- Rayden: I found your invasion route, now remove it.
- Shao Kahn: When it's served its purpose. The day of reckoning is here, Rayden. Enemies will fall. Names will be erased from memory.
- Rayden: You can do nothing here.
- Shao Kahn: Will you stop me?
- Rayden: Yes! I am Rayden. God of Thunder! And Protector of Earthrealm.
- Shao Kahn: And I am Shao Kahn. Conqueror of realms and Emperor of Outworld!
- Kung Lao: Everything okay in here?
- Taja: "Okay" is a relative term after an earthquake.
- Siro: Did you find Rayden?
- Kung Lao: No. I called for him, meditated, but...
- Siro: You don't suppose he stayed at the hidden city.
- Kung Lao: I don't know. It looked like he was going to destroy it.
- Taja: This is so Rayden, always here when you don't want him, but when you need to ask him something, he just... retires.
- Rayden: You're losing your mind, Shao Kahn, the Elder Gods will never allow you to take Earthrealm.
- Shao Kahn: Great rulers take great risks. When I have Earthrealm, when I've combined its powers with those of Outworld, then... then even the Elder Gods will be forced to respect me and fear me.
- Rayden: You are mad.
- Shao Kahn: Perhaps I am. But if so, my madness also comes with a gift.
- Rayden: What gift? Stupidity.
- Shao Kahn: Wisdom, Rayden. The ability to understand who my enemies are and what I must do.
- Shao Kahn: What if I... stepped through that portal... right now?
- Rayden: The Elder Gods would destroy you.
- Shao Kahn: You're sure? The decree was only that I couldn't take Earthrealm. I had to fight for it.
- Rayden: In Mortal Kombat.
- Shao Kahn: Maybe that too is merely a myth: a futile attempt to keep me out.
- Rayden: You know that's not true. It's the law of the gods. Besides, you'd never make it to the opening. You'd have to go through me.
- Shao Kahn: Ah, yes. I have to deal with you.
- Taja: Oh, it's you. I was expecting some guard to try and slice me up like last time.
- Siro: Did you see anyone?
- Taja: No, it's really weird. There's no one here.
- [to Kung Lao]
- Taja: Did you find the old bat?
- Omegis: You must be Taja.
- Taja: Wow.
- Kung Lao: This is Omegis.
- Omegis: The old bat.
- Taja: I... I'm sorry. I...
- Omegis: Oh, you'll be more sorry, very soon.