Mortal Kombat: The Movie (Digest Version) Read Online Free PDF Page A

Johnny said, glaring at Rayden. His breath was coming quickly. “Made a choice. This is our tournament, remember? Mortal Kombat! We humans fight it!”
    Rayden waited a moment for Johnny to calm himself. Finally the god of lightning spoke.
    “Good,” Rayden said. “At last, one of you has understood.”
     
    Liu Kang and Sonya had approached while Rayden was talking with Johnny. They, too, looked at the movie actor with appraising eyes.
    The Outworlders had swept the garden near the mouth of the tunnel to Goro’s domain. Drums beat wildly. Fighters from all over the island were gathering outside the line of Outworld warriors.
    Liu stood in the crowd with Sonya beside him. Another fighter walked past – Princess Kitana, with her four ladies-in-waiting beside her.
    “Liu Kang, your turn will come,” Kitana said.

    “How?” Liu asked. “Whoever wins, it’s over.”
    “No,” Kitana replied. “It’s not over yet.”
    “What do you mean?” Liu asked.
    “Trust me,” Kitana replied.
     
    Johnny stood in the empty space cleared by the warriors. He leaned against a statue, wearing his dark glasses. The length of chain he’d practiced with earlier hung casually from his right hand.
    The drums beat louder. Goro appeared from the tunnel, his silk cape streaming out behind him. He raised all four arms to the sky and cried out a warrior’s challenge. The sound echoed over the island.
    “You’re going to hurt yourself yelling like that,” Johnny said.
    The Shokan prince paused for a moment, tilted his head, and looked at Johnny.
    “Strange,” Goro said. “We’ve barely met, and already I don’t like you.”
    “Impossible,” Johnny said. “Everybody likes me.”
    “I’m going to enjoy dismembering you,” Goro said.
    The monks who stood near the two fighters moved quickly away.
    “Let’s dance,” Johnny said.
    “Goro snapped out a punch. Johnny flipped his chain against Goro’s knuckles, then did several backflips to get away from the four-armed giant’s attack. He disappeared behind a statue in the garden.
    “What’s he doing?” Liu asked.
    “He said he was working on a strategy,” Sonya said.
    “This is a strategy?” Liu asked, puzzled.
    “Goro walked cautiously toward the statue where Johnny had vanished. All at once, the chain whipped out from behind a different statue, wrapping around one of Goro’s four wrists, breaking it.
    “So the little puppy has a bite,” Goro said. The Shokan warrior dived toward Johnny, but Johnny leapt away, wrapping his chain around Goro’s ankle as he did so. Another yank, and the ankle broke as well. Goro reached down, fast as lightning, and grabbed the chain. He pulled it from Johnny’s grasp and flung it away. Goro rose to his feet and limped painfully after his now-disarmed opponent.
    “Get away from him!” Liu called. “Remember what happened to Art!”
    Johnny was boxed in by statues. Goro’s fist smashed into Johnny’s ribs, knocking him into a pedestal and driving the wind out of him. Johnny took another punch to the body, then a kick that sent him flying. He lay motionless on the ground.
    “Johnny! Get up!” Liu yelled.
    The loud howling of the lost souls trapped inside Shang began to rise.
    “Johnny! Johnny, please!” Sonya cried.
    “Where is my tribute?” Shang asked.
    Goro knelt and scooped up Johnny’s body in his two lower arms. He turned and slowly limped toward Shang. He stood for a moment before the demon sorcerer, then went on one knee to offer Johnny to him. As Goro raised Johnny’s still form up toward Shang, Johnny came suddenly to life and, with a terrific cry, landed a karate punch between Goro’s eyes.
    “Aiyaah!” Johnny yelled.
    Goro dropped Johnny and staggered back in pain and amazement. Johnny grabbed the four-armed giant’s ponytail and looped it around the creature’s neck. Then he braced himself against Goro’s shoulders and, using his strength and leverage, pulled back hard. The prince began to strangle. He