by K. Dzr
A L L G O O D T H I N G S…
The fallen angels, jealous of God’s superior power, decided to create a realm of their own to reign over. God created man and gave man an abundance of living creatures on land, sea and air to dominate. The fallen angels, mimicking God’s creation, began manipulating and combining separate species of animals and humans, thereby creating such creatures as griffins, centaurs, satyrs, mers and dragons. There were numerous creatures. There were abominations too hideous to even give names to. All of these creatures, though created with evil intentions were for the most part, not evil. They lived and multiplied on what once was a large continent that connected Africa to India.
The fallen angels, however, never seemed to be satisfied with the kingdom they created. They kept experimenting with different combinations to see what it would produce. At some point, some of the angels began competing against each other to create the most superior creature. Varying amounts of magic was secretly dispersed into different creatures to develop or enhance strength, intellect, character, or to increase life span and any number of other attributes.
Little by little, the rulers began using more and more magic in their competition to create the better creature. Two creatures were of particular interest to the rulers of this land. One was a combination of lion and man. The other creature was half wolf and half man.
These two creatures, early in their youths began exhibiting remarkable magical powers. Concerned that they had finally gone too far, and quite possibly have created beings capable of possessing powers equal to or greater than their own, the creators decided unanimously to abandon creation competition and banned the use of magic to create anymore beings.
The two creatures were allowed to live, but were closely observed. Although they were two entirely different, but equally unique creatures, they found company with each other.
The fallen angels were cruel and corrupt leaders over the humans and the very creatures they created. But their reign of evil, jealousy, hatred and sin did not stop at the borders of their land. No, the world was wicked; all who were able to think for themselves turned from their true creator, save one. One man, along with his family, remained pure and honest. For this, he was commissioned to construct an ark.
For years he toiled over its construction and traveled the land to gather animals of all kinds to live in the ark. His journey brought him to the strange land of strange creatures. He gathered those he found there: unicorns, dragons, griffins, mers, centaurs and the two strange creatures like no other. When the last of earth’s animals were safely aboard with the man and his family, the door was sealed and the rains poured and springs opened. All of the lands were flooded, and all that was evil washed away. Only those aboard the ark survived. When the flood waters subsided, earth was as new and green as it had been in the beginning. The occupants of the ark finally abandoned their confinement to flourish and frolic anew. Any trace of the evil continent and its rulers were gone, lost forever.
Alas, evil is not so easily extinguished.