Flashback to Athens's Greece 1800
William Radcliff. , a tomb robber stood before the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens. He swiftly climbed into the ruins, and went to find a sculpture to steal. He came before a large statue of Athena, her eyes staring down at him as if she was alive. He climbed up the statue, and slowly cut her head off. He slid her large head into a knapsack and shimmied down her body.
He opened the bag up and sneaked a peak at head. He shivered as the eyes seemed to look right at him. He took off running to the exit. As he ran, he slipped and fell on the debris. The bag went flying and he saw the head come out of the bag and hit the floor, shattering into a million pieces. He winced and ran over to the bits. Among the debris, was a perfect silver sphere.
He held it, looking at the sphere. It wasn't a metal he had seen before. It was as big as a soccer ball. He picked up the bag and slid the sphere into it. As he exited the Parthenon, a man stood against the wall, as if waiting for him.
"What did you find there Will? I do hope whatever it is, it will help pay off your debt." William winced as a young gentleman walked towards him and held out his hand. William sighed and handed out the sphere. The man looked it over and then smiled. "It will do William." The man walked off with the sphere.
The gentleman was Christopher Lucas. He was a wealthy landowner who had the sphere cut into 5 pieces. One of those pieces was shaped into a heart and given to the love of his life, who became his wife. It became part of the family and was passed down to all their descendants. As for the other 4 pieces, Christopher sold them off, most were melted down, and could be anywhere.