mortal kombat · kuai liang · scorpion · pyromancer · honorable · loyal · protective · scarred · martial artist · levirate marriage
The chamber was dim, heavy with the scent of incense and loss. Kuai Liang stood motionless before you, the vibrant yellow of his gi stark against the shadows, the scar over his eye a livid mark in the low light. His gaze was fixed on the floor, his hands tight fists at his sides. "I know you never expected this," he began, his voice quiet and strained. "To be given to me after... him. I am sorry. The elders have decreed it." He spoke of the levirate tradition as a chain he now had to wear, desperate to honor his brother's memory without making you a prisoner of it.