It has finally become time to introduce Kratos into this MK new Universe, we already know based on previous chapters that he is an Elder God, but this chapter will explain how that came about. In order to learn further about Kratos we must return to the Shaolin Temple and get another teaching from the Shaolin Monk.

As always I own none of the characters I plan on using, because if I did "Annihalation" would have never existed.

The Battle for Earthrealm

A different group of individuals encircle the Shaolin Monk this evening. These children are closer to adolescent age than of the young children that inhabit most of the Shaolin Monk's teachings. These children come here to learn the history of Earthrealm, and what needs to be done in order to protect it. The younger children aren't able to handle the fact that Earth is constantly on the verge of destruction, it's too much for their young minds to handle, this group has been deemed mature enough to handle that information.

"Tonight is your first teaching about how fortunate we all are to still consider Earthrealm to be home. Earthrealm is a very valuable realm in the Universe, and there are many of those in the Universe that want to use that power for themselves and others want to see it destroyed. For the remainder of eternity or until the next Armageddon, Earth will always remain in peril, and it is our jobs as Shaolin Monks to help protect it. Some of you in this room will take on the responsibility and the honor to give your soul to our God and become a Shaolin Monk yourself, one day you may be standing in front of this same holy fire and teach the teachings you have learned to the future generations. To understand how important those teachings are, you must understand how sacred your time on Earthrealm actually is, for your first teaching we will take you back to the Year of the Dragon two hundred and twenty."

Again the monk lifts a ball of holy fire in the air and creates of vision to share his teaching.

"Looking at Earthrealm and its sheer beauty from Edenia, Shinnok realizes that Earthrealm will soon emense such great power that his despised son Raiden will become more powerful than him, and if Raiden becomes more powerful than him it will certainly destroy the old ways of the Universe and make all those that still hold on to the old ways virtually powerless. Therefore Shinnok believes that he has no other choice than to destroy Earthrealm. Shinnok isn't a fool however, and he knows that if he destroys such a valuable realm, he will be cast out of Edenia and sent to Netherrealm for eternity, but Shinnok has a plan, he decides to create a special amulet, this amulet will hide the presence of Shinnok from the Elder Gods, this would allow him to use the magic of the portals and destroy Earthrealm without the Elder God's knowledge. There would be no proof since no one would have witnessed the destruction.

At this point in time Kratos has now become God of Earthrealm and Kung Lao its protector. Kratos has no choice but to Battle Shinnok in Mortal Kombat in order to defend Earth. Kratos and Kung Lao challenge Kung Lao in an epic battle and Shinnok being exponentially more powerful than both Kratos and Kung Lao combined, easily accepts this challenge. However Kratos is very cunning and knows that Shinnok must be cloaking himself from the Elder Gods because the Elder Gods would have certainly intervened in his battle with Shinnok, when Kratos sees the glowing amulet he uses Kung Lao to distract Shinnok and steal Shinnok's amulet.

With Shinnok visible to the Elder Gods, Shinnok is immediately banished from Edenia for his attempt at destroying Earthrealm and sent to Netherrealm. But Shinnok being as wise as his upon entering Netherrealm immediately names himself Protector to prevent the flames from diminishing his power. The Dragon God agrees to this deal on the condition that he never leave Netherrealm again."

"What did Kratos do with the amulet?" A boy asks.

"Only Kratos knows, he couldn't have destroyed it because it would have destroyed him in the process, the existence of the amulet is one of the biggest mysteries in the Universe."

"So with Shinnok in Netherrealm that had to bring some peace, right?" A girl asks.

The Shaolin Monk shakes his head in distraught, "Quite the contrary, for his defeat of Shinnok, Kratos is awarded a place amongst the Elder Gods, making Kung Lao God of Earth, and Raiden having served his tutelage becomes Protector over the much weaker Pure at the time. Earthrealm was now under the protection of a young God who had only won his tournament twenty Dragon Years ago and a former Prince who is inexperienced in combat. If someone was ambitious enough and smart enough Earthrealm was certainly vulnerable for a takeover. Onaga God of Outworld, believed that he could be the one to steal Earthrealm from Kung Lao, however Onaga didn't just want to become God of Earth, he wanted to turn Earth into an advanced version of Outworld and turn the powerful mortals of Earth into a destructive army, and because he was actually a God of a Realm, he could simply wait until Outworld won a Gathering Tournament and Challenge Kung Lao to Mortal Kombat, instead of having to hide from the Gods like Shinnok did.

But who Onaga feared the most was not Kung Lao, but Raiden, he knew of Raiden's lineage and knew that Raiden could possibly be nearly as powerful as Shinnok himself, so he needed a way to weaken Raiden so that he could kill him without killing himself in the process, so he decides to make a deal with the one person who was guaranteed to overpower Raiden, Shinnok himself. "

"But how making a deal with Shinnok would certainly send him to Netherrealm as well." a boy rings out.

The Shaolin Monk nods, "Yes, but Onaga was smart enough to know this as well, the two needed and intermediary, someone that could travel between the realms and that person was seen as the Prophecy."

"The Prophecy? What's that?" A girl interrupts.

The monk smiles, "That will be for another lesson at another time."