"It is said the sun and the planets were once one. The world knew no darkness. It was heavenly, a place of nothing impotent. It was no place of manifestation. It was a place of pure potential." The creature reflected on its words. The man stood, resolute. The creature looked at him. “Do you aspire of darkness, mortal?”

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  The man knew his mortality. The man knew he would never cease to be devoured by his faith. He stared at death. “I do.”

  ~somewhere in the past