Previously on Echoes Across Time:
 
Ava gripped Carny's hand as Anensi's story unfolded, each word expanding their understanding of their heritage. The morning sun played across the kitchen table while he described a world orbiting twin stars - a civilization of enhanced beings who had watched and guided Earth's development for millennia."Your abilities will grow stronger," he explained, watching them process their new reality. "The herbs from Nibiru that are in the wine have awakened what was there, dormant in your genes."Gustav sat silently, decades of friendship with Anensi taking on new meaning. But something in Anensi's tone, a careful hesitation when speaking of certain topics, suggested there were still secrets to be revealed.Ava, her newly awakened senses picking up undercurrents of Anensi's thoughts, caught glimpses of a medical facility, familiar faces she couldn't quite place, and a deep sense of anticipation - as if this revelation was just the beginning.In a modern kitchen on Earth's Pacific coast, four people sat around a table - one ancient being who had watched over humanity for millennia, and three humans whose world was about to expand beyond imagination. The truth Anensi prepared to share would unravel not just their understanding of family history, but of human history itself."Let me tell you,” He began carefully, "about why we really came to Earth..."Anensi began explaining, “Before there were pyramids, before the great floods reshaped Earth's surface, before mankind learned to write their own history - We came. Not as conquerors or saviors, but as survivors seeking resources for our dying world.The crystalline skies of Nibiru, once shimmering with endless possibilities, had grown dim with what we thought was uncertainty. Our advanced civilization, spanning millennia, faced a threat that no technology could solve, depletion. While our society thrived under twin suns, our planet's core resources needed for our way of life showed signs of failing.After mining resources from nearby planets our deep space probes found that Earth, with its abundant minerals and diverse biosphere, offered hope. In what is now called the Sahara, we found fertile soil that yielded crops of unprecedented vitality. Believing Earth's soil held the key to our agricultural salvation, we harvested vast swaths of topsoil, replacing it with our own depleted soil. We didn't understand then that the richness came not from the soil, but from a complex web of climate patterns and the radiant rays of Earth’s yellow sun. Unknown to us, our actions would irreversibly disrupt your planet.The lush savannas slowly transformed into endless dunes. Watching this unintended devastation, I chose to remain on Earth, working through centuries to subtly guide human development - a self-imposed penance for my people's actions. Each technological advancement I helped inspire was a small repayment of that ancient debt.But while Nibiru’s Council focused on resource extraction, my two sisters saw beyond mere survival. Adrin and Trici understood that Earth's greatest resource wasn't in its rocks or waters or soil - it was in the emerging species that walked its surface. While others mined minerals, my sisters planted something far more precious: hope, encoded in carefully modified human DNA.Adrin secretly split and seeded specific genetic markers into two chosen bloodlines. It was an experiment born of hope, a backup plan should Nibiru's fate take a dark turn. Those markers lay dormant for thousands of years, passing silently through generations.Until now.”