The Hatchet Men / Above Any Odds Entertainment LLC (ePub)

It was the year 218 B.C. when a Watcher crash-landed on Earth not too far from one of the world's greatest warriors of all time. It was right before his more than 35,000 men crossed the Alps. His name was Hannibal Carthaginian, General. He'd routed Roman armies at Lake Trasimeno; and after the battle with the Romans, the Watchers that he'd just saved saw that Hannibal was worth receiving a great gift to become the first of the first and best of the best: a Hatchet Man. As Hannibal watched the shining light falling from the sky, and even though he was cold and tired from the long journey, he ran to the crash site and helped the Watcher from the crash. He continued his march on to Lake Trasimeno, defeating the Romans, and the Watcher bore witness. In return, the Watcher blessed him with the power of the "Hatchet Man first born."

Since that battle the Barbarians continued to fight. Just like Hannibal was able to rise to power by a Watcher, so was another named Romulus. However, these Watchers were evil and were going to be the ones behind all the wars, terrorist attacks and any other attacks on Earth. Hatchet Men never got old, or died unless they were killed in battle by another Hatchet Man; that would become Hannibal's fate. He was the first of the Shadows. Shadows were the ones to protect Earth and Romulus was the first of the first to become a Hatchet Man Ghost. The wars between the Shadows and Ghosts would carry on for centuries to come. Also, Watchers started to have sexual encounters with some of the women and men on Earth, making a new breed of humans with the blood type Rh-Negative. Therefore, the Watchers could keep a close eye on them to make sure they would only breed with one another.

Attila the Hun rose to power in 372 A.D. Invaders from Asia entered Europe in 372 A.D., driving more and more Germans into the empire. The Celts invaded Europe during the 4th and 5th centuries A.D. and were defeated in 455 A.D. Attila the Hun was a Hatchet Man Shadow who was also killed by a Hatchet Man Ghost in battle. The battles between the Hatchet Men Shadows and Hatchet Men Ghosts continued to occur. Therefore, they were able to stay within the shadows of what was happening on Earth.