The
Nature of the Goddesses
Concepts
for 'Friends From Afar"
"Many ask, 'What is the nature of the Triad?' Though ten thousand other deities are worshipped in a multitude of forms, languages, and cultures, why is it that within our galaxy and the parts of the universe known to us that the Triad forms the linking theme of worship? Why of all the thousands of epithets that the Triad is known by, only three prevail? "She who is the Beginning," "The Blue-Within-Blue," and "The Unseen One." Perhaps it is not humankind's place to ask these questions, but to accept that this is the shape of our fate - that the Triad moulds the universe within their formless hands." Commentaries on Sezrn's "The History of the Goddesses" by Akiko of Durance.
All praise to She-of-the-Beginning, the Ten Wings of Jurai, [...] the Tree
Who is at the Center of the Universe… [small break, 2 lines] This tale
was handed down to me, Atsumori of Jurai, the son of Fumihiro the Justice
Bringer, by Gaho who now in the fifth day of tenth month is the eldest among
our clan. It was during the final [...] of the Old Empire, long before the
creation of this Juraian Empire that […] story [...] In these ancient
times, on the first day of Inundation, the ancient custom on Jurai was to
drink from the waters blessed by our ancient gods who were of the wood, river,
and stones. But it came to pass that on this date... [long break of approximately
23 lines] Then the goddess appeared before the ancestors, her gown flowing
like [the waters of life] and where the bare soles of her feet touched the
ground, the flowers sprung forth and fruit fell from the trees above and all
the people prostrated themselves in worship. She came from the sky and stars
through a chasm like the darkest night... [break of approximately 7 lines]
a prow of wood more delicate than any mortal hands could ever create and ten
wings that shone like the heart of the sun... [rest of text missing]