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True Grave
Warrior
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2010
- Location
- Where The Fight Takes Me
At the beginning of time and space, there was nothing but darkness. Nothing existed that lived or did not live. For years uncountable, only this darkness existed. Suddenly, a being of light came to exist. This being of light became known as God to some, known by other names to others. It was a god known as a Creator, and it filled the darkness with both life and light.
The darkness resented this sudden end to its solitary existence. It developed a consciousness and began trying to destroy the life and light that it so detested. This living darkness would also have many names but ultimately come to be known as Omega, 'the first and the last'. God and Omega fought for millennia until Omega was finally rendered dormant. Rendered unconscious, Omega existed for millennia more solely as the darkness in space. Free to flourish, life took on several forms.
As a Creator, God represented everything that was good and virtuous. Just as good exists, however, so does evil. Another Creator, Satan, came to represent all that was evil and corrupt. These two natures opposed each other and they fought, but it quickly became clear that fragile, mortal life could not handle a clash of divine power. God and Satan agreed on a set of rules in how the divine could interact with the mortal. These rules would become known as the Divine Edicts.
God, Satan, and Omega did not have physical bodies and would come to be known as Old Gods. As the first beings to be restrained by the Divine Edicts, they created agents to act on their behalf. The first two planets making up a non-mortal universe, what would later become known as the Universe of the Gods, were Heaven and Hell. The angels of Heaven and demons of Hell feuded with each other. In time, other planets would come to exist in this Universe of Gods. These planets were the homes of New Gods.
New Gods were divine beings with physical bodies. They were born from elements, the cosmos, or from mortals. As the Universe of the Gods filled out, new situations arose. To organize the Divine Edicts and ensure fairness, a planet called Zenefo was created. On this planet were three divine Judges that would rule on and amend the Edicts as needed. Zenefo also contained a prison to hold both gods and their agents who violated the Divine Edicts.
In the Universe of Gods, death did not exist. While physical bodies could be destroyed, these new gods or their immortal agents could simply reincarnate after a period of time. In the lower Universe of Mortals, the life that existed among the darkness known as Omega, this was not the case. By Zenefon decree, mortal beings were forbidden to reincarnate as a way to free them from most restrictions making up the Divine Edicts. This was to allow them to be nearly perfect agents for the divine, who could no longer directly interfere with the mortal world. In exchange for being denied reincarnation, mortal souls were made immortal and they were allowed to ascend to the Universe of Gods upon death.
Time and space gradually created many dimensions, each a separate Universe of Mortals. Though they all differed, they were all connected to the singular and ever expanding Universe of Gods. Mortal beings would connect to this world through religion or philosophy. Upon death, they would find a home base upon their chosen planet of the Gods and be otherwise free to explore. The Universe of Gods and Multiverse of Mortals were separate but connected. The Divine Edicts had brought well-organized order to what could at times be utter chaos.
Through the soul, a link to the divine, mortal beings could sometimes exhibit traits of the Gods. Born with a gene in their DNA that was missing from a majority of mortals, mutants had special powers and abilities. The most powerful of these mutants, born every 1000 years, were named after the fearful living darkness in mortal legend, and thus called Omega class mutants. To maintain order, the Divine Edicts were amended to grant special exceptions to these mortals that were nearly immortal scale in power. Only one Omega class mutant could exist in each dimension, for clashes between these beings could easily destroy planets. Gods were also allowed to block Omega class power, although this was only to be done in order to protect against planetary destruction.
These mutants attracted demons from Hell, as they were the most combative of immortal beings and always seeking a new challenge. The Divine Edicts allowed immortal agents to fight and travel to the Multiverse of Mortals provided that no mortal planets were destroyed by the combat. Some New Gods decided to level the playing field and offer indirect assistance to these mutants in accordance with the Divine Edicts. This is how Teams of mortals would come to be sponsored by a New God, who would provide currency and indirect divine assistance, such as portal travel. The Divine Edicts allowed a New God to take possession of a mortal planet for the purposes of sponsoring a Team. This team would be responsible for protecting it from the worst domestic threats, any threats from other planets, and any threats from immortal agents hailing from the Universe of Gods.
To form a Team, a New God would hold a World Tournament in order to determine the strongest warrior on their planet. The tournament champion would become the first member of the Team and directly test any applicants. Only those who could either defeat or put up a good fight against the champion would be allowed to join the team. There were no limits on membership, though with only the very best being eligible, this tended to create small, elite teams. Every five years, the champion would defend his world title and right to evaluate membership onto the team. If they lost, the new champion gained the title and rights for five years.
Those who were not skilled enough to join a New God's team could still help defend their city, state, or country. However, they were not allowed to fight planetary threats. That was solely the jurisdiction of the New God Team. Thus, the greatest and most prestigious heroes were those who fought directly under a New God's banner. They were celebrities and wanted for nothing. In exchange, they put their lives on the line every single day.
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Scott Young, known as Crusader, stepped out into the grass behind Team Firestar HQ. He was not wearing his Voltari Armor. Dressed in Converse high tops, blue jeans, and a white rock band T-shirt, he looked very average. Few would guess just from looking at him that he was Champion of Earth One and leader of Team Firestar. In his capacity as leader, Scott personally tested all applicants for membership into Team Firestar. It was a very simple yet savage test.
For ten minutes, applicants would have to fight him without holding back. Scott would be using all of his fighting experience, his diamond crushing Voltari Armor, and his massive reserve of Soul Energy to try and beat the applicant into submission. If they were knocked out or quit the fight, they failed the test. As a former professional MMA fighter proficient in both Muay Thai and Freestyle Wrestling, Scott knew quite well how to hurt somebody. Not many passed his test and gained the honor of membership into Team Firestar. Looking at his opponent, he wasn't sure yet if she would, either.
"Who are you?"
Scott had never seen this woman before. She was likely a mutant, but he could have been wrong about that. She didn't look very threatening, but that didn't mean anything at all. He kept up his guard but stayed friendly.
"Have you come to try out for Team Firestar?"
The darkness resented this sudden end to its solitary existence. It developed a consciousness and began trying to destroy the life and light that it so detested. This living darkness would also have many names but ultimately come to be known as Omega, 'the first and the last'. God and Omega fought for millennia until Omega was finally rendered dormant. Rendered unconscious, Omega existed for millennia more solely as the darkness in space. Free to flourish, life took on several forms.
As a Creator, God represented everything that was good and virtuous. Just as good exists, however, so does evil. Another Creator, Satan, came to represent all that was evil and corrupt. These two natures opposed each other and they fought, but it quickly became clear that fragile, mortal life could not handle a clash of divine power. God and Satan agreed on a set of rules in how the divine could interact with the mortal. These rules would become known as the Divine Edicts.
God, Satan, and Omega did not have physical bodies and would come to be known as Old Gods. As the first beings to be restrained by the Divine Edicts, they created agents to act on their behalf. The first two planets making up a non-mortal universe, what would later become known as the Universe of the Gods, were Heaven and Hell. The angels of Heaven and demons of Hell feuded with each other. In time, other planets would come to exist in this Universe of Gods. These planets were the homes of New Gods.
New Gods were divine beings with physical bodies. They were born from elements, the cosmos, or from mortals. As the Universe of the Gods filled out, new situations arose. To organize the Divine Edicts and ensure fairness, a planet called Zenefo was created. On this planet were three divine Judges that would rule on and amend the Edicts as needed. Zenefo also contained a prison to hold both gods and their agents who violated the Divine Edicts.
In the Universe of Gods, death did not exist. While physical bodies could be destroyed, these new gods or their immortal agents could simply reincarnate after a period of time. In the lower Universe of Mortals, the life that existed among the darkness known as Omega, this was not the case. By Zenefon decree, mortal beings were forbidden to reincarnate as a way to free them from most restrictions making up the Divine Edicts. This was to allow them to be nearly perfect agents for the divine, who could no longer directly interfere with the mortal world. In exchange for being denied reincarnation, mortal souls were made immortal and they were allowed to ascend to the Universe of Gods upon death.
Time and space gradually created many dimensions, each a separate Universe of Mortals. Though they all differed, they were all connected to the singular and ever expanding Universe of Gods. Mortal beings would connect to this world through religion or philosophy. Upon death, they would find a home base upon their chosen planet of the Gods and be otherwise free to explore. The Universe of Gods and Multiverse of Mortals were separate but connected. The Divine Edicts had brought well-organized order to what could at times be utter chaos.
Through the soul, a link to the divine, mortal beings could sometimes exhibit traits of the Gods. Born with a gene in their DNA that was missing from a majority of mortals, mutants had special powers and abilities. The most powerful of these mutants, born every 1000 years, were named after the fearful living darkness in mortal legend, and thus called Omega class mutants. To maintain order, the Divine Edicts were amended to grant special exceptions to these mortals that were nearly immortal scale in power. Only one Omega class mutant could exist in each dimension, for clashes between these beings could easily destroy planets. Gods were also allowed to block Omega class power, although this was only to be done in order to protect against planetary destruction.
These mutants attracted demons from Hell, as they were the most combative of immortal beings and always seeking a new challenge. The Divine Edicts allowed immortal agents to fight and travel to the Multiverse of Mortals provided that no mortal planets were destroyed by the combat. Some New Gods decided to level the playing field and offer indirect assistance to these mutants in accordance with the Divine Edicts. This is how Teams of mortals would come to be sponsored by a New God, who would provide currency and indirect divine assistance, such as portal travel. The Divine Edicts allowed a New God to take possession of a mortal planet for the purposes of sponsoring a Team. This team would be responsible for protecting it from the worst domestic threats, any threats from other planets, and any threats from immortal agents hailing from the Universe of Gods.
To form a Team, a New God would hold a World Tournament in order to determine the strongest warrior on their planet. The tournament champion would become the first member of the Team and directly test any applicants. Only those who could either defeat or put up a good fight against the champion would be allowed to join the team. There were no limits on membership, though with only the very best being eligible, this tended to create small, elite teams. Every five years, the champion would defend his world title and right to evaluate membership onto the team. If they lost, the new champion gained the title and rights for five years.
Those who were not skilled enough to join a New God's team could still help defend their city, state, or country. However, they were not allowed to fight planetary threats. That was solely the jurisdiction of the New God Team. Thus, the greatest and most prestigious heroes were those who fought directly under a New God's banner. They were celebrities and wanted for nothing. In exchange, they put their lives on the line every single day.
---
Scott Young, known as Crusader, stepped out into the grass behind Team Firestar HQ. He was not wearing his Voltari Armor. Dressed in Converse high tops, blue jeans, and a white rock band T-shirt, he looked very average. Few would guess just from looking at him that he was Champion of Earth One and leader of Team Firestar. In his capacity as leader, Scott personally tested all applicants for membership into Team Firestar. It was a very simple yet savage test.
For ten minutes, applicants would have to fight him without holding back. Scott would be using all of his fighting experience, his diamond crushing Voltari Armor, and his massive reserve of Soul Energy to try and beat the applicant into submission. If they were knocked out or quit the fight, they failed the test. As a former professional MMA fighter proficient in both Muay Thai and Freestyle Wrestling, Scott knew quite well how to hurt somebody. Not many passed his test and gained the honor of membership into Team Firestar. Looking at his opponent, he wasn't sure yet if she would, either.
"Who are you?"
Scott had never seen this woman before. She was likely a mutant, but he could have been wrong about that. She didn't look very threatening, but that didn't mean anything at all. He kept up his guard but stayed friendly.
"Have you come to try out for Team Firestar?"
