User blog comment:Long hoang/MK10 story designer/@comment-24580346-20110819051702

Hey, this is just the changed 'rebootish' part of the story that I thought of.

Enjoy.

In the beginning of the game, Raiden should make a deal with Quan Chi and Shinnok. If he wins, he gets all the souls of the warriors who were killed by the forces of darkness. When Raiden wins, it happens. But he notices Liu Kang is missing. This is because Raiden accidentally killed him, and because of the fact Raiden isn't evil, Liu Kang cannot be brought back.

So then, Quan Chi fully resurrects Shang Tsung. With the help of Shang Tsung, they fully resurrect Liu Kang and manipulate him to go to the evil side. They remind him of what Raiden has done, and he accepts to fight with them. Eventually, Quan Chi betrays them, making Liu Kang and Shang Tsung the new deadly alliance.

Near the end, Liu Kang finds Quan Chi. They have a long batte, before Liu Kang gains the upper hand and defeats Quan Chi. Afterwards, he drains the sorcerer of his power and finally ends his life by punching him through the chest. Raiden comes along and realizes what has become of his old friend. He tries his best to convert Liu Kang back to the light, but to no avail. He now knows the only option is to fight him to the death, through Mortal Kombat (:D). And, he does. He is saddened to see what has become of his student. Before dying, Liu Kang whispers to Raiden that he forgives him, and dies peacefully with a smile.

And here it comes, the battle between Raiden and Shinnok. They have a long apocalyptic like battle. Shinnok gains the upper hand and delivers a very powerful punch to Raiden, knocking him out for some time. Then, the other warriors (Sonya, JC, Kenshi, Fujin, and Sub-Zero) try their best to distract Shinnok. After defeating them all, Shinnok gloats, and goes into a cocky speech about his power. During this speech, he is interrupted by an awoken Raiden, being charged through multiple buildings, before both of them crash into the ground. They engage into one final battle. Raiden barely defeats Shinnok. Shinnok is still very powerful, even after all of these fights. He beats Raiden up quite a lot, and prepares to finish him off. Fujin uses his wind to send him flying far away from Raiden, giving him enough time to get up. Raiden now knows what must be done. He rushes to Shinnok, and grabs him, they both hover into the air (while Raiden is chanting an ancient spell). It turns out to be a self-destruction-like spell, and after uttering the final words, a humongous beam of light comes upon the two, and Raiden tells Fujin to take his place, and make JC his student, for he sees much potential and greatness in him. Raiden is finally destroyed by the beam, along with Shinnok, making the ultimate sacrifice in order to ensure the safety of all realms.

Years pass by, and Fujin has become very wise and powerful, along with JC. All seems good and right within the realms. Until... a certain dragon king is unleashed.