In the end all that was known ceased to be. The heavens and the earth were without form and a darkness crept across the universe. From the shadows a being was born, the Bearer, climbing out from the void and moving across the face of the waters.
The Bearer said, "Let there be life" and the waters filled with life. The Bearer saw the life, that it was good, and it stood apart from the darkness. And the Bearer called the life Inita, and the darkness was called Prios, both elements born from the same but forever divided.
And the Bearer said, "Let the desolate earth thrive", and vegetation was brought forth, covering the lands with grass and trees. Seeing this the Bearer called up into the sky, signalling the new beginning. With the start of everything there was nothing, and with the end of all there was everything, for there could never be again what was before.
Thus the world was replenished and those who waited in heavens blessed the Bearer for this new hope. They saw this creation for its wonder, understanding that there had been nothing before and nothing to follow. And the Bearer settled by a great river, naming it Spero, planting a great garden by its side.
Out of the ground grew fruit and corn, filling the land with plentiful food. And with this the Bearer reached into the skies, taking those who were left and putting them in the garden to dress it and keep it. The Bearer commanded them, saying, "You may live freely again and tend to this world, but fall into ways of old and you shall surely lead us to our destruction".
The people were named Liberi and they served the Bearer, grateful for all that had been done, seeing the world and all those on it for what they were and what they would surely be; For everything in their lives was fresh and there was once again promise of a future.
Little was known of what would come but all was expected in time, the garden offering them an abundance everything that had once been lost. The Liberi grew strong as every year receded, conquering that which was only a whisper in the beginning. They ruled over the day and night, nurturing the Inita and relishing every living creature that moveth, blessing the air that they breathed.
And the Bearer watched them with joy, hoping that all would stay as one and never be divided. The wisdom of ages provided all that needed to be, but the ignorance of past forever lingered, buried deep within the all that roamed. The Bearer saw this and was afraid, knowing that with the Liberi came complacency, running through their souls, forever threatening to spill forth.
