As she listened to several girls from her class at the next table chatter about it, Ivette thanked them for the information, then quietly found an empty corner of the classroom. After a while, she saw Margaret Blanche, the female teacher she had met during the talent test that day, walk in. After greeting everyone with a smile, Margaret began today's lesson: the creation myths of the Radiant Continent.
These humanities courses were Ivette's main reason for coming to the General Studies Academy. Although she could study on her own, having professionals clear up her doubts was still better than researching alone and developing misunderstandings without realizing it. The other students were not as respectful as she was. Many began to lose focus as they listened, while others lay sprawled across their desks, making it impossible to tell whether they were listening or sleeping.
Forty minutes passed quickly, and the class ended. Ivette had learned about the parts of world mythology unanimously recognized by all churches, with no disputes whatsoever.
This section explained that, according to continental mythology, the world had no origin. Or rather, heaven and earth had existed from the very beginning. Only after endless years had passed did the first deity, the First Sage, come into being, and only then did everything else follow.
The First Sage possessed supreme power. He created all life in the world and made the Garden of Eden to protect it. During this process, the first five deities were also born: the Witch of Finale, formed from the First Sage's evil thoughts, and the four children he created with his blood—the Lord of Unity, the Primordial Ancestor Spirit, the Tree God, and the Demon God. They were the four True Gods of the Mortal Realm today.
Later, the Witch of Finale stole