The backstory of Kid Icarus is described in the instruction booklet: Before the events of the game, earth was ruled by the goddess, or Queen of light, Palutena, and the goddess, or Queen of darkness, Medusa.

Before he came, everything on the earth and in the skies was hidden in darkness and in gloom, but where he appeared he was the light.

Before the paths that Sally Roe and Tom Harris the others are on collide, the Ashton Clarion editor and his wife, Marshall and Kate Hogan ( from This Present Darkness ), make a return appearance as veteran fighters in this war against the powers of darkness that threaten freedom of religion everywhere.

Before dying, Joachim mentions the Ebony and Crimson Stones, both of which are created from alchemy, and explains to Leon that the Ebony Stone can produce darkness.

Before Sidney can dispose of the body the storm hits with full force, plunging him into darkness.

" Before they could reach the top of the mountain darkness set in, and the group was forced to abandon the pole a few hundred yards short of the summit.

Before the Danube froze, some supplies could be sent on barges, under the cover of darkness and fog.

Before they could guess his intention Rankin stepped forward and swung the guard's own gun against the uncovered head, hard.

Before memory, too, clouds over, let us make a note or two of what could be seen.

Before he could duck, another stone struck him.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before the Juniors entered the ring the Steward announced that after all Juniors had moved their dogs around the ring and set them up, they could relax with their dogs.

Before Roberts could move inside to cut upward toward his face, he slammed his right fist into Roberts' belly.

Before he could snap it on, a stinging blow caught him in the ribs.

Before he could return to Burma, Field Marshal Slim had to rally the defeated remnants of a discouraged army and unite them with fresh recruits.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before the passage of the lex annalis, individuals could run for the Aedileship by the time they turned twenty-seven.

Before the demolition could take place, Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair ( Director of Naval Intelligence and head of MI6 ) bought the site.

Before 1873, England had two parallel court systems: courts of " law " that could only award money damages and recognized only the legal owner of property, and courts of " equity " ( courts of chancery ) that could issue injunctive relief ( that is, a court order to a party to do something, give something to someone, or stop doing something ) and recognized trusts of property.

Before Stalin's consolidation of power, the Central Committee featured open debate, where even leading officials could be criticised.

Before a systematic excavation of the site could be undertaken, the village had to be relocated but the residents resisted.

Before the vote to award franchises in 1959, Murchison revealed to Marshall that he owned the song and Marshall could not play it during games.

Before many copies of the book could be printed, however, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in Missouri.

Before the advent of fast computing machines, solving a dynamical system required sophisticated mathematical techniques and could be accomplished only for a small class of dynamical systems.

Before the invention of the integrated circuit in 1959, electronic circuits were constructed from discrete components that could be manipulated by humans.

Before the question could be answered, the notion of " algorithm " had to be formally defined.

Before a new Grand Alliance could be concluded Leopold I prepared to send an expedition to seize the Spanish lands in Italy.

Before a lord could grant land ( a fief ) to someone, he had to make that person a vassal.

Before, geologists could only use fossils to date sections of rock relative to one another.

Before a new employee could rise to the level of mastery, he had to go through a schooling period during which he was first called an apprentice.

Before the assembled cardinals and delegations could engage in theological discussion, they had to decide how to sit during the proceedings.

Before he could do so, he was confronted by the heavily armed gangs.

For men to sing about very emotional things ... Before that no one would do it.

Before the advertising campaign, it was common to hear tour guides in Bratislava making jokes about the Škoda, saying " How do you double the value of a Škoda?

Before the 2008 presidential election he said, " On social issues, I lean Libertarian, minus the crazy stuff ," but said in December 2011 that if he were president he would do whatever Bill Clinton advised him to do because that " would lead to policies that are a sensible middle ground.

When the king said that he would call his friends into council and consider what he ought to do, Popilius drew a circle in the sand around the king's feet with the stick he was carrying and said, " Before you step out of that circle give me a reply to lay before the senate.

Before the start of the 1994 season, San Diego was not expected to do well because they had so many newcomers via the draft and free agency ; the Chargers ended up 22 new players on their roster and 10 of them became starters.

Before he leaves, Pozzo asks if he can do anything for the pair in exchange for the company they have provided during his rest.

Before they do this they bathe their young with allergenic saliva that is acquired by licking patches on the insides of their elbows that produce a mild toxin that discourages most predators, though orangutans occasionally eat lorises.

* Before the Industrial Revolution, most manufacturing occurred in rural areas, where household-based manufacturing served as a supplemental subsistence strategy to agriculture ( and continues to do so in places ).

Before clear ( i. e., prevocalic ) the neutralisations do not usually apply, thus silly but ceiling-sealing, fully but fooling.

Before the faculty could do so, the Parlement de Paris intervened, forbidding the Sorbonne faculty to consider the propositions.

Before he could do this, however, he needed to first develop the " JKD Framework " process.

Before he can do so, Dave apprehends him and convinces him to turn himself in.

Before this promotion Tottenham had won the FA Cup in 1901, making it the only non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League.

Before Jim can decide what to do, his unit is ordered to the front.

Before he arrives, his mother overhears Justyn and Jim's brother Harry discussing what to do ; in Jim's absence, they have fallen in love.

Before the deal can be concluded, however, the Panarch is assassinated by his brother Bustamonte, using mind-control over the Panarch's own son, Beran Panasper, to do so.

Before Tū-te-wehiwehi and Ikatere fled, they disputed together as to what they should do to escape from the storms.

Before Maloney could figure out what to do, Swan came to the shore and paddled a canoe to the Beaver.

Before you can make a man do as you say, you must make him believe what you say.

Before the Chief would agree, the Chippewa would have to do a brave deed.

Before the deal could be finalized, the band had to do a live audition for the record company executives.