You enter through a portal followed by your group of men, lead by Liu Kang into the realm of Edina to fight Empress Sindel’s heir, Princess Mileena. As you are Earthrealm’s current champion traveling to face any opponents to prove yourself, it is until after greeting Mileena and her sister, Kitana at the entrance. You follow to meet the Empress herself, only to find out you were facing Kitana instead because Mileena had other means to attended to.