-As for those videos in the last chapter, I was just trying to lighten things up for things could be getting a little emotional soon… I'm sorry if they weren't funny. Please tell me if they weren't.

Rooftop

Shao Kahn sat on the Throne that have appeared on the rooftop due to the merging. The Emperor's presence in Earthrealm caused it to merge with Outworld due to his sorcery. With each minute passing, more and more of his Throneroom was appearing on the rooftop, and the merging was almost complete. Shao Kahn could even feel the two worlds merging as one. But he knew that Raiden and his underlings would be showing up, no doubt about that. The Thunder Dog and his heroes were always there to 'thwart' his plans, but they never seemed to fully comprehend that the Emperor would always be back for more, no doubt about that. By the end of all this, Earthrealm would be nothing more than another part of Outworld. The thought of this made Shao Kahn smirk to himself in satisfaction. He had been fighting to claim Earthrealm for several years. All of those years it took for him to claim Earthrealm would finally be worth it…

With a flash of bright blue lightning, Raiden and his underlings appeared on the rooftop, standing before Shao Kahn, looking deadly and as pissed as ever. It was like they had faced a milestone in their life that completely shattered their lives to pieces, all of which could never be put back together, like an unfixable puzzle. But in truth, they were all just angry at Shao Kahn was a persistent bastard and was trying to claim something he would never have.

On the left of Raiden stood Kitana, Jade, Skarlet, Sindel, and Sonya Blade. On the right of the Thunder God stood Smoke, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Scorpion, Jax, Johnny Cage, Stryker and Kabal. The Emperor's orange, cat-like eyes raked over the heroes and saw that some of them were once under his command, or at least were aligned with him at some point. Noob Saibot was among those warriors, as was Scorpion, Kitana, Jade, Sindel and Skarlet. Sub-Zero could have been an addition to his army, perhaps even his extermination squad, but all chances of that were ruined by Skarlet. The young tracker had killed the cyborgs that were to take Kuai Liang away for automation. Once that process was complete, the Cryomancer would be put under slaving protocols that would completely erase his memories and have him be devout to the Emperor and the Lin Kuei. As such, he would complete tasks for both parties without question. His allies were glad that he wasn't automated, but even so, Shao Kahn still could use chance to capture Sub-Zero and bring him back for automation.

Something else he would need to do would be to capture Sindel and force her into being his once again… That would be easy. Well, not quite, actually. The Emperor remembered that the sorcerer who resurrected her had been killed by Scorpion, who had killed his master after finding out what had truly happened to his family and clan, courtesy of Noob Saibot. But then again, Shao Kahn's sorcery was much more powerful than Quan Chi's, so the Emperor could use his magic to put Sindel under his command…That is, if he were to successfully capture her, considering the fact that he was significantly outnumbered by his enemies. But Shao Kahn was stronger than all of them, so he could take them out, one by one, and complete all of the self-set objectives. It would be like killing two birds with one stone.

"So, my greatest warriors have decided to join the Thunder Dog and embrace his pathetic cause. Unbelievable…" the Emperor said, loud enough for Raiden and his allies to here. They were all angry at the degrading comment Shao Kahn made, but could pay him back for it when they were to do battle.

The Thunder God's hands started to light up with electricity, and from it, sounds as loud as thunder could be heard. It was like Raiden's strength had been increased by some kind of aspect known to nobody, not even the deity himself. But nonetheless, his newfound strength would be useful in defeating Shao Kahn and saving the realm from the havoc that the Emperor had brought about.

As Raiden pondered the Emperor's defeat, the deity wondered what would happen to Shao Kahn after his defeat. Would the Elder Gods finally act?! The Thunder God had noticed that many remnants of Shao Kahn's Throne in his Outworld Fortress were appearing on the Rooftop, a sign that the merging was taking place. Raiden knew that the quicker he defeated the Emperor, the quicker he could undo the effects of the merging. He needed the merging's scars to be undone and he needed it undone now.

Without further ado, he thought, "ATTACK!" The Thunder God spontaneously barked out. As though under some kind of trance, he and the Earthrealm heroes charged at Shao Kahn, all of them letting out a blood-curdling roar that depicted fury. Shao Kahn simply stood there, unfazed by the transpiring events. The warriors attacked blindly and their hits did not do anything to the Emperor. He just stood there, unfazed. It was like their hits hadn't connected at all.

With a raise of his hand, a powerful wall of green energy was released, which sent the warriors flying back, landing head first. Hisses of pains found their way out of every warrior that was harmed by the knock-back effect of the energy wall. Raiden, the only one who hadn't been affected by the energy wall, decided to take matters into his own hands. He needed to pretend that further resistance would serve no purpose, and put on a façade that he would be giving up entirely, and allow Shao Kahn to take Earthrealm for himself.

But the Thunder God knew that once he had 'surrendered' to the Emperor, that he would be beaten into submission, just like he was by Shao Kahn atop the Pyramid of Argus during the Final Battle of Armageddon. The same beating would be making it's way towards Raiden again, but the visions showed Raiden survive the assault and eventually be empowered by the Elder Gods. With their help, he could defeat Shao Kahn and save Earthrealm from the ongoing merging that seemed to be happening at a much quicker rate than it was before…

Raiden would have to act now. The rooftop was beginning to look more and more like Shao Kahn's Throneroom. The floor was now a golden colour and had a picture of the Emperor in the middle. On the left and right hand sides were pillars. Shao Kahn was smiling, but Raiden was grimacing.

-I'm really, really sorry for not making this the last chapter of the main story, but I'm trying not to rush things is all!