30. The Accuser | Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos

Beyond The Firmament

Tales From The Cosmos

30. The Accuser

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

The advent of Jarwa worlds meant that Emotar had to travel greater distances to ferry the souls of the dead. He did so diligently, without tire or complaint. 

29. Accounting | Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos

Beyond The Firmament

Tales From The Cosmos

29. Accounting

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

You remember the great flood, yes? All life but a family of 8 people and 2 of every kind of animal gone as a punishment for the overwhelming wickedness that had engulfed your world.

Never before had such a great number of souls, wicked or otherwise, been ferried at once, and thankfully, never since, even in the advent of the Jarwa. 

28. The Ferryman | Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos

Beyond The Firmament

Tales From The Cosmos

28. The Ferryman

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

My Acolytes, you must believe me when I say that while there is war and sorrow, there is also hope. A hope that remains, however faint, and burns brighter than a trillion Suns combined. It is a promise, a prophecy given to your kind from the very beginning.

Remember the serpent in your garden, whispering to your ancestors with the voice of Sevaasi? Da Vaada did not curse it and its line without a purpose. The enmity, the perpetual war between it and the offspring of the woman, was a seed of redemption, a path back to him. A certain messiah, if you will. 

Ah, you know the tale. Very well, I would hope. It will be important later.

27. Worlds | Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos

Beyond The Firmament

Tales From The Cosmos

27. Worlds

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

For the longest time, my Acolytes, your people and the more intelligent beasts on your world were indeed alone in the universe, as far as sapient mortal life was concerned. Sevaasi, ever the persistent disruptor, would often propose the question to his former brethren: Why?

Why is the universe so large and empty? Why do all these planets exist with no life on them? Why does Teyra hoard it all?