Issue #7 came in! Gather round!
[hide]-Kotal Kahn declares to his people that Goro has betrayed them and joined Mileena's side.
-Kotal Kahn enlists an army for battle. The army includes Reptile and is led by Kotal K'etz, Kotal Kahn's father.
-Kotal K'etz wields Shao Kahn's infamous sledgehammer, which Kotal Kahn had taken.
-Kotal Kahn explains to his father his relationship with Reiko. Kotal Kahn and Reiko used to work together when they served Shao Kahn. Now, Reiko not only serves Mileena, he has seduced her to become her advisor.
-Reiko explains to Goro and fellow tacticians his plan.
-Reiko explains that Kotal Kahn and his people possess powers that utilize the sun. The sun energizes them and allows them to create pillars of burning light that can kill.
-Reiko further explains, however, that because of these powers, their kind are immensely weakened by the dark. Without the sun's guidance, their powers dampen severely.
-Kotal K'etz rides on, leading his army.
-Reiko's plan unfolds as RAIN, who serves Mileena, creates a massive overcast sky of clouds to block out the sun. He is unfortunately not seen on panel, but his name is mentioned.
-Kotal K'etz presses on regardless and faces Goro alone.
-The rest of the army is completely wiped out, as it is revealed that MAVADO and hundreds of Red Dragon goons have slipped into the army using cloaking devices. They proceed to butcher Kotal K'etz army. Reptile escapes.
-KOTAL K'ETZ VS GORO!
-Kotal K'Etz slams several of Goro's teeth out with his hammer.
-Goro jumps him and slams K'Etz head into solid rock, cracking his skull. Goro screams that Kotal Kahn belittled Goro and the Shokan.
-Goro, using Shao Kahn's hammer, swings and destroys Kotal K'Etz head, killing him. "THIS (Shao Kahn's hammer) DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU, AND NEITHER DOES OUTWORLD!"
-Reptile returns to Kotal Kahn, explaining the events that transpired. Kotal Kahn learns of his father's death.
-Reiko is banking on Kotal Kahn to make mistakes.
-Kotal Kahn pulls out his knife and begins cutting himself, summoning the power of "The Gods before Gods." Possible blood magic? Comic ends there.
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The thing that intrigued me most was the fact that the Red Dragon has possession of cloaking devices. Not so much that, but Reiko claims that they obtained the cloaking devices from 'The Cyber Lin Kuei'. This hints that Sektor and possibly Cyrax are leading the Lin Kuei still.