Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-26339133-20150427183819/@comment-72.197.211.140-20150603004305

The only way I can see how Onaga can know about all this would depend on when he became emperor of Outworld. He may have been the FIRST ruler of Outworld, but obviously he was not emperor the moment the Outworld realm was created.

A possible theory I can see is that the Elder Gods were not able to EVENLY DIVIDE the One Being's power. In other words, the One Being had his presence much stronger in one of the realms compared to others. If this is true, then the One Being's essence was probably highest in Outworld.

THAT would then be consistent with why Outworld constantly suffered from maigical turmoil and everything, and even more so under Shao Kahn's rule (since he couldn't rule Outworld as a united realm like Onaga could). It would also explain why Shao Kahn wanted to merge all the realms with Outworld so badly: because his desire for power was only PART of the reason. The other part is because it's the One Being manipulating him like a puppet, knowing that once all the realms merge, he'll be able to get his power back.

If this is all due to the One Being's presence, perhaps when Onaga first became emperor, the One Being tried manipulating him as well. However, as Onaga was stronger than Shao Kahn (remember Shao Kahn only took the throne from the Dragon King via treachery), the One Being's manipulation tricks didn't work as he hoped. But as a result of the manipulation, Onaga became aware of the One Being's presence and everything.

I hope that makes sense to you, Dragonspyne.