#MK Shinnok

[xytrax666]

I decided to collect almost all of my full-fledged works recently

[ender-goo]

Alright chat who's more evil:

A genocidal colonizer, a necromancer with no morals whatsoever, a scientist with even less morals somehow AND the God of death, darkness and evil itself

Or

A dude with a knife

[mutiger-seemann]

i've got a post with besties theme, what about family?

[azelisthre]

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[endergoomi]

That's not a dryer

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[kusagrasskusa]

MK Villains meeting/hearing about their (and your) child - PART 2

Erron Black, Shang Tsung, Baraka, Kano, Quan Chi, Shao Kahn edition! (Part 1)

This time, we’ll be featuring…

Shinnok, Dark Raiden, Noob / Bi Han (he wasn’t very good), Scorpion, Reptile!

Enjoy ;) @kryptofancientdreams

Shinnok

Shinnok: My child, where had you gone?

Child: My brothers and I have a plan to defeat you.

Shinnok: Then, I suppose they will have to go through with it without you.

—

Raiden: You fall from the light, sister.

Child: We are the children of Shinnok- you are just as horrible as I.

Raiden: You’re speaking just like him.

—

You: You promised our child the Netherrealm, then go missing.

Shinnok: A couple of inconveniences got in the way.

You: That human actor? Are you the same husband as before?

—

Child: I’ll kill Quan Chi myself if you can’t.

Shinnok: He is much stronger than yourself. Just wait until I win it over for you.

Child: *Pout* why! I can defeat you, so why let do it?

—

You: You need to talk to your son.

Kronika: Why so?

You: He fails to give [child] the gift of the Netherrealm.

—

Shinnok: Have you met your [sister/brother]?

Raiden: She is no sister of mine.

Shinnok: You may ignore the truth, but you know your place.

—

Child: You can't hide from fate.

Shinnok: My fate is not to die at the end of a worthless human's blade.

Child: A demi-god. And Cage proves humans aren't so wortthless.

—

Child: Brother! He escaped!

Raiden: Do you think yourself powerful enough to defeat him?

Child: Perhaps... If you can prove it.

—

Johnny Cage: Your daddy ever tell you about me?

Child: I tell him about you, actually, Ninja Mime.

Johnny Cage: Then be ready to tell him about this, got it?

—

Raiden: How does a human betray her realm?

You: If my child can have a father, that's how.

Raiden: A kind sentiment, with horrible reasoning.

—

Fujin: I had no idea we had a sister.

Raiden: If the reader has a thing for Shang Tsung and would like to see our sister...

Fujin: The author has a story for that? Can I check it out here?

—

Fujin: I won't call you mother.

You: I don't expect you to. You're a grown ma- God.

Fujin: Just making sure you're fine with that.

—

You: Give [child] back!

Raiden: I will not let you or Shinnok destroy my [sister/brother].

You: You fool! This is why Shinnok hates you!

Dark Raiden

You: Are you even going to be there for [child]?

Raiden: [She/he] can live without me. But [she/he] cannot live without Earthrealm.

You: I won't let you leave so easily this time!

—

Fujin: Where is your father?

You: I won't let you find him.

Fujin: The darkness grows over you too. I'm sorry, niece.

—

Revenant Lui Kang: I can never kill Raiden, but I make him live his life in misery.

You: He is finished with your whines, champion.

Revenant Lui Kang: And soon, I'll be finished with you.

—

Raiden: Where is [she/he]

Revenant Lui Kang: You took away my life, Raiden. Now I took away yours.

Raiden: And I will finish with this life of yours!

—

Child: Not. Another. Step.

Raiden: You dare cross me?

Child: You killed them, father. You are not deserving of the name, "Protector."

—

You: Your father's angry at you.

Child: You two have lost yourself in darkness. I trust you mi longer.

You: You forget: I'm not as merciful as him.

—

Cassie: so, you're dad's a god? Must be nice.

You: 'Til he becomes a dark God. Then it kinda sucks.

Cassie: Eh, my dad sees you as a daughter anyways. That's a plus.

—

Raiden: I never could have imagined it end this way.

Child: Father, you misunderstand!

Raiden: You helped a Reventant. You betray your realm!

Noob Saibot / Bi Han (seperate)

Noob: I am not your father.

Child: You may be dead, but you are still my father!

Noob: Bi Han is dead. You are just another orphan.

—

Child: Saibot is not as fun to play with. He's just a shadow.

Noob: I cannot always be with you, child.

Child: Then why did you ever hsve me?

—

Kuai Liang: My [niece/nephew]. You have my mother's eyes.

Child: I am not your niece. I was born to Noob, not Bi Han.

Kuai Liang: He is my brother and life, and in death.

—

You: You left me to raise a child on my lonesome.

Noob: I did what I must to protect [her/him].

You: You'd protect [child] better dead then alive.

—

Hanzo: It was a mistake. I was blinded by my rage.

Child: I actually came to thank you. I want to learn what you did.

Hanzo: How I killed your father? It went something like this...

—

Bi Han: I love you.

You: You have yet to prove it. Spend time with [child] if so.

Bi Han: That will have to wait until later, unless you can bring me home yourself.

—

Frost: I thought your dad said women weren't allowed to be heirs.

Child: No, no. He said bitches aren't allowed to be heirs.

Frost: Your family blood are all assholes.

—

Kuai Liang: I told you, we cannot waste anymore time.

You: If I can beat you, then I can take down my father!

Kuai Liang: Yes, but you can never bring him back.

—

Kuai Liang: So you finally settled down.

Bi Han: Correct, brother.

Kuai Liang: Let us see how prepared you are to raise a child, then.

—

Bi Han: Our daughter does not enjoy watching us fight.

You: You seem to forget; You are the leader, but I am the First Lady.

Bi Han: ...She will have the might of her mother.

Scorpion

Child: I understand. I will never mean enough to you.

Scorpion: I love you the same as my son. Never doubt that.

Child: Then why do you care for them more than me?

—

Quan Chi: It would be a shame for it to happen again, yes?

Scorpion: [Child] and Y/N are under my permanently protection.

Quan Chi: Protection... only worked so much, didn't it?

—

Raiden: You look just like your father.

Son: I am more hellbent than him.

Raiden: Then you can never be saved.

—

You: Who will it be, your dead family or your new one?

Scorpion: My dear wife, I am sorry. But I cannot let go.

You: I see. Then I suppose you won't be needing us anymore.

—

Johnny: I saw this chick on my way here. Literally, smokin' hot.

Scorpion: *angrly grips chain* It was you who harassed my daughter?

Johnny: *clicks tongue* Yup. Not good on my part.

—

Child: I wish I could've killed Hemuri and my brother myself.

Scorpion: He is no brother of yours any longer!

Child: Good. Then if I could kill him, it would be far less meaningless.

—

Scorpion: You took my child away!

You: Why would you care! We're meaningless compared to your dead family!

Scorpion: Bring [him/her] back!

—

Quan Chi: I thought I killed you a long time ago.

Child: That was my brother. I had come to avenge my father's clan.

Quan Chi: Then suffer the same fate.

—

Kuai Liang: Scorpion found love once more.

You: *smiles* He did. Although, he cannot look past what you had done.

Kaui Liang: That was neither I or my brother. Send the message.

Reptile/Syzoth

Cassie: So, what's your favorite bug to eat?

Child: Ew, bugs are my father's thing. I prefer the flesh of chickens.

Cassie: Huh. Gotta say, not what I expected.

—

Erron Black: *Whistles* Ain't you one fine specimen.

Daughter: Half Saurian, half [human/edenian/whatever]. *wink*

Erron Black: That so? Wanna come "put venom in my veins" girlie?

—

Takeda: I think I've seen this somewhere.

Child: Avatar? I get that a lot.

Takeda: Maybe... or furry conventions.

— (Enter Alice Cooper)

Johnny: I wanna kiss you but your lips are-

You: -venomous poisonnnn.

Johnny: Yeah, how do you kiss that guy anyways and not melt?

—(Exit)

Syzoth: *"My child" in Saurian*

Child: *"Father" in Saurian*

Syzoth: *:)*

—

Shang Tsung: I thought Reptile to be the last of his species.

Child: That was before he had me to a [human/edenian/whatever].

Shang Tsung: I must expirement with such a cross breed.

—

Jaque: I know Tiana had to kiss the frog to turn him human, but to have a child with the frog?

You: There's more than meets the eye, my dearest.

Jaque: Don't talk that close to me. Don't know where that mouth has been.

—

[mel0nsit0]

did you all forget tht Shinnok can make clones of himself? bc i don't

[chaoticmalewife]

GAY OLDIES GAY OLDIES GAY OLDIES GAY O-

(i took the images from @/millawanda (twitter) bc i cannot play the game oof)

[apepthehero]

Daegon's Greatest Dad

"What must I do, dad Shinnok?"

[2802mi]

HOW TO MAKE SHINNOK'S DEFEAT MAKE SENSE IN MKX

One main criticism of MKX story was the finale - when Cassie Cage defeats Shinnok, beats him up, knocks him down, while he is in his superpowered form, fueled by Jinsei itself, while Cassie herself is someone who albeit powerful, should not be a match for Shinnok.

Why did it happen then?

I discovered it some years ago, that in MKX story mode the number of fights are to the perfection - everyone in their respective chapters has 4 fights, which consist of 2-round scheme, there is no jobber (more than 2 fights lost) and there is no anti-jobber (no fights lost), no character has more than one chapter, all of above were cases in MK9 and Injustice 1. So, according to that format, Cassie Cage defeating Shinnok makes perfect sense. But according to the lore, it's just wrong.

They are not fighting in the tournament setting - where gods need to have human form in order to compete. Shinnok is not defeated like in arcade mode where you take his amulet and he explodes - which would actually be very clever, instead Cassie serves him a beatdown - which is in a contrast to Johnny Cage just giving Raiden the amulet and him finishing the job. Also, she does it totally alone - Kung Jin is not present in fight in any form, as well as Takeda and Jacqui Briggs, so in the way, she steals the victory from other Kombat Kids, making her exceptionally mighty, compared to the rest. So, what could be done about it?

Make her blessed by Elder Gods (if she fights him alone)

Honestly, that would be near perfect lore wise - Elder Gods were often accused of doing nothing, especially in MKX, where they do literally nothing, and the stakes are too high for them to ignore, much higher than in MK9, where they actually blessed Raiden. If Cassie came to battle Shinnok in her blessed form, from 5 Elder Gods, it would surely be used as an equilibrium to Shinnok's might in his powered up form.

2. All Kombat Kids defeat Shinnok

Worse lore wise, but considering that

Kung Jin is descendant of the Great Kung Lao

Takeda is a Shirai Ryu master

As for Jacqui I am not sure but I bet she could be in the same tier as them

You could have all four using *the power of love and friendship* and them being capable warriors as well (let me remind you that Liu Kang was 24 when he defeated Shang Tsung and not much older when he defeated Shao Kahn), but as I say, it's still flawed lore wise, as Shinnok is still a Fallen Elder God powered by Jinsei

3. Cassie just takes the amulet from Shinnok's body and he explodes like in Arcade Mode lmao

Still not perfect, but much preferable to a massive beatdown he got. It could be explained that she was fighting for her life and she is such a risk-taker just like Johnny Cage that she just in one last desperate attempt grabs the amulet and without it Shinnok is unable to contain Jinsei's power. Cassie could die in the explosion, making her a martyr and not a Mary Sue (almost) character

4. Cassie is paired up with Raiden to defeat Shinnok

Raiden already beat Shinnok once. He can do it again. Even though he was weakened, he could still be paired up with GREEN ENERGY WHICH WHACKS GODS Cassie and just have him beaten up.

I am not sure which option is the best, I would say option no. 1.

Also shout out to @cienie-isengardu, I bet you will like the theme of the post

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[xytrax666]

Lol

[ender-goo]

They teamed up and now they're gonna kill you

Ik it would make more sense for Shao Kahn to team up with Megatron but Shao can suck a fat one, go my Shinnok

[cdr2002]

Mortal Kombat Odyssey Bio: Shinnok

From the moment of his birth, Shinnok was unlike his fellow Elder Gods. While all among their number were created from the coalescence of natural forces of the universe, only Shinnok was born from its primal darkness. His mother, the Elder Goddess of Time, Kronika, had created him explicitly to embody this force, as it was a niche then-unoccupied by any among the Elder Gods. The concept of balance was always something of value to her, something which she personified into her children.

Shinnok in particular was to have a dual existence, not only to embody darkness, but also death, which she believed would be a proper counterbalance to the power over life that the Elder Gods commanded.

This essence of death was collected from the energies of Elder Gods who died in battle with the One Being. It was an act deemed questionable by the other Elder Gods, a possible desecration of their remains and memories.

This immediately created a rift between Shinnok and the others. From his perspective, they had no right to question the nature of his existence. He was here now, it didn’t matter how to him, and as members of the same race, they were meant to support one another.

Despite the misgivings of the other Elder Gods, Shinnok was ultimately accepted, his intuition making him a valuable asset in the war with the One Being.

Near the war’s end, the Elder Gods crafted the six Kamidogu as their ultimate weapons against their eternal foe. While powerful, they were not quite a match for the One Being’s sheer might. That changed when Shinnok made use of his divine powers to craft a seventh talisman: the aptly named Amulet of Shinnok. With this amulet, the Kamidogu could be united into a tool with which the user could master all reality.

Ultimately however, the Elder Gods were able to successfully fell the One Being wielding the Kamidogu separately. Shinnok was on some level… disappointed. That power over reality, a power which no one Elder God could wield innately, as even for all their accomplishments, none of them had a full grasp on the inner workings of the universe… it fascinated him.

But alas, the opportunity to explore that power had passed in the eyes of the Elder Gods. Shinnok offered some protest, arguing that the Kamidogu should be united on the simple principle of testing the limits of their collective power, but the other Elder Gods refused, fearing what such power might do. His mother was able to convince him to desist, and so Shinnok joined the others in turning his attention to the new universe that was born from the One Being’s defeat. On one such day that he was as surveying the infant universe, the Elder Gods scattered the Kamidogu amongst the new realms… and refused to tell him where they had hidden them. They didn’t trust him. Nor frankly did he them, at least not completely. Shinnok refused to surrender his amulet for similar safekeeping, and the Elder Gods decided to not press the issue after being persuaded by Kronika.

The loss of those keys to infinite power would not be the only change brought upon by this new universe.

At the dawn of the newborn world, Kronika had created Shinnok’s sister, Cetrion, as an embodiment of the life and vitality found in these newly born realms. Shinnok felt an immediate kindship with her, a feeling he had previously felt only for his mother. Cetrion was joyous, and curious in her own way. She made Shinnok feel… less isolated. Less alone.

Over the eons, Shinnok would observe the development of that life in this new universe that Cetrion seemed to intrinsically cherish. While many of the other Elder Gods were fascinated, or at least amused, Shinnok found the new life… unimpressive. Lesser. He did not see the value that the others did in these lifeforms. They were small. Limited. Chaotic. Incomparable to beings like he and his fellow Elder Gods.

And yet, the others felt something parental towards them. A need to protect them, safeguard them… coddle them. They put aside what in Shinnok’s mind was their obvious superiority to allow these beings room to grow and change. He believed that as Gods, they should hold dominion over these beings. Servants, rather than charges.

But his mother convinced him to stifle those feelings, which he did… to the best of his ability. Shinnok’s disdain would cause a rift between himself and his sister, who felt nothing but love for these creatures. The Elder Gods believed that they had defeated the One Being to craft their own destinies, and allow other lifeforms to do the same. Cetrion quickly came to believe this as well.

Shinnok believed that they had killed the One Being and were now owed their mantle of supremacy.

But for more eons, Shinnok would be tempered. The other Elder Gods, especially Cetrion, were convinced that they could bring him over to their point of view.

A decision point came when his mother completed work on the Hourglass, and quickly fell into her obsession with the manipulation of time. Her children were the first who she told of what she had seen, which now included the sentinel Geras. Having watched the mortals from the Heavens himself, everything his mother shared had aligned with what Shinnok had come to believe.

At this point, he no longer saw the mortals simply lesser than the Elder Gods, but also wholly incapable of ruling themsleves. He found that when left to their own devices, mortals were prone to chaos, petty power struggles, killing each other senselessly, and destroying their own worlds. Kronika’s vision of structuring their destinies to create perfection, to eliminate their poor decision making, was highly appealing to Shinnok.

Cetrion, conversely, was mortified. The rest of the Elder Gods had similar reactions, and acted against Kronika quickly.

Although he agreed with her intentions, Shinnok did not side with his mother. He knew immediately that the other Elder Gods would disapprove, and for the moment, he did not wish to jeopardize his own position. He could not bring himself to do battle with his mother either, and so chose a position of neutrality in the ensuing conflict. When Kronika was defeated and he was called upon to cast his vote, Shinnok aligned himself with the others, knowing it would be useless to dissent.

Shinnok watched mostly silent as his mother was stripped of her status as an Elder God and banished to the mortal realms below. He had hoped that the Elder Gods would not squander the power of the Hourglass. If he acted quickly, he could implement her vision, and modify it to suit his own. But alas, the device was locked away, restricted with such heavy magic that not even the Elder Gods themselves could breach the Keep. Nor could they lift said protection without invoking their combined power. Shinnok could sense their distrust of him in this decision. A distrust that they had always carried for him due to his nature, and one which it was becoming increasingly difficult for Shinnok to stomach.

Their rules had become difficult to stomach as well.

66 million years ago, Shinnok had finally had enough of the Elder Gods’ restrictions. He would save the mortals from themselves and gain the worship he felt entitled to, and he would do it in the most direct way possible.

Suspecting that his fellow Elder Gods would not follow, Shinnok departed the Heavens abruptly for the mortal realms, setting his sights on Earthrealm as his first conquest. While he was correct in his suspicion, he was not able to completely escape their wrath.

Cetrion spotted him leaving, and the other Elder Gods acted quickly. They stripped Shinnok of his status as a full Elder God, but the barrier separating the Heavens from the other realms prevented them from completely rendering him mortal as they had done to his mother.

Shinnok fell from the Heavens a lesser deity than he had been, but still powerful, and undeterred. In fact, his rage was only greater. His schism from the Elder Gods was complete, and as he completed his conquest of the realms, he vowed that he would take time to spit on the face of all they had intended.

Shinnok’s one-man invasion of Earthrealm brought devastation like nothing the realm has ever seen. He collided like a meteorite with the ground of the realm and began subjugating everything in sight, annihilating those who defied him.

The creatures of Earthrealm, including its first intelligent race; the Saurians, were all but helpless against Shinnok’s onslaught. Many reluctantly submitted to his rule, believing their situation to be hopeless.

As Shinnok suspected, the Elder Gods did nothing. Too high and mighty to descend from the Heavens and actually save their precious mortals, just as they did nothing to correct their chaos.

But of course. The Elder Gods had already assigned agents to protect the realms in the absence of their direct action. And in Shinnok’s hubris, he underestimated those guaridans.

Raiden, the Thunder God of Earthrealm and its Protector, intercepted Shinnok’s advance through the realm and engaged him in combat.

Their battle raged across the realm for ages, Raiden holding nothing back in the face of having to battle an Elder God, even a weakened one.

As a consequence, apocalyptic destruction was brought in their wake, the very world they fought upon being scorched by their power. Many of Earthrealm’s creatures, including much of the mighty dinosaurs, were wiped out, mere collateral damage of a clash between gods.

The Saurians were ultimately forced to flee to the realm of Zaterra, leaving Earthrealm behind as Raiden and Shinnok continued to fight.

By the time the battle had finally ended, it was the mark of a new era for Earthrealm. Though struggling greatly against the might of the fallen Elder God, Raiden eventually managed to prevail after such a lengthy war.

With Shinnok defeated, Raiden did his duty and turned him over to the mercy of the Elder Gods.

Rather than stripping of his power and memories and allowing him to start anew, as they had done with his mother, the Elder Gods this time erred on the side of spite.

They decided that for his crimes against their laws and against Earthrealm, Shinnok deserved punishment. He was chained and banished to the depths of the Netherrealm, left in the “care” of Hell’s protector god, Lucifer, who was assigned to torture him for his sins and so that he would never be a major threat again.

His amulet was taken from his possession and locked within a fortress constructed by Cetrion herself known as the Temple of Elements. The temple was guarded by powerful spells and four younger gods who embodied the base elements of Earthrealm, which included Raiden’s younger brother Fujin. During the battle with Shinnok, they had been focused on preserving life and evacuating areas where the carnage was spreading, attempting to allow Raiden the piece of mind needed to cut loose. Fujin in particular assisted in ferrying many Saurians to the wild realm of Zaterra. The Elder Gods and the Earthrealm deities agreed that the powerful artifact could never again be wielded by any who would misuse its power, especially after they discovered how well Shinnok had made it.

Charged with a greater amount of divine power than any individual Kamidogu, and quickly discovered to be indestructible, the amulet was deemed a weapon of mass destruction to be kept under lock and key. One or all four of the elemental gods would stand guard over it at all times, eternally vigilant.

As for Shinnok himself, he would undergo torment at the hands of Lucifer for millennia, the Lord of Hell taking a dark delight in his suffering.

Shinnok would remain imprisoned until the fateful day where he was met by a fledgling demon-oni sorcerer by name of Quan Chi. The sorcerer had recently started an uprising against the powers that be in the Netherrealm. He and his people had been enslaved by Lucifer’s servants to serve as labor, and after uncovering a spellbook of black magic, Quan Chi had vowed never to be bound again.

Moreover, he had begun a campaign to liberate all those which the cruel masters of his realm had imprisoned. When he had received word that an Elder God had been fallen victim to the warden of Hell, Quan Chi had decided that said Elder God would make a powerful ally.

Using his unique ability to create portals that could breach past most protective magics meant to block out mystical forms of transportation, Quan Chi entered Shinnok’s cell after coordinating an attack on the Prison of Souls with the forces under his command.

Once in the Fallen Elder God’s presence, Quan Chi proposed an alliance against Lucifer. Shinnok’s aid in overthrowing him for his freedom. Shinnok was impressed by the audacity of this demon, to attempt to bargain with an Elder God. But it was obvious that Quan Chi recognized no superior. Shinnok, who had defied those who had tried to decide how he should wield his power… could understand.

He agreed, and Quan Chi freed him. Together, they razed Lucifer’s forces, took the Prison of Souls for themselves, and waged a continuous campaign for control of the Netherrealm.

After his forces had dwindled, either through defeat or desertion, the Elder Demons had been slain, and his arcane relics had been scattered or seized by the Fallen Elder God and demon sorcerer, Lucifer found himself all but alone. His fortress was raided and Shinnok challenged Lucifer personally in front of hordes of demons and sinners from both sides.

Despite Lucifer’s mastery of the dark magics of the Netherrealm, he was unable to withstand the onslaught of Shinnok, who was enraged at his captor.

Lucifer was defeated, and never seen again. Whispers began to spread that Shinnok had found a way to kill an immortal. After all, who would know better than an Elder God?

Shinnok immediately named himself as the new ruler of the Netherrealm, and began to shape the realm in his image.

Shinnok began to claim territory by force. For the people of this realm, he began preaching his ideology that mortals were chaotic, unruly beings who needed the grace of his order to protect them from their worse impulses. He used the sinners reincarnated in the Netherrealm as examples of this to win the support from demons, oni, and those who sought redemption from his past sins.

Previously something of a freedom fighter, Quan Chi would be quickly swayed by Shinnok’s rhetoric about the unfair hand dealt to he and the people of his realm by the Elder Gods, especially as they favored the mortals of the living realms despite their countless sins.

He also convinced his followers that as Netherrealmers, they were a form of immortals and therefore superior to those who lived in the realms above.

Shinnok promised freedom from the depths of Hell for all who joined, a glorious ascent in which they would claim true freedom and smite those who had attempted to oppress them, including the Elder Gods themselves. With Quan Chi, Shinnok would form a cult with himself as its god and his sorcerer ally as its leader: the Brotherhood of Shadow.

His influence over the Netherrealm would rapidly expand, until almost every explorable corner of the realm was under Shinnok’s rule. The only outliers were the wastelands where Oni who chaffed against his dominion roamed, and the lowest plane of the Netherrealm… where the darkest souls dwelled and were meant to never escape.

Shinnok would begin to rapidly industrialize the Netherrealm, organizing labor parties and utilizing his own fabrication sorcery to turn the sparse towns and miles of dead lands into sprawling cities for the denizens of the Netherrealm to inhabit… all with heavy Brotherhood of Shadow oversight.

The first of these was Nekros, built atop an ancient Soul Stone which enhanced the magics of any sorcerer within range, who’s abilities were usually weakened in the Netherrealm.

The magics unique to the Netherrealm itself became a fascination of Shinnok’s, and he began an intense study of the dark arts, studies which he shared with Quan Chi, increasing the potency of both their magics, and opening new doors for achieving their goals.

Necromancy would become a valuable to the Fallen Elder God, seeking to command all souls, both living and dead.

His iron grip over the Netherrealm would continue for millennia. Minor resistance movements failed to gain traction and the Brotherhood of Shadow continued to spread Shinnok’s gospel.

But he did not keep his gaze fixed to the Netherrealm exclusively. Using his divine powers, he peered into the developing Earthrealm, the conquest that Raiden had denied him so long ago. Shinnok swore that he would have his revenge for that act…

However, Earthrealm itself continued to fascinate him. Where the societies of most realms turned their attention to sorcery and the advancement of magic as a means to improve their day to day lives, Earthrealmers, humans, made very sparing use of the mystic arts, and instead used their ingenuity to create incredible pieces of technology which Shinnok saw great value in. During the process of his industrialization of the Netherrealm, he would begin to mold the realm in some ways into a mirror of Earthrealm, a reminder of the prize he sought to acquire.

He also kept eyes on the realms of Edenia and Outworld. Due to the unseen cosmic shackles placed on him by the Elder Gods, Shinnok was restrained to the Netherrealm. The only object with enough power to free him was his amulet… and that was too heavily guarded for his followers to reach. For all its intricacies, Netherrealm sorcery could not counter the Elemental Gods.

As such, he would need to seek allies elsewhere.

By the time Shinnok had solidified his control over the Netherrealm, the former protector god Shao Kahn had already taken the throne of the Outworld empire. Shinnok dispatched Quan Chi to offer an alliance between their two realms, ostensibly motivated by their mutual opposition to the Elder Gods and desire to bring about the fall of Earthrealm.

Shao Kahn accepted, both sides trading agents to advance their schemes, making an agreement to take Earthrealm together. In secret, both anticipated the moment that why would need to betray each other. Shao Kahn played along with the alliance to gain access to the Netherrealm, hoping this would allow him to discover dark magics which could assist him in eventually battling Shinnok.

Shinnok meanwhile enabled Shao Kahn’s campaign against Earthrealm, giving him resources that would assist in invading the realm. In secret, he planned to swoop in after the war between Earthrealm and Outworld was over and conquer both realms no matter the victor. If Earthrealm prevailed over Shao Kahn, Outworld would likely be leaderless, but Earthrealm would likewise be greatly damaged by the Emperor’s onslaught. If Shao Kahn won, Earthrealm would be crushed without Shinnok having to lift a finger, and Shao Kahn would have expended a great amount of troops and resources to accomplish it.

Shinnok also saw the need for agents to destabilize Earthrealm directly. He dispatched demons of the Brotherhood to form cults of his worship, some of which preformed arcane rituals of fusing human and demon in order to create sleeper agents for Shinnok’s eventual invasion.

His most valuable agents in Earthrealm however would not be forces directly under his command, but rather his allies; the crime syndicate known as the Red Dragon.

Shinnok had aided in the founding of the Red Dragon centuries ago when he observed the awakening of the Edenian demigod Daegon. Projecting a mystical image of himself, Shinnok intercepted Daegon and manipulated his anger and resentment towards his parents to turn him into a crucial ally for the Fallen Elder God’s plans for the future, particularly a great conflict which Daegon’s mother Delia had forseen in visions. As the Red Dragon’s criminal network grew across Earthrealm, so to did the depth of intelligence that Shinnok had access to.

The final piece of his grand plan was regaining his amulet so that he could free himself from the confines of the Netherrealm and walk freely among the mortal realms again. To that end, Quan Chi had been seeking a viable agent to obtain the amulet, and was beginning to narrow down his assessment to a small selection of assassin clans in Earthrealm.

With the amulet in his possession, Shinnok would again be free to wreak havoc on untold billions. A fallen Elder God risen again.

Alternate design circa invasion of Earthrealm, green eyes variant

[endergoomi]

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Mortal Kombat: The Fall Of Edenia Chapter 1

I have decided to publish the whole thing after those six sentences. It's still a work in progress, so feedback would be very welcomed! 😊

MORTAL KOMBAT: THE FALL OF EDENIA

CHAPTER 1: TRAGEDY BEFORE WAR

The blood was falling from his swords to the ground. The blood of his parents.

Daegon was in a solitary hall of his home… at least the place he had called home once. He was looking at the ground and breathing slowly, still processing what had just happened.

Everything had happened so fast. Practically a blink of an eye to him. Even now that he knew the truth, it felt like yesterday when he and his brother were called to meet their father in his room. The time he had spent encased in stone was like a dream. What followed was an absolute nightmare.

He didn’t understand anything Caro tried to explain to him after he was awoken. He had been sent to Earthrealm, in a time in which Edenia was still in danger of Shao Kahn targeting it again, just to follow some quest? Some sudden competition with Taven apparently? Was that a plot of his father to choose a worthy heir to be a protector god? He didn’t know anything. He was confused, annoyed. He didn’t want to follow whatever instructions of that quest Caro gave him, he wanted explanations, although he did decide to complete the part of the quest necessary to obtain his drakeswords, just because he felt safer with weapons in his hands after the strange experience he was facing.

After finally convincing Caro to open a portal to Edenia, Daegon was quick to walk towards his house, but he couldn’t help but stop during the way to look at his surroundings. Everything was different. He had walked that way many times, and yet he couldn’t recognize half the people there, and the other half seemed centuries older than he remembered. How much time had he been sealed away against his will!? And that wasn’t even the worst part.

He noticed everyone was scared. Kids running to get close to the security of their houses, adults looking at the sky as if some kind of catastrophic force could fall from it at any given moment. They were so worried they didn’t even notice who he was, despite being quite known in his realm. When he stopped one of the very young children on their way home to ask them what they were scared of, all he received was ‘Shao Kahn could come today’ between shivers before the child followed their path... He had even more answers to demand from his parents.

He didn’t plan to stop further. He was already reaching his house, and was ready to confront his parents. But then he found himself.

Kisam Hionn. A free roaming sorcerer from the distant realm of Nadiro who had visited Edenia with the intention of exchanging knowledge with the legendary sorceress Delia. That was how he had presented himself when he met the family, and it had worked just as he had wished. He started visiting the family frequently, becoming a dear friend of all of them and eventually someone they deeply trusted, enough to share information with him about Delia’s visions, which was what actually interested him.

He was shocked to find Daegon there. He had just gone there to meet with Argus and Delia another time, meeting him had been a complete coincidence. A much convenient one.

“Daegon.” said Kisam, doing his best to put on a comforting tone of voice. “I was not expecting to see you.”

The son of Argus actually felt comforted, if just a little. Him and Kisam had been close. Whenever he felt that his father was favoring Taven in their competition to see who would succeed him as Edenia’s protector, Kisam had noticed and offered himself to speak with him and let him release his frustrations in private. At this point, he already felt more comfortable around him than with his own parents.

When Kisam asked him what he was doing there, Daegon told him that he planned to confront his parents. He told him that he understood, but he felt that he should first understand what had happened to him, and offered to explain everything. Daegon, in need of answers, accepted. After they went to a solitary street in which no one could hear them, Daegon explained everything.

The nature of the quest his parents had imposed into him, that Armageddon his mother had seen in his visions. Argus and Delia had trusted him enough to share everything with him, apparently, and he was able to explain it with detail to Daegon.

“I had thought your parents would have only put you in this quest if you and your brother offered yourselves voluntary.” he lied, wanting to make sure Daegon’s anger would never be directed towards him. “I now see I committed a mistake.” an idea came to his head. “I think you also have the right to know what happened during your absence.”

Everything Daegon was revealed only increased his anger.

He had remained encased for centuries, around the Edenian equivalent of a decade. During that time, Shao Kahn had increased the military power of his Empire by conquering and merging other realms. He once again targeted Edenia, and had just managed to defeat the realm in ten consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments. Edenia was on the verge of suffering another invasion, and this time the odds were against them.

Daegon also learned what had happened to the close friends he had among the Edenian soldiers he commanded. They were all dead. They had bravely offered themselves to participate in the tournaments against Outworld, and they all failed. Daegon had lost even more than he thought, and his entire realm was on the verge of disaster. He hadn’t been able to do anything about it. All for a ridiculous quest.

Kisam had noticed how Daegon’s fury was at its highest point. And he had mostly just needed to say the truth until that moment. He felt that a little lie would be the perfect ending, though.

“Now it is even more shameful that they planned to assist Taven in his quest and let you on your own in yours. They said you were just their alternative in case he failed, but they trusted him far more to fulfill it in the way they wished.”

Daegon had no reason not to believe it at that point. Of course, they had already made him lose part of his life. Why would they above make him lose it for nothing? Just to be in another competition he would lose because Taven, as always, was the suitable one.

Kisam saw in Daegon’s eyes that it was done. He wanted retribution, and no one could stop him.

“I understand your eagerness to confront your parents for their terrible actions. You may go now. I promise I will not do anything to interrupt you.”

Daegon did exactly that, and the confrontation had been short. He had no hesitation in releasing his anger. First, he had decapitated his father, then made one of his drakeswords go through his mother’s heart. It was done.

He didn’t know what to feel now that he had unleashed his anger. In a way, he felt satisfied. But he didn’t know what to do from then on. He was powerful, but he wasn’t sure he alone could save Edenia from a much stronger Outworld’s Empire, the first time had already been extremely difficult. Not to mention that he was aware he wouldn’t be accepted by the Edenian people after killing his parents. They were too important figures in their society for anyone to listen to his reasons. 

Kisam had prepared to offer him answers for the question about his future.

“So this is how it has ended.” said Kisam, who had just arrived at the hall in which Daegon was.

Daegon turned to speak with Kisam. “Yes.” he glared at the floor. “They deserved it.” he spitted with anger.

Kisam approached him. “Of course they did.” he stopped in front of Daegon. “But I fear you have other things to worry about now, Daegon. I wish to help you.”

Daegon raised his head to look at Kisam face to face. “You… You do? I…” he struggled to speak. “You have done so much for me already. I don’t know how to thank you, I…”

“Reserve any words for later.” interrupted Kisam. “I said I wish to help you, but only if you keep proving your worth, boy.”

Daegon looked confused at him, only for them to be shocked when a purple energy surrounded him. When it was removed, Kisam’s appearance had changed. He had just removed his disguise.

His skin had become gray and lifeless. His eyes lost their pupils. His hair was now covered by red headwear, and he now wore red and blue royal clothes decorated with golden details.

It took Daegon just a second to recognize who was actually in front of him. He may have only heard of him in legends and seen old statues of the time before his fall, but the ruler of the Netherrealm was an easily recognizable sight. Daegon instinctively walked away from him and put himself in a defensive fighting stance with his drakeswords raised.

“This… This cannot be…” it was all Daegon could say. “You… You cannot…”

“Why are you surprised?” questioned Shinnok, remaining calm. “I had told you from the start.”

“What…” wondered Daegon, before his mind finally clicked it. “Kisam Hionn.”

“Took you long enough.” a little smirk appeared in Shinnok’s face. Using that alias in the face of Argus’ family had been his greatest source of comedy for quite some time.

Daegon was questioning himself yet again. It was really the most difficult day in his life.

On the one hand, now he knew that he had lied to him and his whole family for thousands of years. On the other hand, it’s not like he had many options or anyone else he could trust. Besides, something in him deep down still wished he could trust him. He had no one else he could trust now.

“What do you want?” he relaxed himself a bit, but still remained on guard.

“A lot of things. And you have the potential to help me obtain them, you have just proved it to me. And in return, I would help you obtain everything you want. I wish to shape the realms in my image, and once it is done, you could have anything.”

“I don’t even know what I want anymore.” admitted Daegon.

“Because you lack vision. You still fail to see all the possibilities someone like you has, all you could achieve if you exploited your potential.” argued Shinnok. “I am willing to take part of my precious time to help you see it, if you are not foolish enough to reject it, that is.”

“Then you want me to follow you? To abandon my realm on the verge of catastrophe to be part of… your schemes?”

“Precisely.” answered Shinnok. “I want you to abandon this hopeless realm, inhabited by those who would reject you for achieving your rightful retribution against those who betrayed you; be part of my plans to change the state of the realms for a flawless one and then be rewarded for it.” 

Shinnok, who had little patience faking affability towards that boy or pretending to care about his drama for long, opened a portal behind him and turned his back on Daegon.

“If you reject my offer, very well. Stay in this realm and perish when Shao Kahn’s invasion comes.” he said. He knew what to say next to give him a last little push. “With you out of the picture, your parents’ schemes are far more likely to be fulfilled. Taven will have no competitor in his quest, after all. But if that’s what you wish…”

Daegon thought of that possibility. He despised that thought. He didn’t want his parents to have a last victory from the grave. And again, after what he had done and the time he had lost, he didn’t really belong in Edenia anymore, not as it was now nor as it would be if Shao Kahn took it over.

Daegon completely lowered his guard and abandoned his fighting stance. “I will go with you.”

Shinnok smiled with satisfaction, and instructed Daegon to cross the portal alongside him. He would still have much to teach him to mold him into the useful tool he wanted, but he hoped that the benefits would be worth the effort. Not only would he win an admittedly powerful ally, but he had the firm belief that Daegon was the brother who would cause a particular result of that future ‘Battle of Armageddon’ Delia had seen, one in which everyone actually present there would be permanently destroyed. From what Delia had described, that included Raiden. Much convenient, indeed.

They crossed the portal, and it was closed soon afterwards, leaving the house only filled with the corpses of its previous owners.

On that terrible day, Shinnok obtained a new enforcer, while Edenia lost some of its greatest assets against the invasion which was soon to come. The loss of its protector god and its greatest sorceress had just been the start of the tragedies the realm would suffer.

Extras:

1 - Design for 'Kisam Hionn'

2 - Just as curiosity, 'Kisam' is my way to have Shinnok's betrayal occur 66 million years ago (far before Taven or Daegon are born), but still have him being a family friend like in Armageddon.