Soulstone Academy

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Past

At first, there was nothing but time
And within her heart blossomed five rulers of the divine
A new world shall be born with their hands intertwined
And thus, the fate of the future was signed

One stayed below for he love the land
The animals and plants were created from his hand
The other one was infatuated with the sky
With a flick of his hand, there were clouds and beasts that could fly

The cloudless and dull sky for the two gods was no fun
Thus they asked the deities of moon and sun
With their careful hands, day and night arose
They changed places in the sky, never coming to a pause

The fifth ruler stayed underground
And there was a stray soul he found
Curiosity won, and so with his hands of clay
He created the humans who will breathe, praise, and decay

The humans were to praise the gods' creation at first
But as the sands of time flew, there was knowledge they thirst
With every tick of the clock, the humans evolved
Until they could function without the deities involved

The goddess of the night does not meddle with human affairs
She often stays in her chamber, ignoring every moonlit prayers
But one night, the maiden couldn't handle the cries
Of a man who desperately screams for his son's life

In a lake that shimmered under the starry night
The maiden sighed at such a pitiful sight
She lifted his chin and listened to the pleas
Then spoke, "But may I ask the reason for all these?"

"Is it not natural for humans to die?
For what reason should I save a life?"
With not a blink, the man answered
"For love," the reply made the goddess astounded

"Very well," the maiden replied
And with the evening wind, she kissed the man goodbye
There is a life that will be saved tonight
But it will not come without a price

Hearing such news, the sun was enraged
Why did the moon suddenly leave her cage?
To involve with humans who never needed her care
But now, the lake is often the place for her nightly affairs

He barged into her chambers and demanded an answer
Her reply was something he would forever remember"
Do you know what the humans mean by love?"
She asked, unaware that it was the only emotion he had

The ruler of the sun shows no affection
But his love for the moon is considered obsession
He wants her by his side, to love and to hold
And to lock and cage her, to be his alone

But his beloved moon was already stolen
Thus, he met the man and began to threaten
Carefully, he laid out plans and the man has fallen
Into the treacherous bite of a serpent forgotten

The goddess has already received a warning
From the rest of the rulers, of her human's becoming
She paid them no heed, continuing to visit
Until a vial of poison challenged her limit

Thus the fate of the future started to weave
The fall of the night caused the rulers to grieve
And their eternal rest was the beginning of a siege
That will only stop when magic arises from the lady who always believes

"What... the fuck." inikot ko ang tingin sa madilim na paligid. "Where am I?"

The place was dark and empty, except for the single light of a floating orb at the center. Doon din nanggaling ang mga imaheng nakita ko kanina. Every word and every line held the story of the past.