I have an ancient legend I thought I talk about today, one that was passed down my clan for generations. It is about our mother goddess, Celena and her sister goddess, Elena.
In the begining when the world was first created, only spirits roamed the barren land. But one day the sky gave birth to two stars, the spirits watched as the two stars fell to the world gathering around them. What greeted them was not two stars but two young fox kit’s, both were the color of stone with soft white markings. The sprits nutured the two kit’s and soon they were grown, as the two grew they had sprouted two more tails and one who the spirits had named Elena had shed her grey fur for bright a bright red one. The other, named Celena, had shed her fur for a soft white one. The two sisters continually walked around the planet, Elena often playfully chasing the spirits while her more quiet sister Celena followed her.
One day though Elena wandered much farther away chasing a spirit through a jagged ravine. Losing her footing Elena slipped falling into the depths of the ravine, the spirits tried to help her but thier bodies were not solid like hers and all they could do was watch.
Celena bounded down the ravine after her sister but was to far behind to help. Elena fell to the ground a single yelp emitting from her, Celena quickly hurried to her fallen sisters side and nuzzled her still form urging her to get up. But Elena’s lay still unmoving her breath still. Surrounded by the spirits Celena howled mournfully up into the sky, hearing her howl the sky cried out in grief shooting out lightining and thunder for the fallen fox. One bolt of light shot onto Elena’s form flames sprouting from it. The flames engulfed the foxes body soon turning it to ash.
One spirit came to Celena and softly told her do gather her sisters ashes and to throw them into the wind to be scattered around the world. When asked why the spirit said that if she did so it would honor her sister.
Following the spirits advice Celena gathered her sisters ashes and took them high up on a legde tossing them out to the wind. As the ashes floated down Celena let out another mournful howl before she collapased, passing away from heart break.
The spirits cried out for thier fallen child, hearing the cries the sky again mourned and burned Celena’s body and sent a gust of wind to send her ashes with her sister’s. In greif the sky let it’s tears fall to ground mixing with some of the ashes clouds were formed. While the ashes on the ground sprouted plants and animals. Soon the world was bristling with life and seeing this the sky cried out in joy.
Soon the spirits started to nurture the new life and helped it grow. But still the planet was dark and grey, some of the plants started to wither the animals growing sick. Crying out to the sky the spirits asked for help; In grief the sky bore back Elena and Celena’s spirits making them the sun, Elena, and moon, Celena. Elena sprouted orange-red flames on her markings and Celena blue-white ones. Elena’s flame warmed the world and nurtured the plants and animals and forever the two sisters circled the planet nurturing the life their ashes created.
( Okay this is a rough draft and will possibly be changed alil. Really it was a spur of the moment thought that I decided to post as an entry, since I have’nt posted in awhile. Feedback is always appreciated. Thanks for reading!)
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