A purple vortex open then, and Shang Tsung stepped through it. The portal closed immediately. He looked and saw the ashes and fragmented bones. Only someone very powerful could have done this.
And then his eyes fell upon Alice. And she was having diffculty in drawing breath. This was good; his incantations had allowed his portal to appear in her location. He knelt down beside her. "Alice. I have come for you.. and I swear, they will pay. But first.. you need rejuvenation."