However, when Grim discovers that someone has attempted to evade injustice, and seems hell-bent on gaining access to ancient angelic artifacts proscribed since the time of the original rebellion in heaven, circumstances point to the fact they may be doing just that. Feared throughout the many layers of the underverse, no one in their right mind dares to cross him. For those that do, there’s always Satan’s Reaper–and chief bounty hunter–Daemon Grim. And that’s fine, so long as they’re not foolish enough to try and do anything about it. In hell, none of the condemned believes they deserve to be there.
Yes, tragedy is forged, in a universe spanning conflict which proves once again that… Death is onlythe beginning of the adventure. Worlds are torn asunder, suns destroyed, and star systems obliterated. It is into this kiln of incendiary potential that the cream of Arden’s fighting forces is deployed. And nowhere more so than at the planet from where the outbreak was known to have originated – Exordium – for there, the ancient Horde are not only supremely evolved and highly organized, but are capable of a level of lethal sophistication, the likes of which has never been witnessed before. Existing resources are utilized, suitable candidates are chosen, and a flotilla of ships is sent out to secure, quarantine, and reclaim the outer colonies. Realizing that the peril still exists, the newly reformed administration elects to respond in earnest. Prior to the fall, it was common knowledge amongst the Senatum (the highest levels of Arden’s government) that not all the rabid Horde had joined in the rampage across the stars toward Arden. Such revelations are eagerly perused, whereupon a shocking discovery is made. It also releases an archive of sealed state secrets. Recognizing the emergence of a new hybrid species, the Architect – the arcane AI construct tasked with the preservation of the Ardenese race – responds by unlocking previously hidden and inaccessible areas of the city. A metamorphosis of stunning magnitude that not only affects the living, but those still is stasis as well.
Along with a resurgence in floral and faunal diversity comes the results of splicing the Ardenese and human genomes: transmutation. The release of the re-genesis matrix has done much to foster a restoration of exuberance across Arden. But such aspirations might remain beyond their reach, for a shadow looms on the rose-tinted horizon of new beginnings. Believing that the threat is over, the survivors now yearn to settle down, start families, and reclaim the lives stolen from them. That simple yet brutal reality is the tenet by which the refugees from Earth – including the fabled lost 9th Legion of Rome the 5th Company, 2nd Mounted Cavalry Unit and the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Team – were forced to live by while the Horde menace existed.
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