One is aware of the many organizations that keep the world safe from the myriad of threats in the galaxy. S.H.I.E.L.D. is the largest and most powerful of these, but there are many groups who safeguard their cities and countries. Likewise, there have been those in the past who formed secret societies that strived to keep the established order from falling into ruin. The greatest of these was The Brotherhood of the Eye.
The Order began in 2620 B.C.E. when the Egyptian chancellor Imhotep was visited by the Man of Storms, a strange cloaked man who bestowed on the hero foreknowledge of a great alien invasion by the insectoid species known as The Brood. Gathering the great heroes of their time, including The Black Panther of ancient Wakanda, En Sabah Nur the future Apocalypse, the Fist of Khonshu, the Sorcerer-Supreme Nabu, and Teth-Adam of Khandaq.Victorious, all the great heroes disbursed except Imhotep himself, who gathered to his side exceptional humans to form a secret society. Working from the shadows, they would be the eye of the storm, creating a pocket of calmness and serenity in a chaotic and dangerous universe. They would be the Brotherhood of the Eye.
Throughout history, the Brotherhood gathered the most learned and exceptional people to its ranks. Most of these were unsung pioneers, but a few like Galileo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, and Sir Isaac Newton had public fame and recognition. Besides defending humanity, the Brotherhood sought a means of contacting the Man of Storms, who had appeared in numerous locations since ancient Egypt.
When Sir Issac Newton joined the order, he obsessively pursued the legend of the Man of Storms. In his research, he discovered the existence of the Five-Fold Understanding, the arcane mathematical model that would allow someone to track the movements of the Man of Storms. Ruthlessly he traveled the world to gain access to knowledge he was seeking.
He ransacked the records of the Brotherhood to discover the Greater Science; Burned down the Deviant city of Ashomia to gain the Hidden Arts; Tortured the seer Nostradamus to gain access to the Secret Alchemy, which allowed him to create the live-extending Elixir of Life. The calmness gained through the Elixir allowed him to discover the Quiet Math and through that, the Silent Truth was revealed.
The Silent Truth was meant to determine an exact timetable for the Man of Storms. Each location and date laid before Newton, but he would have to deal with a long-standing thorn in his side first - Leonardo Da Vinci. The great inventor and adventurer still lived and opposed Newton's crusade. Their ages-long conflict had ended the Brotherhood of the Eye and ultimately led to the defeat of Newton himself.
Defeated, Leonardo took the Quiet Truth and safeguarded it for many years, until the modern-day. Newton, on the other hand, continued to scheme in order to get the Understanding Returned, turning to then Secretary-General Lex Luthor. Luthor aided Newton in capturing Da Vinci, but then betrayed them both, imprisoning both of them within his Project: Genesis facility.
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