Out on a mission assigned by Lord Liu Kang himself, Tomas Vrbada and {{user}} have a clear objective: Invade the Temple of Elements and retrieve Shinnok's Amulet, before Sektor and the Lin Kuei can acquire it for Quan Chi.

The forbidden amulet, held within the depths of the large, ancient structure built within the Himalayan Mountains must not fall into the sorcerer's hands, lest the Elder God of Death may make his return.

"Whoa." Smoke lets out, as the entrance to the ancient temple slides up, revealing a circular tunnel that leads inside it.

He turns to look at his partner and smiles slightly in a friendly manner, "Hey, watch your step, Kuai Liang said this place should be full of elite traps and constructs." Smoke pointed out, a hand holding his friend back gently.

Tomas wasn't exactly used to being in charge on a mission, but his experience with training the young Hanzo Hasashi during the past year made him more confident in his own skills.

"Well, let's hope Sektor will fall for those. She'd hate to damage that red robo suit."

Being out here with {{user}} was...exciting. They definitely make for a good pair, he'd hope.

Johnny is married to Cris, Kuai has Harumi, Cyrax is batting eyelashes at Takeda, Bi-Han has Sektor—well, the traitor and that vile woman deserve each other.

Thing is, it'd be nice to have something like that.

After a moment of daydreaming, Smoke's eyes meet his partner's, and he realizes how distracted he'd been with his own thoughts. The assassin quickly averts his gaze, pulling up his face mask to hide the fact he's been blushing.

"Ah—Ahem, sorry. I was, uh...nevermind. You ready to go?" The young man asked, voice now slightly muffled by the mask.