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gasped, unable to breathe or speak.
    “What’s the matter?” Johnny said. “Having a bad hair day?”
    Goro threw himself backward, trying to crush Johnny, but Johnny let go. He smashed Goro with his foot, causing the giant to roll over the edge of the cliff. Goro hung there with his one good upper hand. Far below, the clouds that surrounded the island twisted and churned, hiding the view of the beach a mile below. A stiff wind tousled Johnny’s hair as he stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down.
    “Finish him!” Shang said.

CHAPTER SEVEN
     
    “No...” Goro said.
    “So you can steal his soul?” Johnny asked. “I’ve won. That’s enough.”
    “His soul now,” Shang exclaimed, ”or yours later!”
    Johnny ignored the sorcerer. Instead he found the length of chain that he’d lost earlier. Bracing himself, he hung the end over the edge of the cliff, where Goro could take it with his lower hands.
    “Go on. Grab hold,” Johnny said.
    “So I can crawl back to my cave and die in disgrace?” Goro asked. “I am a Shokan warrior! We die in battle!”
    “You fought well,” Johnny said.
    Goro smiled up at Johnny. “As did you,” he said.
    With that he pushed away from the cliff and fell – down, down, down. Still falling, he vanished into the clouds below.
    Johnny turned away.
    A black-robed monk recorded the victory on his scroll.
    “Well done,” Rayden said.
    “It’s over,” Johnny said. “The humans won and the Realm of Earth is safe. I defeated the champion!”
    “It isn’t over quite that quickly,” Shang said. “Remember the promise you made? I reserved the right to challenge the winner – or another of my choosing – at a place appointed by me. That shall be the final battle of the tournament.”
    “Well, here I am,” Johnny said. He swung his chain slowly from side to side. “Let’s go.”
    “No,” Shang said. “I choose her !”
    With that, he grabbed Sonya Blade. Instantly the two of them were surrounded by a whirlwind of flying dust. It spread, growing larger, hiding them from view.
    “You’re a coward, sorcerer!” Rayden said in a voice of thunder. “Stand and fight!”
    “The rules of the tournament are quite clear, Lord Rayden,” said Shang. “Mortal Kombat continues. I’m simply changing the place, as we agreed.”
    Shang and Sonya vanished.
    “Sonya!” Johnny shouted. “Where has he taken her?”
    “To the emperor’s castle in the wastelands of Outworld, where I cannot follow,” Rayden said.
    “But I can,” Liu said. “I’m going after them.”
    “Not without me, you’re not,” Johnny said. He turned to Lord Rayden. “Rayden – can Sonya beat Shang Tsung?”
    “No,” Rayden said, his voice grim. “I’m sorry. However, there is one last rule – although Shang Tsung neglected to mention it.”
    “I know what the rule is,” Liu said. “It’s in the legends. She has to accept the challenge, or there can be no final combat.”
    “You know Sonya,” Johnny said. “She’ll never back down. I’ve got to stop her! I can fight Shang Tsung!”
    “Johnny Cage, you have played your part splendidly, but this battle, you cannot win,” Rayden said.
    “Then who can?” Johnny asked.
    In answer Rayden merely looked at Liu.
    “Okay, I get it,” Johnny said. “How do we get to Outworld?”
    “We’re already there,” Liu said.
    “I have nothing further to teach you, Liu Kang,” Rayden said. “You possess the knowledge to defeat Shang Tsung. All that is lacking now is the will.”
    “Are you sure you don’t want to come?” Johnny asked Rayden.
    “In Outworld, if you look hard enough, you will have another guide,” Rayden replied. “Good luck.”
    “The whirlwind from Shang’s disappearance spread. Thunderous storm clouds swept across the island. All light disappeared. A moment later the clouds broke apart to show Johnny that he and Liu were standing on a road in the remnants of an ancient city. A dark tower stood on a mountain spur,