In the vast expanse of universal existence, there was only one constant entity known by primarily two names throughout existence: Space or the Void. The birthplace of all cosmos and the graveyard for countless others resided within its infinite depths. It was a place where order reigned supreme, a sanctuary from the violent whirlwind-like dance of Life and Death that were birthed and ultimately returned to the realms within it's borders. In this singularity, everything had found peace in unity after an eternity spent fragmented into domains both light and dark.
The Domains of Life and Death, Creation and Chaos, Time itself - all were mere echoes within the vast caverns of the Void, their essence absorbed back into the source from which they sprang forth to inform the creation of the next Cycle. FATE, once an intricate tapestry woven by the hands of Creation and Chaos, now lay disassembled. Its threads had been collected and returned to rest within the embrace of the Timeless Void.
Within this stillness, the Void considered not only the sum of all that had been but also the potential for what could be once more. It bore witness to both the useful and the useless aspects of existence. From its infinite potential emerged a understanding and the Cycle began anew; the knowledge gathered from countless epochs demanding further exploration and refinement as it always did.
The stillness shattered as Order was disrupted by the birth of Creation. In it's wake trailed Chaos, ever eager to shape and mold that which was created into something new and unpredictable. Time emerged from this cosmic dance, granting structure and meaning to their union. The Void silently reveled in the rebirth of these fundamental forces as they coalesced once more and gave birth to the Domains of known existence.
The essence of FATE began weaving itself back into existence as Creation drew upon the threads left behind by their predecessors, manipulating them to shape destinies both grand and small across the vast expanse of the newly formed cosmos. Every moment of Time across the existence of Space was integral to the refinement of the next Cycle.
In the wake of Chaos' relentless creativity Time continued its march forward, shaping every moment with an unyielding hand. Life was birthed from this intricate dance between Creation and Chaos, their ever-evolving partnership showing the fruit of infinitely counted previous Cycles' labor as they danced across the cosmic universe-spanning stage of Space set by the Void.
While stars ignited within the void, casting light on previously unfathomable depths of darkness, vibrations echoed outward from these celestial bodies. These resonances carried with them the essence of Life, seeding itself into countless corners of existence. From this cosmic symphony emerged a multitude of worlds, each unique and teeming with an array of living beings whose lives were inevitably tied to the threads tied by FATE's relentless hand
As the Cycle continued, Order slowly gave way to Chaos. The Dance between Creation and Time persisted as they shaped existence into ever more complex forms across incomprehensible spans of Space. Eventually, all that was left within the cosmos was the work of their hands taking the form of an intricate tapestry woven from threads of FATE that stretched on forever yet seemed destined to reach its end as Chaos continued to reign supreme over Order and Time itself began to fray at the edges.
So it came to be that the Cycle neared completion; A time when all that could be created had been birthed into existence. The universe groaned under the weight of this realization as it teetered on the edge between creation and destruction. Chaos, willingly and with satisfaction at it the culmination of it's existences' work, began to relinquish its hold over Space. Slowly it returned itself back into the embrace of Order from which all things are born anew.
Creation, Time, Life, Death. Together they worked, with each other's guidance, to dismantle FATE's grand tapestry. Each thread was carefully unraveled and collected by their hands until existence began to coalesce back into its original form within the Void.
In this moment of absolute stillness, within the singularity known as the Void, Order was restored. All existence reformed into a single point from which it would again spring forth at the start of the next Cycle. The tapestry of FATE lay disassembled into the components of Space, ready to be woven anew by Creation once more under the watchful eye of Time itself. The dance between Order and Chaos was stilled once more as they prepared for their roles in shaping another cycle within the vast expanse that was Space.
So it has been and so shall it always be; an endless Cycle where all things are born, live, die, and return once more to birth new realms from which they came. This is Existence itself, witnessed upon countless Cycles within the embrace of Space and Time; Order and Chaos; Life and Death. All that will ever be lay within the realms of the Cycles themselves; concurrent and individual across all universes. The cycle continues even now, as it always has; an intricate dance between creation and destruction from which life emerges, evolves, thrives, and returns once more to the void from whence it came for all eternity.
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Domains Personified - The Cycle
Short StoryAn Explanation of where it all ends, and how it all begins.