Transformers Beyond: Legendarium (OLD)

Chapter I: The Age of the Covenant

It has been eons since Primus imprisoned himself and Unicron within the core of a barren planetoid in a planetary nebula at a remote area of the Milky Way Galaxy, leaving them both weakened and separated from their energy forms, their Heralds and armies.

Approx. 10.9 billion stellar cycles ago:

For thousands of years, as Primus and Unicron begin to recover their strength, the planetary nebula around them begins to coalesce into a solar system of planets and moons, with their prison accreting planetary material as the eons pass. This solar system would be known as the Hadean System, with Primus's and Unicron's planetary prison becoming the fourth planet that orbits the star Hadean (also known as Shaula by the humans of Earth in the far future).

As the two gods' strength recovers, their energies react with the minerals forming within the planet, producing numerous crystalline deposits and liquid reservoirs of energon that grow and spread throughout their prison, giving them a dim awareness of their surroundings.

Approx. 10.8 billion stellar cycles ago:

After eons of searching the universe, Primon discovers his creator's prison, drawn by the growing signal of Primus's energon signature. He summons the Primus Vanguard and the rest of the Covenant from across the universe to join him, recognizing Unicron's dark energon signature within the planet that also imprisons Primus.

Alerted by the Covenant's reunification, the Heralds of Unicron converge on the prison of the two brothers to rescue their master, engaging their opposite numbers in combat. Their titanic battle is enough to shake the entire Hadean System and destroy entire worlds. With Primon and the Primus Vanguard leading them on the frontlines, the fighting forces of the Covenant battle against the minions of the Chaos-Bringer as they protect the caverns leading to the fourth planet's core to prevent their enemies from freeing Unicron. Eventually, the Covenant cemented themselves as warriors of legendary status by vanquishing the Dark Gods once and for all.

With their enemies finally defeated, the Covenant descend into the planet's underground, going through seemingly endless tunnels until they reach the core, where they find Primus's AllSpark and Unicron's Anti-Spark trapped within. They make contact with Primus through the AllSpark, who congratulates them for their victory over the Dark Gods. He explains to them that while Unicron is neutralized for the moment, he fears that he'll eventually escape and continue his plans of universal destruction. He then reveals to them his Grand Plan, stating that he'll use the AllSpark's life-giving powers to create a new species that'll serve as the universe's last line of defense against the Chaos-Bringer if he ever escaped from his prison, and if Primus failed in defeating him. Before going into hibernation within the planet's core, Primus tasks the Covenant to teach his Children about their world and help them thrive while he reshapes his prison into a living world.

With their new goal laid clear, the Covenant decided amongst themselves to name their new homeworld Primordion.

Approx. 10.7 billion stellar cycles ago:

As the Hadean System enters the stability of planetary maturity and bombardment from space slows to a halt, the combination of the AllSpark's energies pulsating through the energon deposits networking through Primordion, solar energy from the star, and the chemical composition of the planet, its oceans and atmosphere trigger the emergence of primitive life, at first simple cells able to feed on the energy of Primus, but gradually evolving into ever more complex forms.

As life evolves on Primordion, the Covenant detects this evolutionary explosion, wondering if these lifeforms are the "Children" that their creator had spoken for. Primus Vanguard members Virgol, Libras, Sagittarii, Capricun, and Aquator each become entranced by the steady evolution of their creator's children and their growing complexity and diversity as the ages pass.