About (disambiguation)

By: Caius IV -*Note: reread the end of the myths first. The myths can only be found in the Monke lands discord server (discord.gg/monke)*

The scarlet river meandered like an infinite ribbon of light. The turtle gazed upon it in awe, where there had once been desolate darkness, there was meaning and life. It wanted to roam around, seek out more in the world it had reawoken in. But there were more important things to contend to, like the crack in its shell. The scarlet turtle peered through the crack with melancholy, finding its universe sombre and dark. It remained the way it had been left when the turtle fell into unconsciousness. So what had woken it up?

The world within the shell was in fact not completely devoid of substance. A great, foreboding cloud of opaque dust shrouded much of Fæa's creation; and when it cleared the scarlet turtle's eyes fell upon the opal like stars, and crater filled moons. Then it saw one particular orb that scintillated a hypnotic blue. The turtle pushed its head further into its shell, and was greeted by a cat. The Goddess of Wisdom approached the great turtle, elegantly stepping through the cosmos with the same impression as walking on water. She gave a small inclination of her head as a bow, then spoke. "The balance of this world must be restored."

The scarlet turtle remained silent, it could not speak, it didn't even know how to. Instead it blinked, and in that blink the dust cleared, and the stars consumed by Chungus flared into life once more.

When the light of the world came back on, Layla returned to her mountain to wait once more. The other Gods seemed to have no recollection of the destruction Chungus had caused, and the beings that inhabited the Earth below continued to live their short lives. When Layla spoke of Fæa, who's only recollection of the world before the chaos seemed to be his self proclaimed name 'Mönke'; she asked if he had seen Chungus.

The God of Chaos promptly arrived, his eyes dancing with irritation, "It did not work" he growled "I failed to destroy it all."

"You remember?" Layla narrowed her eyes as she spoke, then Chungus replied

"Of course I remember. As do the humans and all those who are free. Freed by the golden bananas, or the knowledge you bring."

"Both are a curse unless accompanied by wisdom. They destroyed the balance."

"So I did succeed after all." Chungus smiled a sinister smile as he turned his head to the great crack in the cosmos, in the turtle's shell.

"It shall be resorted-"

"-How? You have the capacity to kill me but will not. For without me you can't uphold your precious *balance*."

It was at this moment Layla called upon Stick Bug, keeper of balance, God of Honesty and Truth. The insect carried with it the Golden scales of vajdaark. They had tilted to the right. Stick Bug lifted one of his many legs, and tilted the scales back so that they were even once again. The God of Chaos and Destruction backed away in sudden fear. Then, he hurtled towards the Earth, tearing aside the ocean to open the gateway to Noxheimr. There, Chungus remained in his realm, but also in the shadows of Nidia's night, the dark clouds of Circuit's storm and the souls of those who had eaten the golden bananas long ago. To maintain the balance, Layla advised Mönke not to interfere with his creation, the humans and the Monkes below would choose the path of this world, set themselves free with knowledge and power, and use their freedom to bring both chaos and creation. As Agon lifted the newly restored sun back into its place in the cosmos, light danced across the cities, and the oceans, and the forests of Mönke's creation once again; and for a short while there was no chaos or destruction. The crack in the Scarlet Turtle's shell remained, and would only be healed by acts of altruism, and acts of greed. By both the light and the darkness.