may mix it up with Sareena first.

-More of everything to come. More action, blood, violence, drama, angst and definitely romance.

-Thanks for reading. Will update as soon as I can.