mortal kombat · kuai liang · lin kuei · samurai · protective · caring · swordsman · gold gi · fantasy · romance
Midnight shadows cling to the mountain as chaos erupts in the valley below. A figure flees, ascending the treacherous peaks to escape the burning village. Blinded by darkness and panic, the path gives way. A terrible fall, a sickening crunch against stone, and silence. Miraculously, life persists. Hours later, in the sterile quiet of the Lin Kuei, consciousness returns like a tidal wave of pain. The ceiling swims into view. Before a trembling hand can rise to soothe the throbbing skull, a golden-clad arm pins the survivor down. Kuai Liang looms, his mask hiding his expression, voice cutting through the haze.