NightsEnd

In the late twenty first century, a scientist began Project Warpgate- a device supposedly capable of ripping through the fabric of space for instantaneous movement, opening all sorts of doors. It was supposed to be revolutionary and help mitigate the cost of space exploration to a negligible level.
He succeeded, but the first gate didn't lead to its intended location, instead it opened a gate to the Otherside- a mysterious realm from which an alien species invaded the Earth. Humanity was pushed to the brink of destruction and the earth was almost uninhabitable due to frequent nuclear strikes. 
But Humanity's greatest trait shone through in the midst of adversity- adaptablitity. Now in this era of might makes right, power was the most important commodity and some would do anything to get it...

Thanatos: Brave New World

This chapter serves as an easy guide to world and power system implemented in Thanatos.

COLONIES: Because of the radiation rampant on Earth as a result of the frequent nuclear strikes. Most of the population were moved to colonies that orbit Earth and the various planets they have a hold on.

AETHER: A mysterious energy that leaked from the Otherworld after the opening of the WarpGate. It was responsible for mutating the species on Earth and furthering the evolution of humans.

ABILITY: A confluence of an individual's talent into an ability that grants one unique powers.

TRAITS: a 'trait' unique to an individual as a result of unknown variables separate from one's initial ability. (I.e could be biological, for example a person with a high constitution might manifest a [Sturdy] trait.)

BLOODLINE: A rare mutation of an ability or trait resulting in a manifestation of the same qualities in one's descendants separate from their ability or trait.

HIERARCHY: The human evolution system is ranked thus: Mundane, Awakened, Ascendant, Transcended, Monarch.

Prologue