They were finally done. All 20 of them, finished. The emperor smiled to himself. He would soon be able to start his galactic conquest. All planets in this galaxy, and perhaps others, would be his to command. He thought for a moment. He had looked over the monitors of each creation. They all seemed fine. However, one seemed to be stronger than the others. His heart rate was faster, his metabolic rate was higher, he even looked stronger. In that moment the emperor of mankind made a decision.
"I shall make another like him!"
For weeks the emperor toiled, using the D.N.A of the more powerful one as a blueprint. He worked from it, making a few minor tweaks but generally leaving it the same. After a month hard at work, the emperor's new creation was about halfway complete. However, strange and powerful forces seeked to use his creations against him. When his back was turned each of his creations vanished, scattered across the galaxy. While they travelled each received a seed of chaos, implanted in their heads. Only time would tell if those seeds would grow and bear fruit.
All the pods were scattered across the galaxy, separated from each other. All except 2. On the farming world of Chithor, a blinding flash of light appeared in a middle aged woman's garden. When she went to investigate, she saw 2 pods, each holding an identical looking child. She felt a strong sense inside telling her to look after these children. That they had been sent here for a purpose. She was also granted 2 words. She later figured out they were names. The larger child she gave the name of the great leader and the smaller one the name of a great warrior. They were called Horus and Gladius.