Mortal Kombat Worlds - Gods & Monsters

by Matthew Holt

A new Mortal Kombat universe, new 'heroes', new 'vilains', behind every character there's a new story, a new twist. In this fiction we see Raiden as an Elder God ruling Earthrealm and bringing peace to the whole world, but as people start to opem their eyes they see they were missing something. Something is coming. Mortal Kombat is coming.

1. Chapter 1 - Raiden

"There are an infinite number of worlds out there. Even inside our own, they are hiding, running fast before our very eyes. Sometimes I wonder how everything could have been different. If the tiniest ant was stepped on by someone else, if a drop of rain would have fallen on somebody else's shoulder. Everything is mutable, nothing is static. The world as we know is a dream" – Raiden

Chapter 1 - Raiden

At the top of the Nimbus Tower Raiden watched over his realm. Yes, it was his. Looking back in time he saw himself face to face with the Elder Gods, conquering his place among them. Thunder had taken them all.

He was not an Emperor, a King, or a simple Ruler. He was a God. And now all he wanted, all he had ever wanted, peace, was lying at his hands. He would do it all, to keep it there.

For years he had defended Earthrealm, guarded it with his life. He had freed all realms, and now, as his reward, he had a Throne up above the clouds, watching over mortals and immortals.

"My Lord, if there is one thing I hate about this place is that…" Raiden turned his face back at the woman who entered the Throne Room. It was Ashrah, his wife. "We still don't have an elevator". Raiden smiled at her, kissed her and glanced at the beauty of the Demon Slayer.

Ashrah's fate was sealed since the day she was born. The Elder Gods had decided that she would be the one to clean the world from its greatest evil. Raiden, knowing of her quest, took her into his Army of Cleansing, turning her into the ultimate warrior.

Her hair was brighter than daylight, her eyes the darkest moon. She turned herself into a Goddess without asking for permission. Now, alongside Raiden, she ruled a new world, for a new age. There were no threats, no enemies, and no darkness that they could see or touch.

"I only wish that we can live in peace like this forever, I only pray that my power will be able to purify this rotten world."

"It purified me". Ashrah took Raiden's hand, and together they look at the sky ahead of them. The future was bright. If only their eyes would reach beyond the surface. Then everything would have been different. The Eagle's on top of Raiden's throne shone powerful, impotent, but they were blind.