What is something that would have you defy the gods? Would you do it for power? No. Wealth? No. Only love, a love that was stolen away by the gods that were once worshipped. In defiance to the gods a Druid denounces them. As a punishment he is flung into the future. Now all he can do is wait for his love to be returned. While he waits glory must be found on some battlefield but in the modern day it is virtual.
