Kung Lao: Cursed Vengeance

Prologue/The Great Kung Lao

"He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: One for his enemy,

and one for himself."

-Chinese proverb

I am a Shaolin monk. A life devoted to keeping

peace and prosperity. One event that my ancestor's and

the Shaolin participate in is one called Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat

is a tournament that for millenia has contained much evil. By confronting this evil we retain tranquility on my realm

of Earth.

My ancestor, the great Kung Lao strongly disagreed with Outworld's continious attempts to conquer

Earthrealm. Outworld is a chaotic realm ruled by a dark emperor that care's for nothing other then domination of all the

realms. Mortal Kombat was created to counter this evil. It was a fighting tournament held every generation to decide the fate

the realms. The Emperor of Outworld had sent his greatest warrior, the deadly sorceror, Shang Tsung , to win the tournament

9 times in succession to allow the Emperor to stop through the portal to Earthrealm and seize it for Outworld. Shang Tsung had a

curse placed on him that forces him to steal the souls of unfortunate victims to sustain his life. Shang tsung was winning the

tournaments, one after another untill my ancestor, "The Great Kung Lao" intervened.

Kung Lao fought Shang Tsung, Kung Lao defeated Shang Tsung blow after blow and the sorceror fled, gaining

Kung Lao the title of Champion of Mortal Kombat. Without Soul's to feed off of Shang Tsung grew old and weak. Shang Tsung

was never going to regain his championship. Kung Lao kept Earthrealm safe for many generations untill one tournament where

Shang Tsung returned with Goro,the four-armed Prince of the Shokan race. Kung Lao fought with intensity but his strength could not match up to the raw power of Goro. Goro defeated Kung Lao and Shang Tsung devoured his soul. Once again Mortal Kombat was corrupted and under the control of Shang Tsung. Kombatent after Kombatent Goro remained undefeated for 500 years. The chances

of Earth not being controlled by the evil emperor of Outworld were waning for Goro had won nine tournaments. One more, and Earth realm would be doomed. It is now that I am expected to participate in Mortal Kombat. Yet against my wishes, I have to fight,for my ancestors death. I am cursed with revenge.