Eve hesitated. The words sounded like a promise, like the answer to the hunger that had been growing inside her.
And yet—deep within—something stirred in protest.
“Adam…” she whispered, glancing toward her sleeping husband.
“Adam is weak,” the voice replied. “He follows because he does not know who he is.
But you, Eve…
You know.
You feel.
You can become more.”
Eve closed her eyes, willing the voice to leave. But it did not.
It remained—quiet, steady, and impossibly close.
And in that moment, she understood:
it was part of her.
And it was not going away.
Chapter Three
The Road Ahead
At dawn, Adam and Eve set out on their journey.
They did not know where they were going, but they knew they must keep moving. The world around them was harsh, yet not devoid of beauty. The sun rose over the horizon, bathing the earth in a golden light.
Adam stole a glance at Eve, but she avoided his gaze. She was lost in thought, wrestling with something he could not understand. Still, he chose to stay by her side, no matter what lay ahead.
“We will find our way,” he said softly, trying to offer comfort.
Eve nodded, but within her heart, a storm raged.
She knew their path would be long, fraught with trials—through pain, darkness, and temptation.
But she also knew she could not stop.
She had to find answers.
She had to find herself.
Ahead of them stretched a world of tests, and a God who watched them with both love and sorrow.
Chapter Four
Shadows of the Past
Days turned into nights, and Adam and Eve pressed on.
The world around them felt alien, but it was not devoid of life. They found sustenance in wild fruits and drank from rivers, but all of it seemed but a pale shadow of what they had once known in paradise. With each step, they were reminded of all they had lost.
Eve withdrew further into herself. Her thoughts constantly returned to the moment she had touched God—when she had felt His soul. It had been like touching eternity, like gazing into an abyss where there was neither beginning nor end.
And now that abyss lived within her, whispering, calling her.
One day, as they rested at the foot of a hill, Adam spoke.
“You’re thinking of Him.”
His voice was soft, yet tinged with sorrow.
Eve turned toward him. Her eyes were filled with longing.
“I cannot forget, Adam. His light… His love… It was more than I could bear. I feel like a part of me is still there, with Him.”
Adam looked away. He knew he could not compete with God. He was but a man, formed from dust. But he also knew he could not let Eve go.
“I have lost a part of myself too, Eve. But we can find each other. We can create our own paradise.”
Eve looked at him, and in her gaze flickered a shadow of doubt.
“Adam, don’t you understand? We are no longer who we were. I feel it within me… The darkness. It grows. It calls to me.”
Adam stepped closer and took her hands in his.
“I feel it too. But I won’t let it win. We are together, Eve. We always will be.”
Eve wanted to believe him. But deep within, she knew their journey was only beginning. And ahead of them lay trials that might separate them forever.
Chapter Five
Temptation
On the third day of their journey, they encountered a mysterious figure who blocked their path. He was a man, yet not quite ordinary. His eyes glowed with an otherworldly light, and his smile was as cold as the winter wind.
"Who are you?" Adam asked, stepping in front of Eve, as if to protect her.
