Devon's+Myth


 * The Lovely Girl Who Watched The Moon **

Once, a long time ago, Gods and Goddesses ruled all of space and time. There was a beautiful goddess: Guardian of the Moon. She lived atop the moon, watching over it with great compassion. She had piercing white eyes and skin as smooth as silk. Her hair was long and white, swirling around her. When she danced, it almost looked like she had a galaxy flowing around her. It was she who gave the moon its glow. She gave it power.

The lovely Guardian had fallen in love with the God of Time. She would see him traveling through dimensions, wormholes, floating through space elegantly. They so desperately wanted to be together, but she could not leave the moon. This made her sad, and she mourned over her lost love. She begged her little sister, who was too young for a planet of her own, to take her place for one night so she could be with him, but she turned her away. Her sister told her that love was no match for her responsibility. The lovely guardian thought that all hope was lost. She would never see her love again.

Far off in space, Evil Shadow heard the lovely guardian crying. He slinked over to her so see if he could take advantage of her suffering. He asked what she was crying about. Not knowing that he was evil, she told him her dilemma. He grinned a crooked grin and realized that this was his chance to harvest the moon’s power. He told the lovely guardian that he would give her a night with the Guardian of Time, but only once a month. This overjoyed the lovely guardian. Then, he told her that in exchange, he must be able to have access to the moon’s power. Blinded by love, she said that she accepted the offer.

She headed out to the Guardian of Time. While she was gone, Evil Shadow began to drain power from the moon. Over time, darkness took over the moon. Once she found the Guardian of Time, the moon was completely drained. When she returned, she saw what had happened. She laid atop the moon and slowly recharged it.

This pattern went on for as long as there were stars in the sky. Some say that if you look up at the moon when it is growing darker, you can see Evil Spirit covering the moon, and the two guardians dancing through the stars.

The End

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