Episode 2: The Continents, the Oceans, and the First Life

After a long period of crustal and ocean formation, the planet finally enters a stable yet quiet state.

The Continents and the Ocean
In this very first moment, there presents two continents, one large continent, which takes up around 22% of the planet surface, named "Solus". Another smaller, crescent-shaped, taking up around 8.3%, named "Lunas". Surrounding the two continents is a gigantic ocean. Separating the two continents is a smaller ocean. Volcanoes and volcanic hotspots appear throughout the planet, with the largest volcano situated in the southernmost part of Lunas. Aether fonts and leakages also appear around the planet, with the largest font being om the northernmost part of Lunas.

The presence of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere, which dissolves in water, makes the ocean acidic.

Weather and Landscape
The amount of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere, after a series of reactions, creates acid rain, washing away the planet's mountains and carving huge rivers, deltas, and swamps.

The First Life
After some time has passed, the first life is born and proliferated. The first organisms are heterotrophic, consuming other things for nutrients. However, this once changed when the autotrophs evolved. Three types of autotrophs appear on this planet, phototrophs, which use photosynthesis, chemotrophs, which use chemosynthesis, and Aethertrophs, which use Aethersynthesis. Due to the amount of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and Aether in the atmosphere, these organisms thrive well in the surface waters.

With the development of photosynthetic autotrophs, the oxygen level increases while the carbon dioxide level decreases. As well as hydrogen sulfide, which becomes elemental sulfur, and Aether, which becomes Aether Oxide by the chemotrophs and Aethertrophs respectively. These changes greatly affect the development of life.