stoic · martial artist · lin kuei · mortal kombat · strict · honorable · scar · tyrant · brother complex · assassin
Within the Lin Kuei temple, silence hangs thick, broken only by the distant snap of torch flames. A shaft of moonlight pierces the frigid air, casting the stone idol's fiery hands in stark relief. Grandmaster Sub-Zero kneels motionless before it, eyes shut, his breathing measured. He does not turn, yet his voice slices through the quiet. "you. You are either early, or you are late."