Out of the 7 main MK games... Which one had the best story?

MK1 - With the use of the powerful half human/half dragon Goro, Shang Tsung approached winning over Earthrealm to the control of Outworld. This was the tenth tournament, out of nine which Earth lost, which would determine the fate of humanity. Liu Kang won the tournament and saved Earth.

MK2 - Shang Tsung convinced his emporer, Shao Kahn, to spare his life for his recent failure, and to set another tournament... except this time, in Outworld, where the fighters will have to face the emporer himself. Shao Kahn agreed to this plan and another tournament was set out. And again, Outworld lost.

MK3 - Shao Kahn refused to let Earthrealm go free, and so he used an ancient plan that would allow him to directly seize Earthrealm instead. With Shang Tsung's assistance, he resurrected his long-dead Outworld queen, Sindel, on the Earthrealm itself. This allowed him to step through the portals to reclaim her, and invade the world along the way. Once Sindel was turned from evil to good, his strength on Earth was weakened and the Earth warriors defeated him again.

MK4 - A fallen Elder God, Shinnok, had escaped from his confinement in the Netherrealm with the help of Quan Chi. Together, they killed many gods except for Raiden and Fujin. Now an ancient war has restarted, except now, mortal warriors were able to fight in it. Shinnok is then defeated by them.

MK: Deadly Alliance - After escaping from the Netherrealm, Quan Chi comes across information about the first ruler of Outworld, Onaga, and his undefeatable army. He forms an alliance with Shang Tsung and together they plan to take over the realms. Before they start, though, they kill the 2 people who could stand in their way, Liu Kang and Shao Kahn. Afterward, they hold a tournament in Outworld where the souls of dead warriors are used to gradually resurrect Onaga's dead army, while a prophecy of Onaga's return begins to unfold. They slay all the Earth warriors who opposed them.

MK: Deception - Before MK1, Shujinko began gathering 6 kamidogu for a spirit named Damashi. Once he had gathered them all, Damahi revealed himself to be the resurrected Onaga. Onaga takes the kamidogu, interrupts a battle between Raiden, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi, and captures Quan Chi's amulet. He then begins searching for information on how to fuse all the objects together to fuse the realms into one under his power. Shujinko defeats him, however, and he is then confined in the Netherrealm.

MK: Armageddon - The kombatants were growing to numerous and too powerful, so the Elder Gods created a being, Blaze, to kill as many warriors as possible in order to save the realms from destruction. The half human/half God Taven defeats Blaze, saves the realms, and becomes a full god.

I personally think Deadly Alliance had the best story. I mean it was amazing, fresh, and interesting. The prophecies and conspiracies helped make it awesome.

MK3 had the next best. It was a neat twist from the typical tournament stories and it also dealt with conspiracies and interesting ancient stuff. Plus the bride was awesome.

After that, I'd say Deception. Also interesting, plus unique. I like the ironic twist of how Onaga's "gift" to Shujinko of being able to gain skills from other warriors is what led to Onaga's fall. What an idiot. Lol.

The Dragon King's army and Sindel have been the coolest tools evil ones have used to attemp conquering the realms, imo.