A/N: Welcome to my fourth Mortal Kombat epic! Just like the last one I did for Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat: Vengeance, Deception is kompletely new to me... Especially as far as Konquest goes; perhaps it'll take another 4 months like the last one.

As usual, it shall start with the brief prologue, with just a lil recap from the kliffhanger of the last epic...

Prologue

At the Palace ruins erected by the enslaved villagers of Sun Do, atop of an Outworld plateau, Fujin and Raiden were standing idly; it was such a brutal, tumultuous fight against the evil duo known as the Deadly Alliance, consisting of Quan Chi and Shang Tsung. According to the Godly brothers, it had been 500 years since they'd formed the Unholy Alliance, which was the same type of threat in the Great Kung Lao's time... Thankfully, his promising descendant and Nightwolf were successful thwarting them on their mission to enslave Liu Kang's soul while resurrect the Dragon King and his undead army.

The Champions and their comrades were just escorted as they returned to Earthrealm, some to Edenia, via Nethership that they powered up. The pair took in a peaceful respite.

...Until they heard a weak chuckle.

Following the deep bass voice in the opaque chamber, they soon noticed it belonged to the pale roaming sorcerer, Quan Chi, still alive and barely hanging by a thread with his broken, bleeding neck. They went over him wearing irritated looks. "I thought we slain him!" Fujin denounced.

"Not quite, blunder Gods..."

The Wind God was about to smite him, until Raiden held him back. "What is it that you know of Onaga, Quan ChI?" he responded in earnest.

The blanch Oni made a wry grin. "You're too late, lowly Gods...! Onaga will soon be reborn. We have offered many souls to the Dragon King and his loyal army. Now his rebirth is nearly komplete. It is only a matter of time...!"

The brothers gazed onto the inactive mummified remains. Fujin objected until Raiden forced him to observe their eyes glowing in an eerie green hue! The sight startled Raiden, but Fujin was more boastful, "We can smite them easily!"

Quan chortled again, "You have no power here...! The undead slaves of Onaga are unbeatable! And with the souls locked in each of the many sarcophaguses, they can easily overwhelm you as they shall await their master's second awakening...! It won't be a cakewalk once the Dragon King has risen All realms show bow down to Onaga's insatiable might!" The evildoer let out some chest laughs!

Irritated, Fujin declared, "Shut UP!" He unleashed a sphere of aero energy onto the dying foe! Yet, Raiden was still fixated onto the army's abrupt stir...

Through flashes of intense, radical lightning, both Raiden and Fujin were drawn away from Quan Chi's lifeless vessel as they beheld a horned king which seemed to be nine feet tall! They were able to make out his piercing orange eyes glaring down onto them, and the shiny spikes protruding from his three-foot wingspan as he slowly walked from some other chamber! He then let out a roar which would belong to the Devil Himself as he elongated his arms and rose his head!

Their nightmare has kome into fruition!

The second koming of the Dragon King, Onaga, the mighty, omnipotent ruler of Outworld exceeding Shao Kahn, has been resurrected...

Raiden just stood in shock, as if from his own electricity, with his mouth agape. "...It kan't be...!"

The reanimated followers rose from their bows and kowtows, fixating onto the intruders. Fujin noticed their foreign incantation, perhaps worshipping their master being reborn, and he conjured up a F3 funnel! Disgusted by the deathly legion, he swept them up seamlessly as they were being tossed in the volatility then aimed toward their own lord! The impacts irritated the intimidating serpent, who unleashed his fiery fury onto the brother Gods who dodged his stream of methane and other lethal chemicals that'd belong to a flaming cocktail!

Raiden and Fujin fired up and released their lethal volleys of lightning and wind, in which it only held the invincible Dragon King back! He continued his march as if it was nothing, before the Gods tried again, more furious this time.

What they didn't notice were several of their disciples running towards them and beholding the horrifying display of the mountainous Dragon! Upon his right shoulder, it received a chip from a sharp, shiny edge of a tossed hat! The streams of elements halted as they faced the new assailant as did Onaga, who received the same hat as it returned like a boomerang!

"Kung Lao!" Raiden hollered in disbelief and terror; he never expected to see his warriors amongst this peril!

Nevertheless, the courageous Oriental was ready for battle as he Teleported kloser to the beast!

The other Kombatants within the group konsisting of Sonya, Jax, Johnny, Kitana, and Nightwolf were observing the battle. They seem very anxious on assisting their hapless mentors. Especially knowing the fact they seemed powerless in Outworld! "Master Raiden! We took the rip back to Outworld from my portal device!" The general shouted over the khaos!

Raiden and Fujin were flabbergasted they were willing to risk their lives in an effort which seemed futile! "Stay back, Sonya!" The thunder God implored.

"No!" Lao took the offensive as he dashed toward him with his hat drawn! He charged and sliced Onaga's abdomen, then performed his lethal Whirlwind Kick, before he was caught in his crushing grip that kan rival an anaconda's! He picked up the former monk as if he was nothing but a doll, before he used his right claw to pry apart a leg! Lao was heard grimacing, and a fiery serpent made of orange flames burst out of its retainer! The dragon took the form of the towering Animality as it lunched on the other dragon's head! However...Onaga remained kompletely unfazed as it tossed Lao away and attempted to crush the S-shaped essence! It reared back and breathed fire onto his face, but it was just a sheer blinding display when Onaga klutched its head sideways!

Lao slowly stood up despite his excruciating legs as he raised an arm to summon the pyromaniac back into the golden dragon head! The last thing he wanted was to let his Shaolin brother's soul be decimated then thralled by the Dragon King. Each Kombatant then dove in and used their own formidable prowess, much to Raiden's astonishment.

Everyone was like annoying fleas as Onaga seamlessly mopped the floor with them! Lao, Raiden and Fujin watched in terror as their friends fell! "Liu Kang! Get inside me...!" he ordered despite the lethal pain koursing thru him.

Raiden wouldn't allow it as he made an aerial dive into Onaga's gut, before raising a hand as sparks flew! "Stand down, Kung Lao!"

The electrocution worsened the former monk. He used a hand to make him rise, but only partially as his head swam! He hardly saw his mentor hold back the abominable reptile and he kould hardly make out Fujin begging him to stop! "Ergh...Raiden...!" He barely had the strength to cry for him.

Raiden still refused to surrender or run! Then, his still crippled body crouched as he growled in a foreign language! Recognizing the spell, the nimbler Fujin knew he was performing the unthinkable!

His eyes widened, almost churning as placid as them, then froze as he embraced the horror! Raiden's own body was lighting up like a dazzling sky during a firework finale as bolts of lightning went into him! The Wind God knew what he had to do... His scream for his dear brother was hardly audible before a ginormous white explosion decimated the interior of the Palace! The outer structure kollapsed upon the impact, burying everyone and everything caught in the blast!

Moments later...the smoke still remained, and despite the rubble enveloping the floor, Onaga rose up with barely a scratch! The unchallenged abomination made his body snap, as intact as ever! He shook off the soot as if it was just a mere firecracker that harmed him! He was the only living specimen left as the newer supreme ruler of the accursed realm...

As soon as he picked up a shiny, golden amulet with the jade epicenter, Onaga let out an ear-piercing roar, declaring his reign would soon kommence!

A/N: Well, since there were no music listings for the intro cinematic, I'd have to improvise... Figures. The Evil King Bowser from Super Smash Bros Ultimate by the channel, Music I Want in Super Smash Bros Ultimate shall play when Onaga emerges, and the Gods fail to stop him. Fatality from Shaolin Monks soon follows. Then as Raiden sacrifices himself, Trinity Dream from Matrix Reloaded shall sound. Character Select from MK Deception shall play in the opening kredits for the epic, with Second Coming by Toonami after that; btw, this is the first time I used an actual Toonami song, like ever!

The working title was named Trojan Dragon, based on Onaga's inception; however, it was frowned upon by voters on the Twitter poll I made... Instead of having a subjective title that'll change its name depending on the language, i.e., France using Mystification since Deception means Disappointment, I decided to keep the title as basic as possible, so Return of the Dragon King sufficed...

So, the prologue's nice and short like it should be. But the question remains, who survived and who hasn't within Raiden's intense blast?