The Ancient Gods Invade: I'll Catch Them and Feed Them to the Dogs!

High above, the ancient gods who rule the world once lived in the material realm, just like humanity.

But they could discern the world's true nature and access knowledge beyond human reach.

In the end, seeking evolution and immortality, the ancient gods chose to abandon their bodies and ascend to a higher spiritual plane.

After attaining evolution and immortality, the ancient gods underwent strange and terrifying changes. Having abandoned their flesh, they could no longer reproduce naturally. Yet to preserve their dominion, they had to produce descendants and increase their power.

So the ancient gods decided to use humans to sire their offspring. But humans were so fragile in body and mind that they could not even look upon the ancient gods. Anyone who faced one would descend into madness, making it impossible to carry out the task of reproduction.

To cultivate powerful vessels, the ancient gods joined forces to create a terrifying dream on Earth called the Apocalypse. Here, you can choose to become an emissary and gain a portion of an ancient god's power, or kill one and become a new ancient god...