Forces of Darkness (Earth-1995)

The Forces of Darkness is the gathered army of evil assembled by Thanos, Red Skull, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi and Onaga in order to battle and slay the Forces of Light during the Battle of Armageddon.

Background
After Onaga's defeat at the hands of the godly-powered Shujinko, the Dragon King found himself banished to the Hell, where he was met upon Mephisto. Mephisto, still recovering from his humiliating defeat against Ryu Hoshi in his war on Earth, proposed a temporary truce, as neither were powerful enough to kill each other, and they could achieve what they desired together.

The Plan
Mephisto still wanted his plan over dominion of Earth, guided by his lust to destroy his former fellow Elders of the Universe. Onaga, however, secretly held the ambition of becoming the One Being's avatar, but to kill both Thanos and Shujinko, the two individuals he hated the most. Mephisto revealed to Onaga about the Pyramid of Argus, and it's guardian Blaze, whom Onaga knew, as the fire beast was forced to guard his tomb, the Last Dragon Egg, by his holy men. He revealed that whoever killed Blaze would gain godly powers, surpassing the Elders of the Universe themselves. Onaga immediatly agreed, this way he would be able to finally become immortal as he desited and now, the One Being.

Using his magic, Mephisto teleported Onaga to Apokolips, where he met with his former ally and thern enemt Thanos, still weakened by the treachery of the Cabal. Onaga, faking his goal, proposed an temporary alliance with Thanos and the members of the dissolved Cabal; Quan Chi, Shang Tsung and Red Skull. Thanos, secretly wishing to killing Onaga, the only one he was afraid of, and gaining the powers of a God by killing Blaze, accepted the offer. Assembling in the Infinity Palace, the five individuals started planning their next move.