Intro

Raiden POV.

After the long & grueling battle that was fought in order to keep Earthrealm free from Shao Kahn's grasp, We had in what we though were to be one last final stand off against the emperor.
But what was though to have been the conclusion to a war ending . . . .was only the beginning of a new one just upon our horizon . . ..

We now look at the scene where we see Shao Kahn kneeling on one knee making his final stand in his throne room against the Thunder God Himself Raiden who stood before him looking down on him
as Kahn was catching his breath after receiving a thunderous blow from the god just moments ago.

Shao Kahn: " *Wheezing* . . .*cough* *cough* . . ."

He then precedes to look up at Raiden who was now looking down on him with rather lightning blazed eyes as if he were prepared to make another strike if he had too.

Shao Kahn: " Well . . . . . what are . . . .you . . .waiting . . .for!" Kahn shouted as he looked up at Raiden whom he though was teasing the already inevitable defeat of the emperor by just staring at him coldly.

Raiden: " . . .It is over Shao Kahn, Once again you would have though to disrupt the balance of the realms by disobeying the rules of Mortal Kombat to seek your own gain & as many times before have fallen, Have you not learn from your past mistakes!"

Shao Kahn: " Do not preach to me what is within my future Thunder God . . . .Know this & this only .. . " He says with almost having a smirk on his lips to which Raiden then lid up lighting within his hands.

Shao Kahn: " Heheheh . . . .why . . .do I strike a sense of threat to you even now Raiden" He said smiling only knowing that this would create an angry in Raiden in which would hope to throw him off balance.

Raiden: " I've had enough of your games Shao Kahn!" He then raises his right hand high with electricity glowing from it very rapidly & growing violently.

Raiden: " This ends here!" He shouted as if he were about to strike with Shao Kahn also preparing for the worst until the door slams open to his main quarters.

Enters Liu Kang out of breath gasping in search of what he was looking for, And what he was looking for was Raiden.

Liu Kang: " Wait . . . Raiden don't!" He shouts causing Raiden to divert his attention suddenly to him.

Raiden: " LIU KANG!"

But as he switched his attention to him Shao Kahn took this opportunity of an opening as a time to attack.

Shao Kahn: " FOOL!" Then suddenly with sorcery he manifests his hammer by his side & while rising up put his power into his hammer & rises it up with him slamming it into Raiden knocking him next to Liu Kang in front of the Throne Room quarters.

Raiden: " GUAHH!"

Liu Kang: " Raiden!" He runs next to his mentor to check up on him but immediately Raiden rises up while taking a minute to catch his breath.

Shao Kahn: " Hmph . . . . . . to think that you earth fools would dare count me out of commission so early in the battle was your obvious mistake, One in which you shall never be able to correct again!"

Raiden then got into a fight stance immediately.

Raiden: " Think again Shao Kahn!" But suddenly Raiden feels Liu Kang's hand on his shoulder.

Liu Kang: " Raiden stop!"

Raiden: " What is the meaning of this Liu Kang!"

Shao Kahn: " I think you will find your champion's worries lie within me Thunder God" He says as he uses his sorcery once again only to manifest Kitana into his grasp using her as a force field against any attacks Raiden may decided to give.

Liu Kang: " Kitana, Are you alright!" Liu screams but the response is a bit . . . surprising.

Kitana: " Do it! . . .if it means the better for all the realms then strike me along with him, Forget about me just destroy this monster!"

Shao Kahn: " Heheheh . . . how touching"

Raiden: " You dare hide behind a woman Emperor, Such cowardliness I would have though even you were never capable of"

Shao Kahn: " This is not act of cowardessium Raiden, All but simply a battle strategy in one's plans is all & like you she is just a pawn for the time being"

Liu Kang: " Curse you Shao Kahn!"

Shao Kahn: " hehehhehe"

But from behind lurking in the shadows a dark figure watches momentarily waiting for the right time to fall in to play.

Shao Kahn: " Now if you are done spewing nonsense Raiden, Then I shall make you suffer as you now watch one of your champions of light perish"

As Kahn looks down at Kitana he clutches her top & bottom parts of her head as if he were ready to snap her neck.

Liu Kang: " NO!"

Raiden: "KAHN!'

Then without warning the door behind Raiden & Liu Kang the surrounds it self with blue aura as it snaps of it's hinges & charges directly toward Shao Kahn.

Shao Kahn: " WHAT!"

Then while letting his guard down Kitana then rolls out of his grasp & watches as the door slams into him.

Shao Kahn: " GHHHAAA!"

Then Raiden, Liu Kang & Kitana look at the direction of the place where the door once was & saw an old ally in the form of Kenshi standing in the entrance way.

Kenshi: " Sorry for my absence, I came as quickly as I could"

Kitana: " Not to worry you saved my life, Thank you"

But then that was interrupted by another grunt from Shao Kahn as he was slowly rising from the unsuspected attack.

Raiden then steps forward.

Shao Kahn: " DO . . .not . .think . . this . . .is. . . over" He says as he see's his hammer in reach, But when he goes to grab it he see's a foot slam on the handle of it. He looks up to see the last person he would expect.

Shao Kahn: ' AHHH!, QUAN CHI!"

Raiden: " Quan Chi!"

Quan Chi: " Surprise to see me emperor, Or did you forget the last time when you struck me with this very weapon you now so desperately reach for in your final pitiful moments"

Shao Kahn then becomes in raged & lunges at Quan Chi.

Shao Kahn: " Curse you!" He lunges only to be met by a green fire skull shot straight at his chest as he then is sent flying back wards into his own seat destroying it with him knocked over on the now crumbled Throne.

Quan Chi: " It would seem that he now longer has the will to face either of us any more Raiden, Go now . . .finish what you were about to after being interrupted so long ago"

Raiden looked at Quan Chi with uneasiness and said the following . . .

Raiden: " Very well, But remember this Quan Chi, Once Shao Kahn is finished don't think you will be set free from punishment by the elder gods, You will be next"

Quan Chi just simply smirks as Raiden charges up a lighting ball of energy in his cupped hands as Liu Kang, Kitana, Kenshi & Quan Chi watch Shao Kahn stand up slowly & groggily stumbling with each step he takes.

Raiden: "This is the end SHAO KAHN!"

Shao Kahn: " NEVER!'

Then Raiden unleashes his lighting ball & hurtles it at Shao Kahn as it strikes him in the chest which sends him exploding out of his fortress into the skies.

As they all watch Nightwolf descends from the sky along with Jade & Johnny Cage.

Nightwolf: " We arrive"

Johnny Cage: " Hey what did we miss, Ohh never mind . .looks like you guys set off the emperor fireworks already!"

Jade: " But that alone will not defeat him surely"

Nightwolf: ' It will not indeed, But while he still soars into the sky perhaps I can finish him off by summoning a portal from the power of my ancestors to aid us in the finally stroke of death for Shao Kahn!"

Raiden: " What . . .portal?"

Nightwolf: " Indeed now let it begin!" And as he starts to rise his hands in the air along with chanting some words a cylinder like portal opens up behind Shao Kahn as the lighting strikes it causing it to go haywire.

Quan Chi: " No . . .not again, Listen to me foolish Shaman, You must stop this ritual at once!"

Nightwolf: " I did not recognize you to be here Sorcerer!"

Raiden: " No wait . . . I remember, Listen to his words Nightwolf for they mean well, Hurry before . . "

Johnny Cage: " Uhhuh guys . . I think it's already to late" He says as Shao Kahn screams in pain as the humongous portal starts to absorb him in yellow golden light.

Shao Kahn: " GGGHHHAAAA!, YOU FOOLS!, YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN! AHHH!" And as the pain becomes to much & as an act of possibly surrendering to the portal that is trying to engulf him an image appear with Kahn.

Jade: " My word!"

Quan Chi: " Hmm!

Liu Kang: " I have never seen anything like it"

Johnny Cage: " Ditto"

Kitana: " By the gods!"

Kenshi: " What, What is friends?" Forgetting that he is blind he can only share the feeling of amazement from his friends but sadly can not see it nor can they blame him.

Nightwolf: " This . . .this is incorrect, This should not be happening!"

Raiden: " It is not your fault . . but . . in the distance along with Shao Kahn, Of what being is it!" Raiden asks while all are looking at an image of a much smaller being in comparison to Kahn who is all white with the exception of a purple shinny plate on it's head along with it's shoulders, Wrists, Shins & one on it's stomach.

It also has a tail as well.

Shao KahN: " NO!"

Then the portal finally explodes sending a shock wave of power every where through the lands signifying Shao Kahn's defeat. As the blood dried & the dust settled everyone gather around to survey the damage & to disscus what the just saw.

Johnny Cage: " Okay okay look, Numero Uno what was with all that lighting stuff around him & Senior Dos . . . what the heck was that with him"

Nightwolf: " Indeed, Although the portal was only meant for Shao Kahn to be taken away there was another being inside with him, A being I did not conjure up"

Jade: " What is Quan Chi doing here as well?"

Liu Kang: " He is on our side . . .for now"

Kitana: " Well the worst is over with for now, Let us at least recognize that"

Quan Chi: " Foolish princess, Do you truly think this is the end after what you had seen with your very own eyes . . . The Emperor was not destroyed!"

Liu Kang: " Hold your tongue Sorcerer!"

Raiden: " No!, . . .he is right Liu Kang"

Confused & baffled at what Raiden just said . . Quan Chi? . . .RIGHT?, They all then looked to him for an explanation.

Kenshi: " What do you mean he's is right, About what?"

It was quite for moments until.

Quan Chi: " Would you like for me to tell them Thunder God, Or perhaps you don't want them to know the truth heheheh"

Raiden: " Enough Quan Chi"

Liu KanG: " Enough of what?, Raiden what is he talking about?"

Then looked up to all his Champions as they awaited an answer from him but then he took in a deep breath & decided to speak.

Raiden: " Do you remember the incident in which took place about 5 years ago when we were invaded by those warriors from the other universe that caused all of the mindless bloodshed"

They all stood quite remembering that day as if it were in the back of there head not wanting to revisit that day, This look of concern from everyone though made Quan Chi smile a bit.

Raiden: " Well truth be hold I'm the one responsible, It was my blast that caused Shao Kahn to enter a portal in to which he was fused with elements from there realm in order to cause that madness, Only now it would seem that history had repeat it self because now through your very eyes you have seen it for your self, Shao Kahn though may be no more & that being just a trickery image but we best not take any chances"

With that news sinking into there heads it was becoming a hard pill to swallow but then as Quan Chi made a simple "Hmp" noise Raiden then shifted his attention to him now.

Raiden: " But as for you Quan Chi, ... you will now be blinded in the judgement of the Elder Gods!"

Quan Chi: " Again!, My only purpose to help him in this pathetic war was only to get close enough so that I can finish the job myself, I helped defeat him did I not!"

Raiden: " You may have done so . . .but despite that in order to get to your own endeavors innocents had to be killed because of it which you must now pay for"

Quan Chi: " Hmph!" Quan Chi says as Raiden grips his shoulder but looks back to relay one more message.

Raiden: " I shall be gone for a while, But in the mean time I expect each of you to do what you can to help the wounded left on the battle filed"

Liu Kang the stepped forward & bowed.

Liu Kang: " We will do as you ask Raiden"

Raiden then nods & him & Quan Chi shoot off into the sky as lighting while the remaining Champions of Light are left with there duty to help the wounded & everything then becomes normal again . . . . . . . ... or dose it?

Well tell me what you think, Hope to hear from ya soon!