"No. You cannot." Goro rumbles. "They do not interfere often, but when they do, it tends towards...the definitive." As Shao Kahn discovered, moments before they wiped him from the Realms forever. He's not entirely convinced they actually know what they are doing, though they certainly seem to act like they do.

He regards Maxwell impassively for a moment. "I have no need of blessings. Your offer is not needed." But as a servant of the gods by his own admission, Goro's eyes narrow. "To which god do you owe your allegiance, priest?" He rumbles.

He doesn't look like one of Raiden's usual devotees, if Raiden even exists where he comes from, but Goro would like to know. It was Raiden's champion that bested him in the tenth tournament, and Goro is still sore about that.