In each of us there burns a soul of a warrior. In every generation, a few are chosen to prove it. Centuries ago, in a time of darkness and fury, that fate befell three strangers. A monk, Kung Lao; an exiled guard, Siro; and a thief, Taja, who have to defend our Earth realm from the forces of Outworld. By fighting for their lives, by fighting for their honor and by fighting for their realm... in a tournament called Mortal Kombat.