As she tries to free him, Shang Tsung reveals himself and tells Sonya that he has been expecting her. She separates from Johnny to look for him and finds Jax locked in a prison cell in Goro's Dungeon. She then reveals she is looking for her superior, Jax Briggs, who has been taken prisoner on the island. Sonya thanks him and reveals who Kano is. However, Johnny manages to fling himself on the bridge and defeat Kano. Cage wins the fight over her, but eventually Kano appears and throws Johnny off a bridge and is moving to finish off weakened Sonya. Annoyed, she attacks Cage, leading to a fight between them. Sonya initially refuses any attention from Cage. Instead, he leaves to try and ask Sonya Blade out on a date. Immediately afterwards, Cage is congratulated on his victories by Raiden who, along with Liu Kang, warns him that Earth is in grave danger, but he does not take their warnings seriously.

Cage defeats Baraka and is ordered to 'finish him (Baraka)', but does not comply. Cage wins the fight against Reptile, and Tsung calls out Baraka as his next opponent. Johnny Cage, after insulting Tsung behind his back, is called forward by Shang to fight Reptile. The sorcerer Shang Tsung greets the combatants, and introduces himself as the final challenge of tournament. He thinks nothing of it at first as the tournament begins. The Raiden from the past not only senses these visions but also notices that his amulet is cracked. The message, along with a series of mental images, travel back in time to the events of the first Mortal Kombat Tournament covered in the current timeline series. Realising the battle is lost, Raiden gathers up the shattered pieces of his medallion and sends a cryptic message to his past self, the words 'He must win', moments before Shao Kahn delivers a killing blow on him. Kahn had his powers increased by killing Blaze, and is currently engaged in a fight with Raiden where he easily gains the upper hand and taunts the Thunder God along with throwing him all around, destroying his medallion in the process.

Only two combatants are shown to have survived: the Thunder God, Raiden, and the Emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn. The story begins in the aftermath of the Great Battle back in the original timeline, where nearly all of the combatants have been killed.

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