"Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "It is foretold that he will return to lead us to greater glory." "The time draws near, my brothers and sisters." "He is coming!" "I have received The Word." "His holy messengers have spoken to me." "And we must be ready to receive him, and to honour him!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "In each of us there burns a soul of a warrior." "In every generation, a few are chosen to prove it." "Centuries ago in a time of darkness and fury that fate befell three strangers." "A monk" " Kung Lao..." "An exiled guard" " Siro..." "And a thief" " Taja..." "Who have to defend our Earth Realm from the forces of Outworld." "By fighting for their lives." "By fighting for their honour." "Your soul is mine!" "And by fighting for their realm." "It's the burden you must carry." "In a tournament called..." "Mortal Kombat." "Soon everyone will feel my power." "You will bow to me!" "Let the games begin!" "Very stupid." "No way." "I like to see who I'm going to beat the hell out of..." "Seen enough?" "Woman or not..." "What's going on in here?" "I caught a thief." "Who's about to be taught a lesson." " Dion?" " Taja?" "Is that really you?" "Siro, what are you doing?" "Let her go." "She just tried to rob us." "We're old pals." "As a matter of fact, we were." "Now let her go." "She's the best friend I ever had." "Wow." "You look great." "How long has it been?" "Way too long." "You live here?" "With him?" "And a friend of ours, Kung Lao." "Is he back yet?" "No." "And it's a shame he missed such a touching reunion." "Ah... nectar of the... well, nectar of me." "Oh, I just love that story." "Who are you supposed to be again?" "I am Rayden, God of Thunder, Protector of the Earth Realm." "Well, Raymond." "You are the most adorable God I've ever met." "No, that's Rayden... with a "D"." "Rayden?" "See?" "He knows me." "What are you doing?" "I'm having a little drink with my new best friend here." "So I see." "Uh..." " are you okay?" " You mean am I drunk?" "No, not yet, but I'm working on it." "It's tough with my constitution but... it's not impossible." "But why?" "The pot is bubbling, Kung Lao." "Before it boils over, I thought I'd take a little time for myself." "What do you mean "boil over"?" "You know, the general state of things..." "Shao Kahn's wrath... possible full-scale destruction." "You know, the basics." "You haven't forgotten, have you?" "No." "Neither have I... but I'd like to." "Would you mind, uh, leaving us for a moment?" "You bet I would!" "You can do that?" "!" "Oh, yeah." "It'll curl your hair, I guarantee it." " Well, I can't wait." "Wow." " Wow." "I'll be back." "What's going on, Rayden?" "I told you." "Little vacation." "You cope your way, I'll cope mine." "What happened?" "Shao Kahn's forces is taking a beating." "From Kreeya's army." "Mm-hmm." "With Vorpax commanding... she's become a better leader than her late Queen." "And what's left of the reptiles are following her, too." "You think Vorpax might actually defeat the Emperor's army?" "I doubt it." "Shao Kahn's forces are practically limitless." "So what's the problem?" "Shao Kahn is surrounded by enemies." "It's pushing him over the edge." "He'll be more dangerous than ever now." "He's a maniac when he's secure." "But out of control... there's no limit to what he might do." "You mean..." "He'll do anything." "Kill anyone... or everyone." "We worked well together." "Couple of no-fail routines." "I'll show you." "I'm walking along with my "sister" Taja... when all of a sudden my foot catches." "I go down hard." "Oh, no!" "Sister, are you all right?" "Somebody help!" "Come on!" "It's my ankle." "Could you help me?" "Please?" "Simple as pie." "A little... distraction and... the kid lifts the prize." "Damn!" "Best hands I ever saw." "After that, we moved onto more complicated things... doors, rooftops, locks." "Speaking of which, you should get a better one for that door." "Kung Lao!" "Come meet my friend Dion." "Had some already." "Nice to meet you." " Dion tried to rob us tonight." " What?" "Siro, have fun filling Kung Lao in." "I'm going to show Dion around." "Come on." "Oh, uh, be sure to show her where we keep the good silver, okay?" "Will do, okay?" "Good night, boys." "What's with the two guys?" "We're just friends." "Really?" "And you, still in the same business?" "A girl's gotta do what she does best." "No kidding." "It's not exactly what we're looking for." " What's the deal?" "I had that." " I told you, I'm out of the game." " Well, I'm not." "I gotta eat." " Dion... you don't have to do this anymore." "Yeah, right." "No, seriously." "I can get you set up with something here." "Something legit." " You mean it?" " I owe you." "Well, hey, I'm always up for collecting a debt, even if I don't deserve it." "So true, so true." " You going to tell me what's eating you?" " I met with Rayden." "Oh." "That'll usually do it." "And?" "I was walking in the Town Square last night and..." "Now what?" "Maybe another old pal of Taja's." "I'll check it out." "Return what you stole!" "I haven't stolen anything." "Then die with that lie." " You okay?" " Yeah." "Who is he?" "He won't be telling us." "What happened?" " We were attacked." " Who is he?" "Maybe you should ask her." "Me?" "Why?" " Recognise this?" " No." "Should I?" "Our attacker believed somebody here robbed him." "And since it wasn't any of us..." "Hey, I don't know anything about this." "Your place was the first I've hit in months." "Look, if you don't believe me, I'll just pack my things." "No, Dion, wait." "It may not have anything to do with her." "Come on, it's not the first time someone's broken in here and tried to kill us." " What do you think?" " She's Taja's friend." "Help me get him out of here." "Let's go." "You're not people!" "You're the last victor of Mortal Kombat" "The lives of everyone in this realm depend on you!" "But you want me to give up my whole life." "Beware who you trust." "Then I'll write it the way I want... from now on!" "You're a coward, Kung Lao." "Fight!" "Is that what that guy was looking for?" " Taja, I have no idea..." " Don't." "I'm way out on a limb here." "So either start telling the truth or leave." "Okay," " I took it." " Where'd you get it?" "Some remote village east of here." "It looked unusual." "I thought I could get a couple of coins for it." "No big deal." "No big deal?" "A man's dead." "Seems to me it was a very big deal." "Well, how was I supposed to know anyone would care that much?" "And you're not one to start getting righteous here." "You've taken plenty in your day." "True... but I never lied to you." "Never to someone I love." "Lie, steal, that's me." "No one dropped a new life in my lap." "I'm so sorry to get you guys involved in this mess." "It's not your fault." "I just shouldn't have invited her in." "It's done." "Now it's time to decide the next move." "There's only one move." "There may be more warriors out there looking for that." "That's why Dion and I are going to take it back." "You can't be serious." "I sure as hell am." "We are returning this... thank you..." "to where it belongs." "No way." "I'm not going back there with you." " Why?" " It's dangerous, that's why." "What's dangerous about a remote village?" "Okay, it's not exactly a remote village." "It's more like a well-guarded hidden city." "And it's real hard to get into." "Is there anything else you'd care to share?" "That's about it." "Well, you got in there once, you can do it again." "Let's go." "Just show me the place and I'll do it myself." "Taja, I'm telling you, you need help." "More than I can give you." "No, this is not their fight." "I'm going with you." "Coming?" "Yeah." "I'd like to see how many other little details our thief left out." "Couldn't we have just left the dagger in the Trading Post?" "You know, out in the open." "That way, if they sent anymore skull-heads, they'd just walk in and find it." "We're taking it back." "Come on, Taja, lighten up." "I'm going with you." "It's not like you reformed in a day." "Give me a chance." "I want to change." "You owe me, remember?" "I'm paying you back right now." "Can we at least be friends again?" "No more lies, okay?" "Deal." "Come on." "You ever heard of some city out this way?" "No." "For all we know, she's lied about that, too." " Which way now?" " I'm not sure." "Uh, I'm a little lost." "I don't think this is the way I came in." "Now she tells us?" "Hey, this wasn't my idea." "I told you it was going to be tough." "How much farther do you think?" "Well, I think the city's just ahead, on the other side of these rocks." "Could be why we've never heard of this place." "Must be in a low valley." "Hey, there's an opening here." "You said this place is well-guarded?" "Yeah." "Mountain lion." "Maybe..." "I'm..." "I'm not much of a fighter." "Sorry you got hurt." "Just a scratch." "Well, at least you weren't lying about the danger." "Hey, it's not too late, we can still go back." "Uh, uh, uh." "You're the only one who knows where the dagger came from." "Come on." "This must be what that cat woman was guarding." "We should be able to follow her through here." "Come on." "Unbelievable." "How could they have kept all this a secret for so long?" "It's hard to believe they built this place." " Then who did?" " Why does it matter?" "You want to return the dagger, let's do it." "We're not here to study the locals." "Taja and I know how to handle this." " You ready?" " Yeah." "Here." "Thanks." "In without a whisper." "Just like old times." "Yeah." "Quite a team, huh?" " Honestly, I don't trust her." " So?" "What is better in a fight?" "Being honest or being devious?" "You sure you're not gonna miss this?" "What?" "Sneaking around, worried to death?" "Skin tingling, knot in my stomach?" "Yeah, I miss it." "Maybe a little." "Where does it go?" "Here." "Open the box." "Why is this thing so important?" "I don't know and I don't have the time to find out." "Come on." "Let's go." "Take it easy." "This is..." "this is not what you think." " We know exactly what this is." " No." "We're returning the knife." "Which you stole." "It's a mistake." "We don't want to fight." "There'll be no fight." "The legend is complete." "Your theft was foretold, as well as a change of heart." "You felt the goodness of Shakka and returned the sacred symbol." "Shakka?" "God of the universe, the master who commands us all." "Shakka has forgiven you... and so have we." "Welcome to Shakkana." "Thousands of years ago, Shakka... came down from the sky and led our ancestors to this beautiful city... where we have thrived in our isolation." "I don't see any farms or livestock." "Where do you get your food?" "Yeah." "Shakka provides for our needs." "And what does he ask for in return?" "Only our love." "He has a plan for us." "And he's coming." "Your god is coming back here?" "Tonight." "We've waited many generations for this moment." "Your presence here is one of the omens that foretold it." "You must stay and enjoy our city." "And join us in our celebration." "I'm all for getting out of here right now." "I'm having the same feeling." "Actually, his invitation sounded more like an order." "I don't think he wants any of us to leave." "Yeah." "I think these people are nuts." "I mean, you said it yourself, Siro." "Nothing grows here." "How do they eat?" "The all-powerful and loving Shakka feeds them." "Keep it down." "They might become a little less welcoming if we start mocking their beliefs." "Well, then let's be respectful and have a good time, all right?" "Doesn't it bother you that that guy said that others have been here before... but no one's ever come out with any stories." "Did they stay?" "Or did something happen to them?" " I got out." " Once." "Taja's got a point." "We need to be careful." "Something's not right about this place." "Well, at least tonight we get to meet a God." "Great." "Another one." "As if Rayden isn't enough." "Listen, if Shakka doesn't show up tonight... how do you think these simple people are going to react?" "Do you want to be around for that?" "Like Kung Lao said, we'll just be careful." "Let's look around." " We'll meet back here before sunset." " Yeah." "It's beautiful." "How much is it?" "I don't understand." "What do I need to give you to have it?" "Why, nothing." "It's yours for the taking." "The treasures of Shakka are priceless." "I'm beginning to like this place." "What do the images on the scarf mean?" "Shakka's disciples." "Here, let me show you." "When our God came, he brought angels to guide us." "They protected our ancestors during the long journey to this city." "Protected them from what?" "From whoever got in our path." "The way of Shakka is righteous and uncorrupted." "You will see." "You will believe." "Okay." "Go with his blessing." "You still liking this place?" " Why not?" "We're righteous." " And uncorrupted." "I won't tell if you won't." "Kung Lao!" " How did you do that?" " It was my sparkling personality." "Kung Lao!" "Is this some sort of holiday I'm not aware of?" "Taja!" "Oh, Siro!" "So is this where you live?" "Oh, no." "They're just friends of mine." "But it's very comfortable." "And there's a bunch of extra beds." "Let's get some food." "Are you sure they won't mind?" "No, no." "Not at all." "They worship me." "I'm like a father to them." "And so should you." "Oh, Ray... my wonder god." "I kinda like that." "Now you're to do exactly as I say." "Battle!" "Look at this." "Kung Lao, they're just kids playing." "You're dead!" "Now give me your soul!" "Hey." "Hey." " What's that?" " Oh, a gift from the Shakkans." "Beautiful, isn't it?" "Oh, no." " What's wrong?" " Look at this image." "Six arms instead of four." "But it's the same." "Same as what?" "Things... things I've seen in my dreams." "It can't be!" "Hey, Kung Lao, what are you talking about?" "The skull on the warrior back at the Trading Post." "Children pretending to steal souls." "FarLand" " Outworld..." "Shakka - it's Shao Kahn!" " What?" "That's absurd." " It can't be." "Everything points to it." "Shao Kahn is their God." "Who's Shao Kahn?" "Somebody you never want to meet." "Wait a minute... what about tonight?" "The "coming" of the God?" "We gotta get out of here." "And talk to Rayden." " Now who's Rayden?" " Come on." "I'll explain on the way." "Sealed." "Do you know another way out?" " No." "None of this happened to me." " Now what?" " We go back." " Are you crazy?" "Well, we're going to have to find a way out from one of them." "She's right." "Besides, I want to find out what's happening down there." "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Come to us, Shakka!" "We are here!" "Okay, this is starting to sound like the worst idea in the century." "Look, whatever it is, Shao Kahn is not going to show up." "He's not allowed to enter Earth Realm." " Right?" " Right." "Unless..." "Unless what?" "Something Rayden told me." "Just watch what happens." "Oh, no." "I've never seen a portal that big." "Something's coming!" "Are they here?" "Yes!" "They are here!" "What?" "!" "Dion?" "I told you, Taja." "These people aren't as simple as they look." "And neither am I." "Is it Shakka's will that we sacrifice these three?" "Not yet." "They will stay for now..." "for us." "Shakka comes tonight." "As his gift, you will all be taken to the FarLand for your final reward." "And what of my reward?" "The thief returns." "You will bow to me in this chamber." "We both know you are not a God, Shao Kahn." "Only my employer." "I am a God to you." "I spared your life." "You should be dead for trying to steal the portal key." "But you needed me." "It was your luck that you had a "friend" close to Kung Lao." "It was not luck that I had a plan." "Now the job is done and our deal was for more than my freedom." "I will take the wealth I was promised." "Your greed is matched only by your beauty." "We all have our gifts." "And if sharing my beauty is what you had in mind, that will cost you even more." "I take what I want." "And I want something more." "I did what you told me." "I brought Kung Lao and his friends to the Valley." "Then you return until I get what I need." "And when the job is complete..." "then you may have all the riches of Shakkana." "But not before you bow to me." " Hey!" "Let us out of here!" " The priests are lying to you." " They don't know any better." " I don't care." "They're idiots." "Funny..." "Insults from inside a cage." "You!" "Everything's just out of your reach, isn't it?" "Let me out of this thing and I'll shorten the distance." "I told you years ago." "Emotions get in the way of the job." " That's it?" "This is just a job for you?" " Yeah, and it's almost over." "Why?" "And I thought I taught you better." "Rule number one..." "look out for yourself." "What have they done to Kung Lao?" "The Shadow Priests are having a talk with him." "If you were sent to kill me, then do it." "We were not sent to kill." "What then?" "What do you want?" "Only your pain.." "What's the matter?" "Something's wrong." "Well, let me get you some water." "Very wrong." "Well, you'll feel better." "Right?" "So I guess I'll hear from you soon." "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "Shakka!" "My loyal subjects, the time is near." "Bow to me!" "Your salvation awaits you." "Only one sacrifice remains." "Fight!" " Kung Lao!" " No!" " Rayden." " About time." "Shao Kahn's secret portal." "I always knew he had one." " He's got these people guarding it." " No more." "They're all here now." "You've got to protect me." "Get me to Shao Kahn!" "Now!" "No!" "The portal!" "It won't close!" "Not without the key." "I split the rocks." "The way out is open." "Go." "Now!" "Your God has abandoned you!" "Leave!" "Shao Kahn!" "Shao Kahn!" "You will bow to me!" "Enemies!" "Enemies, enemies, enemies, enemies!" "I will have my revenge!"