Thousands of years before the time of Maxxor and Chaor, the Maarrillians invaded Perim in search of one thing: The Khilaian Sphere. Discovered by Mipedian High Muge Khilai and her apprentice Kharantar, the Sphere contained the power to control minds. Khilai and Kharantar struggled to keep the secret of the Sphere until it was too late and it fell into the wrong hangs. The first Maarrillian Invasion had begun.