According to the ancient myths, ages ago Sagittarius the Archer—who appears in the sky as a constellation—was once engaged in a furious battle with Kronos, the God of Time. During the battle, Sagittarius lost seven arrows made of starlight that fell to Earth; arrows rumored to possess magic powers. Three of these arrows were found by honorable men, three by wicked men. As a result, wars among these men raged for generations, each side using their magic arrows against the other as they desperately searched for the missing seventh arrow to tip the balance of power in their favor. Eventually, all six magic arrows were destroyed along with their keepers. And still the seventh magic arrow remained unfound. Legend had it that the longer the seventh arrow stayed lost, the more powerful its magic grew. Powerful enough, it was rumored, that it could affect the speed and direction of time itself.
It is now believed that the missing seventh arrow was finally discovered by an unnameable agent of chaos—some believe a minion of Kronos, others believe a daemon of unknown origin. And this evil entity of many guises is now wielding the power of this last Arrow of Time to accelerate discord as part of its plan to bring about the end of time and the world as we know it.
Legend also has it that one day a noble archer would arise with the bravery and cunning to take back this last magic arrow as its rightful keeper, preserving the normal passage of time as part of the natural order of our world. This mysterious archer has been described as:
As swift and true as the arrow flies,
With aim as keen as an eagle’s eyes.
As gallant and wise as a king,
With wits as sharp as the arrow’s sting.