After centuries of searching for intelligent life among the stars, mankind retreats to Earth. Its first home. Here, they begin anew, resurrecting their great cities and reconnecting with one another.
After centuries more of solitude, humanity has achieved perfection. Peace with each other, harmony with nature, and unity with technology.
Mankind is perfect.
And worthy.
An anomaly is discovered on Earth's moon. A rift. And out of it comes one entity. The entity's voice can be heard through space itself, as it howls from the moon to the planet's surface.
"Welcome to the Gauntlet.", it says. Its voice both like a shout and a whisper all at o