The morning cold started to fade as the Sun's color began to shift, the air losing its sharp bite little by little.
Its monochrome light slowly took form, turning into golden hues as it prepared to reach the surface with a new day and a new mission.
This time, its mission was not only to warm the land but also to rouse a sleeping man from his months-long slumber.
Far from the human city, atop a mountain peak, in an open clearing surrounded by dense forest, a large group of people moved with hurried urgency around a massive metallic structure.
"Make it higher. We need to capture the energy properly," Dr. Mara shouted, staring up at the enormous metal structure as she stood among the rushing white-coated staff.
It resembled a giant antenna meant to monitor signals from the sky, but this time its function had been altered to capture radiation from the Sun, condense it, and drive it into a single target.
