The Whispering Boulders and their Creation

Long after the first rain and the jumping of the Rabbit, the Dark Lord fought many battles with his various opponents and enemies. The Dark Lord, who would often win by the most devious methods, found great pleasure in keeping the spirits of his fallen enemies and thus ensuring that they would never return to the Earth. But the number of the Dark Lord's enemies grew so great that he began to find it very difficult to keep them from escaping. He tried the trees but discovered that walking through the forest became far too difficult with giant branches swinging at this head. He tried the creeks but soon it became clear that water traveled in a great cycle and he often found his vision obstructed by fog and clouds. The Dark Lord also came very close to drowning due to his mistake. He tried other animals but constantly feared their escape and could not sleep for many years. The Dark Lord grew so depressed by the lack of sleep and the constant worry that he went on a long walk. He walked and walked until he finally realized that he was where the Life Tree once stood, the site of his biggest failure. The Dark Lord became mad with rage and began throwing a terrible temper tantrum and stepped down from the rock face to where the boulders rested. He was so distracted that he stepped on one of the loose boulders and it slipped right out from under his foot, causing him to fall right on his rear end. The Dark Lord was completely surprised and found his rage had turned to total embarrassment. He picked up the boulder that had given way and threw it but noticed how it did not break, it did not have branches, and it was large enough to ensure that it could not move on its own. The Dark Lord, although hateful and selfish, was not without reason and he quickly decided to keep the spirits of his enemies trapped within the rocks below the cliff face. It will take many centuries for the Dark Lord to capture all of his enemy's spirits but sure enough the Dark Lord has placed most of them in the boulders below where the Life Tree once stood and to this day, especially at night when the moon is hiding, you can hear his opponents whisper to one another and tell the stories of their lives, their defeats, and how they will one day escape to seek their revenge.