You are Shujinko, a young boy who's dreamt of participating in the Mortal Kombat tournament. You are one of Bo Rai Cho's students, but outside of that, you enjoy playing Mortal Kombat with your friends. As you walk, you meet Damashi, an apparent emissary for the Elder Gods. Little do you know, at the end of your quest when you've aged to an old man, that Damashi was deceiving you, Onaga was controlling him. Join the likes of Jade, Kenshi, Scorpion, Mileena, Baraka, Sub-Zero, Sindel, Havik, Raiden, Li Mei, Kabal, Ermac, Nightwolf, Bo Rai Cho, Noob-Smoke, Tanya, Hotaru, Ashrah, Dairou, Kobra, Darrius, Kira, and Liu Kang. Deception is in us all.