^ Yup, you did epic! Now Toxic is OFFICIALY a part of the Fire & Ice team... Now here we go! Next part of Chapter 2!!
Continuation of Chapter 2...
Sung soon fell asleep in Sub Zero's arms, the horrors of the day finally catching up with her. Not wanting to disturb her, he carefully laid the child down on the floor of her newly destroyed home, giving her the time she needed to sleep off the days events. Knowing it would be many hours before she awoke, Sub-Zero stepped outside, absorbing the sight in front of him. Sadness, than anger welled up inside of him as he gazed upon the wreckage. Hundreds of innocents slaughtered, their needless deaths brought about by the orders of one man. He wanted to leave, to banish the sight from memory, but he knew that he must see it. He needed to remind himself that this was what he fought for.
Cautiously, he wandered through the rubble, keeping an eye out for any enemies that may still be hidden. It was not long before he heard a woman’s cry resonate from one of the ruined homes. He dashed into the building, worried that yet one more innocent may have fallen victim to the Tengu. Instead, he was greeted by a sobbing woman, kneeling over the corpse of what he assumed was her husband.
"Are you ok?" Sub Zero asked, keeping his voice low.
"Stay away! The woman yelled. "You killed my husband! I... I shall avenge him!" She quickly grabbed a knife off the floor. and charged towards Sub Zero. The ice warrior easily out manuevered her, stepping to the side before grabbing her arms and pinning the woman to the floor, holding her until she calmed down. It was not long before her screaming subsided, replaced with weak sobbing.
"If I were responsible for the death of your husband I would have killed you right here and now. I didn't. I tried saving as many as I could, but the Tengu were too many." Though he spoke in plain words, Sub-Zero sympathized with the woman greatly. He remembered the loss of his own brother.
Confused, the woman looked up and asked "Tengu? What are they?"
“They are a clan of dishonorable assassins,” he explained to her. “They scourge the innocent and weak and loot them for their own benefits. However in this case, they attacked the village for the children. They somehow came to know that some children here possessed extraordinary powers." Sub Zero replied.
"There are no such kids here!" the woman exclaimed.
"There are" Sub Zero replied, "they are Sung and Zhao. I assume their parents hide this secret for their own safety. I have found Sung and she is now safe. Have you seen Zhao?"
" I saw him running towards his home, but then the people who attacked us, the Tengu, caught him and took him away. I saw them drag him into the forest."
Sub Zero, upon hearing this news, quickly stood up and prepared to leave.
"What are you going to do?" the woman asked.
"I shall try my best to find him and save him if possible. But I fear Zhao’s fate has already been written. However, I cannot leave until I know you will be okay? Will you be safe here?" Sub Zero inquired.
"I'll be fine, if i die I will be with my husband forever and that is what I want." The woman replied.
To Be Continued...