[CENTER][COLOR=Gray][i]"If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet."[/i] [b]- John F. Kennedy[/b][/COLOR] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/DpSVnkB.png[/IMG] [B][color=black]♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ [/color] A SINGULAR UNIVERSE ROLEPLAY [color=black] ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦[/color][/B][INDENT][hr][/INDENT][h3][sup][sup][sup][color=lightblue][color=1E90FF]◼ [b]G M (s):[/b][/color] [i]Master Bruce ♦ HenryJonesJr ♦ Hillan[/i] [color=1E90FF]◼ [b]G E N R E S:[/b][/color] [i]Superhero, Fandom[/i] [color=1E90FF]◼ [b]T Y P E:[/b][/color] [i]Sandbox with linear and Collaborative Arcs[/i] [/color][/sup][/sup][/sup][/h3][sup][/sup][/CENTER] [COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]T H E  S T O R Y   S O   F A R:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][COLOR=SILVER][INDENT][INDENT][QUOTE]By most respects, the Age of Heroes began during one of Earth's darkest periods. In the days of World War II when the Allies were most desperate, a beacon of hope was born. Steve Rogers became [b]Captain America[/b], and helped to turn the tide. Along with the Howling Commandos and the superpowered agents known as [b]The Invaders[/b], Rogers helped to cripple the Nazi deep science division [b]HYDRA[/b], and turn the tide of the war, even if he was lost in the process. 

Following the war, costumed adventurers inspired by Rogers popped up in the homeland, and banded together to form the [b]Justice Society of America[/b]. They fought corruption, crime, and saboteurs during the cold war, and were generally supported by the public at large. Though, good things were not meant to last. The good will began to fade as super powered individuals began to increase in the 60's and 70's, and along with them the rise in metahuman collateral damage. In response to "Mutant", as the humans saw the metahumans, bigotry, the JSA disbanded and costumed heroes went into the shadows. 

Things were quiet, with anti-mutant bigotry festering in the background, for decades. In order to track the movement and growth in the metahuman population, the United Nations formed [b]SHIELD[/b]. Using the brightest minds in science and industry, the organization prepared for the day that metahumans would once again act out in the open. 

That day came when a man with an "S" on his chest flew and caught a prototype LexCorp space shuttle out of the sky with his bare hands, saving countless innocent lives in the process. While the appearance of the so-called [b]Superman[/b] was largely seen as a celebratory moment, some, including Lex Luthor, saw nothing but a potential threat. In response to the appearance of Superman, costumed heroes once again began to appear across the world ready to fight for good, and the public responded with approval. 

But for every action, there was an equal and opposite one. As awe inspiring as the arrival of Superman was, the same could not be said for the appearance of a creature known only as [b]The Hulk[/b]. The green goliath rampaged through a small town in New Mexico until he was driven off by a re-emergent Captain America and SHIELD. The raw destructive power of the creature struck fears into the hearts of humanity, and made world governments question whether metahumans should be tolerated. 

So things went, with heroes and the villains they fought appearing and clashing across the globe. 

Then, the creature known as [b]Starro[/b] rose from the sea and began to enslave the people of Earth. Before its job could be completed, however, a team of heroes that called themselves the [b][color=0072bc]Justice League[/color][/b] rose to oppose it. The League stopped the creature and became beloved for it, though the joining of such powerful entities drew the eyes of power-bases throughout the universe. It also drew the eyes of SHIELD, who started to put together a team of their own. 

The first challenge to that new power came when the [b]Chitauri[/b], a hive-mind conquering race, appeared in Earth's orbit. When the Justice League moved to intercept the invaders in space, the Chitauri opened a portal above New York and launched their forces behind the superuman team. In response, SHIELD's team, dubbed [b][color=ed1c24]The Avengers[/color][/b], deployed into the city and ended up ending the Chitauri threat. The two teams stood on an awkward stance of existing in their own spaces, though clearly on course for a clash at some point. 

Now the world stood, seemingly protected by the world's mightiest and greatest heroes. But forces beyond comprehension have moved into position, and the World of Heroes will be tested as it has never been tested before...[/QUOTE][/INDENT][/INDENT][/COLOR]