 By the time of the story's beginning, most of the Marvel Universe superheroes have either been killed or imprisoned, along with several Wildstorm superheroes.Of the surviving superheroes, Savant, Voodoo, Zealot, Lord Emp, Mister Majestic, Warblade, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Jean Grey, and Cable are all prisoners of the Daemonites.Zealot, Cable, Jean, and Mister Majestic are segregated from the rest, subdued, and subjected to near-constant torture.