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Creation of the first wood-fulltext

The creator along with Earth created her warden. Énai was born who as a god bound to the water element created animals. Everytime he created a predator out of him sprout his prey. When creating birds he simultaneously created the fish. And Énai went to his creator and asked him, why when creating things he creates the oposites. Creator told him then that all things are created from something and whaen he creates from nothing the opposite is bound to come into being same as laws of nature were made with their opposite. "Such are laws of the world I created" "Is there an opposite of me then?" Énai asked but there was no answer anymore.   So Énai returned to his home and searched for his opposite. All he created was watterbound in some sense however and none were able to stay without the element of birth for too long. So Énai ordered his creations to search for his opposite on earth. Barren lands which consisted land proved impervious to his sight. Rain fell and seeped right frough to the underground rivers where Énai couldn't hear or see none. So he gave up his effort and returned to creation.   He thought for long time about the possibility of his own people. His own demigods able of creation themselves. Énai was enchanted by the idea. So he did as he saw fit and created the first people énami. His people loved water and often was found swiming or traveling along the coasts and shores of rivers and creeks deep inland. Later in history they became renowned seafarers and adventurers in far away lands, but given the chance they'd settle near water. Énai returned to the problem of expanding his domain. If drops of rain would not stay in lakes deep within they'd travel through the underground rivers back to sea. So Énai sat in Zampra river and went to deep thought. He remained there for days, watching the people he created. Who showed much craftsmanship, but in inventions they found brutality and violence. They would travel miles at a time to kill other énami. Énai watched them with dissapointment. He noticed however the cooperation that sprouted from the constant struggle. Énami would rely on close relatives and neighbours to settle old scores, to protect themselves and to teach young generations. It was fascinating. Énai realised he's in a need of another god. Someone to help him with the problem of keeping water inland. His creator was however already fading away fullfiling his purpose he'd end his existence first. One day his opposite will come to be as she's bound to and will disband all he created. So everything could be created again.   Énai was alone and he got to create a new lower god named Éntra. What Énai forgot was by creating something the oppossite was bound to spring to existence and Éa was born. Éntra being the exact thought Énai had while creating, Éa was the exact opposite. Énai walked the lands with his new creations and shared his challenge for which he did not know the answer. He showed them the énami too and all cheered that day for new arrivals. But Éntra was created to mimic Énais functional mind. He wished for domain of his own and spreading that domain where his father was limited.   Éa was fascinated by the people Énai created. She asked her creator about them. She inquired about their lust for damaging each other. Énai replied to her briefly that they are crafty and can take care of themselves and that's enough. Éa continued watching them, she noted their ability to cary water on land in pots from dirt and animal hides. So they inspired the goddess to create something similar with hollow bodies full of water to help spread her fathers influence. Énai intrigued by the idea helped her then creating the first plant. When it rained the watter stayed in roots of the flower and did not disapear underground as it previously often happened. What's more it filled the plant's body. Énai wasn't entirely satisfied as he could watch only blured shadows through the watter inside the plant, but Éa insisted that blurred vision was to be better than no vision. Énai saw truth in that and he blessed the plants to colonise the land. Soon the land was covered from shore to shore in greenery.     Éntra was jelous of his sister and distanced himself from her creation. So he traveled far from all manner of plants and domain of their father. In the underground lairs Éntra found his own people. He named them tranter and later the world would get to know them and fear them as the creatures of the mountains. The goblins and troglodytes. Éntra holds powerfull place in their worlds as he rules the earthquakes, sinkholes and landslides. This makes him a feared in his places of worship to the point of not being permited to speak his name. From pure resentment he strips away the influence of his father and sister however he can. He thusly became a bitter and vengefull god.   In the meantime Éa thought of a new way of keeping the watter on the surface. When Énai saw the first tree he was taken aback by the majesty of this being, but soon he was dissapointed. He couldn't see from inside of the tree at all, but he could hear very clearly. He became sullen by aparent futility of their effort. He will never rule on land.     Éa wasn't wasting time and found éár-tar the first forrest deep inland, it was here where the first trees started to grow and spread trhoughout the lands. She contentedly walked among trees thinking often how to improve on her creations. She also missed énami. They loved water too much to follow her here though and still one day she found few visitors on the forrests doorstep. They examined the trees thoroughly and then they started making things from the new material. At first Éa was glad to have them finding another purpose of her creation and was sure Énai would be glad too, but énami were taking more than the forrest could grow back slowly. There they were her brothers in creation were destroying what she had made. Éa grew sad. She came to Énai for counsel. "Create your own people who will protect the trees and if I take liking in them Ill bless them and they'll thrive." that rang Énais counsel in the wattery dome.   So it was that Éa the creator gave life to the first of elves who she named éreli. She created them from plants and trees so they'd feel relationship with them. In the creation she took énami as her inspiration, but gave her people someting énami did not posses, a goal. She often walked among them teaching them about the world and telling them stories of énami, rivers, seas and other creations. She taught them empathy and love for all living things. So when énami first came and saw another people, they became frightened, but éreli welcomed them with open arms and shared what fruits of the forrest they could.   Thusly the friendship of gods children began. Éreli taught énami to write and read the comon speach, which we still use today with some variations. They taught them to cultivate fields and harvest orchards. They taught them animal husbandry with the help of their creator. They soon found out that énami did not appreciate the gifts they were given and are greedy when gifted to. They understood, for every animal seeks to hard as much as it can, but Éa was restless and she sought counsel once again with her creator. Énai was nowhere to be found however. He left his bed in Zampra river and retired in the deep sea where she couldn't reach him. The tide proves his untroubled sleep. When Éa returned to her forrest she found a bloodbath of her people with énami dominating their corpses and ransacking the forrest. Great sorrow overwhelmed her and she cried to the trees. Énai heard her cries loud and clear. He was enraged over the sacriligious acts predicated by his people. So he came to éar-tar on a huge wave to console his child, killing every living being in the flood. Such was his wrath on destroying creatures with his blessing. Éa proved unconsolable though. Énai blessed her people and rose them from the dead. Since all their bodies were largely water he found no trouble in that. But there was one thing he accomplished without nowing. He granted éreli with longetivity that énami would dread in days to come. He then turned to éreli and said onto them "Be joyous, for without the cries of Éa there would not be of your ressurection nor my blessing. Now go and teach my people how to live properly. For that is my wish for you to pay back the blessings I've given onto thee and know this. I am close wherever trees may grow and I will be listening. So believe me when I tell you. As long as the last tree stands there will be my protecting hand above your heads."   Such was the speach of Énai the keeper of water.

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