In the beginning, there was only The One Being, a singular consciousness with no physical form. It was everywhere, yet nowhere. It was everything, yet nothing. Until the Elder Gods appeared. How did they come into being? No one can say for sure. Some believe they created themselves. Their origin may never be known. The One Being resented their appearance. It tried to destroy them, but the Elder Gods would not be destroyed. They could not face The One Being in a physical state, for it had none. Instead, they used their powers to split its consciousness into an infinite physical state, a state we call existence. This plane of existence includes what we know to be the universe, and all of the realms and levels of reality it contains. Our existence is The One Being. Each of the seven Elder Gods possesses a mystical artifact. Six of these artifacts, the Kamidogu, are all that is keeping the consciousness of The One Being split into existence. These six relics are hidden throughout the realms, their purpose and meaning known to no one. A seventh item exits, an Amulet, which belongs to the Elder God of Shadow known as Shinnok, which binds the Kamidogu together. It is through this Amulet that the Elder Gods control the Kamidogu. It too, is hidden somewhere in existence. As long as these seven items remain hidden, The One Being will lay dormant for all eternity. The One Being may not be able to exist in a physical form, but it is nonetheless aware. Somehow it will seek a way destroy the Elder Gods and collapse our existence back into a singular consciousness. The Elder Gods have placed the fate of the universe in the hands of the mortals that reside in it. These ethereal, elemental forces have governed the universe since its creation. They do not rule the universe; they oversee and make laws in order to keep the forces in the universe balanced. The universe is filled with countless realms and all are free. In fact, all of the laws of the Elder Gods are regarding the mysterious tournament known as Mortal Kombat.
