Tower, The Last City - Earth
3rd person POV...
The Speaker slowly approaches a desk stand in his monastery, looking at a heavy book. He carefully opens the page and begins looking over it, his eyes soft behind his mask.
'Many hundreds of years ago, the last age of heroes ended, with the conclusion of the time period known as the 'Universal Conflict.'
'Spread out across the universe, the forces of evil and darkness sought to conquer others. The Sith, the Empire, the Decepticons, great spirits on ancient worlds, and the armies of Thanos, the Mad Titan. Each enemy attempted to further their own goals, some even succeeding.'
Speaker looks over several pictures of the villains and forces of evil recorded in the history book. He sees a depiction of the Sith, and a Sith temple behind it, though knowledge of how the image was provided is lost to them. He sees a depiction of Megatron, a former Cybertronian warlord, and finally Thanos, the one who caused 'The Decimation.'
'But those who fought for good, resisted. The Avengers, the Jedi, the Autobots, and many more, all working together or in their own ways for the greater good. And at the center of each group was Jarik Shan, the warrior known all across the cosmos, and the greatest of all heroes.'
He turns the page to see pictures of the Avengers, and of the Autobots and their allies. He sees an old photograph of Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Diana Prince, Jarik Shan, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, and Doreen Green. This was the first official group photo of the Avengers ever taken, and they were all smiling for the camera, with Doreen making a silly grin and hand gestures.
'But as the time of peace came with the Mad Titan's defeat, so too did the need for heroes fade. And as life continued on, those heroes became no more, their age ending. And the great legacy of Jarik Shan and Ahsoka Tano Shan, also came to an end.'
On one of the last pages of this section of history, it shows Jarik Shan standing with his head looking upwards, a green and white owl perched on his shoulder. Behind him is a shadowy form of Ahsoka Tano, appearing like a divine being. The pictures slowly fade away, leaving the page dark.
'But a new age, was born.'
Speaker stares at an image depicting three astronauts on Mars, looking out into a great space beyond, and smiles to himself. This is where humanity first discovered the Traveler, and rainfall had already begun on Mars thanks to its influence upon being found.
'We called it the Traveler, and its arrival changed us forever. Great cities were built on Mars and Venus. Mercury became a garden world. Human lifespan tripled. It was a time of miracles, and technological marvels greater than even that of Tony Stark's inventions or Wakanda's achievements, were developed. We stared out at the galaxy, and knew that it was our destiny to walk in the light of other stars.'
The next page showcases the solar system, and humanity's achievements upon reaching many other planets in the solar system. But then the next image shows swirling arms of darkness reaching into the solar system, seeking to snuff out the light within the solar system.
'But the Traveler had an enemy: a Darkness, which had hunted it for eons across the black gulfs of space. Centuries after our Golden Age began, this Darkness found us, and that was the end of everything.'
The Speaker looks at the next page with a heavy sigh, thinking about it.
'It was also, a beginning.'
Author's Note: This is a prologue chapter to introduce this story. It will be worked on later in the future.