The History of Tellus

The History of Tellus

Ages ago, different aliens fought against each other for control over the planets. It was an endless war. Whenever a new planet was formed, it would quickly be destroyed as the aliens waged battles on it, trying to claim it as their own. The constant unrest and destruction finally resulted in a black hole that sucked almost everything into oblivion. The universe was a dark and still expanse of nothingness for awhile. Then slowly, life began to grow again.

With the birth of new suns, new planets were formed, and with that, new creatures. The few old aliens who survived the black hole learned from their mistakes, and established a code of conduct. As long as a planet is inhabited by a life form, it cannot be conquered and must be left alone, so that the life form may evolve on its own. This was the way the aliens lived century after century, harvesting from uninhabited planets, and steering clear of those that were occupied.

One day, the aliens discovered a new planet that was exceptionally rich in resources. Initial scans showed that no life form was present, so they immediately set up teleportation systems to travel to the planet. This system involved two skull-shaped crystals, one placed on the alien's home planet, and the other on the new planet. Each pair of skull crystals resembled the skulls of the alien species that it belonged to.

After a few days of harvesting, the aliens realized, to their surprise, that life forms were beginning to manifest on the planet. It was time to pack up and leave, and most of the aliens did so without question. However, the Jupiterians, a desperate species whose planet was near the end of its lifespan and slowly disintegrating, tried to protest, arguing that the life forms only appeared a after they arrived on the new planet. This was overruled by the other aliens and the Jupiterians were forced to leave as well. The teleportation systems were disabled, and the planet was left alone to grow on its own.

More time passed, and the species that evolved on the new planet became known as Human Beings. During this time, the Jupiterians grew more and more unhappy with their situation, and in a moment of weakness, secretly reactivated their skull crystal. A few scouts were sent back to the new planet in discreet, to learn the ways of the Humans.

Eventually the harvesting began again, in small, unnoticeable amounts at first. Jupiterians disguised as Humans were sent to the planet to gather resources. These harvesters lived among the Humans, blending into the community. Slowly, some began to lose memory of their life on Jupiter, thinking they were Humans themselves. But there were those who still remembered their species' betrayal of the code of conduct, and as the Jupiterians continued to rob increasing amounts of resources from Earth and endangering the lives of Humans, one such harvester by the name of Ira decided it was time to set things right.