Unfortunately, Kung Lao's time as champion comes when the lands are ruled by inexplicable evil and black arts. As decreed by the elders, there is only one place for Kung Lao and his companion s to go, one place which contains all that they search for. It is the city of Zhu Zin. And although it is known as the crossroads to the continents, it is the most dark and treacherous place one could be. It's a city where nothing is as it seems.
Streets can seem to go nowhere forever.
Doorways can tra nsport you to other realms. And around every corner, in every nook, something or someone awaits. These other realms realize, that if Kung Lao and his warriors are d estroyed, they'll be able to enter the tournament and win. Warlords from other realms will stop at nothing to kill Kung Lao and his warriors. Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung often form allegiances with these otherworldly warriors in order to help them with their pl an for Kung Lao's destruction.