• With his cape in tow, Sub-Zero made his way into the shrine to see the shrine maiden, who was also his childhood friend. They had been sepated when he was forced to join the Lin Kuei with the original Sub-Zero, and she had been taken to her family's shrine for safe keeping.

    She was sitting in a kneeling stance, watching the fire as she sensed the familiar presence creep inside. She stood up with her red, orange, yellow and white kimono flowing down to her ankles, and her amber eyes made contact with his blue eyes. "What have you come here for?" she said in a soft voice that sent chill up the younger Sub-Zero's spine.

    "I have come to beg forgiveness of you. I have left the Lin Kuei and have begun to protect the realms on my own terms." he said, taken aback by her beauty. Her hair was charcoal black, and her skin was a pale white, almost ashen.

    "Why do you lie to me?"

    "I am not my brother! I have seen the error of my ways and of the ways of the Lin Kuei!" he advanced to turn her to fully see her face, and by this she was surprised.

    After regaining her composure, she said "Then prove it." she removed the head portion of his outfit to reveal his slicked back hair and his face. She ran her finger over his scar and leaned into his lips.

    "What are you..." was all he could get out of his mouth before she pressed her lips against his, and for the slightest of moments his body tightened. He then relaxed and closed his eyes and held her tight to deepen the kiss. The ice on his arms absorbed into his body, so not to hurt his love, and a single tear rolled down his face.

    As they concluded their kiss, she laid her head on his chest to listen to his heartbeat, and a smile came across her face as she said "You speak the truth. You are forgiven for your association with the Lin Kuei."