Seeds of Life

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Adam, a Seed of Life.

The Seeds of Life (生命の樹, Inochi no Ki^?) are seven extraterrestrial entities sent by the First Ancestral Race across the galaxy to spread life on new planets. The only known Seeds of Life are Adam and Lilith, both of which landed on Earth during prehistoric times.

Origins

In response to an extinction-level event on their own planet, the First Ancestral Race sent seven Seeds of Life to specific planets across the galaxy. The purpose of these Seeds was to preserve the First Ancestral Race's legacy by creating new life forms using their genetic material. The vessels used to transport the Seeds are gigantic spheres known as "moons" or "eggs." Each Seed of Life is also accompanied by a Spear of Longinus, an apparently living weapon that has the power to incapacitate a Seed should it be necessary.

Seeds of Life appear in two distinct varieties during the original series: The first type of Seed are those imbued with the "Fruit of Life," also known as the Super Solenoid, or S², Engine. Entities with an S² engine possess unlimited energy and immense physical strength. An example of a "Fruit of Life" Seed is Adam and its progeny, the Angels, who have vast physical powers as a result of their S² engines.

The second type of Seed are those imbued with the "Fruit of Knowledge." The Fruit of Knowledge is the power of reason, and the ability to employ the scientific method to expand one's understanding and knowledge of the universe. An example of a "Fruit of Knowledge" Seed is Lilith; among the children of Lilith are human beings. Despite being physically weak, humans are able to use the power of science and technology to shape the world around them and construct advanced civilizations.

It is implied that any entity possessing both the Fruit of Life and the Fruit of Knowledge would have godlike capabilities, possibly similar to that of the First Ancestral Race. Due to an unspecified law set down by the First Ancestral Race, more than one Seed of Life cannot exist on the same planet. This is to prevent any form of life from becoming a godlike entity by acquiring both Fruits. If any planet is inhabited by more than one Seed, the Spear of Longinus will incapacitate all but the first Seed that arrived on that planet, allowing it to be the sole progenitor of life on the planet they arrived upon.

Seeds of Life on Earth

Lilith, a Seed of Life.

The only known Seeds of Life are the two that both arrived on the Earth: Adam, a Seed imbued with the "Fruit of Life", and Lilith, a Seed imbued with the "Fruit of Knowledge".

In a turn of events that was unplanned by the First Ancestral Race, Earth became home to two Seeds of Life: Adam, who was the Seed of Life intended for Earth, landed in what is now Antarctica in the White Moon; however, the Black Moon carrying Lilith, the Seed of Knowledge, later accidentally collided with Earth at what became the Hakone region of Japan. Lilith's crash landing on Earth is known as the First Impact.

The Spear of Longinus that belonged to Lilith was for some reason lost or destroyed during the collision on Earth. In order to enforce the rule laid down by the First Ancestral Race, the Spear of Longinus that belonged to Adam, by default, had to incapacitate the original seed to ensure the rule was upheld. This meant that Adam was denied its intended destiny: to be the progenitor of life on Earth. With Adam incapacitated, Lilith spread its blood, LCL, which served as the primordial soup of all Lilith-based life on Earth. Lilith-based life evolved over billions of years, culminating in the birth of a sentient species blessed with the Fruit of Knowledge: humanity, otherwise known as the Lilin.

Meanwhile, Adam remained in suspended animation in Antarctica for many millennia, until the year 2000, when it was reawakened by the Katsuragi Expedition, which resulted in the cataclysmic event known as Second Impact. 

Trivia

• The Spear's purpose in relation to the Seeds of Life may be a reference to the Book of Genesis in the Bible. In Genesis 3:22, after eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, Adam and Eve are cast out of the Garden of Eden by God. This was done to prevent Adam and Eve from also eating the fruit of the Tree of Life.
• Since both Adam and Lilith are "Seeds of Life" created by the First Ancestral Race, it's actually incorrect to label Adam or Lilith as "Angels." Angels are, by definition, creatures born from Adam possessing the Fruit of Life (the S² Engine).