XiahouDun84 already has the MK Rebirth thread, and I didn't wanna go into his thread and post ideas not relevant to his story...So I made a seperate one. The reason I used the title Rebirth, is because its the best title for the next MK so far imo. Simple, and right to the point.

Ok, so this story sorta focuses on Scorpion alot. The intro that I imagined is of a movie sceen, like MKD/DA, but the voice who is talking is Scorpion's, sorta telling the story of MK up to this point. This was to let everyone know where the game is in time and for those who never played MK to give a little info as to why the game is a "rebirth".

---Story---
From legends passed down through my clan, it is told that In the beginning, Mortal Kombat was a noble tournament, designed to draw in Earth’s greatest warriors and crown a champion. But when the Elder Gods allowed warriors from other realms to compete, the tournament began to fall under dark times. A sorcerer from Outworld known as Shang Tsung came to the tournament, along with the Shokan prince Goro. Though many warriors left the competition in fear of the four armed monster, one warrior stayed, viewing Goro as no threat to his title as Grand Champion. The confidence of this warrior, the original Kung Lao, would cost him his life and title as champion.

After many years, Goro remained undefeated. It was at this time that Shang Tsung was granted his request of relocating the tournament to his island, in a secluded part of Earth. Ten tournaments later, Goro still held the title as champion, but this 11th tournament would change the direction of Mortal Kombat forever.

It was on this 11th tournament, that if Shang Tsung succeeded again, would grant him control of the Earth Realm, but a select few warriors were chosen by Earth’s protector and God of Thunder Raiden to stop Shang Tsung. It was Liu Kang who defeated Goro and his master, taking his place as the new champion of Mortal Kombat, and saving the Earth from a would-be Armageddon.

But the end of one potential Armageddon would only set the path for the next. For many years, the rules of Mortal Kombat were broken, leaving Earth to protect itself against invasion from the forces of Outworld Emperor Shao Kahn, fallen Elder God Shinnok, the deadly alliance of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, and the return of Outworld’s ancient ruler, Onaga, the Dragon King. But none of these threats would be as great as the one elemental warrior known as Blaze.

Since the end of the 11th tournament, Blaze foresaw the coming of Armageddon, and chose to pursue a quest of informing the realms. However, his quest was stalled by many interruptions. Eventually, Blaze would make the choice of consuming the fused Kamidogu, taking them from Onaga in an attempt to stop Armageddon. Little did Blaze know that the power held within the Kamidogu would begin to control him, and that he, in an attempt to prevent the Armageddon which he foresaw, would become the very threat that would cause Armageddon. With the Kamidogu fused, the One Being began to reform, using Blaze as a vessel, in an attempt to take control of and combine the realms into one once again. But many warriors’ lust for power, quest for vengeance, and vowed protection of Earth and other realms would result in the destruction of Blaze. The sacrifice to do so, however, would come at a high price, as many great warriors would lose their lives on the battlefield.

I watched as these warriors fell to their deaths, beaten and suffering from the various battles against Blaze and other enemies. Surviving the battle gave me a new purpose: Not to seek rest for my soul, but to find a way to return to mortality.

On my quest, I met the sorcerer Shang Tsung in Outworld. He had lived Armageddon, but was left almost powerless. He would be the one to give me my wish, and return life to me so that I may give up this life of death and fighting. However, I would have to do Shang Tsung a favor in exchange for my life. For one last tournament, my goal was to help Shang Tsung lure new warriors to Outworld, where they would compete in a false tournament of Mortal Kombat. Tsung's plan was to use the fallen warrior's souls to regain his power, and take his seat in place of the fallen Shao Kahn, as the Emperor of Outworld. With a wave of energy, I felt the air refill my lungs for the first time in years, and prepared myself for Mortal Kombat.



Now, if you actually took the time to read all that, which I hope you did, you will see that most of it was history, and the real story behind this game is that Shang Tsung makes a false tournament in Outworld so that he can regain power and become emperor. All of the stuff about Blaze and the One Being using him, is all what I believe to be the story in Armageddon, so don't run and think that its canon, because its just my take on story.

One of my big plans for the next MK game, as you may tell, is to please all the fans who hated and loved Scorpion, at the same time, which is hard to do. Most people who love Scorpion, either like his moves, or his look, or just like him for whatever else reasons. Those who dislike him, basically feel that he is burn out. So, in this game, I redone Scorpion, gave him a new story, changed him from being a Spectre to actually making him living, so that those who feel he is burned out may find some sort of "newness" to him.