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| Originally, Dominus was an alien priest named Tuoni, who served as one of the five custodians of his world's faith. During this time, he fell in love with his peer, Ahti. However, he was driven mad by jealousy when Ahti ascended past him and assumed the mantle of Kismet, Illuminator of All Realities. |
| Studying infernal forbidden magic in an attempt to gain the power to challenge his former lover and rob her of the power of Kismet, his assault was reflected by Kismet's divine energies, and Tuoni's body was incinerated. Despite Tuoni's deceit, the omni-benevolent Kismet showed him mercy and shunted his shattered, still living body into the Phantom Zone. |
| Within the Phantom Zone, Tuoni encountered a holographic projection of Kal-El's long dead ancestor, Kem-L who was able to use his own ancient variety of arcane Kryptonian science to rebuild the former holy man as the psionic phantasm Dominus |
