Earth-616 Timeline Part II (Time Immemorial to 50,000 BCE)

## Time Immemorial

### Galactus' Incubation

After the Big Bang, Galactus' ship was sent careening through space for eons. One day it passed near a planet that served as an outpost for a Watcher named Ecce. Ecce sensed the immense energy coming from the ship, and used his power to force the ship to crash land on his planet. Ecce investigated the ship but was bewildered by the lack of a crew. Ecce stumbled upon the incubating body of Galactus and sensed the immense energy pulsing through him. Intrigued, Ecce studied Galactus, when Galactus' arm glowed with the Power Cosmic which surged and caused an explosion. Ecce feared the power and knew that it would necessitate the need to consume a planet to sustain. Ecce had the power to destroy Galactus then and there before he could amass enough power to pose such a threat but had long taken the Watchers' pledge of non-interference. Galactus saw Ecce and moved in fear to escape him while Ecce ultimately decided to let Galactus live, a choice he suspected he would regret in the future. Ecce fled the ship just in time to watch as it left the planet.

Drifting through space, Galactus placed the corpses of his compatriots into a cylinder and ejected them into the cosmos. Galactus then created an armor that would allow him to regulate his cosmic power and turned his ship into an incubator which would allow him to develop his power to its final form. The incubator drifted for centuries until it was trapped in the orbit of the planet Archeopia. The Archeopians, Tyrill and Illoll, discovered the incubator in their orbit and sent an exploratory vessel to investigate it. The Archeopians believed the Incubator to be a cell or cage and decided not to tamper with it out of fear of what could be released. The Archeopians returned to their planet to report their findings to the rest of their species.

The Incubator remained in orbit for years, until an interstellar war broke out in the region. An invading armada reached Archeopia and believed the incubator to be a strange weapon and attacked it. Just then, Galactus emerged having finished incubating and used his power to effortlessly destroy the armada. Galactus then felt an immense hunger and knew he must feed on the living energy of a planet in order to keep living. Galactus consumed the energy of Archeopia, destroying it and killing the majority of the Archeopians aside from a fleet of survivors who would become known as the Wanderers. Having sustained himself, Galactus went to the surface of the planet and saw the destruction he had wrought. Moved by the ruins he saw, which triggered his memories of his prior universe, Galactus pondered his place in the universe: was he just an instrument of destruction? Galactus rebuked that assertion and believed that the Power Cosmic could be used to create as well as destroy, and as a testament to that, he would repair Archeopia to a state beyond that which it had been. Galactus took millennia to repair the planet, periodically leaving to sustain himself on more planets, but once done he had turned the planet into the World-Ship known as the Taa II which was as big as a solar system. This gave Galactus the thought that he must survive by consuming on planets, as he believed that it would come to be his time to give back to the Universe.

### Asgardian Account of the Creation of Life

There was nothing in the Universe aside from an abyss. From this abyss, two realms were created: Niffleheim and Muspelheim. Niffleheim was a realm of clouds, mist, and ice that formed on the Northern end of the void while Muspelheim was a realm of fire on the southern end of the void. In the middle of Niffleheim was a fountain known as Hvergelmir from which twelve rivers of ice flowed, in turn, Muspelheim teemed with rivers of lava/magma that burned with great light in the black void.

These rivers met in the middle of the void and partially filled the void with a new land. From this, came the first living being: Ymir. Ymir was born from the melting ice of Niffleheim, and in turn, he would father all the giants as the warm winds of Muspelheim melted him and the first generation sprung forth. Also from the ice came the cow Audumbla. Audumbla acted as a wet nurse for the giants, while she fed on the ice. Audumbla would eventually uncover the first Aesir, Buri.

The giants were intrigued by Buri and allowed him to live. Buri would have a child named Bor who would marry an Ice Giantess and have three children: Odin, Vili, and Ve. Odin despised the Ice Giants and organized his brothers in a crusade against them. The brothers first targeted Ymir, and eventually, Odin slew him in battle. Ymir's blue blood fell into the abyss and drowned out the rest of the giants, except Bergelmir and his wife who survived through the use of a boat. Through them, the race of giants would live on.

### Creation of the Dark Dimension

The Dark Dimension is created with a connection to Earth-616. The strange realm had more spatial dimensions than the realm of man with there being two celestial bodies. There were two celestial bodies, though stars were unable to exist in the Dark Dimension because of the different gravity. In addition, several smaller dimensions were present in the Dark Dimension.

### Start of Life in the Dark Dimension

Though the Dark Dimension seemed inhospitable, life still managed to rise. The unstable nature of the dimension as well as the different conditions inside it, and the various pocket dimensions made it so that the life that came to be was extremely varied. In one of these pocket dimensions, the Mindless Ones came to be. In time, various new species came to be. These new species would learn to master a sort of mystic energy that they formed into a type of flame. This flame could be used to tame the chaotic nature of the Dark Dimension and start civilizations. Those who created these flames were called the Mhuruuks, the Dark Dimension equivalent to the wizards of Earth.

### Start of Civilizations in the Dark Dimension

The Mhuruuks used their magic to help start civilizations, and as such, the Mhuruuks took important rules leading their people out of the "dark age". Even with the leadership of the Mhuruuks, war still occurred and empires rose. The most important empire was the G'uranthic Empire which was led by G'uran the Great. G'uran would then establish the Azure Throne and a protector for the throne known as the G'uranthic Guardian. In the years that followed, war would continue to start, though with each war more wisdom would be found.

### Faltine

Faltine was a dimension that consisted solely of energy. The beings of Faltine, the Faltinians valued different types of energy, and fights over access to the would erupt frequently and last millennia. The sole purpose of the Faltinians was to consume the energy so they could give birth to offspring known as "scion" which were devoted to their parent known as a "genitor" and thus expand their clan. One of these Faltinians, named Sinifer, spawned two scions who were unlike him. Unlike the rest of their species, these Faltinians named Dormammu and Umar did not want to feast on energy and instead wanted to feast on matter, which disturbed the rest of their species. Sinifer attempted to stop his children, but they transmuted him into matter. For this crime, the entire species banished Dormammu and Umar who escaped to the Dark Dimension and created a human shape to disguise themselves.

### Golden Age of the Dark Dimension

Oka'an, a descendant of G'uran, would take the throne and he gathered the Mhuruuks together the meeting resulted in a worldwide peace that would last for 28,000 Years.

The Mhuruuk Olnar would take the throne and he longed for the ancient days of war and glory. During Olnar's reign, two extra-dimensional strangers named Umar and Dormammu came before Olnar and pleaded for sanctuary, which Olnar granted. The pair taught Olnar how to break the barriers between the dimensions, and how to absorb these dimensions into the Dark Dimension. This would restart the Dark Age.

### Second Dark Age of the Dark Dimension

Olnar's conquests made him unpopular with his subjects, which culminated when he absorbed the dimension of the Mindless Ones. The Mindless Ones knew nothing but how to kill and began slaughtering the people of the Dark Dimension, including Olnar.

### Reign of Dormammu and Umar

Dormammu and Umar then began working to exterminate the Mhuruuks and sent the remaining ones to the fringes of the dimension. The remaining Mhuruuks then became known as the Outcasts. The Siblings then created a barrier that contained the Mindless Ones in a pocket dimension. With the Dark Age over, the people trusted the twins and chose them to be their leaders. Dormammu took the dominant position as Umar had been weakened in battle. Dormammu then shed his disguise in favor of a merger of his human form and his original form, though Umar remained in her human form. In addition, Dormammu used magic to turn some of the energy of the Dark Dimension into the Flames of Regency which enveloped the head of the ruler of the Dark Dimension.

In the first part of their reign, the Twin defeated Zog, made pacts with Tazza, and warred with and made treaties with the neighboring dimensions. The son of Olnar, Orini, reached adulthood and was not seen as a threat by the Twins. Rather, Umar seduced Orini and slept with him which resulted in a daughter. Umar was disgusted to have given birth to a flesh child and went insane, which in turn caused Umar to be unable to return to her original form. Umar turned against her brother, but Dormammu bested her and banished her to a pocket dimension. Dormammu then turned to the Earth as part of his conquests.

## Creation of Earth

### Asgardian Account

Having seemingly killed all giants, the Aesir began creating new life. The Aesir pulled Ymir's corpse out of the new ocean, and it formed the land of Midgard which served as the "Middle Abode" between Niffleheim and Muspelheim. The Aesir carved the mountains out of Ymir's bones, used his hair to create trees, and used his skull to create the Vault of the Heavens which they did by affixing it to four pillars stretching into the sky. Within the vault, the Aesir confined sparks from Muspelheim which became the sun, moon, and stars. The Aesir then made it so that these cosmic bodies would be regulated in the way to create the cycle of day and night, as well as the creation of the year.

With their job finished, the Aesir created their own home in the heavens known as Asgard. Between Asgard and Midgard stretched the Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge.

## Development of Life on Earth

### Elder Gods

Following the formation of the Earth, the life energy of the planet formed a being known as the Demiurge who was the very incarnation of the power of creation. The Demiurge gave life to the world, which would become the Elder Gods with the most prominent being Gaea (also known as Mother Nature), Chthon the Dark Mystic, and Set the Destroyer. The Elder Gods spread across Earth and ruled the planet for millions of years.

Chthon was cruel and developed black magic by testing on the other Elder Gods, becoming the first-ever practitioner of the art. By contrast, Gaea took it upon herself to watch the life that was being born from the oceans of the planet and became the protectress of Life. Set wanted to conquer the planet and had several children to help him, the most prominent being Sligguth and Damballah. Set longed for more power and learned he could gain it by stealing the life energy of others, which would not only increase his power but help eliminate his rivals. Set became the first murderer by killing the Elder God Hyppus.

The other Elder Gods began following Set's example and began murdering each other rampantly, in the process they became demons. Only Gaea remained above the influence, though she feared what the demons would do to the new life that was beginning to develop. Gaea summoned the Demiurge and had it engender a child inside of her. Gaea then hid in the caverns of the planet to give birth. Gaea give birth to Atum who had the power of the Sun and was the first of a new breed of God. Atum began hunting down and killing the demons, in the process he began absorbing their energy and became a being known as Demogorge the God-Eater. Demogorge managed to destroy all demons aside from Cthon, Set, and Set's spawn. The group attempted to fight off Demogorge but were unable to. Chthon realized that there was nothing he could do to defeat the Demogorge, and as such wrote down all his knowledge in scrolls known as the Darkhold. Chthon then left the Earth for a new dimension, just in time as the Demogorge had found and was about to attack him. Set witnessed Chthon create the portal and created his own portal for a new dimension of his own. Set and his children then "shed" their original forms and became ethereal, leaving their original forms to serve as decoys that the Demogorge could destroy so they could escape. With his mission seemingly complete, the Demogorge expelled the demonic energy he absorbed and returned to being Atum. Atum then flew up to the sun and merged with it. From his new dimension, Set continued to watch Earth as he still had plans for the planet.

These events were watched and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Aesir Account

The Aesir grew in number and united under Odin who was made the Chief/King of the species. The Aesir were unhappy with being alone in the abyss and wanted to create a new species like themselves. The Aesir gathered in Odin's hall to debate what to do when they saw grubs on Midgard which they made into Trolls to live in the cavernous underground of Midgard, however, this did not satisfy the Aesir.

One day, Odin and his compatriots Hoenir and Lodur were riding in the plains of Midgard when they came across two trees. Odin gave the trees breath, Hoenir gave them souls and reason, and Lodur gave them warmth and life. This transformed the trees into the first humans: a man and a woman named Aske and Embla respectively. In time the humans would spread across Midgard, but they knew that the Aesir were their better. At the same time, the Midgard Serpent dwelled in the seas of Midgard which cast fear in the hearts of sailors.

Beneath Midgard was Niffleheim where the dead would dwell. Niffleheim would also be home to the reborn race of giants, as well as renegade Trolls and Gods. All of these species were under the rule of Hela who reaped the dead. The souls of the dead were kept in Niffleheim as the Hel-Hound Garm guarded the entrance/exit to made sure that the dead remained dead.

## Age of Dinosaurs

In time the life that crawled out of the sea evolved into terrestrial species, the most dominant one becoming the Dinosaurs. Set had a special relationship and liking for the dinosaurs as he fed on the energies released from the dinosaurs hunting and eating each other, which over the course of years allowed him to amass more and more power. Gaea, on the other hand, was conflicted as she loved the dinosaurs but felt that they had made life on Earth stagnate. Gaea believed that mammals had the potential to evolve to a good point and reluctantly decided to shift the conditions of Earth so that the dinosaurs would die out and mammals could dominate the planet.

Set refused to let his beloved species die and thus deprive him of power, and as such he used his demonic strength to command every single dinosaur to deliberately attack and eliminate every single mammal on Earth. Gaea realized that only Set could have that power, and as such challenged him to confront her. Gaea was confronted by three dinosaurs who glew with demonic energy and merged together into a vessel for Set. Set attempted to kill Gaea, but Gaea managed to summon Atum who arrived on Earth to defend his mother. Atum rammed through Set's neck, decapitating Set and once again transformed into the Demogorge. Rather than die, Set grew bigger and gained two heads to replace his old one. The Demogorge and Set then had a massive fight, in which Set eventually got seven heads and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, except for the area known as the Savage Land in Antarctica. Gaea sheltered the mammals from the battle and the Demogorge forced Set back to his dimension. Set was considerably weakened by the fight and was unable to return to Earth without the aid of another sentient being and he was unable to feed on the energy of the mammals. Demogorge returned to his original form and returned to the sun, and Gaea began guiding the evolution of the mammals, though Set still watched from his dimension and vowed vengeance on mammals.

These events were watched and documented by Uatu.

## Approximately 1.6 Million Years Ago

### The Wanderers

The species known as Homo erectus evolved in this timeframe. A godlike being known as Sise-Neg created a safe haven known as the Garden of Eden for two members of the Homo erectus, and from these two an entire tribe would be descended. Every year, as the tribe migrated the leader of the tribe and his mate would make a pilgrimage to Eden. These two Wanderers made it to Eden where they saw that a new tribe was inhabiting it. This new tribe appeared to not suffer strife and was happy. The leader of this new tribe used telepathy to speak to the wanderers, informing them that they were the Tribe of Set and that Set wanted the wanderers to join the tribe. The leader extolled the virtues of the Tribe of Set, including not needing to migrate or hunt, having warmth provided to them, and immortality.

The wanderers agreed to join the tribe and asked how they could. The leader explained that beings from the sky would arrive to give gifts to the tribe of the Wanderers and to join the Tribe of Set, the Wanderers needed to sacrifice their tribe to Set and the Tribe of Set must be brought to the beings from the sky. The Wanderers did not fully understand the leader but knew that they felt evil coming from him and his tribe. The Wanderers fought the leader and discovered that he and his tribe were actually Serpent-Men, the shape-shifting spawn of Set that were made to prey on mammals. The Tribe of Set then resumed their true forms and attacked the pair, who escaped back to their tribe. The Tribe of Wanderers arrived and battled the Serpent-Men, driving them out of Eden.

These events were documented by Uatu.

### The First Host

Just then a massive starship carrying the First Host of the Celestials appeared and was preparing to land in Eden. Gaea appeared to the Wanderers and convinced them to come forward and accept the gifts the Celestials would bring. Ten Celestials emerged from the ship and the Celestial known as Gammenon the Gatherer grabbed the Wanderers and carried them to the starship, and though the tribe was initially terrified they grew calm and accepting. The Serpent-Men approached the Celestials, hoping to receive gifts too as they felt they were further developed than Homo erectus, however the Celestial Arishem the Judge deemed them unworthy and attacked them, driving the Serpent-Men away.

In the ship, Gammenon placed each of the Wanderers in incubation tubes. The Celestial named Ziran the Tester experimented on the Wanderers, picking them at random, analyzing their DNA, and altering their DNA to bring out adaptability. The result was the Deviants, whose genetics were in a constant flux causing them to evolve in hours would normally take eons. Ziran set these subjects free, where the new species subsequently start a civilization underground. The Deviants then began creating war machines.

Nezzar the Calculator then took over the experiments and genetically engineered the second group for durability and longevity. The result was the Eternals, a group of highly evolved and powerful immortal beings who could tap into cosmic power and fly. The Eternals would take shelter in the mountains and build a city there, where they would perform their own experiments.

Oneg the Prober then took over the experiments, however, he did not mutate the last group, but rather implanted a special gene in them which would one day create superhuman and then allowed the rest of the Wanderers to evolve naturally. With their mission complete, the Celestials flew off.

Eventually, the Wanderers evolved into humans, and though the Serpent-Men and other demonic creatures preyed on them, the humans fought back and drove them to near extinction.

These events were watched and documented by Uatu.

## Prehistory

### Deviant Empires

The Deviants began enslaving humans and forced them to start making empires. The Deviants soon dominated the planet, but they turned their aggression to the stars.

### Second Host

The Celestials would return and saw that the Deviants had turned against them and brought the world to chaos. The Celestials then destroyed the Empire that the Deviants had made. This caused Lemuria, the continent that the empire was on, to sink and killed the nine/tenths of the Deviants. The humans of Lemuria survived through the Eternals helped them escape with an ark. This event would become the basis of several religions and myths that humans would have in the future. In the meantime, the surviving Deviants lived underground and began rebuilding, though they feared that one day the Celestials would return.

## Unknown Ragnarok/Ragnaroks

### Creation

Another version of the Asgardian Legend of Creation occurred. In this variant, Audumbla did not unearth Buri but instead watched as he emerged. Otherwise, it was completely identical to the original one.

### Aesir-Ice Giant War

Odin's genocide on the Ice Giants was based on the Ice Giants being pure evil and attacking, rather than his own personal distaste. Odin lead his troops using a chariot pulled by flying horses and a magic sword. Odin was knocked off the chariot, and then used his magic sword to create a chasm that led to Muspelheim where the Ice Giants would become prisoners of Surtur. Ymir remained and fought Odin, though Odin defeated Ymir by using magic to trap him in place with fire. Thus ended the Aesir-Giant War.

### War Against Surtur and the Trolls

The Trolls of Midgard had joined forces with Surtur and the Fire Demons to rebel against the Asgardians. Odin personally invaded the realm to put down the uprising. Despite threats from the Troll King and being attacked by a massive army, Odin drew on his power to stop them. The Trolls surrendered and told Odin how to deal with Surtur. Odin dueled Surtur, and Odin overpowered him. Knowing that he couldn't defeat Odin, Surtur attempted to destroy Midgard. Surtur rammed into the Earth and entered the center, causing the creation of the moon. Odin used magic to force the Earth to spin and trap Surtur in the center. Surtur became the core of the Earth, and he sent a gift of a flying horse to Odin in hopes of Odin taking mercy on him and freeing him.

### Golden Apples

The Asgardian Iduna gathered several golden apples which would imbue the eater with immortality to travel to the City of Asgard to deliver them to Odin and distribute them to those who were considered worthy, which was a yearly task for her. While traveling to the city, Iduna met with Haakun the Hunter and explained her task to him and Haakun bid her well on her journey. Draped in a red hood, Iduna believed that though the forest was full of dangers, however, none of them would menace her because of her status as a goddess. Unknown to Iduna, the Fenris Wolf was stalking her intending to steal the apples.

The Fenris Wolf took the form of an Asgardian and met with Iduna, offering her protection but Iduna rebuffed him. The Fenris Wolf then began questioning Iduna about the golden apples, though Iduna gradually began to notice the sinister nature of the stranger before her. Enraged, the Fenris Wolf returned to its original form and prepared to attack Iduna, however, Haakun rode in and threw his ax at the wolf. The Fenris Wolf shrunk in size to avoid the ax, however, the ax followed him before eventually striking him so hard it sent him to Varinheim. Haakun then accompanied Iduna on her travel to Asgard.

This event would be the inspiration for the fairy tale of "Little Red Riding Hood".

## Third Ragnarok

### Frost Giant Invasion of Asgard

The Frost Giants launched an invasion on Asgard through the Bifrost, which was unguarded. The Asgardian known as Heimdall witnessed the invasion from the walls of the city and alerted the other Asgardians. The Asgardians then stood their ground to repel the invasion with Odin deciding that this would be the last time the Bifrost would be unguarded. Thor led the troops against the invaders and the Asgardians fought mercilessly against the Frost Giants, with Thor himself striking down the Frost Giant who broke the wall with a blast of lightning. The Frost Giants retreated and the Asgardians began making changes to begin reconstruction.

### Selection of the Bifrost's Sentry

Following the Frost Giant invasion, Odin summoned Heimdall and informed him that he was one of three candidates for the position of sentry of the Bifrost. The three candidates gathered before Odin who ordered that they explain what would make them a good sentry. The first candidate, Agnar the Fierce contended that he had the strongest lungs in all of Asgard and as such would be able to alert all of Asgard in the event of an attack with the aid of the Enchanted Dragon Horn. The second candidate, Gotron the Agile, cited his skill in combat such as the time he vanquished seven Storm Giants in battle by himself. Heimdall then explained that he was as good a warrior as any other Asgardian, however, he also had additional abilities namely his incredible sense of hearing. To demonstrate, Heimdall brought Odin and the other candidates outside and said that he heard a plant growing in the Hidden Hills. Agnar and Gotron did not believe him as a dragon had burned the hills which meant that no plants could grow, and were prepared to cut Heimdall down. Odin stopped them and commanded his gardener to investigate the claim, which was true. With his claim substantiated, Odin asked Heimdall about his other abilities. Heimdall explained that in addition to his powerful hearing, he also possessed the ability to see across time and space. Heimdall demonstrated this by stating that an invading party of Storm Giants was two days away from reaching the gates of Asgard. Odin sent a war party to stop the invaders, which they succeeded in even managing to capture the King of the Storm Giants. With his worth as a sentry proven, Odin gave the position to Heimdall.

### Rebuilding the Wall

Spring came, and with it so did the Golden Apples from Yggdrasil. Idun the Enchantress was the only one who was able to harvest the fruit and bring them into Asgard. The Asgardians relied on the Golden Apples to retain their immortality, vigor, and wisdom and as such feasted on them often and greedily. Only Thor refrained from eating the apples often, instead, he stockpiled the fruit so that he had a supply to draw on whenever battle came.

Thor prepared to leave on a mission to hunt Frost Giants and was met by Heimdall at the gates. Heimdall sensed that a Midgardian mason was arriving and offered the Asgardian to repair the broken wall better than it ever had been in one year, in exchange for the Enchantress' hand in marriage. The Asgardians were outraged by the demand, except Loki. Loki convinced the other Asgardians that such a feat was impossible and that they could make a counteroffer: reducing the time-frame to six months without aid and in exchange not only would the Enchantress become his bride but he would be given the sun and moon, that way the Asgardians could have the wall partially rebuilt for no cost. The Mason heard the counteroffer and agreed on the condition that no Asgardian could meddle with him and that he would be able to use his horse and tools. Through some debate, which did not involve the Enchantress who was in tears because of the bet, the Asgardians agreed.

The next day, the mason began his work with the Asgardians watching, confident that he would fail in his task. Steadily the mason made progress, with six months almost drawing near and the task almost complete. Odin was enraged and assaulted Loki, demanding that he prevent the mason from completing the wall, otherwise Loki would be bound by the entrails of his children and serpent's venom would be dropped into his eyes forever. Loki racked his brain attempted to find a way to prevent the mason from succeeding, without breaking the non-interference agreement. Loki then came up with a solution: he agreed to not interfere with the mason but made no such agreement for the mason's horse. As such Loki took the form of a mare and "distracted" the horse all night.

With the six months complete, and the wall (barely) unfinished, Odin informed the mason that under their agreement they did not have to fulfill their end of the bargain. The mason grew enraged as he knew that Loki must have manipulated his horse. The mason reverted to his true form, that of a Frost Giant, and began attacking. The Frost Giant knew that by attacking the Asgardians, he was essentially committing suicide, however, he would rather be killed on his own terms than face the alternative. During his assault, the Ice Giant noticed that the wall he built had not fallen and took pride in that. In that very moment, Mjolnir rammed through the Ice Giant's head, killing him instantly; Thor had finally returned from his hunt. Thor then decapitated the corpse and put the head in a pile of others he had collected before demanding that Loki clean up the corpse as it was his mess. Thor then paraded the heads of the Frost Giants he killed around the city.

## Unknown Ragnarok

### The Time Heimdall Failed

The Storm Giant king, Brimer complained to his queen Nedra that with Heimdall acting as the sentry of Asgard, there was no way to launch an invasion without meeting defeat. Nedra came up with a plan to use a Vanna, a type of sprite that could turn into air, to spy on Asgard and sent it on its mission. The Vanna flew past Heimdall, however, while Heimdall could not physically sense anything he knew that there was something wrong but feared that it meant that he was no longer fit to serve as the guardian of the Bifrost.

The Vanna was able to see the secrets of Asgard including the number of soldiers and even entered the royal chamber. Heimdall sent word to Odin that although he was unable to sense a presence, he sensed that there was a danger lurking in Asgard. Odin trusted Heimdall and used his magic to sense the Vanna. Odin then used his magic to catch the Vanna. Odin summoned Heimdall to his throne room, where Heimdall apologized for his failure and asked to be punished, which the Vanna pushed for. Odin silenced the Vanna and then told Heimdall that he did not consider the event a failure as Heimdall still sensed evil and reported despite his fears of being belittled for not actually sensing anything tangible. Heimdall then returned to his honored and important post.

## Tens of thousands of Years Ago

### Building Titanos & Start of the Uranosian War

In the Arctic Circle, the Eternals led by Chronos used their powers to clear the mountains in order to build a city for themselves. After several long months, the Eternals built their city and named it Titanos. While the city was peaceful and serene on the surface, two of the leaders of the Eternals were philosophically opposed to each other. Chronos and his brother Uranos disagreed over the use of their powers. Uranos wanted to use the resources and powers the Eternals possesed to conquer the other species around them, which Chronos opposed as he believed that the world should be studied and not conquered. Uranos threatened to kill Chronos if he stood in his way, though Chronos retorted that he would gladly fight for his beliefs and put Uranos and his followers down down.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Uranosian War

Chronos' followers and Uranos' followers engaged in a massive civil war. The war destroyed Titanos with many Eternals dying in the process, only a tenth of the Eternal's population survived. Chronos and Uranos then engaged in a duel, with Chronos winning. Though Uranos and his followers were defeated and captured, they continued upholding their beliefs and as such Uranos and 24 of his closest followers were banished into space to never return. With his task completed, Chronos once again swore off war and gave a speech to the Eternals that it was time for peace and trust.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Chronos' Cosmic Radiation Experiment

Chronos began experimenting with the cosmic radiation that the Eternals were naturally able to manipulate and use as power. Chronos was able to isolate the energy, however the containment module broke and released the energy in a massive explosion. The explosion further demolished Titanos and sent Chronos careening into space where he disintegrated, however, Chronos did not die and instead became one with the universe. The effect of the radiation also affected the Eternals on Earth and gave them immortality making the Eternals truly Eternal.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### The First Uni-Mind

Following the Cosmic Radiation experiment, Chronos' children A'Lars and Zuras ran to their fathers lab to investigate the cause of the explosion. There the pair were met by their father who explained the Uranosian War, his intentions with his experiments, what caused the explosion, and it's effects to them. Chronos then left the role of leader to his sons and asked them to never war against each other like had to with his brother.

The brothers explained this to their brethren before deciding to have the Eternals elect which of the brothers would be king. Before the election, the Eternals performed a ritualistic flight, in which the Eternals flew in the air in a circle with the brothers in the center. The brothers concentrated on the cosmic power they possessed as that power became fire and enveloped them. The Eternals flew into this fire, which created the very first Uni-Mind in existence. This Uni-Mind was the culmination of every single Eternal on Earth who now shared one mind, one body, and one spirit. The Uni-Mind disintegrated back into the individual Eternals who were given new knowledge and insights as a result of the transformation. The Uni-Mind made it apparent that the Eternals wanted Zuras to be king, as well as that Zuras and A'Lars had drastically different visions of the future which were incompatible. As such, A'Lars felt it was best if he left the planet so that the Eternals could avoid another civil war.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Outpost on Uranus

Uranos and his 24 followers were beaming through space as transmuted energy as punishment for the Uranosian War. The banished were meant to be lost in space for all time, however they had a plan to get caught in the gravitational pull of a planet. The banished were able to do so on the planet Uranus. The banished circled the planet several times in search of a place to land. During their search, the banished Eternals found a part of the planet enclosed with a dome. The banished rammed into the dome entering the enclosed area. Upon reaching the ground, the energy returned to its original state and the banished regained their individual forms. While the Eternal Astron expressed displeasure with having followed Uranos but was hushed by another Eternal for fear of angering their leader. The Eternals decided to make the area their planet, and began investigating the land. Astron helped investigate out of fear of coming into conflict with Uranos and followed him. Astron and Uranos suddenly came into contact with a Kree Sentry which identified itself as Kree Sentry #213 and asked the intruders to identify themselves or be destroyed, though neither understood the language. Astron believed the sentry to be a Celestial, though Uranos knew better and shot down Astron's belief. Uranos also knew that the Sentry would not allow them live there and as such it needed to be destroyed. Uranos called on his followers to come to his side and aid him in battle, as well as dismissing Astron as a coward for stating that force was not the answer. The Eternals launched their attack on the sentry which consequently branded them as enemies of the Kree Empire and high-priority targets. The Eternal's matter manipulation blasts were ineffective against the sentry, Astron pushed for them to reason with the sentry but the others made it clear that the time for reasoning had passed. The Eternals all worked together and fired a massive energy beam at the sentry that blasted the head off the sentry, though not before five Eternals died. Uranos proclaimed that he was supreme, the planet belonged to the Eternals, and that it was time to search the area for advanced technology and weapons. All Eternals did as Uranos commanded, save for Astron who stated that only ruin would come to those who possessed the technology and the person who built the sentry would return.

As this was happening, a Kree Accuser and another Kree named Korath received an alert that Sentry #213 had been shut down on Uranus. The Kree believed that there was no sentient life in the Sol System, and reasoned that it was possible that the Skrulls had reached the Sol System to steal from the weapons cache that was there. As such the Kree sent an armada to annihilate the perpetrators.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Kree Encounter

Two hours later, Astron looked over the remains of the sentry and was distraught that the first action his brethren had first resorted to violence rather than diplomacy. Astron was then met by his lover, who told him about the spoils that she and the other exiled Eternals had found, and then asked why he was so dour. Astron then explained that he wanted to hold a meeting with Uranos to once again attempt to convince him to leave violence behind. Astron and Uranos held the meeting, where he once again stated his case and belief that creators of the sentry would return to kill them. Uranos called Astron a coward, stating that the combination of the new technology they possessed and the natural powers the Eternals the exiles would be unstoppable. Uranos also made it clear that he planned on using the technology to build a spaceship and return to Earth and eliminate the Eternals that banished them. Astron had no response to this and it was clear that the Eternals would follow him.

Months would pass and a handful of Eternals helped build the spaceship. Eventually the chief engineer, Arlok, declared that the ship was completed and Uranos announced it and prepared to bring his people with him back to Earth. Astron told Uranos that he would not be joining the crew, which Uranos retorted that he never intended to bring Astron with him in the first place. Astron remained on Uranus with his lover and two other sympathizers while the rest of the Eternals left with Uranos. Leaving the remaining for to attempt to build a prosperous and peaceful civilization on Uranus.

Just then the Kree Armada came into the atmosphere and investigated the destroyed outpost. The Kree believed that the Skrulls were behind it, however their scanners showed there was no life anywhere near. Two Kree then found the destroyed sentry which caused them to believe it could not be the Skrulls behind it as the Skrulls would have taken the sentry with them or stripped it for parts. Another ship found Uranos' ship which caused the Kree investigating Uranus to leave which allowed Astron and his followers to be safe.

Uranos and his followers passed Saturn when Arlok picked up on several UFOs flying towards them. Uranos dismissed them as being moons or part of Saturn's rings. Arlok told Uranos that the UFOs were a fleet other space ships. Arlok attempted to evade the ships, but Uranos insisted that they stay and fight. The Kree then bombarded the Eternals' ship which was destroyed. The Eternals were floating in space near Titan and the Kree took the body of Arlok to return to Hala and vivisect him. The Eternal Shastra regained consciousness and was enveloped in air molecules. Shastra saw Uranos floating and flew toward him, and gave him some of the air that she used as a barrier. Shastra then grabbed some of the other survivors and floated toward Titan.

The Eternals landed on Titan and found a crater they could use as shelter and a place to hide from the armada. Uranos angsted about the incident, blaming himself for failing them and bringing them into conflict with an enemy that was magnitudes stronger than they were. The Eternals attempted to dissuade Uranos from feeling bad for himself, as the experience gave them much to learn and the ability to build their own technology. Uranos and his Eternals then decided to build a civilization for themselves that would rival Titanos, naming their civilization Titan in honor of their former city.

Meanwhile in the Kree homeworld, Kree scientists examined the corpse of Arlok ad determined his nature of being related to the species native to Earth, and that it was genetically superior to them. The scientists held a conference with the Supreme Intelligence and his ministers and explained the situation, including that they managed to retrieve a memory of the actions of the Celestials, though they had no idea how the Celestials accomplished their genetic alteration. One of the scientists proposed sending an expedition to Earth and conducting experiments on the natives in order to learn more about the genetic experiments and possibly apply it to their own species which the Supreme Intelligence agreed to do. The Kree then went to Earth but did not find any Eternals (who were in hiding and located on the other side of the world) but found only early humans. The Kree experimented on the humans which twenty five years later would create the Inhumans.

These events were witnessed and documented by Uatu the Watcher.

### Human Evolution and the Origin of the Inhumans

Over the years, Homo Sapiens came to be and slowly came to dominate the planet and became the masters of fire. Though humans became the rulers of Earth, they were still at the mercy of the mysteries of nature. The Inhumans then developed from Kree Experimentation on humans, though isolating a single tribe and genetically engineering them to evolve extremely quickly and slightly altered the genes for another aspect, though the Kree lost interest. The Inhumans evolved to the equivalent of modern humans and became scientifically minded. While the Inhumans were scientifically advanced, the early humans still had the advantage in numbers and often attacked the Inhumans, believing them to be demons. The Inhumans always fled their primitive brethren while conducting their own experiments on animals. With human domination of the planet, the Inhumans created a safe haven for themselves known as Attilan that was hidden away from normal humans. The Inhumans continued working to advance their knowledge and eventually discovered terrigen mist though some scientists feared the possibilities of what could happen if a person was exposed to the mist. The King of Attilan, Randac, insisted on testing the mist and reasoned that the mist could shed the limitations on humans and offered himself to be the test subject. While the scientists insisted that Randac not test on himself, Randac stated that if he were to die then it would be the will of the master of the universe and he would not subject anyone to do something that he himself would not do. Randac then entered a chamber filled with the mist which mutated him.

Just then, a Kree Sentry ventured near Attilan. Humans attempted to attack the sentry, however there weapons did not affect it. The Sentry had been ordered to remain on Earth by the Kree to defend the Kree base on the planet and was woken up. Upon seeing Attilan, the sentry realized that it was awoken because of the progress that the Inhumans had made meaning that the Kree experiments were successful. The sentry flew toward the city in order to further investigate. The Inhumans saw the sentry approach them which alerted the entire city. The Inhumans of Attilan were then faced with an intruder with an unknown intent and the potential loss or transformation of their leader. It was then that Randac completed his Terrigenesis. The scientists believed that Randac's transformation was the cause of the sentry's arrival in the city. The Sentry then entered the lab and identified itself as Intergalactic Sentry 459 and its allegiance to the Kree. The Inhumans understood what the sentry was saying, however the words were meaningless to them. The sentry demanded that the barrier between him and the scientists be lifted, which they complied with. The sentry explained the origin of the Inhumans to the scientists, and explained that he was there to report on the progress of the Inhumans and to investigate the Terrigenesis of Randac. Randac then entered and blasted the sentry with energy from his palm, which did not harm the sentry. Randac stated that all Inhumans would be subjected to Terrigenesis, even though they would all be affected differently and Attilan would be the great refuge for their people. The sentry then left, but not before stating that the existence of the Inhumans was proof of the limitless advancements that humans were capable of and that the Inhumans should use their powers wisely as it was possible that the Kree could one day become their enemies.

### 50,000 BCE

#### Phadion's Banishment

For unknown reasons (likely stemming from a succession crisis or coup), the Inhuman Phadion, his wife Rhaya, and his son Tuk (the first offspring among the Inhumans) were banished for Attilan. Being stranded in the wilderness, Phadion called out to the Inhumans and announced that he and his family would return and depose Kadir, the new king of Attilan which was being witnessed by an early human known as Ak, the last of the Shaggy Ones. It was then that Gholla, a wooly rhinoceros (who had been stalking Ak) attacked the family upon seeing them. Phadion ordered Rhaya to take Tuk and escape into the trees, while he fought off Gholla. While Phadion managed to kill Gholla with his bare hands, he was gored in the fight and died. Rhaya and Tuk descended from the trees and mourned his death, however a "lion-wolf" known as Kag appeared having been attracted to the smell of blood, with the rest of his pride coming soon. Ak swung on a vine and grabbed Rhaya and Tuk, narrowly avoiding an attack from Kag and his pride. Ak took the mother and son into the rock country and hid in a cave there. Ak believed that Rhaya and Ak were Gods and began worshiping them.

One day as Ak had left the cave, the lion named Gru entered. Rhaya defended Tuk as long as she could, when Ak arrived and crushed Gru with a boulder. Rhaya then died from her wounds. Following this, Ak took Tuk to a further secluded cave and began worshiping and raising Tuk as though he was his own.

#### Tuk of Attilan

Years later, Tuk had grown into a young man and Ak grew into an old one near the end of his lifespan. One night alone around a campfire, Ak revealed to Tuk that he was close to death already and that he had one final story for Tuk. Ak disclosed the tale of Tuk's parents to him and confirmed that Tuk was the child in the story. Ak then passed away, and Tuk decided to leave on a pilgrimage to find Attilan.

Tuk then entered into the jungle when he was attacked by a pair of Goreks, a tribe of early humans who consumed the brains of other humans, while traversing a large tree. A Gorek lunged at Tuk, who evaded, causing the Gorek to fall to his doom. The other Gorek grabbed Tuk's hair and was about to kill him with his club, when the Gorek was shot by an arrow and killed. The archer then swung by and grabbed Tuk, taking him to higher ground, away from a large snake that was about to strike. The man identified himself as Tamir the Hunter, another early human. Later, Tuk and Tamir gathered around a fire where Tuk disclosed his story to Tamir. Tamir decided that he would accompany on his journey as the quest would be long and dangerous for someone as young Tuk, and Tamir was ready to get in a fight.

#### The Valley of Mist

Tamir decided that the first stop on their journey to Crete, a city ruled by King Amir, so they could reach Atlantis. The pair reached the outskirts of the city, however Tamir was bothered by the lack of people outside the walls. The pair then entered the palace but were greeted by nothing but silence and corpses. The pair then entered the courtyard were they saw King Amir and his people being held hostage by a group of hairy early humans, known only as the Hairy Ones. Tamir pulled out his bow and shot the leader of the Hairy Ones, while Tuk got a vantage point by climbing a tree. Tuk then swung from a vine and slammed into one of the Hairy Ones, while Tamir engaged in a fight with another, King Amir then called his men to action and join the battle. Tamir then stabbed one of the Hairy Ones, while the others escape.

With Crete saved, the pair asked King Amir about a way to reach Atlantis. Amir stated that the journey to Atlantis was full of peril, but showed them that they needed to go through the Valley of Mist. Amir then bid the pair farewell as they left on their journey. Making their way through the Valley, the pair were being stalked by a giant bird. The bird attacked them, managing to claw at Tuk's shoulder, however Tuk grabbed it by the beak, wrestled it to the ground and pulled it's jaws apart, killing it. As the two walked forward, they suddenly fell victim to a feeling of slumber. The two were then abducted by the Witches of Endor who claimed that the mists of the valley put them to sleep and that they were going to be their "permanent guests". While Tuk questioned if they were really going to be stuck there forever, Tamir stated they would fake being accepting of their fate, though they would also look for a means of escape. The pair then heard a woman screaming and saw that one of the witches was about to burn a beautiful woman's face to disfigure it in a way similar to the faces of the witches. Tamir then jumped into the scene, kicking the witch before strangling her. The woman then identified herself as Princess Eve of Atlantis and informed the pair that she was driven out of the city by her uncle in a coup, and that she wandered into the valley and was captured. More witches ran into the area and Tamir began fighting them. One of the Witches managed to grab Tuk and was about to stab him with a dagger, but Tuk managed to kick the Witch away from him. The trio managed to grab masks that would allow them to bypass the mist and made their escape. The trio made it to the outskirts of Atlantis, where Tuk and Tanir vowed to bring Eve back into power.

#### False King of Atlantis

Before the trio made it any closer to the city, Eve alerted Tuk and Tanir that if she was spotted, they would all surely die. Tuk then advised Eve to disguise herself so that she could not be sighted. At the same time, the false king was meeting with his soothsayer an asks him to consult his crystal ball. The soothsayer sees that Princess Eve was arriving in the city in a disguise with two strangers and that they would arrive through the north gate. Fearing that the citizens of the city would revolt against him if they saw Eve, the false king ordered the guard shut down the north gate of the city. The king resolved to keep watch over Eve to secure his place on the throne.

The trio walked toward the gate, but were too late an forced to watch it close. Eve realized that the soothsayer must have seen them coming, however she knew of alternative route that she had used to escape from the city through the hills. The soothsayer was able them see the entrance to the tunnel the trio were using, however he was unable to ascertain where the tunnel lead. The king raged at this and wanted every inch of the hills searched. A section of the wall then opened up and the trio entered the room. Eve demanded that the King surrender to her, but he pulled out a knife. Tuk then tackled the king, while Tamir dispatched one of the guards. More of the guards came in the room, however Tamir beat them and grabbed his bow and arrows to hold them at bay. Eve then revealed herself to the guards, who were overjoyed to see her. Eve then ordered the guards to lock her uncle in the dungeons. Eve offered to deliver some of the wealth of Atlantis to Tuk and Tamir, however the two inform her that they were unable to stay and that they would be leaving to find Attilan.

#### The Ogre of the Cave Dwellers

During their travels, Tuk and Tanir came across a fleeing village who inform them that Bonzo the Brute was heading their way. The pair climbed a great tree to see the brute and his band who were coming to pillage the village. A villager who remained attacked Bonzo and his tribe in order to protect another villager and her infant. The brutes murdered the brave villager and another tribesman prepared to murder the mother. Tanir shot the tribesman, which frightened the brutes. Tamir revealed himself and threatened to shoot Bonzo if he and his tribe did not leave. The barbarians listened, however Tamir sends Tuk, the mother, and the child with the rest of the village while he remains to fight off the brutes when they inevitably return.

Tuk, the woman, and her child go through the jungle but eventually the woman is no longer able to move on an instructs that Tuk take her child and leave her to die. Tuk refuses and instead carries her and the child before eventually making camp. At the same time, Tanir is attacked by Bonzo's tribe, though this was a distraction as other tribesmen attacked from behind him and he was captured. One of the brutes prepared to crush him, but Bonzo stopped him as he wanted to know the secrets of the bow and arrow which he believed was magic. Tanir claimed that he was given the bow and arrow by a witch and that it would only work if he was alive. Bonzo then proposed that Tanir join the brutes, or die. Tanir feigned allying with the tribe, when one of the brutes saw Tuk watching them from a bluff. Tanir shot an arrow at Tuk which pinned him down, and ran off to collect him. Bonzo sent some men to follow Tanir, as he did not trust him yet. Tanir explained the situation to Tuk, but Bonzo's spy overheard him. Tuk told Tanir the camp he made, and Tanir explained his plan to have Tuk leave a trail for Tanir to follow later. The spy then attacked Tanir and attempted to strangle him to death, but Tuk clubbed the spy. Tanir then disposed of the spy by throwing him off the cliff. Tuk returned to the camp, while Tanir rejoined the brutes and claimed that Tuk had escaped from him.

#### The Death of Bonzo

Tuk watched as Tanir was being tortured, and called on a sabre-tooth cat to attack the brutes. The brutes fled from the scene, leaving Tanir to fend of the beast. Tamir shot an arrow down the cat's throat, killing it. Bonzo gave Tanir another chance to help them find Tuk, Tanir lit an arrow on fire and launched into the jungle, in order to smoke Tuk out. The fire caused a herd of mammoths to stampede, Tuk climbed on a mammoth and rode into the brutes' camp, leading the herd into the camp. Tamir leaped on Tuk's mammoth and fired an arrow at Bonzo, killing him. Tuk and Tanir then continued their adventures.

#### Further Adventures of Tuk the Caveboy

What happened to Tuk and Tanir after this event is unclear, but it is known that Tuk would beget descendants who carried on Inhuman genes outside of Attilan.