Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #11 February 2015 | Page 36

forms. That planet was Earth.”
You could have heard an autumn leaf fall from a tree.
Manfred had their undivided attention. “The two
children were given the names Satania and Jeohab.
The Great Old Ones used their technological skills to
enhance life on earth, creating sentience. Elves were
created to follow the teachings of Jeohab, dwarves
to follow Satania. Primitive humans were given the
freedom to evolve and choose their own paths. Both
Satania and Jeohab were given limited access to influence human decisions. They were perceived, of course,
as gods.”
“The experiment was quite simple. Satania had a
goal to achieve total chaos, while Jeohab’s task was
to achieve total order. The Great Old Ones wanted to
teach their children about the eternal battle between
law and chaos. Jeohab was not a merciful god and tried
to secure order through fear. Satania worked behind
the scenes and achieved chaos by much the same
means. Imagine, if you will, a child being gi