Cho̱rismós

1:1 Nine years passed from the Asking of Mew. The child grew during those years. And the child spread the word of Mew. The child spread the answers that Mew had given. And a great many followed the child.

1:2 And the word of Mew spread. And soon all had heard the word of Mew as spoken by the child. And the child became known as the first Child of Mew.

1:3 The Child of Mew remembered Mew's truths. The child desired to explore the land. And so, on the first day of the Child of Mew's twenty and first year, the people began building a great ship. And the ship was of the purpose to sail the world and discover new land.

1:4 And in three years' time, the ship was completed. And it was a grand ship, three hundred and twenty and four cubits in length, one hundred and eight cubits in width, and fifty and four cubits in height. And many desired to be on the ship. And few were chosen.

1:5 Of the people, four hundred and thirty two were chosen to leave upon the ship. And the people did write their names on stones. And the stones were collected in a large bowl. And the people gathered in front of the bowl. And for each stone, a new person was called to draw it. And the person so called would reach into the bowl and pull out a stone, and there read the name inscribed upon it. And the Child of Mew was the first among the chosen. And the last called was the Child Of Mew.

1:6 And the Child did call a name. And the name was lost among a great wind. And the stone tumbled from the Child's hand and landed upon the ground. And the stone was set upon by a Graveler and eaten. And thenceforth, Graveler was banned from evolution.

1:7 And the Child called a second name. And this name was lost among the crashing of the waves. And the stone was pried from the Child's hands by an Haunter. And the Haunter threw the stone into the ocean below. And thenceforth, Haunter was banned from evolution.

1:8 And the Child called a third name. And the name was lost to a great trembling of the earth. And the Child held tightly onto the stone. And a Machoke leapt from the laceration in the earth. And the Machoke attempted to take the stone from the Child. And the Child did not let go of the stone. And the Machoke leapt back into the earth and the ground sealed itself.

1:9 And the Child asked the gathered to look upon the stone. And they came, one by one, to where the Child stood. And each read the name upon the stone. Many came and found their name not. And the last of the crowd came, and the last one found their name upon the rock. And they leapt in joy.

1:10 And on the first day of the Child's twenty and fifth year, the great ship was launched onto the vast ocean. And the ones who remained behind stood on the rocky shores giving farewell.

2:1 The mighty ship sailed a great many places. The ship sailed for many days. And it was upon the ship that the Child of Mew found a spouse and together they had many children. And each child was born upon the ship. And the ship continued to sail a the numbers on it grew and depleted.

2:2 The ship would land in many places. And in each place, thirty and six would depart. And with each departing, part of the ship would be taken for material. And soon the ship was no longer mighty. The ship grew weak and weary. And it landed in a faraway place. And it was there that the Child of Mew made a home.

3:1 And the Child of Mew had one hundred and eight children. Fifty and four sons and fifty and four daughters. And many of them had children. And soon many people had amassed in the faraway place, enough to build a city.

3:2 And so the city was built. And the city was called Kintop. And the city was large and many lived within it.

3:3 And the Child of Mew knew that a city would need laws to keep order. And so the Child of Mew went in search of Mew. And the Child of Mew found a cave and entered it. And in the cave were two statues. One the Child knew as Mew. The other was a four-legged creature with a proudness in its composure. And the Child sat in front of the statues and asked for guidance.

3:4 And the strange statue responded. The statue named itself Arceus, and gave the Child of Mew nine laws. And these laws were to be known as the Binding Laws. And the Child of Mew recorded these laws on a stone. And Arceus gave ninety and nine more laws. And these would be known as the Orderly Laws. And the Child needed not record these. And Arceus gave the Child of Mew a gift. And the gift was paper. And the ninety and nine Orderly Laws were inscribed upon it in the ink of a Tentacool. And Arceus taught the Child how to write upon the paper. And the statue of Arceus spoke no more.

3:5 And the statue of Mew responded as well. Mew gave the Child nine ceremonies. And these would be known as the Sacred Rites. And the Child recorded these upon the paper gifted by Arceus. And Mew gave the Child ninety and nine more ceremonies. And these would be known as the Worldly Rites.

3:6 And so the Child returned to the city. And the Child instated the Binding and Orderly Laws. And these Laws did help the city. And the Child instated a Church, the Church of Mew, basing it upon the Sacred and Worldly Rites.

4:1 And for a time, all was well. Eventually came unrest. Some of the people of Kintop spoke out against the Rites, calling them an abomination. And these people would not perform the Rites. They stood against the Church of Mew. And they founded their own city, Amaria. And there was instated a Church of Arceus.

4:2 And a civil law was passed. The law stated, "All who wish not to be Children of Mew must, upon their eighth year, leave the city. And they will be given guidance unto the city of Amaria. And there they will stay until their sixteenth year, upon which they may return if they wish to come again unto the Church of Mew.

4:3 And many did leave the city and ventured to the newly founded Amaria. And some came back. And some did not. And Amaria grew to be Kintop's equal. And so it was that the Great Separation happened. And the Binding Laws and the Orderly Laws and the Sacred Rites and the Worldly Rites are given next.