Original subtitles

Sounds like death.

What is this place?

The ruins of a long-dead civilization.

A reminder of what Earth will resemble if we do not win.

Ahem. How do we win, exactly?

By surviving.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

How the fuck did you do that?

I'm the god of thunder. It's my ability to harness lightning.

Believe it or not, each one of you has a supernatural ability.

You may never notice it as you go about your lives.

- But it's part of what makes you special. - Come on.

You mean like superheroes or something?

Normally, your powers are muted.

Here in this place, your powers are freely expressed.

Your exceptional speed is beyond normal.

Here, you'll be even more powerful.

Even one's heightened senses become superhuman.

Your ability to use the elements to your advantage...

...you've always known that was special.

I'm still calling bullshit.

The fuck?

It's not bullshit.

And there's no time to debate.

- When do we begin? - Now.

MAN: Help!

[MAN WHIMPERING]

What kind of person strikes an old man?

[GRUNTING]

The kind that would kick him as well.

[WHIMPERING]

Help me, please.

KENSHI: That's not very honorable.

Fuck you and your honor, ronin.

Pay the toll and we'll let you live.

There's your toll.

[SHOUTS]

[ALL GRUNTING]

How much do I owe you?

Ha, ha. Please.

If it weren't for you, I'd be dead.

It is you that I owe.

What an old mystic like myself lacks in strength...

...he more than makes up for with knowledge.

I have knowledge...

...of a particular weapon that could benefit a man like you.

Have you ever heard of the sword of Sento?

A blade that can harness the power of the sun.

Steel and flame that can cut down any enemy.

Created by the devil, Shao Kahn...

...but encased in stone in the depths of a mountain.

Shao Kahn ordered the demon, Ermac...

...to lay in wait for all who try to claim the blade.

As soon as a man touches the hilt, Ermac challenges him.

If he wins, the sword is his.

But if he loses...

...Ermac claims his soul.

Ermac has never lost.

He's absorbed the souls...

...of thousands of the best swordsmen to ever walk the earth.

Like a sponge...

...they've all become part of him.

The only way to defeat Ermac...

...is to stab him in his heart of stone.

This sounds like all the fairy tales my grandfather used to put me to sleep with.

This is no fairy tale...

...Kenshi.

How did you know my name?

[CHUCKLES]

The same way that I know the sword of Sento is real.

It is no myth.

And where did you say this Sento blade is?

[CHUCKLES]

Now, that will cost you.

[SIGHS]

ERMAC: We are many.

You are one.

[English - US - SDH]