Mortal Kombat: The Movie by Martin Delrio

Author:Martin Delrio [Delrio, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780812544527
Google: XQx7JAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0812544528
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 1995-08-15T05:00:00+00:00

Liu was running fast and free, confident of the way. Every time he needed to make a choice of path he saw Princess Kitana with her torch indicating the direction. He was sure that she would lead him out. He could hear the footsteps of his two companions following him. They were still safe, guided as he was by Kitana.

He felt in fine shape, his body well-tuned, his legs moving easily. Liu entered another room. Where was Princess Kitana? He looked left, right, ahead... and a patch of the gray stone wall seemed to come to life directly in front of him.

Liu had only a moment to react. He dropped into a defensive stance. The odd patch of living wall opened a pair of pale green eyes. A misshapen head broke away from the wall, its mouth opened, and a mist of greenish vapor sprayed out of the creature’s mouth into Liu’s face.

The vapor hit Liu before he could react. His eyes burned, his mouth and nose felt like they were on fire. It was all he could do to avoid screaming, avoid dragging the stinging mist deep into his lungs. He fell to the ground, curled, and rolled away from the attack.

He could feel his face burning. His eyes were shut tight. He listened. The only sound he heard was the footsteps of his two companions. They were approaching.

Watch out! he wanted to cry, but even drawing air into his lungs was painful.

Sonya and Johnny both spotted Liu lying on the floor at the same time.

“Keep watch,” Sonya snapped at Johnny, at the same time dropping to her knees beside Liu.

“Acid,” Liu managed to whisper.

“It’s okay, trooper,” Sonya said. “I’ll fix you right up.”

She unsnapped the canteen at her right hip from her pistol belt and twisted off the cap. Then she gently washed the acid out of his eyes and away from his exposed skin.

“Looks like a first degree chemical burn,” she said shortly. “Slight reddening of the skin, a little edema, not too bad. Can you open your eyes? Can you see?”

Liu opened his eyes a crack and squinted up at her.

“Yeah, I can see. Thanks.”

“Right,” Sonya said, standing and returning her canteen to its pouch. “Report.”

Liu got to his feet. “There was something, there...” he pointed. “In the wall.”

Johnny walked over to the spot where Liu had indicated. He examined the wall closely, touching it and pressing on it.

“Whatever it was,” he said at last, “it isn’t there now.”

“There was definitely a creature. I think it’s following the princess,” Liu said.

“How do you know it isn’t just something that lives in these tunnels?” Johnny asked.

“Call it a hunch, a feeling.”

“I have a hunch,” Sonya said, “that we should be going.” She pointed to the wall of the tunnel from which they had just emerged. The shadow of a pair of guards was dancing on the wall. “I don’t think those guys are just planning to sell us magazine subscriptions, if you know what I mean.”

“Do you know which way Kitana went?” Johnny asked Liu.

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