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...
Who is Krollos? And why has he infilitrated Orb Industries? Aric will have to survive the onslaught of this deadly new foe and his mysterious technology if he hopes to find out! Meanwhile, the past comes back to haunt Randy when death stalks her old comrades-in-arms--the Wolfbridge Goup--at the memorial service of the fallen Paul Bouvier.,