Superunknown

## History of the Superunknown

For eons, our universe was nothing more than a vast darkness. Then from a big boom the universe birthed two entities: The Superunknown and the Absence. The Superunknown was a creative and intelligent being that would traverse the universe creating various forms of life. The Absence was angry and power hungry and with this new surge of light and life it grew spiteful and began destroying what the Superunknown created and merging what it destroyed back into the Absence.

After a grueling attack by the Absence, the Superunknown fled, but was sucked into a wormhole and crash landed on Earth. Though resting from the damage, it landed on the mostly water planet and through that it spread. While it dreamed, it began unintentionally kickstarting life on that planet. After billions of year and phenomena it reawoke, and scared the primitive humans that lived nearby. These primitive humans, though afraid of the Superunknown at first, began to nurture and aide the Superunknown giving it food and warmth that it absorbed as energy. The Superunknown grew attached to these creatures and knew the Absence would make its way there eventually so it began helping the humans prepare for a battle to come. It's first altered human was named Sibyl, a woman who was gifted the ability to understand the language of the Superunknown and tell the others of the danger they're all in. Then from a chosen few warriors, it created the first Gods and outfitted them with weapons and special abilities. Then from the most intelligent and wise, it created the a precursor to the Neos, Homo Sorcerian whom were able to manipulate the Superunknown's energy by way of a crystalline shard embedded in their soul. This shard mixed with their soul and some people gained the first variation of magical proficiencies. These people would form the Order of the Occult and would aide the gods and early men in their fight.

Over a thousand years later, the Absence had shown up to Earth though the various pantheons, the Superunknown and their Homo Sorcerian and mythical creature army awaited in the Imperius Plane (where the gods reside). The Absence was humored by this and in it's pride formed a vessel of Death and Destruction known as Malvia using a random body it killed long ago. This androgynous being was followed by an endless army of beasts and the two armies began to battle. The Superunknown was angered that the Absence would use it's own creations to fight against it, but was hit with a seemingly fatal blast that blew back to random spots around the Earth. The Superunknown's army was deeply motivated by this to defeat the Absence. The army of Absence slaughtered many of the Gods though not unscathed. The leaders of the Pantheons used their powers to ensnare and keep the Absence in place. Then was severely weakened by a joint implosion by the various gods of light who sacrificed themselves and the remaining Gods. When they Absence reemerged it was very weak and feeble which allowed the sorcerers to trap it in an amulet.

After returning back to Earth, the mystics entrusted the best of them to guard the amulet and that person became the first Premier and created the many Palace Magis around the world. Many surviving mystical creatures were given refuge in the palaces and the weapons and armor of the fallen Gods were taken from the field and kept in the palace as artifacts and relics. Another thousand years went by and the world formed new religions whose Gods and deities were more passive with their power (modern religions). Most notably the Church of the Divine Creator whose religion has the most followers.

## Modern Era

In this world's history, science was not persecuted by religion thus society had advanced significantly quicker. Nearly 200 years before the modern era, a British soldier during the Grand Global Conflict, found a dark purple, amorphous liquid while soldiers were digging trenches. After turning it over to the Allied scientists, the head scientist, Bart Black began running tests on it. It was virtually indestructible, responded to stimuli especially to forms of energy. After numerous energy zaps it began to grow and brighten moving around in its container more freely. Eventually it began communicating with the Allied scientists, but only to yes or no questions. It started forming shapes and fascinated the scientists after it interacted with a large rock. It completely encased it and when it left the rock alone scientists discovered an entire microecosystem with new microorganisms living on it. Thus created a new fascination, to how it would interact with animals and people. Though after animals were put into its containment unit, it would only play with them.

After developing a new way to communicate through hums and noises, they began questioning it more in depth, they learned that it did not wish to ruin what it had already created. They asked if it created humans, and it said yes, though long ago. It tells them it's known as the Superunknown. They asked if this was it's only form and the Superunknown tells them that after a battle long ago it was dispersed across the Earth and thought to be killed. Bart Black wanted to free it though the others wanted to weaponize it. Not wanting to forfeit his position and wanting to learn more and protect the creature decided to ask if it would help him alter two subjects. The cosmic entity did not want to, but the scientists explanation of the current state of the world as well as his want to do good convinced him. Plus Bart Black promised to free it after. After feeding it enough energy, the subjects were placed in the containment unit. Bright beams flashed and the men came out changed. The first man, a new American soldier who past numerous test, was notably muscular, taller, and his eyes were black with his pupils taking the form of stars. The other American soldier who had survived multiple battles and collected multiple accolades, maintained his shape, but his pupils turned orange in color and kept complaining about a pain in his chest. These were the first Neo-Humans, Battlestar and Shatterblast.

Scientists ran tests and found that their DNA had been completely altered. The first man was physically stronger than any olympian and bodybuilder and was a morale booster for the war effort. Numerous tests were done the second man, and after the pain in his chest and head worsened he fell to the floor and saw that under his skin was a prominent orange glow which brightened until he blew up part of the building. After releasing the blast, he reverted back to good health and said he felt as if all the stress had left his body. Seeing great use for his powers and they trained him to be a paratrooper and to be an infiltrator. They sent the soldier to lay waste on the Central Powers bases though he ended up being caught and tortured for days in Berlin. The soldier ended up releasing the biggest blast yet, one that would become known as the nuclear bomb and led to the war to ending sooner. The Allies covered the situation up and no one ever claimed responsibility for the blast that destroyed the entire capital of Berlin. Bart Black seeing what he had done rushes to release the entity, but it was taken away by American allies who claimed it under lend-lease as it was their equipment used to test on it and he was discredited and killed leaving behind his son and wife. After the Geneva Convention (having taken place earlier as there is no WW2 in this timeline.) Though years later intel was released about the two heroes by a colleague of Bart Black's and Shatterblast was imprisoned for the war crimes committed during the bombing of Berlin that claimed the life of over 1.6 million people. Thus the USA, was indebted to Germany just like Germany and the central powers were indebted to the rest of the world.

Nearly four decades later, a phenomena occurred, that same entity was supercharged in America's efforts to recreate the transformations to create a new army. Though unexpectedly, Bart Black II who had disguised himself from the scientists had opened the containment and the supercharged entity tried to flee the planet. Instead, by the time it reached the atmosphere it could not contain the overflow of energy and began recreating the experiment on a larger scale. The dispersed parts of itself started unearthing itself and flying to the sky until it covered the entire globe. Beams of violet light struck people and was thought to be harmless, quickly world governments began to receive influx of civilians with extraordinary abilities or attributes.

This led to a big Neo-Human grab. Neo-Humans were rounded up and offered sums of money and a lifetime of good fortune for getting involved with their countries Neo-Human program and some countries were sending spies to try and influence other people to go to their countries. Though most people just wanted to live their lives regularly and others were fearful of this new race. Especially the world governments who feared the other would have stronger Neos to take over. Thus led to the development of the United Nations and the International Neo-Human Registry in 1958 and an era of peace amongst nations began. Neos that registered were given a large amount of money for registering as a means to motivate all to sign up. Later upon the arrival of superheroes and villains, these nations would create the Super Hero International Defense Organization.

Though unbeknownst to the world, the Superunknown chose to hide in Dante's great grandmother Carma Galante, descendant of the first Sibyl, and a skilled mage. This development led to civil unrest in the world of magic as rumors were thrown about that Carma was now the most powerful mage and should be given title of Premier. This talk caused paranoia in the Premier at the time, Cepha, who challenged her upfront and demanded that one would leave and the other would stay as premier. Carma was shocked, but had no other option but to accept. They trained for some time, and Cepha used her power to learn more about the Absence and the abilities it had and had a fixation about it and began tapping into the realm of Absence which unlocked the true potential of death and destruction. Until her daughter caught her and told her to refrain from using it anymore.

During the battle, the Superunknown aided Carma and it was going in her favor, but Cepha would do something unthinkable. Clouded by the voice of Absence she went to release it from it's prison in hopes to get the edge over Carma. Though she was ultimately defeated by the anti-magic Carma had learned as well as being aided by other mages. Cepha was imprisoned for a few years, until being released by her daughter Lucy and her loyalists. This caused an all out war throughout the palace magis and many were killed including Carma who no longer had the Superunknown nor the amulet. Having given the Superunknown to her daughter Virina and hid the amulet with someone trustworthy to Carma. The Loyalist army was defeated and Cepha was killed by the mage Amy Forsythe. Most of the loyalist army defected and created their own temple, led by Lucy who declared to get revenge for her mother's death.

The new Premier was elected and thus Creed became the guardian of the amulet as expected of him by his old friend. Though more and more followers ended up going rogue when the Premier opened relations with the SHIDO so the mystics and heroes could work together as needed to track down any information on the whereabouts of the renegade mages and the loyalist army. Plus it made seeking out supernatural allies and per Mages who worked for SHIDO became Mystic Defense Agents and Everwise was the first to join alongside Virina. Though Everwise had a terrible premonition of Virina's death and tried to protect her though Virina died in the field to one of the assassins of Lucy's Loyalist army after they were given a false lead which became a trap.

Following her mothers death, Denise left the order and began traveling the world on her own as vigilante and renegade mystic. Now imbedded with the abilities of the Superunknown and a new purpose of helping those in need she came across Richard Herrera, a Neo-Human hero whom she fell in love with after saving him from am Akuma-possessed person. After exorcising the demon, the two would begin the first steps into their relationship. Though while giving birth to her son she would face complications and die, and Richard not being the biological father would give the son up to adoption. Everwise was going to take the boy, but got another omen of the child on his path to becoming a great hero and let him walk his path to greatness.

Now the Superunknown lives with Dante, and it swears to protect Dante and train him to be the hero to stop the Absence and other threats to the planet it loves so much.