Earthrealm, Netherrealm, Outworld, Edenia, Orderrealm, Chaosrealm, etc. Several Eons ago, the Elder Gods created these realms that housed their own civilizations with their own ideals of good and evil. Outworld was especially known for committing various kinds of evil. Ruled by the tyrannical Shao Kahn, Outworld sought to conquer and merge the realms, allowing for him to rule over everyone and everything. And so, to maintain balance and order, the Elder Gods created a life or death tournament held once every generation where each realm could put forth their best warriors to try and defend their realm. To gain a complete victory, either the opposing side or the defending side needs to win the tournament ten consecutive times. However, if the current champion loses, then the count restarts from zero, thus needing ten more victories once more. Edenia was the first Realm challenged by Shao Kahn and was also the first to fall. After conquering and merging countless other realms, Shao Kahn moved his attention to Earthrealm, winning nine consecutive times before being defeated. Following his defeat, he began to lose many more times after that due to the exponentially increasing power of the people of Earthrealm. After four more losses against Earthrealm, Shao Kahn withdrew from Earthrealm and allowed them to go free. About a hundred years later, Earthrealm continued to live in peace, while still dealing with villains in their own world. Despite all of this, the God of Thunder, Lord Raiden had a feeling that this wasn't the last time they'd seen Shao Kahn, so he continued to train warriors for the potential upcoming tournament. Two of those warriors were Liu Kang and Kung Lao, two shaolin monks from the Wu Shi Academy who were as close as brothers. But even the two of them weren't enough to ensure the safety of Earthrealm, they needed more warriors. Join Liu Kang and Kung Lao as they join the Hero Academy in Japan to try and seek the warriors they need to defend Earthrealm.