The defeat of Shao Kahn offered the realms freedom to flourish, unhindered for some time by significant outside threats. However, this spell of peace would be short-lived; it was an ominous calm only to mark the onset of an impending storm, which began its acrid brew following the rise of Outworld's new leader, Kotal Kahn.
Few residents of the other realms became aware of Ko'atal's reign right away. Included among these few was Chaosrealm. Its most notorious minister, Havik, was only aware of the former emperor's fall. The word had been brought to him by a faithful associate. Initially, this news was to Havik a devastating turn of events. While Shao Kahn had not been a direct ally or comrade, for the sake of Chaos, his existence was crucial.
In the time that Shao Kahn had reigned in Outworld, his influence on other realms softened them to such an extent that Havik could easily come into the scene as the aftershock of Kahn's quaking wrath, finishing off the emperor's dirty work by discharging chaos onto what remained of the realm's defenses. This symbiotic relationship gave Havik reason to develop a sort of fondness, if you will, for the brutish Kahn; but alas, the emperor had bit the dust, and no longer could such a relationship carry on. Nevertheless, Havik devised a plan in light of the circumstances.
Unaware that Outworld had gained a new leader, Havik was determined that Chaosrealm would soon escape its doldrums yet. For here lay an opportunity to unleash an overwhelming surge of pure chaos on a realm devoid of an emperor. Perhaps the residents of Outworld would be weakened by their inability to fight in loyalty for a beloved ruler. Or they may be divided over the dispute concerning who should next usurp the throne. These were advantages he considered.
In addition to serving as a chance to spread the influence of his beloved chaos, the invasion of Outworld would also provide an opportunity for Havik to test a new weapon he had forged from his own being — a daughter. Diskord was the name that he had bestowed upon her at the time of her "birth," in hope that she would bring it. In spite of the high expectations that he now held for his offspring, both her birth and conception were not initially intentional. She was in fact the unexpected result of a minor affair that Havik had shared with a lonely woman during an invasion he was leading on a small region of Edenia.
The fornication was brief, but powerful enough to have impregnated his partner with a child of which Havik had no knowledge until her near-death many years later. Infuriated by his obliviousness to his daughter's existence for such a long span of time, Havik proposed a bargain with sorcerer Quan Chi in return for her rejuvenation. Perhaps with her by his side, chaos could be delivered to neighboring realms easier and with much more pleasing results. Quan Chi accepted the cleric's offer, and insisted that the resuscitation be held in the Netherrealm. Havik declined this suggestion, knowing all too well the potential corruptions that could manifest in such a hellish place. Instead, the revision took place in one of Chaosrealm's many temples.
Surfacing and descending to and from consciousness, the cleric's daughter was barely alive, her soul defenseless against the power of dark sorcery when this resuscitation took place. It was just as her soul began its transcendence that Quan Chi executed the revival. Upon awakening, Diskord would find herself faced with a new reality which she would be forced to accept, and eventually to fully embrace. While some aspects of her past life remained intact — distant memories, learned abilities that now seemed instinct, and even a name, Alice, which she seemed to prefer over the one her father bestowed upon her — the sorcery that her weakened soul had been exposed to had reverted her to a juvenile state of mind, a blank canvas with minor nicks and markings, that left much space upon which new ideals and teachings could be painted. She was practically a newborn Chaosrealmer.
Havik was greatly pleased with his child. To him, she was an extension of himself; a separate being of his own flesh and blood in which he could directly instill his ideals. He was eager to lead her along the delightfully rugged path that his teachings would pave towards her appreciation of Chaos. However, this initial excitement would not last for long. Despite the Cleric's enthusiasm, the daughter was reluctant in many instances to comply. The juvenile Diskord would not immediately allow chaos to become her sole religion as her father so desired. Havik found that her Edenian pastlife still influenced her behavior and overall nature most predominantly. A strong sense of morality would not allow her to destroy and injure without reason. No matter how eloquently he would attempt to explain the majesty of chaos, Alice would argue, not always verbally, that its relevance in their well-being was something she could not understand.
Eventually, Havik would resort to harsh training and many sessions of guidance in the numerous temples of Chaosrealm in order to set his daughter on the path to chaos nirvana. Years spent in Chaosrealm under her father's instruction would prove successful in instilling a fondness for chaos in the daughter. Even so, her Chaosrealm residency and Edenian origins resulted in an imbalance as the ideals of both realms consistently clashed within her. At times, chaos aroused her to no end; she longed to understand its relevance. There was, especially in combat, a primal mannerism that she had adapted from her elongated exposure to the absurdities of Chaosrealm and its natives. And yet, there were other times when she could not force herself to commit aimless violent acts. In most instances where Havik would attempt desperately and as ardently as possible to communicate the importance of chaos to her, Alice would stare in silent indifference with narrowed eyes.
Nevertheless, Havik was patient, and his reluctance to allow himself to control other individuals led him to reason with his defiant child. He was determined that she would eventually allow chaos to become a part of her. Negotiation was his strong suit.
Alice was an enigma within Chaosrealm. She wandered, a regal savage, frequenting its temples, longing for proper guidance; for some answer to a question that perpetually plagued her tumultuous mind. What would the answer to this question be, and in what form would it present itself?