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That Which Divides Us

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That Which Divides Us
A Fable

Once there were two lovers; one of Sun and one of Moon. The Daughter of the Moon was beautiful, she was an embodiment of grace, but despite her compassion, she was untamed and she lived her life with joy, but she was bound and more than anything she longed to be free.

The Prince of the Sun was passionate. He had an inner flame which filled him with strength and a heart that strove him to be all he could be, but he was a prideful creature. It was his pride that was his greatest weakness, for how easily he could be ensnared by lies of love and honor.

One day the Moon met the Sun. At first she was angered at the sight of him, for he was unlike her, he held no compassion and he could only destroy. For what could he ever offer? But as the Moon passed by the Sun she saw his distress and sorrow. The Sun was alone, and though he had no restraint, he was not free. He was bound by hatred.

The Daughter of the Moon saw the light within him, and extended her hand. At first the Sun rejected it, he needed no pity from her, but when the Sun saw that the Moon showed compassion, he rose up and met her gaze. For this was the first time in his life that someone offered him hope.

As time went on the Sun and the Moon began to meet.

The Moon saw the strength within the Sun and was drawn to it. The Moon longed for a comforting gaze, all her life she had given selflessly and never asked for anything in return, but she secretly longed for love and compassion herself, and she found this in the Sun.

The Sun began to look forward to his meetings with the Moon. Slowly he began to adore her feisty nature. With each passing day, the Sun began to become more infatuated with her free and lively spirit and it was not long after they met that the Sun fell deeply in love with the Moon.

Days passed and seasons changed, and still the lovers continued to meet. Everything was perfect and both the Prince of the Sun and the Daughter of the Moon seemed to shine just a little brighter, now filled with love.

But the Sun was a fool.

Not long after the Sun fell in love with the Moon, a snake slivered by. The snake whispered lies and fake promises to the Sun and before long, the Prince began to believe. The snake promised love, and honor, and redemption to the exile. How could he refuse?

Ensnared by the snake’s deceitful words, the Sun betrayed the Moon. He felt himself better than her, he had no further use for her, for the snake offered so much more. So in exchange for love, the Sun gained fame and honor.

The Sun became glorious, outshining all, for he was magnificent and revered. All day he shown in the sky and at his right hand sat the deceitful snake. All that the Sun had gained blinded him from what he had lost and so the great and terrible Sun existed alone.

The Moon would wait, day after day for the Sun’s gentle rays to shine on her, but she could no longer feel the warmth of his touch and the flicker of light had left his eyes.

Heartbroken by the Sun’s betrayal, the moon ripped herself from the night sky, for her spirit no longer wished to shine.

The stars began to weep for they mourned the loss of their Moon; she used to outshine the stars each night with her beauty but now, her spirit was broken and so with that her light faded.  

She had lost her fire, her freedom, and her love. She was hollow, and slowly a darkness began to eat at her soul. She could never love again.

When the Moon no longer shined, the oceans lay still, the once great waves were silenced. The nights became dull, and soon the even the stars lost their will to shine. Each night the world was plunged into a darkened abyss. There was no beauty, only darkness.

As the nights grew darker, it seemed as though a veil was lifted from the eyes of the Prince. The Sun saw what he had done, and began to hate himself. He had betrayed the only one who had ever shown him compassion.

The Sun, enraged at the snake cast it down, for it had destroyed all that the sun held dear. Once the snake had gone however, the Sun realized that it was he and he alone that betrayed the Moon. Though the snake had lied, it was he who chose to believe.

More than anything the Sun wished for the Daughter of the Moon’s gentle glow, for her eyes to sparkle once again, but how could he ever find her? The Sun went in search of the Moon, and first sought out the stars.

When the Sun asked the stars for the Moon they hurled curses and insults at him. How dare he come back after what he had done? With spears of anger and hate the stars cast the Sun from the night sky, he was not welcomed in the Moon’s domain.

The Sun then began to wander the day, but the spirits of the air, the earth and the seas displayed their hate for him. For without the moon, the night ceased to exist.

The Sun became an outcast, for he was not welcomed in either the day or the night, but still he looked for his lost love, praying he could right his wrongs.

Finally, just as the Sun was losing hope, he found her. She lay under a willow tree, her eyes gently closed. As the Sun neared her, he found that her spirit had all but left her, and she laid a lifeless shell. The Sun leaned over the Moon and begged her to awaken, and for a brief instant, she opened her eyes.

“I waited for you” the Moon barely whispered, “but you never came”
“I’m here now” the Sun frantically cried, but it was too late, the Moon was gone.

Distraught, the Sun cried to The Heavens, begging for her spirit to be returned. Seeing the pain within the sun, The Heavens took pity on the poor soul, but his betrayal would not be forgotten. For the Sun could never again be with the Moon.

When the Moon awoke she had no memory of the Sun or the betrayal he had committed, so she also had lost the memory of their love. As the Moon ascended into the night sky, she looked back at the Sun. But as she gazed into his sad golden eyes, she felt something, like a distant memory; then, to her surprise, a single tear slid down her cheek, as if she was leaving something precious behind.

Water, Fire, Day, Night; all are opposite, and therefore must remain separate,
For how could the Sun, ever be with the Moon? 
 

“Good night sweetheart” a young woman kissed her child goodnight.
“Night mommy” the young girl mumbled into her pillow before sleep overtook her.

The young woman carefully got up, careful not to wake her sleeping angel and blew out the candle that rested at her bedside. She walked softly out her room and slowly shut the door behind her.

“You know, you got the ending wrong” a voice broke through the silence.
Smiling, the girl turned to the source of the voice.

“Is that so Zuko?”

“Yeah” he said as he pulled her into his arms. “If I remember correctly Katara, we disproved that old fable”

Katara rested her head into the shoulders of her love. “And how did we manage that?”
Smiling, Zuko lifted her head up so that he could gaze into her cerulean eyes. “Simple.” Slowly closing the gap between their lips “We fell in love”

With that both melted into a passionate kiss, a kiss that was able to bond that which was torn by war, a kiss of pure and endless love.
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SideOut7's avatar
Have you ever heard the song "Sun and Moon" from the musical "Miss Saigon"? This would fit perfectly :D


[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined by the gods of fortune
Midnight and high noon
Sharing the sky
We have been blessed, you and I

[CHRIS]
You are here like a mystery
I'm from a world that's so different
From all that you are
How in the light of one night
Did we come so far?

[KIM]
Outside day starts to dawn

[CHRIS]
Your moon still floats on high

[KIM]
The birds awake

[CHRIS]
The stars shine too

[KIM]
My hands still shake

[CHRIS]
I reach for you

[BOTH]
And we meet in the sky!

[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined here
Bright'ning the sky
With the flame
Of love

[BOTH]
Made of
Sunlight
Moonlight