At the beginning, there was darkness. Then He spoke Light, and light appeared.
The equilibrium between Dark and Light balanced, and not one overpowered the other.
Then He spoke Earth, and the land was created.
Matter gathered, forming Mass
Then He spoke Life, and sky appeared, seas flowed and trees sprouted.
Mass consolidated, shaping Vitality.
Then He spoke Will, and animals were born from the land, fishes were conceived from the water, and vegetation grew from the soil.
Vitality surged, allowing the fauna and flora.
Finally, He called for $&#%, and came His daughter and son, Chaos and Cosmos.
There was peace and quiet, balance and order.
No fight no quarrel, broke the placid environment.
Thus Prosperity took hold, and soon, He decided to give birth to Humanity.
For Humanity, all had gathered. Will gave its all, Life gifted itself, Earth offered its seeds, and Light illuminated the path.
He had asked for Cosmos to guide Humanity and follow the path carved by Light.
However thereafter, the scale had tilted.
When all should have been equal from Matter, Humanity stole Mass.
When all should have plentiful Life, Humanity killed for more Vitality.
When all should have their own Will, Humanity enslaved the plants and animals.
The order was broken, and the daughter Chaos grew more prominent while the son Cosmos declined.
Subsequently, as the guide and seeker of order, Cosmos aspired to rebalance the scale.
Therefore the son decided to remove the weight that had shattered the balance, and called upon the Black Harvest.
It reaped the frenzied souls that were murdered by Humanity and sought revenge, then concentrated them to form a single being meant to devour everything.
Thus was born the very first of many, Sheep of the Black Harvest.
However, it only brought mayhem over the once-peaceful world, indiscriminately devouring every living being that crossed its path, Humanity and animals alike were preyed upon by such predator.
Consequently, the daughter made her move, taking advantage of the chaotic environment to seize more power over Cosmos and her Father.
Hence, Chaos spread her influence among the desperate prey fleeing for their lives, her snakes thereupon planting the seed of madness, steadily growing over time as despair was more abundant, until finally, it bloomed in an exquisite display of frenzy.
The previously one-sided slaughter had turned into a complete bloodbath as every living soul had started massacring each other.
Thus began the Fall.
Yet, He did not act to ensure the coming of Prosperity, but instead brought the Apocalypse.
A heavenly punishment befell upon those who had broken the balance. He let those who had ruthlessly killed experience never-ending loops of deaths, He locked His daughter in the depths of the Lake of Foundation, and He denied His son, forgoing his name and purpose.
Without the presence of Humanity, Chaos and the son, the frenzy subsided. However, the mark brought upon by the mayhem was deep. Will was never completely recovered, Life became finite, Earth was hurt, and Light no longer shone as brightly. Vitality was limited, Mass grew heavier, and Matter became ungraspable.
In this broken world, the Clock ticked, each ticking announcing the end of one life and the birth of another.
Nevertheless, the world pursued its course, as the end wasn't yet near...
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[A/N]
And thus ends the first arc of the story. I hope you liked it since this was only the introduction to this grand world that I am building.
Unfortunately, I'll have to make a little pause on writing because of RL matters but still, the wait won't be too long. (I hope so) Also, the releases possiby won't be as fast as for the first arc but I'll try my best! (Also, thank you my one and only reader —for know— , kapakio for reading and enjoying the world of my imagination!)
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