CJ Edwards art

Benevolent rulers of the lush world of New Eternis, King Randor and Queen Marlena had everything they could ever hope for – save for a child. But where nature had denied the loving couple, fate had intervened. As they rescued the infant child wrapped in red fur from the wreckage of the smoking ship, the Queen caressed his strange skin and whispered, “Clark. Your name shall be Prince Clark.”

The strange infant from another world was not the only visitor to New Eternis. Half a world away, in the frozen wastelands of the Dark Tundra, a crystalline sword stood. It was covered with strange sigils and harboring an alien glow. A lone falcon watched over this mysterious weapon, for Fate alone knew its true power.

A piercing glow radiated from the strange falcon, as if lit from within. The blue and gold feathers melted away, and in a burst of power, the Sorceress of Fate emerged! Welding the power of Order and shielded in the helmet of Nabu, immortal Inza had been tasked with ensuring Fate’s role in saving the Multiverse. She knew the Power Sword would either be the Multiverse’s savior or destroyer, depending on who possessed it.

The young Prince of New Eternis always knew he was different. Besides his faithful dog, Krypto, no one really knew Clark. He worked hard and always helped everyone he came across, but he always felt he was meant for more than the life of royalty. Little did he expect the changes that Fate would have in mind for him!

As Prince Clark took the Power Sword from the Sorceress of Fate, he felt a shock of pure energy. The crystal blade began to glow and hum. As he held the Power Sword aloft, strange lightning from another world crashed down around him! When the smoke and light had cleared, he had been transformed! “Behold the truth, Prince Clark”, the Sorceress revealed, “Your true identity is that of Kal-El, the He-Man of Steel!"

As the Power Sword was engaged in a bright flash of lightning, on a nightmarish world opposite New Eternis, fires began to rage inside the heart of Mount Apokolips. Long abandoned by its previous masters, the Old Gods, Mount Apokolips had been awoken by the presence of the Sword, and the Fire Pits of the dark planet sprang to life with pure molten lava pouring through the black fortress. A cruel laugh began to emerge – “Finally. The secrets of the Castle of the Gray Skull will be mine! "

Stepping from his throne deep inside Mount Apokolips, its new master smiled a cruel, bony smile. He had encountered Kryptonian power before, as one of the founders of the Kingdom of New Eternis, and the power had found him lacking. The strange green rock had robbed him of his form, leaving a glowing green husk of a man. Using his unlimited scientific knowledge, he fabricated himself a Power Suit to contain his energy, becoming the bane of New Eternis - Skellex!

“Now, Kal-El,” said the Sorceress of Fate, “In your never-ending battle against evil, you will require allies, and none can be greater than your most loyal companion!” She instructed Kal-El to turn the Power Sword to his faithful dog, Krypto, and once again, the blade emitted pure energy in a flash of lightning. In Krypto’s place now stood the mighty Battle Hound!