Transformers: Untold Stories
The All-Spark. Legend tells of it as a powerful artifact from a lost age with the power to give life to machines. It is from this powerful artifact that Primus was created. Be it by chance as some believe or by divine will, this is deemed to be the truth. Primus' spark was the first, and around it was forged an immense body of metal and power. Instilled with the knowledge of all that would be, Primus set out to use his great power to forge the first of the Cybertronians: The 13 Primes. These were to be the leaders of his people, his guiding points of light in the vast emptiness of the universe.
Primus taught his original 13 nearly all he knew about good and evil, power and purpose. In time, he grew weary of his exsistence among them and so chose to take on a new form. Over the eons to come, many would forget that the ground they walked upon, known to them as the planet Cybertron, was actually their creator Primus.
The 13 Primes were given explicite instructions for the creation of a race in the image of themselves. They were to be known as the Cybertronians, and they were to use Cybertron and its rich supplies of Energon to bring harmony to the universe. This was to be the way of things, but some thought otherwise.
For in the heart of all beings lies the potential for both good and evil.
That is the way that it is described in the old religion of Primus. There lies another order that follows the Great Evil known as Unicron, a being so horrible that it took the whole of the 13 to destroy him. Legend tells that his Energon was so corrupted that it turned into Dark Energon and crystallized, scattering about the universe. This Dark Energon is immensely powerful for those who can control it, and immensely dangerous to those who try.
The world as you know it: The world has been plunged into a violent war between the forces of good and evil, and it all started when the great Autobot leader named Orion Pax, was once a simple clerk in the Iacon Hall of Records. Learning of Cybertron's past, Orion grew concerned about the corruption affecting high places and the state of inequity in society. He became inspired by the revolutionary words of Megatronus, a gladiator who took his name from one of the thirteen original Primes. Megatronus gained a loyal following through his radical and innovative actions, Soundwave chief among their number. Over time, Megatronus became a mentor figure to Orion Pax and chose to shorten his name as he left the gladiatorial arena for the political one. Megatron appeared before the High Council, voicing his ideas for shaping a new Cybertron by violent means, and demanded to be named the next Prime. Orion protested against Megatron's suggestions before the Council, moving their sparks and minds as he unknowingly revealed himself to be the one worthy of the title. Megatron severed his ties to Orion and the Council, taking his "Decepticon" followers to begin the war that consumed Cybertron and vowing to claim the legendary Matrix of Leadership for himself.
Now, young ones, we get to you. You are a new breed of Cybertronian created for the future of your race. Your spark chambers consist of an experimental technology deemed "The Infinite Energon." The benefits of this technology are that your spark will never lose power unless you are killed. You, unlike your kin around you, need no time for resupplying on Energon. This fact will make you pivotal in the coming battles.
But all power comes at a cost. The Infinite Energon acts like a particle accelerator within your chest, which means that should you ever have it exposed outside its containment field, it will react violently destroying both you and everything around you. Think of it as a small thermonuclear device within your spark chamber that could cause mass mayhem and you will be within the ball park for the devastation it can cause.
What side will you chose, young ones? It is up to you: Autobot, Decepticon, or walk on your own.
Welcome to the Battle of Cybertron.
Welcome to hell.
