The Unborn

The Unborn is an unspeakable horror that is without age, race or gender - it is akin to a living force rather than a being and interacts with the world via its many hosts and minions: although hidden from all but the most devoted of travellers The Unborn does have a small anchor to mainstream reality in the form of a large stone monolith found in a remote island far in the Atlantic Ocean: though none have ever dared gaze upon it for fear of being added to The Unborn's many hosts.

Origins
The Unborn has existed since the beginning of time and has no form of its own - instead it possesses others and through them has committed countless horrors, entire civilisations have fallen to The Unborn's corruption and amongst its many supposed deeds are the sinking of Atlantis, the fall of Rome and the Great Flood - whether any of these claims can be verified is a matter of extreme debate but one thing is certain, The Unborn is a demonic force of unimagined power and few acknowledge its existence out of sheer fear.

However in every generation a hero is born with the gift to sense The Unborn and track down its many hosts - the current "chosen" goes by the name of Freedom-Striker and he alone seems to be the world's hope against The Unborn's many schemes of conquest, ruin and sorrow.

Of course The Unborn is simply too vast to be the foe of just one individual and its unseen presence seeps into every corner of the world: the true number of heroes and villains that unknowingly battle The Unborn or become ensnared in it's corruption is likely too many to be counted.. and seems to grow every passing day.

Powers
The Unborn exists within countless host bodies and through them manipulates the world on a scale almost unthinkable by mortal minds - it's host bodies are granted infinite endurace and athlete-level strength, speed, agility and willpower as well as considerable protection from psychic attacks or probes.