By the time I was back to my consciousness, I was already imprisoned. Somehow, they had been able to suppress 'Akuma no kami'.

Minutes later, I was receiving series of punches... Even the demon god could not surface at that moment.
"Why have you come, Scorpion? To finish what you have started?"

" to seek help..."

"From the Lin Kuei? The same clan you hated so much?"

"Did it look like I had a choice?"

Thuumm!!

That sent me bleeding heavily...

"Now you know how Sub-zero felt..."

Don't you mean '...how you felt?'

At that moment, he froze.

"You knew it was me all along?"

"Why do you think I came in the first place? I need help..."

"And you don't feel ashamed? The once mighty Scorpion..."

"My name is Hanzo Hasashi."

"How easy it must be for you to deny your identity...."

"I need your help to find my son... I need to rid him of the demon in him..."

"The Lin Kuei will not subject themselves to helping a Shirai Ryu... Especially you.... Scorpion"
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That night was cold... I almost froze to death. My mortality wasn't paying much. Now, I just laid on the prison ground thinking... Reminiscing on the years I spent... With Kanji... With Kushi... I glanced at the pendant she once gave me... Looking at it now half blinded my eyes with tears that froze to my skin... I had the urge to die and my wish would've come true had a guard not pass me a cup of warm water...

"We don't usually tend to our prisoners.."

I couldn't answer...

"You're welcome" he said.
............................................................. The next day, a guard came to the prison...

"Message from Sub-zero" he said to the other guard.

Schhukk!

He drove an icicle through his face. Shocked, I stood up.

"It's Sub-Zero. Put this on" He passed me a Lin Kuei robe.

"I thought you said you wouldn't help me..."

"I said I wouldn't help a Shirai Ryu... Or Scorpion. But as you said, you're Hanzo Hasashi.....
Raiden told me everything. Hurry!"

I complied.

We were able to pass through the others unnoticed.

Once outside, we heard the bells ring. They've found the body... We escaped.

And just like that, I aligned with my eternal opponent, Sub-Zero.