Destruction and birth

This story takes place 66 million years before man became the ruler of Earth, a planet located in the Milky Way galaxy. During this time on the earth, the current rulers were massive lizards called Dinosaurs. They inhabited the supercontinent that would later become known as Pangea. They were great predators that fought desperately for survival. But on this day, the dinosaurs faced a threat they'd never seen before.

A catastrophe was coming on the eastern coast of Pangea as the skyline seemed to catch on fire. The instincts of dinosaurs all over Pangea warned them of an incoming cataclysm as soon as the atmosphere was breached. Every animal fled away from the danger, creating a mass migration. The cause of the migration was a six-mile-wide meteor crashing toward the Earth's surface. The meteor instantly crashed off the eastern coast, raining down debris and carnage. The initial impact caused a tsunami on the coastal line, a massive dust cloud spreading worldwide, and a gigantic heatwave that raised the planet's temperature.

Those near the impact zone to 150 miles away felt the effects of the impact almost instantly. Those closer to the impact zone were crushed, incinerated, or drowned. Dinosaurs farther out were crushed mainly by flying debris or swept up by the sonic boom released by the meteor.

The impact also caused nearby volcanos to erupt on a massive scale, releasing smog and lava onto the surface. The heat shockwaves and other disasters wiped out entire ecosystems for over a hundred miles away. This meant unlucky survivors of the catastrophe were in a race against time to find untouched areas that contained the necessities needed for survival. Even though they all struggled to survive for most, regardless of their actions, it didn't matter as their fates had been sealed. The destruction eclipsed even those in the outer areas of the destructive zone as it continued to spread like a lit fire next to a gasoline shed.

The planet took less than two hours to show signs of the meteor's impact. Those still alive after the initial impact and the aftershocks now faced new challenges. Soot, dust, and ash released into the atmosphere caused a lack of sunlight that devastated the plant life that herbivores need to survive. This caused a chain effect since the decline in herbivores meant that carnivores had to expand their hunting grounds, increasing the risk of running into other predators. The carnivores would now be forced to fight each other for food as it was either death by starvation or for a fighting chance at survival.

In a single day, millions of dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Species that had taken millions of years to develop through the trials and errors of life were gone. This event unknowingly caught the attention of a God. Even as a God, he felt immense sadness from destroying his favorite planets. He had watched the Earth and animals develop and enjoyed watching the struggle to become better at survival.

"So much destruction," the god said as he watched the event alone. "So much loss of life and potential"

He watched the months pass as the dinosaurs' situation worsened to the extremes. The once luscious lands had become barren, with few plants still alive. The fresh air was tainted with smog and ash. Only the aquatic life deep in the oceans and lakes and small mammalian animals seemed to show signs of being able to survive and recover with time.

Seeing that animals would still have a place on this planet, the god took one last look at the planet's inhabitants. Checking on the few survivors that caught his eye, he found a cluster of eggs in a cave as he checked in a female Raptor.

'What a shame,' he thought as he shook his head as she lay dead a few feet away. Seeming to have died from exhaustion, lack of food, and the taxing process of laying her eggs. She had been searching for food desperately, trying to stock up on food for the egg-laying process. This increased the strain on her due to the difficulty of procuring food and having to fight to keep said food if another predator stumbled upon her.

'Well, that's unfortunate. At least the eggs haven't hatched yet.' He thought. Just then, the egg in the middle of the clutch started to shake. God was shocked by the irony of this event as the baby inside pushed to break free of its prison. Captivated by its fight to escape the egg, the god couldn't himself as he watched.

Just then, a predator was searching for food near the same cave. The predators had found the scent and tracks left by the various mother's hunting attempts. The creature felt elated as it was close to finding something to eat. Starved and emaciated, it slowly continued to the entrance of the cave.

Back in the cave, the egg rocked and shook with more vigor as tiny cracks formed on the egg. With a final push, the shell gave way to a small claw that pushed away a good portion of the shell. What followed was the slow destruction of the egg until it revealed a tiny baby raptor.

While the hatchling fought to free itself from the egg, the god debated whether to intervene. While his mind deliberated, it seemed events had sparked something instinctual in him.