Heroes Rising

In the history of Earth, only a few events stand out as truly globally significant. The beginnings of life on the planet, when single-celled organisms sprang into life, churning in the oceans. The rise and fall of the dinosaurs. The advent of humankind, which came to spread and dominate air, sea, and land.

And now, the emergence of The Legion.

 Nobody knows where The Legion came from originally, only that they travel from solar system to solar system, in hopes of finding a species that can compete with their incredible might. They do not lead armies--only a handful of the most powerful warriors to ever exist, anywhere. For thousands of years they have traveled the galaxy, searching for anyone who might challenge them. The Legion calls forth the mightiest warriors of that planet to face them in combat. If a planet fails to meet their challenge, that planet is vaporized.

And so they came to Earth, seeking a match for their raw power. Able to bend space and time, wield the elements as weapons, and possessing impossible speed and strength, The Legion saw no competition in this measly mortal human. However, something happened upon their arrival that nobody was expecting.

The Legion had traveled to hundreds of planets over the millennia, each with its own unique atmospheric conditions. In order to adapt to these different planets, The Legion introduces subatomic particles called Morphons into the atmosphere, and these Morphons allow The Legion to breathe and function normally.

In the case of Earth, however, the Morphons interacted with the human physiology in ways never seen before. Some percentage of the human population seemed to have a genetic predisposition to bond with the Morphon, resulting in a transmutation. And so shortly after The Legion arrived, these people found themselves changing in astonishing ways. Some found they had newfound abilities: flight, super strength, supersonic speed. Some discovered they could manipulate energy and the elements.

These humans found themselves in a position to give The Legion the fight they had been seeking all this time. They prepared themselves for battle, trained and honed their skills, and faced one another to prove their might. Only the best of them would be worthy of facing The Legion. These few, these heroes, would rise to the challenge and defend all of humankind.