The Thunder God arrived here but a few days earlier. From the way he spoke, it was clear he was not himself. When he allowed us to look into his eyes, our suspicions were confirmed. His eyes...they are red whereas in the past, they were blue. His attire is also different, consisting of dark colors and his very presence is that of danger and corruption.
—
Kitana, about
Dark Raiden in Chapter 1.
Before his defeat and death at the hands of Raiden and the Elder Gods, we served Shao Kahn without question because Shang Tsung created us for that purpose alone. We served Mileena because she was his chosen heir and our "sister", but when we saw how impetuous and unfit she was to rule, we abandoned her to serve you instead. Shao Kahn did not rule; he conquered whatever realm he was able to following victory in Mortal Kombat and allowed his obsession with Earthrealm to cause his demise. Mileena also did not rule; she used the throne for her own selfish purposes as if it were a mere toy and refused to see the error of her ways, resulting in her own demise as well. You do rule; we have seen the sacrifices you are willing to make to protect Outworld and regardless of the severity of some of those sacrifices, you are the only true ruler of Outworld that we have ever seen in our lifetime.
[falls to one knee in front of Kotal Kahn] We would be honored to fight, and if need be, die for you, Emperor Kotal Kahn.
—
Ermac to
Kotal Kahn in Chapter 2.
Dark Raiden: Your team has been in the Netherrealm recently. The..demoness accompanied you, did she not?
Cassie Cage:
[unnerved by Raiden's dark appearance] She was captured.
Raiden: Does
my new appearance frighten you, Cassandra Cage?
Cassie: Kitana was right. You
were corrupted while purifying the Jinsei, weren't you?
Raiden: I was not corrupted.
Rather, my experience in the Jinsei cleared my mind. I see now what a fool I was to show mercy to those unworthy of such a gift.
Cassie: You went to the Netherrealm. You
threatened the revenants. That's why they went crazy and attacked us. It was because of
you.
Raiden: You are as arrogant and foolish as Kotal Kahn. But you are correct to say that
I paid a visit to the Netherrealm and warned Quan Chi's former slaves of the consequences they would face if they threatened Earthrealm. I believe Shinnok's head will make an excellent decoration for the palace.
Cassie:
[shocked] You killed him?! Raiden: One cannot kill an Elder God, Cassandra Cage. Not even if he is a fallen one. There are
fates worse than death. Cassie:
You're insane! Raiden:
[smugly] No, young one. I am merely ''...different.'' Cassie:
Different as in you've gone
batshit crazy! —
Cassie and
Dark Raiden, in Chapter 6.
I have heard the pleas for help and explanations of the situation from all of you and after some consideration, we have come to a decision. It is clear by now that Raiden has gone insane following his purification of the Jinsei which resulted in his own corruption. He came here and stood before myself and Liu Kang and threw Shinnok's still living head at our feet. He and the Shirai Ryu have invaded Outworld and will surely target the Netherrealm next. The only way to stop him is through victory in Mortal Kombat. And loath as I am to admit it, we must work together in order to achieve that victory.
—
Kitana in Chapter 12.
I have received a complaint from a certain mercenary regarding your behavior. Listen to me Hanzo Hasashi and listen well. I know you disagree with me on my treatment of Cassandra Cage and attack on the Lin Kuei. I also know your distrust and disapproval grows with each day, so I will give you a warning: do not cross me lest you wish Takeda to become my next target. Make no mistake. If you think the torture I have put Cassandra through is horrible, you cannot begin to imagine what I will do with Takeda if I capture him.
—
Raiden threatening
Hanzo, in Chapter 22
You fucking monster! You cold-blooded, batshit crazy, worthless piece of shit! I thought Shinnok was bad, but you're way worse! You make the Joker look like a nice guy!
[Raiden prepares to zap Cassie again, but stops when she begins to laugh in his face] Go ahead. Zap me again. I don't care! I've been blasted by Kano's eye laser, stabbed, slapped, kicked and thrown around like a ragdoll, and electrocuted by you twice already. And even after all that, I'm still alive and cursing you out without a qualm! Face it, Raiden;
you can't break me! —
Cassie to
Raiden in Chapter 22.
Kano:
[furious] You've got a lotta nerve showing up after what ya did.
Kira:
[appalled] What kind of a man tortures his own son? If anything, you're the one who's got a lot of nerve doing this to him after
what you did to his mother.
Kano: I didn't know the bitch was pregnant until Raiden told me. Too bad she's dead, 'cause I would've loved to tap that ass again while she screamed like a banshee.
[gestures towards Kevin] He's definitely a mama's boy given how he balled like a little baby when I first started teaching him.
Kira:
[shocked] Is that what you call the hell you put him through? Teaching? You can torture him all you want and maybe even kill him, but you can't force him to become a psychopath.
Do you even care that he's your flesh and blood- Kano:
[sarcastically rolling his eyes] Jeez, and I thought Scorpion was annoying with all his blabbering about how I oughta treat my own kid. Kid's a weakling. He ain't worth keeping alive. I shouldn't have recruited him in the first place.
Kira:
[furious] You didn't recruit him, you
kidnapped him! Just like how you kidnapped his-ah!
Kano:
[knees Kira in the stomach before kicking her into the wall.] Ya best shut your mouth, love. Unless you wanna end up like junior's mother, that is. And no, before ya ask, I didn't kill her. She's been dead for almost a decade. Some kinda accident I think.
—
Kira calling out
Kano for abusing and torturing his son
Kevin in chapter 23.
Raiden: Why are you here, Fujin?
Fujin: It is not too late to put an end to this madness, Raiden. Please, I do not wish for us to be enemies.
Raiden: [smugly] Madness? Why can you not understand, Fujin? I am merely trying to protect Earthrealm! Fujin: By maiming and murdering innocents? Sub-Zero lies in a coma while Frost and her fellow survivors were fortunate to be alive. Some of them were children no more than thirteen or fourteen years of age! Cassandra Cage is a hero! She defeated Shinnok, yet you reward her valor by taking her hostage? You are not protecting Earthrealm, Raiden, you are further endangering it! You are no better than Shinnok and Shao Kahn!
Raiden: [suddenly shouting] Do not compare me to those madmen! They cared only for themselves whereas
I have always had Earthrealm's best interests at heart!
Fujin: Terrorism is not the answer, Raiden! Neither is kidnapping or murder!
Do you not understand the atrocities you have committed? You swore to keep Earthrealm safe at all costs, only to become a threat to its safety!
Raiden: You are all against me then? So be it.
I will keep Earthrealm safe,
even if I must kill every single one of you to do so.
Fujin: Then the Raiden I knew is truly dead!
—
Fujin and
Raiden in Chapter 24.
I would prefer to work with the undead, brainwashed sorcerer than a
Mad God lusting for power.
—
Scorpion to
Raiden in Chapter 24.
The problem with you and Kabal, Kira, is that you both
knew what you were doing while you were with us, you
knew you were killing and torturing innocent people, you
knew you were doing awful things. You just didn't think about it because you didn't want the guilt to make you hesitate. It wasn't until you saw for yourselves the truth of our work, how other people suffered and died because of what we do, then you realized you'd been lying to yourselves the whole time. And that's the difference between the two of you and the rest of us; you see, we
knew the whole time what we were doing and what the consequences of our actions might be, we
knew other people paid the price because of us, we never lied to ourselves to make things easier and do you want to know why?
Because we just don't care. That's the best thing about being a psychopath; we understand concepts like mercy, love and remorse, but we don't experience them as emotions. And that, my dear Kira, is why everything we do is
so damn easy! —
Tasia to
Kira in Chapter 26.
My hesitation only grew stronger after our attack on your clan. But I reached my '
turning point', as some would say, when Raiden threatened Takeda. He said if I dared to betray him, Takeda would become his next target and that he would do far worse to him than what was done to Cassandra and Kevin. I remember how he smiled at my reaction and went on to say that he might even allow Kano and his thugs to have some fun with...
[Hanzo shudders] I had never felt so disgusted and enraged in my entire existence. When Cassandra
called him out for his savagery and taunted him about not being able to break her, he turned his attention to the boy.
She threw herself at the Thunder God's feet and begged him to spare Kevin's life. I knew then that I was finished being his puppet. Not even the revelation of Quan Chi's resurrection
made me rethink my defection.
—
Hanzo Hasashi, recalling to
Sub-Zero the events leading to his defection in Chapter 22 in Chapter 30
Fujin: Are Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, and Cassandra Cage...alright?
Jax:
[shakes head] No, but they will be. Sonya and Cassie are both tough and Johnny'll be there for 'em if they need anything.
Liu Kang: He has changed much over the years. I remember when I first met him. How irritated I was by how he spoke with Raiden as well as his sense of humor.
Kai: Don't forget his movie references. I've only met him a handful of times, yet it was more than enough to make me want to smack him upside the head.
Kung Lao: Let us not forget that he had the personality resembling sanding paper. Then again, sanding paper has a better personality than him.
Kitana: What Sonya Blade sees in him is beyond me.
Jade: The amount of times he referred to me as a pole dancer is offensively uncountable.
Fujin [groans] I recall one incident when he asked me if I 'broke wind' then proceeded to run away screaming as I tried to strike him down. Even as he ran, he said things such as how he was 'gone with the wind' and asked me to stop trying to 'blow him away'.
Jax:
[deadpan] 'Tin man.' That's his nickname for me.
Kai: You think that is bad? I can go on all day about the jokes he has made about Master Bo' Rai Cho's weight, one of which involved comparing him to a pregnant whale.
[Both Liu Kang and Kung Lao exchange glances with each other.] Liu Kang, Kung Lao: We are going to kill him.
—
Fujin,
Jax,
Jade,
Liu Kang,
Kung Lao,
Kai, and
Kitana, in regards to Johnny's personality in Chapter 45.
Kung Lao: As soon as the clock strikes midnight, we will have one day before the tournament.
Kung Jin: Think we're ready?
Kung Lao:
[sighing deeply] Honestly? No. Things have changed since the last Mortal Kombat tournament. Back then it was Raiden who led us against Shao Kahn.
Kung Jin: Now Fujin, Kotal Kahn, and Liu Kang are leading us against Raiden. I've heard stories about Shao Kahn, how insane he was, how desperately he wanted to conquer Earthrealm.
Taven: Insane and desperate do not begin to cover it.
[Lao and Jin turn to his attention] I speak from personal experience. I'll never forget how he invaded Edenia. Orin, Caro, Daegon, and I barely managed to defeat him and even then it was not a satisfactory victory. We were all wounded, exhausted, irate, and terrified of what he would do next.
Jade/Delia:
[next to Taven] Even to this day, the mention of his name is enough to make one shudder in fear and disgust. His legacy will haunt us forever. As will Shinnok's.
Kung Jin: Raiden's too.
Taven: He won't give up. Even if we win the tournament, he will find another way.
Jade/Delia: And the Elder Gods will do nothing to stop him.
Taven:
[sarcastically] To hell with the Elder Gods. Especially Shinnok and father.
Jade/Delia: Taven.
Taven:
[sarcastically] Growing up, I admired the Elder Gods because I thought they were kind, benevolent deities. I see now how wrong I was.
Shinnok lied to us the entire time while Argus failed as both a father and Protector of Edenia. He wasn't there to help Daegon, Caro, Orin and I in repelling Shao Kahn's initial invasion of Edenia nor did he serve as a proper parent to either of my brothers. Daegon was treated worse than a spec of dirt whilst Rain was rejected and abandoned. I said I would always love and respect him, but recently I've found myself thinking differently about that as well. Kung Lao:
[voice bitter] The Elder Gods have never lifted a finger to help Earthrealm or Edenia. We are on our own. As we have always been.
Kung Jin:
[sarcastically] And they wonder why nobody prays to them anymore. You know, as pissed as I am with Raiden and everything he's done,
I feel sorry for him. He didn't
ask to be corrupted. He was willing to die to save Earthrealm by purifying the Jinsei and now he's the bad guy. That isn't fair. If this is what he gets for being a hero, maybe he should've died instead. When I was talking to Cassie yesterday, she mentioned a phrase she heard in a movie a few years ago:
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. She said she thought it was stupid until she saw what Raiden did and I'm pretty inclined to agree with her.
Taven: Did he electrocute her in response? That seems to be his reaction to anyone who questions or lectures him.
Kung Lao: Most of us are perfect examples of that. Liu Kang and I, after seeing his reaction to our arrival to aid the Edenian Resistance, wondered if there was still some bit of a conscience within him. At the Sky Temple, we voiced these thoughts to him. He reacted the same way he did to everyone else who berated him:
electrocution. Jade/Delia:
[sighing] I am not surprised.
Kung Jin: I remember when General Blade, Jacqui, Takeda, Jax, and I burst into Cassie's room before Raiden and Kano kidnapped her. We were all shocked when he said he was gonna merge Outworld with Earthrealm. I warned him he would become a tyrant no better than Shao Kahn and, well, you can guess how he responded to that.
Unknown voice: Perhaps if you had watched your mouth, you would not have been electrocuted.
[Jin, Lao, Jade/Delia, and Taven realize Raiden was listening to their conversation.] Kung Jin:
Speak of the devil... [At this point, Raiden's ex-allies take notice of his presence, and are ready for a fight] Fujin:
[irate] What are you doing here? The tournament has not yet begun.
Raiden:
[smugly] Calm yourselves. I have no wish to fight, only to talk.
Sonya:
[angrily] You've had plenty of chances to talk! Instead, you electrocuted almost all of us and threatened to kill us! Raiden:
[still smug] I do not recall giving you permission to speak, Sonya Blade.
Sonya: Well, I don't recall
fucking asking for your permission!
[Johnny restrains her, while Kung Lao restrains his younger cousin] Raiden:
[sarcastically] How I managed to endure your insolence for so many years is beyond me. A relief we are no longer on the same side.
Fujin:
[irate] Leave the Cage family alone. You have tormented Johnny, Sonya, and Cassandra enough.
Raiden: Tormented?
[chuckles] You have eyes, but will not see. I am merely-
Kung Jin:
[cutting off Raiden] Oh,
shut up already! Why don't you just admit it? You don't care about protecting Earthrealm. All you care about is power. You like torturing and killing other people because it makes you feel good.
You don't give a damn for anybody who suffers or dies at your hands because you enjoy putting them through that agony! That's exactly how Shao Kahn would act!
[Raiden flew down to land in front of the Kung duo, but Kai, Shujinko and Bo' Rai Cho step in to prevent Raiden from killing Kung Jin] Kai: Back off, Raiden.
Raiden:
[still smug] Kai. Do you still blame me for Liu Kang and Kung Lao's deaths?
Kai:
[balling his fists] I've never truly hated or blamed you for anything. What I do hate is what
you've become.
Bo' Rai Cho: As do I.
Shujinko: You should not be surprised.
Raiden:
[still smug] I am not.
[turns to Liu Kang] Liu Kang: Raiden. You said Kung Lao and I were sons to you. Would a father electrocute his own sons as you did to us at the Sky Temple?
[Raiden hesitates, but snaps his fingers to open a portal. Mileena and Baraka are revealed to be alive, thanks to Shang Tsung.] Kitana and Kotal: You!
[pointing at Mileena. Ruby, Delia and Rain are equally unhappy with the clone's return.] Mileena: Hello, sister and usurper. Shang Tsung was kind enough to restore Baraka, Reiko, Havik, Mavado, Kobra, and I to life. I take it, Lord Raiden, that they have refused to surrender?
Raiden: I am not certain if I should even ask them anymore. Elder Gods knows how stubborn they are.
The Tarkatan horde:
[shocked] Empress Mileena? Commander Baraka? You both live!
Ruby: Oh no.
[She realizes that Raiden and Mileena will turn the horde against Kotal Kahn] Baraka: That we do. Therefore, you no longer have to serve these untrustworthy Edenians.
Ruby:
[scoffing] Untrustworthy Edenians? You do remember Tanya is on your side, yes?
Mileena: And Rain is on yours. Tanya informed me of Rain's plan to kill me via Shinnok's amulet. I also know that you and the other Edenians were in on Rain's scheme, Ruby. I suppose I should not be surprised.
Kitana:
Be silent, abomination! [turns to the Tarkatan horde] Tarkatans, hear me! You agreed to serve me and I am more than willing to offer you all a home in Edenia once this war is over in exchange for your loyalty, but you must stay on my side for that to happen! Mileena and Baraka are pawns to Raiden. Should you join them, you will be pawns as well!
Mileena:
[shouting] Do not listen to her! Do you not see she is working with the usurper as well as the man who planned to betray me?
Kotal Kahn:
[confused] Are you and Baraka not working with D'Vorah? Is it not ironic for you to ally with your executioner?
Baraka:
She executed us under your orders! [After hearing these stinging words, the Tarkatan horde defects to Raiden en masse while Kitana is saddened by this.] Rain: Just when I was assuming their kind
had standards.
Raiden:
You have one chance and one chance only to surrender and I will spare you. [Kotal Kahn, Fujin, and Liu Kang look at one another. Then, they give their answer] Kotal Kahn:
Go. Fujin:
To. Liu Kang:
Hell. Kenshi:
Because that's where you'll end up anyway once we're done with you! Raiden: Very well. You have chosen war.
[teleports away with Mileena, Baraka and the Tarkatan horde] Kung Jin:
[sighing] Guess it's official now. Takeda:
Definitely. Jacqui:
That crazy deity just declared World War III on us. —Chapter 54.
Takeda: Did he really threaten me?
Cassie: Yeah. Hanzo was tending to my wounds when Raiden stormed in and grabbed him by the throat. Apparently, Hanzo told Kano to fuck off and the scumbag tattled on him. Raiden said if Hanzo thought the torture he put me through was terrible, then he couldn't begin to imagine what he'd do to you.
Kung Jin: My god.
[Cassie looks at Jacqui] Cassie: He even hinted that he would let Kano and his thugs have some fun with-
[shakes her head as she chokes on a sob] I just got so angry that
I screamed and laughed at him when he moved to zap me a third time, then it turned out he was targeting Kevin instead. I literally
threw myself at that monster's feet and
begged him not to kill Kevin. I've never been that scared in my life. My parents talked about how crazy Shao Kahn was and I personally saw Shinnok's coldheartedness for myself not too long ago, but Raiden is way worse than both of them combined.
—
Cassie,
Jacqui,
Takeda, and
Kung Jin, in regards to Raiden's torture of Cassie in Chapter 56.
I remember when the Resistance originally formed a few years after Hotaru became leader of the Seidan guard, he thought it would be a simple rebellion to be crushed within days or weeks at most like the others, but when months passed and the riots continued, it became clear that Darrius was different from the other rebels. Darrius isn't as strict or collected as Hotaru, nor is he as chaotic as Havik...he is like a combination of both, yet he retains his own unique qualities. That is what makes him dangerous, and why Hotaru came to view him as a worthy opponent rather than a rival as he viewed Havik. A year passed before they finally met. I was there. I watched Darrius remove his sunglasses and make eye contact with Hotaru for the first time. At first, both of them were silent, retaining their signature blank expressions. Then, out of nowhere, Darrius gave that enigmatic smile of his and after a minute, Hotaru returned the smile. From that day on, Hotaru changed;
his obsession with order turned into an obsession with putting the Resistance, specifically Darrius, down. Failure was no longer tolerated. All our focus was put into stopping riots caused by the rebels and searching for leads on Darrius.
I watched my friend fade from being an honorable warrior devoted to protecting our realm to transforming into a dictator whose sole purpose for living was destroying anyone who disagreed with him, yet for all the questionable things he had done,
none of them came close to what was done to Li Mei's people. —
Dairou about
Hotaru to
Shujinko in Chapter 60.
Fujin:
How can you not intervene?! The Elder Gods: Raiden has not violated-
Liu Kang:
Have you not been paying attention to what he has done? His invasion of Outworld may not have been a violation of the rules, but he intended to merge realms without victory in Mortal Kombat and would have done so if not for Kotal Kahn crying out for help.
Kotal Kahn: Let us also not forget the atrocities he has committed. His invasion of my realm was one thing, but what of his other crimes?
Cassandra Cage was kidnapped and tortured for days! The Lin Kuei was crippled by his hand! Li Mei's village was burned to the ground under his orders! Every decision he makes results in death and suffering! Fujin:
[goes to his knees] Innocent lives are being ended or ruined, yet you do nothing? [Gestures to Raiden, who is watching the events with a smug expression, flanked by Hotaru, Shang Tsung, and Shao Kahn] The villain himself stands here,
smirking like a child playing a game! Is there not a single thing you have to say?
Raiden:
[chuckles, making everyone turn to him as he pats Shao Kahn's arm] You were right.
They are toothless worms.
I shall enjoy squashing them. Taven:
[scoffs] Unbelievable.
[shakes head] He's just
insulted you to your faces and you remain unresponsive? Every single one of you disgusts me!
The Elder Gods: Watch your tone, Son of Argus.
Taven: Oh,
I should watch my tone?
[points to Raiden] What about
him? Why don't
you tell
him to watch
his tone? On second thought, I agree with Shao Kahn and Raiden; you
are toothless worms, especially my father and Shinnok.
Argus failed to be there for my brothers. He is the reason Rain and Daegon have chosen paths of darkness! He is the reason Edenia fell to Shao Kahn! Shinnok lied to everyone from the start and only cared for his own goals! They are the reasons we are having this discussion in the first place!
The rest of you are equally horrible if not worse! And to think I once admired and thought you were kind, noble deities. [laughs bitterly] Thankfully, I have learned the truth since my awakening...
Hotaru: Such instability. Havik would have loved to see this.
Shang Tsung:
[mockingly places his hand on his chest] How can they possibly hope to defeat us when they are too busy fighting amongst themselves? An easy victory for us. Don't you agree, emperor?
[smiles at Shao Kahn then slaps his own forehead.] Ah yes, I forgot your inability to respond. My sincere apologies.
[Raiden, Shang, and Hotaru laugh at the joke, to which Raiden's ex-allies don't find it funny and actually call him out for toying with their emotions.] Scorpion:
[furious, points to Raiden] You manipulated me. I will not allow you to manipulate others.
Raiden: Nitara and Daegon?
[smirk widens] They, like you, willingly chose to serve me. I did not-
Scorpion:
You took advantage of my guilt to make me your pawn! You are now preying on their fears as well. They need only open their eyes to see you for the master manipulator you are. Raiden:
[cocks an eyebrow, and glances at Hotaru, flicking his head at Scorpion... right before launching a lighting bolt at Takeda, who falls to his knees. Kenshi, Jacqui and Scorpion rush to his side] I warned you not to betray me, Hanzo Hasashi. Your protege will suffer far worse than Cassandra and Kevin for your betrayal. When I am done with him, there will not be enough left-
Kenshi:
[enraged] If you lay a hand on my son's head, I'll gouge your eyes out and feed them to Netherrealm's demons. Raiden: You do not frighten me one bit.
[looks at Jacqui and grins] I wonder how much fun Kano and his thugs-
Jax:
[irate] You've got a fucking death wish, don't ya? Raiden:
[dryly] Odd. I was prepared to say the same to you, Jackson Briggs. Li Mei's people paid the price for her decision to oppose me. The Cage family will continue to suffer. As will yours, the Takahashis, the Kungs...
[tilts head] The list goes on.
Liu Kang:
[exchanges a glance with Kitana, and realizes that asking the Elder Gods to help them was futile] We are wasting our breath.
[places a hand on Kotal's shoulder] It is as I told you and Master Bo' Rai Cho. The Elder Gods
fear Raiden more than they ever did Shinnok or Shao Kahn. That is why they resurrected Quan Chi. They are as desperate to stop Raiden as Kotal Kahn. If Raiden ignores the rules, they will not interfere. It is as simple as that.
Ruby:
[scoffs] If they're so
useless, why did we bother coming here?
Kitana: We came out of desperation. And desperation drives people to do foolish things, including seeking aid from the Elder Gods out of true belief that they would give it.
Rain: In all honesty, I doubt we even require their help.
Their cowardice prevents them from doing anything except shudder with fright.
The Elder Gods: You are one to talk, traitorous bastard.
Taven:
[coming to Rain's defense] Leave him alone. His motives for allying with us may be selfish, but at least he is wise enough to see the seriousness of the situation and actually
do something about it.
[glances at Quan Chi] I do not suppose the necromancer has anything to add.
[Quan Chi does not, given his blank expression] I was joking. Let's just go. It was inane to think they would be of any help to us.
Raiden:
[clears throat] I believe this comedy act has gone on for too long. Sunrise is a few hours away and you have a ship to prepare for its route to Shang Tsung's Island. We are preparing to head there ourselves later on today and shall be awaiting your arrival.
Shang Tsung:
[smugly] I look forward to our rematch, Liu Kang. And ours as well, Delia.
Liu Kang:
[smiling] I look forward to humiliating you again.
Jade/Delia: As does Delia.
Kenshi: Save a piece of him for me.
Shang Tsung:
[smugly towards Quan Chi] I must say you were wrong to be so cruel to your servants. Drahmin, Moloch, Kia and Jataaka have excelled in my service. Maybe because unlike you, I treat them with respect. I wonder if Sareena or Ashrah can be persuaded similarly.
Kitana:
[furious] You will leave them both alone.
Shang Tsung:
[smugly] Until our next meeting.
[Raiden teleports himself, Shang Tsung, Hotaru, and Shao Kahn away] Fujin:
[towards his allies] Come. There is much to be done and very little time to do it.
[Fujin teleports them back to Outworld] —
Kotal Kahn and his allies having attempted and failed to get the Elder Gods to help them in the fight against Raiden in Chapter 63.
I've been thinking a lot since we rescued Cassie...and I think it would be best for me to stay here. I can't fight Kano if I'm busy vomitting, crying, and yelling the entire time. Plus, Cassie needs me to be close by right now. The reason Kano and Raiden managed to kidnap her is my lack of judgement and care. If she's going to recover, she should have both parents nearby. [Looks at Kira, who inclines her head in approval] Someone opened my eyes recently by reminding me that my daughter's life is more important than revenge.
—Sonya Blade decides to remain in Outworld with her ex-husband and daughter, crediting Kira's influence regarding her decision in Chapter 64.
