They call him The Rider. He has been around for years, centuries some say. Where there was evil to be punished, the Rider was there. On this night, The Rider slumbers. He has not been seen for fifty or more years.
This is the story of a new Rider. A Rider unbridled by a Contract. A Rider that will not stop at simple Penance.
This is Hellfire.
Prologue:
It is the year 2173. People lead different lives then the ones we know. Through the advent of Replicator technology, currency became obsolete. This lead to the fall of multi-billion dollar corporations and war. A World War. People have not forgotten the atrocities of the Fourth World War, but it was the actions of metahumans that ended the conflict. The metahumans used their collective powers to put a stop to the war, but it was after the conflict that they began to take control. It was the Rider that put a stop to that. He disappeared after that.
No one has seen the Rider in a long time. Some have speculated that he's dead. Other's think that he has removed himself from the world.
The truth is that he did die. He saved the world from Mephisto's machinations at the end of World War IV. The Lord of Lies battled the Rider for the Medallion that contained the powers of the Rider. Mephisto was tricked; the man that was the Rider had hidden the Medallion. To this day, no one has been able to find the Medallion.
The man that was the Rider knew that to keep the Legacy of the Rider safe, he would need to sacrifice himself. He hid the Medallion where no one would ever find it; around his son's neck. He gave his son the Medallion for his 11th Birthday, which was the day that The Rider disappeared.
