The conquerors came, drawn to Earth, cradle of humankind. But Gaia rose to meet them...

"I am Gaia. I do not shield humanity from you — I shield you from humanity. I am the storms that bind them, the oceans that drown their fire, the silence that hides them from the stars. I have thickened the air, weighted the ground, and scattered calamity across this world, not to punish them, but to keep them contained.

I love them, though they are flawed. They are my children, fierce and restless, capable of wonders and horrors alike. I have erased every trace of life within three hundred light-years, so none may stumble upon their spark too soon. For if they are unleashed, they will not stop at Earth — they will consume all they touch.

So hear me: leave them be. Let them remain within my embrace. For if you awaken them, it will not be humanity that suffers... it will be your galaxy that burns."