Creation Myth

Once upon a time, there was nothing but the infinite Expanse of possibility and potential. From that primordial place, a spark happened, and created a thought. That thought grew to realise that it, too, was potential and possibility. Why would it not use all that potential and make something from itself? Thus, did the thought stop being a thought, and turned itself into a being. The very first being to spawn from the expanse of the universe itself. At the time, it did not have a name, for it did not understand what a 'name' was, nor what a 'body' was. But it was alive; it could think, move, and behave as a being could.
Thus did the First Being move about the expanse of possibility, and observed. Eventually, from that observation grew two feelings: boredom, and loneliness. Seeking to solve these newfound 'feelings' that had spawned from itself, the First Being decided it would create companions for itself. After all, why not? It had managed to create itself, why couldn't it create others? Thus did it set out to accomplish that task.
The initial attempts of the First Being were unsuccessful. It could spawn beings like itself into existence, but those beings were ephemeral; destroyed as soon as they were created. The First Being pondered this, and examined its own nature in search for an answer. It came to a dire realisation; it itself was spawned from infinite Possibility and Potential, therefore making itself no longer infinite. In becoming its own being, it became limited. Therefore, if it used more of its potential to create more beings, they, too, would be further limited. They would not have the same powers it did; they would not be able to dwell in the infinite, chaotic expanse as it did.
This greatly perturbed the First Being, who quickly came up with a solution; if they could not survive in the Expanse, then it would give them a place to live. Thus did the First Being mold the Expanse into a shape of its own desires, and formed the ground, the water, the skies, the stars, the suns and the moons. With its own world now created, the First Being created its companions. They came in many shapes and sizes, for the potential and the imagination of the First Being was great in spite of its limits.
The beings thus created, shards of the First Being itself, were grateful towards their creator, and the world that it had created for them. The shards were capable of thought, just as the First Being was, and therefore they turned towards their progenitor, and gave him thanks and worship in exchange for its work in helping them. From worship came demands as well, and the first of such demands was to know more about their creator, asking it to teach them how to live, thrive, and survive.
The First Being was surprised by this, for it had intended to create companions, not worshippers. Furthermore, though it understood its own nature at length, it had never considered its identity - it had never needed to before, when it was alone. But now, it needed to consider such things as "names", for they were a way to give identity, substance, to something. Thus, did it begin to give names. First, it named itself Ako - the first two syllables of the first prayer it had ever received. The world it created, Ako called Domhan; and the people it had created, it called the Emberi.
But then, something happened that Ako had failed to take into consideration. The Emberi were beings of potential and possibility, just like the First Being itself. When it was alone, that was fine; it had nothing to compete with. But the Emberi were many, and all were capable of independent thought. And so, different people get different ideas about the way Domhan should be, and they diverged in thought as to how Ako should be thanked. From those divergences, disagreements were born; then, arguments; and finally, conflict.
Ako, who had wished for the Emberi to exist to quell its own loneliness, watched powerlessly as its creations began to quarrel and war with each other. The First Being attempted to quell these conflicts multiple times, but was unwilling to make a show of force. This proved to be insufficient, as people misinterpreted Ako's words, and their wars became increasingly violent and bloody.
Ako looked at the world it had created, and from that observation came an unknown sensation. The first Regret was born.
The First Being was perplexed as it witnessed this. To create the Emberi had taken a toll on its own power, so it could only do so much. To make matters more difficult, with sentience had come considerations such as ethics. Of course, it could simply destroy Domhan and try again, but what of the Emberi? Was it fair to do this to them? And what of the shards of potential that were left without a shell, without an Emberi, after they had been killed (an alien concept to a being such as Ako) in the wars?
With these doubts, and with the Regret plaguing its mind, Ako decided to retreat to the Expanse, and shut itself off from the prayers of the Emberi, opting instead to take care of the shards of potential - or souls - without a shell. But when Ako manipulated the first souls, a part of its own misery made its way into the souls themselves - thus, when the Emberi were first reborn, they, too, began to have Regrets.
Without the word of Ako to guide them, the Emberi were lost. Quickly, the people turned towards the first children of Ako, whom they called the Veikas, for guidance instead. The Veikas were of different minds as to what should be done in response to Ako's isolation, and so they retreated to different parts of Domhan, and established countries there, along with the followers of their word and dogma.
Unfortunately, the Veikas, too, were faillible - and even more so than their creator. Though initially they presented their goal as noble, as following Ako's true word, such rhetoric is seldom used these days. Instead, the people have turned to worshipping the Veikas instead of Ako. This, in turn, has caused further divisions between the people of Domhan, especially since the Veikas are so different in thought.
Some revel in their newfound worship, calling themselves the new Gods of Domhan. Some try to maintain the faith in Ako, but with so much time having passed, its tenets have become corrupted. Some have taken this occasion to accumulate wealth, or to do whatever it is they wish to do. And some have even taken up the task of erasing the faith of Ako, rebelling against their progenitor to establish their own rules.
With the Veikas commanding massive respect amongst the populace of Domhan, they have continued to use the people to fight their wars for them - to assert their dominance over the other Veikas. And so, Domhan has been wracked by war and strife ever since - while Ako watches in silence, consumed by its Regret.