Hello reader, this is a remaster of a story I have written in the past. Since my writing skills have improved, I have decided to rewrite this story.

This story is rated M for lemonyness (male-female and an implied rape scene), graphic violence and language.

Rebellion is set during the events of MK9. It begins slightly before said game and then flows into the entire story mode. Like in Ascension, I will be changing certain aspects of the story.

Some characters will seem OOC, and I'm sorry if I've drastically made them like that.

Enjoy this story!

The sun set in Outworld as the Emperor, Shao Kahn, had finally noticed the prolonged absence of his comrade, Quan Chi. The sorcerer had not been seen in Outworld for the past week. Though the sorcerer was normally in the Netherrrealm, he had been residing in Outworld in order to help the Emperor with his upcoming plans of Earthrealm's invasion. But truly, Quan Chi was in it for his own personal gain.

It then occurred to the Emperor that the demon sorcerer could be up to something. It had been an entire week since Quan Chi was last seen, and it was truly peculiar. He would have come back by now, but this was not the case. Shao Kahn racked his brains about the sorcerer's disappearance.

Perhaps the sorcerer is in the Netherrealm, gathering undead warriors to help invade Earthrealm.

Or, he is, most likely, plotting a betrayal against me.

I have to do something.

Shao Kahn sat up in his golden throne and looked around the room. On the golden floor there was a black circle in the middle with a painting of him in the middle. The shape had black horn-like objects surrounding it. There were pillars near the doors on the left and right of the room, and a TaiGore stood next to Shao Kahn. The TaiGores were tiger-like creatures with two extra sets of eyes and a larger body. They also possessed supernatural powers, such as teleportation and shapeshifting.

The Emperor started to think about what he could do to find out about Quan Chi's whereabouts and his true intentions. He knew that going into the Netherrealm would weaken him of his magic, as it would with his other warriors. The Emperor would need his other warriors in order to invade Earthrealm and eliminate Raiden's chosen warriors.

His options were running out.

Shao Kahn then came to the conclusion that he would have to create a warrior, and have it bend to his will, and be obedient to him and only him. He was aware that it would be a difficult task, as the warrior could easily defy him, but Shao Kahn was no stranger to executing people.

The Emperor then sought Shang Tsung to help him create the warrior. Shang Tsung had knowledge of genetics, and this knowledge allowed him to create warriors for the Emperor. Shang Tsung had created Ermac, a warrior who's being was the fusion of souls, the souls of the fallen Edenian warriors during Shao Kahn's invasion. Shao Kahn already had an idea of what he wanted his warrior to be like, in terms of appearance and abilities. He wanted her to have expert tracking abilities, as well as the ability to teleport. The Emperor also wanted her to have a useful weapon asset.

The Emperor ventured into Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits, which was where said sorcerer did most of his work and created his experiments. Shang Tsung stood in the Flesh Pits, in his bedroom chamber. He could hear the Emperor coming, so the sorcerer stood up and ventured into the main area of the Flesh Pits.

The Flesh Pits was a dark, gloomy place with several test tubes containing dead test subjects. Some of them contained Edenian-Shokan hybrids and others contained Edenian-Tarkatan hybrids. Heads and mutilated bodies were strewn on the tables and hung from hooks. A dead Edenian woman was hanging from the wall on hooks, her stomach cut open and blood and guts pouring onto the table below her.

The Edenian woman was a relative of Kitana, the Princess of Outworld. The dead woman was the first of the Hemomancers, people who had powers that involved the use of blood. She was born to a Vampire father and a Sorceress mother, their genes mixing to create the first Hemomancer. With their powers, they could materialise into and from blood, create structures out of blood, absorb the blood of others and create projectiles out of their own blood.

As Shao Kahn had arrived into the Flesh Pits, he saw the woman hanging from the hooks, and immediately remembered her as being Shang Tsung's mistress before she died. The Emperor remembered that her name was Carnala, and that she was killed for defying Shang Tsung.

Shao Kahn also remembered that she was a Hemomancer, and her excellent tracking abilities. He wanted to make his warrior like Carnala.

Emerging from the shadows, Shang Tsung bowed curtly to the Emperor. "Shang Tsung," the Emperor greeted. "Hello, Emperor. It is good to see you."

"Indeed. Now, I need you to create a warrior for me. I need this warrior in time for the Earthrealm invasion. She is to have her powers modelled after Carnala."

The sorcerer nodded. "Yes… I will start on it now."

Shang Tsung used his sorcery to sever the hooks that kept Carnala suspended in the air, causing the latter to drop onto the table. The impact caused several objects on said table to fall onto the ground in a somewhat humorous fashion. The knifes that fell off the table were lodged into the ground as a result.

Shang Tsung began chanting a mystical incantation, from which Carnala's blood was drained from her body and fused with sorcery. The blood in Carnala's body topped the average person's amount of blood. It was enough to create the warrior Shao Kahn requested. Green energy emitted from his hands, and the blood took on the shape of a person.

The person had the appearance of a woman, a red-haired one at that. She had unnatural red hair, as well as a well-conditioned body. The girl looked around the room to see two men looking at her. Quickly realising that she had no clothes on, the girl covered what she could from the view of the men before her.

"Excellent work, Shang Tsung. I am pleased with your progress," the Emperor congratulated. "Now find her some clothes."

The sorcerer smiled. "Yes, Emperor. What will we name her?" Shang Tsung headed into his bedroom chamber to grab the outfit Carnala wore during her lifetime. The outfit consisted of a red loincloth with red boots, forearm guards, a red bra-like top, a red ninja mask and shoulder armour. He returned to the girl, with the uniform in tow, and helped her put it on.

"Her name will be Skarlet." The Emperor said, having finally thought of a name. "It suits her colour."

Having dressed Skarlet, Shang Tsung picked up some of the knives that were lodged in the ground, and handed them to Skarlet. He also found some kunai daggers on the table Carnala's body laid on, and also gave them to Skarlet. She gave the weapons a whirl, and smiled. Skarlet's smile was not a cheerful smile, though. It was a sadistic one.

Skarlet's bloodlust was evident in her face as she growled at Shang Tsung. "You! Look what you did to me!"

At first, the sorcerer had no idea what she was talking about, but soon realised that Carnala was living through Skarlet's body. It was all due to Carnala's blood being used to create Skarlet. Shang Tsung had no idea that this repercussion would take place.

Skarlet then turned to face the Emperor. "And you! Why didn't you stop him!"

Shao Kahn looked bewildered. "Shang Tsung, what is going on?!"

The sorcerer turned to face his master. "It must have been Carnala's blood being used to create Skarlet, Emperor. I will remedy it now."

Skarlet let out a bloodcurdling scream and charged towards Shang Tsung. She slashed at him with her knives and followed up with a fierce uppercut. Shang Tsung regained his footing and shot three fireballs at the girl. She quickly teleported in time, appearing above the sorcerer to slash at his face, but Shang Tsung uppercutted her in time. He followed up by summoning fireballs from the ground, sending Skarlet into the air. Shang Tsung continued with his assault, attacking with a series of punches and kicks.

The hemomancer sat up, and looked at Shang Tsung with sad eyes. "Why…why Shang Tsung…why!" The sorcerer did not reply, and instead lifted her up, placing her on a table. He then uttered a mystical incantation, and the soul of Carnala left Skarlet's body. A bloodcurdling scream could be heard as Carnala's essence left the young assassin's body.

Skarlet felt as if she had been hit by a car after the ordeal. She groggily stood up, holding onto the table for support. The red assassin looked at Shang Tsung. "I'm sorry. I thought you were the enemy. I couldn't help myself…"

The fire-wielding sorcerer chuckled. "It's fine. You've snapped out of it now. Shao Kahn, what orders do you have for Skarlet?"

The Emperor looked at Shang Tsung, "I will need a moment with her, please."

The sorcerer left immediately after he was instructed to, and returned to the Throneroom. Shao Kahn looked at the girl, who looked as if she was going to pass out. "Skarlet," he began, "You were created for a purpose. You are my deadliest weapon yet, my most powerful enforcer."

Skarlet's exhausted state didn't allow her to fully comprehend what he was saying, but tried her best to listen nonetheless. "I am assigning you to hunt down a sorcerer named Quan Chi. I suspect that he plots to betray me. And for that, I want you to hunt him down and found out everything you can about what he is doing. If he plots betrayal, I want you to assassinate him." As Shao Kahn explained the mission, he used his sorcery to show Skarlet what Quan Chi looked like.

Skarlet did not know what 'assassinate' meant, but nonetheless, the mission given to her sounded fun. "Yes, Emperor."

Shao Kahn nodded. "Your training will begin tomorrow."

-This chapter was done during class today, so forgive me if it's not the best.

-This story isn't going to be done in Skarlet's point of view.

-Carnala will be a part of this story. She is an OC based on Camila from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

-R&R Welcome!

-I hoped you liked this chapter.

-What will happen to Skarlet during her training lessons?

-What will/has become of Carnala?

-I don't know, read and find out!