[ WP ] Make a creation myth

Sally climbed in bed and waited for her mother to come and read her a bedtime story. 
 
 “ Which one do you want to hear tonight? ” her mother asked. 
 
 “ How the world was made, ” Sally said. 
 
 Her mother smiled and settled next to her under the covers. 
 
 “ A long time ago, ” her mother began, “ there was nothing. The whole universe was empty. Not even a mouse, or the tiniest speck of dust, or the cutest of little girls. ” She tickled Sally ’ s nose. “ The whole world was just pure, white emptiness. But one day out of the whiteness, the Being of Light appeared. It was everywhere, shining It ’ s rays across the vast expanse of space. ” 
 
 Sally ’ s eyes grew wide. “ Was the Being of Light pretty? ” 
 
 “ Magnificent, ” said her mother. 
 
 “ Shinier than diamonds? ” 
 
 “ A thousand times more! But you see, for all its beauty the Light was sad. ” 
 
 “ Oh no! ” said Sally in a enthusiastic but well rehearsed manner. “ Why? ” 
 
 “ Well, It was lonely, there was no one or nothing to share It ’ s existence with. So the Light decided to make Itself a friend. It shone Its hardest and strongest in just one tiny tiny point and as little as it could in a point right next to it. Do you know what that did? ” 
 
 Sally held on tight to the covers. “ It made the Shadow. ” 
 
 “ That ’ s right! ” said her mother. “ Out of the slightly dimmed light, a small, weak shadow was formed. And the Light nurtured that small shadow as best as It could until it became strong enough to fend for Itself and became the Being of Shadow. ” 
 
 “ Was the Light happy? ” 
 
 “ Of course! Wouldn ’ t you be if you made a new friend? The Light and the Shadow became the very best of friends. With their combined power they created all sorts of wonderful things. The stars, the planets, every little rock you see today. ” 
 
 “ But why would they make all of these things? ” said Sally. 
 
 “ Because Light needed a place to make and place their most wonderful of creations: us. You, my little ray, are Lightborn, a direct descendant from the first beings to walk in the Light. ” 
 
 Sally beamed at the thought. A faint glow enveloped her. She wasn ’ t strong enough to light up completely, but that was just a matter of time. 
 “ All was well at first and the Light loved Its children. However.... ” her mother ’ s tone changed, “ The Shadow became jealous. But It wasn ’ t strong enough to create a people of Its own. One day, the Light caught the Shadow stealing the Light away from Its flock and fill them with Its darkness. ” Sally breathed in sharply as her mother went on. “ The Light saved as many of Its own as It could but sadly, some were too far damaged. ” 
 
 Sally hugged her mother tightly. 
 
 “ They became the Lightless, ” her mother whispered. “ People cut off from the Light. But there was worse... there were some who succumbed to the Shadow. So completely twisted and deformed by the Shadow ’ s greed and hatred they could no longer stand the Light on their skin. They were forced to retreat to the darkest and deepest crevices the world had to offer. There, they live in chaos underground and feed among themselves to survive. ” 
 
 Sally shuddered against her mother who gave her a kiss on the top of her head and held her tight. 
 
 
 “ Don ’ t worry my love, they can ’ t get to you here. Our crystal walls are high and the Guardians of Light watch over our city at all times. We are safe. ” 
 
 “ Why was the Shadow so mean? ” 
 
 “ It was Its nature, ” her mother said simply. “ The Light went to confront the Shadow for what It had done. The battle dragged on, bringing destruction to the land, wounding the land and forming more crevasses in which the Shadow-walkers could multiply! The Shadow ’ s strength was growing, reducing the Light ’ s bright stars to little dots in the sky. Fearing the darkness would overtake us completely, the Light made an ultimate sacrifice: It left the world, forcing the Shadow to follow, to go and fight this battle elsewhere. ” 
 
 Sally ’ s mother stretched and got up from the bed. “ The Light left us with a mission. We are to keep the Lightless on the right path and eradicate the Shadow-walkers until the Light ’ s victorious return from the depth of space.. ” 
 
 The little girl looked at her mother wonderingly. As always the story never ceased to light up a certain sense of pride and of being part of something bigger than herself. Her mother looked at her lovingly. 
 
 “ Sleep tight my little ray. Very soon, it will be the day of the Return. ” 
 
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