This I wrote all the way back in 2004, which would have been my junior year of high school. It's very crude and archaic, and some of the names are different, but I thought I'd share it with you anyway. Enjoy!
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ÉMAKINDARÚ
The Making of Émae
Jeff Shanley
MANY things have changed since Émae, the World, was first made. For it was Kaën who made all, and everything that has been, and shall be, is known only to him. Kaën first made the Earth out of iron; and he fashioned the mountains and valleys and riverbeds in his hands, and placed in its center that power which is Life, which no one has yet fully mastered.
Kaën set the World amidst Nothingness, and in doing so brought life into being; and it is Émae, the World, that is at the center of time and eternity. And the radiance of Life, which is at the heart of the World, was very great, and in some parts of the world burst forth into Nothingness and became the Stars. Kaën saw this, and he was glad, but he could not allow all Life to escape into Nothingness, for surely would Émae perish.
So then, Kaën created Water, and with it he laid it over the Earth as a blanket and made the First Sea. Great was that Sea, and terrible, for Life was wont to be free, but it was constrained by the Water which Kaën had created. For this is the reason that waves crash against the shores of the land, and why some are very great and terrible indeed; for Life has a will of its own, for it is a Being, and no one, be he Man, Kânai, or Wolven, can control it, save Kaën alone.
Kaën saw this, and for a time he thought. Finally, he took seven droplets of Life and encased them in a new substance: Crystal, the most ancient of the solid substances of the Earth. But then, the Life that was within the stones created for themselves physical forms; and thus the first of Beings, the White Wolves, came into Existence. Therefore, the seven stones that lay within the hearts of the Wolves are called the Kânadaren, the Wolfstones.
These are the names of the White Wolves, according to the lore of the sages of Ánovén: the eldest was Íne, and he was lord of the Seven. Next were Âne and Óra, who were twins in the mind of Kaën. Æku was wise according to the sages of Ánovén, but not near to Íne, and Arú was a great hunter. Uya and Oya were the youngest. Kaën saw that they existed out of their own Being, and he took it upon himself to fashion for them in Émae lands of their own, where they could be lords, for this is the desire of Life: to live freely and in peace.
From out of the depths of the First Sea, Kaën raised the mountains, valleys, and all that he had first made to new heights, so that they towered above the Sea and created new seas, some greater and some smaller. And the lands were separated so that each Wolf would have a land of his own to govern as he saw fit; for White Wolves are the wisest of all beings.
But to Íne, Kaën gave two lands, which he had not originally created when he first made the World. Out of the depths of that Sea that is between four of the Great Lands, Kaën raised a great land in the north, and a lesser land in the south, and he said to Íne:
"Go now, and rule thy land as thou wouldst, Íne lord of the Wolves, for thou are a great king, deserving of great dominion in Émae." And Íne saw the lands and was glad, for they were green and full of life, and already, as Kaën raised them from the depths, beasts ran on its earth and birds flew in its skies. The mountains of these lands were greater than any other in Émae, and rose to sheer heights so that one might see the lands that were now across narrow seas.
But now, Íne was sad, for though beasts and birds were good, for Kaën had made them, and Kaën perceived this.
"Why dost thou weep, Íne lord of Wolves?" he asked. And Íne said:
"Kaën, thou art great and wise, and I am very glad to have dominion in Émae. But there is none that I may teach. Beasts and birds are good, but they provide no speech, for they are dumb and cannot speak with tongue. I wish of my own people."
Kaën sat in thought for a while, and pondered the words of Íne. For he had already made the race of Men in the Outer Lands of Émae, and they were given speech but they were still only in their youth. After a time, Kaën came to Íne again, and he said:
"Behold, Íne, first of the race of Wolves, I have sat and hearkened to your words. And this shall I decree: to Íne, lord of the race of Wolves, I shall give to thee a part of the race of Men to dwell in thy dominion. Also, I shall giveth to thee a female of your race, so that you may multiply and spread Life throughout your dominion, which lieth within thine Being. To the part of Men that shall dwelleth within thy realm, I shall give them power to become as thou art, so that ye may have speech with others, as thou hast asked.
"But hear now, O Íne: a Ban I set upon thy people the Kânín: that they should not enter the southern realm of thine kingdom, or do harm to any of thine kin, lest evil befall and they are become estranged from thee and thine kin for ever. If this should occur, this land I shall then give to five clans of Men, for they are noble and wise among their race, and thine people, the Kânín, shall become fallen and be prone to death. Silver shall slay them, and they shalt forget thy and thine kin, and become evil.
"But listen not to this sorrowful doom, for it may chance that thou shalt prevent this, and that thou must think of. This is my decree; accept it, or be alone for ever."
Íne hearkened to this, and thought for a great while, for he wished not to make a great ill come into Émae. And he said to Kaën:
"Lord of Émae and all that dwelleth in it, I shall accept thy decree with one request: The lands of Émae are dark, and with little light, save for the Stars. I wish now that ye make a great Light to illumine the World, so that I may appreciate the beauty of my dominion. This I beg of thee." And Kaën said:
"So shall it be."
And it was thus that the race of Kânín came to the greater realm of Íne in the north, and it was named Kânavad, that is the Land of the Wolf, for it was in honor of Íne, the lord of that land. And to the southern realm was the name Ánovén given, for it was a fair southerly land. And to the Kânín Íne taught the speech of Kânik, and Íne and they held converse with each other for many ages after.
And soon, the great Light that Íne wished of arose in the East, and for a great time, there was peace; until the Unnamed Shadow came upon the Kânín, and like Kaën said, though Íne tried to prevent it, they fell, and the first blood was slain upon the soil of Kânavad.
I just queried another agent who just followed me on Twitter, with a revised query letter. Hopefully she likes it.
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Hell, I might just do that anyway.
