Legends tell of the Before Time, of the Long Long Ago, an age known to myth as Modernity.
Earth was a garden of delights, where the gods and goddesses walked the lands alongside
man.
They were towering figures whose acts inspired all who looked upon their greatness.
By their teachings, humanity was gifted untold wonders.
Taught the secrets of how to soar above the skies, how to raise unearthly riches from
the soil, and how men of all nations might live lives of amity and goodwill.
The final gift of the gods was also their most wondrous.
In a single day, Amerika Goddess of Liberty, Kyna God of Industry, Rusvia Goddess of Winter,
and countless others unleashed the light of Valhallsium, the greatest realm in the High
Heavens, across every corner of the Earth.
For the briefest of moments, the gates of paradise were opened to all with the courage
to enter.
Yet there were some who refused to go: the prideful, the ignorant, the cowardly, the
heretics.
In their dying moments on the mortal realm, the Old Gods cursed those who chose to remain
behind.
The world was transformed into an atomic wasteland and the gates of Valhallsium were closed and
barred.
Amidst the burning cities of their forefathers, the surviving tribes of man warred against
one another.
Sacred Kings and Tyrants of Science amassed hosts of followers, each constructing great
works and launching vast campaigns in the hope of winning the attention of the Old Gods
and the right to enter the afterlife.
None succeeded.
For a thousand years, not a single soul entered Vallhallsium, but there was one... who returned.
His chariot blazed across the skies, shining with such holy light that it is said a sliver
of the afterlife was visible in its wake.
Graced by divine purpose and strange technology, this single warrior slew the hated Despot
Chugoth, united the Road Warrior Tribes of Ah-Tralia and through feats of strength and
cunning, united all the Kingdoms of the Earth.
In victory, Romulus Chuck, the Man Who Fell, was crowned the first High Solar of the Holy
Solar Empire.
Through his guidance, mankind began to reclaim even the harshest wastelands and the first
Solar Legions sprang forth to seize the ancient cities of the world.
Knowledge, long thought lost ignited the dormant fires of industry, while Romulus Chuck himself
bequeathed new scriptures and new salvations.
In his final act, the High Solaris echoed the fate of the Old Gods, returning from whence
he had arrived, becoming the first in a millenium to enter the halls of Vallhallsium.
Through his death, has come a new truth.
It is now known that the way to paradise cannot be found on Earth, but instead lies in the
heart of every star.
The time to leave the hell man created has finally arrived.
The Solar Legions, once divided, now stand ready, awaiting the coronation of the next
High Solaris.
By their command, fleets and armies will set out for the holy lights of distant stars,
priming them for the arrival of the worthy, and bathing any who resist in the cleansing
power of atomic flame.
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Invicta Season 2.
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