What if Mk was Macaque reincarnation. He is still born from the stone. Just now he has a fragment of Mac’s soul. Mk still has his show abilities, but now Macaque’s moveset as well. Unlike the show, Mk always had his shadows unlike how he slowly gains them after pulling the staff. Of course, he doesn’t have it all down, but still, he knows at the beginning that he is not fully human. Just doesn’t know he’s a monkey. Mk has sensitive hearing and at most times has his headphones near him