"It is time. Time to wake up to a new reality. To a blank canvas that I have painted in with warmth and peace. In my new era, the choice is yours. Whether to live in quiet serenity, or bloody strife. To dwell in joyous prosperity, or bitter rivalry. You can face each other as sworn enemies, or united as brothers. For the storm is brewing, and soon you will discover that, even in this new era, one constant remains: There is always something worth fighting for."
— Lord Liu Kang, announcement trailer
"The fight is calling! Who will you bring? Who will you trust? No longer are we beholden to the past. A new era is upon us! This is our time! This! Is! MORTAL KOMBAT!"
— Dave Bautista, "It's In Our Blood" trailer
"Having liberated the Hourglass and become Keeper of Time, my next task was to restart history. Not beholden to past events, I was free to craft a new era. It was with humility and restraint that I approached this blank canvas. After careful preparation, I began work. Painting over the darkness. After eons passed, I sketched out the realms. After eons more, I brushed them in with life. In my new era, all beings will have the opportunity to find peace. Whether or not they do, will be their responsibility. For my power only permits me to begin this endeavor. It is the duty of mortals to finish it."
— Liu Kang, opening narration
