The Creation

In the beginning… …was the empty sky. Then the Sky took the emptiness and split it asunder, and thus created a world that was Enar. And on this world He placed Kekekur, who was Fire, and Shusur, who was Water. Then the Sky took Kekekur as his wife, and their child was Mek. Mek made a world of rock, and placed it in the sky beside Enar. And Kekekur created a shining light to warm it, and Shusur poured soft rain on it to fill the oceans. Then the Sky took Shusur as his wife, and their child was Breye. Breye covered the harsh bones of the world with a skin of soil. And still the light shone, and still the rains fell. Then Kekekur took Breye as his wife, and their child was Meded. Meded made growing things within the soil; all that was green, and all that bore flowers or fruit. Then Shusur took Mek as his wife, and their child was Grak. Grak created the creatures that walked or crawled on the soil, that flew above the soil, or swam in the waters. Then one of the creatures that walked upon the soil looked up at Enar, and saw the Gods looking back at him, and he was afraid. So the Sky placed in him and his kind the Spark, and he was no longer afraid, but filled with awe. Then he looked at himself and saw who he was, and named himself Garen. Then the other Gods gave him gifts. Kekekur taught him to build a hearth to bring warmth to his home, and how to cook meat upon it to make it taste good. Shusur taught him to collect water that was good to drink. Mek taught him to sculpt the rock and fashion it into tools, to find metals within it and to make paints from the colours of the rock. Breye taught him to prepare the land for growing things, and to form clay into pots. Meded taught him the uses of every growing thing; how to make vessels from wood, which plants were good to eat, and which would cure disease. Grak taught him to tame the creatures that would labour for him, to hunt for food, and to protect him and his family from dangerous creatures. Then Garen thanked them, and gave them reverence. And he took the knowledge to his people, and they lived long and prosperous lives.