Archeia's Atheneum (The First Shift)

Episode Eight: 2187

It is 12,999,957,002 BAA.

From a single point of origin, a universe is created from a single point of origin. Light and love fill the Void cup. Automatically, its Presence changes its local temporal realities--and the gears of story-work initiate Time-Function.

It is 3,999,958,001 BAA.

The universe is teaming with life. Entities of every type, dimension, and density live and/or incarnate as their will. Beings of every shape, size, and color begin the sacred rite known as the Dark Night of the Soul. Therein, they whom had known all forget all. And the people are given the supreme gift of mystery; the chance to learn it all again. Many stories unfold in this universe, as they would in any. Soon Present beings combine their efforts to ensure the sustainability of light and love throughout the universe--against the wishes of Void beings. To better align themselves, the Present beings seek to unite a series of galaxies by Jump-Ways: clear routes for add-light speed travel. Planet beings are chosen to regulate these Jump-Ways, thus many Present beings are charged with guardianship over these developing planets. One such planet is called Tarra.

It is 3,799,951,008 BAA.

Tarra's growth is proceeding as expected. She has newly developed liquid water on her surface. The substance has been incubating within her for many millions of years. She has chosen to appear blue, and the star being who guides her is exceedingly proud. She is as beautiful as her sibling planets in the other galaxies. Sun introduces Tarra to the rest of her family. First is Venus, who befriends Tarra quickly, promising to watch over her always. Second is Tallus, son of Sun, the mid-eldest--but he becomes jealous of Tarra, for she is likened to a crown jewel. The third was Sun's eldest, Tiamat--whom is by far largest and wisest. Tarra idolizes her the way little sisters do, and Tiamat vows to protect her until death. Jupiter and Saturn are honor bound as her forebears. Uranus, Tarra's twin flame, swears himself to her--and says they will leave this place together when the lessons are learned. Sun understands Tarra's value and knows Void beings will target her, and to this, he creates Tarra's successor. Preying never to need him, Sun spawns Nibiru, cousin to Tarra. His safety entrusted to his brothers, Neptune and Pluto. The family is visited by other beings often, and a multitude of civilizations fastidiously monitor the system.

It is 2,599,952,007 BAA.

With the guidance of Sun, Venus creates her first children. She does this so Tarra might see the beauty of life, and the trials of hosting it. And an 8ft tall race of avian people develops on the planet over the span of many millions of years. The family watches Venus and her people. They marvel at the avian race as many entities incarnate in their form, bringing new ways of evolution to their ever-growing society and culture. The people develop belief systems, political groups, and ways of expressing art. They fight wars but quickly recognize mistakes when made. The people learn the violence lesson in a short span of 73,000 years--allowing the race to flourish. Void beings which incarnate on the planet are few and far between, and in the end, their negative presence alienates them from the rest.

It is 1,999,950,111 BAA.

Tiamat begins observing the system's vulnerability, and it behooves her to authenticate the vow made so long ago. Thus Tiamat bears her first children, an 18ft tall feline race--made of her wisdom. With the help of the avian people, the felines advanced quickly. And those people populated Tiamat, building their cities, forming their culture, their beliefs. Conflict is small and seldom for the felines, and yet they understand violence in a very wise way. Being nearly pure in Presence, they are chosen to guard the system--so they make an energy field around Sun and the planets, generated from thousands of massive spheres. Ships that guide Present energy by way of sound. Such technology makes the Tarra system an energetically rich place to visit--a peaceful place to do business. The felines fashion a counsel on Tiamat, one that will delegate occupied space, trade practices, and genetic farming. And then the system prospers. One day the avian people hold an exclusive meeting on Venus, inviting only the felines. After the meeting concludes, a strange fleet of ships materializes in Tallus local space--then the entirety of the feline and avian race vanishes, save for two birds. The last avian Void beings are exiled on the newly desolated Venus. The odd ships blockade Tallus and the honor/duty of guarding the system falls to them. The 6ft tall humanoid race populates Tallus and monitors Tiamat closely. They settle Nibiru as well, turning the planet into a base of operation. Soon after, a 200ft tall winged reptile race enters the system. The Dragon Order had been exiled from their galaxy, sent to dwell and heal with higher frequencies. They request asylum on Tarra, and the Tallish race convinces Sun to allow this. Tarra has yet to host such life, and she too agrees to hold the Dragons. Over the course of another few million years, Tarra creates her first race of people. She is assisted by both Sun and the reptiles. Tarra entrusts the new mammal race to the reptiles, and the Dragons begin fusing the DNA of the mammals and themselves. This experiment is very valuable to the Dragons because they hope by changing their physiology, they might also discover better ways to understand their emotions; why their negative aspects were so attractive to them in the past.