Eclipse, Chapter 1

What follows is an on-going bedtime story I started telling someone the other night...

Eclipse, Chapter 1

Once upon a time before there was time.  Before man. Before words and deeds, there was a vast darkness simply known as The Void and at its center sat a single solitary Thought. 

The Void did not speak so the Thought spent its days in silent isolation surrounded by chaos and shadows.  The Thought tried to speak to The Void, but only heard a distorted echo of its own voice bounce back.  One day, tired of being alone, the Thought stirred in the void and reached out to the darkness and where it met The Void a great soundless wind began to blow.

Both The Void and the Thought stared on as the wind picked up speed drawing in some of the heat from Thought and the coldness of The Void into its center.  It churned and turned in upon itself, drawing the bits of the two onlookers into its core where a bright glow began to form.  The glow was streaked with golden rays and silver flashes that became the first light in the dark.  The glow became a glare and both The Void and the Thought backed turned away, blinded by the light.

As they parted the wind slowed and the glare dimmed until the light was no more than a warm glow. The Void and Thought looked back to find that there wasn't one glow but two!  The to approached the pair, careful not to touch each other for fear of what would happen.  As one they looked down at the two points of light that lay nestled together,

One of the pair appeared to be made of silver and diamonds.  The other was of pure gold and studded with rubies.  They lay wrapped in each other’s arms with their eyes shut as if the glare had been much for even them to endure.

Thought looked down and was curious.  This was the first new thing he had ever seen and he longed to wake the pair to see if they would help ease his loneliness.  He carefully reached out to the pair and waited.  When nothing happened he gently shook them awake.

Their eyes opened and stared into the face across from them. In that moment they both vowed without knowing to never let the other go. Thought saw the look in their eyes and was moved.  After moment, It decided to call it Love.  The Thought reached out and touched the minds of the two lights and the word took root in their minds. 

“Love” they said.

Their voices cut through The Void and became the first sound.  They nodded their heads in unison as the word bounced back to them.  Yes, Love sounded like just the word to use.  The Thought laughed to itself as it watched the two lights attempt to rise on wobbly legs.  They helped each other to their feet and their light flared brighter and brighter, each reflecting the glow of the other in rhythms that pulsed in time with their hearts. 

During all of this exchange, The Void maintained its silence and merely looked on.  It continued to keep its own counsel as The Thought scooped the lights up and took them back to the center of Its darkness.  It watched on as the lights pulsed in each other’s embrace careful not to let its mind wander, least Thought grow leery of It’s watchful eyes…