❝ O’ Mother ov’ monsters,  

She who conducts the choirs of stars, 

Drain thee of woes,  

For didst ye’ witness the birth of planets, and death of worlds, 

Seed unto me your knowledge, and carve thine sin upon mine flesh. ❞ 

The Reshimu were the ones who shepherded the races and animals throughout the ages, guiding and teaching them to live off the land and they lived in peace, but also in ignorance. It is unknown who it was, or exactly what they did but it led to the collapse of the Pleroma. Some legends say it is like that of Adam and Eve, partaking of forbidden fruits to remove them from the veil of ignorance and eventually created individuality and upheaval in the realm that was now governed by Elyon’s fragments. 

One thing that is widely speculated, is the arrival of a “falling star” from beyond Elohim, something that existed from outside of Elyon and bought with it the end of the eternal paradise. Not much is known about this star other than it bought great darkness of night with it. Most records of this event are only seen in myths and legends that has been passed down for eons, some of which depict the star as a rock of sorts, whilst others say it was a fruit that bore knowledge of the universe, or it was the Great Tree itself, that Elyon would later encapsulate itself within. It is unknown what the true nature of it was, however upon its arrival – the Reshimu quickly made their attempts to collect it for themselves, leading to the Great Messengers bickering and fighting amongst themselves for the foreign prize.  

There are many versions of this ancient tale. The most well-known is the arrival of a large object, to which a woman emerges and grants the inhabitants of Pleroma the concept of individuality and thirst for knowledge, this is known as “Gnosis”. This being was coined as “Da’at”, and later – Ayinn, and sometimes “Eloer”, a cosmic entity much like Elyon and was considered to be a manifestation of Elyon itself, whilst others believed it to be their counterpart – later romanticised as its lover.  

This version depicts that upon this, Elyon would gain its own being and look upon Ayinn, which would birth the first desire. Desire, that would also bring about the end of paradise and ignorance. Another version states that Ayinn was in fact the first of the Anpin, or one of the Saplings having been corrupted by an outside force. 

However, as versions vary, some say that upon her arrival, Ayinn bought with her the forbidden fruit and carved it upon the great tree, to which the inhabitants of Pleroma partake of it – And the results are the same, those who ate the fruit were given Gnosis and individuality, which in turn broke the veil of ignorance and plunged Pleroma into eternal chaos.  

The truth of this tale is speculated, but what is believed is that a source of foreign power arrived in Pleroma and caused it to collapse in on itself. Some say it was a shooting star, that shattered, and its shards littered the paradise and sowed the seeds of Gnosis and widespread destruction throughout the lands. Others say that was the arrival of Ayinn herself that bought it with the original desire.  

Many believe that in a way it was both. Some ancient tales say that Ayinn was a foreigner to the universe and wandered through the endless void in search for that which calls to her, and though she bought with her knowledge and individuality, she too was trapped in eternal ignorance – stumbling through Pleroma and leaving her essence behind. With this, her essence bought knowledge and power, but as she staggered through creation, she tore it apart, creating new worlds and stars in her wake and bought the eternal night that plunged all of paradise into an endless night, starved of the light of the sun. Therefore, she is known as the “Mother of the Stars”, and “Ayinn Gehenna” incarnate as her namesake implies.  

What is agreed upon, is that upon her arrival or encounter, Pleroma was plunged into chaos and the inhabitants and races began to achieve Gnosis and their own free will. This would herald the birth of speech and the written word that all languages originate. Nothing else is known of the first tongue, other than the words bought with them great power, perhaps as the original forms of Magick. As Ayin is considered to be the origin of all Magick, it is often considered that the abyss itself bares all knowledge and power of the universe. As the many races and tribes began to soon rebel against the Sandlaphon. Chaos ensued, and violence soon overtook paradise that was now beginning to collapse in on itself.  

Another thing that is often debated is whether or not Elyon had achieved its own physical form, or someone had simply taken its power for itself – A nod in the idea of one partaking of the forbidden fruit that had them acquire God. Or at least, claim to. It should be noted now that despite Elohim achieving “consciousness”, it was not a singular person, nor did it have a will of its own, other than to preserve its creations. The actions and desires that were acted out by the Sandlaphon were of their own accord. 

Apparently, the introduction of Free Will to the lesser races was the thing that gave Elohim corporeal form, but its desires were none, despite what many legends and beliefs say. In ancient Aeonain scriptures, it is often stated that the first Emperor of the Reshimu – Supposedly the first of its kind, there was a man known as Ratzon Kadum. A great hunter and leader of the first tribe was the one who took the fruit upon his hands and bore his teeth into it, only to taste the ash of trees and blood of man. In some ways, it would be accurate to say the person who had taken Elyon unto themselves became the first manifestation of death. His name literally means “Original Desire” 

Yet the one who would take that title would not come for many eons despite the scriptures also stating that the wife of Ratzon was the woman who took the moniker as the first aspect of death – As it is widely accepted that a woman bore that role first and foremost. In this legend, the woman who was nameless had taken that moniker in jealousy as she watched her beloved husband court Ayinn. Her name was Eloer – A name in which Ayinn would later be known as. Typically; the namesake was a commonplace term used for the romanticised figure of Ratzon, usually meaning “Gods Moon” or “Sullen Moon”.  

It is often said that the sun itself is such remnants of Elyon, whilst the two moons of Illyah, Tui and La are the split heart of Eloer, having shattered upon seeing her lover carve himself and Ayin upon the sun and the new worlds. It is said that she tried to follow them, but could not reach them, to which she laid herself and the child she was pregnant with upon the shattered remains of their home, that later became the two moons. The names of these moons were given by the original names the mother and child had in the original tongue.  

Another version of the tale depicts Eloer pulling Ayinn back down to the earth and carving out her heart, doing the same to herself in double-suicide, to which the two lovers hearts remain in the skies, ever chasing each other around the domains, trying to reach their lover. 

But however as of now, it was a sarcophagus. The endless power and knowledge were far too much for them to handle, and so it bought about the end of days. To counter this and balance the universe, it is theorised that the prototype of the Tree of Life was created then and there, as a means of filtering the endless power and draw them through the two newly formed Veils, The Veil of the Void, and the Veil of Paroketh. This was done to prevent the sum of the limitless power of Ain Soph Ohr flowing down into the lower worlds and causing them to implode on themselves.  

The taste of knowledge and power was had, and the seeds of free will and individuality were not something one could hide. But with this, came the concept of life and death itself. It also bought upon the worlds the ideals of good and evil, opposing forces. And most of all, plagues. There was a beginning, and so shall there be an end.