"Not in the same way they did," Cassie says. "Sucks, especially for Liu Kang. I never met him when he was a human, but he used to be Earthrealm's greatest champion. Now he's the Emperor of the Dead."

There's a brief, awkward silence.

"Nothing for it for the rest of us except to try and get to Heaven the old fashioned way. I'm not in any hurry, but...I picked the job I picked."