SFHS Juniors pen mythological works

Mrs. Harrell’s Junior English class at South Fulton High School started the year in an interesting way.

She had students write their own creation myths.

They had to tell how the world, or a small part of it, was created. She chose one of the many great examples of creativity to include in this weeks paper. She’s included Kennedy Williams’ Volcanic Jealousy for the readers to enjoy.

Volcanic Jealousy

By: Kennedy Williams

Early one afternoon long, long ago, a young god’s mind was stirring. Overthinking always sent him into a fiery rage, et almost nothing could prevent his anger. For this reason, he became known as Angi, the god of fire, and all other gods avoided him. Begging and pleading for help with his thoughts, everyone turned him away except for one.

A wise owl rested upon Angi’s shoulder and whispered words of wisdom into his ear. “The gods will never help you, Angi, and for this reason, you must find love within yourself. If you do not, simple flames will be the least of your issues, “spoke the owl.

Angi took what the animal said and used it to benefit his character. Less than a week later, however, his jealousy began to return within his heart. Even through his kindness and anger management, everything he touched burst into flames and left nothing but a murky-gray ash in its place. The god of creation, Brahma, took note of this as he used his to blossom roses, daises, and tulips within his most cherished garden. Angi went to pick one but it instantly turned into a blazing stem. Brahma scoffed at this and continued to bloom lilacs, cherry trees, and monkey grass.

Ashamed and embarrassed, Angi felt his internal flames reignite. The grass beneath his feet lit up in flames and quickly spread throughout the garden. Every bit of Brahma’s creations were rapidly engulfed in flames and all nearby gods fled. Brahma was heartsick but his sadness flipped into anger and hate in a matter of seconds. Without thinking twice, the creation god flew towards Angi at the speed of light. Colliding with each other created a blast of fire, earth, and ash that climbed up to the sky and littered the land with molten rock.

The eruption was so powerful that the gods were thrown to opposite sides of the world. Although it is rare for them to see each other, they fight each time. Volcanic eruptions will always remind others that Brahms and Angi have yet to resolve their burning hate for each other’s powers.