Darksiders

A war has raged between Heaven and Hell since the dawn of creation with neither side gaining the advantage over the other. Amidst this conflict, a mediator group - The Charred Council - arose, and dedicated themselves to maintaining the balance, using the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (War, Death, Strife and Fury), to intervene and deal justice among both forces where necessary. Eventually, the primitive humans were discovered and the third kingdom was named: The Kingdom of Man. The Council foresaw that humans, while weak, were also cunning and would one day be integral to the balance. They facilitated a truce between the two kingdoms after countless centuries of war, to lay down their arms until the End War that would decide the ultimate fate of the three Kingdoms. This War would be sparked by the breaking of the Seven Seals.