The Temple of Cra

It was an old temple, that of the Cra, an old withered temple that rested upon the hill that watched the sea. A temple that heard the whispers of love, hate and everything in between, a temple that had seen entire lifetimes slip by and empires fall and rise in the blink of an eye. It was the birth place of the world, one small old temple on a hill that watched the sea where the first living breathing creatures had emerged from, innocent and covered in virtue. It was where the world would end, where the last living creatures would crawl into dirtied by sin and lack of innocence. It was an old temple, the Cra temple looked over by the ravens and wind. A place no mortal foot could enter, a place no immortal soul dared desecrate. It was where life began, where the first cries of pain began, where the first scream of fear had sounded from, where the first sigh of pleasure had escaped and where the first tear of sadness had been wept from. It was the world encased in old, dirtied stone that was cracked and turning to rubble as the world around it tried to take over, it was the souls of all thriving and yet cracking under the pressure of the world and it was the beauty of the world wrapped in an ugly shroud.
It was untouchable and unfindable. But, it was the Temple of Cra and one day all would return to it.

Summary

It is a myth/legend/story from the ritualises That helps them to explain how life came to be and how the world will one day end.

Historical Basis

The oldest records (both religious and non religious) speak of a temple on a hill that overlooked the sea (no name is given though) and people believe it to be the Temple of Cra from the story.

Spread

The Myth is common knowledge and is considered something that everyone should known even if they don’t believe in it, though it is only known to a single race in the world as it focuses on their religion.

Variations & Mutation

The Myth has changed slightly throughout the years, with descriptions about its insides coming and going and exact locations being lost through the passing of word of mouth before it was originally written down.

Cultural Reception

To the culture of the MC this is a very important story as it is essentially the creation story for his religion, but to other cultures of the world however it is nothing more than a folkstale.

In Literature

There are no books or poems written about it because it is considered a sacred story so only religious texts have it written in them.

In Art

There are many paintings and tapestries of it, along with ballads about it.

Date of First Recording

There is no difinitive record of this event first being spoken about.

Date of Setting

At the beginning of time.