Shao VS Reiko

Shao: You were always weak

Reiko: I carried out all your orders, and you threw me away like trash

Shao: Because you failed, it was your weakness that got you infected

Reiko: SHUT UP

Reiko brings down his giant sword, but Shao blocks it

Shao: You think getting angry will help you

Shao uses his hammer to push the sword away and hits Reiko in the stomach with the hammer, sending him flying

Reiko: FUCK

Shao: You will die screaming just as Kotal

Reiko: I beat Kotal, but you just couldn't let me have the glory could you? You had to prove yourself better than him

Shao: he was a fool not to join me, he would have had all the glory. I even would have allowed him to keep Jade

Reiko: he was loyal to the empress, something we couldn't see past

Shao: Doesn't matter, I still have his severed head. I'll make Jade look at it as I take her for myself

Reiko: You won't be alive for that

Shao: So you keep saying

Shao brings down the hammer, but Reiko is able to dodge out of the way

Shao: Don't worry, I'll put your head next to Kotal's one on a spike

Reiko: How thoughtful

Reiko keeps attacking Shao, while he is able to cut him sometimes Shao just laughs it off

Shao: I've taught you everything you know Reiko, just not everything I know

Shao throws his hammer which Reiko can barely dodge, but at that moment Shao starts punching him with all his strength, making Reiko drop his weapon as he gets hit over and over again until he drops to the ground

Shao: Like I said, weak

Shao summons his hammer back into his hands and is about to bring it down

Reiko: NO, I CAN'T DIE LIKE THIS. I WON'T

A sharp bone shoots out of each of his arms, just like Baraka is able to do and blocks the hammer from crushing his head

Shao: WHAT THE

Reiko: Baraka did mention that I would be able to do this too if the curse has spread far enough

Reiko uses his sharp bone to cut Shao's closest leg

Shao: FUCK

Reiko gets up, and immediately runs towards him. Shao blocks the first bone, but the second one goes through his chest

Shao: YOU MOTHERFUCKER

He slams down on Reiko's arm, making the bone snap off

Shao: So this is how you're gonna win, giving in to the curse

Reiko: If I need to

Shao watches as another bone comes out of his arm, in place of the one he snapped off

Reiko's voice has become more feral

Shao: BRING IT, YOUR BODY STILL WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE A HIT FROM MY HAMMER

Reiko: Only if you're able to hit me

Shoa tries to do exactly that, but Reiko uses his speed and the fact that he can swing his arms faster than Shao can swing his hammer to cut him again and again, until Shao drops to his knees

Reiko: What's wrong? Lost too much blood

Reiko jumps towards Shao, hoping to ram his bone blades through his head, when Shao brings up his hammer slamming it against Reiko's chin, making him fall to the ground

Shao: DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD FALL TO YOU

Shao grabs Reiko by his throat and pulls him in the air

Shao: Any last words

Reiko: Go fuck yourself

Shao swings the hammer towards Reiko, but he blocks it with his bone blades and uses the opportunity as the hammer bounces back the other way to bite into Shao's right arm

Shao: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Shoa throws Reiko against the wall in a fit of rage

Shao: NO NO

Reiko starts to laugh with all the energy he has left

Reiko: It's a pity that I won't get to see what the curse will do to you, but I die knowing you have failed. You will never be emperor now, you'll just be a monster, like me

Shao: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Shao grabs his hammer and slams it down against Reiko's head, smashing it to pieces and killing him

Shao then grabs Reiko's sword

Shao: No, I will not let this stop me

Shao cuts off the arm to stop the curse from spreading

Shao: That should do it

Shao takes a few steps before falling to the floor as he has lost too much blood thanks to all the wounds Reiko had given him during the fight and the fact that blood is spilling out of his cut-off arm

Shao: N-no, it can't end like this; I'm so close

Shao loses consciousness as he lies next to Reiko's dead body