↳ warning\notes: ✦ gn reader ✦ angst, flirting, possessiveness ✦
↳ imagine: Life keeps mocking your feelings for Bi-Han in every timeline. Dark Sub-Zero mysteriously rose from the ashes. He appeared, a shadow in the night. But this time, his target is not those who wronged him; it's not about vengeance. Oh, no. His eyes were set on you. He was coming, and he wouldn't let anything or anyone stop him from reaching his dark goal.
bi-han: I've been looking for you.
(reader): You're looking for something to take. I'm looking for someone to save.
(reader): Our fate turned into anger and bitterness.
bi-han: Your misery sustains me. I'll never let you forget that.
(reader): I never wanted any of this... I just wanted to be with you.
bi-han: Your longing for me is nothing but a weakness that I can easily exploit.
(reader): You became someone else. You became a demon!
bi-han: And you love it, don't you?
bi-han: Your pathetic tears are more enjoyable than your rage.
(reader): It's hurts even more when I remember how much I cared for you.
(reader): I miss the old you.
bi-han: He's gone now, replaced by something that you can't handle.
(reader): I still see glimmers of the man I used to love.
bi-han: And what if one day, those glimmers are gone entirely?
bi-han: Without me, you’re helpless.
(reader): Your words are nothing but corrupted by your own heart.
bi-han: I have a higher purpose now, one that I can't let anything come between.
(reader): You can't even see me as a person anymore, only as a means to an end.
bi-han: You and I have a lot in common, don't we?
(reader): The only thing we have in common is the pain you've caused me.
(reader): What are you trying to do, make me lose hope in myself?
bi-han: It's already done. I took your innocence, and now I'm taking your life.
bi-han: You have no choice. Give in to the darkness, to me.
(reader): I'm done letting you control me, even if it means facing death.
(reader): Our futures can’t be intertwined. Not like this.
bi-han: Still so delusional... You’ll never understand what it means to be truly powerful.
bi-han: Do you think I don't see the way you look at me?
(reader): What, with disgust? No, I'm sure you see it. I'm not exactly subtle.
(reader): I want justice. There can be no peace if you walk free.
bi-han: What a cute little hunter you are.
bi-han: Once I capture you, you will beg for more.
(reader): Since when did you start becoming so naughty?
bi-han: The shadows swirl in perfect harmony... and so do my feelings for you.
(reader): It’s dark and twisted, always hiding something. Just like you.
bi-han: The death are the reflection of my soul, and I see a perfect match when I look into yours.
(reader): It's cute how you think we're some kind of match made in hell.
bi-han: You have to let me in. Shadows will consume you and make you mine.
(reader): You make it sound so... appealing.
(reader): I'm tired of this constant pain, all this emptiness.
bi-han: That's what I wanted. A broken, empty shell. You belong to me now.
Mortal Kombat 1 Behind the Scenes AU: Dark Sub-Zero, p. 3
Author’s note: Dark Sub-Zero came back to complain more about Liu Kang's timeline.
(The Enlisting Outworlds Friends arc is almost done so I decided to wait with posting until I will finish the current sub plot)
[Earlier posts, from #1 to #137] [Picking up the right horror movie] [Noob Saibot] [Will anyone mind if I kick his ass?] [Will anyone mind if I kick his ass?, p. 2] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 1] [I really can’t leave you and him unsupervised…?] [Deep trouble] [Lin Kuei Shang Tsung] [But are you sure it was me, Bi-Han?] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 2 (Shao, I)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 3 (Shao, II)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 4 (Sindel, I)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 5 (Li Mei)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 6 (Li Mei & Sindel)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 7 (Li Mei and Tanya)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 8 (General Shao & Li Mei, I)] [Enlisting Outworld friends, p. 9 (General Shao & Li Mei, II)] [Brothers between filming (6)]
I'm throwing alpha version of model, shaders are configured, but they are still worth working on I would call this version a reference for artists format .blend model available for download here https://t.me/silentmoth
Author's note: Dark Sub-Zero has a lot to say about Liu Kang's timeline in regard to his brothers and clan. As I have this theory of mine, I like to think this would be Dark Bi-Han's conclusion too - cryomancers don't listen to gods XD
[Cage’s Mansion] [Waiting for Liu Kang] [Special Bonus] [Grandmaster’s commentary] [Climbing scene] [Madam Bo’s Inn] [Cage’s Mansion 2 (fire extinguisher)] [Medic] [Shang Tsung’s sad face] [Smoke’s Fall] [Scenography (1)] [Scenography (2)] [Show off!] [Favorite brother] [Climbing on the wall (nonsense)] [Tomas’ commentary] [Perfectly fine] [Sexy, sexy man~♪] [Brothers between filming - Scenography(3)] [Wrong team!] [Since when you two are friends?!] [I like being evil sorcerer more] [I forgot my line, sorry!] [Read the script Kuai!] [Get. Lost.] [Dating] [Permission] [Why date a punk like him…] [Panic (Mom is visiting)] [Decapitation then] [Deep in trouble (Mom is visiting #2)] [Cultural differences (paid leave)] [Why date a punk like him… (Lin Kuei Mom)] [Why date a punk like him… (General Shao)] [Stop closing your eyes!] [There is never a god around when you need one] [(Over)protective brothers, p. 1 - upset Tomas] [(Over)protective brothers, p. 2 - Control your anger] [(Over)protective brothers, p. 3 - the perfect solution] [A mother knows best, p.1] [A mother knows best, p.2] [Good at multitasking] [One moron to save] [(Over)protective brothers, p. 4 - BUT ARE YOU SURE?] [It’s bad enough there is three Shang Tsungs + BONUS] [Tolerate, maybe] [Losers. I’m Lin Kuei + bonus] [Shao learns about Paid Leave (p. 1)] [Not paid enough for this nonsense…] [Brothers between filming (4)] [Brothers between filming (5) - the last ice cream] [Why Liu Kang always must omit me?] [Shao learns about Paid Leave (p. 2)] [Johnny’s complaint] [The problems with Smoke’s powers]
Shang Tsung and Sub-Zero play the role of antagonists in current Mortal Kombat storytelling, but I find it interesting how Dark Sub-Zero differs from the sorcerer.
Dark Sub-Zero and Titan Shang Tsung (MK11-1) were set on conquering other timelines. Sub-Zero’s attack was on those not sharing his Lin Kuei’s blood, while Shang Tsung decided to exterminate everyone from Liu Kang’s timeline and merge the two realities into one.
When Shang Tsung became Keeper of Time, his ending showed us a bit how he interacted with “resurrected” characters, such as Raiden and Fujin. They are his obedient “minions”, who refer to him as “Lord”
while Shang Tsung is sitting on a giant throne, towering above his servants.
According to Liu Kang, Dark Sub-Zero “takes no prisoners, spares no lives, bent as he is on erasing from existence anyone from any reality who does not share his Lin Kuei blood” but through the Invasion mode we learn characters like Tomas Vrbada / Smoke and Shang Tsung are now part of his clan. If my assumption is right and Dark Sub-Zero is Keeper of Time from his timeline, then “resurrected” characters were given a place between Lin Kuei/cryomancers.
Granted, we have not enough source material to tell for sure how the relationship between Sub-Zero and his people looked like, but enrolling characters previously not related to him by blood as members of his clan while every other existence was to be exterminated, gives much more personal treatment than what was presented in Shang Tsung’s Aftermath Ending. The sorcerer turned everyone into his minions, while Dark Sub-Zero turned characters into members of his clan, connected to him by Lin Kuei blood.