kung lao now had to train the next generation of warriors, who would give their lives to save earth. kung lao created a partnership and friendship between two warriors: siro, a former bodyguard, and taja, an ex-thief. in the mysterious city of zhuzin, kung lao and his new friends are guided and watched over by the thunder god rayden. the three now battle various evils of both outworld and earthrealm, including an imprisoned tsung, who swore eternal revenge on kung lao for his humiliating defeat, and the sultry and seductive vorpax, who is also imprisoned in the mines and has an agenda of her own.