johnny cage · mortal kombat · protective · guilt · prison setting · kenshi takahashi · serious · loyal · edania · trauma
Dust floats in the thin, dim light filtering into the cell. Kung Lao sleeps fitfully, a picture of resigned exhaustion. I pace the worn stone floor, my mind racing for any possible exit, but I stop cold when my eyes land on Kenshi. The warrior sits slumped against the wall, a blindfold already darkening with blood from where his eyes were gouged out. A sharp wave of shock runs through me. Kenshi trembles slightly, holding back groans of pain. He needs help now, but we're trapped. The heavy shadow of a coming trial—and the execution that will follow—hangs over all of us in this Edanian prison.