Lore

Pre-Universe
Before the birth of our universe, and ancient intergalactic race known as the Ancestors created the Quantum Gates. The Quantum Gates led to the Tesseract, a base the size of a large moon. The Tesseract connected multiple realities and timelines, and using it the Ancestors brought peace to thousands of planets and upheld universal balance. They disappeared, leaving behind the Quantum Gates and their technology. They intended for the Human race to be their successors.

1492
In 1492, alien gateways known as the Quantum Gates came to Earth. Their power could help humanity ascend through time and space. Then, from a dark future the Architects came to Earth. They came to entrap the Gates and steal their power using the Steel Cages. They recruited traitorous human fighters to join their ranks, and built impenetrable steel fortresses with unstoppable weaponry. However, a single Gate hid its presence from the Architects; the last free Gate. It called upon certain individuals, the chosen few, to step inside its timeless depths. Inside the gate, they learnt the impossible, so much so that the Gate had to split their memories to prevent their minds from overload. When they returned, they knew how to defeat the Architects. They became the Chosen, engaging in the Quantum Siege, the last war of planet Earth.