Arohi danced around her mothers in a wide arc. Her movements reflected the pace of the music. At times
it was slow and seductive and then it would become wild with power. She dove into the song in a frenzy
grabbing the minds of her parents and spinning them even deeper than they had gone before. All
consciousness pulled in on itself tighter and tighter. A white light grew in the center of the fury and built in
intensity until it was blinding.
Suddenly the three goddesses saw the light burst into a million colors. Their minds flew through the wave of
brightness and they saw a world lying before them. Everything in existence appeared in their vision, yet
nothing was completely finished. As each goddess looked at different parts of the world, she imagined the
final touches.
Rona looked at the flat earth and then gazed upon Hine's body. The ground rose and dipped to reflect her
love's curves. She painted the plants the thousand shades of green within Hine's eyes. Looking at Arohi,
Rona gave lions their flowing manes and antelope their agility.
During her dance, Arohi gazed at her mother's golden hair. She found it captivating, and touched the wheat
that grew tall. The sun goddess made wheat reflect the beautiful color. Then she picked the jaguar and
crow to be as black as Rona's hair. She turned the waters of the oceans a mixture of the blue and green
found in the eyes of her parents.
As Hine watched Arohi dancing, she saw her daughter's energy flowing out of her in a nebula of leaping
flames. Arohi traveled across the sky, lighting the world as the sun. Flowers on the ground turned their
faces upward to watch her journey in fascination. Birds began to mimic her movements in their mating
dances.
Then Hine turned her face toward Rona. She lost herself in the beautiful eyes looking back at her, and the
sky became blue. As singer's silvery voice surrounded her, the moon appeared, hovering close to her love,
the earth. All of the birds of the world learned their songs from Rona. When Hine reached a hand out to
her, the trees stretched up to the sky like the Earth goddess' fingers.
Hine saw that there was one thing missing from the world their minds had created. She took a handful of
jade from herself, a handful of moonlight from Rona and a handful of fire from Arohi. All of these, she mixed
together. Then she took a bit of the mixture and formed humans, two at a time. Each couple was made of
two beings facing each other. They gazed at one another and held hands. When she ran out of jade, Hine
took another handful of material from each goddess. Thus she continued until the world was populated.
Hine's voice was heard through the yidaki as she separated each pair of humans. "Each of you is made of
the strength and solidity of Hine, the earth. The light of Rona, the moon, illuminates your mind and dreams.
The fire of Arohi, the sun, burns as your spirit and powers your energy.
"At the beginning of the world, each of you was joined with another who is your complement. To thrive you
must be separate and whole in your own selves. Yet, as two pieces that belong together, you will seek out
and find your soulmates time and again along your journey. When you look into one another's eyes and hold
hands, you will feel what it was like in the beginning.
"Along your journey, you will find others with whom you feel a close connection. These are your spirit
family...the ones who were made from the same larger piece of our essence as yourself. Ties of the spirit
will prove to be stronger than even those of blood."
With those words, Hine knew that the world was ready to be given physical form. She beckoned Rona and
Arohi to follow her out of their meditation. Their song and dance pulsed with life.
As the three goddesses became aware of their physical surroundings, Hine played everything she had seen
into existence. Rona's song helped that which had been created grow and prosper. Arohi's dance unmade
all that came to the end of its time, so that it might be created anew by her mother. Thus began the cycle of
creation, preservation and unmaking.
When the pattern became solidified, the goddesses ended their song. Arohi, exhausted from her dancing,
lay down and fell asleep. Hine and Rona caught their breaths and glanced at one another.
The dark Moon goddess stepped up to her love, and taking her small hands, looked deeply into Hine's
eyes. She spoke softly, "I feel as if we are two pieces that belong together as well." With her heart in her
throat, the blond could only nod her agreement. She saw her love lean forward just before their lips met in a
kiss.
Slowly, with gentle caresses, Rona disrobed them both. Hine shivered in anticipation as she lay down on
her back. Rona stretched herself carefully over the earth goddess. Her blue eyes deepened with desire,
and the stars in the sky mirrored their glistening. Darkness fell over the land as Rona's black hair cascaded
over Hine's body.
Hine moaned softly when lips sought out her neck. Arching her head back, she wove her fingers in the dark
tresses and pulled her lover closer. Rona suckled and nipped the warm flesh, causing the earth goddess'
heart to skip a beat. Whimpering a plea for more, Hine lifted her chest and guided the dark head lower.
Green eyes closed at the sensation of a warm mouth covering her nipple. She covered Rona's hand on her
own left breast and urged her to knead it harder.
Both women rocked their hips against the other. Rona spread Hine's legs further apart and pressed against
her. She groaned at the wetness she met there.
"Yesss...." Hine sighed, wrapping her legs around Rona's waist and grinding against her. She pulled the dark
beauty's head up and captured her lips in a searing kiss. She repeatedly thrust her tongue into the moon
goddess' mouth as they moved together.
Under the moon's pull, the ocean waves surged onto land as Hine's passion built. Suddenly the ground
trembled as she orgasmed with her love. Their movements slowed and a light rain fell from the sky as tears
of love escaped Rona's eyes. Hine kissed them away, and settled the dark head against her breast. Soon
they both fell into a contented sleep.
