As the One Being created planets that would one day allow life to grow and thrive upon it, the One Being would also left behind a fragment of his power, minute in comparison to his own omnipotence. On the planet that would become called Earth by its inhabitants, the power he left behind was sufficiently immense to gain its own consciousness, in the form of seven sentient entities of pure cosmic energy.
These seven were beings void of gender and immune to the ravages of time and space; in time, they would be come to be known as the "First". Their duty: to protect, guard and watch over life as it evolved. For as long as life was possible, the First of this planet would exist, through each and every one of its Genesis Cycles.
History[]
At the beginning of the first Genesis Cycle, the First watched as the planet formed itself from rock, preparing for the life they were created to watch over. For a time, they gazed over what would eventually be known as the earliest known humans, seeing them as any other creature born of the Earth. However, as humanity grew and prospered above most others, the First eventually realised that humanity would need a guiding hand; they knew humanity would play an enormous part in shaping the world, and would need to guide them as the planet would one day become weary of humanity's burden.
Though the First were beings of near-omnipotent cosmic energy, they knew their current forms would allow them no connection to humanity other than being seen as Gods. Thus, they made their decision to become mortal and live amongst them, rather than over them.
They would bind their cosmic essences to a newborn human child, living in complete symbiosis with the human soul residing within; mortal in body and immortal in spirit. In doing so, they would be born, live and eventually die. They would understand mortality, experience life through mortal eyes; and at the end of each life, they would reincarnate into another newborn human child, beginning the Reincarnation Cycle anew. And so, the Guardians were born.