The Konqueror of Equestria

After his resurrection due to the stupidity of the two stallions Shao Kahn had done nothing but sit in his throne regaining his power. Once his full power had returned to him only then would he free his army to once more lay claim to the world. As he sat upon his throne, however he couldn't help but remember back to when he first came to this world all those centuries ago.

At one time he had just been a simple teen on Earth called Jason. A guy who played too many videogames and was always a bit of a shut in at the best of times. There was nothing that stood out about him at all and that was both relieving and annoying to him. That all changed when he went to that con that changed his whole life into what he was now.

Flashback

Two months.

Two damn months is what it took to make the costume. From gathering all of the materials to actually taking the time to put it all together it took quite a while. Not counting the times where he had screwed up and had to start all over again, but in the end it was all worth it just to see and wear his finished product.

His Shao Kahn costume was perfect down to a capital T. He used real leather to for the armor pieces while using aluminum for the metal spikes, the helm was the pretty difficult as he had used styrofoam for the skull feature but had to carve it by hand. Yet the most difficult part of the costume had to be making the muscles which were made from stitched fabric stuffed with cotton and more styrofoam to give it some definition.

Jason in actuality was a tall, pale, scrawny guy with long brown hair, dark brown eyes and basically didn't look intimidating at all. He was actually pretty pathetic all things considered.

But on this one trip he could be what he wanted and not have to be ashamed of it. What was he going to be? The ruler of Outworld Shao Kahn that's who! Sure all of the Mortal Kombat characters had their quirks and badass moments but to Jason, Shao Kahn was the king of badass. He was everything Jason could never hope to be, strong, confident, commanding and took shit from no one. Even if it was just for a day Jason was happy to play the role of the Emperor.

The con was amazing for the teenager. He got to talk to so many people with the same interests as him and not be looked at like a total weirdo for it. The only problem was he couldn't find anything to buy that would make this a day to remember, that was until he saw a guy dressed like the Merchant sitting at a stall selling stuff. And boy was there a lot of stuff! the guy had just about everything from every videogame or anime Jason had ever seen and/or heard of and then some!

There was only one object that caught his eye though, a small amulet in the shape of the Mortal Kombat dragon. It looked to be made of polished silver with ruby eyes and Jason knew then and there he had to have it price be damned!

"Hey how much for the Mortal Kombat amulet?" he asked while turning to the man who was reading something.

"Twenty bucks." answered the Merchant dressed man without looking at him.

The price was a little surprising for Jason but he wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth and immediately paid the man. Holding up the amulet Jason let the light hit it and smiled at the deal he got on the thing. He carefully put the amulet over his head so as to avoid getting it snagged on his helmet.

When he finally had it on Jason was about to thank the man and bid him goodbye but stopped as he felt a tugging sensation behind him. Turning around the teenager was shocked to see a glowing green and white portal that seemed to be pulling him in. He tried calling out for help but when he looked at the people around him he saw them frozen in place as if time had stopped. Then all at once he was sucked into the portal and blacked out.

Jason didn't know how long he was out only that when he came to he wasn't at the con like he should have been. Instead he found himself in some creepy forest and feeling very different than before.

When he made to stand he stumbled a bit due to his, now known, new height. The major height difference from before was a surprise to him but not as much as the sheer feeling he had over his body. He now felt stronger, more confident and overall better than he had ever been in his entire life! On curiosity he grabbed his bicep and felt that the fake muscles he had made were now real and his!

"What the hell is going on?" he asked himself as he looked his body over finding himself drastically changed. Even his voice had changed!

It was then he realized what had happened, he had become Shao Kahn!

At that revelation Jason didn't know what to think as his mind tried to process the mere fact he had become his favorite fictional character of all time. It just didn't seem possible yet here he was in the body of the Emperor himself. He was broken from his thoughts though by the rustling of the bushes as out came five beings that Jason could only describe as Minotaur's. They certainly fit the name with a bull head human body and hooves for legs.

Then the tallest one stepped forward but he only at most came up to chest height of Jason's knew form.

"Well what do we have here? A freak alone in the middle of our territory? You better be able to pay the toll buddy or else we'll take the payment out of your hide." said the leader in a gravelly voice as he hefted a large mace in his hands.

Normally Jason would be scared at this point seeing a bunch of mythical creatures wanting to hurt him over some money he didn't currently have and for apparently trespassing, but this was not one of those normal times. Instead Jason found himself flush with rage at the audacity of these....mortals, acting as if they were his betters! He would not stand for it!

"You dare command me mortal!? I am Shao Kahn! The Emperor of Outworld, Deifier of the Elder Gods and Konqueror of Realms! I will have your souls!" Exclaimed Jason as he summoned his Wrath Hammer. Jason didn't know where all of this was coming from but he didn't care. He has spent his whole life on the bottom and now that he had the body of Shao Kahn he wasn't going to bend knee to anyone ever again!

Hearing Jason exclamation the leader snorted before nodding his head at his subordinates who all rushed him. Two carried some claymore style swords, one carried a battle axe and the last an iron tipped spear.

The first to reach him was the spearman who tried to drive his spear into Jason's mid section but had his spear swatted aside by Jason's hammer. Then before the spearman could regain his balance Jason used his free hand to grab him around the throat and throw him into one of the approaching claymore wielders. All of this in a matter of moments.

Seeing how easily the two of their comrades were tossed aside the remaining sword wielder and axe man rushed him at the same time with the sword man going high and the axe man going low. Jason surprised them both as he threw his hammer at the two of them! The axe wielder managed to dodge the incoming weapon but the sword wielder wasn't so lucky and had his head turned into a bloody mist as the weapon sailed by.

The axe man became enraged at the death of his comrade and seeing Jason now unarmed tried to end him with a vertical slash of his weapon. He had only a moment to realize his fatal mistake as Jason rematerialized his hammer and swung taking the complete top half of the minotaur's body off of his waist and having some blood spray across Jason's chest.

Now the remaining three had become wary of this monster before them who looked highly unamused at their attempts to attack him. Yet they would not be deterred, the fools.

By now the last swordsman and the spearman had recovered and were slowly circling Jason as he just stood there with his bloodied hammer resting easily on his shoulder. Yet the man quickly became bored at the attackers cowardice and decided to go on the offensive at last. He rushed forward in a blur of speed that didn't fit his size for a shoulder tackle to the swordsman, the force of which sent him hurtling into a tree where the snapping of bones was heard from the mans now broken back.

Taking the chance the spearman tried to run Jason through from behind but was stopped cold as Jason turned around and forming a light spear threw it straight through the charging spearman's head and impacting into the tree behind him. The spearman's body took two more steps before finally realizing its death and collapsing to the ground.

Dispelling his hammer Jason walked towards the broken swordsman as said minotaur tried to crawl away from this monster they had dared to challenge. He didn't make it far though as Jason soon stood over him. Jason then proceeded to grab the minotaur by his throat and lift the struggling creature into the air so he could looks into the minotaur's terrified eyes with his blazing amber orbs.

"Now. YOUR SOUL IS MINE!" roared Jason, no, Shao Kahn as he ripped out and absorbed the soul of the minotaur leaving the body nothing but a lifeless husk.

Tossing the body aside Shao Kahn then turned to face the leader of the group but quickly had to lash out and grab the head of the mace that was aimed for his head. The leader struggled to pull his mace away from the monster that had slain all of his subordinates but was having no luck as Shao Kahn's strength outclassed his immensely.

"W-w-what in Gaia's name are you!" screamed the minotaur leader in hysteria.

"The Konqueror of this world." was Shao Kahn's answer as he tore the mace away from the minotaur's grip and tossed the weapon aside.

Then before the bull man could even think of running away Kahn had thrust his hand forward, impaling them into his gut. He didn't even have time to scream in pain before Kahn violently ripped him in half vertically spraying blood all over himself yet he did not care as he absorbed the souls of the fools who dared to challenge him.

And Shao Kahn knew that this was just the beginning and soon he shall rule over all of this world.

flashback end

Shao Kahn's eyes snapped open as he was broken from his past musing's. He felt that his power had finally all returned to him and knew that it was time to awaken his army. An army that he gained through loyalty and showing his strength. Every soldier here had sworn their loyalty to him and would gladly die for him to live at a moments notice. He would prove that their faith in him was not misplaced.

"Now it begins once more." he said to himself as he let his power flow through the large chamber and then through the castle silently watching as the stone prisons of his allies started to chip away revealing the living flesh beneath it. Yes it wouldn't be long now.