Mortal Kombat: Conquest (TV Series)

Warrior Eternal (1998)

Jeffrey Meek: Rayden, Shao Kahn

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• [first lines] 

  Rayden : Kung Lao, a humble young man with the heart of a great warrior. Soon that heart will be tested. As he fights for his home: The Earthrealm. Kung Lao will make his stand in the tournament called Mortal Kombat. Here, the Elder Gods grant the greatest fighters of the universe the right to defend their own realms against warriors of the dark realm called Outworld. The rules are simple. Every generation, the chosen fighters from each side are transported to Shang Tsung's island, an outpost between realms. If they lose their battle, their realm falls to darkness forever, absorbed in the desolate expanse of Outworld. Another victory for its Emperor Shao Kahn. Over centuries of kombat, Kahn's champion, Shang Tsung, has remained undefeated, laying to waste an untold number of fighters with his sorcery. Earth is the jewel of the universe. A young, vast, pristine, realm whose inhabitants have not yet begun to comprehend the power it holds. I am Rayden, God of Thunder, Protector of the Earthrealm. Not an easy job, believe me

• Shao Kahn : Kung Lao is the best and the last Earth has to offer. Your final battle, Shang Tsung. After your victory, Earth finally becomes my domain.

  Shang Tsung : Our domain. Meaning, of course, that I would share in its power as your most obedient servant.

  Shao Kahn : Your ambitions serve you well, Shang Tsung. But know this: failure now is unacceptable.

• Shao Kahn : He is worthless and weak. Finish him.

  Kung Lao : No. Listen to me. When the next tournament comes, remember what you saw here today. The people of Earth are not murderers. In respect of the Elder Gods and the laws of Mortal Kombat... I choose... mercy.

  Rayden : Nice speech.

  Shang Tsung : You should have killed me, Kung Lao.

• Rayden : Up at dawn. Filled with anger. Not much of a rest.

  Kung Lao : Someone is tormenting me.

  Rayden : Any suspects?

  Kung Lao : Someone or something is inside my head, turning all my thoughts to darkness.

  Rayden : There's no one inside your head, Kung Lao, no one but you. What you are seeing is no doubt a premonition of your future, a fate yet unwritten but clouded with fear.

  Kung Lao : Haven't I earned the right to just be happy for a change?

  Rayden : Shao Kahn has not been defeated. His claim to Earth has merely been postponed. What you have earned, Kung Lao, is the right to be a leader, to find and train a new generation of fighters to stand at your side in the next tournament. It is one path, Kung Lao, if you so choose. But remember, in Mortal Kombat, victory is not the end...

  Kung Lao : It's only the beginning. Why can't you teach the new fighters?

  Rayden : This is not my world. Not my responsibility. The key to Earth's victory lies in the human spirit.

  Kung Lao : So you want me to just turn away from everything. What about my dreams of happiness with Jen? Do you want me to give up my whole life?

  Rayden : There are rewards. The Elder Gods have granted you that you will not age another day until the next tournament.

  Kung Lao : Tell me, Rayden, would you rather be old and happy or young and cursed? If my future is unwritten like you say, then I'll write it the way I want it, from now on!

• Shao Kahn : Are you enjoying the rewards of failure?

  Shang Tsung : Great Shao Kahn... end this now.

  Shao Kahn : How dare you beg for death! Only victors are granted their desires. There's a fate worse than death. The Cobalt Mines of Shokan. An eternity of pain and suffering. Mocked by the dregs of the universe. A fitting punishment for letting the Earthrealm slip through my hands! You are forever known as an Outcast. Failure. Failure!

• Vorpax : You're really quite fortunate.

  Shao Kahn : And how's that?

  Vorpax : Shao Kahn did not chose these mines as his prison by accident. The luminescence of cobalt deadens any special powers a fighter may have. Except yours, for some reason.

  Shao Kahn : I am human by origin. This... This rubble has no effect on me.

  Vorpax : A human? I've made a deal with a mere human?

  Shao Kahn : A human with enough power to erase you from history.

  Vorpax : And clearly not enough power to escape these mines yourself. You must have really enraged Shao Kahn.