Archon
Friendly Neighborhood Gem-Collector
"Our very strength Invites challenge. Challenge incites conflict... Conflict breeds catastrophe."
In the wake of a Kree insurrection in 1995, S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury began a colossal project known as the Avengers Initiative, which saw the formation of an organised group of people with extraordinary gifts and abilities. Superheroes. These "Avengers" guarded the Earth from threats both internal and external, in times of turmoil even working with similarly aligned departments such as the X-Men, Sanctum Sanctorum or the Fantastic Four. Throughout these long years of chaos, the Earth's heroes battled its villains relentlessly, the Combined Organisations of the varying heroic groups and Government Peace Agencies soon saw the near-eradication and suppression of villainy. Earth entered what could only be described as a Golden Age, the people and its protectors grew content in a world fueled by change.
In 2018, Thor learnt his brother, Loki, had somehow come upon one of the six fabled Infinity Stones, the Space Stone - known as the Tesseract - and had acquired an army with the intent of launching a full-scale invasion of New York. The Iron Man, Tony Stark, took immediate steps to bolster Earth's physical defenses in the form of a robot Peacekeeping force hosted by an evolved A.I known as Ultron. The plan backfired horrendously, and Loki's invasion coincided with the A.I's rogue takeover of tech institutions across the globe. Earth was unprepared for the scale of war thrust upon them, heroes everywhere took up the mantle and rushed once more into the fray and villains long in hiding revealed themselves in chaotic emergence. As this war raged on, an unprepared Asgard was attacked by Frost Giants, leaving the bi-frost damaged and preventing Earth aid from Thor. Tony Stark, working with Bruce Banner, created an evolution of Jarvis known as Vision - powered by the Mind Stone - with the intent of fighting Ultron cybernetically. However, Loki's invasion culminated in a great battle above Avengers Tower, as a nuclear missile hacked by Ultron as a last laugh was destined to blast the whole City into dust. A 48 year old Iron Man made the ultimate sacrifice, single-handedly carrying the nuclear warhead into the rift through which Loki's forces attacked. Soon after Ultron was eliminated by Vision, but the Trickster God escaped the planet using the Space Stone.
The year is now 2031, and the scars of war plague the planet with lethal intent. Villains and crime are back in full force as Governments and Organisations suffer internal strife at an all-time high. Additionally, without a united goal and with many countries blaming America's Avengers for much of the suffering, international tensions and subterfuge are extremely common. The Old World is dead, most - if not all - of Earth's mortal defenders are either deceased or retired, the future is uncertain. It falls onto the green and inexperienced descendants of heroism to take up the mantle of their parents and safeguard their homeworld from obliteration. This is the dawn of a new age.
In the wake of a Kree insurrection in 1995, S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury began a colossal project known as the Avengers Initiative, which saw the formation of an organised group of people with extraordinary gifts and abilities. Superheroes. These "Avengers" guarded the Earth from threats both internal and external, in times of turmoil even working with similarly aligned departments such as the X-Men, Sanctum Sanctorum or the Fantastic Four. Throughout these long years of chaos, the Earth's heroes battled its villains relentlessly, the Combined Organisations of the varying heroic groups and Government Peace Agencies soon saw the near-eradication and suppression of villainy. Earth entered what could only be described as a Golden Age, the people and its protectors grew content in a world fueled by change.
In 2018, Thor learnt his brother, Loki, had somehow come upon one of the six fabled Infinity Stones, the Space Stone - known as the Tesseract - and had acquired an army with the intent of launching a full-scale invasion of New York. The Iron Man, Tony Stark, took immediate steps to bolster Earth's physical defenses in the form of a robot Peacekeeping force hosted by an evolved A.I known as Ultron. The plan backfired horrendously, and Loki's invasion coincided with the A.I's rogue takeover of tech institutions across the globe. Earth was unprepared for the scale of war thrust upon them, heroes everywhere took up the mantle and rushed once more into the fray and villains long in hiding revealed themselves in chaotic emergence. As this war raged on, an unprepared Asgard was attacked by Frost Giants, leaving the bi-frost damaged and preventing Earth aid from Thor. Tony Stark, working with Bruce Banner, created an evolution of Jarvis known as Vision - powered by the Mind Stone - with the intent of fighting Ultron cybernetically. However, Loki's invasion culminated in a great battle above Avengers Tower, as a nuclear missile hacked by Ultron as a last laugh was destined to blast the whole City into dust. A 48 year old Iron Man made the ultimate sacrifice, single-handedly carrying the nuclear warhead into the rift through which Loki's forces attacked. Soon after Ultron was eliminated by Vision, but the Trickster God escaped the planet using the Space Stone.
The year is now 2031, and the scars of war plague the planet with lethal intent. Villains and crime are back in full force as Governments and Organisations suffer internal strife at an all-time high. Additionally, without a united goal and with many countries blaming America's Avengers for much of the suffering, international tensions and subterfuge are extremely common. The Old World is dead, most - if not all - of Earth's mortal defenders are either deceased or retired, the future is uncertain. It falls onto the green and inexperienced descendants of heroism to take up the mantle of their parents and safeguard their homeworld from obliteration. This is the dawn of a new age.
