Prologue
A long time ago, our sun decided to try something that had never been done before. He was young, only a few centuries old, and had just become king of the Stars. An idea had come to him a time ago, and now he was free to try.
And so he brought the planet that would be known as Earth close to him.
He concentrated, trying to block out the voices of the other stars, jeering at him from a distance. They would see. In time, they would all see. He would create for himself a legend that would never die, that would never end. It all depended on this planet.
And so, he breathed on it.
Then, gently, for it now contained something precious