Not letting this dramatic entry go by, Johnny Cage is seen leading the charge in one of the helicopters, along with Kenshi and Sonya Blade (how Johnny and Sonya recovered from Mortal Kombat IX is unknown). Before he steps into the limelight, though, we see the military clad in modern warfare gear attempt to secure an urban street and face off against muscular winged demons without much success, until a squadron of helicopters blast the horde. With both realms severely weakened, Shinnok and Quan Chi have sent their demonic minions through all of Earthrealm over the last two years, leading to the first chapter of Mortal Kombat X featuring none other than Johnny Cage. By doing so, Kahn is eventually destroyed by The Elder Gods, but at the terrible cost of many defeated warriors (Cage, Sonya, and Liu Kang included) and the final reveal that Quan Chi had been acting on behalf of the fallen Elder God Shinnok.

However, Raiden understood by way of Quan Chi (of all people) that the only way for The Elder Gods to aid Earthrealm is if he lets Shao Kahn follow through with his greed and break the rules of Mortal Kombat. In the finale of Mortal Kombat IX, Raiden allowed Shao Kahn to invade Earthrealm and ultimately attempt to merge Earthrealm and Outworld together, despite Liu Kang believing that Raiden has lost his mind.

Mortal kombat x chapter 12