"I alone have lived beyond the reach of time. Watching, ever vigilant as the millennium marched past. I have seen oceans rise, continents shift, and mountains crumble. I have seen brother rise against brother, and the desolation it leaves behind. And always the great cycle continues, new life rising from the ashes of destruction. Now, after aeons of watching, at last I too have become part of the cycle. I began a new life, with purpose and meaning. And though that life might end, I know now that I will never die."