"EmpyreaL was founded by Celyth, Heimdelight and Writhen in 2014. At first it was just supposed to be a close knit group of competitive players, but we came to the conclusion that we wanted to compete in MRBC and other leagues. TwinkyOverlord, Araara and Imminent joined soon after from SWK with the desire to get back into competitive play, as well as Proton from BSMC. At that point we had the foundation for a small competitive team to participate in MRBC and while we were energetic about our first MRBC match as a team against SJR, that enthusiasm was washed out with reality as we lost to them 2-3. We had realized that though we had skill and experience as individuals, we lacked the experience of working together and playing as a team. We ended up winning that MRBC title through long hours of practice, something that would become normal to use in the years to come.

Through 2015, we ended up picking Coburn, Trevelyas, Rickrom from Lords and Fission from SJR. Major League Mechwarrior started and at that time was the biggest tournament in Mechwarrior history, we ended up placing first and told ourselves that it would be our last competitive tournament as a team, until Paul Inouye said in twitch chat that PGI would be hosting their own tournament. So calls for retirement ended as we soon knew the fires would be lit again to begin practicing for the MWO World Championship 2016.

We picked up Nova and Solitude from CSJx, Alkaline from Seraphim Rising Storm, Radick from Antares Scorpions, Bowser from Lords throughout 2016. The World Championship tournament had begun and we were practicing 2-3 times a week during the regular season as well as attending our Saturday matches. At that point we managed to field 8v8 internal scrims, which is probably one of the reasons we have had such a successful competitive history. The World Chamionship 2016 semi-finals, we got to test our might against 228 and SJR. The matches against SJR were close, but we managed to best them and it fed our desire to finish strong, besting 228 and heading to the World Championship. We faced 228 Wild Ones and EON Synergy in the finals, though some of the matches were close against EON, we finished undefeated. It was a great moment of pride for all of us, we actually won a major prize pool and participated in a major gaming LAN event. Again, the feeling of retirement emerged for many of us, until words of the 2017 tournament began creeping around.

We decided as a team that we'd give it one last hurrah, shooting for a back to back World Championship victory. We picked up FileTitan from SJR, Stimraug from STS, Vxheous from AWOL and felt like we had a solid roster to field in the world champion as well as provide competition in interal scrims. Practices continued as usual, 2-3 times during the regular season aside of playing the comp queue, it was a relearning game for most of us as we had taken a long break. During the semifinals, we finished strong, being undefeated and showing once again we'd be a dominant force in the championship.

The 2017 finals came and EON gave us quite a fight for first place, they had handed us our first set loss in years. It was a moment of great pride that we as a team could sit down and analyze what was working and what wasn't in such a short amount of time, and make the proper adjustments to ensure the win. While the matches were a bit sloppy on our part, we ended up pulling it off in the end. It was the hours of effort of those on the main roster, and especially of those who weren't that constantly showed up to practice to help out their teammates that won us both championships.

Three years ago when we first formed this team, I never thought we'd get as far as we have. Winning two championships, getting sponsored by Ninox and most importantly, forming a group of friends that goes beyond a video game."