Axel's+Myth

L ong ago, the Earth was a fiery ball of magma. There was turmoil. No life could exist. It was lifeless for millions, if not billions, of years, until one day, the great Living Star, master of our universe, created something. It fell to Earth, landing on a bubble of magma. It was a droplet of water. The lava cooled, but still rose. It turned to stone, and the stone spread, still rising, until it was a stone pillar. The water droplet must have been magical, for the stone pillar had intricate carvings and five cylindrical holes situated around it. One of the holes lit up, and a blue spirit flew out. It flew to the sky, and more water droplets fell from it. It was rain. The Spirit of Rain was extinguishing the magma.

After many long years, Rain’s job was finally done. It relaxed, and the torrent stopped. The sun was shining on this vast stone landscape, heating it up. Rain looked down in horror, as the stone was heating up again! Rain couldn’t keep this up forever! Then, in the second hole on the pillar, there was a white glow, and another spirit flew out, leaving a white trail behind it. As it rose into the air, more of the white puffy things came out. They were clouds. The Spirit of Clouds was here. The clouds were just enough to let sunlight through, but to not melt the stone.

Rain and Cloud knew that they had to make way for life, for that was the destiny of Earth. But it was a vast stone landscape, unable to support life. Rain tried its best to create oceans, but the water just settled on the stone. Then a grey light came out of one of the holes, and a third spirit came out. Rain and Cloud felt air against them. The new spirit was Wind. Wind blew for many years, and the stone eroded to soil, fertilized by the water, which formed oceans. The Earth was ready for life.

Rain, Cloud, and Wind gathered together. “We make a pretty good team,” said Rain. Of course, that wasn’t really how they communicated.

“Wait,” said Cloud, “The Earth is ready for life, but how will life get here?”

“Cloud brings up a good point, ” said Wind. They all look at the mysterious stone pillar. Each one of them had come out of a different hole, and there were two left. Every time there was a problem, a new spirit came to help. And right on cue, a deep purple light shone out of one of the holes, and a new spirit flew up to them. But it didn’t stop when it reached the spot where the other spirits were. It flew up and up and up, until it reached outer space. The spirit looked up and released a thunderous roar. The Earth shook. All the planets in the universe shook, and a piece somewhere was dislodged. It was a comet that had separated from a planet somewhere. It crashed down to Earth, in the ocean. The spirit came down as well. It was Thunder.

“What was in that comet?” asked Wind.

“The building blocks for life,” replied thunder.

 “So they will form into life?” asked Cloud. They all looked at the comet. It was just sitting there. Everything was there. The right environments, the building block, but they weren’t forming . They all knew what was going to happen. There was one more hole. A yellow light appeared, and the last spirit flew into the sky. It shot a bolt of electricity from itself. It was the Spirit of Lightning. The lightning bolt hit the comet. The electrical reaction causes the molecules to form together. Suddenly, all the holes on the pillar lit up at once, and a light shot out the top, in a color that cannot be seen with human eyes; therefore, we don’t have a name for it. The mystical light fell onto the forming life. The light was a soul. The last part of life: the Soul.

The Five Spirits of the Storm, their job done, flew back towards the stone pillar. As they all went into it, there was one last light, and the spirits merged into one spirit: Storm. The pillar crumbled to dust, and Storm flew up into the sky.

Life then evolved to where it is now. So next time you see a storm, dark clouds, rain, wind, thunder, and lightning, then don’t be sad. Storm is just renewing life.


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