Creation Tale Part 1

Hello. I've always loved fantasy and myths and legends, and almost every myth has a creation tale. All creation tales share key elements from culture to culture, and here's one I've written.

In the beginning, there was only the Nothing.

Out of the Nothing, in a spontaneous event, the first world came in to being. There was Nothing surrounding the Substance.

Substance craved to thrive, to grow and create, and so from the surface of the empty world sprang life, and there were Mortals on the Substance, surrounded by Nothing.

As the Mortals themselves grew, they developed beliefs. Mortals believed in Gods, like those that lorded over the weather, or the forests, or war. The beliefs of the Mortals blossomed into reality and so there was the Substance surrounded by Nothing, and Mortals and their Gods upon it.

These Gods could create heavens, ethereal places for the weak spirits of Mortals after their passing. But with Heavens, comes Hells. Some of the Mortals Gods were malevolent and lorded over their hells, but some became true Devils; cut off from all positive energies towards mankind; and some Devils sprouted out of those evils themselves. And so there was Nothing, Substance, Mortals that ruled the World, Gods that ruled the above, and Devils that ruled the below; the below and the Devils being the closest to the Nothing.

And so became two planes, the Material, and Immaterial. Up until this point, the only creatures that lived and died in the universe were Mortals. When a Mortal died, if he did right by the universe and his God, his soul moved on to his God's Heaven. If a Mortal did wrong by the universe, or was corrupted by a Devil, their soul moved on to the great Hells. Mortals that worshipped no God or Devil also moved on, if they were rightful they became Heavenly energy, or if wrongful, Hellish. Heavenly energy could be used by any being of Substance, as a powerful magical fuel. Heavenly energy is never destroyed, and if it is expended on either plane, it is merely transported back to the other plane, to be drawn on again when needed. Energies also flow freely between the planes, like great rivers. Heavenly energies brighten everything. Grass grows greener, the air is sweeter, and water is cleaner. It helps to rise the sun and keep the seasons turning. It's also possible for Heavenly energy to coalesce into a being, normally as a result of more than one Mortal soul finding common bonds in one another, and becoming a new being. These beings are very powerful, but cannot stay long on either plane before they are swept back away with the tide. Only the most powerful of souls can coalesce on it's own from it's energy source. Some choose to dally in the events of Mortals, while some retire to a Heaven, finding their own small place to rule. These beings became known as Vitans. Hellish energies could also coalesce, as the result of a large amount of evil souls binding. They become Greater Demons, more powerful than Lesser Demons that sprout from the Hells themselves, or are created by Devils. Hellish energies bring great darkness to worlds on the material plane. Fire is a neutral element between Substance and Nothing, but Hellish energies often corrupt it into a force for Nothing. Hellish energies cause many destructive forces, and are drawn upon by Devils and Demons and evil Gods or Mortals.

That's the end of the first part of my creation tale, there's more to come. Bye.

-By Ashton