


Raiden's message, alongside a series of mental images, travels back in time to the events of the first Mortal Kombat tournament covered in the series, held on Shang Tsung's Island. Realizing the battle is lost, Raiden gathers up the shattered pieces of his medallion and sends a cryptic message to his past self, including 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, destroying his medallion in the process. Only two kombatants are shown to have survived: the Thunder God, Raiden, and the Emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn. The story begins with the aftermath of the Battle of Armageddon, where nearly all of the kombatants have been killed.
