Post by Tamber on Mar 22, 2009 1:48:57 GMT
The following is the groundwork for the religion. More stories may be written and more complex thigns may develop over time, but the following information should be understood in a nutshell.
Utop (yew-TOPE): Land of the afterlife, a place in the heavens that is the epitome of perfection, a world beyond the livings’ possibility to imagine. Righteous animals of the faith are judged by Xuntu and, if worthy, go on to live with their kind and their loved ones in Utop, where they have unlimited resources, no fear or sadness, and knowledge to the utmost of their ability.
Agon (AH-gone): Land of the sinful and misguided. A dark, dry, and dangerous world, glazed with Ignero’s fires to frighten its prisoners. Agon was created by Solet to punish Nekelto for his rebellion, and, when death was created, to punish those who led a life unworthy of the perfections of Utop. Those in Agon are commanded and overseen by Nekelto, who is not strong enough to refuse to carry out his duty. Agon’s inhabitants are slaves to the righteous ones of Utop, making perfect afterlife possible for them. If one is righteous enough in the afterlife, they may be forgiven by Solet and Xuntu and be given the privilege of living n Utop. Howevr, life in Utop is not an infinite promise for anyone. At any point an animal could lose its privilege and be sent to live in Agon.
Gods
Solet (soh-LET): creator of earth and lord above it all; father of the holy family and protector and master of all things; great, golden lion, whose shiny, golden mane illuminates and appears to the living as the sun.
Alune (uh-LOON): wife of and created by Solet; protector of all that happens during the night, when Solet rests; gentle spirit who casts her peaceful aura over the nighttime; great light blue lioness with gentile eyes, one of them appearing to the living as the moon.
Vista (VIHS-tuh): daughter of Solet and Alune; creator of all life on earth and mistress of the Jayn; goddess of fertility; created by her father and mother to take Solet’s power and infuse earth with life; good-hearted, strong, and very wise, keeping the circle of life in check; small, dainty lioness
Kaelut (KAY-lut): son of Solet and Alune; guardian of the heavens, including the clouds, the stars the nightlights, and all other events in the sky; protects souls who have moved on to Utop and confines Nekelto and his prisoners in Agon; large, incredibly strong, and very muscular maneless lion, bearing a powerful staff.
Jayn: the four angels of the elements: created and ruled by Vista to physically give what is essential for life on earth; all small, winged lions
Inserene (ihn-sare-EEN): Jayn of Plantlife; literally has a “green thumb”; has green paw pads that can plant seeds, sprout new plants, give growth to dying ones, and everything in between; green lioness with hair of leaves and vines, whose wings can spread and whip out to spread new growth around a large area; constantly in good, peaceful spirits, a smile always on her face, except for when her creations are killed in an unjust way, when she cries softly to herself
Ignero (ihg-NARE-oh): Jayn of Fire; breathes fire and heat upon the land; instigator of volcanoes, embers, smoke, hot weather, and anything dealing with fire; not always in the greatest of moods; likes to play pranks on Inserene and burn her creations; also pranks Queri with geysers and steam vents; his greatest spread of anger occurs through a volcanic eruption. These anger Solet greatly, and because of eruptions and unnecessary destruction caused by Ignero, he has been punished by Solet on many occasions; likes to rebel against Vista, though she does have use for him, and not all his actions are a fit of rebellion; at times does Nekelto’s bidding and in return receives slavework from prisoners of Agon; red lion with a fire mane along most of his back, bearing scars he has received from his beatings
Queri (KWARE-ee): Jayn of Water; casts the earth with water in all forms, from ice, snow, and hail, to rain, rivers, lakes, and oceans, even to evaporating water; when water evaporates, it is returning to her, in order for her to refresh it and send it back to the earth through precipitation; carries soft, cloth pitcher that pours her water over the land; very serious about her work and sometimes appearing stern, but is in fact an honest and good goddess; she often becomes angry with Ignero for his killing and destruction of Inserene’s plants and Vista’s creatures, therefore made her water so that it could wipe out his fire if it becomes out of hand, then use it to feed Inserene’s creations; it is cloudy when it rains because clouds are Ignero’s smoke, and Queri must extinguish his flames; in her furies she spurs up rapids, huge waves, and dangerous storms; blue and white lioness with a watery tail
Geomere (JEE-oh-meer): Jayn of Earth; constructs the ground, and all its landforms, like mountains, cliffs, valleys, and such; creates rocks, soil, sand, and all other non-living substances of earth; is more mellow and easy-going than Ignero or Queri, but not quite as happy-go-lucky as Inserene; is greatly influenced by Kaelut, who assisted Solet in creating the heavens; attempts to make Earth in their image, but cannot duplicate the greatness of Utop; Geomere does have the tendency, on rare occasions, to slip into enormous rages, such as in earthquakes and landslides, but does not remain furious for long; yellowy-beige lion with a short mane, stony legs, and large, strong claws and powerful wings for shaping the land
Seasons are explained thusly: In the wet season, Queri feeds the earth with moisture and allows Inserene’s creations to grow and prosper, allowing Vista’s creatures to thrive and multiply, as well as die off and travel to the heavens when being hunted. Queri and Inserene work constantly however, unlike Ignero and Geomere. Their constant work is necessary for life to thrive, therefore they work non-stop, and they need time to rest, as Solet does during the night and Alune does during the day. This takes place during the dry season, when Queri lessens the amount of moisture she brings to earth. She retrieves much of the earth’s moisture so she can acquire and save up energy from it. During this time, Isnerene’s creations suffer, and she is saddened, but she must rest so they may prosper in the wet season. When Queri and Inserene are rejuvenated, they work hand in hand to bring life back to earth.
Nekelto (neh-KEL-toh): inferior brother of Solet; god of evil and lies; was created by Solet to give him company and assistance in creating the earth, but was defeated by him in a great, apocalyptic fight for power that ravished the earth as we know it, leaving it hot, dry, angry, and lifeless; after losing the fight, Solet took much of Nekelto’s power and confined him to a bleak new world within the heavens; the world was made especially for him, a dark, painful, and dismal land called Agon; Nekelto was to stay in Agon for eternity and suffer for trying to overpower his creator; Nekelto now is the guardian of the deceased, less righteous animals, and Solet imposed upon him the job of slaving over the good animals of Utop; Nekelto, under Kaelut’s close watch, commands the Agonians and lives with them as the lord of Agon; in his fits of rage, he often attempts to escape from Agon, but is usually defeated by Kaelut before he is able to do so; this shows to the living in the form of a storm, and Nekelto’s evil infuriates Queri, who curses and cries, creating angry rain; if Nekelto is defeated and kept inside, the day after will be sunny; if he escapes and runs off into an undisclosed location in the heavens, the days will continue to be cloudy, and it is a bad omen that bad times are coming; cloudy days after a storm are frightening for believers, for they believe that clouds are puffs of smoke created by Ignero. When Solet cannot be seen beyond the clouds, it is thought that Ignero is doing Nekelto’s bidding in the heavens. Once a sunny day returns they know Nekelto has been re-confined by Solet and/or Kaelut; Nekelto is a black lion with long, pointy ears, large but thin from his loss of power from Solet, which makes it so hard for him to escape Agon.
Xuntu (ZOON-too): god of death, or, more correctly, god of passing the soul on to the heavens and readying the body for assistance to the good of the earth; son of Vista and Paj; Vista wanted Xuntu’s existence for she knew that with life must come death; Xuntu comes to earth at a creature’s time for passing; he takes its life, then brings its soul to the heavens and judges whether it is worthy of Utop or must pay its debts in Agon; Vista had her son and changed him into the form of a baboon, for baboons have great intelligence, and this allows Xuntu to judge when and how the animal should die; it also gives him great memory so he may remember the good and bad things the animals have done in their lifetimes so he may judge where they should go; baboon with great wings and sharp teeth
Bella (BELL-uh): goddess of war and fighting; sister of Paj and daughter of Alune and Nekelto; Nekelto became angry with Solet after he was given the duty of overseeing Agon and serving the good, so after centuries of scheming and planning, he escaped from Agon and assaulted Alune for revenge. When Solet heard of this he slashed his brother across the face and left him with one eye. He then cursed the children and turned them into hideous creatures, turning Bella into a heyena; Bella infects the living with greed, hatred, anger, and aggression towards each other so they may fight; she is given pleasure and power through earth’s hatred, and she in turn gives some of her power to her beloved father; she has received beatings from Solet, as well, and has scars and chips from her ears; after the creation of Xuntu, Bella realized the potential of death creating fear in the world, so she now uses it to heighten the animal’s negative senses and feelings; Bella created pain and suffering and associated it with death; this is why animals are frightened of death
Paj: god of peace and happiness; brother of Bella and son of Nekelto and Alune; chose to differ from his sister and father and take after his mother, uncle Solet, and half sister/mate Vista; Paj admired his mother and strongly disliked his sister, and also was attracted to Vista, so he chose to contrast Bella and battle her for earthly peace; Vista was impressed with him, so she chose to have her son Xuntu with him; Paj was changed by Solet into an ugly warthog at birth, but because he had become righteous, unlike Bella, Solet changed him into a black panther, much stronger and more beautiful, but still inferior to the strength and intelligence of a lion; Paj is black with bright blue eyes and toes, and Solet granted him with wings
Morals and ethics:
-animals must use their assets to survive in the world
-animals must do their best to procreate to bring forth new life
-animals must never abuse their Vista-given abilities to unnecessarily harm other creatures unless it is in order to survive or for a righteous purpous.
-worshipping Nekelto or Bella is forbidden; these gods represent evil and pain, and worshipping them or doing their bidding will bring pain to the animal that does so
-no god shall be worshipped higher than Solet; other good gods in the faith may be prayed to, but Solet remains the highest and mightiest
-animals must pray regularly to the gods, or they may be deprived of the gods’ gifts
-animals must give and be generous to those less strong or fortunate than them
-an animal of the faith should do its best to teach non-believers and convert them, for those who do not worship the gods will forever dwell in Agon, serve the good believers, and will lack the opportunity to move on to a life in Utop.
-animals must love and respect one another until survival disables them to do so.
Tulon (tu-LONE): Original prophet of the faith. Tulon was a very large and mighty liger (lion/tiger) living in the early days of Solet’s rebirth of Earth after conquering Nekelto. Solet had created many creatures, most of the ones we know today, but he wished to create something magnificent and worthy of respect. Tulon was born to Janya, a tigress, and Phoebus, the mightiest of lions. In these early days, death had not yet been invented, only Vista, the Layn, and therefore life, so Tulon lived for one thousand one hundred and eleven years. He grew and, with time, became very strong, yet very gentle, and the ideal creature in Solet’s eyes. No creature has matched his perfection since.
Solet had never spoken directly to the living before, but he had been planning for centuries, and he finally decided that Tulon was the one he had been looking for. To begin, when Tulon was about 400 years old, Solet sent the Jayn to speak with him. Sending one at a time, once every three days, he first sent the peaceful Inserene, then the rebellious Ignero, followed by the strong and clear-minded Queri, and finally Geomere, the gentle and powerful. The Jayn spoke privately with Tulon and asked him what he thought they were, where they came from, and why they were there. He would answer incorrectly, and the Jayn would tell him of themselves, their jobs, of the heavens, and of Solet himself. They told him of Solet’s great power and generosity, spending hours with the liger telling stories of the Earth’s creation and fights and deals among the gods. Tulon was at first quite skeptical of his sanity, but after twelve days, when Inserene returned once more on the regular third day, Tulono was nearly convinced. He listened intently to the stories and the lessons of the Jayn, and he took it all in, registering it in the ideal memory that Solet granted him with.
Solet had been speaking with the Jayn for many months, and he began to ask them if he would get to meet Solet. They told him that he would, but he waited for nearly a year until Solet finally decided to speak with him. As the sun rose in the morning, Tulon awoke early and watched it rise from the very first moment he could see it. Before long he heard a voice within his mind, and the face of a mighty lion appeared in the center of the sun. The sun’s rays acted as his waving mane. Solet spoke to Tulon, proving his existence and power. He told Tulon to spread his message, to take what he had learned from the Jayn and tell the animals of the world. Tulon was unsure of whether he could complete this task but Solet had faith in him, and he vowed to try. From then on out, Tulon was never spoken to by the Jayn again, having the knowledge and insight to teach and learn lessons with godly accuracy.
So Tulon traveled over the plains and into the forests and mountains, teaching the animals and adopting a few as his fellow teachers. He told them the Jayns’ stories and of his visit by Solet. He pointed to the sun and told them of Solet’s shining mane, showed them the moon and told all he had learned about Alune. He also spread word of Nekelto and his anger. This presented little fear to the animals until Bella was born and fear was invented. The word of Solet spread across the lands. Tulon had his enemies, but Earth was completely peaceful until Bella came into existence.
When Xuntu was born and given his occupation, Solet was forced to speak with Tulon once again. He gave him the news of Xunu’s duty and said that before long, animals would begin to leave his world and move into the next, into the heavens. Tulon promised to spread the word, and he did so. The animals understood and were eager to move on to a new, more exciting world, and living the way Tulon had taught them to, they knew they would go on to live in Utop. Tulon soon watched animals die away and even caught a glimpse of Xuntu as he lifted one to the heavens.
Solet had not yet decided to take Tulon’s life, but he knew that someday it would have to be done. When Bella grew of age and created fear, pain, anger, hatred, and other dreadful feelings and put their burden on the world, Tulon knew something was not right. The animals were complaining of bad sensations as Tulon began to feel them himself, and he went to speak with Solet again. Solet accepted his request and told him of Bella. For the first time Tulon was truly frightened, as were the others. They were frightened of death and pain, of seeing Bella, Nekelto, Agon, and even Xuntu. The world became much more retched, and Tulon felt it necessary to spread his word more widely and more forcefully.
At last, Solet decided that Tulon had lived long enough. It was his time. One day two witnesses watched as Tulon died in the grasses, and they vowed to keep his teachings strong. It is believed that Tulon holds a special place in the heavens.
Utop (yew-TOPE): Land of the afterlife, a place in the heavens that is the epitome of perfection, a world beyond the livings’ possibility to imagine. Righteous animals of the faith are judged by Xuntu and, if worthy, go on to live with their kind and their loved ones in Utop, where they have unlimited resources, no fear or sadness, and knowledge to the utmost of their ability.
Agon (AH-gone): Land of the sinful and misguided. A dark, dry, and dangerous world, glazed with Ignero’s fires to frighten its prisoners. Agon was created by Solet to punish Nekelto for his rebellion, and, when death was created, to punish those who led a life unworthy of the perfections of Utop. Those in Agon are commanded and overseen by Nekelto, who is not strong enough to refuse to carry out his duty. Agon’s inhabitants are slaves to the righteous ones of Utop, making perfect afterlife possible for them. If one is righteous enough in the afterlife, they may be forgiven by Solet and Xuntu and be given the privilege of living n Utop. Howevr, life in Utop is not an infinite promise for anyone. At any point an animal could lose its privilege and be sent to live in Agon.
Gods
Solet (soh-LET): creator of earth and lord above it all; father of the holy family and protector and master of all things; great, golden lion, whose shiny, golden mane illuminates and appears to the living as the sun.
Alune (uh-LOON): wife of and created by Solet; protector of all that happens during the night, when Solet rests; gentle spirit who casts her peaceful aura over the nighttime; great light blue lioness with gentile eyes, one of them appearing to the living as the moon.
Vista (VIHS-tuh): daughter of Solet and Alune; creator of all life on earth and mistress of the Jayn; goddess of fertility; created by her father and mother to take Solet’s power and infuse earth with life; good-hearted, strong, and very wise, keeping the circle of life in check; small, dainty lioness
Kaelut (KAY-lut): son of Solet and Alune; guardian of the heavens, including the clouds, the stars the nightlights, and all other events in the sky; protects souls who have moved on to Utop and confines Nekelto and his prisoners in Agon; large, incredibly strong, and very muscular maneless lion, bearing a powerful staff.
Jayn: the four angels of the elements: created and ruled by Vista to physically give what is essential for life on earth; all small, winged lions
Inserene (ihn-sare-EEN): Jayn of Plantlife; literally has a “green thumb”; has green paw pads that can plant seeds, sprout new plants, give growth to dying ones, and everything in between; green lioness with hair of leaves and vines, whose wings can spread and whip out to spread new growth around a large area; constantly in good, peaceful spirits, a smile always on her face, except for when her creations are killed in an unjust way, when she cries softly to herself
Ignero (ihg-NARE-oh): Jayn of Fire; breathes fire and heat upon the land; instigator of volcanoes, embers, smoke, hot weather, and anything dealing with fire; not always in the greatest of moods; likes to play pranks on Inserene and burn her creations; also pranks Queri with geysers and steam vents; his greatest spread of anger occurs through a volcanic eruption. These anger Solet greatly, and because of eruptions and unnecessary destruction caused by Ignero, he has been punished by Solet on many occasions; likes to rebel against Vista, though she does have use for him, and not all his actions are a fit of rebellion; at times does Nekelto’s bidding and in return receives slavework from prisoners of Agon; red lion with a fire mane along most of his back, bearing scars he has received from his beatings
Queri (KWARE-ee): Jayn of Water; casts the earth with water in all forms, from ice, snow, and hail, to rain, rivers, lakes, and oceans, even to evaporating water; when water evaporates, it is returning to her, in order for her to refresh it and send it back to the earth through precipitation; carries soft, cloth pitcher that pours her water over the land; very serious about her work and sometimes appearing stern, but is in fact an honest and good goddess; she often becomes angry with Ignero for his killing and destruction of Inserene’s plants and Vista’s creatures, therefore made her water so that it could wipe out his fire if it becomes out of hand, then use it to feed Inserene’s creations; it is cloudy when it rains because clouds are Ignero’s smoke, and Queri must extinguish his flames; in her furies she spurs up rapids, huge waves, and dangerous storms; blue and white lioness with a watery tail
Geomere (JEE-oh-meer): Jayn of Earth; constructs the ground, and all its landforms, like mountains, cliffs, valleys, and such; creates rocks, soil, sand, and all other non-living substances of earth; is more mellow and easy-going than Ignero or Queri, but not quite as happy-go-lucky as Inserene; is greatly influenced by Kaelut, who assisted Solet in creating the heavens; attempts to make Earth in their image, but cannot duplicate the greatness of Utop; Geomere does have the tendency, on rare occasions, to slip into enormous rages, such as in earthquakes and landslides, but does not remain furious for long; yellowy-beige lion with a short mane, stony legs, and large, strong claws and powerful wings for shaping the land
Seasons are explained thusly: In the wet season, Queri feeds the earth with moisture and allows Inserene’s creations to grow and prosper, allowing Vista’s creatures to thrive and multiply, as well as die off and travel to the heavens when being hunted. Queri and Inserene work constantly however, unlike Ignero and Geomere. Their constant work is necessary for life to thrive, therefore they work non-stop, and they need time to rest, as Solet does during the night and Alune does during the day. This takes place during the dry season, when Queri lessens the amount of moisture she brings to earth. She retrieves much of the earth’s moisture so she can acquire and save up energy from it. During this time, Isnerene’s creations suffer, and she is saddened, but she must rest so they may prosper in the wet season. When Queri and Inserene are rejuvenated, they work hand in hand to bring life back to earth.
Nekelto (neh-KEL-toh): inferior brother of Solet; god of evil and lies; was created by Solet to give him company and assistance in creating the earth, but was defeated by him in a great, apocalyptic fight for power that ravished the earth as we know it, leaving it hot, dry, angry, and lifeless; after losing the fight, Solet took much of Nekelto’s power and confined him to a bleak new world within the heavens; the world was made especially for him, a dark, painful, and dismal land called Agon; Nekelto was to stay in Agon for eternity and suffer for trying to overpower his creator; Nekelto now is the guardian of the deceased, less righteous animals, and Solet imposed upon him the job of slaving over the good animals of Utop; Nekelto, under Kaelut’s close watch, commands the Agonians and lives with them as the lord of Agon; in his fits of rage, he often attempts to escape from Agon, but is usually defeated by Kaelut before he is able to do so; this shows to the living in the form of a storm, and Nekelto’s evil infuriates Queri, who curses and cries, creating angry rain; if Nekelto is defeated and kept inside, the day after will be sunny; if he escapes and runs off into an undisclosed location in the heavens, the days will continue to be cloudy, and it is a bad omen that bad times are coming; cloudy days after a storm are frightening for believers, for they believe that clouds are puffs of smoke created by Ignero. When Solet cannot be seen beyond the clouds, it is thought that Ignero is doing Nekelto’s bidding in the heavens. Once a sunny day returns they know Nekelto has been re-confined by Solet and/or Kaelut; Nekelto is a black lion with long, pointy ears, large but thin from his loss of power from Solet, which makes it so hard for him to escape Agon.
Xuntu (ZOON-too): god of death, or, more correctly, god of passing the soul on to the heavens and readying the body for assistance to the good of the earth; son of Vista and Paj; Vista wanted Xuntu’s existence for she knew that with life must come death; Xuntu comes to earth at a creature’s time for passing; he takes its life, then brings its soul to the heavens and judges whether it is worthy of Utop or must pay its debts in Agon; Vista had her son and changed him into the form of a baboon, for baboons have great intelligence, and this allows Xuntu to judge when and how the animal should die; it also gives him great memory so he may remember the good and bad things the animals have done in their lifetimes so he may judge where they should go; baboon with great wings and sharp teeth
Bella (BELL-uh): goddess of war and fighting; sister of Paj and daughter of Alune and Nekelto; Nekelto became angry with Solet after he was given the duty of overseeing Agon and serving the good, so after centuries of scheming and planning, he escaped from Agon and assaulted Alune for revenge. When Solet heard of this he slashed his brother across the face and left him with one eye. He then cursed the children and turned them into hideous creatures, turning Bella into a heyena; Bella infects the living with greed, hatred, anger, and aggression towards each other so they may fight; she is given pleasure and power through earth’s hatred, and she in turn gives some of her power to her beloved father; she has received beatings from Solet, as well, and has scars and chips from her ears; after the creation of Xuntu, Bella realized the potential of death creating fear in the world, so she now uses it to heighten the animal’s negative senses and feelings; Bella created pain and suffering and associated it with death; this is why animals are frightened of death
Paj: god of peace and happiness; brother of Bella and son of Nekelto and Alune; chose to differ from his sister and father and take after his mother, uncle Solet, and half sister/mate Vista; Paj admired his mother and strongly disliked his sister, and also was attracted to Vista, so he chose to contrast Bella and battle her for earthly peace; Vista was impressed with him, so she chose to have her son Xuntu with him; Paj was changed by Solet into an ugly warthog at birth, but because he had become righteous, unlike Bella, Solet changed him into a black panther, much stronger and more beautiful, but still inferior to the strength and intelligence of a lion; Paj is black with bright blue eyes and toes, and Solet granted him with wings
Morals and ethics:
-animals must use their assets to survive in the world
-animals must do their best to procreate to bring forth new life
-animals must never abuse their Vista-given abilities to unnecessarily harm other creatures unless it is in order to survive or for a righteous purpous.
-worshipping Nekelto or Bella is forbidden; these gods represent evil and pain, and worshipping them or doing their bidding will bring pain to the animal that does so
-no god shall be worshipped higher than Solet; other good gods in the faith may be prayed to, but Solet remains the highest and mightiest
-animals must pray regularly to the gods, or they may be deprived of the gods’ gifts
-animals must give and be generous to those less strong or fortunate than them
-an animal of the faith should do its best to teach non-believers and convert them, for those who do not worship the gods will forever dwell in Agon, serve the good believers, and will lack the opportunity to move on to a life in Utop.
-animals must love and respect one another until survival disables them to do so.
Tulon (tu-LONE): Original prophet of the faith. Tulon was a very large and mighty liger (lion/tiger) living in the early days of Solet’s rebirth of Earth after conquering Nekelto. Solet had created many creatures, most of the ones we know today, but he wished to create something magnificent and worthy of respect. Tulon was born to Janya, a tigress, and Phoebus, the mightiest of lions. In these early days, death had not yet been invented, only Vista, the Layn, and therefore life, so Tulon lived for one thousand one hundred and eleven years. He grew and, with time, became very strong, yet very gentle, and the ideal creature in Solet’s eyes. No creature has matched his perfection since.
Solet had never spoken directly to the living before, but he had been planning for centuries, and he finally decided that Tulon was the one he had been looking for. To begin, when Tulon was about 400 years old, Solet sent the Jayn to speak with him. Sending one at a time, once every three days, he first sent the peaceful Inserene, then the rebellious Ignero, followed by the strong and clear-minded Queri, and finally Geomere, the gentle and powerful. The Jayn spoke privately with Tulon and asked him what he thought they were, where they came from, and why they were there. He would answer incorrectly, and the Jayn would tell him of themselves, their jobs, of the heavens, and of Solet himself. They told him of Solet’s great power and generosity, spending hours with the liger telling stories of the Earth’s creation and fights and deals among the gods. Tulon was at first quite skeptical of his sanity, but after twelve days, when Inserene returned once more on the regular third day, Tulono was nearly convinced. He listened intently to the stories and the lessons of the Jayn, and he took it all in, registering it in the ideal memory that Solet granted him with.
Solet had been speaking with the Jayn for many months, and he began to ask them if he would get to meet Solet. They told him that he would, but he waited for nearly a year until Solet finally decided to speak with him. As the sun rose in the morning, Tulon awoke early and watched it rise from the very first moment he could see it. Before long he heard a voice within his mind, and the face of a mighty lion appeared in the center of the sun. The sun’s rays acted as his waving mane. Solet spoke to Tulon, proving his existence and power. He told Tulon to spread his message, to take what he had learned from the Jayn and tell the animals of the world. Tulon was unsure of whether he could complete this task but Solet had faith in him, and he vowed to try. From then on out, Tulon was never spoken to by the Jayn again, having the knowledge and insight to teach and learn lessons with godly accuracy.
So Tulon traveled over the plains and into the forests and mountains, teaching the animals and adopting a few as his fellow teachers. He told them the Jayns’ stories and of his visit by Solet. He pointed to the sun and told them of Solet’s shining mane, showed them the moon and told all he had learned about Alune. He also spread word of Nekelto and his anger. This presented little fear to the animals until Bella was born and fear was invented. The word of Solet spread across the lands. Tulon had his enemies, but Earth was completely peaceful until Bella came into existence.
When Xuntu was born and given his occupation, Solet was forced to speak with Tulon once again. He gave him the news of Xunu’s duty and said that before long, animals would begin to leave his world and move into the next, into the heavens. Tulon promised to spread the word, and he did so. The animals understood and were eager to move on to a new, more exciting world, and living the way Tulon had taught them to, they knew they would go on to live in Utop. Tulon soon watched animals die away and even caught a glimpse of Xuntu as he lifted one to the heavens.
Solet had not yet decided to take Tulon’s life, but he knew that someday it would have to be done. When Bella grew of age and created fear, pain, anger, hatred, and other dreadful feelings and put their burden on the world, Tulon knew something was not right. The animals were complaining of bad sensations as Tulon began to feel them himself, and he went to speak with Solet again. Solet accepted his request and told him of Bella. For the first time Tulon was truly frightened, as were the others. They were frightened of death and pain, of seeing Bella, Nekelto, Agon, and even Xuntu. The world became much more retched, and Tulon felt it necessary to spread his word more widely and more forcefully.
At last, Solet decided that Tulon had lived long enough. It was his time. One day two witnesses watched as Tulon died in the grasses, and they vowed to keep his teachings strong. It is believed that Tulon holds a special place in the heavens.
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