Atonement
Al Simmons, once the U.S. government’s greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. A Hellspawn. Now he is thrust into the world of Mortal Kombat, where he will fight for supremacy against all Kombatants.


I’d snuffed out every devil in Hell…
…until Netherrealm invaders showed up to piss me off.
It would’ve cost a lot of power, fighting them alone.
But they were being hunted by my new friends.
Call them Fire and Ice.
They argue. CONSTANTLY.
Which is why I usually like to roll solo.
But when it comes to killing demonic assholes, these guys don’t flinch.
I can get along with that.
The Grandmasters tipped me off to Kronika.
Said she was resurrecting some Netherrealm god named Shinnok.
But that’s not happening on my watch.
Kronika’s just much a devil as Malebolgia. Both make promises. Both tell lies.
Both underestimate me.
That’s why I’ll make a new hell for them, where they can burn together…
…for eternity.
[brief, creepy, satisfied laughter]
The Netherrealm’s locked down, but there’s still eight Hells left to purge.
It’s time to bring up the reserves.
I made choices in my life that sealed my fate.
I’m beyond redemption.
But even the damned are capable of doing some good.
So all you Devils out there, making false promises and spewing lies?
We’re coming – and you don’t have a chance in Hell.