Silence

 The Great Silence only wished to set everything right. Eons ago, the divine quiet had been disturbed, but the Great Silence had worked through all the ages since to restore what once was. The Brothers of the Great Silence vowed to do everything in their power to help spread quiet throughout the universe, no matter how long it took, no matter how many were martyred to the holy cause. It was hard, sometimes, but, through the long novitiate each of the brothers stayed silent for longer and longer periods, until at last each took the Great Vow of Silence. After that, the brother spoke no more; what was there to say? Their cause was holy, fated, and beyond dispute. Too much noise made thinking harder; it seduced all sentient life to gossip, to joke, to idle and vain boasting, to lies.  Ever since Noise had entered into the Darkness, and broken the Primordial Silence, chaos, violence, and confusion had reigned in the Universe. But slowly, inevitably, the Great Silence had asserted its power. There was no doubt in any of the brothers’ hearts; their faith was absolute. In the End, the Great Silence would claim everything, once again.