I have a feeling that the Kamidogu are going to be the macguffins of the game, and all the major factions will be chasing them for varying reasons. Hell, Raiden may have even used the dagger we see heal demon foxs wounds to bring back the dead heroes from MK9.

The elder gods will handle it.

Its ironic you say that because your profile pic is Quan Chi and he calls them mere toothless worms.

RE: Who comes out on top?

tremor. tremor will always come out on top

The One Being.

Kotal Kahn succeeds in gathering all of the pieces of the Kamidogu, leading to the reconstitution of the One Being and the end of reality as we know it.

Have a nice day.

Frost and Sonya both die. Kano kicks the shit out of almost everyone. Scorpion and Takeda get owned by Raiden and Fujin. Kotal wins the war with Mileena.

(I hope) The Red Dragon always wins

Yeah just ask Hsu Hao.

indeed.

Sektor turns the entirety of the shokan race into four armed cyborg ninjas and conquers earthrealm

That would be pretty awesome.

Except for cyrax capturing the centaur race and turning them into armed cyborg horse warriors to protect earthrealm

Quan Chi fakes his own death in MKX using magic, in the same way he did in the past timeline. He should also kill many from all sides; good, neutral or evil, basically whoever gets in his way before his apparent demise.

I want Kano to beat but not kill Quan Chi into submitting Kabal's soul and others to feed his pride. Smoke, Jax, Stryker and SZ have all crossed Kano in one way or another, so it makes sense that Kano would turn them into his own personal bodyguard collection, who are easier to rescue and resurrect in the future.

Shang has to be revived by the faithful shadow priests and then he will return to gather masked guards as followers.

The elder gods could release Shao Kahn as a secret weapon near the end of MKX to trigger MK11's events.

Raiden ascends to elder god status; Fujin should take his place.

Noob Saibot makes a pact with Havik.