Moon Phase
There was a time where when Light and Darkness took turns watching over the world. When Light took her turn, she called her reign Day, and when Darkness took his, he called his time Night. Over time, they watched carefully, peacefully, never exchanging words, and only quietly trading their posts when the other's shift had ended.
Over time, Light grew bored and tiresome of her watch, and sought for herself a companion. She begged Primus, the head god, to allow her such a companion, for it was not easy to light the world on her own. Primus thought, and after three of her watches, decided that she had served him quietly and faithfully, and granted Light her wish.
For three days and three nights, Primus worked, toiling away at the perfect suitor for Light. In the end, he created a man, strong and wise, but with a brightness to rival Light's. This creation, he named Sun, and presented him to Light. Light was overjoyed, and immediately wed Sun.
Now, Darkness attended the festivities, and at first, thought Light was weak to have someone else to help her with Day. He grew proud, for he could attend to Night without any help, and for a time, he took more pride in his work. Yet seeing Light's happiness gradually filled him with sadness, for he had no companion to call his own, and soon he, himself, began to desire a companion of his own.
By this time, Light had become pregnant. As the time of birth came near, Light asked Darkness to take her watch so that Sun could help her give birth. Darkness agreed and for three days, he watched over the world, shrouding the world in Night. Yet from his post, he watched Light and Sun, curious to see what their child would look like.
Finally, Light gave birth to a daughter, whom she called Moon. Moon was a beautiful girl, with pale skin, but strangely with dark hair. Darkness saw her, and immediately was stricken with love. Yet she was too young to wed, so he quietly watched her from afar between his shifts. Little Moon grew from a child into a beautiful young woman. As she grew, Moon grew more and more beautiful, and her long hair darkened until it rivaled Darkness himself. The more Darkness watched Moon, the more he desired her, and he hatched a plot to take her for his own.
There was only one time where Darkness could act, and that was when he took his shift. As Light and Sun gave up their post, their daughter followed behind them. Overcome with lust, Darkness grabbed Moon and carried her off with him. He knew that Sun and Light could not disturb him during his shift, nor would they notice until it was too late. Darkness hid Moon under the shroud of Night, and in its cover did he wed Moon.
Moon was very upset. Her once bright face slowly began to pale, and her gentle spirit began to fade, until Darkness feared there would be nothing left of her. He tried to console her, to make her smile again, but Moon could not be comforted. She shed many tears, all of which Darkness gathered in hopes that once he had them all, she would shed no more.
As they awoke from their rest to start the Day, Light and Sun noticed their daughter missing. Sun took to the skies to look while Light searched the world. They could not find Moon anywhere. As Day came to an end, a terrible thought entered Light's mind. The last person to see Moon would have been Darkness. As Day turned into Night, Light waited at her post for him.
Darkness came up to his post, and Light asked him if he had seen her daughter. Darkness tried to ignore her and quietly go about his post, but Light would not let him. She asked him again, and again, Darkness said nothing. After a third time, Light began to cry, and Darkness was so moved by her tears that he confessed to all. Light and Sun were enraged to learn of what Darkness had done, and went to Primus to request him to break the marriage.
Primus summoned Darkness, and demanded the motive for his crime. Darkness admitted that he had been jealous of Light and her companion, and so sought a companion for himself, admitting his love for Moon. Primus demanded that he return Moon, and Darkness went to fetch her. By this time, Moon had almost wasted away to nothing. Upon seeing her parents, her spirit returned, and she was finally able to smile.
Darkness begged Primus to allow him to keep Moon as his companion, and once more pointed out that Light had a companion to call her own. Primus thought for a moment, and decided that Darkness was right: since Light had a companion to help her with Day, it was only fair for Darkness to have one to help him with Night. Yet Darkness still had penance to pay for his crime.
Primus took the vial of tears that Darkness had collected, and these he scattered across Night, as a reminder of the sorrow he had caused Moon. There would also be three days of every month where Darkness would not be allowed to see Moon, and that he would allow her to visit her family.
Even now, Moon can at times be seen in Day. When she returns to Night, so do her tears and sorrow, shown to all the world below.
