Interview with the Dragon Goddess - Part 1: The Beginning
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(Draft 1)
I was so thrilled and nervous my mind went completely blank. I had so many questions before meeting her, but all of them had escaped me at the moment, so I proceeded with a very basic question. - Please tell me about yourself, if you may introduce, and tell me how you came to be. I could find no written information about you in the world, but you are talked about in whispers. We are told Amaxis is the only God of our world so I would like to hear your side of the story.
She looked back at me with some skepticism. - The Creator made me at the same time he made Amaxis and gave me the name Draxenath. We were the last of the Gods to be made in The Creator's original plan. We were meant to be the pinnacle of his creative process, our purpose was to inspire the other Gods, to be the ideal they would strive towards to achieve their greatest potential. Stronger than the Giant Gods, fiercer than the Beast Gods, more diligent than the Insect Gods, and more patient than the Sea Gods. - She smirked with a hint of irony. - The Creator was not expecting we would bring out the worst in all of them instead.
There it was, confirmation of the existence of Gods for the giants, beasts, insects, and sea life, and not just that, a "Creator", a sort of Supergod! - Tell me more about The Creator! How is he like?
The Dragon Goddess looked sad after my question. - He loves all of His creation, he knows it's not what he originally expected it to be, but won't interfere anymore. However long that takes, he intends to let things settle down by themselves, whatever it takes. He has the belief that we will do the right thing and whatever happens, in the end, will be the best outcome that could have been. - The smirk of irony returned to her face. - I can't deny, the conflict that arose pushed every one of us to make our best effort.
The conflict, the confrontation among the Gods, the one in which we are told Amaxis emerged victoriously! What a great opportunity to know the details of the conflict! - We are told Amaxis defeated some Great Demons and that is how peace and unity were finally achieved. You are mentioning a conflict, which I assume is the same and the so-called Great Demons were actually the other Gods. I am very interested in knowing how the conflict started, and all the important details on it.
- That is a very long story, but I can tell you the most important events. It all started the day we were made. The Creator presented us to the other Gods. "These are the Dragon Gods, greatest of my creation. All of you must look up to them, admire their splendor, and learn from them, for they are to be your masters and guides. You are to serve and assist them in their task of leading the World on the road of constant improvement towards perfection.", he said to them. Those words filled my heart with fear, it was such a great responsibility. Amaxis noticed it and comforted me with a reassuring smile.
- Wait a minute! - I interrupted. - Was Amaxis originally a Dragon God? How did he... alright, I guess we will get to that eventually. Sorry, please go ahead.
- Every one of the male Gods wanted to measure against Amaxis, - she continued, - and he literally humiliated them in their own games. They didn't take that very well at all. He got addicted to the feeling of besting others, of proving he was better than anyone else. With time, he got bored of them and looked for a stronger opponent to compete against. Unfortunately, I was the only one worthy of such an "honor".
She paused, her sadness returned for a moment, then turned into anger. - I was not trying to compete against him in any way, yet he turned everything we did together into a competition, followed by discouraging, humiliating comments. I grew tired of his constant abuse. One day, we were watching the sunset. Despite all of our quarrels, he was so good at making up for them with those kinds of moments, but that time something turned out different. "The beauty of the sunset is like the two of us together.", he said. "My red scales are like the red sky, quite a sight to admire, while your golden scales are like the sun, they hurt the eyes!" That was so cruel, it hurt my feelings. We were meant to be a couple! I could endure no more, so I took flight and abandoned him, I didn't want to spend my life with him anymore!
Her voice was breaking as she spoke the last few sentences. She remained silent for a moment, arms crossed, eyes getting watery. I decided not to press her and waited until she decided to continue.
Next - Part 2: The Origin of Humans
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Previous - First Impression
(Draft 1)
I was so thrilled and nervous my mind went completely blank. I had so many questions before meeting her, but all of them had escaped me at the moment, so I proceeded with a very basic question. - Please tell me about yourself, if you may introduce, and tell me how you came to be. I could find no written information about you in the world, but you are talked about in whispers. We are told Amaxis is the only God of our world so I would like to hear your side of the story.
She looked back at me with some skepticism. - The Creator made me at the same time he made Amaxis and gave me the name Draxenath. We were the last of the Gods to be made in The Creator's original plan. We were meant to be the pinnacle of his creative process, our purpose was to inspire the other Gods, to be the ideal they would strive towards to achieve their greatest potential. Stronger than the Giant Gods, fiercer than the Beast Gods, more diligent than the Insect Gods, and more patient than the Sea Gods. - She smirked with a hint of irony. - The Creator was not expecting we would bring out the worst in all of them instead.
There it was, confirmation of the existence of Gods for the giants, beasts, insects, and sea life, and not just that, a "Creator", a sort of Supergod! - Tell me more about The Creator! How is he like?
The Dragon Goddess looked sad after my question. - He loves all of His creation, he knows it's not what he originally expected it to be, but won't interfere anymore. However long that takes, he intends to let things settle down by themselves, whatever it takes. He has the belief that we will do the right thing and whatever happens, in the end, will be the best outcome that could have been. - The smirk of irony returned to her face. - I can't deny, the conflict that arose pushed every one of us to make our best effort.
The conflict, the confrontation among the Gods, the one in which we are told Amaxis emerged victoriously! What a great opportunity to know the details of the conflict! - We are told Amaxis defeated some Great Demons and that is how peace and unity were finally achieved. You are mentioning a conflict, which I assume is the same and the so-called Great Demons were actually the other Gods. I am very interested in knowing how the conflict started, and all the important details on it.
- That is a very long story, but I can tell you the most important events. It all started the day we were made. The Creator presented us to the other Gods. "These are the Dragon Gods, greatest of my creation. All of you must look up to them, admire their splendor, and learn from them, for they are to be your masters and guides. You are to serve and assist them in their task of leading the World on the road of constant improvement towards perfection.", he said to them. Those words filled my heart with fear, it was such a great responsibility. Amaxis noticed it and comforted me with a reassuring smile.
- Wait a minute! - I interrupted. - Was Amaxis originally a Dragon God? How did he... alright, I guess we will get to that eventually. Sorry, please go ahead.
- Every one of the male Gods wanted to measure against Amaxis, - she continued, - and he literally humiliated them in their own games. They didn't take that very well at all. He got addicted to the feeling of besting others, of proving he was better than anyone else. With time, he got bored of them and looked for a stronger opponent to compete against. Unfortunately, I was the only one worthy of such an "honor".
She paused, her sadness returned for a moment, then turned into anger. - I was not trying to compete against him in any way, yet he turned everything we did together into a competition, followed by discouraging, humiliating comments. I grew tired of his constant abuse. One day, we were watching the sunset. Despite all of our quarrels, he was so good at making up for them with those kinds of moments, but that time something turned out different. "The beauty of the sunset is like the two of us together.", he said. "My red scales are like the red sky, quite a sight to admire, while your golden scales are like the sun, they hurt the eyes!" That was so cruel, it hurt my feelings. We were meant to be a couple! I could endure no more, so I took flight and abandoned him, I didn't want to spend my life with him anymore!
Her voice was breaking as she spoke the last few sentences. She remained silent for a moment, arms crossed, eyes getting watery. I decided not to press her and waited until she decided to continue.
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