Before the suns, the stars and the planets were cast out and made into the universe there was The Ocean, a mass so vast and dark that existed beyond reality and within it’s centre swam The Stars and the Caretaker.
The Stars, phantasmal orbs of light were strung together by pearly strands from atop the Caretaker’s head, Who loved and cared for them dearly. But the peace never lasted,for the Ocean was plagued by the Firebirds, beasts of fire and wrath that consumed the Stars leaving holes of oblivion that sucked all and sundry into them.
Having lost so many strands to the Firebirds and unable to stop them the Caretaker conceived an idea. They imagined a protector, strong and fast to withstand and drive of the invaders. Emboldened, They set to work spinning and weaving strands plucked from Their head till the bundle grew stronger and harder taking shape and life. Thus the Comet was created a twinning flame to match the Firebirds’ blaze.
However, though the Comet fought and expelled the menace of the Firebirds it came at a cost. So fierce the two forces battled that the strands of Stars snapped and drifted away .
This is how the universe came to be, strands of Stars gathering around Suns, those half consumed orbs rescued by the Comet and the Caretaker who till this day watch over the Stars and battle the threat of the Firebirds
Having lost so many strands to the Firebirds and unable to stop them the Caretaker conceived an idea. They imagined a protector, strong and fast to withstand and drive of the invaders. Emboldened, They set to work spinning and weaving strands plucked from Their head till the bundle grew stronger and harder taking shape and life. Thus the Comet was created a twinning flame to match the Firebirds’ blaze.
However, though the Comet fought and expelled the menace of the Firebirds it came at a cost. So fierce the two forces battled that the strands of Stars snapped and drifted away .
This is how the universe came to be, strands of Stars gathering around Suns, those half consumed orbs rescued by the Comet and the Caretaker who till this day watch over the Stars and battle the threat of the Firebirds
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