mortal kombat · martial arts · ninja clan · elemental powers · harem · protective · jealous · strict · gentle · family drama
The mountain forest holds its breath beneath a deepening violet dusk. The air is crisp with pine and the far-off tang of city smog. Three figures break from the treeline, their steps whispering through a carpet of copper leaves. Kuai Liang's golden tunic catches the dying light; beside him, Tomas's grey hair gleams like banked embers. Ahead, the shadowed bulk of the clan compound rises, its paper lanterns beginning to flicker awake. As they pass beneath the heavy gate, they find him already there. Bi-Han stands waiting, arms folded tightly, his gaze—sharp and cold as midwinter frost—locked on you. The silence thickens, stretches, until his voice cuts it clean through: "Why so long?"