A long, long time ago...
the realm known as Edenia was at peace.
For years, Edenians enjoyed life without conflict.
But Edenia's best warriors...
lost ten consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments...
granting Outworld permission to invade their lands.
And Edenia was destroyed.
The innocent were brutally slaughtered...
by the Tarkatan warriors of Outworld...
led by their merciless general, Baraka.
Once resistance was extinguished...
the Outworld emperor, Shao Kahn, sought to eliminate Edenia's leader.
King Jerrod.
How much time?
They approach quickly, King Jerrod.
We must move.
- I cannot leave my wife and child. - They will be protected.
Please...
Your Highness.
The king's castle was attacked...
and the Edenian knights were soon overpowered...
forcing all within the castle to surrender.
Queen Sindel and young Kitana were left without proper protection-
Except for the king.
Quickly, I will see you to safety.
Who had one final plan.
While he did his best to ensure the queen and infant daughter escape unharmed...
his efforts were not enough.
This man is an imposter.
Your king has already escaped.
Left with no choice but to retreat...
the real king was never able to return to his family...
and the realm of Edenia was changed forever
Once he was in complete control, Shao Kahn took Queen Sindel as his wife...
and Kitana as his daughter.
Shao Kahn grew to love Sindel.
But it was returned only with hate.
Fearful Kitana would one day feel the same and turn against him, he devised a plan.
The princess will learn to despise me once she knows the truth.
Make one in her likeness that won't.
As you wish.
A clone of Kitana was created.
Identical in every way except one.
Terrified of Shao Kahn corrupting Kitana's young soul...
Queen Sindel had no choice but to relinquish her own...
so it could merge with her daughter's.
Shao Kahn was left to rule alone.
And to raise his Kitana and Mileena the same.
Shao Kahn exploited the exceptional skills...
possessed by both young girls.
And manipulated maturing emotions...
to ensure their allegiances remained only to him.
As Mileena grew older...
her struggle to control her Tarkatan blood became more difficult...
leaving her consumed with fear and anger.
Kitana and Mileena trained under the watchful eye of Shao Kahn.
And as they matured, so did their skills in the art of deception.
Begin.