Sansinukob

Likhaan

First was Agemem, the conceiver of all, for she was first in the vastness of the landless waters of the void, she was also made with water and air. She was in love with the waters for its purity and calmness. She used to smith the words of her thoughts through rhyme and verses that pleases her ears. For she is alone her words was heed by none, she tried to offer her words to the waters which responded not, for the waters are so great to be amused with words. Out of this loneliness, she conceived Tadaklan, made from fire and earth and gifted him with a voice of a roaring thunder, for she felt her words needed a company of majesty to shake the waters of the void. Tadaklan was mentioned to be grateful with her and frequent he roar of deep sounds of thunder to add majesty to the greatness of the words of Agemem.

As the void moves older, and years passed that Agemem continued to speak her great words, Tadaklan learned to respond intimately that the words and roars produced a harmony, that the thunderous roars with the greatness of the words shocked the foundation of the void, the waters where shaken causing it to go deeper, causing land to rise beyond its surface. Agemem was pleased and Tadaklan is rewarded as she joined him in hymns and praise of their melody.

The lands appeared as plain of flatlands, Agemem offered Tadaklan to roam the new lands of the void, for he is not as great as she is as his powers are limited to maintain presence in the vast waters of the void. Tadaklan faithfully obeyed for he knows no other meaning but to follow his creator, with the blessings of Agemen he roamed the vast emptiness of the lands of the void, years will pass and the first creatures of the coming world named it Kawalan. On his first years in Kawalan, Tadaklan stood still for many years on the spot where he first landed, his weight and power cause the land to erode allowing water to rise in the center of Kawalan, as he was about to submerged Agemem told him to run endlessly and he obeyed faithfully, he caused the flat earth to take shape, his steps formed mountains, hills and and slopes. As he continuously run without stopping, the newly formed land steeps and sharp rocks causing him to bleed fire creating volcanos out of mountains. He then learned to jump, and he then jumped endlessly causing the newly shaped land of Kawalan to submerge and this disturbed Agemen, for the waters of the void is not tame to sustain life. Agemen then asked him to stop and enjoy the beauty of the newly created land, however, the supposed one mass of land has broken asunder, and many parts are submerged into the deeps causing the land to die, She then proceeds to dive deeply into the abyssal deeps of the water void, where she talked to the great clam of the void. "O great clam of the water void, I have created a land where new creations can thrive give colors to this endless void, but my first companion, though his innocent caused it to submerge into the deeps, if only you can lend your power and shelter them to the onslaught of the void" Agemem asked the clam. "O glorious Agemem, for you, are the conceiver of all with your words I was brought to life, I shall, in no time give you denial, asked me what to do and this great servant shall follow even it cause me my life" the clam responded. Thereafter, with the power of Agemen's words the great glam rise from the abyssal deep and covered the newly created lands, the great clam consumed waters from the void sufficient to sustain life, and he closes his shell to guard the lands against obnoxious tempest and waves of the water void, thus Kawalan was renamed Sansinukob in the written histories of men in remembrance of the Great Clam's embrace of the new lands.

The rising of the Great Clam caused the new lands to shake, that Tadaklan trembled to the sight of the great clam arising from the void, opening its mouth while slowly enclosing all the new lands, as the shakes and trembles of the land he cowered under the high mountains until the land stops trembling and the waters tamed, as the great clam consumed all the lands, darkness ensued. Tadaklan arising from his hiding feared the darkness, for now, he can only see the light that he produced from his body made of fire and earth, thus he knelt and prayed before Agemen which she answered "be not afraid companion for this is all part of my great plan, this great clam shall be the foundations of the lands of my creations, its shell will protect it from the wilderness of the void, the coldness from the dark shall give rise to the first beings while the light from you shall find its way to illuminate the pearl of the great clam for you are conceived from the same essence that this pearl is made, you must find it and share your power to bring light this land". Tadaklan answered "O beautiful Agemem, may I fulfill my duty to you and your creation, I shall begin to roam again this new lands to do what you command" And thus Tadaklan began again to roam the vast darkness of the new lands, and on the third year in man's time he found the pearl covered in moss and wax preventing it to lose light.

He labored for many years using his might to remove the moss and used his flame to melt the wax that covered the pearl, exhausted on the seventh month he rested. But because of the pearls natural flame, its light made it through remaining wax releasing a brilliant light to spread into the lands of Sansinukob. Tadaklan was trembling in the power he had witnessed and called for Agemem but was not answered. However, he heard a voice from the pearl, it was Tala, the maiden of the pearl saying "O mighty creation whose name I shall know, break me free from this shell so  I can help you fulfill your duty for I am the creation of Agemem and conceived to bring light upon this land" Tadaklan immediately approached the pearl and tried to break it, but it was too hard. He then tried to use his might as he smite the pearl with his knuckles but it did not budge, as he sat on the land exhausted, he placed his palm over his face and saw the wound in his arms, then he remembered the sharp rocks of the mountains and how it pierced through his flesh, and he spoke " O maiden of the pearl, I Tadaklan the shaper of this lands tried to break your shell but failed, but I remember a rock in a mountain that can pierce a body sturdy as mine, I shall go into this mountain and return to try and break your cage again". Thus he began his journey to seek the mountain where his flesh was pierced and blood was spilled, as he arrived in the piercing mountain, he found mineral that caused him to bleed, which as men grow old to these lands would name it gold, on the highest peak of the mountain with his flame and earth he forged a hammer designed to break the pearl, blunt, encrusted with earth and plated with fire. As he finished the weapon, praised the earth and the creator and rushed to the location of the pearl, and as he arrived, he was greeted by Tala "O mighty Tadaklan you have fulfilled what you oath and Agemem shall be proud of the feats of her first creation!" Tadaklan with two hands raised his hammer, positioned his legs, praised Agemem and with all his might he struck the pearl and shattered it into pieces freeing Tala and dispersing the tiny pieces of light in the sky that dimly illuminates the vast dark land. The Engkatos of Biringan will name them stars while the native tongue will always speak of it as Tala to remind them of the maiden which the first creation freed.