Shinnok's Bone Temple

Shinnok's Bone Temple, also known as the Cathedral of Shinnok, is an arena that made its debut in Mortal Kombat 11. It is the interior of the actual temple where both Revenant Liu Kang and Kitana reign as Emperor and Empress of the Netherrealm, with Shinnok's severed but still alive head as a centerpiece that powers the temple.
Situated deep under the Netherrealm Castle, Shinnok's Bone Temple is the focal point of power used by the Dark Emperor and Empress, Liu Kang and Kitana, to create and control their army of undead demons. The Bone Temple is a cathedral worshiping death as much as it reveres Shinnok himself, filled to the brim with hundreds of bones strung about in gruesome displays, effigies of a skull faced woman, lit candles, and the severed head of the fallen Elder God himself situated on an altar of spikes in the center of the cathedral, occasional arcs of red energy issuing into him. Shinnok's revenants will occasionally come and pray before Shinnok's severed head.
Shinnok's Bone Temple (Mortal Kombat 11)
== Koherence ==
Before there was Armageddon, two realities started to converge via Aiko's heart gems, both from her living and her undead form! Both Aikos were under a deep self-trance as the living form heard the Matoka drums emitting from the East Coast, and out of curiosity and intrigue she began to succumb to them as she listened and hit her mattress rhythmically, urging her to join them and her distant family... Meanwhile, the undead Aiko was also beating her own hand drum with the Evil Emperor Liu Kang inside the Bone Temple until she was the first to notice her living being! The sudden interruption made the human snap out of her thrall and was shocked to see herself as a doppelganger! The undead explained reality's been disrupted and the two converged as a glitch, and the human was surprised she's in March 1996, she's in the Netherrealm specifically in the Temple and in an altered dimension! She stated she governs the realm with her lovers Liu Kang and Kung Lao, with her and Liu being the chieftains and prepping for the war onto the Elder Gods. The emperor, converted by Darkseid, actually praised Aiko's living form, and he was the one who killed then converted her to join his ranks. Since then, she'd been the dark heart of the Revenants increasing their numbers, even recruiting the Makeba, Matoka and all tribes! She advised her to use her weakness as her strength, to accept and wield it as a part of herself and no longer fear it! Liu mentioned that Raiden did the same embracing both the light and dark cohesively thus never slaying him. She and Liu were looking forward to the upcoming Matoka ceremony after she warned they can't talk for too long when the dimensions swap! She ended the transmission leaving the human bewildered.
== The Unaliving War ==
Although it wasn't brought up in Ikran's Mortal Kombat Khronology, she decided to make it the main base of evil during her roleplay with Unaliving Liu Kang.
After Aiko was converted into one of the undead by Dark Emperor Liu Kang via his lacerations and corruption, he shown her his tempting home turf within the underworld. She quickly adapted to its enticing environment, even when hatching plans on waging war against the Elder Gods. Little by little, courtesy of Aiko's strategies on converting the living to join the damned via her umbrakinesis by her corrupt heart and her tribal customs, it became their official home in all the realms. As they began to bond and recruit more denizens, all of their worshippers and minions reside there.
Demonic rituals and powwows on consuming the realms and overpowering the Elder Gods are held there. Even when the Elder God War was won and when Chieftain Liu Kang moved on to be Earthrealm's protector and when Aiko and Kung Lao ascended to Elder God status.
== Gallery ==
File:Bone Temple panorama.webp|Bone Temple panorama
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File:Shinnok head in the bone temple.webp|Shinnok's head in the Bone Temple
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File:Revenant Chieftain Liu Kang.png|Chieftain Liu Kang wearing the omnipresent headdress, armor, and hand drum within the Bone Temple
File:Aiko Revenant concept.png|Revenant Aiko within the Bone Temple
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