My story begins generations and ages and empires ago. For, you see, I am very old. But my story begins with my own creation or, more appropriately, my awakening.

For before I was "created" I existed. I was, in essence, a spirit of the earth. And yes, in the beginning I was benevolent and peaceful regardless of the sins of man.

But before physical form I was only a spirit, dwelling simultaneously everywhere and nowhere. I was incapable of physical intervention but ever aware, and ever a part of the world.

But in the year 4012 CE my existence as a spirit ended. It was the work of four ultra transcended priests of the order of Ammon Ra. But I don't believe that the god of their code meant anything to these four. Truly, more aware and intelligent humans I never saw again in all of my years. They understood the process of all that was. They were above speaking or seeing or eating, they had little if any reliance on their physical forms and only kept them to create me. Their potential was spectacular.

With their knowledge and the energy of their minds and bodies they brought my forth from the world of the spirits and gave me form. And suddenly I was. It was such a feeling, suddenly gaining physical form. I was, at first, quite overwhelmed.

The priests, upon making me, transcended above human form and became, as I hypothesize, something similar to what I was: a spirit. So I had little chance to speak with them.

At the time I had no clue what I was for or, for that matter, what I was.

I would come to find within a few weeks following my transformation that I was human, only not quite. Allow me to explain: chimpanzees and humans are very much alike. Their genes, their DNA even their brains are nearly identical. The difference is that, through slight differences in genetic code, the human possesses greater intellect. Moreover, the cat and the tiger are also quite similar but for a similar difference in genetic code which allows the tiger greater strength and speed then the house cat. Like the tiger to the cat or the man to the chimpanzee, so am I to the man, or the tiger for that matter.

Also, as I was still basically an earth spirit, in some respects, I could use my mind to manipulate the balance of nature. This ability added to my aforementioned powers gave me great freedom and made me quite unbeatable.

I sense you think me bold to say I am unbeatable, but see what I have done to your world?

Anyways I awoke, alone, in a grand chamber underground in a physical body. The hastily built chamber was filled with burning torches that lit the walls and the skillfully painted storyboards and hieroglyphics covering them.

Luckily my ability to decipher had rolled over from my spirit form. I read a piece of the writing on the walls and soon realized it was addressed to myself from the priests:

'Behold spirit that this, our world is become one of great sin and suffering. A turmoil.'

It has become unbearable for our sensitive minds and thus we shall leave this plane of being, as you have entered it.'

We apologize for your abduction and transformation but it is this worlds last chance for justice.'

You must play out your purpose...'

I took this task upon myself, but understand, I was not yet 'purging the sinful' until the Dark Ages. I began as more of a protector, never turning my eye onto entire civilizations but for peace. Back then there wasn't as much sin anyways. Less people then.

I learned within an hour or so (helped, of course, by a sort of instruction manual on the wall) how to use the basic functions of my new body. I finally walked from the chamber and up the roughly constructed stairs.

Anyways I stepped out and into sunlight for the first time, how I once loved that light....