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Writers block short stories

The Etal and human

The Etal and human

May 02, 2026

Something that is frequently written in books is the weakness and fragility of humans. From their ego’s to their physical forms. However, there are always creatures that are weaker such as worms and snails. One of the many beings that are supremely weaker compared to humanity are gods - gods like me. 

Let’s go back to existence itself. Unlike what most mythologies, religions and beliefs say, the universe was neither empty nor chaotic, there was-is nothingness but there was also everything. Time that never existed, had existed, was existing and will exist, all simultaneous and balanced. As everything changed, as it always does, an Etal, or as you humans call it, god, formed. The Etal embodies space and for a time was the only being. It was incapable of anything, after all nothingness and everything still existed in separate forms. However, after a period another Etal formed, this Etal embodies the never existing , it feels and knows nothing, it simply is, much like the first Etal, although since it formed the first Etal knew of boredom and everything that stemmed from nothingness. Later on a new Etal formed. This Etal is the embodiment of the things that existed. It was the first one capable of feeling and experiencing as soon as it formed. The Etal was fearful, not knowing of the future or present, it was constantly anxious, never knowing and never wanting change. This caused the first Etal to now know of the feelings of anxiety and fear, along with everything that stems from the past. The next Etal to form was the current existing, or I suppose you would call it the present. The current existing is always curious, always hungry for knowledge of the things that existed. When it first formed and only the four Etal existed, it never gave up on finding out the secrets of the other Etal, always interrogating the Etal of space, never existing and things that existed, although it never gets a response from the Etal of never existing. This led to the Etal of space to learn of curiosity and determination. The next Etal that formed was the Etal of will exist, or as you humans call it, the future. This Etal is innovative, constantly coming up with ideas, always chatty and always creative and creating. This caused the first Etal to start to experience creativity and innovation. Now that you know of the original and really the only strong gods, we can move onto the creation of the world and beings.  

Once all the Etal formed they were all neutral to each other, only knowing the experiences and feelings that they embodied, of course other than the first, who could feel everything of the other Etals. At some point the Etal of the past started to experience creativity and innovation, which was strange as it had never experienced it before, so out of curiosity, something once again it had never experienced before, created something. As I’m sure you can imagine, this something was the earth. It created the basis for everything that is and will be on your planet. Soon the other Etal, or I should say the Etal of present and future, got invested in this little planet. The Etal of the present had yet to feel creativity, but was supremely curious of what would happen. The Etal of nothingness, as usual remained still, doing nothing and the Etal of space simply overlooked so it could encompass all that was created into space so it wouldn’t float into the everything and nothing. 

After the creation of the world, it wasn’t long until the present started to feel more than its own experiences, it too started to feel the creativity of the Etal of the future, and at first created plants and flowers, causing the once barren world to come to life. Not much later the Etal of the past came up with the idea of humans, but once created the humans were too… imperfect, defective, if you will. They inhabited everything the Etal of the past was but that only led to death, their fear and anxiety too prevalent to overcome. I believe you called these humans the Deltre. After their extinction, the Etal of the past consulted the Etal of the future. They decided to combine their embodiments and created the humans you refer to as the Evtray. These humans, as I said, embodied the nature of the Etal of the past and future. However, these were still imperfect, they died quickly as they were still too fearful, even with their additional creativity and innovation, they refused to do anything that could change the things that they knew, this resulted in the humans' downfall once again. The Etals, once again stumped, asked the Etal of the present for its assistance, which it granted without hesitation. This time the humans were different, these ones are the ones you refer to as the Lyto. With the combinations of curiosity, fear and creativity, they lasted longer than the others but still succumbed to extinction. This time the Etal’s were truly stumped, unsure what to do, if it were even possible for humans to survive and for a while left the project. After a while, the Etal of the past and future returned due to the insatiable curiosity of the Etal of the present. They decided to try to create humans one last time, and this time got the assistance of the Etal of space and stole some of the Etal of never existing power. The four poured their essence into the humans as well as the power of the Etal of never existing. The humans, you refer to as Loralis, were perfect, at least at first, they lasted far longer than any of the other species, but they still died off. The two Etals that started this venture felt defeated, a completely new experience that seemed to come from the Etal of never existing. Because of this, the Etals of the past and future didn’t want to continue, but the Etal of the present and space were determined to create the perfect humans and through pressuring them, managed to get the two on board. They tirelessly worked to make the perfect beings, from changing their anatomy to changing the way their brains functioned. After one hundred tries, they finally succeeded in creating the perfect human, the only one to exist amongst the millions of defects. After they created this perfect human. After this success, they made hundreds more, giving them different appearances to make it easier to identify them and granting them the ability to communicate. It wasn’t long until the gods noticed a fatal flaw in their design, although the humans were magnificent they aged and died, without the ability to create more. So, with their knowledge they created new humans, ones that were capable of reproducing, although the gods didn’t know the best way for them to reproduce, so they experimented, they created a group of humans that only needed one to reproduce, and a group where they needed two to reproduce. They found the group that could reproduce using only one human, reproduced far too quickly and so they destroyed them, and refined the reproduction process of the second group. This was the start of humanity. 

Not long after humanity was created, new Etal started to form, ones that reflected the growth of humanity and the evolution of the world. However, the more that formed the more the Etal’s felt and the more the humans experienced. For humans, this seemed to work for the best, they advanced and learned, created and invented, but for the Etal it was a curse. Conflicts started to form amongst them, each crossing the domains of others, groups started to form and soon the world that was painstakingly made started to crumble. The Etal of space looked on in despair, the Etal had always been disinterested in each other but now the disinterest was forming into hate and resentment. As a result, it announced to all Etal, that every time a new Etal is formed, their embodiment will be sealed within them, not allowing any other Etal to experience it, and this would also happen to the existing Etal. The Etal agreed, their constant new experiences overwhelming them and neglecting their own domains. 

This is what the story of Etal and humans is, young one. We are beings that feel our own domains, unable to see the picture outside of our own being, whereas you humans, experience everything we Etal embody, even if it’s limited. You wish to kill one of my own kin, that is easy enough to do if you use your ingenuity. Many of us, myself included, thought much like you do now and are incapable of even regret- even if we wish to. Are you sure you wish to continue on this path? This is the last time you can turn around and live a normal life. I personally would recommend turning back, becoming an Etal isn’t as interesting as it seems, trust me on that one. So you’ve made up your mind, I cannot deter you at all, can I? I shall let you pass, but be aware of the consequences. Despite what I had said before, you are sure to fail, you are too narrow minded, too Etal like, to become one. Goodbye young one, another is sure to take your place

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