Invasion!

SINDEL: Quiet, child. It is time for you to join your friends.

She generates a purple swirl of magic and begins draining Kitana's

soul. Nightwolf drags himself toward her.

NIGHTWOLF: Monster!

Sindel turns around, stopping the spell on Kitana, who falls

unconscious, and faces Nightwolf.

SINDEL: Still alive? No matter. Soon you will reunite with your

ancestors.

They fight. Empowered by Shang Tsung's magic and strength, Sindel

proves to be the toughest fight of Nightwolf's life. It takes all of

his fighting ability and protection from the Spirits to even keep in

the fight, but in the end he gains an advantage and knocks Sindel to

the floor.

NIGHTWOLF: Now, Sindel. Face the Spirit's judgment.

Sindel rises without effort and laughs in his face. Nightwolf begins

a chant in his native tongue and a light from the heavens surrounds

him. He blasts Sindel with lightning from his hands. The camera

switches to Sonya, who has also survived Sindel's assault. She looks

up to the ceiling.

SONYA: Raiden... Raiden, where are you?

On another plane of existence entirely, Raiden and Liu Kang stand in

the temple of the Elder Gods.

RAIDEN: Elder Gods, I beseech you. Earthrealm is in danger.

There are six Elder Gods, all of varying genders and appearance,

towering over Raiden and Liu Kang in spirit form, but they all speak

at the same time.

ELDER GODS: We are aware of your plight, Raiden.

RAIDEN: Then you must intervene on Earthrealm's behalf.

ELDER GODS: We cannot.

RAIDEN: But Shao Kahn... Liu Kang has bested him twice, yet he

still--

ELDER GODS: Shao Kahn has not violated the rules of Mortal Kombat.

RAIDEN: What?! He invades Earthrealm as we speak!

ELDER GODS: Invasion is not itself a transgression. It is the merger

of realms that is proscribed.

RAIDEN: A distinction without a difference! Innocents are dying at

the hands of Outworld!

ELDER GODS: It is regrettable. But the Mortal Kombat tournaments are

not intended to prevent certain outcomes. They are intended only to

maintain balance among the realms.

RAIDEN: Please, you must--

ELDER GODS: We have spoken.

The Elder Gods' spirit forms disappear, leaving Raiden and Liu Kang

alone.

RAIDEN: The last doors are closing. We are nearly trapped.

The scene fades away to black. Back at the temple, Nightwolf crashes

through the sacrificial alter. The fight has obviously not gone well

for him. Sindel walks over to him and wraps her elongated hair around

his midsection, dragging him into the air.

SINDEL: Victory is mine, Shaman.

She generates the purple aura around her hands and starts draining

Nightwolf's soul.

NIGHTWOLF: Not if I... take it - from - you!

He starts another desperate chant in his native tongue and his hand

starts to glow with blue energy. Sindel laughs as he does so. As his

chant increases in volume, he begins to glow blue as well. A cloud of

mystical energy appears and both kombatants are blazed in blue light.

Raiden teleports in with Liu Kang just in time to witness this.

LIU KANG: By the Elder Gods!

Screaming one final time, Nightwolf releases the spell and the blue

light turns to a blazing white, engulfing both Sindel and himself. Liu

Kang and Raiden are forced to cover their eyes. Sindel screams as she