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2024-10-29 19:42:56“In the beginning of time, there was nothing but emptiness until light shone into the abyss, creating a figure of a man.”
“From the light he created the lands, the seas, and the lamp that serves as their guide wherever his creations go.”
“However, this light also casted a shadow, and from those shadows formed a womanly figure. The man was not mad, but instead glad with her presence. For it is of her presence that death came into being, and it is of her promise of eternal life after touching her darkness makes his world equal.”
“In the end, both beings from the light and dark combined their powers, creating a guardian that gave life to their creations, assigning it to look after the worlds created.”
“The woman from the dark was Yin, the man from the light was Yang, and the land which Yang made was named after the guardian assigned to take care of their creations…”
“The Goddess of Elements, Esteria.”
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