The first second the sacred fire rose was the first second eternity ended.
——The Invocation of the Void Fire

Before the world we know was born, within the boundless Void, roiled the ephemeral "Existence." It was like pigment dropped onto a pale and infinite canvas—chaotic and without order, splattering across the canvas in an instant, only to be covered again by the "Void" in the next. Here, they formed a philosophical harmony and unity. We do not know how long this state persisted; perhaps it was an eternity, or perhaps in a Void where "Existence" had no stable form, "time" itself was a false proposition. But that is unimportant. Until a moment, a moment bordering on eternity...

Suddenly, a sacred fire rose within the Void. Its incomparable radiance surged like an unstoppable torrent into this chaotic domain, already filled with frenzied "Existence." Then, a magnificent dragon materialized within the flames. He is Hertz, the First and Final Dragon, bearing the divine mission of creation and possessing the mighty power of annihilation. Between His horns shone The Primal Fire of the world with a flowing, pure, and holy radiance. and the nascent world slowly unfurled around Him.

Listen! The dragon let out the world's first rhythm—it was both a roar and a holy word! Thus, the Eight Winds were nurtured in that solemn decree and burst forth! Carrying the supreme will of the Void Dragon, they placed the reins of order upon the endlessly proliferating, untamed "Existence." From this, the Void gained the authority of order through Existence, and Existence gained a stable form through the Void.

As Holy Dragon Hertz bestowed a stable form upon chaos, the Void and Existence had a clear boundary for the first time. This constituted the border of The Mortal Plane and the Myriad Realms, and we call it the Boundary of Existence. Looking back at this magnificent tapestry of creation, the chaos roiling in the Void gradually subsided. The vast Void beyond the boundary returned to its inherent silence and purity, while within the boundary lay The Mortal Plane and the Myriad Realms —the eternal opposition and balance between Void and Chaos (Existence).

Of course, that is all history for another time. Let us return to the very beginning of The Genesis from the Void Fire. Under the scouring of the Eight Winds, that disordered "Existence" gradually took stable form. Thus, all that we know materialized at that moment: the magnificent stars, the endless star clusters, and the myriad myriad planes! They suddenly filled this barren newborn world. The Holy Dragon gazed upon this magnificent vista of order and harmony, forged by His will. This colorful sea of stars had finally escaped the frenzy of chaos, presenting a solemn beauty.

To safeguard this nascent order and to resist the eternal threat of chaos within Existence, Hertz created the Void Dragons from The Primal Fire of the world. These dragons are the Holy Dragon's closest and most loyal kin, practicing His laws and defending The Land(s) under the Holy Dragon's Protection , proving themselves worthy of the Holy Dragon's glory over the vast ages. Afterward, Hertz gave the world another gift. He allowed the Void to merge with the forms forged by Existence. Thus, Existence and Void were once again balanced within sentient life: the Void (the Spirit/Reason) guides the flesh, and Existence (the flesh) defends the Void through action.

Our Void Dragon then returned to the dragonrealm , quietly watching over the increasingly bustling myriad realms. He admired the vibrant vitality and infinite possibilities of sentient life, constantly guiding His children to seek the "Inner Void"—to maintain balance, walk no crooked path, and achieve the self-perfection of existence.

And so, the story of The Genesis from the Void Fire concludes. But the story belonging to us, the furry who struggle, laugh, strive, and love within The Mortal Plane and the Myriad Realms, has only just begun!

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当烈火升腾的第一秒，便是永恒结束的第一秒。
——《虚火之引》

在我们所知的世界诞生之前，在那一望无际的虚无之中，翻滚着瞬生瞬灭的“存在”，就像一个苍白且无限的画布上点落的颜料，狂乱且毫无章法，于刹那间在画布上溅射开来，又于刹那间被“虚无”所覆盖。它们在这里构成了哲学意义上的和谐与统一。我们不知道这种情形到底持续了多久，可能是永恒，亦或是在那“存在”尚无稳定形态的虚无中，“时间”本就是个伪命题。，但这不重要。直到一刻，那接近永恒的一刻……

突然间，一团烈焰在在虚无中升腾，其无与伦比的光辉如一道不可阻挡的洪涛，涌入了这片早已充满了狂暴“存在”的混沌之域。然后一头宏伟的巨龙便在烈火中幻化，它即是最初及最终之龙赫兹，肩负着创造的神圣使命，亦拥有着寂灭万物的伟力。那团流动的、纯粹圣洁的“原初之火”，就在祂的双角间闪耀，新生的世界则祂周身缓缓铺展。你听！巨龙发出了这个世界的第一声律动——那既是龙吼，也是圣言！于是八风在那庄严的宣告中孕育，喷涌！它们携带着虚无之龙的无上意志，为那无尽繁衍、无序狂野的存在，套上了秩序的缰绳。自此虚无因存在而有了秩序的权柄，存在因虚无有了稳定的形体。随着圣龙赫兹为混沌赋予了稳定的形态，虚无与存在第一次有了明确的界限，这也构成了凡世诸界的边界，而我们称其为存在边界。再回看这创世的宏伟绘卷，那虚无中翻涌的混沌逐渐平息，边界之外的浩瀚虚无则回归了它本应有的寂静与纯粹，边界之内便是虚无与混沌（存在）永恒对立与平衡的凡世诸界。

当然这都是后话了，让我们继续回到虚火诞成地最开始。在那八风的冲刷之下，那无序的存在逐渐有了稳定的形体。于是，我们所知的一切便在那一刻幻化而出：那瑰丽的星辰、无尽的星群以及那千姿百态的诸多位面！一下子填补了这个贫瘠的新生世界。圣龙注视着这由祂的意志所造就的、秩序与和谐的宏伟景象，这多彩的星海终于摆脱了混沌的狂暴，呈现出庄严的美感。

为了守护这新生的秩序，抵御存在之中那永恒的混沌威胁，赫兹于原初之火中创造了虚空龙族，这些龙是圣龙最亲近、最忠诚的眷族，他们践行圣龙的律法，捍卫龙土，也在那浩瀚的岁月中证明自己不负圣龙荣光。随后赫兹又给世界送上了一份自己的礼物，祂允许虚无融入存在所铸就的形体，存在与虚无在知性生命中再次得到平衡，虚无（灵/理性）引领骨肉，存在以行为捍卫虚无。

我们的虚无之龙便回到了龙域，静静地注视着逐渐热闹的凡世诸界，欣赏着执行生命蓬勃的生机与无限的可能，不断指引着祂的孩子们寻找内在虚无——恪守平衡，勿行偏路，实现存在的自我完善。

于是虚火诞成的故事就此告一段落，属于我们这些在凡世中挣扎、欢笑、奋斗和热爱的兽们的故事，才刚刚开始！