The monstrously massive Onaga's laughter pierced their ears from how loud it was, "I have taken the form of the Elder Gods! How can you hope to destroy what is as strong as they?!"

The three warriors were flabbergasted. It seems there was nothing that they could do against the now all powerful Dragon King. Could this be the end of everything they had known? Was the Elder Gods' reign as the supreme beings throughout all the realms over?

It seemed so…that was until Shao Kahn noticed something. He squinted at his former master and noticed the Kamidogu were sticking out from his body. He pointed up to them, "Perhaps if we pull those out, then it might weaken him!"

Kotal nodded, "It's our only chance! But how do we reach them?" It seemed like a near impossible task. Each Kamidogu were spread out across the Dragon King's serpentine body. One was directly in his tail, the second was lodged in his left leg, the third was between one of his many back fins, the fourth was in the palm of his right hand, the fifth in his neck, and the last was on his forehead. To be able to reach them all would take time and a good plan at that.

Both were things they didn't have. The rifts between the realms were growing wider by the minute, absorbing both Earthrealm and Edenia into Outworld slowly. Before they could even think, Onaga slammed his massive tail down onto the fortress, destroying it in the process.

All three would have surely died were it not for Fujin creating a protective wind bubble around them. They landed safely onto the ground below. Shao Kahn looked to the tail, "I think I've got an idea. Fujin, Kotal, I need you to grab his attention!"

Kotal turned to Shao with a perplexed expression, "What are you up to?"

"Just do it!"

The two obliged, calling up to the behemoth. They mocked him, taunted him, and even threw debris from the fortress at him. Onaga turned to them, "Are you still alive? Allow me to correct this mistake!" He slammed his tail down on the ground, the other two just barely avoiding the attack.

Shao Kahn climbed up onto the tail while it was still grounded. He took hold of Onaga's scales for dear life as Onaga took flight. The Dragon King looked back and growled. He shook his tail repeatedly as if to take shake Shao off, yet Shao did not let go. He continued climbing up the winding tail until he found the Earthrealm Kamidogu. He reached for it, but found it was just a centimeter too far for him to grab. Again he reached, yet the turbulence that Onaga's flight caused made him lose his grip and he slipped off. He stomped hi foot in frustration, "Arrrrgh I was so close!"

"It was a good effort," Kotal comforted, "he seems too strong for us to stop, though."

Soon after, the three were greeted by the Earthrealm heroes. Fujin gasped, "How did you all get here?"

"We were sucked in by that rift," Sonya answered, "I don't know how much longer the rest of the world can hold out before it's fully merged."

Johnny pointed up to Onaga who was coming in right for them, "Uhhh guys, what's that giant Japanese dragon?"

Kotal motioned for them to hit the dirt. Every one of them went down to the ground, just narrowly avoiding being eaten alive by the godly beast. "That's Onaga," Fujin explained, "he absorbed the power of the Kamidogu and is now using that power to merge the realms!"

Kung Jin glanced at Shao Kahn, "So you're my uncle's killer."

"You're going to have to specify," Shao Kahn said with a hint of sadistic smugness, "I've killed plenty of uncles."

The normally calm young man lost his cool when he said that. He tackled the king with adrenaline pumping throughout him, "I'm going to avenge what you did to him!"

Takeda pulled him off, "Jin, calm down! You can't let him get the better of you!"

Shao Kahn brushed himself off, "I recognize that arrogance. Only someone related to that Kung Lao would be stupid enough to do that."

"Don't talk about my uncle like that," Kung Jin hissed, "he was a great man!"

Shao Kahn cackled when he heard that, "Then how come I twisted his neck?"

Jacqui stood up to the arrogant villain, "Don't talk to my friends like that, you monster!"

"Why don't you just back off," Cassie added, "you might talk a big game, but if we could take Shinnok I bet we could take you."

Sonya grabbed Cassie away, "Just what do you think you're doing, young lady?"

"I'm defending my friends," she retorted, "I don't think we have to take this from Skeletor over there!"

Shao Kahn laughed all their threats off, "You children need to learn your place! If you were my children—"

"If they were your children they'd despise you for life, I'd know," Kitana interrupted. Shao Kahn was stunned to see his adopted daughter alive.

His surprise gave way to crocodile tears, "Oh Kitana, you didn't always hate your father."

"You are not my father," she denied vicariously, "Jarrod was my father."

"I raised you for 10,000 years," Shao Kahn reminded her, "were it not for me, you wouldn't be who you are today!"

The arguing only got worse when the Edenian fighters arrived. Ermac went to his master and kneeled, "What is going on here, master?!"

Shao answered with a sigh, "The Earthrealmers are letting their petty feuds get in the way of saving the day! It's disgusting!"

Erron shook his head, "Ain't that a shame. There's a reason I left that place."

Sheeva smacked him, "You idiot, you're only fanning the flames!"

"Gettin' real sick a' you bossin' me 'round," the cowboy told her.

Kotal facepalmed at his two minions, "You two had better calm down before this gets any worse."

"Oh like you could ever tell them do to anything like that," Shao Kahn sarcastically commented.

The two Kahns continued bickering amongst themselves as the in-fighting only continued to grow further. Jax took one look at Ermac and instantly recognized him, "Hey, you're that guy who tore my arms off!"

"We were only following orders," Ermac replied, "maybe you shouldn't have been snooping around where you shouldn't have!"

Jax raised his fist and sucker punched the construct right in the face, "Follow that!"

Erron raised his pistols at the Special Forces member, "Hey, nobody treats a partner 'a mine like that!"

Sonya put him in a chokehold, "Nobody points a gun at my partner!"

Ermac lifted Sonya and Jax in the air, "Maybe you'd like to lose those arms too?"

Jade placed an arm around him, "Ermac please put them down. They're our allies, remember?"

Kitana recognized that voice, "Jade?!"

The emerald clad Edenian looked to Kitana, "Kitana?!" The two embraced each other in a warm hug.

"What happened to you," Kitana asked with tears forming in her eyes.

Jade answered, "Quan-Chi brainwashed me and left me to wander the Netherrealm. He did it because he knew that you'd be easier to control and corrupt without me."

Ermac was touched by this reunion and put both Special Forces members down. He even took the time to apologize, "Look, we're…sorry about the arms thing. We were much more aggressive back then."

Jax scratched the back of his neck, "Ahh geez now I feel bad 'bout punchin' you in the face. Don't worry about it."

Things were still not entirely at peace. In the heat of the moment, Kotal ended up smacking Shao right in the face. Shao rubbed his cheek, "That was a big mistake."

Kotal backed away with his hands in the air, "It was an accident! Look, I'm sorry!"

Shao Kahn revved up his fist and rammed it right into Kotal's stomach, "Don't apologize, your death will more than make up for it!"

Out of nowhere, an unanticipated opponent popped out of nowhere and confronts the king of Edenia by leaping on him. The opponent wrapped his legs around Shao's neck and pushed them together. Shao turned around to his attacker and to his surprise he saw Reptile, "Reptile?!"

"Nobody attacksss Kotal," Reptile said with a great rage forming in his cold blooded heart, "Essspecially you of all people!" As time went by, Reptile realized how horrible Shao had really been to him. He got no respect, was constantly insulted, and at times was even abused by the despot. Reptile slowly grew to despise Shao Kahn and everything he stood for after his death. Now he got to take that rage out on him.

Kotal called him off, "Relent, Syzoth! He is not our enemy." Reptile relented and jumped off of Shao's shoulders. Kotal was so relieved to see his servant alive and well, "I'm so glad to see you, Syzoth. How did you come back?"

"That thing has a name," Shao Kahn asked.

Reptile hissed at his old master, "I never told you becaussse you alwaysss usssed me! Kotal ressspects me like you never did. And to anssswer hisss quessstion, I managed to essscape once Onaga ssshed hisss physssical form."

The Osh-Tekk took Reptile by his side, "You may doubt my ways, Shao Kahn, but this is what being a good leader gives you. Your men are forever loyal to you, even in the worst of times. Under your ways they only work under you in fear. As soon as a better option shows up, they'll take it."

Shao Kahn dismissed Kotal's words, "Yeah right." He was so confident in his ways he even asked all of his warriors, "Who of you would choose to die under me and me alone?" Only Ermac stood forward. Jade, Rain, and Tanya did not.

Kotal Kahn then asked his warriors, "Who of you would choose to die under me and me alone?" Reptile, Skarlet, Sheeva, Ferra and Torr stood forward.

Erron shrugged, "If the other side is offerin' better pay, then I'll at least consider it. Nothin' personal, boss."

The once Outworld emperor calmly accepted that, "I'm not mad at you for that, you can't win over everyone."

"I would have had his head for saying that," Shao Kahn said with a great anger in his voice.

Kotal nodded, "And that is why only one of your men chooses to submit. Of course he did, though. You were his creator, he's biased. No offense Ermac, but you are."

Kotal had made his point. Almost none of Shao's lieutenants would give their lives for him. Tanya and Rain could turn at any time, and Jade was only around for Edenia's well-being. For the first time in his life, Shao almost might reconsider the way he runs things.

But now was not the time to reconsider as Fujin reminds them, "Are we all done fighting? Because the rifts are only growing bigger and more numerous! We need to stop Onaga! I've got an idea we'll split up into six teams of four to retrieve the Kamidogu." The massive group saluted. Fujin clapped his hands together, "Alright, we'll get things started! My team will be Kotal, Shao, and I. The rest of you can determine your teams on your own. But do it quickly!"

The first team came together in just a couple seconds. It was made up of Skarlet, Tanya, Rain, and Reptile.

The second team was made up of Jade, Kitana, Ermac, and Sub-Zero.

The third team was Cassie, Jacqui, Kung Jin, and Takeda.

The fourth team was Sheeva, Erron, Ferra, and Torr.

The fifth and last team was Johnny Cage, Jax, Sonya, and Frost.

Team One:

Team one's job was to retrieve the Kamidogu in Onaga's tail. Tanya gathered them around, "Okay team, we need to find a way to get that Kamidogu. Anyone got any ideas?"

"It's clear we need to find a way up to where he is," Skarlet commented, "but I don't know how we'll do that."

Rain raised his hand, "The moat around the fortress. I could probably launch one of us up there like a water torpedo."

Tanya actually approved, "That's…not a bad idea, actually. I'm surprised a good idea actually came from you! But I sure won't be the one going up there." The other three knew who it had to be.

Little more than a minute later, Reptile was in the moat. He was ready and willing to be shot high into the sky. Skarlet tossed him two of her kunai, "Take these you'll have a better grip with them."

Reptile caught them, "Okay, I'm ready!" Rain raised his hands into the air, forcing the water around Reptile to take to the sky like a rocket. Reptile shot up with it.

"Are you sure this'll work," the blood construct asked Tanya.

Tanya was assured that it'll work, "He'll be fine, trust me."

Rain looked up and saw a small speck, "I think that's him! Are…are you sure he'll be fine?"

Tanya looked up along with him, "Rain you idiot! Can't you see this was a bad idea?!"

"You…you're the one who agreed to it," Rain retorted with a hint of panic to his voice.

Skarlet shook her head, "I can't believe we just got him back only for him to die again! You idiots killed Reptile!"

If they were panicking, imagine how it felt to be Reptile. But Syzoth remained brave nonetheless, "I'll ssshow them all what Reptile can do!"

The Zaterran finally made it to Onaga's winding tail. He stabbed the pair of kunai into Onaga's skin, giving him a good grip. He ascended the tail slowly, the winds blowing directly into his face. Finally he made it to the Earthrealm Kamidogu. It seemed like it was almost too easy…until Onaga started shaking him off. Reptile lost his grip on kunai, slipping off. He nearly lost the Kamidogu! That was until his long tongue came out from his mouth, wrapping itself around the dagger's handle. He got it! He actually got it! He whipped back his head, pulling the Kamidogu out from Onaga's tail.

There was one little problem with this, though. He came falling down! Reptile closed his eyes and waited for impact of the ground. To his surprise he was caught by Shao Kahn of all people! Reptile thanked him with the Kamidogu still wrapped around his tongue. Shao Kahn placed him on the ground and pulled the artifact from his tongue, "Don't you ever mention this to anybody."

With one Kamidogu down, the Dragon King descended from the sky and was closer to the ground. This made it easier for

Team Two:

Kitana had one question for her best friend before they got started, "I need to know. How's Edenia doing under Shao Kahn's rule?"

"Edenia is doing surprisingly great," Jade answered, "I don't know how he did it but he rebuilt it from the ashes."

The princess couldn't understand it. Edenia couldn't be doing great under her adoptive father. There's no way. He's a horrible tyrant! She trailed off, "What…?"

Ermac defended his creator, "Do not be so surprised. He was always a brilliant leader."

"No he wasn't," Kitana replied with disgust, "the fact you even think so makes me sick."

Jade came to Ermac's defense, "Kitana please, even with his loyalty to Shao Kahn, Ermac is still much better than when you last saw him. Don't be so hostile."

Sub-Zero agreed, "Jade's right. We're a team after all. Now if we want to get that Kamidogu in Onaga's leg, we need to find a way to get him grounded."

"Okay," Kitana began, "it'll take a lot of effort from all of us but I got an idea. I'll grab his attention, then Ermac can grab him with his telekinesis, Sub-Zero can freeze him to the ground, and Jade will get the Kamidogu from his leg."

The soul filled construct had much doubt in that plan, "How do you expect us to hold something so large down long enough for Sub-Zero to freeze him?"

"I have faith in you," Jade added, "If anybody can do it it's you. I know you can." Ermac did not reply, but he seemed to gain a bit more confidence from that.

Kitana motioned for them all to stand back, "So we're agreed! Alright team, let's get him!" Kitana threw her fans at Onaga, attracting his attention. He swooped down at her with the speed of an incoming meteor!

Right when Onaga came for the ground, Ermac grabbed him with his telekinesis and slammed him onto the ground. He was buckling under the stress of the Dragon King struggling in his grip. He signaled to Sub-Zero to freeze him onto the ground.

Kuai shot an ice blast at Onaga, freezing him. Yet even then he saw the ice cracking under his might, so he chose to continue shooting an endless stream of ice at Onaga. He began to sweat he had never kept a continuous stream of ice up for this long.

Jade was up next, she dove at Onaga's frozen thigh. The ice did not make for a good surface to climb. She could lose her grip at any minute. Luckily the Netherrealm Kamidogu was right in her sight. She reached out for it and pulled it out from his body.

With the Kamidogu removed, Ermac and Sub-Zero released Onaga, who took off back into the sky above.

Ermac was so exhausted by the ordeal he fell on his knees. Jade came to him and pulled him up, "Excellent work out there! I wasn't sure if you could actually do it, honestly."

The construct didn't say a word for he did not have the strength.

Kuai was not in much better condition. He couldn't keep his footing as he was quite woozy. Kitana caught him just before he fell to the ground, "Are you alright Sub-Zero? Do you need first aid?"

"I'm fine, princess," he assured her with a weary voice, "just keep guard of the Kamidogu."

Team Three:

With a third of the Kamidogu removed from his body, Onaga sunk lower to the ground. He was merely hovering rather than flying. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad.

Even still, nobody in the group took charge as team leader. It would be hard to get on Onaga's back to retrieve that Seidan Kamidogu. Especially for the four youngest there, none of them had any powers like the people on the other teams.

Kung Jin pointed his bow up at Onaga, "Hmmmm…I might be able to hit him from here? Perhaps if I had a rope then one of us could climb up there."

Cassie smirked, "Let's not use that. I've got a grappling-hook." Cassie aimed the grappling-hook at one of the Dragon King's many back fins, "Don't worry, I've got this."

Jacqui grabbed onto the grappling-hook too, "Girl you are not going alone."

Takeda placed his hand on Jacqui's, "If you're going, I'm going too."

Kung Jin decided to stay on the ground, "If one of you falls, you need someone to catch you. Luckily, I can be the one to do that."

Cassie shot the hook at one of the fins, it wrapped around it. Before they could discuss what to do next, Onaga pulled them up with him. The three friends climbed the grappling-hook's rope carefully, being sure not to slip. Onaga turned back to them with the largest grimace he could muster, "Bah, foolish children! You cannot stop the immortal Onaga! I am invincible!"

He severed the rope with his claws, sending Jacqui and Takeda back to the ground. The only one left was Cassie, whose breathing got deeper. For all her confidence, she had never faced anything quite like this. Still she continued to ascend the cable. Onaga continued to mock her, "I am strong enough to shatter mountains! You have absolutely no hope of getting that Kamidogu! Give up now, maybe I'll allow you a good place in my empire if you do."

She declined his offer, "Yeah right, I don't think I'd ever want a place in an empire like yours." The young girl finally reached the top of the massive dragon's back. The view would almost be beautiful were it not so terrifying. Gathering her courage, she searched Onaga's back until she found the Seidan Kamidogu lodged in the fins just beneath his neck.

She grabbed the Kamidogu yet she herself was snatched by Onaga's hand, "I gave you a chance yet you denied me. If I may say, it's quite the fatal mistake on your part."

Team Five:

With their daughter in danger, Sonya and Johnny needed to act now! Frost had an idea, "Okay I'll freeze you two into a ball of ice and then Jax can toss you up to him! The ball should be hard enough to knock the wind out of his sails."

Jax shook his head, "You kiddin' me? I ain't gonna let you freeze my two partners!"

"Let her do it," Sonya allowed, "unless you've got a better idea that is."

Johnny threw off his sunglasses, "I sure as hell don't. Now what are you waiting for, freeze us!"

"No clever comments," Frost asked sarcastically.

For once Johnny was gravely serious, "A big Godzilla looking dragon has my daughter! This isn't the time for one-liners! Now freeze us!"

Frost obliged, freezing the divorced couple in an almost glacier-like sphere of ice. Jax picked it up with all of his strength and chucked it at Onaga. The slush ball hit Onaga in the snout, taking him out for a very temporary time.

Using a shadow kick, Johnny broke free of the ice. He turned to his ex, "Look, I'll keep Mushu here busy! You get Cassie and that mystical dagger in Onaga's hand!"

"I can't just leave you here," She said to him in a most concerned way, "I'm not one to leave a soldier behind even if it's you."

Cage smiled at that, "That's the nicest thing you've said to me in a while…but I don't care! Go!"

Sonya nodded, hopping off of the long snout and into Onaga's arm. She pulled out the Chaosrealm Kamidogu in Onaga's hand along with Cassie and the Seidan Kamidogu she had in her hand. Sonya leapt off, activating her parachute. Both women arrived on the ground safely.

Cassie gave a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness for you, mom! I think he actually might've fried me!"

Takeda, Jacqui, and Kung Jin greeted her happily. "I was so worried about you," Jacqui said to her friend.

"How'd you two make it alright," she questioned.

Kung Jin grinned, "I caught them with a net…with some help from Kitana's team."

Cassie was so comforted to see both her mother and her friends were okay. Yet soon something hit her, "Wait, where's the old man?!"

Sonya placed her hand on her daughter's cheek, "Johnny decided to make sure we could escape."

Johnny soon joined them as he crashed onto the ground, leaving a massive crater behind him. Cassie ran over to it, "Dad? Dad, you alright?"

Cage arose out of the crater with green energy surging through-out him, "Yeah, yeah. I used some of that green stuff I've got in me keeping me okay." His back cracked slightly, "Maybe okay isn't the right word. But I survived, right?"

Team Four:

There was still the Kamidogu in Onaga's neck. Sheeva threw out a suggestion on how to get it, "How about I just throw Erron up there? He'll be fine probably."

Erron shook his head, "No way, no how! Couldn't pay me to do that!"

Ferra liked the sound of that, "Yes! Cowboy go flying! But Torr could throw four arm man too!"

"I am not a man," Sheeva growled, "and I am not going to be thrown around like that! I am Shokan royalty, I deserve better!"

Torr picked her up without her permission and tossed her right at Onaga's neck. Erron laughed, "Serves 'er right fer pickin' on me!"

Yet he would find that Torr would toss him up too! Both Sheeva and Erron were sent flying without any way to actually grab on. There was no plan either! Torr threw them fast enough that they at least did land on Onaga. However they landed on his tail rather than his neck.

Sheeva groaned, "Alright Erron, I hate you. You hate me. We got that over with. How're we going to get up that Edenian Kamidogu?"

Onaga barged into their conversation, "You won't!" His entire winding body began waving in an effort to shake them off. Sheeva gripped on for dear life yet Erron wasn't so lucky. His fingers slipped and he nearly fell to his doom.

Yet Sheeva saved his life by using a free hand to grab him. Having four arms sure is nice sometimes.

"I have an idea," she said to him, "I'll toss you up and you grab on! Then you toss me up and I'll grab on! We'll pull each other up his body until we get to the Edenian Kamidogu!"

Erron nodded, "Sounds like a plan! Now toss me up!"

While still grabbing on, Sheeva threw Erron ahead of her. He held on to the scales of Onaga to the best of his ability. Then he threw her ahead of him. They repeated this until they reached the Edenian Kamidogu! Sheeva grabbed it with her other free hand, "We got it!"

Erron gulped, "Don't count yer chickens 'fore they hatch! How're we gonna get down?"

Sheeva let go, her weight taking Erron with her, "Don't worry, we've above the moat! We'll fall into the water and be fine!"

"Maybe you will! My clothes will get all wet," Erron complained, "that ain't a problem fer you when yer basically wearin' a string bikini as is!"

Sheeva responded by defending the way she dresses, "Yes and? All the Shokan dress like this! All Goro ever wore was a pair of underwear and a sash! Kintaro is only slightly more dressed by having a harness!" Their conversation came to an end when they both splashed into the moat around what remains of Onaga's castle.

With all but one Kamidogu taken from him, Onaga came crashing to the ground! But this was far from the end for him, as he still had Shinnok's amulet along with the Outworld Kamidogu! Losing the ability to fly did not inhibit him in the slightest. He chose to slither along the ground like a massive snake, ramming down anything unfortunate enough to cross his path.

The Final Team:

This was it! The fate of all the realms was in the hands of Kotal Kahn, Fujin, and Shao Kahn! Yet Onaga knew a quick way to reduce those numbers.

Using his still godlike power he had the sun entirely blocked out from the sky, immensely weakening Kotal. This eclipse was a devastating blow to the Osh-Tekk fighter. He fell on his knees in weakness.

Onaga gloated at him, "I told you I'd find a way to make you kneel! The rest will follow suit!"

Kotal reached out to both Fujin and Shao, "I cannot go on like this. I am almost useless during a total eclipse. You must find a way to stop him on you own!"

Both Edenia's ruler and Earthrealm's protector stood firm against the Dragon King. "I bow to nobody," Shao Kahn replied to his former master.

"You used to bow to me," Onaga retorted, "and now, I'll teach you how to do so again!"

Fujin too had no tolerance for the Dragon King's boasting, "We do not bow to your type."

Onaga chose not to reply with words, he chose to instead spit fire upon his enemies. Fujin blew the flames away. After that, Shao Kahn went running after the god-like monster.

The Dragon King came sliding after him with surprising speed. Shao leapt up above his gaping maw and onto his forehead. He tore the Outworld Kamidogu straight out from Onaga's forehead! Without any of the Kamidogu, one would think Onaga would transform back yet he didn't.

"Hah! It's too late," Onaga boasted arrogantly, "I'm strong enough that I don't even need those puny little trinkets anymore! I'll admit that was a good effort! I'm almost impressed by you all. Yet even your best attempts were all for naught! On this day, the Dragon King is successful!"

Shao Kahn decided that if taking out all the Kamidogu couldn't kill Onaga, then brute force would have to do! He ran up Onaga's backside leading to his tail. He leapt off and grabbed it. The pressure in him was rising. He knew this was the only way!

A golden glow emitted from Shao Kahn, showing that the Elder Gods were for once lending a helping hand! With his now enhanced strength, Shao pulled up on Onaga's tail, throwing him back into the air! Fujin picked up on Shao Kahn's plan and formed a massive tornado around Onaga.

Shao jumped into the tornado without any hesitation. He hopped up on the debris swirling through the air, using them like platforms. Finally he made it up to the helplessly swirling Dragon King! Even in this time of panic Onaga couldn't help but taunt Shao about his impending victory, "Are you still trying? I am Onaga, immortal ruler of Outworld and soon all the realms! Your endeavors are all in vain!"

Shao did not care for Onaga's bragging, as he dove at him with great aggression. When he landed, he pulled on Onaga's horns. Using his power, the Dragon King spat fire across the tornado, forming a flaming whirlwind around them both. Again he derided his opponent, "You boorish oaf, if this continues you'll die! You'll all die! You cannot kill me!"

Shao did not give him the satisfaction of replying. Even in the heat of the burning cyclone he chose not to give in. In a vulgar display of his power over Onaga, he pulled harder on the dragon's horns. Slowly Onaga's neck split open from the sheer force exerted on those horns. Blood spilled out from the slit. Even still Onaga did not stop his bragging, "Do you really think this'll work? Hah, a pitiful effort from a pitiful man! You couldn't take me one-on-one back then and you still cannot now! When the dust has settled and when everyone looks back, they'll see that I am the victor of this battle!"

"That's where you're wrong," Shao Kahn replied with a psychotic grin across his face, "now I'm going to finish you!" Shao was successful in tearing the psychotic deity's head right from his neck, killing him in the process. After he was murdered, Onaga's body completely and utterly disintegrated in front of the Elder Gods' champion. It was over. Onaga's reign over Outworld had ended yet again, hopefully this time for good.

With Onaga's power over the realms having gone null, the realms that had merged with Outworld in this fiasco, along with the people brought over, were returned back to where they once had been. The eternal eclipse over Outworld faded away, revealing a bright sunset behind it. With a little help from nearly all the realms Onaga had been laid to rest.

Fujin dissipated the tornado, allowing Shao to land on the ground with a loud crash. He arose from the crash with a victorious strut. Fujin ran up to him and shook his hand, "I can't believe we did it!"

Shao Kahn stood proudly in his place, "As if there was any doubt, Fujin."

Kotal Kahn picked himself up from the ground with surprise, "I wasn't sure if we could actually do it! But yet we did, together."

"As I am aware," Shao acknowledged, "I will admit that, but I don't think any of us could have finished him like I did."

The three leaders remained quiet after that. What else was there to say? In the end they were victorious. Their quest had come to a conclusion. The realms were at peace, Edenia had been restored, Raiden had been killed, Liu Kang's reign over the Netherrealm was put to an early end, and Onaga was dead.

The silence was broken by Kotal, "My people are finally safe again. Outworld can finally return under my care."

Shao Kahn raised his fist as if he was about to attack the Outworld emperor yet chose not to, "Yes. Outworld does belong to you again, Kotal, for now at least." He started walking off into the sunset.

"Where are you going," Fujin questioned.

"I'm going back to Edenia," Shao answered, "I'll have your men sent back to you as soon as possible, Kotal. I wish you the best of luck in ruling Outworld."

Kotal was confused by this, "I…I thought he was going to try and take Outworld back for himself."

"As did I," Fujin replied, "but maybe he has changed, albeit only a little bit."

That's when the two came to a realization! The Kamidogu! They could still be out there somewhere! But they were not panicked for long, as they found them on the ground...with one catch. All six of them were shattered to pieces. Not only were the Kamidogu shattered, they found Shinnok's amulet was broken too!

"Who could have done this," Kotal pondered out loud.

Fujin shrugged, "I don't know, but whoever it was had practically done us a favor. Those things were nothing but trouble."

The wind god and the Osh-Tekk soon went off on their own just as Shao did, leaving this incident behind for good…

Aaaaaaand that wraps up what I like to call the Onaga Saga, I consider it the middle of this story. The first part of it was what I call Heroes' Corruption, since Raiden and Liu Kang played the role of the first major antagonists. Well Raiden did anyway seeing as how poor Liu didn't last long. The Dragon King has had quite an influence on this story since he had been first mentioned in chapter five, hasn't he? He might be dead but his influence won't entirely die with him. Of course since this is the end of the middle of the story, that means we're on our way to the last major arc! You didn't think this'd be one of those stories that went beyond like fifty chapters did you? If so, I hate to disappoint you but there is no way that was ever going to happen. I simply just don't have the patience to do something that long. If you want a storylike that then I suggest PinkRedRose2's superb Mortal Kombat: Desperation, I mean that is if you aren't here from her recommending my humble little story to begin with. Still appreciate that shout-out by the way! But don't worry, even if we're at the last arc that doesn't mean we're anywhere near the end of the story. There's a lot more I have in store. Aaaaanyway, that's it for this chapter! Hope I'll see you in the next one!