Interview with the Dragon Goddess - Part 2: The Origin of Humans
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After a couple minutes of silence, she spoke again. - He didn't accept my decision to leave him, so he chased after me. He demanded me to come back, but I refused. He kept insisting until he got tired of it and tried to force me. - She smiled with satisfaction. - I had never really competed against him in anything, but this time I decided to fight back with all my strength. We fought in the skies for a while, until I hit him on the head, a very solid and heavy blow. He fell, and I followed him. As he hit the ground, I landed with my knees on his forearms, and my paws on his face, thumb claws ready to pluck his eyes out if he decided to continue fighting. He remained still, savoring defeat for the first time. Then The Creator interfered.
She sighed, returning to her bored expression. - He tried to help us reconcile, but I was not willing to. I was not the only deity who disliked his company, so I was evidently not the one at fault. I made it very clear I wanted to be left alone and free, while Amaxis still wanted me back, but was unwilling to apologize or admit his wrongdoing. The creator decided to make him another bride, one that would love him unconditionally, and would not abandon him no matter how he treated her. Her name was Humenalia. The Creator put one condition for creating her: Amaxis would be the one to instruct her in the ways of the world, just as The Creator had instructed us when we were created. Amaxis was to be Humenalia's master and guardian.
- Humenalia...- I said as she went silent for a moment, - that name sounds like "human", I assume we are getting closer to that part, right?
The Goddess nodded. - Amaxis thought her too stupid to be instructed, and he was too lazy to dedicate the time necessary to do it properly, so he decided to oversimplify things. The laws of Cause and Effect, taking responsibility for one's own actions and other important concepts like thinking before taking action were not properly taught to her. Instead, Amaxis created "Sins" and "Taboos" and Rules she should follow without question, and threatened her with horrible punishment that would immediately befall upon her if she broke them. He used fear to educate and control her. She was not stupid at all, and soon she questioned the rules that were imposed on her.
- That is exactly like the current state of things between Amaxis and the mortals. - I added. She continued talking. - It didn't take long before she broke a rule accidentally. She caused a forest fire, which burned thousands of trees and forest creatures, and didn't receive any horrible punishment. Seeing the expected consequences didn't happen, she deliberately set another forest in fire. No punishment either. Then she continued to test the other rules, laying waste as she did. It was catastrophic.
- Didn't she receive any punishment? - I wondered. - She did! - responded Draxenath - The creator called her out and questioned her actions. She explained about the prohibitions placed by Amaxis and how none of the consequences he mentioned were the truth. The Creator called Amaxis and questioned him. Amaxis put the whole blame on Humenalia for disobeying him. He said whether his explanations were true or not, following his instructions without question would have prevented the chaos she unleashed.
- The Creator was sad, Amaxis was his favorite and he had so high expectations of him, but it was time to give him a proper punishment. "You didn't want to reconcile with your original mate, so I made you a new one just the way you wanted her. And still, you don't love her and blame her for the consequences of your own mistakes. Your pride has blinded you, I will take everything from you as punishment." He took away Amaxis' ability to transform into a dragon, leaving him in his Divine Form, which is how we call the form I am in right now. His scales, horns, claws, wings, and tail fell off. His fire breath extinguished. Most of his teeth lost their sharpness. He was reduced to a small, helpless creature. Humenalia contemplated her mate for a moment, then petitioned to The Creator. "Do the same to me... I want to share his burden because we are mates, we are meant to support each other both in good and bad times."
- The Creator nodded at Humenalia's noble gesture and did the same to her. "As part of the punishment, the children you give birth to will be as helpless as you are, and will not inherit your immortality. You shall be doomed to live forever and see your descendants fade."
- Amaxis remained calm and replied to The Creator. "Even under this punishment, my descendants will inherit my greatness, they shall be as cunning and rule the world one day." That is the origin of the human race.
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She sighed, returning to her bored expression. - He tried to help us reconcile, but I was not willing to. I was not the only deity who disliked his company, so I was evidently not the one at fault. I made it very clear I wanted to be left alone and free, while Amaxis still wanted me back, but was unwilling to apologize or admit his wrongdoing. The creator decided to make him another bride, one that would love him unconditionally, and would not abandon him no matter how he treated her. Her name was Humenalia. The Creator put one condition for creating her: Amaxis would be the one to instruct her in the ways of the world, just as The Creator had instructed us when we were created. Amaxis was to be Humenalia's master and guardian.
- Humenalia...- I said as she went silent for a moment, - that name sounds like "human", I assume we are getting closer to that part, right?
The Goddess nodded. - Amaxis thought her too stupid to be instructed, and he was too lazy to dedicate the time necessary to do it properly, so he decided to oversimplify things. The laws of Cause and Effect, taking responsibility for one's own actions and other important concepts like thinking before taking action were not properly taught to her. Instead, Amaxis created "Sins" and "Taboos" and Rules she should follow without question, and threatened her with horrible punishment that would immediately befall upon her if she broke them. He used fear to educate and control her. She was not stupid at all, and soon she questioned the rules that were imposed on her.
- That is exactly like the current state of things between Amaxis and the mortals. - I added. She continued talking. - It didn't take long before she broke a rule accidentally. She caused a forest fire, which burned thousands of trees and forest creatures, and didn't receive any horrible punishment. Seeing the expected consequences didn't happen, she deliberately set another forest in fire. No punishment either. Then she continued to test the other rules, laying waste as she did. It was catastrophic.
- Didn't she receive any punishment? - I wondered. - She did! - responded Draxenath - The creator called her out and questioned her actions. She explained about the prohibitions placed by Amaxis and how none of the consequences he mentioned were the truth. The Creator called Amaxis and questioned him. Amaxis put the whole blame on Humenalia for disobeying him. He said whether his explanations were true or not, following his instructions without question would have prevented the chaos she unleashed.
- The Creator was sad, Amaxis was his favorite and he had so high expectations of him, but it was time to give him a proper punishment. "You didn't want to reconcile with your original mate, so I made you a new one just the way you wanted her. And still, you don't love her and blame her for the consequences of your own mistakes. Your pride has blinded you, I will take everything from you as punishment." He took away Amaxis' ability to transform into a dragon, leaving him in his Divine Form, which is how we call the form I am in right now. His scales, horns, claws, wings, and tail fell off. His fire breath extinguished. Most of his teeth lost their sharpness. He was reduced to a small, helpless creature. Humenalia contemplated her mate for a moment, then petitioned to The Creator. "Do the same to me... I want to share his burden because we are mates, we are meant to support each other both in good and bad times."
- The Creator nodded at Humenalia's noble gesture and did the same to her. "As part of the punishment, the children you give birth to will be as helpless as you are, and will not inherit your immortality. You shall be doomed to live forever and see your descendants fade."
- Amaxis remained calm and replied to The Creator. "Even under this punishment, my descendants will inherit my greatness, they shall be as cunning and rule the world one day." That is the origin of the human race.
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