Previously . . .

Five years ago, Prince Adam lifted his Sword of Power and became the warrior known as He-Man and left his homeworld Eternia for the stars. Far away, in the Tri-Solar System, a war between two worlds was being fought. It was a hard decision for He-Man, but when he learned that his archenemy Skeletor fled to the Tri-Solar System, the hero had no choice. He left Eternia, becoming He-Man until his return.

But the story didn't end there.

Mere weeks after He-Man's departure, on Eternia's sister world, Etheria, the warlord known as Hordak uncovered a shocking revelation. There were actually FOUR swords of Grayskull, not just the Sword of Power and the Sword of Protection but also the Sword of Darkness and the Sword of Deception. Hordak found the Sword of Deception and cut all ties his superiors on the Horde World.

He then used the Sword of Deception cast the world Etheria into darkness, placing nearly all of its residents in oil that left them in suspended animation. In time, this oil would cause their life-force energies to empower Hordak. The only ones safe from this oil were Princess Adora, who had lost her Sword of Protection; Glimmer, heir to Brightmoon; as well as Castaspella, Bow, and Fluterina of the Great Rebellion. They sought refuge in the Crystal Castle, which was free of the oil, while Hordak set his eye on Eternia . . .

Hordak struck Eternia hard, swiftly taking the Great Towers as his headquarters. The Heroic Warriors were locked away in the Fright Zone (which also remained free of the oil). King Randor and Queen Marlena were trapped on the planet Earth. Many of the races of Eternia, including the Bears, Cats, Dragons, Elves, and Widgets vanished right as the invasion began. The Avions and Insectoids hid within the caverns of the Mystic Mountains, abandoning their kingdoms. Evil Lynn and the Evil Warriors formed a peace pact with Hordak, allowing for a tense peace between Snake Mountain and Hordak's conquered lands. Eternos was devastated, and the kingdoms of Men were taken under Horde rule.

All that remained of the Heroic Warriors was a small resistance team consisting of Teela, Stratos, Clamp Champ, Mekaneck and Detective Lubic. During her time while He-Man was gone, though, Teela teamed with a soldier to plan a strategy. On one drunken night, they came together and the next day, the soldier was killed - not knowing that he had left Teela pregnant. Nine months later, Teela gave birth to a son.

Meanwhile, the war in the Tri-Solar System ended. The leader of the Mutants, Brakk, signed a non-aggression treaty with the Primians. Skeletor faced He-Man one last time before being throw into exile in the depths of space. With this task complete, He-Man longed to return home.

After two long months of travel, He-Man came upon Eternia. When he reached orbit, however, he came under attack by a mysterious craft and he crashed on the banks of the Fertile Plains Continent. He made for Eternos - and was shocked to find it destroyed. He-Man then went to Castle Grayskull, where the fortress remained secure. Together with Gwildor, who had been in hiding, He-Man learned of what happened to Eternia in his absence.

He-Man, becoming Adam once more, joined with the resistance movement and helped them in securing the heavily damaged Eternos. From there, He-Man and Teela went to the Crystal Castle and attacked the Fright Zone, freeing the Heroic Warriors and the Royal Soldiers. The Fright Zone was soon destroyed they all returned to Eternos.

From Eternos, He-Man and She-Ra led an assault against the Great Towers. Hordak was defeated, his control on Eternia lost. With the war over with, He-Man and She-Ra revealed their duel identities to all of Eternia, deciding that the time for deceptions was over. Uniting under Adam and Adora, the remaining peoples of Eternia joined in celebration.

After taking the thrones of Eternos, Adam was one more confronted by Teela, and the two confessed their long-standing deep feelings for each other and decided it was finally time to pursue a relationship with each other.

On Etheria, the being known as Light-Hope put itself into the oil in the hopes of freeing the world.

Still . . . much remained incomplete. He-Man journeyed to Snake Mountain and formed a peace pact with Evil Lynn. It was there he learned that King Hiss and his Snake Men had traveled into a large array of tunnels deep in the heart of Eternia itself. Prince Adam and a small group followed, only to encounter the former leader of the Council of Elders - Eldor.

As Adora searched for the lost races, Adam alone met with Eldor. It was then that Adam learned a deep and disturbing truth about Eternia. Over 1,000 years ago, the Zodak came and gave technology to both the Good and the Evil forces of the world. This technology escalated the conflict between the two forces, leading to the creation of the Great Towers, the Swords, and to the war of the two that had been waging ever since. All for the purpose of learning.

The revelation of this grand manipulation struck Adam even harder when he learned that allies like Rokkon and Stonedar had reported to Zodak the events between Good and Evil on Eternia. And, most of all, the Sorceress knew about this the entire time.

Adam became He-Man and confronted King Hiss after learning this truth. His rage was released on King Hiss and he nearly killed him. She-Ra and the Sorceress aided in holding He-Man back, but it did not matter. He-Man became Adam and left Grayskull in anger.

He kept what he learned in the caverns a secret and found comfort in Teela's arms. That was two months ago and now, as destiny begins to catch up to Eternia, Adam must face a new challenge . . .