Board Thread:General MK Discussion/@comment-26385611-20150510043733/@comment-1192086-20150510170254

Raiden's actions (directly or otherwise) got many of Liu Kang's friends killed in his blundered efforts to change the future. Liu Kang's trust in Raiden began to waver when Kung Lao was murdered by Shao Kahn after Raiden encourage Kung Lao to participate in Shao Kahn's tournament. That trust became even more fragile when Raiden killed Motaro, which forced Shao Kahn to use an empowered Sindel as a backup, whose attacks got nearly all of the good characters killed. Liu Kang's trust in Raiden started to break big time due to that attack, and being told that Raiden would get help from their enemy. But, his trust in Raiden shattered completely when Raiden said they needed to let Shao Kahn to win. Liu Kang then tries to kill Raiden, believing him to be dangerous, but Liu Kang is accidentally murdered by Raiden. Liu Kang's last words to Raiden were those of disappointment and hate. This hatred for Raiden began to grow in his years as a revenant till it came to the point that he hated everything that Raiden loved.