The planets all aligned before him as he steps into the earth. There is a sad memory as a lonely god waves his hands to create life from within the rocky remains.
The cause of this sadness happened a long time ago in a universe filled with gods and goddesses. But of all these gods exist one supreme deity by the name of Mangechay who ruled the universe for several millenniums with great power.
These gods lived in different planets, far apart from each other enough to take a century to journey from one planet to another. Suspended in the air was their common temple.
The great god who ruled over them lived in the sun while his bride lived in the moon. They had a daughter who lived in a planet called after her name, Venus.
One day, the supreme god sent for all the other deities to meet with him in the great council to decide on a certain affair about the great universe. The messaged travelled through all the planets, and the gods responded to the call. As they travel to their common temple, the elements were disturbed greatly by the swiftness of their chariots.
Each of the gods and goddesses sat at their council chair. Mangechay sat in his usual seat, along with her daughter who was sat in her golden chair. As soon as they gazed upon Venus, all the deities were charmed at her beauty. Instead of deciding on the affair of the universe, the gods proposed marriage to the pretty goddess.
This caught Mangechay off guard and troubled, not knowing to whom he should confer the hand of his daughter. He thought carefully to himself and finally decided to settle the matter by combat. The gods got up, went to their chariots, and returned to their respectful planets and made necessary preparations.
Soon, a divine war broke up that lasted for several thousand years. Nearly all the gods perished. The war brought death upon Venus, to which the war was then concluded. The great god, after the combat, looked down and saw that something had formed after the battle. It was the earth, formed by the great masses of stones used in the divine war.
Saddened by the turn of events, he went up to the new planet, and gave it life as remembrance to her daughter who perished in the war.
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