Prologue

In the days before skyscrapers, before the continents shifted into their current place, before even written word, it is said that the Sun and the Moon would shine on the Earth in tandem. The warm Sun loved the Moon and so gave parts of its light to the cold Moon which proudly shone the reflected light granted to her by her lover. The warm touch of Sunlight kept the humans on Earth alive, their crops thriving and their skin warm and brown. The Sun kept the humans alive, and She shone down on them with a smile, proud to be theirs. Each day at dawn, the humans paid the Sun tribute, bringing her fresh corn, gold, yellow fabrics to show their respect. One morning, at the crack of dawn, the Sun heard some of the humans prayed to Her:

"Oh mighty Sun, you keep us warm and feed our crops. You give life to us humans and for that, we are forever grateful. Sun, you share your light with another like you, yet unlike you, the Moon shines a cold light on us, freezing our crops, making our skin have bumps from the chill. Sun, oh Sun, the Moon overshadows your brilliant light and will be the end of us if she continues to shine her glacial light on us."

Upon hearing this, the Sun roared with anger. No mere human would dare to make Her lover the object of their scorn and ungratefulness. "Let me forget what you have said to me, for I cannot give life to those who disrespect my own." She cried down to Earth. "Now begone humans, take your complaining elsewhere."

The Moon had overheard this conversation and was filled with remorse. She had only wanted to share the warmth of her partner, brilliantly radiating light onto the human world, giving them warmth and light. She had meant no harm, and to hear She was causing it broke the Moon's heart. So she compelled her lover to give the humans what they had asked for.

"My luminous Sun," She cried. "I do more harm than good for the people I have only done my best to serve. Maybe it is time to heed their words and shine elsewhere, where I cannot freeze the crops and chill their skin."

The two argued, and the Sun's worries for Her lover were eclipsed by the concern the Moon had for the humans down on Earth. The humans witnessed the heavenly phenomenon with awe, thanking the Moon for swallowing her pride and saving them from a lifetime of frigid days.

And so the Moon was banished into the Night, where she shone her milky light onto an empty sleeping world below. The lovers were separated, but to keep them apart was impossible. And thus the deities were born.