Eve’s beauty was radiant. Many would describe her as fair, serene, divine, even. She walked with a grace unknown to mankind, bringing the excited yet soft thump of small feet with her everywhere she ran. In her eyes, she housed a tremendous cavern of curiosity, one that could be filled only with age- for there were not enough answers ever to satisfy it. Her visage displayed a perpetual expression warm enough to alleviate even the heavy hearts of the grieving. Never before had the Earth seen one so assured in their purpose, one so at ease with existence that every threat of inconsistency seemed trivial.

She blessed the woods with her presence frequently, and the valleys soon after. Carrying as many treasures as she could in her little arms (which wasn’t very many at all) as the birds sang in delight of her return, she reveled in the warmth of the sun; in the delicacy of the grass; in the crisp aroma of the air. She loved the world like one unburdened by the knowledge of all it housed: infinitely and absolutely.

Just as summer follows winter, evil trailed Eve’s heels. As her potential blossomed, the urge to destroy it polluted the heart of the only other being who could comprehend it. The girl’s good nature was pure to the extent that to annihilate it would be an inherent act of God; only the omnipotent discard perfection gratuitously. Admiration and appreciation were simply all too human for Adam, especially when the innate power of destruction rested defenselessly.

Action always came before thought, for at that time mercy was infinite and forgiveness boundless. While Eve picked her roses, Adam plotted until he was certain restraint was the only element tethering him to mortality. It wasn’t until the rotten scent of ill-intent brewed in the wind did Eve find the horror her innocence had allured. 

Betrayal soaked soil welcomed every bit of flesh torn by Adam’s monstrous teeth, worms housed formerly innocent eyes and the spring washed away terror coated nerves. Only when none but a softened heart and gentle hands remained did Adam relent in his carnivorous performance. Blinded to the destruction before him, he felt only a sickening longing for that which could not be returned.

Man's first sin would be his last.