“Let us gather. And let us create a strong and great city.”
Long ago, people spoke thus, and they actually gathered there, and it became a village, then a town, and then a city.
“We need to protect ourselves. Let us surround this city with a Great Wall.”
The people crumbled mountains, solidified them, and piled up walls.
The walls became thick and high, eventually surrounding the entire city.
“We have grown numerous. Let us kindle fire and illuminate the night. Then, we need not fear the darkness.”
The people took fire from the mountains. They solidified the fire they took, and made it into lights to illuminate the city.
The lights made the city even larger, and many people entered the city.
The city became a country, and it dominated many.
“We have become strong and large. Let us dominate this land. We shall rule this land as gods.”
The people hunted the dragons of the sky, and they brought down the giant beasts of the earth, expanding their country.
“Let us take the fire from beneath the earth. Using this, we shall dominate other lands as well.”
The people grew arrogant, and eventually plotted to dominate the earth itself.
And then, the earth grew angry, and finally decided to scatter the people.
The ground split, and fire overflowed.
It swallowed the city in an instant. The Great Wall was melted by the fire, and everything sank beneath the fire.
The Wrath of the Earth swallowed everything, and eventually reached the sea.
The sea calmed the Wrath of the Earth, and closed the split ground.
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“An interesting document.”
“Well, it’s a myth. It doesn’t exist in our country, but in some of the northern countries, this is recorded as the Genesis of their scripture. Similar myths are passed down in different regions, so I suspect this might be historical fact.”
“Fire that covered the earth, you mean lava?”
“That’s a possibility. After all, isn’t the Afrasia United Kingdom covered in lava? It’s possible that a past major eruption is being passed down as a myth.”
“Worth considering.”
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