In The Beginning (I do not own DanMachi)

Chapter 1

1000 years ago, civilization was in great peril with the appearance of the Black Dragon with enormous powers. Perhaps its most horrible power was a horrible mind-control magic that could command the most powerful monsters and even corrupt the Great elemental spirits whom protected civilization. At least one Great spirit was corrupted.

With the establishment of the Falna system by the gods, civilization had a number of champions to protect itself. An elite team consisting of King Albert, Aria the Great Wind Spirit, Celdia the Elf Queen, the Pallum general, the Beast Human leader, the Dwarf leader and an Amazoness princess, ended the Black Dragon threat. With the sealing of the Black Dragon, its minions went into hiding, hoping for the eventual return of their master.

While the dragon was defeated, it was at a very high price. All members of the team perished. Due to the emergency situation, the god of time, Cronos, trapped the Black Dragon and the entire dying team in a time stasis within a timeless dimension. To protect the future, Ais, the mysterious illegal child of Albert and Aria, was separately put in suspended animation. Ais is critical as she absorbed her dying mother's Great Wind Spirit essence.

With the threat eliminated, civilization prospered for 1000 years under the Falna system. However, about 50 years ago, a group of angry gods started a rebellion due to their loss in prestige and power. As part of their strategy and revenge, they weakened the time stasis spell. This allowed the souls of the Black Dragon and the elite team to slowly escape the timeless dimension.

As a result, the Black Dragon was reborn 15 years ago. The dragon took control of two powerful monsters, Behemoth and Leviathan, and initiated its attack. At that time, the Zeus familia and the Hera familia, were able to defeat the Behemoth and the Leviathan. The Black Dragon was also stopped but again at a great cost - the destruction of the Zeus familia and the Hera familia. Although the Black Dragon was stopped, it escaped. It has since been slowly recovering and gathering strength for its revenge. Its minions again went into hiding to prepare for the next great war.

To gather the forces of good, the gods guided the reconstituted souls of the original elite team to be reincarnated under the most advantageous situations. The soul of King Albert was in particular reincarnated as the son of the former leader of the Zeus Familia along with a key missing element in order to address the original team's biggest shortcomings. The new Great Wind Spirit, Ais, was slowly brought out of the shock from suspended animation. She was then secretly put under the care of the Loki Familia. The stage is set for the next great war.