Genesis - The First Book of the Dark

And when the word was spoken the word was God.

And on the first day God created the heavens and the earth and darkness
was on the face of the void. And God looked down at his creation and
saw that it was good.

And God created the stars to light the darkness and the light from them
blazed across the skies to proclaim his majesty. And God looked at his
work and it was good.

And on the second day God looked at the earth and caused to be brought
forth the land from the waters, raising the mountains in his glory. And
the starlight shone from the rocks of his creation and it was
good.

And on the third day God created all the creatures that lived on the
earth and all the trees that grew in the ground and all the fish that
swam in the sea. And God looked on his creation and it was good.

And on the fourth day God looked down on the earth and said - "I will
raise a creature in my image to have dominion over all things, to be my
light in this darkness." And God took the light from the stars and the
dust from the earth and blew his life into the makings thereof and God
created the first Brother, and his name was Yorah. And God looked at
his work and behold it was good.

Yorah stood tall and strong and the light of the stars burned in his
eyes. All the creatures of the earth paid obedience to him and he was
their shepherd and ran with them in the fields and the canyons. And God
said - "I will make you a companion to befriend you in the darkness",
and while Yorah slept God took the blood from his body and mingled it
with the dust and clay of the earth. And God created Eriah - the first
Sister. And the stars shone down on the morning of the fifth day.

Yorah and Eriah stood on the highest mountain and looked over their
domain. And God said to them - "Only one law will I give you, that thou
wilt not eat of the meat of the creatures of this my creation. All else
is thine."
And Yorah and Eriah went forth into the world.

And it came to pass that Eriah was taken with a hunger and the great
serpent whispered to her, saying "The meat you may not eat, but the
blood is not meat - the blood is warm and will succour you. Surely you
are not to be denied succour?"

And Eriah listened to the serpent and began to crave, and that was the
original sin. And she left the side of Yorah and wandered among the
hills away from the sight of God. And there she did find a lamb and she
took it to her bosom and with her teeth she did rip at its flesh. And
the blood flowed, and she drank of it, and it was good.

Yorah came upon Eriah in that vale and when he saw the blood upon her
countenance he waxed greatly afeared, saying, "Cleanse yourself, lest
the Lord see what has come to pass." But a frenzy had come upon Eriah
and she threw herself upon Yorah, rending him with nails and
teeth.

And where their blood mingled with the clay there sprang forth life,
new creations in their likeness. These were the Eldren, and they were
legion.

And the Eldren saw all the creatures of the earth and coveted them and
there was a great slaughter and the blood ran in rivers under the
stars.

And the lord God looked down upon his earth and waxed great in his
wrath. And the earth trembled and shook and Yorah and Eriah hid
themselves from the eyes of the Lord. But the Lord found them in their
hiding place and dragged them forth under the stars, saying - "Why hast
thou forsaken me? I will send you forth, and till the day of your
judgement you will be pariah."

And the Lord laid these curses on them and their creation - that they
would thirst, for all eternity, that they would forever live in
darkness, and that they would never bear children in his image.

And in the sky above them he placed the great burning of the sun to
blot out the darkness, and in the night sky he placed the moon to
forever remind them of their iniquity.

He sent Yorah and Eriah into the ground, to sleep forever till the day
of their judgement, and the Eldren he scattered to the ends of the
earth to wander until one came who would redeem them, who would cleanse
them of the thirst.

And the morning was the morning of the sixth day.

On the sixth day God created Man, and his name was Adam.

And the sons of Adam went forth and multiplied.