Far above Earth, a lone figure stood in the vast silence of space, his robes drifting gently despite the absence of wind. He was a handsome man with long hair falling loosely down his back, his hands folded behind him as he regarded the planet below with a placid expression.
Beyond him, countless stars glittered against the darkness, their distant light framing a sight that should have been impossible.
Earth was expanding.
It happened slowly enough to escape notice at a glance, yet before the man's eyes, the planet continued to grow. Continents stretched, oceans widened, and fresh expanses of land emerged between regions that had once bordered each other.
Such a violent transformation should have torn the world apart, or at least rendered its surface uninhabitable. And yet, its shape remained intact, its atmosphere undisturbed as clouds drifted over the changing landscape.
