Mortal Kombat (NCU Potential Project Franchise)

Mortal Kombat is a Japanese potential project franchise.

Chapter 01: Mortal Kombat
Earthrealm has once last chance to save itself by winning the Mortal Kombat tournament against Outworld.

Chapter 02: Mortal Kombat II
Outworld holds another Mortal Kombat tournament (merely weeks after the last one) in the hopes of claiming Earthrealm.

Chapter 03: Mortal Kombat III
Shao Kahn shall claim Earthrealm...one way or another...

Chapter 04: Mortal Kombat IV
The threat of Outworld may have been stopped, but now the Netherrealm is making their move.

Chapter 05: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
With the death of Liu Kang, a Deadly Alliance rises in Outworld.

Chapter 06: Mortal Kombat: Deception
Thanks to the Deception of a fool, the Dragon King returns to Outworld.

Chapter 07: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
In days of Armageddon, the fury of Mortal Kombat will turn every Kombatant against each other to determine the fate of all six realms.

Chapter 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
A mysterious rage infects the champions of Mortal Kombat as another universe begins an apparent invasion.

Chapter 09: Mortal Kombat IX
To prevent Shao Kahn from causing Armageddon, Raiden sends to message to where he would be most vulnerable: the past.

Chapter 10: Mortal Kombat X
A new generation of Kombatants must battle the tyranny of Shinnok.

Chapter 11: Mortal Kombat XI
The truth behind the multidimensional wars will be revealed.

Chapter 12: Mortal Kombat I
Welcome to Liu Kang's New Era, where everyone is destined to walk down the path of righteousness...or ARE they?

Chapter 01: Mortal Kombat

 * Long ago, there existed six realms:
 * Chaosrealm
 * Earthrealm
 * Edenia
 * Netherrealm
 * Orderrealm
 * Outworld
 * All six realms co-existed in peace and harmony...until Outworld invaded and merged with Edenia.
 * In response to this unlawful invasion, the Elder Gods—the watchers and protectors of the six realms—announced Mortal Kombat, a martial arts tournament held once every 500 years, in which a conquering realm must defeating a defending realm before invasion and mergence.
 * If the conquering realm wins ten tournaments in a row, then they would be allowed to conquer and merge with the realm they defeated.
 * If the defending realm wins ten tournaments in a row, then the conquering realm would be forbidden from making anymore invasion attempts.
 * In the first Outworld vs. Earthrealm tournament, a martial arts sorcerer named Shang Tsung competed on behalf of Earthrealm and won by absorbing the souls of the defeated Kombatants.
 * Because of his unruly nature, Shang Tsung was disowned by the Elder Gods.
 * Angered, Shang Tsung won the next OvEa tournament—this time on behalf of Outworld. Upon victory, he claimed the tournament for himself as ownership and legalized killing—dubbing them as "Fatalities"; all future Outworld-hosted tournaments would be held on his island.
 * Shang Tsung would then go on to win eight more tournaments for Outworld; however, on the eve of their final victory, Shang Tsung was defeated by a Shaolin Monk named The Great Kung Lao, thus resetting Outworld's victory streak and earning Earthrealm its first of ten required victories.
 * Kung Lao then won eight OvEa tournaments, leaving Earthrealm one victory away from permanent protection from Outworld.
 * In desperation, Shang Tsung enlisted the aid of Goro, the prince of the Shokan race, to compete; Goro defeated and beat Kung Lao to death, thus resetting Earthrealm's streak and restarting Outworld's.
 * Goro went on to win eight more tournaments for Outworld, leaving one victory away from conquering Earthrealm.
 * For the next tournament, Shang Tsung invited many Kombatants to compete.
 * While many Kombatants (like Kano, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero) are willing to murder their opponents, others (like Johnny Cage, Liu Kang, and Sonya) are more merciful and willing to spare their opponents.
 * The spared Earthrealm-aligned Kombatants are later assassinated by an invisible figure.
 * The tournament continues until only six Kombatants remain:
 * Johnny Cage: A failing martial arts actor hoping for a comeback.
 * Kano: The leader of the Black Dragon mercenary and arms dealing organization, hired on behalf of Shang Tsung.
 * Liu Kang: A Shaolin Monk born and raised by the White Lotus Society at the Wu Shi Academy.
 * Accompanying Liu Kang is his mentor Raiden, the God of Thunder and Protector of Earthrealm.
 * Scorpion (AKA Hanzo Hasashi): A undead Japanese ninja of the Shirai Ryu, seeking revenge on Sub-Zero for the death of his family and clan.
 * Sonya Blade (AKA Bi-Han): A Special Forces agent hunting Kano and the Black Dragon for the death of her partner and twin brother Daniel Blade.
 * Sub-Zero: A Chinese ninja of the Lin Kuei, hired on behalf of Shang Tsung.
 * Johnny is defeated but spared by Sonya. On his way back to the boat. Johnny is attacked by the invisible assassin and thrown into the Pit, but he survives, and the assassin reveals his invisible form: Reptile (AKA Syzoth). Reptile is defeated and exposed to the other Kombatants by Johnny, and Shang Tsung reveals that he hired Reptile to assassinate the Earthrealm-aligned Kombatants so he could steal their souls and retain his immortality—an act he has been doing to every defeated Earthrealm-aligned Kombatant since the first tournament.
 * Scorpion defeats and burns Sub-Zero to death.
 * Eventually, Liu Kang remains as the last remaining Earthrealm-aligned Kombatant. Liu Kang is challenged by Goro, but despite near death, the former is victorious.
 * Desperate to achieve victory on behalf of Outworld, Shang Tsung fights Liu Kang as the final challenge, but he is defeated as well, breaking Outworld's streak and protecting Earthrealm for at least 5000 years.
 * Johnny Cage makes a movie named Mortal Kombat, detaining his experience at the tournament (yet falsely proclaiming himself as the victor), reviving his movie career.
 * Sonya continues her pursuit of Kano.
 * Scorpion returns to the remains of the Shirai Ryu with Sub-Zero's remains, announcing that they have been avenged; however, the spirits of his family and clan don't welcome him home for some reason.
 * Liu Kang returns home and is celebrated for his victory by Raiden.

Chapter 02: Mortal Kombat II

 * The defeated Shang Tsung is brought forth by the Emperor of Outworld for his failure in the OvEa Mortal Kombat tournament. The emperor blames the sorcerer for ruining Outworld's victory streak and making Earthrealm be protected for about 5000 years. As he prepares to execute the sorcerer, Shang Tsung suggests changing the rule as the emperor's hammer seemingly falls onto him.
 * A few weeks after the events of the previous OvEa Liu Kang is busy training Shaolin Monks at the Wu Shi Academy when it is attacked of a horde of Tarkatans, led by Baraka; Liu Kang is one of the few survivors, along with his best friend Kung Lao and mentor Raiden. Shang Tsung then appears before the survivors and sways them to go to Outworld for revenge.
 * Johnny Cage is enjoying the fame of his Mortal Kombat movie when he receives a calling from Raiden to go to Outworld.
 * Sonya Blade tracks Kano to Outworld, but it turns out to be a trap, and she is captured by the emperor. Before her capture, she manages to relay an SOS to her CO Jax Briggs, who arrives in Outworld to save her.
 * Sub-Zero—thought to have been killed by Scorpion—also arrives in Outworld with his sworn brother Smoke, seeking revenge against Scorpion.
 * The Earthrealmers are then greeted by Shao Kahn, the Emperor of Outworld, who challenges them to another tournament in exchange abandoning his conquest of Earthrealm upon defeat; otherwise, Shao Kahn will merge with Earthrealm if victorious.
 * Among Shao Kahn's Kombatants include:
 * Baraka: The leader of the Tarkatans.
 * Jade: Kitana's bodyguard.
 * Kintaro: A tiger lineage Shokan.
 * Kitana: One of Shao Kahn's daughter and Mileena's twin sister.
 * Mileena: One of Shao Kahn's daughter and Kitana's twin sister.
 * Noob Saibot: A revenant.
 * Reptile
 * Scorpion
 * Shang Tsung
 * Kitana falls in love with Liu Kang, and they begin a forbidden love. Mileena discovers the romance and attempts to assassinate both of them, during which Kitana discovers what lies behind Mileena's mask: Tarkatan teeth. Confronting her father, Kitana learns that she is not his real daughter; her real parents, the rulers of Edenia, died during Outworld's invasion. On the other hand, Mileena is a Tarkatan clone of her created by Shang Tsung as a replacement. Horrified, Kitana betrays her adopted father and vows to free Edenia from his tyrannical grip.
 * Sub-Zero defeats Scorpion, revealing himself as Kuai Liang, the younger brother of the original Sub-Zero Bi-Han; however, when Scorpion urges Sub-Zero to kill him so he may join his family and clan, Sub-Zero spares him (an act Noob Saibot is not too fond about) and claims that his vengeance is misdirected. In retaliation, Scorpion leaves a vertical scar across Sub-Zero's left eye and vows that he will regret showing mercy someday.
 * The tournament continues until Liu Kang remains, who then defeats Shao Kahn—seemingly freeing Earthrealm from Outworld forever.
 * Jax frees Sonya, and they continue their pursuit of Kano.
 * Kitana manages to demerge Edenia from Outworld and claims the throne.
 * Johnny Cage makes Mortal Kombat II, another instantaneous success.
 * Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Raiden pay respect to their fallen White Lotus Society comrades.

Chapter 03: Mortal Kombat III

 * Despite having lost the previous OvEa Mortal Kombat tournament and no longer being allowed to attempt any mergence with his target realm, Shao Kahn is still determined Outworld...through alternative means (as well as reclaiming Edenia through Mortal Kombat).
 * The Emperor of Outworld concocts a plan to resurrect his Queen Sindel, thus allowing him to invade Earthrealm to reclaim.
 * Sindel is resurrected—now completely loyal to Shao Kahn.
 * Meanwhile, the heroes continue about their lifestyles:
 * Jax and Sonya Blade are still in pursuit of Kano.
 * Johnny Cage is doing a press tour while promoting his latest film Mortal Kombat II.
 * Kung Lao and Liu Kang are training Mortal Kombat competitors at the Wu Shi Academy.
 * Raiden continued to be the protector of Earthrealm.
 * Smoke and Sub-Zero are now the run from the Lin Kuei for unknown reasons.
 * All of a sudden, a horde of Outworld Centaurs attack Earthrealm, killing many Earthrealmers—including Johnny Cage.
 * A soulnado appears in the sky and absorbs the souls of all the victims; however, Johnny Cage died at the last minute, and the portal closed before being away, allowing his soul to temporarily reclaim his body.
 * During the invasion, Smoke is captured by two cyborgs that Sub-Zero identifies as Cyrax and Sektor.
 * The Lin Kuei have started a program called the "Cyber Initiative", in which three Lin Kuei ninjas are chosen to be converted into cyborgs. Although Sektor, the son of the Lin Kuei master, volunteered for the program, Cyrax, Smoke, and Sub-Zero disapprove; Cyrax was converted while helping Smoke and Sub-Zero escape, but Smoke was captured and converted as well.
 * Since the invasion, the Lin Kuei were hired by Shao Khan to assist in his invasion.
 * Only a few Kombatants were protected by Raiden during the invasion:
 * Jax
 * Kabal: A speed-enhanced police officer whose face was severely burned by Scorpion during the invasion.
 * Kitana: Joins as gratitude for saving Edenia.
 * Kung Lao
 * Kurtis Stryker: Kabal's police officer partner.
 * Liu Kang
 * Nightwolf: A Native-American shaman.
 * Sonya
 * Sub-Zero
 * Among Shao Kahn's Kombatants include:
 * Baraka
 * Chameleon: One of Shao Kahn's deadliest warriors.
 * Cyrax
 * Sub-Zero manages to reprogram him to help against the invasion.
 * Ermac: A construct of fallen Earthrealm civilians created by Shang Tsung.
 * Goro
 * Jade
 * Defects after finding out her childhood friend Kitana is among the heroes.
 * Kano
 * Kintaro
 * Mileena
 * Noob Saibot
 * Rain: The demi-god son of the Elder God Argus.
 * Reptile
 * Scorpion
 * Sektor
 * Shang Tsung
 * Sheeva: The Shokan daughter of Goro. and Sindel's bodyguard,
 * Sindel
 * Smoke
 * Manages to reclaim his free will thanks to Sub-Zero.
 * The Earthrealm Kombatants fend off many invading Outworlders.
 * Raiden unsuccessfully tries to convince the Elder Gods to stop Shao Kahn's invasion, but the Elder Gods explain that merging realms—NOT invasion—is a violation of Mortal Kombat, and thus they cannot intervene.
 * While Raiden tries to consult the Elder Gods, Sindel attacks the Earthrealm resistance. Liu Kang easily defeats Sindel, but before he can kill her, Kitana intervenes, claiming Sindel to be her mother.
 * Kitana explains that while she was a newborn baby, Shao Kahn invaded Edenia, killed her father King Jerrod, merged her realm with Outworld, and forced Queen Sindel to be his wife; however, Sindel killed herself out of grief, leaving her daughter to be abusively raised by Shao Kahn—this is what led to the Elder Gods commencing the Mortal Kombat tournament.
 * Sindel overcomes Shao Kahn's influence and reunites with her daughter.
 * Shao Khan arrives in Earthrealm, but Liu Kang defeats him, driving him back to Outworld and ending the invasion.
 * Cyrax becomes stranded in the desert while blindly heading back to the base.
 * Jade becomes Kitana's bodyguard once again.
 * Kabal is revealed to be an undercover Black Dragon agent and disappears.
 * Kano disappears and the Black Dragon is disbanded.
 * Kung Lao seemingly dies during the invasion.
 * Jax and Sonya form the Outer World Investigation Agency.
 * Johnny Cage's soul finally ascends to Heaven.
 * Sindel reclaims the throne of Edenia with her daughter Kitana.
 * Smoke becomes deactivated.
 * Sub-Zero is pardoned for his defection and returns to the Lin Kuei.

Chapter 04: Mortal Kombat IV

 * Thousands of years ago, an Elder God named Shinnok went rogue and waged war on Earthrealm. After a long and grueling, which resulted in the death of an entire civilization, Raiden defeated the fallen Elder God, confiscated his amulet, and banished him to the Netherrealm.
 * In the present, the amulet is stolen by a Netherrealm sorcerer named Quan Chi—resulting in the deaths of many gods—who uses it to free Shinnok from his confines; however, he gave the fallen Elder God a replica and kept the real one for himself.
 * Meanwhile, we look into the lives of some of the heroes:
 * Cyrax is found by the Special Forces/Outer World Investigation Agency and reprogrammed into helping them.
 * Jax and Sonya Blade are hunting down Jarek, the last remaining member of the Black Dragon.
 * Kung Lao has faked his death and retired of fighting.
 * Sub-Zero aims to turn the Lin Kuei into a force for good.
 * Free from the Netherrealm, Shinnok waged war on all the realms once again, beginning his conquest on Edenia. Liu Kang is sent by Raiden to save the royal family but is too late, resulting in him becoming heartbroken in believing Princess Kitana is dead.
 * Shinnok next target is Earthrealm, summoning a bunch of Kombatants to aid him:
 * Baraka
 * Goro
 * Aims to defeat Liu Kang in revenge but loses once again.
 * Jarek: The sole survivor of the Black Dragon.
 * Meat
 * Mileena
 * Noob Saibot
 * Quan Chi
 * Reiko: A general of Shinnok during his first invasion, he returns to aid his master once again.
 * Reptile
 * Scorpion
 * Sektor
 * After Cyrax failed to return to the Lin Kuei, Sektor is sent to find and (if necessary) terminate him.
 * Tanya: The daughter of Edenia's ambassador. She is a sole survivor of Shinnok's invasion; while she was helping a bunch of refugees seek shelter, one of them turned out to be Shinnok, so she aids the Earthrealm to redeem herself; however, her true colors are revealed after failing to lure Liu Kang into a trap.
 * Raiden summons his own band of Kombatants to stop Shinnok:
 * Cyrax
 * Fujin: Raiden's brother; the God of Wind and a survivor of Quan Chi's attack.
 * Jax
 * Johnny Cage
 * He convinces Raiden to resurrect him so he can aid the Earthrealmsres.
 * Kai: A While Lotus Society Shaolin Monk from America.
 * Kitana
 * She faked her death to help free Edenia.
 * Kung Lao
 * Returns after hearing that Goro has returned.
 * Liu Kang
 * Sonya
 * Sub-Zero
 * Liu Kang defeats Shinnok, once again proving himself as the Champion of Mortal Kombat.
 * Cyrax becomes self-aware and begins remembering his pre-Cyber Initiative life. With the help of the Special Forces, he reclaims his humanity and decides to join them.
 * Goro negotiates a peace treaty with the Shokan and Edenians—though not before receiving a ceremonial strike from Kung Lao.
 * Jax and Sonya chase Jarek off a cliff, believing the Black Dragon to finally be finished.
 * Johnny Cage returns to movie career, but after earning an award for his latest movie, he became too arrogant that be opened his big mouth during the awards cermony, only to be met with a bunch of boos and jeers; this would taint his reputation as well as ruin his career.
 * Kitana offers Liu Kang the chance to rule Edenia with her, but he declines due to his status as Earthrealm's one-and-only protector.
 * Mileena attempts to kill Kitana and take the throne of Edenia for herself, but she was dropped into the palace dungeons.
 * Scorpion defeats Sub-Zero and prepares to finish him off, but Quan Chi arrives and reveals that it was HIM who murdered his family and clan. Hoping to atone for his misdirected vengeance—as well as take vengeance on the true culprit—Scorpion drags the sorcerer back to the Netherrealm and begin chasing him down.
 * As for Raiden, the services have now given him the chance to join the Elder God; before his ascension, he chooses Fujin to become the new Protector of Earthrealm.

Chapter 05: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

 * Stil being pursued by Scorpion, Quan Chi escapes from the Netherrealm into Outworld. There, he comes mummified army of the previous ruler of Outworld: The Dragon King.
 * Quan Chi aligns with Shang Tsung to form the Deadly Alliance and resurrect the army; both sorcerers plan to betray one-another and use Shinnok's Amulet to control the army after finishing the other one off.
 * Before they begin, the Deadly Alliance assassinates the two forces powerful enough to stop them: Shao Kahn and Liu Kang.
 * Sektor assassinates his father, the Lin Kuei Grandmaster, and attempts to cease the Lin Kuei for himself, but Sub-Zero drives him off, and he flees to Japan to form the Tekunin.
 * Sareena escapes the Netherrealm and seeks asylum in the Lin Kuei by Sub-Zero—the younger brother of the original that she befriended.
 * Goro is assassinated by Noob Saibot during the latter's service to the Deadly Alliance, prompting Kitana to seek revenge for him (as well as her former lover Liu Kang).
 * Jax Briggs and Sonya Blade search for two of their missing Outer World Investigation Agency agents: Cyrax and Kenshi.
 * During a recon mission, Cyrax becomes stranded in the Netherrealm, where she comes across a vampire named Nitara. Nitara promises him a return to Earthrealm in exchange for helping her find an orb that would restore her realm from Outworld; Reptile is also hired by the vampire to retrieve the orb. Cyrax finds the orb and is returned to Earthrealm.
 * The Red Dragon, consisting of Mavado and Hsu Hao, aligns with the Death Alliance in the hopes of wiping out the Black Dragon.
 * Kano is revealed to be alive and aligns with the Deadly Alliance to take out the Red Dragon later on.
 * Drahmin and Moloch join the Deadly Alliance; however, their true motive is to get revenge on Quan Chi for betraying them.
 * Flashback: While fleeing from Scorpion, Quan Chi hires two Oni, Drahmin and Moloch, to kill Scorpion in exchange for helping him kill Scorpion; however, while the two Oni fight the Shirai Ryu specter, Quan Chi secretly abandons them to flee.
 * With the Elder Gods refusing to get involved despite the dangers that the Deadly Alliance pose, Raiden abandons his Elder God status return to Earth and summon the Earthrealm Kombatants—Frost, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Sonya, and Sub-Zero—to fight the villainous duo.
 * Bo' Rai Cho and Li Mei join the fight against the Deadly Alliance; the latter hoping to gain freedom for her Earthrealm companions.
 * Despite their best efforts, most of the Earthrealm champions—and Kitana—are overwhelmed and killed by the Tarkatan horde.
 * Mokap, who arrived by accident, manages to suvive and escape after being overwhelmed.
 * Li Mei is severly injured and rescued by Bo' Rai Cho.
 * Frost, Sub-Zero's apprentice, uses this opportunity to steal her master's medallion in the hopes of becoming more powerful (as well as surpass Sub-Zero as Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei); however, the medallion's power was too powerful for her to control, and she i consumed by her own ice powers. Sub-Zero is forced to retreat and bury her in the ancient ruins of a holy structure erected by the long-lost race of Cryomancers.
 * During this ordeal, Repite discovers a Dragon Egg in the Netherrealm being guarded by Blaze; after Blaze's defeat, the egg hatches and strikes Reptile as a giant dragon emerges from the egg.

Chapter 06: Mortal Kombat: Deception

 * Decades ago, a boy named Shujinko is chosen by Damashi, a self-proclaimed agent of the Elder Gods, to gather the six Kamidogu (from each of the six realms) for the Elder Gods.
 * This journey would take Shiujinko throughout the six realms, and because of this, his aging would change drastically. Thus, by the time his quest was finished, he was still a young man but appeared to be elderly on the outside.
 * Throughout his quest, Shujinko made many friends—Ashrah, Bo' Rai Cho, Sub-Zero, Ermac, Nightwolf, Kenshi, Sindel, Li Mei, Havik, and Dairou—and enemies—Shao Kahn, Hotaru, Scorpion, Kobra, Baraka, Kira, Tanya, and Mileena.
 * After collecting all six Kamidogu, he is confronted by a large dragon who reveals himself as the Dragon King: Onaga—as well as the true identity of Damashi.
 * Onaga reveals that he plans to use the Kamidogu and Shinnok's Amulet to reclaim his army and take revenge.
 * Shujinko escapes, vowing to fix his error, and Onaga departs to Outworld.
 * By this time, only Raiden remained to battle Quan Chi and Shang Tsung of the Deadly Alliance.
 * Despite his best efforts, Raiden is defeated as well.
 * Quan Chi and Shang Tsung take this opportunity to turn on each other and claim Shinnok's Amulet in the hopes of gaining control of the Dragon King's army—with the former winning.
 * Suddenly, the Dragon King himself—Onaga—arrives to reclaim his army.
 * Despite the combined efforts of Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, and Raiden—the latter performing a suicidal blast that kills him and destroys Shang Tsung's Palace—Onaga survives and claims the amulet, allowing him full control over his army.
 * Onaga resurrects the deceased Earthrealm Kombatants, as well as Kitana, to serve him.
 * Surviving an attack by the Red Dragon, Kabal reforms the Black Dragon with Kira and Kobra.
 * Raiden is reborn as a dark vengeful god, and he resurrects Liu Kang's body as a zombie to take revenge on Shang Tsung.
 * Hotaru and the Seido Guards becomes corrupt as they begin serving Onaga; Dairou and Darrius go rogue and team up with Havik to stop them
 * After being freed from Shao Kahn's control by Kenshi, Ermac teams up with Liu Kang's spirit and frees his Earthrealm comrades; Jax and Kitana join the fight against the Dragon King.
 * Onaga reveals a terrifying truth to Kitana: her mother Sindel was the one who killed her father Jerrod.
 * Goro and Shao Kahn are revealed to be alive and they plan to take back Outworld. They capture Kitana and prepare to sacrifuce her, but she is rescued by Jade and Sindel.
 * When confronted by her daughter, Sindel admits that what Onaga said was true...but NOT in those exact words...
 * Flashback: King Jerrod and Queen Sindel had recently given birth to a daughter named Kitana. During that time, Shao Kahn launched his invasion of Edenia and breached the palace. Shao Kahn demanded the realm of Edenia, but Jerrod refused; however, Kitana's crying began growing loud enough for everyone to hear, Sindel "betrays" Jerrod and murders him, proclaiming her love for strong and powerful emperor; in reality: she did so to protect Kitana from danger. After the merging, Shao Kahn and Sindel became the rulers of the merged realms of Edenia and Outworld and are planning to conquer the other four realms as well—staring with Earthrealm; however, late one night, Sindel attempted to murder his husband in his sleep the hopes of saving her realm and the other, but Quan Chi, who had been watching through the Netherrealm and hoping to delay Shinnok's invasion so Shinnok to proceed with his, foils her plan and murders her, staging it to look like a suicide. And THIS would lead to the commencement of the Mortal Kombat tournament.
 * Forst is revealed to have survived and recovers. Finding herself in a burial chamber, Frost accurately deduces that Sub-Zero buried her here and attacks the Lin Kuei for revenge; however, Sub-Zero deep freezes her into an ice coffin and places her in the chamber of the fallen Lin Kuei, sealing it with an ice wall, intent on keeping her in that state until a cure for her dementia could be found.
 * Noob Saibot finds and reprograms Smoke, but they are defeated by Sub-Zero; Noob is revealed to be Sub-Zero older brother: Bi-Han.
 * After some training, Shujinko confronts and defeated Onaga.
 * Meanwhile, in the realm of Edenia, Blaze arrives and begins to send a calling throughout all the realms as he begins transforming into a large, sinister form.

Chapter 07: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

 * In Edenia, the sorceress Delia has a vision of the future where the forces of good and evil will engage in a final battle of Mortal Kombat that threatens to end all realms.
 * In an effort to spare the Realms, Delia’s husband Argus (an Elder God) constructs a pyramid where the battle will take place and has his sons, Taven and Daegon, put into dormant states in caverns. Delia instructs her Elemental, Blaze, to signal their dragons to awaken them just before final battle commences.
 * In the future, Taven is awakened by his dragon Orin in Earthrealm and is told that he and Daegon will be competing against each other in their quest.
 * Wishing to speak with his father, Taven teleports to his father’s temple and fights several members of the Black Dragon as well as mysterious warriors in red only to find it deserted. He eventually finds a message left to him and Daegon by Argus stating that they will be competing to take his place as an Elder God by defeating Blaze and that he has left weapons for each of them.
 * When Taven finds both weapons are missing, he is suddenly stunned unconscious by Sektor.
 * Despite being imprisoned on a Tekunin warship, Taven manages to free himself and defeat Sektor before escaping back to Orin’s portal.
 * Taven then travels to his mother's temple in the mountains where she has left armor for Daegon and himself.
 * Upon reaching the Temple, Taven finds that it has been occupied by the Lin Kuei and is forced to fight through their assassins including Frost and their Grand Master Sub-Zero.
 * Upon defeating the latter, Taven retrieves his armor and is soon attacked by Dark Lin-Kuei.
 * Alongside Sub-Zero, Taven defeats the attackers after fighting both Smoke and Noob Saibot.
 * With Taven’s assistance, Sub-Zero reveals the identity of the mysterious warriors attacking him as the Red Dragon and that they are based out of Charred Mountain.
 * Upon traveling through the portal, Taven is forced to fight Fujin when the latter warns him to return to Edenia.
 * Taven reluctantly defeats the wind god and proceeds to the Red Dragon stronghold and finds Daegon, who is now much older.
 * Despite being reunited, Daegon reveals himself as the leader of the Red Dragon and his intention to kill Taven in order to kill Blaze first.
 * Taven then fights several enemies and eventually finds Daegon’s dragon Caro, who had been imprisoned and experimented on.
 * Upon being freed, Caro reveals that he had accidentally awoken Daegon earlier than planned which resulted in Daegon seeking out and murdering Argus and Delia upon learning the true nature of the competition.
 * Hoping to atone for his mistake, Caro informs Taven that Daegon has gone to the Netherrealm and stays behind to destroy the Red Dragon stronghold.
 * Arriving in the Netherrealm, Taven repels an ambush by Drahmin before noticing Shinnok being attacked by Li Mei.
 * Believing that he is still an Elder God, Taven comes to Shinnok’s defense and is later tasked to help reclaim his Spire in exchange for answers of Daegon’s whereabouts.
 * After Taven defeats Havik, Sheeva, and Kintaro, Shinnok reclaims his throne and informs Taven that Daegon has returned to Earthrealm and transports him there. However, it is revealed that Shinnok is actually assisting Daegon and has informed other warriors of the contest’s prize in order to eliminate all the competitors.
 * Upon returning to Orin’s cave, Taven finds him mortally wounded from an attack by Quan Chi.
 * On the verge of death, Orin keeps Quan Chi’s portal open to prevent Taven from remaining trapped in the cave with him.
 * Vowing revenge, Taven goes through the portal and arrives at Shao Khan’s palace in Outworld.
 * After reaching the palace dungeons, Taven fights and defeats Mileena and comes across a captive Shujinko who informs him of a meeting taking place in Shao Kahn’s throne room.
 * After fighting through Goro and Reiko, Taven reaches the meeting between Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, Onaga, and Shao Khan where they agree to an alliance to take possession of the contests prize before transporting themselves to Argus’s pyramid.
 * Before he can follow however, Taven is confronted by Raiden who reveals he has made a deal with Shao Khan to assist him in exchange for Earthrealm’s independence.
 * Shocked at Raiden’s betrayal, Taven defeats him before taking Quan Chi’s portal to Edenia.
 * Once through the portal, Taven fights and defeats Scorpion before being confronted by Daegon. Before they can fight however, they are interrupted by Blaze who informs them that the competition has been corrupted and that they’re fighting in the wrong place.
 * Transported to the edge of the crater, Taven and Daegon engage in a final battle.
 * Although Taven ultimately kills Daegon, he becomes disillusioned with the quest and refuses to go further until Blaze reveals the true nature of the quest:
 * With all the fighters engaged in Mortal Kombat in the crater, Blaze reveals that it will be the epicenter of the apocalypse unless the quest is fulfilled. With their respective armors being the catalysts for ending Armageddon, only Taven and Daegon are meant to defeat Blaze with one of two outcomes occurring depending on which brother completed the quest first and will either destroy all the warriors or strip them of powers and abilities.
 * Reclaiming his sword from his fallen brother, Taven travels through a portal and fights his way to the top of the pyramid to confront Blaze.
 * Taven ultimately wins, but before he can deal the finishing blow to Blaze and prevent Armageddon, Shao Kahn suddenly reaches the top of the pyramid and kills both Kombatants, who are both weakened and overwhelmed from their battle.
 * Absorbing Blaze's powers, Shao Kahn laughs in triumph as more Kombatants begin reaching the top of the pyramid.

Chapter 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

 * After Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm is halted by Raiden's forces of light, Raiden blasts and sends Kahn through a portal.
 * At exactly the same time on Earth, Superman stops Darkseid's Apokoliptian invasion by blasting Darkseid with his heat vision as he enters a boom tube.
 * These acts do not destroy either of them, but merge them into Dark Kahn, and causes the DC and Mortal Kombat universes to merge.
 * As this happens, the characters' abilities fluctuate, causing violent "rage" outbreaks that are actually the feelings of Dark Kahn being infused in the characters from afar.
 * Because of this, certain characters gain either strength or vulnerability.
 * This allows for such things as the possibility of Superman being defeated due to his vulnerability to magic and giving the Joker the ability to fight skilled martial artists such as his nemesis Batman and Deathstroke.
 * With each world thinking that the other is responsible for the merger, they fight each other until only one fighter from each side remains: Raiden and Superman.
 * In the final battle, the two fight while Dark Kahn feeds on their rage.
 * Both realizing that neither is working with Dark Kahn, Raiden and Superman overcome their rage for each other and defeat their fused enemy, restoring the two worlds to their normal separation.
 * While everyone else has been sent to their original universe, Darkseid and Shao Kahn have been switched and are both rendered powerless.
 * In the end, they both face eternal imprisonment in the other's universe; Darkseid is restrained in the Netherrealm, while Shao Kahn is trapped in the Phantom Zone.

Chapter 09: Mortal Kombat IX

 * During the Armageddon war, all warriors from the realms have been killed, leaving only Raiden and Shao Kahn remaining.
 * Having defeated Blaze, Shao Khan is imbued with godlike power and easily overpowers Raiden.
 * In a final attempt to stop Shao Kahn, Raiden casts one last spell to send a message to his past self through his shattered amulet, with the vague message "He must win" before Shao Kahn delivers a killing blow on him.
 * During the events of the first tournament from the first film/season/graphic novel/chapter, the past Raiden sees visions of the future due to the message he received and notices his amulet has been damaged.
 * Raiden concludes that Liu Kang must win the tournament to save Earthrealm.
 * During the tournament, Liu Kang becomes the only remaining Earthrealm contender, due in part to Scorpion's murder of Bi-Han, better known as Sub-Zero, in retaliation for the latter's massacre of the former's Shirai Ryu clan including Scorpion's wife and infant son some years earlier.
 * Raiden pleads with Scorpion to spare Sub-Zero in exchange for asking the Elder Gods to resurrect Scorpion’s clan.
 * Scorpion reluctantly agrees, but Quan Chi produces false visions in Scorpion’s mind, enraging him and causing him to slay Sub-Zero as he did in the original timeline.
 * Liu Kang is successful in defeating the Shokan Prince Goro, as well as the crafty sorcerer Shang Tsung.
 * Raiden's amulet, however, cracks further, a sign that future events remain unchanged.
 * Disappointed with the sorcerer's failure, emperor Shao Kahn orders Shang Tsung's execution, but is convinced otherwise when the sorcerer suggests holding a second tournament in Outworld with different stakes: if Earthrealm wins, Outworld will leave them alone forever, but if Outworld wins, they will be allowed to invade Earthrealm uninhibited. Though he initially refuses, Raiden relents when Tarkatans invade Earthrealm as part of Shang Tsung's blackmail against Earthrealm.
 * During the second tournament, Bi-Han's younger brother Kuai Liang decides to become the new Sub-Zero, and he and his friend Smoke arrive to avenge his brother. They are followed by Lin Kuei cyber assassins Sektor and Cyrax who are tasked with retrieving the rogue warriors for cybernetic conversion.
 * Raiden changes the timeline by rescuing Smoke from being converted, at the cost of Kuai Liang being taken away.
 * Kitana, the adopted daughter of Shao Kahn, chooses to join Earthrealm's fight after learning of the existence of her half-Tarkatan clone Mileena, created by Shang Tsung on Shao Kahn's orders, with Kitana's childhood friend Jade, joining her later.
 * In a bid to save Earth, Raiden substitutes Kung Lao in place of Liu Kang during the tournament.
 * Following his victory over Shang Tsung, the ruler of Netherrealm, Quan Chi, and the fire-breathing Kintaro, Kung Lao's neck is snapped by Shao Kahn while his back was turned, killing him, with Liu Kang retaliating and mortally wounding the emperor in a fit of rage.
 * Raiden's amulet continues to deteriorate, and he becomes increasingly concerned.
 * Shao Kahn is healed by Quan Chi, at which point the two realms enter into an alliance. Quan Chi also revives and brainwashes Shao Kahn's long-dead wife, Sindel. In doing so, the ward that prevents Shao Kahn's physical access to Earthrealm is nullified and a full-scale invasion is now possible.
 * Raiden saves Johnny Cage from certain death by slaying the centaurian Motaro.
 * Joined by police officers Stryker and former Black Dragon member Kabal, the Earthrealm fighters attempt to stop Kahn's invasion.
 * Kintaro severely burns Kabal, but he is revived by Kano, which greatly increases Kabal's speed.
 * Kahn dramatically enhances Sindel's power by sacrificing Tsung, taking the souls he has stolen for centuries and infusing them into Sindel.
 * Raiden and Liu Kang travel to appeal to the Elder Gods, requesting they stop Shao Kahn's invasion. The Elder Gods refuse, saying that Kahn's invasion does not violate their laws, and that only attempting to merge Earthrealm into Outworld (without winning a Mortal Kombat tournament) would be a violation.
 * While Raiden and Liu Kang are away, Sindel leads an Outworlder attack on the heroes. During the ensuing battle, Jax, Jade, Sub-Zero, Kabal, Stryker and Smoke are easily defeated and killed by Sindel, and Kitana is brutally beaten. Before Sindel can kill her, Nightwolf intervenes and sacrifices himself in order to kill her.
 * Raiden and Liu Kang return soon after, and Kitana dies of her wounds after sharing her final words with Liu Kang, leaving Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade as the only survivors, but both of them are too injured to continue fighting.
 * Raiden attempts to ally with Quan Chi, offering the souls of the deceased heroes as payment (and his own soul if he dies). Quan Chi declines, and reveals he already has possession of the heroes' souls, promised to him by Shao Kahn in exchange for his allegiance to the emperor, and has turned them into undead "revenants".
 * Quan Chi's words make the dismayed Raiden realize that "He must win" refers to Shao Kahn himself; should Kahn conquer Earthrealm without victory in Mortal Kombat, the Elder Gods will punish him.
 * Liu Kang, angered by the seemingly pointless deaths of their allies, blames Raiden and goes to attack Shao Kahn alone.
 * Raiden tries to stop Liu Kang, but accidentally kills him when Liu Kang's fire mixes with Raiden's lightning, burning Liu Kang alive.
 * Overcome with guilt, Raiden surrenders to Shao Kahn, at which point, the Elder Gods intervene, imbuing Raiden with their power, which he then uses to defeat and kill Shao Kahn for violating the Mortal Kombat code.
 * After Shao Kahn's death, Raiden vows to rebuild Earthrealm with Cage and Blade.
 * Quan Chi, now shown to be an agent of Shinnok, the exiled Elder God of darkness, reveals that the destruction of Shao Kahn and the weakening of Earthrealm by the death of their fighters was part of their plan to conquer all the realms for their own bidding.

Chapter 10: Mortal Kombat X

 * Two years after the defeat of Outworld's ruler, Shao Kahn, Shinnok attacks Earthrealm with his army of Netherrealm demons, as well as Earthrealm warriors who were killed during Kahn's invasion and are now resurrected as revenants under Quan Chi's control.
 * After fighting their fallen comrades, a strike team led by Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Kenshi open a portal to Raiden's Sky Temple and head to the Jinsei Chamber, the source of Earthrealm's life force, where Raiden and Fujin are seen battling Shinnok and his Netherrealm forces.
 * When Shinnok tries to kill Sonya, Johnny rushes to defend her, inadvertently awakening ancient superhuman powers within himself. Using his newfound powers, Johnny holds Shinnok at bay long enough for Raiden to steal Shinnok's amulet and imprison him inside it, but Quan Chi escapes.
 * Johnny, Raiden, and Sonya track him to his lair in the Netherrealm and defeat him, successfully restoring Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Jax to human form in the process after Quan Chi's failed attempt to turn Cage into a revenant, though the former escapes again.
 * In the years that follow, Johnny and Sonya marry and have a daughter, Cassie, though they later divorced.
 * Scorpion, now using his original name, Hanzo Hasashi, rebuilds his Shirai Ryu clan while mentoring Kenshi's son Takeda, and Sub-Zero becomes the new Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei after killing Sektor.
 * Sub-Zero uses the data from Sektor's memory banks detailing Quan Chi's various manipulations of the Lin Kuei, including the truth about the deaths of Hasashi's wife and son, to help end his feud with Hasashi.
 * Twenty years after Shinnok's defeat, Johnny assembles a new team of young fighters composed of Cassie, Takeda, Jax's daughter Jacqui, and Kung Lao's nephew Kung Jin. After undergoing a training exercise with Sub-Zero, they are deployed to Outworld to resolve a civil war between former empress Mileena, who has obtained Shinnok's amulet from Kano, and Outworld's current emperor Kotal Kahn, with whom Earthrealm has a fragile peace treaty.
 * Meanwhile, in an Outworld refugee camp in Earthrealm, Sonya captures Kano and forces him to reveal Mileena's location. Using this information, Cassie's team aids Kotal in recovering Shinnok's amulet and capturing Mileena, who is subsequently executed on Kotal's orders.
 * No longer believing Earthrealm capable of keeping the amulet safe, Kotal decides to keep it in Outworld's hands and takes Cassie and her friends hostage as leverage against Raiden.
 * Kotal's insectoid second-in-command D'Vorah, who had killed Baraka when Kotal started his rule, is revealed as a double agent for Quan Chi and steals the amulet. Cassie and her team escape captivity and inform Earthrealm of D'Vorah's intentions.
 * Hoping to stop Quan Chi from getting the amulet, Jax and Kenshi, aided by a Netherrealm local named Sareena, lead an assault on the Netherrealm.
 * After fighting his way through the revenants of his former allies, Jax captures a weakened Quan Chi, who is brought to Earthrealm and held at an Outworld refugee camp.
 * Hasashi infiltrates the refugee camp alongside his clan with the intent of assassinating Quan Chi as revenge for ruining his life, defeating Kenshi, Johnny, and Sonya in the process. As Hasashi prepares to kill Quan Chi, D'Vorah arrives with the amulet. Quan Chi manages to finish his spell moments before being beheaded by Hasashi, releasing Shinnok from captivity.
 * Weakened by the Shirai Ryu's previous attack, Johnny is taken hostage by Shinnok and D'Vorah.
 * With the aid of Quan Chi's revenants, Shinnok and D'Vorah assault the Sky Temple, and subdue Raiden and Bo' Rai Cho in the process. Shinnok then enters the Jinsei and corrupts it, transforming himself into a powerful demon in the process.
 * Cassie's team pursues Shinnok, only to be intercepted by Kotal Kahn and his army. They inform him of Shinnok's return and Kotal decides to kill them, hoping to appease Shinnok and buy time to bolster Outworld's defenses, but Sub-Zero and his Lin Kuei warriors appear just in time to repel the Outworld forces.
 * At the Sky Temple, Jacqui and Takeda occupy the revenants, while Cassie and Jin enter the Jinsei chamber.
 * When D'Vorah begins torturing Johnny, Cassie manifests powers similar to her father's, which she uses to defeat Shinnok.
 * A grievously wounded Raiden then purifies the Jinsei, stripping Shinnok of his powers and forcing the revenants to withdraw.
 * Sonya and her soldiers arrive to take Shinnok and D'Vorah away, and the Cage family reunites.
 * Mid-Credits Scene: Sometime later, Raiden, now in possession of Shinnok's amulet and corrupted in the process of purifying the Jinsei, issues a warning to the revenants Liu Kang and Kitana, now rulers of the Netherrealm, that they will face "fates worse than death" if they threaten Earthrealm. Raiden leaves behind Shinnok's severed, but still living head as a final warning before departing.

Chapter 11: Mortal Kombat XI

 * Following Shinnok's defeat, Dark Raiden plans to protect Earthrealm by destroying all of its enemies and making an example of Shinnok; decapitating him. This latter act inspires Kronika, the keeper of time, to rewrite history to undo Raiden's interference and erase him from existence.
 * Two years later, a Special Forces strike team led by Sonya Blade, Cassie Cage, and Jacqui Briggs attack the Netherrealm, with Raiden providing assistance. The team succeeds in destroying the Netherrealm castle, at the cost of Sonya's life.
 * Kronika forms an alliance with revenants and Netherrealm's rulers, Liu Kang and Kitana, immediately afterwards.
 * Meanwhile, Kotal Kahn, the current emperor of Outworld, attempts to execute Shao Kahn's loyalist Kollector, but is interrupted by a time storm that brings Shao Kahn, Skarlet, Baraka, and younger versions of Kano, Erron Black, Jade, Raiden, Kitana, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya, Jax, Scorpion, Kabal, and Kung Lao from the past and erases Dark Raiden from existence.
 * A battle erupts in Kotal's Koliseum until D'Vorah transports Baraka, Kollector, Skarlet, Shao Kahn, Black, and Kano to her hive, recruiting them into Kronika's fold.
 * Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Raiden appear at the Earthrealm's Special Forces HQ after forging an alliance with Kotal while Jade and Kitana aid Kotal in protecting Outworld from Kronika's forces.
 * Liu Kang and Kung Lao investigate the Wu Shi Academy and encounter Kronika's right-hand man: Geras. Their battle ends with Geras using his chronokinetic powers to escape with powerful energy capsules containing Earthrealm's life force.
 * The Special Forces learn that Sektor, backed by Noob Saibot and a cyberized Frost, has reinstated the Cyber Lin Kuei to build an army of cyborgs out of kidnapped Lin Kuei warriors for Kronika.
 * Grandmasters Sub-Zero and Hanzo Hasashi shut down Sektor's factory with Cyrax's aid, forcing Geras, Black, and both versions of Kano to retreat to Kronika's Keep, where they revive Sektor and rebuild the cybernetic army themselves.
 * Meanwhile, Raiden consults with the Elder Gods. They cannot intervene as the time storm is draining their power, but Shinnok's twin sister Cetrion gives him a clue on how to defeat Kronika. During a later attempt, Raiden discovers Cetrion had betrayed and killed the Elder Gods to serve her mother: Kronika.
 * Kotal and Jade go to a Tarkatan camp to ask for their help fighting against Shao Kahn, but Kotal's hatred towards the Tarkatans causes Jade to battle him before Shao Khan appears and captures him.
 * The Special Forces base is destroyed by the Black Dragon gang and Kronika's cybernetic army, with the younger Johnny and Sonya captured, the elder Johnny wounded, and Sektor self-destructing in the process. Due to this and the destruction of Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei Temple and the Wu Shi Academy's Sky Temple, Earthrealm's heroes reconvene at Hasashi's Fire Garden.
 * Cassie leads a strike team to save her parents, where Sonya kills the younger Kano to erase his present self from existence.
 * Meanwhile, Kitana, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao battle Baraka to secure an alliance between him and Sheeva. With their aid, Kitana successfully defeats and blinds Shao Kahn, uniting the Outworld factions and inheriting the throne from Kotal.
 * Raiden sends Jax and Jacqui to Shang Tsung's now-abandoned island to retrieve the Crown of Souls, but the pair are thwarted by Cetrion, who eventually escapes with the Crown, and present-day Jax, who had been deceived by Kronika into helping her in exchange for averting his time as a revenant.
 * Hasashi is tasked with convincing Kharon, the ferryman of Netherrealm's souls, to join their side so they can travel to Kronika's fortress. Hasashi fights Scorpion and persuades him to join his side but is fatally wounded by D'Vorah.
 * Scorpion drives her away and returns to the Fire Garden to honor Hasashi's dying wish. Refusing to believe him, Raiden attacks him on sight using Shinnok's amulet. Liu Kang intervenes, causing Raiden to realize how they have fought before across multiple timelines and that Kronika had orchestrated them all because she fears their combined strength. Anticipating this, Kronika kidnaps Liu Kang.
 * With Kharon recruited, a joint Earthrealm-Outworld army assaults Kronika's Keep.
 * Geras is dropped in the bottomless Sea of Blood; Frost is shut down, disabling the cyber-Lin Kuei; and the present Jax defects to the heroes' side.
 * Once revenant Liu Kang has absorbed his past self's soul, Kronika sends him to attack Raiden, who eventually merges with him to become Fire God Liu Kang.
 * The heroes breach Kronika's Keep, but Kronika rewinds time.
 * With his god-like status making him immune, Liu Kang defeats the remaining revenants and Cetrion.
 * Kronika then absorbs Cetrion's essence to strengthen herself enough to reverse time back to the primordial state of the universe, erasing all the events in the franchise from existence.
 * Fire God Liu Kang is left unaffected due to his godly status.
 * Kronika and Fire God Liu Kang fight one final time to determine the fate of the New Era.
 * Liu Kang defeats Kronika, then meets a now-mortal Raiden, who offers to become Liu Kang's advisor for as long as his lifespan lasts.
 * Fire God Liu Kang and Raiden attempt to utilize Kronika's Hourglass to restore history, but are interrupted by Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf, who were all imprisoned in a timeless void by Kronika for refusing to join her.
 * Shang Tsung elaborates that, due to the destruction of the Crown of Souls when Liu Kang defeated Kronika, the Hourglass cannot be used to change history without destroying it. He convinces Liu Kang to send him, Fujin, and Nightwolf back in time to retrieve the Crown of Souls before Cetrion does. Despite Raiden's suspicions of Shang Tsung, Liu Kang agrees and sends the trio back, staying behind to protect the Hourglass.
 * Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf are transported to the Koliseum just as Kitana confronted Shao Kahn. They attempt to flee undetected, but news spreads of their arrival, prompting Kronika to retaliate.
 * To face Cetrion on his island, Shang Tsung determines their best option is to resurrect Sindel, so they head to the Netherrealm and capture her revenant.
 * Returning to Outworld, Shang Tsung uses Sheeva's blood debt to Sindel to gain access to the Soul Chamber and restore Sindel despite fierce resistance from Kitana, Jade, Kotal, Black, and Baraka.
 * Sindel accompanies Shang Tsung and the others to his island, where Fujin defeats Kronika's forces and convinces present-day Jax to defect early while Sindel defeats Cetrion and helps the group capture the Crown.
 * Fujin and Shang Tsung travel to the Fire Garden to convince Raiden of Shang Tsung's alliance. When Kronika attempts to intervene, Raiden, Fujin, and Shang Tsung fend her off, though she reveals the sorcerer was the one who designed the Crown.
 * As the offensive on Kronika's Keep is about to commence, Shang Tsung signals Sindel to heal Shao Kahn. The pair then betray and defeat Sheeva, gaining control of her army before destroying Geras, imprisoning the Cage family, defeating Kitana, Liu Kang, and Jade, throwing Kung Lao into the Sea of Blood, and killing Kotal.
 * It is revealed that Sindel was never brainwashed and had willingly married Shao Kahn after he conquered her realm by killing her former husband and Kitana's biological father.
 * While Fujin spearheads the offensive on Kronika's Keep, Raiden discovers Shang Tsung's plot and Sindel's betrayal while fighting revenant Liu Kang when the latter receives injuries from his past self.
 * Raiden arrives too late to stop Shang Tsung from tricking Fujin into giving him the Crown. The sorcerer gains Kronika's full power, revealing he had planned everything after Kronika imprisoned him. He overpowers and drains Raiden and Fujin's souls before using Sindel and Shao Kahn to reach the Hourglass.
 * Once Kronika's remaining revenants are killed, Shang Tsung betrays Sindel and Shao Kahn and takes their souls as well before defeating and erasing Kronika from existence, gaining the last of her power. As he starts approaching the Hourglass to mold his New Era, Fire God Liu Kang appears, revealing he was aware of Shang Tsung's intentions and, knowing he was the only one strong enough to defeat Kronika, allowed Shang Tsung to stay alive to protect the Crown.
 * Liu Kang defeats and erases Shang Tsung from existence and recovers the Crown, with which he gains control over the Hourglass. Once he forges his own New Era, he visits the Shaolin temple to train his and Kung Lao's ancestor, the Great Kung Lao, to become his champion in Mortal Kombat.

Chapter 12: Mortal Kombat I

 * After defeating Kronika and Shang Tsung, Fire God Liu Kang uses Kronika's Hourglass to recreate the universe before relinquishing control of it to Geras to become Earthrealm's protector. Over time, he forms a tenuous alliance with Outworld under the auspices of continuing the Mortal Kombat tournaments.
 * In the present, a powerless Shang Tsung attempts to make a living in Outworld as a con man until he is approached by a mysterious individual named "Damashi", who reveals his potential to become a sorcerer and that unseen forces are working against him.
 * Meanwhile, Liu Kang recruits farmers Kung Lao and Raiden, struggling actor Johnny Cage, and former Yakuza member Kenshi Takahashi to compete in the latest tournament, with Raiden eventually being chosen as Earthrealm's champion and winning the tournament.
 * After learning from Geras that Shang Tsung has regained his abilities and is serving as an advisor to Outworld's Empress Sindel, Liu Kang tasks Kenshi, Kung Lao, and Johnny with investigating Shang Tsung's activities. They travel to Outworld's wastelands, where they encounter Tarkatans, victims of the Tarkat virus, and witness Shang Tsung extracting bone marrow from the Tarkatans' leader Baraka.
 * The Earthrealmers intervene, though Shang Tsung escapes to his laboratory. With Baraka's aid, the group locates the lab and stops Shang Tsung from seemingly infecting Outworld's crown princess, Mileena, with the Tarkat virus.
 * However, Mileena attacks them, blinding Kenshi before Shang Tsung injects her with a serum to control her Tarkat symptoms. Her sister, Princess Kitana, and General Shao arrive to capture the Earthrealmers.
 * Shang Tsung misleads them before convening with his ally, Quan Chi.
 * The Earthrealmers are taken to the Flesh Pits, but escape with Reptile's help and encounter Ashrah, who reveals Quan Chi is building devices capable of stealing souls on a massive scale.
 * Though Quan Chi uses several souls to create Ermac, the group defeats them and destroys one of the soul stealers before all except for Baraka return to Earthrealm to warn Liu Kang.
 * Liu Kang orders Lin Kuei warriors Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and Smoke to destroy the soul stealers and capture Shang Tsung, but Shang Tsung sways Sub-Zero to his side by promising him access to the undead Dragon Army.
 * As Scorpion and Smoke escape, Geras, upon further investigation, informs Liu Kang that Damashi hails from a parallel timeline.
 * With Li Mei's help, Liu Kang returns to Outworld to provide Sindel and her daughters with evidence of the sorcerers' treachery and reveal his influence on the current timeline.
 * Shao attempts to ambush the group but is defeated and captured.
 * The Earthrealmers and Outworlders ally to destroy the remaining soul stealers.
 * Ermac attacks them, but Mileena defeats him, allowing the soul of her father and Sindel's husband, Emperor Jerrod, to manifest and take control of Ermac's body. Upon confronting the sorcerers, they are joined by "Damashi", who is revealed as the previous timeline's Shang Tsung. He reveals further that while fighting Liu Kang for the Hourglass, they fractured time, creating a separate timeline where he defeated Kronika and Liu Kang and became a Titan. Intending to absorb Liu Kang's timeline, he betrays the sorcerers and summons warriors from his own.
 * Liu Kang's group narrowly drives them off, though Sindel is fatally wounded and appoints Mileena her successor before dying, with Jerrod absorbing her soul.
 * Forming a temporary alliance with the sorcerers, Shang Tsung hypothesizes that there are more timelines.
 * Geras adds that he had stored Liu Kang's Titan powers should the need for them arise. As the others leave to destroy the Dragon Army, Liu Kang regains his Titan powers and reunites with his friends from the previous timeline to recruit forces for the upcoming battle.
 * Anticipating this, Titan Shang Tsung summons an army of their evil counterparts.
 * Following a grueling battle, Liu Kang's group prevails, allowing him to erase Titan Shang Tsung and his timeline from existence.
 * After returning everyone he recruited to their native timelines, Liu Kang returns to his own to congratulate his champions over dinner before departing to assist Scorpion and Smoke in founding the Shirai Ryu clan and preparing Earthrealm for future conflicts.
 * Mid-Credits Scene: Alternate timeline warriors led by Titan Havik observe the aftermath of Liu Kang and Titan Shang Tsung's battle. Feeling it ended too quickly, Titan Havik vows to start a new, longer battle.

Chapter 01: Mortal Kombat

 * Based on Mortal Kombat.

Chapter 02: Mortal Kombat II

 * Based on Mortal Kombat II.

Chapter 03: Mortal Kombat III

 * Based on Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Chapter 04: Mortal Kombat IV

 * Based on Mortal Kombat Gold.

Chapter 05: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

 * Based on Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition.

Chapter 06: Mortal Kombat: Deception

 * Based on Mortal Kombat: Unchained.

Chapter 07: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

 * Based on Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.

Chapter 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

 * Based on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

Chapter 09: Mortal Kombat IX

 * Based on Mortal Kombat (2011).

Chapter 10: Mortal Kombat X

 * Based on Mortal Kombat X.

Chapter 11: Mortal Kombat XI

 * Based on Mortal Kombat 11.

Chapter 12: Mortal Kombat I

 * Based on Mortal Kombat 1.