Gods Unmighty

Sitting beneath a starlit sky atop a grassy hill with the world stretching forever in all directions. Entirely at their mercy and ready for his life, the great beast looked out across the lush valley in front of him and let out a sigh into the quiet night. The world does not yet know him, and he has liked it that way. There is more freedom in being unknown than there is in being known. Even if those who know you fear you or even worship you. Because if people ever were given one gift it was their ability to influence the thoughts of others. However, one cannot be influenced if those who would impart their judgment do not know one exists. For one’s simple existence has never even crossed their own mind.

“Does it seem unnatural to you for an immortal creature to fear for their future?”

“No. Sometimes a human’s greatest peace is knowing that they won’t exist in this world forever,” The woman said as she looked to her father who surveyed the land ahead of him. “Humans are like gods. They know good and evil, and they have created laws to prevent the masses from choosing wrong over right. They are unlike anything ever created. They-” She paused to search her mind for the correct phrase, “were destined for chaos the moment they realized what nakedness is.”

The beast nodded slowly, “It will take them a long time to forget me.”

Or worse, they will corrupt his legacy and never let his soul have the peace it had known before.

The woman looked up at the beast, who stood several feet taller, than her and said, “Peace be with you. You will never again know me as you do now, but I will be with you always. There is no act of man that can take me away from you.”

The beast took comfort in his daughter’s words and closed his eyes to the world for one last night before the sun would rise. And with its light, humans would see him for the very first time.