Divinity is reproduction
“You’re right. In the history of human development, plants did appear before animals.” El nodded. “But don’t forget that both animals and plants share a common ancestor. I can’t say that plants evolved into animals, but animals are more proactive in reproduction, which is the main reason for the division between male and female gods.”
"Plants also have male and female parts."
“You’re right, but many plants are hermaphroditic. Some of the gods cooperated and found a stable way of inheritance,” El continued. “You should know that there were many different kinds of first gods. Some were quiet and willing to support each other. Most of them became what you call plants. Some were lively and active. Even if they lived together briefly for reproduction, they would eventually separate. Most of these were animals.”
"And then? Humans appeared?"
“Oh, no.” El shook his head. “The first god did not have the ability to reproduce. An accidental reproduction caused great damage to the female god’s body. At this time, the female god was unwilling to reproduce again, and the reproduction of the divinity was interrupted for a time.”
"Good interruption!" Mi clapped his hands. "But why only one degree?"
“Because divinity itself is for reproduction, and even gods cannot escape the shackles of divinity,” El continued. “Male gods saw the possibility of reproduction and began to fawn over female gods in hopes of gaining their favor and help in order to achieve the goal of reproduction.”
“Yes, you don’t need to say anything, I understand. It’s like how males in heat use every means to attract and seduce females.” Mi suddenly realized, “Whether you’re talking about divinity or reproductive instincts, you’re referring to animals, right?”
“Plants also have this habit, but they use themselves or other species to reproduce,” Al said. “Just like you know about bees pollinating, the wind blows seeds all over the world, and some seeds can remain undigested in the intestines of animals and eventually be carried to different places. The first generation of gods, through different efforts, some achieved hermaphroditism and self-reproduction; some used external forces, such as wind or other species; and some cooperated with each other, that is, reproduced by the union of male and female.”
"Alright, you're right. So where is the witch?"
“The witch—” Elton paused, “is observing this process.”
Mi squinted; this El was indeed observing: "And then?"
“In the early days, the right to procreate was in the hands of the female gods, and the male gods had to resort to all sorts of methods. But these methods were not very effective,” El paused for a moment, “You know that childbirth is indeed very painful. In order to avoid this pain, or rather, to endure this pain, the female gods created greater pleasure, the pleasure of intercourse.”
"Wow!" Mi exclaimed in disbelief.
"You don't believe me?" El smiled. "Humans have still retained a lot of knowledge in this area, such as the Tantra ritual, which not only uses external objects like incense, but also has women controlling the progress and—"
“Enough!” Mi interrupted El, standing up. “You don’t need to go into so much detail. I know what’s going on. I need to calm down.”
Al and Joe exchanged a smile, then got up and walked away. "Okay, I think you need to rest."
Mi was momentarily at a loss for where to go. After hearing such an absurd story, she began to doubt the intelligence of the beings atop the dome. Was El one of them? Were they trying to fool her, or had they simply revealed their true intentions? Regardless of what these observers were up to, Mi was still captivated by El's story. The only thing that comforted Mi about the story was that gods were initially genderless, so humans should be too; humans are first and foremost human, and only then can they be divided into men and women.
Humans are like animals. Even though females have the instinct to reproduce, they still make choices. Who deprived women of their right to choose? Did those gods who were classified as female gods because of their different physical structures know that women would ultimately face an ending they could not choose? Mi sat down on the rock in the middle of the forest again. This time, El and Joe were no longer a tangled mess of clouds.
"Shall we continue?" El asked with a smile, looking at Mi who had walked back on her own.
"OK."
"The female goddess has higher demands for pleasure and is more difficult to satisfy, to the point that she even hypnotizes herself to induce a brain orgasm." Al continued on this topic.
“I know, I know, you can continue.” Mi interrupted El, hypnotizing and deceiving himself, truly willing to do anything for reproduction.
“Male gods also suffered a lot at first,” El said with another enigmatic smile, “after all, they had to cut themselves off piece by piece.”
"Male gods are completely different from modern male humans?"
“You always link gods and humans together. Let me put it another way: heredity—divinity is heredity, a characteristic that all living things are born with. It’s the only trait that the ancestor of all things left to his descendants, whether it’s plants or animals.” El hesitated for a moment before saying, “When humans appeared, the species had already undergone billions of years of heredity. The first gods had long since disappeared into the river of history. The divinity that humans possess is merely hereditary. Perhaps you can understand better if I use the terms female god and male god.”
“Divinity is hereditary,” Mi nodded. “I understand. The god you’re talking about is not the same as the god in human legends. You’re talking about animal instinct, or perhaps the instinct of life.”
"You must understand that humans today are a combination of male and female gods. Humans are merely a product of heredity, not gods themselves. The qualities of both male and female gods are manifested in humans."
"Now that you put it that way, I'm actually starting to think that the current classification of the world into dozens of different genders makes some sense."
“What makes sense? The original distinction between male and female gods was the distinction of their reproductive systems. Gods are not different, and neither are humans.” El shook his head. “If there were no difference in reproductive systems, there would be no need to distinguish between male and female. The essence of humans is the same, or rather, the essence of human nature is the same.”
“Don’t say that to me,” Mi muttered. “Go on.”
"As more and more of the first generation of offspring were born, the male gods were almost completely divided up, while the female gods were exhausted from feeding these offspring with their flesh and blood. As you can see, the first generation of gods disappeared after they had completed their reproduction."
"God has disappeared?" Mi was initially unsure how this story was going to end.
"It can't be said that they disappeared. The first generation of gods created more reproductive beings. These first-generation reproductive beings were born with genders and knew how to reproduce." El said softly, "At this time, the gods could no longer be called gods. They were the true ancestors of all things, not only humans, but the ancestors of all reproductive creatures."
"God was the first cell to appear. He combined in various ways to create the first God. The original first God was gone, and various species that were born to reproduce and had genders were created?" Mi tried to summarize El's story in the most concise language.
“Yes, and due to the nature of heredity,” El’s voice was clearly tinged with sorrow, “only the females bear the pain of childbirth, while the males can now enjoy sexual pleasure, which is completely different from the first gods.”
"Huh? Aren't these first-generation genetic prototypes gods?"
“They inherited divinity, which means they are born with the desire to reproduce, but—” Elton paused, a slightly confused look on his face: “Before humans became humans, animals rarely reproduced indefinitely. You know that animals have estrus cycles, and they cannot reproduce after the estrus cycle.”
"You mean heredity is controlled?"
"To put it another way, reproduction or childbirth is conditional and limited in its early stages, and humans have changed this process," Al said. "You know, domestic chickens can keep laying eggs as long as there is enough food and the temperature is right. No birds or chickens in nature can do that."
"Have living conditions changed reproductive methods?"
"Yes, humans originally had estrus cycles, just like animals, instead of being able to go into heat anytime and anywhere like we are now."
"You're right, humans do exhibit hormones everywhere, but the human population is also decreasing, and some women are no longer willing to have children."
“Women’s unwillingness to give birth is a phenomenon that only emerged in modern society,” El said. “Take your Earth for example, the first generation of reproductive beings would reproduce out of instinct, but female reproductive beings would have their physical functions decline due to childbirth, and the pain of childbirth would make them avoid reproduction. Men’s physical strength could force women to reproduce, and in order to resist, women could only let their children kill their fathers.”
“This story sounds so familiar,” Mi pondered. “Are you sure you’re not telling an ancient Greek myth?”
“If you find it easier to understand if you think of it as ancient Greek mythology, you can think of it this way.” El flipped through Mi’s memories and said, “The emergence of the first generation of reproductive beings showed the gods the way to reproduce, but the process of childbirth was indeed too painful. You see, in myths and legends, female gods either disappeared after giving birth to several children or had their children kill their fathers. This is because female gods expend too much energy.”
"You're right, in ancient Greek mythology, the mother goddess didn't want to keep giving birth."
"However, reproduction has always been the nature of gods. Therefore, female gods manipulate the act of union to enhance the pleasure, allowing them to briefly forget the pain of childbirth. Later, female gods became more enamored with the process of union, and before union, they would choose male gods who were more to their liking." El thought for a moment and said, "Think about courtship in the animal kingdom. Don't females hold the right to unite? Male gods have to fight and struggle to gain the right to unite, thus achieving the goal of reproducing their genes. Therefore, female gods are in a higher position. Some female gods, for various reasons, will even physically eliminate male gods during reproduction, or even eat them to replenish the energy consumed in childbirth."
Reproduction requires a lot of energy. Without sufficient food, females will weaken or even die—this is the cost of reproduction. Is this why some females eat males, killing the male before the female might?
Are you talking about a praying mantis?
“Some extreme female gods do this, and the mantis just inherited this trait.” El thought for a moment. “Actually, the animal kingdom basically maintains reproductive restrictions, oh, except for animals domesticated by humans.”
"And what about plants?"
"Plants?" El chuckled, seemingly struck by a sudden thought. "Even gods are different; some are born with the ability to utilize external objects. In fact, plants are the species with the strongest reproductive drive, haven't you noticed?"
Indeed, a seed can create a world.
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