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In the beginning, there was nothing. A true, absolute, and complete nothing, where the very concept of anything was not only impossible, but inconceivable. It stayed that way for an impossible amount of time, as time did not yet exist. There was nothing to change, or to start the change. To anyone observing from outside somehow, it seemed like nothing would change.
And yet, that’s precisely what happened. Nothing… Changed. It changed into something. At the end of nothing and the beginning of everything, there was a brilliant flash of purple. It was simultaneously no larger than a point, and across the entire universe, for that was all that existed at the time. But with that flash, everything was created. Physical rules of reality were established in an instant. After that, Time and Space came into existence. Mass, Temperature, Light, Current, everything that made the universe a place of physics and math came about. But there was one more concept that arose in the Instant Of Creation: Magic. It was just another method to convert energy, but extremely powerful, and impossible to describe to those who have not felt it for themselves. All these universal forces and more swirled about and interacted with each other, building, creating, and causing to be from the unfathomable amount of energy that was, for lack of a better word, created in the coming-to-be of the universe. The heat was all-pervasive and indescribable, but there was not yet any life to be burned. The light was absolute and brilliant, but there was not yet any life to be blinded. All the physical rules of reality rushed out into the complete nothing, and made there be something. And thus the universe came to be.
Five young children sat in a semicircle around an old turtle, listening wide-eyed to his tale. They consisted of an otter, a ram, a snow leopard, a lynx, and a fox. “… and thus the universe came to be,” the turtle finished with a flourish. The children held their breath for a moment, still enraptured in the world the turtle was unfurling, then once they all realized he was done, each had their own reaction. The otter was immediately bursting with questions: “Wait, what happened after that?” “What was the purple flash?” “How do we know all that?” The fox and the lynx had similar questions, but the leopard and the ram were quiet, simply absorbing the information. The turtle was quick to calm the other three: “Woah, woah now. We can get to the rest of the universe in due time, but for now, that is the end of your first class. And with the completion of your first class, I’m fairly certain you’ve all earned your first letter. Line up, and we’ll head down the hall to get you all sorted.” All five immediately went silent. Having a letter meant having a name, and having a name meant having responsibility. In a society of knowledge, knowing things meant the ability to share with others, in effect, what you contributed to society was what you were worth. The length of your name was but an indicator of what you could contribute, and earning a letter on your name was a milestone to be proud of. Your first came after you received your first formal lesson, your second after about a year or two of good study, and so on. The average Earth high school education was worth about four letters, and a college Bachelor’s degree would be about 5. This is only an approximation, as gaining harder-to-find, not-as-well-known information would earn letters to your name faster. It was all about how much you could teach to other people. It was the best way to ensure that everyone was invested in bettering themselves through learning.
While this exposition dump was happening, the children had lined up and filed out the door, hurrying down to the atrium they had passed a few times, but had not yet been inside. It had a high ceiling, with a stage at the front, and a dozen rows of chairs stretching to the back wall, with space between the wall and chairs on the sides of each row for people to file in. Your standard small-school auditorium. The seats were empty this time, as a first-letter was a bit more of a private affair. The children would burst through the door when they got home, ecstatic to tell their parents about their accomplishments today, but for right now, the mood was serious, almost somber, as the five lined up on stage and the ceremony began. The turtle walked down the line, tapping his middle claw onto each of their foreheads. A small, brief flash of purple, and then each of them… KNEW. The fox had earned M. The ram had earned K. The snow leopard had earned C. The otter had earned W. The Lynx had earned M.
The ceremony was over, and the children filed out, babbling amongst each other: “Woah, that was so cool!” “Did you see that?” “It was a purple flash, just like the start of the universe!” “I wanna get more!” “Wait, both of us get M? How does that work?” The tykes filed out and headed to the cafeteria for lunch. Meanwhile, the turtle eased himself into one of the chairs, letting out a sigh of relief. “Guhhhh. I’m starting to get too old for this.” Reanderson the turtle had been teaching the newest class for dozens of decades. The young children without a name yet were his responsibility, as assigned by the council. They would each have a new teacher after lunch, and he was soon to meet the next set of the world’s magical progeny. Being the foundation of so many animals’ magical education was difficult, but it was important to make a solid base on which to build a lifetime. Such an important position could only be filled by a council member, and the youngest minds needed the strongest guidance. Reanderson stood up, made a circular gesture in the air, and stepped through the portal that appeared. He would meet his next class soon, but there was time for a quick nap.
Phew. My first attempt at proper storywriting. It's definitely rough around the edges, and probably in the middle too. But you know what, I did it. I wrote it, and now you all can read it. Hopefully, there will be more coming soon. Maybe instead of drawing, I could be a writer in the fandom. We'll have to see what comes about. Download should include the story in a .rtf format.
And yet, that’s precisely what happened. Nothing… Changed. It changed into something. At the end of nothing and the beginning of everything, there was a brilliant flash of purple. It was simultaneously no larger than a point, and across the entire universe, for that was all that existed at the time. But with that flash, everything was created. Physical rules of reality were established in an instant. After that, Time and Space came into existence. Mass, Temperature, Light, Current, everything that made the universe a place of physics and math came about. But there was one more concept that arose in the Instant Of Creation: Magic. It was just another method to convert energy, but extremely powerful, and impossible to describe to those who have not felt it for themselves. All these universal forces and more swirled about and interacted with each other, building, creating, and causing to be from the unfathomable amount of energy that was, for lack of a better word, created in the coming-to-be of the universe. The heat was all-pervasive and indescribable, but there was not yet any life to be burned. The light was absolute and brilliant, but there was not yet any life to be blinded. All the physical rules of reality rushed out into the complete nothing, and made there be something. And thus the universe came to be.
Five young children sat in a semicircle around an old turtle, listening wide-eyed to his tale. They consisted of an otter, a ram, a snow leopard, a lynx, and a fox. “… and thus the universe came to be,” the turtle finished with a flourish. The children held their breath for a moment, still enraptured in the world the turtle was unfurling, then once they all realized he was done, each had their own reaction. The otter was immediately bursting with questions: “Wait, what happened after that?” “What was the purple flash?” “How do we know all that?” The fox and the lynx had similar questions, but the leopard and the ram were quiet, simply absorbing the information. The turtle was quick to calm the other three: “Woah, woah now. We can get to the rest of the universe in due time, but for now, that is the end of your first class. And with the completion of your first class, I’m fairly certain you’ve all earned your first letter. Line up, and we’ll head down the hall to get you all sorted.” All five immediately went silent. Having a letter meant having a name, and having a name meant having responsibility. In a society of knowledge, knowing things meant the ability to share with others, in effect, what you contributed to society was what you were worth. The length of your name was but an indicator of what you could contribute, and earning a letter on your name was a milestone to be proud of. Your first came after you received your first formal lesson, your second after about a year or two of good study, and so on. The average Earth high school education was worth about four letters, and a college Bachelor’s degree would be about 5. This is only an approximation, as gaining harder-to-find, not-as-well-known information would earn letters to your name faster. It was all about how much you could teach to other people. It was the best way to ensure that everyone was invested in bettering themselves through learning.
While this exposition dump was happening, the children had lined up and filed out the door, hurrying down to the atrium they had passed a few times, but had not yet been inside. It had a high ceiling, with a stage at the front, and a dozen rows of chairs stretching to the back wall, with space between the wall and chairs on the sides of each row for people to file in. Your standard small-school auditorium. The seats were empty this time, as a first-letter was a bit more of a private affair. The children would burst through the door when they got home, ecstatic to tell their parents about their accomplishments today, but for right now, the mood was serious, almost somber, as the five lined up on stage and the ceremony began. The turtle walked down the line, tapping his middle claw onto each of their foreheads. A small, brief flash of purple, and then each of them… KNEW. The fox had earned M. The ram had earned K. The snow leopard had earned C. The otter had earned W. The Lynx had earned M.
The ceremony was over, and the children filed out, babbling amongst each other: “Woah, that was so cool!” “Did you see that?” “It was a purple flash, just like the start of the universe!” “I wanna get more!” “Wait, both of us get M? How does that work?” The tykes filed out and headed to the cafeteria for lunch. Meanwhile, the turtle eased himself into one of the chairs, letting out a sigh of relief. “Guhhhh. I’m starting to get too old for this.” Reanderson the turtle had been teaching the newest class for dozens of decades. The young children without a name yet were his responsibility, as assigned by the council. They would each have a new teacher after lunch, and he was soon to meet the next set of the world’s magical progeny. Being the foundation of so many animals’ magical education was difficult, but it was important to make a solid base on which to build a lifetime. Such an important position could only be filled by a council member, and the youngest minds needed the strongest guidance. Reanderson stood up, made a circular gesture in the air, and stepped through the portal that appeared. He would meet his next class soon, but there was time for a quick nap.
Phew. My first attempt at proper storywriting. It's definitely rough around the edges, and probably in the middle too. But you know what, I did it. I wrote it, and now you all can read it. Hopefully, there will be more coming soon. Maybe instead of drawing, I could be a writer in the fandom. We'll have to see what comes about. Download should include the story in a .rtf format.
Category Story / Miscellaneous
Species Turtle / Tortoise
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File Size 6.5 kB
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