The Legend

At the beginning of the world there was only one life form. This being gave itself the name Ia and took shape. Her hair was as countless as the stars in the heavens, unfolding to form the Milky Way

Floating through the universe, she carefully set foot on Earth. A sensation! She experienced her first feeling—the feeling of pain. The pain came from the soles of her feet, and Ia began to weep. Her tears fell down upon the Earth and formed the oceans.

She let out a sigh, which unleashed the winds and created clouds, bringing the much needed rain. Light and darkness, what a chaotic world! When she opened her eyes, the world fell into order for the first time. Her eyes could either shine as bright as the light of day or be as dark as the blackest night. The radiance of her eyes made innumerable beings arise; the darkness gave them time to rest.

Ia gave the beings a will of their own, forming the great creation that would soon become the Earth. The Earth moved according to Ia's will; the natural order of the world was in her command. She named the world she had created Misilen. The continent was full of creatures fulfilled with Ia's will. They reproduced and created new life. Ia observed the cycle of life and death on Misilen and was wholly pleased. As her last act of creation, she let the humans rule over all the creatures of the Earth.

Ia formed five women in her likeness and sent them down to Misilen through a pillar of light. The women assumed the tasks that Ia had given them, feeding and protecting the creatures. Yet something was still missing. With no possibility for procreation, the humans were doomed to extinction. Ia was touched by the plight of the humans, and decided to use her power so that the humans might thrive. She charged the five women with the mission of assuring the Human population’s growth, and then created eight men. These eight men and five women would later become known as the 13 apostles of Ia.