Prologue 0:00 - 07:22
Following the Aftermath Ending of the main story, Liu Kang prepares to create his New Era, but suddenly a portal of fire opens beside him and Raiden, with a familiar voice ordering the Fire God to stop before he dooms everyone. To both their shock, the past versions of Shang Tsung and Nightwolf emerge from the portal, accompanied by Fujin. While Raiden furiously chides the sorcerer for spreading deceit even at the dawn of time, Shang Tsung elaborates - when Liu Kang killed Kronika, he also destroyed her Crown - if Liu Kang tries to use the Hourglass without the Crown, it will shatter and the realms will cease to exist. Fujin confirms this, explaining that all of Kronika's actions were done to ensure her Crown would be prepared, and that she wouldn't dare restart history without it.
As Liu Kang stops, Nightwolf tells them that Kronika attempted to convince all three of them to aid her, promising each places in her New Era - when they refused, she banished them to a Void beyond time, where they would remain, helpless to intervene in events, until Kronika's death freed them. Shang Tsung suggests that while the Hourglass cannot change events, it still send someone back to the past, where they can obtain the Crown. While Liu Kang volunteers to go, Shang Tsung replies that this would be too risky - Kronika must never obtain her Crown in the first place to guarantee the plan's success, and volunteers to be sent back to his island to retrieve the Crown before Kronika sends Cetrion to take it, then he delivers it to Raiden and they defeat Kronika once again.
Raiden refuses to believe him, but Shang Tsung reminds him that he knows Kronika's secrets and is telling the truth about the Crown. As the group discuss what is to be done, it is revealed that Kronika created Shang Tsung specifically so his souls would provide a power source for her Crown, and she betrayed him once his purpose had been served. Eventually, Liu Kang agrees to Shang Tsung's plan - he and Raiden will remain behind to operate the Hourglass, while Shang Tsung, accompanied by Nightwolf and Fujin to supervise, will return to the past. With this, the temporary alliance is sent back to the time merger...
Chapter 13: Time's Arrow (Nightwolf) 07:23
Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf are brought back to the past, only to find themselves in Kitana's battle against Shao Kahn. With the battle going on, they hurried to the Beast Pen, only to draw suspicion by the Kollector. He follows them into the Beast Pen and lets loose two of the beasts. Shang Tsung and Fujin deal with the beasts while Nightwolf defeats the Kollector. During the time, Kitana has defeated Shao Kahn and was named the new Kahn. With the crowd distracted, they safely escaped the Koliseum. However, since they were seen by others during their arrival, they cannot just go to Shang Tsung's island. It is very likely that Kronika would be alerted of their presence. Seeing that they cannot enlist their past allies' help without altering the current timeline. Shang Tsung suggests on reviving Sindel, since she plays no part in the events to come. To do so, they must first acquire energy from Earth's Jinsei Chamber to heal her body and use Outworld's Soul Chamber to free her from Quan Chi's influence.
Battles
Playable: Nightwolf (Past)
Fight Opponent Stage
1 Kollector (level hard) 11:53 Koliseum Beast Pen
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