Chapter 1: In the Beginning

When Anu encountered the new beings, jealousy consumed him. They lived in a world untouched by pain, connected directly to the source without any external needs.  

He wanted to destroy them. It was his son, Enki, who devised the plan to remake them in their own image, almost perfect like themselves. As Gaia fell, Earth was born. 

Enki’s eyes bulged, his black irises barely visible, scanning the lower dimension. Gripping the massive golden orb before him, he guided the magnificent ship. It swayed toward a dark chasm.

“It is time, everyone,” Enki barked, his deep voice echoing. He tightened his dark suit.

The surrounding crew pulled helmets from their pockets and pressed them to their faces. The material metamorphosed instantly, hardening into the thickest substance in the universe to encapsulate their heads. A golden light enveloped each figure, locking them rigidly in place. Enki shoved the orb forward, and the black ship plunged into the abyss. 

Reflections of the past, present, and future spun and spindled around them, twisting and turning in an attempt to trap them within the material world, while the ship’s internal golden light pushed outward. The figures remained perfectly still. One comrade turned her head toward Enki; he offered a sharp nod from behind his black helmet, his horns glistening in the space between dimensions.

Enki watched as the blue planet materialized on the horizon. Nearby, the red planet marked the site of their father’s original base, a place once rich with gold.