It's back, hopefully bigger and better than before. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you Path of Mortal Kombat: Fatal Lightning 2. Enjoy

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RAIDEN

Earth's champions had been defeated. Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Jax, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and Kitana, all slain by the Deadly Alliance. Sub Zero was occupied somewhere in OutWorld. Kenshi had been mortally wounded. Bo Rai Cho was battling against the Tarkatan armies. All there was left to face both Quan Chi and Shang Tsung was I, Raiden, the God of Thunder and Defender of Earthrealm

I had arrived at the House of the Soulnado and saw the slain bodies of my allies. Quan Chi and Shang Tsung were close to fully resurrecting the mummified army of the Dragon King and this was something I couldn't allow. I alone entered the building to face the Deadly Alliance. I alone ignored the wishes of the Elder Gods and challenged both Quan Chi and Shang Tsung to Mortal Kombat. If I won, I had ensured Earthrealm's survival. If I lost, Earthrealm was doomed

Lightning ran over my body, as I got into my Nan Chuan stance. Quan Chi was in his Tang Doo So stance, while Shang Tsung stood nearby in his Snake stance. The final battle begins. The fate of Earthrealm rests in my hands. Only I can save it now

Quan Chi charged at me and kicked. I blocked, but his punch made me stumble back. I blocked his punch and kicked him back, as Shang Tsung swung at me. I appeared behind him and blasted him with a bolt of lightning. Quan Chi cast a ghostly skull at me, which knocked me down. I flipped onto my feet, as the Deadly Alliance charged at me. I ran towards them and jumped, kicking them both back at the same time, before striking Shang Tsung with a bolt of lightning. Quan Chi cast another ghostly skull, knocking me back again. Shang Tsung threw a fireball, but I blocked that with lightning, before blasting him back. Quan Chi came at me, but I blocked his strike and kicked him back. He flipped onto his feet, as I shot a bolt of lightning at him. He countered with a wall of skulls. I concentrated my powers on the wall, breaking through it and striking him, before turning my attention to Shang Tsung. I kept him on the ground with some shock treatment, before turning back to Quan Chi

A blast from him knocked me back. Suddenly, I was thrown onto my back, after Shang Tsung had struck me with a fireball. I went to get up, but the combined might of the Deadly Alliance lifted me into the air. A giant cobra made of fire appeared before me, created by Shang Tsung. It hissed and opening its mouth, struck me in the chest, slamming me into the ground. I felt my powers diminish quickly. Darkness was appearing before my eyes. I had fought hard, but not hard enough. I had failed. Earthrealm was doomed. The power faded away from my body, as darkness consumed me. I had lost

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I woke up to sounds of combat. I got to my feet and received a mighty shock. Onaga, the Dragon King, former ruler of OutWorld, had returned from the dead. Quan Chi and Shang Tsung were using their magic against him. I had to make a quick decision. Even though the Deadly Alliance is my enemy, Onaga is a greater threat. His powers alone could crush us all. Death awaited those who stood in his way, unless we stopped him first. Take out Onaga now, worry about the Deadly Alliance later. And so, for the first time, I joined allegiance with my foes. Together, we used our powers against Onaga. But the powerful Dragon King brushed our attacks aside as if they were nothing. Our powers destroyed his newly resurrected army, but he still came at us. I began to realize that even our combined might was nothing to him, so I decided to concentrate my god-like essence, gathering all my powers, as Quan Chi and Shang Tsung held Onaga back

"What the hell are you doing!" cried Quan Chi

Onaga was nearly upon us when I released my essence into a massive explosion. The entire building was destroyed, along with the Soulnado; Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and myself were killed. But my sacrifice was in vain. As my essence returned to Earthrealm to recover, I felt Onaga's dark presence in OutWorld. He had Shinnok's amulet in his hands and with it, he could do whatever he saw fit

I knew straight away who had given him life, given him the chance to return to OutWorld. A human by the name of Shujinko. I had seen him once, while he was on a quest to find the Kamidogu. He claimed he was the Champion of the Elder Gods. I had never heard of a 'Champion of the Elder Gods'. But now I see. He had found the Kamidogu and placed Earthrealm's existence in danger

I was furious at the thought of the mortal men placing their world in turmoil. How was I to protect Earthrealm if its own inhabitants kept threatening its existence by doing foolish deeds. Shujinko had indeed been foolish by allowing himself to be deceived by Onaga and in doing so, Earthrealm was under great threat

The only way I can protect Earthrealm is by punishing those who threatened it. Shujinko has placed Earthrealm in great danger and he will pay with his life!

Once I had recovered, I began to transport myself to OutWorld, but I stopped. I was the only fighter left to defend Earthrealm. Bo Rai Cho was fighting in Edenia against the Tarkatan horde. Sub Zero was somewhere lost in OutWorld and it was only a matter of time before the Tarkatans found and killed him. And as for Queen Sindel, Onaga had imprisoned her. That left just me. And I knew I couldn't take on Onaga by myself. I needed help. And I came up with someone. Over the last twenty-three years, I had been watching the King of Iron Fist Tournaments, a competition where the world's best fighters entered for the right to win a large amount of prize money and gain ownership of the Mishima Zaibatsu. The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 had just concluded less than three months ago. I knew that the sponsor of the tournaments, Heihachi Mishima, was a powerful man and fighter. He has endured a lot since he held the first tournament, from being tossed off a cliff to being blown up by a mass group of robots. If someone was to help me, he could. I flew up into the sky and shot towards the Mishima Zaibatsu. I reached there and landed in a backstreet, before walking out amongst man and went inside. I walked up to the counter. The woman sitting behind the desk smiled at me, but gave me a strange look. I guess it was from my clothing

"Can I help you?"

"I'm here to see Heihachi Mishima"

"Your name is?"

"Raiden"

"And do you have an appointment?"

"I just made myself one"

She looked at me

"Well, Mr. Mishima is busy right now"

"He's going to have to put that on hold right now. I need to see him. It's an emergency"

The woman sighed and picked up her phone. She pressed a number and waited for Heihachi to pick up

"Mr Mishima, there's someone to see you…his name is Raiden…yes, I know, but he says its an emergency…I don't know, sir, he didn't say…he wants to see you and he can't wait…I understand you're busy, but sir…you must see him…okay sir, I'll send him up"

She put down the phone and looked at me

"Mr Mishima will see you now. He's on the second top floor"

"Why not the top floor?"

"That is where he trains, sir"

I left and got into an elevator, which took me to the second top floor. I got out and knocked on the office door. It opened and I walked inside, as Heihachi sat down at his desk and placed his hands in front of him

"How can I help you, Mr. Raiden?"

I was offered a chair. I refused

"Mr. Mishima, I have come here to ask you for help"

"And what help can I give you?"

"Your world is in danger. And unless you and I do something soon, Earth will be destroyed, along with everyone who lives on it"

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