In the year 26 B.C. a roman Centurion by the name of Pious Augustus stationed within Persia was under orders by the Emperor of Rome to locate a strange artifact. Having just won a battle the Centurion is heading back to camp when he hears strange voices calling to him. His curiosity causes him to cross the desert alone, following the voices that continues to beckon him, till he finds five strange pillars marked with strange symbols he finds completely unrecognizable. Upon entering the middle of these pillars he is suddenly teleported to a temple in Cambodia that holds the God of Chaos, Mantorok. After encountering some strange creatures , Pious enters a room that holds the essences of the three gods who lay trapped by Mantorok within the circle of power: Xel'lotath, Chattur'gha and Ulyaoth. Drawn to them Pious reaches out to grab one assured that one is the ancient artifact that his emperor seeks.

However, before his hand even makes contact with one Its essence is absorbed into his body, rotting his flesh and corrupting his mind. Pious becomes a twisted wretch and a servant to one of the bound gods, intent on helping It escape from Its trapped state in limbo, largely by Killing the God of Chaos . The last entry by Pious in the Tome of Eternal Darkness states;

'To think that once I could not see beyond the veil of our reality...to see those who dwell behind. My life now has purpose, for I have learned the frailty of flesh and bone... I was once a fool...'.


The Holy Roman Empire

In France during 814 A.D. the Holy Roman Empire largely led by Charlemagne was spreading, scourging the pagan cults from the world and uniting under one religion. Afraid that if they loose their Pagan cults the gods would fade out of existence, Pious is instructed to kill Charlemagne so that they may infiltrate the church and bend it to their will. Pious bewitches a scroll addressed to Charlemagne with a powerful curse, however the spell is instead read by Charlemagne's Pageboy Anthony. Disappointed that the subtle attack did not work Pious kills Charlemagne in a much more direct manner.


It is within the catacombs of this church that Pious hides one of the essences of the three gods. He puts this one under a great deal of protection as this particular god is the one that could easily dominate his. Pious summons a giant Black Guardian to grow under the church. A monk by the name of Brother Paul Luther would later stumble upon this monster in 1485 A.D. Pious had been claiming that the church held the hand of St. Jude. This was in fact a lie to try and attract nameless pilgrims that he could sacrifice to the Black Guardian. Afraid that Luther was going to unravel this conspiracy he pretends to be the priest in charge of the church and attempts to frame the monk. Luthor overcomes this however and as he stands in fear in front of Pious and the Black Guardian Pious instructs it not to kill Luther. The guardian mocks Pious and then kills Luthor, telling Pious to leave him.


The Killing of a God

Shortly after the hideous transformation of Pious into a demi-god he enters Mantorok's temple under instruction of his master where he faces the god of chaos. Mantorok's entire strength is devoted to keeping the three other gods trapped within the binding spell and is unable to defend its self. Taunting the god, Pious casts a binding spell causing a series of giant pillars suspended from the roof above the god to be brutally driven into the god's fleshy mass. In a great amount of pain the god of chaos screams out, however his heart remains uninjured. Without destroying the god's essence it will take thousands of years for the god to die. Upon learning this Pious enters the temple once more over 1000 years later in the year of 1150 A.D. Whilst searching the temple Pious encounters a dancer by the name of Ellia. Believing her to posses the heart of Mantorok, Pious searches her but is unable to find it, unknown to him that the heart is in fact inside of her. In frustration and contempt he kills her, leaving her to die.


Much later Pious realizes that the heart of Mantorok was in fact inside of Ellia, however due to a spell cast by the god, Pious is unable to find the temple again until 1983. Here he poses as an eccentric collector of artifacts and enlists the help of a man by the name of Edwin Lindsey who is able to use the available technology to locate the temple. Upon arrival Pious reveals his true form to Lindsey and leaves one of his agents to kill the man. Upon entering the chamber of Mantorok Lindsey enters at the same time, apparently surviving the attempt on his life. Pious tells him that he knows too much and attempts to kill him, however Mantorok casts a spell with the last of his strength that both protects Lindsey and gravely injures Pious. Pious is forced to retreat, to recover from his wounds.