The Stranger

Millions of years ago, people were totally different than they are now. We were more advanced, in a different manner. Some would describe us as being magical, for we could do all types of mystic things. We could control the weather, we could control even the Earth. We could build such wonders as the pyramids. We could even fly and teleport.

One day, a intruder came along and decided to bring our empire to an end. Humans were too powerful to defeat in a battle, but this intruder had a more sinister plan. He was a master of words. He knew just the right phrase to use to cause humans to fall from grace.

He began asking people to explain, not show, but explain, "How" they're able to do what they do. How were we able to teleport over great distances. How were we able to levitate giant rocks. How could we cause it to rain whenever we need.

At first the peoples ignored him and thought he was crazy. The intruder/stranger was laughed at even. Eventually some of the people began to ponder the question. 'Well...how am I able to levitate rocks?", "How can I fly...what enables me to do this?"

For this stranger showed the people that he couldn't do the things we could. Not without help, not without technology. He could explain in intricate detail exactly how he could achieve flight or move heavy objects. He had what we would now call "science" to back his feats up. The humans however, did not have science. They had no idea how they achieved their feats, they simply did it.

Slowly, the question began to spread. More and more people became infected with the challenge. Their faith began to falter, their belief in themselves lessened. The strangers technology, which had the evidence to back it up, was more concrete. He could actually explain why or how he does something.

We began to lose our abilities and to place our faith in the strangers technology. There came a time when the memories of the things we were previously able to do were ridiculed as lies when spoken of.