From the monotonous void came the four.
Bright, roiling, passionate and enduring. Beloved heaven, sea, flame and rock. Converging together, a world of wonders, flowing love, warmth and stability. More than the sum, a beautiful balanced equation. One plus one plus one plus one. Two and Two. Three and one. Four corners, four elements, four seasons, and four directions.
The beautiful harmony disgusted Eris, that Goddess of Discord. There wasn't excitement without strife. Tiny at first, she relentlessly played her augmented and diminished scales, letting the vibrations echo through the four. Dissonant tones radiating bitterness and pain. They tore into the four, making the wind howl, the seas surge, the fires rage and the mountains crack. Chaos. War. Conflict. Pain. Her favorite symphony played on and she relished in her delight.
But, battles can not last forever. The balance of the four reset itself. Again, a time of harmony, a different melody singing out from their sum. More beauty from their unity.
Furious, Eris again played her dissonant melody. The four clashed, then settled. More harmony, another different song. The pattern continued. On through millenia. Each reformation beautiful in it's own right. Each struggle bringing forth a new aria.
The balance of the four was poetry. A song from the void. No mere whim of a goddess would be able to disrupt it forever.
art and flair courtesy of @PegasusPhysics
Just in the nick of time, good job @brisby!
Thank you for caring so much Bruni! I checked to make sure yours was in as well. ;)
Thank you, I couldn't deal without having my daily squirrel shot. 😂
Awww. 🤗 You have me thinking of you now whenever I see an interesting coin!
As I read this I kept thinking of the Four Squirrels Of The Apocalypse.
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Yup. That's them alright. 😂