"Huh," Cassie says. "Sounds like a good deal."

Her expression grows a bit more somber.

"I know a few people who've come back from the dead. Three of them, actually. Kuai Liang, Hanzo Hasashi, and my uncle Jax. They'd had their souls stolen by the Netherrealm. Came back as revenants forced into Netherrealm's service. We were able to restore those three, but...that's not an easy experience to come back from."