Outworld, where the blood beetles live and where the Centaurian run free. Recently, about three or four years ago Outworld and Earthrealm began merging with another universe. The emperor Shao Kahn was fused with a being from the other universe called Darkseid. The two universes had to work together to defeat this is new monster. Eventually the universes stopped merging and went back to normal. Shao Kahn was sent to this place called the "Phantom Zone" and Darkseid was imprisoned in the Netherrealm. Now, Outworld is run by Sindel and it's finally peaceful there. The natives of Outworld no longer fight for the enjoyment of Shao Kahn and the Mortal Kombat tournament is no more. But, now a new story starts inside the Tarkatan camps. The tarkatan race remains a race of fierce warriors but since Shao Kahn is no longer trying to conquer Earthrealm. Baraka has decided to start a mining company along side his army. The area they are in is extremely high in Cobalt. So, while most tarkatans are sent to bootcamp some are selected to work in the mines.
"Give me the reports." Baraka said to a tarkatan walking with him.
"Uhhh, sir. I'm not in charge of the reports." The tarkatan said.
"Then what are you in charge of." Baraka asked.
"Nothing I am just a private." The tarkatan answered.
"Then get the hell out of here." Baraka told the soldier.
"Yes sir." The tarkatan said and started running away.
Baraka kept walking until he arrived at the training center of the camp. "Hey Ardon." he shouted.
A tarkatan showed up and walked toward Baraka. This was Ardon. During the merge him and Baraka became good friends. Ardon is a trustworthy soldier, he is just a little 'off'.
"What's up General." Ardon said.
"You know, the usual leading crap I got to put up with." Baraka said. After that he noticed two tarkatans completing the boot camp course faster than anyone else.
"Who are they?" Baraka asked.
"I'm not sure, but they have been doing better than any soldier I ever seen before." Ardon answered.
"I don't like them. Send the stronger one to mine CX."
"But that mine has never been tested. We don't know if it's safe."
"Exactly."
Ardon obeyed Baraka's order and told a couple of soldiers if they could bring the strongest soldier to the mine, he would buy them each lunch. After the tarkatan was brought to the mine, Ardon and Baraka went to the Mess Hall to buy some lunch.
"Are you sure sending that tarkatan to the mine was a good idea." Ardon asked.
"Of course it was. He was becoming to strong I couldn't risk him coming after my throne." Baraka answered.
"I doubt that would happen."
"What do you know Ardon. You're an idiot that fucks dead people."
"Hey! That's a sensitive subject for me. I got to go to therapy for that."
The tarkatan from the bootcamp walked in and went up to Baraka, "Sir I have to ask you. What the hell did you do to my friend?!" he shouted.
"I sent him to the mine." Baraka answered.
"What does that mean." the tarkatan asked.
Baraka smiled evilly and lied to the tarkatan, "the mines are a group of 5,000 yard deep holes. If you survive the fall to the bottom you will be greeted to a horrible place full of spikes and lava."
"They don't have kitties in the mines do they?" the tarkatan gasped.
"Oh they have them...and you're going in them next."
The tarkatan ran out the mess hall screaming.
"Ha ha ha, what a pussy." Baraka laughed. "See you later Ardon, I git stuff to take care of at home."
Baraka left the mess hall an went to his palace. It is a four story high building filled with the finest furniture that outworld has to offer. He walked in and heard the screams of a tarkatan inside. He quickly ran to the location of the screaming. It was coming from a bathroom on the third floor. In the bathroom was the cyborg ninja, Sektor fighting a tarkatan. Before Baraka could react, Sektor teleported back to the lin kuei temple with the injured tarkatan. Furious, Baraka punched a hole in the wall. He knew that the war against the Lin Kuei has begun.