Zeinab

In the animal mythology, the world has been created by one and only one powerful entity. A spirit of different original animals merged into one. Nobody knows exactly what he looks like but of the stories describes him as a spirit bigger than the biggest elephant of the savannah, making his body, stronger than the strongest rhinoceros, making his legs and his horn on his head and bravest than the braver lion, making his head with an imposing mane.

He created the elements in few days, he made the daylight from his shiny and warm body and during his sleep, he becomes in a pale blue light making the night, taking inspiration of himself, he created all the animals of the savannah, all herbivores. Zeinab was the Creator. In the early age, Zeinab was good, protecting all kind of animals on the savannah. The savannah’s believers tried to penetrate the jungle to convert these inhabitants to follow Zeinab. They built a temple in the jungle but they have never been converted and the believers left it abandoned after few years trying to fulfil their mission.

But one day, Zeinab decided to craft a weapon to make a better way of life, to make the carnivores hunt faster, to make the herbivores select their herbs and plants easier. His objective was to help his creatures. He created the fire Edan.

Despite his good intentions, Edan was impossible to control. The fire was burning everything and started the Edan years. Zeinab was completely hopeless, seeing all of his creature struggling to survive, killed by his own creation who was meant to help them. They weren’t ready for such a powerful power and he didn’t think about the consequences. He fought for years to establish again the peace on his land and finally, one day, he succeeded to control his creation. He put it on a small stick and locked it in a secret cave called Vashti inside the mountain Yohance.

Until this day, Zeinab, ashamed of his mistake, disappeared on this land and just rest in the sky, providing the light his creation need but he will never come back anymore. He promised it.


 * - Written by William Belime