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A gift from the heavens. A whisper in the stars. What begins as a sovereign’s generosity soon becomes the spark for envy, temptation, and a rebellion that echoes across worlds. In these six chapters of Beyond The Firmament : Tales Frome The Cosmos, discover the quiet turning of songs into whispers, the rush of ambition that breaks skies and the fragile line between worship and war — all told as mythic narration, rich in atmosphere and dread. Short, mysterious and cinematic — perfect for fans of cosmic mythology, dark fantasy, and narrated lore. Join us as we continue to our journey through the universe of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Background Music (ODUSSIC - Celestial Dance): https://youtu.be/T6T8SOURU-s?si=XQYKL28pCAIdD3N6

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. When the brightest among the stars asked for more than light, the Creator listened. A kingdom was desired. Not of heaven, but of his own making. And so began a story of power, pride, and divine generosity… a gift that would shape eternity. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: Da Vaada knew all. He saw into every heart, including Onárstil. The Morning Star who stood before him, covering his face, as all did "What troubles you, my son?" "I wish for a kingdom." "Have I not given you command over all the heavenly hosts? All the stars?" "This is your kingdom, not mine. I want a world of my own. One where I am worshipped as you are." "Are you my equal?" Onárstil got down on one knee and hung his head. "No! I am but your humble servant, but as your people share in your love and walk with you, I would have mine do the same." Da Vaada then stretched out his hand to the fourth planet from your sun, a beautiful world not unlike Teyra itself, only smaller. "Take it. It is yours." "Thank you, Father." And so Onárstil, the Morning Star, would rise over his own horizon. One that was named Vaada Pari (Father's Gift).

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Before the dawn of man, before the stars learned their names, there was one whose light outshone them all, the Morning Star. A being of brilliance and command, second only to the divine, whose beauty concealed a growing shadow. Discover the story of the one who was exalted… and why that was not enough. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: I don't think I need to tell you that infants need guardians, my Acolytes. Watchful eyes and guiding hands to keep them safe and on the right path while they explore the world around them. Humanity was in its infancy and so it was given guardians. An army that would abide in Da Vaada's strength and obey his commands. The stars were still numerous. Kallor and Kibet tirelessly birthed new ones. Those that did not transform into smaller bodies nor given command of solar system were left without purpose. They would be this army. At once they were raised to a realm called Udamu, which you know as Heaven. They were given new forms, rankings, power and all the knowledge they would ever need. Immediately they knew who they were, but more importantly, they knew who he was and what their purpose was, and they sang. This too was... good...

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: And here we are, my Acolytes. Teyra was primed and ready for the birth of life and with it a pattern- No, an example that would be followed for all of time: Big things start small and small things need a big helping hand. Da Vaada looked upon the barren rock and the empty waters... and he breathed. Da Suun, who was Da Vaada, received and released it upon the world. It circulated, mixing with the gasses in the air, pulling droplets from the sea and dust from the ground. The dust came in many colours, green being the most common, and would often group together. When it landed, it would burrow into the ground, only to sprout from it, long and thin. Some became even longer, thicker and brown. Some landed in the seas. Those that sank would repeat the same process as on the land, while the others began to swim. The swimmers split off into two groups: those that would make the sea their home and those that would return to the land. These divisions would only grow as they spread out in both, growing into different shapes, sizes and even intellects. There were those who had no perception of creation around them, simply content to exist. Others could sense, observe and learn to different degrees, but none more than, perhaps, Da Vaada's greatest creation: The inheritors, the children, pulled from the ground to be its masters; sculpted in his image through Da Suun. I am, of course, talking about you, humans. This, more than anything, was good.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: Da Suun, who was Da Vaada, in form, face and authority, stepped onto Teyra. The water parted to makes space for him. He began to walk and more space was needed. He looked up at the moon, which watched from above and he gave the water to it to command. The Moon did as it now does, pulling the water away and yet still, more space was needed. So while the Moon pulled from above, the water started pushing down, deeper and deeper into Teyra, all the while the Da Suun still walked. To create even more space, some of the water escaped into the air, floating among the gasses. Eventually, there was no more room to give, as none more was needed. Yet still, Da Suun walked and it held him up, something it would do for no other unless he desired it. As some of you may know, this would become one of his signatures, but that is a story for a different time. Many, many lifetimes in fact. He continued to walk, observing the land and the sea. This was good.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: As I have said, my Acolytes, Da Vaada had Da Suun and Da Suun had Da Vaada. There love was full and complete, and it needed to be shared. That is how best to describe to it. The reason for life. Tell me, Acolytes, do any of you partake in the arts? Then you must know of the importance of preparation. The tuning of instruments, the gathering of tools, the preparing of the canvas. Is art not an extension of life? Then why should its formation be any different? First, your Sun was made to sleep, taking away the heat and light. The darkness, and especially the cold, ran unopposed. Next, Teyra was gripped, squeezed, for it was not fully rock. The gasses were simply forced within, buliding and heating up until they could not be contained, then forcing themselves out and covering the planet. The same was done with the other rock planets that were big enough to still contain gas. Some were too small, the gas solidified or burn away by the stars. Soon, the planets, rock and gas alike, were frozen, the final consequence of cold fully realised. Your Sun was awoken again, but not completely. What was frozen, solid, unmoving, was now fluid... liquid... water.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: The cosmos was vast and the stars were numerous and bright, yet none could match Da Suun's radiance, let alone Da Vaada. The smallest of them began to dull their light as if to hide. Some would go even further, bowing and shrinking, becoming even smaller, compressing themselves until they hardened, forming what would come to be known as rock. The first to do this had done so in Da Suun's direct presence, at the very centre of all creation. This pleased Da Vaada who named it Teyra (Earth) and that is what all rock would be known as throughout the universe. Soon others followed, the hardened and those who had only dulled their light, drawn in by the sheer magnitude of Da Vaada's glory. They were no longer stars, so he gave them a new name, planets and he gave them to the stars that remained. Teyra was given to your sun, along with 8 others: 4 were rock, like Teyra and 4 had simply dulled their light, leaving only gas. Teyra was to remain in its position as it was the first, so the others were arranged around it, forming the solar system. All over this pattern was followed, each star having an arrangement of planets of different sizes, each one held in place by the sheer magnitude of their hosts. Gravity, my acolytes and it was not exclusive to the stars. Some of the smaller planets were captured by larger bodies and thus stripped of their status, being known as moons. These captured moons could number in the hundreds, though Teyra was given one. Some of the even smaller planets broke apart, becoming asteroids. Others still were permitted to move on their own. To go rogue if you will. Those that remained in their stars' orbits would always have one side facing the light and another where the light and warmth could not reach, giving over to the darkness and cold. So planets were made to rotate so that they would be kept in a perpetual state of warming and cooling. This was Alta (day) and Odic (night). This was good.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: Da Vaada (The Father) had Da Suun (The Son). Da Suun had Da Vaada. Da Suun served Da Vaada, but not as Kallor (Heat) and Kibet (Light) did in their continued birthing of stars. Not as the stars did in their giving form to space. No, Da Suun served Da Vaada because Da Suun loved Da Vaada, for Da Suun was Da Vaada; In face, in voice, in authority. All that was, all that is, is his.  This is what we who know refer to as the first relationship.  And it was good. For it is why we are all here.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠⁠ Transcript: As space became more and direction was named, darkness and cold were allowed presence and they took all that was in their reach. Ahovi stretched out his hand, called left and held Kallor (Heat) within it. He stretched out his other hand, called right and held Kibet (Light) within it. He brought them together and from this union came the Sun. Your sun. He sent them out to the increasingly far reaches to birth many stars. The stars quickly became numerous, pushing the cold and the darkness aside.In the presence of all these suns came THE Son. And so, First Born became Da Vaada (the Father).This was good.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠⁠ Transcript: As space became more and direction was named, darkness and cold were allowed presence and they took all that was in their reach. Ahovi stretched out his hand, called left and held Kallor (Heat) within it. He stretched out his other hand, called right and held Kibet (Light) within it. He brought them together and from this union came the Sun. Your sun. He sent them out to the increasingly far reaches to birth many stars. The stars quickly became numerous, pushing the cold and the darkness aside. In the presence of all these suns came THE Son. And so, First Born became Da Vaada (the Father). This was good.

We continue with our brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia.Follow Us: ⁠https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous ⁠ Transcript: I want you to take a moment to imagine nothing.Don't bother closing your eyes. Darkness is still a thing and light is its opposite, and your mind will fill in that void with memories or thoughts, anyway.No, I want you truly to empty your mind and drown out external stimuli. Forget everything. There is no sight. No sound. No smell. No taste. No touch. There is no sense of forward or back. No up, no down. No right or left. There is no ground beneath your feet or a sky above your head. There is no air for you to breathe nor any that you could poison. Gravity can neither crush you nor pull you apart because such a thing does not exist.You have likely been taught that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred from one source to another. But if there are no sources, from where does that energy come? And where does it go?That, my Acolytes, is what predates and exists outside of all creation.That is what we who know refer to as, for lack of a better term, The One Before.The story of our universe begins as all do.With nothing.

Voluminous Talks is BACK with a brand-new series, Beyond The Firmament: Tales From The Cosmos where we seek to explore an expand the mythology of Mortiferous Arcadia. Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/MasterVoluminous Transcript: Greetings, I am the mighty Master Voluminous. Teacher, commentator and most importantly-to you-storyteller. Over the years you have been familiarising yourselves with Mortiferous Arcadia and its inhabitants, and you will continue, but that is not why I have called you here, my Acolytes. I have been given a great task. To open your mind and help you see you beyond Mortiferous Arcadia; Beyond The Firmament. This is a journey. The length of which, I cannot share, but I ask you to join me and listen as I share the Tales From The Cosmos.

It's time for a change. What that means? I don't know.

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