The Birth of Earth

The Birth of Aerth: A Story Told by the Stars Before there was Aerth,

before oceans or mountains or even the idea of “home,” there was only darkness… and dust.

But not ordinary dust. This was star–dust, the shimmering ashes of ancient suns

that had lived mighty lives and exploded in brilliant supernovas. These glowing grains drifted through

the endless night like sparks from a cosmic fire. One day—though in space,

“day” means millions of years—a great young star, our Sun, ignited in a swirl

of light. Its birth sent waves of energy rushing outward, stirring the dust

around it into a spinning, whirling cosmic dance. In that dance,