The Earth by Andrea Suárez

Billions of years ago, a realm was overtaken of fire and ice. No life existed, there seemed to be no end to the destruction. Ahl, the god of time, became tired of watching worlds fall to the same destruction over and over again. So, he decided that he was going to create a new world, a world that consisted of beauty, light, and creatures that could help maintain his new world. 

Slowly, he started to make a plan. He had to find the way to protect the planet from his brothers obsession with destruction. Hew and Lir, traveled from planet to planet covering each world in darkness. There was no way that Ahl could keep his new world safe. So the god had to create a plan that would be accurate, cold, and quick. 

The first thing in order to proceed with his plan was to think of a way to conceal his new world from his brothers. He went to the furthest part of the galaxy and collected the biggest, brightest star, to hide his new world behind. He surrounded the world in an invisible protective layer that would keep all harm away from the planet. Ahl was satisfied with his creativity, hoping that his brothers would not find this new world and destroy it. He was really relieved, because now he had the ability to finally create.

Ahl observed the world before him, finding it to to be dark and barren. So, he said into the darkness, "Let there be light!", and ¡Boom! the world illuminated with a brilliant shine. Ahl thought it was beautiful. Ahl knew that he was going to need some help with his new world, so he said into the world, "Let there be life!" Slowly, creatures began to come up out of the water and walk on four legs, if he looked closely he could see magnificent, creatures of all sizes underneath the blue water moving swiftly though they appeared to have no legs. Suddenly, he noticed small creature, unlike all the other creatures that were around. This creature stood upright and walked on two legs, it was the most beautiful being he had ever seen. Ahl decided to name these creatures; humans, and decided that they were the ones that were going to help him take care of his new world. Everything was completely perfect, Ahl was so satisfied.

After time passed, Ahl started to wonder about his brothers, about the exterior universe, he had not been out since the creation. He also started noticing changes in the atmosphere, stars in triangular shapes. Blue and red stars that seemed closer each time more. That could be just one thing: his brothers. Hew and Lir had discovered the planet and were here to destroy it, Ahl thought. Microseconds later he saw the layer was starting to get covered with Ice. He entered in panic, he did not know what to do. Later lava started melting the ice, making it fall all over the planet as a water fountain. The secret world was not anymore secret, and was about to be destroyed. Ahl's beautiful creation could not be destroyed, extinguished, ended. Ahl tried to went to the surface and talk to them. They didn't listen. He thought, and thought, and thought, he had an idea.

Ahl freezed the time outside the layer. Life will continue in the new world, and an eternal pause will keep the outside from any try of attempt against the planet. Earth, how Ahl decided to call the planet, was now safe.