Chasm of Doom

     In the beginning, there was nothing.  An inconceivable
nothing beyond nothing.  And from nothing came light and
everything that was, is, and shall be.  And from all-that-
was, came many things.  Among these things was a planet.
     Now, on this world it was barren and harsh and nothing
lived.  There was also sky.  And the sky was above the land,
and they were separate.
     The land and the sky met.  And when they met water came
to be.  This both cooled and changed the land; in many ways.
And from the water came life.  And the life went to the land,
and planted its seed, and flourished; forming great forests
and plains.
     Soon new life emerged.  It too came from the water, and
went to the land.  There it changed and multiplied, and
wandered the land, as far as the eye could see.
     As the ages wore on, the life lastly changed into
strange sentient beings.  Now, these beings were curious
creatures.  Their minds were ruled by both reason and desire.
And, they were remarkably resilient, though their flesh was
soft.  Their species covered their world.  Their masses soon
separated to what some came to call: Older and Younger
Brother.  And the two were separated by a great water.
     Now both Brothers, in their innocence, curiosity and
youth, cut down the great forests and tilled the plains and
put all other creatures below themselves.  And from the trees
and ground they built themselves up many great structures.
Some served as temples to their gods.  Others were
constructed for the masses to come and congregate with one
another.
     As time went on, Younger Brother came across the great
water and found its elder.  This was the heralding of the
end.
     The beings polluted their air and water.  They raped the
land and pillaged the ground.  They tore down the great
forests and killed all other creatures.  They preferred the
art of War to the truth of Peace.
     Their weapons shook the land and leveled the ground.
They soon rended their world asunder.  They once had a
chance, but it had passed.  Now, could their destiny have
been avoided?

Lizard [CHAOS CT Trial] '93