Hero of Beyond

The Splinterlands are fairly accustomed to unforeseen arrivals of new guests, especially in light of the recent mass migrations from the other side of the world, where a tremendous and terrible nameless conflict expands ever nearer to the Splinters. Still, some newcomers make greater impressions than others. One such newcomer is a handsome caped visitor that quickly became known as the Hero of Beyond. When he descended into the Life Splinter, the Khymians who witnessed his coming were incredibly afraid, and with good reason.

The Hero arrived on the Day of Light, a solemn remembrance day for the tragedy of Khymia's Obliteration of Light so many years ago. During the Obliteration (a necessary evil to rid the land of hordes of invading Ferexia), all living creatures vanished in pillars of light from the surface of Khymeria. Only those who took shelter underground escaped this fate, and the Obliteration is the reason that there are so few animals living in the Splinter today. On the remembrance Day of Light, Kymians gather in silent meditation throughout the streets of Shimmer City. When the Hero of Beyond descended, the people witnessed a blinding orb of light falling slowly from the sky. Many of them ran from the city in terror, thinking that another Obliteration was upon them and scrambling for the caves.

Instead of tragedy on that day, Khymeria gained a great hero. The powerful glowing-eyed young man, named Darius Roan, has professed his loyalty to the planet and sworn an oath of protection to the Splinterlands. He says his destiny has finally called him home, to the place that will host the last stand of the universe against the brutal forces of chaos.

The Hero of Beyond draws his innate strength and abilities from an exotic and otherworldly form of sorcery called Blockchain, the driving force of the world from which he came. As he submitted to the Gloridax masters his likeness to be made into a card, they questioned him about the nature of his powers. He chuckled heroically, posed for his drawing and replied: “Soon the whole universe will know the power of Blockchain.”

The Hero of Beyond was created as a collaboration with Blockchain Heroes, an ongoing set of collectible trading cards. Learn more at bcheroes.com.