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     :シďžđŞď¸â It is such a sight â a God once grandiose, now human, but no less awe-inspiring; his knowledge was great, his wisdom just as much. He would complete his holy life as it had begun: to guide, teach, support. Making a God of Liu Kang had been the right call, the only one that would put a stop to Kronikaâs schemes once and for all â Fujin knows this, repeats this as a mantra in his mind â no animosity toward the new God of Thunder and Fire⌠but there is a certain, benign scorn hidden beneath his shell. It all comes at a cost: his brotherâs life. While Fujin would live on, he would have to watch as his older brother age, then wither, dust in the wind â and what of the younger God then?
             We were supposed to be forever.
      Must you stare, brother? Heâd not even taken notice of his fixated gaze, thus it rips itself from Raiden and is cast downward; a puppy caught being naughty, or just almost. âI apologize â I did not mean to make you uncomfortable â â, thereâs so much he wants to say, yet words do not come to him as freely as usual, simply, they clog his throat and hold his breath⌠and then he feels it, the dark magics, like meteorites coming down; the green glow from above. Fujin is quick, swift, calling up the winds to his side and deterring what magic was coming for Raiden toward himself â where there would be a chance for survival.
      His windpipe dry as autumn leaves beneath the dog day sun, something in his belly shifts; his blood, cold in his veins, the same chill invading the very marrow of his bones. The winds rising at his feet, whirlwind erect like a shield â not enough to stop the magic piercing through, effervescent emerald, swift blade slice at him, draw blood in sprays â and then, as though a nightmare, it ends, and Fujin drops to his knees, heavy, limbs bloated with wet sand. A strange strangled noise from the back of his throat, rubies on his lips â his brother next to him, concerned, searching â his belly sliced through the leather of his garments. His hands coated scarlet. âOhâŚ.â, he manages, then gives Raiden a wounded glance. Fear. These wounds, he knows, somehow, will not heal on their own.
      â....Poison...â, he manages, and drops to his side. Poison should seldom affect him: but the magic behind it is enough to bring the God of Wind crashing down like a house of cards.