As the daughter of Edenia's ambassador to new realms, Tanya invites a group of refugees fleeing their own world into the safety of Edenia. But soon after Queen Sindel allows them through the portal, she learns that one of the warriors is none other than the banished Elder God, Shinnok. The opened portal leads not into another world but into the pits of the Netherealm itself. The once free realm of Edenia is now at the mercy of Shinnok.