Suddenly a portal though space opened nearby this dead collection of atoms. A golden sphere plunged through and down into the center of the huge globe, like a fish diving into inky midnight waters. In only a few seconds, it drove through the compressed gas as though it weren't even there, reached the center thousands of miles below the periphery.... and exploded.
Driven over the threshold of a phase change by the sudden release of energy into a previously energy devoid system, atoms of hydrogen began to collide, fusing into helium. The process released more energy, photons and heat which persuaded surrounding atoms into the new reaction in a spreading domino effect. In less than a minute, the reaction spread throughout the billions of tons of collected hydrogen, and what had been a dark blot upon the heavens glowed with incredible light and heat radiating outwards at 186,000 miles per second, and became...