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| - A badly wounded and nearly unconscious Kuai Liang is approached by an unknown figure who asks him to reflect upon his life and ask himself what it has all meant. As Kuai struggles to rise to his feet, his life flashes before his eyes. Kuai lost consciousness, and eventually awoke in a cyborg body, confused and horrified, only to be swiftly killed by Sindel. When Kuai next awoke, he was in the Netherrealm, in the presence of the dark sorcerer Quan Chi. Quan Chi was intrigued by the fact that despite his body being a cyborg, Kuai still retained a soul.
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| - A badly wounded and nearly unconscious Kuai Liang is approached by an unknown figure who asks him to reflect upon his life and ask himself what it has all meant. As Kuai struggles to rise to his feet, his life flashes before his eyes. In the past, Kuai took on his fallen brother's colors and codename as the new Sub-Zero, and joined Shao Kahn's tournament in Outworld where he fought Bi-Han's killer, the Shirai Ryu Wraith Scorpion. Sub-Zero defeated Scorpion, and Shao Kahn ordered him finished. Kuai made it clear he would not kill for the warlord but for his brother, and prepared his final blow when the cyberized Lin Kuei arrived and captured Kuai. Kuai lost consciousness, and eventually awoke in a cyborg body, confused and horrified, only to be swiftly killed by Sindel. When Kuai next awoke, he was in the Netherrealm, in the presence of the dark sorcerer Quan Chi. Quan Chi was intrigued by the fact that despite his body being a cyborg, Kuai still retained a soul. Quan Chi had Sub-Zero's former allies Smoke and Jax hold him in place as he explained to the confused cryomancer that all of their souls belonged to the Netherrealm now and states that only a resilient soul could survive the cyber initiative and that he will need resilient souls for the coming war. Sub-Zero declares he will not be his slave but Quan Chi uses his magic to bind him, calling Kuai his puppet. Kuai screams in agony as Quan Chi 'tests' his resilience before claiming his cyborg form is too clumsy and he has no trust in technology. Quan Chi then destroys Kuai's cyborg form and uses his magic to regrow what little of Kuai's human body was left, restoring his body but as one of his revenant servants. Sub-Zero would serve Quan Chi throughout the Netherrealm War, but in the final battle in the sorcerer's fortress, Sub-Zero was ordered by Scorpion to protect Quan Chi as Sonya Blade began attacking him. Before Sub-Zero could reach his master, Raiden finished his spell and Kuai was knocked unconscious again. Kuai awoke in another location, believing himself to be in another hell and begged for death. When a voice tried to calm him down, Kuai lashed out with a blast of ice, which was deflected by his rescuer, Raiden, who calmed Kuai down by telling him he was safe in the Sky Temple. Kuai was confused by being alive again and Raiden explained his life was restored when a surge of the thunder god's power combined with Quan Chi's. Kuai is remorseful over the crimes he committed under Quan Chi's control and after asking how he can live with that, Raiden tells him to make amends and that Earthrealm needs Sub-Zero's help. In the present, Kuai's injuries are bandaged and he finishes his tale by telling his rescuer that he embarked on a quest to retrieve Raiden's lost Kamidogu, and his rescuer, revealed to be Bo' Rai Cho, realizes the dagger's power possessed Kuai. Kuai Liang mourns that he will never be free and is doomed to kneel before sorcerers and demigods, but Bo' Rai Cho asks him if he hasn't figured out what all these events mean and why he is there. Helping Sub-Zero up and beginning a long trek away, Bo' Rai Cho laughs off his desires for hara-kiri and tells him that Raiden owes him a favor, much to Kuai's confusion. In the Sky Temple, an irate Scorpion makes it clear he did not spare Sub-Zero as a favor for Raiden and tells the thunder god he is saving lives from Raiden's latest mistake before asking which dagger is next. Raiden tells Scorpion to seek out the Chaosrealm Kamidogu held by monks at the Kang Shaolin Temple while he will retrieve Earthrealm's Kamidogu from its keeper, Jackson Briggs. On his farm, Jax is chopping firewood when he is approached by Reiko, who delivers the ultimatum of the Kamidogu for the life of Jax's daughter.
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