A five foot-five inches beauty with blonde hair and emerald green eyes opened those eyes with wonder.
The view all around her was that of forestry and wildlife.
Touching the leaves and trees, she felt a certain chemistry and connection to nature itself, as if it was part of her.
Because God could not give her inherited memories, all he could do was influence her mind a little, hence she only knew her name, Eve.
For now, there were only three beings on the surface of earth. A phoenix, a dragon and an Elf, each of which have the ability to pro create through different means. Without the need for a partner, like Eve, she could harness the energy of earth to create lower elves and they may procreate amongst themselves.
You could say that these three beings would be the ancestor of all subspecies their descendants would continue to create.
God decided against intervening in their daily lives and instead let them roam the continents freely, although it was extremely unlikely that each would meet each other due to being created on different continents and the Elf without the ability to fly.
Tao Jue was also watching the primordial Elf, Eve's first steps with relish. He had finally lived to see a real elf, not in a fictional universe but a real one; every man's dream.
A voice told him to spend some time with her, and another decided against it. With intervention, she would likely not be able to discover the wonders of Mana on her own.
To be created considerably more powerful than the beasts, she had been given a great proficiency in mana manipulation and would likely go on to create some of the best spells used in daily life a long time in the future, and he looked forward to that.
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Tao Jue returned to Hell after watching Eve for a while, to see a bustling city-space of various demonic races.
Since he had been gone, the five Archdemons had put their full focus on creating races with their desired traits.
Large demons, imps, succubi, Necromancers, hellhounds and many more could be spotted at a quick glance.
Happy with the progress, Tao Jue walked through the crowded markets and unexpectedly homely atmosphere towards the city keep.
On the way, some demons with tempers would scowl at him as they believed he looked weak or fragile, not knowing who he was or the race he belonged to.
This was to be expected, he did not have any reason to show himself before but he did now, he had a very important announcement.
Opening the door to the castle keep, he spotted Lucifer speaking with Archdemon Azazel.
Turning around and seeing the creator, they dropped the subject and bowed towards him.
"No need for formalities. Call all Archdemons and Archangels. Oh yes, call God too. He will need to be informed of this announcement"
Lucifer obliged immediately and did as asked.
Almost instantly, beautiful angelic beings and chaotic terrifying Archdemons both appeared In the castle hall with confusion written on their faces.
'Did we miss something?' Michael eyed God.
In return, God shrugged his shoulders. He also had no idea what this could be about.
After seconds of silence, Tao Jue spoke up:
"Each and every one of you will have the opportunity to create a race on earth. I suppose you understand how important this opportunity is due to the power of Faith?" He spoke softly
Most widened their eyes in disbelief, the others, like Archdemon Asmodeus, were confused at the implication. He had never been interested in creation but war and battle, therefore, Lucifer explained patiently.
"If one can create and subsequently control and entire race of mortals, the prayer and faith they will receive will greatly improve their overall power. If enough, this faith could elevate your Godhood."
Replying to lucifer, Asmodeus spoke in an enlightened tone, "Creator, if this is true then how will you decide who creates which race?"
"I would suggest the demons create the non-human races. Demons naturally love and some are even created to fight, and the earth needs not peace but war. Constant war. If humans and other human-like species are allowed to maintain peace throughout the continents, they will become weak in both body and mind. There can never be peace, hence the angels will begin with the creation of human races and act as their support pillar; Elves, Dwarfs, Men, Sea-folk and beast-men will be under the jurisdiction of Heaven. Hell will create the monster races and ensure a constant cycle of war with the Angelic-controlled creations. This will strengthen the mortals enough to survive what I believe will come soon enough; an invasion."
Both the angels and demons had no issues with this plan, as it would allow them to get a foothold in new earth.
After making small talk, all dispersed to work on their various creations. It would soon be busy on the earths four continents.