AN - I revised this chapter on 28-08-2016
Oh Ambition!
Oh Lust!
The folly of mankind.
Long ago, in a time before time itself, mankind lived a Golden Era. It was the time of the great cities of towers, so high they touched the skies. It was the time hunger and misery were strange notions to men. It was the time of great god Techno, the Provider of Life.
Mighty Techno ruled all artificial beings and therefore was present in all of them. It was Techno who gave life and wisdom to the inanimate ones, offering to each and every human a loyal and obedient servant. People worshiped great god Techno, for it provided all comfort and facilities in men's life.
The human race multiplied and multiplied. The great cities of towers grew bigger and bigger. People claimed the forests, the mountains and the valleys. They claimed the lakes, the rivers and the seas. They even claimed the skies. Other living beings saw their world shrink as brick and metal changed the landscapes. Mother Nature became ill and despite her warnings and symptoms, people ignored her pleas for help. They were blinded by the greatness of Techno and believed he was powerful enough to rule the Earth without Mother Nature.
Little did mankind know that the Creators were following their foolishness. They witnessed their most refined and advanced creation auto-destruct by being ignorant and dependant of Techno. The Creators gathered in their world and after days of profound reflection, they decided to do the one thing they had promised long ago to never carry out: descend to the Human Realm and intervene.
At first, humans feared the powerful creatures that revealed to be their Creators. They panicked and turned to Techno in hope their god would destroy these strange beings. But Techno failed and the Creators remained safe and sound on Earth. Their persistent presence and constant kindness eventually won the hearts of people. Once the fear disappeared, the Creators approached humans and passed on their wisdom and knowledge. For many years, humans and Creators lived in peace and harmony, side by side. The world had never lived such as balanced time. Trees and flowers were planted in the great cities and on their tall towers. Boundaries were created where no man should go, the rein of animals. The skies and seas were clean again and the ground was black and fertile.
The longer the Creators stayed on Earth, the more they felt fascinated by their favorite creation. One day, one Creator violated a second sacred rule: never procreate with humans. And so, a human woman gave birth to a child of a Creator. The other Creators were infuriated and demanded the death of the child. But the Great White Mother witnessed the great love the human woman possessed for that little life and took pity for the mother and the new-born. She protected them and so the child grew up in secrecy. Once he reached the adult life, he revealed himself to both Creators and humans. His wisdom and knowledge of the world and nature was as great as the one of the Creators, but his feelings were as passionate and vulnerable as the humans. People called him the Wise One. The man that held the memories of his forefathers, the man that spoke the language of Life and Death. And so, he was accepted and cherished by everyone. After that, more Creators and humans bonded and they too had children. A new hybrid race was born. The Wise Ones were like a bridge between the two races and secured the harmony between Creator and Created.
But as the number of the Wise Ones increased, a dark shadow of fear and mistrust hung over mankind. The power and wisdom of the hybrid race intimidated many, who felt inferior by those who carried the mysteries of Life and Death within them. A rebel group was formed. They called themselves the Truth Holders. They claimed they knew the Creators' real intentions and the destructive role of the Wise Ones: a major complot to overpower Techno and enslave human kind. They claimed the Creators would trap mankind in a web of lies and illusions through apparent kindness and helpfulness. They claimed their goal was to produce a new and more perfected race that would destroy and replace mankind. Fear is like poison and the belief of doom spread itself over the world, manipulating and pressuring leaders to go against the Creators and their new hybrid offspring.
A second group was formed, one that refused to believe in the horrors told by the Truth Holders. They were lead by a family called Watari and too attracted many to their belief that the Creators and Wise Ones were on Earth, not to destroy it, but to help rebuild it. They accused the Truth Holders of inventing a lie and defended by all costs the superior races.
The world was split. Divided by those who followed the Truth Holders, wishing to return to the time Techno ruled Earth alone, desiring freedom and independence; and by those who followed the Wataris, persuading the good intentions of the Creators and the great deeds of the Wise Ones.
A violent war followed. The Truth Holders made a deadly pact with Techno. The great Provider of Life created the most powerful and deadly weapon ever invented. Its target were the Wise Ones but many cities of men were destroyed during this great battle. Techno betrayed the Truth Holders for it created a weapon that saw no difference between men and Wise Ones. It lost control and worked at its own will. Everywhere it went, it left a path of destruction. The downfall of mankind seemed near.
Feeling betrayed by the humans, all Creators abandoned Earth and returned to their realm. All except two: the Great White Mother and the Great Dark Father. They bounded their strength and desperately tried to save the little that could be saved. The deadly weapon was stopped and Techno killed. But it was too late. The beautiful cities of towers were already ruined, hunger and disease claimed many lives and Earth became a vast dead land, dry and infertile.
The Truth Holders kept their conviction still, and accused the Creators and Wise Ones for starting the whole destruction of Earth. A final confrontation took place and the Truth Holders managed to achieve what everyone thought was impossible: they killed a Creator. Trying to protect her children, the Great White Mother was reduced into dust.
The world was shocked and the Great Dark Father revealed his fearsome mightiness. He sew death throughout many, many homes and cursed mankind. His words were heard in the whole planet and imprinted in the memory of every child still to be born:
"Foolish cruel humans! Victims of your own stupidity! You thought your god Techo was on your side? You thought you could control it? How blind can one be? Techno was cold, lifeless, emotionless. It was nothing more than a device that understood instructions, conclusions, calculations. It had no conscious, no self remorse. It did what it was told. It saw no differentiation. For Techno, there is no good or evil.
Your wonderful world of comfort and luxury has come to an end. From now on you must rely on yourselves. No more help from artificial beings, no more help from Creators, no more help from Wise Ones. Your cities are destroyed. Now live in the bare soil, dry and dead. Hot at day and freezing at night. The Earth is dying. And you are doomed to live in it. Die slowly until the Earth is nothing but a no one's land!"
After these words, the Great Dark Father disappeared. Some said he returned to his realm, others said he stayed on Earth, hidden in a place where no human will ever come, guarding the ashes of the Great White Mother. The terrifying words of the Creator echoed in the ears of every human being. Conflicts rose as everybody accused each other. People divided and left in different paths. The Truth Holders lost many followers, but continued their battle in finding and eliminating any Wise One that still breathed air.
The Great Dark Father had not lied. Humans were victims of their own folly. They struggled to find ways to survive in the barren conditions they found themselves in, a hard and almost impossible task. But they survived, they continued reproducing and new generations were born. Mankind regretted each and every day for their mistake and lived in permanent penitence. One day, one of the few surviving Wise Ones travelled the Earth with a message for the desperate:
"My poor people. Being punished so severely. I too suffer, as I watch my own kin being persecuted by the Truth Holders. But I feel no resentment towards you, my dear ones. You were fooled, tricked by evil liars. And now you are paying high fees for your misjudgment. But I bring you words of comfort.
Mankind meets now a long dark period of suffering, but hope must not die, for the children of your children will witness the return of the Balance. The planet is ill, very ill, but it's not dead. It needs time to heal, just like everything in life. My dear people, I've saw glimpses of the future. After a long time of great pain and sadness in the world, one of my own kind will survive the anger of the Truth Holders and will forgive mankind for its cruelty. This Wise One will reveal the secrets of Life and Death and restore peace between mankind and the Creators. Keep hope, for one day, this person that is both human and Creator will show the wonders of Rebirth."
The Wise One travelled the Earth for many years, bringing this prophecy to the knowledge of everyone. And as she herself had once predicted, she came face to face with the Truth Holders followers and met her end.
As for the followers from the Watari family, they remained faithful to their ideals and travelled to remote places, where they hid the surviving Wise Ones from the cruel Truth Holders.
Meanwhile, in times of despair and pain, humankind still waits for the outcome of the prophecy.
This is the Prologue/introdution to my mysterious tale.
It will take place in a of post-apolyptic world.
I'll try to insert the greatest number possible of Death Note characters in it, even if they are mere figurants. You may have already figured out some in this chapter already.