▁The ▁game ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁science ▁fant asy ▁setting , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁events ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁real ms ▁of ▁the ▁Mort al ▁K omb at ▁series . ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁in ▁the ▁N eth ere alm ▁( although ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁play able ▁level ), ▁and ▁later ▁switch es ▁to ▁Out world , ▁E den ia ▁and ▁eventually ▁Earth real m . ▁To ▁fully ▁understand ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance , ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁not ▁only ▁complete ▁the ▁Kon quest ▁mode ▁but ▁the ▁Ar cade ▁mode ▁as ▁well . ▁As ▁usual , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁Ar cade ▁mode ▁un lock s ▁end ings ▁for ▁each ▁character , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁end ings ▁or ▁parts ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁Mort al ▁K omb at ▁story line . ▁Some ▁end ings ▁even ▁contradict ▁one ▁another . ▁What ▁really ▁happened ▁to ▁the ▁characters ▁was ▁only ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁sequ el ▁Mort al ▁K omb at : ▁De ception , ▁making ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁in - continu ity ▁ending ▁that ▁involves ▁the ▁hero es ▁losing ▁and ▁the ▁villa ins ▁emer ging ▁vict orious . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁features ▁ 2 1 ▁play able ▁characters , ▁with ▁two ▁additional ▁secret ▁characters ▁and ▁one ▁un play able . ▁ ▁New ▁characters : ▁Bla ze ▁– ▁Mass ive ▁fire ▁element al ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁guard ing ▁the