Aric, a fifth century Visigoth barbarian, is captured by aliens and enslaved aboard their starship. A fellow prisoner carves a map into his hand that leads to the aliens' ultimate weapon-- the X-O Manowar armor. Aric fights his way to the sentient armor and escapes back to Earth with it only to find that 1600 years have passed. He is now the most primitive man on the planet, yet he wields the most technologically advanced weapon in existence! As the aliens begin their invasion of Earth, Aric struggles to adapt to his new home-- the modern world-- and prepare for the battle where he c...
Aric struggles to come to term with the loss of the X-O Manowar armor. But he'll find hope when an ally journeys to the depths of the Solar System and discovers a latent seed that could regrow the Manowar armor. But the seed will not germinate without a blood sacrifice. Will Aric or one of his friends pay the ultimate price so that X-O Manowar can live again?